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Spring Anime 2015 |OT| The Disappearance of YEAARRT!
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Admiral Woofington
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I still remember watching Aldnoah Zero and thinking to myself "there's no way a whole team of writers hate a main character this much is there?"
Boy was I wrong
LAWL.
No and no. One was all flash no substance, and the other is all flash and really crappy light novel material that makes you realize how much better Fate Zero is. Are you looking specifically for recent shit? What do you like?
Boy was I wrong
LAWL.
No and no. One was all flash no substance, and the other is all flash and really crappy light novel material that makes you realize how much better Fate Zero is. Are you looking specifically for recent shit? What do you like?
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Rolling Girls falls off a cliff super fast. FSN is FSN, I think it's awful but apparently people like it. You'll probably know if you do already.
What kind of show are you looking for?
Fate/Zero was awesome.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Rolling Girls has some really cool concepts and a few legit awesome scenes, but it also has probably the most useless group of protagonists ever, even in the context of their own story.
Holy cow, I just looked at their numbers. O_O
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Hibike! Euphonium
Shokugeki no Souma
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
FSN isn't bad, its just no where near F/Z good,
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Everyone that "dies" is on vacation
nintendoman58
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Well, there's positive impressions of Sound! Euphonium, but that's more of a slice-of-life music thing, which I assume is not what you're looking for.
Dedication Through Light
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Well if youre interesting in mecha, Gundam Seed HD, Seed Destiny HD, G-reco, Buddy Complex, Aldonoah Zero, and Fafner+ Exodus are great.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Hmmmm. You clearly like action anime.
Have you tried Berserk (older tv show or modern films), Samurai Champloo, Baccano, Black Lagoon?
What about sci fi? Yamato 2199 is a darling in AnimeGAF.
If you're in the mood for suspense, what about Monster?
Out right now? Unless you're willing to catch up with Gintama. BBB is also decent if nothing out of this world.
Dungeon Harem show has been the surprise of the season for me but that's like a potato chip show that happened to be delicious and everything else is crap.
Dedication Through Light
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Nisekoi: Episode 8
Okay it had Dr. Maikou so that redeemed the spinoff.
Main episode was one of my favorite chapters animated. Ichijou + Onodera's is always hilarious.
Okay it had Dr. Maikou so that redeemed the spinoff.
Main episode was one of my favorite chapters animated. Ichijou + Onodera's is always hilarious.
Dennis, the second post in this thread has a lot of good information for recommendations too.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=157770790&postcount=2
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=157770790&postcount=2
I have seen the old ones, yeah. Including Yamato 2199.
My taste is pretty broad, action, slice of life, it is all good.
Dungeon Harem? That sounds like the perfect title for the anime I don't like......
AquaWateria
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Blood Blockade Battlefront and Arslan Senki have been the best shows this season. With the former having a New York setting and the later having a fantasy but historical based setting. Also the former's source material was written by Nightow the guy who wrote Trigun, which like Trigun has very enjoyable characters.
We could talk about what the anime is trying to say in itself all day if we want (I could ask you why you think they are "clearly" moving towards being a couple, for example), but the meta-conversation is where the more obvious and fundamental disagreement lies.
I'm not going to pretend that Japan in general, or anime in particular, has a good track record on LGBT-related issues. Those issues are often handled in manners ranging from fetish-fuel or teasing to blatant homophobic bashing. Shows that treat those issues with respect, like Wandering Son, or Ikuhara's works, are extreme rarities. That's a shame. I'd like to see more shows tackling those issues in a way that respects real human relationships, much as I'd like to see more anime that actually attempts to portray human interaction in a way that resembles reality.
But I think we need to be very careful before we start tearing apart a show for not telling a completely different sort of story than it intends to tell. It's unfair to demand a homosexual pairing from a show that doesn't intend to tell that kind of story, to force it to be the vanguard of a progressive revolution it had no intention of participating in, or may not have been aware of. I think there's a difference between saying that it would be great if GTAV had a female protagonist character and saying that GTAV is bad or misogynistic because it doesn't have a female protagonist character (though the game might be misogynistic for other reasons), and the same sort of thing applies here.
I think if you say that same-sex friendships of this level of intimacy have to turn into homosexual romantic pairs, you're shutting out a certain kind of relationship from existing in fiction because it doesn't go far enough, and that's unfair to a lot of kinds of stories. I actually can't think of a lot of same-sex scenes like this one in episode 8 that capture that sort of friendship with as much resonance. I think they aimed for and hit almost exactly where they wanted to go, and that's fine.
It's not a tease for the benefit of the audience at the expense of the characters, like, say, Ryuuko's brainwashing in Kill la Kill.
