There's no mood required to watch Code Geass. Just start watching it and it'll put you in the mood for it. I gave it a 10, and I've even rewatched it several times. You're definitely missing out.I've yet to rewatch code grass. Second season was terrible in different ways...
There's no mood required to watch Code Geass. Just start watching it and it'll put you in the mood for it. I gave it a 10, and I've even rewatched it several times. You're definitely missing out.It looks like I have the opposite preference on this matter :)
...Code Geass. I've had them all on my external for years, but usually have a backlog of recent anime to watch and something else always seems more enticing...
Eureka Seven was so bad it was the first anime I ever actually deleted from my HDD. Rendon is the most annoying little bastard of a shit, and those little kids... ohmagawd... so ugly and annoying.
Hah, I watched season 2 before season 1. It was labeled like Code Geass R2 (along with the other group/codec stuff) which I assumed was some nonsense like all that ripper jargon (codecs, audio, group, proper, etc) that is always in release names cause who abbreviates the word season with a fucking R? I thought R# were regions, like US, Japan, Europe, etc, so I didn't even think about it. I just figured it was from region 2.Gotta agree with you on that part with Death Note. After L's arc, it went into a ... in my opinion, a drastic cool phase, but yet you KNOW this is not how it should have went.
It surprisingly made sense though... I only realized after finishing it that I'd watched the second season. I didn't even realize there were two seasons. It's a good anime though, I've re-watched it several times since.
I've rewatched Death Note several times too, but I stop after the L arc because who re-watches that garbage.
There's no mood required to watch Code Geass. Just start watching it and it'll put you in the mood for it. I gave it a 10, and I've even rewatched it several times. You're definitely missing out.
Any of the Fate/Stay series...
Watched the first 2 minutes of the first series... I just said "eh" and thought it was another fighting anime where battles lasted whole entire lengths of episodes (ala Dragon Ball).
Dude use the spoiler tag, when you are spoiling >.>(click to show/hide)
and a lot of new show that i wishlisted for the past 2 years, such as Sasami, Kill la Kill, Walkure, Arpeggio, Dansai Bunri, Samurai Bride, Devil Survivor (only listed the show that i put my hope high, in the end just boring)
Any of the Fate/Stay series...What do you consider the first series? I will take a guess and say it is fate/stay night? I would suggest to give Fate/zero a try and also it is nothing like dragon ball ;)
Watched the first 2 minutes of the first series... I just said "eh" and thought it was another fighting anime where battles lasted whole entire lengths of episodes (ala Dragon Ball).
Claymore - I liked it until the ending. It completely ruined the show for me.Didn't everyone think it had a crappy ending? The studio did a terrible job of creating their own original ending :-/
The 'flavour" between the movies are very big.
I haven't seen any Studio ghilbi movies until yesterday, and the one I saw didn't help me keep my interest to watching the rest of their movies :-/
Any of the Fate/Stay series...Worst comparison ... ever. At least from someone who hasn't experienced any of the Fate series. :P
Watched the first 2 minutes of the first series... I just said "eh" and thought it was another fighting anime where battles lasted whole entire lengths of episodes (ala Dragon Ball).
There probably is, I guess I will give Howl Moving castle or Spirited Away a try, but if neither fail to impress me, I will put ghibli on hold again for a long time.The 'flavour" between the movies are very big.
I haven't seen any Studio ghilbi movies until yesterday, and the one I saw didn't help me keep my interest to watching the rest of their movies :-/
There can not be a bigger differnce between for example Princess Mononoke and My Neighbors the Yamadas that was released after that.
Monoko is quite action packed which might be more your flavour if so you should give Howl's Moving Castle also a shot.
If you like the classic Disney movies then Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso or maybe Arrietty might do you well.
But even between those the style, setting and theme are different between each, I'm sure there must be one that you like ;)
There probably is, I guess I will give Howl Moving castle or Spirited Away a try, but if neither fail to impress me, I will put ghibli on hold again for a long time.The 'flavour" between the movies are very big.
