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There was a 76-episode anime before the sequel/film you watched, which is directly adapted from the manga :blink:

I did know that. I think that the movie is a good benchmark of whether I should pick up the anime series. When I calculate it all (76 episodes x 26 minutes each, which only cover about 2/5 of the manga material), it isn't worth it. It's not my cup of tea to watch shows like it. After being exposed to Dragon Ball (when I watched Toonami show on Cartoon Network in the early 2000's), I realized that I will never ever watch a show that uses excessive use of screams and shouts that sound completely inappropriate when simply listened to. I blazed through the 70+ volume manga series with ease since I read it at my own comfortable pace (3-6 volumes/hr or 600-1200 pages/hr with the exception of series that depend on complex dialogue and references, such as Ghost in the Shell).

Noiseman Sound Insect

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Despite the weird title, it has nothing to do with the content of this psychedelic anime short. 14 minutes of hectic, electronica rush that make you feel like you're on a roller coaster. This is what happens when you put Akira, animators on drugs (Studio 4C) and abstract art into a blender and add in a pinch of fast paced electronic music.

8/10 (Amazing)

Studio 4C was behind Tekkon no Kinkreet, Mind Game, Steamboy, Animatrix, Batman: Gotham Knight and Halo Legends.

I'd say it's more a case of him not wanting to go into the kyuubi form (btw Jinchuuriki is the name given to the host of the tailed beast, not the name of the form :)) after he hurt Sakura during the fight against Orochimaru. It was after that incident did he decide to device a new jutsu and hence coming up with the rasen-shuriken. Also in the more recent manga chapter Naruto is trying to get Killer Bee to teach him how to control the kyuubi :D

Oh your right it is kyuubi form :blush:

The problem with rasen-shuriken is that he can't use that either because it injures him so badly.

I'm sure later on he'll figure something out, I'm not sure because I don't read manga :p

Oh your right it is kyuubi form :blush:

The problem with rasen-shuriken is that he can't use that either because it injures him so badly.

I'm sure later on he'll figure something out, I'm not sure because I don't read manga :p

Oh in that case you're in for a treat in the coming few weeks :laugh:

I did know that. I think that the movie is a good benchmark of whether I should pick up the anime series. When I calculate it all (76 episodes x 26 minutes each, which only cover about 2/5 of the manga material), it isn't worth it. It's not my cup of tea to watch shows like it. After being exposed to Dragon Ball (when I watched Toonami show on Cartoon Network in the early 2000's), I realized that I will never ever watch a show that uses excessive use of screams and shouts that sound completely inappropriate when simply listened to. I blazed through the 70+ volume manga series with ease since I read it at my own comfortable pace (3-6 volumes/hr or 600-1200 pages/hr with the exception of series that depend on complex dialogue and references, such as Ghost in the Shell).

You posting "I enjoyed the manga series and since it was not an anime series" implied (well, to me anyway) that you didn't know. Anyway IMO, it's better to start an anime series from the beginning and then drop it for various reasons, rather than diving in with a continuing OVA/special as you have to mesh the plot together from scratch.

You posting "I enjoyed the manga series and since it was not an anime series" implied (well, to me anyway) that you didn't know. Anyway IMO, it's better to start an anime series from the beginning and then drop it for various reasons, rather than diving in with a continuing OVA/special as you have to mesh the plot together from scratch.

I'll definitely be checking out the anime series but I am very skeptical since it has to be quite exceptional to convince me to sit down and watch all 76 episodes. It is one of the highest rated anime series on MAL.

Anyway IMO, it's better to start an anime series from the beginning and then drop it for various reasons, rather than diving in with a continuing OVA/special as you have to mesh the plot together from scratch.

:blush: You're right. I was going to let you finish but I think I am completely righ- ALL GLORY TO RADISHTM!

This was my reaction while I watched the first episode of the 76 episode anime series:

:sleep: Typical shounen weak willed protagonist voice acting...

:huh: Wow, the boxing sempai is amazing and his character is quite badass.

:o OMG! Did YOU JUST SEE THAT?! That's classic 90's cool right there! The smooth yet nostalgic type of animation I love!

:woot: I want to watch the second episode RIGHT NOW! BOCKSHINGOU!!! (how the characters pronounce "boxing" :laugh:)

Note: I love 90's animation that have that hand sketched feel. (It explains why I have a soft spot for Kare Kano and anime with a similar animation style.)

PS: If my meme-tastic post bothers you, feel free to rage and send me an angry PM to knock it off.

Finally finished GTO. What a show. The amount of times I was literally falling off my chair from laughter... I have to say, I had my doubts about the show beforehand. But Mr Onizuka pleasantly surprised me.

Also, I may take up your offer on reading the manga Masked Forever. How long do you think it will take to finish?

Finally finished GTO. What a show. The amount of times I was literally falling off my chair from laughter... I have to say, I had my doubts about the show beforehand. But Mr Onizuka pleasantly surprised me.

