Author Topic: The All-New, All-Different Bore Anime & Manga Thread! (Read 259605 times)

bork · « **Reply #3120 on:** April 24, 2011, 01:58:54 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on April 24, 2011, 01:33:22 AM

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.

"Rurouni Kenshin Featuring Stringer Bell."

Himu · « **Reply #3121 on:** April 24, 2011, 02:19:26 AM »

Reading my kenshin novels. Still one of the best ever

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3122 on:** April 24, 2011, 03:18:58 PM »

Denpa Onna

It's basically a classic harem set up, complete with a bevy of cute girls for the main character to be loved by. Of course, it's Shaft and Shinbo, so obviously there's going to more going on that that. What really makes this work is that it's just so delightfully weird. All female characters are totally cute [big surprise!], but each one is just a bit...off. Although they fall into established archetypes, they each have an additional aspect of their personality that runs totally counter to the way that harem shows generally do their female characters. Two episodes in, it works. There's also the fact that the male character isn't totally bland and clueless, he has a bit of genre knowledge and has some role in the show other than to simply be a blank slate for the audience. An overall lack of ecchi-ness also helps.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3123 on:** April 24, 2011, 03:37:29 PM »

The only thing weak about Denpa Onna is honestly the writing. I keep on watching waiting for Bakemonogatari levels of awesome dialogue, but it never quite reaches there. Guess Hitoma Iruma is just no NisiOisiN.

The characters are fun though, with the same style of unique personalities that drew me into Bake, so I'll definitely keep on it.

Quote from: Bebpo on April 23, 2011, 08:16:55 PM

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

Not sure about now, but back in the day Deep Discount was awesome with their 25% off sales. Stocked up on a lot of DVDs back then.

Though I've heard lately they've been bad with their service (slow shipping) and they've started charging sales tax to places like California, so I'm not sure. Nowadays I don't buy much anymore... and everything I want to buy anime-wise has not been released on Blu-Ray yet.

Quote from: Bebpo on April 24, 2011, 01:37:06 AM

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.

But the thing I appreciated most about the ending was that it wasn't exactly a Deus Ex. Once you took a step back, you realized that this was pretty much how it had to resolve, and it set itself up very well in that regard, without pulling any "oh we suddenly came to this solution that could have been realized 10 episodes ago, but then we wouldn't have a show so we had to delay the character's rationalization process until we hit the 12-episode mark."

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3124 on:** April 24, 2011, 04:08:40 PM »

Gundam 00 movie coming to Blu-ray this summer.

Still

worthy even if the movie is crap. I will buy anything Gundam on Blu-ray.

Also, First Gundam dual-audio DVD release this summer.

x infinity

MCD · « **Reply #3125 on:** April 24, 2011, 04:10:10 PM »

The movie is the best thing to come out of Gundam.

I am the only Gundam 00 fan here, I should know.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3126 on:** April 24, 2011, 04:11:28 PM »

Quote from: MCD on April 24, 2011, 04:10:10 PM

The movie is the best thing to come out of Gundam.

I am the only Gundam 00 fan here, I should know.

I like 00 good enough, I'm just not a fucking loon about it like you are.

MCD · « **Reply #3127 on:** April 24, 2011, 04:15:18 PM »

And that's makes me see things normal people can't.

You could say it's my ability even.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3128 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:24:01 PM »

I'm pretty sure I'm the biggest OO S1 fan here.

I just hate S2 and think the movie is the worst animated film ever (along with the E7 movie).

MCD · « **Reply #3129 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:26:45 PM »

You are not a true 00 fan unless you fap to Setsuna x Tieria daily.

Setsuna x Graham is fine too.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3130 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:33:18 PM »

I love Setsuna. Best brain damaged Gundam lead ever! I AM GUNDAM

I like how in Super Robot Wars whenever Setsuna says something distinguished mentally-challenged like that everyone goes

and Lock-on goes "yeah, we don't really get him either"

Graham was cool until S2 and Tieria was best in drag

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3131 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:35:00 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on April 24, 2011, 05:33:18 PM

I like how in Super Robot Wars whenever Setsuna says something distinguished mentally-challenged like that everyone goes and Lock-on goes "yeah, we don't really get him either"

Definitely have to pick this up once used copies starting surfacing online.

