What anime are you watching or manga are you reading?

ruadhan · 16-07-2009 12:23am

fitz0 wrote: »

Four words: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

well yeah, im not sure if i love mecha , i've already seen evangelion and found it ok but a bit weird and deathnote which was really good, and dragonball all of them which i love.

Zeouterlimits · 16-07-2009 2:21am

ruadhan wrote: »

well yeah, im not sure if i love mecha , i've already seen evangelion and found it ok but a bit weird and deathnote which was really good, and dragonball all of them which i love.

Gurren Lagann has none of the "wierd" depression/human condition that Evangelion would be considered of (not really anyway). It's generally more of an action comedy.
I'd second his recommendation whole-heartidly.

fitz0 · 16-07-2009 12:23pm

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

Gurren Lagann has none of the "wierd" depression/human condition that Evangelion would be considered of (not really anyway). It's generally more of an action comedy.
I'd second his recommendation whole-heartidly.

^What he said. Possibly the greatest anime of all time, right from the get-go its flat out insanity. Dips in the middle (most shows do) but picks up again. If you watch nothing else watch this.

Spoiler: To be fair, he had more screentime there than he had in the manga. And thats including his other appearance which they haven't gotten to yet.

Thats true,

but I liked how in the first series we had time to get attached to him, made his death a lot more meaningful.

Hopefully when the series reaches the point where the original series broke away it will slow down and pace itself better.

Cy_Revenant · 16-07-2009 11:17pm

Been working my way through Eureka 7. It's well brilliant. Loving every second of it.

Just saw the first two episodes of Giant Robo. Was expecting to be bored to tears by some silly old super robot show.

I was wrong, it's bloody amazing. Great animation, good music, fantastic storylines, great shounen battle-manga styled fight scenes. And then the robot shows up, and it gets better.

ruadhan wrote: »

well yeah, im not sure if i love mecha ,

Heres a tip. Don't think of them as mecha. Just think of them as anime.

Question: What do Gundam 00, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Macross Frontier have in common?

Answer: Absolutely nothing.

cherryghost · 17-07-2009 3:56pm

not watching anything atm. any new anime on the scene you recommend?

Headshot · 17-07-2009 4:56pm

cherryghost wrote: »

not watching anything atm. any new anime on the scene you recommend?

http://www.veoh.com/search/videos/q/needless#watch%3Dv18734933PcyXY84j

ussjtrunks · 18-07-2009 5:34pm

Im watching too much anime at the mo, getting through one piece, The new Fma and trying to get time to see the eureka 7 movie.

not watching anything atm. any new anime on the scene you recommend?

Eden of the east is very good if ya havent seen it yet

marko93 · 19-07-2009 2:40am

Want to watch a new anime. Love Mech style animes. Any suggestions ?

fitz0 · 19-07-2009 4:56pm

Eureka 7 - Surfind robots, is there anything better?
Gurren Lagann - If you haven't seen it, you really should
Macross Zero - Only 5 eps but quite good.

Thats all the mecha I know others can help more.

Cy_Revenant · 19-07-2009 9:00pm

fitz0 wrote: »

Eureka 7 - Surfind robots, is there anything better?
Gurren Lagann - If you haven't seen it, you really should
Macross Zero - Only 5 eps but quite good.

Thats all the mecha I know others can help more.

Eureka 7 is fantastic. Gurren Lagann is amazing.

Also see;

Macross Frontier - Fantastic story, great action, brilliant music.
Gundam 00 - Best Gundam I've seen. Compulsive watching.
Giant Robo - Old, but action packed and extremely watchable.

ruadhan · 19-07-2009 9:06pm

dont forget the like of neon genesis evangelion if you like being mind raped. And code geass is a kick ass anime which is not 100% mecha all the time but its pretty amazing

fitz0 · 20-07-2009 9:22am

Don't know how I forgot but also try Escaflowne. A bit dated now but still excellent.

BlitzKrieg · 21-07-2009 3:45am

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya did it again...

Its f*cking killing me now how many times they have done this.

twice full episodes and one to show it repeating millions of times then a fourth to show the conclusion.

BUT FIVE FULL EPISODES OF THIS SH*T IS TOO MUCH EVEN FOR ME!

I swear the dvd pack of this season will be the biggest rip off produced.

