/a/ - Animu & Mango

Just finished:

>Initial D

>Hidamari Sketch

Just started:

Steins;Gate

Hyouka

Good time to watch Steins;Gate, given there's a new season in April.

>decide to watch lucky star again

>remembered why I dropped it in 2 episodes

Currently, Shinsekai yori Bunch of faggoty shit in this show. Before that Erased.

>>782732

Steins;Gate is great. But worst girl won.

>>782761

>Usagi Drop

DON´T READ THE MANGA

Still waiting for the first few episodes to air to make up my mind what to watch this season and what not. Guess I'll pick up:

>Yuru Camp

>At the Mountains of Madness: the Anime

>Loli RPG Squad: the Anime

this season. In the meanwhile, I just keep busy with manga and rewatching stuff.

>>782758

>Gunbuster

Incidentally, just finished rewatching this. I don't know why it gets such feels out of me.

>>782738

>remembered why I dropped it in 2 episodes

Because of your chornonic shit taste?

>>782755

Be glad you aren't reading the book it get's even worse

>>782758

>Amon: The Apocalypse of Devilman

It's not worth it. Please don't watch that garbage.

Read the manga instead.

>>782761

Scrolled down and was surprised to see that image. I loved Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou. It's a shame we never got any more.

>>782761

>Guy moves to an residence that's full of weirdos, and finds a qt book loving antisocial grill in there.

Have you watched Sakurasou no Pet-na Kanojo? Pretty similar starting plot, 'cept the girl is an artistic, autistic savant.

>>782789

I'd say Macross deserves it's own thread, but whatever.

I love both the TV show and the movie. The TV anime had several problems such as low animation budget (stemming from the fact that executives never thought it would be popular) and pacing issues, but they managed to work around them and create a great show out of it. The last 12 or so episodes were tacked on at the end because the executives saw it getting popular and decided to give them more episodes. Afterwards, the studio didn't really know what to do, so they just hammered in the message a little more, BTFO'd Kaifun the faggot, suggested Minmay would finally grow the fuck up, and tied everything together nicely with humanity deciding to spread it's culture among the stars. It was a great end.

The movie, of course, was just the original planned story, so that's why the extra bit wasn't there. But it had amazing animation like you said because it was practically fueled by the entire original Otaku generation's combined funds. The movie focused more on Misa. It skipped the growth of culture aboard the Macross with Minmay getting popular, which I didn't like as much, but I understand why they did it like that. The ancient love song was a great idea.

I love both versions of the story, and feel like they compliment each other. The TV is more about Minmay, while the Movie is more about Misa. Also, I think the theme that culture and war and together equally important to humanity gets across better in the TV show, but I like the addition of the women Zentradi clan in the Movie to hammer in the point that Misa was being a feminist bitch who would grow old as a cat lady if Hikaru didn't save her.

Hokuto No Ken

Kaiji

Garo Vanishing Line

Are any of the none 1983 Hnk animus good?

>>782795

>Have you watched Sakurasou no Pet-na Kanojo

Watched it some time ago. They do sound very similar from the description, but in reality they're so different that it's hard to compare them. I thought Sakurasou would be an ecchi fanservice anime, but the whole thing was handled much more maturely than I expected. It's more light novel-ish than Kawaisou but manages to still stand out among the many.

Kawaisou is more unusual in the way it deals with relationships, I like the female lead a lot and the way you slowly start to see more into her, but I can't stand the MC which is the main reason I don't like the whole anime a lot.

>>782827

I'm watching HnK too. Man, those first 20 episodes before Shin dies are slow. It does make me think about some folks here that drop series that don't catch them in 3 episodes.

>>782828

Well, if you haven't seen it, Riding Bean is pretty good. I was iffy about reading that one for a bit, but it's been fun so far. Such a shame that there doesn't seem to be much out there like this.

>>782835

It wasn't just me then. I dropped HnK somewhere in the tens even though I liked a lot about it. My attention span is better these days so I ought to give it a go again.

>>782835

I'll give it a shot. It's by the same person right? Any other anime with lots of guns not set in the future?

>>782837

Yeah, in fact it's an alternate version of gunsmith cats, so to speak. Rally's still in it, but now she's partnered with Bean Bandit.

I know Crybaby has been hot shit lately, but I just watched the Devilman OVA and it was fantastic. It reminds me of the reason I got into anime in the first place, but I only wish it was finished. I should've read the manga first, but I hate reading manga on sketchy READ MANGA ONLINE websites and I'm not sure where to get a good archive of it. I'm also not terribly interested in Crybaby, but that's mostly because I don't wanna have to watch it on fucking Netflix.

