The Anime/manga thread (+ recommendations!)

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Sep 15, 2014 2:12 PM #1243321
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Your confusing me.

Inaho is best girl.

Is FMP good?

I have very fond memories of it, but I wouldn't trust my recommendation because it was one of the first anime I watched. It served as a very good introduction into anime and I think it's a great gateway drug. From memory I guess you could say that a fair bit of it is a tad cliche, but it never bothered me that much, I'd say the only thing that annoyed me was all the red herrings they throw out there for one particular character.

I do think it's worth a watch, or at least watch the first season and make a judgement call (the second season is an improvement in nearly every way seeing a KyoAni took over), but I really want another season because of nostalgia and the fact that it just didn't feel like it ended.

Really, really good is an overstatement. The first half of Durarara is excellent, but I wouldn't call it... you know, really, really good. Maybe like really good, not really^2 good.

My fist. Your throat. Tonight. Make sure you wash up beforehand. I'll bring the wine.

They made it a game so I could love it, so I win.

They'll adapt it one day, and when they do, I'll be there, waiting, judging, criticizing it for it's fluro pink blood.

Did you read this?

Don't spoil me if possible.

I did, but after I made that post, you ninja'd me because I spent a while actually listing what I might watch next season. But yeah, there isn't much I can say without going into spoiler territory. Buuuuuut, I suggest you get onto 5 anime wallpapers a second, The Garden of Words, and maybe even Hal.
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Sep 15, 2014 3:07 PM #1243336
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Inaho is best girl.

What I meant was, is that a criticism or are you just diverting the argument

My fist. Your throat. Tonight. Make sure you wash up beforehand. I'll bring the wine.

Great! I'll get the duct tape and reserve a hotel room.

They'll adapt it one day, and when they do, I'll be there, waiting, judging, criticizing it for it's fluro pink blood.

I like the fluro pink blood. It makes it more vibrant and noticeable than just red blood.

I did, but after I made that post, you ninja'd me because I spent a while actually listing what I might watch next season. But yeah, there isn't much I can say without going into spoiler territory. Buuuuuut, I suggest you get onto 5 anime wallpapers a second, The Garden of Words, and maybe even Hal.

In other words, you disagree with me. Well fuck it, I'm going to try and find another anime like Toradora. Any recommendations?
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Sep 15, 2014 8:30 PM #1243377
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What I meant was, is that a criticism or are you just diverting the argument


Great! I'll get the duct tape and reserve a hotel room.


I like the fluro pink blood. It makes it more vibrant and noticeable than just red blood.


In other words, you disagree with me. Well fuck it, I'm going to try and find another anime like Toradora. Any recommendations?


Have you seen Ano Natsu de matteru yet, because if no, watch that
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Sep 15, 2014 11:33 PM #1243411
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Have you seen Ano Natsu de matteru yet, because if no, watch that

Looked it up. Looks dangerously like a harem.
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Sep 16, 2014 12:03 AM #1243415
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Looked it up. Looks dangerously like a harem.

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Sep 16, 2014 12:22 AM #1243421
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You're wrong in every way that you could be wrong

Could you at least tell me why it's good
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Sep 16, 2014 1:07 AM #1243442
Any anime that isn't infinite stratos is good by default, raptor.
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Sep 16, 2014 1:30 AM #1243446
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What I meant was, is that a criticism or are you just diverting the argument

It was meant as a joke, but now that I think about it the show would be really good if they were the protagonists. Inaho would be the emotionless 'is he a ally or a enemy' that is shrouded in mystery, Slaine would be the loyal knight trying to do what's right in the cluster fuck that is internal politics, and the Princess and Rayet would be juxtaposed because they were both betrayed but have very different outlooks because of it... I want my remake!

But seriously, I think Inaho is being developed, I don't particularly like it, and I think it's way to subtle, but I think it's there. But I do want my explanation of why he's so deadpan and indifferent about being conscripted. As for Slaine... All the Martians didn't get enough screen time...

I like the fluro pink blood. It makes it more vibrant and noticeable than just red blood.

Punk ass motherfucker complains about his anime highschool girls acting unrealistically and then gets all happy about fluro pink blood while simultaneously getting grumpy about censoring...

In other words, you disagree with me. Well fuck it, I'm going to try and find another anime like Toradora. Any recommendations?

Stop projecting your hopes and dreams onto a show. And no I don't necessarily disagree with you but I'm coming from a perspective that's seen the whole show, there isn't a way that I can discuss this that won't spoil things for you. As for recommendations, I gave you three (they aren't like Toradora though).

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Sep 16, 2014 1:35 AM #1243447
I jsut finished annarasumnara-whtaever

my feels yes. I know I delayed it for so long but I found the time to read it all in one seating. Truly one of the best manhuas, a bit too sugary for me and it's not like the plot has never been done before. But yeah I love the story
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Sep 16, 2014 3:14 AM #1243471
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It was meant as a joke, but now that I think about it the show would be really good if they were the protagonists. Inaho would be the emotionless 'is he a ally or a enemy' that is shrouded in mystery, Slaine would be the loyal knight trying to do what's right in the cluster fuck that is internal politics, and the Princess and Rayet would be juxtaposed because they were both betrayed but have very different outlooks because of it...

