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#1

Bones

Bones

I am sure there have been many forebearer threads to this. HOWEVER, I FINALLY HAVE TIME TO WATCH ANIME AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS!:D

so I am starting a new thread to post my thoughts on what I am watching.(yeah I am a lame-o I KNOW!)since I now have the time to watch enough backlog of anime to make ones eyes bleed.

so with that out in the open, I started watching Ranma 1/2 today. I acquired the entire tv series, movies, and OVA's in a ill advised blitzkrieg of the Rightstuf cyber monday super sale.

I have reached the mid-point of season 2, so how do I say this gently....THIS SHOW IS FARKIN WEIRD.....so Ranma is this guy who is cursed to turn into a girl any time he is hit with cold water, and back when he is hit with warm water. so far we have met crazy killer amazons, near-sighted goose kung-fu fighters. long distance marathon ramen fighting, and tons of other wacky hijinks. I am left to wonder what I will see as the series continues, I am awestruck to say the least.

EDIT: everyone is welcome to post their thoughts, I just figured if no one is interested its always a good writing outlet :D


#2

linglingface

linglingface

I love Ranma 1/2! It was one of the first series I watched, but never in order. :p I need to get on that, I've just seen a couple movie, I think most or all of season 1 and lots of random fun episodes in between.


#3

LittleSin

LittleSin

I have been watching Soul Eater and LOVING IT.

My only gripe is that they study every little thing before moving the plot forward.


#4

Bones

Bones

Soul eater looked really interesting but I keep putting off its purchase like the cheap mofo I am. In other news I found out my local AND LAST Suncoast is supposedly going out of business, so the plan is to shower and put some pants on and see if I can score any deals. although I expect they will be picked over and still super expensive! :D


#5

Wahad

Wahad

LittleSin said:
I have been watching Soul Eater and LOVING IT.

My only gripe is that they study every little thing before moving the plot forward.
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I got bored of Soul Eater halfway through the first season. I'm not even sure why, but it just didn't click with me.

The only anime I'm currently watching is Toriko. Basically, it's Dragonball Z, except the dragonballs are extremely amazing food.

As a person who likes food, this is the best anime.


#6

drifter

drifter

I was listening to this one podcast, and one guy explained Toriko as "It's about punching meat."

I really should start watching that show.


#7

Wahad

Wahad

drifter said:
I was listening to this one podcast, and one guy explained Toriko as "It's about punching meat."

I really should start watching that show.
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Not just punching meat. It's also about punching plants. Sometimes.


#8

@Li3n

@Li3n

Bones said:
The New Anime Thread!


so with that out in the open, I started watching Ranma 1/2 today.
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Not what i was expecting when i opened this thread...


What i want to see is Candy Candy, but i can't seem to find it in full anywhere... oh nevermind, someone uploaded it since i last checked...

Man that anime scarred me for life... i'm still wary of gypsy fortune tellers and horses to this day... also, world wars...


#9

Bones

Bones

haha, new in the sense that I have made them before and no one had posyted in them! candy candy looks silly!


#10

@Li3n

@Li3n

Bones said:
candy candy looks silly!
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Which is what makes it so shocking when they start killing off people...


Hell, for years i actually remembered it as 2 shows... the one where they killed
Anthony, and he was just the 1st
and the one where this girl in an orphanage likes to climb tree (climbing trees is awesome btw). I kept wondering if it's the same show or not...


At least Lady Oscar was already about screwed up Versailles court life...


#11

Bones

Bones

I have decided I need to order the rest of YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! before it goes out of print next month


#12

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

I freakin' love YUA! A couple of the OAVs fell short of the mark, though...


#13

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I really, really wish Adult Swim would play more anime that didn't suck. Durarara! just ended so it's going into reruns (assuming they don't get ride of it), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ended earlier this year so it's in reruns now, and we've just had two straight weeks of Bleach marathons...

Bleach is AWFUL.

I think it's time for a new series.


#14

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

If my hatred for Bleach could be used as a fuel source, there would be no energy crisis.


#15

Bones

Bones

i just flat gave up on AS, I mostly stream and buy at this point.

EDIT: IT...IS....DONE! I now have the rest of the first season of YUA on order from rightstuf. review will follow in a week, final impressions of ranma in the next few days.


#16

Bones

Bones

Kenny Nakajima is the man, that is all


#17

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Started watching Fate/Zero.

Bluebeard brutally murdering that kid was even worse to watch than it was to read about.


#18

Bones

Bones

I wanted to buy that, but aniplex or w/e wants 400 some dollars for it....I was like OWW


#19

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Is it legitimately available on the american market?


#20

Bones

Bones

yes, http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/ot2l2lB-5JwEexhSB4/browse/item/93826/4/0/0 look at the regular price! I am a major collector and even I have to balk at that, way out of my league!


#21

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

what the fuck.


#22

Bones

Bones

my thoughts exactly, I liked the original tv series, and I would love to buy it for about 1/2 that price, but anything over 200 is too rich for my blood.


#23

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

You could totally read it at http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Fate/Zero

Although fate/zero does assume you're familiar with more of f/sn than just what they showed in the series.


#24

Bones

Bones

yeah I was never much of a manga guy, I could probably play catch up but I cant be arsed.


#25

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Fate/Zero is a series of light novels. And fate/stay night is a visual novel. So no worries about not being a manga guy :zoid:


#26

Bones

Bones

great....more reading, just what I wanted to do with my limited free time after reading text books and reports for 12 hours! :p


#27

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Finished Fate/Zero. Was only half the story. Rest of it airs in April. Finished it on one hell of a cliffhanger ._.
Started Persona 4. They did a pretty good job adapting it for screen.


#28

Covar

Covar

Started watching Fairy Tail. It's not bad, and I even like the dub. My roommate has the DVD/Blu-ray disks. I wanted to sign up for crunchy roll so I could watch further than what Funimation has out, but to my chagrin they only allow the 4 most recent episodes. I've watched 2, they're on 114. Bullshit I say.


#29

Bones

Bones

its looks interesting, i generally stay away from shonen jump stuff, but I might have to give it a look.


#30

Covar

Covar

Bones said:
its looks interesting, i generally stay away from shonen jump stuff, but I might have to give it a look.
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I'm worried it will turn into another dragged out "only the main character is worth a damn" anime in the vein of DBZ, but I have friends that tell me it's not the case. Hopefully the episodes are paced as well as the first couple too, because nothing like watching 10 mins of content dragged out over 22 with reaction shots and dramatic pauses to make you want to go and find something productive to do with your life.


#31

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

So, what's the deal with anime being so expensive State Side nowadays?

Is is just that fans will pay $100 an hour for anything Japanese? or is there some entertainment embargo?


#32

Covar

Covar

sixpackshaker said:
So, what's the deal with anime being so expensive State Side nowadays?

Is is just that fans will pay $100 an hour for anything Japanese? or is there some entertainment embargo?
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A lot of fans won't pay $ for anything Japanese.


#33

Bones

Bones

sixpackshaker said:
So, what's the deal with anime being so expensive State Side nowadays?

Is is just that fans will pay $100 an hour for anything Japanese? or is there some entertainment embargo?
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I think partial due to the Japanese companies importing directly to the US, since the majority of watchers do not watch dubbed. There is also the issue of the markets rapid shrinkage. I expect soon the dvd/blu-ray stuff will be dead, or we will be paying 300-400 dollars a series like the Japanese consumers do. just my take.

EDIT: also what Covar said, the majority of the viewership is just not going to pay.


#34

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I guess I am just sad that anime has been priced out of the market. It is very hard to find on TV now too...


#35

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Well, caught up to broadcast of Persona 4. Episodes 13 and 14 were pretty well done.

Time to watch Saki.


#36

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Are there any good shows now on basic cable? The good ones seem to have left adult swim.


#37

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

If AS is still broadcasting Durarara, that. Otherwise, none that that I'm aware of.


#38

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Thanks, I'll check to see if I can DVR it.

I'd love to find another Space Opera. The Japanese were so good at it back when I was a kid.


#39

Bones

Bones

sixpackshaker said:
I guess I am just sad that anime has been priced out of the market. It is very hard to find on TV now too...
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I think it is equally the companies faults for being unwilling to try new things in other countries and the pirates fault for being somewhat entitled assholes and saying why should I pay when i can get it for free!? personally I actually like dubs, I have found very few painful ones to yell about. so the lack of an American market makes me sad. there is also my collection that I want to grow, but likely wont be able to.


#40

drifter

drifter

sixpackshaker said:
Thanks, I'll check to see if I can DVR it.

I'd love to find another Space Opera. The Japanese were so good at it back when I was a kid.
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Have you watched Legend of the Galactic Heroes? You'd have to torrent it, and it's hella long, but I've heard it's pretty much the apex of the genre.


#41

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

As some one that removes viruses for a living, I just don't torrent much.


#42

drifter

drifter

Oh snap, Redline is out. I'm gonna have to remember to pick that up.

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sixpackshaker said:
As some one that removes viruses for a living, I just don't torrent much.
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It may be worth making an exception; I have heard nothing but overwhelming praise for L0GH. The fansub from Central Anime is, as far as my antivirus knows, clean.


#43

Frank

Frankie Williamson

Redline is the first anime in probably a decade that actually has me wanting to see it. It's beyond gorgeous.


#44

Bones

Bones

do want, will get tomorrow, for sleepy time tomorrow night


#45

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

The more I watch Saki, the more I'm convinced that mahjong is the calvinball of gambling.


#46

Bones

Bones

http://www.toonamiaftermath.com/ this is cool, that is all


#47

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Watching fourth season of Maria-sama ga Miteru.

If it's anything like the first two seasons and the OVAs, I predict absolutely nothing will happen. And so far, I'm right.


#48

Covar

Covar

Just watched Lupin the Third: Castle of Cagliostro on Netflix. The dub was meh, but I was impressed by the animation. Overall a fun adventure movie. My first experience with Lupin the Third and it did pique my interest in maybe checking out some more.


#49

Bones

Bones

Trying to watch cardcaptor sakura, making shitty progress because I cant be arsed to watch hours of subtitled shit after 12-18 hours of straight work...that is all :Leyla:


#50

Covar

Covar

I also want to add the following about the movie. This is most likely because I'm american, but right before the climax of the movie, there's a wedding, which has all the guards dressed up in black pointy hooded robes. It was...awkward.


#51

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Welp, I'm still right. The big news of this episode is two of the characters are going to be holding a tea party, and the central conflict is whether or not this one girl is going to show up to the tea party.


#52

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Haha, this show proves to me that the only thing better than Japanese people speaking gratuitous English is Japanese people speaking gratuitous French


#53

Hylian

Hylian

I just finished watching Elfen Lied and I must say it was fucking awesome. It was a bit short at only 13 episodes but man what a ride. Still the ending left me with numerous questions so I may go out and pick up the manga so I can get more of the story but man what a show.


#54

Hylian

Hylian

I just got done watching Sound of the Sky (also called Sora No Woto) and I really enjoyed it. It isn't very long and it may be to moe for some not to mention there isn't as much emphasis on story as some may want. But it does have fairly well developed characters and excellent visuals/audio. It definitely is not for everyone but for those who are in the right mindset it is a very enjoyable ride.


#55

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Well, finished Maria-sama ga Miteru season 4. Japanese people speaking French is the best.

ps:


#56

Covar

Covar

Allen who is Quiet said:
Japanese people speaking French is the best.
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Check out the latest Super Sentai series then, Tokumei Sentai Gobusters. One of the main villians peppers his speech with French.


#57

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Oh my yes!

unrelated:
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#58



Namesake

I just started watching Desert Punk on Netflix. I didn't expect it to be so crass. Still, seems like it might amount to something unlike Mobile Fighter G Gundam which I'm only watching for my Gundam completionism.


#59

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

I finally, finally, finished Wallflower. I've had it for...a couple of years now and just got around to finishing. Gosh, I love that show. Heh.


#60

Bones

Bones

i want to watch the wallflower, havent had time, desert punk is just plain national lampoons retarded lol


#61

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

I highly recommend Wallflower! When you've got the time - do it!


#62

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I enjoyed what I read of the manga. Do you know if it transitioned well?


#63

drifter

drifter

I never read the manga, but I thought the premise was interesting. Watched something over half the series, then bailed when I realized I was forcing myself to watch. Overall pretty meh in my opinion. I did enjoy Goth-goth-loli-loli.


#64

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

I haven't read all of the manga, but from what I've read I think it transitioned quite well. I think it's still hilarious and I think the art style is perfect. Fun stuff.


#65

fade

fade

Don't understand the Bleach hatred. It's a vast universe with a well thought out mythology, and characters that weren't just cut from the same old screamy-big-head-teardrop shonen cloth (except for orihime). I respect most of you enough to hope it's not a hate-because-it's-popular thing.


#66

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Hylian said:
I just finished watching Elfen Lied and I must say it was fucking awesome. It was a bit short at only 13 episodes but man what a ride. Still the ending left me with numerous questions so I may go out and pick up the manga so I can get more of the story but man what a show.
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Elfen Lied was amazing. As it started I thought it was just going to be some grimdark blood and guts violent anime, and I was confused as to why my usually squeamish then-fiancee was a big fan. Did not at all expect the philosophical and emotional monster that it turned out to be, especially the flashback episodes and the ending.

