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News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:48 am

That truly sounds like the box set that will pierce the heavens.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:42 pm

Darker than Black and Nogizaka Haruka have both just started their second seasons. So it's happy happy squee time for me.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:53 pm

Tekka wrote:Darker than Black and Nogizaka Haruka have both just started their second seasons. So it's happy happy squee time for me.

I've not watched DtB, but I'm certainly enjoying more of Nogizaka-san.

This Fall season's been pretty darn good, lots of good shows are back from what I can tell. I just wish there were some mech shows in it. I'm a tad nervous though that we haven't seen any more Zero no Tsukaima this year, I was disappointed in the last season's ending.

Anyone watching Nyankoi?

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:05 pm

Nyan Koi is excellent!

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:08 pm

I've been watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. No, I haven't seen Endless Eight yet. Yes, I do plan to, despite knowing what it entails.

I actually laughed out loud near the end of Remote Island Syndrome, and Haruhi and Koizumi PERFECTLY mimic the animations of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from the Ace Attorney series. I definitely wouldn't have caught that if I wasn't into Ace Attorney, but I am, and it was hilarious.

by **Coughler** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:32 pm

Has anyone seen saber rider in stores this week. I've looked all over.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:26 pm

So... What's everybody watching these days?

The current season of shows is pretty decent. Loving Durarara and Hanamaru Kindergarten, the new Cobra series looks pretty good too.

Then again there's also Omamori Himari, which honestly wasn't very good at all.

But what are you guys up to?

by **Predaprince** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:48 pm

Nekoman wrote:So... What's everybody watching these days?

The current season of shows is pretty decent. Loving Durarara and Hanamaru Kindergarten, the new Cobra series looks pretty good too.

Then again there's also Omamori Himari, which honestly wasn't very good at all.

But what are you guys up to?

Currently, I am taking a hiatus from my anime series to get some of my non-anime cartoons and live-action shows watched. Right now, I am in the "Outer Limits" arena. I do have two new videos posted on my youtube account (see sig link) for Digimon Frontier.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:08 pm

At the moment I'm watching... nothing. I am angry at myself for it too, but I just haven't been able to motivate myself. -_-; I've gotten too involved with Seiken Densetsu 3...

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:09 pm

Started watching Baka no Test. not bad, but clearly I'm just not watching as much as I should.

not counting the 3 full series sitting on my dvd shelf borrowed from friends I have to find time to watch.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:16 pm

I was looking for this thread manually, my internet connection fails and here it is back up? :shock:

Awkward.

Well I wanted to post toi titbits of info.

1. The German release for Hellsing Ultimate OVA 5 is in absolute limbo and keeps getting pushed back to the extent that it now has no release date and might have to be re-licensed, the F**K?!

2. Gantz! is getting two live action movies which are supposed to start 2011, see here for link. This is pretty awesome and I can't wait to see what the movies will end up looking and if it stays faithful to at least the anime version. And holly hell there's a teaser and the room looks pretty accurate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEaswd_Y ... r_embedded
Can't wait =P~

Lol and I'm sure that if it's successful it'll get a half-hearted and inferior Hollywood remake 2 years later.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:25 pm

Oh, I am still watching Cross Game and Kemono no Souja Erin though... I adore those shows too much to stop watching them.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:39 pm

I just finished watching Sonic the hedgehog OVA and am f**king confused as to WTF just happened?
It's kinda like watching 4-5 different animes at the same time with the weirdest character imaginable.

But the coolest thing was how it ended and Metal Sonic died, the scene looked exactly the same as the end of Anakin in Star Wars Episode 3, just you know a couple of years older than that movie.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:54 pm

It's strange, I can sit and hold conversations for hours working out all the ins and outs of the mess that is the Macross/robotech timelines, the multiverses of star trek are nothing to me, and understand almost everything regarding the Legion of Super-Heroes despite DC's ability to screw them over with every crisis. And yet I find myself baffled by the Sonic universe. What is canon, what is only comic/shows/whatever. As far a sonic goes if it's not in one of the games it's lost on me.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:19 pm

Editor wrote:Started watching Baka no Test. not bad, but clearly I'm just not watching as much as I should.

not counting the 3 full series sitting on my dvd shelf borrowed from friends I have to find time to watch.

