What anime are you watching or manga are you reading?

Links234

So, was checking out the new Berserk, only 2 episodes in and I'm not too impressed, but I'll hold my reservations until I've seen the whole series.

Also checking out Samurai Flamenco.

sniper_samurai

Links234 wrote: »

So, was checking out the new Berserk, only 2 episodes in and I'm not too impressed, but I'll hold my reservations until I've seen the whole series.

Also checking out Samurai Flamenco.

Yeah, animation is a bit iffy and they've skipped The Black Swordsman and Lost Children arcs.

Hope you persevere with Samuenco, starts a bit dull but gets bats**t crazy by the half way mark.

_CreeD_

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Is it actually as much of a Titan cash-in as first impressions would have you believe or does it pivot off into its own thing?

There are some base similarities, the whole walled cities thing really but overall no, it is it's own story....just not much of one tbh. It plays out like a short story that's been stretched a couple of hours too long and it's quite repetitive. Titan was much deeper. I guess as an interim project until they could work on AoT-2 it serves it's purpose and despite what I've said is worth a look when you are stuck for something to watch, just don't expect to be wowed.

airmax87

watamote manga > watamote anime

Sephiroth_dude

Rewatching D greyman on funimation with a view to watching the other 50 or so episodes which are subbed.

Mal-Adjusted

rewatching Neon Genesis Evangelion for the first time in a decade, fantastic show but i'm noticing more and more when corners were cut in the animation... to make the budget stretch the 26 episodes presumably?

Mr.Saturn

Do believe they got battered for budget. Dunno if it was Glass Reflection or some other Youtube face that pointed out bits where they took the mick as regards the animation in Eva. Like character covering their mouth while speaking, or that infamous scene where Shinji has second thoughts at the train station.

Watched it for the first time recently. Kinda missed a lot of the fuss about the cost-cutting 'til I copped I was watching the director's cut.

Sephiroth_dude

Started Tokyo ghoul last night and i must say i like it so far, on ep 4, does it get very violent/loads of gore as the episodes go on ?

sniper_samurai

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Started Tokyo ghoul last night and i must say i like it so far, on ep 4, does it get very violent/loads of gore as the episodes go on ?

Just don't go onto root A, it diverges from the manga and is pretty poor.

Sephiroth_dude

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Just don't go onto root A, it diverges from the manga and is pretty poor.

But does season 1 get more violent?

fmcato

Finished Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa. Weird but good. I will probably read 20th Century Boys next.

UberPrinny_Baal

fmcato wrote: »

I will probably read 20th Century Boys next.

I watched the box set of live action movies based on this.

That was..... an experience.

Felt a bit like a Japanese Lord of the Rings, not in terms of plot or anything, just because it kinda starts off small and gets epic in scope, but also because there are (iirc?) 3 films and they're all pretty damn long.

I cannot tell you honestly if it was good or enjoyable, just that it was very different and I'll never forget having watched it.

sportsbook_12

I just watched Kimi No Na Wa and it's soooo good!!

fmcato

UberPrinny_Baal wrote: »

I watched the box set of live action movies based on this.

That was..... an experience.

Felt a bit like a Japanese Lord of the Rings, not in terms of plot or anything, just because it kinda starts off small and gets epic in scope, but also because there are (iirc?) 3 films and they're all pretty damn long.

I cannot tell you honestly if it was good or enjoyable, just that it was very different and I'll never forget having watched it.

Billy the Bat is like that. Starts with a comic artist in USA hearing his character is a copy of a Japanese one, and it gets crazier and crazier as the manga evolves.

mcgrath1992

im just reading fairy tail manga , its getting more interesting so far

DezoLord

Hey guys.

Anyone knows when Boruto series is coming out?

sniper_samurai

DezoLord wrote: »

Hey guys.

Anyone knows when Boruto series is coming out?

April is when it starts broadcasting.

DezoLord

sniper_samurai wrote: »

April is when it starts broadcasting.

That's awesome! Thanks. Can't wait for it.

Digitalirish

Barely have time to watch anime. I'm sticking with DBS for now.

