Favourite Anime Show [Archive] - Page 13

Hein

01-08-2011, 03:41 PM

My favorite anime would be:

1. Naruto
2. Bleach
3. Clannad
4. Full metal alchemist
5. Full metal panic
6. Air
7. Fairy Tail.
8. Air Gear.
9. DBZ

Can't think of any other good ones I've watched. But those are the ones I really like/liked. Not necessarily in the order listed.

Jodez

02-08-2011, 12:44 AM

Recently watched Code geass again ahh its such a great show, now Im watching Death Note again but this time in Japanese, first time I watched it was in english but I dont mind either way this show rocks no matter what language its in

Incognito

02-08-2011, 05:54 AM

I liked Code Geass. I'm going to watch Kanokon, Kaze no Stigma and Black Blood Brothers. Any opinions on these?

Also, I know it's not technically an anime, but the new Thundercats cartoon is ****ing awesome!

Hein

02-08-2011, 06:51 AM

Sir PaniCore

02-08-2011, 07:40 AM

The latest episode of Fairy Tail was quite awesome, had that whole feeling of desperation and teamwork.

Currently watching the second season of Getbackers and this show is freaking awesome, The best characters being Midou Ban of The Evil Eye and Dr Jackal. Shido the Beast master is also quite cool.

afterwards I plan to watch High School of the Dead, watched the intro to it and this show seems quite... ecchi.

FreakKing

02-08-2011, 03:55 PM

F*ing laptop. Gotta type everything out again! >:(

afterwards I plan to watch High School of the Dead, watched the intro to it and this show seems quite... ecchi.

HSotD's ecchi level: bouncing boobs, pantie shots and shiny lips. :/

I finished Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika, GOSICK and episode 3 of Mobile Suit Unicorn.

Kaos was right, Madoka was AWESOME! I wonder what a second season would be about. :?

GOSICK was epic! Truly a wonderful mystery! Good enough for me to change my avatar! :D

I still prefer Gundam 00 than Unicorn. 00 has more suspense that I liked. But yeah, I can't really compare an OVA with a two seasons. However, I love the older anime character drawing style (bit my tongue here)! It's a really nice break from the recent norm! Quite refreshing! :)

Incognito

02-08-2011, 07:52 PM

I still prefer Gundam 00 than Unicorn. 00 has more suspense that I liked. But yeah, I can't really compare an OVA with a two seasons. However, I love the older anime character drawing style (bit my tongue here)! It's a really nice break from the recent norm! Quite refreshing! :)

But it's still good right? Better than Seed? I'm actually eying Unicorn at the moment.

FreakKing

03-08-2011, 10:55 AM

But it's still good right? Better than Seed? I'm actually eying Unicorn at the moment.

o_O`
It's hard to say. I only watched SEED in English on Animax and that was... what? 5/6 years ago?
Unicorn is pure Gundam! Meaning politics, giant robots shooting pew-pew particle beams, and a kid being the pilot of the strongest Gundam.
It's worth watching then! :D
(I only recently noticed that Unicorn has already been dubbed. o.o)

Onsokumaru

03-08-2011, 02:11 PM

That List is not complete without LOVE HINA & NINJA NONSENSE!

Sir PaniCore

03-08-2011, 10:06 PM

Finished Getbackers and definetly reccomend it to anyone despite its half arsed ending. The characters are all likeable and it mixes characters with amazing abilities into a realistic setting in a way that just works so fluidly.

Started watching High school of the dead and its quite good, not brilliant but still decent. The fan service us done in a way that it is not too impeding bur its still too much. Its hard to like the characters and their backstories when the Anime forces you to see them as nothing but a giant pair of walking tits :\

EndKreator

05-08-2011, 02:58 PM

I've started on Full Metal Alchemist , only 3 episodes in and I can't get enough of it.

Has anyone heard of Samurai Chamloo? I've read the manga and I'm thinking of diving into the anime.

Long weekend anime binge hoooray!

Deathburst

05-08-2011, 03:23 PM

AH Samurai Champloo is really good, I enjoyed watching it with no regrets.

Incognito

07-08-2011, 02:14 AM

Has anyone heard of Samurai Chamloo? I've read the manga and I'm thinking of diving into the anime.

Ah yes Samurai Champloo is pretty good. It takes the samurai anime genre in a strange trippy "be cool" kind of direction. And I also love the intro theme song.

Incognito

08-08-2011, 06:58 PM

Okay I'll apologize for the double post now: I'm sorry!

But I have to post just how ****ing epic Hellsing Ultimate OVA 8 was. watched it last night and man! I just can't wait to see how it all ends in the next and hopefully last chapter. Apparently it will be out early 2012 as apposed to the 20 months it took for 8 to come out.

If anyone here is an anime fan they WILL check it out right now! GO!GO!GO!

Sir PaniCore

08-08-2011, 07:11 PM

Incognito

09-08-2011, 06:46 AM

Does anyone know when the fifth one will be dubbed since I refuse to watch hellsing in jap since the dubbing is done so well?

According to wikki 5-8 will be dubbed close to the end of 2011. They are releasing it simultaneously for the 2nd Hellsing Ultimate set. I already have the first set, and already asked animeworx to keep a copy of the new set and to give me a call as soon as it arrives.

Jodez

12-08-2011, 12:47 AM

Code Geass:Boukoku no Akito (Spinoff from Code Geass) might be out as early as January 2012!!

http://theakiba.com/2011/08/11/rumor-new-code-geass-air-winter

I'm a huge Code Geass fan so I'm incredibly excited for this

http://img.theakiba.com/2011/01/6615_akito.jpg

Incognito

12-08-2011, 01:10 AM

CyniKill

12-08-2011, 06:47 AM

Incognito

12-08-2011, 07:35 AM

Ooh, must get it ASAP! Watched the other 7 so far and they're amazing. Especially the 7th. That was just ****ing brutal.

Oh boy you're in for a treat then my friend ;)

Sir PaniCore

14-08-2011, 10:16 PM

Incognito

15-08-2011, 02:35 AM

I already posted it elsewhere but:

http://bitchspot.jadedragononline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Thundercats-2011.jpg

So who has started to watch the new Thundercats? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say: Until Avatar the legend of Kora starts to air, this is the greatest cartoon series I've ever watched. It just ****ing rocks that they got the Larry Kenney to voice Lion-O again. And the new Lion-O is just awesome! I love that they got the voice actor from Batman Beyond to voice him. I also love how the series grew up with it's fans while being able to win over the hearts of new viewers. It's only up to episode 4 now but I believe this show is going to go down in history as a classic. The new Avatar series has some big shoes to fill now(but there is no doubt in my mind it will be just as awesome if not maybe more so).

Quick show of hands for nerds: Who thinks the new Cheetara is the hotest furry evar? I think she dethroned the current champ Felicia!

http://brusimm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Cheetara-Tigra-and-Lion-O-in-the-new-animated-THUNDERCATS-from-Cartoon-Network.jpg

And also:

http://www.mcmbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/snarf-01fev2011.jpg

This is now the cutest furry evar :3 Snarf doesn't speak anymore so he isn't annoying, but rather super cute!

Jodez

15-08-2011, 12:52 PM

Just finished watching EVANGELION 1.1 and 2.2 (The newest evangelion movies) and I have to say that this new take on the story is amazing. They managed to make the series more accesible without dumbing down the psychological and theological elements. The dubbing is also done brilliantly so it is one that is good to watch in english abd some of the new voice actors are amazing. Seriously Im in love with Rei simply because the english voice actor portrayed the character so perfectly.

Definetly cannot wait for the third movie.

Speaking of which I came across this picture the other day
http://img3.lln.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/729f6867ec5a9e71f3e088f1407c82f21312802832_full.jp g

Sketched by Hideaki Anno (Creator of Eva) as some kind of preview for the third movie

Fenn

17-08-2011, 08:49 AM

Love anime!!!!
Sadly I've watched only a few, but love them to bits.

Naruto
Bleach
Pokemon
Negi Magi Megima
Golden Boy

Have to add, I prefer watching them in Japanese with English subtitles.

Hein

17-08-2011, 09:55 AM

The new thundercats is my new favorite show.

If you haven't yet checked it out, do yourself a favour and watch it. There are only 4 episodes released so far.

Incognito

17-08-2011, 10:25 AM

Speaking of which I came across this picture the other day
http://img3.lln.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/729f6867ec5a9e71f3e088f1407c82f21312802832_full.jp g

Sketched by Hideaki Anno (Creator of Eva) as some kind of preview for the third movie

Seems like Eva 2 has some sort of samurai crest on it's forehead. That looks cool, but what I want to know is at the end of 2.22 when they show the preview of the 3rd movie why is Asuka wearing an eyepatch and why is she even still alive?

Sir PaniCore

17-08-2011, 04:37 PM

^^ It's either Eva Mark 6:
http://wiki.evageeks.org/images/1/11/Eva2-22_C1860_crop.jpg

Or it's Evangelion unit 8:
http://images.wikia.com/evangelion/images/6/6c/Eva_Unit_08.jpg

Razor!

17-08-2011, 10:29 PM

Love NARUTO!!! :)

also Bleach, Death Note and a few others

Hein

25-08-2011, 08:59 AM

High school of the dead is stunning. Just simply the best new Anime series that I've seen. It's got loads of everything that made me love the genre and excellent English dubbed version. This anime is better than The Walking Dead tv series anyday. Bottom line: It has zombies, lots and lots of zombies that gets whacked, shot, stabbed, and dying( a second more permanent death) in very gruesome ways. It's got amazingly looking anime babes that gives legendary fan service and more importantly it just looks awesome. Very well executed. 5/5 rating from me.

Squirly

25-08-2011, 12:37 PM

High School Of The Dead is great, but what's out now is all you'll see for a while. Even the Manga has stalled at chapter 30.

Sad, so very, very sad.

