The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[Master Chibi]

I stopped watching Blood+ around episode 10 or something.

Did the quality hold up the entire way through?

Really the only reason I bothered watching was because of the first 2 two minutes of the first episode.

[orka]

the first season of Galaxy Angel I downloaded is in fucking SPANISH.

FUCK YOU ORKA, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.

>:|

buy it, foo. season 1 boxset is under $30.

and blame furries. to be more specific, a furry in texas. not sure why. jejeje.

[Master Chibi]

Good idea :O

A furry in texas?

That son of a bitch.

jajajajaja

[Makoto Scrub]

I stopped watching Blood+ around episode 10 or something.

Did the quality hold up the entire way through?

Really the only reason I bothered watching was because of the first 2 two minutes of the first episode.
Keep watching. Quality holds up and more stuff gets uncovered.

[Hunter D]

Blood+ is the best anime of 2005-06 and one of the best anime in years. The show's plot is deep and well written and the animation is top notch. It's a show that you really have to pay close attention to when watching it just to make sure you don't miss anything.

[WasFemto]

12 Kingdom's never seen, never heard of "Summer Sunset" either. As for Ninja scroll, I don't really like the movie that much and I've heard too many bad things about the series so I haven't even seen it.

fate/stay night is pretty popular, it's a pretty good series though some stuff coulda been better =/


WHHAAA?!?!? I've seen this movie soooo many times I just put in Japanese with no subtitles(do that with a couple other anime as well) I've seen this so much. I still say (like back in the day) that it's still one of the best action movies period. Everything just meshed well together that's it's really hard to duplicate.

There was supposed to be sequel coming out later this year but it's looking doubtful. Yoshiaki Kawajiri and MadHouse are back on it as well. If anyone asks for a source, it's found in the Kawajiri interview on the 10th Anniversary Edition.

and no Ninja Resurrection is not the sequel. ADV lied.

[Shiro_420]

They did make some random sequels. Ninja scroll ninja resurrection ad some other one, but I never really liked them. =/

Any one know when Naruto will STOP putting in filllers. Its starting to be another one peice/ dragon ball z chalked full of fillers =/

[Gasaraki]

I stopped watching Blood+ around episode 10 or something.

Did the quality hold up the entire way through?

Really the only reason I bothered watching was because of the first 2 two minutes of the first episode.

IMO the quality dropped a little around the middle, I had to make myself download episodes to keep up since it was getting a little boring. The action was never really great either. Still, at about the halfway point things start picking up again and getting a bit better and had a good ending so it's good, but best from 2005-06? No way.

WHHAAA?!?!? I've seen this movie soooo many times I just put in Japanese with no subtitles(do that with a couple other anime as well) I've seen this so much. I still say (like back in the day) that it's still one of the best action movies period. Everything just meshed well together that's it's really hard to duplicate.

There was supposed to be sequel coming out later this year but it's looking doubtful. Yoshiaki Kawajiri and MadHouse are back on it as well. If anyone asks for a source, it's found in the Kawajiri interview on the 10th Anniversary Edition.

and no Ninja Resurrection is not the sequel. ADV lied.

Eh, I just didn't care for it at all, it wasn't really intresting aside from the action.

They did make some random sequels. Ninja scroll ninja resurrection ad some other one, but I never really liked them. =/

Any one know when Naruto will STOP putting in filllers. Its starting to be another one peice/ dragon ball z chalked full of fillers =/

Ninja Ressurection was entirely unrelated to Ninja Scroll. They may have advertized otherwise, but in reality they had nothing to do with each other.

[tempest]

Blood+ is the best anime of 2005-06 and one of the best anime in years. The show's plot is deep and well written and the animation is top notch. It's a show that you really have to pay close attention to when watching it just to make sure you don't miss anything.

i just hate the fact sony licensed the show..blah.

[Gasaraki]

Wait, SONY liscenced it? Who distributes for SONY?

[tempest]

Wait, SONY liscenced it? Who distributes for SONY?

umm you been out the loop for while it was license like in jan of this year, and sony brings out there own dvds.

oh and 12 kingdoms is great.

[Gasaraki]

well I wasn't surprised that it was already liscenced, I was just surprised that it was SONY. I don't remember seeing any anime DVDs from them, ever. What anime have they put out in the US?

[Warpticon]

What the hell are you expecting to get out of it? Its target audience is children half your age with a fascination for American Football, where as to you it's likely nothing much. They just throw crazy fucking techniques at everyone in there and Sena keeps getting faster and faster, that's it. Take it for what it is, simple, energetic, and fun.

;p

Dude, I watched all of Prince of Tennis and Buzzer Beater (BUZZER BEATER, damnit), you don't need to preach to me about taking sports anime too seriously or it being over the top. I'd just like, again, a) the characters to be interesting, and b) the football to at least vaguely resemble football. I watched 8 episodes (through the end of the first game) and was thoroughly unimpressed and annoyed at those things that I realized that the only reason I was considering still watching was because I was curious about that really enthusiastic cheerleader in the intro's story. But so many people are into it that I figured I'd give it a second shot *assuming* I had something to actually look forward to (IE, over-the-top but nevertheless actual football, some degree of plot, character development, or some crazy other element I hadn't anticipated). That's what I'm expecting to get out of it.

[tempest]

well I wasn't surprised that it was already liscenced, I was just surprised that it was SONY. I don't remember seeing any anime DVDs from them, ever. What anime have they put out in the US?
everybody was shocked when sony said they had it

the only
they brought out cyborg009, and astro boy tv which if i remember right they were edited,
which is people are holding ther breath and crossing fingers over blood tv.

i wish sony would had cross license it with say geneon or bandai or company with some knowledge of how to bring over a show.

perfect example is fmp2draid where funi/adv is bring out this show where funi handles the the disturabtion of it , while adv does the progarming of it..
( oh don't be shocked if the same doesn;t happan to Haruhi Suzumiya )

[Shiro_420]

IMO the quality dropped a little around the middle, I had to make myself download episodes to keep up since it was getting a little boring. The action was never really great either. Still, at about the halfway point things start picking up again and getting a bit better and had a good ending so it's good, but best from 2005-06? No way.



Eh, I just didn't care for it at all, it wasn't really intresting aside from the action.



Ninja Ressurection was entirely unrelated to Ninja Scroll. They may have advertized otherwise, but in reality they had nothing to do with each other.

I know it wasn't but it dose look liek it =/

After reading threw the manga of naruto today i think that all these fillers are comming out in order to give the manga time to get ahead , the plots of the anime could have completely differed from the intended plot of the manga, or would have been cancelled completely, both of which have happened to several other manga-adapted anime series (for instance, Rurouni Kenshin)

this is sorta just my opinion and a bit of it is form wikipedias summery of the ani,e.

what is your guys take on this?

[Gasaraki]

That is EXACTLY the reason. That's almost the only reason fillers like that even happen in shonen anime

Dude, I watched all of Prince of Tennis and Buzzer Beater (BUZZER BEATER, damnit), you don't need to preach to me about taking sports anime too seriously or it being over the top. I'd just like, again, a) the characters to be interesting, and b) the football to at least vaguely resemble football. I watched 8 episodes (through the end of the first game) and was thoroughly unimpressed and annoyed at those things that I realized that the only reason I was considering still watching was because I was curious about that really enthusiastic cheerleader in the intro's story. But so many people are into it that I figured I'd give it a second shot *assuming* I had something to actually look forward to (IE, over-the-top but nevertheless actual football, some degree of plot, character development, or some crazy other element I hadn't anticipated). That's what I'm expecting to get out of it.
I actually like the characters, but it's possible I've read far enough to see that whereas you might have not since I don't know how far you've read to. As for the football itself, I know practically nothing about football(whether american or normal for that matter) so it doesn't really bother me haha.

So while it doesn't really have actual football, there's plenty of character development, plus the comedy aspect. As for plot, it's a sports manga I'm not sure how you can expect something more than trying to win. If there was some other underlying plot going on besides that it probably wouldn't be a sports manga.

[maxx]

In Manga yes. Read TenTen and see what the other characters say about Bob.

bob gets the shit end of the stick...he's uber powerful but u cant have a black man be too powerful. he better come back with some badness in the new volume.

[WasFemto]

They did make some random sequels. Ninja scroll ninja resurrection ad some other one, but I never really liked them. =/



No they didn't.

[Shiro_420]

That is EXACTLY the reason. That's almost the only reason fillers like that even happen in shonen anime

.

I noticed that the usa version of Shonen jump often Gives weird translation for moves. Likewhen Naruto doese kaben no jutsu They call it doppelganger attact. I sorta think it sounds better as shadow replica. Or atlest i think thats what its called lol. I'm not trying to jsut point out obvious things here, jsut trying to make conversation.:sweat:

[UncleBuck]

Does anyone know of a series similar to Basilisk?
I need a new fix:wasted:

[WasFemto]

Since I don't want to edit my previous post...


Read the first chapter of Me Teru no Kimochi because Hunted D recommended it. Interesting is what I can say. It's like Oku is going for a type of manga about recluses ala NHK?

