The only thing I know about is that their is a female in a bikini top, knee high socks, short jean shorts, that carries a big gun and kicks ass. Apparently she is also 12.
The only thing I know about is that their is a female in a bikini top, knee high socks, short jean shorts, that carries a big gun and kicks ass. Apparently she is also 14.
Surtur wrote: I'm on 430ish! Bwahahaha I maintain my lead!
My recent pony drawing activities is eating up a lot of anime watching time at work here as of late. My average episodes a night is down to three from the half dozen plus it had been... That said I'm up to 392.
I was wondering if they'd make Brook part of the crew or not. Luffy kept wanting a musician and Brook is a really good one, but he is also incrediably weird as a character, what being a living skeleton and all. Not that there weren't already some freaks on his boat.
I also thought they were actually going to kill Zoro. It's a little disappointing story wise that he lived, with the one guy saying that this will for sure kill you, not maybe, or most likely, but will, and then having him survive anyways. I've mostly gotten used to that fact that pretty much no one dies, and anyone you thought died actually survived by some miracle, repeatedly. Even Warmachine fiction doesn't hand out as much plot armor as One Piece!
The only thing I know about is that their is a female in a bikini top, knee high socks, short jean shorts, that carries a big gun and kicks ass. Apparently she is also 14.
Excuse me while I vomit.
Everyone knows 14 is Japanese for 26.
To be fair, the age of consent in Japan is 13, so it would be considered slightly more normal there (incididentally, Japan also has some of the lowest teenage pregnancy rates and sexual assault rates in the world).
Also, living in Britain I can tell you that 14 year olds dressed like that is nothing new.
Bah. Up to 401 on One Piece but the good services that I was watching it on are going to poop. One of em went to poop a few episodes back and started splitting the episodes into two half videos and then being super laggy and slow. Other service is just not listed. Third one doesn't work on my phone. Will have to watch a bunch of episodes this weekend on my day off and see if I can get past this and get to episodes I can watch on my phone again.
What mecha show is this? Its a shame its mostly fanservice from what I've seen you all say about it.
It's Total Eclipse (can view on Crunchy Roll). Imo, its a pretty bad show though. They basically took the typical harem set up and just threw in a dash of Blue Gender. Most of the episodes are typical "put the characters in compromising situations" episodes.
What mecha show is this? Its a shame its mostly fanservice from what I've seen you all say about it.
It's Total Eclipse (can view on Crunchy Roll). Imo, its a pretty bad show though. They basically took the typical harem set up and just threw in a dash of Blue Gender. Most of the episodes are typical "put the characters in compromising situations" episodes.
If that's the case I won't even bother then...Its a shame that the show was that sort of thing. I really do hate where most anime is going nowadays.
You tube is not the place you should look for anime. Google something like Evangelion dub/sub (your choice) and then the episode number. You will find a page and normally they will have the entire series and you can select the next episode from the previous ones page. Option 2, do what I do and buy the disk!
Glad to find this thread. I basically just pick a series and try as hard as possible to finish it, so I can move onto another. I'm not good with remembering what to watch.
Among other things, I finished usagi drop. Finished the Fuko arc on Clannad, and finished HOTD. Finished Upotte also.
Campione, Sword Art Online and Dakara Boku Wa are my next three. I have about a hundred other things I want to watch/read. Animu/mango is one of the best things I could possibly use my time for. It's sort of like a competition, so I don't look like a baka around wiser weaboos, and so I can say I'm a bit wiser than I was the day before....
But, it's not unpleasant, like some other hobbies. I eagerly await getting home every day, eating dinner and then retreating to my room and watching anime all night long, or playing touhou, or whatever. It's great. I'm glad I got back into it.
"Oh look they'll be here soon and kill everyone"
"Guys, lets go to the beach to train for the tropical climate even though we're going to Russia after this and to take pictures to raise morale"
It's annoying that the set up story is good while the rest is progressively getting crap, slightly recovers and continues again.
I was wondering if they'd make Brook part of the crew or not. Luffy kept wanting a musician and Brook is a really good one, but he is also incrediably weird as a character, what being a living skeleton and all. Not that there weren't already some freaks on his boat.
I also thought they were actually going to kill Zoro. It's a little disappointing story wise that he lived, with the one guy saying that this will for sure kill you, not maybe, or most likely, but will, and then having him survive anyways. I've mostly gotten used to that fact that pretty much no one dies, and anyone you thought died actually survived by some miracle, repeatedly. Even Warmachine fiction doesn't hand out as much plot armor as One Piece!
Yeah, they keep straddling that line between kids show and adult that is really odd and it gets annoying. I want people to die just so I feel there's something at risk for once. It's kinda sad how at the end of the arc everyone stands back up. The only people who are dead died in backstory.
Also, check out watchop if you're having problems. They're pretty good.
What mecha show is this? Its a shame its mostly fanservice from what I've seen you all say about it.
It's Total Eclipse (can view on Crunchy Roll). Imo, its a pretty bad show though. They basically took the typical harem set up and just threw in a dash of Blue Gender. Most of the episodes are typical "put the characters in compromising situations" episodes.
If that's the case I won't even bother then...Its a shame that the show was that sort of thing. I really do hate where most anime is going nowadays.
Watch (and you will enjoy) the first 2 epsidoes :3
Ledabot wrote: You tube is not the place you should look for anime. Google something like Evangelion dub/sub (your choice) and then the episode number. You will find a page and normally they will have the entire series and you can select the next episode from the previous ones page. Option 2, do what I do and buy the disk!
Yes it is, but the first 2 or 3 episodes are really cutesy and it feels unnecessary. Just don't let the first 2 episodes turn you off. Its a great show.
What mecha show is this? Its a shame its mostly fanservice from what I've seen you all say about it.
It's Total Eclipse (can view on Crunchy Roll). Imo, its a pretty bad show though. They basically took the typical harem set up and just threw in a dash of Blue Gender. Most of the episodes are typical "put the characters in compromising situations" episodes.
If that's the case I won't even bother then...Its a shame that the show was that sort of thing. I really do hate where most anime is going nowadays.
Watch (and you will enjoy) the first 2 epsidoes :3
I'll give it a shot although I understand why its mostly fan service now when I looked it up that it was originally an adult game.
Hey, just popped my head in here as I don't usually watch anime, but my friend introduced me to Sword Art Online. Still airing in Japan so you'll have to watch with subtitles it's a pretty cool show.
Basically it's about a bunch of people who get trapped in a MMORPG where you die IRL if you die in game. There are some amazingly glaring plot holes but so far they've kept the cutesy and fan service that so annoyed me about most anime to a minimum.
Yes it is, but the first 2 or 3 episodes are really cutesy and it feels unnecessary. Just don't let the first 2 episodes turn you off. Its a great show.
But thats the point of episode of 1 and 2, it throws you off with the usual cute magical girls doing cute stuff.
By episode 3 it hits you... "holy ***** what just happened? what did I just watch?"
Then its a super roller coaster ride to the very end xD
Yes it is, but the first 2 or 3 episodes are really cutesy and it feels unnecessary. Just don't let the first 2 episodes turn you off. Its a great show.
But thats the point of episode of 1 and 2, it throws you off with the usual cute magical girls doing cute stuff.
By episode 3 it hits you... "holy ***** what just happened? what did I just watch?"
Then its a super roller coaster ride to the very end xD
That's true. Its really unexpected. I didn't expect the show to be so dark when the first couple of episodes were really cutesy and just typical anime stuff.
So this tech isnt recent, but a couple months ago they started releasing that old anime berserk into movie parts. I remember seeing the first part and was wondering if anyone knew if the other parts have been released yet? For the moment im out of anime to watch :( I have tried watching D.Gray Man but the first 5-6 episodes havn't wowed me all that much. Has any one else seen it? I figure with all the episodes in the series its got to pick up at some point? Or should I just stop now and go back to watching CardCaptor Sakura?
Skycrawler wrote: Alright everyone, got about halfway through Tytania before getting distracted...again. Can someone recommend something good to watch?
Do you want space themed or anything in particular?
I'm watching Stiens;Gate. Its very good and I haven't seen the best of it yet for what I've read online. You could pick it up skycrawler. Its a sci-fi about time travel.
Skycrawler wrote: Alright everyone, got about halfway through Tytania before getting distracted...again. Can someone recommend something good to watch?
Do you want space themed or anything in particular?
Space themed is good. Preferably stuff involving ship combat, although mechs are fine too. I also like stuff that makes me laugh a lot. Shows like Valkyria chronicles would be nice as well, I like alternate reality type shows,
Skycrawler wrote: Alright everyone, got about halfway through Tytania before getting distracted...again. Can someone recommend something good to watch?
Do you want space themed or anything in particular?
