Hello, there, I'm just your average American who loves anime!
I'm a college student. I love anime. I don't have the free time I used to but when I get the chance, anime and manga are always a great way to pass the time.
Tentative Plans:
- One Piece (catch up with anime, watch Film Z)
- Hajime no Ippo manga
- Hellsing Ultimate
Extended Favorites
Extended Favorite Anime
6. Steins;Gate
7. Hajime no Ippo + New Challenger
8. Clannad + After Story
9. Baccano! + Specials
10. Cross Game
11. Tiger and Bunny
12. Beck
13. Welcome to the NHK!
14. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
15. Monster
Extended Favorite Characters
Attack on Titan - Mikasa, Sasha
Baccano! - Isaac, Miria
Beck - Maho
Clannad - Kyou, Akio
Code Geass - Jeremiah Gottwald
Cross Game - Kou, Aoba
Fullmetal Alchemist/Brotherhood - Edward, Winry
Gankutsuou - Edmond Dantes/The Count
Hajime no Ippo - Ippo, Sendo, Volg
Haruhi Suzumiya - Kyon, Haruhi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Mion, Shion
Mirai Nikki - Ninth
Monster - Kenzo Tenma
Mawaru Penguindrum - Ringo
One Piece - Straw Hat crew, Hancock, Law, Aokiji, Perona
Ouran High School Host Club - Tamaki
Rainbow - Mario, Bro
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Simon, Kittan, Viral, Yoko
Tiger and Bunny - Karina
Toradora! - Ryuuji, Taiga, Ami
Extended Favorite People
English Voice Actors
Vic Mignogna, J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia, Greg Ayres, Chris Patton, Kirk Thornton, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Justin Cook Japanese Voice Actors
Tetsuya Kakihara, Rie Kugimiya, Eri Kitamura, Aya Hirano, Tomokazu Sugita, Jouji Nakata, Jun Fukuyama, Junji Majima Other
Hiromu Arakawa, George Morikawa, Shinichiro Watanabe, Hayao Miyazaki
Potential Manga Reads
Not sure if I actually do plan to read large amounts of manga, but here's a list in case I ever do.
New Material: Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan, Berserk
Direct Adaptation: Monster, Death Note
Expands Upon Anime: Great Teacher Onizuka, Skip Beat, Beck, Hajime no Ippo, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket
My ratings system
10: Simply amazing. The best of the best. 9: Extremely good. Well worth my time. 8: Pretty good. Not amazing but not certainly not bad. 7: Fairly good but with a few flaws that knock it down a peg. 6: Below average. Either it didn't grab me or I simply didn't like it. 5: A waste of my time. I should have stayed far away from these. 4-1: Only one thing I've seen is in this range. The absolute worst of the worst.
Good to hear. Im not a fan of filler arcs. I would like to see hiatus rather than fillers because it's not like there aren't other, often better and shorter series out there to compete with our time.
Hurry up and watch the anime so we can discuss it.
"part of it's just because I've already watched hundreds of episodes and don't want to just drop it"
^ Many people are on the same boat as you on this one.
I would prefer One Piece does a Bleach or Fairy Tail, go on a hiatus, rather than dishing out forced episodes that would ultimately damage its reputation. I already lowered my score of it in my head.
The fish island arc was so slow I had skip-streamed so much that I was spending on 5-10 mins per episode. I don't suppose the manga had any of this comic relief? Do u enjoy seeing character interactions in this excessive manner?
I was also spoiled to Ace's death. He was my favourite character since the moment he appeared, so I just searched a bit about him, and I found out ;P But I still bawled my eyes out. For me, that was probably the most emotional moment, probably because I LOVED Ace. But a close second would be Nami's past. That was just plain sad. Merry Go's death was also sad, and many people seem to rate it the saddest, but I just can't get why. It moved me, but I didn't cry or anything. Chopper's flashbacks were pretty sad as well, but it didn't touch me the same way. Usopp's fight with Luffy was pretty sad. Moved me more than Chopper's past because I kinda already knew all of them at that time, so the impact only hit me harder.
I see your holding on Gintama. I definately support it. It's the one and only show that even compares to OP (IMO). I actually found the first few episodes (up until episode 17 with the occasional few episdoes spared) to be the boringest show ever. But as it goes on, it just gets more and more amazing. After episode 50-something, it becomes pure gold. Gintama, on occasions, have actually made me cry harder than OP! Which seems impossible... but yeah ;P They can make the stupidest arc/reason into the most amazing thing ever. And the story and characters only grow on you as you watch on. Though I have to admit, Zura and Sougo ("see that guy there? run over him, but don't try to kill him" XD) and Hijikata were all awesome ever since the series began. And Gin was also pretty interesting, getting more and more epic with each episode ;P Plus, it seems like nothing's impossible for Gintama. It can make my stomach hurt from laughing one second, and then my vision blurry from tears the next. I would definately suggest you watch it. However, due to the slow start, I would watch it once in a while, in between a few other series, until it gets really good. But if you like the beginning, then you'll just love the episodes later on.
P.S. sorry for the huge, long comment. It's necessary to give even a glimpse into the awesomeness known as Gintama ;P
Hiya!
Anime Compatability: 74.7% (high)
Finally, someone who understands the amazingness of the masterpiece called One Piece ;P
I've met so very few people who've given One Piece a 10, it's unbelievable!
But yeah, I totally agree with you. One Piece was one of the first anime I watched, and to this date, is still my favourite.
I've cried who knows how many times watching anime, yet Ace's death is still the most tragic thing that happened in my eyes. I have never and doubt will ever cry like I did when Ace died. :"( He was my favourite character too...
But on a happier note, Happy New Year! (if that applies to you)
Good shout, BNostalgia!
That is a nice profile picture! Did you draw that?
I thought I'll give you a recommendation as a birthday present, but then I remembered BNostalgia and I have recommended enough series which you still haven't picked up.
So here:
