Just finished cowboy bepop. Reminds me of when anime used to be good and didnt rely on 16 year olds in highschools for the basis of every character.
cowboy bepop is one of the best anime I've seen.
Just finished cowboy bepop. Reminds me of when anime used to be good and didnt rely on 16 year olds in highschools for the basis of every character.
cowboy bepop is one of the best anime I've seen.
I got started on F-Zero Falcon Densetsu (Legend of the Falcon)/GP Legend on youtube and I'm like 6 episodes in and its AWESOME! My favorite parts are watching the races and the intro is pretty cool.
Currently Playing:
Mars Daybreak; usually not a fan of mechs but in this it somehow works. Nothing feels overused and there's an equal balance of how much times the mechs are seen on screen and the character development and plot. If your into swashbuckling underwater pirate adventures then this might be for you. An interesting premise and the characters are the light of the series. Can't help but feel this series is underrated and deserved a little more attention
Currently watching an anime that I've been meaning to watch for awhile but haven't up until now. XxxHolic. I'm not sure how best to describe it, but the animation style is a little different than what I'm used to. It's kind of like a slice of life mixed with elements of the supernatural. It's really good so far and I like the main character. It's very episodic but I kinda want to figure out where it's headed. Very good anime indeed
It was Kaze no Stigma and Knights of Sidonia. both are good.
It was corpse party, but it was so meh. Dont trust the whimps at /a/
before I watched that, it was Black Lagoon. Black Lagoon was a great anime. Many people dont realise when they only see snippets of it, is that it can be much deeper than what it appears to be. Its so far the only anime I've seen where there are characters that are truly badass. Balalaika is wow. Much dragonov, very scar, such russian.
Fairy Tail.
I haven't even watched an anime in ages but I really felt in the mood, you know? I've seen it up on Netflix for ages but the description makes it sound awful. Glad to say it isn't. So much fun and while the recurring themes are a little too heavy-handed (well what do you want, it's a kid's show), it covers some surprisingly dark material too. In just 3 weeks I watched episode 1 to caught up with crunchyroll, a staggering 200 episodes. I will admit I skipped half of the Starry Sky arc because I got bored and wanted to hurry up and get to the Grand Magic Games.
The plot is poorly executed in places, but that's more because the anime seems to leave out some details from the manga that seem trivial but actually do make a difference. Like in the Festival arc when they never bother to explain in the anime that Freed's enchantment did actually block the Dragon Slayers from participating. Minor detail, major impact. I was very confused until I stumbled across that in the FT subreddit.
On the other hand, it does so many things right that it's easy to overlook the poor plotting and (as one person put it) Nakama ex Machina. For one, the anime doesn't draw out the arcs as much as some other shows (coughNarutocough), with even longer ones coming in at less than 30 episodes, and most significantly shorter. Yeah, it's one of the shows where you know no one's ever really in danger, but on the other hand in a way I think it gives them the freedom to really make the battles that much more spectacular.
The characters. Gods, I love them all. For one thing, it avoids the stereotypical main male character is an idiot thing. Natsu is a goof, sure, but it's made pretty clear that while he does prefer simply beating the crap out of enemies, he's very capable of using strategy and tactics when he needs to. They even manage to avoid making Wendy the obnoxious little girl character, after Oracion Seis anyway. The villains aren't characterized nearly as well, but it's enough to do the job. Even the side characters all have their own stories that are explored from time to time and I really like that not all of the real powerhouse characters are mains.
My chief character complaint is actually Lucy--she has the potential to be ridiculously strong (she even points out that if she bothered to train her spirits could be as strong as Natsu) but I feel like she keeps getting deliberately pushed into situations where the other characters need to rescue her or her power is rendered useless for plot reasons. :/ You can summon the Zodiac spirits to close the gate but magic is too unstable for them to be summoned near it, what? Pfft. I mean, it wasn't even until towards the end of the Grand Magic Games that we even got to see her strongest spirit on the field for more than half an episode and even then he ended up being primarily support. Come on. Of course, I'm biased. Not mentioning who it is though, cause that's a spoiler, but suffice to say he's my favorite and I always want to see more of him.
Overall it has some issues but it's so much fun that honestly I don't even care. I just want to see what sort of zany adventures and awesome fights they'll get into next.
Family: Psiko, Mistress Sheena, Djinn
Last anime I watched was Black Butler, a couple of things made me initially feel uneasy about watching it (eg. Subtle hints of Yaoi and Shota) but after watching it I realized that even those are minuscule and often underplayed and that there was little to complain about. If your looking for a darker anime then this might be a good choice. Each and every episode rapidly intensifies the plot but in a good way. Season 2 offers much of the same. The ending was decent albeit bittersweet. Just started watching Karneval yesterday and it appears to be just as dark as BB, forthcoming mini review soon.
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Just watched Memories again. Pretty cool stuff.
Space Dandy. You'd think an anime lacking continuity would not be great. But hell,
Faith in anime = Restored. Holy shit.
never EVER underestimate Shinichirō Watanabe
Gotta check it out.
Im partway through Attack on Titan not just because its wildly popular but also because my friends wouldnt stop bugging me about it. I took the plunge and Im really not disapponted so far.
***Holly Highwind***
It is a very well drawn/ tragic sienen anime. Not many of its kind around these days. Gantz was the last great one I saw but they didnt even get it right, probably due to limitations as to where the manga was at the time, just like how AOT is at now.Originally Posted by Holly Highwind
Where do you guys watch all these anime shows?
I download them. If I enjoyed the anime, I buy it on dvd or blu-ray. By the way, I have a very extensive physical anime collection. I strongly believe in supporting the people responsible for my enjoyment. What I dont believe in is paying for a service in which I must sit through advertisements while I wait for my delayed (sometimes censored) broadcast.
