Join us in the [Anime] thread to end all [Anime] threads

cj iwakura

Work in progress as new shows are added:


(Sakamoto Days - Netflix [ongoing])













And don't forget to vote for the PA Anime of the Year - Grand Finale Edition!



https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/46978288/#Comment_46978288

ScaryRyuk411

I know this is a bit lame but...I want to know what happened to Misa Misa!

From what I was told,Misa kills herself a week after Light Yagami dies(LOL Yagami=imagaY) I just want some proof. But to me,she did not kill herself and was murdered. Just like her parents

Hexmage-PA

There's already an anime thread where you could ask this.

Cantido

She was standing on the wrong side.

Elki

Tycho wrote:

The saga continues.

I've been thinking I needed to set aside some time to appreciate Electronic Arts here the post for biting the bullet and supporting Xbox Live. I have been somewhat impolite when discussing the issue in the past, but I'm man enough to admit it when somebody else does right and I'm ready to say something kind if I have to. Luckily, after playing Burnout online, I'm not obligated to do anything of the kind.

First, a parable: I am extremely enthusiastic about nectarines. They're fantastic. Like all fruit, there is definitely something erotic in their presentation. I bought one with the intention of eating it.

When they're ripe enough, no cutting is required. You can just grab both sides and twist - as you might twist a squirrel - and then eat the halves over the sink wildly while the juice runs down your arm. That didn't happen this time. What happened is that though it looked fresh enough on the outside, something terrible had taken root in the core of it. As I twisted with triumph and abandon, bringing a half close to my face, I would see that somehow about fourteen earwigs had been born in the seed, and I had twisted open their dwelling. The fruit was black inside. Earwigs were writhing, falling out, clinging to it. Seeing decay and abundance so juxtaposed I dropped it began to scream as loud as I could. It's an image that stuck with me, and my toes are curling under my desk just thinking of it.

If you think you are getting Xbox Live when you play an EA game on the Xbox, what you are actually getting is the veneer of Xbox Live wrapped around the black and infested core of EA's substandard service. It starts by connecting you to Live, yes, at which point you are shunted into EA's sinister realm of torment.

For the longest time, my Friends List wouldn't come up. If you've been on Live awhile, you rely on that list the same way you would the basic server browser in a PC game. It's that fundamental. It's a top level culling mechanism that lets me know at least one other person in the game I'm about to join isn't a Goddamn reject. Since my friends list was empty, it seemed to me that maybe EA wanted me to completely rebuild my Friends list manually, or perhaps build it out of names they had on their own service. It seemed like a pain in the ass, but I thought that the first step - choosing a lobby specific to a global region, alien to Live - was pretty stupid too, and I acquiesced.

Searching for Gabe, it crashed my console.

I restarted, and this time the Friends list came up. Good. There's a text mail from a friend of mine, no support for 3.0 Voice Mail, but I don't mind typing in a little message with the controller. It then tells me the message was not sent. Not much I can do about it now, I guess. I head out to the lobby and look for games. I get another notice saying the mail was sent, which, I mean, that's awesome I guess. I try to join his game, and get an Unknown Host dialog. About this time, I get an Invite from Gabe. I try accepting it, and after eight failed attempts and no response form the UI telling me what happened I decide to join manually from the list. The game is full, but Gabe turns them out on their ear and I manually join the next one.

Shit like this happens every time I go in there. You never really know if it's going to kick you out after a match or keep you in the lobby. If somebody does get kicked, there's no message identifying it, and everybody just sits there for a while.

Once you get into a game, and provided it doesn't kick you out even if you are the host, it's about as much fun as you can have online - and I know that's high praise. Aside from not being able to save and trade your best crashes (which is a tragedy of epic proportions), the only regrettable thing about Burnout 3 really is EA's perverse multiplayer scheme. That it is worth enduring their fragmented, nonsensical approach to player matching is a testament to its craft and precision.

(CW)TB out.

please don't take a picture

Barrakketh

First a PSA from our lovely moderators -

ElJeffe wrote:

Hi, I'm ElJeffe! You might know me from such mod actions as cleaning up gold-farming spam and jailing the fuck out of people. Today I'm here to talk to you about your new anime thread.

This is to be your new home for the next 100 or so pages. Here, you may discuss anime and things related to anime and whatever the fuck else people who are into anime do. Of course, hentai is beyond the scope of this thread, and anyway, what the fuck is wrong with the people who dig that shit, I mean seriously?

What you will not engage in here is retarded drama and bitching and whining. If you want retarded drama, go watch Desperate Housewives or Wife-Swap or something. This is to be a happy thread full of happy commentary. If I have to lock it for the same stupidity that raped the last incarnation, the anime thread will not be coming back.

There's a One Piece thread. And because of that you can't talk about One Piece in this thread.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=94323

Zandracon wrote: »

Summer season preview image is up. Umineko next week, woo. Also have the second series of OVA's or something for Negima sometime this summer.

