The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[tempest]

omg slamdunk anime thats came out is screwed up freakking dubtitles!!!!!! damn you toei damn you to hell. now 2d thought i'm glad that one piece was licnesed before toei and genoen deal was made at least we know were get one piece uncut with correct subs at somepoint. by the way i love the gunslingergirl artbox from funa is freaking nice dang funa has turned it around alot from past year them and geneon are my fav companies,.peace

[ThE CRoW]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I was wondering if someone could help get me some screen caps of a character from inuyasha. To be specific, the ice cat demon

[ReggieHadoken]

Romantic Comedies in anime form rock. Case in point. Please Teacher. I saw the first four eps and I could not stop laughing. A hot alien posing as a teacher and an 18 year old student marring the hot alien teacher. The comedy that insues is just so hilarious.
:clap:

[ScamZ]

Arrghh ... Downloadin Get Backers .. Stupid thing is "Packed" so I gotta download ALL eps at once ... 8.5 Gig .. Geezz

This BETTER be worth the Bandwidth

[Crusader]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I was wondering if someone could help get me some screen caps of a character from inuyasha. To be specific, the ice cat demon
There have been so many "demon of the week" episodes in Inuyasha that I don't even remember an ice cat demon, and I have seen every episode of Inuyasha.

[-cypher]

sorry for not being specific, but I meant the episodes where there were 4 cat demons trying to resurrect their master that was killed by Inuyashas father. the four cats had different elemental powers I believe. It's when sesh leaves rin near a river and he confronts the ice cat (koura?) im not sure what her name is and the river turns into ice. it's also where mirokus raccoon friend looks for him and tells him about a pack of cat demons looking for jewel shards.

edit: around episode 75 it starts

[Crusader]

sorry for not being specific, but I meant the episodes where there were 4 cat demons trying to resurrect their master that was killed by Inuyashas father. the four cats had different elemental powers I believe. It's when sesh leaves rin near a river and he confronts the ice cat (koura?) im not sure what her name is and the river turns into ice. it's also where mirokus raccoon friend looks for him and tells him about a pack of cat demons looking for jewel shards.

edit: around episode 75 it starts
nah, I wasn't trying to flame you for giving a small description of the "ice cat demon", I was poking fun at Inuyasha for having so many filler episodes. I think what you are looking for is here:

http://www.kylesfaves.com/inuyasha/panther.html
http://www.kylesfaves.com/inuyasha/target.html
http://www.kylesfaves.com/inuyasha/twoswordsofthefang.html

There is more than one page for screen caps for each episode.

[-cypher]

oh, I wouldn't know.. I haven't read the manga. Just getting into it actually. enjoying it a lot so far. thanks btw, sorry for the trouble.

[Phury]

Anyone here know a good place where I can sell some of my anime collection? Besides ebay...

[ThE CRoW]

whatre you selling? if i may ask

[Phury]

whatre you selling? if i may ask

Anime:
Evangelion-The Perfect Collection-All 8 DVD's + Art box
Gasaraki Box Set-All 8 DVD's + Art box
Love Hina Box Set-All 6 DVD's + Art box (vol.2 sill sealed)
Love Hina Movies Box Set-All 3 DVD's + Art Box (still sealed)
Amazing Nurse Nanako Box Set-All 3 DVD's + Art box & Slip Case
Key the Metal Idol Box Set-All 3 DVD's + Art box + Soundtrack CD
Sorcerer Hunters-Complete Collection-All 4 DVD's Plus Case
Tenchi Muyo OAV Ultimate Edition - All 3 DVD's plus fold out box w/slip case
Wolfs Rain- DVD 1 + Art Box + Plush + Soundtrack CD (All this still sealed)
Wolfs Rain- DVD 2 (Still sealed)
Wolfs Rain- DVD 3 (Still sealed)
Wolfs Rain- DVD 4 (Still sealed)
Nightwalker Midnight Detective- DVD 1 (Still sealed)
Nightwalker Midnight Detective- DVD 2 (Still sealed)
Giant Robo-DVD 1 with Premium DVD Collectors Box (The Eye of Vogler)
Giant Robo-DVD 2
Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma DVD Movie (Essential Anime Collection)
Battle Arena Toshinden Movie DVD (Uncut Version)

Manga:
Hot Gimmick Volumes 1-7 (unused)
Wolfs Rain Volume 1 (unused)

All this stuff together is worth at least $600-700 dallors. Im selling for $400. Dont really want to but I need the money. Also, everything is in immaculate condition. Im a serious collector and take good care of my stuff. None of my disks have a scratch on them and cases are all in excellent shape.

[ThE CRoW]

toshinden is a vhs right? I was wondering about evangelion, are those all the episodes?

[Phury]

toshinden is a vhs right? I was wondering about evangelion, are those all the episodes?

No, Toshinden is DVD, all my stuff is DVD. Evangelion is complete yes, minus the movies, but they dont come with the box set. You have to buy those seperatly if you want them.

[-cypher]

just wondering, how much would those both cost?

[tempest]

nothing really major to say but seems sget frog has been licensed also licsned gto live tv show has been picked up by mb. oh and Genshiken comes out july 26 around same time has gungrave ends, and mid ways through sc. peace

[WasFemto]

picked up GTO vol.23. Good shit. A little too over the top compared to the rest of the series. Winding down... :sad:

[Gasaraki]

Bought Giant Robo vol1-2, and Overman King Gainer volume 1. Still need to watch OKG.

[ScamZ]

Jus saw the first ep of Get Backers ... LOL, This Anime's pretty Badass

For some reason I love the Later Ending Theme (The one that's kinda like salsa) It's pretty catchy

[ReggieHadoken]

Saw the whole series of Please Teacher. Oh man, that series is great. I gotta get that for myself now.

Picked up vol. 2 of Love Hina. I'm addicted. :tup:

[tempest]

tonight i picked up

gundam sed 8 and 9

and by thew ay samurai champloo vol2 is out peace

[WasFemto]

and by thew ay samurai champloo vol2 is out peace


Cool! :tup: My bro is dying since he watched the first vol. and I deleted the episodes I have already watched.


BTW, SC owns me for free. :pray:

[Zor]

Currently watching:

Getbackers (Pretty good, not great, but good animation and decent story)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Took me a minute to get into it but its great. Collecting the special editios)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Dont really need to comment. Everyone knows FMA owns)

Gasaraki (Bored to death and forcing myself through it since I paid for it)

Love Hine (I cant get enough of it and Im ashamed of myself for not checking these out sooner)

Giant Robo (One of the best ever. Currently watching for the second time, first on DVD)

Wolf's Rain (For some reason I missed out on these and just started watching them. I have to say damn this is some good shit. I havent seen anime this good in a long time. I watched four disks in one sitting and didnt even realize how much time had went by. I was totally into this series after only like 10 miniutes into it. I cant believe I put off watching this until now)

Texhnolyze (Awesome series. Especially for those who like stuff a little on weird side)

Last Exile (Nothing short of ownage)

Reading:

Wolf's Rain
Hot Gimmick
Gantz
MDP Psyhco

[tempest]

Currently watching:

Getbackers (Pretty good, not great, but good animation and decent story)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Took me a minute to get into it but its great. Collecting the special editios)

Fullmetal Alchemist (Dont really need to comment. Everyone knows FMA owns)

Gasaraki (Bored to death and forcing myself through it since I paid for it)

Love Hine (I cant get enough of it and Im ashamed of myself for not checking these out sooner)

Giant Robo (One of the best ever. Currently watching for the second time, first on DVD)

Wolf's Rain (For some reason I missed out on these and just started watching them. I have to say damn this is some good shit. I havent seen anime this good in a long time. I watched four disks in one sitting and didnt even realize how much time had went by. I was totally into this series after only like 10 miniutes into it. I cant believe I put off watching this until now)

Texhnolyze (Awesome series. Especially for those who like stuff a little on weird side)

Last Exile (Nothing short of ownage)

Reading:

Wolf's Rain
Hot Gimmick
Gantz
MDP Psyhco
i agree on wolf rain and getbackers . getbackers is a good show pass the time by,and ban rocks.

what i'm watching collecting still

gungrave
fighting spirit(hippo)
inital D
R.O.D
gundamseed
getbackers
gantz
fma
and only 2 new shows i'm picking up end of this month
Midori's Day , and Shingu

i'm so glad that alot of shows are enidng in may cuz may is a huge month!!!
.

[Zor]

and only 2 new shows i'm picking up end of this month
Midori's Day , and Shingu


Did you ever find any pics for Midori's Day box?

[tempest]

Did you ever find any pics for Midori's Day box?
yes i did sir and its pretty nice box its basic dvd box holder bunch of screen caps on it whihc looks pretty good.
i hope get it sometime this week.

although i'm on the fences on Elfen Lied art box its not bad or anything and its hard type just err i don't know.and i hope to god the coveres are reverseble the american one the logo is erbleh... i wish adv would take page out of geneon and funa since they use japanesse cover and boxart work for all there shows .

speaking of funa the art work for gunslinger artbox is freaking awesome.... and i can't wait see samurai 7 box now.

oh the only new shows im picking up in spring /summer
childs toy
scarrped princess
gunslinger girl
madlex
and Elfen Lied
appleseed the movie
maybe teng tengu
oh yes i'm collecting samurai champloo
forgot add it in the list i made
peace

[Gasaraki]

Gasaraki (Bored to death and forcing myself through it since I paid for it)

Just stick through with Gasaraki, the story is incredible. I admit it's slow at first but it'll get intresting by the 2nd dvd at least.

maybe teng tengu

If you mean Tenjho Tenge, don't bother, it's horrible as an anime.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

Funimation may title: Kodacha (Child's Toy/Kodomo no Omocha) after Tokyopop released Kodacha manga. ;)

[tempest]

Just stick through with Gasaraki, the story is incredible. I admit it's slow at first but it'll get intresting by the 2nd dvd at least.

If you mean Tenjho Tenge, don't bother, it's horrible as an anime.
i said maybe, and i heard the bad reviews alreayd, and the trailer didn't impress me all that much i would go with airmaster ,but toei screwed that show all up. peace

[FatalFuryD]

Tenjo Tenge is a really nice amv material.. and not much else to me.

