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Raka_Putra posted...

Oh, the manga's pretty short? I'll give it a try then.

And yeah, go for it! I got through it pretty quick.
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22. Black Lagoon
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@xp1337

Hmm, I feel like I dont have much to say about BL for some reason. Its one of those cool mainstream feeling anime, which has a lot of stuff that would appeal to the casual crowd, but in a good way. The cast is great, particularly Revy, and the format of the show with all the little arcs works very well. The animation is pretty good, the action is fun, and the stories are all interesting. The show manages to keep a good sense of humor despite being fairly dark (ROTTON THA WIZARD too good). The twins arc was maybe my favorite part of the main series? The Roberta OVAs were pretty awesome too, and made me wish that we kept getting more. Not sure whats up with the author. He draws a decent amount of hentai still, and he made ReCreators (which was great), so I dunno why BLs on hiatus so much. Anyway, its just a plain really good action show with some great depth to it. Check it out if you havent seen it. It should appeal to pretty much everyone (who isnt against lots of swearing and violence and such <_<).
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23. Girls' Last Tour
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@Robazoid

Oddly enough, GLTs a show I was really hyped for before it came out, and I was disappointed in it at first. Im a real big fan of slice of life shows that have some sort of fantasy or sci-fi twist to them, and this seemed like a perfect fit. But I just didnt find the first couple episodes very interesting. I also found Yuuri to be a bit more mean-spirited that I wouldve liked. Thankfully, the show greatly improves in basically every respect as it goes along. Yuuris terribleness becomes a lot funnier, and the episodes get much more interesting. I think practically every episode from 6 or so on was amazing. The two mains have a pretty great dynamic between them, where Yuuri will do stupid things to get them involved in entertaining situations while Chito keeps them alive and pushes the story forward. Those stories vary in quality (there are some hits early on among the less exciting episodes), but the cast basically makes them good regardless once you come to like them. The art of the show is surprisingly good for a show that looks like, well, this, particularly the architecture. The abandoned city looks fantastic, totally unique from most any other post-apocalyptic series (mightve been a bit influenced by Blade Runner or Coruscant I guess, but it still has its own unique feel). By the end of the show, I was a big fan of it all, and definitely cried a few times.

Would also like to talk about the manga for this one, since I read it later. For the most part, I think the manga and anime are pretty much equal. There are a couple parts that are better in the anime (the rain segment and the final episode, which tried for a much more climactic feel in the anime, due to being the final episode and all), but the manga has its superior interpretations as well. The biggest difference is just whats covered. I mentioned earlier that the anime basically got better as it went along, and that continues to be true in the manga. The anime covers 28/42 of the mangas chapters (I think it skips a couple of those, but whatever), and does a great job of it. However, those last 14 chapters are among the mangas best. Some of them are total stunners, and I cried a few times. The last couple chapters were incredible and blew me away even more than anything in the anime. Itd be great if they made another anime to cover whats left at some point, but until then, all fans of the anime owe it to themselves to check out the remaining parts of the manga. Those chapters were enough to make it one of my favorite manga period.
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Planning on starting it once I finish Yakuza Zero probably, which will hopefully be this week?
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Oh hey, a Lancer node is up and has good Claw drops. Hooray
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24. A Silent Voice
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@Pyresword

This probably isnt quite as good as the manga in general. A lot of stuff is abbreviated, and a great deal of the character development is stripped out. Honestly, it really should be a few spots lower here, I think, but it has one special thing that makes it stand out. The beginning arc is very good, just as it was in the manga. Again, its abbreviated a bit, but its still presented well. The characters are good, and the animation is great for the whole thing. I definitely appreciate the way they did the sign language. Unfortunately, some of the middle parts of the movie are a bit meandering in a way, since theyre stripped of a bit of the meaning the manga gave them. Mainly, I just really love the ending. Something about the way it was presented was incredibly emotional. I cried a lot when I watched it. It was an incredibly beautiful scene, and while Im not sure it makes the most sense for the movie to end there from a plot perspective, it definitely gives it way more impact. Absolutely incredible moment.
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25. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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@Anagram

