The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[Master Chibi]

Airmaster

[WasFemto]

Picked up some manga. Golgo 13 and Japan. Golgo 13 is pretty sweet and Japan was .... meh. Probably gonna pick up the Monster manga sometime as well.

[maxx]

I finished BECK yesterday.

Now I'm sad.

They should continue the series.

IMO one of the most underrated and unique anime ever.

Best part obiviously was the music. I liked Moon on the Water (2nd Ending Theme)

Really memorable characters. Maho > *

The Greatful Sound concert was the best part.

BECK actually inspired me to want to play the guitar but I'm too lazy to do so.

#1 on my anime list, with GITS: SAC at #2 and Naruto at #3.

they never finished the beck anime?....i started the manga like a yr or two ago...the anime cant touch the manga. its hard since its a musical manga and so u have an image in ur head on how the voice should sound for singing.

[catchafire]

When you read the manga that picks up where the anime finishes in Beck, you realize that it would have been silly to have made a season 2. The rest of the manga was kind of silly.

[Sacr3D]

Silly ? How so ?

[ReggieHadoken]

Hellsing manga continues to rock. I'm almost done with book 6 right now. Seras had this BFG (Big Freaking Gun) and just went nuts on the opposition. It was beautiful!! And Integera just took charge and ask her enemies to escort her home while she smoked a cigar!!:rofl: That was too hilarious!!

Full Metal Alchemist: The final ep airs this coming Saturday. The way ep 50 ended was a serious cliffhanger.

[orka]

Picked up some manga. Golgo 13 and Japan. Golgo 13 is pretty sweet and Japan was .... meh. Probably gonna pick up the Monster manga sometime as well.

go old skool!

golgo 13 was like "the" manliness of all manly manga lol.

[WasFemto]

lol, I prefer the old-school to the new school so I've been wanting to check out Golgo for quite sometime. I still need to pick up Lupin III from TP.

[WasFemto]

A pretty interesting read on "Battle Manga". (http://www.manganews.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1772)

[orka]

Third season of Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex, Solid State Society (http://www.production-ig.co.jp/) announced.

[tempest]

Third season of Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex, Solid State Society (http://www.production-ig.co.jp/) announced.


its not 3rdseason something like ova/movie.

[Bowling Pin]

A question that has come from out of nowhere.

Whatever happened to the SRK GD Manga that cats were trying to make twice already?

[WasFemto]

I'm dling Keep on Vibrating.

[Crusader]

I'm dling Keep on Vibrating.
Is that a hentai? :rofl:

[ReggieHadoken]

The ending to Full Metal Alchemist was amazingly awesome. Seriously. Right now it's the best ending to any anime series I've ever seen. I'm gonna start buying the DVDs somewhere down the road and I'm gonna start buying the manga.

I was on the last ep of AD Police. It was almost finished but the DVD started messing up on me. Sucks. So Hans turned out to be some kinda weird thing. Creepy stuff.

I finished Hellsing manga vol. 7. How long to they finish book 8 in Japan? Seras just went beast on that pyscho girl!! Books 6-7 seemed like they were really geared towards her, giving her some serious time to shine.

[catchafire]

Silly ? How so ?

Because all of the chapters are based on concerts and how they are negatively perceived by an American audience at first until they win them over with their music. It's the same formula over and over again and it gets boring really quickly. The main character doesn't really learn any new techniques and Maho isn't on travel with him.

[WasFemto]

Is that a hentai? :rofl:

Yeah. It's from the manga-ka that does Freesia. Jiro something(forgot the last name).

[thedude.com]

any personal reviews for Burst Angel ...

their cover artwork is .......hot ...

again i'm slapping my own face to resist the temptation for Fanservice >_____>

[WasFemto]

:rock: :rock: :rock: OH GOD BLESS DARK HORSE!!!! They are (re?)releasing Crying Freeman!!! I got most of them but it's the VIZ flipped one can't wait to get these again.

[Shin Akuma]

Third season of Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex,

O....M...F...G!

[tempest]

any personal reviews for Burst Angel ...

their cover artwork is .......hot ...

again i'm slapping my own face to resist the temptation for Fanservice >_____>


one of gonzo medicore shows hows that,.


the new gits is said be movie/ova i think ig is pulling all there resources for Le Chevalier D'Eon

[GGL-steve]

Blood+ is turning out fairly good. It's not as dark or grity as the movie but it answers a lot of questions I had about it.

[WasFemto]

I know I've asked this before(but can't find the answer), but....did VIZ make any censors to the Kenshin manga?

[orka]

hmm maybe

what is there to censor, though?

[tempest]

I know I've asked this before(but can't find the answer), but....did VIZ make any censors to the Kenshin manga?


not to my knowledge.



i'm kinda worried about blood+ how going be released here since sony somewhat license it which with there pressrelease was very umm.. confusing say the least.

[WasFemto]

hmm maybe

what is there to censor, though?

It's more along the lines of what I hear VIZ does with their manga and what not.

[Shin Akuma]

the new gits is said be movie/ova

Well it's been 2 years since the last GiTS movie so I'm excited about it.

I'm guessing Mamoru Oshii is directing this one like all the other OVA/Movies?

[orka]

according to bandai visual, solid state society consists of "100 minutes of new footage" so it does seem most likely that it is a ova or a movie. but it's under the stand alone complex moniker so it's most probable that oshii is not part of the project.

rumor has it that it is directed by kamiyama kenji, but it is not confirmed as official yet.

production i.g. is going to make a big announcement (along with a sneak peak trailer) at the tokyo international anime fair on the 22 and 23 so more should become clear in the next couple of days.

[Shin Akuma]

according to bandai visual, solid state society consists of "100 minutes of new footage" so it does seem most likely that it is a ova or a movie. but it's under the stand alone complex moniker so it's most probable that oshii is not part of the project.

rumor has it that it is directed by kamiyama kenji, but it is not confirmed as official yet.

production i.g. is going to make a big announcement (along with a sneak peak trailer) at the tokyo international anime fair on the 22 and 23 so more should become clear in the next couple of days.

Well, if it's under Stand Alone Complex, then I guess Kenji Kamiyama seems like the right man for the job since he did a great job on the 1st GiG.

Dunno about the 2nd GiG though. I've been hearing alot of bad things about the rushed animation and story but I'll see for myself once the Manga releases of 2nd GiG comes to my local video store.

[Mr. Bastos]

Blood+ is turning out fairly good. It's not as dark or grity as the movie but it answers a lot of questions I had about it.

What episode is that one up to? I think I have up to 16 or 18, just wanna make sure I have them all.

[Gasaraki]

What episode is that one up to? I think I have up to 16 or 18, just wanna make sure I have them all.
ep 21 is the latest fansub

[Mr. Bastos]

ep 21 is the latest fansub

thanks! looks like I have some dling to do

[DarkDragon]

blood+ was liscensed a few weeks ago so its a "little" hard to find.

[tempest]

Well, if it's under Stand Alone Complex, then I guess Kenji Kamiyama seems like the right man for the job since he did a great job on the 1st GiG.

Dunno about the 2nd GiG though. I've been hearing alot of bad things about the rushed animation and story but I'll see for myself once the Manga releases of 2nd GiG comes to my local video store.
two years after the refugee riot incident

the movie isn't has bad has people claim. its just how it was brought over here, which is why i'm kinda scared has to how blood+ since sony license it, but there press relase was confusing has hell like do they even have it and are they selling dvd license to anime company.which i honesty i had bandai pegged for the show.

femto kenshin manga is very good viz did ok job with it. its when they grab jump show or do sport manga is when you need to worry.

[WasFemto]

femto kenshin manga is very good viz did ok job with it. its when they grab jump show or do sport manga is when you need to worry.

which makes me cry:sad:

Oh Raijin Comics please come back to thee....:sad:

[Gasaraki]

Eyeshield 21 seemed ok from what I could tell compared to scans, what aobut Whistle? Do you know anything about either of those?

[WasFemto]

I(quickly) peeped the first volume of ES21 and the only thin that bugged me was the toning down of the language compared to the scans. Then again the scanlators were probably overindulging as well.


I want to pick up the series but it's just that distrust that have from years prior to this of companies that censor something for this market. I know it gets rarer and rarer when it becomes more popular but manga (despite the breadth of titles we have in the U.S.) isn't still on anime's level yet. It's getting there (DH putting out Crying Freeman:lovin: :rock: :nunchuck: ) but there's still that level of caution that I had for animeabout 10yrs ago.

[Master Chibi]

That's just something you have to deal with man.

I personally love PoT, Whistle / Eyeshield manga. Great stuff.

[Mr. Bastos]

I just read up on Whistle, how is it compared to Hungry Heart: Wild Striker?

[WasFemto]

That's just something you have to deal with man.

I personally love PoT, Whistle / Eyeshield manga. Great stuff.


Yeah I think I'll give ES a more thorough look through but I'll probably end up picking it up. That's the one thing about manga,hell books in general, is that feeling of holding a book and flipping through pages as opposed reading it on PC monitor.

I wish DH or Del Rey would pick up MPD Psycho, Ichi the Killer and Homunculus. Not to mention Adachi's(sp?) mangas and alot more.

