The Anime Thread

[Seanny One Ball]

Haha, he randomly grabs s girl's boob with his parasite hand and she gets mad then later says she'll forgive him if he buys her pancakes.

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm fucking dying

It starts trying to whack him off in the school toilets

[Kalyx triaD]

The OP music is fucking boss. Kinda too boss for this anime. Hate the parasite's 'casual talk' design. Very jarring.

[Kalyx triaD]

Haha, he randomly grabs s girl's boob with his parasite hand and she gets mad then later says she'll forgive him if he buys her pancakes.

This has happened to me.

[Seanny One Ball]

How much were the pancakes?

[Kalyx triaD]

Pizza.

[Seanny One Ball]

Payment only in circular bread based foods

[Kalyx triaD]

Who knows why.

[Sepholio]

The dub for the latest season of The Seven Deadly Sins is finally released on Netflix for anyone interested.

[Destor]

yeah im doing a rewatch now so itll be a week or so but im very hyped

[ClockShot]

Currently watching:
The Misfit of Demon King Academy - Not bad. Think Harry Potter meets demons. With some mysteries.

Monster Girl Doctor - Sorta kinda spinoff of Monster Musume. But down to earth and not as crazy.

Getting back into:
Appare-Ranman! - New episodes coming back on a weekly basis.

Strike The Blood - Time table on new episodes on this is weird. 2 new episodes released a couple weeks ago. The next aren't coming out until September. Must still have issues from Covid on their end.

[Shadow]

How is Monster Girl Doctor? Still as haremy as Musume?

[ClockShot]

How is Monster Girl Doctor? Still as haremy as Musume?

No. Dialed down and low key........for now.

[ClockShot]

Sony went and cornered the anime steaming market.

AT&T sells Crunchyroll to Funimation. Which is owned by Sony, for $1.2 billion.

[Kalyx triaD]

The company waging war on anime boobs?

Great.

[Helmsphere]

Been getting into Dr. Stone.

Such a great show.

[Sepholio]

Yes very glad Dr Stone is coming back any day now. One of my favorite anime. Also stokes that that time I got reincarnated as a slime is back. Also attack on titan is back for the final season. And most importantly the promised neverland is back and that is seriously one of the best shows ever. Its up there with Made in Abyss for me.

[Shadow]

I kinda want "I don't want to get hurt so I put all my points in defense" to come back soonish. Was such a good wholesome show.

[Destor]

its a real good time. last year had a ton of gpod new IPs

[Helmsphere]

And My Hero Academia will be back at the end of March

[Sepholio]

So I find myself really loving this new show called SK8 the Infinity. Never thought I'd enjoy a skateboarding anime so much.

[Tom Guycott]

Because of the recent hype around it, I started watching Redo of Healer.

I'm already conflicted. The psycological violence that happens isn't really my thing, but I get it for the purpose of the story. Also, the visual editing to me is hilarious. It is almost like they're intentionally trying to hit every trope to do it: character/item blocking, sun lines, crop and zoom, masking +50% of the screen with "shadow" bar, looping fill shots (with and without dialogue), and static screens to still fill in the episode time without much of what would obviously be there.

I'm sure I can go find an unedited version online right now, but I don't want to. I want to see how far this dub goes as is.

[Destor]

High-Rise Invasion


just watched the 1st ep so i don't reall know what im watching yet but its a real ride so far

[ClockShot]

The Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie will be hitting North American big screens on April 23rd for those who are interested and are willing to brave going to a theatre these days.

If you want to hang home and watch, it goes to the digital stores on June 22nd. Pre-orders for purchase will begin on April 26.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony is currently facing an extended antitrust probe by the U.S. Justice Department in regards to their planned purchase of Crunchyroll for around $1.2 billion.

Sony Pictures’ hopes of countering Netflix and Amazon in the increasingly popular market for the Japanese-style animated videos known as anime has hit a snag. The U.S. Justice Department has extended its antitrust review of Sony’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of anime-streaming service Crunchyroll from AT&T’s WarnerMedia, according to three people familiar with the process.

The probe, which could delay the sale by several months and potentially kill it, seeks to determine if the deal would give Sony dominance in the anime-streaming market, these people said. Sony in recent years has acquired a number of anime distributors and streaming services, including Funimation, Crunchyroll’s main U.S. rival. Meanwhile, viewer demand for anime has surged during the pandemic. Netflix has been expanding its anime offerings as well.

While anime is a relatively niche market—Crunchyroll had 4 million subscribers in February, a fraction of the numbers for mass-market streaming services like Netflix and Disney+—Sony doesn’t own any streaming services in the U.S. other than Funimation. That sets it apart from other major TV and film studios, most of which are now allied with streaming services. For that reason, the deal is strategically important for the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant.

[Fignuts]

jujutsu kaisen

really good so far. the fights are gorgeously animated.

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

Yeah I really like how the characters are written. Even though they have these special powers they still have unique personalities and their interactions with each other feel like they could be found in the real world.

[Destor]

technically a cartoon but Invincible (amazon) is a+++

[Fignuts]

Not surprising. The comic is one of the best ever written, imo.

[Destor]

i dunno what youll get out of it if youve already read the source material because its the narrative beats that carry the show

[Destor]

still...reccomend

[Lock Jaw]

Never read the comics, but I'll def be checking out the show soon

[Destor]

go out of your way. its worth your time

[Emperor Smeat]

An anime series based on WWE is currently in the works for CrunchyRoll.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE has sold an anime series to Crunchyroll</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1385342484537085952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Destor]

i want it to be like How Heavy are the Dumbells You Lift?

