At 2/23/11 09:54 PM, WaywardVagabond wrote: Maybe I should watch that 009-1 thing if it's related. I heard it has it's but looks like it has like some kind of "superspy" vibe.

It sort of is, since they're created by the same author. On top of that, the 00 cyborgs themselves cameo in the manga, while the 009-* agents that appear except 009-1 share the abilities of those 00 cyborgs they share their number with.

I guess I could give this a try.

I've tried talking about lesser known anime, but it gets ignored because they're not well known. Well, people eventually started watching Kemonozume after I brought it up about 100 times, but that had nothing to do with me mentioning it.

Y'all should check out Genius Party and Genius Party Beyond.

and Aachi wa Ssipak.

I often look for new anime to watch. I've got a bunch of stuff on my hard drive that I grabbed. Skull Man looks cool. and Wonderful Days, Brave Story, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Digital Juice, Glassy Ocean, Angel's Egg, Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor, and a bunch of other stuff. I actually have some stuff I'm thinking I might not even like now that I've looked into it a bit.

So I finally got around to watching Panty and Stocking. GOOD SHIT.

kimi ni todoke is so fucking slow. i dont know why i like this show.

Having finished Captain Harlock, Vandread and rewatches of Golgo 13 episodes that replaced the second half of the uninteresting DT Eightron, its another changing of the weekly guard. Now in past-present-future format.

Midnight: Captain Harlock / Toward the Terra / Ergo Proxy or Mushishi
Tandem: Vandread + DT Eightron / Zegapain + Sora Kake Girl / Brigadoon + Cosmo Warrior Zero & Gun Frontier

And there is also the new duo of Gintama and Baccano! for morning time. Have yet to pick between the recently completed Brave Police J-Decker, Zoids Genesis and Astro Boy '80 to replace the latter. Liking what I'm seeing with the current two and looking forward to tonight's three.

At 2/24/11 08:19 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: I've tried talking about lesser known anime, but it gets ignored because they're not well known. Well, people eventually started watching Kemonozume after I brought it up about 100 times, but that had nothing to do with me mentioning it.

Y'all should check out Genius Party and Genius Party Beyond.

Watched like the first 40 mins of it then turned it off. It's like a more serious version of robot chicken. Just a bunch of short clips. The animation in some of them was beautifully done but I kinda prefer a story line to just random chunks of a story with lots of eye candy. Thanks for the recommendation though.

At 2/25/11 01:02 AM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: I promise that from now on, we will only discuss the favorites and nothing else. Hellsing, Deathnote and even Cowboy Bebop. Why should I have ever doubted your wonderful opinions about anime. After all, truly the only most recognizable series are the ones that deserve respect.

Remember that you started shouting all this nonsense after people simply put a few popular shows in a mosaic of their favourite shows they've watched. It wasn't this big "hey, let's discuss all these shows right now and no others" announcement from all those users. Just "here I am showing a mosaic of my favourite shows I've watched, by the way a few of them are really popular". And those you mentioned are some of the most well-liked shows among Westerners that watch anime, so you shouldn't be surprised when people count them among their favourites.

You can whine and whine about people not discussing things that you want to discuss (though I'd prefer you wouldn't, since it's ruining the thread a bit), but you're not going to be able to convince people to exclude shows from their favourites just because they're popular.

Try to remember one thing, if nothing else from this post: Not everyone is here to entertain you.

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I I just checked out the first episode of Planetes. Oh Planetes, where have you been all my life?

At 2/25/11 06:35 AM, Aigis wrote: I I just checked out the first episode of Planetes. Oh Planetes, where have you been all my life?

I'm not gonna ruin anything for you but that was a really neat show. <3 The story line in it. Also not really any filler in it so it doesn't get boring. Thinking about picking up the manga if it is any different from the series but I don't wanna waste money on it if its not way better :P. Anyone read the manga and can say if its good or bad?

At 2/25/11 06:57 AM, UCanCallMeJesus wrote: Thinking about picking up the manga if it is any different from the series but I don't wanna waste money on it

You can acquire manga the same way you acquire anime you know.

At 2/24/11 11:10 AM, GenericName54 wrote: So I finally got around to watching Panty and Stocking. GOOD SHIT.

Yeah, it was really good. Definitely my favorite of fall 2010.

If there's a second season, I hope there's more of Scanty and Kneesocks. Fuck it would be even better if they were the protagonists.

At 2/25/11 01:02 AM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: I pray that you will forgive me.

It's alright, I can forgive you.

BROFIST

ugh go away kermit we've heard your arguments against cowboy bebop a billion times and the fact remains that (especially in the last few pages), we just haven't been talking about bebop

just you

At 2/25/11 02:17 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: we just haven't been talking about bebop

We were also talking about Darla Dimple.

