What universe are you from where Yu Yu Hakusho isn't popular? It isn't as popular as DBZ (few anime are) but if someone is into anime at all they've generally watched it.
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my point that it is better than dbz yet it isn't as nearly popular as it.
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my point that it is better than dbz yet it isn't as nearly popular as it.
What a surprise, this really good series isn't as popular as literally the most popular anime ever in the west.
Yu yu Hakusho is was SUPER popular, but as Sakonosolo said, DBZ just outclasses… well basically every other anime show in the west in terms of popularity.
Is that because of quality? I doubt it. Is it because it was screened more? Also doubtful, if anything that's a consequence of it being so popular. My guess is DBZ just resonated way way more with teenagers than any other japanese show at the time, or since really, and that made it blow up the way it did. The only franchise that can maybe compete is Pokemon, and pokemania really only lasted a few years before its resurgence. Sure, Naruto, Bleach and One Piece had their time in the spotlight as well... but that's mostly derivative of DBZ's popularity, and anime's growing mainstream appeal. DBZ still proved more popular. -
Since I had a whole free week, decided to catch up with some things, including some anime I wanted to watch for the longest time and for some reason didn't or never finished. I ended up doing much less than I wanted to, but anyways…
Finally got to finish Samurai Champloo. For like, 10 years, I've been trying to watch this anime but always for one reason or another I end up having to give up around the 5th episode. Now I finally downloaded the whole thing and watched it. One less issue to bound my soul when I die (btw, didn't enjoy the series as much as the first episodes always made me think I would).
And took the chance to start Utena, a series I was never really that curious about (except for the ones that aired when I was younger - Sailor Moon, Rayearth, Sakura), I don't think I ever watched classic shoujo) but always had this faint notion was pretty good. Aside from Utena and the other girl faces and the fact it would have lots of implied lesbianism, didn't knew anything about it.
Well, I just loved everything about the first arc (episodes 1-13), like every minute of every episode (although the lyrics of those duel songs…). Now I started the second arc and things suddenly are looking bad, like I just entered the real of Sailor Moon filler episodes (you just need one episode of "main character interacting with a character never mentioned before whose weak heart is used by the villain to turn them into the 'monster of the weak' until they are purified by being defeated" to know you'll be stuck with many episodes exactly like this for a while). I just hope this doesn't last for too long because I loved how the first arc was nothing like that.
EDIT: 26 episodes (2 thirds, since it has 39). God damn it, I'm in love with this anime.
EDIT2: Fuck that last episode! I cried for so long... But honestly, I don't remember how many years since I enjoyed an anime this much. -
I just watched the whole of umaru chan season 1… and all that's available of season 2 in two sittings. I feel awful. But moe and happy. But awful. But kawaii imoutos. But awful. Ebina chan! awful. COLAAAAAAAA.
I feel like it's not the anime that's trash, but it's me whose trash for watching the whole thing.
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I just watched the whole of umaru chan season 1… and all that's available of season 2 in two sittings. I feel awful. But moe and happy. But awful. But kawaii imoutos. But awful. Ebina chan! awful. COLAAAAAAAA.
I feel like it's not the anime that's trash, but it's me whose trash for watching the whole thing.
If you enjoyed it, then what's the issue? All a series has to be is entertaining and Umaru certainly accomplished they going by your post.
Incidentally, Umaru is part of the current roster of series my local anime club watches. Others include:
: Schoolgirl spies in a streapunk England separated by a Berlin-esque wall : From the creator of Gantz. An old man is turned into a cyborg and helps people while a high school boy becomes a cyborg and goes full serial killer. : A girl with magical power and lots of despair sells herself into slavery and I'd bought by a demonic looking figure who wants to nurture her power as his apprentice and, eventually, his wife. : Hilarious hijinks in hell itself.Princess Principal is probably my current favorite of this set.
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I've been going on and off through some anime movies and short films:
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl: The sub finally came out! I was worried this would come off as Tatami Galaxy rehash, since it's an adaptation from the same author with Yuasa fronting the same team, and a lot of crossover between characters and character designs. I'm happy to say that it is still very much its own story! Less tightly-written than Tatami, and maybe could have been broken up into a short several episode OVA, it's filled with the surreal charm and animation that I know this author/animator pair is capable of. A very charming, cute, and strange movie that I definitely want to see again.
Night on the Galactic Railroad: Speaking of surreal, there's this. I heard of this through somebody making a comparison to Angel's Egg, and I can see why. It has that serene and unnerving feel in common with it, though the art is simpler and the narrative more coherent. I wasn't sure what to think at first, since it is incredibly slow-paced and the animation is mostly limited, but it's mezmerizing to watch. The eerie soundtrack (Haruomi Hosono!) in particular does a lot of work in selling the experience. This is a hard one to recommend, since i requires a lot of patience and a certain mood, but if you give it the time, you'll find something fascinating.
