found it today! let me know if there is a good way to share it with you covar!
[TV] The What Anime Are You Watching Thread!
I just finished watching Scryed and I rather enjoyed it. The characters didn't develop quite as much as I usually prefer but they still changed a little bit over the course of the show.The bets part of the show would have to be the story. I really enjoyed the story and for the most part it went along at a nice pace at until the end. The main plot ended at episode 24 and the next two episodes while not bad kinda dragged the ending down a bit by dragging it on for too long without adding enough to justify them. The fight scenes were pretty decent even if they were filed with cheesy one liners throughout them. But overall I enjoyed the show and would fairly easily recommend it to someone.
I actually recently obtained a copy of the series. I appreciate it, but I don't think it's necessary anymore.
you wouldn't believe how many dicks he needed to suck in a lone back alley
like, if you heard how much, you'd be all "suuuuuuuugoi~!!!!!! desudesudesudesudesudesu!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1!!!!!!"
BananaHands
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BananaHands
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This show is an anime brofest, that's for sure.
I enjoyed the hell out of GL. Lots of unexpected plot points, too, as it gets pretty crazy about halfway through.
BananaHands
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So Oh! My Goddess. I've been following this in all its forms for over a decade, it, along with Tenchi, are the shows that pulled me into anime/manga. The newest manga of OMG just blew my fucking mind into a million pieces. Maximum fucking trolling.
The kiss Belldandy and Keiichi shared super early in the series (we're talking single, maybe double digit issues and they're past 280 now on monthly-ish releases) sealed Keiichi's sexual desire in order to make the contract work. Now emotionally, yeah, he can still love, but this means 20 fucking years of no major romantic development is because of this seal being broken by Hild while the characters are in the Underworld. The entire time this relationship has been "pure" is because of this seal. All that non-development.
That... that's beautiful... and i thought true trollmanship was dead...
*sheds single tear
Not since Metal Gear Solid 2 have I seen such trollmanship. I am amazed.
I started watching Noir, it seems very art film so far(only on episode 3), it is also extremely hard for me with my ADD to pay attention to. I need suggestions from YOU(the halforums anime crowd) on what to buy next after I finish the current show. I will post a link to my collection later when I am home and can get said link.
Noir gets better once it gets a plot.
-Madlax
-El Cazador de la Bruja
-Madlax
-El Cazador de la Bruja
New rule of thumb for me in anime.If the protagonist,in the first episode,in the first scene,is gonna be woken up by his childhood friend,it is trash.
That "woken-up-by-childhood-friend-who-is-secretly-in-love-with-him" scene was so freaking overused in the last couple of years.
That "woken-up-by-childhood-friend-who-is-secretly-in-love-with-him" scene was so freaking overused in the last couple of years.
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SeraRelm
Get Darker Than Black (if not suggested yet)
From what I'm told, DTB season 1 is great, and season 2 shouldn't exist. I keep forgetting to check it out.
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SeraRelm
2 isn't bad. It brings us Hazuki Mina... who is fucking hot.
Like seriously.
Like seriously.
dtb looked good, added to the list, I own the 1st half of la bruja, and want madlax!
Since unemployment has cursed me with free time here is my rundown of what I have watched the last few months. (Spoilersish)
High School of the Dead: I went in to this knowning nothing of what it was. I just saw the Netflix description and hit play. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that even though it starts out like a typical "High School" anime most of the negative tropes with that are tossed out the window immediately. From this point it turns in to a fairly well done zombie apocalypse story.
Corpse Princess: Again went in to it not knowing a thing about it. Fairly enjoyable if a bit formulaic. The "twist" ending was actually a fair twist. I only had access to the dub so all I can say is some of the dialog is -very- repetitive. A good example being for the first half of the series every time a fight happens (virtually every episode) we get a few lines of dialog reminding us what the monsters are and what the protagonist is.
Cannan: This was one I looked up a bit first. Since it is a short series (12 eps) I tend to research those in case there is other media it draws on. This series is actually the squeal to a Japanese only release Wii game. That said you don't need to have played it and the story is strong on it's own. It is your fairly typical girl assassin anime. It does stand out though by have moderately clever explanations for the special powers of the protagonist as well as a good story behind the animosity between the pro and antagonist. All that said though the cover art and the story synopis are a bit misleading, the titular character Canaan is really more of the secondary character. Her journalist friend really winds up being the main character and serves as the vehicle to progress the story. While Canaan is an interesting character she remains someone two dimensional. A good view for only 12 eps.
