[Official] Anime/Manga Thread

[deletedxyz]

Thanks man. Yeah, I've been watching the funimation dub. I actually don't mind it at all. I recognize a lot of the voices from other shows. Rei is Tien from DBZ, Sana is Keiko from YuYu Hakusho, the principal is Vegeta, Tsuyoshi's dad is Majin Buu, etc... lol. It's kinda' funny. What cracks me up every time is the animation sequence of the old woman teacher, Mrs. Ando. Her face always falls apart and she quickly powders it, then it's a close-up of her trying to look young. Sounds dumb explaining it, but watching it is hilarious :laugh:

:) I really enjoyed it. It has a really nice plot that holds all the characters together. It's Shoujo but it came across a girl's perspective on events rather than the annoying archetype of boring girl chasing super rich/intelligent superman or dramatized average guy. It's very similar to Kare Kano in many respects.

[Kondrath]

:) I really enjoyed it. It has a really nice plot that holds all the characters together. It's Shoujo but it came across a girl's perspective on events rather than the annoying archetype of boring girl chasing super rich/intelligent superman or dramatized average guy. It's very similar to Kare Kano in many respects.

Yep, I like how it's coming along so far.

Also, that site wasn't very accurate with "Anime starts/Anime Ends here". Chapter 238 is nowhere near where the anime is at, lol. Oh well, I guess I'll just use the old guess and check method...

edit: Turns out that site was referring to "Naruto" and not "Naruto Shippuuden".

Edit again: Guess n' Check prevails. Found my spot :D

[Matrix XII]

Epic lulz with Kousuda/Yamada in B Gata H Kei, dumb and dumber at play :rofl: (Y)

haha I lol'ed

[deletedxyz]

Also, that site wasn't very accurate with "Anime starts/Anime Ends here". Chapter 238 is nowhere near where the anime is at, lol. Oh well, I guess I'll just use the old guess and check method...

The site simply stated where Naruto Shippuden starts from. Is Sasuke that interesting of a nemesis?

:woot: Eden is completely translated. *rushes off to read one of the five most highly rated sci fi manga series I've ever come across*

[deletedxyz]

Eden: It's an Endless World! completely disappointed me. HOWEVER, if you want entertainment, this is THE manga to read right now. Think Akira meets Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell and Terminator. It's jampacked with action, mature illustrations, violence and everything else you expect in sci-fi entertainment. It's a pity that it's not my cup of tea.

Here's my piece on what I thought of it on MAL:

http://myanimelist.n...?topicid=204418

I don't feel comfortable writing reviews that contain mature themes on Neowin since I like to keep this thread relatively clean to read and enjoy.w

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Epic lulz with Kousuda/Yamada in B Gata H Kei, dumb and dumber at play :rofl: (Y)

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I had completely forgotten about that anime :p

Also, I'm soon gonna be watching Tokyo Majin. Has anyone watched this yet?

[SidVicious]

Off: Fanmade trailer.

[CentralDogma]

@CentralDogma

If you like philosophy with mature themes in anime, then check out Ghost in the Shell, Texhnolyze and Ergo Proxy. Transcendentilism, existentialism and nihilism.

I enjoyed the GitS movies, but never got into the series. I haven't heard of Texhnolyze, I'll have to check that out. As for Ergo Proxy, I was just about to do a review of that:

Ergo Proxy

Status: Finished

Plot: ?In a future where the world has been ravaged by a nuclear apocalyse, there exists salvation in a domed city named "Romdo", where humans and their android servants, the AutoReiv, live in. Under the implementation of complete management control, it is a paradise where feelings are literally discarded, and the governing council dictates the way of life the citizens should live. But this utopian landscape is soon broken by a series of mystifying murders.?

This one is a depressing anime. The setting and plot take a huge deviation from what the plot I posted says, but you?ll find that out if you watch it for a few episodes. The art is rather bland and ?brown?, but that could just go to serve the mood of the series.

None of the characters were particularly dynamic either. They all seem to be on a rather heavy dose of Ritalin.

