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[Line_HTX]

Was the Tenchi Muyo OVA really just 13 episodes or were there more? I always hated the fact that Toonami would air them, only for it to suddenly move to Universe and Tenchi In Tokyo. I felt like I was left on a cliffhanger with no resolution.

Universe was such shit. Long live Ryoko.

 

[Hellwarden]

I seem to remember that Ryoko never won in the any of the series/movies. I could be wrong, but I feel like that's correct.

That's bullshit.

 

[kayos90]

kayos90 is to blame

I did no such thing.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Doesn't Ryoko win in Universe?

 

[Man God]

Doesn't Ryoko win in Universe?

Basically

 

[ckohler]

I want to be the old man character. Preferably the one that suplexes a deer.

If Toonami wasn't an action only block they could air Nichijou. I decided to finally watch the series this past week and it was hilarious. It would make a great group watch show.

 

[Man God]

Top Five Shows TOONAMI should air if they weren't action only.

5. Oran High School Host Club
4. School Rumble
3. Planetes
2. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
1. Azumanga Daioh

 

[Hellwarden]

Top Five Shows TOONAMI should air if they weren't action only.
3. Planetes
2. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

We'll never make it through the endless eight.

We won't.

We might have to eat somebody just to survive four episodes of it.

Also, you know Planetes exists.

Well done.

That anime was pretty awesome.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

Top Five Shows TOONAMI should air if they weren't action only.

5. Oran High School Host Club
4. School Rumble
3. Planetes
2. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
1. Azumanga Daioh

I never saw the anime but I read the manga and it's fantastic, it's by the same person who's writing and drawing Vinland Saga.

 

[Gucci Messiah]

All of those suggestions sound terrible

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Azumanga Daioh is better then anything that is currently on the block

 

[CrazyDiamond]

Azumanga Daioh is better then anything that is currently on the block

If the Planetes anime is half as good as the manga than its also so much better than the current line-up. See, SAO that is how you portray PTSD in a story. Hard Sci-Fi about space garbage collectors revolving around character studies, themes of existentialism, going against a morally unjust authority and the relationship between Man and Space. Also a pretty damn good romance to boot.

 

[ckohler]

Azumanga Daioh is better then anything that is currently on the block

It's pretty good but I prefer Nichijou. The animation is also better.

 

[Man God]

All five shows on my list are wildly different, with the only thing they have in common besides the lack of action is that they have excellent dubs.

Two of them, Haruhi and Azumanga, are well known and well regarded in the US.
School Rumble is this sweet and funny parody of your typical light romantic comedy. I absolutely fell in love with this show when it first released.
Planetes is just fucking great.
Oran High is just a guilty pleasure and I love the dub.

 

[Zonic]

I still believe Endless Eight could've actually worked if they didn't make it last 8 freakin' episodes (granted, it's in the damn title, but still). I love the concept & it could've worked if they made it, say, 3 episodes.

Episode 1: Everything is as normal
Episode 2: Deja Vu is experienced in both the viewer & slowly in the main character, to which they then realize the loop. Tries to break it but fails.
Episode 3: Deja Vu once again, but the main character notices it quicker, tries harder to break the loop & succeeds.

I mean, I did like the small touches within each episode to show that the loop wasn't always the same (clothing choices, what events they focused on, etc.), but damn, when 8 episodes out of 13 of the season are almost the exact same, it takes quite the toll.

Still don't know if I should bother with that new Suzumiya anime that focuses on Nagato actually having emotions.

 

[Man God]

I think it's brilliant. It would only work on a marathon day.

Conversely you could also just run the first season. If you had real (Sacred) Stones you could also air it in the original TV order.

 

[Jintor]

rule of three always best

but they needed to clear the timeline for disappearance

 

[Man God]

rule of three always best

but they needed to clear the timeline for disappearance

They only really needed two of those episodes for setting up disappearance though. They could have done a one night special deal instead of making another season.

