The Bore Anime & Manga Thread

[Mr. Gundam]

 

The whole damn episode was brilliant, but it was kicking into overdrive at the end. I knew it was going to end any moment, but they kept drawing it out... and then it's done.

You just know that episode 2 is going to get delayed...

[Bebpo]

how is it going to get delayed?

A 6 month wait isn't enough to shatter your will already?

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't know how, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Those fucks at Bandai Visual/Sunrise.... the preview for episode 2 is nothing but a picture of Full Frontal grinning....

Also, I watched the Gundam 00 movie trailer... the animation quality is no better than the TV series and looks like crap compared to the absolutely breathtaking Unicorn.

[Bebpo]

you want to talk about delay, let's talk about Hellsing OAV and how they are stalled now at the BEST PART because they don't know how they can ANIMATE THE BEST PART in ep8 because it's too crazy and expensive to animate.

Apparently ep8 will never come out

[Mr. Gundam]

Bepbo, you didn't watch Gundam UC when it leaked to web, right? I'm so glad I waited until I got the blu-ray...

[Great Rumbler]

you want to talk about delay, let's talk about Hellsing OAV and how they are stalled now at the BEST PART because they don't know how they can ANIMATE THE BEST PART in ep8 because it's too crazy and expensive to animate.

Apparently ep8 will never come out

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Mr. Gundam]

Oh, none of the special features are on the disc, they're all BD-Live enabled downloads.

[Bebpo]

Bepbo, you didn't watch Gundam UC when it leaked to web, right? I'm so glad I waited until I got the blu-ray...

nope.  Was waiting to see it in superior quality

[Mr. Gundam]

Bepbo, you didn't watch Gundam UC when it leaked to web, right? I'm so glad I waited until I got the blu-ray...

nope.  Was waiting to see it in superior quality

Good man.

[Mr. Gundam]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

[Great Rumbler]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

Already watched the torrent.

[bork]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

Already watched the torrent.

At 720P upscaled to 1080P. 

1080P rips are also out now.   

[Great Rumbler]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

Already watched the torrent.

At 720P upscaled to 1080P. 

That's right I did.

[bork]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

Already watched the torrent.

At 720P upscaled to 1080P. 

That's right I did.

That's what I'm saying.   

[Mr. Gundam]

Piracy is bad. Don't be like Himuro.

[Great Rumbler]

Piracy is bad. Don't be like Himuro.

If they released a DVD version I wouldn't have to pirate it.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'll still watch it on Bluray because my brother's buying it.

[close]

[Mr. Gundam]

Piracy is bad. Don't be like Himuro.

If they released a DVD version I wouldn't have to pirate it.

Not my fault you're a dirty poor.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'll still watch it on Bluray because my brother's buying it.

[close]

 

[cool breeze]

I watched the episode a back when it went online AND bought the blu-ray.  I'm able to walk between the worlds of dirty poors and patient men.

[Bebpo]

I don't think Bandai or anyone in the industry or fans of the industry really care if anyone downloads anime or buys it.

That ship sailed about 10 years ago.  Companies don't expect their viewers to actually pay for their anime.  If they do it's a bonus. 

[Great Rumbler]

Piracy is bad. Don't be like Himuro.

If they released a DVD version I wouldn't have to pirate it.

Not my fault you're a dirty poor.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'll still watch it on Bluray because my brother's buying it.

[close]

 

I've got a huge shelf with 500+ anime DVDs, all bought legally, and a Netflix account which I routinely rent anime from, so don't waltz in here and look down your nose at me. If Gundam Unicorn was on DVD, I'd rent it and watch it, since it ain't I'll settle for watching it with my brother on his Bluray player.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't think Bandai or anyone in the industry or fans of the industry really care if anyone downloads anime or buys it.

That ship sailed about 10 years ago.  Companies don't expect their viewers to actually pay for their anime.  If they do it's a bonus. 

I just like giving Himuro shit.

Pirate whatever you'd like. Doesn't affect me.

