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Winter Anime 2016 |OT| Celebrating the New Year and PSO2's release in the west!
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I dropped Gate after 1 episode, but Snow White's second seasons is great, especially the latest episode.
Cornbread78
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Its got pirates, fencing, fighting, true love. Whats not to like?
Doesnt have miracles though. Yet anyway.
not like there is much else to watch this season. Just Gate, dimension W, Erased, and if I am in the right mood that one show with the diaper genie and the one with the fail goddess aqua.
does it help at all if I am currently watching Hayate the combat butler
?hosannainexcelsis
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Praising Sword Art Online and then turning around and condemning "moe" is pretty baffling.
Really liked that show, even if it had a obliviousness olympic champion.
Well everyone is moe for something.
Black Republican
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loving this Parasyte anime, nearly finished it
is there any other similar anime on Funimation/Crunchyroll?
is there any other similar anime on Funimation/Crunchyroll?
I understand that scale. I like having fun too.
I watched the first three episodes of SAO and then asked myself, "Am I enjoying what I'm watching?" The answer was, "Eh, not really," so I dropped it. The impressions of the following episode, where a thirteen-years-old girl gets attacked by a tentacle plant monster, made me feel that I made the right choice.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
There are two live action movie adaptations if that's your thing.
if it helps dragon girl is my least favorite character in SAO
hmmmm best one I can think of may be shiki as it has a darker theme and dealing with invaders (well vampires in this case).
tokyo ghoul might be possible as it has a similar monster feel, but the main character is horrible in the anime so I would never willingly recommend that and would instead just recommend to read the manga where it isn't trying to be a shonen show (because it isn't) and where the main character actually thinks about anything he is doing.
both of them are on funimation.
Moe like Tsundare can be done well, but it rarely is. It's typically done with just minor aspects of a good character of that type blown up trying to make it fully a character but leaving it super shallow.
watching a girl repeatedly fall over, or repeatedly fail to put food properly in the mouth, or end everything with a tee hee or some random sound effect isn't cute, it's likely a mental disorder they should get checked out.
Just like assaulting people and launching them across the screen isn't funny and the abused men should press charges and get them locked up. It also results in it not being cute when they are embarrassed because they are just a bitch.
but yeah in general I don't like moe, yuri, ecchi, or tsundares.
I do sadly end up watching a lot of all of those (except yuri, I avoid yuri all together) though as it's the vast majority of things that get dubbed anymore and I am constantly playing dubbed anime while doing other things.
SAO series 2 is technically better than series 1, but all that means is it's a competent show, but that's just boring. At least with series 1 you could complain about how bad each episode was, 2 was just there. There were a few stupid reveals towards the end of each arc but there was really nothing much to talk about.
SliceSabre
Banned
Just when I thought that post was going to pass without anyone bringing me up.
We can't stop here, this is bat country!
(Oh god, I just realized he's wearing a straw hat with his straw hat. Goddamnit Luffy.)
Sword Art Online is getting the Code Geass treatment for me, as in never watching it because of the stupid main character. I won't forgive a genocide on real people getting sweeped under the carpet and giving the means to it away for free(at least from what i hear). At least in Overlord and Gate it's stupid medieval Kings and Castles getting blown up and shit.
These 2 cases are hardly comparable. Code Geass addresse this kind of stuff and points out that Lelouch actions are morally questionable.
SAO on the other hand basically says that the guy who kiddnapped and killed thousands of people is now a good guy,because he saved a few people.
Nevermind that these people were only in danger because of his actions in the past.
I'd rather have a fancy wedding for the climax.
SliceSabre
Banned
I expect Snow White to end with everyone doing impression of the light kiss the MCs share with each other because light kisses are the highest form of romance realization in anime.
I'm not watching Snow White currently so this is all out of my ass.
I'm not watching Snow White currently so this is all out of my ass.
AnathemicOne
Banned
GIRLS und PANZER
I don't know why I enjoyed this, oh wait, yeah I do, FUCKING GIRLS IN TANKS, EMPHASIS ON TANKS.
Nah but seriously, this was a fun anime which is surprising due to me generally staying away from moe (since K-On gave me all I needed out of that genre). The rendition of the Russian folksong Katyusha was surprising; I didn't expect that at all but it got me enjoy the anime all the more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIY36UbDbQQ
Again, main sticking point for me is watching tank battles and I'm a bit disappointed hearing that the OVAs don't feature any (correct if wrong). Anyone know if the movie features tank battles instead?
I don't know why I enjoyed this, oh wait, yeah I do, FUCKING GIRLS IN TANKS, EMPHASIS ON TANKS.
Nah but seriously, this was a fun anime which is surprising due to me generally staying away from moe (since K-On gave me all I needed out of that genre). The rendition of the Russian folksong Katyusha was surprising; I didn't expect that at all but it got me enjoy the anime all the more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIY36UbDbQQ
Again, main sticking point for me is watching tank battles and I'm a bit disappointed hearing that the OVAs don't feature any (correct if wrong). Anyone know if the movie features tank battles instead?
hosannainexcelsis
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The short specials that were included as bonuses on the TV BDs may not have any tank battles (I haven't watched them), but the Anzio OVA that covers the battle the TV series skipped is all one big tank battle and the movie is almost entirely tank battles.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
No tank battle in special short episode bundled with DVD and BD, but there's tank battle in OVA "This Is the Real Anzio Battle!"
Lelouch thinking he is in the right and staying smug would be enough for me to fall over and die, no matter the actual outcome. I am not gonna test my patience with this guy.
MikeHattsu
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Goodspeed.
Tokyo Ghoul and currently airing Aijin strike me as the most similar but: 1. Both are based on on going manga with no denouement in sight (at least TG. ) and thus the story won't be finished within the anime. 2. Second season of TG goes into anime only territory and is an all-round atrocity. 3. Ajin isn't on either of the two services. 4.Ajin is CG.
