REbirth Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 Heh, I don't have mucho interest in FMA so will probably pass. I'm fine with just BASQUASH and Shin Mazinger this season. Will keep and check up Sengoku BASARA and Guin saga time to time though. ...and Higurashi Rei.
REbirth Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 About time, someone subbed Guin Saga 1st episode, makes it hella interesting to watch.
Duke Togo Posted April 9, 2009 Author Posted April 9, 2009 Just started with Casshern Sins.....from last last season. Looks interesting. Feels kinda like Megaman X with an apocalyptical bleak world. I'm over halfway through it, and its dark. Check that, its REALLY EFFING DARK. But its good.
wolfx Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 I'm over halfway through it, and its dark. Check that, its REALLY EFFING DARK. But its good. NO kidding. I'm at ep 3 and i feel friggin depressed already. I want more though. :3
shiroikaze Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) I just watched the entire thing on youtube, Casshern Sins is mightily good. It's depressing, but at least it didn't make you want to kill yourself like Grave of the Fireflies... Kinda surprised how similar it is to Megaman X and Zero... Does anyone know if Tatsunoko is going to create any more material for Casshern? Edited April 10, 2009 by shiroikaze
Vegas Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) finished casshern sins weeks ago. at first it was interesting then the pace gotten slow. story was good but not great and visuals/ art style were amazing though Edited April 9, 2009 by Vegas
Ghost Train Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Watching Maria-Holic atm. I want to smoke whatever it is the writers of that show do .
wolfx Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Watching Maria-Holic atm. I want to smoke whatever it is the writers of that show do . Would your sexuality be confused if u wanted this? (potential NSFW link) http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/04/09/m...ic-trap-makura/ But yeah SHAFT tends to have the funny camera angles and strange cinematic direction. But i can appreciate the jokes from the original source material.
Excillon Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Not sure if it counts, but I've been watching Invader Zim again. God that was the greatest...
Dangard Ace Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Starting Valkyria Chronicles. I like the series so far. (twiddles thumbs waiting for episode 2)
Gui Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Finished Kurogane no Linebarrels a few days ago: it's very average but not as uninteresting as some people said when it began to air; actually, it's quite funny sometimes Otherwise, I watched Cobra The Animation: The Psychogun which was disappointing: the pacing of the story was not good and most of these eps looked like fillers. Though, plenty of action and humour make it a watchable show...
Radd Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Hmmm...I did it in about six or seven weeks, but that was two episodes (or a movie) a night, every night. I take it your friend is enjoying the ride...? We're watching it fairly irregularly. We were watching 1-4 episodes a night, four nights a week when going through SDFM. With Macross 7 we're going through much faster. She's been off on spring break, she mentioned today that she's been resisting the temptation to watch the rest without me. Isn't finished yet is right...the third book came out (IIRC) in the early '90s. Something tells me "abandoned" a better word for the novels. But who knows? Maybe he'll finish the series because of the show. Well. That sucks. Well, here's hoping for the best.
Ghost Train Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 I'm almost done with Maria-Holic... omg I can't decide whether or not this show is hilarious, disgusting, or just retarded , but it's good enough to have kept me watching and sad that they only produced so few episodes.
Morpheus Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Currently watching: - GunXsword - TsubasaChronicle season 2 Next list - LOGH (This going to take months for me to finish...)
