How do you feel about Sora no Woto?

>>118136454
One of the best anime-original productions ever made with amazing world building and speculative lore.

Wasted potential trash with shitty art style

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I liked it. Could have used more action though.

>>118136454
i liked it a lot, to my surprise! silly at times, thoughtful at others. it was overall a beautiful experience, and i would love to see more shows like it

>>118136454
Fukken' masterpiece.

Piss episode is best episode.

One of my favorite series ever. Everything about it was great, except for some out-of-place humor, such as the random piss fetishism, which was hilariously bad.

>>118136454
I enjoyed it a lot, but I wouldn't watch it again.

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Top 10 series.

>>118137525
>tumblr

i just bought this, this past week and it came two days ago

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>>118136454
A very good series, set in a fascinating world that I'd really like to see more of. It unfortunately suffered from some pacing issues near the middle, and it would have been better if they hadn't pushed the "moe" angle so much and had been more consistent with the atmosphere and tone; however, these flaws weren't too serious, and it was still quite enjoyable overall.

>>118136454
I liked it.

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OP here, as a followu-up, I just want to say that I felt the series was quite good. Not perfect, but pretty good. The compassion/humanity aspect was hammed up a bit too much for my liking (seriously, everyone they meet aside from the major at the end is like some shining paragon of human virtue), and there was the Kanata-holding-her-pee episode and all, but I didn't feel that those things detracted too much from it, and it was overall a really nice experience.

>>118136454
11/10 masterpiece

i just, i just really enjoyed this show man. also i have no idea who best girl is

It's the kind of slice-of-life I really want to see become more popular, where you see the slice of an unusual life in an unusual setting. It transcends suspension of disbelief and becomes immersive because the whole setting is so interesting and nice that I actively wanted to believe in it, and I wanted to know all of the little details that made it work.

It's not perfect because the writing isn't perfect. You can really see the weaknesses in the narrative aspect, and the main script guy is a terrible writer as is clearly evidenced from his other works. But man, they made an amazing world.

>>118137955
i could never articulate why i liked this show so much but i think you hit the nail on the head. seeing them do their "normal" life in the setting was suprisingly captivating

I only watched two episodes of it - couldn't stand the main girl and the twintails chick and didn't care for the rest of the cast. The OST and atmosphere was breathtaking though but I'm not sure it's worth it to watch an entire series for that alone.

Did Kanata pee herself?

>>118138140
it may or may not be infered. theres an argument for both

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>>118138063
Don't diss Kureha!

>>118138063
Atmosphere and Yuu Kobayashi's dulcet tones.

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>>118136454
It was okay. OP, did you catch the ghost in ep. 2?

>>118138140
she falls to the floor and says she cant move [or she will pee herself we presume] and the episode ends with noel and rio puling her up sooo.

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>>118138063
Don't diss Kureha!

Look, here she is being a cat!

Kureha a huge shit.

>>118138227
Kureha is a bad character.
There, I said it.

>>118138267
I did, yeah. Noticed that hand in the window right away.

It was fucking great.
That reminds me, stream (kinda) soon.

>>118137955
I actually really like the writing. There's no way I'd call it perfect, but I thought the story was quite good. Most of it rides on the strength of the characters, the world-building, and the philosophy it presents rather than on having a gripping or intriguing plot, though.

>>118137722
I heard that Kanata-holding-her-pee is actually the most accurate depiction of typical military life, where people do weird and odd things to pass the time.

>>118138292
Azunyan and Kureha look similar to each other.

Nico and Kureha are basically identical.

>>118138314
>Kureha is a bad character.
She is actually my least favorite of the five main girls. I don't think she's a bad character, though.

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>>118138063
I do agree that OST is top tier. The story was really good too. SoL isn't for everyone, though.

>>118138366
And the best part is that they're all huge bitches.

I actually just rewatched episode 12 today. I cried bitch tears when Yumina was telling the story of the fire maidens while Servante du Feu was playing in the background, and again when Kanata played Amazing Grace.

I fucking love it.

I thought the ending was pretty meh, but besides that I loved it.

