Teh Annie-May Thread (Super Turbo Revival)

[unknown]

It's pretty good, I haven't bought it yet though, I might get it for my birthday next year though.

[ViolenceJack]

ty, I might get it in sept or oct. depends how much $$ I have left over for anime.

[xtreme_phoenix]

Anime evolution is this weekend (and in my neighborhood, lucky me). I'm definitely going to be getting lots of sweet stuff. Is anyone else going?

[Saishu]

Dammit Gurren Lagann. I'm forced to ask, will Simon stop being a wimp now?

[unknown]

Simon starts kicking ass after being emo, just wait for it.

[syl]

As an FMA fan I don't know whether to be happy or indifferent about the confirmation of another TV series.
Check it out:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-20/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-series-confirmed

[Sei]

Indifferent? The Movie and the series both had pretty decent endings. I hope it's good/faithful to the manga and not just filler.

[syl]

Sorry, wrong choice of words. I can't bring myself to hate anything about FMA, despite all the university-length essay blogs that criticize it.

Still waiting for a new Battle Angel Alita anime and Clamp to finish X. :?

[Sei]

The X anime was never finished? I only saw the first few eps but I had read the manga already and it was a bit dull, on Alita there are only like 5 episodes form a bunch of years back right?

I meant by indifferent that that is how I feel. I felt the show had a good ending and am unsure how theyll continue it. I'd like someone elses adventures in that world or something cause the Eldrick story seems pretty done.

[Voodoo]

X/1999?

[Sei]

^ Yup. the gutswords manga/anime/movie

[Voodoo]

I thought it was finished at like 26 episodes.

[syl]

Yeah, X/1999. Volume 17 of X (X/1999) manga left me hanging. Maybe Clamp will finish once Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and xxxHolic conclude this year.
There are only two OAV episodes for Alita. I'd welcome a new OAV similar to Hellsing Ultimate.
Then again, hell will probably freeze over first b4 either of my wishes come true.

Edit: took too long to post :?

[Sei]

I really liked the first Alita manga, last order not so much.

I was sad there weren't more episodes, I thought the first two were pretty good.

[syl]

The first Alita manga is amazing, I agree.
However, Last Order puts the entire Alita universe into perspective. Plus, the action and story balance each other very well.

[Hitoshura]

As an FMA fan I don't know whether to be happy or indifferent about the confirmation of another TV series.
Check it out:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-20/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-series-confirmed

After this there is no excuse. Bones, give us a new Darker than Black with the ending such an awesome anime deserved! :(

[Vincent Alexander]

Wow....couldn't have delivered any better of news.

[unknown]

As an FMA fan I don't know whether to be happy or indifferent about the confirmation of another TV series.
Check it out:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-20/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-series-confirmed

After this there is no excuse. Bones, give us a new Darker than Black with the ending such an awesome anime deserved! :(

THIS

[BloodlustKid]

That's a knightmare? I thought its something else.

Yes, it is a knightmare. Knightmare just refers to any of those robotic combat machines.

And about Suzaku, there is nothing wrong with him.

I disagree. The guy's seriously ####ed up because of what happened in the past (possibly a spoiler so won't go into details) and he is deluding himself that he can truly restore peace under the control of Britannia. That is such a naive thought it makes me laugh. If my country were in the same situation and I saw a guy with that kind of attitute I would really hope that he would die. In the most painful way.The way I see it it was like this.

Fair warning, spoilers:
Suzaku: I'll kill my father, who is the Prime Minister of Japan, to end this war!
*moments later*
Suzaku: Britannian soldiers! Did the war stop? Is Japan at peace?
Soldier: Uh...yeah! Sure kid!
*soldier proceeds to beat the #### out of Suzaku with his rifle*
Suzaku: Why?! I thought I was saving the country!

Really, he's just dumb as a rock to think he can turn a colony back to a sovereign nation. Though it's ironic that he has all the benefits that native Britannians usually don't get.

Regardless, Code Geass is a hilarious train wreck.


As for my recommendations:
Higurashi, Welcome to the NHK and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei have become my recent favorites.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Regardless, Code Geass is a hilarious train wreck.

I tried watching it on Adult Swim once. I turned the TV off after 3 minutes of it.

[Fuyukaze]

I'd settle for berserk being finished over FMA.

[allie_razakel]

I'd settle for berserk being finished over FMA.

I saw bits and snippets of Berserk. For an old anime, it looked very nice. Saw it in here though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YzHTt2Pns4&feature=related

Hilarious. XD But I do plan to watch it, of course. Now the trouble is just to find it...

[Flußkönig]

Just a quick reminder for anyone who cares. Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit) is airing tonight on Adult Swim after Code Geass.

I am going to watch so I can see how the dub turned out and because the show is pure awesome.

[Saishu]

Looking forward to it. Is this drawn by the same people that did Blood+? I googled it once and it looked like I saw Saya.

[raum215]

omg - I just got it Annie-May = anime. doh!

Saw the movie Paprika = LOVED IT.

[Flußkönig]

Looking forward to it. Is this drawn by the same people that did Blood+? I googled it once and it looked like I saw Saya.

You might have heard of the company before. Production I.G.

[punkrocker_271]

As an FMA fan I don't know whether to be happy or indifferent about the confirmation of another TV series.
Check it out:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-20/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-series-confirmed
I think it seems good and i'll give it a chance :)

[ViolenceJack]

Paprika was great. Have you seen Tekkon Kinkreet, raum?

[CSXLoser]

Kara no Kyoukai movies...dang it 4th movie come out already T__T

[Saishu]

Moribito was really pretty. I like it. The detailed backgrounds put all those shonen anime to shame.

[Flußkönig]

Moribito was really pretty. I like it. The detailed backgrounds put all those shonen anime to shame.

One good thing about Moribito is that the quality of the animation is consistent throughout the series rather than having a few really good looking episodes with a massive downgrade thereafter.


Kara no Kyoukai movies...dang it 4th movie come out already T__T

I have seen the first two movies and really like it, but I am a bit confused about the plot. Is this supposed to be based on a tv series or something?

[Azriel Crusnik]

I recently bought Trinity Blood 24 episodes complete set, and its a must buy.

[raum215]

Paprika was great. Have you seen Tekkon Kinkreet, raum?

wanna see it.

My girl rarely watches subbed anime. I am studying Japanese and was watching Paprika with the subs. You should have seen how she questioned the subtitle writer's English when the "surrealism" kicked in.

Her look was priceless. I felt pain laughing at her when she saw that the refridgerator and the microwave really did lead the parade. hehe

[CSXLoser]

Kara no Kyoukai movies...dang it 4th movie come out already T__T

I have seen the first two movies and really like it, but I am a bit confused about the plot. Is this supposed to be based on a tv series or something? It is based off of a novel that you can find translations of online. The novel is divided into 7 chapters and each movie is 1 chapter.

What i dont like is that the chapters skip around in terms of timeline and the movie is FOLLOWING IT EXACTLY.

