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[survivor]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

 

[BassForever]

OK, so I extended the time to 8am UTC. You better vote.

Take this as a lesson on why you should read the OP.

Pretty sure I did my vote correctly, just number your picks and at least explain one of them, up to 10 for anime series and up to 3 for movies/ovas?

 

[cajunator]

It's sad, because most people are missing what Miyazaki actually meant with his comments (of course the sensational title doesn't help) in their rush to pile on with their grudges against moe/fanservice/whatever.

moe to me is just a pleasant art style. It simply makes anime more appealing to me and does not affect the actual quality of a show. Art that has a cute appearance is moe. Its just like how live action movies typically have attractive looking actresses.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Episode 1:

Welp, it is a new season and and not a whole lot has changed with the cast and crew in the half year time lapse. Though I can already see why A's gets the praise it does as the dark alliance of mysteriously evil mages has emerged to be a force to be reckoned with. Indeed, the red clad Vita demonstrates she is really good and generating force with her sledgehammer and makes quick work of Nonoha's so last season powers. Looks like the next episode is going to be a team brawl. Yea, this is a much stronger start then season one.

Hold on tight. Youre on a rocketship to mars.

 

[CorvoSol]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

I can't speak to Giant Robo, but Escaflowne and Gunbuster are both stellar.

Have you seen G Gundam? It's better than all the other Gundams anyway.

 

[BassForever]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

Vision of Escaflowne

 

[Kazzy]

OK, so I extended the time to 8am UTC. You better vote.

Take this as a lesson on why you should read the OP.

But GAF has conditioned us to skip OPs, and forgo all the marketing fluff. I blame Gaming side.

Honestly, people had a month to vote. There's no excuse for people who weren't able to get their posts in in time. #realtalk #stopprocrastinating

I honestly have no right to complain, especially if the likes of AOT win.

 

[cajunator]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

Gunbuster

 

[wonzo]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

GIANT ROBO (Original Dub) hands down.

 

[Branduil]

The apocalypsedeadline has been cancelledextended.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

I honestly have no right to complain, especially if the likes of AOT win.

Attack on Titan has pretty much no chance of winning. It's probably going to be Yamato 2199.

 

[Mature]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

You really can't go wrong here. You'll probably see a bit of Eva DNA in Gunbuster. So you may want to do that for fun.

 

[Kazzy]

GunBuster, you should watch that first. Though, I'll take that GiantRobo recommendation off your hands!

Attack on Titan has pretty much no chance of winning. It's probably going to be Yamato 2199.

This soothes my soul!

Spoiler

Cue complaints of an AnimeGAF mafia.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Wait did Samurai Flamenco stop being a crappy anime version of Kick Ass and turn into a serious action show? Should I jump back in I quit half way though episode 1 because it was so dumb.

It became List worthy.

 

[Finalow]

Wait did Samurai Flamenco stop being a crappy anime version of Kick Ass and turn into a serious action show? Should I jump back in I quit half way though episode 1 because it was so dumb.

Lol, if episode 1 was dumb for you then you should totally not jump back in it.

 

[Pancakes]

It became List worthy.

I want to believe. But after the whole gorilla deal...

 

[Narag]

So if I loved everything that Evangelion stands for and hated all Gundam shows that I watched which one of these mecha series should I prioritize watching next

Vision of Escaflowne
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gunbuster

Gunbuster

 

[Nordicus]

I made the game worth playing! You're welcome!

*shakes fist*

Damn it man, a romance between a now broke, naïve bubbly ojou-sama, and a dark edgy film noir detective is boring as hell despite how attractive both might be!

Spoiler

Jokes aside GW2 was a hell of a lot fun to play, will probably get back into it sometime soon.

I play it on and off since new content comes regularly and some of my friends still play, but it's really Neverwinter Online that gave me new appreciation for the game lately.

Can a game that's uglier than GW2 run way worse than GW2?
Can a more "action-based" game than GW2 have unresponsive, laggy, crappy controls?

Yes. Yes it absolutely can.

 

[Gbraga]

Kill la Kill 16

OH MY GOD WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT

I LOVE IT

 

[SDBurton]

Attack on Titan has pretty much no chance of winning. It's probably going to be Yamato 2199.