>>118138413
dat soundtrack doe. FUCKING GOLDEN

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>>118138366
>She is actually my least favorite of the five main girls. I don't think she's a bad character, though. >>
Well, I think she's the least interesting and most poorly written character in the series, and therefore I think she's a bad character.

I liked some of the faces she made though.

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>>118138413
>crying over chinese cartoons
I only teared up a little
I rewatch every few months, usually accompanied by good alcohol.

>>118138063
Confirmed shit taste.

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>>118138439
>he didn't cry

You're a little bitch.

>>118138413
Only scene I've ever cried bitch tears in is the one when Filicia is in the old parking garage and starts hallucinating.

And I mean it's the only scene I've cried in in any anime.

>>118138473
I would never call a character bad simply because they were the worst member of the cast. But I guess if you didn't like the characters to begin with it makes sense.

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rio is the best

>>118138505
Why didn't they just fight?

They have some fucking super tank that literally didn't even get scratched by the other tank weapons. They probably could've killed every single soldier there.

>>118138550
>that first head image
SHAFT?

Also, Kanata is the best.

>>118138559
Because the two empires were on the verge of alliance due to the marriage.

And humanity was on its last legs.
And they're peace loving grills from a non-combat unit.

>>118138559
because that's not really the point

>>118138559
If this is the question you're asking then I have to wonder if you even watched the series, let alone understood any of it.

>>118138550
She really is.

Damn the speculah threads were the best, can't believe its been like 4-5 years since then.

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By the way, is anyone else getting some weird captcha?

It's a great series with interesting stuff all over the place. All them cultures and history. Okay the townspeople were kind of odd at times, but nothing's perfect.
The first episode left me speechless, I mean they even put in a french song in there which totally did fit in the story and title, that's something impressive imho.

>>118138323
I just think that the strength of the show is all in direction and presentation, and that the script was the weakest point. I think if you took the team and put them on a more capable sophisticated script, the show would've been perfect. As it stands, it's merely amazing.

There's just some things that don't jive. Pacing problems and the wrong balance of tone between whacky gangster antics and trying to expose tragic backstories, simplistic characters that rely too heavily on sticking to archetypes without enough interesting foibles, and a limp narrative that doesn't have the time or development it needs.

Like the ending was fucking amazing. One of my favorite endings ever with Kanata playing Amazing Grace. So cliche, but so perfect for the story. But that entire scenario was set up so clumsily. If the show had subtly built up to that moment better by better establishing the framework of the narrative, it could've been even better.

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>>118138625
I bet if it wasn't for Kanata stopping the fight, Filicia would have stomped the fuck out of both armies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELMEsw-zTI

Sing along ;_;

Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
That sav'd a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev'd;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believ'd!

Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

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>>118138787
>Okay the townspeople were kind of odd at times
You would be too if you were living in a Spanish town full of French people who make Venetian glassware on Switzerland's French border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Pu2HouJwY

9/10
Ending didn't jive with the premise.

>>118138805
I see where you're coming from. When I first watched this show I thought to myself, "if it had been written just a little differently it would be the best anime ever."

Even so, I actually like things with imbalanced tone. I think it has to do with my personality; I try to find humor all the time, even when I'm sad, so I'm willing to accept a story that goes from one to the other quite quickly.

You complained about the characters but I think they're one of the show's strongest points. Most of them are sort of generic moe archetypes. But they are generic moe archetypes with opinions about politics, religion, and philosophy, all controversial issues that wars have been fought over in the real world. That's what set them apart from, say, the characters in K-On!

The build up to the ending and the plot in general, I agree on. As it is the show has no plot until the last two episodes, but I think the whole war scenario could have been worked in more seamlessley and expanded on. In particular, I wish something had come of the scene where Kureha asks Kanata if she would've been willing to kill someone. A big part of Filicia's character is that she tries to look after and protect the three youngest girls, and I think Kanata eventually having to actually fight and kill someone could have made an interesting addition to the plot, as well as serving as a sort of "acknowledgement of the other side" in a story that is by and large anti-violence.

>>118139011
The ending was literally custom tailored to fit with the tone and message of the entire series, which is that even if the world seems shitty sometimes, life is still worth living and is even wonderful.

One of the best shows, but only because watching it together with /a/ was a blast. All the SPECULAH. Newfags will look at the images and never understand.

