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megaten · 30-03-2020 12:00pm

I would just switch services every few months but I also use Crunchyroll for a handful of manga series that still get updated on their old manga app.

Evade · 30-03-2020 12:08pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Have to say anime streaming is becoming too fragmented, you need to be subscribed to 5 services, Crunchyroll, Funimation Now, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Hi-Dive, to get everything legally. Doesn't help when companies drop series like Interspecies Reviewers, if CR or Hi-Dive had that it wouldn't have been dropped.

Most of the don't get enough exclusives to warrant paying for more than one. I scrolled through Funimation's catalogue and only found five or six anime that I wanted to watch that weren't already on Crunchyroll, two of which I'd already seen and wanted to rewatch.

sniper_samurai · 30-03-2020 12:17pm

Evade wrote: »

Most of the don't get enough exclusives to warrant paying for more than one. I scrolled through Funimation's catalogue and only found five or six anime that I wanted to watch that weren't already on Crunchyroll, two of which I'd already seen and wanted to rewatch.

Funimation had more series than CR for the winter season. Expect all the Aniplex stuff to be either exclusive to Funimation or have a 4 week delay on other services like this season going forward due to both companies being owned by different subsidiaries of Sony.

Cotts72 · 30-03-2020 1:19pm

There's other ways of viewing them all at once if you've access to fire sticks or android boxes

sniper_samurai · 30-03-2020 1:21pm

Cotts72 wrote: »

There's other ways of viewing them all at once if you've access to fire sticks or android boxes

There are always other ways, discussion about piracy is not welcome here though nor should it be.

Varik · 30-03-2020 2:20pm

Saw a movie over the weekend for the first time, never heard of it before but watched "Sword of the Stranger" from 2007 by Bones and the animation and combat in it is outstanding. Bones do My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchamist to name 2 and that gives an idea about it.

Bloody enough so not one for the kids.

Rights went down the drain but Funimation picked it up again so it got a blu ray release, also Amazon prime and Microsoft but only for the US.

Trailer also give too much away.

sniper_samurai · 30-03-2020 2:27pm

Varik wrote: »

Saw a movie over the weekend for the first time, never heard of it before but watched "Sword of the Stranger" from 2007 by Bones and the animation and combat in it is outstanding. Bones do My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchamist to name 2 and that gives an idea about it.

Bloody enough so not one for the kids.

Rights went down the drain but Funimation picked it up again so it got a blu ray release, also Amazon prime and Microsoft but only for the US.

Trailer also give too much away.

Anime Limited have it here, great film it is 15 rated here. Don't think it is streaming anywhere here.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Stranger-Standard-BD-Blu-ray/dp/B07DTL67GB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FFPI8COMX6NO&keywords=sword+of+the+stranger&qid=1585574812&sprefix=Sword+of+th%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1

sniper_samurai · 31-03-2020 11:27am

Kaguya Season 2 will also be shown on Crunchyroll, on a 4 week delay.

Evade · 31-03-2020 11:31am

I'll watch it there so. Anime streaming would be so much better if all exclusives were just a 4 week delay.

sniper_samurai · 31-03-2020 11:49am

Evade wrote: »

I'll watch it there so. Anime streaming would be so much better if all exclusives were just a 4 week delay.

That's not how rights work. Aniplex stuff usually ended up simulcasting on CR, Funi and Hi-Dive, now that Sony HQ are making Sony Music(Aniplex) and Sony Pictures Television(Funimation) play nice they're all just going to Funi and delayed on other services if they're not exclusive. The only exclusion to this is SAO as the contracts were signed before this took effect.

Evade · 31-03-2020 11:57am

sniper_samurai wrote: »

That's not how rights work.

I know.

CastorTroy · 06-04-2020 10:54pm

Seems dubs are falling way behind now. While funimation advertise simuldubs, it fell behind, at least with My Hero Academia. First time it fell an episode behind was supposedly due to the first movie. Then the second movie caused another episode or 2 delay. Now the season is finished with 5 episodes undubbed, due to the virus.
Other shows affected by the virus as well
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/03/18/simuldub-delays-anime-winter-spring-2020-funimation-simulcasts-on-track/

Potential-Monke · 07-04-2020 4:15am

Evade wrote: »

Watching Zero first is a bit like watching the Star Wars prequels first. I'd start with Unlimited Blade Works.

