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Tomoe Hotaru
watching the weeds grow..
That's nice to hear. I can't discuss this because I might spoil you guys, but I'm glad the anime is back on the plot. I don't keep up with it but I heard last week's episode was anime-only/filler.
hotchocobaby
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Naruto, Unicorn Gundam was my all time favourites, still waiting for One punch man season 2
AshLittleDongle
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i dont know this
We're going to watch episode 25 tonight. I'm not ready ;.; I'll probably cry again.
I don't particularly care for the series after this episode. I like the ending to the japanese live action movies much more.
Tomoe Hotaru
watching the weeds grow..
So I finally made myself watch Cat soup just now.. and yeah my first impression isnt amazing. I get that people find it disturbing but I found the amount of "disturbingness" very bearable... I just didn't see the point.
Has anyone else here seen it? What are your thoughts on it? (If you haven't, it's not something you should watch to get into anime and you should definitely be older as some people get really creeped out by this movie..)
Has anyone else here seen it? What are your thoughts on it? (If you haven't, it's not something you should watch to get into anime and you should definitely be older as some people get really creeped out by this movie..)
I was able to follow most of the plot. I'm sure that I just found a small part of the references and metaphors stuffed in this move, some being very on the nose. I don't appreciate most of the "mindless" violence and I don't know if most of the imagery served much purpose besides being "provoking" and "edgy". The sound design was nice though - I always had the feeling that there was more planning to the structure of this movie than it might appear at first because the delayed sound would match up with most if the later scenes quite nicely. However, that could have also been coincindence. If I went deep into analyzing it, maybe I could like this movie more. I certainly didn't waste my time by watching this... but I wouldn't say I got a lot out if it either...
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I made it to around episode 122 of DBS, so I only have 10 episodes left of it.
Universe seven lead by Gohan made universes, two, three, four, and six all drop out. Now the only two remaining universes are seven and eleven. The bad thing is Piccolo and Android No. 18 dropped out, so now it’s just a tired-out Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, Gohan, and Android No. 17. I thought it was pretty lame how the three warriors, including Jiren, from universe eleven just stood around and didn’t help at all with universe three’s trump card. Like, they are already overwhelmingly strong. I don’t understand why they need universe seven tired out, but whatever. I’m sure universe seven will win, otherwise I’m going to regret ever watching Dragon Ball in the first place. Lmao. It will be interesting to see how they ended this, so I’m looking forward to it.
Reginald Fairfield
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i just finished my goal to watch all of ufotable's fate stay night adaptions yesterday (ubw zero and heaven's feel in that order) and am currently watching the old studio deen version of fate. really looking forward to the 2nd heaven's feel movie
I watched the most recent episode of MHA yesterday (Saturday).
I also just recently tonight finished watching the last of Dragon Ball Super’s 131 episodes. I had around 10 to go, and finished in time for my bedtime.
I’m going to end up taking at least this week off from watching any anime, as I have other stuff I want to get finished before going back to university. When I do pick up another show though, I’ll probably try out Black Clover like I said I was going to. I’ll have to read about it though and see if I like it first.
So it turns out all of Class 1-A passed, which disappointed me a little, but the way it happened made up for it. The last students from Class 1-A went all out to pass, so all 100 spots were filled, and 20 of them were from Class 1-A. The second test looks interesting since it’s a rescue mission. I just hope the terrain is more different from the first test, and the objectives should be different as well.
I also just recently tonight finished watching the last of Dragon Ball Super’s 131 episodes. I had around 10 to go, and finished in time for my bedtime.
So Goku mastered Ultra Instinct, I got to see Vegeta’s SSGSS Royal Blue version, and Jiren powered up as well. Dyspo and Toppo were both knocked off, and it was just Jiren left (should also mention Gohan dropped out while taking Dyspo out). Android No. 17 protected Goku and Vegeta and got hit with Jiren’s blast, apparently self-destructing to erase it, and Vegeta dropped out, but in the end Goku mastered Ultra Instinct. He was on the verge of beating Jiren when his body gave out from the heat and he powered down. Frieza in Golden Frieza form, however, knocked him back onto a rock after Jiren blasted him. Android No. 17 was still alive, thankfully, and remained in the back while Goku and Frieza took Jiren out together, and in the end it was just Android No. 17 who survived on the stage, meaning universe seven won from him (which I found rather unexpected and kind of funny). Android No. 17 used his wish to wish all the other universes back into existence though with the Super Dragon Balls from having won the tournament. I have to admit the end was a bit emotional, especially since this is probably the last of the Dragon Ball franchise, but it was a necessary and fitting ending. In the end, even Jiren who had trust issues from his past, opened up somewhat thanks to Goku (I honestly need someone like Goku in my life, XD).
