[Backmask]

I did the same thing. Grainy blacks but gorgeous otherwise.

Film grain is pure undistilled beauty, you frothing subhuman.

[FORDboy357]

Don't bring that elitist bull**** in here

[Backmask]

Fight me, fagit.

[FORDboy357]

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131217045241/epicrapbattlesofhistory/images/2/23/Come_at_me_bro_Patrick.gif

[Haar]

I put BioMeat: Nectar on hold a year ago. For those of you familiar with it, do you think I should I pick it back up?


Don't bring that elitist bull**** in here

Isn't this whole site about elitist bull****? I pretty much don't see it being used for anything else.

[proserpine]

Watching Nanatsu No Taizai

I'd say anyone who likes the action will enjoy this show. Plus its got a pretty badass main character and plenty of classy fanservice.

https://i.imgur.com/Az4ZSlc.jpg

[PrinnyCat]

I put BioMeat: Nectar on hold a year ago. For those of you familiar with it, do you think I should I pick it back up?
You should, I loved that manga. It gets pretty damn crazy/awesome at the later stages, but overall it was a fun read. That and I actually found the BM's quite adorable

[the4ten]

should I pick it back up?
Yes

Isn't this whole site about elitist bull****?
Possibly.

I'm revisiting the Re: Cutie Honey OVAs this evening. Though, I don't think that makes me elitist sadly. I'll have to try harder.

[Gleeman]

Got Korra season 3 for Xmas, marathon-ed it over the last couple of days.

[FORDboy357]

Season 3 is exponentially better than season 2 and season 4 is even better than 3

[Gleeman]

Season 3 is exponentially better than season 2 and season 4 is even better than 3

Three was good, but they never explained why the Big Bad was an air-bending master equal to/better than Tenzin while all the other new benders were noobs.

[PrinnyCat]

Currently trying to watch Durarara! and the first two seasons of Dog Days before the new seasons air soon. Then its back to the juggle of watching animes as they air. Luckily there aren't too many I'm interested in this season compared to last

[FORDboy357]

Three was good, but they never explained why the Big Bad was an air-bending master equal to/better than Tenzin while all the other new benders were noobs.
Because he got prison buff (and he was a bit of a psychopathic scholar)

[Gleeman]

KanColle ep. 1.

http://www.troll.me/images/snape-dafuq/dafuq-did-i-just-watch.jpg

[Haar]

After reading another few volumes of Kingdom, it turns out to be pretty good. No idea why so many scanlators insist on using the Japanese names for the characters if it takes place in ancient China, though. Anyway, I'd recommend this series to anyone that likes stories with tactical combat and Chinese guys staring angrily at each other..

Also, not a manga, but I read the first issue of Elephantmen. Seems... promising, but I'll have to read a bit more to get the idea.

[the4ten]

I just finished my rewatch of Gunbuster & Diebuster, now moving on to a few more for purely nostalgic reasons. Looking at you Infinite Ryvius, Kiddy Grade, & Slayers...

[Distict5-9]

After appropriately lowering my expectations bar by breezing past the overall mediocre Kyoukai no Kanata, I decided that it was about time I got off my fat ass and finally watched the series that gave AMV Hell its logo.

http://i.minus.com/iH2FIkZyMX0An.png

(In return for this, both AMV Hell and renowned AMV Hell editor Mattroks proceeded to spoil the **** out of it for the following decade.)

Despite being a series that called "Cowboy" Bebop and being apparently labelled as a Sci Fi, this series has little to nothing to do with either Westerns or actual Sci Fi. Honestly, it's more of a gangster story with spaceships than anything else, and they really don't bother exploiting the futuristic setting all that much...

Oh, boy... What to say about this series that hasn't been either praised to bits by so many people and snubbed by so many hipsters/snotfaced teens? ... Not much, really, so I guess I'll just cut to the chase.

Bebop is, in my opinion, a "classic" but not a "favorite". It's one of those series that's definitely above the average in almost all of its aspects, but never really manages to get a 10/10 in any of them.

There's a lot of peeves that I have with this series; the more episodic episodes, while enjoyable, tend to fall rather flat when they attempt drama involving a secondary character, mostly because they all end with the poor bastard getting shot and dying on the spot. Another, perhaps far more serious issue is that I found myself not giving two flying ****s about Vicious. He was just sort of, well... There. When the final "I am the only one who can kill you" climax came about, I really couldn't feel this whole "Oh, Vicious is destined to be Spike's enemy" sort of thing they were going for, since that claim never really felt that backed up.

The thing that perhaps truly annoyed me the most, though, was how conveniently the entire crew of the Bebop is unceremoniously dumped within the span of three episodes to have Spike's big confrontation with some edgy guy I can't find myself giving two ****s about. Which is really a shame, because the show's second strongest strength was probably the whole "surrogate family"-feel with the whole crew. Forget the famous "Bang." scene, my favorite part of the final climax was without doubt the scene where Spike says his farewells to Faye and Jet...

To its credit, though, perhaps one of the most major thing that makes this series unique is probably the use of music. I don't really have much to say about this other than it's probably the only series that I've seen so far in which the use of the music truly makes a difference, which is saying something. Although, if I'd have to pick a favorite episode, it would have to be the "Mad Pierrot" one. This is probably based entirely on personal preference for a certain type of atmosphere...

To wrap things up, I guess I can conclude, now that I've finally seen it, that Cowboy Bebop is probably as "gateway series into anime" as it gets; not only does it have a very "Western" (not as in cowboy Western, mind you... There's Trigun for that.) feel to it, but it also manages to offer a very enjoyable experience for even the most casual anime fan without feeling like the pinnacle of all anime. It's sort of a series that, while being good, leaves you wanting for more.

Highly recommendable, and should probably be at the top of the list of series to show people who express an interest in getting into anime.


Now, I have absolutely no clue on what to watch next... I was considering Nadia or Otaku no Video to wrap up all the major Gainax titles, but I've heard pretty bad things about the former, and the latter is hardly two episodes long. Otherwise, there's Patlabor (because nostalgia. Also, I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a single episode in correct order when they showed it over here...), Paranoia Agent or Shinsekai Yori (to actually be able to talk again with other anime viewers without forcing them to tiptoe around this damn series' spoilers).

Unless any of you have any other series you'd highly recommend, that is...

[milleniummaster18]

renowned AMV Hell editor Mattroks


Stopped reading right there. Get off the bong and come back when you have something actually intelligent to say.

[Distict5-9]

Stopped reading right there. Get off the bong and come back when you have something actually intelligent to say.

Get back here, ya pussy. It's not really the renown I'd imagine anyone would like having. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKmJApaMKss)

[the4ten]

To its credit, though, perhaps one of the most major things that makes this series unique is probably the use of music.

It made the show, in my opinion. The OST is one of the tops. I still listen to [below], among others, til this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp78kGMYTI8

[FORDboy357]

Even though I've been watching it since 1998, the opening theme, Tank!, still gives me goosebumps.

[Gleeman]

Highly recommendable, and should probably be at the top of the list of series to show people who express an interest in getting into anime.


Now, I have absolutely no clue on what to watch next... I was considering Nadia or Otaku no Video to wrap up all the major Gainax titles, but I've heard pretty bad things about the former, and the latter is hardly two episodes long. Otherwise, there's Patlabor (because nostalgia. Also, I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a single episode in correct order when they showed it over here...), Paranoia Agent or Shinsekai Yori (to actually be able to talk again with other anime viewers without forcing them to tiptoe around this damn series' spoilers).

