The Anime Thread

So I recently made it to episode 47 of Black Clover. A lot happened again.

So at the Magic Knights Captains’ Conference, they were able to finally question Catherine and the other member of The Eye of The Midnight Sun thanks to Asta removing the protection spell with the side of his anti-magic sword. They found out that the Purple Orcas’ Captain had been doing a lot of bad stuff behind the scenes, but I personally think Captain Vangeance is the one who is the traitor among them, because later on it was shown that Raia of The Third Eye was using copy magic to look like the Purple Orcas’ Captain. At least that’s the way I understood it. I’m sure we’ll find out later that Captain Vangeance was the traitor all along, especially since he was late to the meeting and doesn’t really help in the fighting.

So then the Black Bulls were tasked with going to the strong magic region underwater near the beach of Raquey, in order to obtain the magic stone there. They did go there, but Noelle had to practice for a week before mastering a new spell that could take them underwater. When they got there, they met the underwater people and the high priest of the underwater temple. He made them fight his underlings nine-on-nine in order to get the magic stone. The problem is, about halfway through, Vetto of The Third Eye showed up using beast magic and crashed the game. So both sides were tasked with defeating him. He took down both sides one by one though, even tearing off one of the underwater temple high priests’ grandsons’ leg and injuring his grandaughter’s throat. Magna, Luck, Asta, the son of the high priest, and others fell too before Noelle unleashed a new, extremely powerful water magic spell that took off Vetto’s arm. However, he used a dark aura to unleash his third eye and gained power that could be felt all the way in Raquey. Now Asta, Vanessa, and Finral are trying to battle him when he’s in rampage mode, and Asta is already greatly injured.

I’m looking forward to each new episode every week. I think they come out on Tuesdays, and new MHA episodes are Saturdays.

Anyway, I’m probably going to take another break from anime in order to study and play video games in my spare time. I’m all caught-up with Black Clover to the most recent episode, which is 47, so the next time I watch anime it will be Gurenn Lagann. :)
 
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IDGI why people start whining about what Ainz did to Arche when he did more worse stuff. Saying he's gone evil? I thought we all agreed you were all reading/watching OVERLORD not ISEKAI NEW HERO or something?
 
I decided to watch more anime anyway, and I’m at around episode 11 already of Gurren Lagann.

The series is definitely really good, although sometimes it seems a little fast-paced and the jokes can be kind of annoying, but otherwise it has been a really enjoyable watch. I wasn’t surprised at Kamina’s death since I saw it years ago on Toonami, but the way he takes out General Thymilph with Simon before finally dying is definitely really cool. I’m more interested to see how Simon gets along with Nia now, and what Nia’s role to Team Dai-Gurren will be. The second half of the show, which I’m coming up on, is the side I never really saw, so it will be interesting to see it to the finish. Looking forward to it.
 
I just started watching Higurashi: When They Cry, and I'm really enjoying it so far. I watched the first 5 episodes this morning, and I'm gonna go watch a few more now. A friend had recommended it to me a few years back, but I avoided watching it all this time because I had heard how extremely gory it was. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely some messed up parts in it, but honestly, it hasn't been quite as bad as I expected, and I am very interested in the mystery aspects of it, so I'm gonna continue watching. I also own the visual novel on Steam (purchased as part of a Humble Bundle), so I'd like to play that after I finish the anime.
 
I decided to watch more anime anyway, and I?m at around episode 11 already of Gurren Lagann.

The series is definitely really good, although sometimes it seems a little fast-paced and the jokes can be kind of annoying, but otherwise it has been a really enjoyable watch. I wasn?t surprised at Kamina?s death since I saw it years ago on Toonami, but the way he takes out General Thymilph with Simon before finally dying is definitely really cool. I?m more interested to see how Simon gets along with Nia now, and what Nia?s role to Team Dai-Gurren will be. The second half of the show, which I?m coming up on, is the side I never really saw, so it will be interesting to see it to the finish. Looking forward to it.

I was actually very surprised by Kamina's death. Granted, I went in basically 100% blind. Also, most of the jokes didn't really annoy me that much if at all since I've seen worse at this point. I've gotten used to that kind of humor, but I can kinda see people not really digging that sort of humor.

Also, restarted Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and started on Kill La Kill. I've watched 5 episodes of Fullmetal, and 3 episodes of Kill La Kill.
 
