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First of all, I seem to fail quite utterly at making proper URL links in the comments. Lol, I'm a noob at BB Codes. But it seems like you got to the links just fine. So, I guess I have my saving grace there.
Haha, Mekakucity is pretty good. I enjoyed the characters and the mystery behind it. Plus, Ene reminds me of Miku. xD
I guess we'll have to find out if I like Kiseijuu or not. I should start watching it soon. But in the meanwhile, we're going to shroud this in mystery. Actually, that reminds me, I still have Baccano just hanging out on my hard drive. I still haven't watched it yet... SORRY! Don't hate me lol. You could say I'm doing the show saving thing for Baccano... >_<
I recently just finished Jormungand. It's pretty dark, but I really liked it. The characters were all really interesting. It's got some intense action too. There's a lot of killing and blood, so I'm not sure if you'll be 100% into it. But it's worth a shot if you're looking for something different. The character designs are not your typically styles.
You should watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood now though, like RIGHT NOW. It's so good. I don't know if you have seen the original FMA, but this is like several times better. When they were airing the first series. They were following the manga for a while, but then I think they passed the manga. Because the show was so wildly popular, they decided to keep going with it and wrote their own script. Brotherhood is the reboot of the show, except now, the whole manga series is complete, so the anime stayed very faithful to the manga. I would STRONGLY, but gently, advise you to drop everything and watch it now... LOL, it's really a great series though. So, so good. I know you're doing the saving thing and I know what it feels like, but you have to watch this XD. OVERCOME the habit for this!
Oh, haha, my list for the summer was actually longer, but I thought I'd only highlight the main ones that I was super excited about. Chaos Dragon is also on my list, although it's more of a 'later on' series. I believe I also marked down Rokka no Yuusha and Aoharu x Kikanjuu. I would highly recommend Working. It's really hilarious xD.
After seeing it on your list, I went to read the synopsis for Gangsta. It seemed a bit grimy, but I think I am going to try it lol. I saw some posts about Ranpo Kitan. It sort of peaked my interest, but I'm still undecided. I'm going to monitor the reports / reviews and see. I'm not really watching any of these shows until they finish airing in the fall anyway... xD
Haha, there are some good OVAs and movies coming out. What I really need to do this summer is hunker down and marathon those shows that I was 'saving'. I think I might try to tackle Log Horizon 2 next week. Wish me luck? lol
LOL, yea Bikini Warriors. DOn't worry, I'm secretly planning to watch it. Shhhhh... LOL, joking, maybe half joking. This guy I follow keep posting pictures from it. I feel like it's still just an empty ecchi show. If I get really bored and brain dead, I will subjugate myself to that potential torture... lol
I mostly decide to watch the shows if I've seen pictures or PVs of it and I find them interesting. I'll read the synopsis and the reviews, but pay less attention to the reviews. If the scores are low, usually, I'll be like 'huh', then proceed anyway.
Haha, Akira was okay. I didn't really like it though to be honest. I wasn't very captured by the plot or the characters. The male protagonist just seemed so weak and useless. Didn't like him much. If you want to watch a really interesting movie, go for Paprika. You'll never be able to look at the world the same again... It's got a great soundtrack too. I've only really seen the first Ghost in the Shell movie. I think I must have been like 12 or 13 then. A friend of mine put it on in like a sleepover or something, Haha. I haven't been following it or the series. For some reason, it never really caught on with me.
We should figure out a better way to write to each other. Writing these long messages are quite the task. LOL
I'm actually composing in textpad right now for the fear of losing it...
Do you use any kind of messengers? I think the last time I actually chatted on a messenger must have been 8 or 9 years ago...
I shall eagerly await your response! :D
Good news is this weekend is a long weekend. So I'll give you a full reply and hopefully catch up on some shows and sleep :3
I'll write to you again very, very soon XD
Here's to hoping this doesn't crash and lose all that I will write...
So, going a few posts back, yes, DS2 had that perplexing plot where something more powerful was always around the corner to bail the main characters out. It was kind of funny after a while, where you just wonder 'okay, what will it be this time?' XD
Yea, I heard a lot of good things about Psycho Pass, I just haven't been able to start it yet. Between the two seasons, I need a good weekend to just binge through it lol. I also heard good things about Noragami, need to watch that some time too. So much anime, so little time. T_T
Yea, Tempest was one of the more well crafted ones that I've seen. I really liked the intricate relations between the four main characters. The ending was sad in a way, but also really fitting and cute. The music was very well done for sure. Although I can't say I love classical music, I can definitely appreciate it and how it fit in with the show.
