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Anatharon posted:Unrelated to my previous inquiry, I'm a fan of Danganronpa and finally got around to reading Battle Royale, which was fairly good. Basically "The most dangerous game" scenario trikes me as disinteresting unless done well, but it seems like something there'd be an at least decent manga about. Anyone know of one? Not anime but if you haven't watched the movie version of Battle Royale, do so. It's one of the best films ever made. Err, stay away from the sequel though.
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Sakurazuka posted:Not anime but if you haven't watched the movie version of Battle Royale, do so. It's one of the best films ever made. Err, stay away from the sequel though. Scott Pilgrim author Brian Lee O'Malley's take on a Battle Royale poster.  I'm kind of surprised that there aren't more manga or anime with that kind of setup. Or maybe I just don't know about them, other than Battle Royale it's not really a genre/storyline I particularly enjoy.
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a kitten posted:I'm kind of surprised that there aren't more manga or anime with that kind of setup. Or maybe I just don't know about them, other than Battle Royale it's not really a genre/storyline I particularly enjoy. There are approximately 10,000 manga and anime that are inspired by it. Not even the first thing with that sort of premise.
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So where do I begin to watch Ghost in the Shell chronologically? seems like there's shows and movies all over the place. And does anyone have any recommendations for any good romance animes? Preferably ones that does not become all moe and poo poo.
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Stalins Moustache posted:So where do I begin to watch Ghost in the Shell chronologically? seems like there's shows and movies all over the place. I'll be interested to see what people recommend in terms of non-moe romances. I've almost finished the first season of Kimi ni Todoke and it's OK, but still almost too anime for me, particularly in terms of having a bland protagonist and an incredibly unrealistic he/she-doesn't-like-me-even-though-it's-totally-obvious-that-they-do-like-me scenario that gets old, fast. The side characters are great, though, particularly Chizu and Yano. I'd much prefer a series all about them.
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Stalins Moustache posted:So where do I begin to watch Ghost in the Shell chronologically? seems like there's shows and movies all over the place. The manga, the two movies directed by Mamoru Oshii, Stand Alone Complex, and Arise are all separate continuities with mostly the same setting and main characters. Around here Stand Alone Complex is usually considered to be the best of them.
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Stalins Moustache posted:And does anyone have any recommendations for any good romance animes? Preferably ones that does not become all moe and poo poo. Once again I will recommend Paradise Kiss and NANA (again with the caveat that it does not really end) Kimi Ni Todoke is good, but is pretty standard and is pretty much the pinnacle of "hand holding is like sex" that Shoujo goes through. If you're looking for teen sex comedy type anime, there's always B Gata H Kei as well (also called Yamada's First Time for the Funimation release).
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So I've been watching stuff suggested in the wiki. GITS SAC, clover and honey, and I saw cowboy bebop a long while back. Enjoying ghost, but I'm torn on clover and honey. The slice of life stuff about college people and the romantic drama is fine. What bothers me is the  19 year old Hagu character. It's just disturbing and throwing off what is otherwise turning into a great show.I guess what I'm asking for is slice of life dramas that involve either adults or young adults without questionable aged child characters. I saw recommendations for Bunny Drop and Sweet Blue Flower. I'll look into those. Any others?
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Jul 14, 2013 20:24
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Chas McGill posted:I'll be interested to see what people recommend in terms of non-moe romances. Does Lovely Complex count? You should watch Lovely Complex.
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Jul 14, 2013 20:32
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jonjonaug posted:The manga, the two movies directed by Mamoru Oshii, Stand Alone Complex, and Arise are all separate continuities with mostly the same setting and main characters. Around here Stand Alone Complex is usually considered to be the best of them. What's the general consensus on Solid State Society?
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It's like an entire arc of SAC crammed into a single episode, then stretched into a movie. It's alright.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:03
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unpronounceable posted:What's the general consensus on Solid State Society? More SAC is always good. Just think of it as an extended Stand Alone episode.
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It's a lot better if Togusa is your favourite character.
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Sakurazuka posted:It's a lot better if Togusa is your favourite character. I don't know how anyone can have a favourite SAC character, even if there are definitely some less amazing characters at least half of the cast is way too interesting / awesome to rate any one of them as the best.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:07
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It helps that it has one of the best gag moments in Ghost in the Shell.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:09
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RabidWeasel posted:I don't know how anyone can have a favourite SAC character, even if there are definitely some less amazing characters at least half of the cast is way too interesting / awesome to rate any one of them as the best. I know. Having to choose which tachikoma is too hard.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:43
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RabidWeasel posted:I don't know how anyone can have a favourite SAC character https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aI9QfPnj5I&hd=1
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Jul 14, 2013 21:54
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Batou perched above a urinal like a bird of prey hunting for piss criminals would probably be a real good avatar.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:56
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unpronounceable posted:I know. Having to choose which tachikoma is too hard. This person knows where it's at. Seriously, the only thing I remember from staying up way too late when I was younger is the tachikoma, and vaguely of a hacker who had a really amusing calling card.
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unpronounceable posted:I know. Having to choose which tachikoma is too hard. The one that's voiced by Edward from Bebop is clearly the best one.
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Zorak posted:There are approximately 10,000 manga and anime that are inspired by it. Not even the first thing with that sort of premise. While I couldn't name any of said manga or anime, The Most Dangerous Game was published in 1924 and is probably the archetypal example.