[Shiro_420]

Does anyone know of a series similar to Basilisk?
I need a new fix:wasted:

Your best bet is to go to http://www.animenfo.com/ because they actually have alot of good animes there and you can read up on them.:tup:

[Shizuma_15]

BANKAI!!!


http://www.trueswords.com/reviews/2556/ichigo-bankai-sword-from-bleach-anime-tensa-zangetsu-manga-sw-445.html


EDIT:WTF http://germanaruto.ytmnd.com/

saaassooookay:rofl: :rofl:

[Akutabi Gamma]

OK, can someone PM me where I can get the FMA manga from the first chapter PLZ? IRC i u could, I hear it kicks the anime version from here to behind the Gate!

[Spirit Juice]

EDIT:WTF http://germanaruto.ytmnd.com/

loool

I believe it.

[Akutabi Gamma]

BTW, KO-Scans have just began scanlating Part 6 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:
Click me (http://ko.devserver.org/releases/stone_ocean/%5bKO-Scans%5dStone_Ocean_v01_c001.zip)
Note that if u've ever read Part 3 then u don't have to worry much about Parts 4 & 5 since they barely affect Part 6.
Also, Ignition-One have Steel Ball Run (JoJo Part 7) for DL.

[WasFemto]

The last episode of DieBuster is out.

Don't know if it's subbed or not tho'.

[Gasaraki]

It's subbed by Lunar. I think I missed an episode somehwere so I'm gonna have to DL the series torrent unfortunatly =(

[WasFemto]

I'm soooooo behind on anime watching(new comp with no external HD ftl), Space Runaway Ideon, DieBuster, Koi Kaze.....


Been catching up with ES21, just dled 8-10 gonna commence reading.....now.

[pIGadOkeN]

i just recently finished reading ichigo 100% and i was looking for other mangas to read...

i also like shit related to vampires, death [like gantz], and stupid romantic comedies. can anyone point me in a general direction as to what to read next?

btw, does anybody know of any other sites for direct download of manga besides mangaspot.com?

[WasFemto]

Romace - Kimagure Orange Road is pretty solid. The story and characters really got me into it.

Touch is sports but has romantic's in it as well.


You can find Touch(16 volumes of it anyways) for ddl at www.lucidzero.com

[Master Chibi]

You should check out Maison Ikkoku.

And Karin, definitely Karin.

On another note, Gunbuster 2 is finished.

I really liked it. I'd like to find out how to obtain the original.

[WasFemto]

Bandai is bringing out GunBuster.

I bet they bring out DieBuster as well.

Maison Ikkoku is pretty good as well. For MI, I'm going the anime route.

Just finished vol.10 of ES21. Good shit.

Anybodies thoughts on Detroit Metal City yet? I thinkg dry humping old man and spitting on a chick you were friends with are a recipe for win.

[Shiro_420]

what about some really good samuri animes. As in some new ones. I don't know of any sinces im not Super into anime. Any sugestions?

[UncleBuck]

Your best bet is to go to http://www.animenfo.com/ because they actually have alot of good animes there and you can read up on them.

Sound familiar?

[Shizuma_15]

heard of gun x sword? saw the first epi and dayum looks good.

:tup:

[Master Chibi]

So School Rumble season 2 pretty much fucking sucked.

The ending to Ouran was also meh.

'-'

[Shiro_420]

So School Rumble season 2 pretty much fucking sucked.

The ending to Ouran was also meh.

'-'

agreed story line was pretty poor:rolleyes:

[Akutabi Gamma]

Is Last Exile any good?

[Master Chibi]

Yes it is.

Also if I was in Tamaki's situation, well fuck the rest of you I'd be in France already.

[Hunter D]

I just watched the gunbuster sequel and thought it was good, not classic like the original gunbuster though.

*Spoiler coming up*







The ending of the series has the pilots form the orginal gunbuster coming back. In the original time passed slower the farther away from earth you got. Diebuster takes place in the time in between the last battle of the original and the time they spent trying to get back to earth.








*End Spoiler*

[EveryFlowerFlow]

So School Rumble season 2 pretty much fucking sucked.

The ending to Ouran was also meh.

'-'

rumble started so well too :sweat:, dumb ending. manga for me from now on.

Ouran doesn't officially end until Lunar releases it's ep :arazz:

[Gasaraki]

heard of gun x sword? saw the first epi and dayum looks good.

:tup:
Just finished this the other day, it actaully got alot better than I thought it would be when I saw the first episode. It seemed like it was ripping stuff off all over the place so I assumed it was a parody series, but it eventually gets intresting in it's own right I think.

Top wo Narae! 2(aka Diebuster) spoilers
Yeah, It's been a while since I saw Gunbuster so I wasn't positive it was them coming back, but it makes sense. When/if the Diebuster DVD's come out I'll probably buy it, there was some really cool stuff in there.

rumble started so well too :sweat:, dumb ending. manga for me from now on.

Ouran doesn't officially end until Lunar releases it's ep :arazz:
The ending still was meh. I'm guessing the manga goes on longer, but I just can't bring myself to read it.

[Mrb0Y]

Ummmmm some one has posted the subs for Solid State Society!!! I present the link... http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3081873/kokaku-kidotai-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society-en
:lovin:

Your welcome.

They are some kind of chinese subtitles converted to english but it's the only thing out there, I scanned through it and at least you can follow the story. Kinda sorta.

[tempest]

Ummmmm some one has posted the subs for Solid State Society!!! I present the link... http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3081873/kokaku-kidotai-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society-en
:lovin:

Your welcome.

They are some kind of chinese subtitles converted to english but it's the only thing out there, I scanned through it and at least you can follow the story. Kinda sorta.

eh i think i'll wait for better subs come out instead of chinese subs...:rolleyes:


Akutabi Gamma yes lastexile is pretty good the ending is meh, if you want another chpice pick up gankutsuou. and thank me later.

pIGadOkeN vampire shows umm trinity blood ( although is very umm medicore wouldn't say its god awful... just medicore)
karin is good.
or just wait for the whole hellsing ova be finish. ,then again ,..you be waiting like 4,or 5 years,but if it follows the manga to the letter then wait be worth it.

[Agmaster]

OK, can someone PM me where I can get the FMA manga from the first chapter PLZ? IRC i u could, I hear it kicks the anime version from here to behind the Gate!

I woulda sent you a pm telling you to use IRC but it seems someone can't get pms. >.> If you're ever looking for manga, irchighway #lurk is the win.

[PsychoSquall]

I know a lot of you have watched Densha Otoko, a live action show about an otaku dealing with romance. Well they recently released a 2 hour special episode called 'Densha Otoko Deluxe' which follows Densha's life after the series ended.

So this is just a heads up to anyone that's interested, to go find a torrent of it and watch it. :)

[Dasrik]

Not to judge a book by its cover, but is the Haruhi Suzumiya anime as phenomenally fucktarded as its ending sequence?

[Master Chibi]

No.

Now go watch it.

ALSO:

Fuck Honey and Clover to fucking hell for making me feel absolutely fucking horrible for fucking Takemoto. I swear to god I've never felt so bad watching a god damn anime (well save Saikano). Holy fuck I want to kill everyone.

That said, yeah I'd suggest this show to everyone, but I hate it. I never want to go near it again in any way, shape, or form.

Forever.
___________

[Dasrik]

No.

Now go watch it.
Oh yeah. I'd rather die! (http://www.homestarrunner.com/bizcasfri1.html)

[Zazzarius]

just caught the end of Ouran High School Host Club

the show was awesome and the ending was happy and it needs a second season for more "homo side characters"

has a better haruhi too

[Master Chibi]

Oh yeah. I'd rather die! (http://www.homestarrunner.com/bizcasfri1.html)

I'm serious.

D:

[Dasrik]

I'm serious.

D:
Have I given the impression that I might enjoy that kind of thing?

For further reference, I hate:

Azumanga Daioh
Love Hina
Ranma 1/2
Honey and Clover
any anime about a girl in grade school who does not possess some kind of super power


Now, why would I spend any of my time on this Haruhi Whatchamacalit thing?

[Master Chibi]

Man you fucking enjoyed Sailor Moon, that automatically negates your entire list (which I'm not really putting against you, as I liked Sailor Moon myself, and the only thing on your list I HATE is Honey and Clover).

Just do me a favor and watch it, ok? Give it a chance.

[Gasaraki]

Have I given the impression that I might enjoy that kind of thing?

For further reference, I hate:

Azumanga Daioh
Love Hina
Ranma 1/2
Honey and Clover
any anime about a girl in grade school who does not possess some kind of super power


Now, why would I spend any of my time on this Haruhi Whatchamacalit thing?
Because it's not like any of those series. Especially the "not possessing superpowers" part :rofl:

[Dasrik]

Well, I'm glad you guys made me see it. Now I KNOW it's stupid.

I want my 20 minutes back.

edit: What's the deal with the art? Everyone looks the same. It's like an animated version of Megatokyo, without the angst. And if you REALLY want to invalidate my list, how about the fact that I like Konjiki no Gash Bell. eh?

[orka]

mikuru beeaaam

[Master Chibi]

hey

JUST SHUT UP AND KEEP WATCHING.

Trust me.

and i also like zatch bell.

:D

[WasFemto]

Well, I'm glad you guys made me see it. Now I KNOW it's stupid.