[tempest]

Eyeshield 21 seemed ok from what I could tell compared to scans, what aobut Whistle? Do you know anything about either of those?

the only thing i heard that viz changed was like swear words, thats it no name changes ...yet


oh reggie speaking of fma, i saw the last tin box and its very nice, i really do hope funi did score the same design for s7 art box.

and i also saw the cover work for vol1 of Speed Grapher nice, and it comes with slipcover looks be like x cover genoen used xtv show unlike bandai ones for gist sac .

[orka]

i can't wait for second season of this (http://www.hongfire.com/cg/data/25/sr_ed.swf)

[Crusader]

i can't wait for second season of this (http://www.hongfire.com/cg/data/25/sr_ed.swf)
Damn that music is really catchy. I can't turn it off. What show is that?

[Holy Knight]

School Rumble.

[Master Chibi]

I'm one of those few cracked souls who's stuck in the middle when it comes to School Rumble. I absolutely love all the characters in the show, but I always get a tiny bit upset when the show tries to go with a romantic angle but then (98% of the time) throws a comedic spin to negate what romantic touch was there to begin with. Obviously this line of action is what makes the show what it is, constantly fucking with the likes of Harima while screwing with the other characters here and there, but because I adore romantic anime (of which there are practically NONE out there now) and I adore the characters even more I keep wanting the show to just get a bit more serious. I personally feel that putting the characters into an ACTUAL established realtionship could bring about even more humor, one that's rarely ever seen in anime.

Ah well. I remember almost becoming part of a scanlation team on wannabefansubs forum not that long ago, and I haven't read the scanlations in ages (I liked to spoil it for myself by asking for the newest raw anyway).

;p

[orka]

i think it was always jin kobayashi's intention that school rumble is more of a comedy than romance. the romance factor seemed strengthened in the anime, but if you read the manga you can see that school rumble is a plot driven comedy that uses occasional heart aching drama as the catalyst to move the story forward.

and what's the point of displaying established relationship in a romantic comedy? although i wouldn't classify school rumble in the harem genre, the norm is for the protagonist tol be torn between other female characters regardless, and a strong mutual attachment would just hinder plot development. do you really think school rumble would be any more interesting if harima and tenma were in a open relationship? the day that happens is probably when school rumble ends.

and yea, watch harima dodge arrows (http://www.hongfire.com/cg/data/25/Harima_The_one_.swf) lol.

[Crusader]

Has School Rumble been licensed? I don't see it on any of the usual bittorrent sites.

[FatalFuryD]

Del Rey got it, I think

[Shin Akuma]

two years after the refugee riot incident

the movie isn't has bad has people claim. its just how it was brought over here, which is why i'm kinda scared has to how blood+ since sony license it,

How is Blood+ anyways? I watched the movie an it was pretty good but it was way too short.

I'm glad that Production I-G did the animation though.

I'm read somewhere that Youki Kudoh (original seiyuu for Saya) isn't her anymore. :sad:

[tempest]

Del Rey got it, I thinki think he means the anime, and no its not ...yet

[Master Chibi]

i think it was always jin kobayashi's intention that school rumble is more of a comedy than romance. the romance factor seemed strengthened in the anime, but if you read the manga you can see that school rumble is a plot driven comedy that uses occasional heart aching drama as the catalyst to move the story forward.

and what's the point of displaying established relationship in a romantic comedy? although i wouldn't classify school rumble in the harem genre, the norm is for the protagonist tol be torn between other female characters regardless, and a strong mutual attachment would just hinder plot development. do you really think school rumble would be any more interesting if harima and tenma were in a open relationship? the day that happens is probably when school rumble ends.

and yea, watch harima dodge arrows (http://www.hongfire.com/cg/data/25/Harima_The_one_.swf) lol.

Well that the thing, I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge sucker for romance in anime, and as of late there just hasn't fucking been any. So when School Rumble came along I was instantly drawn to the realtionships between the characters, which in turn made me love the characters. The reason why the end result is one I dislike is because it takes like FOREVER for characters to go anywhere with one another, and in reality that's just how the series paces itself. So I enjoy the comedy plenty, but I value the romantic aspects much, much, much more.

Purely my own selfishness really.

As for establishing a realtionship between characters, well there's plenty humor to be had there, and it's something not many anime / manga have ever done, if at all (save the recent Love Roma).

By the way, Eri X Harima > *

[orka]

no wai, mikoto > all. well, mebbe except yakumo.

and the point i was trying to get at was that there is nothing to drive the story if the protagonist is in the relationship that he/she so desires. and romantic comedy where the two characters are already in established relationship have to dig within the characters... which usually ends up in sexual dirge like futari ecchi and okusama wa joshikousei.

[Master Chibi]

Perhaps there's material for a spin off in the future then, but you're right.

Any suggestions on some romantic stuff I can get my hands on?

Also, you fan of Go Nagi? Devilman? Cutey Honey, that type of thing :D?

[orka]

My knowledge on romantic manga/anime is pretty limited, and same goes for old school stuff. :(

I've actually seen couple of episodes of the original Cuty Honey but that was many years ago. But Go Nagai is considered a master of his time so it probably wouldn't hurt to check him out if you like the 70's style of art and story.

As for romantic stuff, most people point to the recently completed Ichigo 100% but I'm not too familiar with it. I would actually recommend you to start with works by Masakazu Katsura, who is actually a large inspiration for Kawashita Mizuki (author of Ichigo 100%). Video Girl Ai, DNA^2, I"s, etc. All his stuff are pretty good. I"s in particular has a strong impression on me since I was around 13~15 when I was reading them. I would go for Ichigo 100% after that.

I just choose not to read most romantic manga not because I dislike them but because I can't relate to most of the story anymore.

Somebody else here could probably be a better help.

[Master Chibi]

I've read all of that actually, save I's, which I'm still reading.

Man the opening theme to DNA^2 was so good, wasn't it L'arc n Ciel or WHATEVER they're named?

<3

Also, I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of old school stuff, like Rumiko's older stuff.

Urusei Yatsura is by far my favorite anime / manga ever. I'm serious, there's nothing else I'd rather watch until my eyes dried up.

[orka]

beh, see? you proved me useless. :p

[Master Chibi]

Ok, hmm.

I love the old stuff took, like Rumiko's work.

My favorite anime / manga EVER is Urusei Yatsura.

i luv u orkra (LIKE THE VEGETABLE) <3

[orka]

lol i saw tbs reruns of urusei yatsura at a shinjuku hotel 3 months ago.

[Master Chibi]

It's the best.

Ataru Moroboshi is fuckin hilarious.

<3

[Emil]

Well that the thing, I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge sucker for romance in anime, and as of late there just hasn't fucking been any.

REC, so far, seems pretty good. The only problem is that it's planned to be really short. But even so, alot happens in the first 7 episodes, more than most series.

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, I almost forgot about that one! I would also recommend REC. I think a group started translating the manga too.

[Emil]

Yeah, I almost forgot about that one! I would also recommend REC. I think a group started translating the manga too.

There is a manga? How long is it? The series is extremely short, and it's pissing me off.

Edit: Did a search and found this: http://memo.donmai.us/post/view/722

I guess it's more on the hentai-ish side than the anime? And Matsumaru looks a bit... violent in that manga, unlike the anime.

I don't actually see links to any of it translated.

[maxx]

HOOOLLYYY SHITTTT they turned my favorite sports anime/manga into a crappy live action movie.

prince of tennis

mms://202.210.162.13/shochiku/tenipuri/teaser300.asf

[Gasaraki]

There is a manga? How long is it? The series is extremely short, and it's pissing me off.

Edit: Did a search and found this: http://memo.donmai.us/post/view/722

I guess it's more on the hentai-ish side than the anime? And Matsumaru looks a bit... violent in that manga, unlike the anime.

I don't actually see links to any of it translated.
Well the only group that translated it form what I can tell has only done ONE chapter. As for the length, it's 5 volumes I believe, and I can't really say much in comparison becasue the first chapter is basically episodes 1 and 2.

What do you mean violent?

Edit: The scanlation I got says it's from "Yanime" but the Yanime homepage (http://www.yanime.com/) doesn't even have it listed in active or dropped projects. I DID find a news post (http://www.yanime.com/weblog/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=192&blogId=1) from them so it was definitely released by them but there's no other news of it

[DragonSama]

I've got to stop taking suggestions for girls on what to check out. Under the strong suggestion of a female friend I checked out Gravitation. Holy hell the amount of gay slinging around in that anime was just unbearable. I only watched like half of episode 5 (it was on anime network on demand) and I had to stop.

[orka]

I'm wondering when Top wo Nerae 2! would be brought over to the States. Yea there's still a episode remaining (and who knows when it'll be finished) but I wanna watch it in DVD quality. And the end theme is so awesome.

[Warpticon]

no wai, mikoto > all. well, mebbe except yakumo.

and the point i was trying to get at was that there is nothing to drive the story if the protagonist is in the relationship that he/she so desires. and romantic comedy where the two characters are already in established relationship have to dig within the characters... which usually ends up in sexual dirge like futari ecchi and okusama wa joshikousei.

KareKano says hi.

[Gasaraki]

OH yeah! forgot about that one too, that's a pretty good one from what little I've read.

[orka]

pfft kare to kanojo no kankei is for little girls

[Gasaraki]

Are you thinking of the right manga? I'm pretty sure Warpticon is talking about Kareshi Kanojo No Jijou

[catchafire]

Can someone explain to me the second to last episode of Basilisk? What exactly was that thing hidden in Tenzen's neck and how does it relate to the flash back of the pregnant woman being killed? This anime had a seriously jacked up ending? Why do the Japanese love to harp on sad endings? Isn't there enough sadness and sorrow in the world?

[Master Chibi]

Kare Kano's manga put me to sleep, it's like reading a fucking novel.

TOO MUCH TEXT MAKES CHIBI SAD, NEED MORE PICTUREZ

[catchafire]

Can someone answer my question please ^^ :)

[ReggieHadoken]

Just picked up these mangas:

I"s vol. 6
Naruto vol. 9
Kenshin vol. 24

Kenshin vol. 24 is mindblowing. Watsuki-San took the story in a completely different direction and I totallyw as not expecting it. Kenshin is broken. And I don't mean uber powerful broken, I mean broken inside. The lights are on but nobody's home.

SPOILERS

Enishi killed Karou. There's a scene of her with a sword through her heart and a cross shapped scar on her cheek. Kenshin is devestated. He leaves to a village called "The Fallen" and has chained up his Sakabato. But it turns out Karuo is not dead. Instead, a very convicing doll was left in her place at the dojo while Enishi took Karou hostage. If he can make Kenshin think she is dead, then he'll rot to death. I've never seen Kenshin like this. He's practically lost the will to live.

END SPOILERS






I really like what Watsuki-San is doing with Yahiko. He seems to be taking center stage in book 24 and in book 25, it looks like he'll have another major battle. I can't wait!!

[catchafire]

Can someone explain to me the second to last episode of Basilisk? What exactly was that thing hidden in Tenzen's neck and how does it relate to the flash back of the pregnant woman being killed? This anime had a seriously jacked up ending? Why do the Japanese love to harp on sad endings? Isn't there enough sadness and sorrow in the world?

[Gasaraki]

Dunno, I only read the manga to the end and I don't remember a woman being killed. The thing in Tenzen's neck is just a sort of symbiote that revives him, that's all, we don't get any details on it. I do agree on the ending, it's pretty sad and I do see alot of these kinds of stories end like this.

[catchafire]

As if there isn't enough sadness in the world...

[Master Chibi]

KENSHIN SPOILERS:

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Back when I read the scanlations god knows how long ago there was a rumor going around that Karou really was dead, but that the backlash from fans in response to this was so absurdly overwhelming that he had to come up with the likes of a fake 'body' and all that somewhere along the line.

It kinda makes sense and it kinda doesn't.

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END SPOILERS


Oh, on unrelated note Sango (of Inu-Yasha) has the best ass in all of anime, though Masakazu Katsura's pretty much the god of drawing a female's ass perfectly in manga form.

<3

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, it's too bad Inuyasha sucks major dick. I can't even stand reading the manga and normally that saves stuff for me since I can get through the story quickly, but no way.

[tempest]

KENSHIN SPOILERS:

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Back when I read the scanlations god knows how long ago there was a rumor going around that Karou really was dead, but that the backlash from fans in response to this was so absurdly overwhelming that he had to come up with the likes of a fake 'body' and all that somewhere along the line.

It kinda makes sense and it kinda doesn't.

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END SPOILERS


Oh, on unrelated note Sango (of Inu-Yasha) has the best ass in all of anime, though Masakazu Katsura's pretty much the god of drawing a female's ass perfectly in manga form.

<3

thats just rumor
Watsuki-San has always wanted do " happy ending" for kenshin .

[Crusader]

Oh, on unrelated note Sango (of Inu-Yasha) has the best ass in all of anime, though Masakazu Katsura's pretty much the god of drawing a female's ass perfectly in manga form.

<3
Well I don't know about calling it the best ass in all of anime, but I won't lie to you. I have stared at that hot animated rump on more than one occasion. The way that outfit clings onto those cheeks, nice and smooth... it makes you want to give it a good slap and watch it jiggle.

[orka]

Oh, on unrelated note Sango (of Inu-Yasha) has the best ass in all of anime, though Masakazu Katsura's pretty much the god of drawing a female's ass perfectly in manga form.

<3

Lies.

You obviously don't know of Satoshi Urushihara. But I guess in his case it's more about... OH SNAP!!!

[Master Chibi]

@ orka

Lies.

You obviously don't know of Satoshi Urushihara. But I guess in his case it's more about... OH SNAP!!!

Man all of Urushihara's girls look like they're made out of clay, not matter how he draws them. The hair looks like plastic, I never liked the look at all.

@ Gas:

Yeah, it's too bad Inuyasha sucks major dick. I can't even stand reading the manga and normally that saves stuff for me since I can get through the story quickly, but no way.

This is like the one time I'll disagree with you, but I freaking love Inu-Yasha. Chalk it up to my being a complete Rumiko whore, but I stuck through the anime from start to finish (or rather, the epsiode where they just decided to stop at). Some if it has to do with wanting to check out how the new studio handled Inu-Yasha. A different studio handled all her previous work (Ranma / Urusei Yatsura), but leap in quality this time was absurd. I'm really hard pressed to pinpoint much anything negative interms of presentation, from the animation to the music. The rest of it is me simply being in love with the characters, which is nothing new in my case. I agree that it dragged on, but those episodes were SOMETHING worthwhile happened, that STUCK to the plot and didn't disappear in the next episode just 100% made it worth it for me. That's why I love the pairings in the show too.

Inu-Yasha as a whole was just vasssssssstly different from all her previous work (though there were hints that she was going in this direction really) that I was happy to tag along I guess.

@ Crusader:

Well I don't know about calling it the best ass in all of anime, but I won't lie to you. I have stared at that hot animated rump on more than one occasion. The way that outfit clings onto those cheeks, nice and smooth... it makes you want to give it a good slap and watch it jiggle.

Man you've got to have one hell of a body to wear a fricking full body suit like that when you're out kicking ass. Her butt is absurd, and I stick to my claim, it's the best ass EVER. Find the episodes where she's stuck in Mt. Haruka (or whatever it's called) with Miroku, PRIME EXAMPLES FOR THE TAKING.

http://www.grey-space.net/kns/gallery/mine.html

<3

[WasFemto]

Geneon picked up Barefoot Gen! I've seen it before and loved it, but it was a Streamline release so the subs and video quality were crap. Hopefully Geneon will pick up the FotN movie after this.

[orka]

Hadashi no Gen was never out in the U.S. before??

I'm kinda surprised.

[Master Chibi]

Bustahhhhhhhhhh Beaaaaaaammmmmmmmmm

[orka]

Inazumaaa Kiiiiiccckkkkkk

[Gasaraki]

Hadashi no Gen was never out in the U.S. before??

I'm kinda surprised.
No, he just said in his post that it was previously released by Streamline. But that's an old VHS release and now Geneon has aquired it so we're finally getting DVD's of it.

[orka]

o ok i get it now. my bad.

kinda like how nausicaa was unavailable in the u.s. for many years except for that weird 'warriors of the wind' edit eh.

[Gasaraki]

Haha, yeah but that case was MUCH worse, this will just end up being higher quality video most likely

[GreyFoxx]

Anything coming out thats worth a peek? And Karas if you can find it is worth that and a bag of chips!!!

[orka]

Do you mean U.S. DVD release? Or just new stuff in general?

Yea Karas is awesome... episode 4 should be due early next month and first American DVD from Manga Ent. (eww) is out at end of this month.

Second season of School Rumble starts in 2 weeks.

[Crusader]

Yea Karas is awesome... episode 4 should be due early next month and first American DVD from Manga Ent. (eww) is out at end of this month.

Second season of School Rumble starts in 2 weeks.
Ah I was just about to ask when the next ep of Karas is coming out. Excellent.

And yes you guys got me into School Rumble just from that one flash that got posted here. I've seen the first 4 episodes.

[orka]

Dammit. Scratch what I said in last post. For whatever reason I thought we were already in April. EP 4 of Karas won't be out 'till May, and American DVD release is not 'till April 25th.

But School Rumble season 2 will start airing in 2 weeks.

[Warpticon]

School Rumble makes me so happy.

It' the happiest show ever.

[WasFemto]

No, he just said in his post that it was previously released by Streamline. But that's an old VHS release and now Geneon has aquired it so we're finally getting DVD's of it.


It was also a dvd release. One of the first for anime on dvd if I'm not mistaken.

[Crusader]

School Rumble makes me so happy.

It' the happiest show ever.
To be honest, School Rumble is the only show that I have ever literally laughed out loud at least once per episode. I've only seen 5 so far but hey... that's still a good record. The show reminds me a lot of Azumanga Daioh which is a very good thing.

[Gasaraki]

It was also a dvd release. One of the first for anime on dvd if I'm not mistaken.
Oh, well, nevermind everything I said then =)

[orka]

And yes you guys got me into School Rumble just from that one flash that got posted here.

Me!!!

[js2756]

To be honest, School Rumble is the only show that I have ever literally laughed out loud at least once per episode. I've only seen 5 so far but hey... that's still a good record. The show reminds me a lot of Azumanga Daioh which is a very good thing.

You're in for a lot more, since the show gets infinitely better after episode 8 or so.

Inuyasha needs to be put to rest, the manga just seems to be drawing things out for way longer than it should. Was it really necessary to go up to 450 chapters (and counting)?

[shinobi00]

To be honest, School Rumble is the only show that I have ever literally laughed out loud at least once per episode. I've only seen 5 so far but hey... that's still a good record. The show reminds me a lot of Azumanga Daioh which is a very good thing.