Unless any of you have any other series you'd highly recommend, that is...

'Cowboy' was the in-universe nickname for bounty hunters like the Bebop crew. It's why the two bounty show hosts dressed up like cowboys.

Nadia isn't terrible, decent for it's era. But there are about a dozen episodes in the middle of the series that should be skipped. They were done by a different director/animation crew for a few yen, because they were added as padding by the studio suits to stretch the 'hey we have a super popular show here' out to two seasons. Pretty much everything in them gets ignored for the rest of the show.

Patlabor is a series I'm interested in, out on disc now too, but I'm not sure which series to begin with...release order/chronological order? I've seen an episode or two on TV a long ways back but that's all I've seen of it so far.

[the4ten]

I can't believe how little i hated Nisekoi. I'm a big fan of romance titles, and from the beginning, this one looked too good. Not from a story sense, but the artwork was too damn adorable for me to feel like I could watch it and be anything but brutally disappointed. It had to be ****, right? While it panders and unapologetically trots out every chiche and trope in the book, I enjoyed it quite a bit. The only thing I'm left pissed about is I have to wait for the rest of the story to resolve. (It better be Onodera. She's so best girl it hurts.)

**** it, on to Golden Time i suppose.

[thedarkmessenger]

(It better be Onodera. She's so best girl it hurts.)

It's not going to be Onodera.

[glory of llama]

Yeah, that's what I assume, dark, and that annoys me...

Onodera is totally the best. forget the blond. onodera is the simple honest good girl who's all about him and he enjoyed the hell out of her family and that bakery."


Just watched the first episode of Maria the Virgin Witch, and it seems amusing

[Sir Fluffykins]

(It better be Onodera. She's so best girl it hurts.)



I wiki'd her, because I haven't watched the show and apparently she's the favourite in all 3 polls they've done and the only character to have multiple versions of her character appear in the same top 20 list (though I have no idea what they mean by multiple versions)

[the4ten]

(though I have no idea what they mean by multiple versions)

Onodera and Doodledera (the common internet name for when she's drawn all farklempt (see below)) both appeared in the top 20.

https://data.archive.moe/board/a/image/1398/41/1398412406262.png

[Gleeman]

Got Steins;Gate on BluRay for Xmas, started re-watching it. Lots of little stuff/hints I missed first time around...

[Gleeman]

Finally got around to watching Psycho Pass Season 1, my reaction:

http://www.troll.me/images/winter-is-coming/brace-yourself-****-just-got-real.jpg

[FORDboy357]

^^^ yeah it's a good time. Art style reminded me a lot of Ghost in the Shell

[FORDboy357]

Question: in what order am I supposed to watch the Ghost in the Shell series/franchise? I love the 1995 movie, but the director says Innocence isn't a sequel per se, and Stand Alone Complex came out before that. So I'm not exactly sure what to do.

[Backmask]

Question: in what order am I supposed to watch the Ghost in the Shell series/franchise? I love the 1995 movie, but the director says Innocence isn't a sequel per se, and Stand Alone Complex came out before that. So I'm not exactly sure what to do.

Production order. Always watch in production order.

[FORDboy357]

Noted. Thanks buddeh.

[the4ten]

Surprised how much i like Akatsuki no Yona. It has gotten a bit sluggish and the episodes a bit formulaic, but I like the characters enough to look forward to the next episode. I normally wait until series are done so I can marathon them without having to wait, but this one looked too damn pretty to wait.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I just finished Glasslip and... dafuq was that? The animation was great, but hot damn, I'd have rather gone to the dentist for serious oral surgery without anesthetic than waste those 8ish hours on beautiful nothingness.

[the4ten]

Sorry for the double post. But I need a minute to vent. I started watching Bleach about 2 weeks ago because I have a strong opinion that you can't criticize something without showing it the respect of a full watch. I'm at episode 100, and my prevailing thought so far is "Holy ****. This. Is. Dull."

I'm going to keep pressing on, but I frequently find myself checking my phone, pausing to make a sandwich, clipping my toenails, or basically anything else to distract me from whatever filler is rolling on screen. No idea how I'm going to make it another 266 episodes...

[FORDboy357]

Yeah I got exceedingly bored after 20 episodes. Gave up on it.

Watched the first episode of Tokyo Ghoul the other day. Gonna invest a little more time this weekend.

[the4ten]

I'm interested to hear what you think when you finish TG. I marathoned it right before I started this Bleach endurance test of mine.

[FORDboy357]

Judging by the first episode, it isn't really my style (the supernatural aspect) but I liked the ethical and moral struggle the main character had with becoming a ghoul.

[thedarkmessenger]

Sorry for the double post. But I need a minute to vent. I started watching Bleach about 2 weeks ago because I have a strong opinion that you can't criticize something without showing it the respect of a full watch. I'm at episode 100, and my prevailing thought so far is "Holy ****. This. Is. Dull."

I'm going to keep pressing on, but I frequently find myself checking my phone, pausing to make a sandwich, clipping my toenails, or basically anything else to distract me from whatever filler is rolling on screen. No idea how I'm going to make it another 266 episodes...

I can understand giving it a fair shot, but **** like that part I bolded is the exact reason I don't feel morally obligated to equate "a fair shot" with "literally every single second of the whole damn thing, no matter how ****ty it is."

Seriously dude, you're literally gaining absolutely NO moral high ground whatsoever by forcing yourself to finish this. Any "brownie points" you think you're scoring with some divine deity aren't actually being tallied at all. Just give up already and move on to something actually worth your time.

[the4ten]

I'm not doing it out of any desire to gain moral high ground or delusion of cosmic brownie points. I'm doing it for my own knowledge. What if the last arch is actually really enjoyable to me? What if they introduce some thing that's really compelling? Well, I would never know if I stopped before it happened. Could I (or rather, should I) read reviews ahead of time and see if other people think this is the case? Yes. Have I? No. Because I'm stubborn about experiencing it myself.

However, I see you point, Dark. Maybe this will end up being a dropped series after all...

[Distict5-9]

Finished Hare+Guu (Pretty average overall. The interesting focus on Ueda being an only mother and scenes involving this little psychopath in the making (http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/thumbs/200/5688-284240070.jpg) are unfortunately balanced out by Hare's insufferable, constant screaming... It's not bad, but I wouldn't recommend it) and Kuuchuu Buranko (Another entry in the "episodic series about the different cases of mysterious doctors/exorcists" sub-genre that seems to be slowly growing in recent years. It's artsy, and arguably fairly pretentious and self-indulgent with it's style, but it keeps the cases fairly simple and never really bites off more than it can chew. It doesn't really stand out too much when compared to more superior, similar series like Mushishi, but it's a fun ride if you're in the mood for something of that vein and don't know what to watch next.)

As for what I'm going to watch next, I think I'll put off Kaiba for a while (best to avoid a possible pretentiousness overload...) in favor of Nadia or AnoHana. Alternatively, I might just drop anime for a while to read me some Kaiji...

[Gleeman]

Started watching Deadman Wonderland on Netflix. Better than I thought it would be, but I get the feeling it's going to be another one season show based on unfinished manga that just end without a resolution.