[Shadow]

If it ain't like Ultimate Muscle or Kemono Michi: Rise Up, I don't want it.

[ClockShot]

And when the NJPW anime eventually comes out, there needs to be an invasion angle.

[Tom Guycott]

i want it to be like How Heavy are the Dumbells You Lift?

♪ ♫ ♬ Triple H's Steroid Lesson Of The Daaaayyyy ♪ ♫ ♬

[Fignuts]

Yusuke on Netflix is pretty good. Some serious ninja scroll vibes.

[ClockShot]

A couple weeks ago I finished off Maoyu Mao Yusha. Solid series.

I blasted through The Rising of the Shield Hero and finished that last night. Good stuff and season 2 is looking better this fall.

Kicking around either High Rise Invasion over on Netflix or I'll check out Darwin's Game.

[Tom Guycott]

I blasted through The Rising of the Shield Hero and finished that last night. Good stuff and season 2 is looking better this fall.



I like the concept that this takes parallell universes into account both from the Earth standpoint and in the fantasy kingdom. Seems less "reincarnation" and more Neverending Story.

I recently went though That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime. Dumbass name, but it was a fucking joy.

[ClockShot]

Finished off Darwin's Game this morning.

Cool concept. And I like where it's going. But, I'm getting the vibe it's going to be a 1-and-done anime series.

Started 86. The mechs and rag tag squadron concept. Dig it so far.

[Fignuts]

Started 86. The mechs and rag tag squadron concept. Dig it so far.

If you've never watched Gundam 08th MS Team, check it out. Same concept.

[Shadow]

08th MS Team is one of the best war animes I've ever seen. Not to mention one of the best limited Gundam series out there.

[ClockShot]

Gundam 08th.

God. Wasn't that on Toonami years ago for like a hot minute? I know Wing and G got all episodes aired.

[Sepholio]

Wing and G were my shit. God I miss 2000-01 toonami afternoons lol. Dragonball, Gundam, Tenchi, Yuyu Hakusho. Those were good times.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, 08th was on toonami. Honestly, all the gundam OVA's are fantastic. So much better than the TV series.

And I've rewatched Gundam Wing. It doesn't really hold up. A lot of the dialogue is laughably cringy. lol there's one guy in the earlier episodes who yells everything he says. It's fucking hilarious.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah, 08th was on toonami. Honestly, all the gundam OVA's are fantastic. So much better than the TV series.

And I've rewatched Gundam Wing. It doesn't really hold up. A lot of the dialogue is laughably cringy. lol there's one guy in the earlier episodes who yells everything he says. It's fucking hilarious.

Wing was definitely a "time and place" thing. It was better than most of the shit that crossed the pond for mainstream consumption merely from the fact that it wasn't something being aired to coast off of Pokemon's stardom. Led a charge against the "strictly for kids or comedy" attitude about cartoons this side of the Pacific.

[Sepholio]

Wing and G had some of the best Gundam designs they've had imo.

Just finished my 73rd rewatch of Parasyte: The Maxim. Never gets old. One of my favorite shows ever.

[Fignuts]

G had some of the best Gundam designs they've had imo.



https://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/g/gf13-026nd.jpg

https://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/g/gf13-039np.jpg

https://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/g/gf13-044nnp.jpg

https://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/g/gf13-045nsp.jpg

https://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/g/gf13-066no.jpg

Hey, whatever floats your boat man.

[drave]

are those new the pokemon evolutions people are on about?

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

Those look like the fake transformers you would find in dollar stores back in the day

[Fignuts]

Windmill gundam should be the mascot for alternative energy.

[Sepholio]

Maybe im confused about G, I thought that was the direct follow up to gundam wing......cuz that for sure aint the one I thought

[Sepholio]

Ok so I was just confuzzled all around being thats its been 20 years since I watched the series in question but I think I have now figured it out. Pretty sure the series I was thinking of besides Wing was actually SEED. It was definitely a more space oriented series.

[Fignuts]

Honestly, I do like the hyper stylized designs of stuff like Wing, Seed, and 00, but y favorite mobile suit designs by far, are the ones that look like war machines rather than mecha fashion show participants.

[Sepholio]

I think I favor the fashionistazords because the series they tend to come from are the more futuristic space oriented affairs and I prefer those over the more terrestrial war leaning series.

[Shadow]

G is very well received because it's such a break from the bog standard Gundam show. It's still a war story but it's very Super Robot rather then Real Robot. And Wing is popular because of the Pretty Bois.

Seed's popular because of the robot designs and that's about it. Like you look at the Strike and tell me you don't want to pilot that. Look me in the eye and say you don't.

[Sepholio]

I just found out that the episode of Black Clover I just watched is the series finale. Even with all that filler they still ran through all the source material. Left it hanging on one of the worst cliffhangers I've ever seen. No way you walk away thinking you just watched the last episode. Feels like a season premiere if anything. Hate watching a long anime that gets canned before it's done. This is like the feeling when Bleach ended originally. Only took like 10 years to get a new season of that.

[Sepholio]

It's exactly like bleach actually. They hung it up right at the start of the ultimate arc of the story just like Bleach with the Thousand Year Blood War.

[Destor]

bleachs 1st 2 arcs are the only thing worth watching anyhow

[Sepholio]

Well I just found some other anime news that makes me feel better. Overlord finally getting season 4 and a movie. Nice.

[Sepholio]

bleachs 1st 2 arcs are the only thing worth watching anyhow

I was into Bleach the way the rest of the weirdos were into Naruto at the time. Which is to say way too into it. I've watched the whole series/movies multiple times. I was obsessed with the gacha games. It was bad.