Bri Posted April 14, 2009 Posted April 14, 2009 Currently watching: Kanon: Great use of color and light to create an atmosphere. Very enjoyable if you can get past the brain-dead girls. Kurenai: Rather weak, supposedly controversial, but really little more then a character driven harem-comedy touching some socially sensitive areas. Kiki's delivery service: Kids story, but nice animation from studio Ghibli in an idealised Stockholm setting. On the to watch next list: K-On Twelve Kingdoms
wolfx Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Currently watching: Kanon: Great use of color and light to create an atmosphere. Very enjoyable if you can get past the brain-dead girls. Kurenai: Rather weak, supposedly controversial, but really little more then a character driven harem-comedy touching some socially sensitive areas. Kiki's delivery service: Kids story, but nice animation from studio Ghibli in an idealised Stockholm setting. On the to watch next list: K-On Twelve Kingdoms Kanon, Clannad, Air....the great Key + KyoAni anime. If you can't stand the harem mushiness, then the shows aren't for you. But as you said, Kanon (and the other shows) are quite impressive technically. Art and direction is top notch and always puts me close to tears. Music is awesome too. Kurenai was a sleeper hit for me. Some parts the art was dodgy....and the plot point where Murasaki has to be wed to the family leader and bear him heirs was kinda controversial....but i love the characters. I don't consider it harem though. Kiki....i was pretty bored watching it.
Bri Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 Kanon, Clannad, Air....the great Key + KyoAni anime. If you can't stand the harem mushiness, then the shows aren't for you. But as you said, Kanon (and the other shows) are quite impressive technically. Art and direction is top notch and always puts me close to tears. Music is awesome too. Kurenai was a sleeper hit for me. Some parts the art was dodgy....and the plot point where Murasaki has to be wed to the family leader and bear him heirs was kinda controversial....but i love the characters. I don't consider it harem though. Kiki....i was pretty bored watching it. The mushiness and moe elements are no a problem at all, I love Tenchi Myu for example. Just had to get used to a cast where all the girls were ditzy (sofar) instead of just one. Yuuichi's (proto Kyon) sarcasm is a delight to watch. I don't use any kind of official definition. For me: one girl is a romance, two is a triangle and three+ is a harem. Shinkurou in Kurenai has 4 girls interested in him so that qualifies as harem for me. Kurenai is really all about character development and is pretty good at that. Unfortunatly I could not relate to any of the main cast and that lowered my enjoyment of the series a lot. Murasaki's background and story is rather common in the history of European aristocracy. It really had no shock value for me.
wolfx Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 I don't use any kind of official definition. For me: one girl is a romance, two is a triangle and three+ is a harem. Shinkurou in Kurenai has 4 girls interested in him so that qualifies as harem for me. Kurenai is really all about character development and is pretty good at that. Unfortunatly I could not relate to any of the main cast and that lowered my enjoyment of the series a lot. Murasaki's background and story is rather common in the history of European aristocracy. It really had no shock value for me. The ditzy-ness unfortunately, are parts of moe. Uguuu~ Eh? Shinkurou had 4 girls interested in him? I thought it was only the childhood friend and of course Murasaki (which doesn't really count)? I don't remember the rest having any romantic interest in him.
Bri Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 (edited) The ditzy-ness unfortunately, are parts of moe. Uguuu~ Eh? Shinkurou had 4 girls interested in him? I thought it was only the childhood friend and of course Murasaki (which doesn't really count)? I don't remember the rest having any romantic interest in him. Uguu~ *splats in to a tree*, so funny I counted the girl at school with the glasses. She has a serious crush on Shinkurou and does everything for him but he is to dense (or pretends to be) to notice. Then there is the university dropout who lives in the same house. Her interest is mostly superficial, and limited to sex, but still. And then the childhood friend and Murasaki (sort of). Edited April 15, 2009 by Bri
Vepariga Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 im keeping up to date with naruto shippuden, Dragonball kai and Phantom dvd-wise, gungrave..
Sir Galahad® Posted April 15, 2009 Posted April 15, 2009 1. Naruto Shippuden... I even wait for the manga 2. Re-watching Full Metal Panic/Fumoffu 3. Shakugan no Shana (1st and 2nd Seasons)
Duke Togo Posted April 15, 2009 Author Posted April 15, 2009 Finally finished Casshern: Sins. Started out really strong, dragged a bit toward the middle, and a disappointment by the end.
