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>several months ago
>light novel already with mediocre sales
>Aniplex thinks they can make it the next big thing
>starts airing an anime with a second cour already in planning
>Bamco developing an Asterisk game
>YenPress already licensing the Asterisk LN
>now
>literally no one in Japan gives a shit about it
>light novels haven't had a single boost in sales since the anime started airing
>Asterisk game looks like a turd
I can't be the only one enjoying seeing it bomb, though the anime was OK.
I just enjoy seeing Aniplex getting fucked. Unfortunately, they're literally drowning in cashcows right now.
>Banking all your success on LNs
They deserved it. Didn't help that Rakudai came out on the same day, with the same major plot points and everything.
>>135092305
>literally no one in Japan gives a shit about it
>light novels haven't had a single boost in sales since the anime started airing
>Asterisk game looks like a turd
bait, the post
faggot, the OP
>>135092591
Now imagine if AntiMagic had gotten a good adaption rather than the shit it got.
Who cares. At least it had Kirin.
>>135092799
Wait a minute, I think you are confusing... Oh... Ok...
Kaboom.
Just enjoy the Saya.
they should make a second season and it's nothing but Saya and Kirin on an adventure.
Cancerisk isn't worth a fuck. It's a complete ripoff.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 [720p].mkv_snapshot_04.49_[2015.12.16_23.27.47].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aYZHzsx.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 [720p].mkv snapshot 04.49 [2015.12.16 23.27.47]")
>>135092781
That would be unfathomable
>>135093778
She doesn't do shit
>>135092799
I just want the BD so they make that underwear look sexy rather than plain
>>135092305
>Aniplex funds a show
>faggots on /a/ assume they're banking that it'll be the next big thing
>it isn't
>faggots on /a/ gloat
Aniplex clearly doesn't give a shit. Look at how many things they fund and advertise. Half of them are completely irrelevant, but it doesn't matter because the ones that do sell more than make up for it. Aniplex doesn't have its eggs in one basket, and they couldn't really care less whether one thing they're trying to push works or not. The people who think they really expect a given show to be a massive hit are idiots.
>>135095469
she looks cute
>Rakudai has better SP
>Better LN sales
>Even one of the most sold LN's of 2015
>Well received on every single forum, japan has already spoken
>Asterisk is one of the worst shows of the season
>Can't even reach 1.5K on SP after 12 weeks
>LN sold like garbage and didn't even got a boost
>Japan hates this shit with low rankings on every single list on Oricon, Nico, 2ch.
TOP FUCKING KEK
This shitty IS ripoff deserves this
>>135093778
BIG GUNS
Since I'm already watching the other battle harems either way, is it worth picking up Asterisk this late even just for the girls?
>>135098537
Like many will tell you, it's OK if you're only in it for Saya and Kirin.
>>135098537
It's boring as fuck, give the first few episodes a try and see if you like them.
>>135096909
There's plenty of other cute girls that do much more than her.
>>135098537
you watch battle shounen if you like battle shounen, don't try to twist it
"but there's more to a shounen than the girls and action!"
are you fucking insane?
>>135098745
What the fuck are you on about? I was asking if the girls are good enough to justify watching it because I usually watch battle harems solely for the girls.
AntiMagic is a bit of an exception as I'm watching it for Hosoya's Takeru.
I think Asterisk is literally the worst anime I have ever watched.
Don't even give me that "you've only seen three anime" shit either. I've seen all of /a/'s most hated shows at least, and I've watched everything from every season the last five years for three episodes and plenty enough shit before that. Asterisk is just so fucking bad it's not even enjoyable ironically or for the shitposting purposes.
>>135092305
if you ask me, im rather indifferent about this. In fact i find this whole rakudai vs asterisk shitposting to be the lowest form of entertainment that is better than both rakudai and asterisk's show itself.
>>135098867
Anti Magic's Male VA lineup is fucking god-tier
As far as the girls go, it's pretty fucking slow so it's debatable if you'll end up liking anybody because Kirin arguably gets the most time.
>>135098953
Shame such a fantastic cast is wasted on a really bad adaption. It could have been so good too.
I guess I'll just take the plunge and give it a go. Not like I'll lose anything since my time isn't exactly valuable.
>>135099010
I'm scared for what the final episode will bring tomorrow.
On a related note Ayato is also the worst of the protagonist trio, bar none. He doesn't help the series at all, I think he makes it worse.
>>135099071
That's why I'm asking if at least the girls are good enough. Takeru spoiled me by being such a great protagonist even in a shitty adaption, so I already knew I wasn't gonna enjoy Ayato at all from what I had seen.
>>135092305
Does it matter at all when it has a game and S2 on the way? One's enjoyment shouldn't hinge on whether or not sales are successful.
>>135092305
>though the anime was OK.
Anon please. It was horrible.
At first I thought it would be better than the other magical highschool anime. Oh boy was I wrong.
>>135099131
The girls barely get enough development time to make too big an impact, aside from Kirin.
>>135099223
Not even the main heroine herself?
>>135099255
She does but she gets tossed away into the sidelines pretty quickly after the first few episodes. The side characters become more interesting by the half-way point.
She fights and all but more than half the tournament fights are against fucking nobodies.
>>135099161
Oh my god who the fuck thought to give this a second season.
>>135099305
>tournament fights
Please don't tell me the entire anime is basically a huge tournament arc like with Rakudai?
>>135099326
The fucking tournament doesn't even start until episode 10 or so, I forgot.
>>135099186
>horrible
Lets not overdo it. 2015 has been a long year of absolutely horrible battleharem anime. Among them all, Asterisk is actually pretty decent. In general, all of the battleharems airing this season were decent, probably the best batch of the year.
If you really want horrible, take a look at Absolute Duo or ISUCA
>>135099315
People with shit taste and too much money for their own good.
>>135092305
>>135092799
>>135097065
>>135092591
>>135092591
Why is it always the same exact posts, can you change it up a bit?
>>135099326
They live in a placed literally called ACADEMY CITY built solely for TOURNAMENTS.
Tournaments are literally what the series is about.
>Kizu sold out until mid-January
Someone knows what they are doing
>>135099367
Yeah, I'd agree with that. I thought I had given up on battle harems prior to this season, but now I can't help but get back into them at least a little bit.
>>135099390
Well shit. Oh well, I'll just have to make up my own opinion by giving it a shot.
>>135099326
Asterisk and Rakudai are basically the same shitty series.
Asterisk is just a little bit worse.
>>135099367
Hey, I never said it was the worst in 2015. But it was horrible.
And because I'm an autist with shit taste that can't drop a show he picked up, I kept torturing myself with it.
The animation was far below average this season. No character besides Kirin got any, any at all, character development. Student council prez was shit. Had almost no contact with MC yet still lusted for his dick for God knows what reasons since he doesn't have a single redeeming quality. Worst girl was supposed to be super strong. All she did was make a cute face and repeated the same attacks in every batter.
It was horrible.
>>135099437
Brace yourself for snail speed.
It's so damn slow that I think Anti Magic's level of rushing would have benefited this series.
If the two pacing styles were switched, I think it would help out both series.
>>135099459
Funny how despite being the worst adaption out of them all I found myself enjoying AntiMagic the most.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv_snapshot_10.59_[2015.12.05_19.31.09].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MTyjoOV.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv snapshot 10.59 [2015.12.05 19.31.09]")
>>135099491
Not having tournaments really helped
And some standard plot progression.
Funny at how the regular one volume per girl development style actually helped this time around
>>135099326
No. The first 10 episodes are literally nothing.
Then they rush a part of the tournament and the show ends in the middle of nowhere.
>>135099521
It also helps that the girls are actually decent characters that aren't completely dependent on Takeru and his dick.
We need characters like haunted in more battle school harems since they destroy the tournaments in a fun way.
>>135092305
Well if the LN's still have fanservice then the LN will still sold in good numbers.
>>135099562
Still somewhat are to an extent but I think another anon said it best. The Anti Magic girls could probably hold decent conversation where Takeru isn't involved and do something on their own.
>>135099596
The Haunted tournament buster package should include a male rival for any given MC too.
>>135099609
Well I said "completely". Even less so in the LN.
>>135099161
I would have patted the shit out of her and yelled "take that head pat Julis, take it like the head pat whore you are! Get head patted!"
Kirin best girl.
Priscilla second best.
>>135099131
The only girls worth are Julis who had the most develoment and Kirin who is a fan favorite because of her design and moe. The other girls have their antics, but didn't have scenes that had impact or lasting relevance. Antimagic girls have more development on each of its heroine and almost equal focus for them. To be fair, Antimagic rushed through 5 volumes. Antimagic's S1 only covered 3 volumes. Antimagic fitted more character development, but at the cost of a very compressed and butchered adaptation that made for a lot of awkward pacing and missing steps.
>>135099223
Asterisk volume 1 and 2 are Julis and Kirin's arc respectively. They did have a typical development harem series format goes by. In any way case, Julis objectively had the most intimate and remarkable scene with the MC.
>>135099305
Again, her arc is volume 1. Episode 1-4 was mainly all her. Kirin was next. The last arc gave some focus to Saya whom Kirin is partners with so Kirin got additional screentime, but the rest of the arc was spent setting up Festa and everyone got their chance to fight in. But Ayato and Julis fought 3 times and the last finale of S1 belonged to Ayato and Julis facing off against the vampire sisters.
S2 continues the Festa and we'll see Saya and Kirin gets to fight more, but second to final most important fight belongs to Ayato and Julis again who fights against Ernesta's robot dolls.
>>135099726
As far as anime adaptations go, which scene would that be with Julis?
Testing.
>>135099893
>http://i.pomf.pl/tajokj.webm
>https://u.pomf.io/ramqmw.webm
>https://u.pomf.io/wzyfxu.webm
Webms have been made. That's only about half of her scenes that have impact though. Her fight against in the second link, all of her scene in the Festa that made her shine, especially through Ayato' vision (webm related), and in the match with Ayato against vampire sisters should be noted as well.
>>135099609
It should really be a requirement that romantic interests have their own personality and life. I mean I'll give yanderes a pass but there shouldn't be much of an excuse otherwise.
>>135099726
but when's claudia?
>>135096909
that's more than she does in the lns
>>135100213
>All those cut Lapis scenes
>>135100242
Claudia has the least amount of interactions and development on her own and with Ayato, up until volume 9 that is dedicated to her which is basically her arc.
>>135092305
I could care less. The show is still quite good, have the best production values, and is better than most similar shows that aired in the same season.
Also Julis was best girl.
>>135092305
If Bamco and Aniplex working together can't magic something into a hit it's probably a lost cause
>>135092389
I don't know why people keep giving them their big licenses to fuck up and run like the anime production equivalent of a money making hedge fund scheme. I still think some day the hammers going to come down on them and they're going to get audited and we'll find out they've been cooking the books and lying about a number of things for years and running some producers like scheme where they take out insurance on things they deliberately bomb, that's my only explanation as to how some of their original projects could have so much money, talent (debatable of course) and hype behind them and yet bomb so hard.
>>135100220
>http://i.pomf.pl/tajokj.webm
I was supposed to feel something from this one?
>https://u.pomf.io/ramqmw.webm
The lack of an actual threat and Ayato being a rag whose only there to support others didn't really help this one either.
>https://u.pomf.io/wzyfxu.webm
Only good example, but I think every heroine this season had something similar to this one.
