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[InfiniteNine]

Well on todays plate is Kaiji, Steins;Gate, and Portal 2. I'll start with some science!

 

[tiff]

Well on todays plate is Kaiji, Steins;Gate, and Portal 2. I'll start with some science!

I got Portal 2 today too but I don't think I'll be able to play it until next week :/

 

[Jex]

Oh and there will be Toriko soon enough. A busy day indeed.

I guess this is a question to the mecha fans in the audience. Now that I've watched:

Gundam Movie Trilogy, Zeta Gundam, 0080 War in the Pocket, 08th MS Team, 0083 Stardust Memory, G Gundam, ∀ Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Unicorn, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Giant Robo, Code:Geass, True Mazinger Z, New Getter Robo, Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser SKL, The Big O, TTGL, Break Blade, Armor Trooper VOTOMS, Armor Hunter Mellowlink, Patlabor Everything, SDF Macross, Macross: DYRL?, Macross Plus, Evangelion and RahXephon the next play I go is presumably:

Gao Gai Gar if I want to watch a good show? Even if it's only really got a good second half?

 

[B.K.]

You've watched all those and haven't watched Evangelion yet?

 

[7Th]

Medabots.

You've watched all those and haven't watched Evangelion yet?

I'm pretty sure he watched Evangelion; he loves to rightfully write long pieces of text about how the TV show is superior to the new movies.

 

[Hitokage]

Jexhius: Is this some push for all mecha anime?

 

[Salazar]

Gasaraki isn't truly mecha, but it is ok.

 

[Jex]

Jexhius: Is this some push for all mecha anime?

I suppose so.

 

[Hitokage]

You know what, Jexhius? You should watch Nadesico.

 

[Jex]

Hmm, thanks for the suggestions. I may claim to be starting up Ideon but I'm only really watching it out of historical curiosity, so it would be nice to watch a good show instead.

Gasaraki isn't truly mecha, but it is ok.

Well if it's produced by Sunrise...and it is. That's close enough!

 

[B.K.]

You can't go wrong with Code Geass!

 

[flawfuls]

Wow someone actually subbed that Otona Joshi no Anime Time thing. Nice.

 

[Unidentified]

Haven't finished it yet, but from what I've seen so far, I would suggest Fang of the Sun Dougram. Especially if you liked Votoms.

IGLOO 2 is also decent.

 

[7Th]

Hmm, thanks for the suggestions. I may claim to be starting up Ideon but I'm only really watching it out of historical curiosity, so it would be nice to watch a good show instead.

Don't watch Ideon. Wait for the BD

Spoiler

rips

.

 

[Risette]

Don't watch Ideon. Wait for the BD

Spoiler

rips

.

There are BDs of Ideon TV? Either way, it'll take a while for them to be available.

 

[Crash Station]

Oh and there will be Toriko soon enough. A busy day indeed.

I guess this is a question to the mecha fans in the audience. Now that I've watched:

Gundam Movie Trilogy, Zeta Gundam, 0080 War in the Pocket, 08th MS Team, 0083 Stardust Memory, G Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Unicorn, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Giant Robo, Code:Geass, True Mazinger Z, New Getter Robo, Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser SKL, The Big O, TTGL, Break Blade, Armor Trooper VOTOMS, Armor Hunter Mellowlink, Patlabor Everything, SDF Macross, Macross: DYRL?, Macross Plus, Evangelion and RahXephon the next play I go is presumably:

Gao Gai Gar if I want to watch a good show? Even if it's only really got a good second half?

Yes, and Betterman directly after Gao Gai Gar.

 

[Danj]

Oh and there will be Toriko soon enough. A busy day indeed.

I guess this is a question to the mecha fans in the audience. Now that I've watched:

Gundam Movie Trilogy, Zeta Gundam, 0080 War in the Pocket, 08th MS Team, 0083 Stardust Memory, G Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Unicorn, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Giant Robo, Code:Geass, True Mazinger Z, New Getter Robo, Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser SKL, The Big O, TTGL, Break Blade, Armor Trooper VOTOMS, Armor Hunter Mellowlink, Patlabor Everything, SDF Macross, Macross: DYRL?, Macross Plus, Evangelion and RahXephon the next play I go is presumably:

Gao Gai Gar if I want to watch a good show? Even if it's only really got a good second half?