Don't get me wrong though, I fucking love season 2.

 

[Crocodile]

Azumanga Daioh is one of the most overrated anime I've ever watched. I think the most I ever got out of it was a mild chuckle. I blind bought that shit and it was a mistake.

I remember something about Planetes pissing me off to the point that I dropped the show but I don't remember exactly what it was. I think I found one or more characters unbearably annoying.

I've never seen School Rumble so I have no opinion

I think I saw a few episodes of the first season of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya but given that I remember like nothing about it, it clearly didn't leave an impression on me.

Ouran Host Club ......... is actually a good show that I would probably be fine rewatching.

 

[Man God]

Azumanga Daioh is one of the most overrated anime I've ever watched. I think the most I ever got out of it was a mild chuckle. I blind bought that shit and it was a mistake.

I remember something about Planetes pissing me off to the point that I dropped the show but I don't remember exactly what it was. I think I found one or more characters unbearably annoying.

I've never seen School Rumble so I have no opinion

I think I saw a few episodes of the first season of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya but given that I remember like nothing about it, it clearly didn't leave an impression on me.

Ouran Host Club ......... is actually a good show that I would probably be fine rewatching.

School Rumble I believe is on Hulu right now.

 

[Zonic]

I think it's brilliant. It would only work on a marathon day

On the one hand, yes, the idea of what's basically Groundhog Day: The Anime is great. It's a great sense of deja vu because you watch the 2nd episode & think to yourself "......wait, wasn't this suppose to be a new episode? It looks like last week's episode.....no, wait, I don't remember that part....OH CRAP THEY'RE IN A TIME LOOP?!?"

......but if there's 6 episodes that're almost basically the same, why should I bother with watching, let alone BUYING the remaining 5 episodes if there's little difference in the overall content save for very small details which have no impact on the characters or the plot itself?

I guess if the point was to troll the audience in that "noooopppeee, not this week! They're still stuck in the loop!" over & over, well I guess they succeeded.

Again, I love the idea because it's very unique, it's just that it felt dragged out, considering during its original airing, you had to wait TWO MONTHS for them to actually get out of the loop.......or maybe that was the point, to feel the same as the characters, constantly in the same loop experiencing the same events over & over & over.

 

[Man God]

The point was to drive you nuts. They could have gone super lazy and just shown the same thing 8 times, but no, they went the distance and reanimated/voiced a ton of it.

 

[Soulflarz]

I need to see Haruhi for the endless eight.

 

[Zonic]

The point was to drive you nuts. They could have gone super lazy and just shown the same thing 8 times, but no, they went the distance and reanimated/voiced a ton of it.

Oh I agree, points for them for dedication & changing some stuff up so no two episodes were the exact same.

It's been a while since I last saw it & I think I was just a bit miffed at the time because for a great concept, it felt like it took too long when you had to constantly wait for the next episode to air, only to find out it wasn't the end, but again, I guess that was the point & I didn't realize that when I was a teen.

I don't remember much about the rest of S2, though the episode(s?) about the making of that movie from S1 was kind of neat.

 

[B-Dubs]

We'll never make it through the endless eight.

We won't.

We make have to eat somebody just to survive four episodes of it.

Also, you know Planetes exists.

Well done.

That anime was pretty awesome.

Endless Eight was the greatest troll of all fucking time. It was fucking spectacular. Everyone thought it would be two episodes long, then three, then four, then we all realized what was happening but refused to believe it. It was fucking magical.

 

[Man God]

It even trolls people who read the original. Above and beyond the duty of trolling.

It did absolutely kill the chance of a third season though, so they also trolled themselves!

 

[B-Dubs]

It even trolls people who read the original. Above and beyond the duty of trolling.

It did absolutely kill the chance of a third season though, so they also trolled themselves!

We still got the Disappearance movie after the troll, so there's still the possibility.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

It did absolutely kill the chance of a third season though, so they also trolled themselves!

