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Siva said: giving medical help at the necessary areasLOL, maybe? But I would say take a good look at Disk. What is she doing? |
Kvakond said: Kekeke... at first I thought where is she touching.Siva said: giving medical help at the necessary areasLOL, maybe? But I would say take a good look at Disk. What is she doing? |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Such an epic show coming to an end...oh man, where do I get my manly anime in the cold, harsh winter? All I see is moe harem written all over the winter lineup. It's a pretty awesome end. Now, time to look for translated scans of the manga. |
| so..yamada saved everyone, as expected, ok im gonna give ths anime a 9/10 cause it as great but they screwed it some times, but im sure going to miss this whole pack off epicness and ecchiness stll is amuzin how did they managed to make cruz the main character after all... now to read the manga and who is the guild masterif blade isnt.... |
| Being a fan is like having a penis. Its nice to be proud of it But don't pull it out in public and wave it in other's faces Kyurem Black. Kyurem White. Together they are Pretty Kyurem. |
Kvakond said: Siva said: giving medical help at the necessary areasLOL, maybe? But I would say take a good look at Disk. What is she doing? LOL, I didn't notice the placement of her left hand. |
| lame x2. facepalmed my way through the entire episode :/ 6/10. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Very good series I enjoyed it a lot. I actually feel satisfied with this ending even though from what I have heard the manga is still going. So I will have to go take a look at that. For a original anime ending it was pretty good. The whole series overall was great, to be honest it even went past my expectations of it. From the first few episodes it just seemed like it would be pretty generic and not much to it. It kind of grew on me over time, I ended up really enjoying it. I think what I liked the most was how they kept Yamada still human and not over powering him but made him important for his natural skills such as brains instead of relying on powers. I liked the characters too, it was all good so I will give this a solid 8/10 :) |
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That summed up a relatively bad show... only thing I really enjoyed about it was the music, especially the first op. It was a generic plot which I can stand, but they managed to make the story overall horrible. Apparently making obvious observations was something only cruz could do (Gido seemed like he would be smart with his labcoat or disk with her infinite knowledge). It's like the characters kept forgetting what their powers could do... like control of gravity would bring rocks out of the ground? Magnetism would move people who aren't magnetic? Eve's ability to change her shape allowed her to heal others? Blade kept forgetting that he had a variety of fragments throughout the show.It was as if they just said screw whatever story we've come up with so far, we'll do whatever we want. Animation was really bad, however it looked kind of like TTGL sometimes... which I liked, but needless was in an extremely lower quality version and especially this kind of shit:   Had some funny moments, which is probably how I was able to finish watching it. It kind of had an epic feel but the inconsistencies just took everything that was enjoyable about it away- except the music. I guess the ending was ok (except where cruz came in), at least it summed it up. 4/10 overall |
carnivorousDec 13, 2009 2:21 PM
| In the End, was it worth it? |
carnivorous said: like control of gravity would bring rocks out of the ground? Well, yes, Gravity doesn't just change gravity, it also creates it, so you can also make people "fall" to the sky. Magnetism would move people who aren't magnetic? Also this is said, Magnetic World can also control things that aren't magnetic, in fact, it isn't really a "magnetic" power, but one that can move almost all things/beings near to the user. Eve's ability to change her shape allowed her to heal others? Yes, Eve doesn't change her shape, she can controll all her body at a very small level, so she just has to take controll of the other bodies to also change them, and heal them of course. Animation was really bad, however it looked kind of like TTGL sometimes... which I liked, but needless was in an extremely lower quality version and especially this kind of shit: You've taken the only two frames where that animation was intentional (and however, these things lasted for 10 seconds, and for the first of them, I liked it) lol It's true that from the anime many things like the ones I wrote can't be understood but the animation was great, maybe one of the best of the season, and all the scenes where it "falls" are because of that *particular* scene, even in the final episodes it was really good |
TommasoDSDec 13, 2009 2:35 PM
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| amazing series really gonna miss it, awesomeness from start to finish. 10/10 |
| Mann i'm gonna miss this show was so great! I really hope the Manga carrys on for ages & fingers crossed a 2nd season or OVA so anyone know any other action packed anime like this? I need my fix! xD |
