[TV] The What Anime Are You Watching Thread!
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Probably the first time I've done a FULL watch through of this(as well as watching it in general since I was a teen), and MAN...they...really DID run out of money for animation at one point didn't they? Like I know that's NOT the most fucked up thing about the latter half of the series but still holy SHIT what they had to do to keep budget for mech fight scenes could get excessively static.
Probably the first time I've done a FULL watch through of this(as well as watching it in general since I was a teen), and MAN...they...really DID run out of money for animation at one point didn't they? Like I know that's NOT the most fucked up thing about the latter half of the series but still holy SHIT what they had to do to keep budget for mech fight scenes could get excessively static.
You know, you watch Evangelion as a kid and the LAST episode you saw was a heart-wrenching story about someone killing someone they like because they craved death and feel...REALLY sad...then you watch the LAST two episodes and go "What the fuck was that"?
MAN-I knew they lost their budget, but there's deconstructionist meta-writing and then there's...THAT!
MAN-I knew they lost their budget, but there's deconstructionist meta-writing and then there's...THAT!
I had to look up both of those shows and now I legitimately cannot believe how many shows about fucking monster girls there are with animation budgets and God damn Berserk finally gets a post Golden Age show and it's the literal bottom tier garbage animation that's too ugly for words, thought and sight.
Justice = 0
Justice = 0
I'm also just gonna be THAT GUY and say it, are there like...ANY modern anime that depict healthy sexual relationships? Because Peter Quill is about a repressed sex fiend, and Interspecies Reviewere is about prostitute critics, literally ANYTHING!
ALSO-Interspecies Reviewers was made for the...Shonen Demographic and that skeeves me out, like what the FUCK manga publishers?! STOP MARKETING PSEUDO-PORN TO TEENAGERS!
ALSO-Interspecies Reviewers was made for the...Shonen Demographic and that skeeves me out, like what the FUCK manga publishers?! STOP MARKETING PSEUDO-PORN TO TEENAGERS!
Probably, but they don't get the big headlines.
GasBandit
Staff member
Oh sure. Re-Life, Wotakoi, Tsuredure children, O Maidens in your Savage Season.... probably more, but those are just off the top of my head.
Beastars, if you're willing to accept that it's a relationship with a problem that isn't inherently toxic.
He's a predator, she's prey, and it's manifesting in a unhealthy way in their sexual relationship.
Legit thanks to both of you, I'll check these out.
YAY!
www.animenewsnetwork.com
Netflix jail. Boo.
Way of the Househusband Manga Gets 2021 Anime Series Starring Kenjiro Tsuda
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Netflix jail. Boo.
GasBandit
Staff member
The God of High School
Genre: Action, Korean, Shonen
Fanservice: Minimal
Premise: A martial arts tournament promises to grant the wish of whichever high school student wins.
It's been a long time since I've seen "flash over substance" to such an incredible degree. Everything in this title has been sacrificed in the name of spectacle, and it's rare that I also have the displeasure of watching something so self-indulgently up its own ass as this.
The plot is capriciously full of holes, the premise falls to the wayside pretty quick, the story development is all over the place, the pacing is breakneck, and so many new concepts and characters are introduced and immediately discarded that by the end of the season you'll be left wondering if you watched any cohesive story at all.
And to top it all off, every single character has the worst case of tumblr-nose I've ever seen.
It's not all atrocious. It does have some good fight scenes and it hits the notes of shonen-fodder competently well I suppose, but when you get right down to it, this title was supposed to be the foot in the door for Korean manwha as anime source material, and if anything, I think this overhyped bleachruto has damaged that cause rather than bolstered it.
No sir, I didn't like it.
2/5.
Genre: Action, Korean, Shonen
Fanservice: Minimal
Premise: A martial arts tournament promises to grant the wish of whichever high school student wins.
It's been a long time since I've seen "flash over substance" to such an incredible degree. Everything in this title has been sacrificed in the name of spectacle, and it's rare that I also have the displeasure of watching something so self-indulgently up its own ass as this.
The plot is capriciously full of holes, the premise falls to the wayside pretty quick, the story development is all over the place, the pacing is breakneck, and so many new concepts and characters are introduced and immediately discarded that by the end of the season you'll be left wondering if you watched any cohesive story at all.
And to top it all off, every single character has the worst case of tumblr-nose I've ever seen.
It's not all atrocious. It does have some good fight scenes and it hits the notes of shonen-fodder competently well I suppose, but when you get right down to it, this title was supposed to be the foot in the door for Korean manwha as anime source material, and if anything, I think this overhyped bleachruto has damaged that cause rather than bolstered it.
No sir, I didn't like it.
2/5.
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...Spencer's Gifts?
Seriously, though...a quick search for the sakura hilt turned up that it's probably O-Ren's sword from Kill Bill.
...a movie I still haven't seen.
--Patrick
Seriously, though...a quick search for the sakura hilt turned up that it's probably O-Ren's sword from Kill Bill.
...a movie I still haven't seen.
--Patrick
GasBandit
Staff member
@PatrThom
Well since you requested an explanation,
I ordered a random sword grab bag from the sword guy store, And this was the sword I got. It also came with some other, lesser blades, most of which are just stainless steel wall decorations, but this one definitely is not.
The blade is carbon steel, and the hilt and scabbard are lacquered wood.
Well since you requested an explanation,
I ordered a random sword grab bag from the sword guy store, And this was the sword I got. It also came with some other, lesser blades, most of which are just stainless steel wall decorations, but this one definitely is not.
The blade is carbon steel, and the hilt and scabbard are lacquered wood.
GasBandit
Staff member
MXR ran a promotion with a sword guy (literally swordguystore.com) where you get a random grabbag for $140. Figured I'd give it a shot, as I kind of collect swords and stuff to decorate the ol' gaming room. But usually they're the stainless steel decorative variety, not the "actually kill a guy" variety. Real steel is too high maintenance for me, for the most part.
This wouldn't necessarily have been the sword I'd have picked, but I do still think it was a pretty good deal.
GasBandit
Staff member
There's going to be a new Code Geass anime series that picks up after the CG:LotRe;surrection movie left off.
I'm cautiously looking forward to it. The retcons in the movie still leave a sour taste in my mouth to this day, but the biggest problem was they tried to fit too much plot into 120 minutes... so a full series is definitely a step in the right direction.
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I'm cautiously looking forward to it. The retcons in the movie still leave a sour taste in my mouth to this day, but the biggest problem was they tried to fit too much plot into 120 minutes... so a full series is definitely a step in the right direction.
Code Geass Announces New Anime Series
Code Geass has announced a new anime series! Producer for the franchise, Tojiro Kaniguchi, previously teased that the franchise was going to return as part of a new ten year plan following the release of the film, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection. Not only did this film pick up where the...
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