anime you are watching

[Himu]

I am watching

full metal panic - it pales compared to fumoffu but I need to watch it prior to TSR
sayonara zetsubuo sensei - its okay but as usual the animu fegs over hyped a comedy anime that isn't the end be all
zeta gundam - good series but not as good as 0079
one piece - the one anime i've been watching for half a decade
12 kingdoms - classic

[Himu]

never heard of him

looking on imdb he did a lot of stuff I haven't heard of. i will rent or "acquire"

[Beezy]

Macross Frontier and Code Geass once it starts. Everything else that I was watching ended.

[CajoleJuice]

I'm watching Dexter.

oh wait that's not anime

[Himu]

Macross Frontier and Code Geass once it starts. Everything else that I was watching ended.

ONE PIECE

[Beezy]

Macross Frontier and Code Geass once it starts. Everything else that I was watching ended.

ONE PIECE

manga

[Eric P]

You should watch Woman in the Dunes which, along with the book, is a must for any serious japafag.

yes

you can certainly see the beginnings of a lot of parallels with many modern anime in the film woman in the dunes.

you should definitely watch.

[Tauntaun]

One Piece, Bleach & Naruto mangas, I'm up to date on all of them.  I was reading Berserk too but it got licensed and now I can't read ZE MANGA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!   :'(  I will however be watching One Piece in June thanks to maffywaffy.    Pre-order's rock!

Edit: Oh I just recently watched all of Trinity Blood.  <3 vampire anime.

[MrAngryFace]

Right Now:
Slayers Try
Nadia
Big O
Gundam Seed

In the Queue:
Samurai 7
Zeta Gundam
Noien
Cowboy Bebop

I own a lot o anime, its a full time job watching em lol

[Jabberwocky]

I haven't watched anime since... Dec 2006?

I got halfway through Eureka Seven (last thing I watched), it was a really fantastic show, shame I couldn't stomach my way through the rest of it. I thought the English dub was really well done.

[hyp]

i saw appleseed ex machina last night on bru-ray.  definite mehgaton.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm making my way through Sailor Moon again. Amazing art/prose combo

[Madrun Badrun]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

[Tauntaun]

i saw appleseed ex machina last night on bru-ray.  definite mehgaton.

Was it good I've thought about getting it, I have the first movie.

[hyp]

visually it looks pretty fucking high tech and the effects are definitely on some next level shit.  i didn't like the voice actors though, and i think that's what blew it for me.  you may like it though, especially if you're into appleseed.  i ended up liking the special features more than everything else.

[Eric P]

i just found out there's a free anime fest tomorrow

but i'll most likely be addressing my car

Jungle Emperor Leo
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 11:30 am, Meyer Auditorium
Special Guest: Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica.

Adapted from a manga comic by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, this charming fable directed by Yoshio Takeuchi is a treat for animal lovers of all ages. Leo, a majestic white lion, rules the jungle at the foot of mysterious Moon Mountain, living in harmony with the other beasts – until humans show up and threaten to shatter their peaceful existence. 1997 / 100 min., Rated PG, Dubbed in English.

Part of the Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon, Saturday, April 5, 2008. Copresented with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and Otakorp, Inc.


      Atagoal: Cat’s Magical Forest
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 2:30 pm, Meyer Auditorium
Special Guest: Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica.

Hideyoshi is, literally, a fat cat who loves nothing more than gorging himself on tuna and rocking out at the annual town festival in the magical land of Atagoal. He gets into trouble, however, when he accidentally releases the imprisoned Botanical Queen Pileah, who has sinister plans for Hideyoshi and his feline friends. Mizuho Nishikubo’s film is fun for the whole family. 2006 / 81 min., suitable for all ages, Japanese with English subtitles.

Part of the Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon, Saturday, April 5, 2008. Copresented with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and Otakorp, Inc.


5 Centimeters per Second
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 5:00 pm, Meyer Auditorium
Special Guest: Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica.

