Whelp. Time for a re-watch! Universe, followed by the OVAs, then it'll be on to Outlaw Star and a few other choice anime to complete the Nostalgia classic.
Re-watching Moribito because my roommate hadn't seen it. I'm really enjoying it despite this being my 3rd full viewing and like 4th viewing of the first half of the series.
Monday in another country on work, crappy day with lots of stress and the prospect of even a worse week because of insane work load until I take my plane back home next Friday...
And yet, it seems it was a fantastic day after watching today's Non Non Biyori... I'm going to be miss the happiness this show gave me every Monday but I plan to buy the entire show. The studio deserves all my support for 12 Mondays filled with joy and happiness.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Monday in another country on work, crappy day with lots of stress and the prospect of even a worse week because of insane work load until I take my plane back home next Friday...
And yet, it seems it was a fantastic day after watching today's Non Non Biyori... I'm going to be miss the happiness this show gave me every Monday but I plan to buy the entire show. The studio deserves all my support for 12 Mondays filled with joy and happiness.
I need someone who's read the Arpeggio of the Blue Steel manga to report to the goat locker asap. Because I am potentially HACKED OFF HARD over this week's episode.
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Beyond Iona's two sisters being evil creepy little girls, and Iona's fething awesome new heavy cruiser upgrade, did those fethers really just kill of Takao? She was my favorite character! I am also kinda upset at the dwindling number of ships in Blue Fleet even as the AIs under Gunzyo's command increase. Goddess dammnit I want full scale fleet actions here! Since it's implied Maya (who apparently doesn't exist?), Kongo and Iona's creepy siblings join Blue Fleet I want to see the two Submarines, Three fast battleships (four if you count the one nutter), two heavy cruisers and Iona's.... heavy submarine? Duking it out hardcore with everything the fog can throw at them in the Pacific Any spoilerific hints from the manga on that one? At least tell me if Takao is okay or not!.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: I need someone who's read the Arpeggio of the Blue Steel manga to report to the goat locker asap. Because I am potentially HACKED OFF HARD over this week's episode.
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The thing with Takao happens in the manga too, sort of. Takao gets sunk by (characters not appearing in this anime) as part of a decoy operation. It's not entirely unexpected, considering that her actions from here on in the manga are bound up with a lot of characters not appearing in this anime, In the manga 400 and 402 save her core and hand it off to Yamato, who partially rebuilds her. Unfortunately 400 and 402 make a lot less sense in this version than they did in the manga. In it they were operating under the orders of Yamato who is unfortunately entirely removed from the anime. Along with Haruna's much more bloody assault on the Army, and the fact that Haruna, Maya, and Kirishima are off doing their own thing with Kongo not really in the picture anymore save where she's starting to come within Yamato's sphere of influence.
That alternate dimension may or may not be a higher plane of being, and may or may not be merely the mindscape/a psychic construct of Akira himself- due to him being such a OMGHUEG brainpsychic guy. Kaneda's powers went out of control because of his age and.. hormones, I guess? Yeah.
Am I the only one watching Gundam Build Fighters right now? I enjoy the hell out of the show, but it also pisses me off to no end when they constantly feature Mobile Suits THAT HAVE NO MODELS! The most recent episode, 10, is especially guilty about that with the Cobra Gundam, Geymalk, and GUAIZ showing up. Not to mention there was a Gelgoog using the SUMO's flight system. Or there's pretty much ANY time something shows up from X. Octaves have shown up several times along with the GX Bits. The Gunpla World Tournament commercial early on even showed stuff like Crossbone Vanguard Mobile Suits riding in Zanscare Empire Einrads! Dammit Bandai, you should be pumping out kits of these things left and right!
Barzam wrote: Am I the only one watching Gundam Build Fighters right now? I enjoy the hell out of the show, but it also pisses me off to no end when they constantly feature Mobile Suits THAT HAVE NO MODELS! The most recent episode, 10, is especially guilty about that with the Cobra Gundam, Geymalk, and GUAIZ showing up. Not to mention there was a Gelgoog using the SUMO's flight system. Or there's pretty much ANY time something shows up from X. Octaves have shown up several times along with the GX Bits. The Gunpla World Tournament commercial early on even showed stuff like Crossbone Vanguard Mobile Suits riding in Zanscare Empire Einrads! Dammit Bandai, you should be pumping out kits of these things left and right!
As much as I love Gundam anime and Gundam models, I can't bring myself to watch the gunpla builder series. I even have tried to implement Gundam models into my 40k army lol (BTW is anyone ever made a tabletop game for Gundam, they could have all my money forever) It's like fruit cake to me. The models are awesome, the anime is awesome, but put them together and it's gross. Though I have not seen any of the episodes from the new ones, so maybe I should give it a chance.
Barzam wrote: Am I the only one watching Gundam Build Fighters right now? I enjoy the hell out of the show, but it also pisses me off to no end when they constantly feature Mobile Suits THAT HAVE NO MODELS! The most recent episode, 10, is especially guilty about that with the Cobra Gundam, Geymalk, and GUAIZ showing up. Not to mention there was a Gelgoog using the SUMO's flight system. Or there's pretty much ANY time something shows up from X. Octaves have shown up several times along with the GX Bits. The Gunpla World Tournament commercial early on even showed stuff like Crossbone Vanguard Mobile Suits riding in Zanscare Empire Einrads! Dammit Bandai, you should be pumping out kits of these things left and right!
TBH, Gundam Build Fighters feels a lot like G Gundam to me, except without G Gundam's over-the-top ham and awesome.
Out of interest, does anyone have a favourite OST - either a single song/tune or a whole soundtrack?
Personally, I like the Bleach battle music, but the song played in Kill la Kill when Ryuko throws the beatdown is awesome - sadly, I can't find the whole track on youtube, just a 30-second demo:
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Out of interest, does anyone have a favourite OST - either a single song/tune or a whole soundtrack?
Personally, I like the Bleach battle music, but the song played in Kill la Kill when Ryuko throws the beatdown is awesome - sadly, I can't find the whole track on youtube, just a 30-second demo:
Just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist. All I can say that it was really good, granted the ending wasn't what I expected(or hoped for) but it was still really good.
Onto Brotherhood as I'v heard that it is much better.
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Out of interest, does anyone have a favourite OST - either a single song/tune or a whole soundtrack?
Personally, I like the Bleach battle music, but the song played in Kill la Kill when Ryuko throws the beatdown is awesome - sadly, I can't find the whole track on youtube, just a 30-second demo:
It's awesome with at high volume with the Bass cranked up!
FMA Brotherhood's entire soundtrack, so beautiful.
I also really liked some of claymore's stuff, panty and stocking, Rideback, and the remix for Red Fraction by Mell
There's a long list, but as far as classics go Tenchi had a decent sound track, Outlaw Star's OP was legendary and the rest of the music good (The EPs are some of my favorite music ever), I can't freaking believe none of you have mentioned Cowboy Bebop yet though! Devil Survivor 2: The Animation had a phenomenal sound track... IS the darling of Dakka provides a solid J-Pop soundtrack for those who enjoy that sort of thing, and Bodacious Space Pirates deserves special mention for it's OP, a cross over between a sentai team idol group and a megadeth guitarist.
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Out of interest, does anyone have a favourite OST - either a single song/tune or a whole soundtrack?
Personally, I like the Bleach battle music, but the song played in Kill la Kill when Ryuko throws the beatdown is awesome - sadly, I can't find the whole track on youtube, just a 30-second demo:
That alternate dimension may or may not be a higher plane of being, and may or may not be merely the mindscape/a psychic construct of Akira himself- due to him being such a OMGHUEG brainpsychic guy. Kaneda's powers went out of control because of his age and.. hormones, I guess? Yeah.
How'd you figure that? I mean it makes sense, but it seems like its pretty hard to conclude that from what is actually shown and/or explained (or not) in the movie.
Coolyo294 wrote: I just watched Attack on Titan: Ilse's Journal, and I've gotta say it's pretty awesome. Better than most of the episodes from the regular show IMO.
What is Attack on Titan: llse's Journal? An OVA that was released?
Yup. It's an OVA about the chapter in the manga where the Hanj and Levi find the journal of a Recon Corps soldier who died outside the walls. Reveals some very interesting things about the Titans and one of the characters in the main show.
I've just watched the OVA as well I really enjoyed it, I hope they continue with them to get more of a feel on back stories and what not, but I don't want them to do it on a regular basis so to speak.
That alternate dimension may or may not be a higher plane of being, and may or may not be merely the mindscape/a psychic construct of Akira himself- due to him being such a OMGHUEG brainpsychic guy. Kaneda's powers went out of control because of his age and.. hormones, I guess? Yeah.
How'd you figure that? I mean it makes sense, but it seems like its pretty hard to conclude that from what is actually shown and/or explained (or not) in the movie.
Eh. A combination of years of fiction, a lot of Anime, a general understanding of human psychology, storytelling tropes, and Japanese culture. You can tell a ton in most anime by what the characters don't say, or only vaguely allude to- moreso, oftentimes, than through what they do say. It's one of the signature differences of Japanese language, and one of the biggest issues translations have- when an Anime sentence is <went to party>- and makes perfect sense to a native Japanese speaking audience, it's kinda hard to expand that into "(John) went to the party at Jill's house". This is merely an example of the way Japanese shortens and implies meaning instead of stating it- that's also why there's a lot of meaningful glances and soulful looks in Anime dramas- so you really need to pay more attention to the body language and facial expressions (as small and subtle as they may be) to figure out what's happening.
