At 2/3/11 10:51 PM, LaForge wrote: I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and go through a couple more episodes, but I think I'm dropping it.

It can only gets worst from here. Hell, pre-timeskip isn't even that good and Shippuden raises the bar in being shit.

Some of the side characters in the series are pretty cool, though, I'll give Kishimoto that praise. Rock Lee and Guy, especially.

At 2/3/11 10:51 PM, LaForge wrote: Well I just watched the first couple episodes of Naruto, and all the terrible things that my friends have been saying about it is true. His voice is grating and irritating and he said "believe it!" like 10 times in the first episode alone.

Yeah, the original Naurto series is a total trainwreak of a series. I know after about 25 episodes, he stops saying "believe it!", but even then, he is still irritating in voice and what he does. I think your friends were right in telling you how bad the series it is.

I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and go through a couple more episodes, but I think I'm dropping it.

Trust me, dropping the series after episode 30 or so is a good idea. A lot of it beyond there is typical mindless shonen action, which is rehashed over and over again, Not to mention the craptacular amount of filler there is. I can't believe that I once liked the original Naruto series when it first aired.

At 2/3/11 09:30 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote:
Planetes - Sci-fi/slice of life
2nd half of series not as good as first

Are you kidding me? The second half is easily the best part of the show, especially with it focusing primarily on Hachimaki's ambitions.

Unless you liked the whole "LOL SPACE NINJAS" thing.

At 2/3/11 11:43 PM, Mendou wrote:

At 2/3/11 09:30 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Planetes - 2nd half of series not as good as first

Are you kidding me? The second half is easily the best part of the show, especially with it focusing primarily on Hachimaki's ambitions.

Unless you liked the whole "LOL SPACE NINJAS" thing.

idk, I enjoyed the back home arcs and stuff but a lot of the stuff set on von braun just didn't have the same pull for me as some of the earlier stuff. Been a while since I saw it and it was like the first anime I watched so my memory may be a little skewed

I'm a sort of anime virgin. The only ones I've ever watched are Sailor Moon, some of DragonBall/Z/GT, and ... Naruto. I have a hard time letting series go once i start them, I'm going to watch Naruto to the end, and I still, even after it's been out in the U.S.A for about 16 year, haven't gotten past 140 or so in Sailor Moon.

I would like to try out some new anime. I'm drawn towards ones with intricate plots, a lot of magic, blade work and martial arts, and i really, really don't like it when someone has a plan, but it's outsmarted, and the plot ends there. I like back up plans for backup plans, to an extent of course. I am a sort of Ninja enthusiast, since they were skilled at what they do, and i like things that take a long hard training regiment to master. The ninja thing is not a requirement. I do like a high powered final battle here and there, but not the Dragonball series way of every fight someone ends up spirit bombed or kamehameha'd. I like challenges. I appreciate good music and proper animation and syncing, which i'd figure, is a given around here.

It's been a while since I've checked in on things in this thread, is there a membership requirement or is it open post as long as you're on topic?

At 2/4/11 08:13 AM, MrAngel wrote:

I would like to try out some new anime. I'm drawn towards ones with intricate plots, a lot of magic, blade work and martial arts

That's rather broad of an explanation of what you go for, although it just looks like action for the most part. FMA Brotherhood(for the action) would probably be your best bet since it's got a large ongoing plot, some twist here and there, plenty of eyecandy to boot. If you want martial arts, then Hokuto no Ken is absolutely essential - the animation is outdated, but frankly, that should never stop anyone from watching an anime.

Hajime no Ippo if you want determined protagonist who go great lengths to train and improve. It's also one of the funniest shows ever.

At 2/3/11 10:51 PM, LaForge wrote: I just found out Naruto kind of sucks

Someone is a little slow.

At 2/4/11 08:13 AM, MrAngel wrote: I would like to try out some new anime. I'm drawn towards ones with intricate plots, a lot of magic, blade work and martial arts,

This is kind of wide open in terms of what you're drawn to, but I think I can help you out here.

I would suggest watching FMA {original series or Brotherhood, doesn't matter, both of them are good.} Both of them offer a lot of action, twist and turns and all that good stuff, so that something worth checking out.

In terms of martial arts, Hokuto No Ken {Fist of the North Star} is an obvious choice, It's over 25 years old, and it still is just as bloody and just as amazing.

