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Title: Anime
Post by: animemaster on October 15, 2011, 10:59:49 am
submitt your favorite anime's discuss why you like them.Basically just talk about Anime.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on April 27, 2012, 09:24:39 pm
Hunter X hunter ....nice!!!! worth watching......the 2011 version is a better, closer to manga's anime.
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Post by: ARTHANASIOS on April 27, 2012, 09:33:37 pm
Trigun is my favourite; a gunman who tries to restore love and peace in a corrupted wild west themed planet and without killing anyone, what else do you want?
Other favourites of mine are Samurai X, Trinity Blood, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, One Piece.
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Post by: neuroleptics on April 27, 2012, 10:23:57 pm
oo...i see.....i guess my choice wouldn't suit you. I love Gundam.....basically, it's all about action :D
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Post by: Manatuner on April 27, 2012, 10:53:30 pm
First Anime watched and Favorite of all times = Code Geass

Current season favorites = Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Sankarea, Accel World and Fate Zero.
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Post by: neuroleptics on April 27, 2012, 10:59:28 pm
yup, i love code geass, nice to see leleouch is still alive at the end of second season with her sister, Nunally...Queen  :D
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Post by: lawrenceleong888 on April 28, 2012, 06:35:11 am
First Anime watched and Favorite of all times = Code Geass

Current season favorites = Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Sankarea, Accel World and Fate Zero.
Okay...somehow we had the same favs for this season...with addition of Haiyore Nyuruko-san! , KoreZom Season 2 and the continuation of Aquarion Evol...
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Post by: darkrobe on April 28, 2012, 06:40:41 am
I also like those for this season. and eureka seven ao and tsuritama and sakamichi no apollon. I enjoy funky jazzy anime. Probably why my favorite of all time is Cowboy Bebop.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: ARTHANASIOS on April 28, 2012, 09:13:33 am
oo...i see.....i guess my choice wouldn't suit you. I love Gundam.....basically, it's all about action :D

 I remember Gundam Wing, it was shown in Greek TV a long time ago! Ah, memories...  :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on April 28, 2012, 09:20:44 am
I don't watch with the seasons since I don't like waiting for new episodes.

Recently, I've fallen hopelessly for works like AnoHana or Ano Natsu De Matteru.  Currently revisiting Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu.

I don't follow heavy shounen works and I prefer reading to watching.
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Post by: darkrobe on April 28, 2012, 06:04:08 pm
have you seen onegai teacher, or onegai twins. done by the same people who did ano natsu de matteru.
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Post by: Drake_XIV on April 28, 2012, 07:27:06 pm
I have, but didn't really like them.
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Post by: Cel on April 28, 2012, 08:28:06 pm
Hmm, favorite anime is and probably always will be Darker than BLACK. I have watched it through once in sub, three times in dub so far.

Current anime I'm watching is Puella Madoka Magi Magica, I only have about 2 episodes left until I finish it, and I have to say, this is simply amazing. It takes the art style and general plot of the magical girl genre and shatters the light-hearted feel-good atmosphere apart in your face, and it only gets darker and more interesting as you go.

Second favorite would probably be Soul Eater. This has amazing animation and action sequences.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: lawrenceleong888 on April 29, 2012, 02:26:45 am
I don't watch with the seasons since I don't like waiting for new episodes.

Recently, I've fallen hopelessly for works like AnoHana or Ano Natsu De Matteru.  Currently revisiting Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu.

I don't follow heavy shounen works and I prefer reading to watching.
Ano Hana is good...but after I knew it is such a tear-inducing story...I think I won't watch it till the holidays...
Ano Natsu de Matteru...Loved Vidro Moyou by Nagi very much... ;)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: furballdn on April 29, 2012, 02:31:36 am
I actually moderate a small anime forum :>
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Post by: UnderneathTheLens on April 29, 2012, 02:33:36 am
Some of my favorite anime are: Death Note, Code Geass, Angel Beats!, Clannad (made me cry pretty hard), and Ouran High School Host Club.

When I start watching an Anime, I always get one of 2 reactions:
1) I get super hooked and spend 10 hours a day until I finish it
2) I get bored and either force myself to finish it or just stop watching

It's always either one of the two. No middle ground.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on April 29, 2012, 02:42:20 am
I didn't really like the ending of Clannad.  I prefer "happy" endings.  If I wanted to see something sad in that regard, I'd get away from the computer and face reality.  I believe the best word to describe this is </mischan>
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: furballdn on April 29, 2012, 04:12:05 am
I didn't really like the ending of Clannad.  I prefer "happy" endings.  If I wanted to see something sad in that regard, I'd get away from the computer and face reality.
The ending to Clannad was sad? What are you talking about?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on April 29, 2012, 04:14:52 am
Sorry, it was part of a longer discussion I was having with a friend at the time.  Sort of went off on a tangent...
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Post by: artimies7 on May 04, 2012, 11:02:29 pm
Sergeant Froooooog!

That and Pokemon. (And DBZKai, if that counts. Which it probably does, more than Pokemon.)

EDIT: When I say DBZ, I don't mean that GT stuff that popped up, or any of the hard-rock predictable movies. That's crap, IMHO.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 04, 2012, 11:03:25 pm
I haven't actually watched Keroro Gunso, I've only read it.  That being said, I should go watch it...
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Post by: artimies7 on May 05, 2012, 02:01:58 am
I haven't actually watched Keroro Gunso, I've only read it.  That being said, I should go watch it...

There's the whole first couple seasons on youtube. I'm at season two....episode seven, part one. They split it up for space reasons or something.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Elefteris on May 23, 2012, 07:14:37 pm
The amazing and neverold "Cowboy Bebop" ;)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on July 06, 2012, 10:16:48 am
I still love Gundam series best
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Post by: Cel on July 08, 2012, 07:58:42 pm
I haven't actually watched Keroro Gunso, I've only read it.  That being said, I should go watch it...

There's the whole first couple seasons on youtube. I'm at season two....episode seven, part one. They split it up for space reasons or something.
Started watching this 'caus it was on Netflix. I don't think I've laughed so hard in a looong time.
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Post by: Reid4891 on July 08, 2012, 08:20:08 pm
Hmm, favorite anime is and probably always will be Darker than BLACK. I have watched it through once in sub, three times in dub so far.

Current anime I'm watching is Puella Madoka Magi Magica, I only have about 2 episodes left until I finish it, and I have to say, this is simply amazing. It takes the art style and general plot of the magical girl genre and shatters the light-hearted feel-good atmosphere apart in your face, and it only gets darker and more interesting as you go.

Second favorite would probably be Soul Eater. This has amazing animation and action sequences.

Oh, that's a nice choice, something that I rarely see mentioned. I don't really have a specific favorite but DtB is probably in my top ten (sadly a truly underrated anime). Madoka is another anime I really liked, definitely among the best stuff of the latest years. Not a fan of Soul Eater, never really been into shounen, even if I heard many praises about it I can't really get into something like that and I dropped it after a few episodes.

If I've to pick a favorite, I'd probably say Kaiba but that's probably since I saw it recently, very intriguing philosophy behind it and the most interesting distopian approach about immortality I've ever seen in any media. Unless I can consider as a stand-alone the four OVA of Kenshin - Memory from the Past, there is hardly something that can top that.

For last season, obvious choice is Fate/Zero, even I didn't truly enjoy the ending as I was fearing, but some episodes were truly great. This season SAO seems the most promising according to the first episode, but I heard some bad thing about the books, so I'm still waiting its development. Also I still have some series to check, but there is hardly something that can be a killer series in this season. For laughing, I can't get enough of Toshino Kyouko from Yuru Yuri 2nd season. :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: artimies7 on July 10, 2012, 04:58:33 pm
I haven't actually watched Keroro Gunso, I've only read it.  That being said, I should go watch it...

There's the whole first couple seasons on youtube. I'm at season two....episode seven, part one. They split it up for space reasons or something.
Started watching this 'caus it was on Netflix. I don't think I've laughed so hard in a looong time.

I know right?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 10, 2012, 04:59:19 pm
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: artimies7 on July 10, 2012, 05:06:39 pm
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.

Nope.

And does this thread cover animated movies?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 10, 2012, 05:08:44 pm
Why not?  [Assuming you're talking about OVAs]
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Post by: artimies7 on July 10, 2012, 05:19:38 pm
hurdurbleovler wots an ova.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 10, 2012, 05:20:23 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation
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Post by: artimies7 on July 10, 2012, 05:22:49 pm
I meant full length movies. That are also products of japanese animation.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 10, 2012, 05:24:51 pm
You mean like Ghibli works?
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Post by: artimies7 on July 10, 2012, 05:37:38 pm
You mean like Ghibli works?

That and others.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: furballdn on July 10, 2012, 06:15:23 pm
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.
YY2, kokoro connect.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Reid4891 on July 10, 2012, 10:01:56 pm
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.

Definitely following: SAO and Yuru Yuri s2. Probably following: Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai (I usually don't like this genre, but I found the fanservice made much sense here than in 99% of other series so I'm not really minding it) and Tari Tari (not really impressed but the plot, but the art...  :o). Everything else is either "not very impressive but I'll try to see a couple of episodes more" or "still to be checked".
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Post by: neuroleptics on July 11, 2012, 05:13:29 am
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.

Definitely following: SAO and Yuru Yuri s2. Probably following: Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai (I usually don't like this genre, but I found the fanservice made much sense here than in 99% of other series so I'm not really minding it) and Tari Tari (not really impressed but the plot, but the art...  :o). Everything else is either "not very impressive but I'll try to see a couple of episodes more" or "still to be checked".

My favourites anime have come to an end.....i'm anime hunting. Thanks for some suggestions. But it's better for me to provide info on the types that i like : action, funny, romance. 
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Absol on July 11, 2012, 05:39:30 am
Horizon 2, Sword Art Online (so many hype on this), Dog Days 2 (yeah say whatever you want).
Those are my definite watch list this season. Maybe i'll add more, but after i see good reviews.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Pineapple on July 11, 2012, 07:50:16 am
Why isn't there more love for Accel World? The story is more polished than SAO, imo... Actually, I guess I'm only going to follow SAO for Asuna :P

So I was re-watching Gundam Seed recently, and I've got the soundtrack completely stuck in my head. I never knew it was so awesome before! >.< (Oh, yeah, and the anime itself is pretty good too, of course.)
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Post by: Drake_XIV on July 11, 2012, 02:29:34 pm
Considering everything, SAO may just make my queue.  Hope it isn't overhyped...
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Post by: Absol on July 11, 2012, 02:44:17 pm
Considering everything, SAO may just make my queue.  Hope it isn't overhyped...
Unikely to not be overhyped. Don't put your expectation too high.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Reid4891 on July 11, 2012, 09:07:04 pm
So, new seasons are starting.  What are you guys planning to keep up with if any.

Definitely following: SAO and Yuru Yuri s2. Probably following: Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai (I usually don't like this genre, but I found the fanservice made much sense here than in 99% of other series so I'm not really minding it) and Tari Tari (not really impressed but the plot, but the art...  :o). Everything else is either "not very impressive but I'll try to see a couple of episodes more" or "still to be checked".

My favourites anime have come to an end.....i'm anime hunting. Thanks for some suggestions. But it's better for me to provide info on the types that i like : action, funny, romance.

Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekina is quite similar to Highschool DxD imho (maybe a little more of plot and less boobs), but it's loaded with fanservice so I don't know how you could feel about it. About action, funny, romance everything I'm aware of so far: Campione (more action oriented, the story is not gonna win any award but I liked the characters and the Italian sentences - I'm Italian - are so bad that are hilarious; if you just need a shounen to shut down your brain and watch some action/romance without much fanservice, I'd pick this one, if you prefer fanservice I'd pick Dakara etc., if you don't mind either, I'd pick both :D), la Storia dell'Arcana Famiglia (more funny oriented, decent episode 1, bad episode 2 basically already a filler, still funny Italian, lol, I'm giving it a last chance with episode 3 before dropping it), Oda Nobuna no Yabou (it's the nth series set in Sengoku period where famous daimyo were girls, it's probably the best of all of them which says basically nothing; don't expect a masterpiece but some scenes are funny
MC tries to scare away enemies soldiers with a mobile phone's ringtone
), Binbougami ga!(it's just the kind of nonsensical action/comedy that tries too hard to be funny and fails miserably, I think it's terrible but maybe it's your kind of humor).
Still have to check some of other stuff, too bad I'm overloaded with work.
Just to know, what were your favorite animes that ended? So that I can have a vague idea on what could fit your likings.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on August 09, 2012, 05:05:25 am
Bleach, Aquarion evol, guilty crown...three of the animes.
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Post by: keng2 on August 14, 2012, 01:22:58 am
Hunter X hunter ....nice!!!! worth watching......the 2011 version is a better, closer to manga's anime.
I've only seen the '99 version, which was great, even though it kinda ended at Greed Island. 
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Reid4891 on August 14, 2012, 08:28:42 pm
I'm just dropping by to say that so far Kokoro Connect is my favorite show of the season.  8)

The 'I masturbated to you' scene was epic!
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 14, 2012, 11:43:00 pm
I'm just dropping by to say that so far Kokoro Connect is my favorite show of the season.  8)

The 'I masturbated to you' scene was epic!

