07-20-2015, 11:35 PM | #6876 |
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Seems the sequel to Majikoi is translated, so I'll try to get to that whenever. Anyway, shows.
Charlotte This show is okay so far. It's a likeable show for the most part. Main girl is entertaining, and glasses guy has one of the best super powers ever. I don't care much for the "SCIENTISTS ARE EVIL!" thing the show has going on. It's just so tacky. Why not some kind of scientific organization instead of just vilifying scientists in general? Besides that and some repetitive gags, no real issues. Dragon Ball Super They should have really treated this like Sailor Moon Crystal and replaced the voices. Everyone just sounds so weird. One guy actually sounds like he's about to die right there. Goku, Gohan, and Trunks all sound like Precure mascots or something. Besides the voices, this doesn't seem like too awkward of a reboot. I'm still a bit salty I didn't get to finish reading the manga, but oh well. Gakkou Gurashi This show is certainly a treat. I was about to drop it, then BAM! Smack to the face! Don't want to spoil anything (I really believe this is important), so I'll leave things at that. Anyone with free time should atleast check out episode 1 of this show! Gangsta Latest episode was boring, but this is still one of my favorite shows of the season. Not much else to say, really. It's a show about shit getting killed. It kills shit in a cool manner. Prostitute freaking out at shit getting killed. Fun fun FUN! God Eater Yeaaah....this looks like another Shingeki no Kyojin. I've only watched episode 1, but I'm still getting those vibes. Main guy's overly hotheaded about not being able to kill the enemy and starting shit. Well episode 2 might prove me wrong. Who knows? Atleast it's pretty. Working!!! Eeeeeeh. This is okay, but it's more like some of the more dull episodes of the earlier seasons. It's nice seeing some of the characters back in action again, but nothing has really excited me. We need more Poplar. That bouncy giant ponytail! |
07-24-2015, 08:45 AM | #6877 |
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Haven't watched much anime at all recently. But I will probably watch a few of the Pokémon episodes I am behind on and also the final Sailor Moon Crystal episode. After that, it'd be nice to circle back around to any of my extant projects, like the Hikaru no Go re-watch, the Haruhi books, Season 1 of OreGairu, and of course Prisma Ilya 2wei.
Speaking of 2wei: it looks like UTW is all but dead, so if 2wei II is airing right now, I'll need to find out who's doing the best job with it and watch their subs once I catch up. I've started translating fanart on Danbooru. Nothing super ambitious yet. Kinda hoping that if I keep it up and get better at it (faster, more confident in giving people my take without lengthy justifications in translator notes, etc.) that it could re-open the door to me working on Meina's Owl. But first things first! Baby steps.
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07-24-2015, 06:28 PM | #6878 |
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Charlotte
Interesting, good, not incredibly amazing. So far it definitely reminds me of Heroes but exclusively with high schoolers, complete with "The Company" and everything. Will keep watching though. One theory being tossed around is Spoiler: show Overlord Surprisingly I'm really enjoying this so far. I was really "ehh" about the concept of another anime based on an MMORPG setting, but the twist they put on it make it incredibly unique and not similar to how other shows have done this at all. If you're on the edge about this one, I'd say give it a shot. Episode 1 and 2 were a little slow, but 3 picks up and gives you an idea of what to expect, I think. Really excited to see where it goes in the future. Gate Only have seen one episode so far, but it's grabbed my attention. I'll be watching more in the coming days. It doesn't seem too special, but it's definitely not bad. That's all I've watched this season so far. I don't know if I'm going to pick up Gangsta and God Eater or not yet. I'll watch Dragonball Super eventually. |
07-26-2015, 09:31 PM | #6880 |
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Right. I was going to give a basic report about Knights of Sidonia season 2...
Basically: Not as amazing as season 1, but still kind decent. The show became more harem-y, which I'm not too fond of and the new plot changes and new characters are a bit awkward considering where we left off last time, although its direction is still pretty good. Season 1's strength was the setting. The science fiction angle it took made it much better than that of Attack on Titan. Unfortunately season 2 is dancing closer to the AoT style of character, albeit there was no "check out this character you make a quick bond with. Now watch him die!" nonsense. For more details: Spoiler: show Hopefully season 3 will pick up some more. |
08-01-2015, 08:46 PM | #6881 |
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Llamas and alpacas have been on the minds of several of my UPN friends as of late, so this seems like a timely share:
Spoiler: show I'm about to finish off S1 of OreGairu. Up next, who can say what it will be.
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08-02-2015, 07:45 PM | #6882 |
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Just dropping in to say that Himouto Umaru-chan is shaping up to be one of the top slice of life anime I've seen. It's full of comedy gold and I can't handle all of the moe. Really damn good.
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08-02-2015, 09:33 PM | #6884 |
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Kare Kano? More like OreImo amirite.
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08-03-2015, 07:49 PM | #6885 |
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So I just watched the first episode of Himouto! Umaru-chan. It bears little in common with Kare Kano.
