The Anime Thread

A lot of the reasons you cited are why I wound up dropping RWBY. I watched the first episode of V5 and just realized I couldn’t do it anymore. It really hadn’t felt the same to me since Monty passed, and I don’t know if that’s just because the show was moving in a new direction regardless or if it’s more something he brought to it.

Yeah, that's fair. I thought what they were trying to do after Volume 3 was a great idea and I was really excited to see where it could go, but to put something into perspective, it took two full Volumes for Team RWBY to reunite. And we have to wait several months just to see what happens next after the season ends. So basically, the cycle is that we get around 12 (not always 12 but that seems to be the average) episodes in a series with bad pacing, and then we have to wait months for another set of episodes. It's dumb. RT, pls fix.
 
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Yeah, that's fair. I thought what they were trying to do after Volume 3 was a great idea and I was really excited to see where it could go, but to put something into perspective, it took two full Volumes for Team RWBY to reunite. And we have to wait several months just to see what happens next after the season ends. So basically, the cycle is that we get around 12 (not always 12 but that seems to be the average) episodes in a series with bad pacing, and then we have to wait months for another set of episodes. It's dumb. RT, pls fix.

Yeah, as much as I love watching RWBY, I can agree that the pacing is bad and a lot of episodes are way too short nowadays. Even in volume six we have episodes that need to be longer, and they SHOULD have the budget to do so, so there’s no excuse for that. RT, please indeed fix these things.

Watched the most recent episodes of Black Clover and gen:LOCK.

Black Clover episode 69:

This was basically another filler episode and a reversal of the previous episode, where in this one Charlotte Roselei, Captain of the Blue Rose Magic Knights faced off against Vanessa Enoteca of the Black Bull Magic Knights in a series of challenges including a cosplay contest, a beer drinking contest, and more. Every contest ended up in a draw, and at the end of the episode we find out that there’s two new Magic Knight Captains for the Purple Orcas and Crimson Lions. Now each squad’s achievements and amount of stars for the year is about to be revealed. Looking forward to the coming episodes.

gen:LOCK episode 4:

So the team began training more and more and got used to their Holons, and also received modifications on them. Chase, Cammie, Valentina, Kazu, and Yasamin then took some time off from training to play video games and try to do some team bonding in a virtual reality game hub known as Ether. Unfortunately, the game was shut down because Union was attacking an Ether base which was uncharacteristic of them since they are described as usually just attacking the territory next to them and advancing that way. The resistance and gen:LOCK team 1 deployed and took care of the Union forces, but there wasn’t very many Union forces to deal with. Just then a sinister-looking robot attacked Cammie out of the blue and ripped off her Holon’s head. It was about to finish destroying her Holon and kill her before Chase swooped in with a drop kick and the rest of the team came to the rescue in their Holons as well. Eventually, while Kazu, Chase, and Yasamin were trying to fight the four-armed, one-eyed thing Valentina was able to send out a charged sniper shot from a building nearby and deactivate the things’ nanotechnology forcefield. It retreated and the rest of the Union forces left as well, while Chase and the others helped Cammie’s Holon into an airship for repairs, completing the mission. Just guessing here, but me thinks Union stole the data for gen:LOCK somehow and created a Holon of their own, which is what that thing was. No way to know for sure yet though. Looking forward to the coming episodes.

Still haven’t gotten around to binging the second season of HunterxHunter yet, but now that my internet is fast again I’ll be able to and post my thoughts later on here once finished with it. :)
 
Is there any Gundam fans here? I don’t know which gundam series to watch next. I’ve seen the classic one in the 80’s a bit of zeta, war in pocket and thunderbolt and a few others. Is gundam unicorn any good?
 
Is there any Gundam fans here? I don’t know which gundam series to watch next. I’ve seen the classic one in the 80’s a bit of zeta, war in pocket and thunderbolt and a few others. Is gundam unicorn any good?

If you haven’t seen Gurren Lagann or gen:LOCK yet, I would recommend watching those. Those are the only two I’ve watched, so I can’t say anything abut unicorn or others, but yeah. Gurren Lagann is really, really good and gen:LOCK just premiered a couple weeks ago and has the potential to be good I’d say. :)
 
If you haven’t seen Gurren Lagann or gen:LOCK yet, I would recommend watching those. Those are the only two I’ve watched, so I can’t say anything abut unicorn or others, but yeah. Gurren Lagann is really, really good and gen:LOCK just premiered a couple weeks ago and has the potential to be good I’d say. :)

Ah thank you for the suggestions. I’d probly give gen:Lock a go. (My sister kinda ruined Gurren Lagann with a huge story spoiler ages ago):rolleyes:

If you like big mech fighting like me then I’d really reccomend Broken blade. I would reccomend others but my anime list account decided to delete itself a while back. I can’t recall their weird Japanese names :)
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Is there any Gundam fans here? I don’t know which gundam series to watch next. I’ve seen the classic one in the 80’s a bit of zeta, war in pocket and thunderbolt and a few others. Is gundam unicorn any good?