Hein

25-08-2011, 09:25 PM

High School Of The Dead is great, but what's out now is all you'll see for a while. Even the Manga has stalled at chapter 30.

Sad, so very, very sad.

Thats the very reason why I hate watching the newest stuff. I don't like waiting for a story to unfold, If I did, I would've been an avid fan of Days of our lives. Anyway. Anyone have any suggestions of any anime remotely as good as HOTD, post about it please. Gonna find some interesting manga to read while I try to find some cure for my HOTD addiction.

Sir PaniCore

25-08-2011, 10:39 PM

Thats the very reason why I hate watching the newest stuff. I don't like waiting for a story to unfold, If I did, I would've been an avid fan of Days of our lives. Anyway. Anyone have any suggestions of any anime remotely as good as HOTD, post about it please. Gonna find some interesting manga to read while I try to find some cure for my HOTD addiction.

Try Angel Beats, I thoroughly enjoyed it and its twists. Funny as hell as well as very emotional.

Kharrak

25-08-2011, 11:56 PM

Red Line is ****ing amazing.

Wowzers.

Been a while since I've watched something so fun. Stuff like this makes me want to jump back into anime.

Good thing too, took it's damn time getting released.

Trailer, for those interested:

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May have actually been the anime to kick me back into watching my backlog.

FreakKing

26-08-2011, 08:41 AM

I heard a bit about Redline weeks ago, but never bothered to look it up. (o.O)
But I'll definitely take a look now, especially after seeing that vid! I love the art style!

Incognito

27-08-2011, 07:50 PM

Wow Redline looks amazing! Will give it a watch sometime soon.

Hein

27-08-2011, 11:41 PM

Wow Redline looks amazing! Will give it a watch sometime soon.

Little off topic, but this makes me think allot about "Death Track". It's an ancient game that dates be to the very early 90's or maybe even before that, I don't remember the exact date.

Looks very cool. I'll be sure to check it out. :)

Chibi

28-08-2011, 10:10 AM

Hein

30-08-2011, 09:41 AM

Does anyone know of any good new series of anime to suggest, and also any horror anime, something similar to Ghost Hunt? The new Thundercats is ok, but my main problem with it is Lion-O. just the amount of times his personality changes in a single episode.

Dunno if High School of the dead classifies as a horror, but check it out.

I finished watching Angel Beats and I was blown away by it's brilliance. Had me in tears quite a few times. Have a few Anime lined up for download, will let you guys/gals know how it turns out.

Any one have any suggestions for a more mature emotional experience? I have watched clannad before and it was amazing. Haven't gotten to the after story, but will have downloaded it eventually. If there are any other anime like that, let me know please. :)

EndKreator

30-08-2011, 11:54 AM

Dunno if High School of the dead classifies as a horror, but check it out.

I finished watching Angel Beats and I was blown away by it's brilliance. Had me in tears quite a few times. Have a few Anime lined up for download, will let you guys/gals know how it turns out.

Any one have any suggestions for a more mature emotional experience? I have watched clannad before and it was amazing. Haven't gotten to the after story, but will have downloaded it eventually. If there are any other anime like that, let me know please. :)

I suggest Claymore - simply brilliant story-line...oh and gore galore

Chibi

30-08-2011, 07:41 PM

I'll check out High School of the dead. I suggest if you watch Claymore, get ready to find the manga of it once you finish watching the anime.

Jodez

30-08-2011, 11:48 PM

Hein

31-08-2011, 09:36 AM

I recommend you guys check out Bakemonogatari, its got ghosts and monsters etc, lots of gore, its also quite funny and each story is basically all about emotions and stuff, its only 15 episodes though but quite frankly its brilliant and one of my all time favourite animes

Finished Bakemono on Monday,I quite liked it, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Hope there will be a second season. SGoing to start with Stein's Gate tonight and will give feedback on it as well. Will put claymore on my DL list this weekend and check it out. For those of you not in the know, Fairy Tail is absolutely stunning as well. Do yourself a favour and start watching it. Very rich & emotional back stories and character developments. Looks very good and it has very good story arcs.

Sir PaniCore

31-08-2011, 02:07 PM

Finished Bakemono on Monday,I quite liked it, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Hope there will be a second season. SGoing to start with Stein's Gate tonight and will give feedback on it as well. Will put claymore on my DL list this weekend and check it out. For those of you not in the know, Fairy Tail is absolutely stunning as well. Do yourself a favour and start watching it. Very rich & emotional back stories and character developments. Looks very good and it has very good story arcs.

The latest Fairy tail arc was brilliant and Gajeel killed me with his "Your my Cat now!!", can't wait for the S-rank trial arc to start.

S7wede

31-08-2011, 02:19 PM

Love Fairy Tail to bits after my initial apprehension with it being too childish. My only nitpick is that the hulking great Exceed is a male called Lilly.....

Jodez

31-08-2011, 04:33 PM

Steins;gate is a definite must watch, anime of the year so far imo

Hein

31-08-2011, 06:18 PM

Steins;gate is a definate must watch, anime of the year so far imo

definitely looking forward to it. stupid download got stuck at 80%... damn you MWEB!!!!

SkinkLizzard

31-08-2011, 06:33 PM

holy crap how did I not know there was an anime of "ao no exorcist"
also I hear "tiger and bunny" is pretty good, has anyone watched either ?

Xperimance

31-08-2011, 07:42 PM

Thinking of checking out Darker than Black. Any good???

SkinkLizzard

31-08-2011, 08:25 PM

Thinking of checking out Darker than Black. Any good???

yes very good (imo) I haven't finished the second season but I've heard its not as good as the first.
first is pretty damn awesome.

Deathburst

31-08-2011, 10:49 PM

Darker than black is awesome, definitely on my top 10 list. Ao no exorcist is amazing..just wish the eps would release quicker because the anticipation is killing me to know what happens next

CyniKill

31-08-2011, 10:54 PM

Started reading the manga for High School of the Dead. It's amazing. :O Fan service can be a bit stupid at times though. Not that I'm complaining.

James Donaldson

01-09-2011, 09:12 AM

Finished School Rumble 1st & 2nd Semesters, was very entertaining, though most of second sesmester was 'filler' stories. Now I need to find those OVA's that finish off the story :D

Incognito

01-09-2011, 09:10 PM

Soooooo... out of curiosity I started checking out One Piece dubbed. The voice acting is very good by shonen dub standards. The entire DBZ dub crew, including Cristopher Sabat(Vegeta/Piccollo) are present and the voice acting is top notch!

If you want to start watching One Piece for 500 episodes long instead of reading through them I highly recommend it.

James Donaldson

02-09-2011, 10:46 AM

FreakKing

02-09-2011, 12:42 PM

I'm trying to get ahold of Bakemonogatari, seen it a few times in the AMV hell's (even the russian version RU.Comix2) and would like to see it. Though I see it was mentioned a few posts up, that it has a lot of gore, something I'm not too fond of.

No it doesn't!

It's a really "arty" anime with great insult humour and wordplay! The outro has an EPIC song! Intro isn't always the same, which was a nice effect that fit the anime!
It's an enjoyable anime and one of my most memorable ones!

Why is it everytime I come to this thread I get the urge to cut myself? :/

Jodez

02-09-2011, 05:00 PM

Well ok there isn't that much gore or blood or whatever but there is some during the Suruga monkey and Tsubasa cat arcs, I guess there isn't that much but it's not like there isn't any also

James Donaldson

02-09-2011, 08:05 PM

Why is it everytime I come to this thread I get the urge to cut myself?

Was just mentioning Jodez's comment at the top of the page. :/

@Jodez, I see, from what little I've seen it has an almost hypnotic art-style I really like and wanted to see the show proper, It'll take me a while to get hold of it, hope I enjoy it.

Jodez

02-09-2011, 08:34 PM

Im sure you'll like it, it's pretty good imo and most of the reviews Ive seen are full of praise so its not just me...

And yeah just to clarify: it's not filled with gore/blood/violence like my earlier post may have suggested but it does have some, and what truly makes the show great is the great art style and excellent dialogue between the characters etc

I apologize for the misunderstanding I accidentally caused

FreakKing

03-09-2011, 01:25 PM

Was just mentioning Jodez's comment at the top of the page. :/

^_^ I wasn't talking about that. I think it's just because I'm reading people's thoughts on an anime I saw a long time ago, and get irritated since it was mentioned. But I'm wrong for thinking people would remember that (or use search on this thread).

Well ok there isn't that much gore or blood or whatever but there is some during the Suruga monkey and Tsubasa cat arcs, I guess there isn't that much but it's not like there isn't any also

Im sure you'll like it, it's pretty good imo and most of the reviews Ive seen are full of praise so its not just me...

And yeah just to clarify: it's not filled with gore/blood/violence like my earlier post may have suggested but it does have some, and what truly makes the show great is the great art style and excellent dialogue between the characters etc

I apologize for the misunderstanding I accidentally caused

Exactly! :D Thanks for clearing it up!

If you like these other art styles, try Katanagatari as well if you haven't already. It's more action, and less witty humour. Hour long episodes and it is pretty awesome!

James Donaldson

03-09-2011, 02:56 PM

Seems like Eva 2 has some sort of samurai crest on it's forehead. That looks cool, but what I want to know is at the end of 2.22 when they show the preview of the 3rd movie why is Asuka wearing an eyepatch and why is she even still alive?

Well in the End of Evangelion movie, Asuka lost her left eye and her right arm was split in two, before being torn to pieces by the Eva series and she appears at the end next to Shinji, with an eye-patch and all bandaged up, no explanation given. It could be half a reference to how she ended up in the EoE movie?

Like with all the other references http://miotd.com/images/20100610.jpg

If it is going to the direction the image implies, that would mean Kaworu/Tabris is using the original Eva 01, complete with S2 core

Also, I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ANNO_2922.jpg

New Trailer

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Incognito

04-09-2011, 08:19 AM

Thanks JD that's some useful info. I have watched the End of Evagelion and sincerely hope that Rebuild ends differently.