I want my 20 minutes back.

edit: What's the deal with the art? Everyone looks the same. It's like an animated version of Megatokyo, without the angst. And if you REALLY want to invalidate my list, how about the fact that I like Konjiki no Gash Bell. eh?



Translation: I didn't watch it.

[Dasrik]

Translation: I don't watch enough anime to know the difference between loli and kawaii.
Fixed it for you.

[Debaser]

TJTG: Does Nagi have all the red feather powers now that he has that nifty new eye? Amd what the hell happneded to that Shindayyu bitch? I want her dead.

[GreyFoxx]

Alright ages ago my friend showed me the intro to Hajime no ippo anime...i need it so i ask for help since my brain lacks the looking power.

[orka]

i miss the old galaxy angel characters ;_;

[WasFemto]

Eyeshield 21 might just be my current favorit right now. It's everything I expected it do be and I couldn't be happier! :lovin:

I STILL FUCKING NEED TO Read Slam Dunk. I've only read a few chapters but because I can only find it chapters I've been putting it off.
Any help?

[Shizuma_15]

wow just checked out this anime called De Gray Man and fuck looks good...well imo check it out!!!

guy with overly sized whack a mole hammer FTW!!

[WasFemto]

All five chapters of Me Teru no Kimochi are translated. Interesting-ish so far.

Found Slam Dunk. Apparently I have to type it as SlamDunk. On vol.13 and probably get through volume 16 tonight. It's pretty cool and I like how Inoue paced this.

Eyeshield 21 is continues to kick ass. They really need to make a a game(and not just a collection of minigames) for this sereis. The Wii would be bad ass but so would a PS3 version that's cell shaded with as much as detail in the art as the manga has.

I can't decide which team is my favorite tho...Seiubu Wild Gunmen or the Bando Spiders.

[Akutabi Gamma]

^You should watch the Slam Dunk anime it's pretty badass and hilarious.
BTW the latest polls from Anime News Network shows that the Slam Dunk manga is the #1 manga in Japan followed by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! <3

[XAQshinor]

ZOMFG. anybody that doesnt watch bleach 98 needs to die now. its one of the best episodes ever!!!

[Gasaraki]

wow just checked out this anime called De Gray Man and fuck looks good...well imo check it out!!!

guy with overly sized whack a mole hammer FTW!!

Yeah I just started on the anime. The manga's been goin on for a little while now as well, it's good stuff.

PS: It's "D.Gray-man"

[Warpticon]

I actually have the first disc of Slam Dunk and haven't watched it. It was a gift. I was explaining to my friend Christi why I like sports anime at the Suncoast that was about to close. "It doesn't really have much to do with the sports. It's because it has every convention of fighting anime, except that they're not fighting; they're playing sports. And that is both entertaining and hilarious."

"So it's Basketball Z?"

"...YES."

[Akutabi Gamma]

First episode of Death Note anime is out! If anyone wants links on where to get it, PM me.
BTW what happens in Bleach 98? Did they get back to the manga or something?

[WasFemto]

For the Washington peeps, Kiki's Delivery Service is on CW11. wootness!

[maxx]

First episode of Death Note anime is out! If anyone wants links on where to get it, PM me.
BTW what happens in Bleach 98? Did they get back to the manga or something?

the deathnote anime is superb...the animation is crazy awesome and love the opening...everything about this series is insane.

the manga's art is defintly high quality...i got into hikaru no go for a bit about 2 years ago but ive fallen in love with obata's art. defintly added to my artists inspirations im gonna have to go back to hikaru no go.

i watched bleach 98...just to see if they stopped with the fillers...nope. but i have to say it was a damn good episode. The plot was very throwaway....i assume it was somekind of buildup but it was a cool battle. its defintly worth to just watch for thwe animation not the story but the animation itself.

wasfemto: i think they were showing it on all cw's never saw it before...good anime cute and fun. lol right after it was the black power block....wow ive never seen so many black shows back to back on wb before..or upn.

[Master Chibi]

So I finished Zero no Louise or what have you, I enjoyed it muchly.

Also, on a personal note I suggest checking out muteki kanban musume, quite funny.

:)

[Gasaraki]

Daaaaamn, the opening scene of Kemonozume episode 8 was FUCKED. UP.


So I finished Zero no Louise or what have you, I enjoyed it muchly.

Also, on a personal note I suggest checking out muteki kanban musume, quite funny.

:)

Yeah I thought Louise was pretty good too, though I kinda wish it would been longer, a second season maybe.

MKM is way too crazy for me to watch :looney:

[orka]

whats anime jajaja

[Master Chibi]

fufufufu

>:|

[WasFemto]

kekeke



SlamDunk is intense.

[orka]

time to watch shana dvd jejeje

[Master Chibi]

Shana is out?

To buy?

jojojojo

[orka]

it came out like a month ago nyunyunyu

o yea and midori no hibi boxset tomorrow

i'm not gonna buy but thought some people might be interested

[Master Chibi]

nice, i will go out and buy it 2morrow

gemma gemma

[tempest]

it came out like a month ago nyunyunyu

o yea and midori no hibi boxset tomorrow

i'm not gonna buy but thought some people might be interested


midori box been out umm while now.

chibi please tell me you are kidding about you didn;t know shana vol1 one been out..


speaking of death note has madhouse said how many eps i mean manga over and there doing it so they could do the whole manga in the anime which be cool. later

[orka]

i meant budget boxset D:

gemma gemma

lol

[Master Chibi]

I don't follow releases like you guys.

I buy them mind you, I just don't keep up to date.

Nya nya

[Gasaraki]

MC you change avatars way too much, fuckin STICK WITH ONE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH!

Jeez

[Master Chibi]

Chichi will KICK YOUR ASS if you don't shut up boy.

[Gasaraki]

WTF you changed you avatar AGAIN! Is that Shana btw, I think I have that artist's site but I don't recognize that picture.

ANYWAY! I need recommendations for manga, it can be anything in any genre(except shoujo, it's rare for me to find a shoujo series that i really like), I just need something to read. I've read a ton of crap already but I'm caught up in everything so I need some new ones to hold me over. Give me as many ones as you can and try to at least give a blurb for what's it about

[WasFemto]

You tried Me Teru no Kimochi of course, right?

Hikkikimori manga by Oku Hiroyama.


Detroit Metal City is pretty cool.

[orka]

URUCHAI! URUCHAI! URUCHAI!



cap

[Master Chibi]

Does Lurk have all of Rumiko's works?

Urusei / Rumic Theater / One Pound / Maison / Ranma / Inu Yasha?

And yes that's Shana.

Also new Negima is fucking hot sauce.

Fifteen BILLION times better than what was shown before.

:P

[Gasaraki]

You tried Me Teru no Kimochi of course, right?

Hikkikimori manga by Oku Hiroyama.


Detroit Metal City is pretty cool.
Yep, already current in both of em.


Does Lurk have all of Rumiko's works?

Urusei / Rumic Theater / One Pound / Maison / Ranma / Inu Yasha?

And yes that's Shana.

Also new Negima is fucking hot sauce.

Fifteen BILLION times better than what was shown before.

:P

I'd say that's very likely, but Ranma and Inuysha bored me so as long as those other ones are entirely different in every aspect I'll try em.

And what do you mean new negima? You mean that new "Negima?!" anime?

[Master Chibi]

Well Urusei Yatsura is quite funny, but devoid of a plot, so there's no worry about 'when the hell are they going to get together or find the jewel or whatever', it's great stuff. It was her first hit, and it's pretty much where her imagination goes fucking BUCK WILD YO so it's always been a huge favorite of mine.

Maison Ikkoku is her best work in my opinion. Highly suggest checking it out.

One Pound is just as good, but not done just yet.

Rumic Theater is a bunch of little stories compiled together.

FMA manga is a good read, better done than the anime.

If you can find it, Imperfect Hero is absurdly cute, as is Because I'm the Goddess!

And yeah, Negima reloaded. 50,000% better.

In return you have to help figure out how to work mIRC because I'm fucking retardo~

[tempest]

i meant budget boxset D:



lol

lol thats what i mean meida blasters dvd releases for shows always slips head of time like at best buy where its been there for last month.

[Spirit Juice]

I see London
I see France
I see loli in... MC's avatar.

<3

[Master Chibi]

Avatar from the new Bones show SJ?

[Gasaraki]

Well Urusei Yatsura is quite funny, but devoid of a plot, so there's no worry about 'when the hell are they going to get together or find the jewel or whatever', it's great stuff. It was her first hit, and it's pretty much where her imagination goes fucking BUCK WILD YO so it's always been a huge favorite of mine.

Maison Ikkoku is her best work in my opinion. Highly suggest checking it out.

One Pound is just as good, but not done just yet.

Rumic Theater is a bunch of little stories compiled together.

FMA manga is a good read, better done than the anime.

If you can find it, Imperfect Hero is absurdly cute, as is Because I'm the Goddess!

And yeah, Negima reloaded. 50,000% better.

In return you have to help figure out how to work mIRC because I'm fucking retardo~
Yeah guess it's time I check urusei and maison ikkoku since so many people say their good.

FMA I'm current on, Imperfect Hero I've read and the first volume of Because i'm a Goddess as well.

