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[firehawk12]

As if we needed confirmation that anime fans have poor taste.

Anime fans like robots, little sisters and nun punchers.

 

[Dresden]

Anime fans like robots, little sisters and nun punchers.

Three things necessary for any anime to be great.

IS lacks all of those.

 

[firehawk12]

Three things necessary for any anime to be great.

IS lacks all of those.

It has an international harem though! Of course, it's still only Asians and white people, lawl Japan.

 

[Jex]

Three things necessary for any anime to be great.

IS lacks all of those.

People sure do love bland harem shows.

 

[firehawk12]

Oh yeah, moving away from shitty anime for a second, did anyone else bother to watch Otona Joshi no Anime Time?

Given that we're all bros who like nun punching and robots, I'm kind of curious to read some of your opinions about it.

 

[Dresden]

By the way, the ratings I posted above weren't the newest figures, I just popped them up there because Scat Dance was on it.

Here's the newest one I know of:

20.5%(18.7%) 04/17 18:30-19:00 CX* Sazae-san
13.1%(12.9%) 04/17 18:00-18:30 CX* Chibi Maruko-chan
10.2%(*9.7%) 04/17 *9:30-10:00 CX* One Piece
*6.7%(*7.9%) 04/17 *9:00-*9:30 CX* Toriko
*6.0%(*9.4%) 04/16 17:30-18:00 NTV Detective Conan
*5.9%(*5.3%) 04/14 19:00-19:30 TX* Pokemon Best Wishes!
*5.5%(**.*%) 04/13 19:00-19:27 TX* Inazuma Eleven
*5.4%(*5.1%) 04/17 *8:30-*9:00 EX* Suite PreCure ♪
*5.1%(*5.2%) 04/16 *8:35-*9:00 ETV Osaru no George
*5.0%(--.-%) 04/11 19:00-19:30 TX* Tamagochi!
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*3.0%(*2.0%) 04/17 *7:00-*7:30 NTV Beelzebub
*2.6%(*2.4%) 04/17 *7:00-*7:30 EX* Battle Spirits: Brave
*2.1%(*2.3%) 04/12 25:24-25:54 NTV Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji - Hakairoku-hen
*2.1%(*2.1%) 04/15 16:30-17:00 NTV Soreike! Anpanman
*2.4%(*2.0%) 04/17 *6:30-*7:00 EX* Digimon Xros Wars
*1.6%(--.-%) 04/14 25:05-26:05 CX* noitaminA - [C] - AnoHana (New)
*1.0%(*0.8%) 04/15 27:18-27:48 NTV Dragon Crisis!
*0.9%(--.-%) 04/12 25:54-26:24 NTV Yuruani? (New)

noitaminA shows continue their downward slide.

It has an international harem though! Of course, it's still only Asians and white people, lawl Japan.

And the Asians look white, so it's just one homogenous paradise!

 

[Salazar]

By the way, the ratings I posted above weren't the newest figures

Like a homeless man waving an old newspaper.

 

[Risette]

noitaminA shows continue their downward slide.

I wonder why.

 

[firehawk12]

noitaminA shows continue their downward slide.

I wonder at what point the idea of having a prestige anime block becomes untenable, since none of these shows seem to be able to sell on disc either. Or maybe they end up cancelling the slice of life half of the block.

And the Asians look white, so it's just one homogenous paradise!

Yep! Asians might as well be white anyway!

 

[flawfuls]

Oh yeah, moving away from shitty anime for a second, did anyone else bother to watch Otona Joshi no Anime Time?

Given that we're all bros who like nun punching and robots, I'm kind of curious to read some of your opinions about it.

I did and it was pretty good. There isn't really all that much to say about it. It was a pretty good short story with really nice production values. I guess it's pretty rare to have a story like that in anime although the story itself wasn't particularly unique.

By the way, the ratings I posted above weren't the newest figures, I just popped them up there because Scat Dance was on it.

Here's the newest one I know of:


noitaminA shows continue their downward slide.

Yikes now I'm getting worried that the noitaminA slot will die. I think Usagi Drop will do well for them next season though unless No. 6 ends up so shitty and brings it them both down.

 

[firehawk12]

I did and it was pretty good. There isn't really all that much to say about it. It was a pretty good short story with really nice production values. I guess it's pretty rare to have a story like that in anime although the story itself wasn't particularly unique.

Yeah, I think I'm just wondering how it would go over in the "fanbase" since it's Desperate Housewives in anime form but with lots of mono no aware.

It's just too bad that we can't get more of that stuff. There is no josei anime audience in Japan, I presume.

 

[Dresden]

At that point they'd probably just shoot a live-action drama.

