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I played only a bit more after that. I don't remember much but I think I fought at least one of the weapons. Apart from those two I only played a bit of X-2, which I don't remember much apart from not having any idea what was going on. I didn't have a lot of patience with turn-based RPGs when I was young. I think my favourite was Breath of Fire IV.

It depends. I think the movie got a limited US release, it's rare for an anime movie like that to get widespread on western theatres like Kimi no na wa was. I think Made in Abyss will only be available in decent quality once the blu-ray is released like it usually happens with these movies. I'm anxious for Kaijuu no Kodomo as well but it'll probably be a while until I can watch it.

Lain is a bit slow and too cryptic at times, but it's really rewarding and the atmosphere and visuals are amazing. It's worth giving it a try.

My story with FFVII is weird. I have played a good portion of the game but never from start to finish. I used a save game from a friend back in the day right before the end of the first CD but didn't finish it, and recently I started playing from the start on Steam. I need to finish it sometime, I always had a lot of fun with it. I'm excited about the remake but I have no idea when I'll even play it lol

Hey! It's from Serial Experiments Lain by this artist: https://1041uuu.tumblr.com/

I think the reason Vagrant Story got mixed reviews is that it was so different and weird at the time. Nowadays a lot of people praise it in retrospect, both for the combat mechanics, story and the work that went on its translation, which was uncommon at the time. Kinda the same that happened with Legend of Mana, which deviated a lot from the other Mana games and ended up being ignored by Square, even though it has by far the most complex mechanics, world and story of the series.

Persona 5 doesn't have randomized dungeons? That's nice, I like the combat system in Persona but I agree that the dungeons in 4 got really boring after a while and I struggled a lot through it. I even played 3 on easy just so the dungeons wouldn't be that much of a bother and I could focus on the story. The characters aren't all as great as in 4 but the story is better imo.

SMT Nocturne doesn't have randomly generated dungeons like P4, they're all fixed like P5, and people usually agree it's the best one. I think IV is randomly generated though, so you might want to stay away from it.

Good morning! Yes, according to mutiple sources, Gekidan Inu Curry use both cut-out stop motion and techniques resembling them, a combination thus. I guess that in scenes where they wanted to blend their style with the traditional animation, they used a digital technique, whereas in ones that are "stand-alone" (e.g parts of the witches and their labyrinths) they might have used exclusively true stop-motion, with physical objects.

As for Rebellion, puppetry wasn't used for the familiars later, my bad. The "nightmare" in the beginning of the movie was the one represented by a puppet (or animation made to resemble one). And concerning the movie itself, I can write tomes on why I consider it to be among the top animated movies (watched it three times btw), even if I have watched tons of various movies in general.

Thank you for your insight on frame by frame. Though animation is not my #1 factor in judging a work, I'm always eager to learn new things. As for MagiReco? Won't hide I'm not very enthusiastic, but I'm patient to see how it turns out. As far as I know, it adapts the gacha game, whose plot is connected to one of Homura's time leaps. People I know are pleased with its technical features, but complain about the new cast and the alternations between pacing (especially concerning the debut).

> A four is not a good rating. It even says "bad" in brackets. A 4 is for anime that are worse than mediocre. A 5 is for mediocre.

No one cares about MAL's guidlines, they are retarded and contradict eachother.

My 1 and 4's even line up with MAL's description when you write a review:


> I watched the first episode of Bakemonogatari (That's the one that everyone recommended I start with). I really wanted to like it. It looks stunning and everyone seems to be saying a lot of positive things about it, but nothing about it gripped me. I don't know if it's something that will take a few episodes before it clicks or if it's just not for me.

That was me a bit over a year ago (I watched 3 episodes though), I think I needed more experience with anime at the time

I was arguing for a system where 5 would be the avarage in the thread. However I don't rate like that personally, I give all trash 1's because it's more useful for me. I'd rather have more precise ratings at the top of my scale than at the bottom. I don't even consider a 3 a bad rating, a 3 has a lot of good qualities but ultimately doesn't break the ''okay'' barrier.

> Even if the madoka plot was the worst plot ever, everything else about it is so stellar that it would still get a 6. I have an art degree. Part of getting an art degree involves learning to critique art fairly and trying to not let your personal biases. The cinematography, lighting, palette, soundtrack... Etc is all high quality and consistent with the message and tone the director is trying to convey.

My ratings are subjective though, I have no reason to boost my rating for Madoka, I might change them if I revisit the show but for now that's what they are.