If your a fan of full metal panic i'd definetly check out fomfuu. School rumble sounds good, hopefully i can start and finish the first season before i start work next week. Damn it was nice having time off from work and school and watching a bunch of anime.

Monster seems good so far through about 45+ episodes. Theres enough stuff in the series that keep it fresh throughout and they're aren't a whole lot of episodes that flash back, which is weird in a long series like this. Hopefully it stays good.

I'm not sure who reccomended kiddy grade, but the first 8 episodes have been pretty crappy, thanks. That was definitely worth buying.

[orka]

I'm not sure who reccomended kiddy grade, but the first 8 episodes have been pretty crappy, thanks. That was definitely worth buying.

lol, did you buy the new collector's edition at least? (the one with 2 dvd's each)

kiddy grade is okay. i definitely wouldn't rank it as one of my favs or anything but it's one of those popcorn anime that's enjoyable without much thinking. it's still fairly memorable for me because it's famed character designer keiji goto's director debut.

but yea it's true that the story won't start moving until about episode 10. just consider all prior to that as fillers.

[tempest]

If your a fan of full metal panic i'd definetly check out fomfuu. School rumble sounds good, hopefully i can start and finish the first season before i start work next week. Damn it was nice having time off from work and school and watching a bunch of anime.

Monster seems good so far through about 45+ episodes. Theres enough stuff in the series that keep it fresh throughout and they're aren't a whole lot of episodes that flash back, which is weird in a long series like this. Hopefully it stays good.

I'm not sure who reccomended kiddy grade, but the first 8 episodes have been pretty crappy, thanks. That was definitely worth buying.


watch ep 10 when kicks into high gear then come back , its very good. monster is just awesome wish somebody license, but viz.

Karas vol1 25 comes out next month, and don't be surprised if it gets pushed back.


and yes inu-yasha manga is very stale.

[shinobi00]

lol, did you buy the new collector's edition at least? (the one with 2 dvd's each)


No because I'm an idiot. When i'm going to buy something I barely take any time to research things I just jump on the best deal i think I see. Seeing as how Kiddy grade and Last exile are my first anime purchases in about 4 years I probably need to do some more researching. Or just stick to downloading.


watch ep 10 when kicks into high gear then come back , its very good. monster is just awesome wish somebody license, but viz.


Hopefully. it's all good. Can't be much worse than last exile. As long as i keep watching it with low expectations hopefully i'll be surprised.

[Warpticon]

Somebody hates last exile? Oookay...

[Crusader]

Hopefully. it's all good. Can't be much worse than last exile. As long as i keep watching it with low expectations hopefully i'll be surprised.
Wow you didn't like Last Exile? I love that show. *shrug* Oh well, different strokes different folks.

[Master Chibi]

Holy fuck there is absolutely no anime I love more than Urusei Yatsura. I bought the fourth movie today, and the series just keeps making me feel all fucking warm and absurdly happy just watching. I just never, ever, ever, ever, EVER get sick of the show. In fact it's impossible. The day I get tired of Ataru Moroboshi being a complete man whore, or the sound of Lum flying, or Shinobu bending girders in two, or having Miss Sakura shove away her entourage, is the day I fucking stop watching anime, end of story.

God I love it.

[maxx]

I've got to stop taking suggestions for girls on what to check out. Under the strong suggestion of a female friend I checked out Gravitation. Holy hell the amount of gay slinging around in that anime was just unbearable. I only watched like half of episode 5 (it was on anime network on demand) and I had to stop.

i enjoy gravitation manga and anime. sure its got gay themes but holy hell is that one cracked out series...seriously...i'm straight...but damn i enjoy a good story. its too funny to me. actually imma go back and read vol.1 now.

[orka]

Wow you didn't like Last Exile? I love that show. *shrug* Oh well, different strokes different folks.

i know wtf. last exile is one of my fav tv anime of all time. *points at shiny box*

[Dangerous J]

I havent watched any anime in 2 years, i needed some feedback on a series.

- I have the chance to get some fansubs of the Angel Heart anime. I loved City Hunter anime. For those who have seen it, would you reccommend it? And is Akira Kamiya the voice of Ryo still? Is the character design/similar to the old show?

Thanks

[catchafire]

So i'm watching Bleach and I kind of like it. Are there any boring periods of the anime that I should know about, considering I haven't read much of the manga.

[WasFemto]

Picked up the first volume of Crying Freeman from Dark Horse. This volume is fat as fuck. Seriously. It's nice to be able to finally read this in it's original form without the pics being backwards. Was going to pick up ES21 as well but they only had volumes 2 and 3. There is always next week. Still want to pick up Lady Snowblood as well but I haven't seen vol.1 at the Borders I go to for awhile now.

[Kira Yamato]

So i'm watching Bleach and I kind of like it. Are there any boring periods of the anime that I should know about, considering I haven't read much of the manga.
dont bother watching any of the fillers starting from ep 70. If you want to watch the episodes that get exciting, watch from ep 13+ i think

[Master Chibi]

Don't bother watching the anime for bleach at all.

Read the manga.

[shinobi00]

I didn't hate last exile, but i didn't like it either. Too many plot holes, annoying predictable characters, One of the worst villians ever(imo), just to name a few things.
Maybe because I watched 11-26 back to back and I just got sick of it. I dunno though i've done it with other shows and had no problems sittting through the whole series.

[tempest]

I didn't hate last exile, but i didn't like it either. Too many plot holes, annoying predictable characters, One of the worst villians ever(imo), just to name a few things.
Maybe because I watched 11-26 back to back and I just got sick of it. I dunno though i've done it with other shows and had no problems sittting through the whole series.


which plot holes for last exile was very minor, if i remember right, although what bugged me was if dio was alive or dead, and i didn;t like the pacing of the last 3 eps thought they could been little better,but thats just me.

but now have you seen this show called gankutsuou? if not watch it

[orka]

school rumble season 2 is out!!! and it's goooood!!!!!

[Crusader]

school rumble season 2 is out!!! and it's goooood!!!!!
sweeeeet :bgrin: :bgrin: :bgrin:

[WasFemto]

NHK ni Youkoso is being mad into an anime!

Since Tokyotosho is done for does anyone know a good site like it?

[Gasaraki]

YES! NHK is hilariously awesome.

How is tokyotosho "done for"? Are you talking about the April Fool's joke?

[MAGUS1234]

can anyone guess at around what chapter in the bleach manga would be right after Ichi gets his Bankai? I only know it in anime eps.

thx for help

[WasFemto]

How is tokyotosho "done for"? Are you talking about the April Fool's joke?

Holy Fuck I was had!!! :annoy:

:rofl:

for reals tho' I they got me.

[Geese Pants]

Yep..............I am now a Black Cat fan.
Kerebos FTW.

[Shin Akuma]

Finished Tsukihime. Good anime. Soundtrack is awesome. Classical music was a good choice.

I'm really enjoying Yakitate!! Japan.

[orka]

As many of you already know, the first Karas DVD is finally coming out in the States in 2 weeks. For some of you that haven't seen this I was looking around for some trailers online and couldn't find any Japanese ones, but found a English clip from episode 1 (http://onlinemoviepromo.com/player.php?id=603). No it doesn't sound half as cool compared to the original voice acting (and the translation was a bit weird) but it's still pretty badass.

[GreyFoxx]

As many of you already know, the first Karas DVD is finally coming out in the States in 2 weeks. For some of you that haven't seen this I was looking around for some trailers online and couldn't find any Japanese ones, but found a English clip from episode 1 (http://onlinemoviepromo.com/player.php?id=603). No it doesn't sound half as cool compared to the original voice acting (and the translation was a bit weird) but it's still pretty badass.
What they are so bought the series is great!!!!!

[Master Chibi]

wtf, adult swim has e7?

I never saw past episode 3, is it still available out there to download?

[Gasaraki]

Yes, Eureka Seven is up to ep 33 subbed, finished airing at 50 eps total in japan. First DVD comes out in the US at the end of this month I heard somewhere. DEFINITELY a series I'm collecting.

[Emil]

wtf, adult swim has e7?

I never saw past episode 3, is it still available out there to download?

mininova.org, search for Eureka Seven, fansubbed by Nanashi. I think they have subbed the furthest, at ep 34.

[shinobi00]

which plot holes for last exile was very minor, if i remember right, although what bugged me was if dio was alive or dead, and i didn;t like the pacing of the last 3 eps thought they could been little better,but thats just me.

but now have you seen this show called gankutsuou? if not watch it

Did you even care if dio lived or died? Seriously, his character turned to shit. He was the only character throughout the whole series who was a little intresting and they managed to kill that in the last couple of episodes. As far as plot holes damn man there were several. For instance, what the heck was the history of that little girl and how was she born to be the key of this huge ship? Also, alot more explanation of where the ship came from would have been really nice. Also, god damn claus was annoying as fuck. And the jelousy, where did that go? it lasted like 3 episodes and they totally forgot about it.

You also had to know the guy with all the survival badges(i forget his name) was going to die in the end. he just had to, because thats the way it always is. Claus just couldn't die could he? Damn it.

This show reminded me alot of the TV show lost. It seems like instead of having a well planned and thought out story, they just make random shit up from week to week. At least lost is entertaining though. At least for now.

[Warpticon]

So, is School Rumble season 2 being subbed by anybody currently?

[Master Chibi]

Just bought the Howl's Moving Castle on DVD <3.

