The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[C Deezy]

Anyone seen Mars Daybreak? Kinda interested in picking it up, but I would like some feedback on it first. Good or bad will do.

[InfiniDragon615]

From what I've been reading so far (got through the 1st volume), Scrapped Princess manga owns anime version hard. Less cheesecake filler (aka no drawn-out bath scenes and annoying as hell Winnia) and more of what counts; Shannon and Raquel owning everyone/thing in their path. :tup: Shannon's so frickin' cool in manga...he doesn't come off half as "token badass" as he does in the anime version (cause in anime version, that's what he was) and shows genuine feelings for Pacifica. That being said, Pacifica is the only reason that anyone who steps to him isn't dead (she dislikes killing, so Shannon doesn't do it).

But yeah, great read for me so far. Hopefully this version keeps the steam going, unlike the anime.

[Crusader]

From what I've been reading so far (got through the 1st volume), Scrapped Princess manga owns anime version hard. I've heard people say this about almost every anime out there... honestly, I tried reading the Scrapped Princess manga and I didn't think it was better than the anime. Some people like manga in general more, others like anime more. One isn't always better than the other.

The Scrapped Princess anime is fucking awesome.

[Hunter D]

Anyone seen Mars Daybreak? Kinda interested in picking it up, but I would like some feedback on it first. Good or bad will do.

The only thing I know about this show is that it's from the same studio that did Rahxephon.

[KoftSF]

currently watching:
his and her circumstances
witch hunter robing

reading:
parasite and im trying to get the damn first volume of gyo for cheap.

btw...if anyone went to anime expo...do you know the name of that anime that was featured in the Hale's Mom music video. I remember it had jungle in the title =P

Currently reading Cowboy Bebop. Currently searching for Knocking on Heaven's Door. Currently watching Gundam 0083

[Remix1213]

I read/watched naruto until the episodes were all fillers, so i'll wait until the fillers are over before i watch it again. Now im into Bleach like CRAZY i dont know why its so appealing but it is, enterance theme and all...

[fjf314]

The same thing happens to me with Naruto. When good shit is happening, the series is one of the best things I've ever watched in my life. The filler episodes just kill me, though, since you go from a stretch of episodes that are incredible to a stretch of shit that doesn't even seem worth the time to watch.

[WasFemto]

Anybody know if the Kujibiki Unbalance intro was made into a single or is it only featured in Genshiken. I dled the Genshiken OSTs and no go. Anyone have other suggestions?

[Wellman]

My heaven, I have just seen all of Golden Boy for the first time yesterday.

Instantly became one of my all time faves, two thumbs up.

[Shade]

The new Guyver anime is the SHIT.

[Remix1213]

The new Guyver anime is the SHIT.

w0rd? i might check it out

[N-Ken]

Can anyone link me to Hunter x Hunter vol 21 and up? It would be most appreciated.

[Hunter D]

Can anyone link me to Hunter x Hunter vol 21 and up? It would be most appreciated.
You know how to use IRC? I know a site with botlists that serve it.

Edit: You could try stoptazmo.

[RetroXIII]

just finished hajime no ippo & mai hime (i highly recommend both)

about to hop on fruits basket haha. also full metal panic! tsr is going pretty good so far IMO.
i need more comedy anime...

[InfiniDragon615]

I've heard people say this about almost every anime out there... honestly, I tried reading the Scrapped Princess manga and I didn't think it was better than the anime. Some people like manga in general more, others like anime more. One isn't always better than the other.

The Scrapped Princess anime is fucking awesome.

The anime was good, but it lost a lot of steam towards the end. Plus, I hate all of the "side" characters (except Chris, he was okay), and really hope they stay out of the manga. I will admit though, that the last episode sorta redeemed it. And the music a lot of the time was helluva.

So anyway, I started readin Yotsuba &, that's comedy there. :rofl: The whole thing is oddball, and Yotsuba is nuts. That being said, it's just like the other stuff Azuma does.

[void216]

so such a long thread and no discussion about homuculus whats wrong with it its quite a excellent manga i would like to recommend by the Band of the Hawks its made by the same person who did Icchi the Killer but not as violent. i also would like to mention GOTH by the scanlation group Kotonha especially because of the knife fight scene at the end.

[Kyoujin]

Hello everyone,

Could someone identify these manga's for me?

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char15.html

and

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ajsj/char04.html

Thanks!

[Stabby]

N-ken, http://www.voiea.net/manga/HxH/

I'm one of the hosts, so you can just check the page for updates.

[void216]

kyoujin the 1st one is Busou Renkin by Nobuhiro Watsuki creator of Rouroni Kenshin and the second one is called Gintama

[ReggieHadoken]

Latest Manga pick ups:

Kenshin vol. 18
I"s vol. 3
Hunter X Hunter vo.l 4

Next up:

InuYasha vol. 22-23
Dr. Slump vol. 3

As for anime... I had this whole week off work for vacation so I finally sat down and watched some Zach Bell with the Zach Recap on Toonami. This should is actually pretty good. I know why Kyo tages along with that midget, Zach. But why is Zach dressed like a half kid Nun/school girl? Ah well.

Toonami will show Naruto starting next Saturday. Nice that this anime will be coming to America but I'm afraid of how many edits will be made and how the voices will be handled, especially for my fav character Naruto himself. I've already seen the sins that have been done in One Piece. Super soakers?! I'm surprised they actually mentioned that one pirate that hid all his treasure in the Grand Line as "before the hung him." They can say the word "hung" as in killed but can't show REAL guns? Ugh. To be fair, Zoro has a good voice and Buggy The Clown was also good. Luffy's voice isn't all that bad. Someone like him needs a lighthearted, upbeat type of voice.

[Kyoujin]

kyoujin the 1st one is Busou Renkin by Nobuhiro Watsuki creator of Rouroni Kenshin and the second one is called Gintama

Thanks for your help! :tup:

[fernboi]

yea i have that 1 second clip of naruto talking

[The Muffin Man]

hey fellas,

i just finished watching all of inuyasha (except for the movies).
and i just absolutely hated the ending.
(im not gonna spoil it for anyone that hasnt seen the ending of the series)
But lemme say it puts you in a state of asking "will there be more?"
and thats exactly my question for you guys and gals...
Are they planning on makin anymore eps of inuyasha past episode 167???
as far as i can tell, no.
But does anyone else have anymore damning information for me???

thanks to all

[tempest]

hey fellas,

i just finished watching all of inuyasha (except for the movies).
and i just absolutely hated the ending.
(im not gonna spoil it for anyone that hasnt seen the ending of the series)
But lemme say it puts you in a state of asking "will there be more?"
and thats exactly my question for you guys and gals...
Are they planning on makin anymore eps of inuyasha past episode 167???
as far as i can tell, no.
But does anyone else have anymore damning information for me???

thanks to all
there planning on making movies of inu-yash thats what happans with alot of rumiko takahshi shows she streachs the story out ,but she has no idea how she wants end them like ranma1/2 and couple other shows.

[The Muffin Man]

there planning on making movies of inu-yash thats what happans with alot of rumiko takahshi shows she streachs the story out ,but she has no idea how she wants end them like ranma1/2 and couple other shows.


hmmm...interesting
do you know if they "officially" said "no" to more episodes??

i havent seen the movies yet (i plan on watchin em tonight), so i dont know how they end....but i was wondering do you know if they are makin more then the 4 that are already out???

thanks for the help

[tempest]

hmmm...interesting
do you know if they "officially" said "no" to more episodes??

i havent seen the movies yet (i plan on watchin em tonight), so i dont know how they end....but i was wondering do you know if they are makin more then the 4 that are already out???

thanks for the help
yea pretty much there done doing eps for inu-yasha .

[Starhammer]

I've got a small question for those who watch other than the mainstream Anime. Is there ALWAYS an annoying character in EVERY Anime? Just wondering. So far, I've I.D.ed.................

Naruto = Sakura
Bleach = Gin (a.ka. the fox-faced bastard )
Dragonball = damn near any enemy that shows up.
Neon Genesis Evangelion = Seele
My hime = Nagi

And the list can go on and on. It's starting to look like it's intentional moreso than just a side-effect. Anyone got other theories?

-Starhammer-

[capconian]

anyone know where i can get the tsukihime trans. manga?

[S.a.g.a]

I'm in the mood to get into some new manga and I'd like some suggestions. The following is an example of what I'm into:

GantZ
Slam Dunk
One Piece
Death Note
Battle Royale

As you can see, I'm a pretty action oriented kind of guy unless the storyline convinces me otherwise.

Also, if anybody can hook me up with a link to some MONSTER manga, I'd appreciate it. The anime is just too horribly slow paced for my liking.

And yeah, Star. It's obvious that it's very intentional.

GantZ has Inaba...
Death Note has Misa...
Battle Royale had Mimura's shorter sidekick of a friend...

Etc. It balances out things.

[Stabby]

Monster was liscenced, so was Tsukihime. You'll have to hit up IRC for either.

I do have Monster, though. I can zip and send to you if you want, Saga.

Star, those characters don't really have anything in common. You just find them annoying, or dislikable. And characters like that occur in everything.

[Starhammer]

Star, those characters don't really have anything in common. You just find them annoying, or dislikable. And characters like that occur in everything.

Yep. I do. It may not be the exact same characters for everyone, but it seems that there is at least one in each anime. the main reason I asked is because I only do action anime, so I won't know if it's true for other genres or not.

















And if you can sit there and tell me Sakura isn't annoying, I'll have your birthday cancelled.

-Starhammer-

[S.a.g.a]

It's Stabby. He'll do it anyway. =/

[Starhammer]

It's Stabby. He'll do it anyway. =/

...................You're right. I might as well get on the phone.

