Board 8 > Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 185: A Spring of Sequels

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WickIebee
03/22/18 4:37:36 PM
#151:


I actually liked the second arc of SAO more than the first. Just goes to show how much the first arc irritated me from the start. Yes, by second arc we already knew Asuna was going to be boring bait that despite being a great warrior is probably going to play damsel at least once because her character is about as dull as a princess locked in a tower, Kirito is a shitty hero as well. Kay, we already know that... What does the second arc do? Sit on a long plotline of incest that yes, is pretty boring but at least gets us into the life of another character, showing that the author actually is not incapable of progressing side character storylines. Sure, the author has the character development of an NES game in the world of VRMMOs... but still, at least there was some utilization of alternate cast. It even had some side characters that played a good part in the leaders of Cait Sith and the Elves.

All this probably leads to why I actually liked Excalibur and will never deny that Mother's Rosario is actually the only good arc of SAO.
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pyresword
03/22/18 5:34:22 PM
#152:


voltch posted...
Wonder what will be the best performing newcomer this time.

I'm going to have a thing or two to say when it's inevitably not A Place Further Than the Universe.
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pjbasis
03/22/18 6:35:47 PM
#153:


My Hero Academia (Cover/Lead CP)
Dr.Stone
One Piece
Haikyuu!!
Kimetsu no Yaiba
The Promised Neverland (CP)
We Never Learn
Jujutsu Kaisen
Gintama
Noah's Notes
Black Clover
Ziga (CP)
Act-Age
Shokugeki no Soma
Boruto (CP)
HunterHunter
Hinomaru Zumou
Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san
Robot x Laserbeam
Bozebeats
Lycopene The Tomatoy Poodle


- Bozebeats has entered the Event Horizon of cancellation
- Jujutsu Kaizen is my favorite newcomer so far, and it's doing good too!
- Ziga is a kaiju manga, well thats cool I guess
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Mac Arrowny
03/22/18 6:47:46 PM
#154:


Yeah, Alfheim is pretty easily my least favorite arc, but it did have some stuff I thought was great. The past part was in the second episode of the arc where Kirito was learning to fly. Just felt really magical. All the elf alliance stuff was really good too. The incest and damsel in distress stuff was the worst part.
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voltch
03/22/18 6:49:10 PM
#155:


Eesh Yuragi looks doooone.

Sad times.
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GranzonEx
03/22/18 6:49:57 PM
#156:


incest part was so bad considering it was Kirino getting cockblocked again
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swordz9
03/22/18 6:55:07 PM
#157:


I dont think I made it far enough to even see the incest girl. I think her name is Suguha or Suzuka something like that? I have seen her design at least and probably like it most of the few SAO girls Ive seen though that girl with the green/blue whatever hair color looked good too. I think her name was Shion or Sinon? I at least have a vague idea of their names >_>. Oh yeah the blacksmith girl looked good too
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Mac Arrowny
03/22/18 7:02:50 PM
#158:


based entirely on hair length again I see
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th3l3fty
03/22/18 7:19:38 PM
#159:


voltch posted...
Eesh Yuragi looks doooone.

Sad times.

it's literally getting an anime in a few months

no way is it done
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swordz9
03/22/18 7:24:29 PM
#160:


Well Asuna looks pretty boring to me and there arent many other girls I know of in the series aside from her and the 3 others I mentioned. The only other ones I know are Sachi (Im pretty sure that was her name) and the pigtails girl with the little blue creature
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Mac Arrowny
03/22/18 8:16:48 PM
#161:


by the by, if anyone wants more like Yuru Camp, check out Encouragement of Climb! The first season is good but not the best, but S2 is fantastic. Feels a lot like Yuru Camp, but somewhat more emotional.
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LapisLazuli
03/22/18 8:28:56 PM
#162:


Sword Gai tonight. Unlike AICO and B I've got no expectations for this one and don't even really know anything about it.
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GranzonEx
03/22/18 8:30:29 PM
#163:


Sword Gai is a dumb name which means it's probably gonna exceed expectations and in contention for AOTY
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Popcorn_Fairy
03/22/18 8:30:57 PM
#164:


Can't say I know anything about it either, but so long as Netflix didn't use the AICO dub people, I imagine it'll be alright.

