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HWTactics · Jul 8, 2015

entropy13 said:
Shokugeki no Souma

I was wondering when someone would mention this one.

Definitely my favorite airing right now. I've actually watched every anime that's been listed so far... ohhh gawd.

To Love Ru Darkness Season 2 just started airing. That's a must-watch!

Might be blasphemy saying this here, but there are some funny and addicting J drama series that highly draw highly from anime school romance comedies too. First one that comes to mind is Switch Girl, complete with sweatdrop and other graphic effects added in. And for something from a slightly different perspective, a delinquent-turned-teacher that's a hell of a funny guy: GTO. Free to watch on Crunchyroll

djisas · Jul 8, 2015

entropy13 said:
My currently watching list suddenly got bigger even after I finished a lot of earlier shows already, simply because this season is looking to be one of the best. lol

Im trying my best to have a small list i can actually manage, but it becoming an impossible task...

twilyth · Jul 18, 2015

entropy13 said:
Finished Durarara S2, can hardly wait for S3! LOL

Finishing up the first series(?) - episodes 1-24. It's definitely interesting and different from most of what I've seen before. Plan to watch the x2 series next. It took me a while to get used to the black rider character (Celty) but they pulled that off pretty well I thought. Anri and Izaya were also interesting characters.

entropy13 · Jul 18, 2015

S2 is technically just the first half, S3 is the second half, of "second season". I don't know why they did that. I guess despite the consecutive airing they were unable to keep the timeslot? Thus the "third season" would be technically S4 LOL.

Also recommended: OVERLORD

Mussels · Jul 18, 2015

gate looks good so far. It feels like something thats been done before, but at the same time it feels completely new - they way they approached it is unique imo.

(modern day meets fantasy world, except in this case its not just one or two people - they send the goddamn army through and the whole world knows)

Mussels · Jul 18, 2015

ok gakkou gurashi/school live

watch all of episode one without any expectations of the show. do not skip the ending because you dont like how it starts. the revelation at the end of the episode is great if you didn't know it was coming.

entropy13 · Jul 18, 2015

Check the Gakkou Gurashi page in MyAnimeList. Now check the genres listed...LOL

kurosagi01 · Jul 22, 2015

I have now added Dragonball Super which the start is basically the battle of gods movie re-told differently. Also still watching Cardfight Vanguard G/season 5 as its finally picking up and finally God Eater just because i enjoyed the PSP game,just wish the new one gets ported into English so i can play it on Vita or PS4.

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

I've been watching Fate Stay Night and I don't really see what you all like about it. It's sort of an interesting concept but so much of it is wasted space. The fight scenes are sort of boring since in virtually every case they pull some new trick out of their butt. I don't generally have a problem with that sort of thing. I don't expect every plot twist to have a firm, well established basis. But when you use that technique every . . . single . . . time, it just gets tedious.

I guess I'll watch it till the end but I find myself jumping a few seconds at a time over and over, especially over some of the dialog. Don't think I'll be putting Ultimate Blade Works high on my watch list.

Mussels · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
I've been watching Fate Stay Night and I don't really see what you all like about it. It's sort of an interesting concept but so much of it is wasted space. The fight scenes are sort of boring since in virtually every case they pull some new trick out of their butt. I don't generally have a problem with that sort of thing. I don't expect every plot twist to have a firm, well established basis. But when you use that technique every . . . single . . . time, it just gets tedious.

I guess I'll watch it till the end but I find myself jumping a few seconds at a time over and over, especially over some of the dialog. Don't think I'll be putting Ultimate Blade Works high on my watch list.

have you watched the originals? its best enjoyed as a superior remake for fans of the original.

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

Not sure what you mean by the original. I thought I was watching that. Anyway, it would have to have a very different plot and progression to make me want to spend the time on it. This was really pretty bad. I was trying to be polite but having finished it now, finally thank god, I really can't understand what makes it so popular.