It's been a few years; I need to watch that again.


#67

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

For me, I'm not a huge fan of super long anime. Bleach just keeps going and going.. The characters are great, I even adore Orihime, but I just can't keep up with it, so I gave up. (Which means I'm also not a huge fan of Nartuo or even DBZ...though I enjoy them, just to hard/tedious for me to keep up with them.)


#68

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I'm just tired of Bleach. I kinda want Williams Street to get One Piece instead. Seriously, just keep it mostly unedited and people will fucking watch it. What don't those idiots understand?


#69

Hylian

Hylian

For anyone who is interested Rightstuf.com is having a sale on Anime series from Bandai. Most are at least 40% off and some are even more. Below is the link to the complete list of everything that is on sale.


http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/news/individual/?ForumThreadName=FT0000003514&Offset=0&ReturnTo=Archive


#70

Covar

Covar

that's a lot of Gundam. :(


#71

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#72

Necronic

Necronic

So here's my list of anime that are on Netflix streaming that you would be insane (INSANE) to miss:

Samurai Seven - This is the only anime I have ever seen that I feel almost reaches the "Cowboy Beebop" standard. It's not quite there, but it is incredibly close. Second best anime I have ever seen. It's the story of the Seven Samurai retold in a steampunk world. Except the bandits are Gundam. Seriously.

Elfin Lied - Incredibly gruesome but a great story and very complex characters

Darker than Black - Fantastic, awesome anime. I would put it 3rd on my all time list.

Rin - Takes a while to get going but it's pretty good and just continues to get better as the story goes. Can be graphic at times.

Baccano! - Very interesting for it's character and story telling method, which jumps around somewhat randomly through time, showing you the end before the beginning and ending in the middle. Very well done. You also get to see the Japanese write up what 20s era American gangsters were like, and it doesn't feel that far off to be honest.

hmmmm......I think that's it.


#73

Hylian

Hylian

The sale at rightstuf managed to steal a good chunk of my money but I grabbed several sets I have been meaning to watch so it was worth it. The hard part was that I was tempted to spend a lot more but in the end I bought the following sets


Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Complete Season 1
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Complete Season 2
Infinite Ryvius
My-HiME
Scryed


#74

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

Love Code Geass!


#75

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

now watching Smile Precure

I'm pretty sure I'm outside of the target demographic by around 15 years and I'm also the wrong gender ._.


#76

Covar

Covar

Allen who is Quiet said:
now watching Smile Precure

I'm pretty sure I'm outside of the target demographic by around 15 years and I'm also the wrong gender ._.
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Did you know it's one of the only magical girl series to even come anywhere close to Sailor Moon's popularity? Made by the same studio (Toei) and originally influenced strongly by Sentai just like Sailor Moon. Or so I've heard.


#77

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I did.

The Magical Girl genre is strongly influenced by Sentai because Sailor Moon incorporated a lot of Sentai elements in its structure. And since Sailor Moon codified many of the tropes used in Magical Girl series, basically every Magical Girl series afterwards uses Sentai elements.
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Also, how does Cure March have a ponytail and pigtails simultaneously?
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#78

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

curePeaceFacePlant.gif


#79

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I hope you guys like gifs of anime you don't watch
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#80

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I hope you guys like Smile Pretty Cure gifs


#81

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Mirai Nikki (future diary) is available in sub form on Nico-Nico (100% legit, too).


#82

Bones

Bones

Hylian said:
The sale at rightstuf managed to steal a good chunk of my money but I grabbed several sets I have been meaning to watch so it was worth it. The hard part was that I was tempted to spend a lot more but in the end I bought the following sets


Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Complete Season 1
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD Complete Season 2
Infinite Ryvius
My-HiME
Scryed
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everything is pretty good except INFINITE RYVIUS... ಠ_ಠ that anime is literally one of the most boring things I ever had the misfortune to watch...


#83

Hylian

Hylian

Bones said:
everything is pretty good except INFINITE RYVIUS... ಠ_ಠ that anime is literally one of the most boring things I ever had the misfortune to watch...
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I haven't see it before but I have heard good things about it from several different places so hopefully I will like it. If not I guess I will be glad that I got it on sale.


#84

Bones

Bones

well its not bad! I just found it incredibly boring. Keep in mind, I got the entire original platinum box set from a friend for 10 bucks. My glasses may be tinted shit color, but I remember thinking it was not my favorite flavor of anime, if you will.


#85

fade

fade

Been watching Devil May Cry. It's pretty bland, but the American voice actor for Dante is actually really good. It's a shame it's in such a mediocre show.


#86

LittleSin

LittleSin

On the topic of Netflix anime I am going to suggest Ouran Hgih School Host Club.

It is just so weird and awkwardly funny..though the show doesn't have as much of a resolution as the manga.

Same goes for Soul Eater. Get past the first three or four episodes and things get good. At least it has a resolution though!


#87

Hylian

Hylian

I loved Ouran High School Host Club, it is as you said awkwardly funny but that is the charm of it. It definitely is not a show for everyone but I still immensely enjoyed it. I have been meaning to go an buy the manga to get more of the storyline but other things keep coming up (ECCC, LoZ Symphony Concert, Soul Calibur 5, anime sale at Rightsuf, etc)


#88

Necronic

Necronic

I couldn't get into Soul Eater. I only watched the first couple of episodes though so maybe I'll have to give it another shot.


#89

LittleSin

LittleSin

The first three episodes are just one shots, like three different pilots.

I think it was around episode 4 or 5 that all the characters began to come together. Atleast watch until you get to Franken Stein and Medusa.


#90

Bones

Bones

so I just found an old anime called angel cop....anyone seen it?


#91

drifter

drifter

Oh shit, get ready for some madness.


#92

LittleSin

LittleSin

Bones said:
so I just found an old anime called angel cop....anyone seen it?
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Oh fuck. Get ready for some crap 90'd anime.

It will be GLORIOUS.


#93

fade

fade

I'm going to start using 90'd in sentences. "Check out that kid n' play haircut!" "LOL 90'd"


#94

Bones

Bones

are you guys saying you want like a video review when I am done? :3


#95

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Actually the funny thing about a lot of magical girl anime nowadays is it ends up targeting guys moreso than girls, apparently. Hell, I've caught up on Smile Precure and it's hilarious, I haven't laughed that much since Nichijou and YuruYuri.. Speaking of which, Nichijou and YY are hilarious and everyone should watch them.


#96

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

The target demographics for magical girl anime nowadays are small girls, their parents, and adult males


#97

Bones

Bones

ITS LIKE MLP:FIM IN THE US! TROLOLOLOLOLOL


#98

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Bones said:
ITS LIKE MLP:FIM IN THE US! TROLOLOLOLOLOL
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#99

Bones

Bones



#100

drifter

drifter



#101

Bones

Bones

Galaxy Angel Rune vol 4
I have looked everywhere for this elusive beast and found no place selling used copies, its like some sort of ghost. I am curious if any of you have seen a copy or have one you are looking to get rid of, I pay good money for results. :3


#102

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

ALL: Pose as a team, because SHIT JUST GOT REAL
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#103

fade

fade

Okay, I tried Soul Eater.... ugh.
It feels like it was created by a bunch of monkeys smoking crack and pixie sticks.


#104

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

ALL: Pretend to be fish
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#105

Bones

Bones

I am so glad that you guys are keeping this thing alive for me. I enjoy knowing I am not the only mook on here who likes anime.

So I have been watching Cardcaptor Sakura, I just got to the first movie which has an english dub.
I need to preface I dont normaly have a problem with dubs, but this thing was HORRIBLE, I mean I have never heard a 10 year old girl sound like a 30 year old woman with a smoking problem. not to mention the stuffed animal familiar that sounds like corey feldman! I have not laughed so hard in my life trying to watch this in english.

Next on my pile is Angel Cop, audio review will probably happen post viewing with my thoughts :3


#106

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I'm slowly going through Lucky Star. I've seen a good handful of SoL anime at this point and figured I should get around to it. It's funny and I'm enjoying it, but unlike most other shows I've watched, even of similar make, I can't seem to do more than one or two episodes in a row before moving on to something else.


#107

Bones

Bones

SoL anime?


#108

drifter

drifter

Slice of life, I presume.


#109

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

definitely slice of life

I didn't really like Lucky Star. Got repetitive quickly. Eventually I was only watching for Minoru Shiraishi singing and dancing the various ending themes


#110

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

It's definitely not one of my top slice of life shows, but it's not bad. I got more out of Yuru Yuri and Nichijou. entertainment-wise.


#111

Bones

Bones

mmmm slice of life anime, I still have a strange love for the weird esoteric stuff like FLCL


#112

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Heh, Yuru Yuri was also disappointing to me. Although that's because I didn't like Kyoko and then she got all the screen time. I did like her a lot when she dove down a staircase, hit her head, had a radical change of personality, and then none of her friends thought to call the hospital.


#113

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Heh, Yuru Yuri was also disappointing to me. Although that's because I didn't like Kyoko and then she got all the screen time. I did like her a lot when she dove down a staircase, hit her head, had a radical change of personality, and then none of her friends thought to call the hospital.
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Funny thing is I only got to about episode 5 or so before dropping it during broadcast, ended up grabbing the whole thing and for some reason it seemed to be better a few episodes at a time. I think all in all Nichijou has been my favorite of the slice of life stuff, though for the most part I seem to end up watching romantic/comedy type stuff with the occasional harem show. I've watched Toradora! a few times now, and I end up re-watching Ah! My Goddess and various Tenchi series sometime during the year.


#114

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

As far as SoL goes, I really liked Minami-ke and Working!!.

But I tend to watch whatever.


#115

drifter

drifter

Am I the only one who thinks describing stuff like Lucky Star and Minami-ke as 'slice of life' is kind of odd? They're sitcoms. I mean you wouldn't call, say, Boy Meets World slice of life, would you?


#116

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I'd call Durarara!!! "slice of life"... only that slice of life is from a town that would make Twin Peaks or Greenvale look normal.


#117

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

as long as somebody knows what type of show is being generally referred to, who cares?


#118

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
As far as SoL goes, I really liked Minami-ke and Working!!.

But I tend to watch whatever.
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I wasn't super into Minami-ke, gave it a shot but something just didn't click for me. I do like both seasons of Working!, though.


#119

fade

fade

What's up with sexes on Soul Eater? The Chrona kid appears to be female, but everyone calls him a boy. All the witch prison guards clearly have breasts, but they speak in male voices on the translation. I'm confused.


#120

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Chrona's gender is deliberately ambiguous. Everyone will call it "him" and Medusa will refer to it as her "daughter".


#121

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Anyone here ever watch Tatami Galaxy? Man I loved that series, probly one of the most original things to come out of Japan in years.


#122

fade

fade

Okay... this is me eating crow. Mmm mmm. Soul Eater got much better. To the point where I wasn't even sure I was watching the same show anymore. They dropped most of the annoying anime-isms pretty quick, and toned down the over the top stuff. It went from silly to goofy to semi-serious, to downright fucked-up scary. Those little multicolored scrabbling little three-eyed thingies were creepy as hell.
The kishin's revival was messed up, though it was a little disappointing that he turned out to be so human. oh well. Was surprised it was ki shin and not ki shen from their pronounciation. So---dead energy, not energy dragon, I guess.


#123

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Well, watching Black★Rock Shooter while waiting for more Smile Precure and Fate/Zero. So far, a girl with an oversized rifle has shot at a giant face. Then a different girl makes a friend. Now she's getting offered different colored walnuts

unrelated:


#124

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I watched a few episodes of BRS. Even after reading up on it in some wikis, I still have no idea what the hell is going on, so I ended up dropping it.


#125

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

All I know is a little girl tried to shove a candy that looked a lot like a vagina in another girl's face.

I heard it's only going to be 8 episodes long, so at least it has the decency to be short.


#126

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Didn't know it was only 8 eps. Apparently Nisemonogatari is only 10, I have the last one downloaded but haven't watched it yet. I've got like 4 episodes of Natsume s4 to watch, too.


#127

Frank

Frankie Williamson

Hey, as a person who hasn't watched anime in..oh...like over a decade and recently enjoyed the visual splendor of the movie Redline, is there anything else you folks could recommend me? I mean, it doesn't have to match Redline, but I very much appreciate arresting visuals.


#128

drifter

drifter

I'd suggest Paprika. I've also heard good things about Sword of the Stranger. Both are movies.


#129

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I admit it's a pretty original series, and a good shouneny take on the death in general. But does anyone else find it weird how Soul's name is...actually Soul? This is what I find weird, not the confusing super powers, not what happens to the souls the evil souls eat after their eaten by scythes, I'm confused about a character's parents name choice!


#130

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

His full name is Soul Eater.


#131

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Been feeling a jones for You're Under Arrest! lately... keep meaning to pick up that series...


#132

Bones

Bones

Officer_Charon said:
Been feeling a jones for You're Under Arrest! lately... keep meaning to pick up that series...
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do it quickly man, its out of print...I payed almost 80 bucks to get it all, vol 11 is impossible to find outside box-set 4 which is now redonkulously expensive last I checked.


