Fred the Barber Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 There's a number of shows I'm thinking of watching next right now, but I'm at a bit of an indecision as to which to pick. Here are the ones I'm most interested in right now. ef: A Tale of Memories Baccano Aria the Animation Nodame Cantabile Spice and Wolf Nana I'm gonna watch all of these at some point in time, but I'd just like to know which one I should get to first. I absolutely adored Nodame Cantabile - it seems to me to be really underappreciated. That said, a decision among those choices is probably going to depend most on what you're in the mood for. ef is great, but it's kind of a downer. The first half of Spice and Wolf Season 2 is truly fantastic, but most of the show is merely "good", with Season 1 starting off rather slow. Nodame Cantabile is very light, is a great rom-com, with a really compelling plot, and it contains that rarest of creatures: the male tsundere. Quote
Kenshin_sama Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I absolutely adored Nodame Cantabile - it seems to me to be really underappreciated. That said, a decision among those choices is probably going to depend most on what you're in the mood for. ef is great, but it's kind of a downer. The first half of Spice and Wolf Season 2 is truly fantastic, but most of the show is merely "good", with Season 1 starting off rather slow. Nodame Cantabile is very light, is a great rom-com, with a really compelling plot, and it contains that rarest of creatures: the male tsundere. Yeah, I rarely hear this anime come up in a discussion. Actually a bit surprising when you consider how good its rating is on MAL. I probably would have never found this if I didn't randomly browse through anime produced by JC Staff (it use to be their highest rated anime before Bakuman 2/3 took over). Then I read some reviews, asked a few friends about it, and decided to give it a watch. I think I'll pick this up once I finish Baccano. Baccano's been interesting to watch so far. I actually had to force myself to stop watching so I can get ready for bed, lol. I'll likely be marathoning it tomorrow when I have more time. And my god, wtf is wrong with Ladd and why do I love him so much? Quote
EldritchCherub Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Just finished Akatsuki no Yona. Overall, a pretty great show with some interesting character development thrown into the mix. Kind of disappointed that the inevitable battle with Su-won didn't occur. I guess that's going to happen in the OVA since there wasn't a second season announced right afterwards. Going to finish up Shirobako before catching up on some of last season's anime. Quote
Hanzor Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Watching Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, just having finished ep. 13 and trying to buffer 14 hahaha! (Slow internet ) In the mean time, I'll be continuing Hanasaku Iroha since it's quite the only anime I have in my HDD which I haven't finished yet. Or rewatch some light-hearted comedy, Acchi-Kocchi maybe ? Quote
suikashoujo Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I'm watching the second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but since I'm only halfway through Endless Eight and can't stand more than a couple episodes at a time, I've also gone back to the classics and started watching GTO, which I can't believe I haven't watched until now. Quote
Abyssal Monkey Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I'm watching the second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, but since I'm only halfway through Endless Eight and can't stand more than a couple episodes at a time, I've also gone back to the classics and started watching GTO, which I can't believe I haven't watched until now. I'm going to repost what I posted ~8 pages ago. Hopefully more exposure to this idea will make people hate the show less, and save them two hours of their life. Season 2 isn't bad. I will repeat: Season 2 is not bad. It is just that for whatever god damn reason they decided to make the short story titled "Endless Eight" into an 8 episode series, when it was only ~40 pages in the original light novel, something that should have been relegated to two episodes. For reference, my PDF version (screw you guys, I don't care) has the first volume at 169 pages, which took up 6 episodes of the first season. Now, Endless Eight is 44 pages. Tell me, how would making a 44 page short story longer than an entire book make any sense. It does't. My suggestion: watch the first and last episode of that story "arc", and save yourself the boring hour and a half it wants to waste your time with. Don't give a shit about the fandom that says you need to watch it to be a true fan, even the manga version only drew two chapters for this silly arc. Seriously, Kosaki agreed enough to spam this quote in the same post ~7 times. Just skip that retarded ass arc. Quote
Mr Poltroon Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I don't like nostalgia. I'm not a person who rewatches stuff, or rereads. I let my past lie in fear of nostalgia, that emotion which fools everyone. Yet, here I went and watched it: Alps no Shoujo Heidi Nosebleed talked about this recently and I kinda got the urge to go watch it, since I've been put in an unfair and stressing situation recently. And it hit me, it hit me sodding hard. Just the opening had me tearing up from a strange emotion, not sad, but I don't think I'd have any reason to be happy either. Bloody hell, just that makes it worth it. Quote
Nosebleed Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 As much as I like Haruhi, that endless 8 thing really was retarded. And I don't care that they changed some things here and there, it still doesn't excuse the retardation. Quote
suikashoujo Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Maybe I'll skip the next couple and go straight for the last one, then. I've already sat through 5 episodes of the 8 now, so based on what you guys are saying, I've seen more than enough. Good to know. Quote
