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Garrand posted:So I watched Ping Pong as it was being released. It was my first anime in a long time and now I've decided to see if I can find some more I like, though what I'm looking for might be a little specific. Watch everything else by the same director. The Tatami Galaxy is a fantastic show to start with.
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Garrand posted:The same quote as the post above. Chihayafuru. Karuta explanations are a bit wordy, but the show doesn't beat you over the head with explaining character interactions. And the show isn't really anything besides character interactions. Karuta is a depressingly dull game that the show will make you love, solely because Chihaya and her friends are so invested in it.
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cerious posted:So I just finished up Kaiba and Tatami Galaxy, they both told really interesting stories and had extremely satisfying endings (Tatami Galaxy moreso). I also watched Steins;Gate which I thought had a pretty superb ending as well. Without caring about the age, length, genre, etc, what are some movies/shows that have good buildups to really solid finishes like those? Kaiba and Tatami Galaxy are both directed by Yuasa so going with more of his stuff is a safe bet. Ping Pong, Kemonozume, and Mind Game are all excellent. glomkettle posted:Watch everything else by the same director. The Tatami Galaxy is a fantastic show to start with. Yeah seconding this. Just look up Masaaki Yuasa because everything he has directed is worth watching.
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So what's Full Metal Panic like? More vaguely otaku-y LN romcom hijinks from KyoAni?
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The first one is trash from gonzo. Fumaffu is highschool hijinks. Second raid is what the first season should have been.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:47
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Excluding obvious exceptions like Slayers I feel like FMP was one of the first really successful LN->anime adaptations, and especially one of the first to really become synonymous with a given studio (for a later example, Haruhi & KyoAni). It also became relatively popular when I think a lot of current fans were in high school or going to college; I remember it being a relatively big deal that you could find episodes of it in some crazy new "digital fansub" format. Long story short, there's heaps of nostalgia for it for a lot of people. The franchise is pretty straightforward all told: sci-fi/mecha romp with a good helping of comedy. What kind of set it apart from other similar franchises I suppose is that the author made a concerted effort to clearly segregate the two in his books; there were "main" story novels that followed a sort of serious plot/timeline and "comedy" novels that took place whenever and were about all sorts of random zany shenanigans. This distinction is important because KyoAni adapted both kinds as two seasons: the comedic Fumoffu and the serious Second Raid. I think if there is any real agreement about the quality of the series, it'd be that the comedic sections are its best parts. I still think Fumoffu is a hoot and maybe even I daresay a classic. The serious story is fine too, all things considered, but sort of silly. But I think it's silly in the way Metal Gear Solid is actually goofy as gently caress rather than the usual dumb otaku LN junk. I was invested enough in the story that I wanted to see it through to the end, which you can actually do now if you read the Sigma manga (though you'd still have to watch the original Gonzo series). So basically, definitely watch Fumoffu because it's pretty funny and maybe check out the other seasons if you feel like a sci-fi/mecha romp of some kind which while not exactly breaking new ground is enjoyable enough.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:59
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DamnGlitch posted:The first one is trash from gonzo. Fumaffu is highschool hijinks. Second raid is what the first season should have been. I haven't seen s1 in a while but I don't remember it being that bad, and also has the better design for the Arbalest (imo) Yeah check it out if you're interested, and if you end up running through it read the FMP manga, then follow up with FMP sigma. do not investigate FMP Another
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Nov 19, 2014 22:08
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I actually kinda like season 1 FMP, apart from the Wind Blows At Home. I mean, Gonzo's a pretty meh studio, but I definitely didn't have a problem with the writing or anything else in it, and the dub was loving terrific.
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Nov 19, 2014 22:57
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I liked it a lot when I first saw it, I even have the DVD box set, but earlier in the year I rewatched it, and watched fumafu and 2nd Raid for the first time and it starts promising and gets really trashy, and ugly compared to the second two series. I would kill for a relaunch of it by kyoani or something.
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From what I remember about Gonzo FMP is that if you skip the filler/comedy episodes in the middle and just watch the 'serious' episodes then it's mostly OK. Conversely there is a manga adaption of it that I can't imagine being any worse either, so in theory you could just read that and Sigma with Fumoffu and Second Raid peppered in there somewhere.
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Nate RFB posted:From what I remember about Gonzo FMP is that if you skip the filler/comedy episodes in the middle and just watch the 'serious' episodes then it's mostly OK. Conversely there is a manga adaption of it that I can't imagine being any worse either, so in theory you could just read that and Sigma with Fumoffu and Second Raid peppered in there somewhere. Yeah, Gonzo's attempts at comedy episodes were pretty bad. Bad enough that I avoided Fumoffu for quite a while, expecting more of the same. Thankfully that wasn't the case.