Timeline order is something like Chapter 2,4,3,1,5,6,7 >.>

The novel explains more of the plot somewhat since the movie has to rely more on visuals. SOme things are better read than seen

And if you read Tsukihime, you would be able to find some similiarities between the two. There is a reason why Kara no Kyoukai is sometimes called the "Tsukihime prototype" :D

[Flußkönig]

^Yeah, I realized they were skipping through time, but it wasn't all that clear to what extent. The end of the 2nd movie seemed to be close in time (I am guessing before) to the 1st movie, but was sort of puzzling due to the fact that Shiki was in a coma without any real explanation.

I will probably just wait till they are all out before watching the series so I can actually appreciate the story.

[CSXLoser]

^ the best way is to pay attention to the month and year that the movies show. Like 1st movie says 1998 while 2nd movie said 1995

[Saishu]

Edit: I finished Bokura ga Ita. Damn that's depressing.

And my screenshot lasted through the quote train. Pimp.

[Towel]

My hard drive just died and I lost all of my anime (including everything else like my Xena Warrior Princess oh gawd ;_; ). I feel so empty.

Also Kemonozume and Akagi are badass shows.

[Saishu]

After watching the first season of Bleach, I think the show was great up until the episode with Don Kanonji. The pacing was great, but after that episode hit, it all just slowed down.

[Flußkönig]

After watching the first season of Bleach, I think the show was great up until the episode with Don Kanonji. The pacing was great, but after that episode hit, it all just slowed down.

Besides Naruto, Bleach has some of the worst filler episodes I have seen in an anime so far. After awhile you are looking at 40 episode story arcs that are nothing but filler.

[Sei]

Shippunden seems okay (granted I watched 2 episodes, remembered the good times, and haven't seen anything since but...)

The Naruto filler made me so sad. Never seen bleach, it good?

[Flußkönig]

^ The main story arcs are pretty good, but the filler sucks horribly. I liked it better than Naruto anyway. Shippuden starts out pretty strong and the filler hasn't been super bad so far. I guess I wasn't really expecting much from the filler though.

[Saishu]

The first season of Bleach is pretty good. But once the show makes it to Soul Society, they pretty much never leave it.

>I hate the Soul Society characters.

[punkrocker_271]

quik question im deciding to spend around 100 bucks for anime and wasnt sure what to buy

Devil may cry animated series
Disgea animated series
whole series of ghost in the shell
full metal alchemist complete first season

[Flußkönig]

^ I would recommend GitS, but FMA isn't to bad.

The other two aren't all that good. Disgaea is especially bad.

[ViolenceJack]

Heard Devil May Cry was also pretty bad.

[punkrocker_271]

The Gits series is only $90 new at FYE and FMA is my fav show but il prob get Gits dissapointed about the Disgea show :(

[Sei]

Big fan of Disgaea and I will third it's being pretty bad. It's not so much a show about the game, but random lameness using the games characters.

Devil May Cry is terrible and pointless.

GITS seems your best bet, or FMA maybe, but I am sure there will be a full boxset of that down the road, which might be cheaper.

[CSXLoser]

My hard drive just died and I lost all of my anime (including everything else like my Xena Warrior Princess oh gawd ;_; ). I feel so empty.

Also Kemonozume and Akagi are badass shows. My sympathies...

What i do is make backups on DVDs (since i have only like 70gb of space) or be like my friend adn buy 1-3 extra hard drives(internal or external).

[Flußkönig]

The Gits series is only $90 new at FYE and FMA is my fav show but il prob get Gits dissapointed about the Disgea show :(

Slaughter posted something in the deal thread about getting both seasons of GitS for $60.

[punkrocker_271]

^ i was talking to the fye worker and she was saying it was a great deal and i almost bought it im going to get it off the internet now :)

[Sakubo]

I recently bought Trinity Blood 24 episodes complete set, and its a must buy.

I liked the show until the end. The ending is awful since the guy that wrote the series died before they finished it.

After watching the first season of Bleach, I think the show was great up until the episode with Don Kanonji. The pacing was great, but after that episode hit, it all just slowed down.

It picks up again. The series has alot of up and down because of fillers. I overall like Bleach alot I just personally wish they would just have the show take breaks instead of stuffing filler in all the time.

[Saishu]

Since fillers are inevitable I just read manga. But watching dubs is fun.

[SlaughterX]

I would just like to say that GitS is one of the few series that has continually gotten better since the first movie, IMO. The last movie was ok though, but I felt that they were trying to do too much in a single movie...

[Kakizaki]

I get what you are saying and I agree, but the series destroys the first movie. It at least tries to be a little more faithful to the way the manga portrayed the characters.

[Sei]

I thought the second movie was terrible. It was a poorly paced pointless cgfest.

[Kakizaki]

The non SAC movies really aren't cannon to the show -- as such I have never watched one aside from the first.

[Sarukah]

After this there is no excuse. Bones, give us a new Darker than Black with the ending such an awesome anime deserved! :(

omg, yes D:
Screw FMA, that anime is seriously finished. There are so many more things they can do with Darker Than Black and they need to do it.

[syl]

Sat through Bleach: Diamond Dust Rebellion. I liked it, although it was just a giant filler episode with awesome production value.
Code Geass R2, Code Geass R2. Episode 22 pulled an even more stupifying plot twists; all the more reason to watch. Btw, guess who's back?

[unknown]

NUNUNANANAANALLY

I watched a bit of Diamond Dust, couldn't take it, stopped watching it.

[Sakubo]

I watched Diamond Dust. It has more fighting than the first movie but I thought the story was much worse. Senna was one of my favorite characters introduced in the Bleach series and she was only in the one movie >< Also im so tired of Code Geass R2 at this point I just want it to end. The thing that bugs me is there was much more emotional attachment to the chars in the first season. I mean when Shirley lost her memory that was a big scene for me. When Shirley died or Nunnally "died" or the fact they have killed like half the cast of season 2 it had no impact what so ever. It was just like yeah whatever, what kind of stupid #### are they going to show us now?

[xtreme_phoenix]

I picked up desert punk at AE. It kicks ass.

so does invader zim, btw.

[unknown]

Desert Punk is awesome, the Rain Spider battle is pretty funny.

[Zeether]

I watched like 15 episodes of ROD the TV. The dub's pretty good (Yomiko's voice in particular). I didn't like the "Nenene-nee" joke being so literally translated though...

[ViolenceJack]

Anyone seen this title - Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi ??

I'm thinking of getting it since amazon's got it for like $16.

[allie_razakel]

Anyone seen this title - Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi ??

Isn't that the dude that drew that story on the island of dead Korean and some Japanese history thingie that went along with it?

Yea, I've heard of it. Art looks all right, but I'm not sure about the show. I thought the show's Korean, despite its title.

[Flußkönig]

Anyone seen this title - Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi ??

I'm thinking of getting it since amazon's got it for like $16.

It is an interesting movie. I had the feeling that it was based on a novel or manga after watching it. The animation is pretty good and they use cg for the main guys phantom army.

