You're looking at my "Top 10 Favourites" right now and you must be wondering , how did those anime/manga/characters/people get on my Top 10 list?. Click down below if you want to know how:
1: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya "Will you do everything in your power to save a girl that annoys you every single second of your life and forcefully drags you into something that you don't even want to be a part of? No? Well, it doesn't matter because Kyon will"
I actually wasn't expecting time travel in this movie. Knowing that this was a sequel to the mediocre 2nd Season of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", I decided to watch this movie without any expectations. I was expecting this movie to flop but boy did Kyoto Animation surprise me. KyoAni is known for their "moe" shows but they somehow executed a time travel plot almost perfectly. The story surprised me, the animation surprised me and the character development for both Yuki and Kyon surprised me. In short, every element in the movie surprised me. Hell, even the atmosphere of the movie surprised me. It shows you that even a happy go lucky studio like Kyoto Animation can make a perfect dark movie with a perfectly executed time travel concept. __________________________________________________________________ 2: Steins;Gate "Ruka is best waifu of the decade. If you think otherwise then you're dead to me"
Ever since I watched "Doctor Who", I've been a BIG fan of time travel. Time travel right now though is getting a bit overused. In order for me to like a time travel show, it has to be executed perfectly and it has to be completely unpredictable. The reasoning behind time travel has to make sense and there has to be a logical scientific explanation behind time travel. Steins;Gate did all of that. The first few episodes of the show completely boggled my mind and it shows that whoever created the story tried to make the time traveling concept as less fiction as possible. The series' scientific explanation to "Time Travelling" sounded so real and very believable that it didn't sound like fiction at all. __________________________________________________________________ 3: Re:Zero, Life in Another World from Zero "Death.....It's what makes a Subaru, a Subaru. That and this is basically Edge of Tomorrow sprinkled with more despair and a touch of Dark Souls. Also, Waifu Material..Something Edge of Tomorrow lacked. Still my favourite movie though
I decided to try this series out because Konosuba aired 3 months before this series aired and this series was very similar to Konosuba. It was also by White Fox (the same studio who also created one of my favourite anime of all time Steins;Gate) but I still came in with a very low expectations because I thought this was going to be a Fantasy Harem BS. Thank God, I was wrong. After the first 3 episodes, I ended up liking this series. However, it wasn't until halfway through the mansion arc that made me fall in love with this series. In my opinion, the story may not be Re:Zero's strongest aspect but the masterpiece of the characters makes up for it. A great protagonist that reminded me of Okabe from Steins;Gate except much younger and prone to making more mistakes which is completely believable and 99% realistic since he's just a young teenager and a wonderful cast of main/supporting characters...Especially Rem. In Steins;Gate, Makise Kurisu was best girl and in Re:Zero, it's definitely Rem. I can write 2 more paragraphs on what makes Re:Zero one of my favourite anime but this is already way too long so I'm just going to summarize from this point on.
White Fox really excels when it comes to character writing, dark mature themes and aspects that has something to do with "Time" and for those reasons is why Re:Zero is one of my favourite anime of all time and White Fox is now one of my favourite anime studios of all time. __________________________________________________________________ 4: Monogatari Series: Second Season "I have no idea what to say here so.......Enjoy my Top 6 quotes from the Monogatari series"
1) "The fake is of far greater value. In its deliberate attempt to be real, it's more real than the real thing. -Kaiki
2) "If I kill you, that means I'll be the closest one to you on your deathbed. Isn't that romantic?" -Senjougahara
3) "My abusive language is alchemized through 40 kg copper, 25 kg of zinc, 15 kg of nickel, 5 kg of ice that keeps my cool, and 97 kg of spite." -Senjougahara
4) "Idiot! Don't spit when you talk! Your virginity might be contagious!" -Senjougahara
5) "I'm surprised you know such useless things. This is the first time since birth that I've admired you." -Senjougahara
6) "I don't know everything. I just know what I know" -Hanekawa
The Monogatari Series will be the one of the only three harem anime (The other two is Oreshura and the Grisaia series) that I will ever love for as long as I live. Other harem shows that I did not list are extremely stupid and can go fuck themselves. The harem is not the reason why I love this show though. It's the engaging and clever dialogues that the Monogatari Series is known for. Especially the Second Season, where to this day still has the best dialogue scenes out of all the Monogatari shows. My most favourite arc in Second Season is of course, Hachikugi's arc. If you've seen the series then you can guess exactly why I love her arc. Shinobu Oshino will also be the only loli that I'll ever like. Note: I hate harem and shows that contains a tremendous amounts of lolis. __________________________________________________________________ 5: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Movie 3: Rebellion "If a cute little creature comes up to you and asks you to sign a contract with him, Do Not Do It!. All I wanted to wish for was that I can own an oversized VCR they call Xbox One and now I'm suffering in despair"
-Someone who regrets signing a contract with him
"Homura's action doesn't make sense"..You know what doesn't make sense? Your brain's goddamn inability to understand her action. What's so hard to understand that Homura's true goal since the beginning was to be with Madoka? Whatever... Rebellion is one of the best movie sequel I have ever seen despite it's few flaws. It shows that Gen isn't afraid to do bad endings even though SHAFT insisted him to change the happy ending that he originally thought. Characters suffering in despair with no happy ending in sight, now that's what I like to see. __________________________________________________________________ 6: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO "Hikky's views on the world.IS.HILARIOUS!"
