I thought you meant volleyball and beach volleyball at that. When you say guys the first thing that pops into my mind then is some very homo erotic stuff.
Could be an actual cool show though. I just mean in general when you hear beach volleyball and anime you know what to expect.
Overlord Thraka wrote: So. I want to try a Gundam Anime. Any suggestions for well dubbed anime of that type? Looking for something interesting and not TV-M
Do you mean not tv mature? I would strongly suggest 08th MS team, it's my favorite by far. 083 Star Dust Memories is also pretty good. If you want better artwork Gundam Unicorn has sick animation, but the story isn't as good if you have not seen the main story line.
Gundam Seed has always been made favourite but not everyone would agree with me on that. (destiny was nowhere near as good though)
Turn A gundam has a very good story IMO. After War Gundam X is also good. That all said, if you want the real experience you start with the first and watch everything in chronological order. The Universal Century story line is just straight up the best thing.
Overlord Thraka wrote: So. I want to try a Gundam Anime. Any suggestions for well dubbed anime of that type? Looking for something interesting and not TV-M
The Gundam property is notorious for it's overarching theme of the horrors of war. Most of the sub-M series, especially dubbed, are considered not good. One of your best bets may be checking out the original series, Mobile Suit Gundam, considering it's target demographic and the era of its release. If you enjoy it, many of the other series take place in the same universe. The previously mentioned Gundam Unicorn takes place in this timeline and so do many of the short series and movies (<3 Char's Counterattack). Gundam SEED is not one of my favorites, but has some interesting mech design but I agree with the above sentiment that SEED Destiny was g'awful. I really enjoy Gundam 00 all around, as well, which is in another timeline. If you're like me and you dig super robots, G Gundam is ridiculous, tongue-in-cheek fun and fits in the sub-M range. I would recommend Gundam Build FIghters based on the target rating, but would expect someone to be lost starting with this. Get back to this one after watching a number of the other series.
Roger. I'll check out Mobile Suit Gundam and go from there. I ask for dubbed mainly cause I can't stand Subbed anime. Typically I'd rather watch poorly dubbed over expertly subbed.
Overlord Thraka wrote: Roger. I'll check out Mobile Suit Gundam and go from there. I ask for dubbed mainly cause I can't stand Subbed anime. Typically I'd rather watch poorly dubbed over expertly subbed.
I'd probably enjoy fighting sports. Likely because I'll be able to focus past the elements that might otherwise hold little appeal to me. I might have read two or three manga on this theme, I really enjoy, if the artist does his homework and draws more realistic matches with strokes and counters. When movements are only a blur I quickly lose interest. Generally speaking, I haven't watched neither has the synopsis attracted me to any series I might randomly stumble on.
FenixPhox wrote:How do you guys feel about sports anime?
I have greatly enjoyed 2 of the 3 sports anime I've seen atm, which is Yowamushi Pedal (which almost seems like it should just be "yaoi pedo"... but it's a good story at the moment. Though I'm not sure I'm going to be okay with the "1 day of a race is an entire 24 episode season"... Otherwise, I'm finding Kuroko no Basket to be fantastic.
I've currently got Diamond no Ace (Baseball), Hajime no Ippo (Boxing), and Haikyu (Men's Volleyball) in my queue. I don't think I'm going to check out Prince of Tennis, Baby Steps (also tennis), or Free! (swimming), because the sports just don't interest me at all.
KalashnikovMarine wrote:Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
I didn't drop Triage X, and honestly the fan service and gag boobs are what are keeping me from really enjoying the show. The MC is far less of a feth than he was in the first three episodes, and we're finally getting big baddies!
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
Eh, I'm going on vacations next week, guess Triage X will be a decent show to take.
This week's Sekkai felt a bit weak, but oh man, I can't believe how much I laughed with Knights of Sidonia... There's harem, and then there's Sidonia's harem
"Go on a date with my granddaughter or I'm blowing your head off" -> and that's how someone puts some sense into a romance oblivious MC
And that Izana and her grandmother together... Dayum, 40k Rejuvenat treatments don't hold a candle compared to Sidonia's.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
Eh, I'm going on vacations next week, guess Triage X will be a decent show to take.
This week's Sekkai felt a bit weak, but oh man, I can't believe how much I laughed with Knights of Sidonia... There's harem, and then there's Sidonia's harem
"Go on a date with my granddaughter or I'm blowing your head off" -> and that's how someone puts some sense into a romance oblivious MC
And that Izana and her grandmother together... Dayum, 40k Rejuvenat treatments don't hold a candle compared to Sidonia's.
Izana's dress was hilarious. Made me wonder how her granny was so daring and she ended up so very different. I felt like her granny was like Sidonias version of a Goth girl. Tsumugi and the other girls reactions have been funny too, but wow, I'm honestly sorta Team Granny now!
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
Spoiler:
Eh, I'm going on vacations next week, guess Triage X will be a decent show to take.
This week's Sekkai felt a bit weak, but oh man, I can't believe how much I laughed with Knights of Sidonia... There's harem, and then there's Sidonia's harem
"Go on a date with my granddaughter or I'm blowing your head off" -> and that's how someone puts some sense into a romance oblivious MC
And that Izana and her grandmother together... Dayum, 40k Rejuvenat treatments don't hold a candle compared to Sidonia's
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Izana's dress was hilarious. Made me wonder how her granny was so daring and she ended up so very different. I felt like her granny was like Sidonias version of a Goth girl. Tsumugi and the other girls reactions have been funny too, but wow, I'm honestly sorta Team Granny now!
Yeah, she's a freakin' GILF. I mean, look at them!
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
Spoiler:
Eh, I'm going on vacations next week, guess Triage X will be a decent show to take.
This week's Sekkai felt a bit weak, but oh man, I can't believe how much I laughed with Knights of Sidonia... There's harem, and then there's Sidonia's harem
"Go on a date with my granddaughter or I'm blowing your head off" -> and that's how someone puts some sense into a romance oblivious MC
And that Izana and her grandmother together... Dayum, 40k Rejuvenat treatments don't hold a candle compared to Sidonia's
.
Izana's dress was hilarious. Made me wonder how her granny was so daring and she ended up so very different. I felt like her granny was like Sidonias version of a Goth girl. Tsumugi and the other girls reactions have been funny too, but wow, I'm honestly sorta Team Granny now!
Yeah, she's a freakin' GILF. I mean, look at them!
Spoiler:
We need GGMILF's. I think arcueid from lunar legend tsukihime could be one.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Triage X is getting really good, but is a show I can't publically recommend thanks to the fan service and gag boobs.
Spoiler:
Eh, I'm going on vacations next week, guess Triage X will be a decent show to take.
This week's Sekkai felt a bit weak, but oh man, I can't believe how much I laughed with Knights of Sidonia... There's harem, and then there's Sidonia's harem
"Go on a date with my granddaughter or I'm blowing your head off" -> and that's how someone puts some sense into a romance oblivious MC
And that Izana and her grandmother together... Dayum, 40k Rejuvenat treatments don't hold a candle compared to Sidonia's
.
Izana's dress was hilarious. Made me wonder how her granny was so daring and she ended up so very different. I felt like her granny was like Sidonias version of a Goth girl. Tsumugi and the other girls reactions have been funny too, but wow, I'm honestly sorta Team Granny now!
Yeah, she's a freakin' GILF. I mean, look at them!
Spoiler:
One of the perks of immortality / eternal youth, I believe.
Also, that's pretty good outfit.
AduroT wrote: Going full bore on the Harem on Sidonia now ain't they? And introduction of some magic into Arslan, which I'm not sure how I feel about yet.
I don't feel so bad for having dropped both of those shows (looks at the harem anime currently in his queue...). Also if Arslan makes magic in it kind of like how the GoT show does, I could see it being okay.
Also I found myself getting caught up in the yuri love fest since last week's Sound! Euphonium episode... The show is really good on several technical levels, but LN spoilers have made me really sad for rooting for two of the main characters and their burgeoning close friendship...
Also, should finish Yowamushi Pedal Grand Road tonight. And then I'll probably start one of the non sports shows in my queue.
Finished Mirai nikki.
Its good, but it gets weaker later on. Like, it doesn't explain who's going to succeed third Deus, or what happened to Yuki and Yuno after they've been reunited.
Apparently in the manga Deus declares both Yuno and Yuki gods, and Yuki returns to the third world (though I don't know what happens to the original third world Yuki)
Overall its decent. Still love the music.
Well for the record we don't Know they have magic in Arslan, just talking to one guy who claims to have made the fog in the big battle and seems to have a crystal ball that told him about someone's death. It's heavy implied it's magic, but he could be faking it. We've not seen any on screen yet. Otherwise you should regret dropping Arslan, it's been pretty good. A nice grounded one so far other than this one guy.
Sidonia is alright to drop. I keep watching it but it's kind of meh. They cliffhangered an episode with horrible deaths of a lot of off ship people. Started the next episode with a repeat of that scene. Then for the rest of the episode never mentioned it again and spent the entire thing on the trio of girls passive aggressively competing for the main dude.
AduroT wrote: Well for the record we don't Know they have magic in Arslan, just talking to one guy who claims to have made the fog in the big battle and seems to have a crystal ball that told him about someone's death. It's heavy implied it's magic, but he could be faking it. We've not seen any on screen yet. Otherwise you should regret dropping Arslan, it's been pretty good. A nice grounded one so far other than this one guy.
Sidonia is alright to drop. I keep watching it but it's kind of meh. They cliffhangered an episode with horrible deaths of a lot of off ship people. Started the next episode with a repeat of that scene. Then for the rest of the episode never mentioned it again and spent the entire thing on the trio of girls passive aggressively competing for the main dude.
True story, but you fail to mention:
- One the "girls" is either a tentacle or a giant monstrosity the size of a mech (that blushed! Oh my, how I felt all happy inside with that blush )
- One was originally a member of the third sex that only now shifted to female and is pretty much a cyborg with that tech on her. 10 fingers in one hand, damn, that cyborg arm is awesome.
- The "normal" one is the MC's XO ... and pretty much the major strategist of the entire ship. And one big lover of plastic models
And BONUS points for Granny! That woman is awesome: Researcher, badass, and still has enough time to help her granddaughter get a date.
"Normal" harems kinda bore me (unless they are absolutely bat gak crazy hilarious like the one in "Mangaka-San to Assistant-San") but this one?! This one is absolutely crazy
The next ep's preview looks promising enough in the story department too, hopefully we'll get some more info about the plan to take down the big bad boss they are headed to.
AduroT wrote: Well for the record we don't Know they have magic in Arslan, just talking to one guy who claims to have made the fog in the big battle and seems to have a crystal ball that told him about someone's death. It's heavy implied it's magic, but he could be faking it. We've not seen any on screen yet. Otherwise you should regret dropping Arslan, it's been pretty good. A nice grounded one so far other than this one guy.
Sidonia is alright to drop. I keep watching it but it's kind of meh. They cliffhangered an episode with horrible deaths of a lot of off ship people. Started the next episode with a repeat of that scene. Then for the rest of the episode never mentioned it again and spent the entire thing on the trio of girls passive aggressively competing for the main dude.
That dude had jewels embedded into his hands...But ya there could be no magic, would be interesting. The sword fight in this weeks episode was nicely animated, much better than the previous action scenes. The embellished sparks from the swords hitting each other was a cool effect too.
Has anyone hear that has played Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel noticed that sometimes when you kill a Scav they yell TETTSUUUOOO? If not you should listen for it next time you play
Anyone ever read any of the Doubt series (Doubt, Judge, or Secret?) by Tonogari Yoshiki? I picked up Secret volume 1, and I'm not sure if I'm going to like this series.
Alfndrate wrote: Anyone ever read any of the Doubt series (Doubt, Judge, or Secret?) by Tonogari Yoshiki? I picked up Secret volume 1, and I'm not sure if I'm going to like this series.
Well, I've brought a Japanese version of Doubt's first volume with me (2nd Hand Manga in Japan are so cheap... it's ridiculous) and it's pretty good. Took me a good time to read it (I am still NOT fluent in any shape, way or form) and I liked it a lot, I still can't believe it lasts enough for 4 volumes (I think) because it doesn't have that many characters and even the area where the action happens isn't that big. According to a friend that read the entire Doubt, you'll be second guessing yourself who the killer is the whole time until the big reveal.
Yeah, but that's apparently what all of the series are like. Secret got better as I worked through it, but I don't think it's anything to write home about.
Gangsta on the other hand was a good volume 1, so I've added it to my list of shows to check out this summer.
Yeah, I usually don't bash fanservice, I just avoid shows that push it too hard. I almost quit this one but stuck it out and was rewarded with sweet giant robot fights towards the end. But yeah the MC was totally 'technically' an adult (guess its debatable as they're all digital humans, they could be years or hundreds of years old) but I just rolled my eyes when she decided to cut out the maturation cycle for the temporary clone body for blah blah 'reasons'.
Still, giant robot fights, Huzzah!
Now I'm watching Vampire Knight but I have a feeling I'm gonna lose interest pretty quick. Gonna give it a couple three episodes to endear itself or not.
So I've been diving too much into r/anime recently, and I keep seeing people laud Madoka Magica as this fantastic series, has anyone watched it? I stopped after 11 minutes of the first episode.
Am I just missing something? (I know the general course of the show's events.)
You're a stronger man than I am. I'm watching Sailor Moon Crystal for the nostaliga factor (used to watch bits and pieces when I was a kid so I don't remember much).