I saw it in theaters in NYC, loved it.

<3

Also, mininova doesn't have what i need, 4 and up.

[Cisco]

you guys seen, "read or die"? Pretty good.

[Master Chibi]

yes.

ova and tv series.

just recently read the first volume of the manga.

god damn she has big knockers~

[Emil]

Also, mininova doesn't have what i need, 4 and up.

Because you had to search for "Eureka Seven", not "Eureka 7":

http://www.mininova.org/search/?search=eureka+seven

[Gasaraki]

And like I said, ep 34 ISN'T the furthest, the series is finished in Japan at 50 episodes. Even so, it's only been subbed up to episode 33, they haven't finished 34 yet. You can get all the episodes they've done here: http://www.nanashi-fansubs.com/

[Master Chibi]

I also started downloading Fate / Stay thanks to Orka because he's a whore.

[Master Chibi]

Neither of the E7 links from mininova or nanashi are working.

Im getting 404's.

[EveryFlowerFlow]

So, is School Rumble season 2 being subbed by anybody currently?

WF

http://www.wannabefansubs.net/


not out yet though

[Gasaraki]

Neither of the E7 links from mininova or nanashi are working.

Im getting 404's.
Sorry, I found it:

1-13 (http://bt.nanashi-fansubs.com:2710/stats.html?info_hash=4beccc2935de8406519ca11eb6c6e 249c93d0c1f)
14-26 (http://bt.nanashi-fansubs.com:2710/stats.html?info_hash=216eb98f988e1604b8f273df3021c 84259ec2439)
The rest (http://bt.nanashi-fansubs.com:2710/index.html?search=eureka)

[Emil]

I'm wondering, exactly how many gigs of anime do you "hardcore collectors" have? I'm nearing at 1.3TB on cds and dvds. Not that I will finish watching all of that.

[Larry Flynt]

Does anyone here watch Law Of Ueki?

[orka]

i delete most of the stuff on my hdd after i watch them, unless i really think i will rewatch them or doubt it will be released in the united states.

and to me "hardcore collectors" are people that actually spend considerable amount of money on dvd and official products. downloading stuff via bittorrent doesn't really take any effort or cost any money other than your internet service fee (which is a fixed cost for most people's lives anyway), and blank dvd-r's are dirt cheap compared to buying actual anime.

i know the concept of watching anime is different outside of japan (err... asia) since most people were introduced through the internet in the past five years or so. but that doesn't mean that people should expect anime as something they deserve to get their hands on for free. a real fan serious enough about it is a person that financially supports the industry. the writers/producers/directors/animators/actors probably do it for the fans over anything, but in return i think we are obligated to thank them back by paying money where they're due.

yea i download tons of stuff (raws) that are currently airing or published on paper, but most of these also turn out to be series/franchises that i really like so i will eventually end up buying them anyway once available.

[Master Chibi]

I want to buy all of Rumiko's work (I mean EVERYTHING, all of Urusei Yatsura / Maison Ikkoku / Mermaid's Forrest / Rumiko Anthology / Inu-Yasha) eventually, starting with Urusei Yatsura.

Otherwise I enjoy buying anime films a bit more than chugging out money for a series.

The stuff I burn is shit I KNOW I'll watch again and enjoy, or have an absurd amount of love for.

<3

[shinobi00]

I want to buy all of Rumiko's work (I mean EVERYTHING, all of Urusei Yatsura / Maison Ikkoku / Mermaid's Forrest / Rumiko Anthology / Inu-Yasha) eventually, starting with Urusei Yatsura.

Otherwise I enjoy buying anime films a bit more than chugging out money for a series.

The stuff I burn is shit I KNOW I'll watch again and enjoy, or have an absurd amount of love for.

<3

I haven't seen all of Urusei Yatsura but I caught the second movie on demand, and I thought it was really enjoyable. I seriously doubt theres anything else out there like it, very original.

Just finished up monster and It was like a great novel or something. Everything was explained, and all loose ends were tied up. I haven't read the manga, but due to the series length and intricate detail, I doubt I have to. Really, this is the way most mangas should be done.




******possible spoilers*******
I really did think they were going to totally forget about the mother though, and I was really pleasantly surprised when she was in the last episode.
**********end***********



Overall it was a really great series, and I look forward to more work from the manga author. This series is like so many other animes, that could totally be accepted in the mainstream here in the USA on an actual network. I'm not holding my breath or anything but it would be really nice for some anime to get the publicity here in America they deserve. Mao Miyazaki(Incorrect spelling probably) isn't the only one making good work in japan.

Damn now what to watch next?

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, I don't keep any of the anime I watch, I delete as new eps come out and I don't burn series I like either. If I like it that much I'll buy DVDs when they come out. The ONLY exceptions are for series like Mushishi that very likely will not be liscenced.

[GGL-steve]

Just finished Peace Maker, it was pretty good. I'm looking for things that are similar to it if anybody has ideas suggestions.

[SaiST]

My Hajime no Ippo thread was killed in the GD sweep. :sad:

But it's not so big a deal, the thread wasn't getting too many replies as of late. I only used it to keep folks updated with scanslations. So, I'll just start postin' updates here, if y'all don't mind. May even get better discussion of the chapters in this thread. :razzy:

Ignition-One released 42 chapters (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BIgnition-One%5D%20Hajime%20no%20Ippo%20603-645.torrent) today, after pulling an April Fool's joke (http://westbound.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=HnI&action=display&thread=1132451895&page=92#1143871515) about them dropping the project altogether.

For those of you who didn't frequent my thread, downloads can be found here (http://www.voiea.net/manga/Ippo/), I-O's releases can be downloaded directly here (http://manga.ignition-one.com/downloads.php?sid=2).

The latest: Round 647 (http://www.voiea.net/manga/Ippo/Ippo_v69_r647(I-O).zip) from I-O.

SC released Round 645 (http://www.voiea.net/manga/Ippo/Ippo_v69_r645.zip) and Round 646 (http://www.voiea.net/manga/Ippo/Ippo_v69_r646.zip) yesterday.

Enjoy~

[shinobi00]

i delete most of the stuff on my hdd after i watch them, unless i really think i will rewatch them or doubt it will be released in the united states.

and to me "hardcore collectors" are people that actually spend considerable amount of money on dvd and official products. downloading stuff via bittorrent doesn't really take any effort or cost any money other than your internet service fee (which is a fixed cost for most people's lives anyway), and blank dvd-r's are dirt cheap compared to buying actual anime.

i know the concept of watching anime is different outside of japan (err... asia) since most people were introduced through the internet in the past five years or so. but that doesn't mean that people should expect anime as something they deserve to get their hands on for free. a real fan serious enough about it is a person that financially supports the industry. the writers/producers/directors/animators/actors probably do it for the fans over anything, but in return i think we are obligated to thank them back by paying money where they're due.

yea i download tons of stuff (raws) that are currently airing or published on paper, but most of these also turn out to be series/franchises that i really like so i will eventually end up buying them anyway once available.

Yeah, I usually end up buying any anime series I see on TV/torrent that I really like. But thats how I am about everything usually, Games, music cds, etc. Sometimes I'll even by the bad ones because I feel bad about bootlegging them. Although, right now I'm jobless for smoking a gang of pot so thats not happening any time soon.

[tempest]

Did you even care if dio lived or died? Seriously, his character turned to shit. He was the only character throughout the whole series who was a little intresting and they managed to kill that in the last couple of episodes. As far as plot holes damn man there were several. For instance, what the heck was the history of that little girl and how was she born to be the key of this huge ship? Also, alot more explanation of where the ship came from would have been really nice. Also, god damn claus was annoying as fuck. And the jelousy, where did that go? it lasted like 3 episodes and they totally forgot about it.

You also had to know the guy with all the survival badges(i forget his name) was going to die in the end. he just had to, because thats the way it always is. Claus just couldn't die could he? Damn it.

This show reminded me alot of the TV show lost. It seems like instead of having a well planned and thought out story, they just make random shit up from week to week. At least lost is entertaining though. At least for now.

i can see where your comming from, but to me those plot holes were left so the viewer can fill them up sort like eva with the very little info but i can see your point.

i see you got hooked on monster good.
the main reason nobody has license it is cause of the number of eps alot times shows with those many eps get passed over for 26 or 12 or few eps counts
i do hope genoen or bandai or heck funi gets it before viz does.... ughh


for shows hmm might want try planetes or gankutsuou

has for writer of monster he does have couple other projects his doing in anime but main one everybody waiting for is 20th century boys which if he did that show in anime it be 100 eps plus
later

[tempest]

Yeah, I don't keep any of the anime I watch, I delete as new eps come out and I don't burn series I like either. If I like it that much I'll buy DVDs when they come out. The ONLY exceptions are for series like Mushishi that very likely will not be liscenced.


wouldn;t go that far if childs toy and ippo can be license any show can be license.... well besides "oh brother" and sailor stars .

[Geese Pants]

Samurai Champloo is coming out with a DVD Box Set of the whole series...........tentative date: June 4.

Possibly around $200...........I'm saving.

[tempest]

Samurai Champloo is coming out with a DVD Box Set of the whole series...........tentative date: June 4.

Possibly around $200...........I'm saving.


ummm you mean july 4th and yes its 200

[Gasaraki]

It may be $199 MSRP but there's plenty of sites where you'll be able to get it at like $160 or less. Tempest, yes I know there's a small chance mushishi could get liscenced, but it's very small

[orka]

Soo it's the spring season 2006 and bunch of new shows have come out in the past 2 weeks. I'm curious which shows you guys are gonna be watching...