Space themed is good. Preferably stuff involving ship combat, although mechs are fine too. I also like stuff that makes me laugh a lot. Shows like Valkyria chronicles would be nice as well, I like alternate reality type shows,
Outlaw star is a action comedic series that has space battles with ships. Its a lot like cowboy bebop actually. Then there is MSG 0083, its a shorter gundam series that is more militaristic than the other series, and a lot of the episodes take place in space if I remember correctly. Then one I have never seen before but that I hear great things about is legend of the galactic heroes. Its 110 episode long series envolving a ton of space battles. Its an older series tho, and like said I have never seen it before.
I'm not a particularly massive anime person but I've watched most of the more popular animes (Full metal Alchemist, Trigun, Death Note, Code Geass etc.)
One however that I've just finished watching (well re-watching actually) is Soul Eater. I'd heavily recommend this anime to anyone as it is excellent, I don't think I've enjoyed an anime as much as this one, it's got great characters, a quite interesting story and it's overall pretty enjoyable. Good for anime n00bs like myself.
Another that I'd recommend (I know I'm probably years behind everyone else) is Desert Punk. This show is great, it's essentially a quite hilarious anime version of the Fallout (Video games), I know it isn't based on them but there are similarities and I found it to be really fun.
I'd also recommend, while I don't know if it can be strictly called anime, the Marvel animes/animations. There are series for Iron Man, Wolverine, X-men and some others too.
Skycrawler wrote: Alright everyone, got about halfway through Tytania before getting distracted...again. Can someone recommend something good to watch?
Do you want space themed or anything in particular?
Space themed is good. Preferably stuff involving ship combat, although mechs are fine too. I also like stuff that makes me laugh a lot. Shows like Valkyria chronicles would be nice as well, I like alternate reality type shows,
Outlaw star is a action comedic series that has space battles with ships. Its a lot like cowboy bebop actually. Then there is MSG 0083, its a shorter gundam series that is more militaristic than the other series, and a lot of the episodes take place in space if I remember correctly. Then one I have never seen before but that I hear great things about is legend of the galactic heroes. Its 110 episode long series envolving a ton of space battles. Its an older series tho, and like said I have never seen it before.
I can second Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It was a great show and its all about ship to ship combat. If you've ever watched Code Geass you'll see a lot of the influence that Reinhard in the character Lelouch from Code Geass. They are both really similar, but LOGH has better developed themes. Its definitely worth a shot.
I loved soul eater, Hated the ending, not that it was bad but.....
Spoiler:
Well, Most anime like that dedicate a the last 15 minutes or so to a nice epilogue....This just ends, Nothing, The most we get is a power point.
And death the kid needed more of a part.
Its not anime (its a J-Drama/Comedy), but 'The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King’s Castle' is fantastic.
If you enjoy Monty Python (especially Holy Grail), JourneyQuest, Dragon Quest, or RPGs in general, you should watch it.
Keep in mine its got the same level of budget as most other J-Drama/Comedies.. which is lower then stuff like Super Hero Time (Power Rangers/Kamen Rider).
Yes it is, but the first 2 or 3 episodes are really cutesy and it feels unnecessary. Just don't let the first 2 episodes turn you off. Its a great show.
But thats the point of episode of 1 and 2, it throws you off with the usual cute magical girls doing cute stuff.
By episode 3 it hits you... "holy ***** what just happened? what did I just watch?"
Then its a super roller coaster ride to the very end xD
That's true. Its really unexpected. I didn't expect the show to be so dark when the first couple of episodes were really cutesy and just typical anime stuff.
agreed, it was midnight when I started watching, it's now 5 in the morning XD it has to be by far one of the best I've seen in ages and it's only 12 parts yet they crammed so much in
I have to say the end was.....
Spoiler:
pretty odd :? it seemed like everything she wished for was just really pointless and she hadnt done anything to help seeing as they now had wraiths to deal with but hell, it was soooo awesome I cant complain XD
to anyone with doubts, go out there right now and watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica, you will not regret it ^.^
Curse My Need to read Ahead, I read what happened in Madoka Magicka. Seriously, that went from dark, to even dark, and the ending was well, weird.
Nice Little Anime i will always remember like Haruhi and Angel Beats.
Now I need to find another or go back too Stargate Atlantis.
Just finished what of Kenichi: the Best Disciple Netflix has. Excellent, some of the humor required a face palm but good over all. As wussy as Kenichi could be, he definitely grew up over the course of the series which I always like seeing.
Just finished watching Steins;gate and boy, was it amazing. I give it my highest rating. Looks like I have another amine to add to the 'have to buy this' list!
Cyporiean wrote: Its not anime (its a J-Drama/Comedy), but 'The Hero Yoshihiko and the Demon King’s Castle' is fantastic.
If you enjoy Monty Python (especially Holy Grail), JourneyQuest, Dragon Quest, or RPGs in general, you should watch it.
Keep in mine its got the same level of budget as most other J-Drama/Comedies.. which is lower then stuff like Super Hero Time (Power Rangers/Kamen Rider).
Spoiler:
That. Looks. Hilarious.
On topic, one anime I want to watch is Cat Soup. Looks creepy, but good.
hotsauceman1 wrote: Curse My Need to read Ahead, I read what happened in Madoka Magicka. Seriously, that went from dark, to even dark, and the ending was well, weird.
Nice Little Anime i will always remember like Haruhi and Angel Beats.
Now I need to find another or go back too Stargate Atlantis.
wait, it's only 12 episodes, how could you read ahead XD
Its ruined everything for me, But i swear im not going to do it with how i met your mother, But i think i know how that ends.....They get married right?
hotsauceman1 wrote: Its ruined everything for me, But i swear im not going to do it with how i met your mother, But i think i know how that ends.....They get married right?
this is anime, not lame b actor sitcoms...I never liked the show either if you couldnt tell :p
hotsauceman1 wrote: Its ruined everything for me, But i swear im not going to do it with how i met your mother, But i think i know how that ends.....They get married right?
It hasn't finished airing, so your guess is as good as mine.
Which happens to be that Ted meets his wife LITERALLY in the last two episodes. Just to feth with all of us.
Been going through Birdy the Mighty: Decode for a little while now. It's pretty good. Birdy's a fun character and Tsutomu has a surprising amount of spine for an anime lead male. The body switching dynamic's handled really well and the sci-fi's a lot of fun.
Can anyone identify this anime for me? It was something I watched when I was younger, it was some variety of magical girl show, all about this girl who had to track down these rogue magical cards that had turned into creatures, and turn them back into cards. She had a wand with a golden bird's head that later turned into a wand with a golden star at the end. She also had this little hamstery rabbitty thing called Kimo (or something) and to get out of some situations she could transform the cards temporarily into the creatures to help her.
It's worth your time for sure! I enjoyed the hell out of Birdy.
Up next for me is a rewatch of Neon Genesis Evangelion because I just got the oop Platinum Collection box set at Nan Desu Kan in Denver this weekend, mixed in with finishing up Gun X Sword and possibly a run through of Outlaw Star.
I also need to get around to watching an episode or two of Sailor Moon at some point just to refresh my memory as we move towards the upcoming reboot.
Just watched the first of the two Gurren Lagann "movies". It's the series up thru right after taking out the generals and before they take on Teppen. Don't care for how they rewrote the fight with the generals myself. Made it seem more contrived and less overcoming odds myself.
I personally didn't care all that much for the first Gurren Lagann movie. The second one is just balls to the wall awesome all throughout, but I feel that the plot of the TV show is much much more solid than the movies. The movies just seem to be about being manly and not much else. The only thing the movies did a good job of was clearing up all of Kamina's ridiculous lines which weren't really touched upon in the show.
Just checked. You were right. Thanks! That one has been bugging me for ages.
I love that show! im watching it right now lol
Anyone here into mech/sci fy stuff like cybor 009 or casshern sins?
see, I loved it when I was a kid but I tried watching it a few days ago and damn, the quality was just so bad XD I might try to get back into again
but in the meantime I need to watch madoka magica again :'3
Were you watching the original subbed or the dub? 'Cause the dub is atrocious.
you lie, it was great
ya man the dubbed is way better
No, it really wasn't. It was bowdlerized half to death, with all the (completely innocent and non explicit) same-sex relationships taken out, plot points were missed, the dub set it in America but forgot to take out Japanese signs and TOKYO TOWER...Goddamnit.
Saying that, I hate dubs. I much prefer viewing it in the original language with English subtitles. Hetalia is the only thing I have ever seen with a decent dub.
Just checked. You were right. Thanks! That one has been bugging me for ages.