But I saw the hype about the Madoka Magica, but it just doesn't seem interesting at all.
Heh. Watching Crystal myself, just for something 'light' where I don't really care about missing half the episode due to playing Minecraft.
However, there are some gems out there in the Magical Girl genre.
One, that's only really Magical Girl by dint of it being about, well, Magical Girls (with transformation sequences, natch) is Lyrical Nanoha- which is actually best described as "A Super-Robot/Gundam show disguised as Magical Girl Anime". If you haven't seen it yet, watch it. The first season starts off slow (almost identical to Cardcaptor Sakura, actually) but if you pay attention, you'll start noticing interesting little details about a much darker storyline than you'd first expect. The second and third seasons/series just take the action and story to crazy levels.
Second is actually Pretty Cure- noted for being a MGA where the titular characters just beat the everloving shizznap out of the bad guys, instead of doing the whole 'sparkly love ray' stuff most others do. Apparently lots of physical violence in there, though I've not made it much past the introductory episodes, so I can't say for certain (I don't watch Anime all that religiously, okay?)
Madoka Magica is actually super dark. Like, Game of Thrones levels of 'anybody can die a grisly death', apparently. Highly critically acclaimed, and in a way uses the relative innocence expected of the Magical Girl genre to counterpoint the heavy themes it explores.
Revolutionary Girl Utena I've heard described as a Magical Girl anime, and is capital-A Art right up there with Metropolis in terms of visuals and radical (for its time) theme exploration.
And then of course there's Earth Defense Force Club Love!- which is amazing, and notatallamagicalgirlanimeseriously.
Madoka Magica is actually super dark. Like, Game of Thrones levels of 'anybody can die a grisly death', apparently. Highly critically acclaimed, and in a way uses the relative innocence expected of the Magical Girl genre to counterpoint the heavy themes it explores.
Yep, and they actually trick you into thinking it will be another generic magical girl show. Its great.
Madoka Magica is actually super dark. Like, Game of Thrones levels of 'anybody can die a grisly death', apparently. Highly critically acclaimed, and in a way uses the relative innocence expected of the Magical Girl genre to counterpoint the heavy themes it explores.
Yep, and they actually trick you into thinking it will be another generic magical girl show. Its great.
Like I went into episode 1 knowing this, and I still can't make it through the first episode. It just doesn't grab me as an show. Maybe it's because its super dark and then only gets darker.
Oh man. I didn't really watch Anime back then, but of what I've seen since, I'd actually have to say Gunbuster. Bubblegum Crisis is a close second, and of course Ranma 1/2 is amazing.
Pretty much everything on adult swim and toonami, the artwork and story is what got me hooked on most of the shows. My favorite anime from the first few I saw in the early 90s is a tie between Yu Yu Hakusho and Tenchi Muyo. But I really liked the series that came a few years later, like Rurouni Kenshin and Outlaw Star wayyyyyy more.
Bubblegum Crisis, Patlabor, Space captain Harlock, Trigun. I loved watching those. I quite liked the OVA for Trigun: Badlands Rumble. A bit of an update on animation did wonders.
Ya I was never really able to get into Trigun, and I didn't start watching anime till the late 90s. I tried watching it later on but I just couldn't get into it. I thought the story was cool, but the characters, goofiness, and dated artwork kept me from finishing it.
If I have to limit it to early 90s anime, even though I didn't start watching anime until Pokemon reached the states, it'd have to be Pokemon because it got me hooked on the medium. But if we're going with "actual" anime then I'd have to narrow it down to Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin. Both of those shows had awesome storylines to them, and I remember seeing them to completion (or at least what Toonami had available. I don't remember if Rurouni Kenshin continued past the fight against the guy in bandages that had issues with heat).
I did recently finish the original Mobile Suit Gundam, and started Zeta Gundam. Don't think either of those would reach "favorite anime" but MSG was a good series (both of those shows suffer from "I can't really stand the MC" which generally cause me to drop a show).
Edit: Finished Non Non Biyori today, I don't think you can put me on the Hype train for the second season, but I'd settle for the "Hype leisurely stroll through Renge's family's mountains". But it was a good little series. Probably one of a few series out there that actually deserves the "slice of life" tag.
Edit the Second: I just realized that Toonami cheapened me out of my Yu Yu Hakusho experience. I just learned the series continues after the Dark Tournament?! Ugh I think I have a new show to add to my watch list...
Yeah, it's been years but I remember liking Blue Seed too. I'll second(third/fourth/whatever) Kenshin, BGC and so on, although I only ever saw the BGC2040 so it may not fit the criteria. Trigun too
One of the very first things I think I ever saw and what probably drew me into still watching cartoons though was probably Robotech. Yeah, Robotech. Not Macross, Robotech. I've seen some Macross stuff too and it's fine and all, but Robotech is what I saw first. That and maybe just a little of Sailor Moon. I think Sailor Moon played on the TV as I was waiting for the school bus and Robotech came on shortly after I got back.
Oh patlabor was cool too. And Tank Police, that seems old enough to be on the list. There were some cool movies too... does anyone remember the Scifi channel (back when that's what it was) did the Saturday morning Anime or whatever? Good stuff. Demon City Shinjuku, Zeram...
Alfndrate wrote: If I have to limit it to early 90s anime, even though I didn't start watching anime until Pokemon reached the states, it'd have to be Pokemon because it got me hooked on the medium. But if we're going with "actual" anime then I'd have to narrow it down to Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin. Both of those shows had awesome storylines to them, and I remember seeing them to completion (or at least what Toonami had available. I don't remember if Rurouni Kenshin continued past the fight against the guy in bandages that had issues with heat).
I did recently finish the original Mobile Suit Gundam, and started Zeta Gundam. Don't think either of those would reach "favorite anime" but MSG was a good series (both of those shows suffer from "I can't really stand the MC" which generally cause me to drop a show).
Edit:
Finished Non Non Biyori today, I don't think you can put me on the Hype train for the second season, but I'd settle for the "Hype leisurely stroll through Renge's family's mountains". But it was a good little series. Probably one of a few series out there that actually deserves the "slice of life" tag.
Edit the Second:
I just realized that Toonami cheapened me out of my Yu Yu Hakusho experience. I just learned the series continues after the Dark Tournament?! Ugh I think I have a new show to add to my watch list...
There are wayyyy more episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin.
An I actually liked Amuro Ray, he is definitely in my top 5 main characters from any Gundam series. At the begging of the series he definitely got on my nerves a bit, but he grows a lot by the end of the series, and the later series that he appears in.
The original MSG is by no means my favorite, but the Universal Century is. The next couple of series, Zeta and ZZ were definitely not amongst my favorites but were good additions to the main plot.
There are wayyyy more episodes of Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin.
An I actually liked Amuro Ray, he is definitely in my top 5 main characters from any Gundam series. At the begging of the series he definitely got on my nerves a bit, but he grows a lot by the end of the series, and the later series that he appears in.
The original MSG is by no means my favorite, but the Universal Century is. The next couple of series, Zeta and ZZ were definitely not amongst my favorites but were good additions to the main plot.
I currently like Amuro in MSG than I do Kamille in Zeta, but that's not saying much. Amuro got really annoying up until the point he met Lalah. Those final like 7-8 episodes were better than the preceding 35-36 episodes. It's still a good series
I've not heard good things about ZZ, so I'll probably skip that. I've heard that Zeta begins to repeat itself near the end. My queue is currently all Gundam for the forseeable future.
Mr Nobody wrote: Has anyone watched Psycho-Pass and can they explain what on earth those guns are firing?
Nantes. As per Manga.
MB
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WHY is there not an entire Forum here devoted to Anime?
How many people have scoped the upcoming Summer Anime?
There look to be some good ones coming. The Spring Anime were largely lame (Blood Blockade Battlefield obviously NOT being lame, nor is Assassination Classroom).
I have been re-watching the two seasons of Last Exile to try to make some miniatures for gaming (I am thinking roughly 8" long ships for the Ships of the Line, and then around 6" for the Silvana/Silvius).
And Heroic Age also presents opportunities for Awesome starships (It was greatly influenced by the 2003 Battlestar Glactica, if you watched any of the interviews with the director - they even ripped off several effects sequences from BSG for Heroic Age).
Also... Who here understands that the Wachowski Movie Jupiter Ascending is an anime done as Live Action?
I have a friend who said that the fighter we saw the Loading Sequence for (when Channing Tatum flies into Jupiter to save Mila Kunis) will be showing its transformation sequence (if you have it on DVD or iTunes, slow it down during the fighter's Loading Sequence, and you can clearly make out that the fighter transforms into a humanoid robot, sort of like a veritech).
Anyway... I have marked this thread.
Anime is my second major obsession behind Tolkien.
Jupiter Ascending was totally Anime. It was also gloriously visually done, but sadly dragged down with the love-story. I think the whole thing would've been better all-together if they'd made it full-blown Action, with the main girl being a little more gung-ho about saving herself and her planet, and a little less passive 'damsel in distress'- heck, even if she'd decided to flex a little political muscle, showcase those belligerent family upbringings and emphasize her having some character growth- as it was, the only 'growth' was basically a sort of bad-aesop of 'accept your low place in life and appreciate what little you have!'. Despite her being the literal ruler of Earth.
I feel that an actual anime version would change that, actually.
Anvildude wrote: Jupiter Ascending was totally Anime. It was also gloriously visually done, but sadly dragged down with the love-story. I think the whole thing would've been better all-together if they'd made it full-blown Action, with the main girl being a little more gung-ho about saving herself and her planet, and a little less passive 'damsel in distress'- heck, even if she'd decided to flex a little political muscle, showcase those belligerent family upbringings and emphasize her having some character growth- as it was, the only 'growth' was basically a sort of bad-aesop of 'accept your low place in life and appreciate what little you have!'. Despite her being the literal ruler of Earth.
I feel that an actual anime version would change that, actually.
And Heroic Age, Evangelion, Eureka Seven (and AO), Attack on Titan, Naruto, and COUNTLESS other, primarily action Anime don't also have love stories as a part of the plot?
Stupid fricking Naruto rehashing the same fraking flashback stories! Yes, we already got it. Kakashi got all depressed and super mission oriented after his dad died. Obito was the upbeat one. Would you please go more than two episodes without diverting into flashback arcs to tell us the same stuff over and over again!!
I'm actually enjoying most of the spring shows. Most of them are relaxing shows with a solid plot. No need for tons of drama, just tell your story and make it visually appealing.
So far, Punch Line, Kekkai Sensen, Oregairu, Food Wars, and Danmachi have been fantastic shows.
Kuroko's Basketball (while technically a winter holdover) is up there too.
Summer on the other hand really only has me looking forward to Gangsta, Durarara, and se fantasy anime whose name escapes me atm.
Mr Nobody wrote: Has anyone watched Psycho-Pass and can they explain what on earth those guns are firing?
Nantes. As per Manga.
How can a French city make people blow up?
I guess you can drop it on someone, but I don't see how it could fit in the dominator
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My keyboard on my iPad skipped an "i."
MB
Haha, now it makes sense Interesting though how a society that tries to eliminate psychological trauma would choose such a grisly method of execution.
I don't quite understand that.
The summer lineup has some stuff, but ymmv on how much. I remember Fate/Kaleid and that's about it.
Right now I've started watching Kinmoza!, which is adorable and fluffy and just what I needed this season. I like at least one happy/comedy/fluffy anime a season, and I was missing it this time around (especially with Re-kan going all feels on me all the time. Not that it's bad, just not what I was prepared for off the bat.)
Anvildude wrote: Jupiter Ascending was totally Anime. It was also gloriously visually done, but sadly dragged down with the love-story. I think the whole thing would've been better all-together if they'd made it full-blown Action, with the main girl being a little more gung-ho about saving herself and her planet, and a little less passive 'damsel in distress'- heck, even if she'd decided to flex a little political muscle, showcase those belligerent family upbringings and emphasize her having some character growth- as it was, the only 'growth' was basically a sort of bad-aesop of 'accept your low place in life and appreciate what little you have!'. Despite her being the literal ruler of Earth.
I feel that an actual anime version would change that, actually.
And Heroic Age, Evangelion, Eureka Seven (and AO), Attack on Titan, Naruto, and COUNTLESS other, primarily action Anime don't also have love stories as a part of the plot?
MB
I'm not saying the Love Story couldn't easily have been a core part of the movie- I'm just saying that how they handled this love story dragged it down- they were trying to hard to fit the (as another review put it) "Disney Princess" love story in there, with the classic Damsel in Distress, but went overboard with the 'helpless female' thing.
I'm perfectly fine having an un-trained pure-human female have to get rescued by a 'big strong soldier' from genetically engineered super-soldiers, but when that's basically the entire movie... It's like playing some sort of Space Mario game.
Also, what in the world does the "MB" stand for? It's not for your Dakka handle- so it just ends up being confusing when you sign all your posts with 'Monolith Bearer Unit Detachment'.
If any show deserves a second season, that show does.
Seriously, any show that ends with possible lesbian rape the narrator telling you "see you in hell, baby" deserves to keep going.
I also checked out the Jitsu wa Watashi wa PV teaser. It looks like they are keeping enough of the aesthetic to make it recognizable, without being off-putting to those who are used to the cookie-cutter art design you see in a lot of anime. If it's anything like the manga, it's bound to be good, and they are doing early screenings on the 20th, so it won't be long now.
Mr Nobody wrote: Has anyone watched Psycho-Pass and can they explain what on earth those guns are firing?
