[Instro]

Nah. Everyone should just watch Simoun instead, it has also things plus war, religion, mecha and gender transformations.

It also has a great Sahashi soundtrack. Geneijin was linking me to a few pieces from it recently.

[Jexhius]

Rick's Bread 1 this show's pretty fucked up

Only because you all think that bread is some kind of metaphor. Sometimes a loaf of bread is just a loaf of bread.

[Instro]

You know what else BONES loves? Camera porn:

Camera moe.

[firehawk12]

I was kinda surprised Suguru didn't show up at all after that one appearance, but I'm guessing he'll be returning in the 2nd or 3rd season?

He's mostly around. He plays a somewhat important part in S4 though.

[trejo]

Only because you all think that bread is some kind of metaphor. Sometimes a penis is just a penis is just a penis.

I see.

[Jintor]

Looks like we've got another firehawk on our hands.

Get out your Oreimo face to infiltrate these suckers

[A Black Falcon]

Upotte! 2 - Now that's much more like it! This episode is what I was hoping the series would be like. No really creepy stuff this episode; it's mostly about silly comedy and action this time, like it should be. There are a few vaguely suggestive jokes, but it's nothing too bad, and the main one, about M-14 learning that tactic for getting better aim, was amusing anyway.

The main plot is about the main four girls (well, just three of them because Sig's not an idiot, but she helps out anyway because they're friends) have to do a makeup test because they skipped out on doing any range shooting practice and then did badly on their exams. The main characters are mostly idiots? Yeah, it's anime. The British gun is the worst of the three (she goes out so pathetically... :lol), but at least M-16 and FAL are competent when they try. The action was done fairly well and was as interesting as this kind of thing could be, and it did explain a bit about the guns and shooting, in particular about how bullets fall more or less depending on their weight. FAL came up with a decent tactic there, at the end... but unfortunately, her big sister's just too good. Still, good effort! Only Britain ended up in the remedial class. But yeah... with how she went out, that was unfortunately deserved.

And yeah, as I said, the comedy this time was almost all funny as well. For instance, the little skit where Sig explained why she has better range than the other three was pretty funny... :)

So yeah, this was good. Upotte redeemed for sure. I just hope it'll stay this good.


Mysterious Girlfriend X 2 - This episode was okay, but yeah, this show does have some potential issues. First, I hope that the plot doesn't bog down and stop moving, like I've heard happens in the manga; this would be better with an actual plot, I don't think just the fanservice and weirdness would keep me watching.

I mean, this episode was okay and did have some good moments, though I think the first episode might have been a bit better, but this IS a "bad concept" show full of stupidity and fanservice (multiple, long pantyshots in this ep, for example). It does also have a plot that could be interesting, and some moderately interesting characters -- the guy is bog-standard, but the girl's kind of unique -- so yeah, I do hope it goes somewhere. It would be unfortunate if it just sticks to this status quo.

Even so though, this episode was okay. We learn about a few new saliva powers... I imagine even more will be added later on, but now by tasting some of his saliva she could see a dream of his that he didn't want to share (and learn all of its details), while he can experience the feelings -- but not the thoughts -- of whatever she was feeling when she gives him saliva, too. Huh. I assume the disparity is because she's much more skilled at understanding this power.

[Jexhius]

I see.

Why can't anything be pure and innocent in the world of anime?

[Branduil]

You know what else BONES loves? Camera porn:

The voyeur becomes the voyee. Deep.

[Regulus Tera]

Saint Seiya and the Prisoner of Not-Hogwarts 03

Title joke aside, I like how they didn't make Palaestra a blatant Japanese high school. Actually, the art design of the school was very cool and totally in-line with the locales seen in previous series.

lol all the lame Bronze Saints like Bear are getting the spotlight before Hyouga and the rest.

[firehawk12]

Why can't anything be pure and innocent in the world of anime?

Is that the sequel to panty and stocking?

[Regulus Tera]

Summer Wars AnimeGAF was right, Our War Game did it better.

Congratulations, you are now officially a furry.

[dimb]

Is that the sequel to panty and stocking?

