(seyiu voicing acrobat-murderer from the train in Baccano voices Ichigo from Bleach too, who is probably my most favorite character)
From others mentioned and/or watched by me I don't know if you will like
Monster (I saw about 56 episodes, gotta finish it) Berserk + Show Spoiler +
1st episode is very promising but next 10 are more fillers than episodes, disappointing is some way... especially when comparing them to ending episodes which are almost like taken from another series but match with 1st one... well... as hell >
Death Note* Higurashi no naku koro ni* (kai is 2nd season?) Code Geass
*those 2 were dropped by me (DN after 5th and higurashi after 15th episode) but I may finish them some day
On August 07 2008 11:33 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote: seriously there are beatboxing samurai in it how cool is that
It may seem lame at 1st sight but if so - just more episodes need to be watched Samurai Champloo has very good story imo; definitely worth watching.
Other 2 VERY VERY GOOD series that should match animes in OP are:
Great Teacher Onizuka and Ghost In The Shell (I think mentioned earlier?) + Show Spoiler +
at least 1st season because there is too much bullshit in 2nd that is supposed to be cool and deep but is just stupid (like whole 2nd episode of 2nd season ARGHH)... but has funny moments too (example: how Tachikomas save immigrants' ghetto in the end of the 2nd).
Interesting thing about GITS is I found English dubbing of the 1st season to be better than original Japanese of the 2nd (and in 90% cases I hate any other dubbing in any anime than Japanese). I don't know when English dubbing of the 1st was done but I don't expect Japanese one be better than in 2nd season that was made 4-6? years after the 1st. It's not bad itself... it just surprisingly seems to be weaker oO
edit: GITS movies are whole another story tho - if you will watch 1st season than 1st movie has much darker atmosphere and I don't recall ending be too much happy;P... 2nd movie was... too weird and too retro in style for me; 3rd one was better than 2nd in all aspects, maybe not a masterpiece but not bad In general 1st series is the best among all...
Aria the Animation/Natural/Arietta/Origination. NHK ni Youkoso.
and in all seriousness, just because IMDB rates something above a 9 doesn't mean it's good. I mean, dear god... Hellsing got above 9? Death Note above 9? Geez. use anidb instead, if anything.
Oh, and whoever compared Revy to Alucard needs to die. Revy would rape that bitchass Dracula wannabe any day of the week.
On March 16 2009 11:22 lesser_good wrote: instead of making a new blog or something... Does any one have good recommendations on *slice of life* animes like Lucky Star and Azumanga daioh?
I think I would define them as slice of life... Sort of. I liked them. I don't know if you want something completely boring with no fantastic elements though... If that's the case, they aren't for you.
On March 16 2009 11:22 lesser_good wrote: instead of making a new blog or something... Does any one have good recommendations on *slice of life* animes like Lucky Star and Azumanga daioh?
I think I would define them as slice of life... Sort of. I liked them. I don't know if you want something completely boring with no fantastic elements though... If that's the case, they aren't for you.
watched midor no hibi yesterday and haruhi last Wednesday XD both very good. Haruhi is actually in my top 3.
thx ima try them for sure ( apart from da capo which i watched. WTF ENDS UP WITH HIS SISTER NASTY, during the whole thing i was hoping she would die, hell at the begining of the 2nd season of the original da capo i thought she was dead :D. The first season of the sequal was good cus the main char didnt end up wiht his sister, the second season of the sequal he started having romantic dreams about his sisters... tahts where i droped it . geee right when it was getting watchable again)
On March 24 2009 10:26 lesser_good wrote: thx ima try them for sure ( apart from da capo which i watched. WTF ENDS UP WITH HIS SISTER NASTY, during the whole thing i was hoping she would die, hell at the begining of the 2nd season of the original da capo i thought she was dead :D. The first season of the sequal was good cus the main char didnt end up wiht his sister, the second season of the sequal he started having romantic dreams about his sisters... tahts where i droped it . geee right when it was getting watchable again)
Well, to be fair, they're not quite siblings by blood in either Da Capo and Da Capo II. The hint of incest is there, but not quite. Plus, a lot of Japanese anime/manga have some sort of incest or another, so it's best to ignore it or accept it. At least they're usually not dead-on incest like with brother/sister, but more towards cousin/second cousin which I think is actually legal for marriage in Japan atm (correct me if I'm wrong.)