[Fignuts]

bleachs 1st 2 arcs are the only thing worth watching anyhow

It definitely peaked with the soul society arc, but the arrancar arc was still good. Thousand year war arc should be fun as well.

[Fignuts]

Fullbringer arc was shit, however.

[Sepholio]

Yeah the fullbring arc was the worst in the series. A lot of people think the Bount arc was the worst but I actually didn't think it was bad. It was just weird.

I think the arrancar/hueco mundo arcs were my favorite honestly. Out of all the antagonists in the series Ulquiorra was always my favorite, followed by Grimmjow. The scene where Orohime yells at Ichigo to not die and he finally gets his shit together and obliterates Grimmjow is probably the best scene in the series imo.

[ClockShot]

Hoping this Sunday there's a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig payoff to 86 to get me to watch the 2nd half of this season whenever that rolls round. Mostly depressing, but the last couple episodes have really been good.

Finally caught up on Strike the Blood. Subtitle translation is still spotty with the Covid delay, but watchable regardless.

[ClockShot]

Well...........86 ended part 1 on an interesting note.

[Destor]

7 deadly sins final season is up. gonna do a rewatch but im super ultra mega hyped

[Fignuts]

Just now finding out about the death of the Berserk author. That fucking sucks.

[Sepholio]

7 deadly sins final season is up. gonna do a rewatch but im super ultra mega hyped

Just noticed this myself but didn't know this was the final season. Now I'm simultaneously hyped and saddened. Have really enjoyed this series.

[Destor]

i havent gotten to the new stuff yet but its the first half only. 12 eps of 24. last 12 will be fall or so

[ClockShot]

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom.

If you've seen Death March...., In Another World with my Smartphone, Rising of the Shield Hero, etc., you know what you're expecting.

[Sepholio]

I need some more "weird" anime in my life rn. Wish season 2 of Dorohedoro was ready or something.

[Fignuts]

Have you seen the Junji Ito Collection? Watch the Junji Ito Collection.

[Sepholio]

Yeah the Junji Ito Collection is wild. Wish it would have had more episodes to work with so they could have fleshed out some of the stories a bit more though. Regardless it is a unique and disturbing watch and I highly recommend.

Dunno why I never watched it before but I started Megalobox and I really like the story telling work being done in this series.

[ClockShot]

Typically avoid the Chinese animes. But Everyday Life of the Immortal King is rather fun on Netflix. You can blast through it in a day since the episodes are 15-20 minutes each. Which sorta stinks.

[ClockShot]

The Crunchyroll-Funimation merger is complete. The final price tag was $1.175 billion dollars.

The U.S. Department of Justice was looking into it as the deal might have violated antitrust laws or be looked as a monopoly. No issues

There's a report from Eurogamer that Crunchyroll may get lumped in as a Playstation Plus perk. But you may be charging more for PS+ membership if that happens.

https://www.ign.com/articles/crunchyroll-funimation-anime

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-10-sony-completes-usd1bn-crunchyroll-buyout

[Sepholio]

They can lump the anime services into PS+ and charge more. I'm cool with that. Will prob actually save me money since I currently pay for all 3 of them seperately.

Moving on, Megalobox 2: Nomad was awesome. Probably better than the first. End was a bit of a letdown in some ways but I understand why they went the direction they did.

Starting The Dungeon of Black Company. Yet another Isekai show as they continue to takeover the market the way the Shonen shows used to. This one seems kinda different though as the character they transport to another world is a greedy ass corporate taskmaster and he goes into this other world and is instantly made a low tier miner. It's about his hugely inflated ego and corporate skills and him trying to translate those into this new world to pay off the insane debt he accrued when he first arrived by taking out loans in an attempt to replicate the lavish style he was plucked away from.

[Helmsphere]

So hyped for My Villian Academia wave of episodes.

[Sepholio]

Those start next week don't they?

[Helmsphere]

I believe so. This week should be the last of the Endeavor Agency arc.

[Sepholio]

Second half of the final season of The Seven Deadly Sins is out on Netflix woooooo

[Destor]

perfect timing too cause i finish s4 today

[Destor]

7DS
s5e20


Escanor is far and away one of the best characters ever and his death was astounding

[Destor]

and so it ends. amazing show.

[Sepholio]

Def one of my favorite series.

[Destor]

kinda sad its over

[Sepholio]

Big same man. Feel like the last 4 episodes or so were rushed; that last little "mini-arc" was still awesome but it could have been stretched into a full 12 episode run itself. Hopefully the sequel manga gets picked up for an anime.

[Destor]

the last 4 eps were mind blowing in many ways but they seemed to me to be the ground work for the next series

[ClockShot]

Summer shows are ending and the fall season just about getting underway. Was all hyped for Shield Hero season 2. BUT, that got pushed to April next year most likely due to Covid. I'm looking to see what's looking good. Part 2 of 86 is a must for me.

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom and Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy are recommended watches from the summer crop of anime. The latter I watched by accident.

The Detective is Already Dead, not so much. Started interesting but lost it's way.

[Sepholio]

I also thought The Dungeon of Black Company was a good one from the summer crop.

I'm watching Jujutsu Kaisen now, never got around to it when it aired earlier this year. Loving it so far.

[Sepholio]

Also bummed about Shield Hero getting pushed back. I just rewatched S1 because I thought it was still dropping for the fall season.

[drave]

I also thought The Dungeon of Black Company was a good one from the summer crop.



Is this a PH Original?

[Fignuts]

Live action cowboy bebop sucks balls.

Jet is fantastic, and it's probably an okay watch if you haven't seen the anime, but if you have? Hoo boy.

