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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21525 on: March 13, 2015, 07:30:22 pm »

Really you could recommend absolutely anything whatsoever that was made by Hayao Miyazaki and/or Studio Ghibli, as there is not a single bad pick in their repertoire. It just feels lazy to do that though, as it seems like such an obvious answer.

Future Boy Conan is my favorite from Mr. Hayao, though.

Well, Princess Mononoke for example is kinda violent, but in retrospect it's about as violent as any fantasy setting on TV now, so that could probably be anime club material too.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21526 on: March 13, 2015, 11:41:40 pm »

I really enjoy romantic subplots that are done well, but I'm not as fond of romance arcs.
I'm... not actually sure I'm aware of anything like that! Oh dear.

Samurai Champloo (and to a lesser/more backstory-oriented extent, Bebop) does have a fair number of romance-centered or involved episodes, but I'm not sure if they'd qualify as full subplots. I'm also probably not a good judge of "well done," unfortunately.

While I do enjoy comedy, I like Log Horizon because it takes itself a little more seriously than, say, SAO.  To be fair, though, The Devil is a Part-Timer is hilarious, and I like that one mostly because of comedy.
Magi's a bit on the silly side, but it definitely gyrates between that and deathly serious. Bebop/Champloo tend to go for darker humor, ie the world is serious but still ridiculous at times. Kill La Kill and Gurren Lagann tend to be similarly serious-yet-silly, just not as dark. Kill La Kill definitely goes further with this, and runs largely off of "the world is ridiculous because and/or and so everyone living in it is ridiculous."

Afro Samurai has a handful of quips, but doesn't usually go for humor, as such. Little Witch Academia, as might be expected from cute girls doing cute things, has a lot of humor or at least things intended to make you squee. I find it hard to comment coherently on humor in JoJo's, partially because of the varies-by-season thing and partially because a lot of the situations are ridiculous enough to be funny even if they aren't explicitly highlighted as jokes... but of course, what counts is going to vary from person to person.

I don't really care about fanservice, so that's not really a redeeming characteristic of an anime.
That was more of an advance warning, so you didn't get halfway through the first episode before suddenly going WAIT WHAT YOU NEVER TOLD ME THIS WAS PORN.

But trust me, it's awesome.

I like having at least one character I can relate to in the anime, so unrelatable characters is a big minus.
Mmhmm, common issue. Lessee...

To be honest, I wonder if this might be one reason Magi has kind of a "generic enjoyable anime" feel to me. None of the characters I'm familiar with so far are particularly inspiring or anything, though most of them aren't dislikeable either.

Bebop tends to have at least one character everybody likes, though "relatable" might be a bit trickier. Still, they've got a decent range and most of them are reasonable on some axis or another.

Champloo, much as I hate to admit it, is a bit trickier. It's only got three main characters, two of which are murderous swordsmen and one of which is a scheming waitress. Still, a chess player, loose cannon, and goofball give you some variety.

Afro suffers from the above issue even more. It's not really a "watch this because this guy acts exactly like you would" kind of thing, or at least I hope it isn't. :P

Hellsing has a few more characters but similar issues to the above.

Gurren Lagann has a pretty big cast, though obviously some get more spotlight than others. You'll probably like at least one person out of the main duo/trio, though.

Kill La Kill and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure are probably the big winners here. They both have decently large casts, especially Kill La Kill, and everyone is so ridiculous and awesome it's hard not to find something you like. Standard eternal warning about different JoJo seasons varying from each other, though.


IO mentions Afro Samurai and doesn't mention that delicious Samuel L. Jackson voice acting. Shame, Ferrousbird. Shame.
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Really you could recommend absolutely anything whatsoever that was made by Hayao Miyazaki and/or Studio Ghibli, as there is not a single bad pick in their repertoire. It just feels lazy to do that though, as it seems like such an obvious answer.
I'm not that fond of them. They're alright, but kind of pointless, preachy children's adventure things that don't tend to really interest me much.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21527 on: March 14, 2015, 12:12:00 am »

Standard eternal warning about different JoJo seasons varying from each other, though.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21528 on: March 14, 2015, 12:24:15 am »

Speaking of which this week's episode was basically Kaiji and it was great.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21529 on: March 14, 2015, 12:27:15 am »

Speaking of which this week's episode was basically Kaiji and it was great.
Good!

Seriously I think everybody who follows the show has been waiting for this.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21530 on: March 14, 2015, 01:08:52 am »

If I can recommend something that hasn't been mentioned: Black Lagoon. Kind of like if Firefly if it was sent in the seas of modern day Southeast Asia and all the crew had the morals of Jayne Cobb. Starring badass pacifist and former salaryman Rock and also Revy, goddess of gun-based mayhem. Of the main crew, Benny is pretty lacking in personality, though you can mostly ignore him, since that's what the show does. Thankfully there are plenty of supporting characters outside of the main cast to enjoy.