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for example- the samples are clearly bits of Akira- and there's enough of them there to mean that they've got essentially his entire body vivisected. But there's never (afaik) a mention about how Akira died, or a huge amount of surprise at the re-occurence of the Event- shock, awe, yes, but not surprise. Which suggests that everyone "in the know" knew Akira was still alive- yet he's been vivisected! Well, one of the tropes of high-power Psychics is the concept of Astral projection/mind transfer- the mind being separate from the body. This, combined with the shown ability of the Psychic powers to manipulate and effect the biological processes of the body- rampant growth, premature aging- suggests that Akira was never 'killed' but instead the sections and sampling they did with his entire body forced his mind, his Psychic presence, to retreat from his physical being. Akira's clearly the most powerful Talent around- so it's no huge stretch to think that he'd be able to unconsciously keep his cellular activity going, with the specimen containers actually acting to slow and limit the regeneration, rather than keeping the samples alive. And while Akira's not in his own body- well, where do you go when terrible things happen around you, especially when you're a child? You go to your Happy Place- but again, as Akira is such a huge Psychic power, his Happy Place is either another plane of existence- a presumably higher one that he's able to access via his powers- or a completely conceptual astral plane that he's created himself.
The giant exploshpere is just rampant over-telekinesing drawing all matter in the area into a single point- the light is actually the release of energy as all that matter is condensed into a singularity and annihilated into pure energy.
Creepy Tailor of Doom. Be afraid, Ryuko. When you're done being pissed off, I mean.
I think I just saw one of the best anime episodes of my entire fething life. I can't wait for next week, holy gak, This show just kept being better and better and better!
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And her mother! How awesome was that?! The casualty of the killer's reveal, her growing smile, this episode's soundtrack, holy feth, this anime is just amazing!
I just fething love her smile!
Golden Time:
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Tada Banri, my penis is confused thanks to you. Well done, my dear madam!
Besides that, laughed my ass off when I saw Miss Monochrome
That smile creeped me out, and is what told me the next fight is gonna end very, very badly. I also feel like we're getting close to the true plot of the story, and everything so far has been a lead-up.
That smile creeped me out, and is what told me the next fight is gonna end very, very badly. I also feel like we're getting close to the true plot of the story, and everything so far has been a lead-up.
oh yes, I'm going to watch Log Horizon after I finish Ouran High School...which will be around next week or so, seeing as this is the last weekend before the end-of-term exams
My mate got me into the Attack on Titan anime and I've really enjoyed it although usually I am not a big anime fan. Its really dark, grim and you feel quite sorry for the characters who have a horrible habit of dying. They even manage to make you feel sympathetic for the villain which I felt was well done in the episode where her identity is revealed. So much tension in that scene and its good that she isn't total villain and sometimes takes mercy on people.
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The only complaints I'd make are that I think they could have maybe had Annie interact with the other team members a little more. I wasn't really sure how Annie had such a close relationship with Armin that she couldn't bring herself to kill him when they only exchange a few lines when she says "You're weak. But you've got guts." But when shes revealed as the female titan she says "I am glad I could be a good person to you Armin". Even with Erin, aside from the boot camp scene she sort of fades into the background and thats such a shame because the female titan arc covers half of the series so you would expect more emphasis to be put on Annies relationship with Erin and Armin. As it stands, it feels like the show wanted her to fade into the background cast and I think given the depth of feelings expressed when its revealed and importance of that arc this was the wrong thing to do. Although the episode from her perspective was very well done and did slightly compensate for that. Also, I have some suspicions about Reiner and Bernalt who are always shown with Annie and being a tight group. If those two are who I think they are then the same criticism applies there. They haven't really interacted with our main trinity since boot camp despite having such a prominent role. I mean if you have time for bread girl, Jean and the rest of the recon characters arcs you probably should put more emphasis on the titan shifters.
Plus, this is probably a genre thing, but its a little bad how characters are introduced to us and we're given just enough to sympathize with them; before being brutally killed/eaten. I think maybe more background talkie episodes to establish these characters would be welcome and less dedicated to fighting (awesome as that is). The ratio seems to be 1 talkie episode to three fighting ones. Although the first major fight is clever because you really think Erin is dead, I don't know how they can keep repeating that as its obvious that main characters won't be dying.
Also the military types talking about the necessity of sacrifice and the greater good. I am okay when Mikasa or Armin say that "life is cruel". But I don't like how so much time is spent having generic characters hammer this into us propaganda style every episode. I'd rather it was solely tied to our characters story arcs.
Do you think in future episodes Annie might become a goodie? Or do you think she would have to die in order to redeem herself? She killed A LOT of people after all.
If people haven't seen the series than theres a link here where you can watch them for free with no downloads.
I tried AOT using that link, but I seriously cannot deal with 3 adverts per episode!
Especially scattered throughout, if it was all at the start, no problem, but just at the big moment of drama... an advert for Calpol for kids? Yeah - that's an "immersion breaker", right there.
Otherwise, seems ok, but as usual, I prefer the team 4 star version
The only way to get AoT in region 4 (legally) is to get it through the horrible madman website. I enjoyed it, but I don't adore it like many outspoken fans.
Plus, this is probably a genre thing, but its a little bad how characters are introduced to us and we're given just enough to sympathize with them; before being brutally killed/eaten. I think maybe more background talkie episodes to establish these characters would be welcome and less dedicated to fighting (awesome as that is).
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It isn't really. Underdeveloped characters can be kind of par of the course, but AoT has an abnormally high body count for a shonen anime. We're talking like 3+ standard deviations removed from the norm here.That said more talking probably wouldn't have helped. The show didn't have the quality writing or ability to stay on tone to carry what talking it did have. It felt like it was drowning every time it sat down and tried to be serious.
No I felt it was okay as went characterization. I just felt you needed more interaction so that I could get to know these characters and for them to hit the emotional beats they were going for. More Annie and Armin in particular because theres very little to suggest they were BFB beforehand but they end up rolling with that.
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A good example of them being nuanced is when Annie helps the group out by killing a titan and saving Connie. Immediately afterwards Reiner teases her that she put herself at risk. At first this seems to be sarcastic as from the boot camp he had always been saying she was a slacker. However, we later find out that he is the armored titan and she is the female titan. So this implies there is actually some tension between the three titan shifters. She was not supposed to break ranks and help the humans they are trying to herd into one place and kill. His previous teasing was mainly because Annie wasn't acting in character by earnestly practicing to become a trainee and being "lazy". Annie expresses this frustration and apathy towards "playing soldier" to Erin though to him and us the viewer this just seems to be a jaded personality. The fact its a correct assessment that our hero takes on board (the best fighters are sent far away from the front) distracts attention from how odd that remark is. Because at this point we don't know people can turn into titans its not as obvious somethings up but when they begin the female titan arc you do think back on these moments and they do back things up. So the show does this sort of stuff fine IMO.
Also, the core cast has remained the same. Erin, Mikasa, Armin and Levi are all still kicking. Even our three principal adversaries are still around as they didn't kill Annie in the final episode but crystallised her. So hope she joins the heroes in the end. But at any rate, its a bit like Game of Thrones where the bit characters and players die but the main ones remain alive for the most part. Plus the most time is still spent on those characters and those who do die are important in as much as they affect our main characters stories.
Plus I understand its based off a manga book series, so I suspect certain things were cut to keep down the number of episodes. I know that there are two scenes not in the Tv show. One where Annie apologises to a body and another where she finds some regurgitated bodies and is sickened by that. So I think thats part of the reason.
AduroT wrote: Watched the new episode of Blue Steel...
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Kongo and Maya merged?! Sweet! We're gonna get to see a Giant battleship!
Nope, she's a Death Star now.
Great, now we have death star units in anime as well .
Bad joking aside, when this season ends I will be pretty sad; there was some good anime on.
IS -P.S.
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I know it is late, but... Now, Infinite Stratos has officially abandoned the source material. Cause if I am recalling correctly, none of that happened in the LN. Not even close.
AduroT wrote: Watched the new episode of Blue Steel...
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Kongo and Maya merged?! Sweet! We're gonna get to see a Giant battleship!
Nope, she's a Death Star now.
Great, now we have death star units in anime as well .
Bad joking aside, when this season ends I will be pretty sad; there was some good anime on.
IS -P.S.
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I know it is late, but... Now, Infinite Stratos has officially abandoned the source material. Cause if I am recalling correctly, none of that happened in the LN. Not even close.
Well, that certainly explains why IS is being so terrible lately.
Rather depressed with how far off the source material Arpeggio has gotten. I can see now why they said there was a rather serious broken base already. Something tell me that like Hellsing this one will eventually be rebooted.
Who was it on here that posted about the new Gundam build fighters? I started watching it, and actually found myself enjoying it lol I think the show is pretty good as an anime, but it is way different from what a Gundam series should be about. Very cartoonish and childlike, something that I always dreaded about some of the series. That's alright though, like I said I still enjoy watching it and reminiscing about all the old models I see from the different series.
My one big beef with the series is that the main character's model is based off of the Strike and not the Freedom : (
Kira Yamato is my dreamboy/man
Anyone else have any male anime crushes?
Well, that certainly explains why IS is being so terrible lately.
Yeah, at the end of the episode I remember saying "Well that sucks.".
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At least they could have made Madoka's actions make some sense. Not this "I am going to kill you. I am going to kill you. Your not the one I want to kill, Chifuyu is." Bullgak. It is just stupid. Should have just kept it like in the LN. Every time there is a terrorist attack, you are waiting eagerly to see if Madoka will attack Ichika. They really play off of her mysteriousness by shrouding her plots. Still trying to kill Ichika though.
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darkcloud92 wrote: Who was it on here that posted about the new Gundam build fighters? I started watching it, and actually found myself enjoying it lol I think the show is pretty good as an anime, but it is way different from what a Gundam series should be about. Very cartoonish and childlike, something that I always dreaded about some of the series. That's alright though, like I said I still enjoy watching it and reminiscing about all the old models I see from the different series.
My one big beef with the series is that the main character's model is based off of the Strike and not the Freedom : (
Kira Yamato is my dreamboy/man
Anyone else have any male anime crushes?
I actually thought that his new gunpla for the world tournament was not going to be the star build strike, but rather a build based on the Freedom. I like the series (the op is pretty good). I don't mind it being cartoonish and childlike because you almost go into the series expecting it. It is a big deal with that expectation; unlike in AGE, where you were expecting a gundam series and got gundam for kids. I can't really answer your question well because, being a straight man, I have never had a crush on a male character. I can say that Kira Yamato is my favorite gundam pilot (besides Char because .... Char is iconic). I did have a crush on Lacus Clyne at one point, and that might explain my weakness for the pink hair (although silver is quite nice as well).