King Riptor wrote: »

Okay folks time for us to start talking anime. Spring's almost over so start speculating on the Summer shows I guess.

Now FIGHT! I mean talk! Thanks to Kelor for the majority of the OP

Spring season series currently airing.

Of those we've got a number that people are following:

Saki: Big breasts, small breasts, and lesbians.

Basquash!: Giant robots playing basketball in Nikes. Basketballs are not the only thing you will see bouncing.

Sengoku Basara: Adaption of the video game series, basically Dynasty Warriors Japanese style. The crazy action anime of the season.

K-On: Slice of life series about a group of high school girls starting up a band to save the music club at their school. The catch? They can't play to save themselves.

Valkyria Chronicles: Adaption of the video game.

Full Metal Alchemist - Brotherhood: Remake of the series, follows the manga more closely this time around. Episodes are available for streaming here each week a couple of days after it shows in Japan.

Cross Game: Slice of Life series of a boy playing baseball. Highly recommended by a lot of people here.

Eden of the East: A man finds himself in front of the white house with no clothes, a gun and a mobile phone linked to a bank account with eight and a half billion yen on it. Again, highly recommended.

OAVs:

Spice and Wolf
Lupin
Gurren Lagann Movie (1st half)


Upcoming summer season series.

Looking to get into anime? Here are some forumer recommendations to check out or just ask in the thread and let us know what sort of theme you're after.

juice for jesus wrote: »

Giant Robots: Gunbuster
Romantic comedy: Nodame Cantabile
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Martial arts: Hajime no Ippo, Bamboo Blade
Romance drama: ef - a tale of memories
"Hard" sci-fi: Planetes
Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery: Tower of Druaga

Chen wrote: »

Action / Comedy: Great Teacher Onizuka
Slice of life / Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Romance: Honey & Clover
Slice of life / Supernatural: Natsume Yuujinchou
Action / Supernatural: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Slicer wrote: »

Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Comedy/Parody/Crazy Alternative History: Gintama
Long-running shounen fighting: Yu Yu Hakusho
Sports: Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit
Mecha: 08th MS Team

redx wrote: »

Mystery/Action/Comedy: Baccano!
mystery/science fiction : Denno Coil
Real Robot: Nadesco
Magic Girl: Nanoha A's
Drama/Mystery/Psycological: Monster
Slice of Life: Ichigo Mashimaro

Horus wrote: »

What category is Skip Beat! I was thinking something of the KawaiiiSoCute~~Funnyy ~~~*!!!!=3 Category

Behemoth wrote: »

Giant robots: Gundam 08th MS Team
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Historical fiction/action: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Comedy/sci-fi/historical fiction?: Oh! Edo Rocket
Horror/mystery: Mononoke

Bad Kitty wrote: »

Fantasy: Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokki
Supernatural: Mushishi
Fighting: Airmaster
Slice-of-life: Honey & Clover
Magical Girl: Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Epic Space Opera: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Romance (manga): Mars
Post-apocalyptic slice-of-life (manga): Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Cafe Alpha)

Ergandar wrote: »

Action: Black Lagoon
Romance: Ouran High School Host Club
(manga): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh

Dizzen wrote: »

Comedy: Potemayo
Romantic comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Economics drama: Spice and Wolf

Olivaw wrote: »

Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Action: Black Lagoon
Robot: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
BEST EVER: Baccano!
OLDER THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE WATCHED YET BUT SHOULD
Samurai Champloo.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Big O.
G Gundam.

Falx wrote: »

Bounen no Xam'd: Lost Memories (Mecha/Sci-fi/Fantasy)
Kara no Kyoukai: Garden of Sinners (Action/Horror/Drama)
Kannagi (Rom-com/Drama)
Michiko to Hatchin (Action/Drama)
Minami-ke 1st and 3rd seasons, skip the 2nd one (Comedy/Slice-of-life)
Rideback (Mecha/Action)
Sketchbook ~full Color'S~ (Slice-of-life/...erm... it's good, just watch it)
To Aru Majutsu no Index (Action/Comedy)
Toradora (Rom-com/Drama)

PikaPuff wrote: »

Little Girls in an inapropriate setting (war): Strike Witches
Little Girls kissing a more little boy (also magical action): Negima
Little Girls being adorable little girls + 1 fucking bitch (slice of life): Straberry Marshmellow
Must watch for fans of Harem Anime (Drama): School Days
Magical Gril Drama (Not Anime): Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
I love fapping to h-games that I skip the story, but the story was pretty good and I want to know what happened: Clannad+Clannad After Story, Kannon, or Air

OtakuD00D wrote: »

Giant Robots with charm, space bugs, a perfect ending and great animation: Gunbuster
Giant Robots with music and love triangles and missile spam: Macross
FABULOUS with giant robots: Code Geass
Giant Robots with PIERCE THE HEAVENS: Gurren Lagann
I AM GUNDAM: Gundam 00.
Slice of life (The only entry I'll ever put on), charming cast of characters: Azumanga Daioh
Sheer hilarity and randomness: Pani Poni Dash!

