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ManOfRust
Posts: 1935 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Hamdo was paranoid, but at the same time knew he was top dog in his world. spoiler[Maybe leaving the relative security of that world, even if only briefly, to try to steal water in one where more powerful forces may be his undoing was too much for him to contemplate?] Wow, it's been long enough since I've seen the show that my memories of some of it are getting fuzzy. It's a hard one to really want to watch again, though. |
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wanderlustking
Posts: 449 Location: Bozeman, Montana |
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Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Tari Tari, and I might start watching Kokoro Connect. I wanted to get some feedback about the latter before I start watching, but will probably just wait and see what people are saying once I get back from Africa in about a month.
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Takokujin
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I just started watching Natsuyuki Rendezvous. I really like it so far. I'm a sucker for slice of life, dramatic, romance stuff. Anyway, there is just something about Rokka that is so lovely to me. I don't know what it is. I'm not one for short hair, but she is so beautiful.
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wanderlustking
Posts: 449 Location: Bozeman, Montana |
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I'm really loving the magical realism vibes from Natsuyuki Rendezvous. There's this ghost hanging around the shop, but the main character just sort of runs with it. He's more concerned with the ghost's interference in his love life than the absurdity of it all.
Tari Tari is basically the spiritual successor to Hanasaku Iroha; I was really excited when I heard about an anime premised on choral music, but we've only really heard one song so far. Hopefully we get some more singing soon, but I'll keep watching regardless. I think I'm going to do a marathon of an Niotamina show (probably Anohana) before I leave Thursday. I'm completely okay with the fact that aside from Fairy Tail, all of the anime and manga I'm consuming right now is dramatic slice of life; ghosts notwithstanding. |
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KoroneAkihara
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I just got done watching Chaos;HEAd and High School DxD
I'm looking for something new, thinking of checking out Steins;Gate |
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Mesonoxian Eve
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My "retro" anime viewing continues! This past weekend, I threw in Nanoha and this still remains the best magical girl show I've ever seen.
I especially love Nanoha A's. The Book of Shadows storyline is very well written and the engagement of all the characters makes me smile every time. The scene where the Knights, Nanoha, and Fate meet in the hospital room and discover the master is awesome, especially when Nanoha asks Signum if it's okay for them to be there. Makes me want to cry. Finishing this, I rummaged through my collection and remembered I had UFO Valkyrie. I thought, "Hey, I haven't seen this in a while!" and by episode 2, I remembered why. It's not a bad series, but at the same time, it's a "bad" series. I did muster to get through the first 12 episodes, but I had to stop. I wasn't ready to continue the marathon of it, because even campy has its limits. Make no mistake: this series is campy and it's by design. Hence, "bad" series. Still, I did find myself entertained enough to get as far as I did. I'll probably finish it out next weekend. But before this happens, I'll have to finish Ergo Proxy. Damn, talk about a great series. One of these days, I'll actually sit down and watch it for its story, but it's really hard when such scenery begs the mind to start wandering off into thoughts like "Will we destroy ourselves?" and "OMFG! The memories Pino will carry forever!" Spooky and exciting stuff. I'm on disk four, but I'm stopping her for the night. Sadly, I must get up in the morning and trudge my daily routine of going to work. Yuck. Someone want to take my place so I can watch anime? I didn't think so. Oh well. Enjoy your time off before you regret it. |
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Takokujin
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Natsuyuki Rendezvous. I REALLY like it so far. But I'm a sucker for these type of stories, even if the male character is a bit trite.
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Rathchet
Posts: 36 Location: Melbourne, Victoria |
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Just started watching Higurashi No Naku Koroni Kai last night. I was really disappointed that the voices weren't dubbed in english though. Are Siren Visual not dubbing their anime anymore or something because the first season of Higurashi was.
Anyway i can't wait to watch some more when i get home tonight |
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Akaoni21
Posts: 5 Location: Swansea |
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Currently im watching Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! because apparently the show is chock-a-block with "Bitches". (Im sold)
And anon recommended it with this fine quote:~ "Show is so boring and shit." and "how these boring virgin girls are bitches I have no idea. They arent any different to the girls in every other shitty harem show like this." How could I not want to watch it after reading that? Besides I've heard that his mother is fine too! |
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rosebrook11
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I've been watching some One Piece. I'm watching the Funimation dub and I'm in the 130's right now. I quite enjoy the show, but I'm in a very fillery section right now and its still entertaining, but not as MUST WATCH as it was during the Albasta arc.
