AOTS and AOTY. How can you you hate this?

>>279659411 (OP)
>AOTS and AOTY
That's koupen-chan though.

Inb4 the tanuki haters

>>279659411 (OP)
AIDCAOTS (anime I don't care about on the season)

Ponko

>>279659912
...is cute, yes.

>>279659411 (OP)
Last episode was so bad it felt like the script was a first draft.
>Ponko's brother making a plate for the grandmother wasn't even set up and we had no idea what he was working on so the ending didn't land properly.
>The vase, despite receiving special attention, was just used as a weapon by Ponko's husband and the alien's attention to detail didn't matter at all
>The bomb candy wasn't properly resolved and was taken care of offscreen.
It feels like the vase, plates, brother and alien were all supposed to connect at the end, but they just didn't.

>>279659411 (OP)
I don't hate it, I like it. But I don't know how you can love it either. It's doing a lot of things right, but it doesn't tug at my heartstrings at all. I can see the studio, director and scriptwriters having fun, but I don't feel any strong emotions behind it. Feels more like experimenting for fun rather than putting your soul into the work.

>>279659626
Oh You mean the:
>why isnt this series about hotel life
whiners that keeps complaining about it even when the series is about to end? KEK
>>279659411 (OP)
AOTS sure, AOTY? hmm, there was the Ojii san resurrected as a Villian last season and it was so good.

>>279660266
>Setup on the first scene when the brother was with the family
>Vase was used to expose terrorist evil nature and love for destruction
>The green was just candy. The red may get used later on
All are red herrings for the mystery of why the ant eater died. They don't connect because they aren't supposed to. Its easily this shows most well written episode.

>>279660864
>Its easily this shows most well written episode
This. How can anyone get filtered by this? It was brilliant.

>>279660864
>>Setup on the first scene when the brother was with the family
No it wasn't.
We had no idea he was making a plate for the grandmother at all so the scene where he finally finishes it at the end falls completely flat.
>>Vase was used to expose terrorist evil nature and love for destruction
It could've easily been said to be made by the brother and actually connect to that subplot. I'm very surprised they didn't do this as it feels so painfully obvious. They also have the detective admire the brother's plates in the same manner making it feel like there was supposed to be a connection.
>>The green was just candy. The red may get used later on
They have Ponko's daughter be about to find it then just hard cut away and never bother actually resolving it. It's extremely sloppy.
The show forgetting to set up the brother's subplot and the bomb not being resolved aren't red herrings and I don't think you know what a red herring actually is.

>>279659411 (OP)

>>279659411 (OP)
It's been interesting to watch /a/ turn on this week after week.

>>279661292
The last episode ws goo but the previous ones were rather shitty.

>>279660310
Retard. That's exactly what soul is. A passion project where the creators are doing what they want and don't care about commercial success. Not KyoAnus putting some melodramatic music on some cryporn LN slop adaptation.

>>279661754
"Doing what they want" does not equal "doing something great".

>>279661812
And soul doesn't mean something is great either. It means the creators put their soul in it instead of producing corporate slop.

>>279661874
No, putting your soul into something means doing your absolute best at creating it, not just "doing something you want".

>>279661066
*When the brother wasn't with the family

>brother's subplot and the bomb not being resolved aren't red herrings
yea, the bomb isn't a red herring. Its just there to confirm that the terrorist is absolutely a really bad dude and comically blow the scale out of proportion.
>Ponko's daughter be about to find it then just hard cut away and never bother actually resolving it.
She eats it in that scene and we get another shot shortly after of her happily chewing it up. Its just candy. Maybe they'll save the red one the terrorist never gave away for future episodes.
>It could've easily been said to be made by the brother
This was shown by having both ant eaters stop and appraise the pieces.
>actually connect to that subplot
The connection is that pottery made by the brother was a potential cause of death. The existence of the subplot and the placement of the scenes is suspicious until the end of the episode. Its just an answer to why the brother wasn't with the family.

>>279661984
And they are doing their best.

