eugimon Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hajime no ippo (fighting spirit) again. Still awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentCrossHairs Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Gundam 00 2se Pretty good anime. May start watching Freedom. Since Utada Hikaru sings the sountrack and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I'm planning to do a Crest of the Star/Banner of the Star marathon next week. Can't go wrong with that, some of the best character driven sci-fi out there imo Overman King Gainer certainly looks interesting, might try that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucker4meltrans Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 i usually don't watch anime, i prefer the manga. macross being the exception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polidread Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 after Frontier, i watched Gundam 00 just coz my buddy gave me copies of it. im not watching anime right now. wildly anticipating the MacF movie though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 [...] So you're admitting that you like anime designed for little girls huh? He he, it's actually my first one since something like 25 years: I really liked Candy Candy or Magical Princess Gigi when I was a kid I haven't watched Princess Tutu but in the same genre is Shugo Chara made by Studio Satelight (Yes the studio that did Macross Frontier) which isn't bad for a magical girl anime, though some have argued that situations and decisions made by Amu will not be realistically encountered by a real girl her age. Maybe I'll give a try to this one: thanks for the recommendation [...] I'm about to finish up Overman King Gainer, which is some good post Turn-A Tomino, it's actually got a lot of Turn-A & Zeta elements mixed in, with some of the ugliest but somehow watchable mecha ever. It's a bit disturbing to see the character designs from Eureka Seven with these characterizations though I really love Overman King Gainer, and yes, the mecha designs are among the most bizarre I've ever seen but in a strangely good way: actually, the King Gainer is one of the first action figures I bought a pair of years ago or so; my girlfirend likes it too: she thinks it looks funny with its green circle in the back. As for the show itself, it is really good, yes, one of my favorites in fact, but I don't think it is supposed to be taken seriously... Bri -> Because you like Eureka Seven, don't miss the manga by Kondou and Kataoka: it differs considerably from the anime, particularly the ending, and in a very succesful way I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kin Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 AT Votoms TV series 1 - 22 Very nice and complex story. Can be cruel at times in terms of killing innocent people but that's the result of 100 years of war. The mecha is pretty cool and it's probably the most lowtech realistic i've ever seen. Of all the anime around that year, this one has the best story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Alternate ending? nice, I'll be sure to check the local store for the manga. Thanks for the tip. Edited February 17, 2009 by Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 As for anime: just completed a marathon watch of Eureka 7. Received the last DVD last week and got round to watch it all. Mecha anime at it's finest. Wonderful character driven story. Lovable cast, great music and nice off-beat mecha designs by the master SK himself. Somehow it a bit felt like SDFM and Crest of Stars to me and thats about as high a praise I can give. Try out Bounen No Xamdou next. Similar to Eureka 7 and made by Bones....though i personally feel it fell short on what it could've been and did not live up to the expectations that Eureka 7 set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Try out Bounen No Xamdou next. Similar to Eureka 7 and made by Bones....though i personally feel it fell short on what it could've been and did not live up to the expectations that Eureka 7 set. Checked out the discription on ANN. Certainly looks interesting. For that matter seems Bones has done a few more anime that seem worth watching. Haven't seen Rahxephon and FMA yet either. Never realised these were all from the same studios. Last week I was running out of things to watch, but now...heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I just watched the latest episode of Sora Kake Girl, and that was one hilarious episode. No one would expect that two space colony would actually wrestle in the moon including a suplex move Forget transforming warship, fighting space colony tops them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I just watched the latest episode of Sora Kake Girl, and that was one hilarious episode. No one would expect that two space colony would actually wrestle in the moon including a suplex move Forget transforming warship, fighting space colony tops them all. They redefined the colony drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) Along with Gundam 00 and Toradora as they air, I've lately been watching White Album. It's sort of confusing at first, but it's got an interesting pace to it. It's also vaguely reminded me of Frontier in the early episodes. I've also been watching the ever so awesome Hetalia: Axis Powers. Edited February 19, 2009 by Mercurial Morpheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidearmsalpha Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 My friend, fellow MW member vf2ss, and I have started watching anime on Netflix. Last weekend we watched Project A-Ko, MD Geist, and Tokko. Project A-Ko was a total blast!!! I loved it! Can't believe I hadn't watched sooner. I miss 80's anime. I just love the animation style and music so much more than today's stuff. MD Geist was