Can't believe people actually read the LN's for all of the haremshit every season.
No wonder why this board has shit taste.
>>135100832
I'm only reading AntiMagic.
>>135100832
Anti Magic was the only one worth reading because it turns into stupid fun Revengeance
>>135100561
Its worse than rakudai and its also worse than 35th...
>>135100698
The only difference between the two lately is that Bamco actually owns and creates the majority of the franchises it puts out anime for and is largely successful with growing it's own properties. Aniplex pretty much just uses licenses and brands that are already super popular and proven hits with otaku like Fate, Monogatari and SAO and milks the shit out of those for disc sales sometimes getting the most out of them but lately still kind of failing since they don't seem to have any idea what makes those show popular and how to rely on anything other than fanatics that don't care how shit something is as long as the right name is on the box. I'd sooner rather have a show be sponsored by Bandai though, it just seems to have the slighter chance of actually being good.
Why are Rakudai and Anti-magic niggas cool with each other but not Asterisk?
>>135100943
>niggas
>>>/b/
>>135100943
>but not Asterisk
I thought we were, Hope-kun
If I would choose, probably I would read Rakudai, Antimagic some episodes are good and some are just fanservice. Asterisk is bad from start to finish
>Aniplex spent money on two seasons of this shit instead of Love Lab S2
>>135101169
Love Lab is made by Dogakobo.
>>135100943
I like Antimagic and Asterisk though. Rakudai is the one I like the least. It doesn't help that they have some extreme terrible fans.
>>135100877
I disagree. Asterisk is much better than Rakudai. Antimagic is a bit better mainly because it has a more interesting setting and better plot. The girls are more even and fun in general too.
The MC makes this shit un- watchable.
No point of having cute girls if they're gonna get paired with a shitty ass MC.
>>135101324
Asterisk and Rakudai are generally the same but I'll hand it to Rakudai for its two amazing fights.
LN fags, where can a guy grab the pdf's for antimagic?
Shit ain't on baka tsuki.
>>135101324
Nah its really not. Rakudai has best fights out of three and Ayato is really annoying cunt
![[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4_snapshot_10.16_[2015.12.16_12.17.55].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/BjvlbOp.jpg "[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4 snapshot 10.16 [2015.12.16 12.17.55]")
>>135101435
Stay in despair
Nah just kidding
https://mega.nz/#F!SAFnARyQ!yPR3pHSE-mOu53kAi2OHRw!uQMnSaJZ
![[FFF] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 05 [0DAC174F].mkv_snapshot_16.22_[2015.12.22_13.14.20].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/4Kj7qyS.jpg "[FFF] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 05 [0DAC174F].mkv snapshot 16.22 [2015.12.22 13.14.20]")
>>135101359
You serious? He's above average for harem MC for being cool, not weak, and have a strong motivations that he follows through on, unlike many indecisive harem MCs who struggles for a long time.
>>135101360
I was fucking jealous of Rakudai for both the Shizuku and Sword Eater fights. Meanwhile, Antimagic got some shitty CG stills
>>135101512
>strong motivation
How did he decide that his purpose in life was to protect Julis literally days after meeting her? Genuine question.
>>135101512
>strong motivations that he follows through on
>>135101233
It's funded by Aniplex just like Asterisk. It sold fairly well but Aniplex only makes S2s for mega hits.
>>135101360
The only thing I would say Rakudai did better with is the fights, but Rakudai only had two amazing fights. Asterisk fights are mostly so-so but they are more consistent in quality. Kirin's fight and Ayato+Julis fight in the last episode were good though. Not jaw dropping good like Shizuki's fight, but still good.
>>135101451
See above.
I could complain a lot of Stella and a fair bit about Ikki myself.
>>135100561
What the mother fuck could make you think anything about Asterisk was any good. The plot has one of the most common LN premises there is but somehow manages to make it a jumbled mess by introducing elements which don't go fucking anywhere, there're a few instances of out of place CG and colours that range from Call of Duty dirty to eyebleedingly bright for no apparent artistic purpose, the directing is composed mostly of random camera jumps, the fight scenes constantly devolve into special effects filtering, most of the girls don't actually have any relationship to the story or each other and only serve as harem members, and the protagonist manages to drop an already low bar by not only lacking any personality when the other two at immediate comparison were White Knight and Convoluted Strategist while the Asterisk protagonist wasn't just bland and bullshit, but also failed to keep his thoughts together for longer than thirty seconds.
>>135092305
I don´t give a fuck, hopefully they stop with the whole LN adds shit and start doing something original for once.
>>135100220
>This music
It sounds terrible.
>>135098537
No, the worst thing about it is that it is boring. Not even the girls can salvage it.
For those that read the LN, will the second cour have any worthy match ups?
If not I think I'll just drop it since i didn't like much.
>>135100832
I haven't read any of them, but Antimagic and Heavy Object are the only ones that made me curious.
>>135101569
It's not Julis specifically. Ayato had a void that was left behind when he couldn't protect his sister who spent most of her life protecting him. Julis wanted to protect him and he felt the same sensation when it recalls his sister. So he wanted to do right by the way he was raised and to give back what he sister did for him to other people who cares about him.
>>135101586
Yes, and?
>>135101866
Heavy Object isn't really harem though is it?
>>135101883
That's still pretty weak of a motivation. Like I said, he's more a pillar suited for a side character instead of a main one.
>>135101652
Quality kinda helps, but Asterisk fights really lack impact. Everytime that I watch one I only feel that characters are just blabbing while throwing fireworks with whatever name they come up with instead of feeling like they are summoning an attack like most anime.
You can shit Rakudai all the way you want, but the only thing you can't deny is that Rakudai fights are way more interesting than Asterisk.
>>135101893
HO is sausage fest. 2 faggots talking all day.
>>135098537
It's harem. The girls are always the answer to get into harem. Asterisk have a few cool battles here and there for a battle harem, but the girls are the only lasting constant. Just watch it and form your own opinion though. It' not like you have anything else better to do for Christmas, right?
well if we enumerate what are the good side for each shows, i should say
rakudai
>good fights
>OP
>would be better if they reduce ikki and stella interaction for the a solid plot
asterisk
>ED
>sylvia(im serious about it but well i have nothing to think of)
>Good animation(but sleep inducing fights)
>>135101866
>Heavy Object
>harem
>even if it is harem, implying you're watching/reading it for harem
that's wrong nigga, you watch it for qwenthur and hevia being bros and that's all.
antimagic
>OP
>ED
>VA
>>135101893
I'm just talking about LNs in general from this season.
>>135101986
That's what makes it good.
>>135102025
Then I agree.
>>135102021
>would be better if they reduce ikki and stella interaction for the a solid plot
It would be better if they made Stella a second main character in my opinion, instead of having her have her fights offscreen, and also make her less OP while I'm at it.
>>135101986
That's precisely why it's so much fun. The dynamic between the two male leads as well as their female superior is fucking amazing.
>>135101955
What would you say is a strong motivation then? But you know that is what drives him to move, but that isn't the only goal he has now. Bonding with other girls gives him more reasons to support their dreams/goals. You can trace the origin in that he wants to protect them, but I don't think it's that simple since it evolves to comrades supporting each other. Also, Ayato still has the burning desire to find out what happened to his nee-san and that plot does get covered.
>>135101463
My nigga
People are still doing that? Okay.
Adaptation-wise: Asterisk > Rakudai > Taimadou
Harem: Asterisk > Taimadou > Rakudai
MC: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
Main Girls: Julis > Ouka > Stella
Best Girls: Mari > Kirin > Shizuku
Plot: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
OP: Asterisk = Taimadou > Rakudai
ED: WAITING FOR THE RAIN > Taimadou ED > Ali Project
OST: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
Animation: Asterisk > Rakudai > Taimadou
Battles: Rakudai >= Asterisk > Taimadou
Fanbase: Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai
>>135102150
Ayato literally feels like a downgraded Takeru where both have intents on protecting the ones he cares about and finding a way to support his sister.
Only Takeru feels like he's his own character that's decent on the main character seat while Ayato doesn't seem to do much but have mostly the bare minimum traits of the male protagonist but with nothing else.
Setting differences plays a huge part but I don't feel anything for Ayato other than that goal which is still paper-thin as adaptations go.
>>135102381
I still play the Ouka > Julis card.
>>135099383
No. Asterisk is shit. Deal with it.
>>135102381
>Asterisktard the post
>>135098906
Worst than Pupa?
>>135102381
>Harem: Asterisk > Taimadou > Rakudai
>Main Girls: Julis > Ouka > Stella
You keep posting that and I keep getting disgusting by your shit taste.
>>135092305
>***,182位/***,167位 (**1,412 pt) [*,*21予約] 2015/12/25 Rakudai
>**1,022位/***,825位 (***,958 pt) [*,**3予約] 2015/12/23 Asterix
And even after the end of Rakudai still beating the shit out of Asterisk.
TOP FUCKING KEK
>>135102468
>>135102471
Turn off your proxy, Stellafag.
>>135102381
I still say Ouka > Julis. Especially if you bring the LN into the mix. Hell I even want to say Ouka is the best girl in AntiMagic too.
I also would put the AntiMagic ED above the Asterisk one, and the Rakudai OP above Taimadou.
>>135102509
Running out of new IPs already, are we?
Look at the weapons
Asterisk is literally If PSO was a battle harem anime with an all original plot.
>>135102381
>Harem: Asterisk > Taimadou > Rakudai
Asterisk's harem is fucking shit with two girls that are in it for no real purpose and would be better served as side characters with their own agendas.
>Main Girls: Julis > Ouka > Stella
I'd put Ouka over Julis.
>OP: Asterisk = Taimadou > Rakudai
Both Asterisk and Taimadou's OPs are generic as fuck. Rakudai has by far the best one.
>>135102468
Still better than Rakudai.
>>135102509
>Asterix
Asterix isn't that bad, man.At least from what I remember.
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 11 [720p].mkv_snapshot_05.42_[2015.12.20_20.48.47].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ItLVSmw.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 11 [720p].mkv snapshot 05.42 [2015.12.20 20.48.47]")
Stop replying
We were having decent discussion.
>>135102597
Nah, it's worse.
>>135102381
Adaptation-wise: Rakudai > Antimagic > dogshit > Asterisk
Harem: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
MC: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
Main Girls: Stella/Mari > dogshit > wet pile of horseshit > PINK HOUKI
Best Girls: Mari/Stella > Raikiri
Plot: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
OP: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
ED: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
OST: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
Animation: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
Battles: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
Fanbase: Rakudai > Taimadou > dogshit > Asterisk
This is the real list, the one Japan agrees and the one even /a/ agree just look at the threads after the end of both series and how Rakudai is still getting boost after episode 12.
ASTERISKFAGS BTFO
>>135102381
Agree with everything except Asterisk OP's > Taimadou's OP.
>>135102585
And yet manages to be boring. I just want a PSO Ep.1&2 where the MCs go fight giant bosses.
>>135102611
>Asterisk threads
>Decent on any way
>Being shitpost central of /a/ since episode 4
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
I already have my opinion on rakudai/asterisk/antimagic. What is the opinion about heavy object, since i dont see any topics on it?
>>135102684
It's shit.
>>135102021
antimagic
>OST
>VA
>plot
Fixed that for ya.