[Foleyeffect]

looking for something different try Zetman for a super dark shounen series. Me Teru is a love story from the guy from Gantz. Get this the main is a Japanese guy who owns an X-box, yeah weird. Futari Ecchi if your interested in a manga which is pretty much sex ed with kawai.

anyone know what chapter full metal alchemist deviates from the anime?

[Spirit Juice]

Avatar from the new Bones show SJ?

New Bones show? What's that?

I'm not really following anything from the fall season just yet. Only two that I've picked up so far are Kanon 2006 (gotta see what all the fuss is about) and Black Lagoon Second Barrage. Recommend me some stuff!

As for my avatar, it's from the third OP of Blood+. <3 Blood+ and <3 UVERworld.

[Mr. Bastos]

First episode of Death Note anime is out! If anyone wants links on where to get it, PM me.
BTW what happens in Bleach 98? Did they get back to the manga or something?

thanks for the tip I liked death god, where can i get the manga?

[Gasaraki]

looking for something different try Zetman for a super dark shounen series. Me Teru is a love story from the guy from Gantz. Get this the main is a Japanese guy who owns an X-box, yeah weird. Futari Ecchi if your interested in a manga which is pretty much sex ed with kawai.

anyone know what chapter full metal alchemist deviates from the anime?
A dark/mature shounen series would be called seinen, and yeah I'm already current with Zetman, Me Teru, and Futari Ecchi.

As for FMA, I bleieve it's around the 5-6 volumes, I don't know the chapter number.

thanks for the tip I liked death god, where can i get the manga?

You mean Death Note? tosn of places, you can use Stoptazmo, or if you can use IRC just go to Lurk's site (http://gotlurk.net/)

[Shiro_420]

I go here for manga
http://www.mangadownload.net/

Also for any one who is a big fan of Death note (ME)

I have the first Ep.of it and they don't cover the entire first issue (I sort of thought they’d do 3 in one ep)
But it is pretty good. You can see the te

Also out that there is a Death Note movie coming out soon. Probably not for use but its coming out any ways.

Here is the Death Note, the Movie Trailer with English subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmhxbLXQbg

There is also some rumors going on that a sequel to the movie is going to be coming out after the first one. This is actually true. The crame the first 58 chapters into the first movie then finish off the rest. (Or so it would seem if they wanted to do two movies) There is also no Mello (Mero) or Near (Nia) in the first movie. I didn’t see Rem in there either (from the previews that is)
Also for any one who wanted to see the Anime trailer its available here.

Death Note Animation OP
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BGnUDfM-20&mode=related&search=
For any one who wants to know the opening name of the animes song it’s the world by nightmare.

Well that’s all for now. If I find out any more cool things then I’ll try to post it here.

[WasFemto]

Gasaraki, I just don't know. Adachi Mitsuru?


Are you current with MadBull 34?

[Gasaraki]

haha, yeah I read too much manga. Anyway no I haven't heard of Adachi Mitsuru, I'll give it a try. MadBull 34 I didn't really care for but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it at the time, I'll try it again.

snip
The Death Note movie was already out in theaters in Japan earlier this year. I'm sure someone will sub it once it gets released on DVD in Japan.

[WasFemto]

I started off with Hiatari Ryokou at the Hawks website BEFORE I found out he had a devout following. Then got into TOUCH. TOUCH is almost done. Next on the Adachi list (for me) is Slow Step.

But yeah, I really enjoy what I have read.


Are you reading Ashit no Joe for old school goodness. Also give Kimagure Orang Road if you haven't already.

How can you NOT be in the mood for MB34?!?!?!? whatever...Koike kicks ass. You read Lady Snowblood? I only have the first volume...still need to pick up the other 3 volumes.


Just about done with Slam Dunk. Awesome series.:tup:

[Shiro_420]

haha, yeah I read too much manga. Anyway no I haven't heard of Adachi Mitsuru, I'll give it a try. MadBull 34 I didn't really care for but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it at the time, I'll try it again.


The Death Note movie was already out in theaters in Japan earlier this year. I'm sure someone will sub it once it gets released on DVD in Japan.

....... <_<

Didn’t know it was common knowledge. From what I’m aware of this movie only just came out. The anime for sure is quite new. Have you seen it?

[Gasaraki]

oh wait, Adachi is a mangaka? what kind of stuff does he/she do? Are you talking about Touch the fighting manga or that shoujo one?

I would read Ashita no Joe except I had the ending spoiled for me so I really can't work up the enthusiasm to read it. I'll try Kimagure though, I though that was anime only.

As for MB34, well, it's just too cheesy =P

Are you reading Ashit no Joe for old school goodness.
Sorry but I have to laugh at this, A SHIT NO JOE!


....... <_<

Didn’t know it was common knowledge. From what I’m aware of this movie only just came out. The anime for sure is quite new. Have you seen it?
Indeed I have. My comments from another forum:

I'm really glad they did a great job catching the hints of insanity that come up in Light. It was really great. Only things I'm slighty disapointed in are the OP theme which I don't feel sounds right for the mood of the show, and Ryuk didn't seem freaky enough in some of his lines.

[Darkstalker]

I just read Hajime no Ippo from volume 1 to volume 75 in the past 3 days or so.

It's fucking brilliant. Everyone should read it.

[Gasaraki]

^Agreed, HnI is one of the most exciting pieces of printed material ever.

[Shiro_420]

oh wait, Adachi is a mangaka? what kind of stuff does he/she do? Are you talking about Touch the fighting manga or that shoujo one?

I would read Ashita no Joe except I had the ending spoiled for me so I really can't work up the enthusiasm to read it. I'll try Kimagure though, I though that was anime only.

As for MB34, well, it's just too cheesy =P


Sorry but I have to laugh at this, A SHIT NO JOE!



Indeed I have. My comments from another forum:

I have to agree there. The theme song from the anime seems more fit for a totally different type of anime altogether. Also as always they dragged out things they really didn’t have to. I wonder who’s going to sub for it? The manga was subbed pretty good , (as far as I know) Did you read the Manga its self? It’s pretty wild how things keep turning out. I don’t want to ruin any thing for any one who might want to pick this Manga up. Some of the parts where Near or L is asking Light questions makes you wonder if its ever any thing but an interrogation. Death note is truly an intense Manga

[Gasaraki]

Yeah I've completely read the manga and I'm also buying the US releases. As for who's subbing the anime, I know 3 groups are doing it, one of which is Toriyama's World which I watched. I forget the other 2.

[Shiro_420]

Could one of those groups be orange tangerine? They did a good job first four volumes

[WasFemto]

oh wait, Adachi is a mangaka? what kind of stuff does he/she do? Are you talking about Touch the fighting manga or that shoujo one?

I would read Ashita no Joe except I had the ending spoiled for me so I really can't work up the enthusiasm to read it. I'll try Kimagure though, I though that was anime only.

As for MB34, well, it's just too cheesy =P


Sorry but I have to laugh at this, A SHIT NO JOE!


for TOUCH www.lucidzero.com/TOUCH should work. If not just lucidzero.com to start.



Indeed I have. My comments from another forum:

You asked for manga


It's late I'm drunk


As for AnJ. I can guess the ending but whatever. Don't post nothing about it.

[Gasaraki]

You asked for manga


Yeah, but what I was saying was I thought Adachi was the name of a manga itself, not a manga artist.

[Shiro_420]

Any one watch Tsubasa reservoir chronicle's? I wann know if its any good

[Gasaraki]

I've heard the anime is pretty average, and even fans of the manga say that.

Personally I can't even stand the manga, so take that as you will.

[Mr. Bastos]

You mean Death Note? tosn of places, you can use Stoptazmo, or if you can use IRC just go to Lurk's site (http://gotlurk.net/)

yeah thats what i meant to say, thanks!

[GreyFoxx]

Got the TenTen manga good stuff yet i need too catch up on DeathNote and maybe pick up on Hajime no Ippo? Curious is the Hajime No Ippo anime done or is somebody still subbing it?

[WasFemto]

it's done. The anime ends at volume 31 of the manga. The manga is at volume 76 right now.


Slam Dunk = THE greatest Jump series of all time. One of the best manga as well. Awesome series. Grade:SS.

[Akutabi Gamma]

OK, I finished watching Ep. 1 of Death Note and man it was badass, can someone link me to where I can get the music played near the end at the flashback when Light is killing all those criminals?

Also HOW IN HECK DO YOU JOIN #LURK?!?! I've joined their forums but can't seem to enter their channel.

Currently at Ep. 28 of Wolf's Rain now:-
CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER !
Man those last 2 episodes were really sad...and why the fuck won't Darcia die?!?!
Overall badass series, a must watch!

I also started reading the Konjiki no Gash!! manga, pretty cool for a shounen series, it's like a mix between Pokemon+Digimon+JoJo's B.A. "KAZERU!"

[Gasaraki]

Slam Dunk = THE greatest Jump series of all time. One of the best manga as well. Awesome series. Grade:SS.

Haha, I just decided to start reading it yesterday, on volume 20 right now. It's good stuff, like you said :lovin:



Also HOW IN HECK DO YOU JOIN #LURK?!?! I've joined their forums but can't seem to enter their channel.


If you read their website it tells you that you have to register your nickname first, it gives you instructions on how to do that even =P

[Debaser]

I was rereading Berserk and seriously, what the fuck is with Miura!? It boggles me to think a human being could think up such horrifying things. This would surely be the most mind-fucking horror movie of all time if they just did it on the first festival.

