I tried to watch Shin Mazinger Z when it first came out, but I just couldn't handle the unbridled manliness. Now that I've cut my teeth on other Go Nagai things, Gao Gai Gar, etc., I appreciate it for the masterpiece it is.
I haven't really watched any anime this past year at all, so I decided last week to make it a point to go through the stuff I've had on my computer for years. So, watched all of Bakemonogatari, which was a fun little show. I really liked the visual style and the interactions between the two main characters, but everything outside of that was pretty meh. I really lost interest in the last third of the show, but it won me back a little on the last episode.
For the time being, I'm over halfway through Beck. I'm really sad it took me this long to get to this show cause I'm really enjoying it, minus the Engrish.
I just finished watching The Cat Returns for the first time. It is now amongst my least favorite Studio Ghibli films (the rest of which include Earthsea, Pom Poko, and Howl's Moving Castle) ever. The fact that it is a sort-of sequel to one of my favorite Ghibli films (Whisper of the Heart) and it just failed to deliver was deeply disappointing to me.
I watched the last of Sket Dance last week. Sorry to see it end but an enjoyable show.
As a joke (worst anime ever) I exposed my daughter and her friends to Hetalia: Axis Powers. One of her friends took a shine too it and it is now gaining popularity in her school... What have I done?
As a joke (worst anime ever) I exposed my daughter and her friends to Hetalia: Axis Powers. One of her friends took a shine too it and it is now gaining popularity in her school... What have I done?
You've continued the plague. However, you couldn't have known, because Hetalia's appeal is in no way connected to its quality.
I watched the last of Sket Dance last week. Sorry to see it end but an enjoyable show.
As a joke (worst anime ever) I exposed my daughter and her friends to Hetalia: Axis Powers. One of her friends took a shine too it and it is now gaining popularity in her school... What have I done?
In the nicest way possible, I have to call you a fool. Who is Hetalia's biggest audience? Girls!
About the only show at this moment staying solid is Space Brothers. Watching Initial D but I can say that is not for everyone and of course re-watching Utena.
Also Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 is solid so far along with Jormungand: Perfect Order.
Jormungand surprised me a bit and has gotten better. I will have to wait to see how it ends to make a final judgement on it. Has the same feel as Black Lagoon did at this point.
Jormungand surprised me a bit and has gotten better. I will have to wait to see how it ends to make a final judgement on it. Has the same feel as Black Lagoon did at this point.
Jormungand has the same feel as Black Lagoon, but that's where it ends. I think that the approaches to "bad people kinda do bad things" are different.
Yeah, black lagoon is more of a "Bad people doing bad things, but not unnecessary bad things". Jormungand is more "Bad people do bad things, protect their own, and have some plans on the horizon that haven't panned out yet."
It'll get clearer later, I guess, it's more of a slow-burn than Black Lagoon, where that part was clear pretty much immediately.
I started Boogiepop Phantom last weekend. I like the concept overall, and the audio design is interesting, but I keep getting hung up on the phantom's design. I swear I went clubbing with that guy in the late 80s.
So I just finished watching Beck last night. Those last few minutes of the last episode, seeing the photos of the Jimi Hendrix statue on Broadway and the old Crocodile in Seattle gave me all the feels. It was funny seeing the photo of Seattle with the Kingdome still there, since it was destroyed four years before the anime aired.
You should pick up the manga from where the anime ends. You won't be disappoint if you liked the anime, as long as you go into it knowing that the series went on hiatus a while ago and has no ending.
I'm pretty content with where the anime ended, but if the manga is easy to torrent then I will probably read it. I agree with Ruffas though. Not having the music (as bad as the Engrish is) will make it less enjoyable no matter how good it is.
Realized I never watched Char's Counterattack, so I watched it yesterday.
It's way better than Gundam F91, that's for certain, but it still has issues. The biggest issue is that it assumes you already know all the Gundam Lore. If you don't already know the Gundam UC story that comes before, no point in watching this. I know a lot of it, and there were still things that I had to figure out or guess.
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For the time being, I'm over halfway through Beck. I'm really sad it took me this long to get to this show cause I'm really enjoying it, minus the Engrish.
As a joke (worst anime ever) I exposed my daughter and her friends to Hetalia: Axis Powers. One of her friends took a shine too it and it is now gaining popularity in her school... What have I done?
Also Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 is solid so far along with Jormungand: Perfect Order.
Jormungand surprised me a bit and has gotten better. I will have to wait to see how it ends to make a final judgement on it. Has the same feel as Black Lagoon did at this point.
It'll get clearer later, I guess, it's more of a slow-burn than Black Lagoon, where that part was clear pretty much immediately.
Turn on closed captions for English subs.
It's way better than Gundam F91, that's for certain, but it still has issues. The biggest issue is that it assumes you already know all the Gundam Lore. If you don't already know the Gundam UC story that comes before, no point in watching this. I know a lot of it, and there were still things that I had to figure out or guess.