Gucci Messiah
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Honestly, the terrible art syle has been the biggest barrier for me, as shallow as that sounds.
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Honestly, the terrible art syle has been the biggest barrier for me, as shallow as that sounds.
BassForever
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It is really really REALLY bad, I've just decided to accept it as is and hope it tells a decent story and has decent action and as a whole the last episode did.
Gucci Messiah
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That's fair; I have an issue with the show focusing on more obscure villains. As a casual batman fan, it just irks me that we haven't seen the joker, penguin, poison ivy, etc yet.
Also, I've been wondering what you think of Black Lagoon?
So i had insomnia last night and about 4am checked my amazon instant queue and saw i added an anime called High School of the Dead awhile ago. Yea, not at all what i was expecting. I go from yea thats pretty cool to feeling awkward in nano seconds. I really dont know how to classify it but i would LOVE to see it on Toonami just for the reactions. I ended up watching like 8 episodes, i know the sun was coming up. Was this based on one of those japanese pc games i keep hearing about?
Ongoing monthly manga and it could fit in here later in the block, but it is a bit on the short side with no word of a second season right now.
I'm curious about your thoughts on Lagoon as well Bass.
TheAbsolution
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Yeah. I watched that show on the basis of good recommendations from my "Anime friends". That show went from " this is a pretty cool concept" to "what the hell is this and why the hell am I watching it?"
Also " Who the fuck thought this would be a good way to move the plot forward"
That show is bad and I never finished it. I almost never do that with most TV shows that I've watched. Ugh is all I have to say about how that show turned out. It had such a cool idea and great characters too. So dissapointed.
That being said, it would good to watch with ToonamiGAF because you guys can make any show enjoyable to watch.
Schadenfreude
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Man, the new season of SAO is looking sick.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
HSotD is firmly in 'so bad it's good' territory for me. It's over the top and full of fanservice, but for some reason, I enjoyed watching.
Same here. It is garbage but at the very least it is entertaining garbage. Same thing with SAO on toonami. It enraged us like no other.
GXP on the otherhand can stay dead. No salvaging that mess apart from a couple episodes.
Doctor Decimate
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Highschool of the Dead is fucking hilarious.
TheAbsolution
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Yeah. I agree. I'd at least enjoy hate watching it again.
It's so over the top. Full of fan service too.
I just had hoped it would turn out better because I looked the way it started, hence my rant.
Don't know if I this should relieve of my fears or confirm them, but I guess that was the point.
Doctor Decimate
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see, i don't really even classify it as a hatewatch. it's just so ridiculous that it becomes a lot of fun.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
I'm probably 2/3rds of the way through GXP right now and don't think it's terrible. The show is extremely flawed; the audio mixing is poor, characters are bland, VO is bad, harem genre isn't generally my thing (HSotD being the exception) in general, etc. Still though, it has its moments that make me sit back and think 'Eh, this aint so bad'
That is pretty spot on for me. I was this is getting ridiculous but i will just watch one more episode, then one more, then i heard roosters outside. I mean, killing zombies with a kendo stick wearing only a thong and apron? How do you not watch that just for the absurdity.
I'm just annoyed the series went on hiatus & the anime ended RIGHT before the mall arc with no second season...
Should check out the dub. I've heard mixed reactions to it, partly due to how they'd switch the dialogue up, adding more swears, and random internet references.
Should check out the dub. I've heard mixed reactions to it, partly due to how they'd switch the dialogue up, adding more swears, and random internet references.
I think this sums it up. It's one of those animes you turn your brain off & enjoy the zombie killing and fanservice.
BassForever
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I agree with you there at least for the stand alone episodes I'd rather have more iconic villains for those as it's hard to get excited for a one off random villain who we don't know and will never see again. I'd rather they save the big guns like Joker for a future major story arc, but the tier 1.5/2 characters like Poison Ivy, Bane, or Scarecrow would have done a much better job of getting people interested early on.
I do like the focus on the league of assassins and having more obscure characters like Shiva, Silver Monkey, etc as the first story arc though. It helps to establish Katana who seems like a far more enjoyable side kick to another version of Robin or Batgirl no offense to either of them. It's also nice because this is a story arc you wouldn't expect to see in a Batman cartoon, not this early at least if ever.
If there is a major positive to having Batman fighting obscure ass villains this early on it's that we're clearly seeing a Batman who's less experienced then what we normally see in various cartoons. Have him gain experience against these no names so that when you do introduce the bigger named villains Batman is also more competent and you can do more crazy stuff with the big name villains.
I really like Black Lagoon a lot, it's a very dark and mature show that tackles very dark and mature matter and does it well with an anime spin. I wasn't really shocked by the fact the kids were shaped by the child porn and snuff films they were forced to take part in as both kiddie porn and snuff films are a major thing on the black market as dark and depressing as that is. I also don't mind the more "anime" feel that we get from the twins because while Black Lagoon is more grounded in reality... it is still an anime. Obviously in real life two young teens would not be able to wield such massive weaponry and be such amazing assassins, but in anime it doesn't really stick out as much. Besides we've already had Roberta who basically acted like a human cyborg during her arc so it's not so out of the ordinary to show characters with abnormal strength or skills.
I assume everyone knows what a snuff film is, but in case you don't it's a film that depicts real murder. Honestly that's a bigger reason the twins became twisted more then the fact they were raped and forced to have sex with each other (both play a part though). Being forced to kill or be killed on camera probably helped to create the disillusion to the world we see them have during the various scenes. It's also probably where their love of gothic/vampire esque attire and personality comes from, being made to act a certain way while killing people and/or being raped.