>>135102381
Ouka should definitely be above Julis now after episode 11. The rest is okay.
>>135102684
It isn't part of the triumvirate
>>135102684it's fun
>>135102684
Oddly enough the show I look forward to the most every week. I have way too much fun watching Qwenthur and Havia's antics.
>>135102684
It's good because of bro MCs and delicious girls.
Does Asterisk means something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFNQhmDLjTk
>>135102789
This brings me back.
It kind of hurts
>That Stellafag being a sperglord and baiting harder and harder
I see someone is still mad Julis is a better character than Stella.
>>135102789
Means "IS RIPOFF".
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv_snapshot_05.38_[2015.11.29_01.46.40].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/g91GLP7.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv snapshot 05.38 [2015.11.29 01.46.40]")
>>135102822
As long as we ignore, it'll be fine.
>>135102468
Dealing with it just fine. You're the one with the obsession.
>>135102725
I'm really mad they skipped the shoulder rub.
And ignored the fact that Ouka was supposed to be alone with him when he freaked out.
>All of those faglords from asterisk and rakudai shitposting
Both are shit, just that SL made rakudai AT LEAST edible but that still doesnt change the fact that they're both shit.
I like the anti magic ED more than the Asterisk one 2bh family
>>135102822
>PINK HOUKI
>Better than anything
Delusional asteriskfags, everyone. Kirin is the best girl on asterisk meanwhile Julis is just a poorly made shitty tsundere.
>>135102899
AntiMagic ED is fucking god-tier.
>>135102834
I think I figures out what lacks in Asterisk.
If Kirin = Char and Sylvia = Cecilia, we are lacking a Laura, that explains a lot.
That and we need less Pink Houki.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 07 [720p].mkv_snapshot_22.51_[2015.11.29_13.31.32].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UYX5FxO.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 07 [720p].mkv snapshot 22.51 [2015.11.29 13.31.32]")
>>135102881
The entire scene in the prison cell was beautiful
>>135102899
It grows on you
>>135102407
That's hardly fair to compare him to Takeru. You know the gimdark setting and shitty circumstances gets thrust onto him creates suffering that makes his struggle to protect feel heavier. Ayato's reason isn't deep or heavy in any way, but it's above average.
>>135102923
And we need to change Ichika 2.0 = Ayato with a really alpha MC.
>>135102822
Quit antagonizing that faggot. You're making things worse.
>>135102935
It didn't even need to grow on me, it just latched right on and never went away. It's not even the type of song I'd normally enjoy but it's just so damn good.
>>135102951
>Ayato's reason isn't deep or heavy in any way, but it's above average.
Not him, but the impression that I got is that Ayato's reason and/or motivation seems to be just kinda there, instead of being a important part of him.
>>135101512
>He's above average for harem MC
He's just as bland and boring as the average harem MC
There's literally nothing that would make him stand out, the generic "nakama mamoru" motivation isn't something unique
>>135102951
You're not wrong in that the setting is a large part of why Takeru's motivation feels so heavy. You get a really good idea of just how serious it is when he fucking turns his own sword on his precious comrades in a fit of panic.
And there's also the whole deal that he doesn't just have to protect Kiseki from others, he has to protect them from Kiseki as well.
>>135101512
Absolultely wrong, you're nothing but another retarded asteriskfag who deludes himself to believe this retarded IS ripoff is good.
Ayayo is just another betafag and retarded MC, dense as fuck and seriously just another Ichika. >>135103018
i want to cum in Kirin
Since we are talking about the three action/fan service animes, is just me or animes should upgrade from ecchi(awkward scenes of the MC running from the girls that want to have sex with them) to something like soft porn?
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 01 [720p].mkv_snapshot_15.25_[2015.11.13_00.18.42].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/D0TcNDG.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 01 [720p].mkv snapshot 15.25 [2015.11.13 00.18.42]")
>>135103068
I wonder if a full stitch is even possible for the ending.
I better go brace myself and make a collage of the eyecatches when the nuke drops tomorrow.
>>135103175
Maybe if there's a good reason to do it and decent romance is behind it, maybe. Retarded sexual stimulation for power like in Shinmai shouldn't count.
That or make it like Rance
>>135102381
>Harem: Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai
Fix'd.
Overall should be Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai as well.
>The guy that shitpost pink houki
>asks why she a pink houki and he'll only give a screenshot of ep. 1
Might as well call stella red houki and have her with julis, the princess in bahamut(yellow houki) and the original houki to form a power ranger(was it called toukosatsou in japan?) with a mission to eliminate faglords like you.
>>135102834
>>135102917
>>135102923
>>135103153
>>135103018
>Stellafag literally talking to himself
>>135103218
It's a stupid comparison in the first place.
No one is as bad as Houki
>>135103211
>Asterisktard trying to get allies to fight against the actual winner of the season.
This is the most retarded fanbase ever seen, the numbers don't lie and the reaction of Japan confirmed Rakudai is the winner and Asterisk is at the bottom of the barrel.
>>135103171
I would rather cum all over her tits.
>>135103261I like Houki.
>>135103281
I'm sorry, anon
>>135102951
The problem with Ayato's motivation is that it feels like a placeholder. He doesn't have an actual goal or desire, he's just going along with someone else because he himself can't decide what he wants. It's kinda hard to give a shit about whatever happens to him.
>>135103268
Antimagic is the worst out of the three in terms of reception and sales. But of course you knew that and are just shitposting. Sales and receptions means jack shit in any case. The fact Antimagic is better than Asterisk and Rakudai is proof.
>>135103268
>retards calling each other retards.
>>135103360
You can stop replying to him.
This isn't anything new to us.
>>135103324To be honest the only enjoyment I got out of IS was seeing Houki beat up Shitchika.
>>135103252
Oh cmon can you at least stop being so retarded?
>>135103387
That's actually pretty fair.
>>135103210
That's the point, for me at least, is much sexual something developing to sex or just happening, than the usual, ops she fell down look at her panty or hot girl wants to have sex and MC just wont have because reasons..
>>135103252
Will mods ever do something about this nigga? Reporting does nothing.
>>135103421
He was just such a retard that I honestly could not give a fuck about him getting beaten up. It was more entertaining to me than anything else.
>>135103360
>Antimagic is the worst out of the three in terms of reception and sales.
It is? Man, that's pretty sad. Even if the anime was butchered, it was probably the one that I enjoyed the most out of the three.
Friendly reminder Rakudai already won this season.
>***,*15位/***,*13位 ○ (**8,580 pt) [*,*59予約] 2016/01/29 Osomatsu-san DVD
>***,*24位/***,*23位 (**6,545 pt) [*,135予約] 2016/01/29 Osomatsu-san BD
>***,*27位/***,*27位 (**4,225 pt) [*,105予約] 2015/12/24 One Punch Man
>***,*35位/***,*36位 (*12,825 pt) [*,*58予約] 2015/12/23 Owarimonogatari
>***,*38位/***,*38位 (**7,921 pt) [*,*66予約] 2015/12/24 Gendums
>***,*41位/***,*40位 ○ (**4,167 pt) [*,*44予約] 2016/01/29 Osomatsu-san Amazon DVD
>***,*58位/***,*61位 ○ (**2,885 pt) [*,*16予約] 2015/12/23 Starmyu DVD
>***,*59位/***,*56位 (**2,008 pt) [*,*27予約] 2015/12/23 Starmyu BD
>***,*60位/***,*65位 (**2,661 pt) [*,*43予約] 2016/01/29 Osomatsu-san Amazon BD
>***,*65位/***,*66位 (**5,253 pt) [*,*72予約] 2015/12/25 Gochiusa
>***,130位/***,117位 (**4,929 pt) [*,*84予約] 2015/12/23 Fafner Exodus
>***,182位/***,167位 (**1,412 pt) [*,*21予約] 2015/12/25 Rakudai
>***,255位/***,275位 ○ (**4,037 pt) [*,493予約] 2016/03/25 Hokuto no Ken Ichigo Aji
>***,292位/***,295位 (***,985 pt) [*,*80予約] 2015/12/25 Hackadoll
>***,434位/***,446位 (**2,488 pt) [*,**4予約] 2016/01/20 Haikyuu Second Season
>***,493位/***,473位 (**2,242 pt) [*,**5予約] 2015/12/25 Shinmai Maou S2
>***,500位/***,543位 (**1,119 pt) [*,**0予約] 2015/12/25 Owari no Seraph
>***,511位/***,464位 (**1,102 pt) [*,**5予約] 2015/12/23 Lupin 3rd
>***,746位/***,867位 (***,553 pt) [*,**3予約] 2015/12/23 Heavy Object
>***,790位/***,941位 (**1,590 pt) [*,145予約] 2016/02/26 Anitore! EX
>**1,022位/***,825位 (***,958 pt) [*,**3予約] 2015/12/23 Asterix
>**1,235位/**1,104位 ◎ (**1,861 pt) [*,*74予約] 2016/03/30 Utawarerumono
>**1,297位/**1,222位 ○ (***,587 pt) [*,**2予約] 2015/12/25 Dance with Devils
>**1,326位/**1,428位 (***,675 pt) [*,**1予約] 2015/12/25 Hidan no Aria AA
>**1,338位/**1,066位 ○ (***,796 pt) [*,**1予約] 2016/01/20 Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou
>>135103412
>Implying screencap for mark IP means anything in this day and age
Learn to change your writing style and troll material, cancerous shitposter.
>>135103512
>Already proved wrong
Do you really are this level of retarded? holy shit thank god you confirmed each one of the asterisktards has brain damage.
STAY MAD.
The problem I have with Asterisk is that, even after 12 episodes, the show never really comes into focus. What is the overall story arc? What is the MC trying to do, and how is he going about doing it? What is the scope and limit of the MC's powers?
The final two lines of the cour crystallize that for me: "I wonder how this is gonna end? / Thanks to you, I'm way behind on my plan." It's an egregious "But our fight continues" ending that contrasts rather badly with the "Rakudai" ending where the main storyline actually advances significantly.
Kirin X Saya episode is cute though. I'd rather see more of them, they have more chemistry as partners & friends than MC X Julis as partners & lovers.
>>135103450
I'm guilty to admit that if it weren't for Hosoya, I wouldn't like Takeru as much.
But I'm glad what we got with voices and I'm happy I can associate with them during the cooler moments in the series.
>asterisktard being paranoic about anyone who calls their shitty LN a shit
Absolutely pathetic, one the most defensive fanbases of the year
>>135103268
Nice paranoia and persecution complex you have there. I guess being a notorious shitposter for a much hated fanbase will warp your brain that way.
>>135103580
Can any LNfag tell me what the guy on the top does? Will he ever do anything?
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 [720p].mkv_snapshot_16.33_[2015.12.22_14.16.11].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9zRDWF9.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 [720p].mkv snapshot 16.33 [2015.12.22 14.16.11]")
>>135103587
Animeonlyfag here, what's so cool about this guy?
>>135103465
>4 Osomatsu entries
Did I miss out something? Is it really that good?
>>135103615
>Nice paranoia and persecution complex you have there
>Everyone who dislike gakusen is a stellafag
>I guess being a notorious shitposter for a much hated fanbase will warp your brain that
way
>Much hated fanbase
>Gakusen threads were literally shitpost central for more than 6 weeks
Holy shit my sides, keep going delusional asteriskfag you made my day.
