Wood94 said: We are coming to the end of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex tonight, so that means we need a new theme! After abusing my power and influence comparing our last few anime and thinking we need something a little different, I have decided our next theme shall be..... Romance We haven't actually focused on this genre yet, and the fact this is my favourite type of anime absolutely had no effect on this selection progress at all.... Closing Date for suggestions: Saturday 7th April Poll will be up from: Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th of April Results & Group watch to begin: 08/04 @ 19:30 I'm looking forward to see what you guys come up with :) I don’t watch that much romance, anime or otherwise, but my suggestions are: - Your Name (I’ve been wanting to watch this ever since it came out) - Orange (I’ve sort of stopped watching it and need an excuse to start up again) - Kokoro Connect (again, i need an excus to get round to this) |
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So here is our latest poll!. Would it be a surprise to say I like these suggestions? Thanks so much to everyone who posted one :) The vote is open until Sunday 8th April, and we will begin Episode 1 of the winner at 19:30 on that very day. |
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| So the winner of our Romance theme was My Little Monster. Thanks to everyone who voted :) I have seen this series before but I have been meaning to rewatch it for a while, so I was pleased to give this show another go. |
Wood94Apr 8, 2018 12:49 PM
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| I agree there, the first episode in particular was so fast-paced and jam packed full of information to take in that I didn't have a chance to get to know the main characters. I will say though that it did make me laugh a good couple of times, and there were a few very sweet moments. I'm looking forward to watching more on Tuesday. :) |
| We have just passed the half-way point of My Little Monster tonight, so I think its time to start thinking of new our next theme. So in an effort to continue to try and go for something different for every GW, I have decided our next theme shall be..... Adventure Like with our most recent themes, I am thinking we stick with the less than 13 episode rule. The last time we did this theme Spice And Wolf won, so I won't be accepting any votes for that anime as that viewing was still relatively recent. I may add season 2 as a bonus vote in time, but I think I would prefer an all new anime to watch. Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 19th April Poll will be up from: Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd of April Results & Group watch to begin: 22/04 @ 19:30 |
Wood94Apr 19, 2018 7:53 AM
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| My suggestions: Noragami, an anime that MAL’s been suggesting to me for ages now Alice to Zouroku, which I somehow completely missed during 2017 Dog Days - I don’t need to justify this one ;) Also, not sure if this is allowed, but I’m also going to chuck Cybersix in there too. It’s on MAL, so I guess it’s *technically* an anime… |
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| My suggestions for adventure are: Noragami KonoSuba Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions Really enjoyed the realism of this show Rokka no Yuusha Kino's Journey (the original) Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou Flip Flappers DGray-mn Hallow Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku Tsubasa: Tokyo Revelations AICO: Incarnation FLCL Gurren Lagann |
SC7639Apr 15, 2018 1:07 PM
| Here are my suggestions. I've went above and beyond with commenting with the PV's in spoilers for people as I've just picked a few with the adventure tag that are on my PTW. Jorgunmand Why? - Made by White Fox & they make good anime - Reminds me of Black Lagoon(one of my favourites) - Cause guns - Has nudity in, this probably counts against it Maoyuu Maou Yuusha Why? - Looks well animated - I've heard good things about the soundtrack - Romance tag wink wink nudge nudge - I've seen a gif that makes me think it should have the ecchi tag, probably counting against it Madan no Ou Vanadis Why? - It's on my PTW - The OP comes on youtube sometimes and I really like it - Harem Ecchi Romance tag wink wink nudge nudge - Watching the PV it seems really fan servicey, so I'm entirely ok with this suggestion being ignored. The World is Still Beautiful Why? - Shoujo adventure anime with a female lead, sounds interesting right? - The recommendations also have Akatsuki no yona & Akagami no Shiriyuki-hime which I enjoyed both - The Manga is still publishing and has an 8.10 score, so if it's good you could pick the manga up :) - Romance tag again, it seems fairly common in adventure anime it seems. I am not OK with this suggestion being ignored |
agilityredfoxApr 15, 2018 1:02 PM
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| Here are mine: Katanagatari. Haven't heard many people suggest it but it's got to be top of the mal scoreboards for a reason. Kaiba. Same with this one, but it sounds really quirky and interesting. Noragami. Because it's absolutely awesome and I need to re-watch it Zero no Tsukaima. Why not? It's popular And finally: The World is Still Beautiful. One of my favourite adventure romances (and just romances in general). Also because a certain someone seems to very much want to watch this...๐ Also if Grimgar wins I absolutely refuse to watch it |
NEW POLL TIME. I like the variety here, It seems the adventure genre can be mixed with many combinations of different other genres and sub-genres, so its going to be a tough choice :o  The vote is open until Sunday 22nd of April, and we will begin Episode 1 of the winner at 19:30 on that very day. |
