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Chillyrabbit posted:Looking for recommendations on anime that has the main protagonist, male or female not be a wuss and actually feel like he is somewhat powerful/has strength and not be ridiculously op. i.e they can hold their own against poo poo. Fist of the North Star.
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Bongo Bill posted:Fist of the North Star. "Not ridiculously OP" doesn't really describe Kenshiro at all.
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Jan 11, 2014 10:12
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jonjonaug posted:"Not ridiculously OP" doesn't really describe Kenshiro at all. Sometimes he likes to let the mooks think their cute little tricks will work, and really, their squirming and subsequent karmic downfall is part of the fun. Plus, most of the main villains even gain the upper hand for a while. Edit: More to the point, although it isn't technically exactly what was asked for, it is in spirit an action show that escapes (predates, really) many of the tiresome cliches of the genre. Its protagonist is stoic, compassionate, merciless, and not an idiot, and while he does have a lot of bullshit powers, he only ever wins by being a more skilled fighter. He has a million ways to ruin some thug's day, but the enemies that are supposed to feel like credible threats manage to do so without getting into any nonsense about power levels. Bongo Bill fucked around with this message at 10:27 on Jan 11, 2014 |
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Jan 11, 2014 10:15
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Bongo Bill posted:Sometimes he likes to let the mooks think their cute little tricks will work, and really, their squirming and subsequent karmic downfall is part of the fun. Plus, most of the main villains even gain the upper hand for a while. True, it would be worth it at least for me to give it a 5 episode test. Like Touma from certain magical index in the end is actually ridiculously OP considering what he can do but its not a cakewalk for him to win, due to situation or the antagonists.
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Jan 11, 2014 14:34
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The worst thing about the Fist of the North Star anime is that it follows the manga for about three episodes then gives us something like 15 or 20 episodes of filler before it gets back on track. Some of it is admittedly hilarious filler though.
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Jan 11, 2014 14:38
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Professor Latency posted:Just popping in to say I am an absolute sucker for not watching Mushi-shi until now. Everything about it is perfect. Yes. Yes you are. Everyone should watch Mushishi, because it is absolutely amazing. If enough people watch it, maybe some day we'll get more. ...Maybe, in a better world.
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Jan 11, 2014 18:14
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Yes. Yes you are. Everyone should watch Mushishi, because it is absolutely amazing. If enough people watch it, maybe some day we'll get more. Well there's the recent special and a season 2 was announced so let me be the first to say: Welcome, to a better world.
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Jan 11, 2014 18:15
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Srice posted:Well there's the recent special and a season 2 was announced so let me be the first to say: Welcome, to a better world. I promised myself I wouldn't cry.
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Jan 11, 2014 18:18
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Srice posted:Well there's the recent special and a season 2 was announced so let me be the first to say: Welcome, to a better world. 2nd best news I've heard so far this year 
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Jan 11, 2014 18:26
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Fenrir posted:So I got around to giving Toradora another shot and, well, I'm not exactly sure why I didn't get into it the first time around. Maybe I just kinda forgot about it or something. Quoting this for new page because we got caught up in soundtrack chat and OP protagonists 
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Jan 11, 2014 19:15
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Just started watching Devilman Lady as the Lain simulwatch reminded me that it was one of the few Chiaki Konaka shows I haven't seen, and it struck me that I couldn't actually think of any other kaiju-style giant monster fighting monster anime shows, there are almost always robots involved, are there any others? Bonus if they're actually worth watching.
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Sakurazuka posted:Just started watching Devilman Lady as the Lain simulwatch reminded me that it was one of the few Chiaki Konaka shows I haven't seen, and it struck me that I couldn't actually think of any other kaiju-style giant monster fighting monster anime shows, there are almost always robots involved, are there any others? Bonus if they're actually worth watching. Well there's the original Devilman TV anime. Can't think of much else though.
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While Neo Ranga had a robot in it the thing was comic relief and all the real fighting is done by Ranga and other gods/giant monsters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6XIb7TIhV4 Also Ranga is Kaiju Santa Claus. 
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Jan 11, 2014 21:02
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jonjonaug posted:Well there's the original Devilman TV anime. Can't think of much else though. Ah, I figured the original series probably did, I but I've only seen the first few eps of that with horrible HK subs. Welp, that's added to my queue. If I remember correctly wasn't that one of the earliest shows to use the short episode format?
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Good news Discotek licensed Devilman TV. So it should be out sooner or later. Yeah, Neo Ranga does the half episode thing it is one of the early ones if your only counting the ones when they started doing it a lot in the late 90s, there were a few before that.
