The Clockwork Mansion

Just curious since a couple of quotes near the top of the page have anime lines.

I was into anime up to about a year ago, but now I've kind of stepped back as I started getting more and more frustrated and disappointed by the obvious inability of the Japanese to place a decent ending or development of a romantic story within a non-romantic storyline.

Quote from: Kipiru on October 10, 2008, 03:09:33 AM
I was into anime up to about a year ago, but now I've kind of stepped back as I started getting more and more frustrated and disappointed by the obvious inability of the Japanese to place a decent ending or development of a romantic story within a non-romantic storyline.

Because this is the fault of the Japanese and not the writer.

For shame, Japan!

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 04:32:31 AMBecause this is the fault of the Japanese and not the writer.

Well, the fault of the publisher, anyway.  Bad writers are a dime a dozen.  You can't blame the grass for existing, but you can blame the person who wants to make a bouquet of grass.

Quote from: superluser on October 10, 2008, 04:35:34 AM

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 04:32:31 AMBecause this is the fault of the Japanese and not the writer.

Well, the fault of the publisher, anyway.  Bad writers are a dime a dozen.  You can't blame the grass for existing, but you can blame the person who wants to make a bouquet of grass.

Thank goodness Japan is the only place where bad writers are able to get published.

Everywhere else in the world you only find quality.

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:V
Korori~

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Kitty!

Those who know will understand.. :3

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 05:25:47 AM

Quote from: superluser on October 10, 2008, 04:35:34 AM

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 04:32:31 AMBecause this is the fault of the Japanese and not the writer.

Well, the fault of the publisher, anyway.  Bad writers are a dime a dozen.  You can't blame the grass for existing, but you can blame the person who wants to make a bouquet of grass.

Thank goodness Japan is the only place where bad writers are able to get published.

Everywhere else in the world you only find quality.

Fun fact- one of the more recent phenomenon to hit japan is cellphone novels. that is, novels WRITTEN on cellphones. theyre usually juvenile attempts at romance novels, making them a form of double trash, mega trash, or possibly trash from space.


however keep in mind that the reason so much of anime seems weird is the culture diffrences, theres HUNDREDS of anime that never touch american shores because theyre just too foreign in concept. think of why in random anime your bitter enemy will suddenly become your staunch ally, why you excecute this person for a petty offence but you tolerate this other guy doing everything short of anal rape.

a good illustration is an anime none of you have probably ever or will ever see. Gokudo, i loved that anime, mostly because the main character was a selfcentered asshole and everyone else just kind of dragged him along while they were trying to be almost heroic. in the begining Gokudo is a very western style setting- gokudo himself is a swordsman from an empire which could be mistaken for central europe, the weapons and armor reek of western fantasy settings. however as the show progresses they add more and more far east elements, although its obvious they had quite a few from the get go- such as the king of dumplings (dont ask, but he has a great themesong) and the way people even in europia dress. near the end theyre obviously so far into japan you would have to add more land on to japan to fit it all, like australia sized add on- suddenly every building looks like a pagoda, shinto gods insult you in very infantile ways, gold coins have shifted from coin shaped to that weird oval with lines on it, food has lost anything even resembling bread to replace it entirely with rice things and sushi.... near the end its even revealed that most of the supporting cast is in fact animal demons, like you havent seen THAT in everything from japan... yeah, they even make fun of goku the monkey king.

watching the transition is an interesting and oddly subtle affair- as they are in tropical island areas and a distintly mideast/egypt style setting just about everything still reeks of japan... its a little irritating if you dont know everything japanese and why things are the way they are, but keep in mind japan is the most xenophobic place on earth so when they portray anywhere else they have to add chopsticks, rice balls, and that funny belt thing they wear over there or the original japanese audience will freak and run for the hills

dont get me wrong, i love many things that are japanese, i just think its funny how some of this works..... and now i wish i had a way to rent anime as i have no way to buy it and no way to get it on TV

I think One Piece is pretty awesome.

I'm so glad they're redubbing it. :>

Watch "Hokuto no Ken" aka "Fist of the North Star". It will blow your mind (or make your head explode).

*paraphrases*  This ass of mine is burning red!  BLEEDING HEMORRHOIDS!!   :giggle

FLCL was awesome and weird.

Bleach is awesome.

Naruto is sometimes awesome.

One Piece is pretty goofy, but has some awesome.

D Grayman was awesome (it got ended, just as the story was getting to the real twists, now I must follow the manga)

Digimon Season 3 (Tamers Saga) was totally awesome!  And Renamon is HOT!  Foxy lady!  Wooooo!! 

*numerous people*   :erk

Uhm, and then there was "Kekkaishi", which also ended too soon.  It was another good one.  And "Mushishi", with very good artwork and sad stories.

EDIT:  Oh yeah, forgot about Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Beebopp, Full Metal Alchemist, Tsubasa Chronicles, Xxxholic, Black Blood Brothers (vampires that weren't emo all the time!) and even Wolf's Rain... though it had the most depressing storyline ever (EVERYBODY DIED)

And let's not forget the ultimate classic Akira.

And then there's Miazaki's films.

And Osamu Tezuka, whom I'm certain would have been a furry were he alive today!   :3

Damn, if I had money I'd have a friggin WALL of anime!

Quote from: Brunhidden on October 10, 2008, 08:44:17 AM
but keep in mind japan is the most xenophobic place on earth so when they portray anywhere else they have to add chopsticks, rice balls, and that funny belt thing they wear over there or the original japanese audience will freak and run for the hills

Actually, I have to disagree.

In fact, I'm going to have to say that's more than just a little racist.

On one hand, yes Japan is very xenophobic. On the other hand, a lot of western things(tv shows, movies, music, animations, food, fashions) are very popular in Japan. Japanese (especially the younger generation) is fascinated by western culture, and sometimes will seek to emulate it.
Western movies are shown here with Japanese subtitles(dubbed, if it's a kid's movie), and they know American actors and musicians. Western music singles are popular here, and American movies are shown on TV. And the average Japanese citizen knows exactly what's happening in America because the news ALWAYS has a segment dedicated to American and western news in general.
Yes, they have misconceptions and stereotypes when regarding the rest of the world, and some Japanese still have the mentality that there's only two races out there, Japanese and Not Japanese. But they're not going to run or freak out if they run into something that isn't Japanese in origin. In fact, they'll probably embrace it.
To say they need to add chopsticks and rice balls in order to enjoy something or else they'll be afraid of it is just absolutely ignorant.

