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dronebabo
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Chau
Canada408 Posts
-Agreed, no clue why I'm watching it either. Just so...fluffy. East of Eden -Not so bad. They actualy have decent English voices, for some reason. Was surprising...although I'm assuming the series will have more action coming up. Asura Cryin' -Errr....stereotypical shounen? Ah, whatever. | ||
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
I didn't like the first 15 min of Pandora Hearts but then it started to intrigue me a little more, doesn't seem very action based but I will give it a chance. I didn't like the first episode of Xam'd Lost Memories at first and it took me a few months to watch more. When I did I tore through it and loved it so I will give this more of a chance. Never watched the first FMA cause it wasn't broadcasted near me so it just kinda passed me by. I liked thef irst episode, gonna watch it all no doubt. Dragonball Kai: I love DBZ so gotta watch it all. The artwork isn't fancy but the cut out filler and better pacing will make it sick as fuck. I'm excited for it all. Waiting for episode 2 now. Where you guys watch your anime? I just follow the narutofan.com forums and get the week by week ddl's but it's not too good for wanting to start a series. Any good highquality stream sites? Edit: I played the first two missions of Valkaryia Chronicles and liked it but then returned it to get more out of my game pass. Was the first episode good? | ||
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candlejackisgonn
United States159 Posts
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bigsack
Korea (North)220 Posts
Guin Saga Eden of the East Valkyrie Chronicles Asura Cryin' Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom (pretty good show, if you like Noir, u'd like this) 07 Ghost Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood | ||
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GrimAngel
United States416 Posts
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SingletonWilliam
United States664 Posts
K-ON! Dragonball Kai FMA Chrome Shelled Regios (continuing) need to check out Tears to Tiara, Asura Cryin, and the cooking one in the Italian restaurant. | ||
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Pakje
Belgium288 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
Not sure if I should really keep watching Full Metal Alchemist. Because it seems like it's not going to go in a really awesome direction but it may be too early to tell. If there are any other really good series this season that you think will turn out great, post them. So far I have anidb'd their scores and ratings but it's too early for any accurate rating. I downloaded Tears to Tiara / Eden of the East / Valkyrie Chronicles / Asura Cryin' / Phantom: Requiem / Shangri-la but simply haven't gotten around to giving them a chance yet. There are so many episode 1's and anime coming out that I really have no clue where to start or what to start watching. Especially since some anime really need a few episodes to pick up and become great. | ||
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Ziph
Netherlands970 Posts
K-ON! ~ Best Ever Tears to Tiara ~ Decent Valkyrie Chronicles ~ Decent BASARA ~ BEST EVER MOTHERFCUKING WTF GOSU!!!!!!!! must watch looooooooooool Shangri-la ~ Meh FMA ~ WTF THIS SHIT IS SO TOTALY DIFFERENT THEN THE ORIGINAL Still ok tho. Only saw some parts of the rest seems all a little facepalm fail bakaupdates.com and tokyotosho.com I guess these are two of the best anime torren sites there are FUCK STREAMS seriously >.< | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
lol@ Queen's Blade that description was insane haha i should watch dragonball kai, too, cuz i watched a lot of dbz when i was little | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
[11:14] <Oz_Harem> your power level [11:14] <Oz_Harem> just too high | ||
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xxsaznpride
United States506 Posts
Watching: Higashi no Eden FMA2 (this is the original story btw, minus the non-canon first ep, I suppose) K-On (one of my friends actually said the animation sucked... wtf retarded) Guin Saga (shitty first ep... kinda shoved too much down my throat in one go) gotta pick up DBK and i'm hoping someone subs the Haruhi reruns if they're in HD. | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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ilistis
United States828 Posts
edit: Shit, just wikid it, fucking awesome. Although it sucks that I'm watching so many shows at once, Hajime no ippo, FMA broterhood, hell's kitchen, heroes, fuck. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
Yui is so cute, that I just jacked off three times in a row watching her. It was so awesome! Hope to see more hot Yui stuff (preferable without skirt) Alright, I love anime. But I hate that I have to share my anime love with these dudes. Whoever coined the phrase loli deserves a punch in the nuts because it's obnoxious. | ||
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dronebabo
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New Zealand6138 Posts
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:00 dronebabo wrote: whats wrong with loli :3 loli is crime | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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Spike
United States1392 Posts
The first episode kinda surprised me in that it didn't do anything in terms of story or character development; it felt like I was watching a filler. In the second episode, a lot of shit was condensed, and as a result, it lacks the poignancy and emotional impact of the early episodes in the first series. I was hoping that this series would redo the events that transpired in the FMA movie which I didn't like at all. I didn't read the manga but everyone keeps telling me it's better than the original anime; well, I hope it translate better on screen. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:05 dronebabo wrote: fuck i forgot to mention spice and wolf ova and season 2 :3 This is what I am waiting for the most. I heard it was coming out in July. Then I heard coming April 30th. Horo ftw. And yeah, I have the same feeling of FMA Spike. Feels like a filler so far. | ||