[ViolenceJack]

This series sounded interesting to me:

Yakitate!! Japan

Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound...

More Info:

The story focuses on Kazuma Azuma, a boy on his quest to create "Ja-pan", a national bread for Japan itself. He initially heads to Tokyo to expand his bread-making horizons at the bread-making chain Pantasia; the story continues with Azuma's exploits with his other coworkers.

The title of this series itself is a play on words; Yakitate translates to "freshly baked", but Japan has a double meaning. Besides referring to the country of Japan, pan is the Japanese word for "bread" (stemming from Portuguese pão[3]). Ja-pan is a pun for this series. This mimics the style of the names of other varieties of bread in Japanese, such as "furansupan" (French Bread), "doitsupan" (German rye-based bread), "itariapan" (Italian bread), etc.

Besides the desire to create his Ja-pan, Azuma also possesses the legendary Solar Hands (太陽の手, taiyō no te?). These hands are warmer than normal human hand temperature, and allow the dough to ferment faster. This gives him some advantage at the beginning of the series, but his innovation and many Ja-pans are his greater talents.

Although the story has baking as its main theme, the parts that generate the most interest are the outrageous puns in the story. Especially notable are the "reaction" based puns made by the judges, who go to great lengths to prove a single point about the bread that they had tasted. The series in general also pokes fun at the shōnen genre's tendency to be melodramatic over mundane tasks.

[allie_razakel]

^THE DOUGHNUT THAT CAN TRAVEL BACK THROUGH TIME. 8U

[Sakubo]

This series sounded interesting to me:
Yakitate!! Japan


This series isnt bad if you dont take it seriously. If you just watch it to enjoy the "reactions" that are caused by eating the bread and watching the people go crazy its fun.

[Azriel Crusnik]

Finished watching Vandread , it was interesting....in a good way XD.

[unknown]

Vandread is one of the best anime Gonzo has ever made.

[Saishu]

I just saw the 17th episode of Soul Eater. Excalibur is awesome.

"AMERICA, ####ING, PENCIL"

[Azriel Crusnik]

Vandread is one of the best anime Gonzo has ever made.

Gonzo also made Samurai 7 and Trinity Blood which I thought were good as well. about your statement about Vandread I cant say I disagree ^_^

[Flußkönig]

Detroit Metal City has been pretty good so far.

[syl]

I just saw the 17th episode of Soul Eater. Excalibur is awesome.

"AMERICA, ####ING, PENCIL"

I thought I was the only one that loved that episode.

[xtreme_phoenix]

This series sounded interesting to me:

Yakitate!! Japan


finger waggling showdown was epic win.

[Saishu]

I finished reading Mx0. I just discovered Yasuhiro Kano's manga, and they've both (Pretty Face) been canceled. That sucks.

[unknown]

I'm pissed off that they canceled Mx0, there aren't many shonen anime where the main character uses his brain to fight his battles instead of overpowered attacks.

[Sei]

Excalibur goes to california.

[Saishu]

I'm pissed off that they canceled Mx0, there aren't many shonen anime where the main character uses his brain to fight his battles instead of overpowered attacks.
I enjoyed that too. It was great how the somewhat ordinary dude, but with insane stamina and physical capabilities, could take on all of the magic users.

Though I guess it was better that the manga ended where it did because having the main character use magic would have killed what made him unique.

Excalibur goes to california.
I want to find an animated gif of the bartender shaking up his drink.

[CSXLoser]

reading and watching hayate the combat butler. I love all the references and parodies it does xD

[Saishu]

Hayate is funny, I'm following the manga. The tiger needs to be shown more.

[unknown]

If you like Hayate, for the love of god watch Gintama, funniest #### ever

[Zeether]

I may watch Yakitate Japan but I'm waiting for it to be licensed.

[rainking187]

After 11 years on the air, today was the last showing of Toonami. Eat a dick Cartoon Network.

[Saishu]

Toonami died with such crappy programming left on it, that it's not too bad. Just take it as your childhood has come to an end.

[CSXLoser]

Toonami died!!!? :cry:

i remember the times i used to stay up till midnight on saturdays watching Big O and Outlaw Star.

[punkrocker_271]

After 11 years on the air, today was the last showing of Toonami. Eat a dick Cartoon Network.
A part of myself just died when I read that. Thx, rainking187 you ruined my day :cry:

[unknown]

Don't shoot the messenger >_>

[ViolenceJack]

Toonami died!!!? :cry:

i remember the times i used to stay up till midnight on saturdays watching Big O and Outlaw Star.

Ah so they wont be showing anymore Naruto at 8pm on Saturdays? Oh well.

[Saishu]

Heh, don't expect Naruto to disappear. Cartoon Network's just getting rid of the Toonami theme. The next two weeks are scheduled to have movies playing before they shift into whatever they plan on calling Saturday nights now.


I spent all day reading the whole Elfen Lied manga. Damn, it was epic. I feel really bad though after finishing it. It sucks when things come to an end, poor Lucy. As demonic as she was, mankind is pretty monstrous.

[ViolenceJack]

Mankinds tends to kill anything they fear or dont understand. Its commonplace.

[James Fiend]

If you like Hayate, for the love of god watch Gintama, funniest #### everI'm reading Gintama now. Absolutely terrific.

[Sei]

Gundam 00 2nd october 5. Can't wait.

[Fuyukaze]

Watching Junkers Come Here and a bit surprised it's not a Ghibli production. Very good movie, very sad though.

[ViolenceJack]

I watched the trailer for Shuffle (it asked me to confirm my age lol).

Makes me think of Yumeria.

[Saishu]

I saw the first two episodes of Natsume Yuujinchou at school last night. The show's kinda plain, and the main character's grandma was a lot cooler than he is.

I'm not interested in anime club this year. They'll be watching Natsume, Soul Eater, and Zettai Karen Children.

[syl]

Did anyone see Asura from Soul Eater yet? Man, he is one disturbing villain.
After ep.24 of Code Geass R2, I finally realized what beautiful eyes Nunally has...

[Sakubo]

I saw the first two episodes of Natsume Yuujinchou at school last night. The show's kinda plain, and the main character's grandma was a lot cooler than he is.

I'm not interested in anime club this year. They'll be watching Natsume, Soul Eater, and Zettai Karen Children.


Natsume is ok, But I like both Soul Eater and Zettai Karen Children!

[Flußkönig]

It looks like Adult Swim is keeping the rights to air the 2nd season of Code Geass. Sort of baffling since they are currently airing the first season at 5AM.

I am just going to stick with the second season subs. I don't think I will be supporting anime on AS any longer regardless of when they decide to air the shows.

[Azriel Crusnik]

It looks like Adult Swim is keeping the rights to air the 2nd season of Code Geass. Sort of baffling since they are currently airing the first season at 5AM.

I am just going to stick with the second season subs. I don't think I will be supporting anime on AS any longer regardless of when they decide to air the shows.