I watched Bakemonogatari the other day and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't understand how people can get so worked up and call it deep or whatever though. My only problem with it was one of the major plot points isn't even shown in the series, I have to wait for the prequel to be released to get the whole picture.

At 2/25/11 10:30 AM, towelie101 wrote:

At 2/24/11 11:10 AM, GenericName54 wrote: So I finally got around to watching Panty and Stocking. GOOD SHIT.

Yeah, it was really good. Definitely my favorite of fall 2010.

If there's a second season, I hope there's more of Scanty and Kneesocks. Fuck it would be even better if they were the protagonists.

Well, I'm pretty sure there'll be a second season. I mean, in the last episode they flashed across the screen in big American letters "SEE YOU IN SEASON 2". I'm not sure how much clearer it gets after that. Also, I'm really curious on how season 2 will work. I mean, Stocking went AWOL and Panty has been turned into h'orderves.

At 2/25/11 04:59 PM, GenericName54 wrote: Also, I'm really curious on how season 2 will work. I mean, Stocking went AWOL and Panty has been turned into h'orderves.

Maybe instead of having episodic plots, they'll just follow a single overarching story.

Regardless, can't wait for more S&K.

At 2/25/11 04:18 PM, SomaGuye wrote: I watched Bakemonogatari the other day and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Eh, I still need to check that out. I didn't watch much anime from 2009 (heck, even last year), and BMG seems to one of the best/most popular.

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Been playing Super Robot Wars J the past week and it's a fantastic game. Although I haven't watched/read most of the mecha series that are in it, it's still pretty good.

At 2/25/11 11:54 AM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: I'm discouraging the lack of enthusiasm when it comes to your willingness to go beyond the usuals.

My willingness?

Neither for you, cool dude.

I'm not expecting them to. I'm not the one complaining about everyone else.

Keep flaunting your indie cred man, it keeps the world going round. And you have bad sarcasm detection btw.

Are you trying to say that everything you say in this thread is sarcastic, and you actually don't care if people talk about things you don't want to talk about? If that's true then, man, you can really stick with a joke.

I do like that you're telling me to keep flaunting my 'indie cred' (whatever that means), while you complain about everything that's popular.

At 2/25/11 06:57 AM, UCanCallMeJesus wrote:

I'm not gonna ruin anything for you but that was a really neat show. <3 The story line in it. Also not really any filler in it so it doesn't get boring. Thinking about picking up the manga if it is any different from the series but I don't wanna waste money on it if its not way better :P. Anyone read the manga and can say if its good or bad?

Planetes is a great series, a refreshing one to boot since it's not about mechs. I haven't read it myself, but I hear a lot of people vastly prefer it. Although, the only reason I can think of for them not liking the anime as much, would be the slight filler that popped up in the episodes 6-10 range. But even then, it's forgivable.

It's only like 4 volumes anyway, not like you'd be wasting a whole lot of time if it turned out that you didn't like it.

At 2/25/11 07:16 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: It appears you are lyling BBM, I think you've been infected with the DG cells and have been confused by their evil influence, but I forgive you bro.

Perhaps but that was like ten days ago

regardless i forgive you

At 2/25/11 09:11 AM, SomaGuye wrote: You can acquire manga the same way you acquire anime you know.

I don't pirate shit that is licensed anymore. The anime I watch comes from legal sources for the most part. Netflix doesn't rent Manga : / . The combination of netflix, crunchyroll, and hulu actually has a very nice selection of anime for dirt cheap / free. And the people that made the anime get a little money too from advertisements and what not. You shouldn't assume that everyone is just stealing shit.

At 2/25/11 04:18 PM, SomaGuye wrote: I watched Bakemonogatari the other day and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't understand how people can get so worked up and call it deep or whatever though. My only problem with it was one of the major plot points isn't even shown in the series, I have to wait for the prequel to be released to get the whole picture.

imho it didn't have to have a clean story line; cute girls, and sexy animation made up for it. I do think it was overrated and I will probably never rewatch but I didn't regret watching it.

I think im gonna start watching claymore. The animation looks pretty sexy in a few screen caps I saw on Google Image. Read a few lines if the plot on wikipedia didn't seem anything super unique but it might be interesting. Watched Now and Then, Here and There a few days ago it was pretty terrible because the dubs and the main characters sucked. Animation in it was average at best. Storyline was okay (only reason I watched it all)

At 2/26/11 01:03 AM, UCanCallMeJesus wrote: Watched Now and Then, Here and There a few days ago it was pretty terrible because the dubs and the main characters sucked. Animation in it was average at best. Storyline was okay (only reason I watched it all)

I remember watching that, but it was subbed. The show was alright, but not very memorable (I can barely remember any of the characters' names, for example).