After downloading about a dozen new shows, I think I'll stick with:

School Rumble season 2
Ah Megami-sama season 2
ARIA season 2
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
Higurashi no Nakukoro


Maybe:

Utawarerumono
Black Lagoon
Nana
Ray
Garasu no Kantai

Avoid:

Disgea
Air Gear
Kiba
Zegapain


Most Surprising:

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu


Most Disappointing:

Air Gear


That adds to what I already have been watching:

Fate/Stay Night
Ergo Proxy
Top wo Nerae 2!
Karas
Binchou-tan

And Blood+ is over for now... until next set of episodes begin airing (whenever that is).

[Warpticon]

I didn't realize there was a Nana anime yet. where can I get it?

[orka]

hmm... dunno if anybody subbed it yet, but i'm sure somebody will pick it up.

if you don't mind watching raw, go to l33t-raws.

[Gasaraki]

There are a few subs of Nana out, just check Tokyo Tosho.

I REALLY want someone to sub Himawari, though the only reason I'm intrested is becasue I'm a fan of the character designer, Okama.

Zegapain, is kinda boring and the CG is crap. I'll stick with it a little bit longer just in case since I'm such a huge sucker for mecha

[PsychoSquall]

Just bought the Howl's Moving Castle on DVD <3.

I saw it in theaters in NYC, loved it.


I got it too, but I never saw it in the theaters. It's possibly my favorite Studio Ghibli film. (although I'm not a Ghibli fan like so many others) My other favorite is Kiki's Delivery Service.

[Kyoujin]

I got it too, but I never saw it in the theaters. It's possibly my favorite Studio Ghibli film. (although I'm not a Ghibli fan like so many others) My other favorite is Kiki's Delivery Service.

My girlfriend is absolutely retarded for Kiki's delivery Service; she loves sass talking cats.
Guess what she asked me for her next birthday?
Crazy bitch...

[orka]

Kaze no tani no Nausicaa will always be Miyazaki's best Ghibli film. It was his first original production (after doing the Lupin III movie), and still cannot be toppled in terms of overall quality of the story to this day.

Speaking of Ghibli, Gedo Senki (http://www.ghibli.jp/), a new film directed by Goro Miyazaki (son of Hayao Miyazaki) is coming to Japanese theaters this summer. The rumor is that the original script was rejected by the elder Miyazaki, thus ending up in the hands of his son. I can't confirm that as real info, but the movie looks interesting nonetheless. TRAILER (http://www.onlineghibli.com/earthsea/media/gedosenki_trailer.rmvb)

EDIT:

OK, I was reading some interviews online and apparently Gedo Senki was originally planned way back in 1967 when Hayao Miyazaki was approached by American author Ursula K. LeGuin to turn her Earthsea series into a animated film. Miyazaki claims that the books (third is his favorite, he says) had a significant influence on him at the time and went as far to say that it was a inspiration for all his movies (from ...Nausicaa to Howl...).

Unfortunately, the plan fell apart at the time. Miyazaki and his long time producer Toshio Suzuki was approached by LeGuin again in 2003, but Miyazaki was busy working on Howl... and also claimed that he no longer was sure if he was of capable age (now 65) to direct a movie about the story he was passionate about more than 20 years ago. After long series of discussions between both parties in following months, Goro Miyazaki who has no directing or animating experience but has worked alongside his father for a long time (one of his noted accomplishments include designing of the Ghibli Museum), was nominated by Suzuki to direct the film.

LeGuin was suspiciosu at first, but literally entrusted her work in the hands of Goro Miyazaki after seeing his enthusiasm. The young Miyazaki illustrated the entire storyboard by himself, which shocked all his colleagues. When the legend animator Eiji Otsuka saw the storyboard, he flat out called it "a perfect movie" and thought that it was done by the elder Miyazaki. When Hideki Anno took a look, he said "now, this is a Ghibli" film, and questioned why Goro Miyazaki (38) had not directed any films in the past.



k I could go into more detail but that's it for now...

[Kyoujin]

Kaze no tani no Nausicaa will always be Miyazaki's best Ghibli film. It was his first original production (after doing the Lupin III movie), and still cannot be toppled in terms of overall quality of the story to this day.

Speaking of Ghibli, Gedo Senki (http://www.ghibli.jp/), a new film directed by Goro Miyazaki (son of Hayao Miyazaki) is coming to Japanese theaters this summer. The rumor is that the original script was rejected by the elder Miyazaki, thus ending up in the hands of his son. I can't confirm that as real info, but the movie looks interesting nonetheless. TRAILER (http://www.onlineghibli.com/earthsea/media/gedosenki_trailer.rmvb)

I haven't seen Howl's moving castle, but I want to read the book he based it off of.
Apparently, the author is very book.

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, i'd been looking forward to Gedo Senki, what orka said just affirms my excitement for it.

[Master Chibi]

Fuck I AM SO BEHIND.

To the point where I'm like leaning towards not watching anime anymore.

I haven't seen Blood+ past episode 12.

I haven't seen Eureka past episode 3.

I haven't seen AMG! TV past episode 3.

I haven't seen Mushishi to the point where Gas wants to kill me.

Fuck I'm SUPER behind on School Rumble manga even.

God damn it.

[Warpticon]

I haven't seen Howl's moving castle, but I want to read the book he based it off of.
Apparently, the author is very book.



???

[Kyoujin]

???

Haha, sorry; I meant the author is very good.:rofl:

Cut me some slack, it's finals month.:tdown:

Just so everyone knows what this post means in the future, I'm not going to edit my previous post.

Haha, book; I'm so crazy...

[WasFemto]

Been reading Air Gear. I like.



Master Chibi: I know how you feel sometimes. I still need to pick up GunGrave and Hajime no Ippo and wanna catch up back with Space Runaway Ideon.


Gasaraki: I can see Mushishi being picked up by Geneon. The show had their name written on it. Maybe it's just me....

[Gasaraki]

Been reading Air Gear. I like.

Gasaraki: I can see Mushishi being picked up by Geneon. The show had their name written on it. Maybe it's just me....
Yes, Air Gear is frickin hilariously awesome :rofl:

As for Mushishi, I hope to God that happens. They have gotten other titles kinda like that, maybe I'll get lucky =/

[Ho0v-Man]

Today I got the greatest anime deal ever. I got Full Metal Panic for only $60! Not the slim pack, mind you. I got the hardcore, original boxset that costs over $150!

I mean honestly would anyone really want the slim pack? After all, everyone knows that it's all about girth. Look at it.
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=ADV712642
Now if you were to insert that FMP slim pack into your lady's vagina, would she even feel it guys? Ha! Maybe if you're lucky.

That's why I've got the original, extra thick, VAGINA-DESTROYING DVD BOXSET! Now I'm happy and so is she. I've attached some pictures of my anime to this post to show how much of a loser I am. Anyone else think it's really freakin' cool to have anime when it's cool like this? I don't see how people can stand to just download it when something this awesome exists.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...alPanic022.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...alPanic021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...alPanic020.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...alPanic007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...alPanic005.jpg

This is the post I put in my own thread since it was shutdown.:razzy:

[tempest]

Been reading Air Gear. I like.



Master Chibi: I know how you feel sometimes. I still need to pick up GunGrave and Hajime no Ippo and wanna catch up back with Space Runaway Ideon.


Gasaraki: I can see Mushishi being picked up by Geneon. The show had their name written on it. Maybe it's just me....


i have same opinion, and i think there license Jigoku Shoujo , and few other shows and i pray for monster release by them


only new show i'm insteresing in is ig new one comming out called Le Chevalier D'Eon

[WasFemto]

Or so it seems from this post

http://forums.animeondvd.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1319661&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

Oh yeah been meaning to let you guys know that vol.1 of Crying Freeman is edited :annoy: The vagina and penetration shots got the mosaic. :annoy: WHY DH WHY?!?!

[orka]

Oh yeah been meaning to let you guys know that vol.1 of Crying Freeman is edited :annoy: The vagina and penetration shots got the mosaic. :annoy: WHY DH WHY?!?!

probably cus they couldn't get their hands on the original film grain. since the pee pee and the pussyhole are always censored in all forms of japanese cinema due to a law, whenever there's a sex scene or nudity of any sort, those body parts will get blurred.

when stuff gets licensed in the u.s. they are usually uncensored (some people in japan import hentai dvd's released in the u.s. just for that, lol). but since crying freeman is such a old ass show, they probably failed to get their hands on the original film.

[WasFemto]

I was talking about the manga vol.1 from Dark Horse. In the VIZ release it's uncensored but for the DH version it is censored. Doesn't make sense...

[Gasaraki]

Yeah DelRey's had Air Gear liscenced for a little while now, just awaiting the first volume release.

[orka]

Master Chibi, is your ava supposed to be parady of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu?

I liked the first 2 ep. of that anime so much, I downloaded the first 6 volumes of novel too. I'll buy them if I like.

[SaiST]

Yeah DelRey's had Air Gear liscenced for a little while now, just awaiting the first volume release.
... Are they any good?

Oh, and like... 7 chapters of Hajime no Ippo have been released from I-O since that last post of mine.

[Master Chibi]

Wow, good eye Orka.

Yes it is.

