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I know this isnt really the right thread for this but it still seems like the closest match: Is there a recommended android Manga reader? The one I've been using has kinda poo poo the bed.
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May 20, 2014 19:47
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I use Perfect Viewer. Might help if you said what you were using.
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May 20, 2014 20:52
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Oh sorry, I meant for online readers. I've been using Manga Watcher which has been decent with letting me know when the series I follow have updated and stuff like that.
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May 20, 2014 22:09
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Try Mango reader. It isn't on the market and I dunno if it's still being developed, but it works really well. Only problem is that it doesn't have great sources for reading stuff online.
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May 20, 2014 22:55
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Does it notify you about updates? Thats the main thing I like, its really easy to see everything that has new chapters.
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May 20, 2014 23:44
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Yeah, you can tell it to create a notification when a new chapter is available. Most of the manga I read are sporadically translated so it's very useful to get a reminder.
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May 20, 2014 23:48
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If there's an android version of Manga Storm, that's the iOS one I use, and its pretty good. It pulls from Batoto and a few other decent sites, and can do the notify thing.
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May 21, 2014 01:11
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Looking for a anime/manga/LN with a horribly overpowered MC that's stuck in a setting where he can't use his powers most of the time (like Mahouka's). Preferrably fantasy or sci-fi setting. I've read one punch man.
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May 21, 2014 12:52
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Chas McGill posted:Yeah, you can tell it to create a notification when a new chapter is available. Most of the manga I read are sporadically translated so it's very useful to get a reminder. Mango is by far the best manga app for android, I tried a bunch of different ones because there were a couple of weeks earlier in the year that Mango stopped working and they were terrible. I didnt know you could get it to check for updates and notify you, thats really cool.
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May 21, 2014 14:21
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Brasseye posted:Mango is by far the best manga app for android, I tried a bunch of different ones because there were a couple of weeks earlier in the year that Mango stopped working and they were terrible.
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May 21, 2014 14:26
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KaneTW posted:Looking for a anime/manga/LN with a horribly overpowered MC that's stuck in a setting where he can't use his powers most of the time (like Mahouka's). Preferrably fantasy or sci-fi setting. I've read one punch man. You need to watch Dai Mahou Touge right the gently caress now. The Problem Children are coming from another world, aren't they? is also okay.
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May 21, 2014 22:27
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Wark Say posted:The Problem Children are coming from another world, aren't they? is also okay. I kinda liked that one too. Is there anything else like this?
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May 22, 2014 00:28
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Dog Days, I guess? Neither of the two break any new ground, but they are both pretty fun in that turn-your-brain-off way. Dog Days has a silly amount of super recognizable voice actors, which kinda baffles the mind taking into account just how dang  the show is.
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May 22, 2014 01:55
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So I am going to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars, my first entry into LOGH. Could someone write some cool spoilers of things to look forward to in this anime? Whats its main appeal? I am assuming its a soap opera, at the least are the fight scenes bad rear end ?
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May 22, 2014 03:57
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The fights are strategic as gently caress. The characters are overwhelmingly human. The politics and skullduggery are outstanding. It is a space opera, not a soap opera. Everything ties together extremely well, and the compassionate and utterly cruel acts certain characters condone makes it much more brutal. There is an episode on this series's history that wouldn't be out of place on the history channel before it went to poo poo. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 05:40 on May 22, 2014 |
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May 22, 2014 05:34
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I've recently really gotten into watching a lot of anime, and there are a couple of (somewhat overlapping) themes that I really like: 1. Character development with a backdrop of violence. Black Lagoon was absolutely beautiful. 2. Justice, law and law enforcement, police, criminal conspiracies, the line between justice and revenge, etc. My favorite characters in Death Note were the police investigators. 3. Human struggle against overwhelming adversity. I enjoyed NGE, Attack on Titan, and Gurren Lagann. I'd appreciate any recommendations along these lines. I'm already watching Cowboy Bebop, and plan to watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so there's no need to recommend those. The only caveat I have is that I'm a bit squeamish when it comes to certain "horror" elements, so I don't want to watch anything with zombies or ghosts or such things.
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May 22, 2014 07:30
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VostokProgram posted:I've recently really gotten into watching a lot of anime, and there are a couple of (somewhat overlapping) themes that I really like: You should probably watch Psycho-Pass!
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May 22, 2014 07:32
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Redcrimson posted:You should probably watch Psycho-Pass! Seconding this.
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May 22, 2014 07:34
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Yeah that's possibly the best request-recommendation match I've seen in this thread's entire history. You might also enjoy Jormungand and Paranoia Agent, but watch Psycho-Pass first.
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May 22, 2014 07:36
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VostokProgram posted:I've recently really gotten into watching a lot of anime, and there are a couple of (somewhat overlapping) themes that I really like: Thirding Psycho-Pass, and you should also try Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex for something similar. Incidentally if you're in Australia, Madman's complete Blu-Ray collection of Psycho-Pass is surprisingly worth the price. The soundtrack included is actually the full two-disc affair instead of the usual sampler disc you get with these kinds of things.
