OT's Anime Discussion Thread

Yeah you should definitely go back to watching HxH. Also Hajime no ippo is damn good though the initial episodes bored me to death,

I need funny anime recommendations. As in non-stop batshit crazy funny.

FLCL.

Ouran Highschool Host Club if you haven't seen it. I found it hilarious all the way through.

@crimsonbrute: Sony will ruin animes as well now?

@dylandr: They most likely go the route of Ghost in the Shell and "westernize" the movie.

Hunter x Hunter is fucking amazing, period. The manga has some pacing issues, but no other shounen gets close to it in terms of philosophy, character development, wits and creativity. Continue with it, but just expect some occasional shounen tropes like drawn out fights to happen. Still among my top 5 anime, and for a good reason. I dislike One Piece, but eh, most anime critics keep praising it. Better than Naruto/ Bleach and so on, but the concept of an endless adventure has become tiresome for me.

^Never got why that angers weeaboos. I'm one myself, and I call animu chinese cartoons all the time

Ridden with ridiculous shounen and harem tropes, but it is good for a laugh. At least the amazing art makes the whole fan service enjoyable. Don't expect top-notch writing though.

And since I'm new here, I guess I'll just name some personal favorites:
Mushishi, Monster, Hunter x Hunter, Baccano, Serial Experiments Lain, Gintama (I'm so gonna get flamed for this), Texhnolyze and some Others.
All I need to do is exchange Gintama for LOGH and I'll be the perfect hipster elitist >_>

@masterkurosawa: Personally the world and characters are what make me love One Piece, they're great. In that sense I like it better than HxH, though I do really like most characters in HxH too, and the way they cut most of the bullshit in each arc makes me happy.

Anyways, I'll pick up HxH where I left it :D

OH HELL YA.

"One-Punch Man" Anime Greenlit

The artwork in this manga is just too awesome.

@Gamerno6666: sorry if i say something wrong but is that the guy in your avatar?

@dylandr: Yup. He is the most overpowered character in the manga universe.

@Gamerno6666: Hearing his name it all has to do with giving out one punch to win?

@dylandr: Yup it is. I thought it was gonna become stale and boring as it goes but the manga keeps on surprising me we every new arc. And the artwork (the one done by murata) is too gorgeous for me to pass on. Its like the guy draws anime frame by frame.

@Gamerno6666: He feels like the biggest pimp in manga history...

Admittedly, the world building and its consistency was what once set One Piece apart from its rivals. It still is good, but to me it is overshadowed by the lack of meaningfulprogression. While the cast certainly is memorable, it has been long since they received true developments, the last scene that had an impact on me was Usopp's fight with Luffy, which happened ages ago. I guess One Piece just isn't meant for me, but oh well.
In HxH I like what they did with Gon, creating a character a la shounen, but giving him a childish naiveté combined with a free-spirited personality. What really made him shine though was the chimera ant arc, in which his developments went well beyond anything in shounen so far, but I'd better not spoil anything, eh?

ok as an outsider that just likes to talk to people of the anime watching realm i have a question: What/who is Yandere?

A yandere is a recurring trope in anime, vidya games and even literature. The term describes a character with a strong obsession towards a person, usually the main character. Or rather, a character that would kill anyone between them and their target of affection (those would be some of the more extreme examples though, there are rather 'normal' types of yandere characters too). A common example would be Yuno from Mirai Nikki, she's infamous for her violent outbursts whenever the MC gets close to someone else.

Btw guys, what did you think of Ping Pong? I'm not into sports series, but I gave this one a try due to several recommandations from a bunch of friends. Surprisingly, it turned out really good, with all the psychological insight we get into the characters and with how ping pong was used to explain the dynamics between characters. One of the best shows I watched in a long time to be honest.

i have, but i may end up rewatching it

@Storm_Marine: Try Dokuro-Chan.

Oh, yeah I've seen clips of that but never knew it's name. I'll try it out.

@Storm_Marine: It's literally the funniest anime i've even seen. The main character speaks so fast he can recite the bible in seconds, and immediately after he gets his head smashed by this loli-chick and an ocean of blood starts spewing from his neck, then the loli grows his back, and smashes it again.

@imzhell: Watch Hunter X hunter 2011.

I couldn't even get past the second episode of that anime, I hated how annoying and unfunny it was. Honestly, I just think it tries too hard to be funny.

I really like your personal favorite list. I plan on watching every single one (except gintama, but that still looks good too). Mushishi and Monster are already some of my favorites too. I wouldnt consider it being a hipster elitist though, simply enjoying high quality shows that are actually objectively good. I think the majority of people just dont like to think much when they watch a show (or any entertainment for that matter) and just want instant gratification.

@johnd13: Better move the discussion to here XD Yeah, it's a bit daunting to start a show that already has hundreds of episodes out. I want to try One Piece but I look at almost 700 episodes out and my courage fails me =P Also gave Fairy Tail a try but it didn't really held my attention; maybe it would have gotten better further on. The other shows I mentioned I started watching when the first episode came out (as I said I've been watching it for 10 years now); I probably wouldn't pick them up now.

