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If you come in here looking for "anime recommendations" then please refer to this chart before posting: Anime Recommendations (as of may 2014). We also have an IRC channel called #tladt where we all hang out. The channel is on Rizon, not QuakeNet! Feel free to check it out. TLADT discord is Discord.gg

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Fumi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
529 Posts
April 29 2010 17:21 GMT
#5641
On April 30 2010 00:29 Southlight wrote:
What's with the sudden spike in LogH viewership? -_-

Not like it's a bad thing though.
Flash, Stats, Reach, Tossgirl <> Boxer, Nestea, MC, Foxer fangirl | http://osu.ppy.sh/u/181432
UFO
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
582 Posts
April 29 2010 19:35 GMT
#5642
Who watched Tenjou Tenge ?
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
April 29 2010 19:46 GMT
#5643
Lain had me completely captivated from start to finish

It is so bittersweet though i feel really bad for lain D: i want to see her really happy with friends

Also the opening track is absolutely amazing (because london bands rock :D)

Ofc haibane is amazing aswell, im gonna watch welcome to the nhk next
Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
April 29 2010 20:00 GMT
#5644
On April 30 2010 04:35 UFO wrote:
Who watched Tenjou Tenge ?


I did, it was alright, just gotta remember that its more of an arc (the flashback arc) rather than a series.

Too bad they never made more, it's got some pretty interesting things and traits.
Get it by your hands...
Tenryu
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States565 Posts
April 29 2010 20:28 GMT
#5645
On April 30 2010 04:35 UFO wrote:
Who watched Tenjou Tenge ?


It wasnt bad but it wasnt great either. The end was pretty pathetic. They skipped so much from the manga. The manga is much better but i eventually ended up dropping it because it got a bit too boring for me =\. i'll eventually pick it up sometime again though
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Understar
Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
April 29 2010 22:39 GMT
#5646
On April 30 2010 05:28 Tenryu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2010 04:35 UFO wrote:
Who watched Tenjou Tenge ?


It wasnt bad but it wasnt great either. The end was pretty pathetic. They skipped so much from the manga. The manga is much better but i eventually ended up dropping it because it got a bit too boring for me =\. i'll eventually pick it up sometime again though


They didn't skip anything. The end was never meant to be the end, they had a set number of episodes and made the most of it. They could have pulled a Claymore and shit all over the series in just 2 episodes but they didn't, thankfully.
Get it by your hands...
Tenryu
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States565 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-30 00:11:08
April 30 2010 00:10 GMT
#5647
Yeh i know the end of the "anime" isnt the end of the "manga" but where they chose to end anime felt pretty weak imo. In otherwords, the only reason i read the manga was because the ending of the anime was a complete dissappointment to me =\
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Understar
marcoso *
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Brazil818 Posts
April 30 2010 04:40 GMT
#5648
FMA:B episode 54. Best one so far!
+ Show Spoiler +
even knowing what was coming, it still touched me... more than the manga did


Jayme
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States5866 Posts
April 30 2010 05:02 GMT
#5649
On April 29 2010 21:17 BrTarolg wrote:
Damn lain was so good!

really encourages me to go watch his other works now (ive seen haibane which was also amazing)

I feel so sorry for lain shes such an awesome character


Lain was one of the best stories to ever grace anime. I enjoyed it so so much.

I've been told this is odd considering how much I disliked Evangelion. Lain was a pleasant mindfuck though. Eva just annoyed me.
Python is garbage, number 1 advocate of getting rid of it.
triangle
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States3803 Posts
April 30 2010 05:54 GMT
#5650
I didn't like Evangelion either, for pretty much the same reason.
Also known as waterfall / w4terfall
Mystlord *
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10264 Posts
April 30 2010 21:38 GMT
#5651
I'm almost certain that part of the reason why Evangelion is hated so much is because of the relative weakness of the characters. Shinji is the embodiment of a 5 year old child trapped in the body of a teenage boy, Rei is a doll, and Asuka is, well... I'm not even sure how to describe her.

Compare that to the characters of Lain, where you have the multiple personalities of Lain stretching from her initial presentation as a normal school girl, to the Lain of the Wired. I don't think you can necessarily mark any character as weak in Lain.