I'm enjoying Fate/Stay Night right now and I'm waiting to finish Samurai Champloo and Sayuki Reload.  I also keep an eye on Bleach and Naruto (Mainly because of my fondness for the characters Neiji and Hinata) but I'm fine with the crappy edit/translations that YTV does on those because the stories don't draw me in a whole bunch.  I've been watching imported anime since I was a little kid (age 6 ish) so about 20 years now.  I'm a pretty picky guy though.  I maybe watch 1-2 series a year as a result.

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The OAVs, NOT the TV series

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 09:34:22 AM

Quote from: Brunhidden on October 10, 2008, 08:44:17 AMbut keep in mind japan is the most xenophobic place on earth so when they portray anywhere else they have to add chopsticks, rice balls, and that funny belt thing they wear over there or the original japanese audience will freak and run for the hills

Actually, I have to disagree.

In fact, I'm going to have to say that's more than just a little racist.

That is a very well-thought out argument, and it would be a shame to ruin it by posting a lame counterargument.

Then again, I am filled with shame:

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(On a tangent, if I found a copy of Reign: The Conqueror at Best Buy, I would buy it)

Ok seems like I've started an anime beatdown session. Another example of anime ending rigjt as was getting good gantz and berserk. I haven't tried reading through the berserk manga, though I should. In gantz to me it has a compelling story, a bit of romance later on, and loads of alien blasting action. Dang anime makers couldn't just end it on the manga no they made a filler ending after the third alien battle.

I dropped several hundred bucks for all episodes, plus the movie, of Cowboy Bebop... and then again for the Trigun box set.  I haven't purchased anime in bulk since.

Quote from: Ryudo Lee on October 10, 2008, 12:09:47 PMI dropped several hundred bucks for all episodes, plus the movie, of Cowboy Bebop... and then again for the Trigun box set.  I haven't purchased anime in bulk since.

If my memory serves me, you got hosed.  Cowboy Bebop did not cost more than $200.  Each disc would have to be around $30 for that to be true, and I'm pretty sure I got them for $20 apiece.

This was years ago though, back after it started appearing on Adult Swim, and I took an interest in it.

Trigun forever! Vash is the ultimate freak! No other series combines comedy and gun fights so well!

I also want to mention the "Outlaw Star", which is great. Also, I have watched "Vision of Escaflowne" recently, and it was very good too.

when I think animes. first things that comes into my mind is giant robots. second thing is...
(http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8642/berserk10lq4.jpg)
(let's see how many will recognize it)

Quote from: Jack McSlay on October 10, 2008, 01:31:12 PM
when I think animes. first things that comes into my mind is giant robots. second thing is...
*picture*
(let's see how many will recognize it)

"GRIFFITH!!!! D:<"

Quote from: Ryudo Lee on October 10, 2008, 12:38:56 PMThis was years ago though, back after it started appearing on Adult Swim, and I took an interest in it.

1999/2000/2001 or so?  I'm referring to the same time period.

I would love to watch/read more Berserk, my brother borrowed the anime and I was onle able to see a couple dvds.

Some anime I love:

Evangellion
Bleach
Tsubasa
Fruits Basket (one of many they didn't finish as anime so I'm reading the manga)
Orphen
Spiral (another they only continue in the manga)
Full Metal Alchemist (I'd recommend both anime and manga as the manga become completely different after volume 3/season 1)
Balr Force OVA (game is most awesome as well)
Tales of Symphonia OVA (also an awesome game)

A friend of mine went on a couple foreign exchange programs to Japan and living there made him grow to like dramas more and some other genres less.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnVCYOUB0gY

This hand of mine glows with an awesome POWER!!!!
It's burning grip tells me to defeat you!
Take this! My LOVE! My ANGER!
AND ALL OF MY SORROW!!!!
SHINING FINGER!!!!!
GO! GO! GO!


Yeah, some of it is quite bad.

On the plus side, we have things such as Akira, Steam Boy, and everything of Studio Gibli. Totoro rules!

Quote from: Vidar on October 10, 2008, 03:04:55 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnVCYOUB0gY

This hand of mine glows with an awesome POWER!!!!
It's burning grip tells me to defeat you!
Take this! My LOVE! My ANGER!
AND ALL OF MY SORROW!!!!
SHINING FINGER!!!!!
GO! GO! GO!


Yeah, some of it is quite bad.

On the plus side, we have things such as Akira, Steam Boy, and everything of Studio Gibli. Totoro rules!

Shining finger you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjTCmzVNYdM

And yeah. problem with japanese studios is that they're often too little picky about what to put. take gravion for instance: the only super robot anime to get me bored so far

Quote from: superluser on October 10, 2008, 01:37:41 PM

Quote from: Ryudo Lee on October 10, 2008, 12:38:56 PMThis was years ago though, back after it started appearing on Adult Swim, and I took an interest in it.

1999/2000/2001 or so?  I'm referring to the same time period.

Yeah I think so.  In any case, I got them from one of those small time comic/gaming/anime shops that continually fail around here.  I never get good prices from them.  Hence why I said earlier that I haven't bought anime in bulk since then.

What the blazes is that from?

Anyway, I really dislike Mirage of Blaze, It's the scariest anime I've ever seen.

But yeah I still hear the end theme to outlaw star in my head sometimes it's kinda scary since I last saw the show when I was 7. Oh and Ryu kenshin and Tenci Muyo were good too.

I'm currently watching Naruto, Bleach, FMA, Code Geass, and Moribito's good too.

So yes I'm very into anime.

Quote from: Auragonian on October 10, 2008, 10:22:25 PM
What the blazes is that from?

GaoGaiGar (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GaoGaiGar). A show that was basically made to respond to the angst fest that was Neon Genesis Evangelion. Along with G Gundam and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, probably one of the most hot-blooded anime to ever exist. It's also one of my favorites. Along with those other two and Code Geass and Gundam 00 and the three Nanoha series. I mainly watch/follow giant robot shows, but I make exceptions on occasion (see Nanoha). Though I have to admit to having a liking for Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei!... if only my computer would let me play the sound with my episodes. Poop.

So, in short, I really like Anime. As anyone who has gotten to know me over the last few months can attest to.

Not so much anymore, but I still treasure the ones I liked in Highschool

Slayers,
Tenchi Muyo,
Saiyuki,
Trigun
Mononoke Hime
Shojo Kakumei Utena

And that's about it really.

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A lot of recent anime has been quite disappointing.  I could kill everyone involved with Trigun over the last few moment of that show alone.  That or they don't end, well after they get into a rut, re Bleach, Naruto, or the classic DBZ.