Deoxys, do you want to make a thread for this? If not, I'll make a rudimentary one. But if you'd like the honors, go for it. (Don't delay though. I want to post.) Appetizer thoughts: Umaru's cute in several meanings; show is mead for imoutokons; first episode solidly introduces franchise, feels like hour's worth of information; unrealistic; amusing.
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08-05-2015, 10:44 PM | #6886 |
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Been busy IRL the past few days, but have squeezed in a little time here or there to work on an OP post for a Himouto! Umaru-chan thread. My offer still stands to let Deo make the thread first if he likes since he's the one who brought the show up and seems to super like it, but having not heard anything back yet I will probably post a version of the thread tomorrow once I finish the OP post. If a thread goes up before then, I'll just rework the post's contents into a more Episode 01-centric discussion. Which should be easy to do seeing as I've held off watching any more of Umaru-chan until I get the post written.
Listening to the vocal version of "Negai ga Kanau Basho" / "The Place Where Wishes Are Granted", I feel confident once again that Clannad offers one of the greatest emotional payouts of any anime I've ever seen ... but man, what a (願いが叶う場所Ⅱ, the lyricless music box version, remains the definitive version to listen to. For obvious reasons. But the vocal version is nice to listen to every now and then too.) If Clannad is too boring, though, I'd also recommend Kanon (2006 ver.) if you haven't seen that yet. Kanon's a classic. I should probably re-watch that soon ... *adds to gargantuan to-do list*
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08-06-2015, 12:38 PM | #6887 |
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Finished Majikoi S. It had its enjoyable bits, but it was too brief. We also had foreshadowing for some things, but it never happened. Kokoro and Monshiro routes were great atleast!
Charlotte This show has been a huge letdown so far. I was pretty excited when I first saw the trailer for this, but so far it's just boring, and the humor is irritating and repetitive. Also the lack of Mr. Sleazeball is irritating. Gangsta Still my favorite show of the season. Not really much else to say. God Eater CHEESE! WHO LIKES CHEESE, BECAUSE GOD EATER DELIVERS IT! Every action movie cliche thrown into every episode. I hope you enjoy! I also forgot to mention that the art is weird. The character models don't blend into the background very well. That's all I really feel like reporting on. I'm watching more, but eh. |
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Why is poo so good? T_T If you've not seen Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu (spelling varies) before and you're looking for a solid kids show, I'll re-recommend this one. I wish I had a lot more free time -- I'd love to rewatch parts of this at the very least, if not the entire thing. Oh well.
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08-08-2015, 08:06 PM | #6889 |
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I'm sigging that Talon. I've been waiting for someone to say something like that about Kiruminzoo's opening.
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Majikoi: Yeah, I'm pretty sure the first Majikoi was awarded the VN of the year. I haven't really had a look at what was available that year (2009?), but I think it deserves it. Kind of dumb, but it has a great cast of characters, good art, and some nice writing here and there (though it's pretty widely spread out). Majikoi S had a really high budget, so I wouldn't doubt the original doing really well.
Charlotte: Wasn't Aku no Hana some twisted romance? It's kind of a weird comparison if it is. Charlotte is mostly a "kids with superpowers" show that has been popular lately. They go along and tell other kids to beware the evil scientists who want to dissect them. Gangsta: It's a bit difficult to say why I like it. I think I mostly just like it because the show is different. We have a deaf main character who likes killing shit, a stylish, shrewd older guy with a missing eye, and a tan prostitute who takes phonecalls. It's just such a cool show. I might make a post in the thread, but Cinderella girls S2 is a large improvement over season 1. |
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Not only are you cheating by taking the URL out, making it a false/edited quote of what I actually posted, but you're doing Kiruminzuu a disservice. It needs more awareness.
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Well shit, that's what I get for not being around. But that's cool, your thread trumped anything I could have made so I'll be glad to post in it. I have Kanon on my watch list, and the girlfriend has already far more than insisted that I watch Clannad at some point, so I'm definitely going to |
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08-13-2015, 04:07 PM | #6893 |
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Been pretty busy lately. That said, all I have is some weird news.
Apparently there was this remake of Doraemon that got cancelled. Instead of Doraemon, a robot girl from the future game back to help out Nobita. Except, the art was done by an H-artist, so you can imagine how extreme it was. It was cancelled because the most recent chapter was "too lewd". I read the original on EXHentai, because that's the only place that apparently could host it, and it had a very rare "forbidden" tag. Suffice to say, it was technically non-H, but I have no freaking idea how something like this was allowed in a legitimate manga serial. I mean the editors had to be high to let this piece of work get to the presses. Sweet Georgia Brown!
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Still true.
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08-18-2015, 05:35 AM | #6898 |
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08-23-2015, 11:51 AM | #6899 |
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Hey, I've been looking to start properly watching anime for a while, and I was wondering if any of you had any recommendations? I have literally no idea where to start and the sheer number of them out there's kind of overwhelming.
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Assuming you haven't seen it I'd say Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the best anime that is a good 'gateway anime' whilst still being one of the best series out there. The original Fullmetal Alchemist is also good, slightly less so, but its a little bit darker and I don't think many people would say that they prefer the storyline in Fullmetal Alchemist, to Brotherhood. |
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