On the other hand, what draws me to Evangelion is, apart from just how mind blowing it was presented thematically and stylistically, the relations among the different characters. I mean when you have the twisted relationship between Gendo, Shinji, Rei/Yui, that's pretty interesting. Lain is the lone crusader of her world, and while that's intriguing on some level, I personally find the dynamics between characters in Evangelion to be much more interesting.

On another note related to Lain, I noticed today that Lain spells her name using different characters when she switches personalities. She uses Kanji when she's a school girl, and Katakana when she's on the Wired. The Lain constructed by the Knights uses Roman characters. I don't know any background on the different types of characters in the Japanese language, so is there any thematic relevance or is this just something used to differentiate the different personalities?
It is impossible to be a citizen if you don't make an effort to understand the most basic activities of your government. It is very difficult to thrive in an increasingly competitive world if you're a nation of doods.
marcoso *
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Brazil818 Posts
April 30 2010 23:20 GMT
#5652
I never watched Lain, but I'll try to help:
Katakana are used for words originally from foreign countries, onomatopoeia, scientific names.. actually I only knew about the first usage.

The romaji are directed to foreigners, like tourists or students..

Got any ideas now?
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
April 30 2010 23:22 GMT
#5653
Actually...that's in everyday usage. Unfortunately it doesn't quite apply to what Mystlord is asking for here. Did you know that katakana is actually older than hiragana and used also largely for old Japanese text in compliment with kanji?
bearbuddy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3442 Posts
May 01 2010 00:02 GMT
#5654
+ Show Spoiler [DRRR] +
Holy shit Anri...

So people back then who said there were 2 slashers were right.
DarkOptik
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
452 Posts
May 01 2010 04:17 GMT
#5655
Durarara!!

+ Show Spoiler +
Wait, I'm so confused. So Anri gave birth to Niekawa's Saika, while Niekawa zombie-fied the entire city population? Is Anri actually killing anyone?
BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
May 01 2010 22:40 GMT
#5656
Angel beats! Is awesome

Poor angel i feel so bad for her :<

I hope she becomes a good guy later on in the series
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
May 01 2010 22:55 GMT
#5657
On May 01 2010 06:38 Mystlord wrote:
I'm almost certain that part of the reason why Evangelion is hated so much is because of the relative weakness of the characters. Shinji is the embodiment of a 5 year old child trapped in the body of a teenage boy, Rei is a doll, and Asuka is, well... I'm not even sure how to describe her.

Compare that to the characters of Lain, where you have the multiple personalities of Lain stretching from her initial presentation as a normal school girl, to the Lain of the Wired. I don't think you can necessarily mark any character as weak in Lain.

On the other hand, what draws me to Evangelion is, apart from just how mind blowing it was presented thematically and stylistically, the relations among the different characters. I mean when you have the twisted relationship between Gendo, Shinji, Rei/Yui, that's pretty interesting. Lain is the lone crusader of her world, and while that's intriguing on some level, I personally find the dynamics between characters in Evangelion to be much more interesting.

On another note related to Lain, I noticed today that Lain spells her name using different characters when she switches personalities. She uses Kanji when she's a school girl, and Katakana when she's on the Wired. The Lain constructed by the Knights uses Roman characters. I don't know any background on the different types of characters in the Japanese language, so is there any thematic relevance or is this just something used to differentiate the different personalities?

ahh Lain was slightly confusing to me, I should probably rewatch it since it was good series. The opening song definitely fit the anime ^^
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
May 01 2010 22:56 GMT
#5658
On May 02 2010 07:40 BrTarolg wrote:
Angel beats! Is awesome

Poor angel i feel so bad for her :<

I hope she becomes a good guy later on in the series

She is already the good guy, the single person who can claim to be blameless, in fact.
bearbuddy
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
3442 Posts
May 01 2010 23:02 GMT
#5659
On May 01 2010 13:17 DarkOptik wrote:
Durarara!!

+ Show Spoiler +
Wait, I'm so confused. So Anri gave birth to Niekawa's Saika, while Niekawa zombie-fied the entire city population? Is Anri actually killing anyone?

+ Show Spoiler +

I don't think Anri ever infected anyone with anything. Seems to me that Saika and Anri have separate consciousness, hence the parasite and the host relationship. Moreover, Anri has never met Niekawa before, as she didn't recognize her in the beginning.
ZoW
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3983 Posts
May 01 2010 23:25 GMT
#5660
she just wanted some tofu
the courage to be a lazy bum
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