I watched the first thirdish of the latest vacation episode of IS and then realized I just didn't care about Ichika being put in awkward situation number 253 involving one of the girls who has a crush on him but won't just tell him. All they do is tell the same joke five times every episode, and then maybe give you five minutes of actual plot. The fights and the mechs aren't even all that good to make up for it.
Funny enough I too started watching Gundam this week. I finished episode 5 and I'm loving it so far.
I really like how I can relate myself with the "Modeler": I do my best to build and paint my models with all the care in the world, but I suck when it comes to playing
And the show is doing one heck of a job as an advertisement: It's getting me pumped to finally get a model from my favorite Gundam mech of all time, the humble Zaku II.
Yes, my favorite Mech is the "crappy" Soldier-mass produced mech. I only had a Gundam game for PS2, and you can bet I enjoyed kicking the crap outta Gundams with my faithful Zako
I actually thought that his new gunpla for the world tournament was not going to be the star build strike, but rather a build based on the Freedom. I like the series (the op is pretty good). I don't mind it being cartoonish and childlike because you almost go into the series expecting it. It is a big deal with that expectation; unlike in AGE, where you were expecting a gundam series and got gundam for kids. I can't really answer your question well because, being a straight man, I have never had a crush on a male character. I can say that Kira Yamato is my favorite gundam pilot (besides Char because .... Char is iconic). I did have a crush on Lacus Clyne at one point, and that might explain my weakness for the pink hair (although silver is quite nice as well).
awe your no fun : p Ya Char is pretty awesome, my Commander Crisis Suit is painted in his honor. I always bounce around on pronouncing his name, Shar or Shaw. Besides Kira I also thought Shiro and Amuro were pretty excellent pilots. I agree with you on the pink hair, but idk about silver. It's to plain/dull for me
TheDraconicLord wrote: Funny enough I too started watching Gundam this week. I finished episode 5 and I'm loving it so far.
I really like how I can relate myself with the "Modeler": I do my best to build and paint my models with all the care in the world, but I suck when it comes to playing
And the show is doing one heck of a job as an advertisement: It's getting me pumped to finally get a model from my favorite Gundam mech of all time, the humble Zaku II.
Yes, my favorite Mech is the "crappy" Soldier-mass produced mech. I only had a Gundam game for PS2, and you can bet I enjoyed kicking the crap outta Gundams with my faithful Zako
Ya I'd ahve to agree the Zeon has some pretty sweet suits. It's impossible for me to pick a favorite mobile suit from the series, but the Zaku is one of my favorites. I painted most of my crisis suits in their color scheme. GL on building the Zaku! I currently only own the Heavy Arms custom. I repainted it and use it as a proxy the new super crisis suit models they have.
Working my way through Attack on Titan, I'm going to try and avoid being all hipster and uptight here but does anyone else think the entire thing is bit of a metaphor of western-style consumerism?
Like , the titans just consume humans until they can't fit any more in, and then hawk them back up, then carry on eating, apparently ruining things for everyone else just because they can...
On the other hand, I've also started watching Omamori Himari, and all I can say is:
whaaaaaaa?
I really enjoyed Protective Charm Himari! For a variety of reasons, none of them good. It's solidly in the junk food catagory, but more like a bag of potato chips and a candy bar then the glorious junk food goodness that is IS (Season 1)
TheDraconicLord wrote: Funny enough I too started watching Gundam this week. I finished episode 5 and I'm loving it so far.
I really like how I can relate myself with the "Modeler": I do my best to build and paint my models with all the care in the world, but I suck when it comes to playing
And the show is doing one heck of a job as an advertisement: It's getting me pumped to finally get a model from my favorite Gundam mech of all time, the humble Zaku II.
Yes, my favorite Mech is the "crappy" Soldier-mass produced mech. I only had a Gundam game for PS2, and you can bet I enjoyed kicking the crap outta Gundams with my faithful Zako
The new Gundam kits for the new show are all modular. They were designed with fully interchangeable parts to customize your own mech. I think some of the weapons/shields/backpacks are also backwards compatible with other Gundam kits. Bandai is really trying to branch out and appeal to the modelers.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Funny enough I too started watching Gundam this week. I finished episode 5 and I'm loving it so far.
I really like how I can relate myself with the "Modeler": I do my best to build and paint my models with all the care in the world, but I suck when it comes to playing
And the show is doing one heck of a job as an advertisement: It's getting me pumped to finally get a model from my favorite Gundam mech of all time, the humble Zaku II.
Yes, my favorite Mech is the "crappy" Soldier-mass produced mech. I only had a Gundam game for PS2, and you can bet I enjoyed kicking the crap outta Gundams with my faithful Zako
The new Gundam kits for the new show are all modular. They were designed with fully interchangeable parts to customize your own mech. I think some of the weapons/shields/backpacks are also backwards compatible with other Gundam kits. Hasbro is really trying to branch out and appeal to the modelers.
Ironwill13791 wrote: I actually thought that his new gunpla for the world tournament was not going to be the star build strike, but rather a build based on the Freedom. I like the series (the op is pretty good). I don't mind it being cartoonish and childlike because you almost go into the series expecting it. It is a big deal with that expectation; unlike in AGE, where you were expecting a gundam series and got gundam for kids. I can't really answer your question well because, being a straight man, I have never had a crush on a male character. I can say that Kira Yamato is my favorite gundam pilot (besides Char because .... Char is iconic). I did have a crush on Lacus Clyne at one point, and that might explain my weakness for the pink hair (although silver is quite nice as well).
Fixed this for ya.
awe your no fun : p Ya Char is pretty awesome, my Commander Crisis Suit is painted in his honor. I always bounce around on pronouncing his name, Shar or Shaw. Besides Kira I also thought Shiro and Amuro were pretty excellent pilots. I agree with you on the pink hair, but idk about silver. It's to plain/dull for me
I have a riptide that is calling out to be the freedom. I will only use him in apocalypse though (and he will always start in reserves); as the freedom deserves a grand stage to arrive in. Other than that I am planning to have my Farsight Enclaves army be comprised of mechs painted and converted to/from various mechs from various anime. That brings me back to those lovely new gundam kits coming out . It will happen.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Funny enough I too started watching Gundam this week. I finished episode 5 and I'm loving it so far.
I really like how I can relate myself with the "Modeler": I do my best to build and paint my models with all the care in the world, but I suck when it comes to playing
And the show is doing one heck of a job as an advertisement: It's getting me pumped to finally get a model from my favorite Gundam mech of all time, the humble Zaku II.
Yes, my favorite Mech is the "crappy" Soldier-mass produced mech. I only had a Gundam game for PS2, and you can bet I enjoyed kicking the crap outta Gundams with my faithful Zako
The new Gundam kits for the new show are all modular. They were designed with fully interchangeable parts to customize your own mech. I think some of the weapons/shields/backpacks are also backwards compatible with other Gundam kits. Bandai is really trying to branch out and appeal to the modelers.
Naruto every week as they come out along with One Piece Every week and Just Started Magi 2, so far its not too bad, good amount of humor and art style.
And they needs to hurry up and start Bleach again!!!
Started watching an anime called Planetes... if you like space and scifi give it a try but if you're looking for over the top future action its not there, much more of a realistic view of space
So, I thought I would only have to buy a Satsuki figure once they were available... Make it a Satsuki and a Nui one. After this episode, wow, just wow, I can only guess this was the end of Arc1 and I really expect things to get even better.
Damn it, KLK is just too fething good.
And 3 weeks until the next ep... Words can't describe how much Thurdays are gonna suck for 3 weeks...
Yuushibu was beautiful. After a massive disappointment that was the whole end part of Galilei Donna AND Infinite Stratos 2, Yuushibu ended in a proper and cool manner!
Spoiler:
It would have been hella cooler if Fino turned into the Demon Lord and Raul became her second-in-command and lover, but oh well, a "normal" happy end was pretty good too
Strike the Blood - Man I hope Koujo's powers to be a 10th level bad ass AND completely run over by the women surrounding him never ends. It would get old handled improperly, but it hasn't yet and I'm certainly still enjoying the ride!
Yusibu - Holy feth! An incredible finale, even if it was a bit of a tease.
[spoiler]Seriously. All that fething build up and not even a kiss? Complete bastards.
Kill la Kill - ....I dun wanna wait for more! *cries in the corner*
Golden Time - Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. Dat drama!
Galilei Donna (I translate it at Galileo Girls myself, what about you all?) - I still can't really motivate myself to finish it.
Galileo wrapped up? Maybe I'll go ahead and watch the two remaining episodes then just to see it thru
Automatically Appended Next Post: I saw this Naruto comic some years ago I think. I bet whoever wrote it feels like a genius now. Or was it that obvious and only I didn't see it coming?
I've been watching Ah! My Goddess. It's been a while, but who cares? It's a romance anime without annoying harems and loli and such...and one that doesn't devolve into fan service.
Been wondering where the latest episodes of Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta were at since I didn't see a new one last week and no new one this week either. Looked around and found out they Did have new episodes come out last and this week, but the people who were doing the subs decided to stop doing them, and there are only three episodes left! DGJKLSFGHCV!!!!
Just finished Attack on Titan(only S1 out currently), amazing
High School DXD, get past the boobs its an great anime
b gata h kei, great anime from the girls point of view,
watched My bride is a mermaid, I didnt care for it too much
Pokemon Origins, Nostalgia heavy, loved it
these are what I recently watched, need a new anime
So a thought I had during the commute today about Attack on Titan, some individuals have drawn lines to lay the anime out as an attack on rampant consumerism and capitalism. I think that's a stretch. I think it might be an assault on Government and Government Power though. The State in most modern nations is a bland, massive entity that destroys and consumes all it comes into contact with no thought to those it affects, merely it's own power and continued existance. As the power of the government grows, our freedoms shrink in the name of "security", much like the humans in AoT are forced to retreat further into their walls.
