I can't wait for the third Madoka movie to get to DVD. It wasn't showing in my area in theaters and the version online was filmed by someone who apparently doesn't know how to aim a camcorder.
Viewing is free, HOWEVER, there is a subscription service of I think 8 bucks a month, that removes ads, allows higher resolution viewing, viewing on aps (like the PS3 and 4 when they get it) and removes the one week wait on new episodes (which crunchyroll generally gets an hour or so after their Japan release. I think.)
So it is free, but if you have the chance to subscribe, I'd say go for it.
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!
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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.
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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.
For Gundam Build Fighters...
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It was a great battle that was dripping with intensity. Both Ricardo and Sei/Reiji putting it all on the line in their battle made it worth the watch. My favorite part was when Sei set-up the wire trap with the Star Build's booster. And of course, the "classic" knocking off both gundam's heads and still fighting.
Finally got caught up in Kill la Kill...
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Nui is sneaky, sneaky, sneaky. That was a clever a$$ trap, and a helluva plot twist. Mako is still a wacky character that gets into sooo much gak, and still makes it out with a grin on her face.
Hmm... I heard Crunchyroll is kind of like an anime youtube. Do you have to pay to view it? Just curious.
Also, thanks for putting the link up!
You can get a free subscription, but have to wait a week to watch new episodes. The $8 premium subscription to watch the new anime immediately and to watch your anime on other devices is well worth it, IMHO.
Hey guys I have a question for you, this is for the Gundam fans.
I used to watch Endless Waltz as a kid (don't even know if it was a series or what, it aired on YTV in Canada, I just remember that name in the title), and I do remember enjoying it.
If I wanted to start watching it again, do I need to start from the very beginning, the stuff from '79? I only ask because I find very old animation doesn't hold my attention until I've become attached to the IP and have a major interest in the story/development of the show. I'd like to start watching somewhere that doesn't need a deep understanding of the lore to enjoy, and is relatively modern, say 90s onward.
I plan to just watch this stuff online, by the way. It's too large/mature a series to conveniently locate elsewhere.
PrehistoricUFO wrote: Hey guys I have a question for you, this is for the Gundam fans.
I used to watch Endless Waltz as a kid (don't even know if it was a series or what, it aired on YTV in Canada, I just remember that name in the title), and I do remember enjoying it.
If I wanted to start watching it again, do I need to start from the very beginning, the stuff from '79? I only ask because I find very old animation doesn't hold my attention until I've become attached to the IP and have a major interest in the story/development of the show. I'd like to start watching somewhere that doesn't need a deep understanding of the lore to enjoy, and is relatively modern, say 90s onward.
I plan to just watch this stuff online, by the way. It's too large/mature a series to conveniently locate elsewhere.
Endless Waltz is the sequel Movie/OVA (either/or, its the same story with slightly more footage in one version) to Gundam Wing; which is one of the Alternate Universe Gundam series and has no relation to any other Gundam Series.
The Main Continuity Series (Universal Century) start with the '79 series, and continue with Zeta, ZZ, and ends with Char's Counter Attack. There are a number of side-story series that fit into this as well: 08th MS Team, 0080, 0083, Unicorn, Igloo, F91, and Victory... and probably one or two others I can't remember ATM. You can pretty much jump into any of them without having to really worry about continuity too much.
G-Gundam is an AU series, and is probably the most different in that its a Super Robot style show rather then real robot. Gundam X is an AU series with a somewhat similar tone to Wing, but is more Post-Apoc.
Turn-A Gundam was an attempt to go 'Every Previous Gundam? Totally the same universe.. just many many many years after one another.' Its also mostly a Victorian style setting.
Gundam Seed & Gundam Seed Destiny is an AU series that basically retells the UC storyline but changes a number of things. Seed Destiny is best watched at 1.5 speed, or not at all.
Gundam 00 is not my cup of tea.
Gundam Age didn't happen.
Gunpla Builders is a proto-Gundam Build Fighters style series, where its hobbists fighting with model kits.
Age was a cool concept, but animation far to childish for the western Anime fans combined with a rushed and sloppily put together story that mostly piggy backs on previous Gundam series with little new to offer made it a stinker this side of the Pacific.
PrehistoricUFO wrote: Thanks for that breakdown, I guess I'll start with Gundam Wing then, to break me in.
Just know the quality of the series and what each series is about varies a ton! Some are more geared towards younger audiences like Build Fighters, G-Gundam, and the cutesie one with the little tiny versions of the gundams. Some have plots that have children as the main characters, and some have adults in the military. The bottom line is that the whole franchise is so diverse that liking Endless Waltz may not mean that you like After War Gundam X, or vice versa. Even within the same universe the series are very different! If you like giant robots and plots that are generally not for little kids like most mech anime is now adays, then some gundam series may be for you. I would just try out a few different ones before judging the franchise as a whole and be sure to watch them in order! Jumping around really does not give credit to the 30 year franchise of the UC era that spans hundreds of years
If I were to recommend some, I personally love the main storyline (Universal Century) and adore both SEED and SEED Destiny, for the characters, mech design, story, etc. By far the backbone of the Gundam franchise and the more superior series.
The problem with AGE (for me, anyway) was more the fact that the initial male lead is a horrible person. Yeah, he starts off okay, but after the first story arc, he turns out to be a terrible father and a hell of a racist. He even attempts mass genocide by the third arc, but winds up being praised as a big hero who saved everyone. That kind of pissed me off.
I still say Wing is way overrated though. 00 really wasn't that bad. The first half was actually pretty good even. Gundam X remains probably one of THE most underrated Gundam series though. If you can get your hands on it, give it a watch.
The original series movies are really worth watching for the overview. I think it's probably still my favourite Gundam show, despite the animation (I don't think ya that bad though). The designs in it were kind of timeless that they keep copying them to this day.
I liked Destiny! Albeit I liked it less than Seed (which I watched in 2 days since I was obsessed) it was still good IMHO. In response to PrehistoricUFO, Bandai pulled North American support of the franchise so hunting down non-torrented episodes can be a huge bother; I myself am still waiting to find any of the series outside Seed, Destiny, and 00.
Is anyone else watching Nobunagun on the Official site? 'cause I'm not sure if they're just doing the "reel 'em in with 2 free episodes, then make 'em pay for the rest" when they're not streaming the show on the day it comes out. If so, I'll have to find another place to catch the third gun.
That makes you among the few people I know of that actually likes Destiny.
Ya its very mixed, everyone I have heard from has either loved it or hated it. Even though SEED was sort of a reboot, some episodes almost exact copies from the original series, there was quite a lot of changes and things about SEED that made it its own. Almost every series has something borrowed or similar from another, characters you love and hate, both cool mechs and silly looking ones. Overall I don't dislike any Gundam series, except SD Gundam of course : P
And I happen to be one of the few who prefers the sheer GAR and OTTness of G Gundam.
"Gundam" has come to be more of an overarching genre unto itself, almost- a sub-genre of the Giant Robot genre, where basically the general design and size of the robots is all you can really count on.
I liked G Gundam because, frankly, it wasn't that much more unrealistic than the other series, but it was a lot more focused on the fun and cool.
Gundam is a "real" robot series, but there's still a lot requiring suspension of disbelief. I mean, 90% of the protagonists are kids, some of the designs are way over the top, you've got psychics and newtypes popping up left and right.
G Gundam is sort of "all that stuff we asked you to sort of suspend disbelief for? We're gonna embrace a bunch of it and just throw a bunch of Gundams in an arena."
That isn't to say I don't like the other series, but G Gundam doesn't have many defenders, so I'll jump in there.
PrehistoricUFO wrote: Thanks for that breakdown, I guess I'll start with Gundam Wing then, to break me in.
Just know the quality of the series and what each series is about varies a ton! Some are more geared towards younger audiences like Build Fighters, G-Gundam, and the cutesie one with the little tiny versions of the gundams. Some have plots that have children as the main characters, and some have adults in the military. The bottom line is that the whole franchise is so diverse that liking Endless Waltz may not mean that you like After War Gundam X, or vice versa. Even within the same universe the series are very different! If you like giant robots and plots that are generally not for little kids like most mech anime is now adays, then some gundam series may be for you. I would just try out a few different ones before judging the franchise as a whole and be sure to watch them in order! Jumping around really does not give credit to the 30 year franchise of the UC era that spans hundreds of years
If I were to recommend some, I personally love the main storyline (Universal Century) and adore both SEED and SEED Destiny, for the characters, mech design, story, etc. By far the backbone of the Gundam franchise and the more superior series.
That was a very helpful post. I didn't know it was basically a ton of different styles aimed at various audiences. Right on. Thanks!
I think G Gundam has more defenders than you'd expect. The show was just ridiculous fun. It's a super robot show that embraces all of the stupid, over the top nonsense of the genre.
Speaking of wacky nonsense, I just watched episode 14 of Samurai Flamenco. Holy crap that show's gone insane. How did it start out as a serious drama about a man wanting to be a super hero to... whatever the hell it's become? This show has gone full slow and I'm loving every minute of it. I really wonder how they're going to end it though. I honestly wonder if it'll turn out to be some kind of dream Hazama's having while in a coma after getting beat up on his first night on patrol. And how come Gotou's girlfriend has yet to show up?
Barzam wrote: I think G Gundam has more defenders than you'd expect. The show was just ridiculous fun. It's a super robot show that embraces all of the stupid, over the top nonsense of the genre.
The first OP theme is a very obvious clue that the show is just pure AWESOME.
DogofWar1 wrote: I liked G Gundam because, frankly, it wasn't that much more unrealistic than the other series, but it was a lot more focused on the fun and cool.
Gundam is a "real" robot series, but there's still a lot requiring suspension of disbelief. I mean, 90% of the protagonists are kids, some of the designs are way over the top, you've got psychics and newtypes popping up left and right.