I just received Hellsing Raid/Ruins, and Gungrave Righthead/Lefthead OST CDs. 4 CDs, over mail. Long story short, the osts fucking suck ass. Words cannot describe how much I'm dissappointed. So much for anime on dvd reviews, eh? I listen to good metal and thrash before, these are no more than just wanna be with some (also wannabe) hiphop mixed in.

[tempest]

Tenjo Tenge is a really nice amv material.. and not much else to me.

I just received Hellsing Raid/Ruins, and Gungrave Righthead/Lefthead OST CDs. 4 CDs, over mail. Long story short, the osts fucking suck ass. Words cannot describe how much I'm dissappointed. So much for anime on dvd reviews, eh? I listen to good metal and thrash before, these are no more than just wanna be with some (also wannabe) hiphop mixed in.
there dvds reviwes are pretty good like80%, but there music cd reviews are not that great, i go there see if there any huge bugs in dvd thats bout come out or huge news, and release dates, even some of there reviews i don't agree with .

[FatalFuryD]

Yeah, good that you knew. Those are absolutely crappy. I didn't remember anything bad while watching the show, it's pretty wierd.

Temp, do you happen to know who was the illustrator/charcter designer for sutepri/scrapped princess?

[tempest]

Yeah, good that you knew. Those are absolutely crappy. I didn't remember anything bad while watching the show, it's pretty wierd.

Temp, do you happen to know who was the illustrator/charcter designer for sutepri/scrapped princess?
Takahiro KOMORI is the who did the charcater designs.
oh i agree after getting like 1 and 2 cds from show i stop there i learned my lesson with gto soundtrack.

[FatalFuryD]

lol yeah. GTO ost frickin blew. btw thanks a lot for the name. Dude draws some crazy hairstyles. Come to think of it a lot of anime osts are plain crap, and I have a pretty low standards when it comes to music.

fruits basket, and ah my goddess ova are two more of crappy, CRAPPY osts that I own, but hopefully no more of this crap.

[Hunter D]

Forget about tenten. The anime is crap and manga has been censored.

I am getting airmaster. People on AnimeonDVD and Animenation say it has the best fight scenes ever for a tv show.

[WasFemto]

So am I the only one getting Koi Kaze when it comes out?

[GeoG2]

If you mean Tenjho Tenge, don't bother, it's horrible as an anime.

That's odd. I saw two eps, and yet I'm hooked and looking for the rest. Definetely my kinda anime...

[tempest]

So am I the only one getting Koi Kaze when it comes out?

umm it is out dude and box is pretty nice i may pick it up at this month .

i want see airmaster,but the way the subs are i don;t know be honest.

peace

[ReggieHadoken]

I am addicted to AMVs. I have already downloaded over 400 AMVs since I've been to animemusicvidoes.org. Not only do I want to see Love Hina now because of all the AMVs I've seen, I also want to check out Neon Genesis Evengelion. If I didn't have my CD burner, I've have used up all the space on my hard drive along time ago.

And to any Naruto fans out there: Does anything lovey dovey happen with Naruto and Hinata? I think it's soooooooo cute how she has a crush on Naruto and she's got some tight skills from what I've seen in the AMVs that I've downloaded. I'm hoping Naruto forgets all about that ho Sakura and hooks up with Hinata. So if anything happens with those two please, spoil it for me, I don't care!!

[Zor]

So am I the only one getting Koi Kaze when it comes out?

It's out and Im getting it this week.

[Crusader]

Bleach is overrated... I've been watching it recently and I can't for the life of me figure out why it's so popular. Every episode is the same: "oh shit there's a hollow! It's going to get one of my friends! BAM I just killed it... insert funny joke here, end episode." All of the bad guys look the same, all of the good guys have this FF7 Cloud attitude... I just don't get it. I like the opening theme (song and animation) but that's about it.

[Zor]

all of the good guys have this FF7 Cloud attitude...

Heh, yeah I got that same impression.

[Hunter D]

I haven't seen the bleach anime butI have read the manga. The manga is average at first but gets real badass after a couple of volumes. If it follows the manga closely then the anime will start heating up soon.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

I think that anime episode might skip several manga chapters.

[Gasaraki]

That's odd. I saw two eps, and yet I'm hooked and looking for the rest. Definetely my kinda anime...
Read the manga. You'll understand then.

PS: if you do want to read it, I don't know where to get older chapters online but you can get them from me.

[WasFemto]

Gotta quick question aboout the Berserk manga. What vol./chapter does Guts meet the Skull Knight for the first time?

[WasFemto]

NM found it.

[InfiniDragon615]

And to any Naruto fans out there: Does anything lovey dovey happen with Naruto and Hinata? I think it's soooooooo cute how she has a crush on Naruto and she's got some tight skills from what I've seen in the AMVs that I've downloaded. I'm hoping Naruto forgets all about that ho Sakura and hooks up with Hinata. So if anything happens with those two please, spoil it for me, I don't care!!

I'll spoil it for you...



No. Nothing happens. At least as far as we are in the manga, anyway. If you don't like Sakura, then you might wanna start preparing for the worst...because that's where it may be going.

[WasFemto]

On vol.24 with Berserk. I know it's old by know but this shit is too good. Fuck the anime.

[HellSap]

TJTG anime sorta sucks, just stick to the manga it kicks ass
www.mangatranslation.com still might have some of that shit

I want more of V29 berserk... kicks so much ass...
And Bleach seemed very mediocre as was mentioned.

And just leeched tons of anime from someone at a lan party, and finally got to see oldschool stuff...
THEY WERE 11!
excellent movie, even with the hermaphrodites in space...

[tempest]

TJTG anime sorta sucks, just stick to the manga it kicks ass
www.mangatranslation.com still might have some of that shit

I want more of V29 berserk... kicks so much ass...
And Bleach seemed very mediocre as was mentioned.

And just leeched tons of anime from someone at a lan party, and finally got to see oldschool stuff...
THEY WERE 11!
excellent movie, even with the hermaphrodites in space...
i remeber that movie me and friend were kind shocked at the end i need pick up that on dvd soon.

this week or well depanding on couple things i'll pick up
gundam seed vol9
Koi Kaze vol1 + box
Midori Days + box
last vol tex and lunar legend
shingu , and if righstuf has adv sale maybe rest of plat eva which be sweet.
hell if you liked "they were 11 try out inifinte ryvius its pretty good show . peace

[WasFemto]

Koi Kaze vol1 + box
last vol of tex



Wish I had the money for the first one.


to the 2nd one.... :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: can't wait to see it. :tup:

[tempest]

Wish I had the money for the first one.


to the 2nd one.... :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: can't wait to see it. :tup:
honestly i want see gundam seed vol 9 andMidori Days, shingu more then kk, but i like the art box and animation is very nice, and its geneon show( which i'm the biggest whore of) ^_^

[Zor]

On vol.24 with Berserk. I know it's old by know but this shit is too good. Fuck the anime.

Are you reading scanlations? If so, where?

[Zor]

Can anyone here identify this anime?

[ReggieHadoken]

I'll spoil it for you...



No. Nothing happens. At least as far as we are in the manga, anyway. If you don't like Sakura, then you might wanna start preparing for the worst...because that's where it may be going.

Wait, wait, wait. Naruto. Hooking up with Sakura? :wow: I need to make plans to kill the author of this series. Well at least it sounds like Sakura finally forgot about Sasuke, who she never had a chance with.

[WasFemto]

Are you reading scanlations? If so, where?


Here http://www.thehawks.org/hawks/bt/index.php?dir=.%2FBerserk

just finished reading 28, btw. Bring on the full scanlated 29!

[Stabby]

Holy shit. I can't believe I actually identified it.

Zor, that is from Hunter X Hunter, more specifically the OVAs from Greed Island.

The manga for it is really good, but the normal anime series is really slow.

The OVAs are supposed to be awesome, though-- but you'll probably need to at least read the manga to understand whats up.

[dialupsucky]

if you like ichigo 100% prepare to be SHOCKED and very disapointed.. heres a pic at the series....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/mikkikoron/1111625363172.jpg

Wow the characters look ugly. why are they all drawn like hentai gameish characters... Man, at least the video game and ova looked like the characters, now even though they still kinda look the same there just sigh not.... man shitty.

[Zor]

Holy shit. I can't believe I actually identified it.

Zor, that is from Hunter X Hunter, more specifically the OVAs from Greed Island.

The manga for it is really good, but the normal anime series is really slow.

The OVAs are supposed to be awesome, though-- but you'll probably need to at least read the manga to understand whats up.

Cool. Thanks for the info.


Here http://www.thehawks.org/hawks/bt/in...dir=.%2FBerserk

just finished reading 28, btw. Bring on the full scanlated 29!


Awesome. So if I've seen the anime, and read the manga up until it starts where the anime did, where should I start reading now? Or in other words, where does the manga start to tell what happens after the last episode of the anime?

[Stabby]

Volume 13/14.

If you read the manga, then you should know about the skull knight.

[Zor]

Volume 13/14.

If you read the manga, then you should know about the skull knight.

I read the US releases up to the point where it started covering what was in the anime. I dont seem to remember seeing Skullknight at all. Maybe I did and just forgot.

[Stabby]

Then just read it from the beginning.

The knight is incredibly important, and he wasn't in the anime.

[Hoonyo]

Holy shit. I can't believe I actually identified it.

Zor, that is from Hunter X Hunter, more specifically the OVAs from Greed Island.

The manga for it is really good, but the normal anime series is really slow.

The OVAs are supposed to be awesome, though-- but you'll probably need to at least read the manga to understand whats up.Do the OVAs take place immediately after the TV series? Or do I need to read the manga after I finish the anime?

BTW, thanks for your help Zor.

[Stabby]

The TV series covers the first arc, the OVAs cover the second major one.

The anime is painfully slow, though.

Actually, I'm not sure if there is a small gap between when one ends and the other begins. They should meld perfectly, but I'm not going to watch the entire anime series just to figure it out.

But the OVAs are called Greed Island. I think they should be up on Anime-Suki somewhere. stoptazmo has the manga chapters, though Toriyama world might have a torrent for all the older chapters as well.

I guess I could make a torrent for the manga.

[Zor]

Then just read it from the beginning.

The knight is incredibly important, and he wasn't in the anime.

