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| Undead Fred 1362th Post
 
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|  "What's everyone watching?"
, posted Fri 27 Feb 12:00
I'm at work and bored, so I figured I'd start a thread on what anime everyone is watching.
I'm watching Jungle wa Something Something Guu (I can't really remember the whole title correctly), I started on Jubei-chan 2, and I've still got the last few episodes of Airmaster to watch. And I'm watching Gokusen, too. Oh, and I've been watching Witch Hunter Robin off and on on Adult Swim, too.
I'm up to the episode in Guu where they introduced the doctor, and I liked the episodes where Guu learned to laugh and when she learned about the good morning kiss the most. I've watched up to Gokusen 6 where Kyo pretended to slap Ojou around.
Umm, there you go. It doesn't matter if it's a series on DVD, download, or direct fro TV, go ahead and mention it here (as long as it's a series you're sort of keeping up with).
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| StickClick
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| "Re(1):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 12:32:
Recently finished:
Full Metal Panic! - Eh. Ending was kinda weak. I felt that the series had a pretty nice start, but the show just seemed to get weaker as it progressed. [Or maybe the flaws just got to me the more I watched it.] The comedy was certainly stronger than the serious stuff.
FMP! Fumoffu - Leagues better than FMP!. ADV would be foolish to not pick this one up... Really funny stuff. Goofy, of course, but fun.
Memories - Simply awesome. This 'movie' is incredibly well-done in nearly every aspect... The storylines are great, the music makes me want the OST, and the artwork throughout each episode is very polished. There's a lot to be said about these stories. Certainly going to be rewatching this a number of times in the future.
No more:
Bobobo - Watched ep. 1. Do you guys really like this stuff? Not only was the artwork horrendous, it just isn't all that funny. This ep. was about as good as one of the worst Excel Saga episodes. Not continuing with this. [Ok, the store owner dude in Bobobo's nose was kinda cool. That's it, though.]
Current:
Cowboy Bebop: Going through this one yet again. I already went through the whole series a good four-five times, but this show seriously doesn't get old. I have three more eps. to go...
Cowboy Bebop The Movie: Just rewatched this last night... [I think that makes it four viewings now.] I accidentally watched it after ep. 23... I meant to watch it after ep. 22 so I could say that I at least watched the series AND the movie in sequence once. The movie is as solid as a rock except for one small detail: the story should have went into Electra's background/involvement with Vincent just a TAD bit more.
Last Exile: Anxiously awaiting vol. 3. These two month wait periods inbetween releases is death. Murata!
Evangelion: Awaiting the second DC release [which I don't think I'll have money for... +_+]
Next on the plate:
I'd like to rewatch both Boogiepop Phantom and RahXephon soon... I'd also like to pop Metropolis in one night. It's been a while.
Yet to start:
Azumanga, R.O.D. TV, Texhnolyze... oh my! Where has my wallet run to?
EDIT: I think I mistook this reply for an essay...
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| Undead Fred 1363th Post
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| "Re(2):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 12:50
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FMP! Fumoffu - Leagues better than FMP!. ADV would be foolish to not pick this one up... Really funny stuff. Goofy, of course, but fun.
I'm still in the process of going through this one, but it's been a while. Same with Cromartie High.
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No more:
Bobobo - Watched ep. 1. Do you guys really like this stuff? Not only was the artwork horrendous, it just isn't all that funny. This ep. was about as good as one of the worst Excel Saga episodes. Not continuing with this. [Ok, the store owner dude in Bobobo's nose was kinda cool. That's it, though.]
My response is this-
NOSE HAIR SHIELD!!!!
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Next on the plate:
I'd like to rewatch both Boogiepop Phantom and RahXephon soon... I'd also like to pop Metropolis in one night. It's been a while.
Yet to start:
Azumanga, R.O.D. TV, Texhnolyze... oh my! Where has my wallet run to?
I need to get an uncensored version of Metropolis. I was STUPID and bought mine from F***ING Wal-Mart, so now there's neat little features like candles appearing on people's heads when they get shot and so forth. I've got a censored Metropolis, and a censored Astro-Creep 2000.... it's tough to replace them because I've already paid full price on the censored versions. If I could trade them for the REAL versions somehow, then I'd do it (because of course Wal-Mart won't take them back after they tricked me).
I've been wanting to see R.O.D. TV also. As for Azumanga, watch it as soon as you can. You won't regret it.
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EDIT: I think I mistook this reply for an essay...
Don't worry, I do that all the time here.... I remember ending one really long post with a works cited page...
BLARGBLARG PLACE YOUR BETS!