pretty cool, too. Good deal of violence. Looks like it was made by the same studio behind Fist of the Northstar. Tokko was entertaining, but the last battle wasn't that great. I hope there is a sequel. Interesting to hear Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter) as the lead character and Dan Woren (Roy Focker) as another character. I hope we can get together this coming weekend and watch some more. They had a couple of other Project A-Ko movies and some other stuff I've been wanting to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusherJ Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I just finished watching 009-1 and Planetes and loved both! Wasn't quite sure what to expect from either, but was very pleasantly surprised. I'm going to start Princess Tutu soon (hopefully today or tomorrow). Been looking forward to that for a while! A question about a couple of titles I'm looking at though. For those who've seen Le Chevalier D'Eon what did you think of it? I noticed it's for sell on right stuf and was tempted to buy it, but don't know too much about it. Also saw the Gunbuster movie on bluray and was interested in that too. I already have the original ova so I was wondering if it's worth the purchase just for the bluray? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) I'm finding Fate/Stay Night rather enjoyable, despite the obvious trite and overused moe/harem elements (Shirou is one lucky guy...XD). I actually didn't know that it was originally a H-game either lol, until my gf informed me of this fact.... Edited February 20, 2009 by Ghost Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm finding Fate/Stay Night rather enjoyable, despite the obvious trite and overused moe/harem elements (Shirou is one lucky guy...XD). I actually didn't know that it was originally a H-game either lol, until my gf informed me of this fact.... During the Berserker fight, Shirou has to replenish Saber's mana.....let me assure you the way depicted in the game wasn't like in the anime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REbirth Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) So anyone here actually watch Genesis of Aquarion? I heard it got plenty of hate in other forums, but coming from a mecha and Kawamori-loving guy like me, I think it's pretty awesome. And it made into SRWZ, an awesome game. But I must admit I like the OVA better than the series itself though because of the faster pace and better fights overall. Edited February 22, 2009 by REbirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I liked Aquarion, but I think it would have benefitted from fewer training episodes, and more history of the shadow angels & plot episodes. It was kinda like an Escaflowne light. Or maybe it was closer to Arjuna, some really great potential that wasn't full utilized, and then token Kawamori "ha ha, it's over now, and you don't get to know what happens after" style ending. Which isn't to say I didn't like Arjuna, I really did, but I would have preferred a more in depth story for all the great characters that were introduced. Take Kare Kano for instance, awesome story, great characterizations. Probably one of my favorite Anno works. Even though in the end it doesn't really go anywhere, you don't care, because every episode you somehow wind up really caring about the characters & what they're doing, even the ones who pop up for only an episode or two out of nowhere. That's more of the type of stuff Kawamori needs to focus on, keeping his characters in focus, and not drifting into training montages. We know he can do it, but some times he runs amuk. Aquarion had the potential to be every bit as rewarding as Overman King Gainer, but fell a bit short. Mind you I haven't seen the OVA/Movie yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REbirth Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) Aquarion had the potential to be every bit as rewarding as Overman King Gainer, but fell a bit short. Mind you I haven't seen the OVA/Movie yet. I think OKG all suffers from the kinda bad rushed ending, but the thing that Tomino did better than Kawamori is he's bit more clear on the OKG ending, unlike the 3 gay mens promise to meet their loved one after like 12 000 years, ala "Kawamori just kicks in yo" ending . But I take both ending fine, because I know they will be doing alright. After all, they are supposed to be wacky super robot shows. The OVA is different though, it doesn't go or even mention the TV ending, it follows an entirely new angle of the story ( even by cutting off one annoying character ), if you liked Aquarion TV, I suggest you watch the OVA when you have a chance, my advice: just forget the TV ending and it's gonna be a better experience overall. And yeah, Aquarion OVA doesn't have the training segments (also less humor), it follows a straight plot. Edit:...and the "movie" episode is also awesome (also has a lot of fanservices) but it's not subbed. Edited February 22, 2009 by REbirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm finding Fate/Stay Night rather enjoyable, despite the obvious trite and overused moe/harem elements (Shirou is one lucky guy...XD). I actually didn't know that it was originally a H-game either lol, until my gf informed me of this fact.... It's really a shame that the anime only gets to cover the first path. There's a LOT of detail in paths 2 and 3 that you miss out on with the anime. Including some fairly significant details, like the exact nature of the Holy Grail. There's obvious reasons for them to skip all that, since the paths all go in wildly different directions from very early on in the game, but it's still a shame. ... What? I didn't just admit to playing porn games. No sir, not I! (For the record, I only even LOOKED at the game because of the anime. I'd like to believe I'm not yet creepy enough to follow visual novels. ) (There's a translation for the game HERE if you're interested. The "H" scenes are mercifully sparse, especially given how badly written they are. ) (... And now I'm RECOMMENDING porn games! Something is very wrong with my life.