Sengoku Collection

Just finished this and holy shit was it great
How could such a great and accessible anime be so far under the radar.

>different theme/genre/atmosphere each epsiode and each time it's done well
>different plot/scenarios each episode and each one is done well
>great characterization and variety/depth personalities making them all likeable
>not to mention the really nice stylized character designs, I feel like all the designs were MC designs, rather than side character designs which would of course make sense
>great art direction for each epsiode (the art and atmosphere in the Haiku and the four leaf clover episodes were perfect, not to mention a few others )
>variety in almost every aspect
>the subtle and (relatively)deep worldbuilding
>pacing is amazing in each episode, able to convey a coherent, COMPLETE (something 24 epsiode anime can't manage to do sometimes) story in all the episodes they intend to
>great OP's
>amazing EDs ESPECIALLY the first
>soundtrack isn't a masterpiece but it's still good and used really well

And then the littler things like
>the previews
>the eyecatches
>the title and end cards
>the little shadows symbols on the walls throughout the show
And I didn't even mention the references yet

I'll admit though, most of this doesn't apply to the first 3 episodes. The first epsiode is just okay enjoyable enough, the second is really off with it's pacing and characterization, and the third was really just shit. Everything after easily ranges from above average to amazing, however.

It's shit. Watch Oda Nobuna.

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1. Roman Holiday
2. A Star Is Born
3. Wings of Desire
4. Female Convict 701: Scorpion
5. Bowling for Columbine
6. Back To The Feature
7. BAGDAD CAFE
8. Alice in Wonderland
9 & 10. Volcano High
11. The Sting
12. KNIGHT RIDER
13. THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
14. Yappari Neko ga Suki
15. Hell house
16. Sleuth
17. Ladyhawke
18. Dancer in the Dark, 84, Charing Cross Road & Mary and Max
19. The Inugamis
20. AMADEUS
21. 2001: A Space Odyssey
22. Zero Focus
23. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
24. DIVA
25.Tsurikichi Sanpei
26.Lake of Illusions

I will never forget episode 18. Or the rest of the series, but episode 18 in particular.

not finished though

>this fucking pic again

it's Dune. Episode 23 is based from Dune.

the second OP even fucking references this

It's both.

I miss when Brain's Base was making great 2-cour game advertisements like this and Ixion Saga

Fucking finally, a chance to talk about collection, back when this was airing it was my drug man.

References gallore, cool stuff and in general a great ad. I honestly would love more Anime like this, specially if they get kinky with concepts such as rice world and the space episode.

It was fun, needed more Hideyoshi though.

Fox>Bunny>Cat

I don't remember any of the names, so bare with me.

>Color Blind episode
Loved the bullying here, didn't love the huge chin.
>Haunted House with the blue loli
Comfiest episode
>Purple haired loli and SWORDS ARE BAD propaganda
Loved the shit out of this episode. Best episode.
>Flamethrower in space
Second best episode

THAT FUCKING FACE

Harshly incorrect.
cat = bunny > fox

...

I know the blue line is meant to be where the shading starts, but it looks like her face got flattened. My sides hurt.

But seriously, what the fuck is with that design, and how did that even get accepted?

Makes me wonder what other shit like this I've missed.
It wasn't all that long ago too, 2012.
I was already monitoring fresh titles every season.

It's because her name is KanetsUGUU

Anyone not familiar with the show will probably think her face is shopped. Seriously, it's so bad

yeah definitely a hidden gem
>that episode with the pen pals ;_;

>It wasn't all that long ago too, 2012.
That's like four years ago. That's pretty long.

Are we going to have an argument on personal time perception here or something?
Not that it's the most silly topic Sup Forumsnons ever argued about.

;_;

they just don't understand

Poor Masamune
she was too sexy for her own good

>that face

I think she was the cutest. The soft colors also helped make her look cuter.

A few years back I droped this on the 3rd ep becouse it looked so random to me.

Is it really good?

It's an episodic show fill with movie references, not really that random. It's pretty good.

it's so episodic you can pick and choose basically any episode from random and enjoy a nice contained story

the only episodes that actually contains any semblance of over-arching plot is like maybe 6

At least there's actually a decent amount of nice fanart on pixiv.

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Who is the best girl and why is it piss-chan.

Did you cry at episode 18?

Coming from flip flappers, and getting a cool different genre/theme/atmosphere every episode for the first two thirds of the show, I'm interested in this.


I'll go download it and give it a shot later.
Seems like my kind of show, with a lot of attention put to nice little details here and there and a good balance between not taking itself seriously but still trying to be a fun experience.
OP convinced me to check this out.

I kinda liked baka ninja the best.
Also it's bedtime I doubt the thread will still be up in the morning or tomorrow so goodnight, it was a fun short time.

Best episodes:
18
8
23

I liked bazooka girl voiced by Sumipe. All the girls were pretty great, though.

My two favorites right here. They were just so much fun without being too wild.

This was my flip flappers before flip flappers...

Holy shit, I never thought of it. You basically get 20 self contained episodes with some linking a bigger finale and 4 having big ties to each other.

It's not the best shit out there but from episode 4 onwards the direction values go sky high to a point you get a mediocre at best episode if it doesn't click with you, or the comfiest funniest most stylized shit you ever watched at its highest.

I loved this when it was airing, by all means give this a try.

Hideyoshi is the best, such pure love for rice.

Thanks, I'm double convinced to DL it right away!

Was Hideyoshi's episode the one that went full Alice in Wonderland?

Aye, episode eight.

Thanks OP, you got me interested.

DLing first episode now. Looking forward to it.

>there's a dyke voiced by Mai Nakahara in this

Indeed.

>her love interest is voiced by Mamiko Noto

Oh my, I need to watch this.

I think it would've been more popular if it aired a few years later.

Like Rinne no Lagrange it aired before yuri got bigger. And there was a good deal of actual yuri in Collection and not just subtext crap.

Go do so.

I forget which episode it was, but that detective one was pretty good.

SenColle is what you get when you take a bunch of the staff fresh from PenguinDrum and stick them on a mobage anime.

It's beautiful.

Beautiful is an understatement, it was a very fun ride.