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Fenrir posted:So I got around to giving Toradora another shot and, well, I'm not exactly sure why I didn't get into it the first time around. Maybe I just kinda forgot about it or something. You really aren't going to find something like Toradora but lighter without getting into more purely comedy shows like School Rumble. I haven't seen Kanon or Clannad, but they're well liked and have the same kind of dramady mix. If you're fine with something more girly, Josei and Shojo shows like Lovely Complex or NANA mange the mix better. If you're okay with something more serious, Golden Time is an adaptation of a book by the same author as the source for Toradora.
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Jan 11, 2014 22:15
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Is black butler any good?
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Chillyrabbit posted:True, it would be worth it at least for me to give it a 5 episode test. Like Touma from certain magical index in the end is actually ridiculously OP considering what he can do but its not a cakewalk for him to win, due to situation or the antagonists. Sakurazuka posted:The worst thing about the Fist of the North Star anime is that it follows the manga for about three episodes then gives us something like 15 or 20 episodes of filler before it gets back on track. Some of it is admittedly hilarious filler though. This is very true. The early filler does not give you a very strong indication of what you're in for. It has a drat good first episode, but the filler does more shallow villain-of-the-week stuff and fewer tragic megalomaniac arc villains.
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NeoSeeker posted:Is black butler any good?
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Just a quick question because someone mentioned short episode format: Are there actually any shows about with longer episode durations than the industry standard? I guess OVAs would kind of qualify, Unicorn comes to mind of recent shows - though it's more like a series of movies at this point. OVAs tend to be limited to a very small episode count, though. It makes one think what shows have been deemed impossible because of the anime's standard 22-25 minute episode length - I mean, it has to limit how narrative works to some degree. If I understand correctly, the norm wasn't always like it is today. When was the last time a show with longer duration was actually broadcasted, and are there any older shows worth checking? Any must-sees from the past? Yeah, I've been meaning to check humanity has declined, cheers. And yeah, I'm more just curious of the longer format in general, perhaps there are oldies worth checking, too. Katanagatari I've actually watched. Weird I forgot about it. | V Dessel fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jan 12, 2014 |
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Jan 12, 2014 02:22
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Katanagatari had ~50 minute episodes, and is the only example that comes to mind. There's also a fairly large amount of shows recently with short 3-7 minute episodes, but I'm not sure that's what you were thinking of.
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Jan 12, 2014 02:26
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There's quite a few shows that tell stories over multiple episodes in order to get around the half hour limit, such as Humanity Has Declined and Mononoke.
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Jan 12, 2014 02:28
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OVAs are your best bet for that sort of thing. The main reason why you usually don't see anything longer than 22 minutes per episode of tv anime (outside of rare things like two episodes airing in a row or maybe the first episode being double length) is because animators have a hard enough time meeting the deadlines as-is.
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edit: Nevermind, I found what I was looking for.
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Dessel posted:Just a quick question because someone mentioned short episode format: Are there actually any shows about with longer episode durations than the industry standard? I guess OVAs would kind of qualify, Unicorn comes to mind of recent shows - though it's more like a series of movies at this point. OVAs tend to be limited to a very small episode count, though. Any show that stretches an arc over multiple episodes might fit. The Monogatari series (Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Nekomonogatari Black, and the recently finished Monogatari Second Season) is entirely composed of several long story arcs that stretch over several episodes. Not a series everyone will like however. I don't know if this counts, but From the New World foregoes the OP in favor of using the extra time for the episode, so it's a good bit longer than the standard episode. It's also really, really amazing. It's a very serious show, but there's still a good amount to enjoy if you don't care for the heavy themes.
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NeoSeeker posted:Is black butler any good? I'm a die hard Astro Boy/Metropolis fan, and even I can't bring myself to watch it. Just posting to say Chi's New Address is awesome.  - I'm an idiot. I was thinking of Black Jack. 
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Fenrir posted:So I got around to giving Toradora another shot and, well, I'm not exactly sure why I didn't get into it the first time around. Maybe I just kinda forgot about it or something. There are tons of late high school/early college rom-coms, if you're looking for more com than rom I'd recommend Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Mahoraba ~Heartful Days, or the ongoing Silver Spoon. Basically there is some blushing and stammering, but no one actually hooks up in any of these because too much silly stuff is going on. There really isn't anything like Toradora that I can think of, which probably explains the lack of responses. It switches seamlessly between hilarious comedy and moving emotional scenes, when you're usually lucky to get one of those.