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
There's
Jojo Bizarre adventure
Hibike Euphonium
Arslan Senki
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Ore monogatari
I want to recommend Ninja Slayer, but that depend on how much you like Inferno Cop and Kung Fury. If you like both of those show, you might like Ninja Slayer.
Cornbread78
Member
Have you watched My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU?
If not, it's definitely worth it if you like a good slice of life anime that really makes you think.
samurai flamenco is pretty good.
Thank you.
Stop. No.
Nooooooo.
Show's I've enjoyed from the last 12 months or so:
- Shirobako
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
- Rage of Bahamut
- Death Parade
- Sound! Euphonium
- Blood Blockade Battlefront
Admiral Woofington
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Try giving a watch to Barakamon. Or even Nozaki-kun (it's comedy about romance so don't worry about romance if it's not your thing it's hilarious).
And of course if you want something that's a slow burn but amazing, try Space Brothers.
there's also Rage of Bahamut which was ok. Parasyte you should enjoy as well.
nintendoman58
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THIS. Samurai Flamenco is freaking amazing.
You should definitely check that one out!
Admiral Woofington
Member
We should probably warn that Samurai Flamenco has a moment it gets weird. And awesome of course.
Favorite villain will always be
Favorite villain will always be
Domestic Violence
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Watch JoJo.
That doesn't go for just dennis it applies to everyone
That doesn't go for just dennis it applies to everyone
nintendoman58
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That is one heck of a weird friendship, then, because that was a bit too flirtateous. Furthermore, I have seen this kind of thing a million times before. This sort of intimate interaction, but oh they are not reeeaaally lesbians, kind of thing. It honestly sounds like a completely cynical ploy. Like they are trying to have their cake and eat it, wanting to include yuri to titillate viewers, but not really have it because that would be indecent kind of thing.
SliceSabre
Banned
Never.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Well, there wasn't that many girl images this episode.
Besides this scene.
There's a futa joke here somewhere.
And the top view of Hestia's outfit when going to the meeting.
Also, Hestia feet NSFW
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
You also refuse to watch Ping Pong, you don't know whats good for ye
AquaWateria
Member
That's some disgusting feet.😒
I love it, personally. But then again, I have a questionable sense of humor considering I love puns.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Food Wars Episode 9
SoTaku made this episode amazing. The best moments in the manga animated in perfect fashion and with even the great soundtrack and voices accompanying it.
Bus scene was hilarious. And them singing the ED great.
SoTaku made this episode amazing. The best moments in the manga animated in perfect fashion and with even the great soundtrack and voices accompanying it.
Bus scene was hilarious. And them singing the ED great.
SliceSabre
Banned
I avoid watching Ping Pong because I know what's bad for me!
nintendoman58
Member
That coming from a guy who'd rather watch Gundam AGE twice than watch 08th MS team again.
Granted, I haven't seen AGE or MS team myself, but I've heard and read enough details about it everywhere to know which one is probably superior.
Just got Space Dandy Part 1 on Blu-ray. I had it pre-ordered but cancelled it...but decided to get it after all. I'll be honest, I was hyped for this show when it was first announced but the more I saw of it, the more put off I became. In the end, Jexhius tried to convince me to watch it a while back while I declined, and I guess that ate at me, so I guess in the end his effort wasn't in vain. Even when I act suborn, I do listen!
Large amount of pics inbound, because I'm weird.
Large amount of pics inbound, because I'm weird.
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This set is a top loader, I actually like it!
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No Yamato 2199?!?!?
strangedopamine
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Nice that you finally got round to watching this! Toei have done some occasional decent works outside of their usual franchise stuff. You should take a look at both Mononoke and Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror as well, they are both beautiful looking shows and both are from Toei too!
Admiral Woofington
Member
that's what they all say. Until they meet me.
Apparently he didn't think it was amazing.
Burn the witch
AquaWateria
Member
Kyousougiga Episode 3
I really enjoyed this episode seeing how chaotic everything was. Though I really loved seeing Kurama's past over his curiosity of the Human world and how it lead to his current plans of invading the Human world. It seems Koto is Sensei's daughter which may further add some developments.
It seems they have some business.
I really enjoyed this episode seeing how chaotic everything was. Though I really loved seeing Kurama's past over his curiosity of the Human world and how it lead to his current plans of invading the Human world. It seems Koto is Sensei's daughter which may further add some developments.
I frequently read the comment section of Guilded Age. You cannot slay me.
I think I can take it. ^_^
Admiral Woofington
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anybody in here remember watching an anime about a kid that travels to another fantasy realm whose schtick is to race comically bad CG remote control cars? It's like pokemon but with a talking blue RC car.
AquaWateria
Member
Thank you for recommending me a wonderful show. I will eventually look into those other shows you've recommended.
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