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The Anime/Manga Thread
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Silvy	Oct 22 2013, 04:26 PM Post #5521
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	I've heard a lot of mixed opinions on Attack on Titan so I don't think I'll watch it now that it's finished airing. I've only seen the first episode which was alright but Peytral said it doesn't get any better later on and I think I can trust his opinion over most animu fans. Both the first and second openings are awesome though.



Peytral	Oct 22 2013, 04:40 PM Post #5522
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	It's not bad but it's not good either and tries to rely too much on gore and shock value. Plus it's terrible at keeping its DRAMA in check which leads to some hilariously melodramatic moments here and there. The whole thing is just kind of tryhard edgy babby's first grimdark anime with terrible pacing, inappropriate music, and lots of lazy cost-cutting animation techniques but it's probably still worth watching for the neat ideas it has. Did I use enough buzzwords?



ShmittlesThePoe	Oct 22 2013, 05:27 PM Post #5523
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	Meh, I can see how Attack on Titan could seem too over-the-top in a lot of ways, but I still think it pulled it off. On a different note, I finished watching season 1 of Little Busters yesterday. It seemed... generic. I mean, it certainly wasn't bad, but I'm not sure why I hear about it so much. Was its anime adaption lacking in comparison to the base material, or what? The setting wasn't particularly interesting, and I didn't find the stories especially interesting, but clearly this series focuses more on the characters than anything else. But even with that in mind, the characters seemed to range from great, to okay, to bad. So to average it's main focus (characters) up, the anime just seems... okay.



Dracobolt	Oct 22 2013, 05:32 PM Post #5524
Incorrigible Posts: 72,032 Group: Kid Squid Member #25 Joined: September 11, 2005 Gender: Female Blog: Creative Contemplation and Random Rumination Country: #226# True Name: Braco the Magnificent Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhvS8oGXQU	I've heard that the LB anime wasn't as good as the VN or anything, yeah, but someone else will have to confirm. Princess Tutu! /o/



Artemis	Oct 22 2013, 05:43 PM Post #5525
Plus Ultra Posts: 15,777 Group: Smartass Teenager Member #295 Joined: January 15, 2008 Gender: Male Country: #0# Theme Song: https://youtu.be/aF_DrTr0WIs	I dropped the LB anime. Definitely didn't enjoy it as I enjoyed the VN.



Kris, Awooer of Worlds	Oct 22 2013, 05:48 PM Post #5526
Awoo! Posts: 29,743 Group: Venus Clan Member #120 Joined: November 20, 2006 Gender: heroic lolishota Country: #0#	Shmittles The Poe Oct 22 2013, 05:27 PM Was its anime adaption lacking in comparison to the base material? Yes.



Peytral	Oct 22 2013, 05:53 PM Post #5527
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	Shmittles The Poe Oct 22 2013, 05:27 PM Was its anime adaption lacking in comparison to the base material, or what? From what I can tell, that's an understatement.



ShmittlesThePoe	Oct 22 2013, 05:58 PM Post #5528
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	well that makes more sense then.



Saturos	Oct 22 2013, 08:45 PM Post #5529
heart-under-blade Posts: 36,354 Group: Iris Member #2 Joined: March 20, 2005 Gender: Male Country: #0# True Name: Saturos Theme Song: https://youtu.be/mh5vyvMGhqE	the adventures of moel vermillion and meowkaka continues apace



ShmittlesThePoe	Oct 22 2013, 09:06 PM Post #5530
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	Watched the first half of Hataraku Maou-sama today. This show's freaking hilarious. Loving it so far.



Silvy	Oct 22 2013, 09:16 PM Post #5531
idolswag4lyfe Posts: 4,760 Group: Venus Clan Member #210 Joined: July 3, 2007 Gender: Hollow Country: #238# True Name: Silvy Theme Song: https://youtu.be/AIG4mhLcplo	Shmittles The Poe Oct 22 2013, 09:06 PM Watched the first half of Hataraku Maou-sama today. This show's freaking hilarious. Loving it so far. Aww yeah, such a lulz show. Blazblue had more Rachel and Ragna being badass plus Hazama being crazy so I was not disappointed.



