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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    Physical media offers a very appreciated form of security to me.

    Some nights I need the security that I could put a disc of Tenchi Universe into my Xbox and fall asleep while a few episodes run.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I missed this ANN interview frmo last year about hte Isekai Suicide Squad anime coming out:

    https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2023-07-31/bringing-the-suicide-squad-into-the-anime-world/.200140
    This is your directorial debut. You've worked on titles like Jujutsu Kaisen. What attracts you to this project, and what kind of strengths do you bring to it?

    Eri Osada: So I love The Flash from the DC series. When I took this job on, I thought maybe it's a good way to get a connection with the DC, so, later, I might get to direct the Flash anime. (laughs).

    OHTANI: You like Suicide Squad, too, don't you?

    OSADA: Ah…

    All: (Laugh)

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Lisa Ortiz I know, who is that?

    B-Bryan Cranston...

    He used the pen name "Lee Stone", at least in Macross Plus and Street Fighter II.
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    Was Chainsaw Man on sale at all? It's maddening that it still has no inkling of getting a physical release...

    I buy from Xbox's videos very occasionally, mainly when the physical release is outrageously pricy or not available for some reason. Chainsaw Man was $5 for the season, which seemed worthwhile even with a sub to a streaming service that carries it still.

    Does it translate the song lyrics also? CR's notoriously for skipping that except in rare cases(Frieren for some reason).

    It doesn't, at least for the OPs and EDs (I forget if there are insert songs in CSM S1, would have to be reminded to check them) but I wouldn't call that a Crunchyroll thing, specifically. Netflix isn't doing the song lyrics for Delicious in Dungeon, for example. There must be either some cost based consideration there (see Vtuber song covers that aren't coming with subs) or possibly some (dumb) professional subbing convention being honored.

    In my experience, it's, seriously, because of licensing.

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 14
    I have a bunch of physical anime from like a decade ago when I still would buy it. It's all in storage at the moment though, except my copy of Kino's Journey that I lent to a friend

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited April 14
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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Hmm I don't own a lot of physical anime.

    I've got most of the older Ghibli stuff, the Cowboy Bebop movie (which my college roommate had to buy for me because I didn't realize it was rated R and didn't have any ID), some random other movies like Appleseed. A few random VHSes like Akira, and a collectors unsubbed VHS of Princess Mononoke. I think the only series I own is FLCL, which was 3 individual DVDs because that's how they rolled

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I own a lot of "90s classics" (Trigun, Kenshin, Escaflowne, Bebop, FLCL, Ghibli Collection, etc.) on DVD, but all of those are bootlegs I bought in Chinatown. I bought the NGE boxset off a guy that wanted cash to buy Oxy back in college, but those DVDs are actually legit. Possibly stolen, but not pirated. All of those are "in storage" at my parent's place.

    A couple years ago I re-bought Bebop and Champloo on Blu Ray during an Amazon Black Friday sale so that's the only physical anime I have in my apartment.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'd probably own more physical anime if I was the type to get in the mood to watch media in general. It's incredibly rare for me to watch movies or shows of any type, which is why I'm still surprised I'm watching three different anime at once this season.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I have everything by Satoshi Kon, got that 25th anniversary Cowboy Bebop set, Votoms, all of Galaxy Express 999, Arcadia of my Youth, Arcadia of my Youth SSX, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Gunbuster, all of the old Urusei Yatsura, and the most recent four Dragon Ball Z and Super movies.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm not including my big collection of old bootleg HK DVDs here though

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    oh he looks way different from walter white with hair

    You've never seen malcom in the middle?

    Nope

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    oh he looks way different from walter white with hair

    Oh boy, you maybe have never seen Cranston in the 1990's, when he had a luscious head of hair.
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    The man was a verifiable snack, by god.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Couple of changes in recent Shonen Jumps:

    _Martial Master Asumi_ is done. Which is a shame, I was enjoying it, it was doing a good job of building up the plot, but nope, the plot just jumps straight to the ending (which was always going to be the ending), but this time with a "the final battle begins!" splash panel rather than actually seeing it play out.

    _Cipher Academy_ ended a couple of weeks ago -- I'd not been reading it for a while because of too many characters to keep track of, but it seems to have had a decent run.

    _Astro Baby_ is new, it might be good, it might not, hard to tell at this point. It has a weird mix of occasional "har har" gags combined with "now everyone will die" worldbuilding which is a bit offputting.

    _Super Psychic Policeman Chojo_ feels like it's written for an entirely different sense of humour than the one I have -- I can tell where the jokes are meant to be, they just don't seem funny.

    Separately, re: latest Akane-banashi (97)
    is it just me, or does it feel like this is building up to an ending? The plot isn't over, but the progression in this chapter all felt somehow familiar from other times that an ending has been coming. I might just be imagining it, though.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Couple of changes in recent Shonen Jumps:

    _Martial Master Asumi_ is done. Which is a shame, I was enjoying it, it was doing a good job of building up the plot, but nope, the plot just jumps straight to the ending (which was always going to be the ending), but this time with a "the final battle begins!" splash panel rather than actually seeing it play out.

