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SLoWMoTIoN
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How can modern English dub actresses even compete with Kikuko Inoue, the jp seiyuu industry's "oneechan"
Where's the ara aras?
residentgrigo
Banned
Mista
asked me to join. A cross-post. I hope it helps. A follow-up happens in like a week (Magia Record was bleh).Anime Winter Season 2020
The schedule. I don´t expect much from this season.
Kyokou Suiri´s manga starts good but it turns into a generic teen detective LN fairly fast. Runway de Waratte and Somali to Mori no Kami-sama are also ok. On to the more interesting stuff.
Dorohedoro The manga is first of all great. MAPPA isn´t living up to its Madhouse 2.0 potential on the other hand, I have no idea how good they are with CG and I don´t get what a 23 vol manga is supposed to do with 12 eps but here we are. The manga´s gore level is further an 11/10 from the start and the later volumes feature endless nudity. I wish the anime the best but i will withhold any hype till I see what I get.
Kuutei Dragons This isn´t the best of breed in the monster hunter genre, that would be Dungeon Meshi, but the manga is still a solid production. I don´t think that CG is the best fit here but the Netflix anime library desperately needs improvement so I ain´t complaining.
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story The 12 ep show was all I ever wanted from this property. The new conclusion that was the 3rd film was already too much so don´t ask me what a gaiden story can bring to the table. I´ll just hope that it will look nice for a few eps due to still being a Shaft show. This is adapting a phone game btw. Yeah.
The movie/OVA scene is a wasteland this season. One Piece: Stampede is coming to Blu Ray. Those late 2019 Rohan OVAs are destined to be good and have to enter wide release... one day. Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul should be ok, I guess. I got nothing.
PS: I have been watching anime since the early-90 and rated 4009 anime entries on ANN and 2229 manga but the 2nd number is way too low. The manga library is a mess so I focus on anime.
manfestival
Member
So is this essentially saying that this season is trash and to wait for another season? I could use one show just to burn through during my lunches
Anime Winter Season 2020
The schedule. I don´t expect much from this season.
Kyokou Suiri´s manga starts good but it turns into a generic teen detective LN fairly fast. Runway de Waratte and Somali to Mori no Kami-sama are also ok. On to the more interesting stuff.
Dorohedoro The manga is first of all great. MAPPA isn´t living up to its Madhouse 2.0 potential on the other hand, I have no idea how good they are with CG and I don´t get what a 23 vol manga is supposed to do with 12 eps but here we are. The manga´s gore level is further an 11/10 from the start and the later volumes feature endless nudity. I wish the anime the best but i will withhold any hype till I see what I get.
Kuutei Dragons This isn´t the best of breed in the monster hunter genre, that would be Dungeon Meshi, but the manga is still a solid production. I don´t think that CG is the best fit here but the Netflix anime library desperately needs improvement so I ain´t complaining.
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story The 12 ep show was all I ever wanted from this property. The new conclusion that was the 3rd film was already too much so don´t ask me what a gaiden story can bring to the table. I´ll just hope that it will look nice for a few eps due to still being a Shaft show. This is adapting a phone game btw. Yeah.
The movie/OVA scene is a wasteland this season. One Piece: Stampede is coming to Blu Ray. Those late 2019 Rohan OVAs are destined to be good and have to enter wide release... one day. Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul should be ok, I guess. I got nothing.
PS: I have been watching anime since the early-90 and rated 4009 anime entries on ANN and 2229 manga but the 2nd number is way too low. The manga library is a mess so I focus on anime.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Dungeon Meshi is more of a cooking manga than a monster hunting one IMO. The problem with Kuutei Dragon's was that it relied on the mangas art more than anything so the fact they made it a CGI is a headscratcher.
Side Story was made to sell the gacha game, I didn't know it was canon.
residentgrigo
Banned
Dorohedoro will get 12 eps and 6 full-lengths OVAs
manfestival
. It´s what I am sticking with. I hope. I HOPE!
This is a "borderline NC-17" 23 vol manga. Netflix also got the right (Netflix anime are problematic). The last thing I want is another Blade of the Immortal 2019/20 that is in its 2nd half now. 30 Volume in, I think, 24 eps. Or 7 Seeds 2019/20. 36 volumes in 24 eps (again Netflix). Manga for adults often get fucked or only get partial adaptations. Pray for Vinland Saga.
