Rokujouma 5 ~ some unexpectedly great action this episode, this show is very random but surprisingly very enjoyable so far. Princess of Love and Courage saves the day !!!
I feel like there's a disturbing lack of stuff for me to watch this season...
...so I got Steins Gate and Mawaru Penguindrum. Time to lock the doors, closed the shades, and barricade myself inside. I ain't doing shit this weekend.
Rokujouma 5 ~ some unexpectedly great action this episode, this show is very random but surprisingly very enjoyable so far. Princess of Love and Courage saves the day !!!
Dan Ryker is a fucking enigma
hummmmm
yeah i can see Dan as enigma.
also i've found Tiger and Bunny and its sooo good. It seems very under-appreciated. Also watched Murder Princess and for that name it really coulda had more action and blood and murdering and stuff.
I am 3 episodes from being done with SAO... man this show could have been so much better. There could have been more times where Kirito went Super Saiyan. Sometimes they just cut out fights altogether so we don't get to see them. I feel like the first romance is pretty natural as far as anime goes. Then when the kid comes in they start acting really weird. It is an AI and they know they will have to leave that world but they still cry over it. I don't know. Then the show decides that it would be great to have an incest plot line. What the fuck is that all about? Also, how could she not tell that was her brother?
I like the ideas of the games that they are playing in the anime and it seems like the show was written by people who actually know something about video games. But I don't know... The show is half bad.
I agree. It was bad even before the second half. Artificial relationships, forced drama with no weight, unearned ending and so on. And this is just the first half I'm talking about!... SAO is bad.
Unsure if this is the right place for it, but another kickstarter for another anime short. Under the Dog.
Lots of big names banded around the pitch, but stuff doesn't always turn out to be the sum of it's parts. Setting seems a little conventional too, high schoolers with guns! Still, I enjoyed the trailer for all the negativity, and how could I not back a project with such a silly name.
They're asking for $580,000 by Sep 7th for a 26 minute episode/pilot thing.
I agree. It was bad even before the second half. Artificial relationships, forced drama with no weight, unearned ending and so on. And this is just the first half I'm talking about!... SAO is bad.
The show was still interesting enough for me to watching it all over a few days. I just finished it and the generic villain kind of seals the deal. He literally wanted to take over the world.
I agree. It was bad even before the second half. Artificial relationships, forced drama with no weight, unearned ending and so on. And this is just the first half I'm talking about!... SAO is bad.
The show was still interesting enough for me to watching it all over a few days. I just finished it and the generic villain kind of seals the deal. He literally wanted to take over the world.
You should watch season 2, it's sooooooooo much better. The villain is named "DEATH GUN", he's super cool because he has a gun that kills people. This is sarcasm in text form
@flacracker: I don't know if the anime mentions this or not but Kirito and Suguha aren't actually related
I think it mentions it early on in whatever episode this was? I know that they're cousins or something.
They are cousins. Suguhu found out they were just cousins while he was still in SAO.
Can we talk about the latest episode of Sword Art Online 2? People have complained about the series for various reason (some valid and some not), but I think this episode would be hard dismiss. We got some nice backstory on Laughing Coffin and we got to see that Sinon and Kirito are pretty close in terms of trauma.
Also, I'm like 7 episodes into Steins:Gate and, aside from pretty much every character having some sort of irritating cliché anime quirk (e.g. DU DU DUUUU (though, admittedly, that one does occasionally make me smile)), it seems super interesting. I can only imagnie how crazy shit gets later on. Because this seems like the type of show where shit gets craaaaazy.
Guys, I've solved the mystery. Except instead of the supernatural, it's wrestling.
So Dan Ryckert is the most powerful wrestler in the universe where the Giant Bomb crew has to do everything in their power to convince him he is just a lowly video game critic/personality or the universe of wrestling changes in chaotic ways?
I feel like there's a disturbing lack of stuff for me to watch this season...
...so I got Steins Gate and Mawaru Penguindrum. Time to lock the doors, closed the shades, and barricade myself inside. I ain't doing shit this weekend.
its the opposite for me.im watching akame ga kill,tokyo ghoul,psycho pass new edit,and im going to start aldnoah zero soon.terra formars starts in the next month or so as well.this is the most anime ive kept up with at one time when it comes to new animes.