Its kind of insane that this anime even exists. A full 110 episode adaptation of a lengthy sci-fi novel series. It even got a bunch of bonus series filling in the backstory of the characters! Some of those are very good as well. Theres some excellent Reinhard backstory in there. And the series itself is excellent as well, of course. I love epic sci-fi like this, and the series managed to keep things going in a really interesting way. It was cool how both of the main characters were basically in the right in terms of what they were fighting for, and how they were equally matched in most ways. The cast in general is awesome - there are a couple stinkers in there, particularly on the Alliance side (Julian sucks and the Rosenritter was kinda silly in how invincible they were), but most of them are great. Reuenthal and Reinhard were my two favorites overall. They had an awesome mix to them of being badass and also super intelligent. Reuenthal benefits from being one of the only serious Wakamoto characters out there, and makes me wish we got more, because his performance is just amazing. Although its an epic sci-fi series, the cast is the main thing that makes the show great. I love all the rivalries they have and they ways they develop over the course of the show. Unfortunately, sometimes the characters make dumb decisions just for the sake of the shows plot. I dont think what Reuenthal did in his arc near the end made much sense, for example, but that arc was awesome enough that I can mostly forgive the show for it.

The battles and everything are cool too. More in the battle of wits sense than as action spectacles, but the animation works, and battle of wits is one of my favorite genres of anime (no one nominated Code Geass or Death Note). The plot itself has its ups and downs. The show does feel a little dragged out and repetitive sometimes, since it really needs to prevent one side from permanently winning the war. But it manages to have great parts right up until the end, regardless. I dunno if well ever get something like this again (Space Brothers is the closest I can think of), but I hope we do, because it was a tremendous accomplishment.
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I think Shinjuku's usually considered to be the best part of 1.5, but there are some who like the other chapters more.
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Did you ever say what your last nom was, Reg? Just the original series? All Nanoha?
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yolos are single pulls shadow dino...
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but the greatest anime of all time didn't even get nominated...

(also when I do lists like this I sometimes don't even decide what #1 is until the end)
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Seeing predictions from people who have no idea what I like is possibly more entertaining, yes!
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Top 25 in completely random order. Any predix?

A Silent Voice
Angel Beats
Baccano!
Black Lagoon
Devilman Crybaby
Ef
Fate/Zero
Girls' Last Tour
Gunbuster
Gurren Lagann
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Humanity Has Declined
Hunter x Hunter 2011
Kamichu!
Kill La Kill
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Made in Abyss
Madoka Magica
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Millennium Actress
Monogatari
No Game No Life
One Outs
Parasyte
Shiki
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111. Food Wars
110. Black Bullet
109. Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro
108. Umineko no Naku Koro ni
107. Shoujo x Shoujo x Shoujo
106. Tonari no Seki-Kun: Master of Killing Time
105. Engaged to the Unidentified
104. Kill Me Baby
103. Peace Hame
102. Rahxephon
101. Baka and Test
100. Outlaw Star
99. Wolf's Rain
98. Trigun
97. Toshi Densetsu series
96. Speed Racer
95. Sora no Woto
94. Shoujo Ramune
93. Eroge! H mo Game mo Kaihatsu Zanmai
92. Wolf Children
91. Cromartie High School
90. Mankitsu Happening
89. Yu Yu Hakusho
88. Planetes
87. Free
86. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
85. Tamashii Insert
84. Little Busters: Refrain
83. Girls und Panzer
82. Boku no Pico
81. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
80. A.I.C.O.: Incarnation
79. Berserk
78. FLCL
77. Digimon
76. Juuni Kokki
75. Your Lie in April
74. School-Live
73. Barakamon
72. Sailor Moon
71. Ouran Highschool Host Club
70. Mind Game
69. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
68. OreImo
67. New Game
66. Queen's Blade
65. Your Name
64. Gungrave
63. Azumanga Daioh
62. Land of the Lustrous
61. Great Teacher Onizuka
60. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
59. Yuri on Ice
58. Dragon Ball Z
57. Fist of the North Star
56. Steins;Gate 0
55. Ergo Proxy
54. Oni Chichi
53. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
52. Watamote
51. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
50. Death Parade
49. Tari Tari
48. Overlord
47. Paranoia Agent
46. Summer Wars
45. Inferno Cop
44. Durarara!!
43. The Saga of Tanya the Evil
42. SDF Macross
41. Mawaru Penguindrum
40. Chrono Crusade
39. Monster
38. Psycho-Pass
37. Neon Genesis Evangelion
36. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
35. Sabagebu
34. Steins;Gate
33. Teekyu
32. Maria Watches Over Us
31. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
30. Hyouka
29. Kaiji
28. Rurouni Kenshin
27. Lucky Star
26. Hinamatsuri
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Thanks for that reminder, Raka!

