The author of Triage X was just the artist of Highschool of The Dead.He's still alive and well and working on the manga on a regular schedule...the total opposite of Highschool of The Dead's situation...
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The author of Triage X was just the artist of Highschool of The Dead.He's still alive and well and working on the manga on a regular schedule...the total opposite of Highschool of The Dead's situation...
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I just started watching Dragon Ball for the first time and I'm finding it easier to enjoy than Super. I'm digging the simplicity of going on an adventure and not worrying about power levels or universes or who's trying to blow up a planet. I feel like I'm appreciating Dragon Ball more because I watched DBZ first.
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That is the strength of that first series.
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Z got a little too formulaic but Dragon Ball was constantly doing new and cool things. I think it's because Toriyama hadn't really established anything to fall back on that he was able to really go all out. It helps that the anime is really well done, Dragon Ball has some of my favorite fights in the entire franchise. King Piccolo reigns supreme as the series' best villain imo.
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Dragon Ball is good. It helps that the first anime is a much better adaptation than the second with much more consistent art.
I don't think DBS is always bad, there are definitely some good bits and ideas but for the most part it's a children show without the talent to make it work for older audiences like the previous series.
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Alright kiwis, post your thoughts on whats airing this season. What is your AOTS, what else are you watching, what have you dropped?
AOTS:
Tie between Sora Yori and Yuru Camp: Both are great shows that compliment each other quite nicely as two different ways to do CGDCT. Sora Yori has some of the best characterization I've seen recently and I love watching the main characters fuck around and interact with one another. Reminds me a little of K-On or Hanasaku Iroha but with more of an overarching plot. Yuru Camp on the other hand is a much lighter show, but nails the overall camping atmosphere and is a great Iyashikei series if you're into that genre. Would highly recommend if you enjoy series like Non Non Biyori or Aria.
Watching:
Hakumei and Mikochi:
Great atmosphere that reminds me a lot of an old childrens show. Main characters are great and have a certain "older married couple" vibe. Animation and backgrounds are also excellent.
Pop Team Epic:
Shitpost of the season. 'Nuff said.
Gakuen Babysitters:
A Show about babysitting. Designs are very shoujo-esque, and its portrayal of kids is pretty spot on (both the good and the bad). MC is a little on the bland side, but the side characters including the kids make up for it.
Mitsuboshi Colours:
Cute as fuck, but cheapens out on the animation somewhat. Another comfy show to watch, though not recommended as highly as Yuru Camp or Hakumei and Mikochi. Still worth a watch IMO.
Killing Bites:
Dumb but fun. Gives me my seasonal fix of edgy trash.
Ryūō no Oshigoto:
Watching shougi matches is pretty tense despite not knowing shit about the game personally. Almost like you took a Fukumoto manga and gave it a loli-themed LN makeover (yes I'm aware this description could be a bad thing depending on your taste, but I enjoy it for what it is, despite being nothing special).
Miira no Kaikata:
Another cute series. Not much else, but its enough to hold my attention for 20 minutes for the most part.
Dropped:
Ito Junji:
Very dissapointed by the first episode, and was cringing out of embarrassment rather than fear for the most part. I might watch the second episode since I heard its better, but I dunno. Animation style was cool, but not much else.
Violet Evergarden:
I might take flack for this, but fuck it. I've had more problems with this show than any other this season. Inconsistent characterization (Violet seems to switch off her capacity for emotional understanding whenever the plot deems it convenient), plot contrivances (how the fuck did she graduate from the school despite writing a 2-sentance letter after the examination period?), animation that feels more distracting than stylized (filters tend to oversaturate colours and de-contrast shadows, certain shots feel pointless like the constant cuts to imagery that isn't being seen from the characters POV), and a host of other problems I could go into such as the effortless worldbuilding and general pacing issues (but this post is already autisticly long so I'll spare it for another time). Overall it felt very pretentious and full of itself, and is easily the worst KyoAni show in recent memory. They need to fire Ishidate ASAP.
Franxx:
Might watch this again, but to me it felt like generic LN adaptation #34531 with a Trigger makeover. Plot and themes feel like shallow rehashes of previous trigger shows (especially Kill-la-Kill and Gurren Lagaan). 02 was cute though, but not much else for me.
Citrus:
Just not my type of show (teenage soap-opera melodrama isn't my thing, and thats the vibe I got from ep. 1). So far I've seen no evidence to continue watching past ep. 1.