I love that show! im watching it right now lol
Anyone here into mech/sci fy stuff like cybor 009 or casshern sins?
see, I loved it when I was a kid but I tried watching it a few days ago and damn, the quality was just so bad XD I might try to get back into again
but in the meantime I need to watch madoka magica again :'3
Were you watching the original subbed or the dub? 'Cause the dub is atrocious.
you lie, it was great
ya man the dubbed is way better
No, it really wasn't. It was bowdlerized half to death, with all the (completely innocent and non explicit) same-sex relationships taken out, plot points were missed, the dub set it in America but forgot to take out Japanese signs and TOKYO TOWER...Goddamnit.
Saying that, I hate dubs. I much prefer viewing it in the original language with English subtitles. Hetalia is the only thing I have ever seen with a decent dub.
Jackal wrote: Started to watch full metal alchemist for the 1st time.
Ended up watching the entire series and the films :(
Original or Brotherhood?
Also, subs vs dubs is like books vs a movie. Dubs are easier to watch because you don't have to read it and can be doing or other things or even just take your eyes off it for a minute without missing something. The book/sub is usually better though.
Nothing wrong with most dubs, though a good portion of English speakers should be offended by the Love Hina English dub... good goddess is that what they think we sound like? Texans with severe head trauma?
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Nothing wrong with most dubs, though a good portion of English speakers should be offended by the Love Hina English dub... good goddess is that what they think we sound like? Texans with severe head trauma?
Were all either new york bad boys, southern inbreds, or californian surfers from So Cal
The dub for cardcaptor took a lot of the more deep themes out of the series. They felt it was a bit intense for a kids show and it was supposed to be for once unlike one-piece. (GHHHH!)
I found the sub a bit better when I watched it when I was younger.
Anyone here watched Steins;Gate? It gets a super thumbs up from me so go watch it as soon as you can!
I actually just got back from a con where I did a couple hour's work for one the dealer's room... dealers and I unboxed a bunch of the new Stein's Gate boxsets. I ended up taking one of the oop Neon Genesis Evangelion boxsets in return for my labors but I was really tempted. Synopsis on the series Ledabot?
Side note, best sound track in anime games? Angel Beats has some of the best music I've heard period.
Yea Steins;gate is great. I cant share much about because of major spoilers but its basicly about 3 friends who work in a 'lab'. The main character who is a self proclaimed mad scientist, his friend who is a computer wizz and a bit of an otaku and the mains childhood friend who is a bit of a ditzy girl. They find a way to send messages to the past and hilarity ensues. Gets a bit darker later thou.
Tonight's SAO was terrible. I wish they would get off of these side plots, and get back to the action. I realize that it doesn't make a good series if every epi is action packed, but still.
Finished episode 12 of Tari Tari, and it's my favorite. I need need to watch Kokoro Connect 12 later tonight, and then get on Tora Dora.... And then I have 65 other things to watch T_T
The Anime is actually following the Light Novel's fairly closely so far (a few of the early episodes were based on shorts). Keep watching though. It all ties together in the end.
The story might just not be your cup of tea though. The plot is very slice of life in a certain way, which i admit usually bores me too.
It's been a while since I've really watched much. It's hard for Anime to really excite me anymore. I have watched Steamboy, Howl's Moving Castle, and I guess you could lump Advent Children in there as well, within the last month or so. Mostly because my kid enjoys the prior two, and I've been on a big FF7 kick lately.
Samus_aran115 wrote: Tonight's SAO was terrible. I wish they would get off of these side plots, and get back to the action. I realize that it doesn't make a good series if every epi is action packed, but still.
Finished episode 12 of Tari Tari, and it's my favorite. I need need to watch Kokoro Connect 12 later tonight, and then get on Tora Dora.... And then I have 65 other things to watch T_T
I really enjoyed that episode. I think its important to take all the different developments in stride, even if they seem a little of to the side. If it's shown, especially in an anime adaptation, that tells me that the events are important. We will see mean fighting at some point but I really love all the different parts of SAO at the moment. I hope they don't stuff up or something.
I need to watch kokoro connect too. This next arc, if you can call it that, is really good!
Ok so my friend has a love hate relationship with anime.
I told him about madoka magica. I said it was a magical girl anime and he dismissed it. But i put in on. He like the action. .
But by the third episode he was changed(you all know what happens) and he just kept asking "Did that just happen? I didnt expect that"
Then well he kept asking me questions and i said "Do you want me to spoil it for you?" He kept saying "No"
i had to convince him to go home so i could get some sleep.
Samus_aran115 wrote: Tonight's SAO was terrible. I wish they would get off of these side plots, and get back to the action. I realize that it doesn't make a good series if every epi is action packed, but still.
Finished episode 12 of Tari Tari, and it's my favorite. I need need to watch Kokoro Connect 12 later tonight, and then get on Tora Dora.... And then I have 65 other things to watch T_T
I really enjoyed that episode. I think its important to take all the different developments in stride, even if they seem a little of to the side. If it's shown, especially in an anime adaptation, that tells me that the events are important. We will see mean fighting at some point but I really love all the different parts of SAO at the moment. I hope they don't stuff up or something.
I need to watch kokoro connect too. This next arc, if you can call it that, is really good!
Yeah. I still like the general theme of the anime a lot. It's a good idea, even though it's kind of gimicky, haha. I'll stick with it.
Inaba~n is my waifu. I love kokoro connect so badly
I just finished Vandread! Took me long enough, especially as I had already started with the series about 8-10 years back (sheesh, time flies). Back then, however, I only watched the first season.
One evening I just stumbled upon Vandread whilst browsing Netflix and just decided to give it a go, and finally watch it until the end. Didn't regret it.
The story Sometime in the far future, the two genders are at war. Actual war. Segregated by space and living on two distinct planets, the men of Taraak and the women of Majere have fought each other for generations, with a conflict existing ever since their ancestors onboard the colony ship decided to split up and settle a different world each. Using cloning (for men) or artificial insemination (for women) to procreate, the two sexes have developed two unique cultures hostile to one another, and each with their own characteristic advantages and disadvantages. With contact between the genders being restricted and usually limited to combat engagements near the border, old clichés have been turned into propaganda - the very first episode of the series outright begins with an "educational video" by the militaristic Taraak government depicting women as man-eating demons, and the "culture clash" between men and women forms an interesting and often funny backdrop throughout the entire series. One scene in particular had a male doctor worriedly diagnose a seemingly sick female with some form of "parasite" in her belly, much to first shock, then amusement of the women who were of course more accustomed to the concept of pregnancy.
During a Majerian raid on Taraak airspace, a group of female pirates hijacks the mens' newest battleship, which was built on the hull of the original colony transport. Unbeknownst to all parties, this vessel had a rather unusual energy core - a form of crystal called Paksis, whose qualities and origin remain a mystery throughout much of the story. As the men attempt to destroy the ship with two tactical warheads rather than letting it fall into enemy hands, the Paksis "activates" and spontaneously jumps the captured vessel into safety, complete with the pirates' cruiser still attached. As the survivors, amongst them three males who didn't get off the ship, attempt to regain their bearings, they realise that the Paksis has somehow merged the Majerian ship with the Taraakian. Added to that, they are many months away from home and soon witness an unknown alien force appear, realising that their two homeworlds are in danger of falling victim to this hostile and extremely powerful invader. The Paksis also allows one of the mens' mechas, called Vanguards, to "merge" with the womens' starfighters, called Dreads, creating a superior fighting machine that enables them to fight the invaders, as well as being the origin of the show's title: VanDread.
The crew manages to find out more about the alien invaders and is shocked at learning that they have been terrorising remote human colonies for a long time, harvesting blood cells, skin or organs from the almost completely defenseless populations. Now faced with the double-challenge of sharing one ship with the other gender as well as getting home alive and dodging repeated attacks of the enemy, the mixed crew sets out on an odyssey featuring many action-laden space battles, glimpses into the various characters' tragic past and/or nature, as well as the occasional slapstick comedy. Most interestingly, the protagonists eventually discover that they have more in common with the cruel Harvesters than they would like to know...
Verdict I'm usually sceptical when it comes to CGI, but Vandread manages to pull off a good mix between drawn characters and computer-generated space battles. What got me hooked was the unusual and rather funny idea of the "gender war" between men and women, as well as the cool designs that each of the two nations uses - the militaristic and caste-based Taraakians with their almost 40k-like stylings and cumbersome firepower, and the more advanced but concealed-guileful Majerians with their highly customised hit-and-run starfighters. More importantly, the characters are just very well done. The cast is rather large, with a number of "lesser" protagonists who all have their moment and own unique backstory and personality. Over the course of the two seasons, the focus lies on maybe a third of them, but almost everyone gets to shine in at least one episode. I am actually not a fan of anime mecha action, and the culture clash sadly is scaled back somewhat in favour of focus on a developing romance (which in turn also causes some hostility amongst the female majority), but on the other side there were a few very good and super-serious episodes that were quite emotional for me. It's almost shocking how fast this series can switch between something sad and slapstick comedy. A true emotional rollercoaster, I guess, though overall I would describe the series as leaning more towards the funny side. Either way, learning more and more about the various characters and their (at times rather dark) pasts was very nice, too.
