|
Nipponophile posted:If you're not averse to moving pictures, Ghost in the Shell has several anime adaptations. All of them are high-budget productions with a ton of polish. For my money the two seasons of TV anime called Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and GitS:SAC 2nd Gig are some of the best cyberpunk that's ever been made. The first movie and both Stand Alone Complex seasons are absolutely top notch, though Stand Alone Complex is quite a bit better on top of that just because the series really lends itself to a long-form format. It's easily my favorite anime ever made, like, flat completely true statement. The second movie, Innocence, is more of a mixed bag. You can pretty accurately describe Ghost in the Shell: Innocence as "cool things just kind of happen without rhyme or reason and then the plot gets resolved". It is gorgeous, though. There's also a third movie that was a sequel to Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig, Solid State Society. It's got similar problems to Innocence. And then there's Ghost in the Shell: Arise, which was an OVA series first, then got remade into a TV series, then got (Is getting?) its own movie. Arise kind of blows, though mostly for having the Ghost in the Shell title attached to it. It misses a whole lot of the point of why the series is so good in the first place, and is... just kind of your standard near future sci-fi action show. It also is really, really bad at depicting Section 9. The character design and character writing suck a lot. Long story short, if you haven't seen Stand Alone Complex, you absolutely should because it's really really good and the first movie is also pretty dang great.
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2015 05:47
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 09:19 |
|
|
Shirow should try get more of his ip out there, like greasy tits and greasy tits 2.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2015 06:32
|
|
|
SynthOrange posted:Shirow should try get more of his ip out there, like greasy tits and greasy tits 2. He was good once. Even if that was ages and ages ago.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2015 06:54
|
|
|
Yeah, Shirow was incredible back in the 80s and 90s. Right now he's doing a new manga series with Rikdo Koshi of the Excel Saga fame. Judging by the first book it's got cute girl cyborgs with ports placed in interesting places and not much else, but I'm willing to give the series a chance, just because of what the authors have done previously. Excel Saga too had a fairly uninteresting start but it turned out to be loving amazing once the plot really kicked into gear.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2015 07:07
|
|
|
Mighty Dicktron posted:The first movie and both Stand Alone Complex seasons are absolutely top notch, though Stand Alone Complex is quite a bit better on top of that just because the series really lends itself to a long-form format. It's easily my favorite anime ever made, like, flat completely true statement. The second movie, Innocence, is more of a mixed bag. You can pretty accurately describe Ghost in the Shell: Innocence as "cool things just kind of happen without rhyme or reason and then the plot gets resolved". It is gorgeous, though. It's also all on youtube for free, legally. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELodfehz4fB38 It's fuckingg reat. If you only watch one aniem in your life, it's not a bad choice.
|
|
#
?
Nov 23, 2015 14:44
|
|
|
MonsieurChoc posted:It's also all on youtube for free, legally. Does this include 2nd Gig? That was what I looked for, since I already watched the first season, and I couldn't find it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 24, 2015 18:24
|
|
|
So I kept reading Keyman and holy gently caress does that manga go some places.  Hey kids, if you want to learn the origin of all life, just give Satan a rimjob! 
|
|
#
?
Nov 25, 2015 17:01
|
|
|
That seems like a pretty satan-like thing to make people do
|
|
#
?
Nov 25, 2015 17:27
|
|
|
Glagha posted:Hey kids, if you want to learn the origin of all life, just give Satan a rimjob! Did you mean the first two words in that spoiler literally? 
|
|
#
?
Nov 26, 2015 06:36
|
|
|
So it seems, completely unknown to me until I saw a thread pop up for it in ADTRW, that Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi, now licensed as Erased, has an anime. And it's airing RIGHT NOW, with the first episode on Crunchyroll. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3759740 http://www.crunchyroll.com/erased It's one of my favorite manga and the first episode appears to have gotten good reviews for a setup episode. It will apparently also end concurrent with the ending of the manga itself, which is something a few other series have done, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood being one.
|
|
#
?
