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Spring Anime 2016 |OT| Get a Season So Complicated
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peaceiscloser
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hrmph KanColle is a mastapeece. I shall see if your analysis rings true.
Dedication Through Light
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I thought I wouldnt be anymore dissapointed in an OP or ED than Kiznaiver's OP but Re:Zero's ED was 
I can only hope that there will actually be an ED animation beyond snowflakes someday.
I can only hope that there will actually be an ED animation beyond snowflakes someday.Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou 1
It didn't really do much for me, but it didn't dislike it either. It was just okay. I like the really messy and simplistic artstyle but the music is atrocious. I guess this is what usually plays in a club, so they're on point... The premise is interesting, so I'm curious to see how they'll mix the two jobs.
I already started it, but damn, it's quite long. So much source material and still no S2, Shaft disappointed me.
It didn't really do much for me, but it didn't dislike it either. It was just okay. I like the really messy and simplistic artstyle but the music is atrocious. I guess this is what usually plays in a club, so they're on point... The premise is interesting, so I'm curious to see how they'll mix the two jobs.
I already started it, but damn, it's quite long. So much source material and still no S2, Shaft disappointed me.
Its not a good ending. The manga ending is about a million times better and one of the best endings to anything I can think of despite it being hammy and cliche.
I liked the resolution to Miyabi's arc itself. Her talk no jutsu just seemed more feasible and believable than quite a few previous ones. Hated the last few minutes
with him abandoning his students and going to US.
I thought I wouldnt be anymore dissapointed in an OP or ED than Kiznaiver's OP but Re:Zero's ED was
But Kiznaiver's OP is easily one of better ones this season.
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This season has way too many not immediately shit shows, as of now I'm watching:
Bungou Stray Dogs
Jojo
Boku no Hero Academia
Kiznaiver
Joker Game
Kabaneri
Luloco
+Ace Attorney, Sakamoto, Tanaka which I'm in all likelihood going to drop, at least the first two but still. Most of them need to go bad quickly so I can trim down to ~4 shows with clear conscience.
Re:Zero 2
Show continues to be quite interesting. At least the MC isn't a big an idiot as he seemed in the initial 2 parter since he figured things out pretty quickly regarding the time loop. His encounter with Elsa was also really good and the anime did a solid job of conveying his terror. Have to say, even though she's murdered them twice, I really like Elsa lol. She kinda reminds me of Arachne.
Show continues to be quite interesting. At least the MC isn't a big an idiot as he seemed in the initial 2 parter since he figured things out pretty quickly regarding the time loop. His encounter with Elsa was also really good and the anime did a solid job of conveying his terror. Have to say, even though she's murdered them twice, I really like Elsa lol. She kinda reminds me of Arachne.
names2hard4you
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Yup I pointed it out too. The Trance track is awesome. Sounds like something Above and Beyond or W&W would make. Good mix of vocals with an uplifting and hype drop. See trance can go wrong in so many ways after the drop. But they own that intro and give it an even better melody after it.
Took me a couple re-watches, but I really dig it a lot now too heh. I guess I was expecting so much of something similar to Xam'd: Lost Memories opening, that this trance like song took me by surprise.XD That honestly good through.
John Blade
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Just finish the Great Teacher Onizuka and yea....that ending....WTF. Hell...if it end where the summer break finish off in Episode 41, I will say it end fine as it kinda go full circle with those two characters. But this ending......why end that way....
Dedication Through Light
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I like the song but the visuals feel unfitting and tell us nothing about the anime.
Turin Turambar
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/thumbs up. It's like you are going on watching my favorite list of anime for the last months!
I liked the visuals, hated the song. While it doesn't show the characters much, it creates an atmosphere similar to the scene with the bears on the clinic. So it's fitting, kinda.
peaceiscloser
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Haifuri 01 - sailor fuku standard issue
Welcome back to the world of shipgirls.
HOLY CRAP IT'S HANAYO
woah, what a twist. Is this going to be a shipgirl show with plot? So definitely more Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio than KanColle. I'm down for that. The OP isn't quite as hype as KanColle's and Arpeggio's though. Maybe I just need to hear it a few more times.