Though I do like my good old fallback, Slayers.  There are also other weird things that no one hears of, such as Super Atragon.

Quote from: Redwing X on October 10, 2008, 11:06:30 PM
Slayers,

BEHOLD THE REVOLUTION.

(http://www.furfire.org/janus/Misc%20Stuff/stupidhardcoding.jpg)

Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on October 10, 2008, 11:37:11 PM

Quote from: Redwing X on October 10, 2008, 11:06:30 PM
Slayers,

BEHOLD THE REVOLUTION.

(http://www.furfire.org/janus/Misc%20Stuff/stupidhardcoding.jpg)

You know, I've never actually watched Slayers. Is it any good?

Depends on whether you like a swords and sorcery cartoon that's an uneven mixture of comedic moments/running gags, and serious spellcasting business. The former tends to outweigh they latter for the first half of most seasons, and then it gets evil. Very evil. How evil?

Sore wa himitsu desu~

Then there's things like the midget vulpine bombmaker in TRY... named Jiras.

Quote from: Zina on October 10, 2008, 09:34:22 AM

Quote from: Brunhidden on October 10, 2008, 08:44:17 AM
but keep in mind japan is the most xenophobic place on earth so when they portray anywhere else they have to add chopsticks, rice balls, and that funny belt thing they wear over there or the original japanese audience will freak and run for the hills

Actually, I have to disagree.

In fact, I'm going to have to say that's more than just a little racist.

On one hand, yes Japan is very xenophobic. On the other hand, a lot of western things(tv shows, movies, music, animations, food, fashions) are very popular in Japan. Japanese (especially the younger generation) is fascinated by western culture, and sometimes will seek to emulate it.
Western movies are shown here with Japanese subtitles(dubbed, if it's a kid's movie), and they know American actors and musicians. Western music singles are popular here, and American movies are shown on TV. And the average Japanese citizen knows exactly what's happening in America because the news ALWAYS has a segment dedicated to American and western news in general.
Yes, they have misconceptions and stereotypes when regarding the rest of the world, and some Japanese still have the mentality that there's only two races out there, Japanese and Not Japanese. But they're not going to run or freak out if they run into something that isn't Japanese in origin. In fact, they'll probably embrace it.
To say they need to add chopsticks and rice balls in order to enjoy something or else they'll be afraid of it is just absolutely ignorant.

You might wanna tell these guys that.... (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_UNFRIENDLY_INNS?SITE=KOIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-09-10-17-00)

Quote from: Valynth on October 11, 2008, 01:30:11 AM

You might wanna tell these guys that.... (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_UNFRIENDLY_INNS?SITE=KOIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-09-10-17-00)

Read that article carefully. It's not saying that the Japanese inn owners hate foreigners and are scared of them, but rather they don't feel they are suited to support foreign guests in their tiny, traditional style Japanese inns. Taking in foreign guests who speak a language you don't is daunting for anyone.

And regardless, the statistics in this article are pretty skewed to begin with. It tries to make it sound like a lot of inns don't want foreign guests, but that isn't true. It even says further down that generally a lot of inns DO accept foreigners. But among the numbers that don't(however big or small that is), the majority don't want any in the future. Say, ten don't get foreign guests, and then six said they didn't want any in the future. There you go, that's the majority.

Berserk - After watching the anime and it's "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THEM" ending, I got the first 14 volumes on e-bay. I was surprised that Dark Horse didn't censor any of the sex, violence, rape and gore. The series starts out slow, but it keeps getting better and better.

Price of Anime - It is true that anime is expensive, but I suggest you routinly check out RightStuf (http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/). They usually have great sales including 25 for $100 deals.

A few recommendations

Lupin the 3rd - Sadly Geneon collapsed before releasing the rest of series.
Macross - Not the Frankenstein series known as Robotech.
Dominion Tank police
Nadia: Secret of Blue Water
Fushigi Yugi
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses
Samurai 7
Basilisk
Gungrave
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Go Nagai's The Devil Lady
Azumanga Daioh
Gunslinger Girl
Black Lagoon

Give me the name of a movie or TV series and I might be able to name an anime that would complament(?) it.

for anyone who liked Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and/or Yuusha Ou Gaogaigar, I'd recommend Daikuumaryuu Gaiking (the new one, not the ancient one from the 70's)

Because there's really something epic about giant robots with DBZ-inspired fight scenes

Hey... someone else like Vampire Princess Miyu.

Personally... I didnt like Legend of Daikyuu Maryuu that much save for the arc ending battles... felt a bit like they were just cashing in on the legacy of the machine at times. But then again... I also felt that way on the new Raideen series.

most of the stuff I like has been posted...

so Here's an obscure one

(http://www.angelfire.com/anime/mangatemple/raibooktitle.jpg)
Ginga Sengoku Gun Yuden  Rai

This is Romance of the Three Kingdoms meet Star Wars. Its truly an epic showing the story of a boy, who became a soldier, who became a captain, who became a governor, who became an emperor, who became a hero... This story is an epic, and Im not using the word lightly.

...anyone who has an inkling towards the Genso Suikoden games should check this out.


another recommendation

(http://macross.anime.net/w/images/Macross_frontier_splash_500.jpg)
Macross: Frontier

If you've ever liked a Macross anime before... be it Plus, 7, Zero, etc. you should check out the franchise's 25th anniversary production. Great production values, especially the songs, and great focus on the character development. Currently my7 fave anime of this season and the character Im using as my avvy is also from the same show.

This is also the first time that I didnt mind 3d mechas.

another recommendation


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Princess Tutu

I wont lie to you, this is a very girly anime. But that shouldn't stop you from watching its storytelling style that emulates old world telling of tragedies, of hope, of dreams. This also has the best music that Ive heard in a long while... mostly because its songs are the works of the masters, that is to say classical music. Just way till you get halfway trough and see how they used "Swan Lake."

great characters, great villains, great music, great story.

Vampire Princess Miyu is quite good IMHO. I wished I could have seen more EPS

Another interesting ones:

Red Baron - Super robot show with sort of a vibe from saint seiya
Cybaster - So-so, but interesting for those who are into SRW
Those Who Hunt Elves - Funny as heck
Gasaraki - Not for those who dislike evangelion
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 - Berserking robot hunting yay
Eatman 98 - A weird mercenary in weird situations
Let's Dance With Papa - Retarded-fashion humor

Man I miss the Locomotion channel...