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I'm up to Episode 11 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood now, and I'm up to Episode 8 on Kill La Kill. Just some quick thoughts on both real quick.
First, let's talk about Kill La Kill, because that's an interesting one. This actually isn't my first time watching Kill La Kill, I watched a few episodes some years ago. However, after watching more of the series, I can definitely say this is a really solid show. I'm always down for a mix of comedy and action. These kinds of shows tend to be my favorites. A show that knows when to be funny, and a show that knows when to be serious. That being said, some of the jokes become a bit too predictable. For example, in Episode 4, when Ryuko, Mako and Maiko have to show up at school on time to avoid being expelled while having to traverse a massive obstacle course, there's a running gag where when someone from Mako's family tries to deliver Senketsu to Ryuko, Maiko pulls down Ryuko's pants "by accident", which leads to the person (or dog) delivering Senketsu having a nosebleed, getting distracted and crashing and falling, leading to a monologue about how they're "dying" and can't carry on (or just barking). Thankfully, this joke was exclusive to this episode (so far), but the joke was done 3 or 4 times throughout the episode. However, that's a minor complaint and aside from that, I haven't seen anything I really dislike about this show. Overall, pretty damn solid so far.

I must say, this show really knows how to tug on your heart strings. One example is how in Episode 4, we're introduced to a man named Shou Tucker and his daughter, Nina Tucker, as well as their dog Alexander. We see Edward and Alphonse playing with Nina and Alexander one day, and the next day, Shou has fused his daughter and his dog into a chimera and it's revealed that the reason Nina's mother was missing was because Shou had fused his wife into something to create a chimera. This is a very depressing scene for me, especially since there's no way to separate Nina and Alexander. Another example of this is how in Episode 10, Hughes is murdered. Afterwards, there's a funeral where Hughes's young daughter says something along the lines of "Why are they burying dad? If they bury him and keep him there, he can't go to work tomorrow!" This alone tugs on the heart strings a bunch, but then the scene afterwards really tops it off. Later that evening, Roy and Riza are at Hughes's grave. "What a terrible day for rain..." "It's not raining, though." "Yes...yes it is...", followed by a tear streaming down Roy's face. This scene almost had me in tears. Also, the fights are absolutely top notch so far. Overall, so far I can definitely see why people call this one a masterpiece. There's not really a single thing I can think of that I hate or even dislike about this show at the moment. It does the serious and sad moments right, the fights are done right, the drama is done right, even the animation has a really neat charm to it. Really looking forward to continuing with this one.
 
I'm up to Episode 11 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood now, and I'm up to Episode 8 on Kill La Kill. Just some quick thoughts on both real quick.
First, let's talk about Kill La Kill, because that's an interesting one. This actually isn't my first time watching Kill La Kill, I watched a few episodes some years ago. However, after watching more of the series, I can definitely say this is a really solid show. I'm always down for a mix of comedy and action. These kinds of shows tend to be my favorites. A show that knows when to be funny, and a show that knows when to be serious. That being said, some of the jokes become a bit too predictable. For example, in Episode 4, when Ryuko, Mako and Maiko have to show up at school on time to avoid being expelled while having to traverse a massive obstacle course, there's a running gag where when someone from Mako's family tries to deliver Senketsu to Ryuko, Maiko pulls down Ryuko's pants "by accident", which leads to the person (or dog) delivering Senketsu having a nosebleed, getting distracted and crashing and falling, leading to a monologue about how they're "dying" and can't carry on (or just barking). Thankfully, this joke was exclusive to this episode (so far), but the joke was done 3 or 4 times throughout the episode. However, that's a minor complaint and aside from that, I haven't seen anything I really dislike about this show. Overall, pretty damn solid so far.


Yeah, I watched all of Kill la Kill earlier this year, and I can definitely say that there’s a couple parts in there that are a bit overdone, but other than that it’s one of the best animes I’ve ever watched.

I ended up finishing Gurren Lagann, and watching the most recent episodes of MHA and Black Clover.

My Hero Academia (episode 59):

The latest episode was really well done. Todoroki and the guy who controls wind kept getting in the way of each other while fighting Gang Orca in the second, rescue part of the provisional license exam. They eventually managed to find a way to work together though while being pinned down, causing Gang Orca to dry out. Midoriya and a couple others (I think) attacked the henchman of Gang Orca, and Midoriya managed to land a kick on Gang Orca, breaking his armor a bit, before time expired and results are going to be shown in the next episode. I think seeing Tsuyu’s new camouflage ability was really cool too. Looking forward to the next episode.

