kanon 9, gift 9, code geass 8 discussion
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I was delighted by this New York Post (warning: may contain Fox News-like substance) about Britney, Lindsay, and Paris. The best part (besides the fact that this puff piece was front page news) was how the writer refers to Lindsay and Paris as “frenemies.” I’m guessing that this meme is derived from “friend” and “enemy” as in “they will remain friends until the next guy walks by.” What a great way to describe Karen and Shirley or Riko and Kirino. Alright, let’s get down to business…
Code Geass 8
Nope. ^_^ I can’t believe so many bloggers took Lelouch’s public speech seriously… The fact that he had blown up the hotel before the speech for the sake of dramatic effect should have given you a clue. – Vallen Valiant
I agree with you in principle but not in practice. If this series were handled by Bones, Production IG, Kyoto, JC Staff, or any other fairly reasonable staffs, I would completely agree that Lulu’s actions is part of a public relations ploy. But, unfortunately, two things blow that theory out of the water: the first is that if Shirley and her friends weren’t involved, Lulu would have probably done nothing. This “protector of the weak” angle was his only option to stop the rebels yet not look like a complete and utter turncoat while doing it. He’s not doing it from the kindness of his heart but rather to save Shirley.
Shirley brings me to point two. Why the heck is she even in this situation? Because of Sunrise. They’re great at manufacturing completely and utterly manipulative storylines. So what if the storylines don’t make any sense (like Athrun for 30 episodes of Destiny)? Remember what I said about Aoi “dying” in Mai Otome? It’s Sunrise! Don’t cry for Aoi– she’ll be forgotten two episodes later and miraculously alive by the end. And guess what? That’s exactly what happened. Sunrise just has a history of sacrificing long term development for short term emotional tug. That’s what is happening here. This knight order thingamajig may sound awesome, but it’s really a coverup for Lulu to save Shirley, yet Shirley only needed to be saved because of a classic manufactured plot by Sunrise.
I like the way he’s willing to kill, lie and steal to accomplish his ends. – bluerogue
So I take it that you voted for George W. Bush?
(*Badda bing!*)
It doesn’t seem like they’re going to introduce a bunch of new “Black Knights†as major characters or change the story too much. Lulu will continue ordering his various unseen red shirts with random call signs and they’ll just run around in the background doing the grunt work that his minions did before except this time they’ll be magically better trained and will actually continue to follow orders when the shit hits the fan, thus ensuring the downfall of Brittania. Or something like that…
In any event it’s not like he formed “Zero and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-Knights†with color coordinated code names and combining mechs or anything like that.
Plus Karen looks hawt in her new outfit. – MaverickRonin
Fantastic comment (especially with the allusion to Star Trek and the Technicolor Dream Coat reference) until the last line. I like School Uniform Karen but really like Showering Karen and Belly Dancer Karen as well. Order of the Black Knight Karen does nothing for me.
I used my Pizza Hut coupon for fine dining
Pinnapples and ham, Hawaiian and new
And by seven, the delivery man was knocking
And my stomach was rumbling
Any tip will do
Personally, I think the plot will meander aimlessly with random people– *cough* Shirley *cough*– “dying” before the epic final two episodes where Suzaku impales Lulu with a lance… yes, I know that sounded very gay.
Its a show about giant roller-skating mecha being piloted by angsty teenagers with minimal training. Its fairly obvious that it doesn’t even TRY (unlike some Gundam series, which are designed to be taken somewhat seriously).
Just sit back and laugh at the antics. – Fiery
I am laughing. I just want some pizza and Karen fanservice along the way.
I have a theory why only Nannali matters to Lulu, because Lulu demands full blooded status for his sis-con. As Cornelia and Euphemia are only related via his hated dad they are in-eligible to join. Besides Lulu can only handle one green haired Tsundere, he’s not man enough to handle two. – Crusader
Wait, Wataru had twelve half-sisters, and he loved them all. Why can’t Lulu? I’d love to see a Sister Princess Zeta Zwei featuring Lulu in the Wataru role. We can even have Shirley and Karen as the classmates who stew when Cornelia and Yuffie give him the “Riko treatment.” C.C. can even take Jiiya’s role as the hawt meido who needs more screentime. Of course, Suzaku would be in the Akio role.