2019 anime to keep you busy. From an ANN - Best of 2019 voting post:
So I just voted. I ended up with a Top 4 as Eiga no Osomatsu-san wasn´t on the docket and I don´t vote for entries below a “good” score. That was a 2019 film. I still have to see either Lupin film. Those are equally missing. The same goes for the 2 Rohan OVAs. Rohan would have made the list if I saw them. JoJo Part 5 lastly started in 2018 and ran though so I get why it wasn´t on the list.
1) Vinland Saga - 9/10 Anime of the year. A follow-up would be even better. Stuff like this is why I love anime/manga.
2) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These II - 8,5/10 Not the 80s OVA but what is. I can´t see how these work as a film trilogy though.
3) Attack on Titan season 3, part 2 - 8,5/10 No 2 and 3 are interchangeable. WIT strikes again. The next season should rank fairly high on my list but the blowback will be severe.
“3,5”) Eiga no Osomatsu - 7,5/10 Overstays the it´s all a dream premise but this is a good way to leave the boys for now.
4) Ultraman - 7,5/10 A hurried improvement on the middle of the road manga. A rare Japanese superhero anime I actually like. This is the power of a good director you all.
Dororo started to run out of steam after the 1st act and collapsed by the end. The also missing Beastars gets “good” next season and may chart.
The year´s top 3 is quite strong and the movie/OVA scene was another wasteland. Not that OVAs even exist anymore outside of like DC comics films. Lol. The year´s middling shows are lastly solidly done (MHA, etc) but offer me little as I watched anime since the mid-90s.
There is a film here and this was before I saw Ride Your Wave. It would go above 3,5.
Edit: They vote on an 11 scale. "Good" is an 8/11. Whatever. These get a 7/10 on Imdb from me. 5 and 6/11 combined into a 5/10. ANN is a useful mess when it comes to credits and news in (only) the news section. They also sued to have some good articles but all those writers left.
manfestival
. It´s what I am sticking with. I hope. I HOPE!This is a "borderline NC-17" 23 vol manga. Netflix also got the right (Netflix anime are problematic). The last thing I want is another Blade of the Immortal 2019/20 that is in its 2nd half now. 30 Volume in, I think, 24 eps. Or 7 Seeds 2019/20. 36 volumes in 24 eps (again Netflix). Manga for adults often get fucked or only get partial adaptations. Pray for Vinland Saga.
2019 anime to keep you busy. From an ANN - Best of 2019 voting post:
So I just voted. I ended up with a Top 4 as Eiga no Osomatsu-san wasn´t on the docket and I don´t vote for entries below a “good” score. That was a 2019 film. I still have to see either Lupin film. Those are equally missing. The same goes for the 2 Rohan OVAs. Rohan would have made the list if I saw them. JoJo Part 5 lastly started in 2018 and ran though so I get why it wasn´t on the list.
1) Vinland Saga - 9/10 Anime of the year. A follow-up would be even better. Stuff like this is why I love anime/manga.
2) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These II - 8,5/10 Not the 80s OVA but what is. I can´t see how these work as a film trilogy though.
3) Attack on Titan season 3, part 2 - 8,5/10 No 2 and 3 are interchangeable. WIT strikes again. The next season should rank fairly high on my list but the blowback will be severe.
“3,5”) Eiga no Osomatsu - 7,5/10 Overstays the it´s all a dream premise but this is a good way to leave the boys for now.
4) Ultraman - 7,5/10 A hurried improvement on the middle of the road manga. A rare Japanese superhero anime I actually like. This is the power of a good director you all.
Dororo started to run out of steam after the 1st act and collapsed by the end. The also missing Beastars gets “good” next season and may chart.
The year´s top 3 is quite strong and the movie/OVA scene was another wasteland. Not that OVAs even exist anymore outside of like DC comics films. Lol. The year´s middling shows are lastly solidly done (MHA, etc) but offer me little as I watched anime since the mid-90s.
There is a film here and this was before I saw Ride Your Wave. It would go above 3,5.
Edit: They vote on an 11 scale. "Good" is an 8/11. Whatever. These get a 7/10 on Imdb from me. 5 and 6/11 combined into a 5/10. ANN is a useful mess when it comes to credits and news in (only) the news section. They also sued to have some good articles but all those writers left.
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residentgrigo
Banned
Yes, cumbumpster/10. It´s shounen btw due to running in Dragon Age:Ishuzoku Reviewers looks like the hit of the season.
