The Anime and Manga discussion thread.

[RoninChaos]

Feel free to discuss what you're reading and watching here.

P.S., A-chan's a harlot!

[akumachan]

Originally posted by RoninChaos
Feel free to discuss what you're reading and watching here.

P.S., A-chan's a harlot!

you just dont understand biscuit love. :p

[RoninChaos]

Yeah, whatever. No butter=no fun.

[akumachan]

im currently watching

Gungrave
Nadia Secret of Blue Water
Mahoromatic
Azu Manga Daioh
.hack twilight
Gravion
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex

coming up..

Excel Saga box set

waiting for:

Appleseed

[akumachan]

Originally posted by RoninChaos
Yeah, whatever. No butter=no fun.

you have no true biscuit appreciation. :p

plain biscuits are grrrreat, even tho butter is preferred.

popeye's biscuits = top tier :lol:

[DooM]

Anime I watch and everyone should:

-Naruto (u know it)
-Shura No Toki (ninja/shinobi anime, but no gimmicks and jutsus or shit)
-Tenjou Tenge (sorta Rival Schools =D)
-Macross Zero (3d is sweeeeeeetttt)
-Full Metal Alchemist (u know it)

ppl should watch ummm

-GTO (great teacher onizuka)
-Hajime no Ippo (boxing)

=D

[Nokato]

Technolyze
Raphexon: The Movie
Shin Seiki Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Evangelion: You Wari
Memories-Magnetic Rose
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
Avalon

[akumachan]

Originally posted by DooM
Anime I watch and everyone should:

-Naruto (u know it)
-Shura No Toki (ninja/shinobi anime, but no gimmicks and jutsus or shit)
-Tenjou Tenge (sorta Rival Schools =D)
-Macross Zero (3d is sweeeeeeetttt)
-Full Metal Alchemist (u know it)

ppl should watch ummm

-GTO (great teacher onizuka)
-Hajime no Ippo (boxing)

=D


ive got naruto sitting at my computer, now its just a matter of finding the time to watch it.
and macross zero is indeed sweeeeeeeeeet. ahhh skull one heaven. ^_^
and i cant wait to see full metal alchemist.

[misterbean97]

currently reading: GANTZ, hajime no ippo, 20th century boys, vagabond, battle royale, tenjo tenge, and a few more. everyone must read gantz.

[Nokato]

This is not an attack don't take this to be one. I've tried watching Naruto and I really just find myself not really into the series. Why does everyone like it?

[DooM]

Because the characters grow in the whole series, first Naruto was a bitch to discipline, later he wants nothing then training. stuff like that...

and Kakashi owns it... once you hear the story behind him and why he wears that cap before his face and shit.... and why he has that sharingan eye... omfshit.... he owns

And Rock Lee owns it =D hes the koolest

And Sakura must die... shes like bulma of DBZ (yes it purely sucks, but she made it suck even more) she doesnt do shit... man have somenoe else in that team or something... bah


misterbean: battle royale isnt an anime :P its kool though... BR2 owned too... except for the fact that 2 kids can destroy a whole army, and the acting of the teacher pissed me off, he is soooo fkn bad at acting, goddammit, he ruined the whole movie for me from the start

[minion]

Currently watching:
Ghost in the Shell: SAC2
Monster
One Piece
Full Metal Alchemist
Tenjo Tenge
Naruto (kinda)

Currently reading:
MDP Psyhco
Tenjo Tenge
Deadman
Goth
Naruto
GANTZ

[Naslectronical]

Currently watching:

Galaxy Railways
Witch Hunter Robin
Trigun
Hack Sign
Record Of Lodoss War
Tenjou Tenge
Najica Blitz Tactics
Mahou Shoujotai (Tweeny Witches)

As for movies, I am going to get through Wrath of The Ninja tonight if I have to move the heavens themselves!

Everytime I sit down to watch it, as soon as I get halfway through, something happens forcing me to get up from my couch and go take care of it:mad:

[Nokato]

The only character that I actually thought seemed cool was Kakashi. I really tried to get into I'm just not really into that kind of anime so I stopped looking at it. The Sharingan stuff didnt come off bad, pretty neat. I appreciate you not going crazy cause I happened to not like the series, since its the b&b of srk anime preference. I actually got from you an accurate and thought out answer something I thought wouldnt happen. Not a fan of DBZ, but the parallel between Sakura and Bulma fits perfectly.


Anyone here seen Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, Memories, or Avalon?

Manga: Don't read too much since I'm in my portfolio but the manga I read:

Shin Seiki Evangelion -Collectors
Hot Gimmick
Yami No Matsuei
NYX

Street Fighter. Mostly I read SF to study certain facets of Alvin Lee and Arnold Tsang's style. I read those book but I find more out of it by studying the intracies of the artwork learning to hone my style.

[misterbean97]

Originally posted by DooM

misterbean: battle royale isnt an anime :P its kool though... BR2 owned too... except for the fact that 2 kids can destroy a whole army, and the acting of the teacher pissed me off, he is soooo fkn bad at acting, goddammit, he ruined the whole movie for me from the start

I was talking about the manga:p which is in my opinion waaay better than the movie, but the movie was still alright. i didnt like BR2....nothing compared to BR1.

[ViciousSLASH]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka
This is not an attack don't take this to be one. I've tried watching Naruto and I really just find myself not really into the series. Why does everyone like it?

Because it's Dragonball Z with ninjas, and as much as everyone says they hate DBZ, they know when they first saw DBZ they were like whoa thats cool. Now's it's uncool to like DBZ, because you can be all cool and say "yeah I like that evawhatever show" and everyone who watches that is mature and cool.

Rock Lee is the shit.

I guess to contribute to the thread I should list my whatsit's, I watch whatever's on adult swim/Toonami and read Naruto.

LuuuuuppppAAAANNNNNNNNNNN the third ! do do dooooooo do do doooooo !.....

[Nokato]

Originally posted by misterbean97


I was talking about the manga:p which is in my opinion waaay better than the movie, but the movie was still alright. i didnt like BR2....nothing compared to BR1.


If you forgive Kenta Fukusaku's attempt to be like his father(Kini Fukusaku-passed away prior to shooting) in filming Battle Royale 2, even with a merciful eyes its still not as good as Battle Royale. The soulfulness and angst of the previous cast doesnt seem to measure up and its replaced with over the top war scenes that provide and unneccessary extremity, which in turn reveals the hugest contradiction of Nanahara's intent. A problem that the 2nd movie has and has no real answer to shaking it off. Battle Royale 2 is entertaining and miniscutely heartfelt within the subplots and that in the mist of an interminable mess is commendable. I've seen both films but opted to buy 2 since I already had seen one. It only made me want to buy the first film more. A word of advise, don't watch both in one sitting, the dissappointment of the 2nd film will be staggering.


VICIOUS SLASH: I actually never liked DBZ from the beginning. And I happen to like Evangelion simply because I enjoyed the series and the movies and not because of a trend. It's pretty sad for anyone to like anything simply because of a false movement.

Anyone know if Mitsuko was in Battle Royale 2? I thought I saw her in the movie but she had no name.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka


Anyone here seen Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, Memories, or Avalon?



Waiting to see innocence. saw a trailer for it this weekend, and it looks amazing.

and i have seen memories. it was creeepy!!:eek: but very good. I didnt like the third story tho. it was too stupid. my favorite was the Rose story.

and avalon i have seen. its very cool. but a little slow (like all of oshii's works) very imaginative though and worth

[Nokato]

Originally posted by akumachan


Waiting to see innocence. saw a trailer for it this weekend, and it looks amazing.

and i have seen memories. it was creeepy!!:eek: but very good. I didnt like the third story tho. it was too stupid. my favorite was the Rose story.

and avalon i have seen. its very cool. but a little slow (like all of oshii's works) very imaginative though and worth


Magnetic Rose by far was the best one. Koji Morimoto is amazing as a director. It's hella creepy but it was engaging at least to me. Cannon Fodder blew. Sad dissappointment to me since I'm a fan of Otomo's work. I plan on seeing Steamboy whenever I can get my hands on it. Oshii is quite an "acquired" taste, glad to see someone else enjoyed Avalon.

[ViciousSLASH]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka


VICIOUS SLASH: I actually never liked DBZ from the beginning. And I happen to like Evangelion simply because I enjoyed the series and the movies and not because of a trend. It's pretty sad for anyone to like anything simply because of a false movement.



Well I just used that as an example of people who hate DBZ when you know when they first got into anime they were all "wow thats cool"

It's like, um , just cause your rich and you can afford a Ferrari doesn't you go and shit on the old car you had and loved just because your on to new and better things.

Well... that isn't a good example of what I mean, I was gonna use champagne as an example and the whole cost thing, but whatever.

[misterbean97]

not a big fan of naruto anime. has the tendency of dragging on and the animation is inconsistent. i stopped watching after episode 60. i'm up to date with the manga and it's alright. naruto can be over-rated at times. on another note, i was VERY disappointed with the TJTG anime. Aya looks like a freakin dumbass and i hate her seiyuu. The animation for this show is also inconsistent. The action scenes can be sometimes bland and just lame. Even after all the criticism, there are still some anime i do enjoy. Currently watching: Macross Zero, Monster, and HxH GI Final.

[tempest]

true naruto isn't all. that kinda funny at what bandai said on when asked if they had it.

i'll repost everything i'm watching and waiting for later

[kz0060]

Shows I have or is going to follow on On Demand:

Pretear (I'm liking it so far. Not sure to categorize it as a mahou shoujo anime yet but if so, it'll prolly be 1 of the better ones. The only problem I see is that it might start going into the Monster of the Week theme)
Angelic Layer (Very cool and interesting show. It's my fav. anime On Demand)
Princess Nine (Not too bad. I don't watch many sports anime so I wanna see this through the end)
Steam Detective (This show has nothing on Case Closed. I think it's more action than mystery. The robot is hella tight tho)
FMP (Yeah I'm a bit late on the scene but oh well)
Gravion (I don't think I'm gonna like this but I'm gonna continue to watch it. The action just isn't compelling and to me and I have a feeling that the eps. are gonna be plagued with excessive fan service. I thought the whole "combine robots to create huge mecha" was Voltron gone awry)
Abenobashi (Meh. I'm not finding this show really that funny. Just annoying)
Kurumi 2 (So far, not too good IMO)

And then theres stuff I dled that I watch from time to time and Adult Swim. I wanna get back to watching Lupin the thirrrrddddddddddd!!