Raka_Putra posted...

It might have been a bad decision on my part to watch the Steins;Gate anime first. It kinda turns me off from the VN. Since the first episodes of the anime were so slow, boring, confusing, and very dull looking with dead browns and sickly greens. But maybe one day...

The VN looks much better and is hugely improved over the anime in the first half.
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26. Hinamatsuri
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@TexWolf_1729

This is probably a few spots too high, but eh, its a great show. It basically does what all comedy series want to do by having a solid cast of characters and a good emotional core behind it. Its really difficult to be funny all the time, so ideally, the cast and writing should be good enough that the show is enjoyable to watch even when youre not watching. Hinamatsuri definitely achieves that and manages to have a lot of nice heartwarming moments too. It basically works in whatever mode its in. The animation and presentation being awesome doesnt hurt things, of course. Every episode is basically full of entertainment in varying ways. And of course, the cast is top tier. Hina is the best, Hitomi is full of great comedy, and Anzu provides some nice emotional moments (though I didnt enjoy her scenes as much as the other two). Nittas awesome too. Manages to be just as silly as the aliens, most of the time. And the other supporting cast members are generally excellent as well. I believe this is my #2 2018 show on this list, and its a great one.
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Used Ishtar on 5 of 8CQs. Good times.
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Topics sure survive a long time without bumping now, huh?
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Shop CEs aren't bad?
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27. Lucky Star
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@PrinceKaro

And so we reach the reason I couldnt call Hyouka the best Kyoani show (Chuunibyou is up there too, but probably a little behind these two?). LS has a lot of flaws to it. I dunno if Id like it as much if I watched it today, though Id probably get more of the references, so thatd be a bonus. I didnt like the post-credits Lucky Channel sequences much, Kagami can be a bit of a buzzkill, and some early sequences arent that funny. But its strengths are incredible. Lots of jokes are based on references, but theyre presented in a way that theyre funny regardless (particularly the anime store manager. I basically burst out laughing every time he appeared, despite never seeing the series hes based on). And even more importantly, Konata is awesome. She might be my favorite character in any comedy series? Shes close, if not. She feels super relatable, but in an awesome confident way that makes her admirable too. Her obsession with nerdy and naughty stuff is always awesome, and she drives basically all the best plots of the show. Her interactions with the rest of the cast are highly entertaining. Shes the funniest main character on the show, too. Lucky Stars basically the Konata show to me, and I really wish wed gotten more of it (the OVA was super great and Im sad it wasnt an S2).
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28. Rurouni Kenshin
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@Reg

Im not 100% sure, but I think this is the first shounen series I watched after I actually got into anime? Perhaps not coincidentally, its still one of my favorites (theres one ahead of it on this list, but that might be the only fighting shounen I like more). It has a lot of issues, but I avoided the most notable one by stopping watching it after episode 62 (the end of the Kyoto arc), so I didnt get to enjoy filler hell. The Tokyo arc is a bit overly fillery too, but theres still good stuff in the there. Kenshins a cool protagonist, and all the guys who join the team are pretty solid as well. There are enjoyable mini-arcs here and there, and the show is basically just fun. But the Kyoto arc is the real reason to watch this. Im not sure if Ive ever seen such a stark transition between arcs before. We go from mediocre animation and a relatively happy-go-lucky atmosphere to incredible detail, way more style, and a far darker atmosphere in just one episode. I also read the manga for Kenshin, and while Tokyos certainly better there, the anime blows the manga away for Kyoto.