Nantes. As per Manga.
How can a French city make people blow up?
I guess you can drop it on someone, but I don't see how it could fit in the dominator
l
My keyboard on my iPad skipped an "i."
MB
Haha, now it makes sense Interesting though how a society that tries to eliminate psychological trauma would choose such a grisly method of execution.
I don't quite understand that.
The means of "putting down" the terminally cloudy hued is a bit complex.
For those who are not deemed irrevocably clouded, they use a fairly human paralysis, which is electromagnetic (it disrupts the nervous system).
The Professor character (who became part of the team in the second season) remarked upon this in the books (the rather gruesome manner in which criminals were put down), and when he figured out what the Sibyl System is/was, he figured that the means of putting down the criminally insane was due to the atypical sociopathy of the members of Sibyl itself (they have no empathy).
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Mr Nobody wrote: Has anyone watched Psycho-Pass and can they explain what on earth those guns are firing?
Nantes. As per Manga.
How can a French city make people blow up?
I guess you can drop it on someone, but I don't see how it could fit in the dominator
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My keyboard on my iPad skipped an "i."
MB
Haha, now it makes sense Interesting though how a society that tries to eliminate psychological trauma would choose such a grisly method of execution.
I don't quite understand that.
The means of "putting down" the terminally cloudy hued is a bit complex.
For those who are not deemed irrevocably clouded, they use a fairly human paralysis, which is electromagnetic (it disrupts the nervous system).
The Professor character (who became part of the team in the second season) remarked upon this in the books (the rather gruesome manner in which criminals were put down), and when he figured out what the Sibyl System is/was, he figured that the means of putting down the criminally insane was due to the atypical sociopathy of the members of Sibyl itself (they have no empathy).
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: And the "MB" is a label that will hopefully help me find some people I have lost contact with that I cannot just ask outright about.
MB
Ah, so they covered it in the manga, and not in the show.
Well, I have finished watching the Triage X that was available at the time (until ep 8) and I must say, this is way better than I thought it would be (crappy vacation net, can't even watch a single stream because how slow it is )
The action has been pretty damn good and bloody, the main dude isn't the ass I thought he was gonna be. Hell, the girls are all pretty unique too. (My favorite one is the "demon nurse". There's something about a woman using a mini-gun that always conquers my heart. It's such a perfect combination).
The ecchi is pretty good too! The G-Strings, thongs and other very small female underwear or sexy outfits they keep showing is more erotic than fan-service, they don't even seem to make that many jokes related to their gigantic breasts. The censorship is pretty annoying. I do wonder if this will be released uncensored in the DVD / Blu-Ray edition.
One big complaint is how crazy the pacing felt: They were slowly introducing what was going on and we were starting to know what was going on "BAM" outta nowhere they are already fighting the big bad guys outta nowhere.
Well, concerning the summer season these are my thoughts:
Non Non Biyori Repeat:
Miss Monochrome: The Animation 2nd Season - Saw the entire first season. Pretty fun show made of short 5 mn episodes. No reason not to give the 2nd one a try.
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakeri - So, a gate in a modern setting (like ours) opens to a fantasy world and the main character is a 33 year old otaku and JSDF Officer that meets and befriends beings like an elf, deamoness and there's plenty of political drama "On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States,China and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan." This looks damn cool.
Overlord - I'm sorry? An anime where the main character is a gigantic skeleton wizard, or, for short a LICH, and his plan is to take over the world?
Bikini Warriors - I'm a pervert, I have no excuses
Some other look interesting too, but these look are probably the ones I'm going to give a watch first and check if I stay with them. (Except for NNB. I AM SO WATCHING THAT)
sierra 1247 wrote: @ Draconic Lord, what is that Gate thing on? Cause that sounds pretty damn cool..
Well, this is the available synopsis:
In August of 20XX, a portal to a parallel world, known as the "Gate," suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo. Monsters and troops poured out of the portal, turning the shopping district into a bloody inferno.
The Japan Ground-Self Defence Force immediately took action and pushed the fantasy creatures back to the "Gate." To facilitate negotiations and prepare for future fights, the JGSDF dispatched the Third Reconnaissance Team to the "Special Region" at the other side of the Gate.
Youji Itami, a JSDF officer as well as a 33-year-old otaku, was appointed as the leader of the Team. Amid attacks from enemy troops the team visited a variety of places and learnt a lot about the local culture and geography.
Thanks to their efforts in humanitarian relief, although with some difficulties they were gradually able to reach out to the locals. They even had a cute elf, a sorceress and a demigoddess in their circle of new friends. On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States,China and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan.
A suddenly appearing portal to an unknown world—to the major powers it may be no more than a mere asset for toppling the international order. But to our protagonists it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden knowledge, friendship, and ultimately their perspective towards the world.
The ONE thing I am just DYING to see is the Ghost-in-the-Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture movie opening next weekend.
It will be SEVERAL MONTHS, no doubt, before Funimation get the translation done (unless, like GITS:AAA the series, they had a pre-arranged agreement with Studio IG to do the translations for subbing/dubbing BEFORE release, so that the movie could be released in the USA at the same time as Japan).
I am ALMOST tempted to hit my brother up for a pass ticket on his airline he flies for (or hitch a ride with him when he flies to Tokyo's Narita) to go see the premier in Tokyo in Akihabra or Shinjuku.
All I know about it so far (from having seen the first 12 minutes of the movie) is that it is the resolution of the Firestarter Arc.
SUPPOSEDLY, IG is going to continue the GITS: AAA storyline with additional OVAs or a new series. GITS: AAA remains probably the most impressive anime since Psycho-Pass in that regard, and is equal to the GITS: SAC arc with the Laughing Man, Individual Eleven, and Puppeteer arcs.
OH! It isn't "Anime," but Attack on Titan is getting a live-action series (what do you call it when they cast Asians as Europeans??? - but they had to go this for Shingeki no Kyoujin live-action series) that is supposedly going to do the COMPLETE story (I am WAY behind on the Manga, I need to correct that as soon as I finish here).
Ooh, that's a good one. One of my favorites. Great OPs for both seasons too (although I prefer Howling, abington boys school ranks over An Cafe for me)
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Watching Darker than Black.
Its fething awesome. I love it so far.
I have been meaning to re-watch this one.
But it is another example of an incomplete anime (like Chobits, the Sekerei Plan, Anything by Clamp, Sunday without God, Attack on Titan, Problem Children from another Dimension, and so on. . . .).
And I always get so pissed off by such anime.
It is like starting to have sex, having twenty minutes of great foreplay, and then stopping JUST as you begin the main event.
To be totally honest, I liked Darker Than Black's second season more than the first one. It answered some questions I had and expounded on alot of background. I can't recall if it really tied up 'every' loose end, but it fulfilled some of the more major things I wondered about.
Honestly it just made me wanna see more of their world, and that's not at all a bad feeling. I don't need everything tied up perfectly.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Yes, there's a second season. Bit shorter than the first though, by the looks of it.
But yeah, incomplete anime annoy me.
Like Black Bullet. I wanted more Kagetane :(
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Black Bullet was a freaking AWESOME anime... And then it just ended right in the middle of the story.
I need to get a petition together (in Japanese) to send to the various studios, BEGGING THEM TO STOP THAT.
I would be willing to pay a LOT of money to an Anime provider if studios produced WHOLE ANIME.
Another one that drove me crazy:
Kamisama Dolls.
OMG was that freaking awesome... The little songs that each doll sang as they fought gave me goosebumps. Yet the Anime ended roughly ⅓ of the way through the Manga.
OH!!!!! MAJOR ONE!!!:
Bleach
It ended just prior to the best arc of the Manga, where they finally reveal EVERYTHING about Ichigo, his mother, his father, the Quincys, etc.
What the feth!!!
I mean... REALLY??? the studio produces an anime that runs for almost 1,000 episodes, yet they cannot be assed to create one additional season that wraps up freaking every loose end and question raised in the anime!
Apparently the reason why they do that is because they really, really want to sell you the books.
The anime in this case is merely an ad.
Which is a stupid system.
Not catching up to the manga seems lame. But what about when the entire single-season anime is the hook to sell the stupid novels? Legend of Legendary heroes, ghost hunt... I'm looking at you. Both end right as everyone is queuing up to kick ass or things have dramatically changed (possibly for the better). /madface
I just thought of another two that were/are unfinished:
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere. Brilliant anime, but basically an ad for the Light Novels. They need to produce the rest of them, as they could have a franchise larger than Naruto with the number of novels in that series.
And that strange anime about anthropomorphic cockroaches on Mars, that was tiringly slow, and where almost everyone dies.
I hear it is also basically a promo for a manga or novel.
It could have been pretty good, but I am not going to support something that treats me like that.
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But Knights of Sidonia is going to be continuing on Netflix!
I started Nanana's Buried Treasure, very promising. I also watch a few episodes of Space Dandy, the art style and animation reminds me of older anime, but really well done.
Well, Knights of Sidonia is a Netflix Original- that means that it's produced specifically by Netflix, for Netflix- it's not meant to sell you a manga or light novel, but rather to sell, well, Netflix.
Did anyone watch episode 10.5 of Kekkai Sensen? I know it's a recap episode, just making sure that it's not worth checking out in case there's a little bit of plot.
Alfndrate wrote: Did anyone watch episode 10.5 of Kekkai Sensen? I know it's a recap episode, just making sure that it's not worth checking out in case there's a little bit of plot.
Do you mean Ansatsu Kyoushitsu?
Oh! never mind... Blood Blockade Battlefront (took me a second).
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Automatically Appended Next Post: And they only have two or three more actual episodes.
BBB is another one of those anime I HATE while loving, which will end right in the middle of the story.
AduroT wrote: I hope they do more seasons of Nanana's.
Yeah me too. Exactly what I was going to bring up on the subject of animes that ended too soon. Really hope it keeps going.
Same. It was a fun show and the trap rooms were always awesome.
And you guys weren't kidding about Triage X.... Seeesh, what a horrible last ep. The formula of ass kicking action and ero was great, I wonder what the hell posessed them to just shove fan service everywhere as a final episode o.O
Alfndrate wrote: Did anyone watch episode 10.5 of Kekkai Sensen? I know it's a recap episode, just making sure that it's not worth checking out in case there's a little bit of plot.
Do you mean Ansatsu Kyoushitsu?
Oh! never mind... Blood Blockade Battlefront (took me a second).
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: And they only have two or three more actual episodes.
BBB is another one of those anime I HATE while loving, which will end right in the middle of the story.
MB
I mean there are only 10 volumes of the manga released, most of the volumes appear to only be 3 chapters long. I don't think this will end in the middle of the story, it'll probably give us the conclusion of the current storyline which will probably be somewhere at either chapter 18 or 19. It's kind of astounding that they've gotten 12 episodes out of so few chapters considering most episodes adapt about 3 chapters.
Is there a thing for cleaning ear-wax in Japan?
Because there's a scene in Darker than Black where that private detective guy is having his ears cleaned by his pretty client, and there was a similar gag in Higurashi.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Is there a thing for cleaning ear-wax in Japan?
Because there's a scene in Darker than Black where that private detective guy is having his ears cleaned by his pretty client, and there was a similar gag in Higurashi.
Fun fact: Asian's ear wax is different from Westerners'. We have "Wet" ear wax, they have "Dry" ear wax. Same thing with body odour, Asians don't have as many glands as westerners, hence the lack of deodorants in Japan. Yes kids, be sure to pack some deodorants for your trip to Japan or you are kinda screwed.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Is there a thing for cleaning ear-wax in Japan?
Because there's a scene in Darker than Black where that private detective guy is having his ears cleaned by his pretty client, and there was a similar gag in Higurashi.
Yes...
Ear Cleaning is considered to be an intimate act in Japan, which is the duty of a wife to a husband.
They have some freaking strange customs.
A lot of this also has to do with some "off-label" uses of the ear-cleaning tool that are depicted in Feudal Era erotic artworks.
CthuluIsSpy wrote: Is there a thing for cleaning ear-wax in Japan?
Because there's a scene in Darker than Black where that private detective guy is having his ears cleaned by his pretty client, and there was a similar gag in Higurashi.
Yes...
Ear Cleaning is considered to be an intimate act in Japan, which is the duty of a wife to a husband.
They have some freaking strange customs.
A lot of this also has to do with some "off-label" uses of the ear-cleaning tool that are depicted in Feudal Era erotic artworks.
MB
Interesting. That explains the...interesting reaction of the cleanee (?)
Makes sense I suppose. It does involve the insertion of an object into an orifice, after all
My only exposure to Madoka has been seeing Hentai Doujinshi of Madoka Magica.
Is the series bizarre or something?
The Doujinshi don't exactly delve much into the plot of the series (not that I have read them - just saw a friend had them, and was more than a little surprised at what they turned out to be. I previously was unaware of Hentai Doujinshi).
My only exposure to Madoka has been seeing Hentai Doujinshi of Madoka Magica.
Is the series bizarre or something?
The Doujinshi don't exactly delve much into the plot of the series (not that I have read them - just saw a friend had them, and was more than a little surprised at what they turned out to be. I previously was unaware of Hentai Doujinshi).
MB
more info than i needed Its a magical girl anime that has more twists then an m night shyamalan movie.
Also the writer is known for that kinda nonsense iirc.
My only exposure to Madoka has been seeing Hentai Doujinshi of Madoka Magica.
Is the series bizarre or something?
