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DamnGlitch posted:The comedy bits wouldn't be nearly as funny without the serious side. Wark Say posted:Tonight, I'll start watching LoGH... however, since I'm pretty much just going to watch that for the rest of the year on Fridays, I need a further recommendation for the weekends: Can you recommend me something creepy to read or watch?  I don't supposed you'd be up for the much better Sound Novel?
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bullshit or anything of the sort. Something that makes you cringe because you can't help but to get this feeling of complete helplessness when watching the characters. Like what the Silent Hill series had going for it on the original tetralogy or Shiki on its more 
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ViggyNash posted:What are you talking about? The majority of it is fantastic. Hell, the music was good enough to sometimes distract me during the show itself. This seems to be an uncommon opinion, but I found the F/Z soundtrack... too Kajiura? There was a lot of dramatic chanting, sweeping violins and all that, but I never felt like it found its own character like Noir or Kara no Kyoukai did, it was just everything I would call Kajiura piled together.
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The higurashi anime is actually pretty good, really good, if you absolutely ignore the ovas (they are totally original to deen and horrid). 52ish eps of some hosed up stuff. It's good. As stated above the vn is a better vector for the story but it has poo poo awful art and is so so so very long. Which is great if you are into reading but the anime is very entertaining on its own, and without knowing about what happens in the vn doesn't feel like its lacking. DamnGlitch fucked around with this message at 02:46 on May 11, 2013 |
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And that makes it lesser for it? Whether or not the soundtrack really defined the show or gave it character is not relevant to it's quality. The music by itself is fantastic, and that's what matters. The music almost always fit the moment or scene and sometimes really helped define it, though I will admit that overall the soundtrack lacked something to set it apart. But like I said, it's still great music.
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Wark Say posted:Tonight, I'll start watching LoGH... however, since I'm pretty much just going to watch that for the rest of the year on Fridays, I need a further recommendation for the weekends: Can you recommend me something creepy to read or watch?
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ViggyNash posted:I guess a high school boy is close enough to a deer. The first season of Full Metal Panic is just sloppy. There's a few really bad arcs in particular. But of course, Fumoffu is fantastic (comedy) and The Second Raid is good. Gonzo just didn't do a good job with season 1, but Kyoto Animation did a great job with the material.
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Oh, wow. I don't think they could have ended FMP? Fumoffu any better. Do you guys have anything similar to suggest? I'm done with Nichijou, Nichibros, and this. Also the Haruhi shorts, if that counts.
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Hidamari sketch maybe? Less goofy than those though. Or the first season of Minami-ke. Squid Girl is good too.
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It's been a while, but I recall Excel Saga being pretty funny.
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DamnGlitch posted:As stated above the vn is a better vector for the story but it has poo poo awful art and is so so so very long. Which is great if you are into reading but the anime is very entertaining on its own, and without knowing about what happens in the vn doesn't feel like its lacking. I liked the anime well enough when it aired but I can't honestly in good faith recommend it over the sound novel at this point.
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Nate RFB posted:There are patches to use the PS2 character art in the game, which are obviously recommended. Oh I know. You know I know, it's just as a path to entry the anime is far far easier to obtain and get into than the VN. So I think the anime is a great recommendation, with the caveat that yeah, if you can get past it not being animated the VN is a better execution.
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Are there any other suave, stylistic heist shows like Lupin the Third? I'm watching the 2012 one right now and it is fantastic.
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At the rate you're going there won't be any animes left for you to watch in a few weeks.
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When you're done with the other 45 years of Lupin III you could try Cat's Eye. It's about three sister thieves based on a manga by Tsukasa Hojo the guy behind City Hunter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LpFar3U_9A It's 80s as hell, also animated by TMS like Lupin. Guyver fucked around with this message at 18:44 on May 11, 2013 |
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May 11, 2013 18:40
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Chas McGill posted:At the rate you're going there won't be any animes left for you to watch in a few weeks. I burn through animes like chocolate covered almonds.
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ViggyNash posted:I burn through animes like chocolate covered almonds. Slow down Otacon (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
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DamnGlitch posted:The higurashi anime is actually pretty good, really good, if you absolutely ignore the ovas (they are totally original to deen and horrid). I absolutely agree, Higurashi really does manage to keep a mystery, and a sense of suprise throughout the majority of the show, as well as having the creepy, off putting feeling for all of the show.
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You guys are jerks. Awesome jerks, though. Thanks for the effective recommendations. Higurashi seems right up my alley after wolfing down the 2 LOGH movies.  it was just 2 movies, and I'm already hooked on this goddamn series. 108 episodes to go!Goddammit, I don't want to marathon either series. I want to enjoy the slow burn that comes from enjoying it slowly, like... a good dessert?
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Wark Say posted:You guys are jerks. Awesome jerks, though. Thanks for the effective recommendations. Higurashi seems right up my alley after wolfing down the 2 LOGH movies. It's so hard for me not to marathon series. I tell myself I'm going to slowly enjoy it, but I always just burn through it like a crack head.