[MasterChiefSnake]

I'm watching Terror of Resonance episode 1

[FORDboy357]

I'm not enjoying Tokyo Ghoul so far. I don't hate it but it's definitely not sucking me in.

[the4ten]

I don't hate it but it's definitely not sucking me in.

Get ready for a lot more of that. I don't see what all the hubbub was about.

[FORDboy357]

I won't continue then.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Not really an anime, but it is on Crunchyroll and worthy of a mention.
Life in Additional Time
Each episode centers around a character that is about to die. At the instant of death,
Soccer refs show up and the game goes into "Additional Time" and the soon-to-be-departed
is given several hours to do what it is that they do before actually dying.
First half of each ep is some really good comedy. As you may guess, the show gets a bit more serious
as the additional time runs out.
It sort of reminds me of Angel Beats! in a way, and it definitely is written like a live-action anime.

[the4ten]

Just started Yuki-chan, and phew... um, Kyon is a completely different character without the internal monologue. Instead of being the snide but general good guy swept up in the whirlwind, he has become generic male high school student #5498416548. Too early to condemn, but I have increased apprehension.

Also, people seem to be pissed about this for some reason.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLChx9W4AA75oU.jpg:large

[Distict5-9]

Also, people seem to be pissed about this for some reason.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCLChx9W4AA75oU.jpg:large

Since when does "The Disappearance" qualify as an Anime then? Next thing you're going to tell me is that people are growing nostalgic of the simpler times when "Lucky Star" was first airing...

[Distict5-9]

(It's been a while. Guess it's time for a bump...)

Just finished Nadia, a show in which the climax features a scene with the villain pulling an absurdly large plug out of an equally absurd socket.

http://i.imgur.com/m9pPXJc.png


Judging by what I've seen so far from Anno, this one easily feels like the one that sucks off his massive boner for Space Battleship Yamato the most; it's almost as it's not even bothering to hide it...

To be frank, it wasn't the best, not by a long shot. The horrible filler and quality drop, though avoidable, are still a major hassle to navigate around, and otherwise it doesn't particularly stand out in terms of story, setting or characters. It also earns itself my personal award for "Most unintentionally awkward ending to a series of the year".

http://i.imgur.com/TlTbsAw.png

Ick. Didn't you two first meet when she was, like, twelve? Also, I thought you said you only viewed her as a daughter or something... Electra indeed...


http://i.imgur.com/RMDGP8s.png

The double whammy. Why stop at twelve when you can have two characters that met when one of them was no older than five get hitched?

Personal prudishness aside, though, in its own, average little way, it really is as 90s anime as it gets; from the recycled scenes, the mascots, the comic relief villains-turned-good, the filler to the art-style and the music. I haven't felt this much like a kid watching his morning cartoons in a while... Overall, it does what it aimed for and, while not a very timeless series, it makes for a decent watch even up to this day. Although it's not a series I'd go out of my way to recommend, it's not something I'd actively stop someone else from watching, either...

[Gleeman]

For those who may be interestd the Gargantia dub is on Netflix now, pretty decent dub. The guy who does Chamber stands out.

Started watching Kamisama Kiss with the Gleewoman, allot better than I thought it would be. Not greatest show ever or anything but entertaining.

[LawRayLiet]

I'm watching Ore Monogatari and Space Brothers. Both are really good from what I've seen so far. I need to pick back up on F/SN.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Funny enough the new F/SUBW starts pretty well, lots of new characters and plot lines, if like me, you watched F/SUBW movie, but didn't play the game before. But as the series goes on it becomes more and more like the movie to the point you may as well watch the movie.
Though everything is better, for sure, it doesn't help if you know the plot of the movie, but the series, with tons of extra time, isn't giving you new/extra info.

Seriously, 3 episodes for the revelation the movie did perfectly fine in 1 scene?

For someone who knows the game, are they trying to say that Archer, isn't just Shirou, but the Shirou from the first series/route?

[Backmask]

Funny enough the new F/SUBW starts pretty well, lots of new characters and plot lines, if like me, you watched F/SUBW movie, but didn't play the game before. But as the series goes on it becomes more and more like the movie to the point you may as well watch the movie.
Though everything is better, for sure, it doesn't help if you know the plot of the movie, but the series, with tons of extra time, isn't giving you new/extra info.

Seriously, 3 episodes for the revelation the movie didn't perfectly fine in 1 scene?

For someone who knows the game, are they trying to say that Archer, isn't just Shirou, but the Shirou from the first series/route?

He's just a future Shirou that tried to be an Ally of Justice, but **** didn't go as planned. He's not from any of the three routes or series in particular.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Just finished JJBA Stardust Crusaders.
I really enjoyed it. I'm going to go through the whole thing again. Worth a rewatch, imo.
I also really like what they did with the OP on the last 2 episodes. Creative.

Finally, one complaint.
Mohammed Avdol deserved a better fate, imo.

[Kaiju]

Now to wait and see if Pt. 4 ever gets animated. Oh lord, the Copyright battle on THAT ONE will be insane.

[regnier]

Now to wait and see if Pt. 4 ever gets animated. Oh lord, the Copyright battle on THAT ONE will be insane.
why? is it because of the name of the character?

[Guthix]

i was expekting the akward tears in the airport scene, somewhat dissapoint, not sure why.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Assassination Classroom is a fun watch, but the way each event ends with a Disney happy ending, starts to remove any idea of them actually being in Danger (Hell, even in Disney movies people die, so it's worse than that). Also the show can't decide if they're normal kids who have to assassinate their teacher, or if training assassins is a normal thing in this world. Every now and again a character will mention something about Assassination (like the totally not an evil bad guy Principal of the school) who really shouldn't be aware of, or dealing with student assassins.

Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. Urgh, I prefered the doujin. I'm not sure if they're trying to draw lines to the original series, but the show is mostly dialogue and it's so insipid and boring I don't know why I'm still watching. All they had to do, is go "surprise, it's all Nagato's doing during the endless 8 arc" or something and it'd have at least looked like it had a reason to exist.

[Backmask]

why? is it because of the name of the character?

Practically every Stand is named after a song or a band, a trend that will continues to this day.

[regnier]

Practically every Stand is named after a song or a band, a trend that will continues to this day.

that what i thought. i wonder how are they gonna call killer queen or pearl jam

[pzykosiz]

started on Yuki Nagato, seems ok so far

[Priotess]

I've returned.... Been several years but i finally remembered this place! Currently watching? Berserk, Naruto, Hellsing. You know all the best anime there is :D

[Sir Fluffykins]

started on Yuki Nagato, seems ok so far

Can't believe it's a 26 episode series. Episode 10-13 were mind numbingly boring, thank god Haruhi came back in episode 14 though.

[FORDboy357]

Had a new lady friend over and tried to watch Gundam Wing. It was a lot cooler when I was 9. Anyway, got bored during the second episode, so we watched Star Wars and had sex.

All in all, a decent way to spend an afternoon.

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Had a new lady friend over [...] watched Star Wars and had sex.
The Force is strong with this one.

Just finished Comical Psychosomatic Medicine.
It was fun.

[Kaiju]

Rewatched the first season of Jojo. I forgot how powerful some of the scenes featured therein were.


Caesars death still sent chills up my spine and I won't lie that I misty eyed something fierce, the animation, voice-work and that italian orchestral soundtrack really turned that scene into something else. Recent series had a similar moment with Iggy's last stand against Vanilla Ice, only Jojo can make you feel depressed over a dog who eats hair and humps the face of frenchmen.