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| So Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushil won the vote! I'll be the first to admit it's not an anime that springs to mind when I think of "adventure", buuuut it's one of my favourites so I may be slightly happy about it having won anyway. I still really want to see Kino no Tabi (2003) though. |
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| We are a good way through The World is still Beautiful now, so it's that usual time to start thinking of our next theme! So with our current "Adventure" theme not being all that..... adventure-y..... I think it will be good fun to watch something a little darker. So we have decided our next theme shall be.....Psychological The usual rules applies for suggestions, and as per usual I think any series up to 13 episodes in length is eligible. (Films/OVA/ONA's are all ok too aslong as they are suitable). Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 3rd May Poll will be up from: Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th May Results & Group watch to begin: 06/05 @ 19:30 |
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| Hmm...I wonder what people are going to suggest for this one? Aku no Hana, the one in first place Ping Pong - the possible rival Death Parade - simply because it's one of my favourites Kakegurui - a random contender That should be more than enough for this one (I did refrain from suggesting Erased or Zankyou no Terror but would be happy to see either). ๐ |
| Gunslinger Girl- I need some badass women in my anime Kakegurui- I've been on the fence on whether to watch this on Netflix since it came out xxxHOLiC Kei - it's rated very highly and looks interesting, I guess ¯_(ใ)_/¯ |
BlazingOptimistApr 29, 2018 2:43 PM
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| +1 for Death Parade - Love this one a lot, finidng out how and why each of the characters died through playing pub games in purgatory. Not normally fond of episodic shows, but each episode had me hooked. Zankyou no Terror - One I've been meaning to get around to for a long time, meant to be really good. +1 for Kakegurui - Twisted gambling games, this one caught my eye when it was airing, never got around to it. Paranoia Agent - Again, If you've heard the Opening song, you'll know why I am interested in seeing this one. Perfect Insider - Another one thats been sitting on my ptw but i've never gotten around to. It sounds interesting. Yuuki Yuna is a Hero - Seems like another one that subverts the cliches and tropes into something very different. And I love shows that do that. |
| @RychesShadows Perfect for a psychological watch then xD |
NEW POLL TIME. It seems to me that the Psychological tag is more of a sub-genre than anything else, but either way I am looking forward to seeing any of these :) The vote is open until Sunday 6th May, and we will begin Episode 1 of the winner at 19:30 on that very day. |
Wood94May 3, 2018 1:33 PM
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| So the poll ended up tied! Boogiepop and Gunslinger were neck and neck, so we took it to a random generator online and Gunslinger Girl won in the end. From the opening two episodes I actually enjoy it so far, the synopsis didn't interest me all that much and I never would have watched it on my own, but I am already invested and I want to see more :) |
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| A note about Boogiepop Phantom. It basically assumes that you've viewed the live action movie and/or read a few of the light novels before seeing the anime, which means that going into it the viewer is lacking some context and background information. I'll link a video in the spoiler that helps explain all of this better than I can. |
| So I caught up on the first couple of episodes of Gunslinger Girl, and I'm really liking it so far! Some good action scenes, some sweet heartwarming moments, and a setting thats not in Japan, thats rather refreshing to see. Looking forward to watching more this evening :D |
| We are a good way through Gunslinger Girl now, so it's that usual time to start thinking of our next theme! After MUCH DELIBERATION, I have decided our next theme shall be.....Sci-Fi! As usual with MAL the genre tag's can be a little iffy, so aslong as you think something fits with the Sci-Fi genre feel free to recommend it below. The usual rules applies for suggestions, and as per usual I think any series up to 13 episodes in length is eligible. (Films/OVA/ONA's are all ok too aslong as they are suitable). Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 17th May Poll will be up from: Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th May Results & Group watch to begin: 20/05 @ 19:30 |
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| Don’t know why I struggled to come up with suggestions for this (maybe because of the episode limit?), but I’ve managed three: Plastic Memories, which I’ve seen before but never managed to get round to Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku, found hiding in my PTW AKB0048 - the second anime I ever watched, haven’t gone back to it for a while |
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| Argh, bit of a tough one. Most of my favourite sci-fi are 24+ episodes long. I have found a good selection all the same though, a few movies too. Charlotte - Doesnt have the Sci Fi tag, but I still consider it one. Really good show, though a lot of people do dislike it for its rather rushed ending. I personally loved it regardless. Eve no Jikan - Really interesting Film about robots and AI. FLCL - Classic, weird and a bloody amazing soundtrack. The Girl who Leapt Through Time - A movie from one of my favourite anime directors, and a classic time travel movie. Higashi no Eden - because one day it will win the poll.... Plastic Memories - Feels and Robots, bring tissues. Made in Abyss - personally I'd class it more as a fantasy, but one of the characters is a robot and it has the sci-fi tag so yay! One of my favourites, and one of the few i've given a 10 rating for. Orange - One i have wanted to see for quite some time now. A good old time travel drama / romance. Serial Experiments Lain - I think everyones probably heard of this one. Space Dandy - That Hair-do |