Yes.  Yes it was.

(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/4891456_460s.jpg)

We all know Inaba wants him bad...
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Reid4891 on August 15, 2012, 10:10:19 am
Inaba ♥

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlZtq9T4WZpLUcRwmD1TNJTRlBBMxtAgLLs3P971oG4m8ynz-K)
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Post by: Drake_XIV on August 15, 2012, 05:50:07 pm
Inaba ♥

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlZtq9T4WZpLUcRwmD1TNJTRlBBMxtAgLLs3P971oG4m8ynz-K)

YES
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Post by: Marsu on January 02, 2013, 08:19:09 pm
I somehow only like "mainstream" anime. Probably because the most intelligent anime still doesn't match a good film. I love watching typical shounen-anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece (Well, not so much), Hajime no Ippo... and doing something else while I watch. Like playing Elements! :-)
Oh, the first 15-20 episodes of Death Note are a master piece, sadly it becomes really bad after. Berserk is also a great anime.
/e: Oh, and Dragonball. How could I forget! Oh, and NGE. Quiete a lot after all.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on January 02, 2013, 08:30:03 pm
My favourites:

Death Note (I still loved it after the first 20 episodes. Dunno why most people stop there)
Code Geass. Reminded me a bit of Death Note and thus I'm a huge fan of it. Awesome plot twists.
GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka): I like the Manga more than the Anime but I truly admire Onizukas personality and the story is great fun and sometimes quite in depth.
Hunter x Hunter (both versions): I really sympathize with the characters and the way people fight is really elaborated which I like. Story is also pretty darn good.

Others I've seen and liked:
Naruto (not all of them)
One Piece (see above)
Bleach (see above)
^
Too many episodes and I already read the manga :P


Sword Art Online
Fate Zero (nice drawings, especially the berserk was cool)
Serial Experiment Lane
Black Cat

I recently started to watch Toriko which is quite entertaining. It reminds me a bit of Dragonball but I don't really know why xP

There are others I started and might have forgotten but I guess that's it for now ^^
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Marsu on January 02, 2013, 08:35:49 pm
^
If you like
a) A bit of fighting
b) Medieval times
c) A rather realistic anime that's not in a hurry and
d) one thing I actually know you like because you somehow stated it in your post above, but can't be further explained by me because that would be a spoiler,
then you should watch Berserk.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Blix77 on January 04, 2013, 09:23:51 pm
I personally enjoyed Afro Samurai
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Post by: Gandora on January 04, 2013, 09:31:34 pm
^
If you like
a) A bit of fighting
b) Medieval times
c) A rather realistic anime that's not in a hurry and
d) one thing I actually know you like because you somehow stated it in your post above, but can't be further explained by me because that would be a spoiler,
then you should watch Berserk.

Thanks for the suggestion! I really like Berserk, I've already seen it and liked it a lot but forgot to mention it *shame on me*  :-[
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Xynom on March 17, 2013, 10:22:07 pm
So whats everyone else watching recently? Im currently watching zetsuen no tempest.
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Post by: Demonite on March 18, 2013, 01:25:00 pm
So whats everyone else watching recently? Im currently watching zetsuen no tempest.

Re-watching The World God Only Knows. Ah, I want to watch SAO and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. But the Goddess of Internet Connection doesn't let me to do that. I've had 4 weeks by now, just to torrent Angel Beats...
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on March 18, 2013, 03:35:59 pm
Just keeping up with the season.  OreShura, Sasami, Tamako Market, etc.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on March 18, 2013, 03:57:48 pm
(un)Surprisingly, my internet doesn't let me watch more than one or two anime episodes a day, so I don't watch too many; usually only one anime at a time, three-four episodes a weekend.

After a lot of insisting from a few friends of mine, I decided to watch Bleach. Passed through the first two arcs and I'm liking it so far; the fillers started a few episodes ago and aren't boring me to death, either.

Apart from that, I must admit I've seen few; I prefer reading to watching. I couldn't bring myself to watch Death Note for example, since I have already read it. :/
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Post by: Reid4891 on March 18, 2013, 09:27:16 pm
So whats everyone else watching recently? Im currently watching zetsuen no tempest.

Watching that I like: Koutoura-san, Psycho Pass, Zetsuen no Tempest, Chihayafuru S2, Shin Sekai Yori, Minami-ke Tadaima, Labyrinth of Magi.

Just watching: Sakurasou Pet na Kanojo, Gj-bu, Tamako Market, Robotic;Notes, Haganai next, Maou Yuusha, Jojo, Oreshura, Little Busters!, Ixion Saga.

I think I only dropped Sasami-san and Mondaiji-tachi from the stuff I picked up this season. And I think I should have dropped Sakurasou, Little Busters!, Maou Yuusha and Tamako Market, but since they're almost over I'll just suck it up and finish them.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Absol on March 19, 2013, 01:54:07 am
Always passed a few seasons that have just ended to give subbers time to release batch. Because i'm lazy to torrent each episode.

Currently watching Rin-ne. Dunno what else would i watch after this.
(though, i've already had my eyes set on the few seasons i have to pass atm)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on April 16, 2013, 03:27:22 am
What are people watching this season?

I'm hoping to follow 'Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko' and 'Red Data Girl.'  May decide to also follow 'Aku no Hana,' but the deal with the art style and rotoscoping...
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Absol on April 16, 2013, 04:22:03 am
Meh, nothing much. There are only few interesting titles.
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Post by: Drake_XIV on April 16, 2013, 04:29:24 am
Summer is bringing the next expansion of the Monogatari stories.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Absol on April 16, 2013, 07:07:13 am
So I'm waiting for it. Only that, though.
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Post by: artimies7 on April 17, 2013, 09:33:22 pm
I know this is kind of slowpoke, but what's everyone think of Teen Titans?

(http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/88853/1748281-teen_titans_logo_sm.jpg)

The real show, not this new reboot.

It's my personal favorite show ever.
Above all else.
At any time.
Ever.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on April 18, 2013, 12:26:41 am
I know this is kind of slowpoke, but what's everyone think of Teen Titans?

(http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/88853/1748281-teen_titans_logo_sm.jpg)

The real show, not this new reboot.

It's my personal favorite show ever.
Above all else.
At any time.
Ever.
More than DBZ?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: artimies7 on April 18, 2013, 09:19:07 pm
I know this is kind of slowpoke, but what's everyone think of Teen Titans?

(http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/88853/1748281-teen_titans_logo_sm.jpg)

The real show, not this new reboot.

It's my personal favorite show ever.
Above all else.
At any time.
Ever.
More than DBZ?

Leagues more than DBZ.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on April 18, 2013, 09:34:13 pm
How come no one likes the art of Aku no Hana? Sure, gives quite the creeps, but it's nice to see something different from the usual lolis with blue, red or green hair, with the main protagonist with rainbow-colored hair.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Marsu on April 18, 2013, 09:38:20 pm
I'm still fine with my mainstream manga. :p Even though I haven't watched much in a year.
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Post by: Acab Jef on May 06, 2013, 06:24:16 pm
my favorite anime's are FullMetalAlchemist, Fairy Tail, Space brothers

FMA/FT are just very awesome  ;D

space brothers is just something else, bit more real then other animes
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Post by: Reid4891 on May 13, 2013, 11:53:18 pm
What are people watching this season?

I'm hoping to follow 'Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko' and 'Red Data Girl.'  May decide to also follow 'Aku no Hana,' but the deal with the art style and rotoscoping...

I'm watching pretty much everything again.
So far the most enjoyable shows for me have been in order (putting aside Chihayafuru S2, which is still the best):
Muromi-san (It makes me laugh so much, but the fact that the best show of the season imho is a nonsensical comedy about mermaids tells much about the recent quality of anime)
Shingeki Kyojin (Putting aside some ridiculous premises, it's a good and solid show. I also like the new studio animation and visual, it's kinda refreshing to see something different)
Hataraku Maou (It has its funny moments, overall a good show for killing time)

From everything else, Red Data Girl, Yahari and Hentai Ouji Neko are quite decent, Nyaruko-san S2 isn't bad but pretty much the same of S1, Aku no Hana I've mixed feelings about it, while other shows kind of suck. I'm particularly disappointed by Suisei no Gargantia since it has a nice premise but it's became tedious soon. Oreimo S2 is far worse than S1, but so far the worst show of the season is definitely Date a Live. It's really terrible.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Marsu on May 14, 2013, 01:01:32 am
Funny that this got upped just today, I started rewatching Hajime no Ippo an hour ago. Shows like that have helped me to motivate myself to exercise ever since I was a teenager. :p
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 20, 2013, 05:49:38 am
I've gone through a few in recent weeks.
1) Arata Kantagari
2) Sushi no gargantia
3) Attack on Titans

Hope i spelled correctly
These are quite interesting although the art sucks
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 20, 2013, 06:03:56 am
*Arata Kangatari
*Suisei no Gargantia

Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 20, 2013, 06:05:09 am
*Arata Kangatari
*Suisei no Gargantia

My bad, i'm no good when it comes to Japanese. Anyway, thanks
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Post by: dawn to dusk on May 20, 2013, 06:22:32 am
I remember the Japanese alphabet when I was in year 8 :) a, i, u, e, o, ka, ki, ku, ke, ko, sa, shi, su, se, so etc
Anyway, bleach is mine but too many episodes to watch from the beginning
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Marsu on May 20, 2013, 11:52:58 am
Sushi no gargantia

lol'd.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 20, 2013, 12:01:39 pm
Anyone else addicted to: Shingeki no Kyojin? :D
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 20, 2013, 12:33:06 pm
Anyone else addicted to: Shingeki no Kyojin? :D

ME
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 20, 2013, 12:41:33 pm
Anyone else addicted to: Shingeki no Kyojin? :D

ME

Did you already see all seven episodes?
I love the story because it has some very interesting and unexpected plot twists and initially it got me hooked because of the very emotional seek for revenge. Also, I love the way of fighting and the music :D

Edit: the whole setting in general is awesome imo ^^
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 20, 2013, 12:46:08 pm
Anyone else addicted to: Shingeki no Kyojin? :D

ME

Did you already see all seven episodes?
I love the story because it has some very interesting and unexpected plot twists and initially it got me hooked because of the very emotional seek for revenge. Also, I love the way of fighting and the music :D

Edit: the whole setting in general is awesome imo ^^

no, i read the manga, i was like 'what' when the main character died, but remembered the scene where the father rushed backed and give something to him
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 20, 2013, 12:53:26 pm
Anyone else addicted to: Shingeki no Kyojin? :D

ME

Did you already see all seven episodes?
I love the story because it has some very interesting and unexpected plot twists and initially it got me hooked because of the very emotional seek for revenge. Also, I love the way of fighting and the music :D

Edit: the whole setting in general is awesome imo ^^

no, i read the manga, i was like 'what' when the main character died, but remembered the scene where the father rushed backed and give something to him

I have yet to buy the manga, but I will do so soon :D
Since often I prefer the manga over the anime I hope it won't disappoint me :D How many manga's are there already?

P.S. maybe next time give a spoiler alert in case others want to start reading/watching it as well :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 20, 2013, 12:56:55 pm
I have yet to buy the manga, but I will do so soon :D
Since often I prefer the manga over the anime I hope it won't disappoint me :D How many manga's are there already?
P.S. maybe next time give a spoiler alert in case others want to start reading/watching it as well :)

Chapter 45 already. But the graphic sucks
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 20, 2013, 01:01:52 pm
I have yet to buy the manga, but I will do so soon :D
Since often I prefer the manga over the anime I hope it won't disappoint me :D How many manga's are there already?
P.S. maybe next time give a spoiler alert in case others want to start reading/watching it as well :)

Chapter 45 already. But the graphic sucks

I looked online into it and I see what you mean. Gotta think over it maybe I'll just stick with the anime :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on May 20, 2013, 11:20:13 pm
1) Arata Kantagari
How are you liking the anime so far? And have you read the manga?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: neuroleptics on May 21, 2013, 10:22:18 am
1) Arata Kantagari
How are you liking the anime so far? And have you read the manga?

Ya, i love it, tho i don't understand how he's going to return when the person that exchanged with him is so old and died. And funny thing is that the one that bullied him turn out to be his enemy again. Both holding hyagami of different extremes
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Selinea on May 24, 2013, 03:18:10 am
1) Arata Kantagari
How are you liking the anime so far? And have you read the manga?

