What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0

[DuelGundam2099]

Those were only two guns, no third. Anyway I just watched Demon City Shinjuku, an anime movie that was recommended to me years ago but I never got around to watching it until today. I have to say I kind of liked it.

Edited April 11, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[antibiotictab]

Seems more like slice of life junk.

Edited April 11, 2013 by antibiotictab

[camk4evr]

I never said Trigun was crap. I was also paying attention quite well, they still never explained.

the three guns are:

-Vash's cybernetic arm

-his handgun

-the angel arm

[DuelGundam2099]

His hand gun transforms into the angel gun though, technically it is the same gun but fused to his arm on and off.

Edited April 11, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[Bri]

I'm a bit behind on Kyoani, just finished Hyouka and Tamako Market. Especially Hyouka was amazing in terms of visuals and directing even by Kyoani standards.

Started on Showa Monogatari. A nostalgic slice of life on a a family in the mid 60s.

Probably will take a look at Oreimo S2 and Gargantia.

Edited April 12, 2013 by Bri

[Archer]

I just started rideback after finishing Tiger and Bunny. Rideback seems fun so far, but Tiger and Bunny was fantastic! I really didn't expect much going into this series, but I actually ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would. The stark contrast between the hilarious main character and the more stern Barnaby, and the comedy that ensues from their partnership and bond made this a fun series.

I can seriously understand now why this series is so popular in Japan, even with the shameless levels of advertising, and why it was green lit for a new project (which I'm presuming is a second season).

[Beltane70]

I just finished watching the first episode of Valverave The Liberator. Going by first episodes, now it's a bit hard to decide which series I'm liking more, Valverave or Gargantia. However, Majestic Prince is definitely in last place out of the three mecha shows this season.

[Einherjar]

So on April 1st I was just browsing on youtube in the Film & Animation section and randomly clicked on what I thought was a just a normal advert for a Japanese show. It had some action clips and portions of the OP as background music, but near the end of the clip came this huge giant with a evil grin that looked like a human with all of its skin peeled off wrecking a town like in a monster show. At first I thought it was just a elaborate April Fools Joke by a bunch of anime studios, but I later found out that, yes, Attack on Titan is real and that giant thing is in fact part of the premise. This being anime, I really should have known better.

I don't know if I'll have the stomach to watch it.

[Beltane70]

I have to remember to type the title as Valvrave, not Valverave!

I guess you weren't aware that Attack on Titan was a manga first.

[Einherjar]

I guess you weren't aware that Attack on Titan was a manga first.

Yup, it's also because these days I tend to avoid shows and manga with horror elements.

[Beltane70]

Yup, it's also because these days I tend to avoid shows and manga with horror elements.

I never read the manga myself, I've just seen it in the manga section of Barnes and Noble.

[Tochiro]

Yup, it's also because these days I tend to avoid shows and manga with horror elements.

It's not horror, at least not based by episode 1. It's more fantasy with some grotesque elements. First ep wasn't bad.

[DuelGundam2099]

I just finished Orguss 02 and wow was it awesome! Hell, I liked it more than the original TV series! The only thing I can complain about is the lack of the titular mecha doing much aside from the final battle, everything else was well executed. I also have no idea why people call the mech designs bad, I thought they were great.

[Gubaba]

I just finished Orguss 02 and wow was it awesome! Hell, I liked it more than the original TV series!

*sigh*

You have much to learn...

[Gubaba]

I watched this today. I hated it.

As such, I recommend it to DuelGundam2099. He'll probably think it's the best thing ever.

[DuelGundam2099]

It doesn't even have a MAL entry, I'm not interested. That and what was bad with Orguss 02?

Edited April 12, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[Gubaba]

It doesn't even have a MAL entry, I'm not interested. That and what was bad with Orguss 02?

Dude, I *gave* it to you! Just click "PLAY" on Youtube!

