What Anime are you watching now?

[Fred the Barber]

2 hours ago, Seth said:

Finally have time to watch the Monogatari series. So can anyone tell me what is so great about Senjougahara? Most of the comments I have seen about this show seem to love her but among the heroines she is the least interesting+likeable one in my opinion.

Especially Mayoi is great though, I can't help but laugh everytime she interacts with "Arararagi-san" 

I'm also watching Bakemonogatari at the moment, and had the exact opposite reaction: Senjougahara may be best girl of all time, and why haven't I ever heard anybody say that before (well, probably because I've never looked around for Monogatari discussion). I suspect it's something to do with her being really dominant, which does indeed happen to be a quality I appreciate.

Mayoi is pretty cute, though, including the constant butchering of "Aragi-san"'s name.

Also, shit this show is great, why didn't I watch it sooner.

[Soulless Watcher]

On 10/7/2016 at 2:56 PM, john 'mr. customer' smith said:

I'm watching FLCL and as expected, I have no clue what's going on, but I'm still watching it just for the insane(ly good?) visual direction. I know there's supposedly a deeper meaning behind a lot of stuff, but I'm not sure if I'll care about that enough at the end to dig for it

edit: finished it, I guess it could have been some kind of coming-of-age-story, that's all I can say about it. 

Now if you'll excuse me, I have this weird urge to go iron my shirts now.

Yah FLCL is pretty much one big metaphor for adolescence. Which I found to have been executed vary well, pretty much the only example of an anime that emphasized "message" over "story" that didn't piss me off (I'm looking at you Ego Proxy and Evan-gell-it-on). So imagine my shock when I learned that they are making another two more seasons that expand the "story". In the eternal words of Mr. Plinkett, "WHAT THE FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK?!?!?!". 

I think I'ma going to try and pick up Dr. Grayman again, because I hate being excited or engaged.

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

Can anyone recommend Aria? I've watched the first 4 episodes, and while I generally love SOL and I like the concept, the artstyle kinda rubs me the wrong way and I REALLY want to punch that cat-thing. Does it get better in that regard?

[Nosebleed]

11 hours ago, Fred the Barber said:

I'm also watching Bakemonogatari at the moment, and had the exact opposite reaction: Senjougahara may be best girl of all time, and why haven't I ever heard anybody say that before (well, probably because I've never looked around for Monogatari discussion). I suspect it's something to do with her being really dominant, which does indeed happen to be a quality I appreciate.

Mayoi is pretty cute, though, including the constant butchering of "Aragi-san"'s name.

Also, shit this show is great, why didn't I watch it sooner.

Yes, you definitely haven't been looking for it, because she's almost universally accepted as the best girl in the series. (still salty she lost this year's best girl contest in /r/anime by a tiny margin)

I think the reason she's so appreciated isn't even just the fact she's dominant, you can find that quality in many places, it's the fact that she's such an anti-heroine and does everything you wouldn't expect a heroine to do.
She jokes about being a tsundere, even though she's clearly not, poking fun at the type of girl who can't be honest (you know, the type that's plagued heroine tropes since ever). She's blunt, mean, and goes after what she wants, often disregarding what others think about her. All those attitudes make her feel alive, they make her organic, and I think that's at the core of why she's so beloved.
She's the complete opposite of that stereotypical submissive sweet girl, which is also why I believe Araragi ended up falling in love with her instead of Hanekawa, despite Hanekawa having had a much bigger role in his life (won't get into it because Kizumonogatari spoilers).

A lot of people show disapproval for her because she won over Araragi so easily despite there being many other great girls out there. And while I personally also like some of the other girls more than Senjougahara, I can't help but feel like the chemistry between the two is almost unparalleled. Probably because Senjougahara complements Araragi in the weirdest ways, she has an intensity he lacks, and I think he himself knows that too, and that's why he loves her.

No matter how you feel about her, I don't think anyone can deny Senjougahara is one of the most unique characters in the entire series, and she deserves her spot as the main heroine.

TL;DR The Monogatari series is amazing and is full of awesome memorable characters, all of which you could probably write an essay on.

[Mr Poltroon]

4 hours ago, john 'mr. customer' smith said:

Can anyone recommend Aria? I've watched the first 4 episodes, and while I generally love SOL and I like the concept, the artstyle kinda rubs me the wrong way and I REALLY want to punch that cat-thing. Does it get better in that regard?

The artstyle is the best part, and the cat-thing is the best character.
Aside from that, I do not believe it at all changes. If you're not enjoying it thus far, I suppose I would regrettably recommend that you simply let this show go, and move on.

[Seth]

Well I guess I can see where you are coming from. From an objective perspective I would also call Senjougahara a good character, but I just can't bring myself to appreciate her because she has a lot of annoying moments and represents many character tropes I dislike or straight up hate (and I tend to be very strict with main heroines I guess).

