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On April 24 2011 03:40 stafu wrote:
Anyone want to try recommend me a new series :p? I've really enjoyed:
Cowboy Bebop, FMA Brotherhood, Berserk, Claymore, Rurouni Kenshin, Death Note, et al. I'm also a huge Ghibli fan.
On April 24 2011 01:41 Ferrose wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
You'll love School Days. It's full of action.
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On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after.
You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then.
Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi.
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On April 24 2011 03:40 stafu wrote:
Anyone want to try recommend me a new series :p? I've really enjoyed:
Cowboy Bebop, FMA Brotherhood, Berserk, Claymore, Rurouni Kenshin, Death Note, et al. I'm also a huge Ghibli fan.
lol, Spazer just posted the recommendation chart:
On April 24 2011 01:15 Spazer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
+ Show Spoiler +Refer to the action column.
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On April 24 2011 03:40 stafu wrote:
Anyone want to try recommend me a new series :p? I've really enjoyed:
Cowboy Bebop, FMA Brotherhood, Berserk, Claymore, Rurouni Kenshin, Death Note, et al. I'm also a huge Ghibli fan.
Gotta agree with Code Geass 1+2 if you try it and don't like it after a few episodes maybe go for Elfen Lied (cos it's awesome, also Death Note feel), Trigun (like Cowboy Bebop..ish) or D.Gray Man (which is like FMA)
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On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it.
And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me.
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On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me.
Out of curiosity, what are the 5 magic words that would turn everyone against you?
I've never seen Kekkaishi, nor do I really consider [most] of the shows Kaal mentioned as "shounens", but I can say, without a doubt, every show he mentioned is objectively better than Kekkaishi. Other than School Days. LOL, slipping that one in there, such a troll, Kaal.
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On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me.
That's because trace is a manwha.
And it goes from interesting into some kind of religious star thing, kinda eva style which just makes it weird.
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On April 24 2011 03:22 fusionsdf wrote:+ Show Spoiler [madoka] +
I still don't understand why everyone is so quick to say deus ex machina. It's been stated from the get-go that Madoka had the unique ability to grant such a wish. Kyuubey specifically mentions her being able to have god-like power. In addition, why she has this power is also, I felt, well explained in ep11.
+ Show Spoiler +It's deus ex machina because the conflict was solved in one fell swoop using omnipotent powers.
For instance, say I'm a DM (lol), and I kill an entire D&D party by saying rocks fall, everyone dies. Just because its well explained (eg. "the roof looks weak") doesn't make the outcome any less bullshit.
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Awesome, thanks for the recommendations guys. Will definitely check out Code Geass as I've got the first few eps already available. Cheers 
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2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
Thought this would be fun to do.
Seiyuu tier list. I tried to be as objective as possible but in the end it's all still opinion and I had to use my gut on some of the harder choices.
Why I'm doing this:
Just to spark some discussion and to give awareness to those who don't really follow seiyuu.
How it works:
To be on the tier list, they have to have been at least recently active with multiple big roles. There were some really good seiyuu that I left out because they just aren't active currently or only have one continuing role. I probably missed some though so feel free to mention any that I did miss.
Actors were rated by versatility, how good they are at portraying various emotions, voice, and being prolific served as a bonus.
There are four tiers. However, instead of Tiers 1-4, there is a Tier 1.5. This is because of how close Tiers 1 and 1.5 are. People in Tier 1.5 are still incredible voice actors and are only held back by one small factor. People in Tier 1 are the cream of the crop and generally excel beyond most others in at least one category while being good in all other categories as well.
Those in Tier 2 are generally lacking in more than one category. A lot of this can be attributed to not having enough big roles to show off what they can do (hence being prolific can help). For those who do have enough roles, being in Tier 2 means they need to improve in about two categories.
You may be wondering why there are barely any people in Tier 3. It's because those who are in Tier 3 generally are the ones with only a handful of big roles and the least prolific, so there are a lot of new actors that I do not know of who may belong in this tier. In Tier 3, actors don't have enough roles for me to judge them higher and are typecasted with the roles they do have. They may or may not be better, but for the time being they're stuck in Tier 3. There are a couple who have enough roles but are still in Tier 3. This is because I feel they only excel at one type of role.
