The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[BlueMary69]

Im currently watching:

Excel Saga hilarious :clap:

Please Teacher

Love hina Again and reading the manga too on vol 7. i love this manga and the anime is good.

Devil Lady :badboy:

[WasFemto]

I've been DLing Galaxy Express 999. Anyone know how many eps there are in the series?

What are Leiji Matsumoto's best anime series? (Yamato, GE999 etc)


There are 113 episodes. I've seen the first movie and it wa pretty cool, so I've been wanting to check out the series but I can't get Azureus to work for me :sad: . Although I need to finish the Harlock OVA which is pretty pinp!

[Crusader]

no problem.

we dont send any kind of e-mail to anyone. we're just a fan site, and we dont sell people's e-mail addys or do anything with them at all. we only need your e-mail to contact you if you win.

we are a zero spam site.
awesome, thanks

[WasFemto]

Is this chick from Betterman? Very attractive design *wishes he could make avatars*

[Shin Akuma]

How is Serial Experiment Lain? I hear it's a thinking type of anime with little to no action. These kinds of animes appeal to me since I liked stuff like Ghost in the Shell, and Perfect Blue.

[Duel=Master]

Lain is good. Anyone know were I can get the final episodes of Guyver?

[akumachan]

How is Serial Experiment Lain? I hear it's a thinking type of anime with little to no action. These kinds of animes appeal to me since I liked stuff like Ghost in the Shell, and Perfect Blue.

if you like that stuff then check out Paranoia Agent. its by the same guy that did Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon.

and I just started watching Mezzo DSA. so far it really rocks.
also watching Gundam F91 movie. not bad. Better than the new gundam shit that is out. but then Ive always liked the older gundam better than the new.
also watching Tsukihime Lunar Legend. Good shit so far. seems to be a cool take on the vampire idea.

[aa_overmind]

That Granedier anime looks pretty sweet

I haven't seen it, is it good, I love the character design on one character named Touka.

Feedback

[weja]

anime: monster/samurai champloo
manga: bleach

:DDDDDDDDD i recommend paranoia agent [anime] aswell.

[Duel=Master]

Anyone seen Nadia? is it any good?

[akumachan]

Anyone seen Nadia? is it any good?

Nadia Secret of Blue Water, I am assuming you mean...

but yea, thats one of my favorite series of all time. It's done by Gainax I think, and I do believe it was directed by Anno (guy who created NG Eva).

its a pretty long series. Like 30 something eps. It's got a great story and good characters, but admittedly the series slumps in the middle for a few eps. Then it picks back up again.

but overall I hghly reccommend the series.

[Shin Akuma]

if you like that stuff then check out Paranoia Agent. its by the same guy that did Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon.


Oh, reallly? Good to hear. :tup:

[Gasaraki]

Funny as hell Genshiken pic:

[tempest]

lain is very good ,but i highly recommend texhnolyze over it this better then lain now after watching vol4 you understand whats going on. and yes P.A is very good too.

nadia is great but when you get to the island eps ... skip it its just sucky filler eps but yes nadia is very good series.

me watching now

getbackers 3 vol ban is a freaking beast
7 vol of laST EXILE ... NO MORE EPS AFTER THIS :sad:

last vol of kiddy grade.
2d vol of peace makers.
2d stellvia
gaint robo.<screw the crappy big eye box worse then the kenshin boxsets(yes sucks that bad)but show itself is awesome.
need catch up on gundamseeds dvds, and plat eva, and finish azumnaga
. shows i started on now.
dnangel
spiral
gadgurad
. hopes make run best buy today or this weekned and grab the gundam zeta boxset hope see fighting spirit vol3 too so i can grab that and maybe please twins.

whole alot of shows coming out for dec- feb
like
lunar legend 2d vol
texhnolyze vol5
eva vol 4
gundam seed 4 and 5
chrono crusade vol3
r.o.d 4vol wants this like now....
gungrave vol4
p.a 2d vol
and ungodly amount shows.

[akumachan]

agreed on the Nadia island epsiode filler. just skip that and go straight to the last few epsiodes.

[ShotoKlownIori]

hey, dont mean to bring up old topics to piss people off, but....why was the GTO ending (anime) sooooooooo shity?

and...is the manga ending any better?

[WasFemto]

Any of guys/gals ever sold any of your anime over Ebay? I've been meaning to do this but haven't gotten the motivation yet. I'm trying to clear space on my dvd/vhs rack as well as get rid of stuff I don't use or watch any more.

Here are the list of titles I'm looking to sell

R.O.D OVA

Kai Doh Maru

Berserk Boxset - the one that opens like a book

Akira LE - the one that came in the tin

Ruroni Kenshin vol.1-14

Escaflowne Boxset w/Toy

Hellsing - still iffy one selling this one

Maison Ikkoku Boxsets 1&2 - see above

Kurogane Communications

NGE Boxset - I told myself I wouldn't double dip but after seeing the box and the individual cases for the new ones, i was like HOLY FUCK :wow: :wow: :wow:

Trigun boxset

I was wondering if you all thought I would be able to get something descent for these or not.

Thanx

[ShotoKlownIori]

hey, dont mean to bring up old topics to piss people off, but....why was the GTO ending (anime) sooooooooo shity?

and...is the manga ending any better?


WAS, how much are you asking for the trigun boxset? and ist it the expensive one or the cheaper one?

[WasFemto]

hey, dont mean to bring up old topics to piss people off, but....why was the GTO ending (anime) sooooooooo shity?

and...is the manga ending any better?


PLEASE NO SPOILERS TO THE ENDING OF THE GTO MANGA!! I kinda have a felling how it will end after seeing the cover for the original but still, spoiler warnings, BIG ONES, would be nice.

Another ?, for those you have seen/read both, how does Maison Ikkoku manga compare to the anime.

[WasFemto]

WAS, how much are you asking for the trigun boxset? and ist it the expensive one or the cheaper one?


The Trigun boxset I have is the one that first came out(man I wish I had a digital camera). Brown, says TRIGUN The Complete DVD Box Set on the front. I'm not sure for how much, since I'm, still kinda sorta iffy on selling it, but that would be my next ?. Does anyone know of a site that has price list for what these should be sold for so I could get a good guesstimate or should I just put the stuff I'm selling down as a bid and see what I can get for it.

Offtopic: Are the same S.K.I that posted at projectj.net?

[ShotoKlownIori]

i've never even heard of projectj.net!!! oh no! someone has stolen my user name!
who would have thunk someone else would think of this ridiculous user name...lolz

buuuuuut, on topic, if you want to know how much you should charge for something, search for it on ebay and see how much people are asking for the same things...

[WasFemto]

i've never even heard of projectj.net!!! oh no! someone has stolen my user name!
who would have thunk someone else would think of this ridiculous user name...lolz

buuuuuut, on topic, if you want to know how much you should charge for something, search for it on ebay and see how much people are asking for the same things...


My bad and thanx I'll check it out.

[tempest]

i agree the plat eva covers and box are very nice and remaster video is just ungodly.

i finised lastexile today.. :sad: all in all great series did feel rushed at some aparts but still great series.


still wishes that monster , and
Gankutsuou
The Count of Monte Cristo
be licensed by geneon and like soon
peace

[Hunter D]

Zeta Gundam release is soon. I haven't bought anime in while but I must get Zeta set. Nothing better than old school anime.

NG

[Gasaraki]

BTW the ZETA set has the OP song and ED song cut out because it was impossible to get the rights for it. SO they still have the same animation just different music. Sucks anyway though. Can't wait for my set still

[ReggieHadoken]

Watching and loving Full Metal Alchemist. I may even pick up the manga.

Got Case Closed manga vol. 2 a few weeks ago. Since [as] took it off the air for now, I have to get my fix somehow.

Also bought Ruruoni Kenshin manga vol. 8. vol. 9 should already be out by now so I'm going to get that with my next check.

[Gasaraki]

If you want some links on where to get FMA scans, PM me

oh and RK 9 is out

[tempest]

true bout the ops and ed but just has long has the content nor any major bugs like the gits tv this be big buy for me this week.

[akumachan]

Weeee!! Just got my press invitation to the Appleseed screening! ^_^

I get to go this thursday to check it out before it opens on January 14th.

I hope its as good as it looks!

[S.a.g.a]

Someone donate Yugioh manga links stat! :(

[tempest]

Weeee!! Just got my press invitation to the Appleseed screening! ^_^

I get to go this thursday to check it out before it opens on January 14th.

I hope its as good as it looks!
i just hope genoen got licensed for whole all extra stuff for the movie.. and i hope they use the same box design too..

[angelpalm]

Weeee!! Just got my press invitation to the Appleseed screening! ^_^

I get to go this thursday to check it out before it opens on January 14th.

I hope its as good as it looks!


wtf is appleseed really about anyway, and is it just me or does Shirow really like his female lead characters?

[akumachan]

tempest: me too. I guess we'll find out when the DVD maks its appearance.

angel: appleseed is a police action anime about future society with humans and androids.

and Shirow like many japanese male artists loves to draw the females. ive noticed that shirow specializes in no bras and camel toes.

[Nokato]

tempest: me too. I guess we'll find out when the DVD maks its appearance.

angel: appleseed is an police action anime about future society with human and android society.

and Shirow like many japanese male artists loves to draw the females. ive noticed that shirow specializes in no bras and camel toes.


As much as I like his work my gf says the same thing. No matter how technologically advanced his worlds are they don't make bras in the future apparently. He's not as bad as Urishihara though.

[akumachan]

As much as I like his work my gf says the same thing. No matter how technologically advanced his worlds are they don't make bras in the future apparently. He's not as bad as Urishihara though.

yea i feel the same way. I like his stuff, but damn, evidentally controlling his hormones is not on the top of his agenda. LOL and speaking as someone who knows, large breasted females do not want to run around shooting people and doing countless other strenuous activities with out some sort of support. It would ultimately be painful to say the least.

Its the one thing that tends to bother me about anime in general. 99% of it is created and drawn by males, so not suprisingly, it tends to only be an extension of their perverted fantasies.

I have no problems with drawing attractive people in anime, but sometimes it just gets ridiculous and contrived.


but anyway, shirow also definitely has some sort of preoccupation with vaginas. (not that most men arent precoccupied with that particular area) but He sure loves showing off snatch i tell you.