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ilistis
United States828 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:06 Spike wrote: meh, first 2 episodes of FMA have been disappointing. The first episode kinda surprised me in that it didn't do anything in terms of story or character development; it felt like I was watching a filler. In the second episode, a lot of shit was condensed, and as a result, it lacks the poignancy and emotional impact of the early episodes in the first series. I was hoping that this series would redo the events that transpired in the FMA movie which I didn't like at all. I didn't read the manga but everyone keeps telling me it's better than the original anime; well, I hope it translate better on screen. dude its FMA! It still rocks! Oh and do you guys use animenewsnetwork.com to find anime? That's what I use and they have rankings of anime. I've watched the top 10 anime so I just wanted to know if you guys did the same. | ||
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dronebabo
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Spike
United States1392 Posts
Which is precisely why I wasn't thrilled with the idea of a re-boot? I just can't help making comparisons and nostalgia always win out. Doesn't help that the original was already so good, it's like, why redo a good thing. | ||
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dronebabo
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ulszz
Jamaica1787 Posts
currently watching FMA pretty awesome so far watched code geass and death note | ||
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jodogohoo
Canada2533 Posts
Only higashi no eden and new fma haven't been rejected yet if the other anime pick up, i'll check it out but right now im feels good man, not really :< | ||
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Spike
United States1392 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:26 dronebabo wrote: but the manga is quite different and the ending of season1 was FAR from good imo Yea, I'm just waiting for the manga part to come in. Funny thing is, I can't seem to recall how the series ended. Maybe that's a sign that I didn't like it much; I know I didn't like the movie. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:06 Spike wrote: The first episode kinda surprised me in that it didn't do anything in terms of story or character development; it felt like I was watching a filler. My impression of the first episode was that it was supposed to offer something for people who've seen the first season or read the manga. Something new instead of rehashing old things. On April 13 2009 07:06 Spike wrote: In the second episode, a lot of shit was condensed, and as a result, it lacks the poignancy and emotional impact of the early episodes in the first series. The second episode confirmed my opinion that the series is geared specifically toward people who've watched the first series or read the manga. Everything is condensed, as that audience would already have seen the events before, and there are subtle references to things to come that people who haven't read the manga wouldn't get, in particular + Show Spoiler + The kingdom of Xerxes and Rentanjutsu from Xing On April 13 2009 07:22 Spike wrote: Yea, obviously, knowing things this time around sucks and kills a lot of the impact. Which is precisely why I wasn't thrilled with the idea of a re-boot? I just can't help making comparisons and nostalgia always win out. Doesn't help that the original was already so good, it's like, why redo a good thing. If you haven't read the manga, and if they pace this right, you should reach unfamiliar territory soon enough. Also, you're being unfair to the reboot, seeing as the series hasn't gotten to where the events actually differ. The first season only really tapered off in quality toward the end, so you'll probably have to wait till sometime + Show Spoiler + after Greed dies | ||
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BuGzlToOnl
United States5918 Posts
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maga33
United States247 Posts
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Spike
United States1392 Posts
On April 13 2009 08:07 TheYango wrote: My impression of the first episode was that it was supposed to offer something for people who've seen the first season or read the manga. The second episode confirmed my opinion that the series is geared specifically toward people who've watched the first series or read the manga. This is what I figured but it doesn't really work. For people who haven't watched the first series, many would be confused and not as pulled in as otherwise. And for those who did watch the original, the first episode had no real punch (it was certainly new, but was it good? felt very fillerish/episodic and not in a good way) and the second was a poor rehash imo. They tried to strike a balance but I don't think it works for either audience. If you haven't read the manga, and if they pace this right, you should reach unfamiliar territory soon enough. Hope you're right. Although, I think the pace could definitely put off the uninitiated. But I suppose most people who watch this will have already watched the first series. | ||
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lesser_good
Canada698 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:00 dronebabo wrote: whats wrong with loli :3 /high five | ||
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Narrator
United States868 Posts
Dragon Ball Kai - No fillers = good FMA - I like this better than the original so far. K-ON! - Good stuff Sengoku Basara - First ep was meh but I'll continue watching Time to go look up the other ones listed. | ||
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New Zealand6138 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On April 13 2009 08:36 Spike wrote: And for those who did watch the original, the first episode had no real punch (it was certainly new, but was it good? felt very fillerish/episodic and not in a good way) and the second was a poor rehash imo. True, except there are two things to keep in mind: 1) Its not like the first season didn't have filler. I can think of at least 5-6 episodes that didn't really contribute strongly to the plot or character development. 2) Its a poor rehash, but its one that needs to be done. They can't just not do it. Dragging it out over more episodes might be over the top, though doing the flashbacks anecdotally over several episodes might have been a better option. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17726 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