[Kalyx triaD]

Get used to it because anime looks like the next medium to be live action milked for the next few years.

[ClockShot]

Live action cowboy bebop sucks balls.

Jet is fantastic, and it's probably an okay watch if you haven't seen the anime, but if you have? Hoo boy.

Yeah. Was going to jump into it before I read reviews. Kind of a bummer.

[Sepholio]

There was no way they were gonna come close to the magic of the anime with that one. I knew that was gonna be rough the whole time.

[Destor]

live action ein is the only good reason to watch the show

[Fignuts]

My God what they did to Vicious and Julia.

[Destor]

completely missed the point.

[Fignuts]

for the few seconds she's in there, Ed comes off like a character from a Paulie Shore movie, with a bad ed cosplay costume. Honestly though, I can't see how they could have done better, as Ed is a character that really only works in animation.

[rez]

Pissed live action Bebop got cancelled. It strayed but fuck it. Goddamn fan boys and Netflix

[rez]

Wanted to see what they would do with Ed after that teaser ending

[rez]

Irritates me. Netflix keeps on being Syfy these days. The actor that played Jet was so perfectly cast and I'd totes be down for a prequel in his cop days but it won't happen. :(

[ClockShot]

Pissed live action Bebop got cancelled. It strayed but fuck it. Goddamn fan boys and Netflix

*long "whoooo" whistle*

Damn. 1 and done.

I know Netflix will at times will give a show a second season to try to fix things if the first was a dud.

But all that hype and work for nothing.

[Fignuts]

It was not canceled because of "fanboys".

Outside of missing the entire tone of the show, and completely rewriting numerous characters, it's not a particularly well written show. Even if you went in with no prior knowledge of the anime, it's an average show at best.

[Fignuts]

Wanted to see what they would do with Ed after that teaser ending

The only thing I want to see that version of Ed in, is a new hostel movie.

Christ, that scene was straight out of Biodome.

[Kalyx triaD]

Biodome was great.

[Blonde Moment]

Biodome was great.

So was your Mom but it doesn't mean its to everyone's taste

[Kalyx triaD]

:(

[Tom Guycott]

I thought it was fun. It wasn't the greatest thing ever, but it isn't as bad as folks are making it out to be.

It was WAYYYY better than that attempt at Death Note. Ugh.

I'd put Bebop on par with the 90s Fist of the North Star. You know; the one with Rufio, Downtown Julie Brown, and Vader.

[rez]

Love me some Downtown Julie

Biodome is a gem

[Sepholio]

Watching Platinum End. Think this might be my favorite anime of the last few seasons.

[ClockShot]

I'm all over the place these days.

[Fignuts]

Watching Demon Slayer.

Story and characters are alright. Not bad, but doesn't reinvent the wheel.

But the fight scenes. My God the fight scenes. Possibly some of the most gorgeously animated fights in an ongoing series I've ever seen.

[Kalyx triaD]

That basketball anime is the shit

[Fignuts]

Current arc in demon slayer just wrapped up, and well...we'll... show has ruined other action anime for me. The action scenes are just that good. I don't know they get away with it. Looks better than a lot of anime movies.

[Destor]

ive just started the new season. art style great. characters and world are mostly mediocre. the big moments really deliver though

[ClockShot]

Has the dub made its way to Adult Swim yet?

That's what I'm holding out for. But I guess I should watch the movie first.

[drave]

Apparently the entire Funimation library will be coming to Crunchyroll, finally. They finalized the deal in 2021, and now content takeover is beginning.




https://www.androidauthority.com/crunchyroll-funimation-merger-3124888/

[Destor]

yeah ill have to migrate soon

[Tom Guycott]

I'm just wondering if VRV will be an automatic migration, manual migration, or treated like it never existed at all.

[Sepholio]

Oh my I don't know where I've been but Overlord is finally coming back in July and I could not be more hyped. Ainz Ooal Gown for the fucking win.

[Sepholio]

Yoooooooo....NEW TRIGUN BITCHESSSSSSSSS

[Destor]

trigun is my fav anime of all time but...the recentish film was not good... and if its a continuation... well i dont want that at all.

[Destor]

and the manga was adapted perfectly on the first go so a retelling wouldnt work for me either...

[Destor]

i dunno...dont fuck with perfection

[Destor]

oh its fucking CG. gross

[Fignuts]

I miss 90's animation.

[Destor]

cgi is NEARLY able to replicate hand drawn...so soon maybe things will look right

[Tom Guycott]

I miss 90's animation.

I wish someone purposefully would go back to the style where everyone looked like they were either from Robotech or Fist of the North Star.

http://kidfenris.com/elvientoending2.png
And yes, I did just use a Sega Genesis game cutscene to illustrate my point.

[Fignuts]

Berserk manga will continue.

Kouji Mori, who was Miura's childhood friend will continue the series. He is the only person who Miura ever told the full berserk story to, including the ending.

Miura's manga studio, along with all Miura's assistants will also be on the project.

So hyped. I held off on buying the big dark horse omnibuses after Miura's death, but I think I'll be getting them now.

[ClockShot]

Kazuki Takahashi. The creator of Yu-Gi-Oh has died from mysterious circumstances.

His body was found off the coast of Okinawa. He was in snorkeling gear and by the time his body was found, had been dead for a few days.

[Fignuts]

Tried watching Bastard! on netflix. Seems generic as fuck.

And I don't need all animation to be on the level of Demon Slayer but holy fuck is it bland here.

[Destor]

I like the unapologetically sexy waifus. I have no other compliments

[Fignuts]

Of course. Plenty of those in better shows, though.