I haven't seen any Studio ghilbi movies until yesterday, and the one I saw didn't help me keep my interest to watching the rest of their movies :-/
There can not be a bigger differnce between for example Princess Mononoke and My Neighbors the Yamadas that was released after that.
Monoko is quite action packed which might be more your flavour if so you should give Howl's Moving Castle also a shot.
If you like the classic Disney movies then Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso or maybe Arrietty might do you well.
But even between those the style, setting and theme are different between each, I'm sure there must be one that you like ;)
Spirited Away feels like it was essentially made for 6 year olds. Ghibli isn't for everyone. I certainly haven't liked any of it. Even Princess Mononoke was mediocre. Grave of the Fireflies was pathetic more than anything, really.Ghibli movies are kids movies like Disney afterall. They are made for kids.
There probably is, I guess I will give Howl Moving castle or Spirited Away a try, but if neither fail to impress me, I will put ghibli on hold again for a long time.The 'flavour" between the movies are very big.
I haven't seen any Studio ghilbi movies until yesterday, and the one I saw didn't help me keep my interest to watching the rest of their movies :-/
There can not be a bigger differnce between for example Princess Mononoke and My Neighbors the Yamadas that was released after that.
Monoko is quite action packed which might be more your flavour if so you should give Howl's Moving Castle also a shot.
If you like the classic Disney movies then Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso or maybe Arrietty might do you well.
But even between those the style, setting and theme are different between each, I'm sure there must be one that you like ;)
Spirited Away is a lot better than Howl's Moving Castle (which is one of the worse Ghibli movies, IMO), so my advice is to watch that first. If you're relying on your opinion of just those two to decide whether you'll watch the rest or not, then I recommend watching Whisper of the Heart, Mononoke or Porco Rosso instead of Howl's. Mononoke is more action-packed, while Porco Rosso is just beautifully animated, especially for the time, and absolutely bursting with character. But personally, my favourite is Whisper of the Heart, which is a sweet coming of age love story type affair - so totally different again. I highly recommend it if that kind of genre is your thing.
On topic, I've never seen One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, FMA, Rurouni Kenshin, Dragonball Z, or any of those other really long, popular series. I think Hikaru no Go is the longest anime I've watched. It's not just me being snobbish because they're so popular though, it more because for the most part they just really don't look like my kind of thing, and I don't have the motivation to watch something for hundreds of episodes unless it's really, really good. I can't imagine any anime not getting boring after going on for so long.
Ghibli movies are kids movies like Disney afterall. They are made for kids.I'd say that's a bit exaggerated; most of them are what I'd call "family" films, but for example Mononoke Hime and Naushika are rather violent and not really for small kids. Then whether you like that style or not, is of course another matter. I love them and Tiffanys find them rubbish, nothing strange or wrong with that. Taste is not objective.
I have yet to see Fate/Illya stuff. I hear they're really good so I'll give them a try.It's more childish than FSN or Zero, but still rather well made. I liked it.
Claymore - I liked it until the ending. It completely ruined the show for me.
The ending is stupid. I did hear the manga is good though' really, I don't remember much of it besides very hot blondes going berserker and tearing shit apart.Claymore - I liked it until the ending. It completely ruined the show for me.
Yeah, that ending isn't cannon at all. Pick up the manga, it's really good.
Yes, family films. Which is just to say they're made with kids in mind. Also, the rather violent does not mean they are not for small kids. Tom&Jerry, Looney Toons, all pre 00's japanese cartoons...Ghibli movies are kids movies like Disney afterall. They are made for kids.I'd say that's a bit exaggerated; most of them are what I'd call "family" films, but for example Mononoke Hime and Naushika are rather violent and not really for small kids. Then whether you like that style or not, is of course another matter. I love them and Tiffanys find them rubbish, nothing strange or wrong with that. Taste is not objective.
Edit: I liked Death Note, but it was probably because I only watched the first 25 episodes, as I had heard that it turned to shit after that.It's a seinen plot in a shounen series. And ultimately they pull a seinen move that they spend the entire rest of the series "correcting" with ham handed shounen logic. If they'd ended it there rather than dragged it out it'd have been an ok series.
