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Fougaro said:
I don't think the fantasy part matters that much, but more that it's another world, be it literally or metaphorically. Think about it from a storytelling perspective: Rock gets transported from "his world" that is 90s corporate Japan, into "another world" in the form of the pirate and crime infested shithole of South East Asia. More or less a slightly less depressing and miserable Now and Then, Here and There.

I still insist that Black Lagoon is an isekai, at the very least from a metaphorical one.
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I always saw Now and Then, Here and There as a dystopian future world sci-fi in the vein of Mad Max or Waterworld. Especially considering the poem at the beginning, suggesting ten billion years have passed, and even in the end suggests that world only has a few years left.
 

Robin from Anime America (the one who made the "You mad?" Interspecies Reviewers t-shirt) finally uploaded her thorough review of IR. She makes some really good points and unlike Hope Chapman and Marzgurl, she knows her stuff.
 
Fougaro said:
I don't think the fantasy part matters that much, but more that it's another world, be it literally or metaphorically. Think about it from a storytelling perspective: Rock gets transported from "his world" that is 90s corporate Japan, into "another world" in the form of the pirate and crime infested shithole of South East Asia. More or less a slightly less depressing and miserable Now and Then, Here and There.
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I agree with this Rock pass from being a paper pusher in economic boom japan to be in the super shithole where there is no good people only variant degrees of bad, always found fun how he change so radically during the series, to be pushed around by Revy and gang to be respected by the chinese and the russian mafia, Rock contrary to others protagonist has to pretty much uncuck himself to survive without becoming a edgelord in the process
 
Knight said:
As I've been encumbered with free time I'm looking to broaden some of my horizons. I'd never been much interested in manga as a medium but I did read Blame! on Easter Sunday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Aside from its sequels which haven't the same visual appeal as illustrations in the original is there anything out there even moderately similar in tone and style?
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there is berserk.
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Cubanodun said:
The rule was specific to Adventures because apparently Toei did not want to waste money in making Evolutions animations, heck even the final boss of the series said that he achieved that state because Digimon were dying to achieve Evolution according to the wikia but in the latin american dub iirc he said that he was the anger of all the digimons that could not evolve
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Toei I guess didn't expect Digimon to have gotten as popular as it did, so for them to have been cheapskates at the time is interesting. Not that they haven't always been, but it really did feel like Digimon was meant to be a B-team show or something, they cut corners wherever they could. Really is a miracle it turned out as good as it did.

Weird the Latin American dub made that a bit more similar to Saban's, though your dub was as close to the original as possible? But for our dub, Saban tried to avoid "die" in the series by claiming Digimon can reconfigure whenever, and yet here we have Apocalymon throwing a wrench into that idea, which was interesting in that aspect because I guess, in-universe, Digimon were ignorant of that. Yeah, he's the byproduct of Millenniumon doing his thing, but the idea of the wills of dead Digimon who were stillborn or died in the midst of to Digivolution forming into this emo disfigured being hating the light and hope of living Digimon is like dark, dude. The DigiDestined were just horrified he could even exist and think that way, but the dub toned it down to the "Why do you get the pizza while I'm left with the crust?!" mentality. Shame, but they tried lol.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
though your dub was as close to the original as possible? But for our dub, Saban tried to avoid "die" in the series by claiming Digimon can reconfigure whenever
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I can say that yes, the latin american dub is the most close of the japanese one, there was some mention of deaths even a word by word mention by Genai saying that Digimons don't die totally only that their information is reconfigured (or formatted depending of your interpretation) and send to the town that looks like a kindergarten, latin america as always been pretty lax about censoring in dubs but if the american script come with censoring then they can't do anything about it but digimon is a exception that they just used some terms of the english dub (for marketing purposes) like i said earlier translating "digidestined" was complicated in spanish so the japanese term was adopted

Sadly the dub quality went to the absolute garbage on Digimon data squad because the american script was butchered to hell and back
 
Oh my God the Now and Then, Here and There Collector's Series box-set is so beautiful. It comes with four DVDs, one of which is full of bonus features and the art featured for it is amazing, it shows Shu and Lala-Ru watching the horizon as dusk falls. I can't wait to fall into despair while watching interviews, this is gonna be fucking awesome.

