Anime Fanatics Club v3!

[Treize]

I'm finishing the Naruto filler today!

I'm mainly just skimming and watching the interesting parts, but it would just be impossible to watch all of it since the majority is quite boring.

Also, don't really feel pushed to watch GOSICK. Honestly, it's not the greatest. It's good, but the mysteries so far aren't that interesting. I might just be used to watching Detective Conan, though. =/

[Selquist]

Also, don't really feel pushed to watch GOSICK. Honestly, it's not the greatest. It's good, but the mysteries so far aren't that interesting. I might just be used to watching Detective Conan, though. =/

I saw Detective Conan.... somewhere... before, and I instantly loved it. I don't remember how or when I got into it, but it is the kind of mystery show I really like. I'd like to sit down and watch it all from the beginning. I've never seen two consecutive shows before so I don't know if there is an overall plot (other than trying to get his body back) or just a string of mysteries. Regardless, the show is good.

As for the fillers... I don't like to skip them personaly. They tend to give a bit more insight to the characters sometimes. That, and I feel I might miss something otherwise. I would, however, like all the people doing the fillers to find better ways to fit them in. It seems like a whole new world where the original problems just fade away and the characters seem to forget it ever existed. That kinda bugs me.... quite a bit actually.

Anyway.... that's my unasked-for two cents!

[Treize]

I saw Detective Conan.... somewhere... before, and I instantly loved it. I don't remember how or when I got into it, but it is the kind of mystery show I really like. I'd like to sit down and watch it all from the beginning. I've never seen two consecutive shows before so I don't know if there is an overall plot (other than trying to get his body back) or just a string of mysteries. Regardless, the show is good.

I like Detective Conan too. I think that the mysteries are pretty well thought out. There is an actual plot to Detective Conan, but maybe 1/20 of the episodes relate to the main plot. It does get annoying that you could watch more than 40 episodes and get nowhere plot-wise at times. Also, the anime only episodes seem quite a bit inferior to the manga based episodes. This makes me want to skip the filler, too. I mean, there is no possible way that I will catch up with the series if I don't skip some filler. =/ I feel like I've watched quite a bit already, but I'm still nearly 500 episodes behind.

GOSICK is different, though. It seems a lot more coherent and plot focused than Detective Conan.

I'm also going to finish up Death Note soon. I watched about half of it on Adult Swim a few years ago, but I stopped watching because I already read the manga. Now that I've forgotten some of the specifics, I'm really liking the anime. The part with L is obviously the best, but it is still pretty interesting afterward.

[Andromeda]

I don't know, but for whatever of my own idiotic reasons I value my time on the internet more than on TV. So if filler is happening on the internet I just stop watching until it gets back to canon. But if filler is happening on TV I'll sit through all of it regardless of how awful is actually, Naruto. >.> I can't really explain it, but that's what I've been doing with Naruto. Meaning that I need to get back to watching it again, but Bleach's canon episodes are wrapping up shortly. So I'm going to stop watching Bleach and flip over to Naruto. Waiting a couple of a weeks to do so isn't too big of a deal.

But Bleach is finally ending their longest running arc and quite possibly the longest running arc of any series. Though I suspect that even Tite might not consider it all one arc, but more like 2 or 3 arcs. But the reality is that it's one arc because aside from the whole training for three months the entire arc took place over the course of like a week, maybe? 300 chapters, 100 episodes for a week. >.>

[Linus Li Lelouch]

I don't know, but for whatever of my own idiotic reasons I value my time on the internet more than on TV. So if filler is happening on the internet I just stop watching until it gets back to canon. But if filler is happening on TV I'll sit through all of it regardless of how awful is actually, Naruto. >.> I can't really explain it, but that's what I've been doing with Naruto. Meaning that I need to get back to watching it again, but Bleach's canon episodes are wrapping up shortly. So I'm going to stop watching Bleach and flip over to Naruto. Waiting a couple of a weeks to do so isn't too big of a deal.

I started out like that except when I watched about 30 filler episodes, I just skipped to the end of it, when it finally went back to the story before Shippuden came out. Didn't matter whether it was online or not, fillers are a waste of my time, that's when I pop in a game and play until they feel like getting back to the story.

I actually stopped watching Naruto altogether, I just read the manga now, think the last episode I seen was when naruto beat pain

[Andromeda]

Yeah I watched Zatch Bell back when Toonami ran it on Saturday, though they never made it through the entire series. They got about half or 2/3 of the way through it. The character designs aside, it was an enjoyable series and I liked the Kyo was more of the book smarts type and not an athlete. So it made it more interesting, being the atypical Shounen hero.

I can't remember how long it has been since I posted here. I've watched a number of new things. I've been keeping up on my Bleach and Naruto. But I picked up new shows like Durarara, Puella Magi Madoka Magicka, Wagnaria, Baka to Test, Ichiban Ushiro no Diamaou, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kurau Phantom Memory, Gundam 00 the Movie, Descendants of Darkness, High School of the Dead and Deadman Wonderland. The new Last Exile series is starting and Funimation's got the first episode so I'm going to have to watch that.

Durarara is currently airing on Adult Swim, it is very good. It is presented a little differently than most shows in general. So it makes for a very interesting show. There are numerous "main" characters and their lives all seem not to connect, but events and stories happen that end up causing them to cross paths or just become involved in the same problem, just someone else in the course of the story. Some stories are often told from multiple points of view. Plus no one really is who they present themselves, something that I am really starting to learn the longer the show goes on. So it is very interesting seeing a new plot twist or new development in a character that you may not have seen for a couple of episodes. I'd definitely suggest watching it.