Oh and the second link says "referral denied".

James Donaldson

04-09-2011, 09:05 AM

Incognito

05-09-2011, 06:23 AM

Hmmm, it worked yesterday, funny. Well in regards to that pic you can't see:

I haven't seen the second movie yet but there's apparently a scene where the new girl goes into a "beast mode" with Eva 02 and the picture was showing that beast mode Eva 02's head takes on a very similar shape of the Mass Production Evas heads

Yeah I have seen the second movie and what you say there did indeed happen. She just basically has the ability to go into berserker mode at will and, unlike Shinji, is able to retain her consciousness and reasoning. She's a weird girl though always sniffing at everyone O_o

Jodez

05-09-2011, 08:06 AM

She's a weird girl though always sniffing at everyone O_o

Haha you mean this?
http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/584/376344-vlcsnap_00142_super.jpg
http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/584/376344-vlcsnap_00142_super.jpg
(Not sure if the pic is showing up or not so here's a direct link just in case)

Not a bad way to meet someone for this first time if you ask me

Chibi

05-09-2011, 07:31 PM

I haven't seen the Rebuild movies yet but I've been told why she acts like that.
Also this may sound strange but has anyone here seen any ballet anime other than Princess Tutu or any anime revolving around dancing and ice skating?

Deathburst

05-09-2011, 08:13 PM

Not sure if this is what you are looking for http://www.anime-access.com/anime/S/Sket_Dance_(TV)

James Donaldson

05-09-2011, 08:14 PM

Eh...Sket Dance has nothing to do with Dancing, Ballet or Ice Skating :/

I've seen an ice skating one, not sure what it's called, will need to do some searching. Don't know of any other anime's where the focus is ballet and not one or two scenes.

EDIT: Here's the ice skating one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginban_Kaleidoscope

Hein

05-09-2011, 08:33 PM

Finished watching Stein's Gate up to date. I'm completely blown away... But why oh why Lord do I have to be such a sucker for romance in anime??? *cry*. Hope the final episode on Wednesday has either a completely open ending, forcing them to make a second season, or it should have an ending as closed as a clay camel's a$$, if they don't plan on making a second season. I hate it when they leave loose strings all over the place leaving it up to your own mind to finish a story or to continue it.

For those interested, I'd place Stein's Gate in a "Sci-Fi drama" genre. It's very, very good and somewhat emotional depending on how sensitive a person you are. The animation is brilliant the story is captivating. Bit of a warning, it starts slow, but gets better and better as the story and characters develop.

Incognito

05-09-2011, 08:42 PM

Not a bad way to meet someone for this first time if you ask me

HAHA! That's the one! But as they say in fantasy world: Only in Japan.... only in Japan :'(

James Donaldson

05-09-2011, 08:49 PM

Only in Japan, but...but we have Zebra Gundam!

http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/fc/mechanics/images/mf_zebra_a.gif

Hein

07-09-2011, 04:46 PM

Finished watching the last episode of Stein's Gate. The ending is as open as you can get, which means one of two things. I'm screwed when they announce there will be no second season, or I'm actually looking forward to 2012 when the second season will start. Either way, the ending was good, good enough to leave me with the hope that the beautiful red head won't die in the destined time line

Recommending this anime as a must watch for 2011. BTW, Thanks for recommending it Jodez

Incognito

07-09-2011, 04:56 PM

Only in Japan, but...but we have Zebra Gundam!

http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/fc/mechanics/images/mf_zebra_a.gif

Lol. Apart from the zebra heads for shoulder pads that doesn't look so bad

Jodez

07-09-2011, 08:16 PM

@Hein
No prob, for an anime as awesome as this I want as much people to watch it as possible

Jodez

08-09-2011, 03:26 AM

Hein

09-09-2011, 08:02 AM

Uh wait I see you were talking about the ending of Steins; gate... are you referring to episode 23? Coz if you are then it's not the end yet theres still episode 24 scheduled to air Sep 14, if you are indeed talking about ep 24 then how the heck did you get it so soon?

Hehe. I was indeed referring to ep23. Couldn't find reference the a 24th episode, but I suppose I didn't really look for it. Hope that the ending is going to be what I want it to be.

On a different note. Started watching Darker Than Black and its pretty good so far, very good in fact.

Finished with Onegai Teacher this week as well and I loved it. I said before I'm a sucker for Anime romance and I liked the story quite a lot.

Lovely Complex is another I finished watching this week and it was also damn good.

Sir PaniCore

10-09-2011, 05:45 PM

Did you guys watch Chaos Head before Watching Steins Gate?

Apparently you don't need to have watched Chaos head first, but steins gate throws in some nice easter egss for those who did.

Hein

11-09-2011, 12:30 AM

Did you guys watch Chaos Head before Watching Steins Gate?

Apparently you don't need to have watched Chaos head first, but steins gate throws in some nice easter egss for those who did.

Ill check it out sometime.

Currently watching Toradora. Its cool, better than lovely complex, much better. Also finished watching Darker Than Black. Was good, but I expected a bit more. Had a cool ending to the series

Incognito

12-09-2011, 06:53 AM

Okay so I watched Redline. That is seriously one of thee best pieces of japanese anime I've watched in a loooooooooong time since Paprika. I seriously recommend it!

Sir PaniCore

13-09-2011, 06:33 PM

Just finished with Chaos;Head and it was brilliant. Very different and the main character is a very good departure from the norm. Also expect to be mind-****ed time to time.

Gonna start with Steins;gate, which is Chaos;heads spiritual sequel and apparently set 1 year after chaos;head in the same universe, so if it's even as half as good I'll be happy.

Deathburst

13-09-2011, 11:04 PM

Busy watching Steins;Gate...one of the best anime's I've seen so far . Didn't know that I had to watch Chaos;heads before Steins or I didn't even know there was a 1st part :(

Sir PaniCore

14-09-2011, 07:44 AM

Busy watching Steins;Gate...one of the best anime's I've seen so far . Didn't know that I had to watch Chaos;heads before Steins or I didn't even know there was a 1st part :(

You don't need to watch Chaos;Head to enjoy steins;gate but apparently the developers threw in some nice easter eggs and references for those who did... seeing as chaos;head is only 12 episodes I recommend watching it first.

zolmaster

14-09-2011, 01:26 PM

Okay so I watched Redline. That is seriously one of thee best pieces of japanese anime I've watched in a loooooooooong time since Paprika. I seriously recommend it!

Redline is very good, but I felt it just felt short of being absolutely AWESOME. Going to get it on bluray at some point.

FroZeNShiVeR

14-09-2011, 02:02 PM

I've got both Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate and I didn't know that they were linked :O. I'll go watch them now :D.

FreakKing

14-09-2011, 03:25 PM

Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate are not--

*edit* Skrew it...

Sir PaniCore

14-09-2011, 03:40 PM

Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate are not--

*edit* Skrew it...

Ahem, From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate#Anime)

Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head,[5] in Akihabara. Physical locales of Akihabara like the Radio Kaikan building can be spotted in the game.[6] According to Chiyomaru Shikura, who headed the planning of Steins;Gate, Akihabara was chosen because it is an easy place for acquiring hardware parts which makes it the ideal place for people interested in inventing and tinkering with things.[7] The notion of time and time traveling are the main themes of the game.[6][8] The concept of cause and effect is featured prominently in the game as the protagonist travels back in time numerous times to perform different actions in an attempt to alter what has happened in the future.

So yeah, While they are not part of the same story or characters, they do take place within the same universe.

FreakKing

14-09-2011, 07:09 PM

Ahem, From Wikipedia: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate#Anime)

So yeah, While they are not part of the same story or characters, they do take place within the same universe.

I've read that a long time ago, but thanks!

Just please explain how they can be "in the same universe" if there aren't intertwining events or characters from each other? They have no connection except for "easter eggs". The time setting they took place could be even be 5 years apart and it wouldn't matter.

But I admit, this is purely just from the anime perspective. I have not played the visual novels yet so I have no idea if it is confirmed within them... somehow.

Sir PaniCore

14-09-2011, 07:25 PM

I've read that a long time ago, but thanks!

Just please explain how they can be "in the same universe" if there aren't intertwining events or characters from each other? They have no connection except for "easter eggs". The time setting they took place could be even be 5 years apart and it wouldn't matter.

But I admit, this is purely just from the anime perspective. I have not played the visual novels yet so I have no idea if it is confirmed within them... somehow.

The visual Novel of Steins;Gate have several referances towards Chaos;Head, such as news broadcasts that dictate the Anniversary of the New Gen events and the Earth quake in shibuya. The Visual novel also Contains an E-mail which states that due to the liquidizing of that evil company in Chaos;head (Can't remember the name), That SERN have become the largest technological research company in the world (Something along those lines). The game actually has quite a few references to Chaos;head.

Played them both on PC.

FreakKing

14-09-2011, 08:15 PM

:) Thanks for clearing that up!

I recently finished Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Season 2, and although the pace got irritatingly slow at the end, I'm quite sad it ended. I really want to follow the manga!
TsubasaRC isn't one of the best anime's ever. It's actually quite "kind" and relaxed, however I still enjoyed it. I remember how the first and second episode of the first season tore my heart apart. The thought of me being in Syaoran's situation is heartbreaking. Unfortunately very few moments in the anime had that gripping effect on me. And I'm REALLY interested to see what happens in the end!

Currently watching an EPIC old-ish anime called Hikaru no Go. Basically, it's about a young boy who, guided by an ancient soul, starts defeating champions in the Japanese game Go even though he never played it before. So far I'm loving it. I can't wait to see where the plot will lead to!

Deathburst

15-09-2011, 12:08 AM

I know this is off topic, but I found this quite interesting after watching Steins;Gate --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor

Sir PaniCore

15-09-2011, 04:20 AM

I know this is off topic, but I found this quite interesting after watching Steins;Gate --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Titor

That's actually pretty ****ing awesome.