Cubanodun said:
Sadly the dub quality went to the absolute garbage on Digimon data squad because the american script was butchered to hell and back
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I want to watch it dubbed, the subbed was nothing but pain for me, personally. Yoshino's voice-actress was the absolute worst, and I swear the talent was wasted in Savers. I just didn't enjoy it.
 
Fougaro said:
And Drifters is also done by the same guy who did Hellsing.
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Speaking of Hellsing, I was thinking about franchises from the 2000s I'd love to see revived and got to thinking, should Hellsing continue?

The story got pretty messy and haywire at the end there, but the 3 principal leads are still alive at the end of it, so in theory it could continue.

But maybe instead of a continuation after the end of the main story, Hirano should go back to The Dawn which simply petered out, I always thought that was weird that he just... stopped and maybe since it's a prequel it could explain some of weirder aspects of Hellsing's ending.
 
new berserk next week. skull knight showed up at the end of the last chapter so he's probably gonna do an infodump and disappear after a chapter or two like usual. though if the moonlight child shows up, seeing as it's the full moon, he might stick around. what with the moonlight child being a part of griffith and all.
 
Trashfire Garbagefuck said:
new berserk next week. skull knight showed up at the end of the last chapter so he's probably gonna do an infodump and disappear after a chapter or two like usual. though if the moonlight child shows up, seeing as it's the full moon, he might stick around. what with the moonlight child being a part of griffith and all.
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Tfw you remember that Guts is probably the most badass cuck ever
 
Vapewizard said:
I started watching an 80s comedy show about a crossdresser and while I'm not an old animation purist I definitely get the attachment people have to this style cause it's pretty charming and goofy.
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Have you tried checking out the manga Adesugata Junjou Boy? From the creator of GTO.

Trombonista said:
Snoopy's been a popular character for decades.
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As the Peanuts series.


And there's now Jojo jokes since the phrase "Good Grief" in the Japanese dub "Yare yare"


HumanHive said:
It's native isekai. :^)
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I say it's like an anime version Grand Theft Auto with a bit of Pulp Fiction mixed in it.
 
Dom Cruise said:
Speaking of Hellsing, I was thinking about franchises from the 2000s I'd love to see revived and got to thinking, should Hellsing continue?

The story got pretty messy and haywire at the end there, but the 3 principal leads are still alive at the end of it, so in theory it could continue.

But maybe instead of a continuation after the end of the main story, Hirano should go back to The Dawn which simply petered out, I always thought that was weird that he just... stopped and maybe since it's a prequel it could explain some of weirder aspects of Hellsing's ending.
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Just let the story end. As much as you want the story to continue, sometimes the author is just done and anything that comes next won't be as good as what came before.
 
Well, aside from Dorohedoro which I still have yet to finish catching up on, I got through the rest of the series I was watching last season. So why the fuck not, quick reviews in no particular order (and probably some plot spoilers, be warned):
Darwin's Game: Started out feeling a lot like Mirai Nikki (survival game with magic powers, main character has a particularly strong one but is inexperienced, psycho love interest), but I really enjoyed where it went over the season. Kaname came into his own as the main character, and the turning point at the end of the penultimate episode when he finally let loose and didn't hold back from killing anymore was a sight to see. Apparently the manga is in its final arc, so fingers crossed they continue the anime adaptation soon.

In/Spectre: A really fun series, though I imagine some people might get turned off from the final few episodes when Iwanaga is destroying Steel Lady Nanase through forum posts. The dynamics between the characters really help it shine, and there's lots of great comedic moments, with just enough stakes to keep you thoroughly invested. I don't know how much of the manga was adapted, but the ending leaves room for more, though the arc's plot points are resolved by the end. Also, dem Nanase tiddies.

Somali and the Forest Spirit: Ho man, this one made me cry so many bitch tears. I haven't gotten so emotional over an anime in a long time, but this one tugged at all the heartstrings. Jotaro's VA was perfectly cast as the Golem, but all the voice actors were great, especially Somali's. Beautiful artwork, absolutely gorgeous to watch. It's an emotional rollercoaster, from cheerful to heartbreaking throughout the series. Obviously didn't adapt the whole manga since it's still ongoing, but it ended at a good spot, again with room for more in the future. I might need to pick up the manga since I enjoyed it so much.