[jinsaotome800]

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

[bushin187]

anyone seen hunter x hunter ?

[akumachan]

Originally posted by kz0060

Gravion (I don't think I'm gonna like this but I'm gonna continue to watch it. The action just isn't compelling and to me and I have a feeling that the eps. are gonna be plagued with excessive fan service. I thought the whole "combine robots to create huge mecha" was Voltron gone awry)


you have to NOT take Gravion seriously and realize that its supposed to be somewhat of a spoof of the Voltron days. This is Gonzo having fun with what is mostly a dead genre. Their animation is almost always top tier, and the design of Gravion is really nostalgic. The bright colors, and gundam-ish design are great.

and the fact that masami obari is at the director's helm makes it that much better. While most of his works look great but lack substance, he is a master of old school action.
anyway, take gravion with a grain of salt, and just enjoy the old school goodness with Gonzo animation.

[kz0060]

Originally posted by akumachan
snip

Well I suppose it's my fault for not realizing it was parody earlier and the Gravion does look cool in the classic mecha design. I'm still skeptical about the series tho...

[akumachan]

Originally posted by kz0060


Well I suppose it's my fault for not realizing it was parody earlier and the Gravion does look cool in the classic mecha design. I'm still skeptical about the series tho...


I think you are perfectly right to be hesitant. only the first DVD (first 5 eps) has come out and who knows where the series will go? I mean it could totally suck depending on where the story goes. but if you're going to hate it, then hate it for the story, not for the fact that its a parody of an old genre. :D

[misterbean97]

Originally posted by bushin187
anyone seen hunter x hunter ?

Yeah I really like the manga and even the anime was really good. I'm currently watching the GI Final OVAs. Overall, good series. Entertaining and the characters just become attached to you. thumbs up.

[TS]

.hack//SIGN

and I know I'm like 10 years late...but Tenchi Muyo is hella funny...

I do read the N.A. version of Shonen Jump, and I like all the stuff in it... It's funny because in Yu Gi Oh Yugi sometimes like...kills people, or destroys their souls etc (as a matter of fact he horribly injures someone every other issue, and kills someone ever 3 or so issues)...funny how they never mention that on the cartoon...they should really just get an unedited version and show it on Adult Swim or something, even though I don't get CN. But whatever.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by TS
.hack//SIGN

and I know I'm like 10 years late...but Tenchi Muyo is hella funny...



Tenchi Muyo was funny when i first saw it (10 years ago :lol:) but now it just bothers me. I think its all the different incarnationso fthe Tenchi universe that destroyed it. its like gundam. they just wont stop. and IMO those two titles are so DONE.

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

>.<'

My bad mistakes about His and Her Secrets.

I found out current manga: Your and My Secret (Ai Morinaga) is released under ADV Manga

Ranma 1/2 meets His and Her Circumstances-
Nanako acted like mean tomboy. Akira acted like wimpy feminine boy. Nanko's grandfather turned on machine for switching their minds into different bodies.
Akira is stuck with Nanako's body. "He" cries and acts too cute. Nanako is stuck with Akira's body. "She" acts like more tough guy. >.<'

It is really funny!!!

I got Psychic Academy Anime. It was little ok. I guess it is not good. I like artwork. But story was ok.

[tempest]

k list of watching now
last exile
gungrave
ROD tv
fighting spirit
capt herlock
wolfrain
comicparty
kiddy grade
inital D
infinte ryvius
she the ulitmate weapon
heatguy j
ghost in the shell tv
witch hunter
stuff comming up that i'm going buy. late july>jan

gundam seed
rah the movie
remaster eva
getbackers
mezzo fortetv
lunar legend
parinoa agent
giant robo
samurai champloo
FMA
inu-yasha movie and first season box.
.peace

[tempest]

oh just let people know i doubt that naruto be licesensed this year there a HUGE AND I MEAN HUGE BIDDING WAR FOR THAT show. and i see why funa and ADV buy chunks of eps for these type of series.. with money Studio Pierrot is asking for naruto is insane.

[Holy Knight]

They all know its a cash cow waiting to happen.

[tempest]

cash cow is not even a word that could be used to what there asking for one ep of naruto... and i thought sony was greedy for what they were asking for childs toy.

[HellSap]

she the ultimate weapon is a retarded name...
somehow think its not saikano and is Key with a name like that.
which btw is way cooler


reading :
Gantz, Berserk, anything else by the Hawks / omanga
finished up monster, gonna start on 20th century boys
oh, and TJTG, cause it rocks... anime doesnt really do it too much justice, but I cant complain

Anime :
Sexy Commando is the best show ever made
Sam Champloo cause its the only non-manga stuff Ive been keeping up on...
We watch a ton of shit in anime class...
Man, I really want to get my hands on Giant Robo

Naruto anime sucks, manga is top...
I thought DBZ was cool for a couple eps, sure, like... 1-2, but got bored and disgusted by it after actually watching some of it. It has its moments, but... eh...
and eva was what got me into anime back in like 97, sure it had gained enough popularity back then, but its not like I had heard anything.

I am just shocked and amazed I can say Im caught up in the anime thread, woah... thank you, random hacker

[Testament X]

Ahhh...I have just watched YYH DVD #26 "Chapter Black Arc" and is with the greatest pleasure that I can say that the Sensui vs Urameshi fight is one of the greatest things ever. :D

I have waited almost 7 years (yes, 7 years) to see this fight again and finally watch this series ending. Although I skipped the Dark Tournament DVD's I will buy every single release from the Sensui Arc.

[tempest]

Paranoia Agent owns both key and ulimate weapon so anyway.
and saikano name is more dumb but anyway.

i wonder if ADV use the uncut stuff in gantz when they release it in dvd next year.

[thurst]

finishing Read or Die TV, and about to start Gungrave and continue Full Metal Panic...
i need to rewatch Love Hina...good times lol

[akumachan]

Originally posted by tempest
cash cow is not even a word that could be used to what there asking for one ep of naruto... and i thought sony was greedy for what they were asking for childs toy.

the price was high for Child's Toy???!! Jeezus. ~_~ I like kodomo no omocha, but really...

and yes i agree some of the studios are really getting greedy. With the license prices skyrocketing theres no way the prices of anime will be coming down any time soon :mad:

and Im almost sick of naruto and I havent even seen it yet. One of these weeks I will sit down and watch it. But between the ridiculous amounts of Naruto cosplay at AX this year and everybody and their dog talking about it, I almost dont care ~_~

From here on out, all Naruto, Nicholas Wolfwood, and FF10 Yuna cosplay should be banned at all cons!! :mad: I dont even bother taking pictures of any of these costumes anymore.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by thurstotherapy
finishing Read or Die TV, and about to start Gungrave and continue Full Metal Panic...
i need to rewatch Love Hina...good times lol

i hated Love Hina when i first started watching it, because it just smacked of a Tenchi clone, but then it really started to grow on me. and i really loved the christmas special. the spring special was just plain weird. I have Love Hina Again, but i have yet to watch it.

have you (or anyone) seen it yet? if so, is it better or worse than the first series??



annnnd, I really want to get my paws on the original saber marionette J series. I miss that series ^_^



annnnd, so far Gungrave is ive only seen the first 2 eps) looks good! i was afraid it would be as crappy as the game, but who knows, maybe it will tank later.

[Genocide3366]

I finished watching Full Metal Panic last week. I need to watch the Love Hina OAV's and I'll sadly be done with it. I don't know what I'll watch next.

[kz0060]

Originally posted by akumachan


i hated Love Hina when i first started watching it, because it just smacked of a Tenchi clone, but then it really started to grow on me. and i really loved the christmas special. the spring special was just plain weird. I have Love Hina Again, but i have yet to watch it.

have you (or anyone) seen it yet? if so, is it better or worse than the first series??



annnnd, I really want to get my paws on the original saber marionette J series. I miss that series ^_^


I loved the christmas special as well, almost made me cry:( . But the spring movie was just a total filler and nothing really happened 'cept naru's confession at the end. IMO, it woulda been alot better if it was in the Christmas special. I saw Love Hina Again too. It was ok, but there wasn't really any reason to add it. They tried to fix what wasn't broken and possibily made things worse. The characters go through some design changes which IMO didn't like. That's personal preference tho. They overkilled it with fanservice and i think there was just too many things going on. I still say you should see if you liked Love Hina or wasn't pleased with how thing ended cuz the OVAs def. wrapped it up alot better than the original. As a whole though, it's no where near as good as the first.

I remember saber marionette J. I didn't like that gay guy that kept trying to get with Otaru and I was really hoping more of a romance between lime and Otaru:bluu: But in the end, it wasn't half bad.

[Kataklysmic]

Originally posted by akumachan

waiting for:

Appleseed

If you're into excessive cursing, this one's right up your ally! :D

[FatalFuryD]

Originally posted by akumachan


From here on out, all Naruto, Nicholas Wolfwood, and FF10 Yuna cosplay should be banned at all cons!! :mad: I dont even bother taking pictures of any of these costumes anymore.

Yeah.. pretty much half the cosplayers were one of those above at AX this year.

TRIGUN IS OLD PEOPLE MOVE ON

FUNi got FMA. That means we'll get op/ed in English language and possibly the show aired at a prime time. Love funimation.

Oh yeah SGT Frog 3 just came out. weeee

[akumachan]

Originally posted by kz0060





I remember saber marionette J. I didn't like that gay guy that kept trying to get with Otaru and I was really hoping more of a romance between lime and Otaru:bluu: But in the end, it wasn't half bad.