The Doujinshi don't exactly delve much into the plot of the series (not that I have read them - just saw a friend had them, and was more than a little surprised at what they turned out to be. I previously was unaware of Hentai Doujinshi).
MB
more info than i needed Its a magical girl anime that has more twists then an m night shyamalan movie.
Also the writer is known for that kinda nonsense iirc.
I will have to look into it.
I am WAAAYYY INTO bizarre anime.
Speaking of which:
Kyousougiga!!!
I CANNNOT recommend it enough!
I need to make a list of Surrealist Anime.
On that note:
Nichijou ([My] Ordinary Life) has to be the coolest surrealist Slice of Life anime in existence:
The Mio raving scene in the Manga Drawing episode (where she asks Yuuko to go buy her more paper) is one of the most hilarious scenes I have ever seen in ANYTHING (sorry it is in three parts. It is freaking epic):
Nichijou is awesome for its relentless mockery of other anime tropes (such as energy blasts coming from people, or the classroom focus of Shonen Anime).
Yeah, we were talking about Madoka Magica just before you started posting in the thread. I still haven't made it past the 11:30 mark of the first episode.
It's magical girls taken in a very different route than what is expected by the genre. I think too many things have been spoiled for me by r/anime, which might be why I can't find it worth the watch.
BeAfraid, I love you for loving Nichijou and bizarre anime. I have posted here several pearls from Nichijou because I consider it an absolute blast and how random and fun it is. I cried with laughter because of it. The sketch when the dogs bit the girls is one of my favorite moments but this one for me is pure perfection:
Spoiler:
Knights of Sidonia is a freakin' roller coaster: 2-3 eps ago I was laughing my ass off with the GILF, the harem and all that. This last episode? I didn't even notice the 20 mns going by because of how intense it was. This was action and gak happening non stop with all kinds of awesome.
TheDraconicLord wrote: BeAfraid, I love you for loving Nichijou and bizarre anime. I have posted here several pearls from Nichijou because I consider it an absolute blast and how random and fun it is. I cried with laughter because of it. The sketch when the dogs bit the girls is one of my favorite moments but this one for me is pure perfection:
Spoiler:
Knights of Sidonia is a freakin' roller coaster: 2-3 eps ago I was laughing my ass off with the GILF, the harem and all that. This last episode? I didn't even notice the 20 mns going by because of how intense it was. This was action and gak happening non stop with all kinds of awesome.
TheDraconicLord wrote: BeAfraid, I love you for loving Nichijou and bizarre anime. I have posted here several pearls from Nichijou because I consider it an absolute blast and how random and fun it is. I cried with laughter because of it. The sketch when the dogs bit the girls is one of my favorite moments but this one for me is pure perfection:
Spoiler:
Knights of Sidonia is a freakin' roller coaster: 2-3 eps ago I was laughing my ass off with the GILF, the harem and all that. This last episode? I didn't even notice the 20 mns going by because of how intense it was. This was action and gak happening non stop with all kinds of awesome.
OMG! The Dog sketch is one of my favorites as well... Or the Scene where Mio Looses it when a cop confronts them about Counterfeit Bills, and she had Yaoi Manga she has drawn in her bag (which matches the description of the counterfeiter)!
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Automatically Appended Next Post: OMG!
You posted the "Mio Looses it" scene!
That is among my top five.
The Dreams Yuuko has about Mio's hair-tie blocks are also some of my favorites (The King in his blimp).
MB
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TheDraconicLord wrote: BeAfraid, I love you for loving Nichijou and bizarre anime. I have posted here several pearls from Nichijou because I consider it an absolute blast and how random and fun it is. I cried with laughter because of it. The sketch when the dogs bit the girls is one of my favorite moments but this one for me is pure perfection:
Spoiler:
Knights of Sidonia is a freakin' roller coaster: 2-3 eps ago I was laughing my ass off with the GILF, the harem and all that. This last episode? I didn't even notice the 20 mns going by because of how intense it was. This was action and gak happening non stop with all kinds of awesome.
July 3rd, the 2nd Season of Knights of Sidonia will be posted to Netflix.
I no longer do "TV."
I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, and Funimation (plus a streaming service for the few Prime Cable Channels that provide it).
Usually there is more anime than I can watch, but this winter and spring have been really sparse, with WAY too many Romantic Comedy Anime (or Harem Comedy, which I get bored with).
It actually turns out to be about 1/4 the cost of cable (I think I pay $40 for everything - but then my family has a shared account to Amazon Prime and Netflix).
My only exposure to Madoka has been seeing Hentai Doujinshi of Madoka Magica.
Is the series bizarre or something?
The Doujinshi don't exactly delve much into the plot of the series (not that I have read them - just saw a friend had them, and was more than a little surprised at what they turned out to be. I previously was unaware of Hentai Doujinshi).
MB
Its a magical girl anime that's known to be darker and more tragic than your average magical girl anime.
Alfndrate wrote: I'm about a quarter of the way through Zeta Gundam. It's interesting to see Bright and Char on the same side. I still don't like Kamille though.
Edit: I need to start Hajime no Ippo over it seems. Crunchyroll has the most recent series, but none of the older episodes.
I really don't think many of the original series are for you. You'd probably enjoy Gundam Wing, 00, and *gag* G Fighter more with their main characters. Maybe ZZ, Judau is a lot different from his counterpart Kamille, but he is still a kid thrust into a universal war
Alfndrate wrote: I'm about a quarter of the way through Zeta Gundam. It's interesting to see Bright and Char on the same side. I still don't like Kamille though.
Edit: I need to start Hajime no Ippo over it seems. Crunchyroll has the most recent series, but none of the older episodes.
I really don't think many of the original series are for you. You'd probably enjoy Gundam Wing, 00, and *gag* G Fighter more with their main characters. Maybe ZZ, Judau is a lot different from his counterpart Kamille, but he is still a kid thrust into a universal war
I've seen about half of Wing, none of 00, all of G Fighter, and that's about it.
I'm attributing my dislike of Kamille to the era in which he was written, same with Amuro. I'm gonna just work my way through the series until ive seen them all (for the most part). Though I'm pretty excited to get to Turn A.
At the end of MSG, I was able to look back and tell that I enjoyed the series, but Amuro bugged me right up until he met Lilah(spelling?). I would have liked more of the newtype development plot. I feel like that was skipped between MSG and Zeta. Now that might be solved by War in the Pocket, but I won't know until I watch it.
Soladrin wrote: Btw, this is the order you should watch Hajime no ippo in:
Hajime no ippo: The Fighting (YES I KNOW ENGRISH)
Hajime no ippo: Champion Road (movie)
Hajime no ippo: New Challenger
Hajime no ippo: Rising
I was thinking that there were just the 25 episodes on crunchyroll. Looking up some stuff this morning I realized how much more of the show I didn't have access to.
So it's been put on the back burner for the time being.
Alfndrate wrote: I'm about a quarter of the way through Zeta Gundam. It's interesting to see Bright and Char on the same side. I still don't like Kamille though.
Edit: I need to start Hajime no Ippo over it seems. Crunchyroll has the most recent series, but none of the older episodes.
I really don't think many of the original series are for you. You'd probably enjoy Gundam Wing, 00, and *gag* G Fighter more with their main characters. Maybe ZZ, Judau is a lot different from his counterpart Kamille, but he is still a kid thrust into a universal war
I've seen about half of Wing, none of 00, all of G Fighter, and that's about it.
I'm attributing my dislike of Kamille to the era in which he was written, same with Amuro. I'm gonna just work my way through the series until ive seen them all (for the most part). Though I'm pretty excited to get to Turn A.
At the end of MSG, I was able to look back and tell that I enjoyed the series, but Amuro bugged me right up until he met Lilah(spelling?). I would have liked more of the newtype development plot. I feel like that was skipped between MSG and Zeta. Now that might be solved by War in the Pocket, but I won't know until I watch it.
No, if you want a lot of newtype plot then I would suggest watching Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny. (Although they are called coordinators and are slightly different) Newtypes aren't really something heavily talked about in any of the series. It is just meant to be a vague idea of human evolution in space. The gundam wiki could give you a clearer picture than any of the series.
An 0080 War in Pocket doesn't have anything to do with newtypes. 0080, 08th MS Team, and 0083 Star Dust Memories are all about the war between Zeon and Earth from different points of view. I would recommend that if you watch one of them you don't watch any other series before completing those since they happen close together, between MSG and Zeta. The order would technically be 08th MS Team, 0080 War in Pocket, then 0083 Star Dust Memories, but as long as you watch 0083 last it shouldn't be confusing
darkcloud92 wrote: No, if you want a lot of newtype plot then I would suggest watching Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny. (Although they are called coordinators and are slightly different) Newtypes aren't really something heavily talked about in any of the series. It is just meant to be a vague idea of human evolution in space. The gundam wiki could give you a clearer picture than any of the series.
An 0080 War in Pocket doesn't have anything to do with newtypes. 0080, 08th MS Team, and 0083 Star Dust Memories are all about the war between Zeon and Earth from different points of view. I would recommend that if you watch one of them you don't watch any other series before completing those since they happen close together, between MSG and Zeta. The order would technically be 08th MS Team, 0080 War in Pocket, then 0083 Star Dust Memories, but as long as you watch 0083 last it shouldn't be confusing
It's not so much that I want a lot of newtype plot, but it's like for the first 2/3rds of MSG it's "Man the Gundam is a mobile suit that can learn how its opponents fight and adapt." and then all of a sudden it's "Hey people living in space have super mental powers!" And they don't really go into it. If there were rumors going around White Base or Jaburo about some other space born pilot being potentially better than Char, and these recruits are popping up more and more in the academy, but no one knows for real, kind of just keep it on the outskirts of the show's plot and then when Lalah is introduced we get a better explanation of what a newtype is, I would have been a little more okay with the plot of Mobile Suit Gundam as a whole instead of being okay with the earlier episodes, thinking the middle episodes dragged on, and then enjoying the last 8 or so.
Just my little qualms with the series. I certainly don't hate Gundam after watching MSG.
So, I just found out that Yamada-Kun and the Seven Witches is being made into and an anime, and I remember liking it when I read the manga, so I'll probably be checking that out today
That's really good to hear- not only because it means that Monty's legacy will continue (and a fun, quirky, original series will continue), but also because continuing in the face of tragedy is really... professional of them. I think maybe before, from how the shows felt, and how they talked about production, that they might have felt it was more of a 'professional hobby' than a real business- not saying they did, just that that's the vibe I got off them. With this sort of 'redistribution' of responsibility, it feels like they're thinking strategically, and in terms of who's best at what jobs, rather than just who wants to do what.
Dunno. That was just the vibe I got from the post.
I saw a couple more episodes of 'arslan seki'. Apparently Pars is about to be invaded and sacked i think. This should suck but it'll be the main character's job to come back from this. It sucks that he looks like such an iffeminate pansy. Maybe i'm being unfair though since he did ok in some fights.
AduroT wrote: That is some serious nightmare fuel in this latest episode of Sidonia...
The whole ep was made of so much awesome! The 20 mns just flew by!
I can't even hate Tanikaze for being a Mary-Sue because he's just a fantastic! The way he just stood there and did that last stand, damn, I was on the edge of my seat!
Tsumugi seriously fighting was she even has a fancy sword, it fits so well with her "dress"!
And that cliff-hanger, dayum! Can't wait for next week's ep
Spoiler:
I mean, there are worst ways to go than being tentacle raped by the "woman" you once loved
I don't like Nendos, but I would buy that in a heart beat.
Edit: picked up Samurai Flamenco, and holy fething gak has this been a fantastic show. Action, drama, likable characters! The animation is top notch, the OP and ED are good (though the ED isn't to my liking).
I suggest everyone who hasn't, go watch this and go into it without ANY prior knowledge of the series.
Alfndrate wrote: I don't like Nendos, but I would buy that in a heart beat.
Edit: picked up Samurai Flamenco, and holy fething gak has this been a fantastic show. Action, drama, likable characters! The animation is top notch, the OP and ED are good (though the ED isn't to my liking).
I suggest everyone who hasn't, go watch this and go into it without ANY prior knowledge of the series.
Out of curiosity, how far are you into the show?
Because, you know, when IT happens, you may change your tune. Many people did but I rode the Insanity Train right 'till the very end. CHOO CHOO!
Alfndrate wrote: I don't like Nendos, but I would buy that in a heart beat.
Edit: picked up Samurai Flamenco, and holy fething gak has this been a fantastic show. Action, drama, likable characters! The animation is top notch, the OP and ED are good (though the ED isn't to my liking).
I suggest everyone who hasn't, go watch this and go into it without ANY prior knowledge of the series.
Out of curiosity, how far are you into the show?
Because, you know, when IT happens, you may change your tune. Many people did but I rode the Insanity Train right 'till the very end. CHOO CHOO!
I'm in the middle of episode 9 atm, it's gotten weird, but in a good way.
The crazy train goes off the rails at some point, and then keeps jumping tracks... kind of like that one donkey kong level in the mines. Or maybe there were a few of those.. but like that, all over the place. Much escalation. Many crazy. The end too kind of threw me. I don't regret watching it though.
Watching some show called Nana on netflix. I thought it was only 12 episodes or so for some reason, but i looked ahead and its more like 47. Seems like a drama/slice of life I guess, the characters are kind of interesting to watch though I dunno if I like all of them. Gonna stick it out till I find something else or I finish it, I guess.