G Gundam is sort of "all that stuff we asked you to sort of suspend disbelief for? We're gonna embrace a bunch of it and just throw a bunch of Gundams in an arena."
That isn't to say I don't like the other series, but G Gundam doesn't have many defenders, so I'll jump in there.
I'd cut the original series some slack as it was the first to do it. The RR 'genre' then moved on while Gundam largely stayed the same (or started 'slipping' in some series, G-Gundam notwithstanding as the concept was meant to be totally different).
About Gundam protagonists being kids, you people do realize that they live in what TV Tropes calls a World Half-Empty/Crap-sack World, right? I mean half the population of the Earth Sphere were killed in the first week of the One Year War alone, and both the Principality and the EFF had all but exhausted themselves by the time the Battle of Loum ended. Child soldiers, while morally and ethically repugnant (which is I believe to be Tomino's point) aren't all that unexpected by that point.
Admiral Valerian wrote: About Gundam protagonists being kids, you people do realize that they live in what TV Tropes calls a World Half-Empty/Crap-sack World, right? I mean half the population of the Earth Sphere were killed in the first week of the One Year War alone, and both the Principality and the EFF had all but exhausted themselves by the time the Battle of Loum ended. Child soldiers, while morally and ethically repugnant (which is I believe to be Tomino's point) aren't all that unexpected by that point.
Ya good point. It comes up in a lot of the series about youth having to take over, one of the characters even comments how the Zeon were forced to start using younger less skilled pilots towards the end of the One year war. I don't think children soldiers was his theme for the main characters, or any of the characters, I could be wrong though, and I could see it being interpreted that way. From what I recall a lot of it had to do with the younger generation having to clean up after the older generation, and the younger generations having to suffer from the mistakes of the older generation.
Also G-Gundam may not be my favorite series, but it does have one of the best slam jam remixes ever made
Ok, I understand why said Gundam isn't that popular, but considering I enjoyed Seed, Destiny and 00, maybe I'll like it... I'll have to one day watch the classic, tho.
So, yeah, Kill la Kill happened and damn, this just keep getting more awesome.
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New uniforms for the Elite 4 that are gorgeous, an enormous action scene between Satsuki and Ryuko while freakin' World War III was going on the background, Satsuki being awesome yet again, wow, Kill la Kill just NEVER fails to deliver.
Barzam wrote: I think G Gundam has more defenders than you'd expect. The show was just ridiculous fun. It's a super robot show that embraces all of the stupid, over the top nonsense of the genre.
Speaking of wacky nonsense, I just watched episode 14 of Samurai Flamenco. Holy crap that show's gone insane. How did it start out as a serious drama about a man wanting to be a super hero to... whatever the hell it's become? This show has gone full slow and I'm loving every minute of it. I really wonder how they're going to end it though. I honestly wonder if it'll turn out to be some kind of dream Hazama's having while in a coma after getting beat up on his first night on patrol. And how come Gotou's girlfriend has yet to show up?
Seriously, this episode topped it all.
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Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to see an army of heroes. I never thought all the "actors" were true heroes. So many power rangers among others, this was epic fun feth common-sense, this was so much fun!
Admiral Valerian wrote: About Gundam protagonists being kids, you people do realize that they live in what TV Tropes calls a World Half-Empty/Crap-sack World, right? I mean half the population of the Earth Sphere were killed in the first week of the One Year War alone, and both the Principality and the EFF had all but exhausted themselves by the time the Battle of Loum ended. Child soldiers, while morally and ethically repugnant (which is I believe to be Tomino's point) aren't all that unexpected by that point.
Right, and child soldiers in that situation are understandable, but some of the series go too far to survive suspension of disbelief. When the best pilots of EVERY robot in EVERY series are 14 year olds (except Char, bless his heart), and everyone older than 20 is moving out of the way of the next generation because they're too old to be useful compared to said 14 year olds, it starts to get old after a while.
You can only run the "professional pilot dies and is replaced by child prodigy" play so many times before my eyes start to glaze over.
But this goes back to what was mentioned, that Gundam is sort of quasi-Real Robot at this point, and they generally try to shoe-horn a coming of age story into their war story. It's not a bad thing, most of the series are really good, but I think there's some dissonance as to what they're trying to be and get across and what they are.
Sgt_Scruffy wrote: Can anyone tell me if Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is any good?
Just watched Cowboy Bebop for the first time, man is that Anime good. Glad I finally decided to take the plunge into anime.
Ya 0080 is awesome It is very different from most Gundam series, it's not an action series. It is about that characters and character development. The series is much better if you have an understanding of the greater story arch of the One year war and background in the other series. It is really short to. If your looking for a lot of robot fighting then I would not recommend it.
Pretty sure in Zeta Gundam a Titans MP mentioned that conscripts/recruits of around Kamille's age were still quite common even seven years after the One Year War. And in any case, Amuro was well over twenty during CCA, if that's any comfort to you.
Oh, I love the Macross Frontier songs, nice choice. That final battle when you had singing + epic battle at the same time was glorious.
Anyway, about Madoka Magica, finished watching it yesterday and I kinda have mixed feelings about it:
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Artistically, I consider it one of the best I ever saw. The drawing was pretty different than the normal, the design of the entire city and backgrounds were so futuristic and at the same time familiar, it reminded me a lot of Mirror Edge and that OST, oh God-Emperor, that OST: That final battle between Homura and the Walpurgis Night together with that very epic music really got me pumped up.
The witch's dimensions and the witches themselves were another awesome thing. They could have gone with the standard yet again, but feth that, they went with yet another imagination filled design.
The story and twists were very cool, now I understand why it was considered an "Evangelion" for the Magical Girls genre, it really kicked the crap of what's considered normal but at the same time I guess it was kinda boring? Maybe, just maybe, it's because I was feeling tired as feth omw back to Portugal, but several times my eyes started to close around eps. 6-9, some episodes I felt they lengthened the conversations way too much.
Strangely I didn't get attached to any character either. When Sayaki transformed into a witch and died I was just "meh".
Oh, and Kyubey is awesome I always thought that little thing was like Satan itself, filled with EEEVIL because of all the internet memes, but I was positively surprised I wasn't expecting that, not by a long shot: an alien race dedicated to the preservation of the entire universe, not doing it out of malice, but necessity. Loved it.
Loved the latest Kill la Kill, from the Gamagoori/Mako ship to how Sanageyama
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"finishes off" Takareda
I really dislike Jakuzure, which makes me feel like she's a well-written character - I'm really hoping to see Ryuko crush either her or Harime Nui for good!
Soo.. I am in desperate need of a new manga or anime, but it seems like all that's beeing released in the last year is just etchi/harem/slapstick bs I can't stand.
Can't find a single worthwhile thing. :\ I think the last manga I read was vinland saga, which, good as it is, 2 updates a year is bit lackluster...
Soladrin wrote: Soo.. I am in desperate need of a new manga or anime, but it seems like all that's beeing released in the last year is just etchi/harem/slapstick bs I can't stand.
Can't find a single worthwhile thing. :\ I think the last manga I read was vinland saga, which, good as it is, 2 updates a year is bit lackluster...
Soladrin wrote: Soo.. I am in desperate need of a new manga or anime, but it seems like all that's being released in the last year is just etchi/harem/slapstick bs I can't stand.
Can't find a single worthwhile thing. :\ I think the last manga I read was vinland saga, which, good as it is, 2 updates a year is bit lackluster...
Well that sucks for you. Most people would consider last year to be one of the recent 'good' years of anime. Its easy to find something good. The shows with echi in them are normally quite easy to spot. I would recommend Noragami and Hamatora from this season and maybe log horizon and samurai flaminco from last.
I third Log Horizon. It's not my favorite but it is one of the better ones. Hamatora is really good so far! No ecchi or harem. I am also enjoying Noragami, although I guess it is borderline comedy.
I third Log Horizon. It's one of the best "talkie" animes if you are / were into MMOs.
Noragami is a good bet, that voice actor turns everything into gold.
If you like Mechs, you can give Gundam Build Fighters a try. Yes, the Gundams are Gunpla, or Gundam Plastic Models, but nevermind that, it's fantastic.
Do you like Sports anime? If so, Ace no Diamond is pretty good. The MC was the best player in his school but that changed a whoooole lot when he was scouted. He was pretty much just another noob when compared to the other, trained, players so he has a sh*tload of work to do if he wants to play.
SAO is one of my top 20 anime IF and only if you agree to ignore anything happened after season one. Which is basically where I am with SAO. SAO ends with Kirito waking up IRL, with him going off in search of Asuna being implied as we get a nice fade to white and roll the credits.
KalashnikovMarine wrote: SAO is one of my top 20 anime IF and only if you agree to ignore anything happened after season one. Which is basically where I am with SAO. SAO ends with Kirito waking up IRL, with him going off in search of Asuna being implied as we get a nice fade to white and roll the credits.
I really enjoyed SAO (evidenced by my SAO Weiss Schwarz deck), but they really should of left the brocon sister out of it. I would have liked it better if Kirito and Suguha were estranged, and they managed to become normal siblings again as they adventured in search of Asuna. Have them fix the relationship that Kirito admitted in the 1st arc was strained. It would also feel like it tied more into "the fallout from the SAO incident". I think the GGO arc will be better. I am hoping the 2nd season will do well because the current Underworld arc would be a really good watch (the LNs are slow but the setting and plot are well developed).
And holy gak, Kill la Kill just keeps pushing the throttle further and further. That Satsuki-Ryuko fight was sooo awesome. Throw in the comedy of Nudist Beach into the mix and it was just another great episode.
And holy gak, Kill la Kill just keeps pushing the throttle further and further. That Satsuki-Ryuko fight was sooo awesome. Throw in the comedy of Nudist Beach into the mix and it was just another great episode.
Seconded. I'm actually very curious what they're gonna do for the next ten episodes, as at this point
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the story's got no rails to speak of. Except the sheer power of awesome, which has worked so far.
