Anime Nation

[StrayKAT]

Infinte series are not my cup of tea, I want a proper ending, so that means "never season 2" are also a no go for me.
Only safe pass is Spice & Wolf, because it made me read the books.

One Punch Man is just a bad copy of My Hero Academia, I don't understand how people could like it.

I heard that was good too.. Hmm

Looks like I'll give it a try.. after Monster and Overlord.

 

[GoldenX]

I heard that was good too.. Hmm

Looks like I'll give it a try.. after Monster and Overlord.

Spice & Wolf or My Hero Academia?

 

[StrayKAT]

Spice & Wolf or My Hero Academia?

I heard My Hero Academia is good. But I haven't rushed to watch yet, since it seems oriented towards younger audiences.

edit:
Haha.. btw.. Overlord is starting to piss me off, and I'm at the end of Season 2. I don't understand the motives of the lead/necromancer dude. He still treats everything as if he's in a game. Season 2 seemed to really amplify this, where he dominated over the Lizard people and almost forced that butler to kill the girl he rescued.

 

[GoldenX]

The only "trapped in a fantasy world" I can tolerate is Konosuba.

 

[StrayKAT]

Sigh. I can't stick with Monster :\ Gave it 13 episodes, and it's slow as hell. I can't get through all 70+ episodes of this.

Looks good though.

edit: I probably sound picky as hell.. but I'll remind people that I just watched 100 episodes of Galactic Heroes.. that's a "deep" type of anime. But Monster is not deep or philsophical. It's just slow and seemingly going nowhere. It's not even scary or gives any thrills.

Some favorites in no particular order:

1) Bebop
2) GITS
3) Claymore
4) Gurren Laggan
5) NANA
6) Your Lie in April
7) Nodame Cantabile
8) Legend of the Galactic Heroes
9) Great Teacher Onizuka
10) Welcome to the NHK

 

[bubbleawsome]

So Attack on Titan season 3 has started, I haven't watched the episode yet but what are people general opinion on the first episode?

It is very classic AoT. Throughout the episode we learn a minimal amount and only a little bit happens, and then the ending has action and something new for next episode.
And not specifically related to this episode, but I’m surprised they still have characters to use in the show besides Erin and Mikasa. I rewatched how last season ended and they just keep killing the group off.

One Punch Man is just a bad copy of My Hero Academia, I don't understand how people could like it.

I can see how you’d call it a copy (kind of) but I’d really not say it was a bad one.

 

[StrayKAT]

Watching...

Terror in Resonance

Never knew Watanabe/Kanno did another series together.

edit: Haha.. well that was short lived. Already sick of it halfway through. Not what I thought it was..It got decidedly worse once "5" came. I thought it'd be a show between the cops and the kids. Not even Watanabe is immune to putting kiddy crap in his shows now, I guess.

 

[GoldenX]

It has a nice ending.

 

[StrayKAT]

Wow, Godzilla on Netflix kicks ass. I didn't see that coming. Who would have thought a Godzilla plot would get all Deus Ex-y too?

 

[Space Lynx]

Wow, Godzilla on Netflix kicks ass. I didn't see that coming. Who would have thought a Godzilla plot would get all Deus Ex-y too?

Yeah, the Netflix original Anime's have been pretty good. I really enjoyed Godzilla and Castlevania.

Rock on! @StrayKAT

 

[GoldenX]

No one posted about the release date for 3.0 + 1.0? We have a year, 2020.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Yeah, the Netflix original Anime's have been pretty good. I really enjoyed Godzilla and Castlevania.

The Godzilla Planet or whatever? Funny enough I actually kinda disliked that one. I do like Castlevania a lot, and Knights of Sidonia a little though.

No one posted about the release date for 3.0 + 1.0? We have a year, 2020.

It's actually happening? Holy crap, I might finally be able to watch all of rebuild.