Yeah, I am definitely gonna keep following this. ;p | ||
MasterOfChaos
Germany2896 Posts
Eden of East seems interesting, but one Ep might not be enough to determine that | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Genjimaru
Canada515 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
FMA: yeah, dunno - never watched the original series K-ON!: Mio is my waifu Saki: Dunno about this one, it's kinda moe-mahjong end reminds me of bamboo blade somehow. Higashi no Eden: very nice so far | ||
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maga33
United States247 Posts
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lesser_good
Canada698 Posts
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
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dronebabo
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17726 Posts
On April 17 2009 13:02 dronebabo wrote: i wasnt kidding about the exploding tits the ending voice Wonderfullllll | ||
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Chau
Canada408 Posts
Ah shit...I guess I'll postpone sleeping tonight. =x | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On April 17 2009 14:19 Chau wrote: K-ON! comes out tonight? Ah shit...I guess I'll postpone sleeping tonight. =x Coalguy with a sub out, never used them so nfc how good they are, hilarious episode though. | ||
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Chau
Canada408 Posts
Also, gg has Eden of the East subbed, if anybody's watching. | ||
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CrimsonLotus
Colombia1123 Posts
A really nice anime season so far. | ||
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lesser_good
Canada698 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On April 13 2009 07:00 dronebabo wrote: whats wrong with loli :3 Hi dronebabo, I want to be your new best friend. Edit: I have 113 + 28.5 + 16 + 144 + 184 = 485.5GB of anime. How much do you have? Edit edit: What I've watched this season: Eden of the East Saki FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Hayate no Gotoku!! Asura Cryin' Tayutama K-ON! Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom ~ Tears to Tiara Shangri-La Higepiyo What I've yet to watch: Cross Game Sengoku Basara Queen's Blade Valkyria Chronicles 07-Ghost Natsu no Arashi Ristorante Paradiso Hanasakeru Seishounen Hatsukoi Limited Although I'll probably watch only the half of the 'What I've yet to watch". Hanasakeru Seishounen and Hatsukoi Limited looks like shit. Edit edit edit: Spice and Wolf is coming out this season and not the next? o_O | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
On April 28 2009 14:47 konadora wrote: Edit edit edit: Spice and Wolf is coming out this season and not the next? o_O Second season should be coming out this summer. "Spice and Wolf II OVA" should be released on April 30th. http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=65676 Looking forward to it! | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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lesser_good
Canada698 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On April 28 2009 20:16 lesser_good wrote: any one else noticing how yuri Saki is getting ^^ Yes me. I blogged about it here. Saki is awesome shit. Edit: Am I hijacking thread? lol | ||
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
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dronebabo
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
I wonder what Wolf and Spice is going to be following next, the OVA was taking off the short story collections that was vol 8, but that really isn't enough story to go on for long. Oh well. EDIT - Looked at nico, geez the comments there are as mindnumbing as always. But yeah, probably for Kugimiya, unless someone actually says that in the anime (not bothering with Saki, Japanese mahjong rules amuse me too much for me to watch an anime about it) | ||
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food
United States1951 Posts
do we have a pedo club yet? | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
EVEN MORE ADDICTIVE THAN 顔デカイ初音ミク (´∇｀) or Ievan Polkka rofl INSTANTLY MY RINGTONE くぎゅううううううう is probably Kugimiya's another catchphrase rofl | ||
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SuperJongMan
Jamaica11586 Posts
Hey babofitos. Watch Mind Game. | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
 @oneofthem: They're not just 'japanese cartoons'. They are anime. | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On May 06 2009 15:19 dronebabo wrote: oneofthem is a big weeaboo he's just trollan nodoka is getting more moe but i cant help but think her chest is the saggiest things ever... since when do you care about chest size? | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
For the rest of the shows, I'm gonna wait until the season ends. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 06 2009 16:44 PH wrote: I'm only keeping up with K-On! on a weekly basis because I love Kyoto Animation works. Otherwise, I simply lack the patience to wait week after week. For the rest of the shows, I'm gonna wait until the season ends. <3 KyoAni Watch Saki because lolis are hawt and rapeable and Japanese Mahjong is fun. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
On May 06 2009 19:49 konadora wrote: Nodoka's boobs were ridiculously huge, especially in Episode 4. <3 KyoAni Watch Saki because lolis are hawt and rapeable and Japanese Mahjong is fun. Iunno I watched episode 1 and I wasn't that impressed. The super dramatic lightning on the mahjong table etc with + / - 0!! Might be good for a couple lawls though. I have about 200 GB of anime on my comp with a maybe 10-15 series burned onto DVD's. (Kanon 06 being the best of those). | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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XDawn
Canada4040 Posts
