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[firehawk12]

After the first half it's basically completely different (The first half is the equivalent to episode 10 of Brotherhood). Most of the differences come in how long we get to know the characters and far less super deformed humor (Which IMO, made it much funnier when it came up). Hughes is the one who sees the most benefit from the slower pace. The worst part so far has been the difference in how both series dealt with the Shou Tucker storyline. It's not like it's bad but yeah, this is one of those times where the animation studio making changes improved drastically on the original series. I really liked the way they changed the mythology behind the homunculus, when I read about what they are in the original I thought "Meh".

I can appreciate how a slower pace would definitely make the Hughes storyline much more impactful - rather than just throw a little girl into the show - but I kind of wonder what the pace of the other stories would have been like. To be honest, I'm almost afraid that more episodes would mean longer battles and that's just not interesting to me.

As for the SD stuff... yeah, it can be hit and miss for me in Brotherhood. They could probably tone that down a bit.

 

[TheOddOne]

So apparently Eden of the East is getting TWO movies. One in November and one in January.

I dont think I will watch the series until both movies are out on DVD/Blu-Ray...

Awesome. The series has grown on me.

Eden of the East Gets Two Theatrical Films Green-Lit

The final episode of the Eden of The East television anime series has confirmed on Thursday night that a theatrical adaptation has been green-lit — as two films. The first film, Eden of The East the Movie I: The King of Eden, will open throughout Japan on November 28. According to the official blog of the animation staff, the second film, Eden of The East the Movie II: Paradise Lost, will open in January of 2010.

 

[typhonsentra]

And.... Haruhi has inspired my first new avatar here in.. oh, over a year! :lol

 

[speedpop]

I'm redeemed! Kamiyama & Production I.G goodness for everyone!

SUCK IT DOWN HATERS!

EDEN EDEN EDEN

 

[Masta_Killah]

Just saw Ippo ep24. SO.FUCKING.AWESOME.

 

[bigmit3737]

It's still out there being subbed, though it's seriously underrated and has kind of flown off the radar. I just watched episode 10 and it's definitely one of the most satisfying fantasy series I've watched in a long while.

Yeah I found different subbers.

I am really enjoying it as well, only have watched upto 8 thus far, but will catch up soon.


So what's the deal with K-ON? No one is really talking about it anymore.
I need to catch up on the episodes, wondering if it got too repetitive.

 

[Femmeworth]

Awesome. The series has grown on me.

Eden of the East Gets Two Theatrical Films Green-Lit

So, we won't get to see either one until 2010. God fucking damn it. >:|

 

[lunarworks]

I have to echo that I was bored by the Fullmetal Alchemist remake. It just... lacked.

I still wonder: How did this series, of all the series that deviate from their manga, get a re-do so soon?

 

[jman2050]

I have to echo that I was bored by the Fullmetal Alchemist remake. It just... lacked.

I still wonder: How did this series, of all the series that deviate from their manga, get a re-do so soon?

Remakes are the new thing I guess.

 

[Regulus Tera]

I'm watching the new Haruhi episode.

New OP > Old OP

 

[B.K.]

I'm watching the new Haruhi episode.

Is there another new episode or are you watching the episode from a few weeks ago?

 

[Tucah]

Is there another new episode or are you watching the episode from a few weeks ago?

Another new one.

 

[B.K.]

Interesting. I didn't know there was another new one. No one's reported it yet.

 

[Tucah]

There actually should be new episodes the next few weeks as well.

 

[Lain]

I did some catch up on Eden of the East yesterday and wow. This serie is just sooo good.
I knew I was gonna like it after I had watched the first episode, so I let more episode get released to watch them all together, but I didn't expect it would be this good.

 

[firehawk12]

There actually should be new episodes the next few weeks as well.

Yeah, looks like it'll be the Sigh arc.

Kind of charming slow episode this week I suppose.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Finished this episode. It was a fun, slice-of-life delight by the SOS-dan. Kinda sad that it had to end, to be honest. It reminded me a lot about my secondary and preparatory school days.

It's also nice to have another episode without any

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sci-fi/mystery mumbo-jumbo

. I think it works better this time around.

 

[Tucah]

I also liked the break from the

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sci-fi stuff

but that'll only last

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this one episode

.

The Sigh stuff is fun, I'm glad we're finally getting that animated.

 

[firehawk12]

Totally forgot, today was also the end of K-On. Well, there's one special left, but still.

Good times. It makes me wonder if KyoAni will try to do yet another extremely moe and plotless series again though. :lol

 

[Totakeke]

Eden of the East 11. Very nice. Requires some leap of faith to accept the whole story as it is, but sure is entertaining to watch. I'd gladly take more of these.