And holy gak, Kill la Kill just keeps pushing the throttle further and further. That Satsuki-Ryuko fight was sooo awesome. Throw in the comedy of Nudist Beach into the mix and it was just another great episode.
Seconded. I'm actually very curious what they're gonna do for the next ten episodes, as at this point
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the story's got no rails to speak of. Except the sheer power of awesome, which has worked so far.
All a-board! AHAHAHA!
As long as the awesome train keeps CHOO-CHOO-ing like this, I'm more than fething happy.
And holy gak, Kill la Kill just keeps pushing the throttle further and further. That Satsuki-Ryuko fight was sooo awesome. Throw in the comedy of Nudist Beach into the mix and it was just another great episode.
Seconded. I'm actually very curious what they're gonna do for the next ten episodes, as at this point
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the story's got no rails to speak of. Except the sheer power of awesome, which has worked so far.
All a-board! AHAHAHA!
As long as the awesome train keeps CHOO-CHOO-ing like this, I'm more than fething happy.
Throw in more Nui and it will be perfect!
This is probably one of the only anime I have ever watched where I haven't had a character that I don't like...the heroes, the "villians", the supporting cast...they all have added to the entertainment factor. I think the next episode will be dialed down some to include explanations and plot development, but with the way the series has gone this batch of talking will probably just lead to the next batch of OTT levels of awesome.
After the official announcement and debut screens arrived for Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link, Namco Bandai followed up with a nice little teaser promo. The three-minute clip below shows Missing Link's third-person action and introduces the Federation and Zeon forces you'll be in control of depending on which side you choose.
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link comes from Namco Bandai and B.B. Studio, and is in the works for release on PlayStation 3 in Japan.
Give me a Zaku II and I shall conquer the universe
After the official announcement and debut screens arrived for Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link, Namco Bandai followed up with a nice little teaser promo. The three-minute clip below shows Missing Link's third-person action and introduces the Federation and Zeon forces you'll be in control of depending on which side you choose.
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link comes from Namco Bandai and B.B. Studio, and is in the works for release on PlayStation 3 in Japan.
Give me a Zaku II and I shall conquer the universe
ohhhhh! Why the PS3 though? Next gen consoles are out.
I've been a designated anime abstainer (don't want to say hater because that's too strong but not someone who has been interested in it) for most of my life. Mostly because some of it is seriously messed up weird and also because some of the "hardcore anime fans" I have met make me despair for the entirety of the human race.
That said I've been watching Yu Yu Hakisho recently and I love it. It's so incredibly weird but it's weird in a good way and the story is pretty interesting. I think I might follow it up with Fullmetal Alchemist.
After that maybe Robotech or Blue Submarine number 6, or cyborg 009. I have fond memories of those from Toonami when I was younger. Heck, maybe even Trigun or Outlaw Star... now I've got over my irrational fear of Japanese animation anything is possible.
The idea of "Way too weird" is in itself an odd one. If you come right down to it, humans are odder than anything else on the planet; it stands to reason that the things we imagine are stranger still.
But also in a sense, Western animation is as strange as anything you'll find from the Pacific- they just have a much more accepting culture for it, and so there's a ton more that'll run the gamut. But think about it- some of the most successful Western animations are about giant talking animals wearing clothes and having heavy things dropped on them/being shot/dressing in drag/making fun of political figures. You ever seen anything like that in Anime? Heck, the entire idea of having a show where the majority, if not all, the cast are talking animals is bizzarre when you consider that's what most Western cartoons feature- compared to, what, 2 or 3 out of Japan?
Not trying to make a point or anything- just pondering.
I don't know, I just watch tv as a way to laugh and not worry about everyday life so much. When I see these seriously dark moody series about people going insane and doing nasty stuff to each other I don't have any interest in watching them. real life is messed up enough as it is. I want lighthearted entertainment!
(this applies to a lot of current non-anime tv shows too, just saying)
Kill La Kill has consistently been ratcheting up the awesome, which is darn impressive since way back in episode 3 they the two main females face off in a scenery exploding battle, and they've only gone up from there.
I definitely look forward to every single episode of it.
The funny thing about Japanese anime being "weird" is that, objectively, I'm not sure it is.
I mean, the vast and overwhelming majority of animes revolve around people or human-like beings. Compare that to probably the most popular US cartoon of the past decade and a half, which featured a talking sponge as its main character, and a talking starfish, astronaut squirrel, and cynical squid as its key supporting characters.
Just finished Unbreakable Machine Doll. My brain hurts, and to say that 13 eps was clearly not enough would be an understatement. Feels like we cut a much longer series in half to get 13 eps.
Just finished Kill La Kill (well, up to episode 15). Dang. That is some awesome gak right there. Also watched Sword Art Online, and I really loved it... for the first 13 episodes or so. Once they escaped Aincrad and ended up in magical fairy land it was... less good.
Quick question to those of you who may be more familiar with Japanese culture. I've noticed in a lot of anime that the main boy/girl love interests seems to have a strong aversion to actually showing and/or speaking openly about their affection. Anytime they start to get close, one of them will sort of snap out of it and utter some line like "We'll do out best!" or something. Is that just an anime trope used to drag out the sexual tension or is that more of a cultural thing where Japanese people don't really tend to easily express emotions like love/trust/etc?
Just started Attack on Titan. Man is that show brutal. Main protagonists seem to bounce from weepy/RAGE in the blink of an eye, but God what a weird show.
I'm betting that's sort of the 'start' of the trope- but I think this is a case of it becoming a sort of animation convention and perpetuating within the medium in a loop- It's done that way because it's "Always been done that way". Like how there's always some sort of chase sequence in American action movies.
Any one else been watching The Pilot's Love Song? Pretty serious plot twist at the end of this episode.
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So short version is that our hero is a former prince who was assumed killed in a revolution a few years back. The boy was spirited away by a peasant family and raised as their own. The boy is now... well not quite a man, but no longer a boy, and has been selected for a prestigious flight school on a floating island that is about to leave on a journey of discovery. There are rumors that the prince survives but most people ignore it as fancy. The young prince meets a girl, the daughter of nobility. They grow close... but they twist is, she is in fact the priestess of the wing that lead the rebellion against his parents.
BaronIveagh wrote: Just finished Unbreakable Machine Doll. My brain hurts, and to say that 13 eps was clearly not enough would be an understatement. Feels like we cut a much longer series in half to get 13 eps.
Agreed. In the end, what was even the point of adapting it? In the end, they didn't even complete a single story arc. So many threads were started and just left hanging. I don't see this show getting picked up for a second season, either. So yeah, what was even the point?
Speaking of second seasons, BTOOOM! needs a second one.
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ohhhhh! Why the PS3 though? Next gen consoles are out.
Lots of PS3 games still being released, tho. The generation gap isn't going to be instantaneously crossed.
So, yeah, I was thinking about finally watching the fate/stays after I finished the first season of "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" and let me tell ya, this sealed the deal. I discovered this while surfing youtube and this has to be one of the best opening I ever saw: It's crazy, fun, colorful, upbeat, catchy and energetic, oh so very energetic. It's pure genius!
I must watch the fate/stays to understand the jokes
Carnival Phantasm (カーニバル・ファンタズム Kānibaru Fantazumu?) is a comedy OVA series based on the Type-Moon Gag manga, Take-Moon (テイク・ムーン Teiku Mūn?) by Eri Takenashi, the author of Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. The OVA series was created by Type-Moon to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary. The series focuses on funny and absurd situations happening to the various characters of the Type-Moon franchises, mostly from Fate/stay night and Tsukihime.
Wow! Just saw the first episode of Nobunagun today.
Is the premise of this series Kaiju in nature? If so, I'm going to be very pleased . . . if not, can someone here recommend an anime that has lots of giant monsters in it? This episode really got the taste in my mouth.
The remake movies were alright- mostly because they basically distilled the series into "Awesome" and "Weird" without as much of the angst or filler.
If you want a giant mecha anime that's similarly cognitive but less, well, NGE, try Eureka7. Though it almost has more mind screw instead of less, it's anchored by a proper honest-to-goodness love story.
Am I the only one in this thread who thinks that NGE was not that much of a mindscrew? Do not get me wrong, I think it is a good series, and a decent mind screw, but there are things much more mind screwy than NGE to be honest.
I didnt think nge was much of a mind screw, but then i didn't take the last two episodes seriously.
Since were doing anime openings we like, but favorite might be from Oda Nobuna no Yabo, Stiens;Gate and Gulity Crown. Damit! Spice and wolf too! So many good OPs! Be warned. The spice and wolf op might be considered nsfw by some.
Spice and Wolf's OP is such a dreamy song. It's gorgeous.
Guilty Crown's three OPs are all solid, pity the series doesn't live up to it's music.
I linked one of Macross Frontier's OPs "Lion" on the last page, and it's one of my favorite OPs.
Outlaw Star's "Through the Night", Angel Beats "My Soul, Your Beats" are both excellent. Sirius from Kill La Kill is a solid recent OP that is getting lots of play on my zune. Go To The Top by Koda Kumi from Muu Luv Alternative Total Eclipse is probably the best thing about that particular anime, While Infinite Love by Cloverfield X from Bodacious Space Pirates proves that combining the powers of an Idol Group and a guitarist from Megadeth is only winning. Another common play for me is Make My Day by Piko from Binbougami Ga! (Good Luck Girl!) which I won't... yeah I'll link it again, what the hell why not? And a final classic is from You're Under Arrest, Love Somebody!
I jam out to this song all the time (the actual version, this is a piano version of the GBF op1 with lyrics),
and I feel compelled to play this song before every cardfight I am in.
There are just so many anime that have a good soundtrack/OP. I'll man up and admit it; I like the soundtrack for the love live anime. I find it relaxing. The soundtrack for Non Non Biyori is incredibly relaxing as well (like the anime). Even Gundam seed/ seed destiny have some good OPs and EDs. +1 for me liking the Guilty Crown soundtrack, too.
