What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0

[GU-11]

I thought I'd give K another chance, and after trudging through the first 3-4 eps, it started getting a lot better. I'd like to have seen a more comprehensive backstory, though.

There's just this one ep showing the white king as some Nazi scientist working on a stone slab with some lab rats. All I got from it was that the slab gives some sort of power to the so-called Kings, and the Kings themselves can share his power with his followers...and something about getting struck down by a sword if the King overuses that power.

I'd like to have learned more about the origin of that stone slab, and the logic behind the swords of Damocles. It's an interesting idea that was sadly underdeveloped

I'm also getting addicted to Baka Test, and this is the third time I'm watching it.

Edited June 6, 2013 by GU-11

[DuelGundam2099]

I just watched Puni Puni Poemi.... The following sums up my reaction:

This was disgusting and obnoxious, making this even worse than Straight Title Robot Anime, at least that did not have under age fan service (they even go as far as going "but it is animation and thanks to Japanese law we can show it!"). This is also ignoring the bad comedy, other sex junk, everyone talking too fast, and NO ACTUAL MAGIC I MIGHT ADD. Seriously? It can't even stick to the genre it was trying to parody? My head hurts from watching this owe owe owe owe owe owe owe owe.

Edit: You know what? It is SO bad that it deserves the 1/10 spot by itself, as mundane as STRA was, it did not outright disgust me, so with that it gets another point.

Edited June 7, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[GU-11]

I initially avoided Blue Dragon due to the Dragonball-esque animation, but decided to give it a try yesterday. Totally hooked now. At first I thought it reminded me of the earlier FF games, with likeable characters in a fantastical setting. It was only later that I found out the anime was based on an XBox RPG written by Hironobu Sakaguchi.

[renegadeleader1]

I started watching Infinite Stratos. At first I was face palming at the main characters actions thinking "here we go another wishy washy dumbass punching bag", but as the first episode went he started showing a bit of a backbone, and has a limit to how far he can be pushed. I wonder if this will hold out for the rest of the series?

[DuelGundam2099]

I just finished Excel Saga, easily one of the stupidest and most mean-spirited anime I've ever seen. Definitely bottom 10 of all time. Just.... Gah! Maybe I'll take on an anime renegadeleader1 likes after I finish Soul Eater.

[Shaorin]

I just finished Excel Saga, easily one of the stupidest and most mean-spirited anime I've ever seen. Definitely bottom 10 of all time. Just.... Gah!

never could figure out why that damned series was such a blasted sensation several years on back there.

i mean, there was some really good stuff getting U.S. releases back around that time that no one ever even seemed to notice...

Edited June 11, 2013 by Shaorin

[Funkenstein]

I watched Evangelion 3.33 over the weekend. Wow, that was suprisingly more depressing than the show.

[Gubaba]

I watched Evangelion 3.33 over the weekend. Wow, that was suprisingly more depressing than the show.

Which makes it AWESOME, right...?

[Dynaman]

I watched Evangelion 3.33 over the weekend. Wow, that was suprisingly more depressing than the show.

I have got to see this. Depression is the whole point of Evangelion...

[Gubaba]

I have got to see this. Depression is the whole point of Evangelion...

You'll enjoy it.

[DuelGundam2099]

I never found Evangelion depressing, just ambiguous.

[EXO]

I never found Evangelion depressing, just ambiguous.

Well a guy that has suicide for an avatar would probably find any sort of outside stimulation pretty cheerful...

[DuelGundam2099]

I wish that was true, but I'm never cheerful anymore.

[EXO]

Well then I'd say you're not a good gauge on what's depressing or not...

Anyway... just caught up to the 2 animes I'm watching. Gargantia and Attack the Titans... enjoying both but now waiting sucks.

[Beltane70]

Well then I'd say you're not a good gauge on what's depressing or not...

Anyway... just caught up to the 2 animes I'm watching. Gargantia and Attack the Titans... enjoying both but now waiting sucks.