Black Clover (episode 48):

This episode was alright. It showcased Vanessa using thread magic and Finral using spatial magic to help Asta move at high speeds and attack the awakened Third Eye Vetto. Flashbacks showed a time when Vanessa and Finral were weak, and then it went back to the present, showing how strong they became from their convictions. Gauche, Charmy, and Grey showed up too, helping out at the end. I’m still wanting to see Captain Yami break out of the spatial magic Eye of The Midnight Sun member’s cage and fight Vetto, as I still don’t see them winning without him getting involved. Looking forward to the next episode.

Gurren Lagann closing thoughts:

I thoroughly enjoyed Simon and friends defeating the rest of the generals after episode 11, and taking down Teppelin. The seven years gap and then fighting the anti-spiral was really cool too. I was a little surprised when some of the members ended up dying too, and even more hit when Kamina reappeared to help them get out of being in another dimensional universe. What really hit me hard though was that Yoko AND Simon never got to live with their loves for the rest of their lives, because after Simon and Nia kissed at the wedding, Nia disappeared since she was created by the anti-spiral. The end of the show after the ending theme was really depressing too, at least imo, because it showed everyone in their old age looking at the new generation going to get along with the other spiral races. The Nia disappearing part definitely hit me the hardest though. I spent a solid 30 minutes crying tonight because I just couldn’t handle it. It was the Gurren Lagann way for things to end like this though, and that’s what makes it such a great anime, along with the reasons NoUsernameHere described.

I don’t have any animes on my to-watch list at the moment, so if anyone wants to, feel free to recommend me one to watch. I like watching ones with at least some combat. I was planning on watching FMA:B to be fair, but I’m not sure how long I would be able to keep my attention span on it. :)
 
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Gurren Lagann closing thoughts:

I thoroughly enjoyed Simon and friends defeating the rest of the generals after episode 11, and taking down Teppelin. The seven years gap and then fighting the anti-spiral was really cool too. I was a little surprised when some of the members ended up dying too, and even more hit when Kamina reappeared to help them get out of being in another dimensional universe. What really hit me hard though was that Yoko AND Simon never got to live with their loves for the rest of their lives, because after Simon and Nia kissed at the wedding, Nia disappeared since she was created by the anti-spiral. The end of the show after the ending theme was really depressing too, at least imo, because it showed everyone in their old age looking at the new generation going to get along with the other spiral races. The Nia disappearing part definitely hit me the hardest though. I spent a solid 30 minutes crying tonight because I just couldn’t handle it. It was the Gurren Lagann way for things to end like this though, and that’s what makes it such a great anime, along with the reasons NoUsernameHere described.

I don’t have any animes on my to-watch list at the moment, so if anyone wants to, feel free to recommend me one to watch. I like watching ones with at least some combat. I was planning on watching FMA:B to be fair, but I’m not sure how long I would be able to keep my attention span on it. :)
I fully expected some kind of twist at the end, so Nia disappearing wasn't too huge of a surprise to me. But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't an emotional scene, damn. I also found the ending pretty sad, but it was a good ending. Seeing old Simon and that kid at the end was one of the saddest parts to me, oddly enough.

Also, I strongly recommend JoJo's Bizarre Adventure if you can make time to watch it. JoJo's pretty long, there's just over 100 episodes at the moment, but boy oh boy is it all worth it. JoJo is like my favorite anime series of all time.
 
I fully expected some kind of twist at the end, so Nia disappearing wasn't too huge of a surprise to me. But I'd be lying if I said it wasn't an emotional scene, damn. I also found the ending pretty sad, but it was a good ending. Seeing old Simon and that kid at the end was one of the saddest parts to me, oddly enough.

Also, I strongly recommend JoJo's Bizarre Adventure if you can make time to watch it. JoJo's pretty long, there's just over 100 episodes at the moment, but boy oh boy is it all worth it. JoJo is like my favorite anime series of all time.


Yeah, I’m not too interested in Jojo’s Bizzare Adventures unfortunately... some past ex-friends ruined it for me completely. I’m probably going to take a hiatus before watching any more anime. If I don’t it’ll consume my soul, lmao.
 