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Oh my goodness you all need to watch Shingeki No Kyojin (Attack on Titan). It's amazing!
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I just finished rewatching Eureka Seven, and I'm in the mood for something in the same vein. What I really enjoyed about it was the great character writing/development, the unique setting, and the eventual breadth and scope of the plot, so something which is similar in those respects would be great. I've also seen most shows that are recent and fairly popular, so something somewhat older or that flew under the radar would be best, although feel free to recommend popular shows that may have slipped by me. Manga's fine too.
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Is there anything else, old or new, that captures the same kind of feel as Berserk? The closest I've ever found was Claymore, minus the dumb anime ending.
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Cake Attack posted:I just finished rewatching Eureka Seven, and I'm in the mood for something in the same vein. What I really enjoyed about it was the great character writing/development, the unique setting, and the eventual breadth and scope of the plot I'm just gonna throw out Vision of Escaflowne.
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Redcrimson posted:I'm just gonna throw out Vision of Escaflowne. Sadly I've already seen it, although it was a long time ago.
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I think that's going to be a hard one, since E7 having all of those qualities was what made it stand out. For manga the first thing that sprang to mind was Satoshi Mizukami, but I know you've read some of those. A couple of shots in the dark: Yumekui Merry: The setting is kind of shounen, but I really liked the characters in this. Irresponsible Captain Tylor: Older and perhaps not too original in its setting, but again the characters are great and the scope does pan out to be pretty big. Kurau Phantom Memory: A lesser known BONES show that I think is pretty underated/underwatched.
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Nate RFB posted:I think that's going to be a hard one, since E7 having all of those qualities was what made it stand out. For manga the first thing that sprang to mind was Satoshi Mizukami, but I know you've read some of those. Yeah, I do realize my request is kind of a tall order, Eureka Seven is my favorite anime and so I don't expect to find something as good. The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer would have been a nearly perfect recommendation, except I've unfortunately already read it. I'll check out the rest though. I have seen a little of Yumekui and Captain Tylor, but got sidetracked by other things.
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Yumekui is a manga, though I think they did make an anime for it at some point. Another one that just came to mind was the manga version of Houshin Engi. Pretty good cast, unique setting, enormous scope. E: Found out myself, nevermind Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 19:56 on May 12, 2013 |
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May 12, 2013 19:51
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Read Yumekui rather than watch it. The anime is pretty mediocre, and diverges from the manga in some ways straight from the beginning.
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Blhue posted:Read Yumekui rather than watch it. The anime is pretty mediocre, and diverges from the manga in some ways straight from the beginning.
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Fenrir posted:Is there anything else, old or new, that captures the same kind of feel as Berserk? The closest I've ever found was Claymore, minus the dumb anime ending. If manga's okay, then Shin Angyo Onshi. Blhue posted:Read Yumekui rather than watch it. The anime is pretty mediocre, and diverges from the manga in some ways straight from the beginning. Alright, I generally prefer to read the manga for adaptations anyway, so I'll do that.
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Fenrir posted:Is there anything else, old or new, that captures the same kind of feel as Berserk? The closest I've ever found was Claymore, minus the dumb anime ending. But as far as anime goes I say Berserk is pretty unique. There was a ton of "dark" medieval fantasy OVA's in the 80s and early 90s but they were all giant pauldrons and jrpg writing. The Heroic Legend of Arslan comes close but it never steps off that edge that Berserk does and the two main characters are world's apart in characterization and look.
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I bought a subscription to Crunchyroll to watch Attack on Titan and HxH. What other ongoing anime are good?
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KittyEmpress posted:I bought a subscription to Crunchyroll to watch Attack on Titan and HxH. What other ongoing anime are good? Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, and Hataraku Maou-sama!. e: Hataraku is funimation though.
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It's in its second season, but don't forget Chihayafuru.
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KittyEmpress posted:I bought a subscription to Crunchyroll to watch Attack on Titan and HxH. What other ongoing anime are good? I completely adore Flowers of Evil but it's definitely not what you'd exspect. Valvrave the Liberator is the most fun you can have watching anime but man I wouldn't really call it good.
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KittyEmpress posted:I bought a subscription to Crunchyroll to watch Attack on Titan and HxH. What other ongoing anime are good?
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So I'm starting to get back into anime after a long 5 year hiatus. I watched a half dozen different series's to get a footing on what I might like and of them I probably liked Monster the best, even if it was 30 episodes too long. So is Master Keaton worth looking into? Also, Gantz was awful. Pulpie fucked around with this message at 16:53 on May 14, 2013 |
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Pulpie posted:Also, Gantz was awful. Well duh.
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Pulpie posted:So I'm starting to get back into anime after a long 5 year hiatus. I watched a half dozen different series's to get a footing on what I might like and of them I probably liked Monster the best, even if it was 30 episodes too long. So is Master Keaton worth looking into? I adore both series. Chas McGill fucked around with this message at 17:14 on May 14, 2013 |
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If I want to get into Gundam, where should I start?
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