Haven't been in this club in a while. Just wanted to see if anyone remembers me at all and if any of the people from the olden days are on here

Aight, just finished Canaan. It was pretty fucking awesome: 9/10 from me
Pros:
Good voice acting
Decent plot
Good Characters
Great animation
TRIGGER FUCKING DISCIPLINE
Px4 and Five-seveN in the same show
Action
Badass longcoat

Cons:
A bit short (not so much a con, but it could have been longer without being boring)

Does anybody have any recommendations for something similar to it? I want moar.

At 8/24/13 01:01 AM, TruBluFoxx wrote: Does anybody have any recommendations for something similar to it? I want moar.

I haven't seen that, but MyAnimeList has Darker Than Black, Baccano, Michiko to Hatchin, Black Lagoon, and FMA Brotherhood listed under recommendations based on it, and those are all excellent. Spriggan is also listed, which is pretty good.

Did anyone know there was a secret dungeon in Persona 4 Golden? I didn't. Second playthroughs yeah! I found it by accident.

At 8/24/13 02:39 AM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 8/24/13 01:01 AM, TruBluFoxx wrote: Does anybody have any recommendations for something similar to it? I want moar.

I haven't seen that, but MyAnimeList has Darker Than Black, Baccano, Michiko to Hatchin, Black Lagoon, and FMA Brotherhood listed under recommendations based on it, and those are all excellent. Spriggan is also listed, which is pretty good.

I'll give Darker than Black another try, and I might try Black Lagoon. I used to watch FMA, but I kinda fell out of the series.

Thanks, man.

At 8/24/13 06:35 PM, TruBluFoxx wrote:

At 8/24/13 02:39 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: I haven't seen that, but MyAnimeList has Darker Than Black, Baccano, Michiko to Hatchin, Black Lagoon, and FMA Brotherhood

I'll give Darker than Black another try, and I might try Black Lagoon. I used to watch FMA, but I kinda fell out of the series.

What about Baccano? It was the best thing listed imo.

At 8/25/13 09:55 AM, Jackho wrote:

I'll give Darker than Black another try, and I might try Black Lagoon. I used to watch FMA, but I kinda fell out of the series.

What about Baccano? It was the best thing listed imo.

And Michiko to Hatchin is really really really good, too.

oh.. nice :D

Got back into watching Nisemonogatari, finished that, Nekomono, and now I watching the Monogatari series, second season. I already finishedthe second episode. With each episode, the eagerness to see Araragi-kun advances by a stage.

At 9/6/13 05:05 PM, CannibalCorpseFreak wrote: Damn, I really need to start watching more anime. If I could find some of my childhood favorites, like Outlaw Star, on DVD, I'd buy the entire set and watch every episode... not necessarily in one sitting, though. There are a few Outlaw Star episodes I never saw because I was either busy or I forgot that it was on. DO any of you have any other suggestions for good anime shows to watch? Or even movies, for that matter?

what kind of anime are you looking for? the shows I would generally recommend are Kaiji, Death note, Bokurano, Berserk, and Wolf's rain because I think they are pretty easy to get into for most anime viewers. my favorite anime movies are Akira, Ninja scroll, Vampire hunter D(both of them), and the Girl who leapt through time.

also I love cannibal corpse.

I am an otaku. I don't even care if it's considered a harsh, derogatory word. It literally describes what I am. Shut in, outcast, always drawing and watching animes and shit.

At 9/6/13 06:06 PM, DeIirium wrote: Berserk

First of all for anybody who hasn't seen the anime/read the manga- check it out here.

If I convince even one person to check it out and they end up loving it, I'll consider this post worth it. I'm not a guy who is typically into anime. I find it cheesy, boring, panders to children, dry humor, the list goes on. That being said Berserk is fantastic. Gonna spill some thoughts.

1) The pilot episode. It ain't shitting around with a slow build up. It begins at a point in the future where the lead character is already somehow betrayed and mutilated by his best friend, and he is on a quest to kill the sucker. The very first episode tells you with a scene from the future how the world became a dark and morbid place, where the people live in fear and demons have crawled in powerful positions of authority, toying sadistically with innocents. It is an extremely powerful plot device to hook you for what is about to follow… or not. The second episode is actually the story told from the start, as we gradually see how the protagonist grows up in the battlefield, gets more powerful, wields bigger swords (I mean, REALLY bigger swords), how he makes allies, friends, lovers, and enemies. You already know how all that will have a bad outcome because of the pilot episode so you are easily interested to see how all that happened.

