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Nyan Koi is every bit as awful as it sounds and I have absolutely no idea why I watched it. The only good part, even as funny-bad, was gg's subs for the mail-lady who spends pretty much all the time she's on screen telling the main character to revel in his harem.
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This is what I was going to suggest. It's not exactly fitting to what you're looking for but it is certainly the closest I've ever seen. I watched it when I was looking for pretty much exactly what you were and it satisfied me completely. Also another rec for Eureka Seven, while not really all that close it is utterly fantastic and hits some of the notes you're looking for.
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So, even though this is awkward as all hell, I'll put their titles in spoilers, be warned though that knowing they have happy ends might affect your overall enjoyment of them.
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I've got a rather weird request. I'm looking for an anime where a parent (or parent figure, such as a teacher) steps up to the plate to protect their child (or child figure, you get the idea), invoking their role as the parent figure in doing so, in some climactic or really tense scene. I don't really care whether or not the parent is in way over their head in doing so. It's hard to think of any examples from what I've seen, but kinda like Hohenheim from FMA Brotherhood, or Holland toward the end of Eureka Seven, or for anyone who's read Rewrite, like the teacher near the end of Akane's route or the Kanbe parents in Kotori's route. Hell I'd be okay with something like the very last scene in Dragon Crisis, of all things. I just really want to see a parent invoking their position and trying to do something cool/touching with it. I don't even know why. fake edit: Actually let's generalize this to any character invoking their relationship with another character in something climactic. Boyfriend/girlfriend, parent/child, brother/sister, teacher/student, whatever.
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Thanks, I'll probably check out Gankutsuou, and Penguindrum has been on my to-watch list for unrelated reasons for a while, so now I have some motivation to get it out of the way. As for Usagi Drop, I watched the anime and loved it, and I know what happens in the manga. That said, it's not quite what I'm looking for right now. What I want isn't so much a parent being a parent, more like a superpowered MC is injured fighting a villain and dad steps in saying "I'm going to protect you because you're my goddamn son" while high-tension orchestral music reaches a climax. Or something cheesy like that 
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Booya posted:What's a good show about stylish, fabulous, and colorful men beating the poo poo out of each other, or maybe even doing other cool things? I watched and enjoyed Gurren Lagann and the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime. Sengoku Basara is the warring states period of Japan run through an insanity filter. It gave me the same feeling Gurren Lagann did, but with samurai rather than mechas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkLA-5j0AA Notice that his horse has handlebars and exhaust pipes.
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Knowing absolutely nothing about your tastes, I can't make any hard suggestion about whether or not you should watch it. I can say that I don't think the average ADTRW poster would enjoy it, and that I don't think anyone here who's watched it has thought it was particularly awesome or a must-watch. Personally, I did like it. I think it does do some things very very well. The setting is great, and the possibilities it establishes work well into solving the conflicts the story presents. It also has one of the best-voiced, funniest characters I have seen in a long time, but I wouldn't begrudge someone being offended by her. The first season, at least, is a generally lighthearted romp through the setting established by the show's parent franchise (Railgun itself is a spinoff), elaborating on some of the more day-to-day issues and conflicts that can crop up in it. You can check the Railgun S thread OP (courtesy of yours truly) for more information on the setting and characters. The OP contains minor character and plot spoilers. If you want to give it a shot, three episode testing it should be enough. The tone doesn't deviate significantly from those first three episodes (apart from some pretty nice actiony stuff that happens a couple times), and the show's failures don't really get any worse. fake edit: Also being a fan of the franchise as a whole, I'm going to be contrary to Nate RFB here and say that if you end up liking Railgun, Index (i.e., A Certain Magical Index, the parent story that Railgun is a spinoff of) offers you more of the setting but with a vastly different tone and a focus on totally different characters and conflicts. That said, the two seasons of the Index anime that currently exist do not cover the parts of the original light novels that I personally think make the franchise enjoyable. Come back and ask for more info if you decide to go for it