Government is not an unstoppable force, though it can feel like it to those of us beneath it's trod, but humans, single individual humans are ever the titan killers.
Suddenly my Mondays got a whole lot crappier ... I hope there's another heartwarming and relaxing anime like NNB this Fall season. It really was a fantastic anime.
Suddenly my Mondays got a whole lot crappier ... I hope there's another heartwarming and relaxing anime like NNB this Fall season. It really was a fantastic anime.
Ever seen Azumanga Daioh? Looked briefly into the one you mentioned. I think Azumanga is kind of like that one and reviews have been mostly positive. It has the whole heartwarming calm-ish feeling you're looking for. Try looking into it, you might like it!
I got Attack on Titan: Outside for Christmas. There's a lot of great stuff in it, but sadly it's straight from Japan which means I can't do much more than look at the pictures.
With Valvrave and Little Busters refrain ending this week, I will only have Log Horizon and Gundam Build Fighters left going (until Kill la Kill comes back). Winter season doesn't look too shabby; so I am sure my anime schedule will fill up some more. I am just probably going to try the new season anime first before committing (unless someone can convince me that I have to watch 1 before then).
Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?)
Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?) Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
Yes. It's a pretty fun show. I like how Sebastian pile drove that demon dog. The second season was absolute nonsense though. I also have an odd feeling that the writer saw Code Geass. It has something to do with the main character being motivated by hate and having a contract with a supernatural entity that affects his eye, me thinks.
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?) Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
I prefer Hellsing, because that's how vampire fiction should be: lots of blood, gore, and ultra-violence. Unlike this gak.
Suddenly my Mondays got a whole lot crappier ... I hope there's another heartwarming and relaxing anime like NNB this Fall season. It really was a fantastic anime.
Ever seen Azumanga Daioh? Looked briefly into the one you mentioned. I think Azumanga is kind of like that one and reviews have been mostly positive. It has the whole heartwarming calm-ish feeling you're looking for. Try looking into it, you might like it!
I have heard wonders about that one but never saw it. I'll put it in my "to watch" list
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?)
Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
That's really not selling it.
Watched Gundam: AGE. It was...average and uninspired.
Finally got around to watching Victory Gundam. Very depressing.
Currently watching Venus Vs. Virus. Its entertaining in a shallow, actiony, girls with guns kinda way.
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?) Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
That's really not selling it.
Watched Gundam: AGE. It was...average and uninspired. Finally got around to watching Victory Gundam. Very depressing.
Currently watching Venus Vs. Virus. Its entertaining in a shallow, actiony, girls with guns kinda way.
Attack on Titan is next in my list.
It's still pretty gory and messed up. You got doll people, a psychotic angel who fused the queen of england with her dead husband, and a serial killer who
Spoiler:
Can't get pregnant, but got really angry at prostitutes who got an abortion. So she started killing them, and even made a deal with a Grim Reaper (or shinigami, as this is anime) to help her with her slaughter. Oh, and the reaper has a chainsaw, which he uses gleefully.
Watched Gundam: AGE. It was...average and uninspired.
No kidding; it's like Destiny all over again.
Finally got around to watching Victory Gundam. Very depressing.
Well, they do call him 'Kill 'em All' Tomino for a reason. If you want to see him work when he's not depressed, watch either Turn A Gundam or the Zeta Gundam A New Translation movies.
Suddenly my Mondays got a whole lot crappier ... I hope there's another heartwarming and relaxing anime like NNB this Fall season. It really was a fantastic anime.
Ever seen Azumanga Daioh? Looked briefly into the one you mentioned. I think Azumanga is kind of like that one and reviews have been mostly positive. It has the whole heartwarming calm-ish feeling you're looking for. Try looking into it, you might like it!
I have heard wonders about that one but never saw it. I'll put it in my "to watch" list
Hope you enjoy it! I might give that Non Non Byori anime a go sometime. Already lost interest in Bleach after watching the first part of the bount arc.
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: I'd skip the Bount arc, If I were you - it had the same battles over and over, but it gets better again in the next arc, IIRC
Yeah, I heard. I don't know. Maybe I'll get back to Bleach later.
Erm... you wouldn't happen to know what episode the arc after the bount one starts do you?
The Arrancar arc begins at ep110, although it takes a few episodes to pick up speed - I often skipped bits of the episodes from the Bount arc onwards TBH, it saves listening to Orihime whining or Ichigo giving his "I can't lose!" speech again - I basically just watched the fight scenes!
Dark Apostle 666 wrote: Anyone else watched Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler?)
Apart from the glaring anachronisms and hilarious stereotyping, It's actually quite fun, reminds me of Hellsing, but with 90% less blood and gore, no vampire-Nazis and zeppelins... but much more tea and cake!
Ah, but only when it's finest Yorkshire wool, apparently! Although how a Victorian-era butler knows how to jam a chainsaw I haven't a clue... but then, He is one hell of a butler...
seriously the new seasons started today? But I wanna finish the shows from last season D:
*sigh now I am gonna have a lot of shows to watch. At least I managed to finish most of what I was watching. Shiki and Chaos Head. I had no idea what Shiki meant in Japanese, so I was pleasantly surprised when they unveiled the towns mystery.
Then Chaos Head seemed a little rushed at the end, and was much better at the beginning. I still enjoyed it though. Which one of us doesn't have some female anime figure that we talked to and get advice from?
Not really happy with the abrupt (and totally at odds with the manga) conclusion of Arpeggio. Definitely going to be rebooted Hellsing style if they make another anime, for much the same reasons.
DxD to get past the gag boobs you'd need your own rook. Or possibly a bulldozer.
The new anime seasons haven't started yet I don't think, it's just the first 10 minutes of the first episode of Space Dandy released as a preview/teaser.
darkcloud92 wrote: seriously the new seasons started today? But I wanna finish the shows from last season D:
*sigh now I am gonna have a lot of shows to watch. At least I managed to finish most of what I was watching. Shiki and Chaos Head. I had no idea what Shiki meant in Japanese, so I was pleasantly surprised when they unveiled the towns mystery.
Then Chaos Head seemed a little rushed at the end, and was much better at the beginning. I still enjoyed it though. Which one of us doesn't have some female anime figure that we talked to and get advice from?
I have Kiritsugu Emiya, so their you go. He tells me to be a badass all the time, not just on the internet.
darkcloud92 wrote: seriously the new seasons started today? But I wanna finish the shows from last season D:
*sigh now I am gonna have a lot of shows to watch. At least I managed to finish most of what I was watching. Shiki and Chaos Head. I had no idea what Shiki meant in Japanese, so I was pleasantly surprised when they unveiled the towns mystery.
Then Chaos Head seemed a little rushed at the end, and was much better at the beginning. I still enjoyed it though. Which one of us doesn't have some female anime figure that we talked to and get advice from?
I have Kiritsugu Emiya, so their you go. He tells me to be a badass all the time, not just on the internet.
Char Aznable makes for a better role model. Kiritsugu just shoots people to pursue such a flawed concept like 'justice'. Char drops asteroids on Earth to free Humanity's souls from gravity's grip.
I'm very happy you guys are loving Non Non Biyori. It's truly a fantastic and relaxing show
In other news, I've been watching Samurai Flamenco up to a certain episode. Holy. fething. gak. I haven't had a twist hitting me so suddenly and hard since a certain scene in Code Geass.
I have been reading opinions around the interwebs and it seems many people dropped after said scene. Me, I can't wait to see where this is going. I really have to see the remaining available eps. ASAP
C'mooooooooooon Japan! Satsuki figurine! With NO transformation! Just the usual uniform and holding the Katana like the boss she is. Make me want to throw money at you!
Well, there's that scissor blade letter opener. That made me throw money at Japan pretty hard (someone else's though, cuz I'm getting it as a late Christmas present because my parents can't internet shop very well.)
I'm sure they'll release a full set sooner or later, with all the characters pre and post transformations.
And then they released the Nude Beach guy in the nudes. Because... Japan. I pre-ordered the Ryuko model, it isn't that expensive. Just kiding about the Nude Beach guy.
The Grumpy Eldar wrote: And then they released the Nude Beach guy in the nudes. Because... Japan. I pre-ordered the Ryuko model, it isn't that expensive. Just kiding about the Nude Beach guy.
Don't worry, I totally understand what you mean about the NUUUUUUUUUDIST BEACH
I got it through amazon (when searching, try paper knife instead of letter opener) Amazon link.
amiami.com Is out of stock right now, but their prices might be better than amazon's when/if they get restocked.
Oh, and there's the original source, movic, if you can read Japanese (I can't, hence amazon. Should probably learn, so I can read The Devil is a Part-Timer! visual novels.)
Because having just one expensive hobby would be boring
That Kill la Kill OST is awesome, I'm seriously considering getting it on my iPod - It's too awesome not to have it playing constantly in the background!
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Sunrider looks awesome! but 100k for the harem ending? Weaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak
Don't forget the space whales, too. I thought 100k was a bit excessive for the harem ending too. They should have made it more realistically attainable, but I guess we shall see. I wish I had the cash to back this because I definitely want to play it (harem ending...want.... )
I'll probably kick at least $10 their way. Cause I played the demo, and Hel's heels it's fun! Combat could stand some tweaks, but over all I'm very impressed at the pre-alpha demo.
Automatically Appended Next Post: The full Kill La Kill op Sirius, on the artist's official channel! Hel's Heels that doesn't happen often!
Been watching Symphogear. I find it to be quite enjoyable actually.
Tomorrow, I watch the last episode of Non Non Biyori. It has made life seem brighter, and will be missed (until I end up re-watching it).
It was so good too.
Now I have to find another "slice of life" style anime to watch as a pick-me-up.
So, I have been watching Log Horizon from the start and wow, just wow:
Spoiler:
This "MMO" is now the first I ever saw to provide an explanation for the constant "Monster" respawns around the world which fits with the world's history and lore. The author's attention to detail is blowing my mind.
Not only that, look at this damn twist the sneaky bastards gave us this episode:
Ladies and Gentleman, do you remember what GREEN colored HP bars represent?