I blame AnimeGaf. YOU GUYS ARE THE WORST! ;_;

Spoiler

I love you all. <3

 

[Branduil]

GunBuster, you should watch that first. Though, I'll take that GiantRobo recommendation off your hands!

This soothes my soul!

Spoiler

Cue complaint of an AnimeGAF mafia.

Probably much less outrage than last year when Hyouka won over Fate/Zero and JoJo.

 

[CorvoSol]

It became List worthy.

Can't wait till I get caught up. Part I'm at is just some psycho pop star while Samurai Flamenco becomes an actual hero.

 

[Crash Station]

Wait did Samurai Flamenco stop being a crappy anime version of Kick Ass and turn into a serious action show? Should I jump back in I quit half way though episode 1 because it was so dumb.

It became a deconstruction of itself or something. It's definitely not Kick Ass anymore at the very least.

 

[Hitokage]

It makes sense from a certain perspective but when you consider it means the entire western hemisphere will have passed the deadline before January has ended for them I feel like it's a lot less logical.

I mean it is technically fair since it was in the OP but I don't feel like it hurts the legitimacy of anyone's votes to extend it either.

Americans can't always live in their own little world, you know!

Everyone had a month to at least look up "UTC".

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

I want to believe. But after the whole gorilla deal...

I think you misunderstand the list.

 

[Pancakes]

I think you misunderstand the list.

Ahh that list.

 

[Kazzy]

Probably much less outrage than last year when Hyouka won over Fate/Zero and JoJo.

Hyouka was a moral victory.

 

[Finalow]

Attack on Titan has pretty much no chance of winning. It's probably going to be Yamato 2199.

yep.

 

[cajunator]

Just ignore it. I'm already seeing the usual suspects that hate not only modern anime, but its fans as well. There's even that guy that threatened to shoot moe fans if they got near him or something.

the funny thing is there are plenty of us who have been there through 70,80s,90s anime and remember it well but DONT dwell on the past. You can celebrate classic era anime without forsakking animes present and future. Its all preference anyway.

Hey Buddy

Well...I want this. Like bad. At least I ordered the Kon cellphone cover.

 

[BassForever]

I feel like (know I) missed Yamato 2199, it seemed to come out of nowhere when did it air this year spring or summer?

 

[cnet128]

pupa 4

That's one fucked-up virus.

So wait,

Spoiler

if the brother's regenerative powers are the result of the same virus that's infected his sister, how come he isn't turning into a man-eating monster? From the sound of the "just let your sis eat you for the rest of your lives" proposal, it's like nobody's even considering that possibility, even though creepy lady just described the regenerative powers upon which that plan hinges as being a tradeoff for the whole "hungry for human flesh" thing...

 

[SDBurton]

*shakes fist*

Damn it man, a romance between a now broke, naïve bubbly ojou-sama, and a dark edgy film noir detective is boring as hell despite how attractive both might be!

Sounds pretty amazing imo!

I play it on and off since new content comes regularly and some of my friends still play, but it's really Neverwinter Online that gave me new appreciation for the game lately.

Can a game that's uglier than GW2 run way worse than GW2?
Can a more "action-based" game than GW2 have unresponsive, laggy, crappy controls?

Yes. Yes it absolutely can.

Oh god I played Neverwinter for like 5 hours and was like "Yeah, no." and haven't touched it since. I've been wanting to get back into MMOs pretty badly as of late, but aside from GW2 the one I'm waiting for is Blade&Soul.

Who can say no to this? (slightly nsfw)

 

[DiscoShark]

I want to believe. But after the whole gorilla deal...

This is the point where it was removed from my list. I've been watching it since, hoping that it'd dial itself back but ... yeah.

 

[Hellsing321]

All you guys hating on Flamenco will never understand TRUE JUSTICE!

 

[Jarmel]

the funny thing is there are plenty of us who have been there through 70,80s,90s anime and remember it well but DONT dwell on the past.

Jesus, how old are you?

 

[survivor]

Thanks for help guys. Seems like they are all good so I will just go through them all probably starting with Gunbuster as it's the shortest.

