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[Spoo]

I didn't stick with One Piece nor did I divert my attention to Soul Eater.

But Jormungand, hnnnng. I like guns and espionage and morally questionable protagonists and damn it Jormungand does deliver. I'd watched the first series before, but never the English dub. I started it two days ago and finished it this morning.

 

[coyotecraft]

I didn't care for One Piece. And I've never watched Soul Eater, maybe one episode.

I've been watching Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry aka Chivalry of a Failed Knight. I don't really like any of the characters and the plot is pretty dumb. But I love the tournament episode format that slowly shows what their powers are and different ways of using them.

It's not a formula that can last forever but they can stretch it out by adding new characters. Although, it's basically a harem anime, so only the female characters make reappearances for fan service.

 

[Byron]

Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans is awesome I really enjoy the plot. I didn't really click with G No Recongista, but I digged the art style.
Also Gundam Thunderbolt is pretty awesome. It's music is great and I actually really like the art style.

Just started watching Ajin. I read a bit of the manga and loved the idea, but the anime, I can't help but feel it was lazily done... It might also be because the site I watched it on had really bad subs, but I dunno... I've never really been a huge fan of CG anime, even with Berserk, my favourite manga series, I feel it detracted from it... :/ Anyone have any thoughts on that?

 

[Spoo]

Don't know if RWBY counts as anime in any traditional sense, but everyone calls it as such, it's on Crunchyroll, and the team behind it has outright stated they don't care what it's classified as, so whatever.

To be honest, I wasn't a fan early on -- the animation was a little janky, voice acting and lip-syncing left much to be desired, and at times it got terribly cheesy. The thing that kept me watching was really just the cool factor of the weapons and magic. A sniper rifle that transforms into a scythe, a kusarigama(?) that doubles as a submachine gun, shotgun gauntlets, a war hammer that morphs into a grenade launcher -- a ton of cool weapons that, besides being cool, really got me inspired to think of my own.

Staring at season three (each season is around 3 hours long total), there is a vast improvement in story and animation. Suddenly the action is cool, not just the weapons in them. The characters are still kind of meh and the cheese is still there, but to be honest I'm appeased enough by the fight scenes.

 

[ZenVirZan]

To be honest, I wasn't a fan early on -- the animation was a little janky, voice acting and lip-syncing left much to be desired, and at times it got terribly cheesy.

I agree 100%. I kinda freaked out when they were selling bluray copies of season 1, when its quality visually was not worth it at all. The fights were cool because monty was an animating legend, but season 1 was just too awkward and janky outside of the fights to make it worth it.

Season 2 on the other hand was such an improvement that I actually like it now.

 

[coyotecraft]

Caught up with Dragonball super. Haven't watched it all year. Finally past the Freeza movie arc into new territory with a tournament. I had heard hints and speculation videos about what was going to happen, but the way it actually unfolded was kinda disappointing. I'm not excited about whats going to happen next.
I gotta say Vegeta has really changed. I mean, his relationship with Goku went from nemesis to training partner. Like the rivalry is still there, but they're spending a lot of time together. He's not foaming-at-the-mouth serious all the time

It's kinda nice that Bulma & Jaco are filling the b-side parts of episodes. I didn't care for Trunks & Goten. Feels like its going back to the original Dragon Ball tone; funny antics and martial art displays.

 

[Tk8305]

I'm currently watching Lucky Star! Kagami is my fav. xD

Before I finished watching GJ-Bu. Here is my MAL list if anyone is interested.

http://myanimelist.net/animelist/TK8305

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

Finished Death Note a bit ago. A masterpiece story.

I like RWBY. :P

Currently watching Revolutionary Girl Utena and WTF'ing too much.

 

[coyotecraft]

I keep following Hulu's anime suggestions and it keeps leading me to harem/hentai series. I mean, there's nothing in the promotion art that suggests that's what it is. The mc is in an action pose, the girls are covered up.
And you know, I'm not subscribed to any anime media, so unless it was on cartoon network I know nothing about it.

So I watched the first episode of Qwaser of Stigmata, it's from 2010. The first minutes - oh. ok. this girl is getting murder-raped? The MC is actually a 13yo boy (you can't tell how short he is in the promo). He can manipulate iron, like scoops it up like hot wax or something. This rapist lady he fights manipulates magnesium. They get their power from "soma" aka "holy milk" aka "breast milk from a virgin". Yes, they went there. This kid is gripping and sucking on tits as a power up.
It's kinda ridiculous.

 

[Tk8305]

I'm currently watching Sakura Trick. On Episode 10.....very cute anime so far!

