Poll of the Day > Anime, Manga, VN, JRPG, Related Things Discussion Topic LXXVII

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YoukaiSlayer posted...

like the one where they all wander up the wind stream thingy.

That's one of my favorites as well.

I also like the "The Village Closest to Heaven" one and "Letters From a Weakling."

Those short stories really are the best part of the game. They're just SO well written.
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keyblader1985 posted...

I had a B1G1 coupon for a local store, so I picked up Lost Odyssey (on Abibde's recommendation) and Cromartie High School.

I cannot think of two things more opposite in terms of tone and content, LOL, but enjoy both! (Seriously, that's like buying Pretty Cure Splash Star and Legend of the Overfiend together, almost.)
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I got a bit further into shirobako and it's definitely picked up. Took about 6 episodes to actually hook me though but now I'm having a good time. Kinda hope someone kills taro though.
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First arc of shirobako complete. Onto episode 13. Hopefully this motivates me to start working on a game again or something.
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God Hunter x Hunter is so good, currently on the Yorknew City arc.

dioxxys posted...

God Hunter x Hunter is so good, currently on the Yorknew City arc.

It is pretty damn good and it really doesn't let up in quality ever (although a few episodes in the chimera ant arc drag on a bit).
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I_Abibde posted...

I cannot think of two things more opposite in terms of tone and content, LOL, but enjoy both! (Seriously, that's like buying Pretty Cure Splash Star and Legend of the Overfiend together, almost.)

I think another time I was there I bought Tales of Hearts R, and The Boondocks. >.>
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Just finished shirobako and damn what a good show.

I thought I was gonna cry if red hair didn't end up in the anime somehow while drinking alone at night all depressed and all her friends did reach their dreams but it turned out I was gonna cry regardless because I felt about the same way main girl did when she was watching the dubbing.
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YoukaiSlayer posted...

Just finished shirobako and damn what a good show.

I thought I was gonna cry if red hair didn't end up in the anime somehow while drinking alone at night all depressed and all her friends did reach their dreams but it turned out I was gonna cry regardless because I felt about the same way main girl did when she was watching the dubbing.

I loved this reference in Shirobako. If you didn't get it; MC is talking to a fictional guy who is obviously Hideaki Anno from Neon Genesis Evangelion fame; I just love that damn sofa color pallete'd after Shinji's EVA





Also, Shirobako is a must watch for anyone deeply intrigued by anime. It's an anime about making anime for gods sake.

One last thing, because of Shirobako, I can't help but feel amused when I see janky animation, because ultimately, someone had to say "this is OK". Qualidea Code was a kinda forgettable show from summer 2016, but It's really memorable to me because it constantly had janky animation evident in every episode, and I couldn't help but pity the production team.


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is the janky of that image two two girls in the middle back
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Is that that guy's head or a freaking acorn?
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helly posted...

is the janky of that image two two girls in the middle back

The janky is everything. There's nothing that's not jank. But good of you to notice that they're actually the main characters.
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Yeah I was aware of that reference. They also had a very similar scene to the nerve secret meeting room thing
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eating4fun posted...

But good of you to notice that they're actually the main characters.

wait what

the two girls in front aren't?
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I noticed that theater that I saw Your Name and Paprika at is showing Tekkonkinkreet Friday and Saturday. I'll probably go tomorrow night since it's supposed to rain again Saturday.
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Remember when I posted pic of that delinquent loli character I posted a while ago?



Well, she just turned into one of my favorite characters in the series.





You know they say "every badass needs a loli," well this time the badass IS the loli.
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what is that
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helly posted...

what is that

It's from a manga called Rokudou no Onna-tachi.
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Qualidea Code had a couple of moments where it actually looked pretty good, but, for the most part, yeah, it went to shit pretty fast. (Watch Girlish Number if you want to see one of the writers behind QC throw shade at it.)

keyblader1985 posted...

I think another time I was there I bought Tales of Hearts R, and The Boondocks. >.>

Tales of the Boondocks. ... I'd play it if it existed.
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God wow
HxH is definitely going in the top ten anime list, its just so good.
How am I going to live after this show is over? Fans waited ages for a good quality long running accurate version of the show. Then I am going have to wait years for a Hunter X Hunter anime that continues from (2011)?

Well at least Im only up to episode 55 right now, 1/3 of the way through.
The yorknew arc is so good, phantom troupe, Kurapika is really kicking ass.
Oh shit girl got her fortune telling stolen, wonder how that mafia boss will react?

dioxxys posted...

its just so good.

dioxxys posted...