[bork]

Here is my problem with it-- Unicorn is $34.99 on Blu-Ray, for one (long) episode.  I can get entire anime TV series on Blu-Ray for $38-$40.  Price this stuff better and I will buy, animu companies; it's getting to the point now where HD rips are out before the domestic releases. 

And PLEASE tell me Gundam Unicorn doesn't go for 6000 yen in Japan.  PLEASE.   

[Mr. Gundam]

Here is my problem with it-- Unicorn is $34.99 on Blu-Ray, for one (long) episode.  I can get entire anime TV series on Blu-Ray for $38-$40.  Price this stuff better and I will buy, animu companies; it's getting to the point now where HD rips are out before the domestic releases.

I'm an uber Gundam fan, so I'd frankly pay whatever they were asking. I don't think Bandai is looking to sell a lot of these, it's clearly a niche product.

And PLEASE tell me Gundam Unicorn doesn't go for 6000 yen in Japan.  PLEASE.   

It's 5040 on Blu-ray over there.

[Great Rumbler]

Here is my problem with it-- Unicorn is $34.99 on Blu-Ray, for one (long) episode.  I can get entire anime TV series on Blu-Ray for $38-$40.  Price this stuff better and I will buy, animu companies; it's getting to the point now where HD rips are out before the domestic releases. 

And PLEASE tell me Gundam Unicorn doesn't go for 6000 yen in Japan.  PLEASE.   

I'd be more upset if I was still in buy mode, but since I rent most of my anime now it's not as big a deal.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't buy a lot of anime any more. Hell, I don't even watch a lot of anime any more. Current stuff is terrible dreck, aside from maybe one or two shows a year.

[Joe Molotov]

For anyone without a Blu-ray player, here's Bandai USA's response to you:

Thank you for contacting Bandai Entertainment. Unfortunately, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will only be available on the Blu-ray format for the North American market.

Sincerely,
Bandai Entertainment

Filthy Poors

Blu-Ray Master Race

[Purple Filth]

My filthy poor computer would not handle the 1080p.

watched it already and it was fucking awesome regardless

[Great Rumbler]

I don't buy a lot of anime any more. Hell, I don't even watch a lot of anime any more. Current stuff is terrible dreck, aside from maybe one or two shows a year.

This is where renting comes in.

[Great Rumbler]

El Cazador de la Bruja

Half of one episode in and I'm already having flashbacks. The dull realism of the animation, the flat look of the backgrounds, the languid direction, the gunslinger female protagonist that's a bit older, the emotionless girl with a powerful secret that's a bit younger, the smirking antagonist who's evil for evil's sake, the secretive organizations that control things from behind the scenes, and secret plot to control the world. Yes, this is the same guy and the company that produced Noir and Madlax.

[cool breeze]

Here is my problem with it-- Unicorn is $34.99 on Blu-Ray, for one (long) episode.  I can get entire anime TV series on Blu-Ray for $38-$40.  Price this stuff better and I will buy, animu companies; it's getting to the point now where HD rips are out before the domestic releases. 

And PLEASE tell me Gundam Unicorn doesn't go for 6000 yen in Japan.  PLEASE.   

honestly, my original plan was to watch the downloaded versions, then wait for a boxset.  This is until I saw the first episode and knew that this is something I will watch often enough that the premium is worth it.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't buy a lot of anime any more. Hell, I don't even watch a lot of anime any more. Current stuff is terrible dreck, aside from maybe one or two shows a year.

This is where renting comes in.

Renting doesn't make much sense for me when there's very little I'm even interested in. I'll support stuff through legal means like Crunchyroll, or I'll just buy it.

I bought a TON of anime in the early to mid 90s, but lately, it's all shit. Pure unadulterated shit.

[Great Rumbler]

Well, I ended up watching two full episodes of El Cazador and they did nothing to convince me that the series is going to be any different from the previous two series. With that in mind, I will pass up on the remaining 24 episodes.