Jodez

15-09-2011, 06:31 AM

Haven't watched the final episode of Steins; gate yet but it seems that right at the end there's an announcement that a Steins;Gate movie has been greenlit! Hopefully it'll continue the story and maybe cover the sequel visual novel/game

Jodez

17-10-2011, 12:34 AM

So just to bump this thread up again as it seemed to have fallen by thr wayside...

Anybody been checking out some of the new stuff? This season doesn't seem all that great but there are a few that have caught my interest:

Persona 4 - based on the game (which I never played so I don't know much about it)

Mirai Nikki - It's like a cross between Death Note and Fate/stay Night, has potential

Guilty Crown - which reminded me a lot of Code Geass but with more action and seems to be probably the best anime of the new stuff

So, anybody else been checking things out?

Deathburst

17-10-2011, 09:13 AM

Also watched Guilty Crown, looks promising. Also what's this Fate/Zero show? Because it looks like a new Fate Stay Night

Jodez

17-10-2011, 10:02 AM

It's a prequel to Fate/stay night

Deathburst

17-10-2011, 11:17 PM

cool, will maybe check it out then

James Donaldson

21-10-2011, 08:14 AM

First episode of the NEW LastExile is up

http://janaiblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lastexile-fam-image.jpg

LastExile: Fam, The Silver Wing

http://www.funimation.com/lastexile-fam-the-silver-wing/episode/open-file/sub

Go to link to watch, Funimation has it on their site with a bunch of other "anime episode as they come out in Japan".

Oh and the cast is mostly young girls, princesses and it looks like Dio has a scene

http://bakalaureate.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/whine-subs_last_exile_-fam_the_silver_wing-_-_01_720p10bitdb28ec0d-mkv_snapshot_21-48_2011-10-18_08-29-32.jpg

FreakKing

21-10-2011, 09:03 AM

First episode of the NEW LastExile is up

<taken by surprise>
O_O
What?!

Whoah... I never knew. The season lists didn't mention anything.

I enjoyed the first one... I wonder what this new one will offer. :?

CyniKill

21-10-2011, 10:40 AM

I hardly remember the story of the original, just a couple scenes. I think I'll need to rewatch it before this new one.

EDIT: I loved it though, one of my all time favourite animes.

Incognito

21-10-2011, 06:38 PM

Haven't watched Last Exile yet. Should i watch the original first or can I skip to this new one?

Also finally watched Angel Beats (*cough*Gantz with a happy ending*Cough*),it was pretty good. The characters were all interesting and funny.

Jodez

21-10-2011, 07:04 PM

Haven't watched the first Last Exile either but I watched this new one and didn't feel like I was missing out on anything

CyniKill

22-10-2011, 12:50 AM

I really suggest you two watch the original Last Exile. It's quite simply amazing.

James Donaldson

24-10-2011, 01:07 PM

I saw an article on a Live-Action Akira movie given the green light by warner Brothers. First line...

Set in New Manhattan

...fail.

Sir PaniCore

28-10-2011, 12:36 AM

Does anyone know if Deadman Wonderland is getting a second season? That show is bat**** insane and awesome (despite the horrible pacing) and really deserves a second season

Kharrak

28-10-2011, 01:40 PM

Zetman anime is a GO!

http://zetman.jp/index.html

One of my top 3 fav mangas. Really, reaaaallly awesome series.

FreakKing

28-10-2011, 03:41 PM

Zetman anime is a GO!

http://zetman.jp/index.html

One of my top 3 fav mangas. Really, reaaaallly awesome series.

Picture reminds me a lot of Karas... Looks interesting. Will keep an eye on it! (^_^)

Sir-Ominous

29-10-2011, 07:54 PM

I'm not really a big fan of anime, but this . . . LOOKS DAMN AMAZING!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_Lc6zUv84

InVaderZIM

29-10-2011, 10:17 PM

its been over 3 years since i started this thread and its still going strong...
y'all can't imagine how honoring it is to have an entire culture of people perpetuate a small NAGging question i randomly had one day...
I haven't been an active forum member for quite a while now, but i'ma be checking in more from now on friends...
if you where wondering what kept me away from this awesome place, here's a brief example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFbmMX97gmE&feature=channel_video_title

sorry for the sidetrack lol

InVaderZIM

29-10-2011, 10:28 PM

I'm not really a big fan of anime, but this . . . LOOKS DAMN AMAZING!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_Lc6zUv84

sick dude...when is it out?

Sir-Ominous

30-10-2011, 03:18 PM

I thin it is already out everywhere, just not in SA :[

Stalker 103

03-11-2011, 10:53 PM

Okay so just got a whole ****load of anime and have started watching High School of the Dead and Kore we Zombie desu? or something and while, as a man, I can appreciate (Not sure if right word but whatever) ecchi I don't appreciate panty shots. 2 reasons: It doesn't appeal to me and second, when youre watching Anime with your 13 year old brother and theres suddenly a panty shot or whatever, then it get's a bit akward. For all I know hes loving it but I personally don't like it. Other than that they are both awesome shows.

InVaderZIM

04-11-2011, 05:52 PM

Ahhh...started with Deadman Wonderland
What Epic Visuals courtesy of Kazuma Kondou....for those of you who enjoyed Eureka7 and Xam'd: Lost Memories

Incognito

05-11-2011, 06:25 AM

HEEEEEEEEEEYYYY!!! InVaderZIM! It's been too long now! Welcome back!

I've been watching Infinite Stratos lately and it's pretty damn good! A lot better than Freezing that relies waaaaay too much on nudity to bee popular. If you like Highschool/battle armor/dragonball Z style/Hand drawn with CG type anime you'll love this.

RAPTOR X

05-11-2011, 08:41 AM

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad. It's not an animation with action and fighting, more a bit of a mini-drama. Plus I love the music in it, with influences in various parts of the series based on actual rock artists.

Xperimance

06-11-2011, 10:35 AM

Incognito

06-11-2011, 11:23 AM

Oh man I loved a Vandread. It is one of my top 10 fave anime of all time! I love the perfect blend of comedy, drama, actions, mechs and as you said: a female and male race discovering each other for the first time XD It's not as dirty as one might think ;P

EndKreator

07-11-2011, 11:40 PM

Recently got a series called Vandread. It's an old anime but still nice nonetheless. The plot is basically about the male and female race going to war against each other in giant mechs and the funny thing is that the males actually believe that the females will eat them if they're captured.

Old school anime at its best , reminds me of Matian Successor Nadesico too with the humour.

I'm currnently enjoying Fairy Tail , and boy have I been missing out. "Aye!"

Kharrak

08-11-2011, 08:43 AM

Old school anime at its best , reminds me of Matian Successor Nadesico too with the humour.
Considering this was the stuff I was watching, as it came out, when I first got into anime, it's depressing to see it called "old school", or "old" in general xP

Vandread was one of my firsts - or, that is to say, was one of the anime I was exposed to during the "ramp up" phase of the cycle of anime exposure.

Very first was the Rurouni Kenshin OVA. Boy did that make an impression.

Well, actually, that was the very first "novel" experience. Technically, though most people ignore this, my and many other people's first exposure to anime was the stuff we saw on tv as kids. Heidi, and all that :P

Xperimance

10-11-2011, 10:13 PM

many other people's first exposure to anime was the stuff we saw on tv as kids.

To be honest, my very first exposure to anime was when I was watching Dragonball Z and Yu-Gi Oh! on SABC 2 back in those days. I only officially got hooked to anime after my friend showed me Naruto, Galaxy Angel and other shows like that, so you could say that some of us only got into the anime craze when we first saw it on TV.

Deathburst

10-11-2011, 10:44 PM

Lol, same experience as Xperimance and to add stuff like Digimon and Medabots also eased anime into my life, but the one show that got me hooked completely when I first saw it was Bleach(some epic stuff to get exposed to early in my high school period)

InVaderZIM

17-11-2011, 03:55 PM

HEEEEEEEEEEYYYY!!! InVaderZIM! It's been too long now! Welcome back!

Thanks, glad to be back :-)

anyways, I've been reading the Bleach Manga...Tite Kubo is draining my soul!
ahhhhh, the suspense

James Donaldson

17-11-2011, 06:34 PM

Wow, Vandread has been sitting in my 'collection' (if you could call my hand full of shows that) for years and I never got around to watching it. Currently watching Love Hina. I know Love Hina was the original Harem anime show, but it somehow doesn't do it for me so far.

Xperimance

21-11-2011, 09:33 PM

Currently watching Love Hina. I know Love Hina was the original Harem anime show, but it somehow doesn't do it for me so far.

The manga is better, in my opinion. I've watched the whole series (Season 1 and 2) and the anime feels incomplete.

Bad-Chick

24-11-2011, 12:01 PM

Luv chakra, samurai & other fighting types of anime - Naruto, Bleach, Shura no toki, shingetsutan Tsukihime, Devil may cry, elfen lied, Tenjou Tenge, hunter x, etc. etc.... the list goes on and on.

The ONLY acceptable english old time favourite anime : DBZ :)

Sir PaniCore

24-11-2011, 05:48 PM

The ONLY acceptable english old time favourite anime : DBZ :)

That's not the only ones: Black Lagoon is absolutely horrible in japanese esspecially the last arc of second barrage since that just devolves into Japanglish; the english is of very high quality and done Extremely well.

Hellsing is also waaayyy better in english due to the qaulity of the voice acting.

Stalker 103

26-11-2011, 11:24 AM

Im with Sir Panicore on this one. Haven't seen the english one, only have the japanese, but it doesn't make much sense. American Nazis speaking Japanese? Russians speaking Japanese? It's crazy. I quite liked the two episodes with the Nazis though, was quite funny.