Strike Witches: Wow. I don't know where to start with this. This is one of those series I am not sure why it is on Netflix. I honestly felt a little dirty after watching it. It's basically lolita witches who attach little airplanes to their legs and fight aliens. There is a story arc but no real growth in the characters. Avoid....unless lolicon is your thing... *inches away from that hot potato*
Elfen Lied: This is another "wow". I am not sure if it is just something lost in the translation or a fundamental flaw with the source material. It just seems this anime doesn't know what kind of story it is trying to be. At it's root it could be a strong sci-fi story with some nice gore/horror thrown in. However that gets off put with the ecchi humor, slice of life teenage story, and the gratuitous underage nudity. Now all that aside....I kinda liked this. It was very visceral, like it didn't pull punches. It was as if to say "this is nasty business, people are perverts, and bad shit happens." A good story, told somewhat haphazardly but in it's weird way it works.
Desert Punk: Allow me this one. I -loved- this anime. It's campy, ecchi, full of heart, lots of good action, endearing characters, and a good story. This one starts off slow, your typical badass gets a cute side-kick anime. From there it becomes the typical enemy of the week story acting as a vehicle to drive the overall plot that is slowly revealed in slices. Near the end quarter of the series it has a genuine and unexpected twist (I will not spoil this one) that changes the overall light-hearted if serious tone of the story. This one is highly recommended. ( <3 Rainspider )
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Ok....this is one that I did research on after the first episode because I couldn't believe what I saw. This is basically lolicon vampire anime. Apparently there was a big stink about this anime because it was going to be heavily censored but got around it by the fact the character depicted are well over the age of consent. I only recommend this one if lolicon is your thing and you like otherwise half-decent vampire stories. Else avoid...I wish I had.
Le Chevalier D'Eon: This is an honest-to-goodness anime for grownups. No teen/tween age characters. Little humor. And it is set during a rather accurately depicted France in the years leading up to the revolution. It pretty much uses historical drama as a vehicle to drive an occult horror story. Though the term is never used, the main character is inhabited by the revenant of his sister and when confronted by the practitioners of black magic responsible for her death is possessed by her spirit until the foe is slain. A very strong story, good animation done in "realistic" style, and a very well written arc.
Ok I don't feel like typing anymore.
High School of the Dead: I went in to this knowning nothing of what it was. I just saw the Netflix description and hit play. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that even though it starts out like a typical "High School" anime most of the negative tropes with that are tossed out the window immediately. From this point it turns in to a fairly well done zombie apocalypse story.
Corpse Princess: Again went in to it not knowing a thing about it. Fairly enjoyable if a bit formulaic. The "twist" ending was actually a fair twist. I only had access to the dub so all I can say is some of the dialog is -very- repetitive. A good example being for the first half of the series every time a fight happens (virtually every episode) we get a few lines of dialog reminding us what the monsters are and what the protagonist is.
Cannan: This was one I looked up a bit first. Since it is a short series (12 eps) I tend to research those in case there is other media it draws on. This series is actually the squeal to a Japanese only release Wii game. That said you don't need to have played it and the story is strong on it's own. It is your fairly typical girl assassin anime. It does stand out though by have moderately clever explanations for the special powers of the protagonist as well as a good story behind the animosity between the pro and antagonist. All that said though the cover art and the story synopis are a bit misleading, the titular character Canaan is really more of the secondary character. Her journalist friend really winds up being the main character and serves as the vehicle to progress the story. While Canaan is an interesting character she remains someone two dimensional. A good view for only 12 eps.
Strike Witches: Wow. I don't know where to start with this. This is one of those series I am not sure why it is on Netflix. I honestly felt a little dirty after watching it. It's basically lolita witches who attach little airplanes to their legs and fight aliens. There is a story arc but no real growth in the characters. Avoid....unless lolicon is your thing... *inches away from that hot potato*
Elfen Lied: This is another "wow". I am not sure if it is just something lost in the translation or a fundamental flaw with the source material. It just seems this anime doesn't know what kind of story it is trying to be. At it's root it could be a strong sci-fi story with some nice gore/horror thrown in. However that gets off put with the ecchi humor, slice of life teenage story, and the gratuitous underage nudity. Now all that aside....I kinda liked this. It was very visceral, like it didn't pull punches. It was as if to say "this is nasty business, people are perverts, and bad shit happens." A good story, told somewhat haphazardly but in it's weird way it works.
