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    I did not know that

    Shame tho

    I loved the guy

     

    Yeah, he was excellent in Ghost in the Shell (95 movie), which was one of my first introductions to anime in general (not that I've ever really been big on it until lately).

    Great series in general. Saw a bit of SAC back when it started airing, but only recently completed it subbed. Would have been pretty cool if MG's VA and James Black's former VA had a scene together.

    Seems the new guy also had a role in Ghost in the Shell. Don't remember his voice at all.

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    Two New CMs for Movie 20

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycgz8aLOuy8

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzNVaB2PjxA

     

    Interview with Gosho Aoyama about Movie 20 via cinematoday

    Translations by DCTP user Spimer

     

    Q: Both anime and movies have been running for 20 years. How do you feel like?
    A: "20 years already!"... That's the general feeling (laughs) I think it's surprising that it's come this far. I didn't think that the weekly magazine chapters would last this long. But I got to admit that the ammount of things I want do is steadily increasing. (laughs)

    Q: You surely didn't think that a confrontation between the FBI, the PSB and the BO would become reality in the movies, did you? 
    (NOTE: I know Amuro is not PSB but that's what's written in the interview. My hypothesis about why: the movie staff assumed Amuro was PSB and Gosho then thought of making him NPA but by then the script couldn't be rewritten) 
    A: And that's the main dish of this movie. It's been made with the idea of "let's do this!". In the manga it's pretty hard to properly draw an action scene so there are some aspects that it can't portray. The confrontation between Akai Shuuichi (FBI Investigator) and Amuro Tooru (PSB-affiliated) is an aspect I wanted to do in this movie, so I thought that we could have them fight in the movie (laughs). I want fans to see this confrontation scene, I really do.

    Q: Does it happen that the anime and/or the movie staff come to you with an idea, with "we want do this/that"? 
    A: It more or less happens every year. They want to do something. It's not that they ask for this or that to be specially made for "this work (episode/movie)", it's always like this. When there are things hard to do in the manga. When I want to make things explode or draw a large-scale action in the manga then my assistants start crying (laughs). I think of doing things that can be done in a movie. 

    Q: Would that mean that it was your idea to make the BO appear in this movie?
    A: The reason the BO come out is the because the producer told me he wanted to do that since it's the 20th movie (laughs). But they've placed a lot of energy into it, really. A lot of ideas came up at the draft stage.

    Q: It'd seem that you're working on an original illustration this year as welll...
    A: That's correct. I drew Akai and Amuro on this illustration as well. There's another character, someone surprising, that shows up in that illustration too, so... Try searching for that illustration in the theater (laughs). 

    Q: It'd seem that you're also supervising other things apart from the illustration...
    A: Yes. I check the script and the storyboards as well. I'm more involved than the usual because the BO show up in this movie. I don't want trouble to pop out because the setting is wrong. The anime staff have been asking me a lot of questions ever since the drafting stage. And I shared the identity of the BO's "Boss" with the director and the producer of the anime staff. Because I think that, since they're making a story about the BO, I must explain that to them: else they wouldn't understand (laughs).

    Q: Those words Ran said at the end [of the trailer] were surprising. Did you come up with them?
    A: But of course I did! That line wasn't there at the beginning [of the project]. I inserted it when I went over the script but the storyboard at the time was almost finished, looked like there wouldn't be time [to fit the scene in] and it was about to be cut. But I thought those words were a must so I brought them back.

    Q: If you say that supervised the draf and the storyboards then you must surely hold the post of General Supervisor, don't you?
    A: It's something obvious in the "Conan" team. I feel like I don't join them because I don't see the need to join the team. I'm satisfied with writing the manga. When I see (other anime movies') manga authors being billed as General Supervisors, I end up thinking "What in the..." (laughs). 

    Q: What would you do if they offered you to work in building a script from the very start?
    A: I think that I might do that but if I were to do that then I would have to stop working on the weekly manga chapters... It's a difficult topic. If I were to do it I'd rather prefer to be the director. I'd like to draw a confrontation with Kaito Kid or the BO. Maybe I should come up with one... (laughs).

    Q: You introduce all kinds of detectives in the Conan volumes' cover sleeve, the "Aoyama Gosho Detective Encyclopedia". A lot of detectives of movies and novels show up. Despite how busy you are you do check out other movies and drama series. 
    A: I watch a lot of movies. It's hard to read novels (laughs) but you can see a film in 2 hours. I also check out drama series and mystery series. As of late I enjoy watching "Clinical Criminologist Himura Hideo's Deductions" every week. 

