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[ToonyMan]

Ahh yes the soul sucking anime!
Did they continue the show?

Yes the show is endless.

No really... I know how it currently ends MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE
But did they ever add more episodes??

Yeah there's a whole new season called Umineko Chiru.

[Neonivek]

Goodness nothing makes me laugh more then the Japanese trying to speak english while trying to pull off a english accent.

[Acanthus117]

Goodness nothing makes me laugh more then the Japanese trying to speak english while trying to pull off a english accent.

Like when Kaji's VA tried to speak english in You Can (Not) Advance.

It was terribad.

Hey, do you guys have any recommendations for good action manga? I'm looking for something with a more serious tone, and it doesn't really matter if it's fantasy or sci-fi.

[Vector]

Dragonball

Blade of the Immortal or Hellsing.

[FuzzyZergling]

Berserk and Puella Magica spring to mind.

[Acanthus117]

I've read Puella Magica (was awesome) and watched the anime.

I'll look at Hellsing, Blade of the Immortal and Berserk. Thanks!

[ToonyMan]

I'm guessing you've watched Darker than Black?  I don't remember but that's a pretty serious action show usually.

[Acanthus117]

I knew I was forgetting something

I'll go watch it Toonster.

[Neonivek]

Finished Ginban Kaleidoscope and I have to say... the ending impressed me.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

They basically don't reverse the tragic events of the Anime. They actually allow the ending to happen.

It was a nice anime. Wasn't great but it was good. Though I think its largest problems likely came from budget. Being told something is amazing isn't the same as seeing something amazing. I felt more inspired by the Ballet in Princess Tutu then the Skating in Ginban.

Its lesser problem is characterisation. The characters weren't as strong as they could have. Eichi in Fullmoon basically served nearly the same role as Peter Pump but Eichi's personality was highlighted to be quite round. Actually anyone who wasn't the main character was sort of uninspired appart from a few points in the series (it leaves a LOT of the work up to you to figure out someone's personality... yet they still lack energy)

[Chaoswizkid]

Like when Kaji's VA tried to speak english in You Can (Not) Advance.

It was terribad.

I actually couldn't even understand it, at least when I watched it.

Hey, do you guys have any recommendations for good action manga? I'm looking for something with a more serious tone, and it doesn't really matter if it's fantasy or sci-fi.

Gunslinger Girl is pretty good and action-y. Vinland Saga has some good ol', down home Nordic buttwhoopin's for ye, too.

[Neonivek]

There are reasons why English subs give subs for english words.

[Vector]

Heyyyy, the subs for Darker than Black are up free and legal on Youtube!  Pretty cool!

Too bad I'm too tired to enjoy it...

[Patchouli]

Hey, do you guys have any recommendations for good action manga? I'm looking for something with a more serious tone, and it doesn't really matter if it's fantasy or sci-fi.

Vagabond has an amazing artist, but it's never going to be finished, because it's on hiatus for forever.

[ToonyMan]

Here's 2/13 of Fate/stay night - Unlimited Blade Works.  The fourteenth day...

Spoiler: Updated thoughts on game, etc. *spoilers* (click to show/hide)

Images

Lancer's bangs are impossible.

But I guess other stuff is impossible too in Fate/stay night.

Yeah definitely.

Good bye Caster.  That bloody cheek man.

SABER SAIYAN THREEEEEEEE

Title drop!  Err, subtitle drop!

Hey Godo—I mean Shi—I mean Archer.

Tactless Lancer is tactless.

And is the only person to get Saber this angry.