I've seen the old G Gundam. I liked it.
 
Ah thank you for the suggestions. I’d probly give gen:Lock a go. (My sister kinda ruined Gurren Lagann with a huge story spoiler ages ago):rolleyes:

If you like big mech fighting like me then I’d really reccomend Broken blade. I would reccomend others but my anime list account decided to delete itself a while back. I can’t recall their weird Japanese names :)
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You’re welcome. And thank you for that suggestion. I’ll add Broken Blade to my list of anime to watch. :)
 
I've seen the old G Gundam. I liked it.

You know things get real when they use words like super napalm and space immigrants in the same statement :D

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You’re welcome. And thank you for that suggestion. I’ll add Broken Blade to my list of anime to watch. :)


I just rembered another one. The Guyver. It’s about a organic mech/school kid who is hunted down by the illuminati, who are literal monsters covering up conspiracy theories about them.

The 2006 HD Movie is the best (mostly) Like when they say HD it looks amazing! Biobosted armour is what it called I think. :)
 
I just rembered another one. The Guyver. It’s about a organic mech/school kid who is hunted down by the illuminati, who are literal monsters covering up conspiracy theories about them.

The 2006 HD Movie is the best (mostly) Like when they say HD it looks amazing! Biobosted armour is what it called I think. :)

Alright, thanks for those as well. They’ll be next on my list to watch after HunterxHunter along with Broken Blade. :)
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for a person who's never really been super into Shonen? I've only seen Naruto completely, and I can't get into One Piece. I typically just watch Magical Girl series and Slice of Life's. Action is cool, but I'd rather focus on a series that emphasizes the importance of strong bonds without being too cliche, lol.

It's a bit ironic, since... you know, I like magical girls.
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for a person who's never really been super into Shonen? I've only seen Naruto completely, and I can't get into One Piece. I typically just watch Magical Girl series and Slice of Life's. Action is cool, but I'd rather focus on a series that emphasizes the importance of strong bonds without being too cliche, lol.

It's a bit ironic, since... you know, I like magical girls.

full metal alchemist brotherhood!
 
Does anyone have any suggestions for a person who's never really been super into Shonen? I've only seen Naruto completely, and I can't get into One Piece. I typically just watch Magical Girl series and Slice of Life's. Action is cool, but I'd rather focus on a series that emphasizes the importance of strong bonds without being too cliche, lol.

It's a bit ironic, since... you know, I like magical girls.

Food Wars is a battle Shonen with an odd theme. A classic that comes to mind is Yu Yu Hakusho.

 
So, in my deciding to participate in the 2019 Anime Watching Challenge over on MAL, I've been able to motivate myself to watch a lot more anime than I usually do! The past month I've found some very enjoyable (and less enjoyable) shows, so I thought it'd be nice to write about them somewhere:

Favorites:
I absolutely loved the entire idea behind this! The moral ambiguity, battle of two takes on what it means to be human. I love shows like this! Death Note and Parasyte are two of my all-time favorite anime, so it's no surprise that Inuyashiki would join them. A great concept, and a great execution. The perfect amount of episodes to tell the story, and leave you with enough questions to keep your mind occupied. 9/10

It's a bit of an older one, and it's pacing and art direction may leave something to desire, but it's one hell of a good vampire story if you're into that! I've yet to find a really good vampire anime, and I was pleasantly surprised by the direction Shiki went. It's not too blunt, and not too vague. All the characters have clear personalities and the way they act corresponds with how they've developed. I've yet to see the OVA's and specials, but I definitely will be! Time well spent.

I have never seen an anime movie before (excluding dubbed Pok?mon movies), and this one really was a sight to behold! Beautiful art, beautiful story. Just the right mix of realism and fantastical elements to let yourself be immersed in the world and story. I highly recommend this to anybody who's on the fence of watching it. If I knew about this movie sooner, I definitely would have watched it sooner. Great movie to watch with family members as well, I'm sure!