(*) means they may actually be a tier higher, but I have to see more big roles of theirs.
Tier List:
Tier 1:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
Chiba Susumu, Fujiwara Keiji, Fukuyama Jun, Hiyama Nobuyuki, Inoue Kazuhiko, Ishida Akira, Kamiya Hiroshi, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Konishi Katsuyuki, Koyasu Takehito, Midorikawa Hikaru, Miki Shinichiro, Miyano Mamoru, Morikawa Toshiyuki, Namikawa Daisuke, Okiayu Ryotaro, Onosaka Masaya, Sakurai Takahiro, Seki Tomokazu, Seki Toshihiko, Sugita Tomokazu, Suwabe Junichi, Takagi Wataru, Takahashi Hiroki, Ueda Yuji, Wakamoto Norio
Females:
Endo Aya, Fujimura Ayumi, Hirohashi Ryou, Hisakawa Aya, Horie Yui, Inoue Kikuko, Inoue Marina, Itou Shizuka, Kawakami Tomoko, Kawasumi Ayako, Kitamura Eri, Kobayashi Sanae, Kobayashi Yuu, Koshimizu Ami, Kugimiya Rie, Kuwashima Houko, Mitsuishi Kotono, Mizuki Nana, Nabatame Hitomi, Nakahara Mai, Noto Mamiko, Oohara Sayaka, Orikasa Fumiko, Paku Romi, Saito Chiwa, Satou Rina, Sawashiro Miyuki, Takahashi Mikako, Tamura Yukari, Tanaka Rie, Toyoguchi Megumi, Ueda Kana, Yajima Akiko, Yukana
Tier 1.5:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
Canna Nobutoshi, Hatano Wataru(*), Hayami Sho, Hino Satoshi, Hirata Hiroaki, Hoshi Souichiro, Ikeda Shuuichi, Itou Kentarou, Kawada Shinji, Kishio Daisuke, Kiyasu Kohei, Koyama Rikiya, Nakai Kazuya, Nakamura Yuuichi, Nakata Jouji, Ookawa Toru, Ono Daisuke, Ootsuka Akio, Suzumura Kenichi, Tachiki Fumihiko, Toriumi Kousuke, Yamaguchi Kappei, Yao Kazuki, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Yusa Kouji
Females:
Asakawa Yuu, Asumi Kana, Gotou Yuuko, Hayashibara Megumi, Ikezawa Haruna, Itou Miki, Kakazu Yumi, Kanda Akemi(*), Katou Emiri, Kobayashi Yumiko, Kuwatani Natsuko(*), Matsuoka Yuki, Minagawa Junko, Mizuhashi Kaori, Nazuka Kaori, Neya Michiko, Noda Junko, Nonaka Ai, Okamura Akemi, Ootani Ikue, Saiga Mitsuki, Sakamoto Maaya, Tanaka Atsuko, Tanaka Mayumi, Takayama Minami, Watanabe Akeno(*), Yukino Satsuki, Yuzuki Ryouka
Tier 2:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
Asanuma Shintaro, Fujita Yoshinori, Hamada Kenji, Hirakawa Daisuke, Inada Tetsu, Irino Miyu, Ishizuka Unshou, Kaji Yuuki, Kakihara Tetsuya, Miyata Kouki, Morikawa Showtaro, Morita Masakazu, Nojima Kenji, Sakaguchi Daisuke, Shimono Hiro, Tachibana Shinnosuke(*), Taniyama Kishou(*), Yasumoto Hiroki, Yonaga Tsubasa
Females:
Aizawa Mai, Arai Satomi, Asano Masumi, Chiba Saeko, Fujita Saki, Fukuen Misato, Fukui Yukari, Gotou Saori, Hanazawa Kana, Hayami Saori(*), Hirano Aya, Iguchi Yuka, Ise Mariya, Itou Kanae, Kadowaki Mai, Kaida Yuki, Kaida Yuko, Kaneda Tomoko, Kotobuki Minako, Morinaga Rika, Sanada Asami, Shimizu Ai, Shintani Ryoko(*), Shiraishi Ryoko, Shitaya Noriko, Takagaki Ayahi(*), Takahashi Chiaki, Takeuchi Junko, Tomatsu Haruka, Toyosaki Aki, Yahagi Sayuri
Tier 3:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
Abe Atsushi
Females:
Chihara Minori, Goto Mai(*), Hikasa Youko, Iwai Yukiko, Koyama Kimiko(*), Makino Yui, Sakakibara Yui, Taketatsu Ayana(*)
Based on roles played:
Most Versatile:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
1. Takahashi Hiroki
2. Chiba Susumu
3. Ishida Akira
4. Fukuyama Jun
5. Kiuchi Hidenobu
Females:
1. Kawakami Tomoko
2. Yajima Akiko
3. Inoue Marina
4. Horie Yui
5. Hisakawa Aya
Best Loli Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Nakahara Mai
2. Hanazawa Kana
3. Ueda Kana
4. Kugimiya Rie
5. Takahashi Mikako/Hirohashi Ryou
Best Shota Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Ootani Ikue
2. Kobayashi Yumiko
3. Morinaga Rika
4. Kanda Akemi
5. Yajima Akiko
Best Bishounen Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
1. Namikawa Daisuke
2. Miyano Mamoru
3. Kishio Daisuke
Females:
1. Saiga Mitsuki
2. Paku Romi
3. Minagawa Junko
