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**TheMeanDM**

I miss Afro Ninja!! :(

**GrimDork**

Huh cool, I will definitely check it out then! Avatar took off and turned into something that I really liked eventually, so I'm interested to try this other thing out now.

**Hoitash**

I like the Roaring Twenties theme, but that might be a historian thing.

Although you'd thing SOMEONE in the Avatar universe would invent a blasted firearm. Nothing says "mage killer" like a shotgun.

**GrimDork**

Depends on which wizard. Dresden laughs at shotguns, gandalf... maybe not as much? (of course now I've gone to books and not anime...)

Just depends on if the wizard has a credible missile weapon defense or not.

**AduroT**

DA's Forever wrote:
Tonight I think I'm either going to start Golden Time or Asura Cryin'. Not sure which yet. It'll All depend on the mood Im in tonight. Also still impatiently waiting for the last Episode of Nanana's!

Is Nanana not already wrapped up? That episode last week felt very much like a season finale.

Also, Legend of Korra has so far been not as good as the first Airbender series. It's not Bad, but it's not as good. The season three trailer does look sweet though.

**DA's Forever**

AduroT wrote:
DA's Forever wrote:
Tonight I think I'm either going to start Golden Time or Asura Cryin'. Not sure which yet. It'll All depend on the mood Im in tonight. Also still impatiently waiting for the last Episode of Nanana's!

Is Nanana not already wrapped up? That episode last week felt very much like a season finale.

Episode 11 Is the end as far as I can tell. It's just not available to free user plebs like me yet

**AduroT**

DA's Forever wrote:
AduroT wrote:
DA's Forever wrote:
Tonight I think I'm either going to start Golden Time or Asura Cryin'. Not sure which yet. It'll All depend on the mood Im in tonight. Also still impatiently waiting for the last Episode of Nanana's!

Is Nanana not already wrapped up? That episode last week felt very much like a season finale.

Episode 11 Is the end as far as I can tell. It's just not available to free user plebs like me yet

Ah, Crunchy Roll...

**Grey Templar**

Anvildude wrote:
Legend of Korra is as closely related to The Last Airbender as, um, The Lord of the Rings is related to The Hobbit. (actually that's a pretty good analogy)

It's set with, essentially, the 2 generations after the Gaang- Aang's kids, Toph's daughter, and the next Avatar and her friends are the 'main' characters, and the story is a little darker, and everyone's a little older than the Gaang was, so there's more, well, "adult" stuff. Also, steampunk and jazz. (that seems to have driven off a lot of people)

I think Nickelodeon actually has most, if not all, of the full episodes available in high quality for streaming on their website (surprise surprise!)

There was a lot of issue with how the Legend of Korra seasons are all 'neatly wrapped up' season to season, unlike the overarching plotline the first series had- this is because Korra was only ever bought by the season, so Bryke never knew if the show would last beyond a single season. Because of this, things are a little... compressed- it feels often like it wants to be a long, seasons spanning show, especially in the pacing of individual episodes, but because of that unsure-ness, they had to wrap up the storyline within a single season.

It's fun, and pretty cool to watch. Not ATLA, but good in its own right.

Indeed. its still a good show and the setting is still engaging.

I do hope they go for a more overreaching storyline from this point on though. It was cute how shy they were with the first 2 seasons, but hopefully they've gotten over it.

I want another epic story. I also want them to go back and do the rest of Aang's life.

I liked both LAB and LOK because they had a good mix of everything. You've got nice action, good story, good dialog, great animation, etc... Kids like it but it is also mature enough to appeal to adults. its something you can watch with your whole family.

I haven't yet forgiven people for the live action movie. Such a disgrace. Surely they could have gotten some actual talent to make the movie.

Instead they pulled out the farce parade.

**Soladrin**

Hoitash wrote:
I like the Roaring Twenties theme, but that might be a historian thing.

Although you'd thing SOMEONE in the Avatar universe would invent a blasted firearm. Nothing says "mage killer" like a shotgun.

Pretty sure the warships in season 2 had cannons...