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ViggyNash posted:Does it have the same kind of pervading surrealism and unique setting as Angel Beats? The setting is not unique at all--it's just a city in modern Japan (though unless I'm misremembering, not too modern as it lacks computers and cell phones). The pervading surrealism is actually one of two things the writer/company he writes for is known for. The other thing they're known for is the kind of drama you saw in Angel Beats. So while Clannad does have the same kind of surrealism and supernatural things going on, it's not at all the primary factor in the show and isn't nearly as prominent. On the drama side, Clannad has it in spades. If you watch it (and since I loving love Clannad, I'm going to say you should), make sure to watch both the series Clannad and Clannad ~After Story~, the latter being the second season and significantly better than the first. As an aside, Clannad was originally a visual novel developed by the company Key, and they've also produced Kanon, Air, Planetarian, Little Busters!, and most recently, Rewrite. The main writer for this company was the writer for Angel Beats--it turns out he can't really write anything else but he does what he does pretty drat well
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ViggyNash posted:I'm just curious, but what shows have had really good OPs and EDs? I'm watching Durarara!! right now and I absolutely love both the OP and ED. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has pretty much the most consistently-quality set of OPs and EDs in existence. Bakemonogatari is similar. Eureka Seven comes close. Others: Hyouka (except first ending) Working!! (the show itself is far more debatable) Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! (Actually anything KyoAni does is a potential candidate for this list) Persona 4 the Animation Little Busters! Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (particularly if you're a fan of Yes)
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DamnGlitch posted:Or if you don't have 40 hours or so to spend on something. I have a friend of mine who thought the complete opposite. He loves P4 and thought the anime was total poo poo. Personally I can't get into the games because I find that the dungeons, without any real puzzles to solve, are far too grindy. Personally I think the anime is definitely worth watching just for the aforementioned Narukami splendor.
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From this year, check out Hataraku Maou-sama! / The Devil is a Part-Timer! for a gut-busting comedy in which the Dark Lord Satan is a part time fast food worker. You can also check out this ADTRWiki page for goon-approved anime ending as recently as sometime in 2012, if you're looking to go that far back. Really though if you want to check out what's popular, then just look at what shows had threads here with a fairly large number of posts and give them a cursory lookover. Less effective without archives, though.
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The World God Only Knows is really fun monster-of-the-week shenanigans with a prodigal protagonist who hates his job. That job being to get girls to fall in love with him. Some passing familiarity with and tolerance of common dating sim/anime girl cliches is pretty necessary. It stops being monster of the week right around when you hear someone mention the word "goddess" and becomes a lot more serious, but still mostly preserves the humor. I know a couple people who have taken issue with the whole setup out of gender equality concerns, but you'd know whether or not you care as soon as you read the synopsis. No hiatus/filler concerns as far as I remember but I have a really bad memory for events in manga.
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A note about the KyoAni shows, I know some people like to explicitly differentiate between overall visuals and specifically animation, that is, what it looks like when things move (for lack of a better description). If I remember right there have been some arguments about a Naruto episode looking lovely but having spectacular animation or something? Anyway, the KyoAni shows are absolutely gorgeous, but I don't know how to judge their animation quality in the second sense, if that's what you care about.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Also I'm surprised Martian Successor Nadesico and Eureka Seven aren't on that list given what you mentioned your preferences as. I want to expand on the Eureka Seven bit; it's my favorite by far and any chance I get to recommend it I will take. So it's a mech show where the giant robots air-surf, which is already loving awesome. But the mechs aren't really the focus, the characters are: the show is also simultaneously thematically based on 1960s surfing counterculture and rips directly from The Golden Bough, one of the most important early anthropological texts. The music score is incredible (I actually liked it better than Bebop!), the cast of characters are fun, developed, and interesting, and there is so much depth in the significance and symbolism of everything that happens. I've re-watched the series at least once every year and every time I find something new that I didn't notice before and adds a whole new dimension to the show. Flipping that around though, some of the character motivations and actions (particularly surrounding the main villain) are fairly inscrutable on a first watch. The last tenth of the show or so especially may not make much sense at first glance. But I rather liked that the villain wasn't easy to understand. As for how it fits your tastes, being a mech show, E7 certainly has its dose of action, but romance is a central theme and relationships (romantic, familial, and platonic!) between all kinds of people in many stages of life get their time in the sun to be explored. If you have time to watch 50 episodes of something, then E7 is worth it. There's more information on the ADTRWiki page, particularly some more caveats about the first several episodes, which are largely considered to be lackluster but I like them just fine. But don't watch the movie or the sequel unless you really love the show; they're pretty bad and all you'll really get out of them is a fun recognition of how the characters or setting have changed.