Best Bishoujo Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Itou Shizuka
2. Satou Rina
3. Noto Mamiko
4. Nazuka Kaori
5. Tanaka Rie
Best Biseinen Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Toshiyuki Morikawa
2. Sakurai Takahiro
3. Miki Shinichiro
4. Suwabe Junichi
5. Ono Daisuke
Best Bijin (Bijosei?) Voices:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Inoue Kikuko
2. Itou Miki
3. Hisakawa Aya
4. Nabatame Hitomi
5. Oohara Sayaka
Best Badasses
+ Show Spoiler +1. Wakamoto Norio
2. Hiyama Nobuyuki
3. Fujiwara Keiji
4. Tachiki Fumihiko
5. Nakata Jouji
Best Tsundere:
+ Show Spoiler +1. Itou Shizuka
2. Kugimiya Rie
3. Katou Emiri
4. Kawasumi Ayako
5. Satou Rina
Most Comical:
+ Show Spoiler +Males:
1. Sugita Tomokazu
2. Wakamoto Norio
3. Onosaka Masaya
Females:
1. Kobayashi Yuu
2. Matsuoka Yuki
3. Inoue Marina
Feel free to agree/disagree. A lot of it is opinion anyway.
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On April 24 2011 05:29 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me. Out of curiosity, what are the 5 magic words that would turn everyone against you? I've never seen Kekkaishi, nor do I really consider [most] of the shows Kaal mentioned as "shounens", but I can say, without a doubt, every show he mentioned is objectively better than Kekkaishi. Other than School Days. LOL, slipping that one in there, such a troll, Kaal.
The word you are looking for is subjectively better and have more wide appeal,. Kekkaishi have excellent animations, voice acting and production value. (The things that can be looked at objectively) and ofcourse wide appeal often mean better, but in my own very subjective opinion, Kekkaishi is my first pick as weird as it may be.
Also thos magic words are: "I really disliked Death Note" It's not that I dislike everything that is popular, infact all those cliché "Must sees", have been watched and liked. I've tried at least 5 times to get through the series. I find the characters stupid, the plot dumb and all I can think about is how much more fun it would be if the Death Note ended up with a lunatic instead. Don't get me wrong I can see that it's obviously a excellent series or it wouldn't be as popular as it is, but I just cringe everytime I'm forced to see an episode.
Also ofcourse I know that Trace is Korean.
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On April 24 2011 06:23 Hynda wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 05:29 Sentenal wrote:On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me. Out of curiosity, what are the 5 magic words that would turn everyone against you? I've never seen Kekkaishi, nor do I really consider [most] of the shows Kaal mentioned as "shounens", but I can say, without a doubt, every show he mentioned is objectively better than Kekkaishi. Other than School Days. LOL, slipping that one in there, such a troll, Kaal. The word you are looking for is subjectively better and have more wide appeal,. Kekkaishi have excellent animations, voice acting and production value. (The things that can be looked at objectively) and ofcourse wide appeal often mean better, but in my own very subjective opinion, Kekkaishi is my first pick as weird as it may be. Also thos magic words are: "I really disliked Death Note" It's not that I dislike everything that is popular, infact all those cliché "Must sees", have been watched and liked. I've tried at least 5 times to get through the series. I find the characters stupid, the plot dumb and all I can think about is how much more fun it would be if the Death Note ended up with a lunatic instead. Don't get me wrong I can see that it's obviously a excellent series or it wouldn't be as popular as it is, but I just cringe everytime I'm forced to see an episode. Also ofcourse I know that Trace is Korean.