Sure seems like they could have used more episodes even for covering this same stretch of the story, lots of things suddenly explained out of nowhere in this episode again.

Man, sure can't wait for King of Eden. Funny how the other selecao kept saying that No. 9 is a very interesting person, because that's what it really is with this cliffhanger.

 

[jman2050]

November 28 is so far away. And of course this episode is just one major cocktease, I shouldn't have expected anything less :lol

 

[TheOddOne]

Eden of the East 11 felt so short.

 

[Lain]

The last EotE episode was pretty cool, but that ending was kinda sad. Waiting for November and January is gonna be tough.

 

[firehawk12]

Is this atypical practice in Japan?

It almost seems like the way the X-files movie launched here.

 

[bigmit3737]

New Naruto episode is up...
It's so good to see they are finally back to following the Manga...

 

[neoanarch]

I also liked the break from the

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sci-fi stuff

but that'll only last

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this one episode

.

The Sigh stuff is fun, I'm glad we're finally getting that animated.

I loved the reveal in the original series. I went in not knowing anything about the series. So that was really fucking cool.
light novel spoilers

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whoooo I love Endless Eight, I'm a sucker for Groundhog Day/Time Loops

 

[DY_nasty]

Just saw Ippo ep24. SO.FUCKING.AWESOME.

Epic.

I feel like climbing a mountain.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Eden of the East 11 Discussion:

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Did he wipe his memories again? WHY?!? And why give the phone to Saki, if the money will all be gone in making him "King"?
The movie dvds won't be out until January at the earliest , I want to see what happens!!

 

[bigmit3737]

Cross game 11 another great episode!

 

[Basch]

Anybody else watching Pandora Hearts? These last couple of episodes laid down a fuck ton of story. Absolutely LUV the music. <3 Thinking of importing the soundtrack when it comes out. Have yet to get caught up with Higashi no Eden (episode 6 right now), but Pandora Hearts is my favorite so far. Quality after quality episode.

 

[bigmit3737]

Anybody else watching Pandora Hearts? These last couple of episodes laid down a fuck ton of story. Absolutely LUV the music. <3 Thinking of importing the soundtrack when it comes out. Have yet to get caught up with Higashi no Eden (episode 6 right now), but Pandora Hearts is my favorite so far. Quality after quality episode.

I have only watched the first episode...too trippy for my tastes.

 

[Basch]

I have only watched the first episode...too trippy for my tastes.

You'd get used to it. Everyone I know stops after the first episode and I feel so sorry for them. The first is the worst of the entire season. The second is two to three times better than the first, and everything after is so awesome those two episodes combined couldn't even stand up to even but one of them. Seriously, you have no idea what you're missing. I thought of giving up on it after the first episode but glad I stuck with it. Favorite of the season.

If you have the extra time, I'd definitely recommend you give it another shot.

 

[mAcOdIn]

You'd get used to it. Everyone I know stops after the first episode and I feel so sorry for them. The first is the worst of the entire season. The second is two to three times better than the first, and everything after is so awesome those two episodes combined couldn't even stand up to even but one of them. Seriously, you have no idea what you're missing. I thought of giving up on it after the first episode but glad I stuck with it. Favorite of the season.

If you have the extra time, I'd definitely recommend you give it another shot.

It's not bad but the effeminate but dark male characters are really weird.

The music is pretty cool.

It has turned out a lot better than it first appeared, like Natsu no Arashi, the first episode was a stinker but it has picked up and the series has been pretty strong.

But dammit, why are all the men so effeminate?

 

[Lain]

Anybody else watching Pandora Hearts? These last couple of episodes laid down a fuck ton of story. Absolutely LUV the music. <3 Thinking of importing the soundtrack when it comes out. Have yet to get caught up with Higashi no Eden (episode 6 right now), but Pandora Hearts is my favorite so far. Quality after quality episode.

I follow it, it has its interesting moments. I like the fact that it is really fucked up, but some stuff are a bit annoying. Still an interesting watch.

Finished watching K-ON, all in all it was a good show, I laughed so damn much watching it. The finale was good, but it annoyed me a little. Too much emotional, not enough laughters.

 

[MetatronM]

I have to echo that I was bored by the Fullmetal Alchemist remake. It just... lacked.

I still wonder: How did this series, of all the series that deviate from their manga, get a re-do so soon?

Because Fullmetal is still a massively popular franchise and the manga will be winding down to the end over the course of the year, thus making it an opportune time to do it.

Also, overall, I'm finding the new series to be MUCH better than the original series. As much as I loved the original anime, a lot of the first half of the series was total crap (especially in retrospect). Going faster did hurt the impact of episode 10 a little bit, yeah, but that's a small price to pay, I think.