Neo Tokyo: This one's a collection of three smaller films into a group, all by great and respected anime directors (Rintaro, Kawajiri, Otomo). The stories themselves are a little meh. The first one isn't so much a story as a framing mechanism, the second is focused a little oddly, and the third is the most coherent, but ends abruptly. As you'd expect, though, the animation is superb. If you're a fan of animation itself, then you'll find a lot of value here. Lots of cool and even unique animation cuts are on display in these stories, with a surprising amount of western influence, even, in the first two. It's definitely a spectacle.
**Roujin Z:**Okay, this one wasn't the best film I've ever seen or anything, but damn if it wasn't a ride. Small in scope, it knows what it is: a strange movie about geriatric care, out of control robots and the intersection between them. Otomo and a young Satoshi Kon are both on this one, so it'd be weirder if the product was 'normal'. It's not a showcase of the best works of either, but their touches are present throughout. It's playful and fun, with a feeling sort of like some western 80s sci-fi/action cheese, and the ending made me laugh out loud.
Memories: More Otomo! This is a 3 episode OVA, all separate and distinct short films, and I'd only watched the first one so far. I started it with a friend and I'm waiting to finish the rest with her. The first episode, though, was incredible. Some really out there sci-fi/horror with consistently incredible animation, sound, and story. The full package! In 40 minutes, they build up intrigue, fear, and emotion like I don't see out of many things I'd label as 'horror'. I'm hoping the remaining two eps are just as good, but I would hugely recommend this to sci-fi fans out there, or people who just liked Otomo's work on Akira.
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Magnetic Rose is one of my favorite OVAs ever. The real credit must go to director Koji Morimoto , however. Otomo did the composition, but the direction is all Morimoto (Satoshi Kon also worked on it!). Extra props to the amazing score by the one and only Yoko Kanno as well.
Just an overall incredible and exquisite watch.My main qualm with Memories is that I feel the viewing order of the OVAs should be reversed. All three are good but Magnetic Rose is head and shoulders above the other two, and it'd be a much more powerful way to close the whole thing out
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Thanks for noting the other names! That was Kanno on the soundtrack? Damn, I feel bad for missing that, haha. I hadn't heard Morimoto's name before, but I looked it up, and he did Noiseman Sound Insect? He also worked on Mind Game, too, apparently. There's a name I'll have to pay more attention to! Oh damn, it looks like Satoshi Kon did the screenplay for it, too, with a lot more of the surreal tricks he'd pull off in his own features. Yeah, that is going to be hard to beat, haha.
It's a shame that apparently the other two don't stand up nearly as well as Magnetic Rose, since that thing could be a feature by itself, it's so good. I'm still looking forward to seeing what's up with them, since they've got some great staff on them, too, though not nearly as solid as for the first one. I'll still reserve my judgement until after I'm done with the rest.
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Thanks for noting the other names! That was Kanno on the soundtrack? Damn, I feel bad for missing that, haha. I hadn't heard Morimoto's name before, but I looked it up, and he did Moiseman Sound Insect? He also worked on Mind Game, too, apparently. There's a name I'll have to pay more attention to! Oh damn, it looks like Satoshi Kon did the screenplay for it, too, with a lot more of the surreal tricks he'd pull off in his own features. Yeah, that is going to be hard to beat, haha.
It's a shame that apparently the other two don't stand up nearly as well as Magnetic Rose, since that thing could be a feature by itself, it's so good. I'm still looking forward to seeing what's up with them, since they've got some great staff on them, too, though not nearly as solid as for the first one. I'll still reserve my judgement until after I'm done with the rest.
Morimoto's work on Macross Plus is also incredible if you haven't seen it, he directed the concert scenes (some of the best scenes in what's already my favorite OVA)
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About to finish Cardcaptor Sakura. I completely missed that the first movie takes place at some point in the middle of the series so I'm probably going to skip it for now and watch the second movie next since it's a direct sequel. Kind of want to read the Clear Card manga too before the anime premiers next month.
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I am currently watching My Hero Academia. It seems like it is pretty faithful to the manga, which is a good thing ^_^
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I'm watching the two seasons of KonoSuba and Sangatsu no Lion. Planning to finish it before the year ends.
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Just watched Houseki no Kuni (Land of Lustrous) and it is really good! One of the rare cases the main character truly captivates me. I decided to watch it because I always hated CGI in anime and people were saying this one was a CGI anime finally made right (actually, it was
particular video I accidentally found)… and it truly is, the visuals are just astounding.