>So it hits as often as it misses? Averaging out at a 5 for at least its comedy? It was years ago that I watched the first episode of that so I don't know how good the writing is, but I'd rate it up just for having a nice art style that's a bit outside the norm but still pleasing to the eye. There's so much visually bland anime out there that any time anyone is daring enough to try something different and nailing it deserves praise... At least from me anyway. :D

4 is already a good rating, it's not satisfying enough for a 5 atm. The artstyle is pretty cool but uniqueness alone doesn't really matter to me, I also have issue telling the students apart and Shaft has other anime with better art style anyway. The production side definitly influences my ratings a lot though, for example Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, The Monogatari Series, Cossette no Shouzou and Kanamewo are heavily elevated by their art, directing and use of music.

Hello! With stop motion, I refer to the use of cutout animation by Gekidan Inu Curry for multiple sequences related to the witches and their labyrinths. To which extent though this is always true stop-motion with physical objects or with similar stop motion-like techniques at a computer, I am not sure. Since you are an art graduate, which do you believe to be the case with PMMM? I'm quite curious with the frame by frame term, won't hide it is my first time reading about it.

The only anime on our shared list that hit all those points I gave an 8. I guess Sayonara Sensei, Haibane Renmei and Madoka Magica might count aswell but they didn't do it for me. The comedy in Sayonara Sensei personaly misses just as often as it hits, Haibane Renmei was mostly boring during the middle 10 or so episodes and I don't care for Madoka, I don't think it's interesting or anything special.

I was also arguing for a rating system around 2 points above the one I use.

s'alright haha

Yeah, Phantom Pain was an odd entry in the series. I haven't played any MG (I mostly read about it) but I heard from friends who did that Kojima just didn't put that much effort into PP, since he was just gonna leave Konami and all that. I liked Snatcher a lot though, if you like adventure games, cyberpunk and scifi movies you're probably gonna like it. I'm excited to play Death Stranding too, but I'll probably have to wait until I get a PS4.

Suda51 has a few games on Steam and you can emulate most of them. Killer7 is probably a good start, it's the one I got recommended to and the only one I've played. His games are pretty weird and experimental, I don't know if you're gonna like them (I don't even know if I do) but he's certainly one of a kind.

Btw, if you like RPG, you might also like Yasumi Matsuno. He's known for his complex and political storylines, and they have a very distinct visual style thanks to Akihiko Yoshida (who was responsible for the character design on Nier Automata as well). You can start with any of his games: FFT is a tactical rpg, FFXII is a big open world rpg that differed a lot from other FF games, and Vagrant Story has a pretty different combat system where you can select which part of the enemy's body you want to attack. It's kinda complicated at first, but I loved it at the time.

Yeah, I heard a lot about the Nier and Drakengard series. It's a shame they were all forgotten in the ps3, I was really eager to play Drakengard 3. I'll probably try reading the lore of the series before getting into Automata. I guess I could try emulating Drakengard I and II as well. Thanks for the insight, it got me more curious to play it haha.

Since you mentioned anime games, I guess you've tried the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona games too?

Not yet. I don't own a ps4 and my pc is not good for running the most recent games. I don't know anything quite like Nier, but maybe you'll enjoy Kojima and Suda51 games. But what did you liked about it exactly?

Thanks. I don't watch a lot of anime so I tend to be kinda selective when I do. I've been watching Psycho-Pass lately, I've seen its core concepts in other cyberpunk works before, but I'm really enjoying the execution so far. The characters, story and setting are pretty good.

I think you might like Girls' Last Tour. I ignored it for a while, but the visuals, soundtrack and atmosphere of the show enchanted me when I finally watched it.

Quick recommendations: You can always look at the director's profile for a show you really liked and check out their other acclaimed works. The director of Kaiba, Kemonozume and Mind Game is known for his really unique style: He has made other great shows and movies like Devilman Crybaby, Ping Pong the Animation(a personal fav of mine), the Tatami Galaxy and The Night is Short Walk on Girl. He's also coming out with a new series that will start airing next month https://myanimelist.net/anime/39792/Eizouken_ni_wa_Te_wo_Dasu_na
If you want something similar to Ghost in the Shell, I'd recommend Patlabor the Movie 2 (same director) But first you'll have to sit through a 6 episode OVA and movie that are of lesser quality but still pretty good.
After years of watching seasonal anime I'm just now starting to get into some great 80s and 90s anime. Always be open to new things!

Well, mainly cuz I cudnt focus on the story so I went for art, Ill rewatch it, because at the time I did I had my grandma and mom looking over my shoulder pestering me so it took away from the story :/

What do u mean by stuff?? Like clothes and books and stuff?? or like anime and watch it online??