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**Grey Templar**

Better than most. Often they don't even get to get to a satisfactory resolution before ruining it.

**LordofHats**

I want to like Unbreakable Machine Doll, cause the animation and setting are totally cool. But Yaya, damn she is so freaking creepy. I know know what it is about this particular anime but they take something fairly common and slam it in your face over and over and you just want to stop watching XD

**KalashnikovMarine**

Grey Templar wrote:
Better than most. Often they don't even get to get to a satisfactory resolution before ruining it.

Well I dunno if I can rightly call it ruining. It was a well told, gorgeous story.... that emotionally savaged me. Beautiful all over. High marks. Highly recommended.

I won't give Blue Drop a numeric score, I will say it is on my "Buy" list however.

Re: Unbreakable Machine Doll, I tend to skip any anime with "Doll" in it after Rosen Maiden being so utterly terrible. I gave Fantatista Doll a break last season because it was essentially a weird combination of Card Captors, Poke'mon and uh... well I dunno add something here. That went poorly. Give me a 2 line summary on it Hats?

**Grey Templar**

Ruin was probably the wrong word. Artistically Soiled might be a better description.

Clanned was similar for me.

**LordofHats**

KalashnikovMarine wrote:

Re: Unbreakable Machine Doll, I tend to skip any anime with "Doll" in it after Rosen Maiden being so utterly terrible. I gave Fantatista Doll a break last season because it was essentially a weird combination of Card Captors, Poke'mon and uh... well I dunno add something here. That went poorly. Give me a 2 line summary on it Hats?

During the early 20th century, along with technological advancements, scientists were able to develop sophisticated magic. The combination of science and sorcery was Makinot, circuits made from spells that were put into objects to bring them to life and even gain a personality. It was developed as a military weapon and has now spread throughout the world.

Akabane Raishin is now attending the Royal Academy to become the best in the world. Accompanied by the lovely teenage girl Yaya, who is actually Raishin’s puppet weapon, he plans on rocketing to the top of the class. However, his test scores come nearly dead last although his combat skills and determination are second to none. Raishin has to compete with the deadliest of classmates if he wants to come out as the king.

The premise of the series is really cool. It looks like someone at the Royal Academy killed Raishin's sister or maybe a close friend (who is identical in appearance to his doll Yaya) and I'd love to watch the show but Yaya is just so damn annoying and creepy. He so much as talks to another girl and she asks him to take his pants off so she can 'inspect' for any funny business. I can get behind weird characters but I have my limits damn it.

**Grey Templar**

Query, are there any good Anime out there with a male lead who isn't either completely clueless, a total perv, and/or horribly shy?

**Lucarikx**

You guys said Infinite Stratos is up again? How could I have been out of the loop! I hate nearly all the characters, but I can't resist some mecha

Also, Grey Templar, I don't believe there are any. At all

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Lucarikx

**Grey Templar**

Figured as much.

**Tanakosyke22**

Grey Templar wrote:
Query, are there any good Anime out there with a male lead who isn't either completely clueless, a total perv, and/or horribly shy?

Want to give Berserk a read?

**Grey Templar**

Watching it now, although it is still not exactly what I meant.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Grey Templar wrote:
Query, are there any good Anime out there with a male lead who isn't either completely clueless, a total perv, and/or horribly shy?

Shuffle. Male lead is a surprisingly decent human being. Especially for the genre.

I wouldn't call Tenchi clueless, pervy or shy either. Very out of his depth, but that's what you get in his case. His home on a regular day is home to more political power and fire power then most space nations.

**Lucarikx**

Come to think of it, Hei from Darker than Black was a pretty awesome male lead. You know, until Season 2.

Lucarikx

**LordofHats**

Lucarikx wrote:
Come to think of it, Hei from Darker than Black was a pretty awesome male lead.

Totally.

You know, until Season 2.

I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about.

**StarTrotter**

If they ever make a 3rd... I wounder if he shall return to the awesome lead status 1 or not.

**Grey Templar**

I thought season 2 was pretty good.

**Lucarikx**

I felt Hei lost a bit of awesomeness after he started being a drunk, lol. The *almost* hobo look kinda detracts from his overall character too. Gotta admit though, I really liked the ending.

Lucarikx

**Grey Templar**

I think it was a good bit of story telling. Good character development anyway. Gives him depth.

Hopefully he does recover and become super awesome guy again

**Lucarikx**

Anyone here watch/read Fairy Tail? If you do, what do you think of the plot direction?

Spoiler:

Lucarikx

**CthuluIsSpy**

Lucarikx wrote:
Relating to AoT, did anyone think

Spoiler:

Levi went to far during the court trial

I was so surprised, I paused for a minute, lol!