Now off to read the manga because this first season ended in a very interesting point and I can't wait until the second one is out.
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I recently made a fun discovery: Blend-S (See Opening here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x63osfb )
Maika Sakuranomiya wants to save money to one day study abroad. She's had problems however, due to a trait of hers that causes her eyes and expression to become scary looking, if not downright frightening, when she gets nervous. This has tanked several job interviews.
Then Maika comes across Cafe Stile, a cosplay cafe where the waitresses take on different character roles. One plays the Tsundere, another plays the Little Sister, and so on. Maika finds herself welcomed, offered a job, and cast in the role of Sadist.
This seems absurd to Maika, who is actually as sweet and kind as all get out. But between her expressions and a certain level of natural clumsiness on her part, she ends up being a natural sadist despite herself.
As an example, an episode features a contest for creating a food item, the most popular of which becomes added to the main menu. Maika's creation is a parfait, but her ineptitude with ingredients causes it to be a dessert that hits people with every taste sensation except sweetness. Because it's so in character for her "Sadist" role, it ends up winning, but doesn't get added to the menu because everyone's aware they can't actually inflict that on customers on a regular basis.
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Just watched Houseki no Kuni (Land of Lustrous) and it is really good! One of the rare cases the main character truly captivates me. I decided to watch it because I always hated CGI in anime and people were saying this one was a CGI anime finally made right (actually, it was
particular video I accidentally found)… and it truly is, the visuals are just astounding.
Now off to read the manga because this first season ended in a very interesting point and I can't wait until the second one is out.I watched the show recently too. It does such a great job at CGI. I like the main character (who reminds me a bit of myself in terms of her situation, not the obnoxious personality part lol). I feel the show stumbles during its earlier parts since it's trying to find its footing in setting up lore and abilities, but it goes in an a really interesting direction. It reminds me a lot of Steven Universe despite coming the manga coming before it.
The only solid demerit I can give the show is:
! Phos turning emo in the second half of the season. I like the PTSD aspect and the gold malleability is interesting, although I don't necessarily like how the super speed disappeared so quickly (write that out of the show and nothing changes). But while I always wanted Phos to get character development from being naive, lazy, and whiny, I feel like it's a shame to completely skip their emotional transformation. Especially when the end result is so stoic and lacking any emotional traits. I know that the point is they have been disillusioned and is now competent in body and mind, but I feel like I'm going to really miss how much personality the old Phos had while the new one has very little of that aside from seeing a Christmas Ghost every now and then.
! Also, as much as I like there being three races themed by different types of gems, the seashell people were hardly relevant aside from worldbuilding/foreshadowing.
Spoiler:
"Life's not about finding out which card is yours, but finding out which cards you're not."
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@Count:
I watched the show recently too. It does such a great job at CGI. I like the main character (who reminds me a bit of myself in terms of her situation, not the obnoxious personality part lol). I feel the show stumbles during its earlier parts since it's trying to find its footing in setting up lore and abilities, but it goes in an a really interesting direction. It reminds me a lot of Steven Universe despite coming the manga coming before it.
The only solid demerit I can give the show is:
! Phos turning emo in the second half of the season. I like the PTSD aspect and the gold malleability is interesting, although I don't necessarily like how the super speed disappeared so quickly (write that out of the show and nothing changes). But while I always wanted Phos to get character development from being naive, lazy, and whiny, I feel like it's a shame to completely skip their emotional transformation. Especially when the end result is so stoic and lacking any emotional traits. I know that the point is they have been disillusioned and is now competent in body and mind, but I feel like I'm going to really miss how much personality the old Phos had while the new one has very little of that aside from seeing a Christmas Ghost every now and then.
! Also, as much as I like there being three races themed by different types of gems, the seashell people were hardly relevant aside from worldbuilding/foreshadowing.Seen glimpses from the show and I'm really pleased with what they achieved. The manga has a very unique and artful style, so I was worried about how they'd adapt it but it turned out well above my expectations. Especially the hair. It's much better now that you can see the colors and shine.
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@Zar:
Seen glimpses from the show and I'm really pleased with what they achieved. The manga has a very unique and artful style, so I was worried about how they'd adapt it but it turned out well above my expectations. Especially the hair. It's much better now that you can see the colors and shine.
I definitely agree. Although I feel as though the anime made the characters look a bit more feminine by giving everyone big hips and female voices. So the gems being a gender/androgynous tests my suspension of disbelief when all of the gems are so clearly defined by "feminine" traits instead of a mix. The fact they all have the same kind of faces doesn't help either. I'm so tempted to instinctually refer to all of them as females like the Gems in Steven Universe lol.