[Bebpo]

Didn't end up watching Unicorn because DQVI's final boss put me in a sour mood and ruined my evening 

[Great Rumbler]

Didn't end up watching Unicorn because DQVI's final boss put me in a sour mood and ruined my evening 

Unicorn would have turned that frown upside-down.

[Bebpo]

Watched Unicorn.

The mecha action animation & direction was really excellent.  As mecha porn this OAV will be amazing.  Really is F91/CCA movie quality action.
The non-mecha animation and direction was really average, kinda weird the disparity between the two.  But I guess if I had "x" amount of money and was making a GUNDAM show I'd probably put it all into the mecha scenes as well 

The story was alright.  Kinda typical gundam opening.  What's up with the Londo Bell though?  Is Bright actually in this show even though his seiyuu is gone?  I'm guessing since we saw the captain and it wasn't him, the answer is no?

Also Full Frontal is THE WORST VILLAIN NAME EVER.  I mean really?

[Bebpo]

Watched it a 2nd time directly after.  Liked it a lot more the 2nd time!
The way they rushed the first 20 mins of the ep makes it a lot more enjoyable when you know exactly what is happening in each scene.

Tried BD-Live for the first time ever.  Kinda clunky but it works.  The 00 Movie trailer was terrible.  The animation and art is so much worse than Unicorn it just looks lolz.  Plus I'm like ugh, I don't like these characters!  >_<


I wonder if they're going to do a Gundam TV series in the fall or next spring to capitalize on the interest in Unicorn and 00 Movie.

I think Unicorn is just what I need to get me in the Gundam mood again so I can finally finish V, the only Gundam I still haven't seen.

[Bebpo]

The Vesperia trailer has nice art.  Glad they got IG to do it.  Just hope it's not boring like all the other anime versions of Tales.

[Bebpo]

I'm playing N1's Zettai Hero and I was surprised that Baccano! & Durarara!! have their own dungeons in the game with characters from the series as cameos (and when you beat them you can play as their sprites).  Kind of awesome since I love Baccano.  Also has Kino no Tabi, Boogiepop Phantom and a bunch of a others.

[Great Rumbler]

Nozomi Entertainment, the anime production arm of the online retailer Right Stuf, has announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Dirty Pair television anime series. The anime follows the misadventures of the Lovely Angels — two teenaged galactic private investigators named Kei and Yuri who solve mysteries, but often leave chaos and wanton destruction in their wake. The 24 television episodes and two specials will come in two DVD collections, each of which will retail for US$49.99. The first DVD collection is slated for a late Fall 2010 release. The DVDs will include remastered video from the Japanese DVD release and Japanese audio with English subtitles.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/right-stuf-adds

[Junpei the Tracer!]

MY WAIFU 



I don't care that she's 3PD. I've been downloading all the railgun eps I've missed, gonna marathon soon.

[MCD]

MY WAIFU 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4444350298_2b107d7ded_o.jpg

I don't care that she's 3PD. I've been downloading all the railgun eps I've missed, gonna marathon soon.

you can't fool my eyes.

[Great Rumbler]

I've been downloading all the railgun eps I've missed, gonna marathon soon.

Railgun is such a bland show, I wish I'd dumped it after the first few episodes. INSTEAD, I stuck with it hoping that it would get good as the series progressed. It didn't, and by the time I finally accepted this fact I was already more than halfway through and so I felt obliged to finished it up.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

MY WAIFU 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4444350298_2b107d7ded_o.jpg

I don't care that she's 3PD. I've been downloading all the railgun eps I've missed, gonna marathon soon.

you can't fool my eyes.

>implying that my waifu has a penis

I've been downloading all the railgun eps I've missed, gonna marathon soon.

Railgun is such a bland show, I wish I'd dumped it after the first few episodes. INSTEAD, I stuck with it hoping that it would get good as the series progressed. It didn't, and by the time I finally accepted this fact I was already more than halfway through and so I felt obliged to finished it up.

  I felt the same way with Kampfer.

[Powerslave]

hey junpei I never clicked on that link you sent me


nananananana

[Great Rumbler]

I felt the same way with Kampfer.