TheDraconicLord wrote: I need this in my life. Probably would help me boost my work productivity with her sitting on my desk looking at me :
Mako! (Mankanshōku).
I JUST started re-watching Kill la Kill again last night (for the second time). It is amazing how much subtext there is in the conversation of the Big Five of Honnōji Academy regarding Matoi Ryūko, letting us know they aren't really the bad guys.
And... Have you ever wondered what kind of life Ira Gamagōri and Mako Mankanshōku have after they are married?
Alfndrate wrote: I don't like Nendos, but I would buy that in a heart beat.
Edit: picked up Samurai Flamenco, and holy fething gak has this been a fantastic show. Action, drama, likable characters! The animation is top notch, the OP and ED are good (though the ED isn't to my liking).
I suggest everyone who hasn't, go watch this and go into it without ANY prior knowledge of the series.
Out of curiosity, how far are you into the show?
Because, you know, when IT happens, you may change your tune. Many people did but I rode the Insanity Train right 'till the very end. CHOO CHOO!
I KNOW, right?!
MB
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I'm enjoying it, but I think it ramped up too quickly for me, was definitely going "WTF?!" and "HOLY GAK?!" to some friends while I was watching the episode.
No idea what you're talking about unfortunately, but I do not believe that happens. I mean the MC is the MC, I think some side characters may or may not get shuffled around but otherwise.. Oh and it gets dark at some point, in addition to everything else. Just stick it out to say you did if nothing else
GrimDork wrote: No idea what you're talking about unfortunately, but I do not believe that happens. I mean the MC is the MC, I think some side characters may or may not get shuffled around but otherwise.. Oh and it gets dark at some point, in addition to everything else. Just stick it out to say you did if nothing else
I'm currently not planning on dropping this show, just the sudden escalation caught me off guard. Also the spoiler is what I was talking about... Started reading a series called Fuuka... it gets sad about half way through the currently available chapters...
Edit: To those of you that were/are fans of Testament of Sister New-Devil, the OVA is out, saw it on one of the streaming sites tonight.
Alfndrate wrote: It's fething terrible and is based on an arcade game.
Plot overview: people from the future fight in 2015 Japan to prevent the end of their respective worlds.
People from two alternate future earths fight their alternate selves in the past at the whims of an even more distant future trying to ensure its existence comes to pass.
Alfndrate wrote: It's fething terrible and is based on an arcade game.
Plot overview: people from the future fight in 2015 Japan to prevent the end of their respective worlds.
People from two alternate future earths fight their alternate selves in the past at the whims of an even more distant future trying to ensure its existence comes to pass.
sierra 1247 wrote: Well all the feels I have left have just been torn out and stamped on. Thanks plastic memories.
Really? I felt that the way Plastic Memories ended, especially after the past 4 episodes, was a joyous ending. Like yeah it's sad what happened to Isla, but we knew from episode 1 it was going to happen. I had the feels, but certainly not sad ones. I was grinning ear to ear for about 90% of that episode.
Really bummed that Kuroko's Basketball is getting bumped to Tuesday, and for some dumb reason Kekkai Sensen didn't air this week, but it's also not airing next week before of the Durarara!!x2 Ten premier (it's only getting bumped to the next day, it's not like we're waiting 3 weeks for the finale of the show).
It was all kinds of amazing. The tension, the weird vagina flowers, the action, the awesome, the way how god damn Tanikaze leaves the battlefield carrying a giant awesome alien lady on his mech's arms, a naked alien chick on his actual arms and a member of the 3rd sex somewhere inside his mech's "pants".
Not only was the ending great with him visiting the place where it all started, we got a small glimpse of what a certain person wants and will be doing in the future.
And to top it all, it ended with the full version of S1's opening, one of the best god damn OPs's songs IMO; I love those lyrics, they would fit like a glove in a power metal cover.
Alfndrate wrote: It's fething terrible and is based on an arcade game.
Plot overview: people from the future fight in 2015 Japan to prevent the end of their respective worlds.
I found it to be pretty stupid as well.
The whole 2015 Anime Season had kinda sucked.
There have only been a couple of halfway decent Anime, and they were really short (10 - 12 episodes).
Ghost-in-the-Shell: Arise, Alternative Architecture is probably the onlyreally exciting anime so far this year (with an official US Release - Knights of Sidonia is also awesome, but it's "official" US release isn't until the 3rd).
The remake of Sailor Moon has been interesting, but only for Nostalgia's sake, really.
The ONE really good thing about this is that there have been rumors that the crappy 2015 season is because of resources going into bigger projects for the Winter and next Year (GITS:AAA may be getting a regular Anime series that will be a long-running anime - three to four seasons, several hundred episodes - rumor unconfirmed, but I have a friend who is a Translator for Manga/Anime companies in Japan who has said that one portion of his office has been walled off, with all of the Translators working it it saying they cannot talk about what is going on, but that one of them had a GITS:AAA script going into the walled off area... And others have reported this possibility as well, since GITS:AAA killed at the box office in Japan).
So... something is going on that should be good.
Also, Shikgeki no Kyoujin/Attack on Titan is getting a Live-Action series that is supposed to be running from the beginning to end of the Manga.
But.... right now... I am bored to death with the anime available.
Gits:aaa is the prequel movies made into a series, right? I didn't watch that beyond one because it was something I'd already seen. Otherwise the ones I've liked have been Sidonia, Dungeon, Fate and Arslan. I watched Stratos and Seraph but those were merely ok. Then also the ongoing animes One Piece, Naruto and World Trigger. Otherwise yeah, pretty slow season.
Alfndrate wrote: It's fething terrible and is based on an arcade game.
Plot overview: people from the future fight in 2015 Japan to prevent the end of their respective worlds.
I found it to be pretty stupid as well.
The whole 2015 Anime Season had kinda sucked.
There have only been a couple of halfway decent Anime, and they were really short (10 - 12 episodes).
Ghost-in-the-Shell: Arise, Alternative Architecture is probably the onlyreally exciting anime so far this year (with an official US Release - Knights of Sidonia is also awesome, but it's "official" US release isn't until the 3rd).
The remake of Sailor Moon has been interesting, but only for Nostalgia's sake, really.
The ONE really good thing about this is that there have been rumors that the crappy 2015 season is because of resources going into bigger projects for the Winter and next Year (GITS:AAA may be getting a regular Anime series that will be a long-running anime - three to four seasons, several hundred episodes - rumor unconfirmed, but I have a friend who is a Translator for Manga/Anime companies in Japan who has said that one portion of his office has been walled off, with all of the Translators working it it saying they cannot talk about what is going on, but that one of them had a GITS:AAA script going into the walled off area... And others have reported this possibility as well, since GITS:AAA killed at the box office in Japan).
So... something is going on that should be good.
Also, Shikgeki no Kyoujin/Attack on Titan is getting a Live-Action series that is supposed to be running from the beginning to end of the Manga.
But.... right now... I am bored to death with the anime available.
MB
I've been impressed with many of the shows from the Spring season, most of them don't have major fight scenes, or lots of action but have good storylines. Oregairu season 2 has been great for a realistic high school show. Food Wars has been excellent if you're looking for a battle anime that isn't about punching. Punchline was a fantastic story with great characters and a good ending (but not best ending :( ).I watched a lot of anime from this season, missed out on many others, but only dropped 3 shows. Though I'm thinking of going back to Arslan when it finishes.
Anybody else want to post pictures of heavy fan-service anime doing something extremely fan-service related and saying 'the plot thickens'? I think we should totally make that a thing for this thread.
flamingkillamajig wrote: Anybody else want to post pictures of heavy fan-service anime doing something extremely fan-service related and saying 'the plot thickens'? I think we should totally make that a thing for this thread.
Would anyone recommend Crunchyroll for a streaming service? Trying to catch up on some anime that I missed in the last year or two(such as Kill la Kill).
Also open to suggestions. Interests are more towards horror(Elfen Lied, Hellgirl, Gantz), scifi(Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop), fighting(Tenjho Tenge(manga was better), Battle Vixens(again, manga was better)), and comedy(Azumanga Daio, Excel Saga).
Crunchyroll is great, although you have to wait a week if you don't want to pay.
As for reccomdations, try Last Exile, it's sci-fi, but not super high tech sci-fi (more remnants of lost technology, with a lot of technology being around WWI level). Very good either way.
Sinful Hero wrote: Would anyone recommend Crunchyroll for a streaming service? Trying to catch up on some anime that I missed in the last year or two(such as Kill la Kill).
Also open to suggestions. Interests are more towards horror(Elfen Lied, Hellgirl, Gantz), scifi(Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop), fighting(Tenjho Tenge(manga was better), Battle Vixens(again, manga was better)), and comedy(Azumanga Daio, Excel Saga).
I use CR almost exclusively to watch most of my shows. The app is solid, the website is good (and you can avoid the ads if you have adblocker, at least you could when I was still a free member), and the selection of shows is really good, with a few exceptions.
Most of the shows I watched were on CR, except for Kekkai Sensen and Kuroko's Basketball (it's 2 weeks behind on CR for some reason). It's a pretty solid 7 bucks a month.
I paid for a subscription when I was a little less concerned about money than I am at the present. Seemed like it was worth it if I watched enough though I've fallen back to my standbys of netflix and amazon prime (not specifically for anime mind you).
Seemed like it had a good selection of shows. I'll probably resub at some point to check a few more of them out.
Yeah, I like it. The ads can sometimes be in odd places, and often will play the same 10 second ad about 5 times in a row, which can be annoying, though. A couple other things to know is that it doesn't always have classic anime, and if you're not a Premium member, only the first episode of every series can be watched in High Quality.
Yeah, I ended up with a two week free trial of Premium.
So far the wife and I have watched Rin-ne(waiting on episode 13), and the first episode of Kokoro Connect. We both enjoyed Rin-ne, but she wasn't a fan of KC.
@Co'tor Shas- I remember reading about Last Exile years ago in Newtype. I may have to finally get around to watching it.
@Alfindrate- sports shows aren't my thing, but what's Kekkai Sensen about?
Kekkai Sensen is by Nightow (Trigun), it takes place is Jerusalem's Lot (Hellsalems lot in some of the subs) which used to be New York City. A rift opened up in the city over night and brought forth the weird and strange creatures that only existed in our wildest dreams (aliens, vampires, werewolves, etc...). It follows the story of Leonard Watch, a young photojournalist that moved to NYC 6 months before the show. He gets caught up in the actions of a secret society that helps keep the balance in the city.
It's got a good cast of characters, good animation, and an interesting plot. The show is pretty episodic so for 90% of an episode you don't need to really see any other episode, but its all held together by that last 10%.
The finale got bumped to like Sunday though so Idk how it ends. The manga is ten volumes long and they've only adapted like half the source material, so maybe a second season?
Edit: Just watched Gangsta Episode 1, I am stoked for more. The entire first episode covers the first chapter of the manga. I don't think they'll be able to keep up that kind of 1:1 pace, but it gives some hope that this might be longer than a 12 episode series.
Sinful Hero wrote: Yeah, I ended up with a two week free trial of Premium.
So far the wife and I have watched Rin-ne(waiting on episode 13), and the first episode of Kokoro Connect. We both enjoyed Rin-ne, but she wasn't a fan of KC.
@Co'tor Shas- I remember reading about Last Exile years ago in Newtype. I may have to finally get around to watching it.
@Alfindrate- sports shows aren't my thing, but what's Kekkai Sensen about?
It's great, one of my all-time favorite shows. It's a good show for getting people in to anime too. I'm not sure if CR has it, but hulu and netflix do.
AduroT wrote: Caught Gatchaman Crowds episode 0 last night, apparently they're doing a second season of that one, which makes me glad. I liked that one.
AWESOME!
I was about to open up my various anime apps to see what was new, and Watchman Crowds is one I have been waiting for.
It is an amazing take on the 1970s Anime of the same name.
I wonder if we will see any of the older characters show up?
In dub news, Fate/Stay Night UBW is getting a dub release, which because of Aniplex will sell for lolzcash in two parts.
I'm not sure what's worse, the cost or my willingness to pay it only to see
Spoiler:
Ilya die again in English.
Although a Fate/Zero, F/SN, UBW marathon would be sweet. I still don't know why Heaven's Feel is just a movie, but whatever. Maybe we'll get a new Fate route, too.
Anyway, four days until Non Non Biyori Repeat. Is it weird to get hyped and excited about such a relaxing series?
Alfndrate wrote: Yes it is weird, but it's better than getting hyped because Renge is gonna "nyanpassu" all over the place like r/anime has been.
No, it's not. I need my "Soul fix" back. That anime is perfection when it comes to relaxation and I REALLY want it to start.
Every damn episode were 22mns of pure innocent bliss. My mind would be wiped clean of everything bad. God-Emperor damn, I want more of that anime.
I totally agree, I watched it last month and every episode lulled me into wanting to just lay out and take a nap (in the good way). I'm down with people being excited for the second season, just some of the people that forget these are "children" they're talking about weirds me the feth out.
@Darklink, I thought it was pretty ok too. A bit fanservice-y, but not terrible and you get paid off in the end with a fairly epic mecha battle.
I've been seeing various Madoka Magica things showing up on Netflix, is there a specific order in which one should watch them?
Also saw knights of sidonia show up on netflix today.. may have to give it a shot as I watched the first season.
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GrimDork wrote: @Darklink, I thought it was pretty ok too. A bit fanservice-y, but not terrible and you get paid off in the end with a fairly epic mecha battle.