In other news, Sunrider is near 36k and My Little Dictator was successfully funded with an end result of £8k.
I started off with Akira when I was younger then it was Ghost in the Shell (including the series). Now, I'm watching Archer. Just finished the Burt Reynolds episode. It has been decades since a show has made me laugh as much or as hard.
TDL: I'm not following you on the bars thing duder, PM me the answer?
Been watching Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi (A Bridge to the Starry Skies) and it's pretty good, but lighter on deep character interaction then I wanted, but good all the same, better then it's genre mate Shuffle, also the first girl didn't win! Wtf eh?
It does have those weird multilayer female haircuts they stick in for a lot of protagonists... bangs, side pony tails, auxiliary bangs EVERYWHERE.How the hell does that work!?
TheDraconicLord wrote: So, I have been watching Log Horizon from the start and wow, just wow:
Spoiler:
This "MMO" is now the first I ever saw to provide an explanation for the constant "Monster" respawns around the world which fits with the world's history and lore. The author's attention to detail is blowing my mind.
Not only that, look at this damn twist the sneaky bastards gave us this episode:
Ladies and Gentleman, do you remember what GREEN colored HP bars represent?
Heh, that made me smile.
Is that translation accurate? He's eating a sandwich.
Anyone catch SPACE DANDY last night on Adult Swim?
It's the spiritual successor to Cowboy Bebop, VERY similar to CB with the jazz music and gritty science fiction showcase. Even the characters are similar, almost like the director is just re-vamping the series for a new generation in high definition.
I have to say it's pretty funny too, great humor and a metric ton of sexuality. Lots of boobs, butt, boobs, and more boobs. Literally, there's a space station shaped like boobs with enormous lineups of ships waiting to get in to stare at breasts from all races in the galaxy.
Check it out people, you're gonna like it if you enjoyed Bebop (and you should have enjoyed Bebop). By the way, it's not as mature as Bebop in terms of story.
Everytime they showed a GREEN HP Bar, it represented a NPC, hence, Rudy is a People of the Land... one of the guys that can die permanently... which explains the opening Re-watch the start of Ep. 11 to see what I mean: When the diplomatic envoy arrives, a lot of PotL bow before them and their UI show up. All the HP bars are green.
Isuzu is not only Blue, but has "Adventurer" as a class instead of "Bard".
And let's not forget this explains why Rudy had absolutely no idea how to work in a party to clear out a dungeon.
So yeah, unless someone messed up this can be one hell of a twist.
Holy crap, so many new animes! Space Dandy is a given but there's so many others to take a look and see if they are worth it! Let the Winter Season begin!
I wish I could say I figured it all out by myself, but I have to thanks the internet for that I did find the different HP bars very, very strange and I decided to research a bit and found this discussion where they mention how every Green HP bar so far represented a PotL.
LordofHats wrote: Anyone catch Nobunaga the Fool? Reminds me a lot of Escaflowne.
Yeah, I understand what you mean, the "Fantasy" realm together with Sci-fi elements like Mechs remembered me of Escaflowne too, but at the same time this first episode scared me. It felt so rushed.
And c'mon, Jeanne KAGUYA d'Arc?
About the other animes, let me tell ya
Tonari no Seki-kun is a "short", the episode is only around 5 mns but let me tell ya, it's freakin' hilarious. 5 awesome minutes. 7, if you count the OP and ED and both are great to boot!
Noragami so far is the best of the bunch so far. Even better than Space Dandy. I laughed so hard with Yato, the voice actor is absolutely brilliant! It's stylish, fun, had good action, had a heart-warming moment, even the OP is fantastic.
With no research, and just from watching the first episode each of the two shows, they're both shows that are prominently using famous historical names/figures, and being made in japan, use Japan's Nobunaga as their main protagonist.
Everytime they showed a GREEN HP Bar, it represented a NPC, hence, Rudy is a People of the Land... one of the guys that can die permanently... which explains the opening Re-watch the start of Ep. 11 to see what I mean: When the diplomatic envoy arrives, a lot of PotL bow before them and their UI show up. All the HP bars are green.
Isuzu is not only Blue, but has "Adventurer" as a class instead of "Bard".
And let's not forget this explains why Rudy had absolutely no idea how to work in a party to clear out a dungeon.
So yeah, unless someone messed up this can be one hell of a twist.
Holy crap, so many new animes! Space Dandy is a given but there's so many others to take a look and see if they are worth it! Let the Winter Season begin!
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Ya I really liked the backstory they came up with it. The show has had some up and downs for me overall, but I have enjoyed watching it overall. If that twist is true, then just wow!
Started watching Saki (after finishing getting caught up on Golden Time), and man they make mahjong look really fun and the shear amount of yuri is mind-boggling (there are parts were, I swear, the chicks are getting wet over each other).
Waiting for all the winter anime to premiere, and I'll check them out to see what I want to watch.
So I watched Nobunaga the Fool and... uh... guys I think the company that made it may have my 8th grade scratch pad and are using it for ideas, because Oda Nobunaga teaming up with Joan of Arc to conquer Not Earth with giant robots and space ships is just the kind of gak I'd have been writing around that age.
(Joan of Arc and Oda Nobunaga have always been some of my favorite historical personages)
Wow, the secretary with green hair who's never around when the Thief with green hair shows up was the Thief. Who knew.
I do like that in The Familiar of Zero, Saito earns his whippings by being an idiot, whereas generally the male protagonist is just an idiot.
Also, I looked into the history of the dub, and wow, that is a mess. I didn't even know there was one (Sentai to the rescue again, it seems.) Guess I better check it out.
...Louise is voiced by Mio and the Princess by Ritsu? Sold.
Wow, the secretary with green hair who's never around when the Thief with green hair shows up was the Thief. Who knew.
I do like that in The Zero of Familiar, Saito earns his whippings by being an idiot, whereas generally the male protagonist is just an idiot.
Also, I looked into the history of the dub, and wow, that is a mess. I didn't even know there was one (Sentai to the rescue again, it seems.) Guess I better check it out.
...Louise is voiced by Mio and the Princess by Ritsu? Sold.
Yep, Saito always gets busted doing his stupid gak. Then the pain train comes rolling in. Good times.
I watched some of the premiers today. So far I really like
Space Dandy
Hamatora
Noragami
I tried out Nobunaga the fool. The art looks pretty cool, its got robots and samurai and gundams. I'm still iffy about it. Now to just wait for Magical Warfare and Z/X: Ignition
So I watched a couple different ones today. Hamatora is pretty cool, but I think I'm in love with Nobunagun (gak yes, second Oda Nobunaga related anime in the season? My inner fan boy is dancing... and burning a few villages down) I mean hell the female lead is a fellow weapon geek for one!
Even better then that (so far) is Witch Craft Works, which I am enjoy a whole hell of a bunch, the messing with gender roles is just the icing on a fun, action packed incendiary cake.
Tonari No Seki-kun and The Pilot's Love Song seem pretty good so far too!
....gak.
I just realized how much HASN'T debuted yet.
I apparently need to quit my job and just watch anime this season.
So far I'm not especially enamored with this season's stuff. I think there's only 3 mecha shows. I did like what I saw of Nobunaga the Fool, though what was up with the sci-fantasy versions of them dreaming about their historical counterparts? That was odd.
Buddy Complex has the potential to be interesting. I'm loving the mecha designs for it though. It has a very early 90s feel to them. They remind me of stuff out of Victory Gundam or Xenogears. So naturally I'm sure we won't get any model kits or toys. :(
Gundam continues to tease me with things that don't have models and probably never will.
Aside from those, I'm not seeing much I care for. So I've been on a bit of an old school binge and got all of the original Casshern anime and all of Armored Trooper Votoms. Great stuff.
I hadn't seen it before now, but Casshern is dark as hell, even by today's standards.
Barzam wrote: So far I'm not especially enamored with this season's stuff. I think there's only 3 mecha shows. I did like what I saw of Nobunaga the Fool, though what was up with the sci-fantasy versions of them dreaming about their historical counterparts? That was odd.
The opening seems to suggest that they are reincarnations living in a sort of next life in another world.
Kill la Kill and Samurai Flamenco are back (already translated to boot!) and I think around 7 new animes debuted today.
feth YES, THURSDAYS!
(Now, where in hell do I find the time to watch all this...)
EDIT: HOOOOOOOOLY gak! This week's KLK episode raised the bar to a whole new level! This was outrageously good! I want to meet the authors, give them a manly hug and pay them a beer for making such a fantastic show!
EDIT: HOOOOOOOOLY gak! This week's KLK episode raised the bar to a whole new level! This was outrageously good! I want to meet the authors, give them a manly hug and pay them a beer for making such a fantastic show!
TO WAAAAAAR!!!
Seconded.
Spoiler:
Satsuki deliberately let Ryuko keep a scrap of Senketsu, I know it. Also, Ira having Mako join the trip... hmm...
I also liked how the areas with lower share holdings by REVOCS was due to low population density. Added a bit of realism, if that makes any sense.
EDIT: HOOOOOOOOLY gak! This week's KLK episode raised the bar to a whole new level! This was outrageously good! I want to meet the authors, give them a manly hug and pay them a beer for making such a fantastic show!
TO WAAAAAAR!!!
Seconded.
Spoiler:
Satsuki deliberately let Ryuko keep a scrap of Senketsu, I know it. Also, Ira having Mako join the trip... hmm...
I also liked how the areas with lower share holdings by REVOCS was due to low population density. Added a bit of realism, if that makes any sense.
Spoiler:
I feel Ira was lenient on purpose too. After all, she'd have been punished for a whole damn month. Satsuki's orders probably? She seems to have seen through Nui's plans.
I think my face through most of the episode was something like this:
The twists, the awesome, the everything, this episode had it all.
Spoiler:
Damn it Nui, you are my favorite psycho-bitch of all time
Damn it Nui, you are my favorite psycho-bitch of all time
Spoiler:
She's also the only one with Fourth Wall Breaking Privileges, which is interesting.