I’m going to end up taking at least this week off from watching any anime, as I have other stuff I want to get finished before going back to university. When I do pick up another show though, I’ll probably try out Black Clover like I said I was going to. I’ll have to read about it though and see if I like it first.
I just watched the first episode of Cells at Work! I turned it down for a while because I figured the title wasn't literal and it was going to be a pessimistic sitcom lol
As much as the concept of anthropomorphized blood cells makes me happy, I don't think i'll keep watching because when stripped of the setup it appears to just be a kinda boring fighting show. I can't imagine much character development past archetypes happening because the cells are by nature expendable.
As much as the concept of anthropomorphized blood cells makes me happy, I don't think i'll keep watching because when stripped of the setup it appears to just be a kinda boring fighting show. I can't imagine much character development past archetypes happening because the cells are by nature expendable.
Clefarious
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Actually maybe you guys can help me. I've always wanted to get into anime - but with the thousands of choices I've never actually known where to begin. I was suggested to watch Food Wars. I just started watching and am really enjoying it. Also watched the full season of Aggretsuko in one night. I do love the pokemon anime as well (grew up with that one)
Going along with that - do you guys have any suggestions of anime I should check out? I love anything cute and not so gory.
Going along with that - do you guys have any suggestions of anime I should check out? I love anything cute and not so gory.
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Tomoe Hotaru
watching the weeds grow..
I would love to help out, could you please be a bit more specific on what kind of genre/themes/styles etc. you usually like?
What is "cute" for you? Do you prefer things aimed at children or more aimed at adults? Complex stories or mindless comedy? Fantasy with magic and everything or normal people doing normal stuff?
Like this your question is basically "can you recommend a cute movie/book?"^^
Clefarious
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Lol I figured people would just recommend what they are watching - didn't realize I was being so vague
When I had mentioned cute I was thinking more of the style - like more cartoon looking rather than real people looking (I love like the kawaii style if that makes any sense). I'm def looking for an anime with a great story line that I can follow as the episodes go on rather than mindless comedy. When it comes to fantasy - I do love the stories when it's a normal person and they discover they have powers (like Harry Potter in that sense) - but either one is fine. It's really the story line that I'm after and I love Drama, Romance and Adventures (fantasy and normal)
If it helps I love the stories behind: Harry Potter, Avatar the Last Airbender, Princess Mononoke (I also noticed with your question about aimed to children or adults that most of the stories I love - the shows have been aimed towards kids)
Hopefully this helped and my blathering didn't make it more confusing
Tomoe Hotaru
watching the weeds grow..
Lol I figured people would just recommend what they are watching - didn't realize I was being so vague
When I had mentioned cute I was thinking more of the style - like more cartoon looking rather than real people looking (I love like the kawaii style if that makes any sense). I'm def looking for an anime with a great story line that I can follow as the episodes go on rather than mindless comedy. When it comes to fantasy - I do love the stories when it's a normal person and they discover they have powers (like Harry Potter in that sense) - but either one is fine. It's really the story line that I'm after and I love Drama, Romance and Adventures (fantasy and normal)
If it helps I love the stories behind: Harry Potter, Avatar the Last Airbender, Princess Mononoke (I also noticed with your question about aimed to children or adults that most of the stories I love - the shows have been aimed towards kids)
Hopefully this helped and my blathering didn't make it more confusing
Yeah, it?s easy to recommend SOME shows because everyone seems to enjoy them, but otherwise I don?t feel confident to just tell somone what I liked because we are all different. For example I don?t like Food Wars because of the strangely-sexual scenes they added in there. After all, anime is mostly a medium, not so much it?s own genre.
Ok so interesting story with a more cute aethetic? If you had already seen more shows it would definitely be easier for me...
Also the shows you named aren?t really aimed at kinds^^. Princess Mononoke is meant for young adults, Aggretsuko is for adult women and Food Wars ...I think teenage boys.
