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.
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.
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@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).
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@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.
Watched it for the first time a few months back. It's quite gripping until L dies, after which it completely falls apart.
I don't think I've heard anyone say they really like the second half of DeathNote @Ralizah... At least I've never heard anyone say they like it more then the first half 😅
A bit surprised to hear you only just saw it though seeing as it's one of the more mainstream animes/manga series... Didya watch it all the way to end? The anime has a bit of a different ending compared to the manga...
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.
That's fair enough @nessisonett... Never heard of that series before. Not that I'm all that familar with or follow anime all that much. 😅
I have actually been watching some anime recently myself for the first time in a while. Haven't watched any anime since I saw the absolutely diabolical second season of Tokyo Ghoul back in January or whatever.
My daughter bought Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy Of The Duelist: Link Evolution in the Black Friday sale (Which I'm finding pretty fun to play).
Thing we're both only familiar with the original series (Which is a guilty pleasure of mine) and LOTD has story campaigns for every single series... So we've started watching Yu-Gi-Oh GX.
The dub of course cus I'm a scrub lol
... It's... certainly something.
We've watched nine episodes so far and it hasn't quite gripped me like the original series. The slice of life high school antics & "monster of the week" style of episodes feels a bit... aimless at times compared to the original series which instantly got into tournament arcs, villains and stuff.
Not very fond of the protagonist Jaden or his va either... He's no Dan Green and his hammyness as the pharaoh that's for damn sure
Also because 4Kids one episode that was clearly revolved alcohol was changed to "hot sauce". Yep. That "Crazy Tiger" monster card was totally drunk... On hot sauce
@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.
I mean Yu-Gi-Oh! as a whole is completely ridiculous in the best way possible @nessisonett (Why do people seem to always get physically drained, injured or even hospitalised for playing a children's card game?) ... So a ridiculous/horrendous dub suits it just fine in my eyes 😅
I can't wait to see 5D's which is apparently card games on motorcycles... For some reason
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@Draco_V_Ecliptic I've not seen Berserk before. From a quick look up of a promotional trailer for it, it's probably something that I'd very much enjoy.
@crimsontadpoles Yes definitely. I did a couple of builds based on Guts, the protagonist from the manga and anime in Dark Souls Remastered and Dark Souls 3 which can be seen in my avatar and profile banner.
Do you think you will watch it if it looks like something you would very much enjoy, as you say?
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I tend to avoid mainstream fare most of the time. Although, in the case of Death Note, it was just one of those shows I intended to watch but just never got around to until now.
And yeah, I watched the anime from beginning to end. I'm sure the manga is probably better. They usually are. Is it different enough that it's worth picking up, in your opinion?
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Might do at some point if I get around to it. There always seems to be lots of shows that I'd like to watch though, and never enough time to watch them all.
If I do watch it, I'll let you know my thoughts on it.
I don't think there's much of a difference between the manga and the anime @Ralizah aside from the ending (Which isn't that different either)
From what I remember when he's finally caught Light goes out in a much more cowardly fashion compared to the anime which gives him a bit more of a dignified death and extends it a little.
... I've heard the japanese live action films are interesting and go in a very different direction? Never seen them myself.
The American/Netflix movie's diabolical. Though it does have Willem Dafoe voicing Ryuk. That's the only good thing about it lol
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