I was just at an asia food store today and there was a bookstore that I went to that had a whole lot of Anime stuff. Thought that it was really cool to check out.
This is a great cartoon: Bee and Puppycat. It's from the Adventure Time people (or something?).
Bee and Puppycat is indeed fantastic! I'm excited for them to finish the first season, I pre-ordered the BluRay when the Kickstarter was happening. I need more.
In other news, I finished Toradora. It ended less good than it started. It was one of those "what the fuck was that?" endings, which is the same kind of ending that occurred in Ranma 1/2, which I finished recently as well.
I also caught up on my Jojo, which has no clear signs of slowing down. I mean, They were fighting the sun, which was controlled by a fat guy hiding behind a mirror, and now they have to kill a baby that murders people in their dreams? Excellent.
Checked out the first two or three episodes of a few things, all of which seem very promising so far: Monster, No Game No Life, Gurren Lagann. Just going for the stuff I've heard is the best. It's perhaps a good thing I watched Jojo and played Phoenix Wright before watching NGNL, but simply spotting those references makes me wonder what others are going right over my head. Also, Monster already feels like it's going to emotionally kill me by the end of the series.
Two(ish) question(s) about The Irregular At Magic High School: How/why are there so many damn enrollment episodes?
Because they couldn't think of unique episode titles and instead just used the title of the first two books. Why are you watching Ayn Rand: the anime(The Irregular At Magic High School)?
@hamst3r: Why was Toradora ending so weird to you?
Because, in essence it was:
Let's elope! Yes, let's run away! Wait, I've changed my mind, we can't run away! Alright, let's pretend we're married for one night, so that I can later monologue that I can't run away anymore, right before I then run away and not tell anyone! Holy shit, a whole damn year has passed! Oh, was that Taiga in the window? Where the hell has she been? Oh, here you are, hiding in a locker. I love you. I shall reciprocate your declaration with violence. Okay, but, what does this all mean? I dunno, lol, end.
Aldnoah.Zero 6 ~ finally that dude escapes from the alien people and gets there in the nick of time to save them. Thought the mech fist rockets were dumb.
@video_game_king: Have you gotten up to the Moon reveal in Log Horizon?
Moon reveal? Like the guild Crescent Moon Alliance? What reveal? Is this TTGL and the Moon is a secret weapon designed to destroy the world when the videogames get too evolved?
@billymaysrip: The hidden thirteenth server, Mare Tranquillitatis is located on the Moon and is also the place where Adventurers first go to after being killed. There, they sacrifice a small part of their memories in order to return home
@bocam: yo man, all that stuff ain't yet in the anime, don't go setting up false expectations. The next series will definitely cover it, but that doesn't come out this fall season. The first season of the anime covers volumes 1-5 of the LN, and all we know is that you eventually lose your memories when you die a whole bunch. Akatsuki is yet to get fucked up and die.
So, I watched Dragon ball z Battle of the Gods in Theatres today. The english voice acting/dialogue made a HUGE difference for me(I broke down last year and could not wait... I had to watch a fan sub). I definitely found things funnier( i was almost disappointed when the serious fight scene started because I enjoyed the dialogue so much). But overall my opinions about the specifics of the movie/plot stand:
Goku is a jerk, Vegeta is an awesome guy, Beerus is a super cool guy and everyone else is unnecessary. That weird relationship between 40yr old Kid Mai and Trunks was awkward but the english dialogue for Goten during those scenes were amazing.
Speaking of videogames: Next DBZ game, when goku goes SSJ3, Vegeta should go SSJ(Bulma gets slapped). Vegeta would never lose again.
I feel like there's a disturbing lack of stuff for me to watch this season...
You could always watch bad anime adaptations of semi-popular video games. Haven't you ever been curious about Xenosaga or Sakura Taisen?
a while ago, I asked some internet community what I should watch if I wanted to get into Gundam. The list was pretty intimidating, Gundam has been around for like 40yrs. There are multiple universes and the only two gundam shows I was familiar with were set in two different non main line universes. I was ready to do it but then I didn't. You could do it, unless, you already did.