Is it just me, or does anyone else also think that episode 8 is waaaayy too early for a review episode? – Xeifa
From what I understand hanging around IRC is that Sunrise wasn’t able to hand in episode on time so they threw together the recap. The last two minutes of the recap was supposed to be the start of nine. Basically, when you have a situation where Sunrise is scrambling to finish episodes, you know the plot can take weird, unexpected curves. Plus, it adds to my theory that Sunrise is pulling the plot out of their collective asses rather than some big, sweeping, grandiose Escaflowne-like plot. Escaflowne was also Sunrise… OH SHI-
This is the first time I think I’ve seen one of your posts diverge so drastically away from anime-of-topic onto anything, much less onto tea. Informative, though. – Syris384
The tea bit was a planned divergence. Normally, they are spur of the moment, but since I wrote that I would talk about tea in my “Next time on AoMM’s coverage of Code Geass” blurb, I decided to do it. As for next time, manufacturing a post cut and pasted from other posts is actually very time consuming so I may not do it. Still, that idea was brought up when I read one of Steve Mirsky’s old Antigravity columns on Scientific American (yes, that’s right– Britney to Sunrise to Sciam– only on AoMM!) where he wrote an entire column using quotes from his older columns. I thought it was genius.
(For aspiring bloggers, a quick writing tip: if you find an article or column interesting because of a gimmick it uses, save it to a bookmark. Later on if you run into writer’s block, go through some of those bookmarks, and you may run into an idea that helps you overcome that writer’s block.)
BONUS: Black Lagoon 21
I can’t be the only one giddy with the episode ending with Revy and Ginji about to make holy hell in a bowling alley. Hopefully, it’ll turn out better than Ten Ten‘s bowling alley brawl. I was disappointed though when Revy didn’t break out singing “This is our country”… they need to hire me as an American pop culture consultant. Also, watching Yuki get beat up didn’t faze me. Hansel and Gretel have broken my tolerance for this sort of thing. Still…
Loli Balalaika!
(*gets headshot*)
Gift 9
I don’t think we’ll see anyone turning lesbian in Gift – this ain’t Kanon, after all. – dsong
I think people said the same thing about Shuffle. Plus, there’s already inherent lesbianism in Gift— think Rinku and her “friend.”
How come I’m being giddy over a show I haven’t even watched?! – sagematt
I say this quite often, but I think one value of blogging a series over a long run is that people can read the blogger and find out, “Hey, if he liked that, I’d like it as well!” or “Hey, if he liked that, I’d definitely hate it!” You know that I like my anime and my ramen emo, so Gift‘s right up in that alley. The bad news, of course, is that fanservice machine Rinku hasn’t been in any episode recently.
“We promise not to use gift on Rin-Ku… Haruhiko-Kun!†– Yen
First time I read that comment, I thought you were talking about Rinku… but then, ah, Shuffle‘s Rin-kun. Watching the next episode preview at least revealed that Kirino uses her gift to steal Haruhiko away from Riko. I hope Riko goes emo afterwards and re-enacts the Miller Lite catfight commercial.
With the first pick in the 2006 Bishoujo Draft, Team Boxcutter selects Konosaka Kirino from Shimano Academy. – deftoned
Damn. I should have named my NBA fantasy team “Emo Boxcutters” and drafted Ron Artest and Stephen “He’s Got a Gun!” Jackson. Instead, I named it “Muthafuckin’ Snakes” and drafted comedic stiffs like Carmelo and David West. :(
Kanon 9
Oh noes. This is watching Air over again. – Beowulf Lee
Fixed: Oh noes. This is watching Kanon (2002) over again.
And besides, how can our Kyon pass up some loli-bait? He smuggled his sister onto a boat in a duffel bag in the original Adventures of Mikuru Asahina, remember? – Syris384
Awesome comment. I have nothing to add.
Let’s take bets. Will Kyon say to Amano ‘Omae wa mamoru’ before the season ends? – Bridge Bunny
This comment is funnier if you realized that Revy said basically the same thing to Rock in Black Lagoon 21. It’s official: we need to start referring to Rock as “No Balls” instead. Still, Amano becomes an one-time-use character, much like Emiri from Adventures of Mikuru Asahina.
I just had this really wrong thought of replacing ~auuuu with ~Duhrrrrr. Complety new show. I need a good one for uguu…. – SH
Suggestions:
A. “USO DA!”
B. “chuu~”
C. “nyoro~”
D. “This is our country!”
Me? I’d love to see all three (Aki Hinata, Chigusa, and Akiko) battle it out for this/next year’s Anime MILF title (hint, hint). – Haesslich
The odd thing is that I’m generally not a MILF fanboy. I’m the meido fanboy, yet for whatever reason, MILF is eating up the current poll… beating up even Itsuki. The poor meido are losing to pretty much everything except “cousin.” I’d write a rigging the vote post for the meido, except if no one reads it and I get less visitors than a “fanservice of keiichi maebara” post, I’m not sure what I’d do. It’ll be devastating for me much like Kirino seeing Riko all over Haruhiko. What’s the point of writing an anime blog if no one else appreciates meido fanservice?
mmmm, Chigusa’s “I feed her, bath her and dress her for you†VS. Akiko’s “You look like brother and sister… or like boyfriend and girlfriend†– Freddie®
I was going to write a Dr. Jack-styled post, only I realized that even though it’s only been one year since Shakugan no Shana, Chigusa is a fast-fading memory. I still remember Akiko’s lines from the original Kanon. That to me is point, set, match in favor of Akiko.
