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I'm looking for something optimistic and uplifting, in the same vein as non non biyori and hidamari sketch (which I'm just finishing up)
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The Aria series is the first thing to come to mind. Also Sketchbook: Full Colors and Tamayura.
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Feb 3, 2014 21:17
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Watuhboy posted:I'm looking for something optimistic and uplifting, in the same vein as non non biyori and hidamari sketch (which I'm just finishing up) Aria, Sound of the Sky, Sketchbook ~full color's~, and Tamayura are all very uplifting anime that share a similar tone and feel with those two. Edit: beaten because of links.
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A thought occurred to me in the Mizukami thread; what do you folks think are the best ongoing manga series right now? It's sort of a different feeling than reading something that is complete, since oftentimes the pacing of a story can feel different when you're reading in bulk vs. every week/month/year. Some series can even be enhanced by the ability to discuss developments as they are gradually meted out. For my own part, I would say that my favorite ongoing series are Silver Spoon and Spirit Circle. I'm actually not sure I can say that I liked Fullmetal Alchemist more than Silver Spoon at this point; Arakawa certainly has a talent for action and fantasy, the real charm of FMA was its characterization and humor and Spoon seems to be a distillation of all of that. Spirit Circle by Satoshi Mizukami (the man behind the stupendously good Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer) is another case where I think the author found what worked best in his previous works and has focused it in such a way that it works even better. The difference here is while Biscuit Hammer was relatively uplifting, Spirit Circle has been much darker (but ultimately more cathartic as a result). To a certain extent I ignored series that have been in serialization for long periods of time, such as Berserk and One Piece, but there's no real reason not consider them great ongoing series as well. It's just that with 700+ chapters OP is in sort of a different conversation and Berserk has so many hiatuses it's hard to say it's actually still running.
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For currently-ongoing manga that I will pretty much drop what I'm doing and go read new chapters that come out, even if it means reading it on my phone, I've got a pretty long list. There's a lot of good poo poo out these days. One Piece Spirit Circle Silver Spoon Attack on Titan I Am A Hero (getting severe withdrawal, where are the new chapters already!) Koe no Kotachi Flowers of Evil Suicide Island Boku dake ga Inai Machi(I Am Missing) And Yet the Town Moves The Gamer Battle Angel Alita Cheese in the Trap Hinamatsuri Kimi ni Todoke Maoyuu Maou Yuusha Magical Girls of the Apocalypse(guilty pleasure) Mozuya-San Goes on a Rampage(though there's only two chapters so it might poo poo the bed if the author can't keep the gimmick interesting) Plug-In Girl(still new, but it's got a very anime technology aesthetic that I like. The abilities, weapons, mechs, vehicles, buildings, etc all evoke a strong 80's/90's anime style) OnePunch-Man Sekitou Elergy(not technically ongoing, but the scanlations are hilarious behind, I think it completed on volume 15 or 20 or something, and the scanlations are only on 5 or so) Yotsuba Teppu Probably a few others I've forgotten, but yeah. Lots of good stuff. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Feb 4, 2014 |
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Feb 4, 2014 15:44
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Not exactly what I had in mind I guess; are you implying that there are ongoing series you are reading that you don't read relatively soon after finding out there's been an update? Because I could probably drum up a similar list using similar criteria. For my own part I would read them as soon as possible if only because I don't have a good enough memory to remember that a series updated a few days or weeks ago. Yotsuba is another good one I would consider, though again the sporadic schedule makes it hard to consider in the same light as say Silver Spoon. There isn't really that sense of something to look forward to on a weekly or monthly basis. Maoyuu is interesting, because while I wouldn't say it's of the same level of quality (just way too much fanservice) as Spoon or Circle it is still very good and if I'm being honest with myself I probably get the most excited when I see updates for it. Part of that may be the recent delays to the translations.
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Most of mine are already on Cap's list, but I'm also a huge fan of Dowman Seiman's Voynich Hotel. I've never found anyone else who writes quite the same blend of off-kilter humor and genuine poignancy. Releases are unfortunately irregular as hell due to lack of scans.
