What Anime are you watching now?

[ServeTheServant]

Look forward to S3! And who's your favorite girl?

Yeah, I'm really enjoying this series.  So far, probably Elsie.  You?

[Lewycool]

Shirobako is pretty nice.

Still one of my favorite moments 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvlVueWyu18

 

I need to forget this... It's been in my head way too much.. I'm not even up to that bit yet. Only just started it tonight

[cloudy12]

Shirobako is pretty nice.

Still one of my favorite moments 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvlVueWyu18

 

That part was the best, Ema is so adorable. <3

 

Goth loli is my favourite character :3

[Ceris]

Yeah, I'm really enjoying this series.  So far, probably Elsie.  You?

[Nosebleed]

Chihiro, though that was influenced by S3, a close second would be Haqua (at this point, I'm just going off remembering who are my favorites, I have horrid memory and can't remember why )

Chihiro best grill!

 

 

I still haven't gotten past episode 6 of Shirobako, I really need to get back to it, but it had such a boring start.

[Eclipsed]

Looking to pick up another 3 season+ anime (doesn't matter if 12 or 24 eps, but *requires* minimum three seasons. Okay fine two seasons is fine)

 

Prefer action/supernatural/fantasy, no emphasis on comedy/drama

So far I got Shakugan no Shana on my radar

Thoughts on that and/or other suggestions welcome

[Ceris]

Looking to pick up another 3 season+ anime (doesn't matter if 12 or 24 eps, but *requires* minimum three seasons. Okay fine two seasons is fine)

 

Prefer action/supernatural/fantasy, no emphasis on comedy/drama

So far I got Shakugan no Shana on my radar

Thoughts on that and/or other suggestions welcome

[Nosebleed]

Shakugan no Shana's first 2 seasons are pretty decent, the 3rd one is really iffy, though and is a huge rocky ride, most of it felt stupid but the ending kinda makes up for the whole journey. It still felt stupid, but at least you get a decent conclusion.

 

I recommend you try out Zero no Tsukaima over Shakugan no Shana, it's similar to Shakugan no Shana in terms of the interactions with the characters, main heroines are both tsunderes as well (Kugimiya Rie voices both the main heroines too), but in Zero no Tsukaima you have a much less rocky ride, the show is a lot more consistent in what it wants to do and the main couple is much cuter, although it also has less seriousness in comparison and although the action is still there and you'll get several magical battles, it's not the biggest focus of the show. 

 

I also second Hunter x Hunter 2011, you can't go wrong with that show.

 

Other than that, try the Higurashi series. It's pretty good, an actually decent horror anime adaptation, but there's not much action in it, just supernatural.

[Abyssal Monkey]

Shakugan no Shana's first 2 seasons are pretty decent, the 3rd one is really iffy, though and is a huge rocky ride, most of it felt stupid but the ending kinda makes up for the whole journey. It still felt stupid, but at least you get a decent conclusion.

 

I recommend you try out Zero no Tsukaima over Shakugan no Shana, it's similar to Shakugan no Shana in terms of the interactions with the characters, main heroines are both tsunderes as well (Kugimiya Rie voices both the main heroines too), but in Zero no Tsukaima you have a much less rocky ride, the show is a lot more consistent in what it wants to do and the main couple is much cuter, although it also has less seriousness in comparison and although the action is still there and you'll get several magical battles, it's not the biggest focus of the show. 

 

I also second Hunter x Hunter 2011, you can't go wrong with that show.

 

Other than that, try the Higurashi series. It's pretty good, an actually decent horror anime adaptation, but there's not much action in it, just supernatural.

[Nosebleed]

I have not read the Zero no Tsukaima LNs but i do know they differ from the anime.

I feel like staying ignorant on it because it was one of my very first anime so it has a special place in my heart and i want to keep it as is.

I don't think the anime as a standalone was bad and i had fun watching it, but i can't compare it to its source material.

I never really have problems with anime that stray off the source material if it's done right. Personally i think ZnT is pretty fun to watch so even if it was different from the LNs, it was still a nice show.

I'm assuming Eclipsed is not really interested in the LNs either so all the more reason to give it a go.

But yeah Shakugan no Shana season 3 just... god damn it.

And you can't blame the anime either because the LNs go the same way. The anime was a full adaptation.

So i guess the author just had a brain spasm one day and went full derp.

[Abyssal Monkey]

But yeah Shakugan no Shana season 3 just... god damn it.

And you can't blame the anime either because the LNs go the same way. The anime was a full adaptation.

So i guess the author just had a brain spasm one day and went full derp.

[Ceris]

Damn, I think this is my first double post... I normally edit it into the previous post... 

[Fred the Barber]

Looking to pick up another 3 season+ anime (doesn't matter if 12 or 24 eps, but *requires* minimum three seasons. Okay fine two seasons is fine)

 

Prefer action/supernatural/fantasy, no emphasis on comedy/drama

So far I got Shakugan no Shana on my radar

Thoughts on that and/or other suggestions welcome

 

Soul Eater is 50-ish episodes of solid fantasy action. Great dub, too, IMO. To be completely honest, I hated the last episode of it, but it's otherwise amazing.

 

Alternatively, maybe give Fairy Tail a try. It goes on forever (maybe good or bad for you), it has a fair number of filler episodes (definitely a negative), and it has a lot of fanservice (again, maybe good or bad).

 

Neither would be classified as comedy/drama emphasis, though both have minor comedy elements of course (I don't recall any real drama from either)

[Nosebleed]

2 episodes into Ima Soko ni Iru, Boku and I already feel like this is going to be one of those depressing shows.

This is going to be a fun ride.

Pre 2005 anime really has a nice charm, particularly the visuals.

[Kenshin_sama]

Pre 2005 anime really has a nice charm, particularly the visuals.