[Nokato]

yea i feel the same way. I like his stuff, but damn, evidentally controlling his hormones is not on the top of his agenda. LOL and speaking as someone who knows, large breasted females do not want to run around shooting people and doing countless other strenuous activities with out some sort of support. It would ultimately be painful to say the least.

Its the one thing that tends to bother me about anime in general. 99% of it is created and drawn by males, so not suprisingly, it tends to only be an extension of their perverted fantasies.

I have no problems with drawing attractive people in anime, but sometimes it just gets ridiculous and contrived.


but anyway, shirow also definitely has some sort of preoccupation with vaginas. (not that most men arent precoccupied with that particular area) but He sure loves showing off snatch i tell you.



I agree, he gets a bit carried away and so does Satoshi Urishihara.. I love his work and I'm inspired by his coloring style (i'm studying Sequential Art) but I'm hesitant to buy his Art books because well if you've seen anything Urishihara does well, you'd know why (Langrisser,Plastic Little,Chirality,Lemnear). Yet I can buy Shirow's work lol...Most men are quite preoccupied with vaginas but Shirow takes it to his own level. I have most of his artbooks and its a pattern, if you will in each one. GF endlessly used to rag on me about it...

[angelpalm]

lol, i guess its cause the vagina is a beautiful thing.


a-chan: whats up with with chicks and their titties, why is it that some chicks with nice scrumptious breast complain that they just get in the way and then on the other hand, we got these other chicks that just love them so much that they go out of their way to make them bigger?

seriously whats up with that? it might be to complicated to anwser here so if you would like to make a new thread(complete with personal photos for reference) i would completely understand...

[akumachan]

Nokato: LOL @ the art books. And yea i have the Intron Depot books so I know what you are talking about. and as for Urishihara, agreed. he goes out of his way to make body parts look like they've been greased up too. especially Plastic Little. I guess thats why i like Obari's works. He seems to be fair across the board. He draws ridiculously hot girls but he also draws ridiculously hot guys, and for that Im thankful ^_^ Girls need eye candy love too.

angel: i didnt say that having large boobs is bad. I dont know a single girl with large boobs who regrets having them including myself. Never having to worry about filling out the upper portion of a dress is good. I will never complain about being well endowed. But, I said that doing aerobic activities without support is simply not an option. Even walking at a brisk pace without a bra, while that activity can significantly increase car accidents in the immediate area, it is not comfortable for the girl in question. So running around, shooting things, and jumping over fences without support is most certainly not fun. But males who make anime and videogames seem to think that high impact activities can be done comfortably without proper support.

and in lieu of personal photos, im sure your imagination will suffice.

[angelpalm]

No!!!

No It Won't, My Imagination Sucks!!!!!

[Shin-Mech-Brian]

Never having to worry about filling out the upper portion of a dress is good. I will never complain about being well endowed. You won't find me complaing about her endowments either. ^_^

[angelpalm]

heh, i hear that, i think if i could get paid to do it, i would just squeeze tits all day

[akumachan]

You won't find me complaing about her endowments either. ^_^

LOL, out of all the posts I make, you find your way to the one discussing boobs. not surprising in the least.

its like you have boob-dar or something.

and of course you arent complaining, you get to cuddle up to em at night.

[Crayz Penguin]

dunno if something related to this has been posted already but:
i just finished ghost in the shell:SAC first gig and i was amazed, but im looking for 2nd gig eps and i can only find laughing man subs. when i download off the site they either flat out do not download or go at like 4k/s. can anyone help me out via post/pm where i can get 2nd gig eps?

[Shin-Mech-Brian]

LOL, out of all the posts I make, you find your way to the one discussing boobs. not surprising in the least.

its like you have boob-dar or something.

and of course you arent complaining, you get to cuddle up to em at night.
Naw, I just popped in and saw your last response to the thread, was curious what you said, saw that boobs were related and had to reply. ^_^

Warm boobies to snuggle up to at night = next to god.

[Crayz Penguin]

dissregard my last post, it seems my comp was just ultra fucked and needed a restart. so what do people think of hajime no ippo? a friend told me about it and i was thinking of checking it out.

[tempest]

well looking at all reviews of appleseeds the movie it seem be pretty good not like ghost in shell the 2d movie.
and looking back at otakon news seems apple seed dvd seem be out spring/summer.
i hope geneon gets all the r2 goodies.. like scrapebook, sketchbook, and etc. and i hope same r2 boxdesign... .

oh fighting spirit (hajime no ippo) is awesome .

peace

[ReggieHadoken]

Went over to a buddie's house. Watched the last three eps of Ruruoni Kenshin season 2. Man, Shishio is one messed up dude. Messed up but tight. :clap:

[tempest]

Went over to a buddie's house. Watched the last three eps of Ruruoni Kenshin season 2. Man, Shishio is one messed up dude. Messed up but tight. :clap: true shishio is the joker of the anime world. but enishi is worse then shishio is your see what i mean later in manga. just to bad that sony never went ahead and animated revenge arc giving kenshin his real ending( suck ass 2d ova does not count)
peace

[akumachan]

agreed on Kenshin.

the OVA was a pathetic attempt.

[WasFemto]

I was thinking about getting the manga for Kenshin. I liked the 2nd(3rd?) OVA tho'.

[tempest]

I was thinking about getting the manga for Kenshin. I liked the 2nd(3rd?) OVA tho'.
k since i some what opend this bigcan of worms i'll explain.
manga and kenshin were like naruto how manga and tv series be neck and neck just about. so when start or half way point of the kyoto arc the manga writer started on the last2 arcs memories, and revenge arc, only problem he did like chapter once every 2 weeks. well when kyoto arc ended there was not enough time wait for rest of the chapters be finished and put into anime so sony chose to let the animaters throw there ideas out and started kenshin 3rd arc which was dubbed "filler season" and thus the ratings slumped and kenshin was CANCELD but sony did make memories into ova (one of the best ovas ever by the way).
but people wanted see true ending of kenshin so sony did special ova 2d which based life of kenshin through ms. karou eyes. which had mix reaction with kenshin fans which the majorty hated cuz they pretty much cut whole 3rd season into half ep didn't didn't really show how enishi broke kenshin mind, and soul. and ending was not the greatest.

hope that helps explain things. so yes pick up the rest manga.
peace

[WasFemto]

I already knew about the differences between the manga & anime of Kenshin, but I just never had an intrest in the manga since I was already into Vagabond. I still haven't seen the rest of the Kenshin anime(it's been 2 years since I said I will pick up the rest), so I'm thinking about selling the TV series I have (1-14) and plan to buy the mangas. Keeping the OVAs tho'. I thought the end of the recent OVA wasn't that bad but then again I haven't checked out the manga so I can't compare it like I have with GTO manga&anime.

[tempest]

sorry i was just rambling. by the way the release format for gantz sucks huge balls. i'll wait for boxset. peace

[akumachan]

speaking of Gantz, I just received my preview DVD from ADV. It has the first 2 eps on it. Im really looking forward to it. Imma watch it tomorrow. Supposedly its an uncut version that didnt air on Japanese TV.

Now Im curious as to exactly how violent this anime is.

[tempest]

speaking of Gantz, I just received my preview DVD from ADV. It has the first 2 eps on it. Im really looking forward to it. Imma watch it tomorrow. Supposedly its an uncut version that didnt air on Japanese TV.

Now Im curious as to exactly how violent this anime is.
yes it is uncut thats for sure but whole 13 dvds for 26 series is dumb idea. i have no idea whose idea this was adv or Gonzo whichever they need be found and shot. i'll wait for bundle sale from rightstuf. i wish geneon picked this show instead.

[PsychoSquall]

I saw the first half of Appleseed the new CG movie. I like it so far, but I wasn't prepared for it's 'videogame-like' visuals. I had seen trailers for it before and never felt this way, but actually watching the full movie was like watching a really long ingame cut scene. I'm not saying it's bad, because in a way it's kind of cool. (I love cellshading!)

[akumachan]

yes it is uncut thats for sure but whole 13 dvds for 26 series is dumb idea. i have no idea whose idea this was adv or Gonzo whichever they need be found and shot. i'll wait for bundle sale from rightstuf. i wish geneon picked this show instead.


seriously???? 13 DVDs for 26 eps???? holy shit. they havent done shit like this since the days of Anime VIllage and Blue Sub 6.

Damn Im glad Im not paying for any of it. but that does suck. I will mention this total lack of regard for customers when I write my review.

perhaps its simply too expensive tho? Im going to ask my contact at ADV why they are pricing it like this.

psycho: good to hear. I was really impressed with the cel shading in the preview.

anyway, only a day and a half left till the screening!

[tempest]

seriously???? 13 DVDs for 26 eps???? holy shit. they havent done shit like this since the days of Anime VIllage and Blue Sub 6.

Damn Im glad Im not paying for any of it. but that does suck. I will mention this total lack of regard for customers when I write my review.

perhaps its simply too expensive tho? Im going to ask my contact at ADV why they are pricing it like this.

psycho: good to hear. I was really impressed with the cel shading in the preview.

anyway, only a day and a half left till the screening!
its not licening price i think it has do with being "YESMAN" like some agreeing with all sorts gudielines in license contract get a license. like case cloased name changes wasn't funi choice that was tbs. honesty if better idea would had been if adv would had did slim case which holds 2 dvd in one case would been somewhat better. and adv not talking bout this subject at all.

[Crusader]

In your guys' opinion, what's the best new anime out there right now? And when I say new, I mean came out in *Japan* in 2004.

[angelpalm]

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/pdf_page/e040903b.html

[Gasaraki]

In your guys' opinion, what's the best new anime out there right now? And when I say new, I mean came out in *Japan* in 2004.
3-way tie between Gankutsuou, Genshiken, and BECK :rock:

[elhandro]

3-way tie between Gankutsuou, Genshiken, and BECK :rock:


Can you give us a short rundown of what each of those animes are about. Im also looking to get into a new series.

El

[Warpticon]

Genshiken is awesome because it's a parody of fanboyism, really. It's the story of an otaku club and their daily doings (or lack thereof). It also references a lot of current stuff. One ep was just a Guilty Gear advertisement, really.

Beck is about a about a guy who ends up joining a rock band, more or less. That's blatant oversimplification, but still true. Also includes a lot of really hilarious English, which seems to always includ "fuck" as about every fifth word.