<3

*(stupid late edit)*

[Saotome Kaneda]

Wow, good idea Orka.

Yes it is.

<3
you need to catch up on Sukuran and AMG you lazy fuck

oh, and you need to find more recent Excel Saga, it's getting real good now

[Gasaraki]

... Are they any good?
Air Gear is pretty sweet. It's not really great for the story, but it's just cool to see, lots of "action." I say it that way cause there isn't alot of direct fighting, mostly like competition style. I don't really know your taste very well but there's plenty of places to DL it, so just preview some chapters. But yeah, personally, it's really good. :rock:

[SaiST]

Air Gear is pretty sweet. It's not really great for the story, but it's just cool to see, lots of "action."
I meant the people who licensed AG. I've been following the manga for a long while now, and even uploaded it to Stabby's site (http://www.voiea.net/manga/AirGear/).

[WasFemto]

Air Gear reminds me of Jet Set Radio but without the tagging. Love the fanservice too.:tup: Glad Del Rey picked it up since I hear really good things about them. I still need to pick up Genshiken.

[tempest]

DR ahit or miss alot of times with some manags.


2d vol of hellsing ova is comming out in aug.

oh on the 11 vol of ippo they have 2 new trailers one is fate/stay night and Ergo Proxy so we might see he first vols out around oct,or nov . Shakugan no Shana maybe around aug or sept.

oh yea for people waitiing for ippo boxsets don't hold your breath the show is not doing that well to merit a box and if they did make box it cost pretty high, but now in my humble opinion your see maybe brick release later on.

it sucks ippo not doing well if it showw as doing well then chances of 2d anime would be very high. so now if anybody makes any rumors or hears any take them has that rumors.
later

[WasFemto]

I wish Ippo would get the release schedule of HunterxHunter where they release OVAs for the different arcs.

I guess I can pile this with Ashita no Joe being licensed as well :sad:

[Mr. Bastos]

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Wow man, that sounds fuckin awesome. I can't wait!

[WasFemto]

Concerning the mosaic censor in Crying Freeman, this is what was posted by Samantha Robinson from the Dark Horse website after I brought up the mosaic



We have not imposed any kind of censorship of our own upon Crying Freeman. The 'blur' effects to which you are referring actually appear in the most recent Japanese edition of the book put out by Mr. Koike's own company; what we have done is produce a faithful reproduction -- at Mr. Koike's behest -- of this most recent edition. The reason for the disparity between our edition and that published by Viz many years ago has to do not with our preferences as companies, but rather with changes in the Japanese social and political climate. Censorship laws in Japan have changed considerably over the years, with certain periods being far more conservative than others. Different editions of a single book can often reflect these changes; this is the case with Crying Freeman, which used to be published by Shogakukan, but has since been returned to Mr. Koike's own company, Koike Shoin. The Japanese edition of Crying Freeman vol. 1 that Viz used when making their book was different from the one which we used, which was published during a period in Japan that was more conservative with regard to sexual content. I feel it is very important to make it clear that none of the changes to the artwork that you see between the Viz edition and our edition were imposed by us; these changes were made by the Japanese company that currently holds the rights to this property. And indeed, in terms of art, no changes whatsoever were made to make our edition different from the most current Japanese edition (which Mr. Koike prefers).

[marcusg]

Air Gear reminds me of Jet Set Radio but without the tagging. Love the fanservice too.:tup: Glad Del Rey picked it up since I hear really good things about them. I still need to pick up Genshiken.

Yeah, air gear reminds me of Jet Set Radio too. But there isnt any graffiti involved. I like the Air Gear only for that reason. I hope the anime developes more style as it progresses.

Also just watched Today in Class ova, forgot what the japanese title was, I find it very funny.

[Gasaraki]

I meant the people who licensed AG. I've been following the manga for a long while now, and even uploaded it to Stabby's site (http://www.voiea.net/manga/AirGear/).
Ah, sorry, Yeah DelRey is pretty good. The paper quality is nice, the translation from what I can tell is good, they almost always include the omake pages AND the color pages, they have translation notes, etc.

[Master Chibi]

ORKA WHERE IS Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu TORRENTS?

[Atryu]

didn't read the 97 pages, but I am into 2 pretty recent series that are on TV in Japan nowdays: (most of you probably know them already...)

- Fate / Stay Night (by TYPE MOON, the studio that produced Melty Blood)
- Ergo Proxy (by the makers of cowboybebop and samurai shamploo)

I would recommend these 2! I don't think they are licensed in USA, so .torrent is your friend!

[Gasaraki]

ORKA WHERE IS Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu TORRENTS?
Dude, there are tons of places to get it. baka-updates, tokyotosho, and I'm sure plenty of other have it

[Shade]

The Guyver series was great. 26 eps of great character development, and action sequences werent half bad either. I recomment it, and that says alot.

[orka]

didn't read the 97 pages, but I am into 2 pretty recent series that are on TV in Japan nowdays: (most of you probably know them already...)

- Fate / Stay Night (by TYPE MOON, the studio that produced Melty Blood)
- Ergo Proxy (by the makers of cowboybebop and samurai shamploo)

I would recommend these 2! I don't think they are licensed in USA, so .torrent is your friend!

Actually they both have been licensed even before they began airing, but several groups are still subbing anyways.

ORKA WHERE IS Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu TORRENTS?

Are you saying you made the ava after the logo but haven't even seen the show?? Dude, it's awesome. I'll flat out say that it's already the best comedy this season next to School Rumble.

Anyhow, hmm... I dun dl fansubs so yea *shrug*

Unless you want subs, then go to l33t-raws. If you want the link to the torrents for the novels, I ca give that to you too.

[Master Chibi]

I saw the ending on youtube and it was enough to make me interested.

<3

[Master Chibi]

Ok I'm going to make a list now of shit I will FORCE myself to watch in full EVENTUALLY.

AMG! TV s1
Aria s1
Ergos
School Rumble s2
Ippo
Fate
Mushishi
Suzumiya

THERE

[Gasaraki]

dude, you havent' even seen Aria season ONE yet? Damn, CATCH UP.

[Master Chibi]

I told you I'm BEHIND, MOTHERFUCKER.

[GreyFoxx]

Okay did animeone just jump ahead 20 eps on naruto or am i hitting the hentai too hard?

[orka]

yea watch ARIA. and even better if you read 'em.

[Master Chibi]

i will.

sooner or later.

: (

[Saotome Kaneda]

i will.

sooner or later.

: (
catch up, bitch

[Master Chibi]

SAOTOME

Look for Lum figurines for me plz <3

[orka]

If you want figures, just search at HLJ. Hobby Search is really good too, but I personally find HLJ to be slightly more reputable.

[Gasaraki]

HLJ is fuckin expensive thuogh when someone who is THERE could just give you a hookup =)

[orka]

well, if you know people then that's probably the best... but that's not the case with most people. third party auction bidders is another route, if people are looking for good deals or just something very rare and specific.

but HLJ is pretty much the best option left otherwise, from buying anything from figuirines, resin kits, apparels, etc. Hobby Search is actually as extensive in terms of their inventory but their service isn't just as good in comparison to HLJ. the only real gripe i have about HLJ is that they usually take few days from processing to shipping, and delivery of merchandise can take quite a while even if you use the fastest EMS option.

I've been waiting for Lilith-XX (http://www.hlj.com/product/WAVCC-04) figure by Wave (got shipped on March 31, soon after release) and Top wo Nerae 2! (http://www.hlj.com/product/CSP22645) shirt for almost 2 weeks now. I used SAL for shipment for both, though... so I can't complain.

the third option is american retailers and sites, which can be both good and bad. some sites tend to jack up the price, while others offer it in what is cheaper than directly buying them japan with shipping costs taken into consideration. but american retailers usually don't have the hottest stuff that people want and they usually ship stuff much later than the original release date in japan.

but yea, buying bishoujo figures online is generally expensive... which is probably why i ended up buying several when i visited japan in the winter. asobit city in akiba is awesome, btw. each floor dedicated to different genre of figures. :D

[Gasaraki]

Yes, I know all this, my point is MC asked SK(who's in Japan right now) to get something for him, I was just pointing out that that'd definitely be the better option.

But yes, I do agree that otherwise, HLJ is pretty good option for stuff that they have. Unfortunatly for me, most of hte stuff I want(various artbooks) it's nearly impossible to find in English sites =(

[Master Chibi]

I usually get my figurines from various places in NYC (quite a few), but every so often I hit up HJL when I just CAN NOT find them otherwise.

I originally asked SK to find me an Eri (SR) figurine, but the only one worth purchasing hasn't been released yet, so I'm all for Lum instead.

<3

[orka]

To be frank, I think there is yet to be a Eri figure of any kind to this day except for gashapons. There might have been a resin kit or two but I'm not sure.

Good Smile Company is releasing a 1/8 scale PVC sometime in June though (I think).

[DragonSama]

If you guys are looking for Anime toys and stuff hit me up. I run a web based Anime store. In fact I have to redo the whole website because it's been taking off like wildfire. Heck if this keeps up I might be able to quit my day-job and do this full time.

If you are looking for something let me know I'll try to do the best I can for ya all.

[WasFemto]

That Take fight in the latest translated ch. of Ippo was sick imo. I didn't find it boring. Jesus christ I wish someone would bring this here (Dark Horse maybe...).