Jan 12, 2016 19:00
|
|
|
Captain Invictus posted:The Delicious Dungeon is one of the more inventive, clever, funny, and mouth-watering series I've been reading as of late. It makes me super hungry for nonexistent food. It's about a D&D-esque group of dungeoneers who are too poor to afford food provisions to continue in their attempts to rescue a party member who was eaten by a dragon, so they instead start cooking and eating the monsters they fight along the way, with detailed rundowns of monster anatomy and the best way to prepare them. It's great. My favorite one is the Living Armor two-parter because it's just so drat creative with how you would go about eating a suit of living armor. Hey this is great. Go murder dungeon monsters then eat em. :9
|
|
#
?
Jan 14, 2016 03:55
|
|
|
SynthOrange posted:Hey this is great. Go murder dungeon monsters then eat em. :9 Yeah I forgot that I wanted to check this out and it is a whole bunch of fun. I really like the chemistry between characters and honestly how laid back it is even though they are on a mission against time. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 00:11
|
|
|
 
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 02:58
|
|
|
Please don't steal mangafox's bandwidth.
|
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 04:40
|
|
|
You cant stop me, a cybercriminal
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 06:15
|
|
|
God, I forgot that the first chapter originally had such a horrendous translation. And it was the only one we had for like eight months, too.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 07:08
|
|
|
*Imouto means plan in Japanese.
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 07:35
|
|
|
That's a bad translation decision imo(uto).
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 19:25
|
|
|
WickedHate posted:That's a bad translation decision imo(uto). New ADTRW mascot, bad translation imouto
|
|
#
?
Jan 22, 2016 22:18
|
|
|
Dungeon Meshi is really cool, but I keep on thinking it's basically Rutabaga: Adventure Chef but japanese, and with far more worries about cannibalism. I also read Cross Game lately, and it's now pretty much my favorite sports fiction. I don't care or know anything about baseball, but they presented to sport in a way that at least fooled me into thinking I understood everything, and it didn't fall into the rut of cliches most sports things get stuck in, because it was, at heart, a fun story about some kids growing up together while loving a sport. It was a really nice piece of work. It made me go look up other things Adachi Mitsuru's did, and I found Katsu! which does a similar thing with boxing, and Q and A, which sort of does something similar with track but it's mainly about a guy being haunted by his wacky ghost brother.
|
|
#
?
Jan 23, 2016 04:10
|
|
|
Dungeon Meshi came out first though, or around the same time. I don't think it's eating that guy's lunch(), if that's what you're saying.
|
|
#
?
Jan 23, 2016 04:28
|
|
|
 Takeo-chan Bukkairoku - (fantasy, shonen, comedy, slice of life) Amazon link for the Japanese volumes Takeo-chan Bukkairoku is about a girl who has bad luck. Like, really bad luck. Everything she does, everywhere she goes, bad things happen to her or those around her. She's cursed by something, but has no idea by who or what. One day, she moves in to an old Japanese house and discovers that she's managed to rent an apartment in...    They want nothing to do with her and want her out asap. But then they discover that her curse, her bad luck, generates a lot of negative spiritual energy, which they find delicious. And so, she begins her days living at the youkai house, and also maybe look into discovering the origin of her curse. It's a charming, funny series with a fairly unique artstyle and great characters. The youkai are selfish jerks, as youkai are supposed to be, though they may not be the murdery type of youkai, they do take a resemblance to more classic artistic stylings of the type than more cutesy, modern anime interpretations most of the time. There's currently ten chapters translated, and the series has finished in Japan with 7 volumes. I'd love to see this series licensed one day.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2016 19:32
|
|
|
I read Dungeon Meshi and liked it. It's a really cute thing.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2016 22:33
|
|
|
Imagine a bunch of metal heads got together in the 80’s to play some Dungeon & Dragons, drink a lot of beer and watch porn. That’s the best way to describe Bastard!!  The story takes place in the Kingdom of Metallicana as it’s being attacked by the 4 Lord of Havoc. The 4 Lords of Havoc wish to awaken the ancient god Anthrasax(Which is basically a Giger painting come to life) and the only one who can stand against them is the evil wizard Dark Schneider. Dark Schneider used to be the leader of the 4 Lords until his death, after which the cleric of Metallicana found him reincarnated into a baby boy which he then raised as his caretaker. This leads Dark Schneider, who is still an absolute bastard, to have a soft spot for the kingdom. So he sets out to stop his former partners from raising an ancient god because if anyone’s going to rule the world, it’s going to be him! Bastard!! Is basically the ultimate power fantasy manga. Big fights, bigger explosions, endless escalations of silliness and power levels. The main character, instead of following the cliché of eventually turning into a good guy, remains a chaotic maniac who is more interested in scoring with girls and taking over the world for himself. Despite an irregular release schedule(1 volume per 1-2 years), the manga remains popular in Japan. There’s a nice writeup of it on this site: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-10-07 It’s not for everyone(Dark Schneider is a huge pervert, the manga contains plenty of near naked or just naked ladies), but if you’re into metal and over the top action, you should definitely check it out. Also the art evolves from more rough 80's drawing style to beautiful unique style:  Early art  From a more recent volume
|
|
#
?
