Author Topic: What Anime are you watching? (Read 366527 times)

Fiero · « **Reply #2070 on:** Jun 16, 2015, 06:17:22 AM »

Watched GitS: Arise. Didn't even know it was a thing until I saw it on Netflix. Was decent.

B E C K · « **Reply #2071 on:** Jun 16, 2015, 11:33:32 AM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Jun 14, 2015, 09:22:46 PM

How many episodes tho??

and this is important: The anime in both Toradora and Kimi ni todoke covers everything till the end of the manga? or stops in the middle of it?Because thats exactly what happened with Ouran and of course I spent like 3 days night and day reading the whole manga. By the end my brain was pulsating

Kimi ni todoke is ongoing. Toradora's from a light novel so it was adapted to be an anime from completed material. There is a Toradora manga, but it's more like an afterthought to milk the goodwill from the show. It's not where the anime came from.

Hajime no Ippo on the other hand will ruin your life. The first anime is 76 episodes. Then there's a sequel at 26 episodes, a movie, an OVA, and another sequel at 25 episodes. All together it adapts about half of the manga which has been ongoing since 1989. I would recommend just watching the first anime and its 76 episodes because that one's the best done one and has that good old feel of classic 90s anime, but I know your need to complete things won't allow it.

B E C K · « **Reply #2072 on:** Jun 16, 2015, 11:49:24 AM »

Oh, yeah, Merla and I were watching K the other day on le Netflix. What an incomprehensible mess. It's full of shit characters and the best and hottest king dies, which is balls. Rip, Mikoto.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2073 on:** Jun 17, 2015, 08:14:49 AM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jun 16, 2015, 11:33:32 AM

Kimi ni todoke is ongoing. Toradora's from a light novel so it was adapted to be an anime from completed material. There is a Toradora manga, but it's more like an afterthought to milk the goodwill from the show. It's not where the anime came from.

Hajime no Ippo on the other hand will ruin your life. The first anime is 76 episodes. Then there's a sequel at 26 episodes, a movie, an OVA, and another sequel at 25 episodes. All together it adapts about half of the manga which has been ongoing since 1989. I would recommend just watching the first anime and its 76 episodes because that one's the best done one and has that good old feel of classic 90s anime, but I know your need to complete things won't allow it.

dammmm sounds like another Ranma huh. I want to watch it now but if its ongoing....hmmmm...
kimi ni todoke out of my watch list.

B E C K · « **Reply #2074 on:** Jun 17, 2015, 02:53:50 PM »

I'm getting through more of Itazura na Kiss and the mcs relationship just becomes more and more dysfunctional. At least I can get through it unlike Maid-Sama. I guess I wouldn't have a problem with the dude being such an ass if the girl wasn't so continually pathetic. She has next to no redeeming qualities, no personal growth, and is an insecure stalker that leads another dude on in the process. It's a shame because the show has some potential and some cute, funny parts. And some hilarious Engrish. But alas.

Also, posting my obligatory Ippo gif.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2075 on:** Jun 18, 2015, 10:41:58 PM »

Quote from: Fiero on Jun 16, 2015, 06:17:22 AM

Watched GitS: Arise. Didn't even know it was a thing until I saw it on Netflix. Was decent.

They did a television adaptation of this called GitS: Arise - Alternative Architecture. Basically it was the four OVAs broken up into 8 edited episodes (not aired chronologically) plus an additional two eps. I haven't watched the two new parts yet, so I don't yet know if it's worth it. I'm so behind on my viewing that I'll never catch up.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2076 on:** Jun 30, 2015, 01:36:41 AM »

Slogging my way through JoJo Egypt. I'll be excited when they finally get around to adapting the further arcs. If they actually stick with it, I could be well into middle age by the time they reach Steel Ball Run and JoJolion.

B E C K · « **Reply #2077 on:** Jul 01, 2015, 10:16:54 PM »

I was waffling between trying Kimagure Orange Road or City Hunter (the first series) since I could go for some 80s throwback but now I'm at a place with bandwidth limits (bwah) so I'll have to manage with Ippo, Fate/Zero, Initial D, and whatever else I have saved or on discs until I get back home. The only thing I have that I hadn't already seen are the finale eps to Nodame Cantabile and some random episodes of Slam Dunk.

