Anime Nation

[AhokZYashA]

i remember when i watch midori no hibi,
it really reflects me,

all the settings, the characters, all small bits,
not the right hand thing though :lol:

[djisas]

Lol, the right hand had potential...
Just listened to bidama, and now love, how you do, damn i love this one, great guitar and great voice...

[AhokZYashA]

it does had potential
lol

just listened to azusa, nice voice also

[djisas]

I would like to mention the group splash candy, hard to find, they did the binbou shimai monogatari opening single, Shinkokyuu is a great song as the opening for the anime, but Alice from the single, steals the show, it might be hard to find, but i found the first one: http://www.veoh.com/watch/v14178212r33WSRNs

Worth mentioning Alice is track 16 on AnimeLand XIII, one of my favorite compilations...

Now back to anime, i caught Shana III fresh from the subbers den, i even had to wait 5 minutes for a megaupload link and 5 more to download...

It has a confusing start for those who havent been spoiled by the novels, but things get properly explained, i found it refreshing to hear Rie Ku, tsundere queen voicing Shana, i see she hasnt lost the touch voicing generic bitches for all this time, overall it was a pretty much flawless episode, connecting with the last episode of the last ova on Christmas eve, and watching Shana power up is treat, fantastic animation as its to be expected from JC staff best productions, they have the budget and the freedom to use it and make it happen...

[entropy13]

Well, if I'm barring the seiyuus in terms of music (so no Houkago no Tea Time and Sphere for example)...


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9nine
Abingdon Boys School
Aiko Nakano
Aira Yuki
Airi
Ali Project
Angela
Angelo
Antic Cafe
Antistar
Aoi Tada
Aqua Timez
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
ave new
azusa
Back-On
BeForU
Blue Drops
Boom Boom Satellites
BUCK-TICK
Bump of Chicken
Chemistry
Chiaki Ishikawa
Choke Sleeper
ClariS
Coaltar of the Deepers
Coldrain
Daisy x Daisy
DJ Amuro
DJ Sharpnel
dj TAKA
DJ Tima
DJ Yoshitaka
DM Ashura
dream
Etsuko Yakushimaru
eufonius
Fade
fmy.
fripSide
furuyama
G.S.C. License
Girls Dead Monster
Glome
Group Tamashii
heidi.
HIRO
High and Mighty Color
Hitomi Azuma
Home Made Kazoku
Idoling!!!
Jade Robbery
jun
IOSYS
KIRIKO
Kotoko
Kozo Nakamura
Kylee
L'Arc-en-Ciel
Lisa Komine
Mami Kawada
Maon Kurosaki
Maria
May'n
Meisa Kuroki
Mikuni Shimokawa
Milktub
Mint Jam
Misato with Na+
Monkey Majik
N.M.R.
NANA
naotyu-
Natsuko Asou
Natsumi Kiyoura
nobodyknows+
Noria
Nujabes
Omokage Lucky Hole
On/Off
Orange Lounge
PlatoniX
RayZ
Reiji Sakurai
Rie Fu
Riyu Kosaka
ROAD OF MAJOR
Rookiez is Punk'd
Round Table feat. Nino
s.s.r.y.
Saaya Mizuno
Savage Genius
Sayaka Sasaki
SNoW
Stereopony
Suneohair
T.M. Revolution
Tatsh
TËRRA
The Back Horn
The Brilliant Green
The Gomband
The Pillows
The Seatbelts
Theatre Brook
Tomato N' Pine
Tommy Heavenly6
Tomoko Tane
Two-Mix
Ultra-Prism
Unison Square Garden
UVERworld
Watari Rouka Hoshiri-tai
Yoko Kanno
YuiKaori
Yuki Kimura
Yuria
Yuuya Matsushita

[AhokZYashA]

where's Hyadain?

[entropy13]

where's Hyadain?

I don't like his songs. :laugh:

[AhokZYashA]

his songs are quite nice, catchy
but that pretty much it,

[entropy13]

It seems almost all (if not all of them already) of the new TV series have aired now. *checks schedules* Yep, only three TV series are yet to air.

Gundam Unicorn ep 4 is actually quite early. It got a later release last Fall (Oct 31st) than now (Oct 21st), while it got delayed last Spring (April instead of March).

[djisas]

Some are already having second episodes even...

[Cold Storm]

Epi 62 now on Fairy Tail.. Loving it!

Can't wait to see how "midnight" does it to everyone....


Epi 22 of Last Exile... I don't know why it's taken me so long to watch it... But, I gotta say. I love it.. RIP MK...

[entropy13]

Epi 62 now on Fairy Tail.. Loving it!


38 episodes to go! :laugh:

[Fourstaff]

Fate/Zero 2nd episode is still on setup, but its getting there :D

[Cold Storm]

38 episodes to go! :laugh:

Yep! I'm getting there.. I did 10 episodes on my day off.. 2 last night.. lol.. Now, if only it was Dubbed.. I would be watching that over Last Exile at work...


I need to watch Fate's OVA... I got it but I haven't watched it..

[djisas]

Epi 62 now on Fairy Tail.. Loving it!

Can't wait to see how "midnight" does it to everyone....


Epi 22 of Last Exile... I don't know why it's taken me so long to watch it... But, I gotta say. I love it.. RIP MK...

That arc has nice fights for everyone, but with ep 100 is getting even more epic and the biggest battles yet are going to start...
Erzra pwnd Juvia and "the other girl", poor girls...

Mk would love to watch the second season i bet...

Fate/Zero 2nd episode is still on setup, but its getting there :D

Assassin got pwnd, dont worry about just a archer servent, lol, and who just happens to be the archer??
Very good stuff...
Caster and his master, nasty folks...

[AhokZYashA]

just watched shana 3 ep.1

what the heck happened to yuuji, ?
anyone car to enlighten me?
by PM is fine.

[Cold Storm]

That arc has nice fights for everyone, but with ep 100 is getting even more epic and the biggest battles yet are going to start...
Erzra pwnd Juvia and "the other girl", poor girls...

Mk would love to watch the second season i bet...



Assassin got pwnd, dont worry about just a archer servent, lol, and who just happens to be the archer??
Very good stuff...
Caster and his master, nasty folks...

Damn u telling me that! now, I gotta find out what happend to make Erzra want to do it!!!


I just finished watching Last Exile... Man, I can really tell why MK loved that Anime..

[Fourstaff]

Assassin got pwnd, dont worry about just a archer servent, lol, and who just happens to be the archer??
Very good stuff...
Caster and his master, nasty folks...

At least put spoiler alert for people who have not read the novel or watched it :slap:

Shakugan no Shana III is a bit confusing right now, how did Yuji become like that?

[djisas]

That is no spoiler by no means, just a teaser...
Shana

Well, it seems Yuji got mad about his current circumstance and changed sides...
Oh i heard that the reji mago was holding a powerful Tomogara king and this king might have taken over...

Im pretty sure this will be explained next episode...

[AhokZYashA]

i got to read the synopsis about that.
hopefully ill understand

[djisas]

That is no spoiler by no means, just a teaser...
Shana

Well, it seems Yuji got mad about his current circumstance and changed sides...
Oh i heard that the reji mago was holding a powerful Tomogara king and this king might have taken over...

Im pretty sure this will be explained next episode...

That tomogara king, is now ball Mask King

Edit: Just watched Ben-to, it was quite entertaining, someone even said its like Dragon ball inside a supermarket, so much action, and for those who care, Yuki Aoi at her best, she gives life to the character...

[entropy13]

Another "interesting" anime is Maken-Ki. Interesting because the previous works of the author are all hentai manga. :laugh:

[ViperXTR]

Wee, Mirai nikki is out :)

[djisas]

Another "interesting" anime is Maken-Ki. Interesting because the previous works of the author are all hentai manga. :laugh:

Whats the meaning of prn if all you see are pantsu??
Average anime is average...
Seems C3 has gone higurashi and with some action too...
This starts to look good, after the lackluster first episode...

[Chappy]

Animation Nation, Your one stop TPU thread on talking anything and everything that has to due with the form of Animation. Anime, Manga, Art, Stories, Cosplay, Con's. We're here to talk about it all!

As for becoming a member, there is just a few things that I would like to know from everyone who joins. A sort of, "hello".


Reason anime became huge in your life



Its because of "ITS OVER 9000!!!" :laugh:

[Cold Storm]

Its because of "ITS OVER 9000!!!" :laugh:

hahahahaha... tasteless humor...



I have the same feeling towards that, that I do over the Crysis bull... Should be banned for Stupidity..

But, that is my beliefs and Sorry if you don't feel the same as I... Uselessness is just that... Uselessness

[entropy13]

Whats the meaning of prn if all you see are pantsu??

