Because not popular.

Still, more pics?

>>39783614
It should be.

Also

>my face when there are maybe, two wallpapers in existence

Best anime of 2008

>>39783646
Top 3 anime in the last 5 years.

>>39783686
>>39783646
samefag

>>39783706
nope.avi

I'm dumping pictures in all my posts

;..;

I have no idea what it is. Since none of these images have helpful file names I'll continue on my way.

Chroniko ;_;

>>39783836
it's kaiba, anniki

pretentious

>>39783845
it's okay because warp remembers her

Loves it.

>>39783869
Actually, the message is amazingly simple.

vanilla was brotier, i feel kinda bad for him

Vanilla ;_;

>>39783931
I agree. I felt bad for him because I hated him at first.

He was a bit of a white knight, but he was pretty bro about it at the end.

since memories can be removed, turned into information and put into bodies made on abipa, it's possible to bring vanilla back to life using the mind of kaiba - who although he knows everything, came to value vanilla and his friendship on their journey

>my ass when im out of pictures

I'm disappointed in you, /a/.

I guess I'll go have a shower then.

Because it looks like something for kids and /a/ is too insecure.

>>39784145
It won an award at the Japanese Media Arts Festival for it's animation.

Eyes still closed...sunshine showed through the curtains and the noise

Kaiba is one of my favourite anime ever.

>>39783755
;_;

>Realize I have only seen this once
>Going to watch it again

>>39783996
The song they play whenever someone starts to die just completely fucks me up. I can't hold back the manly tears.

On an unrelated note, pic was my favorite character even though I can't remember her name. I honestly don't know what it was about her but I just felt drawn to her.

>>39783836
It's Kaiba. One my my favorite anime and definitely one my favorite OPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTEMxvCbem0

>>39784264
I love how the lyrics of the tree song is about the kaiba plant

>>39784332
>implying tree song isn't about Warp
>implying the kaiba plant ISNT warp

>>39783996
>my face when I just realised it's NEVER TO SAD OR HARD

>>39784332
Got any more pictures like this one?

op back with moar

it was ok

lol.

I watched the first 7 episodes today and it has become one of my favorites. Also,
Vanilla ;__________;

>>39784844
awesome

>>39784652
never said that the kaiba plant wasn't warp.
>>39784693
Sadly I do not

Promise me, this thread will still be around once I finish remaining five Kaiba episodes, afraid of getting spoiled atm.

The mom card was used too often to redeem people, the kaiba plant becoming the main antagonist in the last ten minutes lacked emotion, the plot sucked.

The only good part was the first three or so episodes where they played with the idea of memory and body swapping and the one with the cat that made fashionable bodies.

>>39784895

Marathoned this pretty recently... Wait he's the plant? What.

>>39784936
Can't promise, but we'll try

>>39784954
It was never officially stated, but that is one popular theory that has strong evidence to back it up.

>>39784954
The plant is a symbol for the current state of mind of Kaiba, particularly his despair.

He feels more lonely as the people he knows die - Chroniko, Vanilla, he learns that the factories on Abipa have stopped. As the plant eats, it reflects Warps state of mind - i.e. how alone he feels.

In short, it entirely deliberate that Warp was nicknamed Kaiba.

>>39784944
Kaiba plant was built up and talked about throughout the show. It was shown before halfway through devouring planets. And it's most likely that the kaiba plant is the manifestation of Kaiba's loneliness

>>39784944
>The mom card was used too often to redeem people, the kaiba plant becoming the main antagonist in the last ten minutes lacked emotion, the plot sucked.

The mother card was used to reinforce the importance of family, particularly loved ones, which is a central theme in the anime.

Popo dropping his mother reflects how lofty goals and ambitions can be swept out from beneath your feet (notice the juxtaposition of the memory chip and popo at the time) and your efforts and goals can vanish in an instant. It is a harsh reality, but it happens to the best and worst of us.

Chroniko's mother, who turns to drugs (she is seen removing memories a lot which is why her mind is mostly an empty room until she remembers) because she can no longer support her family because of an accident that took her arms (and presumably killed her father)

did you notice that this girls toy was the same as the giant stuffed hippo that kaiba was in for the first part of the series?