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Redcrimson posted:Also Gankutsuou Hijacking this question. I've started a friend-group simulwatch of Gankutsuou and we're three episodes in and loving it. None of us have read The Count of Monte Cristo. Is there anything (besides straight up reading the book ) I should do to be able to have a better appreciation of the show as I'm watching it?
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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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I'll speak to Akagi and add another opinion on Railgun. Akagi is exceptionally good at creating and maintaining suspense, a staple of Fukumoto's works. The titular character fits into the "enigmatic prodigy" archetype that you've certainly encountered before, but despite how alien he is, he is shown to have very human flaws--which he exploits to the fullest. There are a couple of things about the series, both manga and anime, which are potentially problematic, however. First, most of the suspense is based on high-stakes mahjong gambling, and not understanding the game lessens the impact of that suspense somewhat. I would know, as I learned the game while reading and watching it . Second, the pacing gets progressively worse as the manga goes on. There is one single night of mahjong that had been happening in the manga when the anime was airing--and to this day still isn't over, if I remember right. Despite that, I thought it was great.I would not recommend Railgun on a measure of pure quality. Most of the writing, particularly of the plot and characterization, is weak for much of the series. However, I personally believe that despite that, it's very entertaining and thus worth a recommendation. It's a lot of fun to read about the kinds of problems a city full of superpowered anime high schoolers has, and the ways in which their powers interact with these problems. And there are points where the writing is fairly impressive. Regarding its relationship with parent series Index, I will say that Index is largely very stupid, but ramps up its entertainment value to a high I've rarely seen (though that part has yet to be animated from the source material), and this certainly colors my impression of Railgun.
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"Slice of life" also a fairly controversial term with some people in that its meaning can be pretty broad, which hurts its ability to be a useful descriptor. For example, the above-mentioned GJ-bu and Silver Spoon are really different from each other. Use of the term "slice of life" in anime generally refers to a show largely boxed in the framework of the characters experiencing a normal, human life of school or work (as opposed to a fantastical adventure, or war, or something)--but there's a lot of room to work with there, and additional elements may be present that means calling something "slice of life" doesn't really tell you whether it's a comedy, drama, or something else entirely. But just describing the framework can be useful, in some sense.
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Are you watching Jojo's? If not, there's your answer. Also try Sengoku Basara for feudal Japanese warlords riding horses equipped with handlebars and exhaust pipes while shouting about parties and guns in English. Gurren Lagann is what happens when your over-the-topness function is an exponential, and Valvrave is the result of Sunrise being dared to make something more insane than Code Geass. For a different kind of over-the-topness, I have a soft spot for anime that are pretty terrible but turn the sheer animeness up to 11 (these tend to be light novel adaptations). It's kind of hard to describe, but imagine the kind of show that takes terrible anime cliches and contrived harem situations and makes them even more contrived and ridiculous. If you might be interested in that, give Henneko ("The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat") and Noucome ("My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy") a shot. Both of these are completely awful, but there's a certain value in seeing just how much they push the envelope of being anime. Outer Science fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Apr 19, 2014 |
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Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai maybe? I don't actually remember how close to the end of the first season the relationship becomes official, but there is a second season (which I haven't seen, mind) so yeah. Better as a comedy than a romance in my opinion, but hey. vvv Ok then. Though I will defend the protagonist as not being particularly bland due to his whole chuunibyou gimmick. Outer Science fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Apr 23, 2014 |
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Davincie posted:Do anime musicals exist? Half of the last episode of Kin'iro Mosaic is a musical but that's all I've got.