Lastly, I could not help but notice a bunch of similarities to some important story elements in Mass Effect. Prolly just coincidence, but it still left me wondering if one of BioWare's writers watched this anime. We already know from an interview they loved Vexille, so hey...
Spoiler:
- aside from its robotic drones, the enemy force uses powerful cybernetic ships - a mixture of organic matter and technology
- enemy force "harvests" people, sometimes by open military action, other times by infiltration (even being worshipped on some worlds)
- refugee space station in the middle of nowhere is run by a rather amoral woman; she joins the end fight with her ragtag merc fleet
- final battle features the fleets of a multinational alliance assembled by a single ship's odyssey through space
- "final boss" has the appearance of a young human boy
Anyways, I suppose I can recommend giving Vandread a try, if you like the Space Opera genre and don't mind the ongoing back-and-forth between comedy and serious business.
Good action, cute girls, some decent comedy... way too many goddess damn lolis.
If you're even VAGUELY familiar with the warring states period it's either gonna be extra hilarious or drive you nuts seeing all sorts of historical figures hit with the R63 ray.
jimmycarry wrote: Recently i have seen a new show named Avatar : the Legend of Korra. A really nice Animated show with full of action. I really enjoying it.
Oooooooh boy, you called Avatar an anime, a shitstorm is coming...
Incidentally, in Japan, anime is just a word used to describe animation of any form, so Disney stuff would be considered anime over there.
Also, not an anime (although there was an anime made of it) but I want to track down a copy of School Days. The way you have to earn your happy ending (and if you act like a jerkass and try to get all the girls, you end up with NICE BOAT), looks ingenious.
Isn't that one of those insane games where you end up getting your throat cut or something by a jealous ex? I seem to remember a cracked article about stuff like that.
Ironically Disney stuff (specifically duck tales) inspired the first of what we in the west call anime (being a style of animation originating in Japan) specifically Kimba the White Lion (which got made into/inspired the Lion King depending on how paranoid you are) and the now legendary Astroboy.
On the Avatar stuff the most hate I've seen over mislabeling it an "anime" has been from fans of the show. They get /testy/ about that sort of thing for some reason... also the live action movie which is apparently not to be spoken about.
On another Japanese term that means something entirely different in the west, how do you feel about being called, or other fans labeling themselves otaku? Personally I have a pretty strong opinion on the use of otaku mostly based on it being an insult. So taking it and trying to make it what it's not seems kinda dumb/ignorant to me. Like using "fethheads" to describe your subculture dedicated to whatever.
If a Japanese person (or someone very Japan savvy) called me an Otaku I would be quite offended (although I would consider whether or not they had a point first...) as it is a derogatory term. However, like Fujoshi (a Japanese nickname for obsessive Yaoi fangirls, meaning "rotten girl") it has sort of been reclaimed and used by Otaku with pride.
And yeah, several of the endings in School Days are...Gruesome. So if you play it, goddamnit I implore you...Treat the girls well. A few sexeh tiemz scenes are not worth a NICE BOAT ending.
Squigsquasher wrote: If a Japanese person (or someone very Japan savvy) called me an Otaku I would be quite offended (although I would consider whether or not they had a point first...) as it is a derogatory term. However, like Fujoshi (a Japanese nickname for obsessive Yaoi fangirls, meaning "rotten girl") it has sort of been reclaimed and used by Otaku with pride.
And yeah, several of the endings in School Days are...Gruesome. So if you play it, goddamnit I implore you...Treat the girls well. A few sexeh tiemz scenes are not worth a NICE BOAT ending.
Calling yourself Otaku is pretty lame, although I use the word as a noun that describes a plethora of things that don't necessarily imply it's actual meaning.. It's like the word "nerd". It describes all sorts of things, but really means nothing.
Squigsquasher wrote: If a Japanese person (or someone very Japan savvy) called me an Otaku I would be quite offended (although I would consider whether or not they had a point first...) as it is a derogatory term. However, like Fujoshi (a Japanese nickname for obsessive Yaoi fangirls, meaning "rotten girl") it has sort of been reclaimed and used by Otaku with pride.
And yeah, several of the endings in School Days are...Gruesome. So if you play it, goddamnit I implore you...Treat the girls well. A few sexeh tiemz scenes are not worth a NICE BOAT ending.
I refuse to play those nutty visual novels... if I was I'd probably go with My Girlfriend is President, as the thought of nearly causing a war because the President of Japan (who lives in the white house?) and the President of Russia (Putina XD) both have a crush on you is highly amusing.
Fujoshi? Finally a better insult then just calling someone out as a fangirl. This actually came up at the con I just attended in a panel and one fellow said "I think the use of Otaku's just a good marker on who really knows what they're talking about, if you don't know enough to be insulted anything you say should be considered suspect until proven otherwise." and while that might be a bit extreme I can't help but agree with the sentiment, especially as the term's usage in the US and the fandom in general usually implies a love and enjoyment of Japanese culture in general in addition to just anime, manga, cosplay and an ungodly amount of pocky.
I might make you slightly envious by mentioning that I went to sushi buffet today It's made by Koreans, but it's perfectly fine. Some of the delicate flavors of authentic sushi are washed out, but then again, it's 12 bucks a person. I've had a platter of dragon rolls that cost that much!
Samus_aran115 wrote: I might make you slightly envious by mentioning that I went to sushi buffet today It's made by Koreans, but it's perfectly fine. Some of the delicate flavors of authentic sushi are washed out, but then again, it's 12 bucks a person. I've had a platter of dragon rolls that cost that much!
hell spit I've had a single roll that cost $12 before XD
My local place that gets all my sushi money is run by Japanese expats. So goddess damn good... the staff likes me because if I'm "on the floor" I sit seiza the entire meal.
Samus_aran115 wrote: I might make you slightly envious by mentioning that I went to sushi buffet today It's made by Koreans, but it's perfectly fine. Some of the delicate flavors of authentic sushi are washed out, but then again, it's 12 bucks a person. I've had a platter of dragon rolls that cost that much!
hell spit I've had a single roll that cost $12 before XD
My local place that gets all my sushi money is run by Japanese expats. So goddess damn good... the staff likes me because if I'm "on the floor" I sit seiza the entire meal.
Ouch. I've been trying to practice Suiza. That feeling when you have to get up, and the front of your ankle just feels like jelly... I always laugh a little Practice makes perfect though. When you get used to it, it's a pretty comfortable way to sit, or to add into your stretching regimen.
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
The thing that really separates anime for the westian animation is the stories. I think that the reason that avatar did so well is because it had something that very few westian shows have and that is a story. Almost everything is very VERY episodic. From family guy to the loony toons. To get a story you have to look for shows like the living dead and game of thrones and that's one of the reasons that I think they are so popular too. Westerners are staved of continuing plots.
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
I don't mean literal ressurection, I mean stuff like the one girls father who got hit with a giant lightning bolt that leaves a 30+ wide crater and oh, he miraculously survived unscathed. Kind of a turns out he wasn't Really dead thing they like to pull. Otherwise it appears we had three named casualties, hinted at a fourth one potentially happening off screen, and piles (literally) of nameless extras. Makes for a rather sudden and dramatic shift from the previously mentioned no one really dies theme.
And yeah, Blackbeard gets interesting. Also wondering about something else they showed as if it meant or will mean something.
Ledabot wrote: The thing that really separates anime for the westian animation is the stories. I think that the reason that avatar did so well is because it had something that very few westian shows have and that is a story. Almost everything is very VERY episodic. From family guy to the loony toons. To get a story you have to look for shows like the living dead and game of thrones and that's one of the reasons that I think they are so popular too. Westerners are staved of continuing plots.
I'll agree with that completely. Seems the average kid's show these days is all... randomness.
Yeah, the main character could "die" at the end of the episode, but the very next they're there and perfectly fine. I guess the good point of it is if they have a short attention span, easy to follow...
I've also finished Jinrui, now to wait for the second season like everyone else.
Everyone knows death has no consequence.
Someday, the kids will see these shows where people continually not die after grievous injuries, then attempt it
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
I don't mean literal ressurection, I mean stuff like the one girls father who got hit with a giant lightning bolt that leaves a 30+ wide crater and oh, he miraculously survived unscathed. Kind of a turns out he wasn't Really dead thing they like to pull. Otherwise it appears we had three named casualties, hinted at a fourth one potentially happening off screen, and piles (literally) of nameless extras. Makes for a rather sudden and dramatic shift from the previously mentioned no one really dies theme.