Gankutsu Ou is a retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. 'Nuff said.

[WasFemto]

How does Genshiken stack up to Otaku no Video as far as parody anime? Would it be better since it's more current or because it doesn't have as many obscure refrences as OnV? Could you please elaborate Genshiken vs OnV, if possible.

[Gasaraki]

Genshiken is a hell of alot funnier than OnV, plus it's an on going series so you get to see alot more humor. Also, Genshiken is specifically about a club called "The Study of Modern Visual and Written Media on the Culture" or something like that, and when that's all said in japanese they abbreviate it to Genshiken.

[tempest]

monster.

i started backreading manga picked up vol4 of hellsing.. damn i pray manga writer let them do 2d season of the show good stuff.

[ReggieHadoken]

Just picked up Kenshin manga vol. 9. I'm about half-way through vol. 8. I've flipped through vol. 9 and it shows a lot more of Shishio. Also it looks like Sano has leared some cool new moves.

I'd also like to send out a big, fat "Screw You!!" to Suncoast for charging an arm, a leg and a kidney for their anime. The DBZ Bojack movie is $24.99 uncut. I go looking for DBZ at Best Buy and find it uncut for $16.99 and Cell Games-"Sacrifice" for $14.99 as opposed to Suncoast's lame $19.99. All hail Best Buy!! :clap:

[aa_overmind]

Any info If the anime version of Sgt. Frog is coming to the U.S.

What was the Japanese name for this series because all I am finding is just the manga.

Im interested because it looks like Invader Zim but anime, is the anime any good.

[dialupsucky]

well some unfortante news...

Ichigo 100% Strawberry Diary

will apperently now be realesed in.....

FEBURARY!!!!!!! wtf.. this is gay... so much for 4th qaurter relase... sigh...

hrmm maybe this means they will have more then just the 4 characters they have been showing on the site etc....

But if nto thats really gay, I mean only 4 characters when there is so many more in the series is pretty ridiculous. Not that a lot of the newer characters anyway but still.... =[

[Spiderjericho]

Did anyone peep the latest Anime Invasion? I'm not a big Anime afficianado, but I thought their list of top 50 Anime DVDs was decent. What are your thoughts Tempest?

My online courses have taken much of my free time, so I haven't really watched anything lately. I finally got to watch the Big O Vol. 2 (thanks to the collection Bandai recently put out). I loved it. It had a surprise ending.

I'm really torn on whether I should purchase the three Macross sets Right Stuff is selling, the Last Exile set (I have the first three DVDs, but it would cost about the same to buy the last four volumes) and getting a hold of FLCL from Planet Anime (I can't find it anywhere else).

[FatalFuryD]

Any info If the anime version of Sgt. Frog is coming to the U.S.

What was the Japanese name for this series because all I am finding is just the manga.

Im interested because it looks like Invader Zim but anime, is the anime any good.

keroro gunso

[catchafire]

GANTZ vs BLEACH Manga, which one do you prefer?

[Gasaraki]

immpossible choice. Bleach has, well coolest action ever+awesome character design. GANTZ has action, story, and Kurono.

[catchafire]

I'm at ch. 101 right now in GANTZ and its interesting/weird. But i've read 100 chapters today, so it has my interest!!! I'm hopeing Bleach will be as cool.

Thanks again Gasaraki

[JetEnduro]

well some unfortante news...

Ichigo 100% Strawberry Diary

will apperently now be realesed in.....

FEBURARY!!!!!!! wtf.. this is gay... so much for 4th qaurter relase... sigh...

hrmm maybe this means they will have more then just the 4 characters they have been showing on the site etc....

But if nto thats really gay, I mean only 4 characters when there is so many more in the series is pretty ridiculous. Not that a lot of the newer characters anyway but still.... =[
WTF?, that sucks :lame:

[ReggieHadoken]

Anyone know of a place to find and download anime music videos? I've tried using a google search but the sites I've found only contain a handful of AMVs.

[tempest]

Did anyone peep the latest Anime Invasion? I'm not a big Anime afficianado, but I thought their list of top 50 Anime DVDs was decent. What are your thoughts Tempest?

My online courses have taken much of my free time, so I haven't really watched anything lately. I finally got to watch the Big O Vol. 2 (thanks to the collection Bandai recently put out). I loved it. It had a surprise ending.

I'm really torn on whether I should purchase the three Macross sets Right Stuff is selling, the Last Exile set (I have the first three DVDs, but it would cost about the same to buy the last four volumes) and getting a hold of FLCL from Planet Anime (I can't find it anywhere else).
i think that list is pretty good i only had chance glance at it be honest.
my shows i watch now.
R.O.Dtv
getbackers
gungrave
fighting spirit
parnoia agent
gundam seed
lunar legend
peacemakers
chrono crusade
d.n angel
intail D
giant robo
thhinking about please twins
thats bout it till samurai champloo , fma comes out start next year oh and slam dunk .

spider you do know that righstuff still has that sale of geneon shows buy 2 get 1 free or buy 6 you get 2 free> and last exile is geneon show.... so cough cough use it!

[PsychoSquall]

Anyone know of a place to find and download anime music videos?

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/home/home.php

You gotta sign up with them first I think in order to download. Should be free.

[tempest]

yea scarpped princess 4-26 yea !

[ReggieHadoken]

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/home/home.php

You gotta sign up with them first I think in order to download. Should be free.

Thanks much! That site rocks. I haven't found a better site for AMVs. :clap: :tup:

[UltraScrub]

http://www.rightstuf.com/

A tip from my friend if you like Neon Genesis Evangelion. Right now at the website above, use the coupon code "12days" (no quotes, expires 12/24/2004) you can buy the entire DVD Box set for $40. There are some other things discounted similarly for sure, some shown on the front page.

I bought Evangelion because of its rep, and I had never scene it, so I figured I could watch it and sell it for a profit if I didn't like it.

[tempest]

http://www.rightstuf.com/

A tip from my friend if you like Neon Genesis Evangelion. Right now at the website above, use the coupon code "12days" (no quotes, expires 12/24/2004) you can buy the entire DVD Box set for $40. There are some other things discounted similarly for sure, some shown on the front page.

I bought Evangelion because of its rep, and I had never scene it, so I figured I could watch it and sell it for a profit if I didn't like it.
thats good deal,but you can buy the remaster veruson, better picture and sounded. better covers and boxdesign, and you also get the deleted scenes too in the last 2 eps. peace

[dialupsucky]

dunno if its been said or not, but apperently there makeing a tenjo tenge OVA to pick up where wel the seires left off after the anime.

(still hasnt seen the whole anime. =/)

[R.P.D rookie]

I tried checking on the internet, but I couldn't come across when new episodes of Inuyasha will begin airing. Someone on here said in December but I don't know about that. Also I've heard a rumor that Inuyasha was cancelled in Japan. Something about around episode 160 or so and out of the blue they stopped production of it. I hope this isn't so because this is my favorite anime to watch right now. :sad:

[Spiderjericho]

spider you do know that righstuff still has that sale of geneon shows buy 2 get 1 free or buy 6 you get 2 free> and last exile is geneon show.... so cough cough use it!

Dude, I tried, but it kept bugging out. I'm going to go on the website now and get the rest of Last Exile and $20 Devil Lady.

Is Chrono Crusade good?

I finally got around to watching Big O Vol. II.

SPOILER+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

















Am I wrong in saying that everything just sorted of started over again because it's a tv show. The old man requested Roger negotiate with the show's creator, but he could never remember until it was too late. (If I'm wrong, cool, drop knowledge)

And the other side effect from watching the show was the Western Influence. It was obviously influenced by the Batman the Animated tv show. Combining the Japanese Giant Robo with the Detective/play boy was cool, which might have explained why it never caught on there. But when it appeared on these shores, the western influence once again spurred the creation of new episodes.

[Spiderjericho]

Tempest,

I took your advice and took advantage of the sale. I purchased Last Exile Vol. 4-7, Bastard and Submarine 707. I tried to get self-contained Animes. I didn't want to start on any new series, as I would prefer to wait for a box set (like Big O Vol. 1 and 2). I was so pissed when I walked into Best Buy and saw Berserk for $50.

[Akuma4Real]

dunno if its been said or not, but apperently there makeing a tenjo tenge OVA to pick up where wel the seires left off after the anime.

(still hasnt seen the whole anime. =/)

That is good to hear. Where is the manga now? I haven't been reading it in a long while now.

[Gasaraki]

Chapt 79 came out recently. Dunno if evil-genious has translated it yet

[akumachan]

Tempest,

I took your advice and took advantage of the sale. I purchased Last Exile Vol. 4-7, Bastard and Submarine 707. I tried to get self-contained Animes. I didn't want to start on any new series, as I would prefer to wait for a box set (like Big O Vol. 1 and 2). I was so pissed when I walked into Best Buy and saw Berserk for $50.


you bought submarine 707???? ugh.... :sad:

Im sorry to hear that. Take it back. Its terrible.

-AC
you should have read my review of that one first.

[Spiderjericho]

you bought submarine 707???? ugh.... :sad:

Im sorry to hear that. Take it back. Its terrible.

-AC
you should have read my review of that one first.

I'm sure I would respect your opinion, but I can't knock it until I try it. If it does suck, I'll trade it in or reseal it and give it as a late Christmas gift.

Opinions around here vary (as they should). The most recent example was the Trigun hubub from awhile back.

[akumachan]

I'm sure I would respect your opinion, but I can't knock it until I try it. If it does suck, I'll trade it in or reseal it and give it as a late Christmas gift.

Opinions around here vary (as they should). The most recent example was the Trigun hubub from awhile back.


fair enough, and very noble of you to give sub 707 a fighting chance, but so far opinion of it that I have heard has been universally mediocre to bad. and after seeing it myself, I concur.

Its storytelling at its worst. No character development, little background information, terrible ending. Its just all bad. I had such high hopes for that title too since it was based on the blue Sub 6 manga. I was hoping to see something as good as Blue sub 6.

the only part of blue sub 707 that doesnt suck is the halfway decent animation.


and of course there are always varying opinions of things, but IMO there are series that some people like and some people dont, and then theres stuff that universally sucks.

I place sub 707 in the universally sucks category.