#133

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

...... Urge to torrent rising...


#134

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Allen who is Quiet said:
His full name is Soul Eater.
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No his real name is Soul Evans. Soul Eater is a nick-name that he got when he found out he was a death-scythe. How are people born death scythes? Is it X-men rules?


#135

Bones

Bones

Officer_Charon said:
...... Urge to torrent rising...
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the company that holds the title (7 dollars a volume)
volume 11


#136

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Yoshimickster said:
No his real name is Soul Evans. Soul Eater is a nick-name that he got when he found out he was a death-scythe. How are people born death scythes? Is it X-men rules?
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iirc, he prefers "Eater" since it distances himself from his famous older brother.


#137

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Allen who is Quiet said:
iirc, he prefers "Eater" since it distances himself from his famous older brother.
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Oh I get the name change, but what about his powers? Is it based on Genetics or is it like psychic powers?


#138

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

Frankie Williamson said:
Hey, as a person who hasn't watched anime in..oh...like over a decade and recently enjoyed the visual splendor of the movie Redline, is there anything else you folks could recommend me? I mean, it doesn't have to match Redline, but I very much appreciate arresting visuals.
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You might enjoy Karas. It's a movie in two parts: Karas: The Prophecy, Karas: The Revelation. I think it's a pretty stunning movie to watch with interesting characters.

Also, just going to throw this out there, Full Metal Panic! is one of my favorite animes of all time. And I highly recommend it to anyone.


#139

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Full Metal Panic rocks out loud. I include Fumoffu in this assessment.


#140

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Anyone else sick of people complaining about filler in cartoons? If you want something exactly like the manga then just read the freaking manga!


#141

Covar

Covar

I hate when people complain about filler when there's no manga adaptation, like most toku.


#142

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Covar said:
I hate when people complain about filler when there's no manga adaptation, like most toku.
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Ugh, those freaking people. If you don't like a nice silly monster fight than what's the point in watchin it?


#143

Covar

Covar

Also filler is content created specifically for the anime, so they don't outpace or while waiting for the manga. The fact that there's no direct tie to the main story doesn't make it a filler episode (it makes it about 80% of a series). </petpeeve>


#144

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

It honestly made me love the DBZ cartoon. Then they made Kai and ruined it. I WANT MY DEPRESSING BUG PLANET!


#145

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I didn't mind the pure filler episodes in DBZ, but I really hated waiting 10+ episodes to resolve a single fight.

Also, Fullmetal Alchemist is basically an entire series based around filler. It's still awesome, even if it's a different story than FMA: Brotherhood.


#146

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

FMA: Brotherhood is an exact translation from the manga right? So.....the author got away with animating the same story twice? Weird.


#147

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yes, Brotherhood follows the manga. Basically what happened is the FMA was SUPPOSED to be the manga adaption, but the manga kept getting hit with delays and they finally just decided that it wasn't worth delaying the TV series anymore, so it went off on it's own direction instead. It's still remarkably good.


#148

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
Yes, Brotherhood follows the manga. Basically what happened is the FMA was SUPPOSED to be the manga adaption, but the manga kept getting hit with delays and they finally just decided that it wasn't worth delaying the TV series anymore, so it went off on it's own direction instead. It's still remarkably good.
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Kinda like the Trigun cartoon? Cool.


#149

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

the anime and animation expiring on netflix end of april and beginning of may


#150

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Allen who is Quiet said:
the anime and animation expiring on netflix end of april and beginning of may
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Ah really? Well, guess I'm just gonna have to get Trigun in the mail I guess.


#151

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

If I had to rate Fukuzawa Yumi on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is "Would go gay for a celebrity" and 10 is "Only thinks about stuff that's gay", she's a lesbillion

yumiFantasizingAboutSachiko.gif


#152

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

LADIES!



#153

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Anyone here find English subs of Kinnikuman? Everywhere I go and I find them...there in Spanish. Why does Mexico and Spain get all the awesome wrestling fiction?


#154

drifter

drifter

Hokuto no Gun has the first thirty-one eps in English.


#155

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

You know what was probably one of the greatest Japanse cartoons I've seen. Nerima Daikon Brothers. I might have all-ready said this, but it is really good.

Check out the theme song and say I'm wrong.



#156

fade

fade

Rosario + Vampire. This was.... interesting. Very hypersexed. At least Tsukune (the main character) actually shows interest in all the hot girls rubbing their boobs in his face, unlike most young male anime characters. The stuff with Yokari is a little Chris Hansenish, though, considering it's explicitly stated in the show that she's a little girl who is only in high school because she's a child prodigy.


#157

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

fade said:
Rosario + Vampire. This was.... interesting. Very hypersexed. At least Tsukune (the main character) actually shows interest in all the hot girls rubbing their boobs in his face, unlike most young male anime characters. The stuff with Yokari is a little Chris Hansenish, though, considering it's explicitly stated in the show that she's a little girl who is only in high school because she's a child prodigy.
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I heard the manga was better.


#158

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I heard
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#159

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Well, I got my reason to smile today.


#160

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Rosario + Vampire's manga is a bit more shounen and a lot less fanservice. Tsukune does his badass Vampire blood stuff a lot more often and is less of a damsel in distress, plus the backgrounds of the various girls are much more fleshed out. The downside is it seems to be translated (or maybe printed) at a very slow pace. Iv'e not read it in a year or so, though.


#161

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

CynicismKills said:
Rosario + Vampire's manga is a bit more shounen and a lot less fanservice. Tsukune does his badass Vampire blood stuff a lot more often and is less of a damsel in distress, plus the backgrounds of the various girls are much more fleshed out. The downside is it seems to be translated (or maybe printed) at a very slow pace. Iv'e not read it in a year or so, though.
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So...no fan-service? SOLD! I honestly found the panty-shots a little annoying in the show.


#162

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

It's been awhile since I've read it, as I said, but I'm sure there's still some in there. Not as much as the anime, but it'll still be there.


#163

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Meh, I can take a small ammount as long as it ain't like "Medaka Box" level fan-service. That series is craaaaaaaaaaaap.


#164

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Presented without comment

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#165

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Pipirupirupiru piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


#166

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Is there ever going to be a second season of Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt? I hope so, that series was so off the wall.


#167

Hylian

Hylian

I just finished up watching Spice and Wolf and I absolutely loved it. But now I am sad because there are currently no plans for a 3rd season so if I want to find out the end I will have to wait for the light novels or the manga.


#168

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I doubt Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt is getting a second season. I'm pretty sure that ending, and bringing up that there would be a second season, is Gainax trolling the audience.


#169

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Gainax bein' all Gainaxy.

Also S&W has finished in Japan, you can find a summary of it if you look. That's what I did.


#170

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet



お前はもうslamでいる


#171

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I've read the manga for Fist of the North Star, I feel volume 17 was the tipping point.


#172

Necronic

Necronic

Hylian said:
I just finished up watching Spice and Wolf and I absolutely loved it. But now I am sad because there are currently no plans for a 3rd season so if I want to find out the end I will have to wait for the light novels or the manga.
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Spice and Wolf is one of the most unique animes I have ever had the pleasure of watching. An excellent show for people that are into that kind of stuff.

I've recently started watching Guin Saga which is pretty good (not great), and finally pushed through Claymore which ended up being better than expected but (yet again), not great.


#173

linglingface

linglingface

I started watching "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" again! Aaaand... yep, still SO WEIRD. But I can't stop watching! <3


#174

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

heatherling said:
I started watching "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt" again! Aaaand... yep, still SO WEIRD. But I can't stop watching! <3
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It is great isn't it? I wish I could find more of the manga too.


#175

linglingface

linglingface

There's a manga?? :confused: Guess that's not too surprising since it's almost always manga then anime... I have to say though, I'm a little scared to look further into that!


#176

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Anime came first.


#177

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

heatherling said:
There's a manga?? :confused: Guess that's not too surprising since it's almost always manga then anime... I have to say though, I'm a little scared to look further into that!
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Actually like most Gainax products, the manga was made AFTER the cartoon. Weird I know. This was I assume to keep the series going after the show's run was done.


#178

linglingface

linglingface

Yoshimickster said:
Actually like most Gainax products, the manga was made AFTER the cartoon. Weird I know. This was I assume to keep the series going after the show's run was done.
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Oh interesting! I don't watch enough anime or read enough manga to really know. :p All I knew is how anime is usually made after to help with sales of the manga. Any idea where I can find P&S??


#179

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

heatherling said:
Oh interesting! I don't watch enough anime or read enough manga to really know. :p
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http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimeFirst


#180

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

heatherling said:
Oh interesting! I don't watch enough anime or read enough manga to really know. :p All I knew is how anime is usually made after to help with sales of the manga. Any idea where I can find P&S??
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The first chapter is on here: http://www.mangapark.com/manga/Panty-Stocking-with-Garterbelt/v1c1

I've read it's been going on since 2010 but this is the only chapter I can find for some reason.


#181

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet



#182

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

The eyyyyyyyyyyes. THEY PIERCE INTO MY SOUL! By the way what's that from?


#183

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

heatherling , you should totally follow me on tumblr. It's filled with gifs. New ones fairly often.

http://ehwiki.tumblr.com


#184

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

That is Nigel Thornberry. He is from The Wild Thornberrys.


#185

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Allen who is Quiet said:
That is Nigel Thornberry. He is from The Wild Thornberrys.
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Oh no not that, the background cartoon.


#186

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Smile Pretty Cure


#187

linglingface

linglingface

I freaking love Nigel gifs. They make my week. WEEK!! Also this: http://disneyfaceswap.tumblr.com/

And let's bring this back to anime. Uhh I have nothing.


#188

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Here's an oldie but a goodie:


Oddly enough, directed by Nabeshin director of Excel Saga who as usual has a character based on him IN the series who is called Angus in the American version. One of the few series he's directed where he hasn't voiced his own character in the original Japanese version.


#189

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Now that Black★Rock Shooter is over, I'm on the market for a new series. Any suggestions?

Also, second half of Fate/Zero starts up in a couple of weeks. That should be exciting. People should start dying soon (spoiler alert).


#190

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Well I would say Tokyo Pig, but they only got like 4-8 episodes on Youtube. Those DVD bastards get ya by the balls. Have you seen Tatami Galaxy? Trippy as aaaaaaaaaaaaall hell.


#191

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Looks like the Persona 4 Anime ended for the Summer, using the 2nd ending for the game... but with the True Ending getting a special in August. I've honestly been impressed with the adaption... yes, some characters don't get fully fleshed out and some stories are a little different, but the core story and ideology are there. Here's hoping the True Ending is awesome.


#192

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
Looks like the Persona 4 Anime ended for the Summer, using the 2nd ending for the game... but with the True Ending getting a special in August. I've honestly been impressed with the adaption... yes, some characters don't get fully fleshed out and some stories are a little different, but the core story and ideology are there. Here's hoping the True Ending is awesome.
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I've heard jokes that series is a lot like Jojo's bizarre adventure like how the personas are like the stands? I'm not sayin' its a bad thing that series inspired like a BILLION video games.


#193

LittleSin

LittleSin

Allen who is Quiet said:
heatherling , you should totally follow me on tumblr. It's filled with gifs. New ones fairly often.

http://ehwiki.tumblr.com
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I shall follow you on tumblr!


#194

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

:awesome:


#195

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Just as a heads up, Williams Street has heard the fan outcry from the April 1st Toonami showing and is considering bringing it back in some form. So we may be getting a return of those awesome classic series in the future, or possibly having Saturday's CN Adult Swim block turned into Toonami or something.


#196

LittleSin

LittleSin

Could that mean new imports? :)


#197

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

I started Hare and Guu and I just...don't even..It's SO hilarious! But makes no sense. I just...Go watch it. Please. Right now. Find it somewhere and watch it.


#198

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

LittleSin said:
Could that mean new imports? :)
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We usually get a new import series once or twice a year from William's Street. Last Year we got Durarara!!! and that show about the kids defending the school. So yeah... it's entirely likely we'll hear what they are planning for this year around the same time. I suspect Panty and Stocking will be one of them.


#199

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Toonami...may...be...BACK! YES! AWESOME STEVE BLUME ROBOT FOR THE MOTHA FUCKIN WIN!


#200

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Now that Black★Rock Shooter is over, I'm on the market for a new series. Any suggestions?

Also, second half of Fate/Zero starts up in a couple of weeks. That should be exciting. People should start dying soon (spoiler alert).
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I just watched the first episode of Medaka Box and it looks like it's going to be good. Second season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is also starting strong. As for this past season's offerings, Daily Lives of Highschool Boys, Symphogear (it was alright), and Kill Me Baby were all worth watching.


#201

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

CynicismKills said:
I just watched the first episode of Medaka Box and it looks like it's going to be good. Second season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is also starting strong. As for this past season's offerings, Daily Lives of Highschool Boys, Symphogear (it was alright), and Kill Me Baby were all worth watching.
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Have you read the manga? I couldn't get into it, Medaka just felt really off-putting as a main character to me. Also it felt a little "X-meny" later on.