After watching all those mech shows, what you really ought to do is get into the Super Robot Wars game franchise (not the anime; there are a few SRW anime but they pale compared to the games' awesomeness). Don't know Japanese? No problem - if you pick some of the older games (for example the SRW Alpha series) there are translation guides on GameFAQs. Banpresto really have a talent for melding and connecting the plotlines of the various different mech shows that their games include.

 

[7Th]

There are BDs of Ideon TV? Either way, it'll take a while for them to be available.

The BD version of the TV show and the movies just came out inJapan.

 

[firehawk12]

Wow someone actually subbed that Otona Joshi no Anime Time thing. Nice.

Well, if you want to call it a sub anyway.

Also, maybe because these opening Gintama episodes are standalone and have nothing to do with the 200 episode mythology, but I think they're pretty fun. They're self-aware, but not to the obnoxiousness of most nerd-television on these days. I hope once they start going back to the "real stuff" that I won't get lost.

 

[BluWacky]

Oh and there will be Toriko soon enough. A busy day indeed.

I guess this is a question to the mecha fans in the audience. Now that I've watched:

Gundam Movie Trilogy, Zeta Gundam, 0080 War in the Pocket, 08th MS Team, 0083 Stardust Memory, G Gundam, ∀ Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Unicorn, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Giant Robo, Code:Geass, True Mazinger Z, New Getter Robo, Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser SKL, The Big O, TTGL, Break Blade, Armor Trooper VOTOMS, Armor Hunter Mellowlink, Patlabor Everything, SDF Macross, Macross: DYRL?, Macross Plus, Evangelion and RahXephon the next play I go is presumably:

Gao Gai Gar if I want to watch a good show? Even if it's only really got a good second half?

You should watch Soukyuu no Fafner if you liked Eva and Rah - I've not seen Eva and it's not as good as Rah, but it's one of the more interesting Eva knockoffs and has a very good second half. It's much more popular in Japan than the West, weirdly.

I think the best of the Macross you've not listed is Macross Zero - it may have mystic environmental stuff in but it's basically porn for action animation lovers and has damn good CGI.

I'd agree with the recommendation for Gasaraki earlier in the thread.

And for something quirky you should probably watch Dai Guard - it's a melding of office comedy and mecha, quite underrated.

All of those except Macross were at least once available on either US or UK DVD, too.

 

[NotebookJ2]

Yes, and Betterman directly after Gao Gai Gar.

Betterman is considered a mecha show? Huh.

 

[iavi]

This season feels great. I'm not watching every day, so it feels like I've got a mountain of stuff to enjoy every few. Hell, I didn't even finish the pile that I had planned to last night--stopped after "Ao no exorcist," which was fckin boring. Luckily enough, for both Deadman Wonderland and Blue Exorcist, the second eps look to be immensely more entertaining than the ones before. So I'll keep watching.

I've about hit my limit with Nichijou though, EP3 was incredibly dull.

 

[Orin GA]

Steins Gate....ENTERTAIN ME PLZ.

 

[Crash Station]

Oh look, a Kamisama Dolls preview. Quality's not too good, but it looks great. Potentially the show I'm looking forward to the most next season.

 

[Jex]

You've got mushy bananas and Large Hadron Colider's, what more do you need?

 

[umop_3pisdn]

Berserk 12

Guts kills a lot of dudes. That's the whole episode. Pretty odd, when people say stuff like "this is totally toned down. graphically speaking, from the vastly superior manga!".

You say that like any animated series could ever include a scene like this! (warning: nsfw, disturbing, etc) or some choice scenes from the Lost Children arc

Spoiler

(stinger rape)

, etc.

 

[Orin GA]

You've got mushy bananas and Large Hadron Colider's, what more do you need?

characters I give 2 shits about?