:lol: yea Hanagata could get kind of annoying.

and I think i was rooting for Bloodberry :D but her and lime were my favs ^_^

the fact that Lime was voiced by my favorite female japanese voice actor made it extra cool. megumi hayashibara rocks ^_^

did you ever see JtoX or J again?

[akumachan]

Originally posted by FatalFuryD


Yeah.. pretty much half the cosplayers were one of those above at AX this year.

TRIGUN IS OLD PEOPLE MOVE ON

FUNi got FMA. That means we'll get op/ed in English language and possibly the show aired at a prime time. Love funimation.

Oh yeah SGT Frog 3 just came out. weeee


yea I cant wait to see Full metal Alchemist! ^_^ and luckily i think i just got a contact at FUNi so i should be getting screeners... i hope!

and i LOVE Sgt. Frog :D

STUPID FROG!! :lol:

[kz0060]

Originally posted by akumachan
did you ever see JtoX or J again?

Nah. I heard it wasn't too good from a couple of reviews. How was it?

[akumachan]

Originally posted by kz0060


Nah. I heard it wasn't too good from a couple of reviews. How was it?

its been a few years since Ive seen them, but

from what i remember SMJ they were both mediocre. i woudnt mind seeing them again tho to be sure. :/ there was a lot of filler eps in those series, and the main plot seemed like it was just thrown together so they could make more money.

i do remember the first series being FAR better though.

[ShinkuuR]

My friend has me watching some anime called Eden's Bowy. I thought it was crap the first couple of episodes, but it started getting a little interesting near episode 8 or so.

I still need to finish watching Wolf's Rain(The last couple of episodes), X(THE LAST TWO EPISODES!!!!:mad: ), and the majority of FMA, since I skipped around some of the episodes, not by my own accord of course.

I also finished watching Full Metal Panic a couple of weeks ago, which was pretty good...even though they did nothing to resolve the love triangle. Grr.

As far as manga, I've been reading Battle Royale and JoJo(I'm 20% done with part 3). I NEED to find the first BR movie.


EDIT: ...And stop talking about biscuts. You bastards are making me hungry...and I'm broke.:depress:

[tempest]

asking price for childs toy from sony was 20 or 30 million for each season i believe 20% from other marketing ideas like plushi, shirts and etc. hence is the reason for fuan buying chunks of a show( still all the luck in world to them dubbing lead character)

naruto price hmm just for one ep is 50,0000 and guy said he believe it could go even higher . and there like only 2 companies going for it.( i'm sure you can guess who) .

shin you may hate the way Xtv .

gungrave story is nothing like the game it has more depth to it.
reason i like gg is it took page out berserk first ep starts you in middle of the series then next batch shows you why harry backstabs branden, and becomes huge mobboss and whole theme of the show remind me so much of berserk.

yes fatalfury funa getting fma is pretty good at least it didn't go to foxkids, or viz wish it was bandai or geneon,but anyway i hope funa does fma the same there doing kiddygrade i just hope with 5 eps instead of 3 thats my only fear. oh it air onAS on nov3.peace

[Stuckey]

Originally posted by ShinkuuR
My friend has me watching some anime called Eden's Bowy. I thought it was crap the first couple of episodes, but it started getting a little interesting near episode 8 or so.

I still need to finish watching Wolf's Rain(The last couple of episodes), X(THE LAST TWO EPISODES!!!!:mad: ), and the majority of FMA, since I skipped around some of the episodes, not by my own accord of course.

I also finished watching Full Metal Panic a couple of weeks ago, which was pretty good...even though they did nothing to resolve the love triangle. Grr.

As far as manga, I've been reading Battle Royale and JoJo(I'm 20% done with part 3). I NEED to find the first BR movie.


EDIT: ...And stop talking about biscuts. You bastards are making me hungry...and I'm broke.:depress:

Man where the hell have you been? Everybody's been askin about you.

I bought all the X DVDs. Pretty good stuff (watch those last episodes asap). Full Metal Panic was pretty cool like you said. Bought the entire set of that too. I'm gonna start watching Last Exile next...looks interesting enough.

You can find Battle Royale fairly easy on ebay. I bought the box set of 1 and 2 (2 ain't that bad...just weak compared to the first one). Only cost me 30 bucks and coming from Hong Kong, I got it in a week. Check there.

I'm trying to find a boxset of Cowboy Bebop myself. I never saw MOST of the episodes so I'd be treatin myself to plenty shit I haven't seen if I can find it.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by ShinkuuR
My friend has me watching some anime called Eden's Bowy. I thought it was crap the first couple of episodes, but it started getting a little interesting near episode 8 or so.


ick! I couldnt stand Edens Bowy >_<





EDIT: ...And stop talking about biscuts. You bastards are making me hungry...and I'm broke.:depress:

biscuits with sausage or honey! mmmmmmmm :D

[akumachan]

Originally posted by tempest
asking price for childs toy from sony was 20 or 30 million for each season i believe 20% from other marketing ideas like plushi, shirts and etc. hence is the reason for fuan buying chunks of a show( still all the luck in world to them dubbing lead character)

naruto price hmm just for one ep is 50,0000 and guy said he believe it could go even higher . and there like only 2 companies going for it.( i'm sure you can guess who) .


:eek: :eek: :eek:

Holeee phukkin crap weasels Batman!!!

Im guessing ADV and Bandai are scuffling over naruto right now.

studios are getting greeeeedy.

may i ask how you know tempest? is there a site or someplace that has that info? Id be very interested in looking up some titles.

[Rhio2k]

Wolf's Rain, biotches!

[grave450]

currently reading
bleach
black cat(off and on)
naruto
evangelion(american releases)
ichigo 100%

currently watching
shin getter robo armagedon
shin getter robo vs neo getter robo
shin getter robo 2004
samurai champloo
naruto
macross 7
macross zero
super dimensional fortress macross
chobits
and lots others

gungrave the game and the anime have nearly the exact same stories with only a few changes, the main one is the very end. The game was simply a action shoot em up so the character design was more off the wall and the story was more alluded to instead of gone into depth the anime clarified everything and made the art designs more "realistic". I cant say that gungrave didn't get its starting inspiration somewhat from berserk but the comic berserk started that way so the tv show was the same while in gungrave everyone was already looking forward to grave from the beginning

there were way too many naruto's but anime expo cosplay isn't exactly about being original its about dressing up as a char u like so i guess that just shows how popular naruto is

getter robo rocks

[ShinkuuR]

Originally posted by Stuc2K


Man where the hell have you been? Everybody's been askin about you.

I bought all the X DVDs. Pretty good stuff (watch those last episodes asap). Full Metal Panic was pretty cool like you said. Bought the entire set of that too. I'm gonna start watching Last Exile next...looks interesting enough.

You can find Battle Royale fairly easy on ebay. I bought the box set of 1 and 2 (2 ain't that bad...just weak compared to the first one). Only cost me 30 bucks and coming from Hong Kong, I got it in a week. Check there.

I'm trying to find a boxset of Cowboy Bebop myself. I never saw MOST of the episodes so I'd be treatin myself to plenty shit I haven't seen if I can find it.

What's up? Been job hunting and such. Being a post grad sucks ass.

You NEED to copy the BR movies for me. And if you don't have them yet, check out the BR manga. Those things are golden.

Animenation has the set for $145. I'm pretty sure Tempest, A-Chan, and the rest can find you some better sites that have them for better prices.

I don't know anything about Last Exile, but if you get a chance check out Full Metal Alchemist when it comes out. Also I've heard alot of good things about Gungrave.


Originally posted by akumachan

ick! I couldnt stand Edens Bowy >_<




I have a high tolerance towards things like that.

Originally posted by akumachan

biscuits with sausage or honey! mmmmmmmm :D

(Stomach grumbles)

...Damn you. You'll get yours one day missy!!!:evil:


...On a happier note, Kenichi Sonoda is creating new Gunsmith Cats manga! :cool:

[kz0060]

Originally posted by ShinkuuR
My friend has me watching some anime called Eden's Bowy. I thought it was crap the first couple of episodes, but it started getting a little interesting near episode 8 or so.

Yeah I'm also keepin' an eye on that on On Demand. I haven't watch alot of eps. but so far everything seems pretty mundane. Nothing bad, but nothing fabulous. The characters look like they were ripped straight off an RPG to me for some reason. I dunno. And the animation are slightly inconsistent if i remembered correctly. Well, I'm still prolly gonna watch some more anyways.

[Stuckey]

Originally posted by ShinkuuR


What's up? Been job hunting and such. Being a post grad sucks ass.

You NEED to copy the BR movies for me. And if you don't have them yet, check out the BR manga. Those things are golden.

Animenation has the set for $145. I'm pretty sure Tempest, A-Chan, and the rest can find you some better sites that have them for better prices.

I don't know anything about Last Exile, but if you get a chance check out Full Metal Alchemist when it comes out. Also I've heard alot of good things about Gungrave.





I have a high tolerance towards things like that.



(Stomach grumbles)

...Damn you. You'll get yours one day missy!!!:evil:


...On a happier note, Kenichi Sonoda is creating new Gunsmith Cats manga! :cool:

Gungrave is good? I saw it and considered buying it. FMA is a definite since I haven't seen any of it yet. When is it coming out? (This ain't anime, but I'm gettin sick of waiting for kill bill vol. 2. I need that shit!!!!!)

If you can get to the boro, let me know. You can copy the BR movies on Travis's computer or something. Jay has part 1 as well, so you can get it from one of us.

[ryu-bi]

Finally got Newtype and some info on Gundam Seed Destiny:

Starts 10/9 following Fullmetal Alchemist

Main male char - Shin Asuka
Orb borned CO, parents and sister died during the war 2 years ago, somehow he decided to join ZAFT

Main female char - Lunamaria Hawk
No details except she is also one of the red uniform ace pilot

New Plant Leader - Gilbert Durandal
Supposed to be a peaceful guy cuz he believes in the Clyne ideology

Athrun and Cagalli will be confirmed to return, with possible name changes.