The cast of villains is excellent. Some of the early villains are solid, but all the Kyoto villains are a ton of fun. Saito kind of starts out as a villain, and is one of the coolest characters in the anime. Shishios crew is all fun too. They have unique abilities to make for interesting fights and most of them are given solid backgrounds as well. They feel like real people, which is nice for shounen anime villains. My favorite was the fight with Seta, which used sound and animation in a pretty unique way. Everything moves along at a good pace, the show builds to great climaxes, and its all presented very well. Such a great arc. The following arc in the Trust and Betrayal OVA was fantastic as well. Its a shame the anime never did Jinchuu, but that arc wasnt as good as what preceded it anyway. Definitely worth watching for any shounen fighting fans, as long as they stop at the end of the good stuff.
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29. Kaiji
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@MysticBrohan

What a quality show. I was always a bit biased against Kaiji. People talk about it more than Akagi, which I love (more than Kaiji), and Kaiji himself is such a loser protagonist. I wasnt really sold on the show at first, but wow is it good. Kaiji being a total pathetic wimp allows the author to put him in some really terrible situations, and also keeps the show from feeling too mean-spirited because he does a lot of it to himself. Almost all of the games in Kaiji are super interesting, even when they seem like theyll be boring at first. They usually start with Kaiji failing at them miserably, though the way this is presented throughout the show evolves in a pretty solid way as Kaiji gains more confidence and becomes (a little) less pathetic. The tissue box scene in S1 was a real highlight. One problem is that I figured out by the end of S1 that Kaiji always lost when he explained his plan beforehand, and won when he didnt. I think S2 handled this a little better by showing little parts, but it was still a bit disappointing to see the formula like that.

The dramatic tension is always incredible. I kind of cant imagine the manga version being as good, since the atmosphere is definitely helped by the amazing music (especially in S2), the way things are directed, and the fabulous narrator (He hates it! one of the greatest anime quotes). I actually read a chapter or two of part three and stopped out of disinterest, though I didnt really give it a fair shake. Its a show thats full of emotion without using typical sad or emotional storylines. I definitely teared up a couple times in S2. If the show has any flaws, its that the failure in the show can sometimes get frustrating to watch, and the pace is a little slow sometimes, but both of those work in the shows favor for the most part, so I cant complain too much. Kaiji is just plain great.
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30. Hyouka
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@Handsomeboy2012
I dont know what it is about Hyouka. I think that maybe out of all of KyoAnis series, its the one that most depends on KyoAni to be great? Chuunibyou would be up there too, I guess. It doesnt seem like it does any one special thing that makes it better than all those other light novel club anime, but it is. The main cast and the side cast all have a good web of relationships with each other. Theres no lame harem elements, and the romances are ones you can really cheer for, though it does suffer the same problem most of them do where the couples dont actually get together the dream sequence where Oreki and Chitanda get together was absolutely amazing and they shouldve made it real just for the anime and if they had it would probably be a good ten spots higher on this list and augh it was so good and I hate it but I love it argh. The characters get development that makes them feel real. Oreki is a bit irritating as a protagonist sometimes, but he does a lot even when hes not doing anything, and he develops quite well throughout the show. Chitanda is the real star, and is super joyful whenever shes around. Shes an amazing blob of moe whos super cute and still feels real too. The other two mains arent quite as great, but theyre still compelling, and the side cast was excellent.

The story arcs for the show arent completely consistent, but they mostly have great climaxes (I wasnt fully sold on the series until the last episode of the Hyouka arc), and theyre a good way to deliver interesting content. What really makes the series shine above everything else is how well presented/directed everything is. Hyouka was basically the first modern KyoAni show, I think. There was nothing else quite like it at the time, and its still better than any of their other serious shows, IMO. The animation is incredible, too. 2012 was the year KyoAni became a big deal to me, and though it never had a year like that again, something being done by them will always catch my attention.
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From what I've seen of JP, it looks like this year's the most hellish in terms of reruns/lack of new events.
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How is S4?
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Carnival Phantasm's pretty good, but Hollow Ataraxia was the superior comedic Fate/spinoff...