 

[kurosagi01]

Why does everyone hate on Naruto or say people who watch Naruto dont know good anime? I started watching Naruto like 4 years ago and got HOOKED. I mean I have every databook and have watched it multiple times thru (only japanese version, english is cringy). I've tried watching other animes that people like but I just cannot find anything that grabbed my attention like Naruto. I've tried One Punch Man, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tale.

Like all good shonens they have their good moments but when they start adding on pointless filler episodes is when it gets tiresome to watch, you can probably chop about half of the number of episodes and you won't miss a thing. It's the same with Dragonball Z which had at least two seasons dedicated to fillers and they chopped them out with Dragonball kai.
Naruto, Sword Art online,One punch man and all the mid 2000s era is what kicked off the anime trend it is on, but good chunk of us who started watching from 90s(which again I shouldn't have as I was way too young for the 90s show) much prefer the straight to point fun episodes that has purpose.

Edit:
I saw the news for Rebuild 3.0+1.0, been 8 years wait or so since 3.0 was released in Japan lol.
I quite enjoyed the first Godzilla movie, still need find the time to watch 2nd movie.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Just finished the second episode of AoT s3. Better than episode 1, and I'm actually starting to feel bad for some characters again. The major issue though is that 30 minutes is just way too short for a series like this, especially with this season going on for a whole 24 episodes. Every single episode ending on a major plot point without much resolution really wears on you after a while.

If there's anyone out there thinking of jumping on the AoT train (and hasn't in these past 5 years for some reason) don't start until s3 is over, and then binge them.

 

[kurosagi01]

Just finished the second episode of AoT s3. Better than episode 1, and I'm actually starting to feel bad for some characters again. The major issue though is that 30 minutes is just way too short for a series like this, especially with this season going on for a whole 24 episodes. Every single episode ending on a major plot point without much resolution really wears on you after a while.

If there's anyone out there thinking of jumping on the AoT train (and hasn't in these past 5 years for some reason) don't start until s3 is over, and then binge them.

I'll be watching 2nd episode after work.

Spoiler

Does Levi Die?

 

[bubbleawsome]

I'll be watching 2nd episode after work.

Spoiler

Does Levi Die?

Spoiler: s3e2

No, and his escape is the high point of the episode. It's pretty great honestly

 

[StrayKAT]

Like all good shonens they have their good moments but when they start adding on pointless filler episodes is when it gets tiresome to watch, you can probably chop about half of the number of episodes and you won't miss a thing. It's the same with Dragonball Z which had at least two seasons dedicated to fillers and they chopped them out with Dragonball kai.
Naruto, Sword Art online,One punch man and all the mid 2000s era is what kicked off the anime trend it is on, but good chunk of us who started watching from 90s(which again I shouldn't have as I was way too young for the 90s show) much prefer the straight to point fun episodes that has purpose.

Edit:
I saw the news for Rebuild 3.0+1.0, been 8 years wait or so since 3.0 was released in Japan lol.
I quite enjoyed the first Godzilla movie, still need find the time to watch 2nd movie.

The 2nd is even better.

The Godzilla Planet or whatever? Funny enough I actually kinda disliked that one. I do like Castlevania a lot, and Knights of Sidonia a little though.

It's actually happening? Holy crap, I might finally be able to watch all of rebuild.

If I'm not mistaken, the same guy who did Knights of Sidonia did the Godzilla stuff (it's a trilogy btw.. 1 and 2 are only out now).

Contrary to your advice, I actually did just start wartching Titan now.. although it's possible Season 3 will be complete by the time I get to it. So far it seems cool, and not like some of the other Shounen stuff I've been griping about. I guess there's that other category.. like where Gurren Laggan falls in.. where it's like "Shounen transitioning to Seinen" or something. If that makes sense?

 

[GoldenX]

Spoiler: s3e2

No, and his escape is the high point of the episode. It's pretty great honestly

Muehehehehe. I can tell you how many fall in season 4 and 5.