Current Events

• Archer confronts us at the Church's entrance.  Lancer faces him off as Tohsaka and Shirou run inside the church to fight Caster and Kuzuki.  Lancer and Archer fight to a standstill before Lancer decides to lay in the grass nearby since he's completely out of energy and Archer seems to be done as well.  He did his job anyway.
• Tohsaka goes for Caster as Shirou goes for Kuzuki.  Kuzuki manages to beat Shirou even with his projection swords however Tohsaka is able to surprise Caster with some sudden melee combat.  But, since Kuzuki is free from fighting Shirou he runs over to protect Caster and strikes at Tohsaka, making her fly back and landing besides me.
• At that moment a shit ton of swords aim for Kuzuki who is completely oblivious to the magical energy above him.  Caster senses it however and stands in front of Kuzuki in one of her first acts of selflessness.  We see Caster get ripped apart by a slew of swords (yet again) and she holds her hands out to Kuzuki, letting out some touching last words.  Kuzuki is as emotionless as ever on the outside but I can see his fire inside.
• Archer, yes the first Archer, descends down the steps.  Kuzuki takes a fighting stance and faces off against Archer, as a complete human now.  He is the most ballsiest Masters ever man.  Shirou watches as Kuzuki strikes at Archer, only for the blow to be completely ineffective.  Archer stabs Kuzuki right away.  Kuzuki dies on the spot.  Since Saber isn't be controlled anymore she is finally free after two days.
• After that however Archer betrays everybody once again and tries to kill Shirou.  He is very persistent about this.  Shirou fights back though and then Tohsaka forms a contract with Saber, restoring all her power.  Archer is getting cornered now so he even reveals his true Noble Phantasm which is the Reality Marble.  The desert full of swords.  He also reveals he's actually a magus and fires a shit ton of swords at Saber/Shirou.  Saber tries to block them however Shirou is able to copy that technique and fire the swords right back.  At that moment the Reality Marble falls apart and Archer, unable to do anything else, knocks out Tohsaka and tells Shirou to come fight him later so he can kill him.  He'll be at the now empty Einzbern mansion.
• Shirou and Saber leave the church to find Lancer lazing about.  He gets pissed after hearing what happens and decides to continue helping us, oddly enough.  He's not a bad guy at all he's just a jerk, whatever.  We head to Shirou's house to rest, and then we head out to the forest, again.

Thoughts
Hopy crap, best twist so far.  After Archer said he was a magus it all started coming together.  Archer...is Emiya Shirou.  When his life ended he became a heroic spirit to save as many people as he can since he could be strong now.  However all he witnessed was the vileness of humanity which corrupted him.  Thanks to Archer gaining his memories back finally in the second game his sole objective is to kill Shirou now so that he can stop existing.  Time travel how does it work?  Also a lot of people died today, heh.  Like yesterday too.  I wonder what Shinji and Gilgamesh are up to.

Characters
Masters
Shirou Emiya
Alive.
Rin Tohsaka
Alive.
Shinji Matou
Alive still.  Amazing.
Illyasviel Einzbern
Dead, sadly.  Killed by Gilgamesh.  :[
Kuzuki-Sensei
Dead.  Archer stabs him in the chest.
Kirei Kotomine
Dead, maybe?  Killed by Caster maybe?

Classmates & Teachers
Issei Ryudou
Alive.
Sakura Matou
Alive.
Ayako Mitsuzuri
Alive.
Fujimura-Sensei
Alive.
All the rest
Probably alive.

Servants
Archer
Alive.
Lancer
Alive.
Saber
Alive.
Berserker
Dead.  Gilgamesh took all of his lives.
Rider
Dead.  Killed by Kuzuki via neck punch.
Assassin
Alive.
Caster
Dead.  Archer turned her into swiss cheese.
Archer#2\Gilgamesh
Alive.

Total playtime: 119.5 hours
What a tweeeeeeeest.  I feel kinda foolish for not realizing it sooner.

Also, the Maria Holic OPs are amazing, wow.  Wow wow.

[tehc]

The first season's OP was even more catchy, but SHAFT OPs are usually really good in general. All of SZS, Arakawa and of course my beloved Hidamari Sketch have great OPs and EDs.

Also they changed the OP animation about a million times during the course of Maria's second season. I guess they needed something to burn all the money made from the Madoka BDs.