Welcome back to the world of shipgirls.
HOLY CRAP IT'S HANAYO
woah, what a twist. Is this going to be a shipgirl show with plot? So definitely more Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio than KanColle. I'm down for that. The OP isn't quite as hype as KanColle's and Arpeggio's though. Maybe I just need to hear it a few more times.
Crash Station
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As someone that's experienced a lot of shounen/battle series, the best way I'd describe Hero Academia is "unremarkable". It's consistent and is actually good at putting its side characters in the spotlight, but there's nothing that elevates it to the height of the genre, or even close to the height. It's a solid 7.5 or 8/10, but it's a standard shounen through and through.
So yeah, the praise is weird to me as well, though I can partially understand it as WSJ series that manage to survive past its first year will usually get some level of exposure. Assassination Classroom was the same way.
My Hero Academia is easily the best currently running shounen manga (although One Piece has finally picked back up recently, so that may take the number one spot again, soon).
But it doesn't really pick up until later on. Anime probably won't make it that far, even.
That said, it does have one major flaw, and that's Deku's weird infatuation with the shitbag who bullies him to hell and back.
But it doesn't really pick up until later on. Anime probably won't make it that far, even.
That said, it does have one major flaw, and that's Deku's weird infatuation with the shitbag who bullies him to hell and back.
Gotta get the fujoshi interested some way. Nothing works better than a love/hate relationship between two main guys.
Crash Station
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Maybe in Jump, which isn't saying much at the moment.
This is what sours me on the current arc and the entire series. Posted about it in the general manga thread and MHA manga thread.
Well ... that's because ... I'm lol. I think I told you this already at some point but I'm indeed often combing through your super old rec list. Picking up what I was ignorant of or ignored for various reasons up till now. Mouryou no Hako, Fantastic Children, Code Geass and earlier on Haibane and Mawaru and I'm pretty sure lots of shows even more in the past then that, I went for them because of your list. It has served exceedingly me well, so again ,major props and thanks !
So it really is Naruto.
The bolded I can see to a degree, it's a long parade of the main cast characters without them doing anything of note but I think the neat song, super slick and pretty unique visuals make up for it.
Dedication Through Light
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I dont know if many people would agree with that statement. his writing in HeroAca has occasional issues with predictability and a very blatant failure to showcase other characters and he also repetitively uses the same plot setups in subsequent arcs. If this writing is currently deemed the best in boys action manga, then I have to doubt that there is any quality writing left in the market.
Fortunately I don't care what other people think!
It's even more ridiculous than the Naruto/Sasuke relationship.
It's even more ridiculous than the Naruto/Sasuke relationship.
peaceiscloser
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Boku no Hero Academia 02 - Tsuyoku naritai!
Hero will never give up,
never hide, never be defeated,
never accept evil.
Seriously, though, this guy gets emotional way too much. And not in the way I'm used to in shounen stuff. Honestly, I don't feel like this guy has quite earned his tears yet, at least as a viewer. I don't know. So far only All Might is all right so far. How much is this guy going to cry? Ech.
Hero will never give up,
never hide, never be defeated,
never accept evil.
Seriously, though, this guy gets emotional way too much. And not in the way I'm used to in shounen stuff. Honestly, I don't feel like this guy has quite earned his tears yet, at least as a viewer. I don't know. So far only All Might is all right so far. How much is this guy going to cry? Ech.
Admiral Woofington
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lmao
"it's the best manga period"
[people disagree]
"it's still real to me dammit!"
"it's the best manga period"
[people disagree]
"it's still real to me dammit!"
peaceiscloser
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this is like, exactly what One Punch Man was satirizing, but played completely straight. I wonder what it would have been like if this came out (in anime form) before OPM?
Are you referring to me? U:
That's an incredibly disingenuous and awkward interpretation of the things I said! Apologize.
Besides, the best manga period is Soremachi, and if you disagree, you're subhuman and thus are incapable of having worthwhile opinions.
That's hard to believe. I can't comprehend how anything could be worse than Naruto/Sasuke .
Well, to be fair, I gave up on Naruto shortly after the timeskip. But Deku/Bakugou starts out strong. It's pretty fucked up.