New MS: Impulse Gundam
PS Armor & Optional Force / Sword / Blast Pack
Core Splender system - top bottom and core can combine / split

[tempest]

fma dvd release is slated around jan same month has samurai champloo.
last exile is very good pick so is kiddy grade.

i meant gg reminds me of berserk in way the eps unfolds with alot of flashbacks., that show is like my most watch show now besides ROD.tv.

if his looking for bebopboxset good luck, although i can tell you where buy nice steel case hold all the dvds and movie=).

sorry acan wrong on who in the bidding war for naruto

bandai cares nothing for naruto there all for sports genre.

ADV is wrestling for rest of macross.

[ben]

reading up on all of the announcements at AX this year, and there've been a butt-ton of anime licenses. lots of good stuff, but I don't think I can buy it all when they hit stateside. I got all my info from ANN, so you can go there to read more.

adv announced a lot, but the only thing of interest to me is area 88. bandai got sutepri! that's so awesome, I always figured it was more of an adv property - and I wondered why it took so long to get picked up. animenation got guu - I thought squenix should have made their own label: between guu and fullmetal alchemist, they would have had a strong start.

lots of other stuff, but I wanted to note that funimation got tenchi OAV 3 - which is fine, the OAVs aren't THAT great, but I just hope that the english cast of tenchi muyo gets called in for the job, and not funi's internal dub cast. I can't imagine anyone else doing the english voices.

also:
impulse gundam is ugly as hell.
strike > impulse

[akumachan]

Originally posted by ShinkuuR




I don't know anything about Last Exile, but if you get a chance check out Full Metal Alchemist when it comes out. Also I've heard alot of good things about Gungrave.


Last Exile = top tier

Gonzo animation and excellent story ^_^ check it out if you get the chance.







...On a happier note, Kenichi Sonoda is creating new Gunsmith Cats manga! :cool:

I wanna see less gunsmith cats and more riding bean!! :D

[akumachan]

Originally posted by tempest


sorry acan wrong on who in the bidding war for naruto

bandai cares nothing for naruto there all for sports genre.

ADV is wrestling for rest of macross.

so its ADV and Geneon trying to get Naruto?? Naruto doesnt seem like a title that Geneon would pursue.. and i dont think any of the other companies have the money to make a bid on something like Naruto.

and Macross. Zero i hope? *drools* I saw 4 eps. of skull 1 goodness.

[ViciousSLASH]

About the Bebop boxset, I have it, it's neat. It came with the Soundtrack and has a lil funny picture of Ein on the bottom I think.

[ReggieHadoken]

I was gonna start this thread up again but Ronin beat me to it.:)

Anyway I'm currently watching the Cell Games Saga on DVD and I'm watching Case Closed at 1AM Mon-Thurs. Tonight's ep looks to be hilarious. Conan uses the hot springs with Rachel and after they are done he shoots blood out of his nose.:lol: Rachel said everyone thought she was Conan's mom and he was too embarassed to look at her.:lol:

I'm currently reading InuYasha vol. 11
I finished vol. 1 of Trigun Maximum. It sticks pretty close to the anime but with a few differences.

[ShinkuuR]

Originally posted by akumachan


Last Exile = top tier

Gonzo animation and excellent story ^_^ check it out if you get the chance.


Hmm..Gonzo did it? Then I'll have to check it out. They've been on point lately.



Originally posted by akumachan


I wanna see less gunsmith cats and more riding bean!! :D

Wha...? Bean is the man, but don't knock Rally and Minnie!:mad: I do hope Goldie shows up for a cameo or something, she was too good.


I'm also interested in watching Ghost in the Shell: SAC. Is it good(At least better than the movie?)

[tempest]

Originally posted by akumachan


so its ADV and Geneon trying to get Naruto?? Naruto doesnt seem like a title that Geneon would pursue.. and i dont think any of the other companies have the money to make a bid on something like Naruto.

and Macross. Zero i hope? *drools* I saw 4 eps. of skull 1 goodness. wrong on both( although at onepoint i did believe ADV had that show).

heres some pointers on who pick up what.

learn which comapanies use dubbing company calld bangzoom( there only 3 but 2 use bz the most).
2d learn who has biggest marketing branch like tvoulets.
3 follow pattern of who picks up shows from comapanies, like gainax, madhouse, gonzo, bones ,sunraise and etc. meaning like geneon picks up alot madhouse shows, while ADV picks up gainax, and alot gonzo, bandai bones, and sunrise.

[tempest]

yes ben i agree AX did have some anime list,but there was like maybe 6 i was interested in.

for some reason compaines save there major pick ups at comic cons now like how geneon said they had hippo that threw everybody off.

[OrochiKobun]

i just finished reading the available volumes of GANTZ and all i can say is omfg that was so fucked up... but very cool too....

sigh... i just started HxH.... this shit is going to take me forever....

anything else to read?


read-
naruto
one piece
midori no hibi
kenshin
love hina
gantz
AMG!
full metal alchemist (damnit they need to hurry up and translate more of this shit)
Tenjou Tenge (can anyone hook me up with volumes after 10?)


any other suggestions to read? (preferably something that is currently being scanslated)
the only other person i know who reads manga is apparently only into all this weird shit with gay guys on every few pages....

[ryu-bi]

Inuyasha Movie in December!!
http://www.inuyasha-movie.com/index.html

Naruto & Fullmetal Alchemist Movie in August!!

And latest manga chapters are pretty depressing, back to back solider deaths~

Attached pic is the newest character rankings.

[opera]

gantz manga was dope but....

20th CENTURY BOYS is the best manga EVER.

up to volume 16 now.

[Buddha's Weapon]

I started watching One Piece, and suprisingly, and its not bad. The first episode i saw a year ago, i didnt like it, so i never watched the rest. But recently, i started to give it another try and now im hooked!!

im on episode 65 right now and Zoro is the man! He took out all them Baroque Works crew like nothing.

anyone else watch this?

[opera]

one piece is my favorite anime. its just too damn funny and the story is always interesting and fights are cool.

gomu gomu no ..... pinwheel.

i submittd to reading the naruto manga... the story moves too slow in the anime and waiting a week for a new episode especially makes it seem slower : \

[DeafNYCPlayer72]

I went to Japanese bookstore after I bought GCN's Pokemon Box.

Bought Japanese manga:

Black Cat Vol. 1
Ichigo 100% Vol. 1
Birdy the Mighty Vol. 1

Is Birdy the Mighty manga released after anime was released? Both are different.

[ryu-bi]

Ichigo 100% is so good they even plan to animate it

[Scythe[Ninja]]

I just purchsed the newly released GunGrave Volume 1 DVD. It just came out on the 6th of this month.

GunGrave is a great anime. It's second only to Hellsing in my books.

[tempest]

Originally posted by Scythe[Ninja]
I just purchsed the newly released GunGrave Volume 1 DVD. It just came out on the 6th of this month.

GunGrave is a great anime. It's second only to Hellsing in my books. please don't say gun grave and hellsing in the same breath.

[OrochiKobun]

Originally posted by tempest
please don't say gun grave and hellsing in the same breath.

educate me sir, which of the two is better?
or did you say that because they shouldnt be compared?

[Scythe[Ninja]]

As far as other stuff goes:

-Full Metal Panic! Manga Book 1
-A crapload of Gundam action figures (raning from the original to Wing and so forth)
-Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo and Federation VS Zeon for the PS2.

[minion]

Originally posted by OrochiKobun
Tenjou Tenge (can anyone hook me up with volumes after 10?)


any other suggestions to read? (preferably something that is currently being scanslated)
I've got TJTG vol. 11 and chapters 70-75 if you still need them.

Also, check out Goth. Its one of my newer favorites. Only been translated up to chapter two. From what I've read so far it seems like a high school version of MPD Psycho.

Here's a brief description:
"Itsuki Kamiyama and his classmate Yoru Morino have a common hobby: they're both interested in murders that happen around them and are themselves drawn into them...

GOTH, Kendi Oiwa's extraordinary manga debut, based on a novel by the critically acclaimed author Otsuichi."

[ryu-bi]

Originally posted by minion

Also, check out Goth. Its one of my newer favorites. Only been translated up to chapter two. From what I've read so far it seems like a high school version of MPD Psycho.



Haha thats right chapter 2. Where did you get it? I might be the one translated half of them and ditch the group~

[Quicksilver]

I've finished Gungrave, it's a good anime.

Right now I'm watching:
.hack//SIGN
Gunslinger Girl
Last Exile
Devilman Lady
Full Metal Panic

[tempest]

Originally posted by OrochiKobun


educate me sir, which of the two is better?
or did you say that because they shouldnt be compared? oh gungrave by far is better then hellsing.

[OrochiKobun]

thanks for the offer on Tenjou Tenge, but i found it on this other forum (digital panic has a whole shitload of manga/anime and links to it)



on another note....
seems like ADV is on the warpath (or has been for a while-in which case sorry for bein late to the party) a whole slew of sites in recent weeks have been handed cease and desist letters :-\
:lame:

[tempest]

Originally posted by OrochiKobun
thanks for the offer on Tenjou Tenge, but i found it on this other forum (digital panic has a whole shitload of manga/anime and links to it)



on another note....
seems like ADV is on the warpath (or has been for a while-in which case sorry for bein late to the party) a whole slew of sites in recent weeks have been handed cease and desist letters :-\
:lame: your kinda late on this. reason why ADV is on the warpath you say is these sites rip ADV dvd and post it on there site. although you better watch out for bandai there locking sites down for hk or imports of licesensed stuff .

[ryu-bi]

Shocker!!

Turns out FMA movie is August 2005, story is about 2 years after the end of TV series.

Damnit that means I have to wait till next year...

[akumachan]

Originally posted by tempest
your kinda late on this. reason why ADV is on the warpath you say is these sites rip ADV dvd and post it on there site. although you better watch out for bandai there locking sites down for hk or imports of licesensed stuff .

I agree.

Bandai is locking that shit down. Im sure everyone heard about the AX incident and the lawsuits that are now in the works.

