Poll of the Day > Anime, Manga, VN, JRPG, Related Things Discussion Topic XC

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https://www.livechart.me/summer-2020/tv

Only been watching original FMA since Ive never seen it

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Currently on like episode 8-9 of Eromanga-sensei.
Made me laugh pretty hard. Started this weekend.

No interest on any of the summer anime. Doesn't look like there are any good SoL that isn't in a second+ season.

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playing through p4g (am currently post rise dungeon, waiting for her and teddie to recover), pso2, and messing around again in planetside 2, skyrim, and for honor now that i have an ssd

path of exile new league this weekend should be great

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XC, nice.

I watched a Chinese cartoon called Scissor Seven recently. It's on Netflix, has great action scenes and it's really funny. Best new "anime" I have seen in years. Highly recommend. Watch the original Mandarin audio cause the dub is pretty cringe.

Theres a lot of anime that looks like it could be good next season outside of the sequels. Need to look into em more to see how likely they are to pan out but at least theres some chances for good shows for me. Hope something is as pleasant a surprise as bofuri and villainess were.

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acesxhigh posted...

XC, nice.

Looking forward to XD myself.

acesxhigh posted...

I watched a Chinese cartoon called Scissor Seven recently. It's on Netflix, has great action scenes and it's really funny. Best new "anime" I have seen in years. Highly recommend. Watch the original Mandarin audio cause the dub is pretty cringe.

Watched the first season and then some, didn't realize it was Chinese not that it really matters one way or the other.

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Oh, and way to cheat on closing that last topic. This is a tainted topic. Tainted!

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There's this weird anime about socially awkward school council ppl too embarrassed to admit their into each other and leads to death note style out-witting battles of cunning

The only character I like is Chika

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kaguyasama is great because everyone is secretly a loser except for chika

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some of the episodes in original FMA are hit or miss

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deoxxys posted...

some of the episodes in original FMA are hit or miss

FMA is what happens when you can't afford pet care and child care at the same time.
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It's with a heavy heart that I decided not to go to the local anime con this summer. I've been going for the past eight years, but it's just not worth the risk this year.

Finally started on Jojo, after I found the first season at a dollar store. Loving it.

The original FMA anime did have a fair amount of filler. But it's more about the journey than the destination compared to Brotherhood. And the soundtrack kills Brotherhood's IMO.

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Going to venture out tomorrow to a non essential place. Hopefully there aren't many people and the ones that are, are wearing masks.

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Actually I was wrong about the skits. I unlocked the other one but not the 2nd sailing one. Which seems to be broken since it should have unlocked already.
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Sweet Jesus.

https://youtu.be/L6_PF9DUP6E

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Yay, most people were wearing masks. Found Kino's Journey on dvd. Also found Battlefield 4 and Arkham Knight for ps4 for cheap and Dredd on blu ray.

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*plants flag*

I think I have the first DVD of Kino around here somewhere.

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Just finished Gintama anime. It's was perfect. 10/10

Not every episode is amazing but there are no bad episodes. It's a mix of comedy, action, drama. The comedy is regular anime jokes, parodies, and references to other anime and pop culture. Action is pretty good. It's just your regular shounen type of action and drama. I started watching this anime when I was in high school 2006 winter break. I was l browsing through people's crunchyroll profiles for ideas on what to watch next and came across a hilarious gif of one of the characters dressed like dbz characters. I was hooked since

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keyblader1985 posted...

Sweet Jesus.

https://youtu.be/L6_PF9DUP6E

Reminds me I need to hook up my ps4 someday... although I guess I should play KH2 first. Can't remember if I own the 2.5 version or not. I probably do. I know I have the ps2 one as well.

EDIT: Oh, is that not part of KH3 and instead something completely different?

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I only ever played the GBA Kingdom Hearts.
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I tried the GBA one, but couldn't get into it. That and the shoulder buttons don't work well on either of my GBA-SPs.

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gba one was my only kh experience until i played kh1 and 2 like six years later

it was aight, riku mode was cool

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Yeah the only Kingdom Hearts game I beat was the Chain of Memories one

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Zeus posted...

I tried the GBA one, but couldn't get into it. That and the shoulder buttons don't work well on either of my GBA-SPs.

*Cough*
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Revelation34 posted...

*Cough*

Go on...

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Do any of you know any Anime Youtubers that don't focus on Battle Shonen? I am not a fan of that genre, and I'm more of a fan of Slice of Life / Drama exclusively. Every Anime Youtube I've seen mainly focuses on Battle Shonen which I don't really relate to (honestly the last Shonen I watched was FMA; Brotherhood a decade ago).
Like I don't know / care what the hell Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure is and have no interest in knowing. Same thing with Attack on Titan.

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Judgmenl posted...

Do any of you know any Anime Youtubers that don't focus on Battle Shonen? I am not a fan of that genre, and I'm more of a fan of Slice of Life / Drama exclusively. Every Anime Youtube I've seen mainly focuses on Battle Shonen which I don't really relate to (honestly the last Shonen I watched was FMA; Brotherhood a decade ago).
Like I don't know / care what the hell Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure is and have no interest in knowing. Same thing with Attack on Titan.

Try Scamboli Reviews. Also if you don't mind that he hasn't put out videos in forever, douchebag chocolat (aka demolition d+) is the best anime youtuber.

Of the more popular ones I'm a fan of gigguk. He has some videos on shonen but plenty of videos on other genres

Lets see. Theres also glass reflection who reviews all types of anime and digibro who breaks down all types of anime although I kind of think he is full of it. Mudantv is a bit smaller but reviews a variety of anime, although a lot of lately was isekai cause he did like an isekai month or something.

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YoukaiSlayer posted...