Well it's not pr0n in the first place. That's why it still gets to air on TV. :laugh:

If you want pr0n from him read Tsundero (I think it's the only full volume manga he did; the rest are one-shots).

[Fourstaff]

Well it's not pr0n in the first place. That's why it still gets to air on TV. :laugh:

If you want pr0n from him read Tsundero (I think it's the only full volume manga he did; the rest are one-shots).

Its still pr0n even if people call it other names :p

[djisas]

Oh, mirai nikki, yandere bietch is MAD, who would like to have a cute gf like her??

I think that show is just average (maken-ki), if you take the prn from it there's little left, i mean fan service, its just an harem anime with a looser guy enrolling on an all girls school full of people trying to cut you in half, then there's the girl after mc's guts and the cute girl protects him and is self declared bride, and etc...
I didnt even watch it...

[Chappy]

Just watch "Boku Ha Tomodachi Ga Sukunai" and its pretty interesting. Good artwork as well.

[entropy13]

Oh, mirai nikki, yandere bietch is MAD, who would like to have a cute gf like her??


Look at tvtropes' page for Yandere (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yandere).

The picture? Yep, it's her. :laugh:

[snuif09]

Just watch "Boku Ha Tomodachi Ga Sukunai" and its pretty interesting. Good artwork as well.

watched ep 1 and liked it alot, cant wait for the next eps.

[kid41212003]

Nikki got me depressed. I stopped reading the manga. Maybe I will come back to read it later.

[entropy13]

Never really started reading Mirai Nikki even though I told myself I would when I watched the OVA. :laugh:



Just watch "Boku Ha Tomodachi Ga Sukunai" and its pretty interesting. Good artwork as well.


Same producer as OreImo, but the artwork reminds me of Denpa Onna. I'll check what exactly is dealing with the art...

EDIT: Yep, same character designer (http://myanimelist.net/people/11008/Buriki) for BWTGS and Denpa Onna.

[djisas]

Its buriki...
NSFW http://oreno.imouto.org/post?tags=Buriki

Nyaa
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3904/moe2018796220sample.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/moe2018796220sample.jpg/)

[kid41212003]

I just started rewatching Gungrave again.

Man this show is epic.

[Cold Storm]

At 73 now.. Lol..

Bleach... Hmmm, can't wait to see whats to come...

[djisas]

Is bleach turning into moe anime??
Cause Yuzu sure is moe enough, karin looks good too...
LOL at Orihime, the girl has no "modesty" and it seems her "assets" had grown this past 17 months...
And Ishida looking all bad ass there...
Animation is bleach has never been better...

you are close to 100th CS keep going...

[Mussels]

is bleach out of filler?

[Cold Storm]

is bleach out of filler?


The last two episodes were "new" the fillers are out.. even though it I really don't believe all that was "filler"...


Is bleach turning into moe anime??
Cause Yuzu sure is moe enough, karin looks good too...
LOL at Orihime, the girl has no "modesty" and it seems her "assets" had grown this past 17 months...
And Ishida looking all bad ass there...
Animation is bleach has never been better...

you are close to 100th CS keep going...


Yep.. I'll try and watch another 6 tonight! :rockout:


As for Moe.. Yeah, the last two episodes were "different" from how it has been.. Last one feeling a little off.. I think when they get the new 'arc' characters in the mix then stuff will go differently... I hope at lease...

[AhokZYashA]

just watched ep 2 of fate zero

and ep 1 of majikoi,
majikoi greatly reminds me of dog days

[djisas]

Bleach is officially on track, last episode is said to have covered 2 chapters of the manga...

Not watching any harem this season, majikoi and others...
But i watched ep 1 of Chihayafuru, character design was quite refreshing and pleasing, and the setting "japanese poems card games" is unexplored territory, this one is a potential sleeper of the season, if not for bloggers bragging about this i would miss it, ill watch second episode latter, but it seems it was pretty good...

Horizon, watched yesterday, so many complicated words, its makes hard watching it with subs, but comedy is good, art and animation are great, and i like it so far...

[entropy13]

But i watched ep 1 of Chihayafuru, character design was quite refreshing and pleasing, and the setting "japanese poems card games" is unexplored territory, this one is a potential sleeper of the season, if not for bloggers bragging about this i would miss it, ill watch second episode latter, but it seems it was pretty good...

The game is similar to Yu-Gi-Oh. Actually they're basically the same game. :laugh:

[djisas]

No, Yu-Gi-Oh is a battle anime with fancy hairstyles, Chihayafuru has nothing to do with low level shounen stuff...
Id rather re-re-read my cudcept manga, (this is similar to Yu-Gi-Oh but far superior in execution and Fantasy world integration) than watch Yu-Gi-Oh...

[entropy13]

I have made no mention of the anime. My first encounter of Yu-Gi-Oh (the card game) was before the anime. I would say back then it's in the middle if Magic: the Gathering was in one end and Pokemon was in the other.

[Cold Storm]

Oh, how I remember the Game... The endless hours of night staying up with group of 12 playing.... Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, & VS System... I wish DC/Marvel didn't sh1t on VS system like they did...

[razaron]

I still have my Yu-Gi-Oh! deck...

[AhokZYashA]

i forgotten where i placed my yu-gi oh deck,
but i used to play it on PC,
that kaiba the revenge game lol

[Cold Storm]

I still have my Yu-Gi-Oh! deck...

i forgotten where i placed my yu-gi oh deck,
but i used to play it on PC,
that kaiba the revenge game lol

I have my Magic and VS decks still.. My Yu-Gi-Oh have been sold or given away.. Someone else needed them more then I...

[Ahhzz]

I still have a ton of MTG :)

[Shihabyooo]

All this Yu-Gi-Oh!, I feel like it's been said before in this same thread. Or is it just me having a Deja vu ?

'ny ways, after 2 weeks off watching anime, finally got around to finish Katangatari. Man, the final ep made up for all the missing action in the previous episodes. And I do LIKE the new looks, specially Hitei's :3

[Cold Storm]

All this Yu-Gi-Oh!, I feel like it's been said before in this same thread. Or is it just me having a Deja vu ?

'ny ways, after 2 weeks off watching anime, finally got around to finish Katangatari. Man, the final ep made up for all the missing action in the previous episodes. And I do LIKE the new looks, specially Hitei's :3

Search The tread and find out.. I be we've talked about Yu-Gi-Oh and cards a few times... With almost 9k post... I believe we've had a few talks about a few things over and over again... A lot of Mech debates.. :roll:

[razaron]

I'm amazed at how little anime I've watched recently. However once I'm done with the last two seasons of Babylon 5 I'll be back to the usual amount, assuming SotSII doesn't take over my life.
Has anyone seen the bd's of Hyakka Ryouran? They look awesome. It was worth skipping the series as it was airing.

[Cold Storm]

Once I catch up to Fairy Tail I'll watch that.. plus I want to watch BRS... Shiri also...

[razaron]

BRS? Shiri? Bra's and ass?

Also do note that Hyakka Ryouran is a fanservice laden series.

[Cold Storm]

BRS? Shiri? Bra's and ass?

Also do note that Hyakka Ryouran is a fanservice laden series.

lol.. I thought it was black rock shooter.. not black star shooter... :roll:


and It's Shiki... :banghead:

[Arciks]

I still have my Yu-Gi-Oh! deck...

I was playin this game online for some time couple years ago, and liked anime but didnt seen last series so will download them i guess.

[djisas]

Just watched Guilty Crown, art and animation are fantastic, very good action scenes and music, i dont like the average mc with average voice that looks pretty much like the mc from 80% of the anime i watch, but all other character look fantastic, the girl is really pretty and the blond guy who was kicking ass is quite cool, bad mecha design so far, but im sure they are just extras...

Now here is something very original and refreshing, the first episode was rather simple and it served to present core characters and setting, this episode looked more or less like a "traditional" detective novel but the case was quickly and intelligently solved...
Animation is good, art is interesting, special character design, here i can see it might not please some viewers more used to mainstream anime, but those who got their share of shoujo anime before, will have no complains here and then there's this character who turns from underling to boss in a huge visual transformation but still retaining some common traces, interesting personality too and i like the detective he looks interesting too, and the "ojou-sama" or princess, she doesn't look frail or useless at all, although her deduction was still off...

Im sure i will enjoy this further...

[AhokZYashA]

anyone heard the news for the P4 animation?

[bostonbuddy]

I'm amazed at how little anime I've watched recently. However once I'm done with the last two seasons of Babylon 5 I'll be back to the usual amount, assuming SotSII doesn't take over my life.
Has anyone seen the bd's of Hyakka Ryouran? They look awesome. It was worth skipping the series as it was airing.