I can't speak to Giant Robo, but Escaflowne and Gunbuster are both stellar.

Have you seen G Gundam? It's better than all the other Gundams anyway.

My friend lent me the manga like 8 years ago, don't recall liking its take on the series. Then again the show is probably much different since the manga was only 3 volumes.

 

[Gazoinks]

Jesus, how old are you?

Cajun is eternal. Wherever there is squee, Cajun is there. He will not end unless all cuteness is eradicated from the world.

 

[cajunator]

Rewatching Gargantia with buddy and the first thing he says when we start is "I fucking hate that squirrel please tells me it shuts the fuck up"

No bro. It doesn't. IT DOESN'T

I love the little fellow. So adorable. But I love squee things.

The apocalypsedeadline has been cancelledextended.

Speaking of..
whatever happened to Hosodapocalypse?

 

[Narag]

My friend lent me the manga like 8 years ago, don't recall liking its take on the series. Then again the show is probably much different since the manga was only 3 volumes.

If you end up liking Giant Robo, you might end up liking G Gundam given the director.

 

[CorvoSol]

Thanks for help guys. Seems like they are all good so I will just go through them all probably starting with Gunbuster as it's the shortest.



My friend lent me the manga like 8 years ago, don't recall liking its take on the series. Then again the show is probably much different since the manga was only 3 volumes.

I think G is really good even if you don't like the rest of Gundam because it avoids a lot of the things that kinda sour other Gundam shows. It sort of depends on what, specifically, you didn't like about Gundam.

 

[cajunator]

Jesus, how old are you?

Hi mit su~

 

[BassForever]

Desert Punk Dub 14

Kosuna gets to show off how much of a bad ass she is this episode, really this show's writing continues to impress it's a shame more people haven't seen this or heard about it, it's really fantastic.

 

[KillerMan91]

Seems like Attack on Titan was actually too casual to win. People didn't bother to vote as it was their only anime in whole year.

 

[Mature]

Hi mit su~

You've said it in this thread before though

 

[cajunator]

Desert Punk Dub 14

Kosuna gets to show off how much of a bad ass she is this episode, really this show's writing continues to impress it's a shame more people haven't seen this or heard about it, it's really fantastic.

Ive squeed about Desert Punk many times. Im happy some people still watch it. It has a Trigun-like feel to the settings and comedy that I just love to death.

 

[Narag]

Seems like Attack on Titan was actually too casual to win. People didn't bother to vote as it was their only anime in whole year.

Seem to remember there was a lot of one-off Jojo posts last year. Probably more not wanting to give it sympathy votes.

 

[cajunator]

You've said it in this thread before though

I have &#9829;

 

[BassForever]

Ive squeed about Desert Punk many times. Im happy some people still watch it. It has a Trigun-like feel to the settings and comedy that I just love to death.

Yeah that's what I thought, it's like Trigun if the protagonist wasn't a super human freak and was more of a normal pervert 20 something who's overly exception and bright if not a bit insane. I think some of it's lewdness factor might scare people away which is too bad as it's really well done. It's too bad this didn't and probably will never air on Toonami as the dub is spectacular and I feel a lot of that audience would love Desert Punk

 

[KillerMan91]

Seem to remember there was a lot of one-off Jojo posts last year. Probably more not wanting to give it sympathy votes.

Yeah. Dunno. Most posts in AoT thread were quite positive compared to something like SAO though so I thought it's going to run away with AOTY. Maybe Jojo having existing fanbase had a effect that people bothered to vote despite not watching anything else.

 

[Narag]

Yeah. Dunno. Most posts in AoT thread were quite positive compared to something like SAO though so I thought it's going to run away with AOTY. Maybe Jojo having existing fanbase had a effect that people bothered to vote despite not watching anything else.

Existing fanbase is a good point.

 

[Basileus777]

Yeah. Dunno. Most posts in AoT thread were quite positive compared to something like SAO though so I thought it's going to run away with AOTY. Maybe Jojo having existing fanbase had a effect that people bothered to vote despite not watching anything else.

I think the part where Jojo was actually good helped it here.

And it got votes from every direction, including AnimeGafers.