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Nate RFB posted:Not exactly what I had in mind I guess; are you implying that there are ongoing series you are reading that you don't read relatively soon after finding out there's been an update? Sorry for misreading you, though.
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It's basically the difference between what you're currently reading and think is good and what you're currently reading and think Is The Best. Something like this isn't really applicable to anime, since no one show is going to run for more than a few cours whereas a good manga serialization will last years. A favorite emerging from a group like that has a bit more weight, in my estimation. For your own list, if every single one of those updated at the exact same point of time, which would you read first? I've felt for a long while that Silver Spoon was amongst the best I was reading week to week, and up until a year or so ago I think I would have also counted TWGOK in that group as well (sadly TWGOK has been kind of meandering for a few arcs). So it would be interesting to see what other really, really top tier stuff was currently running and whether there might be some series I or others hadn't considered. I definitely feel like beating the drum for Spirit Circle the most at the moment. I was little reluctant to do so when there were only a handful of chapters available, but with the release of 20 I think that's a large enough sample size. Definitely gets my Recommendation in the Recommendation Thread. Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Feb 4, 2014 |
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Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: 1) Favors artsy things (but dislikes super abstract, Yuasa-style artsy), or things that are particularly inspiring, motivating, or maturely emotional, even if very anime in doing so. Hates the stereotypical bland anime protagonist. Favorite shows are FLCL, Mushishi, and Air Gear. 2) Enjoys things with particularly cool, interesting, or inspiring characters or settings, but dislikes contrived plots and motivations, unless carried by the previously-mentioned things. Likes things with an ocean theme. Favorite shows are Higurashi and Star Driver. 3) Enjoys almost anything as long as it's not super pedobait, basically porn, or totally mediocre. Dislikes Yuasa-style artsiness and abstractness, generally favoring conventional structure. Favorite shows are Eureka Seven and Clannad After Story. 4) Loves tsunderes and melodrama, doesn't like thinking too much about literary devices or strategies. Enjoys most things otherwise, but is susceptible to hating individual characters enough to drop their show. Favorite shows are Clannad and Toradora. 5) Enjoys things that have a direct moral or philosophical message carried by a major character and/or have lots of cool actiony stuff. Dislikes artsy subtlety. Favorite shows are Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, and Prince of Tennis. We're looking for something no more than ~26 episodes. Anyone got anything? It would be kind of infeasible to list all the shows we've seen between us, but a good rule of thumb is that if it's very obvious, at least one of us has seen it. Outer Science fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Feb 4, 2014 |
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Hmm... I think Katanagatari, Simoun, and Moribito would fit most of those conditions. Princess Tutu and Kyousougiga for the artsy side of fartsy. Black Lagoon and Gunslinger Girl for the more action-oriented. Also Nagi no Asukara, though it's still airing.
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Relambrien posted:Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: Gurren Lagann, Baccano, Durarara!!, and while it's more than 26 episodes there's the ever obligatory Legend of Galactic Heroes.