Is the anime even any good (I have never seen it)

[Flußkönig]

^I didn't like the first few episodes, but it ended up growing on me to the point where I am really enjoying it. I have heard from just about everyone that the 2nd season is way way better than the first, so that has got me excited about it.

[Sakubo]

^I didn't like the first few episodes, but it ended up growing on me to the point where I am really enjoying it. I have heard from just about everyone that the 2nd season is way way better than the first, so that has got me excited about it.

Im not sure who everyone is but I personally hate the second season of Code Geass. The first season was really well done. The second season is a big train wreck.

[Sei]

^ I hope the second season of 00 is better.

Not too long now!

[Flußkönig]

Im not sure who everyone is but I personally hate the second season of Code Geass. The first season was really well done. The second season is a big train wreck.

Click the multiquote button before clicking the quote one! Kinda clunky. Hope that gets changed back.

Thanks Sei, but it doesn't seem to be working for me. Unless I am wrong and the button with the + - Quote isn't the multiquote button.

Well that isn't good. I guess I will know once I watch it.

Edit: lol what happened there?

[Sei]

LOL!

I guess multiquote works different than I thought it did. heh. Whoops.

Something tells me the quote trains of the future will truly be nightmarish

[Kakizaki]

Yeah I'm not too hot on the quotes system.

[Sakubo]

^ I hope the second season of 00 is better.

Not too long now!

Yeah im really looking forward to the start of 00 to. Actually there is alot of anime starting in oct that im looking foward to. I think its going to be one of the best seasons for anime this year.

[RayFoxSith]

Saw an awesome anime movie: Spriggan.

Also saw Howl's Moving Castle and (a new favorite series of mine) Le Chevalier D'eon.

[subrandom]

If anyone is willing to give something else a try that isn't strictly Japanese you should probably check out McDull: Prince de la bun (http://www.yesasia.com/us/mcdull-prince-de-la-bun-dts-version-regular-version/1003601667-0-0-0-en/info.html). There are actually a few McDull movies but this is the only one i've seen and must say its fantastic. It's especially good if you are a fan of the Miyazaki tone. Although the movie looks like it is directed for children the messages in it are fairly adult and the animation is amazing.

Alright thats enough of my mcdull rant, there are plenty of clips on youtube and what not.

[unknown]

Im not sure who everyone is but I personally hate the second season of Code Geass. The first season was really well done. The second season is a big train wreck.

The first season wasn't really well done, it was just a bit better then the second season was. Overall you don't watch Code Geass for deepness,for it's epic storylines, etc, you watch it for lulz

[Sei]

^ I watched it for pizza hut!

[CSXLoser]

waht sei said...

[unknown]

lol They removed the Pizza hut ads in the US version of Code Geass I believe.

[Sakubo]

Code Geass R2 is finally over the ending is even more stupid than I thought it would be. At least its over now so I can go back to watching Gundam!

[Flußkönig]

Code Geass R2 is finally over the ending is even more stupid than I thought it would be. At least its over now so I can go back to watching Gundam!

So do you think the series is over, or does it look like there will be a third season?

Lol, my enthusiasm for watching the 2nd season has taken a big hit. I guess I will just watch the end of the first season and see how it goes from there.

[Sakubo]

Code Geass is finished there wont be a third season. The second season is worth watching once I guess just to "complete" the story. But Unlike the first season I probably wont ever watch it again.

[unknown]

There won't be a 3rd season, there might be a movie that retells R2 the way the director originally wanted it to be, or an OVA of the Nightmare of Nunally.

But yeah bring on Gundam 00! I got a 3 day weekend next week as well :D

[syl]

I didn't mind the ending of Code Geass: R2. The first half was funny, b/c of the shared monolouge in between all the characters. Kinda trite, I'm sure other series have executed this type of narrative better.
I squinted and paused throughout the second half of the episode to determine or imagine the fates of my beloved supporting cast. That wedding photo was pain to make out everyone.

[Sei]

http://www.animekon.com/trailer-1701-Gundam-MS-IGLOO-2-trailer.html
http://www.animekon.com/trailer-1949-Gundam-MS-IGLOO-2-trailer-2.html

I came.

[ViolenceJack]

Anyone heard of this:

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

At a time when the balance of nature still held the civilizations of mankind in thrall, a single drought could spell the end of a society and doom its inhabitants to piteous deaths. Prince Chagum has been imbued with the power to stave off the drought and bring new life to his empire. However, this is a suspicious time, and he is accused of possession by an evil spirit.

Court advisors only see one solution. Chagum must be put to death by his own father's hand. His salvation is in the form of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?

Looks like it'll come out here in Nov.
Watched the Opening on YouTube seemed interesting.

[Saishu]

It's been on Adult Swim for four weeks now. They changed the time it airs to 5:30 am Sunday morning.

[Azriel Crusnik]

I was wondering, is there any Zoids new century zero, and Zoids chaotic century box sets anywhere for sale? I have looked at many areas but no luck, I really enjoyed this anime.

[ViolenceJack]

I meant to add that about it airing on CN >.>
I also meant it'll be out for purchase on dvd in nov.

[DevilRy]

The new Kitarou rules.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExU-Nv2cy-M

[syl]

The new Kitarou rules.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExU-Nv2cy-M

Best opeing ever.

Plan on watching HOKUTO NO KEN TOKI DEN this weekend. Man, I hope that the Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu series reaches North America. Fist of the North Star is awesome!

[Sakubo]

Anime starting in fall with a description if you havent seen it already

http://www.atalude.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/autumnguide.jpg

[Flußkönig]

^ Well at least there are 5 or 6 shows out of the lot that look interesting.

The new Kitarou rules.



Agreed. I have really like the episodes that I have seen so far.

[noloe4]

Just finished reading Angel Sanctuary and it was very entertaining. Of course the whole incest thing was disturbing,but as a whole it's a definite recommended read unless your really religious or close minded. I have to say my favorite character out of the bunch was Uriel because he had such a laid back and cool balanced personality that I enjoyed all the scenes Kaori Yuki put him in. I also watched the OVA,but was ultimately disappointed on how it turned out. It was fairly true to the manga,but everything was so jumbled together that it wouldn't make much sense to someone who was not familiar with the story. Anyways I have no idea what I'll read next,but something with less drama and more comedy is due after this mind**** :).

[True Hollow Demon Kira]

just finished readin GOTH...its really good and confusing at some parts...now its got me interested in the novel which it was based.......i recommened reading it if you get a chance...also Vassalord

btw i just put up an amv of Bleach using the song whats up people...its my first so dont expect nothing great....pleases watch and rate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVmPwkY10_o

[unknown]

Holy crap new Gundam 00 Episode was amazing, lots of action and #### unlike last season's first episode.

Casshern Sins is also pretty awesome.

[Saishu]

Whose subs do you recommend for Casshern? I'm gonna watch it.

[unknown]

Shinsen Subs is the best subber for that anime as of now.

[Saishu]

Thanks.