@korvus: Yeah I understand, I will never watch these extremely long animes either. You could start with something short. I'm going to go ahead and recommend Hellsing Ultimate if you don't mind a little blood. :P It's only 10 episodes long(45 mins each).

@johnd13: I have watched it but I have been planning on re-watching it since I don't remember it very well. Somehow Devi May Cry anime started bleeding in what I remember of Hellsing XD (DMC anime was quite disappointing for me)

@korvus: I didn't know there was a DMC anime. Usually video game adaptations are not as good as stand alone or manga ones.

@johnd13: It's mostly playing "guess who's the monster?" in the crowd and them disembowel him with Rebellion...rinse and repeat.

Kekkai Sensen had an alright first episode. Looking forward to seeing more of it.

Recently I've unexpectedly developed quite the appetite for anime. I finished the first season of Sidonia no Kishi and am I glad I ignored the low ratings or what! I can't believe I almost passed on that. The next season should premiere soon this month and a movie is already out though it is yet to get picked up by some subbing group. Any fans around here to maybe geek about the show with? I also tried to get into Tsuritama but dropped it three episodes in. Visually the anime is STUNNING; otherwise it is bland and lacking in every other department. My next project was Sekai Seifuku something, which was enjoyable as a guilty pleasure considering how absurd it seemed. However, the semi-naked lolis ruined it for me so I ended up dropping it two episodes through. Aside from that, I'm almost done with Nichijou and Aoi Bungaku and should be starting Steins;Gate promptly; I need to see for myself what the high ratings are all about.

There are probably over 2 hundred titles lying in my to-watch list and it continues to grow. Its not that I'm not watching enough (I may be watching too much instead) but I developed a habit recently of spending a considerable amount of time just fiddling with anime databases and prowling for animes to add to my list. I may be enjoying that more than the actual activity of watching them..

@GazaAli: Yeah Attack on Titan IN SPACE ahem Sidonia no Kishi was awesome. I liked it a bit more than AoT. I am hyped for season 2 though my new job ani't allowing me anytime for anime's or video games. :'(

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No Saint Seiya fans here? because that's easily one of my favorite shows ever, and i recently watched the first episode of the new series, Soul of Gold and i simply loved it, perhaps nostalgia has to do a lot with this, but i enjoyed this episode like i haven't enjoyed a single Anime show in ages, hell last show i watched and loved was Puella Magi Madoka and since then, i just lost interest in Anime, but damn Saint Seiya is back and that makes me really excited.

I watched Shingeki no Kyojin a few months ago and while I wouldn't deny the have-in-commons between the two shows, Sidonia no Kishi was so much better than that over-hyped show. At first I was exhilarated and had high expectations of it, but my interest started to wane and my disillusionment to build when they decided to screw up the pacing and become overly generous with angst elements. Now that I think about, compared to the 12 episodes long Sidonia no Kishi, I find it absurd that the show lasted 24 episodes. It really dragged compared to the contents the installment offered. Let's hope the next season won't suffer from the same drawbacks as they seem to be taking they're time with it. In case you didn't know, it is scheduled for 2016 which is unusually tardy.

Anyway back to Sidonia. In fear of sounding like a fanboy, I understand how many wouldn't find it anything special ;it happened to do it for me just perfectly. The animation style struck me at first as eccentric and somewhat clumsy but proved to be refreshing and surprisingly rich and vibrant. That cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic space theme usually means I'm instantly sold. Besides, it had an Eve no Jikan-Aoi Tamago feel to it which was probably what I most admired in the show. Oh and the soundtrack was just awesome. The main plot seems to be of secondary importance to me as opposed to those other arguably peripheral elements in comparison, which is why the Shingeki no Kyojin connection has been almost absent to me.

Congrats on your new job man. Don't worry, there's always time for anime since, unlike games, it isn't a time sink. You'll keep up with the new season just fine :3

@GazaAli: lol all my free time is now going into either playing insurgency or Pillars of eternity. But yeah when the second season comes out I will watch it on a weekly basis( Like I do with flash and will do the same with GoT). Anyways I was tempted to read the manga as I heard they changed a lot of things from the ending of the first season but the art style didn't hook me on so I ended up reading some other manga. :)

@madsnakehhh: I used to love Saint Seiya as a kid, even after all these years I still remembered the intro lyrics (and rewatching it recently I was surprised how I managed to nail the lyrics as a kid without knowing the first thing about japanese).

That being said, I couldn't really find that magic rewatching the show anymore...either I've been lacking patience or it didn't age well...I forgot how massively long and content-devoid those dialogues were, it even rivals Dragon Ball...I wouldn't be against watching the new show though. I've watched the original and the Hades chapter...is there anything between that and the new one?

@korvus: I have watched some old episodes every now and then...and i still liked them, even if i'm aware of all the flaws that the series has, also the Hades saga at least the first half of it, is fantastic and i think it holds pretty well despite being 10 years old, the rest of the ending was pretty meh...but worth the watch if you were a fan.