>>279662162
>>She eats it in that scene and we get another shot shortly after of her happily chewing it up. Its just candy. Maybe they'll save the red one the terrorist never gave away for future episodes.
They don't resolve the fact that she was about to find the red one and kill everyone. All of that is resolved offscreen which is the whole issue.
>>This was shown by having both ant eaters stop and appraise the pieces.
Too bad that connection went absolutely nowhere and was utterly irrelevant. The exact thing I've been complaining about.
>Its just an answer to why the brother wasn't with the family.
The brother's subplot was terrible and had no emotional appeal because we had no idea what he was making and we had no reason to believe the grandmother was interested in some random plate (they could have actually set this up last episode when she died). This is what I'm complaining about.
This episode had some of the worst writing and bizarre decisions of the entire series so far.
I won't be replying after this as you seem a bit dumb and having to explain the same thing over and over is tiresome.

>>279659411 (OP)
The first two episodes were decent but then they changed the tone for no reason and pissed everyone off. I'm glad it seems like this will be remembered as the piece of shit it is.

>>279662362
>I'm glad it seems like [HEADCANON]
Meds.

Total tanuki death
Roundhouse a tanuki
Orbital strike a tanuki with the RoG
Send a tanuki into high orbit without oxygen
Jettison a tanuki into the sun
Weaselcat beating the shit out of a tanuki
Drown a tanuki in the fish tank
Suffocate a tanuki with a shower hatto
Run over a tanuki on a motorcycle
Drop a nuke on a tanukis face at point blank range

>>279662362
S2 announcement incoming

>>279659411 (OP)
>>279659626
>>279660329
Are you trying to ragebait? Bad anons.

>>279659411 (OP)
>AOTS
That's Shoushimin
>AOTY.
That's Tasokare Hotel
>How can you you hate this?
It's been pretty underwhelming. I mean, it's good, but it could've been great

>>279663350
>That taste
My God

>>279663411
I know, shockingly amazing

what journal logs has Ponko been writing since 2207 (date as of episode 3)? the first episode states it's the year 2157 so who knows how long humanity has disappeared. and episode 10 has it been 527 since they met, making it the year 2734. remember there was a 50 year gap between episodes 2 and 3.

>>279663454
So you admit what you are, that's a good start

>>279659411 (OP)
/thread
you can't, the only people who can't into it are tanuki haters. For me the only downside was Ponko being aged up and dating a literal who, bolstered by the fact that her brother LOOKS THE EXACT FUCKING SAME! Otherwise, it's fucking awesome

>>279663484
The timeline is such a mess in this. They didn't try to make it make sense at all.
like when was pic rel supposed to have been taken?

What if next week's episode is Yachiyo going on forced vacation because the hotel is shut down by alien disease control.

>>279659411 (OP)
It's really good and fun, but it's not even the best of its airing day, let alone AOTS.

>>279663552
sometime inbetween the 20 (or 50) year gap when Yachiyo crashlanded back on earth.

Seems a bit hit and miss to me. The humor of the show also just didn't really land with me. It's still worth watching, but ninkoro is my AOTS.

>>279663591
Oh, you mean when she had tank treads instead of legs? That 50 year gap?

>AOTS and AOTY

Bye Bye, Earth?

>>279660864
I didn't understand what ended up killing both the aliens.

>>279659411 (OP)
Why did you choose this pic? Shouldn't you have one of the actual main character?

>>279663637
You weren't supposed to, what a great mystery!

It wouldn't have been as badly received if it was just the cute tanuki loli. But the entire family as a whole is insufferable and ruins the vibe they'd set up in the first episodes. This should've been a show about the guest of the week. It would've worked but they weren't confident in that and made it about some fucking rodents.

>>279663702
The instant the guests started acting exactly like humans and could talk it was over.

>>279663507
At least you aren't trying to defend Apocalypse Hotel. You know it's futile

>>279659411 (OP)
Wasted Potential: The Show

>>279663755
I think the whole "will humans ever return?" was a flawed premise from the start. It's not very interesting and is easily made weaker by having non human guests who act basically human as you say. Humans should've been regular guests, gradually hinting and expanding on what became of humanity after. You can still have your suspense on whether the manager will return or something.