I did a watch thru of Babylon 5 last year. It was torture but I got thru it. That series needed some stand alone episodes, its just 5 seasons of straight storyline/plot.

[Cold Storm]

anyone heard the news for the P4 animation?

Watched episode 1 all ready.. it was good.. Never played the games but I liked it.. Gotta see at lease 2 more before I say it's the bomb...

[AhokZYashA]

i mean about the news it will be canceled,
because of the production house is not good

[djisas]

According to the twitter of animator Arai Jun (the key animator of "Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto"), episode 2 of Persona 4 The Animation was leaked to video sharing sites with French subtitles before the TV airing in Japan. The OP sequence of the anime was also leaked yesterday prematurely. Arai Jun disclosed that the production studio AIC A.S.T.A. has been swindling the animators and his salary hasn't been paid even after the deadline. Animator Murata Toshiharu (the character designer of "Hellsing") agreed with Arai that there is something wrong with AIC studios. Two anonymous animators (@zouni and @bito) also tweeted that they quit the team of Persona 4 from episode 3 because of AIC's bad management.

Sources: Arai's twitter, Mutara's twitter and animelist

[entropy13]

Putting UN-GO on hold, I have too many shows under "watching" :laugh:

[kid41212003]

Sources: Arai's twitter, Mutara's twitter and animelist

Sad news. :(

[entropy13]

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

[AhokZYashA]

mio and whoever that is from to love ru

im going to show off my nendoroids collection after all my preorders are released

[Shihabyooo]

mio and whoever that is from to love ru

im going to show off my nendoroids collection after all my preorders are released

Speaking of nendoroids, may I ask which character does the one in your avi replicate ? That bird she's riding looks awfully like a chocobo.

[AhokZYashA]

its millhiore f biscotti from dog days,
her nendoroid form is released on january 2012,
:D

[Fourstaff]

Guilty Crown starts off quite nicely, and I like the OP

[scoutingwraith]

Guys any recommendations on how to play the latest [Commie] releases of Shakugan no Shana which i presume is 10 bit? I tried to use VLC, K-lite Media Codec and even CCCP and still it did not work properly.

[djisas]

Try getting hold of the latest cccp beta, not official version, its waay behind in development...
I use a rather unknown but really good player called The core media player plus cccp vs something beta from september or something...
http://www.cccp-project.net/beta/

Edit: actually CCC-Pack-BETA-2011-09-25
Edit 2: for simplicity ppl like wmp classic, works like a charm, they say, i personally dislike it's "simplicity"...
Edit 3, lol: http://www.free-codecs.com/ free, like it implies, legal codec and utilities downloads...

[scoutingwraith]

Try getting hold of the latest cccp beta, not official version, its waay behind in development...
I use a rather unknown but really good player called The core media player plus cccp vs something beta from september or something...
http://www.cccp-project.net/beta/

Edit: actually CCC-Pack-BETA-2011-09-25
Edit 2: for simplicity ppl like wmp classic, works like a charm, they say, i personally dislike it's "simplicity"...
Edit 3, lol: http://www.free-codecs.com/ free, like it implies, legal codec and utilities downloads...

Thanks....CCCP did not work for me even after i cleaned up all the previous codecs. I updated my K-lite Codec to the latest one and decided to use MPC HC and it worked. The only thing i dont like is the actual player.......much rather use a different one like VLC. (Hopefully they update it soon)

[Mussels]

you need the latest official cccp, not the beta. uninstall codecs, reboot, install cccp, reboot, all well. make sure you arent using 3rd party h264 codecs like coreavc.

[entropy13]

The default settings of the latest non-beta of CCCP should work, since that's what worked for me. Remove any other conflicts. Also, hardware acceleration doesn't work with 10-bit yet.

[Wile E]

I have no issues with 10 bit on the latest official CCCP. Any issues are caused from improper setup, or not uninstalling conflicting filters prior to installing CCCP.

If you had K-Lite installed prior to installing CCCP, I'm willing to bet that was your issue, as K-Lite is junk. If you aren't going to use CCCP, and least use Shark's Codec packs.

[Cold Storm]

Watched Guilty Crown... I really liked it. I'll be trying to keep up with that...

[djisas]

It looks promising...
Watched ben-to 2, this one is fun, theres a lot of action actually...
C3 is just an average show, but watching fear go MAD and destroy the other bietch makes it a lot better...
Fate zero is quite good too, we get a little peak into assassins secret, Rider having fun in "our" world and saber soon to dance with lancer...

[Cold Storm]

link me to Ben-to... I can't seem to find it..


I'll see how 2 does on Guilty Crown... It has a house that makes good stuff.. Might go and watch Persona episode 2...

[entropy13]

Too impatient, I went ahead and read the Fairy Tail manga. Chapter 225 now (which would roughly correspond to 2/3s through the current arc in the anime).

Lucy now has 10 of the 12 Gold Keys of Celestial Spirits! She's only missing Pisces and Libra (neither of which have appeared yet).

[Mussels]

link me to Ben-to... I can't seem to find it..


I'll see how 2 does on Guilty Crown... It has a house that makes good stuff.. Might go and watch Persona episode 2...

GG have subbed it.

[djisas]

Too impatient, I went ahead and read the Fairy Tail manga. Chapter 225 now (which would roughly correspond to 2/3s through the current arc in the anime).

Lucy now has 10 of the 12 Gold Keys of Celestial Spirits! She's only missing Pisces and Libra (neither of which have appeared yet).

I spoiled myself on the english FT unofficial wiki, just a little, it only makes the wait harder getting spoiled like this...

[entropy13]

I just finished the Tenrou Island arc. WTF??? ENDING for the arc lol

Now it's the 12th arc now that I'm reading.

[Cold Storm]

GG have subbed it.

:roll:

I ment "Link me to what it's about"


:banghead: on my part

[djisas]

:roll:

I ment "Link me to what it's about"


:banghead: on my part

You mean this http://randomc.net/category/ben-to/??

[AhokZYashA]

i think its about fighting for cheap food

[entropy13]

I'm sick right now, although I finished Fairy Tail up to the latest chapter (as well as Nurarihyon no Mago's latest) I can barely watch C3. I'll be sleeping quite early today...

[Cold Storm]

You mean this http://randomc.net/category/ben-to/??

Supermarket fights... epic

[djisas]

Supermarket fights... epic

Yeah, wolfs fighting against a boar in the middle of a storm while being attacked by pigs and with a wizard's help, and it seems the Ice witch is the strongest...

Edit: The wait was very hard, almost painful during the last days, but Last Exile is finally here!!
Starting with the op, i think its good, its mayaa singing and all, but i think it really doesn't suit the anime, the ending Sung by Hitomi (i wouldn't want it to be other way) is actually reminiscing of the first season...
Music overall seemed good and appropriate...
The animation is up to the task, the original already looked fantastic, this sequel only improves on it without changing anything in the concept...
Characters so far are very few of Major importance, there's Fam Fan and Giselle as partners, good chemistry i believe, but they will have to work hard get out of the original's shadow, and then there's the two princesses too, interesting personalities too; and lastly good old Dio is back...

First episode serves mostly to introduce the main characters, their background, abilities and situation in the country...

I just hope Gonzo can produce something that gets close to the original, if they manage to improve on it, even better...

[Cold Storm]

Yeah, wolfs fighting against a boar in the middle of a storm while being attacked by pigs and with a wizard's help, and it seems the Ice witch is the strongest...

Edit: The wait was very hard, almost painful during the last days, but Last Exile is finally here!!
Starting with the op, i think its good, its mayaa singing and all, but i think it really doesn't suit the anime, the ending Sung by Hitomi (i wouldn't want it to be other way) is actually reminiscing of the first season...
Music overall seemed good and appropriate...
The animation is up to the task, the original already looked fantastic, this sequel only improves on it without changing anything in the concept...
Characters so far are very few of Major importance, there's Fam Fan and Giselle as partners, good chemistry i believe, but they will have to work hard get out of the original's shadow, and then there's the two princesses too, interesting personalities too; and lastly good old Dio is back...

First episode serves mostly to introduce the main characters, their background, abilities and situation in the country...

I just hope Gonzo can produce something that gets close to the original, if they manage to improve on it, even better...



Just watched Episode 1&2 of Ben-to... I really like it.. lol.. It was funny yet it made me want to it all without a glance at anything going on else where on the web...


As for Last Exile.. I have to check it out.. I saw on my FB page that Funimation was airing it.. But, was at work while doing so.. FML..


Edit: I just watched Last Exile: Fam... I really enjoyed it. I can't wait to see if they can really work on what they have given in Last Exile.