#202

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

CynicismKills said:
I just watched the first episode of Medaka Box and it looks like it's going to be good. Second season of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? is also starting strong. As for this past season's offerings, Daily Lives of Highschool Boys, Symphogear (it was alright), and Kill Me Baby were all worth watching.
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are any of those romantic comedies?


#203

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Medaka Box is pretty mucha high school shonen comic with fan-service and kids with super powers. Got no idea on the others.


#204

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
are any of those romantic comedies?
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Nope. Medaka is mostly comedy, Highschool Boys is basically Nichijou with guys, Symphogear is action. Ano Natsu de Materu is kind of like Toradora, mixing comedy, romance and some drama, and is worth the watch.


#205

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

You know what's an oldie but a goodie? Kinnikuman. Just about all the chapters of the original series are on Mangafox.


#206

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

http://gifsound.com/?gif=http://29....nd=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVmbhYKDKfU


#207

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

You know what I wish they had more of over here? Shin-chan. As man dirty jokes are in that show, I would let my kids watch it's that good.


#208

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

CynicismKills said:
Ano Natsu de Materu is kind of like Toradora, mixing comedy, romance and some drama, and is worth the watch.
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I'm reminded of Please Teacher.


#209

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

One romantic comedy I do NOT enforce, Peach Girl. It is....just bad. Really really bad, that's all I'm saying.


#210

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Mysterious Girlfriend X got an animated adaptation? Oh hell fucking yes!


#211

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Allen who is Quiet said:
Mysterious Girlfriend X got an animated adaptation? Oh hell fucking yes!
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I have just read the synopsis for this. ....weird. Not sayin' that's a bad thing in fact it looks interestin but...weird.


#212

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

she wouldn't be a mysterious girlfriend if she weren't weird


#213

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Good point! So, am I the only one who reads/watches One Piece on this forum? It's pretty much the only one of the Big 3 in my opinion that has actual good story-sttucture.


#214

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I read it out of habit. I'm more about romances, comedies, romantic comedies, and stuff for girls, so I'm not that big on it.


#215

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

And I'm more 0n action adventure. Though I do love a good romance from time to time. Emphasis on "good", I'm really picky when it comes to romance stories. What's really good, like a really good romance manga in your opinion?


#216

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Kimagure Orange Road


#217

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Ano Natsu was worked on by two people from Please Teacher, one being the director I think.


#218

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Fate/Zero has started up again.

First episode broadcast features the fight between the possessed fighter jet and the ancient Sumerian flying machine. Yiiiiiiiis.


#219

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

CynicismKills said:
Ano Natsu was worked on by two people from Please Teacher, one being the director I think.
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Well. That explains it. He appears to like stories about everydudes who meet hot aliens.


#220

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Fate/Zero has started up again.

First episode broadcast features the fight between the possessed fighter jet and the ancient Sumerian flying machine. Yiiiiiiiis.
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I'm going to wait for the series to finish, then marathon it like I did F/SN. Also, as you get through Ano Natsu there are apparently things that loosely tie it to Please Teacher.


#221

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

They're going to casually toss around terms that get introduced in the Heaven's Feel route of FSN, so some of the references are going to go over your head.

Also, since I'm now not the only person watching FZ, I'll do my best to keep casual spoilers to a minimum. Although, if you've watched FSN, you should be able to guess how FZ is going to end.


#222

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Yeah I've not played the FS VN's, I'm still procrastinating on finishing Majikoi! It's not as engaging as KS was so far, though I'm still in the pre-route days (a day or two past Chris and Wanko's first fight).

Also, everyone should be watching Space Brothers, Upotte! and Acchi Kochi if nothing else this season, they're all super good. Acchi Kochi is shaping up to be a funny SoL/romance so far in the first episode, Space Brothers is just plain good, and Upotte! is cute gun-girls doing cute things.


#223

Bones

Bones

I just ordered okami-san and her seven companions, looked interesting.


#224

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Bones said:
I just ordered okami-san and her seven companions, looked interesting.
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It's pretty good. Though I feel they should have had more than 13 eps. The story felt a little scrunched.

Anyone read BlackJack? I friggin' love that series. Hokey medical sci-fi at it's best.


#225

fade

fade

Started High School of the Dead. This would be a decent show with some tension if it weren't for all the fanservice. I like boobies and all, but get to the story. Can't stand the doctor. She's the anime stock character I can't stand.


#226

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I'd say read the Manga, but it's on hiatus right now for some reason, while we wait for Ch. 30. It's been over a year though. The author's other series, Triage X, is still running though.

Honestly, just get the English volumes for now. The manga goes a little bit further than the TV series (they've left the Mall and found another parent).


#227

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Watching MM! It's good times.


#228

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Watching MM! It's good times.
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I liked this one a lot. Sadly the LN's author died.


#229

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

CynicismKills said:
I liked this one a lot. Sadly the LN's author died.
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http://nooooooooooooooo.com/


#230

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Yeah, last year. The LN is unfinished and I doubt they'd animate whatever is left.

Speaking of painful things, I watched the first episode of Shining Hearts: Holy Shit Do We Love Bread. It was about 26 minutes of, well, bread. It's based off a JRPG so I assumed it wouldn't just focus on the bread-baking side quests, but apparently I was wrong.


#231

Covar

Covar

I want to watch Gunsmith Cats again, but ADV made the dvds. :fu:


#232

BananaHands

BananaHands

Hi Friends.

Should I watch FMA before FMA: Brotherhood?


#233

Covar

Covar

One's the manga, and the other's the manga followed by new story they made because the manga wasn't coming out fast enough.

So I doubt it matters much.


#234

BananaHands

BananaHands

So, I should watch FMA: Brotherhood?


#235

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Yes


#236

fade

fade

Both are good. The art is cheaper in Brotherhood. Looks kind of like they rushed it. But still good.


#237

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

They are two completely different stories, but both are worth watching. Watch FMA The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa for the finale of the first series. Brotherhood doesn't have a movie yet, I think.


#238

Reverent-one

Reverent-one

I agree that both are worth watching, and would probably suggest the original FMA first. Brotherhood rushes through the material it shares with FMA, making several moments lose weight. I wish you could just watch the first X episodes of the first one, then start brotherhood at episode Y, but there's just enough plot differences in the shared material to make that confusing.


#239

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

If you want to watch two 50+ episode series, watch both.

If you only want to watch one, go Brotherhood.


#240

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yeah, I'd say that too. Brotherhood gets the message of the series out a lot better than FMA did, especially it's ending.


#241

Reverent-one

Reverent-one

Hmm, I'm going to have to disagree. Given the choice between the two, I'd keep the original. While the ending plot for Brotherhood was better than FMA's ending plot and there some Brotherhood characters that I'd miss, the original really hit the tone right and immerses you in the story, and the plot and characters it did well it did really well. That's my two cents anyway.


#242

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I think the problem with FMA is that the movie continued the story after it was at a satisfying ending, undoing a lot of the sacrifice that Ed and Al had to make for their bittersweet ending. If it had taken place during the events of the series and not after, I think I'd think more fondly of FMA.


#243

Reverent-one

Reverent-one

Interesting, I always saw the ending of the series as purposfully open-ended, with the events that happen during the movie being the implied future (or at least, a very real possibility). Still, the movie and the ending of the series are definitely the weakest points of the original series, the bulk of the rest of the series just outweights them for me. I just wish back when FMA was made the first time the anime crew at least had the notes for the upcoming plot in the manga to use, because then it would have been abso-freaking-lutely amazing all the way through.


#244

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I prefer Brotherhood, partially because the humor works better, but I also feel like it fleshed out the other characters besides Ed/Al better (the ones like Winry, Roy, their father, etc that actually matter to the story). Also, the fights are much better, in my opinion, though obviously not the focus of the series.

If you have time for both, watch both. If you want one, I prefer Brotherhood as well.


#245

Bones

Bones

Covar said:
I want to watch Gunsmith Cats again, but ADV made the dvds. :fu:
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covar, if i get the DVDs I will find a way to get you a copy of it.


#246

Bones

Bones

Bones said:
covar, if i get the DVDs I will find a way to get you a copy of it.
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found it today! let me know if there is a good way to share it with you covar!


#247

Hylian

Hylian

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.


#248

Covar

Covar

Bones said:
found it today! let me know if there is a good way to share it with you covar!
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I actually recently obtained a copy of the series. I appreciate it, but I don't think it's necessary anymore.


#249

Bones

Bones

obtained huh?

well thats cool, just trying to do a favor one fan to another.


#250

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

you wouldn't believe how many dicks he needed to suck in a lone back alley


#251

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

like, if you heard how much, you'd be all "suuuuuuuugoi~!!!!!! desudesudesudesudesudesu!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1!!!!!!"


#252

BananaHands

BananaHands

Aw yeah, at Bones suggestion I'm watching Gurren Lagann.

Seems the right amount of ridiculous so far.


#253

BananaHands

BananaHands



This show is an anime brofest, that's for sure.


#254

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I enjoyed the hell out of GL. Lots of unexpected plot points, too, as it gets pretty crazy about halfway through.


#255

Bones

Bones

heh hopefully I will see bananahands on vent later tonight after i get back from the movies, and he can tell me more about how far he is gotten, assuming he is bored like last night.


#256

BananaHands

BananaHands

Bones

There are literally five people on here.


#257

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

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.


#258

@Li3n

@Li3n

CynicismKills said:
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.
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That... that's beautiful... and i thought true trollmanship was dead...

*sheds single tear


#259

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Not since Metal Gear Solid 2 have I seen such trollmanship. I am amazed.


#260

Bones

Bones

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.


#261

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Noir gets better once it gets a plot.

-Madlax
-El Cazador de la Bruja


#262

LordRendar

LordRendar

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.


#263



SeraRelm

Get Darker Than Black (if not suggested yet)


#264

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

From what I'm told, DTB season 1 is great, and season 2 shouldn't exist. I keep forgetting to check it out.


#265



SeraRelm

2 isn't bad. It brings us Hazuki Mina... who is fucking hot.


Like seriously.


#266

Bones

Bones

SeraRelm said:
Get Darker Than Black (if not suggested yet)
awesome gif
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Allen who is Quiet said:
Noir gets better once it gets a plot.

-Madlax
-El Cazador de la Bruja
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dtb looked good, added to the list, I own the 1st half of la bruja, and want madlax!


#267

FnordBear

FnordBear

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.


#268

Bones

Bones

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.


#269

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

FnordBear said:
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.
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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.


#270

FnordBear

FnordBear

I'm going strictly on the anime, yeah it does leave off mostly on a cliffhanger, however that to me is pretty par for the course with zombiegeddeon stories. I would definitely not turn my nose up at a season 2.


#271

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

FnordBear said:
I'm going strictly on the anime, yeah it does leave off mostly on a cliffhanger, however that to me is pretty par for the course with zombiegeddeon stories. I would definitely not turn my nose up at a season 2.
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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.


#272

Wahad

Wahad

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.


#273

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Now I must watch all of Black Lagoon again.


#274

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

you should just watch Revy speaking engrish on repeat for forever


#275

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Now I've lost it


#276

FnordBear

FnordBear

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)


#277

LittleSin

LittleSin

My husband has forced me into starting Ruroni Kenshin (Samurai X). He has been saying it was an anime I would love but I have been rather stubborn about not watching it.

...I hate it when he's right. I'm actually enjoying it, even if the English dub is not all that great.


#278

Bones

Bones

oh man, the english dub of kenshin is classy, it some of the best work from the mid 90's!


#279

LittleSin

LittleSin

It's mediablasters!

Holy shit! No wonder it goes between being great to being "WTF?"


#280

Bones

Bones

fair warning, don't watch season 3 unless you are a masochist


#281

LittleSin

LittleSin

Steve says the movies are HEARTBREAKING.


#282

FnordBear

FnordBear

I have only seen bits and pieces of Kenshin and have been told how the movies end and confirmed via wiki.

You need to get yourself a box of tissue and a straight razor.

That's all I am saying.


#283

Wahad

Wahad

I never got into Kenshin, because the dude's "OroooooooOOOooOOoo'' got on my nerves so much.


#284

FnordBear

FnordBear

I never got in to it because the series is so long. I very rarely can see through a series that is more than 26ish episodes. They tend to meander, loose focus, and be full of filler. In fact I actively avoid any anime that can be said to have a "filler arc". Notable exceptions being both Full Metal Alchemist series and the various Gundams. Those keep/kept my attention.

Things Bear won't watch

Dragon Ball(Anything): Don't like the art/animation. Dislike the pacing. Dislike pretty much everything else.
Naruto: Too long. Filler arcs. Not a fan of the humor or setting.
Inuyasha: Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome! Inuyasha! Kagome!
Bleach: See Naruto.
D Gray Man: Gave this one an honest try but it couldn't keep my attention. Also wikied it and found out it didn't get a proper ending.
Kenshin: Too long. I know how it ends and don't feel like having a cry fest.
Yu Yu Hakasho: Don't like the art style. Too long.

I generally wont watch anything that can be described as yaoi, yuri, or lolicon.