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Been watching The Ancient Magus' Bride. It's a very calm and atmospheric show, but, at the same time, it's got a good share of emotional tearjerker moments. That said, I'm ten episodes in and…I guess I kinda wish they'd do more with the characters. They're getting a little dull for me. Still, a good show.
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@Count:
I watched the show recently too. It does such a great job at CGI. I like the main character (who reminds me a bit of myself in terms of her situation, not the obnoxious personality part lol). I feel the show stumbles during its earlier parts since it's trying to find its footing in setting up lore and abilities, but it goes in an a really interesting direction. It reminds me a lot of Steven Universe despite coming the manga coming before it.
The only solid demerit I can give the show is:
! Phos turning emo in the second half of the season. I like the PTSD aspect and the gold malleability is interesting, although I don't necessarily like how the super speed disappeared so quickly (write that out of the show and nothing changes). But while I always wanted Phos to get character development from being naive, lazy, and whiny, I feel like it's a shame to completely skip their emotional transformation. Especially when the end result is so stoic and lacking any emotional traits. I know that the point is they have been disillusioned and is now competent in body and mind, but I feel like I'm going to really miss how much personality the old Phos had while the new one has very little of that aside from seeing a Christmas Ghost every now and then.
! Also, as much as I like there being three races themed by different types of gems, the seashell people were hardly relevant aside from worldbuilding/foreshadowing.! To be honest, Phos "going emo" was only as long as they were alone (and that lasted for, like, 10 minutes in the anime). When the other gems woke up, they started brighting up again and became an undertandably less goofy version self that was forced to mature quickly. But the old Phos is still there - like when they pretended to have forgot Cinnabar just to avoid having to face their responsibility.
As for the speed, keep in mind this is not a battle manga despite everyone being a fighter. Fighting abilities and styles will be there, but will not be relevant and have a need to be properly used as important plot devices. The legs served their purpose of allowing Phos to be included among the fighters - and I particularly love the fact both is and the new arms subverted the "manga rule" and didn't gloriously succeeded in their first appearance.
! As for the Admirabilis, remember this is just the first season. As best Ventricosus and her brother were just a teaser of the real plot behind the races, they were not intended to deliver the purpose of their race already.
But if you are curious, in the manga…
! >! … what? Nothing. Nothing was add yet in this regard. But at this point I feel like the manga has reached what I think will be the last... third so the reveals should be coming in tow.
! The gems all looking the same has a reason to be in-story, but I agree it may be confusing. Not so much in the anime because colors, but in the manga I still confuse them after +60 chapters. -
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! To be honest, Phos "going emo" was only as long as they were alone (and that lasted for, like, 10 minutes in the anime). When the other gems woke up, they started brighting up again and became an undertandably less goofy version self that was forced to mature quickly. But the old Phos is still there - like when they pretended to have forgot Cinnabar just to avoid having to face their responsibility.
As for the speed, keep in mind this is not a battle manga despite everyone being a fighter. Fighting abilities and styles will be there, but will not be relevant and have a need to be properly used as important plot devices. The legs served their purpose of allowing Phos to be included among the fighters - and I particularly love the fact both is and the new arms subverted the "manga rule" and didn't gloriously succeeded in their first appearance.
! As for the Admirabilis, remember this is just the first season. As best Ventricosus and her brother were just a teaser of the real plot behind the races, they were not intended to deliver the purpose of their race already.
But if you are curious, in the manga…
! >! … what? Nothing. Nothing was add yet in this regard. But at this point I feel like the manga has reached what I think will be the last... third so the reveals should be coming in tow.
! The gems all looking the same has a reason to be in-story, but I agree it may be confusing. Not so much in the anime because colors, but in the manga I still confuse them after +60 chapters.! Phos is still really mellow and matter the fact about everything though. They react a bit comedically once in a while as a reflex. And Phos forgetting Cinnabar, at least from what I remember was hardly as lighthearted as Phos' laziness in the earlier story. They almost forgot and than got criticized by Cinnabar about being selfish later. Which was a good moment, but Phos still feels quite hollow. Less a unique entertaining character now and more protagonist for the sake of being the protagonist like Ichigo in Bleach.
! I'm not complaining about the speed because I need action. I was actually somewhat disappointed that Phos' encyclopedia job got scrapped as that would have made for a rather interesting series, especially if the action is mostly left to the supporting characters. Sort of like Pokemon, but focused on recording Pokemon with the Pokedex.
! I'm complaining about her brief super speed stint because there really wasn't any point for it to exist other than as a plot device for her first mission (and the writers could have easily made up some other excuse, especially when she just stood there petrified). The super speed itself barely served any purpose at all in terms of that power specifically.