ProfMoriarty wrote: »

Code Geass <--- I don't know how to categorize this. Mechs doesn't do it justice, but neither does drama.
Mech: GaoGaiGar
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
You Will Cry Like a Little Girl: Air

CyborgZeta wrote: »

Mech/Romance - Eureka Seven
Comedy - Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Action - Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo
Super Robot - GaoGaiGar
Mystery/Horror - Ghost Hunt
Additional - Overman King Gainer

Chrono Helix wrote: »

I would like to add Akagi and Kaiji to the list of recommendations.

Kelor wrote: »

Best sport series: Hajime no Ippo
Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Giant Robots: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The odd one out pick? Let's Bible.
Sex starved Croatian fisherboy punches the female reincarnation of Jesus Christ unconscious so he can lose his virginity, ends up fighting the banjo wielding son of Lucifer, Santo.

Frosteey wrote: »

For lack of anyone else recommending it-The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Way better than Air-Kanon: Kyon in the snow (Less chin version)
Shipping delight without a proper ending-School Rumble
Board games with pretty good music-Hikaru no Go
Polearms!-Moribito
Kuwabara playing basketball-Slam Dunk

One more thing :
The majority of us really love One Piece. SO much in fact that it may dominate conversation from time to time.
With that in mind here are some totally non biased topics of discussion -
One Piece and how it is awesome.
Haruhi Vs Scott Pilgrim
The best One Piece Crew member.
Baccano! : God they've been on this train for a while now.
Xenogears of Bore and his slow climb to being current in One Piece.
Buggy the Clown - Best villian ever.
Naruto- The fuck ?!

Spectrum wrote: »

Chen wrote: »

Thread needs more summer previews. Aroduc's preseason swing ratings are always worth a read.

I prefer Omni's blog for almost everything, except for those series which he doesn't blog and I have to indeed wander over to Aroduc and others for.

Quid

Still watching Gurren Lagann.

Apparently women's ganmen talk out of their crotch.

Olivaw

Quid wrote: »

Still watching Gurren Lagann.

Apparently women's ganmen talk out of their crotch.

Well where else would they talk out of

You answer me that

Niceguyeddie616

Holy fucking shitballs

episode 12

Did he really just text the mother of his child to tell her that his girlfriend can help her get his baby aborted? There's fucking trailer trash out there nicer than this fucking douchebag!

Dear god my brain is a puddle of crap on the floor

Zandracon

Hahaha, I hope everyone in the anime thread will come to enjoy School Days one day.

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I almost want to see these two guys react to this show.

But that would involve me watching, indirectly, School Days.

Just listen to the audio then.

tallgeeze

I just finished watching episode 1 of school days. so far so tame I guess. It has it's funny parts.

no mindfuckery yet.

Quid

God damn I hope these people stop bitching about dead guy.

Niceguyeddie616

And I'm done

Holy shit that was just nuts, seriously what the fuck did I just watch? Easily the craziest fucking thing to come out of Japan.

Curse you anime thread, curse you...

Kelor

Jesus people, 12 pages in one night?

I thought we must have had a S storm happen or something.

Working my way through it now.

Edit: Quid, don't worry it moves on pretty quick.

Heatwave

Zandracon wrote: »

Hahaha, I hope everyone in the anime thread will come to enjoy School Days one day.

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I almost want to see these two guys react to this show.

But that would involve me watching, indirectly, School Days.

Just listen to the audio then.

I'll watch it, but only if certain conditions are met.

An offering of earth and water. A token of Anime Thread's submission, to the will...of Heatwave...

Sinistar

@Aroduc concerning bakemonogatari

Just out of curiosity, what problems do you have with the show?

Olivaw

Quid wrote: »

God damn I hope these people stop bitching about dead guy.

His name is Kamina, jerk

Heatwave

Olivaw wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

God damn I hope these people stop bitching about dead guy.

His name is Kaminaaaaaaa!!!!!!!, jerk

Quid

Jesus Christ Olivaw.

Spoiler alert.

O

M

G

DarkPrimus

Zandracon wrote: »

Hahaha, I hope everyone in the anime thread will come to enjoy School Days one day.

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I almost want to see these two guys react to this show.

But that would involve me watching, indirectly, School Days.

Just listen to the audio then.

I still need a link to the playlist so I can watch/listen to them all in order or whatever.

PikaPuff

Fall 09 preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq5gmJaAXFA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DVG-_6zIY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ej7ZlS2oQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DsQT2tYSdk

ElJeffe wrote:

Hi, I'm ElJeffe! You might know me from such mod actions as cleaning up gold-farming spam and jailing the fuck out of people. Today I'm here to talk to you about your new anime thread.

This is to be your new home for the next 100 or so pages. Here, you may discuss anime and things related to anime and whatever the fuck else people who are into anime do. Of course, hentai is beyond the scope of this thread, and anyway, what the fuck is wrong with the people who dig that shit, I mean seriously?