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I started with Fumoffu after a friend told me about it. After I could breathe again, I was interested enough in the world to watch the series proper (only one season existed at the time). People have called it trash, I call it fine. Just, fine. Nothing really remarkable, though some of the scenes were pretty good like when it finally hits her that no, he's not just some military fanboy and yes, she is in actual danger. I'm pretty sure I only remember it as well as I do because of how much I like Fumoffu though. The second season got dark and angsty and though I may draw ridicule for this, I didn't find myself enjoying it. Again, I think Fumoffu is the reason; if that didn't exist I might have been able to get into the more serious story but I just kept wanting it to be as fun as Fumoffu and it kept just spotlighting Souske's inner torment and I just couldn't give a gently caress. Go shoot some more wannabe yakuza with rubber bullets, goddammit!
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The manga splices some more gag bits in to the heavy poo poo, even though towards the end it gets REALLY heavy and 80's action movie rip nami
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Nov 20, 2014 04:09
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The "serious" (read: robot-related) episodes of FMP are boring garbage no matter what season it is. The comedy (and occasional serious bits of Sousuke trying to act like a normal person) are, similarly, the good part.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:The "serious" (read: robot-related) episodes of FMP are boring garbage no matter what season it is. The comedy (and occasional serious bits of Sousuke trying to act like a normal person) are, similarly, the good part. Agreed. I laughed my way through the first few episodes of the first season that I did see, either because it was that bad or that funny, depending on the episode. Fumoffu is an amazing show from beginning to end though.
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Garrand posted:So I watched Ping Pong as it was being released. It was my first anime in a long time and now I've decided to see if I can find some more I like, though what I'm looking for might be a little specific. if you'd be down to read some manga instead just check out anything by the author of Ping Pong, Taiyo Matsumoto. Check out his stuff like Tekkon Kinkreet and GoGo Monster, both of which have english releases. Or if you are looking for a quick fix and just want to download something read Hanaotoko.
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glomkettle posted:Watch everything else by the same director. The Tatami Galaxy is a fantastic show to start with. So it appears. I just finished ep 2 and am really liking it so far. I also really like the art style; is that something common with this director? I know Ping Pong's style was supposed to be similar to the original manga; I don't know what the case with Tatami is, but frankly I like it being different from the more common style. linall posted:Chihayafuru. Karuta explanations are a bit wordy, but the show doesn't beat you over the head with explaining character interactions. And the show isn't really anything besides character interactions. Karuta is a depressingly dull game that the show will make you love, solely because Chihaya and her friends are so invested in it. Added to my list. Sounds like something I'd like. Thanks. Ringo Roadagain posted:if you'd be down to read some manga instead just check out anything by the author of Ping Pong, Taiyo Matsumoto. Check out his stuff like Tekkon Kinkreet and GoGo Monster, both of which have english releases. Or if you are looking for a quick fix and just want to download something read Hanaotoko. I don't read manga much, but I'll add those to my list anyway for the future. Thanks, all, for the recommandations!
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Garrand posted:So it appears. I just finished ep 2 and am really liking it so far. I also really like the art style; is that something common with this director? I know Ping Pong's style was supposed to be similar to the original manga; I don't know what the case with Tatami is, but frankly I like it being different from the more common style. He varies a bit from project to project but yeah, they've all got a fairly similar look.
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Garrand posted:I don't read manga much, but I'll add those to my list anyway for the future. Tekkon Kinkreet also got a movie. It's rather pretty and I remember liking it well enough, but I can't speak to how much justice it does the manga.
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Nov 20, 2014 16:31
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TARDISman posted:How is Kino's Journey? I should thorough random shows on a site and that came up, it looked interesting. Watch the poo poo out of it. It's a great show. This may read like a heathen declaration for the average ADTRW goon, but I sincerely think it's better than Mushi-shi.
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Wark Say posted:Watch the poo poo out of it. It's a great show. This may read like a heathen declaration for the average ADTRW goon, but I sincerely think it's better than Mushi-shi. Kino's Journey is more about the concept of the situation people get caught up in, while Mushishi is much more about the people involved.
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TARDISman posted:How is Kino's Journey? I should thorough random shows on a site and that came up, it looked interesting. Kino's Journey is loving great. It's sort of parable-of-the-week series of vignettes a al Mushi-Shi, but with deliberately more abstract sensibilities. Where as Mushi-Shi is grounded in a generally consistent internal mythology, Kino's just kinda does whatever the hell it wants and really only cares about ruminating on whatever the particular topic of any given episode is.
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Yeah, the only real constants are Kino and Hermes. It's a really good show. (Also kind of depressing, much of the time, but what can you do?)