[Holy Knight]

I wonder if they could shut down ebay and amazon for boot-leg sellers. :lol:

[ReggieHadoken]

I'm really looking forward to the Bojack DBZ movie being releasted in August. I've always heard people talk about Bojack like he's top tier. And I'm all for seeing Gohan being the hero and DBZ again.

[Count Macho]

Originally posted by ReggieHadoken
I'm really looking forward to the Bojack DBZ movie being releasted in August. I've always heard people talk about Bojack like he's top tier. And I'm all for seeing Gohan being the hero and DBZ again.

Not the best DBZ movie, but it gets points from me for having the last appearance of Future Trunks.

These days I'm just about caught up with Naruto on the pirate end, and looking into Monster next 'cause I've heard good stuff about it. I heard about it on here, so if it sucks I'm holding this site accountable...sorry, just remembered I'm stealing this shit - so if it sucks all I lose is some bandwidth :lol:

On the legit end I'm pissed off because I'm too broke to finish collecting Full Metal Panic and Trigun - not to mention being too poor to buy the City Hunter tv compilations i've been waiting over 10 fucking years to come out. No joke - 10 fucking years...

It's been awhile since I rented anything from my local JP video store, but I've been meaning to finish up on One Piece one of these days(it's dialogue is basic enough for me to follow even with my piss-poor japanese skills).

[tempest]

Originally posted by Holy Knight
I wonder if they could shut down ebay and amazon for boot-leg sellers. :lol: thats already been addressed and the problem should be taken care of.

if you don't like monster something wrong with your taste.

i can't wait for end of this month!!

rah movie with better box hold rest of the series series.

new remaster eva dvds .

ghostin shell tv vol1
kiddy grade vol5.

[Gamer X]

My current are:

anime - Tenchi Muyo GXP, Kiddy Grade, R.O.D. TV, Case Close


manga - Pyshic Acadamy, Hellsing, Rurouni Kenshin

[misterbean97]

Oh boy. Slam Dunk! vol 31 nearly brought me to tears. God, Slam Dunk has got to be THE best sports manga, EVER. SD ranks as one of the best mangas I have ever read. Everyone must read this series NOW.

[maxx]

any1 going to oakon?

[tempest]

Originally posted by misterbean97
Oh boy. Slam Dunk! vol 31 nearly brought me to tears. God, Slam Dunk has got to be THE best sports manga, EVER. SD ranks as one of the best mangas I have ever read. Everyone must read this series NOW. oh we know this and i hope bandai has slamdunk show that rule.
speaking of bandai for person that asked about how well ghost in shell tv dvd don't worry you shall be blown away with whole disk. peace

[Testament X]

Anyone here following "Vagabond"? I just finished vol 12 & 13, and the fight between Shishido Baiken and Musashi was pretty crazy. The "Kusarigama" still ranks as my favorite ancient weapon ever created. :D Next volume should be good, I think Sasaki Kojiro is going to appear for the first time on this one.



For those who are following Hajime no Ippo, there is some good news. It seems that snoopycool already released vol 33-35. Go check at their site: www.snoopycool.com (sorry if this has been posted before)

misterbean97

Slam Dunk stands as the best sport manga ever created. I can't wait to finish reading/watching this series.



Finally, I bought vol 19 for GTO last month. This volume wasn't so bad, I'm just sad that this series is coming to an end.

[blood_sin]

Sgt Frog is my favorite manga right now.

[tempest]

say test have you heard of manga called beck? i heard madhouse was doing it and since there my fav anime company i was wondering i heard its sort like gravtron but with out the yaoi ( thank god):wasted:

[maxx]

Originally posted by tempest
say test have you heard of manga called beck? i heard madhouse was doing it and since there my fav anime company i was wondering i heard its sort like gravtron but with out the yaoi ( thank god):wasted:


do you mean gravitation. If so what do you expect out of a shonen-ai show.

[tempest]

Originally posted by maxx



do you mean gravitation. If so what do you expect out of a shonen-ai show. i know this, thanks for wasting my time and yours.

[Holy Knight]

Tempest, your elite knowledge of anime and manga probably surpasses everybody on this site, but this doesn't mean you can use it as an excuse to type in engrish or be an asshole.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by Holy Knight
Tempest, your elite knowledge of anime and manga probably surpasses everybody on this site, but this doesn't mean you can use it as an excuse to type in engrish or be an asshole.

word.





and blood_sin, excellent choice! SGT. Keroro owns all. MUST KILL ALL POKOPENIANS!!

and yes Slam Dunk is awesome. Hanamichi is high-larious. its really too bad it took so long to get picked up.

[ReggieHadoken]

Well I did it. After being on the fence about it for so long, I finally picked up the manga graphic novels of Mega Man NT Warrior vols. 1-2. The artwork isn't the best out there but is is good and I've flipped through both volumes and read some bits here and there and I must say that I'm pretty impressed. Now what I REALLY want to see is the classic Mega Man series comics released over here and the Megamix series too.

[MadjaYcD]

anyone have the fma 40 torrent by fork? I tried to download it but booo the link is down.

[ryu-bi]

just wait for the other releases...

nevermind forks had their v2 up too.

[aa_overmind]

Here's something nobody knows or would ever find

A while back, they made Samurai Showdown OVA episodes, no not the sucky motion picture.

I remember seeing a preview of one in IGN and it showed Anime Genjuro fighting a kick-ass Azra.

Does anybody here know which series Im talking about, please tell me what is it called and where can I find it.

[angelpalm]

whats this frog show you guys are talking about, is it an actual frog?

it sounds wild, AND zany, and if its WILD & ZANY, you can count me in!

[tempest]

the ss ova your talking about is called Samurai Spirits 2: Asura-Zanmaden its ova, and has been picked up by ADV, and god only knows when there release it. i'm still waiting for Master of Mosquiton to come out in dvd format . by the way i might add new rah box is very very nice ^_^.

thing about slam dunk is that toei own slamdunk and god knows what kinda strings there attach when or if bandai picks show up.

and i'll ignore what holy said maybe well wait i could handle that better. at least i don't nit pick shows say they suck cuz of overlays there alot people who do that . only time that i'll be prick is when somebody bitches about why company did this to the show with out knowing any facts
'like name changes in dub on caseclosed"
, or when somebody says fansubbers do better job then R1 anime companies do sorry thats just ignornece. but i mean come on if i wasn't here who explain everything anime related?

[misterbean97]

Originally posted by tempest
say test have you heard of manga called beck? i heard madhouse was doing it and since there my fav anime company i was wondering i heard its sort like gravtron but with out the yaoi ( thank god):wasted:

Beck as in the Beck by Harold Sakuichi? The one about a boy and his guitar. If so, then its not made by madhouse.

[tempest]

Originally posted by misterbean97


Beck as in the Beck by Harold Sakuichi? The one about a boy and his guitar. If so, then its not made by madhouse. i mean the anime verison not the manga.

[Testament X]

Originally posted by tempest
say test have you heard of manga called beck? i heard madhouse was doing it and since there my fav anime company i was wondering i heard its sort like gravtron but with out the yaoi ( thank god):wasted:

Isn't that manga about a guy and his dog along with a rock band? I read the first few chapters 2 or 3 years ago but I didn't like much, maybe I should give a second chance. It's a shounen manga after all so I don't think it would carry any yaoi references though.

[akumachan]

Originally posted by angelpalm
whats this frog show you guys are talking about, is it an actual frog?

it sounds wild, AND zany, and if its WILD & ZANY, you can count me in!

its SGT. Frog, and its manga. I think there is an anime but if there is, its not here yet.

but the manga rocks.

[ryu-bi]

That show's Keroro Gunso?

There are 16 episodes out already

[akumachan]

Originally posted by ryu-bi
That show's Keroro Gunso?

There are 16 episodes out already

yea in japan or on fansub. But i dont think any american distributers have brought it here officially yet. other than the manga from Tokyopop.

[misterbean97]

Originally posted by tempest
i mean the anime verison not the manga.

Oh, didn't know an anime version is coming out. Hopefully they don't fuck up this great manga.

[tempest]

its done by madhouse so it follow manga close just its planned 26 eps and manga not finished so it have some different parts in tend. but if they follow close like xtv i'm all for it.

[Vidness]

The anime I am currently watching:

Naruto: It's tight. Don't playahate this. I'm not even reading ahead, altho I have the manga up to chap 219

FMA: Going to make LOTS of $$$ when it hits the US

Tenjo Tenge: Wish it were true to the manga in 'every' aspect

Princess Nine. Cute. At ep 19 so far.

Samurai Champloo: Nice intro music


Anime you should watch:
Hajime No Ippo: What does 'Hajime no' mean anyway
Ninja Scroll the movie
Kenshin, well, maybe the episodes around 49-60 or so
Samurai X


Anime I have and intend to watch someday:
Last Exile
Silent Mobius
Soultaker
R.O.D TV
Devil Lady


DBZ was cool. Final Flash on Cell is possibly one the best scenes in anime.

[Shin-Mech-Brian]

Originally posted by akumachan
im currently watching

Gungrave
Nadia Secret of Blue Water
Mahoromatic
Azu Manga Daioh
.hack twilight
Gravion
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex

coming up..

Excel Saga box set

waiting for:

Appleseed Wow! We're watching all the same exact anime, imagine that!? :D

On a side not: we got the 2nd DVD of Gravion lastnight! Time for more traditional giant robot action with perpetually growing breasts!!! :eek:

[Count Macho]

Originally posted by Vidness
The anime I am currently watching:

Naruto: It's tight. Don't playahate this. I'm not even reading ahead, altho I have the manga up to chap 219

FMA: Going to make LOTS of $$$ when it hits the US

Tenjo Tenge: Wish it were true to the manga in 'every' aspect

Princess Nine. Cute. At ep 19 so far.

Samurai Champloo: Nice intro music


Anime you should watch:
Hajime No Ippo: What does 'Hajime no' mean anyway
Ninja Scroll the movie
Kenshin, well, maybe the episodes around 49-60 or so
Samurai X


Anime I have and intend to watch someday:
Last Exile
Silent Mobius
Soultaker
R.O.D TV
Devil Lady


DBZ was cool. Final Flash on Cell is possibly one the best scenes in anime.