| In no particular order (and this is only a few of them): 1. Higashi no Eden 2. Space Dandy - Yep, it's the hair-do @Renn 3. Inuyashiki Last Hero- one of the most awesome anime out there and a personal favourite 4. Girls' last tour - it did win the awards after all, it's gotta be good 5. Kaiba - unconventional and aweso...nah, just plain unconventional 6. Black Bullet - superpowered lolis fight giant monsters 7. BTOOOM! - maybe more of a 'trapped in a game' than an actual sci-fi though 8. So Ra No Wo To 9. Serial Experiments Lain - as previously mentioned 10. Now and Then, Here and There - although bear in mind, this is supposed to be one of the most depressing anime ever created On reflection, most of these could actually have fitted into the psychological genre very well too. |
NEW POLL TIME! We have never actually used this genre before, so I am really looking forward to see what wins. We have some good variety too, though I am starting to think Higashi no Eden never winning a vote is quickly becoming a meme here... The vote is open until Sunday 20th May, and we will begin Episode 1 of the winner at 19:30 on that very day. |
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| Wood94 is unable to make it to tonights watch unfortunately, which means its down to me to royally mess it up host! If anyone wants to join the link to my room is below. Hope to see you guys there! https://lets.rabb.it/fIvph1cX4M Wood is now back, usual service resumes :) |
Wood94May 22, 2018 12:25 PM
| We are a good way through Eden of the East now, so I would like to start thinking of our next theme. I'm thinking we try something completely different again, and one we haven't seen for a while is.... Horror! As per usual, I would prefer we stuck with anime that are less than 13 episodes in length. I won't lie, this genre does not interest me in the slightest, but the whole point of creating this group watch was to try and get myself and others to watch anime we normally wouldn't, so I am honestly curious. If I try and get out of this come Sunday, please force me back against my will. someone please save me Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 31st May Poll will be up from: Thursday 31st to Sunday 3rd June Results & Group watch to begin: 03/06 @ 19:30 |
Wood94May 27, 2018 1:24 PM
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| Love Hina is the most horrific anime I can think of Gakkou Gurashi - Cute girls doing cute things with Zombies. Surprisingly a really good series that i loved a lot! Dusk Maiden - Romance between a ghost and a human. Throw in a shadowy evil ghost and a mystery and it makes for one great series and one of my favourites. Sankarea - Zombie girl romance, reminded me a lot of Dusk Maiden, with an added shaun of the dead reference. Tsukihime - Its me, of course I have to recommend this. Its nowhere near as good as the VN it was based on, to the point the fanbase actively deny its existence. The OST was great though and its worth it for Arc alone. Shikabane Hime - Its the second season I liked of this, the first was mostly just episodic, but it was pretty cool still. Empire of Corpses - A movie. No idea why it doesnt have the horror tag, its very reminiscent of the old gothic horror style. Frankensteins research is used to reaminate corpses to use as cheap labour. |
| Quite a fun genre you picked this time, let's see... Mononoke - heard that this one's amazing, although the art style can be off-putting for some. Ajin - action, thriller, horror, I'm in! Sankarea - Zombie girlfriend? Sounds interesting. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - a psychic detective solving crimes Gantz - I'll understand if this one doesn't get chosen, it's supposed to be one of the bloodiest, most gruesome and violent anime ever. I haven't watched it yet and I'm not even sure I would unless it was in a group. It would be interesting to see everyone's reactions though XD Hellsing Ultimate - utterly fantastic. Good story, awesome characters. And the MC's an anti-hero :) And sorry @Renn, but Love Hina's longer than 13 episodes...pity |
AmishaelMAMay 27, 2018 3:00 PM
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It's been SOOOOOO long, but finally *sobs* I almost forgot what my forum avatar even looks like |
| We have been continuing the group watches via Discord and Rabb.it over these last few weeks, so sorry if you've missed out :( So, update time! We are currently watching: - SpaceโDandy. Our current theme is Comedy, and we are up to episode 4. Next episode: Thursday 9th August Taking new suggestions for our next secret genre: Sunday 12th May Poll made from said suggestions: Thursday 16th August Results & new anime to begin: Sunday 19th August @ 19:30 |
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| We are a good way through SpaceโDandy at the moment, so its time for a new theme! The one I just thought of spent many hours researching is going to be.... Historical! As per usual, I would prefer we stuck with anime that are less than 13 episodes in length. Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 16th August Poll will be up from: Thursday 16th August to Sunday 19th August Results & new anime to begin: Sunday 19th August @ 19:30 |
