Is that a joke post?



This isn't real... right?

I've watched well over 30 titles this year already, and I have a life. So worry not, you do too.



Did it look more or less like this? Why yes, that is the trailer for season two in all its glory.

Also, OzzyApu speaks the truth: prepare to be mindfucked and rage a lot, and not only because of the loli (hobo chinese electric batman has some pretty sad moments of his own, and then there's THE END. THE TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE END. And yet it left me wanting a third season, good job Bones). And watch the OVAs first, otherwise the confusion increases tenfold.

And while we're on the subject of Bones and anime ends... Am I the only one who thinks Bones don't know how to end their shows? Both seasons of DtB, Xam'd, No. 6... They all had ends that sucked donkey balls. Actually I'd say they surpass themselves in that department with each show, the end of No. 6 was physically painful to watch.

Xam'd was definitely a mixed bag. I think Eureka Seven was their last decent mecha series. I haven't even bothered with Heroman or Star Driver, they just look terrible.

They did Rahxephon as well though, probably my favorite from them. I finished it up again recently and loved it.

Oh, yeah, I forgot Heroman. Well, that one is probably as much Stan Lee's fault as it is Bones'. Not that the end sucked, 'cause it didn't. But the show as a whole was a bit... lacking, IMHO. Too cliched, perhaps. Haven't watched the others you mention, although I want to watch Eureka Seven and RahXephon one of those days. Star Driver I've heard is FABULOUS (i.e. full of sparkly bishounen), and I tend to not like such shows, so I think I'll pass.

Star Driver is just a sad attempt to emulate Gurren Lagann without actually trying to give us likable characters or...well, anything interesting.

So I've started on S1 of Code Geass in eng dub, about four episodes in so far. Its pretty cool, but I cant say I'm to pleased
that the guy voicing Lelouch is the same dude who does Sasuke from Naruto[I hate Sasuke with a fucking passion] and after watching Dtb in eng subs the dubbed versions are seeming a bit... stale in comparison. Do any of you also find this so?

The guy playing Lelouch is Johnny Yong Bosch, not Yuri Lowenthal.

Yuri Lowenthal's the one who plays Sasuke. And Simon from Gurren Lagann, Cecil from Final Fantasy IV DS/Dissidia, and Yosuke from Persona 4.

Johnny Yong Bosch has played Vash from Trigun, Main Character/Adachi from Persona 4, and Itsuki Koizumi from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

EDIT: Oh, my bad. I could of sworn he sounds just like Sasuke.

Just watch the Japanese, its always better, not that its hard to be better then the disney rejects we have in the states.



Its rather mild actually...

The dubbed version of Baccano! would like to have a few words with you. Others (perhaps Black Lagoon and/or Cowboy Bebop?) may want to join too.

Baccano! is indeed awesome. And thinking about it now, watching Black Lagoon or Bebop in Japanese would be a goddamned travesty.

English is the only way to enjoy Black Lagoon.

Never seen Baccano, but you're missing some of the best Japanese voice actors out there skipping the Japanese for bepop while the English was decent at best.

I can listen to Megumi Hayashibara play a violent chick with a soft side anytime I want (hello Slayers DVD collection!), but there's only one place I can hear Steve Blum be Spike Spiegel. And not be at a convention where he's prominently featured.

I don't recall Megumi being the best in bebop, she has had better perfomances, like in Slayers. The whole cast was rather consistent while I wouldn't think that of the dubs, Steve Blum (Whose name I first learned here...) was probably the best, the others being mediocre to bad.

And I'm not really here to argue dubs vs. subs, I was just saying if you're watching dubs and bothered by the quality, watch the subs already.

Nice to see you guys know your stuff. Megumi Hayashibara is amazing and hot for being 40 something, I still haven't seen Bebop in Japanese though. I'm all about subs thesedays though. I've just always preferred foreign films in their native languages and so, anime is the same deal, I just prefer Japanese. But I'll tune into some dubs if I'm at a friends or something and don't mind it.