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| Grahf
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| "Re(2):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 12:59:
quote:
Recently finished:
Full Metal Panic! - Eh. Ending was kinda weak. I felt that the series had a pretty nice start, but the show just seemed to get weaker as it progressed. [Or maybe the flaws just got to me the more I watched it.] The comedy was certainly stronger than the serious stuff.
FMP! Fumoffu - Leagues better than FMP!. ADV would be foolish to not pick this one up... Really funny stuff. Goofy, of course, but fun.
I also just finished watching Fumoffu (I watched the original this summer), and I have to agree with you all the way; Fumoffu is way better because it concentrates on the strong point of the original series: the silly stuff. Although I am a sucker for giant robots, so I wouldn't have minded if they had made an appearance in Fumoffu.
I recently started watching One Piece, and I'm currently on episode 30. I know, it's kind of old, but I've never gotten around to watching it before, which is kind of surprising considering how much I like pirates. It took a while for me to get into it though, cause I don't really like some of the character designs. I didn't like Luffy much at first, but he's growing on me. I still don't like Usopp and some of the villains, but Zoro (and Mihawk) just might make up for all of them.
Also, I'm still keeping up with Inuyasha and Naruto, both of which still have no end in sight. I think that may be another reason I was reluctant to start One Piece; I don't know how many of these never-ending series I can take. But I guess I can't complain since they're still entertaining.
On the horizon, I'm still waiting for translations of Read or Dream (R.O.D. TV) and Chrno Crusade. I saw the first episode of Chrno Crusade and simply loved it, I just don't want to start watching the others until the whole series is finished. Same situation with Read or Dream except I haven't watched any of those episodes, I just hope it's half as good as Read or Die.
That's about it (didn't want StickClick to be the only one to write an essay)
EDIT: Oh yeah, I'm also waiting for the rest of the new Tenchi OVA.
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| Time Mage 1811th Post
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| "Re(1):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 13:44
I recently finished watching Azumanga Daioh, and it's great. I should have started to see it before, but better late than never.
I'm also watching right now "Chicho Terremoto", known in Japan as "Dash!! Kappei". It's quite old, and has been broadcasted here a lot of times, but it is still great. The translation is totally and absolutely free, changing names, places, currencies and expressions, but, instead of being a crime, what would be the most logical thing, it has made the series even better. It's a rare case, I know. And I encourage all Spanish speakers to see at least the first 5 episodes (In Spanish, of course): You'll love it.
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| Gojira 1323th Post
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| "Re(2):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 15:32
-Angelic Layer: I like it, although the Ice Queen matches were not as good as they should have been... she's a damn turtle... but seriously, this is the first anime that I've seen capture so closely the competitive spirit of a fighting game community. And from CLAMP, no less. I just hope the whole mother/daughter thing doesn't totally ruin it...
-Last Exile: I haven't seen much steampunk in a while, so I love this world. And I keep watching the intro, it's just so goddamned beautiful. There are times when I wish the CG integration was a little better, but Gonzo has sure come a loooong way from Gatekeepers and Vandread.
-Figure 17: I don't know what to think of it... the story just drags at times, and the action isn't that good. I've watched the first three volumes but if the next one isn't the last of them I think I've had enough.
-Inu Yasha: It's definitely Takahashi. The dramatics are often portrayed as more serious than they really come off, but otherwise it's pretty fun. SIT
-Twelve Kingdoms: I'm sure this is based off of some chinese mythology but I don't know enough about that stuff to say. I was digging it until the end of the third volume, but for some reason even though it was rather conclusive, it wants to keep going. I have a feeling I'll be disappointed by the rest, so I'm hesitant to continue with it...
Still waiting:
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Azumanga Daioh
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (is this even going to happen or what?)
ROSHIIIIIII!!!
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| BlackNinjaVinny 718th Post
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| "Re(5):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 22:53
-Well, I was watching RahXephon, but I finished it a few days ago. Good show. I mainly picked an HK set of it up because it's going to be in SRWMX. I was always curious about it, too. Not a bad show at all. If it must be compared to Evangelion, I enjoyed RahXephon more. The ending made perfect sense, too, so once again I don't know what everyone was talking about.
-I watch Shin Getter Robo: Last Day of the Planet once a week, so yeah, I guess I'm also watching that, too.
-I have some Kenshin I could watch. I traded for the first two HK sets of it for some reason. It never really interested me, but I guess I should.
CURRENTLY MASTURBATING IN ANTICIPATION FOR: NEW GETTER ROBO OVA.
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| Satoshi_Miwa 2587th Post
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| "Re(1):What's everyone watching?" , posted Fri 27 Feb 23:28:
For Digi-subs? I'm watching and enjoying Marie-sama ga Miteru, Plantes, Jubei-chan 2 (Well, the Raws at least), and Full Metal Alchemist. And of course ROD TV...:)
My guilty pleasures of the season are Daphne (Quite good, but silly designs..., Yumeria and Cosprayers (So Bad it's good!).