Just finished attack on titan anime, and read the manga up as far as they have printed. This show is DARK. First time through I missed the "additional ending" after the credits in the final episode of season 1, episode 25. It's 4 seconds of WTF, HOLY GAKK!
conker249 wrote: Just finished attack on titan anime, and read the manga up as far as they have printed. This show is DARK. First time through I missed the "additional ending" after the credits in the final episode of season 1, episode 25. It's 4 seconds of WTF, HOLY GAKK!
Read the manga in full to try and make sense of it, but nothing so far in 53 chapters. this is my theory I made about that.
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Since the walls are made of Titans, and the names of the walls are female names, the walls are made of collosal female titans. Eren cant harden his skin, and neither can the other male titans, so far only Annie could, so maybe thats a "gender" specific quality, And the church has A LOT that they are hiding, SO MUCH
Eeyup. that's what a lot of people don't get when they see the current generation of exoframes- the only real difference between what we have now and what you see in anime/superhero stuff is battery/runtime and the layers of armour/padding. Heck, we're fast approaching the point where man-portable self-lifting devices are a thing.
Anvildude wrote: Eeyup. that's what a lot of people don't get when they see the current generation of exoframes- the only real difference between what we have now and what you see in anime/superhero stuff is battery/runtime and the layers of armour/padding. Heck, we're fast approaching the point where man-portable self-lifting devices are a thing.
Ironically, Sagawa Electronics, makers of this exoskeleton, were a front used some of the villains in Ghost in the Shell (manga). They were also a target of the Laughing Man in Stand Alone Complex.
dementedwombat wrote: I've been a designated anime abstainer (don't want to say hater because that's too strong but not someone who has been interested in it) for most of my life. Mostly because some of it is seriously messed up weird and also because some of the "hardcore anime fans" I have met make me despair for the entirety of the human race.
That said I've been watching Yu Yu Hakisho recently and I love it. It's so incredibly weird but it's weird in a good way and the story is pretty interesting. I think I might follow it up with Fullmetal Alchemist.
After that maybe Robotech or Blue Submarine number 6, or cyborg 009. I have fond memories of those from Toonami when I was younger. Heck, maybe even Trigun or Outlaw Star... now I've got over my irrational fear of Japanese animation anything is possible.
Do yourself a favor and stay away from Blue Submarine Number 6. You don't have to hate anime to hate that one, and liking anime doesn't help much, either.
I cannot recommend Trigun highly enough. I've only heard good things about Outlaw Star, but have never seen it. Robotech is a classic, if somewhat maligned by "die hard" anime fans these days, for being a "horrible Frankenstein blasphemy" created by mixing three separate shows together. Don't listen to the haters, though... Robotech is excellent, and I've seen the Japanese shows it is based on (and apart from Macross, there isn't much to crow about).
If I can make a recommendation, look for Cowboy Bebop. Silly name aside, its bounty hunters in space, with the least anime-sounding soundtrack ever recorded. The opening theme alone is worth the price of admission.
Cowboy Bebop- what happens when you take Anime, and add Chemical Jazz to the mix.
Kinda like how Nobunagun is what happens when you add Chemical Metal, or Gurren Lagann is what happens when you add Chemical MAN.
Robotech is interesting, because it's what Mechwarrior is partially based on- and there's a whole Lloth's web of legalities and copyrights and trademarks that tie through that, Battletech, Mechwarrior, Macross and all the other bits and pieces that 80s television and game execs just didn't want to bother their legal teams about, and so didn't.
'Cause I haven't. Need to watch it tonight. LOL! Can't frikkin' wait!
I just did.. I just watched... and I need a new pair of pants ASAP.
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So, not only did they start with that TROLOLOLOL moment, scaring the gak outta me with the idea of a recap episode, new opening and an episode dedicated to revelations and more foreshadowing than I could notice besides Satsuki possibly rebelling, as we see in the new opening.
It felt so Gurren Lagann. The huge revelations and the whole alien thing, I know they did it before, but frak that, they seem to be masters when it comes to this type of plot; It all started with that tiny blob of plot, discovering a murderer and revenge her father, now we have world-wide conspiracy and a Mass Effect Reaper's scenario of all things! "Oh, it's lunch time already? They are evolved / numerous enough already? Sweet!".
And let's not mention certain interesting scenes... concerning water...
I think the energy production won't be so much a breakthrough as a quiet walk down the lane of progress. We're regularly increasing the efficiency of solar panels every year- working to make them thinner and cheaper as well. Eventually the point where the efficiency to cost to weight ratio reverses will be reached, and you'll start seeing Ford or Citroen or whoever coming out with electric cars with integrated solar panels, and the Govt will start installing solar/battery powered streetlamps, and it'll be listed as the 'new, next generation' option for roofing material. Then suddenly electricity will start becoming cheaper and cheaper, with the current power companies utilizing fields of the things and going on ad campaigns about how 'difficult and costly' maintaining your own panels and batteries is- but there will be a few do-it-yourselfers who do it themselves anyways, and they'll tell/help their neighbors, who'll spread it, who'll vlog about it, until suddenly you look around in 40 years and energy (if not the method of producing it) is free.
They OTTed the plot twists too. Harime Nui is at it again. Satsuki like we have never seen her before... with her weird alien-loving mother. More nude people. Mako.
Golden Time was pretty interesting too
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The Father made me laugh..."He lied, I was honest. Remember that." Standing there with his ramen.
Hoitash wrote: Yeah, Kill la Kill is definitely amping up the awesome factor, although
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the whole mother molesting her daughter thing was pretty creepy.
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The fake-out about the recap episode was hilarious, too.
Yes to all three of these points.
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Wincest is the best incest! (Tho I highly doubt Ragyo is her biological mother. Or at least is completely different than what she was the before meeting the Life Fibers. Meeting and becoming the "thrall" of a powerful alien probably changes you a bit... )
Wincest is the best incest! (Tho I highly doubt Ragyo is her bilogical mother. Or at least is completely different than she was the before meeting the Life Fibers. Meeting and becoming the "thrall" of a powerful alien probably changes you a bit... )
Yeah, I'm starting delude myself that there's gonna be
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an alliance between Ryuko and Satsuki to free her mother from alien oppression. And then Mako and Ira ride off into the sunset in a pimped out Fight Club Cadillac (bright pink, of course.)
...I've been writing too much fan fiction again...
Tanakosyke22 wrote: Am I the only one in this thread who thinks that NGE was not that much of a mindscrew? Do not get me wrong, I think it is a good series, and a decent mind screw, but there are things much more mind screwy than NGE to be honest.
I think there's an anime movie called Cat Soup. Don't know about mind screwy but it is pretty surreal from what I can remember.
For the past 6 months, I've just caught up 150 odd episodes of Cardfight!! Vanguard after being introduced to the game in June. I love the game even more now that I've been watching the series, Anyone else watch this, or am I a solitary cardfighter among Dakka? (Seriously looking forward to the "The Яe-birth".) Also watching a new anime, Future card Buddyfight. Its not too bad, albeit cheesy.
Wincest is the best incest! (Tho I highly doubt Ragyo is her bilogical mother. Or at least is completely different than she was the before meeting the Life Fibers. Meeting and becoming the "thrall" of a powerful alien probably changes you a bit... )
Yeah, I'm starting delude myself that there's gonna be
Spoiler:
an alliance between Ryuko and Satsuki to free her mother from alien oppression. And then Mako and Ira ride off into the sunset in a pimped out Fight Club Cadillac (bright pink, of course.)
...I've been writing too much fan fiction again...
I'm glad it's not just me thinking in directions like that.
I sort of thought a Satsuki/Matoi alliance was in the cards around the same time Harime Nui showed up.
Anyway, the newest episode was definitely needed - a break from the constant scraps with some significant plot and character development. Some weird incest scene was a little unexpected though, and Nudist Beach members keep having large penises insinuated in the animation with the gun handles and belt accessories always pointing straight up at the perfect angle as the guys stand around. Crazy producers, ha ha.
Nobunagan is a great series, I'm enjoying it a lot.
Tyranid Horde wrote: For the past 6 months, I've just caught up 150 odd episodes of Cardfight!! Vanguard after being introduced to the game in June. I love the game even more now that I've been watching the series, Anyone else watch this, or am I a solitary cardfighter among Dakka? (Seriously looking forward to the "The Яe-birth".)
Also watching a new anime, Future card Buddyfight. Its not too bad, albeit cheesy.
Fellow cardfighter here saying hello. Tonight's episode is going to be stupid epic and I am watching it the second it becomes available on Crunchyroll. I also really like the game (Evidenced by my Gold Paladin[liberators], Royal Paladin[Jewel Knight/Hybrid], and Bermuda Triangle decks) and play about every week.
Update:
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Tonight's episode was anticlimactic and really deflated the sails. Dragonic Overlord THE REVERSE's ability was played off as god-mode but I highly doubt that there isn't a trigger to its stand effects (like needing to successfully hit on the attack...like all of the similar abilities to it). The end of the fight was written lazily with a random top-deck 2 crit triggers to end the game. The saving grace was Aichi going to face the "final" boss with the whole "Lose and die+world subjugated by link joker or win and save the world" conditions. Having his life on the line makes it feel more serious.
I am both pleased and disappointed by this anime. I was /really/ hoping it'd be a solid romance anime but expected it to be a fanservice tornado just shy of porn. Oddly my hopes AND expectations have been satisfied! Tons of fan service, but lots of actual mush. It's interesting.
Also I'm really shocked CR is airing "Recently My Little Sister is Unusual" They have had to censor a fair amount, and whole scenes have been pulled and replaced with text based descriptions... and it seems to keep pushing the envelope further each episode. I have to wonder if they're airing that way in Japan too...