The plot is rather odd in this one. It has a good plot, and intriguing back story, but it feels like the writers decided to bury it. The back story gets ?explain? in one very odd episode and then never brought up again. In the end, it left me disappointed and wanting to know more about the back story. The ending was also kind of strange and I didn?t quite understand it, so maybe that would have satisfied my thirst.

Overall:3/10

[Kondrath]

I had completely forgotten about that anime :p

Also, I'm soon gonna be watching Tokyo Majin. Has anyone watched this yet?

I checked out one episode of it and stopped. It was really .....weird... and didn't appeal to me very much :laugh:

[deletedxyz]

I enjoyed the GitS movies, but never got into the series. I haven't heard of Texhnolyze, I'll have to check that out. As for Ergo Proxy, I was just about to do a review of that:

Ergo Proxy

Status: Finished

Overall:3/10

That's a harsh score. The ridiculous segues and random bits of existentialism made this more of a showcase of dystopian art scenes than the abstract philosophical anime series it tries to be. I gave it an 8/10 since it was unique and a good example of how different anime can be from the large eyed, "cutesy" stereotypes. The animation was unique and fantastic. Instead of the bold colors, its baritone, somber colors matched the damp, dull atmosphere it presented. Other than that, it has nothing remarkable going for it.

Awesome opening song is awesome. (as well as the Radiohead ending song!)

[Udedenkz]

How about another review.

Casshern Sins

Status: Finished

The Plot: ”A revamp of the classic anime series, the world is plagued by a decay of all life both natural and robotic. The light of the world, it's sun called the moon, Luna, was kill by the cyborg Casshern; bringing with him the end of the world called the Ruin.”

This anime is on the depressing side. It deals with the concept of death, and the way that people (and robots) deal with their mortality. There are a few moments of in it that got me choked up a bit, but it wasn’t as emotional as some might expect.

IMO, the plot fell short. It felt like the story took a few episodes to really take off, and petered out before the end. After it was over, I felt like I had more questions about it than when I started (though I didn’t know what those questions were). Because it was a reimagining of the original Casshern, I felt like I might be missing some things that viewers of the original might have remembered.

Overall:4/10

Dude,

6/10 MINIMUM.

I enjoyed the GitS movies, but never got into the series. I haven't heard of Texhnolyze, I'll have to check that out. As for Ergo Proxy, I was just about to do a review of that:

Ergo Proxy

Status: Finished

Plot: ”In a future where the world has been ravaged by a nuclear apocalyse, there exists salvation in a domed city named "Romdo", where humans and their android servants, the AutoReiv, live in. Under the implementation of complete management control, it is a paradise where feelings are literally discarded, and the governing council dictates the way of life the citizens should live. But this utopian landscape is soon broken by a series of mystifying murders.”

This one is a depressing anime. The setting and plot take a huge deviation from what the plot I posted says, but you’ll find that out if you watch it for a few episodes. The art is rather bland and “brown”, but that could just go to serve the mood of the series.

None of the characters were particularly dynamic either. They all seem to be on a rather heavy dose of Ritalin.

The plot is rather odd in this one. It has a good plot, and intriguing back story, but it feels like the writers decided to bury it. The back story gets “explain” in one very odd episode and then never brought up again. In the end, it left me disappointed and wanting to know more about the back story. The ending was also kind of strange and I didn’t quite understand it, so maybe that would have satisfied my thirst.

Overall:3/10

I don't think you are suited to watch such series.

This is at least 7/10

Both of those series show originality.

They cannot be bundled with stereotypical representations of Japanese animation.

The background scenery in both shows plays a major role, so do the dark colors in playing with your mood.

Similarly to Boogiepop Phantom's dull almost colorless presentation, but not to such extremes.

The unfolding of the story, character development, scenery play very nice together in terms of a positive emotional response (for a dark/trajedy/drama like series anyway).

4/10 and 3/10 are for shows that are redundant with cut and paste character personalities and onslaught of repetitive elements that bury the story completely, such as Naturo / Inuyasha, etc.

Shows that no critic would be able to sit through voluntarily.

Both series deal a lot with the human condition, which I do enjoy.