Outside of that, I finished up to Pt. 5 of the Jojo manga:

- Gold Experience Requiem is ****ing broken as ****
- I felt 'the Boss' to be a really lackluster villain in comparison to Kira Yoshikage and Dio before him. King Crimson's stand ability was pretty much the only thing that kept me engaged in 'the boss' as the heroes had to figure out a counter. Doppio did make things more interesting, however I don't think he really lived up to his full potential. Hopefully Enrico Pucci in Pt. 6 will be more interesting.
- Stands in general I feel gotten more creative in their operation in this arc, much more variety such as Stands operating without a user ( I know Anubis in Pt. 3 was one but the concept really takes off here) such as Notorious B.I.G and Silver Chariot Requiem , suit stands, stands with personality (Sex Pistols) and others. Pt. 4 shown elements of this as well, but I feel they are far more so here.

I'll start on Stone Ocean as soon as I can find a decently translated copy.

[Gleeman]

Started School Live!/Gakkou Gurashi!

Episode 1 has to be the best troll episode ever. Got someone to watch it who didn't know what it was about and they were all like "WTF just happened?".

[FORDboy357]

Rewatching Batman: The Animated Series after 20 years. On the appropriately two-part Two-Face origin arc, there's a scene where Harvey Dent is seeing a therapist, the lights are off and the animation changes. It gets smoother and sharper and I got a strong Akira vibe from it.

Though it's not anime, and this gets said almost too often, but Batman:TAS has some of the finest animation and voicing to come out of the US.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Batman: TAS is also responsible for the creation of Harley Quinn, Two Faces two tone suit and taking Mr Freeze, a villain of the week in the comics and giving him one of the best back stories for a villain ever.

Too bad that later made Mr Freeze a head in a jar. Never understood that.

[Gleeman]

Batman: TAS is also responsible for the creation of Harley Quinn, Two Faces two tone suit and taking Mr Freeze, a villain of the week in the comics and giving him one of the best back stories for a villain ever.

Too bad that later made Mr Freeze a head in a jar. Never understood that.

Yeah, awesome show. Been a long time now and I still remember them getting all that 'crap past the radar' too:
https://38.media.tumblr.com/272d690ae1a5d400654700d585edd28f/tumblr_nrhv5tgILk1saphs3o1_500.gif

[FORDboy357]

Watching the episode "The Gray Ghost." The title comes from a show-within-a-show that Bruce Wayne watched as a child. Not only is that sequence's animation gorgeous, The Gray Ghost himself is voiced by Adam West.

[Kaiju]

Out of morbid curiosity (the same curiosity that made me watch SAO...) I decided to see what the fuss was about that new Monster Girl animu, of which I decided to just read the manga to see what the hell its all about...

Its... about as much as you would expect. Typical harem shenanigans but with Monster Girls with a lot 'lol references' that you tend to see in moe-**** anime these days.

Pros:
- Interesting set up and spin on the typical harem formula
- Characters play off of each other better than most harem series I've indulged in, the 'team up shenanigans' where one or more of the girls work together is where I think the humor shines through best.
- Some thought was given into each of the cultures of each race featured, which I think is a bit above the norm for a series like this
- Same deal biologically as well, and how said biology plays into said culture and how both play into the series as a whole. So both are a bit above average in this regard. Nice to see some actual thought put into the premise.
- Spider Girl: http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/226/219/1325288886205.gif
- Mrs. Smith is still best girl

Cons:
-... still the typical harem formula
- Just another 'waifu simulator of the year' sort of deal.
- Characters still are mostly a bundle of quirks than anything with any real engaging character
- Humor is still mostly "shenanigans ensue" and for the most part follow typical harem format "hot springs episode! beach episode! episode where everyone thinks he's cheating on them!" etc. and the 'jokes' are mostly hamfisted and lack any real comedy effect. Series never got beyond a "Pfft" so far with me.
- I never once heard the protagonists name, everyone calls him 'honey' or 'darling' or some spin thereof. Otaku standin, confirmed.
- LOOK! I'M REFERENCING TOUHOU! (Harpy girl cosplaying Okyuu was gold though) LOOK! I"M REFERENCING JOJO! LOOK I'M REFERENCING BERSERK!" LOOK I'M REFERENCING [Other popular thing here]"

Overall... its average. It has some elements that are above the norm for shows like it, while not changing anything else about it. It pretty much relies on its 'harem anime... but with monster girls' formula to get most of its appeal. Otherwise it is the vehicle of averageness, just with a new paint-job.

[thedarkmessenger]

(Harpy girl cosplaying Okyuu was gold though)

This I actually want to see.

*waits for Back's review*

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

There is a live-action version of Death Note that has appeared on Crunchyroll.
I decided to give it a try. I have only watched the first episode at this point.
The reviewers say that this is a sort-of AU telling of the DN story. This could
explain the longer-than-normal first ep, and the highlight reel feel that it had.
In 71 minutes it covers from just before Light acquires the notebook, to when Chief Yagami
meets with L in person.

Anyway, here's what I have to note.....Death Note, that is!
- CGI Ryuk is like watching a Dreamworks movie PSed onto a live action.
- I like this version of Light. He's not the cop-kid punk he was in the anime.
- This version of L is...awkward. Not the quiet genius. He's not quite annoying,
but you do want to wipe his ****y smirk off of his face with a dirty dishtowel.
- Some of the HD filmwork was really, really nice to look at.
And finally. Perhaps the best reason to watch this.....
Chief Yagami is a Japanese Christopher Walken.
http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/eab4502808fb726f5018c1ac92abf4fa1436278596_full.jp g

[Lunaris_Starchilde]

Ushio to Tora and Arslan. You can smell the 90's coming off them.

[regnier]

for the first time im watching fist of the north star( yeah i know im late) and damn that the best music intro I've ever heard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqLie4EgUc

[SleeplessPanda]

^I've watched all the major fights in the series on YouTube, looks like good stuff but I saw people say the early episodes are mostly filler.

[glory of llama]

Holy ****... watching school-live, and the recent episode... my heart dropped, bottomed out. I mean, I guess it was probably obvious, but I still couldn't believe it...

This is one hell of a "cute girls do cute things together" anime... jebus. It even has a great song, the ED for episode 4. Absolutely perfect atmosphere.

Gate is pretty good. Food Wars is still frigging awesome lol.

But of course, the highlight of the season is still Baby Steps, imo. That last match tense as hell!

[Gleeman]

Holy ****... watching school-live, and the recent episode... my heart dropped, bottomed out. I mean, I guess it was probably obvious, but I still couldn't believe it...

This is one hell of a "cute girls do cute things together" anime... jebus. It even has a great song, the ED for episode 4. Absolutely perfect atmosphere.

Our pet theory is that everyone but the main character are imaginary..I know it doesn't go that deep, but that would be awesome.

[thedarkmessenger]

Finishing Unlimited Fafnir. I know it's supposed to be a harem with dragon(ish) chicks, but I legit wish Kila actually killed Lisa.....and maybe a few others. Make the story more intense!

Also started that twintails anime. It's.......kinda over-the-top. There's some humor here and there, and I like the idea of one of the heroines actually being a guy (and having to deal with the issues of being a super-popular heroine), but I'm not sure if I'll last the entire season, even with it only being 12 episodes. We'll see, I guess.