Never have I seen a realistic Romantic Drama anime before with characters that are so developed and has so much depth. Because of the latter, simply choosing the best girl to be with Hikki is almost impossible and no other Rom-Com shows has ever done that before. It's always so predictable who the main character is going to end up with but in here, it's unpredictable as fuck and that's what I have always been looking for in a Rom-Com show....Unpredictability. This is probably the only realistic Romantic Drama show in the medium. If there's another one out there then please do tell me the name of the show. Also, Zoku's visuals is better than the first season. People who claim otherwise are stuck in their own fucking nostalgia and that very nostalgia is blinding them from the fact that new art is and will ways be better than the old art. __________________________________________________________________ 7: Fate/Zero "Our Lord and Saviour Gen Urobuchi and our God ufotable has brought us an anime that saved anime"
This series.....This series is what introduced me to the Fate series and it showed me how ufotable is the God of Animation. The only studio that could rival ufotable, as of now, is Kyoto Animation and probably P.A Works. The question is, why do I love this series? Great story, mature and dark atmosphere, that Rin filler episode that everyone somehow dislikes, Gilgamesh being a true badass, Rider showing us that he's the best servant that you could possibly ever have, Sakura showing us why she's a fucking whore, and Kiritsugu's flashback episodes that moved me to tears and had me screaming "SHIRLEY, YOU FUCKING BITCH NOOOOO!!".
Also, Saber is best waifu. and Studio Deen can go fuck themselves in the dick. (After watching Konosuba, I forgive Studio Deen) __________________________________________________________________ 8: Gate: And So the Self Defence Force Fought Back "What?! An anime that features a competent military that can stand up for themselves?! No...Way.."
You know what sucks? When brainless hypocrites criticizes the show for having way too much JSDF propaganda and yet, they're ok with some American movies that are also full of US military propaganda. And by propaganda, I mean Nationalistic Propaganda. What a sad world we live in right? I mean, this is a Japanese show so why do people have to criticize on how much the Japanese society and JSDF is being praised. Why do the hell should I care if the JSDF is being shown as the ultimate good guys who does nothing wrong? Rant aside, I love the show because it's very rare for an anime to show the military as competent and can stand for themselves. I'm tired of high school kids being shown as way more powerful than the military who has more experience in combat than that fucking kid. Also, modern military=best military. Suck it futuristic military with fake ass kiddy mechas. __________________________________________________________________ 9: Ga Rei: Zero "Most underrated anime ever!"
I'm going to have to be completely honest here. I discovered this series because of the yuri kissing scene in the 4th episode. You know...... that scene where Yomi and Kagura were kissing in the back of the car. Guilty as charged bruh. Then I started watching this show for the story and I ended up watching a show about an emotional story between the "sisters" who had a strong bond together but it all came crashing down at the end because of that fucking butterfly kid who felt like ruining relationships is very fun. Seriously, that final episode wrecked me and those are the reasons why I loved this show. Not just because of the yuri moment. I then proceeded to read the manga and I'm disapointed to say that the prequel is way better than the original manga series. I stopped reading during the "Yomi's revival" arc. ______________________________________________________________________________ 10: Shirobako "Yo dawg, It's an anime about making anime."