hantom of the RequiemIonno why, but these types of anime's always get me interested. lol | ||
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R3condite
Korea (South)1541 Posts
On April 13 2009 05:41 dronebabo wrote: i enjoy pedo shit ROFL really refreshing to just get it out there huh? FMA: Brotherhood | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
That was too much mahjong. Who would have thought that an anime about mahjong would feature so much mahjong?! | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Peta be good though~ | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
Watch Akagi. Yugioh was good, then it got bad trying to add complicated plots, and right now, Yugioh 5D's, despite having good cards (Tuners, Synchro summons, etc), the plot is somewhat bleh. Not to mention the monsters look worse and worse with each season. Hikaru no Go is.. about Go right? I play that and I own so much in it. | ||
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pokerface
507 Posts
This is kinda caught me offguard tbh becoz i was reaaaaly i mean really looking forward for a fma season2  I guess every1 but me knew already that its nothing but a copy with a few new ideas added in is it..... I feel soo bad pls tell me that its going to be different and I dont have to watch that good 50ish episode again becoz I wont. | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
babo, excellent suggestion with 電波的な彼女 (I've been writing it in romanji these few days and it just looks retarded, so screw it), been pretty hooked. Just finished all of the light novels now, must say I enjoyed the series a lot. Didn't realize it was from the author that wrote kure-nai though, guess I should make an attempt to pick up those light novels as well. Tests are almost over now though, so I am probably going to get onto Haji's suggestion of Akuma no Mikata next, wohoo. YGO was amusing, but pretty brainless, you watch to watch shit smash each other and lol topdeck. I mean, seriously, 国士 doesn't happen on the frequency that these mahjong animes make it look like. (I know I know, I just prefer reading manga/doujins for these things more) k-on so amazing though, I require more 4komas. On the topic of awesome 4koma, anyone else following Suzumiya Haruhi-chan? God I love that, can't wait for 消失 in Haruhi-chan version. Can't really wait to see what they have planned for "Season 2" either, but that really looks like I have to wait another 2+ months. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
though this season i'm really only following k-on! and eden of the east (and FMA brotherhood but im just skimming the episodes until something new comes up [i.e. stuff that wasnt in the first anime adaptation, i never read the manga]) though i blitzed through both seasons of clannad last week, cried so many times mang | ||
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On May 13 2009 11:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: i'm really only following k-on! i don't know if i can be your friend anymore | ||
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
And SpiritOfTheTuna, have you seen Kanon? Although you might not want anymore sad animes for a while. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 13 2009 04:35 pokerface wrote: I need some enlightement.I just started watching FMA:the brotherhood and as expected its real good.BUT.After I finished the Ep04 i realized that this is almost the same as season 1. This is kinda caught me offguard tbh becoz i was reaaaaly i mean really looking forward for a fma season2 I guess every1 but me knew already that its nothing but a copy with a few new ideas added in is it..... I feel soo bad pls tell me that its going to be different and I dont have to watch that good 50ish episode again becoz I wont. FMA will start be.. in a way.. different from season 1 because season 1 (actually shouldn't call this season 1, these two are totally unrelated but w/e) deferred from the manga plot, while FMA: Brotherhood follows the manga plot closely. On May 13 2009 11:01 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: oh man eden of the east seems so good from what's out so far (character designs by the writer of honey and clover, my favorite anime of all time ever too!) though this season i'm really only following k-on! and eden of the east (and FMA brotherhood but im just skimming the episodes until something new comes up [i.e. stuff that wasnt in the first anime adaptation, i never read the manga]) though i blitzed through both seasons of clannad last week, cried so many times mang Eden of the East is good.. gotta catch up though >__> (Been only following FMA, Saki, K-ON! and Asura Cryin' as soon as they are released) | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
i havent really looked at the others of this season, i've just been like going through older key series and shit | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Key has been slowly decreasing the amount by which they fuck us over, the total anyway. Little Busters was still painful for that singular huge amount of pain that it dished out. | ||
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
-phantom inferno - guin saga I am looking for good military anime (no mech unless its godly ) any help? | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On May 13 2009 13:14 Ecael wrote: Guy cried at Clannad and you recommend Kanon? What's next, Air? Key has been slowly decreasing the amount by which they fuck us over, the total anyway. Little Busters was still painful for that singular huge amount of pain that it dished out. i actually watched all three and cried the most at clannad, least in air which i guess is the opposite of most people? o.O after story eps 16-22 and the fuko arc were like goddamn air spoilers: + Show Spoiler + in air, the fact that the person who i thought of as the main character disappeared at episode 9 kind of detracted from the emotion for me, the adoptivemother/daughter last moments didnt do that much for me for some reason | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 13 2009 13:55 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: i actually watched all three and cried the most at clannad, least in air which i guess is the opposite of most people? o.O after story eps 