The All-New, All-Different Bore Anime & Manga Thread!

[Great Rumbler]

Also awesome.

[choco parfait]

C is pretty good, I did not take well to the actions of the girl, Hanabi though. But it seems she's probably a bit character anyway, so no point in musing over her.

In other news Osamu Dezaki has passed away at age 67 due to lung cancer today.

Definitely one of my favorite anime directors... Ashita no Joe, Oniisama e, and even Ultraviolet Code 044, which I suffered just to see him work. And not to mention AIR: The Movie, my favorite Key work to date... he will be missed. Guess there goes my hopes for an awesome Planetarian/Little Busters/Rewrite movie.  :'(

[brob]

I was never able to find a torrent for Ashita no Joe, and I think someone told me that it hadn't even been fansubbed. I'd love to watch it, is it out there?

[MCD]

It is but incomplete.

Manly shows get slow ass subs, per the usual.

[brob]

boo.

[Beezy]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-18/new-rurouni-kenshin-anime-green-lit

WHAT WHAT

[Himu]

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ADS;FDJS;DFKJA;DF

D: D:

[Himu]

That was what i actually said in real life btw

[magus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katte_ni_Kaiz%C5%8D

An anime adaptation by Shaft has been announced.

it's not zetsubou but
CLOSE ENOUGH!

[Great Rumbler]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katte_ni_Kaiz%C5%8D

An anime adaptation by Shaft has been announced.

it's not zetsubou but
CLOSE ENOUGH!

[youtube=560,345]u8PZJZwanMY[/youtube]

[MCD]

>Rurouni Kenshin

They better use OVA art style or else.

[Great Rumbler]

It had better be OVA serious or else.

[MCD]

Fuck waiting months just for one episode.

[magus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katte_ni_Kaiz%C5%8D

An anime adaptation by Shaft has been announced.

it's not zetsubou but
CLOSE ENOUGH!

[youtube=560,345]u8PZJZwanMY[/youtube]

i was going to say "who cares about OP" then i remembered that every zetsubou OP is awesome

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zetsubosha

[Himu]

JINCHUU ANIMATED

NO ONE CARES ABOUT ZETSUBATO

KENSHIN

[Purple Filth]

That better be Jinchu animated.

[Joe Molotov]

It is but incomplete.

Manly shows get slow ass subs, per the usual.

Golgo 13 took forfuckingever.

[iconoclast]

WTF, no one's talking about Kaiji season 2? I HAVE WAITED ALL MY LIFE FOR THIS

and yes magus, SZS is god-tier.

[magus]

i watched akagi some time ago,epic mahjong action

did they ever release that OVA with the presidents deciding the fate of the world trough mahjong?

[Mr. Gundam]

I stumbled on this while looking for any potential info on a SRW OG 3 leak at /m...

http://boards.4chan.org/m/res/6381945


Kinda funny stuff.

[Purple Filth]

i watched akagi some time ago,epic mahjong action

did they ever release that OVA with the presidents deciding the fate of the world trough mahjong?

Not sure but i hear the manga is fully translated now.

[Bebpo]

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Dai-guard's OP song is SO GOOD.  I dug through my old dvd collection in storage and found vol.1...which is probably all I ever saw!  I should watch this at some point.  Why don't they make OP songs like this anymore

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, Dai-Guard was really good. You should watch the rest of it.

[Mr. Gundam]

Dai-Guard was also incredibly cheap. I got the whole thing for like $7 at Best Buy years ago.

[Great Rumbler]

Steins;Gate episodes 1 and 2

Interesting show. Lots of technobabble, which I have nothing against, and lots of quirky characters too. I'll certainly be watching more of this.

[iconoclast]

i watched akagi some time ago,epic mahjong action

Akagi is Fukumoto's best series, but I still like Kaiji a little more because the setting and characters are more interesting to me. Both are amazing though.

[Great Rumbler]

Remember that Mirai Nikki OVA that came out and was kind of cool but really super-short?

Well, forget all about that:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-21/future-diary-tv-anime-confirmed-for-fall

[magus]

did mirai nikki ever end? everytime i'm like "ehy i should check if mirai nikki ended" then i check and there is a chapter more than the last time i checked but that chapter is never ever ever the final one

[Great Rumbler]

did mirai nikki ever end? everytime i'm like "ehy i should check if mirai nikki ended" then i check and there is a chapter more than the last time i checked but that chapter is never ever ever the final one

Yeah, it ended back in December. Chapter 59 is the last one.

[Vizzys]

the ending was just ok

id take some of the stuff animated though

[magus]

i stopped at 58 last time i checked
lame ending

[Vizzys]

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should of been homolust end

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[magus]

[Vizzys]

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akise was gay for yukiteru, pretty sure

read mirai nikki:paradox sidestory

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[magus]

oh yea that,yea that happens in the actual manga too,i just forgot about it

[Great Rumbler]

Blue Exorcist

Kind of interesting and it shows a few quick flashes of brilliance, but the end of the first episode tries to jam in way to much exposition into too little time and seems to imply that a portion of the show will settle into a monster-of-the-week format. Maybe it won't, and surprise me, so I'll probably stick with it for another episode or two to see how things go.