Ya, i love it, tho i don't understand how he's going to return when the person that exchanged with him is so old and died. And funny thing is that the one that bullied him turn out to be his enemy again. Both holding hyagami of different extremes
Wait, I'm confused. The other Arata (not Hinohara) isn't old or dead. Did the anime do something that wasn't in the manga?

Here's the list of currently airing anime I'm watching:

Chihayafuru 2
Technically a high school sports anime (they play karuta, have competitions, practice, etc.), but the characters are all so vivid and interact with each other really well. And Japanese poetry is so pretty! Actually, the entire show is really pretty, all done up in bright hues and amazing animation.

Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge
Starting out, I wasn't so sure about this one. It's about a guy who's...obsessed with cutting people's hair? Then he meets a girl who's cursed hair can't be cut? What kind of absurd/stupid comedy is this going to turn into? Except, of course, it's not a comedy at all, it's more of a mystery/horror. While it takes awhile to get over the initial premises, the latest episode, ep 8, was genuinely really good, and I'm disappointed that there'll only be 13 episodes and I'm not sure it'll be able to wrap anything up in the five episodes it has left.

Hataraku Maou-sama!
What happens when Satan arrives on Earth without any magical powers? He works at McDonalds of course! XD Not only is it great comedy, it also has amazingly poignant moments.

Hunter x Hunter (2011)
So exciting to be watching new material! Surprised at how much darker it keeps getting, and it seems like it's only going to get more depressing. I can't wait to watch more!

Kakumeiki Valvrave
This one is decent. Somewhat cliche mecha.

Karneval
The worst show of this season (out of the ones I'm watching). Super poor pacing, terrible character development. It has a couple nice action sequences, but it's mostly irritating and all over the place.

Shingeki no Kyojin
Such amazing insanity. It's like a war documentary, mythology, and personal narratives all rolled into one. And despite the setting, such realism! I expected it to be over the top in a ridiculous way, but it never hit that point. Instead, everything has moved along really fast and fit together really well.

Suisei no Gargantia
It's such an interesting cultural clash. I wish Valvrave had more of this. From continual language difficulties to strife between different ideologies, it's just so cool from a sociology point of view. While the "slice of life" stuff is the best part, it does also have an intriguing world mythology to it too.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on May 24, 2013, 05:58:18 am
1) Arata Kantagari
How are you liking the anime so far? And have you read the manga?

Ya, i love it, tho i don't understand how he's going to return when the person that exchanged with him is so old and died. And funny thing is that the one that bullied him turn out to be his enemy again. Both holding hyagami of different extremes
Wait, I'm confused. The other Arata (not Hinohara) isn't old or dead. Did the anime do something that wasn't in the manga?
There was another old man encountered and it was noted that he came from the other world. However, I don't remember who he switched with right now. I think he'd been there a while, before the story takes place.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 24, 2013, 12:22:43 pm
As of now I'm watching HxH 2011 (best show, probably), Shingeki no Kyojin, Miyakawa-ke no kuufuku (how come no one named this?), Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge, Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince (worst one, I'm still watching it only because I hate dropping animes) and Photo Kano (nice ecchi, but I don't like how they're doing arcs for each girl). Would you suggest me Suisei no Gargantia?

BTW, yesterday I started reading Another (I didn't know whether to watch the anime or read the manga, in the end I decided to read the manga) and today, at school, a friend of mine came with an eye patch on its eye. Laughed sooooo much.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 24, 2013, 03:52:27 pm
BTW, yesterday I started reading Another (I didn't know whether to watch the anime or read the manga, in the end I decided to read the manga) and today, at school, a friend of mine came with an eye patch on its eye. Laughed sooooo much.

Title: Re: Anime
Post by: artimies7 on May 26, 2013, 12:28:10 am
I love love love the movie Steamboy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboy). It's got lots of steampunky engine stuff and actual plot and good stuff.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 26, 2013, 12:33:00 am
So... who else was watching 'Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko'?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: artimies7 on May 28, 2013, 02:17:26 pm
Not me Drake. That's a bit beyond me, whatever it is.

But hey! A little help is needed. I was linked to this bouncy song (http://youtu.be/F-mrUZIMTbU) and I want to know where it's from. I think it's an anime based on the thumbnail but I can't be sure. Does anyone recognize it?

I'm going to keep listening anyway.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 28, 2013, 03:07:44 pm
That's Touhou, a vertical shooter . Search Touhou, you'll see mostly impossible levels with about the 99% of the field covered with missiles. If you do, that's touhou.
And if you're interested in this kind of songs, there are a whole lot of them. A-One do lots of remixes of those sung in English, like "don't break me down". If you want to listen to other original ones, you might be interested in "U.N. Owen was here?", Flandre's Scarlet theme, or you could listen to stuff like "Cirno's perfect math class" or "Marisa stole the precious thing". I think you might like the original ones better, though, since they're just perfect for grinding (yeah, lol), and are lot more serious.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on May 28, 2013, 06:05:52 pm
The first anime I ever got hooked on was Dragon Ball Z. Years later I would stumble onto DBZ Kai and have a "meh" view on it. Then I went back and watched the original and realized something. Kai has way more action. In the original, characters would usually scream at each for 3 episodes and then throw a few punches.

Since then I've acquired a taste for action and shonen anime, as well as a few others.

Darker Than Black
Tenjou Tenge
Naruto
Bleach
One Piece
DBZ
Kekkaishi
Death Note

and my all time favorite; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

I have a bad habit of skipping story stuff in a few of the less interesting one to get to the fights.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 28, 2013, 06:50:38 pm
Yeah, really, you shouldn't skip 'em. I know a person that is totally repellent to Shonens and watches only Seinens, you are basically his antithesis.

BTW, you could watch Black Lagoon, I really liked that one, even though I'm not into this kind of animes. It's a Seinen, but action-based, you might like it.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 28, 2013, 06:53:53 pm
Have you watched Baccano or Durarara?  That's what really comes to mind [aside from the mainstream shounen action] when I hear action.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 28, 2013, 07:06:17 pm
Have you watched Baccano or Durarara?  That's what really comes to mind [aside from the mainstream shounen action] when I hear action.
You who? Jyiber or me? If it's me, I watched Baccano, but that's not stuff for him, while Durarara is on my "to-be-watched" list from a long time, but recently I've got no time to watch anime, aside the on-going ones.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on May 28, 2013, 08:01:03 pm
I wouldn't rule out anything, it's not like I watch shonen only. It's just I like to be submersed into a cool alternate reality with it's own set of rules. This sets up for fights that have sci-fi or fantasy elements that I find create more interesting battles.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 28, 2013, 08:06:26 pm
The first anime I ever got hooked on was Dragon Ball Z. Years later I would stumble onto DBZ Kai and have a "meh" view on it. Then I went back and watched the original and realized something. Kai has way more action. In the original, characters would usually scream at each for 3 episodes and then throw a few punches.

Since then I've acquired a taste for action and shonen anime, as well as a few others.

Darker Than Black
Tenjou Tenge
Naruto
Bleach
One Piece
DBZ
Kekkaishi
Death Note

and my all time favorite; Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

I have a bad habit of skipping story stuff in a few of the less interesting one to get to the fights.

Oh, I also like fighting Animes :D
Hunter x Hunter is one of my favourites, especially because the characters become stronger along with the story :D
You also might like D-Gray Man.
A manga (anime doesn't yet exist) highly focused on martial arts is "The Breaker". I'm a big fan of that one ^^
A quite recent anime is Shingeky no Kyojin (or similar) which has an interesting way of fighting, especially because the enemy are giants.

Since you liked Death Note I recommend you Codea Geass. It unifies (genius) strategical thinking with action scenes. The story is great and I found the ending fantastic (you have to watch both seasons).

And if you're into pure action with not that much of a story I recommend you Fate Zero. It has great animation and is quite short.
Another one might be Berserk. I haven't watched the anime but the manga was good and focused on ninja clans fighting each other.

I haven't seen the anime of it but I can imagine that Gantz has some fighting as well though its style is very different from what you're watching and the drawing as well as the story aren't what I'd define as common or normal. Also, the story isn't very easy but interesting, so skipping parts of it isn't recommended.

I hope you enjoy one of them if you ever look into it :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 28, 2013, 08:28:59 pm
I said baccano probably wasn't something you'd like because if you skip even only one bit, you are likely to not be able to understand the plot. What's more, the action is pretty much non-existent (little bit not too influent)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on May 28, 2013, 11:55:07 pm
I said baccano probably wasn't something you'd like because if you skip even only one bit, you are likely to not be able to understand the plot. What's more, the action is pretty much non-existent (little bit not too influent)

Makes sense for him I guess.  Baccano had sufficient amount of action for me, at least.  But I prefer minimal action.

But as for Durarara...  Some AMVs.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on May 29, 2013, 12:40:48 am
Durarara... Nice Amv. I'll have to look into that one.

Might I recommend a few amvs to whoever likes Naruto, or just a good fight:

Rock Lee Vs Gaara
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Konan Vs Tobi
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 29, 2013, 10:42:15 am
Awesome AMV. Once I finish Another (average of 1 ep per day, and I am at 9) I'll watch this. BTW, it reminded me of GTO somehow, and I thought that could be a good anime to watch, too. I didn't really like it, but it's just me, tons of people told me it was beautiful, maybe I'm just an exception.
Who other watched it?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on May 29, 2013, 11:01:21 am
Awesome AMV. Once I finish Another (average of 1 ep per day, and I am at 9) I'll watch this. BTW, it reminded me of GTO somehow, and I thought that could be a good anime to watch, too. I didn't really like it, but it's just me, tons of people told me it was beautiful, maybe I'm just an exception.
Who other watched it?

I watched GTO and am a big fan of it. But I have to say that I preferred the manga over the anime :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 29, 2013, 12:42:06 pm
I generally like an anime better than its manga counterpart, even if the manga is the original one most of the times. Dunno why, but it's harder for me for no apparent reason to understand what's going on reading the mangfa (that's why I'm watching Another even though I read the manga, I thought it was awesome, but I didn't understand some of the things).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: timetock on May 29, 2013, 01:10:50 pm
ehhh I hear from my friends that Durarara is really good. However I watched the first episode and I can't say I'm compelled to continue watching it. It just altogether doesn't seem interesting enough and I feel like my time is better used reading other good manga. I think as a general rule the manga is better than the anime. Of course the manga can't compete with the anime fight scenes like Last Airbender or Naruto, but the anime on the whole tells the story better and is not filled up with stupid fillers like the anime has.

I hate fillers.

Anyways, I don't see why Durarara is so good. eh. Feel free to disagree with me
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on May 29, 2013, 01:32:21 pm
It may sound strange, but I like fillers, seeing how they develop something not originally in the mangaka's drawings is interesting, and they contribute to making the story more interesting overall, adding particulars to talk about (like, in another, you can't talk about the Misaki-Sakakibara couple, or the Akazawa-guyIhappennottorememberhisnamebutwithblondehairandfriendofthenedrdyguy couple and other stuff like that).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Selinea on May 30, 2013, 12:20:48 am
I generally like an anime better than its manga counterpart, even if the manga is the original one most of the times. Dunno why, but it's harder for me for no apparent reason to understand what's going on reading the mangfa (that's why I'm watching Another even though I read the manga, I thought it was awesome, but I didn't understand some of the things).
ehhh I hear from my friends that Durarara is really good. However I watched the first episode and I can't say I'm compelled to continue watching it. It just altogether doesn't seem interesting enough and I feel like my time is better used reading other good manga. I think as a general rule the manga is better than the anime. Of course the manga can't compete with the anime fight scenes like Last Airbender or Naruto, but the anime on the whole tells the story better and is not filled up with stupid fillers like the anime has.

I hate fillers.

Anyways, I don't see why Durarara is so good. eh. Feel free to disagree with me
As for the manga versus anime thing, first, my rule of thumb: if both the manga and anime are out, watch the anime first. Here's why: First, animes have sounds and motions and are generally more engaging. They also cost more to produce, so they're generally more polished visually. Animes often leave a better, or at least bigger, first impression than mangas do. Watching Kenshin, Bleach, Hitman Reborn, etc. first gave me more to go on when I went back to read the mangas for them. But there's one thing you can't do for animes and that's control your own pacing. When you're reading manga, you can skim pages that you've already seen the anime and know the plot to. You can use the manga to fill in any gaps/plot hole problems, or just enjoy your favorite parts again. If you read the manga first, you can't exactly fast forward though an anime. Well you can, but fast forwarding, especially on a computer is super annoying, so you might as well save yourself the hassle and just not watch the anime. I read Bakuman first because it didn't have an anime when I first started it. When the anime came out, I tried watching it because I liked the manga, but I was so bored I used it as background noise for a couple episodes and then wound up just giving up. You're also more adaptable to fillers because if you don't know what originally happened in the manga, you're not as certain that they're actually fillers and more willing to just go with the flow of the anime. You also won't have voice actor headcannons interfering with your enjoyment of the anime.