That's what I thought too when I started watching Slayers not too long ago. I do feel that older anime in general are lacking as far as direction and impact goes (not always), but they at least had more distinctive designs. Lina Inverse is so well drawn. ^^ You definitely don't get the same charm from new series that you do from older ones, but I don't mind that at all. I still tend to like newer anime more than oldies, but I'll still go back and watch something from the 90's for the nostalgia (I grew up with these, lol).

 

I tried watching a 70's anime once. Yeah, I can't even. Even to me, the animation's just way too outdated! 90's anime may not come anywhere close to today's animation standards, but at least it's still reasonable. Though there are people that can't even watch an anime from more than one gen back. D:

[Kosakyun]

Eclipsed, I'd recommend Busou Renkin all the way.

I loved that show as a child.

My god. I can still remember how much I loved it.

;_;

[Nosebleed]

There's some 70's anime that easily stick.

Alps no Shoujo Heidi was one of my childhood anime series and I still think it's glorious.

 

Also who can forget Lupin III?

 

Certainly there's a lot of anime from that time that wouldn't appeal to the general public now. But there's some gems out there, you just need to dig through to find them.

 

In terms of direction, some are good, some are bad, I just think they're different, but overall a lot of them are pretty charming and theyconvey some emotions in ways some anime today just can't.

[FinalChaos]

Finished Log Horizon.

The last arc was pretty underwhelming, plus I didn't the awesome end fight I was looking forward too. But it's good and I liked it overall. It was definitely fun to watch it. Now for the second season after 3-4 weeks.

 

Next I'm supposed to be watching Madoka but ....... Majikoi patch.......... hopefully I can watch it in time for the anime club.

[Fred the Barber]

Finished Nodame Cantabile. It was so good I can't even superlative. I was going to rate it a solid 9/10, but the last episode was too perfect, and endings are too important - so it's a 10/10.

 

Now I'm stuck debating whether to go find some illegal way to watch the later seasons (since, ridiculously, they've never been licensed in the US, even by the abomination that is Crackle), or just calling it done. The ending was very high on the closure factor, so I'll probably move on to something new, but the temptation is very high...

[ExtraMana]

Comical Psychosomatic Medicine.

Just about to watch the newest ep.

Damn is it a good anime.

[BookwormOtaku]

Just finished the second season of Sengoku Basara and really enjoyed it. What is it about contests of manliness that make them so enjoyable?

 

Will admit with the second Mini Sengoku Basara as funny as it was I kinda miss Chosokabe and Mori's antics

[Nosebleed]

You know, i watched a lot of sad shows.

Clannad, made me cry.

Angel Beats, made me cry

AnoHana, made me cry

Jigoku Shoujo, made me cry

Elfen Lied, made me cry

Etc.

All these shows are pretty sad, but usually they build up to a sad conclusion rather than being depression fest.

And then i watched Ima Soko ni Iru, Boku.

This show... this show dragged me to hell and back.

Death, murder, depression, madness, destruction, every single episode was like getting kicked in the groin.

My heart was ripped out of my chest, thrown against a wall and stomped on some more.

I don't even know what the hell to feel.

The whole thing makes you want to hate life and everybody.

This show completely destroyed me on the inside.

And you know what? It was still beautiful in the end.

My hat off to this anime for making me go through such a painful journey. Shows like this are the ones i don't forget.

Did the show have flaws? Sure thing.

But you know what? I don't even care.

Take my 10/10

I'm going to cry in a corner now.

[Kenshin_sama]

In the last two weeks, I've picked up 3 anime, a couple manga, and made some progress on a manga I picked up a while ago. With the 5th new work I picked up, which was an anime, I finally actually completed something! Why is it so hard to find something I feel like watching or reading anymore?

 

Anyways, Paranoia Agent turned out to be pretty incredible. It was very intriguing throughout the entirety of the series, but I had thought this would have been another one of those overly intricate works that would have never made any sense to me. Thankfully, everything starts to make sense by the last episode, and the revelations at that point were just so brilliant. And my god, completely unexpected development from the two central characters were absolutely phenomenal. But just the way everything ties together with the plot is amazing, and the show even manages to throw in a few tasteful reiterations of previous scenes to help you further appreciate the end. In addition to the incredibility of the plot, I also thought it had a fantastic focus on its central theme, and even delved a bit into other themes to reinforce it. And as for the execution of the psychological aspects in this anime, there is nothing I wouldn't call exhilarating. And while it's usually rare for any anime to surprise me even once, this show managed to do so twice.

 

Overall, amazingly well done. I'd consider it perfect in some areas. 8/10 (Not a common score from me.)

[Chewy]

I'm halfway through Maken-ki!, Black Bullet, Durarara, Mawaru Penguindrum, Ro kyu bu, Chuunibyou. Yes I'm halfway through all of them.

[Abyssal Monkey]

I'm halfway through Maken-ki!, Black Bullet, Durarara, Mawaru Penguindrum, Ro kyu bu, Chuunibyou. Yes I'm halfway through all of them.

Maken-Ki! is just awful.  Even compared to the manga which could be said has a pretty generic plot, the anime doesn't even attempt to follow it and just goes "you want bewbs? we have BEWBS! have some more BEWBS!".  It's trash tier anime that doesn't even attempt a plot and is better left alone.

 

I just finished Zankyou no Terror.  I can't even begin to describe how I feel about this one.  It's just got that movie feel really well down, and left me feeling stunned.  It's a series, but having watched it in one sitting, it just felt like a really long, well executed, moving, movie.  I would highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

_{^{I still can't believe I passed it off for another failed horror attempt along with Tokyo Ghouls that was in the same season. Shit was that the first time I've misjudged so damn hard.}}