16-22 and the fuko arc were like goddamn air spoilers: + Show Spoiler + in air, the fact that the person who i thought of as the main character disappeared at episode 9 kind of detracted from the emotion for me, the adoptivemother/daughter last moments didnt do that much for me for some reason Funny, I am fairly sure that the general response is the other way around, I am not sure how influenced that is by the original games though. As I haven't had a chance to touch Air and Kanon games, I can only guess. Clannad since I already blew through the novel I didn't quite suffer from anything, though parts of Nagisa, Kyou, Sunohara family and Tomoyo arc were quite emotional. Kotomi arc is still the best, they should've included the original short story, one's enjoyment of that arc goes up a ton after that. Afterstory/True End was...eh...well, I was never a huge fan of Nagisa, I went through that with something close to glee. EDIT - I also hated Fuuko with a passion for anything that wasn't comedy-related for her. Not sure why. Possibly influenced by the doujins and 4komas I saw where she is pretty much just a comic element. With Air, iirc that devastated a ton of people. Kanon similar reactions to similar-ish event. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
an entire week of despair over being with ryou and like looking around for kyou; it was believable to an extent but... not enough for me plus chiisana te no hira is like the prettiest insert song / ending song ever + Show Spoiler + i also spoiled myself to the end of air before watching it at all, which may have had something to do with it. in kanon, i was touched by the makoto arc, mai backstory (zoo of snow bunnies man, fucken hell), and nayuki's past as well (SNOW BUNNY AGAIN OMFG) but i wasnt especially attached to ayu, as i actually was with nagisa | ||
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Zooey
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edit: I forgot to include Misae's arc, that was decent just for the 'hiding under the blankets' part where Tomoya decribes her 'smell,' haha. Also if someone is planning to watch the Kanon anime from all this discussion, please refrain from watching that older version of Kanon that was not done by Kyoto Animation because it is terrible. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
Kanon was good Clannad was goddess tier. They need to make Little Busters into an anime though, I <3 Natsume Rin | ||
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Chau
Canada408 Posts
But that might have been because I had already gone through about half of the VN for Clannad before watching it, so I knew what to expect for the most part. Air didn't really impress me TOO much; although I'll have to admit that it's better than most animes I've seen...just not up to the same quality as the other two. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + misuzu wasn't developed well enough to make me become attached to her, i mean okay she liked dinosaurs and she was cursed by the past, but there's nothing really appealing to her own personality except some generic moe. obviously, this is partially due to the fact that she really can't make friends and pursue drives under the constraints of the curse itself, but like... it made it hard for me to become attached to her. i think the part that was supposed to be touching wasn't her condition itself but the way yukito and haruko tried to overcome it, but yukito only delays the inevitable/breaks the curse then becomes a crow (???) and haruko only connects with her for what, half an episode before she dies... wasn't really tear jerking for me, meh also when i say clannad made me cry the most, it wasn't only from the depressing tone, there were some happy/bittersweet moments with + Show Spoiler + ushio and tomoya's dad | ||
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Zooey
103 Posts
miserable plight into losing recognition of her mother's face, and the fact that the only person that she had as a 'friend' disappeared from her life On May 13 2009 15:07 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: oh i just realized another thing that bothered me about air + Show Spoiler + misuzu wasn't developed well enough to make me become attached to her, i mean okay she liked dinosaurs and she was cursed by the past, but there's nothing really appealing to her own personality except some generic moe. obviously, this is partially due to the fact that she really can't make friends and pursue drives under the constraints of the curse itself, but like... it made it hard for me to become attached to her. i think the part that was supposed to be touching wasn't her condition itself but the way yukito and haruko tried to overcome it, but yukito only delays the inevitable/breaks the curse then becomes a crow (???) and haruko only connects with her for what, half an episode before she dies... wasn't really tear jerking for me, meh also when i say clannad made me cry the most, it wasn't only from the depressing tone, there were some happy/bittersweet moments with + Show Spoiler + ushio and tomoya's dad Yeah I have to agree with you 100% about the generic moe, lol. I'm a sucker for those things I guess... I thought that whole dinosaur gao thing was cute as hell. I don't know, that whole solitary theme really made me feel for her. About her mom...yeah she really only connects at the late-stages but I liked the fact that her character went from that tough mom nothing-will-go-wrong sort of personality to someone who feels helpless and wants to make up for neglecting her child. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
edit: i also definitely related to tomoya more than yukito or yuuichi | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
The characters in Air and the first Kanon had really horrible faces. On the other hand, Nagisa was <3 | ||
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Zooey
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On May 13 2009 15:39 Zooey wrote: Don't like down syndrome? its not exactly that, but i do have a little thing for existent chins :3 | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5069 Posts
