[Anime Thread] S2: Haruhi Strikes Back

Jragghen

Zampano wrote: »

YamiNoSenshi wrote: »

HamHamJ wrote: »

Catching up with FMA:B and my thoughts on Ep 3:

Followed closer to the manga, but still did some stuff differently, some of which was pretty cool, like

Rose and the gun

and some of which was kinda silly, like

Cornelo hulking out and punching Ed through a wall

Episode four has a good detour from the original series back into mangaland, which I'm sure many people will be happy about.

Shou Tucker dies. He doesn't get better, as far as I've read.

I actually didn't mind Shou Tucker coming back in the anime. They did it to reasonable effect and gave him a creepy obsession and resolution.

I'd have to say that while the FMA manga is monumentally better, the anime is perfectly respectable. And given that they deviated completely 1/3rd of the way through, the anime writers did a really good job at creating a compelling plot with no connection whatsoever with the source material.

If I'm not mistaken, the entire story and concept was signed off by the creator ahead of time, which is why it was able to retain coherency.

Jragghen

LockedOnTarget wrote: »

Watced the first dsc of my new One Piece set today, finishing up the Arlong arc and setting up the next stuff.

The whole Arlong arc was excellent stuff. My fav arc so far. I liked the episode where it goes aroun showing all the different characters and the reactions to Luffy's wanted poster. Buggy's episode where he meets the stuck-in-the-box guy was fun.

And damn, Alvida's quite a hottie now.

Yeah, I always liked the reaction to bounty chapters/episodes. It's such a convenient method to put everything in context.

Godfather

tallgeeze wrote: »

Behemoth wrote: »

You know, watching the latest episodes of One Piece, something seems a bit off about them. They seem really... slow. Like people have extended, unanimated reactions to things and it takes forever for things to happen.

Now, this is coming from someone who watched every single episode through the end of the CP9 saga, and it just seems really slow and almost DBZ-esque in it's lack of animation. Am I crazy or was there some sort of budget cut a couple months ago?

You are gonna have to get specific. The anime seems to be pretty dead on with what happened in the manga to me.

If there's a bit of stretch, it might be because Oda jam packs each chapter with a ton of dialogue. It may be that the anime is now feeding off of one chapter per episode instead of two, but I don't think that's the case (I haven't watched the anime in a while, so i'm not sure).

If he doesn't, then I don't know what to say. Other than the normal amount of stretch in a One Piece episode, I haven't noticed too much of a change. I'm sure it'll pick up once the battles take place.

Jragghen

Godfather wrote: »

tallgeeze wrote: »

Behemoth wrote: »

You know, watching the latest episodes of One Piece, something seems a bit off about them. They seem really... slow. Like people have extended, unanimated reactions to things and it takes forever for things to happen.

Now, this is coming from someone who watched every single episode through the end of the CP9 saga, and it just seems really slow and almost DBZ-esque in it's lack of animation. Am I crazy or was there some sort of budget cut a couple months ago?

You are gonna have to get specific. The anime seems to be pretty dead on with what happened in the manga to me.

If there's a bit of stretch, it might be because Oda jam packs each chapter with a ton of dialogue. It may be that the anime is now feeding off of one chapter per episode instead of two, but I don't think that's the case (I haven't watched the anime in a while, so i'm not sure).

If he doesn't, then I don't know what to say. Other than the normal amount of stretch in a One Piece episode, I haven't noticed too much of a change. I'm sure it'll pick up once the battles take place.

They're throwing in little bits of filler. More people sold at the auction house, etc. Then, in addition to that, since CP9 they've been...layering the episodes. Lots of recap in the beginning (ie, new stuff doesn't start until 5 or 6 minutes in), and showing a lot of reactions/etc. Basically really stretching it out.

Godfather

Eh, happens I guess.

At least it's not like Bleach stretch.

LockedOnTarget

Oh god I hate that layering crap. The first arc of the Naruto anime is filled with that.

Slicer

And let's not forget the opening theme is a good minute longer than most shows.

Really adds up after awhile.

Jragghen

Slicer wrote: »

And let's not forget the opening theme is a good minute longer than most shows.

Really adds up after awhile.

The 5 or 6 minutes includes the opening, though, at the very least.

Godfather

Hey, they can take all the screen time they want with Boa Hancock.

Kicking baby seals, kittens, being a general bitch but getting away with it for obvious reasons.

Joule

I just finished reading Shin Angyo Onshi. This was some epic stuff. A tale similar to Berserk but weaved with Korean history and folklore.

LockedOnTarget

You know, I see this debate on other forums a lot and I'm kind of curious how the Naruto fans here think about it.

Sasuke: hero or villain?

