Anime/Manga Discussion Thread

[TrustedDegree4]

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Decided to watch Your Lie in April since April was ending, and finished it a few days ago. I can finally see why people lobe this show. I'm not a big fan of slice of life or romantic amines but I will watch them, and this is one o the best I ever seen. Not sure why but the episodes felt way to long when I was watching them despite being only 20 mins long(not including opening and ending). Also watched the Yu Yu Hakusho and Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. Was skeptical about Yu Yu at first since it is from the 90s and is similar to DBZ, but it better than a lot of Shounen Anime out here and better than DBZ(which is a nostalgic anime for most people). As for FMAB, I hated it growing up for some reason but decided to watch it and it was great.

Decided to watch Punchline and I'm in love with the animation. Reminds me a of Gurren Lagann and Kill La Kill, I loved how those anime looked. Still confused with the story so far.

Not sure what to watch now so I'm watching Ace of Diamond, and Toriko.

[ubernoob]

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You can check out My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU as well.

It's got it's pretty funny moments, and once you get past the name of it it's not what I would have guessed it to be if I took it at face value.

[TrustedDegree4]

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You can check out My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU as well.

It's got it's pretty funny moments, and once you get past the name of it it's not what I would have guessed it to be if I took it at face value.

A friend recommend it to be but IDK, the name just draws me away. Ima give it a try through, but now I really don't know what to expect from it from you post.

[LambertandHam]

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A friend recommend it to be but IDK, the name just draws me away. Ima give it a try through, but now I really don't know what to expect from it from you post.

I'll second that recommendation. Very misleading title, main character makes the show worth it.

[ubernoob]

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I'll second that recommendation. Very misleading title, main character makes the show worth it.

Spoiler

That gets me every. single. time. I can't help but laugh.

[TrustedDegree4]

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You can check out My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU as well.

It's got it's pretty funny moments, and once you get past the name of it it's not what I would have guessed it to be if I took it at face value.

I'll second that recommendation. Very misleading title, main character makes the show worth it.

Finally caved in and watched it, and I have to say it pretty damn good. I was expecting a Romantic anime but instead I got a Slice of life/Comedy. The main character is great for it. My favorite character so far is Totsuka. I find it funny that everyone thinks he is a girl at first, and then forgets he is a guy most of the time. Kinda pissed that it only 13 episodes long. The main character is great, and I like how he see the world different compared to everyone else.

[ubernoob]

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Kinda pissed that it only 13 episodes long.

Season 2 is airing currently, simulcast on Crunchyroll.

And yeah. Once I got past the ridiculous name I found a show I really really enjoyed.

[TracerBullet]

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Just had to thank you two for recommending that to him because I had some down time and decided to check it out. Really enjoyed it and will probably start on season two soon.

[kingkilla56]

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This year I got into anime after my roommate from college failed miserably at getting me into it back then. For some reason I finally tried his recent recommendation of Hunter Hunter and got hooked.

Spoiler

Hunter Hunter: awesome, not much more can be said there. Lots of stretching of the story in the Chimera ant arc imo.

FMA Brotherhood: My favorite Ive seen so far. The feelz got me.

FMA: It was alright. I saw Brotherhood first so the differences were cool. Ending was rushed bigtime. The movie didnt help.

Death Note: Interesting premise, fell off a cliff halfway through it. Hated the main "protagonist" with a passion. I dont know why this show was so hyped back when I was in HS and it was really popular.

Akame Ga Kill: Started awesome, felt forced as hell halfway through. It suffered walking dead syndrome. If you kill everyone off, deaths stop mattering to the audience. Not sure why the title character wasnt the pov character since it was obviously her story.

Kill la Kill: The overkill fanservice was annoying at times. "Creepy" parts with the main villain werent needed whatsoever. Was fun tho. I enjoyed the different pace of this show. Didnt seem to waste much time imo.

Attack on Titan: Fun show. Nice animation. The manga is getting weak to me though. Losing hope for satisfying end the more and more I read the manga. To be fair the first season of the anime got me to read the manga so thats something.

