Last Anime You Watched 2.0

[tetsu346]

the last one i watched was buso renkin

[Kooky Spice]

The last anime I watched was Kirarin Revolution not exactly what I usually watch but I'm a sucker for good chibi and that anime has ALOT!! ^_^ I wanna watch Elfen Lied next.

[Treize]

I've been watching RAINBOW the past couple weeks and it is not exactly what I expected. It is pretty good, but it is definitely made for an older audience. I'm starting to feel really sorry for the main characters. Most of them committed the crimes they did for good reasons. Also, it is just getting so bad for the boys.

SPOILER!!:

The old doctor guy is trying to rape Jou, and I'm getting worried! >< I hope that it all turns out well in the end.

This isn't the usual kind of anime that I watch, but I think it really shows how horrible this time period was in Japan. I keep watching the next episode hoping that things will improve, but they only get worse. It's exactly what's expected, but it still works at getting my attention.

[SeaAlchemist]

Shugo Chara

[CloudTide]

Buso Renkin ep. 1

[Dodie16]

I'm up to episode 4 of Gankutsuou. I like the artstyle that they used in the series. The story is pretty good too. I love the twist that was done with The Count of Monte Cristo, because it's familiar but it's also pretty different, so it stays interesting.

[DawnHero]

Baka to Test Shoukanjuu full
Hidden God full
Omamori Himari 10 minutes in
Umineko 10 minutes in
---I never thought these cartoons/they called anime "a tidal wave of animation"/ could be so entertaining.

[Insufficient Mage]

I'm up to episode 4 of Gankutsuou. I like the artstyle that they used in the series. The story is pretty good too. I love the twist that was done with The Count of Monte Cristo, because it's familiar but it's also pretty different, so it stays interesting.

I tried to give you some rep, but apparently I don't give it out enough because I can't give you anymore yet. Anyways, Gankutsuou is such a good series, they did a superb job with the anime! I think it was much better paced than the book honestly. And the artstyle is so pretty! I hope you enjoy the series as much as I did.

[Treize]

I'm up to episode 4 of Gankutsuou. I like the artstyle that they used in the series. The story is pretty good too. I love the twist that was done with The Count of Monte Cristo, because it's familiar but it's also pretty different, so it stays interesting.

I watched the majority of this anime in the past three weeks! I started the anime a long time ago and stopped because I got bored of it, but then I continued on recently and couldn't stop watching. It was slow to start, but the plot started to pick up pretty quickly. I liked the art style at some points, but it was annoying at others. My opinion is pretty mixed on that aspect, but otherwise I found it to be quite entertaining. The mechs are a little weird, though...

[Shadow Of Darkness]

Gurren Lagann
episode 2

I personally dislike mecha anime but this one is rlly great XD

[Furore]

Just watched Black Lagoon The Second Barrage and FLCL. My only gripe with either of them was they were both too damn short.

With Black Lagoon I like the realistic touch present at times coupled with the fantasy prsent at times. It makes things seem that little bit grittier and engages me more. With FLCL I was constantly thinking 'WTF' in a good way and it's randomness was extremely entertaining. I wouldn't be surprised if the constant shifts could even engage those with two second attention spans...

[Shadow Of Darkness]

seto no hanayome ! haha its hard to find anime great like this one, the humor is awesome

[Dodie16]

Well, I'm back to watching Nana. I left off at episode 9, took a break from watching it, and now I'm on episode 17. I still have a long way to go before I finish it, because there's like 47 episodes in the series... I suppose that makes for good character interaction and development.

I also watched FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, episodes 55 and 56. I'm pretty much watching that when new episodes come out, so I can't do a straight run of it like other anime I've watched, but I don't mind.

[Padraic]

I am currently watching the english dubbed version of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, I'm only on episode 4, but I have laughed so many times while watching it XD

[~FANTASY-ENDER~]

The last anime that I watched was the whole series of the anime Karin (Chibi Vampire). This anime is a great series, what a great story about a vampire that doesn't suck blood, but gives blood to her victims.

[Treize]

xxxHOLiC Shunmuki and Tsubasa Chronicle Shunraiki.

Why did they have to skip over the best two worlds in Tsubasa Chronicle? :< This is quite disappointing. Infinity and Celes should have been animated before they even went to this. It is still very good even if it is less exciting than what was skipped, though.