Asphodel	Oct 22 2013, 11:25 PM Post #5532
Electric Indigo Posts: 2,499 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #1,105 Joined: May 19, 2013 Country: #0# Blog: Exposures Theme Song: https://goo.gl/qT7zQS	Peytral Oct 22 2013, 04:40 PM It's not bad but it's not good either and tries to rely too much on gore and shock value. Plus it's terrible at keeping its DRAMA in check which leads to some hilariously melodramatic moments here and there. The whole thing is just kind of tryhard edgy babby's first grimdark anime with terrible pacing, inappropriate music, and lots of lazy cost-cutting animation techniques but it's probably still worth watching for the neat ideas it has. Did I use enough buzzwords? Eh, not enough hyperbole. "Terrible" doesn't count because it's kind of a Temple catchphrase. Two episodes in and yeah, I'm not feeling it. The pacing really is noticeably sluggish and while I like the dark atmosphere and the gravitas of the titans themselves, the characters are just so aggravating and take up too much screentime with their bickering. That protagonist, especially. He seems so out of place, like he belongs in a shonen series. Beautiful looking anime, though, and I mean really good. One of the bigger problems I've had with modern anime is how sterile everything looks, with too little contrast between light and shadows. Good to see some actual saturation going on for once. Anyway, I hear Episode 5 is a doozy, so I'll watch up to there and see if that changes my mind.



Peytral	Oct 22 2013, 11:31 PM Post #5533
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	The first few episodes are actually pretty good. It kind of just... takes a pretty steep decline around episode... 10, I think? After that the pacing becomes notably worse, the focus of the show shifts a lot, and there are just long stretches where nothing really interesting happens. Though that's just my opinion, and there were definitely some good episodes scattered around.



simplechild	Oct 23 2013, 12:28 AM Post #5534
My only feel is murder Posts: 12,119 Group: Fori Member #115 Joined: October 30, 2006 Gender: Burning Blog: What's All This, Then? Country: 'Nam. True Name: simplechild	Asphodel Oct 22 2013, 11:25 PM That protagonist, especially. He seems so out of place, like he belongs in a shonen series. That's, uh, because this is adapted from a shounen manga. From a shounen magazine. Yeah.



Asphodel	Oct 23 2013, 12:42 AM Post #5535
Electric Indigo Posts: 2,499 Group: Jupiter Clan Member #1,105 Joined: May 19, 2013 Country: #0# Blog: Exposures Theme Song: https://goo.gl/qT7zQS	Oh, derp. My bad, then. I'm still in the habit of thinking of shonen as a straight-up genre instead of a demographic. I really need to relearn how 2 anime. D:



DJ Octavio	Oct 23 2013, 01:31 AM Post #5536
Check out my spicy wasabi beats Posts: 10,970 Group: Dullahan Member #5 Joined: March 23, 2005 Gender: Not a Squid Country: Murrica True Name: That One Guy Theme Song: http://youtu.be/Pzp9YI8KZmM	I must be one of the minority that actually enjoyed the LB anime. shrug



Kris, Awooer of Worlds	Oct 23 2013, 09:35 AM Post #5537
Awoo! Posts: 29,743 Group: Venus Clan Member #120 Joined: November 20, 2006 Gender: heroic lolishota Country: #0#	Hey now, it has a 7.6 on MAL. It's "good". (though 7 pretty much means "okay" rather than "good") Mind you that I, personally, am judging the anime way harshly since the LB vn is my favorite story. Refrain seems to be doing better than the first season, so far.



Peytral	Oct 23 2013, 09:42 AM Post #5538
peytral pls Posts: 15,452 Group: Sol Clan Member #459 Joined: March 18, 2009 Gender: Miserable pile of secrets Blog: Ab Animo Pario Country: #0# True Name: Peytral Aznable	I assume he means "one of the minority that actually enjoyed the LB anime and who aren't part of the unwashed plebeian masses that make up 90% of MAL." Since I rarely ever seem to see people that actually liked the LB anime myself.



Admiral Miral	Oct 23 2013, 09:45 AM Post #5539
The Light of Hope Posts: 3,126 Group: Venus Clan Member #636 Joined: June 15, 2010 Gender: Wafu! Country: #226# True Name: Miral	Peytral Oct 22 2013, 04:40 PM It's not bad but it's not good either and tries to rely too much on gore and shock value. Plus it's terrible at keeping its DRAMA in check which leads to some hilariously melodramatic moments here and there. The whole thing is just kind of tryhard edgy babby's first grimdark anime with terrible pacing, inappropriate music, and lots of lazy cost-cutting animation techniques but it's probably still worth watching for the neat ideas it has. Did I use enough buzzwords? It's pretty much Elfen Lied but for modern-day casuals and not early-2000s casuals.



Gilgamesh	Oct 23 2013, 10:26 AM Post #5540
solbowz Aurarius Posts: 33,599 Group: Venus Clan Member #380 Joined: October 3, 2008 Gender: King of Heroes Blog: Shattered Symbosis Country: #226# True Name: Space Boyd Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6lFNXzC1g	Chrissy Syreal Oct 23 2013, 09:35 AM Hey now, it has a 7.6 on MAL. It's "good". (though 7 pretty much means "okay" rather than "good") Mind you that I, personally, am judging the anime way harshly since the LB vn is my favorite story. Refrain seems to be doing better than the first season, so far. A quick look of the MAL top 10 should be all you need to know that it's users are shit

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