Xperimance

27-11-2011, 08:39 PM

A friend of mine showed me Fairy Tail last night. Such an awesome show, but the art style is almost similar to One Piece

Kharrak

27-11-2011, 09:24 PM

The reason for that, if I remember correctly, is that the mangaka for Fairy Tail worked as a trainee/assistant for Eiichiro Oda, the mangaka for One Piece. As a result, Oda's style had a large impact on him, and resulted in the style we see now.

Xperimance

15-12-2011, 04:58 PM

Incognito

16-12-2011, 04:33 PM

Started a show called Shiki. At first it feels almost like Higurashi but later you realise it isn't. It's an insanely good anime!!!! The first episode is a slow start but things get interesting after that.

If you don't know whether to start this series or not, you can check out these 2 trailers I found. Enjoy! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLLUpaXOFFQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgpNS_Uiii4&feature=related

Dude I love Shiki! It's one of my faves at the moment. Also started to watch Mayo chiki. It ain't bad and I hope they make a second season. Also been watching Ben-to, it's an awesome little anime that anyone that enjoyed Tenjoh Tenge would really like, except here they beat the **** out of each other for.......... Wait for it.......... Discounted meals. It's crazy but also fun to watch.

Mr_krinkle

17-12-2011, 12:35 PM

I found shiki very good. Very morbid, but very good.

Stalker 103

17-12-2011, 05:36 PM

Got into Higurashi no koro ni and it's actually quite good. A bit strange considering everyone dies at the end of each chapter but they are all fine at the beggining of the next one.

Xperimance

18-12-2011, 08:40 AM

Got into Higurashi no koro ni and it's actually quite good. A bit strange considering everyone dies at the end of each chapter but they are all fine at the beggining of the next one.

You'll understand later in the series why that happens. I recommend you watch the second season, Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai, after you're done with the first season. Everything will make sense after you watch it.

Jodez

18-12-2011, 01:22 PM

You guys watching Higurashi I think you ought to check out Mirai Nikki. It's new and not much eps are out so far but it's bloody brilliant! It's got violence, blood, psychological horror elements, supernatural elements and quite an interesting plot too... It's kinda like Higurashi mixed with Death Note mixed with Fate/Stay night. Check it out.

EndKreator

19-12-2011, 12:19 AM

Xperimance

19-12-2011, 11:35 AM

XERXES

21-12-2011, 12:26 PM

Xperimance

23-12-2011, 01:13 PM

Just finished watching Mayo Chiki today!!! One of the funniest shows I've seen in such a long time!!!! Like Incognito said earlier, I hope they make a Season 2. After watching the last episode I'm not convinced that the show is finished yet. Now I'm off to start A Bridge to the Starry Skies.

Incognito

23-12-2011, 02:55 PM

After watching the last episode I'm not convinced that the show is finished yet.

I know right? But anyway I just watched the ova of Infinite Stratos and holy crap that was funny. But after the end of the ova I felt like the whole episode was like a testing ground to see if a second season would be a good idea. (oh please please please......)

Kiba987

27-12-2011, 05:57 PM

The best anime by far is Fairy Tail and One piece :D

Xperimance

27-12-2011, 10:49 PM

The best anime by far is Fairy Tail and One piece :D

Agreed! 2 of the best anime out there!! XD

Xperimance

30-12-2011, 11:04 AM

Double post!! Sorry!! :(

Anyway, just finished A Bridge to the Starry Skies. It's a very nice cute and lighthearted anime. I'm gonna give the RomCom (Romantic Comedy) genre a break now and focus on some Action. Gonna now start Ao no Exorcist (or Blue Exorcist as it's commonly called).

XERXES

30-12-2011, 04:21 PM

Finished High school of the dead yesterday. Really enjoyed it, wish there was a second season. Lol, girls in HOTD are crazy.

Started watching Monster, so far it's really keeping me hooked.

Nferno

09-01-2012, 07:43 PM

I started watching One-Piece again and am totally loving it. Even though I've seen most of it already, it still has me in stitches and is hilarious most of the time. Granted, I've forgotten a lot of the episodes, but even the fillers are hilarious. I'm only at episode 50 now and still have many hundreds of episodes to get through, so I'm quite content :)

Xperimance

10-01-2012, 03:39 PM

Just finished watching Ao no Exorcist. Such an awesome it was!!!! Although they say that from Episode 19 onwards the anime moves away from the manga it still made sense for me at the end. A really good show that you must check out if you're interested in some good supernatural shounen anime! Can't wait to watch the anime movie of it! :)

DarkPrince

10-01-2012, 03:59 PM

At the moment it's Fairy Tail and One Piece

Of the new shows so far this season only really enjoyed Brave 10 but both The Knight in the Area and High School DxD seem to have some potential.

Jodez

10-01-2012, 05:11 PM

For this season I'm going with Another, Black Rock Shooter and Nisemonogatari (sequel to Bakemonogatari), will check out some others too

Xperimance

13-01-2012, 05:00 PM

Kicked off the 2012 anime season with Another, Brave 10 and Daily Lives of High School Boys. All 3 just got released this week so it's too soon to tell how they're going to be. Just finished watching Episode 1 of Daily Lives of High School Boys and I'm already killing myself with laughter. It's almost like the male version of Lucky Star. I expect lots from these shows during 2012! XD

Incognito

13-01-2012, 06:27 PM

It's almost like the male version of Lucky Star.

That statement alone will make me watch it. Anyway started watching Shakugan no Shana Season 3 Final. I'm glad it's still as entertaining as ever.

Jodez

13-01-2012, 06:47 PM

Kicked off the 2012 anime season with Another, Brave 10 and Daily Lives of High School Boys.

What did you think of Another? It's not particularly scary even though it's supposed to be a horror but the first ep was very interesting and I can't wait for more. Could be the surprise hit of the season maybe?

Xperimance

15-01-2012, 10:50 AM

What did you think of Another? It's not particularly scary even though it's supposed to be a horror but the first ep was very interesting and I can't wait for more. Could be the surprise hit of the season maybe?

I found it very interesting. It's still early days for the show so we have to see what happens as the story progresses. Otherwise, I also can't wait for more episodes from this series. Do you think Misaki's eyepatch has something to do with her dark past at the school?

Incognito

15-01-2012, 06:57 PM

Started to watch Highschool DxD. WARNING! It has a lot of..... "fan service". But so far it has us in stitches so I'll be keeping my eye out for this one.

Stalker 103

16-01-2012, 12:08 AM

Deathburst

16-01-2012, 12:32 AM

Also struggling to watch Shakugan no Shana. I've entirely stopped watching it and decided to move on to Mirai Nikki which is very similar to Death note (pure awesomeness).

Jodez

16-01-2012, 02:04 AM

I found it very interesting. It's still early days for the show so we have to see what happens as the story progresses. Otherwise, I also can't wait for more episodes from this series. Do you think Misaki's eyepatch has something to do with her dark past at the school?

Most likely does, can't wait to find out more

Oh and Mirai Nikki rules!

Incognito

16-01-2012, 04:07 AM

Fan Service? Does that mean excessive ecchi?

I have the first two seasons of Shakugan no Shana but can't even get past episode three of the first season. Should I just bite the bullet and watch it or is it not worth it?

Extreme ecchi. Anyway Shakugan no Shana is one of "those" anime. The type that either you loved it at first sight or you can't stomach it. I would suggest if you didn't like it then back out, but I rather enjoy the characters of the show.

Xperimance

16-01-2012, 06:08 PM

Oh and Mirai Nikki rules!

Hell yes!!!!!! I just recently started the series and it's plain awesome!!!!! It keeps you guessing as to what is going to happen next and whether to trust the other diary holders or not. Still busy getting more episodes from the series but I'm f***ing loving every moment of it, one of the best shows I've ever watched!!! XD

XERXES

17-01-2012, 01:16 PM

So yeah, finished Monster today, really feel sad after finishing it. Was my first seinin anime and really loved it.

Squirly

20-01-2012, 09:47 AM

I wish they'd continue the Gantz anime. I've been reading the manga and I can honestly say that it just gets better and better as it goes along. Truly, truly epic, with characters that actually have a soul, who actually evolve as things go along. Now if only they hadn't changed the live action movies so much it would have had huge potential.

Hunter

22-01-2012, 06:16 PM

Well, to me, Bleach and One Piece is like THE best anime ever! But I can't go against the japs that actually make the stuff, and compile which of them are the best... But thats just my opinion

Kharrak

23-01-2012, 09:55 AM

Well, to me, Bleach and One Piece is like THE best anime ever! But I can't go against the japs that actually make the stuff, and compile which of them are the best... But thats just my opinion
Bleach is what I read to be angry at shounen :P

One Piece is fun, but mostly because it doesn't take itself seriously, and as a result I can casually forgive its heavy use of shounen tropes.

Drone

24-01-2012, 10:46 AM

Anyone here following the news about the Berserk movie coming in Feb..?

Kharrak

24-01-2012, 11:24 AM

Oh hells yeah. Really looking forward to see a more intrinsic adaption of the manga, one of my big favorite epics in general.

It's close to what they are doing with the Evangelion remake, a series of movies covering the Golden Arc story line.

Trailer for the first movie hitting next month is here:
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The movies will be covering the Golden Arc of the manga, volumes 3-13, which is the same that the older anime covered, though in this case the movies will include all the content that the original series left out - Puck (http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/321/32486-puck_large.jpg), Silat (http://skullknight.net/encyclopedia/world/characters/tapasa.jpg), and the Skull Knight (http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/321/21598-skull.jpg) being the foremost omissions.

Not sure/clear if the movies will include the first thee volumes, which technically are part of the Retribution Arc (first three volumes of the manga serve as a glint into what happens in the later parts, but form the earlier part of the later Retribution arc).

CyniKill

24-01-2012, 11:36 AM

I'm busy watching Highschool of the Dead. I'm loving it, it's as good as the manga.

Sir PaniCore

24-01-2012, 09:23 PM

Have any of the newer Hellsing Ultimate episodes been dubbed yet?