At first, I thought this was going to be a crazy and boring concept. I thought the production committee was a bunch of dumb-asses for accepting this project. I thought this would be the death of P.A Works for wasting their time and money on producing a 2 cour series for an anime about making anime that no one clearly thought would work at first. I clearly thought wrong because this anime exceeded my expectations. It was a slice of life series done right. The show wasn't boring, features a fun cast of characters, the visuals and animation stayed consistent throughout its 2 cour run, well-done emotional scenes even though there's not a lot of them, and the main reason why I love this anime is it teaches you on how the anime industry works. Of course, it's not 100% realistic because a show needs to be entertaining at the same time but it was mostly realistic. Now that we live in a post-Shirobako world (and if you watched the series), we now know how manga or light novels get adapted and how the production committee/anime studio works. If you don't then that's not anyone's problem because Shirobako will teach you everything on how the industry works. Did I say "everything"? Of course, I did. _______________________________________________________________________________ 11: Non Non Biyori Repeat "Renge's "Nyanpasu!" gave me Type 6 - Diabetes. Her catchphrase is so "sweet" that it skipped Type 5 and I got a new strain of diabetes which has never been discovered before."
You know, this series makes me want to live in a country side due to how peaceful it is compared to the city but then I remembered that the country side is full of people who likes to fuck their own cousins, siblings or their own parents and are a bunch of racist people who thinks black people should go back to Africa without realizing what they just said was an irony. Enough about that. Non Non Biyori is one of -- if not -- the best slice of life anime I've watched. This might be even better than K-On and I'm saying this as a K-On fan also. It's a simple, yet relaxing slice of life series with a fun cast of characters with each of their own likable personalities. Me and Hotaru are actually 99.9% the same in terms of personality and that's why she's my most favourite character in the series. Just like her, I act like a kuudere outside with my friends, school or at work but when I'm inside my own house, I'm very immature. _______________________________________________________________________________ 12: Grisaia no Rakuen "This anime taught me 6 interesting things:
1)I somehow accepted Kazuki's way of teaching Yuuji "new" and "interesting" things about the.......human body ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
2)If you have a fucked up past like Yuuji then you truly deserve a harem.
3)It's totally normal for a "father" and "daughter" to show their affection.....by kissing -Makina
4)Remember, folks. It's not a crime unless you stab and kill the person -Yumiko
5)Souo Amane is a bitch in heat who rolls around in a men's bedsheet <-- TRUTH
6)Don't underestimate a sniper-wielding loli....EVER!"
Have I ever told you how much I hate harem? Yea? Then you're going to hear me say it again. I hate harem. It's a wish-fulfillment genre aimed at sad, lonely-ass, virgins who can't get a pussy in real life. However, Rakuen is an exception. Rakuen is one of those few harems (along with Oreshura) that turned out to be great. The series features a bad-ass MC named "Kazami Yuuji" who isn't an oblivious, dumbass, and pussy who gets scared when a girl tries to talk to them or tries to make a move on them. He's a very-well written character and has 1000% more character development than any Harem MCs that we get nowadays.
The main female characters may seem like your typical-cliche characters at first but breaks that cliche apart as the series went on. All of them has amazing writing and great character-development..Especially, Suou Amane. Like nigga, one of the reasons why you watch the Grisaia series is because of her. I like her because she's strong.....mentally....due to what happened to her past. _______________________________________________________________________________ 13: A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) "I want to bully this deaf retarded girl until she falls in love me. Currently the best way to approach a girl and getting a GF, Oh Yea!
"My thoughts on this movie will be posted soon"
10 Things About Me
1: Anime isn't the only medium I watch. I also watch a lot of movies and sometimes TV shows, though not a lot because of its insane amount of episodes. My all-time favourite movies are down below if you want to know:
2: I prefer 3D Animated movies than 2D Animation. Come at me basement-dwelling weebs and disgusting 2D purists!
3: I'm a gamer and I've been playing video games ever since I was a kid..What was my first video game? Metal Slug Advance. My brother introduced me to that game and I used to borrow his Gameboy all the time just to play that shit. Ahh, the times xD. Though, the first time I played a console game was Final Fantasy VII for the PS1......So...Yea..PS1 was my first console and I became a huge FF fan after I played FF7.
4: I'm a military enthusiast and a historical buff when it comes to WW1, WW2, Cold War, and pretty much every war event that happened after WW1. I get fascinated when it comes to the military and you can ask me anything about some of the countries' military and I can give you an answer. This is why I love GATE because there's no anime out there that portrays modern military like Gate does. Now I just need a (good) WW2 anime and it will go directly to my favourites. Don't recommend me LOTGH though, I don't watch fake futuristic ripped off from Star Wars military crap.