Japan doesn't have same hangups that we do in that regard.

[Fignuts]

Started watching Overlord. Had no idea the guy who voiced Cooler and Dr. Gero in DBZ Abridged was an actual voice actor. So weird hearing him here.

[McLegend]

A few of them have had roles in anime. I know they were in a “newer” DBZ movie I just don’t remember which one.

[Sepholio]

lol how did I not know The Devil Is A Part Timer has a second season going?

[Shadow]

Started watching Overlord. Had no idea the guy who voiced Cooler and Dr. Gero in DBZ Abridged was an actual voice actor. So weird hearing him here.

Where do you think some of these guys get their start? Doing stuff like DBZA and other fan projects to raise their profiles. Also helps he's a Texan native so Funimation can just grab him up and put him to work.

[Tom Guycott]

Everything you just summarized is kind of awesome in the grand scheme of things.

I mean, in the span of about 30 years, we've gone from Western distributors essentially sending random office workers into broom closets with shitty recording equipment to read choppy translations as best they can in prob'ly a single take on the relative handful of titles that even made the trip across the Pacific.

Didn't even bother crossing over voice actors from the Saturday morning cartoon industry here at all for the English dubs (unless it's a "big budget" deal like Akira or Armitage III, and most of the time there, they went straight for actual film actors instead of what would seem to be a natural fit), and now, English voice actors for anime is an actual professional industry with their own recognized names.

[Fignuts]

Where do you think some of these guys get their start? Doing stuff like DBZA and other fan projects to raise their profiles. Also helps he's a Texan native so Funimation can just grab him up and put him to work.

I assumed commercials and smaller additional voice roles?

[Sepholio]

BLEACH

[ClockShot]

Hearing Chainsaw Man is something I can't miss.

[Sepholio]

I don't want to make a new thread for this so I'm putting it here because whatever, I'll do what I want.

So I'm guessing everyone has heard about the new Scooby-Doo series, Velma. I've noticed people freaking out online about Velma being a lesbian, but like...I always thought that was kinda obvious. But man, now the internet is really getting pissy with this one because Velma is also apparently southern Asian...and Daphne is now east Asian...oh and Shaggy now goes by his real name, Norville, and is a black guy with dreads. Kinda funny watching all these meltdowns.

But then they did something to this new series that has made me jump on the "Fuck this show!" bandwagon.

There is no Scooby Doo. A Scooby Doo series....with no Scooby Doo.

Fuck. That.

[Fignuts]

Velma being an asian lesbian is fine. I don't even care that daphney is also asian. But it sounds like they changed shaggy to the point where its just like, why even bother? Make him a new character. And no scooby sounds dumb.

Not going to meltdown or anything over it, but I do find it all very silly.

[Fignuts]

God damn the new bleach is good. Animation looks fantastic and hoo boy they aren't censoring anything this time.

Cannot wait for some of the bigger fights down the line.

[Sepholio]

Velma being an asian lesbian is fine. I don't even care that daphney is also asian. But it sounds like they changed shaggy to the point where its just like, why even bother? Make him a new character. And no scooby sounds dumb.

Not going to meltdown or anything over it, but I do find it all very silly.

I'm honestly waiting for the SJWs gushing over this now start turning on it because they made the useless druggy a black guy. Gonna be hilarious. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the character entirely and now he's a super smart straight edge guy to avoid this exact scenario.

[Sepholio]

God damn the new bleach is good. Animation looks fantastic and hoo boy they aren't censoring anything this time.

Cannot wait for some of the bigger fights down the line.

Yessir. I'm also pleasantly surprised at just how much it feels like the original show. If you went straight from episode 366 to this, I feel like you wouldn't even know that a decade has passed and that its a new series. They did a hell of a job.

[Fignuts]

Chainsaw Man is super fucking dumb and i'm all in on it.

Talk about making a case for CGI. This is right up there with Demon Slayer.

[Fignuts]

...meanwhile Arifureta has some of the worst cgi I've seen in anything.

Looks like live action spawn.

[Sepholio]

Arifuretas CGI is way better in season 2. Season 1 was a huge mess because they had to basically hire an entire new team and redo the animation for the entire season at the very last second. Forget why they did that, but basically the budget had been blown on the first design and they were left with very little money for the redo and no time to work on it.

[Fignuts]

Dude just anally violated a dragon and she liked it.

What in the actual fuck

[Sepholio]

hahaha yeah that was pretty wtf wasn't it?

[Sepholio]

new bleach is soooooo good

[Fignuts]

Arifuretas CGI is way better in season 2. Season 1 was a huge mess because they had to basically hire an entire new team and redo the animation for the entire season at the very last second. Forget why they did that, but basically the budget had been blown on the first design and they were left with very little money for the redo and no time to work on it.

Not sure I'll make it that far. I have the same problem I did with Overlord in that the main character is massively overpowered, removing any stakes or tension. But at least that guy was likable. This dude is prick. And not in a fun charasmatic way. Hes just boring and unlikeable.

I think the premise has incredible potential. An inept, weak pussy gets stranded in a hellish dungeon, and against all odds develops the drive and the skills to survive. Except they blow through that entire journey in the first couple episodes. Hell, he already seems nigh invincible before the first episode is over. You could have stretched out his time in the labrynth for an enrire season. Such a waste.

[Fignuts]

new bleach is soooooo good

The animation and production really is excellent. And we haven't even gotten to any of the really cool moments yet.

[ClockShot]

I was hoping Ittoki the Ninja would be some kind of quasi follow up to Basilisk.

Not the case it seems. But I'll stick with it and see how it rolls.

