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[Lord Shonus]

Both are fanservice. It's simply the sexual kind people are obsessed with complaining about.

[Chaoswizkid]

Both are fanservice. It's simply the sexual kind people are obsessed with complaining about.

Well, if it didn't outright ruin some anime... (I'm looking at you, Rosario + Vampire)

what is a good netflixable anime to watch? (I know I asked this before).

Darker Than Black is on there, really enjoyed the first season, I'm going to start the second someday soon.

(japanese have no self defense force per the loss of ww2 right?)

No, they have a self defense force, but that's all they have. They do not have any standing military to be used for offense, just enough to defend their own homeland (with the help of US forces stationed there).

[shadenight123]

yes, it's the "familiar of zero". (last season was called zero no tsukaima F).
I kind of watched it hoping that finally the protagonist would grow a pair.
Turns out it was fanservice, or more fanservice, and a wrapped up ending.
Urgh.
I kind of prefer the Shakugan no shana and their no-sense naming way.

[Reelya]

Anyone here watched Macross 7? I haven't, but I found this incredibly hilarious.

Hey Boksi, actually I have now watched ALL the Macross's xD !! Took me a while to get into Macross 7, but once I settled past the first 10-12 episodes it was quite enjoyable. The best episode for me was the bonus episode "fleet of the strongest women".

"Speaker Pod Gamma" is the BEST Macross weapon ever, purely due to the enemies "Nando?" translated as "What The Fuck?" each time it's deployed (only appears twice though, so not overused).

First appearance of "Speaker Pod Gamma" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deu-i1C5t_A

[IronyOwl]

First appearance of "Speaker Pod Gamma" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deu-i1C5t_A

...huh. Well, I guess as war strategies go, attempting to seduce them with culture and attractive artists isn't a bad one. Gets you better enslavement terms and less genocide, if nothing else.

[Reelya]

It made the most sense in the original SDF Macross series, where it was an unintentional "culture shock" effect (The trope is actually the virus from "war of the worlds" when you think about it), which is fully explained due to the aliens' origins. And in Macross Plus, where there's nothing actually special about the music itself, it's just part of the story. I'll put Macross II in the "makes sense" category though it's not considered Canon, but i'd say it's a decent enough watch for SDF Macross/Robotech fans and the like, it's not great, but not as bad as "they" say.

Macross 7, Zero and Frontier all have to contrive mysticism-like futuristic powers and pseudo-science to explain how music is affecting things. Zero and Frontier get away with this due to superb production values, and enough else going on to enjoy that on you can overlook this aspect. While Macross 7's saving grace is reveling in the absurd silliness and just having fun with it.

[ToonyMan]

Ah, finished volume 21 and 22 of Berserk.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Conviction/Retribuation arc is over.  8 volumes 14 to 21.  The main thing is Griffith's revival in a human form.  The egg guy also "took in" Guts' demon child so now Griffith has it in him, hohoho.

And then I started the Millennium of the Falcon arc or some such?  Anyway that introduced even more characters and at the end revealed Serpico and Farneze's back-stories.  Which was awesome.  Made the volume for me.

Saved images:

UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS

I CAN BE A STORM TOO

Om nom nom

Also finished volume 5 of SZS which well...I have to wonder what the authors did to make those paper blogs at the end.  Since Koji Kumeta is a pen name they're writing stories for a fictional person...

[Flying Dice]

yes, it's the "familiar of zero". (last season was called zero no tsukaima F).
I kind of watched it hoping that finally the protagonist would grow a pair.
Turns out it was fanservice, or more fanservice, and a wrapped up ending.
Urgh.
I kind of prefer the Shakugan no shana and their no-sense naming way.

Oh geez, yeah. ZnT fell so hard into the fanservice trap that it's hardly worth watching the later seasons. Judging from some of the better fanfics (Zero of the X series of Megaman games replacing Saito? YES PLEASE.) written using the novel canon as a base, I'm tempted to try and find a set of them, as they're apparently a bit more serious and plot-oriented.

[shadenight123]

I did not know about fanfics.
If you find some (in English/Italian/French) pass them along please. U_U
I read the novel on Baka-Tsuki till where they reached.

[Lord Shonus]

Both are fanservice. It's simply the sexual kind people are obsessed with complaining about.

Well, if it didn't outright ruin some anime... (I'm looking at you, Rosario + Vampire)

what is a good netflixable anime to watch? (I know I asked this before).

Darker Than Black is on there, really enjoyed the first season, I'm going to start the second someday soon.

(japanese have no self defense force per the loss of ww2 right?)

No, they have a self defense force, but that's all they have. They do not have any standing military to be used for offense, just enough to defend their own homeland (with the help of US forces stationed there).

Of course the JSDF is among the most powerful and most modern militaries in the world.

[JoshuaFH]

Starting reading Gamble Fish, a manga all about a crazy gambling dude! I'm liking it quite a bit so far.

There is something odd though, in the manga, there's a school. The dean of the school is a goblin. Not literally, but close enough goddamn. He even has a fucking dungeon what the fuck is up with that.

Why's it called Gamble "fish"? The main character sure does love comparing getting chumps with 'catching fish'.

[shadenight123]

the manga gets nicely *curvy*.
yeah.
fanservice ftw later on.
curves...

[Neonivek]

You know with all this talk of my "Love/Hate" situations I thought of an anime I watched that I wrote off as "Dislike".

It is an Agatha Christie anime about Pariot, Mrs. Marple, and whoever that girl was.

However after really thinking about it. I think I just love the early episodes and dislike the later ones. The first Mrs. Marple mystery was my favorite in the entire show and actually is one of my favorite episodes in a detective anime period.

It is about a couple who had their uncle die but who Hidden a bar of gold somewhere but don't know where. Marple's insight into people is not only rather strong but there is a whole heartfelt backdrop.

I know I am probably the only one who thinks so... but I really loved that episode.

So I guess that is the game of today

Animes that have single episodes that stick out as greater, more fun, or just flat out more interesting then others.

[Kansa]

There is one episode in Tsubasa Chronicles that fills that description, most of the anime is just filler dragging out the events of the manga to inhuman proportions. But one episode in it is brilliance and that is the episode that reveals Kurogane's past, it lacks the filler that plagues the rest of the series and builds at just the right pace towards the tragedy that happens. It was the first anime episode that actually made me cry and will always remain one of my favourite episodes of any anime.

[Reelya]

Ok, I just got around to finishing FLCL 30 seconds ago (saw the first couple of eps ages ago, just sat through the whole 6 in a row).

I really don't know what to think ...