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Relambrien posted:Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: My first thought is Psycho-Pass, although #5 has probably already seen it. Also Attack on Titan, although more than one of them has probably already seen it. Maybe Bodacious Space Pirates, but #1 and #5 might find it boring. Maybe Humanity Has Declined? Silver2195 fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Feb 4, 2014 |
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Relambrien posted:Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: Sounds like you guys should be watching Kamen Rider Gaim. 1. Kamen Rider Gaim is the story of a young man who slowly learns what it means to be a hero. There are certainly some scenes that feel very inspirational (Kouta arriving to save the day in episode 5 is a big early one). 2. Kamen Rider Gaim's fruit theme may sound silly on paper, but has actually been really really fun. There have been a bunch of fight scenes so far that have been super cool. The show so far has included giant power armor suits, exploding swords, monsters with multiple form changes, flying motorcycle chases, and very frequent Rider vs Rider fights. The characters have excellent chemistry with each other. 3. Kamen Rider Gaim certainly isn't pedobait. I'm not sure what you mean by "conventional structure", but the series has completely avoided "problem/monster of the week" style storytelling so far. There is very little, if any, status quo and every episode has moved the plot forward in some significant way. 4. Kamen Rider Gaim is a children's show, so you don't have to think too hard about it. 5. Kamen Rider Gaim is being written by Gen Urobuchi, who also wrote Madoka Magica and Fate/Zero. EDIT Also the soundtrack is good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAOKfX1F8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dajym52ccaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZNbhh_RUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAj8IXR2-aE jonjonaug fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Feb 5, 2014 |
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Relambrien posted:Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: I'm going to go ahead and recommend Trigun again. 1) Not particularly artsy, but gets pretty emotional after the halfway point (until then he'll have to deal with laugh-out-loud funny). Every single member of the regular cast is an adult and the main character has a strong personality and a crazy backstory. No conventional Anime Main Characters here. 2) I found the setting and the mysteries surrounding it and the main character pretty interesting. As for oceans, the whole thing takes place on a desert planet so... ocean of sand? 3) Completely conventional story structure. The tone takes a breakneck turn halfway through the show but it's still told in a straightforward way. 4) This doesn't fall into his favorite genre, as it's more of an adventure than anything. But it does get really heavy in a couple places, so that might tickle his fancy. The main cast are all unique and interesting, and none of them are annoying. 5) The moral code that the main character lives by is central to the show. The consequences of his beliefs are serious and concrete, and result in a couple of absolutely jaw-dropping moments that you don't see the equal of in many shows. Also the show has a lot of cool action beats and the MC being a complete unadulterated badass.  I'm sure at least one of you has seen it. But this is one of those shows that you can sit down and re-watch with people and appreciate just as much as the first time. Watching (or I guess in your case, listening to) your friends react to the big iconic moments of the show can be delicious. This also happens to be a serious gateway drug, as far as I'm concerned; if you have any newbies that you want to bring in and are tired of Cowboy Bebop being the only thing you feel safe showing to someone new, try Trigun instead. It also has a remarkably good dub; if some of your group really prefer dubs, this is a show that sub-lovers can't complain much about.
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Che Delilas posted:I'm going to go ahead and recommend Trigun again. Also the soundtrack is really drat cool.
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Yasser Arafatwa posted:Also the soundtrack is really drat cool. Eh, some of it. The OP is and I adore it but there's a lot of stuff that's just not very listenable on its own. Great for setting the tone during the show though.
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How was Trigun Badlands Rumble, do you need to have read any of the manga or does it work on its own?
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Sakurazuka posted:How was Trigun Badlands Rumble, do you need to have read any of the manga or does it work on its own? It works completely on its own. You should still watch the original series our read the manga, tho. Because it owns.
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Sakurazuka posted:How was Trigun Badlands Rumble, do you need to have read any of the manga or does it work on its own? Knowing the basic stuff about the characters probably helps, but it's basically a movie-length episode that could easily fit somewhere in the first half, before the show got really serious so I think it's able to mostly stand alone. Definitely worth a watch, it's a fun movie.
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Cheers, I've seen the TV series but there's about a 10 year gap between that and the movie so I figured it would be set after a bunch of manga shenanigans I have no idea about.
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Sakurazuka posted:Cheers, I've seen the TV series but there's about a 10 year gap between that and the movie so I figured it would be set after a bunch of manga shenanigans I have no idea about. Most anime movies based on long ended series tend to be fluffy pointless made up horse poo poo with little to do with manga, if the show was based on a manga. see also the cowboy bebop movie, the full metal alchemist movie, just about any shonen anime movie.
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DamnGlitch posted:Most anime movies based on long ended series tend to be fluffy pointless made up horse poo poo with little to do with manga, if the show was based on a manga. see also the cowboy bebop movie, the full metal alchemist movie, just about any shonen anime movie. Woah, what? Don't lump the Bebop movie in with the rest, it was excellent. The series wasn't based on a manga anyway, so the movie was just like an extra long, really good episode, made by the same creators.