and I also watch "BARUKURIA KURONIKUROSU" (thats JAPANESE again for "Valkyrie Chapters"), my favorite character is faurido he's such a hunk :dreamyeyes: i like japanese anime!! | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
Troll? o_O | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
ever since that fateful night with charliemurphy... and his apartment wall.. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
I demand to know this. Was also thinking of playing Fate/Stay Night game as well. Kanon and Clannad / After Story are beautiful & awesome. And yeah, the tears will come. If they have another project coming, I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks for the spoiler tags by the way. I didn't get around to watching air (I intend to) and am really happy I didn't get spoiled. =] | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On May 13 2009 17:20 MYM.Testie wrote: Where are you playing a translated version of Clannad Tuna?!?! Or do you read Japanese?! I demand to know this. Was also thinking of playing Fate/Stay Night game as well. Kanon and Clannad / After Story are beautiful & awesome. And yeah, the tears will come. If they have another project coming, I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks for the spoiler tags by the way. I didn't get around to watching air (I intend to) and am really happy I didn't get spoiled. =] search for the full voice version of clannad, get it, install it by mounting the iso, replace the reallive.exe with the one here http://disk.iqho.com/mcncc.php?Mcncc=M-bnAndfTQhw (there's also translation patch support for the original voiceless version+voice patch, but since now there's a fullvoice version, i'd just get that instead) then use get SEEN_FV_snapshot_20081220.rar from http://www.assembla.com/spaces/clannad/documents , unload everything in there into the clannad root folder except for the seen.txt file, use the more recent SEENr30_FV.TXT for that instead after all that, everything should work and everything except the graphical settings menus should be in english for reference, save looks like セーブ and load looks like ロード clannad is fucking huge though, without a walkthrough, it may take well over 200 hours to get to the true ending (i can read/understand some japanese, but not nearly well enough to watch without subs. i figure if i did watch without subs for a few series, i'd pick up japanese much better, but its so much effort and takes away from the anime when you don't understand a significant amount of it =/) | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
はい is 'Yes' いいえ is 'No' | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 13 2009 15:04 konadora wrote: Simply put, Air was shit. Kanon was good Clannad was goddess tier. They need to make Little Busters into an anime though, I <3 Natsume Rin Yes Rin, matatabi girl ftw. To add onto what Tuna said, Clannad really takes forever if you don't 1, read fast, 2, use a walkthrough. Kyou route was impossible to find, Kotomi route pretty damned impossible too (You'd never figure out the random choices you need to make there on your own, I stumbled through three other routes before giving up, looking at a walkthrough, and screaming at the comp for how random that choice was). All the optional stuff like the baseball game and laser tag are immensely difficult without a walkthrough. Or you can go ocd and start plotting out the flags yourself, I don't recommend that :p About Key works, as I haven't actually played Kanon and Air, I can't say too much, but the issues that were brought up were much more interesting in Clannad, some parts of Kanon was good too, and Air...eh. I found them to be moving slowly back from the emotional realm and exploring deeper issues with each new work, consequently, I'd have to say that Little Busters > Clannad...if only Clannad didn't have Mei. Obviously need loli and more imouto-chara, you would never hear onii-chan from Rin, and Komorin didn't do much there either :p On May 13 2009 17:20 MYM.Testie wrote: Where are you playing a translated version of Clannad Tuna?!?! Or do you read Japanese?! I demand to know this. Was also thinking of playing Fate/Stay Night game as well. Kanon and Clannad / After Story are beautiful & awesome. And yeah, the tears will come. If they have another project coming, I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks for the spoiler tags by the way. I didn't get around to watching air (I intend to) and am really happy I didn't get spoiled. =] Tears will totally come at their next project, Leaf+Key and 7th Expansion+Key? Wohoo two titles filled with misery. Don't bother with F/SN, Testie, if you are going to go through that, just go through Heaven's Feel. The other routes weren't bad, but oddly enough Sakura's is actually the best in spite of being such a sucky character. Hollow/Ataraxia is also excellent, but I have a thing for Karen. On May 13 2009 18:00 konadora wrote: Just to add on, はい is 'Yes' いいえ is 'No' Did Clannad had default save/load confirmations? Forgot, thought it didn't. ...I can probably just boot it up and see...EDIT - So it did. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
Edit: I was playing LB: Ecstacy > | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 14 2009 01:29 konadora wrote: Never played LB completely, couldn't find a complete patch (the last time I checked, it was only half done and on the verge of being abandoned) Edit: I was playing LB: Ecstacy > Aren't you fluent with Japanese anyway, lol. I read it fine off just years of undergrad study. And I need to suck it up and go through Ecstacy properly, been putting that off forever. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 14 2009 01:38 Ecael wrote: Aren't you fluent with Japanese anyway, lol. I read it fine off just years of undergrad study. And I need to suck it up and go through Ecstacy properly, been putting that off forever. It took too long to read through everything and I got lazy :< | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 14 2009 01:39 konadora wrote: It took too long to read through everything and I got lazy :< I know I have such a huge backlog of reading it isn't funny, haha, and the only way to ignore it is to actively find more new things to read and slack on too, such a horrible cycle. | ||
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Zooey