MCD · « **Reply #3132 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:36:04 PM »

He was able to become Gundam in the end.

From shooting your parents to saving the world, you just can't get anymore awesome than that.

And oh, Graham redeemed himself in the movie and Tieria was awesome in Season 2, in drag and all. Him and Setsuna were like the only ones doing shit in S2.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3133 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:36:51 PM »

Quote from: MCD on April 24, 2011, 05:36:04 PM

He was able to become Gundam in the end.

From shooting your parents to saving the world, you just can't get anymore awesome than that.

You'd be more awesome if you DIDN'T shoot your parents and still save the world.

MCD · « **Reply #3134 on:** April 24, 2011, 05:38:38 PM »

Trust me, I tried.

It never works.

magus · « **Reply #3135 on:** April 25, 2011, 04:31:42 PM »

i watched 2 episodes of the shin/new version of cutey honey and... it's really just an olde action anime with an amusing amount of nudity (i guess back in ye olde day it wasn't a big deal?) it kinda miss the awesome wacky of what was linked before (re?)

i should finish watching panty & stocking if i just want wacky + action

Purple Filth · « **Reply #3136 on:** April 25, 2011, 06:39:46 PM »

Quote from: MCD on April 24, 2011, 05:36:04 PM

He was able to become Gundam in the end.

From shooting your parents to saving the world, you just can't get anymore awesome than that.

And oh, Graham redeemed himself in the movie and Tieria was awesome in Season 2, in drag and all. Him and Setsuna were like the only ones doing shit in S2.

Only reason i gave a fuck about S2

magus · « **Reply #3137 on:** April 26, 2011, 04:02:40 PM »

i finished watching panty & stocking,OMG the ending

the youtube comment

Quote

...Typical Gainax Ending.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3138 on:** April 26, 2011, 04:03:13 PM »

Gotta love that Gainax troll ending.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3139 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:51:44 PM »

Gotta make people come back for S2 somehow.

Quote from: magus on April 25, 2011, 04:31:42 PM

i should finish watching panty & stocking if i just want wacky + action

A pity that it ended up being more wacky than action. But the few times it did action, it did it sooooo gooood.

magus · « **Reply #3140 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:30:22 PM »

a pity? there is nothing better than wacky! heck in fact i'm going to finish my ika musume run just to inject more wacky into my veins!

can't wait for season 2

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3141 on:** April 26, 2011, 06:49:04 PM »

MCD · « **Reply #3142 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:04:52 PM »

I asked this on GAF and I will ask it here again:

Where the fuck is Season 1 and 2 on bluray?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3143 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:06:10 PM »

Quote from: magus on April 26, 2011, 06:30:22 PM

a pity? there is nothing better than wacky! heck in fact i'm going to finish my ika musume run just to inject more wacky into my veins!

can't wait for season 2

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3144 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:06:34 PM »

Quote from: MCD on April 26, 2011, 07:04:52 PM

I asked this on GAF and I will ask it here again:

Where the fuck is Season 1 and 2 on bluray?

Stuck in Japan.

MCD · « **Reply #3145 on:** April 26, 2011, 07:07:35 PM »

Fucking Bandai.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3146 on:** April 26, 2011, 09:44:44 PM »

Quote from: magus on April 26, 2011, 06:30:22 PM

a pity? there is nothing better than wacky!

The Gainax action pieces >>>> Gainax random wacky-western perverted humor, but maybe that was just me.

As for Ika Musume:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm going to scour the beaches for one of these someday and I'm not going to rest until I find one.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3147 on:** April 26, 2011, 11:49:51 PM »

Man, Steins;Gate is so good. Lots of weird characters, lots of weird technology and technobabble. Solid writing too. Could easily become a favorite if it keeps up this level of quality.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3148 on:** April 27, 2011, 12:34:01 AM »

Welcome to the world of awesome ADV storylines.