    Q: Is there a movie that you like a lot?
    A: "Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess" (2009). I like it a lot: and it's not just because the guest voice actress acting in this movie [Movie 20] Amami Yuki - san [silver-haired woman role] is acting on it. I watch it a lot of times when I feel blocked or without ideas. It's a very good movie, from the start to the end. I like the lines by the characters too so I rewatch it a lot.

    Q: Is there some aspect of movies that you see that gets reflected when you work on your works?
    A: There is. The previous movie, Movie 19 "Sunflowers of Inferno", had elements from "Towering Inferno" (1974). Movie 13 "The Raven Chaser" had elements from "Blue Sunday" (1983). There are ideas born from having seen some movie. They can be used as examples and it's easy to explain to the movie staff by saying "like that scene of that film". 

    Q: How do you come up with the tricks?
    A: I and the editor in charge come up with most of them. We talk a lot in the workspace but our chat begins with "Have you seen anything interesting movies as of late?". We come up with a lot of ideas so we pick up the tricks that we could use. We do that everytime and it's hard (laughs).

    Q: Does it happen a lot that the trick takes up more time than the story in your meetings?
    A: It does happen. The story is faster. The tricks take up a lot of time. I think that the time to come up with the story is about 2 hours and the time needed for the tricks is about 8 hours more or less. It's pretty difficult. And we experiment as much as we can to see if the trick can be really used. The trick in the chapter being published in the Sunday magazine now (File 954-957) has been properly tested, truth to be told (laughs). 

    Q: Do you think on the anime when you draw the original manga chapters?
    A: I do think that "this might be hard to express in the anime" so I express it in a certain manner. It can be the movement between the panels, or a trick explanation that might be hard to do in the anime, trying to change the schedules.... Ah. But it's not like I think a lot about it (laughs). I draw the manga in my own manner.

    Q: In the movie the BO is portrayed as gigantic but Gin and Vodka are riding in an amusement park's roller coaster in the 1st chapter of the manga. Was it on your schedule from the start that the BO would become such a big thing?
    A: I'll leave that up to your imagination. But it's pretty rare that Gin and Vodka were riding the roller coaster... Vodka might've made the queue to buy the tickets and ask for "2 adult tickets", I guess (laughs). 

    Q: "Conan" has fans that range from small kids to grown-up adults. We'd like of you to give them a message.
    A: In some fan letters it was said that, when they were a kid, they found the drawings to be cool. And when they became an adult they could understand the story. So they could enjoy it twice. So, those parts that a small kid can't understand can be checked out when they become adults: and thus they can enjoy "Conan" a lot of times. Adult fans: please enjoy Conan even if you go on aging, don't graduate from it. If you have a son or a daugther... Then please go watch it together (laughs).

     

     

    New Movie 20 Goods by Movic

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    :o Shit! Ran actually remembered her face!!!!! And info about Scotch and Akai showdown as well!!! The english translation can't come soon enough.

     

    I think the panel is just to illustrate she remembers the scene where she saved Haibara. I doubt she remembers her face.

     

     

    We still don't have 955 in english—hopefully we'll get both soon.

     

    Yep, soon enough. I'm not sure what's up with the situation, I'm guessing Indonesian translators are backed up with other releases... Plus side is we'll probably see 955 and 956 in English within a day or two of each other.

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    New Commercials for Movie 20:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDW_D_c8T_M

     

    Translation from presumenothing:

    First CM

    CM dialogue (first link): "It's an order from RUM." "Don't go!" "What exactly do those people plan to start?" "The first one is you... Bourbon!"

     

    Other one

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbiwL1VsF2k

     

    Second CM

    CM dialogue (second link): "It's time for... the judgement of traitors!" "5" "4" "3" "2" "1" "0!"

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    The premise is quite interesting, but I'm wondering if it will really lead anywhere. Her remembering where she heard Angel it is certainly a start, though it'd be great if she remembers Sharon specifically...

    Even her just suspecting Azusa is pretty cool, but I have a feeling somehow her suspicions will get thwarted at the last moment  :unsure:

     

    I'm guessing Akai and Amuro's situation will get cleared up soon enough. This whole Scotch debacle doesn't really seem to be very interesting since it seems Gosho is recycling the whole Hondou situation and it seems odd to me that Amuro would overlook such an important detail and hold a grudge against Akai.

     

    Also 4 or 5 chapter case? It's certainly a nice change of pace!