[Mussels]

found this on GN, but it belongs here.


http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5828/mangas1c95382743157.jpg

[Fourstaff]

Watched C cubed. Your average junk, but I enjoyed it anyway. Non otakus need not care, people who only watch good anime need not bother etc.

[djisas]

Lol, only worth for watching fear go MAD and start torturing...

[Cold Storm]

I need to add back the picture... Animetitus... lol.. Gotta see if I have it in my photobucket still.

[ViperXTR]

Mirrai Nikki 2 seems a bit rushed? and the mystery of the summoned bike was reproduced from the manga lol.

Someone looks Kuririn in Ben-to hehe

[AhokZYashA]

C3 is a nice watch when fear go rage,
other than that, meh,

the OP of C3 is very nice too.

my OP and ED rank for Fall 2011

OP
1. Shinryaku?! Ika Musume
2. C3
3. Fate/Zero

ED
1. Fate/Zero
2. Shinryaku?! Ika Musume
3. Shakugan no Shana Final

[entropy13]

No rankings, but these are my favorites from the new songs:
Bakuman 2 ED
Ben-To ED
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai OP
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai ED
Maken-Ki! ED
Mashiro-iro Symphony OP
Mirai Nikki OP
Mirai Nikki ED
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume OP
Working'!! ED


But if I were to ranking them, here's the top 5:
1. Shinryaku!? Ika Musume OP
2. Working'!! ED
3. Mirai Nikki OP
4. Bakuman 2 ED
5. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai OP

[AhokZYashA]

i love that song, High Powered

[kid41212003]

Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8288

You guys gotta watch that... ITS FREAKING HILARIOUS.

[djisas]

LOL, been there, seen that, done that...
Im waiting on a 3rd OVA that i think was announced somewhere in the future...

[AhokZYashA]

whats it about?
the yondemasuyo thing?

[djisas]

About demons from hell, like Beelzebub for ex, these demons are summoned by a detective who uses them for odd jobs, these mighty demons from hell, upon summoning take a form that makes them look like stuffed animals and their summoner will make even the strongest demon coward in fear if he misbehaves...
The comedy is in the demons personalities and of course their summoner and assistant and as well all sort of situations that emerge, this anime gets dirty, very dirty...

[AhokZYashA]

i think i'll go to take a look, but after i finished with bakemonogatari
:D

[entropy13]

Finally able to watch the latest eps of Horizon, SKET and Mashiro-iro. GC's and Sukunai's are yet to be dl'ed however.

[AhokZYashA]

this is so wrong
:lol:
http://img.techpowerup.org/111022/IMG_2324.jpg

[Fourstaff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Jdda5vH6Y

[djisas]

So, moving back to the main topic here, anime, This week ep 102 of Fairy Tail, was another reaally good episode with one of FT fighting against 2 of Grimoir hearts, actually it was gajeel and Levy, a good display of strenght and skill...
In the meanwhile Pissed off Natsu goes hunting for his new nemesis...
Next week Makorov gets some good screen time, that is to say some rare fight time...

[Solaris17]

just finished Elfen Lied at first i was like WTF am i watching then at the end of ep 13 i was at the edge of my seat. after taking an hour thinking about all the eps i watched and reading between the lines god damn fees bad man.

[entropy13]

this is so wrong
:lol:
http://img.techpowerup.org/111022/IMG_2324.jpg

So do you leave them outside of the box?

After taking some pictures right after I got them they're just inside their boxes now.

[AhokZYashA]

they are inside a glass compartment,
so its free of dust,

[djisas]

just finished Elfen Lied at first i was like WTF am i watching then at the end of ep 13 i was at the edge of my seat. after taking an hour thinking about all the eps i watched and reading between the lines god damn fees bad man.

Now, go watch higurashi, im sure its the thing to watch after elfen lied, and then you can watch shiki...

[Cold Storm]

I'm watching Tower of Druaga... That's it!!! Stick a spoon up a guys butt! that'll stop him all right! :roll:

[AhokZYashA]

impression after FZ 4
so much for rider lol

[djisas]

Saber was having an hard time, but next week should prove interesting with rider to the mix...
Shana 3 was boring, nothing at all the entire episode, but next one should be better...

[Fourstaff]

Currently watching (in order of preference)

Fate/Zero
Ika Musume Season 2
Guilty Crown
Mirai Nikki
C3
Shana

[AhokZYashA]

Shana 3 gives me mindfuck about why he come back to misaki city..

[kid41212003]

I'm watching Tower of Druaga... That's it!!! Stick a spoon up a guys butt! that'll stop him all right! :roll:

One of my favorite :toast:.

[entropy13]

Reading Fairy Tail Chapter 256. Nurarihyon Chapter 175 is next.

[Cold Storm]

One of my favorite :toast:.


I'm liking it. Man, I even showed it to a co-worker and she laughed her A$$ off at it... She didn't think Anime would be "that way"

[Arciks]

One Piece still kicks ass for me, but Fairy Tail is good too. Why are they releasing one manga and one anime a week.I read only GANTZ manga and claymore because they cut off animated series.And dont forget about D.Grey man was good aswell.

[djisas]

They cant afford to produce more than one ep\chapter\week, poor mangakas already struggle to write a single chapter in time, and anime studios could never afford to make more than one episode every week, not only that but they would have to hire a lot of staff...
Although studio power houses can sometimes afford to produce more than one series at a time, and i still remember having double episodes in bleach but then i would be pissed off when they would not air any the next week...
Thats how the industry works...

Now back to my weekly anime dose:
C3 was good this week, more fight, more fear, more yandere characters going MAD...

Working was really nice too...

Horizon is very complicated, everything works on a huge scale, like the huge cast, very complex stuff...

Last exile was pretty good too, things are happening fast and there's a lot of air action...

[Arciks]

why dont other countries support japan anime, like helping doing them.because I got feeling that japan will soon be under water and no anime will be than :(

[djisas]

Look at american cartoons, think they could help??
Chinese have attempted to copy anime several times, and Korean do have their own anime as well, they seems to love dramas though...
Other countries can only help by buying more, the more money studios make, the more and better they produce:
Look at Kyoani, everything they do sells 10's of thousand disks, they can produce a lot of anime with great quality...
Shaft, they are more adventurous, they have produce 2 best sellers, Bakemonogatari sold over 50k disks on first week of each volume, Madoka sold even more, in between they produced less popular shows, but with fantastic quality, like dempa onna, or even before zetsubou sensei, or arakawa under the bridge, they also produce some of the most unique ones...
And gainax has their golden egg evangelion with the movies selling over 100k units besides milions of cinema tickets...

[Arciks]

So the point is if there were no piracy than probably there were more goood animes without cut off series.

[djisas]

Piracy can help actually, seeing how good anime sells good and how otaku can buy 2 or 3 copies...
I watch rips all the time, but i still love to get my hands on good movie bds, i watch the rips, then i buy if its worth, its the same as watching on tv which we occidentals have no access to, if there was no piracy, i wouldn't know what i know today, or would have bough what i have and will continue do do so...
Piracy means more people watching, more advertisement more sells, = profit

[Cold Storm]

America has to many "moral" standards to help when it comes to anime. Their form of anime can never be as "dark & twisted" as Japan. There is too many "religious" influences in America to have it done right. There would be protests and "rights" marches just because of how we "show" anime. Couple years ago we finally got the AN channel. But, that is blocked due to how the "religious" morals are for that TV company. So, for instants with Bright House, there is the "on demand" which allows the company to "choose" what people will see..

In shortness.. MOST parents are not parents in the US, and due to that... We have all this "videogame" problems in the US.. So, to add "anime" and what it brings to the list.... It wouldn't work.


Now, would I love to see companies grow in work in the US... Yes.. But, Marvel has shown that even if you got the "Japanese" art style down... Voice casting SUCKSSSSS..

[djisas]

Lol, there's now way my anime dub can be this bad!!

[Cold Storm]

Lol, there's now way my anime dub can be this bad!!

Lol.... At times I do wish I was in a place to which it wasn't a "religious" type control... It's not that I don't believe, or care if one does or doesn't... I just feel that due to how America is brought up, coming from England, and so forth... Anime can't work in a "building block" like it can in Japan... Even if LA is owned by them... lol


Tomorrow I'll have to watch Last Exile, and Bleach.. I've been caught up with Batman: AC... :roll:


You got 302 posts to go Dj ;)

[djisas]

That many yet??
Just watched deadman ova, no shiro, no good...
Mirai nikki, yandere girl just got even more yandere and now with a dark secret...
Edit: Its ironic, after badmouthing american dubs, i got caught off guard with DBZ movie 7 android 13 dubbed by funi, and it was horrible, but i put up with it and watched the entire movie...
I think i had better dbz episodes than the movie...