Ishuzoku Reviewers
In our world, the human race constantly debates several important issues, such as: which girl is the best girl? How good is something as fapping material? Which fetish is the sexiest? Accompany these great warriors as they present us with different girls, different opinions, different boners...
www.mangaupdates.com
Carna
Banned
It has both "adult" and "shounen" in the category, and I wonder how they can get away with showing this to like young boys around maybe 9/10 years oldYes, cumbumpster/10. It´s shounen btw due to running in Dragon Age:
Ishuzoku Reviewers
In our world, the human race constantly debates several important issues, such as: which girl is the best girl? How good is something as fapping material? Which fetish is the sexiest? Accompany these great warriors as they present us with different girls, different opinions, different boners...
Hell, looking on Japanese Amazon. Their prime service lists "berserk" and "ghost in the shell: stand alone complex" with All age ratings.
I'll stay for a few chapters, so far it is mildly amusing.
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So, should we split anime and manga threads then?
Mista
Banned
It has prostitution that's whyIt has both "adult" and "shounen" in the category, and I wonder how they can get away with showing this to like young boys around maybe 9/10 years old
Hell, looking on Japanese Amazon. Their prime service lists "berserk" and "ghost in the shell: stand alone complex" with All age ratings.
residentgrigo
Banned
The page is correctly set up. Adult is the sex and Mature the gore tag. Both can come at once if there is no clear winner. Like in Gantz.
You can do anything you want in a manga or EU comic. Shounen just means teen boy. Devil Man is Shounen. Berserk was pitched as Shounen (that´s why the 1988 pilot is a bit different). Etc.
Even modern US comics can do Hard-R gore in a 12+ issue and have been since the 90s. Sex though... Google "Bat Penis". That comic was 17+ and fucking wrecked DC´s lunch.
That said. I suspect that the magazine/web version has no nipples and only the bound volumes do. (More of marketing tactic that censorship.) Even some Seinen does this.
K-ON, Emma, and Chi's Sweet Home are all Seinen so Demographics don´t mean shit. It´s just that women´s manga is read mostly for women while male ones are (mostly) read by all. Kodomo are legit for kids though:
en.wikipedia.org
Summary: Demographics are a mess and the final volume of Dorohedoro ran in Shounen magazine as the manga´s last 2 Seinen anthlogies went under. The 11/10 gore and constant nudity remained.
You can do anything you want in a manga or EU comic. Shounen just means teen boy. Devil Man is Shounen. Berserk was pitched as Shounen (that´s why the 1988 pilot is a bit different). Etc.
Even modern US comics can do Hard-R gore in a 12+ issue and have been since the 90s. Sex though... Google "Bat Penis". That comic was 17+ and fucking wrecked DC´s lunch.
That said. I suspect that the magazine/web version has no nipples and only the bound volumes do. (More of marketing tactic that censorship.) Even some Seinen does this.
K-ON, Emma, and Chi's Sweet Home are all Seinen so Demographics don´t mean shit. It´s just that women´s manga is read mostly for women while male ones are (mostly) read by all. Kodomo are legit for kids though:
Children's anime and manga - Wikipedia
Summary: Demographics are a mess and the final volume of Dorohedoro ran in Shounen magazine as the manga´s last 2 Seinen anthlogies went under. The 11/10 gore and constant nudity remained.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Beastars was advertised as children's books by Target's website before the anime started.It has both "adult" and "shounen" in the category, and I wonder how they can get away with showing this to like young boys around maybe 9/10 years old
Hell, looking on Japanese Amazon. Their prime service lists "berserk" and "ghost in the shell: stand alone complex" with All age ratings.
ValiantTraveler
Member
It introduces some interesting new concepts an it’s cool to see Kurapika again but there’s way too much talking and thinking and explaining to my taste. That said, give it a shot, maybe you’ll like it.
Shouta
Member
It has both "adult" and "shounen" in the category, and I wonder how they can get away with showing this to like young boys around maybe 9/10 years old
Hell, looking on Japanese Amazon. Their prime service lists "berserk" and "ghost in the shell: stand alone complex" with All age ratings.