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 It's really a shame that the anime only gets to cover the first path. There's a LOT of detail in paths 2 and 3 that you miss out on with the anime. Including some fairly significant details, like the exact nature of the Holy Grail. There's obvious reasons for them to skip all that, since the paths all go in wildly different directions from very early on in the game, but it's still a shame. ... What? I didn't just admit to playing porn games. No sir, not I! (For the record, I only even LOOKED at the game because of the anime. I'd like to believe I'm not yet creepy enough to follow visual novels. ) (There's a translation for the game HERE if you're interested. The "H" scenes are mercifully sparse, especially given how badly written they are. ) (... And now I'm RECOMMENDING porn games! Something is very wrong with my life.) well, it's only KIND of a porno. and you only played it for the story part anyways. (that's what my friend always says about Fate/stay knight; but we still make fun of him anyways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I`m watching not anime but a live action drama based on the manga Hana yori Dango. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 well, it's only KIND of a porno. and you only played it for the story part anyways. (that's what my friend always says about Fate/stay knight; but we still make fun of him anyways) And the music. Some of the music is awesome. ... Nope, still not feeling any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 It's really a shame that the anime only gets to cover the first path. There's a LOT of detail in paths 2 and 3 that you miss out on with the anime. Including some fairly significant details, like the exact nature of the Holy Grail. There's obvious reasons for them to skip all that, since the paths all go in wildly different directions from very early on in the game, but it's still a shame. Even as a viewer not knowing any of the FSN backstory and lore I found the anime a bit lacking when developing the other characters and backstory - it seems it's mostly focused on just Shirou/Saber/Rin. But I guess at 20-some episodes it would have been a mess if they tried to do too much so I'm glad they kept it 80% faithful to one scenario only. I did find it interesting enough to do some research on the backstory and the different scenarios (and by that I mean Wikipedia you pervs ) Apparently there is a "clean non-H XD" PS2 version of the original game, that has a final-final episode with a rather happy ending of Shirou and Saber spending eternity in Avalon, which is not included in the original game. But I'm biased... as I'm now a Saber fanboy. I wish they made a normal-RPG that had some potential for export outside of Japan that could possibly allow you to explore all the other paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 It's really a shame that the anime only gets to cover the first path. There's a LOT of detail in paths 2 and 3 that you miss out on with the anime. Including some fairly significant details, like the exact nature of the Holy Grail. There's obvious reasons for them to skip all that, since the paths all go in wildly different directions from very early on in the game, but it's still a shame. ... Actually they kinda took the best of all 3 arcs and made their own anime-original story whereas the 1st arc contributed to most of the story. But since i watched the anime 1s, i found the whole plot of the Holy Grail kind of lacking like why is everyone fighting for it if it can only cause destruction and i can't exactly remember but i felt the end was too adrupt. I had to search online to actually grasp what was happening towards the end. But hmm...won't it be interesting if they released an Unlimited Blade Works arc anime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 [...] A question about a couple of titles I'm looking at though. For those who've seen Le Chevalier D'Eon what did you think of it? I noticed it's for sell on right stuf and was tempted to buy it, but don't know too much about it. Also saw the Gunbuster movie on bluray and was interested in that too. I already have the original ova so I was wondering if it's worth the purchase just for the bluray? Thanks! Le Chevalier d'Eon is really good but somewhat "weird" at times : nothing to do with the unusual "gender bender" theme (which is actually original and interesting in this show) but during a while the plot seems to go nowhere. Of course, I assume you like historical stuff and on this point, it is both faithful and surprising (especially at the end...) as well as very informative. Visually, it's gorgeous. To sum it up, I'd say, yes, it is really worth the watch As for the Gunbuster movie, avoid it at all cost, especially if you already own the original OVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grss1982 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Currently watching Gundam 00, Ga-Rei & RideBack. BTW...does anybody get the feeling that there aren't enough mecha anime this first quarter of the year? Eagerly anticipating the Macross F Movie and First Squad ( http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=70892 && http://www.first-squad.com/ ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 So... managed to finish FSN last evening. Went through 24 episodes in 1 weekend . Bittersweet ending is bittersweet, my big panda heart has been shattered .... lol jk XD. I hope they make new seasons based on the other scenarios. Overall, I found the last episode to be semi-idiotic and overly reliant