I am both pleased and disappointed by this anime. I was /really/ hoping it'd be a solid romance anime but expected it to be a fanservice tornado just shy of porn. Oddly my hopes AND expectations have been satisfied! Tons of fan service, but lots of actual mush. It's interesting.
Also I'm really shocked CR is airing "Recently My Little Sister is Unusual" They have had to censor a fair amount, and whole scenes have been pulled and replaced with text based descriptions... and it seems to keep pushing the envelope further each episode. I have to wonder if they're airing that way in Japan too...
The TV broadcast schedule of Recently, My Sister is Unusual on TOKYO MX and Sun TV was changed from the current 10:30pm slot on Saturdays to later at night, most likely in response to the initiation of debate by the Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO) in Japan due to concerns submitted by viewers in Japan regarding the heavy sexual content present in the show. See the announcements posted by the BPO and some Japanese viewer reactions below.
Here is the news post on the BPO page.
via BPO
"Recently, My Sister is Unusual on Tokyo MX and Sun TV debate initiated
Youth Committee at BPO has decided at the 153rd meeting on January 28th that the above mentioned program is to be one of the titles discussed for evaluation.
We have received several concerns in regards to the Recently, My Sister is Unusual anime that "the program included many sexual materials including masturbation by a female high school studentin the time slot that many teenagers could be viewing programming". After viewing the program, the committee decided to initiate an evaluation. Said anime program was produced by the production committee, but nominated Tokyo MX and Sun TV who programmed said show to be broadcast at 10:30pm for evaluation."
Then this news gets posted on the anime's official site.
via Recently, My Sister is Unusual anime official site
"[Tokyo MX / Sun TV] Broadcast schedule change starting with Episode 5
The broadcast schedule will change staring from episode 5 on Tokyo MX and Sun TV as below.
Tokyo MX Saturdays 22:30 will change to Tuesdays 25:30
Sun TV Saturdays 22:30 will change to Saturdays 26:00
*Episode 5 will air 2/1 on Sun TV and 2/4 on Tokyo MX"
Some Japanese reaction:
"So the 10pm time slot didn't work after all"
"Staff knew this was coming and this is absolutely appropriate. Should have aired after midnight from the beginning anyway"
"I have to change my timer recording. I'm not saying it's too much work"
"It left a name in the history of anime"
"The program included many sexual materials including masturbation by a female high school student in the time slot that many teenagers could be viewing"
"I wonder why the fact that voice actress Ogura is in the cast and a current high school student is not considered a problem"
"Recently, our TV censorship is unusual"
I watched the first episode but, meh, dropped. I'd probably watch if it wasn't so heavily censored... it really doesn't have much else going for it.
*shrug* not saying it's good, I am saying it's heavily censored. Based on the reactions from overseas, I think it is not censored with the big locket hearts like it is on CR, and I doubt the text screen censoring for the more "erotic" stuff is only for the CR version.
These pics are for you TDL (and whoever else is interested). Enjoy.
and
They have previews of Ryuko and Mako of on heart of the cards website. Log Horizon's and Kill la Kill's trial decks are dropping on the 21st of this month.
Ironwill13791 wrote: These pics are for you TDL (and whoever else is interested). Enjoy.
and
They have previews of Ryuko and Mako of on heart of the cards website. Log Horizon's and Kill la Kill's trial decks are dropping on the 21st of this month.
OH HELL YES, I highly approve of a possible Satsuki Ojou-sama deck! Thank you Ironwill for these previews! Now I'm pumped to spend some cash ; Can't wait to see the Log Horizon's one too!
So, Space Dandy:
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If anyone told me I'd be watching an episode filled with heart warming moments that made me feel all, well, warm and fuzzy inside, I'd be probably laugh... but warm and fuzzy it was, I couldn't stop smiling pretty much the entire episode.
OH HELL YES, I highly approve of a possible Satsuki Ojou-sama deck! Thank you Ironwill for these previews! Now I'm pumped to spend some cash ; Can't wait to see the Log Horizon's one too!
So, Space Dandy:
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If anyone told me I'd be watching an episode filled with heart warming moments that made me feel all, well, warm and fuzzy inside, I'd be probably laugh... but warm and fuzzy it was, I couldn't stop smiling pretty much the entire episode.
...and America because we want the card games too.
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Tanakosyke22 wrote: Makes me wonder how they will adapt a Android: Netrunner card game anime.
They are making a Kantai Collection anime and WS card set. A card game-based anime spawning another separate card game (well, a set in an existing card game). So there could be hope ...maybe...probably not...uhhhh.
Indeed.
Everything should be a Miniature Table Top Wargame. To say otherwise is most heretical.
Would it be heretical if they made a Warhammer 40k anime, but instead of the God-Emperor making the Primarchs female, and the God-Emperor is the sterotypical clueless, but goodhearted Harem Protagonist and the Primarch are vying to gain the attention of the Emperor for their affections?
Hmmm, I don't think it would be good for the whole thing. But it could be an interesting side episode. There are animes that have had sex change episodes before.
Main anime is serious about all the Grimdark, then has 1 silly harem episode
StarTrotter wrote: Okay then! Thanks for the recommendation and the tips.
Even if you aren't in the mood for watching it twice, watch the first episode again once you are done. You'll notice some funny things.
Oh, and if you are anything like me, get ready to stay glued to your monitor... I watched the whole thing in 2 nights, I think, and rekindled my love for anime. I was in dire need of a show that damn good.
StarTrotter wrote: Okay then! Thanks for the recommendation and the tips.
Even if you aren't in the mood for watching it twice, watch the first episode again once you are done. You'll notice some funny things.
Oh, and if you are anything like me, get ready to stay glued to your monitor... I watched the whole thing in 2 nights, I think, and rekindled my love for anime. I was in dire need of a show that damn good.
Eh I'm willing to watch it through twice. It is time travel (so time shenanigans must always occur!) and yeah... I tend to binge on such shows. Yeah I just kinda started to get back in. I got tired after a while and dropped out of watching shows for years and I am kind of coming back to a bunch of praised shows over the past few years (ignore me posting some time last semester. I was really bored and decided to watch Gurren Lagaan and Darker than Black )
Angron's definately a yandere. Horus and the Lion might be tsun tsun. And the Emperor is all moe about everything.
Lion fits the tsun tsun quite well. He never made the decision to go to Terra. "It's not like I wanted to help!"
I imagine the Emperor being a loli now trying to conquer the universe.. wait, that sounds to femiliar. And all the primarchs in a band like AKB.
Actually a 40k gag reel anime could be quite funny.
Anyway don't mind my silly ramblings. I'm just being geeky.
if I just watched the first season of an harem style anime where all the girls are cute Cthulhu Mythos characters, 40k harem anime should totally be a thing.
Of course the Empire would be an High School to keep the anime tradition 1D4chan has that awesome article about the Primarch's daughters too
Meanwhile, in Japan:
Town Bundles Up Their Life Sized "Girls un Panzer" Characters for the Cold
Oarai cares for their GnP standees
It's been well documented that the coastal town of Oarai has welcomed being featured in Girls und Panzer as a bit of an honor and a great opportunity to attract otaku tourists. What's more amazing is the care that the town is evidently taking for the life sized standees of the series' characters, as they've been dressed up for the cold, for holidays and festivals like Setsubun.
Seriously, that is one hell of a long term game Satsuki played. Puts another feather in the abuse victim cap, too. I liked the bit with the butler, too -that was really sweet.
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And that outfit was terrible. Eldar Harlequins have better fashion sense.
Urgh, I'm trying to hard to resist watching it today. I want to watch it back in Portugal where I actually have a decent screen to see in all it's glory instead of a pixelated crap it sounds amazing based on what you say and on Hoitash's first spoilered comment
Well, Samurai Flamenco is just like a roller coaster. After those insanity filled episodes, it's a complete serious business episode with touching moments. I predict the next episode will already be filled with all kinds of crazy
awesomely complex the plot becomes. It seems like this crazy ride of awesome shenanigans, but there's all this nuance and plotting. It's like I'm watching a Michael Bay film that was directed by Quentin Tarantino. Written by Paul Verhoeven.
conker249 wrote: DKD is pretty good. Sekirei season 2 is now out in English as well as Rosario Vampire season 2 English (both newer entries for English at Netflix)
Not a fan so much of the 2nd season of Rosario, watch Sekirei 2 when it came out a while ago.
Geez the latest episode is leading up to some mighty juicy stuff. Dat ending! I knew she was going to pull something against her mother but I did not expect it to be as up-front like this. Satsuki just keeps on getting more and more badass. She just steals the show at this point
I started Attack on Titan after a friend recommended it, interesting story, I can't wait to see what happens. Also started watching One Piece with the GF since it is her all time favorite anime. It's a bit childish and silly, but has its moments. Comparable to Dragon Ball, which I loved.
Kill la Kill, just when I think.....no, that was my 1st mistake. I believed I knew the pattern for this show. I forgot its overall theme, OTT. I should have known that they would pull a stunt that throws the plot to hell, and then drags it back on a new path (for now). This anime is effing amazing, and the train is still a rollin'.
But seriously, how did you Not see that coming? I've been expecting this coup for awhile now and with the way this episode opened I figured it was either the end of this episode, or the beginning of the next.
But seriously, how did you Not see that coming? I've been expecting this coup for awhile now and with the way this episode opened I figured it was either the end of this episode, or the beginning of the next.
So, I couldn't wait any longer and I had to watch it before I headed to work
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This doesn't surprise me that much because it was heavily lampshadowed in the last episode. Satsuki said she was going to give her a good welcome, her face said she was gonna chop her into tiny bits.
Still, my fanboy level just went over 9000 fething thousand when it happened. Satsuki is my favorite character since ep. 1 (I know, shocker, I bet you didn't know) so to see this, wow, she just keeps getting better and better
See, I prefer KLK to Gurren Lagen, I think it's the characters - I only really liked Kamina as a character in GL, while I like all the protagonists (and villains) in KLK.