>>39785123
Wasn't her mother. It was her aunt. Her mother died from sickness, remember.

>>39785155
Yep, my bad.

Oh sweet I found some giant images.

>>39785245
>mfw "file too large"

>>39785210
No problem

;________________________________;

Does anyone have an anime-paper account?

I want to download the wallpaper thats there.

warning: odd faces

/a/ doesn't talk about good animes

anyway it's by far my most favorite series EVER

>>39785438
Have you seen haibane renmei or tatami galaxy?

it's not completely ignored but yeah this shit should be much more popular than it is. for one thing there should be a fucking english release, maybe introduce all the narutards to something that's actually good for once.

oh well

>>39785501
I would be in full support of a bluray release.

and I would buy the fuck out of it

Kaiba is definitely one of my favorites animes but the overarching plot kind of sucked balls. Should have toned down the episodic plots and started getting the main ball rolling sooner.

Best anime ever in my opinion.

I cried so much during the series, and I didn't even fully understand what made me so sad until I watched it a second time.

Worst part was I realised that Chroniko was lost forever when her memories were released.

>>39785501
Sadly, I'm friends with narutards and when I try to get them to watch good anime, they end up saying, "it's weird, I didn't like it. It's TOO DEPRESSING!, etc" So I don't even bother to discuss anime with them anymore

>>39785552
I thought so at first as well.

But when I rewatched it I noticed that each episodic item had an important message

The sale and sex scene of bodies, the use of drugs. All kinds of abuse that people place upon themselves, even going so far as to essentially change who they are "deleting a memory is like committing murder: you aren't the same afterward".

The statement "he lives as long as I still remember him".

Proof that body sales and fights over bodies (episode one) are unnecessary because you can make your own bodies (Abipa).

Interesting was the choice of the word Roe for the "memories" that fly off into the universe when someone dies. We see people live through their memories (bombing mission). Roe itself is fish eggs, basically, which are ready to be fertilised (given a body) and brought back to life.

Although dystopian at first glance, I would say that the Kaiba universe reflects the potential of man kind, and how far we fall short.

The potential to recreate people from memories is introduced when the kaiba plant first is (cant remember the exact quote)

Still, when it comes down to things, we still know how to embrace each other (old, dead man episode, the children are found dead, holding eachother; presumably they found their treasure).

Also, the treasure for the old woman was a box of memories, of all things.

They even named the space ship and space after parts of the brain (neuron and synapse NARC respectively)

tl;dr Kaiba is DEEP

>>39785148
Speaking of this

Did anyone also notice that Neiro's toy as a child was a patchwork dog?

>>39785701
not saying Kaiba isn't deep or that the episodic plots are bad, just that the main plot could have been handled much better

>>39785733
I guess you could argue that.

barina soruto de

i hate toradora

>>39784799
This.

Other than the unusual artwork, the storyline is a pretty generic 'good v.s. evil with sacrifices on the way' type storyline. The concepts in it are not intelligent, but random, so it's not meant to be deep (although it's easy to see why so many try to perceive it as deep). It's also pretty minimalist. That being said, everything is done in a rather cute way. It's without a doubt a better than average show, but it's not a ground breaker either.

This guy does an excellent breakdown of the show, although I do disagree with his rating on it:
http://psgels.blogsome.com/category/finished-series/kaiba/

I'm not trying to bash the show or anything here, it definitely kept me interested. It's just not what I'd call my perfect cup of tea. Worth a watch though.

Just finished 8th episode, really loved that Kaiba = Yggdrasil reference.

>>39785975
>'good v.s. evil with sacrifices on the way'

Wut? There's no good an no evil in the show, dude.

>>39785995
To be fair, there's a life tree in every major belief.

>>39786035
>my face when you probably learned that from occult gakuin

>>39786035

I'm well aware of that, yet Yggdrasil is the only name I actually remember.

>>39786067
same here

This shit has been sitting on my HDD for a year. I never found the time to start watching it.
Describe what to expect in 5 words.