[maxx]

can anyone point me into the direction of hunter x hunter manga?

[WasFemto]

www.voiea.net

[Gasaraki]

I was rereading Berserk and seriously, what the fuck is with Miura!? It boggles me to think a human being could think up such horrifying things. This would surely be the most mind-fucking horror movie of all time if they just did it on the first festival.

Wow, you have not read any horror manga at all if you think Berserk qualifies. There's way freakier out there if you're just talking about that. The mere presence of an action based storyline eliminates alot of the freakines anyway since Gutts is the one killing em all.

[orka]

something funny i found today:

omg "Gundam V" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aon1-VvWclM)

lol robotech fights huge rat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDWORRPYTSQ)

fire no workie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rox08AG-F)

look at him run! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De5BDqY0de0)



seriously... that's so wrong on so many levels. hella funny though. :rofl:

[Debaser]

Wow, you have not read any horror manga at all if you think Berserk qualifies. There's way freakier out there if you're just talking about that. The mere presence of an action based storyline eliminates alot of the freakines anyway since Gutts is the one killing em all.

Really? That's great! Point me in the way of some really crazy shit please.

[Gasaraki]

Try Uzumaki, that's a really fuckin weird one.

[Debaser]

Try Uzumaki, that's a really fuckin weird one.

Thanks man, I'll try it out.

[Shiro_420]

Thanks man, I'll try it out.

you might wanna try horror hybrids such as action horror like Supernatural Beast City, Vampire Hunter D and Hellsing. Or if you are into something diffrent try romantic adventure horror like Tsukuyomi or a monster movie like Devilman, Urotsukidoji, Bio-Hunter, and Cybernetics Guardian Saigard. Theres also Straightforward Gothic and atmospheric horror like Vampire Miyu and Gakkou no Kaiden exist, but they're produced relatively rarely. Hope that helps
:wink:

[Master Chibi]

Reiko the Zombie Shop!!!!!!!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[Darkstalker]

Try Uzumaki, that's a really fuckin weird one.

Fuck man, I thought I finally got that shit out of my system.

Now I remember it. THANKS A LOT.

X(

Anyways, anyone seen the Death Note anime yet? It looks very good so far, and as far as the first ep goes, I find it better than the manga.

EDIT: To add on the the horror manga suggestions, try Suicide Girls.

[Shiro_420]

EP two is out. Good shit =)

[maxx]

to the hunter x hunter fans:

ok i got a question did Yoshihiro Togashi really draw both yu yu hakusho and hunter x hunter?

cause i look at the hunter x hunter art and it looks insanly diff from yu yu its more simplistic..not alot detail compared to yu yu especially in the backgrounds...the man leavs alot of white spaces. maybe he changes later im in issue 2 right now and theirs no use of grayscale and really no try at background stuff. did he really draw both or only write them..ive looked it up and it seems like he drew and wrote..and confertmation on this ?

[Gasaraki]

yes he drew and wrote both. Hunter x Hunter he just started getting lazy with, especially in the late chapters

[maxx]

yes he drew and wrote both. Hunter x Hunter he just started getting lazy with, especially in the late chapters

lol it degressing even worse? wow..he must be really sick..im hearing rumours he may be dieing.

[Shin Akuma]

I just got back into Ippo again after a long hiatus right after Vol 8 DVD (Ep.35-40). I'm currently on Episode 48. The A-Class Tournament is getting interesting. I don't know why I stopped in the first place. Props to Stabby and whoever else is holding that site down with GANTZ and Ippo manga. :tup:

I'm anxious to read Ippo from the beginning, right after I'm done with series/OVAs. 76 Volumes/747 chapters and counting... here I come.

If anyone wants the OSTs, just give me a shout.

[marn]

What's the site I can download Ippo manga from? Snoopycool.com is down= [

[Mr. Bastos]

What's the site I can download Ippo manga from? Snoopycool.com is down= [

this is the site i was given when i asked for it:

http://www.voiea.net/manga/Ippo/

[Hunter D]

The mahwa Dangu is hotness people.

[WasFemto]

I remember reading two chapters of it before Stabby's site somewhat got a makeover. I thought it was pretty cool.

[Re-L]

is the death note manga still on-going or is it done ? how many anime episodes are expected of it ?

[Gasaraki]

Death Note finished at volume 13. Anime is going to be 37 episodes long.

[maxx]

its up to volume 7 or 8 in america.

why is the anime only gonna be 37 episodes long?

[Mr. Bastos]

death note is awesome

[Warpticon]

Just finished Monster.

Shit.

[Shiro_420]

I think at ep 37 it'd have finished the entier manga off. At least thats what we should hope for.

[Gasaraki]

its up to volume 7 or 8 in america.

why is the anime only gonna be 37 episodes long?

Because that's how many episodes it'll take to complete the story maybe? If they do about 3 episodes per volume continuously it should end perfectly at 36-37

[kenmastersX]

The Death Note manga ended at chapter 108, with that number being symbolic for some reason. I forget. The 13th volume is actually a "all about Death Note" thing with extras like a name card for L with his real name on it, and profiles for everyone.

The anime hasn't been condensed too much with the first two episodes covering the first two chapters. I personally think 37 episodes would cover the first season, which would be fine by me.

[Shiro_420]

The Death Note manga ended at chapter 108, with that number being symbolic for some reason. I forget. The 13th volume is actually a "all about Death Note" thing with extras like a name card for L with his real name on it, and profiles for everyone.

The anime hasn't been condensed too much with the first two episodes covering the first two chapters. I personally think 37 episodes would cover the first season, which would be fine by me.

pretty much right up to the death of a certan somebody.

also good shit on that info abou volume 13 , I was wondering why the hell I never could find it. :looney:

[Debaser]

Reiko the Zombie Shop!!!!!!!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Magical school girl with zombies!!!!!

[Darkstalker]

The Death Note manga ended at chapter 108, with that number being symbolic for some reason. I forget. The 13th volume is actually a "all about Death Note" thing with extras like a name card for L with his real name on it, and profiles for everyone.

The anime hasn't been condensed too much with the first two episodes covering the first two chapters. I personally think 37 episodes would cover the first season, which would be fine by me.

So...what's L's real name?

[Gasaraki]

^ I heard it some really lame plain average name haha. Dunno what it is though

[kenmastersX]

So...what's L's real name?

http://www.kefi.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=73&pos=14

It's an odd name, I think someone had analyzed the last name but I can't remember how. I think it was Law=obvious and Liet =left. Like Light=Right and Liet=Left.

A summary of the things in volume 13 are here.

http://www.townl.com/index.php?topic=1315.0

[maxx]

hey hey hey watch the death note spoilers people....im still on volume 7 jesus.

[Gasaraki]

Well L's real name is never stated in the manga so it's not really a spoiler

[maxx]

i've been sucked into hunterxhunter

i hate the art...welll not hate but am extremly sadden since he has such good art in yuyu and this is like he took the book off in terms of art. but the story is defintly fun...totally not wut i expected. im only on volume 6 but love it. Also since im trying to push a story kinda similar to yuyu but have been extremly worried about the art...seeing sumtin like this makes me happy that its not always abou ow superb ur art is but in reality you need to have a good story or its worth for not.

[Master Chibi]

Magical school girl with zombies!!!!!

She never 'transforms.

And well it's pretty gorey and fucked up.

I love it though, wish there was more of this type of manga available ;O!

[Rodimus]

Man, that's strange I came in here to ask some Death Note questions and i see people are discussing it.

Simple imma download the first 2 anime episodes i just wanted to know who's the main fan subber? I see Toriyama's World their subs are pretty solid should i go with them?

be'z

[Shiro_420]

the mangas better =0

[maxx]

the mangas better =0

what the crap...its only 2 episodes in..and honestly i feel the anime is so much more awesome. than the first two issues of deathnote.

[Akutabi Gamma]

If you read their website it tells you that you have to register your nickname first, it gives you instructions on how to do that even =P

It does? Well I'll try again.....

[Gasaraki]

what the crap...its only 2 episodes in..and honestly i feel the anime is so much more awesome. than the first two issues of deathnote.

What makes you say it's "much more awesome"? just because it's animated?

For the most part I would at least agree with it being so far as good as the same manga chapters, though I do have some small gripes. For one thing, I wish they hadn't made Light seem crazy already since in the early chapters of the manga he just seemed like a highly idealistic young man, but in the anime he already seems out of it. Not a big problem, just aminor gripe. Only other thing that bothers me is while Ryuk's voice is fitting, it's not very freaky in situations where I imagined it to be much moreso.

[maxx]

What makes you say it's "much more awesome"? just because it's animated?

For the most part I would at least agree with it being so far as good as the same manga chapters, though I do have some small gripes. For one thing, I wish they hadn't made Light seem crazy already since in the early chapters of the manga he just seemed like a highly idealistic young man, but in the anime he already seems out of it. Not a big problem, just aminor gripe. Only other thing that bothers me is while Ryuk's voice is fitting, it's not very freaky in situations where I imagined it to be much moreso.

thats what happens generally when u have book//manga translations.

[WasFemto]

caught up with Eyeshield 21

You all need to peep Akazukin:lovin:

[Darkstalker]

What makes you say it's "much more awesome"? just because it's animated?

