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[iavi]

Tanabe was fine in Planetes. You guys are trippin.

 

[Lafiel]

I actually like Tanabe, even from the beginning I thought she was cool, and ultimately wouldn't mind her as a waifu!

She's much more tolerable than say Relena from Gundam Wing at least.

 

[Dresden]

Relena? Setting the bar a tad bit too low there.

 

[Jintor]

are you talking about the first op for K-On!! as i kinda warmed up to that one, haven't heard the second op though. :<

The first OP is ear-wrenchingly painful. The second OP I quite like, though that's mainly for the guitar swag - Yui's singing is kind of inherently annoying, though it's mitigated in thesecond OP.

DAISUKI

The opening is the worst part of K-on season 2, poor song choice and CG, what the hell was Kyoani thinking, especially after the first season having such a nice opening. At least the rest of the show is great.

Didn't mind the CG, but Cageyake Girls is still amaze

 

[Hitokage]

Almost, because Nanami is ultimately a good character with a good arc.

With good comedy episodes!

 

[zeroshiki]

Random callback to an anime thread from... who knows how long ago.

They'd been rumored to be doing it for god knows how long... I think first time I ever heard of it was the Summer thread 2010. They never ended making it though. Sad.

 

[Hitokage]

...with comedy episodes

that's all you're getting from me tonight

So you don't deny they were comedic, unlike what many do for K-ON.

 

[firehawk12]

They'd been rumored to be doing it for god knows how long... I think first time I ever heard of it was the Summer thread 2010. They never ended making it though. Sad.

Is it actually good?

 

[zeroshiki]

Is it actually good?

Not sure. I browsed the manga once and it felt like your standard freaky Friday thing. The concept is pretty interesting though, as far as sci-fi slice of life goes, at least.

 

[Solune]

Wait, what now? Tanabe is a very acquired taste... one which I haven't quite acquired yet.

No :firehawk no sale?!

 

[firehawk12]

No :firehawk no sale?!

She gets :firehawk at the end at least!

Not sure. I browsed the manga once and it felt like your standard freaky Friday thing. The concept is pretty interesting though, as far as sci-fi slice of life goes, at least.

Yeah, I've read the one chapter of the manga. Don't really know what to think of it beyond that.

 

[Femmeworth]

The manga is sort of like the anime with exclusively the good parts and none of the bad. Although it's missing some of the expanded character development and world-view from the anime as a result of being significantly shorter than the anime, but it's got 1 volume of story that extends past the ending of the anime.

Say what?

Almost, because Nanami is ultimately a good character with a good arc.

I find that incredibly hard to believe, from what I've seen of Utena.

 

[PdotMichael]

I would say the manga has a lot more character developement than the anime adaptation. The Fee arc in the second half of the manga was brilliant even without any Sci-Fi elements.

And Makoto Yukimura is maybe slow but he is a great manga artist with a love for the technical (Planetes) and historical (Vinland Saga) details , so you can buy his mangas alone for the arts.

 

[BluWacky]

*rolls eyes*

Why? I don't think it's an invalid question. I don't see how Pretear is actually any more generic than Precure, which Regulus loves, although this may just be nostalgia talking.

Regardless, at least Regulus didn't give me a patronising answer

I find that incredibly hard to believe, from what I've seen of Utena.

Which parts of the show would that be? Just the curry/diary/egg episodes?

 

[Jintor]

Same mangaka did Vinland Saga? ADDED TO BACKLOG.

 

[Jubern]

Now watch the movie and bask in the glory that is DOES.

The what? There's a movie? :3

I'm marathoning the series and didn't knew there were movies! What is it about?

 

[Femmeworth]

I would say the manga has a lot more character developement than the anime adaptation. The Fee arc in the second half of the manga was brilliant even without any Sci-Fi elements.

And Makoto Yukimura is maybe slow but he is a great manga artist with a love for the technical (Planetes) and historical (Vinland Saga) details , so you can buy his mangas alone for the arts.

Preach it! I don't understand why they left stuff like that out of the anime adaption, as well as Tanabe's backstory. :\

 

[firehawk12]

The what? There's a movie? :3

I'm marathoning the series and didn't knew there were movies! What is it about?

It's a remake of the Benizakura arc, but with some improved animation and new music by DOES!

They actually joke about how the movie is just a rehash in the show itself, when they teased it.

 

[KO Traveling Hobo]

Is there a legal way to watch Steins;Gate?

 

[PorcellainThrill]

With good comedy episodes!

I saw episode 27 was an elaborate reference to Angel's Egg.
But damn it was funny.

 

[iavi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCD6EeVDFM&feature=related

It's weird, hearing TM before dat voice came in. I guess he got by on the jive jigs.