Not sure what I'd consider my favorite this season yet... many shows had really strong first eps, but the 2nd episodes became a bit lackluster... maybe AnoHana. Denpa Onna second episode was good, but not as strong as the first, and I can't really judge Steins;Gate because I'm biased from playing the game. And surprisingly I'm having more fun than I was expecting with Tiger and Bunny and A-Channel.

Guess it's going to be one of those seasons where it'll only all be clear by the end.

MCD · « **Reply #3149 on:** April 27, 2011, 05:11:36 AM »

Hehehe...

Level E episode 1 is quite good, reminds me of Men in Black which is a good thing.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3150 on:** April 27, 2011, 09:58:18 AM »

Quote from: MCD on April 27, 2011, 05:11:36 AM

Hehehe...

Level E episode 1 is quite good, reminds me of Men in Black which is a good thing.

Level E is great. Some of the arcs aren't as good as others, but the finale reaches some epic heights of trolling and counter-trolling.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3151 on:** April 27, 2011, 10:09:17 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3152 on:** April 27, 2011, 10:51:24 PM »

Gundress

They try to play it up as being some kind of Ghost in the Shell-esque movie, but it's really just anime GI Joe. Animation is terrible, action scenes are boring, and nothing about the characters, plot, or dialog are remotely interesting. Aggressively mediocre.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3153 on:** April 27, 2011, 11:21:32 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on April 27, 2011, 10:09:17 PM

*Softenni Screens*

I couldn't tell with the last picture's scene if XEBEC was trolling us for 30s straight or it actually was meant to be shown.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3154 on:** April 28, 2011, 08:06:50 AM »

Quote from: choco parfait on April 27, 2011, 11:21:32 PM

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on April 27, 2011, 10:09:17 PM
*Softenni Screens*

I couldn't tell with the last picture's scene if XEBEC was trolling us for 30s straight or it actually was meant to be shown.

At first I thought it was a joke, but then it kept going and going. Some people are speculating that it was actually a tsunami scene.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3155 on:** April 28, 2011, 10:05:22 AM »

Apparently that episode contained allusions to people drowning.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3156 on:** April 28, 2011, 02:47:04 PM »

This season of anime has probably been one of the best in years. There's Tiger & Bunny for superhero bromance action, Steins;Gate for weird characters and conspiracy laden technobabble, [C] for over-the-top battles with money and general weirdness, Ano Hi Mita for tear-jerking childhood drama/trauma, Hanasaku Iroha for strict, early-Showa period grandmothers, Deadman Wonderland for Deathrace 2000 in anime form, Denpa Onna for Shaft/Shinbo weirdness, Toriko for the manly eating of endangered animals, and Moshidora for Peter Drucker spinning in his grave like a helicopter.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3157 on:** April 28, 2011, 10:04:36 PM »

That tennis vs. shark image is amazing

Japan

choco parfait · « **Reply #3158 on:** April 28, 2011, 11:16:50 PM »

Oretsuba 04: Oh, finally. A twist. Interesting... Now everything is starting to become clear.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3159 on:** April 28, 2011, 11:51:32 PM »

Moshidora

One part slice of life, one part baseball anime, and one part Peter Drucker management course, all rolled into one. But it's actually pretty good, in large part because it's kind of fun and doesn't take itself too seriously, but also doesn't rely on cheap fanservice [or any fanservice] to try to draw in an audience [ala Softenni].

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3160 on:** April 29, 2011, 02:38:56 PM »

Denpa Onna Episode 3

The course of the show's plot starts to become a bit more obvious here and I'm getting interesting in seeing how it all works out. I think there's still very much a question going on about Erio's past that's not quite as simple as "she believe's she's an alien to cover her insecurities about her lost memory", although I'm not quite willing to believe that that actually means she IS an alien. Either way, it's a fun show and a unique take on a worn formula.