Yeah, I’m not too interested in Jojo’s Bizzare Adventures unfortunately... some past ex-friends ruined it for me completely. I’m probably going to take a hiatus before watching any more anime. If I don’t it’ll consume my soul, lmao.

Ah, fair enough then. I'm just taking it slower with anime, except on weekends and any holidays I have, because college is raping me atm.
 
I'm up to Episode 11 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood now, and I'm up to Episode 8 on Kill La Kill. Just some quick thoughts on both real quick.
First, let's talk about Kill La Kill, because that's an interesting one. This actually isn't my first time watching Kill La Kill, I watched a few episodes some years ago. However, after watching more of the series, I can definitely say this is a really solid show. I'm always down for a mix of comedy and action. These kinds of shows tend to be my favorites. A show that knows when to be funny, and a show that knows when to be serious. That being said, some of the jokes become a bit too predictable. For example, in Episode 4, when Ryuko, Mako and Maiko have to show up at school on time to avoid being expelled while having to traverse a massive obstacle course, there's a running gag where when someone from Mako's family tries to deliver Senketsu to Ryuko, Maiko pulls down Ryuko's pants "by accident", which leads to the person (or dog) delivering Senketsu having a nosebleed, getting distracted and crashing and falling, leading to a monologue about how they're "dying" and can't carry on (or just barking). Thankfully, this joke was exclusive to this episode (so far), but the joke was done 3 or 4 times throughout the episode. However, that's a minor complaint and aside from that, I haven't seen anything I really dislike about this show. Overall, pretty damn solid so far.

When you're finished with Kill La Kill, have a search for episode 25/'bonus episode'. It's not always on streaming sites, so it's pretty easy to miss if you don't know it exists.

I can't really say anything without spoiling, but it's a non canon episode set after the series that exists basically just to be ridiculous.
 
The anime im into really bad, would be of course, Attack On Titan, Fairy-tail, SAO, Re:Zero and Kiss Me Not Me. Since im a otaku, im such an gamer, drawer, and i collect about anything that's anime-related. Hoping soon i could actually go to my first cosplay convection. It's my dream, to cosplay into one of my favorite fictional characters. >△<"
 
Ah, lately I've been watching Asobi Asobase .... it's kinda. Gross? Like it's really fun but also gross. Kinda like a toned down , way toned down pop team epic. The voice acting is really good it's killing me. I basically only watch gag anime these days but this ones really good. Nothing much happens but if you like gag anime it's really good. Also reminds me of nichijou but, you know, no kyoani big money thrown in there lol.
 
Soul Eater remains the best anime to exist & I'm watching it for the third time.
 
So, I finished Kill La Kill earlier. Final thoughts?

Another one to add to my favorites list. Easy 9/10, or 4.5/5 for sure. It reminded me a lot of Gurren Lagann, another one of my favorites, and while I'll try to avoid a lot of comparisons this time around, you should probably go watch that anime if you haven't already. Anyway, I knew about a few of the major events that went down in the second half and ending, so they weren't really a big surprise to me. Specifically Satsuki and Ryuko being sisters and Senketsu's death. But that hardly impacted my enjoyment of this show. What did kinda throw me off a bit, though, was Satsuki and the Elite 4 being on the good guy side all along. Anyway, like Gurren Lagann, this show is absolutely balls to the wall crazy and I love it. It could feel it even more here. I love how they made freaking clothes of all things evil. It's so stupid and I love it. At first, I was curious about Nudist Beach and why they called themselves that. But now it makes perfect sense. The ending did give me some feels, but not as much as Gurren's ending. However, in this case, it didn't have to be like Gurren. Kill La Kill is Kill La Kill, and that's what makes it special. I'm glad I finally was able to pick this up again and give it a go.

And some thoughts on the new My Hero Academia episode that came out today:

GREEN NARUTO VS. BLONDE SASUKE BAYBEE

When you're finished with Kill La Kill, have a search for episode 25/'bonus episode'. It's not always on streaming sites, so it's pretty easy to miss if you don't know it exists.

I can't really say anything without spoiling, but it's a non canon episode set after the series that exists basically just to be ridiculous.
Alright, I'll look into it when I have time. Thanks for letting me know.
 
Well, university is raping me too, and I haven’t really felt like playing video games lately, so I’m still watching anime. I started Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and I’m at episode four now.