Edited May 1, 2010 by Udedenkz

[CentralDogma]

That's a harsh score. The ridiculous segues and random bits of existentialism made this more of a showcase of dystopian art scenes than the abstract philosophical anime series it tries to be. I gave it an 8/10 since it was unique and a good example of how different anime can be from the large eyed, "cutesy" stereotypes. The animation was unique and fantastic. Instead of the bold colors, its baritone, somber colors matched the damp, dull atmosphere it presented. Other than that, it has nothing remarkable going for it.

Awesome opening song is awesome. (as well as the Radiohead ending song!)

I actually don't remember the art so well, as I haven't seen it in about a year. The thing is, I usually put story before plot as far as liking an anime. So, that might be why I didn't take to it. But, I think an anime should be able to do both; I think they should be able to have a backdrop of well drawn art and have philosophical themes, but be able to tell a story as well. And I think they had some good concepts as far as story, but failed to capitalize on it.

As far as the numerical score (which is kind of hard for me to assign to animes), I'm giving anime's I think would be worth watching >5, and anything I wouldn't recommend a <5. So, a 3 isn't awful, I just wouldn't recommend it.

Dude,

6/10 MINIMUM.

I don't think you are suited to watch such series.

This is at least 7/10

Both of those series show originality.

They cannot be bundled with stereotypical representations of Japanese animation.

The background scenery in both shows plays a major role, so do the dark colors in playing with your mood.

Similarly to Boogiepop Phantom's dull almost colorless presentation, but not to such extremes.

The unfolding of the story, character development, scenery play very nice together in terms of a positive emotional response (for a dark/trajedy/drama like series anyway).

4/10 and 3/10 are for shows that are redundant with cut and paste character personalities and onslaught of repetitive elements that bury the story completely, such as Naturo / Inuyasha, etc.

Shows that no critic would be able to sit through voluntarily.

Both series deal a lot with the human condition, which I do enjoy.

Like I said, I’m not much for assigning numerical scores to anime’s. It’s really a barometer for MY enjoyment level during the series(5 is bare minimum, <5 I didn’t enjoy, >5 I enjoyed ). So, take that as you will. If you like some of the thing I like, you might like things I rate highly, and vise versa with thing I dislike .So in that context, 3 and 4 aren’t particularly bad, I just came out of it underwhelmed.

In fact I might just leave numerical scores out on my next review, as people are getting hung up on that. You should be able to surmise your own opinion from the paragraph I write, not the score.

And I also agree, the art in these anime’s are suited to the overall mood.

[deletedxyz]

Dude,

6/10 MINIMUM.

Casshern Sins is HORRIBLE. It has a male lead with a super high tech costume who looks as flexible as plastic questioning his existence and wonders whether he is a robot. Random robots that look stacked randomly interrupt the lead's existential contemplations by arrogantly stating that they are pirate robots and then somehow fight. It's as if FLCL was interpreted as a serious anime. If you like Casshern Sins, you'll definitely enjoy Tengen Toppen Gurren Lagaan.

Both of those series show originality.

They cannot be bundled with stereotypical representations of Japanese animation.

The background scenery in both shows plays a major role, so do the dark colors in playing with your mood.

Similarly to Boogiepop Phantom's dull almost colorless presentation, but not to such extremes.

The unfolding of the story, character development, scenery play very nice together in terms of a positive emotional response (for a dark/trajedy/drama like series anyway).

4/10 and 3/10 are for shows that are redundant with cut and paste character personalities and onslaught of repetitive elements that bury the story completely, such as Naturo / Inuyasha, etc.

Shows that no critic would be able to sit through voluntarily.

Both series deal a lot with the human condition, which I do enjoy.

Casshern Sins has as much to do with with the human condition as Sailor Moon has with Japanese politics. It's a silly, immature anime series. It's completely dull and takes on the same type of animation that's too prevalent in today's anime. Bold, single colors painted on with a simply shadow with the addition of the typical big eyes.

Inuyasha is actually a good anime series because they cater well to their audience. It's a manga series that has continued over 12 years with more than 550 chapters. Why fix something when they have such a huge demand? The same thing can be said about Bleach and One Piece. Naruto, unlike its competitors, uses a terrible plot twist (its nemesis is one of the worst I've EVER come across).