My Take on Slayers: It turns the traditional fantasy story on its head, kicks it in the face, covers it in honey, and leaves it on top of an ant hill.

I think it's great, but you need to be open minded about the token cross dressing episodes in each season. :3 I think those were my favorite. :mowmeep

I thought I heard somewhere they were making a new season of slayers,

so any thoughts on abridged animes?

Huh, that dread feelings back, it's not a "bout' to break the rules" dread but a "saying you hate startrek at a trekkie convention" kind of dread.

Quote from: Auragonian on October 11, 2008, 09:37:15 AM
so any thoughts on abridged animes?

Huh, that dread feelings back, it's not a "bout' to break the rules" dread but a "saying you hate startrek at a trekkie convention" kind of dread.

Heh, Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series is one of my favorites to watch. I really haven't watched any other abridged series, though.

According to David Morgan-Mar (http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/), one thing you could do is walk into a fantasy convention and yell either "Balrogs have wings!" or "Balrogs don't have wings!" Or at a Star Wars convention, say that the prequels were the equals to the originals. Or that you appreciate Jar-Jar as a character. Or that the love story in the prequels makes perfect sense when you think about it. Or that Han shot second. All of those things are bad things to do.

Quote from: Jairus on October 11, 2008, 11:49:54 AMOr that you appreciate Jar-Jar as a character.

Interestingly, the comic irregulars (of which David M-M is a part) are making a webcomic (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/) that makes you like Jar-Jar and hate R2D2.  And it's working (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0156.html).

Quote from: superluser on October 11, 2008, 01:24:53 PM

Quote from: Jairus on October 11, 2008, 11:49:54 AMOr that you appreciate Jar-Jar as a character.

Interestingly, the comic irregulars (of which David M-M is a part) are making a webcomic (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/) that makes you like Jar-Jar and hate R2D2.  And it's working (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0156.html).

"Jar-Jar, you're a genius!"

I know, I've been following them since the beginning. "Ten foot laser pole?"

Arg!

Tenchi and Trigun and Evangelion!

I've seen so many series I can't even remember them all!   :B

I am very much a fan of Slayers too, one of the probably many I forgot to type in my list. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy anime and comedy. Many fantasy anime I've seen is mostly serious which is good, but Slayers does well with the humor. The sword of cold and darkness that is the Ragna Blade is awesome.    :cecil   I also really like Galvayra, bow of light.

:januscat

Oh damn, I forgot all about Trinity Blood. Trinity Blood is pretty awesome too.

I really should've edited my last post, but I don't care. :B

I was really let down by Trinity Blood.  The show just fell flat on it's ass with the ending.

Havent seen the end yet... the show was pretty slow for me... I decided to take a hiatus around the ep with the Kid Vamp ion the desert or the Noise attack on the vatican...

Quote from: ShadesFox on October 11, 2008, 09:28:28 PM
I was really let down by Trinity Blood.  The show just fell flat on it's ass with the ending.

I haven't seen the ending, so that's really disappointing to hear. I was really enjoying the episodes I was watching.

Oh, and Gundam 00's pretty good thus far.

Quote from: Keaton the Black Jackal on October 11, 2008, 09:49:54 PM

Quote from: ShadesFox on October 11, 2008, 09:28:28 PM
I was really let down by Trinity Blood.  The show just fell flat on it's ass with the ending.

I haven't seen the ending, so that's really disappointing to hear. I was really enjoying the episodes I was watching.

Yep really sad such greatness ended in crap.

Trinity Blood is another victuim of the supposed Gonzo (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=395) curse, in that Gonzo doesn't know how to end a series. So far I would only say that Gad Guard and Burst Angel have fallen to the curse.

Well I havent seen the ending of pumpkin scissors but my friend says the ending left things out. It was made by gonzo also so it appears the curse is true. Also, check pumpkin scissors out it is awesome.

Quote from: Redwing X on October 11, 2008, 08:51:25 AM
My Take on Slayers: It turns the traditional fantasy story on its head, kicks it in the face, covers it in honey, and leaves it on top of an ant hill.

I think it's great, but you need to be open minded about the token cross dressing episodes in each season. :3 I think those were my favorite. :mowmeep

I loved the concept of the Sea Drag-on in one ep.  That had me giggling for ages.  a dolled up boy dragon stealing handsom sailors off of passing ships... you know I might have to use that in one of my stories

Hmm no one else seemed to mention Blue Seed.  A pretty interesting series I thought

I didn't like Here and There, Then and Now.  It's story was just a bit too raw I think. 

But I do like dead leaves for it's twisted weirdness

Quote from: thegayhare on October 12, 2008, 01:07:27 AM
I loved the concept of the Sea Drag-on in one ep.  That had me giggling for ages.  a dolled up boy dragon stealing handsom sailors off of passing ships... you know I might have to use that in one of my stories

I fell off my chair laughing at that. It was one of the few moments I had to stop the DVD, get up, and leave the room until my manic giggling had subsided. It was just so entirely out of left field.

I've got to see that, So any shows have weird nicknames because of an episode you saw?

The reason why Is because my older brother called Blood+ "Headfwapper" because of an episode he saw consisting of mini vamps getting their heads Fwapped off by a guy with monster hand, I laughed my head off at how he made a horror show sound comedic.

What about you guys?

I've seen quite a few anime series that had potential, but lollygagged with a whole bunch of useless episodes that had nothing to do with the central plot for most of the series and then tried to cram the whole central plot into the last two episodes, with dismal results.

That happens most with the 13 and 26 episode series.  It's like they don't really know what to do with the story.

Has anyone read the Vampire Princess Miyu manga?  I LOVE the OVA's, they're so perfectly subtle, but I hear the TV series is irritatingly mahou-shojo-kill-the-bad-guy-of-the-week. 

The other really great subtle horror manga I love is Mermaid Saga.  I've seen a few of the animated versions, and they stayed VERY good.

Similarly, I liked the Hellsing TV series well enough until I started reading the Manga, and realized how crap the second half was.  i'm awaiting the official translations of the last 2 volumes, and LOVING the OVAs. 

let's see my active anime currently include:
detective conan: every episode is a murder or suicide.
full metal alchemist
karin= vampire that isn't vampire-ish
one piece
love hina

some ones that i watched but then lost intrest:
bobobo-bo-bobo: seriously wtf!?!?!?
blood+: i got to the point where she totaly chops the monster in half, then deciding that my life wasn't adequate enough to watch that i just stopped watching it.
eremental gerade: i just lost interest around the end.
gun grave:thats a lot of blood, even for the mafia...
wait you really expect me to list all of them?

anime which i believe are the best and have finished:
.hack// sign: augh this one was depressingly good.
.hack// legend of the twighlight: this was a bit cartoonish than it's precursor
eureka 7:OMG OMG they are making a freaking movie!!! possibly one of the best anime's out there.
wow i just realized i have finished almost no anime...