Shounen/Seinen are just demographics Additionally, Shounen can be aimed all the way up until 20 since that's when you're considered an adult by the law. Ishuzoku Reviewers is serialized in Monthly Dragon Age which has done series like High School of the Dead, Triage X, Hensuki, Cautious Hero, etc Most of those series are aimed at teens or even early 20s tbh.
infinitys_7th
Member
I got off the anime and picked up right after that, but put reading the current arc on hiatus until it is done. Whenever that is lol
It feels too complex to get invested in then wait months (going on years now) for what will probably be just another couple chapters before another hiatus.
Joyful
mentioned the Chimera Ant arc - imagine watching a few episodes/reading a few chapters of that only to have to wait forever for a little more. Awful.
Cutty Flam
Banned
Wow, great post. In that case, I might have to buy the latest volume of HxH to catch up and see this arc unfold
Werewolf Jones
Member
Watching S2 of Gundam IBO... Taking like an 8 month break between seasons wasn't a great idea, still pressing on with it but damn... Visually this show IS garbage.
Also just read the Dorohedoro manga MAPPA animating projects that never needed it to begin with is just insulting. Pluto also never needed animating.
So the new Madoka anime... Is it good? Might watch it when it's done. Third movie was Urobuchi driving his own series into the ground.
Also just read the Dorohedoro manga MAPPA animating projects that never needed it to begin with is just insulting. Pluto also never needed animating.
So the new Madoka anime... Is it good? Might watch it when it's done. Third movie was Urobuchi driving his own series into the ground.
Javthusiast
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
It is up on nyaaWhy can't I find Dorohedoro anywhere
Mista
Banned
Translated by who?
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Judas and Darkanimes
Mista
Banned
They good?
Yeah I watched the two OVA’s but haven’t started with the new anime yet
GymWolf
Member
First episode is a good one.
Mista
Banned
I’m trying to collect couple of episodes and then dive in. So hyped!
GymWolf
Member
Fuck i'm to hyped to do that...
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Give Somali and Murenase a try as well.
Mista
Banned
What’s it about?
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Somali is about Jotaro...er a golem accompanying a small child in search for her family or other humans in a world that has little to no humans left. (this is explained)
Murenase is about a human that goes to a school full of animals. It is a comedy.
Mista
Banned
You had me there. No seriously, I like the idea so I’ll download now. Hopefully the animation is good
manfestival
Member
To me, My Hero Academia might just be the best show of all time. I still remember my first time seeing All Might smash the Nomu into the stratosphere and the feels I got from Plus Ultra. The show manages to land its moments so much. It may be rocky at times but the highs are so much higher than almost every show in existence.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Watched both Sailor Moon S and Super S movies. I expected something and got nothing in return. Ikuhara's R movie might be the best one. lol.
Mista
Banned
I understand how much you like it as it’s a great show but “best show of all time” is a bit much innit?
manfestival
Member
For me? Maybe top 3 with the original Berserk and Macross. If it keeps up it's highs, I see no reason why it could not be the best show. It does what most shows can't even do in one season, and it does it in every season.
ValiantTraveler
Member
This is both cringey and boner-inducing.
GeorgPrime
Banned
So anyone here into the "Isekai" genre?
I am in love with since i read a few korean isekais.
1. Solo Leveling
2. Hardcore Leveling Warrior
3. Second Life Ranker
I am in love with since i read a few korean isekais.
1. Solo Leveling
2. Hardcore Leveling Warrior
3. Second Life Ranker
GeorgPrime
Banned
I just avoid japanese isekai. Its too dumb most time. Koreans are better at this.
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Doom85
Member
It's funny, when I started getting into anime around 2007 my first thought was, "we need more fantasy!" Like you had Berserk, Inuyasha, Escaflowne, Record of Lodoss War, Slayers, and a few others, but that was about it at the time.
Now it's fucking everywhere, and I skip most of them because I just wish the genre showed more variety. Really just Re:Zero, No Game No Life, and Konosuba have impressed me in terms of fantasy anime this decade. I'm halfway through Cautious Hero and that one is decent, and I heard that Bookworm one wasn't bad. But too many others are way too similar, like I know Cheat Magician and another one (can't remember its name) are apparently way too identical, and likewise there was that anime a few years ago about a guy getting sucked into a fantasy world but the catch is he has his smartphone.....except this particular anime came out AFTER In Another World with my Smartphone.