I hope the antagonist gets this plot moving.

 

[Jex]

You say that like any animated series could ever include a scene like this! (warning: nsfw, disturbing, etc) or some choice scenes from the Lost Children arc

Spoiler

(stinger rape)

, etc.

In terms of violence, I have no idea what the upper limit is for TV content. Stuff like the Violence Jack OAV's are as violent as that, but there is of course little limit on what an OAV can contain.

As for graphic depictions of rape, I can't say I'd be too saddened not to see them again.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

In terms of violence, I have no idea what the upper limit is for TV content. Stuff like the Violence Jack OAV's are as violent as that, but there is of course no limit on what an OAV can contain.

As for graphic depictions of rape, I can't say I'd be too saddened not to see them again.

Yeah it would have to be an OAV.

In the Lost Children arc (or really in general, but especially there) it was all about dramatic effect. But I tend to think that Berserk without the need for brain bleach just isn't Berserk.

 

[Infinite Justice]

In terms of violence, I have no idea what the upper limit is for TV content. Stuff like the Violence Jack OAV's are as violent as that, but there is of course little limit on what an OAV can contain.

As for graphic depictions of rape, I can't say I'd be too saddened not to see them again.

Those Hellsing OVAs as well with that invasion scene.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

Seriously though, the anime was toned down in quite a few ways. Jex, I know you and I disagree on the exposition thing (I think knowing of the betrayal and everything else in advance is the better narrative choice), there are some less subjective things as well: like certain aspects of Guts' past only being symbolically alluded to

Spoiler

ie: child rape

, which while it's obvious why they didn't touch on it directly, it's so central to his character that not being able to really go there doesn't do the story a service.

 

[Crash Station]

The biggest atrocity of the Berserk anime was the exclusion of Puck.

 

[Dresden]

Oh look, a Kamisama Dolls preview. Quality's not too good, but it looks great. Potentially the show I'm looking forward to the most next season.

Seiji Kishi working hard to atone for Angel Beats.

---

Steins;Gate 3:

Kurisu's presence livens things up somewhat. Mayushi continues to be dumb and vapid. (I guess she pushed a crayon up her nose when she was young.) Still bored. Still, things might get interesting next episode.

 

[firehawk12]

Is that the guy from that Key show?

 

[Lafiel]

Oh and there will be Toriko soon enough. A busy day indeed.

I guess this is a question to the mecha fans in the audience. Now that I've watched:

Gundam Movie Trilogy, Zeta Gundam, 0080 War in the Pocket, 08th MS Team, 0083 Stardust Memory, G Gundam, ∀ Gundam, Gundam 00, Gundam Unicorn, Gunbuster, Diebuster, Giant Robo, Code:Geass, True Mazinger Z, New Getter Robo, Mazinkaiser, Mazinkaiser SKL, The Big O, TTGL, Break Blade, Armor Trooper VOTOMS, Armor Hunter Mellowlink, Patlabor Everything, SDF Macross, Macross: DYRL?, Macross Plus, Evangelion and RahXephon the next play I go is presumably:

Gao Gai Gar if I want to watch a good show? Even if it's only really got a good second half?

I heard it's worth sitting through GaoGai Gar for the FINAL OVAs. I'd probably suggest watching Getter Robo: Armageddon first though, it's only 13-episodes, and one of the better super-robot ovas.

I also heard it's worth sitting through Ideon for the ending and the second movie..

Also you haven't seen Chars counterattack?

Oh look, a Kamisama Dolls preview. Quality's not too good, but it looks great. Potentially the show I'm looking forward to the most next season.

This wouldn't excite me considering it's by the angel beats director, but it's by BRAIN BASE! so I'll haft to give it a look.

 

[umop_3pisdn]

The biggest atrocity of the Berserk anime was the exclusion of Puck.

I wouldn't say that's the biggest atrocity but it does reflect a lot of the other problems I had with it. ie: It was essentially just a Golden Age vehicle (and so Puck wasn't really needed), but yeah, you then run into some intractable problems if you try to tell any more of the story because he isn't included.