For the most part I would at least agree with it being so far as good as the same manga chapters, though I do have some small gripes. For one thing, I wish they hadn't made Light seem crazy already since in the early chapters of the manga he just seemed like a highly idealistic young man, but in the anime he already seems out of it. Not a big problem, just aminor gripe. Only other thing that bothers me is while Ryuk's voice is fitting, it's not very freaky in situations where I imagined it to be much moreso.

I wouldn't say it's much more awesome, but I already like the anime more. I think it's because of how everything is animated so smoothly, and there're some good uses of camera and stuff to get a feel of the emotion that single panels capture (not to say more angles = better, but that they're just working well with what they have).

Time will only tell how will it stack up later on. The manga lags quite a bit in places and it'll be in those places that I'm gonig to really compare them to the anime.

PS - Can't wait for "L vs Light = The Tennis Match!" Echizen, eat your heart out :lol:!

[Akutabi Gamma]

Konjiki no Gash!! is quickly becoming one of my fav. series I just love the action and comedy! If you like Shounen series u don't want to miss this! So far NULL has scanlated 14 Volumes, the anime follows the manga from Ep. 71 or so I was told.

[tempest]

the mangas better =0


your basing this on 2 eps..., i could agree if gonzo was doing this, but its madhouse so the anime should follow show pretty faithful to the manga.

[Shiro_420]

your basing this on 2 eps..., i could agree if gonzo was doing this, but its madhouse so the anime should follow show pretty faithful to the manga.

Ok so maybe it’s a bit presumptuous for me to say the manga is better. But I just like manga better then anime.

[ThE CRoW]

has anyone ever watched the .hack series or FMA? how is it?

[WasFemto]

So after months of waiting, my backordered volumes of Vagabond came in the other day....and ONLY the backordered volumes. I looked on my account and three of the volumes that I ordered that WEREN'T backordered were sent back...in AUGUST. I'm glad I'm moving out of these apt since I've been getting my mail erradictley....oh well it was only three volumes and I sent them an email(in vain) to see if anything can be done about it.

On a ligter note. Already read 17 volumes of Naruto. It's pretty cool so far. Started a new series called Kilico. It's about a detective who's on the hunt for the assasin that killed his big wig older brother. The art style really comes out at you like a cartoon, kinda like how One Piece has that effect, but different art styles.

Caught up with Berserk and Hajime no Ippo. I see Miura joined/started/didsomething with a new studio which is probably better for his health seeing as how the detail in art work keeps skyrocketting.

In the back of one of the volumes of the Vagabond's there was ads for VIZ's other manga in the "VIZ Signature" series. There is one called The Drifting Classroom. About to read the second volume that was scanlated by the Hawks. It's pretty interesting so far and you can tell the old schoolness by the art and dialouge, this is the scanlated one mind you. About a bunch of gradeschoolers and their teachers being sucked into another dimension. So far two deaths. One little girl jumped to her death and another ran out of the school grounds and just keeled over. Seeing as how the Signature line doesn't get fucked with(Vagabond, Golgo13) I'm probably gonna be picking these up. The manga-ka also did Orochi:Blood. Haven't read it though.

[WasFemto]

So after months of waiting, my backordered volumes of Vagabond came in the other day....and ONLY the backordered volumes. I looked on my account and three of the volumes that I ordered that WEREN'T backordered were sent back...in AUGUST. I'm glad I'm moving out of these apt since I've been getting my mail erradictley....oh well it was only three volumes and I sent them an email(in vain) to see if anything can be done about it.

On a ligter note. Already read 17 volumes of Naruto. It's pretty cool so far. Started a new series called Kilico. It's about a detective who's on the hunt for the assasin that killed his big wig older brother. The art style really comes out at you like a cartoon, kinda like how One Piece has that effect, but different art styles.

Caught up with Berserk and Hajime no Ippo. I see Miura joined/started/didsomething with a new studio which is probably better for his health seeing as how the detail in art work keeps skyrocketting.

In the back of one of the volumes of the Vagabond's there was ads for VIZ's other manga in the "VIZ Signature" series. There is one called The Drifting Classroom. About to read the second volume that was scanlated by the Hawks. It's pretty interesting so far and you can tell the old schoolness by the art and dialouge, this is the scanlated one mind you. About a bunch of gradeschoolers and their teachers being sucked into another dimension. So far two deaths. One little girl jumped to her death and another ran out of the school grounds and just keeled over. Seeing as how the Signature line doesn't get fucked with(Vagabond, Golgo13) I'm probably gonna be picking these up. The manga-ka also did Orochi:Blood. Haven't read it though.

[Akutabi Gamma]

has anyone ever watched the .hack series or FMA? how is it?

If u haven't watched FMA yet u are missing on a great series, I'll PM u with some sites to DL if from if u want.
When u are done watching the anime and movie, start by reading the manga.

BTW has anyone seen any subbed episodes of Souten no Ken/Fist of the Blue Sky?

[ReggieHadoken]

caught up with Eyeshield 21

You all need to peep Akazukin:lovin:

How is that series? I read a preview of it in Shonen Jump and it looked good but I'm already into a lot of mangas at the moment and I'm super behind. The only sports anime/manga I really dig is Hajime no Ippo and I got the first DVD for free.

Eureka 7. Renton and Eureka reunited. Awwww, it was so cute!:lovin: So maybe some of you that are further ahead can answere some questions for me. Why did Charles and his wife get spooked when they learned who Renton's grand father was? And why does Charles resemble Renton in the face department?

[GreyFoxx]

Hey Gasaraki where did you pop that AV from because wow...Been hitting my DN mangas need too pop up for the next vol and the anime too me is too good. Havent had a series too follow but nothing grabs me. Wanted some Hajime no Ippo yet i lost that baby in a flood... ;-; along with all my sports animes.

[Akutabi Gamma]

JoJo action figures>all (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/Barsafars/PA.jpg)
Order here (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-92-49-en-86-1-70-1o5x.html)

[Master Chibi]

So I bought the boxset to Gunslinger Girls.

The reviews for this are a little funny.

"Anime's answer to the Professional."

ONLY WITH LOLI'S MOTHERFUXAHZ

[Zazzarius]

"Anime's answer to the Professional."

ONLY WITH LOLI'S MOTHERFUXAHZ

that seems to be anime's answer to everything. "Add more lolis."

and in case no one knew, tonight [as] is airing the final episode of inuyasha. also inform million that kagura was topless last night.

[Master Chibi]

That scene was pretty damn hot.

And how long did it take CN to air all of IY? Two years?

[Zazzarius]

And how long did it take CN to air all of IY? Two years?

no way. i think more like 4 years or something. and the story still ain't over :confused:

it will never end!

[GreyFoxx]

no way. i think more like 4 years or something. and the story still ain't over :confused:

it will never end!
Yeah that manga still running around all the inu fans i got around me are hoping for more anime...poor souls. :rofl:

[irioku]

So Bleach 101... Anyone know what the deal was/is? I downloaded both versions and one didnt work then the second was like the japanese world series or some shit with the bleach intro and ending themes. Did it not air?

[maxx]

has anyone ever watched the .hack series or FMA? how is it?

fma will eventually go down as a classic series in time.

[Vic Viper]

i miss the old galaxy angel characters ;_;

I'm starting to get used to the Rune Angel Brigade after 4 episodes of Galaxy Angelune. The third episode was back to original Galaxy Angel sillyness.

Also, when is Galaxy Angel AA and Galaxy Angel X gonna get released here?

[Gasaraki]

Started a new series called Kilico. It's about a detective who's on the hunt for the assasin that killed his big wig older brother. The art style really comes out at you like a cartoon, kinda like how One Piece has that effect, but different art styles.


Kilico is short and sweet. How it all turned out really surprised me though, good stuff


Hey Gasaraki where did you pop that AV from because wow...

It's original art from this artist: http://www.hws.tank.jp/htm/Top.htm

It's in Japanese so it'll take some searching. Also the pics aren't actually in his gallery, they're in the left brown colored column with all the month abbreviations. He's got alot of good stuff.


How is that series? I read a preview of it in Shonen Jump and it looked good but I'm already into a lot of mangas at the moment and I'm super behind. The only sports anime/manga I really dig is Hajime no Ippo and I got the first DVD for free.

Eureka 7. Renton and Eureka reunited. Awwww, it was so cute!:lovin: So maybe some of you that are further ahead can answere some questions for me. Why did Charles and his wife get spooked when they learned who Renton's grand father was? And why does Charles resemble Renton in the face department?

Eyeshield 21 is awesome, it's totally over-the-top though so don't expect much to be remotely similar to real american football, but that's not what makes it cool.


Eureka seveN spoilers:

The person who discovered(I think) and took care of Eureka was Renton's father, Adrock. This is important because Eureka is indirectly responsible for making Ray infertile, so she cannot have kids. Considering that Charles and Ray had been thinking of Renton as a son, this is of course a huge shock that the people they hate(specifically Eureka in Ray's case) are related/known to him. As for Charles resembleing Renton, there's no story reason behind it, I don't know exactly why they did that

[Zazzarius]

well that inuyasha mess just ended and well . . . it ain't resolved. i fucking hate naraku.

so can anyone who's a fan of original comics fill in the gap since then? all i heard was that sesshy's hot mom shows up and inuyasha gets another 15 different sword upgrades. also kikyo dies FOR REALS. I'M SUPER CEREAL.