I may start following the live action Sailor Moon, as it seems upcoming episodes have a heavy Sailor Mercury focus. In...a suprising direction it seems.
As for Anime DVD releases, I have the Oh My Goddess OAV DVD's waiting to be watched (Thank you Koch for Cheap Canadian prices), I'm getting into the Lupin releases, GMK: Giant Monster All out Attack (Not anime, but the best Godzilla film in years and it's subbed). I'm also waiting on Maramalade Boy Box set 1 and Azumanga Daioh (And will probably get Angelic Layer).
And others, if I get the cash...
Separated at Birth?
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| Rid Hershel 5848th Post
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| "..." , posted Sun 29 Feb 07:47
R.O.D the TV: just to see if the aimation can get any worse and the writing more predictable. Seriously, the second season is a big dissapointment.
Marimite: silly fun, really, I like it. Sei rocks, she's too cool.
Fullmetal Alchemist: YES! best currently series without any doubt. Bones, Sony Music, Squenix and Bandai have brought us a very enjoyable manga and anime, with great animation, music, writing and voice acting.
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| JJWE 347th Post
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| "Re(3):What's everyone watching?" , posted Mon 1 Mar 23:52
To put it simple, I'm watching far too much at the same time, yet I never seem to have enough. Here's a brief rundown:
Chrno Crusade - Good, but not overly exciting at the same time. And I heard it's going to be overly short? Well, time will tell.
Full Metal Alchemist - Wohoo, one of the favorites right now. Even though it departs from the original storyline quite a bit at times, the parts they do change seem well thought out and makes it not just a re-telling of the manga (even though the basic content is identical).
Konjiki no Gash Bell - Crazy anime, with funky art that takes a while to get used to. The premise (human and demon pairs up to fight other pairs for reign of the demon world) is not exactly fresh, but it's got a sense of humor that I appreciate.
Mahoujin Guruguru - An old series, as I understand it, but I like its RPG setup and terminology.
One Piece - Longest running show that I'm currently watching, but it's still good. Great cast of weird characters with a sense of uniqueness, and is generally well drawn.
Peacemaker Kurogane - A show that's really got its ups and downs. Moving far too slow at times (well, almost all the time) and the art is really inconsistent (watch ep 4, eww). Not really sure where the story is going, but oh well...
Planetes - Another current favorite! If you're tired of all the reality-detached shows with big guns, super powers and gigantic robots, this would be one for you. I'd label it a "space soap opera". :)
ROD TV - I'm not gonna' say much about this, 'cause ya'll have your own opinions of it anyway, as I've understood. It's quite good at times, but the animation is really funky (as in weird, odd), but the story's plodding along, I guess...
Sore dake da.
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| Holiday 2258th Post
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| "Re(1):essential fansubs?" , posted Tue 2 Mar 11:37
Lets hope you have a lot of time on your hands, Ammadeau. A lot of good stuff came out last year :)
Romance and drama anime! My favourite genre
Mizuiro (2 episode Ova, not the older ecchi series)
I still think it's one of the most beautiful anime I've seen, in terms of animation, art direction, music and colour.
Nice story too, but I'm biased because I like the game a lot
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (14 episodes)
Romance! Disaster! Sex! Drama! And lots of bad luck for everyone.
Great disastrous love story. Can get quite overmelodramatic and the art suffers a bit at times but I was really hooked.
Da Capo (26 episodes)
My favourite series of 2003. I think?
Very likable characters, and quite a controversial story which crosses many moral boundaries? Or so they say.
It has fantastic music for a series.
You have to watch every episode to fully appreciate it because the story develops very late into the series.
It has the weirdest episode breakdown system I've ever seen too. Episodes progress from having live action music videos of the seiyuu, short bizzare side stories, and then full 23 minute episodes.
Ashita no Nadja (52 episodes?)
Difficult to obtain because fansubs aren't complete for this series which has ended already. I watched up to ep 30+ raw :(
At least try to catch the ending sequence.
Best anime ed sequence award for 2003!
Bizzare strange anime:
Narutaru (13 episodes)
Infamous for it's sick violent content!
Good story but very disturbing.
It even scared me at some points.
100 stories (aka Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari. 13 episodes)
Has a very unique art style. Didn't really like the ending though, but I can say that I enjoyed its ghost/mystery centered storyline.
Super Kuma-San! (1 episode Ova)
Very high-budget production levels!
It's only 1 episode, so you have no excuse not to see it
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