I use Netflix and crunchyroll, personally. You can block cr's ads easily enough. If I was more into it I'd probably pay for a premium account but I'm pretty casual on anime these days so the week delay on new shows doesn't bother me too much.
Speaking of...cr recently put up Cardcaptor Sakura, talk about a blast from the past. Haven't seen it in years, decided to check it out for nostalgia's sake. Still holds up pretty well, though you can only watch the first few eps for free right now. So that's what I watched last. I don't even remember most of it so it's pretty fun rediscovering an old favorite, plus watching the sub for the first time as well. The dub wasn't bad for its time really, I'm just really used to subs right now.
Family: Psiko, Mistress Sheena, Djinn
Some anime is much better in DUB. It frustrates me to listen to weaboo's and their constant preaching of anti-english dubbing.
"nah seriously, jap way better"
How good is crunchyroll in terms of anime libraries and quality?
True, some anime is dubbed very well. Princess Mononoke comes to mind. As far as Cardcaptor Sakura goes...I find Sakura's voice kind of annoying either way but since I never watched it this way before, I wanted to check out the sub. I remember the heavily edited 4Kids version from back in the day so...yeah. As long as the voices are good I do like dubs, don't get me wrong. I'm no 'purist' either way by any stretch.
crunchyroll's library is pretty good, imo. They have a good mix of new stuff and older stuff and they do simulcast some shows, though you need a premium account for that, otherwise the episodes are available after a week. I'm there mostly for Fairy Tail, honestly. But I've seen some good stuff available. Rurouni Kenshin, Cardcaptor Sakura and newer shows like Sword Art Online, Sailor Moon Crystal. Also a number of long running shows like Naruto, One Piece, etc. Some, like CCS, are available in both subbed and dubbed versions.
The quality is decent enough, only 420p but hey, free and legal and most importantly for me, convenient. I'm only a casual fan at best so things like that don't bother me overmuch. You could probably find the same (or...better!?) quality on YouTube if you felt like digging through all the removed copyright claims. Or, you know, torrents. I also prefer to support the creators though, so I try to avoid doing it that way.
Family: Psiko, Mistress Sheena, Djinn
I watched episode 41 and 42 of Fairy tail recently, brought part 5 and then Manga announced that they were going to release collection 3 which includes part 5 and 6. I was not a happy bunny since the collections are way cheaper. >< Strange too, since Funimation hasn't said anything about a collection 3 it's unusual for Manga Entertainment to go ahead with something like that before Funimation.
I'm waiting for a few anime to arrive Kimi Ni Todoke part 2 and 3 and Gurren Lagann the complete collection, I've heard alot about attack on titan but until I feel brave enough I won't be watching it. My birthday wasn't that long ago so next I will be watching some Studio Gibli Films
I watch all my anime in dub when I can so I don't miss anything.
Oh god what a marathon! Seeing episodes VIII, IX and X has been the highlight of my day so far. So much blood, gore, humour, action, romance, and sadness all in 10 absolutely glorious episodes. Although there are parts that were really difficult to stomach -flashbacks of Seras past and Alucard's
Crushing on Walter(esp in episodes IX and X).
Hellsing Ultimate (OVAs) now in my top 5 favourite animes.
I have all of them. Hellsing UOVAs are the shit.
So I just finished the entire Monogatari series, and it was pretty solid. Watched the Irregular at Magic High School before that. Loved the story in that one can't wait for more of it. Have also been keeping of with Tokyo Ghoul.
I'm currently watching:
Cardfight Vanguard G
Detective Conan
Magic Kaito
Toriko until I finish it.
Kindaichi Returns
They're all good shows as far as I'm concerned. Triage-X is a new show based off of a new manga by the guy who made Highschool of the Dead. This one should last a lot longer due to its episodic nature rather than the wall that he wrote himself in with HOTD. Let's hope he doesn't drop this one either, eh? Also my favorite manga Food Wars got an anime adaptation this season so I'm excited to start watching that as well as Assassination Classroom!
Last anime I watched was Power Stone, it reminded me of an early Saturday cartoon, Power Stone is an older anime based on a Dreamcast game by the same name, it's quite good but don't expect too much. If you like One Piece then this is worth giving a try
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Gangsta Nico<3 and the best opening Ive heard in a long time.
Hellsing Ultimate (my usual Ep VIII fix)
Hellsing Ultimate The Dawn (a cute prequel to Hellsing Ultimate)
I recently finished Shakugan No Shana.
It's pretty good; I watched it subbed. Very good voice-acting, great animation, and an interesting story. It might not be a masterpiece or anything like that, but it's very watchable.
You can find it both subbed and dubbed for free on youtube.
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Serial Experiments Lain. That was one messed up anime.
As for what anime I've seen so far, I've been quite busy:
Akira, Princess Mononoke, Nausica Valley, Memories (1,2,3), Paprika, Mind Games, Spirited Away, Neo Tokyo, Redline, Grave of the Fireflies, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Cat Returns, Patema Inverted, Summer Wars, The Wind Rises, 5cm Per Second, Castle in the Sky, Sword of the Stranger, The Girl Who Lept Through Time, Wings of Honneamise, Wicked City, Demon City, Vampire Hunter D + Bloodlust, Hellsing Ultimate OVA's 1-8, Barefoot Gen, Howl's Moving Castle.
Went on a nice anime watching spree lol.
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Cowboy Bebop, didn't expect to like it so much, but I really did. The music is awesome and I love the character Ed. I like how each episode had its own separate story.
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