Admiral Woofington
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Best manga for me will always be Berserk or Vagabond.
Berserk I have this ending in my head where they get on the boat, and it's the same boat as the ending of Lord of the Rings.
Frodo and Gandalf get on the boat with Guts and the gang. Then "The End" appears. 10/10 make doggie cry
Berserk I have this ending in my head where they get on the boat, and it's the same boat as the ending of Lord of the Rings.
Frodo and Gandalf get on the boat with Guts and the gang. Then "The End" appears. 10/10 make doggie cry
I don't think Hero Academia is the "best" shonen out there right now (I think Hunter x Hunter still gets to keep that title), but its the youngest one with quality action, characters and journey and a huge room for expanding on its ideas. It has a great start and it just gets better and better, I'll compare its first part with early Naruto and its later part with mid-One Piece.
Its just enjoyable. Its refreshing in its optimism and straightforwardness without feeling cliched or manipulative, it really captures the feeling of watching Dragon Ball or Pokemon every afternoon after school back in my elementary years.
Its just enjoyable. Its refreshing in its optimism and straightforwardness without feeling cliched or manipulative, it really captures the feeling of watching Dragon Ball or Pokemon every afternoon after school back in my elementary years.
HxH is my favorite shounen. I actually forgot it had restarted recently. We'll see how long that lasts. D:
One Piece is my second favorite.
But right at this moment, MHA is the most exciting shounen I'm reading on a week to week basis. Although, like I said earlier, One Piece is reallllllly picking back up lately.
But yeah, there's a certain earnest quality to MHA that makes it refreshing. It's like One Piece was to me for a long, long time, before it started getting a bit too up its own ass in Lore. (I love lore, make no mistake, I'm a goddamn lore nerd, but One Piece of today is a vastly different beast from One Piece of yesteryear.) It's just a joy to read week by week. Comparing it to Dragon Ball Z every afternoon is pretty solid. It encapsulates that same anticipation and excitement I remember as a kid.
Hellwarden
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I can't believe that.
The Naruto Sasuke friendship/rivalry/whatever the fuck it is, is pure idiocy predicated on nonsense.
Last few weeks of One Piece have been insanely good.
Togashi confirmed his problem was definitely his back because of bad posture and that he got fat, but that he is exercising and eating healthy now. Let's see what that means for HxH. If we just get one chapter to finish the volume I am going to burn my manga collection.
So they get eternal lives + major shagging deal with hot elves ? Somehow I doubt it'll go that well.
Yeah man, One Piece is goddamn hype. <3
Also that's good to hear! Glad he's more health-conscious. Hopefully that means the art improves, too. >_>
(I should follow his example and become similarly health-conscious!)
Heh. Like I said above, I stopped reading shortly after the time skip, so I undoubtedly spoke out of place.
But Bakugou literally tells Deku to kill himself or threatens to kill him on a daily basis, and becomes insanely pissed off every time Deku accomplishes anything.
And yet everyone in the classroom loves him. "Oh, that scamp, always being such a jerk. So adorable!" It's... it's something special.
hosannainexcelsis
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Is shounen manga in such a dire state? I hope not.
He's lying, Shokugeki no Soma is !
Far from it, it's in a very good state!
(I suppose I made a mistake in not explicitly stating that I meant "shounen action".)
But let's not start pretending any shounen is high art or anything. It's shounen.
I read your impressions about the anime in the thread but I forgot to answer, you should consider giving a read to the manga, the faster pace may be more enjoyable yo you. If you don't like it is fine too, but the work makes is easy to make assumptions about how the story will progress and then completely go a different direction.
Haikyuu
One Piece
My Hero Academia
Shokugeki no Soma
Gintama
Hunter x Hunter soon
Seems pretty good to me
I don't know how I could forget that. Gintama is probably my favorite outside of Hunter x Hunter.
I only watched slightly more than that, before i gave up. But damn, hearing that about Deku/Bakugou makes me actually kinda bummed up about watching more MHA.
They are nothing alike. This is the comparison I keep hearing about and it pisses me off. Bakugo is more like Vegeta, if anything.
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