-Starhammer-

[Hunter D]

I'm in the mood to get into some new manga and I'd like some suggestions. The following is an example of what I'm into:

GantZ
Slam Dunk
One Piece
Death Note
Battle Royale

As you can see, I'm a pretty action oriented kind of guy unless the storyline convinces me otherwise.

Also, if anybody can hook me up with a link to some MONSTER manga, I'd appreciate it. The anime is just too horribly slow paced for my liking.

And yeah, Star. It's obvious that it's very intentional.

GantZ has Inaba...
Death Note has Misa...
Battle Royale had Mimura's shorter sidekick of a friend...

Etc. It balances out things.

If you know how to use IRC I can give you a chanel and website where you can get monster and other manga's.

[The Muffin Man]

its like that for life in general though isnt it???

for every one person you fine ok and likable, theres always a jackass behind em. so im usually able to deal with it in anime.
:tup:

[js2756]

there planning on making movies of inu-yash thats what happans with alot of rumiko takahshi shows she streachs the story out ,but she has no idea how she wants end them like ranma1/2 and couple other shows.

And like almost all movies based on Takahashi manga, will be original material (only movies made based on her work are some of the Urusei Yatsura movies).

At this point, it is unknown whether any of the manga beyond the end of the anime will be animated, but in all likelihood, some of it will be animated in OAV format. Whether or not all of it will be, my guess is that it is unlikely since there is A LOT that has not been covered by the anime.

[tempest]

And like almost all movies based on Takahashi manga, will be original material (only movies made based on her work are some of the Urusei Yatsura movies).

At this point, it is unknown whether any of the manga beyond the end of the anime will be animated, but in all likelihood, some of it will be animated in OAV format. Whether or not all of it will be, my guess is that it is unlikely since there is A LOT that has not been covered by the anime.
hence is way i don't pick none of her works, only the movies or ovas.

[The Muffin Man]

And like almost all movies based on Takahashi manga, will be original material (only movies made based on her work are some of the Urusei Yatsura movies).

At this point, it is unknown whether any of the manga beyond the end of the anime will be animated, but in all likelihood, some of it will be animated in OAV format. Whether or not all of it will be, my guess is that it is unlikely since there is A LOT that has not been covered by the anime.

wait are you refering to inuyasha or something else???
if so, are you telling me that there is more stuff in the inuyasha mangas that they havent shown in the anime???

if this is the case, i need to pick up the mangas for inuyasha then.

[Spiderjericho]

I've been really out of it when it comes to Anime.

But I finally finished watching Record of Lodoss War TV Series. Wasn't too crazy how they crammed seven episodes onto one DVD or the transfer, but definitely liked the series.

I don't think I'll be buying single volume purchases, except for Samurai Champloo and completing Azumanga. Would love to see Robotech Remastered and GITS: SAC box set.

[js2756]

wait are you refering to inuyasha or something else???
if so, are you telling me that there is more stuff in the inuyasha mangas that they havent shown in the anime???

if this is the case, i need to pick up the mangas for inuyasha then.

The Inuyasha manga is still being written. From the looks of it, the manga will be going on for awhile yet. I wouldn't be all that surprised if it went on for 500 chapters (currently, 423 chapters have been released in Japan).

[N-Ken]

N-ken, http://www.voiea.net/manga/HxH/

I'm one of the hosts, so you can just check the page for updates.


Hey yeah I actually got that link from awhile ago on here and thats where I got everything up until vol 21, but vol 21 and up are broken, at least for me :sad:

[The Muffin Man]

The Inuyasha manga is still being written. From the looks of it, the manga will be going on for awhile yet. I wouldn't be all that surprised if it went on for 500 chapters (currently, 423 chapters have been released in Japan).

Oh Good God thats alot...

well i better start lookin for those then.

hey man i appreciate the help :tup:

[Stabby]

You should have told me before those links were broken!

Done, everything is fixed and perfect again.

[N-Ken]

<3 <3 <3

[The Muffin Man]

now then,

does anyone know where i can get the inuyasha mangas (preferable Download via BT and all in a set)?? or a good fansite to DL them all??
id reeeeally love to get the translated jap originals not the VIZ novels(or whoever licensed them).

on that note, does anyone know if the mangas brought to the US (the ones licensed by VIZ or whoever) are in there original form or did they edit them at all???

[thedude.com]

There's this classic manga which had story about Gangstas , bosozokus and yakuzas ...

the art work is similar to Hokuto no ken too , but I DON'T REMEMBER , the main character has a white bandana (like ryu) and wears a outdated japanese school uniform trench coat .

and a gang leader that looks like a WW2 japanese field commander ...

[WasFemto]

Just finished reading the first 5 volumes of Homulucunis(sp?). I suggest you all go to the Hawks website and dl this manga. This shit is just bizzare.

[danomyte]

could i have a pm of the best site to get ramna 1/2 shows? and is this show is going?

[WasFemto]

^Ranma 1/2 ended aloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oong time ago. Don't know any sites that have the series tho', check IRC channels.



On another note...I'm thinking about reading the Naruto manga...I'm not to sure yet tho'.....

Anybody check out Homunculus yet? If not you suck. :tdown:

[OrangeCat]

Does anyone happen to have a trailer or anything for Gankutsuou/The Count of Monte Cristo? I would like to see it in action.

OC

[TaygetaVendetta]

Does anyone happen to have a trailer or anything for Gankutsuou/The Count of Monte Cristo? I would like to see it in action.

OC

Here you go (http://montecristodvd.com/)

And Homunculus owns hard.

[OrangeCat]

Thank ye good sir.

OC

[orka]

Does anyone happen to have a trailer or anything for Gankutsuou/The Count of Monte Cristo? I would like to see it in action.

OC

TRAILER (http://realguide.jp.real.com/ram/anime/040922_gankutsu.ram)

"Gankutsuoh" is going to be released sometime in October by Geneon. Hell, I've been buying too many series lately (just completed "Gunlinger Girl" and "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" season 1, in middle of collecting "Elfen Lied", "Genshiken" and "Burst Angel"). I'll probably end up buying it anyway, though since it was such a good show.

I can't wait for "Tenjho Tenge" manga vol. 14 to come out (less than a month now). The recent Ultra Jump chapters have been totally kick ass. :tup:

EDIT: argh, I've been beat

[Gasaraki]

Just want to say, I HIGHLY recommend Gankutsuou. The entire series was great and if you haven't read the book, was quite suspenseful and intresting.

[orka]

Has anybody here seen "Karas", by the way?

The raw for episode 2 surfaced on the net less than a week ago, but the animation quality is amazing. Everybody should watch it, even if you don't understand Japanese.

[tempest]

Has anybody here seen "Karas", by the way?

The raw for episode 2 surfaced on the net less than a week ago, but the animation quality is amazing. Everybody should watch it, even if you don't understand Japanese.
yea its comming out here next yera,but by manga so yea i recommend the fansubs..since manga can't do nothing right.



Gankutsuou comes out oct 25 and yes i have mine on hold.

orke o feel you we collected bout same stuff only that i didn't get burstangle i heard it was fluff show, so i picked up

samurai7,and couple other.

[Hunter D]

Anyone read the Korean comicbook titled Change Guy. The shit is hot.

[orka]

yea its comming out here next yera,but by manga so yea i recommend the fansubs..since manga can't do nothing right.



Gankutsuou comes out oct 25 and yes i have mine on hold.

orke o feel you we collected bout same stuff only that i didn't get burstangle i heard it was fluff show, so i picked up

samurai7,and couple other.

The problem with me is that I always impulse-buy. Most of the stuff that buy, I've seen months before on my computer... Even if I'm aware that some shows are not that great, I end up buying sometimes because the marketing can be so good. In case of Burst Angel, I was like "Shit, that collector's box is tight!! And I really want that cell phone strap!!!" and ended up dropping $30 on the spot. The show's not bad... just a bit hollower than what I usually watch. Jo's really hot, if that helps. :confused:

Some are win-win situations, though. Like the R.O.D TV series with the cool faux leather book case, or how Gunslinger Girl came with a huge wallscroll.

And there are other times when I buy complete box sets without even watching the show, just because they're good value or have nice box or something. Such case is Comic Party. I know I'm never gonna watch that thing again (it's not even remotely close to the game). Stupid cellophane cover.

I buy movies, too... but I usually stick to the major ones. Over the summer I bought Appleseed, The Promised Place from Our Early Days (full-length feature by the guy that did Voices of a Distant Star) and Steamboy.

[tempest]

The problem with me is that I always impulse-buy. Most of the stuff that buy, I've seen months before on my computer... Even if I'm aware that some shows are not that great, I end up buying sometimes because the marketing can be so good. In case of Burst Angel, I was like "Shit, that collector's box is tight!! And I really want that cell phone strap!!!" and ended up dropping $30 on the spot. The show's not bad... just a bit hollower than what I usually watch. Jo's really hot, if that helps. :confused:

Some are win-win situations, though. Like the R.O.D TV series with the cool faux leather book case, or how Gunslinger Girl came with a huge wallscroll.

And there are other times when I buy complete box sets without even watching the show, just because they're good value or have nice box or something. Such case is Comic Party. I know I'm never gonna watch that thing again (it's not even remotely close to the game). Stupid cellophane cover.

I buy movies, too... but I usually stick to the major ones. Over the summer I bought Appleseed, The Promised Place from Our Early Days (full-length feature by the guy that did Voices of a Distant Star) and Steamboy.


if you like art designs.wait till you see artbox for Gankutsuou very nice same with new trigun sets i hope they really redo the animation that be must buy for me same for dna angle thinpack, and couple more.