Hakuen Babysitters.

I just want to see something to cheer me up.

>>782866

>Baka

I don't have an account. I'm sure there's a way to get invited, but I'm not at all savvy with this shit.

>>782862

http://getterrobo.blogspot.com/

Not hard to get a download for the manga.

>>782862

>>782867

Nyaa nigger. How new are you?

>>782755

If you played the VN instead, you'd know every girl wins.

>>782722

>Nekomonogatari

I've just finished it. I've watched it up to this point years before but S2 wasn't released back then. I just never got around picking it up again. It's just as amazing as when I first watched it.

Also, listening:

>Houseki no Kuni OST

I was in love with the soundtrack from the moment I watched the first episode. I can't decide if I like this one or Cinnabar's theme more.

Finished recently:

>Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

>Made in Abyss

>Houseki no Kuni

All three of these were great. Loved the settings for each. Also HnK impressed me with doing a good job at 3DCG.

Watching:

>Pop Team Epic

Good for some laughs. Male voice actors are great. Some parts are so-so and it could use more differences between parts a and b, though.

>Hakumei to Mikochi

Pretty comfy, but not as good as the manga. Hoping they slow things down a little and fix their camera work.

>Killing Bites

Pretty fun so far and nice h doujins to come soon

>Darling in the Franxx

002 is cute, but the show feels a little generic. I hope it goes someplace like a Gainax get-together should.

>Armored Trooper VOTOMS

I started watching this a while back, but work and moving got in the way. Thinking about finishing it and watching the other parts.

Half of Pretty Cure. Unfortunately, from what I hear, it was the better half.

>>782836

>>782837

Just skip the first 20 episodes, most of them are not in the manga to begin with, and the part with Devil's Rebirth takes place AFTER Shin dies

>>782946

>Once you get past the pure distilled 90's art style

What do you mean get past? That was back when shit was actually hand drawn and not made in flash or some other digital shit.

>animes

>>782951

Just because it was hand drawn doesn't mean it was automatically good looking. YYH being a weekly animated TV show still had its share of ugly cheap episodes.

Last series I watched in full was The Skull Man a while back. Pretty good action/mystery series (though more focused on the latter when the titular Skull Man isn't directly on scene) even if an interpretation of the source material rather than an adaptation of either of the prior manga. Kind of wonder if Bones will ever return to the overarching plot they were setting up to tie it into some incarnation of Cyborg 009, but as it's been a decade or so since it aired at this point, I'm doubting it.

>>782981

Been considering looking into that myself, but I don't recall hearing anything as to whether or not it's good amongst anons over the years, and I'm not real sure either as to how closely it follows the original source material either. I've thought of just taking a chance with it anyhow, but at two seasons and 52 episodes, it seems the sort of show I'd rather know stays good throughout, rather than get invested over a big chunk of that only for it to sour partway.

>>782981

I remember really liking the style of the manga, but it seems that style didn't translate out of black and white well.

>>782946

It's still the greatest battle shounen ever produced. Of course it stands up.

>>782837

You might dig the first 15 or 16 episodes of gungrave(barring the first episode).

>>782928

It feels like the staff doesn't really know what they want to do with Precure. Here's hoping Hugtto works out.

Aside from current season:

>Clannad season 2

I was getting really into it when Fuko-chan showed up but then she sort of disappeared and only pops up in gag appearances now and again. It's not bad but it just needs more Fuko.

>Concreto Revolutio

When ghost boy genocides the bugmen I said that to myself that's typical Urobutcher. I just want crazy ridiculous superhero fights so I'll see how this goes.

>Bakuon

I need to watch the OVAs already I also want to buy a Suzuki for some reason

>Marmalade Boy

I've just started watching this. I just pick up a random show now and again just to surprise myself and even though its 76 episodes I'm still going to through with it because I've had a dearth of 90's shows lately.

>>782951

I mean the girls all have eyes the size of dinner plates, and everyone occasionally makes silly exaggerated expressions. That's why I said "style" and not "quality".

It's also something that certainly doesn't bother me, but it might for someone who didn't grow up with that style.

The last thing I finished was Durarara back in August. Then I started watching Gintama and Monster, and then life got in the way. I dropped Monster, but I've been slowly making my way through Gintama over the last 5 months.

I'm looking forward to this season though. New stuff aside, there's Overlord S2, and adaptations of Takagi-san and some Junji Ito stuff.

>>783250

>Concreto Revolutio

Did Urubochi actually work on it? When I did my research back then I found that he had only worked in one episode in the second season.