>>118139131
Who Joe here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns60aZCynzU

>>118139026
i thought filicia shot the colonel at the end and i nearly shit myself

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The one thing I like the most about the series is how they never explain anything of what happened during the apocalypse. Most of the background information and setting is presented to you rather than explained in detail. This puts you in the same shoes as the characters, since they do not know exactly what happened either, but accepts the world as is and lives in it.

>>118139187
It's never actually clear whether or not they kill him in the tank battle. He runs up to them and they stomp him to the ground and then an avalanche falls and pushes his tank out of the way.

When I first watched the show I assumed he had survived, but the truth is I have no idea.

>>118139213
Obviously giant laser-shooting dragons attacked humanity and nearly wiped us out.

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But there's also elements in the show the audience understands that the characters themselves do not. In Filicia's flashback episode, she comes upon a dead soldier and his last message written in Japanese. Even though Filicia cannot read it, the audience can, and they can get an idea of what had happened in the past.

>>118139063
>implying
Premise of the series was there's plenty of life in the backwaters you're assuming are lifeless.
A finale based on outsiders penetrating that was shit. Everything is about the surprisingly vibrant town and its vibrant people. Until suddenly it's not.

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>>118139251
>Obviously giant laser-shooting dragons attacked humanity and nearly wiped us out.
Dragons don't have feathers.

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>>118139318
I refuse to believe that you're being serious right now.

>>118139370
How do you know? Anon? Have you ever seen one with your own eyes?

The cultural chop-suey rustled my autism to no ends.

I cried like a bitch

>>118139370
Why did piss episode exist?

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I liked it, the show had a lot of heart and love put into it. Sadly I'm not sure they could really do much more with it after the conclusion they reached but I would have liked it if they spread it out a bit further and expanded on the setting/characters some more.

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>>118139402
Dragons also don't shoot lasers.

>>118139533
Again, have you seen one with your own eyes to say they don't?

>>118139374
Ok anonymous the show was about fiddling as the Titanic goes down or whatever else literally happened on screen.
It was totally not about subverting the cosmopolitan nips and their surface deep societal judgments about people.

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>>118139592
I have never seen a dragon with feathers or ones that shoot lasers, so they must not exist.

>>118139623
I, uh, what?

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I love this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOao5xYf8Oo

/a/ made this shit 100% more enjoyable than it was. Those were the moments I remember that tells me /a/ has good taste in animu.

>>118140069
My nigga

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Most realistic depiction of military life and PTSD in an anime.

>>118139700
It's all about subverting expectations. Haven't you read anything else from the country about the city dweller transplanted to the countryside?
SnW is in the same vein as that to a T. The only exception is Rio and unfortunately the show ends with her macro level nonsense.
The second ova tries to fix this by making it about her personal feelings and ambitions but it's too late.

I really really liked this anime. From the music to the blatantly ripped of character designs everything was perfect.

Apparently I don't have it on my hdd anymore; thanks for reminding me to grab another copy!

Alright, so we all really liked watching this. What are the weakest parts?

Dialogue cliches and spending a whole episode on Kanata learning to use a phone then pissing her pants.

Where is the instrumental part of Servant de Feu that was playing somewhere in episode 10? It wasn't in the OST.

>>118140823
When you word it like that it sounds more funny than it actually was.

>>118140823
The bad guy of the last 3 episodes was pure evil and could have been written to where he wasn't just a war crazy lunatic. Or they could have given a good reason for him to be a racist war crazy lunatic, like some kind of back story to justify his blood lust.

>>118140823
i dunno, man. jokes aside, that episode illustrated very well her dedication to her responsibilities

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>>118140233
Yeah. Anyone who thinks its just military k-on really should give it a second thought. As much as I despise slice of life its a really fine military drama.

Who Joe here?

>>118140823
Yeah hated the pissing episode really felt off from the rest of the series.

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>>118140823
>>118141277
>He doesn't like piss.

>>118141275
I JOE
YOU JOE

>>118140233
As someone in the military, it is a terrible depiction of military life.

Still better than most other anime though

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>>118140069
>1147th OVA never

>>118141275
I Joe.

