The Anime Chat Thread (Nerd Warning)

[thatphysicsguy]

Finished cowboy bebop and liked it, but the ending felt a bit abrupt.
Now working my way through fullmetal brotherhood. First impressions: It seems to have more cutesy anime tropes and a different tone to the original, but I hear the overall story is a bit better since it follows the manga.

Also watching "Gargantia on the verderous planet" because it has a cool premise. I like the art style and the story is pretty good, but there's a lot of fanservice and other stuff that I can tell are aimed squarely at pleasing otakus. It just makes me kind of roll my eyes from time to time. Not too bad though.

[rzerob]

Anybody here start on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders? I love it!

I could never get into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I don't like the art and all the characters look the same to me.

Finished cowboy bebop and liked it, but the ending felt a bit abrupt.
Now working my way through fullmetal brotherhood. First impressions: It seems to have more cutesy anime tropes and a different tone to the original, but I hear the overall story is a bit better since it follows the manga.

Also watching "Gargantia on the verderous planet" because it has a cool premise. I like the art style and the story is pretty good, but there's a lot of fanservice and other stuff that I can tell are aimed squarely at pleasing otakus. It just makes me kind of roll my eyes from time to time. Not too bad though.

I liked "Cowboy Bebop" when it first came out. But there are so many other anime I like better.

"Full Meal Alchemist, Brotherhood" was definitely the better of the two "Full Metal Alchemist" anime, in my opinion. I thought the ending was really good.

I liked "Suisei no Gargantia", it had a good plot and I didn't think it had too much fan service. I think I talked about it at some point in this thread.

[LowR3V'in]

I don't think anything beats gurren lagann
If you think it's not the best re-watch it on netflix.

[UlrichFennec]

I don't think anything beats gurren lagann
If you think it's not the best re-watch it on netflix.

I've actually been watching Gurren Lagann lately and I can't say I disagree with you. It's the tits.

[CENTURION]

Baki The Grappler....
The best eva!

[kickinindian]

just finished the first season of Sword Art Online gotta say pretty impressed, you gotta be into MMOs or online gaming to really make it have the full effect i think though. its not dubbed yet on hulu but was still pretty great.

[rzerob]

I don't think anything beats gurren lagann
If you think it's not the best re-watch it on netflix.

"Gurren Lagann" is really good.

Baki The Grappler....
The best eva!

"Grappler Baki" is good but I don't know about the best ever.

just finished the first season of Sword Art Online gotta say pretty impressed, you gotta be into MMOs or online gaming to really make it have the full effect i think though. its not dubbed yet on hulu but was still pretty great.

I really like the "Sword Art Online" series. I thought the second season was really good too. But I think I might like "Log Horizon" a little better. Something to check out is you like "Sword Art Online".

[UlrichFennec]

What's the consensus here on Samurai Champloo? I've picked it up after finishing Boku No Pico and Nichijou.

And before anyone asks, yes. I watched Boku No Pico. I was disgusted by it, but if I watch something, I have to watch it to the very end before I have a concrete opinion on it. Definitely not something I would ever recommend to anyone ever, given the subject matter. *Shudders*

[rzerob]

What's the consensus here on Samurai Champloo?

"Samurai Champloo" was good. It had good characters and story. I enjoyed the art and music.

"Nichijou" I have not watched yet. It is not really the type of anime I watch though. But I might give it a chance one day. If there is nothing else I have to watch at the time.

As for the rest of what you posted, I had to look it up. And you are entitled to watch what ever you want but that is not really relevant to this thread.

[UlrichFennec]

"Nichijou" I have not watched yet. It is not really the type of anime I watch though. But I might give it a chance one day. If there is nothing else I have to watch at the time.

As for the rest of what you posted, I had to look it up. And you are entitled to watch what ever you want but that is not really relevant to this thread.

I thought Boku was gonna be some cutesy slice of life stuff when a friend recommended it, but boy was I wrong. Scarred, lol.

Back on topic, I'd really recommend Nichijou for anyone who loves slice of life stories with absurd humor. The characters are extremely likeable, funny and it's a little more down to earth than similar animes I've watched. As much as I like manga/animes with shittons of action and convoluted plots, it's a nice refresher.

[thatphysicsguy]

What's the consensus here on Samurai Champloo? I've picked it up after finishing Boku No Pico and Nichijou.

My favorite anime by far. The tone, writing, art style, music, and characters are all in sync and the product is a wonderful journey. My only complaint is that the final episodes get just a tad bit over the top, but it is tiny compared to the beauty of the work as a whole.

Also I'm fairly new to this and the anime I've watched so far have had very little"fanservice" to them so I guess I haven't been desensitized yet lol. Just finished gargantia today and it was a good series. Would recommend esp if you are into futurology or anything similar. wish they would've developed the love interest more between the two main characters, but beggars can't be choosers.

Also I quite liked sword art online as well. They pace the story very well and draw you in from the very beginning. The whole dynamic with his sister was kind of weird, but I can see that they were kind of exploring how people would react in that kind of world/situation...plus it's japan so there's always bound to be a little weirdness.

[rzerob]

I just finished "Akatsuki No Yona". I liked it a lot. It was just getting good and then it ended. I found out it is based off of a manga that is 17 volumes and still going. So I will probably be reading that in the near future. And hoping for a second season.

[LowR3V'in]

All the anime is based on manga. Most the time manga is allot better story wise.

[rzerob]

All the anime is based on manga. Most the time manga is allot better story wise.

I agree that the manga is mostly better. But not all are based off of manga. A lot are based of light novels. And some are completely original stories. There are also some that are remakes of classic stories or legends.

[UlrichFennec]

All the anime is based on manga. Most the time manga is allot better story wise.

That, and if you're like me and don't want to have to wait for the anime to catch up to the manga, you can just read the manga!