Which Anime are you watching or have watched recently III?

[New Oyashima]

I started collecting anime stuff.
I'm into broke nao.

Yeah, I went through a phase of that at my first anime con. (Anime Expo 1999!) The trick is to get picky about what you purchase. For instance, I don't generally get posters or pencilboards or wallscrolls anymore, nor do I gobble up just about any Gundam model kit that crosses my path. These days it's mostly DVD/Blu-rays, animation cels, high-end figures, that sort of thing. (Speaking of which, I still have to get these two Slayers cels I have framed!)

Also, gotta be wary of knock-offs. (One reason most of my figure purchases nowadays come straight from the manufacturer! No second-guessing at conventions... plus it tends to be cheaper to just preorder the damned thing and know I'll get a legit one for sure than it is to try and hunt it down after it's sold out!)

I'm picky with Wallscrolls and figures, got meself a Hatsuyuki figure.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Watched the first five or six episodes of Sword Art Online.
Couldn't help but think, throughout the entire time 'if they're immobile in the real world this long they're going to have some serious health issues. Like, without medical care many of these folks might 'die' just from dehydration and shit.

Meh. Probably won't ever finish it. Just didn't seem to catch my attention and was more of a spur-of-the-moment attempt anyways.

Well, the whole setup is sort of based around getting a hardcore* experience.


*If you're into death as a definition for hardcore. Personally I don't care much of this, but the anime itself is enjoyable regardless.

Baccano!

Liking what I see and loving the opening.

Baccano is nuts, I loved and hated it.

Started watching Rozen Maiden. No impressions atm. Not yet.

It's certainly a different kind of show.

[The united states of Saints]

Has anybody seen laughing under the clouds yet I'm a little interested in it and currently watching the first three episodes to get a feel of it.

[Kalbana]

Is there something wrong with me when I say I enjoy Future Diary?

[Prumia]

I started collecting anime stuff.
I'm into broke nao.

Yeah, I went through a phase of that at my first anime con. (Anime Expo 1999!) The trick is to get picky about what you purchase.

Most of the people I know who collect usually just stick with one series: their favorite. Apparently that helps with costs.

[Kalbana]

I just finished Soul Eater and the original Fullmetal Alchemist.
I'm currently watching Soul Eater NOT and some Ouran Highschool Host Club, although I'm not sure whether I like it yet or not...
Rewatching the Sword Art Online Aincrad arc.

Ouran Host Club is fun. Utterly and completely ridiculous, but fun. I mean, it basically lampoons the everloving hell out of all the shoujo tropes!

If you want an anime that is completely and utterly ridiculous, check out Baka no Test and Kill la Kill

[Ancient Humans]

Could someone tell what Anime this gif is from?

[Kalbana]

Could someone tell what Anime this gif is from?
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Date A Live. I'm Watching it

[Torisakia]

Could someone tell what Anime this gif is from?
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Date a Live, iirc.

[Ancient Humans]

Could someone tell what Anime this gif is from?
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Date A Live. I'm Watching it

Could someone tell what Anime this gif is from?
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Date a Live, iirc.

Thank you both

[The Rebel Alliances]

I am re-watching Cowboy Bebop. Hard to beat the classics.

[Ameriganastan]

Is there something wrong with me when I say I enjoy Future Diary?

It depends on what you find enjoyable about it.

[Ancient Humans]

Is there something wrong with me when I say I enjoy Future Diary?

It depends on what you find enjoyable about it.

I found the Gore extremely satisfying...Because I'm a sick person.

[Prumia]

I am re-watching Cowboy Bebop. Hard to beat the classics.

Every now-and-again I re-watch Cowboy Bebop, Trugun, and Fooly Cooly just for the kicks.

[Reploid Productions]

I am re-watching Cowboy Bebop. Hard to beat the classics.

Every now-and-again I re-watch Cowboy Bebop, Trugun, and Fooly Cooly just for the kicks.

I'm in the middle of introducing a friend to anime/rewatching a bunch of my old favorites, too. Slayers, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, we'll probably do Bebop at some point, and Trigun... good times!

We have learned though, that the Oh My Goddess! OVA.... really hasn't aged well. Not so much the art style or the animation, just the story pacing and sheer volume of stuff they had to cut from the manga since it's only like 5 episodes. My brother-in-law was very sad at this discovery, 'cause he loves the series and the OVA was one of his favorites for a very long time. ^^;

[Tano]

I am re-watching Cowboy Bebop. Hard to beat the classics.