Damn that was good. Bit slow in places, but really good. I could see the ufotable talent at play, some scenes reminded me of Demon Slayer. Had I not watched the first few episodes of Zero, I would have been more lost for a while, and I might have ruined Saber and her background a bit. Endgame was awesome, and didn't cop the "big reveal" until shortly before it. I'm obviously not as sharp as Saber or Rin.

Had a google, and I think I'll finish Zero next, and then Stay/Night?

sniper_samurai · 07-04-2020 10:08am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Damn that was good. Bit slow in places, but really good. I could see the ufotable talent at play, some scenes reminded me of Demon Slayer. Had I not watched the first few episodes of Zero, I would have been more lost for a while, and I might have ruined Saber and her background a bit. Endgame was awesome, and didn't cop the "big reveal" until shortly before it. I'm obviously not as sharp as Saber or Rin.

Had a google, and I think I'll finish Zero next, and then Stay/Night?

Stay/ Night is the Saber route covering the same overarching story as UBW, the third route Heavens Feel is being made as three movies with the last to still be released. Word of warning but Heavens Feel is a lot darker.

Evade · 07-04-2020 11:17am

Now you know the archer class really is made up of archers but don't yet know that people die when they are killed.

I'd definitely finish Zero first but I might leave Stay/Night until after everything else because it's similar to UBW. I only got a few episodes into it when I last tried to watch it but I might pick it up again when I finish Babylonia.

I'd watch Apocrypha, Grand Order: First Order, Grand Order: Moonlight/Lost Room, and Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia. Babylonia is the most recent one and it just finished, unless like me you're watching it on CR and there's still a few episodes to go.

Potential-Monke · 08-04-2020 3:07am

Cool. I'll do that so. Not exactly sure what ye mean Stay/Night is the Saber route, as she was quite predominant is UBW. But I'll leave it till last, finish Zero for now and then Heavenly suchnsuch. Then I'll hop off the Grand Order series. Cool little world they've built in fairness.

sniper_samurai · 08-04-2020 3:43am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Cool. I'll do that so. Not exactly sure what ye mean Stay/Night is the Saber route, as she was quite predominant is UBW. But I'll leave it till last, finish Zero for now and then Heavenly suchnsuch. Then I'll hop off the Grand Order series. Cool little world they've built in fairness.

Fate Stay/Night is a visual novel split into 3 distinct versions of the same story that pair Shirou with a different heroine, Fate(Saber), Unlimited Blade Works(Rin) and Heavens Feel(Sakura). They are designed to be played in that order, but can be done so in any order.

The original anime adaptation from 2007 covers the Fate story.

Evade · 08-04-2020 12:42pm

I will never not find a billion dollar franchise starting out as a porn game hilarious.

Don't forget Apocrypha.

Cotts72 · 08-04-2020 4:36pm

Checked out some of the new anime spring has to offer

Gleipner - bizarre but has me interested

Shironeko - standard geberic magic good v evil anime but could be easy watching

Tower of god - another strange premise but first episode again has me curious to see how it develops

sniper_samurai · 08-04-2020 4:46pm

Cotts72 wrote: »

Checked out some of the new anime spring has to offer

Gleipner - bizarre but has me interested

Shironeko - standard geberic magic good v evil anime but could be easy watching

Tower of god - another strange premise but first episode again has me curious to see how it develops

Only watched the first episodes of Bakarina, Bookworm S2 and Sakura Wars so far.

Bakarina is flowing better than the LN which loves repeating scenes from another point of view with very little to add.

Going to drop Sakura Wars for now as it is a sequel to the new game that isn't out here until the end of the month. The animation is full cg and a little wooden.

And Bookworm is more Bookworm, should be adapting Part 2 Volumes 1 & 2 which ends on the opening scene from the first episode of S1.

Evade · 08-04-2020 5:59pm

I've watched:

Tower of God - interesting premise, could be good could be bad.

Bookworm - more Main being Main, can't complain

Sing Yesterday for Me - I like slice of life so I'll keep watching, mid 20s characters is a nice change of pace too.

Tsugumomo - don't judge me

8th Son - pretty standard isekai so far

My Next Life as a Villainess - stuck in a real version(?) of game you have encyclopedic knowledge of, could be good

And stuff from last season.

sniper_samurai · 08-04-2020 6:13pm

Evade wrote: »

I've watched:

Tower of God - interesting premise, could be good could be bad.

Bookworm - more Main being Main, can't complain

Sing Yesterday for Me - I like slice of life so I'll keep watching, mid 20s characters is a nice change of pace too.