Also, I may take up your offer on reading the manga Masked Forever. How long do you think it will take to finish?

Depends on your reading speed. I read it once over (focused only on the dialogue and immediately apparent visuals) then read it again a few months later at a leisurely pace. I would say that for a person who's not used to reading manga that often, it should take around him/her to read one volume in the span of one anime episode therefore it should take you at a pace of 2 volumes per hour.

TL;DR: Around 10-14 hours of reading. The manga is an extended version of the GTO with some differences so make sure you read it from the first volume. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

added the anime to my "plan to watch"

Be careful. It's similar to Neon Genesis Evangelion in terms of character flaws. The violence is off the charts.

/shudders as I remember the manga series

I've heard of cafes with anime themes but niche supermarkets? I wonder how the store will do financially as it relies on Eva as a marketing tool.

Finally finished GTO. What a show. The amount of times I was literally falling off my chair from laughter... I have to say, I had my doubts about the show beforehand. But Mr Onizuka pleasantly surprised me.

Also, I may take up your offer on reading the manga Masked Forever. How long do you think it will take to finish?

GTO was great. I was upset when it ended... Turns out the manga kept on going for much longer than the anime...

Finally finished GTO. What a show. The amount of times I was literally falling off my chair from laughter... I have to say, I had my doubts about the show beforehand. But Mr Onizuka pleasantly surprised me.

Also, I may take up your offer on reading the manga Masked Forever. How long do you think it will take to finish?

Just checked out a couple reviews of that show and it looks really good.

I think I need to watch a funny show like that next :p

Is there any other plotline other than he wants to be a good teacher?

GTO was great. I was upset when it ended... Turns out the manga kept on going for much longer than the anime...

Yeh, I'm not the biggest fan of open endings. And the fact that the manga lasted longer has only made me want to read it more.

Just checked out a couple reviews of that show and it looks really good.

I think I need to watch a funny show like that next :p

Is there any other plotline other than he wants to be a good teacher?

Well it has it's little background storylines but overall it involves Onizuka teaching his class lessons (a particular person or group) on life and stuff... and the shenanigans these involve.

Just checked out a couple reviews of that show and it looks really good.

I think I need to watch a funny show like that next :p

Is there any other plotline other than he wants to be a good teacher?

If you like crude humor, read the manga. The prequels (which is almost completely translated :woot:) highlight Onizuka's life as a teenage delinquent with his best friend, who's the mechanic in GTO.

Not so awesome after being caved in by the horde of otaku :rofl:

:blush: You're right. I was going to let you finish but I think I am completely righ- ALL GLORY TO RADISHTM!

This was my reaction while I watched the first episode of the 76 episode anime series:

:sleep: Typical shounen weak willed protagonist voice acting...

:huh: Wow, the boxing sempai is amazing and his character is quite badass.

:o OMG! Did YOU JUST SEE THAT?! That's classic 90's cool right there! The smooth yet nostalgic type of animation I love!

:woot: I want to watch the second episode RIGHT NOW! BOCKSHINGOU!!! (how the characters pronounce "boxing" :laugh:)

Note: I love 90's animation that have that hand sketched feel. (It explains why I have a soft spot for Kare Kano and anime with a similar animation style.)

PS: If my meme-tastic post bothers you, feel free to rage and send me an angry PM to knock it off.

Not at all :laugh: Glad to read that my advice helped (Y)

Take with a pinch of salt, from Wikipedia ....

Currently, Initial D Fifth Stage is not yet released but is running on the Manga series, but Kodansha said, it will be in late 2011.

Welcome news nonetheless :D

So, I guess I?ll take a stab at a review.

Toaru Majutsu no Index

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Status: Halted(waiting for more source material)

The plot:?Toaru Majutsu no Index is set in Academy City, a technologically advanced Academic city located at western Tokyo which studies scientifically advanced superhuman students with powers, but is also set in a world where magic is also real. Tōma Kamijō is a student in Academy City whose right hand, the Imagine Breaker, has the ability to negate all magic and psychic powers, but also his own luck. One day he finds a young girl hanging on his balcony railing named Index. She is a nun from Necessarius, the secret magic branch of the Church of England, and her mind has been implanted with the Index Librorum Prohibitorum?103,000 forbidden magical books the Church has removed from circulation.?

The plot seems to jump around a lot. 2 or 3 episodes will concentrate on one thing, and then in the next episode, something completely different. But, some of the plots are really intriguing at times.

This may have been the suber?s fault, the anime?s fault, the source material?s fault, or my own fault for not holding a degree in physics, but at times the language was a bit cumbersome. At times, it felt like conversations were just going right over my head.

So, in the end, it?s a series with a lot of potential that could be really good if they just got a solid plot going. I?m interested enough to watch a second season, but not enough to watch its spin-off Toaru Kagaku no Railgu.

Also, just a warning, there is a moderate amount of pandering to lolicons, so if your easily offended by that, avoid this one.

Overall: 7/10

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