[razaron]

The second wave is incoming.
http://img1.sankakustatic.com/wp-content/gallery/safe-misc-xii/ishihara-censorship-is-japanese-common-sense.jpg

[SetsunaFZero]

Watched C cubed. Your average junk, but I enjoyed it anyway. Non otakus need not care, people who only watch good anime need not bother etc.
my reaction after ep1 was okeeeyyyy. After i watched ep2 it rly gets quite interesting :)

[djisas]

my reaction after ep1 was okeeeyyyy. After i watched ep2 it rly gets quite interesting :)

After third, even more...
razaron, the guy gonna get raeped n killed and feed to the carps one of these days...

[Cold Storm]

That many yet??
Just watched deadman ova, no shiro, no good...
Mirai nikki, yandere girl just got even more yandere and now with a dark secret...
Edit: Its ironic, after badmouthing american dubs, i got caught off guard with DBZ movie 7 android 13 dubbed by funi, and it was horrible, but i put up with it and watched the entire movie...
I think i had better dbz episodes than the movie...

Cowboy Bebop... anything that has Steve Blum in it will have good Dubs.. Desert Punk was done real good. I even liked Last exile's dubs.. DBZ... i rather watch the subs.. IMHO.. now I'm going to watch bleach.. lol

[ViperXTR]

i despise the DBZ english dub, specially what they done to Vegeta, he sounded like a random street thug instead of being a more aristocratic arrogant prince.

[Cold Storm]

i despise the DBZ english dub, specially what they done to Vegeta, he sounded like a random street thug instead of being a more aristocratic arrogant prince.

lol.. His voice was the only one that I thought was done "all right".. :roll:


Now, for anime that is out now..


Last Exile Fam: With the second Episode out, I can say that I feel the same as I did watching the first series.. Drawn into the world, and feeling for them as if I was there.. I really think the story is well done..

Guilty Crown: It's shaping to be good. I can't say til at lease half way into it..


Bleach:.... Wow... He's doing it.. I knew he wouldn't be able to stand by...

[ViperXTR]

hehe i guess we have different preference then, the original VA of Vegeta, Frieza and Cell (the villains mostly) are well done in Japanese imo (Specially Cell hehe, Norio Wakamoto ftw!)

English dubs are also notorious for changing and adding random dialogues that is not part of the original dub. Even apparent on games:
semi ot: xenoblade jap dub with english sub (cell and vegeta are there btw hehe)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6U5Qw9lLuk

[Cold Storm]

hehe i guess we have different preference then, the original VA of Vegeta, Frieza and Cell (the villains mostly) are well done in Japanese imo (Specially Cell hehe, Norio Wakamoto ftw!)

English dubs are also notorious for changing and adding random dialogues that is not part of the original dub. Even apparent on games:
semi ot: xenoblade jap dub with english sub (cell and vegeta are there btw hehe)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6U5Qw9lLuk

Yeah. I liked DB universe in Subs over Dubs... Because of the voice acting.. Everyone has their own feel on voices.. Which is good.. That's why I don't sing anymore. :roll:

[Solaris17]

Chobits waste of my time or go for it?

[entropy13]

Chobits waste of my time or go for it?

Go for it.

[ViperXTR]

manga or animu?

[Solaris17]

manga or animu?

anime, i couldnt go out and buy the manga to save my life im in the north east its to far of a drive to get someware with a decent collection. not to mention gas in a 5.2 jeep is all sorts of terrible.

[entropy13]

The new Last Exile took a turn to the worse. WHY HELLO THERE NAZIS! WHY HELLO THERE "REBUILD A NEW WORLD"! WHY HELLO THERE THE OTHER SIDE MUST SUFFER FIRST! WHY HELLO THERE THE NAZIS MUST HAVE THE UPPER HAND IN THE EARLY STAGES! WHY HELLO THERE THE OTHER SIDE, AFTER MUCH PAIN AND HARDSHIP, WOULD TURN THE TIDE!

[Mussels]

chobits was awesome. i'm not one for the non action anime, but that one stands out as all around excellent.

[djisas]

Chobits waste of my time or go for it?

anime, i couldnt go out and buy the manga to save my life im in the north east its to far of a drive to get someware with a decent collection. not to mention gas in a 5.2 jeep is all sorts of terrible.

Chobits is a masterpiece, both Manga and Anime...
Why not buy manga from net if you ca afford, its worth it...

[entropy13]

Proof of how "old" Chobits is already: I first got to watch the whole series in Youtube; at that time I was also watching SEED and SEED Destiny there. :laugh:

They were yet to be bought by Google then.


Being made by CLAMP was the primary "attraction" for me. Albeit I haven't really watched the whole Cardcaptor Sakura and Magic Knight Rayearth series, but I liked them. LOL


And I just love the OP song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH8AXBIxfWY


It was aired on Animax too, but we don't have cable, so there. Back then it was only Vandread that I was watching on Animax at my sister's house.

[kid41212003]

I have one of Chobits' OSTs as my phone ringtone.

[djisas]

Proof of how "old" Chobits is already: I first got to watch the whole series in Youtube; at that time I was also watching SEED and SEED Destiny there. :laugh:

They were yet to be bought by Google then.


Being made by CLAMP was the primary "attraction" for me. Albeit I haven't really watched the whole Cardcaptor Sakura and Magic Knight Rayearth series, but I liked them. LOL


And I just love the OP song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH8AXBIxfWY


It was aired on Animax too, but we don't have cable, so there. Back then it was only Vandread that I was watching on Animax at my sister's house.

My favorite: http://youtu.be/T5MeSSVP0_g
I watched chobits very early, and i was impressed back then with how good it looked, besides the fantastic music...

[AhokZYashA]

Chobits is very good.

and the music is excellent too.

[entropy13]

ENTROPY13'S TOP 10 ANIME OP'S (1996-2005)
Of course, they're only limited to shows that I've watched...

#10:
Slam Dunk OP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-hnDP42bA4


#9:
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9if4nG4Z5Yw


#8:
Ichigo 100% OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmi4Sm_yEk


#7:
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing OP2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb33FuBnWxQ


#6:
Trinity Blood OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4PiVKMuAQ


#5:
Samurai Champloo OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuRajFzMYI


#4:
Cowboy Bebop OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE


#3:
R.O.D. OVA OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fSYPceP2TI


#2:
Escaflowne OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1VBwBdVQtw


#1:
Chobits OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYGMS0uyyz0

[Solaris17]

Had no clue it was like a master peice. I'm on ep 11 and my god what a deep story I love the struggle between AI and human, emotion and feelings, understanding. Not to mention how she is being communicated through via the book.

[Arciks]

I watched Chobbits like 5y ago or so, very good anime, havent read manga tho

[AhokZYashA]

i dont know why, but the OP of Ika Musume S2 is very" good,

catchy and cheerful beat..
the singers are great too

[djisas]

Had no clue it was like a master peice. I'm on ep 11 and my god what a deep story I love the struggle between AI and human, emotion and feelings, understanding. Not to mention how she is being communicated through via the book.

You should check tsubasa reservoir chronicles next, it features all characters ever created by clamp, and dont forget XXXHolic too, these two stories often crossover with each other and XXXHolic characters have influence on Tsubasa's story...

Edit: Also chobits has 2 specials, be sure not to miss them...

[Solaris17]

You should check tsubasa reservoir chronicles next, it features all characters ever created by clamp, and dont forget XXXHolic too, these two stories often crossover with each other and XXXHolic characters have influence on Tsubasa's story...

Edit: Also chobits has 2 specials, be sure not to miss them...

They are handling some really complex stuff.

[Fourstaff]

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles have lots of mindfuck.

[djisas]

I just watched 2 episodes of Tamayura, i just love this kind of shows, like Hidamari sketch, or sketchbook full color, there's always something mainstream anime lack and its always a joy to watch...

[Mussels]

i dont know why, but the OP of Ika Musume S2 is very" good,

catchy and cheerful beat..
the singers are great too

i liked the original, so i hate the new one for being new.

[Fourstaff]

i liked the original, so i hate the new one for being new.

I like the original better than the current one too, but not because its new

[ViperXTR]

music, i remember in Hajime no Ippo where Volg Zangief handed his boxing gloves to Ippo with dat music T__T

[AhokZYashA]

i liked both,
OPs and EDs of animes this season is pretty good..
Ex. F/Z ED and OP, C3 OP, Wagnaria OP, Ika Musume OP and ED, Shana OP.
and many more,

[entropy13]

I like Ika Musume 2's OP because it's made by one of my favorites, sphere. :D

[entropy13]

ENTROPY13'S TOP 10 ANIME ED'S (1996-2005)
Of course, they're only limited to shows that I've watched...