The only areas I think the new series is lacking in is the soundtrack (which is still a very solid score with some nice numbers, but it's still not on the level of the original anime's) and in the big emotional moments. But I also think that's partially a function of the show having different priorities. So far it's been pretty clear in how they're approaching the material that they're very aware that most of the audience has already seen the original adaptation, so where the original went for big emotional moments, the new show doesn't go quite so far with that but instead fills in other things that were glossed over or overlooked in the first anime.

As we're now quickly approaching the end of what was covered in the first anime, I expect that to change quite a bit, as basically everything will be brand new starting in just a couple weeks. Episode 11 is already starting to show that, I think, despite technically being territory covered in the first series. And it was also a much much better episode than either of the two episodes that the storyline got separated into in the first anime (6 and 26).

 

[Hazaro]

Ippo 24 NC, awesome.

 

[arstal]

Too bad Ippo ends at 26, and isn't coming back until most likely 2010.

 

[akachan ningen]

The last episode of most anime series have been really shitty for the past few years. It's almost like they make them purposely unsatisfying so that people won't bug them to continue for another season. Haruhi was probably the last good one I saw. And yeah, I did see michiko & hatchin, which I loved until the predictable last episode.

 

[TheOddOne]

The last episode of most anime series have been really shitty for the past few years. It's almost like they make them purposely unsatisfying so that people won't bug them to continue for another season. Haruhi was probably the last good one I saw. And yeah, I did see michiko & hatchin, which I loved until the predictable last episode.

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Michiko getting locked up, Douchebag Hiroshi leaving Hatchin to chase after another woman and seeing older Hana with a kid made one incredible ending. Its a sad but very good ending unlike most anime shows.

 

[Neo C.]

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Michiko getting locked up, Douchebag Hiroshi leaving Hatchin to chase after another woman and seeing older Hana with a kid made one incredible ending. Its a sad but very good ending unlike most anime shows.

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Sad? It's a pretty happy ending in my book.

 

[akachan ningen]

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Michiko getting locked up, Douchebag Hiroshi leaving Hatchin to chase after another woman and seeing older Hana with a kid made one incredible ending. Its a sad but very good ending unlike most anime shows.

Those are just the details. I just expected more. Being that it was from the makers of Cowboy Bebop I expected something along the lines of Spike getting killed, but it just went exactly where I expected.

But anyway, M&H is a bad example because every anime lately has a worse ending than that.

 

[Wolfwood0]

But anyway, M&H is a bad example because every anime lately has a worse ending than that.

Anime endings are generally terrible. I can prob count the good ones on 2 hands.

 

[kiryogi]

So I just realized the Blu-ray for Eureka 7 Full Pocket of Rainbows is actually out this week! 6/26 to be precise. So we'll see it sooooon. I can't wait for the sub but, I'm questioning if I should double dip. Import it and also get the domestic when it comes out, since E7 is the most awesome thing ever. It's a pretty awesome set:

http://www.asianblurayguide.com/detail/601/eureka_7_pocket_full_of_rainbows_movie_anime_japan/

 

[jman2050]

Anime endings are generally terrible. I can prob count the good ones on 2 hands.

I think the last good anime ending I've seen was Scryed, which is unfortunate cause Scryed wasn't all that good to begin with.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Anime endings are generally terrible. I can prob count the good ones on 2 hands.

I can think of
Cowboy Bebop
Crest of Stars
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenoashi
Gungrave
FLCL

seems like Kino no Tabi had a good ending but I can't remember it

 

[duckroll]

Those are just the details. I just expected more. Being that it was from the makers of Cowboy Bebop I expected something along the lines of Spike getting killed, but it just went exactly where I expected.

Huh? Michiko and Hatchin has nothing to do with Cowboy Bebop. Wut.

 

[typhonsentra]

Huh? Michiko and Hatchin has nothing to do with Cowboy Bebop. Wut.

I think he heard Watanabe was connected (He was involved with the music, maybe the opening sequence too I think) and just assumed he was directing again... like he should.

 

[Femmeworth]

I think he heard Watanabe was connected (He was involved with the music, maybe the opening sequence too I think) and just assumed he was directing again... like he should.

Yeah, he did music supervision.

 

[B.K.]

I just finished this week's Fullmetal Alchemist. It was pretty good. I know a lot of people have been complaining that it's too quickly paced, but I liked the fast pace in this episode. The original series' version of these events was pretty boring.

 

[NomarTyme]

Cross Game episode 12 was pretty good...

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Got a little teary eye towards the end