The title of Makoto Shinkai’s wistful coming-of-age film describes the velocity at which cherry blossom petals fall – a metaphor for the impermanence of human relationships that is the theme of its three connected stories. Each story takes place at a different point in the lives of the film’s three main characters, from puppy love thwarted by a family move, to an unrequited teenage crush, to melancholy reminiscences in adulthood. 2007 / 62 min., unrated, appropriate for all ages. Japanese with English subtitles.

Part of the Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon, Saturday, April 5, 2008. Copresented with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and Otakorp, Inc.


Appleseed: Ex Machina
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:00 pm, Meyer Auditorium
Special Guest: Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica.

The year is 2138. Society is divided between humans and peaceful cyborgs developed to prevent the wars that killed half of the world’s population. But what happens when nefarious forces find a way to make them violent? Inspired by a popular manga comic, Shinji Aramaki’s sci-fi braintwister offers state-of-the-art animation, thrilling action scenes, and a provocative meditation on what our world might become. 2007 / 105 min., PG-13, Japanese with English subtitles.

Part of the Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon, Saturday, April 5, 2008. Copresented with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan and Otakorp, Inc.

[Mr. Gundam]

I'm going to try and finish Eureka Seven next week, and rewatch Armored Trooper Votoms.

[Tauntaun]

visually it looks pretty fucking high tech and the effects are definitely on some next level shit.  i didn't like the voice actors though, and i think that's what blew it for me.  you may like it though, especially if you're into appleseed.  i ended up liking the special features more than everything else.

Cool, maybe I'll see if I can rent it first. ty.

[jiji]

I'm picking away at Oh! Edo Rocket, GITS: SAC, and Denno Coil.  Haven't watched too much anime lately. It's been Twin Peaks and LOST instead.

Appleseed Ex Machina was like Woo gave Aramaki a half-grin and said "You've seen all my movies. You know what to do." And then Aramaki took that and mixed it with his usual Bubblegum Crisis routine.  I dunno. It was inoffensive, but I didn't like how they portrayed

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Briareos' clone.

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I always imagined Bri being more of a manly Batou type. 

But man, the zombie crap... 

[Robo]

i just found out there's a free anime fest tomorrow

where do you find out about this stuff?  I never hear about any area going-on's until they're over.

[Eric P]

http://dcist.com/
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/
http://www.pheer.com/show.php

that's pretty much the big three.  then i'm on a few mailing lists

the best of these is BYT

[Madrun Badrun]

WOW at the last few eps of 2nd GIG.  Can't wait to watch SSS.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

You should watch Woman in the Dunes which, along with the book, is a must for any serious japafag.

I read the book of this but somehow didn't know there was a movie

Did they ever make a Box Man movie?

I am watching this anime right now:










Eric P, where's that showing? I want to see 5 cm/sec so bad. Voices of a Distant Star

[Joe Molotov]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

Just got finished watching that a few days ago. I liked the first series better, but GITS is all good.

I'm currently involved in:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Strawberry Panic
Speed Grapher

And I need to start Full Metal Panic but I haven't got around to it yet.

[Eric P]

You should watch Woman in the Dunes which, along with the book, is a must for any serious japafag.

I read the book of this but somehow didn't know there was a movie

Did they ever make a Box Man movie?

I am watching this anime right now:










Eric P, where's that showing? I want to see 5 cm/sec so bad. Voices of a Distant Star

DC

[Himu]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

Just got finished watching that a few days ago. I liked the first series better, but GITS is all good.

I'm currently involved in:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Strawberry Panic
Speed Grapher

And I need to start Full Metal Panic but I haven't got around to it yet.

if you want to get into FMP i suggest watching Fumoffu first. It is better in every way possible. After that check out the mostly average first series Full Metal Panic, and finally, Second Raid. Which is apparently the first FMP done right.

[Madrun Badrun]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

Just got finished watching that a few days ago. I liked the first series better, but GITS is all good.