>>118136454
It was good, I liked the pee episode the most.

>>118141180
We saw plenty of that in earlier episodes. There was no point in reinforcing that then.

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>>118138322

Stream should be on the 3rd at 19:00 GMT.

This might change slightly as we come closer to the set date.

>>118136454
what are the best subtitles for this?

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>downloading the ost
>2 seeders
>10KiB/s
>ETA 12 hours
la souffrance est réelle

>>118141882
Want me to upload it to Mega or something

Cute Japanese and European
teenage girls, wearing Wehrmacht uniforms, exploring a Japanese school
in a Spanish town full of French people who make Venetian glassware on
Switzerland's French border, in a country that has a soldier princess
playing Amazing Grace on a trumpet, following a Shinto-Christian
religion with a miko-nun, treating tropical diseases only children get,
accepting yen as currency while not being able to read kanji,
celebrating Spanish traditions mixed with Chinese New Years legends,
shooting at African owls (that try to keep them away from schoolgirl
ghosts) with German rifles, being led by a traumatized commander who is
afraid of lightning, tricking Italian mobsters to keep them from moving
in on the girls' bootlegging operation which finance their paycheck and
supplies, playing war games with a nun and getting pissed drunk, pissing
themselves and becoming baby factories for the Pope, creating
biological weapons while still little kids and killing thousands, all
while at war with German-speaking brown-skinned Americans with bindis on
females' foreheads from a Roman Empire lead by the Pope that follows a
monotheistic religion that believes in the Judgment Day, while piloting a
finally fixed multi-legged, demon-slaying, weather-reporting,
stealth-sniper and simulation training mode capable, AMAZING GRACE
SINGING, Engrish-speaking, talking like a SPESS MEHREEN,wall-climbing,
200mm coil gun-firing "son of the god of fire" supertank from the past
(aka Tank-kun).

Couldn't stand it. It was K-ON! with guns the small number of serious scenes don't change that.

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>>118141952
no thanks I'll just let it download overnight

>deutschland and el salvador bro just bumped up their seeding to 18 KiB/s
C'est bon

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>>118141318
I'm fine with the fetish and the episode tried to be just a straight comedic deal but it just wasn't funny nor if it was going for it, erotic. And I liked the comedy in the series. It was funny when it needed to especially that .5 episode when they did the mock war.

Up there with Wrath of Khan with good use of Amazing Grace

Out all of the surprising amount of anime to have child soldiers this is one of the few that has a remotely sorta realistic portrayal of all of the issues they would have.

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>>118136454
Was the first I anime I ever watched. Still my one my favourite of all. Rewatch it from time to time.

And Noel is still my waifu.

>>118136454

One of the best, and the final is top-tier manly-tears

>>118136454
Pretty good, I was expecting it to have much more forced drama than it did.

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God damn, I love you woto bros.

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>>118142002

>>118136454
I just want S2.

>>118138314

Faggot.

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>>118145079
I-it'll happen, right guys?

>>118144203
Your waifu is a war criminal. Cute Roman girl a best

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>>118138413

Reminder that the VN has been translated and editors are needed.

>>118146737
And it's a really fun VN so I hope editors do come your way, would love to see it released in English.

>>118138717
>captcha
>nearly 2015
>still too poor for $20

This is how the world ends.

>>118147151
>Giving money to that SJW cocksucker moot.

>>118145856
What is he doing

>>118147259
If you weren't so uncouth you might not be homeless now.

>>118147532
Once he sells the site you'll be without a board too

I created a really nice atmosphere and felth very authentic and human.
Ending was a bit bullshit though.

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There is no hope left

I hope we can all agree that the OVA was the best closure provided in any anime ever. I mean, I watched the KlK OVA right after it and it felt like a spit in the face in comparison
>>118146737
Say what again?
Is there yet another reason to revive my PSP?

>>118147923
Unless somebody helps, I'm afraid you won't have to revive it for a while.

Was good. I wasn't enamored with it, but there's really nothing I can gripe about. And that's a rarity. SnW is a solid series. 8/10

When are we going to marathon this again?

>>118148235
3rd of December, on its anniversary.

>>118148314
One week ago? I missed it then.