This is a great cartoon: Bee and Puppycat. It's from the Adventure Time people (or something?).
Bee and Puppycat is indeed fantastic! I'm excited for them to finish the first season, I pre-ordered the BluRay when the Kickstarter was happening. I need more.
Man, I'm really out of the loop... I didn't know they were making more. Now I'm excited, too!
@alexandersheen: Searching for "White Suger" brings up this on Amazon. Wherein the title is written correctly in the image, but incorrectly on the page. Below that, it says: Label: VIVID SOUND (JAPAN). It seems this is a thing.
Hey, guys...turns out Steins;Gate was really fucking awesome.
edit: well, now that I don't feel so lazy, I guess I'll elaborate a bit.
The story was fucking amazing. Definitely one of the best I've seen in dealing with time travel. A lot of really great, unexpected twists and turns. I expected shit to get crazy...but damn, they just kept surprising me. Didn't expect it to be so emotional either. The middle-ish part of the series. when the "Mayrui death loop" occurs and Okabe starts to just completely breakdown over the course of the next few episodes. really got to me. No tears or anything, but, again, it was handled competently and actually made me feel something which is more than I can for a lot of other anime these days. There were other moments too, but that section in particular stuck out to me as one of the better parts of the series.
Normally, I expect a baffling number of plotholes and inconsistencies with stories relating to time travel, but I feel like they did a good job at covering their bases. There was one specific question that was bugging me for the longest fucking time that I thought they would never address it, but, surprisingly, a character does bring it up near the end. The reply was pretty much a straight up "I dunno," but I was happy the show was smart enough to not just ignore it and, when I began to think about it further, there was in fact no way for anyone in the show to know the answer to the question. I've never been so glad to not get an answer haha.
My one gripe with the series, and I kinda brought it up in an earlier post, is the characters. Every goddamn character has some sort of out-of-place, quirky element to them. Okabe's stupid laugh. Mayuri's dumb DU DU DUUU (which I now hate again) and constantly speaking in the third person. Kirisu never not being a super tsundere. What's her face always adding nyaa/nyan to every goddamn fucking sentence. And so on and so on. It just really took me out the show from time to time because I felt like, generally, they (studio, director, writer, whoever, etc) did a good job at handling things in an arguably realistic (well, realistic enough) way that when one of those quirks would sorta popup in the midst of it all and I'm sitting there like "NOBODY FUCKING ACTS LIKE THIS! EVER!" Maybe it's just a result of it's time. I think Miyazaki was onto something when he said these days otaku are making anime for other otaku. I dunno. Regardless, I felt like the show could have easily survived without those things. Luckily, the rest of the show is more than good enough to survive with them.
I wouldn't put this show in top 10. Hell, probably wouldn't even make my top 25. But it was really good and I'm glad I finally took the time to watch it.
I am 3 episodes from being done with SAO... man this show could have been so much better. There could have been more times where Kirito went Super Saiyan. Sometimes they just cut out fights altogether so we don't get to see them. I feel like the first romance is pretty natural as far as anime goes. Then when the kid comes in they start acting really weird. It is an AI and they know they will have to leave that world but they still cry over it. I don't know. Then the show decides that it would be great to have an incest plot line. What the fuck is that all about? Also, how could she not tell that was her brother?
I like the ideas of the games that they are playing in the anime and it seems like the show was written by people who actually know something about video games. But I don't know... The show is half bad.
I feel the exact same way. That first 10 or 11 episodes is great... but man is that latter half disappointing. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm hoping all that bullshit is left behind in the second season.
By the way, can anybody who's seen any of the second season tell me if it's worth watching? I know there's only six or so episodes so far, but how's it been?
@mwng: The trailer looks pretty cool, but not sure if I can bring myself to kickstart things again when I'm still waiting on the last few to come to fruition.
@alexandersheen: Artistic license: English is different in that world. Bam! Excuse!
In other news still watching Argevollen for some reason. It's not the best mech show, but it's not bad either, kinda reminds me of old-school Gundam at times. I think the show becomes more enjoyable if you think of Jamie as the MC instead of Tokimune.
Aldnoah.Zero is still awesome in its own way. Inaho is the best MC of the season.
