********Official ATOT ANIME Thread********

[akugami]

Naruto fillers. Would have been watchable if it wasn't for completely stupid writing. I can deal with a little sub par animation if it had decent writing but bad writing and bad animation just means I have skipped 90% of the fillers. Hopefully they end soon and we can get back to the manga.

Luckily I have plenty of asian shows to tide me over such as the recently remade Return of the Condor Heroes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_condor_heroes

And fans of the Death Note manga will be happy to note there is a live action movie coming out and there is also suppose to be an anime that was recently green lighted.

 

[Ika]

is the Fruits Basket anime finished? I watched 26 episodes and it kind of seemed to end randomly... I know the manga is still very popular and going strong in Japan, but I wasn't sure about the anime...

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Originally posted by: akugami
And fans of the Death Note manga will be happy to note there is a live action movie coming out and there is also suppose to be an anime that was recently green lighted.

I wouldn't really say it was recently green lighted. It's supposed to air in the October season this year, according to moonphase. D.Gray-man is also supposed to have an anime starting this fall too.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Originally posted by: Aflac
is the Fruits Basket anime finished? I watched 26 episodes and it kind of seemed to end randomly... I know the manga is still very popular and going strong in Japan, but I wasn't sure about the anime...

Fruits Basket is long over. All 26 eps aired back in 2001.

 

[chowmein]

is this forum dead? not much updates. sorry i've been away for about 2 months

 

[maddogchen]

lets get this topic back on a roll.....

so whats everybody's favorite anime?
I think mine is the Kenshin OAVs.... the one where it talks about him and Tomoe, and how he got his scars. Great storyline, good action scenes, well drawn.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: VanillaH
bR, did you notice the MG reference in the beginning? that really made me LOL
haruhi's (or hirano aya's, for that matter) vocal in that episode is making a splash among the anime enthusiasts, possibly another sold-out album?

MG? I noticed HG though... I was tempted to buy the single... but I think I've spent enough for this month. Plus I'm going to AX this Saturday.

EDIT: Oh and check this out for the people that haven't already. Pretty cool if you're a fan of the show.

Wow, definitely good stuff, a must have bookmark I have seen something to the same effect with the library, but not all those places in your link though I expected they would have taken images from real-life sceneries - a common practice among anime/game creators. So far I have marked places from series like Uta-Kata, Fate/Stay Night (game), the Onegai Series and few others to be included in my trip to japan, if that ever happens

MG is a pun, supposedely parodying HG Haado Gei Ramon with Medium Gei. MG otherwise stands for "Master Grade" with respect to plastic/resin modeling kits.

I would guess even the most adamant, gung-ho action fanatics of ATOT that limit themselves to the few series unproportionately popluar only in the US would find Utawarerumono very appealing. The skeptics should try watching the opening sequence and see how they like it.

 

[oog]

i guess suzumiya haruhi is finished now. i've downloaded all fourteen episodes, and i know that the order in which they aired aren't how the story progresses chronologically (e.g., episode 4 was really episode 7). does it make sense to watch them in the order in which they aired or in the chronological order of the story? i suspect i should watch them in order in which they aired since it looks like the series ends with episode 6...

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: VanillaH

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: VanillaH
bR, did you notice the MG reference in the beginning? that really made me LOL
haruhi's (or hirano aya's, for that matter) vocal in that episode is making a splash among the anime enthusiasts, possibly another sold-out album?

MG? I noticed HG though... I was tempted to buy the single... but I think I've spent enough for this month. Plus I'm going to AX this Saturday.

EDIT: Oh and check this out for the people that haven't already. Pretty cool if you're a fan of the show.

Wow, definitely good stuff, a must have bookmark I have seen something to the same effect with the library, but not all those places in your link though I expected they would have taken images from real-life sceneries - a common practice among anime/game creators. So far I have marked places from series like Uta-Kata, Fate/Stay Night (game), the Onegai Series and few others to be included in my trip to japan, if that ever happens

MG is a pun, supposedely parodying HG Haado Gei Ramon with Medium Gei. MG otherwise stands for "Master Grade" with respect to plastic/resin modeling kits.