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muike posted:It helps that it has one of the best gag moments in Ghost in the Shell. Which moment's that? Been a while since I've seen Solid State Society. RabidWeasel posted:I don't know how anyone can have a favourite SAC character, even if there are definitely some less amazing characters at least half of the cast is way too interesting / awesome to rate any one of them as the best. Something I really loved was by the end of the second season, almost every character got at least one episode centered around them. I think the only one who didn't was Boma.
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Blazing Zero posted:I guess what I'm asking for is slice of life dramas that involve either adults or young adults without questionable aged child characters. I saw recommendations for Bunny Drop and Sweet Blue Flower. I'll look into those. Any others? Kids on the Slope
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Yep. The closest he got to character development was when the revealed he had demolitions experience during the dirty bomb defusing bit. That aside his role was to be the guy who looked like Batou's chubbier clone.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Which moment's that? Been a while since I've seen Solid State Society. Togusa asks his wife to take a picture of his daughter while she's sleeping or something and Batou walks out of the elevator just in time to hear a really weird sentence fragment.
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Stalins Moustache posted:And does anyone have any recommendations for any good romance animes? Preferably ones that does not become all moe and poo poo. Someone posted Sasameki Koto in the Convince With One Panel thread and I read the whole thing even though I got a bit bored around halfway through. It follows a high school girl who is openly gay, and her friend who initially wasn't, but wound up falling in love with her. It does a lot of things right, the romance is cute, the humor is good, the problem is it's probably a full third too long and it pulls the annoying bit where the mains are about to confess but are interrupted by [character] like 3 or 4 times, and there are multiple arcs and a few characters that are essentially irrelevant and could be cut out entirely. Is there something like that that is about the same core story quality, deals with the same issues, but isn't jam-packed with filler/pointless tangents? Someone also posted Girl Friends there, but I haven't actually read it, is it any good? It seems really...  I've been recommended a few others already by the Shoujo thread, so I've got a bit of a backlog and want to avoid reading series if they turn out crap. Last week was a pretty huge bummer and my usual shonen/whatever series aren't really doing it, so I thought I'd go for some romance stuff instead. The Black Stones posted:If you're looking for teen sex comedy type anime, there's always B Gata H Kei as well (also called Yamada's First Time for the Funimation release). Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Jul 15, 2013 |
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Captain Invictus posted:
No clue, I just watched the anime. Considering how the anime ended though, I will say "Yes" for Status Quo hell, but the anime lasted just long enough to not get bored with how things were going. Just watch that.
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I found myself surprisingly entertained by B Gata H Kei. I seem to remember the chapters being very short despite being numerous. Wasn't it a 4-koma? Being finished helps, as it does actually go somewhere in the end. E: Yeah it was a 4-koma. 
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I tend to go manga if there is one for a given series since a bunch of animes are just traps to get you to buy the manga/LNs, so why not just start with that instead. Though the Devil Is A Part-Timer anime is apparently way way wayyyyy better than the manga. Nate RFB posted:E: Yeah it was a 4-koma.
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Captain Invictus posted:Fuckin' Bonnouji. It's manga but you'll be hard-pressed to find a more solid love story that actually continues after the relationship begins!(!!!!!) Aoi no Hana is probably your best bet, although it lacks one of the main things that Sasameko Koto does well in that's it exists in 'everyone's a lesbian' paradise that 99% of yuri shows exist in,rather than the real world.
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Sasameki Koto is pretty much "every named character is a secret lesbian". But yeah, I get what you're saying.
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If you're okay with nudity, you can try Yutaka Tanaka's work. His work tends takes some time to get going, but once it does it's pretty good. His manga are wonderful because a) He does loving amazing art. He uses minimalism to absolutely brilliant effect. The dude once made a completely black page tense as hell. b) His characters do not act like morons who Cannot Spit It Out. His work in fact shows why this trope is stupid and why, shocker, communication is necessary for a good relationship. Don't read Princess Mimmia though. It's totally different in tone and subject matter compared to the stuff he usually does. It's not a bad story, but it has yet to get going and I am withholding my judgement on it until it does.
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Bonnouji has straight-up sex in it, so that isn't an issue.
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Re: romance manga Check out Sekitou Elegy. It's about an awkward guy and the working class/blue collar girl he has a crush on. Most of the characters are early 20s and learning how to be an adult, so learning how to be in a relationship is a big part of that. The art to me is a little crude so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I have. I think it hits some of the same notes as Bonnouji, but the characters don't have their poo poo together nearly as well so it has life-skills drama in addition to the romance.
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Captain Invictus posted:Is there something like that that is about the same core story quality, deals with the same issues, but isn't jam-packed with filler/pointless tangents? Someone also posted Girl Friends there, but I haven't actually read it, is it any good? It seems really... Girl Friends is cool, but it isn't mature and it's very cutesy. It tells a simpler, but tidier story than Sasameki Koto or Aoi Hana (I haven't finished these), and it's a more compelling read. Very cutesy and not mature though.
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I'm looking for some good horror manga/anime that isn't Junji Ito or Satoshi Kon. Can I get something that's actually scary?
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Ascetic Crow posted:I'm looking for some good horror manga/anime that isn't Junji Ito or Satoshi Kon. Can I get something that's actually scary? Try Shiki.
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Shiki isn't really scary, but it has the greatest animated sequence of a dog taking a walk ever committed to film.
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Ascetic Crow posted:I'm looking for some good horror manga/anime that isn't Junji Ito or Satoshi Kon. Can I get something that's actually scary?
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Are there any good detective mystery type shows? I've had a bit of an itch for it since watching Hyouka which did the detective mystery thing amazingly. I tried GoSick but I couldn't deal with it firstly because of the tsundere detective and secondly because Bones doesn't seem to understand what pacing is.
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