I just realized that in addition to this, I'm also watching an anime where the hero (who was once a member of the Tea Party, no less) saves the world through the power of capitalism. Can you point me to the nearest Glenn Beck anime?
@bocam: yo man, all that stuff ain't yet in the anime, don't go setting up false expectations. The next series will definitely cover it, but that doesn't come out this fall season. The first season of the anime covers volumes 1-5 of the LN, and all we know is that you eventually lose your memories when you die a whole bunch. Akatsuki is yet to get fucked up and die.
Yeah, straight up not in the season. Why would you bring up something from the manga that isn't in the anime? If you haven't seen the Log Horizon anime you shouldn't assume X plot point from the manga is in the show without knowing it's in there.
Okay, so I started watching some of this season's shows. Was not in the mood to start lighter ones but that will happen at some point.
Akame ga Kill! was better than I expected but still, I find the mixture of tone quite jarring. I would enjoy it more if there were less wacky fun and moe. The last episode is a good example for that. The impact of Sheele's death were hindered by a close-up on her scissor, which has a cute panda on it. It was effective, it got me good, but little things like that made it a little off putting. On the plus side, it has really good fight scenes. And, unlike in Tokyo Ghoul, it does not have censoring all over it. Which is a shame, because it's the superior one in almost every category out of the two. I can't wait to see more of that one.
Okay, so I started watching some of this season's shows. Was not in the mood to start lighter ones but that will happen at some point.
Akame ga Kill! was better than I expected but still, I find the mixture of tone quite jarring. I would enjoy it more if there were less wacky fun and moe. The last episode is a good example for that. The impact of Sheele's death were hindered by a close-up on her scissor, which has a cute panda on it. It was effective, it got me good, but little things like that made it a little off putting. On the plus side, it has really good fight scenes. And, unlike in Tokyo Ghoul, it does not have censoring all over it. Which is a shame, because it's the superior one in almost every category out of the two. I can't wait to see more of that one.
I have a thing against watching shows live. I always wait until the anime has finished and then stream it or buy the dvd at a later time.
I like watching stuff quickly in short bursts, and if I watch animes live, I'll end up watching too many at once and lose track of all of them. Then again, I've returned to the anime scene pretty late and missed a good two decades of content, so I have a lot of catching up to do.
Also, Working!!' has a third season upcoming. I'm excited. I'm sad the manga is ending this December tho...
I am 3 episodes from being done with SAO... man this show could have been so much better. There could have been more times where Kirito went Super Saiyan. Sometimes they just cut out fights altogether so we don't get to see them. I feel like the first romance is pretty natural as far as anime goes. Then when the kid comes in they start acting really weird. It is an AI and they know they will have to leave that world but they still cry over it. I don't know. Then the show decides that it would be great to have an incest plot line. What the fuck is that all about? Also, how could she not tell that was her brother?
I like the ideas of the games that they are playing in the anime and it seems like the show was written by people who actually know something about video games. But I don't know... The show is half bad.
I feel the exact same way. That first 10 or 11 episodes is great... but man is that latter half disappointing. I haven't watched it yet, but I'm hoping all that bullshit is left behind in the second season.
By the way, can anybody who's seen any of the second season tell me if it's worth watching? I know there's only six or so episodes so far, but how's it been?
I just got caught up and season 2 has been a slow start. I actually think the last two episodes with the GGO tournament have been the most interesting so far and to me the show is picking up steam. The thing I like about this show is how it makes fun of the tropes of the games Kirito is playing. Like when people find out he can dual wield in SAO and and Alfheim they freak the fuck out in the most hilarious way.
Maybe its cause I'm a die hard MMO player and can empathize with him but I like the show. Sure it went downhill after the mid point of season 1 but its still interesting enough for me to want to watch it. Its also gotten me back into anime in a weird way I haven't been in like 5 years or so. So here's to catching up on shows.
@hamst3r: Huh? I remember it slightly differently in that she realized that running away and eloping wasn't going to solve her problems. She went to go live with her mom and try to get her shit together before she can finally be with him. She didn't quite run away. In the end, she did manage to get her life together and came back for him. The violence was just her tsundere personality. The ending worked for me.
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