[Sakubo]

Holy crap new Gundam 00 Episode was amazing, lots of action and #### unlike last season's first episode.

Casshern Sins is also pretty awesome.


I agree the first episode of gundam was good. I cant wait for the next few episodes were the fill in some of the blanks over what everyone was doing the last few years. Looks like they are going to use neil delandy(sp) to replace the old lock on. Im curious to see what setsuna has been up to since he didnt go right back with celestial being

[Zephyr]

Holy crap new Gundam 00 Episode was amazing, lots of action and #### unlike last season's first episode.


I really need to catch up with 00. The first season was pretty enjoyable.

[Constraint]

I'm reading Rurouni Kenshin and watching it at the same time. Decent series.

[unknown]

I first saw Rurouni Kenshin on Toonami, the dub was pretty awesome.

[True Hollow Demon Kira]

too bad they didn't show Samurai X though....at least on adult swim because of the violence

[unknown]

I didn't like Samurai X, a different dub company did the dub and it wasn't as good as the original.

Also I like the happy ending in the manga >_>

[True Hollow Demon Kira]

o well teh greatest samurai show was samurai jack...lol

[ViolenceJack]

Seems, there will be a 2nd Season to the Negima! anime series.
http://www.animecornerstore.com/neb2.html

$50 for 13eps is a bit much for me, so I might hold off unless I can find it somwhere for cheaper.

[Saishu]

Casshern Sins is awesome. It's my new favorite anime.

Also saw the first episode of Rosario + Vampire Capu2. The Rosario anime is still ####.

[dragonlife29]

Not exactly anime, but has anyone read the Diabolo manga? There's only three volumes and I thought they were pretty cool.

[iammako3]

Started watching Ga Rei Zero. I suggest watching the first episode. Even if you don't want to see the rest of the series, it has an interesting WTF moment. ^_^

Also started Kuro####suji (demon butler anime) and Skip Beat (fluffy shoujo). They're both pretty good so far (Skip Beat stays true to the flavor of the manga, which I've read).

I need to finish Gundam 00 season 1 before watching season 2 though. >.< Now I just have to find the hard drive it's on. . .

[EDIT] Really? It bleeped out a not-swear in a Japanese title??? Okay. Let's see if I can work around this. Kuroshi tsuji is the name of the anime. Just take the space out. Ugh. Lame forum, lame.

[Sei]

lols mako.

Finished G gundam, very charming, interesting Saint Seiya like take on Gundam. Gundam 00 2n is shaping to be awesome!.

MS Igloo 2 later this month, too.

[DevilRy]

[EDIT] Really? It bleeped out a not-swear in a Japanese title??? Okay. Let's see if I can work around this. Kuroshi tsuji is the name of the anime. Just take the space out. Ugh. Lame forum, lame.

That is SUPER lame. I blame Dorkupon Kingdom. ;)

[syl]

lols mako.

Finished G gundam, very charming, interesting Saint Seiya like take on Gundam. Gundam 00 2n is shaping to be awesome!.

MS Igloo 2 later this month, too.

Yeah Gundam 00 second season is pretty cool. I like 00 series way more than Seed.
I can't wait for the next volume of Hellsing Ultimate. I wish Battle Angel/Gunnm would get a new OAV with Hellsing Ultimate's production values and respect of the original material.

[CSXLoser]

Watching Chaos Head

might read the VN later

[Rikuo]

My recent Anime Helping of awesome has been Code geass.
This show is freaking amazing!

[unknown]

lol just wait until the trains crash...

[Crabman]

I'm watching Detroit Metal City. It's about this Death Metal band and their reluctant singer. A great combination of absurdity, satire, and Engrish swearing.

[syl]

If anyone's interested in recent news about James Cameron's live action Battle Angel/Gunnm movie, check out this link I found on the Yukitopia forums:

http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2008/10/mark-goerner-talks-battle-angel.html

[Avenr]

I`m currently being peer-pressured in watching Detroit Metal City.. xD
I may just bow down to this peer pressure.

*braces self*
Any opinions on Vampire Knight?
I started reading it when the manga first came out and I thought the idea was cool at least.

[Saishu]

Watching Chaos Head
Me too. Looks like the main character is screwed. I'll find out more after I watch episode 3 later...

[Fuyukaze]

Watching Nodame Cantabile: Paris. Opening music is horrid but the series looks to be almost as good as the original was. Just wish the closing music, any of the show's music was as good.

[syl]

I`m currently being peer-pressured in watching Detroit Metal City.. xD
I may just bow down to this peer pressure.

*braces self*
Any opinions on Vampire Knight?
I started reading it when the manga first came out and I thought the idea was cool at least.

If you love the Vampire Knight manga, you'll probably like the anime. I found the first season's dose of yaoi and extreme angst a bit TOO much.
As far a vampires go, I'd rather hang with Alucard (Hellsing) and Caerula Sanguis (GUNNM: Last Order) than the night class of Cross Academy.

[Avenr]

I`m currently being peer-pressured in watching Detroit Metal City.. xD
I may just bow down to this peer pressure.

*braces self*
Any opinions on Vampire Knight?
I started reading it when the manga first came out and I thought the idea was cool at least.

If you love the Vampire Knight manga, you'll probably like the anime. I found the first season's dose of yaoi and extreme angst a bit TOO much.
As far a vampires go, I'd rather hang with Alucard (Hellsing) and Caerula Sanguis (GUNNM: Last Order) than the night class of Cross Academy.The yaoi was fine for me, but the angst was.. well, too much. xD It almost made me gag. As for Alucard and Caerula, they seem like more action oriented vampires so they`re pretty cool too.

Vampire Knight Guilty is already out and showing signs of angstangst already. xD

[StrikeRaider]

Well VK is a shoujo manga.

Was MS Igloo any good? Still finishing the awesomeness that is Zeta Gundam.

[syl]

As for Alucard and Caerula, they seem like more action oriented vampires so they`re pretty cool too.

Vampire Knight Guilty is already out and showing signs of angstangst already. xD

Thanx for the warning about the second season.

Caerula's flashback from Gunnm: Last Order is mature and touching. Yukito Kishiro didn't open the flood gates angst, but managed them sensibly. Sure, dedicating nearly 150 pages to a well-choregraphed fight helped too...

[Sei]

MS Igloo 2 is truly awesome. I hope someone picks it up eventually.

[dunno001]

MS Igloo 2 is truly awesome. I hope someone picks it up eventually.
It'll probably be a while, but I predict it will eventually come out. Given the whole Bandai Visual USA mess, they'll want to get season 1 back in print, and then the Gundam committee in Japan has to then decide if Igloo 2 can come out. Since it is a newer one, the committee will probably want to rush it, but we'll see how Bandai Ent handles it...

[noloe4]

Just finished reading Level C. Um..yeah. It had it's far in between serious scenes,but not enough to make it that memorable. What can you expect it was originally a doujinshi(sp?) anyway so it was OK for what it was. Next I'm gonna read Tokyo Babylon then I'll watch the movie.