[dialupsucky]

So what does everyone think of pretty cure??? I wasnt gonna watch it, but it appears to be just so insanely popular I couldnt help but watch one episode. Now, granted im a nerd, and well... Maybe the random epsiode I watched was the best episode ever in the series but I thought it was pretty ok lol... so yea umm sorry if its been talked about, if it has then disregrad this... but what does everyone else think??



Also where can I dl the SO3 manga, websites with it have been at volume 3 for months and months now it seems. Ive heard that some places on IRC have teh whole thing, but ill be damned even if someone leads me through it I still will have no idea how to dl from that shit...

So anyone know any sites maybe that I missed or something where you can DL everything?


Thanks

[orka]

Have any of you guys seen... Koi Koi Seven :confused:

There's only one group subbing it: Nihongo-Anime.
And guess who the translator is?

Anyhow, I've actually gotten bored with it so I've been putting it off for a while. If anybody is interested in ecchi/comedy kind of thing (the author of the manga is the same guy that worked on Hanaukyou Maid Team), it might float your boat. The anime might suck, but my translation is supreme. :wow:

[dialupsucky]

I watched that one episode where the girl with the rifle was rubbing herself and was talking about punish me punish me.. I saw a clip of it on 4chan and I waslike hrmm this might be good....


boy.... was I disapointed.... Well everything but that 5 seconds...

[orka]

I watched that one episode where the girl with the rifle was rubbing herself and was talking about punish me punish me.. I saw a clip of it on 4chan and I waslike hrmm this might be good....


boy.... was I disapointed.... Well everything but that 5 seconds...

Hahaha, you saw it? At least I know that my work is not wasted in vain. :encore:

[SNkNuT]

Does anybody remember this anime that was release 5-6 years ago about some guy who is an assassin, but he cries everytime he kills somebody. The anime was pretty violent with some fanservice. It's from Manga Enertainment I think.

[orka]

Does anybody remember this anime that was release 5-6 years ago about some guy who is an assassin, but he cries everytime he kills somebody. The anime was pretty violent with some fanservice. It's from Manga Enertainment I think.

You mean Crying Freeman??

The series began in the 80's actually. The manga is even older.

[SNkNuT]

lol yeah that's the one. that's the only anime series i used to own. most of my anime are fansubs now.

[dialupsucky]

Hahaha, you saw it? At least I know that my work is not wasted in vain. :encore:

You did it eh? its a small world after all i guess

[G.O.T]

Ey does anyone have any pics of the last humonculi-Pride? I just would like to see his face thats all. Oh yeah btw, Greed is fuckin sweet.

[orka]

Tons of new shows are popping up. Winter 2005 season is officially on!

I've so far watched Blood+, ARIA, Sakugan no Shana, Gunparade Orchestra, and Mai Otome. I'm probably going to drop most of them after a couple of episodes as usual. Just weeding through the rough right now...

[tempest]

Ey does anyone have any pics of the last humonculi-Pride? I just would like to see his face thats all. Oh yeah btw, Greed is fuckin sweet.



eh if you saw who pride is , it would spoil whole show., but heres a hint sloth is not only humonculi working in the government.


i want see blood + thats bout it.

[DeusFNL]

Currently watching:
Tide-Line Blue (meh)
Gits SAC 2nd GIG
Naruto
Bleach
EUREKA SEVEN (Fuck, I love this show, it's like one of those marketing gimmick animes, ONLY GOOD)
Monster

On standby:
Full-Metal Panic 2nd Season
Speed Grapher (hate the pacing)

[G.O.T]

Has anybody read the King of Hell yet. Its Korean manga or something like that. It's my favorite anime/related series so far. Even tho i think that its gonna be short-lived. sigh*. Buut if it does become popular i hope my boy gets his own anime. Hey it happened to Ragnarok. But the Ragnarok anime sucked compared to the manga. Right now ive bought no.10 of King Of Hell, and the main character, Majeh is just seriously kicking some ass. If anybody can suggest to some other good brand, new anime or something i can download fom a torrent to stop my boredom ive been having lately.

myspace.com/edwardkun

stompdisciple@yahoo.com

[Hunter D]

Anyone seen the new blood+ tv show? I've been hearing good things about it

[Spiderjericho]

^^^I watched the first episode yesterday. It definitely had more story/exposition than the movie (ouch). I believe it takes place before it, as Saya has no clue of who she is (don't want to completely ruin it).

The second ep has been released as raw.

I've heard the first ep of Hellsing OVA is out too.

Anyways some Anime I recently watched:

Basilisk 16, 17 and 18 (I don't see anyone being alive at the end except Oboro)

Macross Zero (yech, too random. Roy Focker, love story, island setting, etc)

Fist of the North Star Movie (japanese version) (awesome violence, I can't quite remember how the American one ended)

[Hunter D]

^^^I watched the first episode yesterday. It definitely had more story/exposition than the movie (ouch). I believe it takes place before it, as Saya has no clue of who she is (don't want to completely ruin it).

The second ep has been released as raw.

I've heard the first ep of Hellsing OVA is out too.

Anyways some Anime I recently watched:

Basilisk 16, 17 and 18 (I don't see anyone being alive at the end except Oboro)

Macross Zero (yech, too random. Roy Focker, love story, island setting, etc)

Fist of the North Star Movie (japanese version) (awesome violence, I can't quite remember how the American one ended)
Wouldn't be hard for the first ep of the show to have more plot development than the movie since the movie had none to speak of.

[Spiderjericho]

True. Honestly, I'm excited about the series. I like action anime versus the mech, love story or esoteric nonsense.

The only gripe may be the teenage characters. Though do I understand who the show is being marketed for (definitely not a 29 year-old adult like myself).

[void216]

i thought the the first ova of hellsing doesnt come till december 7

[bigpoppa]

Currently reading:
Rurouni Kenshin
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Fist of the Blue Sky

Currently watching:
Samurai Champloo
Naruto
Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex

[DESERT DRAGON]

I just got done watching Genshiken. Anybody else watch it yet? Do the lives of these otaku compare at all to your own?

[orka]

Yea, Genshiken is just great. And I can't wait to complete the DVD set (forgot when vol. 3 is coming out though).

The term 'otaku' seems a bit misinterpreted outside of Japan, though. The characters in Genshiken are technically otakus, I guess. But their life is illustrated as something rather rosey.

I recommend reading NHK e Youkoso (Welcome to NHK) if anybody wants something a bit more hardcore.

[maxx]

from wut i understood otaku's are complete losers, obsessed with sumtin. That america has taken the word to mean anime, and lost the complete loser part of the word.

[orka]

Well, I wouldn't necessarily say 'losers'. 'Geeks' is more like it. But it definitely doesn't have a positive ring to the word...

[thedude.com]

from wut i understood otaku's are complete losers, obsessed with sumtin. That america has taken the word to mean anime, and lost the complete loser part of the word.

you guys should watch this J-drama ....

Densha Otoko , is about an Otaku guy in a train ... and fall in love with this Girl who got harassed by a drunkard , and the otaku dude saved her .

[orka]

Densha Otoko is actually based on a 2chan thread, interestingly enough.

[ducvader]

Densha Otoko Rocks! I give it a 10/10

[tempest]

blood tv is very good, that and pardise kiss , and maybe black cat are the only good shows thats out this fall thats good. bloodtv is 51 eps so it may follow the manga in some ways later on. hellsing ova is not out thats bullshit rumor its releasedate is dec.

what i'm watching


fma
ippo
planetes
ah my goddess tv
samurai 7
samurai champloo
jubichan 2 season
scarpped princess
and later this week Gankutsuou

later

[Agmaster]

G.O.T. do you only have King of Hell in solid form?
I've seen torrents for Hellsing OAVs but refrained from wasting my bwidth w/o knowing for sure. May change that tonite.

What's the diff between 2chan and 4chan?

Anyone else seen teh Genshi manga. It obviously goes further, but I can't find it anywhere.

[FatalFuryD]

Sup, yall. Been reading Rose Hip Rose by Fujisawa Tohru(sp?). Creator of Bad Company and its even greater sequel, Great Teacher Onizuka, can't go wrong, right?
... I can't recommend it too much, that's for sure. It's different though, but his formular doesn't work here imo. like it's not nearly as funny as GTO nor is it touching, it's hard for me to care about the characters ionno. Recommend me some comics plz?

2chan/idlechan and 4chans have different administrators. They're different boards. Sorta like here vs higher voltage or something. and uh.. yeah I'm one of those imageboard nerds, w/e. shrug. Dunno why it mattered so much when there's an otaku doing what he does.

Any news on fate/stay night's sequel and anime conversion?

[orka]

2chan is a abbreviateion for Futaba Channel, dedicated to the character Futaba (from what series, I don't remember anymore... something in my head says that it's a h-game though).

4chan is just a international ripoff of 2chan. Has nothing to do with 2chan, really.

Any news on fate/stay night's sequel and anime conversion?

Atraxia is a fan disk set, unfortunately.

Fate anime begins airing in spring 2006.

[orka]

I went to Best Buy and bought myself some DVDs today... I've been behind in buying stuff for a while.

I got:

Gunslinger Girl vol. 3
Elfen Lied vol. 2
Elfen Lied vol. 3
Burst Angel vol. 3
Burst Angel vol. 4

I dun think the new Burst Angel was supposed to be out 'till next Tuesday, but it was on the shelf so oh well. :p

I know that some of the GSG vol. 3 discs have been found to be defective, but I hope mine's okay. It would be a pain to send it to Funimation for a replacement.

[Dan?]

I just got finished reading the first Dragonball manga, and it is quite enjoyable. It's rather funny, and to be honest, Toriyama is a pretty creative guy.

I've never bought Manga before, so I just decided to grab a bunch of firsts. I also got:
Dragonball Z 1
Naruto 1
Trigun 1
Trigun Maximum 1

I primarily got DBZ to see if it's any better than the show, Naruto because I am very interested in what this series is all about (Ninjas? Eeeeexcellent...), Trigun for the same reasons as DBZ, and Trigun Maximum because Wolfwood's back, and that is reason enough.

