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DukeBadham wrote: Just watched Kill La Kill...good AMVs cant get me to watch any anime no matter how bad it looks on first glance (and its on netflix)
next contemplating Black Butler or Psycho Pass or Tokyo Ghoul (if I can drag myself away from playijg my xbox...diablo got the best of me)
Co'tor Shas wrote: Happy or sad, the end of studio Ghibli films always makes me cry.
Uh... about that.
They're not actually ended per se. They're taking a break for now from Movies to restructure their company, though to what no one knows as of now. Take this with a grain of salt however, as the trailer for a movie concept they currently have is not hand drawn it is animated. :/ (To me it isn't the same.)
So I've been watching Akame Ga Kill, and I'd have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The main characters are likable, the action is pretty good, and it's not over the top anime like a lot of anime.
Basically it follows a group of assassins trying to topple a corrupt government with the help of X/48 "Imperial Arms", weapons capable of great feats, killing in one cut, cutting anything, becoming more powerful the more the user is in danger, etc.
I'm only on episode ten, but so far it's a solid 8/10 experience.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
Slarg232 wrote: So I've been watching Akame Ga Kill, and I'd have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The main characters are likable, the action is pretty good, and it's not over the top anime like a lot of anime.
Basically it follows a group of assassins trying to topple a corrupt government with the help of X/48 "Imperial Arms", weapons capable of great feats, killing in one cut, cutting anything, becoming more powerful the more the user is in danger, etc.
I'm only on episode ten, but so far it's a solid 8/10 experience.
Akame ga kill has a massive problem. The villains are all far more interesting and likable.
Slarg232 wrote: So I've been watching Akame Ga Kill, and I'd have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The main characters are likable, the action is pretty good, and it's not over the top anime like a lot of anime.
Basically it follows a group of assassins trying to topple a corrupt government with the help of X/48 "Imperial Arms", weapons capable of great feats, killing in one cut, cutting anything, becoming more powerful the more the user is in danger, etc.
I'm only on episode ten, but so far it's a solid 8/10 experience.
Akame ga kill has a massive problem. The villains are all far more interesting and likable.
As of right now, I disagree; Wave is the only one that really seems like a stand up guy dragged into a team (I've only seen him in two episodes or so though). The Mad Scientist is literally every Mad Scientist stereotype thrown together, Esdeath is a creep, and the police girl can go die in a fire.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
Finished Elfen Lied. my soul is broken.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to paint every single surface in my house blue and never ever think of the colour red again.
Slarg232 wrote: So I've been watching Akame Ga Kill, and I'd have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The main characters are likable, the action is pretty good, and it's not over the top anime like a lot of anime.
Basically it follows a group of assassins trying to topple a corrupt government with the help of X/48 "Imperial Arms", weapons capable of great feats, killing in one cut, cutting anything, becoming more powerful the more the user is in danger, etc.
I'm only on episode ten, but so far it's a solid 8/10 experience.
Akame ga kill has a massive problem. The villains are all far more interesting and likable.
As of right now, I disagree; Wave is the only one that really seems like a stand up guy dragged into a team (I've only seen him in two episodes or so though). The Mad Scientist is literally every Mad Scientist stereotype thrown together, Esdeath is a creep, and the police girl can go die in a fire.
Slarg232 wrote: So I've been watching Akame Ga Kill, and I'd have to say I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The main characters are likable, the action is pretty good, and it's not over the top anime like a lot of anime.
Basically it follows a group of assassins trying to topple a corrupt government with the help of X/48 "Imperial Arms", weapons capable of great feats, killing in one cut, cutting anything, becoming more powerful the more the user is in danger, etc.
I'm only on episode ten, but so far it's a solid 8/10 experience.
Akame ga kill has a massive problem. The villains are all far more interesting and likable.
As of right now, I disagree; Wave is the only one that really seems like a stand up guy dragged into a team (I've only seen him in two episodes or so though). The Mad Scientist is literally every Mad Scientist stereotype thrown together, Esdeath is a creep, and the police girl can go die in a fire.
Okay, focus on the interesting part then.
I must agree with Soladrin. I hated the "heroes". I was rooting so damn much for the villains.
The Pyro is the sweetest and most gentle person, Wave is like the main character but actually cool, Esdeath is so EVIL it's awesome (and Evil is Sexy), the police girl is like a female Judge Dredd (JUUUUUSTICEEEEE!!!!), the Mad Scientist is hilarious, the Angel is a level-headed dude and kinda nice... the one who's a bit more dull is Akane's sister and that's it.
Frak, how I love the evil team, I wish there were more characters like them around.
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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
It's a sad day when the big bad Sociopath is a more sympathetic and endearing character than the heroes of the story.
I'd disagree about Akane's sister. She is initially less interesting than the rest of her little pow wow, but as members of the Jaegers start getting knocked off I think she kind of rises up to be one of the most interesting characters in the series (way more interesting than her sister), particularly how things end with her and Mr. Angel.
Brent was the coolest character on the good guy side (and Susanoo) but we know how that went.
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well, I read the Elfen Lied manga in one one sitting today.
Now I can't sleep.
and my soul is dead.
and my heart is crushed.
THAT'S HOW YOU DO A MOTHER- ING STORY RIGHT!
Slarg232 wrote: Ok, Bols (The Pyro) really didn't deserve that.....
You mean other than the fact he's admitted to burning down entire villages full of civilians? The only "good" Jaegers are the angel dude and Wave. The rest are mass murdering sociopaths, and they all get what they deserve.