I would guess even the most adamant, gung-ho action fanatics of ATOT that limit themselves to the few series unproportionately popluar only in the US would find Utawarerumono very appealing. The skeptics should try watching the opening sequence and see how they like it.

Medium Gei?? LOL WTF

You have the places from Fate/Stay night? Can you give me a link for them? Speaking of the game, Mirror moon has finished translating the Fate sceneraio. UBW is next.

Now that Haruhi is done, I will give Utawarerumono a look, along with a couple others.

I had a good time at the expo, even if I only went for one day. I'm planning on going for the whole 4 day weekend next time around.

 

[konakona]

I suspect there are primarily two reasons why Kyo Ani aired the anime out of order :
1)The episodes from the book "Melancholy" of the series (8 books in total the series thusfar) is only 6 episodes, and the rest were just thrown in as extra (not in the sense they were any less in quality, eps11 puts most space-themed animes to shame). You would wanna save the best for last, wouldnt you? The story of the first book does culminate to its climax in six episodes, the subsequent episodes would have lost some of their appeal after the final episode of the first book, if aired in a chronological order.
2)It is a bold attempt made by the makers in regards to those who arent familiar with the original text.; each episode sort of progressively reveals bits and pieces of uncertanties, answering some of your questions in the following episodes.

Just in case you havnt seen this yet : http://wiki.sos-dan.com/wiki/Template:Trivia
Granted, the show aint another Pani Poni Dash! But it does pack some good parodies here and there.

Fate/Stay Night : http://www.wa.commufa.jp/~swallow/Fate.html
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Knight/3492/
http://www.mitene.or.jp/~katumin/
http://www.mitene.or.jp/~katumin/

The thing is, it is a combination of several sites rather than just one city.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni : http://www.geocities.jp/ojamajoyuki2/higurasisyasinnpage1.htm

As for Fate/Stay Night, good to hear they finally have a full episode translated, I can imagine all that pain and struggle they must have gone through; it really is a crapload of text material. Again, UBW is generally accepted as the most popular of the three, while my personal pick is HF, the last one.

Only if they had AX near where I live I really would have gone to see KOTOKO last year, anything you find particularly interesting this year?

There are several interesting series around the corner, although not quite as abundant as the mass salvo of April. So far I have tried Tsuyokiss, Zero no Tsukaima and Binbou Shimai Monogatari. They all look great, looking forward to seeing other stuff like Coyote (ufotable) and whatnot.

 

[konakona]

Hirano Aya on TV : http://homepage2.nifty.com/minagoroshi/boji.wmv
and yeah, Haruhi was THAT popular in japan (and other countries as well, for that matter) that an anime OST ranked up there in the sales chart. Probably the biggest thing out ever since Evangelion.

 

[oog]

what are people watching these days?

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Uh, currently like 30+ various shows for me including, but not limited to:

Akagi
Chevalier
Chocotto Sister
Coyote Ragtime Show
.hack//Roots
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Honey & Clover II
Innocent Venus
Kamisama Kazoku
KIBA
NANA
NHK ni Youkoso!
Ouran High School Host Club
The Third
TOKKO
Tsubasa Chronicle 2
Utawarerumono
xxxHOLiC
Zegapain

New shows in bold.

 

[konakona]

oops, forgot about Chevalier I only watched the pre-release version of eps1 and thought it was alright, thought not exactly my favorite kind. Innocent Venus was totally meh IMO, though the quality of art was very commendable.
I am watching everything in my sig plus some other less noteworthy stuff like Chocotto Sister, Tonagura and whatnot.