I'm actually Chinese lol. I was born there, but moved to the US when I was young. Sadly, I'm not very fluent anymore. You lose it if you don't use it. Ever since I've moved away from my parents, I don't speak it much, so it's getting worse everyday... lol. Haha, if you need to practice your Chinese, we can practice together. I definitely should keep it up haha.
Speaking of Shaft's style, [url]http://tinyurl.com/qckxbhb[/url]. The Shaft Angle never fails to amaze lol. Actually, I saw a really cool article once about different studios and their unique styles or signatures. Let me find it. Here it is: [url]http://tinyurl.com/qd8wg2t[/url]. Haha, some of these are so blatant, but you don't always realize it. I love Itano Circus because it's just always so ridiculous, but so cool at the same time lol.
For the Monogatari series, you can watch them in the order that they were released. Later on in the series, they refer back to the previous events a bit, so it's good to have seen it in a more or less chronological order.
Akame ga Kill was decent. I would say, you probably don't want to continue watching it if you weren't captured by the plot or the action. Honestly, I found the end to be a bit, meh. A lot of characters die. The ending leaves you feeling a little hollow. I kind of just continued it because I liked the action and Esdeath XD. But yea, it was okay, not great.
For me, I always get really excited about shows, but once they finish airing, I hesitate to dive into them. I get the feeling that I want to save them, but that usually just ends up being me delaying watching the shows that I was really excited about. Case in point, Psycho Pass. Ever since the first season started airing, I really wanted to watch it, so I was waiting for it to finish airing. Now, a few years later, I still haven't gotten around to watching it. Same thing with Baccano actually (sorry ><). I have it on my computer, ready to be watched, but I still haven't watched it because I keep thinking, hmm, I need to enjoy it properly, so I won't start it right now. Haha, it's so weird. Such a terrible habit. It's just that, every time I'm looking for something to watch, I scroll through my list. The ones that I actually want to watch, I'm like, 'nah, not right now'... then a year later, 'hmm, not right now'. EPIC FAIL xD
Let me see what I have marked down from the two most recent seasons.
God Eater: there's so much hype for this. I'm kind of excited to see it, especially since the game is pretty epic, but I won't be able to start it until October haha.
Gatchaman: I actually wasn't too impressed by season 1, but there was still enough to make me want to follow up with season 2.
Aquarion: only because, it was one of the early shows that I watched and really got me into Anime. I don't have super high expectations, but EVOL was okay. That scene where they flip EVOL around though... LOL, I laughed so hard at how cheesy it was.
Working: I'm actually really excited for this, both of the previous seasons are really good. It's an awesome slice of life comedy. I would highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
Last, but not least... FS/N Unlimited Blade Works: the two seasons have finished airing, so I need to break my habit and watch it. I definitely want to binge through this, so I think I'll be saving it for next weekend lol, except I think I have plans, so the weekend after that? See, this is what happens to my highly anticipated shows :S
There are some more, including a few ecchi ones, but they're not that high in my order to watch. Most of them will be fillers during the weekdays.
What about you? What are you looking forward to watching?
I find that MAL scores can be deceiving, but most of the time, they're actually fairly accurate. The one issue I have are with MAL reviews. I'm not a very critical viewer of anime. I watch to relax and enjoy it as entertainment. It should be interesting or funny enough to get me engaged, the plot needs to be well thought out and can hook you in, but I wouldn't say I'm looking for the deeper, complex themes or observations about life and society that some of the reviewers seem to need from the shows. They over analyze stuff, in my humble opinion, and then give a show that I would really enjoy a low score. So I usually don't pay much attention to the reviews and scores lol. I usually just glance at it and say, 'huh' if it's really low. Then watch the show anyway lol.
I do watch anime movies. I have a few marked down, but I generally don't have them very high on my priorities. It's mostly because I find that the good movies leave me wanting more, but there aren't any more. Then again, there are some movies that have so many sequels. One that I'm fairly interested in is Kara no Kyoukai. It looks like it's a bit dark and has really good action. I think there are like 5 or 6 movies, so it's almost like series now lol. But, that would be one that I would probably watch first. There's also a movie that came out recently called Expelled from Paradise. I saw a poster of it at AX (sadly, I didn't go, just saw it on pictures of AX lol). That looked really good, so I might watch that some time soon.
Do you like watching them? Which movies did you really like?
Sorry, for replying so late. :(
I was actually going to write more before, but I never got around to it.