 

[StrayKAT]

Ahhh... the one thing that also gets my goat about Shounen (and why they're so damn long, besides the filler material) is those "setback" scenes, created just for drama's sake. Like when the hero hits an obstacle and all seems lost... and you get them contemplating their way out of it for an episode or 2... or 3. Ugh.

It's reared it's head a few times in Titan now, but I'm still kind of liking it. I guess Godzilla made me want to watch more giant Monster stuff.

 

[bubbleawsome]

Muehehehehe. I can tell you how many fall in season 4 and 5.

Well obviously I don’t want it spoiled for me, but that is something I mentioned earlier in the thread.

Spoiler: Because StrayKAT is catching up

So much of the cast from s1 and s2 are dead, how many more can they lose? I can only think of about 18 named characters right now, not all of them are even on the protagonist side. If too many more die I’m not sure how the story will go on without feeling like a revolving door of characters that you’re introduced to, and then die without much consequence

Ahhh... the one thing that also gets my goat about Shounen (and why they're so damn long, besides the filler material) is those "setback" scenes, created just for drama's sake. Like when the hero hits an obstacle and all seems lost... and you get them contemplating their way out of it for an episode or 2... or 3. Ugh.

It's reared it's head a few times in Titan now, but I'm still kind of liking it. I guess Godzilla made me want to watch more giant Monster stuff.

I know what you’re saying. While I think the episode structure is a weakness of the show, it’s also a blessing in situations like that. It’ll never focus on a setback more than an episode really, and they solve their setbacks in great action sequences most of the time.

 

[GoldenX]

Well obviously I don’t want it spoiled for me, but that is something I mentioned earlier in the thread.

How many important and critical characters end up dead.

 

[bubbleawsome]

How many important and critical characters end up dead.

Spoiler

I'm not saying they're all important, but even your background characters need to be consistent or they feel even less important. In just the scout regiment alone it is 23 dead vs 13 alive.

Also the trailer is out for Castlevania s2

 

[StrayKAT]

Spoiler

I'm not saying they're all important, but even your background characters need to be consistent or they feel even less important. In just the scout regiment alone it is 23 dead vs 13 alive.

Also the trailer is out for Castlevania s2

Nice.. I liked that one too. Although it's kind of hard to say if it's anime or not. Japanese property, but written by Warren Ellis (of American comics fame). While it's animated here in Texas of all places!

edit: Well, I finished AoT season 1. I think I need to take a break. Not sure if/when I'll revist. The action and animation is great.. reminds me of Spider-Man a bit. Loved the premise. But the pacing is driving me nuts, as I already said. And now I have little sympathy for the civilization. I like the kids, but I don't care about their society being killed off. Big no, no.. when I'm supposed to be hating the Titans instead. This is the apocalypse and these peope sit around sipping tea. And what doesn't make sense is that they're actually NOT all that comfortable and lose their shit at the slightest trouble... becoming foils to Eren. And then foils to the Scouts as a whole towards the end.

 

[Mussels]

Nice.. I liked that one too. Although it's kind of hard to say if it's anime or not. Japanese property, but written by Warren Ellis (of American comics fame). While it's animated here in Texas of all places!

edit: Well, I finished AoT season 1. I think I need to take a break. Not sure if/when I'll revist. The action and animation is great.. reminds me of Spider-Man a bit. Loved the premise. But the pacing is driving me nuts, as I already said. And now I have little sympathy for the civilization. I like the kids, but I don't care about their society being killed off. Big no, no.. when I'm supposed to be hating the Titans instead. This is the apocalypse and these peope sit around sipping tea. And what doesn't make sense is that they're actually NOT all that comfortable and lose their shit at the slightest trouble... becoming foils to Eren. And then foils to the Scouts as a whole towards the end.

you're meant to feel that way, keep watching and you learn more

 

[bubbleawsome]

Yeah, I'd agree with Mussels on this one. You're not really meant to like other people it seems, and s3 is shaping up to move in that direction in a good way.

I still hate the pacing though