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0/10 not enough qt Roman girl

>>118147918
Fuck, I never knew that Azone HAF Kanata existed.

>>118144823
beautiful

>>118144823

Pretty good. Saved.

>>118148342
Erm, January. It's next month.

>>118148934
Shit, man, don't confuse me like that.

>>118136454
Post apocalyptic K-on.

It also had the same insect mecha from a Patlabor ova so I liked it.

>>118148934
Well that sounds like the best time for me to give it another watch.

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>>118149009
Forgot the cool pic.

>>118147923
Surprisingly some anime PSP VNs of those years are getting translation projects these days, seems like GA was also picked up by someone.

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>>118147658
I actually missed the angel wing in the reflection there the first time I watched it, so I'm glad we had this thread and I could see the speculah images.

I'm genuinely curious:

How many anons think Kanata pissed herself? How many think she didn't?

How many think piss episode was good? How many think it was stupid?

was brilliant! one of my favorite series. i really loved that tank i wish we had got to see it in action a bit more.

>>118150687
Pretty sure she did, and it could have been a fine episode if they'd used something else in place of those magical realm bits.

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>>118150687
I think she pissed herself, and I did like the episode.
Not even a urine fetishist.

>>118150687
I don't think her bladder completely emptied itself when she collapsed, but I'm pretty sure she was leaking a little even on the way to the bathroom.

>>118150687
She's probably leaking.
She's the purest she won't let her nakama see her in disgrace.

>>118139882
so noel wishes for a lovely wife?
or does she want to be one?

>>118152421
herewegoagain.jpg
to be one

>>118152505
but she is my lovely waifu already

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Man, I get sad when I think about Rio having to go back to Roma someday and have sex with an old-ass emperor just to have his kids. Fuck ;_;

I hope she makes an airplane and flies the fuck away.

>>118136454
i love it, and somehow remind me of all quiet in western front, is probably because of the song

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Why is this anime so depressing?

>>118153555
Because it's at least partly about finding meaning in living in a dying world.

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>>118153578
>>118153555

>>118155634
Why does she look so smug in this image? Did she just do anal?

>>118153132
The emperor is, and I quote from Rio, "a really nice guy."

She probably wants his crusty old cock. If that bothers you, fuck off to /u/.

>>118137130
You're trying too hard anon.

>>118155767
>The emperor is, and I quote from Rio, "a really nice guy."
I know what she said. Doesn't mean she wants to pop his babies out.

>She probably wants his crusty old cock. If that bothers you, fuck off to /u/.
It's not about that. It's the tragedy of being a woman of royal blood, being destined to be forced into an arranged marriage that you wouldn't want for the good of the people, that makes me sad.

>>118156031
Rio's arc is about deciding to do the most good at the cost of her freedom. It's sad, but it's admirable too. best woto

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It's a good example of how some great music can make a show really good. I really liked the setting and characters but I don't think I would have loved it this much if it had an average soundtrack.

>>118141417
>you will never be stationed in a small peaceful village
>you'll never get to use bolt actions for real again
>WW2 uniforms/gear are outdated now, only tacticool counts

damn it ;_;

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>>118141395
You're one of the first milfags to say so. Most of the others including vets, conscripts, etc. seem to have a lot of stories that are remarkably similar to moments from this show, including the piss ep and general boredom. I'm just a reservist from a country with a somewhat shitty defense budget, but a lot of stuff in the show feels familiar. Especially drunken shenanigans and ruck marches.


On a different note, there should have been more winter episodes.

>>118156841
How gay did it all get

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>>118156637
Semi automatic can be nice too.

>>118141395
Welfare queen here.
well not nowadays but my senpai told me that it was more fun back in the days.
Now it's a professional army(no fun allowed) since conscription becomes rare.

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>>118156926
It didn't really get any more gay.
The army is gay enough to begin with, so grabbing another mans ass/package in a round of 'Gay-Chicken' won't change much, especially when he grabs back and you lose.

Also, didn't see this posted even though it's obligatory now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQzRxGuBn0k

>>118157106
>Also, didn't see this posted even though it's obligatory now.
>[YouTube] The Power of Music - Jack Leroy Tueller

how have I never seen this in a wotobro thread?