Alright then, thanks.


BTW, thanks for your help Zor.

No problem.

[Crusader]

Man, the manga version of Tenjou Tenge must be the best thing ever because I've seen the anime version and the OVAs and I love it. It's weird how the only people who say they hated the Tenjou Tenge anime are the people who have read the manga. Everyone else seems to enjoy the anime.

[WasFemto]

Awesome. So if I've seen the anime, and read the manga up until it starts where the anime did, where should I start reading now? Or in other words, where does the manga start to tell what happens after the last episode of the anime?


What Stabby said(12/14), but like he also said start wherever you left off of the U.S. ones because there's some shit that is different from the anime, even thought basically the same thing just with different and more bad ass cahracters.

[Gasaraki]

Everyone else seems to enjoy the anime.
Really? Most of the people I talk to didn't like the anime at all. Even the people who hadn't read the manga. Either way, the manga is much better and actually continues past the flashback arc haha. Tsumuji vs Souichirou is one of my fav fights in the series but you don't even get to see it in the anime =/

[Ahmed]

I am not sure if it is the right place to post such news or not :confused:

a new Hokuto No Ken :tup:
link (http://animenation.net/news/index.php?id=7616)

it's better to watch the fist of the north star in its japanese version with the original BGMs (really awesome)
yet there are 2 series, an animated movie, a live action movie, 3 OVAs in addition to the manga (fist of the north star)Hokuto no Ken, fist of the blue sky (as I remember).

[-cypher]

has anyone ever ordered from animecastle? if so how was the service? are there any other places to order from?

[Genocide3366]

Im lookin for Love Hina Perfect Collection, brand new, for cheapest possible price. Anyone know a good place?

[Zor]

has anyone ever ordered from animecastle? if so how was the service? are there any other places to order from?

I've ordered from them before. It was alright but I do most of my online anime shopping at discountanimedvd.com & overstock.com. Sometimes at Twin moons (http://www.tmpanime.com). Never had problems with any of those and I always find the lowest price of what im looking for at one of the three.

[-cypher]

Thanks a mill man, they have the dvd I wanted and it's cheaper. sorry for the trouble.

[HellSap]

Holy Shit, one of the best new manga ever - Boku no Futatsu Tsubasa
http://www.adtrw.org/tsubasa.php

alright, its like ecchi humor like love hina mixed with somewhat of an art style reminiscent of azumanga daioh meets a whole tub of lesbians
this is awesome despite the fact that the main character of focus is this chick whos a hermaphrodite
getting around that, theres tons of lesbian and dick jokes. Not to mention fan service that HAS NOT QUITE CROSSED THE LINE.
Ahh, it just blows my mind how much more normal japan makes perverse things become.

[Genocide3366]

So I just found out today that supposedly a 2nd season of Berserk has been in pre-production since 2002. I was like "!!!!".
I hope it's true, but there really isnt any more info about it. Thoughts?

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/archives/news/cons/2002/acen/industry.php

[HitBattousai]

No dice. It's been hopeful speculation since that news that a second season was coming...but nothing's happened. The best hope is maybe the PS2 game re-sparked up interest but I doubt it.

[RoninChaos]

Does anybody know if Samurai 7 has been optioned for U.S. Distribution?

[ReggieHadoken]

Love Hina manga is my new drug. I already have the first 8 books and I'm thinking of buying book 9 on Monday. Keitaro is so freaking hilarious. Naru obviously has the hots for him but is far to embarassed to ever admit it. Mutsumi is like the female version of Keitaro but unlike Naru, she has no problem showing her feelings for him. I'm a sucker for a good romantic comedy and I'm just eating this one up. I think I may like the manga more than the anime already from what I've read and heard. Although the AMVs is what got me iterested in the series, the manga looks like it explores the series more. That said, I still can't wait to see the anime and the movies as well.

[Civic Si]

Holy Shit, one of the best new manga ever - Boku no Futatsu Tsubasa
http://www.adtrw.org/tsubasa.php

alright, its like ecchi humor like love hina mixed with somewhat of an art style reminiscent of azumanga daioh meets a whole tub of lesbians
this is awesome despite the fact that the main character of focus is this chick whos a hermaphrodite
getting around that, theres tons of lesbian and dick jokes. Not to mention fan service that HAS NOT QUITE CROSSED THE LINE.
Ahh, it just blows my mind how much more normal japan makes perverse things become.


Not crossed the line? You seen the last chapter? :wow:

Anyways, I think I'm gonna check out this Love Hina, I've heard too much not to watch it, but hey, why buy when there's BT.

Also, what is the point of an AMV? I remember all those stupid DBZ's back in the day, just clips with mismatched music.

[dialupsucky]

anyone know where i can get some pics of kimi ga nozomu eien and akane maniax, the hentai game and the cartoon if you have it plz.

thanks

[Agmaster]

Hm, anyone here know where to get Genshiken or Tsukihime manga?

[Stabby]

Genshiken comes out in April.

I've looked, and I could only find the raws. It was liscenced a while ago.

[Civic Si]

Well, Looks like you get a BT on Love Hina, so I guess I'll buy.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

Does anybody know if Samurai 7 has been optioned for U.S. Distribution?

Funimation confirmed that it will distribute. It has no release date yet.

[Hoonyo]

Holy shit. I can't believe I actually identified it.

Zor, that is from Hunter X Hunter, more specifically the OVAs from Greed Island.

The manga for it is really good, but the normal anime series is really slow.

The OVAs are supposed to be awesome, though-- but you'll probably need to at least read the manga to understand whats up.Since the first time I responded to this, I've been watching HXH and now I'm up to the Greed Island OVAs. Not to nitpick, but after watching most of the eps that pic was actually from the TV series but no big deal :pleased:

If anyone else is interested in HXH, you can still find the series on Animesuki (and I'm very surprised this anime hasn't been licensed--it's way too good!). You can watch it all from TV series -> OVA1 -> Greed Island -> Greed Island Final without interruption.

[Stabby]

Hoon, the current arc is with these ant/mutant fuckers that eat EVERYONE.

[ReggieHadoken]

I just bought the latest issue of Shonen Jump. After YEARS and YEARS, we are finally getting the manga that made Akira Toiryama famous: Dr. Slump. This month's issue came with a preview of the manga and the first graphic novel for Dr. Slump comes out in May. Does anyone know exactly how many graphic novel books this series is and how long the anime was?

I also can't wait to get the following:

Kenshin vol. 13
DBZ vol. 19
Hunter X Hunter vol. 1
Love Hina vols. 9-14

Also has anyone ever heard of EyeShield 21? After reading a preview of the manga in a past issue of Shonen Jump, it actually sounds interesting to me.

[dialupsucky]

Anyone play the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien game? I was thinking of buying it, but i read a review of it for dreamcast and I saw it said it was a clean uped version of the PC version. Ummmm is that cleaned up as in the pc version was a lil' buggy sometimes or is it cleaned up in that theres no sex in it. Cuz umm if theres no sex then im not gonna pay 60-80 bucks to import it. =/

Theres a ps2 version apperently also is this like the dreamcast version or pc version anyway if you know thanks.





and on another note, ummmm why the hell was flame of rekka a popular series... I watched teh anime litteraly years ago. And now as a favor im reading all THRITY THREE volumes of it for a freind, and i swear it was bad when i saw it and its bad when im reading it. What is appealing about this? It just seems horrible lol.

[Gasaraki]

Anyone play the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien game? I was thinking of buying it, but i read a review of it for dreamcast and I saw it said it was a clean uped version of the PC version. Ummmm is that cleaned up as in the pc version was a lil' buggy sometimes or is it cleaned up in that theres no sex in it. Cuz umm if theres no sex then im not gonna pay 60-80 bucks to import it. =/

Theres a ps2 version apperently also is this like the dreamcast version or pc version anyway if you know thanks.
Any time a hentai game is put on a console, it's cleaned up as in porn scenes removed

[Lovely Kitsune]

Anyone play the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien game? I was thinking of buying it, but i read a review of it for dreamcast and I saw it said it was a clean uped version of the PC version. Ummmm is that cleaned up as in the pc version was a lil' buggy sometimes or is it cleaned up in that theres no sex in it. Cuz umm if theres no sex then im not gonna pay 60-80 bucks to import it. =/

Theres a ps2 version apperently also is this like the dreamcast version or pc version anyway if you know thanks.PS2 and DC versions have no sex. No gratuitous pantyshots either.

What you should do is get your hands on the PC DVD-ROM version. It has additional sex scenes compared to the original CD-ROM version. Great game, btw. One of the best visual novel games that I ever played.

[kz0060]

I just finished Fruits Basket today. It was pretty awesome. There was a good mix of light-hearted comedy that'll make you chuckle and some intense drama that'll get you emotionally stirred. All the characters were nicely developed and quite unique. Shigure is hilarious. I thought it was gonna be to cheesy for me but it's an A in my book :tup:

[Hoonyo]

Hoon, the current arc is with these ant/mutant fuckers that eat EVERYONE.Craaaazy. This arc starts on which chapter? I just finished watching GI Final.

[tempest]

fall /winter for s7 .

[dialupsucky]

thanks for the answers guys. =[

[Kim Sue-il]

thanks for the answers guys. =[


See, I told you to get the PC version fool.

[dialupsucky]

=[....




Hrmmmm does anyone know a site where i can download/look at all the scenes from the game. I never knew being a horney bastard was so hard. I woulda assumed there would be tons of site with shit loads of sexual pics from the game, but ive been searching for 2 days and cant find shit. Sure as hell can find a fair number of regular pics, or pics from the anime. But i want sex! =[

I specificly want pics of akane in that one like orange/yellow/green costume thing she wears sometimes =[.

[Crusader]

=[....




Hrmmmm does anyone know a site where i can download/look at all the scenes from the game. I never knew being a horney bastard was so hard. I woulda assumed there would be tons of site with shit loads of sexual pics from the game, but ive been searching for 2 days and cant find shit. Sure as hell can find a fair number of regular pics, or pics from the anime. But i want sex! =[

I specificly want pics of akane in that one like orange/yellow/green costume thing she wears sometimes =[.
Send me a PM/e-mail, I've got what you're looking for but for some reason I'm unable to send you a PM.