What you will not engage in here is retarded drama and bitching and whining. If you want retarded drama, go watch Desperate Housewives or Wife-Swap or something. This is to be a happy thread full of happy commentary. If I have to lock it for the same stupidity that raped the last incarnation, the anime thread will not be coming back.

There's a One Piece thread. And because of that you can't talk about One Piece in this thread.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=94323

Summer Preview (from Zandracon)

Aruduc's Summer Preview See Through Review

Spring Preview (from King Riptor)

And Lastly Some Recomendations

*juice for jesus wrote:
Giant Robots: Gunbuster
Romantic comedy: Nodame Cantabile
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Martial arts: Hajime no Ippo, Bamboo Blade
Romance drama: ef - a tale of memories
"Hard" sci-fi: Planetes
Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery: Tower of Druaga

*Chen wrote:
Action / Comedy: Great Teacher Onizuka
Slice of life / Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Romance: Honey & Clover
Slice of life / Supernatural: Natsume Yuujinchou
Action / Supernatural: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

*Slicer wrote:
Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Comedy/Parody/Crazy Alternative History: Gintama
Long-running shounen fighting: Yu Yu Hakusho
Sports: Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit
Mecha: 08th MS Team

*redx wrote:
Mystery/Action/Comedy: Baccano!
mystery/science fiction : Denno Coil
Real Robot: Nadesco
Magic Girl: Nanoha A's
Drama/Mystery/Psycological: Monster
Slice of Life: Ichigo Mashimaro

*Horus wrote:
What category is Skip Beat! I was thinking something of the KawaiiiSoCute~~Funnyy ~~~*!!!!=3 Category

*Behemoth wrote:
Giant robots: Gundam 08th MS Team
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Historical fiction/action: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Comedy/sci-fi/historical fiction?: Oh! Edo Rocket
Horror/mystery: Mononoke

*Bad Kitty wrote:
Fantasy: Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokki
Supernatural: Mushishi
Fighting: Airmaster
Slice-of-life: Honey & Clover
Magical Girl: Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Epic Space Opera: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Romance (manga): Mars
Post-apocalyptic slice-of-life (manga): Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Cafe Alpha)

*Ergandar wrote:
Action: Black Lagoon
Romance: Ouran High School Host Club
(manga): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh

*Dizzen wrote:
Comedy: Potemayo
Romantic comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Economics drama: Spice and Wolf

*Olivaw wrote:
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Action: Black Lagoon
Robot: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
BEST EVER: Baccano!
OLDER THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE WATCHED YET BUT SHOULD
Samurai Champloo.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Big O.
G Gundam.

*Falx wrote:
Bounen no Xam'd: Lost Memories (Mecha/Sci-fi/Fantasy)
Kara no Kyoukai: Garden of Sinners (Action/Horror/Drama)
Kannagi (Rom-com/Drama)
Michiko to Hatchin (Action/Drama)
Minami-ke 1st and 3rd seasons, skip the 2nd one (Comedy/Slice-of-life)
Rideback (Mecha/Action)
Sketchbook ~full Color'S~ (Slice-of-life/...erm... it's good, just watch it)
To Aru Majutsu no Index (Action/Comedy)
Toradora (Rom-com/Drama)

*PikaPuff wrote:
Little Girls in an inapropriate setting (war): Strike Witches
Little Girls kissing a more little boy (also magical action): Negima
Little Girls being adorable little girls + 1 fucking bitch (slice of life): Straberry Marshmellow
Must watch for fans of Harem Anime (Drama): School Days
Magical Gril Drama (Not Anime): Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
I love fapping to h-games that I skip the story, but the story was pretty good and I want to know what happened: Clannad+Clannad After Story, Kannon, or Air

*OtakuD00D wrote:
Giant Robots with charm, space bugs, a perfect ending and great animation: Gunbuster
Giant Robots with music and love triangles and missile spam: Macross
FABULOUS with giant robots: Code Geass
Giant Robots with PIERCE THE HEAVENS: Gurren Lagann
I AM GUNDAM: Gundam 00.
Slice of life (The only entry I'll ever put on), charming cast of characters: Azumanga Daioh
Sheer hilarity and randomness: Pani Poni Dash!

*ProfMoriarty wrote:
Code Geass <--- I don't know how to categorize this. Mechs doesn't do it justice, but neither does drama.
Mech: GaoGaiGar
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
You Will Cry Like a Little Girl: Air

*CyborgZeta wrote:
Mech/Romance - Eureka Seven
Comedy - Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Action - Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo
Super Robot - GaoGaiGar
Mystery/Horror - Ghost Hunt
Additional - Overman King Gainer

*Chrono Helix wrote:
I would like to add Akagi and Kaiji to the list of recommendations.