At least you have people to suffer along with!

[DuelGundam2099]

Well then I'd say you're not a good gauge on what's depressing or not...

I finished NGE and EOE before I got all depressed so a bad gauge I am not.

[Einherjar]

I have got to see this. Depression is the whole point of Evangelion...

I'm suprised I'm saying this but after almost 20 years with the manga...

depression is arguably not the point of the manga. And I'm talking about the official version and not the high school alternative universe ones, especially with its ending.

[Marzan]

I'm suprised I'm saying this but after almost 20 years with the manga...

depression is arguably not the point of the manga. And I'm talking about the official version and not the high school alternative universe ones, especially with its ending.

I actually really like with Sadamoto did with the manga. I like his take on the characters and the story. But if you read the reaction of most of the fans over at Evageeks it's almost like if

like if the manga had ended with Shinji walking up to his father, kicking him the balls, then going over to Asuka, slapping her on the butt saying "Come on Red", hopping into Misato's car, driving off and then giving everyone at Nerv the finger through the rearview mirror. Their reaction is somewhat disproportional.

[Einherjar]

I actually really like with Sadamoto did with the manga. I like his take on the characters and the story. But if you read the reaction of most of the fans over at Evageeks it's almost like if

like if the manga had ended with Shinji walking up to his father, kicking him the balls, then going over to Asuka, slapping her on the butt saying "Come on Red", hopping into Misato's car, driving off and then giving everyone at Nerv the finger through the rearview mirror. Their reaction is somewhat disproportional.

If only the actual series, and the Rebuild movies especially, was like that. It would be more satisfying and easier to understand than what we actually got.

Edited June 12, 2013 by Einherjar

[johnkillingsworth]

I'm enjoying Macross Frontier for the 1st time. Only 4 episodes to go and I'm not really sure how it's going to end. I like that aspect, which is something that I can't say for Hollywood as of late.

I watched Macross Frontier for the first time over the weekend and was surprised at how much I liked it. Are the follow-up movies any good? It seemed like such a robust series with all the CGI, songs, and complex storyline. Would love to see a new series every five years, but I can only imagine how much work (time/money) it took to create.

[Dynaman]

> Are the follow-up movies any good?

They are great - but they are a retelling of the story rather then follow on movies.

[frothymug]

The first MF movie was kinda "meh", but it's got some good moments. The second movie made up for all of the first movie's shortcomings, and then some! If you can get your hands on a copy, make sure it's 1080p and you've got a connection to a good TV set. I recently watched some scenes on my 120 Hz 46" LED TV and I had to pick my jaw up off of the floor.

My girlfriend recently finished watching Black Butler, so I got to watch a few episodes with her. It was okay... not quite my type, but a well-done series, nonetheless. We watched a couple of episodes of Burst Angel, because I thought I had heard good things about it on this thread. We watched two, but one was enough... I was already writing this series off as a bunch of crap. We moved on to Angel Beats, which his what I had confused for Burst Angel. I was immediately impressed by the show's opening and the animation quality is top-notch for a series. The story is a bit confusing to me because as the viewer, you're just thrown into the mix of things without any real explanation as to what's going on. Even after a few episodes, I still don't know who really is the bad guy in the show... To me, it sounds like the Battlefront is a bunch of bullies picking on Angel. Anyway, I am still interested to see where this goes. My girlfriend and I are about 5 episodes in and I'm starting to see what all the fuss was about.

We're also watching High School of the Dead, mostly for the laughs we get when the fanservice gets so overdone. I am still trying to figure out why Japan keeps making stuff like this, but I guess I'll have to ask God for an explanation whenever I die We're about 5 eps into that one, too.

[Keith]

We're also watching High School of the Dead, mostly for the laughs we get when the fanservice gets so overdone. I am still trying to figure out why Japan keeps making stuff like this, but I guess I'll have to ask God for an explanation whenever I die We're about 5 eps into that one, too.