I've been seeing various Madoka Magica things showing up on Netflix, is there a specific order in which one should watch them?
Also saw knights of sidonia show up on netflix today.. may have to give it a shot as I watched the first season.
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In regards to Madoka Magica, there's the 13 episodes of the anime, Madoka Magica The Movie: Part 1 Beginnings, Madoka Magica The Movie: Part 2 Eternal, and Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion.
The first two films are caps of the show with some improvements in animation and some changes in voice acting. The third movie is all new stuff.
DarkLink wrote: Expelled from Paradise popped up on netflix, looked interesting so I watched it. Pretty good movie. It's kind of ghost in the shell meets trigun.
I know a guy who was an advisor for the writers for Expelled from Paradise.
It contained a lot of themes popular in Transhumanist Circles.
And among them something I hope to work on in grad school (a synthetic biological solution for the bio-silicon interface - according to Dr. Ted Berger at USC, this is THE problem that is in the way of a complete interface between brain and computer. He has already developed a working prosthetic Hippocampus, and has said that the work of putting together pretty much ANY other cybernetic brain component is trivial compared to the job/work of figuring out how to interface that component without Nuero-sclerosis - Ghost-in-the-Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Launghing Man arc wasn't joking when they talked about Cyber-Sclerosis. Turns out: It's a real thing). But, that is essentially what I want to do in Grad School, and apply the interface to a prosthetic Gut, to eliminate our need to eat constantly to keep us alive, but not take our affective experiences with it (the gut is where we "feel" 90% or more of our emotions. If you feel something, it is your Enteric Nervous System talking to your brain). But, to do that, I need the same solution that Ted Berger needs for his brain prosthetics (I keep asking him when he is just going to start calling it a "Cyberbrain").
But Expelled from Paradise was really well done.
I hope they make a prequel that goes into the "Nanocaust" in more depth.
There was one flaw with it, though.
That far in the future, they would not be having memory problems. Memory would be trivially easy to make from components found in space, and with nano-scaled components, we could get enough memory to simulate a huge chunk of near-space to the atomic level (roughly a sphere, centered on the Sun, roughly 20LY in radius), with just a single asteroid (since they don't need to support physical bodies)
Given the ability to do that, they would not be having to threaten to box people up. And if they gobbled up every small-scale silicate-metallic asteroid in the inner solar system, they could build enough memory for a galactic scale simulation. Cooling it, at that point, might be a bigger issue. And shielding it from cosmic rays, and micro-meteors, which could have the same effects as a comet strike here on earth with components of that scale (maybe they would just bet on the components being destroyed being "uninhabited" memory).
I really rather liked the first episode of Gate. For once the monster army that invades thru the portal that mysteriously opened in the middle of downtown isn't immune to bullets.
I am so happy Gate is even better than what I was expecting! Loving the main character
I honestly can't wait to see tanks wrecking the fantasy beasties. Teaches them to mess with our DAKKA DAKKA.
And in all honesty it feels so damn good to see proper military forces for once doing what they should be doing instead of being the nameless red-shirt guys being killed in droves and rescued by the high-schooler with magical powers \o/
I hope they make a prequel that goes into the "Nanocaust" in more depth.
There was one flaw with it, though.
That far in the future, they would not be having memory problems. Memory would be trivially easy to make from components found in space, and with nano-scaled components, we could get enough memory to simulate a huge chunk of near-space to the atomic level (roughly a sphere, centered on the Sun, roughly 20LY in radius), with just a single asteroid (since they don't need to support physical bodies)
Given the ability to do that, they would not be having to threaten to box people up. And if they gobbled up every small-scale silicate-metallic asteroid in the inner solar system, they could build enough memory for a galactic scale simulation. Cooling it, at that point, might be a bigger issue. And shielding it from cosmic rays, and micro-meteors, which could have the same effects as a comet strike here on earth with components of that scale (maybe they would just bet on the components being destroyed being "uninhabited" memory).
MB
It was something we were told by the main character. It doesn't have to be true neither do I recall this information being challenged. There could be worse methods to engineer the society and motivate the individuals. Without any incentive I find the possibility of society falling into hedonism and appearance of disruptive elements to be rather high. With correct enforcement you maintain order, cultivate specific doctrine and should disruptive element be deleted, it only serves as an example to others.
I hope they make a prequel that goes into the "Nanocaust" in more depth.
There was one flaw with it, though.
That far in the future, they would not be having memory problems. Memory would be trivially easy to make from components found in space, and with nano-scaled components, we could get enough memory to simulate a huge chunk of near-space to the atomic level (roughly a sphere, centered on the Sun, roughly 20LY in radius), with just a single asteroid (since they don't need to support physical bodies)
Given the ability to do that, they would not be having to threaten to box people up. And if they gobbled up every small-scale silicate-metallic asteroid in the inner solar system, they could build enough memory for a galactic scale simulation. Cooling it, at that point, might be a bigger issue. And shielding it from cosmic rays, and micro-meteors, which could have the same effects as a comet strike here on earth with components of that scale (maybe they would just bet on the components being destroyed being "uninhabited" memory).
MB
It was something we were told by the main character. It doesn't have to be true neither do I recall this information being challenged. There could be worse methods to engineer the society and motivate the individuals. Without any incentive I find the possibility of society falling into hedonism and appearance of disruptive elements to be rather high. With correct enforcement you maintain order, cultivate specific doctrine and should disruptive element be deleted, it only serves as an example to others.
Best of luck with your work.
Oh man, you guys should totally read up on the old Utopia experiments that were done with mice and lab rats. It's actually pretty scary what can happen to a post-scarcity society.
Here's a Youtube link, to an old documentary film on it. It was Calhoun if you want to do any more searching around- "Calhoun's Rat Utopia Experiment" is a good search string.
The Culture novels are feature a lot of post scarcity societies, and while it usually plays them pretty straight itbdoes always cast a hint of doubt in the morality of some of their actions. Good books, regardless.
Yeah I have no idea what the tiny robot/cyborg was either. Don't worry, they'll do enough weird/crazy stuff in the next couple of episodes to distract you from it.
Well you noticed where the Kunato dude poked the scientist with a little barb from his finger and she also went all paralyzed... maybe the tiny cyborg was *somehow* the true brain/body of that scientist guy and he's just up in the Kunato dude's brain driving him like a mech?
I dunno, the show is really Bizarre but I'm over halfway done too and the giant robot space battles are enough to keep me around for the moment.
He does not. You know what season 3 needs? Moar Tiny Murderbot. 100% more. Actually that would only mean you'd see him for like 6 seconds... exponentially more Tiny Murderbot. Also... an opportunity to use those little swords they gave a couple of the pilots.. I mean there was a golden opportunity and it never came up.
Still a neat show. MC still rolls about with his (increasingly creepy) harem and wonton Mary Sueism, but the fights are rather fun to watch and even Tsumugi grows on you after awhile.
The Party Time Mecha Satellite of Doom(tm) was kind of neat too.
I'm not sure if sarcastic... But I think they tend to just show whatever is airing on Japanese TV. I know that Jojo part 3 had weird censoring with smoking and some of the gory parts, Triage X had lots of that kind of censoring with graphic content and "plot". And then testament of sister new devil might as well have just been Censoring: the Anime, more than half of that show was censored.
I'm really surprised My wife is the Student Council President has an uncensored version. On the flip side, "Shimoneta: A boring world where the concept of dirty jokes doesn't exist" gets like 90% of its laughs from the fact it's censored.
No, I honestly didn't know. Probably won't keep it then. Not to mention I got an email saying they're not going to support my Smart TV after the 15th so Crunchyroll is on the ropes for me. CMX manga was bad about censoring, and iirc that was a big part of why they went under.
On the plus side, the reprinting of Tenjho Tenge makes a whole lot more sense now.
Alfndrate wrote: I have that show in my queue atm, and it has two entries, censored and uncensored. So if you want to watch it, you can see it in either
Oh I saw it years ago. It stops early on in the manga iirc. Wasn't too impressed with the anime.
AduroT wrote: Tiny robot never gets seen or mentioned again.
I am now going to invest in the Manga, to see if Tiny Robot gets mentioned again.
It HAS to do with something to with with Dr. Ochiai's work (There are hints thrown around, which my Manga/Anime-senses are telling me he was toying with trying to transfer consciousnesses into computers). We see already with the transference of his computerized personality back into his cloned body (why they would tie up a harmless clone is beyond me).
But we know that Nagate is the clone of another character. And that several people fear him as a result.
I have discovered that Netflix IS one of the producers of the show, and that they are backing it for at least another few seasons.
I have also discovered that the author of the Manga is still producing the story (it's still going on).
So. . . . this might be a (THE) long-running Sci-Fi anime that I have been waiting for. It would be nicer to see the seasons produced faster than once a year, but CGI can take a long time to produce.
Also, several Japanese companies have backed Sidonia no Kishi as being THE Anime to bring cool back to Japanese Anime (I think they are just jealous of Shingeki no Kyou-jin, which already DID bring the "cool" back to Anime in a freaking BIG WAY - so much so it is getting a live-action series that is supposed to run the entire length of the manga, to completion. . . Which will give us around five to ten years of very cool Anime Inspired TV).
MB
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It was a brilliant concept, but it suffered from being basically ONE FIGHT, and leaving absolutely every question unanswered.
It also suffered from the horrible over-pronounced low-end explosions that they also have in Knights of Sidonia, where it sounds like they slam two two-by-fours together so hard that they explode.
The explosion noises in KoS are just ridiculously over-produced, sound-wise... Same with the cockroaches on Mars.
TerraFormars. Which is an interesting three-way pun:
Terraformers
Terra For Mars
Terraform-mars
I wonder if they did that on purpose?
I just had a random thought about Nichijou.
Now I need to go back and match Mio Looses it (in all her glory) again.
Mio likes Yaoi. . . I wonder what sort of young-adult Mio would turn into?
Sinful Hero wrote: So I take it I need to skip Terraformars in your opinion?
It's decidedly meh. Whoever is winning nearly every fight will lose to a sudden twist or reversal. After a human dies we will now spend an entire episode telling why you should care about them thru flashbacks. And yes, all questions go unanswered so far.
And Non Non Biyori Repeat is live. Er, stream-able.
Spoiler:
I was hoping they'd pick up in Okinawa from the ova, but seeing Renge being adorable was awesome, too. Although I guess the Repeat in the title isn't just for show if the first episode is setting a precedent.
Still, my Mondays will be much happier for the next several weeks, which is fine in my book.
Hoitash wrote: And Non Non Biyori Repeat is live. Er, stream-able.
Spoiler:
I was hoping they'd pick up in Okinawa from the ova, but seeing Renge being adorable was awesome, too. Although I guess the Repeat in the title isn't just for show if the first episode is setting a precedent.
Still, my Mondays will be much happier for the next several weeks, which is fine in my book.
I feel you, mate.
It's like the world was nothing but sunshine, rainbows and puppies for 23mns. From the start to the end I had the same idiot grin on my face as I had in Season 1 and I couldn't help but truly smile with the school song. Everything is so pure, innocent, relaxing and beautiful! I can't believe it, but I think they made the scenery even more beautiful this time.
It's a therapy for the soul, this is no doubt the one anime I was hyped the most. For 23 mns I enjoy pure bliss.
Damn, I really missed it! Welcome back Renge-chan!
The Jitsu wa Watashi wa adaptation is looking pretty good. They kept enough of the original design to make it recognizable, without being off-putting. My main concern now is whether they condense it too much. The manga is on chapter 80 something at this point, so more than a single season, at the very least. I certainly hope it's well received, because it is one of the funniest mangas I have ever read, as well as being a damn good rom-com.
Although they did feth up on the intro a bit, makes it seem more like a simple harem, which it does have some of those elements, and other girls like him, but's it's pretty clear right off the bat (puns! ) which girl he likes.
Randomly browsing Netflix I decided to give Ouran High School Host Club a try. It's quite a bit different from what I'd usually watch but it *is* kind of funny. I'll give it a few more episodes, nothing else is catching my eye at the moment anyway.
Slarg232 wrote:Just discovered Food Wars, and god it's hilarious.
Watch the first episode, you'll know if you're going to love it or hate it.
Check out the manga, it gets better (not saying that I don't absolutely love Food Wars, but the manga holds me over week to week (though I'm not reading ahead so I don't have spoilers for the show)
GrimDork wrote:Randomly browsing Netflix I decided to give Ouran High School Host Club a try. It's quite a bit different from what I'd usually watch but it *is* kind of funny. I'll give it a few more episodes, nothing else is catching my eye at the moment anyway.
Ouran High School Host Club was like my first guilty pleasure anime. I was not a fan of the perfectly good ending for the anime, so I sought out the manga and tore through that. That ending I was a fan of
Slarg232 wrote:Just discovered Food Wars, and god it's hilarious.
Watch the first episode, you'll know if you're going to love it or hate it.
Check out the manga, it gets better (not saying that I don't absolutely love Food Wars, but the manga holds me over week to week (though I'm not reading ahead so I don't have spoilers for the show)
GrimDork wrote:Randomly browsing Netflix I decided to give Ouran High School Host Club a try. It's quite a bit different from what I'd usually watch but it *is* kind of funny. I'll give it a few more episodes, nothing else is catching my eye at the moment anyway.
Ouran High School Host Club was like my first guilty pleasure anime. I was not a fan of the perfectly good ending for the anime, so I sought out the manga and tore through that. That ending I was a fan of
Might have to. I was thinking about putting my toe in the Manga waters with Akame ga Kill, Might just decide to go with Food Wars instead.