As for fillers, there are enjoyable fillers and not enjoyable fillers and I don't think it's fair to paint them all in the same brush. Most of Darker Than Black, even the first season, is filler. The original manga is almost completely different (and worse, in my opinion), but the Darker Than Black anime is brilliant, one of the best shows I've seen. Season 1 of Shugo Chara had some cute fillers that I didn't mind. The D.Gray-Man fillers make the show a bit more balanced and not so crushingly depressing. And Gintama fillers, well, it's Gintama. Good luck telling one thing from another.

But I agree that fillers can also ruin a show. Seasons 2 and 3 of Shugo Chara, bleh. Magi was just a complete mess by the end of it. (I'm scared to see what they're doing for season 2) Fullmetal Alchemist, while not terrible, doesn't come close to comparing to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Basically, everything has an exception. If you haven't found an exception, you just haven't watched/read enough stuff yet.

As for Durarara, it was a visual novel first, so if you actually want to have a good experience, try to find the visual novel. And as for the first episode thing, don't give up? I feel like the pot calling the kettle black, because I watched the first episode three times without starting the show before someone finally convinced me that it does indeed get better. The first episode of Durarara throws way too many characters and partial facts at you without telling you why any of it actually matters, but you'll get a lot of explanations and actual plot if you just stick with it. And I'll say this, none of the characters are who you think they are.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Pineapple on May 30, 2013, 01:43:01 pm
So... who else was watching 'Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko'?

Bump. I really liked the manga, and the anime is quite decent, even if it's just your typical moe-filled slice-of-life shonen romantic comedy.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on June 07, 2013, 09:10:25 pm
I started watching Durarara!! I'm at ep 4, I'll probably watch this one and the fifth, too, for today.
Didn't know it was from the same people of Baccano!.
BTW, awesome OST, really funny, and I love the references to Baccano here and there (they say that there are references to Spice and Wolf, but I haven't seen that, yet, next on my TBW list).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on June 07, 2013, 09:41:30 pm
Just started up Tari Tari.  Dat Sawa...

(http://i.imgur.com/3WZjAud.jpg)

Also caught up with Hataraku Maou-sama.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on June 07, 2013, 10:06:44 pm
I watched Tari Tare when it was ongoing, pretty sweet, nothing awesome or really good, but wasn't bad and I liked the graphic and songs.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: km500c on June 15, 2013, 06:07:15 pm
my favorite anime is Naruto and Hunter x Hunter,Fairy tail.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: FairyTail on June 15, 2013, 06:19:51 pm
I've watched Rosario + Vampire(wish they had more episodes), on episode 300 for Naruto and all of Bleach.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 02, 2013, 02:48:01 am
Summer '13
http://anichart.net/summer

"Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi Mada Shiranai" Movie~
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Pineapple on July 02, 2013, 06:59:03 pm
Summer '13
http://anichart.net/summer

"Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi Mada Shiranai" Movie~

Yeshh, new Monogatari! And a lot of my favorite mangas finally got adaptations, like Kimi to Iru Machi and Watamote. Might even get a chance to look at Free! (don't judge, lol).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 02, 2013, 07:08:02 pm
Heh.  I won't judge.  I'm honestly going to watch Free! because it's KyoAni.  But yeah, been looking forward to the 'Kimi No Iru Machi' and 'Gin no Saji' anime for a long while now.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 12, 2013, 01:19:53 pm
No that it is that big of a spoiler, but still: Blood Lad ep 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1xSs3WRwEc)
Ka....me.........ha............me...-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
'dat ki.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on August 13, 2013, 07:32:07 pm
I've recently gotten into Attack on Titan. I liked it so much I went into the manga... and anyone who's watching it and thinking about stopping: don't give up on it, the good stuff hasn't even got started yet.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 13, 2013, 07:56:47 pm
I've recently gotten into Attack on Titan. I liked it so much I went into the manga... and anyone who's watching it and thinking about stopping: don't give up on it, the good stuff hasn't even got started yet.
I believe pretty much no one has ever thought of dropping it. Maybe the manga because of the drawings (didn't read it, I'm just talking of what I heard from other people).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on August 14, 2013, 12:51:10 am
I've recently gotten into Attack on Titan. I liked it so much I went into the manga... and anyone who's watching it and thinking about stopping: don't give up on it, the good stuff hasn't even got started yet.
I believe pretty much no one has ever thought of dropping it. Maybe the manga because of the drawings (didn't read it, I'm just talking of what I heard from other people).
I've heard a bit that the anime is taking things too slowly, so that could be it.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 14, 2013, 01:04:35 am
Yeah, the anime is really stretching out some of the events.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 14, 2013, 08:52:11 am
Not like it's bothering me. More than that, I don't know how they'll fit the rest in 3 episodes. I hate it when they make 2 series for the same manga without it being really needed. I may understand Kaiji's division, even Dragonball's one, but not this, it has no meaning (unless they plan to make a different ending...).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: MegroN on August 24, 2013, 10:33:25 pm
Oooh a thread for the enlightened!! My opinion: too many high school anime nowadays.

Loving attack on titan, One piece (manga is epic now anime must catch up soon).
Naruto must end (tomorrow even) it been fun, stop now.
Watched HxH movie was fun.
Mushibugyou (mediocre-ish)
Toriko (my friend keeps mentioning epic stuff from manga)
Nekomonogatari/Monogatari Series (Wish this was given to all Japanese language students, awesome language play)

and stuff . . .

Favs are OP, CodeGeass (cant wait for next movie), Berserk (Movie 3 was violent beyond violent), FMA Brotherhood (really cool concept and redeems first series) and lot of stuff. Soul Eater (why they no follow manga I have no Idea)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on August 28, 2013, 04:27:16 pm
So I finally got around to watching SAO last month and liked it quite a bit. Even went up to Accel World and watched it as well. It is kind of overhyped, but it's not too bad. Then again, I haven't watched many.

I finally got around to watching Code Geass, too, and I'm watching the last episode right now. Worth all the time spent into it, no doubts.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on August 28, 2013, 04:56:29 pm
Thanks to SAO on toonami, I wanted to read the light novels the anime and manga are based on. 4 weeks, novel 9.  ;D
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 28, 2013, 05:18:23 pm
So I finally got around to watching SAO last month and liked it quite a bit. Even went up to Accel World and watched it as well. It is kind of overhyped, but it's not too bad. Then again, I haven't watched many.

I finally got around to watching Code Geass, too, and I'm watching the last episode right now. Worth all the time spent into it, no doubts.
You've commented about 25 minutes too early. This one episode is by far the best of the anime.
I even shed some tears, even though I never cried for an anime or a movie.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on August 28, 2013, 05:46:00 pm
Yes. I noticed that 25 minutes later. Didn't seem as sad to me as the Manga ending of elfen lied, but.. still pretty good..

Welll... Now I'm all out of Animes to watch again.

Still, I wish it could have ended another way. Maybe with a fake death... Oh well.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 29, 2013, 08:41:06 am
Yes. I noticed that 25 minutes later. Didn't seem as sad to me as the Manga ending of elfen lied, but.. still pretty good..

Welll... Now I'm all out of Animes to watch again.

Still, I wish it could have ended another way. Maybe with a fake death... Oh well.
Well, indeed:
You watched it when CC was talking alone, right? That's a total mindfuck for most fans. I would have said she was talking with the dead Lelouch, but when you get to see the face of the driver, it's way too similar to Lelouch, so most say that he's still alive. Probably that has something to do with the Code, most likely he absorbed from Charlez or C.C., one way or another.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 29, 2013, 04:39:09 pm
Well... if you want something to watch...  what are your tastes genre-wise?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on August 29, 2013, 10:54:31 pm
Yes. I noticed that 25 minutes later. Didn't seem as sad to me as the Manga ending of elfen lied, but.. still pretty good..

Welll... Now I'm all out of Animes to watch again.

Still, I wish it could have ended another way. Maybe with a fake death... Oh well.
Well, indeed:
You watched it when CC was talking alone, right? That's a total mindfuck for most fans. I would have said she was talking with the dead Lelouch, but when you get to see the face of the driver, it's way too similar to Lelouch, so most say that he's still alive. Probably that has something to do with the Code, most likely he absorbed from Charlez or C.C., one way or another.

Yeah, but

Marianne was theorically "dead" and could still talk with C.C., I assume because she was in a conscious state only (inside of anya) or because C.C. was the one who gave her the geass. I didn't really notice the face of the driver, but at the ending when she talks alone and says Lelouch's name in the end, I was thinking that he could be "alive" (kind of like Marianne was?) or he could be "dead" and C.C. could just be talking to him (he did use his geass on the human subconscious... so I dunno?) I disregarded the absorving Code from Charles since he would lose his geass, and even after Charles' death he still uses his Geass (On Schneizel.) Unless the code was inactive and only activated at the end when he was stabbed?

As for tastes genre-wise.. I don't think I really have any tastes? I think the animes I watched aren't many.. Some Bleach and Naruto (never finished either due to the huge amount of episodes for both), Death Note, Code Geass, Elfen Lied, Erementar Gerad, SAO, Accel World... and apart from some old ones, I guess that's pretty much it. ^^'

(I do dislike animes that have quite some episodes, anything over 100 just seems extremely boring and long for me.)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 30, 2013, 09:34:15 am
Yeah, but

Marianne was theorically "dead" and could still talk with C.C., I assume because she was in a conscious state only (inside of anya) or because C.C. was the one who gave her the geass. I didn't really notice the face of the driver, but at the ending when she talks alone and says Lelouch's name in the end, I was thinking that he could be "alive" (kind of like Marianne was?) or he could be "dead" and C.C. could just be talking to him (he did use his geass on the human subconscious... so I dunno?) I disregarded the absorving Code from Charles since he would lose his geass, and even after Charles' death he still uses his Geass (On Schneizel.) Unless the code was inactive and only activated at the end when he was stabbed?

As for tastes genre-wise.. I don't think I really have any tastes? I think the animes I watched aren't many.. Some Bleach and Naruto (never finished either due to the huge amount of episodes for both), Death Note, Code Geass, Elfen Lied, Erementar Gerad, SAO, Accel World... and apart from some old ones, I guess that's pretty much it. ^^'

(I do dislike animes that have quite some episodes, anything over 100 just seems extremely boring and long for me.)
I know that feeling. I watched nothing over the 60 episodes. If I want to watch something but it is too long, I usually choose the manga. This way I read Naruto, Dragonball (which I watched on TV, though), Detective Conan (in a couple of day I'll have finished this)
As for some anime you may like, since you don't have a favourite genre and the anime you watched are pretty different one another, I may only try and suggest you some "mastepieces". I'd suggest you a couple of really short anime, about 13 episodes, because they're the ones I like the better. I'd say, this short:
Angel Beats, pretty nice, I didn't cry, but it is the anime which shed more manly tears ever, probably. It's quite funny, expecially when you start to know TK.
Ano hi mita hana no namae bokutachi wa mada shiranai, aka Ano Hana. Awesome anime, really. I usually suggest this to anyone, no matter the genre. I never heard anyone talking bad about this.
Another, pretty creepy, but really awesome. I myself like both the MCs. I cannot talk about the most interesting facts because it'd be spoilerous.
Black Lagoon, I liked it, not too much, but I cannot say it was bad, not at all. Pretty entertaining and stuff, but I heard lots of persons talking awesomely about it.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, damn it, it is just too awesome. No more talking.
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, awesome, most likely better than Madoka, too.

Those were the Masterpieces, but other short anime may be:
Arakawa under the Bridge, it is a comedy, 13-episodes long, but has a second season of other 13 episodes. Pretty funny, for sure, but it won't be at the levels of:
Baka to test to Shoukanjuu, funnier than Arakawa, and has some neat characters. This one, too, has two seasons of 13 episodes.
C - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control. I discovered this one by luck, and no friends of mine have watched it, but it is really an awesome Seinen, and probably the only one who talks about something like that. It applies money to battle in a really incredible way. Definitely suggested.
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, funny with romance, a good combination. I don't usually suggest this when going for something random, but if the person I'm suggesting stuff likes romance, well, this is one of the first candidates.

For other suggestions, take a look at my list: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Leodip
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 30, 2013, 09:48:02 am
/me compares lists.

62.6% similarity.  Huh.

Angel Beats wasn't one to make me well up, but that doesn't change that it was a great series.  A unique premise with sufficient comedic relief to juxtapose against the grim situation that everyone finds themselves in.  And, if anything, TK sells the show single-handedly.

I do believe Dm has already watched Ano Hana, but I guess that doesn't stop it from being recommended to others or even for rewatching.  Which I've done some couple dozen times.