It'd be cool if Ryuko and Satsuki had to team up to end her annoying existence, but I don't see that happening. Then again, I didn't see Senketsu being turned into confetti happening, either.
Steampunk Anime... I'm not sure, really. You'd think that Japan would be all over a Genre that has the potential for crazy awesome that Steampunk has. But there's also a few that are kinda/sorta steampunk.
I've heard TurnA Gundam is supposedly kinda steampunk, and I guess it is at least in aesthetics. There's also Last Exile which is kinda Steampunk, but honestly more Dieselpunk with Napoleanic overtones. A lot of Miyazaki movies are somewhat steampunk as well- Castle in the Sky, for example, though of course with a heavily Japanese aesthetic, as opposed to the more Western Europe-centered theme we think of as Steampunk.
There's more offerings in Manga and graphic novels as well as webcomics and web serials and dead-tree format stuff. The comic Steampunk is one of the originals- there's Steampunk themed Transformers comics, Girl Genius is THE Quintessential steampunk webcomic- The Flying Cloud is a great steampunk/lovecrafian webnovel- Clockworks, the Amazing Screw On Head, Moorlock Nights... Tons of stuff out there, but very little that's all in the same genre or the same universe.
Anvildude wrote: Steampunk Anime... I'm not sure, really. You'd think that Japan would be all over a Genre that has the potential for crazy awesome that Steampunk has. But there's also a few that are kinda/sorta steampunk.
I've heard TurnA Gundam is supposedly kinda steampunk, and I guess it is at least in aesthetics. There's also Last Exile which is kinda Steampunk, but honestly more Dieselpunk with Napoleanic overtones. A lot of Miyazaki movies are somewhat steampunk as well- Castle in the Sky, for example, though of course with a heavily Japanese aesthetic, as opposed to the more Western Europe-centered theme we think of as Steampunk.
There's more offerings in Manga and graphic novels as well as webcomics and web serials and dead-tree format stuff. The comic Steampunk is one of the originals- there's Steampunk themed Transformers comics, Girl Genius is THE Quintessential steampunk webcomic- The Flying Cloud is a great steampunk/lovecrafian webnovel- Clockworks, the Amazing Screw On Head, Moorlock Nights... Tons of stuff out there, but very little that's all in the same genre or the same universe.
Thanks for the input, I think I'll go check out Last Exile. I've watched Turn A before though, so I'll leave that off for now. The ending is kinda bittersweet, and I'd rather not get depressed right now.
Damn it Nui, you are my favorite psycho-bitch of all time
Spoiler:
She's also the only one with Fourth Wall Breaking Privileges, which is interesting.
It'd be cool if Ryuko and Satsuki had to team up to end her annoying existence, but I don't see that happening. Then again, I didn't see Senketsu being turned into confetti happening, either.
Spoiler:
Eh, I don't think anyone ever saw that happening, but I don't believe for one second this was his true end. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my feeling.
After reading the discussion in reddit and MAL I realize I'm a very small minority: I absolutely love Nui. She's the master-troll of the show, she trolls with a smile, she destroyed our MC, she's dangerous enough to make Satsuki enter serious mode, good heavens, I honestly hope she plays an even bigger role in the future.
Maybe she'll be the "final boss" instead of the Dragon, maybe not, but I honestly hope she stays until near the end. The ammount of twists she created so far have been delicious.
I thought the stuff on crunchyroll was censored. I've just gotten back from holiday so I spent last night watching 8 or so first episodes. Space dandy was the most disappointing. Lots of critics don't seem to like magical warfare but I found it ok. Their seems to be relative gender balance so far which is good if your not super into that kinda thing like me and the guy already has a gf so I don't know how he would get away with other girls jumping on him.
Unfortunately, it only took me 2 plane trips to fully watch Girls und Panzer. This was one very fun anime and I dearly wished there was a S2. The girls were cute and funny, the tank's battles and animation were great, and this scene, oh this glorious scene, I shed a tear because of how beautiful this was :')
That formation, that scenario, that song, those russian tanks, that "hammer and sickle" it's... perfect.
Girz und Panzer is just so, so... WHUT. My brainy bits just can't get over the cognitive dissonance of cutesy anime idol girls in heavy armoured warfare.
Ah, GuP is just a good watch right there. Apparently, there are some folks that are making a tabletop game for Girls und Panzer revolving around there 15mm schoolgirl tank crew. It is heavy armoured warfare in style.
Anvildude wrote: Girz und Panzer is just so, so... WHUT. My brainy bits just can't get over the cognitive dissonance of cutesy anime idol girls in heavy armoured warfare.
You must not hang around tankies much. Cute girls and heavy armor are what makes the world go round.
As someone who works with toy tanks a lot, it's everything in my power to resist turning my new PvIVJs, King Tiger and Panther Gs into a Kampfgruppe from Oorai. ...hmmm any one got a link to GuP 15mm decals? >.>;
In other news, I'm in shock that Sunrider completely ACED every single stretch goal except romance-able space whales (and the harem ending)
Hi guys, anime newbie here. I've recently started watching anime, and it's a great way to spend a lazy Sunday evening. So far, my friends have let me borrow their Mobile Suit Gundam and Ghost in the Shell series. I've also watched Full Metal Panic.
Of course, now I'm hooked. I'm thinking the next series I'm going to watch is Cowboy Bebop, but after that I'm sort of stuck. I really prefer sci-fi anime. Does anyone have any good recommendations. I'm not too interested in getting into the super long series like Naruto or One Piece. Basically, I want to wade through the classics of the sci-fi anime genre.
Sgt_Scruffy wrote: hmm. Care to give a brief synopsis that isn't too spoiler-y?
Basically some humans find an ancient super weapon, fight off alien attacks, and other than that I'll simply point out that the series was made by 'Kill em All' Tomino (same guy who made Mobile Suit Gundam). It is a classic of the mecha genre (an early spiritual ancestor to the later Neon Genesis Evangelion). If you want the classics you need to see Ideon.
There's also of course Macross/Robotech, and Space Battleship Yamato which recently got an OVA remake. Other good options are Neon Genesis Evangelion and Patlabor. All classics.
Good series to watch are in Sci-Fi (a lot of Japanese scifi will blend with other genres);
-Psycho-Pass
-Code Geass
-Tenchi Muyo!
-Nausica of the Valley of the Wind (film)
-Full Metal Panic
-Big O
-Eureka Seven
You also might like Fullmetal Alchemist, not scifi really, but its a series I think most Americans can enjoy.
Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop are some of the legend grade of the Sci Fi end of anime. If you like a little comedy with your sci-fi/fantasy then Tenchi Muyo's always a good watch.
Outlaw Star: A wild crew of characters sets out into the Galaxy to find enough money to make ends meet while searching for a legendary treasure. In the mean time they're going to have to deal with pirates, bounty hunters and everything else the universe can throw at them.
Cowboy Bepop: You're already planning to watch it. Just do it.
Mobile Suit Gundam: 8th MS Team, Gundam gone hardcore, except for the giant robots it has slightly less scifi elements then the other Gundam series, but it makes up for it with bad ass giant robot action and a compelling plot.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Buckle in and hold on to your butt because this is it, the defining anime classic of mindfethery.
Planetes: More working class Sci-Fi this near future space story focuses on a crew of LEO garbagemen working for one of the large space based corporations in the near future.
Appleseed: It's a movie and it's very much in the vein of Ghost In the Shell.
Psycho Pass: Think Minority Report's concept with a side order of Cyber Punk, Ghost In the Shell and Dexter. It's a bit more complex then that of course, but the show's phenomenal and one of my recent faves.
Bodacious Space Pirates: Back to the cute and comedy, with almost no fanservice at all (seriously, I was shocked) Bodacious Space Pirates follows a high school girl who finds out that on the death of the last captain, her absentee father, she's inherited command of a crew of space pirates.
Flag: Back down to Earth where a U.N. special forces unit has deployed to a destabilized nation undergoing a religiously motivated military insurrection, this powerful anime is told mostly through the camera lens of an embedded photographer. It's extremely compelling and tackles some serious issues head on. Bring a cup of coffee, a sounding board and some tissues.
and finally,
Macross Frontier: The latest in the venerable Macross series Macross Frontier follows an elite team of mercenary pilots as they head across the galaxy with one of humanity's colonization fleets. Giant robots, solid plot, compelling characters, cute girls, and a sound track you really cannot download fast enough.
Meanwhile on a completely different note, the JSDF has figured out how to weaponize Moe.
Its cool to see Psycho-pass being placed so high on the good sci-fi lists. It could end up as quite the classic series in 30 years itself. I would add Stiens Gate to the list too. Its not really sci-fi (as in a space adventure) like the others you mentioned but it is very good and seems to be enjoyed by anyone that is a sci-fi fan.
Ooooh. I forgot Vexille, pretty cool post apocalyptic sci-fi piece.
I've probably posted this before, but here's a pre-weight loss and pre-beard growth photo of me drunk out of my mind with three Vash the Stampedes (Vashii!) and some dude with a beard.
So there was that 10 minute preview of the first episode of Space Dandy. Was there later more released of that first episode? The site I watch on has never updated that first episode to be longer than the 10 minutes, and a quick search didn't reveal any other sites that had a longer than 10 minutes version, but now there's a second episode that's a full 20 minutes long out.
Ledabot wrote: Its cool to see Psycho-pass being placed so high on the good sci-fi lists. It could end up as quite the classic series in 30 years itself. I would add Stiens Gate to the list too. Its not really sci-fi (as in a space adventure) like the others you mentioned but it is very good and seems to be enjoyed by anyone that is a sci-fi fan.
It isn't over yet. They have been producing another season of Psycho Pass.
Psycho-Pass is kind of this generations Ghost in the Shell imo. A similar series in terms that its about a special group of investigates dealing with unique problems created by a technological advance of society, with a similar tone and pacing.
Handled well I think it'll easily become a classic.
Ledabot wrote: Its cool to see Psycho-pass being placed so high on the good sci-fi lists. It could end up as quite the classic series in 30 years itself. I would add Stiens Gate to the list too. Its not really sci-fi (as in a space adventure) like the others you mentioned but it is very good and seems to be enjoyed by anyone that is a sci-fi fan.