CyniKill

25-01-2012, 12:05 AM

Completely forgot about Ultimate! Probably not though, it took 8 months for the last one to get dubbed. :\

FreakKing

25-01-2012, 09:08 AM

I finished Kuro****suji II (Black Butler II) yesterday.
It really was great to see Sebastian again! :D He's so cool!

Overall, it had the same feeling of mystery as the previous season. Music was great. Intro and outro's were decent. Art, detail in movements and the visual effects amazes me still! Plot gets a bit weird near the end before giving the biggest twisted ending I've ever seen.... similar to Soul Eater (anime) I guess.

Although it's only 12 episodes long, it's still an awesome watch for those who've seen the first season. As for the rest, I recommend Kuro****suji (and the second season) to you all!

Next I'm watching Giant Killing, currently on Episode 4. This is a anime about Soccer.
Anime about sport have attracted me easily. I don't know why, but it appeals to me I guess. Eyeshield 21 and Prince of Tennis are good anime to watch if you are into such a thing. :)
As for Giant Killing, the visuals are amazing! Lens flares, depth perception via blurring, and colours work well! Another thing I like about it so far is the main character is not a teenager, but a 35-year old man. (YAY! No more boring and overused school settings! \:D/)
As for the plot, unfortunately it's too early to say. It kinda looks predictable, but it's still early and I'll give it a chance.

Drone

25-01-2012, 09:11 AM

@Kharrak

I checked it out, I saw some gifs of the new movie, will check the trailer out. I finally started reading the Manga's, on 29 now. Must say that I'm very excited about this. Just hope they don't cut all the mature stuff that makes it so intense.

And its so stupid that they cut all those characters in the older anime, didn't even know about them until I started reading the Manga. The Skull knight rules.

Just hope it doesn't take forever to get here, I need to buy this as soon as possible.

Xperimance

25-01-2012, 10:10 PM

Jodez

26-01-2012, 07:32 AM

Just watched Episode 3 of Another. WOW! The ending definetely caught me by surprise and made me cover my mouth, which is something I don't usually do while watching anime. Can't wait to see how things heat up after that!!!

Did not see that coming at all! Good episode but I do wish they'd tell Sakakibara the full story already

Also watched ep 3 of Nisemonogatari, the first 2 eps may have been mostly about fan service but now that that's out of the way it's back to classic Bakemonogatari... 10/10!

Stalker 103

26-01-2012, 08:57 AM

Recently got the following:

Gosick

The Mars Daybreak

Ergo Proxy

Soukou no Strain

Black Rock Shooter OVA

X-Men

Wolverine

Iron Man

MEDABOTS! (w00t w00t)

Are any of these good? I know Gosick and Black Rock Shooter are quite new.

FreakKing

26-01-2012, 09:31 AM

Recently got the following:
Gosick
...
Ergo Proxy

Are any of these good? I know Gosick and Black Rock Shooter are quite new.

Gosick, I thought, was awesome! A true mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed. Even the ending was satisfying... yet a slightly strange, but it's forgivable. The characters are good too. :) And that first Outro song is awesome too.

Ergo Proxy... Be patient, the boring parts is worth the MF at the end.

Jodez

26-01-2012, 09:47 AM

Stay away from the Marvel anime, they're terrible

Stalker 103

26-01-2012, 02:22 PM

I skimmed through the first episode of X-Men and I nearly keeled over laughing at Wolverine :D I also skimmed the first episode of Wolverine and he doesn't look half bad. Not as bad as Wolverine in X-Men (The Anime I mean) and watched the first episode of Iron Man. I'll need to watch one or two more episodes of each before I decide if theyre worth watching or not.

Ergo Proxy reminds me a lot of the Animatrix for some reason, and Gosick is intriguing. Will definetly carry on with those two.

Xperimance

26-01-2012, 09:09 PM

Black Rock Shooter OVA

I watched the OVA. It's very confusing but the action and storyline is quite good. They're making an anime series in February this year that'll continue from the OVA so that'll at least answer some questions that were left unanswered in the OVA

Stalker 103

26-01-2012, 11:24 PM

@ Xperimance: I haven't gotten to watching it yet, will leave it for awhile as unlike my brother I try to watch one episode of each series I have every two days. My brother finished BOTH series of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu in one day! And I'm still on episode three of the first season :P

Cranky

27-01-2012, 09:13 AM

Im still not over fairy Tail atm.. every single episode is awesome. It just doesn't feel like their are any fillers.

FreakKing

29-01-2012, 06:06 PM

Just watched Episode 3 of Another. WOW! The ending definetely caught me by surprise and made me cover my mouth, which is something I don't usually do while watching anime. Can't wait to see how things heat up after that!!!

While I was nearing the end of the episode, I was like: "Is this the ending they were talking about? ... How boring. Why did I even liste--OMGWTF NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" O_O
..... <close eyes>
Didn't expect it at all.

Besides the fact that dolls creep the frikken ectoplasm out of me, Another is the second anime to actually frighten me. (The first being Ghost Hunt). Cool show! Nice twist JUST at the point where it started to get (so called) "predictable". :) I like it!

wir

29-01-2012, 06:54 PM

Oh man oh man, I'm at the last 5 episodes of Monster. DAYUM JIMMY, THIS IS ONE HELLUVA CLIMAX.

Edit: The best anime series.

Also, just realized my avatar is somewhat fitting.

FreakKing

03-02-2012, 03:55 PM

Guilty Crown has captured my interest! Jodez and Deathburst mentioned it, and I agree that it's quite good. But instead of reminding me of Code Geass, it has an incredible amount of similarity with Eureka SeveN. I just finished episode 12 and... WOW! Apparently there are more episodes on the way? I hope so.

Oh and... Intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkRGnydJx9U) is just awesome!

But to be honest; it has plot holes, the funny parts aren't funny, story sometimes goes in a random direction. But the visuals, sound and style are still frikken good!

Jodez

03-02-2012, 04:44 PM

FreakKing

03-02-2012, 06:42 PM

Aha! He's not one of the best personalities, no. But my least favourite main character is Amano Yukiteru (from Mirai Nikki) BY FAR!
Can't he just die already?! Gah! Weakling!

Sir PaniCore

04-02-2012, 11:06 AM

Watching girls bravo and it's better than what I expected. Super funny harem-anime.

Xperimance

05-02-2012, 04:37 PM

But my least favourite main character is Amano Yukiteru (from Mirai Nikki) BY FAR! Can't he just die already?! Gah! Weakling!

It's kinda true, if you ask me. But you have to admit, Yuno is one of the BEST characters in Mirai Nikki! ****, she's creepy!!!

Incognito

11-02-2012, 03:06 PM

*sigh* I'm sitting in an anime gloom at the moment. Who can recommend a fresh new fun anime to watch as I'm getting bored of One-Piece?

Xperimance

11-02-2012, 05:27 PM

*sigh* I'm sitting in an anime gloom at the moment. Who can recommend a fresh new fun anime to watch as I'm getting bored of One-Piece?

Daily Lives of High School Boys is very nice! It'll brighten up your day, it's soooo funny!! Other than that, is there any specific genre of anime you're looking for??? o_0

Incognito

11-02-2012, 07:01 PM

Jodez

11-02-2012, 09:34 PM

Have you watched Soul Eater? You probably have but if not give it a try

EndKreator

11-02-2012, 11:08 PM

At this stage my requirements aren't anything. I'm just looking for a fun anime to watch, be it mech, comedy whatever.

I'm watching Daily Lives of Highschool Boys and it is good! Much better than Brave10 that's trying to rip off Naruto in every conceivable way. Even the hero looks like Sasuke :/

I guess what I'm looking for is something that will keep me hooked like what Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood did. Something so good it feels like a sin :P

Homunculus promptly sprang to mind when I read this , just me? Ok

I've just started watching Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (properly) and I can't believe that a show about ladies in form-fitting battle suits would be this engaging. I've just scratched the surface though and I hope it turns out to be something special. Did I mention its Old-School?
Sorry Kharrak :P

Incognito

11-02-2012, 11:23 PM

Yeah I watched Soul Eater and while it was entertaining, it felt rushed at the end.

I just noticed Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas. Think I'll give it a go since I oooooooooooved Knights of the Zodiac.

I've just started watching Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (properly) and I can't believe that a show about ladies in form-fitting battle suits would be this engaging. I've just scratched the surface though and I hope it turns out to be something special. Did I mention its Old-School?

This one:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_abkMP58OLUA/SgygulDByPI/AAAAAAAANX4/V68TwQXWtEw/s400/%5BBubblegum+Crisis%5D+asagiri_priscilla_sonoda+bu bblegum_crisis+nene_romanova+sonoda_kenichi+sylia_ stingray+yamazaki_linna.jpg

Or this one:
http://www.absoluteanime.com/bubblegum_crisis_tokyo_2040/index.jpg

Either way I loved both of them :)

Jodez

12-02-2012, 12:32 AM

Saint Seiya eh, wouldn't mind watching that... I remember it used to come on sabc 1, the theme song is still stuck in my head haha...

The other day I read theres a new ova series coming out this year, Saint Seiya: omega, definetly gonna check it out when it arrives

Incognito

12-02-2012, 01:24 AM

I remember it used to come on sabc 1, the theme song is still stuck in my head haha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpxrsEAIMT4

Ah good memories. I remember coming home from school, making some 2 minute noodles, watching this followed by DBGT and then that anime version of Speed Racer which Yu-Gi-Oh! eventually replaced.

Do you know how long I've been looking for this show dubbed? I'm starting to think it just doesn't exist in digital format. Might have to look for some dvd collections somewhere...

Incognito

16-02-2012, 07:57 PM

Okay so I found an anime that is pretty sweet. Toriko is actually friggin cool. Also reminds me of DBZ.

zolmaster

17-02-2012, 11:30 AM

Recently watched Ano Hanna (2011). Freaking awesome!

Also watching FMA:BH. I can't believe how different this is from the original FMA!