[WasFemto]

As usual I'm behind on the anime viewing when schools in.

I reeeeeaaallllllyyyy want to see Tetsujin 28 badly, bday is comin up in a few weeks so I'm gonna pick up the vol.1+box.

Space Runaway Ideon is up to vol.11(but I need to dl Azureus again...)

and I still need to pick up vol.2 of Giant Robo. Got 1 and 3 but 2 I'm gonna have to order online most likely. Man, the RightStuf sales can't come soon enough. Still need to finish Azumanga Daioh and pick up the Platinum Edition EVAs.

[ReggieHadoken]

I just got finished reading the first Dragonball manga, and it is quite enjoyable. It's rather funny, and to be honest, Toriyama is a pretty creative guy.

I've never bought Manga before, so I just decided to grab a bunch of firsts. I also got:
Dragonball Z 1
Naruto 1
Trigun 1
Trigun Maximum 1

I primarily got DBZ to see if it's any better than the show, Naruto because I am very interested in what this series is all about (Ninjas? Eeeeexcellent...), Trigun for the same reasons as DBZ, and Trigun Maximum because Wolfwood's back, and that is reason enough.

VERY good picks, man, very good. I've read the first two books of Trigun and Trigun Maximum vol. 1 butI've yet to get books #2-6. I read enough manga as it is but I really want to see what they do in TM that was different from the anime.

The DBZ manga moves at a much faster pace than the anime. I really enjoy both the anime and manga myself, though but the show was more drawn out to keep it from catching up with the manga.

Well I read Kenshin vol. 19 last week. WHOA!! This Revenge arc is shaping up to be pretty good! Atfter the Kyoto arc, I was afraid the manga would lose steam but Watsuki-San is still keeping me hooked.

As for the Inu-Yasha manga, I've been reading the weekly updates on Ear-Tweak. The manga just seems to be going in circles now. She's done more than 430 chapters of InuYasha and she said she's looking forward to chapter 500. How many freaking times can InuYasha find Naraku or something that has his freaking heart, come close to killing him/it only to have him/it escape? Seriously, this is surpassing ridiculous here.

[Gasaraki]

Noein, first episode was "softsubbed". I hope someone picks this up as a series cause it seems pretty cool.

[phae]

Densha Otoko is actually based on a 2chan thread, interestingly enough.

Ahaha yeah! It's up on Wikipedia and EVERYTHING. Basically, this guy was the HERO of the 2chan otaku core! It was AWESOME to read about.

[The Muffin Man]

hey guys....
is this "Densha Otoko" you speak of a live-action film or anime (or avail. in both)???
cause everywhere i go to look up info on it, it shows up as "live-action".
Can anyone help me, im interested in this.
If its live action, thats fine....im really just curious
Thanks :tup:

[orka]

hey guys....
is this "Densha Otoko" you speak of a live-action film or anime (or avail. in both)???
cause everywhere i go to look up info on it, it shows up as "live-action".
Can anyone help me, im interested in this.
If its live action, thats fine....im really just curious
Thanks :tup:

Live action. But the intro is animated, featuring cute rabbit girls. There are garage kits and PVC models of them available from various brands.

@WasFemto: Why do you want see Tetsujin 28-go so much?? I know you're referring to the upcoming DVD release, and I quite don't know which installment it is... but the franchise itself is not great unless you're a fan of Osamu Tezuka or into really old-school stuff.

In the meantime, enjoy the crappy THEME SONG (http://www.gigantor.org/sounds/gigantor.wav) featured in the American airing of original series.

[Hunter D]

Densha Otoko Rocks! I give it a 10/10
Yes, this show pwns. We, SRK, need to coach a loser of our own.

[Rioting Soul]

Elfen Lied, is good. I've only seen the first episode and I'm hooked. *SPOILER*I expected Kisaragi to lighten up the situation and become a good friend of Lucy/Mew but Lucy straight up decapitated her.*SPOILER* And I love the opening theme too.

[WasFemto]

@WasFemto: Why do you want see Tetsujin 28-go so much?? I know you're referring to the upcoming DVD release, and I quite don't know which installment it is... but the franchise itself is not great unless you're a fan of Osamu Tezuka or into really old-school stuff.
.

bolded. I'm a fan of the old stuff yet I'm behind on the fansubs of Space Runaway Ideon,
GE999, Captain Harlock Tv and what not. The overall art direction of the older series own me.

I'm bummed that Ashita no Joe isn't being fansubbed anymore, I'm hoping Geneon would pick it up 'cuz from the three episodes I saw I really dug it(the manga is still being scanlated tho').

[DESERT DRAGON]

Has anybody read the entire GTO manga. 25 volumes and the series is great. The last manga came out about 2 months ago.

[thedude.com]

Yes, this show pwns. We, SRK, need to coach a loser of our own.


ME !! i haven't watched the series yet ... i only watch the Video Music ...is freakin' funny

[Hunter D]

Going to reserve Zeta gundam v1 and 2 at bestbuy. It'll be nice to see what gundam is supposed to be after watching the travesty that is gundam seed.

[orka]

Going to reserve Zeta gundam v1 and 2 at bestbuy. It'll be nice to see what gundam is supposed to be after watching the travesty that is gundam seed.

Zeta Gundam is a much older series ('86~'87 I think?).

Many people (including myself) consider it as the last true Gundam series.

[Hunter D]

Zeta Gundam is a much older series ('86~'87 I think?).

Many people (including myself) consider it as the last true Gundam series.
I know it's an older series. Yes, I thought seed was crap, especially destiny.

[Gasaraki]

Has anybody read the entire GTO manga. 25 volumes and the series is great. The last manga came out about 2 months ago.
gets way too repetitive after the first 10 volumes. Before that it was great though. The prequel manga that starred Onizuka and his old gang buddy was pretty funny too.
Zeta Gundam is a much older series ('86~'87 I think?).

Many people (including myself) consider it as the last true Gundam series.
You didn't like V Gundam? That was a pretty awesome one too.

[Hunter D]

Full Metal Panic season three is the best anime released this year IMO.

[maxx]

Zeta Gundam is a much older series ('86~'87 I think?).

Many people (including myself) consider it as the last true Gundam series.

i liked seed..when was the last time a mainstroyline gundam was released...non parallel universe one.

i hated destiny...i droped that series 5 episodes in..it was not interesting one bit.

[Hunter D]

Seed was so-so but gundam seed disappointment blew more cock than a freshman girl at her first frat party.

[maxx]

Seed was so-so but gundam seed disappointment blew more cock than a freshman girl at her first frat party.
:rofl: damnn man thats cold.

[Agmaster]

Dragonball Z 1
Naruto 1
Trigun 1
Trigun Maximum 1


Naruto's a medium choice.
DBZ is good.
Don't read Max until you real all of Trigun.

[Dan?]

Naruto's a medium choice.
DBZ is good.
Don't read Max until you real all of Trigun.

Yeah, I heard that Maximum was just a continuation of Trigun. Is there only the two Trigun manga collections then straight into Maximum?

And yes, DBZ is very good in manga form.

[WasFemto]

So MANGA has the 1980's Astro Boy Tv show? I saw this last night in the RightStuf catalog I got.

[orka]

The only reason Gundam franchise still exists is for plamos. People like plamos. Like... who care if the show itself sucks?

[Agmaster]

I dunno how they packaged Trigun in the US.

[Gasaraki]

Trigun has 2 volumes in the US, then right into Maximum which is at volume 6 so far.

[tempest]

Full Metal Panic season three is the best anime released this year IMO.
ummm no


bloodtv, and pardise kiss are the best so far,followed by air.

[Hunter D]

ummm no


bloodtv, and pardise kiss are the best so far,followed by air.
Man there have only been two or three episodes of blood tv. FMP is one episode a way from being done. The show has a great plot, script, and top notch animation.

How can you say paradise kiss is the best anime of the year when it isn't even the best drama. Honey and clover>Air>Paradise Kiss.

Edit:The animation studio that did air also did FMP TSR.

[Zachman]

Anyone know where I can get full metal Alchemist movie subbed from?

[tempest]

Man there have only been two or three episodes of blood tv. FMP is one episode a way from being done. The show has a great plot, script, and top notch animation.

How can you say paradise kiss is the best anime of the year when it isn't even the best drama. Honey and clover>Air>Paradise Kiss.

Edit:The animation studio that did air also did FMP TSR.


nevermind what i say,but i do think bloodtv be the best show out just the whole what 52 eps is kinda worrrying me,
pardisekiss i;m fanboy cause i'm madhouse whore, so i have hype something, but i do agree now sitting back thinking that HAC might be better after , but were wait till PK is done. i'll just love for air be license, i mean we know, honeyclover, bloodtv, and fmpTSR are license bound, air i would god nuts if geneon says they have it. like with t5he trigunmovie.
later,

[js2756]

Everyone overlooks Banner of the Stars 3, which has been far and away the 2005 release I have most enjoyed so far.

[dialupsucky]

argh what was with that FMP TSR ending? It was awfull. Is that how it happens in the manga? Chidori just pops up out of no where?? Really just awfull. Ill just assume this episode never happend.

[MrQuotes]

reading: Fullmetal Alchemist

watching: Samurai 7, Bleach, Blood, Initial D

i was wondering, are there any fighter jet anime's out? ive just never seen one released that wasnt just another mech anime.

[orka]

i was wondering, are there any fighter jet anime's out? ive just never seen one released that wasnt just another mech anime.

Sentou Yousei Yukikaze would probably float your boat. Gonzo production circa 2003. Made in joint with the Japan Self-Defense Force to commemorate their fighter pilots.