Fiero · « **Reply #2078 on:** Jul 06, 2015, 03:17:04 PM »

http://www.polygon.com/comics/2015/7/6/8901411/threadworlds-avatar-airbender-bryan-konietzko

Looks kind of interesting, maybe.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2079 on:** Jul 06, 2015, 05:40:11 PM »

Furries, start your yiffing.

Am I doing it right?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2080 on:** Jul 07, 2015, 07:12:44 PM »

Do you really want to?

I just saw where there's a Saber Marionette anime project in the works, but it's all hush-hush so far.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2081 on:** Jul 07, 2015, 08:08:51 PM »

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Jul 07, 2015, 07:12:44 PM

Do you really want to?

I just saw where there's a Saber Marionette anime project in the works, but it's all hush-hush so far.

Loved Saber Marionette. Link?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2082 on:** Jul 07, 2015, 08:10:00 PM »

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-07/saber-marionette-re-anime-project-launches/.90156

Quote from: Saber Marionette 'Re:Anime Project' Launches

Company headed by original creator Hiroshi Negishi is in charge of new project

The official website of the company Animation Innovation Content (AIC) Project revealed on Tuesday that the company has licensed the rights to the Saber Marionette work by Hiroshi Negishi and Satoru Akahori, and that a Saber "re:anime project" is launching. Negishi is listed as the company's representative director. Negishi also announced the project in his Twitter account on the same day.

The format of the project has not yet been announced.

The last project in the Saber Marionette action comedy franchise, Saber Marionette J to X, was a 26-episode television anime series released in 1998. The franchise encompasses two original video anime series, two television anime series, two manga series released between 1995 and 1999, and spinoffs in other media. The main Saber Marionette J series is set in a world with no women, only female androids that can perform limited human interaction, called Marionettes. One day, a boy named Otaru Mamiya discovers a "Saber" model Marionette called Lime, equipped with a special chip that grants her emotions.

[Via Otakomu]

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2083 on:** Jul 08, 2015, 08:12:46 PM »

Holy shit 1998? Makes sense, i was in high school when I first watched it so it must have been 1999 or 2000.

I feel old

B E C K · « **Reply #2084 on:** Jul 09, 2015, 12:40:15 PM »

Ha, I just dumped a bunch of my Saber Marionette swag at Half-Price Books. I'm scared of a reboot but at the same time, Saber Marionette was never high art or anything so maybe they'll actually make it better. Could be interesting.

I like hearing about Avatar dude's next project but the only way I'll chell it out is if I hear awesome things about it. After that mess that was Korra, I don't trust him to make a cool girl protag. It'll probably be something like "I liek science but MUH LUV LIFE."

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2085 on:** Jul 09, 2015, 08:53:48 PM »

They're doing a third season of Working!! this season. This was a nice show, but it's been a while since the last run. I may have to brush up.

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches let down about half-way. It was alright, but it became a dramatic production after a hilarious first-half. Instead of dwelling on the main characters they spun out to discover all the other witches, and then went into a plotline dealing with settling all the issues surrounding them. This is a one-season show, I guess, so they couldn't take their time, but that was a shame.

DanMachi turned out to be a really fun show. It got a lot of attention for big-boobed loli goddess Hestia, but outside of that I thought it was a really good show. It was basically taking the concept of a dungeon-crawler JRPG into animated form, and they pulled it off really well. Given its popularity a second season is assured, and there's plenty of plot threads left unresolved. In fact that was the only downer I had with it: the ending, though cool, did not contribute much to the over-arching storyline. But it did grow the characters, so it wasn't a loss. This one was a favorite of mine.

Fruit of Grisaia was in its second season when I picked it up, so I actually watched the first season. I was pretty surprised at how well I liked it, even if it's a glorified harem show. Focusing on the pasts of each girl and resolving their issues was oddly satisfying, but the second season picked up where the interseasonal OVA left off, and that's with the main guy's past, which was pretty dark, even in comparison to the last arc of season 1. I'm only a couple eps into that second season, but it's definitely got my attention.