L-Lewd.
Fantastic Children 15
I've had this suspicion early on, only to have it dissipate when dr Gehrta didn't recognise Demian but now it's clear that she's indeed that one girl Demian caught 100 years ago and tortured (? I guess that's where her fear of closed rooms comes) for information.
Meanwhile Thoma is also some reborn alien. Since Demian is the little brother I'm going to peg Thoma as a some kind of prince who was supposed to wed Miss Dullness. All aboard the love story train !
Meanwhile Thoma is also some reborn alien. Since Demian is the little brother I'm going to peg Thoma as a some kind of prince who was supposed to wed Miss Dullness. All aboard the love story train !
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names2hard4you
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I was reading Tokyo Ghoul Re not too long ago to wash off the bad taste season 2 left in my mouth. I really liked it so I stopped. I think if they do a faithful adaptation of it it could be pretty damn cool.
GATE is great. Watching it for all the political backstabbery alone is worth it.
Now Shirayuki S2 I didn't even start. S1 was boring as hell.
NaDannMaGoGo
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You did the right thing. There's people claiming that the first few episodes of SAO are actually good. They aren't, even if they can't compare to how bad it gets eventually.
Dedication Through Light
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Prince of Stride Alternative Episode 8
I think this sort of episode was coming, Honan does well in the face of adversity so anything to come in their way to really shake and challenge their being is great in my book.
Yes we get more upper and lower body next episode ^_^
Best Kakyoin. Kakyoin has some good voices like Aoi Shouta as their relationer, best choice, though it would have been nice to hear him with the running and jumping effects like the rest of the team in this time trial.
I think this sort of episode was coming, Honan does well in the face of adversity so anything to come in their way to really shake and challenge their being is great in my book.
Yes we get more upper and lower body next episode ^_^
I really enjoy Stride a lot but wish that the MC relationer actually had more of a role. It's the same issue I have with Four Rhythm.
Not saying they need to fawn over their teammates like their game counterparts, but at least have some kind of impact to the story.
Good show. Do it.
I think she wouldn't even have to have an impact on the story, just more presence would do. She's just there outside of her role as a relationer and even then she doesn't really do much.
I don't know, just some interaction with the other team members or something. She's just standing there looking and it feels like she has 5 lines an episode on average.
(Note that I'm 2 episodes behind on Stride, so I don't know if anything changed during the last two).
Lol that was messed up with the first couple. Definitely intriguing from the first episode, so yeah I will continue on so.
ShinRPGamer
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Yep. And it only gets stupider from here.
Cornbread78
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I wasn't lying, lol.
Actually, I think it was someone else's comments that got you to watch it, but still, lol.
nintendoman58
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Who could this mysterious masked man possibly be?
Sölf;196360679 said:
I'm only in it for the hilarious propaganda and the harem Itami has. Itami needs to bring Princess Pina along for the ride too!
Death Parade is wonderful and a nice change in pace.
She always tries to find him when shit starts to go wrong so we might as well count her in the harem as well.
I didn't really like it but I blame the opening. Does have one of the most beautiful scenes in anime tho.
The AKFG OP in Erased gets me. Normally I don't listen to most of their stuff, but for some reason this gets me prepared for the episode.
I'm loving every minute of it.
PdotMichael
Banned
In Silverlink we trust.
I remember some people mentioning it in the past, but I tend to skim through posts regarding series I don't know about. I actually just went to the AOTS thread, read the description and decided to add it to my CR queue.
I'm watching Ping Pong again, but this time with the dub.
For some reasons I'm enjoying this show way more this way.
Monogatari SS - Ep. 5-6
Episode 5 was one of the best episodes I have seen in a while. Give me more episodes like this, and this show is 10/10 for me.
6 was a recap and really pointless, because it recaps everything we knew about Hanekawa before the new arc, after her new arc is already over.
Apperently there are more episodes like this, but I'm just going to skip them.
I'm also getting to the end of Grand Magic Games arc in Fairy Tail.
The arc is very mixed. There are a lot thing in this are arc that I really like, but it also has tons of problems as well.
I'm not going to watch the filler arc, because fuck that noise. I don't mind a few filler episodes too much, but entire arcs can just fuck off
Apperently the next real arc is really great and FT Zero has mavis as the main character so that should be fun as well.
For some reasons I'm enjoying this show way more this way.
Monogatari SS - Ep. 5-6
Episode 5 was one of the best episodes I have seen in a while. Give me more episodes like this, and this show is 10/10 for me.
6 was a recap and really pointless, because it recaps everything we knew about Hanekawa before the new arc, after her new arc is already over.
Apperently there are more episodes like this, but I'm just going to skip them.
I'm also getting to the end of Grand Magic Games arc in Fairy Tail.
The arc is very mixed. There are a lot thing in this are arc that I really like, but it also has tons of problems as well.
I'm not going to watch the filler arc, because fuck that noise. I don't mind a few filler episodes too much, but entire arcs can just fuck off
Apperently the next real arc is really great and FT Zero has mavis as the main character so that should be fun as well.
Jex
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I was going to write something extremely similar to your comments here Tamerlane's actual blog post - but you're already touched every point I was going to bring up.
Essentially, I agree with much of the blog post but I really can't let a comment like "without fail, even the best written anime are formulaic, embarrassing, and shallow" go without passing comment. Such a statement seems, on it's face, to be outrageous. I am constantly bemoaning the lack of decent writing in anime but even I can't go as far as to say "its all garbage".
Teaser visual for All Out!! anime adaptation:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-ne...eals-teaser-visual-main-staff-on-air-schedule
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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-ne...eals-teaser-visual-main-staff-on-air-schedule
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