Life is hitting me so hard right now. So stay tuned, I will definitely get back to you! Gomenasai XD
The Fate series is more like a whole universe. There are so many spinoffs in many media from the original VN game. In terms of anime, there's an original (only because it was the first to be aired) version of Fate/stay Night, there's also the prequel Fate/Zero (completely amazing!). There's a movie adaptation of Fate/stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, which is one route of the original VN game, I believe. And now, they've remade a series adaptation of F/SN: UBW (which I hear is also amazing!). I can't wait to watch it once it finishes airing.
There's also an interesting PV of Fate/Prototype, which previews a gender flipped version of F/SN. Saber is a blonde guy instead xD! It would be interesting to watch if it ever materializes.
Sorry, I'm writing on my phone, so expect a bunch of short replies! xD
gomen nasai >_<
Anyway, here's my full reply, again... LOL. /Prays that this doesn't get lost. I'm also going to Select All and Copy once every few minutes.
Looks like you finished Devil Survivor 2! How did you like it? What did you think? I must say that I quite like the opening and the ending themes for that show. The opening is by livetune, who is a huge Vocaloid producer. He earned his fame with some now-classic Vocaloid songs. Now he produces for ClariS! The ending is by Song Riders and is also pretty good. :D
I find that the whole set of Monogatari series is pretty amazing. I'm totally impressed with all of the characters in that series. There are also many dimensions to the plots. I think when Bakemonogatari came out, it was so different, so stylistically unique, that many people found the series to be very interesting. But it seemed like the subsequent series had less traction. While they all remained very true to the original style, it might have seemed less avant-garde to people watching it. I'm not sure if what I wrote made sense >_<
Anyway, if you liked Bakemonogatari, I definitely recommend that you continue and watch the rest as well. They are all pretty good, especially the latest, Monogatari Second Season and Hanamonogatari. All of the different cours are not exactly in chronological order, but it's really fun to watch it all and try to piece them together. I'm eagerly waiting for the movie, Kizumonogatari, to come out. It's going to showcase how Araragi encountered Shinobu in the first place.
I think I would have enjoyed Guilty Crown even if the soundtrack wasn't as amazing as it was. I liked the premise and the story. I didn't like the ending because it wasn't a good ending :< But because the soundtrack was so awesome, it made the series even better. ^_^ I did watch the OVA; it was pretty good. I wish there was more about Carol and Scrooge's story too. Scrooge in particular was really epic. I was impressed by him lol. I think we should petition for a Guilty Crown spin-off show for them! XD
Yea, Tempest really had an amazing soundtrack. I really enjoyed the whole show as well. It had a bit of everything that I liked. I haven't seen Psycho Pass yet, but I'm planning to, especially now that there are two seasons to keep me hooked lol.
I guess I'm a bit weird in that I actually prefer Vocaloid voices instead of human voices. I'm not saying I don't like 'real' voices, but I somehow appreciate Vocaloid voices a little bit more. My preference in Vocaloids has gone through an interesting evolution. Initially, I had a few Vocaloids that I really liked: Gumi, Luka, IA. But now, I look for specific producers that I like instead. My favorite producer is Dixie Flatline. He does this jazzy, electronic fusion between Japanese and Western melodies and rhythms. I think I have every single song that he's produced or mixed. He's that amazing! lol >_< Check out this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPzP-MwcLI (one of his most popular). This one is really nice to listen to too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGH4RsonfiQ.
I actually don't like male Vocaloids; I don't like how they sound lol. Actually, what's amazing to me now is how realistic the voice banks can be now. I'm not sure if you know, but IA is voiced by Lia. Lia sang the OP to Angel Beats, "My Soul, Your Beats". Check out this live concert with both Lia and IA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfW0glLj2pE. This song is one of my favorites, brings a chill to me when I listen to it (both the Lia and the IA versions) :D Lia is actually so talented; I love her songs.
Oooo, the Wagakki version is pretty cool. I like it! Haha, yea, Matryoshka is pretty addicting. Wait, were you trying to search for it by singing it out? XD
Yea, I agree, string instruments are totally elegant. I wish I know how to play a violin or a piano lol. Those are THE instruments of elegance and refinement. Unfortunately for me, I only learned how to play Alto and Tenor Saxophones in my younger days lol. Not that I'm old, but I just haven't touched my Tenor in a long, long time lol. I'm pretty sure if I picked it up and played it now, I'd be totally horrible. Q_Q
I actually speak Chinese too. Not a lot at that, but my parents speak Mandarin and I lived in China until I was about 10 before we moved to the US. I used to speak both Cantonese and Mandarin. Sadly, I forgot all of my Cantonese from just the lack of practice. I'm still okay at Mandarin, but I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting more and more of it everyday.
