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King Riptor
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Okay folks time for us to start talking anime. Spring's almost over so start speculating on the Summer shows I guess.
First a PSA from our lovely moderators -
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:
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.
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 ?!
Now I leave you with our title feature :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNyP3uzgRhA
First a PSA from our lovely moderators -
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.
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.
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:
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
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
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
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
What category is Skip Beat! I was thinking something of the KawaiiiSoCute~~Funnyy ~~~*!!!!=3 Category
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
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)
Action: Black Lagoon
Romance: Ouran High School Host Club
(manga): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Comedy: Azumanga Daioh
Comedy: Potemayo
Romantic comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Slice of life/school life: Sketchbook Full Colors
Economics drama: Spice and Wolf
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.
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)
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
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.
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.
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 ?!
Now I leave you with our title feature :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNyP3uzgRhA
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So far it's definitely one of the most enjoyable fights yet in the new season, and I get the feeling that the next episode will be even better.
Some nice new music in this episode too, seems they have some songs they save for certain characters. I've been enjoying the new music much more than the previous series, with the exception of the instrumental version of Inner Light, of course. Really if they just included that then it'd be perfect.
Minor novel spoilers; if S2 shows them actually filming the movie they'll probably cover this, but it makes the first episode make more sense.
Yeah, it's a pretty nice touch. Shows that the creator did some research, at the very least.
I enjoy how the episode previews in the first series would use relevant boxing terms. It's a little thing I miss in the new series, though it's understandable why they wouldn't; I imagine that after 70-some episodes of previews they'd be hard pressed to find terms they haven't used.
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Yeah, me neither.
I almost forgot about that.
Currently painting: Slowly [flickr]
They said they weren't doing it, or just haven't announced plans to?
or, alternatively, The Pilgrimage of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Clearly they are taking lessons from KyoAni
Well this is an anime thread so I gave Haruhi first dibs.
That sounds like a very weird prequel.
What's it about anyway? Is it super important to Kara no Kyoukai's plot?
I guess burning the flag gets you a pretty sweet bounty. Poor Sanji though.
Might want to put my Slow climb in quotes as I've watched about 330 episodes in 31 days. That's not terribly slow.
It's going to slow down now that I don't have a good handle on 350 and up, but whatever.
Also it is the time of year that my work picks up exponentially.
I picked up the complete Last Exile and Count of Monte Cristo through Amazon.
Oh and I just started Darker than Black. I think I'm gonna like it. A lot. The fact that the music is done by Yokko Kano doesn't help at all. :P
This show is ridiculously hilarious.
It has a story never released, talking about some concepts, and an epilogue. The epilogue is mostly what I'm interested in.
1. It's probably going to have a very young kid in it.
2. If it lasts three or more episodes, it is going to suck.
Example: The filler right after Enies Lobby but before they leave is good. One offs, well paced, not annoying. The filler after they leave. Yerck.
I believe the "You stupid ocean!" pic is from that.
So far, it's had multiple full exposures of midori. This proved to be quite awkward with my dad in the room. Otherwise, the show is quite amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjhGiEEVVY
Oh God dammit.
EDIT: And this is a separate book, right? My copy of Kara no Kyoukai hasn't even arrived yet, and now I'm gonna have to order another book.
Hmm...
Sounds familiar...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OrMqQP_oDk
It's even worse than I thought.
OP rap is best part about 4kids dub. That and some of the voice actors fit really well.
Of course, horrible editing, marketing it a wee bit too young, and well, being 4kids it is generally best left unloved and forgotten.
It's not super important, considering it was only just released last Comiket... nearly a decade after the original novels were sold. But yea, it ends the series on a more upbeat note than the original epilogue to part 7. Plus it has proto-Akira Seo, and I can't say no to that.
Romance anime:
Paradise Kiss
Nodame Cantabile
Honey and Clover (really, you could just watch everything released under the "noitaminA" label)
ef -a tale of memories-
His and Her Circumstances (has some major flaws, but still one of my favs)
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Only Yesterday
School Rumble (more of a comedy)
Spice and Wolf (the romance is a bit of a 2nd fiddle, but it's a great show regardless)
Toradora!
Whisper of the Heart
STEAM
derp
Heh, that reminds me of when I rented Clockwork Orange.
And if you want to kill yourself, 5cm and School Days.
Also In the I guess you could call it romance the final episode of G Gundam, because that show can do no wrong.
STEAM
I enjoy how it seems that Lawrence can't seem to make a great business deal that doesn't result in people trying to kill him.
Edit: In regards to the romance suggestions above, I'm going to add Mahoraba to the mix.
What's the tier level of that little girl? She pounded the shit out of that Arancar.
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