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The Anime/Manga Thread
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Dracobolt	Apr 25 2016, 08:39 AM Post #10441
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 dropped Erased after one episode because I went to bed and then wasn't interested enough to watch more. Steins;Gate now.



ShmittlesThePoe	Apr 25 2016, 12:25 PM Post #10442
Pirate Wavemaster Posts: 10,690 Group: Clanless Member #375 Joined: September 18, 2008 Gender: XY Country: #226#	whaaat, that's not enough. I guess Steins;Gate's better though...



Saturos	Apr 30 2016, 02:53 AM Post #10443
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	Slowly going through Koyomimonogatari. It's ironic how completely opposite from the usual show this is. up to episode 4 It's amusing how in all cases so far it appears to be a supernatural case, but there ends up being a completely rational explanation for it. It is nice seeing the older characters, and the characters in the states of mind they were in earlier in the season. Also Senjougahara's "Die." doesn't sound anywhere near as outlandish now, since I hear it from middle schoolers all the time. Kanbara is so pls. I also watched the first two episodes of The Big O with Silvy, ep 1 in dub, ep 2 is sub. The dub was unbelievably awful so we flipped to sub after ep 1. The protag's try-hard hard-boiled proto-Christian Bale not!Batman was so cringe, and I spent most of the episode just laughing at him/wanting to punch him in the face that... yeah. The whole thing is not!Batman, plus random giant mechs. It's hard to take it seriously at all, but I assume it's just meant to be a "fun" show. The "muh singing android maid waifu" is particularly pls. We also checked out the first two episodes of Nagi no Asukara, which so far is basically The Little Mermaid, anime style. Nagi no Asukara, ep 2 The setting is kind of interesting, and the animation alone is absolutely breathtaking. The racism slants are kind of interesting, both the more explicit and also subtler ways that it shows up. The 'well-intentioned' racism of asshole Hikari, and then the outright mob-mentality stuff of the older people. The love triangle is pretty heavy-handed/obvious, and I'm getting flashbacks to Fruit Basket. Between the asshole tsundere love interest and the aloof but philosophical one, and the girl caught between. Manaka is a bit more moe/helpless than Tohru - I liked her telling off Hikari, but then ofc she feels bad about it after, and Chisaki backs up those feelings. So pls. But the comedy is pretty good so far, or maybe I'm just immature enough to enjoy it. The branch god is my spirit animal, also his design is a complete badass Curious where this goes for sure!



simplechild	Apr 30 2016, 12:02 PM Post #10444
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	Saturos Apr 30 2016, 02:53 AM We also checked out the first two episodes of Nagi no Asukara, which so far is basically The Little Mermaid, anime style. Nagi no Asukara, ep 2 The setting is kind of interesting, and the animation alone is absolutely breathtaking. The racism slants are kind of interesting, both the more explicit and also subtler ways that it shows up. The 'well-intentioned' racism of asshole Hikari, and then the outright mob-mentality stuff of the older people. The love triangle is pretty heavy-handed/obvious, and I'm getting flashbacks to Fruit Basket. Between the asshole tsundere love interest and the aloof but philosophical one, and the girl caught between. Manaka is a bit more moe/helpless than Tohru - I liked her telling off Hikari, but then ofc she feels bad about it after, and Chisaki backs up those feelings. So pls. But the comedy is pretty good so far, or maybe I'm just immature enough to enjoy it. The branch god is my spirit animal, also his design is a complete badass Curious where this goes for sure! Spoiler: click to toggle In circles. It goes in circles, Satty. I still liked the show, though



Silvy	Apr 30 2016, 02:32 PM Post #10445
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	Yeah, The Big O definitely seems like more of a fun and entertaining show to me as of now. It's definitely not what I expected considering what Chiaki J. Konaka's involvement in Lain and Texhnolyze is like. It's pretty far removed from the more minimalist approach to dialogue and psychological focus of those. If the Big O expands upon its premise of being set in a society where everyone has lost their memories it could get pretty interesting though. Personally, I really liked what I saw of Nagi no Asukara. I do feel like they jumped into the whole love triangle/square/wtf a little too soon since we've had no time to really grow attached to the characters but the setting is interesting and it has a good balance of fun SoL while still incorporating some more serious themes that will probably be emphasized more later in the series. Quote: The "muh singing android maid waifu" is particularly pls. "Oh no, it has singing android waifus in maid outfits, I could never live with myself for liking something so low-brow" ...oh wait (Yeah, I know Ar Tonelico fleshes out said characters way more before it throws waifus in maid outfits at you but I need to shitpost)



Aevis Martius Ravi	Apr 30 2016, 04:07 PM Post #10446
Origins Posts: 13,172 Group: Mars Clan (wololo!) Member #1,064 Joined: January 15, 2013 Gender: Male Country: #226# Blog: Flails at you with words True Name: Aevis Theme Song: https://youtu.be/SgKlv35qqjE	Fished watching Dragon Ball Super, up until the end of the universe tournament anyhow. I guess 40-41 episodes is all that has been released up 'til now or that has been given english subtitles. Good stuff. I found the resurrection f arc was much, much better than the movie. And still a big fan of Beerus.