5: I love...LOVE watching Basketball, especially the NBA. My favourite teams are the Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs. You asking why Golden State isn't one of my favourite teams? Because fuck that bandwagon ass team who blew a 3-1 lead and fuck you if you like Golden State. My favourite players? Click the spoiler below if you want to know.
6: I first started watching anime back in Spring of 2015 when I first discovered Sword Art Online on Netflix. I actually used to be a big hater of anime before I discovered SAO. You can say that I was a bit of a hypocrite because my childhood anime was Naruto and Pokemon and I used to love those shows. The thing is, I thought they were American cartoons back when I was a kid.
7: My favourite genres in anime are Action, Romance, Slice of Life, Mystery, Drama, Music, Psychological, Shoujou Ai/Yuri, Horror, Fantasy, Comedy, Sci-Fi(ish), and Military.
The genres that I despise the most are Mecha, Ecchi (Few Exceptions), Harem (Few Exceptions plus Reverse-Harem is better and I'm a straight person), Shounen (Some exceptions), and Sports.
8: I absolutely hate reading books. I hate it because it's impossible for me to get entertained just by reading a wall of text. Hobbies are supposed to entertain me, not to get me a brain hemorrhage. On the bright side, I love reading VN (Visual Novels) and manga/comics.
9: I watch anime mostly on English Dub but I will watch the Sub version if there's no Dub available. I'm really flexible in terms of switching Dub to Sub or the other way around. Something not a lot of people possesses.
10: I love writing reviews because I get to express my opinions for said show without limiting myself to just one sentence explaining why I like/dislike said show. You could also say that writing reviews has now become one of my hobbies due to how much I love writing reviews. Don't judge me, everyone has their own weird hobbits.
Oh and to those who thinks my reviews are shit.
Corny632 said: I don't write reviews for YOUR amusement, I write them for MY amusement.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SEASONAL SHOWS LINEUP: FALL 2018 (Shows that I'm watching weekly)
-Sword Art Online: Alicization (Season 3) (9/10)
-Seishun Buta Yarou (9/10)
-Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara (8.8/10)
-Bloom Into You (8.5/10)
-Release the Spyce (8/10)
-Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san (8.7/10)
-Banana Fish (8/10)
BROADCAST DUB SEASONAL SHOWS LINEUP: FALL 2018 (Shows that I'm watching weekly but in English Dub)
-A Certain Magical Index 3rd Season (8/10)
-Goblin Slayer (--/10)
-Golden Kamuy 2nd Season (--/10)
-That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (8.5/10)
-SSSS.Gridman (5.8/10)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How I rate anime shows and movies (I don't exactly follow MAL's rating system. I rate based on how much I enjoyed the series and I don't want to overthink how I rate shows because I don't give two shits)
(10) - Outstanding: A masterpiece anime with amazingly, well-written story, characters that touched me on a level that I don't understand..*ahem* I mean, great characters with outstanding writing, a very memorable series and minor flaws that can be overlooked. Let's face it...Every single show has a flaw. It's impossible to have none. If you think a show has no flaws then the author/director of that "supposed masterpiece" show has his dick deep up your ass and you're enjoying it for whatever reason.
(9) - Great: I don't want to write a description here because 9 and 10 for me are almost the same except for one or two things. There's one major flaw OR some aspects in the show that just didn't sit too well for me.
(8) - Very Good/Good: This is where my ratings differentiate. Series that are good/very good receives the same rating of 8 from me. Not as great as shows that received a 9 but it's still a very good and very enjoyable show nonetheless. Maybe the series started out really well at the start then somewhere along the way, the quality just dropped? That's my example of an "8" series.
(7) - Average: An average series that sometimes felt like a chore to watch. Though, that doesn't mean that the whole series was boring to watch. It's 50/50. Series that are good can still fall in this rating..Just because a series is good doesn't mean I enjoyed watching it or maybe I enjoyed watching it but it wasn't as enjoyable as a series that received an "8".
(6) - Mediocre: A mediocre series that left me questioning what the fuck the director was thinking when he/she was directing the series. Below average story, characters that are ok at best but really terrible for the most part and in most cases, fucked up story pacing due to the series having only 13 episodes when it clearly isn't enough to tell a story that they were trying to tell. *ahem Rewrite ahem*.