ID:Invaded: I'm still debating which is my favorite anime of the season, either Somali or this. I might just call it a tie, because both are really damn good. I loved how the plot was mysteries within mysteries (who killed Kaeru in each well, the identity of the serial killers, the identity of John Walker, everything surrounding Kiki Asukai), and it was fun to try and work out the answers ahead of time. Since it was anime-original, it was well-paced, the mystery unfolding steadily over the season. Great and imaginative visuals, great cast, and a satisfying conclusion, not to mention an awesome soundtrack. Well worth checking out if you haven't.

Plunderer: It's still ongoing so I can't give a full review, but man, it's not what I expected it would be at all. I went into it expecting a goofy ecchi fantasy show with lots of fanservice, and at first that's what I got (and admittedly there's still lots of fanservice). But when the "demon" coming out of the Abyss at the end of episode 8(?) turned out to be a fucking attack helicopter, I was legitimately floored. The story took an immediate hard left turn and it's gotten crazier since then, with continued revelations about where the Aces came from, what the Althing is, and hints of how Alcian society came to be. It's also fucking hilarious throughout, which only adds to my enjoyment. Can't wait to see more.
Non-spoiler tl;dr: Darwin's Game, In/Spectre, Somali, and ID:Invaded were all great, I made some good picks last season. Plunderer is still going and still great.
 
King Dead said:
Well, aside from Dorohedoro which I still have yet to finish catching up on, I got through the rest of the series I was watching last season. So why the fuck not, quick reviews in no particular order (and probably some plot spoilers, be warned):
Darwin's Game: Started out feeling a lot like Mirai Nikki (survival game with magic powers, main character has a particularly strong one but is inexperienced, psycho love interest), but I really enjoyed where it went over the season. Kaname came into his own as the main character, and the turning point at the end of the penultimate episode when he finally let loose and didn't hold back from killing anymore was a sight to see. Apparently the manga is in its final arc, so fingers crossed they continue the anime adaptation soon.

In/Spectre: A really fun series, though I imagine some people might get turned off from the final few episodes when Iwanaga is destroying Steel Lady Nanase through forum posts. The dynamics between the characters really help it shine, and there's lots of great comedic moments, with just enough stakes to keep you thoroughly invested. I don't know how much of the manga was adapted, but the ending leaves room for more, though the arc's plot points are resolved by the end. Also, dem Nanase tiddies.

Somali and the Forest Spirit: Ho man, this one made me cry so many bitch tears. I haven't gotten so emotional over an anime in a long time, but this one tugged at all the heartstrings. Jotaro's VA was perfectly cast as the Golem, but all the voice actors were great, especially Somali's. Beautiful artwork, absolutely gorgeous to watch. It's an emotional rollercoaster, from cheerful to heartbreaking throughout the series. Obviously didn't adapt the whole manga since it's still ongoing, but it ended at a good spot, again with room for more in the future. I might need to pick up the manga since I enjoyed it so much.

ID:Invaded: I'm still debating which is my favorite anime of the season, either Somali or this. I might just call it a tie, because both are really damn good. I loved how the plot was mysteries within mysteries (who killed Kaeru in each well, the identity of the serial killers, the identity of John Walker, everything surrounding Kiki Asukai), and it was fun to try and work out the answers ahead of time. Since it was anime-original, it was well-paced, the mystery unfolding steadily over the season. Great and imaginative visuals, great cast, and a satisfying conclusion, not to mention an awesome soundtrack. Well worth checking out if you haven't.

Plunderer: It's still ongoing so I can't give a full review, but man, it's not what I expected it would be at all. I went into it expecting a goofy ecchi fantasy show with lots of fanservice, and at first that's what I got (and admittedly there's still lots of fanservice). But when the "demon" coming out of the Abyss at the end of episode 8(?) turned out to be a fucking attack helicopter, I was legitimately floored. The story took an immediate hard left turn and it's gotten crazier since then, with continued revelations about where the Aces came from, what the Althing is, and hints of how Alcian society came to be. It's also fucking hilarious throughout, which only adds to my enjoyment. Can't wait to see more.
Non-spoiler tl;dr: Darwin's Game, In/Spectre, Somali, and ID:Invaded were all great, I made some good picks last season. Plunderer is still going and still great.
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I was thinking about watching Plunderer, especially since I heard a bit more about it. Guess I should check it out, then.

ID:Invaded was the shit. I wonder if they might decide to make a season 2.
 
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