And really, nothing was bad with Orguss02. What was so bad with the original?

[DuelGundam2099]

The original was an awesome series, I never said it was bad. I will admit some of the middle was sort of slow.

[Gubaba]

The original was an awesome series, I never said it was bad. I will admit some of the middle was sort of slow.

So what made 02 MORE awesome? (Let me guess... "MANNING!!")

And did you watch "Space Thunder Kids" or are you gonna let MAL dictate your entertainment?

[DuelGundam2099]

STK is edited from several other movies and I would like to know which ones specifically (all of them). If you can give me a source that lists the movies then I'll give it genuine consideration. As for 02 being more awesome, the story did not have a lot of filler in it, the villains were better, and it cut out unneeded romance garbage and useless characters. The TV series still had a better main character and opening theme though. The ending themes are tied though.

Edited April 12, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[Gubaba]

STK is edited from several other movies and I would like to know which ones specifically (all of them). If you can give me a source that lists the movies then I'll give it genuine consideration. As for 02 being more awesome, the story did not have a lot of filler in it and it cut out unneeded romance garbage and useless characters. The TV series still had a better main character and opening theme though.

No, it's not. It's a pure Korean anime, dubbed in English.

[DuelGundam2099]

I know, I want to know the korean animated movies that were spliced to make it.

[Gubaba]

I know, I want to know the korean animated movies that were spliced to make it.

None. It's a Korean anime. ONE Korean anime.

[DuelGundam2099]

Wikipedia says it was made from several.

[mechaninac]

As a standalone OVA, I found Orguss II to be very good, but as a follow up to Orguss, it feels too detached from the original; although, because of the overall character and tech designs it does have a passing resemblance. The mecha are pretty good, not to the same standard as those from Orguss, but not bad at all. Like DuelGundam2099 mentioned, the characters are well defined, the story is coherent and without extraneous filler, the action is tight and well executed, and the ending was satisfying and without any WTF existential BS or ambiguity or open ended-ness or just plain bad rushed wrapping-up like so many other anime... and it even had epilogues for the characters that made sense.

[Gubaba]

Wikipedia says it was made from several.

Oh, well clearly you know better than I do. I can only marvel at how seamlessly the American editors assembled the final product.

Anyway, never mind. If you're so strenuously arguing against giving even "consideration" to a Youtube video that's been presented to you, then I guess that's that.

Most people would, I think, just check the video and see if they liked it, rather than play twenty questions and research it on MAL and Wikipedia before choosing whether to click the play button or not.

Man, this is like the worst blind date ever...

[Beltane70]

While Space Thunder Kids may have been a single film, it's designs were certainly ripped off of several anime shows! In the preview alone I noticed three right off the bat; Gundam, Yamato, and Crusher Joe. Hell, they even went as far as using Yamato's music!

[DuelGundam2099]

I've never seen Yamato 2199 so I'd never know.

[Tochiro]

I've never seen Yamato 2199 so I'd never know.

Well, thats a shame because you are missing quite possibly the best remake ever made. Its on par with BSG in my opinion. Blurays are region free and have English subs too.

[DuelGundam2099]

If watching a bunch of stuff all my life has taught me anything it is that it is a good idea to watch the first entries in franchises and work your way through production order rather than jump into later ones no matter how standalone.

[Tochiro]

If watching a bunch of stuff all my life has taught me anything it is that it is a good idea to watch the first entries in franchises and work your way through production order rather than jump into later ones no matter how standalone.

Not necessarily something that is necessary in this case any more that watching the original BSG was necessary to enjoy the later remake. Doing so gives you much more appreciation for what has been improved, but doesnt change the fact that its good on its own. It all depends on your tolerance for 1972 animation I suppose. Not to mention that the original isnt legally available subbed anyways.

[DuelGundam2099]

Many of my favorite anime are from the 1970s so age is not an issue with me.