>>118157106
No homo or anything but he have pretty eyes.

>>118157106
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
Also relevant

>>118136454
>How do you feel about Sora no Woto?

K-ONs with nazi uniforms

>>118157411
>K-on
>having the depth of SnW

u wot ?

>>118153578
The setting isn't intended to limit it's applicability to that setting.
It's just the quest for your own meaning and happiness. The setting is only a frame to allow that to be told.

>>118157501
SnW isn't really deep. It's meaningful and relevant. Pretty much all the philosophical points the show tries to make are stated outright.

If it made you think deeply about things, that's great.

>>118157587
It's not limited to that, but it definitely applies to such a scenario because that's the world they live in.

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Disordah?

>>118157776
>SnW isn't really deep. It's meaningful and relevant. Pretty much all the philosophical points the show tries to make are stated outright.
Obfuscation is not proportional to profoundness.

>>118157859
Flilicia and Noel have PTSD.

Kureha and Rio have dead parents.

One of the images above says Kanata has dead parents as well but I don't remember that being made clear in the show.

>>118157884
Yes. If anything, the opposite. Any idiot can be hard to understand while discussing difficult topics.

To use an analogy: a lake or pond may be deep, or shallow; and it may be clear, or murky. But a clear pool cannot pretend to be deeper than it is.

>>118157859

>Keep seeing a dead, rotting soldier who keeps telling you to kill yourself

How does she keep on going?

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>>118158160
Cute young things she drunkenly abuses every month.

>>118158160
Escapism.
Like religion maybe.
A cousin went full Christian when he came back from war, I guess it helps

This was cool. It would have been better if they didn't play amazing grace so much like maybe twice over the whole thing.

>>118158298
Literally worse than Pol Pot.

>>118158295
Religion is like Kanata: stupid but helpful at times.

>>118158412
People that see how religion divides are clueless about the monumental work it's done to unite.
Or you can be like Dawkins and realize it but deny its necessity in modern times. Enjoy your identity politics.

>Only two snowy episodes

They really dropped the ball on that

Imagine how comfy a snow episode with no grandma subplot to ruin it.

>>118157884
Fair point.

I don't think profoundness and depth are the same thing either, though. I'd say depth would refer to how much detail something goes into with regards to philosophical implications.

I was starting to write a post about how Sora no Woto doesn't really go into much detail when I realized that I was wrong. It has several major themes - enjoying the wonder of life, the common bond of humanity, and the power of music being the main ones I can name off the top of my head. And it manages to offer up what I'd consider the most powerful counterargument to all of these - death, suffering, and violence - yet still make what I felt was a compelling case for optimism and acceptance of people who are different from yourself.

Although if I didn't know about real-world incidents such as >>118157239 I might have thought it was sappy tripe.

SnW helps the 10's look like a decent decade.

>>118158626
I would think depth is about how much you get out of giving extra thought to something. So if something seems to offer up many angles for discussion and analysis, it's deep, whereas something that just doesn't have any aspects worth talking over or thinking through isn't deep. Complexity would be related to this, of course. More stuff going on means more stuff to think about.

Maybe this isn't quite what most people use it to mean, though.

I've been meaning to check this show out, but what is it about? Aside from >>118137260, of course.

>>118158908
Interesting. Honestly, unless I'm misinterpreting what you're saying, then by that definition of deep Sora no Woto is one of the deepest anime I've ever seen due to the setting alone and how much effort went into constructing it.

But I think the "depth" of a work as you've defined it has at least as much to do with the viewer as with the show itself. A devoted fan could take pretty much any statement in the show as a starting point for discussion.

>>118159077
It's about cute girls doing cute things.

>>118159077
Piss fetishism, sadly.

>>118159077
Read the thread. Read one of the many synopses all over google.

>>118146737
If you're still around, I have both editing experience and free time. Do you have more info on the project/contact info?

>>118159173
Yes. Can you get on IRC?

>>118159228
What's that?

>>118159228
Yeah. Network/channel?

>>118159311
ayy

>>118159311
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rGTXHvPCQ

>>118159355
#okaysubs on irc.rizon.net

>>118136454
First time I've seen a board that doesn't ask "how do we feel about x?"

