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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Apparently Walpurgisnacht is an actual Christian feast that happens every year on 30 april/1 may.

    Guess a good excuse as any to rewatch a couple episodes of Madoka tomorrow. Episode 10 is genuinely one of my single favourite episodes of any anime.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    I'm watching Lupin the Third: Part 2.

    This show is ridiculous.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    I guess the existence of a Part 2 indicated several other parts but the only one that showed up on Hulu was 2 so I guess that's what I'm watching.

    In this episode they stole the Christ the Redeemer statue from Rio!

    Fun!

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    “It’s friggin’ huge!”
    “A good thing, too, because we’re gonna be testing his limitless capacity for forgiveness.”

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  • H3KnucklesH3Knuckles But we decide which is right and which is an illusion.Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    So I was looking back at this post, and realized the tone in that first paragraph came off kind of snotty, so I made a slight edit from this:
    H3Knuckles wrote: »
    BlankZoe wrote: »
    Hello I just finished reading all 700 chapters of Naruto and BOY do I have opinions

    IMHO Naruto is a big fucking mess, but there's a lot of neat ideas and cool characters in there. Thankfully, I've found a bunch of fun fanworks that try to unpack the good from the bad and do something more carefully thought out with it.

    Some of my complaints off the top of my head
    1. Naruto is so ridiculously predestined by the end that I feel like it robs his achievements of any sense of agency
    2. I feel like Naruto's 'hope of the world' arc would've made more sense to end with him deciding he'd surpassed being Hokage (after all, he wanted it for the recognition/validation, but everyone already acknowledges him as a hero after the Konoha Invasion arc) and becoming a wandering diplomat/spiritual leader like the Sage of Six Paths wanted for his sons. Let the Hokage be someone who actually cares about procedure and policy, a more professional ninja. But this is probably somewhat influenced by my frustrations with how our current political climate IRL has been affected by the vilification of experts and the glorification of political outsiders
    3. Sakura's growth from silly lovestruck little girl to world-leading medical expert and superstrength brawler at only 17 years old would've made for a much more interesting central narrative. Especially because she's basically this setting's equivalent of a bad-ass normal; no demon contained in her, no inherited powers, just hard-work and honed techniques
    4. The first big Uchiha plot twist wasn't a bad idea, but hoo boy was the way it was written a mess (honestly, how the hell else did Itachi think things were gonna play out?)
    5. Anko was such a wasted opportunity. At the end of the Chuunin exams, she's the loyalist former protege of the big bad, she's got a cursed seal like Sauce does yet learned to keep it under control, and she's just a fun character besides. She should've been a big part of the series moving forward

    to add this (the bolded part):
    H3Knuckles wrote: »
    Thankfully, I've found a bunch of fun fanworks that try to unpack the good from the bad and do something more carefully thought out with it than Shonen Jump's schedule would have ever allowed Kishimoto to do.

    But I wanted to comment a little further on it. If you look at the full scope of Naruto, the world-building, the backstory, the sheer length, and all the characters, it's kind of insane considering that the author had to come up with all this as he was meeting weekly quotas for finished pages. Very little of it was planned out before the start, and even when he took a break to plan out the later portions (hence the time skip), Kishimoto was also working on the Kakashi sidestory. While I may not feel like the series really stuck the landing, it's still pretty incredible. It just makes me have even more respect for series like One Piece that have comparable scope, and have been going as long or longer, without running into problems. And I'm saying that as someone who never got into OP, but mad props to Oda. Basically, if I say that Naruto has problems, it's not meant as a dig at the series so much as a criticism about the business in which it was produced.

    Fanfiction as a medium has the problem that there's zero filter between any person with a word processor and an internet connection getting an idea, and the general public seeing it. But there are a lot of good fanfic writers, it's just that the ratio is way out of whack. I recall seeing a fanfic writer once talk about how they only write stuff for finished series because it's a lot easier than 'writing about a moving target'. When it comes to something like Naruto, they get to enjoy a number of major benefits over the creator, because they're starting with a complete outline and fleshed out characters, then making changes. More importantly, they get to work at whatever pace they want. It's much more akin to being a novelist than the often difficult circumstances writers of serialized works have to deal with. It's easier, because it's monday morning quarterbacking hindsight is 20/20.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Just sat down and watched the first three episodes of Bofuri, and holy shit these text chats go by quickly. I don't think even Durarara was this bad.