Other than that, I could think of some Macross (I like Macross Plus the best) series... but that leans more toward mecha.

Last Exile (Gonzo, 2004) is also somewhat related on the note, but that show's one of the best TV anime series ever produced so it wouldn't hurt to watch it anyway.

[tempest]

reading: Fullmetal Alchemist

watching: Samurai 7, Bleach, Blood, Initial D

i was wondering, are there any fighter jet anime's out? ive just never seen one released that wasnt just another mech anime.


tried area 88 maybe?

[Hunter D]

Everyone overlooks Banner of the Stars 3, which has been far and away the 2005 release I have most enjoyed so far.
Banner of the stars is a dumbed down legend of galactic heroes.

[Spiderjericho]

Yesterday, I watched Blood+ Ep 2 and Basilisk 19, nothing else really grabbing my interest (wish I had the time to invest in Full Metal Panic, but I never saw the first two series).

Anyone know if they're going to come out with a boxset for GITS?

[eddymasta]

I'm watching Hajime No Ippo(old I know) and i'm loving it. I'm on episode 21 or somethin like that now. Great show :tup:

[tempest]

Banner of the stars is a dumbed down legend of galactic heroes.
,and whats wrong with that? crest of stars/banner stars is avery good show, glad bandai license it .

eddy no biggie i love ippo more then any of the "jump shows" like naurto, and onepiece.

[Hunter D]

I would rather get the real deal which is legend of the galactic heroes instead of a dumbed down imitation. Banner is good but as yourself this, "why bother with imitation when the original is better?"

Edit: can't wait to get my hands on Zeta gundam!

[Shizuma_15]

hmm have you guys seen ichigo 100%? i was wondering if you guys knew anything bout it like how many ovas, movie maybe? any info would be appreciated.:pleased:

[dialupsucky]

Manga is pretty enjoyable first 50-80 chapters or so.... Then it just starts to get boring so if you dont like any characters and havnt picked your favorite by that time, probably best to drop it cuz it just gets worse. The ending is kinda fast to shrug.

The anime is horrible, the OVAs are horrible.

The game is also horrible. Good luck reading it unless your japanese is pretty good, as the font in the game is just about unreadable unless you know what you are looking for with out truely reading it half the time. The game is also the hardest dateing game ive ever played, never seen a damn game where you could die so easily. Also if you do play it, better pray you dont have a fave character and totaly ignore the fact that the game gives you choices to do stuff how you woulda liked to, cuz if you are biased at all you automaticly get a game over. Games pretty shitty.

[kainzero]

Ichigo 100% has such (http://www.kainzero.com/pictures/ichigo.jpg) splendid (http://www.kainzero.com/pictures/bscap346.jpg) art. (http://www.kainzero.com/pictures/bscap348.jpg)

Shakugan no SHANA :tup:

[maxx]

I'm watching Hajime No Ippo(old I know) and i'm loving it. I'm on episode 21 or somethin like that now. Great show :tup:

that kid is broken! lol. i loved that series..i'm glad srk put me onto thaat show..i enjoyed that whole series and the movie!

[Gasaraki]

Ippo isn't broken, Martinez is. O_O

[Stabby]

MAARRRRRRRRTTTTTIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ

Best boxer in the world!

62-0
58 KOs
Held his championship for 6 years!

[maxx]

MAARRRRRRRRTTTTTIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ

Best boxer in the world!

62-0
58 KOs
Held his championship for 6 years!

is he the one who beat ippo?

[Stabby]

He and Ippo never fight. They spar once-- and Martinez KOs Ippo on his feet, using nothing but a left jab.

[tempest]

I would rather get the real deal which is legend of the galactic heroes instead of a dumbed down imitation. Banner is good but as yourself this, "why bother with imitation when the original is better?"

Edit: can't wait to get my hands on Zeta gundam!


simple answer GH will never come out here in our life time ,so you have take next best thing.

[Agmaster]

Ippo isn't broken, Martinez is. O_O

Takamura is. That man beasts bears.

[WasFemto]

simple answer GH will never come out here in our life time ,so you have take next best thing.


Isn't GH being fansubbed. You can't get it on DVD but you can still obtain it....

One of these days I'll finish Utena I swear it...one of these days...

[tempest]

Isn't GH being fansubbed. You can't get it on DVD but you can still obtain it....

One of these days I'll finish Utena I swear it...one of these days...


that is true, but diehard fans would go nuts if it came out here, but there alot of redtape around that release if my memory is correct.


and yes i'm i;m so enjoying ippo glad geneon took gamble on license this show. i'm around when ippo spars with date the first time.

[G.O.T]

Well, At first i was like they all looked like pansies. But u know the anime that has really grown on me is Fushigi Yugi. I know its pretty old but i sadly like it now. Im ashamed of myself. i need torrents for it.

[Gasaraki]

Takamura is. That man beasts bears.
Yeh, he's crazy too, but you must not have read about Martinez in the manga yet, nor read Stabby's post.

Martinez is probably broken enough to take someone down weight classes above him :xeye:

[tempest]

Well, At first i was like they all looked like pansies. But u know the anime that has really grown on me is Fushigi Yugi. I know its pretty old but i sadly like it now. Im ashamed of myself. i need torrents for it.


FY main problem was it went around, and around in story like , and they milk that show to the very end like with the ovas after another.

got my Gankutsuou copy yesterday.... this is already my fav show.. i love the animation, and the charcaters i just love the show has awhole. anyway later

[Hunter D]

I bought Now and Then, Here and There box for $15 at BB. Watching it for the second time now and its still as tragic now as it was the first time I saw it.

[orka]

Ah, I totally forgot that Gankutsuoh came out this week... I'd buy it but I already spent over $200 on DVDs and games the past 2 weeks so I'll pass for now. I'm gonna be such a responsible adult when I graduate. :wasted:

I feel conflicted about Gunparade Orchestra. EP 4 just aired the other night, but it seems to get kiddier every episode. I don't like the Gundam vibe I'm feeling. And the mechs are super-ugly as usual (why couldn't they kept them the same way from Gunparade March?).

[tempest]

Ah, I totally forgot that Gankutsuoh came out this week... I'd buy it but I already spent over $200 on DVDs and games the past 2 weeks so I'll pass for now. I'm gonna be such a responsible adult when I graduate. :wasted:

I feel conflicted about Gunparade Orchestra. EP 4 just aired the other night, but it seems to get kiddier every episode. I don't like the Gundam vibe I'm feeling. And the mechs are super-ugly as usual (why couldn't they kept them the same way from Gunparade March?).


gankutsuoh is very very good, the whole pacing in the first 4 eps is very well done, i love the opening, and endthing themes. again animation is very interesting, with texstures, and patterns alot people complain that they couldn't sit through whole show, cause of the animation. to be honest it's not that bad your get drawn by the story and the characters, and get used to it . i can't stress this enough pick this show up. later

[Adam Warlock]

Anime Lovers! Don't forget to suppport the awesomness that is Jotaro in today's battle poll

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2726764&posted=1#post2726764

[orka]

gankutsuoh is very very good, the whole pacing in the first 4 eps is very well done, i love the opening, and endthing themes. again animation is very interesting, with texstures, and patterns alot people complain that they couldn't sit through whole show, cause of the animation. to be honest it's not that bad your get drawn by the story and the characters, and get used to it . i can't stress this enough pick this show up. later

I've already seen the entire series. The production quality actually starts to tail off mid-way through, but I'm not gonna get into that...

I plan to buy all the DVDs anyway.

[N-Ken]

Im looking for some recommendations off of what narutofan plus has available. In general Im a fan of action more than anything else(aka Naruto, Hunter X Hunter, Yuyu, forget what those type are called) Anyways Im looking to watch a new series, maybe FMA, FMP, iono. Best would be if it was available off narutofan, but I can get ish other ways too I suppose, any help would be GREATLY appreciated:tup:

[Kyoujin]

Im looking for some recommendations off of what narutofan plus has available. In general Im a fan of action more than anything else(aka Naruto, Hunter X Hunter, Yuyu, forget what those type are called) Anyways Im looking to watch a new series, maybe FMA, FMP, iono. Best would be if it was available off narutofan, but I can get ish other ways too I suppose, any help would be GREATLY appreciated:tup:

I started reading D-Grey Man from stoptazmo.com; I've only read about 5-6 chapters, but it looks like it has alot of potential.

[void216]

what does anyone think about jigoku shoujo and cluster edge

[tempest]

I've already seen the entire series. The production quality actually starts to tail off mid-way through, but I'm not gonna get into that...

I plan to buy all the DVDs anyway.


it does funny i been reading reviews, and etc ,and i havn't heard about that neither the bug you mention about 3rdvol of gunslinger girl which i didn't notice any.


later

[maxx]

why does stoptazmo hate narutofan.com? i can't tell whats truth and whats bullshit in that forum.

[tempest]

why does stoptazmo hate narutofan.com? i can't tell whats truth and whats bullshit in that forum.
most everything from naruto fan is B.S

[WasFemto]

Got Pom Poko for my b-day but still have yet to check it out, but I'm really looking foward to it will post impressions later about it.

[orka]

O, the Ghibli movie!? That's a pretty fun one. I saw it in theaters when I went to Japan several years ago.

[capconian]

where can i find manga period? thx.

mostly:
shaman king
onepiece
naruto

thnx in the bleach thread :tup:

[orka]

The preview DVD for "Fate/Stay Night" came out last week. Majority of the cast seems alright, except for Rin... she kinda looks and sounds weird compared to the game.

Here (http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37760) is the torrent if anybody is interested.

EDIT: *If you get a forbidden message, just re-enter the URL.

[tempest]

The preview DVD for "Fate/Stay Night" came out last week. Majority of the cast seems alright, except for Rin... she kinda looks and sounds weird compared to the game.