Yikes now I'm getting worried that the noitaminA slot will die.

It's the Shimura curse.

 

[Geneijin]

People sure do love bland harem shows.

It's an ideal world of beautiful waifus. What's there not to love?

 

[firehawk12]

At that point they'd probably just shoot a live-action drama.

But I want my 30 year old women

Spoiler

dealing with an unfaithful husband in a loveless marriage through bulimia

in animated form!

 

[NotebookJ2]

This news about IS enrages me.

 

[tiff]

It has an international harem though! Of course, it's still only Asians and white people, lawl Japan.

Maybe for season 2 they'll introduce a character from a country that isn't 90+% white/Asian.

I'd be like "I dunno."

I don't really know any either.

 

[Hellsing321]

I wonder at what point the idea of having a prestige anime block becomes untenable, since none of these shows seem to be able to sell on disc either. Or maybe they end up cancelling the slice of life half of the block.

Well AnoHana was no. 1 on anime BRs on Amazon.co.jp last time I checked so maybe it will actually sell well in the end.

 

[Geneijin]

Maybe for season 2 they'll introduce a character from a country that isn't 90+% white/Asian.

Not when Byakushiki is around.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/

1. K-ON!

2. Angel Beats!

3. Bakemonogatari

4. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun

5. Gintama

6. Toradora!

7. To Aru Majutsu no Index

8. Haruhi

9. Durarara!!

10. Evangelion

Well I've seen Bakemonogatari, ToraDora!, Index, Haruhi, Durarara!!, and Evangelion. Don't really think I'd want to see the rest, but I'll be watching K-ON! anyways due to Extollere.

 

[firehawk12]

Maybe for season 2 they'll introduce a character from a country that isn't 90+% white/Asian.

Naw, as much as I hate myself for knowing this, the three new characters are almost certainly white/Asian.

I just take S2 as an inevitability at this point.

Well AnoHana was no. 1 on anime BRs on Amazon.co.jp last time I checked so maybe it will actually sell well in the end.

We'll see... I have no idea what the correlation is between Amazon sales and actual sales though.

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/


Well I've seen Bakemonogatari, ToraDora!, Index, Haruhi, Durarara!!, and Evangelion. Don't really think I'd want to see the rest, but I'll be watching K-ON! anyways due to Extollere.

I guess I need to watch Drrrrrrrr! sometime.

 

[Crash Station]

Deadman Wonderland 2

Seems like there was some more censorship with the Dog Race, but I'm not positive since I only read the first chapter of the manga. Either way, good episode. I love Shiro.

Also, the OP was weird.

 

[InfiniteNine]

We'll see... I have no idea what the correlation is between Amazon sales and actual sales though.

Doesn't matter now anyways since all the top spots are taken up by Madoka when I checked yesterday.

 

[firehawk12]

Doesn't matter now anyways since all the top spots are taken up by Madoka when I checked yesterday.

Hah, that's to be expected.

 

[Lafiel]

I wonder why.

It's not like the quality of their shows really matters in terms of sales. Plus isn't Anohana doing pretty well in terms of DVD sales?

Ami likes Honey and Clover?

He made the S2 thread back in the day.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I don't suppose if anyone here knows how long some of these Spring shows are?

Ano Hana

Tiger & Bunny

Nichijou

I found out from anime news networks (not sure if this is reliable information) the number of episodes for the following:

Hanasaku Iroha: 26 episodes (someone in the thread did say it was a 2 season show as well)

Denpa Onna: 12 episodes

 

[Lafiel]

I don't suppose if anyone here knows how long some of these Spring shows are?

Ano Hana 11 episodes

Tiger & Bunny 25 or 26?

Nichijou 26

I found out from anime news networks (not sure if this is reliable information) the number of episodes for the following:

Hanasaku Iroha: 26 episodes (someone in the thread did say it was a 2 season show as well)

Denpa Onna: 12 episodes

.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

.

Thanks

 

[trejo]

Nichijou is a 26 episode show? Jesus. They could barely keep it up for three.

Yeah, it's been kinda flaccid from the start.

 

[TheOddOne]

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/

Barf K-EON. Durarara!! should be higher though.

 

[shahkur]

Ao No Exorcist 1

Other than Kaiji, this is the only anime I'm watching. Never read the manga, so don't know how the story progresses, but so far it seems like a typical shonen anime. And the main character seems quite likable. While I'm at it, gotta say I love the ending song. K-pop GAF may be interested.

2PM - Take Off

 

[tiff]

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/


Well I've seen Bakemonogatari, ToraDora!, Index, Haruhi, Durarara!!, and Evangelion. Don't really think I'd want to see the rest, but I'll be watching K-ON! anyways due to Extollere.