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, especially the first iteration, is rather confusing since the anime doesn't tackle the events... chronologically.  But it's still a great watch.  You just can't get enough Haruhi~

I'm rather surprised to find someone else that found C - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control by themselves.  It wasn't included on any of the charts I had perused that year, but when I stumbled upon it near its end, it was worth catching up.

Denpa Onna  to Seishun Otoko is a pretty good 'romance' series.  'Romance' because it isn't exactly romance but in the whole slice-of-life thing, there are plenty of romantic feelings that are heavily implied.  Like Ryuushi~ ["It's Ryuuko!"].  But despite that, it's a rather interesting series of... [mild] chuunibyou [?].  And a rather refreshing series from Shaft that season.  For me, at least.

On that, Kami-sama no Memo-chou is kind of like it, but with more plot implementation and a less juvenile approach to it.  Especially since it starts off with a one-hour episode tackling a mystery behind high school prostitution.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 30, 2013, 10:00:04 am
For personal suggestions, I can easily read off anything that's on this list (http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?p=2).

What, I'm a big fan of KyoAni.

Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai is probably one of my favorites [and highly recommended series] of recent releases.  Something with empathizing with Yuuta about forgetting about an embarassing past while empathizing with Rikka about forgetting a troublesome past by immersing oneself in fantasies.

Clannad.  Feels.  Nothing else needs to be said.

Hyouka is another great slice-of-life that isn't based on smothering drama/romance and focuses more on mysteries.

Full Metal Panic is a great comedy series that has romance and giant mechs, although the balance between comedy and action will vary on which part of the series you are in, but the comedy segments are what made it stick out the most to me [PO~ONY!].  So, between tsunderes and the awesomeness that is the Arbalest, what else could you ask for?

Nichijou is pure randomness, chaos, and hilarity.  It's a gag anime of the highest order, essentially exaggerating everything in  'everyday life,' which is what Nichijou means, to extremes.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on August 30, 2013, 07:57:06 pm
Oh, I forgot to name Chuunibyou.
aaand, nichijou made me fall in love with Hyadain, he's awesomeness incarnated. See me, myself and niconico douga or Ano Hino Boku E.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 30, 2013, 08:32:19 pm
Yes.  Always Hyadain~
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on August 30, 2013, 09:01:44 pm
No, I've never watched Ano Hana. As for Angel Beats -- I've heard a lot about it, mostly good stuff too, so it was on my "to watch list" but I never really got around to it because.. well, I didn't feel like it, really.

I've heard of Clannad, too, but I have no idea what it is about. Same with Baka to test.

Now, since I -am- in the mood for something romance-y, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko will probably be watched...

Along with Bakemonogatari, that Drake_XIV pointed out to me.


Well, I had no anime to watch, and now I have too many! D:

Edit: While browsing through your list, I found "Mirai Nikki". I see this name way too often. Is it worth watching?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on August 30, 2013, 09:20:11 pm
No, I've never watched Ano Hana. As for Angel Beats -- I've heard a lot about it, mostly good stuff too, so it was on my "to watch list" but I never really got around to it because.. well, I didn't feel like it, really.

I've heard of Clannad, too, but I have no idea what it is about. Same with Baka to test.

Now, since I -am- in the mood for something romance-y, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko will probably be watched...

Along with Bakemonogatari, that Drake_XIV pointed out to me.


Well, I had no anime to watch, and now I have too many! D:

Edit: While browsing through your list, I found "Mirai Nikki". I see this name way too often. Is it worth watching?

Yes to mirai nikki from me.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on August 30, 2013, 10:05:06 pm
Yes to mirai nikki from me.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 30, 2013, 10:45:23 pm
Well, if you want something romance-y, then I'd propose Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai [The World God Only Knows], Toradora, and/or Kokoro Connect.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on August 31, 2013, 12:34:29 am
I've recently learned that I have severe allergic reactions to filler.

Now when I see it, I can say that they're literally trying to kill me...  :P
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: MegroN on August 31, 2013, 01:55:26 am
Naruto flashback episodes are back after excruciating fillers ended
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on August 31, 2013, 04:05:36 am
Rooster Teeth has put out a new anime called RWBY (pronounced ruby).

great combat scenes, short episodes with longer action-centered episodes. 7 episodes out so far, new one every thursday online. Also, the preview videos are amazing.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on August 31, 2013, 04:40:49 am
Emphasis on the quotes that should be around "anime."
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on September 15, 2013, 10:47:54 pm
So I finished Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari and caught up to Nekomonogatari. All quite good IMO. Although personally, the last one is a bother to watch through the first episodes.

Annnd I decided to come back and post here because I'm on episode 10 of Angel Beats. So far it's amazing. Despite the fact that my favorite character just disappeared.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on September 16, 2013, 04:00:57 am
Also remember to watch Monogatari: Second Season.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on September 16, 2013, 05:01:54 pm
I will, I just decided to go to Angel Beats because all the Hanekawa episodes were way too boring to me. Once I'm done with Angel Beats (And possibly the manga of it, but that's not for this thread) I'll go back.. I think. =P
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on September 19, 2013, 08:35:30 pm
I'll hate myself for double posting, but anyway..

Finished Angel Beats. The ending kind of... well.. I'm not sure yet, I both hated and loved the ending.

Kokoro Connect is a good break after an Anime like Angel Beats,  seems much lighter. Enjoying it very much right now. Well then, back to work, I guess.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on September 19, 2013, 09:53:11 pm
I'm currently watching Mushishi and I'm really enjoying it. If anyone likes mistery similar to the one as in Princess Mononoke (with nature ghosts etc), with pleasant drawing style and beautiful music I highly recommend it. It's not violent, so it doesn't have any fighting scenes. Every episode can be seen as a single story (similar to Detective Conan where often one episode = one case). So yeah, if you don't know what to watch at the moment and want something simple, relaxing, entertaining with an artistic touch, I recommend this anime. :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on September 19, 2013, 10:22:04 pm
Kokoro Connect, in my opinion, was one of the best anime of '13.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on September 20, 2013, 12:18:00 am
I've actually been watching mushi-shi over a long period of time. I love the world, and it is indeed relaxing :)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: MegroN on September 20, 2013, 09:02:26 am
I've actually been watching mushi-shi over a long period of time. I love the world, and it is indeed relaxing :)

Oh that was one awesome show, very calming and cool
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on September 21, 2013, 05:43:14 am
just gonna leave this here.

(http://i.imgur.com/io6mLFs.png)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on September 21, 2013, 05:45:47 am
just gonna leave this here.

(http://i.imgur.com/io6mLFs.png)

"Shinji get in the fucking clown."

Perfect
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on October 03, 2013, 03:06:25 pm
Did anyone watch or is watching the anime "Reborn"?

It's quite weird in my opinion. The first 19/20 episodes were without a real story and I felt more bored than entertained.
Then suddenly it got great for like 3-4 episodes and 'boring' again (it's just not really my sense uf humour ^^) 'til episode 30/31.
From there it's great again for a pretty long time. It still has some 'useless' episodes from time to time but if you get through those
there are very cool plots and the anime really becomes addictive.

So I was wondering if anyone felt the same like me or if I was the only one to endure until the 'cool part' of the anime? ;)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Foraker on October 03, 2013, 10:56:43 pm
I wonder that no one mentioned Samurai Champloo in the whole thread.
In my oppinion a masterpiece.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on October 04, 2013, 02:32:37 am
I wonder that no one mentioned Samurai Champloo in the whole thread.
In my oppinion a masterpiece.
I've heard about it, and it's been recommended to me a few times. What makes it so good?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on October 04, 2013, 02:35:43 am

I've heard about it, and it's been recommended to me a few times. What makes it so good?

fighting and then drinking within a burning poppy field.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Foraker on October 04, 2013, 09:20:58 am
I've heard about it, and it's been recommended to me a few times. What makes it so good?

Hard to tell with my crappy english.   ::)
It's a great mix of humor, drama and action.
It's from the makers of Cowboy Bebop.
So the drawing style is very similar (I love it).


fighting and then drinking within a burning poppy field.

Sounds like you've seen only the first episode.
I have to admit, that 2 or 3 of the first 10 episodes are not that great.
But overall, if you liked Cowboy Bebop, you will like Samurai Champloo too.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on October 04, 2013, 03:52:32 pm

Sounds like you've seen only the first episode.
I have to admit, that 2 or 3 of the first 10 episodes are not that great.
But overall, if you liked Cowboy Bebop, you will like Samurai Champloo too.

I've only seen like 5 episodes, it is still on my list of what to watch when I get the time/internetdata.

That scene was just awesome

(I agree there are some bad episodes - like the red-light district one)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 04, 2013, 04:20:43 pm
Honestly, Samurai Champloo, to me, wasn't that great of a series.  Granted, it has been a while since I've seen it and it doesn't fit my genre tastes [Historical, Comedy, Action v Slice-of-Life, Drama, Romance]
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Foraker on October 05, 2013, 10:15:26 am
I've only seen like 5 episodes, it is still on my list of what to watch when I get the time/internetdata.

I know that. I still have to finish Mirai Nikki.


Honestly, Samurai Champloo, to me, wasn't that great of a series.

It's all a matter of taste. So many people said to me that I've got to watch Highschool of the Dead.
For me one of the worst animes I've seen in the last few years.


I've searched the topic. Claymore wasn't mentioned too.
How do you like this one?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: EvaRia on October 05, 2013, 07:33:22 pm
Just watched the first episode of Kill la Kill.

Aww my gawd.

So fantastic. Super hyped for more episodes.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: antiaverage on October 05, 2013, 09:09:13 pm
Just saw the first episode of kyoukai no kanata, it looks like it's going to be good
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 06, 2013, 01:44:14 am
Just saw the first episode of kyoukai no kanata, it looks like it's going to be good

If it's KyoAni, it's got to be good.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: EvaRia on October 06, 2013, 02:06:04 am
Just saw the first episode of kyoukai no kanata, it looks like it's going to be good

If it's KyoAni, it's got to be good.

It's KyoAni doing Supernatural.Action though, which is why I'm pretty hyped for this too. I really want to see what they can do taking a step a way from the usual slice of life.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: antiaverage on October 06, 2013, 03:58:22 am
taking a step a way from the usual slice of life.

Step away, sure, but still full of that slice of life feeling. It's a great mix.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: xyan on October 06, 2013, 05:12:58 am
OH YEAH, FLCL back on toonami in 2 weeks!!!!!!
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: timetock on October 06, 2013, 05:34:42 am
(http://cdn.meme.li/i/oxz2i.jpg)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: YawnChainHow on October 08, 2013, 01:53:49 am
Looks like Mahouka finally got greenlighted: the second web novel series to be brought to LN format with the first being the (in)famous SAO. It will be fun to see how this develops. Hopefully it doesn't crash and burn.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 08, 2013, 03:09:31 am
The furthest KyoAni has gotten from SoL is, what, Inuyasha, which was ages ago.  Then there's Air, FMP, and maybe Yuutsu, which is a stretch in itself... and that's all I can think of off the top of my head.  But yeah, still a ways away from recent KyoAni fare of SoL.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on October 08, 2013, 03:15:33 am
The furthest KyoAni has gotten from SoL is, what, Inuyasha, which was ages ago.  Then there's Air, FMP, and maybe Yuutsu, which is a stretch in itself... and that's all I can think of off the top of my head.  But yeah, still a ways away from recent KyoAni fare of SoL.

So, many, strangely, placed, commas.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on October 08, 2013, 03:17:26 am
Looks like Mahouka finally got greenlighted: the second web novel series to be brought to LN format with the first being the (in)famous SAO. It will be fun to see how this develops. Hopefully it doesn't crash and burn.
I feel like I've heard that name before... but I don't remember who told me about it.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 08, 2013, 03:20:30 am
The furthest KyoAni has gotten from SoL is, what, Inuyasha, which was ages ago.  Then there's Air, FMP, and maybe Yuutsu, which is a stretch in itself... and that's all I can think of off the top of my head.  But yeah, still a ways away from recent KyoAni fare of SoL.

So, many, strangely, placed, commas.

All technically placed right... I think.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on October 12, 2013, 01:10:20 pm
So I finished Kokoro Connect (This one was really good), Clannad (All I heard from this was "Feels", but it was only sad when Fuko was around in the original one... well, the After Story is sadder.), and am almost done with Mirai Nikki. Last thing to watch is Ano Hana, and then I'll lurk around the anime lists until I find something else...
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 12, 2013, 02:03:52 pm
Who's your favorite from Kokoro Connect?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on October 12, 2013, 03:13:18 pm
Took a while, but Inaba.

And then Aoki, because laughs.

Alternatively, on Clannad, I prefer kyou.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 12, 2013, 05:59:58 pm
Took a while, but Inaba.