Atavan-Halen · 24-07-2009 1:35am

Just finished Deathnote 2 so going to pick up 3 & 4 soon. Absolutely loving it so far

caff · 24-07-2009 5:39am

Currently watching

Asura Cryin' - magic and giant robots...
Eve no Jikan - exploring a world with robots and humans.. kind of Asimov like
Kemono no Souja Erin - little girl who connect with animals used to fight wars
Needless - trashy action
Phantom Requiem for the Phantom - following an assasian in his quest for meaning to his life
Shangri-La - eco themed dysotopian freedom fighting story
Spice and Wolf II - mechant and a wolf spirit travelling around
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - very promising so far, a girl and her brother caught in a huge earthquake, no idea where its going though
Valkyria Chronicles - like the game

BlitzKrieg · 27-07-2009 12:06am

****!

Yes it did it again.

that is six episodes of the same ****

It is the worst kind of cruelty

seems there is 8 episodes in this arc...

sadista · 28-07-2009 1:36pm

Watched the 1st few eps of Gurenn Lagann lastnight. Its quite strange.
What the hell are those suface creatures that operate the gunmen?

tman · 28-07-2009 3:17pm

Beastmen... It kind of gets explained later on

Varkov · 30-07-2009 1:47pm

Just finished both series of Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex.

That was some bold television, absolutly fantastic. Ordered Solid state society now aswell.

Still struggling through Zeta Gundam aswell, its tough going.

gearoidof · 30-07-2009 2:48pm

SAC:SSS is no where near as good as SAC, alas

BlackJewel · 31-07-2009 4:29pm

my fav mangas until now are

Special A
The Devil Does Exist
Eternal Sabbath
666 Satan

and lot more .... one shot's

as for anime i plan on watching all kind of ecchi crap ^^ :pac:

Funky · 31-07-2009 6:09pm

Still persevering with Haruhi season 2 and been dabbling in some Naruto since the filler ended.

Haruhi

we should finally see some resolution in the next episode but my word this has been a frustrating few episodes~!

Naruto

Kakashi Gaiden awesomeness, so good to (kinda) see the 4th in action!

alastair_doom · 31-07-2009 6:34pm

Funky wrote: »

Naruto
Kakashi Gaiden awesomeness, so good to (kinda) see the 4th in action!

Wow, thanks for the head up. Havent watched naruto in ages. Just watch the preview on youtube and it looks pretty good alright.

Edit: http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-530552/naruto-shippuden-119/ Full legal version of part one will be up in 6 days, preview for now.

That_Guy · 02-08-2009 1:24pm

I'm only beginning to get into anime at the moment and a friend recommended Death Note to me.

I'm just about to start the fourth episode. It's very exciting so far. Really enjoying it.

StephenP023 · 02-08-2009 2:56pm

Started watching FLCL(Fooly Cooly), I'd recomend it, its so good! and the music is really good!

BlackJewel · 10-08-2009 9:49am

That_Guy wrote: »

I'm only beginning to get into anime at the moment and a friend recommended Death Note to me.

I'm just about to start the fourth episode. It's very exciting so far. Really enjoying it.

Even the cave men enjoyed the fire when it was first introduced to them.

Funky · 10-08-2009 11:37am

I think most of humanity still enjoys fire.

Thomas-G · 10-08-2009 2:24pm

Watching Outlaw Star, it's quite dull, Bebop or Trigun it isn't. I've been "watching" it for months though, have been reading manga more lately.

Reading Akira, along with a dozen others. Latest Gantz was great

triseke · 11-08-2009 10:55am

im watching bokura ga ita at the moment. its not something i normally watch, its very "romance and teen angst" but i am enjoying it. about half way through at the moment, not sure what il watch after this!

cherryghost · 11-08-2009 12:00pm

triseke wrote: »

im watching bokura ga ita at the moment. its not something i normally watch, its very "romance and teen angst" but i am enjoying it. about half way through at the moment, not sure what il watch after this!

if you like that, you'll like kimi ga nozomu eien. tis pretty good, i only just started watching it yesterday

Overheal · 13-08-2009 4:14am

For some reason this song totally reminded me of Tekkaman Blade (aka. Teknoman)

So watching this again.

edit: the dialog is so bad though...

Varkov · 13-08-2009 11:29am

Overheal wrote: »

For some reason this song totally reminded me of Tekkaman Blade (aka. Teknoman)

So watching this again.

edit: the dialog is so bad though...

