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There are a lot of very subtle pauses in the manga that are great, but I don't know if they'd work animated. They'd really need to sell the visible silence.
Agreed on the way they frame the demons.
I think it could work just fine considering the entire story is very much with the theme of basically everybody facing mortal peril with the same expression as they'd have eating a biscuit reading the paper. The deadpan faces and calm banter are what contrast the action and magic spells flying around carving up the landscape.
I prefer the French for what it's worth but that's also because I can watch it without subtitles and still get the general gist of things (though I use them anyway because I am not fluent!), but I was pretty surprised by how much I liked the dub.
I loaded up Garo Vanishing Line cause I only remembered the first word of the title, and noped out of that by the opening song.
Don't seem to have access to Carved Seal.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes was the second recommendation so away we go to space!
I mean, I didn't like the (first part of the first episode of the) English dub because I felt the changes it made ruined the atmosphere and assumed it would be like that the whole way, but I'm glad you enjoyed it! I might give it a second try!
Also, according to wikipedia, Season 3 has a different English voice cast.
A remake.
It's not on CR, it's only on HiDive, sadly.
Do NOT watch the remake as your first experience.
I recommend you turn to Tubi, the best streaming service, and watch a Kamen Rider. I'd go with Ryuki, but Kuuga is also good if you want something way less splashy.
The best Kamen Rider is actually on youtube, officially.
I've been watching the remake as my first experience and it's fine. At least give some context as to why, come on.
Worth pointing out also: Die Nue These is not a remake.
@IronKnuckle's Ghost Die Nue These is a new adaption which is trying to more closely follow the books - the orginal LoGH anime takes a fair amount of liberties with the stories at points. They're two different takes on the same media. Of what's been adapted, i prefer DNT - it restores some of the moral ambiguity that the original lost, and was weaker for in my opinion. It's also got modern animation and music
LoGH is complete and done. Die Nue These is not even halfway through the story at this point, and has a third season that's airing currently.
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Happily, though I've said why in the past. It doesn't have the same vibe, and it definitely doesn't have the same detail.
I will state here that the 2000-2009 Kamen Rider shows can be a bit rough depending on the series. Kamen Rider Faiz for example has an early episode where...
The darker tones in this period of KR in part comes from one of it's major writers during the time, Toshiki Inoue. The guy has a thing for keeping characters from talking to each other, to the point of creating characters that go out of their way to keep conflict going.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
Also, fighting in Rivers. Lots of fighting in rivers, usually after not talking.
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oh interesting, I haven't seen season 3 with the English dub as I've only watched it once!
KR Build: An artifact from mars split japan into three. Cue shennagins.
KR Double (sometimes written as Kamen Rider W): Take a Noir show, then make it Half-boiled. Notably the first of the Neo-Heisei era of shows, which were in general more light-hearted
KR Gaim: Written by the same dude who did Madoka, Thunderbolt Fantasty, and others. Involves a creepy forest parallel dimension.
KR Zero-One - first of the Reiwa era of shows. Suffered a bit from Covid interrupting things, but was overall very good.
KR Ex-Aid: Doctors + Video Games. About as insane as it sounds, and also weirdly good.
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Neat, know what I'm rewatching then.
The second time through I absolutely understood what was up on a gut feeling/intuitive level but I haven't reached the point yet where I feel like I could map it out like I can with say, FLCL (doesn't help that Kyousougiga generally lacks discourse and analysis, let alone at the scale of the former)
on that note does anyone have good recommendations for other anime in a similar vibe of a) very little if any spoon-feeding the viewer, and b) generally feeling unique or at least compelling in a novel way
My Conquest is the Sea of Stars: Hour long movie set right before the main OVA think of it as episode 0 and a way to check if you will like the series.
Overture to a New War: 90 minute extended directors cut of the first 2 episodes from the main OVA.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The reason you are reading this post. If you watched Overture start at episode 2 cause from what I remember there was a couple scenes that got skipped.
A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights: Prequel series OVA part 1 might be combined with part 2 and called LotGH Gaiden. More for people who already watched the main series and want to see the battle that one guy famous and get promoted to rear admiral. Episodes are not shown chronological so you want to look up a view order.
Spiral Labyrinth: Prequel series OVA part 2. See above.
Golden Wings: Hour long movie set in the middle of the prequel. Also see above.
Everything with Die Neue These in the name: The remake. Watch the original and then watch your favourite battle redone in CGI on YouTube.
For Zero-One, ignore the post-show 01thers direct-to-DVD films. Probably watch Ex-Aid first before Zero-One if just to better understand the Gemn specials that take place in post-series Zero-One. Ditto before Build. I personally dug Den-O from the 2000-2009 era. Fun time-travel show with characters that have continued to pop up beyond it's series. Also the first KR series in the Heisei era who's movies are for the most part actually canon and whose events actually impact back into the series. Admittedly yes, Kabuto's movie is also canon to it's show but not as directly.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
Second, the first episode starts with a dude fist fighting a giant monster on a rooftop until he suplexes it onto a car, then goes back to his biker chick date who was waiting on his motorcycle, turns it on by punching his demon ring into the ignition, and then rides off with her in lap.
Third, what on earth is wrong with its OP?
Sonny Boy
Rin being the child he took care off in the original series.
Ugggggggh
Yeahhhh, that's not great.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
For random webtoons:
'Lets play' is a modern romance that just kind of plays handball against the 4th wall. It's pretty ok.
'little matcha girl' is some pretty fascinating art and is about a family of... Necromancer mafioso I guess? Good read if a bit uneven in pacing.
Have you watched The Tatami Galaxy?
I somehow zoned on OOOs, which, yeah, my bad.
OOOs is one of those shows i almost wish they could do again, with more budget and a tighter run of episodes because there's a ton of good concepts in there. also some killer suit designs.
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Looking for more stuff to watch? Spy x Family has new episodes every Saturday right now. Also surprisingly episodes have an English dub a week after the Japanese dub comes out. For some other recent stuff, try My Next Life as a Villainess or Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
Also watch Symphogear.
If you are interested, Zonugal also created AniMenagerie, a Discord group that gets together and watches Dubbed Anime on Monday nights at 6pm PST / 9pm EST and Subbed Anime on Saturday nights at the same time. Usually about 3 hours of anime each of those nights.
Also Zonugal:
It was me, I was the first.
It's kind of like Bakemonogatari in that regard (though I at least finally broke through to Niseimonogatari last year after also a decade of trying to get somewhere with it)
Though that said, I do have a totally open weekend for once so I might just make some time to hide my phone, shut down my PC, crack open a beer, and watch like four episodes of Tatami Galaxy in a row because that's what powered me through the last couple heady anime in that vein I watched
I know I adore at least some of Science Saru and Masaaki Yuasa's output, Eizouken is one of the exceedingly few anime I've ever rated at 10/10 on MAL
or even if you don't watch the tatami galaxy, watch the night is short, walk on girl