Anime/Manga not so ultimate otaku Lounge - Page 14

EarlyMon · December 12th, 2012, 03:10 PM

I've seen an episode of Kingdom, and I like it.

However, it's rekindled my raging hatred of hulu, a once-worthwhile service.

EarlyMon · December 27th, 2012, 12:37 AM

Been enjoying Total Eclipse, giant robots story that doesn't follow the formula.

Blast of Tempest has gotten interesting, and Magi is still building.

I noticed that CR has a film series of The Legend of Condor Hero. The trailer looked great, so I'm going to check it out.

Edit - nope. Not worth it.

SamuraiBigEd · December 27th, 2012, 10:32 AM

I signed up for Funimation after it came available on my Samsung bluray player. Watched 4 of the Hellsing OVA episodes and now I can't get on. I can't even log in on my computer to cancel the account! Been like this for over 3 days!

peanutmans · January 3rd, 2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by EarlyMon

Been enjoying Total Eclipse, giant robots story that doesn't follow the formula.

Blast of Tempest has gotten interesting, and Magi is still building.

I noticed that CR has a film series of The Legend of Condor Hero. The trailer looked great, so I'm going to check it out.

Edit - nope. Not worth it.

Tempest seems really good so far (on episode 3 atm) really looking forward to watching more.

And its great that loads of awesome shows are starting this month :£.

EarlyMon · January 13th, 2013, 04:45 PM

I'm declaring a fail on the cuticle detective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle_(hair)

Even so, I think it's a bad translation and they meant follicle detective. Anyway, I hated it.

I haven't tried it yet, but I think that putting manga and girl together to get Mangirl! has to be the worst screw up I've seen in some time, unless we have yet another cross-dressing character in there.

Metroid Prime · January 13th, 2013, 04:47 PM

A long time ago I once watched an anime called Outlaw Star. Anybody know or remember it?

EarlyMon · January 13th, 2013, 04:54 PM

Adult swim ran a few episodes a few months ago, otherwise that's it for me.

Metroid Prime · January 13th, 2013, 04:56 PM

Really? Wish I would've know.

Prinny · January 13th, 2013, 08:58 PM

Outlaw Star was really good. Been watching Fullmetal Alchemist lately. Next after that? Buso Renkin. I think. Or Venus vs Virus

Metroid Prime · January 14th, 2013, 03:43 AM

It was pretty good and FMA is good too. Never heard of Buso Renkin or venus vs virus though.

ILYfp · January 24th, 2013, 11:15 AM

I just finished watching Kaiba recently. It was unexpectedly emotional.
Definitely a very good show which I highly recommend though

Time to start Evangelion...

Gintama · January 24th, 2013, 08:59 PM

I love Gintama

JohnLaird · January 29th, 2013, 07:52 PM

I started watching Hellsing Ultimate...haven't finished it yet but it seems like a disappointment compared to the original.

Watched Black Lagoon/Second Barrage on Blu-Ray! Very cool. The gun fights are so ridiculously over-the-top it is funny as hell. Some parts were a little violent...the scene at the end where the girl sticks a samurai sword through her throat was a bit much. Wouldn't recommend it for kids.

EarlyMon · February 1st, 2013, 01:18 AM

Crackle has seasons 1 and 4 of The Slayers. It helps a little to read up on the manga background but isn't a requirement.

Parts of season 1 have to go down as some of the funniest anime I've seen, some of the lines are just exquisite ("No, seriously, I've never heard anyone talk as much as you!").

I was instantly intrigued by Kurozuka, essentially a vampire story, but I'm only a few episodes in to it. The soundtrack, especially the opening song in the temple, is really very good.

And Hunter x Hunter - just seems to get better and better. I thought the latest arc was going to be a dead end story, and then the Phantom Troupe comes in, has the premise weaknesses just wired, and bam, it went right back up on top. Great stuff.

I probably need to backfill on a few other series I'd recommend, but now, back to Kurozuka.

SamuraiBigEd · February 4th, 2013, 09:09 AM

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I started watching Hellsing Ultimate...haven't finished it yet but it seems like a disappointment compared to the original.

Watched Black Lagoon/Second Barrage on Blu-Ray! Very cool. The gun fights are so ridiculously over-the-top it is funny as hell. Some parts were a little violent...the scene at the end where the girl sticks a samurai sword through her throat was a bit much. Wouldn't recommend it for kids.

It gets better, but it ends like there should be more.

Prinny · February 4th, 2013, 10:12 AM

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It gets better, but it ends like there should be more.

Sounds like Elfin Lied

Mobstergunz · February 4th, 2013, 11:46 AM

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Sounds like Elfin Lied

You could always read the Manga or a Summary of the events that happen after the Anime ....... I did and I gotta say I had had tears after reading what happened

Prinny · February 4th, 2013, 12:45 PM

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You could always read the Manga or a Summary of the events that happen after the Anime ....... I did and I gotta say I had had tears after reading what happened

Yeah I still need to do that sometime

sexy irish man · February 7th, 2013, 03:52 PM

Hey everyone I follow anime and manga when I have the time but here is what I follow
anime: Naruto, Fairy Tail, One Piece, Ghost in the shell, steins gate, Kenichi and DBZ.
Manga: Naruto, Fairy Tail, Onimusha and few others,

ILYfp · February 11th, 2013, 03:17 PM

Are any of you watching Sasami-San@Ganbaranai or Maoyuu Maou Yuusha? They seem to be the best this season (excluding things that started in 2012 like JoJo and Psycho-Pass)

EarlyMon · February 11th, 2013, 04:33 PM

No, but thanks for the tips!