And yeah, Blackbeard gets interesting. Also wondering about something else they showed as if it meant or will mean something.
What are you referring to?
Also, D. what you think it stands for? I think it's Devil.
Without a doubt one of the worst animes I have ever seen was Dragon Destiny, also known as Battle Vixens. It was literally Made of Fap, to the point where despite not officially being a hentai I actually found it on a porn site (I am a mere mortal). It was also irredeemably awful in every way imaginable. And it didn't even have any sexeh tiemz in it.
The irony is that on the very same site I came across flicks that even with sex scenes were either well written or even genuinely heartwarming.
Yes, a technically-not-a-porno was artistically outclassed by self certified hentai. Now that, my friends, is a sign of fail.
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
I don't mean literal ressurection, I mean stuff like the one girls father who got hit with a giant lightning bolt that leaves a 30+ wide crater and oh, he miraculously survived unscathed. Kind of a turns out he wasn't Really dead thing they like to pull. Otherwise it appears we had three named casualties, hinted at a fourth one potentially happening off screen, and piles (literally) of nameless extras. Makes for a rather sudden and dramatic shift from the previously mentioned no one really dies theme.
And yeah, Blackbeard gets interesting. Also wondering about something else they showed as if it meant or will mean something.
What are you referring to?
Also, D. what you think it stands for? I think it's Devil.
Spoiler:
Where Ace's blood apparently turned into little red pearls when he was punched thru by the Admiral. Not sure if that has a meaning I don't grasp or if it's something that will come up/be explained later.
Also, never stopped to consider that D might stand for something or what it might stand for. Does the Japanese word for Devil start with a D though or how would that work with the translation?
Samus_aran115 wrote: Finished Oda Nobuna no Yabou. What a great show. I really really really really want another season.
seconded, though it did the one thing that 100% of the time makes me want to dash my head against a wall. If you're going to have a romance subplot put SOME fething resolution in!
on the other hand still want an explanation for Monkey becoming king of the lolis
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
I don't mean literal ressurection, I mean stuff like the one girls father who got hit with a giant lightning bolt that leaves a 30+ wide crater and oh, he miraculously survived unscathed. Kind of a turns out he wasn't Really dead thing they like to pull. Otherwise it appears we had three named casualties, hinted at a fourth one potentially happening off screen, and piles (literally) of nameless extras. Makes for a rather sudden and dramatic shift from the previously mentioned no one really dies theme.
And yeah, Blackbeard gets interesting. Also wondering about something else they showed as if it meant or will mean something.
What are you referring to?
Also, D. what you think it stands for? I think it's Devil.
Spoiler:
Where Ace's blood apparently turned into little red pearls when he was punched thru by the Admiral. Not sure if that has a meaning I don't grasp or if it's something that will come up/be explained later.
Also, never stopped to consider that D might stand for something or what it might stand for. Does the Japanese word for Devil start with a D though or how would that work with the translation?
His blood didn't turn to beads, that was his necklace.
And as for the D thing, you have to consider how many English, Spanish and other foreign words he uses elsewhere in the series. Hell, the main character has two English words in his name that we know of.
Samus_aran115 wrote: Finished Oda Nobuna no Yabou. What a great show. I really really really really want another season.
seconded, though it did the one thing that 100% of the time makes me want to dash my head against a wall. If you're going to have a romance subplot put SOME fething resolution in!
on the other hand still want an explanation for Monkey becoming king of the lolis
There were no bras in 16th century Japan and Nobuna's dream of a european wedding was really 20th century based It's tough to make a period correct interpretation though, so I'll overlook those things, haha. They did pretty good with leaving foreign words out of language in favor of the true Japanese words, which have fallen out of use.
Everyone likes monkey because he cares a lot about Nobuna, and they're all sworn to protect her, so I guess it's a loyalty thing?
More terrible (and incredibly NSFW) anime I have encountered...
Spoiler:
Angel Blade. Ugh. Another weird ass series I found on a pronzorz site (the same as Dragon Destiny incidentally-please, I am only human), it was so terrible even I was caught off guard. At first I expected it to be a Magical Girl anime that was simply adult-orientated, but assumed to be porn because it had sex in it (I have come across such a phenomenon before). So, heck I thought, this might actually be OK, if a little smutty.
How horrificly wrong I was.
The basic premise was of a heroine in a LUDICROUSLY revealing (as in completely baring her boobs) outfit who fights some weird bat woman with grotesquely swollen breasts and the abiltity to extend up to 3 wangs from down there, with an army of mutants. Lots of rape ensues.
Seriously. That is it.
Now I hate the "all anime is naughty tentacles" stereotype, but this series did nothing to help.
Also, on a more positive and family friendly note, Porco Rosso. Watched it a few years ago, it was excellent. Not the best dub, but still wonderful.
AduroT wrote: So someone FINALLY died on One Piece. My cynicism makes me wonder if they won't find some way to bring him back though.
I highly doubt it as beyond Brook, there is no force capable of such. The main magic system being devil's fruit (and haki) really does hamper it's ability to do so. BTW, Blackbeard gets really interesting right after that.
I don't mean literal ressurection, I mean stuff like the one girls father who got hit with a giant lightning bolt that leaves a 30+ wide crater and oh, he miraculously survived unscathed. Kind of a turns out he wasn't Really dead thing they like to pull. Otherwise it appears we had three named casualties, hinted at a fourth one potentially happening off screen, and piles (literally) of nameless extras. Makes for a rather sudden and dramatic shift from the previously mentioned no one really dies theme.
And yeah, Blackbeard gets interesting. Also wondering about something else they showed as if it meant or will mean something.
What are you referring to?
Also, D. what you think it stands for? I think it's Devil.
Spoiler:
Where Ace's blood apparently turned into little red pearls when he was punched thru by the Admiral. Not sure if that has a meaning I don't grasp or if it's something that will come up/be explained later.
Also, never stopped to consider that D might stand for something or what it might stand for. Does the Japanese word for Devil start with a D though or how would that work with the translation?
His blood didn't turn to beads, that was his necklace.
And as for the D thing, you have to consider how many English, Spanish and other foreign words he uses elsewhere in the series. Hell, the main character has two English words in his name that we know of.
Myrthan wrote: Campione!
The excessive kissing and plot is kind of weird, but the characters (Liliana) and the fight scenes make it great
Another harem that tries to find an excuse for putting the characters in interesting situations. At least the plot is good, even if mains harem bait. Its justified though, since he is effectively has god powers.
Myrthan wrote: Campione!
The excessive kissing and plot is kind of weird, but the characters (Liliana) and the fight scenes make it great
Another harem that tries to find an excuse for putting the characters in interesting situations. At least the plot is good, even if mains harem bait. Its justified though, since he is effectively has god powers.
Yeah the plot is good. But I agree that it's stupid that they have the harem
Watched an episode of Campione, but I didn't really like it. I see the Harem part, but that isn't what I didn't like... Just felt kind of Shounen or something. Too much action and slow mo' sillyness.
If you watch the first episode it's kind of bad, but if you get further in it gets better. Especially the episode where Godou meets liliana . But its not super great, just a recommendation from a friend
Also, one anime I really want to watch is Cat Soup. It's another Hayao Miyazaki film, so it's bound to be good. Looks creepy though.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, a little girl in anime is not automatically a loli. It's only lolicon if said little girl is portrayed in a sexualized manner. Just being "cute" doesn't count.
For example Yotsuba&! is definately not lolicon. It's just an anime centred on a cute little girl.
Squigsquasher wrote: It's only lolicon if said little girl is portrayed in a sexualized manner.
From 750 things Mr Welch can no longer do in an RPG.
1441 I am not the leader of a group of evil alien robots that transform into schoolgirls.
1442 The name of that group is not the “Lolicons”.
1443 Their rallying call is not “Lolicons - Transform and make out!”
Squigsquasher wrote: It's only lolicon if said little girl is portrayed in a sexualized manner.
From 750 things Mr Welch can no longer do in an RPG.
1441 I am not the leader of a group of evil alien robots that transform into schoolgirls.
1442 The name of that group is not the “Lolicons”.
1443 Their rallying call is not “Lolicons - Transform and make out!”
Rin's and Len's rodu rorra? I found the original more funny.
I watched Clannad and After story. It got very sad near the end but i wont go into details. To many spoilers. I highly recomend that you don't read any comments before finishing because it seems that people love to put spoilers everywhere in the comments.
Squigsquasher wrote: Is Fruits Basket worth a watch? I have heard good things about it, but don't know much about it...