Kharrak

25-02-2012, 01:54 PM

Blegh. Late to this, but got curious when I noticed Mangastream had not released Hunter x Hunter, Claymore, Naurto, etc, for a second week running.

Turns out Viz Media pulled the crunch on them, forcing them to remove all Viz Media related products.

http://mangastream.com/content/jump

Annoying, since the Viz stuff firstly comes out half a month after mangastream's stuff, and secondly often has worse translations (americanized puns etc injected in).

wir

25-02-2012, 03:57 PM

Kharrak

25-02-2012, 04:52 PM

Wait, ****, so what are the alternatives?
Err... not-that-great scans (okay quality, but at times questionable translations) if you want them relatively on time, or pay up and use Viz's media which is two/three weeks late, and rife with American colloquialism. IF you can get it to work. ;p

simoneslatnpou

26-02-2012, 08:56 AM

Yay! An anime thread! :D

Well, I'm relatively new here so ohaai! My MAL list link is: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/simoneslatnpou. I'm pretty sure it sums up everything that I've watched so far. I can't really pick a favourite show or even my favourite manga because the fact of the matter is: there is so much out there!

Luckily the list sorts out that problem. My favourite 2011 shows would probably be Steins;Gate and Mawaru Penguindrum. Both were exciting to follow and the art was nicely done. Of course Magicka Madoka was also a great one for me; I have a weakness for the work that SHAFT does.

I'm quite excited by the currently airing Chihayafuru, I kind of hope that it will have a second season. Bodacious Space Pirates is also quite fun. I simply can't wait for the second half of Fate/Zero. You can smell the high quality artwork from a mile away. I'm quite happy with how the Fate Stay/Night series stuck to the original Visual Novel routes but the second season is just mind blowing.

So a lot of exciting shows this year. Hopefully there will be less ecchi filled shows and more epic ones. Only time will tell if the generic mold would be broken for the most part.

Xperimance

27-02-2012, 07:32 PM

Busy watching the Black Rock Shooter anime series. It has the same feel as the OVA and the series helps to answer those unanswered questions from the OVA as to how the 2 worlds (The real world and the world of BRS) are linked to each other. It's a nice series and I hope it doesn't disappoint.

wir

29-02-2012, 10:21 PM

Err... not-that-great scans (okay quality, but at times questionable translations) if you want them relatively on time, or pay up and use Viz's media which is two/three weeks late, and rife with American colloquialism. IF you can get it to work. ;p
So far I'm actually liking Mangasteam's J-Preview. It's saving me time and bandwidth - also effort from not having to decipher occasional funky manga frames.

what am i doing, i should just start reading more books Ah ****, no, I can't have any time-consuming distractions now. :-(

Incognito

01-03-2012, 02:29 PM

Just watched Hellsing Ultimate 9. ****....... O_O

Sir PaniCore

01-03-2012, 05:44 PM

Just watched Hellsing Ultimate 9. ****....... O_O

Goddamnit, seriously when are they going to start dubbing the rest of this anime!!!

Incognito

01-03-2012, 06:35 PM

Goddamnit, seriously when are they going to start dubbing the rest of this anime!!!

I've been wondering that myself. They're almost done with the story so i guess they'll bring out a box set when it's done.

Cyberninja

02-03-2012, 01:35 PM

Started watching some Naruto: Shippuden, again.

Why O Why did Jiraiya have to die!!!? ;_;

Pervy Sage was hilarious. Would have loved to see him around when/if Naruto becomes Hokage.

Incognito

02-03-2012, 03:03 PM

Don't you know? The first law of anime is that everyone's favorite character always dies.

Darranged

02-03-2012, 03:15 PM

Incognito

02-03-2012, 03:42 PM

Kharrak

02-03-2012, 05:08 PM

I have enough soda, popcorn, a complete lack of pants, a comfy couch, no plans for tonight and the second season of Saint Seiya The Lost Canvas to watch.

Can I watch 13 episodes in one block? Yes I ****ing can.

I can never do this anymore. When I first got into anime, I did this, but it ruined the series I watched this way (hellsing, Love Hina) - this was back in 2000. So from then on, to preserve my interest, preserve the experience, and generally enhance the activity overall, I would watch ONE episode of a certain series a day. I could watch multiple series a day, but only one episode each.

Very rarely, a really good anime would come along and force me into the terrible situation of watching TWO episodes of that series a day (SUCH SCANDALOUS NATURE).

Hard to express how much it improves the experience. It stays in your mind longer, so you get more attached to characters, so you cheer/cry more when stuff happens to them. Plus, you know, it lasts you about a month instead of two damned days.

Darranged

02-03-2012, 05:51 PM

I can never do this anymore. When I first got into anime, I did this, but it ruined the series I watched this way (hellsing, Love Hina) - this was back in 2000. So from then on, to preserve my interest, preserve the experience, and generally enhance the activity overall, I would watch ONE episode of a certain series a day. I could watch multiple series a day, but only one episode each.

Very rarely, a really good anime would come along and force me into the terrible situation of watching TWO episodes of that series a day (SUCH SCANDALOUS NATURE).

Hard to express how much it improves the experience. It stays in your mind longer, so you get more attached to characters, so you cheer/cry more when stuff happens to them. Plus, you know, it lasts you about a month instead of two damned days..

Oh for sure, I hear you on that.It's just that in my case, I rarely have the time anymore to even sit down and watch an episode or two. So watching in one massive block like this when I have an open night suits me perfectly.

Sir PaniCore

02-03-2012, 08:09 PM

Watching Toppa tengen gurren laggan again and holy ****ing ****, I can remember why this is in my top five Anime. You just get so amped watching it, with the inspiring speechs and huge ass mechas!!

wir

02-03-2012, 09:05 PM

Watching Toppa tengen gurren laggan again and holy ****ing ****, I can remember why this is in my top five Anime. You just get so amped watching it, with the inspiring speechs and huge ass mechas!!
Ah **** you just brought back all those feelings for me. Kamina... god dammit!

Stalker 103

04-03-2012, 08:49 PM

Felt the same thing. Can't believe what happened to Kamina or the Gurren Squad at the end. Also, the ending was a little sad with that "hobo". I also try to do that thing where I only try to watch one episode of a series a night, but sometimes watch two or three.
Want to get into Love-Ru but can't watch it with my 13 year old brother around all the time. Is the Ecchi really that intense?

Sir PaniCore

15-03-2012, 11:15 PM

Watched "Summer Wars" wuth some friends today and it was extremely enjoyable. You have no heart if this movie doesn't cause a constant smile on your face.

FreakKing

25-03-2012, 12:59 PM

Busy watching Another... F#! This is some crazy Final Destination sh*t right there! O_O
The attention to detail is impressive! The atmosphere is truly thrilling! I absolutely love this series! It's exactly what I've been looking for since Higurashi! A scary anime! :D

Jodez

25-03-2012, 04:05 PM

Another is awesome, was a bit bummed to learn Misaki's not actually dead or anything like that but it's still pretty interesting

XERXES

25-03-2012, 11:01 PM

Don't you know? The first law of anime is that everyone's favorite character always dies.

I'd agree if someone, anyone in Bleach would just die.

Acinixys

26-03-2012, 08:27 AM

I'd agree if Bleach would just die.

Fixed. This Anime is the worst. I got up to ep. 450 or something and just had to stop. The plot is going nowhere and nothing exciting happens anymore.

I just just watch Akira though. It was pretty awesome. Didnt really get the ending, but i still enjoyed it.

Xperimance

26-03-2012, 09:25 AM

Another is awesome, was a bit bummed to learn Misaki's not actually dead or anything like that but it's still pretty interesting

Now the question that will finally be answered this week in the final episode is: Who is the dead person in the class??? o_0

Kharrak

26-03-2012, 10:46 AM

I'd agree if someone, anyone in Bleach would just die.
To be honest, the Rules of Anime only really applied to 80's, 90's, and early 2000's anime - and currently only apply to the most niche products that get little exposure outside of japan ('cause, you know, the most popular stuff here is yaoi, bleach-likes, and eechi).

/jaded,burned out, and cynical anime veteran :P

I just just watch Akira though. It was pretty awesome. Didnt really get the ending, but i still enjoyed it.
While the movie isn't that bad, I'd heavily encourage you to find and read the manga that it was based on. The movie suddenly becomes minuscule in the scope of the original story (plus it will actually make more sense) - and is an amazing epic in its own right, one of my favourites.

Xperimance

27-03-2012, 06:04 PM

Just finished Another today! The ending is very sad, in my opinion, but the series as a whole was very good. The series takes a huge turn at the end, with secrets from the past now being revealed and stuff like that. The realization that Ms. Mikami was actually the dead person after all quite shocked me. What made it more shocking was that Ms. Mikami is actually Reiko, Sakakibara's aunt, who is later revealed to be Sakakibara's dead mother!!!!!!! D:

XERXES

27-03-2012, 08:31 PM

Fixed. This Anime is the worst. I got up to ep. 450 or something and just had to stop.
Yeah, don't really understand the writer at all. This arc started off really well and ended so terribly.
But to be honest I'd never be able to say it's the worst. First 65 episodes were the best consecutive 65 eps of any anime I've watched so far,
so I guess it has a special place in my heart.

The_Furry_Cat

27-03-2012, 09:53 PM

Fixed. This Anime is the worst. I got up to ep. 450 or something and just had to stop. The plot is going nowhere and nothing exciting happens anymore.

I just just watch Akira though. It was pretty awesome. Didnt really get the ending, but i still enjoyed it.

Actually, the story in Bleach manga is ****ing worse right now. It's tooooooo predictable.

In the latest Bleach manga chapter, Kubo finally killed off one of the good guys. Nel Tu and Harribel (who is actually an ex Vasto Lorde oO) are back. Too late. I stopped caring about the story anymore.

Almost every new villain looks exactly like Aizen. LAME-ASS

Naruto manga's still awesome, story-wise.