*Kelor wrote:
Best sport series: Hajime no Ippo
Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Giant Robots: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The odd one out pick? Let's Bible.
Sex starved Croatian fisherboy punches the female reincarnation of Jesus Christ unconscious so he can lose his virginity, ends up fighting the banjo wielding son of Lucifer, Santo.

*Frosteey wrote:
For lack of anyone else recommending it-The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Way better than Air-Kanon: Kyon in the snow (Less chin version)
Shipping delight without a proper ending-School Rumble
Board games with pretty good music-Hikaru no Go
Polearms!-Moribito
Kuwabara playing basketball-Slam Dunk

*DragonPup wrote:
Fantasy: Moribito
Supernatural: Death Note
Slice-of-life: Azumanga Daioh(The manga, too)
Romance(with mecha...): Eureka 7
Post-apocalyptic: Tokyo Magnitude 8
Medieval/Renaissance: Spice and Wolf
Mecha(Real)/War story: Flag
Mecha(Comedy): Martian Sucessor Nadesico
Action: Black Lagoon
In it's own catagory altogether: Baccano!

Thetheroo's Reactions to School Days

Interest

Agreement

Doubt 2

Ep 1: Lull, leads into Distrust

Ep 2: Safety

Ep 3: Security

The Cat. The Bag.

Ep 4: Peering into the Darkness

Gazing, the mind wanders

Ep 5-10: The Darkness Looks Back

Falling over the edge

Ep 5-10 (Complete): Descent. The mind tries to comprehend oblivion but only sees black, and the hands only feel the cold darkness of the abyss

Ep 11 (Start): His mouth opens

Ep 11 (End): He does not scream, but still something is heard

Episode 12 and beyond

AHH

HHHH

HHHHH

HHHHHH

HHHHHH

HHHHHH

*Beathes in* *Breathes out*

Is it over?

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHhhhhhhh

People walk by a man in tattered clothing slumped against an alley wall.

He holds a sign.

He babbles gibberish.

Across the street, a gentleman looks at the theater marquee. "School Days. I believe I shall enter and give myself a viewing whatnot." From behind the Tatted man jumps him and screams.

"Sekaimotokojerkassdumbvomitmyearwhatswrongnothingswrongcantbewrongohitswrongkotonohagoogoogaga"

There's more to be seen and heard,



but I'll end this story here.

Ok I'm lazy but here's Henroid's School Days Reactions

First, about 20 posts through out of "I don't see what the big deal is."

Henroid wrote: »

Okay done with School Days!

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIp3qBcqWc

"MyAnimeList," a weeaboo site for weeaboos to comprae the size of their weeaboo penis. The smaller the better.

PA MyAnimeList Group

Henroid
YamiNoSenshi
Falx
...

why am i adding names when you can just join the group? >.<

oh well here's me.
PikaPuff

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[noparse]

Fall 09 preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq5gmJaAXFA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DVG-_6zIY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ej7ZlS2oQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DsQT2tYSdk

ElJeffe wrote:

Hi, I'm ElJeffe! You might know me from such mod actions as cleaning up gold-farming spam and jailing the fuck out of people. Today I'm here to talk to you about your new anime thread.

This is to be your new home for the next 100 or so pages. Here, you may discuss anime and things related to anime and whatever the fuck else people who are into anime do. Of course, hentai is beyond the scope of this thread, and anyway, what the fuck is wrong with the people who dig that shit, I mean seriously?

What you will not engage in here is retarded drama and bitching and whining. If you want retarded drama, go watch Desperate Housewives or Wife-Swap or something. This is to be a happy thread full of happy commentary. If I have to lock it for the same stupidity that raped the last incarnation, the anime thread will not be coming back.

There's a One Piece thread. And because of that you can't talk about One Piece in this thread.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=94323

Summer Preview (from Zandracon)

Aruduc's Summer Preview See Through Review

Spring Preview (from King Riptor)

And Lastly Some Recomendations

*juice for jesus wrote:
Giant Robots: Gunbuster
Romantic comedy: Nodame Cantabile
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Martial arts: Hajime no Ippo, Bamboo Blade
Romance drama: ef - a tale of memories
"Hard" sci-fi: Planetes
Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery: Tower of Druaga

*Chen wrote:
Action / Comedy: Great Teacher Onizuka
Slice of life / Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Romance: Honey & Clover
Slice of life / Supernatural: Natsume Yuujinchou
Action / Supernatural: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

*Slicer wrote:
Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Comedy/Parody/Crazy Alternative History: Gintama
Long-running shounen fighting: Yu Yu Hakusho
Sports: Hajime no Ippo/Fighting Spirit
Mecha: 08th MS Team

*redx wrote:
Mystery/Action/Comedy: Baccano!
mystery/science fiction : Denno Coil
Real Robot: Nadesco
Magic Girl: Nanoha A's
Drama/Mystery/Psycological: Monster
Slice of Life: Ichigo Mashimaro