103 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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GTR
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good? bad? any romance of the three kingdoms related animes i could pick up in the process? | ||
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konadora
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Ecael
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Now k-on raw needs to show omg~ | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On May 14 2009 19:21 GTR wrote: i'm a fan of nobunaga's ambition/rotk games from koei so i got sengoku basara to see if it's decent. good? bad? any romance of the three kingdoms related animes i could pick up in the process? Sengoku Basara is pure shit in comparison with Souten Koro. | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
I suppose 'objectively', it might not compare as nicely, but some people still won't like the idea of it. | ||
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Shauni
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
At any case, yay k-on! Now all we need is for Azusa to show up. | ||
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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triangle
United States3803 Posts
A really good (if much longer) VN is Ever 17. Both are available with English translations. Edit: Simply put, Air was shit. Kanon > Clannad imo. (just the animes, never played the games).Kanon was good Clannad was goddess tier. And I liked Air | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
Clannad > Kanon imo, but having 2 seasons with everything packed in helps. Having Key's first glasses character also helps :p | ||
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On May 15 2009 09:12 MYM.Testie wrote: Nope I haven't watched Asura Cryin' yet. Is it good? It's got a 7.14 on anidb.net and I usually don't watch anything lower than an 8. I just tried watching full metal panic and wasn't too impressed with the first episode. Even though it's an 8+! > T_TFumoffu is amazing. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 15 2009 09:12 MYM.Testie wrote: Nope I haven't watched Asura Cryin' yet. Is it good? It's got a 7.14 on anidb.net and I usually don't watch anything lower than an 8. I just tried watching full metal panic and wasn't too impressed with the first episode. Even though it's an 8+! > T_TAsura Cryin's character designs are just so-so (I got used to them later, and now I think they are cute <3), and the mecha are the shit man | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
On May 15 2009 09:23 Ecael wrote: FMP is excellent, at least Fumoffu has very few matches in terms of sheer comedy. In terms of the anime...well, it wasn't bad, nor was TSR, but in comparison to the books they fall short. The books have both official and fan translations floating about though, so consider reading that perhaps? Clannad > Kanon imo, but having 2 seasons with everything packed in helps. Having Key's first glasses character also helps :p i was so sad when boku-tachi announced that they were going to stop translating the light novels | ||
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Tensai176
Canada2061 Posts
I'm watching K-ON! Fluffy Marshmellows, Cross Game. Adachi Mitsuru fan Valkyria Chronicles, Kouhaku no Regios, Eden of the East, Hatsukoi Limited, Some others im probably forgetting. I'd recommend K-ON, Cross Game, Eden of the East, thats about it. TSR was amazing, I wasn't much of a fan of Fumoffu though. | ||
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SK.Testie
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konadora
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 15 2009 17:31 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: i was so sad when boku-tachi announced that they were going to stop translating the light novels According to a friend that still relies on subs, there are more or less everything out for the long stories, short stories you get a good amount from fumoffu. Actually I might work the short stories as a way to kill time over this year, some of them are excellent. The animes really don't give you enough information about how absolutely awesome Hayashimizu senpai is. I am so sad now though, Haruhi-chan is over | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 16 2009 12:46 konadora wrote: Did you watch Nyoron? lol Only parts, I mostly read Nyoron in doujin form. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
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Aerox
Malaysia1213 Posts
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 17 2009 04:06 Judicator wrote: Basara really disappointed me, you really had not give a damn about the plot considering the back drop of the anime, a wonderful and complex plot base is already there, the characters are there too, like how hard would it been to write a decent plot from the rotk? Very difficult, I haven't seen anything from rotk for a long time that didn't bore me out of the fact that people have done it endless amount of times. Sengoku jidai comes down to much of the same. On May 17 2009 03:05 konadora wrote: Ah.. I didn't even watch Haruhi-chan and Nyoron even when I dled them (but then again, same happened to the rest of my 300GB worth of animes) Totally need to lol, in so many ways this is more Haruhi than the original Haruhi. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
The Romeo x Juliet plot as mediocre as that was is something that I was referring to. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 17 2009 03:42 Aerox wrote: One more anime (besides basara) I think many are missing out is Sunrise's Sora Kakeru Shoujo/Sora Kake Girl. It's a horrible mixture of themes including: girls, space colonies, lasers, mechs, samurais, androids and magic(!?) which one would expect an epic failure but it seems to stay entertaining. I can't think how to explain atm. It's like I'm discovering Haruhi anime again but this time nothing like the Haruhi anime. O, Sore wo Kakeru Shoujo? DLed but never watched lol | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