But since you did spend your hard earned money on it. I do hope you like it more than I did.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

Anime-

Cheeky Angel (up to 41)- I like it.
Naruto (up to 20. Already download 50-75, later download 76-114. But I must do work 50-75 for changing from avi into video dvd).
Bleach- I did read manga. It was so good. I download Bleach anime 1-10, two days ago).

[tempest]

you bought submarine 707???? ugh.... :sad:

Im sorry to hear that. Take it back. Its terrible.

-AC
you should have read my review of that one first.
honesty i thought the show was pretty good.
i tend go againest alot of reviews unless there from anime on dvd then i'll read it > just myown perference> not downing anybody site(unless your from ann) anyway.
now spider your half right on your thoery of big o and yes you can tell alot ideas of big O were borrowed from giant robo like charcaters, and backdrops and some story elements.
hmm i take it you saw the berserk brick good deal although i like the first box for berserk better . CC is good i'm collecting that show has well . heres 6 other shows that i say are A plus shows.
R.O.D tv.. got the 4th vol damn this show picked up in huge way .
gungrave
fighting spirit
getbackers
D.Nangel
paranoia agent
thats main shows i'm watching now till jan- feb when 3 huge shows comes out.
peace and merry xmas

[Spiderjericho]

R.O.D tv.. got the 4th vol damn this show picked up in huge way .
gungrave
fighting spirit
getbackers
D.Nangel
paranoia agent
thats main shows i'm watching now till jan- feb when 3 huge shows comes out.
peace and merry xmas

Would you care to elaborate on the conclusion of Big O Vol. II? Any ensight you can give would be helpful.

This is what AnimeonDVD's Chris Beveridge said about the ending, which doesn't really clarify it any better:

"Whether this is Konaka's attempt to throw his hat into the ring for creating one of the most confusing and oblique endings of any series is up for grabs, but I know that as it all played out, from the subtle religious aspects to the simple wipes of the scenery and revelation of the TV cameras and stages, I was on the edge of my seat following it all. And after spending several hours reading various forums and analysis pages about the ending of the series I'm not any closer to really understanding the ending. It can be interpreted in a number of different ways, each of them seemingly valid and equally interesting really. For a lot of people, these kinds of endings are frustrating and can ruin the entire show. I've had that happen with a few before, but with Big O I find myself fascinated by it and actually interested in reading all the different interpretations. While this one does have a few religious overtones to it, it's not as heavy as some other certain shows, which allows for a wider interpretation. Add in some of the little background bits that are scattered into the episodes and this is a show that could provide years of enjoyment in coming to grips with."


I'm going to try to take the next couple of weeks to catch up to all of the Anime I've stock piled in the last year (Gasaraki, His and Her Circumstances, X, yadda, yadda).

From your list, I'd like to get ROD TV, Paranoia Agent (fan of the director of Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue and Millenium Actress) and Gungrave. What are your (or anyone's) thoughts on Ghost In the Shell Stand Alone Complex? I was also interested in that (and of course Evangelion Platinum).

And Merry Christmas Everyone

[tempest]

Would you care to elaborate on the conclusion of Big O Vol. II? Any ensight you can give would be helpful.

I'm going to try to take the next couple of weeks to catch up to all of the Anime I've stock piled in the last year (Gasaraki, His and Her Circumstances, X, yadda, yadda).

From your list, I'd like to get ROD TV, Paranoia Agent (fan of the director of Tokyo Godfathers, Perfect Blue and Millenium Actress) and Gungrave. What are your (or anyone's) thoughts on Ghost In the Shell Stand Alone Complex? I was also interested in that (and of course Evangelion Platinum).

And Merry Christmas Everyone
ahh you havn't seen x tv yet... damn although i feel you on your stock pile i have 2 of them growing.
i'm collecting gitssac but at slow pace and i'm just getting reg edtion not the dts one which has alot bugs. i'm waiting for adv sale on rightstuf for rest of eva plat along with supergals which i'm kicking myself for when last week rightstuf had the dvds 8.99 for each... :sad:
for me to say anymore about big O i would spoil alot. just get 3&4vol watch them then post about them.

[Civic Si]

Anyone got any good programs to change avi's into video DVD's?

I'd like to get Koi Kaze onto a DVD, as well some movies I have.

[tempest]

Anyone got any good programs to change avi's into video DVD's?

I'd like to get Koi Kaze onto a DVD, as well some movies I have.
i wouldn't do that just yet geneon licsened that show has first dvd has release date of march 8th. there work on there dvds is best there. and the cover art and boxdesign is very nice.i might try give it try ,just the taboo side although i'm giving Gravitation on whim,but if there any male on male having sex i'm beating the hell out my friend on the spot.

[WasFemto]

Who do you think will have the better after X-mas prices, Best Buy or RightStuf? I still have to finish/get Azu(only have vol.1...still) Technolyze(same as Azu), Kino's Journey vol.4, Captain Herlock vol3&4(I'll have to order from RightStuf on this one anyway) and New FotN(still haven't seen vol.2 at BB).


On another note how is Megazone 23? I've benn meaning to pick this one since I first saw it but haven't done it yet. How is this?

[Spiderjericho]

for me to say anymore about big O i would spoil alot. just get 3&4vol watch them then post about them.

I watched the whole Big O Vol II. The ending seemed vague and confusing in a Neon Genesis Evangelion way.







************SPOILER FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T WATCHED BIG O*************





We find out everyone has been playing the role in a show, which clashes with Roger's belief of being free to choose.


The old dude hired Roger Smith to negotiate with the creator of the show to have all the cast keep their memories (whenever it rebooted). Somehow, he failed in that task (no telling how many times). We discover Angel is the creator or some god-like entity, and Smith tries to negotiate for her not to erase everyone's memories and then zip; we start again from square one.

I tired scouring the Animeondvd forums for explanations, but all I could find was that review, which seemed to have the same confusion or feeling of vagueness I had.

Overall, a good series, but like a few other Animes, it ends sort of ambiguosly (the viewer is left to formulate what happened like a reader would in a complex literary work).

[Civic Si]

I don't know. Those anime publishers try to stiff you on the content/price ratio. Besides, I have the whole series now, where as it could some time in 2006 before it's complete for US release, by then I won't care about it. I'm also keeping up with the manga (Animewaves), as it may have a different ending.

Also, does anyone know where I can get the Sakura Diaries manga. I collected the VHS series as they were released, and I heard the manga has a better ending. As with alot of anime the ending leaves you in speculation.

Lastly, what are some series I should get?

Taboo is fine, like gender bending(Ranma), and even that which is in Koi Kaze, as long as there is no man on man action. But mainly these kinds of things are what I'm looking for now.

Please list good downloads, and good store purchases. I have already d/l 'ed, and bought stuff that was recommended in this thread, so I don't think I'll be steered wrong.

[akumachan]

honesty i thought the show was pretty good.
i tend go againest alot of reviews unless there from anime on dvd then i'll read it > just myown perference> not downing anybody site(unless your from ann) anyway.


LOL you got something against ANN?

luckily I am not from ANN ^_^

and of course everyone is welcome to their opinion.

and strangely enough, even though I write reviews, I dont actually believe in really using them to figure out what to buy and what not to buy ^_^

LOL Im a hypocrite I know. :clap:

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

Anyone got any good programs to change avi's into video DVD's?

I'd like to get Koi Kaze onto a DVD, as well some movies I have.

uhh... I can't answer your questions. I found only several programs can convert from avi to video DVDs on only one website.

Possible-

Virtual Mod Dub
Nero
TMPGEnc

I use more than one program for converting anime DVDs.

[tempest]

I watched the whole Big O Vol II. The ending seemed vague and confusing in a Neon Genesis Evangelion way.







************SPOILER FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T WATCHED BIG O*************





We find out everyone has been playing the role in a show, which clashes with Roger's belief of being free to choose.


The old dude hired Roger Smith to negotiate with the creator of the show to have all the cast keep their memories (whenever it rebooted). Somehow, he failed in that task (no telling how many times). We discover Angel is the creator or some god-like entity, and Smith tries to negotiate for her not to erase everyone's memories and then zip; we start again from square one.

I tired scouring the Animeondvd forums for explanations, but all I could find was that review, which seemed to have the same confusion or feeling of vagueness I had.

Overall, a good series, but like a few other Animes, it ends sort of ambiguosly (the viewer is left to formulate what happened like a reader would in a complex literary work).
your pretty much on point but the end. see whole show was like movie with no end everytime it get to end it re start having same flow just somebody stumble unto the truth that being schwarzald he found out the truth that everybody ,and everything is clone city built untop of city which explains fear of going underground,but what caused have different ending was that roger didn't die. last battle between him and rosewater when rosewater threw bigo into the ocean before roger blacked out he saw clone of bigo and himself which then made him want live instead of dying.
angel was bout restart everything agai cuz she loved roger and thought roger was dead which infact this time he wasn't and he made angel restart everything,but different. thats my own opinion how i see the ending.

k civic i'll give you rundown on whose the best anime publishers
1 geneon
adv
bandai
mediablasters
funiamation( yes they are good unless there dealing for fighting type anime then there be like yes man get that license which means doing whatever the japanesse parent company tells them to do like charcater names changes, and shows name just get that license. but there other shows like fruitbasket, yuyu kiddy grade and might has well say fma are uncut.

good online site buy from which i use the most besides bestbuy is rightstuf. they do weekly sales, have stuido sale having dvds 30% or 40% off or bunddle sale like 6 dvds have price of 4. which if you have notice some people who post here are starting go that route on here .
and yes i hate ann read the ms. answermen or if the dvd is shelf worthy your see what i mean and people that post there have noidea has what the hell there talking about.

[Duel=Master]

I just bought FLCL perfect collection for 10.00 and Iria for 10.00 for DVD, so thats what im watching now.

I think the only animes I hate are BoogiePop Phantom and SoulTaker.

[WasFemto]

I just bought FLCL perfect collection for 10.00


Damn! I bought each one as they came out but it was more than worth the money and at $10, that's a fucking steal and a half.