! I like that the golden arms power-up didn't succeed on the first try either (in fact, this should happen more if a series needs to incorporate asspull power-ups so that they don't feel too convenient for the protagonist's situation). That still doesn't justify the super speed going nowhere other than the series trying to find its footing. Which you can notice in how the encyclopedia quest went nowhere other than to give Phos an excuse to loligag into plot events.
! I know they were a teaser. But you can have something be a teaser AND relevant to the plot. Instead of up and disappearing without affecting the plot at all besides being personified worldbuilding exposition.Spoiler:
"Life's not about finding out which card is yours, but finding out which cards you're not."
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@Count:
! Phos is still really mellow and matter the fact about everything though. They react a bit comedically once in a while as a reflex. And Phos forgetting Cinnabar, at least from what I remember was hardly as lighthearted as Phos' laziness in the earlier story. They almost forgot and than got criticized by Cinnabar about being selfish later. Which was a good moment, but Phos still feels quite hollow. Less a unique entertaining character now and more protagonist for the sake of being the protagonist like Ichigo in Bleach.
! I'm not complaining about the speed because I need action. I was actually somewhat disappointed that Phos' encyclopedia job got scrapped as that would have made for a rather interesting series, especially if the action is mostly left to the supporting characters. Sort of like Pokemon, but focused on recording Pokemon with the Pokedex.
! I'm complaining about her brief super speed stint because there really wasn't any point for it to exist other than as a plot device for her first mission (and the writers could have easily made up some other excuse, especially when she just stood there petrified). The super speed itself barely served any purpose at all in terms of that power specifically.
! I like that the golden arms power-up didn't succeed on the first try either (in fact, this should happen more if a series needs to incorporate asspull power-ups so that they don't feel too convenient for the protagonist's situation). That still doesn't justify the super speed going nowhere other than the series trying to find its footing. Which you can notice in how the encyclopedia quest went nowhere other than to give Phos an excuse to loligag into plot events.
! I know they were a teaser. But you can have something be a teaser AND relevant to the plot. Instead of up and disappearing without affecting the plot at all besides being personified worldbuilding exposition.! Pretty much I can answer all you said with just one thing: this is just the first season, be patient.
This just covered 30 chapters of the manga, there is no reason to think the true purpose of something needs to be revealed now. It's like complaining that Kuma and Doflamingo didn't served any purpose in their first appearance… why should they?
! And still, saying the Admirabilis served no purpose other than being a tease is not true. Ventricosus and her brother gave the legs that led Phos into being accepted as one of the fighters (those legs will also play a part in a scene later) - and the legs are also the starting point in a bigger development that can already be guessed based on the first season, but I will avoid saying to avoid spoilers.
Ventricosus also was the one that presented Phos to the myth of humans and the origin of the species, which will pretty much set all the future developments in motion, so in a sense you can say she was the character that had the biggest plot relevance in the first season.
! Honestly, I think for some reason you are just being way too quick to judge the relevance of elements in the plot and how they were handled, which is... well... unlike you.
But if you really think this ("Less a unique entertaining character now and more protagonist for the sake of being the protagonist like Ichigo in Bleach.") just because they are not silly anymore, I really don't advise you to keep going. -
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! Pretty much I can answer all you said with just one thing: this is just the first season, be patient.
This just covered 30 chapters of the manga, there is no reason to think the true purpose of something needs to be revealed now. It's like complaining that Kuma and Doflamingo didn't served any purpose in their first appearance… why should they?
! And still, saying the Admirabilis served no purpose other than being a tease is not true. Ventricosus and her brother gave the legs that led Phos into being accepted as one of the fighters (those legs will also play a part in a scene later) - and the legs are also the starting point in a bigger development that can already be guessed based on the first season, but I will avoid saying to avoid spoilers.
Ventricosus also was the one that presented Phos to the myth of humans and the origin of the species, which will pretty much set all the future developments in motion, so in a sense you can say she was the character that had the biggest plot relevance in the first season.
! Honestly, I think for some reason you are just being way too quick into judging the relevance of elements in the plot and how they were handled, which is... well... unlike you.
But if you really think this ("Less a unique entertaining character now and more protagonist for the sake of being the protagonist like Ichigo in Bleach.") just because they are not silly anymore, I really don't advise you to keep going.! Except that I've seen first seasons that felt more cohesive than the first half or so of this show's first season. No matter how much it improves in future seasons, it's too late to change the parts in the first season that feel awkward. I'm not even giving the show big demerits. I'm only pointing out bits that feel clunky and directionless.