Every now-and-again I re-watch Cowboy Bebop, Trugun, and Fooly Cooly just for the kicks.

Trigun

And Fooly Cooly is awesomesauce as well.

[Prumia]

We have learned though, that the Oh My Goddess! OVA.... really hasn't aged well. Not so much the art style or the animation, just the story pacing and sheer volume of stuff they had to cut from the manga since it's only like 5 episodes. My brother-in-law was very sad at this discovery, 'cause he loves the series and the OVA was one of his favorites for a very long time. ^^;

I have not re-watched that one since I first saw it years ago. Might have to give it another go now.

Every now-and-again I re-watch Cowboy Bebop, Trugun, and Fooly Cooly just for the kicks.

Trigun

And Fooly Cooly is awesomesauce as well.

Always nice to find a fellow fan. I hear about FLCL from time-to-time, but I think people forget about Trigun. Did you ever watch that Trigun: Badlands semi-reboot film they did? If so, what did you think of it?

[Las Palmeras]

I started collecting anime stuff.
I'm into broke nao.

The only manga I currently own is the big Bible-like omnibus of Azumanga Daioh, a button from a convention which I don't use, an old and now oversized shirt from that convention from LA's AX in 2009...and a cheap Yuki Nagato figurine featuring her in a swimsuit of the now bygone days when I thought all anime was good. Yuki is stuffed inside a wooden tea box now.

If you have a figurine of Jimmy Hoffa, please lend it to me. Yuki needs company.

[New Hampshire Republic]

Cory in the House

[Occupied Deutschland]

Just rewatched Gunsmith Cats with a few buddies of mine (apparently it's nostalgic nineties time for a bunch of people here including me). Still one of the catchiest openings I've heard, and damned if their car isn't the coolest damned thing ever.

[New Oyashima]

I started collecting anime stuff.
I'm into broke nao.

The only manga I currently own is the big Bible-like omnibus of Azumanga Daioh, a button from a convention which I don't use, an old and now oversized shirt from that convention from LA's AX in 2009...and a cheap Yuki Nagato figurine featuring her in a swimsuit of the now bygone days when I thought all anime was good. Yuki is stuffed inside a wooden tea box now.

If you have a figurine of Jimmy Hoffa, please lend it to me. Yuki needs company.

I'm collecting Kancolle stuff cuz the game is fun to me, but the anime is possibly the most horrible thing I've laid my eyes on

[-The Unified Earth Governments-]

Sub fans annoy me.

[New haven america]

Well, Tokyo Ghoul S2 couldn't go 4 episodes without screen inversion.

Fuck you too, Perriot.

[Sebbia]

I'm getting towards the end of 'Seikon no Qwaser', because I was a lot more curious than I should have been about a cheap FMA that was flavored with Eastern Orthodox Christianity and. . . lots of breast-milk. Lots.

I make good choices.

[Reploid Productions]

Sub fans annoy me.

Eh, the whole "sub vs dub" thing has died down a LOT since the 90s. I think most sub-purists these days are from the older crowd who first got into anime where the dub versions were some combination of bad voice acting, chopped up/edited/censored to hell and back, or just flat out not available. I think that really helped instill this sense of "dubs are inferior because they're badly voiced and censored" that a lot of sub purists from that period still believe despite that no longer being the case. Dubbing quality has skyrocketed since then, along with an increase in accurate localizations and better access to uncut versions. (Somewhere, I still have a terrible quality VHS fansub of the History of Trunks special from DBZ...)

Personally, it depends on the series for me. Some stuff I prefer the dub, some stuff I prefer the sub, and there's even some stuff where I'm okay with either version. For instance, I cannot STAND Dragonball Z in Japanese; Goku's had the same voice actor in Japan from when the character was still a little kid... and while the woman who voices him gives it her all... well, it just does NOT fit the character once he's an adult! On the other hand, I can't stand the Rurouni Kenshin dub; the voices just don't fit and there are a lot of concepts that just don't translate well. Meanwhile, Yu Yu Hakusho and pretty much most of the Gundam multiverse I'm fine with either subbed or dubbed. Gurren Lagann I prefer the sub, but I think that's mostly because I was exposed to the sub first, the dub is also pretty damned good.