[Einherjar]

It's not horror, at least not based by episode 1. It's more fantasy with some grotesque elements. First ep wasn't bad.

Isn't that how most post-Evangelion mind screws/tragedies/horror shows start out these days?

[Tochiro]

Many of my favorite anime are from the 1970s so age is not an issue with me.

Really? Sweet! Such as?

(And you could always pick up the BD box of the original I suppose, although keep in mind its not subbed, unlike 2199)

[DuelGundam2099]

Here is the list of every anime I rank a 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 out of 10, you'll see many old school classics in them with a few modern stuff here and there. 70s stuff I'll put in bold to make it easier.

/10/
1. 1001 Nights
2. Genesis of Aquarion /Wings of Betrayal and Glory
3. Gear Fighter Dendoh
4. Fang of The Sun Dougram/Dougram Vs. Roundfacer*
5. Shin Mazinger Z Impact! Z Chapter*
6. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: The Lights in The Sky Are Stars
7. Brave of The Sun Fighbird
8. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny/Final Plus and Super Nova*
9. Neon Genesis Evangelion/End of Evangelion
10. Six God Combination God Mars
11. Brave Command Dagwon/The Boy With The Crystal Eyes
12. Steel Jeeg
13. The Ideon: Be Invoked
14. Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector*
15. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition
16. Gravion/Zwei
17. Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn
18. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
19. Gaiking: Legend of Daiku Maryu*
20. The Vision of Escaflowne
21. Zoids
22. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann/Gekijouban Zenyasai Special: Viral's Sweet Dream
23. Fafner: Heaven and Earth
24. Mazinger Z
25. Great Dangaioh
26. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/After-Phase Between The Stars
27. New Getter Robo
28. Godannar!! Season 1/2
29. Brave Raideen*
30. Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance/3D
31. After War Gundam X*
32. Mazinkaiser SKL*
33. Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows
34. Betterman
35. Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of The Trailblazer
36. Combat Mecha Xabungle
37. Super Electromagnetic Robot Combattler V
38. Getter Robo G
39. Dougram: Documentary of The Fang of The Sun
40. Space Runaway Ideon
41. Death and Rebirth of Evangelion
42. RahXephon
43. Steel God Jeeg
44. Gundam 00 Season 2
45. Galaxy Cyclone Braiger
46. Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea
47. Getter Robo Armageddon*
48. Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
49. Armored Trooper VOTOMS*
50. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special Edition
51. Dancouga: Blazing Epilogue
52. Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind
53. Battle Commander Daimos
54. Gun X Sword
55. Shuten Doji: The Star Hand Kid
56. Aquarion Evol
57. Brave Police J-Decker
58. Lord of Lords Ryu Knight
59. Neo Ranga
60. Neo Human Casshern
61. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
62. Aura Battler Dunbine
63. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory: The Afterglow of Zeon
64. Akira
65. Diebuster
66. Porco Rosso
67. Tokyo Godfathers
68. UFO Robo Grendizer*
69. Big O Season 1/2*
70. New Mobile Report Gundam Wing*
71. GaoGaiGar FINAL
72. Super Dimension Century Orguss 02
73. Heroic Age
74. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory/Cima Special
75. Getter Robo*
/9/
1. SD Gundam Gaiden
2. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again
3. Eureka Seven AO: Astral Ocean
4. God Bless Dancouga
5. Brave Express Might Gaine
6. Pom Poko
7. Mobile Fighter G Gundam
8. Gunbuster/Specials
9. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Shining Heresy
10. Super Dimension Century Orguss*
11. Super Beast Machine God Dancouga/Requiem For Victims
12. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1
13. Great Mazinger
14. The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
15. Elfen Lied/Special
16. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files/Movie
17. The Devil Lady
18. Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz/Movie
19. Dai-Guard
20. Devilman
21. Zoids: Fuzors
22. Vampire Hunter D
23. Cutey Honey
24. New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine
25. Brave Exkaiser
26. Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up
27. Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3*
28. Dancouga Nova
29. Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Monster of The Ocean
30. Martian Successor Nadesico: Prince of Darkness
31. Armor Hunter Merowlink*
32. Metal Armor Dragonar
33. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation
34. Iczer Reborn
35. Demon Lord Dante
36. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Big Battle
37. Macross Zero/25th Anniversary All That Variable Fighters Air Shows
38. Fafner in The Azure
39. Mobile Suit Gundam Movies
40. Howl's Moving Castle
41. The Ideon: A Contact
42. A Country Doctor
43. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
44. Argento Soma/Special
45. Blue Comet SPT Layzner*
46. Grave of The Fireflies
47. Code Geass R2 Special Edition: Zero Requiem
48. Big Wars
49. Strait Jacket
50. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End
51. Mobile Suit Gundam
52. Beast King Golion
53. Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V*
54. Macross 7/Plus
55. Guyver Bioboosted Armor
56. Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team/Battle in Three Dimensions
57. Detonator Orgun*
58. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case;Irvine
59. Blue Gender
60. Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
61. Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora
62. Iria: Zeiram The Animation
63. Project Hades: Zeorymer
64. X TV
65. Heavy Metal L. Gaim
66. Viper's Creed
67. Space Warrior Baldios/Movie
68. Demon City Shinjuku
69. Mobile Suit Gundam F91
70. CB Chara Go Nagai World
71. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Phantom Arc
72. Dangaizer 3
73. Heavy Metal L. Gaim: Full Metal Soldier
/8/
1. DBZ: Broly, The Legendary Super Saiyan
2. Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
3. Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne 1/2
4. Psalms of Planet Eureka Seven
5. Amon Saga
6. Code Geass: Lelouch of The Rebellion R2*
7. Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ/Gundam Frag.
8. Guyver: Biobooster Armor Season 1/2
9. Violence Jack: Evil Town
10. Super Robot Wars Original Generations: The Animation
11. Nadia: Secret of The Blue Water The Motion Picture
12. Mazinkaiser/vs. The Great General of Darkness
13. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition
14. Cutey Honey Flash
15. Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend
16. Heroman/Specials
17. God Mars: The Untold Story
18. DBZ: Bojack Unbound
19. Zoids: New Century Zero
20. Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder
21. Garzey's Wing
22. Ushio and Tora/CD Theater
23. Macross Frontier: The Wings of Goodbye
24. Tekkaman: The Space Knight
25. Blazing Transfer Student
26. L. Gaim 2: Farewell My Lovely
27. Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo/Dynamic Super Robots Grand Battle
28. Dragon Ball GT
29. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
30. Batman: Gotham Knight
31. The Tokyo Project
32. Princess Resurrection/Special
33. Zoids: Genesis
34. Daicon Opening Animations
35. DBZ: Wrath of The Dragon
36. Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid/The Commanding Officer's Rather Quiet Day
37. Tekkaman Blade 2
38. New Cutey Honey
39. Bio Hunter
40. Casshern: Robot Hunter
41. Armored Trooperoid VOTOMS: Finder
42. The Abashiri Family
43. Danguard Ace: The Great Space Battle
44. Pretear
45. Time Bokan: Royal Revival
46. Full Metal Panic!
47. Zone of The Enders: 2167 Idolo
48. MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front
49. Tekkaman Blade/Specials
50. Laputa: Castle in The Sky
51. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
52. Code Geass Special Edition: Black Knight Rebellion
53. Trigun
54. Danguard Ace vs. The Army of Robot Insects
55. Dragon Half
56. Overman King Gainer
57. DBZ: Fusion Reborn
58. SD Gundam: Romance of The Three Kingdoms: Brave Battle Warriors/Super Deneiban
59. Aquatic Language
60. Blue Seed
61. Cosmos Pink Shock
62. Code Geass: Lelouch of The Rebellion
63. Baoh The Visitor
64. Android Kikaider The Animation
65. Linebarrels of Iron/Specials
66. Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
67. Macross 7: The Galaxy's Calling Me!
68. Iczer Girl Icelion