Well at least I'm only up to episode 55 right now

Well if it makes you feel better it just keeps getting better until it ends- said ending does tie up the plot points made until then too- so it's not too bad, it'll probably be another decade before we get anymore of it though.. :(
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ugh
good shonen are so good
Edited my post for spoilers.

I swear Kurapika is a girl, in fact I prefer to look at him that way lol.

I hope Seven Deadly Sins turns out as one of the greats, and Hero Academia is still going strong.

:3 shonnenenenen

Man, today I'm having shirobako withdrawals. Another painful lesson in japanese companies to hate. Apparently PA works (who made shirobako) just don't do sequels ever so in that sense it seems unlikely to get a season 2 and it has been some years since it aired.

On the other hand a few promising things that would lean towards a sequel. Firstly, it sold very well and won an award so clearly the show was received quite well and a sequel is likely to be profitable. Second, in a volume 3 interview they mentioned that originally the show was planned to be 4 cours, 1 of miyamori aoi as production assistant, one as a production desk, one as a line producer and the final cour as a full on producer. Considering only half of that made it to air they clearly have a story for the next 2 cours already worked out and my god do I want to see it. For so many of the characters it feels like the end of the anime is just the beginning and its such a shame for it to end there. Third, in a recent interview the people that made it mentioned they would possibly make a sequel if they could find a good theme for it.

I so don't want this show to be over. Theres also something about some new website coming up possibly indicating a new upcoming announcement.

It's starting to seem like there is this very real difference between anime that have a handle on realistic characters and struggles and anime that focus on an idealized childlike version of reality and I just can't find enough of the former. Everyone of them feels almost like an instant classic and reminds why I love anime in the first place. I want more anime that make me reconsider things about real life and it just feels like that comes along so rarely these days.
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YoukaiSlayer posted...

It's starting to seem like there is this very real difference between anime that have a handle on realistic characters and struggles and anime that focus on an idealized childlike version of reality and I just can't find enough of the former. Everyone of them feels almost like an instant classic and reminds why I love anime in the first place. I want more anime that make me reconsider things about real life and it just feels like that comes along so rarely these days.

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, 3-gatsu no lion, and this season's Sakura Quest are 3 recent shows that float that realism boat. Dem themes man. Sakura Quest isn't as praised as the other two, but I enjoy it a hell lot.
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keyblader1985 posted...

I noticed that theater that I saw Your Name and Paprika at is showing Tekkonkinkreet Friday and Saturday. I'll probably go tomorrow night since it's supposed to rain again Saturday.

sweet!, another unique anime classic. It also has a fantastic soundtrack composed by Plaid. I'd go see it if you haven't.
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I'm on my way to the theater right now. I'm going into the movie blind though.
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Have fun!
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I dropped 3-gatsu after 1-2 episodes and I just keep not feeling like rakugo would be interesting although I'm sure I'll watch it eventually. Both of those seem to veer more towards the drama side of things as well which usually doesn't hold my interest without something else like comedy or action. I'll check out sakura quest.
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Wow; Tekkonkinkreet was absolutely phenomenal. And the dub was amazing; one of the best I've ever seen. Gotta pick that one up sometime.
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YoukaiSlayer posted...

I dropped 3-gatsu after 1-2 episodes and I just keep not feeling like rakugo would be interesting although I'm sure I'll watch it eventually. Both of those seem to veer more towards the drama side of things as well which usually doesn't hold my interest without something else like comedy or action. I'll check out sakura quest.

It's weird you say that, because Shirobako is absolutely driven by drama, and supplemented with comedy. Its fast paced, which is a bit unusual in drama driven shows. Sakura Quest gets compared to Shirobako alot, but they're pretty different, and given what you said, I don't think you would like it. If you want me to explain why I like it so much, I'll give it proper justice if you're willing to read.

It's pretty unfair to drop 3-gatsu that early. The tonal shifts are jarring, but if you stick with it, you'll see why it's intended. Its themes and the way they're construed are the core appeal, and they shine is because of how good Shaft is with its craft.

And Rakugo, the reason people so vehemently praise it is because the vast majority of people who watch it don't think it's interesting at glance; They checked it out regardless of that fact only because of how praised it is and ended up deeply captivated by it.