Dereban is the best~
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on October 13, 2013, 02:47:47 pm
Spoilers on Clannad (Kokoro connect's aren't really spoilers, but gonna put it under spoiler however)
Kokoro Connect: Followed it on-going. My favourite was Inaban, for sure. I hated it when they stopped it for a while and then released the last arc all together.
Clannad: Liked Kyou as a character, but totally hated her love story with Tomoya, both in the regular story than in the special. I HATED the special. I only liked the scene of them locked in the gym storage, that was awesome. My favourite is Nagisa coupled with Tomoya. Tomoyo is awesome, always. And if Nagisa didn't exist, she would have been FOR SURE my favourite girl for Tomoya, like in the special.
What are you watching this season?
I'm with HxH (as always), Non Non Biyori (looks pretty awesome, and I happen to love slices of lives), Phi Brain 3 (watched 1 and 2, couldn't miss 3), Golden Time (pretty entertaining, uh? I don't really like, though, the fact that the OP shows too much Kaga), Kyoukai no Kanata (looks awesome, too), Coppelion (still don't know what to think about it), Machine-doll wa Mizutsukanai (LOVED the first episode, let's see the rest), Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio (again, looks pretty nice, but still don't know because they're keeping a nice pace without showing much in the first episode), Miss Monochrome (I LOVE Yui Horie, couldn't not watch it) and Monogatari Second Season (watched the rest  of monogatari, couldn't miss this).
Looks like it is a nice season, uh? While the last season I had pretty much all of the stuff, aside a couple, on sunday, meaning I watched everything in a couple of day and felt void for the rest of the week. This time, instead, it is pretty nicely distribuited through the week's days.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on October 13, 2013, 04:36:08 pm
The 'pause' in release in Kokoro Connect was due to some staff issues.  Something about a prank on an unemployed voice actor by the rest of te staff.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on November 15, 2013, 02:18:55 pm
One month and two days have passed, this is in the need of a bump!

... Or more like, it's just me talking about how I finished Ore Imo and I found it pretty amazing. And finished (mostly) Shakugan no Shana, except for III. And that I started Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, and that I'm now watching Golden Time. Actually, I just came back to look at what else was mentioned for this season that I missed while watching the anime I had to watch.

Related : Still haven't watched Ano Hana.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on November 15, 2013, 02:54:09 pm
Related : Still haven't watched Ano Hana.

This must be remedied.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on November 15, 2013, 04:20:11 pm
It may not quite be then end of the fall term, but here's some of what's showing for winter (http://i5.minus.com/ir95xBToYEU1R.png)

What are you looking forward to watching from it? I know I'll be going for the Kaminai special.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on November 15, 2013, 04:45:07 pm
Nisekoi seems interesting.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on November 15, 2013, 06:02:03 pm
Nisekoi [manga] is definitely one of my current favorites, so I'm looking forward to the adaptation.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: antiaverage on November 16, 2013, 06:53:47 pm
I'm watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica by request of a friend, it's... interesting
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Drake_XIV on November 16, 2013, 06:57:45 pm
Meguka is definitely... interesting
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on November 16, 2013, 06:59:14 pm
Chuunibyou and Golden Time have me laughing more than I have in a very, -very- long time. I just needed to place this as I spent the last 20 mins ROFL'ing at Chuunibyou's first episode.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: sinyor on December 03, 2013, 06:05:47 pm
I only like Anime with action, so my favourites so far:
-Bleach
-One Piece
-Fairy Tail
-Definitely HxH
Attack on Titan
Started with Code Geass a while ago, but it seems pretty boring so far.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Gandora on December 03, 2013, 07:49:40 pm
I only like Anime with action, so my favourites so far:
-Bleach
-One Piece
-Fairy Tail
-Definitely HxH
Attack on Titan
Started with Code Geass a while ago, but it seems pretty boring so far.

Hm... HxH is definitely awesome (like Attack on Titan). You could try Deadman Wonderland. Needs some episodes til it gets cool but very interesting fighting style. Code Geass is less on fighting imo (though there is) and rather focused on strategy/planing.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on December 07, 2013, 03:15:08 pm
So after setting Clannad: After Story aside for so long, I finally finished it. The first eleven episodes are the biggest annoyances to watch through, flows pretty clearly until episode 16. I only ended up tearing at episode 18 (for.. obvious reasons?)
Ushio and Tomoya, yeah.
I absolutely hated the ending. It could have ended tragically but instead, it was.. that. Also, the Ending Song killed the sad mood more than once through the series. I'm not sure if I love it or hate it.

Chuunibyou also was kind of a letdown after episode 6 (just seems too much forced drama.)

Anyhow, after finishing Clannad ~AS~ I'm thinking of going to watch Air or Kanon (2006) , although I'm not sure I'll like either.

On a totally unrelated note, Steins;Gate seems to be pretty good, but I dunno if I'll watch it..
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Jyiber on December 07, 2013, 05:58:00 pm
Updadting my watched anime here. Don't worry it's a short list.
I've either finished it, or it's still running. They're all mostly popular

Dragonball
DragonBall Z
Dragonball GT (I know...)
Naruto & Shippuden
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
One Piece
Yu Yu hakusho
Kekkaishi
Attack on Titan
Bleach
Darker than Black
InuYasha (the only one on the list I haven't finished)
Deathnote (the only significantly less action-y one on my list)

My favorites are FMA:B and, so far, One Piece.
My least favorites are Deathnote... for getting boring at a certain point, and Bleach... for lacking good story (it's too linear: like DBZ)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: MegroN on December 18, 2013, 11:02:23 am
Finally watched the EVA movies. I don't get the hype, visuals were great but stories were just meh. Not much better than the original mindf***.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Foraker on December 19, 2013, 10:14:06 am
I watched Angel Beats recently.

Imao the first ten episodes were worth watching (even if I don't like all this Highschool setup animes).
But the last three episodes I thought wtf. There was so much potential for a better ending than this.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on December 19, 2013, 04:30:00 pm
How did this season go? What did you watch?
I went for Non Non Biyori, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio, Kyoukai no Kanata, Kami no Puzzle (which still needs time in order to end), Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai, Coppelion, the everlasting Hunter x Hunter, Miss Monochrome and Golden Time. Hopefully haven't forgotten anything.

What about you? What did you like the best? (I'll post mine when I get again access to a computer, 'cause I have to run now)
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Post by: Dm on December 19, 2013, 05:02:54 pm
I picked up Noucome when it was at the ninth episode out of 10, with the tenth episode being released the day after. I'm pretty sure I've never watched anything so much; watched all 9 episodes in pretty much a go and then watched the last episode when it was released.

It's nothing exactly.. er.. full of plot or anything. You laugh a lot, but nothing more than that. Open ending and the like.

Golden Time is good, I'll have to wait until it ends next season to really say anything though. (They're doing a great job telling the "amnesia" story line that should be pretty much cliché and boring in a way that's keeping me interested.)

Apart from that, nothing really of this season. I did wrap up a few older animes though.

On a related note, I watched around 10 episodes of Zero no Tsukaima in one go. Something's wrong with me.

I'm still planning on watching Shingeki no Kyojin (Or Attack on Titan as it should be more known), but there's a reasonably sized list before I get there..
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Post by: Leodip on December 19, 2013, 10:43:09 pm
I know right? It's dead;y having all of those animes to watch, and this little time to do so.
BTW:
Favourite anime of the season: Kyoukai no Kanata. Though, I didn't know whether to go with this or machine-doll as favourite. Chose this because it ended already and because Machine-doll looks like it will take another season to explain other stuff their totally leaving unexplained. Kyoukai has awesome characters, funny setups, nice fightings.
Machine-doll, obviously, gets second place.
Aoki Hagane most likely goes third, I started watching it without expecting much, started liking that, and then dropped back down (IMHO). Could have been better, but I don't really like animes in which the protagonist is incredibly good at what it does, unless it is a seinen like Hellsing or stuff like that. Here the commander did only good moves, without getting anything wrong, apparently, and I didn't really like it.
Coppelion was apparently meant to be a Seinen-shounen, more like seinen, though. Didn't really like it, but appreciated the effort.
Non non biyori is a classical slice of life, nothing too funny, nothing too boring. I think that if it was in a better season, it would have been pretty hard to follow it without getting bored, however here there wasn't much competitions.
Miss Monochrome gets last place only because it is an ONA, would have been otherwise higher than Non non biyori, maybe. At times it got awesomely funny, and it got a crossover in golden time, nice stuff.
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Post by: Pineapple on December 21, 2013, 04:15:38 pm
I don't have much to say about the current season. Nothing standing out too much IMO. Kill la Kill is moderately entertaining, but that was to be expected.
Is anyone watching Log Horizon?
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Post by: Rutarete on December 21, 2013, 05:38:28 pm
Yep. So far I've been loking forward to each episode.in act, I think there's one today! :D
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Post by: Dm on January 03, 2014, 12:43:28 am
Bump, because it's 2014! Winter Season is creeping right there around the corner..
...

On a related note, that SAO special, huh? I'm hyped for GGO.

Nisekoi will be beginning soon. Looking forward to it. (Unrelated, but last manga chapters have been "fillers"... seriously, no plot progression recently.)
Appears that Chuunibyou : Ren will be here very very soon-ish too. I can't say I was a fan of the original Chuunibyou (After episode 7 it just killed it for me, and that has to be an ending worse than any open-ended Harem I've seen.)

On a "what you finished" I breezed through OreShura because it felt good; I'm rewatching Kokoro Connect and NGE.

What about you guys? I know it was brought up before, but what are you following this season now that we're closer to it?
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Post by: Rutarete on January 03, 2014, 01:48:16 am
Pupa, for sure. I'm sad/disappointed that after all the delay, it turns out to be several 3 or 5 minute shorts. There were a few others on the winter chart I was thinking of following, but I'd have to pull the chart up again, I'll get to that later.

Pupa, Mahou Sensou, Nobunaga the Fool, Z/X Ignition, and maybe Noragami
Plus leftovers Magi and Log Horizon
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Post by: MegroN on April 04, 2014, 07:50:56 pm
Good anime at last, JoJo and Mushishi are back!!!
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Post by: Skotadi Phobos on April 16, 2014, 05:35:50 am
Anime isn't really my thing, but I watched trigun on Netflix, it wasn't bad.
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Post by: Jyiber on July 02, 2014, 03:34:53 am
Tell me why Gintama is so awesome?

I've also started Hunter x Hunter, but the 2011 reboot.
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Post by: Dm on July 02, 2014, 04:03:24 am
SAO

SAO is coming
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Post by: jarozaoz on July 02, 2014, 07:10:07 am
/me still waiting for refreshed Sailor Moon episodes.
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Post by: Gandora on July 02, 2014, 07:14:55 am
This season, I really like No Game No Life.
And I want Attack on Titan to continue :P
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Post by: dawn to dusk on July 02, 2014, 10:43:07 am
This season, I really like No Game No Life.
And I want Attack on Titan to continue :P
armoured titan returns (and is also a dude like eren and annie)(so is colossal)
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Post by: Dm on July 02, 2014, 10:46:08 am
Good luck waiting, by the speed the manga comes out it's gonna take years

Thankfully so, because damn that show sucks. IMO, of course.
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Post by: Gandora on July 10, 2014, 07:34:34 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

Here are some titles to give you an idea of what I'm looking for:

- Death Note
- Code Geass
- Liar Game (Manga)
- Maoh (Manga)
- Prince of Tennis
- One Outs
- Akagi
- No Game No Life
- Kuroko no Basuke


I don't really care about the genre as long as the genius or talent is quite centered and well shown. I don't like detectives series  a lot (like Detective Conan), but you can still recommend them.

Looking forward to your suggestions :)
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Post by: Pineapple on July 10, 2014, 07:41:56 pm
Well, we there are many series about a main character who is just really good at what he does, though perhaps not intellectually. An example would be The Irregular at Magic High School, or perhaps Chrome-Shelled Regios, or basically any light novel adaptation because main characters often have monologues about how strategically superior they are in light novels. The problem is you start getting into things like Sword Art Online, and I don't think a character like Kirito is what you're looking for at all.

Edit: The World God Only Knows works too, if you're into that genre or are willing to try it.

If you're looking for the intellectual stimulation rather than the power gap, then perhaps you should try the variety of detective series such as Detective Conan, Psychic Detective Yakumo, or Un-go.
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Post by: Rutarete on July 20, 2014, 06:18:10 am
So I'm finally watching Inuyasha: Kanketsu-hen, and all I can think is: I miss the dub of my childhood...
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Post by: jarozaoz on July 20, 2014, 06:59:33 am
I will continue watching Ao No Exorcist after 2 weeks. Nice anime. ♥
Only 8 episodes left. omg
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Post by: iNeifuShicHo on July 20, 2014, 06:52:47 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
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Post by: Rutarete on July 20, 2014, 07:02:29 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
But for Hamatora, beware of random english words as names.
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Post by: iNeifuShicHo on July 20, 2014, 07:26:29 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
But for Hamatora, beware of random english words as names.