I do also think the first few volumes of exposition were pretty critical, even if a bit on the long side. For example, knowing what happens in advance only raises more curiosity as to how everything can go to shit in such a magnificent way, along with making it clear that that was the intended direction for the story all along instead of just this weird thing that comes out of left field.

And even as a Golden Age vehicle there are a lot of small examples of 'adaptation decay' (ie:

Spoiler

Princess Charlotte taking the poison dart for Griffith when breaking him out of the Tower of Rebirth.

It was a small scene, but meaningful enough that it's lack of inclusion does make one version superior to the other.) I haven't seen the anime in quite a while but I'm sure there are a lot of things like that.

 

[Dresden]

You say that like any animated series could ever include a scene like this! (warning: nsfw, disturbing, etc) or some choice scenes from the Lost Children arc

Spoiler

(stinger rape)

, etc.

I'm going through some of those chapters right now, and it all seems so tame. I remember thinking back then that they were really badass, but the seven or so years that have passed since I first read them have done a number on me.

 

[Crash Station]

I'm going through some of those chapters right now, and it all seems so tame. I remember thinking back then that they were really badass, but the seven or so years that have passed since I first read them have done a number on me.

After my last few "weekends of Uziga", nothing in Berserk phases me anymore :/

 

[Lafiel]

I'm going through some of those chapters right now, and it all seems so tame. I remember thinking back then that they were really badass, but the seven or so years that have passed since I first read them have done a number on me.

I think i read all those chapters back when i was 13 or something, it was definitely shocking back then, but nowadays it's fairly tame!

 

[Dresden]

And Mozgus is hilarious. What the hell was Miura thinking?

 

[Infinite Justice]

I'm going through some of those chapters right now, and it all seems so tame. I remember thinking back then that they were really badass, but the seven or so years that have passed since I first read them have done a number on me.

Yea time can change a person.

With all the stuff i've seen since then, it really loses some impact.

 

[Crash Station]

Mozgus made me REALLY angry as a 15 year old. Always hated templar knight and "in the name of the lord" villains, what with being a Jew growing up in a slightly anti-semitic environment and all. Now I just think he's ridiculous and funny.

 

[Hellsing321]

I think it speaks to more how broken everyone in this thread has become that Berserk doesn't faze us anymore.

 

[pieatorium]

I think it speaks to more how broken everyone in this thread has become that Berserk doesn't faze us anymore.

It was the gateway drug to things much more disturbing.

 

[Dresden]

Mozgus made me REALLY angry as a 15 year old. Always hated templar knight and "in the name of the lord" villains, what with being a Jew growing up in a slightly anti-semitic environment and all. Now I just think he's ridiculous and funny.

As a 15-year old Asian kid with vaguely agnostic beliefs, I thought he was just really sinister.

Now he's just silly.

 

[Lain]

I liked Lotte's toy 2nd episode way more than I probably should, but every time they say chu-chu I laugh. Too bad Rie doesn't have enough lines! I wanna listen to Rie more, more, more!!!

 

[Joule]

And Mozgus is hilarious. What the hell was Miura thinking?

That out of the way, I thought Mozgus' crew were pretty cool. I liked the giant wheel being used as a weapon as well as those spirit possessed corpses on wheels.

I think it speaks to more how broken everyone in this thread has become that Berserk doesn't faze us anymore.

Berserk hasn't really had any terrible doings in it for awhile.

 

[Dresden]

I liked Lotte's toy way more than I probably should, but every time they say chu-chu I laugh. Too bad Rie doesn't have enough lines! I wanna listen to Rie more, more, more!!!

Lain, you have a problem.

Going cold turkey is the only way to save yourself.

 

[7Th]

Too bad Rie doesn't have enough lines! I wanna listen to Rie more, more, more!!!

You need professional help.

 

[Geneijin]

I like it, but no one else other than me and Joule does/will.

I like it but I wouldn't recommend it. I just wish they wouldn't pace certain episodes as they have been doing i.e. Episode 1 & 3.