Season two, the wait has been so long.

[Regulus Tera]

Space Bros 03: Poor Mutta, he really is past his prime. I really wonder how he's going to actually beat out all of these other guys and it still feel halfway realistic. A whole generation of kids are going to think that they can get admitted to JAXA just on determination and spirit :(.

Who the fuck cares about JAXA when the important thing is to get into that girl's panties?

Space Bros. Ep.03 I don't think this is weird at all. She clearly admired her father so she would want to be with someone who had some of his better qualities. It's not at all like she want's to have sex with her father. GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF THE GUTTER! :p

Nah, she totally has an Oedipus complex. This is animé after all.

Mysterious Girlfriend X 2: Good once again. I loved the dream sequences, just like in the first episode, and I think the relationship is managing to come across well. The show is nailing the awkwardness of teen romance while also setting up this pretty unique relationship between these characters.

It's up to the show's accolades that it's making me remember all the stupid shit I did during those teenage years while making me feel both embarrassed and nostalgic. Girls are strange creatures.

MGX 2 Who knew you could do so much with a little drool.

Wanna try?

I blame outdated school policy that continually refuses to teach safe drool exchange in favor of drool abstinence.

It is possible to get AIDS from drool -more specifically, blood droplets that may get mixed into the saliva as a result of poor dental hygiene from both parties. The possibility is minuscule at the least.

[Jintor]

Congratulations, you are now officially a furry.

God-damnit

[wonzo]

rip chickdigger

Only because you all think that bread is some kind of metaphor. Sometimes a loaf of bread is just a loaf of bread.

not in this show

Congratulations, you are now officially a furry.

since when did liking a better movie make you a furry?!

[A Black Falcon]

Naruto SD: Rock Lee 2 - I think this episode was even more mediocre than the first one... this episode, about Rock Lee's doomed efforts to woo Sakura, was really generic and not particularly interesting. I mean, it was amusing at times, but way too much of it was blandly uninteresting or worse, like the first half of episode 1. I'm getting very close to dropping this.

I will admit, however, that it was slightly amusing at times... Naruto and Lee destroying eachother's letters was kind of silly, even if a lot of their antics up to that point were dumb. But yeah, this show isn't particularly good. But, when you've got a stupid comedy series with an emphasis on the "stupid" (and "juvenile") that stars Rock Lee, who I never liked all that much anyway, that shouldn't be too surprising.

Next episode might star Tenten? Does that mean it has a chance? No, probably not. I'm not dropping it quite yet though.

It's like this post was intended for me.

So are you watching Saki Achiga now, then? :) More people should!

Oh, wow. The OP and ED for this are awesome, but, Haruhi... The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight I What The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight II the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight III hell The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight IV are The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight V you The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VI doing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VII to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VIII Nagato?! That was quite the experience. I can't really complain. After all, this is just a reeeeally small fraction of what Nagato went through... It must've been pretty frustrating to those who were watching these episodes during their original broadcast, but, in retrospect, it seems like a valid experiment. Watching it all the way I did was interesting. After two or three episodes, I became basically passive towards the explanation speeches and stuff like that, while also turning extremely sensitive to even the most irrelevant and minor details that suddenly changed. The little girls Haruhi befriends at the pool, Nagato's different masks, and Kyon's reactions to Koizumi's idea are three examples of that. The way they portrayed Koizumi as some kind of evil guy in Part II for some reason I can't put my finger on was curious, too. And then there were also some pretty cool songs used in the episodes (such as the one they play when Kyon's talking to Nagato in Part IV, or the one that plays during the activities rolls in Part V), and symbolism like this. Finally, I found it funny when it became obvious that Part VII had the smallest budget of them all. Going into Part VIII, I kept wondering what would change. First, I thought, Kyon would buy Nagato the mask she wanted. Nope. Then, maybe someone else would win the cicada catching contest... But no. The cicada tempura? Koizumi's idea? Holy shit! Homework! Haha. The realization sequence is amazing. And the final scene is great. I understand why most didn't enjoy this, but I did. Haruhi's such a wonderful troll.