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Wood94 said: We are a good way through SpaceโDandy at the moment, so its time for a new theme! The one I just thought of spent many hours researching is going to be.... Historical! As per usual, I would prefer we stuck with anime that are less than 13 episodes in length. Closing Date for suggestions: Thursday 16th August Poll will be up from: Thursday 16th August to Sunday 19th August Results & new anime to begin: Sunday 19th August @ 19:30 After looking through the MAL genre list, I’d like to suggest two anime: Senkou No Night Raid - I do love the 1930’s Touken Ranbu - the better Senjuushi, apparently |
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| Surprisingly, there turned out to be a lot of historical anime I really like the sound of. Katanagatari - different and apparently a really well fleshed out, thrilling and interesting anime. About swords and wielding them. I've suggested this before but who knows? It could eventually win. Shigurui - famed as one of the goriest anime out there? It made me kinda curious (somehow I don't think it's exactly your cup of tea though @Wood94) ;) Aoi Bungaku Series - all I know is that it's based on Osamu Dazai's famous stories. Might well be very dark and depressing. 91 Days - Still curious about the lasagne, it must be admitted :D And lastly, a personal favourite - Golden Kamuy finished recently and is all about the native Japanese, the Ainu. That and searching for gold. It's a seriously awesome show with a great blend of action and humour, and the characters are pretty unique. Sorry I can't link to them, don't have many resources where I am now :) |
Dear God no, I am not going through the Lasagne incident again. |
NEW POLL TIME! Our first groupwatch since our return, thanks MAL. This is going to be a brand new genre for us as well, really curious as to how it's going to go! The vote is open until Sunday 19th August, and we will begin Episode 1 of the winner at 19:30 on that very day. |
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| We are a good way through Golden Kamuy at the moment, so its time for a new theme! After using my authority to achieve my own selfish goals feeling like we should try a genre we haven't tried all that much, I have decided our next one is going to be.... Drama! As per usual, I would prefer we stuck with anime that are less than 13 episodes in length. Closing Date for suggestions: Friday 31st August Poll will be up from: Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September Results & new anime to begin: Sunday 2nd September @ 19:30 |
Wood94Aug 28, 2018 11:16 AM
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| Coimcindetally, the date for the end of suggestions is my birthday! :D I’ll suggest four shows: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma Hakuoki Reimeiroku And let’s put forward Senkou No Night Raid again, just because it didn’t get chosen last time ;) |
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| Theres only one Drama to watch.... School Days. @agilityredfox would agree |
| Visit the British Anime Club! |
Absolutely agree, though I feel that it being one of @Wood94's most hated least loved anime, it will probably never make it through to polling. Whilst I am here I checked my MALgraph and apparently I have +600 hours of drama watched apparently, it must be one of those cover all genres like comedy or action. A few i'd recommend are Kakegurui or Kuzu no Honkai, completely opposite ends of the spectrum. |
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| @Wood94 you're trying my hands with the 13 ep parameter but for that I'd push for Romeo no Aoi Sora. Okay sticking to the guidelines I'll nominate... ~ Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 I've been meaning to watch that, so that's my nomination. |
| @Green @agilityredfox I hate you both. adds to preliminary poll @XavierMarciano I totally understand that by sticking to shorter series that it does cut out so many potential anime for us to watch, but I really do think that by having this limit we are able to keep the watches seem fresh and constantly moving forward. (plus people may not want to watch a certain series, or may not be liking the winning anime all that much.) We have attempted longer running shows in the past, and we did find it going a bit stale over time. I do think anything up to about 24 episodes is totally doable though, and if people want to watch something longer I don't mind adding it at all, it's just 13 ep series seems to be the sweet spot imo. |
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Wood94 said: @Green @agilityredfox I hate you both. adds to preliminary poll @XavierMarciano I totally understand that by sticking to shorter series that it does cut out so many potential anime for us to watch, but I really do think that by having this limit we are able to keep the watches seem fresh and constantly moving forward. (plus people may not want to watch a certain series, or may not be liking the winning anime all that much.) We have attempted longer running shows in the past, and we did find it going a bit stale over time. I do think anything up to about 24 episodes is totally doable though, and if people want to watch something longer I don't mind adding it at all, it's just 13 ep series seems to be the sweet spot imo. I get that, can't believe you buckled and added school days haha. Because I'm in the same camp as you on that one, I straight up hated it lol |
| @XavierMarciano Yep agreed haha. It really is the only anime I hate, others are just ones that I mildly dislike. The worst thing is I have rewatched it once before because my "friends" (stares at @Renn and @agilityredfox) wondered why I hated it so much. The only other anime I have seen more than twice are some my absolute favourites! BUT, I would feel bad if I were to use my own personal preferences to dictate what goes in the poll haha. |
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