Board 8 > Anime & Manga Discussion Topic 191: The anime topic of our generation

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Tokyo Ghoul :re spoils

In the anime they should have killed his useless ass at the auction

Aogiri was so badly run that they let this useless garbage hang around for some reason lol
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True. If you're gonna cut then cuuuuuut, lol.
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South Pole 9 - In your face.

South Pole 10 - lol the stuff Kimari says in her sleep. Suddenly Christmas time and Yuzuki running away with best girl title

South Pole 11 - oh hey finally Hinatas turn to get some character. Shes just sorta been ignored in that aspect til now. Good episode though this lovesick girl obsessed with this Yu guy was kinda annoying despite having very little dialogue

South Pole 12 - how in the world was that laptop able to turn on still? I feel like it wouldve been completely and utterly ruined by years of intense cold or at least needed a brand new battery or something. Other than that was a fine episode

South Pole 13 - oh yes character development haircut and XFD troll ending with Megu

Solid series with good visuals, music and characters. Probably an 8/10 or so. I dunno. I liked it, but I dont think I loved it as much as the rest of you. Feels hard to rate the series for some reason

aww yeah ep 4 of S2 of March Lion probably the best episode yet

so good
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Also swordz electronics are subject to cold all the time - think of them being shipped and such. The issue is using them when they're cold. If you have a laptop turned on in the cold for a while, you'll definitely wreck the battery (and maybe other parts? Not sure about that). It's fine if it just sits in the cold turned off though. Also you can use laptops even with no battery if they're plugged in.
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Most probably arent subject to arctic temperatures unprotected though? I mean that thing was like frosted over with ice and apparently just fine. I guess a better question is how it thawed without getting water all inside it. Doesnt really matter I guess.

Anyways havent decided on my next anime just yet. Leaning Jojo part 4

Jojo part 4 is a great choice
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HeroAca ep 45

Kirishima just can't let his boyfr- bro for life go without a fight

It's great how these episodes are when every week it feels like it's been 5 minutes when it's actually been 22 or so. I'm excited to see how anime only watchers take the next few episodes especially THAT FIGHT
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Oh god Franxx.

This is gonna be something else.
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Land of the Lustrous coming to HiDive. The more availability of this show the better! HiDive is getting into dubbing, too, so fingers crossed.
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Weird. Behind on like 3 shows now and just have no desire to watch any of them. At least Steins;Gate and HeroAca still great.

I like Bakugo's VA.
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Crunchy should have part 4 of Jojo right? Its literally unwatchable on Hulu still so I really hope so or Ill be picking a different series next

It does, yes
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Good to hear. Ill probably just start over since I dont really remember the first couple episodes I saw too well.

JoJo is always the correct choice.

I've now finished both seasons of Overlord and I enjoyed them a lot. There are some things I could complain about, like how it glossed over a lot of things (seriously he got transported to another world and I don't think there was a single moment where he theorizes about what actually happened) but I still liked the stuff it focused on. I've always loved OP characters, at least when they're handled right, so this anime was a lot of fun to watch. I'm looking forward to the third season.
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Very glad I caught up on that one myself.
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Another great episode of Hinamatsuri. Was randomly bothered by some individual parts of the first few episodes but this is looking like it's turned out to be a pretty strong show.

I do think it's weird how little it's mattering that these girls have psychic powers though lol
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pyresword posted...

Weird. Behind on like 3 shows now and just have no desire to watch any of them.

I'm multiple episodes behind on four shows and planned to catch up on them today

played La-Mulana for 12 hours instead WHOOPS
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Started the SAO spinoff thing today.

I generally like in medias res, but not when literally the only point is so you can make the first episode of your show be an action sequence. Otherwise it's been relatively good though.
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I started watching three new anime today and, sadly, wound up dropping two of them after three episodes each.

First, Hanasaku Iroha wasn't for me. Every single person in this anime was a jerk and I can only handle that sort of thing if the focus of the story is about the main character ruthlessly destroying them. Ohana got sort of angry at times but otherwise there was every indication she was going to bear the abuse for 24 episodes and I just don't think I can watch that.

Second, Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (aka Denpa Onna) made it onto my list when people here talked about it a few weeks ago. I figured I would like a weird alien girl but she wound up being so low-energy and boring. I also wasn't a fan of all the erotic teasing between the main guy and both his cousin and his aunt.

On the plus side, while I don't see it becoming a favorite, Golden Time is still holding up after seven episodes. I'll post more about it once I finish it in a few days.
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I didn't like Hanasaku Iroha for similar-ish reasons, though my issue was with the main character and not with anyone else. I didn't finish it either though I did make it to like episode 11 or something.

Golden Time...uh...there's a lot to like there. There's also a lot to not like there. I'll probably comment more specifics when you finish.
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I hated the setting of Hanasaku Iroha. Why does anyone care about that stupid inn.
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pyresword posted...

Golden Time...uh...there's a lot to like there. There's also a lot to not like there. I'll probably comment more specifics when you finish.

Yeah I was pretty sure it was you who first mentioned Golden Time to me months ago but that you'd also said you had problems with it. I'd be interested in hearing about that once I'm done with it, if you don't mind!

Mac Arrowny posted...