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Ok I've got another very specific kind of request. I'm looking for a show which contains a particular kind of scene. In this scene, a character climactically inherits or ascends to some role or ability that is thematically significant, and this ascension is accompanied by some visual indicator, which appears in an instant. That is, you can point out the exact instant when the character comes into his own. Additionally, this inheritance should ideally be a good thing for the protagonist(s), not like the final boss reaching his second form or anything. It could be a child taking the place of his parents, or finally standing up to some long-suffered evil, or someone attaining symbolic proof of membership in some society, etc. Some examples:
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Thanks for the recommendations guys, but I've already seen everything suggested except Diebuster, which I'll get to  And regarding Gurren Lagann, I actually felt the only thing in the series that really fits what I'm looking for is (the show is 7 years old but to be safe, spoilered): episode 11, when Simon breaks out of his depression to inherit Kamina's role. Past that, there wasn't much in the way of "thematic ascension", just an already-ascended character pushing bounds further and further. I realize I'm probably not making much sense, but it's hard to articulate even to myself, so oh well.
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It's largely isolated for the first half-ish, then goes into plot mode until the end of the series.
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A specific few of them are relevant outside of their individual arcs, but not many of them. Here's another line of text to suggest to anyone who doesn't want to mouse over a spoiler that this is a big explanation and not the slightly-elongated "yes" that a single line of spoilers might suggest it is.
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Look at these two ADTRWiki pages and click around until you find something that looks interesting. Personally I'd say give Baccano! a shot. It's about a bunch of lovably-weird gangsters in 1930s America.
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Ulta posted:What are some good light comedies, light romance a plus, minimal skeeviness? e;fb Servant x Service! It's about a bunch of dysfunctional civil servants and their silly daily lives. Very light, very comedy, has light romance. I haven't watched either of the shows you mentioned but I get the feeling you'd really like this one. By the same author there's also Working!! (officially localized as Wagnaria!!) but the main character is polarizing, in that his gimmick is an unhealthy obsession with small things, including children, played for comedy. Other than that it's basically the same as above, but with restaurant workers rather than civil servants, this time also including teenagers.
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I'm looking for something brainless I can sit back and be entertained by without having to think, 12 episodes plus or minus. This probably means it's full of standard anime cliches and isn't very good. Recent shows I've watched that felt like this were The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Engaged to the Unidentified, and Haganai. They were all pretty standard affairs that told acceptable stories, if uncreative ones. If you could give me something that's full of bad cliches, really pushing the envelope on what it even means to be a bad harem show, like Henneko or Noucome, even better. Those were atypical precisely because they completely ignored the limits that your typical harem show places on how bottom-of-the-barrel you can be. Reference humor is a plus. Here's my MAL if it helps. I'd ask for something actually good but at this point I just want something to wind down with after work, reality-TV style Actually, that's a good way to put it. I'm looking for something similarly trashy to reality TV.
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As good as Nichijou was, it's more energetic than I'm looking for I'll check out Comic Party, thanks.
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Sakurazuka posted:It's what we're calling 'seasons' now, apparently. if we didn't then we'd have to say that the first season of psycho-pass is two seasons long and that's really dumb
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you might as well just watch the OP a lot and go rewatch all of the actual song MVs until you understand the plot.
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Captain Invictus posted:You've not seen LOGH and are wary BECAUSE of all the good press it gets? all the good press about cowboy bebop left me very disappointed when i watched it, this isn't too far-fetched imo
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cowboy bebop was very good and i enjoyed it a lot, i was disappointed because i expected it to blow me away entirely and it did not do that.
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