Edit: spelling and grammar.
AOTS:
Tie between Sora Yori and Yuru Camp: Both are great shows that compliment each other quite nicely as two different ways to do CGDCT. Sora Yori has some of the best characterization I've seen recently and I love watching the main characters fuck around and interact with one another. Reminds me a little of K-On or Hanasaku Iroha but with more of an overarching plot. Yuru Camp on the other hand is a much lighter show, but nails the overall camping atmosphere and is a great Iyashikei series if you're into that genre. Would highly recommend if you enjoy series like Non Non Biyori or Aria.
Watching:
Hakumei and Mikochi:
Great atmosphere that reminds me a lot of an old childrens show. Main characters are great and have a certain "older married couple" vibe. Animation and backgrounds are also excellent.
Pop Team Epic:
Shitpost of the season. 'Nuff said.
Gakuen Babysitters:
A Show about babysitting. Designs are very shoujo-esque, and its portrayal of kids is pretty spot on (both the good and the bad). MC is a little on the bland side, but the side characters including the kids make up for it.
Mitsuboshi Colours:
Cute as fuck, but cheapens out on the animation somewhat. Another comfy show to watch, though not recommended as highly as Yuru Camp or Hakumei and Mikochi. Still worth a watch IMO.
Killing Bites:
Dumb but fun. Gives me my seasonal fix of edgy trash.
Ryūō no Oshigoto:
Watching shougi matches is pretty tense despite not knowing shit about the game personally. Almost like you took a Fukumoto manga and gave it a loli-themed LN makeover (yes I'm aware this description could be a bad thing depending on your taste, but I enjoy it for what it is, despite being nothing special).
Miira no Kaikata:
Another cute series. Not much else, but its enough to hold my attention for 20 minutes for the most part.
Dropped:
Ito Junji:
Very dissapointed by the first episode, and was cringing out of embarrassment rather than fear for the most part. I might watch the second episode since I heard its better, but I dunno. Animation style was cool, but not much else.
Violet Evergarden:
I might take flack for this, but fuck it. I've had more problems with this show than any other this season. Inconsistent characterization (Violet seems to switch off her capacity for emotional understanding whenever the plot deems it convenient), plot contrivances (how the fuck did she graduate from the school despite writing a 2-sentance letter after the examination period?), animation that feels more distracting than stylized (filters tend to oversaturate colours and de-contrast shadows, certain shots feel pointless like the constant cuts to imagery that isn't being seen from the characters POV), and a host of other problems I could go into such as the effortless worldbuilding and general pacing issues (but this post is already autisticly long so I'll spare it for another time). Overall it felt very pretentious and full of itself, and is easily the worst KyoAni show in recent memory. They need to fire Ishidate ASAP.
Franxx:
Might watch this again, but to me it felt like generic LN adaptation #34531 with a Trigger makeover. Plot and themes feel like shallow rehashes of previous trigger shows (especially Kill-la-Kill and Gurren Lagaan). 02 was cute though, but not much else for me.
Citrus:
Just not my type of show (teenage soap-opera melodrama isn't my thing, and thats the vibe I got from ep. 1). So far I've seen no evidence to continue watching past ep. 1.
Edit: spelling and grammar.
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I need help finding the name of this anime I watched on Toonami back in 2012-13.
From what I can remember, it focused on two girls. One was tall, I believe kinda pale, and had long black hair. The other was shorter, had orange/maybe pink pigtails, I think. The short one was really perky and happy, and the tall girl was very reserved and mostly kept to herself. The tall girl had powers, I believe she was cursed? I mostly remember the scene where the tall girl was going to give the short girl a birthday present, but saw her talking with some dude. The tall girl said the short girl probably shouldn't mess with him, since he's a known player, and the short girl got really upset and said some mean things to the tall girl and stormed off. The tall girl got sad, and threw her present away.
From what I can remember, it focused on two girls. One was tall, I believe kinda pale, and had long black hair. The other was shorter, had orange/maybe pink pigtails, I think. The short one was really perky and happy, and the tall girl was very reserved and mostly kept to herself. The tall girl had powers, I believe she was cursed? I mostly remember the scene where the tall girl was going to give the short girl a birthday present, but saw her talking with some dude. The tall girl said the short girl probably shouldn't mess with him, since he's a known player, and the short girl got really upset and said some mean things to the tall girl and stormed off. The tall girl got sad, and threw her present away.
