What anime are you watching or manga are you reading?

Evade · 06-11-2018 4:42pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

SAO hasn't been good after the first 16 or so episodes IMO.

That's pretty much my opinion on SAO too except for SAOA:GGO that's pretty good, and I didn't watch SAO II. The only reason I'm watching Alicization is I mind my nephew for a few hours a week and he likes SAO. I'm holding out for a LLENN and Fukaziroh cameo.

Tar.Aldarion · 06-11-2018 4:46pm

Wait, how many seasons are there? I just saw the first two.

sniper_samurai · 06-11-2018 4:55pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Wait, how many seasons are there? I just saw the first two.

SAO
SAO Extra OVA
SAO II
SAO Ordinal Scale Movie
SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online
SAO Project Alicization

New season just started. It covers the entirety of the Alicization arc which spans 10 volumes. The adaptation will run for 50 episodes.

Apart from Ordinal Scale(Netflix) all of them are streaming on Crunchyroll.

CastorTroy · 20-12-2018 2:52pm

Since I see it's due to leave Netflix on New Year's Day, I've started watching Cowboy Bebop.
Of course it could be back on there if they're making the live action version

sniper_samurai · 20-12-2018 3:25pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Since I see it's due to leave Netflix on New Year's Day, I've started watching Cowboy Bebop.
Of course it could be back on there if they're making the live action version

It'll still be on Crunchyroll too.

Also all new chapters of Shonen Jump are now free for 3 weeks from publication on the official app. The subscription service has been changed and now gives you access to every digitally published chapter of all English released Shonen Jump series for €2 a month.

Nody · 11-01-2019 10:06pm

So what have people started to pick up from the new season?

Personally I've so far picked up:
Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka (need to watch the first season when I get time)
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

From last season I had Karakuri Circus on my maybe list for a long while but around episode 6 or 7 it really started to get going and I'm loving it now. Finished the Seven Sins movie as well; recommended as it adds some interesting lore

Evade · 12-01-2019 11:23am

I haven't watched the first episode of everything I'm interested in yet but so far I'll probably stick with

Shield Hero
The Promised Neverland
Boogie Pop and Others
Girly Air Force - mostly to see how similar it is to Third Arial Girls Squad from Shiro Bako

Nody · 12-01-2019 4:51pm

Evade wrote: »

Girly Air Force - mostly to see how similar it is to Third Arial Girls Squad from Shiro Bako

I tried to watch the first episode but the graphic of the planes & aliens simply turned me off.

Evade · 12-01-2019 5:13pm

Nody wrote: »

I tried to watch the first episode but the graphic of the planes & aliens simply turned me off.

Yeah, the CG is very in your face.

Gunmonkey · 13-01-2019 1:56am

Well quite a few promising shows so far this season.

-Mob Psycho 100 II, first was great
-Shield Hero, nice to see an isekai where he doesn't care and just acts like a twat cos everyone else is
-Boogiepop, timeline is all over the place but so far pretty good
-Promised Neverland, heard good things but wonder will it just become "death flags: the anime"
-Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, shades of Madoka but interesting to see magical girls vs criminal syndicates
-Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, pretty funny watching the 2 characters twist around topics to get one over each other

Also have Slime-San and Run with the Wind continuing so well made up for this season.

Dunno about Girly Air Force, more interested in The Magnificent Kotobuki thats on HiDive, similar focus on aircraft (6 girls run a mercenary air squadron taking on air pirates). Its full CGI but has some allumni from Shirobako as writer and director.

CastorTroy · 15-01-2019 1:36am

Evade wrote: »

Girly Air Force - mostly to see how similar it is to Third Arial Girls Squad from Shiro Bako

Sitting a bit back from my tv combined with the 'r' and 'i' I completely misread "Arial".

Having just finished Cowboy Bebop (Will watch the movie later) I'm currently making my way through Voltron. I know it's not an anime, though it's clearly inspired by anime and based on one.

Evade · 15-01-2019 6:36pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Sitting a bit back from my tv combined with the 'r' and 'i' I completely misread "Arial".

There's almost certainly a doujinshi with that title.

Evade wrote: »

I haven't watched the first episode of everything I'm interested in yet but so far I'll probably stick with

Shield Hero
The Promised Neverland
Boogie Pop and Others
Girly Air Force - mostly to see how similar it is to Third Arial Girls Squad from Shiro Bako

I've watched a few others and I'll probably stick with

Price of Smiles
Kaguya Sama: Love is War
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka
Grimms Notes the Animation
Endro!

And I still have Slime and Run with the Wind too.

The third episode of Boogiepop made a lot more sense of the whole thing.

Sieghardt · 12-02-2019 6:36pm

Currently watching:
That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime
Rising of the Shield Hero
Manaria Friends

It's a good time for fantasy anime

Cotts72 · 13-02-2019 12:27am

must start shield hero soon, Reincarnated as slime is class!