But how do they handle the Japan arc in Black Lagoon dubbed? lol, it was all epic engrish in Japanese, wonder if they just spoke Japanese there instead. So they would have to dub-dub it... what? Also I think I know what you guys are going for with that Black Lagoon video before I even watch it... but can it beat Angel Cop?


Yeah, honestly I don't plan on ever touching the Marvel Japanese stuff, they all look freaking awful. And Heroman might be "original", but yeah it's the same deal. They need to get over Stan Lee... Star Driver just screams Code Geass to me, so I keep my distance.

Rahxephon and E7 are legit though. I think E7 is very comparable to Gundam X however, and I give the edge to Gundam X since the cute kid romance was a lot better. E7 towards the middle dives a little too much into angst, but overall it's a good show I'd say. One of the last better mecha shows this decade, everything else thesedays has to revolve around schools and I'm so tired of it. VOTOMS MOTHERFUCKERS!!! I miss when mecha revolved around politics and militaries.

During the scenes where Rock is translating for Balalaika, they have Brad Swaile speak in Japanese (which, if you can speak Japanese yourself, like I can, grates on your nerves because his intonation and pronunciation is AWFUL). Some of the Japanese mooks keep their original voice acting, which is interesting.

Other than that, particularly with Revy, they just sorta pretend the language barrier doesn't exist, instead making it so Revy is just confused about the culture instead of the culture AND the language. A scene where she might say "The fuck did he just say?" in Japanese becomes "The fuck's he think he's saying?" in the dub.

Haha, weird stuff...

What did you guys think of the new Roberta OVA anyways? I thought it was a stepdown from the first two seasons honestly. Focused way too much on the two kids and Roberta herself obviously. Revy still was around for most of the ride, but I really didn't care for Rock's role in the whole thing at all. So again, just kind of leaves you hanging with any good potential character development. Hopefully they make more down the road though.

I'm not, I watched Bebop subbed. Note that I said "perhaps", because I haven't seen those two shows dubbed. In fact, I haven't even seen all of Baccano! dubbed either, but what little I saw was enough to convince me that it has a really good dub.

Yeah, the OVA disappointed me. Revy played almost no part, Dutch and Benny were pretty much completely forgotten, and Rock was just...weird.

On the plus side, we got a few more minutes of Rotton and Sawyer!

I'm probably gonna jump in and watch Elfen Lied in a few days. I know the general consensus about it here is that it's complete shit but damn, all the negative press has made me quite curious.

It's basically pointless gore punctuated with annoyingly melodramatic characters. With awful character designs.

The only good thing about the series is the opening theme, "Lilium."

"I'll never forget your face!" *gouges eyes out*

Seriously TheOldOne, save yourself and don't.

Elfen Lied tries to be two terrible shows in one. If you want gore, go watch Genocyber or something. If you want drama, go watch Maison Ikkoku or something. Why am I speaking of Maison and Elfen Lied in the same sentence? FUUUUUUUUUCK

To sum it up Lied's probably one of the dumbest shows I've ever seen. I saw it years ago and have seen a ton since then, but I still would say it's one of the worst I've sat through.

The funniest part in Elfen Lied is when those kids violently beat that puppy to death. Now that's subtlety right there.

Sekirei just came in yesterday so I gave the first episode a quick look. I think the term "fan service" applies well here.

Do it, for fucks sake.
I'm not gonna start saying that "I loved it" or anything, and that it's good or anything, just watch it and then you can tell us wjeter it's complete shit or not.

I liked it, but maybe just because I'm a huge fan of cat ears...

Didn't check to see if anyone mentioned it, but have you guys heard of the anime "Black Heaven?" It's the closest I've found to an anime having heavy metal in it (most of it is borderline metal/hard rock, especially the main theme song that gets repeated a hundred times). Also I was wondering if you guys here know of other anime with metal in it (I also know Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad, which plays poppy punk rock).

p.s. - I watched Elfen Lied after hearing the hype, and it was the biggest disappointment I've had with any anime... the humor was mediocre, the psychological conflicts were hardly present, and more importantly most of it was typical drama/romance. Not that it is a bad series, but it really isn't as amazing as some people say.