! Okay, fine, the seashell people can work fine as foreshadowing. I can concede that. But the problem is that the legs ended up being irrelevant, which goes back to useless super speed. So they barely left any trace on the series besides lore and a plot device for first mission acceptance. You don't think that is the slightest bit hollow? Like they could be easily replaced in the story as long as those roles are met?
! But on Phos, I'm talking personality-wise here. Obviously Phos has more reason to keep on going because of their relationships with Antarcitite (can't spell that at all lol) and Cinnabar. I'm saying that unlike Luffy, unlike Naruto, unlike Deku, unlike Yusuke, etc, who are all colorful characters. Phos is pretty much a shadow of her former self in personality traits. She gained more skill, but aside from being obsessed with answers and redemption/vengeance sort of (which aren't even traits so much as goals), she's a lot more stoic and focused now. Which are really vague and bland traits if that's the only way I can describe a character. Before, she was a genki girl. Now… she's straight-laced protagonist. I fear that's going to be a bit boring. -
Nothing to be done, then.
I can say Phos is currently one of my favorite manga protagonists (the only reason I am not featuring them in both avatar and signature now is simply because I really like looking at Freeza and Wimpod), I can't really add more than that without revealing too much. Let's just say their old self being left more and more behind is at the core of the series.And yes, Phos is less "colorful" than all those shonen protagonists. But that's a part of Houseki not being a shonen.
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Just started watching Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler. I’m about 4 episodes in. Animation seems to be well done. The story on the other hand seems bat shit nuts. The details into each game and world building has kept me interested but might get old if each episode turns out that each student console member is
! cheating
I’ll probably finish it though because it’s only 12 episodes and on Netflix. So it’s easily accessible.
I watched all of Made in Abyss on amazon and loved it! The art is beautifully and world building plus story is on point. I loved how it turns more serious a couple episodes in. Don’t let the Kawaii characters fool you! If you haven’t seen it I highly suggest you give it a try. I think I binged watched it in under two days. It genuinely had me tearing up towards the end. Ugh just thinking about it makes me wanna cry! Can’t wait for the next season all though it will probably be a while
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This guy made a compilation of all animes with a score over 8.20 on My Anime List. If you're looking for something to watch and don't know what, this is a fantastic place to start.
The animes are listed in order of release date, starting in 1970 and going all the way to 2018.
I recommend checking out his channel. It's all devoted to anime openings and there's some cool compilations, like animes/openings from various studios and how they've evolved through the years.
And for fun, can you guess the anime with the highest score?
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Currently watching
Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card: Pure joyful innocence and the best comfort tv in the world.
Dragon Ball Super: Fun if the series isn't your fucking identity.
Darling in the Franxx: Legit curious if I can predict the outcome of this series, it's that fucking boilerplate.
Waiting on:
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Watching Made in Abyss, and 11 episodes in…
HOLY. SHIT.
I'd been missing out on easily the best anime of last year.
! Episode 10 made me an emotional wreck. THAT scene coupled with the stellar voice acting. DAMN.
Only two episodes left, and while a second season has been announced, I'm strongly tempted to continue with the manga because this series is just too damn good.
@Zar:
This guy made a compilation of all animes with a score over 8.20 on My Anime List. If you're looking for something to watch and don't know what, this is a fantastic place to start.
The animes are listed in order of release date, starting in 1970 and going all the way to 2018.
I recommend checking out his channel. It's all devoted to anime openings and there's some cool compilations, like animes/openings from various studios and how they've evolved through the years.
And for fun, can you guess the anime with the highest score?
Thanks for this recommendation. Seeing even just a short glimpse of Yu Yu Hakusho's opening made me all nostalgic and teary-eyed, that show and Flame of Recca were basically my childhood. The opening definitely deserved its high rating.
EDIT: Just finished Made in Abyss. I have nothing but praise. That is all.
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I'm glad to read that some of my favourite animes from the last seasons are still being discovered and loved ^^
Finally finished Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, damn I will miss these badass goofs.
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@Zar:
This guy made a compilation of all animes with a score over 8.20 on My Anime List. If you're looking for something to watch and don't know what, this is a fantastic place to start.
The animes are listed in order of release date, starting in 1970 and going all the way to 2018.
I recommend checking out his channel. It's all devoted to anime openings and there's some cool compilations, like animes/openings from various studios and how they've evolved through the years.
And for fun, can you guess the anime with the highest score?
That little sting I felt upon hearing Ghost in the Shell's opening and remembering the singer…
Anyway, thanks for sharing this, mate; much appreciated!
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@Zar:
This guy made a compilation of all animes with a score over 8.20 on My Anime List. If you're looking for something to watch and don't know what, this is a fantastic place to start.
The animes are listed in order of release date, starting in 1970 and going all the way to 2018.