on anime magic. Gilgamesh and that priest dude get pwnd so easily and with impunity after Avalon is summoned... but yea, the ending scene after that was fitting but sort of sad, but well done imo, much better than the supposedly epic final duel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusherJ Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Le Chevalier d'Eon is really good but somewhat "weird" at times : nothing to do with the unusual "gender bender" theme (which is actually original and interesting in this show) but during a while the plot seems to go nowhere. Of course, I assume you like historical stuff and on this point, it is both faithful and surprising (especially at the end...) as well as very informative. Visually, it's gorgeous. To sum it up, I'd say, yes, it is really worth the watch As for the Gunbuster movie, avoid it at all cost, especially if you already own the original OVA Thanks Gui! I think I'll go ahead and pick Le Chevalier d'Eon up in my next order. Thanks also for the tip on Gunbuster; I'd love to have it on blu-ray (which hopefully the ova will appear on that format in the future), but I was really unsure about the movie. I just didn't see them being able to cut alot from the original and it'd still retain the heart of the story as well as the action. I figured one or the other had to give (more likely the heart) and I'm guessing from your response that one did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Not a current one, but I just watched Lensmen: Secret of the Lens. Wow. Really good, and WAY better than I was expecting. Made me want to go and read the old books it was based on. Funny how horrible Julius Schwartz ripped it off when creating the silver age Green Lantern. As for current stuff, absolutely LOVING RideBack, and Viper's Creed is starting to show some potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Not a current one, but I just watched Lensmen: Secret of the Lens. Wow. Really good, and WAY better than I was expecting. Made me want to go and read the old books it was based on. The books are absolutely NOTHING like the movie....especially if you start from the beginning of the series. I found the second book to be particularly rough going; if long-winded, badly-written prose really isn't your thing, I'd suggest starting from the third book. The big reveal in the sixth book will seem to come out of nowhere, but the last four books were written before the first two anyway, so all the original readers were in the same boat you would be in. Still...I can't quite bring myself to really recommend any of them. They're classics of science-fiction to be sure, but they're at least as ridiculous as old Flash Gordon serials, and have a similar cumulative effect. If that's your thing, then by all means, knock yourself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowlightman Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Currently trying to work my way through Orguss for the third time or so. Watched the Highlander anime on a lark the other day, and it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. Reviewed it here: http://www.colonydrop.com/index.php/2009/0...ghlander?blog=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REbirth Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) I stopped watching most new anime for quite a while now (the last mainstream anime I finished was MF), dropped Casshern Sins as well, I will watch Rideback when it's finished. I'm still watching Kamen Rider DCD. Other than that, I finished two parts of Megazone 23, Part 1 was hella good, it reminds me quite a bit of the original Macross due to all the songs, Mikimoto design and variable mechs. I don't like Part II quite as much due to the horrendous art change, I'm fine with most art change mind you (ala SDF Macross and Macross Zero versions of Roy Fokker), but part II is too much for me to handle, most characters get a new uglier look that I can't stand, BD looks like a normal white-hair villain, Yui looks super generic compare to her Mikimoto's version, I can hardly recognize her and Shogo. But Part II gets more space fights, and that's it, the mecha animation looks so stiff compare to Part I, the animation quality is also much more worse, and I lol how the new artist tries to draw Eve like the Mikimoto's version but it simply doesn't fit. I don't care if Part II gets more "mature and violence" contents if suddenly every characters I love from Part I become so much different. I'm still getting Part III though. Edited February 25, 2009 by REbirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowlightman Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Other than that, I finished two parts of Megazone 23, Part 1 was hella good, it reminds me quite a bit of the original Macross due to all the songs, Mikimoto design and variable mechs. I don't like Part II quite as much due to the horrendous art change, I'm fine with most art change mind you (ala SDF Macross and Macross Zero versions of Roy Fokker), but part II is too much for me to handle, most characters get a new uglier look that I can't stand, BD looks like a normal white-hair villain, Yui looks super generic compare to her Mikimoto's version, I can hardly recognize her and Shogo. But Part II gets more space fights, and that's it, the mecha animation looks so stiff compare to Part I, the animation quality is also much more worse, and I lol how the new artist tries to draw Eve like the Mikimoto's version but it simply doesn't fit. I don't care if Part II gets more "mature and violence" contents if suddenly every characters I love from Part I become so much different. The only character Mikimoto designed for Part I was EVE, the rest were designed by Toshiki Hirano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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