Me too.  But it's defiantly a question of preference, rather than quality.  I think I'm going to pick up the OVAs to both seasons now.   

[Himu]

ovas? i didn't know there were ovas

[Madrun Badrun]

They took the laughing man case and the individual 11 case and ripped out the important scenes and turned each one into their owne ova. 

[Vizzys]

Code Geass

im 11 episodes in

it surprises me in that each episode it gets better and better

[recursivelyenumerable]

End of Evangelion for about the 200th time.  actually that's pretty much the only anime I ever watch.

[CurseoftheGods]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

Just got finished watching that a few days ago. I liked the first series better, but GITS is all good.

I'm currently involved in:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Strawberry Panic
Speed Grapher

And I need to start Full Metal Panic but I haven't got around to it yet.

Add Fullmetal Alchemist to your list.

[Joe Molotov]

GITS 2ND GIG


So good.

Just got finished watching that a few days ago. I liked the first series better, but GITS is all good.

I'm currently involved in:

Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Strawberry Panic
Speed Grapher

And I need to start Full Metal Panic but I haven't got around to it yet.

Add Fullmetal Alchemist to your list.

I've seen roughly the first 6-8 episodes fansubbed a few years ago, and I enjoyed what I saw of it. Now that the whole thing's been released in the US on DVD, I may have to Netflix it.

[Joe Molotov]

I'm about to finish up Eva. I just started the last disc, and holy crap, the Angst Level is over 9000!!

[Himu]

Evangelion :wank

I watched Evangelion at the height of Evangelion fever in 1999-2000 and thought it was soooo overhyped. Good show, but not NEARLY as good as others say. Most overrated anime...really, EVER.

[Madrun Badrun]

GITS: SSS wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be.

[Beezy]

I think I'm gonna watch Evangelion. I never gave it a serious watch. Same for the Ghost in the Shell tv shows. I always fell asleep whenever I tried to watch the dub.

[Himu]

I think I'm gonna watch Evangelion. I never gave it a serious watch. Same for the Ghost in the Shell tv shows. I always fell asleep whenever I tried to watch the dub.

I think GitS: SAC is best when watched dubbed. When you watch it subbed there's so many phrases and shit and you have to understand and contain all of that information in a short while. It flows best when watched dubbed imo.

[Madrun Badrun]

Having to watch GITS: innocences subbed is painful.  Dub of bust.

[Joe Molotov]

Are you fucking kidding me?! Not that I should be surprised considering what led up to it, but does Eva really just end with an hour-long rambling angst-fest? I've never prayed so hard for a giant robot battle in all my life. That shyt was ridiculous.  For most of the series, it's your basic monster-of-the-week stuff with a healthy dose of teenage angst and only a few brief hints at a larger plot, then in the last few episodes it's like HOLY CRAP LET'S CRAM AS MUCH PLOT IN HERE AS WE CAN PLOT PLOT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE BUT OH WELL PLOT PLOT OH YES PLOT ALL OVER MY FACE!!!! Then in the last two episodes it's like, oh well sorry we couldn't resolve the plot at all for you like were probably expecting, but here's some shit we wrote while we were totally high last weekend and it seemed pretty profound at the time. Sorry we couldn't be arsed to even animate it, but that's shit costs money. 

Does End of Evangelion somehow redeem this whole crazy mess, or should I just abandon all hope?

[Himu]

End of Eva is fucking amazing. WATCH IT.

[MrAngryFace]

End of Eva is so good, I throw my support as well.

[Barry Egan]

I don't think I really belong in this flamboyant little cigarillo fest, but I did watch Millennium Actress today and it was terrific.   

[Himu]

Druga is surprisingly decent. I thought it'd be all dark and gloomy but it's a comedy



One cool thing is that you can watch it on youtube, subbed, and it's actually LEGAL to do so. Nice job, Gonzo.

[MrAngryFace]

Millennium Actress is so good.

[Joe Molotov]

Alright, I put End of Evangelion in my queue.