My High School Love Comedy Snafu was a fun show in its first season, but not consistently so. I pulled down the second season, but I haven't started watching it, yet. Same with Nisekoi, which I liked better.

Ultimate Otaku Teacher did well in Japan, but I found it to be pretty meh....with weak animation, highly episodic, and nothing below the surface, I won't be coming back for more.

Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars, I think) is best described as a combination coming of age story and food fan service, but despite this it's getting less interesting by the week.

Assassination Classroom ended well, and there has to be a second season coming for this since nothing was resolved at the end.

The D · « **Reply #2086 on:** Jul 13, 2015, 08:58:24 PM »

So, I watched the Madoka Magica movie, Rebellion, which has been sitting on my hard drive for nearly a year. Mind you, there are actually 3 movies but the first two are recaps of the series and supposedly skippable.

I loved the series. This movie.... was just wtf? It starts out interesting. All the original cast is alive and well and the movie is focused on Homura as the main character as she's the only one who remembers the old universe and can't figure out why everyone's still alive. Eventually she figures out there's a plot by the Kyubeys to harness God-Madoka's powet for entropy or some shit.

So, spoilers, but Homu had been turning into a witch at the end of the series. And the kyubeys froze her in time so she could lure god-madoka in so they could capture her and study/control her powet. Also, Charlotte, the witch that bit Mami's head off, is back as another magical girl who gets hardly any screen time and appears only briefly, so is useless and has no relevance to the plot. Homu decides to fully turn into a witch to save Madoka. The magical girls fight Witch-Homu and Madoka prepares to do her thing. Then Homu grabs the god-madoka and does... something. Claims she's a demon. And apparently rewrites the universe again, so Madoka becomes a regular schoolgirl again and isn't a magical girl anymore.

So, what? In this new universe, do witches still exist? And if so, and God-madoka doesn't exist anymore to save magical girls, does that mean magical girls have to suffer becoming witches so Homu can be happy and with Madoka again? If so, that means Homu is a selfish bitch. Willing to screw over all the other magical girls that Madoka pledged to save just so they could be together. Good job Homu.

I'm apparently not the only one confused as a google search shows that everyone else is confused as well. Shouldn't be surprised, this is Shaft after all. Hell the movie had too much bizzare artwork throughout it anyway.

About the only awesome part was Mami and Homu doing a bullet time battle in the city, bullets flying around left and right. And then Homu shoots herself in the head. Should have died at that part.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2087 on:** Aug 10, 2015, 02:33:23 PM »

"New Dragon Ball looks just as good as old Dragon Ball!"

Exhibit A

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2088 on:** Aug 12, 2015, 08:17:31 AM »

I'm less bothered by the animation than I am by the fact that it is lifted in its entirety from the Battle of the Gods movie so far, and likely the Resurrection F movie down the road.

B E C K · « **Reply #2089 on:** Aug 18, 2015, 02:54:35 PM »

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2090 on:** Aug 18, 2015, 08:40:09 PM »

Saiyan armor looks so derpy in 2015.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2091 on:** Aug 20, 2015, 07:53:30 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Aug 18, 2015, 02:54:35 PM

dat ass tho.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2092 on:** Aug 20, 2015, 07:54:05 PM »

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Aug 12, 2015, 08:17:31 AM

I'm less bothered by the animation than I am by the fact that it is lifted in its entirety from the Battle of the Gods movie so far, and likely the Resurrection F movie down the road.

Only until around ep 11.

Haven't watched any new ep yet

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2093 on:** Aug 22, 2015, 12:15:14 PM »

I'm probably dropping it until they branch out and do something different. I don't need to watch the same thing with worse animation.

B E C K · « **Reply #2094 on:** Sep 08, 2015, 12:55:47 PM »

I've been on the lookout for a new anime to love as much as I love Ippo and Initial D (season one, anyway).

Capeta - I found it on a couple of lists as a recommendation for people who like Hajime no Ippo and Initial D. Got through one ep. It's nice but I was a bit bored. They started the mc off as a little kid. I think he only becomes a slightly older kid, but I don't see any reason we need to see so much of this part of his life. I actually have the entire series anyway, so I may try a few more times to see if it grabs me but a lackluster first ep is typically not a great sign.