>>135102951
>Above average
Look man, I don't even know the Rakudai protagonist's name but through the first three episodes he spends a lot of time making efforts to restore his honour and live up to that vaguely defined knightlihood stuff he keeps talking about.
Ayato's characterization is flimsy as fuck.
Stellafag's Checklist:
>Pink Houki
>IS ripoff
>Ichika 2.0
>Muh Rakudai anime and LN most sold sales
>Asterisktard
>Stella best girl of the season
>>135103671
Is just the japanese version of south park.
>>135103588
I dont see anyone doing that and the only best praise i can see about the show is that it is mediocre. On the other hand, anyone that calls rakudai shit/or saying that it is flop along with asterisk, you call them all asteriskfag and then throws a fit.
>>135103665
Undeniably one of the strongest characters in the series, if not THE strongest. If any one in the series is supposed to be the "chosen one" that will stop the war, it's actually him.
He's basically Archer/Kiritsugu fused with Tatsuya from Mahouka. He's hilariously overpowered by all accounts of the term and has incorrigibly iron intent to carry out justice, even if it means shooting the white haired bastard in the face.
>>135103620
He's part of their school's secret police, cleaning up incidents behind the scenes. Other than that he hasn't done much yet as far as I know
Ayato really doesn't have a personality
at least Ikki was a baller as fuck dude driven by an inferiority complex
Ayato is just some gary stu faggot who is fighting because muh julis, muh onee-san
>>135103763
>urge to carry out his law intensifies
>>135092305
> streaming license
> game license
> ln license
Isn't this very good and bring money.
What's wrong
I
>>135103763
I really like that if anyone is anything like a "chosen one" it's Hayato rather than Takeru. Takeru is busy with his own problems.
>>135103763
He really looks like he's going to JUSTICE Sougetsu's ass in this shot.
>>135103763
Part of what makes AntiMagic stand out to me is that it's not just the girls that are great. The guys are too.
>>135103876
>What's wrong
The anime was a huge failure this season and the LN never got a boost from it.
>>135103896
The author said in an afterword that a teenage Kurogane was supposed to be MC, but he scrapped that for Takeru instead.
He also didn't want a school setting.
>>135103073
>>135103344
It is important to him and definitely what gets him going. Not he's not like Shirou by any stretch, but protecting is pretty engraved into him. The anime hasn't delve deep into it yet, but it will. If flashback is what you''re looking to connect with him, then S2 should have that since it's there in the LN. Note that it's important for him to support Julis and the others, too in similar fashion as it is for Takeru to carry burden of the girls in his harem.
>>135103140
Touche.
>>135103712
Ikki really doesn't get character development until the last episode. The other times like the first episode and the following is him moving through reacting to his surrounding and circumstances by just being himself and not being a pushover. Ayato more or less does the same thing for half the first cour when he was hanging out with Julis that landed him in her situation and Kirin's situation with her uncle where he stepped him because he didn't like what was going on.
>>135103961
Police work with Kurogane and Oonogi sounds pretty fun.
>>135103961
Well the "school" is just barely like an actual school anyway.
>>135103961
>Time to write a generic school battle harem light novel with an overpowered protagonist everyone lusts over
>WAIT THAT'S A FUCKING SHIT IDEA. LET'S ACTUALLY MAKE THIS DECENT.
>>135103718
He claims Rakudai is anime of fhe season often enough. Add that to the list.
>>135104026
True. I like to think it's his way of getting his own back at the publishers who didn't want his initial idea. He starts off with a school setting, doesn't really do anything with it and drops it entirely halfway through the series to write the story he wanted.
>>135104089
Uuuugh. This season was shit and I think Rakudai was better than Asterisk but who the fuck has tastes bad enough to actually believe either of them are in the top three of this season.
>>135103961
>but he scrapped that for Takeru instead.
He made the right decision. A teenage Kurogane as lead would be way too stiff and boring. I much like Antimagic as it is now: full of hijicks and head pats.
>>135103996
>The anime hasn't delve deep into it yet, but it will.
What can I say, at this point I just gave up on this anime. Whatever happens from now on, unless it is REALLY good, it's not worth it for me.
This anime failed me really hard in plot and character aspects, and I'm the kind of guy who can kinda enjoy watching the average haremshit of the season.
>>135104129
I want Takeru to pat my head.
>>135103961
>>135104129
It would have been Mahouka 2.0 without the family drama and Kurogane ignoring everybody else while he indiscriminately kills anything that went against the law. Plus no bullshit "he's the worst because one of his stats are low", Kurogane would be at the top of fucking everything.
Although if they ever do release his backstory in a small mini-series with Kazuma, that'd be fun to read too.
>>135104120
I personally tried to argued seriously with him before. We usually discuss battle harem and compare them to another and Rakudai may have some merits over other battle harem, this is a closed off world we are discussing him. Compared to other shows outside of battle harem (including harem that isn't battle harem, like Monogatari), Rakudai wouldn't make it to the top 5, probably not even 10.
>>135104239
discussing in*
Major momentarily relapse.
>>135104080
If Blade Dance gets S2 it'll also be no longer a generic scho- oh wait it's gonna be a tournament arc anyway nevermind.
>>135103942
You're wrong. By the license itself asterisk has far more profit than rakudai. there is no boost for rakudai too http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-volume-2015/.95916. Are you stupid. The anime has yet been sold to say it's huge failure
>>135104332
BUTTER KNIVES
>>135104156
Sorry to hear that. Well, do as you wish, anon. I'll just say that the battles in volume 4 to 6 are tons better., so I'll leave you with that.
>>135104332
I remember watching Blade Dance and then I forgot completely that it existed.
I'm still thinking which one is worse in my list, Blade Dance or Asterisk.
>>135104332
>Show called Bladedance, but there is no Bladedance anywhere
It's called Bladedance for a reason. S2 would finally tackle what he premise should be about.
>>135103942
It's not huge failure but it's very successfull.
>>135102381
>Adaptation-wise: Asterisk > Rakudai > Taimadou
I don't know what the "Taimadou" novels are like, but the anime feels incredibly perfunctory. Plot is happening, characters suffer and develop, fights occur, occasionally somebody dies - but the whole thing seems mechanical and soulless, like the production team is focusing on checking off boxes in a flowchart.
Are the novels like that?
>>135104380
Would you rather fuck Est or Restia?
>>135103928
>sougetsu
>haunted
>kurogane hayato
>orochi
Does rakudai and asterisk even have plot important characters that are not main characters and female?
>>135104380
That looks really bad.
>>135104426
The former by far imo. At least Asterisk have good animations and OST. OP and ED of the season too.
>>135104454
>Are the novels like that?
The pacing is what forces everything to occur. You'd be surprised at how things flow together pretty nicely.
But admittedly, the author says the first four novels were his weakest ones.
>>135104469
You forgot Kyouya too.
>>135104454
According to LN fags, they really butchered the story, but I don't think it is as bad as you say.
>>135104480
>OP and ED of the season too.
Fuck no. Have you actually watched any of the other series this season?
>>135104469
Rakudai has edgy shark teeth guy. Asterisk has fabulous whiteknight guy. Funny enough, both of these guys are the main rival to Ikki and Ayato respectively.
>>135104454
I'm caught up to the point the anime is at, and there are a lot of scenes that set up and foreshadow future events as well as small flavor text that add depth to the characters and events that have been completely cut out in favor of more fanservice.
So no, I wouldn't say the novels are like that.
>>135104551
I followed over 20 shows for Fall. I stand by it, bro.
![[HorribleSubs]_Kuusen_Madoushi_Kouhosei_no_Kyoukan_-_10_[720p].mkv_snapshot_10.14_[2015.09.11_05.30.52].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aBgYaTy.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan - 10 [720p].mkv snapshot 10.14 [2015.09.11 05.30.52]")
>>135104426
>which one is worse in my list, Blade Dance or Asterisk.
Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan is worse than either.
>>135104561
Kuraudo jobs in the LN's though. I wish he was a rival though.
>>135104469
Hey, Kyouya is pretty good too. Gave us one of the best fights.
>>135104467
Two hand are meant to wield two swords anon.
>>135104645
I don't think I watched that one, or I did forget it harder than when I did with Blade Dance.I almost downloaded Blade Dance again after I realized that I alreadydid watch it.
>>135092305
Rakudai was actually good
Asterisk had about 1 or 2 good episodes at the beginning and that was it
>>135104710
>Not being able to be dual-wielded on their own.
WeakBut highly envious
>>135104646
Does he really? I haven't seen him take a major role past volume 2. But the writing makes it seem like he is Ikki's rival. Kuraudo has score to settle with him and Kuraudo very much is looking forward to facing him.
Will blonde slut that fought Saya get more screentime in season 2?
>>135104645
>>135104426
And then there's "World Break", in a category all it's own... "Greatest use of QUALITY since Musashi Gundoh"? The QUALITY in that show is its only charm. Hope they didn't "fix" it in the BDs, because then it would just be crap.
>>135104774
Yeah, he jobbed for one of the series villains.
Crying shame really, I think he's dual wielding his whips too.
>>135104710
>>135104747
Doujin about fisting sword lolis and puns about wielding them when?Who am I kidding, probably there's already one.
>>135092305
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asterisk_War
Asterisk has very strong international/ oversea market. All license for LN and manga. Operate on animax. streaming license etc
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 08 [720p].mkv_snapshot_12.54_[2015.12.06_01.58.44].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/F4sSVLx.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 08 [720p].mkv snapshot 12.54 [2015.12.06 01.58.44]")
>>135104808
Unfortunately not, I hear
>>135104833
Any living weapon needs to get fucked, it's going to be Kyouya's gun.
>>135104380
Hey look, Fat Blade Kirito swordstyle.
>>135104378
>there is no boost for rakudai too
>Posting the source where the final ranking of 2015 in Oricon shows the LN is one of the most sold in 2015
Holy shit did you at least have brain cells or what? you shitted on yourself and that makes you the biggest retard in this thread.
-Rakudai is one of the most sold LN's of 2015
-Volume 8 and 9 of Rakudai were always on the top 10 even after 3 weeks
-Rakudai has better stalker points since episode 1 and even now >>135103465
-Rakudai got one of the most high scores on Nico Nico
Asterisk has nothing of this, stay delusional retard we already win this fight.
>>135104737
The only actually good thing Rakudai had were the fights. The romance, plot. and shallow characters dragged the show down a lot.
>>135101360
It's only because Onuma that Rakudai did better.
Antimagic should have had Onuma not Rakudai.
>>135104332
God damn war can't break out soon enough.
>>135104822
Wow, he's actually like his bleach counterpart renji. Both jobbers.
>>135104862
Hatefucking the smug out of Nero.
>>135104645
At least it had a much better MC than any of those
>>135104928
Hey idiot click the link. Rakudai volume is not even ranked, fuck off newfag.
>>135092305
>Topic using sales and popularity to discredit a show
I know a bait thread when I see one.
While far from groundbreaking and much less great, Asterisk was very enjoyable and entertaining. It had more focus on fun than other competing shows, to say the least. But most importantly, Asterisk had a godly best director and the show have many awe-inspiring scenes because of him.
>>135104960
Poor girl, it took 12 fucking volumes just to get focus on her.
>>135104774
Yeah, author loves to make male antagonist job to female characters and also loves to make Shizuku job to the same female characters.