A-Channel Episode 4

More of the same kind of thing, but I do like the musical interludes that started with the previous episode and have continue here. Provides a nice break from the gag-anime stylings that are present everywhere else. Overall, it's pretty cliche, yeah, but I still enjoy it [though mostly as a guilty pleasure, it's not one of this season's shows that I'd recommend to others].

Moshidora - Episode 4

While the problems of the show are solved a bit too quickly and some of the situations and resolutions are a bit too...unrealistic, it's nevertheless an interesting take on the "down on it's luck baseball team improves through radical thinking". I like watching the show and seeing how Drucker's management tactics are applied to a distinctly different setting than they were originally intended.

High school student council anime based on the writings of Machiavelli? Yes, please, Production IG!

choco parfait · « **Reply #3161 on:** April 29, 2011, 11:21:19 PM »

http://dantalian.tv/

Sooo excited! Can't wait until next season see if Gainax can do goth loli better than Bones.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3162 on:** April 30, 2011, 12:10:13 AM »

Doubt it.

For every stylish wacky Gainax show like Panty, Gurren, Re:Cutey, FLCL, and maaaybe Abenobashi you have boring moe Gainax like Mahoromatic, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, He is my Master. Usually if a moe loli is involved it's going to be in the latter.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3163 on:** April 30, 2011, 12:40:59 PM »

K-on shirts for when you want to show the world you like underaged sexualized schoolgirls.

Personally I'll stick to the principality of zeon shirts instead:

choco parfait · « **Reply #3164 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:35:33 PM »

It hides it pretty well though, the K-On! one. I'd think it was cool if I saw a guy wearing it.

Speaking of K-On, here's something I did recently...

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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magus · « **Reply #3165 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:42:06 PM »

you know i wanted to pick another anime to watch,so i was wondering if madoka was worth the watch so knowing the basic premise i kinda zipped around the first episode randomly and suddenly came to the conclusion that it was really cool when they were in the weird dark world but that i hated the cutesy looks of the actual characters,i hated it a lot,so i suspected the whole thing was kinda like higurashi,where it's fun fun fun when character are murdering each other and screaming and stuff happens and incredibly boring when they aren't so to confirm my suspicion i set out to read a better plot synopsis,now you probably are thinking "what kind of jerk goes around spoiling himself the whole plot?" and i know that's a pretty fair feeling but sometimes it's the best way to gauge a plot and the whole thing just become more interessing to watch...

... and after doing that,

spoiler (click to show/hide)

i came to the conclusion i was pretty much reading a summary of gantz,just replace the buff dudes with

and really gantz was bad enough,adding

to the mix,just makes it worse,so skiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip

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there i'm done with my ranting </rant>

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3166 on:** April 30, 2011, 07:58:38 PM »

Madoka didn't have a chick being raped by a dog, unfortunately.

Vizzys · « **Reply #3167 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:08:54 PM »

gantz is more about not slaughtering animals because what if WE were the animals or something

edit: also your posts suck and i hate you magus

magus · « **Reply #3168 on:** April 30, 2011, 08:17:10 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #3169 on:** April 30, 2011, 10:29:46 PM »

Quote from: Viz on April 30, 2011, 08:08:54 PM

gantz is more about not slaughtering animals because what if WE were the animals or something

edit: also your posts suck and i hate you magus

It doesn't seem like that's where the manga will end up though. It seems like they're pointing toward a simulation. The Wachovskis and Grant Morrison gon' be pissed.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3170 on:** May 01, 2011, 02:24:40 AM »

Madoka is nothing like Gantz. I don't really see the comparison.

Gantz is really really stupid, but it's really really entertainingly stupid fun action sci-fi. Madoka is like mystery disturbing magical girl drama. It's more like Narutaru/Bokurano (but much more tame) and less like Gantz.

Quote from: choco parfait on April 30, 2011, 07:35:33 PM

It hides it pretty well though, the K-On! one. I'd think it was cool if I saw a guy wearing it.

Speaking of K-On, here's something I did recently...
spoiler (click to show/hide)
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When you say "did recently"...did you draw that?