Here (http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37760) is the torrent if anybody is interested.

EDIT: *If you get a forbidden message, just re-enter the URL.

eh i'll just wait for the dvd release it is geneon show so i can wait ^_^

[gguseila]

I know its probably been asked but can someone fill me in on the fall 05 season. Ill prolly watch a series or 2 over the break and I want to make sure its somewhat entertaining. Any insight would be much appreciated.

[orka]

eh i'll just wait for the dvd release it is geneon show so i can wait ^_^

By 'preview DVD', I mean the Japanese release. "Fate/Stay Night" won't start airing until January, and I'm pretty sure it won't get U.S. distribution until fall 2006 at the earliest.

And it's not a Geneon show. It's a Studio Deen production licensed for distribution by Geneon.

[orka]

I know its probably been asked but can someone fill me in on the fall 05 season. Ill prolly watch a series or 2 over the break and I want to make sure its somewhat entertaining. Any insight would be much appreciated.

Fall 2005 is kinda weak... as was the rest of the year.

Some shows seem okay, but none of them really stands out. Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl) and Blood+ are the only series that I still bother watching. There were some other shows that I was really looking forward to, but most of them didn't deliver to my expectation. Gunparade Orchestra was especially disappointing because I've been excited about it since spring. :sad:

[maxx]

most everything from naruto fan is B.S

can u explain wut kind of b.s?

[tempest]

can u explain wut kind of b.s?



k when naurto was first license they even said it wasn't even when viz/shro sent out the huge press release that it was license and , they started the bogus voice cast which was wrong. not saying everything they say is b.s but take them with gain of salt.



umm orka.. i know that geneon not doing the show i meant i'll wait for the dvd release since geneon dvd owns pretty much anyhing fansub group can do.but in way there coproducing it one way or another either in animation or in marketing.

and yes the fate/ stray startup set for the japanesse release is very nice from the pics i seen on )AOD SITE IN R2 FORUM . sometimes i wish we were getting alot of there stuff ,but that cost alot more in license get all those goodies,but i believe were get the same box design, and cover art work and soundtracks wonders what the release format here be.

umm i wouldn't say 05 season was big disappoint i think it was much better then 04.


i mean dear lord lets look at the pretty plate for anime this year

air tv
honey. and clover
Eyeshield 21
fmp traid
bloodtv
Eureka 7
Black Cat
Speed Grapher
Sunabozu * depanding who you asking*
loveless* depands who you asking, and what your looking for*
Trinity Blood * again depands who you ask and looking for*
pradise kiss
Basilisk
Rozen Maiden
Noein
i know i'm missing a couple here and there oh well

again alot of this picks is just opinions nothing else.
but looking at this list and looks back on 04 i can think of maybe 5 good shows ....
later

[orka]

Well, there were many enjoyable shows. Among my favs of the year are:

Karas
Full Metal Panic: TSR
Kamichu
Honey and Clover
Ah! My Goddess (just cus I like Fujishima Kosume, meh)
Trinity Blood
Gun X Sword
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (yes, this seems out of place but I like stupid things sometimes)

...and bunch of others.

But to me, being enjoyable alone isn't good enough. I want a series that packs a punch as something revolutionary and leave a mark in the history of anime. So yea, I should probably rephrase myself. 2005 was okay overall but there wasn't a single outstanding piece that makes the year memorable for me.

For example, looking at the past 2 years...

2003 had "Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex" and "Last Exile" (both shows which redefined TV anime on many levels). 2004 had "Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG", "Samurai Champloo" and "Gankutsuoh".

The closest thing to revolutionary that came out of 2005 is "Karas", and it's still kinda tough to judge it since only 3 out of 6 OVA episodes have been released. I really wanted my fansub group to work on this when it first came out, but the idea got dropped quickly since Manga Ent. (nooooo) licensed it. Instead, I ended up translating "Koi Koi 7" T_T

And I'm pretty disappointed at Gonzo cus this year seemed especially lackluster despite the fact that they seem to have pumped out more shows than they ever have. Even their b-class shows seem lower in quality than previous year's caliber.

As for "Fate/Stay Night", I hope many good things will come out of it. I'm big fan of the game, and I plan to pick up "Hollow/Ataraxia" when I go to Japan this winter.

[Shazay]

Rawr. Neeeeed new Hellsing manga/or anime.

[tempest]

Well, there were many enjoyable shows. Among my favs of the year are:

Karas
Full Metal Panic: TSR
Kamichu
Honey and Clover
Ah! My Goddess (just cus I like Fujishima Kosume, meh)
Trinity Blood
Gun X Sword
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (yes, this seems out of place but I like stupid things sometimes)

...and bunch of others.

But to me, being enjoyable alone isn't good enough. I want a series that packs a punch as something revolutionary and leave a mark in the history of anime. So yea, I should probably rephrase myself. 2005 was okay overall but there wasn't a single outstanding piece that makes the year memorable for me.

For example, looking at the past 2 years...

2003 had "Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex" and "Last Exile" (both shows which redefined TV anime on many levels). 2004 had "Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG", "Samurai Champloo" and "Gankutsuoh".

The closest thing to revolutionary that came out of 2005 is "Karas", and it's still kinda tough to judge it since only 3 out of 6 OVA episodes have been released. I really wanted my fansub group to work on this when it first came out, but the idea got dropped quickly since Manga Ent. (nooooo) licensed it. Instead, I ended up translating "Koi Koi 7" T_T

And I'm pretty disappointed at Gonzo cus this year seemed especially lackluster despite the fact that they seem to have pumped out more shows than they ever have. Even their b-class shows seem lower in quality than previous year's caliber.

As for "Fate/Stay Night", I hope many good things will come out of it. I'm big fan of the game, and I plan to pick up "Hollow/Ataraxia" when I go to Japan this winter.

wait min you added gun and sword..x ..... and for get Noein , and couple other shows.... umm k. strange but ok opinion is opinion, and i respect that

iwouldn't say 03 was all bout lastexile thinks about gungrave, R .O.D , fma, tex, and other good shows.
problem with gonzo is that they pump there shows with huge cgi , but sometimes have medicore story which endup medicore like last exile awesome show i agree but ending could been better. thats why alot of times i put madhouse in front of them.

hold tight shiz first ep of hellsing is 50 mins long, and yes it follows the manga. which is good can't wait till seras turns.

[Mario Lemieux!]

What happened to Tokyo Toshokan? =(

[orka]

wait min you added gun and sword..x ..... and for get Noein , and couple other shows.... umm k. strange but ok opinion is opinion, and i respect that

iwouldn't say 03 was all bout lastexile thinks about gungrave, R .O.D , fma, tex, and other good shows.
problem with gonzo is that they pump there shows with huge cgi , but sometimes have medicore story which endup medicore like last exile awesome show i agree but ending could been better. thats why alot of times i put madhouse in front of them.

hold tight shiz first ep of hellsing is 50 mins long, and yes it follows the manga. which is good can't wait till seras turns.

I really like "R.O.D -The TV-", but I won't label it as being something revolutionary. "Last Exile" took five years to create, and it totally showed in the quality.

[js2756]

I'm surprised that for 2004, nobody mentioned Elfen Lied or Genshiken, which IMO were the two best releases that year. School Rumble, Mai Hime, and Bleach are also all very respectable titles.

I haven't watched too much from 2005 yet (finishing off Gankutsuoh right now), but for the most part, but I haven't heard too much that has been on the same level as the really good stuff from the last couple of year. Then again, I've been putting off watching FMP: TSR and Honey and Clover for awhile now. I did really enjoy Banner of the Stars 3 (best of the Banner series, IMO, not as good as Crest though, but that's still saying a lot), and the Ah! My Goddess TV series (like orka, I'm a Fujishima fan) though.

Oddly enough, I'm pretty sure I've discussed 2003 vs 2004 anime already in this thread, and it might have even been with tempest.

[orka]

I'm surprised that for 2004, nobody mentioned Elfen Lied or Genshiken, which IMO were the two best releases that year. School Rumble, Mai Hime, and Bleach are also all very respectable titles.

I haven't watched too much from 2005 yet (finishing off Gankutsuoh right now), but for the most part, but I haven't heard too much that has been on the same level as the really good stuff from the last couple of year. Then again, I've been putting off watching FMP: TSR and Honey and Clover for awhile now. I did really enjoy Banner of the Stars 3 (best of the Banner series, IMO, not as good as Crest though, but that's still saying a lot), and the Ah! My Goddess TV series (like orka, I'm a Fujishima fan) though.

Oddly enough, I'm pretty sure I've discussed 2003 vs 2004 anime already in this thread, and it might have even been with tempest.

Well, I specifically mentioned 2nd GIG, Champloo and Gankutsuoh because those are the shows I consider to be in the A+ range for 2004.

I really liked Elfen Lied (completed the boxset) as well as Genshiken (final DVD is out next week), but I don't consider them to be on the same scale with the shows I mentioned above. I really liked School Rumble also, and patiently waiting Media Blasters to release the R1 discs. I hope it won't be too long, considering Grenadier came out in no time.

[dialupsucky]

last exile.... took, 5 years to make? Wow, argh what a horrible over rated show and it took 5 years? Sad......

[Kabuki Klash]

5 years is a really long time. I agree that they paid off, but...in 5 years, I'd expect at least a longer story. Whatever It was poetry nonetheless IMO.

I apologize if this has been discussed before, but what's everyone favourite anime OP/ED? (video/song combo)

For me, it'd have to be to all tha dreamers by Soul'd out (Yakitate Japan's 2nd Ending theme)

The song is tight as hell, and the clip is original to boot. I was floored when I first saw it, wouldn't have expected something like that in a million years...

runner-up would be Samurai Champloo's first OP theme. But I don't watch much anime (I'm more of a manga addict), so I expect to hear much different opinions here.