[Himu]

Alright, I put End of Evangelion in my queue.

Are you just getting into anime?

[Joe Molotov]

Alright, I put End of Evangelion in my queue.

Are you just getting into anime?

I watch it off and on. I saw Cowboy Bebop and Trigun several years ago, saw Big O a while back, and then lately I've seen Azumanga Daioh, GITS: SAC, Last Exile, and now NGE. I've seen most of the more well-known movies: Akira, Vampire Hunter D (& Bloodlust), Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Perfect Blue, everything by Miyazaki, and some of the recently released stuff like Appleseed, Paprika, and Tekkonkinkreet.

[recursivelyenumerable]

Then in the last two episodes it's like, oh well sorry we couldn't resolve the plot at all for you like were probably expecting, but here's some shit we wrote while we were totally high last weekend and it seemed pretty profound at the time.
Does End of Evangelion somehow redeem this whole crazy mess, or should I just abandon all hope? japancry

EOE is great, but it doesn't resolve the plot.  It's just some shit they wrote while they were even totally higher and it seemed even more profound and they had a budget.   

[Mupepe]

I am watching

full metal panic - it pales compared to fumoffu but I need to watch it prior to TSR
sayonara zetsubuo sensei - its okay but as usual the animu fegs over hyped a comedy anime that isn't the end be all
zeta gundam - good series but not as good as 0079
one piece - the one anime i've been watching for half a decade
12 kingdoms - classic

you are so gay

[Madrun Badrun]

WTF at the new naruto.  I thought they were going to get sauske back!   :'( :'( :'(

[Joe Molotov]

Then in the last two episodes it's like, oh well sorry we couldn't resolve the plot at all for you like were probably expecting, but here's some shit we wrote while we were totally high last weekend and it seemed pretty profound at the time.
Does End of Evangelion somehow redeem this whole crazy mess, or should I just abandon all hope? japancry

EOE is great, but it doesn't resolve the plot.  It's just some shit they wrote while they were even totally higher and it seemed even more profound and they had a budget.   

I've rented Death and Rebirth and End of Evangelion, so no one can say that I didn't give the ending a fair shake. I'll watch them later this week.

[Himu]

death and rebirth are recaps.

[MrAngryFace]

Watching death and rebirth and transitioning to End of Eva is a good plan anyway

[Joe Molotov]

Watching death and rebirth and transitioning to End of Eva is a good plan anyway

That's good, because that's the way it's going to go down. They shouldn't give me so many choices; should I watch the Director's Cut of the last few episodes, should I watch Death & Rebirth, should I watch End of Evangelion? And it even if I watch all of it, it still won't make any fucking sense anyway.

[Joe Molotov]

BTW, I also started watching Full Metal Panic! AND Fullmetal Alchemist today. 

[Madrun Badrun]

FMA is so fucking good. 

[MrAngryFace]

Just watch D&R then EoE. The subtleties of the Dir Cut final eps would probably be lost on you if you havent seen it in a while, but these last episodes are really well done. Besides, End of Eva is basically a sort of alternate for the last two episodes of the series. They both cover the same basic themes in their own way.

End of Eva makes a lot more sense than the first cut Eva episodes 25/26. The Dir Cut 25/26 make more sense than the original cuts. The last minute of EoE doesnt make sense but thats ok, that moment is throw-away. EoE is pretty brutal, I think you'll like it.

[Himu]

BTW, I also started watching Full Metal Panic! AND Fullmetal Alchemist today. 

Ugh. I'm tring to go through FMP right now. It's okay, but Fumoffu is so much better. FMA is top 10 material.

[Joe Molotov]

BTW, I also started watching Full Metal Panic! AND Fullmetal Alchemist today. 

Ugh. I'm tring to go through FMP right now. It's okay, but Fumoffu is so much better. FMA is top 10 material.

I thought about watching Fumoffu first (my brother has both) but I decided to watch regular FMP first. Watched Vol.1  last night, and it seems pretty decent so far.