**KalashnikovMarine**

DA's Forever wrote:
Tonight I think I'm either going to start Golden Time or Asura Cryin'. Not sure which yet. It'll All depend on the mood Im in tonight. Also still impatiently waiting for the last Episode of Nanana's!

Golden Time is a saccharine romance with a thick drama filling. I highly recommend it. I also highly recommend Asura Cryin which looks like fun but is NOT fething around with the dark gak it gets into.

**Overlord Thraka**

Soladrin wrote:
Hoitash wrote:
I like the Roaring Twenties theme, but that might be a historian thing.

Although you'd thing SOMEONE in the Avatar universe would invent a blasted firearm. Nothing says "mage killer" like a shotgun.

Pretty sure the warships in season 2 had cannons...

Nope. Those were tubes that firebenders used to focus fire their bending.

**Grey Templar**

Yup, no real guns in Avatar.

Regular people are stuck with bombs, melee, or bows/bolas.

**TheDraconicLord**

Grey Templar wrote:
Yup, no real guns in Avatar.

Regular people are stuck with bombs, melee, or bows/bolas.

And boomerangs. Never, EVER, forget the boomerang.

**Grey Templar**

How could I forget the boomerang

I must now wallow in shame among the platypus bears

**Hoitash**

Grey Templar wrote:
How could I forget the boomerang

I must now wallow in shame among the platypus bears

Insert joke about having to regain your honor here.

**GrimDork**

Hah, I forgot all about the... awkward animals of that series.

**Grey Templar**

Hoitash wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:
How could I forget the boomerang

I must now wallow in shame among the platypus bears

Insert joke about having to regain your honor here.

**Anvildude**

Anyone ever read those "Inspector Iroh" fan-comics? It's just kinda funny that they apparently predicted the Roaring 20's. And related to the 'guns' thing- all the Firebenders treated their, uh, fingers as guns.

To be fair, though, the non-benders, do have Mecha. And Aeroplanes.

**DA's Forever**

KalashnikovMarine wrote:
DA's Forever wrote:
Tonight I think I'm either going to start Golden Time or Asura Cryin'. Not sure which yet. It'll All depend on the mood Im in tonight. Also still impatiently waiting for the last Episode of Nanana's!

Golden Time is a saccharine romance with a thick drama filling. I highly recommend it. I also highly recommend Asura Cryin which looks like fun but is NOT fething around with the dark gak it gets into.

Excellent I'll keep that in mind when making my choice!

Glad this threads been here. You've all been a great help to get me back into anime again!

MAL has also been helpful as well,

**TheMeanDM**

Started watching Gurren Lagann.....and liking it! Boobs help, of course

**TheDraconicLord**

Well, this week's BB ending made me

Spoiler:

In other news, I now want a Kagetane figure. Together with his daughter... that is all.

**illuknisaa**

I'm pretty new to this anime stuff and I was wondering are there any good mecha movies/series? I'm talking a real mechs and not some oversized armor sword fiighting eachother.

Stuff I've seen includes:
Most studio ghibli movies
Cowboy Bebob, really good
Samurai shamploo, like cowboy but worse apart from baseball episode.
death note, meh
redline, boobs, beer and racing whats not to like?
ghost in the shell 1&2
Code geass, it basically has everything why I think anime sucks.

TheMeanDM wrote:
Started watching Gurren Lagann.....and liking it! Boobs help, of course

Honestly Gurren Lagan is a pretty weak show compared to Kill la Kill. Overall characters are weaker and story is split into weird sections which have completely different focus.
Action is mostly dudes screaming really hard.

**Ledabot**

So last night I watched the entire Madoka movie trilogy and I must say. It left me quite emotionally compromised. Without spoilers, you really need to remember that this is a madoka movie and this is why we can't have nice things. It's also all about Homu so you have to deal with that if you don't like her. Also Charlotte was a weird character that's only purpose I could see was to make people go "OH. Charlotte's so Moe! Must see movie!" She added nothing to the plot that another character couldn't have done.