I haven't seen Black Heaven, but I HAVE seen this!

And I've seen BECK. Aside from its awful animation and the fact that it suddenly drops its romantic subplot like a bad habit in between episodes 14-16 or so, it was a good series.

Hey do any of you know if D.Gray Man is any good? I've heard that it starts really slow.

I've been interested in that one but it's probably worth noting ahead of time even if it's ~100 episodes or something, I hear the manga is still ongoing so the anime didn't cover everything.

Ahahahahaha!

That is just one of those things you can see so many times and still laugh at.

Detroit metal city. One of the funniest shows I've seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YbMGW6xSzw&feature=related

Just got Code Geass S2 eng dubbed, will embark on that in the upcoming weeks.

Wow, so Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere... everything about this show is just way too over the top, but wow, has it been engrossing so far. The battles, especially Muneshige vs. Tadakatsu and Shirojiro vs. the one mech girl have been way too cool. Anyone else watching this series/have an opinion on it?

I haven't watched it entirely for lack of time, I'm still at ep 25 or so... I remember good characters, interesting plot, and some funny parts, so definitely go and watch it

Man, I step away for a few weeks and the thread explodes!! Allow me wrap up a few thoughts.

Regarding 20th Century Boys: It's been alright. I've also read Pluto and watched Monster and I've come away with the idea that Naoki Urasawa is kind of overrated. Yeah, he tells a good thriller, but beyond that, there really isn't much to say.

Regarding Hunter X Hunter: Yeah, the Chimera arc was kind of a mess, but at least it didn't end with the stereotypical showdown. The new arc has been pretty interesting, showing shades of the September arc.

Regarding Sky Crawlers: I saw this and thought it was alright. The character designer was the same one who does Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, so I kept expecting ninjas to pop out during the movie. I don't blame you for hating them. I did like the premise, though.

Regarding BaloroftheEvilEye: I kind of agree with you. All modern anime seems to revolve around manga/light novel adaptations, hyper-cute nonsense, grimdark overkill, or dry dramas that could have easily been done live-action. Still, I recommend Guin Saga. It's technically a new anime, but the story was originally started in the late 70s, so it drips with old-school charm.

Regarding the word "otaku": Actually, the stigma with this word has decreased lately and now an otaku is simply someone obsessed with something. I wouldn't be offended if someone called me a metal otaku. Now the big insulting catch-word is "hikikkumori" which is more the anti-social shut-in.

Regarding Star Driver: I watched it and was entertained. The big thing that kept bothering me was how much they were ripping of Revolutionary Girl Utena, of all things.

Regarding good dubs: I like what's been mentioned, but I must add FLCL and Kodocha to that list. Oh, and Gurren Lagann is interesting because it has Steven Blum as an effeminate homosexual, and it's brilliant.

Regarding Elfen Lied: I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought that it was a gory, silly mess. Definitely overrated.

Regarding D.Gray Man: I haven't seen the anime, but I have been reading the manga and I like it quite a lot. The feel is like if you took Fullmetal Alchemist and replaced the alchemy with Victorian Judeo-Christian inspired mythology and a darker color palette. Don't be misled by all the darkness, though. This is still Shonen Jump, and I like how it bounces back and forth from lighter moments to the intense action. And the villain looks like a cross between the Joker and the Penguin, but instead wants to wipe out humanity. Recommended.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I really wanted to chip in on all those conversations!

My problem with Star Driver is that, for half of the series, the Big Bad is just sitting around waiting for his super-weapon. And when he finally does get it, he doesn't do shit with it. And the animation totally rips off Gurren Lagann at times, without being as good.

This may be the reason why I'm liking D.Gray Man, I'm a huge FMA fan