[Warpticon]

Sumomo mo Momo mo is pretty hilarious through two episodes. Don't know how long it will last, though.

[X-Sapphire]

So Bleach 101... Anyone know what the deal was/is? I downloaded both versions and one didnt work then the second was like the japanese world series or some shit with the bleach intro and ending themes. Did it not air?

No episode this week. The torrent was called "not101.torrent" for a reason. :lol:

[Geese Pants]

New Hokuto No Ken? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKXWyGQcFO0)

When did new HNK come out...........?

[WasFemto]

That came out last year. There's gonna be more out.

[Evil Morrigan]

I couldnt find the Berserk thread through the search function, so I'll just post here.

Does anybody know when the next Chapter of Berserk comes out? I think it's #280. The wait is fucking killing me.

[ReggieHadoken]

Watched Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal. Haven't seen those movies in like 3 years. Great stuff. Also saw Samurai X: Reflections. My word, was that a depressing movie. I'm glad its not cannon. The manga has a much better ending.

Bleach. Man, I've liked this series since ep 1. Not gonna start picking up the manga but if I keep getting into it the way I am, I just might.

I know some people are hating on the Naruto dub, but I think it's pretty good. Garaa's voice is even darker than I expected it to be. Overall, I've yet to come across a voice I really haven't liked.

(Lots of threads are getting closed and relaunched. I'm wondering if the same thing will happen with this thread.)

[Gasaraki]

^^ Hmm, normally the end of the chapter says when the next one is out, but 279 doesn't, can't help ya sorry.

Finished Kemonozume today, great ending to a great series. Totally surprised me to, I wasn't expected the end to happent he way it did at all. Great stuff.

[WasFemto]

Soooo...hit up KunoKuniya a couple weeks back and picked up Golgo 13 vol.3(VIZ Signature) the missing of volumes of Battle Royale(raw) that I needed to complete the collection, and Gekkan Monthly. Capeta is badass. F1 in manga form is sick. Little Slugger Rin is awesome and this one called Bikings(about a cycling team) is awesome.

Golgo 13 continues to kick ass. The KK here had all(?) 143 volumes of Golgo 13. The Hajime no Ippo tanks are ALOT smaller than I thoug they would be. Almost picked up Detroit Metal City vol.1 but I just now started picking up Japaense again so I think I will wait. Probably gonna pick up the bilingual Doraemon sometime this week, lol.

[Gasaraki]

^Kinokuniya* =)

[WasFemto]

fuck. I'll get it right one of these days. Hopefully the get whatever manga has Gantz in it. Probably pick it up for 2nd Phase.

[XAQshinor]

Anybody have steam detectives, kinos journey, or spiral episodes???
if u do can u like megaupload it or something, i cant find it anywhere.
i just really need the opening and/or ending songs because i am
collecting all the ones i like from shows ive seen before.

if not then do u know where i can find them at, all the torrents
i did manage to find were all dead torrents with no seeders=(.

[Gasaraki]

Did you try youtube? there's a TON a OP and ED themes up there.

[tempest]

interesting ADV has sgt frog. shocked that bandai never picked it up.





reggie naurto dub is not that bad neither is work they did for bleach.only minor gripe is the relase dates for the dvds are a 3 month wait.

which is why i hope either funi or geneon gets death note either whoever gets it ya know its going air on AS which if it does really well here maybe that lead way for monster come out.

speaking of viz i'm 80% sure they have honey/clover which i kinda understand
there trying build up there new shoujo line and there was rumor from conseason that viz had honey/clover , and 2 other major shows to add to that line

[XAQshinor]

Did you try youtube? there's a TON a OP and ED themes up there.

yea but youtube is always taking things off, and when i download
things off of it with firefox the qualitys horrible and its in flv form.

[orka]

Sumomo mo Momo mo is pretty hilarious through two episodes. Don't know how long it will last, though.

i've been reading sumomomomomomo since the summer. i've only watched the first 2 episodes, but they did a surprising good job of translating the manga onto screen.

i don't know how far in the story they plan to go, but the thing is... in the manga (up to volume 5 now) the story feels like it's barely getting started. and as hard to believe may it seem, it will shift to serious-mode around volume 4.

[WasFemto]

Anybody know of a site that sells back issues of weekly/bi-weekly/monthly manga anthologies(Young Animal, Shonen Jump, Gekkan etc. etc.)?


I wanted to pick up some back issues of Young Champion but no luck. I'm not sure if YC is still around :sad:

[orka]

any general import book store should do. if you want to use a stateside-based retailer, try asahiya.

magazine back issues might be hard to get, though... especially since most retailers/distributors remove them from their inventories fairly quickly after they are a issue or two old. the only reliable way to get back issues of magazines is from the publishers themselves, and i'm not sure if most of those sites take international orders.

[WasFemto]

That's what I expected/was-afraid-of. Thanks tho'.


On another note. I need to hurry and pick up the induvidual Azumanga Daioh's. Vol.5 is out and 3,4 and 6 are barely in stock.

[Gasaraki]

Wait, what? The Azumanga Daioh manga stopped at volume 4 dude.

[orka]

maybe he means the dvd's

would make sense since there were 6

[WasFemto]

Yeah, I meant the DVDs. Sorry 'bout that.

Hope to have Maison Ikkoku complete before years end as well....the anime that is.

[tempest]

Yeah, I meant the DVDs. Sorry 'bout that.

Hope to have Maison Ikkoku complete before years end as well....the anime that is.



just get the thinkpack release of azu.


still shocked that they got the license for sgt frog* good luck in pleasing all the gundam fantics.

[Master Chibi]

Is it sad that I almost wanted to hug monitor after finding the torrent for the ENTIRE series of Sailor Moon on ts this morning?

I swear I've been itching to see that from start to finish since like 1998.

:3

[Hoonyo]

^That makes me want to go and find all three The Slayers seasons.

Is there anything out there remotely close to Honey and Clover? I finished H&C2 two weeks ago but prior I hadn't watched anything for months. Can't get enough of the college student/young adult romance/drama/comedies.

[Master Chibi]

You could try Maison Ikkoku, thought it's more of a romantic comedy than the drama / musical interlude fest that H&C was.

[Atb_555]

I'm watching this new mecha anime Zegapain. It looks sweet and all but the mech designs are rubbish. As of late a lot of recent mecha anime (barring Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny) have shite mechas, why!!!?

[Warpticon]

Okay, I need a list of good slice-of-life shows. No magical powers, no fighting tournaments, just people living. Romance is cool, but stuff that doesn't especially center on romance is equally good (and a lot rarer).

[Hoonyo]

Okay, I need a list of good slice-of-life shows. No magical powers, no fighting tournaments, just people living. Romance is cool, but stuff that doesn't especially center on romance is equally good (and a lot rarer).I am in the same boat. Honey and Clover and Genshiken are my suggestions. Those were the last two series I watched.

Chibi: Maison Ikkoku... that is pretty old school. Not sure if I want to go that far back.

[tempest]

I am in the same boat. Honey and Clover and Genshiken are my suggestions. Those were the last two series I watched.

Chibi: Maison Ikkoku... that is pretty old school. Not sure if I want to go that far back.

heh

ummm maybe emma then?

[Hoonyo]

heh

ummm maybe emma then?

damn i downloaded that but never watched it. thanks for reminding me.

Edit: Did some searching on my own. Ended up @ AnimeSuki since they sort animes by genre. Found out about this anime called Hataraki Man. Here's the plot summary from Animenewsnetwork: Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straight-forward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko's success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she'd leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is even bigger a workaholic than Hiroko.

[TheStreetzKing]

yea i def. just jumped to the last page cause no way i was reading 149 haha but anyone know anything about this anime movie.. its called Karas: The Prophecy.. the link to check it out kinda.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0809927/

it showed up at my job (gamestop) and i threw it in the hold draw and wanna kno if i should pick it up, seems like it should be good

[EveryFlowerFlow]

anyone watched/watching Shakugan no Shana or Busin Renkin? good? bad?

You could try Maison Ikkoku, thought it's more of a romantic comedy than the drama / musical interlude fest that H&C was.

er wth is Maison Ikkoku another name for or related to Kimagure Orange Road because the main characters look exactly the same :confused:


the style is identical too...

[WasFemto]

Maison Ikkoku and KoR are totally different in story. As far as character designs go, that was just the style for that type of genre back in the 80's I guess.


I'm kinda miffed that I didn't pick up the last of the boxsets for the TV series of KoR. The manga is awesome shit tho'.


Tempest: The thinpaks don't have the booklets with them tho' which is also why I wanted the individual volumes, for Azu.

[tempest]

damn i downloaded that but never watched it. thanks for reminding me.

Edit: Did some searching on my own. Ended up @ AnimeSuki since they sort animes by genre. Found out about this anime called Hataraki Man. Here's the plot summary from Animenewsnetwork:


yea but be warned first couple eps is like watching paint dry on the wall, but still very good , vry low key show.


no masion ,and orange road are not from same universe or what not. just the styles looks the same, cause all the shows.. almost had the same art style back then.



king yes karas is very good just its manga is one releasing the show, so the 2d dvd be out in spring..so i'm just waiting for the whole show be out.


shana is awesome nuff said.