On another note I'm currently into Nisemonogatari and I enjoy it way more than it's prequel. It has less boring scenes than Bakemonogatari, better comedy and I was looking forward to seeing his sisters for a long time now.

[Nosebleed]

5 minutes ago, Seth said:

Well I guess I can see where you are coming from. From an objective perspective I would also call Senjougahara a good character, but I just can't bring myself to appreciate her because she has a lot of annoying moments and represents many character tropes I dislike or straight up hate (and I tend to be very strict with main heroines I guess).

It's important to note her being a well written character has nothing to do with you personally liking her or not. I myself don't even put her in my top 5 monogatari characters, but I also can't deny her importance in the grand scheme of things

I also enjoyed Nisemonogatari more than Bakemonogatari (although I enjoyed the Second Season even more), even though a lot of people dislike it because of how fanservicey it got (personally I would argue the series always had that vibe, but alas). Tsukihi and Karen are absolutely awesome, and I am jealous of Araragi for having such amazing sisters.

Ultimately though, Shinobu is best.

[Eclipsed]

Finished Re;zero

Favorite arc would have to be the Roswaal mansion with the Rammin's and the Remmins, after that it kinda dips in quality cuz they have to involve the whole world and their shenanigans, too many characters and less personalized and Subaru in general got reaaaally stale with his amount of BSODs and impulsiveness

But yeah, I understand all the Rem best grill hype esp. after w.e episode love idolize hero pep talk,

but I still prefer Ram, yes yes lynch me all you wan, idc:

[Forgetful Frank]

After taking a long break from anime, I'm now finally able to pick up where I last left off. I'm currently trying to get through:

• GATE S2
• Sword Art Online II
• Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger

Once I've finished watching these, I then have to catch up on Naruto Shippuuden and One Piece.

After I've finished watching and catching up with these, I'll start my next batch of anime I plan to watch.

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

I doubt I can say anything about Kill La Kill that hasn't been said already, but for the record: I fucking love it

[havoc]

Just finished watching irresponsible captain tylor.
To sum my experience up it was a blast to watch but its not the kind of series i would rewatch.

Also my opinion of tylor is that of a genuis he is not lucky just a genuis if he was lucky he would have won the lottery fifty times over by the age of twenty.

P.S. @Jun Inoue decendant of Jun inoue confirmed, seems like he did have kids at some point.

Spoiler

 

[Fred the Barber]

I finished Bakemonogatari, and it was mind-numbingly good. Immediately picked up Nisemonogatari, which I'm taking my time with.

In the meantime, a week or two ago, on a day when my brain was absolutely fried and I was completely incapable of doing anything requiring thought but still needed to burn a few hours before going to sleep, a friend suggested I watch something cute and mindless, so I picked up Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. I finished the first season last night. Not bad, though the loli fanservice felt pretty skeevy at times. I was again reminded that Taiga is the most underappreciated character in the Nasuverse (and Rin is fantastic, of course, but everybody knows that). My favorite part was the very first ~three minutes of the show, where it showed Illya leading a normal, happy life, which is pretty hard-hitting if your most recent recollection of her is the Heavens Feel F/SN true ending, and if you're a feels sucker like me. The rest of the show was fine, and definitely had its moments, especially when Rin took center stage. I'll probably pick up the later seasons and keep feeling skeevy about watching it.

[Suzu Fanatic]

22 hours ago, Fred the Barber said:

I finished Bakemonogatari, and it was mind-numbingly good. Immediately picked up Nisemonogatari, which I'm taking my time with.

In the meantime, a week or two ago, on a day when my brain was absolutely fried and I was completely incapable of doing anything requiring thought but still needed to burn a few hours before going to sleep, a friend suggested I watch something cute and mindless, so I picked up Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. I finished the first season last night. Not bad, though the loli fanservice felt pretty skeevy at times. I was again reminded that Taiga is the most underappreciated character in the Nasuverse (and Rin is fantastic, of course, but everybody knows that). My favorite part was the very first ~three minutes of the show, where it showed Illya leading a normal, happy life, which is pretty hard-hitting if your most recent recollection of her is the Heavens Feel F/SN true ending, and if you're a feels sucker like me. The rest of the show was fine, and definitely had its moments, especially when Rin took center stage. I'll probably pick up the later seasons and keep feeling skeevy about watching it.

I really liked the Saber Alter fight, but beyond that I can't watch anything past the first season - just way too skeevy for me. (And that's coming from a huge Fate fan and slight loli affectiendo)

Be curious to read your thoughts when you get around to the rest - I've refused to even look in it's direction, but maybe a sound mind can convince me otherwise.

[Jun Inoue]

Man, I started Giant Killing like, years ago, and just somehow forgot about it completely. Decided to erase this mark of shame from my record, and I'll finish it soon enough (episode 21).