I took a semester of beginner Japanese in college, so I have some of the basics. Of course, I wouldn't be able to properly read Kanji, but I think I still have a good mastery of hiragana and katakana. I'm also trying to get further with my Japanese via Anime and Rosetta Stone. My hope is that I could be fluent enough that when I finally decide to visit Japan for a month, I can get by and then pick up more and more of it. It's like one of my ultimate life goals to go stay in Japan for a month or so at some point! It might be cool to spent a few years there for that matter lol. I'll probably spend a good 50% of my time just in Akiba... lol. Of course, I would also go to all the key places like Kyoto, Osaka, and Okinawa. Where would you go if you went?
Sadly, I ended up not watching Baccano over the weekend. Akame ga Kill caught my attention instead. I'm sorry! But think of it this way, this gives you a chance to get ready for DRRR! :D
Akame was okay. Plenty of action and gore. Not sure how I felt about the plot specifics and the death of so many characters... : / Some were definitely well-deserved deaths, but not the others.
In other news, you'll be happy to hear that I now have in my possession 16 episodes of Baccano! Haha, I'm planning to watch it this weekend. I'll let you know what I think of it.
Also, more mini replies to come! Haha
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No 6 was okay. It had a pretty good premise for the setting and plot, but then that's about it. The ending didn't really make a whole lot of sense. The way the plot turned out was a far cry from what I would have originally expected. Not much exciting action or comedy either. I think they tried to do too much with their ideas and didn't really spend much time on just executing one or two ideas really well. The show tried to have some mystery elements in it too, but the revelations just made you think, "Oh, that's it?" Like the parasitic wasps, they weren't really resolved properly. In the end, they were supposed to be some kind of weapon that Elyurias had implanted? I don't even know lol... Also, they tried to do the emotional feels, but again because of the lack of focus on the characters, relationships, and developments, it didn't have much of an impact. Like Safu's ending, she just always seemed there, and her relationship with Shion was established as is, with no development. All in all, not a huge fan of the show.
The LN looks like it has really good art though. I can only imagine that the plot was much better executed in the LN as it was the original material. Would be interesting to read.
Haha, you're all over the place with your shows! Do finish Devil Survivor at some point. I wouldn't say the show was amazing, but it wasn't terrible either. Sadly, I haven't seen either Ghost Hunt or Shiki, but I do have Shiki on my to watch list. I've heard interesting things about Shiki, so I will definitely give it a watch. Currently, I'm on Monogatari S2.
Yea, Log Horizon S1 and S2 had different studios. S1 was Satelight, S2 was Studio DEEN. I've heard that S2 animation isn't as good. : / We'll have to see.
LOL, I totally know what you mean by the eyes. THEY'RE JUST SO BIG. Haha, you should check out Kanon and Air too (don't worry, I haven't seen them), the eyes size to face size ratio is ridiculous. Hahahah. Yea, I'm a little bit like that too, I want to be captured right from the start with a show. If that happens, I'll watch it all in one sitting. I judge music like that too, the first 15 to 30 seconds have to make me love the song, other wise, SKIP. xD
Music makes for a huge part of the show, I don't know if you have seen Guilty Crown, but I would say one of the biggest reasons why I like it so much is because it had such great music. The soundtrack and everything was just so good. <3 Egoist and Chelly! I watched that in one sitting. Took a day off from school back then. LOL
I pretty much get all my asian music from Anime. But sometimes I discover really cool artists because of an anime song. I'm all over the map when it comes to music. I don't care much for genre labels, but I do have my phases. Right now my phase is on EDM (lol, don't judge me >.<) But, I'll really listen to anything that's awesome, has a good melody, and a good beat, except country music lol. I really like Vocaloid music. The main reason why is because it enables music artist and producers to make their content however they want. They don't need to have a singer anymore. So now, people who can't sing or can't find a singer can create awesome content too. Plus, Vocaloids can sing some stuff that no one else can. If you like traditional Asian music, you might like this!
Senbonzakura: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0gAwCFHdEA[/url]
What's even more amazing is that, some of these songs get so popular that they're covered by other artist. It's especially cool when artists here in North America cover Vocaloid songs! Like this Violin cover of Senbonzakura by Lindsey Stirling. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-wEAeNcA_A[/url] She's super awesome!
I just like the fact that there are so, so many Vocaloid songs. So I can almost always find something that I like. I think the Vocaloid characters and all the fan art and videos all add to it too. :P
I'm curious, how fluent are you with Japanese? Have you ever been to Japan? I really want to go some time soon XD haha.