(There’s one big difference between Chigusa and Akiko coming up in the next few episodes, right when we begin Ayu’s arc. No, Yuuichi doesn’t get her pregnant.)
Plus the following point makes it moot…
Sorry, but I’ll be taking Aki Hinata, no quote necessary. Chigusa and Akiko are nice, but there is only one Queen of the Anime MILFs. – quigonkenny
… Aki Hinata is the Ohio State to Florida’s Chigusa and Michigan’s Akiko. Ted Ginn Jr. would be Aki Hinata’s 38DDs. I can’t believe that I just wrote that. My eyes are currently bleeding.
The way I see it, Aki Hinata may have the highest overall score, but if you look just at the brain power, Chigusa wins. – wontaek
Aki Hinata is actually extremely smart. She outsmarts Keroro constantly, which is kinda like saying that Ted Ginn Jr. can outsmart Vince Young, but still. I loved the time when Keroro makes all that money from his vending machine, but then Aki comes by and taxes him. That was just fantastic. Plus, everyone– I mean everyone– in Keroro Gunso has the upmost respect/fear of Aki. Aki is also the only one out of the three who seems to have a job.
(Still, I think #1 should go to All-Woman Mikuru, if she weren’t ruined for marriage and all.)
Mizuho uncensored please…Ya know, I really should stop watching anime. -badger11
That’s good, but not quite good enough for…
And finally…
Wait, did anyone else catch terrorist Karen wears the pants in that first screen shot? I wonder what that’s supposed to tell us. Can she costume rape herself? Her moe setokai side couldn’t possibly put up effective resistance. I think I’m going to go ahead and greenlight that one. – Rivensteel
judging by the angles of the curvatures of her small of existing bumps on her chest. I would not classify Makoto as “loli†– Ensei
Off topic, but I wonder if Jason`s your real name. The first Jason I`ve ever known in my life was the Red Ranger, and there were not many others. Yet the other day while getting on a bus I saw a couple of gaijins speaking with so many f words, and strangely the first thing that came across my mind was “this guy behind me better not be a canadian, and his name better not be Jasonâ€. After an announcement of misplaced handphone or something by the driver, that guy started a phone conversation, trying to make the guy he`s calling speak English before he said “namae wa Jason, J A S O N†or something like that. And I was like “oh great. From now on will more Jasons appear in my life? Will Jasons slowly take over the world?†before realizing that my mind is slowly deteriorating as a result of reading your blogs. – Syock
That’s right. Three-way tie. Yep, these are my readers.
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Relating to the last picture: am I the only one who thinks that Suzaku would make a decent mizuho?
I for one, think we could hide the penis in that about as well as we do mizuho. He looks like a girl with short hair to me…
er……..
He would need more ‘real boobs’ in a swimsuit episode there, bluerogue
Oh wow, I didn’t realize who those were in the last pic.. damnit bluerogue
*blinks* You make it sound wrong to like Code Geass. I kind of enjoyed it so far though >_>;
When are you going to make fun of the Mai-Otome OVA?! ;)
does ep 8 reveal that lulu and millay are related?
cause millay’s parents were ashfords i think and so was lulu’s mother, so i wonder how closely related they are?
well, Suzaku pulling a trap off could work…he’d be a flat-chested trap, but I’m sure with Brittanian funds he could come up with something, I mean come on…look at Mizuho. So convinving a trap that it’s not even possible he is a boy. Give up, Mizuho’s a girl.
I guess odds of Jason blogging Nodame Cantabile is very small.
>>> Aki is also the only one out of the three who seems to have a job.
I believe Akkiko hsa a well paying job of her own. Chigusa doesn’t have a job, but if she starts a venture company or runs for a political office, I would love to join her team; I bet she could easily make several immortals to do some ‘delicate’ jobs.
To Jason Miao,
Watch it though. Lolilaika can snipe you at 300 m!
Hahah.
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>> You know that I like my anime and my ramen emo, so Gift’s right up in that alley.
Precisely. I need my Kaede dose. And I don’t really give a damn about fanservice on Gift. Fugly body proportions.