    I missed the "the end" when I read it yesterday. I thought it was just a weird abrupt timeskip, but it was actually a weird abrupt ending!

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Separately, re: latest Akane-banashi (97)
    is it just me, or does it feel like this is building up to an ending? The plot isn't over, but the progression in this chapter all felt somehow familiar from other times that an ending has been coming. I might just be imagining it, though.
    The arc's coming to an end, and we're getting a setup for lines to be drawn in the sand.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Separately, re: latest Akane-banashi (97)
    is it just me, or does it feel like this is building up to an ending? The plot isn't over, but the progression in this chapter all felt somehow familiar from other times that an ending has been coming. I might just be imagining it, though.
    If this were to end just with Akane getting her futatsume recommendation after the current performance, I feel like that would be really unsatisfying. I feel like, and hope that, we're going to spend a lot more time with these characters. If nothing else, I feel like we need to see a real sit-down between Akane's Dad and the old rakugo master that expelled him. And then eventually, Akane reaching that rank of shinuchi,

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Peewi wrote: »
    Couple of changes in recent Shonen Jumps:

    _Martial Master Asumi_ is done. Which is a shame, I was enjoying it, it was doing a good job of building up the plot, but nope, the plot just jumps straight to the ending (which was always going to be the ending), but this time with a "the final battle begins!" splash panel rather than actually seeing it play out.

    I missed the "the end" when I read it yesterday. I thought it was just a weird abrupt timeskip, but it was actually a weird abrupt ending!

    cancellation endings be like that

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Solo Leveling 6 finally directly introduces the other important plot element.
    That the system itself is some kind of nefarious force that our protagonist is going to inevitably have to deal with.

    With all the setup laid out, it's a much more entertaining show. Unfortunately, the world building scenes that aren't about our guy just sort of demonstrate how those parts are pretty boring and underdeveloped. I'll just say I've watched MUCH worse isekai drek than this. It's obviously not going to match up to the big two fantasy shows out right now, but if you want kind of a simplified meat-head action show, you can do worse.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah it's a bummer, Martial Master Asumi was one of the few series I was keeping up with weekly

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    emnmnme wrote: »
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    I do have a few pretty safe shows I really like that I tend to shill whenever I can. (A Place Further Than the Universe // Frieren)

    Other than some of those safe shows I usually have at least some idea of what anime people I recommend things to have watched before. Still a pain to recommend things though.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Never accept anime recommendations from anime fans

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    "So ... have you ever seen ... .... ...
    Princess Mononoke?"

    *flees from the room*

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The only safe animes to recommend are Azumanga Daioh and Laid-Back Camp.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    https://youtu.be/QrCxF6kRB2o?si=BXr4eCVj17eYo678
    The only safe anime recommendation, Nights With a Cat.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm trying to understand how and why Bucchigiri exists and so far I can only assume that a producer at Mappa lost a bet.

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    TNTrooper wrote: »
    The only safe animes to recommend are Azumanga Daioh and Laid-Back Camp.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    I'd be apprehensive about recommending LotGH out of the gate to someone new to the medium.

    I think, to some degree, its unfair to have them watch something that will make every other anime look worse by comparison.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I don't talk about anime with anyone but an anime fan. I say I watch it or read it if it's relevant to do so but I don't mention it otherwise.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    https://youtu.be/QrCxF6kRB2o?si=BXr4eCVj17eYo678
    The only safe anime recommendation, Nights With a Cat.

    KYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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  • arthurinscalesarthurinscales Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think Monster is probably the least anime-ism'ed anime

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    I'd be apprehensive about recommending LotGH out of the gate to someone new to the medium.

    I think, to some degree, its unfair to have them watch something that will make every other anime look worse by comparison.

    the first anime I got my Dad to watch was Kino's Journey and I struggled to follow it up with something even close to its quality for ages

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    emnmnme wrote: »
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    FMA and Brotherhood are on my short list, along with some Ghibli stuff. Probably Frieren at this point too.

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  • The Cow KingThe Cow King a island Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I don't talk about anime with anyone but an anime fan. I say I watch it or read it if it's relevant to do so but I don't mention it otherwise.

    I dunno I like telling people about some.of the good ass animes that are interesting stories if they don't mind the medium, which is never shonen or isekai but there are animes that id recommend to any one who wants a good to show watch (Pluto)

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Maison Ikkoku: very good
    K-On!: pretty good, we'll see where it goes
    Cowboy Bebop: ...uh...the music is awesome?

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  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The kind of anime that comes to mind when I think of stuff to recommend someone wanting to get into anime is grounded-but-still-fantastical stuff that's relatively short like Mushi-shi, Erased, Planetes, or Your Name.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'd go by genre. If someone told me they wanted absurdist comedy, Nichijou. Sci-fi action, Fate/Zero or Cowboy Bebop. Psychological horror, Serial Experiments Lain.
    Romantic comedy, probably Horimiya or Kimagure Orange Road.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Speaking of anime-ish anime, here's a question: watching Haruhi Suzumiya with someone else that hasn't seen it yet (I have, though) -- chronological order, or broadcast order? (this isn't "their first manga", they just haven't seen this series yet)

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