I love those names though, they sound cool
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Post by: Rutarete on July 20, 2014, 08:05:22 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
But for Hamatora, beware of random english words as names.

I love those names though, they sound cool
To each their own. I've found that it's gotten slightly annoying for me over time (new season included)
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Post by: Drake_XIV on July 21, 2014, 05:25:45 pm
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
But for Hamatora, beware of random english words as names.

I love those names though, they sound cool
To each their own. I've found that it's gotten slightly annoying for me over time (new season included)

Then avoid Phi Brain
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Post by: Gandora on July 21, 2014, 07:45:25 pm
Well, we there are many series about a main character who is just really good at what he does, though perhaps not intellectually. An example would be The Irregular at Magic High School, or perhaps Chrome-Shelled Regios, or basically any light novel adaptation because main characters often have monologues about how strategically superior they are in light novels. The problem is you start getting into things like Sword Art Online, and I don't think a character like Kirito is what you're looking for at all.

Edit: The World God Only Knows works too, if you're into that genre or are willing to try it.

If you're looking for the intellectual stimulation rather than the power gap, then perhaps you should try the variety of detective series such as Detective Conan, Psychic Detective Yakumo, or Un-go.

Thanks for the suggestions :) I did watch Sword Art Online before, it's okay. But as you said, it's not what I'm looking for. I'm still a bit undecisive about The World God Only Knows. I might look into some detective series when I got more time.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it

Just ran across zankyou no terror recently. Looks quite interesting so far, definitely following it :) Might give a try to the Ping Pong thing, since I quite liked Prince of Tennis :)
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Post by: Drake_XIV on July 21, 2014, 07:58:53 pm
Well, we there are many series about a main character who is just really good at what he does, though perhaps not intellectually. An example would be The Irregular at Magic High School, or perhaps Chrome-Shelled Regios, or basically any light novel adaptation because main characters often have monologues about how strategically superior they are in light novels. The problem is you start getting into things like Sword Art Online, and I don't think a character like Kirito is what you're looking for at all.

Edit: The World God Only Knows works too, if you're into that genre or are willing to try it.

If you're looking for the intellectual stimulation rather than the power gap, then perhaps you should try the variety of detective series such as Detective Conan, Psychic Detective Yakumo, or Un-go.

Thanks for the suggestions :) I did watch Sword Art Online before, it's okay. But as you said, it's not what I'm looking for. I'm still a bit undecisive about The World God Only Knows. I might look into some detective series when I got more time.

I actually really recommend Un-Go as well. If you are looking at more mystery genre, "Kamisama no Memochou" comes to mind.
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Post by: Rutarete on July 22, 2014, 12:24:39 am
I was wondering if people could suggest animes (mangas are okay too) with geniuses or prodigies in it.

zankyou no terror (currently airing) is probably good, and ping pong the animation is a little similar to prince of tennis, hamatora also has elements of geniuses/prodigies in it
But for Hamatora, beware of random english words as names.

I love those names though, they sound cool
To each their own. I've found that it's gotten slightly annoying for me over time (new season included)

Then avoid Phi Brain
I think I already took it off my list
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Post by: Dm on July 26, 2014, 09:13:09 pm
Obligatory Trapito SAO II Hype Post

(http://i.imgur.com/Dzv0NHJ.jpg)

The bad part about this is that having SAO and MKR running side by side is making me ignore all other anime.

Should pick RWBY up.
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Post by: iNeifuShicHo on July 26, 2014, 11:18:06 pm
aldnoah zero is a definite watch in this season imo
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Post by: jarozaoz on July 27, 2014, 07:28:25 am
/me watches refreshed Sailor Moon episodes (Sailor Moon Cristal, if you're looking for it
/me enjoys Sailor Mercury transformation
2kawaii4me
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Post by: lycanfr3ak on August 31, 2014, 02:53:02 pm
Animes I have recently watched : Blood C, Anohana, Wolfs Rain, Hellsing, Bleach, Blood Lad.

I can't tell which of these was the best but I can tell which I considered the worst. Blood Lad. There was nothing wrong with it except the ending, where the story should have continued. Made me upset.
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Post by: Dm on January 01, 2015, 12:21:58 am
Nisekoi 2nd season
Let's see what 2015 brings!

HYPE HYPE HYPE HYPE

Hoping for NGNL 2nd season plz.
still wishing for kokoro connect 2nd season...
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Post by: dawn to dusk on February 14, 2015, 11:06:47 am
i had been meaning to watch another (http://another.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page), and yesterday decided to finally watch it

yea... ok then

is it classified as good tho? i have no idea when it comes to these things... i liked it at least...
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Post by: Dm on February 14, 2015, 11:48:12 am
It's a different genre, but it's not completely  weirded out. I mean, almost everyone likes Higurashi.
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Post by: Rutarete on February 14, 2015, 05:41:57 pm
I thought Another was pretty good. And I've read the first four arcs of Higurashi, but not finished it. Nor seen it. I need to do that..

Also why am I watching nine/ten shows this season somebody help me
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Post by: dawn to dusk on March 21, 2015, 08:06:00 am
last ep of shigatsu wa kimi no uso came out this week so i saw it today

pls... so many feels...

also finished angel beats and have almost finished akame ga kill both of which are good
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Post by: Sillykid on April 23, 2015, 03:26:28 am
Hajime no Ippo is an awesome anime series.  It's a sports anime and it's done well.  Ippo is a boxer and he fights against some really amazing opponents.  Don't miss it!

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Post by: foxrain4 on April 23, 2015, 12:40:39 pm
I thought Another was pretty good. And I've read the first four arcs of Higurashi, but not finished it. Nor seen it. I need to do that..

Also why am I watching nine/ten shows this season somebody help me

Another is the best horror anime i ever watched,
almost 1 person dies every episode,
i was so afraid that im the next one to die in the next episode.

Death Parade is very interesting anime,
judging people where they should go after death
as a topic for the anime is just spectacular.
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Post by: Tha_Playa_Slaya on April 23, 2015, 11:05:01 pm
Hajime no Ippo is an awesome anime series.  It's a sports anime and it's done well.  Ippo is a boxer and he fights against some really amazing opponents.  Don't miss it!

Hajime no Ippo is great. The art gets better and better with each season and the soundtrack always gives me chills. It might be hard to get into since the first season looks kind of goofy but it's one of the most "worth it" animes to watch to the end imo. It has even got a movie with what I would say is above average animation for the seasons previous to its release. Besides, Ippo has one of the coolest signature moves I've ever seen - doing his Dempsey Roll with that awesome music and jet engines fading into the mix.

Definitely recommned Hajime no Ippo.
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Post by: Leodip on June 14, 2015, 02:46:41 pm
Is Hajime no Ippo realistic? I outright LOVE Baby Steps and was looking for something along the same lines. Sad thing is, I may never be able to get around watching Hajime no Ippo, considering how long that is.

BTW, what are you all watching this season? Everyone I talked with about this said I was a bit off with my choices (mainly because I didn't pick Owari no Seraph, but there's other stuff). Here's mine:
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, been reading the manga since a bit before the current point the anime is at and I just had to watch the anime, too.
Baby Steps, duh.
Denpa Kyoushi, been reading the manga since I don't remember when, I loved it. Sadly, the anime transposition is bad, IMHO. The OST is boring and the arts are just plain bad. Let's not talk about Suzune's seiyuu.
DanMachi, meh, nothing worth note, but not too bad a watch.
Grisaia no Rakuen, I've watched the first season, so I just had to continue. It's pretty nice, but nothing incredible.
JoJo, oh god how much I hate this arc. Luckily, it's almost up. Sad thing is, I doubt they'll release the following arcs quickly enough to satisfy my hunger, but I'm happy thinking that we'll get 4 not too far from now (hopefully), but it'll take a lot of time for my favourite, 7.
Kaitou Joker, watched season 1, it's not boring.
Mikagura Gakuen, I randomly picked this. I'm not really regretting that, but it may not have been my best choice.
Nagato Yuki-Chan no Shoushitsu, I hated this at first, but being the Haruhi fan I am I simply had to watch anything related to Haruhi in any possible way. However, it has been shaping up nicely so that I could ignore it being related to Haruhi and just watch it as a romance comedy. Or at least, until the last few episodes. I just hate the turn it took, hoping it will fix soon one way or another.
Ore Monogatari, good, real good stuff.
Re-Kan, I was hyped about it when I watched the first episode. Now, it's one of the most boring things on my list.
Shokugeki no Souma, good god, I'm LOVING this, much more than I could possibly explain. I don't really like the reactions to eating the food, but I love everything else so I can just get over that.
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Post by: Tha_Playa_Slaya on June 14, 2015, 09:48:55 pm
First off, I agree on Shokugeki no Souma. There are also a lot of Youtube videos that try to recreate the dishes, some of them look pretty good. It's a fun one to watch thus far.

Also, I'm watching the first season of Baby Steps right now :D
They just rebuilt his body

As for Ippo, no, it's not entirely realistic. It's about as realistic to boxing as Koruko no Basketball is to, well, basketball. Most punches come with ample sound effects of jet-engines firing up and even some light-sabers here and there. Though, just like Shokugeki no Souma has to make the taste reactions ridiculously over-the-top to get the point across, all of the special effects are there to get the power or speed across. It's not like any fighters in particular have special powers, but most have an ability or quirk that makes them better in one area. Most fighters also have signature moves, akin to Prince of Tennis style signature moves but toned down a bit.
If your crunched for time, here's the decision: put it off and until you think you'll have more time or just go for it.

Anyways, thanks for those mini-reviews. Good place to find a new show.
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Post by: Leodip on June 15, 2015, 09:31:05 am
First off, I agree on Shokugeki no Souma. There are also a lot of Youtube videos that try to recreate the dishes, some of them look pretty good. It's a fun one to watch thus far.
Yeah, one day first dish he made (the "meat" serving) popped up on my youtube's home. If it wasn't that I'm on a diet, I'd definitely try it out.

Actually, the problem I have with long series is that (1) for some reason, I can't push myself to watching something I know it's going to be long and (2) I don't drop shows except for some really rare exceptions, so if I came to not like or just to find it meh, I would have to watch it all anyways. Also, my computer doesn't stand being on too much with this weather, so it's not a time issue, more like a physical issue. Combine that with my bad connection and here you have the hate for long series. Still, I might try it once I finish Black Rock Shooter.
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Post by: Tha_Playa_Slaya on June 15, 2015, 11:11:32 pm
Totally understandable. I'm definitely intimidated by many-seasons-running anime. One piece and Naruto in particular. There just isn't much of a chance to watch so much of it all.
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Post by: iDaire on June 15, 2015, 11:22:37 pm
One Piece.
500 episodes in. No sign of an end yet.
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Post by: Rutarete on June 16, 2015, 03:59:42 am
Agreed on Shokugeki. I'm taking it kind of light this season though. The only airing things I'm watching are Knights of Sidonia S2 and Shokugeki, however I'm thinking of picking up Arslan Senki and Danmachi.
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Post by: Leodip on June 20, 2015, 08:48:12 am
Oh, just thought I'd let you know, I picked up Hajime no Ippo. In 4 or 5 days I'm already at ep 35, since I have had plenty free time this week, so I tried to headstart it to let myself slow down when I need to and to get into the heat of the story as soon as possible.
I still like Baby Steps better, I hate most of the characters in this story and the comedy is, too often, silly. Still pretty nice.
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Post by: Dm on June 20, 2015, 05:25:25 pm
Not watching anything this season, still keeping up with Nisekoi S2 and Oregairu S2. Apart from that, rewatching Code Geass/Guilty Crown.

I keep getting told to go watch Owari no Seraph. Anyone watching it knows if it's even half decent?
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Post by: dawn to dusk on June 25, 2015, 11:02:20 am
saw the shig OVA

the feels have returned
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Post by: iDaire on July 02, 2015, 07:04:39 pm
http://share.xmarks.com/folder/bookmarks/JZSM2eDfwo

This is a list of romantic comedies that I've heard are all good. I'm that romcom guy you'll see sitting in the corner of every party.
I've also removed some anime from that list.
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Post by: dawn to dusk on July 02, 2015, 11:19:10 pm
i stopped watching golden time around ep 11, not really to my personal tastes. its an interesting thing though and is worth checking out
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Post by: Leodip on July 02, 2015, 11:54:43 pm
i stopped watching golden time around ep 11, not really to my personal tastes. its an interesting thing though and is worth checking out
Golden Time is one of those things that's cute to watch on-going, but there are basically no reasons to pick it up later on. Besides the OPs and EDs.