 

[Man God]

We still got the Disappearance movie after the troll, so there's still the possibility.

The second season was only made to sell disappearance as they needed to air a specific event or else the whole movie makes no sense.

 

[B-Dubs]

The second season was only made to sell disappearance as they needed to air a specific event or else the whole movie makes no sense.

I have to believe in more Haruhi otherwise I have to admit we're never getting more Spice and Wolf and that would make me too sad.

 

[Man God]

I probably should watch this Nagato show. Haven't heard of it being like E7:AO which I still refuse to watch so it doesn't completely ruin my fond memories of E7.

 

[Zonic]

Endless Eight was the greatest troll of all fucking time. It was fucking spectacular. Everyone thought it would be two episodes long, then three, then four, then we all realized what was happening but refused to believe it. It was fucking magical.

& then everyone realized why it was called Endless EIGHT.

I will also say Haruhi-Chan was rather funny at times & I got a huge laugh out of the "Christmas" episode of Nyoro-n Churuya-san. That "rendition" of Jingle Bells.

 

[Hellwarden]

I probably should watch this Nagato show. Haven't heard of it being like E7:AO which I still refuse to watch so it doesn't completely ruin my fond memories of E7.

I only watched a few episode, to check out the dub since Funi brought the original cast back, but that show seems harmless.

The fans ripped it apart, but if you want just to see some characters again, some changed, with a little shipping thrown in, it's fine.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

I probably should watch this Nagato show. Haven't heard of it being like E7:AO which I still refuse to watch so it doesn't completely ruin my fond memories of E7.

It's good in a non-canon type of way. I'm sure you'll like it.

 

[Man God]

Kyon-kun, Kyon-kun, can I have some Smo-che?

 

[BassForever]

Is this what normal people feel like when they walk near anime nerds?

 

[Man God]

Is this what normal people feel like when they walk near anime nerds?

"I asked you for your name!"

Chuckles and Walks away.

 

[Regiruler]

Top Five Shows TOONAMI should air if they weren't action only.

5. Oran High School Host Club
4. School Rumble
3. Planetes
2. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
1. Azumanga Daioh

I hated every one of these that I've watched (haruhi and oran).

God, my high school anime club had an oran obsession.

 

[TheChits]

I love love love Haruhi.

 

[Zonic]

I hated every one of these that I've watched (haruhi and oran).

God, my high school anime club had an oran obsession.

My college Japanese Culture Club did as well, but those who did were female....which kind of makes sense considering the manga was considered shoujo, i.e. meant for females. I find it tolerable (it does have its moments), but I couldn't stand reading the manga because of its artwork, which is just sooooooooo shoujo-esque.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Ping Pong

 

[Man God]

My college Japanese Culture Club did as well, but those who did were female....which kind of makes sense considering the manga was considered shoujo, i.e. meant for females. I find it tolerable (it does have its moments), but I couldn't stand reading the manga because of its artwork, which is just sooooooooo shoujo-esque.

The anime tones down the shoujo ala Sailor Moon anime versus manga. I find the manga kinda hard to read.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Ping Pong

Ping Pong would be great, but it's too different for Adult Swim's audience to appreciate.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Great Teacher Onizuka

 

[Line_HTX]

Steve Blum Onizuka.

 

[Man God]

GTO has enough action to be on TOONAMI. It is ancient though, with a LEGENDARY dub.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

Ideally, GTO would be airing right after school because it's totally perfect for that.

 

[Raxus]

I am still upset we never saw OG Gundam in its entirety.

 

[Hellwarden]

I'm still wondering if rightstuf's Gundam release is gonna have the dubs.

Because goddammit, G-Gundam's dub is god-tier.

 

[B-Dubs]

I'm still wondering if rightstuf's Gundam release is gonna have the dubs.

Because goddammit, G-Gundam's dub is god-tier.

That would be amazing, G Gundam is my shit.