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

I'm watching Puchimas and I'm actually entertained. I've not even seen Idolm@ster. The fuck is wrong with me...

[Eclipsed]

Watching Psychopass. Pretty enjoyable police sci-fi psychological criminal goodies, and Akane's alot more pleasant than I thought she'd be.

After it I may play the Mandatory Happiness visual novel adaptation on my Vita and then elitist judge how vna's are nothing more than 

[Polycentric]

1 hour ago, Eclipsed said:

Watching Psychopass. Pretty enjoyable police sci-fi psychological criminal goodies, and Akane's alot more pleasant than I thought she'd be.

After it I may play the Mandatory Happiness visual novel adaptation on my Vita and then elitist judge how vna's are nothing more than 

Psychopass was so good! At first I also thought Akane was going to make the show pretty bad, but it turned out nicely. The OP and ED are also pretty good throughout. I'm interested to see what you think of the ending.

[Eclipsed]

2 hours ago, Polycentric said:

Psychopass was so good! At first I also thought Akane was going to make the show pretty bad, but it turned out nicely. The OP and ED are also pretty good throughout. I'm interested to see what you think of the ending.

Sure, I'll let you know  

I made it to ep 11 but goddamn, gotta take a break now because that was a real WHAM of an episode, I feel so bad for Akane ;-;

[Mr Poltroon]

47 minutes ago, Eclipsed said:

Sure, I'll let you know  

I made it to ep 11 but goddamn, gotta take a break now because that was a real WHAM of an episode, I feel so bad for Akane ;-;

It's shows like these that leave me wondering. By all rights I shouldn't enjoy stuff like Danganronpa and Psycho-Pass. That stuff is depressing, gory, and terrible. And yet I had no issue, and quite enjoyed, watching both shows. I wonder why that is?

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

I'm watching Flying Witch from last season, it's a pure and incredibly relaxing SOL anime, with really nice production value and some interesting ideas about witchcraft. However, I consider it worth watching just for the soundtrack

 

[Eclipsed]

14 hours ago, Mr Poltroon said:

It's shows like these that leave me wondering. By all rights I shouldn't enjoy stuff like Danganronpa and Psycho-Pass. That stuff is depressing, gory, and terrible. And yet I had no issue, and quite enjoyed, watching both shows. I wonder why that is?

I getchu.

I'm very, very bad with character deaths in general, will cry rivers for fodders and become depressed for mains, but yeah at the end of the day I really appreciate these works for being able to bring out these emotions in me
#totalsap

[Limerence_]

On 24/10/2016 at 11:03 PM, Jun Inoue said:

Man, I started Giant Killing like, years ago, and just somehow forgot about it completely. Decided to erase this mark of shame from my record, and I'll finish it soon enough (episode 21).

Is it any good? Watched it quite long ago, but I kinda forgot about it too. 

Just finished the first episode of Girlish Number. Definitely better than expected. Thought that the characters were just going to be plain moe blobs but at least the MC is a cheeky moe blob, which is pretty funny. 

[Jun Inoue]

5 hours ago, Limerence_ said:

Is it any good? Watched it quite long ago, but I kinda forgot about it too. 

just finished the first episode of Girlish Number. Definitely better than expected. Thought that the characters were just going to be plain moe blobs but at least the MC is a cheeky moe blob, which is pretty funny. 

It's pretty good. It's a kinda traditional dark horse story, but without going overboard. Their team does have some good players, but they were just so stuck with their super sucky system and style that it was impossible for them to win much. The new coach (the MC), is the smartass/good-natured half-troll who comes in, and fixes the team with a series of new rules, exercises, games, etc.

Considering it's 26 episodes, it's a pretty good watch, especially if you like cocky (in the cool way) MCs, and sorta dark horse stories.

[Limerence_]

9 minutes ago, Jun Inoue said:

Considering it's 26 episodes, it's a pretty good watch, especially if you like cocky (in the cool way) MCs, and sorta dark horse stories.

I see. The reviews on MAL were pretty good too, so I was planning to rewatch it one of these days. 

How about the football aspect of it though? Are most the games explicitly shown (like haikyuu) or do they just show a couple of scenes from the games and then tell you the result?  To be honest I'm just watching it mainly because I like the sport  

[Jun Inoue]

1 minute ago, Limerence_ said:

I see. The reviews on MAL were pretty good too, so I was planning to rewatch it one of these days. 

How about the football aspect of it though? Are most the games explicitly shown (like haikyuu) or do they just show a couple of scenes from the games and then tell you the result?  To be honest I'm just watching it mainly because I like the sport  

Mostly scenes. The show concentrates a lot on the practices and meetings at the beginning, then ends up showing a couple long matches towards the end.