    Also, Maple got special gear because she beat a boss on her first try solo. Do they ever specify that the gear that her friend got from soloing the underwater boss is also special, or is it just normal gear?

    As a side note, I had an email last week from Square Enix that gave me a free month of Funmation. Not sure what caused it, but might want to check your emails if you play FFXIV or something. I think that's the only Square Enix thing I've done recently.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Lars wrote: »
    Just sat down and watched the first three episodes of Bofuri, and holy shit these text chats go by quickly. I don't think even Durarara was this bad.

    And then there is Monogatari where you are lucky if you catch a single word in the text flashing by.
    Not that you really need to read the text but it is fun enough on a rewatch.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 22
    maple is good

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    BlankZoe wrote: »
    Its a fuckin magical ninja hellworld where constant war tore apart the landscape for decades and the current peace is barely existent

    The idea that trying to kill a lot of folks isn't treated with the same weight as it would be in our world seems right to me

    Also basically every big forgiven character that wasn't actively being controlled or manipulated dies sacrificing themselves?
    Gaara redeemed himself and also wasn't at fault

    Itachi wasn't actually evil and also sacrificed himself

    Pain sacrificed himself to bring back the dead

    Obito sacrificed himself to restore Kakashi and help fend off Madara

    Even Zabazu dies a heroic death basically immediately after his turn

    Kabuto and Orochimaru don't really get consequences but thats just because they aren't really shown? I assume both of them slinked off somewhere when the dust settled.
    Kabuto took over the orphanage he grew up in - we see him at the end of the short arc revolving around Sarada. As for Orochimaru, that's been a sticking point for fans, especially given that his son/clone is a Konoha shinobi.

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  • H3KnucklesH3Knuckles But we decide which is right and which is an illusion.Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Isorn wrote: »
    Apparently Walpurgisnacht is an actual Christian feast that happens every year on 30 april/1 may.

    Guess a good excuse as any to rewatch a couple episodes of Madoka tomorrow. Episode 10 is genuinely one of my single favourite episodes of any anime.

    My desktop background is a photo of a Walpurgisnacht festival that I found on wikipedia:
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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
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    Peas wrote: »
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    Peas wrote: »
    Hello it's me the only person in this forum who prefers Minata over Bakugo
    I guess it's based on my personal experience seeing bullies getting away with everything with no consequences while being loved by everyone

    I have really mixed feelings about Bakugo as well. I am not super fond of him, and I find the lack of disciplining, support or counselling he got from the teachers at UA to be super unrealistic and frustrating, but I've come to like him a lot more than I first expected to. He's definitely not in my top 10 characters of the show, though.

    But Mineta is like, roughly as "bad" as Bakugo is in terms of harassing and being harmful to others- he does at least one count of sexual harassment or even assault (usually attempted tho) in each episode he appears in. He's just gross, not at all funny, and has never served a purpose in any part of the story that could've have been done by any other student. So he's both gross and pointless. That puts him at the bottom spot for me in the entire cast without question.

    For me the difference is how Mineta gets called out and punished while people straight up just ignore Bakugo's actions and fawn over him constantly because he's strong, competent and confident

    Except that they don't do that. In fact, there's a part where they talk about how UA breaks students like Bakugo, who were the big fish in a little pond only to realize that everyone else at UA is just as or more capable.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    H3Knuckles wrote: »
    I feel like Naruto's 'hope of the world' arc would've made more sense to end with him deciding he'd surpassed being Hokage (after all, he wanted it for the recognition/validation, but everyone already acknowledges him as a hero after the Konoha Invasion arc) and becoming a wandering diplomat/spiritual leader like the Sage of Six Paths wanted for his sons. Let the Hokage be someone who actually cares about procedure and policy, a more professional ninja. But this is probably somewhat influenced by my frustrations with how our current political climate IRL has been affected by the vilification of experts and the glorification of political outsiders

    His reasoning for why he wants the position evolves from wanting the village to acknowledge him to wanting to protect the village and his friends and family. And this gets examined in both positive and negative ways - for example, his relationship with his son is strained because he puts his official duties ahead of his family more often than he should.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Everybody makes fun of Bakugo for being an asshole except Kirishima and Deku.

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  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    edited April 22
    I don't think people fawn over Bakugo but they are definitely a lot more respectful of him than they ought to be

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  • H3KnucklesH3Knuckles But we decide which is right and which is an illusion.Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    H3Knuckles wrote: »
    I feel like Naruto's 'hope of the world' arc would've made more sense to end with him deciding he'd surpassed being Hokage (after all, he wanted it for the recognition/validation, but everyone already acknowledges him as a hero after the Konoha Invasion arc) and becoming a wandering diplomat/spiritual leader like the Sage of Six Paths wanted for his sons. Let the Hokage be someone who actually cares about procedure and policy, a more professional ninja. But this is probably somewhat influenced by my frustrations with how our current political climate IRL has been affected by the vilification of experts and the glorification of political outsiders

    His reasoning for why he wants the position evolves from wanting the village to acknowledge him to wanting to protect the village and his friends and family. And this gets examined in both positive and negative ways - for example, his relationship with his son is strained because he puts his official duties ahead of his family more often than he should.

    But he'd be more able to protect them by acting as a peacekeeping mediator between the elemental nations, rather than the military dictator of Konoha. And again, I feel like the former better suits his personality than the latter. Naruto is a moral leader, not a technocrat.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
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    Shorty wrote: »
    I don't think people fawn over Bakugo but they are definitely a lot more respectful of him than they ought to be

    Bakugo is sort of like an athlete who is magnificent on the field but rude and counterproductive off of it. His teammates find it difficult to fully condemn him because they might very well be dependent on him in their chosen field. This very thing happens near the start of the second movie, for example.

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Peas wrote: »
    Anzekay wrote: »
    Peas wrote: »
    Hello it's me the only person in this forum who prefers Minata over Bakugo
    I guess it's based on my personal experience seeing bullies getting away with everything with no consequences while being loved by everyone

    I have really mixed feelings about Bakugo as well. I am not super fond of him, and I find the lack of disciplining, support or counselling he got from the teachers at UA to be super unrealistic and frustrating, but I've come to like him a lot more than I first expected to. He's definitely not in my top 10 characters of the show, though.

    But Mineta is like, roughly as "bad" as Bakugo is in terms of harassing and being harmful to others- he does at least one count of sexual harassment or even assault (usually attempted tho) in each episode he appears in. He's just gross, not at all funny, and has never served a purpose in any part of the story that could've have been done by any other student. So he's both gross and pointless. That puts him at the bottom spot for me in the entire cast without question.

    For me the difference is how Mineta gets called out and punished while people straight up just ignore Bakugo's actions and fawn over him constantly because he's strong, competent and confident

    Except that they don't do that. In fact, there's a part where they talk about how UA breaks students like Bakugo, who were the big fish in a little pond only to realize that everyone else at UA is just as or more capable.

    There's some grey area there. How much Bakugo's attitude is called out tends to be context-dependent I think. It's also important to note that he definitely understands he has an issue there.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    my thing about Bakugo is he was literally telling Deku that he should kill himself for no reason at all, and I have not yet seen him display any sign that he regrets that or knows why that was a horrific thing to do to a person

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Can we maybe bounce the MHA talk into the actual MHA thread? Its starting to take over this one.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    my thing about Bakugo is he was literally telling Deku that he should kill himself for no reason at all, and I have not yet seen him display any sign that he regrets that or knows why that was a horrific thing to do to a person

    Bakugo does not have a mature attitude in regards to the power of words. In his mind, that statement was an expression of severe disapproval and nothing more. This is a severe character flaw, but I'm not sure if the author intends to deal with it or knows exactly how to do so.

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  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    edited April 24
    I've been watching the Chimera Ant arc and I've gotta say it's really losing me midway through the palace invasion
    it started off on such an interesting note, with Netero and Zeno finding the injured Komugi and realizing that this was a very, very different situation than the one they planned for

    and since then Pouf and Youpi have been putzing around, and the fights against them are going nowhere, and Ikalgo is doing stuff, and I would very much like for the plot to move forward

    I mean, I know what happens with Gon and Pitou, and with Netero and Meruem

    but I did not expect a whole episode of Ikalgo trying to trap a lobster in an elevator

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    my thing about Bakugo is he was literally telling Deku that he should kill himself for no reason at all, and I have not yet seen him display any sign that he regrets that or knows why that was a horrific thing to do to a person

    The author also says they would not have done the in hindsight, so its essentially retconned away