:rock: :rock: :rock:

[Geese Pants]

If you guys are looking for Anime toys and stuff hit me up. I run a web based Anime store. In fact I have to redo the whole website because it's been taking off like wildfire. Heck if this keeps up I might be able to quit my day-job and do this full time.

If you are looking for something let me know I'll try to do the best I can for ya all.

Bleach stuff..............BLEACH STUFF!!!

[VManOfMana]

I like Hobby Search a bit better than HLJ. Main reasons being that you always get the 5% discount instead of just on preorders, and you get points (5% of your purchases) that can be used for discount in future purchases.

This is the way I see it:

• Hobby Search gives you a bit more discounts
• Hobby Search allows you to preorder sooner (that's my impression at least)
• Hobby Search allows you to hold items to ship together given they are one month within each other. HLJ doesn't (AFAIK). This is important for shipping cost on preorders.
• HLJ's inventory usually lasts longer and is more varied (books, etc).

In terms of service, both have their quirks. Both stores take a while to ship, and Hobby Search sometimes takes long to communicate (sometimes the items arrive before they let me know they shipped). But overall both stores take about the same time. My main gripe is that neither stores allows a different shipping and billing address. That's a big issue for me since I don't like packages to arrive to my house (safety). I haven't had communication with HLJ's customer support, but I can't complain of my interaction with HS people.

So at the end of the day, I check Hobby Search first. If they don't have it, I check HLJ.

I don't know why someone said that HLJ is expensive, when they pretty much sell at retail. The problem is that shipping is expensive (EMS), but if you have friend and make a big order, you can save quite a bit. If the figure you are looking for has a domestic release (Yamato) then of course its cheaper, but that's the exception.

For books, CDs, DVDs, and manga, the best bet is Amazon Japan. Works the same way as Amazon, and their economy shipping is way cheaper than EMS at the expense of 7-10 days of waiting. The only problem of Amazon is that their international shipping is not allowed for some kinds of items (software, adult stuff, etc). This really sucks for me because a lot of I've CDs are listed as software. Alternatives are Mangaoh (especially for stuff Amazon won't ship), CD Japan (calendars and some figures available as well), Jungle (sometimes they got some rare items – I got the Love Hina Japanese box for less than $30, pretty much new, YEARS after it was released), and Animaxis (only reliable way for me to get the Chocola books) but all these are EMS. Animebooks is a good domestic store if the price inflation of an item is not bad.

[Master Chibi]

To be frank, I think there is yet to be a Eri figure of any kind to this day except for gashapons. There might have been a resin kit or two but I'm not sure.

Good Smile Company is releasing a 1/8 scale PVC sometime in June though (I think).

I know, that's the one I'm talking about.

http://images.entertainmentearth.com//AUTOIMAGES/GSC96232lg.jpg

<3

[orka]

HLJ allows you to select stuff to be shipped seperately or together after placing a order. The reason I prefer to buy figures from HLJ over Hobby Search is because I think they do a better job of protecting the packages for shipping. While you get the bubble wrapping as standard from HLJ, from Hobby Link they usually don't much more than wrapping stuff in newspapers.

And it's just that I've been buying predominantly from HLJ for a while now... and I find the HLJ site easier to navigate. So I just instinctively go there first and if I can't get what I want, check Hobby Search after that.

I didn't really pay attention to the points system before, though. Maybe I'll start buying from Hobby Search more often.

I do agree that Amazon is very good for books, though. Although when I buy mangas I usually just go to the Asahiya bookstore when I'm in Chicago.

And also, I would like to emphasize to everybody who is not familiar about buying figures: DO NOT BUY FROM CHINA OR HONG KONG unless it's a large reputable retailer like Yes Asia. Then again... what's the point of buying figures from Yes Asia?

[Gasaraki]

I don't know why someone said that HLJ is expensive, when they pretty much sell at retail. The problem is that shipping is expensive (EMS), but if you have friend and make a big order, you can save quite a bit. If the figure you are looking for has a domestic release (Yamato) then of course its cheaper, but that's the exception.

Well, I meant like Gundam Models n such. I've found much cheaper places to get import Gundam Models, I guess it's different with the other stuff they sell.

[VManOfMana]

HLJ allows you to select stuff to be shipped seperately or together after placing a order. The reason I prefer to buy figures from HLJ over Hobby Search is because I think they do a better job of protecting the packages for shipping. While you get the bubble wrapping as standard from HLJ, from Hobby Link they usually don't much more than wrapping stuff in newspapers.

Point taken. Hobby Search does pad their boxes with paper or newspaper, but their boxes are pretty sturdy and so far I haven't seen any damage on what I get.


And it's just that I've been buying predominantly from HLJ for a while now... and I find the HLJ site easier to navigate. So I just instinctively go there first and if I can't get what I want, check Hobby Search after that.


I find Hobby Search's site more straightforward to navigate since the figure menus are right there, but HLJ's search is more powerful. So its kind of a tie to me.


I didn't really pay attention to the points system before, though. Maybe I'll start buying from Hobby Search more often.


I got enough points to get 50% off my next figure (Tomoyo from Clannad). That will at least take care of the shipping cost. :)


I do agree that Amazon is very good for books, though. Although when I buy mangas I usually just go to the Asahiya bookstore when I'm in Chicago.


The one in Arlington Heights? I used to live on the apartments behind the marketplace! I found their CD prices to be decent, but their print material prices were way, way high. I think they were on the yen/100 + 50%, and considering the currency exchange, that was like 160% their regular price. I'd rather pay the shipping cost on Amazon JP.

Almost every single bookstore I know of is overpriced, in and out of cons. The only good ones I remember are Akibaotaku (roughly yen/100 + 30%), a bookstore in Little Tokyo that closed, or little shops that sell manga on the cheap (sometimes used, sometimes just old). You can find some good gems on these little stores.

[Master Chibi]

Ok so Suzumiya fucking owns.

[Gasaraki]

It SO does. I just watched ep2, man this series is gonna be awesome :rofl:

[Emil]

woot, School Rumble Season 2 is out...but why the heck is WF using MP4 files?

What other new animes from this season should I check out? I looked at that Suzumiya, seems like something I will follow. I'm not too fond of KIBA right now...not sure what to say about XXXHolic. The manga was decent...but the animation of the anime so far is turning me off very quickly.

[VManOfMana]

MP4 is just a container. They are using h.264 encoding, also commonly used in MKV files and QT7.

[Master Chibi]

Mother fucker I hate h.264 encoding. I really fucking hate it.

>:|

[Warpticon]

Why?

[Master Chibi]

My computer is such a piece of shit it can barely play them.

That or I have like 404040403402321 codecs and every time a new one rolls around everything gets fucked up and annoying.

[shinobi00]

Damn couldn't someone have told me they newline cinema was adopting monster into a mainstream american movie.

http://www.newline.com/press/2005/0408_monster.shtml

Good to see some anime get some recognition. not sure what to expect, but i hope it turns out good. :tup:

[Gasaraki]

OMG I hope to god it's good, I've only read like, one volume of Monster but I know from reading 20th Century Boys that his manga is great. I really hope they do a good job on that movie

[Mr. Bastos]

Awesome. I loved Monster, I just really hope they do a good job with this.

[orka]

beh, dunno.

1) turning anime/manga into live action films.
2) turning japanese movies into american movies.

those two usually end up in disappointing results...

[shinobi00]

I'm kinda worried about it because the manga and anime series were so long. There just isn't enough time to cover all the episodes and side plots. There were probably only around 5 useless episodes out 74. Basically, almost every episode was necessary to fully understand the whole story.

While watching monster though, I always thought it might be better suited for live action than anime though. Nothing is really done in the anime that can't be done with actors, and I think it'll allow more character emotion.

I'm wondering about a couple things though. Is tenma going to be japanese?
Is this actually going to be shot in Germany? Which character or part of the story is going to end up being cut out for time constraints? 2 movies isn't really enough.

btw, wtf is up with fruit basket. I feel like I've grown 2 vaginas or something for watching it. Good anime for kids.

[jin11]

can anyone here reccomend me some good action type anime like naruto or bleach, cause right now those 2 shows are crap

i liked basilisk as well..

animes along that genre.. thnx

[Gasaraki]

Eureka Seven, pretty sweet action and has a very intresting story and great characters. There's 35 episodes subbed so far out of 50 total. Highly recommended

[orka]

gasaraki, are you gonna buy the first dvd coming out next week? i never watched the show, but i know a lotta people here like it so yea... just a reminder.

and don't forget to get karas also. arghhhh!! (aroused pirate)

[Gasaraki]

gasaraki, are you gonna buy the first dvd coming out next week? i never watched the show, but i know a lotta people here like it so yea... just a reminder.

Absolutely, I don't really have any money right now, but I'm gonna get the LE box for volume one. I want that OST and shirt =)

[orka]

ok, finalized 2006 spring watch list for me:

Ah Megami-sama season 2
ARIA season 2
Black Lagoon
Higurashi no Nakukoro ni
Magical Pokaan (plz don't ask why @_@)
School Rumble season 2
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu

might add a show or two in the upcoming few weeks, but the above pretty much earned solid spots.

[MrQuotes]

ok so .hack//roots is here
//sign has been one of my all time favorite anime series, and i am a bit .hack fan overall so i was lookin forward to this show.

after watching the first episode i dont quiet know what to make of it yet. it seems to have some promise, but the characters seem a little bland so far. haseo is just another helpless protagonist getting pushed around, but for some reason thing