Desert Punk: Allow me this one. I -loved- this anime. It's campy, ecchi, full of heart, lots of good action, endearing characters, and a good story. This one starts off slow, your typical badass gets a cute side-kick anime. From there it becomes the typical enemy of the week story acting as a vehicle to drive the overall plot that is slowly revealed in slices. Near the end quarter of the series it has a genuine and unexpected twist (I will not spoil this one) that changes the overall light-hearted if serious tone of the story. This one is highly recommended. ( <3 Rainspider )
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Ok....this is one that I did research on after the first episode because I couldn't believe what I saw. This is basically lolicon vampire anime. Apparently there was a big stink about this anime because it was going to be heavily censored but got around it by the fact the character depicted are well over the age of consent. I only recommend this one if lolicon is your thing and you like otherwise half-decent vampire stories. Else avoid...I wish I had.
Le Chevalier D'Eon: This is an honest-to-goodness anime for grownups. No teen/tween age characters. Little humor. And it is set during a rather accurately depicted France in the years leading up to the revolution. It pretty much uses historical drama as a vehicle to drive an occult horror story. Though the term is never used, the main character is inhabited by the revenant of his sister and when confronted by the practitioners of black magic responsible for her death is possessed by her spirit until the foe is slain. A very strong story, good animation done in "realistic" style, and a very well written arc.
Ok I don't feel like typing anymore.
haha I own Strike witches, Elfen lied, and desert punk. The rest of the ones worth watching are added to my list.
this is basically my collection give or take a few titles.
this is basically my collection give or take a few titles.
The problem with this series is that it only has one season so far, but the manga goes a bit further and it's currently on hiatus for unknown reasons. It wouldn't have been dropped, as it was highly popular, but no one is really sure why it hasn't continued for months.
If it happens, it going to be a year or two. Like I said, it's been on Hiatus for about 15 straight months now. No one really knows why.
Today I watched all nine current episodes of Jormungand. It's pretty good! Reminds me a bit of Black Lagoon, but slightly more lighthearted. For those who like that series, give it a whirl. It's pretty good. Three more episodes incoming, and then another season of 12 for the fall, so it doesn't take up too much time if you're worried about that kinda thing.
Now I must watch all of Black Lagoon again.
you should just watch Revy speaking engrish on repeat for forever
Now I've lost it
Another of my microreviews.
Today I finished the series "Birdy the Mighty: Decode". As per my usual MO I did no research on the series beyond the Netflix synopsis and looking at the cover art. What I found was a fairly interesting story that while having a young protagonist was geared at an older audience dealing with themes such as terrorism, self-sacrifice, and the conflict of duty vs. personal point of view. The action and animation are well done, the aliens when depicted are generally anthropomorphic animals but done well (as in not just dog/cat ears on a person), and none of the characters are overly cute or annoying.
My real criticism is that it is following the trend of a lot of animes lately in that it has what I call a "non ending". Essentially there are four storylines presented. Two are resolved, two are not. My other complaint is there is very little character growth. The male protagonist, while a likable person at the start, has no real character development through the series. He is mostly the same in the final episode as he is in the first. The titular character Birdy, has less development and more backstory as the series progresses. In the end it comes off as if they expected a third season that never materialized.
It is worth a watch for the good animation, the clever sci-fi plot, and the genuine pieces of humor throughout. Just don't get your hopes up on a conclusion.
Next up: Mushi-Shi (When I finish the series)
Today I finished the series "Birdy the Mighty: Decode". As per my usual MO I did no research on the series beyond the Netflix synopsis and looking at the cover art. What I found was a fairly interesting story that while having a young protagonist was geared at an older audience dealing with themes such as terrorism, self-sacrifice, and the conflict of duty vs. personal point of view. The action and animation are well done, the aliens when depicted are generally anthropomorphic animals but done well (as in not just dog/cat ears on a person), and none of the characters are overly cute or annoying.
My real criticism is that it is following the trend of a lot of animes lately in that it has what I call a "non ending". Essentially there are four storylines presented. Two are resolved, two are not. My other complaint is there is very little character growth. The male protagonist, while a likable person at the start, has no real character development through the series. He is mostly the same in the final episode as he is in the first. The titular character Birdy, has less development and more backstory as the series progresses. In the end it comes off as if they expected a third season that never materialized.
It is worth a watch for the good animation, the clever sci-fi plot, and the genuine pieces of humor throughout. Just don't get your hopes up on a conclusion.
Next up: Mushi-Shi (When I finish the series)
