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Arcsquad12 posted:Considering the avalanche of high school setting shows I'm curious if theres any notable anime or manga out there that are set in high schools but are also set outside of Japan. It would either be neat to see their take on public education in other countries or it could be really really funny seeing every school primmed up like a private catholic boarding school. The only thing I can really remember about Red Garden was the show being set in New York, but the cast somehow teleported to Japan every time they went to school 
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it was a pretty typical prestigious and nebulously-religious academy but i feel like the zombie fighting is an equal if not larger proportion of the show, if that's a deal breaker enjoyable nonetheless
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Aug 12, 2021 00:56
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Chas McGill posted:Further to that, I'm interested in reading more manga set outside of Japan, preferably post-highschool and modernish day rather than historical Summit of the Gods is set on Mount Everest
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Aug 12, 2021 01:01
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Chas McGill posted:Further to that, I'm interested in reading more manga set outside of Japan, preferably post-highschool and modernish day rather than historical Gallery Fake is about a shady art gallery owner who travels the world searching for rare art. Some episodes take place in Japan but it also has a good share of globe travelling
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Aug 12, 2021 01:15
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if you're up for some classic BL FAKE is set in New York and it's got a new digital edition that's kind of spruced it up with new covers and some extras.
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Chas McGill posted:Further to that, I'm interested in reading more manga set outside of Japan, preferably post-highschool and modernish day rather than historical Me and the Devil Blues is set in 1930s America and does a pretty amazing job with the setting.
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Chas McGill posted:Further to that, I'm interested in reading more manga set outside of Japan, preferably post-highschool and modernish day rather than historical Planetes is mostly set in space, but there's plots set in the United States as well as in Japan. If you want something even more action movie, there's the three episode Gunsmith Cats OVA for basically an anime of a 90s action movie, complete with a Chicago setting. Lupin's globetrotting, so there should be something you'd like. Those any help?
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Great Pretender is on Netflix and mostly set in Hollywood for the first season. Idk about the later seasons. The entire second half of Nodame Cantabile is set in Europe iirc. Both are post high school, present day. That Works fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Aug 12, 2021 |
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Aug 12, 2021 03:12
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Hunt11 posted:For a romcom I would recommend Gamers. The very first episode looks very generic up until the end but then it starts doing its own thing which is a lot of fun to watch. More relevantly it masquerades as a deliberately-cliche-looking shonen series about the protagonist joining a videogame club in high school. It's a completely fakeout and amazing  .That Works posted:Great Pretender is on Netflix and mostly set in Hollywood for the first season. Idk about the later seasons. It's not so much a season as the first arc. There's three in the first cour, each one is a scam/movie unto itself in different places around the globe; The first is in Los Angeles, the second is in Singapore, the third is in London. The second cour is all one continuous scam running in Tokyo and Shanghai.
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Great Pretender is also one of the best shows I've ever seen, anime or not.
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I thought the second season was just alright, didn't love how it all panned out, but the first season was excellent.
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Aug 12, 2021 05:17
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KillHour posted:Great Pretender is also one of the best shows I've ever seen, anime or not. It's one of those anime series I'd call a good television series in general (Monster's another, if you can kinda see where I'm coming from with this); You could show it anyone and they'll probably enjoy a couple hours of heist and scam antics. runawayturtles posted:I thought the second season was just alright, didn't love how it all panned out, but the first season was excellent. The second cour is well structured and good overall with the benefit of hindsight after finishing it, but really wears out its welcome because it breaks away from the format of the first's much snappier arcs and at times feels like it just. Keeps. Going as a result.
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Chas McGill posted:Further to that, I'm interested in reading more manga set outside of Japan, preferably post-highschool and modernish day rather than historical Black Lagoon
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KillHour posted:Great Pretender is also one of the best shows I've ever seen, anime or not. They couldn't keep the Engrish going for more than ten minutes so that's an instant fail for me. I mean the show is alright but I'm not that big a fan of those "how did they do it???" movies besides the two good Ocean's films. Great Pretender reminded me too much of Now You See Me and how much I hated the smug assholes in that movie.
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I liked Great Pretender except the last season, because I didn't enjoy the tone shift and the ending was just silly.
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Glagha posted:I liked Great Pretender except the last season, because I didn't enjoy the tone shift and the ending was just silly. Arcsquad12 posted:They couldn't keep the Engrish going for more than ten minutes so that's an instant fail for me. Same to both of these sentiments. Needed more Ocean's 11 vibes to it imo, and less attempt at drama. Also, making the MC's dad involved in human trafficking felt grossly unnecessary as well as the scene where he gets a mini figure of Ieyasu Toyotomi implying he was gonna make it big never really going anywhere.
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On the topic of "shows outside of Japan" I know it's kind of cheating because they're science fiction, but Universal Century Gundam shows tend to be quite good in representing a more cosmopolitan view of the earth. Several of the space colonies show major American influence (especially the Side 6 colonies which might as well be small-town USA) and Hathaway did a really neat job depicting Davao. The gold standard is still Cowboy Bebop where Mars is literally just Manhattan if Manhattan stole the rest of the world's landmarks.
