Anime-Booru Desu~ |OT|

[Mr. Gundam]

Anyone?  Didn't Bebpo watch this?

Do I need to watch the original series to not miss anything in Aquarion Evo?

Don't watch Evol if you haven't seen Aquarion.  The entire selling point of the series is the connections to the previous series which ended on a sort of to be continued in 12,000 years.

Plus Aquarion so far, is 10x better of a show than Evol.


People, like Mr. Gundam, who think Aquarion (the original) is creepy never stuck with it.  It's a good show, especially if you like mecha.  It's a prime example of not judging a book by its cover.  The show has a lot of heart and humor.

I don't watch mecha for humor. It seems so incredibly out of place most of the time.

[Beezy]

Loved Eureka Seven. Liking Eureka Seven AO so far. This and Gundam AGE are all that I'm watching right now.

[Momo]

Dual was Mecha and was a hilarious parody mostly.
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu annoyed the fuck out of me, didnt want that to turn into an all out stupid comedy

[Himu]

Loved Eureka Seven. Liking Eureka Seven AO so far. This and Gundam AGE are all that I'm watching right now.

Watch Lupin and Space Brothers.

[Momo]

Seconded on both Lupin and Space Brothers try Apollo down the hill as well

[Beezy]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

[Great Rumbler]

Full Metal Panic Fumoffu annoyed the fuck out of me, didnt want that to turn into an all out stupid comedy

Fumoffu is the best thing about FMP.

[Momo]

GR, we have like opposite likes

[Great Rumbler]

If that were true, I'd hate New Lupin III, Space Brothers, and Kids on the Slope, but I don't.

[bork]

Anyone?  Didn't Bebpo watch this?

Do I need to watch the original series to not miss anything in Aquarion Evo?

Don't watch Evol if you haven't seen Aquarion.  The entire selling point of the series is the connections to the previous series which ended on a sort of to be continued in 12,000 years.

Plus Aquarion so far, is 10x better of a show than Evol.


People, like Mr. Gundam, who think Aquarion (the original) is creepy never stuck with it.  It's a good show, especially if you like mecha.  It's a prime example of not judging a book by its cover.  The show has a lot of heart and humor.

I watched the first episode (which I think is 1-2 combined) and definitely see the past connection.  The sexual linking-thing really came off as just WEIRD and out of place, but whatever...typical anime stuff in this day and age.  :p  If I can find Aquarion somewhere to watch I'll check it out.

[Himu]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

you can watch lupin on funimations site

and space brothers on crunchyroll

Also, the new Shinichiro Watanabe anime is good so far. Jormugand is great.

[Great Rumbler]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

you can watch lupin on funimations site

and space brothers on crunchyroll

Also, the new Shinichiro Watanabe anime is good so far. Jormugand is great.

Yep, top-tier anime is BACK.

[Himu]

Ozma is mixed. the animation is terrible, the writing is spotty, but it has potential

[Great Rumbler]

It's okay, but that's about all it manages, unfortunately. And the animation wasn't that bad, outside of the horrible animation in the second episode.

[Beezy]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

you can watch lupin on funimations site

and space brothers on crunchyroll

Also, the new Shinichiro Watanabe anime is good so far. Jormugand is great.

They stream in HD?

[MCD]

Beezy

Just hit the torrents man, much easier.

[Great Rumbler]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

you can watch lupin on funimations site

and space brothers on crunchyroll

Also, the new Shinichiro Watanabe anime is good so far. Jormugand is great.

They stream in HD?

Crunchyroll, Hulu, and The Anime Network have HD streams for premium members.

[Himu]

I'll check them out. I'm slowly coming back around to anime.

you can watch lupin on funimations site

and space brothers on crunchyroll

Also, the new Shinichiro Watanabe anime is good so far. Jormugand is great.

They stream in HD?

crunchyroll does, funi doesn't but the quality is still good

[Beezy]

I see.