[Destor]

Im about to start 2004s "Monster" once it delivers. Ive heard itsa GOAT tier show so im really looking forward to it

[Sepholio]

Bleach just keeps getting better and better. New episode is intense.

[Fignuts]

I've gotten so used to binging anime that one episode a week is agony.

[Destor]

I always wait flrthe current season to end before i watch. I cant do weekly anymore. I prefer 1 ep a day

[Fignuts]

Watched this like 20 times. From the new Gundam series

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[Destor]

Ha!

[Destor]

Tbf though the MCs hair is just as funny as the *thud*

[Blonde Moment]

I never knew this existed
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[Destor]

If you havent seen the remake its absolutely top tier

[Blonde Moment]

If you havent seen the remake its absolutely top tier

ran across it on YouTube and was hooked after the first episode and that video came up on a later search. I had no idea of the pedigree the creators of this series and now that I do I am struck by the similarities.

[Sepholio]

I always wait flrthe current season to end before i watch. I cant do weekly anymore. I prefer 1 ep a day

I try to do this but I love me some bleach. 1 ep a week is killing me though.

[Sepholio]

Not to mention this season will prob take over a year tbh

[Sepholio]

I purposefully stayed away from the Manga even when I thought Bleach would never come back, just on the hopes that one day it would. So glad I did. There were some super shocking returns in the new episode that wouldn't have hit the same way. Fucking love everything coming full circle.

[Sepholio]

I NEED MOAR NOW :'(:'(:'(

[Sepholio]

I blame Destor.

[Destor]

HOW SO :MAD:

[Sepholio]

Something to do with ethereal energy causing time space distortions of LOVE that are reversed by the magical powers of a mystery antagonist that turns out to be owenbrown. THAT'S HOW!

[Destor]

Shit...my bad :(

[Fignuts]

I have read the bleach manga and I don't feel spoiled because of how incredibly dynamic the fights are and how much they're adding to what was in the manga.

There was a LOT added to the Yama vs Ywbach fight.

Also, holy shit at OG 13. That for sure wasn't in the manga.

[Fignuts]

Just sitting here flabbergasted by how good the Dragonball Superhero Movie was.

[Sepholio]

Nooooo I just learned that Bleach is being split into 4 cours and the last 2 eps of the first one just dropped. Booooooo. Booooo Wendy Testaburger boooooooo. This is like Attack on Titans final season that always has another part >_<

[Destor]

With streaming services revenue models splitting seasons its just "the way" and we're going to have to get used to it...sadly.

[Fignuts]

Is bleach splitting seasons across different services? I just figured that given the high quality of the animation and how long the arc is, that it would be too tall a task to do the whole thing in one go.

[Sepholio]

no I think its gonna be a 3 months on 3 months off type thing with crunchyroll/hulu (they are associated with each other). Hopefully on 3 off anyways because early rumors suggest itll be 6 months breaking between each set of 13 episodes.

[Sepholio]

Just sitting here flabbergasted by how good the Dragonball Superhero Movie was.

Marked out when Gohan hit a brainbuster on Gamma 1

[Fignuts]

My longshot hope is that this does well enough that we get a prequel series about the formation of the Original 13. Even if it's just an ova.

Like, come on man. I can't imagine he created a whole group of new character designs that weren't in the manga, just for that 30 second scene. I need morrrrrre

[Fignuts]

Marked out when Gohan hit a brainbuster on Gamma 1

Holy shit, yes. Villains were great, and actually had personality and motivations outside of "I'M JUST REALLY EVIL" like most db stuff.

Since new movies are canon I wonder how they're going to work Gohan and piccolo into the series since theres a whole other arc going on in the manga. Though I suppose thats on space and only involves goku and vegeta, so it can all fit together okay.

[Sepholio]

"I gathered all the mightiest heroes on Earth and Krillins here too"

[Sepholio]

Holy shit, yes. Villains were great, and actually had personality and motivations outside of "I'M JUST REALLY EVIL" like most db stuff.

Since new movies are canon I wonder how they're going to work Gohan and piccolo into the series since theres a whole other arc going on in the manga. Though I suppose thats on space and only involves goku and vegeta, so it can all fit together okay.

I imagine they'll incorporate the movies into the series the way they did the first 2 again when it comes back. Probably jump start it with the Broly movie, then they'll do the Moro arc. Maybe take a break then, not sure, and not sure if they put this movie before or after the Granolah arc.

[Fignuts]

I would hope it they'd beeak it up so it's not just the Goku and Vegeta show for 2 seasons.

[drave]

Have the Blu Ray Broly movie, need to watch that with my son.

[Sepholio]

so I decided to watch Cyberpunk Edgerunners since it won best of the year.

I dunno. Feels to bitsy or something. Needed like twice as many episodes so they could flesh out the characters a lot more and make me care about them. Seems like a good show that wasted the potential to be great.

[Sepholio]

And the ending, while I get it, fucking blows.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, I think it got so much hype because there weren't any great expectations going in. You're right that it needed more time. I still enjoyed it overall though.

[Fignuts]

Reading Chi no Wadachi. Proof positive that the most gory and brutal of violent manga can't begin to compare to how disturbing psychological horror can be.

I can read stuff like Berserk and Gantz, and not even flinch. But after reading this to the current chapter, I'm pretty sure I need a hug.

[ClockShot]

Probably gonna explore a subscription to Funimation/Crunchyroll. WatchCartoonOnline pulled the plug on free streaming and went to a registration based system. It was a good site, even if you needed a few layers of antivirus software on your device.