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el cazador de la bruja is about two women crossing mexico
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Thanks for all the recs - a lot I didn't know about. Endorph posted:Eden: Endless World is a near modern day sci-fi-ish thing set in South America. That Works posted:Great Pretender is on Netflix and mostly set in Hollywood for the first season. Idk about the later seasons. Arcsquad12 posted:On the topic of "shows outside of Japan" I know it's kind of cheating because they're science fiction, but Universal Century Gundam shows tend to be quite good in representing a more cosmopolitan view of the earth. Several of the space colonies show major American influence (especially the Side 6 colonies which might as well be small-town USA) and Hathaway did a really neat job depicting Davao. GorfZaplen posted:Gallery Fake is about a shady art gallery owner who travels the world searching for rare art. Some episodes take place in Japan but it also has a good share of globe travelling AnoHito posted:Me and the Devil Blues is set in 1930s America and does a pretty amazing job with the setting. chiasaur11 posted:Planetes is mostly set in space, but there's plots set in the United States as well as in Japan. The Colonel posted:el cazador de la bruja is about two women crossing mexico
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Chas McGill posted:
The latest three Lupins (counting the upcoming one) have all been set in a different European country, so that might help pick a started. Part 4 is in Italy, part 5 is in France, and part 6 this fall is in the UK. (Part 5 also acts as a kind of general Lupin tribute, with a lot of different authors doing one-shots in various Lupin eras, including the creator of Kino's Journey and the writer of Final Fantasy 7.)
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Look into Black lagoon for sure. It's a diverse group of people working as mercenaries in the South Pacific in present day. Action, crime stuff. Over the top in fun ways.
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Oops, I forgot to mention that I've seen Black Lagoon - that is also a good rec.
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Chas McGill posted:Oops, I forgot to mention that I've seen Black Lagoon - that is also a good rec. Jormungand might scratch the same itch if you've not seen it yet.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Jormungand might scratch the same itch if you've not seen it yet. Ah yeah good call. Forgot about it.
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If you don't mind the setting being 1920's-30's America, then Baccano! is a fun, short show about a train robbery, the mafia, and lots of unexpected other stuff that I won't spoil. The narrative structure is reminiscent of movies like Snatch, Pulp Fiction, or Burn After Reading, where a bunch of separate little plotlines and characters converge to become a larger story. It's also one of the tiny handful of animes that I liked more dubbed in English than sub'd.
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Mentat Radnor posted:If you don't mind the setting being 1920's-30's America, then Baccano! is a fun, short show about a train robbery, the mafia, and lots of unexpected other stuff that I won't spoil. Be aware the first episode kinda speed-runs through a bunch of the time periods the show takes place in and settles in proper from the second episode onward. Also absolutely watch the dub, it's fantastic.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Be aware the first episode kinda speed-runs through a bunch of the time periods the show takes place in and settles in proper from the second episode onward. "Thank you! gently caress you! The star is here!
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what are some good dubbed shows on any of the streaming services to watch in the background while I workout at home? the better the show the easier it seems for me to actually get the animus to go work out. Show just needs to be easy to pay attention to while punching things. So far I worked through: the dubbed parts of Slam Dunk Flame of Recca and I知 up to Shishio in Ruroni Kenshin( so still have a fair bit to go but my workouts are getting longer so I知 working through them at a faster pace)
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KidDynamite posted:what are some good dubbed shows on any of the streaming services to watch in the background while I workout at home? the better the show the easier it seems for me to actually get the animus to go work out. Show just needs to be easy to pay attention to while punching things. Out of curiosity what kind of workouts are you doing while watching? I used to get on a rower and watch shows but am curious about what other stuff people find compatible for this.
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That Works posted:Out of curiosity what kind of workouts are you doing while watching? KidDynamite posted:while punching things. Was serious about that. I do 3 rounds shadows boxing, 3 rounds heavy bag, 3 rounds reflex bag, 15min jump rope, and core/functional strength stuff with a water filler Bulgarian bag, steel mace, and steel clubs. which is why I have the easy to pay attention to requirement. Ippo is obviously on my list but crunchy roll doesn't have the second season for I'm guessing some licensing reason.
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Hellsing Ultimate might be a good choice then.
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You exercise by swinging a mace around? Are you a literal anime protag?
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doomrider7 posted:Somali and the Forest Spirit I started watching this and am about halfway This one dude's backstory is  Liking the show though!
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KidDynamite posted:what are some good dubbed shows on any of the streaming services to watch in the background while I workout at home? the better the show the easier it seems for me to actually get the animus to go work out. Show just needs to be easy to pay attention to while punching things. I'm disappointed that nobody's suggested the obvious choice of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells you Lift? 
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:I started watching this and am about halfway The Bird Man right? Also, I'm trying to find a manga I read some time ago about the post Apocalypse that was similar to Hakumei & Mikochi in that the protagonist was a tiny borrower riding what looked like a furry caterpillar or something to that effect.
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The only anime/mangas I've ever truly loved were Fullmetal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin. Any recommendations based on that? Guess it's a combination of good pacing*, semi-grounded high quality action, humour, distinctive characters and definitive endings. Optional: incorruptible protagonists in a politically bleak, morally grey world mixed with the childlike fun of trying to figure out who could beat who in a fight. *(Okay, these days I probably wouldn't have sat through the 25 episodes it took Kenshin to introduce Saito and everything else great about it, but it was pretty sweet from there)
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MHA is closer to the Bleach/Naruto end of the scale. Hunter x Hunter is a very slow start and has a pretty interminable tournament arc but once you get to the mafia/new york stuff it's absolutely the kind of thing you want, though the ending is more thematically conclusive since the manga's still ongoing, but there's no real lingering immediate plot points. Vinland Saga might be your speed, though again the manga's ongoing.
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VagueRant posted:The only anime/mangas I've ever truly loved were Fullmetal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin. Any recommendations based on that? Mob Psycho 100 Ping Pong give Gintama a try and see if it's humor clicks for you.
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VagueRant posted:The only anime/mangas I've ever truly loved were Fullmetal Alchemist and Rurouni Kenshin. Any recommendations based on that?
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