[dialupsucky]

email thing has been disabled it says =[. As for the pms im turned them off lol...

hrmmmm try and message me on aim if possible at

finalshodown

i tried to im you, but it said you werent signed on shrug


anyway thanks

[WasFemto]

I got a question about the Weiss Kruz soundtracks. Which ones have Velvet Underworld and Tomorrow in them? I got them all dl'ed but I can't find them.

[Emil]

Send me a PM/e-mail, I've got what you're looking for but for some reason I'm unable to send you a PM.

I would also like to know where to get the game (or see all the scenes of it. I loved the anime, so I'm wondering what a hentai version of it would be like...

[HellSap]

yeah... for research...
and Flame of Rekka sucked, its just a poor YYH ripoff
at least the mongoloid jokes keeps it going for awhile

[WasFemto]

NEVER THE FUCK MIND ON MY QUESTION, I FOUND IT!!!



:rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:

[ReggieHadoken]

Been on another AMV addiction as of late. I'm already up to work on putting together an 8th disc for AMVs. Man, I LOVE AMVs. Found a good one for Hunter X Hunter (Which, I can't wait to start reading). If anyone knows of any sweet AMVs out there, please let me know.

This week I'm picking up the manga for:

Kenshin vol. 13
DBZ vol. 19
Love Hina 9-10

Can't wait for Dr. Slump vol. 1. That stuff looks freaking HILARIOUS!!! :clap:

[Player Unknown]

Has anyone ever rented a movie from www.animeforest.com ??? I'm thinking getting a couple of movies from there....

BTW, I'm not a HUGE anime buff, but I like anime like Ninja Scroll, First of the North Star, Grappler Baki...Are there any recommendations from anyone????

[Player Unknown]

anyone???

[Hunter D]

Has anyone ever rented a movie from www.animeforest.com ??? I'm thinking getting a couple of movies from there....

BTW, I'm not a HUGE anime buff, but I like anime like Ninja Scroll, First of the North Star, Grappler Baki...Are there any recommendations from anyone????
I have never rented anime myself but if you want a good anime to rent then rent Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. The guy that made Ninja Scroll made VHD:BL. There was also a new Fist of the North Star that recently came out.

[WasFemto]

Peep the New Fist of the North Star. I would pass on the Vampire Hunter D : Bloodlust. It was pretty shitty. Cool action scenes but that's about it. I'll get into it more but I'm going to go check out Sin City right now.

[Zor]

FOTNS and Bloodlust are both good in my opinion.

Does anyone know if there are any Hot Gimmick scanlations anywhere? I cant believe im hooked on something like this, but I am, bad. I've bought up to volume 7, waiting on 8, and itching like crazy to know what happens next. If anyone knows where some are, hook me up.

[Stabby]

Sorry Zor-- most groups drop manga once they get liscenced for US release, and if volume 7 is already out, I doubt that anyone picked it up again. Sorry.

In more positive news, I'm uploading a huge rar for HxH(600mb!) that is every chapter released up to the current. I just want to use up my bandwidth before the end of my first billing period. I've only used 8 out of 120 gigs. =/

And for the general anime things you might like--

R.O.D. (Read or Die) OVAs
Hellsing
and... um, that is all I can think of for things that a general anime fan would like.

And I agree with Zor-- Bloodlust was pretty good.

[X-Sapphire]

Hey guys where can I get the OST for X TV? (for free of course =P)

[Stabby]

Try HERE (http://boxtorrents.com/details.php?id=10714&hit=1), but apparently the torrent has no seeds- but everyone is stuck at 99.34%. A seed might jump on or something. I dunno.

[Stabby]

Wow Clayton, looks like Ichigo 100% has an anime series now.

[ReggieHadoken]

Watching:

Trigun (Again)
Full Metal Alchemist
Neon Genesis Evangelion
DBZ

Reading:

Kenshin
DBZ
Love Hina (This is manga crack!! I can waste hours just flipping through books I haven't even read yet.)

[dialupsucky]

Wow Clayton, looks like Ichigo 100% has an anime series now.

anime series looks horrible. I hate how its drawn. Plus i cant belive they started allllllll ooooooooooooveeeeeeerrrr again. I thought at worst they would start way back after the ova or something. But they went riiiight back to the very begining.

I just dunno if i have the will to watch it from well basicly the begining and with the un good drawings, and the fact that ive been reading the manga for so long now.....


anyway speaking of the manga if any one cares, looks like the manga could possibly be ending in the near future. As well everything has basicly come to a head, then again im sure some stupid random crap could happen that takes that ill away... But I think it would be a bit strange to throw something like that in now, after having so many "dramatic" chapters as of late shrug....

anyway hopefully tsukasa "wins" so to speak, but that probably wont be the case =[.

[Stabby]

Manga never ends.

[dialupsucky]

i dunno man, its gotta be pretty close, hes gonna have to make a choice between aya or tsukasa now that basicly everything in on the table. I mean the only reason I dont think it will end to soon is cuz well yui is basicly just a forgotten character so im sure something is gonna have to happen with her lol.

Though I do think its a lil' gay they never really used that misuzu girl. Last chapter woulda been great to finaly do something with her, she was all getting emotional how it was basicly one of the last times she will see and be with everyone. It woulda been awsome if she just said junpie i cant let you go with out telling you something. Then they go to the closet and she pours all her emotions on to him and then they just fuck randomly. Or maybe her brother invites junpie over for like a graduation party, satomura(or whatever his name is i forget)gets drunk, and passes out, then its only junpie and her alone on the couch watching the movie, and she sneaks a bit closer and then they start talking and then fucking!

sigh so many things need to happen lol. ... I dunno i just think its gay that in the very first few chapters it was basicly said that she liked him more or less(or intresting whatever)and then it was sorta just forgetten and she was hardly ever used.

[Stabby]

Haha. You are so into it! I'll read the series on Tuesday, if I have any spare time around my essay(s).

[ReggieHadoken]

Astro Boy never seems to get much love over here in the USA. A shame, really. If I remember right, Astro Boy was the first manga that became anime. Anyway, I was surprised to see the entire 2003 remake series of Astro Boy (50 eps) in a 5 disc DVD set on sale for $42.99 at my Suncoast. I couldn't help myself so I picked that sucker up. Haven't watched it yet but I can't wait to do so. I saw a few eps of the 2003 series and I really liked it. Too bad Cartoon Network canned the series so quickly.

[catchafire]

So, Bleach is getting retarded now. This is one loooong arc and I doubt the author knows where he's going w/ it...

[Stabby]

Cross posted to the Gantz thread, 'cause I can.

http://a.scarywater.net/triad/%5BTriad%5D_Dokuro-chan_-_01-02.avi.torrent

Dokuro. About the angel of spikey steel basebats, or something like that.

[Akuma4Real]

I just watched Ichigo 100% and...I agree that it isn't drawn very well. The manga looks nice, while the anime looks...yeah...I don't like the music all that much and that kinda kills things.. it's just not animated like how I picture it when reading the manga. This is just the first ep though, so I am gonna keep watching and hope things will get better.

[Player Unknown]

Wow...just got done watching both New Fist of the North Star and Ghost in the shell: STA...I didn't like either of them. The new FOTNS isn't all that great. The music is what got me.

And what the hell is so popular about Stand alone Complex?? I didn't get it...


two thumbs down....

[WasFemto]

MAN! I totally forgot about Funimation aquiring the Lupin movies. Can't beleive it's been that long(seems that way for me anyways...). Aaaannnyyyyywaaaaaayyss, April 26th people Island of the Assasins people make sure to check this out.

http://www.lupinthethird.com/ioa/ioa_main.html Click on trailer. This looks beautiful.

I'm more of a fan of the OVAs and movies than the TV series. Although I would like to see the first season. What about you guys?

[Technolance]

Wow...just got done watching both New Fist of the North Star and Ghost in the shell: STA...I didn't like either of them. The new FOTNS isn't all that great. The music is what got me.

And what the hell is so popular about Stand alone Complex?? I didn't get it...


two thumbs down....

I dunno about other people, but it's got all the elements of a entertaining cop show, with none of a cop shows annoying tendencies. Then again, I read Manmachine Interface and liked it too. It's probably an aquired taste. To be honest, though, the real hook for me was the music.

[WasFemto]

It seems my prayers have been answered and Ashita no Joe is being fansubbed. :tup:

I've been wanting to see this series for awhile. I hope the scanlations come through, since I'm sure the manga has more but this kicks too much ass!

DLing the first episode now.

[WasFemto]

Just watched the first episode of Ashita no Joe. There is just something about old-school animation that I love. I'll be dling ep.2 and 3 tomorrow. I liked the first episode alot and can't wait to see the rest.

Old school Jap anime >>> Old school U.S. anime any fucking day!!!

[WasFemto]

If I want to burn a fansub onto a disc does it have to be on a dvd only. I don't have a dvd player on my pc, so cd's are pretty much the only thing I can use right? Is there anything else I can use.

EDIT: NM. CDs don't work. Any suggestions?

[ReggieHadoken]

MAN! I totally forgot about Funimation aquiring the Lupin movies. Can't beleive it's been that long(seems that way for me anyways...). Aaaannnyyyyywaaaaaayyss, April 26th people Island of the Assasins people make sure to check this out.

http://www.lupinthethird.com/ioa/ioa_main.html Click on trailer. This looks beautiful.

I'm more of a fan of the OVAs and movies than the TV series. Although I would like to see the first season. What about you guys?

OH SNAP!! FUNi has the rights to the Lupin movies?! SWEET!! ?After seeing clips of the Lupin OVAs in AMVs, I've always wanted to check the flicks out. Thanks for the link to that site. It looks like a much darker ton for the usuaully lighthearted Lupin series. Man, that trailer was tight. I'm gonna pick this movie up for sure!!

BTW, WasFemto, have you ever seen the Lupin moive Return of Magician? I saw clips of it in an AMV. It's about this dude that seems to be impervious to bullets.

I also picked up DBZ vol. 19 and Hunter X Hunter vol. 1. Hunter X Hunter manga is going to be monthly and DBZ manga is now bimonthly!! W00t! So I may not only will I pick up Dr. Slump vol. 1 but Hunter X Hunter vol. 2 as well.
:clap:

[WasFemto]

BTW, WasFemto, have you ever seen the Lupin moive Return of Magician? I saw clips of it in an AMV. It's about this dude that seems to be impervious to bullets.