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Nov 20, 2014 17:27
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TARDISman posted:How is Kino's Journey? I shuffled thorough random shows on a site and that came up, it looked interesting. Yeah, Kino's Journey is the closest thing to Mushishi out there, except maybe Mononoke, but that's more horror-centric.
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Nov 20, 2014 19:23
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ViggyNash posted:Yeah, Kino's Journey is the closest thing to Mushishi out there, except maybe Mononoke, but that's more horror-centric. Anyone who cares even slightly about good storytelling should watch all 3 of these, preferably consecutively.
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RabidWeasel posted:Anyone who cares even slightly about good storytelling should watch all 3 of these, preferably consecutively. Just shuffle all the episodes together, and marathon all three together.
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I just got Netflix and am looking at the anime selection on it. It's pretty slim, and I've actually not really heard of most of the shows - are they all bad? Specifically I'm looking at Knights of Sidonia, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, My Little Monster, Space Dandy and Kotoura-san. Are any of these remotely worth watching?
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Paperhouse posted:I just got Netflix and am looking at the anime selection on it. It's pretty slim, and I've actually not really heard of most of the shows - are they all bad? Specifically I'm looking at Knights of Sidonia, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, My Little Monster, Space Dandy and Kotoura-san. Are any of these remotely worth watching? Arpeggio is garbage, Sidonia is decent, MLM appears to be generic shoujo, so probably decent, Space Dandy is excellent, Kotoua-san seems like generic yonkoma slice of life, so probably decent In any case you should absoutely watch Space Dandy icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Nov 24, 2014 |
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Princess Jellyfish is on netflix and also is awesome. Everything else that's good is stuff you probably recognize, like Samurai Chanploo, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Gurren Lagann.
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Nov 23, 2014 23:58
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My Little Monster is very good.
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Isn't Samurai Flamenco also in Netflix? You should also check that out. It's a pretty cool series, warts and all. 
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If you want to see a series actually explore the idea of the "eccentric-yet-cool aloof high school hot guy" pretty in-depth and analyze his problems, My Little Monster is really really good for that. Haru has some...issues. And a chicken. The manga's real great and also finished on a high note, I haven't watched the anime.
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Paperhouse posted:I just got Netflix and am looking at the anime selection on it. It's pretty slim, and I've actually not really heard of most of the shows - are they all bad? Specifically I'm looking at Knights of Sidonia, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, My Little Monster, Space Dandy and Kotoura-san. Are any of these remotely worth watching? Sidonia is a rad cyberpunk show, but not quite as rad as the manga, which is similarly not quite as rad as the mangaka's other stuff (BLAME!, Biomega, etc). Space Dandy is Cowboy Bebop season 2, but every episode is Mushroom Samba, basically. It owns really really hard. You should also watch Fate/zero and Madoka Magica, if you haven't already. Fate/zero is a dark action show about mages fighting in 1990s Japan to win the Holy Grail, and has lots of ~deep philosophy~ and whatnot; if you dig Ghost in the Shell: SAC you'll probably be able to get something out of it. Madoka Magica really cannot be described without ruining the fun; just give it 3 episodes and see if it clicks for you by the end of episode 3.
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SALT CURES HAM posted:Sidonia is a rad cyberpunk show, but not quite as rad as the manga, which is similarly not quite as rad as the mangaka's other stuff (BLAME!, Biomega, etc). Space Dandy is basically Cowboy Bebop written on the same drugs taken to create Redline.
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I haven't watched My Little Monster, but I've read the manga a couple times. It's Good.
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Space Dandy is a cool studio (Studio Bones, known for Star Driver and Eureka Seven) and a cool director (Shinichiro Watanabe, known for Cowboy Bebop) bringing all their friends in the industry together and letting them make whatever they want with a cool set of characters. This means that every week feels different from the next, which can turn some people off, but remember that if you aren't super down with the show one week that next week will be completely different. But yea, it's cool that a show that gives creators this much freedom was really successful and I hope something like it happens again.
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The Devil Tesla posted:But yea, it's cool that a show that gives creators this much freedom was really successful and I hope something like it happens again. Ah, it was successful? I thought I remembered reading in its thread that it wasn't successful in Japan or something.
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Ytlaya posted:Ah, it was successful? I thought I remembered reading in its thread that it wasn't successful in Japan or something. IIRC it's not that successful in Japan (which is the trend for Watanabe's shows) but it was successful enough here that Funimation is gonna be doing dubs for select new shows only a week or two after each episode comes out, so take that how you will. It was also the highest rated show on Toonami when it was airing.
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The ratings actually got overtaken by Attack on Titan, but it was probably less the show and more that AoT took over its 11:30 PM timeslot and Dandy was moved to 12:30. Staying up 'til midnight and staying up 'til 1 AM are two different beasts.
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