Of the more popular ones I'm a fan of gigguk. He has some videos on shonen but plenty of videos on other genres

I posted this while watching his new Podcast lol. They made a 10 minute tangent about Attack On Titan and I'm like "yea ok", especially after the fact he was the main reason I started watching Eromanga-sensei.

I'm also subscribed to Digibro. That guys recent videos have all been very bizarre lol.

I'll check the other ones out too. I always love more background noise.

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I'm actually enjoying that trash taste podcast a fair bit although they've only talked about anime for like 20 minutes of the almost 3 hours I watched. I do think the two they mentioned for a bit were attack on titan and jojo so I guess that makes sense.

Theres not many anime youtubers that never talk about shonen, but I feel like maybe 2/3rds also talk about other shows.

And like I mentioned, demo d+ is still my favorite. He posted another video like 2 months ago which was the first in years. I hope he actually starts posting more again. No one else has his level of editing and snark.

Scamboli is fairly new but every video he puts out has been good IMO. He seems to vibe with a pretty solid variety but probably more focused on drama and less on slice of life I guess.

Mudantv is the editor for lost pause but he's been doing his own videos a year or so now. He really leverages his editing to make some cool/funny skits and intros.

Glass reflection is one of the OGs on youtube. Dude has been reviewing anime for a long ass time. I don't really share his tastes but his video are usually well made enough to get a feel for whatever anime is being reviewed. At this point he also just has a huge body of work. He's got almost 500 videos almost all of which are reviews.

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JOExHIGASHI posted...

Just finished Gintama anime. It's was perfect. 10/10

Not every episode is amazing but there are no bad episodes. It's a mix of comedy, action, drama. The comedy is regular anime jokes, parodies, and references to other anime and pop culture. Action is pretty good. It's just your regular shounen type of action and drama. I started watching this anime when I was in high school 2006 winter break. I was l browsing through people's crunchyroll profiles for ideas on what to watch next and came across a hilarious gif of one of the characters dressed like dbz characters. I was hooked since

how long did it take you

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Being heavily comedy based I feel as though I would like Gintama better in English but then again I just think there may be too many cultural differences and jokes I dont get.

Most I have ever laughed at an anime was Konasuba.

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I tried to get into gintama twice. Made it like 2 eps the first time and about 20 the second time. I've heard it doesn't really hits stride until about episode 50 though.

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I watch Gintama a handful of episodes at a time. Keeps it fresh, IMO. Funny as all Hell, but I could not binge too many of those at one time.

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I tried it a few years ago when a friend recommended it. I can't do long running Anime.

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Wanded posted...

how long did it take you

I guess 14 years. I took many long breaks in between. They took breaks too. Like a year in between seasons.

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Secret Mission 14 is impossible to get with anybody but Rita. Why did they think it was a great idea to have him have a magic guard with something that literally lasts less than 2 seconds?

Major spoilers in case anybody hasn't played Vesperia yet and doesn't want to look that one up.
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Suddenly found myself in the mood for classic FMA this morning, and after the Lab Five arc I found myself on that episode, today of all days. My dad died when I was pretty young so I don't think about him much now, but I was still upset at the time. My feelings on him are pretty complicated for that and other reasons, so I don't really know what to think of him.

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Started watching Toradora in my campaign to use anime to mask the depression in my life.
Realized that at some point I'm going to repeat past mistakes and get burned out.

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keyblader1985 posted...

Suddenly found myself in the mood for classic FMA this morning, and after the Lab Five arc I found myself on that episode, today of all days. My dad died when I was pretty young so I don't think about him much now, but I was still upset at the time. My feelings on him are pretty complicated for that and other reasons, so I don't really know what to think of him.

I wish I could say something to help, but I honestly dont know.

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I thought makima from chainsaw man was cool

now I just fuckin hate her

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Bulbasaur posted...

I thought makima from chainsaw man was cool

now I just fuckin hate her

Never trusted her since she was first introduced.

They need to bring back bomb girl.

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i liked bomb girl

but fuckin rat king makima had to show the fuck up

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Been binging '80s cartoons instead (e.g. Dungeons & Dragons and M.A.S.K.). Granted, most of those come from Japanese studios, so they indirectly qualify, but ... not quite anime, I suppose.

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Started watching K-On. Not really enjoying it so far, although the animation is good and I expect that things will pick up eventually.

...actually, surprised to learn it's so recent. I guess I must have learned about right when it came out and it had a lot of merch right out the door.

I_Abibde posted...

Been binging '80s cartoons instead (e.g. Dungeons & Dragons and M.A.S.K.). Granted, most of those come from Japanese studios, so they indirectly qualify, but ... not quite anime, I suppose.

Where does Transformers fit? It's a cartoon based on Japanese toys that an American company turned into a best-selling toyline (which its Japanese creator then used to sell those same toys)

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Halfway through Villainess. Liking it, but kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to speak. Seems like she hasn't had as much adversity as I've been expecting.

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Zeus posted...

it's so recent.

It's like 10 years old.
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Revelation34 posted...

It's like 10 years old.

Which, in the scale of anime history, is pretty recent. I thought it was a lot older than that.

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i read fire punch

kinda loved it, mostly hated it

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Zeus posted...

Where does Transformers fit? It's a cartoon based on Japanese toys that an American company turned into a best-selling toyline (which its Japanese creator then used to sell those same toys)

Transformers is more on the anime side of the line, all the more so because there are several Transformers series that are Japan-exclusive (e.g. Super-God Masterforce and Victory) and thus not tailored to American audiences.

Unrelated: For the longest time, I thought K-On! was released in '03. I was a little surprised to learn it was released in '09.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA gaogaigar is the cooler transformers

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