Jan 28, 2016 17:20
|
|
|
Inubaka(Crazy for Dogs!) (comedy, romance, seinen, slice of life) Amazon link for the existing english volumes     It's about a small town girl who moves to the big city and begins working at a pet shop specializing in dogs. It's by far the most accurate representation, both artistically and attitude-wise, of dogs in any manga I've seen. The human characters are totally fine too, maybe not super creative, but it's a nice story. Viz picked it up a while back but subsequently dropped it before finishing the localization at like, volume 17, which sucks since there was half a dozen volumes left before it was finished. Can't even buy it from their site anymore, so I don't really feel bad linking to scans of it. Nobody's since picked up scanlations of the final volumes, so there's as of yet no english resolution to the story(the final english volume really goes in a direction I don't think anyone really asked for, so I don't know how good the final volumes are). Suguri is a weird one. Her dog Lupin steals the show a lot of the time though And that story those four pages are from is about a mutt who was abused and burned by his former owner, and Suguri is tasked with finding a new home for him. She finds a good family to take him in, but when the kids are playing with fireworks one day, he panics and fear-bites one of them. Drama happens, but when they come clean that they'd put the dog in a traumatic situation, they decide to keep him instead of returning him, and then that scene happens. It's a good series. Hopefully someone will pick up scanlations of it to finish the remaining few volumes.
|
|
#
?
Jan 29, 2016 22:13
|
|
|
So I just read a series that showed up on various scanlation sites in late in 2015, by a crazy person who scanlated the entirety of it by themself. It's called Helck. Helck (Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shonen, Tragedy) Volume 1 on Amazon(Japanese)      Helck follows the titular character, the human hero, Helck, and "Anne", one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the demon world. It's hard to say much else without spoiling a lot of it, but even though I felt it was okay about 8-9 chapters in, shortly after that I hit a moment where I suddenly started reading huge chunks at a time until I got caught up, and now I really, really really like this series. It's clever and funny in ways a lot of series fail to be, it's dramatic and tragic in ways I totally did not expect it to be, it's often hilarious at totally unexpected moments that tends to balance out the really dark stuff very well, and on multiple occasions where I tend to stop reading a series if it does a particular THING, this series upended my expectations and went in a different direction with it. The world of Helck is vast and the characters are creatively designed and interesting. It may not break the mold a lot, but it does what it does exceptionally well, and Helck is a fantastic character in his own right. Read Helck. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Feb 6, 2016 |
|
#
?