Janus' screen shot finally convinced me to finish Koutetsushin Jeeg...

Nagai's understanding of "sequel" is as correct as his understanding of "vs." It took me until half the series to realize that Prof. Shiba was the same Shiba who was Hiroshi's dad in the original series.

Himika's more visually appealing but I somewhat hoped that Hell Emperor Ryuuma would've at least made a cameo. I mean they had a stand in for Ankoku Daishogun and Yami No TeiOh.

Loved the series tho', short and sweet.

Whatever did happen to Kenji's parents?

Quote from: King Of Hearts on October 18, 2008, 01:06:23 AM
Janus' screen shot finally convinced me to finish Koutetsushin Jeeg...

Nagai's understanding of "sequel" is as correct as his understanding of "vs." It took me until half the series to realize that Prof. Shiba was the same Shiba who was Hiroshi's dad in the original series.

Himika's more visually appealing but I somewhat hoped that Hell Emperor Ryuuma would've at least made a cameo. I mean they had a stand in for Ankoku Daishogun and Yami No TeiOh.

Loved the series tho', short and sweet.

Whatever did happen to Kenji's parents?

To my understanding (done with research, as we never got the original series, and it's ass-hard to find online), it's something of both a sequel and a remake, as it effectively freezes the original series after the defeat of the Great Jama Kingdom, thanks to the whole thing with the Bronze Bell and the sword. I saw the Shiba thing straight away, at least when Kenji remembered to get his name right.

Himika really needed to stop that laugh, and I lol'd myself when Kenji finally tells her in episode twelve to "Stop that stupid laugh."

As for Kenji's parents, that's left to the great unknown. Given the lifespans in question.... but that's spoiler territory.

Prof Shiba died early on in the series, he became the core of Build Base. it was the fat prof that was the head of Build Base's main logistics.

The duel between Jeeg and Himika was changed as well... Himika actually got the Bronze Bell, or at least its power to revive Hell Emperor Ryuuma then got promptly killed herself. O well... I guess it was no big deal... Ryuuma wasnt that strong anyway, IIRC he almost got himself killed by Himika's three stooges in one ep.

Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on October 12, 2008, 01:27:32 AM

Quote from: thegayhare on October 12, 2008, 01:07:27 AM
I loved the concept of the Sea Drag-on in one ep.  That had me giggling for ages.  a dolled up boy dragon stealing handsom sailors off of passing ships... you know I might have to use that in one of my stories

I fell off my chair laughing at that. It was one of the few moments I had to stop the DVD, get up, and leave the room until my manic giggling had subsided. It was just so entirely out of left field.

Hence why I love classic Slayers.  I have watched everything mentioned in this thread for better or worse due to my volunteer work in Anime programming for local SF cons in CA.  Trust me, there is a lot of trite out there, from smutty, tasteless juvenile crap to horrible and boring.

One of the best pieces of Sci Fi anime I have ever seen is Voices of a Distant Star.  It is such a classic sci fi short story piece.

One bit of mindless silly I did love was Excel Saga... quite the absurdist comedy.

Of course, being American and only half-japanese, I can only get half of it right... I hope its the good half.

Okay, I'm just joining in here. I am into most anime, though I find that for the most part I find that animes with combat are less interesting. I mean my favorite 3 are Deathnote, Chobits, and Oh My Goddess. I mean there are quite a few good animes with fighting but alot of them are dissapointing on one level or another. For example in Trigun, the ending was dissapointing. (Not spoiling for any who haven't seen it). Both the Slayers and Ranma are pretty good but more often they're more silly than action-y.

Some mangas I would want to see the anime of would be, first of all, Wish, PhD (Phantasy Degree), Mars, and I know it exists but I haven't gotten a chance to see it yet DNAngel.

A few awesome anime not yet mentioned here...

Baccano!
Ghost in the Shell (in its various incarnations)
Serial Experiments Lain

Quote from: Alondro on October 12, 2008, 08:59:45 PM
I've seen quite a few anime series that had potential, but lollygagged with a whole bunch of useless episodes that had nothing to do with the central plot for most of the series and then tried to cram the whole central plot into the last two episodes, with dismal results.

That happens most with the 13 and 26 episode series.  It's like they don't really know what to do with the story.

Yeah, that's all too common.

One of my latest disappointments: Ghost Hound. Really cool premise. Sympathetic characters. But they waste half the airtime on infodumps out of psychology textbooks that slow the story to a crawl and don't even have anything to do with the plot. They were trying to write two different shows or something, although they did kinda redeem themselves towards the end.

Another series full of wasted potential: Wolf's Rain. Okay, I realize that the show had terrible budget problems. But they finally scrape some cash together and pull an Evangelion on us. WTF.

The longer running series tend to degrade eventually, as well. Naruto Shippuuden gets really painful to watch at times. The directors/producers apparently believe in murdering the pacing to draw out the series as long as possible. Cutting about 10 minutes of "dramatic" pauses from every episode would be an enormous improvement. :dface

One of these days, I'm going to watch Boogiepop Phantom.

I hear it's somehow connected to Gravity's Rainbow.

Quote from: superluser on October 21, 2008, 04:34:19 AM
One of these days, I'm going to watch Boogiepop Phantom.

I hear it's somehow connected to Gravity's Rainbow.

Boogiepop Phantom follows a separate, rather divergent story taking place after the "destruction" of the manticore.  It is  based on the Boogiepop light novel series by Kouhei Kadono (rather interesting, but heavier cultural references than I can understand). 

As for Gravity's Rainbow, it makes vague allusions to it, but it is not majorly connected.

My taste in anime is very 90's. Anyone remember Gundam Wing? Five guys in giant robots, one annoying pacifist who someone put in charge of a nation during international (...interspatial? Is there a proper word, cause that isn't it.) strife, a bundle of politics and improbably beliefs? :B

Also, I consider Digimon Adventure to be intensely awesome. Obviously.

Mostly it's nostalgia that makes these two my favourites out of anything I've seen.

Hoo boy, here we go.