(5 and under): Terrible: Any series that I found to be terrible receives a rating of 5 and under. Horrible story, forgettable characters, unenjoyable series and many more aspects that I found to be really awful. Since I don't want to think what rating I should give to a terrible series, I just pick a number from 1 to 5, rate it then I forget about it. Although, a series that IS REALLY BAD will definitely get a 1 from me.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My Favourite Anime Studios
1: ufotable 2: White Fox 3: Kyoto Animation 4: SHAFT 5: J.C Staff
6: Doga Kobo
7: Production I.G
8: P.A Works
Another fan of Crispin Freeman's Kyon it seems. I marked Crispin Freeman at the exact same level as Kyon in my favourites to make it especially clear that I'm ONLY a fan of Crispin Freeman's Kyon (having seen both versions and finding the japanese version to be utterly mediocre).
There are only three anime I'd consider to be ruined by objectively bad dubs, Tamako Market, K-On and Neon Genesis Evangelion (NGE being debatable). There are a few more that are different products when dubbed, and those differences make the show less like the version that originally appealed to me, but those aren't just poor in quality. Of course, that's all limited to anime I've actually seen dubbed. Normally I can tell when the script and voice acting are at odds with the presumed budget and competence of the production though, so I doubt there are any more examples as grave as those.
That's awesome!! I wanna play Dark Souls after I finish some of these games, and wow Persona 4 looks like it's worth it. I also hacked my PSP btw, though I'd prefer a PS Vita... guess I gotta convince my dad to get me one. But $150!? That's a good deal bruh!!! I wanna play all the Persona games on it, I think the game might be better than the anime who knows tho.
Also dang it's cool you have a teacher like that! But ya... it does in some ways, most people play mainstream games I guess. But yeah our French teacher is awesome, in fact I think my school itself is pretty good. I went to a diff high school for grade 9 and 10, and switched to a different one this year. The people in my school are pretty nice, and the teachers here are interesting ( like that French teacher ). There's a chemistry teacher in my school who apparently watches anime ( my frd has her, and knew because one time someone said " nobody watches anime these days " and the teacher apparently said she does and that she watches hunter x hunter LOL ). Also two of my teachers ( one in art, other for psychology ) have been to Japan before, though I assume their Japanese is rusty... both went English teaching in Japan tho. I'm not sure if there's more but that's everything I know so far. Honestly knowing my teachers went to Japan is a wtf moment for me because in my old school, people would tell me it's impossible for me to go to Japan and stuff like that. I even made friends with two kids who're taking Japanese classes and now they're studying abroad in Japan ( my dream life man, if only my parents were that supportive ).
I think I got on my French teacher's good side LMAO I told her about how I'm learning Japanese and all so it was chill. This teacher has good taste in video games and French music lol tbh I still can't believe I did that interview even now because I wasn't expecting the teacher to know it at all. lol it was sooo unexpected, she figured out why I got interested in Japan thanks to the game ( lmfao ) she probably really likes Japan, once made us watch an animated movie that was based off Japanese culture in general.
btw i messed with my psych teacher a lot by writing japanese on the board once ( i wrote " omae wa mou shindeiru " just for his reaction lol ) and even using kanji as my name on kahoot LOL he thought nobody can write, eventually he figured out it was me around the end of the year and he just gave me this amazed look lol. my art teacher doesn't know tho, because im awkward around him. he's a good teacher tho, idk if he's into anime or games. i dunno much about him, i just know he went teaching in the 80s or something
Good one right there, lol. I agree with it being the best game, I mean I think Persona 5 was really well made. I also have Persona 4 Arena ( but don't have the other games really, I watched the animes tho ). It's definitely time consuming though, I'm almost 100 hours into it LOL. What games are you playing now?
I would love to play both games if I had a PS vita... I might consider getting a PS Vita just to play those games ( and they have other anime games which is really nice ). I own just a regular PSP, but idk where the charger went so I guess I lost it. I might start job hunting just so I can get one of those lol.
Dang, Ann is my best girl at the moment btw. Makoto's cool tho.
Oh and this is unrelated, but I had an interview with my French teacher a few weeks ago and said I play video games as a hobby and she asked me what kind of games I play. I told her about how I'm playing Persona 5 right now, and I think she either played it or someone in her family plays it and she just watched ( idk I forgot ) but she knew the game and we had a huge convo about it. It was dope. She told me that she really likes the music and also likes Morgana. Bruh!!! I've never met a teacher who actually knows anime stuff before, so it was so cool!! I'm even surprised that she knew it.