Goblin slayer is very good too

Sieghardt · 13-02-2019 7:13pm

Havent gotten around to that one yet, need to watch that and Made In Abyss too

Cotts72 · 13-02-2019 8:22pm

Sieghardt wrote: »

Havent gotten around to that one yet, need to watch that and Made In Abyss too

Made the mistake of starting shield hero today before work.. Very addictive

Cotts72 · 20-02-2019 1:51am

Watched the first 2 episodes of boogiepop and literally have no idea whats going on or where characters have gone ðŸ˜‚ read above that ep3 clears things up... Fingers crossed

Evade · 20-02-2019 12:47pm

Cotts72 wrote: »

Watched the first 2 episodes of boogiepop and literally have no idea whats going on or where characters have gone &#55357;&#56834; read above that ep3 clears things up... Fingers crossed

I rewatched the first two just before the third and it made it easier to follow. I thought the rest of the series would be three episode arcs too and I was going to let them finish an arc before watching it but it's up to Imaginator 5 now so I think I'll just have to jump in to it.

Cotts72 · 20-02-2019 4:49pm

Evade wrote: »

I rewatched the first two just before the third and it made it easier to follow. I thought the rest of the series would be three episode arcs too and I was going to let them finish an arc before watching it but it's up to Imaginator 5 now so I think I'll just have to jump in to it.

Watched ep 3 and a few mins of ep 4 before calling it a day, boogiepop has been popped just hasnt caught my interest like other shows

Promised neverland on the otherhand is pretty good so far

CastorTroy · 28-02-2019 12:06am

Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Just about to start episode 9.
I remember looking up shows that aren't what they first seem after watching School-Live! and this was suggested

Nody · 21-03-2019 8:26am

Just finished episode 11 of Shield hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) and that is how you end an episode; talk about bringing a smile with that teaser to my face.

Evade · 21-03-2019 11:46pm

Shield Hero is consistently good. Spear could do with being kicked in the balls a few more times and the Princess needs a good beating.

Cotts72 · 22-03-2019 12:09am

Shield hero is quality, every episode it delivers

Evade · 23-03-2019 9:29pm

The Price of Smiles turned out to be pretty good. I was a little dense though as I only noticed that two characters were clearly related in episode 11.

Headshot · 31-03-2019 9:40pm

the ****ers are really tightening down on copy write stuff, jaiminisbox got cease and desist and alot of my favourite reads are in trouble

sniper_samurai · 31-03-2019 10:00pm

Headshot wrote: »

the ****ers are really tightening down on copy write stuff, jaiminisbox got cease and desist and alot of my favourite reads are in trouble

Good, mangakas make f**k all unless they sell a monstrous amount. Not like there aren't legal means to read most mainstream manga either.

Headshot · 31-03-2019 10:09pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Good, mangakas make f**k all unless they sell a monstrous amount. Not like there aren't legal means to read most mainstream manga either.

Unfortunately you live in an ideal world, some manga's or Manhua will never see the light of day in English language without the likes of translators on jaiminisbox for example

You even read that some of these sites contact the owners of the manga or Manhua directly to ask can they translate it to English but they simple refuse, how you work with someone of that mentality?

sniper_samurai · 31-03-2019 10:25pm

Headshot wrote: »

Unfortunately you live in an ideal world, some manga's or Manhua will never see the light of day in English language without the likes of translators on jaiminisbox for example

You even read that some of these sites contact the owners of the manga or Manhua directly to ask can they translate it to English but they simple refuse, how you work with someone of that mentality?

You even consider that contacting the mangaka without going through the publisher isn't going to achieve anything, especially some rando who isn't backed by or part of a publishing company themselves. The author would also take a particularly negative stance if the person contacting him is already actively stealing their work.

Evade · 31-03-2019 10:47pm

I'd imagine most of the authors are hoping their manga/manhua become hits and it would be a bit embarrassing if they'd given away the English rights, for nothing, before that.

On another note, almost everything's over.

Spec Ops Asuka got a lot darker than I thought it would at the start. Kurumi is messed up. No hope of a season two as far as I can tell, I might have to check out the manga.

Endro! was good clean fun.

The Promised Neverland was good and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes in the second season.

Looking forward to the return of Slime. I really liked the Shizu focused episode near the end.

Run with the Wind was surprisingly good but I have a weakness for underdog sports anime.

Kaguya Sama shouldn't be as good as it was given the premise but definitely worth a watch and I'm holding out hope for a second season.

Girly Air Force and Grimm's Notes were not great but OK.

I'm still a few episodes behind on Boogiepop.

Cotts72 · 31-03-2019 11:35pm

Binge watched how not to summon a demon lord, bit of a slow starter but develops into a quality show with great humour

Nody · 08-04-2019 4:59pm

What are people finding worth watching in the new season so far? I did not really find any go to once in the preview and hence I've so far watched episode one of:

Namu Amida Butsu! - Rendai Utena - Will continue for now; very nice colors etc.
Kimetsu no Yaiba - Beautiful animation but I don't see the main character keeping me interested
Fairy Gone - There is something off in the sharpness or colors for me; can't quite place my finger on it. The story did not grip me at all.

megaten · 08-04-2019 5:56pm

Nody wrote: »

What are people finding worth watching in the new season so far? I did not really find any go to once in the preview and hence I've so far watched episode one of:
Namu Amida Butsu! - Rendai Utena - Will continue for now; very nice colors etc.