It does make sense that some people are disturbed or turned off by these events to the point that they've stopped watching the series. These are disturbing topics that are uncomfortable to think about. We like to act like we're desensitized to violence from the tons of action and horror movies we've seen, but seeing a real person die in a graphic way would probably break most adults let alone children. It's a very fine line Black Lagoon walks too much one way or the other and it comes off as distasteful or overly disturbing just for audience shock value. I feel like Black Lagoon straddles this line very well, but it's clearly not going to be for everyone.
That's what I thought at that point too...
BassForever
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Also I just finished FMA:B 18
So good
Truly one of the best that's great both as a first time and as a rewatch to see all the little hints and world building that is established early on
So good
Truly one of the best that's great both as a first time and as a rewatch to see all the little hints and world building that is established early on
BassForever
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Well that episode of Jack was... uh... interesting
mightynine
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Well, that was interesting.
Now, here's my quick thoughts on the shows I actually watched!
AoT - I glad the show finally decided that we had firmly established Armin was about to crack after a few episodes of whining. Man-with-a-Plan Armin is far more tolerable. As for Eren's return, I certainly expected that and I am curious to see the explanation.
Bleach - I tried, I really did, but I'll admit that I only watched this for whatever the new piece of weekly content was. Everything else was kinda just in the background.
Dandy - I had pretty much forgotten all about this episode - really, no pun intended! - and it didn't hold my interest the second time around as well. I think I'd enjoy it more when I haven't watched S1 for a while.
One Piece - Laughed every time the Sniper King theme kicked in, though this fight with Sanji is dragging a little bit.
Blue Exorcist - I don't know what's happened here, but since that fight in the amusement park, it's like everything happening on this show is just background noise. It just slips right past me. Still love the music though.
Black Lagoon - I actually like a show that's not afraid to get pretty dark like this arc (but then, I've read a lot of Warren Ellis and early Neil Gaiman on Sandman so it's not too unknown to me) and Fry Lady and Chang are a great pair.
Now, here's my quick thoughts on the shows I actually watched!
AoT - I glad the show finally decided that we had firmly established Armin was about to crack after a few episodes of whining. Man-with-a-Plan Armin is far more tolerable. As for Eren's return, I certainly expected that and I am curious to see the explanation.
Bleach - I tried, I really did, but I'll admit that I only watched this for whatever the new piece of weekly content was. Everything else was kinda just in the background.
Dandy - I had pretty much forgotten all about this episode - really, no pun intended! - and it didn't hold my interest the second time around as well. I think I'd enjoy it more when I haven't watched S1 for a while.
One Piece - Laughed every time the Sniper King theme kicked in, though this fight with Sanji is dragging a little bit.
Blue Exorcist - I don't know what's happened here, but since that fight in the amusement park, it's like everything happening on this show is just background noise. It just slips right past me. Still love the music though.
Black Lagoon - I actually like a show that's not afraid to get pretty dark like this arc (but then, I've read a lot of Warren Ellis and early Neil Gaiman on Sandman so it's not too unknown to me) and Fry Lady and Chang are a great pair.
BassForever
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Kind of boggles my mind how anti climactic the finale of Clone Wars second season was, Boba goes down like a bitch and doesn't really do anything after his bad ass reveal. Everything about the episode was great up till the ending which just kind of felt there as opposed to being a satisfying end of the story line.
BassForever
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Imperial Bishop
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Replace Blue Exorcist with HSOTD. Then you'll have yourselves a ratings juggernaut.
mightynine
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Why I love To LOVE-ru.
Agree, the conclusion wasn't really interesting or exciting. eh
BassForever
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The English dub was done by Sentai which currently have no shows on the block at all, and with Aniplex themselves only having one show I imagine it'll be replaced by another Aniplex show (Magi, KLK, GL if the rights are freed, etc). If we do get a Sentai show I imagine it'll be a replacement for one of the funimation shows as they kind of dominate the block right now (not that I have a problem with this). Also if we are going to get a Sentai show it should be Log Horizon (or Majestic Prince which apparently they just released the first 12 episodes dubbed)
this is literally the one scene everyone shows me of the show
I hope it's ironically over the top
If this scene could ever be made un-ironically I think that's it for humanity.
Schadenfreude
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I think they were just banking on people being like "OH HOLY SHIT, EREN. IT'S BOBA FETT AND HE'S AWESOME"
Guys... it's happening. It's fucking happening.
How the hell did Jojo get a dub before Hunter x Hunter?
Just TOO freaking stupid for me (especially when it's a grim series that also expects people to take it seriously at the same time). I have to draw the line somewhere.
BassForever
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Only part 3? :\
Hopefully we get Part 1 and 2 as well down the line, but better then nothing
I never expected JoJo to get a dub anytime soon. And they are going straight to Stardust Crusaders? First season needs to be dubbed too!
Hunter x Hunter pls
Schadenfreude
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? No fucking way. I wonder how hard it'd be to get it on Toonami.
Are you kidding? It's about as serious as any crappy b movie in that regard
BassForever
Member
If they got the rights to dub it then it shouldn't be that difficult at all, can't imagine it being more expensive then say Attack on Titan to air. If the dub is ready to roll this fall it could even be the Viz replacement for Bleach on the block.
It gets much better as time goes on. I hope you stick with it a little longer. The quality of the show has been getting consistently better over time.
Obligatory:
The sooner Stardust Crusaders (and ideally parts 1 and 2) are on Toonami the better.
Schadenfreude
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This would be freaking great. Also, Patrick Seitz as Dio? I love the guy but they really gotta stop putting him as every buff guy ever. Richard Epcar as old man Joseph is the best casting ever.
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