>>135105063
nah asterisk is very successfull. it has strong international sales and market.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asterisk_War
>>135104928
>Rakudai LN is one of the most sold in 2015
Anon, it's time to stop posting and rest.
>>135104817
>World Break
I actually enjoyed that show quite a lot. Heck, I think /a/ did despite the QUALITY. It was so bad that it's good and the chuuni levels were off the chart in a good way. Dem chants were orgasmic. MC was also like Onii-sama 2.0 for that season.
>>135104645
Fuck you m8, Kuuseen had fun characters except for pic related but she wasn't that bad, it's just that other totally overshadowed her.
>>135105033
>>135105144
>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-light-novels-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95914
>Asterisktards getting BTFO still trying to defend their IS ripoff
BTFO
T
F
O
>>135105113
It does? Wait. I don't know who to believe now.
>>135102834
I am glad that I am not the only one who thought this. I forgot half the characters names in Asterist and only remembered who they were by associating them with IS characters that were similar.
>>135105063
>This entire post
>>>/animesuki/
>>135105113
>Wikipedia
Can be this fanbase more retarded than this?
>>135092305
>ESLs arguing about which pile of shit stinks the least
Wow go back to animesuki literally anytime.
>>135105063
>it's THIS https://desustorage.org/a/search/image/yyS2DImwJKsWscknJMzkGg/ Julisfag again
Your generic battle academy female lead is generic as fuck there's literally nothing interesting about her
>>135105063
>show have many awe-inspiring scenes
You are exaggerating quite a bit there.
>>135105232
Man that list is disgusting, Yahari is the only passable thing in the top 5 and I still wouldn't call it very good.
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 12 [720p].mkv_snapshot_13.49_[2015.12.19_14.09.44].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/YRjc0oQ.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 12 [720p].mkv snapshot 13.49 [2015.12.19 14.09.44]")
>>135105063
>godly best director and the show have many awe-inspiring scenes because of him.
I strongly agree with this. >>135100220 shows his work well too.
Haters can go fuck themselves. While not high art by any stretch of the imagination, it is a harem with a plot, world building a power system. It's alright.
>>135105165
Rather than QUALITY, it's more that they knew where to focus their limited budget on.
>>135105232
The indvidual volume is not whole volume sales.
>>135105279
>Stellafag is still here
>>>/animesuki/
Another thing to add to the Stellafag's checklist.
>>135105232
>Claims BTFO
>Rakudai ranks 29
>Only beats Naruto's side stories written by literal whos
>Even World Break sold more
Yeah, so much.
>>135105354
Now you picked my interest, but I shouldn't give on temptation.
>>135105279
Are you an idiot?
>>135105311
I'm sorry but that scene was laughably bad though. Ayato's face didn't help either
>>135105293
Shit, how does someone even end up waifufagging this chick. Forget just boring, she's grating.
>Thank you for returning my handkerchief.
>Now allow me to assault you.
>Oh you saved me from an assassination attempt.
>BUT YOU TOUCHED MY TIT.
>I must now fight for my vaguely defined goals!
>Actually let me put that on the backburner, your childhood friend is here and I'm getting inexplicably jealous
Though I suppose she gets points for being the best girl in her own show. I wish I could hate Saya to death.
>>135105377
You are going to go all the way out on being autistic with your checklist, aren't you?
>>135105232
>Hidan no Aria sold more than Rakudai
Shameful display.
>>135105396
It's actually a fun series, it takes fun of itself most of the time and the novels that are being translated are another way to enjoy, Diomedia did wrong with it but it also did right by making me interested.
>>135105293
>>135105427
>Trying this hard
>" vaguely defined goals!"
Stop being mad and making up shit just because you can't argue Stella is a better character.
>>135105364
The link I posted is the whole LN sells of the year, and Rakudai is one of the most sold. The link posted by asterisktards is just from the current volume.
Asterisktards BTFO.
>>135104929
I actually enjoyed the characters and the character dynamics in Rakudai. I gave mad bonus points to Ikki being a red-blooded man as opposed to the 'G-g-g-gomeeeeeeen!' pussy that Ayato inevitably became. Not only that, but the interactions between him and Stella actually felt genuine. You can Stella is just putting on the Airs of Nobility, but that isn't who she actually is. She's a lewd teen-aged girl that's never had a single 'peer', and through her interactions with Ikki, she manages to evolve out of the bland 'Tsuntsun Ojou' archtype into a... well for lack of a better descriptor, a Bro-dere(she pretty much hit Bro-tier when she supported Ikki in his first selection match, just short of threatening to slap everyone's shit for being gossipy shit-talkers). Even though Shizuku is one of the weakest characters(personality wise), her interactions and conversations with Alice were great. Alice, who isn't ever directly shown in combat, gives off an aura of supreme confidence in everything he does, which is a great foil to Shizuku's need to prove to everyone, especially herself, that she is in fact 'strong'. And while Stella is criminally lacking in development, she still has enough of a personality to carry her through that lack of development, much in the same manner as Alice.
I'll agree that a lot of Rakudai's characters lack development, but they most certainly weren't 'shallow'.
>>135105234
Animax, ln license, manga license, game license, streaming license. Shokugeki eventhough it's has weak sales shokugeki is broadcasted in animax so it get 2nd season https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Wars:_Shokugeki_no_Soma. And you can see asterisk has much better international market
>>135105506
I don't care about Stella, I think she's worse than Julis but the later is still boring character
>>135105506
Worry not good anon, I think Stella is even worse. I'm comparing trash to trash.
>>135105406
The weird animation is a hit and miss, but everything else was in perfect harmony and the insert song along side the emotions rising is hyping as hell.
>>135105531
>Still posting links of wikipedia with info pulled out if his ass
>Actual japanese data shows otherwise
Delusional gakusen retards, everyone.
>>135105616
The 80% of this scene is hype only because of the OP song, that's not a sign of a "godly" director
>>135105633
Posting here idiot! what the information is different in japan site. reported for being underage trolling.
>>135105587
>fiery, passionate, strong-willed, hothead, does cool things, and various quirky facets for counterbalance moe
>boring
>>135105596
Uh huh. You're still full of shit for saying vaguely defined. It's like you completely skipped episode 3.
>>135105693
>!
>Announcing reports
TOP FUCKING KEK, animesukitards are fanboys of Asterisk and they don't even know the rules of 4chan.
Enjoy your ban.
>>135105678
Are you dumb? Choreography, visual direction, camera work, etc working together to match the great insert song is the point. Being an adaptation means working with within constraints, but hat doesn't stop director from pulling off great scenes that he can work with.
>>135105817
I can accept people defending Julis and all but come on. That last fight was mediocre when the true enemy is revealed to be the scythe
Just checked on Blade Dance since I've remembered it and it seems the 15th vol. is coming out on 25th of February.
Pic related, Dragon girl is on the cover this time.
>>135105803
http://animecalendar.net/show/1145/Gakusen_Toshi_Asterisk.
Idiot newfag i hope you get banned for being an idiot troller.
>>135105877
Where is the plot even going.
How many girls are in the harem now?
Does it have a foreseeable end in sight or is it just shamelessly getting milked.
>>135105726
>fiery, passionate, strong-willed, hothead, does cool things, and various quirky facets for counterbalance moe
I know you're a fanboy, but all of this the things you listed can be said about tons of other female battle LN characters. That's why she's boring, no one will even remember her becasue she doesn't stand out
>>135105877
I approve, dragon girl is very lewd.
>>135105311
My favorite scene is the one from episode 1. Literally chills first time saw it.
>>135105306
Maybe not many, but there is a handful of scenes that inspires awe.
>>135105406
>>135105678
>Doubting Manabu
This ain't right. Not right at all.
>>135105877
it's been a long time since she appeared.
>>135105063
You're not any better than that stellafag.
>>135105232
so this just boils down to a kind of thinking that "it doesn't matter if rakudai is the second to the last that there are only 5 copies sold as long as this is higher than asterisk with only 4 copies sold" huh. quite shallow just like rakudai's characters.
>>135105871
Your complaints should be leveled at the author, not the director.
>>135105877
>Dragon girl
Wait what? I'm beginning to lose track of which magic-battle-harem is which.
>>135106018
He's not a good director.
>Mahouka
>>135105927
If I'm a fanboy then you're a hater. That's how it works, amirite?
>tons of other female battle LN characters
List 5 who are the same as her and explain how they aren't boring.
>>135092305
fucking YenPress jews always ruining everything. EVERYTHING
not even shit is safe.
>>135106018
I get the feeling that you get impressed rather easily.
There isn't anything really awe inspiring in Asterisk in my opinion.
![[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4_snapshot_14.59_[2015.11.09_02.13.35].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/sylmuvL.jpg "[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4 snapshot 14.59 [2015.11.09 02.13.35]")
>>135102381
It' simple
Blood > Fire
>>135106024
>>135106110
Not the anon you guys replied to, but rather than continually using weak argument tent-poles like 'shallow characters' and calling people who disagree with you 'haters', how about you actually explain, in detail, why you find Julis, or Asterisk's characters in the broader sense, to be 'not shallow characters'. Something on the level of >>135105529 At least that post had some thought put into it.
>>135106137
A good LN getting an anime means it just becomes another target for Yen Press.
>>135105877
>pure/naive nopan dragon god miko volume
Why can't February come any sooner?;_;
>>135106232
Okay let's do this.
>Describe the following anime characters WITHOUT saying what they look like, what kind of outfit they wore, or what their profession or role in the anime was. Describe them to your friends like they ain't never seen that anime.
>Julis
>Stella
>>135105909
And here I've been feeling that the plot had finally started moving after 6 volumes of school arc and another 6 volumes of running after Restia.
glad i didnt pick up these shows, seems obvious that the ruseman cartel committed themselves to ruining the threads and 3 months later idiots still are taking easy baits.
>>135106110
I'm not hater, It's just that your fanboyism over her in every thread is annoying
>List 5
Ouka
Aria
Stella
Misora
Erina
All can be descibed as "fiery, passionate, strong-willed, hothead, does cool things, and various quirky facets for counterbalance moe"
>>135106319
>generic tsundere
>tsundere for one or 2 episodes, then becomes a lovey dovey retard + walking fanservice
>>135106381
Decent list but
>Aria
Fuck off, she's awful.
>>135106319
members of a group called houki rangers(along with the princess in bahamut and the original houki) that saves(or rather ruins) the world by destroying properties and such through their tsundere tendencies running wild.
>>135105232
It doesn't help the newest volume or invidual volume boost.
>>135105529
>>135106232
Is that your post? I can't tell you how hard I cringed at it. Rakudai known to be plagued with terrible writing and piss poor character development and serious shallow relationship between Ikki and Stella. Shallow characters is a byproduct because of the aforementioned flaws. And it's funny that you cite Shizuku as the weakest character when she is the only one who has the strongest personality and development out of the whole cast.
One could easily make an identical post for Asterisk characters and it'll come out better because Asterisk manages to have some development, whereas Rakudai lacks it.
>>135106423
She isn't bad in HnA AA
I'm starting to miss her.Sample because the full size is stupid big.
>>135106496
Spinoffs don't count
>>135106476
Still one of the most sold of 2015 and nobody from this retarded fanbase can deny that.
STAY MAD ASTERISKTARDS.