     

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    Jimmy, when was that picture uploaded? Somehow I stopped checking regularly on this, I think we missed a few. Current one is from 2nd of April.

    Edit: Actually maybe we haven’t missed anything… need the date on that one, though.

     

    March 25th for the one from 953

     

    I think someone just forgot to post the one for 954, but it was translated by Spimer over on the cbox. We haven't missed anything that I'm aware of.

     

    mLxNvlT.jpg

     

    "I also want an exclusive bodyguard"

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    I want to save my full thoughts for later, but I can say this with certainty: the Ace Attorney anime is bad.  The games are significantly better in every form and fashion.  If you need me to, I can PM you download links to a DS emulator and game ROMs, so you can experience the games for yourself.  The time investment is worth it, trust me.  The anime will just spoil the plot twists for you, more than anything else.

     

    And people (like me) are a bit upset about the localization because the games had some of the best localizations in any game I have ever played.  The Japanese puns and jokes and references were westernized, and since this is an anime adaptation of "Gyakuten Saiban" not "Ace Attorney" it'll be nearly impossible to incorporate those westernized puns in the anime (since this is a sub, not a dub).  Crunchyroll has an option to watch the episodes with the English names, but those names are only a small fraction of the changes the games' localization team made.  You'll still be missing all of the pop culture references and little quirks found in the games.

     

    This brings me back to the point of playing the games first.  The anime is not a representation of the Ace Attorney people fell in love with and became a cult classic.  If you only watch the anime, you'll be missing most of what made the games so popular and great in the first place.  If the anime was just as good as the games, I'd have no problem with you watching the anime.  But there's literally not a single person I've seen so far who prefers the anime to the games, and its current MAL ranking is atrocious, so take that as you will.

     

    Thanks for the explanation! I suppose the localization stuff just struck me as a bit odd since normally it's the other way around.

    The animation is pretty lackluster and I'm not a huge fan of the art-style, but it seems like it has "some potential" this season. If I wanted to, I could easily emulate the games, but I simply don't have that level of interest in Ace Attorney. I'm still a huge fan of Detective Conan after all this time, and despite the DCTP release of the KIndaichi/Conan crossover, I never got around to playing that as well...

     

    I doubt I'd prefer it to the games, if it's as good as you say it is (and everyone else), but it's just much more convenient to sit back and watch a 20 minute episode each day. Even just as far as anime is concerned, I have an enormous backlog I want to get around to, so it's another reason I'll probably never play the games, no matter how good they are. (I also haven't really been big on games for well over a decade at this point)

    If I have anything to say about it at this point, it's just something "fun" to follow, so I'm still looking forward to the anime. It's not something after the first episode that really left a strong impression.. but is 6.8 really that bad? Judging from the first episode, I'd give it a 5 or a 6 myself...

     

    Joker Game, however, is the show that I'm so far the most excited for so far. First episode seems off to a great start, and really like the premise of the show.

    I'm not really sure how to feel about the others I've seen so far. Mayoiga seems very weird, and definitely not something I can judge from the first episode... I just hope they kill off some of these characters quickly because there are far too many  :P

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    Some translations from presumenothing

     

    #955 p3: Vermouth "Don't, Angel... you musn't go in..." "You and this stage stained with fresh blood don't go well together..."

    #955 p3: Vermouth (thinking) "The one whose insights are second to none in the Organisation..." "Bourbon, and..." "The high school detective who became a child after taking a drug..." "Kudo Shinichi..." "And one more person..." "Who is he?"

    #955 p4: Amuro "You think so too, don't you? Okiya-san..." "Back when I met you, I witnessed your impressive deduction ability..." Okiya "Not at all..." "I'm just an ordinary graduate student who likes solving puzzles..."

    #955 p12: Akai "Even if you hear a heartbeat, it's no use... he's already dead..." "I used this gun.." "To pierce his heart..." Amuro "Rye... you bastard..." Akai "Didn't you hear?" "This guy was a dog from Japan's PSB..." (word used here was 公安) "Unfortunately..." "The handphone this guy carried in his chest pocket was pierced through as well..."

     #955 p14: Conan (thinking) "Vermouth..." "She clearly knows that I've already realised that she's in disguise, but she's still so unperturbed..." "She's expecting that I won't reveal it, to avoid getting Ran and the others involved in this..."

    #955 p15: Amuro "If you'd told me beforehand, I would've been able give you more details, why were you in such a hurry to disguise as Azusa-san and come here?" "To investigate the content of those unreleased lyrics, I alone would be enough..." Vermouth "I heard that you were coming here with them, and I felt very uneasy about it..." "I didn't know if you would keep our promise..." Amuro "Ah... about not harming those two no matter what happens?"

