The New Release Club's General discussion

Well in Detective Conan there was an episode where coman is litterally standing in the open, with his back turned to everyone, talking into his voice changing bow tie to sound like Koguro, and NO ONE NOTICES A DAMN THING! So since the two series are connected and in the same universe I've just come to accept that everyone in this universe is just incredibly stupid.

Not really because in Magic shows assistants will sometimes be the ones to pull the lever or whatever. That is what gramps did. He just flipped the switch. They never said gramps set it all up on his own and even if he did it was under Kaito's direction. So either way it still counts as his trick.

well actually I think that trick could be fairly possible with use of a projector of some kind since the building was dark. True it looked more like a screen than a projection but perhaps that was part of the trick or just a fault in the animation. I can't say for sure but there are a couple ways I can sort of imagine him doing this. As for having the time I just chalk it up to "He's just that good".

1. Well this can be expalined in a couple ways. First of all he never said Agasa 100% made the entire thing so it's possible he just asked Agasa for key components and such and he designed and fitted the rest also things like his tradmark Glider may not be from Agasa as the old man didn't say EVERYTHING was from Agasa. So if we assume the stuff Kaito uses are modified Agasa inventions or at least dressed up ones it's possible he doesn't recognise them as his espesially since Kaito's gadgets are masked in his tricks (Kaito doens't exactly show off his gadgets for the camera. This would also explain why the bad guys remognise the gadgets. The stuff they recognise could be either the things he got from his old man or they could be agasa inventions redesigned to look like old ones.

Another explination is that Agasa made ones for the original kaito too. Remember Agasa is quite old and the Original kaito wasn't that far in the past. Plus the stuff I said before explaining why Agasa doesn't react to them still applies. Not to mention if the Agasa inventions kaito uses are mostly ones he made a decade ago that would contribute to him not recognizing them. But overall I think the main reason he doesn't notice is most of kaito's gadgets are hidden in his illusions and Agasa doesn't really watch kaito kid much to begin with much less watch closely enough to notice some tech he may have made once hidden in it. In fact I don't think he's ever been in on the action and at best has only seen him on the news.

Also on a side note don't forget Agasa was so forgetful he forgot about the promise he made to his childhood sweet hart for several decades until something just happened to jog his memory. So it's really not strange for Agasa to not notice something like that.

2.Again kaito is a Magican not an inventor. It should have been obvious from the start he wasn't making some of this stuff himself. What kames him kaito is the creative ways he uses what he has not that he invents the stuff himself. What I mean if just having this stuff doesn't make someone a theif. Knowing how to set up the tricks and pulling them off is what makes kaito kid who he is. After all Agasa is an inventor but he's not very clever (as shown but the riddles he tries to give the kids) so he could never do the stuff kaito does and I doubt he could even imagine the stuff Kaito uses being used in the way Kaito uses them (Which is probably part of the reason he doesn't recognize them even if he happens to see Kaito Kid in the paper).

Well I sort of pardon DC for that only because they have 700+ episodes so taking 100+ to get to the bad guys is pretty quick in comparison. But if I were to be really critical of it them taking that long is one of the major flaws with DC (I still love the show anyway).

 

Okay now time for updated impressions (meaning episode 2)

See first impressions if you want

Now on to episode 2!

• Nanatsu no Taizai- Another good episode. Not much action this episode but we did get the most badass game of catch ever! You'll know what I mean when you see it.

• Akatsuki no Yona- This show is still looking pretty good. The main villain seems to have a complex back story regarding his motives that makes it a little hard to determine how much of a bad guy he is. The Princess and her Body guard are both interesting and while the princess is a bit weak and naieve now it's made clear with the last scene (Which shows what will happen much later on) that she is going to grow into a bit of a badass. Plus we saw some pretty nice action this episode. Definitely worth checking out especially for action adventure fans. There is certainly more death than I first expected.

• Gugure! Kokkuri-san - Still a good comedy series. it's rather weak in terms of plot but they still do enough to make me laugh a bit. Can't think of too much to say really just if you are looking for a comedy without a complicated plot or anything try this one.

• Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu- I'm not sure if this show is unimaginative or not. Some parts as so cliche but also kind of feel like parodies and other things are just so unexpected. Like the mothers reaction when she hears her son is fighting monsters by turning into a twin tailed girl. Really did not see that one coming. Overall it's proving a little more interesting than I expected although if you don't like harem comedies or power rangers this probably won't be for you.

• Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de- It started out pretty normal but it actually ended on a rather serious note. No jokes, no slap stick ending, it was a serious way to handle the misunderstanding. I'm really impressed with how this episode ended.

• Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle-Second episode was interesting. The mystery deepens further with a mysterious island said to have the Emperor's fortune (most likely meaning his magic knowledge and secrets) which now our heroes want to find in order to finally discover who Chaika truly is. It feels like they really do plan to eventually reveal the truth behind everything which is exciting. If you aren't watching this yet you should (of course watch season 1 first or else you will be totally lost).

• Log Horizon 2- New season still looking good. Akatsuki is struggling to find her place since she is apparently the weakest member of the trio and the only one without raid level equipment. Also that bandit jerk from last season is apparently married to one of those PoTL that he was harassing before which is amusing. Overall things are still progressing somewhat slowly and action still isn't a major focus but they did show the group fighting quite a bit this time and we even got to see a pretty cool fight with a boss. If you liked season 1 then you will probably like this season as well once you get over the charge in animation.

