Various Thoughts - Part 113

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Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touri-ken Yuuki

Posted on December 1, 2016 4:56 pm by Offkorn Comment

While on the run from an evil sword collector who desires the piece of a legendary blade she holds, Fei Dan meets and acquires the assistance of a mysterious white-haired man. Together they set off on a journey to gather enough allies to bring the fight to him.

Turns out this is not an Anime; it’s a live-action puppet show that at times bears a remarkable resemblance to a tokusatsu series. It contains a large amount of expository dialog along with a moderate number of frenetic CGI-enhanced action scenes.

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Saber Marionette J

Posted on December 1, 2016 10:47 am by Offkorn Comment

A colony ship has an accident in orbit over a remote planet and six men are the only survivors. Now, 300 years later, an all-male society consisting of six different countries has been established through the use of cloning technology. On this world with no women, androids called Marionettes have been fashioned in their likeness to fill various menial and combat roles. One morning a young man named Otaru accidentally awakens a powerful combat Marionette with the rare ability to feel and express human emotions, a fortunate development considering that one of the descendants of those six men has just begun a campaign of conquest.

While this show shares a few setting and character details with Saber Marionette R, in most respects it’s completely different. Rather than being a drama with little in the way of romantic elements, it’s instead a slapstick comedy featuring standard harem-style hijinks with only tertiary dramatic aspects.

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This entry was posted in 1996 - Autumn 1997 - Winter Anime Related and tagged Action Comedy Dramatic Support Dropped Harem LN Adaptation Romance Science Fiction Series SM Girls Televised
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Posted on November 30, 2016 5:01 pm by Offkorn Comment

Tomoya Aki is a well known otaku blogger who covers Anime, LNs, and VNs. One day he’s struck by the sight of a girl on a hill and becomes obsessed with the idea of creating his own VN based on that experience. He lacks the skills to do it on his own though and so sets out to recruit two old acquaintances (a doujin artist and a novelist), running into the mystery girl from before in the process. Can the four of them work together to create a game?

A fully self-aware romantic comedy whose first episode, labeled “Episode 0”, takes place at the very end of the series. Unlike many harem comedies this one focuses primarily on reaction and dialog-based humor instead of ecchi comedy. It does still have a notable amount of ecchi however.

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This entry was posted in 2015 - Winter Anime Related and tagged Amazon Prime Comedy Crunchyroll Ecchi Finished Harem LN Adaptation Partial Adaptation Romance Saekano Series Televised
Aikatsu!

Posted on November 30, 2016 6:58 am by Offkorn Comment

Ichigo is the daughter of a lunch-shop owner and has no particular interest in idols. One day her friend Aoi, an idol otaku, takes her to a concert held by the current top idol Mizuki. The experience changes her life, and it’s not long before the two girls enter the idol-focused Starlight Academy to become idols themselves. Can Ichigo manage to reach the same heights as Mizuki?

Aikatsu! is a lengthy series that paints the idol industry in a persistently upbeat light. Win or lose the girls are nearly always cheerful, and there is never any resentment or envy shown toward anyone. Each new season (apart from the last) shakes the cast up; the second season introduces a rival school with its own set of characters and the third replaces the original main cast while almost completely ignoring the other school’s existence. It’s also worth mentioning that the show is designed to promote an arcade game and so will occasionally come across like an advertisement.

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Aikatsu! Music Awards: Minna de Shou o Moraccha Ima Show!

Posted on November 29, 2016 4:35 pm by Offkorn Comment

Akari, Sumire, and Hinaki host an awards show for the various Aikatsu performances. Ichigo, Ran, and Aoi eventually join them while Juri runs a marathon of sorts as a background event.

This movie covers the event that’s mentioned in the parent series‘ 145th episode, and takes place some indeterminable time after the 147th episode. It ends up being exactly what it sounds like; an ‘awards’ show that highlights various performances from the TV show’s second and third seasons by declaring them the winner of made-up awards. Unlike the previous movie you actually can watch this as a stand-alone if you just want to experience some of the series’ musical segments.

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Gekijouban Aikatsu!

Posted on November 29, 2016 4:23 am by Offkorn Comment

Ichigo finally gets to headline her own concert, in no less a venue than the one where she first saw Mizuki perform. Now she and her friends set out to craft an experience that will inspire the next generation of idols the same way Mizuki first inspired her.

This movie takes place during and after the main series‘ 112th episode, though you wouldn’t miss much if you skipped that and watched this as the 112th episode instead. I would not suggest watching it as a stand-alone without having at least seen the series’ first two seasons.

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This entry was posted in 2014 - Autumn Anime Related and tagged Aikatsu Anime Original Comedy Idol Movie Music
Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars

Posted on November 27, 2016 5:51 pm by Offkorn Comment

Following a mysterious mass disappearance that occurred 12 years prior, Rena just wants to live a quiet everyday life. This is not to be, as the past catches up to fling her and her surrogate family into a conflict over the power of lost gods.

Primarily consisting of action and drama, the show also periodically dips into daily life territory every few episodes as a sort of reprieve. Don’t go into it expecting lighthearted fluff though, as while it’s not full grimdark it still tries to play things seriously more often than not.

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This entry was posted in 2016 - Autumn 2016 - Summer Anime Related and tagged Action Anime Original Daisuki Drama Finished Funimation Science Fiction Series Slice of Life Televised
SM Girls – Saber Marionette R

Posted on November 27, 2016 12:34 pm by Offkorn Comment

On a world with no women, populated by clones, androids called Marionettes have been created to both fill that absence and act as soldiers. One night a masked man launches a military coup in the country of Romana, forcing the ruler’s son to flee the capitol city with the help of his two attendant Marionettes. He’s soon joined by a third, and the new quartet must find a way to return to the city in time to save his father from execution.

This OVA series is mostly a dark action/drama lightened with occasional splashes of comedy. Aside from the ecchi aspects, what most stands out about it is the character naming style.

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This entry was posted in 1995 - Spring 1995 - Summer Anime Related and tagged Action Anime Original Comic Relief Drama Ecchi Finished OVA Science Fiction Series SM Girls
LAND LOCK

Posted on November 27, 2016 6:18 am by Offkorn Comment

Ruda is the son of a Wind Master and lives in a small peaceful village. One night that peace is shattered as mechanized forces raze the town and trigger the awakening of a long-dormant power.

Set in a fantasy world featuring wind magic, gods, airships, and mechanized infantry, this movie (originally split into a pair of OVAs) goes in a number of different directions. It’s part RPG plotline, part military-themed actionfest, and part mysticism-heavy mystery.

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This entry was posted in 1996 - Summer Anime Related and tagged Action Drama Fantasy Finished LN Adaptation OVA Series
Appleseed

Posted on November 26, 2016 2:28 pm by Offkorn Comment

The gleaming utopian city of Olympus has been built atop the ruins of a post-apocalyptic wasteland, offering the promise of a peaceful life in a war-torn world. However, one person’s utopia is another’s prison. The city has its fair share of terrorists looking to upset the status quo and, with the help of a disillusioned ESWAT officer, they’ve decided to set their sights on stealing the prototype for a new autonomous weapons platform.

This movie is the first of several Appleseed adaptations, and it unfolds the most like a police procedural/thriller. Rather than being completely focused on Deunan and Briarios it’s more about the setting as a whole, with Calon (the disillusioned officer) playing a large role.

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