That's because Death Note is just Yaoi fanbait.
Kekkaishi is just not good. That's why it got canceled.
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Canada8033 Posts
No Rie in lolis? Trolllllll  Jokes aside, why rate by flexibility? Some seiyuus are typecast to hell and beyond, but as long as they're good at it, it shouldn't really matter imo.
@Hynda: You make it sound like Death Note is the most popular anime ever or something, lol. I've never seen it, nor do I plan on ever seeing it. Heck, I don't even remember seeing that many recommendations for it in this thread
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2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
No Rie in lolis? Trolllllll Jokes aside, why rate by flexibility? Some seiyuus are typecast to hell and beyond, but as long as they're good at it, it shouldn't really matter imo.
I actually just edited her in. I was always juggling her and Takahashi Mikako but I just slipped her in there. Kugimiya's an awesome loli but they all feel the same.
If a seiyuu is typecast to hell that's their own problem. That's where being prolific and being good enough to grab different roles comes into play.
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On April 24 2011 01:41 Ferrose wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
You'll love School Days. It's full of action.
Never gets old now does it ?
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On April 24 2011 06:38 Spazer wrote:No Rie in lolis? Trolllllll Jokes aside, why rate by flexibility? Some seiyuus are typecast to hell and beyond, but as long as they're good at it, it shouldn't really matter imo. @Hynda: You make it sound like Death Note is the most popular anime ever or something, lol. I've never seen it, nor do I plan on ever seeing it. Heck, I don't even remember seeing that many recommendations for it in this thread I guess it differs from region to region, it's fucking huge over here.
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On April 24 2011 06:23 Hynda wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 05:29 Sentenal wrote:On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me. Out of curiosity, what are the 5 magic words that would turn everyone against you? I've never seen Kekkaishi, nor do I really consider [most] of the shows Kaal mentioned as "shounens", but I can say, without a doubt, every show he mentioned is objectively better than Kekkaishi. Other than School Days. LOL, slipping that one in there, such a troll, Kaal. The word you are looking for is subjectively better and have more wide appeal,. Kekkaishi have excellent animations, voice acting and production value. (The things that can be looked at objectively) and ofcourse wide appeal often mean better, but in my own very subjective opinion, Kekkaishi is my first pick as weird as it may be. Also thos magic words are: "I really disliked Death Note" It's not that I dislike everything that is popular, infact all those cliché "Must sees", have been watched and liked. I've tried at least 5 times to get through the series. I find the characters stupid, the plot dumb and all I can think about is how much more fun it would be if the Death Note ended up with a lunatic instead. Don't get me wrong I can see that it's obviously a excellent series or it wouldn't be as popular as it is, but I just cringe everytime I'm forced to see an episode. Also ofcourse I know that Trace is Korean.
Death Note isn't nearly as popular in this topic as you think, if you think saying "I really dislike Death Note" will turn everyone against you. I think most of the active posters in here would say Death Note is massively over-rated, at the very least.
And for the record, I don't think Super Robot shows have wider appeal than shounen shows.
@Souma: You need a "Best Badass" category for the Seiyus, and so the most godly Seiyu ever gets to be on one of those "Best" categorys.
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On April 24 2011 05:46 Spazer wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 03:22 fusionsdf wrote:+ Show Spoiler [madoka] +
I still don't understand why everyone is so quick to say deus ex machina. It's been stated from the get-go that Madoka had the unique ability to grant such a wish. Kyuubey specifically mentions her being able to have god-like power. In addition, why she has this power is also, I felt, well explained in ep11.
+ Show Spoiler +It's deus ex machina because the conflict was solved in one fell swoop using omnipotent powers.
For instance, say I'm a DM (lol), and I kill an entire D&D party by saying rocks fall, everyone dies. Just because its well explained (eg. "the roof looks weak") doesn't make the outcome any less bullshit.