Nice :tup:

[Duel=Master]

This is were I buy my anime now, fuck suncoast. http://www.shopanimedvd.com/view_products.php?products=R

[WasFemto]

Yeah Suncoast is ass. The only vol. of FLCL I bought there was the vol.3+box, but that was because my order at buyrite never came in :tdown: But I didn't have the box ordered so it worked out pretty good for me

[gguseila]

This is were I buy my anime now, fuck suncoast. http://www.shopanimedvd.com/view_products.php?products=R

Are the dvds from that site good quality? If they are raxephon and love hina perfect collection are just too good for around 33 dollars.

[tempest]

This is were I buy my anime now, fuck suncoast. http://www.shopanimedvd.com/view_products.php?products=R
ughh fansubdvd site sucky ass quality. peace

[Rhio2k]

For those of you who frequent sites where manga graphic novels, entire series in some cases, are stored on sites in .zip files, I would like to know why you can easily find manga scans of every series under the sun EXCEPT for TWHE (Those Who Hunt Elves). You can even find the entire first volume of the ultra-rare Outlaw Star manga. But no love for TWHE...

[Duel=Master]

Are the dvds from that site good quality? If they are raxephon and love hina perfect collection are just too good for around 33 dollars. They look fine to me.

[Spiderjericho]

your pretty much on point but the end. see whole show was like movie with no end everytime it get to end it re start having same flow just somebody stumble unto the truth that being schwarzald he found out the truth that everybody ,and everything is clone city built untop of city which explains fear of going underground,but what caused have different ending was that roger didn't die. last battle between him and rosewater when rosewater threw bigo into the ocean before roger blacked out he saw clone of bigo and himself which then made him want live instead of dying.
angel was bout restart everything agai cuz she loved roger and thought roger was dead which infact this time he wasn't and he made angel restart everything,but different. thats my own opinion how i see the ending.

Thanks for providing your insights; it definitely added some new wrinkles...

I love Rightstuff. They're bundle and deal-of-the day sales are great. I've bought most of my Anime from them recently, as I don't really buy single DVDs anymore (some exceptions). They had Devil Lady collection for $19.99 (I wish I had taken advantage, but no money :sad: ). But if you're going to buy single volumes, try Bestprices.com. I think they have the best (ahem) best prices (the only retailer that's close is Bestbuy).

[Spiderjericho]

Hey, could anyone tell me what the difference between Samurai X Reflection OVA Director's Cut and the original? Did they add new footage? I still haven't quite figured out what new footage they added for the Original OVA releases (though I've watched it twice).

Pretty good week for Anime. I'm probably going to get Ghost in the Shell:Innocence (and maybe Samurai X).

The Right Stuff has a deal today for Blue Submarine Collection ($17) and Evangelion Platinum ($12).

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

This is were I buy my anime now, fuck suncoast. http://www.shopanimedvd.com/view_products.php?products=R

uhh... hmm...

Tempest, this is not fansub dvds. It looks like Hong Kong Bootleg DVDs. I have seen many Anime Hong Kong made DVDs sell for least $30 ($30 for 3 discs, one discs- $5 to $10) at several Hong Kong Video stores near my home.

[tempest]

uhh... hmm...

Tempest, this is not fansub dvds. It looks like Hong Kong Bootleg DVDs. I have seen many Anime Hong Kong made DVDs sell for least $30 ($30 for 3 discs, one discs- $5 to $10) at several Hong Kong Video stores near my home.
umm hong kong and fansub dvds are the same... there regin0 which means there play either r2 or r1 dvd players . they cram ungody amount eps unto and speed rush the translation for the subs which comes out all wrong making no sense.

and by the way the rah collection .. 3 dvds for the whole series... has got to suck. the animation level and birite for the show has got to suck. ( please don't say it no it don't. i did had prove friend wrong when be brought his hk/fansub of vandread and i had mine . the animation alone was like night and day.

[tempest]

new show gonzo doing which air around spring 05. which be called Trinity Blood the goth crowd will go nuts over this show and if they follow the manga start to finish or give it good ending ( unlike hellsing) there have another big hit.

[WasFemto]

Well I picked up New FotN vol.2 today which was pretty cool(can't wait for vol.3), Golden Boy (been wanting to see this for ages) and Paranoia Agent vol.1(almost got the vol.1 plus box, but I didn't care for the plushie and if I want the box I can get an wmpty one form rightstuf). Loved FotN and only saw one episode of Golden Boy for now but was LOLing quite a bit. Have yet to watch Paranoia Agent but this shit looks creepy :tup: .

As far as Peacemaker Kurogane is concerned how would you guys stack it up against the RK TV series? I saw the previews and it looked pretty sweet. I remember reading about it when it was coming out on fansub and a numer of posters frome animeondvd.com(used to post there all the time) mentioned it's pretty slow paced up until episode 22, which doesn't bother me as long as the story is good. I saw the vol.1+box with vol.1 manga inside and was thinking I might just go with the manga if this series is any good.

[ReggieHadoken]

Now that I've seen some good AMVs of Naruto, I'm dying to see the anime and get even deeper into the story. I wonder will Naruto ever realize that Hinata has a crush on him. :clap:

As for manga, well, I''m about mid-way through vol. 9 of Kenshin. You see a lot more of Shishio here and Sojiro just seems like one messed up kid. Kid is deaf to emotions because of something that happend to his family. And since Kenshin's fighting style relies heavily on reading the opponent's mind, well, that's one tough battle ahead.

[tempest]

Well I picked up New FotN vol.2 today which was pretty cool(can't wait for vol.3), Golden Boy (been wanting to see this for ages) and Paranoia Agent vol.1(almost got the vol.1 plus box, but I didn't care for the plushie and if I want the box I can get an wmpty one form rightstuf). Loved FotN and only saw one episode of Golden Boy for now but was LOLing quite a bit. Have yet to watch Paranoia Agent but this shit looks creepy :tup: .

As far as Peacemaker Kurogane is concerned how would you guys stack it up against the RK TV series? I saw the previews and it looked pretty sweet. I remember reading about it when it was coming out on fansub and a numer of posters frome animeondvd.com(used to post there all the time) mentioned it's pretty slow paced up until episode 22, which doesn't bother me as long as the story is good. I saw the vol.1+box with vol.1 manga inside and was thinking I might just go with the manga if this series is any good.
its pretty good although i'll say its below kenshin.
oh righstuf discontinued the P.A box so better get it now.

yes reggie by now seta gives kenshin though fight he ver had. you have watch it in the anime its very very good battle. peace

[WasFemto]

oh righstuf discontinued the P.A box so better get it now.



They had quite a bit of them at Best Buy but that sucks. I'll live tho' but anytime I think "Oh fuck it, why pay more for the box when all I'm gonna do is really watch the dvd itself" then shit like this happens.

Another ?. Is the Jin-Roh S.E. discontinued as well....read above qoute.

[WasFemto]

Only got 2 more episodes of Golden Boy to go. This shit is fucking hilarious. I haven't laughed out loud in awhile, but this got me doing it. Everything from the faces to the situations is pure gold(gotta love when Kintaro's hand turned into a penis :rofl: :clap: ). I've heard mixed, but more bad things than good things about this OVA and I'm wondering why. That's partly the reason I've been putting off this series, mostly tho' it was me not being able to find it( FYI, if you don't do your shopping online I got mine at Best Buy for 12.99). I recommed this to anyone who hasn't seen it and is looking for a good laugh, with lots of fanservice and great character designs. The girls in this are smoking but that's to be expeceted when it's coming from Toshihiro Kawamoto(character designer for Bebop).

Man, I love mid-90s animation.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

That website sells Hong Kong Anime DVDs. I have few Hong Kong Anime DVDs. I noticed Hong Kong Anime DVD's Naruto and Cheeky Angel showed misspelled and bad grammar subtitles. Ebay sellers sell both Hong Kong and downloading fansubtitled DVDs. Most fansubtitled anime did say, "Do not sell any fansub anime through any websites and Ebay". :tdown:

I have Golden Boy video tapes. It was good. I bought Golden Boy manga. It was far better than anime version. But... it was hentai unlike anime version was ecchi. It reminded of Sakura Diaries (anime- ecchi, manga- hentai).

Rightstuf has very good bargain anime boxes for limited time (I think) than Best Buy.

Best Buy- I bought Tsukage Ran Complete Box Set for $25.

[aa_overmind]

Hey everyone from your Best Buy employee.

I just checked our price info, and I found out that certain Geneon Titles are 10 dollars off at Best Buy

Here is the list

R.O.D. TV vol. 2
Sailor Moon S Box Set
Sailor Moon Super S Box Set
Submarine 707R
Texhnolyze vol. 1-4
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi vol. 1 and 3 ( not 2 )
Burn Up Scramble vol. 1
Cybuster vol. 1
Demon Lord Dante vol. 3
Ex-Driver: The Movie
Fushigi Yugi vol. 1
Stellvia
Ikki Tosen vol. 2
Last Exile vol. 1-3, 4, and 5
Onmyoji II vol. 1-2
Paranoia Agent vol. 1
Requiem from the Darkness vol. 1
Gungrave vol. 1

These deals only pertains to the titles mention above, LE boxes ( and some with a CD or Figure ) are not included in the deal, just the individual DVDs

EX: I bought R.O.D vol. 2 and Requiem ( reguarly priced at $24.99 and $16.99 ) for $14.99 and $ 6.99.

So if your looking for these titles, I suggest using the 10 dollar off deal for these titles.

Sale ends Jan 31 2005.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

Thanks!!!! :D :D

I will get some anime DVDs from Best Buy.

[tempest]

Hey everyone from your Best Buy employee.

I just checked our price info, and I found out that certain Geneon Titles are 10 dollars off at Best Buy

Here is the list

R.O.D. TV vol. 2
Sailor Moon S Box Set
Sailor Moon Super S Box Set
Submarine 707R
Texhnolyze vol. 1-4
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi vol. 1 and 3 ( not 2 )
Burn Up Scramble vol. 1
Cybuster vol. 1
Demon Lord Dante vol. 3
Ex-Driver: The Movie
Fushigi Yugi vol. 1
Stellvia
Ikki Tosen vol. 2
Last Exile vol. 1-3, 4, and 5
Onmyoji II vol. 1-2
Paranoia Agent vol. 1
Requiem from the Darkness vol. 1
Gungrave vol. 1

These deals only pertains to the titles mention above, LE boxes ( and some with a CD or Figure ) are not included in the deal, just the individual DVDs

EX: I bought R.O.D vol. 2 and Requiem ( reguarly priced at $24.99 and $16.99 ) for $14.99 and $ 6.99.

