Anyone here watch Anime? If yes recommend some good Anime here :)

[Aikouka]

You must be going senile just like op :biggrin:

I was just... driving the point home! Yes! That's it. :sneaky:

Oh, and I finished that ridiculously-boing-y, ecchi show. Eh, I thought Hataraku Maou-sama was a better show that had a somewhat similar premise. It also didn't force boobies jiggling down your throat... as much as that may sound kind of nice to some. When a show does junk like that, it just feels forced... like they're really trying to pander to that crowd. Ecchi can be used for humor -- shows do it all the time; however, ugh... that and Unbreakable Machine Doll. :|

 

[Rinaun]

Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden (The fillers though... )

This. Naruto wasn't bad at first....then the fillers hit. When you start labeling whole sections of seasons as "filler" you know a show is milking the run. I think most animes like to run as long as they can, compared to other animes like Cowboy Bebop which knew it was time to wrap things up. Money > functional story for the most part.

 

[Aikouka]

This. Naruto wasn't bad at first....then the fillers hit. When you start labeling whole sections of seasons as "filler" you know a show is milking the run. I think most animes like to run as long as they can, compared to other animes like Cowboy Bebop which knew it was time to wrap things up.

What would you rather have... fillers or the make-shit-up method like in Full Metal Alchemist or Soul Eater? ...or I guess there's always the take-a-break-it-doesn't-have-to-be-on-every-goddamn-week method too.

 

[Howard]

What would you rather have... fillers or the make-shit-up method like in Full Metal Alchemist or Soul Eater? ...or I guess there's always the take-a-break-it-doesn't-have-to-be-on-every-goddamn-week method too.

Brotherhood, that's what

 

[sdifox]

I was just... driving the point home! Yes! That's it. :sneaky:

Oh, and I finished that ridiculously-boing-y, ecchi show. Eh, I thought Hataraku Maou-sama was a better show that had a somewhat similar premise. It also didn't force boobies jiggling down your throat... as much as that may sound kind of nice to some. When a show does junk like that, it just feels forced... like they're really trying to pander to that crowd. Ecchi can be used for humor -- shows do it all the time; however, ugh... that and Unbreakable Machine Doll. :|

You mean you didn’t laugh your ass off when the USS-1701 showed up? :biggrin:

 

[Cappuccino]

you are late to the party...Wait til you hit Clannad: After Story. Pretty sure Clannad was mentioned earlier in this thine thread.

Sorry I was hiding under a rock for 5 years. I'm on episode 9 After Story.

 

[Ns1]

oh man, Evangelion 3.0 ravaged by LATimes

The most beautiful depiction of war ever rendered on film might be found in the first six minutes of "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo."
In the third installment of four films rebooting the anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion," the fate of the universe depends on giant robots that blast across magenta-orange sunsets, shooting comets of turquoise, emerald and amethyst. It's splendor on steroids.
Unfortunately, the battle wages on for 20 more minutes, a gorgeous tangle of explosions, sexy-sleek visuals and nonsensical dialogue delivered in screeches. A protagonist finally emerges near the half-hour mark: Teen pilot Shinji (voiced by Megumi Ogata) wakes up from a 14-year coma to help stave off the apocalypse, only to discover it's already happened.
RELATED: More movie reviews by The Times
Because the franchise is steeped in ham-fisted Christian symbolism, Shinji is told by his new friend Kaworu (Akira Ishida) between magical piano lessons that "all sins can be atoned for." Thus begins a final robot battle in which Shinji strives to restart life on Earth.
This description makes "Evangelion 3.0" sound much more coherent than it actually is. The films are for hard-core fans only, with minimal exposition or character development. The convoluted plot will make any neophyte more confused than a dog in space. Desiccated by its pretensions, it's freeze-dried melodrama.


http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...angelion-review,0,7780878.story#ixzz2pwlLzkJG

 

[Aikouka]

So, I've been craving some more Dia no Ace, but the Christmas + New Years season tends to put a hamper on new manga and anime, So, I decided to finally watch a series that I had been meaning to watch for a while... Major. First of all, if you thought Clannad: After Story was bad, you haven't seen the first few episodes of Major. I recall seeing the episode entitled

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Farewell

, and I said to myself,

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"For the love of God, they better not kill off his dad...!"

Yeah, if you've seen the series, you know what I mean. :'(

Anyway, I find it odd, because I don't really like Goro that much, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to watch more and more. I started on Sunday, and I'm already on the fourth series (that's 78 episodes + however far I am into the fourth)! I find that Goro is a little too brash for me at times. That reminds me a bit of one of my annoyances in anime: when characters do the same stupid stuff time and time again. It usually just leads to almost the exact same plot points being rehashed. "Oh, I'm such a bad team player! Wait... this feels really familiar for some reason?"

After this show, I'm kind of in the mood to watch Hayate no Gotoku season 2. I don't think I ever finished season 1 (I was somewhere around episode 30), but I read that season 2 picks up around episode 16 in season 1. So, I should be fine. I also saw that a new mecha anime came out the other day (yay Spring anime season!), so I'm obligated to check that out.

Brotherhood, that's what

So, we know that Fullmetal Alchemist surpassed the manga and ended up going on a tangent. Although, one thing that surprised me was that even though Brotherhood started about four and a half years after the original anime series ended, the manga barely finished ahead of it.

Manga run: 8/2001 - 6/2010
Anime run: 4/2009 - 7/2010

That's why I'm a bit curious if Shingeki no Kyojin will run into the same problem. It's also a monthly serial, and the plot crawls so slowly in the manga.