*Horus wrote:
What category is Skip Beat! I was thinking something of the KawaiiiSoCute~~Funnyy ~~~*!!!!=3 Category

*Behemoth wrote:
Giant robots: Gundam 08th MS Team
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Historical fiction/action: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
Comedy/sci-fi/historical fiction?: Oh! Edo Rocket
Horror/mystery: Mononoke

*Bad Kitty wrote:
Fantasy: Twelve Kingdoms/Juuni Kokki
Supernatural: Mushishi
Fighting: Airmaster
Slice-of-life: Honey & Clover
Magical Girl: Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Epic Space Opera: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Romance (manga): Mars
Post-apocalyptic slice-of-life (manga): Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Cafe Alpha)

*Ergandar wrote:
Action: Black Lagoon
Romance: Ouran High School Host Club
(manga): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh

*Dizzen wrote:
Comedy: Potemayo
Romantic comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Economics drama: Spice and Wolf

*Olivaw wrote:
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Action: Black Lagoon
Robot: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
BEST EVER: Baccano!
OLDER THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE WATCHED YET BUT SHOULD
Samurai Champloo.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Big O.
G Gundam.

*Falx wrote:
Bounen no Xam'd: Lost Memories (Mecha/Sci-fi/Fantasy)
Kara no Kyoukai: Garden of Sinners (Action/Horror/Drama)
Kannagi (Rom-com/Drama)
Michiko to Hatchin (Action/Drama)
Minami-ke 1st and 3rd seasons, skip the 2nd one (Comedy/Slice-of-life)
Rideback (Mecha/Action)
Sketchbook ~full Color'S~ (Slice-of-life/...erm... it's good, just watch it)
To Aru Majutsu no Index (Action/Comedy)
Toradora (Rom-com/Drama)

*PikaPuff wrote:
Little Girls in an inapropriate setting (war): Strike Witches
Little Girls kissing a more little boy (also magical action): Negima
Little Girls being adorable little girls + 1 fucking bitch (slice of life): Straberry Marshmellow
Must watch for fans of Harem Anime (Drama): School Days
Magical Gril Drama (Not Anime): Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
I love fapping to h-games that I skip the story, but the story was pretty good and I want to know what happened: Clannad+Clannad After Story, Kannon, or Air

*OtakuD00D wrote:
Giant Robots with charm, space bugs, a perfect ending and great animation: Gunbuster
Giant Robots with music and love triangles and missile spam: Macross
FABULOUS with giant robots: Code Geass
Giant Robots with PIERCE THE HEAVENS: Gurren Lagann
I AM GUNDAM: Gundam 00.
Slice of life (The only entry I'll ever put on), charming cast of characters: Azumanga Daioh
Sheer hilarity and randomness: Pani Poni Dash!

*ProfMoriarty wrote:
Code Geass <--- I don't know how to categorize this. Mechs doesn't do it justice, but neither does drama.
Mech: GaoGaiGar
Comedy: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
You Will Cry Like a Little Girl: Air

*CyborgZeta wrote:
Mech/Romance - Eureka Seven
Comedy - Full Metal Panic Fumoffu
Action - Cowboy Bebop/Samurai Champloo
Super Robot - GaoGaiGar
Mystery/Horror - Ghost Hunt
Additional - Overman King Gainer

*Chrono Helix wrote:
I would like to add Akagi and Kaiji to the list of recommendations.

*Kelor wrote:
Best sport series: Hajime no Ippo
Slice of Life: Honey & Clover
Comedy: Detroit Metal City
Giant Robots: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The odd one out pick? Let's Bible.
Sex starved Croatian fisherboy punches the female reincarnation of Jesus Christ unconscious so he can lose his virginity, ends up fighting the banjo wielding son of Lucifer, Santo.

*Frosteey wrote:
For lack of anyone else recommending it-The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Way better than Air-Kanon: Kyon in the snow (Less chin version)
Shipping delight without a proper ending-School Rumble
Board games with pretty good music-Hikaru no Go
Polearms!-Moribito
Kuwabara playing basketball-Slam Dunk

*DragonPup wrote:
Fantasy: Moribito
Supernatural: Death Note
Slice-of-life: Azumanga Daioh(The manga, too)
Romance(with mecha...): Eureka 7
Post-apocalyptic: Tokyo Magnitude 8
Medieval/Renaissance: Spice and Wolf
Mecha(Real)/War story: Flag
Mecha(Comedy): Martian Sucessor Nadesico
Action: Black Lagoon
In it's own catagory altogether: Baccano!

Thetheroo's Reactions to School Days

Interest

Agreement

Doubt 2

Ep 1: Lull, leads into Distrust

Ep 2: Safety

Ep 3: Security

The Cat. The Bag.