If you're looking for something newer, then Baki the Grappler might be a good choice, even though I have only seen a few episodes of it, I would gladly suggest watching BTG. Also, History's Greatest Disciple is pretty good, and much more lighthearted than the other 2, but still have many interesting fights.

I don't know too many "blade work" anime, but the 2 that I know of off the top of my head would be Samurai Champloo and Soul Eater. Champloo is more of a "traditional" {and I use that loosely} sword fighting type of show, with a hip-hop edge to it, although it doesn't have a very deep plot to it. Soul Eater is much more of the over the top, zany action anime, but it does have a good plot to it, and it's not taken too seriously, if at all.

It's been a while since I've checked in on things in this thread, is there a membership requirement or is it open post as long as you're on topic?

It's an open post, and of course it's got to be anime/manga related, we don't need to be dealing with spammers and stuff like that, and I'll keep it at that.

At 2/4/11 11:25 PM, orangebomb wrote:

Long explanation of anime that made me facepalm at my inexperience.

I very much appreciate the insight. I do alot of work with computers so having to find stuff to do with my spare time is a second nature. I will check those all out. though the only one's I've ever heard of were soul eater and Samurai Champloo. I kinda had a derp moment in my insomnia, which is by the way 36 hours strong now, and forgot I've watched bleach, Code Geoss, Zatch Bell, Yu Yu hakasho, and ... yu-gi-oh and sonic x with my little brother.

It's an open post, and of course it's got to be anime/manga related, we don't need to be dealing with spammers and stuff like that, and I'll keep it at that.

I noticed Mr Muffins not so sweet, i'll mod you to death side

I'll never eat a muffin again, i swear. By the way BBM, I'm just kidding.

I really liked Gurren Lagann. But I was sad when Kamina died. He was awesome.
Time to watch Cowboy Bebop now.

May I join? Im an Otaku... :3

At 2/4/11 11:45 PM, steph2568 wrote: I really liked Gurren Lagann. But I was sad when Kamina died. He was awesome.

Spoiler alert much?

*Potential Spoilers*

A lot of people seem to have a problem with Kamina dying in episode 8, because the story would have been crappy without him, and so on and so forth. The best way I can say this is that Kamina is the foundation to Simon and the story in general, but TTGL is about Simon's destiny to be from a hen pecked wimp who lives underground, to the ultimate badass who doesn't need the laws of physics becasue he has fighting spirit. In layman's terms, Simon is the main dynamic character, everyone else is along for the ride, so to speak.

Whoever thought Kamina should have survived completely misses the entire point of the show. It's a coming of age story about self-improvement, and a tribute to all things SR/Mecha, including it's tropes and cliches. It was clear from the start that Simon relied too much on Kamina to save his own hide, he never would have been able to step out of his shadow if that never happened.

If he lived, Simon would have most likely continued to be a timid coward.

At 2/6/11 01:11 AM, Mendou wrote: If he lived, Simon would have most likely continued to be a timid coward.

pretty much. then again, who knows. maybe he would've gone the same route regardless and they would've done x2 better.

watching the little movie is much better though. straight to the point and skips a lot of the non essential parts.

also, get the fuck on skype more god damn.

Slightly off the trajectory of the subject, but a lot of these newer animes are nearly fucking impossible to make flexible parody videos out of due to improvements in action scenes. It almost makes me miss the lazy animation of yesteryear.

At 2/6/11 12:52 PM, Kisuke wrote:

also, get the fuck on skype more god damn.

I dunno, man. I'm a bit iffy about going back on, last time you handled me pretty rough, I didn't think I'd be able to shit properly ever again :(

Hello, new guy incoming.
I've only started being an anime fan for less than a year, but I've gone all out. Here's a short list of the anime that I've seen.
Series:
Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa Chronicles, Paranoia Agent, Angel Beats!, Azumanga Daioh, Blood+, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan, Bleach, Kiss x Sis, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost In The Shell, Digimon, .hack//SIGN, K-On!, High School of the Dead, Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Witch Hunter Robin, Death Note, Dragonball (Z), Yu-Gi-Oh, The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan, Escaflowne.
Movies/OVA's:
Cardcaptor Sakura 1+2, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, The Place Promised In Our Early Days, Five Centimeters Per Second, Voices of a Distant Star, Death Note Directors Cut, Perfect Blue (partially), Cat Shit One, Black Rock Shooter.

There's more by the way, I just can't think of them.

Disgaea is fucking addicting. I've been playing the second game all weekend and I've gotten close to the final boss.