>>135106381
>Aria
>Stella
>Misora
Try again. Misora is hardly even like Julis and most on that list. You were also supposed to explain, not just list them. I'm starting to think you are "that" Stellafag trying to be subtle. If that's the case, you have the least right to accuse anyone of being a fanboy.
>>135106557
>sold less than Aria and World Quality
>good
Stella is the best battle harem main girl of the season.
Japan agrees. Don't bother them about it.
>>135106557
>My shit that flops sold better than your shit that flopped too
>So HAHA eat that!
>Meanwhile, no one else gives a shit about sales
Literally cancer.
>>135106744
I like how you have to specify "main" girl. Try harder.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 02 [720p].mkv_snapshot_12.09_[2015.11.13_01.51.53].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OTc9jWL.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 02 [720p].mkv snapshot 12.09 [2015.11.13 01.51.53]")
>>135106744
Ouka gets my vote where main girls are involved.
>>135106744
>gets beaten by a girl from Asterisk
>best
>Shows pic of her tits because that's the only thing she's good for
Kek.
>>135106744
i dont see stella there
>>135106744
>posts list with Kirin on Second Place
kek
>>135106744
>Kuon that low
Shit taste Japan, as usual.
>>135106624
I'm not him, stop with the paranoia. You're just as bas as him though
>You were also supposed to explain
What's there to explain? They're all "passionate"(Ouka wants to kill witches and is strongly against using magic, Aria is passinate about being a perfect butei, Stella is passionate about her love for Ikki, Misora is passionate about her will to become as good as her mother by using sword even thouh she's bad at it, Erina is passionate about cooking), strong-willed and hotheaded. What more do you need?
So much buttmad damage control. I hope next season's Bahamut doesn't get Stellafags attention.
>>135106744
>all the main Usagis on the list.
Good taste.
>>135106744
>Japan showing off their shit taste
>Kiirn, Stella, and a bunch of moemoe girls above better girls like Shinobu, Kuon, Shinoa
As expected.
>>135106869
I think it'd be hilarious if he kept posting about Rakudai in Winter long after the show has finished.
>>135106863
bad*
passionate*
>>135106794
>>135106807
Kirin is best asterisk tho.
>>135106744
>stella's picture is her pair of boobs
Truly represents her deep, strong character and her developing bonds with the MC.
>>135106100
He did a good job there, anon. The goddamn source is near impossible to adapt into a visual medium, but he managed it to an acceptable level. It isn't perfect and never will be because of the way the LNs are written with 70% exposition and 30% dialogue and narrative.
>>135106152
I don't think I am. I myself see people overrated tons of things I don't find impressive. Different strokes, I guess.
>>135106936
Julis is objectively best Asterisk.
>>135106936
I don't disagree
>>135106936
>>135106744 Japan agrees and so do I this time.
>>135106926
i bet he will just say
>why does this shit is animated? this should have not have been animated and replace it with rakudai S2 instead.
>>135106744
>her picture is a pair of breast
even japan knows that everything else aside from her breast is shit tier. sasuga stella.
>>135106869
Too bad, bro. THK is all over Bahamut. Since the anime got announced, he seeks out the seldom threads we have to do his typical a shit. A SHIT for Lisha just because she is a tsundere (really second best girl after Krulcifer). It's obviously he hasn't even read the LNs yet and he is already making war.
>>135106319
>Julis
"A rare breed of sorcerer who comes from a small war-ravaged monarchy, who grew up as a rather precocious young noble that would rather sneak out of the castle to play with the orphanage children than attend court. As time past, the young noble grows bitter and hostile after being exposed to the cruelty of the world. Determined to help their childhood friends, the noble travels to a far away land to amass a great wealth."
>Stella
"A rare breed of sorcerer who comes from a small monarchy, who grew up with no friends, or any true peers to speak of, as even the warriors and mages tasked with instructing the young noble in the arts of combat paled in comparison to the young nobles latent talent. Resentful of being labeled a prodigy before being recognized as a person, the young noble travels to an institute for Mage-knights in a far away land in search of a worthy rival, and in a twist of fate, experiences the first taste of defeat from the institutes 'worst' student."
>>135106478
Cringe all you like, but I'm still waiting for you to give me actual examples of 'bad writing'. Bare in mind, I watched both series, and enjoyed them both for different reasons(Asterisk has objectively better worldbuilding and setting), and I have no problem with you disliking the characters on a subjective level, but giving flimsy excuses for why you dislike one and adore the other isn't going to cut it due to their obvious similarities.
For instance, I could explain that I found Julis to be 'more shallow' than Stella because she doesn't evolve past the 'Tsun-tsun Ojou' archtype, and doesn't show nearly enough of a dere side to warrant being called a full tsundere. That, combined with her unwarranted and undefined jealousy of Kirin and Saya, leave a bad taste in my mouth.
>>135106869
People are fucking retarded for giving him attention. I mean, it's obvious when he makes posts yet there are retards who still reply to him
>>135106936
Kirin is so boring, passive, and sugary to be best girl. Doesn't help oppai loli are a turn off for me.
>>135107264
She is a sweet, kind-hearted girl. I don't see anything wrong with this.
She was boring and passive, but the entire development of her character revolved around growing as a person to become someone with a spine and personal motivations beyond being a puppet. That is the inverse definition of 'passive'.
On the subject of not liking oppai loli, I can't help but weep for you, blind and unenlightened that you are. You have my condolences.
>ITT tsunderefags BTFO
This is rich.
>>135106821
Kuon is a shit, ka na(i think)
Restia > Est > Rinslet > Fianna > Ellis > Claire
Mari > Lapis > Ikagura > Kiseki > Ouka > Usagi
Kirin > Sylvia > Saya > Claudia > Priscilla > Irene > Julis
Nene > Alice > Stella > Touka > Ayase > Shizuku > Kagami
Rico > Chloe > Yuri > Lecty > Misora
My taste > your taste
>>135107462
Someone post that mashiroiro image where the stundere got BTFO.
>>135107200
>examples of 'bad writing
Start with the most glaring one. Ikki and Stella's relationship and how it came to be. Second most glaring example is the scandal scheme that forced Ikki through a trial and rigged match. The conflict and friendship support with added underdog effect was too generic and cheese for its own good.
A character does not need to evolve beyond their archetype to have substance to their character. Either way, Julis does profess tsun to dere later in volume past what the anime has adapted, and at more believable way than Stella who went tsun to dere in less what a couple of episodes. Julis only became truly jealous post episode 4. By that time, it's understandable why she would after what Ayato did for her. They shared an intimate time together and that got the bonding process started. The bit of jealous in episode 2 towards Saya was along the lines of piqued interest in Ayato as a result of what the duel she had. Julis is headstrong and her pride didn't dislikes losing when faced with a challenge that Saya induced.
>>135107618
You missed
>Chico>Coco>Pico
step it up senpai
>>135107462
>>135107620
>>135107694
>THK
>Doing his tsundere btfo even though it never happened
>Creating his own opportunity to post that Mashiro image that doesn't even make sense since both tsundere from Asterisk and Rakudai are going to win
There he is.
>>135107618
>rinslet>fianna
>ikaruga>kiseki
>stella above touka, ayase and shizuku
kek
>>135107672
But Pico is best Pico
>>135107618
Restia = Est > Claire > Rinslet > Fianna > Ellis
Mari > Ouka > Lapis = Nagaru > Kanaria > Ikagura > Kiseki > Usagi
Julis > Sylvia > Saya > Priscilla > Kirin > Irene > Claudia
Shizuku >= Nene > Alice > Touka > Stella > Ayase > Kagami
Yuri > Misora > Chloe > Rico
Superior taste > your taste.
>>135107655
God damn that trial scene of the worst scenes this year
I too agree Ikki and Stella chracters dynamic is complete shit. It was either discussing plot related stuff or her lusting for his dick and that's it, nothing funny or interesting.
Not that Ayato and Julis is much better though, but you can't have a nice characters relationship when the characters are written as generic as possible to begin with.
>>135107904
Restia > Est > Fianna > Rinslet > Claire > Ellis
Kiseki > Lapis > Mari > Kanaria > Nagaru > Ikaruga > Usagi > Ouka
Saya > Kirin > Sylvia > Irene > Priscilla > Julis > Claudia
I agree with the others.
>>135106863
Come on, reading comprehension. You were supposed to explain why they aren't boring for you even though they are the same. Having a couple of similarities doesn't make Misora the same as the others. She is too tame and mellow and doesn't carry the same strong dignified air that as Julis, Aria, Erina, and Ouka. Stella flips flops like crazy between spaghetti dropping and her hotheaded nature, but even she has more alike than Misora.
>>135103928
I don't think I could have asked for a better gathering of VA's.
And it's all going to end in one huge shitshow
So, from this thread I gather that Asterisk is one of the worst battle harems of the year, along the lines of Isuca and Kuusen.
Is anyone going to watch the second cour at all?
>>135108165
Yeah, for the girls.
Apparently purple hair is pretty nice. It'll be nice background noise while I clip my nails.
>>135108165
Me, for the Rimsi fights and Sylvia.
>>135108145
It's all for the sake of bringing suffering and despair to the world. Truly, Haunted is a visionary.
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 12 [720p].mkv_snapshot_17.23_[2015.12.19_19.52.06].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/6PYRSsb.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 12 [720p].mkv snapshot 17.23 [2015.12.19 19.52.06]")
>>135108165
This >>135108209
>>135107618
Ikaruga > Mari > Usagi > Ouka > Lapis
Kirin > Saya > Claudia > Irene > Priscilla > Julis
Director > Alice > Nene > Touka > Stella > Shizuku > Ayase > Kagami
>>135108165
I won't. It's not worth it.
>>135108035
The whole trial episode made me facepalm dozen of times. It was contrived as hell, but the plot went serious and forced the audience to take what was happened at face value in that like you should believe it because they said so despite the lack of foreshadowing and development. Even with the excuse of scheming, it's just too ridiculous to take seriously.
>>135108145
>all of these are males
Oh god, its the first time in a harem anime that they invested in male seiyuus instead of the usual females(i dont know why but i think the reason why AMA didnt have event ticket since it wont be otaku's that will attend but fujoshis which will be counterproductive as a harem anime)
>>135108145
>>135108499
I forgot
>Not pictured, Jouji Nakata
>>135108145
Which one is the Sugita character?
>>135107655
>Ikki and Stella's relationship
What about their relationship was 'bad writing'? I'm not picking on you to troll, and I apologize if English isn't your first language, but I want you to explain why you found their relationship 'shallow', considering Stella started off hating him, grew to understand that she was being judgmental without warrant, and through her duel and subsequent loss, recognized her own shortcomings and found him to be a worthy rival, which was done with good dialogue and proper internal character exposition, all within episode 1. Rakudai went the extra mile to focus on the character development, which sacrificed a lot of world building, which is why I am baffled by why you claim the characters are 'shallow', when Rakudai actually went out of it's way to give it's characters depth. It isn't until Episode 4 of Rakudai that Ikki even admits he likes Stella, and even after that they have a fairly cool relationship that builds up to Episode 9 where he explains why he's so distant. They had a "stupid new-couples" argument in episode 5 where they actually expressed their feelings instead of going full herp-derps for 3 episodes due to the traditional 'lol MISUNDERSTANDINGS' that plague nearly all other romantic couples in anime, and in the end, they both honestly and genuinely love each other and actually *kiss* in the finale. Their relationship is far more organic and believable than the multitude of other romantic couples in anime.