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited April 22
    I've been watching the Chimera Ant arc and I've gotta say it's really losing me midway through the palace invasion
    it started off on such an interesting note, with Netero and Zeno finding the injured Komugi and realizing that this was a very, very different situation than the one they planned for

    and since then Pouf and Youpi have been putzing around, and the fights against them are going nowhere, and Ikalgo is doing stuff, and I would very much like for the plot to move forward

    I mean, I know what happens with Gon and Pitou, and with Netero and Meruem

    but I did not expect a whole episode of Ikalgo trying to trap a lobster in an elevator

    Yeah the beginning and end of the chimera ant arc are good, the middle really drags
    did you get to the episode that’s like eight episodes after the invasion starts that goes “thirty seconds have passed since the invasion began”

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    I've been watching the Chimera Ant arc and I've gotta say it's really losing me midway through the palace invasion
    it started off on such an interesting note, with Netero and Zeno finding the injured Komugi and realizing that this was a very, very different situation than the one they planned for

    and since then Pouf and Youpi have been putzing around, and the fights against them are going nowhere, and Ikalgo is doing stuff, and I would very much like for the plot to move forward

    I mean, I know what happens with Gon and Pitou, and with Netero and Meruem

    but I did not expect a whole episode of Ikalgo trying to trap a lobster in an elevator

    Ironically that episode was one of my favorites of that section.

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  • EspantaPajaroEspantaPajaro Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Really wish season 2 of love is war wasnt a funimation exclusive.

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Really wish season 2 of love is war wasnt a funimation exclusive.

    Pretty sure you can blame Sony for that. They own Aniplex and Funimation.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited April 22
    I've been watching the Chimera Ant arc and I've gotta say it's really losing me midway through the palace invasion
    it started off on such an interesting note, with Netero and Zeno finding the injured Komugi and realizing that this was a very, very different situation than the one they planned for

    and since then Pouf and Youpi have been putzing around, and the fights against them are going nowhere, and Ikalgo is doing stuff, and I would very much like for the plot to move forward

    I mean, I know what happens with Gon and Pitou, and with Netero and Meruem

    but I did not expect a whole episode of Ikalgo trying to trap a lobster in an elevator

    Ironically that episode was one of my favorites of that section.

    Ikalgo is low-key my favorite ant

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    I'm wondering how many light novels the Bofuri anime is covering, because I've just finished episode 8 and I think in the past two episodes Maple has acquired the ability to transform into...
    An angel, a giant demonic beast, a giant mech, and a giant ball of wool.

    Also, are we sure her class isn't Blue Mage? Or whatever Quina's class was in FF9?

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 22
    I started watching Fate/Zero
    and now Lancelot is riding a fighter jet in a dogfight with Gilgamesh's space ship

    ok

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  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    I started watching Fate/Zero
    and now Lancelot is riding a fighter jet in a dogfight with Gilgamesh's space ship

    ok

    Fate stuff gets pretty over the top, yes. Zero is pretty good.

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Weird

    The Tower of God anime seems to be changing things just to change things

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    oh no I know its mawha

    But not, events are playing out in ways that take the same amount of time, and are just different in ways that dont seem to add much?

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Weird

    The Tower of God anime seems to be changing things just to change things

    Its korean I think. From my limited exposure their comics tend to rush through things manga and western books take months to cover

    Should I read this series? Cause I want more.

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  • Bluedude152Bluedude152 Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Its pretty good but it suffers as it goes on

    Granted, it wasnt till like chapter 400ish that it started to fall off for me

    Deffo worth reading

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  • StiltsStilts Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Polaritie wrote: »
    I started watching Fate/Zero
    and now Lancelot is riding a fighter jet in a dogfight with Gilgamesh's space ship

    ok

    Fate stuff gets pretty over the top, yes. Zero is pretty good.

    My personal ranking of Fate series (not including the Heaven's Feel movies, which I haven't completed):
    1) The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: Rail Zepplin
    2) Fate/Extra: Last Encore
    3) Fate/Zero
    4) Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
    5) Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia
    6) Fate/Apocrypha

    I have never watched the Studio Deen Fate/Stay Night, so I have no idea where it would rank.

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited April 24
    Its pretty good but it suffers as it goes on

    Granted, it wasnt till like chapter 400ish that it started to fall off for me

    Deffo worth reading

    400 chapters abs it’s still going?

    Eh, I might just skip this

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