May pick that School Live! anime back up as well....although I'm not really sure. The first episode was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too cutesy for my taste, and I'm not sure I can handle an entire series of that, even with the occasional "survival horror" feel thrown in.

[FORDboy357]

Started watching One Punch Man. Hardest I've laughed at an anime in several years.

I'm only on the first episode but I'm really digging it. I'm noticing lots of other animation influences. Several characters look like they were drawn in Akira Toriyama's style and the fight sequences look like they borrowed heavily from FLCL, Gurren Lagan, and a bit of Samurai Champloo.

[thedarkmessenger]

Watching Yumekui Merry/Dream Eater Merry. Kinda interesting so far.

May go ahead and pick up One Punch Man as well, being how well received it's been so far.

[Backmask]

Started watching One Punch Man. Hardest I've laughed at an anime in several years.

I'm only on the first episode but I'm really digging it. I'm noticing lots of other animation influences. Several characters look like they were drawn in Akira Toriyama's style and the fight sequences look like they borrowed heavily from FLCL, Gurren Lagan, and a bit of Samurai Champloo.

Good eye.
Chikashi Kubota has indeed worked on Gurren Lagann and has openly stated Dragon Ball to be a major influence in his work. Likewise, Hiromi Masuda did a lot of work on Samurai Champloo. There's probably a few other guys on staff who have worked on similar work too, albeit probably clean up or second key animation.


Watching Yumekui Merry/Dream Eater Merry. Kinda interesting so far.

Stop it.
Drop the anime and pick up the manga, which I am absolutely in love with; or watch it and be sorta bored and disappointed. The anime goes completely original and some point and it just isn't good. Add to the fact that the anime was severely understaffed in the last episodes (thanks, earthquake!).
Fun to note that the director of the adaptation publicly apologized for the adaptation, stating that he "doesn't know how to do moe," which is telling considering that moe is hardly a goal of the source material.

http://i.imgur.com/OH619fo.png
I admittedly think Mistleteinn, the anime's original villain, is one of the series' best character designs, but still.

[Gleeman]

Got bored and tried HackaDoll. WTF did I watch?

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/52533522.jpg

[glory of llama]

The only currently airing I'm watching is The Asterisk War (meh) and Utawarerumono, which I'm still not entirely convinced isn't just a slice of life version of its former self. It's funny, in a meta way, how they keep giving the "serious eyes" and "****s-about-to-go-down" atmospheres, and it turns out to be a joke, but that's going to get old... But, at the end of the episode, they did leave me wanting to know, so I'll keep watching!

spoilers, you are forewarned.
I like that the recent episode finally linked back to the old characters, both bringing two in and giving views of the others, including the leads, but... I worry about if they're going anywhere with this. I just read the wiki page on it and spoiled it a little for myself like a jackass (I never play the games these things are based off of, or read the manga, generally)(although I did just read Koe no Katachi and am ecstatic for the anime adaptation), and I hope that they're not doing what I read in there... cause why the **** would whatshername bear Hakuoro a child and not the other? wtf? **** the game, I want the anime's lead female to be the mother/wife, which does seem very likely given that last scene in the recent episode, but you never know... I was surprised to read that apparently Haku is just a human? I was pulling for him to be Hakuoro's alter-ego again resurfacing only this time as a clean slate-ish. I guess a joe shmoe human is fine too, it just makes him feel less important to the overarching storyline...

In past anime to drown my sorrow for not giving a crap about anything else airing, I'm trying to finish Soul Eater, Kimi no Todoke, Shink Sekai Yori (although I again made the mistake of reading the wiki page...), and I just added a few on that I haven't started: Comic Artist and His Assistants, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, and Blue Spring Ride.

[thedarkmessenger]

Stop it.
Drop the anime and pick up the manga, which I am absolutely in love with; or watch it and be sorta bored and disappointed. The anime goes completely original and some point and it just isn't good. Add to the fact that the anime was severely understaffed in the last episodes (thanks, earthquake!).
Fun to note that the director of the adaptation publicly apologized for the adaptation, stating that he "doesn't know how to do moe," which is telling considering that moe is hardly a goal of the source material.

http://i.imgur.com/OH619fo.png
I admittedly think Mistleteinn, the anime's original villain, is one of the series' best character designs, but still.
Whether I continue the show or end up dropping it, I'll definitely give the manga a go sometime.

....I'll probably drop it and just read the manga.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Backmask is spot on, the anime just seems to get boring at some point, but they still had time for a beach episode :P

[regnier]

Backmask is spot on, the anime just seems to get boring at some point, but they still had time for a beach episode :P

http://i.imgur.com/rlyHM9P.jpg

[FORDboy357]

Vagina bones?

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[Backmask]

Vagina bones?

Slang for "midriff".

[FORDboy357]

Oh. Hip bones

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[Gleeman]

I was thinking pubic mound...(pubic bone is behind it) A fine example:

http://i.imgur.com/ENeGh96.jpg


Might start Michiko and Hatchin, heard it was good?

[thedarkmessenger]

Started up on One Punch Man. Only seen 2 episodes so far. The subtitles Hulu uses are so goddamned small, you can barely even see them. >_>

And before anyone says anything, I'm only watching it on Hulu because I have a plus subscription regardless (they finally got off their lazy asses and added a commercial-free plan after all these years). With these tiny-ass subtitles, though, I'll probably look elsewhere before continuing on to ep. 3.

[FORDboy357]

I watched it on Hulu as well.

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[FORDboy357]

My first ever manga.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/11/833afe3b52ae9771f15156e44d409776.jpg

Haven't had something grab my attention so quickly since Rick and Morty first aired.

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[Gleeman]

Hulu without commercials? Huh...

[Milan88]

Owarimonogatari Episode 6

[Gleeman]

About halfway through Seven Deadly Sins, decent so far.

[Kaiju]

Just watched Digimon Tri...


I don't know what to think about it.
It honestly feels like a fan-fiction becoming an anime. This may be because its continuing a series that left off in the late 90's/early 2000's and thus feels out of touch, but I dunno.

Reasons why I feel its like a fanfic:

- They mad ship Izzy/Koushiro and Mimi hard
- Ditto for Takeru and Hikari, but that was done in both Adventure and 02, so carry on.
- Koushiro/Izzy is apparently now a super computer genius. I knew he was a computer nerd in 01 and 02, but now its just ridiculous being able to craft goggles that can detect digital disturbances and cyber-pockets for their mons to hide in? Also apparently having a huge-ass office with tons of giant ****ing servers he uses because he 'helps a start up company in america'.
- Their going the whole love triangle between Sora-Taichi-Yamato route-- AGAIN. Which would be FINE if their going to ignore the 02 epilogue. But if they don't, its just ****ing pointless.
- I thought 02 established that the Yamato/Taichi conflict/butting heads was over--?
- I like the design of the new character (for reasons (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max350x350/cms/news/95592/meiko.png.jpg)) but she seems like a generic OC tacked on, so far. Her partner digimon that is apparently involved in the whole plot makes this connection more jarring. Maybe if she had more new characters to work off of, it'd seem less jarring.
- While I hated 02... it seems like killing them off (or otherwise like detained or captured somewhere, who the **** knows) is like an immature fan saying "haha! what you liked is **** and you are **** because of it!" It just doesn't feel right.
- It honestly feels like a rehash of Tamers without all of the things that made Tamers great. It just seems 'darker, edgier, more adult' without much idea how to go about handling the pieces. The Not!Hypnos organization that monitors the destined included.