 

[neoanarch]

Is there a legal way to watch Steins;Gate?

Funi will probably eventually put it up on their site. Just wait til they release the BD.

 

[Envelope]

That looks alot like Mio to be honest.

In case anyone was wondering, that is indeed Hyouka, the next KyoAni show.

So far, I really don't see any reason while this will be particularly interesting, the only thing it has going for it is being made by Kyoani.

 

[RurouniZel]

The Vision of Escaflowne 20-26 [END]

What a charming, fast-paced and all around nostalgic ride. I guess the series was originally planned to be 36 episodes long which resulted in it's very story driven nature. I said in the beginning that the characters weren't very intriguing, but I think in the end they each have a good standing in the story. Van especially-- he's really an apt hero for these types of shows. An archetype that doesn't carry the negative parts, too.

Anyway, if you're looking for a nostalgic adventure with good/pretty mech action, look no further than the The Vision of Escaflowne.

Such an excellent show all around. Glad you enjoyed it!

Black-haired Yui sighted

I'm really liking the artwork I've seen for this show thus far, I hope the show itself it good. KyoAni <3

 

[SonicX_Zero]

Is the anime as big of a clusterfuck as the manga? Because the messy art makes it hard to follow what the hell is going on at some points.

I haven't read the manga but I've never had any issues following the series with regards to what is happening on screen, its the development that is just bringing the "oh shit" to another level.

 

[duckroll]

Eureka Seven AO info

Main Cast:

Fukai Ao: Yuutaro Motoshiro
Arata Naru: Kanako Miyamoto
Flair Blanc: Ayaka Ohashi
Elena Peoples: Chiaki Omigawa
Truth: Kazuhiko Inoue

OP - "Escape" from Hemenway
ED - "stand by me" from Stereopony

Series starts on MBS, April 12 2012.

 

[iavi]

OMIGAWA. I CALLED IT! Hahahahaha!

Omigawabros, rejoice! Ao has been saved.

 

[Envelope]

Eureka Seven AO info

Main Cast:

Fukai Ao: Yuutaro Motoshiro
Arata Naru: Kanako Miyamoto
Flair Bran: Ayaka Ohashi
Elena Peoples: Chiaki Omigawa
Truth: Kazuhiko Inoue

OP - "Escape" from Hemenway
ED - "stand by me" from Stereopony

Series starts on MBS, April 12 2012.

E7 AO REDEEMED.

 

[duckroll]

Say hello to your klutzy ditzy geeky Omigawa overlord!

 

[iavi]

You can't fetter the hype-fledgling once it's become a movement, duckroll. You can only ride it.

 

[Envelope]

Say hello to your klutzy ditzy geeky Omigawa overlord!

If you only look at the top half, it looks semi-decent!

 

[Brazil]

So, guys, what should I start watching next: Gintama or Toriko?

 

[duckroll]

Kouji Nakamura of Supercar fame will be composing the music for E7AO. Kyoda decided to bypass Naoki Sato to go right for the source of E7's best music. Lol. That's... unexpected but cool!

 

[iavi]

So, guys, what should I start watching next: Gintama or Toriko?

Gintama. I haven't seen Toriko to speak on its merit, but Gintama will do you right. I stake the legitimacy of my seal-o-approval on it.

 

[Envelope]

So, guys, what should I start watching next: Gintama or Toriko?

Gintama, easily.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Say hello to your klutzy ditzy geeky Omigawa overlord!

I don't know what I should think of this. Well, I wasn't a big fan of E7 anyways, so I'll go with don't care.

 

[RurouniZel]

From a forbidden site, but I felt the content was worth posting here because, well, most of us are otaku.

According to Japanese site Sugoren, here are nine ways that Japanese women can instantly spot "creepy" otaku. Sugoren also collected comments and opinions from various females to draw up its list. Below are some of the women's thoughts regarding this.

1. Wearing anime t-shirts or carrying anime goods
"I imagine that his entire room is covered with cute anime stuff..." said a 20-something female.

2. Perfectly mastering dance moves otaku do at idol concerts
"While singing an idol song with friends at karaoke, this one guy broke into a perfect dance routine," said a teenage female. "It was scary."

3. Talking endless about how cute anime characters are
"The moment a guy starts talking about how cute an anime character is," said a 20-something female, "I can only think how creepy the guy is."

4. Referring to game characters as one's wife
"I recoil when I hear a guy referring to as an in-game character as 'my wife,'" said a 20-something female. "Even if the guy's cool, forget it."

5. Grinning ear-to-ear while reading a manga
"Guys that smile while cute sexy comics are the worst!" said a teenage female.

6. Talking like an anime character
"Not only is getting email that sounds like an anime character frightening," said a 20-something female, "I get so annoyed that I don't feel like replying."