On May 17 2009 08:08 konadora wrote: O, Sore wo Kakeru Shoujo? DLed but never watched lol same, looked interestingish but I almost always hate animes where there is some weird talking creature that follows the main character around. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 17 2009 08:15 MYM.Testie wrote: same, looked interestingish but I almost always hate animes where there is some weird talking creature that follows the main character around. Try watching those RPG adaptations ahahaha | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
K-ON! is getting funnier and funnier | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
Yui's voice actress is doing a really great job though. I'm still watching it religiously and enjoying it though. =] | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
yay | ||
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So no fek
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
I'm telling you, by the end of the series, Saki and Nodoka would have had sex already | ||
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So no fek
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22208 Posts
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 20 2009 20:27 ahswtini wrote: Pokemon Diamond and Pearl (y) That shit isn't anime | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 20 2009 15:54 konadora wrote: Episode 8 = 4 live song performances yay No way they'd actually do all four lol, Suzumiya was supposed to be a couple of songs by the light novels, we saw two :p Edit - At that, wasn't one of the songs listed among the four Fuwa Fuwa Time? Too lazy to check now, got to run in a bit. Besides, even if we see all four it just means they'll follow the manga and Mio won't write like anything for a whole year+ again. TT | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 20 2009 20:36 Ecael wrote: No way they'd actually do all four lol, Suzumiya was supposed to be a couple of songs by the light novels, we saw two :p Edit - At that, wasn't one of the songs listed among the four Fuwa Fuwa Time? Too lazy to check now, got to run in a bit. Besides, even if we see all four it just means they'll follow the manga and Mio won't write like anything for a whole year+ again. TT IDK, that's what they said in the preview lol. Maybe 2 songs per episode or something? | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 20 2009 21:02 konadora wrote: IDK, that's what they said in the preview lol. Maybe 2 songs per episode or something? Too lazy to check the episode now, but if it is the live for new students, manga had 4 songs listed, one of them being fuwa fuwa time. I think I'll just wait till tomorrow and hope good things show up :p Anyone keeping track of Haruhi? | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
And for Haruhi manga, maybe vol 3? =/ | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 21 2009 12:07 konadora wrote: Singapore is so damn slow, and there's like, no translations of light novels. Only light novel I have so far is SnS wtf And for Haruhi manga, maybe vol 3? =/ Aren't you fluent anyway, stop being lazy Suzumiya has fan translations online at bakatsuki, which has a bunch of other stuff as well and I was more talking about Haruhi season 2, the so-called one I recommend FMP if you ever get around to just reading them raw. | ||
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Zooey
103 Posts
Still need to watch FMA 07 and Valk Chronicles episodes are piling up. Eden is getting a tad boring as well...meh. | ||
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SpiritoftheTunA
United States20903 Posts
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Harem
United States11390 Posts
On May 21 2009 15:59 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: dronebabo are you seriously saving up your 10k for sth significant? what if he is the new xcetron | ||
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 21 2009 13:35 Ecael wrote: Aren't you fluent anyway, stop being lazy Suzumiya has fan translations online at bakatsuki, which has a bunch of other stuff as well and I was more talking about Haruhi season 2, the so-called one I recommend FMP if you ever get around to just reading them raw. I can't read all the kanjis lol | ||
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evanthebouncy!
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 21 2009 19:01 evanthebouncy! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGn8xONcpOY Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo and Evangelion are some of the best movies. | ||
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Zooey
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konadora
Singapore66155 Posts
On May 22 2009 05:34 Zooey wrote: First episode of the new season of Haruhi is out. 14 new episodes are to be aired (mixed in with the season 1 rerun going on). Isn't it just episode 1 of the old season? | ||
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Pooshlmer
United States1001 Posts
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Chau
Canada408 Posts
Eagerly waiting for the sub, but I know the raw is floating around... | ||
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klizzer
517 Posts
And TokiKake is indeed a very awesome movie. | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 22 2009 06:04 Chau wrote: Called Haruhi 2009? Eagerly waiting for the sub, but I know the raw is floating around... Yeah, Raw's been out, I am going to take a look now. EDIT omg k-on raw too, this is too good. 2 - Yep, it is real. + Show Spoiler + Bamboo leaf rhapsody for anyone who reads novel/manga. Looks like they are just going to air via novel order, time to plot out when I need to care. Best solution? Text version + Rikaichan Now that I think about it, why is that a problem, they spam furigana at us :p | ||
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MoeMoeKyun
United States215 Posts
But its good and I'm uploading the episodes up to youtube(along with like 8723489274983279432 other people ). | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On May 22 2009 07:13 SCC-AlwaysGG wrote: K-ON! isn't really loli, its just moe. Really, really moe. Like, moe blob.' But its good and I'm uploading the episodes up to youtube(along with like 8723489274983279432 other people ).No one said k-on was loli here, they are all talking about Saki. Konadora, disappointing news, only one song. | ||
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