Question time!
Do you guys think you have to enjoy the show to own a characters' equipment? I hate SAO, but Deathgun's mask is just so sexy.
Slarg232 wrote:Just discovered Food Wars, and god it's hilarious.
Watch the first episode, you'll know if you're going to love it or hate it.
Check out the manga, it gets better (not saying that I don't absolutely love Food Wars, but the manga holds me over week to week (though I'm not reading ahead so I don't have spoilers for the show)
GrimDork wrote:Randomly browsing Netflix I decided to give Ouran High School Host Club a try. It's quite a bit different from what I'd usually watch but it *is* kind of funny. I'll give it a few more episodes, nothing else is catching my eye at the moment anyway.
Ouran High School Host Club was like my first guilty pleasure anime. I was not a fan of the perfectly good ending for the anime, so I sought out the manga and tore through that. That ending I was a fan of
Might have to. I was thinking about putting my toe in the Manga waters with Akame ga Kill, Might just decide to go with Food Wars instead.
I have up to volume 6, volume 7 is released at the end of the month, but there's like 120+ chapters of the manga out there on the nets. I figured it can't hurt to support a show I really enjoy.
Question time!
Do you guys think you have to enjoy the show to own a characters' equipment? I hate SAO, but Deathgun's mask is just so sexy.
So, on a semi-related note, I just read through the 60 chapters of Akame ga Kill in one sitting (I started around 11-12 ish, and it's now 3:30). Holy feth, it's practically self inflicted psychological torture. Great story, great characters, great art, but my mind is now broken. I'm just going to watch some feel-good anime for the rest of the night to try and recover.
I am beginning to think that Knights of Sidonia is going to turn into a never-ending story.
After reading much of the Manga, they don't seem to answer too many questions without opening others that DON'T seem to be answered.
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: OMG. . . Shimoneta is freaking amazing.
While on the subject of "censorship," why does Dakka "censor" certain words, while leaving a word that is just as identifiable?
It is like watching a 1970's dub of an R-rated movie, where the actors are constantly saying:
"Freak you."
To a kid, that is just confusing, or they remain oblivious to the bizarre dialog.
But to anyone over the age of twelve, who is familiar with the terminology surrounding intercourse and slang, they KNOW all forms of "F-you."
But Shimoneta is hilarious. I can't remember the name of the girl who is obsessed with discovering the "secrets of reproduction."
And the scene of the flies "doing it" where they had a HUGE homage to Hentai Doujinshi when the entire student body has a simultaneous orgasm..... Brilliant!
MB
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Co'tor Shas wrote: So, on a semi-related note, I just read through the 60 chapters of Akame ga Kill in one sitting (I started around 11-12 ish, and it's now 3:30). Holy feth, it's practically self inflicted psychological torture. Great story, great characters, great art, but my mind is now broken. I'm just going to watch some feel-good anime for the rest of the night to try and recover.
Yeah! Brutal and heart-wrenching deaths all around.
Do you guys think you have to enjoy the show to own a characters' equipment? I hate SAO, but Deathgun's mask is just so sexy.
Nah, not really, you could even hate the character. What matters is how sexy a gear is, and oh boy, Deathgun's gear is awesome. That metal skull-mask and cloak is pretty cool.
Non Non Biyori Repeat was the best way to start my work day today. Yesterday was stressful as feth, but the atmosphere, sound effects and music is like a muscle relaxant. Just so dang relaxing
The first episode of a new anime was just released, based on the manga "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou Which translates to "Everyday Life with Monster Girls""
HOW THE HELL did I NOT notice this?!
The manga is hilarious and I love monster girls and I NEVER noticed the anime was being released this season! OH JOY IN HEAVEN, AN HAREM OF MONSTER GIRLS!
Yeah I saw that last night browsing. Big fan of the manga as well, but how bad is Crunchyroll at censoring? Based off the manga I imagine there would be a few things cut.
Been away for awhile. Finally getting back to it! Finished Fate/Stay night was pretty good on the whole. Mostly loved the visuals, god damn they opened the vault for them on UBW's.
First Episode of NNB and im a very happy person. Its going to be the perfect unwind show for after work on hard days.
And for one final piece have a Cool AMV that just came about a few days ago!
The first episode of a new anime was just released, based on the manga "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou Which translates to "Everyday Life with Monster Girls""
HOW THE HELL did I NOT notice this?!
The manga is hilarious and I love monster girls and I NEVER noticed the anime was being released this season! OH JOY IN HEAVEN, AN HAREM OF MONSTER GIRLS!
I am RIGHT NOW - as I write this Sitting looking at my iPad screen, with the Crunchyroll App opened, looking at THIS Anime wondering:
"Do I try this??? Looks like a harem anime. I get frustrated with harem anime. But Monster girls. . . . "
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: AWESOME! They had one of the bad-guys from Zvezda Plot in the AMV.
That is one of my favorite anime.
But I am a sucker for Loli characters (a trait that is disturbing - something to do with my choices in girlfriends).
I really haven't been keeping up with this thread, but....
I watched Death Note. It was pretty good.
After Death Note, I watched a couple movies and decided to re-watch the Naruto main plotline, skipping over filler episodes like the plague. I'm right after
Finished 8 episodes of Madoka Magica. It's solid, but it's far from the AMG DECONSTRUCTION OF MAGICAL GIRLS that I see it referred to as. As solid as it is though, I've been able to guess most of the plot twists (that haven't been spoiled for me). I think i figured out how it ends, so the final 4 episodes is just me seeing everything unfold.
After you finish Alf, and if you feel like continuing with it watch Rebellion. its puts a second spin on it all after the wrap up which I quite enjoyed as well.
I have completed Naruto (save for waiting for the Anime to catch up with the manga - they don't have far to go).
And, when I found out that Naruto wound up with Hinata, that was all I needed to know.
I have a NaruHina fan since they first revealed her character during the first Chuunin Exams.
I liked her with short-hair better though, but I get that they are going with her evolution into a Japanese Princess Character (which is what her name means/is, after all), and you can't have one of those without hair that is six feet long.
I suspect when Kishimoto gets around to doing Naruto in Middle-Age, Hinata will be depicted as a shy, but powerful Princess, capable of leveling mountains, with hair that covers the floor for yards around her.
Sasuke and Sakura belong together, as both characters are so self-abosorbed.
BeAfraid wrote: I have completed Naruto (save for waiting for the Anime to catch up with the manga - they don't have far to go).
And, when I found out that Naruto wound up with Hinata, that was all I needed to know.
I have a NaruHina fan since they first revealed her character during the first Chuunin Exams.
I liked her with short-hair better though, but I get that they are going with her evolution into a Japanese Princess Character (which is what her name means/is, after all), and you can't have one of those without hair that is six feet long.
I suspect when Kishimoto gets around to doing Naruto in Middle-Age, Hinata will be depicted as a shy, but powerful Princess, capable of leveling mountains, with hair that covers the floor for yards around her.
Sasuke and Sakura belong together, as both characters are so self-abosorbed.
MB
Have a friend who was very happy about Naru/Hina, mainly because she had quite a lot of fanfic shipping those characters.
DA's Forever wrote: After you finish Alf, and if you feel like continuing with it watch Rebellion. its puts a second spin on it all after the wrap up which I quite enjoyed as well.
It's on the list. Like I don't hate the show like I did after just watching episode 1, and some of the twists have been ruined for me, but its better than other shows I've completed... >_>
The first episode of a new anime was just released, based on the manga "Monster Musume No Iru Nichijou Which translates to "Everyday Life with Monster Girls""
HOW THE HELL did I NOT notice this?!
The manga is hilarious and I love monster girls and I NEVER noticed the anime was being released this season! OH JOY IN HEAVEN, AN HAREM OF MONSTER GIRLS!
I generally hate harem stuff but the monster girl hook has me curious. Checked out the first episode, and it's pretty much wall to wall sex jokes/compromising situations. Only the lamia's in the first episode so hopefully as the other girls get added in they can change it up a bit but otherwise it'll likely get boring. Oh, but no censorship on it really except convenient nipple censors, ie hair/steam/ect.
TBH, it's one of the harems that I actually like, despite despising most harms. It's cute, silly, and very funny. And every single character is likable.
Thanks AduroT. If it's just bleeps and bars I'm fine- it's when they cut out whole scenes and such that ruffles my feathers.
So far I've caught up on Attack on Titan(not bad), Rin-ne(really enjoyed), Gate(was actually a little boring), and I've watched the first few episodes of Terraformars(neat concept but I've given up on it-should have listened to everyone's advice ).
Think I'll go for kill la kill next.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and are they ever going to go back to High School of the Dead, or has it been completely abandoned for Triage X? I like TriX well enough, but it doesn't hold a candle to HotD IMHO.
BeAfraid wrote: I have completed Naruto (save for waiting for the Anime to catch up with the manga - they don't have far to go).
And, when I found out that Naruto wound up with Hinata, that was all I needed to know.
I have a NaruHina fan since they first revealed her character during the first Chuunin Exams.
I liked her with short-hair better though, but I get that they are going with her evolution into a Japanese Princess Character (which is what her name means/is, after all), and you can't have one of those without hair that is six feet long.
I suspect when Kishimoto gets around to doing Naruto in Middle-Age, Hinata will be depicted as a shy, but powerful Princess, capable of leveling mountains, with hair that covers the floor for yards around her.
Sasuke and Sakura belong together, as both characters are so self-abosorbed.
MB
Have a friend who was very happy about Naru/Hina, mainly because she had quite a lot of fanfic shipping those characters.
Actually, Sakura ends up with
Spoiler:
Lee. I think. She might have fooled around with Sasuke, though, if her daughter's anything to go by. Drove a friend of mine nuts (she doesn't read the manga) when I hinted at it. Sasuke basically is the only one of the 'new' Sanin to really go the 'wandering hermit' route.
What I find really funny is that not one but TWO Naruto fanfictions accurately predicted how things would wind up, if from different directions. And by different, I mean one was a Justice League crossover. (it was pretty awesome, btw)
Co'tor Shas wrote:TBH, it's one of the harems that I actually like, despite despising most harms. It's cute, silly, and very funny. And every single character is likable.
I think, no matter the genre or sub-genre, the best Anime are the ones that know that what they're doing is inherently ridiculous, and fully embrace themselves. Well, for anime that's not world-changing, like GiTS. But there's a reason that shows like, oh, ALL OF TRIGGER are so successful, while ones like Infinite Stratos aren't- it's that embracement (is that a word?) of the sublime.
BeAfraid wrote: I have completed Naruto (save for waiting for the Anime to catch up with the manga - they don't have far to go).
And, when I found out that Naruto wound up with Hinata, that was all I needed to know.
I have a NaruHina fan since they first revealed her character during the first Chuunin Exams.
I liked her with short-hair better though, but I get that they are going with her evolution into a Japanese Princess Character (which is what her name means/is, after all), and you can't have one of those without hair that is six feet long.
I suspect when Kishimoto gets around to doing Naruto in Middle-Age, Hinata will be depicted as a shy, but powerful Princess, capable of leveling mountains, with hair that covers the floor for yards around her.
Sasuke and Sakura belong together, as both characters are so self-abosorbed.
MB
Have a friend who was very happy about Naru/Hina, mainly because she had quite a lot of fanfic shipping those characters.
Actually, Sakura ends up with
Spoiler:
Lee. I think. She might have fooled around with Sasuke, though, if her daughter's anything to go by. Drove a friend of mine nuts (she doesn't read the manga) when I hinted at it. Sasuke basically is the only one of the 'new' Sanin to really go the 'wandering hermit' route.
Naruto Gaiden: Spring of the Seventh Hokage spoilers:
Spoiler:
Sakura does end up with Sasuke and they have a daughter named Sarada who looks suspiciously like Karin. The entire plot of Naruto Gaiden is that Sarada wants to find her father who is in wandering hermit mode because Sakura got sick/injured and she finds a picture of Karin and is like whoah she looks like me, MUST BE MY MOM! And then we get some dumb heartwarming lesson about who it's not who gave birth to you, but blah blah blah. So Sarada then goes on thinking "It's okay that Sakura is my mom..." and then Karin who has gone full Skrillex with her haircut says "WTF MATE I HELPED SAKURA GIVE BIRTH"
BeAfraid wrote: I have completed Naruto (save for waiting for the Anime to catch up with the manga - they don't have far to go).
And, when I found out that Naruto wound up with Hinata, that was all I needed to know.
I have a NaruHina fan since they first revealed her character during the first Chuunin Exams.
I liked her with short-hair better though, but I get that they are going with her evolution into a Japanese Princess Character (which is what her name means/is, after all), and you can't have one of those without hair that is six feet long.
I suspect when Kishimoto gets around to doing Naruto in Middle-Age, Hinata will be depicted as a shy, but powerful Princess, capable of leveling mountains, with hair that covers the floor for yards around her.
Sasuke and Sakura belong together, as both characters are so self-abosorbed.
MB
Have a friend who was very happy about Naru/Hina, mainly because she had quite a lot of fanfic shipping those characters.
Actually, Sakura ends up with
Spoiler:
Lee. I think. She might have fooled around with Sasuke, though, if her daughter's anything to go by. Drove a friend of mine nuts (she doesn't read the manga) when I hinted at it. Sasuke basically is the only one of the 'new' Sanin to really go the 'wandering hermit' route.