How much of K-ON! have you seen?

 

[InfiniteNine]

How much of K-ON! have you seen?

I've seen up to episode 6 twice. First run through when it was originally airing and I enjoyed it, and the second run through was recently and I was pretty bored.

 

[Lafiel]

Nichijou is a 26 episode show? Jesus. They could barely keep it up for three.

Yeah, should have been a 13-episode series, unless the series is a slowburner lol, and it's get magically much better in the latter half of the series!

 

[Geneijin]

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/

Ah, I remember that site. The same users that had Hidan no Aria at #2 for their expectations this season.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Ah, I remember that site. The same users that had Hidan no Aria at #2 for their expectations this season.

Ohohoho, how fun.

 

[Hellsing321]

Tiger and Bunny 4
Still really enjoying this show.

 

[tiff]

Ah, I remember that site. The same users that had Hidan no Aria at #2 for their expectations this season.

What was #1?

 

[Geneijin]

What was #1?

Gintama

http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/302/

I wish I could find their overall favorite characters ranking. Some funny choices were there.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Well top 10 anime you don't want to miss on some Japanese site.
http://anime.biglobe.ne.jp/userranking/title/4083/

I've never watched Evangelion. Will get round to it in the next few weeks.

Judging from the popularity, it seems like I've missed something special. :/

 

[InfiniteNine]

I've never watched Evangelion. Will get round to it in the next few weeks.

Judging from the popularity, it seems like I've missed something special. :/

Remember to watch The End of Evangelion movie after! It's the best part.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I've never watched Evangelion. Will get round to it in the next few weeks.

Judging from the popularity, it seems like I've missed something special. :/

That was the first anime Ive ever completed on disc (OHSHC/Noein via iTunes), so it holds a special place in my heart. I wish they would remake those final episodes again though.

 

[firehawk12]

Remember to watch The End of Evangelion movie after! It's the best part.

This is not true!

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Remember to watch The End of Evangelion movie after! It's the best part.

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely check out all the movies after I've watched the original TV series.

From wiki:

Movies

Death and Rebirth (March 1997)
The End of Evangelion (July 1997)
Rebuild of Evangelion (1.0: September 2007, 2.0: June 2009, 3/4: TBA)

Edit: I take it this is the DVD release for the original Anime series?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000767QTA/

Looks like it's only available in R1 format so I better find a region free DVD player.

 

[jman2050]

I've never watched Evangelion. Will get round to it in the next few weeks.

Judging from the popularity, it seems like I've missed something special. :/

The way I've always described it:

Almost all the best elements of modern anime and nearly all the worst elements of modern anime can be directly attributed to Evangelion.

 

[firehawk12]

Death and Rebirth is just a pseudo-compilation of the series and not really needed.

I'd argue EoE is not needed since it's pablum dressed as fanservice masquerading as plot. But then again, I didn't wait 10 years or whatever for that movie to come out.

 

[InfiniteNine]

This is not true!

You're like the only person here who thinks that!

Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely check out all the movies after I've watched the original TV series.

You can pretty much skip Death and Rebirth since it's mostly recaps with a small amount of new content. The rest you're clear to go through.

Edit: I take it this is the DVD release for the original Anime series? http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000767QTA/ Looks like it's only available in R1 format so I better find a region free DVD player.

Yeah, those are the remastered versions of the episodes.

 

[Hitokage]

It's a shame that Evangelion failed to inspire more monitor readout porn.

 

[firehawk12]

It's a shame that Evangelion failed to inspire more monitor readout porn.

You'd think there'd be a lot of that stuff, wouldn't you?

You're like the only person here who thinks that!

I'm probably one of the few people here who went through the entire thing in one run though, so I didn't have the "benefit" of desperately anticipating the movie or whatever.

I don't think anyone is going to change my mind that the movie ruins the subtlety of the TV ending.

 

[Risette]

If you watch the directors cuts of 21-24 you can safely skip Death, as those episodes have the new footage that was contained in Death.

Rebirth is just the first half of End of Evangelion.

I don't think anyone is going to change my mind that the movie ruins the subtlety of the TV ending.

I think you're right, but I still think End of Evangelion is a masterpiece. A completely unnecessary masterpiece, but still a masterpiece.

 

[InfiniteNine]

I'm probably one of the few people here who went through the entire thing in one run though, so I didn't have the "benefit" of desperately anticipating the movie or whatever.

I don't think anyone is going to change my mind that the movie ruins the subtlety of the TV ending.

I did the same thing a long ass time ago and I thought it was great! I didn't have to desperately anticipate anything.