[Destor]

The funimatiom app is considerably better but support for it will be ending soon so you might as well migrate to crunchy roll. At least then you wont know what youre missing

[Sepholio]

Yeah Ive pretty much migrated to crunchyroll but f me do I miss the layout of funimation. So much more intuitive imo. Hoping they make some changes to crunchy to bring it closer in form and function to funi eventually.

[Tom Guycott]

Yeah Ive pretty much migrated to crunchyroll but f me do I miss the layout of funimation. So much more intuitive imo. Hoping they make some changes to crunchy to bring it closer in form and function to funi eventually.

It's still crazy to me to have born witness to Crunchyroll's evolution from pirate site to pretty much "the" legitimate streaming service. It would be kinda like if Redbox started with some dude in your neighborhood selling bootleg movies out of his shitty red box van to having a fully licenced and endorsed vending machine at nearly every drugstore, gas station, and mid-tier restaurant across the continental US inside of two decades.

[Sepholio]

....but that's exactly how Redbox got started.

[Fignuts]

Been watching Vinland Saga and it's really fucking good.

[ClockShot]

Got back into Demon Slayer since Netflix seems to be on the ball and adding the new episodes. Finished the Mugen Train arc and getting ready to start the Entertainment District.

[Fignuts]

Entertainment District arc is incredible. So far the current season is good, but hasn't quite reached those heights yet, outside of one particularly spectacular moment.

[Lock Jaw]

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This seems like a good idea

[Destor]

How to adapt a bad anime badly: a 90 minute documentary

[ClockShot]

Oh man. You'd think Netflix would learn from Cowboy Bebop.

[Fignuts]

Adapting any anime that has a distinct art style is a fail by default. You lose so much of its identity right out of the gate.

Also, jesus wept, that looks horrible.

Just leave anime alone.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wonder how much stuff they are going to cram into the first season considering the manga alone has been going on since 1997 and Netflix's habit of murdering series the moment they don't hit arbitrary numbers or cost too much to continue.

[Sepholio]

Bleach is back my brothers.

[Sepholio]

lmao so Luffy has gear 5 in the anime now and they went full looney tunes. Ridiculous animations and sound effects ripped straight out of a road runner bit. One of the dumbest things I've ever seen lol.

[Fignuts]

Bleach is back my brothers.

Patiently waiting for what is sure to be the highlight of part 2:

Rukia's bankai

[Sepholio]

It happened and did not disappoint.

[Fignuts]

Exceeded all expectations. Episode went HARD.

[Sepholio]

I decided to watch the Trigun reboot even though the animation in the previews looked weird and terrible and there were clear changes made and...well.

I think I might like this version better tbh. The story feels much more cohesive this time and flows way better imo. Pleasantly surprised to say the least.

[Fignuts]

I rewatched the Kenpachi fight from part 1 again. Might actually top demon slayer for most gorgeously animated fight in recent years.

[Sepholio]

Re: Trigun

As best I can tell, Trigun: Stampede is a reimagining and seems to be in prequel territory at this point, but with elements of the original included in this earlier time frame.

You can tell that in the context of the original series, this definitely takes place before. In fact it basically leads up to the precursor event that is constantly referenced in the beginning of the original (The July Incident) as to why Vash has that insane bounty on his head. However, there are multiple events from the original that are retold here as if they are in the present; there are tons of characters that Vash supposedly meets for the first time in the original that he mixes it up with in Stampede, so he should have clearly known these people in the original if it was a true prequel.

That said, while I absolutely love the original, this easily feels like the superior version thus far. Everything flows better and because of the "prequel" ground they tread, you end up with a much better understanding of what is actually going on with the overall story. Vash/Knives are much better explained, as are the "Plants" and where they come from and what they actually are. The actual origins of the humans on the planet and project SEEDS are fleshed out. And there are other factions (2 more besides humans and Knives/the Plants), for lack of a better term, that are revealed and seem to have a major role to play in the future. The final scene and post credit reveal set up the 4th side in the story as being a major factor in the next season. The ending also sets up the reveal in season 2 of that character everyone noticed was conspicuously absent from this version for no apparent reason.

All in all, I absolutely love this show. Can not wait for season 2 to see where they take it next. Will it follow more of the events of the original now that the timelines are in the same place? How will that mix with other sides at play now, especially the one from the post credit scene? Will they tread completely new ground that makes the next season seem more like a sequel to the original instead? I've no idea, but I'm hyped.

tl;dr They Final Fantasy 7 Remaked Trigun and they did a really good job.

[Tom Guycott]

Re: Trigun

As best I can tell, Trigun: Stampede is a reimagining and seems to be in prequel territory at this point, but with elements of the original included in this earlier time frame.

You can tell that in the context of the original series, this definitely takes place before. In fact it basically leads up to the precursor event that is constantly referenced in the beginning of the original (The July Incident) as to why Vash has that insane bounty on his head. However, there are multiple events from the original that are retold here as if they are in the present; there are tons of characters that Vash supposedly meets for the first time in the original that he mixes it up with in Stampede, so he should have clearly known these people in the original if it was a true prequel.

That said, while I absolutely love the original, this easily feels like the superior version thus far. Everything flows better and because of the "prequel" ground they tread, you end up with a much better understanding of what is actually going on with the overall story. Vash/Knives are much better explained, as are the "Plants" and where they come from and what they actually are. The actual origins of the humans on the planet and project SEEDS are fleshed out. And there are other factions (2 more besides humans and Knives/the Plants), for lack of a better term, that are revealed and seem to have a major role to play in the future. The final scene and post credit reveal set up the 4th side in the story as being a major factor in the next season. The ending also sets up the reveal in season 2 of that character everyone noticed was conspicuously absent from this version for no apparent reason.