[Dancing_Corpse]

Currently watching Ghost Hound which is incredibly interesting and thought invoking

[Meigumi]

The last one I watched was Durarara. I don't remember which episode, though.

[Treize]

I just finished watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2009 today. I heard some bad things about it, but I didn't think it would really be as bad as it turned out to be. I was so disappointed. After the first episode, which was probably the only well made episode, there were pretty much eight episodes that are nearly identical to each other. Then the rest of the episodes also turned out to be long and boring. What was it, five episodes showing the filming of the movie that was shown in the first episode of the original series? It pretty much showed the biggest character flaws in all of the characters too. At least I heard good things about the movie.

[Zargabaath]

As in my last post in this thread I said I was moving on toward watching Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team which I previously watched on Cartoon Network. This time I was able to watch the final episode - Episode 12 "Last Resort" - which Cartoon Network did not air because it showed children being enlisted by the military. The final episode is definitely different than the rest of the series and for the most part I didn't really like it, however, the ending is fulfilling, making watching the whole episode worthwhile.

I followed 08th MS Team with After War Gundam X. The After War timeline is the third alternate universe in the Gundam series, however, unlike Future Century (G Gundam) & After Colony (Gundam Wing) the After War universe is more of an actual alternate universe to the Universal Century than the previous two alternate timelines.

Their are newtypes in the After War timeline with similiar abilities as their Universal Century counterparts had. The After War calendar begins 15 years prior to the series where the Colonies are rebelling for freedom from the United Earth Federation - much like the Zeon were. While the Zeon dropped only one coloney, the Space Rebellion Army dropped hundreds of Colonies causing the Earth to go into a nuclear winter for 7 years. The mobile suits shown in Gundam X are similiar to the mobile suits in Universal Century. In Gundam X there was also the G-Falcon (G Armour in Universal Century) and the Satellite Ray (Solar Ray).

The first 9 episodes were ok to poor, to me, but exactly on episode 10 the series got really good. After War Gundam X suffered poor ratings and the show was cut to 39 episodes, however as I thought about it I would like to know how they creators would have took the series if it lasted for 11 more episodes. The main cast wanted to prevent the mistakes of the past and how the series ended fit that pretty well.

More similiarities between U.C. and A.W. is during the final battle of the 7th space war (the war that happened 15 years prior to Gundam X) the federation ace pilot was in a Gundam that look similiar to Amuro's and ace pilot of the Space Rebellion piloted something similiar to a Zeong which Char piloted in the final battle of the One Year War.

The recurring villians of Gundam X were pretty good and interesting though I did find some similiarities between them and Char Aznable. I'd give After War Gundam X an 8/10. The first 9 episodes were iffy, I didn't like the main hero, Garrod Ran till around episodes 17-19 when he finally became likeable - to me. I'm not too sure what they could have done with 11 more episodes if they weren't cut to 39 but I feel that 39 was still pretty good though have 3-5 more episodes wouldn't have hurt.

Onward to Turn A Gundam.

[Xanatos]

Akira would be the last anime I've seen, and for the first time, I know, it has been over 20 years after it's release and it's a must see but I got my hands on it just recently. A decent movie and that's all I'm going to say, I don't get all the hype over this anime, I think my friend was exaggerating a little bit by calling it the daddy of all anime movies.

[Zargabaath]

I completed Turn A Gundam today. This is a very unique Gundam show (compared to the one's I've seen) as it is less action focused. Instead it focuses on the characters and the plot with light battles; the only large scale battle that is a Gundam trait would have to be the final battle, still the size of the final battle isn't as large as the others.

This show had a lot of characters that I liked and at the same time I think it had the most I found annoying or disliked, though I liked most of the characters. The character relationships were well done and did not feel forced as if rushed. There was plenty of political maneuvering with people forming alliances, revolts, & backstabbing.

The most intriguing aspect of Turn A Gundam is its relationship to a previous Gundam timeline - Universal Century. Three thousand years ago the world was covered in darkness and the world had to rebuild; in the beginning of the show Earth is at a technological stage similiar to early 20th Century. The time before the that is known as the "Dark History". It was later revealed that the Universal Century universe and the Correct Century (Turn A Gundam) are of the same.

