[monaco]

twelve angry monkeys would have been a better title
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[Father Time]

The second part of this week's P&S could be described as a "very special episode", if only for the rather mixed reaction from parts of the fanbase.

Even when they're doing something a bit experimental, Gainax can still pull it off when they want to.

[P1d40n3]

Guys, whenever someone asks, is animes art?

You point them to Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt Episode 9, part two.

You point them hard.

;_;
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[Gouki]

Started watching Highschool of the Dead drunk last night. Seemed pretty good, tired of the fanservice almost immediately, though.
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... Maybe later.

[idle]

You may as well quit now then, the fanservice is 75% of the point of HSotD.

[Tulpa]

Watched Princess Jellyfish, enjoyed it greatly. Reminded me of Ouran High School Host Club
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[GrimmSweeper]

[Takashi]

Yeah, I pretty much gave up after the, technically plot-relevant, episode at the shrine and the sword-fighting girl and youknowhat.

PS&G 10 decided to drop as many musical references as possible in 5 minutes. There's a limit to how many parodies or homages you can put in a episode before it starts to feel lazy (ie. the Family Guy effect), and Gainax pulled that with shining stars. I mean, I love finding references in episodes, but the trivia for this one is so long it had no content at all.
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[notbov]

[Takashi]

[notbov]

that's the thing with the show: it's currently scheduled for 26 episodes, but they've done fuck all with the plot so far. the only thing of note that has happened is that the Crux finally thought things through and decided to go for another maiden, but there's a whole bunch of retarded twists with that plot thread. like how the elite pilots went "oh, we can't beat him until we get third phase, but lets fight him anyway!"
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[Ben Reed]

I LIKED this week's Panty and Stocking. Both segments.

Some people get turned off by the "they're in the same room for the whole episode" bit, but I thought the little bits of animation they did were pretty clever and funny (this is a show where you really have to appreciate how they get the little stuff right, so key to the kind of American animation they're lovingly ripping off), and the stupid pole discussion they had was surprisingly funny (and shockingly subtle for P&S, given that it involved neither sex nor poop).

The crudity turns too many people off. It gets more than a little juvenile at times, but I think the raw NOVELTY of P&S relative to other anime more than overwhelms the immaturity of the experience. I really like this show on a technical level, it REEKS of homework. The people behind it not only LIKED the American cartoons they synthesized for this show (it seems predominantly Tartakovsky to me, with a couple nods to John K) but RESEARCHED the techniques and pop-culture aesthetic behind them.

Actual thought was put into this show beyond number-crunching on what mouth-breathing otaku to court with what slutty vinyl figurines. It is for that principal reason that I will never, EVER cease being an apologist for P&SG (can't neglect Garterbelt, he has really begun to assert his co-star authority in recent episodes).
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[Takashi]

[notbov]

i seriously cannot fathom how anyone could have hated the 2nd half of this week's PSG, which probably did "slice of lice" better than some slice of life shows
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[monaco]

Really liked the direction of chuck to the future as it progressed. Neat stuff.
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[BotageL]

Star Driver is a bad show, stop watching it.
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[Loki Laufeyson]

what's all this about japan banning all anime or something?
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[hyouko]

Basically, they've got a comics code sort of thing going on:

[CubaLibre]

This is pretty incredible.
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[BotageL]

It's worth pointing out that this law actually has nothing to do with pornography that's already labelled as such. They already have laws on the books for the labeling/restriction of stuff that's marked as "adult content." The law also explicitly excludes novels, live-action film & photography from the additional scrutiny. It really is basically a "damn kids and their rock 'n' roll" law. (Or perhaps the My Little Sister Couldn't Possibly Be This Fuckable (Because That Would Be Illegal) law?)

Translator Dan Kanemitsu's been doing a number of solid English-language writeups on the bill and the controversy, like this one on the offensive content rules for anime/comics/games, and here's a post on the total scope of the law.
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[Talbain]

* See Of Illegal Fictional Marriages and Harmful Fictional Sex (Addendum) to see the complete list of marriages that are not sanctioned under Japanese law.

I find this addendum pretty hilarious.
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[starblood]

[Talbain]

That list is all kinds of awesome. I want to add Lain though.
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[starblood]

Lain would fit in there. I figured anyone who asks if this medium counts as art don't have the patience to sit through a full blown TV series at first, hence I wrote that list with only the short anime I had in mind at the time. I would like to toss in Betterman in there, not because it is artistic or imaginative. Rather, it is the only anime that is 26 eps long I can replay without being tired of seeing the same plot. That was a nice mind screw

[hyouko]

Maybe Noiseman Sound Insect, too? I thought that one was pretty fun.

[Tulpa]

I feel the yokohama kaidashi kikou manga is significantly better than both of the anime oavs.

Where is Kanashimi no Belladonna?
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[Takashi]

[starblood]

[DonMarco]

Shit just got real.

PSG 13 will be best Christmas gift ever!

Much love, Gainax.
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[Sniper Honeyviper]

I finally got around to watching the first episode of P&S.

With the utmost confidence, I can say that I will not be watching another one.

[GrimmSweeper]

It, yeah, it takes a bit to get used to the crudity. And it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'd suggest trying something a little further on in the series before saying no. There hasn't been an arc yet so you can jump in whenever you see the other people in this thread talk about an episode in good terms.

[Lucaz]

I watched the fist episode of P&S when it came out. I agonized for twenty minutes and decided to never watch it again. And every time I enter this thread I think I should try again, before remembering how it was. And then I feel bad about the whole thing.
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[Hojulas]

[chevluh]

Final P&S episode aired, ending's more than you'd expect even by Gainax's ending standards. They're certainly not afraid of trolling their audience, and that one will be remembered for quite a while. I loved it.

[DonMarco]

Holy shit, the last 30 seconds of PSG will destroy 4chan. Like tear them in two, kill their hopes, ruin lives, erase dreams, drive them to ultimate black despair from which there is no return fucking TROLLED to death.

Also! Chuck got a "Fuck Yeah" moment, which really paid off his whole character.

You guys should be watching PSG, if only for the music. I liked the intro theme remix that played in the beginning.
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[ArOne]

Hot damn that was great stuff. I was almost scared that this would be the end of it because I love this no holds barred attempt at entertainment with little to no care towards the audience other than giving them the ride of their life.
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[Mikey]

I've watched the 1st, 12th and final episodes of that show and I feel like that's all I needed to see.

[chevluh]

Well, you've missed some great stuff along the way.

[DonMarco]

[Dracko]

http://twitter.com/pechefruit/status/18951868495429632
http://twitter.com/pechefruit/status/18953030829350912
http://twitter.com/pechefruit/status/18956396926078977
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[monaco]

When it tries to work with its characters, PSG is usually good if not great (see the Garterbelt and Chuck episodes)...
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