Railgun's probably better than Kampfer, it's at least got a decent budget, nice looking backgrounds, and some interesting ideas. Too bad all of that's almost completely wasted except for three short story arcs that might amount to a third of the series. The rest is just slice-of-life fluff.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

You should've powerslave, it changed MCDs life. It could change yours.



two more weeks hype

[Himu]

This page is the most boring page in anime discussion history

[Powerslave]

change my life in the sense of adding another geeky habit to my already massively wasted time?

[bork]

Nozomi Entertainment, the anime production arm of the online retailer Right Stuf, has announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Dirty Pair television anime series. The anime follows the misadventures of the Lovely Angels — two teenaged galactic private investigators named Kei and Yuri who solve mysteries, but often leave chaos and wanton destruction in their wake. The 24 television episodes and two specials will come in two DVD collections, each of which will retail for US$49.99. The first DVD collection is slated for a late Fall 2010 release. The DVDs will include remastered video from the Japanese DVD release and Japanese audio with English subtitles.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/right-stuf-adds

Someone already ripped and fansubbed the TV series (really, really well, too), but I will probably get this.  Is that $49.99 for 12 episodes of an old-ass 80's series on DVD though?  What the fuck are they thinking?

[Ichirou]

Pretty sure the DVDs will be like $35 if you preorder thru Right Stuf.

[Joe Molotov]

Nozomi Entertainment, the anime production arm of the online retailer Right Stuf, has announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Dirty Pair television anime series. The anime follows the misadventures of the Lovely Angels — two teenaged galactic private investigators named Kei and Yuri who solve mysteries, but often leave chaos and wanton destruction in their wake. The 24 television episodes and two specials will come in two DVD collections, each of which will retail for US$49.99. The first DVD collection is slated for a late Fall 2010 release. The DVDs will include remastered video from the Japanese DVD release and Japanese audio with English subtitles.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/right-stuf-adds

Someone already ripped and fansubbed the TV series (really, really well, too), but I will probably get this.  Is that $49.99 for 12 episodes of an old-ass 80's series on DVD though?  What the fuck are they thinking?

Still better than anything that's been released in like the last 10 years.

[Ichirou]

I like Dirty Pair Flash, I wish someone would release re-mastered DVDs of those OAVs, the original ones have pretty atrocious image quality.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

This page is the most boring page in anime discussion history

you better get outta my animu thread.

change my life in the sense of adding another geeky habit to my already massively wasted time?

nah it'd just make you gay

[Great Rumbler]

Nozomi Entertainment, the anime production arm of the online retailer Right Stuf, has announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Dirty Pair television anime series. The anime follows the misadventures of the Lovely Angels — two teenaged galactic private investigators named Kei and Yuri who solve mysteries, but often leave chaos and wanton destruction in their wake. The 24 television episodes and two specials will come in two DVD collections, each of which will retail for US$49.99. The first DVD collection is slated for a late Fall 2010 release. The DVDs will include remastered video from the Japanese DVD release and Japanese audio with English subtitles.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/right-stuf-adds

Someone already ripped and fansubbed the TV series (really, really well, too), but I will probably get this.  Is that $49.99 for 12 episodes of an old-ass 80's series on DVD though?  What the fuck are they thinking?

You can preorder both for $37 each at TSRI's website. Also, there's a sale today:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20339599&postcount=33

[Vizzys]

the best part about kuroko is dat voice

3dpigdisgust do not want

[Junpei the Tracer!]

HOLY CRAP A NEW TEPPU IS OUT!

http://www.onemanga.com/Teppu/7/01/

not that queers like mcd and viz would care though

[MCD]

women mango.

[Vizzys]

 holyland > teppu

[MCD]

bleach > teppu

[Great Rumbler]

HOLY CRAP A NEW TEPPU IS OUT!

http://www.onemanga.com/Teppu/7/01/

not that queers like mcd and viz would care though

Second best news I've heard all week.