And yeah, like Reg said, Tsukihime and F/SN VNs are still better than CP tbqh.
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31. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
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@Team_Rocket_Elite

Im not really a fan of FMP in general. The first season had a lot of ups and downs (with the majority of them being downs), and while S3 was better, it still wasnt awesome or anything. Thankfully, S2 has a completely different feel from the other two seasons. They had their fair share of jokes, but even at their silliest they didnt even come close to Fumoffus level. Everything about it was ridiculous. The writing is super on point the whole time, and of course it has that classic great KyoAni animation. It plays down some of the lamer aspects of the other seasons (like the love triangle - Tessas barely around), and by not taking things seriously, Kanames tsundereness works much better. Sousuke gets to do ridiculous things all the time, so his personality flaws are pure entertainment. The juxtaposition of serious characters and a silly environment has always been one of the top ways to create humor, in my experience, and this show uses it perfectly. The rugby episode is an all time classic. Everything just works. Its not the funniest series Ive ever seen (that would be Detroit Metal City), but its the funniest series on this list. Worth watching for everyone, even non-FMP fans.
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Chaos;head anime was a terrible adaptation of the game, which I liked quite a bit. RN was mostly lame, though I liked the Fran arc. So much better than the actual plot.
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I think Salieri was the most tweeted about character...
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That scene being in the anime would've been amazing yes. I can understand why they didn't include it, but it blew me away when I read it in the VN.
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Our Presage Flower campaign started a couple months ago, and we don't have the mats in the game to ascend her anyway. No chance they'll introduce her early.
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32. Steins;Gate
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@xp1337

SG as an anime disappointed me in a lot of ways. I made the mistake of watching this basically immediately after I played the game, so the differences between the two were much more stark than they normally would have been. First, the art is way worse than the game. Hukes art is amazing, and though the anime doesnt look bad, its just not the same. Second, a lot of scenes barely use any music. I really dont understand why not, since the SG games music is great and the music the anime uses is good too. Its just not there a lot of the time. Third, the comedy isnt handled nearly as well, perhaps because the anime rushes through a lot of it. Some of it is great (a lot of Okabes stuff, especially), but Darus way worse in the anime.

Fortunately, the base game is great, so even an inferior adaptation would be good, and the anime adapts most of the serious stuff even better than its done in the game. Everything in the second half is awesome (Suzuhas letter maybe the one exception). The anime cuts a lot of the bad Okabe moments, and the fillerish arcs are reduced to focus on the core plot. Its really thrilling, the emotional stuff hits hard, and the character development is perfect. Okabe is an amazing protagonist - one of the best in any anime ever - and Kurisu is equally awesome as his co-star. Their romance is fantastic, and you really want to cheer for them to get together throughout the series, despite all the obstacles that get in their way. The ending is an absolutely amazing capstone on it all. Id say that it and the VN are about equal overall, but both are fantastic experiences, and everyone should check out at least one of the two.
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savin for dantes in 4 des
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33. Teekyu
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@FakeAccount3000

In some ways Teekyus just another show, but its presentation makes it the most unique anime on this list. It adapts a gag manga about four cute girls who dont play tennis, but rather than covering each chapter in 5 or 10 or 20 minutes, it adapts them in quick 2 minute segments (including a 30 second OP). Because of this, the pacing is INCREDIBLY fast, which works surprisingly well! The director knows how to use animation effectively (I think he animated the first few seasons of the show himself), and the style fits with the rapid fire gags the show throws otu. It basically never gets boring, because even if theres a bad episode, its done in two minutes and the badness barely sticks. Good episodes can leave you in stitches due to how fast the great jokes come out.

Of course, just being directed and presented well isnt enough to make a show great. The fundamentals are there too. The four main characters are pretty great (though Im not a fan of how much the MC tsukkomis). Bandou is by far my favorite, since everything she does is so damn random. Basically nothing she does ever makes sense, and everyone acknowledges how insane she is. She frequently goes to jail for eating other girls panties, which is great. The other two are just about as ridiculous. Nasunos money obsession isnt always funny, but the way she uses it for incredibly stupid reasons can be great. The minor characters are great too, especially the alien who basically becomes a main character eventually. And the quality continues for a full 9 seasons. Absolutely remarkable.
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My setup works with all event CEs. Turn 1 Kintoki, turn 2 Ishtar. Easy as pie.
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34. Maria Watches Over Us
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@pyresword

