Aikouka
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You could be non-existent for months like Hiatus x Hiatus.
Although, D. Gray-man recently came back from a rather long hiatus.
You could be non-existent for months like Hiatus x Hiatus.
Although, D. Gray-man recently came back from a rather long hiatus.You could be non-existent for months like Hiatus x Hiatus.
Months? Berserk just had a chapter released this month. The previous chapter released before that was August 2014... Yeah. And, in both of them, not a single thing happened. It didn't even have the main character in it...
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I watched a bit more of Classroom * Crisis, and I don't know... I think I'm starting to dislike it more. My biggest complaint is that the students of A-TEC are presented as the underdog protagonists that you should root for, but the show gives you absolutely no reason to do so. Anyone that has seen enough sports movies has seen this sort of cliche before... you know, the one where the genius "coach" comes in and whips the team into shape without them realizing it. That's pretty much the story here. The A-TEC division is presented as being completely and utterly mismanaged yet they just complain whenever anyone tells them how worthless their class is. I was really hoping that the story would take the route of the class pushing themselves with what they had, but they're not really doing that.
It seems like this is the "Season of the Ecchi" as there appear to be more accessible ecchi shows. By accessible, I mean that they usually are interesting enough without the ecchi to keep someone watching even if that's not their thing. Although, I do cringe a bit when these series randomly toss in perverted things. Like in the latest episode of Gate where
Charlotte... oh, that wily show. By about episode 4 or 5, I started worrying that the show would get a bit stale with its episodic format that usually just relied upon the same gags. However,
How's Akagami no Shirayuki? I still haven't gone past the first episode yet, but I'm wondering how the story progresses? The characters look like they could be fun. Does Monster Musume get much better? I kind of got a bit tired of hearing "Dah-ling!" all the time. :$
It seems like this is the "Season of the Ecchi" as there appear to be more accessible ecchi shows. By accessible, I mean that they usually are interesting enough without the ecchi to keep someone watching even if that's not their thing. Although, I do cringe a bit when these series randomly toss in perverted things. Like in the latest episode of Gate where
Rory pretty much orgasms constantly as people die in battle around her because she's the "beacon" for the God of War, Emloy. ...seriously?
Charlotte... oh, that wily show. By about episode 4 or 5, I started worrying that the show would get a bit stale with its episodic format that usually just relied upon the same gags. However,
that episode 6... Ayu-chan!!! I have to give them credit for one thing, I think they did the scene with the girl coming up the stairs with the box cutter rather well. It had a good horror vibe to it with you just hearing the footsteps and the cutter's blade.
How's Akagami no Shirayuki? I still haven't gone past the first episode yet, but I'm wondering how the story progresses? The characters look like they could be fun. Does Monster Musume get much better? I kind of got a bit tired of hearing "Dah-ling!" all the time. :$
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Akagami takes a bit getting used to. I like Monster Musume cuz it's a harem situation with monsters :biggrin:
Next monster is a spider, I expect some bondage jokes.
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Kaido
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Been keeping up with Dragonball Super and it is literally the OVA in a most annoying format, while skipping a lot of what made Battle of the Gods more interesting (Vegeta forgoing his pride to ensure Beerus was happy, the more comical food tasting stuff, etc). Unless something changes (they haven't mentioned Videl being pregnant yet) and Goku can transform into the SSJ God without the extra, I think this season is a huge waste. They could have easily just said did a "while you were away, this battle of the gods happened and is canon!".
Also, rewatched the Beserk OVA because the GF had never seen anything about it (anime or manga). I was disappointed again by how much it cut out, how much it didn't explain (which mean I had to pause the thing and explain it), and how terrible of a place it ended.
Also, rewatched the Beserk OVA because the GF had never seen anything about it (anime or manga). I was disappointed again by how much it cut out, how much it didn't explain (which mean I had to pause the thing and explain it), and how terrible of a place it ended.
Charmonium
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That's a really good guide. I've seen most of the shows in some of the categories so I'm looking forward to checking out the rest.
Kaido
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Anyone seeing the Attack on Titan live-action movie in theaters? I don't know if it will be shown locally, but the new DBZ movie was (missed it due to work, arg! although DBZ Abridged is mostly what I watch now lol). The cartoon monsters creep me the heck out hahaha, the animators nailed nightmare material with their movements!