| Oh, I do so love a good debate. Unfortunately, you seemed to have missed the point of what I said. "It's like the characters kept forgetting what their powers could do..." Ok first TommasoDS said: carnivorous said: like control of gravity would bring rocks out of the ground? Well, yes, Gravity doesn't just change gravity, it also creates it, so you can also make people "fall" to the sky. Exactly, you can make people fall to the sky, so why the hell was she bringing rocks out of the ground a little ways rather than crushing the enemy with intense gravity or causing them to "fall into the sky" so that the resulting drop would kill them. Basically she has so much she can do, limitless possibilities really, (it's often considered one of the strongest abilities by other anime - zatch bell, one piece, etc.) so why would she be constrained to causing rocks to rise out the ground that often miss. TommasoDS said: carnivorous said: Magnetism would move people who aren't magnetic? Also this is said, Magnetic World can also control things that aren't magnetic, in fact, it isn't really a "magnetic" power, but one that can move almost all things/beings near to the user. Eh, her power is magnetic world... but it kind of seems more like repulsion... just look at Bartholomew Kuma from One Piece for an extreme example of it. My point is that if her power really is magnetism as it said "Magnetic World - Special Magnetic Field" why isn't it based off of metals. TommasoDS said: carnivorous said: Eve's ability to change her shape allowed her to heal others? Yes, Eve doesn't change her shape, she can controll all her body at a very small level, so she just has to take controll of the other bodies to also change them, and heal them of course. Eve's ability is "Doppelganger - [the ability to] transform into anything, as long as it's within a reasonable range of mass." Wtf does that have to do with healing other people, if she can transform her body I'll go out on a limb and say she can heal herself, but how the hell can she heal other people. And to take control of someone's body... when did she get that power? TommasoDS said: carnivorous said: Animation was really bad, however it looked kind of like TTGL sometimes... which I liked, but needless was in an extremely lower quality version and especially this kind of shit: You've taken the only two frames where that animation was intentional (and however, these things lasted for 10 seconds, and for the first of them, I liked it) lol Yeah, you pointed out the obvious, as I said "especially" if you want other instances of bad animation they're not hard to find, the series is filled with them, albeit not as blatantly bad as these though. Take this from the first episode...  You'd think they would try their hardest to make the first one look good and get you interested but you're left with this kind of stuff. TommasoDS said: It's true that from the anime many things like the ones I wrote can't be understood but the animation was great, maybe one of the best of the season, and all the scenes where it "falls" are because of that *particular* scene, even in the final episodes it was really good er... no idea what is meant here, but from what I can tell... difference of opinions? |
carnivorousDec 13, 2009 6:08 PM
| In the End, was it worth it? |
| 7/10 |
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| This show ended as expected: EPICALLY So sad that such an awesome show ends though. Now I have nowhere to get my weekly dose of epic from. 5/5 episode. 10/10 overall. |
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| The anime failed to follow the manga faithfully since they took many scenes out in manga. I am not sure if there is a second season someday. I actually liked this series, at least. :D |
| I liked the series overall, but the ending felt too rushed for me. The first 10 eps or so were the best, but the show started lagging once they started the Simeon infiltration arc. If they do make a second season I'll probably watch it. 7/10 |
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| Oh no that felt like Needless was one ep too short. but hey the flying bear was cool as well as the awesome teamwork in this episode. This show was good but sometimes it had problems with the pacing. Do you remember how many eps they stayed in the room? a 7/10 |
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| i might get ito the manga now because i love needless and need my fix of needless xD i liked this ending but still it ended which means i don't know where i will get my dose of action packed anime from xD i liked how they all worked together to defeat archlight and used all their powers together :) going to miss the awesome soundtrack and op and ed until i get the ost :) |
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| Loved the entire series overall, and will definitely miss it. I have to say, though, that I did enjoy the first half or so more, but the show has never disappointed! I'll also miss the Pretty Girl Squad, too! |
| The anime ending was kind of cheesy, I mean even for this show, and I expected it to be a bit more epic. But as an anime original ending it was okay I guess. The quality and enjoyment of this show is exponential. It started off quite boring, with nothing really to get excited about and I must admit I didn't enjoy the first half that much, I even got bored quite a lot. But then somehow they cranked up the epicness and... holy shit! It was like every episode made you shed manly tears from the laughter and the completely over the board awesome battles. Overall a good action anime with great fanservice, exciting combats and cliche but enjoyable cliffhangers (spoiled in every preview -.-). It's so silly and ridiculous that it's goddamn awesome. I tend to praise shows that evolve in the good way, starting off mediocre and getting better and better, so I'll give this a 7/10. Good job Madhouse. ;) |