I think that Tobi is The Sage of the Six Paths's another younger son (The one who was jealous of his elder brother)

Thunderzmoon

28-03-2012, 06:11 PM

I know I just started watching it but I would have to say : Naruto
It's really awesome!!
I would have watched it earlier but I was really lazy. I'm glad I finally started though!

XERXES

28-03-2012, 10:24 PM

I know I just started watching it but I would have to say : Naruto
It's really awesome!!
I would have watched it earlier but I was really lazy. I'm glad I finally started though!

First Chunin exam episodes were hilarious.

mordread

29-03-2012, 07:06 PM

It might be short, but I really love FLCL. I find it rather exceptional.

James Donaldson

29-03-2012, 07:20 PM

Bleach's final arc villians, two words, "SOUL NAZIS"! >_<

Sir PaniCore

29-03-2012, 08:27 PM

Ok want to start a new series, so which should I watch first?
1.Guilty crown
2.Dream eater Merry
3.Ozuma
4. Mirrai nikki

Jodez

29-03-2012, 10:09 PM

Ok want to start a new series, so which should I watch first?
1.Guilty crown
2.Dream eater Merry
3.Ozuma
4. Mirrai nikki

I'd go with Mirai Nikki

FreakKing

29-03-2012, 10:43 PM

Ok want to start a new series, so which should I watch first?
1.Guilty crown
2.Dream eater Merry
3.Ozuma
4. Mirrai nikki

Mirai Nikki by far!

Thunderzmoon

30-03-2012, 09:06 AM

First Chunin exam episodes were hilarious.
Those were the a few of the best episodes!

Cyberninja

30-03-2012, 12:57 PM

Don't you know? The first law of anime is that everyone's favorite character always dies.

If they kill Kakashi, there's going to be hell to pay. He's one of my favorite ninja characters, super cool, highly skilled and unintentionally hilarious. For those that are following the Naruto manga, any ideas on how long it is before the series comes to a close? Is the end in sight or is it going to be one of those anime/manga series that, seemingly, go on forever?

James Donaldson

30-03-2012, 01:20 PM

^They killed him once already and fans were fine, but then they brought him back and kinda cheapened the whole thing :P

Evangelion fans visit "Ask Shinji" http://askshinjiikari.tumblr.com/ . I lol'd but some pics are NSFW.

WHIT3 FOX

31-03-2012, 12:18 AM

Full metal Alchemist Brotherhood - it follows the manga which makes for an amazing story.
Basilisk - Incredibly amazing storyline and good fight sequences.
Hellsing Ultimate OVA - It's Alucard, come on ;)
Death Note - The mental battle of wits between Light-Yaganami and L/mello/near is AMAZING!!! :D

Kharrak

31-03-2012, 08:50 AM

I really should jump back into anime again. I still read a notable amount of manga, but I know I at times miss some nice stuff on the anime side.

Incognito

03-04-2012, 01:11 PM

Oh boy. There is this nasty rumor floating on the web that the US is starting to see anime as child pornography. This is the reason that was given by my favorite anime website closing down.

Kharrak

03-04-2012, 01:38 PM

Oh boy. There is this nasty rumor floating on the web that the US is starting to see anime as child pornography. This is the reason that was given by my favorite anime website closing down.
Old, there's been this scare for almost a decade. Can't comment on relevancy, but I do know there's a current case where a person was arrested for possession of child pornography, which was in fact his collection of manga, his illustrative scribbles, and pictures he drew of different sex positions using chibis.

Links to relevant articles:
http://io9.com/5815306/american-faces-minimum-1-year-in-prison-for-bringing-manga-to-canada-on-his-laptop
http://io9.com/5894245/escape-from-canadas-manga-censorship-dungeon

Incognito

03-04-2012, 02:11 PM

http://io9.com/5815306/american-face...-on-his-laptop
http://io9.com/5894245/escape-from-c...orship-dungeon

As that one guy from some movie once said: "****ing people"

Seriously though, it's funny to read something like this being an issue. I remember when DBZ was on SABC2, me and my friends' parents just couldn't understand why anyone would draw characters with such big eyes and such big teeth(lol), or why they can destroy mountains.

OT a bit here but I guess it's okay when the story involves neo nazi zombie vampires eating babies, just as long as the people in a love story doesn't involve someone that looks underage or doesn't have creatures that look like hamsters crossed with an electrical outlet that nature (read: God)can't produce. Hell, 4 episodes near the end of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime weren't aired in the US due to some religious group being offended by the ritualistic images, thus skipping a very crucial plot point that confused fans beyond believe. Again: "****ing people"

Still, glad to hear it's all crap though. Thanks for pointing that out for me.

FreakKing

06-04-2012, 08:34 PM

Okay so yesterday a new series called Shirokuma Café (or Polar Bear Café) started.
INTRO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9nZ6wULE4

I don't know about you but there's just something about a panda and polar bear with a penguin that attracts my attention. It's SO refreshing, and just looks like pure fun! Will keep an eye on this one! :D
Oh and ... awesome intro song!

XERXES

06-04-2012, 10:49 PM

So FINALLY got around to finishing Fullmetal alchemist, enjoyed it but wasn't as good as I was expecting. I didn't find the characters as interesting as the characters in bleach or naruto. To be honest the raving about it even more disappointing. I don't even want to watch brotherhood now, I'm kind of feeling 'Meh, don't care enough about the characters, story or world'.
Some truly sick stuff happens though, really enjoyed that, didn't expect it at all.

So what's next? I've still got Soul Eater, anybody ever watched it? If so, what did you think, would you recommend it?

Kharrak

07-04-2012, 10:19 AM

So FINALLY got around to finishing Fullmetal alchemist, enjoyed it but wasn't as good as I was expecting. I didn't find the characters as interesting as the characters in bleach or naruto.

So you find characters who like to hit things as the interesting ones, eh?

Brotherhood is a 100% loyal adaption of the manga, while the original series only loosely followed the manga initially, until it quickly spiralled off into its own thing. The majority prefer Brotherhood, since the manga is ****in' fantastic.

Buuuut if you're the type to get really gigity when ichigo uses bankai, or when Kenpachi shows up 'cause you know he's gonna kick arse and win, then no, may not be for you :P

XERXES

07-04-2012, 12:29 PM

So you find characters who like to hit things as the interesting ones, eh?
Actually I meant the suppporting characters in the anime world. To be honest I liked enjoyed in the first two arcs but after that he just went downhill. I just didn't find any supporting characters in the world of FMA that I liked as much as Ishida, Rukia, Sakura, Shikamaru, etc. Winry and her grandmother bored me, Al irritated me and the others I found to be quite meh. Few funny scenes are prevalent as well, with the short jokes completely overused. Basically it's the same thing I found with the
main Skyrim storyline, I'm not sure I'm going to even remember most of the FMA characters.

About kenpachi, no matter how shallow, he's awesome, chuck norris of anime. :P

Kharrak

07-04-2012, 12:54 PM

About kenpachi, no matter how shallow, he's awesome, chuck norris of anime. :P
Well at least you confirm where I thought you may stand :P

I personally find bleach dull and irritating - I still read it, but only due to the fact that I was reading it from the start, long before the anime was even a possibility. There are no character flaws, there's no character depth, no one ever dies, the mangaka panders out fan service far too much, and any interesting development is eventually completely eroded by said fanservice. The previous arc was really interesting initially, but at the conclusion SUDDENLY KENPACHI AND OTHER COOL DUDES PITCH UP AND KICK ARSE, completely ruining any depth or interest I had in it. Aizen, the only character I found interesting, quickly devolved into a maniac (completely discarding the aspect that was interesting about him), but most didn't even notice since Ichigo was orsum and winning.

Bleach, for me, represents a story that emphasizes the worst qualities (in my perception) of the shounen genre.

But I also know that many fans just look at me funny when I say that. :P

It's classic "zone out" stuff, you don't need to think.

XERXES

07-04-2012, 05:47 PM

stuff.

To be honest I completely agree, especially about the never dying part (that's ridiculous tbh) and I completely agree
about the last arc, I was really impressed with how it started. Even experienced the hopelessness after Tsukishima started getting to everybody, but like you said at the end there I was really like what. the. frak? There was literally no point to that arc other than giving ichigo his powers back and giving him someone to clobber.

Telur

10-04-2012, 08:16 AM

I like both version of FMA. The original Anime spent much more time developing the characters and the music was excellent. Brotherhood though had the superior story line (based closer on the manga as Kharrak mentioned before) The music though was really uninspiring and they spent very little time on character development.

XERXES

14-04-2012, 11:53 AM

Just finished watching School Days, what a great ending, story starts off so innocent getting sicker and sicker each episode.

Xperimance

16-04-2012, 07:10 PM

So....any of you guys watch the final episode of Mirai Nikki yet??? o_0

wir

18-04-2012, 07:42 PM

Looks like Naruto and Bleach are running on Manga Stream again.

Good, since J-Preview changed into something not-so-ideal.

Kharrak

18-04-2012, 08:09 PM

Looks like Naruto and Bleach are running on Manga Stream again.
**** YES

You have brightened up my day considerably good sir.

Sir PaniCore

19-04-2012, 09:08 PM

So....any of you guys watch the final episode of Mirai Nikki yet??? o_0

awesome episode except... what the **** happened right at the end?!?!?! Really ****ty depressing ending!!

FatalGlory

20-04-2012, 12:49 PM

1.Fullmetal Alchemist
2.La Maison en Petits Cubes
3.One Piece
4.Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
5.Steins;Gate
6.Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
7.Cowboy Bebop
8.Welcome to the NHK!
9.Death Note
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Incognito

23-04-2012, 02:13 AM

Just watched the new remake ova of Reuroni Kenshin Shishio arc. In all honesty: it blows compared to the original. I just want to know who the **** green lighted the sex scene with Shishio and his girlfriend. Eeeeew!

It just feels really really lazy and cheap. The animation is nice though.