[Akutabi Gamma]

Did I mention I finished Wolf's Rain months ago? :P Great series though a sad ending, specially Kiba stating/admitting that there is no paradise, but IMO, unbeknowst to him at least, he helped CREATE Paradise.

If you haven't read the Hellsing manga, do ur self a favour and read it, it's about as bloody and filled with killing-crazed ppl just like Berserk Harkonnen II FTMFW!

Also read or watch Detective Conan if you like mystery, undoubtly one of the greatest series ever!

[tempest]

Maison Ikkoku and KoR are totally different in story. As far as character designs go, that was just the style for that type of genre back in the 80's I guess.


I'm kinda miffed that I didn't pick up the last of the boxsets for the TV series of KoR. The manga is awesome shit tho'.


Tempest: The thinpaks don't have the booklets with them tho' which is also why I wanted the individual volumes, for Azu.

oh yea well just luck for you rightsuf having adv sale so it be great time get them. i can't wait see see how they handle sgt frog when they release it here next srping.

[Gasaraki]

I second Hataraki Man, it's cool stuff.

Also alot of slice of life series in anime almost always have some slight magic or fantasy element. Some examples: Assate no Houkou, Someday's Dreamers, ARIA, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou(only has an OVA, but the manga is excellent), and some others.

[maxx]

cmx should burn for ever getting their hands on tenjou tenge.

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, that still pisses me off, I REALLY wanted to buy that series. Fucking fuckers.

[orka]

Okay, I need a list of good slice-of-life shows. No magical powers, no fighting tournaments, just people living. Romance is cool, but stuff that doesn't especially center on romance is equally good (and a lot rarer).

I say...

ARIA
Kamichu!

I assume lots of people also said Honey & Clover too

gemma gemma

[DeathScythe]

So, I finally came around to buying Crusher Joe on DVD. I saw the movie and my fucking God was that awesomeness in the form of a 2 hour movie. I need to sit down and watch the OVAs though. It was too good.

[Zor]

Is anyone else racking up on the current google checkout deal? Last night I got:

Tylor Ultra DVD TV Series Box Set
Tylor Ultra DVD OAV Series Box set
Samurai X OVA Collection
Berserk Vol 10, 11, 12, 13

All for roughly $110.00 :)

Incase you don't know:

If you're new to google check out and sign up now you get a free $10 off any order of $10 or more.

Plus right now you can get $10 off any oder $30- $ 50 dollars, and $20 off any order $50 and up. Buy.com also has free shipping on any order over $50. You can use these discounts once per order until the offer ends. This is crazy...I'm about to buy some more stuff now. Damn this deal is going to break me, but I'm getting a ton of shit.

[GreyFoxx]

Reading Gantz...goods stuff and scored the last dvds of Samurai Seven and first dvd of Speed Grapher for $6...finally can finish off Samurai Seven!!!

[Zor]

Reading Gantz...goods stuff and scored the last dvds of Samurai Seven and first dvd of Speed Grapher for $6...finally can finish off Samurai Seven!!!

I have the Gantz anime. Not sure if you've seen it, but if so can you tell me if the manga is different enough from the anime for it to be worth picking up, or if it continues the story further? Samurai Seven is great. I love the LE dvd's.

[Warpticon]

The Gantz manga goes on waaaaaaaaaaay past where the anime leaves off, and pretty much the last episode and a half don't happen.

[fistoftheryustar]

Into:
Street Fighter Anime
SFIII: Ryu Final
Hokuto no Ken
Grappler Baki

Feel free to discuss

Can anyone prescribe me some badass anime? The kind with lots of fighting and gore (not like ki blasts and pokemon.) Thanks

[Gasaraki]

Guyver
Black Lagoon
and most especially, HELLSING ULTIMATE

[Zor]

The Gantz manga goes on waaaaaaaaaaay past where the anime leaves off, and pretty much the last episode and a half don't happen.

Awesome. Gotta check it out then.

Guyver
Black Lagoon
and most especially, HELLSING ULTIMATE

What is Hellsing Ultimate exactly? Please tell me there's more to the ending now than in the original release. I'm not as up to date right now as I normally am with anime so please exuse my lack of knowledge.

[Gasaraki]

Hellsing Ultimate is a work in progess, and OVA adaptation that sticks MUCH closer to the manga. There's only 2 episodes out but they're 42 and 50 minutes long and most likely there will be another 7 or so episodes if they really plan to follow the manga all the way. Also, although they are sticking very close to the source they sometimes add some more action scenes which are VERY impressive. This isn't even comparable to Gonzo's TV version.

[Warpticon]

Oh, yes. Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage is freaking fantastic. Incredibly intertaining, some hints at background story, and it's HILARIOUS. Ep 19 is especially funny with all the English being spoken throughout. I like how "bullshit" is fine to say, but "fuck" gets muted out. :D Also, Revy in a skirt and stockings.

[Zor]

Hellsing Ultimate is a work in progess, and OVA adaptation that sticks MUCH closer to the manga. There's only 2 episodes out but they're 42 and 50 minutes long and most likely there will be another 7 or so episodes if they really plan to follow the manga all the way. Also, although they are sticking very close to the source they sometimes add some more action scenes which are VERY impressive. This isn't even comparable to Gonzo's TV version.

That's great news. I actually loved the Gonzo version up until the ending. So if that isn't even comparible I'll probably love this. Alucard is such a badass and one of my favorite characters ever. I've only seen the Gonzo anime though. I guess I'm going to have to get the manga and the Ultimate's.

Has anyone here read Loveless? I picked up the first volume on the fly without knowing anything about it. It's pretty strange but I like that sometimes. Overall though I wasn't that impressed from the first volume. Does it get good?

[tempest]

That's great news. I actually loved the Gonzo version up until the ending. So if that isn't even comparible I'll probably love this. Alucard is such a badass and one of my favorite characters ever. I've only seen the Gonzo anime though. I guess I'm going to have to get the manga and the Ultimate's.

Has anyone here read Loveless? I picked up the first volume on the fly without knowing anything about it. It's pretty strange but I like that sometimes. Overall though I wasn't that impressed from the first volume. Does it get good?

the new ova follows manga very well, i think the eps be like either 10 or 12 eps long. i'm happy the ova spend more time in showing the other charcaters, and showing sara turning into a baddass.

[tempest]

Into:
Street Fighter Anime
SFIII: Ryu Final
Hokuto no Ken
Grappler Baki

Feel free to discuss

Can anyone prescribe me some badass anime? The kind with lots of fighting and gore (not like ki blasts and pokemon.) Thanks

well this isn't like those shows you brought ,but it has it gore and what not.

try Elfen Lied

[WasFemto]

Has anyone here read Loveless? I picked up the first volume on the fly without knowing anything about it. It's pretty strange but I like that sometimes. Overall though I wasn't that impressed from the first volume. Does it get good?

If the anime is anything to go by, doubt it.


I hope to have a couple of collections completed before the end of the year, anime wise.

Main ones being Maison Ikkoku, Azumanga and Giant Robo.

[Gasaraki]

Giant Robo.

GIANT ROOOOBOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :rock:

[Zor]

Main ones being Maison Ikkoku, Azumanga and Giant Robo.

I love Giant Robo. Not sure if you have bought any of them yet, but this is such a steal:

http://discountanimedvd.com/detail.asp?dvdno=18406&cateName=Giant+Robo

That's not just the eye and the first volume either, its the entire series.

[Gasaraki]

^you were the one with the Alberto av a while ago weren't you? That guy is freakin awesome.

[orka]

The Gantz manga goes on waaaaaaaaaaay past where the anime leaves off, and pretty much the last episode and a half don't happen.

i was actually thinking that gantz might originally have been planned to be a really long-running anime, but then got cut off after it didn't fare well as they expected...

[Zor]

^you were the one with the Alberto av a while ago weren't you? That guy is freakin awesome.

Yep. Alberto's the most pimp villan ever. Wish I still had that avatar.

[fistoftheryustar]

Hellsing Ultimate is a work in progess, and OVA adaptation that sticks MUCH closer to the manga. There's only 2 episodes out but they're 42 and 50 minutes long and most likely there will be another 7 or so episodes if they really plan to follow the manga all the way. Also, although they are sticking very close to the source they sometimes add some more action scenes which are VERY impressive. This isn't even comparable to Gonzo's TV version.

Yea Im into that kinna stuff. The first was ok, but doesnt capture the badass fighting I like. I saw a short clip where alucard drives his fist through the guys chest. I want to be an action director and thats the kinna moves I like to put in my movies (like versus) are there any more scenes like this or was I just lucky watching that one clip.

[tempest]

i was actually thinking that gantz might originally have been planned to be a really long-running anime, but then got cut off after it didn't fare well as they expected...

come on gonzo doing long series that followed the manga lets think about that.

madhouse would had done better job for the whole show if they handle it.

[WasFemto]

I love Giant Robo. Not sure if you have bought any of them yet, but this is such a steal:

http://discountanimedvd.com/detail.asp?dvdno=18406&cateName=Giant+Robo

That's not just the eye and the first volume either, its the entire series.