And the whole series disappointed me, because I think the setting and the characters are really good but the story is underwhelming. I also really liked the characters designs and the MC's mecha.

>You're under Arrest (first OVA)

It might be one of my favorite OVAs. Great production quality. It made me search for how much it would cost me to import a motocompo.

>Mazinkaiser

It's almost as if they used the script and the designs from the 70's and then on top of that made a show using a more modern direction and animation style. It turned out really good by the way.

>>783572

I read on wikipedia that he was on the "writing team" for both seasons but that might not mean much. It just reminds me of his previous works with the pointless deaths and futile despair that sometimes pops up. Finished the first season and I'm underwhelmed as well. I'd settle for generic battle shounen but I'm getting moral grey area MC fighting for vague ideals

Finished Diamond is Unbreakable after like a year (I've read the manga long ago though) and Hellsing Ultimate after like 5 years. Oh, and Devilman, of course.

Now I've got Mob Psycho and Utena to worry about. trying to watch them both.

>>783579

Mazinkaiser is good but Shin Mazinger was just leagues above everything for me. Too bad it's never getting a sequel.

I watched the entirety of Evangelion over the past two days. Neon Genesis and all the movies. I'm not sure what to feel, both in terms of how the show made me feel and how to feel about the show. Really disappointed with the direction 3.0 took, but I'm pretty sure this is the standard reaction. I'd still watch 4.0

It's not perfect by any means and Neon Genesis definitely seemed rushed and just plain nonsense at times, but I had a good time with it.

>>784969

Its a let down. The first arc is all good then the second feels out of place.

Also, which is the better adaptation of Higurashi ? the VN or the anime?

>>784978

>the second feels out of place

That's a shame. I was getting interested in the world.

Burned my way through Log Horizion S1, about half way through S2, there's been a drop in quality but it's still decent

Garo:Vanishing Line will be the underrated gem this season mark my words

>>782738

>"Hi, my name is anon, and I suck dicks!"

>>782722

I finally got around to watching 3-end of Made in Abyss and it was amazing, and made extra amazing by the fact a local game shop I put in a request for a squaresoft game years ago called me right after to say they just got it in. I'm really looking forward to the second season and hoping they dont screw it up. After that I got home and ruined the rest of my day by finally starting Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary), I got 2 episodes into it before I decided I had had enough and went to sleep, I tried to watch a few more yesterday and it feels like a chore.

>>786114

>humanity is doomed, but goes down fighting anyway

I think only humanity has that special something called spite. Where even if you know you're fucked, you just don't give a shit anymore. Where you'll do everything in your power to ruin the other fucker's day for putting you in this position. Whether it's by causing as much damage as you can or just something petty like taking a dump on the bastard's birthday cake. It just feels like an innately human thing to go "fuck this guy and the faggot horse he rode in on" and give fate the bird.

>>785957

I watched this recently as well. Fucking amazing.

The Tatami Galaxy. The speed was insane at first, but once I got used to it, it's amazing. I fucking love the slow reveal of all the mystery around everything, and the fact that the romance is centered around college life, instead of highschool, is fucking fantastic.

And then there's that OP, holy fuck is it good.

Just watched

>Zankyou no Terror

Was really good, watched in one go without getting bored. The ending was slightly dull compared to the rest, but only slightly

>Ping Pong the Animation

Fantastic. Nothing to say, really.

Waiting for Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou's BDs.

>>786427

Having only watched the anime, I can tell you it can get a bit boring to watch , but when the plot reveal happens , it's really good. Aside from that , there's a lot of QUALITY , but it holds up for the most part.

>>786427

VN, fucking absolutely.

Make sure you read it with a voice patch.

>>786131

Watch the movie that came out recently. It is by the author as the Tatami and has a similar visual design, the language is slower in it though.

>>783033

>Been considering looking into that myself, but I don't recall hearing anything as to whether or not it's good amongst anons over the years, and I'm not real sure either as to how closely it follows the original source material either. I've thought of just taking a chance with it anyhow, but at two seasons and 52 episodes, it seems the sort of show I'd rather know stays good throughout, rather than get invested over a big chunk of that only for it to sour partway.

Having watched both seasons and read the manga now, I'd say read the manga only. There are 20 volumes of the manga and the anime covers approx. 14 of them, so some plotlines/character arcs are unresolved in the anime. Both anime seasons have filler, especially the first. The second season diverges from the source in both the main storyline and with secondary characters and I can't think of a single change I liked. Finally, the giant bugs look better inked than 3DCG.