Peytral	Apr 30 2016, 04:31 PM Post #10447
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	Silvy Apr 30 2016, 02:32 PM Yeah, The Big O definitely seems like more of a fun and entertaining show to me as of now. It's definitely not what I expected considering what Chiaki J. Konaka's involvement in Lain and Texhnolyze is like. It's pretty far removed from the more minimalist approach to dialogue and psychological focus of those. If the Big O expands upon its premise of being set in a society where everyone has lost their memories it could get pretty interesting though. Big O gets pretty 2deep4u later on, but at its core it's a show meant to be fun based on kaiju shows and super robot anime. The main thing about Big O is that the "mystery" isn't really something that's meant to be solved; it's mostly a backdrop to add flavor to the series. I love Big O but it's absolutely a style over substance series.



Silvy	Apr 30 2016, 10:51 PM Post #10448
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	Yeah, it seems like the main dish it serves up is ham and fun, I'll wait in anticipation for the show to blow my mind with 2deep4u symbolism though. It does have quite a mix of influences from both Japanese and Western media too, which is cool even if the Western influence pretty much culminates in becoming the Batman. Nagi no Asukara continues to be jam, starting to like Hikari more as we're seeing sides of him that aren't overprotective raging tsundere and Manaka is too adorable not to like. Really interested in seeing what impact the tensions between the 2 societies will have on the characters. needs more kneefish though



Seoulbowz	May 1 2016, 12:02 AM Post #10449
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	Space Patrol Luluco is my spirit animal.



Dracobolt	May 1 2016, 06:41 AM Post #10450
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	Bought some manga at a sale. Haul posted here: http://not-another-gaijin-blog.tumblr.com/post/143678083410/manga-sale-at-a-wondergoo-store-thats-going-out



UltaFlame	May 1 2016, 11:31 AM Post #10451
Thanks Poui. Posts: 28,951 Group: Venus Clan Member #516 Joined: September 3, 2009 True Name: UltaFlame / V. Terennia	I keep watching a loop of that bird talking japanese now Draco. Why do I keep doing this



Saturos	May 2 2016, 10:08 PM Post #10452
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	Big O is so bad, but it manages at least to be snarkable. So there's that. Definitely not the kind of anime I'd want to watch by myself, though. Nagi no Asukara continues to be really pretty as of ep 6, and also really dramatic, but I think it suits the atmosphere and colouration. Also it's 2real for middle school, except guys and girls talk to each other. That's not realistic. B)



Peytral	May 2 2016, 10:46 PM Post #10453
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	Saturos May 2 2016, 10:08 PM Big O is so bad yooooooooooooooou



Seoulbowz	May 2 2016, 10:56 PM Post #10454
Supergeil Posts: 19,233 Group: Sol Clan Member #54 Joined: May 28, 2006 Blog: Edeka Country: #79# True Name: Friedrich Liechtenstein Theme Song: https://youtu.be/jxVcgDMBU94	Saturos would like the stupid fish knee show.



Saturos	May 2 2016, 11:11 PM Post #10455
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	big o ep 3 >shut off the power >kill big electric eel >electricity comes back on in the whole city somehow??? >eel thing explodes in a big lightning bolt that goes up in the sky and then 'electricity' rains down gently in glowing streamers w h a t and before that >summons Big O literally up through the dam >damn is completely unharmed afterwards ok >people being electrocuted by assumedly a massive amount of electricity and shrugging it off good to know there's no serious threats in this show Dorothy shredding piano was the only good part of this episode oh and also cd opening flashlight Truly, only shitposting can save this show also kneefish is the hero we deserve our saviour will return someday



Dracobolt	May 2 2016, 11:28 PM Post #10456
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	Steins;Gate was A+ good and I liked it very much.



Silvy	May 3 2016, 12:19 AM Post #10457
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	Seoulbowz May 2 2016, 10:56 PM Saturos would like the stupid fish knee show. rude as [radio edit] Quote: Steins;Gate was A+ good and I liked it very much. Finally, Draco liking good things instead of hating on them. KURISU-TIIINA



Peytral	May 3 2016, 12:26 AM Post #10458
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	holy [radio edit] macross delta is amazing



simplechild	May 3 2016, 12:28 AM Post #10459
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	Peytral May 2 2016, 10:46 PM Saturos May 2 2016, 10:08 PM Big O is so bad yooooooooooooooou At this rate he's going to enjoy the second half far more than the first.



Peytral	May 3 2016, 12:33 AM Post #10460
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 better than not liking any of it.

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