Kill la Kill is more over the top in action sequences and the fight coriagraphy but Gurren Lagann feel far more epic in scope and poise. GL's over arcing story isn't as good as KLK's has been, but it's individual scenes feel more powerful in my opinion.
AduroT wrote: Kill la Kill is more over the top in action sequences and the fight coriagraphy but Gurren Lagann feel far more epic in scope and poise. GL's over arcing story isn't as good as KLK's has been, but it's individual scenes feel more powerful in my opinion.
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I still think that beating enemies with galaxies is more OTT than anything KLK can do but still I concur
Anyways, a bit off topic but oh my gosh I'm loving Steins;Gate! Well except
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please don't tell me the subway death is just going to involve them pushing Mayori into the subway train ;-; Honestly I don't even like her as much as the arguably 2 main characters (well one main character and one love intrest) but still I'm starting to have flashbacks to Higurashi
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Welcome to Steins;Gate-ville, here's your cookie
Yeah Gurren Lagann is awesome and I like it a lot, but I'm enjoying KLK even more. Much, much more, I can't even compare the two.
Log Horizon:
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RUDY! YOU MANLY BEAST! And blessed be this anime for giving me hope this character isn't going to die. He's almost a secondary character compared to the others, but he's my favorite one since his debut.
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Welcome to Steins;Gate-ville, here's your cookie
Yeah Gurren Lagann is awesome and I like it a lot, but I'm enjoying KLK even more. Much, much more, I can't even compare the two.
Being a fan of Gurren Lagann as well, Imaishi managed to outdo both that and Panty and stocking with Kill La Kill. Sure not as over the top as the other two, but the characters have a lot a depth in Kill La Kill compared to the other two. Well at least my opinion on it.
AduroT wrote: Still need to watch Panty and Stockings.
Still waiting for Season 2 of that.
On Kill la Kill
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I think Ragyo is the one who killed Satsuki's dad. Satsuki was a good person all along. So I guess Nude Beach and Honjou Acadamy will work together, why else did they wait for Ryuko and Nude beach. Plus they didn't wreck a lot of the Nude Beach hideout last episode. It was probably done to not raise any suspicion.
Recently found Hellsing Ultimate Abridged series XD Not technically an anime on its own, more of a parody of one, but its really hilarious and brilliantly done
Aaaaaand done. Good gosh I loved Steins;Gate. Now then I just need to figure out what next to watch (I really need to watch Kill la kill cause I'm just shrugging whenever you all talk about it )
The official blog for the Girls und Panzer anime series revealed on February 8 that the screening events for the upcoming OVA Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen Desu! (This Is the Real Anzio Battle!) will be held in 12 theaters across Japan from July 5. The story of the OVA focuses on the battle against Anzio Girls High School, the second opponent of Oarai Girls High School during the National Sensha-Dou tournament, which was mostly skipped in the TV anime. Check the key visual, the students of Anzio Girls High School, and theater list below
You are not alone. I found out about the second season last month and I was really pumped. More love live .
Also, I am rather pleased about the OVA movie for GuP. Fill in that gap from the anime.
So, as this thread theorised, Rudy was indeed a person of the land - for a while, I thought Isuzu (the bard girl) was too, but apparently not! I knew he'd get whacked, because you could see it in the opening credits, but I'm Interested to see if Shiroe can come up with a way to rez him - probably this will be the "kid's group"s next "quest", assuming the goblin attack ends soon.
Enjoying the goblins, and Crusty's pretty impressive - I'm also hoping to see some higher-level battles next episode, and maybe see (or not-see!) Akatsuki kill something
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Hopefully something big like Crusty Vs the giants, but more challenging, I'm thinking either "elite" goblins, or even the "Goblin King" they talked about - sounds like he could be an impressive boss later.
Get the princess in the end. I'm shipping that so goddamn hard
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Not only that one, but Isuzu better take advantage of Rudy's ressurrection and sail away in one damn ship too. I REFUSE to believe Rudy isn't getting rezzed, damn it!
Get the princess in the end. I'm shipping that so goddamn hard
Spoiler:
Not only that one, but Isuzu better take advantage of Rudy's ressurrection and sail away in one damn ship too. I REFUSE to believe Rudy isn't getting rezzed, damn it!
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Well, Shiroe is on the case. That guy can come up with a plan for anything. I feel bad for Akatsuki. She tried so hard to assert the fact that she is older than she appears (early in the series), and you can tell she is into Shiroe.
I think they might play with Marielle and Naotsugu for a while, and the Shiroe/Akatsuki/Henrietta triangle seems like it could run for a while...
I just hope no-one's shipping Serara and Nyanta too hard
Ya finally an episode of Log Horizon worth watching. The series really died for me a while back, and I was really starting to lose interest. Looks like things are starting to pick up again, probably not for very long though : (
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to be honest I don't really care about the Crusty Princess relationship, way to much screen time devoted to that.
Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
TheDraconicLord wrote: Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
Why do you taunt me so. I have seen every episode and I am going to be watching it after dinner. This makes me sooo impatient.
D-frag is definitely a very funny series. Wacky things just keep happening and how could you resist Takao...
I've been out of the loop for several weeks. I'm behind on Space Dandy, Kill La Kill, and it's been a while since I watched any Gundam Wing. Exams are almost done for me, a few more days and I'm free to do some marathons!! Can't wait!!
I decided to watch episode 1 of One Piece after hearing so much about it, and it's pretty fun!
Oooh boy... One Piece. It's an interesting one, it is.
Starts out pretty slow, actually. It's kinda interesting how it consistently ramps up arc to arc.
It's also ridiculously long. Probably one of the only Manga-to-Anime series where the Manga keeps pace with the Anime- there's no filler (or the filler's so well done that it doesn't seem like filler). You're watching it on the Official One Piece website, right? Has both subbed and dubbed available (dubs are available later than the subs, though), and it's both free and supports the legit owners.
But yeah. One Piece is what you do when you have an entire summer you wanna get rid of. But, though it doesn't start as OTT as things like Kill La Kill or Gurren Lagann, it does in fact build up to that point- and you get to know the characters throughout.
I just streamed it off some random site. I don't know if I'll get into it full-on, I did some research and there are like 600 episodes, I mean that will take me years to watch in my free time, hah!
I just watch all my anime by streaming it from the net. I have infinite bandwidth so it's a non-issue for me and it's convenient as I can do it from any device.
No, One Piece has a TON of filler in it, it's just usually well written into the story or they make little story arcs out of it that are usually on par with the main story line. I think the only filler arc I skipped was because they were telling a main arc, then kind of stopped in the middle to go "Oh, this reminds me of this one guy who did something similar in the past, let's have a dozen episode flashback to talk about this completely unrelated event!" and I just said screw that and skipped it to get back to the main story.
I generally don't mind filler that are story arcs unto themselves, like I dob't even hate the Bleach fillers like the Bounts that everyone else seems to dislike. It's just the Naruto one hundred episodes of single, Maybe two parter, filler episodes in a row thing that Really irks me.
Well, to change the topic of One Piece a bit, I started watching Mawaru Penguindrum as a way to another anime knocked out before another episode of Kill La KIll comes out.
Knowing Ikuhara (and this), it seems the ride is just beginning (and it is going to one hell of a fun ride I hope):
I watched some of One Piece back when I used to play wow. Any kind of farming, or repetitive questing.. well anything other than raids I guess. Neither was really engaging enough to require full time attention, so it was a good synergy. Most shows you can watch a full episode or two to get down the art style and who's voice goes where, then you don't really need to watch every frame, just glance over when something happens.
I thought I was going to be watching through naruto again since my toddler presented me with the DVD to watch. I think she was more interested in the bright orange case though =/ Oh well, I've got tuning out Yo Gabba Gabba down to a science...
You know AduroT... I think that one arc that you're talking about is actually from the Manga. It was the one where it's Luffy, Ace and whats his face as kids, right?
See, I got into One Piece from the Manga, so I kinda devoured it about a hundredfold faster than you can watch the manga, and so when I'm revisiting it I just skip over certain bit if they're getting too boring (like Alabasta, which drags on forever.)
I'm a bit of a One Piece fanboy, actually. Well, as much as I get into any fannon. It's just fascinating as a character-driven story (which it is) that's kept going for so long (you see a major chunk of the main character's lives, really) and just keeps ramping up the OTT during the action. It's like a trifecta of Anime.
In other news- there's apparently a new Eureka anime? Anyone watched it yet? Any good? I'm also a big fan of Eureka 7. It got especially good after I watched it for the 5th time and finally figured out what it was actually about.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
Sorry to quote again, but.....
Spoiler:
Intimidation level 2, boobzilla, and the bag. When she knocked the 2 guys out of the ring with intimidation lvl 2, I was in hysterics.
Anvildude wrote: You know AduroT... I think that one arc that you're talking about is actually from the Manga. It was the one where it's Luffy, Ace and whats his face as kids, right?
See, I got into One Piece from the Manga, so I kinda devoured it about a hundredfold faster than you can watch the manga, and so when I'm revisiting it I just skip over certain bit if they're getting too boring (like Alabasta, which drags on forever.)
I'm a bit of a One Piece fanboy, actually. Well, as much as I get into any fannon. It's just fascinating as a character-driven story (which it is) that's kept going for so long (you see a major chunk of the main character's lives, really) and just keeps ramping up the OTT during the action. It's like a trifecta of Anime.
In other news- there's apparently a new Eureka anime? Anyone watched it yet? Any good? I'm also a big fan of Eureka 7. It got especially good after I watched it for the 5th time and finally figured out what it was actually about.