>>118159078
That's a very good point, I'll have to think about it. It seems similar to the same discussion about what's meant by "good," where we can imagine some people liking even the worst shows, but don't usually want to say that "good" and "bad" are therefore meaningless.

And yes, I'd say SnW is pretty deep, though I'm not sure we know enough about the backstory to make a good discussion of it. S2 when, etc.

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>>118159444

If you know the supposed origin of this image then you'd know Hitler would be an angel in comparison

>>118158216
I'd like to be drunkenly abused by her, if you know what I mean.

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Dolphins.

>>118159751
Are murderers and rapists.

>>118159751
4 years later and still no dolphin kanata rape scene.

>>118159399
>1337 speak

Everytime.

>>118159513
>would be an angel in comparison
I don't know the origin but my guess goes for Mao or Stalin.

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>>118159816
>>118159877
Feels bad man.

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>>118158613
Winter Seize truly is best Seize.

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>>118156637
>you will never be stationed in a small peaceful village

What i'd give to retire in Switzerland and live the rest of my life surrounded by milsurp in a little house in the mountains.

I could die with no regrets.

>>118160635
>retire in Switzerland
Note: Must bring at least 10 miilion dollars minimum

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Do you like Noel?

>>118161229
I want to eat some of that food.

>>118136454
great show, op was great too. All the feels at times.

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>>118161229
Angel of the show, followed by Felicia.

>>118161229
n=no

>>118136454
>How do you feel about K-On! with trumpets
The same way I felt about K-On!.
It is shit.

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>>118160440

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>>118161306
>K-On! with trumpets

>>118136454
was there yuri?
i can't even remember.

>>118161647
Lots of implied. None seen.
Anyone saying otherwise on both accounts is lying to you.

This show was excellent, and its fanbase is excellent.
Despite this, I've only watched it twice. Both times, when I got to the last episode, I felt hollow and incapable of doing anything for days. The feels hit me too hard with this one, bros.

>feels

>>>/r9k/

>>118162886
>Emotions aren't allowed here

>>118162844
Odd, I was left very much - lightened? - by it. It's hopeful and sweet and sort of "this too shall pass."

>>118162886
>not watching for the feels
There is no board for you. Go, and wander the earth in shame.

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>>118158216
>you will never, ever, ever, get drunk with the wotos
There's literally no point in going on.

Which group has the best subs?

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>>118163396
You can always drink the pain away.

>>118162844
>This show was excellent, and its fanbase is excellent.
What deluded hipsters actually believe. Im glad this garbage show got overshadowed by Angel Beats that year.

>>118163410
Chihiro best subs
Zurako best video

>>118163456
I know you're trolling, but I really wish more people watched and liked this show. I don't want it to be confined to the tastes of "hipsters".

>>118136454
I find a series about little girls in the Wehrmacht having crazy hijinks hard to get through. Could of used more spider tank

>>118163359
It's hopeful and sweet and sort of "this too shall pass."

Yeah, I agree. For some reason, endings like that leave me emotionally impacted, much more so than any other kind.

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I loved every second of it. Fuck Japan and their shitty tastes.

>>118164179
Didn't conform to any popular genre or formula. Wouldn't have succeeded anywhere.
I'd have liked to have seen the balloon shenanigans too ;_;

>>118164179
>>118164285
ITT: people who didn't bought the BDs

>>118157106
Did you get to use a trumpet?

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>>118161647
>>118163396

>>118164311
As if two gaijin purchases would save the anime.

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>>118160635
One of the things that made SnW grab me like it did was how much I liked the setting. I've always been a fan of backwaters and more rural areas, and seeing the way the girls interact with the locals, how they live their lives in this place that's old-school and in the middle of nowhere just makes me so happy in a lot of ways that I can't describe.

It's always been my dream to live somewhere like that.

>>118161229
Dandere a best.

>>118141819
>>118138322
Where do I watch this stream?

>>118165395
secret klub

>>118165395
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sora-no-woto

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>>118136454
Far too similiar to pic related to not be considered an amazing work of fiction.

>>118165705
I don't know where to get this now that TPB is dead

Amazing anime, wish we'd get a season 2 but that will obviously never happen. I hope the second half of the manga gets finished soon.