How dark can the plot be? Maybe you can give Madoka Magica (also named Puella Magi Madoka Magica) a try. The show belongs to a well-known genre in anime which is called "magical girl". These shows are usually aimed at young or teenage girls and usually feature a female protagonist that receives magical powers. While most magical girl shows have the stigma of catering to young girls and having very generic plots, Madoka is more aimed at an older audience and has darker themes.
The show has 12 episodes so you can easily see it in a day. However, they made 3 movies: 2 movies (Beginnings and Eternal) retell the story and movie 3 (Rebellion) is a sequel to the anime. I actually recommend most people to watch the movies instead of the anime because its faster, more immersive because you dont have songs every 20 min and the animation was improved. It?s basically the 12 episodes but some scenes that weren?t necessary were cut, some scenes were added and the backgrounds made prettier, you won?t miss anything. (Also this show has no source material, the show is the original work and the movies are the slightly improved version of it)
Important: you absolutely need to go in blind for this, even the description on the streaming site can be full of spoilers for this show. I firmly believe that twists are what makes some shows great so I would just dive into this one without reading anything (that?s what I did).
The 3 episode rule applies here: if you do watch the anime, watch at least up to episode 3 before you decide to drop it, If you see the movies: watch roughly the first hour.^^
Depending on how you like that show I could give you more recommendations. (e.g. if it?s too dark for you, or if you like this stuff)
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Clefarious
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Yea I think that was the only thing I thought was out of place was the sexuality of Food Wars but I still do like the story behind it.
I've always noticed that was such a weird gray area between kids and adults. I guess it's teen shows that I find most interesting.
Wow I have no idea how you did it but this show you suggested sounds exactly like what I was looking for. Thank you for actually understanding my nonsense lol. I just logged into crunchyroll and even the art of the show is exactly what I was thinking of when it comes to cute. You're the best. I did notice that the movies aren't there - it just has the episodes. I'll have to search and see if I can find the movies before I watch the show. Hopefully I won't get spoilers trying to find the movies. I honestly hate that all the spoilers are right there in the description before you can even click to watch it. Even happens with tv. When I'm not sure if I saw an episode or not I read the info on tv and it tells me everything that happens even though I hadn't seen it yet -_-
Rofl no worries. Who knows maybe I can find something searching for that genre. At this point any bit helps
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Tomoe Hotaru
watching the weeds grow..
Slice of life is definitely a solid choice for most people, espechially since it goes well with all kinds of genres. Maybe anything shojo/supernatural/slice of life would be a good choice. I mainly suggested Madoka because it has most of the criteria (romance, drama, kawaii style, fantasy, character with newly found powers etc.) plus it?s a good way to test how dark they like their shows. If they watch it and find it too dark, I will suggest tradtional magical girl shows like sailor moon, if they end up enjoying the darker parts I could imagine that they might like more mature shows too (not sure if shingeki is somthing because its more mature than madoka + gore + a rather realistic/"dull" art style, It?s one of those shows you can easily suggest because "everyone" seems into it but in the end those themes aren?t for everybody).
If you like I can find you the dub or sub of the movies, I just didn?t want to post a link here.
Yeah that?s exactly what I mean, espechially movie trailers nowadays tend to spoil the entire movie. I also think that watching something you could enjoy without any kind of exspectations is the best way. I know that I?m not the best in doing that myself, but probably one of the main reasons I liked this show is because I came from only knowing the more traditional shows of it?s genre and just started watching it with no prior knowledge/exspectations... sometimes that alone makes a show better.
Multiple shows can be very good but if they follow a similar theme, you might end up liking the first one you watch most, because its a new experience while for the other shows you feel they aren?t as surprising. So "when" you watch something can play a big role in how much you like it.
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Clefarious
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That would actually be awesome if you can send me a link. If you can message it to me that would be perfect and thank you so much
And yes that drives me crazy with the movie trailers. They will have a super funny joke that makes you want to watch a movie and that ends up being the funniest thing in the whole movie which you saw for free.
I never actually thought about that - the "when" you watch something part. It actually makes way more sense why I like such random things that other people don't - or why certain movies are my favourites. Now I'm starting to think about everything I like. I know there's one CD I love that most people don't really know and that's because I used to listen to it while I played N64. That's crazy to think about now.
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