Spirited Away feels like it was essentially made for 6 year olds. Ghibli isn't for everyone. I certainly haven't liked any of it. Even Princess Mononoke was mediocre. Grave of the Fireflies was pathetic more than anything, really.
You want to make an science fantasy action show with ecchi elements? Sure, I can enjoy that. But why make it overly complicated? What value did complexity add to this series?It doesn't help that there's supposed to be a huge focus on history, with many of the characters carrying historically significant names. Except a considerable portion of the cast doesn't seem to have anything to do with that premise, making it all a bit pointless.
I still don't understand the series' premise, not really.It's a segment of a six stage chronicle in which Horizon (currently around as long as the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy) constitutes only the fourth stage, and for which the author has only produced any other work in the chronicle for the 2nd stage.
Gosick, I heard it was pretty good but I never really got into the series.It was one of like three loli detective series that got animated in 2011. I dunno what encouraged that niche all of a sudden. I think I preferred Kamisama no Memochou, but GOSICK was ok. It wraps up at the least, though I'm not sure that's how the original source does it.
Gosick, I heard it was pretty good but I never really got into the series.It was one of like three loli detective series that got animated in 2011. I dunno what encouraged that niche all of a sudden. I think I preferred Kamisama no Memochou, but GOSICK was ok. It wraps up at the least, though I'm not sure that's how the original source does it.
Not watched:I first started lurking this forum when it was very popular to troll people by suggesting School Days whenever romance/harem/etc anime was requested, and I found people's reactions so funny that I just had to watch it. I definitely suggest it! xD
School Days ;D
I'll have to see if that's worth a shot - for now I'll def put Kamisama no Memochou on my list.Needs a follow up season that I'm guessing it may never see, but I think I liked it more. GOSICK's alternate history setting was neat but never quite fully explored, and Dantalion wasn't really that interesting, but I liked the modern approach to the whole thing in Memochou.
Onegai Teacher/TwinsRelated, Ano Natsu de Matteru. Same guy I think. The whole alien premise ruined the ending for me. It's a pretty decent romantic/love polygon story until they remember aliens are a part of the plot in the last few episodes.
And it isn't just the detective shows, loli as a gimmick annoys the crap out of me irrespective of the genre.They're all pretty tsundere too. Memochou didn't really seem to make a big deal out of her size though.
Yeah but the thing is I already know how School Days ends so there isn't much point.
And it isn't just the detective shows, loli as a gimmick annoys the crap out of me irrespective of the genre.
Yeah but the thing is I already know how School Days ends so there isn't much point.
And it isn't just the detective shows, loli as a gimmick annoys the crap out of me irrespective of the genre.
I can't watch anime that is an emotional train wreck waiting to happen. School Days, Magica blah blah blah Madoka.This is actually not an emotional train wreck. It's a damn good story with a damn good ending.
I HATE Lucky Star. i fell asleep more times trying to watch it than i can counti only watched the episode where they're doing the Hare Hare Yukai dance...the rest, just meh...
Am I the only one here who downloads on a want-to-watch-soon basis?
600GB is crazy...I've splurged at best like 200GB in two days, and I've not even 1TB yet.
As per request in this thread... I started watching Fate Stay Night:
Why the fuck is Shirou such a fucking misogynist pig? "Oh, girls shouldn't fight!" It's really getting on my nerves that the story telling is relying on such a flimsy excuse for character development.
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
So this is going to be prevelent throughout the show... Gosh... I wish I never started watching it then. >.>
Am I the only one here who downloads on a want-to-watch-soon basis?ummm, "hello BD Flac"...and almost all of them i only watched 1-4 episode only, because, well, the story is not good enough...thats why its on-hold...
600GB is crazy...I've splurged at best like 200GB in two days, and I've not even 1TB yet.
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
So this is going to be prevelent throughout the show... Gosh... I wish I never started watching it then. >.>
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
So this is going to be prevelent throughout the show... Gosh... I wish I never started watching it then. >.>
75% of the VN is about cooking. And yeah Shiro is one of those really stupid main characters you hate.