 

[konakona]

lol, dead thread? Here is my humble attempt at reviving it.
I have finished quite a few recent series, but the big three from this year so far seem to be unparalled by the rest : namely, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, Utawarerumono and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Other noteworthy shows include COYOTE the Ragtime Show, Tsuyokiss, Zero no Tsukaima and NHK ni Yokoso (currently on-going), but what all of them shared in common was a decisive lack of a strong finish, with the exception of Haruhi (a picture perfect series, IMO). Higurashi in particular left a lot to be desired towards the second half, where it could have been a MUCH better show than it turned out to be.
Having seen most anticipated shows from the fall season other than Jigoku Shoujo 2, I must say I am midly dissapointed.
Kanon looks great in every way imaginable, which is only to be expected from KyoAni; however, the rest were kinda ok to meh. GA2's humor seems quite detached from what a great precedessor GA seasons1-4 was, despite its much improved and splendid visuals. Not that I was really counting on it to be good, being upset about the entire cast getting an overhaul and all, but I will keep my fingers crossed for improvement. Frankly, I had some hopes for Yoakena for the good repuation its original had. The first episode looked completely mediocre, barely ahead of things like Shuffle! which I wouldnt normally recommend. If this means anthing, I only dropped Buso Renkin so far.

COYOTE fans rejoyce! A sequel to the popular show is rumored to be in works, this time focusing more on the mysterious Marciano's 12 sisters. I have seen people at various anime blogs leaving wishful remarks for a show of that nature, so for some, it is like their wish come true

 

[TheRyuu]

In an effort to revive it as well.

Why not talk about those old(er) EPIC anime's. Or at least what I consider to be epic and a much watch kinda thing.

First off, anything by Shinichiro Watanabe is automatically epic (except the bad stuff )

What do you think would be considered an "epic" anime?
Here's a few I think will or are already epic:
-Cowboy Bebop
-Akira
-Ghost in the Shell (and all related material such as SAC/2nd GIG)
-Samuria Champloo
-Kenshin OVA's

So who else wants to add on to the list??

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
In an effort to revive it as well.

Why not talk about those old(er) EPIC anime's. Or at least what I consider to be epic and a much watch kinda thing.

First off, anything by Shinichiro Watanabe is automatically epic (except the bad stuff )

What do you think would be considered an "epic" anime?
Here's a few I think will or are already epic:
-Cowboy Bebop
-Akira
-Ghost in the Shell (and all related material such as SAC/2nd GIG)
-Samuria Champloo
-Kenshin OVA's

So who else wants to add on to the list??

Probably cuz that has been discussed to death x1000 times and not everyone agrees what constitutes EPIC. For me, watanabe would get an automatic exclusion, well almost I did enjoy bebop quite a bit, but not too the point to worship it. Champloo on the other hand, bit annoying at points and meh otherwise. Stopped halfway through. No offense, but I see suggestions of that nature arise most often from people who are unwilling to invest time and discover new shows. Just an observation

That being said, there hasnt been any contributions to this thread for the longest time, so why the hell not We havnt done this in a while. Starting from year 2000 and being selective to make it more manageable,
%personal picks are the shows that I feel somewhat lacking in certain areas or have very specific targetted audience yet became very fond of due to personal preference.

2000
FLCL
Boogipop Phantom
GTO
personal picks - Digi Charat OVAs

2001
Galaxy Angel
Mahoromatic
personal picks - Comic Party, Digi Charat OVAs and movies

2002
Mahoromatic 2
Galaxy Angel 2/3
personal picks - Ai Yori Aoshi, Kanon, Nurse Witch Komugi, Pitaten, Rizerumine, UFO princess Valkyrie

2003
Scrapped Princess
Onegai Twins
Digi Charat Nyo!
Bottle Fairy
FMP Fumoffu
DC Da Capo
Saikake!! Cromartie High
Kiminozo
Nanaka 6/17
personal picks - BPS, Comic Party Revolution, Mahoro Special, Narue no Sekai, Stratos 4, Valkyryie 2 and Special, Wandaba Style, Ai yori Aoshi Enishi

2004
Uta-Kata
2x2 Shinobuden
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Galaxy Angel 4
Boukyaku no Senritsu
Rozen Maiden
Koi Kaze
Die Buster
MSL Nanoha
School Rumble
Gakuen Alice
Genshiken
Shura no Toki
Midori no Hibi
personal picks - Akane Maniax, Cosprayer/Hit wo Nerae/Love?Love, Futakoi, Hanaukyo La Verite, Kannazuki no Miko, Komugi Z, Pugyuru, School Days, Stratos OVA, Yumeria, Valkyrie 3, Kono Mininiku Utsukushii Sekai