That dub is the only thing keeping me away from AICO.
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LapisLazuli
03/22/18 8:33:04 PM
#165:


It's worth a watch, just bite the bullet on the subs!
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LapisLazuli
03/22/18 8:35:25 PM
#166:


As for Sword Gai, they seem to have gone in the complete opposite direction and hired only the most recognizable VAs in anime dubbing they could, lol.

https://www.netflix.com/title/80175350
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tazzyboyishere
03/22/18 8:36:50 PM
#167:


Hey so I opened up my anime ranking topic in case anyone who didn't nominate anything is interested in following.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76442986
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Popcorn_Fairy
03/22/18 8:41:22 PM
#168:


I will eventually, but I've put it on hold for the time being.

Sounds like they got a good cast there. I approve.
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Mobilezoid
03/22/18 8:44:52 PM
#169:


Mac Arrowny posted...
by the by, if anyone wants more like Yuru Camp, check out Encouragement of Climb! The first season is good but not the best, but S2 is fantastic. Feels a lot like Yuru Camp, but somewhat more emotional.

This was almost one of the first anime I randomly chose but Crunchyroll only had the first season so I skipped it. Still, if it's like Yuru Camp then S2 might be worth tracking down elsewhere!

LapisLazuli posted...
Sword Gai tonight. Unlike AICO and B I've got no expectations for this one and don't even really know anything about it.

I'll watch it immediately after it releases, as usual. I don't know anything about it either though.

LapisLazuli posted...
It's worth a watch, just bite the bullet on the subs!

It really is, the subs and Japanese voices for AICO are good too!
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swordz9
03/22/18 8:56:00 PM
#170:


I keep reading that as Sword Gal
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WickIebee
03/22/18 10:09:30 PM
#171:


It was very tough for me to not read it as Sword Gal as well.
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LapisLazuli
03/22/18 11:56:39 PM
#172:


https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-22/sorcerous-stabber-orphen-novels-get-new-tv-anime/.129386

AHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJDKJEJJDKEKHSJDJ
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Mac Arrowny
03/23/18 12:06:24 AM
#173:


but will it be as shitty as the game?
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 12:08:57 AM
#174:


The game has nothing to do with the rest of the series.

Orphen is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESDoWBYFCk" data-time="


That's the good shit!
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Robazoid
03/23/18 8:03:34 AM
#175:


Well Netflix didn't upload Sword Gai at 1 AM like it did with its other new shows so, uh...

TexasZea posted...
roba I bet you would like school-live...

Done, and I enjoyed School-Live quite a bit! It was nice watching another happy show about a school club where the characters enjoy each other's friendship.

Seriously, that was really good. "Cute girls survive a zombie apocalypse" is a great premise and School-Live more than did it justice. I called a few of the twists but they were still handled well enough to be compelling, particularly the ones about Yuki's psyche. She was the most interesting character, and the other three were great as well. They each had their own development and added something to the overall group. It was fun watching them finding ways to enjoy themselves even in that situation. And of course, Taroumaru was super cute and a real hero.
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Mac Arrowny
03/23/18 12:38:03 PM
#176:


SL's pretty good stuff, though I found the quality could be uneven at times. The slice of life antics were generally worse than the average slice of life show I felt.
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GranzonEx
03/23/18 12:42:51 PM
#177:


Gakkougurashi

School Live

oh
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WhiteLens
03/23/18 12:57:23 PM
#178:


Has anyone told Roba to watch Lucky Star yet?

He should watch Lucky Star.

It's what got me into watching Slice of Life anime.
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pjbasis
03/23/18 1:18:17 PM
#179:


voltch posted...
Eesh Yuragi looks doooone.

Sad times.


It's got an anime coming, hard to say! I don't know why it was popular in the first place though.
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voltch
03/23/18 1:24:21 PM
#180:


WhiteLens posted...
Has anyone told Roba to watch Lucky Star yet?

He should watch Lucky Star.

It's what got me into watching Slice of Life anime.