REbirth Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Finally finished Casshern: Sins. Started out really strong, dragged a bit toward the middle, and a disappointment by the end. That's a trend of a lot recent shows. Rideback, Casshern, Viper's Creed...you name it.
wolfx Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Finally finished Casshern: Sins. Started out really strong, dragged a bit toward the middle, and a disappointment by the end. That's a shame. Actually now i'm up till ep 6, and already getting tired of watching "emo-robot of the week". That's a trend of a lot recent shows. Rideback, Casshern, Viper's Creed...you name it. Really? That's a shame. You were such a avid fan of Rideback and Viper's Creed. I haven't started VC and waiting for Frostii's Rideback before continuing on.
eugimon Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 That's a shame. Actually now i'm up till ep 6, and already getting tired of watching "emo-robot of the week". Really? That's a shame. You were such a avid fan of Rideback and Viper's Creed. I haven't started VC and waiting for Frostii's Rideback before continuing on. frostii just released ep 12.
REbirth Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Really? That's a shame. You were such a avid fan of Rideback and Viper's Creed. I haven't started VC and waiting for Frostii's Rideback before continuing on. Man, tell that to RavenHawk. I stopped liking Rideback when it becomes full political and stuff. VC is just ...decent, could be better, could be worse.
RavenHawk Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Man, tell that to RavenHawk. I stopped liking Rideback when it becomes full political and stuff. VC is just ...decent, could be better, could be worse. Yeah, I was just about to comment on that. I actually liked the political side of RideBack (loved the first few episodes, with the joy of riding that they showed, but still expected it to become political, and thought it handled it well). So, overall, I thought it started strong, stayed strong in the middle, though based on different elements, and just the last episode disappointed. Viper's Creed, on the other hand, I thought started off weak (action, sure, but very weak characterization and plot), really dragged its feet in the middle, and didn't get good until the last few episodes. Ending as a little disappointing, though this seems to be the case with almost all anime.
eugimon Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 I loved rideback and the politics and I actually really appreciated the ending.
RavenHawk Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 I loved rideback and the politics and I actually really appreciated the ending. What I didn't like about the ending was the way that the main villain and leader of the local GMP just sort of was removed from authority and then killed, with very little shown of background politics leading up to this decision. It was just sort of "well, people resisted, so he's done."
eugimon Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 What I didn't like about the ending was the way that the main villain and leader of the local GMP just sort of was removed from authority and then killed, with very little shown of background politics leading up to this decision. It was just sort of "well, people resisted, so he's done." Yeah, I wouldnt have minded more but I felt like enough was shown to give a general idea as to the reasoning behind that turn of events. But mostly I just appreciated that they really developed rin's arc and completed it. I'm hoping it did well enough to greenlight a sequel.
RavenHawk Posted April 16, 2009 Posted April 16, 2009 Yeah, I wouldnt have minded more but I felt like enough was shown to give a general idea as to the reasoning behind that turn of events. But mostly I just appreciated that they really developed rin's arc and completed it. I'm hoping it did well enough to greenlight a sequel. I'm with you on that. And some toys, too.
Excillon Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Decided to re-watch the entire UC timeline in Gundam, I've only watched them out of seq, so far. Help me out with the order, I think it's: MSG MS Igloo 1 MS Igloo 2 MS 08th team 0080 0083 Zeta ZZ Char's Counterattack F91 V gundam G-saviour (Not sure I can sit through this AGAIN).
Vegas Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 so ive started dragon ball kai and shin mazinger. really trilled by these classic retelling....so far theyre the only two that i like this season.
Duke Togo Posted April 17, 2009 Author Posted April 17, 2009 so ive started dragon ball kai and shin mazinger. really trilled by these classic retelling....so far theyre the only two that i like this season. Yeah, seems like they are "re-telling" alot of anime lately, which I find disturbing. Very Hollywood of them. Where have all the good ideas gone?
REbirth Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Huh? Shin Mazinger isn't retelling as far as I'm concerned.
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