One Outs - Much like the recent Fate/Stay Night, it likes to suck out all of the tension and suspense. Everybody tells the viewer everything that's happening. A narrator even jumped in to explain some shit. It was over-explained far too much. And there were some poor narrative decisions. In the ep where Toa loses to Kojima, the scene should've played out like Kojima one-upping Toa by thinking outside the box. Instead, Kojima just let the ball hit him out of stupid desperation without the promise of any beneficial result, while Toa stupidly concedes defeat when he had absolutely no motivation to do so. I like the main character. He's bad-ass cool. But he just feels wasted in this show. I'm just letting this play in the background right now but I'm not really paying attention to it.

Overlord - I kept hearing stuff about Overlord and got curious enough to chell it out. There've been complaints that the story is on slow boil but I like the build-up. I also had the benefit of doing a binge on all nine available episodes. I like it. Some of the females are ridiculous--like Albedo and the loli vampire--and that hamster-thing is beyond stupid. Everything else is good. The general look of the show, the suspense, many of the designs, the music. I'll stick with it.

Also, obligatory Ippo gif:

B E C K · « **Reply #2095 on:** Sep 08, 2015, 08:53:59 PM »

As I had One Outs playing, there were some very interesting parts. Again, though, just wish this show didn't treat the viewer like a retard. Only explain the shit you actually need to.

Started Haikyu. A much more engaging show than the Capeta and One Outs. The characters feel a little too stock but it keeps a nice pace and shows some heart.

B E C K · « **Reply #2096 on:** Sep 11, 2015, 11:15:03 PM »

Am now watching Kyou Kara Ore Wa, which is entertaining. Not really finishing any of these as of yet. Just looking for a new show that pulls me in like Ippo and Initial D did.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2097 on:** Sep 15, 2015, 06:12:52 PM »

I recently purged my external HDD of about four years worth of accumulated anime. Stuff that I heard was supposed to be good, or looked interesting to me at a glance that I fully intended to watch at some point. It just kept growing and growing.

I'm still going to finish JoJo Egypt, though. Can't wait for Diamond Is Unbreakable. Hell, I can't wait for any of the remaining JoJo material to be animated, but I must.

B E C K · « **Reply #2098 on:** Sep 15, 2015, 10:52:58 PM »

Quote from: joerammstein on Sep 15, 2015, 06:12:52 PM

I recently purged my external HDD of about four years worth of accumulated anime. Stuff that I heard was supposed to be good, or looked interesting to me at a glance that I fully intended to watch at some point. It just kept growing and growing.

Oh, oh, how much? Like how many gigs?

I pretty much finished Haikyuu. It really began to suck me in as they started having matches BUTTTTTTTT.... I couldn't stomach their final match where they lose. And it wasn't because they lose. Sports anime like these need to have a devastating loss to further character growth. But the match itself just took way too long and it had the most irritating character in the series getting a buttload of screentime. I couldn't stand that smug little shit Oikawa. I kept wanting to punch my TV every time he appeared so I skipped straight to the episode after they lose. Haikyuu has a second season coming up so that's cool. After Karasuno gets their revenge, maybe I'll go back and watch the skipped eps. I might feel differently then.

Also, after eight good eps, the wheels really fell off of Overlord. It's so rushed now.

jonhammstein · « **Reply #2099 on:** Sep 16, 2015, 03:28:40 AM »

A couple hundred GB, maybe? I guess I made it sound more dramatic than it actually was. I needed the room, and after noticing some of the files were dated 2011, I just thought to hell with it. If I ever feel the itch again, most stuff can probably be streamed now anyway, right?

Rushed? Are you talking plot, or animation? I suppose I should just accept the fact that most anime is going to look like crap these days due to budget and time constraints, but I can't. I remember when a big part of the appeal was how amazing it all looked. It's pretty sad to think that a lot of the stuff coming out today is objectively the worst-produced material in the history of Japanese animation.

Or maybe I'm just old and all the shows I've placed up on a pedestal over the years aren't nearly as immaculate as memory would suggest.