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Not watching it, but by the sounds of it I probably should be, as I'm a sucker for good yuri :)

I downloaded a whole bunch of (older, 3-4 episode OVA) series that I need to get through before starting anything new, though.

(and those older PreCure seasons I want to finish still haven't seen any new episodes subbed :/)
 
Have you seen the original Futari wa, it's sequel and Splash Star yet? I've only seen the first one, 10ish eps of Heartcatch and I think I'm up to date on Suite. At least I have all subbed full series on my HD ready to go.
 
Charizard★ said:
Just started watching Yuru Yuri. Not to exciting or anything, but it faintly keeps me occupied, seeing as I don't want to start watching anything good atm. Anyone else watching Easy Yuri?
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Yuru Yuri is my fav comedy for this season. I'm watching others such as Baka Test, and Mayo Chiki, but I think I laugh the most from Yuru Yuri.
 
That reminds me, Kodomo no Jikan manga has been surprisingly ok recently.

Meh, guess I'll watch it at some point but that hasn't sold it to me.

To continue the topic from a little while ago, Yuri Yuri was pretty hilarious. Dat last ep.
 
No anime for me this week :(

Too busy with school, but I've been downloading some, and my 'To watch' folder is pretty big. By pretty big, I mean very big.

Also, Boys Before Flowers isn't so bad either, and I've resumed KR OOO a bit.
 
Not seen either of those, still never seen anything other than cartoons and films from out there.

Watch Noir Charry, if you like anime with awesome OST anyway.
 
Has anyone here watched Milky Holmes?~

I really wanna see it, it looks fun but it'd be nice to hear what others say
 
MagicalNeko said:
Has anyone here watched Milky Holmes?~

I really wanna see it, it looks fun but it'd be nice to hear what others say
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It's a usual parody-based comedy anime. All the VAs are relatively new, but it's not bad.

also, lack of little busters announcement orz
 
With Nichijou over it might be soon.

Blood-C episode 11....lol.
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Also I called the antagonist in episode 2.
 
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Yay, longer preview for the first episode actually aired~

Oh how not having a computer at the moment has bogged down my watching of stuff. I need to catch up on so much when I get my new desktop built, too bad I don't have marathon time as often as I wish I did these days. D:

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But she's completely legal... age wise. But I too would probably stop there.
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That...is still pretty strange either way. I know they try to make it seem less absurd by saying the loli has been alive for however many centuries, but it's always been a pretty flimsy excuse to me for people to ogle prepubescent bodies.
 
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I know they try to make it seem less absurd by saying the loli has been alive for however many centuries, but it's always been a pretty flimsy excuse to me for people to ogle prepubescent bodies.
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Allow me to play devil's advocate for a moment here and say that there are legitimate medical conditions that can cause people above the age of majority to still resemble lolis and shotas. Still pretty damn squicky, but there is an actual basis in reality, even if it is exaggerated considerably.

But really, you sound like an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. (On that downright weird note, I think Mariska Hargitay could pass as Meiko [which would probably make Christopher Meloni Kaito], but that really isn't here or there. And now I'm imagining the SVU cast as Vocaloids. Great.)
 
For some reason I doubt that the prevalence of loli bodies in the last decade of anime is anything but playing upon a fetish. Frankly, I think it's downright delusional to believe there is anything else at all playing into it. Either the "little sister" type or just the general sexualization of suggestive material that comes with the territory appeals to a large enough crowd that it's marketable as something that's done more than a couple of times every now and then.

That's not to say it makes any show with that element bad by default, but it's there for a reason.
 
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For some reason I doubt that the prevalence of loli bodies in the last decade of anime is anything but playing upon a fetish. Frankly, I think it's downright delusional to believe there is anything else at all playing into it. Either the "little sister" type or just the general sexualization of suggestive material that comes with the territory appeals to a large enough crowd that it's marketable as something that's done more than a couple of times every now and then.

That's not to say it makes any show with that element bad by default, but it's there for a reason.
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Like I said earlier, I was just playing devil's advocate for a moment there. I actually threw out one of the more esoteric justifications for having loli bodies. Most folks would just handwave things away with magic or advanced technology or whatever, but yeah, for the most part, it's just playing to the fetishes. Even if there are perfectly logical in-universe justifications, it still doesn't make things any less squicky out of universe.

But really, you did come off as sounding a bit like a sane and reasonable version of Elliot Stabler. Why I spent my weekend watching SVU reruns instead of, say, marathoning Steins;Gate, starting on Mawaru Penguindrum, or finally working up the effort to finish Madoka Magica, I'll never really know; that's just the way things went. Probably goes to show just how ultimately disinterested I am in the current anime scene.

(I still think Mariska Hargitay looks like Meiko, by the way.)
 
People still watch Law & Order? Then again, new Hoarders shows are made like... annually, so I guess people will watch anything these days. Not that it's uncharacteristic of most anime fans as well... I don't know, I think the anime scene this year has been a lot stronger than it has the last couple of years. 2009 and 2010 created very little in terms of memorable series in my opinion, but I've seen a few this year that have given me a lasting impression.

Moving on to less serious and better things...

I will miss my Nichijou Saturdays and Hanasaku Iroha Sundays. ;.;
 
I will probably miss Nichijou most, Usagi Drop director helped me get over losing that by throwing in a crappy ending.

Next season I'm going to try and not pick up so many and actually get through Sakura as well as getting up to date on Gintama and Wan Piisu.
 
parallelzero said:
I don't know, I think the anime scene this year has been a lot stronger than it has the last couple of years. 2009 and 2010 created very little in terms of memorable series in my opinion, but I've seen a few this year that have given me a lasting impression.
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Interesting that you mention that. Here's a report on Japanese animation market trends, courtesy of ANN. The market's clearly recovering from the bust of 2007-2008, though much of that recovery is more due to the influence of theatrical releases than anything else. The number of television anime is still decreasing, not like that actually means much. One can only hope that the corporations have learned from this experience, though I wouldn't bet on it too much. I wonder what fad will oversaturate the market next.
 
This year has certainly been the best since 2007, but that's not really saying a lot.

The next trend, probably not the best thing to put my money on but I can hope for a cyberpunk revival can't I.

Edit - Yey, Squiddy season 2 started really nicely.
 
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