#10:
Ichigo 100% OVA ED2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwJV7T2O2B4


#9:
Galaxy Angel 3 ED2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kesWx47Pz5A


#8:
Cowboy Bebop ED1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGAnQDj8ais


#7:
R.O.D. TV ED2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DST7ma7fSGI


#6:
Full Metal Panic! ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAxCY4n26Hc


#5:
Rozen Maiden: Träumend ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC3zWzhUhsQ


#4:
Trinity Blood ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI-Lf1oTOkc


#3:
Futakoi Alternative ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twqwlj4YmpU


#2 (tie):
R.O.D. TV ED1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrYYpNkyRE

AND
Sister Princess ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbjTE_X36w4

#1:
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu ED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_alZ2ZcgaXc

[kid41212003]

Guilty Crown is begging me to hate it.

Why the 1st EP is so similar to Code Geass?

[entropy13]

ENTROPY13'S TOP 15 ANIME OP'S (2006-2010)
Of course, they're only limited to shows that I've watched...

#15
Le Chevalier D'Eon OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG5F_0z5sxU

#14
Rosario + Vampire Capu2 OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxvLLshTZo4

#13
Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD-DLHA2YZo

#12
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOuM3hStfys

#11
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlqanxCc7MI

#10
Spice and Wolf OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_WgwEmRaw

#9
Amagami SS OP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCTtreMZmto

#8
Asobi ni Iku Yo! OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuCE6LS3Se8

#7
Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcI1tox1Fow

#6
Bakemonogatari OP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2yz6mGiPJw

#5
Natsu no Arashi! OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TZfIyd_KHQ

#4
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 OP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7jAk-Ud9eM

#3
Durarara!! OP2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G5HPtyjupw

#2
Working!! OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs5BWJSBggc

#1
Xam'd: Lost Memories OP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTTrmP02dxM

[bostonbuddy]

ENTROPY13'S TOP 10 ANIME OP'S (1996-2005)
Of course, they're only limited to shows that I've watched...

#10:
Slam Dunk OP1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-hnDP42bA4


#9:
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9if4nG4Z5Yw


#8:
Ichigo 100% OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmi4Sm_yEk


#7:
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing OP2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb33FuBnWxQ


#6:
Trinity Blood OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4PiVKMuAQ


#5:
Samurai Champloo OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuRajFzMYI


#4:
Cowboy Bebop OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE


#3:
R.O.D. OVA OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fSYPceP2TI


#2:
Escaflowne OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1VBwBdVQtw


#1:
Chobits OP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYGMS0uyyz0
no eva:mad:
might be too old but touch had some great op's

[entropy13]

no eva:mad:
might be too old but touch had some great op's

"Of course, they're only limited to shows that I've watched..."


Besides, Evangelion's overrated. Madoka of the 2010s is Evangelion of the 1990s.

That doesn't mean I haven't watched even an episode or so of those shows however. Just means I never really finished them (since I never really liked them).

[entropy13]

Commie has now subbed the second Macross Frontier movie.

[Shihabyooo]

Besides, Evangelion's overrated.
:twitch:
You didn't !

[entropy13]

:twitch:
You didn't !

Mostly it's the fault of the male protagonist. Much like how Code Geass is overrated too because of the one in your avatar.

[Mussels]

entropy: at least watch the new movies, they cut back how emo shinji is.


also, you best not be watching dubs or i'll murder you. with an eva.

[Shihabyooo]

Mostly it's the fault of the male protagonist. Much like how Code Geass is overrated too because of the one in your avatar.

*Takes off a glove, and throws it on the ground*

[ShogoXT]

I actually really like One Piece right now. Though saying so usually gets you downvoted if the forum supports such features. I remembered it way back when it was crappily dubbed by 4kids and hearing that their dubbing "wasnt how it was supposed to be".

I had been keeping up with some of the other long runners like Naruto and Bleach, but started to get a little pissed at them. Bleach was over with Aizen, period. Naruto has endless filler and crap character development. Add to that when they were hitting their peaks (Aizen fight, Naruto vs Pain), i was more excited for the Great Pirate War. Pretty much dropped them, but I do have alot of time to watch alot of stuff.

I guess in the grand scheme of things I try to keep it simple and dont know alot of animes out there, just ones that are common. I actually dont like complex animes except for maybe Gundam Wing or Ghost in the Shell ( I swear watch Gundam Wing years later and you will notice things you didnt when you were a kid). I prefer shows that are generally positive and have lots of comraderey like Stargate SG1/Atlantis.

Also like Full Metal Alchemist (hard not to), Cowboy Bebop, and Samurai Champloo.

But yea I probably havent heard of like 95% of the animes you guys have mentioned. :(

[entropy13]

entropy: at least watch the new movies, they cut back how emo shinji is.


also, you best not be watching dubs or i'll murder you. with an eva.

Got to watch it on TV in three forms, Filipino-dubbed, English-dubbed, English-subtitled.

I could say though that it got "drowned out" for me by the other shows at roughly the same time period, which includes Escaflowne, Yu Yu Hakusho, Flame of Recca (my girlfriend loves this show apparently), 3 Gundam shows (Gundam Wing, Gundam X, G Gundam), Slam Dunk and Rurouni Kenshin.

[AhokZYashA]

never really watched eva, code geass, d gray man, or something in the line of that.

that kenshin movie, i like that movie, but i forgot what the title was,
it was about kenshin got in a serious disease.

[djisas]

escaflowne is great, Kenshin is epic in its own right, but Gundamn??
Comparing gundamn with eva (tries not start another war), gundamn is totally commercial and rehashed, EVA brought the industry to its knees and its not overrated (like gundamn), just like madoka did by turning a new page on the genre...
What did gundamn brought of new or changed in the industry, god there are so many different/similar mech shows, although not with gundamn quality admittedly...
Code geass also turned a page by itself by doing something different, maybe the closest made before was FMP but even FMP was quite different...
And I am not even a mech fan, there are just some exceptions...

[AhokZYashA]

oh, dj, do you know what is the title of the movie i stated above?

[djisas]

I think its the last movie, the end actually

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou Hen or Samurai X: Reflection and ova

if it is where he dies...

Just checked it, it is the name of the ova, but you might have watched the Complete Movie, Director`s Cut, same thing probably...

[AhokZYashA]

yeah that is the one,
i cried when i watched that one,

it is an OVA? or a movie?

oh, its an OVA, going to look for it.
as its a very hearwarming OVA

[djisas]

Its a 2 ep ova, it was then reedited as a movie...

Ppl rage because of how it ends, but i think it was a perfect end for a legend...

[Cold Storm]

Its a 2 ep ova, it was then reedited as a movie...

Ppl rage because of how it ends, but i think it was a perfect end for a legend...

Yeah, I've seen the "rage" over what happens.. But, it's the one movie I watch almost every 3m. It's a great "ova" "movie" that just begs to not see that "tear" in the eye...

[razaron]

I just realized you can switch audio streams in MPC by pressing the "a" key, even if the other audio stream doesn't show up in the right-clicky thing.

Also, Cold Storm, you shouldn't use so many quote marks. It's bad for your health.

[Cold Storm]

I just realized you can switch audio streams in MPC by pressing the "a" key, even if the other audio stream doesn't show up in the right-clicky thing.

Also, Cold Storm, you shouldn't use so many quote marks. It's bad for your health.

"I'll make it" a "POINT" to stop using "them" tooo "much"


;)

[bostonbuddy]

regardless of your opinion of the show the op is pretty epic, from the first note you know its eva, the music and score for the series is part of what made the series great, where most shows at the time were scored w/ a keyboard eva would have huge orchestra scores.
Having watched eva more times then I can count, I'll admit the story is only ok, and gets a bit convoluted at some points. What made eva so epic imo was the art direction, thrilling battles, and score. Where most mech shows had pretty boring battles w/ choppy moving mechs and a bunch of laser beams, eva had fast paced hand to hand battles w/ excellent editing. And theres a reason why WETA has had a long standing "Dibs" on doing a live action eva sfx, its because the designs in eva are amazing, the evas, the angels, tokyo 3.

[djisas]

Anyone grabbed the BRS tv pv yet??
8 ep on noitamina block starting january...
Im all excited allover again after watching it, i dare even say it might look better than the movie...
If they release all in a single boxset for moderate price like the movie, im importing...
Or just wait one year for the english version...