If you would have rather had them remain 'friendly, but aloof, while being painfully transparent about their emotions, but too embarrassed/oblivious to admit/recognize the signs, then... well I suppose that would explain why you like the Ayato/Julis dynamic more.
>>135108035
>>135108385
>the trial and scandal
Agreed. It was pretty bullshit. That said, Rakudai objectively has the worst worldbuilding and setting of the seasons triumvirate. But Ikki is no underdog. Don't know why people keep saying this.
>>135107618
Claire > Est > Restia > Rinslet > Fianna > Ellis
Mari > Lapis > Ouka > Ikagura > Usagi
Julis > Saya > Kirin > Claudia
Shizuku > Nene > Touka > Ayase > Stella
Misora > Yuri > Rico > Lecty
Julie > Sakuya > Rito > Tomoe > Lilith > Imari > Miyabi
Maya > Satsuki > Shizuno
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 11 [720p].mkv_snapshot_06.51_[2015.12.20_20.49.04].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gLvnHnw.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 11 [720p].mkv snapshot 06.51 [2015.12.20 20.49.04]")
>>135108593
Asterisk got Sugita
>>135108593
No Sugita here.
>>135108665
Fucking hell. Is he going to appear in the second cour? That will be literally the only reason I'm going to watch it.
>>135107783
THK image has text though.
>>135108165
It's not even close to being that bad. There's an infamous shitposter who hypes Rakudai and shits on Asterisk for weeks on end and you should mind that. For this season, Asterisk should be behind Antimagic, and relatively ahead a bit above Rakudai. At the very least, Asterisk is miles better than Isuca and Kuusen.
So this is just our shitty light novel adaptation general right?
Someone tell me more about Antimagic Academy. I know nothing about it but that one shot from the opening people post sometimes with the dude's friends vanishing and the one girl turning into a tongue peeking slut gets me super curious.
>>135108772
He's right there >>135107822. He uses both for his own agenda. If you took the time to study his samefag in the archive, you'll see that he's almost always posted before or after, and typically from opening anti-tsun posts he makes so he could have a reason to post them.
>>135108733
He does and has a pretty critical role in aiding the MC in finding his sister.
>>135108782
From a previous thread
Based Priest had all of his squadmates impaled and killed. Kyouya survives impalement and then gets his legs crushed by debris. He along with a clone of his chidlhood friend come out alive but she's in a coma while he's a cripple and can't do a thing to avenge them. Chairman comes along and gives him the Relic Eater in exchange for working with him and the relic eater heals his legs.
Kyouya's Relic Eater Nero works off poison but the important thing you need to know is that while he poisons himself to buff himself, most of his fights show him with no regeneration abilities that usually come tacked with every relic eater. The reason for this is that he gave all of his relic eater's healing powers to his comatose waifu. But to consistently have her healthy, Kyouya NEEDS to be angry and seek vengeance to fuel his relic eater.
That's also the reason why his relic eater takes the shape of his childhood friend, to constantly motivate him and keep him constantly angry.
>>135108782
I'm anime only fag, so I will explain badly the plot of the show.
MC is a student in an academy dedicated to hunt bad witches and capture magic objects. He's a maximum swordfag and everyone makes fun of him because of that.
Story is composde in character arcs, where the first one is for tsundere princessey girl.
Plot goes on with each arc where an evil magic organization tries to destroy the acdemy and shenanigans.
Other characters in the harem besides the first tsundere are flat witch tsundere, sniper oppai loli, drowsy scientific nee-san, sword loli and MC's imouto.
>>135108165
Asterisk and Rakudai are on the same level of shittiness, to be honest. Both are a bit better than the winter garbage, but still pretty bad and I don't know why there are fans who defend them to such lenghts.
Antimagic shits all over them but too bad the anime isn't anywhere near as good as the LNs. At least the fanbase is justified in acting all smug while looking down on the other two seasonal shows' stories and characters.
>>135108899
Yeah, that's the picture.
Fuck. I know from the opening that they're not part of the main cast but I'm certain that's best boy and best girl right down there.
>>135092305
I don't care about any of that, I will enjoy the second cour and that's the end of it.
What are you, invested?
>>135109046
>best boy.
That would beHaunted.
>best girlLiterally made for hatefucking.
>>135109046
WellThe boy is a guy who lost all his team mates and the "girl" is a magic weapon which took form of the waifu in the guy's team.
![[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4_snapshot_10.21_[2015.12.16_12.18.02].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/iS0eVel.jpg "[Ohys-Raws] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 11 (MX 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4 snapshot 10.21 [2015.12.16 12.18.02]")
>>135109046
It's debatable who best boy and girl is but Kyouya and Nero make one hell of a team.
It's a shame that the anime cut half of their dynamic and character
>>135108165
Not really. There's WB, Fafnir, and AD you should account for before Asterisk.
Also:
Adaptation-wise: Asterisk > Rakudai > Taimadou
Harem: Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai
MC: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
Main Girls: Julis > Ouka > Stella
Best Girls: Mari > Kirin > Shizuku
Plot: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
OP: Asterisk = Taimadou > Rakudai
ED: WAITING FOR THE RAIN > Taimadou ED > Ali Project
OST: Taimadou > Rakudai > Asterisk
Animation: Asterisk > Rakudai > Taimadou
Battles: Rakudai >= Asterisk > Taimadou
Fanbase: Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai
Overall: Taimadou > Asterisk > Rakudai
Man, they should have rushed the Asterisk novels in the first season ala Antimagic and get to the best novels as soon as possible. The anime would have benefited from removing all these meaningless and one-sided fights at the start of the Festa and make room for:
>Sylvia (aka best girl) arc
>Claudia arc
>overarching plot finally kicking off
But too bad the anime won't reach that far.
>>135109310
Wait, no Sylvia arc in second cour?
>>135109310
It's funny how Asterisk could have used more rushing through while AntiMagic could have used a slower pace to leave room for proper development.
>>135109342
Her main arc is volume 7 and at the current pace the anime will leave it at volume 6. She will appear regardless.
>>135108627
I'll be blunt since I'm pressed for time. The romance between Ikki and Stella is almost Twilight style romance, dude. The way you describe and connect their initial interactions that got off on a rocky start makes sense in context, but when one looks at it from afar to see the whole thing, it feels cheap and shallow because there isn't a strong enough reasons for Stella to throw her body at him and already have feelings of love in less than a day after meeting him.
Many praises the confession the two shared, but there's a constant reminder that their romance with one another is incredibly superficial and that devalues what could have been been a most postie and memorable scene if it was developed properly towards a climax of some sort.
Ayato and Julis are from my being my favorite couple or anything, but I give them the benefit of taking the slow and steady route that has less risk and better opportunities to develop their character and attraction that draws them close to each other.
But he can dual-wield Est (after Restia "died", anyway).
>>135108665
Based Sugita voicing the only male in the entire series who isn't a pansy.
The only light novel that i've read is Overlord, that I think that is a good light novel, is Rakudai worth reading?
I say this just to get it out of me.
I don't see what you guys like about Julis, she's by far the most boring girl this season and her "cute moments" feel really forced.
Not that Stella is much better, but she suffers more from the lack of scenes to develop her character or relevance in the story besides being Ikki's girlfriend than anything else.
I remember that merely saying BTFO can get your post deleted. What happened?
Also, Jesus Christ on a manger, this thread is parroting central. Have you guys stopped using your heads before posting shit?
>>135110033
btfo has been freely used for years.
>>135096909
Also Tanpopo VA.
Best girls.
>>135110010
Tsunderefags are just delusional.
>>135110102
Nah. I've seen countless posts deleted for having BTFO and that /r/ site, and it was only recently when people can post them again with no problems.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv_snapshot_06.39_[2015.11.29_01.48.27].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/XxzFq8b.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 03 [720p].mkv snapshot 06.39 [2015.11.29 01.48.27]")
>>135109125
>Main Girls: Julis > Ouka > Stella
This again
Ouka should be placed above.
>>135110335
I've seen BTFO being used freely here for years.
>>135110335
KLK and Oreimo's ending made it accepted to post here.
>>135110033
>>135110335
>>135110364
Actually, when I see someone saying BTFO I get the impression that they come from /v/.
>>135110419
That's entirely reasonable, but it's been used freely for years either way.
>>135110419
It doesn't matter anymore. We're gonna see a lot more of those from now on.
rakudai is better imo
>bait thread
>over 400 posts
>80+ IPs
For fuck sake, /a/
>>135110575
I agree, sometimes human shit is better than dogshit.
>>135109728
I can understand that, compared to traditional levels of anime romance development, Stell and Ikki's development may look hyperfast, but I assure you, it isn't. That isn't to say that it's perfect, since there is obviously a lot of fanservice-type moments from Stella, but she most certainly wasn't 'throwing herself' at him after the first day. Due to Rakudai's admittedly bad pacing, it's never clearly shown that many days pass before the first day of classes, and that Stella is placed under house arrest for a week after wrecking the building in her quarrel with Shizuku. The time frame is a mess of jump cuts from event to event with no real clear indication of how much time has passed since the last episode, but that's more of an overall pacing issue with the cour and subpar direction from the production staff, rather than bad character development or bad writing.
To add credibility, you also have to account for the fact that Stella is a very lewd girl. I personally find this exciting and enjoyable, despite the fact that it flies in the face of all of /a/'s love of 'muh pure waifu' mentality. A girl with a healthy interest in the D is far more enjoyable for me compared to the 'kyaaaaaaaa!!!!' *headchop* reactions of most female characters when presented with something lewd, despite the fact that in following scenes, they reveal to the audience that they secretly enjoy the attention from the male protagonist. It's just as much of a played out trope as any other, yet I can assume from your preference of Asterisk, you still enjoy your fair share of tropes and archtypes. Again, nothing wrong with that. I just can't keep my personal autism in check when I see someone claim to hate the pot for being black, while enjoying the kettles smooth polish and shine.
>>135110356
All three are shit. Ouka is a monster.
>>135107462
More like
>Asterisk fanboys BTFO
So nothing new to see here.
>>135110010
>she's by far the most boring girl this season and her "cute moments" feel really forced.
I honestly feel the same about Kirin.
>>135110799
>Monster
While I may have issues with her decision, I think she's a lot better than the other two.
>>135110926
The fact that she's even allowed to make her own decision that people might not agree with instead of always being portrayed in a positive light so people will like her honestly makes me like her even more.
>>135110874
Don't you have anything better to do than to respond to your own bait? You got "BTFO" numberous times for being a shitposter and troll that gets called out on and you always ignore that.
>>135110994
Don't you have anything better than do to replying to him?
>>135110994
>You
Who? I'm only a bystander commenting on the events of the thread.
>>135110967
I suppose that's true. The Ouka debate is way more interesting than anything people have to say about the other two.
>>135111042
It makes her feel more like an actual character and not just someone who only follows the MC.
>>135110914
That's true I guess, and I won't deny that I like her just for that.
But I sure do see people treating Julis as if she was the best character ever written, and I just think she's a low tier main girl in a passable harem battle fantasy anime.
>>135110010
She's only liked by animefags who cling on to their seasonal tsundere. Most novelfags agree that she's nowhere near being the best girl in Asterisk. Even Claudia who is apparrently disliked by the majority here is a lot more supported and favored by the LN readers.