Puella Magi Madoka Magicka is a magical girl series that pretty much turn the entire magical girl genre on its head when it got released. If you read or hear talk about it, it is often said that it does for the magical girl genre what Evangelion did to mecha. Which is sometimes not far from the truth. Aside from being a very complex and constantly evolving story, the visuals are unique and amazing. As anyone that enjoys anime, they should watch it on the visual merits alone. I guarantee that you haven't seen an anime with this look before. The story make take a little to get into, but after the third episode you'll be hooked and they just keep throwing a new major plot twist every three episodes and wham moments happen usually at least once per episode. It is a real treat for anyone that enjoys magical girl series as well.

Wagnaria!! or Working!!, is an anime based off a 4-koma series, think of it like our daily comics in a newspaper. It involves mostly the working life of employees as a restaurant, but will sometimes follow them home. All of the characters are very different and distinct with their own personality quirks. It is in general a comedy, though they do some serious stuff once and a while. It is a lot of fun and I've been really enjoying it. They are currently running the second season (new) on Crunchyroll.

Baka to Test, is sort of a romantic comedy, though it does not initially present itself as one. It does become rather obvious that romance is one of the key elements. It involves high school students at a school with an unique system in place. Classes, not grades, are divided by ranking on test scores taken at the start of the year. Class A has the students with the highest scores and they receive the best equipment and teaching environment, while Class F has the worst students with the worst equipment if possible none at all. Additionally, all students are assigned an avatar that is a digital chibi representation of themselves. The avatar's strength is based on their test scores. And Classes can do battle with other classes using these avatars and if a lower class wins they can swap equipment/rooms or other things. The series follows Class F who challenge the higher classes in part to prove that grades are not everything. So there is a lot of tricks, politics, backroom deals and other things that happen. It is actually a very funny series and is available on Hulu both seasons.

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou is something that just started watching on Crunchyroll. It is Shounen action series with a heavy dose of fan service. It is about a time in the future where magic is as equally present in everyday life as technology is. The main character is a high school with good intentions wanting to become a positive force to improve the world, he wants to be the High Priest. However, when he transfers into the magic school the magic spirit that tells everyone their future occupation tells him that his occupation will be Demon Lord. So now he has half of the school terrified of him and the other half trying to kill him or use him. And he is just trying to convince everyone that he is not evil. It is rather enjoyable as a Shounen action series with harem tendencies.

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is the movie that takes place after the second season. It is something that I've been looking forward to since I saw the trailer announcing it in Japan like two years ago. For all of those that were disappointed by the second season the movie totally makes up for everything and is worth watching. It is 3 hours long though, so make sure you have the time to sit down and watch it. The short of it, Haruhi has disappeared and the world doesn't remember her. Kyon is the only one that remembers and he has to figure out what happened and where Haruhi is.

Kurau, I picked up the box set a while back on sale used. I've only got through half of it because I've been distracted, but it was an enjoyable watch. It takes place in the future where a girl is accidentally exposed to an experiment her dad is working on. The accident causes an alien lifeform to fundamentally restructure her body. She is no longer human on a biological sense, though she is still there in memories and as a person. Though the alien is there as well and a male. The show follows her life as an adult trying to stay ahead of organizations interested in her body and protecting another alien lifeform, the mate, to the male in her body.

Gundam 00 Awakening of the Trailblazer is the follow up to the Gundam 00 series. It does not do a lot to answer left over questions apart from what the "talks to come" meant. I found it a little weird, while enjoyable as a mecha and crazy over the top action, as a Gundam it felt lacking especially as a movie to 00, which instantly became one of my favorites for complex layered plots and great mecha design. It probably would have been better if they did not have aliens. Gundam series should never have aliens, Gundam has always been about human struggle and conflicts with themselves, not an external force. Leave aliens to other mecha shows.

Descendants of Darkness I watched on Sci-Fi, and it was a pretty enjoyable series. It had 3 or 4 arcs if I remember right, mostly connected by a single villain or loosely related single villain. It is different from other anime I've watched due to it having strong Shounen Ai leanings, it didn't reach yaoi, but was not for lack of trying. I figured since I had seen some Shoujo ai/yuri some time back I should balance things out with the other side of the scale. It is just harder to find Shounen Ai/Yaoi anime available on TV or DVD, the internet is another story. I never did see more than one episode of Loveless, so I didn't really count it as really seeing something Shounen ai related. The series itself is a supernatural detective show almost making me think of older Clamp works like Tokyo Babylon and X.

High School of the Dead is a zombie show set briefly in a high school, but mostly following a group of surviving high schoolers in Japan after the world suddenly goes infected. The reason isn't explored, though is questioned, but it is mostly about surviving. As a zombie story, it runs with your normal fare that you would expect, but it also has Gantz, Air Gear and Tenjho Tenge favor fan service. It's well animated and has some pretty interesting things going on, just prepare for the fan service. The comments on Hulu were highly entertaining to read between breaks. To also deals with the breakdown of human society and morals.

Deadman Wonderland, I've only watched a few episodes so far and been meaning to go back. It is a probably a Shounen Action series, but follows a high school student who's entire class but him was brutally killed in front of him, but some unknown supernatural man. The government and news brand the kid the murderer of his class and sentence him to death row in an unique prison system. To survive you have to earn points to buy medicine that resets your device that will kill you. Earning points is gained through participating in a weird amusement park where the public watches and has some lethality to some of the events. The kid also apparently was given some power during the encounter in his classroom which looks blood related.

That's been my time!