Things Bear hasn't watched lately but recommends:

Vision of Escaflone
Trigun
Hellsing
Wolf's Rain
Record of the Lodoss War
Rune Soldier Louie
Outlaw Star

Anything from Studio Ghibli (Yes even Grave of the Fireflies)


#285

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

So you basically won't watch any shonen anime is what your saying. That basically any action anime made for teenagers.

You might try looking up Seinen anime shows. They tend to be stuff like Ghost in the Shell, Battle Royale, and the like. They tend to have shorter runs and more concrete, well formed stories.


#286

FnordBear

FnordBear

I should mention I loved Ghost in the Shell SAC. That was pretty awesome and happy-bear making. I am not 100% consistent though. I like some really odd things like Excel Saga, Gantz, Nadia, and a few other things it would sound like I wouldn't like. I am pretty open to giving anything a couple episode try.

But yeah you are correct, I do love a good story and character development. Some action, some adventure, a good story, a little fan service, and at least one endearing character and I will watch it.

Just don't have an "annoying, young cute, character that causes trouble and never suffers consequence" as a main character and I will hate you even less. Paiway from Vandred is a good example of a character that if I was inserted in to the universe I would murder with no remorse.


#287

LittleSin

LittleSin

I think everyone knows about my love of Dragon Ball Z.


#288

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

You love Dragon Ball Z?!


#289

FnordBear

FnordBear

Shun! Shun the DBZlover! Shuuuuuuuun!


#290

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

...

there's no shunning here


#291

LittleSin

LittleSin

I will not be shunned!

It's a good show, really. :(

Also, I started reading it manga....and am enjoying just how much more bad ass Goku is in it.


#292

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

I'm sorry... I just can't. I know that you and Shego are big on it, and your reasoning is sound, but I just... can't bring myself to watch it. Sorry...


#293

FnordBear

FnordBear



#294

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Charon you could always watch Kai, though you miss out on anything past the Cell Saga (Kai ends there).

Also, I was, at one point a couple years back, caught up on Bleach (anime). I looked up the arcs and skipped the filler ones, which means I missed basically zero in terms of overall story (skipping the Bount arc, for example). I didn't do the same with Naruto/Shippuden when I was watching that, though, as I found the action scenes to be much better. I do want to watch YuYu Hakusho, though, one of these days.


#295

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

YYH was fun if you're into shonen fighting stories.


#296

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I've heard Kuwabara is one of the better shonen characters, too.


#297

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Kuwabara was pretty cool. He's basically what a yanki would be if they had super powers.


#298

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Has anyone ever watched Darker than Black? I was looking through some screen caps/fan art and read the synopsis for it earlier today. I think it sounds interesting. But I have learned not to trust how good the single paragraph summary makes a series sound.


#299

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

It's good.


#300

Bones

Bones

it is on my to buy list for mid-july after i catch up with my current pile


#301

drifter

drifter

Overrated in my opinion, but well done and worth watching.


#302

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Good to hear it's worth watching. Thanks!


#303

Necronic

Necronic

Darker than Black is one of my favorites tbqh. It's a very strange one, and I can see why people wouldn't like it (or find it over-rated) but it has some great stuff. I think I just liked it because at times it reminds me of Silent Hill.


#304

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

I just watched the first episode. I get the feeling it's going to suck me in like Death Note did.


#305

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

For those who follow it, DBZ Abridged has parts 1 and 2 (of 3) for Episode 30 up, which is the final battle of the Freiza saga. They're some of the best TFS has done to date, totally worth the watch. If you haven't seen any of DBZA, you're really missing out.


#306

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

CynicismKills said:
For those who follow it, DBZ Abridged has parts 1 and 2 (of 3) for Episode 30 up, which is the final battle of the Freiza saga. They're some of the best TFS has done to date, totally worth the watch. If you haven't seen any of DBZA, you're really missing out.
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It was hilarious seeing Goku go Super Saiyan, get serious, and STILL fuck up all his lines.

Also, Guru getting SLAUGHTERED by his own people? Amazing.


#307

FnordBear

FnordBear

Alrighty, I just finished Mushishi.

This is easily one series I have enjoyed every episode of. While there is no overall story arc, the episodic nature of the show worked for it. The series is set during an unidentified postindustrial era of Japan. Ginko, a sort of spiritual troubleshooter called a Mushi Master, wanders the countryside assisting people with their problems with spirit creatures called funnily enough "mushi". The character of Ginko is the only constant through the series, he is actually likable and tends to have no moral grey areas. If someone is in need, he helps them.

The animation was of good quality with some rather beautiful set pieces. Use of obvious CGI was very limited which is refreshing in a newer series. Being episodic some dialog is repetitive (explaining what his profession is in most episodes) however, this works as the episodic nature lends to Ginko's role as a wanderer. I will say that the show is likely not for everyone. There is little to no action and each episode is moved forward strictly by character interaction.

I give it four out of four bearpaws.


#308

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I wish anime in general would get better CGI. As it's used currently it stands out waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much from the rest of the animation and always distracts me. Especially when they CGI characters and use those weird sort-of-almost cel-shaded textures.


#309

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Working my way through Nodame Cantabile 'cause I can't sleep. It's hilarious.


#310

drifter

drifter

Only watched the first season, but I really enjoyed it. Fun little rom-com.


#311

fade

fade

FnordBear that's a shame. I wasn't a huge fan of DB, but it was entertaining. Naruto is worth its popularity. I think, unfortunately, Naruto fell victim to the king of the hill game (it's popular therefore it must be bad). There is some beautiful filmmaking in there, and some nice scoring. Especially in the in the bridge builder arc, and again in the Pain arc. The anime surpasses the manga easily. Oh, and One Piece. If you don't at least watch the subs up to the end of the Alabasta arc, you're doing yourself a disservice. The I Will Surpass You episode alone is worth at least 20 mediocre Hollywood films.


#312

FnordBear

FnordBear

Fade. Honestly I have tried every single anime you have mentioned, both subbed and unsubbed versions. I just couldn't get in to them. Naruto specifically, I truly wanted to like it. My BFF loves all things Naruto and I wanted something I could hang out and watch with him. I just found myself not able to pay attention to it or get in to any of the characters.

Not saying any of these are bad. They are just not to the taste of my finicky anime pallet. I am positive I like some stuff that most would consider doodoocacafeces.


#313

Bones

Bones

so I found Jubei-chan: Legend of the lovely eye-patch and Jubei-chan 2: Counterattack of the Siberian Yagyu. I have only finished season one so far due to the fact I have been getting hammered at work and tomorrow is my first day off in two weeks! However it is an extremely funny show that in line with many animes that make jokes from Japanese culture, the dubbing team rewrote many of the jokes to appeal to American watchers. Many scoff at this, but I find this kind of work much better than trying to explain a joke that wont make any sense to an American. The show is based around Jiyu Nanohana, a typical 8th grader, The joke is that the real Jubei asked his retainer to find a successor with a boom boom body 300 years ago, said retainer happens across Jiyu in present day. Part of the joke is that Jiyu is called Jubei by her father. The show revolves around Jiyu being reluctantly pushed into wearing the lovely eyepatch of legend that cause her to transform into Jubei the second, a master swords-woman, and fight swordsmen from a rival school who have held a grudge for these long 300 years. needless to say HIJINKS ENSUE!


#314

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

FnordBear said:
Alrighty, I just finished Mushishi.
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I have been trying to look into some new anime (new to me at least) and came across that title. I could not figure out where I had seen the name before. It was YOU!

In other news, I finished the first Darker than Black series. It was good. Not the best thing I've watched, but not terrible either. It's interesting enough to make me want to see more, so I think I'll look into the sequel. I already saw a couple of the episodes because Hulu has the two mixed in together.


#315

FnordBear

FnordBear

Right now I am currently feeling dirty because I started watching "Girls Bravo" ... ...... ......... I yeah.... At least it has a sense of humor and doesn't take itself seriously unlike some other quasi-lolicon animes.


#316

drifter

drifter

*Looks up Girls Bravo*

...

Well, at least it's not Eiken.


#317

LordRendar

LordRendar

Just started watching Hellsing Ultimate.
I like it a lot.
Every episode is 40 minutes long,so they get enough time to tell a story and the fightscenes are beautiful.
But what is up with the mouths of everyone? It's like everyony got twice the normal amount of teeth.Not just the Vampires,humans too. :/


#318

FnordBear

FnordBear

It's an art style thing. The manga is the same way.

Random trivia, the characters in Hellsing began their life in the creators hentai comics.


#319

LordRendar

LordRendar

Dear Japanese, you using German words is as annoying and embarassing as a foreigner adding "-desu" at the end of his scentences.


#320

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

LordRendar said:
Dear Japanese, you using German words is as annoying and embarassing as a foreigner adding "-desu" at the end of his scentences.
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Japan's had a pretty awesome relationship with Germany. In fact, they based their entire modern government system on Germany's. It's why they have a Diet.


#321

LordRendar

LordRendar

Still dosnt make it sound any better xD I know,things sound cooler if you say it in german *wink*, but sometimes its just kringeworthy.Or when they get that obligatory german femal exchange student,her name is Therese von Weißblütenkreuz or something in that direction.


#322

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Japan is really bad at using foreign things. My favorite bits in Black Lagoon involve Revy speaking English.


#323

LordRendar

LordRendar

Unless you are watching the english dub.But even there the english is terrible.
And stop using Bumbles avatar.You are confusing me.


#324

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I'm not using Bumble's avatar. If you look at Bumble, he's using a completely different avatar.


#325

LordRendar

LordRendar

Oh well,dosnt really matter anyway.Arent we all just JCM's alts?

Back to anime.
Any good ones this season? The ones I found were either Harem/Ecci-Fanservice or some BL stuff.


#326

Bones

Bones

I have a pile of Ghibli films, followed by random series I decided to buy. Ugh I never have the energy to sit and watch stuff properly anymore.


#327

Bones

Bones


found some new stuff at the used dvd store tonight, any thoughts?


#328

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

I don't know much about it, but I don't think I've ever heard anything good about Garzey's Wing.


#329

LordRendar

LordRendar

Whats the name of the Anime in the middle?
And I love You're Under Arrest,it is more of a cop-soap then an action series,but still very good.


#330

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

looks like the middle one says Burn Up.


#331

LittleSin

LittleSin

Oh man1 Garzeys Wing!

Spoony and Sage did a review of that...and it was great. The review. Not the movie.

Here if you want to check it out.


#332

Bones

Bones

yeah the middle is burn-up, my bad, i didnt look close at the picture.

glad to know I made some good blind picks, my friends are all huge spoony fans and had a good laugh when I came back with it!


#333

drifter

drifter

LordRendar said:
Dear Japanese, you using German words is as annoying and embarassing as a foreigner adding "-desu" at the end of his scentences.
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#334

FnordBear

FnordBear

Might be old news but the Iron Man and Wolverine animes are on crackle.com for legit free streaming. Watching on my PS3 now.


#335

chris

chris

AshburnerX said:
I don't know much about it, but I don't think I've ever heard anything good about Garzey's Wing.
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And he paid 12.99 for it.


#336

Bones

Bones

chris said:
And he paid 12.99 for it.
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I just finished watching it, pretty sure it is considered inhuman torture by the Geneva convention!


#337

LordRendar

LordRendar

drifter said:
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:fu:

but he does know how to jodl.colour me impressed.[DOUBLEPOST=1343043563][/DOUBLEPOST]Holy shit. its not his only song!!!





But his German is really good here.


#338

Bones

Bones

so I picked up a membership to the discount club on therightstuf.com. turns out it isn't useful on most new titles >_>


#339

LordRendar

LordRendar

Since I dont want to open a new thread just for this,im just gonna post it here.
Gintama is one of the few Mangas that really knows how to juggle drama,comedy and action
and in my opinion one of the last true "Shonen" mangas.


#340

chris

chris

LordRendar said:
Since I dont want to open a new thread just for this,im just gonna post it here.
Gintama is one of the few Mangas that really knows how to juggle drama,comedy and action
and in my opinion one of the last true "Shonen" mangas.
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Exacly my thoughts. Gintama is one of the two series i reading right know. The other one is vinland saga. What's your thoughts on the gintama anime ?


#341

LordRendar

LordRendar

Havn't watched the new season, but the previous seasons followed the manga quite closely.
And the voiceactors are spot-on.


#342

LordRendar

LordRendar

chris
know any good anime stores in Hamburg?


#343

Bones

Bones

so I finally started watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica, on blu-ray, just the first two episodes, since I dont own parts 2 and 3 to see the rest. All I keep thinking is how well written the dub script is, and how beautiful the show is. I plan to watch episodes 3 and 4 tonight after work and then look into owning the next set. Take my time and savor the show.

what really surprised me is the genuine feel to madoka's family. I also enjoyed the odd sense of humor that pervades the series. I feel like there is a real deconstruction of magical girls, something truly dark simmering below the surface, and that madoka is going to factor in someway into it.


#344

Jay

Jay

So I have a certain friend who was a big fan of Love Hina.... he wants to watch more shows like Love Hina. What would you recommend my friend?