Might should watch more of that one myself, though I've got to say I had trouble getting past some of how silly it was. Maybe I'm just poopy though.

You guys should seriously watch Durarara. Its good stuff, plus the opening is catchy.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:39 pm

In all honesty, between work (swamped with the Olympics started soon), being chair of the local Anime convention and all the other stuff on my plate right now, I need something silly to watch. So it fits.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:14 pm

This thread is too general... we need an Anime/Manga forum, or at least a Japanese stuff Forum.... (Me and Neko have been pushing for it..)

At the moment, the Anime i'm watching is.

-Nanoha
-Dragon Ball Kai
-Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
-Bleach
-Naruto

The Manga I've been following for ages...
-Bleach
-Naruto
-World Only God Knows
-Break Blade
-Code Geass

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:46 pm

I'm impressed with how FMA has gone. I really look forward to each episode every week, much unlike the first series. I still don't know why I watched that one through... really hated the first series, but the new one's just great. Much more exciting to me.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:09 pm

Since it's the last thing I watched, I'll post my thoughts on DTB2.

In short, the second season of Darker than Black was a complete disaster.

Very few of the important plot points received an explanation.
The new main character's contractor power was ridiculous.
Hei losing his fight against Hazuki was completely anti-climactic and utterly disappointing.
Misaki did absolutely nothing but consistently run from point A to point B.
The merciless killing (cleaning up?) of characters from the first season (April, whyyyy?! ;_;) was so bitter.
And to top it all off there was no explanation as to why the big bad plot device we spent the whole season trying to stop was big and bad, because it just fizzled out before anything happened at all. Ridiculous.

On the bright side, the new season did give us August 7, who was probably the coolest of the new characters, my new favourite as well. It's a pity we saw so little of him, and again... no explanation was given for him miraculously coming back to life. Though I assume it has something to do with his being able to store objects in folded space. If there is a third season I hope he makes a return and doesn't die in the first episode like April did.

Overall, very disappointing.

by **Nathimus Prime** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:29 pm

off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

on topic, Favorite anime, Destiny of the shrine maiden.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:36 pm

Nathimus Prime wrote:off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

Wow, how extremely ignorant of you. So what do you recommend? Everyone here learn to speak fluent Japanese? A lot of anime doesn't get dubbed, you know.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:40 pm

Nathimus Prime wrote:off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

Is this why I'm so unhappy all the time? Is it why every day feels like a horrendous struggle on an endless staircase to nowhere? Is the root cause of all my misery because I read subtitles?! GIVE ME THE ANSWER! I NEED TO KNOW! I NEED TO KNOW NOW!

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:19 pm

Nathimus Prime wrote:off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

on topic, Favorite anime, Destiny of the shrine maiden.

I know plenty of people with lives that will dispute that statement.

Sorry, you fail.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:53 pm

Editor wrote:
Nathimus Prime wrote:off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

on topic, Favorite anime, Destiny of the shrine maiden.

I know plenty of people with lives that will dispute that statement.

Sorry, you fail.

Quoted for truth!

by **Coughler** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:59 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Editor wrote:
Nathimus Prime wrote:off topic, People who watch anime with subtitles don't have a life

on topic, Favorite anime, Destiny of the shrine maiden.

I know plenty of people with lives that will dispute that statement.

Sorry, you fail.

Quoted for truth!

I was like that once 2. Thought watching subs were nerdy. But then i broke down and seen voltron or Beast King Go Lion on dvd i had to watch cuz im a huge voltron fan. Then i got a few more animes that peaked my interest that werent in english. Now i dont have an issue with subs. In fact i find myself more glued and pay better attention cause u have to constantly read. And ever since i have watched subbed occasionally i find that I am a better and faster reader. Its embarassing how slow of a reader i used to be. I have sub-titled anime to thank. I even read the odd novel now!I havent read a book since highschool and im 26 years old.