Its ok. I watched it a long time ago, and I found it funny at times. The ending for the anime was rather meh but I've been told that the manga is a lot better. If you like a romance story then you'll enjoy the show if not avoid it.
and a brief update for my single image summary of Battle Girls, spoilered for any one who might get their panties in a twist.
Spoiler:
I'll look it up
and yeah the pic made me laugh XD
Automatically Appended Next Post: wow....it's like battle girls only slightly different XD
Yeah basically, I liked Nobuna's Ambition a little more then Battle Girls but that can easily be dismissed as general bias. I also liked monkey better then his ditzy blonde schoolgirl version.
I confess I dropped Clannad, didn't even make it to after story... I was just like "....feth me I can't make it through any more of this without gnawing my leg off to survive." It's the only anime I've really done that to out of distaste, I drop kicked Bleach for example because it quickly acquired DBZ syndrome like every other anime based on a manga that's still being published and there's only so much drawn out faffing about I can take before the voices start talking to me.
Worst anime you've ever watched?
I really have to list a few. Tenchi in Tokyo took the winning Tenchi Universe and actually made it unwatchable. To the point I will not acknowledge it's existence in regular conversation. Dragonaut the Resonance is possibly the blandest anime in existence, so formulaic it's not even funny and it doesn't even follow the formula well. It does get a little gold star from me for
Spoiler:
romance resolution
though.
Anime that surprised you the most that you actually enjoyed it?
Rosario + Vampire, I was expecting it to suck horrendously then it actually turned out to be a decent harem comedy. it does earn my ire for my immortal anime pet peeve
Spoiler:
no fething romance resolution, even the tenchi solution of "marry ALL the girls" is preferable to nothing
One a final side note, what makes an anime good to you? I know we all have different metrics but for me it's always been how it engages me, mentally or emotionally. The ones that can do one or both extremely well are the ones that stand out in my mind. Angel Beats! taking the gold star in both categories for making me do some serious thinking and in certain areas have a serious eye perspiration problem... where Outlaw Star got me more into a dreaming thinking frame of mind and engaged me emotionally in very different ways. It still invaded mind and heart. Not saying I can't enjoy anime that don't do those things, because I can, have and do, but the ones that truly stand out as favorites to me usually operate as such.
Lots of good anime this season. The summer was typically summer, with lots of action, and high school stuff, but the fall is looking a little more toned down and sophisticated.
That's a tricky one. It really depends on my mood. I find a bit of heartwarming really helps. Humour definately scores extra points too. Especially if it's the right combination of snarky subtle humour and well loved anime wackiness. Hetalia, for example, absolutely hits the spot with me.
If I'm feeling in the mood for a horror or something a little more serious, it needs to be more subtle. The tendancy for the obvious things like "Yuki gets attacked by some weirdo on a train" just don't do it for me. They often have to draw a fine line between the trite and predictable and the totally depraved to get that perfect level of disturbing.
Fantasy is where its at for me. Good stories in fantasy setting are my favorite to watch. 2nd would be mech in a military or war setting. No mecha racing shows thankyouverymuch.
Worst anime ever? Hard to say bc I usually just drop an anime if I can't get into in the first couple episodes, so it is hard for me to tell if they were bad or just not to my liking. But im gonna have to say the worst anime I have ever watched all the way though, if you can call it an anime, is pokemon. I saw the first couple of seasons and some of the later ones, and they just do not live up to the games or books for me
Most surprising goes to Grave of fireflies and Cowboy bebop. I heard both were good, and boy were they, The endings were stellar in both. The movie for cowboy bebop was also really awesome. I just hope that the new live action movie isn't bad :(
The worst anime I've ever seen has to be C: The money of Soul and Possibility Control.
It tries so hard to be a serious show about people who battle monsters, but it fails so hard after having a stellar start. Close Runner Ups go to anything from the Ikkitousen series, and Queen's Blade.
Upotte, as much as I like guns, was horrible. The only part that was good was their winter vacation, when there was hardly any mention of them being guns, and you could just enjoy the character doing normal High School junk.
Worst?
Maybe either
1: Claymore: The story Jumps around everywhere in the first season(and so far only) they do a 3 part flashback that i had to look up ti figure out
2: Gunslinger Girl: Just Crud man, it makes noe sense what so ever "Lets send cute little Moe girls with guns at the mobsters"
darkcloud92 wrote: ^ see the anime forum can be deep and intelligent as the other threads. Politics, religion, philosophy, you name it
If you really want all that with anime you can always play the previously mentioned eroge game My Girlfriend Is President. You can even use special forces teams to peep on Madame President in the bath.
Yeah, I looked that one up. Firetruckin' hilarious.
One manga I read that was actually quite good was Shoujo Sect. It's a shame nobody will be able to look past the sex scenes, as underneath it has a deep and heartwarming plot.
I'm torn as to whether to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion or not. On the one hand it's a brilliant deconstruction of the Mecha genre and is an all time classic, on the other hand, several parts of it (Asuka's mind rape, the entire goddamn movie etc...) looks absolutely disturbing.
Squigsquasher wrote: I'm torn as to whether to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion or not. On the one hand it's a brilliant deconstruction of the Mecha genre and is an all time classic, on the other hand, several parts of it (Asuka's mind rape, the entire goddamn movie etc...) looks absolutely disturbing.
It's worth watching, even the fethed up portions serve a purpose. NGE's a classic for a reason and well worth the watch. I suggest dragging a friend into it with you so you have someone to discuss it with.
Thanks. I will try and find someone to watch it with, I do enjoy watching things with people.
The one bit I'm rather hestitant about is the bit in End of Evangelion where
Spoiler:
Shinji thumbs off next to an unconscious Asuka
, it probably makes more sense when you watch it (given Shinji is slowly going insane) but even so...Ick.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Laputa: Castle In The Sky is excellent, suitable for children, but watchable by adults (and Sheeta is adorable, in the proper sense of the word).
Also, Melancholy of whatever her name is. Any good?
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is the best. There's an OVA and a movie too, I think. Plus, Aya Hirano does all the songs and Haruhi's voice!
Watching Yuru Yuri... I've really been slacking. I have a list of at least:
~50 Bands to listen to
~30 Eroge, plus two miscellaneous games to play
68 Anime
2 Manga
A couple dozen console games
But I can't seem to push myself to doing any of that. It sucks! I have all the time in the world.
Squigsquasher wrote:Laputa: Castle In The Sky is excellent, suitable for children, but watchable by adults (and Sheeta is adorable, in the proper sense of the word).
Despite her name, I liked her I watched the movie in class a couple years ago, and since we only had 45 minute class periods, we had to stretch it out over like five days. It's long, and the plot gets weird, but I liked it immensely.
So I just saw a clip of the Ghost Stories dub. Didn't that get talked about on here before? Either way, it was amazing and now I have to find the series online to watch.
Apparently Eroge have all sorts of endings and bonus levels and stuff. They don't take a lot of skill to play, but it takes a lot of intuition and a lot of clicking to get good endings.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Haruhi? I'm avoiding it just to be contrary because it seems like everyone's obsessed...
Re: your spoiler yeah it makes sense in character for Shinji because he is the lamest protagonist ever.
Comic related, sorta spoilers but not to any one who vaguely knows what NGE is about.
Spoiler:
Looks like my next anime is Planetes... I really liked the manga (I read the first two books) and my buddy got the box set.
I must admit I really like Shinji as a character. He's a much more believable character than your average protagonist, with real issues. He has incredibly low self esteem, and is afraid of human contact for fear of disappointing people, a trait I can really relate to. So when this unconfident young boy is forced into a new environment and effectively made into a child soldier, piloting a "cool robot" that fills your lungs with liquid, makes you feel pain and even substain injuries when it is damaged, and later turns out to contain the soul of your dead mother...Things are bound to go wrong. Especially considering that coupled with his fear of people, out of those 3 " hot chicks" 1 dies pretty quickly, 1 is a clone of his mother and one hates his guts...Not exactly a holiday.
I know lots of people dislike him, but myself I think Shinji is one of the best protagonists in anime.
I've read the manga and watched the first movie of Break blade. I really should pick it up again before it sinks to the bottom of the "never going to get looked at ever' pile. I quite enjoyed it actually when i got into it.
Yes, stuff like 08th MS team focuses more on the sort of grunts and they tend to not be exaggerated. Plus it had this in it.
Not even a new type.
Stardust memories is also good despite having the occasional part like that, but it is one of the few series I've seen with a death more related to a small minor fault than 'omggiantlasorswordthroughcockpit".
Unfortunately a lot of Gundam shows have the, "OMG ITS A GUNDAM SO IT CAN'T DIE" syndrome or they are protected by incredible amounts of plot armor, and Gundam Wing is notorious for taking away this plot armor to give the pilots a newer shinier Gundam.