    #955 p15: Vermouth "By the way..." "Who on earth..." "Is he?" Amuro "His name is Okiya Subaru, he's a graduate student at Tohto University..." "He's staying next to the house of a professor named Agasa..."

    #955 p16: Amuro "So you're left-handed?" Okiya "I guess so..." "Is that a problem?" Amuro "Not at all..." "Back when we met, you took off your mask with your right hand..." "So I thought you were right-handed..." Okiya "Is that so?" Amuro "Please don't mind me..."

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    ...is anyone else disappointed that Boku no Hero Academia is only gonna be 13 episodes?

     

     

    Osomatsu-san's first episode is unavailable for legal streaming due to legal trouble if I'm not mistaken. (Legal trouble presumably from parodying a bunch of different anime in the first episode) The first episode's one of the best episodes and definitely worth watching though. It's not hard to find on other websites

     

    Ahh that would explain it... Just found it odd it wasn't on Crunchy  :P

     

    I don't know too much about Boku no Hero Academia, but I'm guessing it'll get another season? There's 85 chapters so far, and the first episode covered less than half of the first chapter.

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    Detective Conan utilizes a floating timeline. It's not something you can "accurately" measure. There are several contradictions with the series itself in regards to "time", so normally it would be absurd to think that a year hasn't passed... but that's just how it has always been. Trying to figure this out is a futile effort.

     

    If the manga says a year hasn't passed yet since the start of the story, a year hasn't passed. Counting all the cases/days/holidays/etc. that have passed isn't going to change this or give you a sense of how much time has gone by.

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    Great synopsis, Akazora! Agree with a lot of what you said.

     

    Despite Boku dake being rushed towards the end, the first 8 episodes were really quite phenomenal, 9 left me disappointed, and the last 3 were "okay".

    Revival having a bit more of an explanation would have been nice, and I feel that I've been "spoiled" a little bit by how Steins;Gate handled the whole time-traveling debacle. They didn't even touch upon it and it kinda worked as a cheap plot device. Airi's involvement kinda felt out of place, so I'm looking forward to reading the manga and seeing what all was scrapped/changed.

    The show was definitely better as it was being aired, and not so much all at once. The cliffhangers and suspense really made the anime, so I think that has a lot to do with why I enjoyed it so much.

     

    Ajin still has me hooked for sure. So far, it's really the only other anime i've really enjoyed this season (and that I've been closely following), so I hope the last two episodes are as stellar as the rest of the series. The CGI stuff was odd for a bit, but it really grew on me. Can't say I really prefer this style though. The manga is on Crunchyroll, so I may just give it a good read one of these days.

     

    Lupin the 3rd Part 4 has also been really good, but I've only seen the first 5 episodes. I put it away for now since I do want to finish up the earlier Lupin stuff, but haven't had the time to do so. I suppose it doesn't matter too much since it's more or less episodic, but I always like to do things in production order.

     

    Dimension W has a couple specials coming out in the near future (but I think they are more or less shorts, so probably nothing important) so I might check those out. The anime, after the first couple episodes was a highlight of what was out there, but unfortunately the pacing was horrendous and it didn't really go in the direction I wanted it to. I might check out the manga to see if it was any better.

    I was really disappointed by this anime though. Once it hit the "Island" episodes, it just went down the crapper (even more so than it had before).

     

    I watched the first episode of Rakugo today. The music is really good, and the premise of the show seems interesting. I'll definitely have to keep going with it since I'm really not sure how to feel about it yet.

     

    For some reason I decided to finish up some of the anime I had previously disregarded early on... Those being Gate, Phantom World and Dagashi Kashi.

     

    Dunno why I tortured myself, but none of these held up. I wanted to see what all the hub-bub was with Dagashi Kashi (saw that one around a LOT) - and I thought it'd get better somewhere along the road. It did feel like I was watching a commercial for Japanese candy, something I know nothing about, so I thoroughly wasted my time with it. I mean I really didn't expect much else, but it was labeled as a comedy. I didn't really find it funny either  :(

     

    Phantom World was very "cliche" in some regards, but the animation was actually quite nice and very consistent (really all it had going for it). I think the fan-service had, for the most part faded away in the later part of the show, so it wasn't as bad as it appeared, and was usually quite "tame" in that regard. Most the characters also annoyed me and were a bit stereotypical. Didn't care for any of them. I couldn't even get a laugh from the character that existed almost purely for comic relief (If that's even a correct term in a series like this). Last few episodes were quite okay though I guess? Really not sure how to feel about it, but as a whole it was quite awful.