I haven't :sad:

I know which one you are talking about tho'. He was one of Lupin's enemies during the first Lupin TV series. I haven't seen that one either. I prefer the movies and OVAs than the TV series myself. I want to see more. Maybe this summmer I'll hit the torrents(for the unreleased ones) like a mother fucker.

The only movies/ovas I have are Castle of Cagliostro, Dragoon of Doom(I hear it's not the original name), Voyage to Danger(ditto on the name change), The Fuma Conspiracy(VHS from Animeigo), Legend of the Gold of Babylon(VHS from Animeigo as well). I can't wait for this.

[Stabby]

You should be able to burn fansubbed files onto CD. =/

[Emil]

If I want to burn a fansub onto a disc does it have to be on a dvd only. I don't have a dvd player on my pc, so cd's are pretty much the only thing I can use right? Is there anything else I can use.

EDIT: NM. CDs don't work. Any suggestions?

Umm, CDs do work. I have about 700 CDs of anime, and about 60+ dvds, all burned. There shouldn't be any problems.

[WasFemto]

For some reason it wouldn't let me. I'll try it again tho'. Something about the wrong codec or something. I'm using the latest version of WMP btw.


Back to what I was originally gonna post. Ashita no Joe. In english Tomorrow's Joe. I've heard about this series and read some synopsis' of it and it intrigued me from there. Here's a little info I got from animenfo.com there are spoilers :sad:

Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk.

Only three episodes have been subbed so far and if you read the info I bolded they haven't gotten that far yet. They are still doing character building up to the point. With Joe working as a con man using kids :tup: . I know I should post some more info but I have to go pay the cable bill and go to the gym. I will be back but for now you should all check this out. It's just has the old school goodness about it. Even tho' it's only 3 eps. so far I'm loving what I 'm seeing right now.

So basically it's boxing anime from the '70's. Looks damn good but the sound is kinda grating 'cuz of it's age. Maybe I'll get around to a hype thread for this, who knows. I hope a goup out there scanlates the manga for this as well. I just like how it's not all happy happy. It has that gritty vibe to it. I love it and can't wait to see more of this series.

EDIT: bolded word. I couldn't think of it at the time.

[Stabby]

Hajime no Ippo is the only boxing anime you'll ever need.

[WasFemto]

Hajime no Ippo is the only boxing anime you'll ever need.

I've only read the the first volume to Ippo(using mirc is apain in the ass for me). The fights look ill and all but I'm liking the feel to this one more. For something being made this early it looks damn good.

Just paid my bill online btw so I got that out of the way just need to get my lazy ass to the gym.

[WasFemto]

O what are you guys using? WMP doesn't want to do it would Winamp do it (need to re-download that)?

[Stabby]

Try an actual burning program? Look on download.com for a free one, or just pirate.

[WasFemto]

^cool. Don't know I didn't think of that.

Also the manga to Ashita no Joe is being translated here http://www.starbruin.com/manga.html

You people should check this series out. Hoefully the fansubbers keep subbing and we'll get second season that finishes the story for those to lazy to read the manga. Wouldn't mind of Geneon pick this up since they picked up Ippo. I would more inclined to pick up this release tho' since it finishes of the story.

Yes I know Ippo is still going. I wanna check that out also. But right now Joe's got my attention.

[Duel=Master]

Yeah soon Im getting Duel the anime.

[ReggieHadoken]

Just started watching the 2003 Asto Boy DVDs. 5 DVDs, 10 eps per DVD=50 eps. Man, that's a lot of Astro Boy. My fav eps so far are eps 3-4, Atlas and Astro vs. Atlas. Dr. Tenma is one messed up mofo. He created Astro, ditched him, and now sets him up against other robots to challenge him. It really is cool how Osamu Tezuka had Tenma turn out. He actually can't stand humans (although he is human) and he thinks robots should be the ones to rule the world. Since Atlas was made from the meories of Diachi (Diachi had problems with his father), Diachi rebels against his father and attacks humans at will (since he has the heart of a human, just like Astro.) I highly recommend this anime series to everyone out there. It may appear kiddy but the storyline can be surprisingly dark at times and the dubbing is VERY good. If you've played the GBA game, AB: Omega Factor, then you'll reocognize many of the characters.

[WasFemto]

Just a note on the scanlated Ashita no Joe. The first 4 or 5 volumes you have to read it left to right then after that the volumes are the normal right to left.

The art style is definatley old-shool which kinda contrast with the story. Go read and watch people!

Since I'm on an old-school fix I think I'm gonna check out Astro Boy. I'm gonna look for some scanlated Dororo as well.

[WasFemto]

I just found a $100 check made to my name from a few months back. Gonna cash that and pick up Texhnolyze vol.6(FINALLY), SC vol.2, Paranoia Agent vol.3 and maybe (If I still have money left) Koi Kaze.

DLing the first episode of Galaxy Express 999. Saw the movie and fell in love wiht it awhile back(man time travels fast :tdown: ) so I can't wait to see the fully fleshed out version.

[WasFemto]

For burning fansubs on to a blank cd what programs do you all use? WMP doesn't work for me. I tried download.com but nothing there for what I was looking for. Names and (maybe?) links or a PM on what you use would be very cool thanx :bgrin:

[FatalFuryD]

Back to what I was originally gonna post. Ahits no Joe. In english Tomorrow's Joe. I've heard about this series and read some synopsis' of it and it intrigued me from there. Here's a little info I got from animenfo.com there are spoilers :sad:

EDIT: bolded word. I couldn't think of it at the time.

Yeah, this show! This is Old classic. I've always wanted to track this down and watch it someday, but never could remember what it was called LMAO. This show probably started all sports show hype as we know it. I'm soooo glad to know they're doing an English job finally

"White Blossom blooms.. clear white.." -Joe

[WasFemto]

For burning fansubs on to a blank cd what programs do you all use? WMP doesn't work for me. I tried download.com but nothing there for what I was looking for. Names and (maybe?) links or a PM on what you use would be very cool thanx :bgrin:


Anybody?

[ReggieHadoken]

Def pick up Astro Boy, WesFemto. I think you'll like it for sure. I originally thought the complete DVD set was of the 1980 Astro Boy series but it turned out to be the excellent remake of that series that aired on Cartoon Network back in 2003. The 1980 series was 50 eps and the 2003 remake series is also 50 eps. Man, this is good stuff.

Manga, I'm currently reading Love Hina vol. 7.

I saw DBZ Movie 10, Broly Second Coming. I liked the first Broly movie better. This movie has more comedy in it, which is good but Broly did far more ownage in Movie 8 than he did in this one. Still, when the action, kicked up it was good. And the way the beat Broly was so much better than in Movie 8. :clap:

[WasFemto]

I picked up vol.6 of Texhnolyze, vol1+box Koi Kaze and Paranoia Agent vol.3 today. I had a $100 to kill. I saw the Astro Boy boxset but I'm gonna hold off for now. I've only watched the first 2eps. of PA and man is this awesome. I really can't wait to see the conclusion of Texh. I'm still at my friends house (drinking beer and playing Doom 3). I wanted to pick up vol.2 of Samurai Champloo but they were sold out. My friends and little bro are dying to see more.

The Giant Robo boxset looks fucking ill as well. Big ass dome so I guess it can't be a boxset but cool none the less.

[Killerbuzz]

anybody here seen an anime called the GetBackers? pretty decent anime. need somebody else's opinion on it though.

[akumachan]

Currently watching:

Maburaho (terrible!!)
That new Full Metal Panic Series (i like it. its funny)
Cromartie Highschool (not bad. but not all that amusing)
New Getter Robo (terrible!)
E's otherwise: (not bad so far)

Reading:
Ikebukuro West Gate Park IWGP (love it. Best manga ive read in the past year I reccommend it highly)
Tarot Cafe(pretty good)
Alichino (kinda bad)
Koko Wa Greenwood (fairly funny. A fun read)


thats it for now.

[Holy Knight]

FMP fumoffu? I take it you are watching the dvd version? I'm going to pick it up when it gets released.

Yeah, Maburaho is ok I guess. Same 'group of girls + 1 guy' formula with crap thrown in.

[akumachan]

was: just got the second volume of samurai champloo. havent watched it yet.

buzz: yea ive seen up through get backers v.3 athtis point. I have 4, 5, and 6 waiting. Its not a good anime. but it IS fun to watch. And i really like the characters. Especially Midou Ban ^_^ But i still wouldnt call it good anime. its like watching a jet li flick. fun but not good. i heard the manga isnt all that good either. But I havent read it.

Holy: yup thats the one. I never got to see the first Full Metal Panic. But Im enjoying this new one. I am watching the press screener DVD. So its not complete.

and on maburaho, thats exactly why its terrible. Im so sick of the tenchi formulaic shite anime. Its a carbon copy of every other female harem guy's wet dream anime out there. Not even an ounce of originality. I can't wait till I get around to writing my review of it. It should be fun.

[WasFemto]

Just finished watching Texhnolyze and HOLY SHIT! :wow:

This series is too fucking good. I can't really explain it but it is probably one of the best shows out there if not one of the greatest. You have to see it for yourself. The subject matter is off the wall and when evereything is revealed it's just :wow: :wow: :wow: If you are a fan of well written stories animation or not you would be a fool to pass up on this. If you don't have this in your anime collection, I don't know man, somethings wrong with you. The only negative thing about this series is it ended but the ending was just beautiful. It's one of the best endings I've seen to a series.


All the volumes are out now so for those who don't have it, it's a great time to get in the series since you can buy it one swoop and don't have to wait for the next volume to be released.

This series is just a thing of beauty.

[WasFemto]

Now that I got that out of the way I still have to yet to finish PA vol.3 but this is also another series that shouldn't be missed.

Just finished watching the first episode of Koi Kaze as well and man this bizzare. Not in the same sense that PA and Texh. had but just bizzare. Nothing has really happend but the shock on their faces when the realize you they are brother and sister was just wierd.