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Hm... not sure what I think about that. One of the things I'd probably try and ease a new anime watcher into would be the ecchi nature in anime. I mean... I've been watching anime for a long time, so I just shake my head and say, "Oh, Japan...". However, new people might get this crazy idea that ridiculously oversized boobs going boin-boin is what anime is all about. In my experience, people are dumb when it comes to anime. I had someone tell me, "I watched Princess Mononoke and didn't like it. So, I don't like anime." That's like saying, "I ate an apple and didn't like it. So, I don't like fruit."
Anyway, if we go off that, I'd be wary of suggesting Kill la Kill, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Fairy Tail, Elfen Lied, No Game No Life, and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo. Now, I'm not saying any of those are bad, but they either contain nudity (Elfen Lied), oversized boobs (Gurren Lagann, Fairy Tail), perverse humor (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo), or people who don't believe in clothes (Kill la Kill, No Game No Life). Although, I don't think I'd recommend Sakurasou. I tend to like series like that, and it just got really bland and boring near the end. I'm tempted to include Nisekoi and Magi in this list too.
Gundam 00 is a mecha classic!? D: D: I realize that Gundam has been fucking awful lately, but 00 is far from a great Gundam series -- especially if you include that terrible movie (Awakening of the Trailblazer). I'm actually hoping next season's Gundam series will be good. The image that they show for Clannad is actually from Clannad: After Story. In my opinion, the first series didn't have that many feels; After Story is the one with the heart-wrenching story.
They also suggested Yahari Ore. I don't know if I'd suggest it. I liked the first series, but the second wasn't very good. The characters just became so distant and cold that they pushed the audience away. I think it started to redeem itself a bit near the end, but too little too late. Also, Cross Game isn't really a romance. There's a little bit of that, but it's not a big focus.
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3/10
Animation was ok. Story was shit. However its better than all the live action movie i.e db and avatar. Probably the best Live action movie right now but the story is shitty and the acting is terrible IMO. Fillers.
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As much as I love Gurren Lagann, I certainly wouldn't recommend it to an anime beginner. If you don't understand plot armor and fan service and how it handles those, it is rather lost on most people.
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Aikouka
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I liked the first half of Gurren Lagann, but I thought the latter half left a lot to be desired!
Kaido
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Yeah, I keep my house's show content family-friendly, so it's pretty much just DBZ, Initial D, and Studio Ghibli type of stuff, which makes finding good shows difficult because anime tends to mix adult-rated content into cartoons more often than not. Are there any good rating websites out there for family-friendly vs. not for anime movies & TV shows? The animation is spectacular, the soundtracks are great, but it's difficult to screen content because it seems like the majority of it is the wild west in terms of FF content.
fralexandr
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imdb has anime on it, and it has detailed content advisory information
attack on titan example
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2560140/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
most of them will list at least some age certifications under certifications/parents guide with a country based age rating
I couldn't find any good lists with age ratings though
Anime is loosely age rated by age category, though the age ranges aren't very helpful and there's some overlap between some of the ranges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Genres
kodomo for young children
shojo generally for females under 20 (legally), under 17 (typically)
shonen generally for males under 15 (legally), under 14 (typically)
seinen for adult males
josei for adult females
attack on titan example
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2560140/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
most of them will list at least some age certifications under certifications/parents guide with a country based age rating
I couldn't find any good lists with age ratings though
Anime is loosely age rated by age category, though the age ranges aren't very helpful and there's some overlap between some of the ranges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Genres
kodomo for young children
shojo generally for females under 20 (legally), under 17 (typically)
shonen generally for males under 15 (legally), under 14 (typically)
seinen for adult males
josei for adult females
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Just watched Ergo Proxy and it didn't suck, at least not completely, but I don't think I would ever recommend it to anyone. The entire time, the big mystery was the nature of a proxy and while they threw some half-assed partial explanations at you, it was never really resolved. Aside from that, there were too many filler episodes. I guess these fall under the category of fan service so I suppose I can overlook that. But having a meandering plot that never ends up going anywhere is inexcusable as far as I'm concerned.
I did like the graphics though, mostly. The soft focus for a lot of the background shots was different and I though worked well for the most part. I also liked the fact that a lot of it was essentially in black and white. Not completely but the lack of strong color most of the time gave it a dark feel that I liked.
I also liked that it didn't follow the normal formula of constant escalation where there was always a bigger badder to deal with. So I appreciated the attempt at originality even if it wasn't perfectly executed.