I hated the setting of Hanasaku Iroha. Why does anyone care about that stupid inn.

I didn't mind the setting. Konohana Kitan and Kakuriyo are both recent anime about a girl working in an inn that I enjoyed a lot! This particular inn just seemed like a terrible place to work.
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The inn in Konohana is dumb too until you figure out its purpose.
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Watching GGO, makes one think that SAO written by someone else improves the property by a lot

Or maybe guns>swords
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Ohana will not take abuse for long, she's the overbearing type. First few episodes just has her feeling down because she got dumped by her mom at this shitty inn.

and well I guess Roba dropping Denpa Onna is not a good sign for his DIGITAL@SHAFT journey
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Roba thoughts on Denpa Onna OP?
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voltch posted...

Watching GGO, makes one think that SAO written by someone else improves the property by a lot

GGO is thankfully written by someone who didn't write the original. Thankfully.

Edit. I misread that as questioning if it was written by someone else or if he improved. Whoops.

voltch posted...

Watching GGO, makes one think that SAO written by someone else improves the property by a lot

This is a really common sentiment but uh I am not agreeing with this at all.

Of course, I think normal SAO is relatively good anyways. It's not without problems, but really neither is this. They're just different types of problems. (Again, I use the word problem somewhat lightly here as I think both SAO and the SAO spinoff are good overall)
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Reki Kawahara is Japan's Stephanie Meyer.

I've only seen 3 GGO episodes so far, but it's pretty funny how much better than SAO it is. Not really fair with almost 50 episodes for SAO to get awful, but we'll see if GGO spirals in the same way.
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To me SAO has some highs, but also a large collection of things I like to nitpick about.

Those things add up and I end up souring on the series, Kirito being near perfect just kills the tension because of the story they're trying to tell. I'm not necessarily against guys who always win, but he's guilty of all the common complaints one would have with that archetype.

SAO's entering that space Bleach used to occupy with me. Where I find a lot of ways to complain about certain plot points or actions, but will always keep coming back for more, because it's one of the more fun series to discuss.
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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/05/19-1/comic-girls-thanks-missouri-for-their-support

so good
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I've never watched the show but I actually love that that is a thing.
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Ha, that's pretty great.

Really wish I was into it.
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GranzonEx posted...

Ohana will not take abuse for long, she's the overbearing type. First few episodes just has her feeling down because she got dumped by her mom at this shitty inn.

Huh, I might go back to it then. I was down with most of it (girl being forced to move to a new place and finding herself is usually something I enjoy) but that inn became hell for her right away. If things improved even a little bit I would've been okay with it but there was no sign after three episodes.

tazzyboyishere posted...

Roba thoughts on Denpa Onna OP?

Not one of my favorites but it wasn't awful. The song was grating but it had some okay moments.
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Robazoid posted...

I was down with most of it (girl being forced to move to a new place and finding herself is usually something I enjoy)

have you watched Sakura Quest. though it really felt like more of a weekly show than binge watching it
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Sakura Quest is kinda similar but better.
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Sakura Quest does look good, thanks! I'll try to watch it in the near future depending on whether or not going back to Hanasaku Iroha works out.

In the meantime, I just finished Scorching Ping Pong Girls. I wouldn't call it amazing but it was definitely enjoyable the whole way through. They did a great job at making the table tennis matches fun to follow, and all the characters were great (especially Koyori). Also Hanabi in this was basically a grown-up version of Sacchan from Mitsuboshi Colors, right down to having the same high-energy mannerisms and voice actress! That was fun to see.
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Roba you should watch Softenni if you havent already seen it

a post about softenni in 2018
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Ping Pong Girls good stuff. No mention of the amazing music though?
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Ping Pong > Ping Pong Girls but both are definitely worth watching
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Fuck ping pong, 2018 is the year of badminton.

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I will definitely look into Softenni

Mac Arrowny posted...

Ping Pong Girls good stuff. No mention of the amazing music though?

With few exceptions I'm actually really bad about remembering music in things. I can enjoy it in the moment, and thinking back SPPG had some neat tracks, but it usually isn't the first thing I think of.

Reg posted...

Ping Pong > Ping Pong Girls but both are definitely worth watching

I actually first noticed Ping Pong Girls while searching for Ping Pong after your recommendation! I knew Ping Pong Girls was almost certainly not the one you were talking about but cute anime girls playing ping pong won out in the end.
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Ah, good stuff then. Carry on.
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Yeah so uh about the claim that the SAO Alternative writer is any better than the SAO writer...
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Being a bit vague.
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That was mostly intentional because I don't necessarily like saying things that might give people strong expectations of something ahead of time, but:

SAO Alternative Episode 5

That episode was basically all kinds of bad nearly across the board and is right up there with the ending of the actual GGO arc on my list of worst SAO episodes. It's like all of the random edginess and laziness of the regular SAO series but without any of the emotional weight or solid directing that made SAO worth watching for me despite it's often shaky writing.

The one complement I'll give is that the choreography of the main action scene of this episode was quite good, but unfortunately that's just not something that ends up mattering much to me.
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The people who say things about SAO Alternatives writer being better than the original main series are just are being loud hipsters and arent the majority

Main series is clearly still more loved overall. Some parts of the internet just likes bandwagoning certain opinions.
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