The Anime Thread

[LadyDestani]

If your looking for horror, I just found a trailer for a live action, foreign movie on one of those old Newtype discs, called Ghost Train. There was also a zombie themed anime called Red Garden. Not my thing.

I also saw a trailer for Le Chevalier D'Eon. The trailer was listing off quotes. One said "Different from anything else", another said "A swashbuckling version of Ghost in the Shell". It didn't grab me.

The trailer for something called Innocent Venus looks okay.

Thanks! I'll check out some of those trailers.

I have seen Le Chevalier D'Eon. I was initially drawn to the historical aspect of it, but it honestly wasn't that memorable. I feel like it could have been done a lot better.

 

[tessa grace]

The wait is OVER!

My Hero Academia season six is finally here! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!?!?

Spoiler: for S6E1, A Quiet Beginning

We get a recap on what has previously occurred, with Hawks having infiltrated the Paranormal Liberation Front, lead by Shigaraki. The heroes make plans to infiltrate the hospital where the doctor who worked with All For One works, and the Paranormal Liberation Front's home base as well. The stakes are high, as Endeavor's team successfully finds and captures the doctor. Or did they? It turns out to be a double from one of the villain's Quirks! Mirko takes out some Nomus while going through the morgue, and she ends up finding the real doctor. Endeavor and others engage the Nomus in the hospital while the rear-guard teams, which include Class 1-A and Class 1-B heroes, go onwards to support them. Just what is waiting for Mirko deep in the doctor's secret lab?

Up next time on My Hero Academia season six, episode two. "The Number 5 Hero, Mirko." You won't want to miss it! ​

Finally watched the first episode today, and I gotta say, I can really feel the tension building. I come from the manga so I know practically all the spoilers (I actually ended up skipping this arc but i know the basic run through though), and I have a feeling this season is going to be really good. Mirko is one of the best characters, I love her girlboss and immediate step into action. I'm looking forward to seeing her potential battle with that weird looking doctor (forgot his name) and I just love her.

Aside from MHA, I mostly fell off anime cause I just have a lot going on. I started and got halfway through cowboy bebop and thought it was excellent, and I'm definitely going to finish that.

Also watched the first few episodes of School Rumble with a friend and was laughing my head off the whole time so I'm going to watch that with her whenever we hang out.

When it comes to other new anime, I loved Kakeguiri Twin! I might be one of the only people alive who watches it for the actual plot, haha. It's very intriguing!

I restarted Fruits Basket to feel something. All time favorite show, always will be.

I need to catch up on SPYXFAMILY, Komi Can't Communicate, ahhh the list goes on All shows I loved but just don't have the time or energy to watch.

 

[Midoriya]

I'm on episode 447 of Naruto Shippuden now, and I haven't skipped a single episode! Only around 50 more episodes to watch until I finish this series. Can't believe it's been around more than a year now since I started watching the OG Naruto, and now I'm almost finished with Shippuden as well. Time to take it to the finish line!

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Thanks! I'll check out some of those trailers.

I have seen Le Chevalier D'Eon. I was initially drawn to the historical aspect of it, but it honestly wasn't that memorable. I feel like it could have been done a lot better.

Was Le Chevalier D'Eon a little dialog heavy? The team behind Ghost in the Shell might be known for taking their time getting to the plot or action.

 

[LadyDestani]

Was Le Chevalier D'Eon a little dialog heavy? The team behind Ghost in the Shell might be known for taking their time getting to the plot or action.

Yes, if I remember correctly that was it. There were too many breaks in the progression for info dumps that I could barely keep up with.

 

[Corrie]

Is anyone watching Cyberpunk Edgerunners? I don't know anything about the franchise but I'm enjoying the show so far! The art and animation is amazing.

 

[Midoriya]

Just in case anyone missed it, Mob Psycho III episode one is now out! I didn't even think they were going to give that show a third season to be honest, because the second season was so well done they could have just ended it there. They proved me wrong and did, however. I will definitely give it a watch at some point, it's on my radar, but right now I have other shows I need to finish and catch up on.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Has anyone seen Fractale? It's been sitting in the clearance bin at rightstufanime for a while at $8.

It doesn't look too bad.

 

[Plume]

Here are the shows I'm looking forward to this season, though I'll probably drop half of them...my watch list hasn't been this long in a while! I'm happy to see fewer isekais airing this season tbh, can that trend die already?

Bleach - Thousand Year Blood War ... I still have some catching up to do for Bleach but I think I'll get there soon!! This season looks great.
Hero Acadamia 6 - yay
Mob Psycho III - yay
Bocchi the Rock! - cute show about a girl band? count me in
Do it Yourself!!! - this looks so cute??? the animation style looks so fluid
Chainsaw Man - I'm not familiar with it but I'll definitely give this a try!
Blue Lock - this looks like an edgy show about soccer? idk I'll give it a chance
C-Danchi - this looks stupid but these types of shows usually give me a laugh, will give it a few episodes
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo - I love that gundam continues to keep their mecha 2d, I hate cg robots
Urusei Yatsura - I never watched this series but I think the character designs are cute so maybe I'll try this new version
akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemima****a - this appears to be a shoujo which parodies otome games or something? I probably wont care for this but it's worth trying!