Mussels · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
Not sure what you mean by the original. I thought I was watching that. Anyway, it would have to have a very different plot and progression to make me want to spend the time on it. This was really pretty bad. I was trying to be polite but having finished it now, finally thank god, I really can't understand what makes it so popular.

theres like a dozen fate/stay shows.

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

Well I found Fate/Zero and UBW but are these going to be any better? If they're using the same approach as FSN then it's a waste of time in my opinion.

Mussels · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
Well I found Fate/Zero and UBW but are these going to be any better? If they're using the same approach as FSN then it's a waste of time in my opinion.

similar. they're remakes that work with a slightly altered storyline each time. zero was a prequel i think.

UBW (the series, not the movie) is the one i'd been talking about in the last few weeks.

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

So you think UBW is worth watching. IOW better than FSN?

Mussels · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
So you think UBW is worth watching. IOW better than FSN?

its a remake that changes the story a bit, i enjoyed it because i liked the original and felt they improved it. i'm not quite insane enough to guarantee you'll enjoy it.

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

Hmmm, if it's basically the same as the original, I have my doubts. Maybe I'll put it on the list. Thanks.

Mussels · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
Hmmm, if it's basically the same as the original, I have my doubts. Maybe I'll put it on the list. Thanks.

more changes than the average remake, but cant really go into those without spoiling the whole point of it.

djisas · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
Hmmm, if it's basically the same as the original, I have my doubts. Maybe I'll put it on the list. Thanks.

Lets say people die a lot faster in ubw, with fancier animation and many plot twists compared to the original...

twilyth · Jul 27, 2015

djisas said:
Lets say people die a lot faster in ubw, with fancier animation and many plot twists compared to the original...

That sounds like a good move. So I'm guessing there is more story development? That would be a very definite improvement. A lot of the story got dropped on you in big chunks that didn't always seem to reflect what actually happened later. And a lot of dialog was ex post facto in that during a fight say, you had no idea what had happened and only later did they fill you in. Like I said before, I don't have a problem with that generally but I do when it becomes the primary mode of plot development. So any improvement over that would be welcome.

IDK, I guess I could give it a shot for a few episodes and see how it seems to develop.

djisas · Jul 27, 2015

twilyth said:
That sounds like a good move. So I'm guessing there is more story development? That would be a very definite improvement. A lot of the story got dropped on you in big chunks that didn't always seem to reflect what actually happened later. And a lot of dialog was ex post facto in that during a fight say, you had no idea what had happened and only later did they fill you in. Like I said before, I don't have a problem with that generally but I do when it becomes the primary mode of plot development. So any improvement over that would be welcome.

IDK, I guess I could give it a shot for a few episodes and see how it seems to develop.

The plot deviated completely from the original at a point, it still has the same objective but everything is entirely different and more violent, and our mc is less wimpy i guess...
Well only way to know is to watch it, i cant tell you if i like the changes but it looked great at times i suppose...

Also zero is very different from the rest and more "manly" with Iskangar and stronger masters...

twilyth · Jul 28, 2015

Thanks. Appreciated.

Can I assume that Zero has a different story line or is that also a remake? UBW seems to be only a year before Zero so I don't think it would be a straight up remake.

Mussels · Jul 28, 2015

twilyth said:
Thanks. Appreciated.

Can I assume that Zero has a different story line or is that also a remake? UBW seems to be only a year before Zero so I don't think it would be a straight up remake.

zero is a prequel, although they're kinda messing with alternate storylines/timelines so its hard to say which version its a prequel to

twilyth · Jul 28, 2015

Right. You said that already but I forgot. Apologies.

A prequel could be interesting. I'd like to hear more of the backstory since what they show in the original didn't really make a lot of sense to me.

BTW, where does the UBW movie fit in?

Mussels · Jul 28, 2015

twilyth said:
Right. You said that already but I forgot. Apologies.

A prequel could be interesting. I'd like to hear more of the backstory since what they show in the original didn't really make a lot of sense to me.

BTW, where does the UBW movie fit in?

UBW movie came out as the alternate timeline/story first, with the UBW series being an altered/extended version of the movie.

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