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
So this is going to be prevelent throughout the show... Gosh... I wish I never started watching it then. >.>
75% of the VN is about cooking. And yeah Shiro is one of those really stupid main characters you hate.
He is also one of the rare stupid characters that actually grows up to be a man. Wonder why everyone forgets to add that part.
It's childish idealism he chooses to live by, despite being surrounded by women whose strength and basic competence vastly surpass his own. The series plays with the notions of gender roles.
So this is going to be prevelent throughout the show... Gosh... I wish I never started watching it then. >.>
75% of the VN is about cooking. And yeah Shiro is one of those really stupid main characters you hate.
He is also one of the rare stupid characters that actually grows up to be a man. Wonder why everyone forgets to add that part.
I've never seen Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, or Code Geass. I've had them all on my external for years, but usually have a backlog of recent anime to watch and something else always seems more enticing.
Don't get their popularity either.K-On is pretty moeblob, and I understand any hate it gets. It's nice to have a show with some substance, and moeblob is just cute girls doing cute things because they're cute.
Gintama ---> hasn't been interesting so far. Watched only two episodes. I will have to decide this for myself if I find the time.There are a lot of bad episodes in the first seasons imo (50 first episodes), and it is mainly character introduction, so I would say give the gintama movie Gintama Shinyaku Benizakura Hen a try, and if you liked that one, you will probably like the series.
To be honest it wasn't the most serious Visual Novel for me since I was actively trying to get all the Tiger Dojos.Lol ;D Me too
I don't remember that at all. He was just as stubborn and stupid throughout the entire thing.Through Fate, yes. Through the other 2 routes, no. Another reason to not watch the anime.
Am I the only one here who downloads on a want-to-watch-soon basis?ummm, "hello BD Flac"...and almost all of them i only watched 1-4 episode only, because, well, the story is not good enough...thats why its on-hold...
600GB is crazy...I've splurged at best like 200GB in two days, and I've not even 1TB yet.
To be honest it wasn't the most serious Visual Novel for me since I was actively trying to get all the Tiger Dojos.Lol ;D Me tooI don't remember that at all. He was just as stubborn and stupid throughout the entire thing.Through Fate, yes. Through the other 2 routes, no. Another reason to not watch the anime.
Hard drive space is cheap, my internet doesn't throttle or charge extra for usage, why not get any and everything that strikes my interest? Worst case you don't like it and you delete it.
Hard drive space is cheap, my internet doesn't throttle or charge extra for usage, why not get any and everything that strikes my interest? Worst case you don't like it and you delete it.
No, I'd run out space before getting more.
I don't only have anime on my drives...
Gintama ---> hasn't been interesting so far. Watched only two episodes. I will have to decide this for myself if I find the time.
No, I'd run out space before getting more.Neither do I. Can get a lot of space for cheap if you're just using it for storage.
I don't only have anime on my drives...
Hard drive space is cheap, my internet doesn't throttle or charge extra for usage, why not get any and everything that strikes my interest? Worst case you don't like it and you delete it.
No, I'd run out space before getting more.
I don't only have anime on my drives...
You gotta lay off the porn, megiod-rev.M. ;D
Stuff I know I didn't give enough to a chance to but dropped anyway: [...] Shinsekai yori...
Hard drive space is cheap, my internet doesn't throttle or charge extra for usage, why not get any and everything that strikes my interest? Worst case you don't like it and you delete it.
No, I'd run out space before getting more.
I don't only have anime on my drives...
You gotta lay off the porn, megiod-rev.M. ;D
My drives are clean D:.
Anyway, I probably have just as much in soundtracks as I do anime. If I downloaded everything I saw I'd have to limit my music too (lol).Stuff I know I didn't give enough to a chance to but dropped anyway: [...] Shinsekai yori...
Good call.
Im glad to hear that im not the only one that it took forever to watch. it literally took me like two years to finish
Samurai Champloo - I was close to dropping this show but It took me a few years to finish it off. I did like the characters and the story was ok too.
Vampire Knight - No one has mentioned this show yet. 4 episodes in and I am finding this to be boring and dull. This show may be the first I will drop.
... all Macross except Plus and FrontierGood for you.