I recommend checking out his channel. It's all devoted to anime openings and there's some cool compilations, like animes/openings from various studios and how they've evolved through the years.
And for fun, can you guess the anime with the highest score?
Gah! So many anime I still want to watch!
That said, I think it's a bit telling about the fleeting popularity of anime (or the fallacy of the scoring system) that almost half the list is made up of shows that came out in the last five years
[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon] -
Thanks for this recommendation. Seeing even just a short glimpse of Yu Yu Hakusho's opening made me all nostalgic and teary-eyed, that show and Flame of Recca were basically my childhood. The opening definitely deserved its high rating.
That little sting I felt upon hearing Ghost in the Shell's opening and remembering the singer…
Anyway, thanks for sharing this, mate; much appreciated!
Glad to have made you nostalgic
The first half of that video is like taking a journey through your childhood memories.
Gah! So many anime I still want to watch!
That said, I think it's a bit telling about the fleeting popularity of anime (or the fallacy of the scoring system) that almost half the list is made up of shows that came out in the last five years
I'd be interested in seeing a list of the 5-10 most highly rated shows per ten years. So you have the top 5 shows of 1970-1979, 1980-1989, etc. That'd help even things out a bit.
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Just finished watching Made in Abyss.
Sure, show, go ahead and rip out my soul and crush it to tiny pieces. I wasn't using it anyway.
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I'm in the middle of watching a couple of shows right now. Some I'm rewatching, others I'm catching up on.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - I've been passively watching season 4 for a couple of weeks. Still holds up really well.
Devilman Crybaby - This is complicated to describe. Because I think the aesthetics and animations of the show are gorgeous and I deeply respect the original manga, for it's influence on EVA, Berserk and pretty much everything great, ever. However, due to these lush and colorful aesthetics, I have a hard time taking anything going on seriously. The original Devilman, while kinda boring, creates a deeply disturbing and brooding tone. Whereas this adaptation wants to blend that element with campy, trippy visuals, to make for a visceral experience when the edgemeter is getting cranked up. And it just straight up doesn't work for me. It feels like another one of those shows that's just edgy for the sake of itself and I hate shows like that.
Made in Abyss - I'm working on catching up eventually, I'm still just two episodes in and I've sort of been spoiled on the toneshift the show makes, which intrigues me even more to continue. It's just a bit hard to cram in there amidst studying and watching other shows.
HunterXHunter - rewatching the chimera ant arc currently. Had a pretty nice roll a few weeks ago and caught up with hundreds of episodes. But today I'm just catching up with an episode every other day or so. By comparison to Devilman: this is an example of how you can do edgy in a good way to make it feel terrifying. Although, I am not the biggest fan of the way in which the Chimera Ant arc just has to be so over-the-top, I think HxH as a narrative has earned that with me in a way that a series like Devilman hasn't.
Gurren Lagan - I rewatch Gurren every year because it's simply the best. On episode 7 now.
7 Deadly Sins - 1 season in and this show is just straight up garbage. I think I might place Meliodas on the same level of shit character as Lucy from Elfen Lied and Eren from AOT. The fact that the author is just so desperate to make us feel as if Meliodas is the coolest guy in the universe who can just beat up anything and that he portrays his molestation of a minor as some kind of funny gag is infuriating. I hate how unbearably smug he is all the time. I hate the entire cast. I hate the artstyle. I hate the soundtrack. I hate the color palette. I don't care if it gets good in 100 chapters. 12 episodes in a row of 0/10 isn't something you can bounce back from.
Shakugan no Shana - God, do I ever hate Yuji. He's so boring it's aggravating.
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To wash the depressing taste of Made of Abyss out of my mouth, I've started watching Konosuba.
It's nothing ground-breaking and it does have some pretty cringy sexual stuff, but it's still a fun light-hearted romp that's managed to make me laugh out loud numerous times.
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Ok. I just watched the Berserk movies and the first season and almost done the second of the 2016-2017 series. Really enjoying it.
but does ANYONE feel that Berserk takes a MAJOR tonal and premise shift after the Eclipse? I mean it felt like I was watching two different series.
Also, season one of the 2016 anime should have ended like this.
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Now that I'm watching Clear Card, I figured I'd go back and watch the original Cardcaptor Sakura, subbed and with all the episodes, as it was intended.
Three episodes in, and it already has more action than the entirety of Clear Card.
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The Clear Card anime is already adding more action than the manga has. It seems that's a plot point though since there are several points where it's obviously easy to capture a card on purpose. The focus is more on the background of what Akiho and Yuna are up to. I'm starting to lose interest in the Clear Card anime just because of how much it's changing to be honest.
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The original Cardcaptor Sakura is very much a 'monster of the week' series, while Clear Card is more, i dunno…variety?