Tsugumomo - don't judge me

8th Son - pretty standard isekai so far

My Next Life as a Villainess - stuck in a real version(?) of game you have encyclopedic knowledge of, could be good

And stuff from last season.

Fyi a bunch of the first volume of J Novels LNs are available to read for free atm on the J Novel and Bookwalker websites including Bookworm and My Next Life as a Villainess(aka Bakarina).

sniper_samurai · 10-04-2020 10:16am

Have to say this season is extremely sparse. Most of the big series that were scheduled have understandably been delayed due to Covid-19 with SAO the latest to be delayed.

Evade · 10-04-2020 11:31am

I might manage make a dent in my backlog then this season.

Potential-Monke · 14-04-2020 1:31am

Finished Fate/Zero and also very good, if not a bit more crazy than UBW. Still feel like I'm missing something there, specifically to do with Kiritsugum so someone might be able to help me,

what's the craic with his wife and child, Iris and Ilya. I know they're homunculus, but I don't know if I just missed it or it hasn't been explained yet, but why are they homonculus, why are they the "family" of Kiritsugu, and why are they the cup?

Other than that, I'm loving it. True that UBW does ruin Zero somewhat, and I can see how watching Zero first would slightly ruin UBW. In that regard, ending for Zero and knowledge of UBW required, but

Kiriya giving the dagger as a present back to Rin, what a dick!

Anyway, as it's on Netflix, i'm gonna give Fate/Stay Night a go. I know it's not reviewing well, and it's considered the weakest of the 3(4), but I can't be bothered trying to find a legit copy of the Heavens Feel trilogy right now, as far as my Googling is telling me I won't be able to.

sniper_samurai · 14-04-2020 1:50am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Finished Fate/Zero and also very good, if not a bit more crazy than UBW. Still feel like I'm missing something there, specifically to do with Kiritsugum so someone might be able to help me,
what's the craic with his wife and child, Iris and Ilya. I know they're homunculus, but I don't know if I just missed it or it hasn't been explained yet, but why are they homonculus, why are they the "family" of Kiritsugu, and why are they the cup?
Other than that, I'm loving it. True that UBW does ruin Zero somewhat, and I can see how watching Zero first would slightly ruin UBW. In that regard, ending for Zero and knowledge of UBW required, but
Kiriya giving the dagger as a present back to Rin, what a dick!

Anyway, as it's on Netflix, i'm gonna give Fate/Stay Night a go. I know it's not reviewing well, and it's considered the weakest of the 3(4), but I can't be bothered trying to find a legit copy of the Heavens Feel trilogy right now, as far as my Googling is telling me I won't be able to.

Part 3 hasn't been released yet and has been postponed indefinitely due to Covid 19. Part 1 has been released on dvd and bd by MVM with Part 2 scheduled within 2 months. Seeing as these are Aniplex movies don't expect them to be available on a legal stream.

Potential-Monke · 14-04-2020 3:19am

Great, even when one wants to pay! But good you told me about the delay, I'll wait for all 3 and binge. Can immediately see the quality difference between Stay Night and UBW.

sniper_samurai · 14-04-2020 3:46am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Great, even when one wants to pay! But good you told me about the delay, I'll wait for all 3 and binge. Can immediately see the quality difference between Stay Night and UBW.

Stay Night is an early digi paint series, which haven't exactly stood the test of time quality wise. Doesn't help that it was also made by Studio Deen, who are notorious for poor animation quality as well.

Potential-Monke · 17-04-2020 1:37am

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Stay Night is an early digi paint series, which haven't exactly stood the test of time quality wise. Doesn't help that it was also made by Studio Deen, who are notorious for poor animation quality as well.

Yeah, I haven't gone back to it since!

I usually watch a few shows weekly with some of the lads, but due to this i've recently ploughed on myself, so finally got around to watching the finale of My Hero. Holy moly! And even One Piece is getting good again, with the current story quite interesting (only since the most recent episode though)!

Cotts72 · 17-04-2020 1:54am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Yeah, I haven't gone back to it since!

I usually watch a few shows weekly with some of the lads, but due to this i've recently ploughed on myself, so finally got around to watching the finale of My Hero. Holy moly! And even One Piece is getting good again, with the current story quite interesting (only since the most recent episode though)!

Yeah my hero finished solidly!

I've always wanted to take a look at one piece but almost 900 odd episodes leaves me thinking it's pointless ðŸ˜‚

Tower of god has been pretty good so far.. Still perplexed that one of the main characters may be named after a man City striker ðŸ˜‚

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