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Im predicting that after a long and intense battle, goku will defeat jiren. However, freeza will swoop in at the last second and push an exhausted goku off of the ring and use the super dragon balls to become god.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Toonami
See if any of these jump out at you.
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I’m planning on watching this soon too. The design of the skull-headed guy has really piqued my interest.
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I apologize for the 
fftopic:nature of this post, but here goes.
Do any of you ever have a "dream" idea for anime or manga? I mean, I know it's spergy to think of this, but is there a particular subject, theme, or setting you'd like to see covered in anime or manga that is currently not covered as far as you know?
I'd love to see a comedy or Slice of Life anime about tabletop role-playing games. We've had similar projects about MMO's and video games, so why not old-school RPG's? Could be fun.
The same goes for LARP and Historical Reeanctment. Especially with the weirdos that those two particular communities are known to attract.
fftopic:nature of this post, but here goes.Do any of you ever have a "dream" idea for anime or manga? I mean, I know it's spergy to think of this, but is there a particular subject, theme, or setting you'd like to see covered in anime or manga that is currently not covered as far as you know?
I'd love to see a comedy or Slice of Life anime about tabletop role-playing games. We've had similar projects about MMO's and video games, so why not old-school RPG's? Could be fun.
The same goes for LARP and Historical Reeanctment. Especially with the weirdos that those two particular communities are known to attract.
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I feel like this might actually exist in manga form at the least that could've gotten an adaptation, but the closest I got is Millennium Actress, except that's more to do with a movie star and not someone putting together reenactments for the public. It should exist if one doesn't already because I think that in of itself could make for an interesting SOL.
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I apologize for the
Do any of you ever have a "dream" idea for anime or manga? I mean, I know it's spergy to think of this, but is there a particular subject, theme, or setting you'd like to see covered in anime or manga that is currently not covered as far as you know?
I'd love to see a comedy or Slice of Life anime about tabletop role-playing games. We've had similar projects about MMO's and video games, so why not old-school RPG's? Could be fun.
The same goes for LARP and Historical Reeanctment. Especially with the weirdos that those two particular communities are known to attract.
I would love to see an anime reinactment of the Warhammer 40K Furry story:
https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Fur_Heresy
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The traditional tabletop game audience is a much smaller niche in Japan than it is in the west, as far as I'm aware. But oddly, there's a video subculture that blew up a couple years ago that uses various rulesets to run "campaigns" that are basically just fanfiction of popular series. They especially like to use Call of Cthulhu for the Edge™. Whatever meta-commentary we'd get out of that would probably be way different than what we're used to.
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I'm not very far into it, but I'm just wondering if there's anything special/note-worthy about Super Dimension Century Orguss I should take into account while watching it? The first two episodes were pretty dull if not confusing, the mech designs look uninspired (like they're the predecessors to the godawful Brain Powerds from the anime of the same name), and Kei's been getting on my nerves, though he's not the worst protagonist ever. And yet was this popular?
If anything, I actually do like the ending theme, "Kokoro wa Gypsy". Not entirely sure how it fits with the anime, though.
If anything, I actually do like the ending theme, "Kokoro wa Gypsy". Not entirely sure how it fits with the anime, though.
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It's an odd one (though I guess that's what you get when you hire an American do to your theme songs). The show does however get rather interesting later on I've read (I only got up to the first 5 episodes through renting tapes of this back in the 90's, the old English dubbed version they had).
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Read all of the original Devilman manga today. It was okay. Not as amazing as some people say it is, though it did get a "Well, damn," out of me when Akira sees a the fate of a certain character in the finale.
Also, I'm now 130+ chapters into One Piece. It's pretty good, as most people here have claimed. It's gotta' be said, though; it has a terrible case of "same face." Nearly every male character's face is unique. Female faces on the other hand are very similar to one another. For reference, I can only remember 2 women with unique facial features. Hopefully Oda eventually got better at drawing them later on.
Also, I'm now 130+ chapters into One Piece. It's pretty good, as most people here have claimed. It's gotta' be said, though; it has a terrible case of "same face." Nearly every male character's face is unique. Female faces on the other hand are very similar to one another. For reference, I can only remember 2 women with unique facial features. Hopefully Oda eventually got better at drawing them later on.
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Read the latest chapter of Monster Musume, because I enjoy me some trash harem manga.
All I can really say is...that escalated fucking quickly.
All I can really say is...that escalated fucking quickly.