Naruto
Bleach
Vampire Knight
Death Note
DB/Z/GT
Ouran High School Host Club
Code Geass
Fullmetal Alchemist
Love Hina
Inuyasha
Fushigi Yugi
Hellsing
Rozen Maiden
Elfen Lied <- Overhyped but..meh, was ok
Zombie Loan
Wolf's Rain
Strawberry Marshmallow
Azumanga Diaoh
Digimon
Pokemon

...i think i'll stop there XDD I own a few DVD's from each of those, the only complete set i have is Wolf's Rain.

I dunno, Pokemon sort of wrote itself into a corner. Nearly every episode is the same and all the new Pokemon are so extravagant compared to the others.

QuoteI dunno, Pokemon sort of wrote itself into a corner. Nearly every episode is the same and all the new Pokemon are so extravagant compared to the others.

Yep, I can practically tell you whats bound to happen next episode
Ash and buds see a new pokemon
Team Rocket tries to steal/capture pokemon and pikachu(why won't they just give up on that?!)
They succeed and through some fluke get their butts kicked
the heroes have a happy ending for the week and throughout the whole episode Ash is Being Captain obvious and acts like a total moron.
This cycle continues until either A) the show is cancelled forever B)they run out of Pokemon, or C) Ash dies again and stays dead.

Or Chuck Norris appears and kills everyone only to get his butt kicked by Bruce Lee's Ghost or something, wouldn't that be a nice ending to a show that will only continue as long as they make the games?

Option B) will never happen. They'll just make 500 more.

Quote from: Eibbor_N on October 22, 2008, 10:35:06 PM
Option B) will never happen. They'll just make 500 more.

&!%# be trippin balls

sorry I'm just reminded of that every time pokemon comes into conversation... anyway i used to love the originals, and just before they came out with the second season was it's peak, then after i realiZed that they were capitalizing on my own stupidity i stopped being a pokeholic... not really, i secretly keep a stash of the cards in my closet, neatly alphabetized based on rarity and starting letter... Japanese cards expertly cleaned and kept in the front...

but yeah i watched the first episode of serial experiments lain, it was getting pretty wierd so i said "no" and went to watch some eureka 7.

excel saga, i got about as far with that as i did bobobo. i don't talk about that much anymore. good anime though, nearly made me pass out from laughing too hard. again went to go watch e7 or something.

I liked the pokemon all the way up until the third games. Those were only starting to get ridiculous. The second series were okay, but I still like the original 150 the best.

PS A pox on the Smash Bros Brawl designers for putting in Lucario instead of Mewtwo.

Quote from: gh0st on October 23, 2008, 04:28:02 AM

Quote from: Eibbor_N on October 22, 2008, 10:35:06 PM
Option B) will never happen. They'll just make 500 more.

&!%# be trippin balls

sorry I'm just reminded of that every time pokemon comes into conversation... anyway i used to love the originals

:milklaugh  That VG Cats comic made me spew my coffee.   xD

Quote from: thegayhare on October 12, 2008, 01:07:27 AMHmm no one else seemed to mention Blue Seed.  A pretty interesting series I thought

yes shame, great series indeed. shame it got overshadowed by NGE.

I must say, the "Omake Theather" on the series are the most hilarious post-episode shorts I've seen in an anime

I just started watching Onmyō Taisenki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8D_Taisenki") yesterday. Has anyone else seen it? Kogenta probably has an appeal for the furry crowd, and the Daoist-based world probably appeals to those among us who like Eastern culture. It's quirky, fun, and involves fighting monsters. Mega score! :D

It think it's rather nice, although I think my favourite character is actually the kids' teacher. |D She's just an interesting, clever character, in my opinion.

idk if its considered anime but my favorite part in avatar the last air bender is when they are looking for something specific and the blind girl says "THERE IT IS!!!" then after everyone looks "thats what it would sound like if one of you found it." then she waves her hand over her eye's..... best part..

anyways, i used to love the zany antics of stuff like bobobo and excel saga, but now i've been leaning more towards the actiony and plot ridden ones... fate/stay night ftw!

I could only take a few episodes of Bobobo before it got too silly for me. 

I hung on longer with Gintama, as the word-play in many of the jokes was more clever, and there were the constant Shonen Jump jokes, which I got most of the time because I have so much anime awesomeness.   :3

Okay. Recently figured out what Bleach is. It is awesome. I will now stay up to watch it on Adult Swim, be tired in the mornings, and probably flunk out of school. That is how awesome it is.

Quote from: Eibbor_N on October 28, 2008, 04:52:23 AM
I just started watching Onmyō Taisenki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8D_Taisenki") yesterday. Has anyone else seen it? Kogenta probably has an appeal for the furry crowd, and the Daoist-based world probably appeals to those among us who like Eastern culture. It's quirky, fun, and involves fighting monsters. Mega score! :D

It think it's rather nice, although I think my favourite character is actually the kids' teacher. |D She's just an interesting, clever character, in my opinion.

Loved every minute of it, my biggest attraction to it is how it portrays the dynamics of friendship. Loved the 2nd op very much as well. Sweeter than uhh~ Fever and uhh~ whatcha want me to do?

Fave character of the show? Yakumo... who I maintain is the strongest among them.

Quote from: Rakala on October 29, 2008, 06:18:10 PM
Okay. Recently figured out what Bleach is. It is awesome. I will now stay up to watch it on Adult Swim, be tired in the mornings, and probably flunk out of school. That is how awesome it is.

they have most of the episodes on you tube, also there are a bunch of sites that you can download them from, i won't name any of them though...

Quote from: Eibbor_N on October 28, 2008, 04:52:23 AM
I just started watching Onmyō Taisenki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8D_Taisenki") yesterday. Has anyone else seen it? Kogenta probably has an appeal for the furry crowd, and the Daoist-based world probably appeals to those among us who like Eastern culture. It's quirky, fun, and involves fighting monsters. Mega score! :D

It think it's rather nice, although I think my favourite character is actually the kids' teacher. |D She's just an interesting, clever character, in my opinion.

Onymou Taisenki is my secret shame. It's such a dumb kiddie show... and I just couldn't stop watching. :dface

Souka no Onishiba (Taizan's shikigami) is easily one of the coolest furries in anime.

Quote from: Rakala on October 29, 2008, 06:18:10 PM
Okay. Recently figured out what Bleach is. It is awesome. I will now stay up to watch it on Adult Swim, be tired in the mornings, and probably flunk out of school. That is how awesome it is.

Try videobleach.  It has all the stuff and the movies, subtitled.  I hate the English voice-overs.  They got a terrible voice director or something, and I think the same 3 actors are all the voices.  At least that's what it sounds like.   :P 

Of course, it'd be different if Rob Paulsen was the one doing the voices.  Cuz he's like 12 levels of voice-acting awesome.   :3

Almost every anime is terrible when dubbed in English.