Ep 4: Peering into the Darkness

Gazing, the mind wanders

Ep 5-10: The Darkness Looks Back

Falling over the edge

Ep 5-10 (Complete): Descent. The mind tries to comprehend oblivion but only sees black, and the hands only feel the cold darkness of the abyss

Ep 11 (Start): His mouth opens

Ep 11 (End): He does not scream, but still something is heard

Episode 12 and beyond

AHH

HHHH

HHHHH

HHHHHH

HHHHHH

HHHHHH

*Beathes in* *Breathes out*

Is it over?

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHHHHHHHHHH

HHHHhhhhhhh

People walk by a man in tattered clothing slumped against an alley wall.

He holds a sign.

He babbles gibberish.

Across the street, a gentleman looks at the theater marquee. "School Days. I believe I shall enter and give myself a viewing whatnot." From behind the Tatted man jumps him and screams.

"Sekaimotokojerkassdumbvomitmyearwhatswrongnothingswrongcantbewrongohitswrongkotonohagoogoogaga"

There's more to be seen and heard,



but I'll end this story here.

Ok I'm lazy but here's Henroid's School Days Reactions

First, about 20 posts through out of "I don't see what the big deal is."

Henroid wrote: »

Okay done with School Days!

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pIp3qBcqWc

"MyAnimeList," a weeaboo site for weeaboos to comprae the size of their weeaboo penis. The smaller the better.

PA MyAnimeList Group

Henroid
YamiNoSenshi
Falx
...

why am i adding names when you can just join the group? >.<

oh well here's me.
PikaPuff

[/noparse]

Falx

Barreketh's gonna be pissed if this one lives.

Anyways... +1 vote for including Thetheroo's reactions in spoilers under one of the School Days recommendations.

STATE OF THE ART ROBOT

God help me.

I just ordered G Gundam and Eureka 7 box sets. I feel myself becoming addicted.

RandomKit

I'm watching Gunbuster right now. It is strange.

Henroid

Speaking of Gundam and Eureka 7... Okay this post is going to sound weird. And it's inspired by Mechwarrior 5's announcement.

Basically, when it comes to piloting mechs the more grittier (dare I say "western") a game or anime is, the more I enjoy it. That being said, what would be a good anime that follows that kind of theme? Like, as little happy-good-times or classic-anime-bullshit as possible. No kids piloting mechs either because that's dumb.

Greeper

Henroid wrote: »

Speaking of Gundam and Eureka 7... Okay this post is going to sound weird. And it's inspired by Mechwarrior 5's announcement.

Basically, when it comes to piloting mechs the more grittier (dare I say "western") a game or anime is, the more I enjoy it. That being said, what would be a good anime that follows that kind of theme? Like, as little happy-good-times or classic-anime-bullshit as possible. No kids piloting mechs either because that's dumb.

Let's negotiate your watching of... The Big O!

deadonthestreet

RandomKit wrote: »

I'm watching Gunbuster right now. It is strange.

Gunbuster is pretty ok until the last episode

Diebuster is really fantastic though

Henroid

Greeper wrote: »

Henroid wrote: »

Speaking of Gundam and Eureka 7... Okay this post is going to sound weird. And it's inspired by Mechwarrior 5's announcement.

Basically, when it comes to piloting mechs the more grittier (dare I say "western") a game or anime is, the more I enjoy it. That being said, what would be a good anime that follows that kind of theme? Like, as little happy-good-times or classic-anime-bullshit as possible. No kids piloting mechs either because that's dumb.

Let's negotiate your watching of... The Big O!

Oh dude, I keep forgetting to finish that series (or specifically, not watch an episode, pass up a couple, then watch again). But it's in the right idea of what I want to see. Anything else though?

Jragghen

So, caught up on FMA:B on Funi's website.

The odd, quirky changes that keep being made make no sense to me.

The way they had the Fuhrer show up in the manga made perfect sense. The new anime's "I was on an inspection :v" was just hamfisted.

Also, having both Ed and their teacher fighting Greed simultaneously is a bit of overkill.

Henroid

Jragghen wrote: »

So, caught up on FMA:B on Funi's website.

The odd, quirky changes that keep being made make no sense to me.

The way they had the Fuhrer show up in the manga made perfect sense. The new anime's "I was on an inspection :v" was just hamfisted.

Also, having both Ed and their teacher fighting Greed simultaneously is a bit of overkill.

Urgh, so it's not following the manga still?

PikaPuff

Falx wrote: »

Barreketh's gonna be pissed if this one lives.

Anyways... +1 vote for including Thetheroo's reactions in spoilers under one of the School Days recommendations.

I gave him like. 35 minutes. About reactions, I'll work on that.

Talleyrand

08th MS Gundam fool! The best giant robot series there is. Think Vietnam meets old school Gundam. Too bad it was cut short because the director, or someone high up in production, died in a car wreck. It still has an ending and closure, it's just a lot briefer than most anime series.

juice for jesus

Henroid wrote: »

Speaking of Gundam and Eureka 7... Okay this post is going to sound weird. And it's inspired by Mechwarrior 5's announcement.

