Author Topic: What Anime are you watching? (Read 1377362 times)

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2280 on:** Oct 08, 2016, 04:10:31 PM »

Put me down for more Little Witch Academia. What a cute little show it is.

I haven't picked up any Fall anime yet. Nothing really stands out to me.

B E C K · « **Reply #2281 on:** Oct 09, 2016, 04:23:51 AM »

Yeah, nothing stood out to me either. I've been jonesing for something new to get into but none of it was even partially exciting. LWA tho'... I can't wait.

joe · « **Reply #2282 on:** Oct 09, 2016, 06:12:56 AM »

I liked the first episode of To Be Hero, but it's not going to change the world.

joe · « **Reply #2283 on:** Oct 11, 2016, 06:55:01 PM »

Oh, and of course Keijo!!!!!!!! is out now...

I know you're watching it!

B E C K · « **Reply #2284 on:** Oct 13, 2016, 02:08:43 AM »

I had to google that and then recalled what show it was. I never knew it by name.

joe · « **Reply #2285 on:** Oct 14, 2016, 02:04:20 AM »

I honestly believe the only way to experience Keijo!!!!!!!! is by "googling" it.

"Did you google the latest episode?"

"Oh, I googled it all right. Most thoroughly, indeed."

B E C K · « **Reply #2286 on:** Oct 14, 2016, 11:36:33 PM »

Oh, onii-chan...

joe · « **Reply #2287 on:** Oct 15, 2016, 07:35:08 PM »

I have a confession to make: I haven't actually watched Keijo!!!!!!!! yet.

Nothing but a poseur.

B E C K · « **Reply #2288 on:** Oct 15, 2016, 08:13:09 PM »

^ I picture you saying that with your butt sticking out. I also never realized the title is stylized with that many exclamation points. Don't those crazy Japaneseses know they's shoutin' at us?

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2289 on:** Oct 15, 2016, 11:10:09 PM »

It's a T&A sports anime.

Eh, I'll watch it. I haven't really watched anything smutty in a while.

B E C K · « **Reply #2290 on:** Oct 19, 2016, 10:30:31 PM »

Rewatching Akagi, I'm gonna revise what I said about the second half. The first half is still superior and I'm bummed the second half doesn't live up to that, however, the second half is more of a 7 out of 10 than the 4/5 out of 10 I initially gave it. You have to go into the second half knowing the author dragged this shit out to the point where the anime was incapable of finishing it. But seeing this villain cackle and call upon fuckin' demons and then throw a tantrum when he loses round after round to Akagi is still entertaining in its own way. I wish there was a club or group playing Japanese mahjong so I could learn the game and try this shit out. Guess I'm stuck with online games like this one: http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/mahjong/mahjong_e.html

joe · « **Reply #2291 on:** Nov 04, 2016, 12:47:29 AM »

I'm playing this World of Final Fantasy game, and most of the cinematic bits are done as anime, which is odd because modern Square is typically known for their lavish CG. And it's pretty bad, too, like your typical half-hearted TV budget anime. It really stands out poorly in an otherwise solid product.

I watched The Boy and the Beast on Netflix the other night. I was totally on board until the final act, and then it just kind of jumped off a cliff. The entire movie was mostly pretty grounded, and then they decided to top it off with an epic battle scene that I thought felt completely out of place. Left a bad taste, and I can't really recommend it now.

Still watching JoJo. I'm especially enjoying these later episodes now that they're actively seeking the main villain.

B E C K · « **Reply #2292 on:** Nov 05, 2016, 07:28:59 AM »

Quote from: joerammstein on Nov 04, 2016, 12:47:29 AM

I watched The Boy and the Beast on Netflix the other night. I was totally on board until the final act, and then it just kind of jumped off a cliff. The entire movie was mostly pretty grounded, and then they decided to top it off with an epic battle scene that I thought felt completely out of place. Left a bad taste, and I can't really recommend it now.

I was all "this is on Netflix! Oh, wait, Canada." I started watching that a month or so ago and my copy started futzing up past the half mark. By that time, I just lost interest. I let it play in the background with the out-of-sync sound and all and never cared to see it synced up. The last battle didn't feel epic at all. It was like it wanted to be epic but didn't earn the epic-feels and just seemed hollow. Epic would've been the boy having to fight his mentor or the god-guy or whoever. Not that rando "muh daddy's a pig and i's a pig, too" or whatever.

joe · « **Reply #2293 on:** Nov 05, 2016, 09:08:24 AM »

That's a better way of describing it. The movie wanted to be epic and I just didn't care. Enormous ethereal whale boar thing, whatever.

B E C K · « **Reply #2294 on:** Nov 06, 2016, 01:54:34 AM »

Yeah. Like, let us see animal people just kicking the shit out of each other. We really don't need this "muh daddy" stuff.

B E C K · « **Reply #2295 on:** Nov 11, 2016, 04:08:41 AM »

Not sure if interested in this. And I keep wanting to call it "Montezuma's Revenge." Since the trailer doesn't tell you shit, the mc was a fat kid and got thin and hot as "revenge." Or whatever.

B E C K · « **Reply #2296 on:** Nov 11, 2016, 04:18:59 AM »

I'd prefer that LWA weren't a reboot/retell but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Still kinda disappointing tho'.