So if your looking for these titles, I suggest using the 10 dollar off deal for these titles.

Sale ends Jan 31 2005.
please tell me that heatguy j is in this sale has well..please

[Bowling Pin]

Bowling King (a Taiwanese comic) is the shit.

[WasFemto]

Hey everyone from your Best Buy employee.

I just checked our price info, and I found out that certain Geneon Titles are 10 dollars off at Best Buy

Here is the list

R.O.D. TV vol. 2
Sailor Moon S Box Set
Sailor Moon Super S Box Set
Submarine 707R
Texhnolyze vol. 1-4
Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi vol. 1 and 3 ( not 2 )
Burn Up Scramble vol. 1
Cybuster vol. 1
Demon Lord Dante vol. 3
Ex-Driver: The Movie
Fushigi Yugi vol. 1
Stellvia
Ikki Tosen vol. 2
Last Exile vol. 1-3, 4, and 5
Onmyoji II vol. 1-2
Paranoia Agent vol. 1
Requiem from the Darkness vol. 1
Gungrave vol. 1

These deals only pertains to the titles mention above, LE boxes ( and some with a CD or Figure ) are not included in the deal, just the individual DVDs

EX: I bought R.O.D vol. 2 and Requiem ( reguarly priced at $24.99 and $16.99 ) for $14.99 and $ 6.99.

So if your looking for these titles, I suggest using the 10 dollar off deal for these titles.

Sale ends Jan 31 2005.


So Paranoia Agent was only $9.99 instead of $19.99? The dude at the register rang it up twice, I figured it was and issue going on with the pricing. FUCK...it's only $10 but still...FUCK!

[aa_overmind]

So Paranoia Agent was only $9.99 instead of $19.99? The dude at the register rang it up twice, I figured it was and issue going on with the pricing. FUCK...it's only $10 but still...FUCK!

Take it back to Customer Service and tell them what the guy did and the deal with those Geneon titles.

It's their fault for not questioning the sale.

[WasFemto]

Take it back to Customer Service and tell them what the guy did and the deal with those Geneon titles.

It's their fault for not questioning the sale.

I opened my copy tho'(still haven't watched it) but I still have my receipt. I mean, there is no way for them to know if I purchased one since two are on the recipt. Will they go check the tape(I'm assuming they have'em over the registers) at the time of the transaction or what? Also I don't want the guy to get in trouble since I 'm sure it was an honest mistake. I remember getting the Akira L.E. tin for $20 instead of $40 because of the pricing error (which the manager o.k.d), so I know shit like this can happen.

[TotenKreuz480]

WasFemto

this may be kinda stupid but im half mexican too and want to learn spanish but im learning german and japanese before hand...sorry that was stupid but i wanted to say something because i thought i was the only one of my kind :xeye: life can be strange...love anime tho...Kenshin is my favorite...Shukuchi v. Hiten was prolly one of the best fights in the series...shuntensatsu...sometimes i wish sojiro won...his move had the cooler name and all...now im just being a dork..lol peace out

[DanielLarusso]

What's everybody's opinion on Witch Hunter Robin?

Anyone seen it, any good? Great? Shitty? If it's been brought up in this thread before, trust me, I haven't read through this thing. Cut and paste if you like.

[6pt7]

Right now, my anime of choice is a little ditty called Beck.

Beck is basically a rock music anime, but more importantly it's about your average, run of the mill nerdy/shy/incompetent Shinji type character that finds himself through music and the help of a charismatic and prodigious young rocker and his band. There's no relation to the existing Beck music group; they named it after the rocker's dog.

The tone of the anime is very mature and dark at times, so don't think that it's some random happy anime. The art varies, but it's generally good. It does a great job of incorporating 3D work, which they use on close up shots of guitars and other musical instruments. Performances can look a little dead and not too animated, but it's the beginning of the series so I'll let it slide. The music itself is pretty good, as far as television music goes. They're pretty catchy to me.

I personally like it because hell, it's about music. It's also neat because it makes references to many different groups, new and old, and to different styles of music. One of the leading groups of the series, Dying Breed, is sort of their version of Nirvana (whom they mention too), while one of the characters' favorite bands is The Rocket Boys, whose style is completely reminiscent of early British rock like The Beatles. The reference goes to another extent when the album cover looks surprisingly similar to The Hives.

Anyways it's cool, there are actual songs in it, and you can bet the OST is gonna rock--literally. Just something to throw out for you guys.

[Crusader]

What's everybody's opinion on Witch Hunter Robin?

Anyone seen it, any good? Great? Shitty? If it's been brought up in this thread before, trust me, I haven't read through this thing. Cut and paste if you like.
Nah, I don't think it's been brought up before besides the usual "here are some anime I'm currently watching" posts. My personal opinion? It was okay. Nothing special, but I wouldn't say it sucked either. It held my interest the entire way through, that's about it. I think it's more popular among the goth/vampire crowd.

[akumachan]

What's everybody's opinion on Witch Hunter Robin?

Anyone seen it, any good? Great? Shitty? If it's been brought up in this thread before, trust me, I haven't read through this thing. Cut and paste if you like.


Like Crusader said. its not bad. but not great either. Its kinda boring tho. The story is just interesting enough to keep watching, but its reaaaaally slow.

[kanchouking]

i'm watching bleach, naruto, live action sailor moon (its sorta...), Kakyusei 2, one piece.
reading: sakigake kuromati koukou, bleach, naruto, mar,katsu, one piece, death note,keshipin - basically anything in shonen jump or sundee.

[BloodRiotIori]

Right now, my anime of choice is a little ditty called Beck.

Beck is basically a rock music anime, but more importantly it's about your average, run of the mill nerdy/shy/incompetent Shinji type character that finds himself through music and the help of a charismatic and prodigious young rocker and his band. There's no relation to the existing Beck music group; they named it after the rocker's dog.

The tone of the anime is very mature and dark at times, so don't think that it's some random happy anime. The art varies, but it's generally good. It does a great job of incorporating 3D work, which they use on close up shots of guitars and other musical instruments. Performances can look a little dead and not too animated, but it's the beginning of the series so I'll let it slide. The music itself is pretty good, as far as television music goes. They're pretty catchy to me.

I personally like it because hell, it's about music. It's also neat because it makes references to many different groups, new and old, and to different styles of music. One of the leading groups of the series, Dying Breed, is sort of their version of Nirvana (whom they mention too), while one of the characters' favorite bands is The Rocket Boys, whose style is completely reminiscent of early British rock like The Beatles. The reference goes to another extent when the album cover looks surprisingly similar to The Hives.

Anyways it's cool, there are actual songs in it, and you can bet the OST is gonna rock--literally. Just something to throw out for you guys.

i'm sold on that. i'm up for anything anime related, which is different to the usual trend of genres. being based on music is a interestingly major plus for me

:tup: will check this out

[DanielLarusso]

Nah, I don't think it's been brought up before besides the usual "here are some anime I'm currently watching" posts. My personal opinion? It was okay. Nothing special, but I wouldn't say it sucked either. It held my interest the entire way through, that's about it. I think it's more popular among the goth/vampire crowd.


Like Crusader said. its not bad. but not great either. Its kinda boring tho. The story is just interesting enough to keep watching, but its reaaaaally slow.

Yeah, this was pretty much my assumption after watching the first episode. I was checking to see if it picked up any as you get along, cause from the first ep it looked to be one of those slow paced shows. Which can be very dangerous since when not done right slow paced becomes boring.

[tempest]

Yeah, this was pretty much my assumption after watching the first episode. I was checking to see if it picked up any as you get along, cause from the first ep it looked to be one of those slow paced shows. Which can be very dangerous since when not done right slow paced becomes boring.
umm you can't judge show by first ep if so i would had dropped noir, texhnolyze, and gungrave and well i hate say it even pace of xtv show slow, but we know how i feel bout that show now. but since your into crest of stars your enjoy it.

witch hunter paces builds up little later. like around ep 12 or 15. its ok series just think x files meets csi. by the way your not thinking of picking up that collection that looks like book are you? if so don't its a digi sack meaning the dvds can slide off easy from the hubs and be damged go to rightstuf order vol1 art box its on sale. and wait for the bandia sale which should be this week or next week .

[Duel=Master]

I finaly saw read or die, its pretty good. As for Witch Hunter Robin it just looks cool, but the show is to borring for me.

[ReggieHadoken]

I've heard of Excel Saga a million times. The name had me thinking it was some RPG type anime where some party is on a quest to save the world. Man, was I WAAAAAAAAY off. I watched a AMV with the song "Everything You Know Is Wrong" and I've never seen such oddball antics happen in such a short amount of time. I was laughing my head off. So I went over to my friend's apartment and check out the first episode of the series. If I were to sum it up in one word it would be this: RANDOM!! :wow: I have never in my life seen so much random crap happen in an anime series. Excel was killed in the first episode probably more times than Kenny was killed in the first season of South Park. And I thought FLCL was weird. I loved the first ep so much that when we went out to Mavericks after watching it, I picked up vol. 1 manga of Excel Saga. I just gotta see this series through to the end. :clap:

I also picked up:

InuYasha vol. 20
Astro Boy vol. 1

As for Astro Boy, I wanted to get it for so long but I've never seen it anywhere. This is classic stuff here so I just had to buy it.

[Spiderjericho]

I bought Ghost in the Shell Innocence and Samurai-X Reflection: Director's Cut.

I watched X. I couldn't tell the difference between the original and this one. I was hoping there would be more fight scenes.

I only watched about a half hour of GITS 2. It looks beautiful. The animation, the CG, color and music are aesthetically top notch. I do understand where people are coming from with the captions. It's kind of annoying. If it were an option for the hard of hearing, it would be cool, but I don't need to know if there's a sound effect, who's talking, etc. It also would have been nice if they included an English track. You'd think with all the money Dreamwave has, they'd be able to make a kick-ass disc.

Oh well.

I also took advantage of another Right Stuff weekly sale and purchased the Fruit Basket collection, since people rave about it.