[Zephyr]

Recently watched Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei. I want to pick up the manga when it makes it over here in Spring '09.

[dunno001]

Just finished reading Level C. Um..yeah. It had it's far in between serious scenes,but not enough to make it that memorable. What can you expect it was originally a doujinshi(sp?) anyway so it was OK for what it was. Next I'm gonna read Tokyo Babylon then I'll watch the movie.
Yeah... as a yaoi fan, I'll admit that Level-C was just... well... okay? (And the manga was a lot better than the anime!) Putting it into correct pacing would give you something along the lines of Sensitive Pornograph, which I'm not sure whether the anime or manga was better... I like them both!

[Sei]

After War Gundam X. Seems pretty good so far, this and ZZ Gundam are the only ones I haven't seen so...

Also, Nadesico, pretty awesome/funny. And the first episode of Getter robo. pretty awesome.

[Iris]

I spent yesterday rewatching Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's. Mahou shoujo should always come with this much blatant property destruction.

[StrikeRaider]

Gundam X is alright. ZZ is a lot more bright than Zeta.

Toradora! is awesome romantic comedy goodness. No harem crap and masochists ftw.

[Zachalmighty]

You guys should watch Gundam F-91 when you get a chance since it is a short movie type deal. Still awesome though!

[Sei]

Good idea. I think I'm also missing that one.

[Flußkönig]

I recently watched the first Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OVA. No the best episode ever or anything, but still pretty funny.

Anyway, that is one show that I actually hope will get a third season.

[syl]

I just saw a raw/badly sub of Hellsing Ultimate 5, it was totally awesome! If Youtube hasn't taken it down yet, you should check it out. It was like an hour of Millenium, Escariot, and the Hellsing organization fighting IN London.
Anderson rocks.

[SlaughterX]

So I'm doing a presentation for my final in my History of Film class, and I need a few good books about the history of Japanese animation to site. Any sugegstions?

[syl]

So I'm doing a presentation for my final in my History of Film class, and I need a few good books about the history of Japanese animation to site. Any sugegstions?

Anime: A Guide To Japanese Animation (1958-1988 ) is suppossed to be a really good filmography. Here's a link, I hope it helps you out:
http://www.protoculture.ca/AnimeGd/index.htm

[Sei]

Saint Seiya. Too awesome.

[Kakizaki]

So I'm doing a presentation for my final in my History of Film class, and I need a few good books about the history of Japanese animation to site. Any sugegstions?

Anime: A Guide To Japanese Animation (1958-1988 ) is suppossed to be a really good filmography. Here's a link, I hope it helps you out:
http://www.protoculture.ca/AnimeGd/index.htm


I would say pass on this book. Wasn't too impressed with it.

[RV0LVr]

I'm watching "Beck : Mongolian Chop Squad" so far the story's pretty good...

I was watching at least 2 more animes but I really don't have time for them these days.My Fav.series is Full Metal Panic,it may look like your generic everyday mecha anime but it's actually pretty damn good especially the second season where the anime took a "break" from giant gun-firing,shield-projecting robots.

[Vincent Alexander]

I've started and stopped Beck twice now. I just can't get into it.

Been watching Nabari.

[syl]

A tiiiiiiinnnnnny glimpse of Fullmetal Alchemist 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geei0G05BZ4
I kinda wonder if this series is necessary now, although I really enjoy anime like Hellsing Ultimate.

[Vincent Alexander]

I hated how Full Metal Alchemist ended, and even more how the movie ended, so I'm excited for this...a lot. I hope it redeems the end of the show, since I loved it up until then.

Sadly, this is one of the anime shows I watch with English dubs, so it'll be a long wait.

[unknown]

They're making a new FMA series that's based on the manga, unfortunately.

I'd rather Bones make a Darker than Black Season 2

[Kain Mare]

So... this is going to be a FMA Ova type deal?

Syl; Hellsing OVA expanded what Gonzo f'd up when they did Hellsing. While I liked the Hellsing TV, I sooo much prefer Hellsing OVA.

[syl]

The FMA tv series perfectly expressed the bond between the Elric brothers. Bones achieved the most important aspect of the manga. Gold star for them.
Bones should move forwards, not backwards, and always twirling, twirling...

[Vincent Alexander]

I think I mentioned this way earlier in this thread, but what the original Hellsing was amazing at, the new one wasn't. And what the old one was horrible with, the new one was amazing with. So, I'm not sure which I like better.

And a completely new FMA series based on the manga would be awful. I agree that the series perfectly expressed the bond between the brothers. I just pray that no matter what happens, they keep the same voice actors.



*FMA Spoiler* (Just in case)

The only thing I truly dislike about the show is how the brothers end up in the other timeline. I don't mind them going there so much as the fact that where they end up is boring as Hell. I love the show for the alchemy and such, and the brothers going to a world that supposedly has none is like Superman losing his ability to fly.

[Sei]

I think the FMA Manga is a lot better than the show. I think I'll like this one if they stick close to it. The show skipped a lot of the stuff in the manga, and goes quite dramatically different after a point.

I really didn't care for the movie, either.

Also, Macross Frontier. It gets better towards the end, and I am really liking the music.

[ViolenceJack]

I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a few series.

Haibane Renmei
Kanon
Best Student Council
Eureka Seven
Birth (Movie)
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
El Hazard

[allie_razakel]

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE


The anime follows the manga...in a way (with fillers, no doubt). And recently, the latest release is Tokyo Revelations, which ignores all the fillers and goes straight to where they left off before the filler-fest began. The animation for this OVA was upgraded and looks neat-ish. But nothing too impressive, really.

But really, if you want to try this out, best you just stick to the manga.

I've given up reading it (hated how the story turned out later), but yea, go for the manga

And that is if you have the patience to download chapter by chapter. Just so you know, each chapter is only...6-7 pages. But consider this; would you prefer to download chapter-by-chapter or episode-filler-filler-filler-episode filler?

The choice is yours.

[Luna]

Baccano!

[Sei]

I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a few series.

El Hazard

I really liked it way back when, the original series is pretty good, and different from a lot of stuff. The plot makes a pretty good amount of sense and clicks beautifully too. Heard bad things about the OVAs that followed and never really watched them though.

For some reason Rayearth comes to mind where the OVAs were completely different from the show. Not saying its the case, but its what I think I heard back then. It's been like 10 years though, that I remember what happens should show how memorable it was.

Also, funny.

Holy #### @ Macross Frontier ending. The series really picks up, the plot is awesome, and I actually quite like the music, especially the second intro. Might be my favorite Macross show. The ending wraps everything up quite nicely, a lot of thought went into this plot.

Strongly recommend!. Also 00 Gundam. I really dig how they are introducing all the one year war concepts and reimagining everything in a pretty interesting way. All it is missing at this point is Zeon. My fingers stay crossed.

Finally, episode 2 of MS Igloo 2 is coming out in January. Really looking forward to that, and Eva 2.0

[Hamel]

Baccano!