[tempest]

er i been gone far to long, anyway.

getbackers is good show some of the characters are corny and well strange,yes ban kicks ass but half through series it switch to ginji,and i believe they leave somethings unexplained.

don't get me strated how bad E'S sucks k.

femto since you like tex, and PA look for couple shows in summer and fall 2 are ovas and other is really dark tvseries.
Ghost Talker's Daydream one dvd with all the ovas
Petit Cossette another one disk ova.

Gilgamesh really dark and gothic series character designs are ...strange say the least.

i'll be picking them up with eflind lied(hope god they have reverse cover.
plantes
scrapped princess
and geneon licesned show that comes out in oct Gankutsuou look for trailer on the appleseed dvd.
gun slinger girl
and samurai 7 in aug.
watching well shows i'm hooked on.
fighting spirit ( hippo) femto pick it up k its very addicting
fma( hooked after 2d dvd not watching it on cn since busy and saturdaynight ,and on tv the animation looks bad when watching dvd.
gungrave
R.O.Dtv
shingu
koikaze
chrono crsude
midori days
inital D.
P.A
thats bout it
peace

[Stabby]

Don't get your hopes up about Samurai 7. It isn't horrible, but not too good.

And Scrapped Princess is bad. It looks like it will go somewhere interesting, but it never does.

[WasFemto]

Any of you guys seen Requiem of(from?) the Darkness. I wanna pick that up but wana hear some your guys/gals opinions.

I wanna check out Ippo but I'll think I'll rent those since the story ends whle the manga still continues(I've only read vol.1 so far). I heard in a interview tho' that the creator would like to work on another season if the fanbase is large enough so I probably should do my part.

[WasFemto]

http://www.advfilms.com/Sales.asp



There isn't a whole lot from there, but if you want to start some series like Devil Lady ('cuz it kick's all ass) this is the time do it.

I'll be picking up vol.4 of Kino's Journey($8.99) all of Megazone 23 and probably Plastic Little.


CHECK THIS SHIT OUT PEOPLE!


It's only from the 15th to 17th of this month.

[akumachan]

thats too bad about scrapped princess. I havent watched it yet, but i have v. 1 sitting here.

and I also have the first couple of volumes of Requiem from darkness. I hope its good!

Ive also been reading Worst. Not bad. Kinda fun. I like the main character Hana. But the overall theme is kinda silly. but then most of anime is silly if you really think about it.

Im still waiting on more IWGP. im addicted.

[ReggieHadoken]

Can any Macross/Robotech fans help me out on a little info? A few weeks ago, I saw a VHS movie called Macross. Now I'm, no stranger to Robotech. I have the entire 36 ep Macross Saga on DVD. Thing is, I had never seen the movie called Macross. The way it went, it played out like a abridge version of the 36 ep Robotech Macross Saga. So did the Macross movie come first? Or did the Robotech Macross Saga come first? That's all I want to know.

Astro Boy just keeps getting better and better. If you've played AB: Omega Factor then you'll recognize the whole conflict between robots & humans and the anime series carries it out pretty well. Only 3 more eps to go and I'll have finished off the first DVD.

[Crusader]

I just finished watching the OVAs of Tenjou Tenge, and I've already seen the anime of it. I don't care what anyone says, that anime was fucking AWESOME. I wish that the manga wasn't edited here in the states otherwise I'd be picking it up to read what happens after the anime. I hope they make another season of the anime... that was some good stuff.

[WasFemto]

Well my purchases for this month are going to include Kino's Jorney vol.4($8.99) and the Magazone 23 series. The vo.1+box+mousepad, vol.2 and vol.3 coupled with KJ vol.4 come to $31 and some change. I'm also going to go ahead and pick up the Jin-Roh Special Edition at RightStuf since it's only $19.99. Why I didn't pick this up in the first place is beyond me but Im doing it now. I already own the movie but just wanted the extras, especially the OST.

[bakablitz]

^actually, it(scrapped princess) does go somewhere interesting. Though true, it never really breaks out of its "shell" persay, but the ideas and concepts of the series sneak up on you toward the end instead, and it's a nice little piece of future fantasy in my book.

Anyway...

Since I'm really bored and have nothing better to do, I'm going to make a big nerdy list of all the crap I've watched/am watching, and then make notes on what I think is good and what sucks (bolded are must sees, dropped means I stopped watching it even if I could have easily obtained more).


current anime shtick:

Fruits Basket (been looking forever, finally found the last 5 episodes I'd been missing)
Loveless
Speed Grapher
Futakoi Alternative
Jungle Wa Itsumo, Hare Nochi Guu Final (ZOMG funny shit. Pure gold)
One
Onmyou Taisenki
The Law of Ueki
Mahou Sensei Negima (NEGI! <3)
Xenosaga
Vampiyan Kids
Yakitate Japan
Hunter x Hunter
Hikaru No Go
Niea Under 7
One Piece
Detective Conan
FullMetalAlchemist (not really that good)
Naruto (out of habit, as it happens to suck. Stick to the manga)
Dragon Drive
Digimon 1, 2, & Tamers (stop laughing! :sad: )
Azumanga Daioh (el oh el)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Elfen Lied
Gasaraki (though not far in, I have mixed feelings)
Gungrave
Samurai Champloo
Chobits
Edens Bowy
Kodomo no Omocha (not even sure if I want to finish it...)
DNAngel
Gatekeepers
Prince Of Tennis
RahXephon (don't know if I'll finish it)
Konjiki no Gash Bell (awesome)
Di Gi Charat Nyo
Figure 17 (hard to find, anyone got a clue?)
Gunparade March
Jinki: Extend
Tsukihime
Silent Möbius(been meaning to see the rest of this forever, the 1st and 2nd eps are so lovely :sad: )
Yaiba
Now and Then, Here and There (hard to find right now, anyone?)
Onegai Twins
Platonic Chain(cant find anymore :sad: )



Finished/abandonned anime shtick:

Escaflowne
Cowboy Bebop
Read or Die OAV
Martian Successor Nadesico
Nadia
Trigun
Kenshin
Outlaw Star
Ranma 1/2
Vandread 1st & 2nd Stage
Ghost In The Shell 1 & 2
Mahoromatic
Neon Genesis Evangelion
FLCL (Hella good)
Jungle Wa Itsumo, Hare Nochi Guu Series and OAV
Wiess Kreuz
Record Of Lodoss Wars
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Serial Experiment Lain
Narue no Sekai
[insert all things Hiyao Miyazaki here]
Haibane Renmei (recently finished... OMG... watch it all starting at 10 oclock from start to finish, and then reflect. It'll felt like you dreamed it, not watched it)
Future Boy Conan (better than I expected, good old fashioned post-apoc)
Kanon
Scryed (meh)
Digicharat (too cute...)
Pita-ten (but not as cute as this)
AIR (I'm neutral on this, as I am with most dating sims turned anime)
Wandaba Style (dropped after 1 ep)
Utena
X TV (meh)
Dragon Half (totally underrated, see it now)
Wolf's Rain (whoah, hella good fantasy)
Last Exile (same here)
Comic Party (MY O BRAZAH! ANDO, MY O SISTAH!)
Narutaru (it's like angelic layer meets battle royale. creepy)
Read or Die TV (not as good as oav)
Psychic Academy (meh, it's bouncing boobies, but the plot is worth mention)
Sonic X (holy crap this sucks)
Scrapped Princess (has a good feel, fantasy 101)
E's Otherwise (meh)
Munto (ZOMG FANTASY!! Extremely underrated, FIND IT AND WATCH IT NOW)
CCS (...shutup)
Digimon Frontier (don't lynch me, it's a guilty pleasure)
Angelic Layer (>_>)
Angels Egg (worst anime movie)
Arc The Lad
Seven Of Seven (better believe I dropped this ASAP)
Shadow Skill
Beck
Star Ocean (meh)
FMP (both)
Alien 9 (Cute/Weird Fantasy, my favorite... though not everyone's cup of tea. Personal fave anime)
Abenobashi (YES)
His and Her Circumstances
Flame of Recca (meh, manga is ok)
Futakoi
Mantantei Loki Ragnarok
Galaxy Angels (3 is meh, 2 is orgasmic, WA HA HA)
Love Hina
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (whoah)
Blood The Last Vampire (meh)
Metropolis (I'm conflicted on this)
Hellsing
Air Master (Worst character design ever, and pretty lame story... but fun none the less)
Onegai Teacher
Armitage III Dual Matrix
PatLabor 1,2, and Series
Bubblegum Crisis: original(dropped) and Tokyo 2040
.Hack//Sign
.Hack//Legend Of The Twilight Bracelet
.Hack//Dust
.Hack//Liminality
Noir (... they should have been shot on that roof, seriously. Dropped after that episode)
Millenium Actress
Saiyuki (meh)
All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nukunuku (meh, can't find the rest, and it's not worth it)
Angel Links (dropped)
Video Girl Ai
Sol Bianca
Atashi'n chi (I honestly don't know why the people that actually DO know about this find absolutely hilarious... It's mildly funny family comedy with a personality, but it's not jungle wa itsumo funny)
kiddie grade (dropped after one ep. Constant loli fanservice is not my cup of tea)
Golden Boy (hilarious, the only perv character I found stomachable)
Excel Saga (good shtick)
Puni Puni Poemi (el oh el)
Exkaiser (dropped)
Final Fantasy Unlimited
Betterman (dropped like a bad habit)
Burn up W (fucking stupid, don't watch it)
Crayon Shin-chan (saw one episode... don't plan on finishing it)
Dear Boys (HORRIBLE, i dropped it)
Those Who Hunt Elves (don't ever see this)
To Heart (meh)
Tokyo Underground (stupid stupid stupid, dropped like 200 tons of dead weight)
Di Gi Charat PanyoPanyo (dropped. And very quickly at that)
DNA² (dropped)
Galaxy Express 999 (meh)
Gene Shaft (dropped)
Getbackers (friggin sucks nuts, to only me it would seem... dropped all the same)
GadGaurd (interesting...)
Grappler Baki (meh)
I my me, Strawberry Eggs (...)
Irresponsible Captain Tylor (AWESOME SEE IT NOW)
Tenjo Tenge (horrid, dropped after 1 ep.)
Trouble Chocolate (Sadly, I don't think I'll ever get to finish this)
Tekkaman Blade (meh)
Stellvia of the Universe (pretty cool)

That's all I can remember for the time being...

[Stabby]

Oh my god never post a list like that again.

Crusader, PM if you want the manga

And you all should watch Elfen Lied at the end of the year, 'cause it ain't getting better than that.

And Genshiken should be on all of your lists, once it hits states.

[WasFemto]

And Genshiken should be on all of your lists, once it hits states.


Isn't that a parody anime like Otaku no Video but hella more recent?

If it is, I'm soooooooo on it :tup:

[Stabby]

Otaku no Video isn't as good as Genshiken. Genshiken is a slightly exaggerated account of otaku in japan. Which I guess makes it like Otaku no Video, except better.

I want to play Kohsaka in #R.

My only fault with the series was that sometimes they played Isuka instead of Reloaded.

[akumachan]

baka: I loved silent mobius. sigh.. what a great series.
and Munto is good? Well i got it, but I haven watched it. Frankly Im wary of any titles sent over by CPM LOL. its not their fault really. They're poor and they cant afford good anime.

[bakablitz]

Oh my god never post a list like that again.

Crusader, PM if you want the manga

And you all should watch Elfen Lied at the end of the year, 'cause it ain't getting better than that.

And Genshiken should be on all of your lists, once it hits states.

quit sippin the haterade :sad:

[akumachan]

Oh my god never post a list like that again.

.
and why the fuck not?

this is a thread for fans.

god forbid you have to actually just scroll down.

-AC
whats with all the fuckin douchebaggery today?

its friday. be happy you fucktards.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

I overheard about Steel Angel Kurumi Zero had bad reviews. I found it and downloaded yesterday. I watched it today. Oh well... I really love Steel Angel Kurumi but Zero is liking more prequel than sequel. Zero shows Kurumi and two sisters are humans than androids. Its story is really confusing. I will watch it again before I will try to understand.

I will watch:

Tsubasa Chronicle
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
The Law of Ueki
Futakoi Alternative
Eyeshield 21

For burning fansubs on to a blank cd what programs do you all use? WMP doesn't work for me. I tried download.com but nothing there for what I was looking for. Names and (maybe?) links or a PM on what you use would be very cool thanx :bgrin:

...

It reminded of I had same problem of yours.

I still know that .avi files can not play with any DVD players. It requires to use more than one program. However, I can view .avi files into DVD convent program for DVD player.

You can not view .avi files (burning fansubs) in WMP without Divx codec.

I am busy in college, right now. If you have any question, then send pm to me, okay?

[tempest]

Don't get your hopes up about Samurai 7. It isn't horrible, but not too good.

And Scrapped Princess is bad. It looks like it will go somewhere interesting, but it never does.
depands who ask since i'm madhouse, and stuido bones whore and well i need fantasy type show since 12 kingdoms is over.
samurai 7 its gonzo show so there shows goes up or down like i say vandred, and last exile was there best show while there least good show burst angel, and hellsing( only cuz of the last eps wer filler arc and animation goes to hell.
only show i'm really interested around fansubs is trinity blood and, blood tv.... which be licnesed by bandai or adv after con season .
monster/beck either be licnesed by geneon or funa maybe hxh by funa.

by the way people have there own opinions and have respect lord knows i had bite tongue alot times on here while reading couple people opinions on some shows.
i will say one good thing about cpm is that they have all there blacklog shows out on dvd unlike adv.but yea there be out of it before tolong,
speaking of Genshiken i will say that dvd cover is pretty interesting say the least its rip off of newtype magz .

peace

[Stabby]

Didn't mean no hate, but you should have... I dunno. That is really fucking long.

[Gasaraki]

Otaku no Video isn't as good as Genshiken. Genshiken is a slightly exaggerated account of otaku in japan. Which I guess makes it like Otaku no Video, except better.

I want to play Kohsaka in #R.

My only fault with the series was that sometimes they played Isuka instead of Reloaded.
You won't beleive me, but I've been told by some japanese fans that the guys in genshiken are actualy the basic otaku. They're not even near the really hardcore guys for Japanese

Also, blitz, RahXephon is awesome, how dare you think of not finishing it and I won't even bother saying what I think of Gasaraki :sad:

[akumachan]

Didn't mean no hate, but you should have... I dunno. That is really fucking long.


you see, if you take the mouse and drag it down. then you can scroll down.

or if you are mouse impaired you can even use that long key at the bottom of your keyboard called the space bar. I can post a diagram if you need one.

I know it's tough, but with a bit of practice you can get the hang of it.

but scrolling down or using the space bar CAN take upwards of 1 -2 seconds. So i know how time consuming and difficult this can be, so next time if his highness will simply provide the rest of us with a list of things he doesn't like, then maybe we (the entire forum) can do what we can to not post things in formats that are displeasing to thine eyes.

[Remy Saotome]

*stuff*Damn! :rofl: I only clicked on this 'cause I was bored and noticed that you were the latest poster in the thread. But seriously, that is some funny shit! Mad props to you. :clap:

[R.P.D rookie]

Anybody been watching the Read or Die series on G4tv? Before I saw this series, I had only previously watched the R.O.D. movie and everyone seemed to be one big happy family. Now Joker and Agent Paper are at odds with eachother and even Wendy of all people, WENDY has become a capable assistant that's handy with a gun and carrying out missions. What the hell happened since the movie? Somebody fill me in please.





Also.... Can someone please help me out on the Inuyasha front: as in when will new episodes be aired on Adult Swim and hopefully that production has NOT stopped over in Japan of the series. But, if it has, please tell me they didn't just stop in the middle of nowhere in the series. That's one of the rumors I heard but I'm hoping it's not true.

[blood_sin]

Anybody been watching the Read or Die series on G4tv? Before I saw this series, I had only previously watched the R.O.D. movie and everyone seemed to be one big happy family. Now Joker and Agent Paper are at odds with eachother and even Wendy of all people, WENDY has become a capable assistant that's handy with a gun and carrying out missions. What the hell happened since the movie? Somebody fill me in please.


The Paper isn't in ROD the TV. At least not yet, from what I've seen. She's gone missing since the movie and hasn't even been mentioned much. Nenene was her friend, so she's been trying to find out about her absence. That's pretty much all there is to do with the movie. Everything else is new.

[Holy Knight]

Just keep watching. You end up finding out why they are what they are since the OAVs.

[Ruiz]

I hear everything will be wrapped up in Inuyasha with the next movie...

[akumachan]

Damn! :rofl: I only clicked on this 'cause I was bored and noticed that you were the latest poster in the thread. But seriously, that is some funny shit! Mad props to you. :clap:


:encore: :clap:

[Crusader]

I hear everything will be wrapped up in Inuyasha with the next movie...
That's not true. The 4th movie is just some side story where Inuyasha goes to this island with Kagome and fights some random monster.

The facts about Inuyasha are this:
- the anime series ended without any resolution (the last episode was just like any other episode).
- they have stopped production of new episodes for now.
- nobody knows if they will start making new episodes or not.
- the manga is still continuing the story where the anime left off.

Now a lot of people think that they stopped the series because it caught up with the manga. The studio had the choice of either making a ton of fillers like they have been doing, or taking a break and letting the manga catch up. They decided to do the latter. So it makes sense that they'll come back later and finish Inuyasha, but nothing has been announced so nobody can say anything for sure.

[Stabby]

Gasa, I know that they aren't hardcore otaku. Hardcore otaku are boring/creepy. Like Million for anime, except less entertaining.

I just meant that the series wasn't 100% realistic-- they slightly exaggerate the characters to liven it up, which isn't a bad thing at all.

Crusader: I thought Inuyasha = Random Monster x # of episodes

Does the manga actually go somewhere?

[WasFemto]

I am busy in college, right now. If you have any question, then send pm to me, okay?



Will do.

DL'ing the first two episodes of Loveless right now. It's shounen-ai, but the character designs are attractive and it has cat ears so I'm down for it.

[R.P.D rookie]

That's not true. The 4th movie is just some side story where Inuyasha goes to this island with Kagome and fights some random monster.

The facts about Inuyasha are this:
- the anime series ended without any resolution (the last episode was just like any other episode).
- they have stopped production of new episodes for now.
- nobody knows if they will start making new episodes or not.
- the manga is still continuing the story where the anime left off.

Now a lot of people think that they stopped the series because it caught up with the manga. The studio had the choice of either making a ton of fillers like they have been doing, or taking a break and letting the manga catch up. They decided to do the latter. So it makes sense that they'll come back later and finish Inuyasha, but nothing has been announced so nobody can say anything for sure.


Awesome. I can always count on you, Crusader. :tup: Well, guess I'll take up reading the manga in a few months....

[FatalFuryD]

happened since the movie? Somebody fill me in please.


spoiler/neta.
they're trying to revive Gentleman who died after the ova. 3 sisters don't know about it, that's why they're trying to confornt them

[WasFemto]

Almost made it through the first episode of this series but couldn't do it. It doesn't bother me that two males kiss or anything it's just the fighing in this show kinda...I don't...made the shit seem corny. The one chick in this series is annoying as all fuck (not as annoying as the ads on this site are) in the beginning. It seems like a doomed romance-esque anime which is cool and all, but the fighting in it dumbed it down for me. Maybe I'll check it out again some other time but for now I'll pass.

Talking about Loveless btw.

[Crusader]

Crusader: I thought Inuyasha = Random Monster x # of episodes

Does the manga actually go somewhere?
Well... nah, the manga is still random monster fights but not as much. Whereas the anime has 10 random monsters with nothing happening for every 1 episode with something significant, the manga has like 4 random monsters for every 1 episode with something significant. Lately the manga hasn't been going anywhere... Inuyasha got ANOTHER upgrade on his sword, but honestly that's about the only real development so far... but I don't mind too much. I like the characters so it doesn't really bother me if they sit around killing random monsters all the time, just as long as it's entertaining.

RPD: heh, no problem.

[OmNiExiZt]

Can anybody give me some names of good animes that involve martial arts and/or sword play. I'm not into the whole mystical robot tentacle rape videos. I have a pretty small collection if you want to call it that. Some good, some bad.