 

[Spoo]

I keep following Hulu's anime suggestions and it keeps leading me to harem/hentai series. I mean, there's nothing in the promotion art that suggests that's what it is. The mc is in an action pose, the girls are covered up.
And you know, I'm not subscribed to any anime media, so unless it was on cartoon network I know nothing about it.

So I watched the first episode of Qwaser of Stigmata, it's from 2010. The first minutes - oh. ok. this girl is getting murder-raped? The MC is actually a 13yo boy (you can't tell how short he is in the promo). He can manipulate iron, like scoops it up like hot wax or something. This rapist lady he fights manipulates magnesium. They get their power from "soma" aka "holy milk" aka "breast milk from a virgin". Yes, they went there. This kid is gripping and sucking on tits as a power up.
It's kinda ridiculous.

Is the Japanese title for that one "Saikon no Qwaser" or somesuch? Because I remember it having an awesome OST and also freaking me the fuck out on the first episode because like you I thought it was something entirely different.

In the same vein of vaguely creepy anime, I binge watched all of both seasons of Tokyo Ghoul. I can see where all the hype comes from now, at least; it was really enjoyable, especially once the MC got past his initial obligatory "whiny bitch" stage. The last few episodes of season one and most of season two were pretty awesome to me, though that seems to be an unpopular opinion. Very much worth watching. English dub is pretty awesome, too, given that it's by Funimation. Christopher Sabat voices a major villain and he did a fantastic job.

For the past couple days I've finally gotten around to watching OnePunch Man since everyone says it's hilarious. Honestly, while it has been a fun watch, and the way it makes fun of shonen anime tropes is amusing, it's not as amazing as I expected. Mind, this is more a problem of my expectations and the hype that was built up than a problem with the anime itself. It is a cool watch; it's like they took every instance of me saying "get on with it" in an anime and indeed "got on with it" in a predictable, but usually pretty funny way. For what it's worth, the fights are actually pretty neat, even if they are riddled with lampshaded anime tropes themselves. The show ironically has me saying "Yeah, I get it" quite a lot given what it is.

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

I binged-watched Revolutionary Girl Utena last week for the first time. It was enjoyable!

 

[Tk8305]

Finishing up Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka! :3

Don't know what I plan to watch next. lol..

 

[Byron]

I finished watching Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 last night.
I'm not a dude who cries much, last time I did was 2 years ago when my dad had his accident.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 made me cry though. It's very good, quite short though. I recommend it heavily if you want something sad but gripping.

As you can guess it's about earthquakes. To be honest I don't know a whole lot about earthquakes, but they scare the shit out of me, and the rumbling scenes are terrifying when they happen.

 

[Hybrida]

Just finish an anime called 'Elfen lied' , I think that's what it's called. Pretty dark Anime. I loved it. Death by Vectors. Not pretty... I didn't like Lucy very much, but I fell in love with Na-Na. The cute innocent one.

That fake ass Duke Nukem dude definitely needed more screen time. So funny.

 

[coyotecraft]

Finishing the final episodes of Magic Knight Rayearth.
Season 2 is poop. 30 episodes with maybe 12 episodes worth of animation. They recycle so much it's not even funny. It's the same slow pan of the crystal castle or flashbacks that seem really ridiculous when you're watching episodes back-to-back. I bored to tears but I'm going to endure it till the end.

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

I finished Heaven's Lost Property, but I need to watch the movie so it feels like the end.

 

[coyotecraft]

Cerberus was a nice story. The last 4 episodes were really good. But at only 13 episodes it's hard to connect with any of the characters. They might dedicate an episode to one character's backstory, but in doing that they're basically closing the book for that character. Like, you see into their past which explains their actions in the present - but by then the story moves on to the finale and wraps things up.
Maybe it would have been better to end with a glimpse of the future; or by giving the characters a new purpose. I mean, it was a big adventure that consumed their lives and we have no idea how they would live their lives otherwise.

 

[coyotecraft]

Just watched ep1 of Scrapped Princess. Looks pretty good. Kind of a prototype to Chaika: Coffin Princess. It's written by the same guy and I'm noticing more than a few similarities. Sibling bodyguards escorting a princess that appears harmless but somehow her existence is dangerous to the whole world.
He also wrote Strait Jacket, which I recommend watching. I see the connection. They've all got this magic meets science thing going on.
Scrapped Princess

Chaika

Strait Jacket

Ichirō Sakaki might be me new favorite Japanese writer. I'll have to look into his other stuff too.

 

[Jason]

I know close to fuck all about most anime shows, and to be honest I only like watching them if they have dubs, although I'll watch subbed ones if they're actually subbed properly, apparently some shows have awful translation in the subtitles, anyway... over the last week I've been watching a couple of episodes of Attack on Titan per day, late as fuck to the party, but I'm enjoying it.