Boogiepop Phantom and Ergo Proxy are not even close to being good philosophical anime shows. They're simply good showcases of dystopian/dark worlds with good entertainment value. They do not have any depth. I can trace their plots with simply connect the dots with crossing over lines.

/Devil's advocate

[RadishTM Veteran]

Was funny to see Chiaki being a stalker in the 2nd OVA of Nodame Cantabile because of his cousin Yuiko :laugh: (Y)

[rustix]

Also, that site wasn't very accurate with "Anime starts/Anime Ends here". Chapter 238 is nowhere near where the anime is at, lol. Oh well, I guess I'll just use the old guess and check method...

edit: Turns out that site was referring to "Naruto" and not "Naruto Shippuuden".

if you still want the chapter relating to the most recent Naruto Shippuuden episode check out chapter 420

I don't suppose anyone watches Kaichou wa maid sama? :whistle:

[rustix]

Just watched episode 5 of Angel Beats. The distraction strategies during the exam cracked me up :rofl:

[RadishTM Veteran]

Just got back home from the anime all-nighter at Piccadilly Circus, tired yet alert for some reason :pinch: :laugh:

Need sleep, will post a bit of a review later :)

[rustix]

Need sleep, will post a bit of a review later :)

Looking forward to it :)

[Azusa]

Just got back home from the anime all-nighter at Piccadilly Circus, tired yet alert for some reason :pinch: :laugh:

Need sleep, will post a bit of a review later :)

heh and i got back at 2pm lol

well what can i say...

Opening movie : Redline

stunning visuals, epic story, and one goood ending.

next Bleach TDDR

dub...........WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

USdvd quality on a screen measured in feet rather than inches.....WHY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

next Musashi thing

a kinda of history lesson on the man himself of which im not much of a fan of so i gave my eyes and ears a rest during that

next [Eclipse] Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood - 01 (XviD) [16B3DC8C].avi

what were they thinking?

finale Fate/stay Night Unlimited Blade Works

just stunning brilliant story as ever.

the following best describes how i felt.

Rin :heart: :heart: Kana-chan :wub:

Illya :cry: :cry: :cry:

Saber :cry: :)

Archer :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

makes me glad there were so many people or i would have became like a little girl.

[RadishTM Veteran]

I've yet to sleep :rofl:

Review - http://radishtm.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/anime-all-nighter-at-sci-fi-london-2010/

[Azusa]

I've yet to sleep :rofl:

Review - http://radishtm.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/anime-all-nighter-at-sci-fi-london-2010/

heh did you happen to see a bloke with a Gurren Lagann t-shirt on and an awesome watch by any chance?

Also did you get a cupcake?

and WTF was with that Rain?

[RadishTM Veteran]

heh did you happen to see a bloke with a Gurren Lagann t-shirt on and an awesome watch by any chance?

Also did you get a cupcake?

and WTF was with that Rain?

Black with red logo?

I was going to go for a cupcake but the ice cream was more appealing for some reason. Funny how all the guys were around the tray hunting for a chocolate one (only the ginger ones were left) and I just came by, picked up a chocolate one and walked off - they all looked confused :laugh:

All I can say about that rain is that it was a damn bitch getting to and leaving the cinema :pinch:

[Azusa]

Black with red logo?

I was going to go for a cupcake but the ice cream was more appealing for some reason. Funny how all the guys were around the tray hunting for a chocolate one (only the ginger ones were left) and I just came by, picked up a chocolate one and walked off - they all looked confused :laugh:

All I can say about that rain is that it was a damn bitch getting to and leaving the cinema :pinch:

yeah

man they were worth it

yeah that rain gave me a minor case of trench foot.

[RadishTM Veteran]

yeah

yeah that rain gave me a minor case of trench foot.

Then I was sitting across you in the lounge before screening started.

Same here, my poor Converse LOL.

[Azusa]

Then I was sitting across you in the lounge before screening started.

Same here, my poor Converse LOL.

blue/black shirt?