No, I actually watched that one. The one I skipped was during the prison break story line. They spend a bunch of episodes saying that no one has ever ever ever broken out,it's super impossible, then stop to tell a flashback story about the one guy who broke out that one time. Only the story wasn't about him breaking out, it was a different story of a different time where that guy happened to meet the Straw Hat Crew.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
Why do you taunt me so. I have seen every episode and I am going to be watching it after dinner. This makes me sooo impatient.
D-frag is definitely a very funny series. Wacky things just keep happening and how could you resist Takao...
nope, can't.
I know what you mean. Takao is ridiculous. Ever since that character first showed up, when she shows up, my heart melts. Calling her adorable doesn't do her justice.
Funny enough, I really don't like One Piece. I tried watching it once before and after 50 or so episodes I gave up, I have no patience for a show with so many episodes; Nonetheless, I have nothing but praise for OP and it's author. Sure, I don't like it, but I respect the huge ammount of imagination that series has, something quite rare, and the author is unbelivable, his plot and story telling skills are out of this world.
GrimDork wrote: I just cringed and got a little scared. Rei is beyond creepy. I'd have to watch my back if I had any of those posters or figures inmy house
Those bastards with a small Rei collection @ home are proud of said fact, thank you very much
Soladrin wrote: She's perfectly lovely, especialy when she starts disolving people.
OI! It was self-defense! Gendo clearly assaulted Rei with nasty thoughts in mind, Rei defended herself! It's not her default the side-effect was the reboot of the entire human race! It was perfectly justified!
Soladrin wrote: She's perfectly lovely, especialy when she starts disolving people.
OI! It was self-defense! Gendo clearly assaulted Rei with nasty thoughts in mind, Rei defended herself! It's not her default the side-effect was the reboot of the entire human race! It was perfectly justified!
When it doubt of sexual assault, screw over the guy sexually assaulting you and turn humanity into OJ as well while your at it because feth everyone and their problems that they seem to not get over.
Finally got around to watching Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood - Now I understand the hype, I was disappointed by the original series, but Brotherhood is orders of magnitude better, IMO.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
Why do you taunt me so. I have seen every episode and I am going to be watching it after dinner. This makes me sooo impatient.
D-frag is definitely a very funny series. Wacky things just keep happening and how could you resist Takao...
nope, can't.
I know what you mean. Takao is ridiculous. Ever since that character first showed up, when she shows up, my heart melts. Calling her adorable doesn't do her justice.
Just caught up on Dfrag because sleep is for the weak and I'm stupid.
I have only this to say beyond reinforcing that Takao is super awesome/cute.
GrimDork wrote: I just cringed and got a little scared. Rei is beyond creepy. I'd have to watch my back if I had any of those posters or figures inmy house
No, she's perfect the way she is. I wouldn't mind having her for a girlfriend.
TheDraconicLord wrote: Okay guys, if you haven't watched any D-frag episode, give it a try. I nearly cried with laughter after today's ep, the humor of this anime is so frenetic, all characters are so wacky, even the small joke after the preview is crazy
Why do you taunt me so. I have seen every episode and I am going to be watching it after dinner. This makes me sooo impatient.
D-frag is definitely a very funny series. Wacky things just keep happening and how could you resist Takao...
nope, can't.
I know what you mean. Takao is ridiculous. Ever since that character first showed up, when she shows up, my heart melts. Calling her adorable doesn't do her justice.
Just caught up on Dfrag because sleep is for the weak and I'm stupid.
I have only this to say beyond reinforcing that Takao is super awesome/cute.
Nice one. I almost spit coffee all of my computer. Let the shipping begin (and if not I will have to hit people with some intimidation lvl2)
Automatically Appended Next Post: I found it......INTIMIDATION LEVEL 2!!!!!
The most terrifying move there is. Took out 2 dudes at the same to time.
If you like mecha even a little... watch it. It's an amazing show. It consists of 6 50minute episodes.
The oddest thing about the series, it's a mecha series without a single explosion.
Due to the nature of the world this takes place in it's really interesting. The mechs aren't mechanical nor biological and would probably lose to anything we made in world war 2.
If you want me to tell you more about it let me know, otherwise, just go watch it.
Sweet holy hell! How does Kill la Kill ramp it up even higher?! I think I might have to change my opinion on Gurren Lagann feeling more epic, because daaaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnn.
AduroT wrote: Sweet holy hell! How does Kill la Kill ramp it up even higher?! I think I might have to change my opinion on Gurren Lagann feeling more epic, because daaaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnn.
There's only one way to describe my frustration for the 12 hour delay, making me unable to watch kill la kill before I arrived @ work and forcing me to wait until I return to my motherland later on:
Spoiler:
Good Gods, can't wait 'till I'm able to see it once I arrive home.
AduroT wrote: Sweet holy hell! How does Kill la Kill ramp it up even higher?! I think I might have to change my opinion on Gurren Lagann feeling more epic, because daaaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnn.
There's only one way to describe my frustration for the 12 hour delay, making me unable to watch kill la kill before I arrived @ work and forcing me to wait until I return to my motherland later on:
Spoiler:
Good Gods, can't wait 'till I'm able to see it once I arrive home.
You have no idea man. No idea. I mean serious, this episode was so damn good. I'm using words to describe it, but know the words are inadequate and merely used because trying to type the incoherent stream of sounds of swear words that were my actual reaction to this episode would be too tedious and likely get my account suspended.
Kill la Kill:
It goes full M.Knight Shamalamalamalamalam and I was totally right last week.
Ragyo is still an increddible .
Satsuki's father is... Gary Oak! Pretty big spoiler for who didn't see ep18
Spoiler:
Holy gak... I was right all allong!
Dr. Matoi was just the one who found Ryuuko
Ragyo killed Satsuki's father... and the thrown away child is... you know who! She never died.
Satsuki got a little sister!
You'll see it quite early if you look at some of the tiny hints early in.
Next week it's going to be a Elite 4 episode apperantly.
If I rumble even further... Dr. Matoi kinda looks like Satsuki's dad... So he might have survived until Nue came. But he would have aged really really fast then... But then again, they both had massive 80s haircuts.
The Grumpy Eldar wrote: Kill la Kill:
It goes full M.Knight Shamalamalamalamalam and I was totally right last week.
Ragyo is still an increddible .
Satsuki's father is... Gary Oak! Pretty big spoiler for who didn't see ep18
Spoiler:
Holy gak... I was right all allong!
Dr. Matoi was just the one who found Ryuuko
Ragyo killed Satsuki's father... and the thrown away child is... you know who! She never died.
Satsuki got a little sister!
You'll see it quite early if you look at some of the tiny hints early in.
Next week it's going to be a Elite 4 episode apperantly.
This episode leaves even M Night Shamalanadingdong dizzy and confused!
Admiral Valerian wrote: Macross Zero isn't so bad, kinda feels like a prequel to Macross Frontier actually.
EDIT: I'm currently watching Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha right now though.
That is a whole lotta mahou shoujo. I just recently finished rewatching Nanoha before moving on to Victory Gundam (watching 0083: Stardust Memories got me in the mood for more Gundam.)
The whole reason I started watching magical girls this year is because I was stupid enough to try watching NGE again. Let's just say that I didn't bother trying to finish it and moved on to cute if deadly girls with guns and magic.
EDIT: And technically Nanoha is a Gundam in Human form. She is the 'White Devil' after all.
Admiral Valerian wrote: The whole reason I started watching magical girls this year is because I was stupid enough to try watching NGE again. Let's just say that I didn't bother trying to finish it and moved on to cute if deadly girls with guns and magic.
EDIT: And technically Nanoha is a Gundam in Human form. She is the 'White Devil' after all.
Our tastes are slightly... opposite, you monster.
NGE is the epitomy of cute.
Anyway, I remember loving Macross Zero, it's just been ages. That said, it may just be because of the daisy cutter.
Admiral Valerian wrote: The whole reason I started watching magical girls this year is because I was stupid enough to try watching NGE again. Let's just say that I didn't bother trying to finish it and moved on to cute if deadly girls with guns and magic.
EDIT: And technically Nanoha is a Gundam in Human form. She is the 'White Devil' after all.
Our tastes are slightly... opposite, you monster.
NGE is the epitomy of cute.
Anyway, I remember loving Macross Zero, it's just been ages. That said, it may just be because of the daisy cutter.
I hope Gendo sempai notices me.
Also Valerian, I say give Madoka Magica a try after this.
I never said the character designs were bad. Asuka is hot, Rei is cute, Misato is a MILF...and so on. My only beef with NGE is the story is...pure mind-screw. Thank God for magical girls and TTGL - AFAIK those are the only things that work to repair brain damage from NGE-level mind-screw.
And Haibane Renmei; has anyone else apart from myself watched that? I highly recommend it, very soft and soothing.
I want to see the next episode of Kill la Kill so badly right now.
Anyway, got bored, decided to go make a giant poster. Not finished yet ofcourse.
Guess who.
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Now I think about it. Got me some awesome modeling idea now. Need to find me some printable decal sticker paper for miniatures. Nude Beach Guardsmen. That'd be hilarious.
You know, we have five episodes left, I think, and every single week I keep wondering what will happen next, because I can't tell what's gonna happen next most of the time.
I consider this a good thing. Although...
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With the Satsuki/Ryuko ship sunk (that's gonna be an awkward family reunion) that means there's more ammo for the Mako/Ryuko ship.... This could be bad...
Wait, when did I become the guy who cares about anime ships? I need coffee....
KalashnikovMarine wrote: Any one know anything about an anime called Koi Kaze? My buddy reccommended it.
Here you go:
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It's about a slightly older guy falling for a younger girl -I think he's in his twenties/thirties, she's still a teenager- and it turns out there brother and sister. They spend the show trying to deal with that little bombshell.
Despite the concept, its actually a very good show from what I've heard (I haven't watched it myself, so this is from a review I watched a ways back.)
Truly, this episode of KLK deserves a huge "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY GAAAAAAAAAAAK!!!"