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I'm on episode 31 of Juuni Kokuki and felt like I'd give an updated opinion on it. Probably the only negative worth mentioning is that the pacing can be pretty bad in parts. Things really dragged for a while after the initial plot thread finished and the episodes about that black kirin started. The animation/action aren't that great, but they're not that important for a show like this to begin with. I also felt like the Hou princess who ends up meeting Rakushun kind of abruptly did a complete 180 from a terrible person to a not-terrible one. I get that her story is supposed to be compared to Youko's, but Youko's personality changed more gradually and in response to various events. The ex-princess seemed to go from "heh I bet the hundreds of thousands of folks my dad executed had it coming" to being a reasonable person overnight. I guess it was just Rakushun working his magic. The plot/setting is so good that I would feel weird giving it anything less than a 9/10, though. Even if the execution leaves some to be desired, the world it builds is fascinating and a good break from all of the Western-inspired fantasies. edit: I just finished episode 39, which seems to have ended the "main arc" and realized something: What ever happened with the "black kirin in Japan who meets Sugimoto" plot thread? It seems like it was just dropped once things started picking up with Yoko/Suzu/Shoukei. Ytlaya fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Jan 15, 2014 |
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Ytlaya posted:edit: I just finished episode 39, which seems to have ended the "main arc" and realized something: What ever happened with the "black kirin in Japan who meets Sugimoto" plot thread? It seems like it was just dropped once things started picking up with Yoko/Suzu/Shoukei.
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The Devil Tesla posted:You really aren't going to find something like Toradora but lighter without getting into more purely comedy shows like School Rumble. I haven't seen Kanon or Clannad, but they're well liked and have the same kind of dramady mix. If you're fine with something more girly, Josei and Shojo shows like Lovely Complex or NANA mange the mix better. MMania posted:There are tons of late high school/early college rom-coms, if you're looking for more com than rom I'd recommend Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Mahoraba ~Heartful Days, or the ongoing Silver Spoon. Basically there is some blushing and stammering, but no one actually hooks up in any of these because too much silly stuff is going on. Thanks guys Already seen most of these but School Rumble and Silver Spoon look worth checking into.
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Ytlaya posted:edit: I just finished episode 39, which seems to have ended the "main arc" and realized something: What ever happened with the "black kirin in Japan who meets Sugimoto" plot thread? It seems like it was just dropped once things started picking up with Yoko/Suzu/Shoukei. I mentioned this a bit in my post several pages ago, but Taiki's story was meant to span three novels. The first was the second arc of the anime, the second was never animated, and the third has yet to be written. That second novel directly follows the first and also features Yoko, several other characters we know well, and several new ones. There is also somewhat of an extra novel in the Taiki series. It's called Demon Child, and was written before the Twelve Kingdoms series. You can think of it as sort of like a pilot for the real series. I haven't read it, but I imagine it takes place during the second novel and covers some of the plot thread you mention, albeit without Sugimoto since she's an anime-only creation. runawayturtles fucked around with this message at 10:48 on Jan 17, 2014 |
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Is there a manga recommendation thread? I have read and liked, Knights of Sidonia, I am a Hero, and Attack on Titan. I tried reading so far didn't like: - Claymore (got extremely burned out after awhile) - Planetes (got really bored) I am looking for ether sci-fi/dark fantasy.
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Have you tried Berserk?
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UberJumper posted:Is there a manga recommendation thread? The source material is light but have you tried Pluto? It's a retelling of an Astro Boy arc by the guy that did Monster and it's quite good.
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Well holy poo poo, Chihayafuru is one of the best anime shows I've seen. I liked the manga well enough, but the anime's presentation and direction are just outstanding so far. It makes a game so obscure so easy to understand and doesn't obfuscate, as well as ratcheting up tension without mysticising the whole thing too much. The manga was a well written and quite human tale and the anime just enhances it all.
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TheEye posted:That second novel directly follows the first and also features Yoko, several other characters we know well, and several new ones. Has it been translated into English? Also, it's interesting to hear that Sugimoto wasn't in the novels. In retrospect it's not that surprising; you can remove her entirely without it affecting Youko's whole character arc (and the same goes for Asano). Maybe that's why her shift from "crazy who thinks Youko was mistaken for her" to "rational human being" was really abrupt compared with Youko's character development.
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UberJumper posted:Is there a manga recommendation thread? If you liked Knights of Sidonia and want more sci-fi/dark fantasy, you should start with Tsutomo Nihei's other works - Blame! and Biomega.
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Someone please recommend me an anime about American Football 
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4778 Google, Google never changes.
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