     

    Gate... I think you summed that one up quite well, but I haven't got far enough to say for sure. I wanted to get a better impression of it since I don't think it was really fair for me to judge after just 3 episodes, and I recently decided to add it back to my que on Crunchyroll for some reason. That being said, I may strongly rethink that decision... 

     

    I like comedies, so I may try getting into Osomatsu-san. I see it's also on Crunchyroll, and that episode 1 is apparently unavailable for some reason?

     

    Grimgar and Konosuba are two I've heard good things about, so I may give them a go. They can't be any worse than some of the other shows this season.

     

    As far as upcoming anime / Spring stuff:

     

    First episode of Ace Attorney was alright. The trailer didn't really get me hyped up or anything. I won't be getting into the games unfortunately, simply because I'm lazy  :P  - but it seems like, at the very least, it'll be a fun series to follow this season. It also seems quite "episodic", which I'd be perfectly okay with. I can't help but laugh at the main protagonist's name... (People seem to be really disappointed with the anime not being "localized" for some reason, isn't it usually the other way around?)

     

    I've got Boku no Hero Academia, Joker Game, Bungou Stray Dogs and Kiznaiver on my list for now. They all look rather interesting, so may check some of the other ones you've listed above!

    Just reading some of the synopsis for these anime, I'm sure it'll be better than last season.

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    Yusaku took off his face mask with his right hand during Scarlet, which wasn't some little move, but Bourbon intensely staring at him, so it's valid for Bourbon to notice him using his left hand now.

     

    What's puzzling to me is that during the Silent Clash and Yusaku Kudo's Cold case, Subaru purposely used his right hand (smartphone, tooth brush, picking up a photo) when around Scar Akai and Masumi respectively, but he doesn't do it here, when Bourbon is around? Maybe it was a situation where he didn't know that Bourbon was watching him, we'll have to see when the chapter is out.

     

    Ahh that is odd... and thanks for saving me the time of re-reading Scarlet  :P

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    Perhaps the most interesting bit of the file for me is that...

    Vermouth slips and calls Ran "Angel" - and she's trying to remember where that came from... If this amounts to anything I'll be surprised, but I can't see it being introduced for no reason. Well, I don't see it actually becoming a "clue" for her for quite some time. 

    Vermouth disguising as Azusa is a bit puzzling (the one thing I really don't understand), and she's all over the place this file.

     

    Bourbon suspecting Okiya because he is left handed... well I suppose it was bound to happen with the next confrontation after Scarlet (this time with the actual Akai) - I know Yusaku is right-handed, but can't really remember if his handedness was clear to Bourbon in Scarlet. I suppose if it was then it's a valid reason for Bourbon to suspect him. I might have to revisit those chapters...

     

    I'm a bit curious as to what will come out of this case. It's fun so far, so I'm not really too disappointed with it. The pacing since the start of the year has been quite good, even if it's all a bit "convenient", especially since 948.

     

    I won't be too surprised if Akai slips up in the next chapter, but it'd probably be a bit soon for that to happen. Something in the Secret Talk after reading File 956 then see the movie, or reading 957 after watching the movie? Kind of baseless, but maybe there'll be some more Akai/Bourbon stuff since the movie seems to be focused on those two...

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    I wouldn't say I hate Ran, but these days, I'm certainly less interested in her character. I think there are several different reasons why, so I'll try to elaborate on them... (and maybe people feel a similar way)

     

    I think most of my "problem" is that following the Vermouth arc, I just don't really find Ran to have many interesting moments, or anything to really draw me to her character. In fact, after this point, I'd say I'm more annoyed than anything when I try to think of particular details, and not just at Ran, but at how some things are handled (Rooster festival case is a prime example, but I also tend to ignore it since it's mostly a one-off...), but even after this point, other characters like Haibara (who is my favorite) also are much less "involved" but I still like her because she provides some solid comic relief.

    I still do like Ran early on in the series, and she has a lot of great moments.

     

    The movies don't really do her justice... at all. She does have some moments here and there, but overall, I'd say the movies do a terrible job at portraying her character strengths and more or less show the weakness (at least lately). The argument that Ran is always crying over Shinichi would probably be pretty accurate in regards to the movies... but it really doesn't happen that often in the manga... - Probably the most common thing I hear from people who hate her character though.