| A really entertaining show, I enjoyed watching most episodes. The ending is decent. Overall it gets a 7/10 from me. |
"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water." -Wystan Hugh |
| And now my weekly dose of Epic & Lolis is over. D: The ending wasn't great but at least it's better than Soul Eater ending,so I'll give it a 8/10. This anime made me laugh so many times and had such epic moments...needless to say,I'll keep this score. ^^ |
| It was an okay ending. I was hoping for something a bit more epic. |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| I have to confess to being a little disappointed with this episode. After the wicked betrayal and rise to power by Saten and Arclight's awesome resurrection and disposal of the traitor I was expecting something fantastic from the finale. Instead it was just kind of decent with God Arclight being very disappointing 7/10 for being an entertaining ride. (Looking forward to a torrent of the OST coming out. It better have piano "Modern Strange Cowboy") |
| The one thing I would change would be more time spent on Arclight and Saten parts. Other than that, this show is AWESOME. I'm rewatching it right now! |
| Lol, well I pretty much enjoyed the whole series, but the ending was too cliche and predictable. I thought at first that Cruz really has a power, I guess it's just his thinking abilities, lol. Also, the God form os Arclight was really sick. It's like an improved skinny version of Goku, lmao. Overall, I'm giving this show a 9. |
| This show started out so good, so why did it devolve into this steaming pile of crap? |
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| Ok ending was ok. The series got kinda gay about halfway through, they should have focused more on lols and panty shots instead of trying to add a story. Still, there were three great reasons to watch this anime: Eve, Mio, and that cute girl who never talks. For that, Needless gets a 7 / 10. |
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WHO IS THIS?! |
| I Blast the OP while playing xbox360 gets me all pumped up rofl |
blade517 said: Since it has a distinct difference in animation I'd say that the picture is taken from a manga cover, which probably means that the girl is a manga character that was never introduced in the anime. (I have not read the manga it's only a qualified guess)WHO IS THIS?! |
Pantyshots are a different matter entirely |
| i am for sure going to miss this show. it wasn't the most satisfying ending ever. something was missing, but i have come to not expect greatness from shows these days. still, it was a fun ride the whole way. i was kinda hoping cruz had some ultimate uber fragment in the end but i guess that would be too much of a bull shit ending. |
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blade517 said: WHO IS THIS?! We must have a season 2 to explain who the hell that is. |
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cr4sian_phil said: blade517 said: WHO IS THIS?! We must have a season 2 to explain who the hell that is. Amen to that! |
SoulFlyy said: cr4sian_phil said: blade517 said: WHO IS THIS?! We must have a season 2 to explain who the hell that is. Amen to that! Seriously! I've been wondering the entire season when that person was gonna show up. :/ |
| No more panty shots? |
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| 9.5/10 Loved the show. This is what I'm looking for The transition for the comedy was always good. The ecchi quality is just in the right level. Plot was excellent. The fighting was just detailed unlike some anime where they just throw something and let determination decide (eg. Fate Stay Night last ep?). Characters are excellent. I've got to put Cruz/Yamada to the bottom for the rankings All the girls were amazing and full of moe....Seto with her big reaper sword, Solva with her split personality, Disc's loli figure, Mio-tan's loli overload, Eve is an airhead cutie...and most especially Kuchinashi is full of moe XD Oh yeah poor Kurumi...gonna miss those panty shots |
SylpheedJan 1, 2010 6:26 AM
TommasoDS said: I have to admit that I started HATING this show when Saten become mad, all the "Yeah I'm mad but I can do everything (also hide my Zero to Blade, so he can only absorb my Wave) so it's ok". And Arclight, omg Arclight, he's god, then he dies, then he revive thanks to Riru that transforms herself into a giga-energy-sphere together with him, then he- what?! And also, in 3 episodes there's more useless and senseless action than in the whole anime. This was even more horrible than Soul Eater's end, and that was REALLY bad; the best episode was Goldie Locks imo. It's great that the manga is still publishing, so I can read the Needless that I like: the normal (and not on drugs) one. I'll admit. The ending wasn't great but it's not as bas as Soul Eaters >_>. Seriously, Soul Eaters was pure face palm compared to this ending. Was less interesting when the pretty girl squad group left =(. And I'm amazed they spent half the series in one room lol. 8/10 |