Some information I already knew, sparsely, yet you did provide alot of insight in what is going on! What sources do you have, you just dont drop on that knowledge from nowhere right?
I do hope that with time the business model improves for the medium, because this way they are killing all the talent.
Was japan always that strict with TV scheduling? Streaming is here to stay, and sooner or later anime will more and more adapt to it, what are your thoughts about this, major benefit for the industry?
"Different companies band together and they form a production committee. They all contribute an x amount of money for the anime project that they're working on and they'll hire an anime studio to animate their project. That's the simple gist of it. Anime studios don't earn shit from Blu-Ray sales or any other sales. The only money that they earn is commission from the committee which is a joke because it seems to me that the committee wants to keep 95% of the money that they earn instead of paying the studios the money that they deserve.
If you still don't get it then think of the Government and the PMC (Private Military Corporation). The production committee is the government and the PMC is the anime studio. The government hires the PMC to do their job for them like stealing oil in Iraq or some shit. That's exactly how the anime industry works."
I had some knowledge that the producers founded the anime, and the studio used that money to create it, but damm... honestly I dont know how studies can survive... can you even have a confortable life if you work at an anime studio?!
They offer you a budget to work on something new, you take it, and then earn so little...
BTW I missed the time anime series wouldnt be so constrained about their screening, back in the day it wasnt unusual for some to get 70 episodes and just finish there. It seems nowadays every anime has to either end at 12-13 eps, or go 24-25 episodes... are there laws for this, or can they produce a series with like 30 episodes?
Last time I checked, there are anime like JoJo Diamond's where you have 39 episodes!
Looks like we share a lot of the same favorite anime - just wanted to throw a few suggestions your way.
Katanagatari -- since you liked the Monogatari series (I'm currently watching the 2nd season and am thinking about putting it in my top 10 favorites), I think you would like Katanagatari. I believe it was created by the same author as the Monogatari series, there is a lot of creative dialogue.
Neon Geneis Evangelion -- since you liked Madoka Magica and Re:Zero, you might enjoy NGE for the deconstruction it does of the mecha genre. Just don't forget to watch the movie "End of Evangelion" after finishing the TV series. I really dislike mecha, but that series was lit haha. Also, to quote you from your explanation of why Rebellion is one of your favorites: "Characters suffering in despair with no happy ending in sight, now that's what I like to see" -- well, that sentence pretty much summarizes Neon Genesis Evangelion. x'D (Nice explanations for your favorites, btw!)
Hunter x Hunter (2011) -- since you liked Re:Zero, I think you would definitely like HxH (especially the later arcs). It starts off as a lighthearted fantasy/action show, then gets dark fast and has a string of good characters. I don't watch many long-runners, but HxH is super rewatchable.
Your favorites list is pretty lit! Rapid fire questions coming at you: who was your favorite character from Madoka Magica? I thought they were all great, I liked Homura. That gunbattle fight from the third movie was INSANE.
Are you ready for Steins;Gate0? I've been waiting on a release date for that for so long, I'm super excited.
Do you think we will ever get a second season of Re:Zero? I want one SO bad! I did see that WhiteFox is going to animate an OVA, so I still have hope since there is still an obvious interest/demand for the series.
Oregairu...oh good ol' Oregairu. Do you think we will ever see the final volume in the Light Novel series? That cliffhanger at the end of Zoku was too much for me man. xD
The Fate series...did you ever read the VNs? I loved Heaven's Feel and am absolutely STOKED for the animated trilogy to be released. ufotable is such a good studio. Who is your favorite servant (out of any of the routes)?
Haruhi....the Disappearance was one of my favorite anime movies. Such a good story (I also happen to really enjoy stories that involve a time element if done correctly). I hope Kyoto will resurrect Haruhi for a Season 3 someday x'D Did you read on beyond the movie?
Ahhah, bruuu! I saw that you like watching the NBA. Basketball is the best sport x'D I'm a Laker diehard (I know, I know...) do you have a favorite team that you follow the most?
Lastly...do you have any recommendations for me? (If you have the time to take a look...) I hope you have a nice day, take care!