I'm pretty sure they were actually forced to re-animate all eight episodes, and not repeat any animation even though it was mostly the same... pretty cruel.

[Hitokage]

Congratulations, you are now officially a furry.

Wait, how is one better than the other here?

[hosannainexcelsis]

Nah, she totally has an Oedipus complex. This is anime after all.

No, this is seinen manga.

[firehawk12]

Nah, she totally has an Oedipus complex. This is animé after all.

Exactly!

No, this is seinen manga.

Oedipal complexes exist in all forms of fiction for everyone. :p Blame psychoanalysts if you want!

[Regulus Tera]

Kare Kano was the last great Gainax TV series. What a way to go out.

Man, what the fuck is up with you and wrong opinions?

This show needs to run for much longer becausE Im really fucking depressed right now.

Welcome to the club.

Jexhius is pro eugenics!

Jexhius has the recessive genes, Bizarro!Jexhius has the dominant genes.

Mai Ritoru Poni: Yuujou wa Mahou 23 [...] Fluttershy and Rarity were dull as expected and Rainbow Dash was a boss even as a filly. [...] Mai Ritoru Poni: Yuujou wa Mahou 24 This episode was a hoot. Well not really, it was totally average especially compared to the last episode which was fantastic.

Are you Kuwabara's alternate account?

You want lesbians, kissing, confessions, and romance? I have just the show for you! http://i.imgur.com/LhZxi.jpg

But is it fappable?

holy fuck the innuendo in this show's fucking phenomenal

Yakitate!! Ja-pan must have been a naughty, naughty show then.

Oh, wow. The OP and ED for this are awesome, but, Haruhi... The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight I What The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight II the The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight III hell The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight IV are The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight V you The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VI doing The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VII to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Endless Eight VIII Nagato?!

I can't see marathoning this having the same effect as watching it "live". I don't think I will ever forgive KyoAni for that.

Saint Seiya Omega 3 Why the hell did Geki turn into a bishounen Charles? The guy looks so bad now. So there are still gold saints around, eh? I wonder if it's anyone we know. I hope we get a female gold saint this series since it seems like they want to tear down the walls discrimination in this one. That's always a plus. Mostly a boring episode otherwise. The fight at the end was alright, but needed to be longer.

This episode actually looked very cheap aside from the fight sequence at the end. Most of the scenes were composed in such a way that the animation required was very minimal.

Here's one reason why E7AO is definitely a show which you don't see much in anime these days:

Now I understand why all of you are so on-board with the first episode. It's fanservice for the motor vehicle fan!

I for one thought the script was awful and it kept distracting me from the cool visuals.

since when did liking a better movie make you a furry?!

Wait, how is one better than the other here?

The Digimen are the outlier.

No, this is seinen manga.

I don't trust anyone.

[Kagami]

Upotte! 2 No really creepy stuff this episode

That's disappointing. Hopefully episode 3 won't be lacking.

[Uchip]

Congratulations, you are now officially a furry.

Both of them put me to sleep tbh

[wonzo]

Yakitate!! Ja-pan must have been a naughty, naughty show then.

i doubt Yakitate!! Ja-pan had three empty vessels with tits worshipping just how amazing Rick's BREAD is for the entire show.

[Koroviev]

Just signed up for a Crunchyroll account. What should I watch? I've been out of the anime loop for a while.

[flawfuls]

Oedipal complexes exist in all forms of fiction for everyone. :p Blame psychoanalysts if you want!

Is it even called an Oedipus when you are talking about girls and their dads?

[Regulus Tera]

Mayonnaise Chichi 12

I will never get the imouto obsession. People who like that obviously have never had little sisters or are complete sickos. Oh wait.

I'm not usually one to get embarrassed by trashy animu like this, but I got red from all the stupidity in this. It was not particularly pervy or anything like that, but focusing on Kureha made for an incredibly cheesy episode that even included a Happy Birthday song. It's a side of harem animu that I find even more self-indulgent that the actual fetishism.

Is it even called an Oedipus when you are talking about girls and their dads?

