Chat/general discussion thread?

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 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.

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.

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

Don't forget Apocrypha.

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 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).

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

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 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.

More series being postponed. Food Wars is not being broadcast past the 3rd episodes.

Varik wrote: »

Main problem with OP is that stuff is that like the manga a fight could be 5 episodes/chapters. You can't cut it out really.

I haven't watched any of the Dragon Ball anime, well, because I can't start main character squeaky voices. But a mate who has seen them says even OP doesn't hold up to the length of battles in DB. After Luffy fought I said DB will definitely not be for me. That was the only one that felt really long to me, others were long but didn't feel so. But even that fight was epic enough to keep me interested! I just love how Luffy powers up. Really well done.

Just finished rewatching Shield Hero again. It really is fantastic, and with Crunchyroll confirming seasons 2 and 3 are happening there not too long ago, I can't wait to see how it plays out.

Summer will probably be light too unless there's some serious crunch once everything starts back up.

If anyone wants to watch Rebuild of Eva on hard mode they've been legally uploaded to Youtube.

It looks like some Japanese TV stations will be showing reruns next season since there won't be much new anime. Fingers crossed it could drum up interest for new seasons of whatever is being shown.

hellsing101 wrote: »

Some new Fist of the North Star wouldn't go a miss or Vampire Hunter D

I don't think they're going back that far.

I usually keep an eye on what's coming on netflix and set reminders but phone just beeped telling I might be interested in something as netflix is know to do (usually it happens a few days after I've already bindged what it was.)

A new Ghost in the shell, SAC 2045. not heard anything about this.

sniper_samurai wrote: »

It's a continuation of Stand Alone Complex, the same English cast too though the dub isn't up yet as it is incomplete. Already renewed for season 2.

If you haven't watched the original series it is available on Funimation Now. The bd set of both seasons is really cheap too, about €40 for 52 episodes.

Not 100% sure if I've the bd already for anything but I definitely have the DVDs at least already. With the exception of arise.

hellsing101 wrote: »

Psycho Pass is the new GITS, Arise and SAC was a bit of a disappointment.

Psycho Pass apart from S1 is awful, SAC is also GitS at its best.

No new Tachikomatic Days.

Potential-Monke wrote: »

I understood Psycho Pass, but lost on the rest!

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. SSS is it's ova movie Solid State Society.

Varik wrote: »

Netflix is getting One Piece, or at least all the English speaking countries except the UK & Ireland are. Up to the Alabasta arc.

You can blame Toei Europe for that. Most Toei shows were left languishing without legal means of viewing outside of importation due to their insistence that their shows must be broadcast on tv. We finally got a legal stream of One Piece a decade after the US.

Don't forget that crazy time Toei sold the UK rights for Dragon Ball to a French company that had no intention of releasing it. Said French company then tried to sell the rights to Manga for double the amount they paid.

I guess that animation must be cheap but ye it looks weird.

If they cel shaded it then it might look better.

UI_Paddy wrote: »

I've heard great things about Psycho Pass. I haven't seen any Ghost In The Shell other than the original and Innocence (which I own both on Blu-Ray). I was thinking of picking up Stand Alone Complex, but I may see Psycho Pass first and check it out later.



AB Groupe did release DBZ movies 2-4 on VHS and DVD back in the day, but they were the Big Green dub so unless your a collector those releases weren't really worth it. My biggest issue with AB is the fact they never released the later Ocean and Blue Water dubs. Granted Manga UK have refused to release them too, but as they have established themselves as an import company it would have been much easier if there was an existing box set for them to repackage.

There is no home video version of the Ocean or Blue Water dubs, which were only broadcast in the UK and Canada, there is also no uncut version available unlike the Funimation version. This would make it a hell of a lot more expensive to produce.

Also don't forget that as of last summer Manga Entertainment is a subsidiary of Funimation.

As for them being an import company the only dubs that Manga UK have created since the 90s are GitS: Innocence and Millennium Actress. Anime Limited have regularly commissioned dubs for movies they have the rights to through Bang Zoom and NYAV such as for Mai Mai Miracle and A Silent Voice. There's no profit in dubbing anymore either as the dub becomes the property of the production committee upon the costs being recouped.