Again, it's time for new pickups:
-Gangsta.: Already watched the first ep. Looks like it's one of the most promising anime of this season judging by the first episode only. Also, the OP is real good.
-Joukamachi no Dandelion: I wanted to pick up a comedy series, since it's been long since I last picked up one that's fundamentally a comedy. Also, it reminds me of Inou Battle.
-Ushio to Tora: I read the manga, couldn't not watch the anime. I've been pretty hyped for this, to be honest.
-Miss Monochrome 2nd Season: It is cute, after all, and I watched the first season. It's rare for me to drop anything.
-Durarara!!x2 Ten: I've been too hyped for this. I already can't wait for the next part in Winter.
-Charlotte: I kind of liked the graphics, and I wanted to try this, since supernatural/fantasy, unless Seinen, rarely are my cup of tea.
-Working!!!: I've been wating for this.
-Kurayami Santa: It looks like it's different from the rest of the shows, might be nice to watch something different every now and then.
-Dragon Ball Super: Well, I DO have to complete the series, don't I?
-Non Non Biyori Repeat: It's a cute (and with cute I mean "kawaii", "aww-ish" and stuff like that) show, and I watched the first season.
-Gakkou Gurashi: Supernatural, Horror, Mystery, Seinen. Had me with those tags.
-Kangoku Gakuen: I had plans to read the manga, might as well watch the anime.
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Post by: iDaire on July 02, 2015, 11:59:15 pm
I just watched School Days. This has to be the best thing I've watched since Oregairu.
I really like when the plot just turns from very light-hearted to dark during the course of time. Then at the end, the crap hits the fan. Just goes to show. Yanderes always win.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: dawn to dusk on July 04, 2015, 08:09:41 am
Kind of a shame the anime season finished, was really enjoying nisekoi, oregairu and the like (shokugeki no souma and baby steps are going for maybe 1 or 2 more eps which is still good), but I may stop for a couple weeks so I can get more of a feel for a few of the newer ones coming out

Or I could read manga

Don't really have the time for that atm so blegh
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Dm on July 04, 2015, 09:46:02 am
Read Elemental Gelade/Erementar Gerad, Elfen Lied, Kurokami and Liar Game. You will not be disappointed.

Edit: This holds true even for those who have watched these anime. Elemental Gelade and Kurokami are both completely different, and Elfen Lied's anime adaption only covers half of the story.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Tha_Playa_Slaya on July 04, 2015, 08:28:12 pm
I remember enjoying Elemental Gelade when I was watching it. Though, I can only recall a few parts now.
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Post by: G33kyGirl on July 17, 2015, 12:43:18 pm
Wait, people still watch anime?  ;) ;D Just kidding  :-*
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Post by: dawn to dusk on July 17, 2015, 12:49:42 pm
watching Ranpo Kitan atm, no idea what the manga was like (i should probably look into it) but this seems decently fucked up so ill stick with it
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Post by: Rutarete on July 17, 2015, 04:09:48 pm
watching Ranpo Kitan atm, no idea what the manga was like (i should probably look into it) but this seems decently fucked up so ill stick with it
Saw the first episode of that, and I think I'm interested.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: foxrain4 on July 23, 2015, 12:17:12 pm
i couldn't believe my eyes when i first knew it,
but apparently they have adapted Prison School manga into an anime.

Prison School is super erotic and perversely funny that
its expected not to get an anime show.

considering Prison School gets its own anime shows
how good it is and i recommend all the perverts here to go watch it.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on July 25, 2015, 10:45:27 am
i couldn't believe my eyes when i first knew it,
but apparently they have adapted Prison School manga into an anime.

Prison School is super erotic and perversely funny that
its expected not to get an anime show.

considering Prison School gets its own anime shows
how good it is and i recommend all the perverts here to go watch it.
Eh, I'm watching it, but definitely not for the fanservice (I'd rather watch To Love-Ru, at that point): it's a nice comedy with over the top characters, kind of reminds me of Nichijou, but not as funny, with a different plot and comedy drive. It's cute.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: foxrain4 on July 26, 2015, 01:56:52 pm
i couldn't believe my eyes when i first knew it,
but apparently they have adapted Prison School manga into an anime.

Prison School is super erotic and perversely funny that
its expected not to get an anime show.

considering Prison School gets its own anime shows
how good it is and i recommend all the perverts here to go watch it.
Eh, I'm watching it, but definitely not for the fanservice (I'd rather watch To Love-Ru, at that point): it's a nice comedy with over the top characters, kind of reminds me of Nichijou, but not as funny, with a different plot and comedy drive. It's cute.
Prison School will get funnier and funnier every episode.

i have read To Love-Ru manga and it was really entertaining,
i guess its time to watch the anime version.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on September 02, 2015, 04:14:24 pm
i have read To Love-Ru manga and it was really entertaining,
i guess its time to watch the anime version.
Are you also reading Darkness? It feels inferior to the original To-Love Ru, but at least it has a plot.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: dark ripper on September 02, 2015, 05:37:38 pm
I recently got into anime(a couple of months ago) and ive watched several anime. After I cought up with Naruto(Naruto+Naruto Shippuden ep. 426 atm) I havent been able to fully enjoy any anime. Any suggestions people? I like shounen/martial arts/lil-bit-of-romance kinda anime, any non-mainstream anime come to mind?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: FleshSpider on September 02, 2015, 05:42:59 pm
I recently got into anime(a couple of months ago) and ive watched several anime. After I cought up with Naruto(Naruto+Naruto Shippuden ep. 426 atm) I havent been able to fully enjoy any anime. Any suggestions people? I like shounen/martial arts/lil-bit-of-romance kinda anime, any non-mainstream anime come to mind?
Not sure if mainstream or not, but try "Basilisk".
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on September 03, 2015, 08:38:42 am
If you enjoy long (100+ episodes) anime, Hajime no Ippo fits your description pretty nicely (well, it's "mainstream", but not the same way as Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach and One Piece). Otherwise, you could watch what I consider to be the best anime I've ever watched (on a pretty long list, too): Hunter x Hunter (2011).
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Leodip on October 02, 2015, 02:42:59 pm
New season, what I'm looking forward to:
Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider: I don't know, I wanted to pick a mystery and the image looked pretty cool. I haven't even read the synopsis, though.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu Ka??: I have watched the first season. Not like I needed it, but I hate to drop anime in the middle and not watch everything there's to a certain series.
Young Black Jack: cool. Also, I remember this showing in the last episode of an anime from last season, and that gave me enough reasons to watch it.
Miss Monochrome 3rd Season: watched the first two, not like I could drop the third, could I?
Noragami Aragoto: watched the first season and loved it, also read the manga. Must watch.
Owarimonogatari: eh, monogatari series...
One Punch Man: ...maybe


I think I'll pick something up while episodes show, but I definitely picked too little: what would you recommend?
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Rutarete on October 02, 2015, 03:21:44 pm
After watching 10 or so shows for the summer quarter, I'm taking it easy this season (Also because school). So I'm only planning to watch 3 or 4 new shows, but I'm sure my friends will get me to watch a few others.

I'm really looking forward to K: Return of Kings, Noragami Aragato, and Soukyuu no Fafner. And probably(?) one-punch man.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: iDaire on October 19, 2015, 02:47:51 am
Noragami Aragato is going to be worth checking out for me.
Title: Initial D
Post by: Submachine on June 06, 2017, 05:07:08 pm
I just recently got into Initial D, and oh boy, did it deliver!

Where should I start.

(http://speedhunters-wp-production.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/04080045/ID-06-1200x750.jpg)

1. Story

We are somewhere in the 90s. The story introduces us to a local street racing team who specializes in drifting on the hairpins of the local mountain pass. They don't bet money, nor do they aspire for world fame; they just do it out of passion, for fun. Some night however, a rival team from a different region challenges them to a race they cannot win. If they lose, their pride as racers will be demolished. To avoid this, they need to find the mysterious drifter of Akina, who they only recently heard about.

Some of the races are so good, that they would even get in a Top 10 Anime Fights list.

2. Music

The music is the heart of the series. During the parts when there is relevant race going in, we hear tunes that the fans call "Eurobeat". The show uses fast-paced and upbeat soundstracks that fills you with adrenaline. It really goes well with the show, because it helps you to embrace the sense of speed that goes on during the races. The opening and ending songs were also catchy enough for me to listen to every time. Well, at least until they decided to change the outro song.

Here's a few of the most notable soundtracks:


If you can't stand Eurobeat though, this show is not for you. :/

3. Technical Background

A thing that blew a few real-life drivers away was the technical accuracy of it all. The creators of the story worked closely with real drivers to nail the technical details, and the result was something that felt very real. Sure, Initial D is not afraid of going into fiction, but here was a story where characters talked about oversteer, understeer, late braking and the differences between natural and turbocharged engines.

3. Visuals

Initial D is a not a new anime, so the graphics used for most parts are outdated. The cars, however, are so well-made, that sometimes they are easily mistaken with real cars. Look at this image for example:

(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Orx5JvksOk/maxresdefault.jpg)

And even though the graphics are outdated for everything else, it doesn't make it any worse than the rest. It holds up very well, and sometimes it gives a nice retro feeling to the show.

5. Characters

The characters (and even the stories) of Initial D are also more grounded in reality than in other racing shows. The characters are regular young people who love cars and racing while also dealing with jobs, relationships and other stuff that real people face. They blend humor with realism and great storytelling. Most of them go through crucial character development too.

On the downside though, there is one character who was designed to be cringy, so don't mind him. The girls also tend to be very unrealistic sometimes, but they are still closer to reality than those in the Fast and Furious or Transformers movies.

6. Memes

Initial D has them. If it can drift or race, it's worthy of having a cover song from the show:

https://youtu.be/hvN7J-iH-AM?t=1m15s (hype starts at 1:15. embedded link ruins the timestamp)



I might have missed a few points. But there's only thing I can say:

"Don't miss it!"
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Kalinuial on September 05, 2018, 12:16:27 am
Hikaru no go is a very enjoyable show. Is about the board game GO, which is quite popular in Asia.  It's set in modern times but has some historical overtones from 11th century Japan.  There's no violence or romance. And yet, it's quite riveting.  After watching 75 episodes, I still do not know how to play go.  And I still love it.  Elements isn't a board game, but it's depth in gameplay resonates with the game of go.  Perhaps you will enjoy the show or even learng the game. I plan to learn go when I have more time.

The show is great for all ages, girls and boys, and streaming on hulu. 

(https://i.imgur.com/4NssFgf.png)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Mr Muffin on September 05, 2018, 01:12:51 am
*snip*
After watching 75 episodes, I still do not know how to play go.  And I still love it.  Elements isn't a board game, but it's depth in gameplay resonates with the game of go.  *snip*

If you don't know how to play go how do you know Element's depth in gameplay resonates with the game of go?

Why does One Punch Man only have two small mentions? Is it because this thread didn't get many posts since it came out?

New season, what I'm looking forward to:
Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider: I don't know, I wanted to pick a mystery and the image looked pretty cool. I haven't even read the synopsis, though.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu Ka??: I have watched the first season. Not like I needed it, but I hate to drop anime in the middle and not watch everything there's to a certain series.
Young Black Jack: cool. Also, I remember this showing in the last episode of an anime from last season, and that gave me enough reasons to watch it.
Miss Monochrome 3rd Season: watched the first two, not like I could drop the third, could I?
Noragami Aragoto: watched the first season and loved it, also read the manga. Must watch.
Owarimonogatari: eh, monogatari series...
One Punch Man: ...maybe


I think I'll pick something up while episodes show, but I definitely picked too little: what would you recommend?
After watching 10 or so shows for the summer quarter, I'm taking it easy this season (Also because school). So I'm only planning to watch 3 or 4 new shows, but I'm sure my friends will get me to watch a few others.

I'm really looking forward to K: Return of Kings, Noragami Aragato, and Soukyuu no Fafner. And probably(?) one-punch man.

One Punch Man is my favorite anime. I thought it was a very entertaining comedy. I'm definitely watching season two when it comes out.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Kalinuial on September 05, 2018, 01:32:51 am
*snip*
After watching 75 episodes, I still do not know how to play go.  And I still love it.  Elements isn't a board game, but it's depth in gameplay resonates with the game of go.  *snip*

If you don't know how to play go how do you know Element's depth in gameplay resonates with the game of go?

Part of what you learn from watching the show is that Go, as with Chess, draws people to study and play the game to ever evolving reaches.  There are players that spend their lives studying go and striving for greater mastery.  The game of go has been around for 2,500 years and gameplay is still evolving.  Kind of neat to think if etg continued to develop and it was played and studied in the year 4500.

I will check out One Punch Man.  Thanks for the suggestion.
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on September 10, 2018, 03:26:48 am
The first episode of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo comes out in about a month. Can't wait to see these panels animated in a couple more weeks after that:

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/6/68/Torture_Dance.png)
Title: Re: Anime
Post by: Manuel on September 10, 2018, 03:31:55 am
i didn't know nothing about another season of jojo, can't wait for new poses
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