Funny you say that actually, I haven't fully completed Persona 4 Golden haha. But yeah, all three games are fantastic in their own ways! And you're welcome about the friend request!
Absolutely! The Life is Strange series was easily one of my favorites, up there with Until Dawn, for many reasons. I love games/movies/anime any form of entertainment that has a story based on or around the butterfly effect. So many different possible endings and things that typically go horribly wrong.
Believe me, you won't regret getting the prequel! Jussayin' :D You ready for more emotional rollercoasters?
I see... I think Youjo senki is a must for a military war fan. Especially because of its score, any anime with that score is a must actually. I can see why character design can destroy any desire to watch something but as they say dont judge a b-o......
Yeah indeed. I hated the anime with a lot of passion, now that i look back on it i dont think i hate it that much but it might be because its been a year since i watched it so my emotions cooled down.
Haha, I feel ya when it comes to catching up with the seasonals. In general, I've been trying to get back into the realm of anime, but I guess I've been jumping into things too quickly. Still haven't gotten around to watching your recommendations, either. (Still waiting for the right moment) :D
"It"? You mean the movie? If so, nope. I've heard a lot about it, though.
Anoooo eto eto........ >_< Hello. I read through your profile a bit and saw that you like military stuff so my question is why didnt you watch Youjo Senki? when its full on WWII well at least you watched Izetta.
And Full metal alchesmist has a looooooot of military too btw.
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There are only three anime I'd consider to be ruined by objectively bad dubs, Tamako Market, K-On and Neon Genesis Evangelion (NGE being debatable). There are a few more that are different products when dubbed, and those differences make the show less like the version that originally appealed to me, but those aren't just poor in quality. Of course, that's all limited to anime I've actually seen dubbed. Normally I can tell when the script and voice acting are at odds with the presumed budget and competence of the production though, so I doubt there are any more examples as grave as those.
Also dang it's cool you have a teacher like that! But ya... it does in some ways, most people play mainstream games I guess. But yeah our French teacher is awesome, in fact I think my school itself is pretty good. I went to a diff high school for grade 9 and 10, and switched to a different one this year. The people in my school are pretty nice, and the teachers here are interesting ( like that French teacher ). There's a chemistry teacher in my school who apparently watches anime ( my frd has her, and knew because one time someone said " nobody watches anime these days " and the teacher apparently said she does and that she watches hunter x hunter LOL ). Also two of my teachers ( one in art, other for psychology ) have been to Japan before, though I assume their Japanese is rusty... both went English teaching in Japan tho. I'm not sure if there's more but that's everything I know so far. Honestly knowing my teachers went to Japan is a wtf moment for me because in my old school, people would tell me it's impossible for me to go to Japan and stuff like that. I even made friends with two kids who're taking Japanese classes and now they're studying abroad in Japan ( my dream life man, if only my parents were that supportive ).
I think I got on my French teacher's good side LMAO I told her about how I'm learning Japanese and all so it was chill. This teacher has good taste in video games and French music lol tbh I still can't believe I did that interview even now because I wasn't expecting the teacher to know it at all. lol it was sooo unexpected, she figured out why I got interested in Japan thanks to the game ( lmfao ) she probably really likes Japan, once made us watch an animated movie that was based off Japanese culture in general.
btw i messed with my psych teacher a lot by writing japanese on the board once ( i wrote " omae wa mou shindeiru " just for his reaction lol ) and even using kanji as my name on kahoot LOL he thought nobody can write, eventually he figured out it was me around the end of the year and he just gave me this amazed look lol. my art teacher doesn't know tho, because im awkward around him. he's a good teacher tho, idk if he's into anime or games. i dunno much about him, i just know he went teaching in the 80s or something
I would love to play both games if I had a PS vita... I might consider getting a PS Vita just to play those games ( and they have other anime games which is really nice ). I own just a regular PSP, but idk where the charger went so I guess I lost it. I might start job hunting just so I can get one of those lol.
Dang, Ann is my best girl at the moment btw. Makoto's cool tho.
Oh and this is unrelated, but I had an interview with my French teacher a few weeks ago and said I play video games as a hobby and she asked me what kind of games I play. I told her about how I'm playing Persona 5 right now, and I think she either played it or someone in her family plays it and she just watched ( idk I forgot ) but she knew the game and we had a huge convo about it. It was dope. She told me that she really likes the music and also likes Morgana. Bruh!!! I've never met a teacher who actually knows anime stuff before, so it was so cool!! I'm even surprised that she knew it.