+ Show Spoiler +If you've been mentioning repeatedly for the past 15 minutes that the roof looks weak and if the party goes in there its very possible for the party to die to falling rocks, it's not really an ass-pull. Every definition I've read of deus ex machina has had some new element (plot device) being pulled out of nowhere to fix everything. This fixed everything (in an admittedly fantastical way), but in no way was this some new, unexpected element out of left field. Hell, you can see from Gen's writing before the series even began hinting he might end it like this. So I can see complaining about the resolution being a bit too neat, but the DMs been warning you this could happen for the past 15 minutes.
No matter what we do, we can't stop the universe from getting colder, either, and on the same principle. This world is only maintained in existence by a series of logical, common-sense processes; it can never escape the bondage of its physical laws.
Therefore, in order to write a perfect ending for a story you must possess the power to break the chain of cause and effect, invert black and white, and act in complete contradiction to the rules of the universe. Only a heavenly and chaste soul, a soul that resounds with genuine praise for humanity, can save the story; to write a story with a happy ending is a double challenge, to the author's body as well as the mind.
I mean c'mon....
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2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
On April 24 2011 06:44 Sentenal wrote:
@Souma: You need a "Best Badass" category for the Seiyus, and so the most godly Seiyu ever gets to be on one of those "Best" categorys.
Lol. Good idea. It can go alongside the 'Best Tsundere' category.
Edit: Done!
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On April 24 2011 06:29 Kaal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2011 06:23 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 05:29 Sentenal wrote:On April 24 2011 05:04 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 03:48 Kaal wrote:On April 24 2011 01:05 Hynda wrote:On April 24 2011 00:48 Enderbantoo wrote:
I come to you looking for a new anime to watch!
Animes i have LOVED
~FMA Brotherhood(and original, but brotherhood WAY better)
~GTO
~Death Note (season 1)
~Most of Naruto
Seems shonen is your cup of tea so check out Kekkaishi it's in my opinion by far the best shonen out there. It doesn't have a real ending however so be prepared to take up the Manga after. You must not have seen 99% of all shonen then. Because Hokuto no Ken, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, S-cry-ed, School Days, GaoGaiGar, and TTGL, to name just a few, and easily about six to seven hundred tiers above kekkaishi. Opinions! We all have them. I've seen tons of shonen in my days and for me it is the best. I found the characters all fleshed out and easy to relate to, the characters evolved and I really liked the setting.It set me up perfectly for taking up the manga. Also it has camp ghost dogs something all tv-series should aspire to have. Everyone has a diffrent taste, for example my favourite manga is Trace, 95% of the people I talk to have never even heard of it. And don't take it as I try to be hipster by going "Oh I like things nobody else likes" just for the sake of it, because that isn't true. If I wanted to be hip I would say 5 magic words that turns everyone against me. Out of curiosity, what are the 5 magic words that would turn everyone against you? I've never seen Kekkaishi, nor do I really consider [most] of the shows Kaal mentioned as "shounens", but I can say, without a doubt, every show he mentioned is objectively better than Kekkaishi. Other than School Days. LOL, slipping that one in there, such a troll, Kaal. The word you are looking for is subjectively better and have more wide appeal,. Kekkaishi have excellent animations, voice acting and production value. (The things that can be looked at objectively) and ofcourse wide appeal often mean better, but in my own very subjective opinion, Kekkaishi is my first pick as weird as it may be. Also thos magic words are: "I really disliked Death Note" It's not that I dislike everything that is popular, infact all those cliché "Must sees", have been watched and liked. I've tried at least 5 times to get through the series. I find the characters stupid, the plot dumb and all I can think about is how much more fun it would be if the Death Note ended up with a lunatic instead. Don't get me wrong I can see that it's obviously a excellent series or it wouldn't be as popular as it is, but I just cringe everytime I'm forced to see an episode. Also ofcourse I know that Trace is Korean. That's because Death Note is just Yaoi fanbait. Kekkaishi is just not good. That's why it got canceled.
It wasn't cancled because it didn't have enough viewers, it got cancelled because the episodes were constantly late from the studio. Not saying that it is any better but it wasn't cancelled because the content was bad. And ofcourse it caught up with the manga at the time.
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