Electra complex.

[hosannainexcelsis]

Just signed up for a Crunchyroll account. What should I watch? I've been out of the anime loop for a while.

Completed shows:

Chihayafuru
Gankutsuou
Gintama
Hanasaku Iroha
Hourou Musuko - Wandering Son
Level E
My Ordinary Life
Natsume Yujin-cho
Time of Eve
Usagi Drop

Currently airing shows:

Fate/Zero
Kids on the Slope
Mysterious Girlfriend X
Poyopoyo
Space Brothers
Tsuritama

These would be my top recommendations.

[wonzo]

Just signed up for a Crunchyroll account. What should I watch? I've been out of the anime loop for a while.

Space Bros, Tsuritama, Kids on the Slope, Poyopoyo and School Days

[firehawk12]

Is it even called an Oedipus when you are talking about girls and their dads?

Well, the hacked in term is Electra complex. Psychologists at the time probably just applied male psychoanalysis to women and called it a day. lol

[Branduil]

Rick's Brea- I mean, Shining Hearts 1

Meet Rick

He's just your average, everyday baker. Of course, in this world's universe that means he's the toast of the town, and he naturally works with three beautiful young ladies who most likely wish for him to put buns in their ovens.

Their little business has been on a roll lately; it's established early on that they're really raking in the dough.

But owning your own bread show is hard work, with no time to loaf around, and thus our heroes must go on a long and arduous journey to the farm of dreadfully generic ingredients. Fortunately, nothing goes awrye and they make it to the farm successfully.

Unfortunately, plot point x dictates that they take a detour to the ELVEN FOREST OF FOREBODING MINOR HAZARDS. That is where they meet... this thing.

Its injuries may seem daunting, but for our intrepid heroes, fixing it is a piece of cake.

However, when they return the creature to edge of the forest, they meet this crusty old fellow.

It seems he is the one person in the world who is not enchanted by the pungent aroma of Rick's bread. After a tense and thrilling showdown in which the elf and one of Rick's haremettes exchange slightly terse words, our heroes escape unscathed.

Really? I guess you've like never read a single book with Elves in it.

Before they can return home, however, the Elf's little sister shows up.

After stuffing herself with Rick's bread, she provides us with expository setup dialogue for future events. Red moon, a storm is coming, blah blah blah. Our heroes finally return home with their baking ingredients to wrap up the show.

While I think the concept of a slice-of-life show based on baking bread in a fantasy world has the potential to be interesting simply because it goes against the grain, the script simply doesn't rise to the occasion. None of the characters in the show have any appreciable character traits; Rick's haremettes all have personalities as flat as a pancake, with no substantial way to differentiate between them other than appearance. And if the stale and generic setting wasn't bad enough, it also appears that they are setting up some kind of half-baked dramatic arc as well.

Of course, if this bland and wafer-thin story was sandwiched between good direction and interesting sound design, it could still be watchable. But there are only maybe two or three interesting shots in the entire episode, such as this one where there just happens to be an out-of-focus castle in the background:

It's not much, but I'll settle for crumbs at this point.

There is one exception, of course, to this exceedingly bland presentation, and it's what you've all been waiting for: excessive amounts of bread porn.

[Koroviev]

Completed shows: Chihayafuru Gankutsuou Gintama Hanasaku Iroha Hourou Musuko - Wandering Son Level E My Ordinary Life Natsume Yujin-cho Time of Eve Usagi Drop Currently airing shows: Fate/Zero Kids on the Slope Mysterious Girlfriend X Poyopoyo Space Brothers Tsuritama These would be my top recommendations.

Space Bros, Tsuritama, Kids on the Slope, Poyopoyo and School Days

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I thought "Kids on the Slope" and "Space Brothers" looked interesting :)

Edit: Going to check out the other suggestions as well, of course.

[cosmicblizzard]

No, this is seinen manga.

Oedipus Complex is a pretty damn common theme in seinen manga.

[Kagami]

Just signed up for a Crunchyroll account. What should I watch? I've been out of the anime loop for a while.