>> And besides, how can our Kyon pass up some loli-bait? He smuggled his sister onto a boat in a duffel bag in the original Adventures of Mikuru Asahina, remember?
I said Imouto-chan didn’t go on that trip on the novels, but there is no good reason not to think of loli-in-a-bag as canon, so I won’t argue.
>> “fanservice of keiichi maebaraâ€
If it’s meido, then bring it on. Moe Meido Keiichi is moe.
>> The first Jason I`ve ever known in my life was the Red Ranger, and there were not many others.
I suggest you show him your Morphosis then? :D
@Jason: Damn, I wasn’t really aware of Suzaku having potential as a trap. Then you shove that pic up front, I stare at it for like two minutes, and then I’m all like “Damn…”
I hate you.
Yeah, I loved the change from Young Balalaika to Sniper Balalaika, to the Fryface we know and love… especially given how Genji and Revy almost seem MADE for one another, seeing how they interact every time they run into one another. So far this new season of Black Lagoon is NOT disappointing me, not at all. Although, if the preview’s right.. .Yuki got worse than beat up. I think Revy may be able to sympathize with her somewhat, now.
Jason. Wow, how do you get these pictures? O_O
I stared at suzaku for like 5 minutes before realizing it was him… damn.
> The poor meido are losing to pretty much everything except “cousin.â€
This is easy to explain. We are greedy bastards. Everyone that voted had the thought, “I can always wack a meido costume on “. Even the Itsuki voters.
fscking angle brackets ate my text. Meant to read:
“I can always wack a meido costume on `favorite generic haremette stereotype’.“
Poor Balalaika her dreams of Olympic glory were stolen and lost because of the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan. Still it was great to get a bit of history on our most favored Russian in anime land. I Hope Yuki didn’t go through anything soul crushingly bad, in any case I hope every single one of her tormentors gets it, unfortunately only one seems destined to “feel that he is dying” as for the rest, their just cannon fodder.
If nothing else I hope that Yuki gets adopted by Balalaika-san so she can be a real mob boss.
However in memory of Balalaika’s unrealised Olympic dreams I dedicate the following renditions of jokes:
-At the 1980 Olympics, Brezhnev begins his speech. “O!” — applause. “O!” — more applause. “O!” — yet more applause. “O!” — an ovation. “O!!!” — the whole audience stands up and applauds. An aide comes running to the podium and whispers, “Leonid Ilyich, that’s the Olympic rings, you don’t need to read it!”
-To sum up the Russians’ experience with political leaders thus far: Lenin showed how you can rule a country; Stalin showed how you shouldn’t rule a country; Khrushchev showed that any moron can rule a country; Brezhnev showed that not just any moron can rule a country.
Though not Brezhnev related it is one of my favorites
-Stalin reads his report to the Party Congress. Suddenly someone sneezes. “Who sneezed?” (Silence.) “First row! On your feet! Shoot them!” (Applause.) “Who sneezed?” (Silence.) “Second row! On your feet! Shoot them!” (Long, loud applause.) “Who sneezed?” (Silence.) …A dejected voice in the back: “It was me” (Sobs.) Stalin leans forward: “Bless you, comrade!”
Haruhi-sama bless them Russians, if nothing else communism makes for good jokes.
In regards to the trappability of Suzaku, he already has thigh highs…
The trap movement here at AOMM seems to be picking up quite a bit of steam perhaps a meido post is forth coming for the First Lord of AOMM in the near future.
It’s hard to think that the angst-filled ass-kicking emo “Terror of Death” that’s Haseo (of .hack//GU) is voiced by the same actor that’s doing Suzaku…
Then again, Horie Yui is doing the voice of a character with a-
/sits in a corner
In Soviet Russia loli’s deflower YOU!
speaking of gift, shuffle is getting reaired in april, with new op, ed and 1 new ep ; ;
@Ragz: Wait, you mean REAIRED? as in “same show being aired again”? Wow, Navel is winning over Gainax or Sunrise as money-grinders, they are showing a spinoff AND also a rehash. Not that I’m complaining (I just hope that new OP is Mirage Lullaby).
@Ragz: Unless you are getting it mixed up with the spinoff (which is due January 7th). Post source so I can be sure.
>>However in memory of Balalaika’s unrealised Olympic dreams I dedicate the following renditions of jokes:
LOL that was too much for me
Black Lagoon is ont of the highest shows on my list of “Most Fun Anime”. It doesn’t seem to get as much press as other shows, but I know that I’m going to have a good time, every time. In a world where the next world dictator gets the run around from a cat and tsunderes have way too much tsun, I really appreciate the reliability and quality of BL.