#345

LordRendar

LordRendar

Ai Yori Aoshi and maybe Ichigo 100%. (writing this with the desktop input pannel cuz keyboard is broken,its aaaaaannoying)


#346

chris

chris

LordRendar said:
chris
know any good anime stores in Hamburg?
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I don't know any speciality shops. Sadly, the only places i can think of with a large quantity of Anime is Saturn and Media Markt. There is Hummel Comics, but this is mostly a comic shop and i don't remember seeing any anime there. If you search for some out of print comics or manga it's the right place. With a little footwork you can find in the smaller comic shops and science fiction and fantasy stores around the university and in the city some anime.

But to be honest, i order most of my stuff online and import from the UK.


#347

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Bones said:
so I finally started watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica, on blu-ray, just the first two episodes, since I dont own parts 2 and 3 to see the rest. All I keep thinking is how well written the dub script is, and how beautiful the show is. I plan to watch episodes 3 and 4 tonight after work and then look into owning the next set. Take my time and savor the show.

what really surprised me is the genuine feel to madoka's family. I also enjoyed the odd sense of humor that pervades the series. I feel like there is a real deconstruction of magical girls, something truly dark simmering below the surface, and that madoka is going to factor in someway into it.
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You hadn't seen episode 3 yet?

...

Just you wait, my friend. Just you wait.


#348

Bones

Bones

saw it last night, one word for you going forward, DARK!

also I need to order parts 2 and 3 so I can see the rest!


#349

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

A friend of mine told me I should watch High School of the Dead. So Mr. Wasabi and I decided to check it out since it was on Netflix. We watched the first episode. I want my 24 minutes back.


#350

LordRendar

LordRendar

It really is chockfull of fanservice,but the story does get better.


#351

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

WasabiPoptart said:
A friend of mine told me I should watch High School of the Dead. So Mr. Wasabi and I decided to check it out since it was on Netflix. We watched the first episode. I want my 24 minutes back.
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High School of the Dead's anime is far too full of cheesecake and sex for me... even though I love the manga, I'd still say it's full of cheesecake.


#352

Bones

Bones

I am still working through steel angel kurumi, really an awesome show. I like the idea of high technology and onymu mysticism combining to make a super battle maid. and her undying love for the 15 year old brother of the mystic who accidentally woke her up. I am on the OVA's and they are super adorable and funny.


#353

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

AshburnerX said:
High School of the Dead's anime is far too full of cheesecake and sex for me... even though I love the manga, I'd still say it's full of cheesecake.
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It is definitely full of cheesecake. I wasn't impressed, but then I thought about the person who suggested it and realized T&A is just up his alley as far as entertainment.


#354

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

It's not BAD. It definitely goes places that other series haven't (the thing with the creepy teacher, the bus, and his little society that controls with sex), but the cheesecake factor is just SO HIGH.


#355

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

It's not my cup of tea. My husband, on the other hand, is up to episode 5 or 6. lol


#356

Bones

Bones

Just finished Plastic Little, what a great 45 minute OVA. Well drawn, with a short but sweet story about doing whats right despite the consequences and being true to ones heart. A crew of rare animal hunters in a sci-fi setting help the daughter of a brilliant scientist who was murdered for his research on making a super weapon, hijinks ensue, heartwarming hijinks. :sohappy:


#357

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Last Exile. I've only watched a few episodes. I'm still not sure if I like it, but I want to find out more of the story.


#358

Bones

Bones

last exile is awesome, don't stop! its probably one of the prettiest TV series anime you will ever see.


#359

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

My husband also said it was beautifully done. The story hasn't quite hooked me yet, but I do plan on watching more of it.


#360

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Last Exile was fantastic.


#361

Hylian

Hylian

Finally got around to finishing up Fullmetal Alchemist and I am mad at myself for putting off watching the show for so long. I really want to watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood becuase I heard it is even better but I know the first half covers the same story for the most part so I am trying to hold off since I have a ton of other series I can watch in the mean time.


#362

Wahad

Wahad

Hylian said:
Finally got around to finishing up Fullmetal Alchemist and I am mad at myself for putting off watching the show for so long. I really want to watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood becuase I heard it is even better but I know the first half covers the same story for the most part so I am trying to hold off since I have a ton of other series I can watch in the mean time.
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Don't wait. Watch it. Don't skip any episodes either, even if you think you've seen them before. If the original anime is a horse, Brotherhood is a racing horse of the purest lineage that wins every race it participates in and the original is a crippled old horse just about headed to the slaughterhouse. I may be biased, as FMA is one of my favorite manga series and Brotherhood is my one of my favorite anime, but there's nobody I know who watches any anime at all who does not feel that Brotherhood is a fucking amazing work.


#363

Bones

Bones

I just found an exeedingly rare anime called Kimagure Orange Road. I found both the TV series and the OVA/Movie boxset for $240. any thoughts on what I am getting myself into?


#364

drifter

drifter

Never watched it, but I remember it was huge back in the day. If you end up liking it, you may want to check out Maison Ikkoku. Fanboys used to lose their shit arguing over which was better.


#365

LordRendar

LordRendar

Bones said:
I just found an exeedingly rare anime called Kimagure Orange Road. I found both the TV series and the OVA/Movie boxset for $240. any thoughts on what I am getting myself into?
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It is THE classic "boy falls in love with girl at first sight" story,but the boy and his family are psychics (dosnt affect the story too much,used mostly for comedy).I recommend watching it.


#366

Bones

Bones

drifter said:
Never watched it, but I remember it was huge back in the day. If you end up liking it, you may want to check out Maison Ikkoku. Fanboys used to lose their shit arguing over which was better.
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yeah but did you see how much that shit is, i mean FARK!


#367

drifter

drifter

Well, I meant watch, not necessarily buy >.>[DOUBLEPOST=1346125947][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh hey, the entire series is currently available from Netflix.


#368

Bones

Bones

oh cool, I should watch it there then. haha if its good maybe I will throw my money at owning it.


#369

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Hylian said:
Finally got around to finishing up Fullmetal Alchemist and I am mad at myself for putting off watching the show for so long. I really want to watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood becuase I heard it is even better but I know the first half covers the same story for the most part so I am trying to hold off since I have a ton of other series I can watch in the mean time.
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You must watch it! FMA:B is fantastic![DOUBLEPOST=1346305439][/DOUBLEPOST]
Officer_Charon said:
Last Exile was fantastic.
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I did really like it quite a bit. Took me a while to get into it, but it was very good.


#370

Necronic

Necronic

AshburnerX said:
High School of the Dead's anime is far too full of cheesecake and sex for me... even though I love the manga, I'd still say it's full of cheesecake.
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I don't even care. I like it because you kill zombies and get a bunch of gratuitous panty shots. It's good stuff.


#371

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
High School of the Dead's anime is far too full of cheesecake and sex for me... even though I love the manga, I'd still say it's full of cheesecake.
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Now for me that's not the problem. The problem for me is is that this is the most ideal apocalypse EVER.

The male lead is in an apocalypse with a girl HE likes who also likes him back...and they never get it on for bull-shit Shonen reasons. If these were adult characters I would buy it, but these are teenagers. Teenagers are dumb and irresponsible. And considering that death is LITERALLY around the corner , this is the time to be getting it on as much as possible. Or at least tell each other how they feel before they're eaten by the zombie out-break. Really I just don't believe any of the characters, & this is coming from a guy who just watched the entire first season of Digimon and finds the science of magical shape-changing monsters made from discarded computer data completely plausible.


#372

LordRendar

LordRendar

As adult characters they would be banging even more so.


#373

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

LordRendar said:
As adult characters they would be banging even more so.
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Actually your right. And considering they would be the last humans, they might WANT to get pregnant. Hell they gotta repopulate the Earth and what not so who gives a crap about safe-sex? Shoot zombies first, then bone! The world rests in your sex-drive.

Now that would be a much more believable than High School of the Dead. It would probably be straight up porn, but it'd sure as hell be more believable.


#374

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

This is about Japanese values, I think. They show the people on the "orgy bus" as completely unsympathetic, not just for their wanton sexual habits, but for only thinking of themselves and letting a madman have control if it means they can keep acting out. This is why the ultra-national group (the people who own and control the mansion) are considered sympathetic: They may be authoritarian and demanding, but at least they are genuinely acting for the benefit of the people they are helping and the entire area would be overrun if they weren't in control.

It's also probably so the group dynamics wouldn't have to change. Right now it's a team that works together, but the second there is an official couple, the dynamics change and you can't always count on those two in every situation.

Regardless, it really doesn't matter in the long run: Unless the author/artist comes back to the series (it's been over a year since he did an issue and he stopped right after they found another kid's mother), there won't be a second season.


#375

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Now this may sound like I'm talking with rose-tinted nostalgia goggles on but....Digimon season one is one of the best written Shonen cartoons from the nineties. It had relatable characters, a plot that didn't revolve around being the best at somethis ng, and talked about a bunch of mature concepts like adoption, divorce, and grief. It's weird how good this show is considering it's basically a toy commercial.

Also, has anyone here seen Tatami Galaxy? Brilliant character designs, trippy artwork, and a plot that will make you question EVERYTHING! It is probably the greatest Japanese Cartoon to come out in this decade.


#376

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
Now this may sound like I'm talking with rose-tinted nostalgia goggles on but....Digimon season one is one of the best written Shonen cartoons from the nineties. It had relatable characters, a plot that didn't revolve around being the best at somethis ng, and talked about a bunch of mature concepts like adoption, divorce, and grief. It's weird how good this show is considering it's basically a toy commercial.
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I used to love watching Digimon! I'd watch it almost every morning when I'd get home from work. I also watched Card Captor Sakura in the afternoon before I went to bed. Ahh late night shift there is nothing like you in all the world.


#377

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

We've missed at LEAST one Digimon series (X-Cross, I think) and I don't think anyone is selling it. Kinda wish they would, otherwise I'll have to... find it.


#378

Bones

Bones

WasabiPoptart said:
I used to love watching Digimon! I'd watch it almost every morning when I'd get home from work. I also watched Card Captor Sakura in the afternoon before I went to bed. Ahh late night shift there is nothing like you in all the world.
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first season of digimon is coming out on dvd this fall. cardcaptor sakura, I'd kill many oompa loompas for a rerelease with english dub.


#379

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

I might have to get it with the excuse of introducing my son to it. :)


#380

LordRendar

LordRendar

Anyone watching Hyouka?


#381

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
We've missed at LEAST one Digimon series (X-Cross, I think) and I don't think anyone is selling it. Kinda wish they would, otherwise I'll have to... find it.
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Yeah Xros and the original manga are the only things that haven't been imported. Xros wars is all-right in my opinion(thought I did admit to raging when I heard of it) , but I feel the Digixrosing is a bit confusing at times. I mean, is there an actual limit to a digixros? Just weird is all.

Bones said:
first season of digimon is coming out on dvd this fall. cardcaptor sakura, I'd kill many oompa loompas for a rerelease with english dub.
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! DIGIMON-DIGITAL MONSTERS DIGIMON ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Card captor Sakura I could go either way. Liked the show and all, but I wasn't a mega fan.


#382

Bones

Bones

So with my final semester in full swing I have been slowly eating down my to watch pile when I need to blow off some steam, I have begun to watch Project S(Sammy) which is the old 90's era magical girl anime in the pseudo-tenchi universe. I am only a few episodes in but it seems to be shaping up to be a very cute anime. I also finally re-watched the last of my Ghibli films that I picked up over the summer, It was Spirited Away, which is just as strange and awe inspiring as I remembered. I am also working through the first season of K-ON! and have begun watching a show called Freezing, which is kind of adorable in that the main girl seems to be a major tsundere archtype, but its pretty good. I will post a picture of my pile and you guys can suggest what I subject myself to next.


#383

Necronic

Necronic

I finally sat down and watched through the entirety of Fullmetal Alchemist, and to be honest i was pretty dissapointed. Seriously underwhelming anime. I haven't heard many people say that so I think it's just something particular to me. Dunno, I would take Seven of FMA any day of the week.


#384

Reverent-one

Reverent-one

Necronic said:
I finally sat down and watched through the entirety of Fullmetal Alchemist, and to be honest i was pretty dissapointed. Seriously underwhelming anime. I haven't heard many people say that so I think it's just something particular to me. Dunno, I would take Seven of FMA any day of the week.
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Which one did you watch? And I don't understand your last sentence at all, Seven? Of what?


#385

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I can't watch FMA. It creeps me out too much.


#386

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Watched the first episode of Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom based on a list from a recommendation site (If you like this anime, then you'll like...). I'm going to have to watch a few more before I decide if I like it or not, but it looks like I probably will.


#387

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Anybody remember Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt? Love that show. I also love how one of the character's design is kind-of ripping off GIR from Invader Zim and Jhonen Vasquez still said that this show is one of the best things to come out of Japan in years.


#388

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

It's not ripping off Gir... it's a tribute to him. *chuckles*


#389

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Yeah I know, its why I said "kind-of". But what I find funny is that a lot of people can't tell that its a tribute and think it is a straight up unapologetic rip-off. Personally I think its cos American society is so used to rip-offs that they can't tell when they see a genuine tribute any-more. Plus unlike GIR Chuck could turn into-

And that is pretty cool.