2005
Mahoraba
ARIA the Animation
Futakoi Alternative
Pani Poni Dash!
Gokujo Seitokai
Shakugan no Shana
AIR/AIR movie/summer special
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokurochan
FMP Second Raid
Rozen Maiden Traumend
MSL Nanoha A's
Jigoku Shoujo
personal picks - Compic Party Revolution TV, Iriya no Sora, Kore ga Watashi no Goshujinsama, Gyagu Manga Biyroi, Okusama wa Maho Shoujo, Stratos 4 Advance, To Heart 2

2006 (so far)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
Utawarerumono
Kanon 2006
Higurashi ga Naku Koro ni
NHK ni Youkoso!
ARIA the Natural
REC
Tsuyokiss
The Coyote Ragtime Show
Zero no Tsukaima
Galaxy Angerune
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Musashi Gun-do (lololol)
Binchotan
Black Lagoon
personal picks - Hime-sama Goyojin, Kyou no Go no Ni, Rakugo Tennyo Oyui, Renkin San Kyu, Otoboku, Strawberry Panic!, Valkyrie 4, Yumetsukai, Yoshinaga-san chi no Gargyle, Gyagu Manga Biyori 2

In general, I believe anime keeps just getting better and better as time progresses. This is evident when my best picks shift from from Mahoro2 to Uta-Kata, then to Mahoraba, ending up with Haruhi. Plus, the sheer number of shows is increasing at an alarming rate as well; quantity doesnt always translate into quality, but you do get a greater pool for more potential. This year, in particular, saw a near-exponential increase due to a mass volley of shows climaxing in April.

To get relatively balanced opinion of anime, I suggest using animenewsnetwork rather than animenfo. animenfo doesnt even have ratings for some of the very best shows (IMO anyway).

Adding Saikyo no Deshi Kenichi and Negima?! to the list of series to drop from this season. Off to try Jigoku Shojo Futakomori and Asatte no Houkou.

 

[maddogchen]

Still watching Naruto....200 episodes already woohoo!

 

[Jinru]

A new GITS movie is in the works!! http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4414

here a clip - http://clappa.jp/special/003/special_003_02.html

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: Jinru
A new GITS movie is in the works!! http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4414

here a clip - http://clappa.jp/special/003/special_003_02.html

Havent we known that forever now??

 

[TheRyuu]

Originally posted by: VanillaH

Originally posted by: wizboy11
In an effort to revive it as well.

Why not talk about those old(er) EPIC anime's. Or at least what I consider to be epic and a much watch kinda thing.

First off, anything by Shinichiro Watanabe is automatically epic (except the bad stuff )

What do you think would be considered an "epic" anime?
Here's a few I think will or are already epic:
-Cowboy Bebop
-Akira
-Ghost in the Shell (and all related material such as SAC/2nd GIG)
-Samuria Champloo
-Kenshin OVA's

So who else wants to add on to the list??

Probably cuz that has been discussed to death x1000 times and not everyone agrees what constitutes EPIC. For me, watanabe would get an automatic exclusion, well almost I did enjoy bebop quite a bit, but not too the point to worship it. Champloo on the other hand, bit annoying at points and meh otherwise. Stopped halfway through. No offense, but I see suggestions of that nature arise most often from people who are unwilling to invest time and discover new shows. Just an observation

Nice list.
But I have since lost all respect for you now get out of my life

(and yea, I'm j/k)

Why not try forcing yourself to watch the episodes??

 

[Vegitto]

Man, the Death Note anime rules. Although, I stopped reading the manga halfway through the thing with that company using another Kira. Man, that was boring.

 

[JEDI]

Two words:
Ghost int he Shell: SSS

but the subtitles suck. (Fansub a week after the premiere)

 

[konakona]

lol, turns out there were whole lot more shows this season than I was aware of, some potentially good ones while at it too. A new list for october shows is in works, I have a feeling I may have to watch more than 20 shows this time

Why not try forcing yourself to watch the episodes??

well I do drop quite a few shows halfway thru if that means anything

Asatte no Houkou seems to be a clear winner (besides Kanon, but oh well) to me thusfar.

 

[maddogchen]

damn, just got into Death Note, its pretty intense!