Sakura Quest and 3-gatsu are SoL with drama, and Rakugo is a character-centric drama. I find that shows that are grounded to reality are more often dramas than not, and I like dramas and realism in general.
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Well, I'll throw another recommendation for anyone interested. Ping Pong The Animation is the most well told, 11 episode story I've ever experienced. Character-centric drama, great animation, unique aesthetic, and amazing soundtrack.

Here's a great scene that wonderfully does "show, not tell"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTAPOYMEqnQ
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keyblader1985 posted...

Wow; Tekkonkinkreet was absolutely phenomenal. And the dub was amazing; one of the best I've ever seen. Gotta pick that one up sometime.

glad you enjoyed it, its one of my favourite anime movies. It was one of the first I watched when I really started to get into anime.
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I haven't read manga in a long time...I blame To Love Ru Darkness.
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Reading some Boruto now, I'm only like 6 chapters behind. Then I'll start up some of my other ongoing series. Some of them I might even just re-read up to the point where I stopped.
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eating4fun posted...

It's weird you say that, because Shirobako is absolutely driven by drama, and supplemented with comedy. Its fast paced, which is a bit unusual in drama driven shows. Sakura Quest gets compared to Shirobako alot, but they're pretty different, and given what you said, I don't think you would like it. If you want me to explain why I like it so much, I'll give it proper justice if you're willing to read.

It's pretty unfair to drop 3-gatsu that early. The tonal shifts are jarring, but if you stick with it, you'll see why it's intended. Its themes and the way they're construed are the core appeal, and they shine is because of how good Shaft is with its craft.

And Rakugo, the reason people so vehemently praise it is because the vast majority of people who watch it don't think it's interesting at glance; They checked it out regardless of that fact only because of how praised it is and ended up deeply captivated by it.


Sakura Quest and 3-gatsu are SoL with drama, and Rakugo is a character-centric drama. I find that shows that are grounded to reality are more often dramas than not, and I like dramas and realism in general.

Yeah and I nearly dropped shirobako early on. It took all the way till episode 6 until I wasn't super bored. I vaguely remember people telling me that if I didn't like 3-gatsu by the time I dropped it then I probably wasn't going to. Maybe I'll go back but I just felt really uninterested in the main character.

I bet rakugo is gonna be something I kick myself for not watching sooner but it just looks so boring. Like the rakugo itself seems really boring so it seems hard to invest in someone wanting to get better at it.

Then again I guess good shows about an activity depend on how well they can sell the activity and not the activity itself. I didn't really care about how anime was made but shirobako made it interesting and I certainly didn't care about shonen jump but bakuman made it interesting so I guess I'm just not being fair.
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Finished Little Witch Academia. I enjoyed it a lot but it fell short of my really high expectations, and that's my fault. So I left it feeling like it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. I don't even know why I feel that way lol. Still at least an 8/10 though
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Finished up Sin Nanatsu no Taizai. It's been fairly mediocre, but some of the characters are likeable at least. Also, lots of boobs.

Barely started book 9 of Malazan. Been working on a Minecraft project and it's been sucking up a lot of time. Deciding I wanted to use a decent bit of obsidian didn't help the matter either. Still tons to do on my project, but at least I've finally got some of it done.
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helIy posted...

Persona 5 stuff

I'm approaching 80 hours in Persona 4, and I'm about to finish up the true end. I assume that 170 hours in P5 is newgame+?
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no

i just beat it for the first time

i probably won't do ng+
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i don't know what to play now
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@helIy *Random suggestions* Play Tekken 6, Final fantasy 6, Summon Knight Swordcraft story 2 (GBA), Advance Guardian Heroes (GBA), Trauma center 2 (DS) or Dead to rights reckoning (PSP).
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no

all those games are terrible, what is wrong with you
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You have to remember that helly has backwards taste and thinks everything thats good is bad and everything thats bad is good.
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except those are all genuinely and factually garbage games
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The only 2 I've played (ff6 and swordcraft story 2) are great games and generally well received, especially FF6. You just don't like good games.
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It's a well known fact that helly is always wrong.
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YoukaiSlayer posted...

Just finished shirobako and damn what a good show.

I saw 2 episodes of it and got tired of all the information they were throwing at me about how an anime is made and all the job titles and names of people.

Is it like that the whole time?
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YoukaiSlayer posted...

The only 2 I've played (ff6 and swordcraft story 2) are great games and generally well received, especially FF6. You just don't like good games.

no, I do.

It just happens to be that those games are shit
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