Another good one.... Record of Lodoss War.

Hellsing. The OVA.

That's all.

Quote from: Alondro on October 30, 2008, 03:50:54 PM
Of course, it'd be different if Rob Paulsen was the one doing the voices.  Cuz he's like 12 levels of voice-acting awesome.   :3

"Gee, Ichigo, what do you want to do tonight?"

"The same thing we do every night, Chad--try to rescue kidnapped girls."

:mowtongue

Quote from: Rakala on October 30, 2008, 03:55:27 PM
Almost every anime is terrible when dubbed in English.

Heh. Dub vs sub wars. That's tantamount to Godwinning an anime thread. :dface

The problem with ADR companies is that most prefer non-union talent and really don't pay their voice actors very much. So the quality is often a bit lacking. And the ones targeting the after school crowd tend to get sanitized/butchered for those poor, sensitive young American viewers. :animesweat

I've been a lot more forgiving of English dubs of late, however. A number of those voice actors are pretty cool people.

Yeah, I want to do voice acting myself one day, heck, maybe someday I'll do an awesome anime if I'm good enough.

I think I forgot to mention "Kekkaishi", which I am currently re-watching.  I'm still fascinated by the mystery of Karasumori... what is at its heart?  Is a dying god held there in some sort of suspended animation, as I suspect?  There are a number of clues, but I need to find the manga, which goes well past the series that ended after the defeat of Kokubura.

And also, Gen Shishio had such a tragic death.  He was such a cool character.  And I want his ayakashi form!  That wolf-lion thingee was awesome!   :3

totally understood what you just said...

blood+ was kinda iffy, i was more scared of the fact that "holly feakin crap she really did that!?!?" than "oh hey there is, yet, another giant monster thing terrorizing the school that they drew slightly better..."

kekkaishi, wikipedia article says enough, something about it says to me; "don't watch this shiz"

once again, eureka 7 still stands at the top of my list, followed by .hack//, and finally fate/stay nite has been my most recent third place entry.

Quote from: Tezkat on October 30, 2008, 05:10:55 PMHeh. Dub vs sub wars. That's tantamount to Godwinning an anime thread. :dface

Some dubs can be better than the original.  Example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQUdJ6FdUQ0) (the video itself is SFW, but some of the comments are not).  As another example, both the German and English versions of The Last Unicorn had Christopher Lee as King Haggard, and you can't go wrong with that.  I'm trying to think of actual examples in anime, but I can't come up with any.

Hmm... a dub better than the original in anime?

FUNimation picked up Sunabouzu (Desert Punk), a really fanservicy postapocalyptic show. The English translation is faithful more to the characters than the original writing, and I honestly thought a lot of the dialogue and jokes came out better in the English dub. It's obvious that the cast and crew were having a lot of fun with this one.

Quote from: gh0st on November 01, 2008, 04:41:49 AM

kekkaishi, wikipedia article says enough, something about it says to me; "don't watch this shiz"

The wikipedia article overly simplifies the plot.  It gets more and more interesting as it progresses.  The characters develop quite well and the enemies become more intricate and complicated in their powers and goals.

I think it was a great series, which is why I'm watching it over for a third time.   :3

Anybody seen "An Ugly Yet Beautiful World"?

(http://cache.g4tv.com/images/blog/2008/11/06/633615754425653975.jpg)
I'm speechless. (Goku's "Super Saiyan Ape Form" in the Dragonball movie)

Damn... this is going to be so bad it will be awesome... awesomely bad.

I got to watching some newer stuff again this time

PERSONA: TRINITY SOUL

-I somewhat like this one, nice characters [Jun/Yuki made me "Squee"] and has a creepy asian horror atmosphere at times. [I literally said "Oh **** at some events] Until halfway trough where it experiences what I have come to call "Evagelionism" where the story decides to become confusing for the heck of it. The story is rather simple by the end if you look back, but some character motivations end up not little sense.... also, there is a distinct lack of good fights for this show.

I'd personally put this at a 3.5/5

Also, some new animes that will be aring next season... looking forward to Z Mazinger and Tower of Druaga
http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1226101250964xd3.jpg

I think good anime is hard to come by, if you make a really strong character in an anime, you have to balance it out somehow. (This does not mean making every other character just as or stronger, I'm looking at you, DBZ)

My favorites

Case Closed
Lupin the 3rd
Bobobo Bo-bobobo
Bakugan
Pokemon

To make it clear, I don't like Dragon Ball Z because...

Quote from: The GameIf this were Dragon Ball Z, the next ten episodes would be about him falling.

It takes too long to finish things, and if Goku were put into pretty much any other anime universe, he'd be grossly overpowered.

*EDIT*
Also, anime effects tend to be REALLY annoying after a while, refer to The List of Anime Laws (http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm (http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm)), because it's true.

There is a startling lack of Kamina-sama in this thread. We need to fix this.


Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is made of hot-blooded, fate-defying, tear-jerking awesome. :) I love it with a buring passion. [/fangirl]

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu is pretty good, as is Lucky Star. TALKING ABOUT NOTHING IS AWESOME.

Outside of that, there's Loveless, which I think is fascinating in concept and the art makes me drool.

I liked Outlaw Star too, but I was forced to stop watching by Cartoon Network sabotaging the time. Hey, I was like... ten. Maybe younger. Also, first season of Pokemon, and Dragon Ball. :)

I haven't watched much, overall. I prefer video games to anime for the most part.

Ahem.

Hellsing - for an amazing plot, artwork that makes brave men weep, and an English dub that doesn't kill the series.

Yami no Matsuei - in Japanese only. Romantic, slightly scary, and only recommended for girls.

Bleach - I haven't watched all of it yet, but if you can turn an anime into a live-action musical and actually stay running, it must be a good series.

Death Note - Even non-anime fans appreciate it. That is something to be reckoned with. But avoid the English dub if you're a purist. (I'm not, but I do like it a little better in Japanese.)

Read or Die - Bookworms that can kick your ass and still keep their page marked. BAD-ASS.

There's more, but I'll add them later. Turkey.

*warning- fangirl moment*



voltron,  he beat you all :mowhappy

Eowyn, I still get stuck watching your avatar.

So it's not just me. That's good to know.