That said: Its still better than 02, if because of actually competent writing, animation, song-work, character design that changes (the characters go through a few outfits in the first four episodes) and the like. It is so far, not near Tamer's tier, but its already surpassed Fusion/Hunters, and looks like it is on its way to surpass Data-Squad/Savers, in terms of how it holds up against other DIGIMON series.

As an anime on its own:
Honestly, its a Digimon fan-show. Made for Digimon fans, by Digimon fans. I don't think it would hold up strongly by a non-fan critique of it, especially for someone with no idea of the dynamics and characters work. The Animation is good especially in contrast to what we're used too in Digimon, not amazing or perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but still does its job and goes beyond the standard in doing so. All the VA's are back for the Digimon partners, but I'm not sure if the same is true for the Human cast. (Although I have heard that the English VA for Taichi/Tai has expressed interest in reprising his role even after a decade).

So bottom line: It feels like a Digimon Fanfiction got made into a movie series. Take that as you will.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Are you sure about the movie thing? I just checked and there's 4 already, which is kinda crazy if they're movie releases

[Kaiju]

Are you sure about the movie thing? I just checked and there's 4 already, which is kinda crazy if they're movie releases

Its a bit weird. It airs like a movie, but it airs in four separate 24 minute parts complete with OP and ED. Four more episodes are going to be aired at once sometime this Winter. I think it'd be more comparable to an OVA.

[Gleeman]

So did Yuki Yuna is a Hero fly under the radar, or did I just miss it when it was on? Seems like a decent show so far.

[Sir Fluffykins]

^

https://40.media.tumblr.com/207bc3c5e0bc52b5b2a6114643dc7fde/tumblr_ngg3xhmyh81tb7usbo1_500.png

[Gleeman]

^

https://40.media.tumblr.com/207bc3c5e0bc52b5b2a6114643dc7fde/tumblr_ngg3xhmyh81tb7usbo1_500.png

Yeah I heard it's like Madoka X Evangelion...


Oh, and I came across this W/E/G the other day:
https://41.media.tumblr.com/c8461c16ec9fe93141a307b5e930924c/tumblr_nr9npwLgyN1sgbc7so1_500.jpg

[Sir Fluffykins]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/021/614/b7e.png

[Gleeman]

^ha good one, like the shovel knight.

[FORDboy357]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/021/614/b7e.png
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/23/a951fd7efd04b0157f5a8126519a61d2.jpg

I am intrigued

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[thedarkmessenger]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/23/a951fd7efd04b0157f5a8126519a61d2.jpg

I am intrigued

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Don't be. Despite what the images may show, it's 95%-98% of the "cute girls doing cute things" with the "feels" and zombies being tacked on usually at the end of the episode. The images don't properly represent the series AT ALL WHATSOEVER. Nowhere near enough "feels" to justify calling it a "feels" anime.

[FORDboy357]

Ugh. I haven't seen a proper zombie anime since High School of the Dead.

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[Gleeman]

Nah, it's a pretty solid show IMHO.

[acquisto]

I've started to watch Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa ****ai ga Umatteiru, and it looks very promising. The central character (Sakurako) is an expert on bones, and acts as an amateur detective solving things based on that expert knowledge. It's interesting partly because of her odd relationship with her offsider Shoutarou.

[Gleeman]

Not anime, but I started watching Dark Matter. Pretty spiffy and has a Firefly/Cowboy Bebop vibe to it.

[Gleeman]

Finished up Yuki Yuna, a little miffed that they went with the happy ending after a good feels setup.

[Gleeman]

Tried Glitter Force/PreCure Ep. 1 for the Lulz. Holy **** that show has ADD big time.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Assassination Classroom Season 2
GATE season 2
Free! Movie
Durarara season 2...of the season 2...x2?

The One's people are making a fuss over are Musaigen no Phantom World and Dagashi Kashi

Apparently Attack on Titan season 2 finally starts, but it's not listed here.


https://static.neregate.com/2015/10/neregate.com-Winter-2015-2016-Anime-Chart-v1.jpg

[FORDboy357]

Watching Shimoneta now. Heard good things about how it was the funniest series of the year.

Haven't laughed once.

Might get some shock laughs in sexually repressed Japan, but it's beyond tame here in the States.

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[Gleeman]

Watching Noragami S2 (solid show like S1 was) and Heavy Object (Such PLOT, much wow).

Now I understand the complaints about how HO could have been an epic show but had to squeeze in UN-needed amounts of PLOT.

[thedarkmessenger]

Made a "deal" with a friend. He watches Symphogear like I told him to and I watch Working!!/Wagnaria!!

2 eps in, and so far it's.....decent, but not any better than that. I'll give a few more episodes to get past all the introduction/pre-exposition/etc stuff out of the way, but either way that Mahiru bitch is gonna ruin a lot of it for me. "Beat up men because men" characters have never exactly been super-appealing to me. I can handle it better now that I'm a much more mature adult (believe it or not, I used to be MUCH worse.....), but it's still not something I want to see more of.

[Gleeman]

Started Dimension W and Phantom World.

Continuing Noragami and Heavy Object.

Watched GuP OVA, such PLOT.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Boku Daki ga Inai Machi aka Erased

This is some good stuff. Kinda along the lines of
Another or Ano Hana.

and
Colorful Fan-Service World

a short rant about that..
Ok, so I complain about episode 2 - which was
basically 24 minutes of boob and crotch shots - and what do they do
for episode 3? Ok, they cut way back on the TnA, but they forgot
to have anything interesting happen instead. The brain fusion thing
was just cheap, imo. Also, casting the demon-dog thing is already
getting pretty old. (it already wasn't funny). and was completely
useless in this episode.
I'll give it one more....

[OcularAMVs]

-Finished the Yorknew Arc of Hunter x Hunter (absolutely AMAZING)
-Nearly done with Nisemonogatari
-Halfway through Baccano!
-A couple episodes in the Benizakura Arc

I plan to start Shinsekai Yori today

[FORDboy357]

Got snowed in this weekend so I watched the first 3 episodes of Dagashi. The personified sweets were funny but the rest was pretty meh.

And I had been putting off FMA: Brotherhood for too long. Got season 1 finished yesterday. It's wonderful and you can tell the budget was increased from the first series.

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[glory of llama]

Holy **** Erased is good. Imagine if Conan had been like this, with real mystery and drama, and acting within the limitations of a kid. I suppose child abuse would've brought the overall feel of the show down a bit, though...

[Sir Fluffykins]

Holy **** Erased is good. Imagine if Conan had been like this, with real mystery and drama, and acting within the limitations of a kid. I suppose child abuse would've brought the overall feel of the show down a bit, though...

Watched the first episode, definitely good and for one thing, it's been a while since a show ends on a note that makes you want to see what happens next.

My only fear is this is going to be a show that isn't going to end well, or kicks you in the nuts, or we get an ending like the Butterfly Effect movie, which I hope not.

[Gleeman]

Was thinking about checking out Erased, seems like allot of people are liking it.

Just re-watched Watamote for the 3rd or 4th time, tried the dub this time, it was very solid.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I didn't know that it got a dub. That may be worth checking out.