Spoiler:

**Anvildude**

illuknisaa wrote:
I'm pretty new to this anime stuff and I was wondering are there any good mecha movies/series? I'm talking a real mechs and not some oversized armor sword fiighting eachother.

If anyone suggests Gundam after this, I will slap them.

Sadly, there's not many 'real mech' anime out there. Robotech and it's 'parent' shows take 'giant robot suits' and mix'n'match them with jet aeroplanes, so there's more, you know, shooting things with guns. Code Geas, I think, has slightly more realistic mecha, in size anyways, but I think they're all about the 'swordfights' there.

There's the old originals- Gunbuster and Diebuster, though those have smatterings of "Super robot".

Honestly, I'd suggest checking out the TVTropes page for Mecha and seeing if you can find a subcategory that fits what you want- just don't click the links- google the shows you find instead.

**GrimDork**

Pat labor, theres a movie or two.

Not big O, aren't sword fights and they're clunky, but not 'realistic'.

Gah i know there's more but I'm not remembering.

**Anvildude**

Big O is fantastic, though. It's like Batman, but with Mecha.

"Biiiiiggg OOOOOOOO!!!"

**GrimDork**

SHOWTIME!

Oh, I like big O. I'm just sayin, it probably isn't what that other dude was looking for.

**hippiehobo**

illuknisaa wrote:
I'm pretty new to this anime stuff and I was wondering are there any good mecha movies/series? I'm talking a real mechs and not some oversized armor sword fiighting eachother.

Try neon genesis evangelion. Thats more focused on the characters and general mindf*ckery but its still a mech show
Robotech was pretty good if you can stomach the odd really cringy moment

**TheDraconicLord**

Anvildude wrote:
illuknisaa wrote:
I'm pretty new to this anime stuff and I was wondering are there any good mecha movies/series? I'm talking a real mechs and not some oversized armor sword fiighting eachother.

If anyone suggests Gundam after this, I will slap them.

Sadly, there's not many 'real mech' anime out there. Robotech and it's 'parent' shows take 'giant robot suits' and mix'n'match them with jet aeroplanes, so there's more, you know, shooting things with guns. Code Geas, I think, has slightly more realistic mecha, in size anyways, but I think they're all about the 'swordfights' there.

There's the old originals- Gunbuster and Diebuster, though those have smatterings of "Super robot".

Honestly, I'd suggest checking out the TVTropes page for Mecha and seeing if you can find a subcategory that fits what you want- just don't click the links- google the shows you find instead.

Knights of Sidonia. Yes, it has hand to hand combat, (ya know, Knights), but there's a well justified reason for it and the setting is being pretty damn good. Never have I seen before humanity so fethed up as it's here. Unfortunately, it's gonna end next week, 12 episodes. I'll have to start reading the manga too.

**darkcloud92**

TheDraconicLord wrote:
Anvildude wrote:
illuknisaa wrote:
I'm pretty new to this anime stuff and I was wondering are there any good mecha movies/series? I'm talking a real mechs and not some oversized armor sword fiighting eachother.

If anyone suggests Gundam after this, I will slap them.

Sadly, there's not many 'real mech' anime out there. Robotech and it's 'parent' shows take 'giant robot suits' and mix'n'match them with jet aeroplanes, so there's more, you know, shooting things with guns. Code Geas, I think, has slightly more realistic mecha, in size anyways, but I think they're all about the 'swordfights' there.

There's the old originals- Gunbuster and Diebuster, though those have smatterings of "Super robot".

Honestly, I'd suggest checking out the TVTropes page for Mecha and seeing if you can find a subcategory that fits what you want- just don't click the links- google the shows you find instead.

Knights of Sidonia. Yes, it has hand to hand combat, (ya know, Knights), but there's a well justified reason for it and the setting is being pretty damn good. Never have I seen before humanity so fethed up as it's here. Unfortunately, it's gonna end next week, 12 episodes. I'll have to start reading the manga too.

Broken blade has some nice mech designs and really cool story. The way their mechs are set up is really interesting. Most of the older gundam series have very realistic mech style fighting. Some of the new ones do as well, but usually only UC stuff.