Beezy

Just hit the torrents man, much easier.

[Himu]

If you feggits are watching Lupin via fansubs and not fucking FUNIMATION.COM SIMULCAST I WILL BAN EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU

[Trent Dole]

Funi's "simulcast" is two days after the show airs. Not very simul. 

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, Funimation's streaming isn't nearly as good as Hulu and Crunchyroll.

[Vizzys]

dunno if anyone is watching fate/zero here but~

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kiritsugu is an asshole 

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[Momo]

Look Stringy, I get where you are coming from, but I'm not watching shit on Funimation.

[Vizzys]

also simulcast in funimation time means a day or two later

[Momo]

Fate/Zero's last ep was pretty good. his plan to save the world sounds like a childish dream + violence

[bork]

I download in glorious 720P or 1080P and watch on my PS3.

NEMDIGGGERS

Converting shit from .MKV to .MP4 superfast! 

[Great Rumbler]

I just watch HD anime on my TV courtesy of the Roku 2. Feels good man.

[bork]

Watched Tasogare Otome x Amnesia 1 and 2 last night.  Fun show.

I just watch HD anime on my TV courtesy of the Roku 2. Feels good man.

Can you stream HD .MKVs directly to the Roku 2?  If not, fuck it.

[Great Rumbler]

I just watch HD anime on my TV courtesy of the Roku 2. Feels good man.

Can you stream HD .MKVs directly to the Roku 2?  If not, fuck it.

It can, but not with subtitles, which makes it useless for anime in that respect.

Pretty much everything I want to watch is on Hulu or Crunchyroll, though, so I'm rocking out with some anime on TV.

[bork]

I just watch HD anime on my TV courtesy of the Roku 2. Feels good man.

Can you stream HD .MKVs directly to the Roku 2?  If not, fuck it.

It can, but not with subtitles, which makes it useless for anime in that respect.

Pretty much everything I want to watch is on Hulu or Crunchyroll, though, so I'm rocking out with some anime on TV.

Useless then.  I have a ton of older stuff I'd like to watch and streaming has failed me with so much stuff being in .MKV format.  Fortunately it's easy enough to remove the HDMI cable from the dusty Apple TV under the TV and hook up my laptop for that stuff.

[Bebpo]

Zetman ep4 - Dat cliffhanger

[Great Rumbler]

Zetman has been pretty good through 4 episodes, but it's painfully obvious that they're cutting out a ton of content to fit the whole thing into 13 episodes.

[Bebpo]

Doesn't feel rushed at all to me.  They're only covering a portion of the manga.

[Great Rumbler]

Episode 4 started with stuff from chapter 64!

[Momo]

Is Zetman worth watching for me? I'm not normally into cheesy action series

[Bebpo]

Yes.

I normally don't watch Go Nagaii shows, but this one is pretty good.  The main characters are cool and the monsters are fun fights.  It's just enough violence to be dark but enough HERO to be happy and satisfying.  The OP is good too. 

[Mr. Gundam]

Go Nagai? I don't think he has anything to do with Zetman.

[Bebpo]

Hmmm, you're right.  Weird since Zetman sounds like Devilman and Zet looks like Devilman.  Guess it's just a Go Nagaii style'd manga.  Might explain why I like this and I normally don't like Go Nagaii's non-mecha stuff.

[Mr. Gundam]

I've got a soft spot for Cutey Honey. Go Nagai is awesome.

[Bebpo]

I like the Gainax Cutey Honey

[Momo]

Gainax conversations on anime boards usually descend into madness.

Will give Zetman a try

[Great Rumbler]

Zetman's an okay dark/fantasy/action series, but the plot does jump around a bit because of how they're adapting it from the manga.

[Mr. Gundam]

I like the Gainax Cutey Honey

I couldn't get it into it. I like New Cutey Honey from the 90s.