>>279663611
No.

>>279659411 (OP)
Not hate but it's a huge disappointment that only gets more and more disappointing each time, I guess lowering your standards and turning your brain off is the way to go with this one.

>>279663777
I-It's fun!

>>279663702
>This should've been a show about the guest of the week
It'd get boring after 4 episodes.

>>279664053
What really killed the show for me was removing the language barrier, while the aliens in general were disappointing the whole premise of episode 2 was still pretty interesting and something to look forward to, but nope, fuck the only aspect that was still interesting about the show...

>>279659411 (OP)
>How can you you hate this?
One word
Tanukis

>>279664988
Already better than after two.

>>279660266
On the contrary, this was the first good episode since the disappointing last two.

It was better with the initial mono no aware premise of a forgotten empty hotel. Then Cygames wanted to force their oh so wacky ecks dee approach.

Apocalypse Hotel unironically has the same problem as Lazarus. The events of the episode are generally fine, but there's a dissonance created by the premise for seemingly no reason. The whole "robots slowly decaying while waiting for humanity as aliens stop by" stuff from the beginning doesn't matter anymore. So I wonder why they bothered including it to begin with

>>279666692
It reminds me of Bravern's start.
You have a fairly standard military show for most of the first episode then quickly switch it up for a goofy fun robot at the end. Even that risks putting people off as the people who enjoy the goofy robot only see two minutes of it while the ones who like grounded military action hate what the show will become. Fortunately Bravern does the change before the first episode is even complete so it shouldn't put too many people off.
Apocalypse Hotel is the same thing but 100x worse. Spending two entire episodes baiting the audience with something you aren't going to keep delivering is a terrible idea.

>Boo hoo I didn't get my zoomie YKK snorefest
>instead I got something that's pure fun every week
>this show sucks

>>279667226

>>279667372
Anyone who says it was only good for 2 episodes only wanted a snorefest like YKK.

>>279668428
What's wrong with wanting something that is slow paced?

>>279668468
What's wrong with it being pure fun every week?

>>279668428
>strawman
>>279668879
>begging the question

Space Dandy Successor

>>279662362
Are those everyone in the room with us?

>>279661069

>>279659411 (OP)
dude I love cute anime girl threads

>>279669521

>YKK
>90s manga that ended in the early-2000s
>The OVA it's also from the 90s
>Zoomie
It sure is summer already
Work on your bait, son

>>279659411 (OP)
>AOTS and AOTY
I liked Ninkoro too

>clean sheets symbolize pure hearts

oh ho ho ho ho

hotelbros, we are eating good this year

>look at hentai of Ponko
>instantly came.

>>279662327

It's space dandy, not Girls Last Tour.

which hotel bot would you fuck?

>>279673568
None
I claim the environment robot instead

what are we gonna do once HA ends?

>>279673568
I'll let flycatcher robot catch my fly

>>279663637
Some weird allergies to flash photography, tanuki germs, or being vulnerable to the same virus humans are. The first and last don't seem to really work because the detective Greedo pulls out a photo of the terrorist Greedo, and they probably would have noticed if they were suffocating/dying to the air well before they hit the bucket. Tanuki germs feels like the lamest explanation but is also the only one that can't really be refuted even if there's no evidence towards it either.

>>279659411 (OP)
>My favorite show in a long while ends up being insanely divisive by the end of its run on /a/
Ahhh, reminds me of when Ranking of Kings was airing. I don't want this show to end yet, the threads have been giving me so much joy.

so where does the tail connect?

>>279675888
Fat fuck.

>>279659411 (OP)
ZeRRial BombeRR Saiko TeRRRoristo YaRRRou desu ka?