On March 24 2009 10:26 lesser_good wrote: thx ima try them for sure ( apart from da capo which i watched. WTF ENDS UP WITH HIS SISTER NASTY, during the whole thing i was hoping she would die, hell at the begining of the 2nd season of the original da capo i thought she was dead :D. The first season of the sequal was good cus the main char didnt end up wiht his sister, the second season of the sequal he started having romantic dreams about his sisters... tahts where i droped it . geee right when it was getting watchable again)
Well, to be fair, they're not quite siblings by blood in either Da Capo and Da Capo II. The hint of incest is there, but not quite. Plus, a lot of Japanese anime/manga have some sort of incest or another, so it's best to ignore it or accept it. At least they're usually not dead-on incest like with brother/sister, but more towards cousin/second cousin which I think is actually legal for marriage in Japan atm (correct me if I'm wrong.)
i didnt know about the marriage thing. I knew they wernt blood siblings but, it just felt weird calling him oni chan then there makeing out (shivers) I guess if some one dosent have an actual brother or sister it might seem 'sexy' but l, having a sister myself think its fucking disgusting. for some reason i have no problem with the cousin shiz
On March 24 2009 10:26 lesser_good wrote: thx ima try them for sure ( apart from da capo which i watched. WTF ENDS UP WITH HIS SISTER NASTY, during the whole thing i was hoping she would die, hell at the begining of the 2nd season of the original da capo i thought she was dead :D. The first season of the sequal was good cus the main char didnt end up wiht his sister, the second season of the sequal he started having romantic dreams about his sisters... tahts where i droped it . geee right when it was getting watchable again)
Well, to be fair, they're not quite siblings by blood in either Da Capo and Da Capo II. The hint of incest is there, but not quite. Plus, a lot of Japanese anime/manga have some sort of incest or another, so it's best to ignore it or accept it. At least they're usually not dead-on incest like with brother/sister, but more towards cousin/second cousin which I think is actually legal for marriage in Japan atm (correct me if I'm wrong.)
i didnt know about the marriage thing. I knew they wernt blood siblings but, it just felt weird calling him oni chan then there makeing out (shivers) I guess if some one dosent have an actual brother or sister it might seem 'sexy' but l, having a sister myself think its fucking disgusting. for some reason i have no problem with the cousin shiz
Haha, I understand. Incest isn't exactly something that's to be accepted in the first place.
Since we are on such a topic...something I posted in the bleach anime thread:
On March 21 2009 11:16 ieatkids5 wrote: Candy Boy This series consists of a 7 minute ONA (later rereleased as 14 min), seven 14 min episodes (6 have been released, date hasn't been confirmed for the last one yet), and a similar length 'side' episode analogous to an OVA special. What's it about? Twincest yuri. That is all. There's no explicit material, no nudity, just sisterly love; it's funny as hell, it's hot as fuck, and it leaves you with such a good feeling after each episode. Very, very well done.
1. I have no idea why the title is Candy Boy. I'm glad I didn't let it keep me from watching it.
2.If there was only one series I could recommend to anyone, it would be this (actually cuz people already know about amazing ones like haruhi and eva). There's just something that makes you fall in love with the two main characters. I've gotten so much enjoyment out of the series - the comedy and the warm fuzzy feeling - or maybe I just have a thing for yuri.
3. go find them and watch them now
4. if you don't like an anime that has female/female love, let alone sisterly love, you can either 1. change your views (recommended), 2. watch it but ignore the stuff you don't like, 3. don't watch it.
To be honest, the incestuous tone isn't even that prominent; it's not a hentai that screams OMG THEYRE SISTERS AND THEYRE MAKING OUT FAPFAPFAP. It's more of an aspect of the anime that if you can appreciate, you can really bring out the best in Candy Boy. If not, it shouldn't detract from it. The comedy is still there, you can see the love as familial (which it is), rather than romantic. Maybe I'm overthinking it. I watched it and loved it, and to me, that's all that matters.
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Samurai Champloo has very good story imo; definitely worth watching.