[Great Rumbler]

I like the Gainax Cutey Honey

I couldn't get it into it. I like New Cutey Honey from the 90s.

I liked both. Deal with it.

[bork]

Hmmm, you're right.  Weird since Zetman sounds like Devilman and Zet looks like Devilman.  Guess it's just a Go Nagaii style'd manga.  Might explain why I like this and I normally don't like Go Nagaii's non-mecha stuff.

It is nothing at all like something Go Nagai would do.   Zetman is by Masakazu Katsura...the guy who made Video Girl Ai, Shadow Lady, and DNA2.  If anything, Zetman looks more like a monster-fied Batman- Katsura is a huge fan of the character.  Zetman is also way, way more serious than all his previous panty-shot filled works.

[bork]

I like the Gainax Cutey Honey

I couldn't get it into it. I like New Cutey Honey from the 90s.

Same here, although the Gainax OVAs were just an anime adaption of the live-action movie.  Didn't feel like watching that cheesy mess twice.

[MCD]

Did that dental brace chick appear yet in Zetman?

My fetish.

[Great Rumbler]

The best part of the Gainax Cutey Honey OVA was the first five minutes of the first episode:

Did that dental brace chick appear yet in Zetman?

My fetish.

Episode 4.

[Mr. Gundam]

I've always been puzzled that the live action Cutey Honey movie was released here, but not the Gainax OVA.

[MCD]

BTW, for the 2 people who actually read mango: Shamo scanlation is back!

[Joe Molotov]

[Mr. Gundam]

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Whats actually happening there?

[Great Rumbler]

That gif's been shopped.

[Bebpo]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-27/no-winners-announced-for-3rd-kyoto-animation-award

The official website of the anime studio Kyoto Animation (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, K-ON!) announced the results of the third Kyoto Animation Award program on Friday. However, the studio awarded no grand prizes or honorable mentions in the manga or novel categories.

The judges committee thanked creators for submitting their works but said they could select no winning works after reviewing the submissions. This year was the first time that the awards program did not include a scenario category. Kyoto Animation offered 500,000-yen (about US$6,200) grand prizes and 100,000-yen (US$1,200) honorable mention prizes in this year's awards.

Manga Category
Grand Prize
No winners

Honorable Mention
No honorees

Novel Category
Grand Prize
No winners

Honorable Mention
No honorees

Even Japan agrees there's no good writers in Japan these days! 

[Great Rumbler]

The irony is that KyoAni had nominees in each of those categories.

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Yes, I know they didn't, but I wanted to make a joke so I did.

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[Trent Dole]

The irony is that KyoAni had nominees in each of those categories.

For K-on and Lucky Shit amirite?

[Bebpo]

Good times

[Bebpo]

I'm watching 8 shows now, which is probably the most anime I've followed weekly in 10 years.  6 are from this season.  My rankings after 3-4eps from each!

1. Eureka Seven AO
2. Tsuritama
3. Lupin the 3rd A Woman Named Fujiko
4. Kids on the Slope
5. Zetman
6. Gundam AGE
7. Aquarion Evol
8. Jormungand

Kind of surprised by Tsuritama.  At first was just kind of ok, but it's really good now.  Very fun show.  If E7 AO wasn't great, it'd be the best thing airing.  Kids on the Slope is a little disappointing I think.  It's very well done, but it's kind of typical Japanese school romance (and not on the Karekano caliber or anything) when it's not doing the jazz stuff; kind of an odd choice for Watanabe comeback tbh.  Jormungand is competent but I hate every character in every ep so far.  I dunno why I keep watching.  Will probably drop it after next weeks ep.  Zetman is good.

I also checked out Hyouka ep1 and it has ridiculously good movie quality animation as expected from KyoAni but I don't need another "kids in high school" anime right now.

[Himu]

Tsuritama is the show with the badass water art, right?

Watch Space Brothers, you doof.

Also, I think Kids on the Slope is more slice of life than romance.