Plus, two-handed Revy? You have to be more than just anime’s Chow Yun-Fat to get that name. Her and Yuki and I are going to party once the series is over.
loli-in-a-bag : commercial product of the year
savior for all those adoption agencies and their counter-productive commercials
Why is Kirino so cute when she’s emo? ;_;
I, the officer, am amazed that you still hold Sunrise with some regards.
Here’s my problem with this company: It’s a “bandwagoner.” Gundam Seed Destiny had, like, two singers. One who’s a bright-yellow cannon-fodder. And another one who would’ve been Shiho. They’re both probably making stupid-incredible money off of CD sales.
Sunrise’s ability to market and make money is indirectly proportional to their ability to create acceptable plot. And it seems to be the place where actually talented people end up getting crapped on.
Before Code Geass; CLAMP was actually good despite the noodle people of xxxHoliC. And the guy behind Fullmetal Alchemist will be the next director of a Gundam series?! Pray for him. I’m Athiest, but I’m praying for him too.
As for Black Lagoon; a creation of Geneon / Pioneer where harem cliches get defanged of their reverse domestic violence; one should just abandon all hope when you enter, enjoy the rollercoaster ride, and avoid getting shot at. The show’s mean-spirited and foul-mouth from OP to ED.
I worry about Rock at times. But it’s nice that he earned the respect of Afghan War Vet Taria Gladys, Ms. Nunsploitation Woman Eda, and the child heir whose maid is M-66. (An old anime movie reference. CPM!! [Central Park Media] AM _I_ MY R1 MARKETTER’S KEEPER??!!)
The camera seems to always zoom in on the girl’s eye when she says: “Zutto, zutto”.
>> *blinks* You make it sound wrong to like Code Geass. I kind of enjoyed it so far though >_>;
There is nothing wrong with enjoying Code Geass. Just don’t mistake it with Kamichu or Mushishi.
>> I stared at suzaku for like 5 minutes before realizing it was him… damn.
I think there was like an 8-way tie for the “Most Impressed with Crossdressing Suzaku” comment.
>> I, the officer, am amazed that you still hold Sunrise with some regards.
I think you are mistaking the company for the politics. I, for one, drive a car. I don’t think about “Hey, I’m polluting the earth everytime I buy gas from Shell.” Instead, I’m more of a “This car gets me from a to b” frame of mind. Anime is about entertainment, and I think anime should be judged by whether or not it entertains you. If you are entertained by Lacus like most people, that’s fine, but I think I established many times over than I’m entertained by emo facial distortions, and GSD had plenty of quality emo moments. Don’t interject politics into the enjoyment of an anime any more than thinking about carbon dioxide when you’re gassing up a car.
>> In Soviet Russia loli’s deflower YOU!
Scary, but I think Lolilaika is very capable of such a feat. I’m curious now as to how she got her scars.
>> When are you going to make fun of the Mai-Otome OVA?!
Post is up! My Mai Otome posts always take longer to write. I average something like 50 screens for Mai Otome, 35 for Kanon, and 25 for Haruhi as a quickie reference.
>> loli-in-a-bag : commercial product of the year savior for all those adoption agencies and their counter-productive commercials
Yep, these are my readers.
Gee, isn’t that ass a bit fat? If it wasn’t for the green hair, I would have thought that’s my grandma.
>>>I think you are mistaking the company for the politics. Anime is about entertainment, and I think anime should be judged by whether or not it entertains you. If you are entertained by Lacus like most people, that’s fine, but I think I established many times over than I’m entertained by emo facial distortions, and GSD had plenty of quality emo moments. Don’t interject politics into the enjoyment of an anime any more than thinking about carbon dioxide when you’re gassing up a car.
A nice analogy. However, you’re too late. The enjoyment of anime is already politics. Or else “torrenting” and “downloading” would’ve been clamped down on by the FBI and everybody would have their doors knocked down by the “Entertainment Police.”
You like Lacus? You like face distortions? You like CC’s big bottom? Fine. The reality is that some shows have the problem of “not doing a good enough job entertaining people.” And if the companies won’t take responsibility (and fire the suckers), then it’s our job as the viewing audience to beat them with a stick in effigy.
Take a look at Negima. The first show followed the manga but had pretty bad animatino. Now it’s got the best animation, but also a WTF plot. Meanwhile Ken Akamatsu’s too busy with his work (I’m not dissing him anymore.) to do some actual oversight.
But yeah. I like combining anime and politics. There’s a lot of stuff going on that the news won’t tell you. And, as much as I like a good adult anime series, life is about more than eye-candy and intro/outro songs.