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Watched Nisekoi episode 1 too. The way the anime is being done is interesting and I guess it fits with how the manga is usually structured...but I would rather just read the manga.
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01-12-2014, 09:46 AM | #6102 |
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Akame ga Kill now has a registered domain name, so an anime is probable, probably for summer or maybe fall of this year.
For those who don't know anything about it, it's an action series (with nice art) that is...quite infamous for its womenslaying. If Gen Urobuchi is Hannibal Lecter, a refined but picky killer, Takahiro is probably closer to Ted Bundy's brand of brutal sadism. It'll certainly be an interesting watch, that's for sure. I hope it has decent production values (at least Nisekoi-tier) to pull it off, and isn't censored much.
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01-14-2014, 02:14 PM | #6103 |
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I've watched more shit! Nothing excites me more than endlessly staring at a brown lump of waste!
Noragami Episode 2 continues with another fun episode. The humor got a bit annoying in one spot, but otherwise, I enjoyed episode 2 as much as I did 1. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with this. Actually I think this show deserves a thread. If any of the more faithful manga readers don't make one, then I might. Wizard Barristers - Benmashi Cecil A show about magical lawyers? Well the premise is interesting atleast. I do like how these people do everything in their power to defend their own kind, but I dunno. They are often defending people who go on murderous rampages. Other than that, it's a nice show. It has potential to be a really good show. Let's see if it meets that potential, or just turns into an idiotic moe show without any real attempt to make sense. Space Dandy Episode two has been watched. It seems the show's "charm" has already worn off, and I'm already sick of it. I could tolerate the bad humor in the first episode, but now it's really starting to get on my nerves. I doubt I'll watch this for much longer. Pink-haired Tits the Animation Why did I watch episode 2? I don't know myself, to be honest. I should have dropped this at episode 1, but I watched episode 2 despite knowing that this show is nothing more than eyecandy. Seriously, why should I watch this when I can just pop in a doujin of her? It's the same kind of experience, but more fulfilling! Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta Episode 2 of this was interesting. We learn some things about the main guy, and his meeting from episode 1 progresses. I did enjoy this more than I thought I would, so that's a plus. The thing is though.....why the hell do planes need two pilots? That second seat seems like nothing more than a cheap plot device to expand relationships. They really should have some kind of explanation for that. This week's episode did give me a little more hope for the show. |
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Watched the first episode of this out of curiosity, since it was one of the few blurbs/preview pics that sorta interested me, and I saw some positive reviews in this thread. It was pretty fun. Spoiler: show Might check out Noragami since everyone's saying good stuff about it too.
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01-15-2014, 08:28 PM | #6105 |
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Blah blah blah new shows! Blah blah blah!
Hamatora Watched episode 2. Not too different from episode 1 as far as my impressions go, which is a good thing. I'm hoping the two stories from episode 1 and 2 somehow piece up in the grand scale of things. Though I doubt that'll happen. There was one scene at the end of the episode I fucking loved though. I was like the damn Herbal Essences woman as it was going on. I couldn't help but go "YES! YES! OH GOD YES!". Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha I picked up yet another show. For the most part, I enjoyed the first episode of this. It was a bit dumb in places, but it was a very very charming episode. This is similar to Gingitsune, but it's alot sillier, and seems to focus more on romance. I look forward to seeing what this show turns into. It also replaced Mikakunin for number three. Though..for a huge negative...THIS SHOW IS ONLY 10 EPISODES LONG! Only the crappy shows nowadays get more than 12 episodes. I've been trying to finish Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan, but I keep lagging on it. I know the last few episodes are going to be super thick in drama, and it's difficult to start watching. I will preservere though, since Doremi is among the best of the kid's shows I've watched! |
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Noragami
Watched the first two episodes. It's entertaining. Definitely feel some Monogatari/Natsume/Bleach vibes. Hamatora Also saw the second episode of this. I'm honestly really enjoying it, even more so than Noragami. It's a little over the top, but in a fun way. I like how it's silly but still tackles some serious/realistic subjects. The fox show is out too? Hm, have to find a place to watch that as well.
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01-17-2014, 12:44 AM | #6108 |
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Pokémon: I've caught up, having watched Episodes 11, the 1-11 special, and 12. I might write about them later, but having already discussed them at length with AK2 and me not really being in much of an exhaustive anime-watching and discussing mood lately, I'll probably pass. We'll see.