The way I see it, he's made all the wrong decisions in the name of vengeance, betrayed the people that care about him most, and tossed away his chance at having a happy life and moving on from his tragic past. I see him as a villain...a tragic one perhaps but a villain in the end.

I really hope this whole thing doesn't end with an "oops sorry guys my bad let's team up to fight the final boss and then be friends again". Sasuke needs to pay the consequences for what he's done, IMO.

NotYou

LockedOnTarget wrote: »

You know, I see this debate on other forums a lot and I'm kind of curious how the Naruto fans here think about it.

Sasuke: hero or villain?

The way I see it, he's made all the wrong decisions in the name of vengeance, betrayed the people that care about him most, and tossed away his chance at having a happy life and moving on from his tragic past. I see him as a villain...a tragic one perhaps but a villain in the end.

I really hope this whole thing doesn't end with an "oops sorry guys my bad let's team up to fight the final boss and then be friends again". Sasuke needs to pay the consequences for what he's done, IMO.

I dont really see how it's a debate... He's a bad person

LockedOnTarget

You'd be surprised how many fans seem to feel he is perfectly justified. Which astonishes me.

Slicer

Yeah anyone who thinks his reaction to

learning the true reason behind why Itachi murdered his family

is completely reasonable hasn't really been paying attention!

Musan

New Eve no Jikan is out, pretty good.

Behemoth

Slicer wrote: »

Yeah anyone who thinks his reaction to

learning the true reason behind why Itachi murdered his family

is completely reasonable hasn't really been paying attention!

Yeah, he's either a horrible person or a complete idiot.

That reminds me, have they gotten to Killer Bee in the anime yet?

Jragghen

Behemoth wrote: »

Slicer wrote: »

Yeah anyone who thinks his reaction to

learning the true reason behind why Itachi murdered his family

is completely reasonable hasn't really been paying attention!

Yeah, he's either a horrible person or a complete idiot.

That reminds me, have they gotten to Killer Bee in the anime yet?

Nope.

Sadly not.

Behemoth

Jragghen wrote: »

Behemoth wrote: »

Slicer wrote: »

Yeah anyone who thinks his reaction to

learning the true reason behind why Itachi murdered his family

is completely reasonable hasn't really been paying attention!

Yeah, he's either a horrible person or a complete idiot.

That reminds me, have they gotten to Killer Bee in the anime yet?

Nope.

Sadly not.

Then I shall continue not watching it.

Kelor

Killer Bee was the best thing to happen in Naruto since forever.

kdrudy

Sasuke is completely a villian at this point, but by the end I put my money on his redemption, or at least a heroic sacrifice.

I was sure he was going to be the one to end up killing Kakashi at some point, it seemed so perfect and such a good way to show that he was past redemption.

Thetheroo

Okay, now I'm glad I stuck with Negima. This tournament arc is kickass.

Edit: Okay, now Colonel Sanders is about to fight. This is ridiculous.

Jragghen

kdrudy wrote: »

Sasuke is completely a villian at this point, but by the end I put my money on his redemption, or at least a heroic sacrifice.

I was sure he was going to be the one to end up killing Kakashi at some point, it seemed so perfect and such a good way to show that he was past redemption.

Yeah, pretty much the only people left he can take out for dramatic impact are Tsudane or Sakura. The rest of the other characters are all...lesser, honestly.

kdrudy

Jragghen wrote: »

kdrudy wrote: »

Sasuke is completely a villian at this point, but by the end I put my money on his redemption, or at least a heroic sacrifice.

I was sure he was going to be the one to end up killing Kakashi at some point, it seemed so perfect and such a good way to show that he was past redemption.

Yeah, pretty much the only people left he can take out for dramatic impact are Tsudane or Sakura. The rest of the other characters are all...lesser, honestly.

Well, Sasuke doesn't really know Tsunade or have a history there past anything Orochimaru would have told him so it wouldn't have a good effect and he didn't have a real relationship with any of the rest of the younger group at Konoha so none of them would have the proper effect. It'd have to be Sakura, and that would be terribly disappointing.

joshua1

Thetheroo wrote: »

Okay, now I'm glad I stuck with Negima. This tournament arc is kickass.

Edit: Okay, now Colonel Sanders is about to fight. This is ridiculous.

Wait, has the story progressed past the tournament/festival? I was under the impression that negima ended after that little arc. Or was that the season? I'm so confused.

Xenogears of Bore

Probably reading it instead of watching it.

Also OP starts the whole recap crawl early on.

Most early episodes begin at about 2:10, so 20 seconds of recap. The later Krieg and Arlong episodes usually start at 2:30-5:00, though I always check 1:50 just in case.

Arkady

Xenogears of Bore wrote: »

Probably reading it instead of watching it.