One of my Top 5 all time animu

Haibane Renmei
Kanon
Best Student Council

HR is pretty good but kind of slow

Kanon (2006) is ok but way overrated

Best Student Council can be funny at times you should try it out

[Vincent Alexander]

Well, since they've hit up almost all of them, I'll just say:

Eureka Seven. Never. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever watch that ####. It'll confuse you with the first few episodes, because it'll masquerade as a good show. Don't be fooled---it isn't.

[ViolenceJack]

Ah thanks. I'll try to get a hold of some of those, think I'll hold off on Eureka though. Maybe see if I can watch a couple eps on youtube first.

[syl]

Who'd thought that Himormu Arakawa could work a Resident Evil scenario into FMA. That lady is a genius.
Start reading from here
Spoiler Alert!!!:
http://www.onemanga.com/Full_Metal_Alchemist/90/32/
All Ed needed was a slow loading screen when he opened that door.
I hope this makes it to the FMA2 anime.

[Mungo]

I was wondering if I could get some opinions on a few series.

Haibane Renmei

Nice, slow paced slice-of-life series with a bit of drama and mystery. Just don't expect to have all your questions answered in the end.

Has anyone else read Last Order vol. 10? Great plot development and I totally didn't see those plot twists coming in the end. I just wish this volume had been all about Alita for once, Sechs' bits just aren't nowhere near as interesting (Zekka was fun though). I can understand why Kishiro decided to make him (her? it?) into the secondary main character, but still, with the waits being this long it'd be nice to focus more on the main story.

[Sei]

I have read last order. It's okay but I really liked the original manga better. I thought the original ending fitting.

[Mungo]

I have read last order. It's okay but I really liked the original manga better. I thought the original ending fitting.

True, the original series was more compact and quickpaced. Last Order is getting a little too slow and overblown. I also liked the original's gritty, post-apocalyptic atmosphere more than the new one's slick sci-fi look. Still one of my current favorite manga series though.

[syl]

I really enjoyed Last Order 10, I can't wait for Toji vs. Anomaly confrontation in the next volume.
I think the different pacing for the original Battle Angel and Last Order suite each other.

[Azriel Crusnik]

I recently bought the Cowboy Bebop box set, Deadspace: Downfall, and Bleach Season 2 box set.

[Camanche]

Okay, that's it. Why is it called 'animu'? Back in my day, it was called 'anime', Dragonball and Sailormoon, respectively. :D

[unknown]

I think it's still called anime.

[Camanche]

So people are just trying to be... cute?

[unknown]

I think they're trying to be Japanese too.

[Camanche]

:(

No caucasian love? lol

[Hamel]

It's just an internet thing
If we tried to be Japanese we would write アニメ but I don't do that because it's just annoying

[Mungo]

I really enjoyed Last Order 10, I can't wait for Toji vs. Anomaly confrontation in the next volume.
I think the different pacing for the original Battle Angel and Last Order suite each other.

Any idea when vol. 11 will be coming out? Some sites list the release date as April 14th, but that seems a little too soon to be true.

[ViolenceJack]

Got a few other series I'd like opinions on:

Moon Phase
Karin
Kanon
Twelve Kingdoms
Jubei Chan
Record of Lodoss II
Gurren Lagann

[Fuyukaze]

Got a few other series I'd like opinions on:

Moon Phase
Karin
Kanon
Twelve Kingdoms
Jubei Chan
Record of Lodoss II
Gurren Lagann
Havent seen much of Twelve Kingdoms but from what I have, the series looked good. Only downside is the anime ended and the books kept on going.

Record of Lodoss would have been great if not for the original series. If you loved the first, you may be disapointed with the second series.

Gurren Lagann was on sci-fi recently, very good series that only suffers the downfall of repetitive dialog. Only so many times you can hear "Who the hell do you think I am?" before you want to punch someone. Still, it was better then a number of other sci-fi series out there.

[Azriel Crusnik]

Got a few other series I'd like opinions on:

Moon Phase
Karin
Kanon
Twelve Kingdoms
Jubei Chan
Record of Lodoss II
Gurren Lagann

I have never heard of any of these. If they are good please explain, (I'm always looking to buy new anime)

[Hamel]

Got a few other series I'd like opinions on:

Moon Phase
Karin
Kanon
Gurren Lagann

Tsukuyomi ~Moon Phase~ is pretty good if you are into vampire-loli-goth-cat girls that sing about cat ears
Karin is a good romance I suggest that you read the manga and watch the anime as they give two diffrent stories
Kanon (2006) is ok too overrated
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is EPIC you should watch it as fast as you can

[Sakubo]

Got a few other series I'd like opinions on:

Moon Phase
Karin
Kanon
Gurren Lagann

Tsukuyomi ~Moon Phase~ is pretty good if you are into vampire-loli-goth-cat girls that sing about cat ears
Karin is a good romance I suggest that you read the manga and watch the anime as they give two diffrent stories
Kanon (2006) is ok too overrated
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is EPIC you should watch it as fast as you can


Moon phase is a pretty good story if your into loli romance type stuff. Karin is also very good. I liked Kanon 2006 its much better than the older Kanon. It has some romance, comedy, sadness etc. Now Tengen Toppa is a show that I consider overated. Its just so ridiculus by the end that it took away the interesting story they started with.

[unknown]

Gurren Lagann went downhill when they got into the time skip.

[Hamel]

Gurren Lagann went downhill when they got into the time skip.

Last fight was epic

[unknown]

Meh, Spiral King fight was more epic.

[ViolenceJack]

Read a lil bit on the plot (for Gurren) and it made me think of Elemental Gelade for some reason. I enjoyed EG.

Ouran Host Club made me think of Fruits Basket.

The being trapped undergound thing in Gurren, actually reminded me of another anime, ViolenceJack vol 1, but I'd guess its not as graphic as that anime o_O

[Saishu]

The Gurren Lagann timeskip was fine. I raged hard over Rossiu, but that was fun.

[syl]

I really enjoyed Last Order 10, I can't wait for Toji vs. Anomaly confrontation in the next volume.
I think the different pacing for the original Battle Angel and Last Order suite each other.

Any idea when vol. 11 will be coming out? Some sites list the release date as April 14th, but that seems a little too soon to be true.

Last order already reached Vol. 12 in Japan a few months back and there is also the Battle Angel/Gunnm Gaiden.
If Viz decides to release the Gaiden alongside Last Order, then April 14th seems like a plausible street date.

[ViolenceJack]

Watched Tora Dora 4-11 on youtube this morning. Pretty good series.

[Mungo]

Last order already reached Vol. 12 in Japan a few months back and there is also the Battle Angel/Gunnm Gaiden.
If Viz decides to release the Gaiden alongside Last Order, then April 14th seems like a plausible street date.

That'd be great, I was prepared for another year+ wait. I have been wondering about Gaiden, has anything official been announced?