You mean you didn’t laugh your ass off when the USS-1701 showed up? :biggrin:

I think I was too distracted by the boing.

 

[Sonikku]

Just finished Valvrave The Liberator. It was good right up until they squashed three episodes of content into one to top the show off at episode 24.

The most popular MMO Anime is Sword Art Online. Have you watched that?

Is that the one where the guy has his sister for a love interest in season 2? Where at the start he's like Yay! I'm free! GUESS I'LL GO BACK IN DERP.

 

[Sea Moose]

Neon Genesis... I have always wanted to watch that.. is it any good?

 

[Aikouka]

Just finished Valvrave The Liberator. It was good right up until they squashed three episodes of content into one to top the show off at episode 24.

I stopped watching that show when the guy started bawling at the end of... episode 3 (?) when he refused to tell the girl of his dreams that he loves her because "I'm a monster!" Does it get any better?

Is that the one where the guy has his sister for a love interest in season 2? Where at the start he's like Yay! I'm free! GUESS I'LL GO BACK IN DERP.

To be fair, she is into him, and they're actually just cousins... because that's slightly better?

Neon Genesis... I have always wanted to watch that.. is it any good?

Eh, I've always thought it was overrated, but it's not bad.

 

[Sea Moose]

Word.

what word?

 

[mikeymikec]

Neon Genesis... I have always wanted to watch that.. is it any good?

I was hooked on it until I got to the end of the series and found that no important questions had been answered. As the LA Times review of a later installment said, "melodrama". It's like a melodramatic soap opera with a sci-fi wrapping.

 

[Ns1]

Neon Genesis... I have always wanted to watch that.. is it any good?

<3 NGE

No comment on the new stuff.

 

[sdifox]

Neon Genesis... I have always wanted to watch that.. is it any good?

Decent. Just skip the ’end’ episodes.

 

[dawp]

started watching Golden Time, not too bad so far for a slice of life type.

basic premise is the main character had an accident that caused him to lose all memory before the said accident and started law school.

 

[sdifox]

started watching Golden Time, not too bad so far for a slice of life type.

basic premise is the main character had an accident that caused him to lose all memory before the said accident and started law school.

I gave up on that show.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Appleseed.

 

[William Gaatjes]

I definitely agree with everyone's suggestion of the two Ghost in the Shell series. Hell, even my avatar comes from it. Also, the tachikomas are some of my favourite characters in any anime.

Now i finally know where those came from. I played halo ce multiplayer games for a while. And some people made some really nice and huge levels. There was one level where these tachikomas where available as vehicles.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Dragonball z movies are a bit strange whe it comes to powerful enemies.

Broly would have slaughtered Frieza, Cell and Buu easily.

 

[Cappuccino]

Thoughts on Space Dandy?

 

[sdifox]

Dragonball z movies are a bit strange whe it comes to powerful enemies.

Broly would have slaughtered Frieza, Cell and Buu easily.

no, they are all stupid. Each new movie has an enemy that is like ten times more powerful than the last movie, but Goku (or whoever) can always learn become powerful enough to beat the new guy.

Boring. I like the early Dragonball stuff.

 

[William Gaatjes]

no, they are all stupid. Each new movie has an enemy that is like ten times more powerful than the last movie, but Goku (or whoever) can always learn become powerful enough to beat the new guy.

Boring. I like the early Dragonball stuff.

That is the format. Introduce one stronger enemy after the other. But it is strange sometimes.

More anime movies for the OP (i have just seen) :

Both not suited for children. Adult content.
Biohunters
Wicked city.

 

[Sonikku]

Recently watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica in one sitting. I know that everyone would say "Don't let the magical girl theme dissuade you, it's better than you might think" but I still came out surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Anime is something I really only started getting into again since May, but so far PMMM is easily up at the top for me. I'm usually pretty picky with television and even though I'm a completionist I'll still trudge through even if I want to quit, but I had nary a thought of that for PMMM. Was also impressed at the effort they put into making the usual theme of

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time paradoxes

actually work sensibly in the story rather than just being something you simply have to accept. One thing that sometimes irks me in anime is the tendency to have some kind of tragic backstory to every character, done (I assume) to get an easy emotional reaction out of the watcher. For example, I also recently watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, and while I did enjoy it a lot, episode

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21

(IIRC) when they start to create backstory out of nowhere and try to play up the mindfuck angle with lots of suicide /murder/trauma/etc didn't really have any effect on me because not only was a lot of it unbelievable to begin with, but it's like they wanted to link characters sheerly for the purpose for making things look bad. With episode

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10

of PMMM, it was unexpected to me but made about as much sense as I could imagine given the setting. Looking forward to the new movie thing apparently due in less than a week.

I had serious doubts about Puella Magi Madoka, but gave it a try due to your suggestion. The first two episodes play out like an episode of Sailor Moon. Then episode 3 happened and it was like WTF I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DID THAT.

This is either not a kids show, or Japan has VERY different standards on what constitutes a kids show compared to America. It's so dark and so depressing that it's colorful bright animation bellies it's true nature. I just can't look away.

 

[sdifox]

I had serious doubts about Puella Magi Madoka, but gave it a try due to your suggestion. The first two episodes play out like an episode of Sailor Moon. Then episode 3 happened and it was like WTF I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DID THAT.

This is either not a kids show, or Japan has VERY different standards on what constitutes a kids show compared to America. It's so dark and so depressing that it's colorful bright animation bellies it's true nature. I just can't look away.

err, there are tons of non kid animes. In fact I would say most are not.