FMA:B first impressions:

I kind of already knew the backstory and stuff around Edward and Alphonse Elric thanks to Toonami in the past, but I’m excited to actually watch the show now. The opening and ending are really memorable too. The first episode and second introduction episode were interesting, and the third episode was interesting as well. Also, just a side note here, but since I’m watching it through Crunchyroll I was full on expecting the voices to be in Japanese with English subtitles, but the voices are all in English anyway. Is there a reason for that? Does a Japanese dub for FMA:B just not exist? I never really bothered to look into this. Also, it’s nice seeing Vic Mignogna’s name in the credits (I think?), since he voices Qrow in RWBY nowadays and has other stuff he does I’m sure.

My Hero Academia episode 60:

So most everyone from Class 1-A passed the provisional license exam, which is nice, but Todoroki and Bakugou failed. I’m actually quite relieved to be honest. They get another chance to get their licenses, and it would have been kind of disappointing if everyone from Class 1-A all passed, imo. The wind guy from Shiketsu failed too. All Might also had a serious talk with All For One while he’s in Tartarus prison. The BEST, BEST, BEST part of this episode though was the end when Bakugou confronted Midoriya about his quirk, and figured out that he received it from All Might. I’m looking forward to the fight in the next episode. This can turn several ways, imo. Bakugou may fight him and lose, and end up becoming a villain in the future, or instead he might fight him and lose, and end up giving some harsh words to Midoriya to make sure he’s up to the task of filling in All Might’s shoes. He might also win, but I don’t really think that’s likely. The fight doesn’t mean much other than Bakugou is angry at Midoriya because they both looked up to All Might as children, and now Midoriya has the chance to become an actual new All Might.
 
Could be possible that crunchy only has distributing rights for the english dub, netflix may have the na/eu territory distribution rights for the Japanese version, also that's a good joke, content made for Japanese people with no Japanese dub lol
 
Could be possible that crunchy only has distributing rights for the english dub, netflix may have the na/eu territory distribution rights for the Japanese version, also that's a good joke, content made for Japanese people with no Japanese dub lol

Yeah, that’s a distinct possibility. It doesn’t make much of a difference to me, though I’m sure there’s plenty of people that would be upset with it. Lmao
 
Well, university is raping me too, and I haven’t really felt like playing video games lately, so I’m still watching anime. I started Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and I’m at episode four now.

FMA:B first impressions:

I kind of already knew the backstory and stuff around Edward and Alphonse Elric thanks to Toonami in the past, but I’m excited to actually watch the show now. The opening and ending are really memorable too. The first episode and second introduction episode were interesting, and the third episode was interesting as well. Also, just a side note here, but since I’m watching it through Crunchyroll I was full on expecting the voices to be in Japanese with English subtitles, but the voices are all in English anyway. Is there a reason for that? Does a Japanese dub for FMA:B just not exist? I never really bothered to look into this. Also, it’s nice seeing Vic Mignogna’s name in the credits (I think?), since he voices Qrow in RWBY nowadays and has other stuff he does I’m sure.

My Hero Academia episode 60:

So most everyone from Class 1-A passed the provisional license exam, which is nice, but Todoroki and Bakugou failed. I’m actually quite relieved to be honest. They get another chance to get their licenses, and it would have been kind of disappointing if everyone from Class 1-A all passed, imo. The wind guy from Shiketsu failed too. All Might also had a serious talk with All For One while he’s in Tartarus prison. The BEST, BEST, BEST part of this episode though was the end when Bakugou confronted Midoriya about his quirk, and figured out that he received it from All Might. I’m looking forward to the fight in the next episode. This can turn several ways, imo. Bakugou may fight him and lose, and end up becoming a villain in the future, or instead he might fight him and lose, and end up giving some harsh words to Midoriya to make sure he’s up to the task of filling in All Might’s shoes. He might also win, but I don’t really think that’s likely. The fight doesn’t mean much other than Bakugou is angry at Midoriya because they both looked up to All Might as children, and now Midoriya has the chance to become an actual new All Might.

I know Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has a subbed version, it's an option you can select on Netflix, which is how I've been watching it.

Also

I'm also really excited to see where this fight ends up. There's plenty of directions it can go in, like you said. I'm also interested to see how Todoroki and Bakugo grow from here. Maybe we'll even see Yoarashi some more.
 
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