It isn't over yet. They have been producing another season of Psycho Pass.
Ledabot wrote: Its cool to see Psycho-pass being placed so high on the good sci-fi lists. It could end up as quite the classic series in 30 years itself. I would add Stiens Gate to the list too. Its not really sci-fi (as in a space adventure) like the others you mentioned but it is very good and seems to be enjoyed by anyone that is a sci-fi fan.
It isn't over yet. They have been producing another season of Psycho Pass.
Supposed to be coming out this year. Probably the movie 1st followed by the 2nd season. I wish I had a solid time frame for you. The GuP movie is supposed to be this year also.
KalashnikovMarine wrote:There is more G&P coming, a movie at the present time, and you can watch the special shorts!
Ironwill13791 wrote:Ah, GuP is just a good watch right there. Apparently, there are some folks that are making a tabletop game for Girls und Panzer revolving around there 15mm schoolgirl tank crew. It is heavy armoured warfare in style.
Happy, happy, happy, this makes me very happy. A movie sounds perfect and I'm damn curious to see how the girls would like in 15mm. I wouldn't mind giving FoW a try with some 15mm schoolgirls
So, did anyone see the first episode of Wizard Barristers? Let me tell you, as someone who bought a DS almost exclusively for the Phoenix Wright series, an anime that joins together Lawyers + Magic + Mechs (HELL YES, MAGIC) + ARMS studio (aka, well animated T&A) makes me a very happy person!
Zeta and Victory Gundam, probably the darkest Gundam anime ever to be produced. Heck, Victory Gundam may not be as mind screwing as NGE, but its much, MUCH darker.
KalashnikovMarine wrote:There is more G&P coming, a movie at the present time, and you can watch the special shorts!
Ironwill13791 wrote:Ah, GuP is just a good watch right there. Apparently, there are some folks that are making a tabletop game for Girls und Panzer revolving around there 15mm schoolgirl tank crew. It is heavy armoured warfare in style.
Happy, happy, happy, this makes me very happy. A movie sounds perfect and I'm damn curious to see how the girls would like in 15mm. I wouldn't mind giving FoW a try with some 15mm schoolgirls
So, did anyone see the first episode of Wizard Barristers? Let me tell you, as someone who bought a DS almost exclusively for the Phoenix Wright series, an anime that joins together Lawyers + Magic + Mechs (HELL YES, MAGIC) + ARMS studio (aka, well animated T&A) makes me a very happy person!
Appleseed: It's a movie and it's very much in the vein of Ghost In the Shell.
Actually it's three movies and a short OVA. And since the original manga was written by Shirow before he did GitS, it's not surprising the two have some common themes.
I'd also recommend Toonami favorite Blue Submarine #6 (though it's best to watch unedited), the manga was a classic, the anime... not bad.
These contain Fanservice but are scifi:
Dirty Pair (sci-fi comedy, somewhat fanservicy in all incarnations, [Flash surprisingly having the least] but has a lot of good scifi in it)
Asobi ni Iku Yo! (Most fanservice I have ever seen in an non-fantasy anime)
Cutey Honey (any version over the years, though Re Cutey Honey is the newest one and is very short. Caution contains staggering fanservice though)
FLCL (brace yourself for this one. Eva is a massive mindscrew, but this one tries to ramp the crazy up to 11. Sufficiently Advanced Alien Tech is not good for people who already apparently have SERIOUS issues.)
These have less or no fanservice:
Gunnm (AKA Battle Angel)
Bubblegum Crisis (any of them)
Note Quite Sci-fi but would probably be enjoyable to you:
Black Lagoon.
Among newer stuff a lot of people liked Girls und Panzer.
In today's Gundam Build Fighters, it just got real. Very exciting episode that definitely got a certain emotional response from me:
Spoiler:
Rage. I wanted to punch that whiny-a$$, director's face, so bad. Then, my boy Reiji (definitely something going down between him and Aina....but wont happen) goes busting in his room at the end of the episode. Gak just got real, fast.
That's kind of the troll. Anno has perpetuated it by profiting off the most massive multimedia franchise in Japanese history the last thirty years. He openly insulted everything Otaku's idolize and they loved him for it.
Admiral Valerian wrote: Yeah, but no one actually takes the criticism of otaku culture seriously. It continues unchanged.
That only makes it more creepy XD. I mean most of it is just normal harmless fandom, but some of the extreme ends of Otaku can be quite disturbing in a way we don't see much outside of that culture.
Admiral Valerian wrote: Yeah, but no one actually takes the criticism of otaku culture seriously. It continues unchanged.
...some of the extreme ends of Otaku can be quite disturbing...
I concede the point.
EDIT: TTGL could also be considered a remake of NGE. Both of them had the same basic idea, except TTGL went the other way. Where in NGE overwhelming crises led to despair, in TTGL, it led to the determination to go beyond the impossible.
TTGL is definitely the Anti-Evangelion. Took everything NGE tore down and built it back up again in spectacular fashion (which a much better ending too )
I swear joining this thread was a bad idea, my list of must watch anime has grown lol. This is currently the watch list, anything with a number denotes what episode is next to watch, anything without a number I have yet to start watching. Always open to more suggestions
naruto shipp 345
bleach 57
Hitman Reborn
YuYu Hakusho
Blue Exorcist
Cardcaptor Sakura 2
Kill La Kill 12
Log Horizon 4
Nobunaga The Fool
Psycho-Pass
Money of Soul
Danganronpa
Ouran High School Host Club
LordofHats wrote: TTGL is definitely the Anti-Evangelion. Took everything NGE tore down and built it back up again in spectacular fashion (which a much better ending too )
The ending was kinda bittersweet, although it drove home the fact that freedom has to paid for, and that war always has casualties. Nia dying in the end (and almost the entirety of Team Da-Gurren during the battles against the Anti-Spiral) was definitely something I never expected from TTGL, and seems a bit of a shout-out to other anime with dark and heroic themes like Zeta and Victory Gundam.
LordofHats wrote: Its from Japan. Always expect a bittersweet ending
Escaflowne wasn't bittersweet. It was implied in the ending - she could see Gaea from Earth which is normally not possible - that she could travel to Gaea whenever she wanted.
Admiral Valerian wrote: Yeah, but no one actually takes the criticism of otaku culture seriously. It continues unchanged.
That only makes it more creepy XD. I mean most of it is just normal harmless fandom, but some of the extreme ends of Otaku can be quite disturbing in a way we don't see much outside of that culture.
Nah, the extremes of Any/Every fandom get disturbing and creepy.
LordofHats wrote: TTGL is definitely the Anti-Evangelion. Took everything NGE tore down and built it back up again in spectacular fashion (which a much better ending too )
The ending was kinda bittersweet, although it drove home the fact that freedom has to paid for, and that war always has casualties. Nia dying in the end (and almost the entirety of Team Da-Gurren during the battles against the Anti-Spiral) was definitely something I never expected from TTGL, and seems a bit of a shout-out to other anime with dark and heroic themes like Zeta and Victory Gundam.
One of the reasons I don't care for the movie versions of Gurren as much as the series was pretty much no one died. It really diminished the double spiral speech.
Admiral Valerian wrote: Yeah, but no one actually takes the criticism of otaku culture seriously. It continues unchanged.
That only makes it more creepy XD. I mean most of it is just normal harmless fandom, but some of the extreme ends of Otaku can be quite disturbing in a way we don't see much outside of that culture.
Ehhh I mean we have some more notable or at least more visual creepy things like dakimakura... which... for srs? But every fandom has it's nut cases and creepers. I mean feth dude, look at the Greater North American Neckbeard.
Admiral Valerian wrote: Yeah, but no one actually takes the criticism of otaku culture seriously. It continues unchanged.
That only makes it more creepy XD. I mean most of it is just normal harmless fandom, but some of the extreme ends of Otaku can be quite disturbing in a way we don't see much outside of that culture.
Ehhh I mean we have some more notable or at least more visual creepy things like dakimakura... which... for srs? But every fandom has it's nut cases and creepers. I mean feth dude, look at the Greater North American Neckbeard.
Meh, they aren't exactly doing much harm hugging a pillow: The extremes shouldn't be shunned if they aren't harming anyone. If people find it creepy, well, it's their problem.
Once they start directly bothering people, then that's another story.
On topic: anyone gave D-Frag a try yet? It's one hilarious slice of like show and Roka and Takao are some of the cutest characters this season to boot
KalashnikovMarine wrote: It's when they start taking their dakimakura on dates where I have an issue. Keep your waifu at home.
Wait...what? Uh? How do they even... seriously, if they like their waifu so much, why would they risk a panoply of harm done to them? If it was one of those digital ones from a sim game I would understand, but a body pillow? That sounds like a lot of work
Yeah. there's even a subsect of Otaku who want the legal right to marry their waifu. I know there are fans out there who delude themselves into think they have a romantic relationship with someone, but they don't walk around with a cut out and take it to dinner and a 'happy ending.'
Watched Akira for the first time last night after just finishing the manga and while it was enjoyable and wasn't expecting a perfect adaption... did they just outright cut 3 or 4 of the books?
And was that Lady Miyako I saw as some sort of Akira worshiper?!?!
Madcat87 wrote: Watched Akira for the first time last night after just finishing the manga and while it was enjoyable and wasn't expecting a perfect adaption... did they just outright cut 3 or 4 of the books?
And was that Lady Miyako I saw as some sort of Akira worshiper?!?!
LordofHats wrote: Yeah. there's even a subsect of Otaku who want the legal right to marry their waifu. I know there are fans out there who delude themselves into think they have a romantic relationship with someone, but they don't walk around with a cut out and take it to dinner and a 'happy ending.'
You know, I'm surprised they haven't changed the opening theme yet. Or at least the animation. No biggie.
I feel sorry for Kansai. All their hopes lie with a glorified pimp and a wild card who has about as much interest in Satsuki's world takeover as I do with the anatomy of a penguin.