If I were you I'd probably stick with Mobile Suit Gundam or the MSG movie trilogy, 08th MS Team (although 08th MS team stops focusing on actual squad warfare about halfway through because the director died), Zeta Gundam, 0083 (this is all action and the plot is awful), 0080 (this one is great even if its about a little kid), and I'd also recommend Gundam X which is Gundam is an apocalyptic world.
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
Yes, definately watch it, it is brilliant. And incredibly low on the fanservice that so many anime have fallen victim to. I've only watched the first episode and I'm hooked.
And Squid Girl is sooooooo adorable! I watched the first episode on Crunchyroll, and their subbing is particularly good. Squidding brilliant in fact.
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
That fight, well that whole episode is my favorite episode of any gundam series ever. Its so sick how much of a badass noris is. How many other pilots do you know that can get their mobile suit to just turn on by voice activation?
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
That fight, well that whole episode is my favorite episode of any gundam series ever. Its so sick how much of a badass noris is. How many other pilots do you know that can get their mobile suit to just turn on by voice activation?
I'm about to crush your dreams because all of the Gundam Wing pilots talk to their gundams and that scene where he says that is actually a dub fail. In the Japanese audio he tells the kid up above to move his machine for him.
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
That fight, well that whole episode is my favorite episode of any gundam series ever. Its so sick how much of a badass noris is. How many other pilots do you know that can get their mobile suit to just turn on by voice activation?
It's a trope from Macross that pilots can "slave" their variable fighters to controls in their gloves and literally fly them in. So no voice controls, just freaking SIGN LANGUAGE.
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
That fight, well that whole episode is my favorite episode of any gundam series ever. Its so sick how much of a badass noris is. How many other pilots do you know that can get their mobile suit to just turn on by voice activation?
It's a trope from Macross that pilots can "slave" their variable fighters to controls in their gloves and literally fly them in. So no voice controls, just freaking SIGN LANGUAGE.
Edit just for funsies
Look at my last post. While it is true that in later UC shows the pilots are slaved to their mechas, in 08th MS team that was simply a dub mistranslation.
On a side note. I love Macross. Where is this clip from? This isn't from the main show or movies at all.
No I know, I was just saying that sign language control > voice activation, dub feth up or no.
I have NO idea where this dub's from... I think the clips might be from one of the Macross Frontier movies? Maybe? I haven't seen any of the movies and don't really know that much about them except to know that....
Seriously, spoilers.
Spoiler:
I totally won the shipping war backing Alto and Sheryl! Goddess so much better chemistry then with Ranka, XD and no FETHING Tenchi solution either. Actually Goddessdamn resolution! For those of you who read this and haven't seen the movies or cheated and peaked to get this info, the love triangle resolution is in Wings of Goodbye
Edit: Rewatched it... a lot of that clip is cut up from various sources, the battleship going down for example is standard Macross Frontier. I'd guess it's an AMV.
n0t_u wrote: I thought they got all but the last episode of 08th done before he did.
Nope. Notice how mid-way through the series it goes from squad combat to love conquers all. IIRC its episode 6 or 7 where Shiro and Aina have that episode where they are trapped together. The focus of the series from that point on becomes almost exclusively Shiro having most of the action with the squad combat put way in the back. IMO if the original director had finished the series, the battle against Norris would have been all 4 of them figuring out a strategy to beat him rather than Shiro taking him apart.
That fight, well that whole episode is my favorite episode of any gundam series ever. Its so sick how much of a badass noris is. How many other pilots do you know that can get their mobile suit to just turn on by voice activation?
I'm about to crush your dreams because all of the Gundam Wing pilots talk to their gundams and that scene where he says that is actually a dub fail. In the Japanese audio he tells the kid up above to move his machine for him.
Master Asia vs. Domon was way better.
ya i know :( but I don't speak japanese, and like the dub better :p so i choose to believe what I wish!lol I kinda remember the Wing pilots talking with their gundams, but they are one of the few who do besides Noris. An their gundam pilots, while hes just a Gouf pilot. I just think it was so much more amazing to see him do it.
An sign language is pretty cool I guess, but I don't really like macross...just preference for voice or sign language I guess.
On a different note, has anyone seen Casshern Sins?!?!? That show man. I think in life there are some things that you just can't get/fully understand. That show is one of them. I enjoyed it for the most part, tons of cool characters and character development. Pretty cool story and art style to. I just don't get it I guess. Perhaps there is just some deeper meaning or metaphor that I am missing.
Those are gundam G though. They are to the GM as the Gouf is to the Zaku II. They just look like gundams, but they are actually just fancy GMs at most.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: No I know, I was just saying that sign language control > voice activation, dub feth up or no.
I have NO idea where this dub's from... I think the clips might be from one of the Macross Frontier movies? Maybe? I haven't seen any of the movies and don't really know that much about them except to know that....
Seriously, spoilers.
Spoiler:
I totally won the shipping war backing Alto and Sheryl! Goddess so much better chemistry then with Ranka, XD and no FETHING Tenchi solution either. Actually Goddessdamn resolution! For those of you who read this and haven't seen the movies or cheated and peaked to get this info, the love triangle resolution is in Wings of Goodbye
Edit: Rewatched it... a lot of that clip is cut up from various sources, the battleship going down for example is standard Macross Frontier. I'd guess it's an AMV.
Some of the clips are from the movie/TV show, but some of the other clips are brand new. I'm assuming that's the music video for the song Lion.
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The movie was meh though. It was nice to see Sheryl get Alto...if you can even call it that with that ending. It wasn't really a resolution with that ending.
n0t_u wrote: Those are gundam G though. They are to the GM as the Gouf is to the Zaku II. They just look like gundams, but they are actually just fancy GMs at most.
The Casshern live action movie? I like it.
No the series remake from like 2008. Its only 24 episodes long, but felt like 100 lol The story is completely different from the original
DPBellathrom wrote: just finished watching angel beats (started about 6 hours ago)
oh man....the feels :'3
There's only 12 episodes then? It's on my short term list, after Yuru Yuri, which is freaking great.
Why do you enjoy Yuru yuri? It looks very cutesy. Do you think it would appeal to others or is it aimed at youngsters?
There's an amazing amount of humor thrown in. Plus, I love all of the characters!
Oh. SAO is so mainstream... But I do like it. The last episode was like every kingdom hearts game ever. Slow, drawn out, with too much slow motion and saving throws.
darkcloud92 wrote: Did anyone else see the last episode for Sword Art online?
I don't think it has finished yet.
But if you are talking about the one in ep 14, yeah that was rather depressing end.
ya sorry by last I meant latest. There are still supposed to be three episodes left right?
It wasn't as sad as it could have been
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im just glad they finally answered how the people playing the game were able to survive in the real world. Me and my friends weren't sure if it was bc they were hooked up to life support or if time just passed differently b/t the game world and real world. Like in Narnia
DPBellathrom wrote: just finished watching angel beats (started about 6 hours ago)
oh man....the feels :'3
Isn't it bloody AMAZING!? I just wish there was more..
I really liked it but I thought they could have fleshed it out a bit more :/
also, I was expecting angels with guns.....this was amazing but it wasnt angels with guns
Yeah you get the distinct impression that they had a MUCH longer arc planned and some fethhead in management told them to cut it to the episodes we got.
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That's okay though, because Yui and "My Most Precious Treasure can STILL make me feel ALL the feels... like ever T_T
Well friend got me watching Madoka finally. Mostly Kyubey, seem to like that little guy for some reason. Anyway I like how it changes completely as soon as ep 3 starts.
Sort of like
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"Oh do you think Mami is cool yet?"
*light nodding*
"lololololololo"
*chomp, watch her hang in the air for a little*
":O ...."
"Annnnnnnnd she's gone"
I want to track down the Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum Box Set, and End of Evangelion, although having looked closer it looks even freakier than I thought. The mass produced EVAs and their eyeless grinning skulls, Misato getting blown in half, poor, poor Asuka and her mind rape ("MY SOUL IS BEING VIOLATED!") and that creepy GIANT GRINNING FACE that's all that's left of poor Rei at the end. Seriously. That thing is...horrible.
Actually, if I'm correct, Rebuild of Evangelion is a sequal series. But seeing how End of Evangeilon kills...moreorless everyone (and they're the lucky ones) how does the sequal work? Does it treat EOE as non-canon (I heard that EOE is actually an alternate ending to episodes 25 and 26) and uses the actualseries ending as the canonically correct ending? Or does Hideaki find some other, disturbing way of continuing the saga?
It's not a sequel, it's something of a re-imagining. I rather prefer it so far over the original series. Better character development and it looks a whole lot better too, with some pretty badness fight scenes so far.