2) Gore, splatter, nude and sex. This almost goes without needing an explanation. Sex and violence always sell and this anime has buckets of it. Sounds like brain-dead superficial entertainment but unlike most shows Berserk is only using them as attraction and not as definition. Because to be honest, most heavy on action and/or nude series are usually nothing without these elements while Berserk works fine even without them. Plus, it uses a form of violence that is quite appealing to me; hand-to-hand and sword-to-sword battles between frenzied armored warriors. Using magic or lasers to do the same just doesn't look raw enough.

3) Interesting characters. The main three characters are interesting, even if there wasn't a ton of violence and gore in the show. You gradually see them revealing all their inner thoughts to you, their pasts, their goals, their desires and hopes. You see them getting beaten, learning from their mistakes, maturing, being broken by betrayal and coming out more crazy than what they already were. Plus, the aforementioned violence is used to bring out their weak side and hidden thoughts. The viewer can't help but feel for Guts through the few highs and the all too common lows. His life is one of the harshest I have ever seen. Through everything he still gets back on his feet; true inspiration. You see him search for a purpose and find friendship in people he once considered an enemy-ultimately ending in betrayal- and even shows a vulnerable side and discovers love.

4) Political power struggles. The show is not centered on a team of warriors, strolling a generic kingdom and doing stand-alone missions. The world they live in has affected them and is affected back by them, all part of Griffith's goal to leave his mark on the world by getting his own kingdom. Along the way many aristocrats get annoyed by his continual successes and fearing their own agendas to be stolen by him continually try to assassinate him. And he reacts by plotting his own assassinations. All of which happen in secrecy, while the kingdom is at war with its neighbors. So it is not a story about a few brave warriors protecting their good homeland by invading monsters; it is a simple war of political agendas between local kings for whom gets to have all the lands for himself. And not only that; it is also about the internal double crossing the aristocrats do to one another every time one wants to steal the glory from the other.

5) Atheistic take on humanity. Although religion is a topic hardly mentioned directly in anime, over here it is openly trampled as nothing more than a false ideal to hide one's dark desires. It is extremely interesting how the show uses ideals and hopes as means for clergy and ambitious leaders to control their underlings. This was never done before so openly. It even goes as far as claiming how all the demons in the show are in reality people willing to sacrifice everything in order to fulfill their desires, even if it means losing their humanity and killing everyone they love. I really liked how monsters are not treated as generic incarnations of evil or plain misguided mortals; they are shown to be the pure form of ambition liberated by the constraints of morality, emotions and ideals.

6) Psychological symbolisms and imagery. Many parts of the show, usually those involving demons, are full of WTF sceneries, all of which have to do with basic carnal desires and fears. Unlike most shows with demonic dimensions, which are nothing but generic depictions of torture of the damned, here all the monsters and their Eclipse world are directly attributed to their personalities having been given in completely to their desires. The characters are not scared of getting crazy because of them. Heck, they are mostly terrified of becoming like that as well. Not because it is bad or wrong, but because it feels inappropriate for any human being to end up like that. Which is again very interesting as a concept.

Cliffhanger ending. This is a part most hate about the show, as it ends in the most exciting and agonizing way possible. Cutting off right after the "eclipse" sequence and actually not showing you how he and his companion escape from that situation. But in reality, that is also a plus of the show as it is almost demanding from you to read the manga just to see what happens next. I honestly sat at my computer screen for almost an hour in disbelief of what had transpired. It's powerful, I'll leave it at that.

The animators had lots of sloppy moments inserted in the show and most of them have to do with lack of animation and repeated footage and not with bad drawings. The drawings are in fact great. The music score is amongst the most blood boiling pieces of grudge rock and orchestrated epic music even made and easily tops even the animation part of the show. The characters have really appropriate voice actors with no stupid pitches in voice. Even the sound effects were successful, as simple as they may have been.

Bottom line, Berserk is fine dark fantasy material, with great action and story and characters. The manga version is of course continuing the story far more than where the anime stops and features far more gore and sex scenes. This is mature material for adult audiences and I can honestly say no other work of fiction is quite similar. Also the music hits at all the right spots and is simply beautiful.