Also making note of Scum's Wish. Not posting the teaser because it's one of those shitty "a bunch of text and a still image that gets panned over" things, but I wanna look into it when it comes out.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2297 on:** Nov 25, 2016, 06:35:24 PM »

Possible Panty & Stocking sequel? I guess we'll see soon enough.

joe · « **Reply #2298 on:** Nov 25, 2016, 09:02:26 PM »

Weird. I didn't know Gainax still made anime. Thought all their talent jumped ship or moved on to other things.

B E C K · « **Reply #2299 on:** Nov 26, 2016, 10:40:59 AM »

I don't know why I thought Panty and Stocking was Trigger. I'm pretty sure I didn't think that when it was first released but my brain just switched it to Trigger anyway.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2300 on:** Nov 26, 2016, 04:52:17 PM »

It's because everyone responsible left for Trigger. Kind of like how Studio Khara actually does Evangelion now using Anno and previous Project EVA staff.

joe · « **Reply #2301 on:** Nov 26, 2016, 09:47:50 PM »

So then, even if there is a new P&S anime, none of the original production staff will be involved?

I'm suddenly not as interested.

B E C K · « **Reply #2302 on:** Nov 27, 2016, 08:35:57 AM »

I was gonna say that I thought Trigger was formed before Panty and Stocking but after le Googled, nope, it was after. [I also realized I was mixing up P&S w/ Kill la Kill for some inane reason, that's why I thought it was a Trigger show.] Anyway, yeah, it appears some of the peeps that worked on P&S left for Trigger. I'll still be optimistic... but only because I never imagine I'll be entertained by sequels anyway so I already had ♫ lowered expectations ♫

Right now I started Kiss Him, Not Me. I didn't realize it was actually ongoing or I might've waited, but I saw the first episode and got hooked. Chubby, awkward high school fujoshi loses weight suddenly and gets hot so now all the hot dudes she wanted to see make out with each other are gunning for her. Funi's already pumping out a dub, too.

Second episode in and the only real issue is that I can see the MC's fujoshi tendencies kinda being shoved aside a bit already. Whenever the show hits parts with her being an awkward shit tho', it's hilarious. Unfortunately, it lingers a bit too much on "lookit, innit she hot and popular and all these boys want her. even if she's weird, right? i mean, she's hot now." Also, like, she was only sick for a week, show. How did that also make her face all cute? Oh well, it's okay so far.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2303 on:** Nov 30, 2016, 02:27:52 AM »

None.
But, just came back from great Nihon and Rose of Versailles has become a bit popular again because of its 40 year anniversary, so I got a lot of merch :3 Also got the complete series on dvd delivered from the US and I found they were selling the original manga here, but had to pay $$$ for it

B E C K · « **Reply #2304 on:** Nov 30, 2016, 03:32:55 AM »

I always meant to watch that and never got around to it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #2305 on:** Dec 01, 2016, 05:42:31 AM »

Its only like 40 eps or so. Worth it imo. The ending is 10/10.

Has any of you watched that new anime movie that is destroying all the Ghibli films $$$ records in Japan? "Your Name"? I really want to watch it but first have to find a good stream

B E C K · « **Reply #2306 on:** Dec 01, 2016, 06:29:53 AM »

Quote from: Faye Valentine on Dec 01, 2016, 05:42:31 AM

Its only like 40 eps or so. Worth it imo. The ending is 10/10.

I'll try and keep it in mind. I'm trying to start Boys Over Flowers but the episodes I got all have shitty sound quality.

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Has any of you watched that new anime movie that is destroying all the Ghibli films $$$ records in Japan? "Your Name"? I really want to watch it but first have to find a good stream

I really want to watch it but, yeah, waiting for a good stream which equals waiting for the Bluray release basically.

I also want to see A Silent Voice:

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2307 on:** Dec 01, 2016, 06:43:56 PM »

I'm downloading Escaflowne in HD. I bought the DVD box set years ago, but I'm not blowing a wad of dough on the new set... I'm done with enabling all the double dipping. I'm above my old collectivist mentality of retaining box sets. Unless they're legitimately great things, like my Casablanca and Ben-Hur Blu-ray boxes. No, these days, everything goes on Plex where I can get to it on every monitor and device I own without having to hunt for it.

B E C K · « **Reply #2308 on:** Dec 02, 2016, 02:52:44 AM »

What's killing me about the market is that I'm completely for buying products but...

1 - It has to be something I KNOW I'll enjoy. No spending money on an unproven product. You can't put a handful of episodes online and expect me to buy the rest of it. I need to have seen it and loved it.
2 - Discs are cumbersome and purchased digital media always has some DRM bullshit tied to it. No, I don't want Ultraviolet or Silverlight or whatever.
3 - Half the shit I'm interested in buying is not being sold anyway.
4 - I live in a small house. It's not worth it to collect everything I watch on sold physical media these days.

I wish I could just pay for high quality MP4s like I do with MP3s. That'll be the day.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #2309 on:** Dec 02, 2016, 06:11:15 PM »

Regarding physical media and space, I finally got over the desire to keep the packaging...so once I threw out the cases and stuck the discs into folders, I got a whole corner of my bedroom back.