Been a long time since I watched Marimite. This ones kinda unique among list entries, since I actually went and read the entire LN series in Japanese too all 39 volumes. Its an easy read, but it was still something of an undertaking. Regardless, I wouldnt have done that if I didnt enjoy the series! The quality fluctuates a bit between seasons, but its mostly good stuff. Yumi is a great protagonist, and seeing her development is one of the highlights of the series. The rest of the main cast is all very good too, though I dont think the third year girls (other than Sei) were particularly compelling. Sei herself was great, at least. The new girls are really good too. I wasnt super fond of Touko at first, but her development is right up there with Yumis. And Kanako was just awesome (I watched a few of the comedy shorts, which were mostly mediocre, but the ones with giant Kanako were great). Its nice seeing all the developing drama across the series, running into and solving all these little problems. The character interactions are just plain good. I feel like Ive never really seen something else like Marimite, for whatever reason. Or maybe I have, and it just didnt seem similar since it wasnt as good? I dunno. Its a little sad we didnt get an adaptation of the final parts of the story, since there wasnt much left that takes place after S4 (a lot of the books are side stories and flashbacks), but S4s conclusion was excellent regardless. Its disappointing there isnt much for actual yuri in this (the one couple we did get was presented in sort of a negative way, too), but it worked for the series regardless.
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Some good Fou stuff in that one, as I recall.
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35. Sabagebu
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@swordz9

Oh hey, another relatively recent series! Havent had one of these in a while. Sabagebu is one of those series that you think is going to be a generic cute girls doing cute things show, and I do like those so thats not necessarily a bad thing, but then you watch it and its completely different (kind of like Asobi Asobase, for those who have watched that). The main thing that makes the show different (and great) is its main character, Momoka. Shes basically just a huge piece of shit who thinks shes pretty and elegant, but is actually evil and merciless. Whenever she perceives a slight from someone, shell take revenge in disproportionate measures, and completely annihilates them. Shes incredibly greedy, and she insults pretty much everyone around her. The other characters arent pieces of shit to the level of Momoka, but most of them are insane in some way or another, and its generally hilarious watching Momoka being mean to them regardless. The show doesnt focus a whole ton on the airsoft/survival games element, but its still quite fun when it does, like when Momoka randomly has an epic battle in her house against her mom. The other battles are often full of Momoka cheating and generally being the worst kind of player to play against. Its hilarious, and in a really refreshing way. If you liked the twist Asobi Asobase brought to the genre (or just like comedy anime in general), its definitely worth checking out. I wonder how the manga turned out...
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36. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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@Xp1337
I have quite fond memories of SAC. The best thing about it is how consistent it is, and what a quality product it is in every way. Having a solid cast helps (though Motoko is head and shoulders above everyone else), and the format is genius. It dedicates itself to having both standalone episodes and continuing story episodes, woven together rather than having a bunch of one followed by a series of the other. It works well to keep you interested in the main story while also developing all the characters. S2 is (mostly) better at this, due to having more serious developments for the MCs in the standalone episodes, most notably the one about young Motoko. I preferred the main story for S1 over S2s though. The Laughing Man was awesome, and S2s main plot wasnt as interesting, though it did lead to a few excellent moments for our main characters.

On top of that, the show looks and sounds amazing. Yoko Kanno soundtracks are a little bit hit or miss for me, but this one is by far the best of them all. All three SAC OPs are fantastic, and the insert songs are the best. I Cant Be Cool, I Do, Run Rabbit Junk, Living Inside the Shell, and many others are all excellent. The animation is consistently great through each season. The series is kind of the epitome of anime in some ways. Every element just comes together somehow, and it seems so natural. Enough to make me a bit interested in those young Motoko OVAs (though Ive still never watched them), and also interested in that Netflix SAC S3 (really hope itll actually be good!). On a last note, I did actually enjoy the first movie a bit more than the TV shows, though I watched it so long ago I dont quite remember why. It was just a really neat experience. Not that that makes the TV series bad, of course. Theyre great shows that everyone can enjoy.
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Half AP training grounds Wednesday night
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It's interesting how the sorter puts characters of the same class together...