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The revelations! The twists! The awesome stuff one after another, the fights, THE EVERYTHING! And Satsuki! How else to make this character even better but by being defeated, rebounding and kick ass once more.
And Nui! Not counting the flashback, it was the only time so far she had an expression other that her grin! What an episode!
When's those damned Satsuki's figures ready? Each and every episode I feel more and more like throwing money at the screen for them!
Edit: Ok, I think this resumes this episode, I hope it gets EVEN better. C'mon Trigger, amaze me, amaze me even more!
I'm in total agreement, Holy Gak doesn't even cover that episode - Satsuki is rapidly becoming my favourite character, and the Mako/Gamagoori ship looks as seaworthy as ever!
Well log horizon was a great big ball of emotion this week.
Spoiler:
The crying and the passion and super cute scene at the end were all great. I was wondering how Shiroe would pull it off but he didn't do half bad. I knew the scribe skill had a perk somewhere!
Ledabot wrote: Well log horizon was a great big ball of emotion this week.
Spoiler:
The crying and the passion and super cute scene at the end were all great. I was wondering how Shiroe would pull it off but he didn't do half bad. I knew the scribe skill had a perk somewhere!
Spoiler:
Shiroe is God.
Crusty has a hard-on for battle (He did one hell of a rape face)
The Rudy / Isuzu scene was fantastic and I kept hoping for a kiss after the "slap", even if it was on the cheek... That ship better be going full steam ahead into the high seas!
Crusty's rape-face was slightly reminiscent of Alucard's grin, only with less fangs - looks like the princess is having doubts...
The Rudy/Isuzu thing isn't even ship anymore, it's blatantly obvious, although her treating him like a dog might have some... interesting... undertones to it...
the Naotsugu/Marielle ship seems to be going strong as well, I think.
Really looking forward to seeing the consequences of Shiroe's contract - I don't often disagree with Draconic Lord, but he's reminding me more of the Devil than God - seeing as Rudy pretty much just sold his soul to become an adventurer...
The first two episodes of Total Eclipse are the worst kind of **** tease. I was all set for some NGE style SERIOUS mind fethery but noooooooo generic mecha harem. Koda Kumi's "Go to the Top" as an op, the solid action (when they get around to it) and heavy fan service redeem the anime and make it worth a watch.
The first two episodes of Total Eclipse are the worst kind of **** tease. I was all set for some NGE style SERIOUS mind fethery but noooooooo generic mecha harem. Koda Kumi's "Go to the Top" as an op, the solid action (when they get around to it) and heavy fan service redeem the anime and make it worth a watch.
The show is best watched by just skipping all the fan service episodes IMO. It's just sad when all of the other episodes don't top the first two. That was one of its worst faults.
Rider was one hell of an impressive character. He knew how to be a "comic relief", he knew when to be serious, his interactions with his Master, Waver were fantastic, eck, even Gilgamesh respected him.
Not only him, pretty much the entire cast was fantastic. Saber's Master should have his own anime, ffs! His background was fantastic.
I admit, I didn't exactly understand completely what happened at the end. The "Inside the Grail" part was very confusing. I did get the Grail is no omnipotent miracle wish granter, it's more of a D&D's Wish Spell. The DM will always find a way to feth you up.
Next up is Fate / Stay Night... I feel it's gonna be a bit "meh" after all I heard about it when compared to Zero...
Rider was one hell of an impressive character. He knew how to be a "comic relief", he knew when to be serious, his interactions with his Master, Waver were fantastic, eck, even Gilgamesh respected him.
Not only him, pretty much the entire cast was fantastic. Saber's Master should have his own anime, ffs! His background was fantastic.
I admit, I didn't exactly understand completely what happened at the end. The "Inside the Grail" part was very confusing. I did get the Grail is no omnipotent miracle wish granter, it's more of a D&D's Wish Spell. The DM will always find a way to feth you up.
Next up is Fate / Stay Night... I feel it's gonna be a bit "meh" after all I heard about it when compared to Zero...
Spoiler:
The Holy Grail of Fuyuki has two components: the Lesser and Greater Grails. The Lesser Grail only requires six or five Servants to fall to be activated. However, it cannot grant something that is truly impossible, i.e. something on the level of True Magic (normal magic is something that can be understood by scientific means and replicated by technology while True Magic is something that cannot be understood/replicated by contemporary Humanity). The Greater Grail requires all seven Servants to be activated (Tokiomi was keeping one Command Spell in reserve to force Archer to commit suicide once all other Servants had fallen so as to activate the Greater Grail) which would allow it to open a path to Akasha and circumvent the Counter-Guardians (most of the time magi open a path Humanity's collective subconscious - Alaya - sends Counter-Guardians to eliminate said magus; apparently, Humanity in general takes umbrage at individual magi trying to become God).
Admiral Valerian wrote:"I am the one who has been given a mission. Under the contract, release these powers. Winds to the stars, stars to the heavens, and the unyielding soul to this heart. Magic to these hands! Raising Heart, set up!"
"Standby. Ready. Divine Buster."
"Divine...BUSTER!"
Your signature is awesome. No Starlight Breaker though
Admiral Valerian wrote:"I am the one who has been given a mission. Under the contract, release these powers. Winds to the stars, stars to the heavens, and the unyielding soul to this heart. Magic to these hands! Raising Heart, set up!"
"Standby. Ready. Divine Buster."
"Divine...BUSTER!"
Your signature is awesome. No Starlight Breaker though
I got kind of a one piece vibe from Fairy Tail. Not a bad thing, just the whole "beat your head against it hard/long enough and you'll win cause you're the good guy" kind of thing.
And another one of those shows that latches on to a concept (wizards here, but pirates, ninja, whatever) and proceeds to completely ignore general ideas about said concept. Pet peeve more than anything, but I thought the show was alright
Steins: Gate is freaking awesome. I've only just started episode 5, but it is refreshing to see a sci-fi anime not crawling with aliens, mecha, or psychic powers
Sgt_Scruffy wrote: Steins: Gate is freaking awesome. I've only just started episode 5, but it is refreshing to see a sci-fi anime not crawling with aliens, mecha, or psychic powers
Good, good, our army grows. Please do keep watching Steins; Gate, that show rekindled my love for anime because of how fantastic it was.
Well, after failing to successfully convert and import correctly 2 entire versions of Fate / Stay Night into my iFail, I pretty much decided to call it quits and start watching the 2nd season of the "sexiest cthulhu mythos" in existence.
I can't believe it, but it's even crazier than the first.
Watching Nobunaga the Fool, and couldn't help but appreciate the Latin pronunciation of Caesar's name. Whether from my love of Fallout: New Vegas or my training as a historian, I really appreciate those kind of details.
Watching Nobunaga the Fool, and couldn't help but appreciate the Latin pronunciation of Caesar's name. Whether from my love of Fallout: New Vegas or my training as a historian, I really appreciate those kind of details.
Gave Nobunaga the Fool a try and just couldn't get into it - maybe a little too over the top? I dunno. Lost interest pretty quickly. Nobunagun on the other hand...
Watching Nobunaga the Fool, and couldn't help but appreciate the Latin pronunciation of Caesar's name. Whether from my love of Fallout: New Vegas or my training as a historian, I really appreciate those kind of details.
Gave Nobunaga the Fool a try and just couldn't get into it - maybe a little too over the top? I dunno. Lost interest pretty quickly. Nobunagun on the other hand...
Anyone know where I can watch Steins; Gate without the annoying commercials. Currently watching it on Hulu and watching the same 4 commercials OVER and OVER and OVER is slowly destroying my soul.
I watch on Animecrave. They still have commercials but they're only at the beginning before you watch the episode. No interruptions during the episode.
You do think they'd be able to get more than 4 sponsors at the same time. And its always acne cream or febreeze
Watching Nobunaga the Fool, and couldn't help but appreciate the Latin pronunciation of Caesar's name. Whether from my love of Fallout: New Vegas or my training as a historian, I really appreciate those kind of details.
Gave Nobunaga the Fool a try and just couldn't get into it - maybe a little too over the top? I dunno. Lost interest pretty quickly. Nobunagun on the other hand...
Completely agree.
Still watching Fool but it's low on the priority list. Gun is definatly better. Much better.
Sgt_Scruffy wrote:Anyone know where I can watch Steins; Gate without the annoying commercials. Currently watching it on Hulu and watching the same 4 commercials OVER and OVER and OVER is slowly destroying my soul.
Try Pinoyanime.tv it's where I watch all my stuff at.
I stream episodes from Animeget.com, it's got a pretty decent selection, but it's all subs rather than dubs, which originally put me off.
Now I'm used to it, it's my go-to site for Kill La Kill, Log Horizon, FMAB - everything except Hellsing and Bleach, really. (Youtube and Bleachget.com respectively)
I did try Crunchyroll, but had the same advert based problem - Animeget has one ad, at the beginning, but there is a way to get around watching it.
I watch all my stuff at animeseason, though most of the time I just download it so I don't have to deal with any BS and actually have 720p or higher quality.
I use crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu for almost all of my viewing. I use animeseason for shows I can't get anywhere else (lookin' at you, Familiar of Zero), and I was using Blockbuster for shows I was curious about...
Guess I'm gonna have to get a Netflix account. Or a lot of amazon gift cards. I tend to buy DVD's of shows I really like, especially if they release a dub.
I pay for a CR premium account, and watch whatever isn't on there at http://www.animefreak.tv/. If I like the show then it is downloaded for my personal collection, and if I REALLY like the show then I buy the DVDs. I end up on Crunchyroll a lot though.
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OH HELL YES, I highly approve of a possible Satsuki Ojou-sama deck! Thank you Ironwill for these previews! Now I'm pumped to spend some cash 
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Need to find me some printable decal sticker paper for miniatures. Nude Beach Guardsmen. That'd be hilarious. 