JohnLaird · February 11th, 2013, 10:34 PM

Has anyone seen Freedom? Is it worth watching? I sort of stumbled across this video and it raised my interest:

Way back home - Freedom AMV - YouTube

Has anyone seen any other good space based anime series besides Planetes, Moonlight Mile and Cowboy Bebop?

ILYfp · February 12th, 2013, 04:08 AM

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Has anyone seen any other good space based anime series besides Planetes, Moonlight Mile and Cowboy Bebop?

SpaceBros!

Reocyx · February 13th, 2013, 08:03 PM

Anybody know where I could find the classic Star Ocean animate based on the second video game?

EarlyMon · February 16th, 2013, 11:33 PM

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Anybody know where I could find the classic Star Ocean animate based on the second video game?

Sorry, not me.

Soul Eater starts tonight on Toonami.

Mobstergunz · February 17th, 2013, 02:47 PM

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Sorry, not me.

Soul Eater starts tonight on Toonami.

Great show finished it a while back

EarlyMon · February 19th, 2013, 02:58 AM

Oh! Edo! Rocket

Absolutely hilarious.

SamuraiBigEd · March 6th, 2013, 08:24 AM

Watched Blood C finally, just wish I could get the last half of the D Grayman series, Netflix only had half the episodes.

Soul Eater was cool, you'll enjoy it EM!

Kahroo · March 6th, 2013, 06:44 PM

Finally finish watching all 4 seasons of YuYu Hakusho. I must say season 2 is my favorite.

jetx2x · March 10th, 2013, 07:27 AM

Fell out of touch with my anime side for a while... I've watched Elfen Lied, finished bleach, catching up with naruto, high school of the dead, dead man wonderland, and started watching soul eater last night... Anyone have any recommendations?

EarlyMon · March 10th, 2013, 07:31 AM

Definitely, Blast of Tempest for a great story, and Oh! Edo Rocket for the laughs. The language is not pg-13 but it's pretty dang funny.

Shin Sekai Yori really draws you in, the story just gets richer as it goes along.

Mobstergunz · March 10th, 2013, 08:54 AM

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Definitely, Blast of Tempest for a great story, and Oh! Edo Rocket for the laughs. The language is not pg-13 but it's pretty dang funny.

Shin Sekai Yori really draws you in, the story just gets richer as it goes along.

Are these already completed?

EarlyMon · March 10th, 2013, 09:43 AM

Oh! Edo Rocket is, the others are on-going.

ILYfp · March 10th, 2013, 05:41 PM

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Fell out of touch with my anime side for a while... I've watched Elfen Lied, finished bleach, catching up with naruto, high school of the dead, dead man wonderland, and started watching soul eater last night... Anyone have any recommendations?

Mononoke Hime, Akira, Paprika, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, and Redline are all great anime movies (albeit not very similar to the shows you listed). Tsumiki no Ie is also good, but it's only 12 minutes long so I wouldn't really call it a movie.

In the way of tv, you'd probably enjoy FLCL, Another, Mousou Dairinin, and Death Note.
(I personally didn't like that last one to be honest)

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I've been reading manga instead of watching anime lately. Just got caught up with Nazo no Kanojo X, Sankarea, and Watamote.
Fun stuff

jetx2x · March 10th, 2013, 08:47 PM

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Mononoke Hime, Akira, Paprika, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, and Redline are all great anime movies (albeit not very similar to the shows you listed). Tsumiki no Ie is also good, but it's only 12 minutes long so I wouldn't really call it a movie.

In the way of tv, you'd probably enjoy FLCL, Another, Mousou Dairinin, and Death Note.
(I personally didn't like that last one to be honest)

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I've been reading manga instead of watching anime lately. Just got caught up with Nazo no Kanojo X, Sankarea, and Watamote.
Fun stuff

Thanks.. I'll check them out... I've already watched death note BTW... One of my first ever completed series... Can't remember them all

... I'd prefer if I could find a suitable replacement for bleach or high school of the dead... Just the kind of shows I tend to get into

Mobstergunz · March 11th, 2013, 04:41 AM

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Thanks.. I'll check them out... I've already watched death note BTW... One of my first ever completed series... Can't remember them all

... I'd prefer if I could find a suitable replacement for bleach or high school of the dead... Just the kind of shows I tend to get into

Try Serial Experiments Lain and Shiki both very good animes Shiki is Horror while Serial Experiments Lain is Psychological. Both have English Sub and Dub Versions to Watch

EarlyMon · March 11th, 2013, 09:22 PM

Jazzy new avatar, nice!