[Azriel Crusnik]

Today I purchased Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust, and it was well worth the buy.
I also bought Resident Evil: Degeneration, and it is damn good movie.

[tokoshi_x]

I also saw and enjoyed RE: Degeneration. Haven't bought much anime recently due to money being low, and with video games taking my priority. I do watch fansubs a lot though. Mainly watching Clannad After Story, and I need to start watching Ef: A Tale of Melodies soon since it did just finish. I'm also reading the Naruto manga(japanese chapters).

As for english dubs, I finished watching the first half of Ouran Host Club, and have been keeping up with the Lucky Star releases. May start watching Code Geass and Gundam 00 in english soon.

[ViolenceJack]

Ouran Host Club makes me think of Fruits Basket, but not as soppy. I'm about to watch Tora Dora eps 13.

[tokoshi_x]

Ouran Host Club makes me think of Fruits Basket, but not as soppy. I'm about to watch Tora Dora eps 13.

I think that may be due to the reverse harem setting. Besides Fruits Basket, I don't know much Animes that I've seen in which the setting was all boys and one girl.

[Hamel]

Ouran Host Club makes me think of Fruits Basket, but not as soppy. I'm about to watch Tora Dora eps 13.

I think that may be due to the reverse harem setting. Besides Fruits Basket, I don't know much Animes that I've seen in which the setting was all boys and one girl.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?tagid=82&show=animelist&orderby.name=0.1&noalias=1

[syl]

Check out Yukito Kishiro's (Battle Angel, Last Order) New Year wishes for everyone.
http://jajatom.moo.jp/2009.html
The Japanese site has Alita's new outfit in the gallery section; volume 12.

[Mungo]

Check out Yukito Kishiro's (Battle Angel, Last Order) New Year wishes for everyone.
http://jajatom.moo.jp/2009.html
The Japanese site has Alita's new outfit in the gallery section; volume 12.

Pretty funky. (http://jajatom.moo.jp/album/file/neko.jpg) I hope that the tail's just for the cover though.

[SlaughterX]

Just found out they just released a digitally remastered version of Berserk, and best of all you can get it for $27!

http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2008-11/05/large/bkdvd0887.jpg

http://www.rightstuf.com/catalog/browse/link/t=item,c=right-stuf,v=right-stuf,i=bkdvd0887,a=1upcom

If you don't have Berserk you don't deserve to post in this thread!

[Hamel]

Just found out they just released a digitally remastered version of Berserk, and best of all you can get it for $27!

http://www.rightstuf.com/items/2008-11/05/large/bkdvd0887.jpg

http://www.rightstuf.com/catalog/browse/link/t=item,c=right-stuf,v=right-stuf,i=bkdvd0887,a=1upcom

If you don't have Berserk you don't deserve to post in this thread!

But the manga is better

[Foryth]

^^ Quite. The anime isn't bad, but it is very disapointing when you've read the manga.

[Zachalmighty]

I'm looking for a good mech manga or anime, anyone have some ideas? Of course something fairly new and along the manly spirit that GURREN LAGANN LEFT ME WITH!

[SlaughterX]

Not like you can't enjoy both the anime and the manga... but I personally prefer moving pictures, never got into comics or manga.

[Hamel]

I'm looking for a good mech manga or anime, anyone have some ideas? Of course something fairly new and along the manly spirit that GURREN LAGANN LEFT ME WITH!

Gaogaigar
a little older and takes time to build up but it's worth it

[Vincent Alexander]

I can't believe no one is talking about the casting for the live-action Cowboy Bebop. Keanu Reeves will be taking up the part of Spike.

[syl]

Meh. Ever since James Cameron put the Battle Angel movie on the back burner 10 years ago, I've given up on live-action adaptions.
Even when comic movies are released, its painful to endure the press coverage by entertainment "news" shows.

[Foryth]

I can't believe no one is talking about the casting for the live-action Cowboy Bebop. Keanu Reeves will be taking up the part of Spike.

Because live action adapations are #### bro.

[Vincent Alexander]

^Nah ####

[Zachalmighty]

I'm looking for a good mech manga or anime, anyone have some ideas? Of course something fairly new and along the manly spirit that GURREN LAGANN LEFT ME WITH!

Gaogaigar
a little older and takes time to build up but it's worth it

Thats the anime, right? Other than that, are there any mech manga's I can read?

[ViolenceJack]

Just about every Live Action Adaption I've seen has blown. What happens is that the ppl making the film take no effort to learn about the original product, be it a video game, anime, or comic. And they just make their own version of it.

Only good adaptions I've seen so far are the newer Marvel movies, Spider Man, Iron Man, the 2nd Hulk movie.

Just look at the DBZ movie its a teen film that has little to nothing to do with the anime. Piccolo's a frigging white bald guy for gods sake. Its like they never even saw a single episode of the anime.

[unknown]

After watching Transformers, I believe that it is possible for them to make a decent live action Gundam or Robotech movie.

[ViolenceJack]

Yeah forgot to meantion Transformers turned out pretty good.

[Vincent Alexander]

My God, some optimism in this thread! I think if James Cameron got his #### in gear and made that movie, it would rock.

[Foryth]

I started watching Black Lagoon. I like it so far, but I'm curious to see where this is headed.

[Vincent Alexander]

I didn't really care for Black Lagoon at first, but in the end, I loved it. It definitely grows on you. Second watch, I loved it even more. BL's greatest strength that 90% of other TV shows/anime fail at is character development. I hate shows where the characters don't grow between episodes. Some #### happens in an episode, then they pretend in the next it never happened. Not BL though.

[Constraint]

Lol at old boy avatar.

But, currently, I'm on episode 9 of Mobile Suit Gundam 08th. So far, it's really good, and I like it.

[Vincent Alexander]

Lol at old boy avatar.

But, currently, I'm on episode 9 of Mobile Suit Gundam 08th. So far, it's really good, and I like it.

I was curious if anyone here has seen it, so +1 for you.

[Tivor]

Aina is mine. Don't you guys even think about.....

*looks at Constraint's avatar*

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!!!!!!

:P

[syl]

Lol at old boy avatar.

But, currently, I'm on episode 9 of Mobile Suit Gundam 08th. So far, it's really good, and I like it.

I was curious if anyone here has seen it, so +1 for you.

I recognized the image, but I forgot the name of the movie and I only saw a couple weeks ago. Man, rich people just have toooooo much time and resources on their hands.

Anyway, didn't see Gundam 00 Second Season #17? That's gotta be the biggest beam saber in Gundam history.

[Birthdayboy]

XXXholic isnt too bad, got it cheap on dvd, but i do like Tsubasa aswell hehe. But i am waiting for valkria chronicles the anime as the game is a lot of fun and has a good epic story to it.

[Vincent Alexander]

Dear God, we can't lose this thread to that Atlus Online anime thread crap. This is our thread!

[iammako3]

Dear God, we can't lose this thread to that Atlus Online anime thread crap. This is our thread!

lol. I tried to point the mods in this direction, but goodness knows if they listened.