     

    That being said, her character has always been tied to Shinichi. She is his love interest, an obstacle, and motivation for him to get his body back. She doesn't always seem to have an identity of her own, and the presentation can really bug me here.

    Perhaps I'm poor at conveying this, but take two instances for example, The Mystery in the Net case and the Besieged Detective Agency case, both "great" moments for Ran, depending on how you look at it... In these cases, Ran would usually explain her actions by saying it's something that Shinichi would say or do. Now to clarify, I don't think this really suggests that she is doing it because Shinichi would, or that she doesn't have an identity of her own (it's always been clear that Ran and Shinichi have very similar beliefs, and are both "perfect" characters, just see the New York Case) - but I've always felt it's just unnecessary. I feel bringing Shinichi up just takes away from both of these scenes.

     

    She's less "unique" - I suppose it depends on how you look at it, but early on Ran was different because she had her karate. We've since had many characters like Kazuha, Makoto, or probably the worst offender... Sera who have really taken away from this.

    Anyways, I guess my point is that Ran's karate was something different in the beginning, and now we have a plethora of characters who are on a similar or higher level than Ran.

     

    With Ran, I just don't really have much to look forward to I guess. As the series goes on, I just find her less and less interesting. There's basically the confession she has to respond to, and I don't care about ships or romance at all in this series, and then maybe another, and hopefully final suspicion arc (and after several failed ones this also doesn't really put her in a great light)? I do think the length of the series has significantly hurt her character, and Shinichi and Ran's romance in particular...

     

    Sometimes people don't really need a good reason to "hate" her, they just do. It's pretty common that people hate her because they don't "ship" the canon pairing and want to see Shinichi with someone else. (One of the stupidest reasons I've seen for disliking a character, but what are you gonna do about it?)

     

    I "hate" characters like Genta, Ayumi, Kaitou Kid (in DC) and Eisuke. Don't really have any good reasons. Just never liked them, and get annoyed at their appearances  :P

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    As people on other sites have been saying, I think classifying ERASED as a mystery would be a bit misleading.  It more closely resembles a "thriller" as opposed to a cut and dry mystery, which is why the reveal was still really well done despite the fact that the audience could see it coming.

     

    I certainly agree with that, the suspense was incredible in the first 8 episodes or so. I enjoyed the conclusion today, though I do have to say maybe 12 episodes was just not enough here. The last couple episodes felt rather rushed, and I definitely didn't have the same feeling as I got when I first started. Still, a phenomenal anime and a bit sad it's over.

     

    Dimension W ends this week too, but I can't really say I'm sad to see it go. It's pretty forgettable, and the pacing seems all over the place. I think after they made it to the island and they introduced all these new characters is really where I just lost the interest.

     

    Ajin is still going pretty strong, so I'm looking forward to that.

     

    Ace Attorney anime starts on April 2nd I think? I know nothing about it, never played the games, but people have really been talking about this one a lot. I'll probably be watching this one once it starts.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tACXREkraIg&feature=youtu.be

     

    Going to try out Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu soon as well. Heard the opening so far, but haven't watched an episode yet.

     

    Last thing... though this is a bit unrelated:

    Two new seasons of FLCL confirmed for 2017/2018

    I'm a bit conflicted on this one, since FLCL is one of the first big anime I ever got into, and I felt it kinda ended on a perfect note. I don't think a sequel or a remake is really a great idea, since well, it's still kinda recent and doesn't exactly need one... The brief synopsis seems like it's gonna be a rehash of the original (another coming of age story), but not really fair to judge at this point. I have some faith though, and the staff involved seem to be pretty competent.

    I really hope the pillows are involved in this one, since that's a huge reason I enjoyed the original so much. One thing is certain, it won't change my opinion on the original, but I do hope I'm at least able to enjoy it. I have a strong feeling I'm going to be really disappointed with it though.

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    A couple new things:

     

    New short video / commercial for Movie 20 here: https://twitter.com/karen_detectiv/status/710222199295086592

    Features the Mystery Woman / Yuki Amami.

     

    Here's a scan from SS#17 with Akai vs Bourbon promoting the new movie. Given the movie website did make a mention of the upcoming interview with Shuichi Ikeda and Tohru Furuya, maybe it has something to do with that? Interview is here: http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1458689734

     

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    Also, Detective Conan (Movie 20) will be on the cover of Shonen Sunday Super (March 25th's issue, which will feature a manga adaptation of Movie 5 - Countdown to Heaven)

     

     

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    Scan from SS#17 relating to SSS:

     

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    From http://www.websunday.net/super/

     

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