jetx2x · March 11th, 2013, 09:39 PM

Ok serious question... Who else cried at the end of Elfen Lied? At tuhe time that I watched it... I weighted 250lbs, bench pressed 305lbs, could squat 465lbs, and I was one of the stars of my schools football team... Imagine a big buff football player laying on a bed with red puffy eyes crying over a "Japanese cartoon"... Lol... Not a pretty sight... But I seriously started crying haha... Please tell me I wasn't alone

Edit: not sobby crying but the ending screwed up my head lol

ILYfp · March 11th, 2013, 09:57 PM

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Ok serious question... Who else cried at the end of Elfen Lied? At tuhe time that I watched it... I weighted 250lbs, bench pressed 305lbs, could squat 465lbs, and I was one of the stars of my schools football team... Imagine a big buff football player laying on a bed with red puffy eyes crying over a "Japanese cartoon"... Lol... Not a pretty sight... But I seriously started crying haha... Please tell me I wasn't alone

Edit: not sobby crying but the ending screwed up my head lol

Elfen Lied didn't get to me too much. I was down, but not crying or anything like that.
Dennou Coil, Jin-roh (I forgot to put that in my list of good movies!), and NHK ni Youkoso all hit the mark however. Kaiba was a tear factory for me at the end of just about every episode...

Getting emotional over fiction isn't necessarily a bad thing though

EarlyMon · March 12th, 2013, 12:40 AM

I watched Elfen Lied all the way through based on recommendations here. It never moved me personally, perhaps because of my deep hatred for child abuse.

Others have moved me deeply and we're all different on that, so I can definitely dig the sentiment as well as very much appreciate the sharing of that.

jetx2x · March 12th, 2013, 04:35 PM

Lol... It hit me hard and unexpectedly somehow... if I'd have watched it now it probably wouldnt have evoked such a strong reaction... glad to know I wasn't alone... well with similar reactions to other shows

SamuraiBigEd · March 12th, 2013, 08:22 PM

It got to me, but it was more than just the ending. The entire concept is disturbing to say the least.

Unlike EM it is my hatred for child abuse that let it get to me.

JohnLaird · March 14th, 2013, 10:29 PM

I just finished watching Elfen Lied (first time)...sort of like the psychological horror of Gunslinger Girl mixed with some horror components of the original Helsing. Good story. None of it made me cry...just a bit intense. Lucy reminds me quite a bit of the first girl I fell for when I was 16. Beautiful inside and out, just a touch elemental sometimes. She was wonderful to be around when she was in Nyu mode.

SamuraiBigEd · March 15th, 2013, 09:23 AM

On a side note, here's my little Seras Victoria!

2013-03-14 18.26.53 by samurai big ed, on Flickr

JohnLaird · March 21st, 2013, 09:25 PM

^Nice kid.

Just finished watching HOTD...boobs, boobs, boobs. I've never seen so much "fan service" in one place. I hope they make a second season...kind of leaves you hanging there at the end. Almost like they ran out of money.

jetx2x · March 21st, 2013, 09:57 PM

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^Nice kid.

Just finished watching HOTD...boobs, boobs, boobs. I've never seen so much "fan service" in one place. I hope they make a second season...kind of leaves you hanging there at the end. Almost like they ran out of money.

Ikr... I want it to keep going... Love the show... Just started watch Fate/Zero and Fate/ Stay Night... Fate/Zero first even though its technically the prequel... Like it so far

Mobstergunz · March 22nd, 2013, 01:00 AM

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^Nice kid.

Just finished watching HOTD...boobs, boobs, boobs. I've never seen so much "fan service" in one place. I hope they make a second season...kind of leaves you hanging there at the end. Almost like they ran out of money.

There's an ova/special that came out

Edit: its called "Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead" its pretty good

SamuraiBigEd · April 5th, 2013, 11:21 PM

So EM, how far have you gotten in Soul Eater? If I said "FOOLS" would you get a little grin?

EarlyMon · April 6th, 2013, 12:03 AM

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So EM, how far have you gotten in Soul Eater? If I said "FOOLS" would you get a little grin?

It's the only Saturday night anime I haven't seen (along with some Naruto), so rather than consuming it per usual, for now I'm taking an episode per week. For now lol.

Blast of Tempest, Shin Sekai Yori and The Unlimited were great series. Recommend.

I also really enjoyed the two Tower of Druaga series, great humor in parts, really laugh out loud funny, unafraid to steal from any franchise, even the old Stalag 17 movie.

I also enjoyed the Legend of Qin, but it ended without ending, kinda odd. Plus, it's cgi, not great on that. But an interesting story so far as it went.

Senyu has 5 minute episodes of off the wall insanity, I enjoy that quite a bit.

First time I tried Soul Eater, I didn't get it after an episode or two, so I dropped it. Now, not sure, but I think that I'm 5 or so episodes in, so I'm getting hooked.

SamuraiBigEd · April 7th, 2013, 01:58 PM

I don't think you are supposed to "get" Soul Eater, just enjoy it!

Some really interesting characters come along as the series progresses.