Like, I've heard at least one light novel publishing company has actually banned any isekai entries from being allowed into their light novel contests and I can't exactly blame them. Like, Gigguk recently did a video talking about the fall of mecha anime and how in 2019 (not counting movies) there were only 3 mecha anime in the entire year which is half of the isekai airing that season. That's insane.
If more isekai tried a really unique premise like No Game No Life or having a more psychological approach and bigger worldbuilding like Re:Zero, I'd be checking more of them out. For those who enjoy most of them, hey more power to you, but it's just funny how a decade can change me from, "we need way more of this!" to "uh, okay, I'm good for now, like BEYOND good."
I mean, imagine if Digimon never existed (or Monster Rancher as that was similar) and then suddenly this year Digimon Adventure 01 started airing. It'd be the most unique isekai we'd seen in a while. That's kind of what I mean, hell stop making it just one guy who gets transported, since anime has such a hard-on for high school, make it the entire student body and staff! Then split them up and see where they all go, some become heroes, some stay more neutral, and some go evil. You could do some fun shit, like maybe have the janitor whose life was at rock bottom find he can use magic now and is living a far happier life. The nerd who was always picked on can't use magic or fight but uses his modern knowledge to quickly gain a lot of money and becomes the head of a badass mercenary company. And the student council president is nearly identical to a long lost princess and now she's royalty and has to use her only developing leadership skills to now help run an entire country. Then when you reach the end of the series make it a bittersweet ending with some characters going back to our world and some staying behind. Like, if 95+% of fantasy anime just HAVE to be isekai, then actually use the concept to its full potential instead of always just transporting a MC whose either "Kirito clone #82" or "edgy edgelord MC" as it feels that's the usual variety we get.
Sorry, just frustrated when I feel this genre has much more potential than is being utilized. But it's okay, Re:Zero Season 2 is almost upon us. I'll be in my happy place soon.
Now it's fucking everywhere, and I skip most of them because I just wish the genre showed more variety. Really just Re:Zero, No Game No Life, and Konosuba have impressed me in terms of fantasy anime this decade. I'm halfway through Cautious Hero and that one is decent, and I heard that Bookworm one wasn't bad. But too many others are way too similar, like I know Cheat Magician and another one (can't remember its name) are apparently way too identical, and likewise there was that anime a few years ago about a guy getting sucked into a fantasy world but the catch is he has his smartphone.....except this particular anime came out AFTER In Another World with my Smartphone.
Like, I've heard at least one light novel publishing company has actually banned any isekai entries from being allowed into their light novel contests and I can't exactly blame them. Like, Gigguk recently did a video talking about the fall of mecha anime and how in 2019 (not counting movies) there were only 3 mecha anime in the entire year which is half of the isekai airing that season. That's insane.
If more isekai tried a really unique premise like No Game No Life or having a more psychological approach and bigger worldbuilding like Re:Zero, I'd be checking more of them out. For those who enjoy most of them, hey more power to you, but it's just funny how a decade can change me from, "we need way more of this!" to "uh, okay, I'm good for now, like BEYOND good."
I mean, imagine if Digimon never existed (or Monster Rancher as that was similar) and then suddenly this year Digimon Adventure 01 started airing. It'd be the most unique isekai we'd seen in a while. That's kind of what I mean, hell stop making it just one guy who gets transported, since anime has such a hard-on for high school, make it the entire student body and staff! Then split them up and see where they all go, some become heroes, some stay more neutral, and some go evil. You could do some fun shit, like maybe have the janitor whose life was at rock bottom find he can use magic now and is living a far happier life. The nerd who was always picked on can't use magic or fight but uses his modern knowledge to quickly gain a lot of money and becomes the head of a badass mercenary company. And the student council president is nearly identical to a long lost princess and now she's royalty and has to use her only developing leadership skills to now help run an entire country. Then when you reach the end of the series make it a bittersweet ending with some characters going back to our world and some staying behind. Like, if 95+% of fantasy anime just HAVE to be isekai, then actually use the concept to its full potential instead of always just transporting a MC whose either "Kirito clone #82" or "edgy edgelord MC" as it feels that's the usual variety we get.
Sorry, just frustrated when I feel this genre has much more potential than is being utilized. But it's okay, Re:Zero Season 2 is almost upon us. I'll be in my happy place soon.
Javthusiast
Banned
Werewolf Jones
Member
Werewolf Jones
Member
Uh Mangahelpers? If that's still a thing.
Richterw
Neo Member
Thanks, i'll try asking in there.