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Punk ass motherfucker complains about his anime highschool girls acting unrealistically and then gets all happy about fluro pink blood while simultaneously getting grumpy about censoring...

There's a difference between censoring via darkening shit so you can't see anything or making everything monochrome so blood looks like water, and censoring where it really doesn't make much of a difference either way and still provides some benefits on the flip side.

Stop projecting your hopes and dreams onto a show. And no I don't necessarily disagree with you but I'm coming from a perspective that's seen the whole show, there isn't a way that I can discuss this that won't spoil things for you. As for recommendations, I gave you three (they aren't like Toradora though).

It made me so happy though. I thought I found the perfect show for me.

You're wrong in every way that you could be wrong

Could you at least tell me why it's good

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I jsut finished annarasumnara-whtaever

my feels yes. I know I delayed it for so long but I found the time to read it all in one seating. Truly one of the best manhuas, a bit too sugary for me and it's not like the plot has never been done before. But yeah I love the story

About damn time.
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Sep 16, 2014 4:38 AM #1243494
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There's a difference between censoring via darkening shit so you can't see anything or making everything monochrome so blood looks like water, and censoring where it really doesn't make much of a difference either way and still provides some benefits on the flip side.

Not really, in what way does showing a terribly placed lens flare do to take away from a story? What does darkening do to take away from the story? The only thing I can come up with is that it pulls you out of the story because it's unrealistic and just looks plain terrible, and the very same thing goes for fluro pink blood. Both forms are silly, both look bad, both actually make no difference to the story, so they should both take away from your enjoyment of a show.

It made me so happy though. I thought I found the perfect show for me.

And I thought I found the perfect show in Aldnoah, we're just hurting ourselves man, it's easier not to feel! Wait, how is Aldnoah the most ragged on show in this thread atm but still managed to make both of our top threes... Do... Do we just like complaining about shit?...

Could you at least tell me why it's good

It's a short and sweet romantic drama, at first everything looks rather cliche and standard, but the story is paced very well though maybe a little rushed at the end, the characters get enough development to bring them out of being standard archetypes, the art is very nice to look at, and the comedy hits the mark more often then not, the drama is enough to bring you in but is never overly melodramatic, and is generally just a very easy anime to watch. It's just very nice. Much like Toradora.
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Sep 16, 2014 5:03 AM #1243498
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Not really, in what way does showing a terribly placed lens flare do to take away from a story? What does darkening do to take away from the story? The only thing I can come up with is that it pulls you out of the story because it's unrealistic and just looks plain terrible, and the very same thing goes for fluro pink blood. Both forms are silly, both look bad, both actually make no difference to the story, so they should both take away from your enjoyment of a show.

Well I've never watched the Dangan Ronpa anime itself, but it does appear in the games too, but it's never bothered me. The pink blood makes the scene look more vibrant and noticeable and pops out, as opposed to dark water or some shit, which really just looks like the victim just wet himself or something. Yes, both take me out of the story, but each take me out by varying degrees. The pink blood is no where near as bad as the censorship I saw in Tokyo Ghoul.

This might fit better within the realm of the game though since it's mostly still images.

And I thought I found the perfect show in Aldnoah, we're just hurting ourselves man, it's easier not to feel! Wait, how is Aldnoah the most ragged on show in this thread atm but still managed to make both of our top threes... Do... Do we just like complaining about shit?...

Its not like the Summer season was full of masterpieces. I mean there was Terror in Resonance, Barakamon, and kind of sort of Akame ga Kill. Everything else was kind of meh. Then again, you watched more shit than I did so maybe something's wrong with you Image


I might drop Toradora just because I don't want to see it end like that. I won't say it's bad, I'd still recommend it to people, but I think I kind of lost a lot of motivation to watch it and I have a lot of other things I want to finish/start.
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Sep 16, 2014 7:52 AM #1243534
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The pink blood is no where near as bad as the censorship I saw in Tokyo Ghoul.

Nope, they're just as ridiculous as each other (Click to Show)


Everything else was kind of meh. Then again, you watched more shit than I did so maybe something's wrong with you Image

Well I kind of have to, who else is going to tell those kids their wrong about Sword Art Online II?

I might drop Toradora just because I don't want to see it end like that. I won't say it's bad

Did you just drop a show because MC didn't get with best girl?! I think this is the first time you've made me legitimately mad.
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Sep 16, 2014 11:19 AM #1243573
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Nope, they're just as ridiculous as each other (Click to Show)


Just in case my opinion holds a little weight, to me the Danganronpa one wasn't as obstructive and retarded-looking as the other one.
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Sep 16, 2014 11:32 AM #1243579
Are you guys talking about that wierd anime based off a game, where a talking teddy bear forces highschool kids to kill each other?

It had pink blood as well.