Cross Game - I hear that it's popular in Japan, never watched it though.Worth watching. I like Adachi's stuff regardless, but Cross Game is probably my favorite. Doesn't hurt that it's the latest adaptation of any of his works, and has a much nicer copy available to watch than stuff like H2 and Touch.
Worth watching. I like Adachi's stuff regardless, but Cross Game is probably my favorite. Doesn't hurt that it's the latest adaptation of any of his works, and has a much nicer copy available to watch than stuff like H2 and Touch.Okay then, I'll get to watching it once I get out of Maya. :unsure: (which is unlikely)
Umm, Geass and Gundam Seed+2nd season & 00 + second season were absolutely awesome people! Need to watch a series past the first few eps to see if its good. Eureka 7 was boring for about the first 10ish ep's then got great.
I did not like Death Note.
Otherwise I mostly love it all :D
In regards to One Piece, I have been holding off for the longest time. I am pleasantly surprised with it. I get your argument but don't put it off forever. Not watching a show because of its length is one of my 7 Deadly Sins of rating anime (do one or more of them and you lose all credibility as an anime reviewer).
In regards to One Piece, I have been holding off for the longest time. I am pleasantly surprised with it. I get your argument but don't put it off forever. Not watching a show because of its length is one of my 7 Deadly Sins of rating anime (do one or more of them and you lose all credibility as an anime reviewer).
Vandread - Any Vandread lol
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - when i was starting the DVD I burned got bust, now i don't have the will to restart it.
For the series I didn't watch:
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu - just didn't found the time or will to power through an 110 episode series, even though it is a series with pretty good ratings.
Fruit Basket - Boring IMOFruit basket is in my top 5 of worst anime adoption I have watched, god it was terrible, I can't think of one positive thing to say about it, thank god they stopped before they ruined more of the manga.
I know that not all of these are must see anime but they are the ones that are at the bottom of my list. That should be enough material for you guys to rip me to shreds lol.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - this one i most likely will not see, as there is a shonen, mecha with "epic" tag. Just tried to watch Code Geass, Gundam seed and 00, and all made me quite avert to these tags together.Be careful with that, I don't like the magical girl genre, but mahou shoujo madoka magica is still one of my favorite anime, because of its different take on it.
For me gundam still is a huge aggregate anime monster. Up until now I've lived by the "watch/play it chronologically or leave it be" rule. Anyway, I might pick it up at one point, when I'm bored and I have the time.*shrug*
Be careful with that, I don't like the magical girl genre, but mahou shoujo madoka magica is still one of my favorite anime, because of its different take on it.It helps that Madoka isn't a shoujo series (or one of those purely ecchi fan service Magical Girl shows.) But it's sorta the exception in the genre.
what are the "must watch" series??gud 4 u
I'VE just watched the series I got interested in.
Ditched all the shows that bored me.
You dislike Scrapped Princess and Major?
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - when i was starting the DVD I burned got bust, now i don't have the will to restart it.
For the series I didn't watch:
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu - just didn't found the time or will to power through an 110 episode series, even though it is a series with pretty good ratings.
You're kidding, right?
Pretty Good? Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a sci-fi classic!
Gintama ---> hasn't been interesting so far. Watched only two episodes. I will have to decide this for myself if I find the time.There are a lot of bad episodes in the first seasons imo (50 first episodes), and it is mainly character introduction, so I would say give the gintama movie Gintama Shinyaku Benizakura Hen a try, and if you liked that one, you will probably like the series.
Cowboy bee pop (no. Not a fan of western cowboy style)Assuming you mean Cowboy Bebop, why do you assume it has anything to do with classical cowboy movies? Simply put, it doesn't :P
I agree with this, wtf? It's got nothing to do with cowboy films except a vague resemblance to the structure of westerns. It's more like film noir though.Cowboy bee pop (no. Not a fan of western cowboy style)Assuming you mean Cowboy Bebop, why do you assume it has anything to do with classical cowboy movies? Simply put, it doesn't :P
Obviously it just refers to the titular protagonist
(http://thecajunsamurai.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cowboybebop_57.jpg)
Here he is, on his faithful computer -- nothing to do with Westerns.
every single person that loves Haruhi Suzumiya is an idiot.We are a lotta idiots ;D
Oh cool thread I found.the characters are adorable, the plot is horrible.