1Jeanne d'Arc (Alter)
2Ibaraki Douji
3Edmond Dantes
4Mordred
5Ishtar
6Oda Nobunaga
7Helena Blavatsky
8Ryougi Shiki (Assassin)
9Chloe von Einzbern
10Sakata Kintoki (Rider)
11Mordred (Rider)
12Euryale
13Stheno
14Cu Chulainn
15Mysterious Heroine X

135Charles-Henri Sanson
136Henry Jekyll & Hyde
137Orion
138Elizabeth Bathory (Brave)
139Kiyohime (Lancer)
140Caligula
141Alexander
142Edward Teach
143Elizabeth Bathory (Halloween)
144Mephistopheles
145Quetzalcoatl
146Young Gil
147Kiyohime
148Boudica
149Gilgamesh

A few things are a bit out of order there, but eh, close enough. Voted on a mix of FGO story/gameplay/other fate story/art/whatever.
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She was in a post-credits sequence for about 5 seconds IIRC
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No new events til March ;_;. 2019 is the year of reruns. Will be nice for people who couldn't NP5 their welfares the first time at least.
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I swear I'll get back to this at some point...
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Many of us have gotten Orion from previous GSSRs, Capt.
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Tammy for me. Not as perfect as Waver, but better than Sanzang, so cool stuff. Just got Saberlot too, so I'll have someone solid to use her with. Her mats are kinda gross (160 Bones, 84 Pages, 90 Seeds), though thankfully I got a decent amount of most of those from the Christmas lottery and Solomon. Only having 1 Lore left is the true sadness...especially since I wanted to use it on Saberlot himself <_<.
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that scene is super memorable, yes, and super frustrating
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Rascal + Bunny Girl beated. Pretty good show! It's interesting comparing this to Monogatari. It feels heavily inspired by that, with both the relationships and the arc formats and the style etc. But it's pretty different too. On the one hand, it doesn't have the style and dialogue flair that Monogatari does. It feels more like a typical series that's imitating certain aspects. But it still does all that quite well? It doesn't come close to the high points that, say, Bakemonogatari does, but it feels more consistent, and more sincere in a way. I was pretty impressed, and definitely want to see more.

Sakuta was a great protagonist. Worked well within the series, and had good development through. Mai's quite good as the love interest, and probably the best female character in the show, but she suffers somewhat more from the Monogatari comparison than the rest of the cast does (she's basically a less good Senjougahara. Having much worse voice acting holds her back). The relationship between her and Sakuta is quite nice, though it feels like it's progressing slower than it should be. Kunimi and his girlfriend are great as minor characters. Rio is mostly awesome as the friend character, with a fairly interesting arc (though the body stuff and the pictures felt like an irrelevant interlude that vanished quickly and had no impact, and probably shouldn't have existed). Kaede's ultra moe, and gets some good development. Tomoe can make Sakuta do fun stuff, but she's not interesting in her own right. Nodoka's arc was all good, though that was partly because it was so Mai-focused. Overall, I'd say the cast is generally less interesting and more shallow than the Monogatari people, but the straightforwardness is entertaining in its own way.

Arc-wise, I think I'd say Kaede > Mai > Nodoka > Rio > Tomoe? All of them are pretty close other than Tomoe's though. I do wish that Kaede's had been longer - I saw some people complaining about the fast pacing, but I think it works very well for the most part. Kaede's feels like we could have used more scenes with Kaede at the end though. Great stuff in general. Looking forward to the movie.

Fall anime ranks:

1. Bunny Girl
2. Uzamaid
3. Bloom into You
4. Gridman
5. Vampire Next Door
6. Skullfaced Bookseller Honda
7. Zombieland Saga

Currently watching Goblin Slayer, and gonna check out Irozuku after that, along with Girl in the Twilight. Any other Fall shows worth watching?
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Yup, the deck similarity is silly. But AAA decks are pretty awesome for non-offensive Servants. Even for servants who want to NP Spam, like Sanzang... though BBAAQ for Sanzang feels like it'd be even better.
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fuck, forgot to put Rin from Laid Back Camp for best female character augh

also wtf LtM Kotaro is not a supporting character

would probably rank him as the second most important character in the show, honestly? he's definitely more central than Saki and Lily

Koku vs. Izanami good times, though that video doesn't have the great early parts of the fight
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