[Gleeman]

I didn't know that it got a dub. That may be worth checking out.

Yeah, I picked it up on Blu during Right Stuff's crazy holiday sale. Monica Rial plays Tomoko, which was all I needed to know the dub would be good.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I'm going to look into that.

Although I'm not really watching it right now,
for some reason I'm thinking about The Endless Eight from Haruhi......
very strange.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

ERASED:
I may end up eating my monitor. every episode' clifffukinhanger!

Oh! Did you think that was a tender gesture?
Maybe, but she was really just measuring his hand.

[Gleeman]

Started watching the 2nd part of Durarara! X2, dubbed. Still a good show but so many characters I have tompause and look things up to remind myself what happened in the earlier seasons.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Let's hope Hinazuki-san agrees.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Grandma? What???

[Gleeman]

Finished up first season of Aldona Zero. Verdict so far:

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/43/43286a6ac6fcb5de5ab3b2c9404d105dc24c3475b01e4d4273 fdd131c96ee61c.jpg

The show made it something like 7 or 8 episodes before having a moderate fan service scene, (main characters taking a shower) and one character got choked to death during it. Nice...

[thedarkmessenger]

Currently watching Sekko Boys.

Felt weird at first hearing them talk without them ever actually moving their lips (or any other part of their body, for that matter...) but once I got used to it the show was actually pretty good. Short too, which is especially good because I don't think most the jokes would work quite as well stretched out over 12-24 minutes.

[Raolin Darkbane]

Watching Knights of Sidonia and Ajin right now. I like the story of both, but dislike the style. Maybe I'll get used to it.

[Gleeman]

Finally got around to watching Good Dinsoaur on Blu. Story was OK but the animation work was amazeballs.

[Gleeman]

Well, according to ANN the Erased anime will end with the manga ending (apparently it just ended), so this season will be it.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Erased Ep 10.

Well now. That was one of the possibilities. We did see that alluded to in a previous
episode. This time around, they were so obvious about it that I didn't think that
they would actually go through with it.

As for the plunge, well it just wouldn't be Erased without a cliff-hanger ending.

[Gleeman]

Based on all the gifs I gave Konosuba a try, not sure what to make of it yet. It's funny but has allot of delicious cake too.

[Gleeman]

For those who may be interested, the first episode of the Dimension W dubcast is out on Funimation site. It's not bad.

[FORDboy357]

Just started Gate. Really dig the premise and how people in positions of power act in times of war (especially the Drumpf lookalike US President)

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[Gleeman]

The Dimension W dub changes the nice ED to some generic tune with no lyrics...must be some kind of rights thing I guess...weird.

[thedarkmessenger]

The Dimension W dub changes the nice ED to some generic tune with no lyrics...must be some kind of rights thing I guess...weird.

solution is obvious: skip the dub's ED and just look up the Japanese ED on youtube.

Or just watch Dimension W subbed to begin with.

Or just forget about the ED entirely

Either one works, really.

[DXM]

just finished Chivalry of a failed Knight and Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

To continue the non-spoiler Erased conversation.

Its kinda lost something with the end of Hinazuki's story, I think.
Episode 11 seemed more like patch over a plot hole to me,
that led to a rather contrived cliff-hanger ending.

And finally. I'd really like to see Katagiri show up again.
I really liked her. She was a fun character.

[Sir Fluffykins]

To continue the non-spoiler Erased conversation.

Its kinda lost something with the end of Hinazuki's story, I think.
Episode 11 seemed more like patch over a plot hole to me,
that led to a rather contrived cliff-hanger ending.

And finally. I'd really like to see Katagiri show up again.
I really liked her. She was a fun character.

From what I understand, Airi was meant to be there (she was the one to take out the reporters in the manga) but they think they took out her arc to save time, because it didn't quite make sense for her to be there. They also summarised the entire "spice" arc to the opening which annoyed some fans, but makes sense if you're trying to fit it all into a 12 episode show.

Anyway I hope it carries on well, it seems they want to end on a solid note (hence cutting minor sub-events) so we just have 1-2 episodes left.

[Gleeman]

solution is obvious: skip the dub's ED and just look up the Japanese ED on youtube.

Or just watch Dimension W subbed to begin with.

Or just forget about the ED entirely

Either one works, really.

Already watching the sub, was just checking out the dub, otherwise how would I know they changed the ED? ;)

[thedarkmessenger]

Already watching the sub, was just checking out the dub, otherwise how would I know they changed the ED? ;)

By watching the subbed ED on youtube? :D

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

The final episode of Erased today.
OK, I get it now.
Anime can create an awesome story out of
virtually any concept. They just don't know how to end a story.

[Sir Fluffykins]

^You didn't like the ending? I liked it and general random comments I've seen say it was good.

[Gleeman]

^You didn't like the ending? I liked it and general random comments I've seen say it was good.

Yeah I thought it was good also. Be a good introduction to anime show if they do a dub for it.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I guess that I should clarify.
Overall, yes the ending of Erased is good.
They did an unusually good job of tying everything up,
explaining what the title means,
and even allowed a little room for some sort of continuation.

So what's my problem with this?
This story reached right out and grabbed you from the first moments of the first episode.
It began a momentum and built up such tension that you woke up the next day with the
taste still in your mouth. It showed you characters that you couldn't help but get
invested in.

My first problem with the series was the gramma-ex-machina that it did at the end of
Kayo's arc. This outcome is actually a little too realistic for a twist-like reveal.
But at least Kayo will live...whew!

This led to my next problem. Kayo now is safe and hidden away from the rest of
the series. She was the primary plot point for 2/3 of the series, and it never really
gave us a proper replacement. Sure, there were the other kids to worry about now.
But they never commanded as much interest as Hinazuki did.

These little bits of dissatisfaction led me to the climactic showdown between Satorou
and Yoshiro on the roof. Yawn. This is the best scenario they came up with? After
all the brilliant storytelling that came before, we end up with this?
It's the old, 'You can't kill me. We're symbiotic!' cliche with the 'Yes I can' cliche twist.
But that's not the worst of it. His plan was to throw himself off the roof, and you're
going to tell me that his mother and all his friends were okay with this?

And finally....
It seems a little deflating that some major and minor plot points (i.e. his mother's murder, Yuuki in prison, et al)
rather than having an equal resolution are Simply, just didn't happen.
Or, as in the case of Hinazuki's mother and boyfriend, simply drop out of the story
altogether.

Final words:
I loved Erased. It was the best thing I've seen in a long time. I watched every episode
twice and I will definitely miss it now that it's over. I wish that some of the story lines had
been more refined, and its conclusion seemed anti-climactic, at least, if not ridiculous at times.
Those criticisms aside, I wholly agree that, with a good dub this would make a fabulous
entry-level anime for someone who thinks all anime is just big-eyes and fan service.

[Sir Fluffykins]

That does that a lot of sense, but I guess after so many bad, non-ending and unsatisfying anime endings, the last few years I felt it was a great.

Granted it shouldn't win just because it had an ending XD

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Bonus Round
Here's just a couple of things that could be a continuation.

1) What if Kayo's baby had Revival transferred to it when their palms touched?
1a) The baby experiences Revival while being held by Kayo so it affects her as well.

2) And also, Was Kenya just that intuitive, or was there another reason he seemed to know
what was going on a little more than the others?