Quote from: Eowyn on November 30, 2008, 01:17:00 PM
*warning- fangirl moment*

VVVVVVVOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLTTTTTRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

voltron,  he beat you all :mowhappy

Have you seen the original japanese version Beast King GoLion

Plot Summary: Golion, a powerful sentient robot, abuses his great powers by attacking and killing creatures known as Deathblack Beastmen, boasting that no one could defeat him. A divine space being punishes Golion for his arrogance and abuse by seperating him into 5 different lion robots. In the year 1999, a group of 5 young men return to Earth after a space voyage, only to find it ravaged by nuclear war. After encountering the alien race known as the Galra, the 5 youths end up on the planet Altea, and learn that the 5 lion robots that Golion was split into are in hibernation in various parts of Altea. Somehow, they must reunite the lions and form Golion, the only hope for the human race.

Quote from: JackLee1978 on December 03, 2008, 05:24:39 AM

Have you seen the original japanese version Beast King GoLion

anime that eowyn has seen is limited to - the original 1980s voltron, ah my godess the movie and the original anime series (first disk only, i assume theres at least one more), gokudo, cowboy bebop the movie but not the series, and a small fraction of trigun


despite her only seeing one or two episodes of trigun, she does have a vash/wolfwood wallscroll, hanging up next to her two legolas posters by her bed

Wow, I have not heard about Ah My Goddess for a long time. I've been trying to find DVDs or an online version but have had no luck. All I remember is my friend showing it to me a long time ago. Never did get past the second episode though.

Truth be told... I found GoLion lacking as far as Super Robots go... I'd easily pick Voltron over it if it wasn't for the odd censorship. [He's sick... yeah right... sick from getting burned to a crisp.] And for supposedly being this sentient God of Destruction, GoLion has been very very quiet.

Quote from: King Of Hearts on December 03, 2008, 08:30:25 PM
Truth be told... I found GoLion lacking as far as Super Robots go... I'd easily pick Voltron over it if it wasn't for the odd censorship. [He's sick... yeah right... sick from getting burned to a crisp.] And for supposedly being this sentient God of Destruction, GoLion has been very very quiet.

Besides, Voltron is so camp as to be completely awesome. Planet DOOOOOOOM.

Indeed it is. I always loved "Monster of the Week" shows.

Started watching another series...

BLACK LAGOON

I cant believe I missed this particular gem back in 06.

Its like watching a crass, modern era Cowboy Bebop. Its the story of a bunch of pirates as they work their asses on the mean south east asian seas, holding up ships, delivering contraband, and most other Black Market jobs.

So much LOVE for Rebecca.

Cowboy Bebop, one of the very few anime I've ever seen where the ending was good. Not to mention nobody will ever be able to trump that opening theme.

for some reason i liked ragnorak the animation (i don't even play the game) and when i was younger i was a pokemon fan... and that's about it, unless gargoyles counts as anime.

Quote from: King Of Hearts on December 07, 2008, 02:55:43 AM
Started watching another series...
BLACK LAGOON
I cant believe I missed this particular gem back in 06.

I've seen that. I liked it a lot.

James and I are really into Soul Eater, Naruto, and Bleach. But Mostly Soul Eater right now.

umm is that top guy a cannibal?

Quote from: scorpio803 on December 13, 2008, 09:05:35 PM
umm is that top guy a cannibal?

No, he's the death god's scythe and he eats the souls of those who are evil and corrupt. It's a lot easier if you just watch an episode.

Speaking of Soul Eater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IvsD__cATY
Soul Eater meets South Park


ah... finally finished Black Lagoon... Second Barrage was interesting, but I was somewhat disappointed that the ending arc tackled the Yakuza. I mean seriously, there was nothing the Yakuza offered that any of the factions in Roanarapur [?] couldnt have provided... but I suppose they needed to make an assesment of Rock's descent into darkness and how it has really affected him despite his seemingly good guy characterization.

The Psycho-Loli/shota-Crossdressing-incestuous-possibly-homosexual-albino-assasin twins was a good season opener... especially the ending, I threw up a little in my mouth when Gretel/Hansel tried to reward Rock. The idea on how broken they were really stuck to me.

Just Finished

One Stormy Night

Zina once recommended this to the board, I tried to watch it before on Youtube but I kind of lost track of it after the first part. Incredibly sad story... loved it.

Currently watching:

RAIDEEN

The 2007 series. So far its still not grabbing me yet, 3d simply dos not do Super Robots justcie as it does Real Robots. But its still early, maybe this bastard son of Rahxephon and the Knight of Gold will impress me by the end.

Ahh, I've recently started watching the original Japanese One Piece episodes. I feel it suffers from some of the same pacing issues as DBZ - it takes forever and ever for things to conclude, particularly the GODDAMN SKYPEIA ARC WHICH I WANT TO PUNCH IN THE FACE - but it's overall a better story. And immensely entertaining, or at least to me it is.

A video of one of the best fights. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHohFROdM5o&feature=related) (Warning: Contains some nasty violence)

Quote from: Minishear on November 14, 2008, 03:48:37 PM
To make it clear, I don't like Dragon Ball Z because...

Quote from: The GameIf this were Dragon Ball Z, the next ten episodes would be about him falling.

It takes too long to finish things, and if Goku were put into pretty much any other anime universe, he'd be grossly overpowered.

*EDIT*
Also, anime effects tend to be REALLY annoying after a while, refer to The List of Anime Laws (http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm (http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm)), because it's true.

I know you made this post like a month ago, but you wouldn't happen to be familiar with ButtLord GT, would you? :B

Quote from: yakanaj on December 14, 2008, 01:52:37 AM

Quote from: scorpio803 on December 13, 2008, 09:05:35 PM
umm is that top guy a cannibal?

No, he's the death god's scythe and he eats the souls of those who are evil and corrupt. It's a lot easier if you just watch an episode.

:erk uhh i don't know if i can.

Currently Rightstuf (http://www.rightstuf.com) is having their annual Christmas sale. A few highlights:

Witch Hunter Robin Complete Collection     $22.99
Trinity Blood Box Set                     $39.99
Witchblade Value Bundle                          $39.99
Slayers Value Bundle                     $44.99
Basilisk Box Set                        $24.99


Witch Hunter Robin, Trinity Blood and Witchblade are pretty good Gonzo series. Never seen the Slayer series and Basilisk is the best ninja series ever.

As for One Piece, I recommend the Funimation releases, which are uncensored  and have a new English dub (Luffy's voice still sucks and they got someone else to voice Zolo :mowsad).

Currently? Xam'd.

Studio Bones has a knack for making relatively memorable characters that you don't wanna strangle.