Recommended to me by a good friend, and I don't know why I didn't watch it sooner tbh. It's right up my alley with it's weird, supernatural elements, and it's (albeit small) focus on character growth. I can wholeheartedly say that I actually learned quite a few things from this series. About myself, and about personal growth. A little wacky at some points, but definitely enjoyable, and very binge-able!! I'll definitely be watching the second season as well!

Disliked:

Though I loved the premise, and the first 2/3 episodes a lot, the way the characters are so vague and the story that barely makes any sense have driven me to dislike Ajin. I love stories about humanity. About people who aren't 'human' anymore, and what it means to them and how they cope with it. Like Inuyashiki, I thought that I was going to absolutely love Ajin, but it leaves a lot to be desired. I do think I'll be watching the second season, I hope it gets better because I see a lot of potential in this kind of story!

While I initially loved the crap out of this one, the longer it drags on the more it feels like a chore to watch. Which really is sad, because I loved the calm tone and soft art-style of this series! Plot points repeat themselves, and knowing that this anime continues on for 5 more seasons doesn't give me a lot of hope for watching the entire thing in the near future.

Certainly the most unique anime out of the entire list of things I've seen. The art style looks both alluring and revolting to me, which I've never really experienced before. It was a chore to get through, and definitely the anime that took me the longest to complete. And interesting premise, for sure, but I'm afraid it's just not up my alley.

There's still many, many more shows for me to watch, and I'm looking forward to all the new favorites I'll (hopefully) find!! :)
 
I really liked mononoke, but I can see why you'd be put off by it!

And Cure whip, I really recommend you watch samurai champloo! It's an awesome anime with a great story, style and characters!
 
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I just finished watching Boogiepop Phantom (the old one, not the one that's currently airing). The first few episodes didn't really catch my interest, but by the middle, the storytelling had really improved, and things really started coming together. Not one of my absolute faves, but I ended up enjoying it more than I initially thought I would. I'll probably watch the new one at some point.
 
I really liked mononoke, but I can see why you'd be put off by it!

And Cure whip, I really recommend you watch samurai champloo! It's an awesome anime with a great story, style and characters!

Ah rad! I'll be sure to check it out asap :) Thank you!!
 
I've been re-watching Ouran High School Host Club the past few nights. I forgot just how funny it is.
 
Watched the latest episode of Mob Psycho 100 II and I'm currently caught up with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

That was a really interesting episode. Again, I'm loving Shigeo's growth. This is probably the first time we've seen him say no to Reigen and even not want to talk to him in general. He decides to stop working for Reigen for a little bit after Reigen insulted him, and he decided to put more work into his social life and school. Meanwhile, Reigen fell into a bit of a depression, but he was able to get out of it pretty quickly and realized what he wanted to do. He even became a local celebrity. Looking forward to seeing where this goes next.

The fight against Baby Face was probably the shortest fight so far in Golden Wind, yet it was one of the most interesting to me, just because of how powerful Baby Face is as a stand despite being a stand where the user and the stand can both be far away from each other. I'm also starting to like Giorno as a protagonist a little more, although I still prefer the other protagonists we've seen up to this point, even Jonathan who was kinda boring. Anyway, the fight against Ghiaccio and his Stand is another interesting fight. Ghiaccio's Stand is able to create freezing temperatures where no sustainable life can be created, and he's able to freeze himself inside a block of ice in order to block any attacks from the outside, but despite this, Giorno and Mista figured out that by firing a bullet into Ghiaccio's block of ice, Giorno can use Golden Experience on the bullets beforehand, and when the bullets are being fired out of Mista's pistol, the bullets have enough heat to sustain life, so they fire the bullets into the block of ice that Ghiaccio's inside and create roots that are big enough to knock Ghiaccio off the car that Giorno and Mista are riding in. The freezing temperatures stop, but Ghiaccio's able to turn the ice block he was in to a suit with skates. As they see that Ghiaccio's able to get back up and skate towards the car, Sex Pistols suddenly place the bullets beneath Ghiaccio's skates, causing him to trip. But Ghiaccio's able to freeze the gas leaking from the car and uses it as a makeshift rope to grab onto the car. Giorno attempts to fight Ghiaccio with Golden Experience's fists, but is only able to merely crack Ghiaccio's suit. Desperately, Giorno then drives the car off the bridge into the sea. Interesting fight so far for sure, and I'm excited to see what comes next.

I know I said I was gonna watch SSSS.Gridman more, but I was pretty busy last week and haven't had much time to watch anime since I last posted here. I've just been busy with school in general, but I should try to watch and finish Gridman by the end of this week.
 
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