[Purple Filth]

Remember that Mirai Nikki OVA that came out and was kind of cool but really super-short?

Well, forget all about that:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-21/future-diary-tv-anime-confirmed-for-fall

Now to see Yuno being crazy in glorious animation

[Vizzys]

madoka ending was nice

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bittersweet

but more sweet than bitter

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[Great Rumbler]

New season of Usavich starts tomorrow!

[Joe Molotov]

Finished watching Madoka.

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Sad girls gonna sad.

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[Great Rumbler]

Star Driver got licensed by Bandai Ent.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-23/bandai-ent-adds-star-driver-kagayaki-no-takuto-anime

[Mr. Gundam]

There better be a Blu-ray release.

[Joe Molotov]

If it's Bandai, there probably will be a Blu-Ray release but it'll be like $200 for the whole series. K-ON Vol. 1 BD is $35 for 4 episodes. 

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, Bandai has some very nice quality releases, but their prices are way too high.

[Mr. Gundam]

K-ON Vol. 1 BD is $35 for 4 episodes. 

What was that?

http://www.deepdiscount.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/productID/5176E748-36AF-4AE0-9681-BB95C736FDE2/

[Bebpo]

I saw that but I don't know how much I trust this company I've never heard of.

I'd really like to own K-on! on fancy 1080p blu-ray and hide it in the closet when guests are over, but the $34 amazon wants for 4eps is lolz.  I've grown too accustomed to Funimation pricing and can't go back to old anime pricing ever again.  Imo, for a 13ep show on blu-ray, $50 is about right and then I'll pick it up when it's 40% off at $30.

[Mr. Gundam]

I saw that but I don't know how much I trust this company I've never heard of.

What? You've never heard of Deep Discount (formerly known as Deep Discount DVD)? Where the fuck have you been the last six years?

[Bebpo]

Buying from Amazon!

So the site is legit to give them my CC?

[Mr. Gundam]

Deep Discount is super legit and incredibly cheap. Free shipping, too.

They're well-known for their twice-yearly sales where everything gets discounted another 20%. I got the Freedom BD boxset from them for like $60. When I bought tons of anime back in college and graduate school, DD was the only place I would use.

[Bebpo]

I always used therightstuf and amazon

ok, well I guess I'll get k-on! #1; hope they discount the other 2 volumes for S1 or else it'll still end up really expensive for the first 13ep season.

[Mr. Gundam]

I find TRS overpriced and overhyped. Yeah, they're anime-centric and you get stuff early, but I don't see a reason to pay for a membership so you pay less for stuff.

And yes, volumes two and three will be the same price.

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, Deep Discount is really reliable. I bought from them a lot during their big sales when I was in college. Never had any problems.

[Bebpo]

I find TRS overpriced and overhyped. Yeah, they're anime-centric and you get stuff early, but I don't see a reason to pay for a membership so you pay less for stuff.

And yes, volumes two and three will be the same price.

Well, there was no membership fee back when I bought from TRS.  But I haven't bought anime anywhere besides amazon in like 8 years.

Also I just read that k-on S1 is going to be 4 volumes for the 13eps, which means the rest of the volumes will be 3eps.  Bandai US pricing is stupid 

[Great Rumbler]

Bandai is still living in 2000, when anime was riding high and fans jumped at the chance to shell out $30 for the next three episodes anything and everything.

[Mr. Gundam]

They're also the only NA anime distributor that's Japanese in origin. They have a hard time understanding that Japan and NA are not the same.

[Himu]

Any info on Kenshin?

[Bebpo]

Finished Madoka...I liked the show but it really peaked at ep9/10 and the last two eps were what happens with 90% of good anime shows: the shows write themselves into a corner, pull deus ex machina shit and give a jargon filled la la la magical colors and hey look show is over.

The ending twist could have been A LOT worse as a lot of shows total trainwreck in the end, but I was hoping it would have been a lot better based on ep9/10's quality.  Good show overall, but the ending keeps it from being a really amazing show overall.  Wandering Son was definitely the best pick of that season set and I think I liked Level E a bit more overall too.

[Great Rumbler]

Madoka ending:

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It ended pretty much the way it needed to end. I mean, they could have went the total grim-dark route and ended with the realization that fate can't ever be changed no matter how many times you try and it ends with all the characters being slaughtered. COULD have ended that way. Or maybe have some huge, expensive battle where the girls win and Kyubey is destroyed once and for all, though who would want that? Really, having Madoka finally accept her role and use her massive accumulation of power to totally rewrite the rules of the universe [and thus transforming a twisted, nightmarish magical girl setup back into the magical girl fighting monsters with a helpful mascot pet that the genre is known for] was probably the best way overall to end it.

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[Himu]

I seriously am up for a Kenshin re-read. Still the best shounen after One Piece. It was so good that I have made the title character's name my forum name for over 10 years.

Best.

[Bebpo]

I can't come up with a better ending to Madoka, but I expected them to be better writers than me because I couldn't come up with the plot in the other eps either!  I went into the ending hoping they would think of a solution that I couldn't and surprise me.  But it was just kind of what was expected and I found that disappointing. 

It's still one of the best Shinbo/Shaft shows, for sure.  I think Bakemonogatari is still their best, but this is probably the 2nd best show I've seen out of that combo.