I also want to shout out to Golden Kamuy season 4 but I'm still behind in season 3 so I wont be caught up to watch yet. ; ;

 

[pipty]

Summertime render was really good! Up there on my list with parasyte and shiki

 

[Foreverfox]

So, I haven’t really watched an anime since the Trigun and Cowboy Bebop days (I’m old). My husband has been watching Demon Slayer the past couple days, and I watched it with him last night and I love it! We watched S1E7 last night.

 

[-Blue-]

Is anyone watching Cyberpunk Edgerunners? I don't know anything about the franchise but I'm enjoying the show so far! The art and animation is amazing.

I haven't looked into the Anime, but I did want to try the game at one point since it's made by the company who made the Witcher series. Sadly the game was a huge dumpster fire from launch where it was so unplayable they had to issue refunds for any digital purchases.

But maybe I'll check the show out instead.

@Midoriya I'm a little confused. I looked up that episode and it says it's the Pain arc. I thought you passed that arc?

 

[Corrie]

I haven't looked into the Anime, but I did want to try the game at one point since it's made by the company who made the Witcher series. Sadly the game was a huge dumpster fire from launch where it was so unplayable they had to issue refunds for any digital purchases.

But maybe I'll check the show out instead.

@Midoriya I'm a little confused. I looked up that episode and it says it's the Pain arc. I thought you passed that arc?

Oh wow! That's a mess. Guess I'll definitely skip the game.

As far as the show goes, well, my opinion changed during the last few episodes. I wouldn't say it sucked or I dislike it, as the first half was great, but the ending stuff just left me disappointed.

 

[-Blue-]

Oh wow! That's a mess. Guess I'll definitely skip the game.

As far as the show goes, well, my opinion changed during the last few episodes. I wouldn't say it sucked or I dislike it, as the first half was great, but the ending stuff just left me disappointed.

I can understand that. It's how I felt about the Primal series by Genndy Tartakovsky. The last episode seemed rushed and had some really weird writing choices. Which is a shame since the show was so great until that point. Samurai Jack's revival, by the same creator, suffered a similar ending. The guy might just not know how to do endings.

From what I hear, the game has had a lot of patches, but it still doesn't salvage the damage the launch had done.

 

[Midoriya]

I haven't looked into the Anime, but I did want to try the game at one point since it's made by the company who made the Witcher series. Sadly the game was a huge dumpster fire from launch where it was so unplayable they had to issue refunds for any digital purchases.

But maybe I'll check the show out instead.

@Midoriya I'm a little confused. I looked up that episode and it says it's the Pain arc. I thought you passed that arc?

Um, noooooo... there are only 500 episodes of Naruto Shippuden. I'm currently at the tail end of the Infinite Tsukuyomi dream arc. I don't know what you looked at, but it must have the wrong information, or you may have been looking at a different episode format for the show.

 

[Mairmalade]

OK, so Blue Lock is basically like a soccer battle royale? I'm for it.

 

[twittersnowflakes]

star ocean ex

 

[Midoriya]

It's fine now. Why? Because My Hero Academia season six, episode two is here!

Spoiler: for S6E2, The Number 5 Hero, Mirko

Mirko continues her assault inside the secret lab. The doctor sacrifices a few Nomu pawns in order to release five High Ends, which are super dangerous Nomus. Mirko continues to attack, however, unleashing a barrage of Luna special moves, and begins taking them down one by one. Some of the other heroes including Crust rush to assist.

Meanwhile, the other army of heroes, lead by Edge Shot, storm the Paranormal Liberation Front's home base. Cementoss rips it apart using his quirk to the best of his abilities. A powerful villain comes out, ready to release a long-range electric attack at everyone, but remembering Midnight's words to him, Kaminari rushes ahead and absorbs the attack. Just what lies in store for our heroes in both places, and what could Hawks be up to right now?

Next time on My Hero Academia season six, episode three. "One's justice." You won't want to miss it! ​

 

[LadyDestani]

I finally finished Gosick, which I've been watching alongside the currently airing anime that I'm following. I really can't praise this anime enough. It had mystery, drama, intrigue, romance, and touches of action and humor. In short, a little bit of everything. It starts off with a young Japanese foreign exchange student meeting a reclusive and highly intelligent girl in the library. She is easily bored so he starts bringing her tales of mysterious happenings and she solves the cases. Along the way, they form an unbreakable bond. There are many interesting story arcs in this 24 episode anime before things get really serious and a tragic past is revealed along with a hint of future troubles to come.

My only complaint is that, even though the story takes place in a fictional country somewhere in Europe and includes several fictional historical figures and legends, it felt very out of place when they moved WWII forward and had it occur about 15 years too early. I get that everything else was fictional, but it was clear that this very real event was the intended reference at the end and it just felt off. But with that as my only complaint, I'm still very happy I watched this anime. I'd give it a 9/10 because it hit every mark I like in my stories.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

So, I haven’t really watched an anime since the Trigun and Cowboy Bebop days (I’m old). My husband has been watching Demon Slayer the past couple days, and I watched it with him last night and I love it! We watched S1E7 last night.

Outlaw Star came out around that time as well. I'm old too.