Kimetsu no Yaiba - Beautiful animation but I don't see the main character keeping me interested

Fairy Gone - There is something off in the sharpness or colors for me; can't quite place my finger on it. The story did not grip me at all.

Not planning on anything, might give Fruits Basket a chance since it was well liked in the day and the original author is supervising. Interested in Carole & Tuesday as well but its Netflix so who knows when it will be available.

Nody · 12-04-2019 6:02pm

megaten wrote: »

Not planning on anything, might give Fruits Basket a chance since it was well liked in the day and the original author is supervising. Interested in Carole & Tuesday as well but its Netflix so who knows when it will be available.

Thank you for the proposal of Fruits Basket; added that one along with One Punch Man S2 to the season list.

GulaLai · 13-04-2019 2:04pm

Daughter of Twenty Faces, Black Lagoon, Downloading Baccano and this week for watching at the weekend, Casshern Sins and starting Shakugan no Shana this week too.

Headshot · 11-08-2019 8:38am

kimetsu no yaiba anime is unbelievable gorgeous to look at

Ufotable have to be the best anime studio around at the moment

Cotts72 · 11-08-2019 11:29am

Headshot wrote: »

kimetsu no yaiba anime is unbelievable gorgeous to look at

Ufotable have to be the best anime studio around at the moment

Agreed,one of my fav anime series of this year

Evade · 11-08-2019 11:35am

I was really iffy on it at the start but it has turned out to be really good so far.

Fireforce, Dr. Stone, and Are You Lost are ones I watch as soon as they're out too.

Cotts72 · 11-08-2019 5:25pm

Evade wrote: »

I was really iffy on it at the start but it has turned out to be really good so far.

Fireforce, Dr. Stone, and Are You Lost are ones I watch as soon as they're out too.

All of the above and arifureta shokugyou de sekai saikyou

Potential-Monke · 13-08-2019 1:49pm

Jus dropping my love of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Latest episode was simply astounding, and by far the best looking anime out there right now. It was hard to watch One Piece after Demon Slayer last night, the visual quality difference was night and day. Still love One Piece, but Demon Slayer is hurtling towards the top of the list now. Definitely in my top 3!

Cotts72 · 13-08-2019 2:18pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Jus dropping my love of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Latest episode was simply astounding, and by far the best looking anime out there right now. It was hard to watch One Piece after Demon Slayer last night, the visual quality difference was night and day. Still love One Piece, but Demon Slayer is hurtling towards the top of the list now. Definitely in my top 3!

Agreed it was awesome! Pulled on the heart strings haha

Potential-Monke · 13-08-2019 2:41pm

Pretty sure I watched the hit about 12 times. Just beautiful to look at.

Evade · 13-08-2019 6:30pm

Was that the first time Nezuko has spoken since episode 1? Un un aside of course which I am told is considered a word in Japanese.

Potential-Monke · 13-08-2019 6:52pm

I believe so. Only a matter of time before she can remove that mouth piece anyway.

Potential-Monke · 14-08-2019 1:55pm

So I've blown through the first season of 'Is it wrong to pick up Girls in a Dungeon?', and while it started slow it really ramped up and by the 13th episode finale it was crazy good. Doesn't look as nice as Demon Slayer, but still looks well. Does have a bit more shouty parts than some others, about the same as Black Clover, but with a female screechy voice instead. I recommend it.

Evade · 14-08-2019 5:24pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

So I've blown through the first season of 'Is it wrong to pick up Girls in a Dungeon?', and while it started slow it really ramped up and by the 13th episode finale it was crazy good. Doesn't look as nice as Demon Slayer, but still looks well. Does have a bit more shouty parts than some others, about the same as Black Clover, but with a female screechy voice instead. I recommend it.

The second season is on now, it's good so far.

Potential-Monke · 14-08-2019 5:43pm

Aye, I'm 3 episodes in and I had to go to bed then! Was going to watch the rest tonight, but the VR update for No Mans Sky is out, so yeah.

Cotts72 · 17-08-2019 1:55am

Potential-Monke wrote: »

So I've blown through the first season of 'Is it wrong to pick up Girls in a Dungeon?', and while it started slow it really ramped up and by the 13th episode finale it was crazy good. Doesn't look as nice as Demon Slayer, but still looks well. Does have a bit more shouty parts than some others, about the same as Black Clover, but with a female screechy voice instead. I recommend it.

Binged season 1 and 2 within 2.5days! Awesome show,not as good looking as other anime but does enough to make up for that with its story telling

Evade · 17-08-2019 10:07pm

Demon Slayer needs more Shinobu.

Cotts72 · 28-08-2019 2:32pm

Vinland may be popping demon slayer as my current favourite anime of 2019

Potential-Monke · 28-08-2019 2:52pm

Cotts72 wrote: »

Vinland may be popping demon slayer as my current favourite anime of 2019

Oh that does look pretty. It would want to be fair good to knock Demon Slayer though. I have Demon Slayer at the top of best looking Animes.

What anime are you watching or manga are you reading?

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