Slarg232 wrote: Ok, Bols (The Pyro) really didn't deserve that.....
You mean other than the fact he's admitted to burning down entire villages full of civilians? The only "good" Jaegers are the angel dude and Wave. The rest are mass murdering sociopaths, and they all get what they deserve.
He was a good guy who did bad things. He wasn't a mass murderer like Zank, and he wasn't a war profiteer like Esdeath. He was a dude trying to support his family via the military, much like how Tatsumi is trying to save his village.
Bols did questionable things, but he did them for the right reasons. Doesn't make him good, but at least makes him sympathetic.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
He Burned Down Villages Full Of Children And Other Civilains. That is not "questionable things". That is a War Crime.
Tatsuni went to the Capitol to support his village, but when he saw what that meant, he didn't go Meh and join up, he took up arms against the the system.
If I blew of a school full of children so I could collect the insurance money and take my wife out to dinner, that does not make me a sympathetic individual.
Hell, even Wave and angel dude are merely complicit to the acts and not all that "good" on the scale. For all Wave's own goodness, he knows what they've done, but basically accepts it because they're nice to him.
The Jaegers are not good. They are villans. They just are interesting/entertaining to watch villans.
AduroT wrote: He Burned Down Villages Full Of Children And Other Civilains. That is not "questionable things". That is a War Crime.
Tatsuni went to the Capitol to support his village, but when he saw what that meant, he didn't go Meh and join up, he took up arms against the the system.
If I blew of a school full of children so I could collect the insurance money and take my wife out to dinner, that does not make me a sympathetic individual.
Hell, even Wave and angel dude are merely complicit to the acts and not all that "good" on the scale. For all Wave's own goodness, he knows what they've done, but basically accepts it because they're nice to him.
The Jaegers are not good. They are villans. They just are interesting/entertaining to watch villans.
Choose one:
-Blow up a school full of children.
-Refuse, be killed, have your child sold to slavery, and your wife raped to death.
As has been shown in the series, the minister takes whatever he wants, and he gives to people who do well by him. One of his commanders voiced his objection (In one of the single digit episodes, not sure which) and the Minister had him killed and told him "Don't worry, I will take care of your wife to the fullest extent" heavily implying what that extent was. That was a commander, not a soldier like Bols.
Given that choice, you bet your ass I would have made the same decision. I'm willing to bet you would have to.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
On the deal with elfen lied i haven't watched the show really but i have thought of some hilarious moments to make fun of the whole show.
First off you have a guy main character that most likely falls in love with an slowed amnesia ridden bi polar psychotic dog/cat girl.
You have the weird incestuous relationship between two of the main characters.
Basically i wanted to make a joke that the Diclonius are a result of the japanese having sex and possibly marrying dogs/cats. I would also do a quick flashback to lucy seeing that dog get brutally murdered/beaten by those boys and basically imply that one or more is getting it with the dog and that's the reason for the blood.
Is it horrifying? Yes. Would people probably laugh at it? I think so. That said some of the more diehard fans would probably get mad but i'm ok with that.
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I was not expecting that. Throughout the entire series I thought for sure The Emperor's eyes were going to be opened and he would wake up, rather than be executed. Could have sworn that Tatsumi's Sword was going to be one of the lost Imperial Arms, which is why he was capable of doing such tremendous feats right off the bat. Also....
gak, why did EVERYONE have to die?!? Not even the main character had plot armor, for Christ's sake....
It's no Top 5 material, but I would totally put it in my top ~15ish. Definitely better than Asura Cryin' because it had the balls to stick with it's tone all the way through.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
flamingkillamajig wrote: On the deal with elfen lied i haven't watched the show really but i have thought of some hilarious moments to make fun of the whole show.
First off you have a guy main character that most likely falls in love with an slowed amnesia ridden bi polar psychotic dog/cat girl.
You have the weird incestuous relationship between two of the main characters.
Basically i wanted to make a joke that the Diclonius are a result of the japanese having sex and possibly marrying dogs/cats. I would also do a quick flashback to lucy seeing that dog get brutally murdered/beaten by those boys and basically imply that one or more is getting it with the dog and that's the reason for the blood.
Is it horrifying? Yes. Would people probably laugh at it? I think so. That said some of the more diehard fans would probably get mad but i'm ok with that.
Well, I guess there are worse ways to spend Valentine's Day than with a bottle of Fireball and rewatching Ouran High School Host Club.
Also finally broke down and got a crunchyroll and funimation subscription (stupid computer isn't booting properly) so I can finally watch Good Luck Girl dubbed, which is pretty good so far.
"A guy who don't know the fearsomeness of money shouldn't be offering up opinions about society." -Kaneo Takarada, Kill la Kill
Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Thousand Sons: One unbuilt Daemon Prince
I spent all of V day reading a manga that my brain thinks is really good but really just isn't but is really wierldy compelling that I've been talking about for a while now.
And now I am feeling lonely. anyone suggest a good, soul-crushing anime?
Voices of a Distant Star is a master piece of ripping out your heart XD It's really impressive for something that one guy basically threw together all on his own.
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
So any recommendations for anime that are heartwarming but won't trod on your heart like a discarded banana peel? At least not without saying their sorry and making it up to you.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
THAT'S HOW YOU DO A MOTHER- 
ING STORY RIGHT! 
Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Thousand Sons: One unbuilt Daemon Prince 