>>118165769
it's on kickass , in vosta with 8 seed.

>>118165705
>>118165897
What's the similarity

>>118165897
I meant eng sub.

>>118165926
Italian slackers doing baka things during WW2

>>118165769
Found it with sub eng on kickass, if you don't know italian.
Actually there are quite a lot of sites hosting it, as I'm seeing right now.

>>118165705
>>118166000
Don't forget Restrepo

As a relative newfag to anime and this board, I feel sad I wasn't able to watch this show as it aired and reading speculahs with you guys.

>>118165926
It's about a group of soldiers forgotten by their own country during WWII in a stranded Greek island.
They spend years living there with the locals, constantly worrying about how the war is coming along and meanwhile doing goofy everyday routine and enjoying life.
And, of course, feels. Quality feels

>>118166029
>Restrepo
Haven't seen it, i'm not sure if i should watch it after seeing the trailer.
It looks like some americafuckyeah thing.

>>118166224
Watch it for bros being bros and a felicia-tier breakdown

>>118137110
This.

Probably my favorite anime of all time after LoGH.

>>118166306
Alright I'll take your word for it.

Man, the ost of this show is way too good.
Fucking servante de feu, I can't get anything useful done while listening to it. It's just too good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0YKo8tx4x0

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>>118167374
Frog here, I was surprised when i heard it for the first time.
Same thing happened in jormungand.

It really fits what the show is trying to say.

>>118166048
M-Me too. At least we've got good taste, right anon?

I just need a 1% possibility to get in SnW world if I commit suicide. Just 1%.

Ping Pong is better.

Why do Europeans love this show so much?

>>118167982
Americans don't?

>>118167982
Im a burger and it's in my top 5

I think I appreciate it more than I like it. Does that make sense?

>>118167982
Burgerman here, I like the show.

>>118170115
If I said that, I'd mean "it made me think more than it made me feel." Is that about right?

>>118167982
Clapistan here
I downloaded it a long time ago and forgot I had it, guess I better get to it after patlabor

>>118167982
Amerikkkan and I'm OP.

Also, I'm really happy that this thread has lasted so long. Good work everyone.

How did this show sell?

>>118170880
Complete shit, no season 2 ever.

>>118170960
Shit. I really wish the industry didn't care so much about money.

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>>118170738
Yeah, it's been a pleasure OP.

>>118167982
American here. I love it.

>>118170960
>mfw sora no woto
>mfw night raid
>mfw occult academy

That timeslot was a joke

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I'm an AmeriCAN as well.

>>118171018
>Companies
>Not caring about money
Also if you wanted people that didn't care about money anime itself may have not even existed

>>118141075
>crazy lunatic
Absolutely wrong.

He's very fleshed out.
Even if we know nothing about him, his actual reasoning are very solid and slightly shortsighted.

He knows that the world is going to shit.
Both his side and his enemies are rallying up forces during the peace talk. He just wants to hit first because it will inevitably end in war.

It's a very cynical approach but very understandable.
They never outright mention directly why he's doing what he's doing but it's very understandable considering his past actions and what is left in the world.

When are we gonna stream this again? January, yes?

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>>118171310

>>118171261
I am gonna joke your mum.

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>>118170598
Watching this after Patlabor is probably gonna be pretty narly. They share some themes (people in uniform are actual people like in real life, instead of idealized, infallible badass heroes). SnW definitely has the capacity to be more depressing though, even though your own personal views and philosophies will shape the way you feel in the end.

>>118171924
I fucking hope so. I rewatched this series 14 times. I want my 15th time with you guys.

>>118136454
I enjoyed it greatly, I watched it two or three winters ago and it just had the right atmosphere for the time. It's not a series you see everyday, was something a bit different yet felt so familiar. Good show.

>>118172149
>>118171924
It was stated earlier in the thread, the 3rd @ 19:00 GMT

>>118172355
ah great, thanks.

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>>118171779
>They never outright mention directly why he's doing what he's doing

He says it pretty clearly when Filicia has him hostage: war accelerates the pace of technological development, which might be used to combat the ecological crisis facing all of humanity.

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Love these giant scans