Haruhi - Watched, hated, dislike.
I watched in the recommended order, and fuck this shit.
Oreimo was overhyped but this shit is just plain stupid and beyond redemption, every single person that loves Haruhi Suzumiya is an idiot.
Sorry if I insulted someone but this is the truth. I've seen bad anime, worse than bad, and the worst. But Everything Haruhi is just so stupid, and everyone into this is equally stupid.
Sorry but it's the truth, the stupidest show with the stupidest character and the stupidest idea for a plot that actually could work out if done right.
Suzumiya Haruhi is the dictionary representative of fail.
/me uses fire shield.
I believe Gintama was originally a shounen parody mashup.It is. Which is why it didn't even have a plot to begin with.
We idiots own the world!every single person that loves Haruhi Suzumiya is an idiot.We are a lotta idiots ;D
http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=votes&aid=3651
Oh cool thread I found.the characters are adorable, the plot is horrible.
Haruhi - Watched, hated, dislike.
I watched in the recommended order, and fuck this shit.
Oreimo was overhyped but this shit is just plain stupid and beyond redemption, every single person that loves Haruhi Suzumiya is an idiot.
Sorry if I insulted someone but this is the truth. I've seen bad anime, worse than bad, and the worst. But Everything Haruhi is just so stupid, and everyone into this is equally stupid.
Sorry but it's the truth, the stupidest show with the stupidest character and the stupidest idea for a plot that actually could work out if done right.
Suzumiya Haruhi is the dictionary representative of fail.
/me uses fire shield.
the only thing i've seen that goes equally plot-horrible as this, or worse, is gintama's first season.
i just don't have a liking to nonsensical gag comedy, or slapstick comedy in general.
But for some reason they only ever animated the first few shit stories, and then stopped right before getting to the good bits.
I haven't been able to make myself start watching Accel World
my friends recommended it but that MC is an instant turn off...
He doesn't look weird, he is weird, but the entire relations in this show make it very worthwhile to watch.I haven't been able to make myself start watching Accel World
my friends recommended it but that MC is an instant turn off...
It's a decent series. Sure the MC looks weird, but it's still definitely worth watching.
It's a decent series. Sure the MC looks weird, but it's still definitely worth watching.I think I'll give it a shot. That 12GB files I downloaded would be a waste of space if I don't.
He doesn't look weird, he is weird, but the entire relations in this show make it very worthwhile to watch.Does relations means that there is some emphasize on romance in this series?
So, top shows that I haven't got around to yet:I recommend reading Elfen Lied manga instead of watching anime, and watching Higurashi with booze and salted chips.
Gundam - I did download the first series, or maybe the so-called best series (can't remember which) but I still haven't gotten more than an episode in after a few years. I like most genres, and I even love old classic space mecha like Gunbuster, so maybe it's just that I need to find a Gundam series with characters I like?
Death Note - I think I tried an episode because my friend loved it but couldn't get into it. She was a big horror/psychological thriller nut anyway. I'd probably give it a second shot if there weren't so many other shows to watch...
Bleach/One-Piece - I've read some of the Bleach manga and I like it. I've also liked a few other long-running series like this, but I don't think I'll watch the anime cause even I can only stand so much dragging out.
Fate/* - I have Fate/Stay/Night and I like it. But not enough to watch the other series, even after reading up on them. Again, I can only stand so much alternate universe of the same series. On the other hand, I like the whole .hack/* franchise...
Elfen Lied - Tried and only got one or two episodes in. But that was years ago and while I still don't like gore, I can tolerate it better than I used to. So it's possible I'll give it another shot in the future. Same for Higurashi no nako Koro ni. Of course, they'll probably stay low on my list compared to anime I haven't tried at all...
Others classics that I've just missed out on through sheer numbers/luck of the draw: Outlaw Star, Dennou Coil, Baccano. . .