Still love it to death, probably cause i don't read the manga.
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I just watched the entirety of Gurren Lagann over the course of a day. First time watching it.
! I'm crying my eyes out, why did she have to die, nonononono I wanted a happy ending and they were so cute together and all that effort feels like it was for nothing, life is so unfaiiiiir, they shoud have had kids and grown old together, nooooooooo loud sobs
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I just watched the entirety of Gurren Lagann over the course of a day. First time watching it.
! I'm crying my eyes out, why did she have to die, nonononono I wanted a happy ending and they were so cute together and all that effort feels like it was for nothing, life is so unfaiiiiir, they shoud have had kids and grown old together, nooooooooo loud sobs
Here you go
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EDIT: I actually prefer Kill la Kill[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
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Here you go
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You're the third person to have sent me that picture today. :ninja:
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Here you go
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EDIT: I actually prefer Kill la KillThis is hilarious considering he has Kaminas hair instead of Simons.
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I'm pretty sure that Kamina is a ghost as well.
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Speaking of mech stuff, I just started Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 for the first time. I've never watched more than a few scattered Gundam episodes of any kind, so this is sort of a new experience to me. I'm only 5 episodes in as of now, and it's already proving to be interesting in a lot of ways.
I love the dynamic between Char and Amuro, one being experienced and intelligent, but at a technological disadvantage, the other being a complete newbie outfitted in the most advanced mobile suit there is. Amuro often gets put at a disadvantage because he doesn't know how to deal with Char's tactics, but Char finds himself unable to account for the full capabilities of the Gundam. It's simple, but enjoyable and interesting. Char is often outmatched, taken off guard, employing dangerous last ditch strategies and running away defeated, but he is still always posing a threat due to his sheer tenacity, wit and skill. Amuro, meanwhile, is forced to grow into his role as Gundam pilot to even stand a chance. Even with superior technology, he gets his ass kicked in every encounter, because he doesn't know what he's doing or how to react in a fight. I love that shit.
Another thing that's interesting is seeing the sorts of things Eva would later deconstruct. I never watched more than the first maybe 10 eps of Eva when I was in middle school (and I want to revisit it after this), but there are a lot of elements ringing bells. There's a lot to pick apart between idea that they're forcing children to fight, the way the main character is the only one capable of piloting their bot, and the way the bots can function independently from the user. MSG's first episode or two emphasized the child soldier thing as a reservation they had, and it's interesting seeing a group of kids growing into their roles in the war they inherited. Amuro is killing his enemies in battle, and has a strong reaction to that at first, but lately it's dulling. Almost like the arc they're telling is the one where Amuro becomes battle-hardened, while Eva explores what if that shit's just too much for a kid to handle.
There's a lot to love about this. 43 eps will be nothing compared to LotGH, though I do plan on going through at least a couple other Gundam series eventually (I have my eyes on Zeta and Wing). I don't plan on doing it all, since that's a huge commitment, and I don't think many Gundam fans even like every part of it? But what do y'all Gundam fans thing? What series/movies can't be missed or are the best?
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Cool. I've been meaning to check out the OG Gundam myself, which I hope to do soon.
Anyway, I'm not a huge Gundam fan or anything, but Zeta Gundam, the series that immediately follows OG, is largely considered a classic (though it was a bit hard for me to follow) and I've just about finished watching Iron Blooded Orphans, which is pretty solid.
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Became a little more adulter and a little more responsible and got Netflix, so I'm slowly watching Devilman Crybaby (Can't watch this on the TV with my folks going around the house, don't get the "deal" of this series, it looks cool and seems interesting, but I thought that it was an old series getting a new adaptation, but there are smartphones, and social media reporters and stuff, I'll keep watching) Little Witch academy (seems fun, just at chap 1), and something about some rollerblade armored warriors that fight against a blob/tumor on a hospital, and a girl who was in a car accident and is currently in wheelchair and I don't care about any of it I'll give it a few more episodes.
Oh and I binged Kakeguri last weekend. Good enough.
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I'm slowly watching Devilman Crybaby (Can't watch this on the TV with my folks going around the house, don't get the "deal" of this series, it looks cool and seems interesting, but I thought that it was an old series getting a new adaptation, but there are smartphones, and social media reporters and stuff, I'll keep watching)
It's just some updating. That sort of stuff isn't uncommon. Hunter x Hunter 2011 did that with some of the tech in the anime, for example.
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It's just some updating. That sort of stuff isn't uncommon. Hunter x Hunter 2011 did that with some of the tech in the anime, for example.
Did you watch the original? Did the paparatzi have a videocamera and showed that to the "editor"? And all the random googling is filler?
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