If you pay close attention, there are some... strange things in the remakes. One thing is, why is the moon covered in blood? That didn't happen except in the EOE. wait.... creepy.
You could say its a re imagining, but you could also say its something like resetting the world, but leaving the scars.
Ah, that makes sense. Not even Gainax could pluck a sequel from the soul crushingly depressing end of EOE. Damnit, if just reading about it makes me depressed, I hate to think what actually watching it will do.
I heard somewhere that the voice actors for Shinji and Asuka were actually crying while recording the end of EOE. Good fething grief.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also, Sailor Moon. The definitive classic Magical Girl series, wildly ahead of its time with regards to same-sex relationships (something the dub completely and utterly ruined)...But is it any good? I was thinking of watching it, but I don't know if it is worth watching or not.
One film I definately want to see is cult classic AKIRA. It was the first "mature" anime introduced to the West, and the definer of the cyberpunk genre, and, well, just looks awesome.
Alright, 22 episodes of Eureka Seven AO are finished...
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Apparently they're doing a second series to wrap up the story? They make reference to it at the end of 22 but I don't see any immediate information on it, and the website I watch anime on moved AO from their ongoing series to their finished series section. As it is that's one hell of a cliff hanger ending that really answers almost nothing.
Just been on Youtube and listened to Shinji's scream...Emperor's hairy arse it was horrible. I cannot recall a more convincing rendition of pain and utter brokenness.
May have to take the plunge and watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica, as I have heard so many good things about it.
Also, I plan to watch Kiki's Delivery Service. Another Miyazaki film, so it should be excellent.
Both are good, but I liked the CB movie more than the series. Air Gear apparently stopped before it got too weird in the manga, sort of suddenly but still decent.
As for Madoka, I didn't like the first two eps either, but it got better as it went along. The ending was interesting and I can see why people say what they do about Kyubey, but still like him. As for the other characters in it, it sort of shifted around in what ones I liked and disliked except for Madoka, which wasn't that interesting and probably the least liked out of the mains.
my anime society played the first 2 episodes and now I've watched just about all of them. TBH pretty cute and funny if not slightly...well.....suffice to say the "nay to boobs" crowd wont like it XD
Episode two will be released on the 17th for paid users and the 24th for free users. I suspect the release schedule will remain 2-3 eps a month after that. I enjoyed the preview it actually looks like a lot of fun!
I can't help but think our heroines would get stomped hard IRL, the IJA is not known for it's heavy armor... or it's tank to tank combat ability. They'd get stomped by an American or Werhmacht armored force of equivalent size and composition.
Yes. But their necks would snap from the sheer weight of their eyes and heads on such a thin neck IRL.
Applying real word logic to anime rarely goes well. Unless it's NGE, in which case your mind and sanity will be defiled forever.
Incidentally, NGE was originally set up to fail, hence why they put Hideaki Anno in charge, as at the time he was mentally unstable. It turned out to be considered the greatest anime of all time. It also scars your soul and leaves you shivering with fear every night, but that's another story.
Odd. You would have thought that if you were incredibly depressed that you would make some happy cutesy anime with catgirls in maid outfits serving drinks and having cuddles to cheer you up.
Instead he made the single most disturbing thing ever. Reservoir Dogs looks like Cardcaptor Sakura next to NGE.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Where has that anime been all my life? And why can't I live in that world?
Ok, looked it up, according to the Manga it's an Ausf D. (other tanks spotted, Matilda II's, a Churchill, a Tiger, A Pz35(t), M3 Lee (hot pink....), a Crusader III on a magazine cover, a Type 97 (?), and a StuG, Sadly, the CGI tanks do not blend well.
Also, in the end credits, a T-34 is silhouetted and there are some M4 Shermans.
Squigsquasher wrote: Also, I plan to watch Princess Mononoke at some point. It looks extremely good.
what a coincidence, I am trying to watch that as well lol My only problem right now is that every site I've found that has it dubbed has low quality video.
ya or kill myself...I don't like any of those options.
I'm surprised that such a famous movie isn't plastered everywhere dubbed. Ever since megaupload got busted in their booze cruise jacuzzi availability went down for a lot of old stuff I tried to watch. Dono if its the same for everyone else
Dubbed? ahahaaaaa. I will never. Ever. Ever watch a Dub.
Watching Madoka Magic. There's a lot of subtle undertones about Suicide, values, and personal ambition. I have a hunch that there's a bit of a movement to address Japan's huge social dysfunctions going on in the anime industry. We have the same problems over here, of course, but Japan has a big problem with it, especially among kids straight out of high school. Quote sad really.
But yeah, it's a suprisingly good anime. The characters are pretty likable, and the papercraft witch things are refreshing.
The only thing I've watched where I preferred the dub to the sub is Axis Powers: Hetalia, which was dubbed really well (IE, the voice actors sounded as though they were actually trying) by Funimation, and due to the nature of the show, it sounds better in your own language. Nothing quite compares to "Hey, wait! SMORES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE CHOCOLATE! Let's teach them a lesson!".
Otherwise...dubs are universally terrible.
Here's an interesting idea: Neon Genesis Evangelion if it had been dubbed by 4kids.
Yes. Only a few dubs i've heard are god and FMA is one of them. both the brothers and mustang have voices that I feel really well fit the characters and greatly assist the show. I've got a signature from the guy that does Ed too btw
The other anime that I found the dub was good too was Code Geass. The voices in it I found good too and if you own the dvd, you might notice just how simmer the different voices of Luluch are to each other.
I liked Leluch and I caught that in the dub. Also saw the first Eureka Seven series in dub. Hard for me to compare though as I've never seen the subbed version. FMA is one of the few where I've seen both versions.
The only dubs I've Hated we're Mononoke because of Juliane Anderson and One Piece because of all the rewrites, and One Piece I didn't even hate until after seeing the sub and realizing what all they changed.
Well started watching Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai. Kind of interesting in that all the strange crap that happens is just the delusion of the main character.
Sort of a blunt way of putting it would be to think of Haruhi, but if it was just her imagination.
n0t_u wrote: Well started watching Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai. Kind of interesting in that all the strange crap that happens is just the delusion of the main character.
Sort of a blunt way of putting it would be to think of Haruhi, but if it was just her imagination.
Trying it now, I have to admit the description intrigued me.
I've been watching that. It's very good and quite funny. The site annoyingly can't seem to keep track of the 3 minute spin-off series that airs as-well and we keep ending up with the 3 minute episodes in the normal episode page.
I was going to check out that Madoka Magica but its not on the site I watch anime on on my phone. It's apparently on Hulu though so I'll have to check it out at home.
Watching Madoka Magic. There's a lot of subtle undertones about Suicide, values, and personal ambition. I have a hunch that there's a bit of a movement to address Japan's huge social dysfunctions going on in the anime industry. We have the same problems over here, of course, but Japan has a big problem with it, especially among kids straight out of high school. Quote sad really.
Jumping back to this, I heard something along the lines of the reason the Japanese porn industry is so prolific is to encourage sexuality in the younger generations, apparently something like 40% of the younger population is saying they're completely asexual. It would make sense they're working to address other major social issues through major pop culture conduits. Shove a two hour long PSA about how suicide is bad into someone's face and it'll only make them MORE LIKELY to commit suicide (joking there... though Marine Corps suicide awareness briefs certainly could make me fantasize about death by the third or so hour...) but if you weave those types of positive messages into a solid plot about magical girls kicking cosmic tail... well at the very least more people will watch it and pay attention, even willingly so, which means there's a higher chance of getting one's message out there/
By the way, just finished 567 of One Piece. Looks like only two episodes in the pipe until I'm stuck waiting for the new one every week like with Naruto.
Watching Madoka Magic. There's a lot of subtle undertones about Suicide, values, and personal ambition. I have a hunch that there's a bit of a movement to address Japan's huge social dysfunctions going on in the anime industry. We have the same problems over here, of course, but Japan has a big problem with it, especially among kids straight out of high school. Quote sad really.
Jumping back to this, I heard something along the lines of the reason the Japanese porn industry is so prolific is to encourage sexuality in the younger generations, apparently something like 40% of the younger population is saying they're completely asexual. It would make sense they're working to address other major social issues through major pop culture conduits. Shove a two hour long PSA about how suicide is bad into someone's face and it'll only make them MORE LIKELY to commit suicide (joking there... though Marine Corps suicide awareness briefs certainly could make me fantasize about death by the third or so hour...) but if you weave those types of positive messages into a solid plot about magical girls kicking cosmic tail... well at the very least more people will watch it and pay attention, even willingly so, which means there's a higher chance of getting one's message out there/
Interesting.
So if I ever get caught watching porn I can say it's for the good of Japan.