Anyway, this new show...at least the first episode, was incredible...if you watched the entire of the Hades chapter, then you are good to watch this...it would also help if you watched the Asgard filler (which it was one of my favorites, even if some people didn't liked it) and it will apparently tie in with the Heaven Chapter.

Trust me, give it a try and hey it's free, so there is nothing to lose here.

@madsnakehhh: I will definitely do that. You're also making me want to go play King of Fighters/Fatal Fury now =P

Very late to the party but I just got through with Guilty Crown and loved it. So many ups and downs, pre-judgements and re-assessments and plot twists.

So long as you're finding the time for the hobby, enjoy your other manga :3

I believe the second season already started to air; I'm just waiting for a couple of episodes to get subbed to start watching again. Actually I'm waiting for the movie to be subbed before I move on to the next season, although so far it isn't looking its going to be subbed any time soon.

Since Gintama is terribly long, that's quite understandable. Many rant about its toilet humour, which admittedly is quite frequent, but what I like about Gintama is the ability to take jokes as juvenile as toilet jokes and mess around with them to the point of absurdity. Gintama twists them, plays with them, lampshades its own humour, while never overstaying its welcome. Usually running gags end up being boring after a while, but even in that regard Gintama manges to fill every single instance where it references one of its previous jokes with different puns and give it a new flavor.
I won't deny that there are quite a few boring episodes throughout, but with well over 200 episodes that is to be expected.

Oh, and great to see another fan of Mushishi and Monster. Mushishi in particular occupies my number one spot so far.

I don't consider myself one either, it's just that most do when they see lists like this one. I wonder if the term objectively can be used in such matters, but yeah, seeing how many people prefer shows like SAO over classics like Rurouni Kenshin, Berserk, Serial Experiments Lain and so on makes me think the same way.

I myself sort of liked it until episode 5, after that we had our first big deus ex machina, and since then SnK has went downhill. But even before then, the characterization was generic, lifeless and just boring, the only thing that SnK ever had going for it was its setting, or rather, its core idea. A fight between humans and giants might seem silly as well, but SnK might have used that to display the humans' wits, it could have been an epic battle for survival filled with strategies to overcome the threat of the titans. But as you said yourself, the show devolved into angst pretty soon. Not to mention how building the wall should have been impossible.

As for the second season of SnK, don't get your hopes up. I read the manga, and it just gets worse. Initially I was interested in the mystery surrounding the titans' origins, but as nothing is ever answered that interest started to fade as well. Not to mention how the manga isn't even trying to appear smart anymore. It just pulls twists and powers out of its ass whenever needed. Honestly, in the end I consider SnK to be the exact same as Naruto, Bleach and so on. An insipid, forgettable and often even annoying shonen.

As for Steins;Gate, I have to say that I prefer the VN compared to the anime, but it is still a solid show, especially with its quirky cast. Some of them lack development, but as the anime had to choose one route from the VN, that couldn't be avoided.

@korvus: Don't make me go there...because i've been playing a lot of KOF XIII on PS3 and 2002 UM on Steam...and i really hope we get Mark of the Wolves any time soon on Steam because that game is amazing.

Anyway guys, what do you think about Akame ga Kill? i started reading it several months ago, and i did liked it, sadly i haven't been able to continue with it (i left in chapter 22 i think) and i have to say, the characters and the plot have been a huge surprise for me, because despite the traditional shonen format, there have been some cool things here and there.

Haven't seen the Anime since i read it was pretty awful...

I fully and wholeheartedly agree with you; I literally couldn't have said it better myself its like you peeked into my mind and wrote that reply. The first few episodes of the show were uber promising that my hopes for the show just soared into the skies. A few episodes more, however, and the disillusionment was just as extreme. I don't know how people could get over the absurdity of having a single battle lasting several episodes of mediocre intermittent fighting scenes and a crap load of rambling dialogue and neuritic screaming. I can sum up the entire 24 episodes in a handful of events to be counted on one hand. As for the the core idea, it did indeed have potential despite its triteness, and again the first few episodes promised much in that regard. Too bad they never managed to go beyond the surface with the settings and the entire ethos of the universe though.

I shall take your advice and be modest with my hopes for the next season, if I end up watching in the first place that is. I thought the whole selling point of the franchise after the fiasco that is the fist season would be the origin of the titans and those transmuting humans, and that they dragged the first season setting the stage for that while, of course, milking the franchise in the process. If nothing gets explained eventually then I'm not sure I'm up for another disappointing tease. Besides, I have tons of shows sitting in my to-watch list so I can afford to be finicky.

I watched the first episode of Steins;Gate and decided to put it on retainer for a while. I kind of have high hopes for the show, but it feels like a "dense" watch and I'm not feeling like making that kind of commitment at the moment :P Oh and the quirky cast looks awesome. It instantly reminded me of NHK ni youkosu/Genshiken somehow.

@madsnakehhh: I wanna get into it. Where do I start

@Capitan_Kid: Akame ga Kill? or Saint Seiya? if you are planning to began Akame ga Kill just read the manga, from what i understand...the Anime is pretty faithful until the later half where it goes in its own way and the ending is pretty bad.

Started up One Piece again, this time I will get past episode 380