Lucarikx

Well, that was kind of the point. He had to show the Court that he can take "care" of Eren when the time comes, and that Eren wasn't quite the threat they thought he was.
What better way to show that then beating 20 times of crap out of him.

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Tanakosyke22 wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:
Query, are there any good Anime out there with a male lead who isn't either completely clueless, a total perv, and/or horribly shy?

Want to give Berserk a read?

Hellsing, Cowboy Bebop and Trigun (Yes, Vash counts. His whole goofy demenor is just an act to try to convince people he is not a

Spoiler:

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Am I the only person who is considering that AoT might be better if Armin was the lead, and the series was about him leading humanity to victory through his tactical genius? He's already like a mini - Creed.

**Grey Templar**

But then the upcoming sexual tension between Eren and Mikasa wouldn't be nearly as good

**CthuluIsSpy**

Grey Templar wrote:
But then the upcoming sexual tension between Eren and Mikasa wouldn't be nearly as good

Bah, Sasha is better...and Hanji Zoe.

Seriously, she's like a r63 Doctor Insano. If she ever yells out "SCIENCE!" in a maniacal fashion, I may possibly squee.

**Grey Templar**

She's alright, in a "not sure if want" sort of way.

**CthuluIsSpy**

Oh, she's absolutely nuts, but in a fun way ^^

**TheDraconicLord**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:
But then the upcoming sexual tension between Eren and Mikasa wouldn't be nearly as good

Bah, Sasha is better...and Hanji Zoe.

Seriously, she's like a r63 Doctor Insano. If she ever yells out "SCIENCE!" in a maniacal fashion, I may possibly squee.

Sasha is an awesome character but there's not much depth to her. Soon after you'll know her a bit more.
Hanji has to be one of my favorites characters, ever. The episode focused on her was absolutely delicious.
Krista is a Goddess. GODDESS.

But don't sell Mikasa short. She's freakin' amazing, absolutely freakin' amazing. She's so bada$$, she truly cares about Eren and the way she blushes when the guy says "Mikasa, protect your boyfriend" was absolutely adorable.

Spoiler:

**CthuluIsSpy**

TheDraconicLord wrote:
CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:
But then the upcoming sexual tension between Eren and Mikasa wouldn't be nearly as good

Bah, Sasha is better...and Hanji Zoe.

Seriously, she's like a r63 Doctor Insano. If she ever yells out "SCIENCE!" in a maniacal fashion, I may possibly squee.

Sasha is an awesome character but there's not much depth to her. Soon after you'll know her a bit more.
Hanji has to be one of my favorites characters, ever. The episode focused on her was absolutely delicious.
Krista is an absolute Goddess. GODDESS.

But don't sell Mikasa short. She's freakin' amazing, absolutely freakin' amazing. She's so bada$$, she truly cares about Eren and the episode she blushes when the guy says "Mikasa, protect your boyfriend" was absolutely adorable.

Spoiler:

And Mikasa seems to be one of the few with the BALLS to do what must be done and truly understands how much fethed everyone is. Those final episodes really show how badass Mikasa is and I hope she remains that way. Annie going rogue? She was previously their buddy? feth that, she's a traitor, she's going down

Oh, I wasn't hating on Mikasa, and she is several flavors of awesome. I like her practical nature and how she doesn't suffer from any illusions about the world.
It's just I will feel very, very bad if Sasha dies. Like, Petra bad, except worse.
Also, Sasha is a red head. So she wins out

Of course, now that I typed that, she will probably die early second season. I call this the "law of G.R.R Martin"

**Grey Templar**

You have no idea.

I was fully prepared for Mikasa to die in that last episode.

Spoiler:

This series definitely makes you feel like nobody, and I mean nobody, has any amount of plot armor whatsoever.

**CthuluIsSpy**

Grey Templar wrote:
You have no idea.

I was fully prepared for Mikasa to die in that last episode.

Spoiler:

She hopped out when Annie was trying to escape and I was like "o'crap, she's gonna die isn't she?"

This series definitely makes you feel like nobody, and I mean nobody, has any amount of plot armor whatsoever.

Yep. Pretty much the law of G.R.R Martin in effect there.

Even the characters with plot armor gets it rough.

My "oh crap, Mikasa is dead already?!" moment came during that battle in Trost, when she was out of fuel and that Titan was closing in.

Spoiler:

**tyrant of loserville**

Just watched the last of Watamote, pretty hillarious stuff.

On a related note, after looking up Kiba of Akiba I came across Baby Metal...

I'd like to know what people think of them

**Lucarikx**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:
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I actually think Mikasa is going to die fairly early in the series. Maybe when they get back to the basement?

Lucarikx

**Anvildude**

Shinonono Tabane is WAAAY too Hippity Hop.

That is all.