Hajime no = beginning of
Hajime no Ippo = Ippo's beggining. Kinda appropriate when you consider the start of the series is how he wants to reinvent himself. Love the hell out of the series...

HAH! I knew I wasn't the only one who dug Princess Nine

Rurouni Kenshin is absolutely awesome. I particularly like the bad guy who was shot 13 times and set on fire. Everyone like to start their fights by saying how rough their life is and how they turned into killing machines. This fool was all "I got shot 13 times and set on fire bitch! Fuck your dead momma, fuck your dead teacher, and fuck your stupid burnt down village! I'm mummified swiss cheese! You bitches got nothing on me! Nothing!!"...well, he didn't actually say that(but he should have)

[tempest]

princess nine , devilady are very good shows. goes show you that series that has no hype behide can be very good hit. another sleeper hit shows you might want check out are kino journey, heat guy j, 12 kingdoms, figure 17.

add kiddy grade to your list very recommend don't let the first 5 eps fool you there is very superb plot in that series.

i just wonder what funa plan on releasing fma (i.g eps counts, and release dates normal 2 months or super duper quick release like KG)

got my rah movie/ art box today. better all around
then the white cheap , bad design box. now all i need do is d/l the japanesse r2 covers have the perfect collection of rah.
and the book is very helpful on rah.

thats not only thing that came in mail today
... the new eva platutim with artbox... just one word... perfection they weren't lying when they said they remaster everything. enough of my rambles.

question time there 2 shows comming up

one called popotan
and other is called Aquarian Age scale one to 10 how are they?

[Hunter D]

Originally posted by tempest
princess nine , devilady are very good shows. goes show you that series that has no hype behide can be very good hit. another sleeper hit shows you might want check out are kino journey, heat guy j, 12 kingdoms, figure 17.

add kiddy grade to your list very recommend don't let the first 5 eps fool you there is very superb plot in that series.

i just wonder what funa plan on releasing fma (i.g eps counts, and release dates normal 2 months or super duper quick release like KG)

got my rah movie/ art box today. better all around
then the white cheap , bad design box. now all i need do is d/l the japanesse r2 covers have the perfect collection of rah.
and the book is very helpful on rah.

thats not only thing that came in mail today
... the new eva platutim with artbox... just one word... perfection they weren't lying when they said they remaster everything. enough of my rambles.

question time there 2 shows comming up

one called popotan
and other is called Aquarian Age scale one to 10 how are they?
You are right about DevilLady it is very underrated show. Script and story was handled by Konaka(he did hellsing, Techonlyze, and some of the scripts for Rahxephon.

Anything worked on by Konaka is more than likely gonna be good!;)

[tempest]

hellsing i had some issues with that show namely the last arc i felt like it gave no clear cut reason for vchips if any. but then manga was still going.

i love texhnoylze.

[Hunter D]

Don't know why technolyze gets no love. Best anime to be released this year IMO.
I was kinda expecting this to happen since the average anime fan does doggy tricks for shows like Chobits.:lame:

Kino's journey will be my next purchase. Can't wait for this series to go on sale at RightStuf:D .

[ryu-bi]

Originally posted by tempest

question time there 2 shows comming up

and other is called Aquarian Age scale one to 10 how are they?

I am sure the was Aquarian Age first season and an OVA out already, dunno what are you referring to though.

I personally like the character design artist in that series, Mikimoto. He also did Macross 7 and Ecole Du Ciel.

[tempest]

i know tex is one of the best shows out. i guess reason people don't give it no love to is its abe show.

tv show is not out its being release by adv. i'm asking about tv series.
ova is being done by synchpoint i believe which god knows when that be released. neither of them are out.

well kino vol3 is on sale at righstuf.
by the way they have BANDAI SELL!!!

[basis]

where do you guys buy these animes?

do they show it on american satellite television?
can i get it on british satellite tv?

or do you just you know... kazaa it?

[Gasaraki]

For me, either bittorrent or actually spending the money to get the actual liscenced DVD's

Good torrent list: www.animesuki.com

Might be hyphen in that, can't remember


Hey has anyone seen Gungrave yet? I just saw the first DVD, it seems a bit intresting so far, though not much action. but what do you all think of it? No spoilers please

[tempest]

i buy mine from online stores or bestbuy.

gungrave is very good

[Hunter D]

Basis try www.rightstuf.com. That is where I order my anime.

Tempest said best buy but I'm guessing you don't live in the US so best buy isn't an option.

[tempest]

Originally posted by Hunter D
Basis try www.rightstuf.com. That is where I order my anime.

Tempest said best buy but I'm guessing you don't live in the US so best buy isn't an option. opps! i didn't think about that i was half sleep to. there alot of online stores that help. i just love rightsuf for there bundle sales, and stuido sales.

[Nokato]

I know Gungrave's been mention in here and I really like the show (Thankfully Nightow realized his error with Trigun) alot I was wondering if anyone knows how many eps the series is namely volumes? Because I can already tell the American release is gonna make me cry how long it will take for them to finish it.

Anyone know any good Japanese DVD sites?

And the OST is amazing omg, anyone agree?

[hentaigirl82]

My anime perference
1. Excel Saga
2. Azumanga Daioh
3. Naruto
4. Battle Vixens
5.Anything Hentai


popeye's biscuits = top tier

Oh yeah popeye's biscuits gotta have the honey love !!!

[tempest]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka
I know Gungrave's been mention in here and I really like the show (Thankfully Nightow realized his error with Trigun) alot I was wondering if anyone knows how many eps the series is namely volumes? Because I can already tell the American release is gonna make me cry how long it will take for them to finish it.

Anyone know any good Japanese DVD sites?

And the OST is amazing omg, anyone agree?

gungrave dvds are 1>7

heres the release dates.
vol2 9-28
vol3.11-9
vol4.1-18
vol 5.march-??
vol6 may-??
vol7. july -
are you talking about import aka fansub dvds? if so why do you want waste your money on shitty animation and godawful subs?

well few new tibits from comic con.
funa is going release fma in 3 box for the 3 seasons. boxs are said be made of metal no word on how many eps are going be for each dvd. for people going to this con this weekend funa going show fma dub . oh looks that funa has samurai 7.
yes the rumor is true inu-yasha is ending in sept ep 166>167 are said be the last eps going be hour long special.

[Nokato]

Originally posted by tempest


gungrave dvds are 1>7

heres the release dates.
vol2 9-28
vol3.11-9
vol4.1-18
vol 5.march-??
vol6 may-??
vol7. july -
are you talking about import aka fansub dvds? if so why do you want waste your money on shitty animation and godawful subs?

well few new tibits from comic con.
funa is going release fma in 3 box for the 3 seasons. boxs are said be made of metal no word on how many eps are going be for each dvd. for people going to this con this weekend funa going show fma dub . oh looks that funa has samurai 7.
yes the rumor is true inu-yasha is ending in sept ep 166>167 are said be the last eps going be hour long special.


Well in the meantime I don't have BT, so I can't watch Samurai Champloo like I want. Gungrave's animation isn't the best but its a TV series so I sort of expected the animation to only be good in the beginning of it when Nightow did some key animation. I guess I wanted to find a way to get some early because its gonna take a long time for US to release all of Gungrave. FMA is alright, haven't seen enough of it to judge it.

*Question: Does the animation in Gungrave get worse after the first few? Its not that the animation was that great in GG but I mean it gets WORSE than that? :eek:

[tempest]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka



Well in the meantime I don't have BT, so I can't watch Samurai Champloo like I want. Gungrave's animation isn't the best but its a TV series so I sort of expected the animation to only be good in the beginning of it when Nightow did some key animation. I guess I wanted to find a way to get some early because its gonna take a long time for US to release all of Gungrave. FMA is alright, haven't seen enough of it to judge it.

*Question: Does the animation in Gungrave get worse after the first few? Its not that the animation was that great in GG but I mean it gets WORSE than that? :eek: whats wrong with the animation its done by madhouse and there one of the best for animation . and geneon did touch up some parts where tv edited some parts *ie blood and parts around that* and since i have first dvd and watched it more then once on my setup animation is very good. so i hope that helps

[Nokato]

Originally posted by tempest
whats wrong with the animation its done by madhouse and there one of the best for animation . and geneon did top up some parts where tv edited some parts *ie blood and parts around that* and since i have first dvd and watch it more then once i can say aniamtion doesn't drop.

I thought you were implying the animation got bad or that it was bad. So I asked if it got worse than what I saw, cause its not bad actually.

[tempest]

oh i meant fansub dvds people call them imports but there waste of money. this reason i don't like buy them.

reason 1

there cram like 6 or 8 eps on single layer dvd.... thats just dumb that kill the animation, and end up looking very choppy, and have rainbow effect and other bugs.

reason 2 subs are most of the time spelled wrong like people having different names. like vandread one of the characters name was dita on fansub no lie her name is like 8714580 .
and subs are mistimmed like comming after when character has already open his mouth and walked away and some eps make no sense.

i don't care bout if people buy them or what not i went that route before . i can understand where people are comming from less dvds, more eps, less money have spend which is true, but when you break it all your buying is crappy verison of that show.

[akumachan]

I thought the Gungrave animation was quite good.

and i love Madhouse as well.

Gonzo's my fav, but madhouse is up there too.

[Nokato]

Originally posted by akumachan
I thought the Gungrave animation was quite good.

and i love Madhouse as well.

Gonzo's my fav, but madhouse is up there too.


co-sign, Gonzo is so awesome. I really love the quality they put into series. Madhouse is always good, and they don't seem to fail at having quality with probably the exception of X >_<....Why oh why lol *prevents himself from rant*

From what I've seen Gungrave is done excellently, namely Nightow's hand's on approach helped alot. I;m not sure he continues to do Key Animation throughout the series but his work is greatly appreciated. Anyone seen Gad Guard? Looks hella good can't wait to see it.