Tokyo Ghoul: Started strong (relative to the second season at least), second season was slow, dull, uneventful, and incredibly disappointing. Now that I think about it, this show is too boring for the premise of the show.

I think Ive seen one or two more this year but I cant think of them now.

Im currently going through Mirai Nikki. I honestly dont know why I havent aborted this yet. The completionist in me is making me suffer through this one. Yukki may be the most obnoxious, most vapid, least interesting and overall most worthless protagonist Ive ever seen in a television show, book, movie, my own imagination, you name it, EVER. Maybe that will change as I finish it but I doubt it. However, I get a very Death Note feel as I watch it. The premise reminds me of DN alot (even though they arent THAT similar).

[LambertandHam]

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This year I got into anime after my roommate from college failed miserably at getting me into it back then. For some reason I finally tried his recent recommendation of Hunter Hunter and got hooked.

Spoiler

Hunter Hunter: awesome, not much more can be said there. Lots of stretching of the story in the Chimera ant arc imo.

FMA Brotherhood: My favorite Ive seen so far. The feelz got me.

FMA: It was alright. I saw Brotherhood first so the differences were cool. Ending was rushed bigtime. The movie didnt help.

Death Note: Interesting premise, fell off a cliff halfway through it. Hated the main "protagonist" with a passion. I dont know why this show was so hyped back when I was in HS and it was really popular.

Akame Ga Kill: Started awesome, felt forced as hell halfway through. It suffered walking dead syndrome. If you kill everyone off, deaths stop mattering to the audience. Not sure why the title character wasnt the pov character since it was obviously her story.

Kill la Kill: The overkill fanservice was annoying at times. "Creepy" parts with the main villain werent needed whatsoever. Was fun tho. I enjoyed the different pace of this show. Didnt seem to waste much time imo.

Attack on Titan: Fun show. Nice animation. The manga is getting weak to me though. Losing hope for satisfying end the more and more I read the manga. To be fair the first season of the anime got me to read the manga so thats something.

Tokyo Ghoul: Started strong (relative to the second season at least), second season was slow, dull, uneventful, and incredibly disappointing. Now that I think about it, this show is too boring for the premise of the show.

I think Ive seen one or two more this year but I cant think of them now.

Im currently going through Mirai Nikki. I honestly dont know why I havent aborted this yet. The completionist in me is making me suffer through this one. Yukki may be the most obnoxious, most vapid, least interesting and overall most worthless protagonist Ive ever seen in a television show, book, movie, my own imagination, you name it, EVER. Maybe that will change as I finish it but I doubt it. However, I get a very Death Note feel as I watch it. The premise reminds me of DN alot (even though they arent THAT similar).

If you're looking for more interesting shows, Planetes is a great watch if you're looking for something slice of life with a bit of seriousness mixed in. Set in space, but actually about "space debris" workers instead of flashy mechs. It's probably one of, if not, my favorite series.

[kingkilla56]

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How many episodes are there? Im realizing the more I watch the more I appreciate anime that have around 24 total episodes to the entire story. Leaves less room for filler imo. Hunter Hunter drained me with the 140+ episodes even though it was really good, but even that had alot of fluff. Thats one of the reasons I refuse to get into One Piece and them shows with 400+ episodes. Cant do it, tell your story and move on lol.

My earlier post inspired me to push through and finish Mirai Nikki......maaaan.

Spoiler

I've learned Im not crazy about romance anime. Or at least ones that apologize for stalker behavior hahaha. But what really messed up the show for me was the time travel stuff. I in general hate that because it allows for the writers to "right the wrongs" and put a shinny bow on things. And this show DEFINITELY did that with its time travel stuff. Oh well.

[trobinson97]

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Try Parasyte.

[Candyman5]

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This year I got into anime after my roommate from college failed miserably at getting me into it back then. For some reason I finally tried his recent recommendation of Hunter Hunter and got hooked.

Spoiler

Hunter Hunter: awesome, not much more can be said there. Lots of stretching of the story in the Chimera ant arc imo.

FMA Brotherhood: My favorite Ive seen so far. The feelz got me.