#390

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

We're actually watching One Piece from the beginning. /facepalm
Not that's it's necessarily bad, but it is goofy.


#391

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
We're actually watching One Piece from the beginning. /facepalm
Not that's it's necessarily bad, but it is goofy.
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Oh it is, but trust me when I say shit can get real at any time in One Piece. As well as incredibly dramatic.


#392

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Watched a few shows from this season, Yuru Yuri s2 was hilarious, and Sword Art Online is pretty good. new shows should be starting up in the next couple weeks, so until that I've got some stuff I could rewatch I suppose. Haven't watched Tenchi Muyo! in awhile...


#393

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster We started watching it a few years ago when it was in the Toonami line up (I think). They were already in the Alabasta arc, so we never saw how they got together.


#394

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
Yoshimickster We started watching it a few years ago when it was in the Toonami line up (I think). They were already in the Alabasta arc, so we never saw how they got together.
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Well you gotta start with the beginning, the universe of One Piece is just so engrossing. Devil fruits, and fish-men, and giants, OH MY!


#395

Bones

Bones

I just received doubles of the first 9 volumes of you are under arrest! I am entertaining offers on vols 1-9 as a set, sets of 3, or as singles. simply PM me if you are interested, I also have other things I am willing to sell if anyone is interested. no pressure or anything, I just have extra stuff and if anyone is interested in it I am willing to negotiate a price.


#396

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
Well you gotta start with the beginning, the universe of One Piece is just so engrossing. Devil fruits, and fish-men, and giants, OH MY!
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Mr. 5's booger bombs are gross. I'm also not thrilled with the way his partner, Miss Valentine, laughs all the time. I'm hoping she's defeated soon enough.


#397

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
Mr. 5's booger bombs are gross. I'm also not thrilled with the way his partner, Miss Valentine, laughs all the time. I'm hoping she's defeated soon enough.
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HA! Nez Palm, I love that move. And are you at Whiskey Peak, or Little Garden?


#398

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Yoshimickster said:
HA! Nez Palm, I love that move. And are you at Whiskey Peak, or Little Garden?
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Little Garden. Getting toward the end of their time there, I think.
Vivi, Nami, Zorro, and Brogy have all been saved from being made into wax figures. Sanji doesn't know where they are and was having tea in Mr. 3's wax house. Mr. 0 calls just as Sanji is about to leave the wax house. And now that my morning coffee has kicked in, I did see Miss Valentine get defeated last night.
Too sleepy to remember that. LOL


#399

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Sweet! That bit with Sanji is one my favorite Sanji moments.


#400

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

I love Sanji.


#401

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Wait until the Water Seven arc, he get's even cooler!


#402

Bones

Bones

I am really enjoying spice and wolf season 2, they finally went through with having the two main characters falling in love. but I am a bit worried to see where it goes with the final episode title being Wolf(Holo) and the Endless Tears.


#403

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Bones said:
I am really enjoying spice and wolf season 2, they finally went through with having the two main characters falling in love. but I am a bit worried to see where it goes with the final episode title being Wolf(Holo) and the Endless Tears.
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....logically I should be annoyed with learning this spoilish knowledge but-HELL YEAH! KRAFT AND HOLO!


#404

Bones

Bones

I started watching My-Otome, its not bad, kind of cute so far, but waiting for the drama to start, after that is anyone's guess.


#405

Wahad

Wahad

Jormungand has started again! Back with Jormungand: Perfect Order, the setup for the new arc looks promising indeed. For those who missed my last recommendation of the series, it's an action anime following a crazy-ass arms dealer and her troupe of bodyguards as they fight enemies, sell weapons and get up to shenanigans. It's also very reminiscent of Black Lagoon - if you liked that, you'll like this.


#406

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

If you like Spice and Wolf, I would seriously recommend you go spoil yourself of the light novels if you have no plans to read them. The show ends on s2 and there's no plans for a 3, and the LN has finished its run so you can get a real ending.


#407

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I will! I need to read more light novels, especially the one for "Durarara". Still haven't finished that show for some reason.


#408

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yoshimickster said:
I will! I need to read more light novels, especially the one for "Durarara". Still haven't finished that show for some reason.
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I'm still waiting for someone to translate the Code Lyoko novels, which deal with events after the original show. Available in 11 languages... but not English for some reason, despite the show being originally produced in both French and English. Who knows if we're going to get the new Live Action/Animated production that is coming out in 2013... I may have to watch the French version with subs somewhere.


#409

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Code Lyoko was pretty good. The first season was a tad formulaic but I will admit to enjoying it.


#410

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yoshimickster said:
Code Lyoko was pretty good. The first season was a tad formulaic but I will admit to enjoying it.
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Yeah, but they did address that in later seasons by revealing why they weren't allowed to "return to the past" anymore: doing so actually made ZANA stronger and it was just making things harder for them. Once they couldn't just hit the reset button every episode and the characters actually had to deal with the consequences of their actions, the show was much better for it.

I wish we got more Euro stuff here in the states. Right now, I can only think of one Euro series on TV for kids: Winx Club, which is Italian.


#411

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
Yeah, but they did address that in later seasons by revealing why they weren't allowed to "return to the past" anymore: doing so actually made ZANA stronger and it was just making things harder for them. Once they couldn't just hit the reset button every episode and the characters actually had to deal with the consequences of their actions, the show was much better for it.

I wish we got more Euro stuff here in the states. Right now, I can only think of one Euro series on TV for kids: Winx Club, which is Italian.
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I remember that, yeah! That time-travel equals power thing was a neat twist. And I never got into Winx, is it good?


#412

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

It's definitely a kids show for girls. That's about all you need to know about it. The comics, on the other hand... they are a bit more risque. It's still aimed at teens, but they aren't afraid to go places with it ether.


#413

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
It's definitely a kids show for girls. That's about all you need to know about it. The comics, on the other hand... they are a bit more risque.
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Shit, really? Like what kinda risque?


#414

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yoshimickster said:
Shit, really? Like what kinda risque?
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It never gets overtly sexual or anything, but it's clear that the girls like and appreciate the advantages of having their bodies age up when they transform or use their powers. They pull crap you wouldn't be able to do on a kids show, to put it mildly.


#415

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
It never gets overtly sexual or anything, but it's clear that the girls like and appreciate the advantages of having their bodies age up when they transform or use their powers. They pull crap you wouldn't be able to do on a kids show, to put it mildly.
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Cool cool, sounds interesting.


#416

Bones

Bones

My-Otome was amazing, the right mix of a lot of different elements and now I want to order the two ovas that come after it, I might have to do so in November. Now I have started Fafner, it is looking like some sort of NGE variant so interested to see where it goes.


#417

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

One of my favorite Japanese cartoon series of all time:



Its about this nameless college student who is obsessed with gaining the "rose colored college life". And every episode he joins a different club at the beginning of the semester but things go incredibly wrong. And at the end of the episode he goes back in time to the beginning of college. It is one of the most compelling plots from a cartoon I have seen in YEARS!

I might have posted this hear before but I don't care. It is that good.


#418

Hylian

Hylian

I just got done watching Princess Tutu.

Going in I was not sure what to expect from it. Based entirely by the surface it did not seem like a series that would intrigue me but after having it recommended to me and also my seeing several reviews praising it I decided to give it a chance and man am I glad I did. While I can definitely see how it is not a show for everyone I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. The characters developed quite nicely throughout the series and while the series occasionally felt like it was starting to get stuck in a repetitive loop it always did manage to get out of its repetitive loops eventually before they got to annoying and it also it managed to throw a few nice surprises in occasionally. Overall I was highly impressed and while I admitted I can see how it may not be for everyone I still suggest that everyone should at least give the series a try.


#419

Bones

Bones

started watching Tsubasa Chronicles, as I understand it is basically the CLAMP epic adventure through all their IP's, I am two episodes in and it seems pretty amazing.


#420

LordRendar

LordRendar

Still pissed at CLAMP for xxHolic


#421

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

LordRendar said:
Still pissed at CLAMP for xxHolic
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Really? I haven't read it in forever but I thought it was okay. Did it end badly?


#422

LordRendar

LordRendar

It has kind of a rushed ending,leaving a couple of plot holes and is very unsatisfying given that the story got very good at the end.


#423

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

LordRendar said:
It has kind of a rushed ending,leaving a couple of plot holes and is very unsatisfying given that the story got very good at the end.
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Nothing worse than a rushed ending. Ever see "Black Cat"? I had no idea what the hell was going on at the end, way too many things introduced in just 2 episodes.


#424

Hylian

Hylian

I just finished watching Strike Witches Season 1 and overall I would say I enjoyed it. Now granted the plot is barely there and it is a silly plot at that but that being said it just barely manages to string the show along. There wasn't as much character development as I would have preferred but the characters they did have where fairly well balanced and they served the show well enough. As far as fan service goes the show is packed full of it (no one ever seems to wear pants) and there are plenty of breast shots throughout the series. Now that could be a plus or a minus depending on your the person. For me it was neither a bonus nor a detraction it was just there.

Now if this was a series trying to be serious than I could see it as being annoying and distracting but as it stands the show doesn't take itself very seriously and as long as you don't try to over analyze it yourself you will have a fun mindless adventure. The animation was superbly done and was a visual treat throughout the entire show. Bottom line as long as you go in expecting a fun show that doesn't take itself seriously you will probably enjoy it. Although it isn't the best show ever it was definitely a fun adventure and I don't regret the money I spent buying it at all and in fact I am planning on starting season 2 soon and while I am a bit concerned that the plot will wear thin by the end like some other shows I know ( Those Who Hunt Elves, etc) I am still looking forward to it and hopefully I won't end up disappointed.


#425

Bones

Bones

I have season 2 sitting on my too watch pile, I am trying to make progress on tsubasa chronicles first.


#426

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Wahad Hells yeah Toriko! I love the manga, and am currently catching up with the cartoon! Plus it has one the best Japanese theme songs- EVER!


#427

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Girls und Panzer.

It's like watching a major traffic collision occur... I mean, in THEORY the show should appeal to me, and it IS enjoyable to watch... but whenever they start TRYING to discuss tactics, I get a tic below my eye.


#428

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Is that the really weird one where the middle school girls are guns and one of them really needs to be fired whenever she's near the new teacher?


#429

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Is that the really weird one where the middle school girls are guns and one of them really needs to be fired whenever she's near the new teacher?
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That's Uppote!, which was funny and then suddenly really awkward when the gungirl that gets off on shooting other gungirls showed up for the first time.


#430

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Oh jeez, nichijou is several kinds of amazing.


#431

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
Oh jeez, nichijou is several kinds of amazing.
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One of my top favorites, and one of the funniest.


#432

Bones

Bones

I cant figure out how it hasnt made it over to the US yet, it seems like a big hit.


#433

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

CynicismKills said:
One of my top favorites, and one of the funniest.
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The clumsy girl runs along. Guy turns a corner. She runs into him. GIANT EXPLOSION! Nobody notices.


#434

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
The clumsy girl runs along. Guy turns a corner. She runs into him. GIANT EXPLOSION! Nobody notices.
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Don't forget principals suplexing deer.


#435

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

I'm not there yet.


#436

LordRendar

LordRendar

Anyone watching "Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!" ?


#437

Bones

Bones

anime watching will recommence in t-2 days, last 3 finals and then I can get back to being a human slug again.


#438

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

LordRendar said:
Anyone watching "Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!" ?
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It's one of the shows I'm following this season. Hilarious, but I'm a little iffy on the sudden turn of drama in these last few episodes.


#439

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

One show/manga I've been meaning to watch/read is Soul Eater. Anyone know if its good? I've only seen the first episode and I'm not sure if I want to see more. Looks kind-of gimicky.


#440

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

If you like series about people fighting, you could do worse.


#441

LittleSin

LittleSin

Yoshimickster said:
One show/manga I've been meaning to watch/read is Soul Eater. Anyone know if its good? I've only seen the first episode and I'm not sure if I want to see more. Looks kind-of gimicky.
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I really liked Soul Eater. The art design kept me hooked.


#442

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

It's a shounen, so yeah. Fights, comedy, etc. The difference here is Soul Eater doesn't go on for 200+ episodes.


#443

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I always find it weird when long running mangas get shows with short runs(for Shonen standards of course). Manga is going 22 volumes apparently, AND has a spin-off! Yet only 51 episodes. Odd.

Gonna read the manga now.


#444

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

They do that because the animation companies want to strike while the iron is hot. If they wait for the series to end, there's no guarantee they'll have that huge following.


#445

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Nothing's been able to replicate One Piece's success, not even Naruto. I think OP's anime is up to almost 600 or so episodes now? I thought about watching but I just can't fathom getting started on that.


#446

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

Almost 600, just 21 episodes from now. I recommend watching/reading it though, its a great series, as well as my favorite Shounen series.


#447

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

CynicismKills said:
Nothing's been able to replicate One Piece's success, not even Naruto. I think OP's anime is up to almost 600 or so episodes now? I thought about watching but I just can't fathom getting started on that.
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Dragon Ball was like 520+ if you combined all the series, plus yearly movies. Bleach is getting up there too. Detective Conan has them ALL beat though, with like 600+. It's been on 10 years consecutively.