[WasFemto]

Been watching some shows I've had for the longest time but haven't gotten around to see them 'cuz of school. About to start on the 3rd box for SDF Macross, which is just awesome. I love this series and wish I knew how to configure my torrent so I can watch Macross Zero. The other one being X tv. Loving this shit a well. Had to back track to remember what exactly went on and how it went down, but back on vol.6. Still neeed to watch RG Utena, Kurogane Communications and....that's about it. Still need to get the rest of Azumanga Daioh, Captain Herlock OVA, Kino's Journey vol.4 and so on and so forth.

Stoked about the upcomong vol. of GTO manga. It's been a fun series that I'm happy to see come closer to ending but that the same time sad about it since it has to end. I really need to start getting back into Vagabond. The last volume I bought was 3 and that was when it came out.

On a side note how many volumes is the Battle Royale manga? I bought the Japanese ones last year in San Fran. I have 1-7 and 9. Did TP make any changes as well to the American version. I figure it didn't, since I have vol.1 of the sereis and there were no changes.

[Spiderjericho]

I was trolling the AnimeonDVD forums.

What was the problem with the Zeta Gundam release?

And is it true Gantz is going to be 13 discs for 26 episodes (ouch)?

[WasFemto]

Here's an early review for Samurai Champloo. http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3477.php

Can't wait to check this out.

<---wishes he could configure his Azureus :sad:

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

I think that Battle Royale manga will end at vol. 13.

*watches Girls Bravo anime* That's cool!!!

[WasFemto]

I think that Battle Royale manga will end at vol. 13.


Thanx.


Well got some more money as a late Christmas gift and went to BB. Picked up volume 3 of New FotN, vol.2 of Azumanga, and the Ninja Scroll SE edition. Only watched a little bit of NS (parents wanted to watch a movie) and noticed that the this anime has aged quite a bit(it's 11 years old I know). Still a kick ass action movie but I bummed out that you need an actual widescreen TV to see it in widescreen instead of being letterboxed. I was viewing this on a 60 inch HDTV and the picture was stretched like whoa!

FotN. Holy shit was this fucking beatiful. This is how a martial arts animation should be done. The ending was kinda meh but the last fight got my adrenaline going, with the music and animation. I can't wait 'till the next OVA :rock: This will be watched over and over and over and over....

Still haven't watched Azu vol.2. I enjoyed the first vol. alot when I bought it last year but have not been keeping up with this series.

I saw the Devil Lady Collection for $31.99 over at BB today and almost picked that up. I've heard alot of good things about this series, mainly from AoD and was wandering what the rest of guys and gals thought about this series? I rented the first volume sometime last year at the local comic book shop but wasn't really feeling it too much, but then again I was tired and wanted sleep but this was due back the next day.


I'm kicking myself for not getting in on that Geneon sale at RightStuf. They still got it posted so I wonder...but most likely not. I could've got caught up with Texchnolyze and finised the Harlock OVA. DAMN ME!!! DAMN ME!!!

Oh well, there will be more sales but still....

[tempest]

I was trolling the AnimeonDVD forums.

What was the problem with the Zeta Gundam release?

And is it true Gantz is going to be 13 discs for 26 episodes (ouch)?
the only problem is th switching of ops and edning themes.

and yes adv choose to do 2 eps per dvd for gantz> has noidea why>

[WasFemto]

And is it true Gantz is going to be 13 discs for 26 episodes (ouch)?


What The Fucking Fuck?!

[Gasaraki]

What The Fucking Fuck?!
Yeha, the only slightly good news is MSRP is like 17 bucks. However that means you should be able to find em online for like $13-$15

[WasFemto]

But still, this type of stuff is pretty shitty. Like it couldn't get worse than the 3 eps. per dvd, but somehow did.

Maybe there are "some elite otakus" who want American companies to be more like the Jap. companies in EVERY way and this is their wish come true

[The BakedPotato]

The funny thing is that people will pay for this. And there's no room for maybe.
I'd be one of those people, but my entertainment budget is only small enough for weed.

[Gasaraki]

But still, this type of stuff is pretty shitty. Like it couldn't get worse than the 3 eps. per dvd, but somehow did.

Maybe there are "some elite otakus" who want American companies to be more like the Jap. companies in EVERY way and this is their wish come true
I don't think that's it. They're probably so mad about the AN vs Comcast thing that they're trying to sqeeze everything they can out of the normal DVD's now

[WasFemto]

So on another side note *takes a deep breath* what's the deal with this show? Is it really that good or is it because of the adult maeterial? Checked out animnfo but didn't ssem all that crazy, from the description anyways..

[The BakedPotato]

People like to be fanatical about things. Be they trivial or... well, it's all trivial anyway.

[Gasaraki]

So on another side note *takes a deep breath* what's the deal with this show? Is it really that good or is it because of the adult maeterial? Checked out animnfo but didn't ssem all that crazy, from the description anyways..
It's just cool. Hard to explain. just read the manga

[tempest]

I don't think that's it. They're probably so mad about the AN vs Comcast thing that they're trying to sqeeze everything they can out of the normal DVD's now
i doubt thats the reason . being that all of adv shows on that release list gantz was the only show that had 2 eps on each dvd if that be case rest should had same epscount. again i have no answer maybe adv was yes man and only reason they could get this license was do what the japanesse parent company said . but i'm glad adv got the license instead of funa who was in the bidding war. yes low eps sucks but hey thats wahy i buy anime in bundle^_^.

[WasFemto]

Starting to visit AoD again, anyways here is some manga news. It applys to Australia but oh well.



Madman Talks Manga, Peacemaker (08:31 AM EST): The folks at Madman Entertainment out of Australia are starting their new year off right with this pair of announcements. First, this press release talks about their plans for three new manga series to come out, Slam Dunk, Fruits Basket and Love for Venus, all of which are due on 02/09/2005 for $12.95 a volume (which is pretty much the equivelant of $10 US depending on the time of day the currency exchange is at). Secondly, they've also announced their formal plans for the first volume of Peacemaker, which is due out next week.

[Shin Akuma]

I bought a couple of animes last week. They were on sale too. 50% off! $60 total with no tax either :clap:. I got:

- FLCL: This is one one of my favorite animes ever. I was looking to buy some thinking anime and a friend reccomended this to me. He said all this crazy shit happens like a girl hits a guy with a guitar and then robots come out of his head. So I was like sure, I'll give it a try. Sure engough, I liked it. Funny as hell too. :tup:

- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: This one was good. I The 3D visuals were amazing. The story was OK but what I really didn't like about it was that there wasn't enough of Kusunagi. Other than that, I liked it.

- Serial Experiments Lain (BOX): This series is good. Not too short or too long for me.


WasFemto: I'm pretty sure that girl on the left of your avatar is Mamimi from FLCL right? But then who is the other person on the right?

[WasFemto]

WasFemto: I'm pretty sure that girl on the left of your avatar is Mamimi from FLCL right? But then who is the other person on the right?


It's Mamimi on the right and on the left is GUM from the Jet Set Radio games.

FLCL is probably my favorite series as well. I rented it a month after vol.1 came out at my local comic book/toy model/nerd type store and fell in love with it. Watched it about 3 timies in a row, barely watched any of Kare Kano(I was in a Gainax mood). When I returned it, I ended up buying the 2 soundtracks to it and bought vol.1 right then and there and proceded to wait an eternity for the other two volumes.


Sorry I never got back to your post about Millenium Actress last year. I was trying to figure your question as well, Q1 is yes and Q2 I'm pretty sure was real life.

[ryu-bi]

Whats good to watch in the January season of new shows?

[WasFemto]

Well if assuming you don't watch fansubs I'd say Samurai Champloo looks pretty sweet. That's coming out on the 11th I beleive. I'll be picking that up for sure as well as the new vol. of the GTO manga.

[ryu-bi]

I mean new shows gonna air in japan

[Gasaraki]

New shows in Japan for the first half of the '05 season: http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=164570

[dialupsucky]

anyone keeping up wiht ichigo 100% i was talkign to a freind and he said now theres ANOTHER new girl. My gawd.... Retarded.. Also apperently manaka has kissed aya....

.........

Of course it was one of those stupid "accidental" kisses but wahtever fuck that bs. When is he gonna do something with tsukasa already.

anyway umm yea has anything else of intrest happend? =[

Hopefully the game is ok....

[ReggieHadoken]

Ironic how everyone is talking about FLCL. I just picked up vol. 2 of the FLCL manga. I've had vol. 1 FOREVER and I just never got around to picking up vol. 2. Since the manga is very short and I only have 2 completed manga series (the original Dragon Ball. Got all 16 vols. and SandLand) I figured I'd go ahead and just get it to finish it off. I've seen FLCL through in the anime like 4-5 times so far. The manga is a bit different from the anime but both are still very good. I originally thought the manga would be like 3 vols. or something but nah, just 2.

I also picked up the latest Shonen Jump and Ruruoni Kenshin vol. 10. Kenshin is actually fighting without his Sakaboto!! :wow: But he gets a new one. And I love Misao. She first came in at vol. 8 and I've loved her ever since. Her relationship with Kenshin has me laughing all the time. It's like Kenshin & Karuo's relationship only without the romance. Sojiro has been sent to gather then Ten Swords. I guess these guys are Shishio's most elite fighters. Anji, the one Sano met in vol. 9, shockingly turns out to be one of the Ten Swords. Looks like he and Sano will do battle in upcoming volumes. The Kyoto Arc is just AWESOME!!

I saw eps 2-3 of Excel Saga. Man, this stuff is so freaking hilarious. I was going to watch eps 4-5 but my friend who let me borrow his DVD said for some reason they wouldn't play. I can't wait to see more eps of this series. I haven't even read my vol. 1 of the manga. I think I may end up liking the anime even more just from the first 3 eps I've seen.

[kz0060]

Alright well I recently finished Maison Ikkoku. Great stuff but I got a bit annoyed near the end by all the misunderstood drama and stuff. My friend gave me manga vol. 1&2 of Louie the Run Soldier and I was pretty happy. I never heard of the series but it was entertaining to read. Gonna get the next vol. later on. I also got GTO boxset 1&2 for Christmas but they were ordered online so they haven't arrived yet :sad: . Hope it's real funny! Lemme see... well my brother gave me a subscription to New Type for Christmas so that's awesome. I just saw Escaflowned the Movie and I thought it was cool. Heard the episodes are alot better though so I dled them but haven't watched them yet. And I think that's about it. Still waiting for Dark Horse to release the new AMG GN.