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Relambrien posted:Got a bit of an unusual request. I and a small group of friends have started a group simulwatch thing where we all watch an anime on Skype together and discuss it/react to it. So far we've done Gankutsuou and Dennou Coil, and both of them were well-received. We're looking for something else and we're not quite sure what. Here's a taste profile of our group: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is not incredibly deep, but it is absolutely great for exposing to people unfamiliar with it and hearing their reactions. It's also split up into 2 parts (Episode 1-9 are one arc, 10-26 are another arc with mostly different characters and its own plot) so you can watch them together or separate if you want. Even if one of you has seen it already, definitely watch it if there is at least 1 person in the group not familiar with it. JoJo's is just good fun.
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TheEye posted:Woah, what? Don't lump the Bebop movie in with the rest, it was excellent. The series wasn't based on a manga anyway, so the movie was just like an extra long, really good episode, made by the same creators. I think the point is that it doesn't really add much to the story when it's crammed into the middle of the established timeline like that. It doesn't really add anything meaningful or interesting to the story or characters, and it really can't without introducing a time paradox, since it's injected into the middle like that. I've never been anything but apathetic towards every movie I've seen that's set in the middle of a series timeline. The Cowboy Bebop movie was at least produced well; I wouldn't call it horseshit. I might call it pointless (though I don't remember many fine details about it). But I'm the type of guy who got into anime in large part because series often tell a story with a beginning, middle and most importantly, an end. When a great series ends, especially one like Cowboy Bebop, it's emotional. You're sad that it's over and while part of you wants to see more, a larger part of you is satisfied with the story as it exists, with the world it presented as it is. Adding more to the middle of it doesn't do anything for me because the story is over. But that's me. I'm sure some people feel differently and would rather have more adventures of their favorite characters than not, even after the story proper is over.
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Che Delilas posted:I think the point is that it doesn't really add much to the story when it's crammed into the middle of the established timeline like that. It doesn't really add anything meaningful or interesting to the story or characters, and it really can't without introducing a time paradox, since it's injected into the middle like that. I've never been anything but apathetic towards every movie I've seen that's set in the middle of a series timeline. Did you see the same Cowboy Bebop as the rest of us? It was episodic as hell. You could make three new full-length series and slap them in randomly throughout the original run and, so long as you never touched the Red Dragon storyline, change literally nothing. Hell, the movie was literally based on scripts for an episode that they just felt would take more than a two-parter to do justice and so shelved until they got the offer to do a movie. For me, adding more to the end of a clearly finished story is a problem, but the middle? Fleshing out events that happened along the way? That's fantastic, especially when it's done such that it doesn't contradict anything.
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I enjoyed the cowboy bebop movie well enough (previous hyperbole aside). Placing a movie in the middle of a 'finished' series just seems to rob it of a lot of tension, because barring some serious timeline fuckery, you know already that there's really not going to be much to challenge the status quo. It's a vacation from the 'plot', which can be fun but I like anime, even episodic ones like CB, because it does have a story to tell at a certain point. That said, I suppose I'd rather have a NEW fluffy pointless movie than, say, one of the many many many anime "movies" that are just series recaps that add a couple scenes or vastly dumb down the source. They can be done very well, and but more often they can be done very poorly, or the series itself can be so good that it just doesn't need an abridged version.
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A fluff movie like Cowboy Bebop or Fullmetal Alchemist is most definitely preferable to alternate universe rubbish like the Eureka Seven or Escaflowne movies.
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Sakurazuka posted:A fluff movie like Cowboy Bebop or Fullmetal Alchemist is most definitely preferable to alternate universe rubbish like the Eureka Seven or Escaflowne movies. See I liked the weird alt universe escaflowne movie. "What if hitomi was a suicidal japanese highschool girl instead of a anime high school girl" "What if van did not give a gently caress" "What if the older brother dude was david bowie" I mean sure it wasn't the series but it was at least new.