I did like the graphics though, mostly. The soft focus for a lot of the background shots was different and I though worked well for the most part. I also liked the fact that a lot of it was essentially in black and white. Not completely but the lack of strong color most of the time gave it a dark feel that I liked.
I also liked that it didn't follow the normal formula of constant escalation where there was always a bigger badder to deal with. So I appreciated the attempt at originality even if it wasn't perfectly executed.
I'm watching a few anime that are new for Summer 2015. Some good, some bad but for the most part it's been a decent summer season of anime.
Just my quick overall ratings for some shows so far
Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan 6/10 - this show I like it but the animation is not fluid at all. In the battles scenes the characters just look odd when they move. Say if they are swinging a sword, hit seems like just their waist is moving and nothing else. No arm follow through or shoulder movement, just waist movement.
Shimoneta 7/10 - Dat rape scene. Lawl that they showed people how to make their own toy. Also the 70s music is nice
Monster Musume 8/10 - Darling!!
Joukamachi no Dandelion 6/10 - Somewhat decent. I watched the all episodes up to now but I will come back to this anime later down the road.
Prison School 7/10 - Weird
Sore ga Seiyuu 8/10 - I actually like this show. Pretty cool behind the scenes look at the voice acting world.
I also watched a few other anime series recently.
Your Lie in April 9/10 - Just damn. This is the only anime I watched that really got to me and not just in a tear jerking way. The next day after watching the last episode I was still like woh!
Just my quick overall ratings for some shows so far
Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan 6/10 - this show I like it but the animation is not fluid at all. In the battles scenes the characters just look odd when they move. Say if they are swinging a sword, hit seems like just their waist is moving and nothing else. No arm follow through or shoulder movement, just waist movement.
Shimoneta 7/10 - Dat rape scene. Lawl that they showed people how to make their own toy. Also the 70s music is nice
Monster Musume 8/10 - Darling!!
Joukamachi no Dandelion 6/10 - Somewhat decent. I watched the all episodes up to now but I will come back to this anime later down the road.
Prison School 7/10 - Weird
Sore ga Seiyuu 8/10 - I actually like this show. Pretty cool behind the scenes look at the voice acting world.
I also watched a few other anime series recently.
Your Lie in April 9/10 - Just damn. This is the only anime I watched that really got to me and not just in a tear jerking way. The next day after watching the last episode I was still like woh!
You know Kaori is dying but to see her go from being a vibrant person, to wanting to commit suicide, and then back to having something to fight for was taxing on me. The bike ride at the end of her last day out was just something else.
I would give it a 10/10 but the anime leaves me wondering about a few things. Like, why wait? Is Tsubaki fine being the consolation prize? What is the mindset of Watari? Watari seemed pretty smart about Kaori not going to him when it really mattered.
I would give it a 10/10 but the anime leaves me wondering about a few things. Like, why wait? Is Tsubaki fine being the consolation prize? What is the mindset of Watari? Watari seemed pretty smart about Kaori not going to him when it really mattered.
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The Pino filler episode was the best because she is soooooooo freaking cute! Cute pinky fluffy wolf pjamas
Btw I hope this helps http://ergoproxyexplained.blogspot.ca/
But having a meandering plot that never ends up going anywhere is inexcusable as far as I'm concerned.
^
The story was straight forward imo. Sure the first half was confusing as hell but after that it was easy to understand. If your confused on something msg me I might be able to help you out
Charmonium
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That helped a lot actually and if those elements are really in the story and not just an after the fact explanation, then I obviously missed a lot. I did catch the part about the 2 different programs - Proxy Project and Boomerang but I don't remember any episode that filled in the connection as neatly as the blog post does.
So I'm guessing 'the creator' was the former civilization. That's one of the the things that threw me off, along with all of the talk about proxies being gods.
I guess with all that in mind maybe I should watch it again but I guess I'm kind of biased against it now. I like complex story lines, I guess I just prefer that they be a little more explicit. For example, I loved speedgrapher and think that's one of the best animes I've ever seen. It was also a complex mystery type story but the exposition was much better - at least in my opinion.
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NP
Glad it helped.
If you do re watch it, I really recommend you watch the dubbed version. The dubbed is really good and accurate.
I can recommend you a good explicit Anime. Watch Boku No Pico. Very explicit much wow. ()
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