[tempest]

i put madhouse above gonzo just with sheer amount of top shows madhouse has put out thus far, don't get me wrong i love last exile, kiddygrade, she ulitmate weapon, and
Kaleido Star (which i will start on that series again very soon)
but rest of the shows are just ways for gonzo show off there 3d eye candy animation with no real story ( burst angel, ffu) fall into this.
only madhouse show that i was disappointed was ninja scroll. but this just my own taste.

[tempest]

what was wrong with X tv?

gadguard is so/so it didn't do very well in japan so they cancel tv series and finished it on dvds. i might wait for bundle sale for it on righstuf. since i can finish alot of back log only need geneon studio sale and that be need of that probelm.

[Nokato]

Originally posted by tempest
what was wrong with X tv?

gadguard is so/so it didn't do very well in japan so they cancel tv series and finished it on dvds. i might wait for bundle sale for it on righstuf. since i can finish alot of back log only need geneon studio sale and that be need of that probelm.

Well its tough to capture Mokona Appapa's character designs on screen is an ardous task which is a given and I didn't expect it to be extremely accurate but nonetheless the dismal presentation dissapointed me abit. Then again X Japan had animation clip of what looked to be a ad for "X TV" (Which Madhouse created) that came out probably 10 years ago and looked better than the TV series...something about hand painted cel animation that just makes it more convincing.


Aside from the animation, that bothered me though Kawajiri directed it, there wasn't much passion in the story and how it was told. Almost like it was half-assed since he probably was preparing to do "PROGRAM" and help Takeshi Koike with "WORLD RECORD", both from the "Animatrix" project. I was hoping Kawajiri would really get into the story and create his world within it like he always does but it seemed restrained. Its also the fault Nanase Ohkawa's pacing of the manga with which there wasn't even an attainable conclusion much similar to the demise of the first "X" film directed by Rintaro, which I admit with the limited amount of material he had he made an interesting movie to say the least.

In overview, X TV isn't really for hard-core fans as it barely tips the iceberg of the original story and offers probable ending for Ohkawa's probably picking from the final installment of the manga. For anyone who didn't read the manga its more of an "average" shoujo-esque anime. I expected more from X TV but given the current trends in Japan even studios like Madhouse have skeletons in their closet. Well look at it this way, at least it was better than Yami No Matusei. I wished those rumors were true that Anno Hideaki Was to direct it and that JC Staff had nothing at all to do with the animation.

[tempest]

Originally posted by Nokato Sakurazuka


Well its tough to capture Mokona Appapa's character designs on screen which is a given and I didn't expect it to be accurate. Then again X Japan had animation clip of X TV that came out probably 10 years ago and looked better than the TV series...


Aside from the animation, that bothered me though Kawajiri directed it, there wasn't much passion in the story and how it was told. Almost like it was half-assed since he probably was preparing to do "PROGRAM" and help Takeshi Koike with "WORLD RECORD", both from the "Animatrix" project. I was hoping Kawajiri would really get into the story and create his world within it like he always does but it seemed restrained. Its also the fault Nanase Ohkawa's pacing of the manga with which there wasn't even an attainable conclusion much similar to the demise of the first "X" film directed by Rintaro, which I admit with the limited amount of material he had he made an interesting movie to say the least.

In overview, X TV isn't really for hard-core fans as it barely tips the iceberg of the original story and offers probable ending for Ohkawa's probably picking from the final installment of the manga. For anyone who didn't read the manga its more of an "average" shoujo-esque anime. I expected more from X TV but given the current trends in Japan even studios like Madhouse have skeletons in their closet. i disagree i'll explain later and the x the movie suck ass even in character designs

[Nokato]

Originally posted by tempest
i disagree i'll explain later and the x the movie suck ass even in character designs

Oh I agree with you that the movie sucked, and the character designs aren't anything to write home about. It was interesting to watch a template of what could happen, but that didnt make it a good movie. Wished later was now, I'm interested in your opinion.

[kz0060]

I don't know if any1 posted this yet because everyone always seem to be remarkably fast with anime news but plans of Full Metal Panic 3 are in the works. I have yet to even finish seeing the first one but oh well.

[Genocide3366]

When the hell is FMP Fumoffu going to be released in the US?

[tempest]

yea there is fmf 3rd aseason in the works no idea if its going be tv, ova, or movie.

no word on when adv going release the 2dseason of fp i think maybe winter. there is con today and i'll post the news later tonight if people like.

xtv series is very good in my opinion it follows the manga half way. they left out alot parts,but left good chunk of story in there( just the medciore ending ,but its far better then movie lol. and madhouse captured the characters wonderful .

people complain bout first eps were slow. which were talking about X here not naruto or action show. and i thought eps got you understand the characters more then what the movie did.
i wish it better ending, and i wish show was longer it would helped it out. i though animation, music are awesome.

[tempest]

k news from otakon.

geneon new shows really shocked at couple.


Star Ocean EX
# Human Scramble (also known as Human Crossing Point)
# Tokyo Underground
# Koi Kaze
# Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
# Kyou Kara Mao
# Jubei-Chan 2
bandai new shows and no slamdunk :(

Planetes
Fantastic Children
Avenger

[HeaT]

ive been out of the anime loop for a while now, the only thing ive been watching is naurto...so i have some questions...

what is this???

"Anyone here seen Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, Memories, or Avalon?"

and

"Evangelion: You Wari"

thanks!

im outi

Roberth

[ReggieHadoken]

I'm currently reading Ruruoni Kenshin Vol. 5. There's finally a story dedicated to Yahiko in this one and it spans a few chapters.

Anime wise, I'm watching Lupin III, InuYasha, and Case Closed.

[tempest]

fma disk counts be 16 24.98 tin box designs. peace

[Dingo Egret]

Hey Tempest, I'm diggin the Jin av.

Anyways, I saw you all were discussing good studios for animation. I'll agree with you on both Madhouse and Gonzo, but my favorite would have to be Studio Pierot. They've done some pretty good works, my favorite being Saiyuki. The animation on it is amazing. And do I even have to mention Naruto?

On a side note, I'm getting sick of Naruto. Is it just me, or does anyone else feel it?

[dialupsucky]

personaly I find ichigo 100% exstremly depressing. T_T

[WasFemto]

On anime I got somewhat of a backlog. XTV, RG Utena, SDF Macross, Texhnolyze, Captain Harlock(Herlock), Azumanga Daioh and many more once I get Azureus to work.
Manga- Crying Freeman, GTO (only six more vol. to go :D :( ) Vagabond, Berserk and the jap. versions of Battle Royale.

[rinispark]

Im currently trying to finish the 2nd vol of One Piece in JPN. Gah, the kanji makes my eyes @_@. Also going to start Jihaku by Gackt. That took my friend 6 mos to translate.....it might take me twice or thrice as long >_< Oh Im halfway through the JPN version of Marmalade Boy -- which is tons easier than One Piece....:bluu:

[P. Gorath]

any of you nerds seen either of these?


SKY BLUE, 2004, Maxmedia, 86 min. Dir. Moon-saeng Kim. One of the most visually stunning animated science-fiction films ever made, SKY BLUE is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the fortunate few are gathered in a protected mega-city called Ecoban, while others are left to perish in the polluted wastelands outside. A daring young rebel named Suha decides to challenge the status quo – and runs smack into his childhood love, gorgeous, gun-toting Jay, now a member of Ecoban’s security force. If you’re a fan of BLADE RUNNER/GHOST IN THE SHELL type sci-fi, we guarantee you’ll get a blast out of SKY BLUE. A selection of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Discussion following with Sunmin Park, writer/producer and director of the English-language adaptation.
DEAD LEAVES, 2004, Manga Ent./Production I.G., 58 min. Dir. Hiroyuki Imaishi. Strap yourself in for the most wildly demented Japanese anime we’ve EVER seen, an incredibly mutated sci-fi/sex/action flick that plays like Paul Verhoeven, MAD magazine and artist Richard Williams thrown into a blender. From Production I.G., the groundbreaking studio behind BLOOD – THE LAST VAMPIRE, DEAD LEAVES is set on a satellite prison in space filled with unwanted mutants. Our "heroes" are a skinny guy with a TV for a head and an incredibly hot chick with a psychic eyeball. Together they lead their fellow prisoners (including a dude with a huge drill for a prongster) on a hellzapoppin’ escape filled with blood, bullets and more flying body parts than we can count.

[FatalFuryD]

Yeah. The new name's stupid as hell. Anyway that Korean animated movie is named as "Wonderful Days" and it did have a bit of hype when it was released in theaters two years ago. It's actually not that bad, but let me say it definitely could not live up to the hype. It's very good looking though.

New blood the last vamp? ace.

[TheGreatOne]

Man, I've been out of the loop for a minute. The Last anime movie I've seen is Blood: The Last Vampire. As far as shows go, I just watch whatever's on Adult Swim, and On Demand. I've got alot of catching up to do!

[ReggieHadoken]

Just finished readinf Ruruoni Kenshin vol. 5. I love all the weapons and techniques in the series. Watsuki is a great artists and story teller.:D

Now I'm reading through Yu Yu Hakusho vol. 4. Yusuke is fighing Rando. Actually he's not really fighting him right now, he's getting his butt kicked, but I've already seen the anime portion of this so I know Rando ends up getting owned in the end.:lol:

[OrochiKobun]

Anime - Naruto is starting to get a little stale :(, Samurai Champloo (WHERE THE FUCK IS EP 8???)

hmm dunno what else to really watch because i really can only watch the "free" kind of anime:lol:


manga
one piece (funny as hell... wonder when more will be released)
Hunter x Hunter (used to be pretty fuggin cool but the current arc (the fucked up ant/bugs) is kinda meh :bluu:)
Hikaru no Go (just read the ending... man that ending seemed so meh :mad:)
GANTZ (stuck at 166 cant find more :'()


wondering what else to read... got url's to Flame of recca and shaman king

can anyone find the full set of yu yu hakusho or the recent OMG!?


hit me up for fansubs
:p

[misterbean97]

Gantz 168 is so fucked up, lol.
Tae: "I swallowed it."