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Did you see the same Cowboy Bebop as the rest of us? It was episodic as hell. You could make three new full-length series and slap them in randomly throughout the original run and, so long as you never touched the Red Dragon storyline, change literally nothing. Hell, the movie was literally based on scripts for an episode that they just felt would take more than a two-parter to do justice and so shelved until they got the offer to do a movie. I never claimed it wasn't episodic. Certainly it didn't have much to do with the overarching plot of the series, much like the majority of the episodes. I was disagreeing with the preceding phrase: "fluffy pointless made up horse poo poo with little to do with manga"... that isn't the same as "episodic" to me. The Trigun movie, FMA movie, and all the Shounen Jump movies have a lot in common, which was the original point. I just strongly disagree that the Bebop movie has any place in that discussion, and I'm pretty surprised anyone would argue otherwise.
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Did you see the same Cowboy Bebop as the rest of us? It was episodic as hell. Of course. The CB movie was at least inoffensive and didn't gently caress up the overarching character plot of the series, and the episodic nature of the show certainly worked to its advantage. But for me, knowing what happens to all the characters and the fact that the story proper is over with a fairly satisfying conclusion renders additional side material irrelevant. I was satisfied with what we had another Adventure of Spike & Friends didn't do anything for me. It didn't change anything (again, it couldn't have by design) so it was pointless. Again: this is how it works for me. I'm well aware that other people like you would prefer more, to dive back into that world again for a short time, even if it's just another Adventure of Spike & Friends. I completely get it, and I'm not making a value judgement on that preference at all.
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Any good mecha series out recently? I've suddenly got the itch to see giant robots beating the absolute poo poo out of each other.
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Gundam Build Fighters has been fantastic, I have no hesitation in calling it the best mecha show of the past year. It's still ongoing but they'd have to screw up pretty badly to change my mind about that! It's a show that definitely delivers on the mecha combat, that's for sure. Srice fucked around with this message at 08:24 on Feb 9, 2014 |
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CommissarMega posted:Any good mecha series out recently? I've suddenly got the itch to see giant robots beating the absolute poo poo out of each other. Gosh I wish I knew of one. The only thing that comes to mind is Unicorn, which has one episode left coming out in a month or two, has been loving fantastic crazy mecha fight wise, especially the first couple episodes.
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Che Delilas posted:Of course. The CB movie was at least inoffensive and didn't gently caress up the overarching character plot of the series, and the episodic nature of the show certainly worked to its advantage. But for me, knowing what happens to all the characters and the fact that the story proper is over with a fairly satisfying conclusion renders additional side material irrelevant. I was satisfied with what we had another Adventure of Spike & Friends didn't do anything for me. It didn't change anything (again, it couldn't have by design) so it was pointless.
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CommissarMega posted:Any good mecha series out recently? I've suddenly got the itch to see giant robots beating the absolute poo poo out of each other. Majestic Prince from a couple of seasons ago is pretty good, the story is very 80's evil aliens and the main characters are a likeable lot but the main selling point is the amazing battle scene choreography which really makes use of being CG to pull off some crazy poo poo you'd never get using traditional animation.
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I loved the new hunter x hunter and really want more. I am 50 episodes into yu yu hakusho and really want something with a large number of episodes to burn thru when i have insomnia. Any ideas?
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Rkelly posted:I loved the new hunter x hunter and really want more. I am 50 episodes into yu yu hakusho and really want something with a large number of episodes to burn thru when i have insomnia. Any ideas? There's Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, although it's only 26 episodes.
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Rkelly posted:I loved the new hunter x hunter and really want more. I am 50 episodes into yu yu hakusho and really want something with a large number of episodes to burn thru when i have insomnia. Any ideas? One Piece is your best bet if you haven't seen it. Be warned that the pacing eventually goes completely to poo poo when they decide they don't want to do traditional filler any more and just make it 1 episode = 1 manga chapter to avoid catching up.
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Silver2195 posted:There's Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, although it's only 26 episodes. FOR NOW *vicious eyebrow waggles*
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