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Might as well see if anyone knows what a particular manga was, then. So, there's this older horror manga, set in a hospital, I think. Basically there was a zombie-ish virus thing released by archaeology or something, and a bunch of kids tried to escape as everyone else was infected. (I think the virus might have been weak to sunlight, but I'm less sure about that). Ending was the kids getting out... then it turned out the virus was outside too, and a bunch of zombies were lumbering towards them as we got a Butch and Sundance ending. Short, too, only a couple volumes. Got an English localization (probably unofficial), but I can't find hide nor hair recently. Anyone have more luck than I did?
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Furnaceface posted:I gave this a shot when it first started airing and bounced hard. Tried again earlier this year with my brother bugging me to give it another shot and I still just cant get into it. Second first, yeah. The manga goes on after that, but the anime takes the already incredibly bleak manga arc ender, and doesn't show how Guts could get out of it, even though the first episode established the rest of the show as a flashback, meaning we know he survived somehow. It's not exactly a good time. First second, fair enough. Mind if I asked what didn't work for you? Could help in pinpointing something that would.
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DamnGlitch posted:It’s fine you dont like it, and I wasn’t sold until the second season (I find the first very rough around the edges), but it’s one of the best written stories of the last decade easily. Yeah, season 2 gives characters like Erwin, Reiner, and Ymir more focus, who really show off more layers than the initial trio. (Especially the season 1 trio. Especially the anime season 1 trio, where half of Mikasa's dialogue is replaced with just saying 'Eren'.) The show's got some great cards in its hand, and looking back they're in play from season 1... but it takes time for it to show them.
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Dec 3, 2023 23:06
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Ulio posted:Any anime similar to Demon Slayer, not necessarily in terms of the setting but action + production and seasonal anime(shorter seasons). I already have seen AoT, Blue Lock , Mob Psycho 100, OPM and Jojo, which I would consider in that vein. Chainsaw Man has a 12 episode season and high production values, but the first season goes for more detailed character acting animation over flashy action scene when it has to pick. Still some amazing looking fights, but less showy effects. JJK is better for the flashy parts, but it also is more meh on downtime scenes, especially with the nonstop fights of the second arc of the second season.
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Dec 27, 2023 07:18
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thetoughestbean posted:ODDTAXI It's amazing, but the status quo is rarely upended. You learn more as it goes, but it's mostly still the same kind of grounded story. I'd recommend it in general, but not in these circumstances. Maybe Gunbuster and Diebuster? Gunbuster was the escalation champ until TTGL came around, and it's pretty fast at just 6 episodes.
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Jan 22, 2024 00:53
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Arc Hammer posted:Banagher was in class once before they all died. There's also Flit going to school where he makes paranoid rants about how aliens are going to kill them all before the colony gets invaded and almost everyone dies. And his son Asemu was going to have a school plot before AGE's writers got cold feet on the subject to just toss him in the military, resulting in the most successful arc in AGE.
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Jan 28, 2024 01:55
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Furnaceface posted:Its me again! You seen Paranoia Agent? It plays with a lot of tones over its runtime, but horror is a regular. It's not the most common genre in anime, mind, but that's a good one. There's also Yamishiba if you want something quick. Variable quality and limited animation, but it's a little ghost story in just a couple minutes, then you're onto the next one.
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Arc Hammer posted:So my local theater plays some anime films every month and I've taken my friend who hasn't warched very much out to see two movies so far: Cowboy Bebop and then this past week we watched Paprika. He told me he really enjoyed both of them and said that he does want to try and tackle Eva at some point. I figure if he wants to try it I won't stop him but I'd still like to find some more film recommendations to try on him rather than TV series. Well, Ghost in the Shell is an obvious choice. It's very different from Bebop, and somewhat slower, but the vibes are similar and the animation is top shelf. Similarly, some Lupin (especially Castle) might be worth a look, just because the Lupin gang and the Bebop crew are long lost relatives. Time of Eve also might be worth a look, depending on how he takes to Ghost in the Shell, since it's pretty talky. (Jin-Roh is even talkier. I love it, but it's definitely not something for someone who wants to keep to kinetic anime.) Maybe The Night is Short, Walk on Girl for the kinetic visuals, Penguin Highway for something else by the same author, or (longshot) Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamis, although that one has some content you might want to screen beforehand. Oh, Miyazaki's a gimmee, but Princess Mononoke sounds like it should work. For an upcoming film, Look Back is likely to get a US release this year, and that seems like it'll be a great adaptation, so that might work. Any of that help?
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Feb 18, 2024 23:33
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Srice posted:This is a topic where I could endlessly recommend stuff but in the interest of keeping the focus narrow I'll throw out the following: On-gaku, Blue Giant, Pompo the Cinephile, and all of Yuasa's movies. Oh, yeah. Should have thought of Pompo! Seconding that one. Managed to see it in theaters, really was a good time.
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Feb 18, 2024 23:39
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MechanicalTomPetty posted:About once every year I get a craving to check out a Ghibli film, anyone have any suggestions on that front? I've already seen Mononoke, Howl and Valley of the Wind - not quite sure if I want to tackle Boy and the Heron just yet, I feel like I want to check out some of their older stuff first. It's only proto-Ghibli, but Valley of the Wind might be worth a look. I got my start with the Kiki dub, so I have some affection for that, but if we're looking for the best, there's always Spirited Away. Rock solid all-rounder.
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Feb 19, 2024 02:11
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PRADA SLUT posted:rec me a manga along the lines of: Well, it doesn't go near as far, but the author of Scum's Wish is doing the art for Oshi no Ko, and it occasionally has reminders of that fact. Probably a dumb question, but you read any Tatsuki Fujimoto? He's got more of a pulp sensibility a lot of the time, but the whole "examining very damaged people and their coping mechanisms" bit is the focus of a lot of his manga.
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Mar 5, 2024 06:02
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Paracelsus posted:Water is very important in Grand Blue, drink this glass of it. Sure. Let me just get out my lighter first.
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symbolic posted:Gunbuster Gunbuster's from the 80s. Patlabor managed to continue into the 90s, though. Giant Robot police comedy, with a lot of time and gags spent trying to deal with the consequences of using giant robots in urban settings.
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