I've been away from here for a long time heh....so I haven't read the past few pages. This last page hasn't mentioned it, so I will.

Anyone try out the new series Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? It's still ongoing, only at episode 7 (out of 12 I think, possibly...hopefully more). The first two episodes were outstanding...many traditional anime themes thrown into new, sometimes disturbing things and it was all so hilarious. Then afterwards it dropped a bit, but rose back up to a pretty nice level of awesomeness. Looking forward to the next episodes greatly.

It can be watched legally on crunchyroll.com

At 2/26/11 03:06 AM, KingPanther13 wrote: Anyone try out the new series Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?

I've decided to drop out on watching any shows from this season for now, but this one's definitely on my backlog to check out eventually (as well as Madoka).

At 2/26/11 03:06 AM, KingPanther13 wrote: Anyone try out the new series Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?

Yeah, it was at the top of my ranking list at the start of the season but moved down to second or third now. I hope it sells enough for a second season because it seems like most of the good stuff would take place in the second season.

Are you watching anything else this season?

At 2/26/11 03:06 AM, KingPanther13 wrote: Anyone try out the new series Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? It's still ongoing, only at episode 7 (out of 12 I think, possibly...hopefully more).

Ill check it out when I finish up claymore. On episode 10 right now of 26 I think. Actually a pretty interesting series. It's kinda reminds me of bleach but its good and I haven't seen any filler in it yet.

Watching the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA's, the 2000's episodes are kind of passable. Really weak animation, ugly colors. Currently watching the 90's one, and so far I'm liking it more already.

I stopped watching Black Butler, since I could only find up to episode 9 on YouTube, and I'm too lazy to find the rest of the first season online. They have Black Butler II, but I don't want to watch it until I finish the first season. Maybe some day....

On the other hand, I've started watching Axis Powers Hetalia. It's funny how they stereotype the characters and the best part is that each episode is about 5 min long.

It's so cute ^^

At 2/25/11 07:34 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: I think Cats Don't Dance has as much merit as almost any other japanimation film, with it's vivid animation, rich social critique storyline, enchanting characters, dazzling musical numbers and makes many tributes to the finest contributions to the american film industry.

Cats Don't Dance offers many interesting parallels toward actual struggles in American History.
Much like how Don Bluth's "Fifel, An American Tail" chronicled fallacies within the American Dream. (That being, the assumption that America was some sort of a promise land for foreigners, when it offered it's own unique set of problems for those who traveled over.) Cats Don't Dance draws a comparison between the prejudice Theater industry of early 20th century America, by utilizing Animals as a metaphor for minorities who weren't given the same chances as white Americans were in the film industry. It also successfully depicts just how difficult it is to break into acting, and the very cut-throat nature the profession is composed of.

The Animation of this piece is superb. By watching Cats don't Dance, we see Warner Brothers at it's finest. Crisp, colorful and captivating, the animation is alive and fluid in this film. The voice acting is also top notch, and the musical numbers are on par with the best that Broadway could ever hope to offer.
However this film also shows the poor amount of recognition animation receives within our society. With all it had going for it, Cats Don't Dance was a box-office flop. With the budget for it's production costing $32,000,000, it barely made 1/10th this back, with roughly $3,500,000 being generated in revenue. With such a poor amount of profit being made from Animated Films, it's no wonder virtually all film companies (aside from Disney) ever risk making an Animated Feature in America.
What's worse, aside from the Princess and the Frog, almost all animated films are now completely done in CGI/3D.
The animation we grew up knowing and loving died well before many of us reached adulthood...

The fact that Anime has become so popular within a Western society proves that there is still a large calling within our culture for animation that appeals toward all audiences.
If more Animation industries in America were to take chances to once again captivate American audiences of all ages, we'd likely be tuning in to the Cartoons of America more often. But at the same time, when even movies as captivating as Cats Don't Dance are met with abysmal results, you really can't blame the film industry for calling it quits.
Still, things can change. Perhaps in another 50 years we'll be seeing Animated films paralleling the almost dead Cartoon industry of the early 21st century.

Watched Amagami SS and am currently watching B Gata H Kei. My testicles have almost fully receded from this onslaught, so I think I'll start reading the Berserk manga after to level things off.

At 2/26/11 06:15 PM, Mendou wrote: Watching the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA's, the 2000's episodes are kind of passable. Really weak animation, ugly colors. Currently watching the 90's one, and so far I'm liking it more already.

I like the one were they fight the Water-themed stand. It's intense.