Great suggestion there! In a way I'm looking forward to a roba watching something like this. It might come off as really dated to him, but for someone like me and whitelens it's hard to tell.
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Tokoyami
03/23/18 1:25:14 PM
#181:


Oh I like Lucky Star

I don't think I actually finished it but I watched enough to be like "yea, this is a cool show"
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tazzyboyishere
03/23/18 1:36:26 PM
#182:


I hated Lucky Star but Roba would probably find it at least enjoyable.
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 1:40:38 PM
#183:


https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/spike-chunsoft-to-release-steins-gate-elite-zanki-zero-games-in-n-america-europe/.129411

Looks like I made the right call holding off on S;G.
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th3l3fty
03/23/18 2:02:52 PM
#184:


S;G Elite looks terrible though

why play the anime instead of just watching it
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Mac Arrowny
03/23/18 2:22:48 PM
#185:


Watching Lucky Star without watching Haruhi first sounds foolish to me.
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 2:34:01 PM
#186:


https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/hi-score-girl-anime-teaser-video-subtitled-in-english/.129415

Wow, this is still coming out? Guess the lawsuit stuff got settled.
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 2:38:42 PM
#187:


th3l3fty posted...
S;G Elite looks terrible though

why play the anime instead of just watching it


Wait, is it not going to have the original version of the art as well?

Hmm....I guess all of these scenes that weren't in the anime also being animated would at least be cool...
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NowItsAngeTime
03/23/18 4:18:55 PM
#188:


https://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/20235-konosora-imhhw-retranslation-patch/

If anyone still reads visual novels, a translation for KonoSora/If My Heart Had Wings just released a full ReTranslation for it and has a TL that is actually fully readable. I did Quality Control for it.

If anyone knows my slice of life anime/VN favorites and like those you'll probably like this too. Just expect a comfy feel-good charage with bits of drama/development and not much in the way of deep plot.
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Robazoid
03/23/18 4:25:36 PM
#189:


Mac Arrowny posted...
The slice of life antics were generally worse than the average slice of life show I felt.

I agree with that, but I felt that the context the School-Live SoL antics were happening in (both within the setting and what they meant for the girls psychologically) more than made up for that gap and made them compelling.

Mac Arrowny posted...
Watching Lucky Star without watching Haruhi first sounds foolish to me.

Luckily I have watched Haruhi so I'll add this to my list! Thanks as usual for the recommendations everyone.

NowItsAngeTime posted...
If anyone still reads visual novels, a translation for KonoSora/If My Heart Had Wings just released a full ReTranslation for it and has a TL that is actually fully readable. I did Quality Control for it.

Nice, I'll look into this later and see about going back for the Ageha route now that it might actually make sense.
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Mac Arrowny
03/23/18 6:23:46 PM
#190:


Yeah, the juxtaposition of antics with the serious stuff definitely enhanced it all. But the slice of life parts not being super amazing is why I gave it an 8.
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Bane_Of_Despair
03/23/18 7:29:21 PM
#191:


Excuse me has nobody brought up Bones' other anime premiering in April that I just found out about called Hisone to Masotan that has DRAGON JET FIGHTERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHdeaxvdrFc" data-time="

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tazzyboyishere
03/23/18 7:35:55 PM
#192:


LTM posted the trailer. I mentioned checking it out.
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Tokoyami
03/23/18 7:37:29 PM
#193:


Oh I guess I just missed it then, whoops
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 7:42:56 PM
#194:


I'm used to it.
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TexasZea
03/23/18 7:43:57 PM
#195:


Tokoyami posted...
Oh I guess I just missed it then, whoops

it's ok, you don't have to pretend like you don't have tazzy on ignore. everyone else in here does.
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Tokoyami
03/23/18 7:44:54 PM
#196:


Oh I see

Ok to be fair you didn't post the name or any info!
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th3l3fty
03/23/18 8:07:48 PM
#197:


I just never bothered responding the first time but since I have been CALLED OUT

the character art in that looks absolutely awful
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 8:16:01 PM
#198:


Bruh you NUTS
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LapisLazuli
03/23/18 8:22:04 PM
#199:


Man there sure is a lot of stuff...HAPPENING in Sword Gai.
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tazzyboyishere
03/23/18 8:23:01 PM
#200:


All of them look like sociopaths
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