Ninja Scroll (classic)
Fist of the north star
Fatal Fury series
Wrath of the ninja (talk about a suckass anime)
Samurai X and the kenshin series (95ep.)
Ninja Cadets
Naruto
Crying Feeman

I don't really care for Mech animes. But I do like a few of them. I find the Gundum ones slow and boring. I like a lot of the fast paced stuff. But I can't remember anything right now that I've seen. So if you've got some good sugestions then let me know. By the way, I saw something in the video store called "Peace Maker". Everyone appears to be carrying swords, is this a good buyers choice?

*ONEZ*

[HitBattousai]

Here's a few options:

Peacemaker - Haven't seen it, but read that it's decent from review sites. By the way, you can find a lot of anime reviews here: http://www.animeondvd.com or http://www.themanime.org/index.php

Shura No Toki - Pure fighting series that features the fighters of the Mutsu clan, a group that specializes in a deadly hand-to-hand style that beats any other style of fighting, including weapons. Not deep, but fun after a fashion, has both swordplay and hand-to-hand so you get both worlds. It's about average in terms of quality.

Samurai Deeper Kyo - A swordplay anime involving a legendary and evil badass called Demon Eyes Kyo, a not very impressive bounty hunter chick, and a lot of random demons and characters. The story makes no sense(I've heard the manga is better by far), and the art is good, but they recycle a lot of things, and most fights eventually boil down to one-move kills. Overall, I'd say it's poor.

Samurai Champloo - Like Cowboy Bebop(not a surprise, since it's from the director of Bebop), this anime has a lot of everything(comedy, action, drama, zaniness). And when there is action it kicks all kinds of ass. Unlike Bebop, the primary story isn't very tight/not very good, so you may be disappointed by that, but most everyone will find something they like in this series. Overall, it's pretty solid.

Ninja Scroll(the TV series) - I'm not sure if you have this since you didn't mention whether you had the movie and the TV series when you said Ninja Scroll. The TV series is decent, though not much more than that, it has pretty good art, animation, etc, and a decent story. Overall, slightly above average.

Samurai 7(download only right now) - A pretty good show based loosely on "Seven Samurai" it's futuristic and medieval in terms of setting, kind of like Escaflowne. Has a decent story and good art/animation for the most part. Overall, above average.

Yu Yu Hakusho - You might have seen it on Cartoon Network, it's one of the classic fighting series...which is to say it's somewhat DBZish, though better in slight ways. It's about a boy who dies in the first episode...and I won't say more than that :) Overall, average.

Inuyasha - See above, though Inuyasha has cooler characters/better art and animation than Yu Yu, elevating it to above average.

Bleach(download only right now) - A swordplay/weapons anime for the most part about various fighters of evil spirits. Good art and ok animation, backing a fairly predictable story. Overall, above average.

One Piece(download only right now) - A fighting anime about a kid who wants to become the most famous pirate ever and his adventures. A pretty funny, goofy anime, with a kinda strange look, has a nice blend of humor and tons of action of both swordplay/normal/and a rubber man fighting :) Kind of a predictable story but fun. Overall, pretty solid.

The Uber-Animes of the genre:

Berserk - A medieval fantasy anime about...a lot of things actually but in short, one of the most badass characters in anime named Gatts who wields a huge blade, and his life. The initial episode shows Gatts' bleak present, and the rest of the anime portrays how things got to that point. It's much deeper than any other action anime(or pretty much any anime for that matter) around. However, the conclusion to the anime is fairly confusing for most because it only covers about half the manga, so go here for the continued story of Gatts after you've seen it(http://www.skullknight.net). Highly recommended.

Hajime no Ippo(known as "Fighting Spirit" in the US) - It's an anime about boxing that is amazingly fun, funny, touching, well-animated, has real depth, and great characters. Primarily, it's about a fairly timid kid named Makunouchi Ippo, and his finding direction in life through boxing. This would probably be classified as a sports anime, but boxing is a sport based on fighting, and again, like Berserk, it is much deeper than most anime so it's here. Highly recommended.

[Hunter D]

Can anybody give me some names of good animes that involve martial arts and/or sword play. I'm not into the whole mystical robot tentacle rape videos. I have a pretty small collection if you want to call it that. Some good, some bad.

Ninja Scroll (classic)
Fist of the north star
Fatal Fury series
Wrath of the ninja (talk about a suckass anime)
Samurai X and the kenshin series (95ep.)
Ninja Cadets
Naruto
Crying Feeman

I don't really care for Mech animes. But I do like a few of them. I find the Gundum ones slow and boring. I like a lot of the fast paced stuff. But I can't remember anything right now that I've seen. So if you've got some good sugestions then let me know. By the way, I saw something in the video store called "Peace Maker". Everyone appears to be carrying swords, is this a good buyers choice?

*ONEZ*

Wrath of the ninja is ok. NS and WN have the same tone. WN is also missing one ep in the US release.

Green Legend Ran( if you can find it )
Please Teacher ( one of the few romance anime that isn't harem.)
X TV( From the creator of NS.)
Devil Lady(Excellent show that gets no love at all. Dark show though.)
Full Metal Alchemist( Go show with a dark plot.)
Street Fighter 2V( so bad that it is good type of show "HADOU SHHOOO-RRRYYYYYYYYUUUU-KKEEEEEENNN!!!!!!!")

[Stabby]

HitBat, that is a cool post.

OP is airing on TV, though. So I suppose the DVD releases will be out soon.

Peacemaker Kurogane is VERY WEAK on action for at least the first 9 episodes.

By the way, I saw something in the video store called "Peace Maker". Everyone appears to be carrying swords, is this a good buyers choice?

Horrible false advertising. I stopped watching the series at episode 9 because the main character still didn't have a sword. He spent all that time cleaning floors, and having flashbacks.

Samurai Deeper Kyo is hit or miss. If you like generic anime, then you should watch it.

[Hunter D]

Samurai Deeper Kyo is hit or miss. If you like generic anime, then you should watch it.
SDK anime is trash. This is a case of great manga being turned into a shitty generic show. Someone needs to do SDK right.

[OmNiExiZt]

I have ninja scroll the movie. The one that was released back in like 95'/96' timeframe. HitBatt, that boxing one that you mentioned. It's doesn't have to much comedy does it, because I don't like those kinds of animes. There is so much emphasis on being funny that it just disgust me sometimes. I wish I could think of something to compare the kind of comedy too that I don't like. But I can't think of any titles right now. I almost forgot, I also own "Gappler Baki" I like that one a lot, sure it's kind of shallow, but the fighting makes up for it in my opinion. I heard that there was a series out for it, but I can't seem to find anywhere to get it. Any one have any ideas?

*ONEZ*

[Stabby]

If you want the Grappler Baki anime, it is liscenced, but you could probably hit up boxtorrents.com for it if you don't care. Season 1 is way better than season 2, but the whole thing is hilarious AND awesome just because of how ridiculous things are in trying to make the characters seem badass.

And Hajime no Ippo is #1 about boxing. It has training, awesome fights, btu the guys in it are just not-so-serious outside of the ring. They don't start screaming or anything, but they mess with each other like how someone would mess with their friends... if they were in Japan. And it is pretty realistic, too. No dark-screens and flashing lights. If you like the first few episodes, it only get better from there.

[HitBattousai]

The humor isn't just slapped in Hajime no Ippo if that's what you mean, nor does it dominate the story. It's mostly about the boxing and the characters, with the humor integrated seamless into scenes, not funny for the sake of being funny. Oh and HnI basically has no filler episodes except for a few recap shows.

Forgot about FMA and X, thx HunterD and thx for the compliment Stabby.

Full Metal Alchemist - A pretty series produced by Square-Enix about the Elric brothers, primarily Edward Elric, the Full Metal Alchemist, a teenager able to use alchemy(which in this show is like magic), fighting to try and restore his brother's true body. It starts brilliantly(for the first 30 episodes or so), and ends on total crack. The action, art, and animation are pretty top notch throughout however. Overall, it's pretty solid.

X(The TV series) - A fantasy, sci-fi action series about the world's destruction or salvation, which rests in the hands of the winner between the Dragons of Heaven and Earth. Very pretty art throughout, and stunning animation...for a few scenes. Not much actual fighting in this one though, mostly energy/projectile battles, and the main character is not appealing at all to me from start to finish. Decent story. Overall, above average.

[OmNiExiZt]

Damn, keep forgetting the ones I have since I haven't watched them in a while. I own X the movie and I really enjoyed it. I've alwasy wanted to see the series though. I heard that the series actully allows you to get involved with the characters instead of watching them all get offed in a 60 min. feature. I guess I need to get my hands on this one. Now I know that what I'm about to say completly contradicts most of the stuff that I said I don't like. But I do enjoy some comedy. I thought that some of the things that went on in "Bastard" were done pretty well as far as comedy wise. I also want to see "All Purpose Catgirl Nuku Nuku". I don't know why, but ever since I saw this sitting on the shelves at the rental store, I had always wanted to check it out. The synopis sounds pretty ok. Apparently a scientist pet cat dies and in order to save it, he puts the brain in a robot girl and it just goes from there. I'm just curious to see if she tears shit up Project Ako style.

*ONEZ*

[bakablitz]

haha, just watched genshiken in one sitting (first time). It's pretty fun, but I found myself skipping parts. Does the manga go further?

episodes 8 and 9 creep me out though ^^; (I still don't quite get 8... they just worried about her lack of respect, or is it something cultural?)

And yeah, I'd definitely go for a round vs. kohsaka :tup:

And THOSE guys are average fans? I fear. I thought the comifes thing was an exaggeration, but if the above is true... o.O














...Kohsaka is awesome.

Loveless looks like it'll be split 50/50 between the corny battles and the creepy relationships. Good enough for me, anyway.

[Stabby]

What were 8 and 9?

The creepiest part was how Saki opened that conversation with Ohno
"OMG, Kohsaka was doing me from behind and I think he just did it so he could watch anime at the same time!"

The manga comes out in April, from Del Rey. So I guess april is this month.

The group that was doing the traslations dropped it when Del Rey liscenced it, so only chapters 1-10 exist.

But yes, the series is still going. And that really, really annoying guy actually joined the club! Along with another girl.

Ohno's chest is huge! I noticed it even before that episode where they were talking about it.

[ReggieHadoken]

Can any Macross/Robotech fans help me out on a little info? A few weeks ago, I saw a VHS movie called Macross. Now I'm, no stranger to Robotech. I have the entire 36 ep Macross Saga