Also trying to catch up on the new HunterxHunter series. |
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dandelion_rose
Posts: 657 Location: Kuala Lumpur |
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I am watching the third episode of Kokoro Connect and thus far I have not been let down. In fact, I'd go on to say that this is how I like my anime -- about characters interacting with other characters, experiencing growth and becoming better people.
There are some rather touchy topics that it goes into (rape, for starters), but I can appreciate that these are characters dealing with issues in the way that they know rather than talking heads for ideas -- that is, they don't have the best answers to things around them, but they act like people. I'm a bit worried that it might turn into a sapfest, but since I'm watching it on a weekly basis as it airs and not as a marathon, I don't think I'm going to be overwhelmed. If you like dramedies and don't mind that it involves teenagers in school, don't miss out on Kokoro Connect. I have a strong aversion to the whole 'schoolgirl stories' thing that is usually thinly masked fetish fodder, but Kokoro Connect gives a reasonable amount of dignity to the characters. I'm glad I didn't pass this because of the premise. |
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Errinundra
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Posts: 6569 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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You should actually be grateful. Australia, thanks to Siren Visual, is the only English speaking country that's getting the second season at all. Neither of the Australian distributors - Siren and Madman - do their own dubs. They buy the rights to overseas produced dubs where available. The dub for the first season was done in the US by Bang Zoom! Entertainment for FUNimation who decided not to release the second season, presumably because the first season tanked. Thus, Siren didn't have access to a ready made dub for the second season. The Australian market is simply too small to warrant producing our own dubs. |
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Mesonoxian Eve
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Finished up Ergo Proxy last night and I can't believe I forgot about that horrible, horrible ending.
No matter, I suppose. Overall, it's still awesome. I spent the remainder of my viewing trying to count the number of Blade Runner influences. Heh. Not sure what I'll be watching next. I think I've exhausted my retro viewing, though. As I perused my library, nothing screamed "Watch me again!". It happens. |
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Mesonoxian Eve
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Oh no! Double post! Gads! Pfft. You people never say anything, so I'll take it from here.
Thumbing through my collection, I stumble upon My Bride is a Mermaid and quickly grab it from my shelf. Yeah, I forgot I even had it (that's what happens when you've 300+ titles in your collection). I threw it in and it didn't take me long to start laughing again. This show is so damn stupid, but that's what makes the comedy that much more enjoyable. The antics aren't what really make this series shine, but the quick one-liners you'll have to pay attention to, which are often muttered in the background. If those don't get you chuckling, the visuals often do the trick. I really enjoy the off-designs this series throws out and some of them are truly comedic. Still, the best scene is when... and she turns into a mermaid... and father walk in... hand on butt drying it off.... LOL! *wipes tears again. Good stuff. I'll be finishing this up tomorrow with the second half and am looking forward to laughing again. It's a shame this title seems to have fallen under the radar. It's not as funny as (plug alert) Ramen Fighter Miki, but it's good enough I call it one of my favorite comedies. Nighty night, you sea louse. |
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Tris8
Posts: 2114 Location: Where the rain is. |
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I finished Tsuritama today, and it was a fun ridiculous comedy. Very entertaining, rife with clear ocean blues and other bright colors. This is just a silly show that knows it's silly which made me want to smile. It's got a minor plot hole near the end, and I don't remember ever hearing an explanation for spoiler[the legendary fish starting to take control of humans again. Why now, what caused it?] But that stuff isn't a big deal. As a great man once said "Throw away your logic and kick reason to the curb!" Okay, this series isn't nearly as epic as Gurren Lagann (or quite as funny imo), but it does what I consider to be impressive. It makes watching someone learn how to fish entertaining and interesting. Who knew that was possible? And on top of that, there are some heart-warming moments too. Most involving Keito, the MC's grandmother. |
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