Yea, I definitely recommend Darker Than Black. Hei goes through quite a character transformation as the story progresses. Well worth the time. Season 1 is a bit different in that every 2 episodes is a mini arc. I think you'll like it because it has mystery elements too.
Don't touch Queen's Blade lol. Just don't do it! >.<
The first half of SAO was really good. I also really liked the GGO part of SAO II. Sinon <3 Haha. The rest were okay. It wasn't amazing, but I didn't hate them. I felt like the Mother Rosario arc was rushed too much.
I really liked Log Horizon. Shiroe is pretty cool, and Akatsuki is so cute! SO CUTE! I'm really excited to watch the second season. Too bad it wasn't the original studio that animated Season 1, but I'm still excited to see the plot develop. The ending in Season 1 was a bit of a cliffhanger with the new character introduced right at the end, that seductive, foxy witch (can't remember her name) haha. I'm also curious to find out about his former guild and their relationships.
You HAVE to watch Clannad. Both Seasons! Season 2 is like so amazing. SO AMAZING T_T Definitely one of the most moving ones I've ever seen.
Now that I'm done moving, I'm going to get back into watching more! Haha, trying to finish No. 6 right now. Not too captivated by it so far though, but I started watching it like 2 months ago >_<
What kind of music do you like? Have you heard of Vocaloids? :O
Elfen Lied did have a pretty annoying male lead character. I actually always hate those powerless, annoying, and/or whiny male leads. It bugs me to no end. Sometimes, I can't help but scream at my TV "DAMNIT, MAN UP" lol. I get too into some of these shows. Those kind of male leads are sometimes pretty typical in harems, which makes me more mad because all these girls are apparently head over heels for a guy that I find to be pretty uncompelling (to say the least).
That's why I love shows where the lead characters are awesome and cool. The male lead, Hei, in Dark Than Black is like the ideal example of what an awesome, powerful lead should be like. Haha. Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu also has really strong, willful main characters, male and female. I enjoy shows with those type of characters a lot more. I haven't heard of Kurozuka before, but it looks like the male lead in it is pretty badass. lol xD
Yea, Qwaser was just the weirdest series (Sadly, I ended up watching both seasons). I think the premise is pretty ridiculous. Breast feeding to gain power? Seems almost like just a reason to have big boobed female characters expose themselves for the sake of the show. At first, it was okay, but then it got a bit wacky. Was not a fan XD. The ecchi was so tasteless and deliberate. Don't know if you watched any of the Queen's Blade or not, but it's also a show that uses ecchi elements excessively. I was into it for a bit at the start because the plot was semi-interesting, but then it was getting too much. I haven't watched any of the newer seasons.
I'll have to get back to you on the cliched show titles. It's more like elements in the show that seem to be cliched. I often say to myself, "hmmm, where have I seen this before?" Like I said though, I think most shows are unique. They all have their own special elements, be it the plot, the characters, or the setting.
Haha, I thought SAO was pretty intense through out. I think since I'm a big gamer, the premise had me hooked right at the start. xP
There were definitely some tear-jerking moments in SAO. I'm secretly a sucker for shows with the feels. I really liked White Album 2, Clannad, Kokoro Connect. I'm not ashamed to admit that I actually get teary sometimes, watching these. Don't judge me? xd
I always say to myself that I need to watch more and get my list down, but every season I end up adding a whole bunch that seem like they would be interesting. I follow a few posters who preview/review shows and post industry news, so I end up adding new shows constantly, but never end up getting a chance to watch much. Wish I could not work and just be a NEET lol?! (NOT REALLY xD) But I have so many vacation days, I'm wondering about taking some time off to just relax and catch up on shows. I haven't been able to watch anything in the last new weeks. Busy with getting ready to move. I'm excited to move though :D
Oddly enough, I enjoyed Elfen Lied a lot, not so much the gory parts, but everything else about it was stellar.
Haha, just like you take guilty pleasure in reverse harems, I do watch harems. Most of them end up being ecchi... But there are some really funny ecchi shows. B Gata H Kei comes to mind. Certain shows that are purely ecchi with no other substance are absolutely painful to watch. I think good examples of those are Kenzen Robo or Qwaser...
I think most shows are unique, but yea there are some cliched ones that I try to stay away from. I can't really drop a series, no matter how bad it is. I just force myself to watch through it... It's unfortunate sometimes, but I'm weird that way. So sometimes, I end up sitting through these bad shows that I started. Occasionally though, you find a series that was not so appealing at first, but then it really grows on you.
Right now, I'm adding a whole bunch of shows from this Spring season coming up, but I haven't been able to watch many from the last two seasons. My list of stuff to watch just keeps growing...