>>135111116
>Passable
Feeling generous today aren't you /a/.
>>135110967
This, I apreciate that Ouka might be wrong about LM, maker her feel more real as a person.
>>135111148
Not that anon, but I find that interesting, considering Claudia is actually my favorite girl in the Asterisk anime, followed by Irene. I'm not surprised so much by the fact that /a/ dislikes her though, considering how lewd she is.
My opinion of Asterisk is basically 'Plot Cocktease: The Series'. So much world building, so much potential, but too many cardboard characters with too much left unexplained. I suppose that was what the studio was aiming for though.
>Introduce a setting with tons of backround information, but very little information on the characters, to get people reeeeeeeeeeeeally curious about what makes these characters tick.
>This will make them crave the answers, so they'll be sure to come back for S2!
>>135110914
Kirin is designed to be cute.
Best OP/ED of the season, but a mediocre show. Hell, I enjoyed Boku no Stella alot more.
>>135111375
What about her?
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 10 [720p].mkv_snapshot_07.29_[2015.12.20_20.41.11].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MLT0KrG.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 10 [720p].mkv snapshot 07.29 [2015.12.20 20.41.11]")
>>135111545
Irrelevant
>>135111375
Yeah. Don't forget the tournament bullshit which will probably last the whole two cours.
Fuck, even a monster of the week plot is more entertaining than boring and drawn out tournaments.
>>135102597
Not much an accomplishment.
>>135111614
Sounds like they need Haunted to save them.
>>135111495
Not specifically towards the Asterisk songs, but including them in general, I really hate that kind of music. I don't want to say jrock or jpop since I like Spyair and stuff, but that kind of... sort of synthetic music that seems to be particularly popular among among LN adaptations.
>454 / 87 / 89 / 1
Wow, THK worked hard in this thread.
![[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 08 [720p].mkv_snapshot_15.17_[2015.12.06_03.05.34].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MMU5aHX.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Gakusen Toshi Asterisk - 08 [720p].mkv snapshot 15.17 [2015.12.06 03.05.34]")
>>135111670
Some conversation went on.
>>135111545
She's intriguing, and I do have a particular fondness for characters that chase after or are directly connected to researching the Singularity, but she just can't quite overcome Claudia and Irene's lewdness, especially Claudia.
I dunno man, maybe I just have a thing for lewd girls doing lewd things in a playful, nonchalant way.
>>135092799
i just realized why i like her, she is a less thick catue
>>135098906
Worst than Aku no Hana?
>>135111791
He might have not watched it, just like he might have not watched Zettai Shougeki Platonic Heart.
>>135111761
Hot damn, you're right.BUHI~!
>>135111752
She looks like she could get pretty lewd. Someone in A-1 likes her enough to put effort into animating her bouncing.
>>135111835
Hey, Master of Martial Hearts is a masterpiece of foreshadowing.
>>135111871
The only praise I can give it is that at least it was entertaining to watch.
>>135111846
This is true.
Hmmm. Maybe I can look forward to her being lewd in season 2.
That would at least be amusing.
>>135111917
>"I hope you were paying attention in science class!"
>>135111846
She must fuck like a tiger.
>>135111375
Asterisk is so forgettable though. I honestly don't know if I'll, or anyone for that matter, still remember the buildup they worked so hard to sacrifice the first season for considering how bland it is.
But hey. The girls are cute.
>>135111961
Most battle harems are pretty forgettable. We just tend to remember the girls and the ones who can talk about the story are in the minority who do remember it.
>>135111953
I'd like to fuck her like a tiger.
>>135111961
>>135112007
This, the only reason why people talk about older battle harems are just for best girl discussion, e.g. Color Wars.Red > Purple > Yellow > Green > BlueYou know where Peterhausen fits in.
>>135112007
Which is somewhat hilarious that they went split cour for it. At least people won't forget what the show was about if there's no gap between seasons.
>>135112094
Blue > Purple > Green > Dark Green > shit > Yellow > Red
>>135112094
I think the only one that gets relatively frequent story discussion is DxD and other Index, because those get constant updates.
>>135112127
I mean, I can assure you I'm going to forget both shows by the end of 2016. The only battle harem I remember from last year was Blade dance, because it had no girl with huge boobs in the harem.
>>135112094
>>135112157
Red > Green > Yellow > Purple >>> Blue
>>135112094
Purple = Yellow > *
>>135112157
Blue is shitI'm probably biased against purple because she resembles my waifu
>>135111545
>>135111710
I honestly forgot that these cunts even existed.
>>135112182
>DxD
It's mostly fapping over muh children and spamming cards now.
>>135111953
Indeed. She has some serious potential, but she strikes me more as the type who would be more oblivious to anything sexual due to her pursuit of perfecting her puppets, so she would need to be 'guided' initially.
>>135111961
Consider how many people slogged through IS for the girls. In IS's... oh god, I can't believe I'm playing Devil's Advocate this hard... defense(vomits), the girls had very defined archtypes, and were all hot a fuck.
Honestly, look at the line up of the season to come. If Asterisk's S2 airs in a line up like that, it'll get watched just by virtue of 'eh, I could be watching something way worse, and what else am I gonna do with my time'.
>>135112094
I fucking loved browsing Dai Mao threads. Just look at all these replies. Color Wars done right indeed!
>>135112157
>>135112189
>>135112220PETER-MOTHERFUCKING-HAUSEN
>>135112253
I mean, there are the occasional waifu wars based off of the story or novel speculation.
But it is still more of the same.
>>135112234
I don't blame you.
Saya would have been forgettable if Kirin didn't exist.
>>135112182
>Index
Having 4 two-cours anime, two spin-off mangas and one of the biggest and most expansive universes and casts out there also helps.
>>135112276
>(vomits)
Please don't do "actions". If you want to show some kind of action/emotion just use a picture.
>>135112372
My bad. Was just being lazy. I didn't wan't to put any more effort into my post defending IS than necessary.
>>135112372
This is the kindest response I've ever seen.
>>135112508
I agree, and I was very appreciative of it. I've been doing my best to make sound discussion without shitflinging and baiting, but I'm actually getting tired and lazy.
Again, many thanks kind /a/non >>135112372
>>135112314
Don't forget two well-defined superpower systems and a lot of lore. You can discuss plot, characters, powerlevels, SCIENCE, religion, etc.
Can't wait to see SL save Christmas tomorrow.
>>135112508
I would have roasted the fag but this thread is shitty enough as is.
![[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 04 [720p].mkv_snapshot_09.29_[2015.11.14_02.21.12].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/U8w27cn.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai - 04 [720p].mkv snapshot 09.29 [2015.11.14 02.21.12]")
>>135112698
I'm bracing myself.
It's going to be a shitstorm
>>135112766
Why is Christmas always the best time of year for shitstorms?
>>135112698
Something really small inside me just hopes that the last episode is so batshit insane that it gets actually awesome.It might be my temptation to see the world burn.
>>135112796
Haunted will deliver.
>>135112698
More like ruining it. What time(GMT +8) does the screenshots for episode 12 comes out in taimadou's site?
>>135112822
What he's delivering is what I'm scared about
He's not even supposed to be in the volume, he forced his way in.
Reminder that Red ruined Daimaou novels.
She set a new level of shit tier character.
>>135112687
>I made this pic when Raildex discussions were actually civil and fun back when the original Railgun was airing
Man, how the time flies.
>>135112867
Just like him, you can say that it's really fitting of his character.
>>135112874
There was shit back then, mostly "I hate Index", lolscience and a lots of retards getting angry because Misaka couldn't pull off their fanfic headcanon.
Railgun anime made it worse though.
>>135112867
That's what makes it work so well. He just shows up out of fucking nowhere and hijacks the plot and I genuinely can't wait to see what kind of crazy shit he'll pull in the last episode.
>>135112846
It airs around 1AM for Japan time IIRC
>>135112867
>>135112822
GOOD LUCK, HAUNTED-CHAN
THANK YOU, HAUNTED-CHAN
>tfw HALLELUJAH last episode
Oh man, the laughs that were had.
>>135112984
HALLELUJAH!
>>135112867
>Man, this episode can't get any worse than this
>HALLELUJAH
I rate this adaptation a good HAUNTED/10
>mfw faggots arguing over which of their shitty LN harems are better
>>135112949
We need Santa hat edit immediately.
>>135112949
Now we know how it fucking felt when he interrupted their little tournament.
Now we know how Kyouya felt.
>>135111953
>>135111961
The show should be about genki engineer girl and super brobot and his fembot teammate.
>>135112941
The shitfling went both ways between Indexfags and Railgunfags. True connoisseurs appreciated both series and didn't differentiate between them.
Also, the Railgun anime was what formed the fanbase in the first place. The first Index anime wasn't popular at all.
>>135113417
The thing that I like about Railgun, or at least Railgun S2 is how it amkes you understand why Misaka wants the Touman dick so hard.
>>135112992
Did someone say HALLELUJAH?
>>135113541
Shame the second half got ruined by filler bullshit just like in the first season.
>>135113417
> The first Index anime wasn't popular at all
It was popular in the days and there were enough threads because we had updates often.
Railgun fagbase only flooded then with newfags, hipsters and wikireaders.
I have fond memories reading them getting BTFO by any normal fan that did read the novel.
Has it begun?
What's going on in this threa-
>>135113417
For me, it helps that Railgun was all science as opposed to Index. Being able to sit down and think about how everyone's abilities would work against each other was fun.
>>135113776
Shit thread for shitty harems.
>>135113695
I thought it was okay, except the fact it didn't really fit into the timeline as far as I'm awared. Angel Fall's body swapping just screws it over.
>>135113836
How horrifying.
>>135113886
Indeed.
>>135113697
What? The novels only started to be translated some months before Index II started. It was in the middle of Index II that js06 joined the fanbase and started his insanely fast translations. The first Index season had weekly threads like every other show on /a/, but it was just another seasonal show back then and didn't leave a strong following.
It was the Railgun anime that made the franchise popular, gathered the most productive people and took over to scanlate the Railgun manga, thing that is still done these days. The threads for the first half of the Railgun anime are still the best the franchise had, but the trolls started to emerge mid-season and had the whole Railgun versus Index war started. Satenfags didn't help either.
>>135112870
What did she do?
I remember she was pretty retarded in the anime, but harmless retarded.
>>135112870
Except Red was the best. Blue was the shitty one.
>>135114388
Blue was tsundere done right, unlike these bland tsundere heroines nowadays.
>>135111375
You know Claudia isn't dislike for being a easy slut, instead it's because she's a scheme manipulative bitch.
>>135114514
>Tries to kill the MC
>tsundere done right
Blue deserves no love. Justice was served when she got killed.
>>135114549
The stronger the tsun the sweeter the dere.
>>135114521
I would have sworn it was because she was lewd and it pissed off /a/'s delicate sensibilities of 'muh purity'.
Admittedly, I also really like the conniving schemer side of Claudia. Gives her a sense of depth.
>>135114698
This. She's the most interesting character in the show.
>>135092305
>Mfw they release this with literally 2 other "battel harem" anime already airing during the season.
>>135114912
>mfw literally nobody said this 2 seasons ago
>mfw im expected to believe its not IRC forcing their fresh new meme nonstop to bait replies
lol yeah ok
>>135114319
>Muh Law of Identity
That happened