[Sir Fluffykins]

Bakuon!! just got it's first anime episode...

http://i.imgur.com/132X2gW.png

...I'm sure it'll have a decent plot.

[FORDboy357]

Oh snap.

https://introvertatuni.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/you-had-my-curiosity.gif?w=552&h=234

Honda CB1300.

You had my curiosity. Now you have my attention.

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[Sir Fluffykins]

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[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Well, I'm getting a little late start on the Spring simulcasts.
I picked 3. I haven't watched any of them yet. I'll let you know.

1. JoJo's BA: Diamond is Unbreakable.
Fuh Kyeah! This is gonna be good!
2. The Lost Village.
Sounds like Magical Mystery Tour: The Anime?
(When I see 'Village', I think of M. Night Shayalaman...I REALLY hope it isn't like that.)
3. ReZero: Starting life in another world.
They're saying this is like Groundhog Day: The Anime. OK. Sounds good.

[FORDboy357]

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Definitely starting this one tonight

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[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Ok! I am back now having watched the above titles.

The Lost Village: Fair.
According to the subs, the bus driver says "Mystery Tour"! Yes, NB4! Achievement Unlocked!
Um, I think it took the idea of introducing characters a little too literally. =p
We will see.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure : Diamond is Unbreakable. Good.
So, how much time has passed since our last arc? Did you say 10 years?
Isn't it always 10 years this, or 10 years that?
Is it me, or did the art quality go down a little? It looked a little
too comic-bookish to me.
Anyway, Jotoro is back introducing the next JoJo.
It's off to a good start.
ReZERO: Starting Life In Another World. Very Good.
There's actually 2 episodes of this out now, and I watched both.
This one is drawn really well with some nice dynamic backgrounds.
It's a similar kind of story to Erased in many ways, so this may
appeal to you, if you liked that.
Oh, another achievement unlocked! In another post, I predicted
that a tiny character would become life-size. Well, I had the right idea
it was just a different anime.

[Raolin Darkbane]

Watched the first seasons of both GATE and Terraformars. I actually think Terraformars is much better than most people give credit to it. It's more of an oldschool Anime both in art style and storytelling comparable to Hokuto no Ken. Definitely excited for the second season. About GATE I only have to say that it cracks me up every single time, that the princess is called Pina Co Lada.

[FORDboy357]

Just finished the first episode of Bakuon and as a motorcyclist, I adore it already. The characters remind me a lot of K- On! but that could be because of the after school club setting and younger-sister-as-the-mother-figure main character. All bikes are beautifully detailed when drawn and the CG versions aren't distracting. I love that the stereotypes of motorcyclists are represented especially in Rin and her fanaticism for Suzuki and that she's always in a race suit and not really knowing what she's doing (i know several people like that IRL). I love the character as a reference to The Stig from Top Gear, Simpson helmet and all. I love the little wings in Hane's hair and her pairing with a Honda. I have a feeling that the manga and anime were made to sell motorcycles, but guess what?

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I'll definitely be watching this all spring.

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[Gleeman]

Watched first episode of No Girls Online or whatever the Japanese name is. Ehhhhhh...not sure about that one.

[VonKrugger]

Sansha Sanyou

Can only pick one right now and gonna go with happy things for now

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Ok. So I'm now 3 episodes in on the 3 titles that I'm currently watching.
Here's where I stand on these.

ReZero Best.
I like the art. I like the story. I like the characters.

JoJo's BA Good.
The animation in this is terrible compared with earlier seasons, no question.
But, again, I like the characters and I like the story.

The Lost Village Dropping.

So let's recap the first 3 episodes of this disaster.

Episode 1 centers around a set piece where the characters form a circle and bitch at each other.
Episode 2 centers around a set piece where the characters form a circle and bitch at each other.
Episode 3 centers around a set piece where the characters form a circle and bitch at each other.

It's supposed to be a psychological analysis of a large group of people with a common goal,
yet wildly different personalities and opinions. In the end, the characters are
less than one-dimensional and forgetable. There are just too many faces
with little or no reason to care about any of them. The plot points aren't believable
and the show has a pretty hamfisted way of forcing them on you and saying 'Deal with it'!

Anyway, I was unable to go more than a few minutes into episode 3 before they formed
their bitch-circle and I lost any remaining interest. Drop it like it's hot.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Stand Name: Worse Company

Hoo, Boy! That was fun!!!

Btw. There is a Stephen King short story that resembles that Stand.

[Human]

Rewatching Detective Academy Q

[Malik el Djebena]

Just watched the Mardock Scramble trilogy, it was hard to follow but really great...

[FORDboy357]

Well Bakuon got rapey...


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[Gleeman]

Finished Heavy Object dub, not bad ending.

Continuing High School Fleet (finally getting a plot) and Never Girls Online (better that I thought it would be after ep. 1)

Tried My Hero Academia dub, looks interesting and I like the art style. Kind of a mix between 90s anime and Studio Trigger styles. Dub is decent too.

Started Flying Witch after seeing the gifs posted here. Verdict so far:

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[thedarkmessenger]

Tried My Hero Academia dub, looks interesting and I like the art style. Kind of a mix between 90s anime and Studio Trigger styles. Dub is decent too.

...there's already a dub?

I guess Funimation is doing the simuldub (or w/e it's called) thing only on their platform, 'cause I"m only seeing the subbed eps on Hulu.

[glory of llama]

my opinion-

My Hero Academy - Best.

Re:ZERO - most interesting

Flying Witch - Most Relaxing

[Gleeman]

...there's already a dub?

I guess Funimation is doing the simuldub (or w/e it's called) thing only on their platform, 'cause I"m only seeing the subbed eps on Hulu.

Yeah I believe the simuldub is Funimation only, unless it comes out on Adult Swim like Dimension W.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

ReZERO: Ep 7.... Well, looks like Subaru ran all the way
to Pride Rock, ko shi da.

Anyone else hear "Circle of Life" in their head over the action
during the ED credit roll? Go back and try it if you didn't, ko shi da

EDIT JoJo's BA.
Oh My God! You Killed Soichi! You Bastard!

[thedarkmessenger]

Picked up My Hero Academia. Enjoying it so far. Not really getting to see any of the characters I actually want to see so far, though....

Still finishing the first season of Working!! Just a few more episodes to go.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Started watching Gundam Build Fighters Try. Damn this show scratches an itch I never knew I had and I even laughed in a few places, like what happens with the Plastic Model president. Only 4 episodes in, but enjoying it.

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Also the lead is about the best female lead I've seen in a long time as well as...

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...nevermind.

[FORDboy357]

The animation quality in Bakuon made a giant leap forward with the latest episode. Must be the last episode 😐

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[Gleeman]

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Picked this up on Blu at the Con we went to recently, not quite finished yet but it's a perfectly cromulent show.

[FORDboy357]

Started it. Never finished

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[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

Just imagine:

JarJar's Bizarre Adventure.

Jarnathon Jarstar
Jarseph Jarstar
Jartarou Kuujar
and currently:
Jarsuke Higashikata

"You were expecting someone else. But it was I, Diarth!"

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I watched the first episode of Ace Attorney . It was ok, though I'm having trouble getting back for episode 2
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[Luppi-tan]

Blood C

[markwood007788]

I am watching now is overlord anime. I like this anime.

[NodMan]

Golden Kamuy is my BOO at the moment...

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