There's a number of things I need to catch up on myself, but looking through CR's current list my favorites that I've seen are:

Waiting in the Summer / Ano Natsu de Matteru
Bodacious Space Pirates (currently running)
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2nd season starts this summer I believe)
Code Geass (CR lacks the second half though)
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan
Queen's Blade
Saki
School Days
Soranowoto
Suzumiya Haruhi
Yuruyuri

I haven't seen much from this season yet so my list doesn't have any of those on it.

[A Black Falcon]

That's disappointing. Hopefully episode 3 won't be lacking.

... Are you joking, or do you actually LIKE the "teacher-student relationship" thing the first episode spent so much time on? Because that's what I meant there, mostly.

[Koroviev]

There's a number of things I need to catch up on myself, but looking through CR's current list my favorites that I've seen are: Waiting in the Summer / Ano Natsu de Matteru Bodacious Space Pirates (currently running) Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2nd season starts this summer I believe) Code Geass (CR lacks the second half though) Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Queen's Blade Saki School Days Soranowoto Suzumiya Haruhi Yuruyuri I haven't seen much from this season yet so my list doesn't have any of those on it.

That's all right. Like I said, I haven't really seen anything recently :)

[cosmicblizzard]

Just signed up for a Crunchyroll account. What should I watch? I've been out of the anime loop for a while.

What do you like?

[Koroviev]

What do you like?

Pretty much the usual list: FLCL, Paranoia Agent, Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Cowboy Bebop, Case Closed, etc.

[duckroll]

toast of the town buns in their ovens. on a roll raking in the dough. loaf around awrye piece of cake crusty old fellow against the grain rise to the occasion flat as a pancake stale half-baked wafer-thin sandwiched settle for crumbs

Good God. That's a lot of effort.

[Branduil]

Good God. That's a lot of effort.

It wasn't worth it.

[Kagami]

... Are you joking, or do you actually LIKE the "teacher-student relationship" thing the first episode spent so much time on? Because that's what I meant there, mostly.

Haha, I actually haven't seen the show yet so I can't say, but frequently I find that kind of thing amusing.

[zeroshiki]

Brandy's writeup was more interesting than the show itself.

[duckroll]

Brandy's writeup was more interesting than the show itself.

I bet he spent more time putting that post together than the script writer of the actual episode did.

[Branduil]

I bet he spent more time putting that post together than the script writer of the actual episode did.

After watching the episode, I know I did.

Also, how did the boat get there?

[cosmicblizzard]

Pretty much the usual list: FLCL, Paranoia Agent, Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Cowboy Bebop, Case Closed, etc.

Definitely check out Mirai Nikki and both seasons of Kaiji.

[Koroviev]

Definitely check out Mirai Nikki and both seasons of Kaiji.

Mirai Nikki definitely looks interesting. Is there an official site hosting episodes, or should I just poke around the web?

[Kagami]

Definitely check out Mirai Nikki and both seasons of Kaiji.

Those aren't on Crunchyroll, though.

Mirai Nikki definitely looks interesting. Is there an official site hosting episodes, or should I just poke around the web?

Yeah it's on NicoNico.com

[cosmicblizzard]

Fate/Zero 15

Damn, Saber spirit bombed the fuck out of Caster. Craziness.

Mirai Nikki definitely looks interesting. Is there an official site hosting episodes, or should I just poke around the web?

Those aren't on Crunchyroll, though.

Ah, forgot about that.

Niconico has it.

[wonzo]

Mirai Nikki 26 END

ANIMATED FLOATING BABIES yeeesssssssssssssssssssssss

I was worried they were going to do an anime original ending but thankfully they decided to animate this incredible trainwreck instead. I...it's beautiful *wipes tears*.

[Koroviev]

Those aren't on Crunchyroll, though. Yeah it's on NicoNico.com

Fate/Zero 15 Damn, Saber spirit bombed the fuck out of Caster. Craziness. Ah, forgot about that. Niconico has it.

It's not a big deal. Just signed up for Crunchyroll because there's a free month for students and the monthly sub is very reasonably priced.