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May 22, 2014 08:02
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Psycho-pass sounds really cool, I'll try it out. Thanks, thread!
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May 22, 2014 08:12
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You should really watch GITS:SAC too. Definitely one of the better series of any genre. If nothing else, if the storyline episodes don't grab you, watch the Stand Alone episodes which are self-contained.
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May 22, 2014 08:24
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VostokProgram posted:I've recently really gotten into watching a lot of anime, and there are a couple of (somewhat overlapping) themes that I really like: Along with Psycho-Pass and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, you should also watch Birdy the Mighty.
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May 22, 2014 16:13
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Hey guys, thanks for all the recommendations. I will check out Binbougami Ga, Nichijou and FMP: Fumoffu. I checked the first two episodes of Binbougami Ga and it's not bad but not super funny yet. The Devil Tesla posted:Cromartie High School I didn't mention this show but I love it and this is one of my favourite gags from it. Thanks!
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May 23, 2014 06:37
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Is Watamote good? I like the concept of "dark comedy about how much of a neurotic trainwreck the protagonist is", and the first episode seems decent enough. However I don't have much experience with moe/slice of life poo poo, so I basically have nothing to compare it to. What did people around here think of it?
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May 23, 2014 22:53
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icantfindaname posted:Is Watamote good? I don't personally think so but it's a p.dark and awkward comedy that apparently reminded a lot of goons of themselves so watch it if that's what floats your boat.
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May 23, 2014 23:35
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I read a pretty sizeable chunk of the manga, generally enjoying it but hoping for an Onani Master Kurosawa sort of development eventually. That never came so I wound up dropping it eventually because it gets fairly repetitive.
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May 23, 2014 23:42
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If you liked the first episode of Watamote keep watching, it only gets better at what it does. The show isn't really comparable to Moe/SoL stuff, except for maybe the weird mix of time passing while the characters don't change at all. If you're expecting some kind of character redemption or growth for Tomoko you might be disappointed, as the story avoids that while somehow managing to keep exploring new places.
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May 23, 2014 23:51
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icantfindaname posted:Is Watamote good? I like the concept of "dark comedy about how much of a neurotic trainwreck the protagonist is", and the first episode seems decent enough. However I don't have much experience with moe/slice of life poo poo, so I basically have nothing to compare it to. What did people around here think of it? How you felt about the first episode is probably how you'll feel about the show as a whole.
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May 23, 2014 23:56
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Want to say first that I just finished Outlaw Star and it was pretty great. I loved it. I've been watching the four episode show Dai Mahou Touge and I find it pretty darn amusing. The best I could describe it in tone would be part Puella Magi Madoka and part Nichijou, and that tone is contained in a show similar to Sailor Moon or *other magical fairy princess girl* show. Silly, goofy fun. It's on youtube, actually. ep. 01 ep. 02 ep. 03 ep. 04 It's not at all complicated or deep, but I like it, and at four twenty-two minute episodes it's hard to say no. It's a really silly but serious (and violent) show about a magical princess who has to live on earth for a year before she's recognized as being a suitable heir to the kingdom. People are trying to kill her, and she makes some friends, and maybe they try to kill her, too. This is a video in the show early on that I think captures the humor somewhat well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzEQ1n7EHPM   It's all very over the top and fun. It's short enough that it doesn't feel like it's dragging on at all. the strangely amusing theme song posted:
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May 24, 2014 05:32
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If you like Dai Mahou Touge you should check out some of the other comedies Mizushima Tsutomu has directed. Particularly Hare+Guu, Plastic Nee-san, Azazel-san and Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan.
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May 24, 2014 06:55
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Thanks. Plastic Neesan was  all right and I really didn't like Azazel-san at all.I'm going to check out the bludgeoning angel one, just for kicks. Thanks for that recommendation. We'll see how it goes. All these new-weird comedies are so hit or miss. I was given Sket Dance so I'm going to run with that before anything else. I've heard good things.