>>39786163
Confusing at first then awesome

>>39785975
But there is no good or evil in the show.

>>39786163
Just watch the damn thing
or
Read the review already posted

>>39786163
slow confusing sad uplifting end

>>39786241
>implying that review didnt skim over the majority of the thematic content

OP here.

The Kaiba images are becoming increasingly rare on DA, so I'm going to give it a rest now.

>>39785975
>the storyline is a pretty generic 'good v.s. evil with sacrifices on the way' type storyline.

what the fuck are you talking abou-

>The concepts in it are not intelligent, but random, so it's not meant to be deep (although it's easy to see why so many try to perceive it as deep).

oh, you're a troll

>>39786363
Meh, it's entirely possible that he interpreted the plot in a different way, although I think it's pretty clear-cut that there is no good or evil (but rather, only shades of grey).

Speaking of anime falling short, IMO mushishi would have been much better if it was structured more like Kaiba.

Did anyone else interpret the water-tubes to the moon as a reference to Ecco the Dolphin?

I'm glad it isn't. If it was, it would have an obnoxious fanbase.

>>39786557
Still mad about your mum, Popo?

>>39786574
hnng

>>39786557

Kroniko ;_;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SBWXnQHRl0

9th episode :

But but he's immortal and stuff, right? ;_;

>>39786653
last time I checked, he wasn't immortal, just resistant to physical damage.

>look for images to contribute to thread
>fucking seto kaiba everywhere

Are there any plans for a bluray release?

Cool star wars reference, brah

>>39784944
Yeah it turned into "Mommy issues. Mommy issues everywhere" the animu. The "mommy may have tried to poison me" asspull out of nowhere at the end was the final straw.

And for a series that had pulled us into sympathy with so many passing characters, the whole sub-EoE ending fell surprisingly flat -- the last episode of Kaiba was the one that made me feel nothing. It was a valiant try, but suffered from the prevalent problem of actually making a fitting ending.

sale like crap, weak fanbase
>>39786842
sadly No

>>39786942
The feeling of being alone was the main plot, not mother issues

>implying an ending that refining a used ending is a bad thing

>>39786962
Tatami galaxy sold ~5k during its first week of sale, so maybe Kaiba will get one depending on how tatami goes.

>archival request pending

Best song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgldkETcxk

bump~

>Kaiba thread
>More than 10 replies

Ah Kaiba, you were so good until those last two episodes complete wrecked you for me. At least we'll always have the first ten...

There is very limited amount of Kaiba art, and quite a lot was posted already.

I wouldnt call this series "the best ever" but it certainly was a pleasant surprise, almost as much as Shigurui was a year before.

If anything, this show can be praised for its art. Even if you didnt like the characters, setting or the story, you cant say that the art isnt unique and well made.

Where can I find a batch torrent for this that still has seeds?

>>39788863
Have you tried tt? First search gives more than 5 different batches with eng subs. Granted, most of them have 4-6 seeds, but thats all you can expect from an unpopular series from couple seasons ago.

>>39788863

http://www.bakabt.com/

I really like unique anime, those one of a kind series that will never be repeated. And Kaiba is clearly one of them.

running dangerously low on art.

>>39788863

http://www.bakabt.com/140459-kaiba-f-b-ureshii.html
you need a bakabt account

or try this, seems like it's well seeded
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/48847911/kaiba?tab=summary

Ok, I am out, have to go to sleep.
Those who didnt watch this anime, but appreciate seinen or artsy titles, I would deffinitely recomend to watch it.

OP here

>thread is still going

son, I am proud

>>39789024
jesus christ how horrifying

My poor waifu

>>39789140
you only need a bakabt acct if you want your ratio displayed

How fitting that this thread is here because I just yesterday finished Kaiba. Incredible series and I'm going to watch it again some day.

That said I found it funny how not even something as unique as Kaiba (Tezuka-on-drugs I'd say describe its approach overall) could escape Eva's influence in its themes and especially how they were presented ( especially in the last eps).

I love eva so that's a plus in my book.

Thanks for all the art.

Well, I guess it's time for me to start Kemonozume, the last Yuasa work I haven't seen...