Nudist Beach may be the last hope for Japan, and all the world. Tezuka's spirit help us all.
You know, for the herald of chaos and madness, Nyarlthotep is pretty cute.
It's pretty inspired of the crawling chaos. I mean, seriously, if you want to manipulate Japan, a 'moebomination' is probably the best way to go....
Well, he is the most adaptable of the Outer Gods. Guy's been everywhere
Yeah, considering how much time he shows when compared to Cthulhu, it really should be called Nyarlthotep Mythos.... and at least he isn't put to sleep when he gets hit by a small boat...
So yeah, I have to say, Kill la Kill didn't have the same hype impact it had last week, but boy was it frenetic. I couldn't believe how those 20mns flew and
Spoiler:
With 3 different battles at the same time
A retrieval quest
Mako being Mako
This must have been one of the most frenetic episodes I have watched in a long time . My only complaint was the lack of Nui!
EDIT: so yeah, watched the first ep of Haiyore! nyaruko-san, and oh my, I will never look at the Cthulhu Mythos the same way Nyarlthotep is hilarious and it's a pretty funny show for Lovecraft fans and others. And it's filled with sooooo many references. Eck, everytime she's hit she shouts a gundam name
I watched that when it came out. Nobody watched it with me... Makes me almost want to reprint my arkham horror game with all the crap from that series.
You know, for the herald of chaos and madness, Nyarlthotep is pretty cute.
Pretty sure at one point she asks the kid if he wants to see her 'true' form...and if he doesn't mind being driven insane in the process. He politely refuses the offer.
You know, for the herald of chaos and madness, Nyarlthotep is pretty cute.
It's pretty inspired of the crawling chaos. I mean, seriously, if you want to manipulate Japan, a 'moebomination' is probably the best way to go....
Well, he is the most adaptable of the Outer Gods. Guy's been everywhere
Yeah, considering how much time he shows when compared to Cthulhu, it really should be called Nyarlthotep Mythos.... and at least he isn't put to sleep when he gets hit by a small boat...
Seeing as Nyarlathotep enjoys playing with Humans, I doubt if he'd actually let Cthulhu awaken and destroy Humanity. No Humans = no more toys/playmates.
You know, for the herald of chaos and madness, Nyarlthotep is pretty cute.
It's pretty inspired of the crawling chaos. I mean, seriously, if you want to manipulate Japan, a 'moebomination' is probably the best way to go....
Well, he is the most adaptable of the Outer Gods. Guy's been everywhere
Yeah, considering how much time he shows when compared to Cthulhu, it really should be called Nyarlthotep Mythos.... and at least he isn't put to sleep when he gets hit by a small boat...
So yeah, I have to say, Kill la Kill didn't have the same hype impact it had last week, but boy was it frenetic. I couldn't believe how those 20mns flew and
Spoiler:
With 3 different battles at the same time
A retrieval quest
Mako being Mako
This must have been one of the most frenetic episodes I have watched in a long time . My only complaint was the lack of Nui!
EDIT: so yeah, watched the first ep of Haiyore! nyaruko-san, and oh my, I will never look at the Cthulhu Mythos the same way Nyarlthotep is hilarious and it's a pretty funny show for Lovecraft fans and others. And it's filled with sooooo many references. Eck, everytime she's hit she shouts a gundam name
But she can be pretty messy too
Oh...that was great
I mean, she just flat out Gordon Freeman'd that night gaunt
Ledabot wrote: It seems like you guys enjoy harem series so...are you?
Well I don't.
Any mans own taste is fine taste to them! I am enjoying Log horizon, chinobou, and noragami too. They all seem to be great so far leaving me wanting more.
Well, on today's plane trip back to Europe's Canada I finished Angel Beats! A friend of mine advised me to watch it and I honestly have no idea how in hell he enjoyed this anime. He only likes action-packed anime and this one pretty much only had the following moments:
- Hilarious as feth
- Depressive as feth
- Heart-warming as feth.
It's only 13 episodes and I'm sure I cried at least once in over half of them, either because of a depressive as feth or major heart-warming moment.
So yeah, with that out of the way, I also started (finally) watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica to see what the hype is all about and because of all the fame, I already know it enters full GRIMDARK pretty soon. Only saw the first 2 eps and I think it enters full GRIMDARK in ep3.
P.S: For those who watched Space Dandy, ... Mamitas is something like "Little Boobs" in portuguese
I don't think I mentioned it, but recently I tore through the entire season of Binbougami ga! (Good Luck Girl!) and it's freaking awesome! It gets extra credit points for introducing me to the artist Piko, not only does Piko have an official Vevo account (rare enough to be excited for alone) but you can legitimately acquire a best of album from Amazon's MP3 downloads section!
(it's well worth looking up the full length version of Make My Day)
Ok for the Kill la Kill crew, I just gotta say Harime Nui is one seriously bad ass character.
She's cute, seemingly harmless and absolutely cheerful and loving - yet all this masks a major sociopath who is easily one of the most skilled in the series at fighting. She downs three-stars like they're no-stars and isn't even wearing a uniform. She's also an expert at infiltration and disguise. Grand Couturier indeed!
Even though she's obviously a major villain, I really hope they don't off her. She needs her own series, actually. Harime fanboy here!
Spoiler:
When she first pulls out the other half of the scissor blade, and she spins it around and shows off hard, I shouted in real life. Such a wicked scene.
BaronIveagh wrote: I'm about to watch what I assume will be a fest of fanservice (as it touts itself as 'uncensored') in the form of Freezing: Vibration.
lol, I'm surprised they still have it labeled as Ecchi at this point.
You know, for the herald of chaos and madness, Nyarlthotep is pretty cute.
It's pretty inspired of the crawling chaos. I mean, seriously, if you want to manipulate Japan, a 'moebomination' is probably the best way to go....
Well, he is the most adaptable of the Outer Gods. Guy's been everywhere
Yeah, considering how much time he shows when compared to Cthulhu, it really should be called Nyarlthotep Mythos.... and at least he isn't put to sleep when he gets hit by a small boat...
So yeah, I have to say, Kill la Kill didn't have the same hype impact it had last week, but boy was it frenetic. I couldn't believe how those 20mns flew and
Spoiler:
With 3 different battles at the same time
A retrieval quest
Mako being Mako
This must have been one of the most frenetic episodes I have watched in a long time . My only complaint was the lack of Nui!
EDIT: so yeah, watched the first ep of Haiyore! nyaruko-san, and oh my, I will never look at the Cthulhu Mythos the same way Nyarlthotep is hilarious and it's a pretty funny show for Lovecraft fans and others. And it's filled with sooooo many references. Eck, everytime she's hit she shouts a gundam name
But she can be pretty messy too
Yeah I saw this. At first I went a harem of Lovecraft? Huh? NYAR (he's my favorite )!? Huh? No, can't that's just plain weird. *30 minutes later* Huh. Also break the sanity bar break it DO IT!
Its not a harum. That would imply they all wanted the boring male lead. Its a pentagon of relationship which only grows into a hexagon and then bigger again in season 2 and I must say it takes nothing away from the show at all.
Ledabot wrote: Its not a harum. That would imply they all wanted the boring male lead. Its a pentagon of relationship which only grows into a hexagon and then bigger again in season 2 and I must say it takes nothing away from the show at all.
That was probably the best moment! Well okay fine no to me the best moment was when he imagines all of its/her (I'm really not sure what I should be using here!) and is freaking out. The dude is fething Lovecraftian savvy that's for sure. He really probably needs to stop playing a certain few games inspired by Lovecraft's writings . But yeah, I was like a harem of lovecraft.... huh. Then the first few minutes real in and they instantly make it into like a romance of.....
BaronIveagh wrote: I'm about to watch what I assume will be a fest of fanservice (as it touts itself as 'uncensored') in the form of Freezing: Vibration.
I have already watched the whole season. It really has a lot of fan-service. Wait for about episode 7/8; it gets a bit intense and explicit in that area for a while (not as bad as the manga though).
Watched episode 15 of Gundam Build Fighters; what a battle that was. I hope the rest of the series will keep up at this pace because right now it is pretty exciting.
PrehistoricUFO wrote: Ok for the Kill la Kill crew, I just gotta say Harime Nui is one seriously bad ass character.
She's cute, seemingly harmless and absolutely cheerful and loving - yet all this masks a major sociopath who is easily one of the most skilled in the series at fighting. She downs three-stars like they're no-stars and isn't even wearing a uniform. She's also an expert at infiltration and disguise. Grand Couturier indeed!
Even though she's obviously a major villain, I really hope they don't off her. She needs her own series, actually. Harime fanboy here!
Spoiler:
When she first pulls out the other half of the scissor blade, and she spins it around and shows off hard, I shouted in real life. Such a wicked scene.
Another brother who saw the light! *BRO-FIST* Nui FTW! I hope she stays until the very end.
Watched episode 15 of Gundam Build Fighters; what a battle that was. I hope the rest of the series will keep up at this pace because right now it is pretty exciting.
Yeah, the anime already had some very good battles, but this one, damn, now this was some awesome Gundam action, nevermind they are "just" Gunpla.
Spoiler:
When they lose their swords and just go at it with their fists until the bitter end, I know it's a "classic" move, but I freakin' love to see when this happens with mechs.
Finished watching it. I hate the fact that series are 13 eps anymore. I miss Slayers 26 ep seasons.
Freezing: Vibration is in fact, a fanservice fest (as anticipated) but does mostly follow the manga, with some notable changes toward the end. I'm guessing they suddenly decided not to make a season 3 or there was a schedule slip in the manga during production.
So after someone posted the Highschool DxD AMV thing here I checked out the anime.
Ended up watching that season AND the New season.
The uncensored fan service is ridiculous but I feel it's genius, because there's actually some interesting plot going on here but we keep getting dragged into the comedy because Issei won't shut up about boobs, even in the middle of major fights.
Finally started watching some "real anime" other than Avatar. Started Full Metal Alchemist and really enjoying so far. only 8 episodes in but it's really good.
. It will happen.