Feb 6, 2016 11:24
|
|
|
I don't believe I've recommended this one before, but it's absolutely one of the best weekly series currently running. Pasting a post from another thread here:Captain Novolin posted:Big academia wasting my money on anime phds Waste is such a strong word. My Hero Academia is putting your tax dollars to good use; training the young Quirk-enabled into the Heroes of tomorrow! My Hero Academia available every week in Weeky Shonen Jump! My Hero Academia volumes on Amazon  In a world much the opposite of X-Men, wherein instead of a small group of people appeared with the mutant gene, 95% of the population has superpowers instead, which appear during your elementary school years. Not all Quirks are immediately useful, but with the right training, there's a place for everyone! Those with particularly good Quirks train to become crime-fighting Heroes, and this is where our story begins. Izuku Midoriya(nicknamed Deku) always dreamed of becoming a Hero since he could comprehend it, but unfortunately, he is one of the 5% of Quirkless individuals. His idol, All Might, the Hero of Heroes, is what he'd always aspired to be, but he's doomed to be a weak, Quirkless nobody for the rest of his life. One day his antagonistic best friend, Bakugo(nicknamed Kacchan) is taken hostage by a Supervillain, and Deku, despite being Quirkless, charges forward to the rescue despite his powerlessness. All Might witnesses this act of selfless heroism and chooses to train the young man that he may one day inherit the power of All Might, and pushes him to join the prestigious U.A. Academy, one of the most famous Hero Schools around! My Hero Academia is probably the best shonen series right now, consistently(One Piece and Assassination Classroom are on par with it as well). It's relatively new, but has an intensely good concept; the reverse of X-Men where superpowers are an everyday thing and wildly varied, and the artwork and characters are absolutely fantastic. The designs harken to all walks of superhero design, from Eastern to Western, and All Might himself is never shown in any style other than absurdly stand-out western-style posturing. Deku is a fantastic character, and his character development as he grows as a hero, but the rest of the cast including the entirety of Class 1-A, Deku's homeroom, is fantastic, and the powers are varied as well as variably useful. One character has headphone jacks hanging off her ears and can manipulate sound waves. Another has mutated to have a bird-like head and controls shadows. His friend Bakugo sweats nitroglycerin, etc. It gets pretty brutal especially in regards to Deku pushing his body beyond its limits, but I feel it really gives a good idea of just what kind of power he's wielding. Give it a read!    I hope folks are still interested in recommendations. Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Feb 22, 2016 |
|
#
?
Feb 22, 2016 02:03
|
|
|
That looks radical and I should probably read it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 22, 2016 16:36
|
|
|
It is a lot of fun. You can tell there is a real love for American comics here, where the main character's idol All Spark is part Superman, part Captain Marvel. One villain also seems to be really strongly inspired by Spawn/all the other grim 90's heroes.  Yes, you do have to read through some dumb manga cliches- especially the tournament arc that seems to drag on forever. But the writer really likes coming up with fun designs and powers that make up for the obvious shortcomings.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2016 01:03
|
|
|
The best part is that the tournament arc only seems to drag on forever in comparison to the rest of the series' pacing - by shonen standards it's lightning fast and brief.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2016 08:23
|
|
|
Tournament arcs will always last forever. Goddammit One Punch Man.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2016 09:06
|
|
|
 The Bride Was A Boy Amazon link(Japanese volume) A short, one-volume autobiographical and informative 4koma manga about a transgender woman and her transition from a man to a woman, falling in love, and getting married, all in an easily-digested, cute artstyle. It's great that this exists because it's an easily-understood, educational book in a country that has, largely, treated gays, trans, and other types of people as aberrations or freaks. Having a frank, but friendly and cutely-drawn book like this is a nice guide to getting people who may just simply not know, to understand how it all is for people making a transition and such.  
Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Mar 2, 2016 |
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 07:15
|
|
|
God drat, that is insanely cute. I can really see the heartwarming and personal nature of this manga helping some people understand transgender issues better.
|
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 08:46
|
|
|
I regularly care for fresh post-op trans people on a plastics medical surgical unit and wish I could buy that book on amazon and put it in the big conference room.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 08:57
|
|
|
I wish it was licensed, yeah. I'd definitely buy a copy.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 09:16
|
|
|
Aw, I like that a lot, it's so sweet.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 19:39
|
|
|
Captain Invictus posted:(there is a Japanese book version but I can't find it on amazon...) http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%8A%B1%E5%AB%81%E3%81%AF%E5%85%83%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90%E3%80%82-%E3%81%A1%E3%81%83/dp/4864104646
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 19:41
|
|
|
AnonSpore posted:http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%8A%B1%E5%AB%81%E3%81%AF%E5%85%83%E7%94%B7%E5%AD%90%E3%80%82-%E3%81%A1%E3%81%83/dp/4864104646
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2016 20:16
|
|
|
Captain Invictus posted:Thanks, the only thing showing up when I tried searching the kissmanga name was a bunch of yaoi manga. Next time log out first so your search profile doesn't alter the results.
|
|
#
?
Mar 3, 2016 00:20
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 09:19 |
|
|
Discendo Vox posted:Next time log out first so your search profile doesn't alter the results. 
|
|
#
?
Mar 3, 2016 02:28
|
|