 

God damn little dots won't go away... but anyway I agree 100% with that statement.

 

Well judging from the opening it seems like action becomes a bigger thing eventually. But they are still kind of stumbling around school trying to figure out what to do. For now I'll just enjoy the fact that it's actually taking itself seriously and now just throwing a bunch of cliches at us with no further thought put into it.

if you like it now you'll probably have a bit more fun when the action gets even better later on and the bad guys start to seriously make a move. For now they are still trying to gather the team so the real plot and action are going to be held back a little for now. Although that spear catching scene was handled beautifully. I remember that in the manga and seeing it animated was beautiful. Also yes Meliodas is awesome. I love just how blunt he is with stuff and I love how the princess doesn't just go "Kyaaaaa" and slap him over every little thing.

 

@Metazoxan
Yes, I remember that ep, the dino one with Gomorra. (This was one of the dubbed eps so the name might be different in the sub ver.) I thought it was highly baka but just ignored it enough to still enjoy the show. Also, that was a sad ep really, not sure if I should root for the culprit or Conan on that one.

Except Gramps wasn't pulling a lever, he was operating the whole dang machine and stuff to pull off the trick while Kaito just stood there. Even if he did give him orders of which I don't recall seeng (And why would he, gramps knows this sorta thing anyway) the fact still remains that gramps did most of the work, that includes driving a helpless Kaito mind u where as in the original it was ALL Kaito.

Oh no doubt, but that's what I was saying that while it's believable and a better trick, it's still very unlikely that the projector and the rest of the equipment would have been all there when they needed it in such a short time.

Ok, u have a very good point, I can agree with it too albeit I don't like that Agasa made Kaito Kid's gadgets. Also, this is the 1st I'm hearing of Agasa's sweet heart, ust be a sub only ep in the TV series which I've not gotten to it.

True true I guess.. however, it ruins the cool mysterious image I originally had of KK so, just another part of why I like the original more than the new so far.

Ok, time to crunch some #'s shall we. Kaito Kid 1412 has 24 eps, Conan has 750+ eps We'll just say Conan took 100 eps to get to the villains out of 750 while KK14 took 1 ep practically. (As some anime have 26 or more mins per ep and this anime is only about 24 mins per ep and the villains came out within 2 or less mins of beginning ep 2, so 1 ep really) So if Conan is 750 but took 100, and we break it down by 30 eps is 1 ep out of 24 then, that means that even Conan would have met the villains later than just 1 mere ep. The good news here is that because KK mentions 5 heists which are only in the original, one could go back and see them so it's a forgivable thing but if judging it by itself then, 1412 got to the villains too quickly. They could have at LEAST of waited till ep 3 really, have Kaito pull off another heist or two then get to the villains. Oh well. I also know u don't agree with me and that's fine. Np but for me, it was too quick.

 

I kind of agree but I think it's partly because we're simply used to it now. Season 1 was new all the characters were new all of the plot was new. Every episode we learned more about the world. But in season 2 it's mostly just continuing where season 1 left off without anything too ground breaking happening yet. Because in season 1 we spent a good portion of the series wondering "how did they get trapped","how will they get out","how will they fix Akihabara","what will they do about [insert crisis here]". But for this season we already know what Shiroe is doing and for Akatsuki she just needs to learn some new skills or get some new equipment.


While this isn't a bad thing at all it simply means the season is so far lacking the impact of season 1. What it needs is a new big crisis to really get things moving.

 

I'm behind on stuff again but I'll be catching up soon once I start working again. Might get started on finishing the eps of Garo I have or maybe finally start Grisaia.

 

This week on Cross Ange, Ange drowns.
And gets rescued by Jesus Yamato.
He's adorable.

 

Man, I think the Akame ga Kill anime will adapt MOST of the manga, once thing's for sure: THIS ANIME IS GETTING INTENSE

 

This week on Cross Ange.
Tusk came, basically acts like Rito from To-LOVE-Ru.

Ange masturbated after killing a dragon and came buckets.
Nana moaning hurt my heart.

We got some cunni
It made me feel funny

7/10

 

@Metazoxan & @Supernatural-Knight Ok, I've seen Kaito Kid 1412 eps 1-5 now and can say this much. The series so far on it's own is great! That said when u compare it to the original u can see they've made many changes, ep 1 & 2 being the ones with the least changes, ep 5 being the one with the MOST changes so far and yes, I much preferred most of the original witch ep over the remake of this ep 5 witch ep. (Although I admit I did like the magic trick Kaito does in the class since it wasn't in the original) That said seeing how all but 1 ep so far (And yes, ep 6 is indeed another remake ep) are all remakes, as I said, when compared to the original the original is better although I will admit that prob would depend on your tatses. For example, if u like dark, gritty and edgy then you'll prob enjoy this one a bit more, then again u may prefer the original content that was changed but for me, I mostly prefer the original eps vs. the remake eps and what they changed.

And for u Meta, I won't say why but, I get the feeling you'll really enjoy ep 6 if it really is the remake of that ep.

 

>mfw finding out Mai Nakahara is in SAO II
I didn't want this to happen man.

*cries*

Comfort me.

 

caresses @Sir-Maddy

Spoiler

 

That doesn't help.

Her being in SAO II means I have to watch it no matter what now.

 

@Supernatural-Knight Oh boy so it's like Girlfriend (Beta) where she got three lines in one episode.

Also, good job, you pointed her out.