Digitalirish

Barely have time to watch anime. I'm sticking with DBS for now.

DCboy13

How do ye feel about the Attack On Titan second season coming up? I feel like it can never live up to expectations cause they left it for so long. I did enjoy the first season and have stopped myself from reading ahead too far in the manga but to be honest I feel like S2 might be a bit disappointing

Mr.Saturn

DCboy13 wrote: »

How do ye feel about the Attack On Titan second season coming up? I feel like it can never live up to expectations cause they left it for so long. I did enjoy the first season and have stopped myself from reading ahead too far in the manga but to be honest I feel like S2 might be a bit disappointing

If it retains the "33 chapters=1 series" of the first season, then there's roughly two arcs coming up. I feel the opening arc will probably feel like a proper finale to season 1, and easily meet it in terms of expectations. The second arc, however, might require a bit more patience.

eldest200

Can anyone recommend any current anime? I'm watching jojos bizarre adventure. I was watching DBS but stoped watching after the the multi universe arc. I did see the first ep of AOT but haven't been caught up with the rest of the series.

I've heard about full metal alchemist I just need time to watch it. One Piece is too long. I'm reading the manga instead. I enjoyed death note. I'm about half way through cowboy be bob and one punch man. I would just like to know if there's any other interesting anime to watch.

eldest200

Can anyone recommend any current anime? I'm watching jojos bizarre adventure. I was watching DBS but stoped watching after the the multi universe arc. I did see the first ep of AOT but haven't been caught up with the rest of the series.

I've heard about full metal alchemist I just need time to watch it. One Piece is too long. I'm reading the manga instead. I enjoyed death note. I'm about half way through cowboy be bob and one punch man. I would just like to know if there's any other interesting anime to watch.

sniper_samurai

eldest200 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend any current anime? I'm watching jojos bizarre adventure. I was watching DBS but stoped watching after the the multi universe arc. I did see the first ep of AOT but haven't been caught up with the rest of the series.

I've heard about full metal alchemist I just need time to watch it. One Piece is too long. I'm reading the manga instead. I enjoyed death note. I'm about half way through cowboy be bob and one punch man. I would just like to know if there's any other interesting anime to watch.

From the series that you have listed I would suggest Assassination Classroom, My Hero Acadamia and Outlaw Star.

Assassination Classroom is about a class middle school misfits tasked with killing their teacher, whom intends to destroy the world if they fail by the end of the school year. The series is 47 episodes long and covers the entire manga.

My Hero Acadamia is about a boy in a world where everyone has a superpower known as a quirk who is perfectly normal. He idolises the heroes and takes notes about each of them, his life is changed upon a fateful encounter with the top ranked hero in Japan, All Might. The first season is 12 eps long and the second season starts in April.

Outlaw Star is a space western similar to Cowboy Bebop, been a while since I've seen it so am a bit fuzzy on the details to give an outline.

If you do get around to watching FMA I would suggest watching the first 25-26 episodes of the original series then watching from episode 11-12 of Brotherhood. This is because the older series covers the early chapters better than Brotherhood, but goes into original content after the second cour. The original series is still great and has a satisfying conclusion despite diverging from the manga.

eldest200

Thanks for the advice. I'll check them out. I wasn't sure on were to start with fma but I'll start with the original series.

pinkribbon2

I am watching Dragonball Z again. 
I think it is a real masterpiece.

Nody

For those who've not picked it up yet Saga of Tanya the Evil from this season is brilliant and highly recommended.

sniper_samurai

Nody wrote: »

For those who've not picked it up yet Saga of Tanya the Evil from this season is brilliant and highly recommended.

Indeed, probably my no. 1 pick of the new series this season.

Also enjoying ACCA, its a bit slow but seems to be building up as a solid political thriller.

As for returning stuff, Konosuba is still brilliant despite a drop in animation quality from season 1.

CastorTroy

Not a series, but started watching the Professor Layton movie which I recorded on the Sony Movie Channel.
Hate it when dubbed shows or movies keep Japanese text with no translation