At 2/7/11 12:32 AM, Degeneration wrote: Hello, new guy incoming.

You seem to have good taste. Enjoy your stay, bro.

Anybody here heard of or seen Space Adventure Cobra? It was a space opera from 1982 that was adapted into a serial format a year later. I think the only dub that exists is the stupid OVA made years later, but I don't think any American company has snatched the property - Which is an unspeakable crime because everyone is missing out on this gem. If you love tits, epic adventure, and tits - go check that shit out on BakaBT or something.

At 2/7/11 10:48 AM, RemixSprites wrote: Anybody here heard of or seen Space Adventure Cobra?

Currently on the rugball arc and enjoying the fuck out of it.

At 2/7/11 10:48 AM, RemixSprites wrote: Anybody here heard of or seen Space Adventure Cobra? It was a space opera from 1982 that was adapted into a serial format a year later.

I think I can vaguely remember seeing something like this about 5 years ago from a friend. My best bet on the reason why it never got dubbed is because back then, there wasn't good dub companies like Funimation, Bandai Ent., etc. and dub companies in the 80's would have wrecked the hell out of it, making it into a whole different show altogether.

Watching Slam Dunk, pretty fucking sweet.

At 2/7/11 11:30 PM, orangebomb wrote: My best bet on the reason why it never got dubbed is because back then, there wasn't good dub companies like Funimation, Bandai Ent., etc.

Wrong.

The 1982 film version was released in English in the 90's, and the tv show was licensed by Urban Vision Entertainment as well.

At 2/6/11 01:11 AM, Mendou wrote: Whoever thought Kamina should have survived completely misses the entire point of the show. It's a coming of age story about self-improvement, and a tribute to all things SR/Mecha, including it's tropes and cliches. It was clear from the start that Simon relied too much on Kamina to save his own hide, he never would have been able to step out of his shadow if that never happened.

If he lived, Simon would have most likely continued to be a timid coward.

There's actually some people who thinks Simon should have died. It's pretty messed up when you think about it.

Those who stopped watching episode 8 missed out the best part of the series in the second half.

Kamina's a stubborn guy -- but he's still likable in my eyes.

Simon is a much better character, though. Kamina was just motivation for Simon to get shit done.

At 2/8/11 09:50 PM, towelie101 wrote: Kamina's a stubborn guy -- but he's still likable in my eyes.

Simon is a much better character, though. Kamina was just motivation for Simon to get shit done.

Being that he has a huge fan base, I wonder if they'll realize that his spiral energy level's among the lowest.

He is a likable character and was epic but I'm sure many have figured the main hero would be Simon from the start.

Hmm i seem to have forgotten ucancallmejesus's password but this is me. Watched Planetes ; It was a okay show. Nothing special about the animation quality or style. Kinda typical story line. You can predict almost everything that happens. Probably won't rewatch again but its worth watching if your bored and cant come up with anything better.

At 2/8/11 10:09 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: He is a likable character and was epic but I'm sure many have figured the main hero would be Simon from the start.

KIttan's my favorite character of the series nonetheless -- Viral was also awesome.

The former's heroic sacrifice was fucking sad. ;_;

At 2/8/11 09:50 PM, towelie101 wrote: Kamina's a stubborn guy -- but he's still likable in my eyes.

Kamina is a crutch character, awesome and crazy yes, but he's two dimensional and a one trick pony.

Viral, Kittan, and Simon are way better characters.

At 2/8/11 09:50 PM, towelie101 wrote: Kamina's a stubborn guy -- but he's still likable in my eyes.

Kamina was designed to be a 2 dimensional character, even with that, he did have his moments and some quoteable lines. I guess you could say Kamina was a throwback to the days were men were men, and not emo wusses like Shinji from Eva.

Simon is a much better character, though. Kamina was just motivation for Simon to get shit done.

As I said before, Kamina was the foundation, but Simon and co. made the story what it is. And I find it kinda weird that everyone is talking about Gurren Laggan, and no one mentioned Yoko yet, just saying.

At 2/8/11 11:26 PM, Maverick-Alex wrote: Viral, Kittan, and Simon are way better characters.

Agreed.

Yoko's a slut, by the way, and Rossiu wasn't really that bad even though he almost executed Simon.

At 2/8/11 07:26 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Those who stopped watching episode 8 missed out the best part of the series in the second half.

idk man that hot baths episode