Haruhi made anime have fanservice, because she know's what the people want.

[Major Focker]

i've been taking it easy and watching light fare.

Hidan no Aria was nicely animated but the story was pretty forgettable. the gunplay could've been kicked up a notch and made it more interesting, and arguably it wasn't ecchi enough to be funny.

Highschool DxD on the other hand went to other end of the scale on the ecchi-ness and hilariously succeeded. that killer move "Dress Breaker" was just brilliant.

Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka is far less explicit but even more ridiculously entertaining. it pokes fun at various elements of anime culture and holds nothing sacred. a cross-dressing zombie? check. tsundere potty-mouth? check. moe? in spades. it's also pretty crazy how it swings from heart warming to hilarity without skipping a beat. gotta get my hands on season 2.

[Keith]

Oreimo episdoe 11

And another stealthy strike by Kuroneko! Well played, very well played. But I can't help but think Manami has a large offensive in the works....hmmm

[Jasonc]

Just finished watching Tiger & Bunny with my wife. We both loved it, and now her brother (who doesn't really watch anime at all, is watching it). I want to watch season 3 of Shakugan No Shana, but I have yet to see part 2. I think next up will be Viper's Creed. Just got that in from Right stuff. Oh, and re-watching Orguss for the 5th time.

Edited June 15, 2013 by Jasonc

[Marzan]

Oreimo episdoe 11

And another stealthy strike by Kuroneko! Well played, very well played. But I can't help but think Manami has a large offensive in the works....hmmm

Just caught up on Oreimo 2 and I can't help but feeling that

they're gonna go with some sort of imouto ending. All the recent episodes of them getting closer just gives me that vibe.

[DuelGundam2099]

I should probably tell everyone that I'm probably going to leave here for good in the near future. Not sure exactly yet, depends if I can get a hold of one of the admins. (I feel like a piece of trash for wasting Banshee's time) With that said I figured I might as well take on an anime in a genre I have little experience in, specifically horror. The horror anime in question? Another. I chose it because it was short. Only seen the first episode, kind of generic but it has potential even if Mei is a complete Rei clone. Hmm what else- Oh yeah the music is very unfitting, but not bad strangely enough.

Edited June 15, 2013 by DuelGundam2099

[renegadeleader1]

I just started watching Lupin the 3rd 1st series. Prior to this my experience with the franchise has been watching Castle of Cagliostro, collecting a few figures, and just reading about it online. To be honest I didn't expect the level of violence that this series has. In the first episode alone there has to be over 100 people killed between Lupin electrocuting an entire assembly rooms worth of a criminal syndicate and throwing time bombs on enemy race cars. I actually had to go back and watch it again just to be sure I really did just see that unfold.

Am I complaining? HELL NO! Despite its age and having the "classic Lupin formula" each episode has been very entertaining, and its great that the main man Lupin himself in many ways just doesn't give a **** compared to modern male characters. Jigen makes a great foil for Lupin, and Fujiko is hot even with 70's animation standards too. I haven't gotten to an episode with Goemon yet.

[Keith]

Just caught up on Oreimo 2 and I can't help but feeling that

they're gonna go with some sort of imouto ending. All the recent episodes of them getting closer just gives me that vibe.

I still think that's a major mis-direct.

Despite the tons of inuendo thrown about, and this latest episode having Kyosuke flat out asking Kuroneko if Kirino actually wants to sleep with him, I just don't see the series ending that way. While he's obviously not opposed to the concept, the fact that he still persue's Kuroneko & Ayase says a lot more. Hell, he may even come back around to Manami.

Fact is, Kyosuke's just a healthy male who's easily swayed by whoever pays him the most attention. At the beginning of the series, that was Manami, and his porn collection reflected that. Kirino's been raining down imouto eroge on him like there's no tomorrow, so naturally he's opened up to that. Kuroneko both kisses him, and then confeses to him, so he's all after her. Then Ayase reveals she doesn't actually hate him, and enjoys his playing with her, so now his eyes are starting to turn toward her.