MCD · « **Reply #3171 on:** May 01, 2011, 03:11:07 AM »

If you guys feel like reading a finished shounen series, I suggest reading this one here:

It starts as a kind of mystery manga then turns to shounen pretty fast. The shounen stuff is all stereotypical but at least the author did it safe, in other words it isn't shit. (At least from what I read so far.)

tl;dr read it people.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3172 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:19:34 AM »

Just finished the Minnagoroshi arc in Higurashi S2. I went in expecting the worst since everytime there is a good mystery story in anime/manga/j-game it falls apart in the end when its explained, but hey, was pleasantly surprised. I thought the answers to all the questions were nice and solid. Reminded me of P4 but much more believable and better written. Showed me that Ryukishi07 isn't just another hack and is actually a talented writer.

The ending to the arc was nicely done as well. Very depressing but also emotionally satisfying and good build up for the last visual novel arc where hopefully things end a bit better. Lots of nakama friendship power.

Definitely makes me look forward to Umineko more, since Higurashi having an actual non-bullshit and instead satisfying explanation makes it more likely Umineko does as well.

choco parfait · « **Reply #3173 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:20:36 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on May 01, 2011, 02:24:40 AM

When you say "did recently"...did you draw that?

Oh no, nothing that awesome. I just meant I simply was the one that changed it in with English text.

MCD · « **Reply #3174 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:28:46 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on April 30, 2011, 12:40:59 PM

Personally I'll stick to the principality of zeon shirts instead:
(Image removed from quote.)

This is how I roll:

Bebpo · « **Reply #3175 on:** May 01, 2011, 04:28:51 AM »

Quote from: choco parfait on May 01, 2011, 04:20:36 AM

Quote from: Bebpo on May 01, 2011, 02:24:40 AM
When you say "did recently"...did you draw that?

Oh no, nothing that awesome. I just meant I simply was the one that changed it in with English text.

oh, well nice work there

Do you do any manga/anime tls? It's always cool to meet other people who do tl.

magus · « **Reply #3176 on:** May 01, 2011, 05:41:45 AM »

Quote

Madoka is nothing like Gantz. I don't really see the comparison.

the basic premise sounds the same

spoiler (click to show/hide)

group of people get forced in a fight of death or life against magical giant creature so that they can get special currency for an entity that might or might not be evil but at least is sure creepy,this ensues lot of "oh no he died!" and "i can't take this anymore!" drama

in both cases at a certain point a veteran of the fight dies,there is the whole "YOU GET A WISH" business in both cases... i know it's silly to make such comparisons without even having watched the whole thing but after reading a summary that's what i get

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iconoclast · « **Reply #3177 on:** May 01, 2011, 06:36:25 AM »

Yeah, but Madoka is excellent. Best original anime series I've seen in a loooong time. Still waiting for yesy to sub the final two episodes though... I knew I should have waited until they were finished.

MCD · « **Reply #3178 on:** May 01, 2011, 08:09:29 AM »

>Madoka

>Little deformed chibi fuck girls SUDDENLY blood and gore everywhere

WOW

HOW ORIGINAL

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3179 on:** May 01, 2011, 12:44:47 PM »

Quote from: magus on May 01, 2011, 05:41:45 AM

Quote
Madoka is nothing like Gantz. I don't really see the comparison.

the basic premise sounds the same
spoiler (click to show/hide)
group of people get forced in a fight of death or life against magical giant creature so that they can get special currency for an entity that might or might not be evil but at least is sure creepy,this ensues lot of "oh no he died!" and "i can't take this anymore!" drama

in both cases at a certain point a veteran of the fight dies,there is the whole "YOU GET A WISH" business in both cases... i know it's silly to make such comparisons without even having watched the whole thing but after reading a summary that's what i get
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Except Gantz is over the top with sex, nudity, violence, language, ect., whereas Madoka is much more subdued and focused on characters rather than action. Plus there's the fact that Madoka has some of the strongest, most unique visuals in modern anime [notwithstanding the Hidamari Sketch-esque cast, but that's a purposeful choice].

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Author Topic: The All-New, All-Different Bore Anime & Manga Thread! (Read 259605 times)