>>279675795
>Half the thread thirsting for Hilling
>All that autism surrounding Domas
>That one Daida self-inserter
>The "i wanna be like him" vs "i wanna sex him" debate over [insert your favorite brother character here]
>The cuckoldry memes about Apeas
>Warioposting
>Bosse apologists vs Bosse haters
>EVERYTHING about Miranjo
What a fucking shitshow
I miss those threads

>save webm from the archives
>i get some error saying format can't be played when it should
something tells me I'm downloading a webM with a different encoding.

>>279675993
>India if it took over as a superpower
>>279676371
I've noticed that sometimes if I save a webm from the archive on my phone, it'll end up playing in slow motion for some reason. Wacky tech stuff I guess.

I don't think there's a webM of Ponko floating in the pool or that one other scene with her going fast.

>>279676094
>>Half the thread thirsting for Hilling
I love the fact that Hilling is the one thing about the show that everyone unanimously loves and still remembers. She truly was best girl.

>>279676588
Unironically "mother of the decade" material

>>279659411 (OP)

I don´t. Actually it is one of my favorites of the season along with witch watch and Kowloon.

>>279659411 (OP)
100% not even a contest, the only one coming a bit close is hibimeshi

>>279662362
This will be at the top 10 /a/oty poll for sure, Japan loves it too, cope and seethe

https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/a/image/1747/80/1747800856434.webm

anybody get a webm of Ponko's exercising regime?

The show feels like it's gone down hill. Apparently a lot of people really like the episode where Yachiyo fell back to Earth, and Ponko had taken over the hotel? It marked a notable decline in quality for me. Felt like two episodes crammed together, and it looked like it was attempting to show a serious shift in Yachiyo's character, with her new essentially being disabled... Except she was back to normal in the next episode.

And yeah. The amount of tanuki focus really has been draining. I feel a little bait and switched. Like the director was uncertain he could make robots compelling.

>>279677054

>>279666978
I don't mind the idea of the hotel actually growing and becoming successful. I get what they're essentially going for. Creating a multi-generational family and dynamic. But I dunno. It's not working for me as much as I think they intend it to. I don't even know why I have this gut feeling dislike for the tanukis, since they're essentially just Japanese humans at this point. The shit stuff lasted only an episode.

>>279677026
You don't need to announce your spambot like that...

>>279677283
>Already seething 6 months in advance
Lol

this is without a doubt anime of the year and possibly season, but the real question is, is it anime of the decade?

>>279678449
>Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken
>Ishuzoku Reviewers
>Ousama Ranking
>Dungeon Meshi
Dunno man
There's a lot of nice shit to choose from in this decade
And we still have 5 years to go

>>279678449
This is gonna be forgotten by next season.

>>279678673
Sonny Boy

>>279678723
It better fucking not be, OR ELSE

>>279662327
Bro, do you even realize this episode’s story isn’t finished yet? I know the show’s been pretty episodic, but there’s nothing saying this is completely wrapped up or just left hanging.

>>279662327
What a fucking neandertal you are

>>279676007
It's little moments like this with quirky humour that make this a banger.

>>279662171
They're clearly not.

>>279678673
What's the point of only mentioning shit shows? I don't get the joke.

>>279669587
>reading comprehension
It meant that you wanted Apocalypse Hotel to be the zoomer YKK.

>>279659411 (OP)
it was the worst 5 episodes I saw this year

>>279676371
let me guess - VLC player?

There's nothing this season good enough to be called AOTS let alone AOTY. The latter goes to Medalist anyway.

>>279682012
Shit taste

>>279666692
>robots slowly decaying while waiting for humanity as aliens stop by
haven't watched the show but reminds me of a story from the Space Profile anthology

>>279677133
Fuck off retard.

>>279663552
Ponko's daughter was shown to be perfectly mimicking Ponko this episode.
It could have easily had been a rando picture where Ponko was making herself look older for some reason.

>>279684601
Yeah I'm sure Ponko pretending to be her dead grandma is a wonderful memory. That's totally what they were going for.

>>279684601
>>279684728
It's just proof the tank stuff was forced drama. There for an episode, and written out an episode later.