Mr Poltroon Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 As much as I like Haruhi, that endless 8 thing really was retarded. And I don't care that they changed some things here and there, it still doesn't excuse the retardation. I've seen endless discussions on this topic, so I'll just leave my thoughts here. Having the guts to pull what they did, takes quite a lot. I'll forever remember Endless 8 as that moment people all over were trolled hard. I watched at least 4 of them hoping for something different. It was wonderfully annoying. Quote
Nosebleed Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I've seen endless discussions on this topic, so I'll just leave my thoughts here. Having the guts to pull what they did, takes quite a lot. I'll forever remember Endless 8 as that moment people all over were trolled hard. I watched at least 4 of them hoping for something different. It was wonderfully annoying. Guts =/= Cleverness It might have taken guts, but it doesn't make any sort of point other than you're a huge troll. I'm not going to commend someone for putting me through something like Endless 8. Even KyoAni didn't want Endless 8 but the original publisher was like "it's gun b fun gaiz" and clearly the backlash it got says something about it. The Endless 8 arc is not some ingenuous form of art, it's just the product of someone that really had no idea what they were doing. Quote
Mr Poltroon Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Guts =/= Cleverness It might have taken guts, but it doesn't make any sort of point other than you're a huge troll. I'm not going to commend someone for putting me through something like Endless 8. Even KyoAni didn't want Endless 8 but the original publisher was like "it's gun b fun gaiz" and clearly the backlash it got says something about it. The Endless 8 arc is not some ingenuous form of art, it's just the product of someone that really had no idea what they were doing. Please note I made no comment as to whether it was a good tactical decision or at all intelligent. I just found it hilarious after the fact. Quote
ExtraMana Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 All the anime I want to watch is probably out of my Countries restriction on anime So back to kissanime. I wonder if I should stop my subscription since I pay for anime I don't get. Quote
Stray Cat Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Maybe I'll skip the next couple and go straight for the last one, then. I've already sat through 5 episodes of the 8 now, so based on what you guys are saying, I've seen more than enough. Good to know. The second season of Haruhi was an abomination compared to the first IMO. Mostly due to Endless Eight being the most ridiculous, un-enjoyable time-waste created in anime. I suggest you do not even waste your time with it. suikashoujo 1 Quote
Abyssal Monkey Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 The second season of Haruhi was an abomination compared to the first IMO. Mostly due to Endless Eight being the most ridiculous, un-enjoyable time-waste created in anime. I suggest you do not even waste your time with it. Fred the Barber 1 Quote
Ceris Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I dunno, I found the video recording episodes just as bad as the Endless Eight. I thought the 2nd season of Haruhi overall was uninteresting and highly disappointing. Quote
Stray Cat Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I dunno, I found the video recording episodes just as bad as the Endless Eight. I thought the 2nd season of Haruhi overall was uninteresting and highly disappointing. Quote
Ceris Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Rather close to my ratings, I gave S1 a 7 and S2 a 4. The movie on the other hand... a masterpiece Stray Cat and Fred the Barber 2 Quote
Stray Cat Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Rather close to my ratings, I gave S1 a 7 and S2 a 4. The movie on the other hand... a masterpiece Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Trying Chu2byo out, but atm it feels abit painful to watch Hope it picks up... Quote
Fred the Barber Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I picked up The Rolling Girls yesterday, since I happened to pop into Funimation's panel about it at Sakura-Con. It is very weird, but very enjoyable. I've only watched the first two episodes, which turn out to just be the introduction of the "real" show. Both the sub and the broadcast dub seem good, though the dub is noticeably less overacted than the sub, which actually seems wrong - judging by the first two episodes, this show is supposed to be at 11, and it feels like the dub only goes to 10. It needs to be one louder. Also still watching Big Windup (currently something like 11 episodes in). It is still good, but only if you are a baseball fan. I fall a bit harder for Coach Momoe with every episode Quote
sub-zer0 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Currently watching Kiseijuu, I'm so hooked, haven't seen anything that has me this interested in a while...only a couple of eposides into it so far, but it keeps me going nonstop , I could probably marathon this in one day if given enough time, the music from this is automatically 10/10...op, ed, even the fight music, it is all amazing , story so far has got me hooked and interested, characters are also good, you can relate to them and the way they act,looking forward to what is going to happen next. Quote
Nosebleed Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Shinmai Maou was pretty terrible as a TV adaptation. But i can't deny the blu-ray version is kinda nice Quote
Thomas Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Just watched Nisekoi second season preview, I'm looking forward to the first episode. It will be nice to see Onodera and the other girls again. Quote
Eclipsed Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Sneaking in a couple of Shakugan no Shana III episodes a day; currently at 7. Soo many characters introduced. And WTF is going on!@# Quote
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