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[Spehss _]

Oh yeah. Thought I recognized that pinkish-reddish haired anime girl. Got that on my list, haven't watched anything yet.

[Reelya]

Yeah, Akatsuki no Yona is one of the better ones right now, it just finished airing. The story isn't completed though, so hopefully it gets another season. This season was really just the set up. The source manga is still in publication.

[PrivateNomad]

Parasyte: The Maxim is also one of the good ones airing. If you don't mind the blood and gore.

[Furtuka]

Viz's Sci-Fi books branch is doing an informal survey to gauge interest in Legend of the Galactic Heroes via twitter favs

[Frumple]

... almost makes me wish I had a twitter account.

Almost.

Good luck to 'em, though. May they meet whatever goal it takes to get translations greenlit.

[Spehss _]

watched the first episode of Yona of the Dawn. Yona's voice actress sounds really familiar. Looked her up and the only thing I've seen with her in it is Yuru Yuri, and I don't think that's what I recognize her from. Reminds me of Nonon from KLK, actually.

Anyway, looks like a good series. Really really like the oriental soundtrack it has going. The OP is great. The setting is also a refreshing change.

[JoshuaFH]

Hey, anyone know any anime where the protag is actually...intelligent? I mean I love stuff like Fairy Tail and such where everybody's brain is stuck on "attack attack attack" but I also kinda wanna watch some stuff where the good guys aren't always 12 steps behind.

I guess the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Code Geass with Lelouch being the mastermind of the entire plot. Anything similar?

I did like me some Akagi and Kaiji. Another is One Outs, which is about baseball.

And while it's a manga, Gamble Fish is another, as well as Liar Game. Those are my favorites.

[Furtuka]

Spoiler: So the final battle of Build Fighters Try... (click to show/hide)

 I can tell they tried, but it was simply too little too late. Yuuma was pretty much the best character of the episode, and even then his development came off as really rushed, particularly him suddenly treating Fumina as his bestie like they were as kids. His and Adou's fight was a bit better than the rest at least, and surprisingly Adou's wrist injury didn't result in a cheap win. And everyone shouting each others names and being all hotblooded does not have much of an impact when their rivalry hasn't been built up at allll. Also the battle relied too much on beamspam and the Build Burning's fire katana was just ridiculous. It would have been better if they had been more consistent in regards to it developing more powers and using them more than once and y'know, not saved them all for so late in the show. The last part of the fight felt hype, but to be honest I'm pretty sure that was mostly due to Wilfred stabbing the HUD, and the progression of escalation went so awry post-Yajima labs that them blowing up the Earth was just silly instead of cool. At least we finally got part of Sei's face.

All in all most of this episode feels like a fight that would have belonged at the mid-beginning of a better show instead of the ending.

 

[Boksi]

Kantai Collection S2 has been confirmed, apparently. I don't speak moon, but 続編制作決定 appeared instead of the next episode preview(since this was the last episode).

[SirQuiamus]

Kantai Collection S2 has been confirmed, apparently. I don't speak moon, but 続編制作決定 appeared instead of the next episode preview(since this was the last episode).

"Zokuhen seisaku kettei." = Production of sequel confirmed.

[Neonivek]

Spoiler: So the final battle of Build Fighters Try... (click to show/hide)

 I can tell they tried, but it was simply too little too late. Yuuma was pretty much the best character of the episode, and even then his development came off as really rushed, particularly him suddenly treating Fumina as his bestie like they were as kids. His and Adou's fight was a bit better than the rest at least, and surprisingly Adou's wrist injury didn't result in a cheap win. And everyone shouting each others names and being all hotblooded does not have much of an impact when their rivalry hasn't been built up at allll. Also the battle relied too much on beamspam and the Build Burning's fire katana was just ridiculous. It would have been better if they had been more consistent in regards to it developing more powers and using them more than once and y'know, not saved them all for so late in the show. The last part of the fight felt hype, but to be honest I'm pretty sure that was mostly due to Wilfred stabbing the HUD, and the progression of escalation went so awry post-Yajima labs that them blowing up the Earth was just silly instead of cool. At least we finally got part of Sei's face.

All in all most of this episode feels like a fight that would have belonged at the mid-beginning of a better show instead of the ending.

That is because that isn't the 'Final Battle' it is a very clear and transparent set up for the Free Tournament and then later on World Tournament. Hence why instead of using silly things like "Technique" they simply shot special effects on the screen.

Though yeah I was kind of disappointed too. The fight fell into what I like to call "Prince of Tennis Syndrome" where they escalate the battle to such a degree that it ends up getting to a point where your not even sure what is going on anymore.

Kind of odd that the second and third last battles were IMO more entertaining and with the 2nd last having more character depth as well.

It could have been helped if that fight had ANY emotional weight to it... which it didn't.

[Leafsnail]

I did like me some Akagi and Kaiji. Another is One Outs, which is about baseball.

And while it's a manga, Gamble Fish is another, as well as Liar Game. Those are my favorites.

Liar Game's ending (and last few games really) were super disappointing.  At least we'll always have Customs and Musical Chairs.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Neonivek]

Liar game had a good live action ending though.

[Furtuka]

Sony got the rights to Robotech and is planning on making a live action movie. But that's not really interests me about this. That wording the article uses.

TELL IT TO ME STRAIGHT NEWS SITE DOES THIS MEAN HARMONY GOLD NO LONGER HAVE THEIR FILTHY FILTHY CLAWS IN IT OR DID THEY ONLY GIVE UP THE MOVIE RIGHTS? T_T

[Lord Shonus]

Sony got the rights to Robotech and is planning on making a live action movie. But that's not really interests me about this. That wording the article uses.

TELL IT TO ME STRAIGHT NEWS SITE DOES THIS MEAN HARMONY GOLD NO LONGER HAVE THEIR FILTHY FILTHY CLAWS IN IT OR DID THEY ONLY GIVE UP THE MOVIE RIGHTS? T_T

Did you read the entire article?

Frank Agrama of Harmony Gold, which is the original intellectual property rights holder, will executive produce with Michael Gordon and Jehan Agrama. Leonard B. Rosman and Christy Duran will serve as co-producers.

The deal on behalf of Harmony Gold and the producers was negotiated by Ralph P Brescia of Bloom Hergott, together with Leonard B. Rosman, Esq. of the Law Offices of Leonard B. Rosman and Christy Duran, Esq. of Harmony Gold.

This actually has a pretty decent chance of damaging or derailing the project, as the legitimacy of Harmony Gold's is, and always has been, legally shaky.