Super Sonico the Animation: Watched the first episode of this. Honestly, they should've just made Episode 01 be the entire production but poured their entire budget into that one episode to make it look flipping fantastic. I really don't need to see twelve to thirteen episodes of a subpar series. Not sure whether to rate this a "4 - Bad" or a "5 - Average," but one thing's clear: I'll likely not press on to Episode 02. It's not like Episode 01 offended me or anything. It's just that ... Super Sonico is (as far as I've ever known her) a softcore pornographic 2-D idol who has enjoyed modest popularity in the hardcore pornographic scene. There isn't really much to her other than "large-breasted pink-haired girl who wears large, high-grade headphones all the time" and this episode definitely showed that -- in awkwardly trying to flesh Sonico's character out (they made her an honor roll student, a part-time fashion model, a part-time waitress at her grandmother's bar, a member of a rock-and-roll band ...), they only ended up making it clearer to me just how ill-defined Sonico is as a person and how obvious her fleshing out here was made for TV. Other 2014 series: Still haven't checked many of them out. Noragami, etc. Outstanding Fall 2013 series: Still haven't resumed watching any of these. Dunno what it is, but I just haven't been in much of an anime-watching mood lately. I guess it's just that I haven't had a new video game to play in a long while and so I'm really having fun with Pokémon Y. Not to mention how much there is to do in there as a breeder. But I definitely do want to catch up on Gingitsune, Nagi no Asukara, and all the others. Maybe as soon as tomorrow, who knows. *shrug* Outstanding Summer 2013 series: I seriously need to wrap up Fantasista Doll and Rozen Maiden. The latter I just don't want to end ¬¬; / it already more or less did end for the season with its previous episode. The former I've been stuck on Episode 07 for ages, no idea why either since it's an enjoyable enough episode as far as the series is concerned.
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Konoha is apparently going to be voiced by Mamoru Miyano in Mekaku City Actors.
Huh. Also Shidu confirmed for girl??? Edit- The series will air for one cour.
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Prison School: So, there's an erodoujinshi from a popular artist going around right now that is apparently based off of a series called Kangoku Gakuen a.k.a. Prison School. What I'm seeing in the doujin and what I'm reading on the MyAnimeList page don't exactly seem to line up, but I can at least say that the combination of the two has me somewhat interested.
MAL premise (copying and pasting straight off their site): Spoiler: show Doujin premise (from what I can tell): (Warning! Appears to cover events in Chapter 76 of the manga!) Spoiler: show Anyway, I bring this up so that those of you who might enjoy this sort of story can begin to check out the manga if you like rather than waiting for (what I can only assume to be) the inevitable television adaptation. Update: Oh whoa. So ... I checked out one of the manga portals for this series and on a pure whim I clicked on Chapter 76 since its title seemed like it might be describing the events I'm witnessing in the erodoujin. Sure enough, that's Hana right there on the first page. And sure enough, turn to Page 2 and this is 100% the opening scene of the doujin. So yeah. Is it a good anime or is it the next BTOOOM!? I have no idea. But if this accomplished eromangaka is drawing up a fanfic for it, chances are good it's going to be animated some time in the next year or two. Considering his previous doujinshi have focused on much more mainstream series like One Piece, it's hard for me to imagine that this is something even more niche than a Fukumoto manga and therefore unlikely to be adapted for television. Update 2: and now I find myself reading Chapter 01 of the manga. But I have a Dangan Ronpa thread to reply to before it's too late, so ...
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Went to upload an image on Imgur. Saw that this is currently the #1 top-trending image upload. Baby raged the moment I saw the title ("Must see anime for the slightly older audience"), knowing this was surely written by some arsehat 17-year old who thinks himself "older". Baby raged onward as I saw the list and realized that while I'd seen all seven of these series, few of them would I recommend and quite a number of them -- oh god @ Mirai Nikki and Shingeki no Kyojin -- would I anti-recommend.
But then, with hope for the gallery already lost, I decided to scroll down to see what people were saying. A lot of idiotic teenagers going "OH GEE GOLLY WILLIKERS! THANKS FOR THESE RECS! " ............... and then one lone man in the audience piping up to say: Quote:
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01-18-2014, 05:04 PM | #6112 |
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I did not remember Talon's seen Monster and Shinsekai Yori. Searching reveals the truth. This is like discovering BBB saw Asatte no Houkou way back in 2007.
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He didn't watch the whole thing though. Live action Monster has been talked about for years now; it was supposed to be a movie at first, but this HBO series is really going to happen, huh? The story is live action friendly, with the exception of one twist that most definitely would not work. They're going to have to change it somehow.
I consider 20th Century Boys to be a slightly superior Urasawa manga to Monster, but an unfortunate thing about it is I can't see an anime version being possible. A lot of the twists and mysteries rely on you seeing that a character is speaking, but not being able to see who they are. How would they make that work when they have actual voice actors? EDIT: Never mind, it looks like they actually DID make live action movies of 20th Century Boys lol. I have no idea how they dealt with all those problems, but they had to have made some significant changes!
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Of everything in the Imgur gallery, Monster is the only thing I haven't seen to completion of what was originally aired on television. And even that one I still saw quite a bit of. Just not 50%+.
Not sure why Doppel is so surprised I saw Shinsekai Yori considering I talked about it weekly in the thread AS IT AIRED whereas HE DID NOT. I was on top of that ball from Day One. Sadly, it turns out. ^^; Wasn't the greatest series in the world. But meh, was pretty original and I had fun discussing it with Kaisa and Yuki.
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Spoiler: show I know it's a bit late considering the show aired a year ago, but if I haven't shared that little bit of trivia here on UPN yet, now I have. Enjoy.