/7/
1. DBZ: Cooler's Revenge
2. DanGaiOh
3. Zone of The Enders: Dolores, I
4. Princess Mononoke
5. Fight! Iczer 1
6. Gundam Evolve
7. Megazone 23
8. Resident Evil: Degeneration
9. Appleseed: Ex Machina
10. High School of The Dead
11. Blue Gender: The Warrior
12. Brain Powerd
13. L. Gaim 1: Pentagona Window
14. Turn A Gundam
15. Macross Frontier
16. Metal Skin Panic Madox 01
17. Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman
18. Giant Robo: The Day The Earth Stood Still
19. MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079
20. Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness
21. Dragon Ball Z
22. Martian Successor Nadesico
23. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross*
24. Ninja Scroll
25. MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
26. Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Clash in The Sky
27. RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
28. Lord of Lords Ryu Knight Adeu's Legend 2
29. Violence Jack: Slumking
30. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
31. Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2: Lovers Again
32. DBZ: Super Android 13
33. Iron Virgin Jun
34. Petit Eva: Eva @ School
35. Skelter+Heaven
36. Hanappe Bazooka
37. Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G
38. Dragon's Heaven
39. Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo
40. La Maison en Petite Cubes
41. Voices of a Distant Star
42. Appleseed 2004
43. Kekko Kamen
44. Melody
45. Kikaider 01 The Animation
46. Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
47. Delinquent in Drag
48. R20: Galactic Airport
49. SD Gundam Counterattack
50. DBZ: Return of Cooler
51. Cutey Honey Flash: The Movie
52. The Diary of Tortov Roddle/Specials
53. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Stargazer
54. Bavel's Book
55. Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
56. Black Lion
57. Appleseed 1988
58. Fafner: Right of Left
59. Super Robot Wars: Original Generation: Divine Wars/Special

/6/
1. Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt/Sanitary Box
2. Animatrix
3. The Boy That Carried a Guitar: Kikaider vs. Inazuman
4. Dragon Ball
5. Mobile Suit Gundam Age
6. Ai City
7. Macross 7 Encore
8. Demon Prince Enma
9. Dark Side Cat
10. Spirited Away
11. Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
12. DBZ: Tree of Might
13. Gundam 0080: War in The Pocket*
14. Macross Plus
15. Negadon: The Monster From Mars
16. Nadia: Secret of The Blue Water
17. SD Gundam Mark 2
18. Devilman: The Birth/The Death Bird
19. Genesis Climber MOSPEADA/Love Live Alive
20. Ninja Robot Tobikage
21. Agent Aika/Move Out
22. SD Gundam Mark 1
23. UFO Robo Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
24. Dr.
25. Anemone
26. Giant Robo: Genrei Special
27. Street Fighter Alpha
28. DBZ: Lord Slug
29. Re: Cutey Honey
30. Choro Q Dougram
31. Blue Submarine No. 6
32. Gekiganger 3
33. Mt. Head
34. DBZ: World's Strongest
35. Geno Cyber
36. The Wings of Rean
37. Lord of Lords Ryu Knight Adeu's Legend Final
38. Blue Seed Beyond
39. Legaciam
40. Battle of The Flying Saucers
41. Armored Core: Fort Tower Song
42. SD Gundam Mark 5
43. Full Metal Alchemist/Conquer Shambala
44. The Incredible Gyokai Video Junk Boy
45. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Parallel Works
46. DBZ: The Dead Zone
47. Rain Town
48. Glassy Ocean
49. Ultraman Gekijo: Love and Peace

By the way * = Good first episode, it is so rare in anime that when it does happen I have to put it one next to the title so I don't forget.

Edited April 13, 2013 by DuelGundam2099