Also OP starts the whole recap crawl early on.

Most early episodes begin at about 2:10, so 20 seconds of recap. The later Krieg and Arlong episodes usually start at 2:30-5:00, though I always check 1:50 just in case.

Bleach is the worst offender of that I think. There was one episode of Bleach I think that was about 13 minutes total. Of a 24 minute long video clip.

:x

Thetheroo

joshua1 wrote: »

Thetheroo wrote: »

Okay, now I'm glad I stuck with Negima. This tournament arc is kickass.

Edit: Okay, now Colonel Sanders is about to fight. This is ridiculous.

Wait, has the story progressed past the tournament/festival? I was under the impression that negima ended after that little arc. Or was that the season? I'm so confused.

I'm reading, not watching. I haven't seen any of the anime.

Zandracon

Huh, just noticed the trailer was put up a month ago. Directed by Satoko Okudera (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time).
Summer Wars

Also, ahaha, man, the Yomi lookalike. Though, the tone in the manga and the anime are pretty different.

LockedOnTarget

kdrudy wrote: »

Jragghen wrote: »

kdrudy wrote: »

Sasuke is completely a villian at this point, but by the end I put my money on his redemption, or at least a heroic sacrifice.

I was sure he was going to be the one to end up killing Kakashi at some point, it seemed so perfect and such a good way to show that he was past redemption.

Yeah, pretty much the only people left he can take out for dramatic impact are Tsudane or Sakura. The rest of the other characters are all...lesser, honestly.

Well, Sasuke doesn't really know Tsunade or have a history there past anything Orochimaru would have told him so it wouldn't have a good effect and he didn't have a real relationship with any of the rest of the younger group at Konoha so none of them would have the proper effect. It'd have to be Sakura, and that would be terribly disappointing.

You know what would be awesome? If Sasuke and Sakura fought. And Sakura kicked his ass.

Fat chance of that happening...but it would be PERFECT.

Kelor

That is why Killer Bee is so fantastic.

A crazy rapping ninja who's sole purpose thus far has been

to beat the shit out of Sasuke and Co.

LockedOnTarget

The thing that always bugged me is that Sakura never EVER had a real reason to be in love with Sasuke. I mean at the start she had a crush on him cause he was the quiet badass pretty boy and all that, okay. But nothing has ever happened in the story that would logically lead to her actually falling in love with him.

So I really want her to just wake up, realize what a d-bag he is, and beat the shit out of him.

Musan

Zandracon wrote: »

Huh, just noticed the trailer was put up a month ago. Directed by Satoko Okudera (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time).
Summer Wars

Also, ahaha, man, the Yomi lookalike. Though, the tone in the manga and the anime are pretty different.

I was wondering where that 3d space looked familiar, then I remembered:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C84FLwm3DA

Quentin

Thetheroo wrote: »

Okay, now I'm glad I stuck with Negima. This tournament arc is kickass.

Edit: Okay, now Colonel Sanders is about to fight. This is ridiculous.

Kinda weird how it can be so terrible for so many volumes, and then all of a sudden turns into a pretty badass fighting series, isn't it?

It gets progressively crazier from the tournament arc, too.

HamHamJ

Thetheroo wrote: »

Okay, now I'm glad I stuck with Negima. This tournament arc is kickass.

Edit: Okay, now Colonel Sanders is about to fight. This is ridiculous.

The fights seriously just get better and better. And the "event" at the end of Mahorafest is the most epic thing ever.

juice for jesus

Cross Game... Momiji is unbelievably cute. Her playing catch with Aoba is just adorable.

I like that they don't go for the cheap laughs. Like in ep 5

when they fall asleep under the table-heater thingy, Ko doesn't get scared or perv out, and Aoba doesn't conk him on the head in the morning. Instead it's just a nice, cute, slightly sad scene.

Rust

kdrudy wrote: »

Sasuke is completely a villian at this point, but by the end I put my money on his redemption, or at least a heroic sacrifice.

I was sure he was going to be the one to end up killing Kakashi at some point, it seemed so perfect and such a good way to show that he was past redemption.

I'm cool with anything so long as he winds up dead.

Which he won't, ever, for the same reason Hitsugaya won't stay bifurcated.

LockedOnTarget

I can see him winding up dead depending on where the story goes. Both a heroic sacrifice death and a "he's too far gone and we have to put him down" death could definately happen. But my gut tells me he'll end up getting redeemed and live happily ever after and blegh.

NotYou

I dunno, I feel like the author has some plans that we haven't seen coming as far as sasuke. I'm sure he knows what's predictable and unsatisfying.

Jragghen

Reposting another gem of Kyou's

Kelor

What the hell Air Gear.

What.

The.

Hell.