[AhokZYashA]

thats quite promising,
the BRS PV,
i never watched the OVA though,

[Mussels]

regardless of your opinion of the show the op is pretty epic, from the first note you know its eva, the music and score for the series is part of what made the series great, where most shows at the time were scored w/ a keyboard eva would have huge orchestra scores.
Having watched eva more times then I can count, I'll admit the story is only ok, and gets a bit convoluted at some points. What made eva so epic imo was the art direction, thrilling battles, and score. Where most mech shows had pretty boring battles w/ choppy moving mechs and a bunch of laser beams, eva had fast paced hand to hand battles w/ excellent editing. And theres a reason why WETA has had a long standing "Dibs" on doing a live action eva sfx, its because the designs in eva are amazing, the evas, the angels, tokyo 3.

asuka's fight at the end (one of the movies?) against those white angel/eva things will always stand out in my memory as one of the most sheer awesome fights in my memory. never before and never since, has a fight in a TV show/anime made me want to cheer so badly.

(FLCL and bokurano have come close with sheer awesomeness in fights, but that asuka fight was pure unadulterated mother f*ing win)

[djisas]

And just you wait for Pirate asuka in movie 3...
That was in end of evangelion, where Asuka is swarmed by the production series all wielding a Longinus spear, its pure carnage and badassery...
Try doing that Gundamns!!

[Mussels]

And just you wait for Pirate asuka in movie 3...
That was in end of evangelion, where Asuka is swarmed by the production series all wielding a Longinus spear, its pure carnage and badassery...
Try doing that Gundamns!!

no gundam has ever reached the sheer badassery of using a goddamned batman battleship as a human (well, lots of humans really) shield.


gundams have that whole cool machine precision thing going on.

Evas are what happens if you back a wild animal into a corner, and that wild animal is a pissed off redhead.

[djisas]

Hmm, how about eva going berserk, and awe inspiring scene...

That reminds me in Haganai, crazy science girl reading out loud fanfic of eva 02 vs gundamn like it was porn, lol...

[Mussels]

now that i think about it, asuka may have been the start of my thing for aggressive redheads :P



while i love gundams, its the science nerd in me that loves it. evas arent about the science, or the machine/eva - its about the humanity of the pilot and the emotion of it.

which is more awesome, a gundam pilot who looks like he couldn't give a shit and kills hundreds of opponents in one go, or an eva pilot who fears for their own safety as well as all of their friends family and colleagues, but ends up ripping their opponent to shreds barehanded as an act of desperation.

Personally i find that act of depseration, of madness as rational thought and logic fails that causes you to resort to your animal instincts quite powerful and moving. but hey, i'm pretty fucking drunk right now so what do i know.

[djisas]

Do gundamn pilots feel what the bot feels??
I mean, in Eva the pilot is synchronized with the Eva and if it is stabbed in the head the pilot will feel real pain and can die or suffer major injuries if isn't shut down...
Just like Asuka in the movie, she felt everything...

[AhokZYashA]

so eva is pretty much like IS?

or is it different?

[Mussels]

IS?

Infinite Stratos? if so, i never watched it.

Eva's are Bio mechs, linked to the body, mind and soul of the pilot. they feel what happens to the eva.

[Shihabyooo]

No, IS's story is very shallow compared to eva. eva;s characters are more profound (I believe that's would be the correct word to describe them). and the story's darker than IS. Besides, the Mechs are more than just mechs in eva. they aren't just worn armors. imo, IS's mechs aren't mechs per se, more like armours.

[AhokZYashA]

i mean that the IS mech is similar to eva's mecha

but you answered that already,

and i pretty much agree that IS's story is very shallow

[djisas]

Ok, let me see if i can get this right:
Some spoilers, nothing major i think, but be warned...

The Eva unit as it appears is a being or rather an entity directly cloned from Lilith the first Angel to descend upon the earth and cause the second impact in 2000 destroying part of the earth and annihilating billions, Mankind cloned this Angel and thus the Evangelion was born, the armor they wear is not meant for it's protection but it is a tool to restrict the beast within, and as a means to control it, these beasts are also infused with a human soul, and thats the reason they go berserk sometimes and its impossible to control them then, and it goes even further, evangelion Unit 00 attempted to kill its own pilot before the story takes place, thats the reason Rei is badly hurt in the first episode, or in Shinji's case in episode 1 too, the Evangelion act's on its own to protect him...
The Evangelion is essentially the same as the enemy they are fighting...

I wrote this without references, but im sure its accurate...

[Mussels]

i edited some spoiler tags in for you. sure its an old show, but clearly people here aint seen it.


the plot is complicated, deep, dark and brutal... and thats why we love it.

[AhokZYashA]

cant really understand deep dark and brutal plot..

so ill leave it at there,

[Fourstaff]

I liked Eva, until the last few episodes which sent my ratings for the show down to almost 0. The countless remakes trying to patch it up didn't do it justice either. Between IS and Eva, I would almost recommend IS because while the story is non existent you get a few laughs, while Eva promises deep and complex story which delivers until the last few episodes, when it burnt and crashed. Better to expect nothing and get something than expect something and get nothing. Would recommending watching it if you want to watch the new movies but otherwise give it a skip. I do not recommend people watch classic because most people find them good, just like I cant give a s**t about reading Shakespeare.

[razaron]

cant really understand deep dark and brutal plot..

so ill leave it at there,

Watch the 1.11 and 2.22 films. They're basically Eva without the angst.

[AhokZYashA]

i have the 1.11, peeked inside,
never have the chance to watch it fully,

even that haruhi movie is there and i never watched it

[kid41212003]

Not sure if this is related, but the voice actors for Persona 4 The Game [English version] are surprisingly good imo...

[Shihabyooo]

Not sure if this is related, but the voice actors for Persona 4 The Game [English version] are surprisingly good imo...

That would be first ! After the joke that was FFX/X-2 voice acting. Now I'm avoiding English dubs like the plague.

[Eternalchaos]

i have the 1.11, peeked inside,
never have the chance to watch it fully,

even that haruhi movie is there and i never watched it

the eva 1.11 and 2.22 are good you should watch them to the end ;)

haruhi movie is bad :shadedshu and not anything like the original series

[AhokZYashA]

some says that haruhi is the best movie of 2010, but,
they could be wrong

[Fourstaff]

the eva 1.11 and 2.22 are good you should watch them to the end ;)

haruhi movie is bad :shadedshu and not anything like the original series

I quite like Haruhi movie, its really well made in my opinion. Might not have the same flavour as the original series, but still a good movie.

[djisas]

the eva 1.11 and 2.22 are good you should watch them to the end ;)

haruhi movie is bad :shadedshu and not anything like the original series

Izz great, but opinions diverge...

The problem with eva last 2 episodes is that Gainax almost went bankrupt producing the anime and they didnt have much money to put into those last episodes...

And Gainax doesn't give a damn about doing things the right way, they just do what they want when they want...

[Cold Storm]

Eva.. sweet sweet series.. I'll all ways love it.

Almost at 9k guys!

[djisas]

I was just now trying to watch fate zero ep 5, instead i just witnessed a train crash at 500Kph...
This single episode was more awesome that the fate movie, berserker alone could steal the show if not for archer and rider being there as well...

[scoutingwraith]

Just recently i finished watching the Macross movies and i liked them but somehow the ending left me with wanting more. Kind of ended with something like the Gundam 00 Movie.....

[djisas]

C3 OMFG, just epic, good action and badass villain is seriously badass but im not sure if fear isnt even more wretched...

[Mussels]

C3 OMFG, just epic, good action and badass villain is seriously badass but im not sure if fear isnt even more wretched...

who's subbing it?

[djisas]

Hadena, not your usual high quality group, but they deliver on time with good encodes, just the subs sometimes might not be perfect, and specially the timing on ep 5 was very fast, hard to keep with subs sometimes...
Not sure what other groups are doing though...
Edit: UTW for best quality, they seem to come a couple hours latter...

I run out of anime to watch, so im just listening to stuff...
I was listening to tamayura's op/ed by Maaya Sakamoto/Nakajima Megumi, and well, i was just bored and yawning, not like songs are bad, they are just melancholic...
So i went straight to the Mirai Nikki op single by Yousei Teikoku, god i love this group, never get bore of listening to their songs, and i just recently listened to their last album Metanoia winch is great too, specially warheit the last track...
I have been listening to Halko since yesterday, i got her last album from august "Haruko Momoi - Showa", i had to romanize it entirely because it was in kanji, and i have been listening with special attention, there's some really good tracks like showa and specially Yoake no Samba, Halko is one of my favorite singles, she has a fantastic voice...

[Fourstaff]

C3 OMFG, just epic, good action and badass villain is seriously badass but im not sure if fear isnt even more wretched...

This.

I thought its your usual Tsundere shit, but its turning out to be quite enjoyable. Only hardcore otakus need to apply though, normal otaku will not appreciate.