A friend of mine told me she has had the origional Keknoman on DVD for years!

I may have to watch it soon.:pac:

Elle Victorine · 15-08-2009 7:28pm

I'm watching bleach right now.

gearoidof · 19-08-2009 1:49am

just finished K-on there, moving back to retro with some Cromartie high school, I think, or maybe martian successor nadeiscu :S

cngamemart · 19-08-2009 4:52am

kenan,now I am watching,

Cy_Revenant · 22-08-2009 11:40pm

Watching Zan Sayonara Setsubou Sensei. So awesome.

gearoidof wrote: »

just finished K-on there, moving back to retro with some Cromartie high school, I think, or maybe martian successor nadeiscu :S

2003 is hardly retro.

Thomas-G · 23-08-2009 12:12am

Watching Pani Poni Dash, crazy crazy show but pretty funny and a real test of your "Spot the reference" skills.
Watched Mind Game a few days ago, still not sure if I liked it or not, some bits were great, some bits were craaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy!
What's better, Gundam manga or show.

Cy_Revenant · 23-08-2009 9:07pm

Thomas-G wrote: »

Watching Pani Poni Dash, crazy crazy show but pretty funny and a real test of your "Spot the reference" skills.
Watched Mind Game a few days ago, still not sure if I liked it or not, some bits were great, some bits were craaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy!
What's better, Gundam manga or show.

Pain Poni Dash, by the same studio as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.

Gundam anime.

The anime is the original and definitive work in the case of every incarnation of Gundam. The mangas are just adaptions and fairly rubbish by and large.

That said, some Gundam shows are far better than others.

Thomas-G · 23-08-2009 9:55pm

Cy_Revenant wrote: »

Pain Poni Dash, by the same studio as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.

Gundam anime.

The anime is the original and definitive work in the case of every incarnation of Gundam. The mangas are just adaptions and fairly rubbish by and large.

That said, some Gundam shows are far better than others.

Some of the shows were very badly rated on Anime sites so I wasn't sure about it, as a lot of people sing it's praises (but it's the same with dragonball). I've heard 00 and seed are the best, what's for watching and what should be avoided?

Varik · 24-08-2009 11:10pm

just finished
bokura ga ita as it was mentioned here (ok)
romeo x juliet (very good)
Gankutsuou The Count of Monte Cristo (fine)

still keeping up with shounen animes

and look forward each week to
spice and wolf
tokyo 5.0

Funky · 24-08-2009 11:40pm

started watching Sora no Manimani there the other week and have been liking it, it's an ongoing series about halfway through the season so far. I'd recommend it to those who like 'slice of life' anime

K.O.Kiki · 25-08-2009 1:12pm

I read 111 chapters of Zetman in 3 days.
Because Zetman is pretty damn awesome.

Sephiroth_dude · 26-08-2009 11:03am

I got bounty dog today in the post,cant wait to watch it.

Odgey · 27-08-2009 11:57pm

FMA:Brotherhood, Wlcome to the NHK, Soul Eater, Bleach, Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing OVAs..Pretty much it =\

Cy_Revenant · 28-08-2009 8:21pm

I've started on Fist of the North Star.

gearoidof · 28-08-2009 11:19pm

Cy_Revenant wrote: »

2003 is hardly retro.

Bad joke, sorry

Gonnna watch Clannad After Story, I managed to completely miss they'd sequeled that!

cherryghost · 29-08-2009 2:05am

midori no hibi

its a load of ****e

Thomas-G · 31-08-2009 1:40am

Watching Basilisk, it's pretty great, like Naruto but more mature.
Reading Trigun Maximum. Trigun is one of my favourite anime of all time so it's going down nicely

tread_softly · 31-08-2009 12:05pm

Thomas-G wrote: »

Watching Basilisk, it's pretty great, like Naruto but more mature.
Reading Trigun Maximum. Trigun is one of my favourite anime of all time so it's going down nicely

Trigun manga > Trigun anime

Thomas-G · 31-08-2009 3:13pm

tread_softly wrote: »

Trigun manga > Trigun anime

Most manga are better than the manga they're based on, although manga cannot capture the same tense atmosphere of a good anime fight (Claymore is a biggun)

What anime are you watching or manga are you reading?

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