[kz0060]

This might seem like a stupid question but is there a box for GTO?

[FatalFuryD]

Yeah, there is. They have a box with t-shirt that has half of the series and I think they're gonna bring out a boxed set for the other half pretty soon.

legit one looks like this, plus t shirt.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6314238723&rd=1

Don't buy from that guy though, it costs somewhere under 50 usually.

[tempest]

gto 2d box comes out in oct i hope it comes empty , i believe thats same month has inital D box comes out.

i wish ADV release gantz,but knowing them it be middle of winter.

but hey at least i have texhnolyze ,Paranoia Agent going by then do at least i'll get my twisted anime fix and have texhnolyze .

well since i finish whole alot shows this month ( capt herlock, whr, infinte ryvius, and bout start gundamseed, and getbackers and maybe Ikkitosen at end of this month. now i need make space for.

giant robo
Gokusen
mezzo forte
stellvia
Aquarian Age
Tsukihime, Lunar Legend
Paranoia Agent
new fist of north star.

jan starts samurai champloo
fma( freaking 16 disk for show you can do 10 disk better have kg release format )

thats bout it( thank god that most are 3 disk release.
just need find time start collecting 12 kingdoms.
then were set.

great one what kind of anime do you like that help me there.

2 shows pick up last exile, gungrave.
last exile ep 20 has nasty cliffhanger.
peace

[kz0060]

Alright cool, thx with the help peeps.

FatalFuryD: under 50 for the first boxset? So far I've only seen ones near the 80 range. You got a link were they sell it that cheap?

[Krimzon Khaoz]

can someone tell me whether the street fighter animes are worth checking out. Right now, Ive put them under consideration because im unsure whether theyre good but have had an interest for a while

[Wolf_Eyes]

I got back from Evo and was in Best Buy buying a multi-tap for Isuka, and saw the Bandai FINALLY released Wolf's Rain. I'll be picking up the boxset first vol thing.

[tempest]

yea they had wolf rain, wish mine had gundam seed vol1 +box since today at bb anime half off and no tax!!!!....
mine has ungody amount of new eva, and ghost in shell stand alone. which aren't bad at all.

i like wolfrain but the box is bleh.... although i love the soundtrack pack in. yoko has out done herself with wolf rain soundtrack and gits tv soundtrack. i love the op of gist .

sfv series is.. medciore at best, sfa ova explains reason why ryu turns into evil ryu. and designs akuma be size of the hulk. no word on what 2d ova about only manga doing it so god knows when that see day of light. but if your die hard sf fan pick it up.

[Wolf_Eyes]

I got back from Evo and was in Best Buy buying a multi-tap for Isuka, and saw the Bandai FINALLY released Wolf's Rain. I'll be picking up the boxset first vol thing.

[KneelB4Me]

Anybody know where ya can find good Tenjou Tenge art?

[ReggieHadoken]

I just started reading Mega Man NT Warrior vol. 1. I haven't seen too many eps of the anime so this should shed some light on the story for me.

Can't wait to get Dragon Ball manga vol 16, which concludes the regular DB series. I never saw all of Goku & Piccolo's fight in the anime so I'm itching to see just how things pan out.

DBZ Movie 9 comes out Aug 17 and I can't wait! We finally get to see Gohan be the hero again.

[ryu-bi]

Originally posted by Wolf_Eyes
I got back from Evo and was in Best Buy buying a multi-tap for Isuka, and saw the Bandai FINALLY released Wolf's Rain. I'll be picking up the boxset first vol thing.

Kinda said to know there is 4 ppl who are willing to play isuka...
Save the multi-tab for bomberman or some sports games~

[WasFemto]

I've been lagging on anime. I still have to finish watching RG Utena, Xtv, Kurogane Communications, SDF Macross. I still need to finish buying the rest of Captain Harlock (Herlock) OVA, Kino's Journey, Azumanga Daioh, Texhnolyze, Maison Ikkoku. Well the last three aren't finished being distrubited(sp) are they, but any ways you know what I mean.


Off topic does anyone use Azureus?

[akumachan]

Originally posted by Krimzon Khaoz
can someone tell me whether the street fighter animes are worth checking out. Right now, Ive put them under consideration because im unsure whether theyre good but have had an interest for a while

which ones?

The only SF anime really worth watching is the movie.

the 2V series is trash, and Alpha is only good for the animation. The story is ass.

[kz0060]

I've finally watched Tsukihime (thx for the heads up Tempest) and I gotta say I loved it. Alot of questions were brought up through out the episodes but were easily picked up and answered later on, leaving me at ease. I wouldn't say there was any "intense" action scenes but then again that wasn't really necessary for this anime. At first I was skeptical about there being romance but they pulled off the human (or part human) love relationship with a vampire nicely. And of course i'm a pretty big sucker for an anime if it has a romance or drama element:p Watching it made me wanna by the game!

I only wished they made some more episodes dedicated in explaining some of the characters history. I just read the storyline about the game its very good.

[BIG BAD MOG]

From my experience, the mangas tend to go farther than the animes in terms of plot and stuff. My question is, "Does the manga for Video Girl Ai go farther than the anime series?" "Cuz you know, the ending just plain flat out sucked.

[Testament X]

How good is Gravion? From what I read it seems like your stereotypical giant robot/bunch of girls/one or two guys anime.

After I was heavily traumatized by watching Great Dangaioh I'm afraid of spending my money on Gravion. I love old school giant robot series, but the storyline about a dozen of girls+one guy defending the earth from unknown aliens and having stupid jokes along the way is getting old.

I guess I will stick with the classics if I want to see some giant robot action such as: Voltes V, Dancougar, Tetsujin 28 and Voltron.



Currently I'm watching:

S-cry-ed
Gungrave
Last Exile
Captain Herlock
Slam Dunk
YYH

The new DVD "In the Blood" is just a few days away and the second box set for the Dark Tournament is around oct. The fight between Majin Yusuke and Sensui is going to be gold. :D

Good news for escaflowner fans it seems they are going to release the whole series+movie for only 99.99/79.99. After I lost my chance of buying the LE box set I will be able to complete my collection.

Nothing new on the manga world besides the fact that a new volume of BotI is comming soon along with Vagabond vol 14. I'm still waiting for the new series by Hiroshi Takahashi "Worst", I don't know what is taking DMP so long.


BIG BAD MOG
The VGA manga goes waay beyond the 6 volume OVA series. The whole series is 15 volumes long (if you count VGL vol 14 &15) and is one of the most beautiful romance manga I ever seen.

I never watched the OVA but as far as I know it only covers the first 3 volumes of the manga. Read the manga and you won't be disappointed (especially with the ending).

[tempest]

bbm to your questions in some cases yes, and no i mean angliclayer and rahxephon manga sucks whole tv shows are very good alot times its opinions on whats better between manga and tv series.

no problem kz0060 i love the cover designs for the showcan't wait see what box look like. just remember pick texhonlyze, Paranoia agent there most have!!!.


hmm test we need compare notes on lastexile i love that show that and 12 kingdoms are 2 very well written shows.

test wheres giant robo in your list!!!!!!robo shows watch agrento soma, rahxpheon, and gadguard .

oh bout bandai collections there just for the holidays after dec or jan there be discounted.

[ryu-bi]

Originally posted by Testament X

I guess I will stick with the classics if I want to see some giant robot action such as: Voltes V, Dancougar, Tetsujin 28 and Voltron.



Do you happen to have Dancougar OVA: The Blazing Epilogue?

[tempest]

well i started some new series today.

went to my local best buy and brought
gundamseed.. and thats big box ,but worth it since it has music which is good.. just ending theme is just the tv edit not extended verison.

Ikkitosen yes i know meidcore series at best maybe under medicore but the pencil boards are worth it!! if you seen japanesse dvdcovers you know what i'm talking about (yes the show is uncut ).
getbackers... i brought the single dvd vol not the crappy box with vol1 i'll wait for the steel case.
good picks up i think. now I need find capt herlockvol4 .peace

peace

[dialupsucky]

Blah someone talk about ichigo 100%. SOMEONE PLZ spoil whats been going on since volume 8. I know theres like volume 12 in japan or something so someone plz catch me up to date on whats been going on... sniffle sniffle.. =[

[Hunter D]

If anyone is looking for good series to watch I recommend:

Rahxephon(one of the best shows I haver seen. Ayato is the most strongest willed character I have seen in a while.)

Gundam Seed(At first I thought it was going to be a crappy show, but after watching a couple of eps I now think it is a solid show.)

Genesis Climber Mosepada(classic series that was ahead of its time. Also one of the shows that was used to make Robotech.)

Southern Cross(another classic.)

Giant Robo(finally getting released on DVD. Hoping it sells well because it is my favorite anime. Has excellent action scenes, deep plot, and Giant Robo.)
Street Fighter 2 V(cheesy show, but if you are street fighter fan you should see it once.)

[grave450]

volume 11(ch 90-98) of ichigo 100% just came out its on ch 120 in shonen jump, you can get up to vol 9 ch 95 off of yanime.com or their irc channel also watch for the jump festa anime ova comming soon(sorta)

here's what major stuff happens that i can say im still missing vol 10 and some stuff in between vol 11 and where it is in shonen jump,

1 main new girl character/love interest and like 2 other minor characters

some growing things between nishino and manaka but they seem to stop around the beginning of vol 12 cause she doesn't show up much later on

satsuki moves on manaka some more but kinda starts to dissapear

aya and manaka start to seem like they might get together more due to amachi has apparently accepted defeat(or something like that) but now the new girl/contender/rival or wutever appears and yea pretty much the same stuff with more random ecchi scenes

[dialupsucky]

Originally posted by grave450

some growing things between nishino and manaka but they seem to stop around the beginning of vol 12 cause she doesn't show up much later on



Waaa!!!!???? What do you mean she doesnt show up much later on? Sniffle she is my favorite. =[


Anyway anything going on with yui or misuzu?

Thanks