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Spring 2011 Anime Thread of ZAWA ZAWA, Money, emo Cyclops, and fun^10xint^40=Ir2
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Liquid_Bike
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firehawk12 said:
tiff said:
Ha well despite what you may think my tastes are pretty broad. Nichijou didn't click with me but AnoHana and Hanasaku Iroha seem really great.
I saw the first season of Kaiji and I might check out season two when its finished.
What about these did any turn out good or are they to be avoided:
Denpa Onna
Deadman Wonderland
Stein;gate
Ao no Exorcist
Hidan no Aria
Oretachi
Crash Station
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Liquid_Bike said:
Something for everyone this season, so we'll need to know what you like before recommending anything.
If you want badass shounen action, check out Toriko, Ao no Exorcist, and perhaps Deadman Wonderland. If you want drama, check out Hanasaku Iroha and Anohana. If you want comedy, there's Sket Dance, Nichijou, and Gintama. If you want manliness, there's Kaiji, Dororon Enma-kun and Tiger & Bunny. If you want mind fucks, there's Steins;Gate.
hosannainexcelsis
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Liquid_Bike said:
Deadman Wonderland, Hidan no Aria, and Oretachi are all awful and should be avoided. Ao no Exorcist seems like a decent shonen show. Opinions vary on Denpa Onna; I liked the opening episodes but haven't kept up with it. I haven't seen Steins;Gate because I don't want to spoil the VN, but the general judgement is it's an interesting story with lousy direction.
Crash Station
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Liquid_Bike said:
Denpa is alright. Has some interesting characters.
Everyone here will tell you Deadman Wonderland sucks, but I think it's great. If you like stories where insanity is a major theme, definitely check it out. Has a character with EXCELLENT slasher eyes and some cool blood manipulation fights.
Ao no Exorcist is good. I would say it's like a combination of Soul Eater and Naruto. Probably gonna have a shit ending though since the manga is still going and in the early stages.
Hellsing321
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Show people have enjoyed:Liquid_Bike said:
Ano Hana
Hansaku Iroha
[C]-Control
Tiger and Bunny
Blue Exorcist
Steins;Gate
Denpa Onna
Nichijou
Dororon Enma-Kun
DISCLAIMER: I make to claim to the quality of individual shows with this post nor have I watched all the shows in this post. I am just listing shows which have been talked about and received some praise in this thread.
Liquid_Bike
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Thanks for the recommendations guys! I'm definitely looking for a good drama. Anything with good character development. I don't mind romance either as long as its not an outright harem. I've always found shounen shows a little hit and miss, as long as there is a limited number of episodes and tight plot I don't mind watching a well produced one.
I'll check out some of your recommendations and report back.
I'll check out some of your recommendations and report back.
Liquid_Bike said:
Denpa Onna Proceed cautiously
Deadman Wonderland AVOID
Stein;gate Proceed
Ao no Exorcist Proceed
Hidan no Aria Proceed for the lulz
Oretachi I'd avoid but there are cake fights, so maybe chek out more?
I'd also recommend Sket Dance. It's a lighhearted comedy with some instances of drama but it's well handled for the most part.
There's also Azazel-san, which is the actual funniest show of the season, imo. And Fireball Charming, which everyone should be watching anyway.
Liquid_Bike said:
Other reccomendations:
[C]
Hanasaku Iroha
Ano Hana
Dororon Enma-Kun
Madoka
Tiger and Bunny
Nichijou - can be hot and cold in same episode.
Kaiji
Sket Dance
Gintama
It's a crazy season, which is why eveyone is reluctant to pull out a list when you first asked.
KuwabaraTheMan
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hosannainexcelsis said:
Yeah, the multi-part episodes are generally the best, because you can get more involved mysteries and a lot more set-up and character development. Eventually, those become the norm for the show, with relatively few single episode cases.
Jex
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Love the material, hate some of the decisions with the direction, I guess?jman2050 said:
I mean stuff like George being a boss dresser:
And Lupin references:
Are great. But randomly switching art styles in important scenes, having a WIPE every single transition, making a scene last only seven seconds and some weird camera placement are very annoying features that I wish would go away.
But then all the rest of the show is SO GOOD. For starters, everyone's forgotten to read from the shoujo/romance anime guidebook and so they don't understand how teenagers are supposed to behave in anime! So childhood friends are love interests, even love rivals! Teenagers are purportedly engaging in sexual acts. People you have a crush on can be asked out in a couple of episodes and then be forgotten about! IT'S MADNESS.
Just how many Ries are there in this thread?
Having said that, his new movie looks like it could be interesting. Dude makes some fine-ass clouds, too.
He's just made the one movie and renamed it a couple of times, spewing forth the same themes over and over. Some people have grown tired of his shtick.Articalys said:
Having said that, his new movie looks like it could be interesting. Dude makes some fine-ass clouds, too.
Jex
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I'd also like to point out that George from Paradise Kiss doesn't attempt to pick up women by being bland and running away from them, like a harem protagonist. Firstly, he dresses like a boss, and drives a sweet car. More importantly he engages in stuff like teasing a character, being nice, paying attention to her, then being rude, being friendly and finally ignoring the hell out of her until it drives her crazy. This kind of extensive manoeuvring is too much for your average anime protagonist.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Jexhius said:
Yeah, that's what makes Paradise Kiss (and Yazawa's work in general) so great. It's really refreshing to see characters who completely buck the trend and don't behave like stock characters.
It's real drama, not anime drama.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Paradise Kiss is good. Watched it with an ex and was surprisingly not bored!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Old man moe!Ezalc said:
And a decent but perhaps completely unexpected romance.
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AnoHana 7: A slow little episode that will lead to a big confrontation next week, but there are quite a few things going on here including the square/pentagon/polygon love shape developing, a thematic call back to the ending of Welcome to the NHK and what looks like nostalgia coming to a head. It was surprisingly packed in, considering the Iroha set up episode from a few days ago was fairly light in terms of threads being developed.
Oh yeah, still no answers on the ghost vs hallucination debate.
They're trying to lean hard on ghost, this week though.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I've seen it in some eroge I play. Nothing new!tiff said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Wait, there's NTR in Bungaku Shoujo? :lolflawfuls said:
In Rome, all girls are over 18!Ezalc said:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Freaking crazy. You guys are freaking crazy!Lafiel said:
Samurai Champloo 1-5
This show is good. I remember watching an episode of it here and there on Adult Swim when I was younger but I never got around to actually watching it. So I bought the new BD set (which looks great btw) and got to it. Definitely worth the money so far. Such awesome style, music, animation, characters, etc.
This show is good. I remember watching an episode of it here and there on Adult Swim when I was younger but I never got around to actually watching it. So I bought the new BD set (which looks great btw) and got to it. Definitely worth the money so far. Such awesome style, music, animation, characters, etc.
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