I'm also slightly tempted to recommend Tower of Druaga, though I really shouldn't, since it seems to have been made solely for myself and possibly fans of the original games, and even I wouldn't call it great or anything. It's about a giant vertically-ascending D&D-style dungeon and the adventurers who traverse its levels for wealth, fame, and power. I liked all the characters except Henaro (since she lacks personality of any kind, though fortunately she's only in the second season), and Koopa's English voice actress can be kind of annoying, though it fits her character. Although the ending isn't super satisfying, I think I like it because it properly scratches that dungeon-crawler itch for me, it has a pretty off-beat humor that I like, it features a lot of ideas that I'd like to incorporate into a role-playing game, and it has a lot of enjoyable (though maybe not very complex) characters.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21531 on: March 14, 2015, 02:46:35 am »

I often feel like I am the only person that finds the current season of JoJo just... terrible.
It still has good moments, but so much cringeworthy "humor", rapid fire, back to back. Please somebody tell me it gets better.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21532 on: March 14, 2015, 03:01:34 am »

If I can recommend something that hasn't been mentioned: Black Lagoon. Kind of like if Firefly if it was sent in the seas of modern day Southeast Asia and all the crew had the morals of Jayne Cobb. Starring badass pacifist and former salaryman Rock and also Revy, goddess of gun-based mayhem. Of the main crew, Benny is pretty lacking in personality, though you can mostly ignore him, since that's what the show does. Thankfully there are plenty of supporting characters outside of the main cast to enjoy.

The bought me early in that title after they

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And then I understood I'm going to watch the rest of it.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21533 on: March 14, 2015, 03:24:19 am »

Just finished K, and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the rather strong homoerotic overtones that showed up fairly often (though I'm sure all the yaoi fangirls out there had a blast with the series :P). Will probably be checking out the sequel movie tomorrow if I can find a place to watch it and am definitely going to be hitting up the second season when it comes out this fall.

I must say, it's nice to have a season that balances the good, the bad, and the plot twists so well that you don't have a clue who is the real bad guy right up until the very end, and then wraps it all up so nicely without any real loose ends. :D Needless to say though, if you are a person who loves a story with clearly defined good and bad guys, then this is not the series for you. :P
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21534 on: March 14, 2015, 07:17:24 am »

I often feel like I am the only person that finds the current season of JoJo just... terrible.
It still has good moments, but so much cringeworthy "humor", rapid fire, back to back. Please somebody tell me it gets better.

I'd say check out the OVA, but the current season is actually super faithful to the source material. So yeah, this is it buddy, you're living the dream.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21535 on: March 14, 2015, 08:17:48 am »

If I can recommend something that hasn't been mentioned: Black Lagoon. Kind of like if Firefly if it was sent in the seas of modern day Southeast Asia and all the crew had the morals of Jayne Cobb. Starring badass pacifist and former salaryman Rock and also Revy, goddess of gun-based mayhem. Of the main crew, Benny is pretty lacking in personality, though you can mostly ignore him, since that's what the show does. Thankfully there are plenty of supporting characters outside of the main cast to enjoy.

You mean you need something beyond "Computer geek, Jewish, wears Hawaiian shirts," to establish a central character?  :P

Besides, if you're going to enjoy BL it's going to be because of the side characters as much as the crew. Just about every significant side character is a highly enjoyable little riot in their own right, and Balalaika is hardcore.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21536 on: March 14, 2015, 08:35:06 am »

I often feel like I am the only person that finds the current season of JoJo just... terrible.
It still has good moments, but so much cringeworthy "humor", rapid fire, back to back. Please somebody tell me it gets better.
Maybe you need to join a group watch session to improve the experience more. It'll be like you're part of your own adventure group.

I will agree that the previous arc with the
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I often feel like I am the only person that finds the current season of JoJo just... terrible.
It still has good moments, but so much cringeworthy "humor", rapid fire, back to back. Please somebody tell me it gets better.
I'd say check out the OVA, but the current season is actually super faithful to the source material. So yeah, this is it buddy, you're living the dream.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21537 on: March 14, 2015, 10:52:11 am »

Balalaika is hardcore.
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Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« Reply #21538 on: March 15, 2015, 08:28:47 am »

Hmm...

I need some suggestions for anime to watch, since I appear to have run out.

List of Anime I have watched:
Sword Art Online (First Arc only)
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Log Horizon Seasons 1 and 2 (although season 2 is still ongoing)

I'm really not sure what to watch at this point, but I'll take a look at any suggestions I'm given.

-Code Geass
-Deathnote
-Gundam Seed
-Fullmetal Alchemist (Both Versions)
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« Reply #21539 on: March 15, 2015, 10:52:21 am »

Hmm...

I need some suggestions for anime to watch, since I appear to have run out.

List of Anime I have watched:
Sword Art Online (First Arc only)
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Log Horizon Seasons 1 and 2 (although season 2 is still ongoing)

I'm really not sure what to watch at this point, but I'll take a look at any suggestions I'm given.

Cowboy Bebop, Evangellion, Great Teacher Onizuka, Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, School Rumble, Full Metal Panic!, Azumanga Daioh, FLCL, Juuni Kokki, Planetes.

This list could be neverending and the backlogs are colossal.
A little specification of what you want never hurt anyone :).
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