buzbe said: ..I don't even.. Anyways this anime could have been done in such a better way,Less ecchi,More fights,More epicness (i agree with the rest btw) |
buzbe said: Ending ruined everything,IF my sister tried to kill me more than 4 times i WOULD NOT have healed her ,and cliche...and at first i was abset those three girls lived...But in the end i was actually happy cause they are a good edition to the show,Aruka pissed the fuck out of me,1 vs 1 battle arclight vs blade was really needed,Gayness in the end,CMON such a good anime ended in a shithole,And i was expecting some kind of power cruz would have and its ''THINKING'' OMG they proabably thought this ''So people can do good in skool lets give him a power of thinking and make him a main char,so then kids would learn that Vulcan shock ignition and Fourth wave are nothing compared to a pen!'' Anyways this anime could have been done in such a better way,Less ecchi,More fights,More epicness ...But instead turned into ''CLICHE'' itself yeah i agree with everything but not the sister part at the end of the day cruz loved his sister still you can't just turn your feelings off like that he followed his heart not his brain lol but yeah was a stupid thing to do but i can see why he healed her |
| this show is good full of action and laughs and i like the sci-fi part of there powers as well only complain for me about this show is that im expecting the drawing and animation to be smooth and fluid like those on dead leaves or tengen toppa gurren lagann so 8/10 for me |
| I liked the show much more than i thought i would and overall i found it good, with two exceptions, Cruz and the ending. Cruz is a very ineffectively portrayed character. He basically has no redeeming qualities other than slightly higher wit, BUT his quick thinking ability is not on the level of code geass or death note, thus he never really transcends in to becoming a schemer/tactician instead of just a person to be protected constantly. He also barely progresses through out the show. The series would have improved just making blade the main character since everything seems to focus on him entirely anyway. Blade ends up getting together with eve as well, but cruz... just nothing. The ending was very rushed. Too many things happened too quickly without much support. Of particular note is everything to do with cruz's sister. She is the reason he is where he is and is everything to him, but no time is spent on her. Cruz doesn't say anything to her or confront her at all after the fact. Then during the final battle they talk as if nothing has happened. Then of course at the end she leaves without a word. total letdown is all i could think. Why is everyone ultra loyal to Archlight? They aren't some goody group of heroes that values loyalty, archlight has gone out of his way to value power above all. Ok, riru loves him and that explains that, but everyone else is way too loyal to him. Why does aruka betray her brother for him? the end makes it seem like she was loyal to him to create somewhere without fighting, but the only reason she would do that is to protect him and she tried to kill him! it makes no sense AT ALL. We saw scenes of her protecting her brother as a child so something insanely huge must have happened at some point in her life that made her give up all of her feelings for her brother and become obsessively loyal to archlight, but this is never shone or hinted at even. I was extremely surprised when the pretty girl squad went out of their way to try to support archlight when whats his name tried to take over his position as such a situation seems like it would be common in an environment like that. |
| Okay. I probably dropped about 50 IQ points watching this show. .....but I loved every second of it. 9/10 |
| I first wanted to watch this show because it seemed exeptionally trashy to me... But the ending was somehow too trashy for me. Dropped the vote :/ 9/10 -> 8/10 |
kawaiimisato said: I expected the same too. But I guess if for 23 episodes the kid didn't even reveal a hint of power, it's unlikely it'll ever happen.i am for sure going to miss this show. it wasn't the most satisfying ending ever. something was missing, but i have come to not expect greatness from shows these days. still, it was a fun ride the whole way. i was kinda hoping cruz had some ultimate uber fragment in the end but i guess that would be too much of a bull shit ending. The story seems to have gotten so very serious with that flashback. It wasn't intentionally funny anymore, but just ridiculously funny. I'll give it a 8, too. For all the intentional hilarious scenes, and the ridiculously funny scenes. The plot uh, disregarded as to why Blade never used Graviton or whathaveyou in the first battle and other stuff. Like that loyalty thing, too, I guess. And the ever-so-annoying Cruz. |
| I don't know, but... I just fuckin' LOVED this anime. Got sooo many laugh-burstouts while watching it.. my roommate thought I was crazy. :'D Really, I'm gonna miss it. I guess I'll go reading the manga for now, untill I find an equivalent series. |
| wow needless ended kind of suddenly. once the fight was over credits started popping up. well good show i rate 9/10. i dont think there will be a second season though. but if there was then ill watch it |
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