[tempest]

I really like "R.O.D -The TV-", but I won't label it as being something revolutionary. "Last Exile" took five years to create, and it totally showed in the quality.
yea in animation again,but story kinda fall apart to the end, thats why i would place fma little higher then lastexile not by much though .

ok no offense how can you place samurai champloo above E.F ? i mean of all the big shows of 04 i would place sc in number 5th i agree with gank has number one then E.F, followed by plantes, and coupel others, number 5 maybe.

and umm media blasters doesn;t have school rumble.

[orka]

yea in animation again,but story kinda fall apart to the end, thats why i would place fma little higher then lastexile not by much though .

ok no offense how can you place samurai champloo above E.F ? i mean of all the big shows of 04 i would place sc in number 5th i agree with gank has number one then E.F, followed by plantes, and coupel others, number 5 maybe.

and umm media blasters doesn;t have school rumble.

Ugh, I personally hate FMA so I'm not gonna discuss about it. I see it on the same level with Naruto, Once Piece and Bleach.

And my bad, School Rumble is licensed by Media Factory.

As to Kabuki Klash's response... I'm not sure if I havea dead-on favorite but any opening theme by Yoko Kanno is ridiculously good (same goes for scores). Although I feel a bit partial about the RahXephon opening since it was basically a pop piece.

I personally like it when producers specifically commission new themes for anime openings, as opposed to picking existing pop/rock tunes. Then again, there are cases when a existing song matches the opening perfectly. That being said, my favs include:

Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Gunslinger Girl
Lain (the Boa track was perfect)
Texhnolyze (Juno Reactor was the last thing I expected, but it worked. I guess Abe has good taste in music.)
R.O.D (OVA and TV)
Elfen Lied
anything by Yoko Kanno

[tempest]

Ugh, I personally hate FMA so I'm not gonna discuss about it. I see it on the same level with Naruto, Once Piece and Bleach.

And my bad, School Rumble is licensed by Media Factory.

As to Kabuki Klash's response... I'm not sure if I havea dead-on favorite but any opening theme by Yoko Kanno is ridiculously good (same goes for scores). Although I feel a bit partial about the RahXephon opening since it was basically a pop piece.

I personally like it when producers specifically commission new themes for anime openings, as opposed to picking existing pop/rock tunes. Then again, there are cases when a existing song matches the opening perfectly. That being said, my favs include:

Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Gunslinger Girl
Lain (the Boa track was perfect)
Texhnolyze (Juno Reactor was the last thing I expected, but it worked. I guess Abe has good taste in music.)
R.O.D (OVA and TV)
Elfen Lied
anything by Yoko Kanno

how do you place fma with naurto, op, and bleach???
please explain this logic???

[orka]

I have strong bias against shonen-oriented action shows and really popular stuff in general. So yea, part of it probably has something to do with me being a little stubborn but I couldn't swallow the premise at all. I dropped it around episode 12 or 13.

[tempest]

I have strong bias against shonen-oriented action shows and really popular stuff in general. So yea, part of it probably has something to do with me being a little stubborn but I couldn't swallow the premise at all. I dropped it around episode 12 or 13.

but yet you think sc is one of the best shows of 04 when there is no way it is efinlied, planetes, maihime is alot better then sc not saying sc is bad just i don't think its has good has everybody boasting about heck i would say that jubichan2 fights can give sc fights run for there money.


in 03 god you can;t say there was best shows cause all the shows maybe about 80% were awesome, wish all the shows were license by now ::cough
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien *cough* thats like only show from the monster year of 03 that isn't license here.

peace out

[orka]

I like Stand Alone Complex cus it has a intelligent twist. Not only that, but it practically had everything... plot, characters, animation, music, etc. Everything about GITS: SAC is top notch as far as I'm concerned.

And action is usually the last thing I look for. Sure, they're always welcome addition if the rest of the essential components are intact. But I generally have low regards for shows revolving around action and very little else (which is why I hate stuff like Naruto).

And Kiminozo anime sucks compared to the game. Most anime based on h-game sucks. The only exception I can think of is Tsukihime, and even that deviated widely from the original storyline. A lot of People liked Air TV also, but I hate Key games in general so I couldn't really enjoy it.

But I am being hopeful for "Fate/Stay Night" anime to be as good as the game, so dunno... *shrug*

[Gasaraki]

So nobody thinks Noein is intresting at all? Seems like a good anime so far to me.

[G.O.T]

i been watchin old animes. and i just watched the whole season of evangelion for the 1st time in my life. and i almost could not control myself into not watchin the rest of the last episode and the movies. i think this has been the first anime i havent seen through. the shit was fuckin crazy. i thought the last few episodes of berserk was the worst thing ive seen. i was wrong. shinji is a pathetic bitch man. and everyone else on that series.

[WasFemto]

Well, I started the final arc in Revolutionary Girl Utena. The dvd cases are still in the plastic with the security sticker and all that jazz.:rofl: Two years like that...at least the box is sick to look at.

Pom Poko kicked so much ass.

Just took a final got one tommorrow then it's catch up time with Space Runaway Ideon:rock:

[celcius]

I'm currently watching:

Cowboy Bebop
Gundam Wing
Gundam Seed
Ranma 1/2

[orka]

Watched "Karas" episode 3 last night. It was mind-bending. I wished Tatsunoko didn't leave months between each episode, but the quality is better than most feature length pieces so it's more than forgiven.

And manglobe released trailers for their new series "Ergo Proxy" (http://www.ergoproxy.com/). Production quality is damn good (I guess anime has entered the true age of 'digimation'), and it looks like kind of stuff non-anime fans can enjoy as well.

[WasFemto]

Wasn't able to view the trailer but the art looks sick.

[phae]

I just started watching Gun X Sword .. and Episode 7 of Paradise Kiss came out..

Gun X Sword is looking too giant-robot for my taste, and it's got a definate western feel for me, but i'm giving it the old college try.

[TheProfessional]

I have stopped watching anime altogether after Gundam Seed Destiny ended, but I've picked up King of Fighters, Another Day and it's great so far (only drag is that it's 9:53 long) The fight between Iori and Soiree was great and I really got to see how Iori's style actually plays out. Now I like his fighting style a lot more than I used to...

[dialupsucky]

ehhhh scratchs head, im not sure why everyone is so excited about this kof stuff. I mean come on, its like 6 mins of animation or something 3 mins of credits.. Iori and the other guy fought for like what 2 mins max? I mean come on, maybe if they were acctauly fighting for more then just that it woulda been cool. Its like oh shit he just got fucked up thrown right into the car. This is gonna be awsome....

...

ah its over?


BLAH.....

[WasFemto]

ehhhh scratchs head, im not sure why everyone is so excited about this kof stuff. I mean come on, its like 6 mins of animation or something 3 mins of credits.. Iori and the other guy fought for like what 2 mins max? I mean come on, maybe if they were acctauly fighting for more then just that it woulda been cool. Its like oh shit he just got fucked up thrown right into the car. This is gonna be awsome....

...

ah its over?


BLAH.....


sounds like Sword for Truth....at the end it's like "OH SHIT SON!!" then the credits roll...except SfT was 40 minutes long as opposed to 10 minutes.

[oyg]

Mindgame was such an acid-induced trip, but I loved it so much.

[TheProfessional]

ehhhh scratchs head, im not sure why everyone is so excited about this kof stuff. I mean come on, its like 6 mins of animation or something 3 mins of credits.. Iori and the other guy fought for like what 2 mins max? I mean come on, maybe if they were acctauly fighting for more then just that it woulda been cool. Its like oh shit he just got fucked up thrown right into the car. This is gonna be awsome....

...

ah its over?


BLAH.....

cause, people like KOF, people like anime.... besides its only episode 1, from the looks of it theres more to the story than what we see on EP1. The Fatal Fury OVA's and Movies were pretty good so I'll look forward to these KOF OVA's, they won't botch it considering its their 1st KOF in anime.

[maxx]

cause, people like KOF, people like anime.... besides its only episode 1, from the looks of it theres more to the story than what we see on EP1. The Fatal Fury OVA's and Movies were pretty good so I'll look forward to these KOF OVA's, they won't botch it considering its their 1st KOF in anime.

and the mid 90's are gone so no more fuckin killer robot steals fighting moves rehash plot lol. i think thats seriously the funniest thing about fighting animes back then they all ripped off eachothers plot.

[orka]

It's almost always a bad idea to make anime out of video games... especially fighting games. I mean, in all honesty what fighting game has a sound plot? The only good thing about the new KOF anime is Production I.G. animation.

[dialupsucky]

Ah.... I like kof to... doesnt mean the first episode wasnt dum.....




Anyway kinda on topic kinda not.... I asked this about 6 months ago and no body said anything but maybe someone will know by now *sob cry sob sob*


Has anyone played the saikano game yet??? And if they have do they know wtf you have to do to get a good ending with fuyumi or akemi I swear I just cant fucking figure it out. I played again recently and still no dice. Im always dieing, its like blah you want a good ending you have to be with chise. Grrrrrr *clenchs fist* I mean im deffintly missing some endings but I cant figure out how to get them....

So yea has anyone played this game yet?

[TheProfessional]

It's almost always a bad idea to make anime out of video games... especially fighting games. I mean, in all honesty what fighting game has a sound plot? The only good thing about the new KOF anime is Production I.G. animation.

You havent seen Street Fighter II, Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury II and Fatal Fury the Motion Picture??? They were true to the game as far as it possibly could. Hmm, Battle Arena Toshinden, have you seen that? That was another VG Anime that stayed true to the original content. And besides SFII, another series of OVA that stayed true to the games were Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (not the TV series). I just think you got it mixed with Movies and Video games because Anime and Videogames are just fine.