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I have some more stuff to chew on.
Hozuki no Reitetsu Watched episode 2. The first half was okay, but I really did not like the second half with Satan. Typical "JAPAN IS BETTER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE!" nonsense. Next week is the last chance I'm giving this show. Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Episode 2 was pretty much the same as episode 1 qualitywise. Just less main guy, which was a bit irritating. There's really not much more going for this show than moe, but it's still entertaining. Nisekoi Once again, episode 2 has been watched. After watching it, I can pretty confidently say that the writing quality is totally on par with Sword Art Online. It's dumb and cliche as hell, but it's not offensive enough for me to want to drop. I'm still somewhat interested in what's going to happen, even if this show isn't any good. Sekai Seifuku Bouryaku no Zvezda A friend was going on about how awesome this was, so I decided to check this out. I originally didn't touch it because I thought that "Seifuku" in the title meant uniform, which means this would be an idiotic moe fanservice show. I umm...I got the wrong Seifuku, but it seems my impression was still right. The first episode was about the main girl's flat chest glistening in the moonlight! Actually despite how idiotic this show is, it still has its moments, and has some nice quotes here and there. "Lincon had potential, but he had one flaw. HE COULDN'T WITHSTAND BULLETS!" I also hope the main guy has something going for him other than being the "nice guy with nothing else going for him" harem target. |
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Pokémon: Currently watching Episode 013 of XY. Just a quick note: it seems that Pocket Monsters opted to translate 付き合う tsukiau as "to be with [someone]; to stay with [someone]", etc, which is a correct translation but a touch too literal imo for this scene given Serena's freak out. Explanation: this verb is also what is used when the Japanese say "Please go out with me!" (tsukiatte kudasai), "We're going out" (watashi-tachi tsukiatteru yo), and so on. So when the trainer tells Ash "If I win, promise me you'll ______ with me", it is true that she's asking him to stick with her ... but between two young people of the opposite sex such as themselves, it's pretty much a default interpretation (and thus one for which Serena can be forgiven) to take it as "If I win, promise me you'll go out with me / date me / become my boyfriend."
Anyway, resuming watching. You guys enjoy it too! Hopefully it's a good one. EDIT: Realized I might've been a bit unclear above, so some clarification. Possible spoiler though? Spoiler: show
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Speaking of which, I guess our new friends decided not to stay after all
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As for the episode ... well ... ^^; Pokémon: The thirteenth episode of the XY series was my least favorite yet. While opinions on filler episodes are often split, I think it's safe to say that this is probably one which most fans will agree was a stinker. A boring story. A cliche premise (even for Pokémon, which has had God knows how many obligatory preschool episodes). Rather poor showcasing of the Pokémon of the Day. Comic Relief Team Rocket in their most old-fashioned showing yet this season, with nothing in the way of witty humor, hints of menace and competence, or new captures to liven them up at least somewhat as other Comic Relief Team Rocket episodes have this season. A painful return of Idiot Ash who is too stupid and too blind to tell that Team Rocket isn't actually a trio of nice volunteers. (For Christ's sake: Meowth didn't even bother to hide the fact that he can talk. ) It was just bad. But really, I'm saving the best for last. Spoiler tagging just so that you can see it for yourself when you watch the episode if you haven't done so already. Spoiler: show So yeah. ^^; XY013? The low point of the XY saga thus far, in my opinion. But the good news is that while XY014 looks like it'll be a revisit of another cliche Pokémon episode archetype -- Ash & Co. visiting a haunted house -- it also looks like it bears a lot in common with the Unova episode with the Litwick. And that was one of my favorite early Unova episodes. So combine that with the fact that I like Espurr and ... yeah, I'm hoping that Episode 014 will make up for the completely forgettable Episode 013.
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Haven't watch any anime in a while, but I have read some manga!
Sengoku Youko: I blitzed through this manga in a couple of days, I found that I didn't want to stop reading it. Initially the manga focuses on Youko Tama and Jinka Sendou, a Youko who loves humans and a human who loves demons respectively, as they adventure around the world. Satoshi Mikazumi, who is the author of Lucifier Biscuit and Spirit Circle (of which I have read neither but have heard good things), does a really good job as fleshing out the characters, both main and side characters. Characters such as Shinsuke the cowardly samurai, Shakugan, the the Mountain God, Senya the Demon King, Teru the 'Bird' man and many more characters. As the characters develop and progress, it feels natural and organic. Now for the big spoiler thing! So don't read the spoiler as it contains huge spoilers for the end of Part 1 and for Part 2 as a whole. Spoiler: show Unrelated to SY, but recently I found out that Tokyo ESP has been slated for an anime to be released this year! I am actually really excited for this, as I'm a huge fan of Tokyo ESP.
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I'm lurking, just haven't really had anything to say worth making a post about :P
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It's just personal preference, I guess. I would have opted to do this:
Spoiler: show It's honestly a minor gripe, one that largely boils down to personal differences in approach to translation. It sure as hell isn't translating どうして!? as "How do I do this!?" or some such.
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