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May 24, 2014 08:23
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Drifter posted:I'm going to check out the bludgeoning angel one, just for kicks. Thanks for that recommendation. We'll see how it goes. All these new-weird comedies are so hit or miss. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is one of my guilty anime pleasures. While it's not as dark as Azazel, the tone is similar and there's alot of naughty humour, so if that's what turned you off, be forewarned. Oh, and repeated, gory murder. Oh, and just watch the older, 4 episode mini-series. The followup full series was frankly terrible. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 11:35 on May 24, 2014 |
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May 24, 2014 11:16
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Hey so, I've enjoying my halfway summer vacation and watching netflix. Stumbled across Attack on Titan! which OWNS, finished it and read the manga which ALSO OWNS and I'm sorta feeling an anime itch, but I've got some questions: 1) How do I know what series to watch in sub vs dub? The only anime stuff i've watched dubbed are like Pokemon and Yugioh, back when they aired on saturday mornings. The subbed stuff is enjoyable to me in the series I've watched so far, which are mostly stuff like: -black lagoon -Cowboy Bebop -AoT -5 CM per second -FMA/FMAB -Beserk -most of the miyazaki stuff, although i've seen these dubbed too and they were fine, but they all had Big Name Actors which I assume aren't present in other dubs. Since so far I've stuck with mostly actiony stuff (minus 5CM per second) I'm worried that there's like depth of expression i'm not getting that makes comedic/more serious shows less impactful if i were to watch them subbed or whatever. Any advice on this kinda thing? 2) Stuff I want to watch, based on some reading in this thread -LGH -Baccano -Jojo's Bizzare adventure Any other recommendations? I've heard good things about Sword Art Online but the premise has scared me off a bit. I like the action type stuff I've posted, but i'm not opposed to branching out at all, and that might be fun :3 3) I'd like a separate recommendations for watching Anime with other people who aren't particularly into anime. My gf and roommates have seen stuff like miyazaki films and the odd series here or there when they were younger (Bebop mostly, that show is loving everywhere), but haven't really dipped their toe into other stuff. I'd like for this to be lighter and more fun for groups to enjoy than something like Berserk which i'm sure would convince them to "never watch this poo poo again". Thanks y'all.
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May 24, 2014 19:04
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Stick with subs for the most part. Most American dubs are done as fast and cheaply as possible, and while there's some likable stuff out there's only a handful of cases where the dub is better than the sub. That's not to say Japanese voice acting pays well or anything, but there's some really talented folks in the business who use voice acting to promote other carriers and the like. As for missing some depth because you don't know Japanese, (hahahah depth hahahahhah) it's less than you think. Anime goes for broad emotions so as long as you get the gist from the subs and match it to the tone they're using you'll enjoy it just as much. This'll get easier to do the more you watch anime. You might find something that's hard to follow that you wish you knew Japanese in order to enjoy (like my avatar's source, The Tatami Galaxy), but those are just as hard to follow for Japanese speakers. The one thing dubs are good for is watching something with someone who isn't already into anime. The good news is that just about anything you enjoyed subbed will likely be enjoyable dubbed as well, so let that guide you.
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May 24, 2014 19:23
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Jowj posted:Hey so, I've enjoying my halfway summer vacation and watching netflix. Stumbled across Attack on Titan! which OWNS, finished it and read the manga which ALSO OWNS and I'm sorta feeling an anime itch, but I've got some questions: Google it for some kind of consensus, or watch an episode with both and see which you prefer. For what it's worth, my list of animes that are improved by the dub is pretty small. It's literally just FLCL, Cowboy Bebop, and Space Dandy. Baccano's dub wasn't bad at all either, but I preferred Isaac and Miria's voice actors in japanese so that's what I watched. Jowj posted:2) Stuff I want to watch, based on some reading in this thread Those are all really good. As a "follow-up" to Baccano (if you like it and you will), you could also check out Durarara!! Otherwise, check out Darker than Black, Space Dandy, and Fate/Zero. Jowj posted:3) I'd like a separate recommendations for watching Anime with other people who aren't particularly into anime. My gf and roommates have seen stuff like miyazaki films and the odd series here or there when they were younger (Bebop mostly, that show is loving everywhere), but haven't really dipped their toe into other stuff. I'd like for this to be lighter and more fun for groups to enjoy than something like Berserk which i'm sure would convince them to "never watch this poo poo again". Daily Lives of High School Boys was a pretty big hit when I showed it to people who weren't really into anime. It's inoffensive and fun. Other people will probably also recommend stuff like Cromartie High School, or depending on your audience, something more serious like Tatami Galaxy.
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May 24, 2014 19:26
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Jowj posted:I've heard good things about Sword Art Online but the premise has scared me off a bit. SAO's premise is fine, although it goes in some bad directions halfway through.
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May 24, 2014 19:32
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Baccano's dub improves it massively, IMO. Black Lagoon's dub isn't bad but isn't really an improvement. FMA: Brotherhood, likewise - it's not bad, it's just not better.
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May 24, 2014 19:39
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Jowj posted:3) I'd like a separate recommendations for watching Anime with other people who aren't particularly into anime. My gf and roommates have seen stuff like miyazaki films and the odd series here or there when they were younger (Bebop mostly, that show is loving everywhere), but haven't really dipped their toe into other stuff. I'd like for this to be lighter and more fun for groups to enjoy than something like Berserk which i'm sure would convince them to "never watch this poo poo again".
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Depending on the group, you could try Usagi Drop's anime. It's honestly one of the most flawless transitions of a manga into an anime, and completely cuts out the manga stuff where it takes a nosedive and retroactively ruins itself, instead ending on an optimistic high note. It's also super duper cute and 100% fanserviceless. It might be too laid-back for a group viewing if they want something actioney or something, but at the very least it's worth watching yourself. Just don't touch the manga, it's bad, trust me. Might be a good show to watch just with the GF, mine loved it. It's on Crunchyroll. It's about a late 30's single dude adopting a deceased relative's daughter and raising her.       
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