SPOILER!!:

During the episode when the full truth of the Dark History was revealed created some issues with me. When the Dark History is revealed it not only says shows the conflicts that happened in Universal Century but also in the Future Century (G Gundam), After Colony (Gundam Wing), & After War (Gundam X). One of the characters, Lily Luzianna, mentions that the Universal Century began around 10,000 years ago but I found it difficult to believe that 4 different timelines happened with all unique Gundams/Mobile Suits with no knowledge of the previous timeline. The After War universe has a similiar scenario to the Universal Century: What if the rebelling colonies dropped hundreds of colonies instead of one, the final battle of the 7th Space War Jamill piloted a Gundam for the Earth Federation while Lancerow Dawell piloted a mobile suit that looked very similiar to the Zeong, there were newtypes, the main colony for the Space Rebellion - Cloud Nine - is located behind the moon as was Side 3 for the Zeon.

After doing some research I found this: Turn A" is the is the universal quantifier used in discrete mathematics: meaning that the Title of the Series is actually "For All Gundams". This is proven throughout the Series, as it is eventually revealed that the "Dark History" of the Correct Century is a combination of Tomino's Universal Century, as well as the Alternate Universes of "Mobile Suit Gundam X" (1996), "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" (1995) + Mobile Suit Gundam W: Endless Waltz (1998) (V) & "Kidô butôden G Gundam" (1994).


I have stated my doubts about the alternate universes being included plus none of the characters mention the other timelines i.e., Future Century, After Colony, & After War. I am interested in what happened to newtypes, though that could have been explained later on in one of the shows in the Universal Century, which I'll be watching relatively soon, but After War Gundam X does provide an answer, even so, how Tomino incorporated the other universes was pretty poor and leaves fans wondering with questions. I take away that just the Universal Century is the far past of the Correct Century and I dismiss the other universes because of their poor implementation; if there was some revision that made sense I would be ok with it, though I do like each univese being its own.

As for the Gundam pilot - Loran Cehack - it was hard to judge his skill throughout most of the show because he never really fought in large battles, for prolonged times, and was not interested in killing but stopping the fighting. The final battle does show how much Loran has advanced in his skill, otherwise he may have been seen as the weakest and I was glad that his combat abilities were shown in a great final battle.

[Zargabaath]

If you guessed I watched a Gundam show, you are correct.

If you guessed that I watched Gundam Seed you are even more correct.

Finished it up yesterday. I definitely saw a lot of plot similiarities between Seed & Mobile Suit Gundam; all the way up to the Battle at JOSH-A (even afterwards Panama was a bit of Jaburo). Another note with the Battle at JOSH-A is when the series got better to me; the first 30 episodes or so were still good. I can say quite easily that Gundam Seed is at the bottom of my list of "favorite Gundam", again not to say it was bad - just not as good. I'd give it a C+ or a B-.

I never got really connected to the characters as I had in MGS, Gundam X, or Turn A; quite a few of the characters in Seed lacked the charisma needed to capture my "heart". This complaint is mainly directed at the supporting cast. The Le Creuset team: Athrun, Yzak, Nicole, and Dearka aren't very threatening as I never felt that they put enough danger or pressure on Kira until episode 30. Shani, Clotho, & Orga, when first introduced, did give a sense of challenge to Kira and company, however, eventually they lost their luster too since they became nuisances that were tricky to defeat but never had a shot of killing Kira and Athrun.

Gundam Seed was based on the original concept of Mobile Suit Gundam and could be considered a "remake" of sorts but Seed also took some leaves from Gundam X. How the Coordinators, Patrick Zala specifically, saw themselves as the next evolutionary step for humans while, initially, naturals saw Coordinators as tools to be used; much like in Gundam X where Newtypes where thought to be the next evolutionary step and Oldtypes saw Newtypes as their tools to be used in whatever way they deemed proper. Rau Le Creuset has some of the Frost Brothers, from Gundam X, in his character as well.

I noticed something while watching Seed as well: females of Gundam tend to annoy me or I come to dislike some of them: Mirai Yashima, Sochie Heim, Miashei Kune (a little bit), Enill El (a tad as bit), Flay Allster, & Cagalli Yula Atha. Flay was bad in the beginning, when she started scheming which I have to give some dap for that, but eventually she was overshadowed by Cagalli. Cagalli's gun-ho attitude when she couldn't even fight well (the fighter jet when she almost "sweat" and almost got in Mu's crossfire). As her father said, and Mu seconded, she was a spoil brat and I was happy that she was slapped twice in the show - too bad I didn't see the second slap.