Naruto Gaiden: Spring of the Seventh Hokage spoilers:
Spoiler:
Sakura does end up with Sasuke and they have a daughter named Sarada who looks suspiciously like Karin. The entire plot of Naruto Gaiden is that Sarada wants to find her father who is in wandering hermit mode because Sakura got sick/injured and she finds a picture of Karin and is like whoah she looks like me, MUST BE MY MOM! And then we get some dumb heartwarming lesson about who it's not who gave birth to you, but blah blah blah. So Sarada then goes on thinking "It's okay that Sakura is my mom..." and then Karin who has gone full Skrillex with her haircut says "WTF MATE I HELPED SAKURA GIVE BIRTH"
Wut.
Spoiler:
Is this some sort of "Brotherhood"ing of Naruto? Or a Lost Chapters type thing? I mean, yeah, the daughter looks like Karin- although, then again, Karin is an Uzumaki... That doesn't really explain the son with the Bushy Eyebrows and the YOUF shouting at the end of Naruto proper, though, does it?
Sinful Hero wrote: Thanks AduroT. If it's just bleeps and bars I'm fine- it's when they cut out whole scenes and such that ruffles my feathers.
So far I've caught up on Attack on Titan(not bad), Rin-ne(really enjoyed), Gate(was actually a little boring), and I've watched the first few episodes of Terraformars(neat concept but I've given up on it-should have listened to everyone's advice ).
Think I'll go for kill la kill next.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and are they ever going to go back to High School of the Dead, or has it been completely abandoned for Triage X? I like TriX well enough, but it doesn't hold a candle to HotD IMHO.
Oh, well, if they've cut scenes out I wouldn't know, because it was cut and I wouldn't have seen it. I was talking more to censors like Blood C+ and Terraformers had where they'd be blacking out half the screen and you couldn't even tell what was going on half the time because you couldn't see Anything.
Sinful Hero wrote: Thanks AduroT. If it's just bleeps and bars I'm fine- it's when they cut out whole scenes and such that ruffles my feathers.
So far I've caught up on Attack on Titan(not bad), Rin-ne(really enjoyed), Gate(was actually a little boring), and I've watched the first few episodes of Terraformars(neat concept but I've given up on it-should have listened to everyone's advice ).
Think I'll go for kill la kill next.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, and are they ever going to go back to High School of the Dead, or has it been completely abandoned for Triage X? I like TriX well enough, but it doesn't hold a candle to HotD IMHO.
Kill la Kill is about as great as Gurren Lagann.
Pay very close attention, because when IT happens, you will notice that they were setting {b]IT[/b] up from the very first episode.
Also, Ira Gamagoori and Mako Mankanshouku make the cutest couple (although it makes me really wonder when you discover how big a perv Gamagoori is.
OH!
And if you read any Kanji. The writers of Kill la Kill (and Gurren Lagann) have this fetish for bizarre and rare Kanji.
EVERYTHING (and I mean E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.) has a double or triple meaning when you have the Kanji available (including Matoi Ryuuko, and Kiyiyiun Satsuke - BTW, if you know how to read Kanji, knowing these rare readings will INSTANTLY give away IT when you understand their names' possible alternative readings).
Kill la Kill is up there with the greats of Gonzo Anime.
And, there is a Dead Leaves homage scene in one of the early episodes (Dead Leaves was a project the creators of Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill worked on early in their careers).
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: OK, and as far as "Who is with whom?" in Naruto:
Oh yeah, I remember Dead Leaves. Not a bad show. Own it actually. Wasn't aware that Kill la Kill were the same people who did Dead Leaves. I remember when it released- had a lot of good reviews.
Is this some sort of "Brotherhood"ing of Naruto? Or a Lost Chapters type thing? I mean, yeah, the daughter looks like Karin- although, then again, Karin is an Uzumaki... That doesn't really explain the son with the Bushy Eyebrows and the YOUF shouting at the end of Naruto proper, though, does it?
Spoiler:
So Sarada Uchia and Baruto Uzumaki (Bolt) are only briefly shown in the epilogue to Naruto. " Naruto Gaiden: Spring of the Seventh Hokage" is a 10 chapter story that serves as the setup to the next Naruto movie which stars Bolt and to an extent Sarada. This story explains basically who Sarada is, and her relation to the main characters so that people who might be fans will be able to see the movie without going "who's this girl?" As BeAfraid linked, Lee's kid is with someone we don't know.
. Eh. Glad they're explaining it, anyways. Probably just misunderstood that bit- and though Naruto is better than most about having different biomorphisms for the characters, it's still Anime Face.
Some exciting stuff airing now! I'm super looking forward to Braves of the 6 Flowers and the second season of Seraph of the End coming out in the Fall. The first season wasn't amazing, but it wasn't awful either. Ushio and Tora may be good, but I'm not expecting much from it. And I have never played God Eater, but the anime looks cool!
Gangsta is my gak this season. The first episode was fantastic, and from what I've heard, the second episode is really good too.
The only problem is that the budget for the show was low, so it shows in some of the fight scenes :(.
Also enjoying Braves of the 6 Flowers, if nothing else, the world building in the show looks fantastic. It kind of reminds me of Rage of Bahamaut in the art style (like the same sort of filter over everything?)
Also one of these days we'll get the final episode to Kekkai Sensen (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
. Eh. Glad they're explaining it, anyways. Probably just misunderstood that bit- and though Naruto is better than most about having different biomorphisms for the characters, it's still Anime Face.
Probably a mis-translation. If you translate things too literally, then you'd get a lot of people calling each other brother/sister when they really mean "child who I'm close to".
Alfndrate wrote: Gangsta is my gak this season. The first episode was fantastic, and from what I've heard, the second episode is really good too.
The only problem is that the budget for the show was low, so it shows in some of the fight scenes :(.
Also enjoying Braves of the 6 Flowers, if nothing else, the world building in the show looks fantastic. It kind of reminds me of Rage of Bahamaut in the art style (like the same sort of filter over everything?)
Also one of these days we'll get the final episode to Kekkai Sensen (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
Second episode is ok. They're still doing their kind of world building explanation thing and introducing how it is. The opening music is pretty sweet though.
Bit of an off topic update. I've managed to get Foundation series. I've knew that similar to Brave new world, the themes are going to be classic and I was rather right. Very enjoyable read so far and I'm moving to Forward the Foundation.
In case someone is looking for a good cyberpunk show (plain TV), try Mr.Robot. I don't think I've ever been this excited and impetuous to see a new episode.
Second episode is ok. They're still doing their kind of world building explanation thing and introducing how it is. The opening music is pretty sweet though.
90% of my hype for Gangsta is that I'm reading the manga. So the events of last episode, the introduction of Nina and Doctor Theo, the ranking system of twilights is all just reinforcing the stuff I've read/liked.
I didn't like the OP at first, but its growing on me, but I can't stand the ED.
Ok. Overlord is fething awesome. Way more than I was expecting it to be. He's a freakin' giant wizard skeleton (again, a LICH! I still can't believe a main character in an anime is actually a Lich! ) from the very start. He has his own fortress with his own raid bosses and probably an entire army of undeads and other monsters.
So I made the mistake of watching the first three episodes of Steins;Gate, and I have to say that's the first time I've binge watched an entire show in a single day.
Slarg232 wrote: So I made the mistake of watching the first three episodes of Steins;Gate, and I have to say that's the first time I've binge watched an entire show in a single day.
It was recomended to me by a co-worker, he told me to give it a try and watch this "cute girls doing cute things" anime but he refused to tell me why.
Why not? I like this kind of anime.
It hit me like a truck. I actually felt a shiver down my spine as I said to myself "what the feth...". Then watch the episode all over again. It's like a completely different story.
Spoiler:
No really, I don't remember the last time I was this shocked with a 'scare' scene. It came outta nowhere, I found some stuff weird but that?! What a powerful scene, they got me good.
It was recomended to me by a co-worker, he told me to give it a try and watch this "cute girls doing cute things" anime but he refused to tell me why.
Why not? I like this kind of anime.
It hit me like a truck. I actually felt a shiver down my spine as I said to myself "what the feth...". Then watch the episode all over again. It's like a completely different story.
Spoiler:
No really, I don't remember the last time I was this shocked with a 'scare' scene. It came outta nowhere, I found some stuff weird but that?! What a powerful scene, they got me good.
Okay, just watched the first ep and oh dear the tone changed very quickly. Looks very interesting though.
It was recomended to me by a co-worker, he told me to give it a try and watch this "cute girls doing cute things" anime but he refused to tell me why.
Why not? I like this kind of anime.
It hit me like a truck. I actually felt a shiver down my spine as I said to myself "what the feth...". Then watch the episode all over again. It's like a completely different story.
Spoiler:
No really, I don't remember the last time I was this shocked with a 'scare' scene. It came outta nowhere, I found some stuff weird but that?! What a powerful scene, they got me good.
Okay, just watched the first ep and oh dear the tone changed very quickly. Looks very interesting though.
If you have the time, be sure to rewatch it.
Spoiler:
There are so many hidden hints that nag you the first time you see or hear them but you can't put your finger on it.
Some of their dialogues, the text on the black board when she excuses herself out of the class, the grave on the roof, why the other girl kept interrupting classes giving 0 feths.
This was true terror for me, something I find it's getting quite rare: The whole moment when we realize this happy-go-lucky girl is nothing more thqn a poor girl who's mind has been so horribly broken by what happened everything is a lunatic fantasy, the other girls are probably still sane only because they are protecting her and keeping her in her insane dream, the whole *click* when you find out those hidden messages.
@ Draconic,
Holy hell, if you'd hadn't mentioned Gakkou Gurashi I would probably skimmed past it. It's not something I'd normally watch but Jesus... on the second run through there's loads and loads of subtle hints you miss the first time. This is gonna be a good one.
It was recomended to me by a co-worker, he told me to give it a try and watch this "cute girls doing cute things" anime but he refused to tell me why.
Why not? I like this kind of anime.
It hit me like a truck. I actually felt a shiver down my spine as I said to myself "what the feth...". Then watch the episode all over again. It's like a completely different story.
Spoiler:
No really, I don't remember the last time I was this shocked with a 'scare' scene. It came outta nowhere, I found some stuff weird but that?! What a powerful scene, they got me good.
Yeah, the level of her delusion was pretty powerful.
Go back and watch the episode again, and you can see scenes where they hint that things are not as they seem.
It was recomended to me by a co-worker, he told me to give it a try and watch this "cute girls doing cute things" anime but he refused to tell me why.
Why not? I like this kind of anime.
It hit me like a truck. I actually felt a shiver down my spine as I said to myself "what the feth...". Then watch the episode all over again. It's like a completely different story.
Spoiler:
No really, I don't remember the last time I was this shocked with a 'scare' scene. It came outta nowhere, I found some stuff weird but that?! What a powerful scene, they got me good.
What a tweest! Wonder how the show will progress with that out of the bag.
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is also great. Ever wondered what would happen if an army of Fantasy creatures invaded a modern country? Here you go. First episode is great.
Its only two episodes in but Charlotte feels like it could have potential. I like the animation and the OP and ED are pretty good. Definitely one ill keep an eye on
Soladrin wrote: Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is also great. Ever wondered what would happen if an army of Fantasy creatures invaded a modern country? Here you go. First episode is great.
I am wondering where they are going with this.
Because the JSDF has an overwhelming advantage, and has wiped out hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Fantasy World's armies (as part of a plan by the still somewhat naive Emperor to eliminate his rivals).
I hope they don't take away that advantage, because it is something that would be typical of the trope of "Magic triumphs over technology" that is so common in anime.
They need to leave the military supremacy alone, and develop some other plot device to exploit.
MB
Automatically Appended Next Post: The Summer Anime are definitely better than the Spring, at this point, though.
I want World Trigger to get on with it, though (They are having a skip-week today). It still has 15 more episodes to go.
It would make an EXCELLENT long-running anime, given how big their universe potentially is.
But I have noticed something about long-running anime:
Their animation is usually simplistic, and they tend to be very immature (One Piece, Pokemon, Fairy Tale, and most of Naruto). Even Dragonball falls into this category (as not too advanced cell animation).
I want to see something like Sword Art Online, or GITS get a 100 - 500 episode series.
Soladrin wrote: Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri is also great. Ever wondered what would happen if an army of Fantasy creatures invaded a modern country? Here you go. First episode is great.
I am wondering where they are going with this.
Because the JSDF has an overwhelming advantage, and has wiped out hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Fantasy World's armies (as part of a plan by the still somewhat naive Emperor to eliminate his rivals).
I hope they don't take away that advantage, because it is something that would be typical of the trope of "Magic triumphs over technology" that is so common in anime.
They need to leave the military supremacy alone, and develop some other plot device to exploit.
MB
Since the manga writer is apparently a right-wing nationalist with anti-western leanings, this outcome seems unlikely.
Spoiler:
It's also why in the manga the US President is a jerk.
Since the manga writer is apparently a right-wing nationalist with anti-western leanings, this outcome seems unlikely.
Spoiler:
It's also why in the manga the US President is a jerk.
I did find odd how
Spoiler:
He represented the US President as a good for nothing jerk. I mean, it really felt ... Bad and tacky. I wouldn't be surprised if he went "we'll just say they have weapons of mass destruction, har har har!"
to produce the rest of them, as they could have a franchise larger than Naruto with the number of novels in that series.
she even has a fancy sword, it fits so well with her "dress"!