Basically, when it comes to piloting mechs the more grittier (dare I say "western") a game or anime is, the more I enjoy it. That being said, what would be a good anime that follows that kind of theme? Like, as little happy-good-times or classic-anime-bullshit as possible. No kids piloting mechs either because that's dumb.

Votoms
Patlabor
08th MS Team Gundam

Henroid

I remember seeing an episode of 08th and liked what I saw, and then heard my roomies at the time talking shit about it so I was scared to persue.

What's Votoms and Patlabor?

Talleyrand

Oh yeah, Gasaraki? I don't know, I only saw a couple episodes a looong time ago.

Kayura

Henroid wrote: »

I remember seeing an episode of 08th and liked what I saw, and then heard my roomies at the time talking shit about it so I was scared to persue.

What's Votoms and Patlabor?

Votoms is a super-gritty real robot series from the 80s. Would almost definitely be up your alley. Patlabor is about a Japan where mecha(called Labors there) are used for construction purposes, but eventually some criminals start stealing them for their own use. So the police create specialized Patrol Labor squads, known as Patlabors. It's also quite good.

Aroduc

Are the exposition dumps in Bakemonogatari better than A Certain Magical Index?

No. There's nothing to it so far except exposition, fanservice, and nonsense direction. At least at this point in Index, someone had been stabbed in the gut and someone else had fought some kind of magical church ifrit.

juice for jesus

Patlabor is a somewhat realistic "what if" show based on mecha. Mechs are mainly used for construction work, hence the name. Later they are adopted by the police force, and the series is focused on the Patlabor unit in the Tokyo police force, which is regarded as something of a joke by the more traditional parts of the force. Of course, the military is getting involved in Patlabors as well, which causes some problems.

Votoms is an old show, which I haven't seen. It was a favorite of our former resident mecha enthusiast. I have seen the newer Votoms: Pailsen Files, and while I got bored of it, it fits your criteria. It's like an 80's action movie with mechs. Just tough guys killin mans with their giant robots.

Slicer

Aroduc wrote: »

Are the exposition dumps in Bakemonogatari better than A Certain Magical Index?

No. There's nothing to it so far except exposition, fanservice, and nonsense direction. At least at this point in Index, someone had been stabbed in the gut and someone else had fought some kind of magical church ifrit.

I don't think I can even comprehend the very existence of a show with more exposition than Index. It hurts just thinking about it.

Jragghen

Henroid wrote: »

Jragghen wrote: »

So, caught up on FMA:B on Funi's website.

The odd, quirky changes that keep being made make no sense to me.

The way they had the Fuhrer show up in the manga made perfect sense. The new anime's "I was on an inspection :v" was just hamfisted.

Also, having both Ed and their teacher fighting Greed simultaneously is a bit of overkill.

Urgh, so it's not following the manga still?

Oh, it is plotwise. There's just little changes here and there which are almost always for the worse. For example:

Here's the timeline of those events.

Ed/Al have their heart to heart with their teacher. She goes to talk to someone about hypnosis or something to make Al remember his time in the gate. Ed remembers he didn't do his annual report, decides to go to South HQ to do it since it's just two train stations away. Thus, Al is left alone, gets the note, gets kidnapped, etc - while Ed's away and Izumi's busy.

While in South HQ, the Fuhrer ends up there on inspection of the military bases, Armstrong along as a bodyguard. He's curious what Ed's doing in the South, he mentions that they were visiting their former teacher. Bradley gives Ed a free pass on the annual report due to their previous work, Ed thanks him and heads back immediately. Bradley and Armstrong tail Ed, with the intent of attempting to recruit Izumi since Ed/Al are so talented, so their teacher must be too.

Meanwhile, Izumi wonders where Al got off to, the same "someone saw him go into this bar, etc, etc" happens, she busts in by herself, kicking ass as she goes, and she ends up breaking her hand against Greed. Al tells her to stop, that Greed might know something about how to get the bodies back, and to go back and get Ed. So she leaves, gets back to the shop right as Ed arrives. She mentions the Homonculus thing to Ed while Bradley is within hearing distance. So Ed goes to get his brother, the fights happen the same way, etc, etc.

So plotwise, there's not really anything different. But why Bradley was there changes, both in terms of being in the city and in how he knew Greed was there. Bradley's questioning whether Ed struck a deal with Green gets a different light, since he overheard the bit when Izumi was explaining to Al. And by trying to shift around the "whys" and still include all the exchanges, some of the stuff gets really....off. Like...why the hell did Izumi bust in during the Greed fight in the first place? It served literally zero purpose. That sort of junk

So no, it's following the manga for the important stuff. It just seems like they're being different for the sake of being different in some small ways needlessly, and almost always for the worse.

bisondollars

Votoms is seriously great. Someone mentioned Vietnam earlier - the second arc of Votoms (Kummen arc) is in an Indochina-esque setting and pulls it off so well.

The main character actually is (supposedly) a teenager (he's 18), but looking at how he acts and looks there's no way I would've known that without someone telling me.