I have a love hate relationship with Berserk. I laughed, I cried, it's a complete package and will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. Absolutely my favorite manga/anime ever created, however the author Kentaro Miura releases new chapters at such a slow pace that it is beyond frustrating for veterans. From what I understand though he is a perfectionist. He also places such an insane level of detail in his artwork, you can't argue his methods. Part of me feels like he is fluffing the series along because he makes a living from it, but the intrinsic value of his work remains un-effected.

At 9/10/13 05:23 PM, Elixur wrote: Absolutely my favorite manga/anime ever created, however the author Kentaro Miura releases new chapters at such a slow pace that it is beyond frustrating for veterans.

Don't forget the Idolm@aster, bro. With the new one confirmed, they'll be an even bigger hiatus between chapter releases. I think I'll just re-read the whole series because I haven't picked it up in a while; in fact, I last read volume ten almost a year ago.

Has anyone here seen Burst Angel (source of my pic)? I'm enjoying it, and this moment's the peak of the series for me. It's still at most a seven out of ten for me because the characters are flat and their relationships aren't developed enough. Sucks that Takane won't be returning in later episodes.

I've caught up with Majestic Prince as well, and it borrows lots of shit from Seed/Fafner (previous shows worked on by Hirai). Fight animations are top-notch and the reason why I'm enjoying this show so much, but there are re-used sequences: not up to Seed levels of stock footage, thankfully, so it's not distracting. I'm sad that the next episode's the finale because it'll probably be rushed as hell. If that's the case, I hope there's a second season.

I watched Rin and then stopped in the second episode. Didn't really like it.

Just finished both seasons of Fate/Zero. You guys should totally watch. Just sayin'
Also now that it's finally over, what are your thoughts on Attack on Titan?

At 9/30/13 04:54 PM, sweet21 wrote: I watched Rin and then stopped in the second episode. Didn't really like it.

You mean Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne? I thought it started out okay, but it turned into a shitty glorified soft core porn.

At 10/3/13 02:23 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: You mean Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne? I thought it started out okay, but it turned into a shitty glorified soft core porn.

Exactly!

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At 9/10/13 05:23 PM, Elixur wrote: Berserk etc....

With the 90's anime they had to end it at 25 episodes because of the funding. It's the reason why the animation was sloppy at a lot of points but overall it was a pretty sold anime for it's time. The OVAs are quite stunning though, have you watched them?

Kentaro Miura is now on "permanent" hiatus from berserk because of illness.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/shonenmanga/archives/30868454.html

====== Notice to everyone of "Berserk" avid reader who

Everyone of your kind attention, thank you very much support the "Berserk".
Hiatuses followed from the beginning this year, we apologize for the worry to everyone readers
I am really sorry.
From around February this year,
Poor physical condition of the author Kentaro Miura's has continued, and a writing difficult
The situation is continues.
Miura is also very unwilling to think this situation,
We have been repeated unreasonable and want to resume the series in the fall somehow,
The discretion of the physician with the necessary long-term rest for health recovery of "Berserk"
It is now that I am allowed to break the series.

So far "Berserk"
And with the feeling sorry author Miura both very different to everyone in the audience who had to cheer the
It is full, but will ask you if you understand.

I will be as follows for the future of "Berserk".

· I will consider it as completed in 37 previously published volume is "Berserk".
And health of Mr. Miura recovery as soon as we plan to deliver the sequel in some form.

We apologize for any inconvenience indeed, thank you.

Young Animal Editorial ======

At 10/7/13 04:49 AM, Kisuke wrote: We apologize for any inconvenience indeed, thank you.

Young Animal Editorial ======

It really sucks when real life interferes with fiction. I hope Miura gets better but I think this is probably the end for Berserk.

At 10/3/13 11:15 AM, sweet21 wrote:

At 10/3/13 02:23 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: You mean Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne? I thought it started out okay, but it turned into a shitty glorified soft core porn.

Exactly!

I keep trying to look for good anime on Netflix but I keep getting animes with the Rin complex. Good ideas assfucked by oversexualization. Just mounds and mounds of tits and assess blocking the screen at one time. How fucking hard is it to get a good anime with common decency?
I did find a decent one, Eden of the east. Gonna keep watching it, but it was suggested to me because I watched Rin...Well, at least it treated nudity as a joke somewhat as opposed to "We have no idea how to write a decent script so here are some tits."

Try Hulu, then. They seem to have a good selection, for free without Hulu Plus.

Can someone give me some recommendations for some shows to watch? I only started watching anime recently (about 5 months) and I just get absolutely lost trying to find a new series to watch. The most recent anime that I have finished was Attack on Titan, and I liked that one very much. Any help at all will be appreciated really.