[Gasaraki]

Guilty Gear has a sound enough plot for an anime, of course the story isn't even complete yet so that would be a problem but meh =P

[orka]

You havent seen Street Fighter II, Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury II and Fatal Fury the Motion Picture??? They were true to the game as far as it possibly could.

The quality doesn't have much to do with staying true to the plot or not. If anything, producers rigidly coercing themselves to the plot and mechanics of the game usually results in shortfall of the anime. Main problem with video games turning into anime (and vice versa) is the fact that directors are most often focused in recreating the structure and atmosphere of the game, which allows for lesser room for creativity in directing the story as well as animation sequences.

I mean, let's get real. All the Street Fighter anime and Fatal Fury anime were either mediocre or bad. The original SFII movie was presented rather nicely, but overall it's a subpar piece of anime at best.

Many studios have made countless numbers of anime based on games over the years. Most of them are disposable, and only a handful of them are considered to be even worth mentioning by most viewers and critics. Aside from "Sakura Taisen" franchise, "Gungrave", "Zone of Enders" series, "Gunparade March" franchise (now "Gunparade Orchestra") how many anime based on non h-games can you recall that survived the records beyond old magazine prints? RPG are always hot commodity to be turned into anime also, but can you name a single title that is even considered watchworthy aside from ".hack" franchise? (I actually think the only reason variants of ".hack" is still being produced is because like the game, it's a commercially driven scheme. But I'm not gonna get into that.)

And yea, I still think that most fighting games have horrible stories. The only one I find as being plausible is the Guilty Gear plot, and I definitely don't want to see it turned into anime.

[Shazay]

Finally finished watching Elfen Lied (just bought the last dvd and dled the OVA episode). The ending was great <3 Kinda disappointed the OVA wasn't the "14th episode" but it added to the series and was pretty funny (Nana, lol).

I have a question about the ending though (possible spoilers):

Who was behind the gate at the very end? Or was that some kind of "ghost" of remembering Lucy?

[bigpoppa]

Has anyone here read Deathnote? is it worth checking out?

lately ive been watching Baki the Grappler. anyone else here like it?

as far as manga ive been reading Hikaru no Go, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Fist of the Blue Sky

[dialupsucky]

Unless I somehow searched the wrong thing, did anyone else watch that Tsukuyomi moon phase show????

I acctualy thought it was pretty enjoyable myself for what it was. Though umm I have a couple questions......( i guess spoilers coming up)

Ahhhh wtf was the point of makeing such a big deal of the fact she cant kiss anyone that she loves. They even made a whole episode about this crap and talked about it in other epsiodes, yet then in the final episode you realize its all forgotten, and doesnt matter. Wtf is that bs...

And what was the deal how the grandpa and the other vampire lived... At one point they showed the grandpa with a charm on him but other then that its not realyl talked about... Unless it was talked about and I missed it. I dunno pretty stupid to give them such a dramatic death then there alive again and they dont even make a big deal out of it. blah....


anyway yea was this stuff ever explain and I missed it? or?......

[orka]

Clayton, that's what you get for watching so many shoujo anime :p

Finally finished watching Elfen Lied (just bought the last dvd and dled the OVA episode). The ending was great <3 Kinda disappointed the OVA wasn't the "14th episode" but it added to the series and was pretty funny (Nana, lol).

I have a question about the ending though (possible spoilers):

Who was behind the gate at the very end? Or was that some kind of "ghost" of remembering Lucy?

I bought all the DVD's too. Too bad the collector's box is damn ugly no matter how many times I look at it. :(

Uhhh... I dun wanna spoil it, but I'd recommend you to read the manga if you want to go more into depth. The art in the manga is ugly as hell, though. Looks like a doujinshi drawn by a 13 year old (I'm not exaggerating).

[Gasaraki]

Has anyone here read Deathnote? is it worth checking out?

DeathNote is an awesome manga. The only bad part is around chapter 40 or so when it slows down for a bit but it picks up again after that and once again becomes intresting. If you're someone who gets turned off easily by many many plot twists I wouldn't recommend it but otherwise it's awesome.

[dialupsucky]

Clayton, that's what you get for watching so many shoujo anime :p



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lol blah whatever I enjoyed it.... I wasnt looking foward to it or anything, a freind just burned it for me so I watched it. And I thought it was pretty good for what it was, besides the stupid parts that made no sence to me it was enjoyable. Plus the animation in it was always good to(besides ep 12 and 24 which were honestly so bad I thought my cpu was freezeing)so it wasnt like it was ugly and I had to struggle through shitty animation.

[Shazay]

I bought all the DVD's too. Too bad the collector's box is damn ugly no matter how many times I look at it. :(

Uhhh... I dun wanna spoil it, but I'd recommend you to read the manga if you want to go more into depth. The art in the manga is ugly as hell, though. Looks like a doujinshi drawn by a 13 year old (I'm not exaggerating).

Eww, I don't want to torture myself with the manga. I'm pretty satisfied with the anime even though it left a lot of loose ends. I wonder if they'll decide to do another season or OVA to explain what happens. I kinda hope they don't because I liked the way the series ended.

Oh, and co-sign on the box, lol.

[tempest]

Eww, I don't want to torture myself with the manga. I'm pretty satisfied with the anime even though it left a lot of loose ends. I wonder if they'll decide to do another season or OVA to explain what happens. I kinda hope they don't because I liked the way the series ended.

Oh, and co-sign on the box, lol.


k no that wasn't a ghost, that was lucy at the door. everything points to that. the ending is very symbolic with the gembox, and the clock, like one stopped and the other started sort like k this chapter in this story ends, now its time to write new one thats how i see it.

about the ova, and covers , and box designs . when adv license the show, they never knew about the ova ep so when they went back to get that the licenser push the license way up, and since adv is trying save alot money has possible since the anime market is kinda stuck in the mud the were like forget it , and they couldn't affored the cover art work for either dvd cases or box or really use any kind of other art work, they can only use what was givin to them which wasn't much of anything hence is why for the sucky assbox, and covers.
funi, and geneon can since funi is bigger then adv, and geneon is owned by geneon of japan same could be said about bandai has well. i just hope either funi/genoen/ bandai gets air and those goodies.

yes big popa i'm watching biki has well i will say this biki dad is a freaking monster. if want another action series try jubi chan2.

sorry dial i havn't seen moonphase, since its license by funi,and be out around summer/spring,and i guess its safe to say they have Tsubasa ,, and couple other shows, and i really hope the rumor is true that funi has black cat which i wouldn't be shocked since all they license is gonzo shows.

peace

[bigpoppa]

DeathNote is an awesome manga. The only bad part is around chapter 40 or so when it slows down for a bit but it picks up again after that and once again becomes intresting. If you're someone who gets turned off easily by many many plot twists I wouldn't recommend it but otherwise it's awesome.

cool, dude. i actually like alot of plot twists, so i'm definitely going to check it out.

has anyone here seen GTO? i was looking around anime selects on "on demand". its pretty good. its about this guy Onizuka who used to be the leader of this biker gang. now he's really interested in becoming a teacher. its pretty cool so far

[dialupsucky]

Id just like to say that episode 44 of pretty cure was fantastic.

[WasFemto]

So did Tokyotosho.com go the way of the Dodo?

I haven't been on the pc or internet lately so I'm behind on the happenings of the internet.....

Oh yeah, FLCL is awesome enough but on X it's on a whole different level. It felt like watching it all over again for the first time bue even better.

[EveryFlowerFlow]

TT was working yesterday and early this morning

[Wellman]

Damn it took me a minute to find this thread.

Anyway I am considering purchasing a new anime and have decided on either the first volume of Cromartie High School or Planetes volume 2. Anybody want to give me some suggestions on what either might be like or if they are worth purchase?

[Kalypso]

I want one question answered, anyone feel free to chime in.

Does Naruto not realize that Shadow Replication never works...? He literally uses it to start EVERY fight of the series and the ONLY time it works is the first time he uses it in the FIRST EPISODE. Aka for 164 episodes he's starting with the same move that never works.

Bothers the piss out of me.

[orka]

I just got back from Japan this afternoon. Bought some cool stuff while I was over there. Due to circumstances, I ended up shopping at Akiba on Christmas Eve day but whatever... Not like I had anything better to do. I prefer it there over Ikebukuro anyway. :p

So let's see.

I got some PVC figures, bunch of mangas (ARIA, Keroro Gensou, NHK he Youkoso, Yotsubato!, etc.) and of course Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. I didn't really buy any h-stuff other than Fate. I went to both Tora no Ana and Melon Books, but ended up not buying anything there.

[WasFemto]

Bought some anime for the first time this year and got and extra $23 out of it too.

So I go to BB to check out what they got and surprisingly the anime section has grown instead of shrinking like I thought it would keep doing. Picked up Genshiken vol.2, Galaxy Railways vol.2 and Cromartie High School vol.1+box+manga vol.1. I get to the cash register and I ask the clerk if I could pay $23 in cash and the rest on debit she pauses for a moment and then says "yeah". She rings it in and gets it right but is still looking confused(she's obviously new there and it was busy with a long ass line) so asks her co-worker about the cash&debit payment and he says we can do it(apparently she wasn't sure if she did it right, by the look on her face) and so she does it AGAIN so I end up with two payments of $23 when I only gave her one so I my total was that much cheaper. Go me.

Went to Bookman's(local shop that expanding in AZ) and picked up some older anime titles there since I got alot of store credit there and their VHS tapes are pretty cheap. I got Dangaio vol.1, Crying Freeman vol.1, Satanika(an anime creatred by Glen Danzig, written by Rintaro and animated by Yoshiaki Kawajiri). I heard the anime never made it out to press but