2 are good 4 is decent the rest are trash oh well :D
now it's understandable why you didn't like log horizon haha :D
I do hope that with time the business model improves for the medium, because this way they are killing all the talent.
Was japan always that strict with TV scheduling? Streaming is here to stay, and sooner or later anime will more and more adapt to it, what are your thoughts about this, major benefit for the industry?
If you still don't get it then think of the Government and the PMC (Private Military Corporation). The production committee is the government and the PMC is the anime studio. The government hires the PMC to do their job for them like stealing oil in Iraq or some shit. That's exactly how the anime industry works."
I had some knowledge that the producers founded the anime, and the studio used that money to create it, but damm... honestly I dont know how studies can survive... can you even have a confortable life if you work at an anime studio?!
They offer you a budget to work on something new, you take it, and then earn so little...
BTW I missed the time anime series wouldnt be so constrained about their screening, back in the day it wasnt unusual for some to get 70 episodes and just finish there. It seems nowadays every anime has to either end at 12-13 eps, or go 24-25 episodes... are there laws for this, or can they produce a series with like 30 episodes?
Last time I checked, there are anime like JoJo Diamond's where you have 39 episodes!
Looks like we share a lot of the same favorite anime - just wanted to throw a few suggestions your way.
Katanagatari -- since you liked the Monogatari series (I'm currently watching the 2nd season and am thinking about putting it in my top 10 favorites), I think you would like Katanagatari. I believe it was created by the same author as the Monogatari series, there is a lot of creative dialogue.
Neon Geneis Evangelion -- since you liked Madoka Magica and Re:Zero, you might enjoy NGE for the deconstruction it does of the mecha genre. Just don't forget to watch the movie "End of Evangelion" after finishing the TV series. I really dislike mecha, but that series was lit haha. Also, to quote you from your explanation of why Rebellion is one of your favorites: "Characters suffering in despair with no happy ending in sight, now that's what I like to see" -- well, that sentence pretty much summarizes Neon Genesis Evangelion. x'D (Nice explanations for your favorites, btw!)
Hunter x Hunter (2011) -- since you liked Re:Zero, I think you would definitely like HxH (especially the later arcs). It starts off as a lighthearted fantasy/action show, then gets dark fast and has a string of good characters. I don't watch many long-runners, but HxH is super rewatchable.
Your favorites list is pretty lit! Rapid fire questions coming at you: who was your favorite character from Madoka Magica? I thought they were all great, I liked Homura. That gunbattle fight from the third movie was INSANE.
Are you ready for Steins;Gate0? I've been waiting on a release date for that for so long, I'm super excited.
Do you think we will ever get a second season of Re:Zero? I want one SO bad! I did see that WhiteFox is going to animate an OVA, so I still have hope since there is still an obvious interest/demand for the series.
Oregairu...oh good ol' Oregairu. Do you think we will ever see the final volume in the Light Novel series? That cliffhanger at the end of Zoku was too much for me man. xD
The Fate series...did you ever read the VNs? I loved Heaven's Feel and am absolutely STOKED for the animated trilogy to be released. ufotable is such a good studio. Who is your favorite servant (out of any of the routes)?
Haruhi....the Disappearance was one of my favorite anime movies. Such a good story (I also happen to really enjoy stories that involve a time element if done correctly). I hope Kyoto will resurrect Haruhi for a Season 3 someday x'D Did you read on beyond the movie?
Ahhah, bruuu! I saw that you like watching the NBA. Basketball is the best sport x'D I'm a Laker diehard (I know, I know...) do you have a favorite team that you follow the most?
Lastly...do you have any recommendations for me? (If you have the time to take a look...) I hope you have a nice day, take care!
Absolutely! The Life is Strange series was easily one of my favorites, up there with Until Dawn, for many reasons. I love games/movies/anime any form of entertainment that has a story based on or around the butterfly effect. So many different possible endings and things that typically go horribly wrong.
Believe me, you won't regret getting the prequel! Jussayin' :D You ready for more emotional rollercoasters?
Yeah indeed. I hated the anime with a lot of passion, now that i look back on it i dont think i hate it that much but it might be because its been a year since i watched it so my emotions cooled down.
"It"? You mean the movie? If so, nope. I've heard a lot about it, though.
You into "Life Is Strange"?
And Full metal alchesmist has a looooooot of military too btw.