#448

Bones

Bones

Doremon franchise, that is all

After a brief and unpopular animated series in 1973 by Nippon Television, Doraemon remained fairly exclusive in manga from until 1979 when a newly formed animation studio, Shin-Ei Animation (Now owned by TV Asahi) produced an anime series of Doraemon. This series became incredibly popular, and ended with 1,787 episodes on March 25, 2005.
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#449

drifter

drifter

Sazae-san laughs at your Doraemon.


#450

Bones

Bones

holy motha fark, +6500 episodes....


#451

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

And the original manga ended in the freakin' 70s! Yet its still going on!

I also wish Doraemon had an official ending, but what can you do?


#452

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

AshburnerX said:
Dragon Ball was like 520+ if you combined all the series, plus yearly movies. Bleach is getting up there too. Detective Conan has them ALL beat though, with like 600+. It's been on 10 years consecutively.
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In terms of sales OP stomps all over Bleach (apparently it's the best-selling manga of all time). Bleach's manga is also ending sometime soon (the anime's done, I think, at something like 370-400 episodes), whereas OP's mangaka hasn't made statement about ending it (and he still works on Fairy Tail on top of it). Naruto's pretty close too, I think, if you add Naruto and Shippuden together (dunno if Shippuden is still airing). Can't argue against Conan, I'd forgotten how long it's been around.

Edit: The original point I was making was One Piece is super-popular in Japan and everywhere else they sell it. It's really amazing that it's done so well for basically its entire run.


#453

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

You know what Oda called the middle of One Piece? Thriller Bark. Volume 50. Its gonna be around a while, and I am okay with that! A long as my favorite world full of Devil-fruit users, fish-men, giants, haki-users, cyborgs, fish-giants, devil fruit powered cyborgs, haki able devil fruit users, fish-men with devil fruit powers, and Wanze its aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall good.

And damn straight its popular! In some stores there are sections dedicated solely to One Piece media!


#454

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

holy shitfuck that principal suplexed a deer


#455

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Allen who is Quiet said:
holy shitfuck that principal suplexed a deer
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Oh just wait for the army on the blimp. Show gets weird as hell, but it's great.


#456

Bones

Bones

why has no one picked this shit up for dubbing, I think they would kill it.


#457

LittleSin

LittleSin

What anime are we talking about?


#458

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

LittleSin said:
What anime are we talking about?
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http://www.crunchyroll.com/my-ordinary-life[DOUBLEPOST=1356548720][/DOUBLEPOST]
CynicismKills said:
Oh just wait for the army on the blimp. Show gets weird as hell, but it's great.
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I just watched that. I used to be confused by it. I'm still confused by it, but I used to too.


#459

LordRendar

LordRendar

I used to watch all my Anime on Crunshyroll,till they got all legit.


#460

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

My husband's gotten tired of One Piece, so now he's got me watching Slayers.


#461

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

WasabiPoptart said:
My husband's gotten tired of One Piece, so now he's got me watching Slayers.
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It's a classic. It suffers a bit from the Tenchi Muyo syndrome of various revamps/sequels of questionable caliber, though.

Also I dunno how I feel about a dubbed Nichijou. I feel like it'd lose a lot of it's charm and possibly humor in English, like Trigun.


#462

Bones

Bones

so working through more tsubasa chronicles, on disk 5 of 12 and wondering what new madness can come...


#463

Covar

Covar

Watching Cross Game on Hulu, now that I've finished the manga. It's a very straightforward adaptation so there's not much to say on it.


#464

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

WasabiPoptart said:
My husband's gotten tired of One Piece, so now he's got me watching Slayers.
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CynicismKills said:
It's a classic. It suffers a bit from the Tenchi Muyo syndrome of various revamps/sequels of questionable caliber, though.

Also I dunno how I feel about a dubbed Nichijou. I feel like it'd lose a lot of it's charm and possibly humor in English, like Trigun.
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Fuckin' LOVE Slayers! What sucks though is that it'd be almost impossible to be a completist of the series. What with Light novels, mangas, movies, all of which STILL haven't been translated yet over her.

Another old-school show I'd like to watch is "Kinnikuman". This, Dragonball, and Fist of the North Star are the basic templates for Shounen. I read the manga and I freakin' LOVED it. Shame that every single sub of it I find is in every language besides ENGLISH!


#465

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Yeah I'm really not digging Slayers so much. It's ok, but the characters annoy me.


#466

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yoshimickster said:
Fuckin' LOVE Slayers! What sucks though is that it'd be almost impossible to be a completist of the series. What with Light novels, mangas, movies, all of which STILL haven't been translated yet over her.
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I'm going to have similar problems with Code Lyoko. The first series is out on DVD so that is all good, but the second series is just starting out and it has live action segments... French live action segments. So that's unlikely to get translated, meaning I'll have to get a sub online (assuming someone does it). The novels set after the first series though? Translated to half a dozen languages but English wasn't one of them.

Which is a shame, because Code Lyoko was basically the only good show on Maguzi, the weird follow-up to Toonami.


#467

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
Which is a shame, because Code Lyoko was basically the only good show on Maguzi, the weird follow-up to Toonami.
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This is true, hell if Toonami wasn't canned they could've put CL on there! Would've been better company than the crappy Canadian Moe-style cartoons they had on. Totally Spies is EVIL! And yet it still had 140 episodes, a spin-off, and a made for TV movie. The world is FUCKING cruel.


#468

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yoshimickster said:
This is true, hell if Toonami wasn't canned they could've put CL on there! Would've been better company than the crappy Canadian Moe-style cartoons they had on. Totally Spies is EVIL! And yet it still had 140 episodes, a spin-off, and a made for TV movie. The world is FUCKING cruel.
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Totally Spies is the single most fetishy show I've ever seen. Muscular women, furries, BBWs, breast growth, plastic surgery addicts, lolis, school girls... they covered it all and I am convinced they were aware of what was going on. There is no way you could hit all of those topics with three girls in skin-tight spy suits and not have been planning it. I am honestly surprised CN showed every episode.


#469

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

AshburnerX said:
Totally Spies is the single most fetishy show I've ever seen. Muscular women, furries, BBWs, breast growth, plastic surgery addicts, lolis, school girls... they covered it all and I am convinced they were aware of what was going on. There is no way you could hit all of those topics with three girls in skin-tight spy suits and not have been planning it. I am honestly surprised CN showed every episode.
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Also in one episode I remember they were a little TOO affectionate to their old as hell boss in one episode so...yeah kinda creepy. Spongebob got BUCKETS of controversy for him being possibly gay, but this show did something as creepy as this on a regular basis and yet nothing. Friggin' ridiculous.


#470

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

WasabiPoptart said:
Yeah I'm really not digging Slayers so much. It's ok, but the characters annoy me.
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Get the hell out. Now.


#471

Bones

Bones

before I forget I still have doubles of the first 9 volumes of you are under arrest! I am still entertaining offers on vols 1-9 as a set, sets of 3, or as singles. simply PM me if you are interested, I also have other things I am willing to sell if anyone is interested. I had some offers made initially but nothing came of it so posting this again to all my haunts to see if post Christmas there are any takers.


#472

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Officer_Charon said:
Get the hell out. Now.
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It's fine. Everyone has their own tastes in media.


#473

LordRendar

LordRendar

For people that like Azumanga Daioh,I wholeheartedly recommend reading "Yotsubato!".
It is tons of fun and the characters really grow on you.,


#474

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Officer_Charon said:
Get the hell out. Now.
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:fu:

Anyway, I watched a couple episodes of D. Gray-man. I don't get it yet, but I have a feeling that's all going to change if I just watch a few more.


#475

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I've seen maybe 5-6 episodes of D Gray Man. It seems pretty cool, I just keep forgetting to go finish it.


#476

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I couldn't get into D. Gray Man, Its a little cliche for me. Guy with cursed arm who fights demons, thats four or five cartoons I've seen all-ready! I will admit to liking the design of the villain though, all crazy and smiley lookin'.


#477

LordRendar

LordRendar

Cant remember who recommded Jormungand here,and I am to lazy to look ( and high) but damn,is that anime fun.
Thank you for recommending it.


#478

Wahad

Wahad

It was me. And it's about time somebody took me up on it. Second (and final, as far as I can tell) season ended a while ago. As a whole I think I enjoyed the first season more though.


#479

Bones

Bones

I finally started on Kimagure Orange road, its actually kind of cute. The main character is a nice guy who seems to get caught up with trying to go steady with two girls in his class. The twist of his being from a family of psychics is also kind of a neat deal.


#480

WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Speaking of forgetting to finish it, I need to go back to Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor. I loved the first series. Some of the second series was mixed up into the first when I watched it on Hulu so I've already seen a couple episodes but they weren't in any order. Talk about confusing.


#481

drifter

drifter

Just a heads up if anyone's interested: 40% off Funi sale at Right Stuf.


#482

Bones

Bones

I have seen and am making plans as we speak.


#483

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

I am now at episode 500 of One Piece! Only 80 more to go!


#484

Bones

Bones

So I finished Kimagure Orange Road, what an amazing show, very cute ending where the obvious choice is picked in the end. She is going to america and he is going to wait for her. After I finished the TV series I watched was C-the control and possibility of money. The show seemed to be about the darkness of greed and money, avarice and whatnot. However it ended on that no matter what if you spend your money on a dream it is always worthwhile. Now I am watching hanaukyo maid team, which is a funny, cute show about a middle school age boy who inherits the title of head of his family, his grandfathers giant mansion, and its giant team of beautiful maids that will do anything for him. This includes his crush Muriel, the head maid, who he turns red around almost continuously.


#485

Yoshimickster

Yoshimickster

They FINALLY made a proper animated series of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure! Been around since 1986, and we are just now getting a proper cartoon. Ridiculous.


#486

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Juuuuuust started Fullmetal Alchemist. On Netflix, so it's dubbed, but it's a pretty good job, from what I've seen thus far!


#487

Bones

Bones

Officer_Charon said:
Juuuuuust started Fullmetal Alchemist. On Netflix, so it's dubbed, but it's a pretty good job, from what I've seen thus far!
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first or second series?


#488

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

First


#489

Bones

Bones

cooool, I really enjoyed it when I watched it the first time.


#490

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Yeah, FMA is one of the rare anime with an excellent dubbing.


#491

Kovac

Kovac

I'm rewatching Bleach since I only made it part way in last time - Around episode 100 or so.

I'm starting again from episode one since it has been such a long time since I watched those episodes.


#492

Bones

Bones

one more disk of maid team and it is taking a dark dramatic turn which is kind of neat. I will probably watch the last disc after work today. I am not sure what to watch next in my pile after that, I might have to make a list of stuff and put it to a vote.
Lets see,
-Inuyasha
-Shakugan no Shana OVA
-Shakugan no Shana: The Movie
-Shakugan no Shana Season 2
-Code Geass R2
-Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
-A Certain Magical Index
-Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie boxset
-Armored troopers Votom

What should Bones watch next?

PS- I find it amusing as hell that I necroed this thread and got a bunch of new posts!


#493

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

If you like old school mecha, Armored Troopers VOTOMs is a classic and well regarded for it's realistic takes of mecha. Visually it's not too impressive (it looks like the original GUNDAM series), but it has a decent plot and interesting art design.


#494

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

I enjoyed Index, but don't watch the dub. The voices don't fit at all. It's one of the laziest dubs I've ever heard.


#495

Bones

Bones

AshburnerX said:
If you like old school mecha, Armored Troopers VOTOMs is a classic and well regarded for it's realistic takes of mecha. Visually it's not too impressive (it looks like the original GUNDAM series), but it has a decent plot and interesting art design.
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You said that when I posted about fixing the boxset box too, I watched the first disc before I started on my road to mad getting my capstone written up.
CynicismKills said:
I enjoyed Index, but don't watch the dub. The voices don't fit at all. It's one of the laziest dubs I've ever heard.
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Now I HAVE to watch it dubbed.

So,
-Inuyasha
-Shakugan no Shana OVA
-Shakugan no Shana: The Movie
-Shakugan no Shana Season 2
-Code Geass R2
-Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
-A Certain Magical Index I
-Kimagure Orange Road OVA/Movie boxset
-Armored troopers Votom I


#496

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

Out of those I've only seen Shana s2, Geass R2 and Index. Of those three, I'd go Index, though Geass R2 isn't bad either. I watched Shana s2 out of obligation from the first season, but didn't really get into it.


#497

Bones

Bones

I ended up going with Pretty Sammy, going to try to finish it so I can write my next review.


#498

Kovac

Kovac

An impressive line in my most recent episode of Bleach.



#499

LordRendar

LordRendar

Watching Robotic;Notes.It is pretty good with an interesting story and solid characters.


#500

Rovewin

Rovewin

So Inuyasha was the first anime I ever watched and for years I enjoyed as each new episode came out but was really disappointed with its not really an ending end. A week or two ago I found out that some more were made called the Final Act.

I watched the first 2 episodes and they were so bad I don't think I can bear to watch anymore. I know Inuyasha had its bad episodes too so is this just a rough start for them getting back into the show or indicative of its overall quality.


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