Obviously my vote goes to Kuroneko, but I wouldn't begrudge Manami winning out in the end either. Especially since it now appears she's manipulating all of the other girls like puppets, and letting Kyosuke get all worked up. I wouldn't be surprised to see a grand endgame from her within the next couple episodes.

Edited June 16, 2013 by Keith

[Marzan]

I still think that's a major mis-direct.

Despite the tons of inuendo thrown about, and this latest episode having Kyosuke flat out asking Kuroneko if Kirino actually wants to sleep with him, I just don't see the series ending that way. While he's obviously not opposed to the concept, the fact that he still persue's Kuroneko & Ayase says a lot more. Hell, he may even come back around to Manami.

Fact is, Kyosuke's just a healthy male who's easily swayed by whoever pays him the most attention. At the beginning of the series, that was Manami, and his porn collection reflected that. Kirino's been raining down imouto eroge on him like there's no tomorrow, so naturally he's opened up to that. Kuroneko both kisses him, and then confeses to him, so he's all after her. Then Ayase reveals she doesn't actually hate him, and enjoys his playing with her, so now his eyes are starting to turn toward her.

Obviously my vote goes to Kuroneko, but I wouldn't begrudge Manami winning out in the end either. Especially since it now appears she's manipulating all of the other girls like puppets, and letting Kyosuke get all worked up. I wouldn't be surprised to see a grand endgame from her within the next couple episodes.

Hope you're right

in it not being a Kirino ending. Normally I avoid shipping in anime like the plague, but I just don't believe in the concept of "wincest". As long as it's any of the other 3 girls and it's well developed I'll be fine with it. But as I said, I get the feeling that there might be some sort of Kirino winning out (maybe Kyosuke and her just decide not to date anyone at all and have some kind of chaste platonic relationship). I'd also wouldn't be suprised if there's some OVA's afterwards that explore some other routes a la Amagami.

Anyone catch latest Attack on Titan.

They really like a long build up, ratcheting up the tension huh? In any case, I loved Commander Pixis and his winning speech and boozy ways.

[ron5864]

Watching Maria Holic.

This is a weird yuri-themed show with cross dressing girl and boy. But somehow, I can't stop watching it.

[Keith]

Maria Holic is hilarious, hope they do a third season or movie.

No matter what happens in Oreimo

it won't even remotely be a chaste ending

Wnd yeah, I csn't believe how much awesomeness there was despite not much happening in the last two eps of Titan.

Edited June 16, 2013 by Keith

[Major Focker]

Anyone catch latest Attack on Titan.

They really like a long build up, ratcheting up the tension huh? In any case, I loved Commander Pixis and his winning speech and boozy ways.

you're so right. even if i've read the manga and know what's going to happen next, the anime still manages to tense me up. and the scenes where they're flying about, it's just a wonder to behold. curious if they used motion capture for reference?

in this latest episode, i thought the musical score was particularly good. and believe it or not, this is actually the first time i've heard the entire OP. i didn't know there were rock bits in the middle. i liked it. really gets the blood going. i'll look into the composer and check out his other work.

and that speech by Pixis sure beats a lot of what Hollywood puts out, particularly Eric Bana's in Troy.

edit: you guys are making me curious about Oreimo and Maria Holic. my first thought is that it's not my cup of tea, but recently, i've been so wrong about what kind of animes i thought i like. fortunately, it's been more of pleasant surprises rather than disappointments

Edited June 17, 2013 by Major Focker

[renegadeleader1]

Has anybody else here seen Cat Planet Cuties aka Bombshells from the sky aka Asobi Ni Ikuyo? Its been a long time since I enjoyed a harem show or found one funny so this was a breath of fresh air. There are a ton of western world pop and sci-fi references in it including Mutley from Wacky Races and Star Trek, but what truly shocked me was a direct reference to Red Dwarf of all things! My jaw just hit the floor when it happened.