Topic: Manga and Anime discussion

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@nessisonett @TheFrenchiestFry If it's something one can't access legally (or just don't want to pay for), I can't imagine why people wouldn't use a VPN and torrent the shows they're interested in.

@Ralizah I only used it when I was younger and had an iPod Touch, not even an iPhone at the time. Binged Kuroko no Basuke and watched like 5 episodes of Attack on Titan before deciding it was terrible and not bothering with the rest.

Has anyone else heard about The Witcher anime movie adaptation? Looks good, right?

Since it was free with my Prime subscription I read the first volume of Fairy Tail.

While it's large enough that I've heard of it before, this was my first experience with the franchise. While the theme is different, in terms of style & humor it reminded me a lot of One Piece (which is another series I'm not super into, but am more familiar with). It a fun enough read, and the first 20 volumes are available for free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, so if I ever shell out for that I'll probably check it out further.

I can't believe YashaHime premiers this weekend! I've never made it a point to simulcast any anime ever before, but there's a first time for everything (luckily it's going to be on Hulu too, so I won't have to get any new subscriptions).

I find t funny that in Australia the first season of my hero academia is rated ma-15 then every other season is ether rated m or pg just thought it was interesting

The first proper YashaHime episode is out today (it started last week, but it was largely just an adaptation of the InuYasha manga special epilogue chapter, giving the original cast one last hurrah before moving on to the new era).

It was a bit strange, as a group of delinquents & hoodlums held the Higurashi family hostage, which was a stark contrast to how unassuming & safe the modern era was represented in the original series.

It hasn't been confirmed yet, but it's looking like InuYasha's English voice cast won't be returning for YashaHime, which is a big shame.

The voice actors for Moroha, Setsuna, & Towa (the new protags) have been revealed, and they're all Los Angeles based (people are speculating that Bang Zoom is going to be the VO studio based on who has been chosen), while the original series (and voice actors) was recorded in Vancouver, at Ocean (which hasn't done much/any anime work in the past decade as North American distributors have pulled most anime VO work out of Canada for whatever reason). While this doesn't completely rule out the chance that they may find a way for a couple of the most prominent voice actors to return (let's say, InuYasha, Kagome, & Sesshomaru's VAs), apparently Bang Zoom has the worst track record for retaining old VA's for series they acquire VO work for.

It's been 10 years since the last series so some recasting was going to be inevitable, but after nearly 200 episodes & 4 movies it's going to be hard getting used to a new cast.

Watched the first three episodes of Ore Monogatari (translated as "My Love Story" for some reason) today. It was a great time. I've been so bogged down in hateful, angry feelings related to this pandemic, political corruption, etc. that I feel like I'm losing myself sometimes, so it's refreshing to watch a show about good things happening to good people. Also love shows with great male friendships, and Takeo and Suna are certainly up there so far.

@Ralizah Oh wow, I watched that when it first aired and absolutely loved it. It’s just one of the most heartwarming shows out there.

If you guys haven’t watched toradora yet you should really do like it’s already on Netflix. Basically the shows about love alright just saying now in case you are not interested

@Cloud_strife56 Toradora’s great until the last couple of episodes which are some of my least favourite episodes of any anime I’ve seen. I’m not a Taiga fan anyway but it was just a nonsense series of events.

@nessisonett Did you read the manga or watch the anime of Berserk? Miyazaki was partially inspired by it for Dark Souls 1.

DeathNote. Best anime ever. I'd go much farther and consider it the best show ever constructed. It's so acceptable. Light Yagami is likewise the best hero ever. He's likewise one of a kind in that he's a lowlife hero. I do need to state not every person likes him however, in which case you'll simply agree with the enemy (and saint) L. I can't suggest you watch this enough in the event that you have an interest in anime. It's on Netflix as well. I just have one major issue with the arrangement, yet I won't state what it is even in ambiguous terms as it very well may be a spoiler.

I've been revisiting Rurouni Kenshin with a friend, and I'm happy to see my rosy opinion of the Kyoto Arc remains intact. I'm not much for shounen or action-heavy series in general, but Kenshin's second major arc is excellent from beginning to end. Better villains, better fight scenes, better music... hell, the overall animation quality seems higher in general, too.

On that note, I also have to throw out a mention to the four-episode storyline that introduces the Kyoto Arc. It has probably the best single fight in the series, is impressively atmospheric, and features OAV-quality animation that smokes the rest of the series (although obviously not up to the standards of the masterful Tsuiokuhen OAVs).

And not to sound shallow, but this arc has the strongest concentration of sexy men in the series.

Saito <3

@blonko Watched it for the first time a few months back. It's quite gripping until L dies, after which it completely falls apart.

@Ralizah, I love Kenshin, but it's been ages since I've watched it. It's a shame the final arc of the manga was never animated though, as it naturally tied into the rest of the series better than the anime only arcs the TV series ended with (plus, the author of One Piece worked under Kenshin's mangaka at the time and snuck in an image of the Strawhat's pirate flag on a bomb, lol).

@RR529 The lack of a proper adaptation of Jinchuu is one of the great disappointments I've suffered as an anime fan. It's really, really good. A properly animated version of that storyline would have made the Kenshin anime my indisputable all-time favorite anime.

As it stands, Kenshin is great up until episode... 63... I think? And then it's just pure, nonsensical filler from then on.

If nothing else, the Tsuioku-hen OAVs that drew from Jinchuu to flesh out Kenshin's backstory are absolute masterpieces. Seisou-hen could have been good, but it was too short to even touch the bulk of the Jinchuu storyline.

To be honest, I didn’t really like the first half of Death Note either. It’s a good concept but for me it never took that in a direction that I actually enjoyed. In terms of suspense-y thrillers with twists and turns, Monster just blows it out the water for me.

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I have such fond memories of Yu-Gi-Oh GX from my childhood! The 4Kids dub is horrendous but in the best way possible. I play the GBA Dual Academy game on and off and it’s like a proper life sim just set in the world of GX.