At 10/14/13 06:40 PM, ViZi wrote: Can someone give me some recommendations for some shows to watch? I only started watching anime recently (about 5 months) and I just get absolutely lost trying to find a new series to watch. The most recent anime that I have finished was Attack on Titan, and I liked that one very much. Any help at all will be appreciated really.

Well it really depends in what you are into but here are some I like

-Puella Magi Madoka Magica (thriller)
-Kokoro connect (SOL, drama)
-To aru majutsu no index/to aru kagaku no railgun (action)
-Tora Dora (Romcom)
-Chobits (Scifi romcom)
-Shakugan no shana (action)
-Twelve kingdons (action adventure)
-Sword art online (action adventure)
-The melancholy of Haruhi suzumiya (SOL, action, comedy, romance, mystery)
-TTGL (action adventure)
-Eve no Jikan (drama scifi)

Those are some hope I could help

At 10/14/13 08:29 PM, Nor wrote:
Well it really depends in what you are into but here are some I like

-Puella Magi Madoka Magica (thriller)
-Kokoro connect (SOL, drama)
-To aru majutsu no index/to aru kagaku no railgun (action)
-Tora Dora (Romcom)
-Chobits (Scifi romcom)
-Shakugan no shana (action)
-Twelve kingdons (action adventure)
-Sword art online (action adventure)
-The melancholy of Haruhi suzumiya (SOL, action, comedy, romance, mystery)
-TTGL (action adventure)
-Eve no Jikan (drama scifi)

Those are some hope I could help

Thank you! I will try a few of these out over a little while and I will let you know which ones I liked the most.

At 10/14/13 08:52 PM, ViZi wrote:

At 10/14/13 08:29 PM, Nor wrote:
Well it really depends in what you are into but here are some I like

-Puella Magi Madoka Magica (thriller)
-Kokoro connect (SOL, drama)
-To aru majutsu no index/to aru kagaku no railgun (action)
-Tora Dora (Romcom)
-Chobits (Scifi romcom)
-Shakugan no shana (action)
-Twelve kingdons (action adventure)
-Sword art online (action adventure)
-The melancholy of Haruhi suzumiya (SOL, action, comedy, romance, mystery)
-TTGL (action adventure)
-Eve no Jikan (drama scifi)

Those are some hope I could help

Thank you! I will try a few of these out over a little while and I will let you know which ones I liked the most.

If you're into some awesome action-y, weapons, blood and more animes, you should definitely try D. Gray-man, Durarara!! (my current favorite), Baccano! (if you watch this one first you'll notice some references in DRRR), Fullmetal Alchemist (preferably Brotherhood; it follows the manga better), Soul Eater, Death Note, and as a bonus, the ever-popular slice of life Shingeki no Kyojin AKA Attack on Titan.

At 10/14/13 06:40 PM, ViZi wrote: Can someone give me some recommendations for some shows to watch?

Neon Genesis Evangelion followed by The End of Evangelion movie. You'll never experience anything better.

So just finished watching Fairy Tail, and I need a new anime to watch(and a new manga to read too >-<). Any recommendations?

I dont post in this thread much, but I am a somewhat esteemed otaku, and I have seen several animes and read several mangas, so just keep that in mind when recommending.

I would post a list of all the manga/anime ive seen, but i know i'll forget a bunch of them, so why bother

At 10/16/13 11:01 PM, Lionelion wrote: esteemed otaku

lolokay

I have seen several animes and read several mangas, so just keep that in mind when recommending.

K, so nothing too obvious.

Aachi wa Ssipak (Korean)
Kemonozume
Mind Game
Tekkon Kinkreet
Boogiepop Phantom
Hundred Stories (A.K.A Requiem from the Darkness)
Genius Party
Genius Party Beyond
Neo Tokyo
Memories
Cat Soup
Brave Story

At 10/18/13 07:26 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

K, so nothing too obvious.

Aachi wa Ssipak (Korean)
Kemonozume
Mind Game
Tekkon Kinkreet
Boogiepop Phantom
Hundred Stories (A.K.A Requiem from the Darkness)
Genius Party
Genius Party Beyond
Neo Tokyo
Memories
Cat Soup
Brave Story

Thanks! I'll check em out. I realized I forgot to tell what genre I liked, which are harem, action/adventure, and fantasy/sci-fi
Any of the ones you recommended from those genres?