[djisas]

This.

I thought its your usual Tsundere shit, but its turning out to be quite enjoyable. Only hardcore otakus need to apply though, normal otaku will not appreciate.

Normal otaku will shit their pants when they see fear go MAD...
And LOL cube sex, just LOL, but i knew they where just joking there, but they actually did better than expected...

[Fourstaff]

Normal otaku will shit their pants when they see fear go MAD...
And LOL cube sex, just LOL, but i knew they where just joking there, but they actually did better than expected...

Yeah, it was better than expected.

[djisas]

And after a wretched episode of a MAD anime, what is the best thing to do??
Go watch more insane bloody yandere beauties swinging their axes of love in Mirai Nikki...

[entropy13]

I just finished downloading CxCxC last night so I haven't watched it yet. Still haven't watched Ben-To, and Mirai Nikki's yet to be downloaded. I was busy playing either Tropico 4, FM2011 or Persona 3 Portable. :laugh:

[AhokZYashA]

I LOL'ed watching C3,
and that effin cube sex is LOL, just epic

i thought they do that when its on its normal state, not in her cube state.

[JeffHarris]

Cool. I'm actually not really a fan of animes. But I do watch some of them.
Here are my list

Samurai X
Bleach
Naruto
Slam dunk
Dragon Ball (all series) - my all time favorite. I think this was the first anime series I saw when I was a kid. :)

I forgot some of those. hehe.

[djisas]

I LOL'ed watching C3,
and that effin cube sex is LOL, just epic

i thought they do that when its on its normal state, not in her cube state.

He was just plugging his card in her slot...

[AhokZYashA]

i think the card is not his,
he is the one who puts it inside the slot.

[djisas]

I know, it just sounded more "ero" the way i put it...
It was the class pres that gave it to fear and in turn asked him to do it...

Anyone is fan of Hidamari sketch series here??
I just watched one of the lastest specials shaft produced, one of two in fact, in before a whole new season 4 is done, which in fact is already confirmed but not dated yet...

Good to know shaft still working on this "side" projects...

[AhokZYashA]

hidamari sketch is on hold for me,

i have watched some of its episodes, but not all,
its i think ill give it a go after i finished something here

[kid41212003]

hidamari sketch is on hold for me,

i have watched some of its episodes, but not all,
its i think ill give it a go after i finished something here

It goes a bit slow, boring imo.

[djisas]

Well what did you expect??
Harem, fan service, action, or something else??
Its a slice of life show, cute girls doing cute things, but this one focus a little on art, well sort of like K-On was about music...

[kid41212003]

I guess i didn't find it funny. Cute maybe.

[entropy13]

Finally got to watch the card insertion on the cube. :laugh:

Persona 3 Portable preoccupied me, so I just got to watch C^3 now.

[djisas]

Just watched macross F: Sayonara Tsubasa
The movie was fantastic, good plot with high speed action danced to the tune of the music accompanied with flawless visuals...
What more can on ask out of a movie??

[AhokZYashA]

just watched ika-musume2 5
nice laugh, with bits of touching parts.

[djisas]

This ---------> http://youtu.be/gMfn-BmtYLo
Tommy heavenly6 damn!!
Bakuman ED single!!?? How'd they slip this by??

[entropy13]

Just watched macross F: Sayonara Tsubasa
The movie was fantastic, good plot with high speed action danced to the tune of the music accompanied with flawless visuals...
What more can on ask out of a movie??

Still haven't finished getting it. It is 3.84GB you know. :laugh:


This ---------> http://youtu.be/gMfn-BmtYLo
Tommy heavenly6 damn!!
Bakuman ED single!!?? How'd they slip this by??

LOL I already mentioned Bakuman ED in my top 5 for current season songs ages ago.

[djisas]

Mirai nikki op by yousei teikoku is great too...
The movie dl was just a couple hours, but finding a good time to watch it took longer...

[FreedomEclipse]

Just finished watching Mayo Chiki, GoSick and Ao No Exorcist back to back
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/41799_180201469559_5416372_n.jpg

Pretty good. but I dont like the way Ao No Exorcist was suddenly rushed towards the ending. after episode 17 or something.

Its like someone told them the series was gonna be 25eps long half way through the project instead of the 50+ they had originally planned so they dropped all character development like it was hot and just rushed and crammed their way through to the grand finale.

not much stuff made sense when they started doing that.

I can only describe this move as something similar to D.grayman.

Spend pretty much the whole series on character development then "oh sh*t!! only 10 epis left to tell entire story!!"

I Enjoyed D.grayman very much at the start. but the anime has just ZERO progression until half way though the series. and when the plot starts moving creeping forward ever so slowly.

Its like...........Being beaten to death by a plastic spoon - you know death is coming, but its gonna take a hell of a looooooong time. The way D.grayman ended just made me rage so bad. - Id still give that anime a bad rating based on the way they chose to finish it off.


So yeah.... Mayo chiki was a strange one, kinda somewhat of hayate no gotoku - same comedy but no references to other anime involved.

Gosick was hmmm.......Lets just put it this way. despite how serious anidb summeries it, its not very serious at all, and thats all im gonna say as i dont want to ruin it.

[AhokZYashA]

gosick is a good comedy,
have it, watched few episodes, and put on hold,
as theres more interesting anime is on my watch list

[djisas]

Gosick: just this http://youtu.be/0GrrtSvO7hk
AOE is a shallow shounen like any other done before, but they did in 25 ep what others do in 100...
Gosick is a masterpiece once you see trough the outer layer and watch the character grow and struggle to maintain sanity...

[FreedomEclipse]

Gosick is a masterpiece once you see trough the outer layer and watch the character grow and struggle to maintain sanity...

I dont wanna sound like a queer or anythin but... Long hair kicks ass!!

[entropy13]

I dont wanna sound like a queer or anythin but... Long hair kicks ass!!

Long hair? You mean the red-haired guy?

[Mussels]

i've got a female friend coming around later today to watch anime.


she wants to watch it in english.


what does i do guyz?

[djisas]

U mean dubbed??
And you want recomendations??

A good ghibli movie should do, if you have any dvd, its save to assume it comes with a dub...

[Mussels]

U mean dubbed??
And you want recomendations??

A good ghibli movie should do, if you have any dvd, its save to assume it comes with a dub...

no i meant should i accept her offer or snub her because she's a dubfag? :D

[djisas]

No you, bear with her and accept it, it can do no harm...
You can even teach her a thing or two...
About subs...

[Mussels]

No you, bear with her and accept it, it can do no harm...
You can even teach her a thing or two...
About subs...

6" or footlong sub? XD


she's bringing her anime over on DVD, so i'll let her choose. then once i'm done choking on terrible dubs, i'll slap her in the face with FLCL or mononoke hime until [Snu Snu]

[djisas]

Thats the way to go!!

Now back to anime...

Shihayafuru ep 5: This is the sleeper of the season for me, i really like the direction its is tacking, the characters and the animation, its is very good looking, every episode as been very enjoyable...

Bakuman 5: First season was ok, but for some reason, i think im enjoying the second season a lot more...
Maybe one of the reason is the inclusion of more interesting and fun characters...

[ViperXTR]

tried watching some episodes of Maken-Ki, generic harem animu with female combatants and stuff, yawned and yawned '__' well can't really expect anything much from a h-doujinshi creator...

Mirai Nikki on the other hand...

[djisas]

tried watching some episodes of Maken-Ki, generic harem animu with female combatants and stuff, yawned and yawned '__' well can't really expect anything much from a h-doujinshi creator...

Mirai Nikki on the other hand...

Mirai Nikki is interesting, but rather unsurprising giving its nature...
C3 on the other hand is far more surprising, there's not knowing what will happen next, and Fear would make a better psycho than Yuno...

[ViperXTR]

well, ive read Mirai Nikki manga eons ago, and its still kinda entertaining so its one of the reasons im watching it. Have yet to watch C3, list to watch for me this season is Working!! and Tomodachi Sukunai.

[Mussels]

well, ive read Mirai Nikki manga eons ago, and its still kinda entertaining so its one of the reasons im watching it. Have yet to watch C3, list to watch for me this season is Working!! and Tomodachi Sukunai.

C3 had a dull first ep that really changed in eps 2/3

[ViperXTR]

okay, watched first episode for now and its not yet interesting indeed like you mentioned (and its kinda fast introduction/paced lol), will watch the succeeding eps later.

[Mussels]

okay, watched first episode for now and its not yet interesting indeed like you mentioned (and its kinda fast introduction/paced lol), will watch the succeeding eps later.

wait til the end of ep2, you'll see what i mean.