FMA: It was alright. I saw Brotherhood first so the differences were cool. Ending was rushed bigtime. The movie didnt help.

Death Note: Interesting premise, fell off a cliff halfway through it. Hated the main "protagonist" with a passion. I dont know why this show was so hyped back when I was in HS and it was really popular.

Akame Ga Kill: Started awesome, felt forced as hell halfway through. It suffered walking dead syndrome. If you kill everyone off, deaths stop mattering to the audience. Not sure why the title character wasnt the pov character since it was obviously her story.

Kill la Kill: The overkill fanservice was annoying at times. "Creepy" parts with the main villain werent needed whatsoever. Was fun tho. I enjoyed the different pace of this show. Didnt seem to waste much time imo.

Attack on Titan: Fun show. Nice animation. The manga is getting weak to me though. Losing hope for satisfying end the more and more I read the manga. To be fair the first season of the anime got me to read the manga so thats something.

Tokyo Ghoul: Started strong (relative to the second season at least), second season was slow, dull, uneventful, and incredibly disappointing. Now that I think about it, this show is too boring for the premise of the show.

I think Ive seen one or two more this year but I cant think of them now.

Im currently going through Mirai Nikki. I honestly dont know why I havent aborted this yet. The completionist in me is making me suffer through this one. Yukki may be the most obnoxious, most vapid, least interesting and overall most worthless protagonist Ive ever seen in a television show, book, movie, my own imagination, you name it, EVER. Maybe that will change as I finish it but I doubt it. However, I get a very Death Note feel as I watch it. The premise reminds me of DN alot (even though they arent THAT similar).

AgK anime pissed me off big time but thats mostly to do with I am a huge Manga fan and the anime went a completely different direction.

I agree with Death Note, just found it boring as hell.

Im on Darker than Black and its pretty awesome so far. Good action scenes and the MC reminds me of a Electric Batman so thats never a bad thing. Lol. Not finished it yet, my watch list is huge atm. XD

Hunter x Hunter is something I always wanted to get into but I am not sure I want to do the anime or the Manga. With OP I went with manga but the problem with ongoing is your left with cliff hangers.

I still got Isuca (Ewww, lol) and many others that I am in the middle of watching as well.

Finished Maou Testament and caught up on Triage X and DxD. I was a little unhappy with DxD but the last 2 episodes are going back to the right LN order so I am good now. I see why they did the things they did to add in Irena and Ross earlier for screen time and it didnt mess up events that much.

Also I cant wait until later this year for Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakeri. Basically a portal opens up in Japan and a army of monsters come pouring out leaving piles upon piles of bodies in their wake. The Japanese forces finally take control of the situation and drive the creatures back and send a squad into the portal. Its being developed by A-1 pictures so the animation will be nice so thats a plus.

Heres the teaser:
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[LambertandHam]

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How many episodes are there? Im realizing the more I watch the more I appreciate anime that have around 24 total episodes to the entire story. Leaves less room for filler imo. Hunter Hunter drained me with the 140+ episodes even though it was really good, but even that had alot of fluff. Thats one of the reasons I refuse to get into One Piece and them shows with 400+ episodes. Cant do it, tell your story and move on lol.

My earlier post inspired me to push through and finish Mirai Nikki......maaaan.

Spoiler

I've learned Im not crazy about romance anime. Or at least ones that apologize for stalker behavior hahaha. But what really messed up the show for me was the time travel stuff. I in general hate that because it allows for the writers to "right the wrongs" and put a shinny bow on things. And this show DEFINITELY did that with its time travel stuff. Oh well.

It's 26 episodes.

[kingkilla56]

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Try Parasyte.

Binged it. Was alright. I felt it lost a bit of steam at the end there. Specifically the last episode. I didnt like the character Kana because in retrospect her and her ability were pretty pointless to the story; I think they wasted her role really and apparently shes treated differently in the manga. Also didnt like Murano because she just was the least interesting character on the show imo. Shes spends the whole show being useless. Hard to like that after watching so many anime where the girl leads are kicking ***. I like Migi though. But my favorite character was THE female parasyte who's name escapes me.

Good show overall though.