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[Micro102]

Any good under the radar anime? Stuff not heavily advertised.

Dennou coil

Seto no hanayome

[JoshuaFH]

In recent anime news, I'm proud to have recently exclaimed:

Oh wait! Hey! TTGL has an OAV!?

[Itnetlolor]

Monster is a pretty good one I'm watching right now. Tokko wasn't half bad. Story-wise, it seemed a little cut short. I also just got into Here & There, Then & Now. Started again this week. (2 EPs in so far)

There's also Moribito, though I have missed a few episodes because [as] LOVES PLAYING ANIME SO DAMN LATE!!!

Further checking into the [as] lineup, we have more screw overs to follow. At least we're getting a couple Bleach movies, though I already caught the first one; at least the second one plays next week; but then it's reruns from there on, except for Moribito for 2 more weeks, and then nothing but reruns.

[adult swim] I bow my head in disappointment. And if further adjustments are to fill in more Family Guy and other such nonsense instead of more quality shows and anime, I'm boycotting you big time. No more will your shows be background noise for me.

[Eidalac]

Oh wait! Hey! TTGL has an OAV!?

I still need to see that... maybe for my birthday...


Itnetlolor:  Yeah, [AS], Family Guy is funny... but not when you play the piss out of it.  Back to back showings only display that it's become nothing but a clip show.

Upside is I would have missed Moribito, since I haven't been getting home till just before it's new time, but, you know, [AS], you could have, like, mentioned you were moving it?  Again.

[JoshuaFH]

No, actually, don't see the OVA. Why? It's bad, surprisingly bad. The main series is so awesome, and yet the OVA just SUCKS, it boggles the mind.

It's a single-episode, 12-minute romp of bad writing that lacks any of the luster or quality from what it was based on. It's more like a half-assed comedy that uses the show's characters.

To give you an idea of how bad it was, I had literally just finished watching the last episode of the series again, and you know that leaves you feeling awesome at the end, and I thought "Hey, I'll finish off my TTGL-a-thon with the OVA, that oughtta be nice." and I did, and the good feeling that I had just moments prior was demolished in the span of 12 minutes.

I won't bore you with a synopsis, as even after just watching it, my mind refuses to piece together what the hell just happened, so I'll just give you some highlights:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The OVA uses the opening that's used for episodes 1-8, which includes Kamina, but is editted to include two unnamed Beastman characters that are only in this OVA. A weird fox/cat girl, and a generic looking Beastman of some sort. This WILL leave you scratching your head.

The OVA implies that Kamina's awesome red glasses are prescribed. As in, he needs them to see correctly.

The main cast are not alarmed when the catgirl beastman approaches them, and offers to clean Gurren for them. Apparently, OVA's are entitled to break canon by making enemies into convenient friends on a whim.

Gurren is stolen in what can only be described as the single worst idiot plot in anime history.

Kamina can jump like 30 foot gaps. No problem.

Bunny ganmen...

...

That is all.

Even if you just call it a comedy, it still sucks, since the jokes aren't funny.

What were they thinking?! Thank god it's not canon.

[Rozenbuddy]

I've been watching Rozen Maiden for the last few months, I'm on my second watch-through ^~^

[Leafsnail]

I've been watching Bakemonogatari (I'll probably misspell in a variety of different ways if I say it again at any point, so try not to be put off) and I've been enjoying it, even if the general artistic weirdness made the first couple of episodes difficult to watch.  And it's also probably the only anime to have a Snail Girl in!

It's also probably the only anime I'll ever end up watching because I accidentally wrote "Dakakarian" in a mafia game .

[Mindmaker]

At the moment I'm watching Code Geass, rewatching Death Note with some friends, have still to finish the Hellsing OVA and start watching Darker Than Black.

Should keep me occupied for some time.
I wonder what to watch next.

[Mindmaker]

Sorry for double post.
But I wondered I anyone here could make some suggestions what to watch next.

What I'd want it to have:
- English dubbing (I don't have anything against subtitles, but I want to practice my english)
- Good dialoges
- a more mature story and setting, though some comic relief is okay
- intriguing, possibly philosophical plot

That far I've watched:
Death Note
Code Geass
Hellsing Ultimate OVA
Darker than Black(watching right now)

[Apostolic Nihilist]

You could try Neon Genesis Evangelion, though the English dub is quite lacking, if I recall correctly. The dialogue isn't exactly the best, either, but it has a 'philosophical plot'.

[Itnetlolor]

There's always Fullmetal Alchemist and Monster.

[Realmfighter]

I just started watching Elfin lied. I had read the manga, and it was awesome if confusing.

[Micro102]

where do these manga start where the anime ended?

to aru majutsu

seto no hanayome

[Hawkfrost]

I still need to finish watching K-On!, Lucky Star, and Haruhi.
Lineuplineuplineuplineup.

My list of "To-watch anime" is at least 20.

[Hawkfrost]

Double-post necro, hee-ho.

FINALLY finished Shakugan no Shana 2, and Shakugan no Shana-tan.
I have to say, Shana-tan was one of the funniest things I've seen this year.
Few animes make fun of themselves, especially like that.


And what the hell, like, every girl in that show is at least cute.


Now...
I think I will watch Disgaea, cause' it's real short. Besides, I need a comedy show before I dive back into something deeper.