[ReggieHadoken]

I'm going to have to pick up Golden Boy. The AMVs I've seen have got me interested to see it. Its only 6 eps and hopefully it is all on one DVD. Hopefully.

[Duel=Master]

New shows in Japan for the first half of the '05 season: http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?t=164570 Man everyone is overcharging Gad Guard

[FatalFuryD]

http://www.1101.com/asx/nintendo/DS-demo.asx

full metal alchemist 1st season opening, I think.
This has to be the nerdist thing I've seen in my life, thus the coolest

[kz0060]

I'm going to have to pick up Golden Boy. The AMVs I've seen have got me interested to see it. Its only 6 eps and hopefully it is all on one DVD. Hopefully.

You definitely should check it out. It's hilarious.

[WasFemto]

I'm going to have to pick up Golden Boy. The AMVs I've seen have got me interested to see it. Its only 6 eps and hopefully it is all on one DVD. Hopefully.


YOU HAVE TO PICK THIS UP NO MATTER WHAT! Okay so that was overdoing it, but this show was fucking awesome. I picked my copy at BB for $9.99. It was the ADV's Anime Essential collection. It comes with the two discs in one package(3 eps per discs) :tup:

Started watching Xtv again and am loving this shit (on vol.6)

Also been watching Maison Ikkoku. I've had the first two box sets forever and watched them but wasn't feeling them that much. So far I'm on vol.2 box 1 and am enjoyin it alot more. When I first got the boxsets I was on my way to my cousins and watched them there but couldn't get into them 'cuz everyonw kept asking questions why I like anime.

[ReggieHadoken]

^WasFemto, you got the whole series of Golden Boy (all 6 eps) only $10 at Best Buy?! Oh YEAH!!! Freaking awesome!!! Well I know what my next anime purchase will be.

I picked up some manga the other day:

Case Closed vol. 3
Dragon Ball Z Vol. 18

[WasFemto]

But that was during the after christmas sale prices, you know what I mean? So it might not be that way know. Regardless, pick this up, short but oh so freaking sweet. One of my favorites. :tup:

[dialupsucky]

Sigh.... Still more then a month till its mine... T_T

[Gasaraki]

So, I finally decided to watch Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, and damn did I ever LOVE that ending. From the moment...

***SPOILERS***





Takayuki and Mitsuki broke up I was sure I'd hate the end, then the surprise ending comes along and wow.






***/SPOILERS***

Then, suddenly it's one of my fav shows. HIGHLY recommended, go get it right away :tup:

[rinispark]

Since my failure to finish One Piece II in Japanese (too much freakin kanji) Ive now started and am halfway through Yume no Tsuzuki (Continuation of a Dream) in japanese, much much easier than One Piece.
May I also recommend a few Japanese dramas:

★Beautiful Life (This has Koyuki in it, the girl who played Taka in Last Samurai)
★GTO- you may be familiar with the manga or the anime version, but nothing beats the drama version! (plenty of cute jpn girls for the otaku obsession)
★Summer Snow - Starring one of the guys from Kinki Kids (jpop)and one of the most famous jpn actresses (except I forgot her name hehe)

...and the list goes on, if anyone is interested in titles, let me know, Ive seen a ton of them.

[angelpalm]

who is the ugly girl in your av rinispark

[ryu-bi]

Since my failure to finish One Piece II in Japanese (too much freakin kanji) Ive now started and am halfway through Yume no Tsuzuki (Continuation of a Dream) in japanese, much much easier than One Piece.
May I also recommend a few Japanese dramas:

★Beautiful Life (This has Koyuki in it, the girl who played Taka in Last Samurai)
★GTO- you may be familiar with the manga or the anime version, but nothing beats the drama version! (plenty of cute jpn girls for the otaku obsession)
★Summer Snow - Starring one of the guys from Kinki Kids (jpop)and one of the most famous jpn actresses (except I forgot her name hehe)

...and the list goes on, if anyone is interested in titles, let me know, Ive seen a ton of them.

Those drama series are as old as cvs2 / 3s...

I liked Beautiful life cuz there is that smap guy and TM revolution in there.

The girl in Summer Snow is Hirosue Ryoko? I dont think she's still popular now

[WasFemto]

From animeondvd.com


New This Week (09:09 AM EST): There's a large number of new releases and collections this week, series ending and series starting as well, that should offer something for nearly everyone:

Release Date Title Name Studio Run Time MSRP
01/11/2005 Black Heaven Box Set (of 1) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 340 min. 99.98
01/11/2005 Black Jack Vol. #6 (of 7) Central Park Media 50 min. 19.99
01/11/2005 Boys Over Flowers Vol. #09 (of 0) Viz, LLC. 100 min. 24.98
01/11/2005 Burn Up! (of 1) ADV Films 45 min. 24.98
01/11/2005 Case Closed: Case 04 Vol. #04: Broken Dreams (of 5) FUNimation Productions 75 min. 19.98
01/11/2005 Chobits Box Set 1 (of 2) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 300 min. 59.98
01/11/2005 Chobits Box Set 2 (of 2) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 300 min. 59.98
01/11/2005 Chrono Crusade Vol. #3 (of 7) ADV Films 100 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Cyberteam In Akihabara Vol. #2 (of 6) ADV Films 125 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Dokkoida!? Vol. #3 (of 3) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 100 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Fushigi Yugi - The Mysterious Play Vol. #4 (of 8) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 150 min. 24.98
01/11/2005 Geisters: Fractions of the Earth Vol. #3 (of 6) Anime Crash 100 min. 24.95
01/11/2005 Ghost In The Shell: Special Edition (of 1) Manga Entertainment 82 min. 34.98
01/11/2005 Initial D Vol. #09 (of 0) TOKYOPOP 75 min. 19.99
01/11/2005 Lupin the 3rd TV Vol. #09: The Scent of Murder (of 10) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 125 min. 24.98
01/11/2005 Moeyo Ken (of 1) ADV Films 105 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Nana 7 of 7 Vol. #4 (of 6) Media Blasters 100 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Project Arms Vol. #12 (of 0) Viz, LLC. 100 min. 24.98
01/11/2005 Rave Master Vol. #03 (of 13) TOKYOPOP 92 min. 14.99
01/11/2005 Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology Vol. #1 (also w/box) (of 4) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 75 min. 29.98/34.98
01/11/2005 Samurai Champloo Vol. #1 (also w/box) (of 7) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 100 min. 29.98/39.98
01/11/2005 Serial Experiments Lain Signature Series Box Set (of 1) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 325 min. 59.99
01/11/2005 Super Milk-Chan Show Vol. #4 (of 4) ADV Films 132/120 min. 29.98
01/11/2005 Time Bokan OVA (of 1) Central Park Media 50 min. 19.99
01/11/2005 Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling (of 6) AnimEigo 77 min. 24.95
01/11/2005 X TV Box Set 1 (of 2) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 325 min. 89.98
01/11/2005 X TV Box Set 2 (of 2) Geneon Entertainment (USA), Inc. 325 min. 89.98




I'm looking foward to Black Heaven since I've wanted to check this series out since forever and now I'll have my chance :tup:

I might check out Chobits as well since that is another one I've been eyeing forever.

Samurai Champloo as well. This sucks, gotta buy books for school and insurance is do by the end of the week :tdown:

[Gasaraki]

who is the ugly girl in your av rinispark
It's very hard to tell if you're being sarcastic or not. But just in case you aren't, that "ugly girl" is a guy, Gackt. The Japanese MJ is probably the easiest way to describe him.

[dialupsucky]

emmmm gackt....

[Faight]

I've been (unfortunately) watching anime since before I could remember. First series I saw was Escaflowne, back in the days of fansubs on VHS through the mail. After that we watched all 96 episodes of Kenshin... Holy fuck that was alot of tapes. Anime is so much easier now with the internet. But yeah, I've been around the anime block a few times, she's an expensive one for a good nights pleasure, but you get used to it.

So far series I recommend that might not be entirely mainstream:
Scryed: Hands down this is my favorite series so far. The boxed set is out and its 99 bucks (got my from bestbuy). The dubs are ok until people get to fighting, then when they yell stuff out it just sounds ridiculous, so stick with the jap voices and subtitles.

Sexy Commando: Oh hell yeah, this is an awesome series. Wacky highjinks, comedy... I need to pull my pants down at the next tourney I go to. I don't think this has been released in the states, so you'll prolly have to find a torrent.

Junni Kokki: Much slower paced anime with a pretty twisted plotline. This isn't something I recommend for everyone, its kind of a slow paced show, and I don't even feel it falls into a 'male or female' category like most anime does. The protagonist is female, but the role could have been played just as well by a male. My only gripe with this is that it ends at episode 45, and the series was originally planned to be like 108 episodes. So the story is incomplete, but I still thought it was an amazing watch.

Shadow Skill: Definately a 'boys' anime, though it features a female protagonist. Sometimes the animation got really slack, but on the action scenes where it counted it never lacked. Elle (main female) is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara, and though she has some fucked up teeth she still is an amazing voice actress. This series is mostly fighting, over the top action, and was just really really cool. Onigiri did subs of the TV series, and I think the OVA or movie was released in the states. Either way, I loved this series too.

Thats about it for me now. I just finished watching Tenjou Tenge season 1 tonight, and I'm actually hoping for a season 2. I really liked the manga, but they changed so much... and they whomever was scanlating it stopped cause I think DC comics picked it up. So I'll actually have to buy the rest of it... lets hope it comes in graphic novel format instead of issue by issue. But yeah, I've had my finger off the pulse of the anime community for about 3 years now, once I realized I was spending more time watching crazy japanese cartoons than I was anything else. So now I spend my time playing crazy japanese video games instead, so much more rewarding.

[Shin Akuma]

Currently watching:

- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - I'm liking SAC alot. I like Kusunagi's character design in this one. I'm currently on ep.7 of the 1st season.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

I still wonder about "Kannaduki no Miko" anime. Fencedude (gamefaqs) voted best yuri couple for it.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC opening was great!!! It was best one!!!

[akumachan]

currently watching:

Naruto. it's ok.
Gantz. only seen the first 2 eps, and so far its great.
Divergence Eve. got a preview disk from ADV and so far it blows serious chunks