Lastly, I ought mention this since it is somewhat important and the placing of it is fitting to the character. In the end Flay redeemed herself; in the end I liked what she became.

[Zargabaath]

I continued in the Cosmic Era with Gundam Seed Destiny. My final feelings of the show are similiar to Gundam Seed; I can't say that I found it distinguisably worse or better than Gundam Seed. The crew of the Minerva wasn't handled well at all giving them hardly any development - Shin was the same ignorant fool throughout the show.

To me, it felt that Gundam Seed Destiny focused more on the cast of Gundam Seed more than the new cast members - especially Athrun who was the focus in the first half. Because of this I couldn't really connect with the crew of the Menerva; I did like Durandal and Djibril but not that much. I was more connected with the crew of the Archangel but I feel that may be because I had just finished watching their struggle in Gundam Seed therefore I was more accustomed to them, however, they still fall short of other casts of Gundam shows I've watched. I'll also say that Cagalli has got my vote for "Worst Gundam Character" - so far, I still have a few shows to go. Her behavior was annoying in Seed but Destiny it got worse. She was too weak to say what was needed, she had them - her opponents - philosophically, but she crumbled and resorted to weak emotions and poor reasoning, ending up crying too much. That was what made it more frustrating - I was on her side, that ORB needed to uphold their principles - which Shin never understood the fully why the Lord Uzumi and Cagalli say and do what they did - but her inability to articulate as her father was able to, the ability to lay the "Hebrew Hammer" down on the Seiruns and other ORB officials got annoying.

I will say that I did like the final battle in Gundam Seed better than Gundam Seed Destiny's; the latter's seemed shorter and less epic. The battle between the Archangel and the Dominion was better than the Archangel and the Minerva.

I'll be returning to the U.C. with 0083 then onward [and upward] toward Zeta Gundam.

[Xanatos]

Studio Ghibli makes really great films, My Neighbor Totoro's one of them. While not good as Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away I still enjoyed watching it, I also can't believe how huge impact it had and still does, not just in Japan but worldwide. I'm ashamed to say that I really didn't know who Toroto actually was, til now, though I've seen him countless times before.

[Moonflower]

Elfen Lied, it being the only anime I've ever watched all the way through. It isn't bad. I mostly like the music, to be honest. xD

[Dodie16]

There's a few anime that I've watched recently:

Axis Powers Hetalia- I decided to give this a go, mostly because of Storm's ava and sig. It's actually pretty funny, and the episodes are short, so it doesn't take long to watch a whole lot of episodes. I think I watched both seasons in a matter of a couple of days. I think I really like Germany and America the most. The other personified countries have great interactions as well, but those two are the best to me. I'm set to watch Hetalia World Powers soon.

FMA Brotherhood - Ep. 58-62 - This series is drawing to a close, and I'm all caught up with the episodes that I can watch the new ones when they're released here in the States. Heh... I'm surprised that I'm into it as much as I am. Not fanatical, but seeing a new episode getting released so I can watch what happens next makes me more excited about watching this show than I have been for anything in a while. Ah well.

Nana - Eh... It's not bad. I actually really enjoyed the first 20 or so episodes, but when Trapnest got more involved with the show and the Nana girls, it really didn't appeal to me that much anymore. I actually skipped over like the 3 episodes before the last one, because it just got sooo boring to me.

[CloudTide]

One Piece 6-16
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

[Treize]

I've started watching His and Her Circumstances today, and I have to say it's one of the best romance anime I've seen. The main characters are pretty interesting to watch, and I can't wait to see more of the show.

I also started watching X a while ago. I'm not really sure how I feel about this show yet. I've only watched five episodes so far, and the main plot isn't really too clear yet. I'm hoping that it turns out to be an interesting story.

Edit: I do have to admit that I'm a little annoyed with the animation of His and Her Circumstances at times, though. It's annoying that they used so many still shots and took stuff straight from the manga. It would have been nice if it was just animated normally. <_<

[Ashura]

I actually just finished the entire series of Gantz, in one day to be specific, which was about 29 episodes, and I don't watch that much anime in one day, haha.

I loved all the characters and the storyline, which kept me watching it more, along with the series of deaths and bloody alien fights. It's a great anime in my opinion, but the ending was pretty sad.