7. Using creepy cute onomatopoeic words
"Even though this guy was a total hotty, he kept saying 'Nom Nom' while chewing his food and any passionate feelings I had vanished," said a teenage female.

8. Giving oneself an anime character name for a nickname
"This guy I was seeing wanted me to call him "Master" as if I were some maid," said a teenage female. "I was repulsed by what he was saying."

9. Only singing anime songs at karaoke
"I was worried when he was singing his heart out at karaoke in falsetto to a female anime song," said a 20-something female.

While I definitely meet those qualifications online, I thankfully don't really meet these qualifications in real life

Spoiler

anymore.

 

[Defuser]

From a forbidden site, but I felt the content was worth posting here because, well, most of us are otaku.



While I definitely meet those qualifications online, I thankfully don't really meet these qualifications in real life

Spoiler

anymore.

lol sankaku.

 

[wonzo]

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

The first ~30 minutes were fucking amazing but I can't really say the same for the rest of it.

Spoiler

The fact that some forgettable background character from the begging of the film was the one posing as Ashley for most of the movie was really stupid. That combined with the rather predictable twist of Ashley being the dude in the mask really detracted from the overall quality of the narrative. Saying that I'm glad they didn't kill off Julia given the numerous death flags she raised.

Thankfully the film for the most part was very well animated. So props to Bones for creating a FMA movie that was leagues better than the pile of shit known as Shamballa, not that that's a very hard bar to pass of course!

Say hello to your klutzy ditzy geeky Omigawa overlord!

http://i.imgur.com/dDvW2.jpg[img][/quote]
... i don't know how to feel about this :(

[quote="Brazil, post: 35188177"]So, guys, what should I start watching next: [b]Gintama[/b] or [b]Toriko[/b]?[/quote]
Gintama.

 

[duckroll]

15 minutes before it starts: http://www.bandainamcolive.tv/eureka/

Get ready for the supreme disappointment!!

 

[duckroll]

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

The first ~30 minutes were fucking amazing but I can't really say the same for the rest of it.

Spoiler

The fact that some forgettable background character from the begging of the film was the one posing as Alexander for most of the movie was really stupid. That combined with the rather predictable twist of Alexander being the dude in the mask really detracted from the overall quality of the narrative. Saying that I'm glad they didn't kill off Julia given the numerous death flags she raised.

Thankfully the film for the most part was very well animated. So props to Bones for creating a FMA movie that was leagues better than the pile of shit known as Shamballa, not that that's a very hard bar to pass of course!

Who the fuck is Alexander?

 

[Envelope]

15 minutes before it starts: http://www.bandainamcolive.tv/eureka/

Get ready for the supreme disappointment!!

Disappointment? Impossible! This will be the series that saves BONES.

 

[Risette]

Thankfully the film for the most part was very well animated. So props to Bones for creating a FMA movie that was leagues better than the pile of shit known as Shamballa, not that that's a very hard bar to pass of course!

But Shamballa was very well animated too...

 

[Envelope]

But Shamballa was very well animated too...

Well animated doesn't mean it was a good film.

Spoiler

I still need to watch Milos though, I have to wait til tomorrow for that.

 

[Erigu]

[Planetes]

(manga spoilers)

Spoiler

I don't know why they changed it from the manga's ending. I guess Taniguchi and/or Okouchi thought it would appeal more to Japanese people?

The serialization ended while the TV series was already airing. I guess that could explain the differences (not that there weren't differences before that).

 

[Lain]

Guilty Crown 2

Episode 1 sucked, episode 2 isn't that much better. I'll give it points for the show of violence on unharmed and harmless hostages, but Shu is one of the worst characters I've seen in a while and makes watching this kind of an annoyance.

 

[Envelope]

Guilty Crown 2

Episode 1 sucked, episode 2 isn't that much better. I'll give it points for the show of violence on unharmed and harmless hostages, but Shu is one of the worst characters I've seen in a while and makes watching this kind of an annoyance.

Just drop it now, it won't get any better.

 

[Lain]

Say hello to your klutzy ditzy geeky Omigawa overlord!

Fuck this world. With Chiaki Omigawa sullying this, I can't keep having faith and believing anymore. E7 AO is doomed.

 

[Envelope]

Fuck this world. With Chiaki Omigawa sullying this, I can't keep having faith and believing anymore. E7 AO is doomed.

I'm sorry, but we can never be nakama until you accept the Glory that is Omigawa.

 

[7Th]

If it's just the same story I think I'll pass.

It's not the same story at all; the tone and main conflict is completely different. Besides, Tanabe and Hachimaki's relationship is a little bit more organic in the manga and Tanabe is just plain better characterized.