All in all, I absolutely love this show. Can not wait for season 2 to see where they take it next. Will it follow more of the events of the original now that the timelines are in the same place? How will that mix with other sides at play now, especially the one from the post credit scene? Will they tread completely new ground that makes the next season seem more like a sequel to the original instead? I've no idea, but I'm hyped.

tl;dr They Final Fantasy 7 Remaked Trigun and they did a really good job.

While not actually "spoiling" anything about Trigun, I'm putting this here more for a formality.

Which is why I take it more as something akin to every version of Tenchi Muyo, Ducktales (2017) or arguably either of the follow-ups to Masters of the Universe (1983)* : not so much a sequel or a prequel but it's its own telling of the story... it's good for some "oh!" moments if you're familiar with the earlier work, but each instance stands on its own without needing prior source material for any sort of anchor.

*I say arguably, because even though Revelations is it's own series, it is a sort-of sequel to both the '83 AND the '02 versions of the series timewise while simultaneously retconning things from both of those versions that adds to, incorporates, and contradicts the previously established cartoon lore from one or both sets all at the same time. But that's another discussion to be had elsewhere if at all.

[Sepholio]

Another excellent episode of Bleach.

[Destor]

New Trigun is ass but m heavily bias. The 1st run is my alltime fav series. Manga is getting a reprint late this year in a compendium with the 2nd half coming in the spring. Got em preordered.

[Sepholio]

Yeah I figured you probably wouldn't like it given your attachment to the original.

[Sepholio]

Watching Baki Hanma on Netflix rn. Pretty funny show. Not the best thing I've ever seen but it's a decent enough time and some of the characters make me chuckle constantly.

[Helmsphere]

One of these days I'll actually start Demon Slayer and maybe even finish off Overload.

Also the day I've dreaded is coming soon as I will have to watch Dragon Ball GT with my girlfriend here soon.

[Fignuts]

Watching Higurashi. The 2020 version. Think I might like this one better. It's not as in your face with the psychological mind fucks and brutality. It still has all that, but it subtley builds to those moments a lot more efficiently.

[Emperor Smeat]

One of these days I'll actually start Demon Slayer and maybe even finish off Overload.

Also the day I've dreaded is coming soon as I will have to watch Dragon Ball GT with my girlfriend here soon.

Besides the option of just not existing, GT probably would have been better off as just being a one saga epilogue type special to DBZ instead of its own separate big series with multiple sagas.

Only things about GT I remember is Goku's feud with the evil Dragons, Goku's then ultimate Super Saiyan form that was a lot more heelish compared to his prior forms, and little Goku.

Fun fact is I actually watched that series almost in full twice. The first time in Japanese because a digital cable channel that I forgot its name used to air anime shows in Japanese and then later in English on Toonami.

[Destor]

Hot take: OG DB is the peak of the franchise and DBGT is more like OGDB so its better than DBZ by the transitive property

[Emperor Smeat]

Well they both do have a little Goku as the star of the show so that does makes sense.

[Destor]

To my taste its the general writing structure. DB and DBGT are about the characters. DBZ is about powers. Most of DBZs run time is about getting powerful enough to vanquish a foe. That doesnt resonate with me very strongly.
DB and DBGT are about characters going on adventures. Goku might discover powerful treasures but the focus is on the adventure. DBGT has some power level stuff but its a secondary focus.

Im not shitting on DBZ though. Its fine. But i dont like it half as much and OG.

Super is similar to GT where it has aspects of both but its like....75% Zs methodology and 25% OG.

[Destor]

OGs structure is so good though. Go on an adventure. After adventure theres the annual tourny. Repeat. And the progression comes from seeing how far he's come organically year over year. Really satisfying structure

[Emperor Smeat]

Plus Goku learning a very valuable life lesson that women do not have balls.

[Destor]

There is something great about young gokus complete ignorance to how humans work

[Lock Jaw]

I too always like the OG Dragonball over DBZ somewhere at my parent's house still have all the Dragonball manga volumes. I remember liking GT trying to get back to that a little bit with having adventures and comedy. I didn't dislike DBZ but wish it would have "fully committed" to switching to Gohan as the main protagonist.

I need to read more Dragonball Super, I hear there are some bits where they actually put some shine on Master Roshi and Tienshinhan after so long....

[Destor]

Db, with its smaller cast, was really able to shine everyone up. By the time you get to super you have some major cast bloat leaving a ton of loved character behind. (through no ones fault mind you, its inevitable in a run that doesnt kill characters off.)

[Shadow]

The hell you talking about? Dragonball isn't afraid to kill characters. Keeping them dead though....

[Emperor Smeat]

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[Destor]

The hell you talking about? Dragonball isn't afraid to kill characters. Keeping them dead though....
Lol yeah. No one dies to the point death has no stakes.

[Fignuts]

Db, with its smaller cast, was really able to shine everyone up. By the time you get to super you have some major cast bloat leaving a ton of loved character behind. (through no ones fault mind you, its inevitable in a run that doesnt kill characters off.)

I actually think super has done a better job of keeping other supporting characters relevant. They still fall far behind goku and vegeta of course, but you get to see characters like roshi, krillin, and android 18 have cool moments again.

Yamcha still sucks though.

[Destor]

They tried to build a few peoole up. Dunno how well it worked with the fandom, im not that plugged in. I was specifically referring to some characters they dont even really appear anymore. Which is reasonable obviously.

[Destor]

And DB isnt even the worst offender of that. Fairy Tale, which i love, is awful about death being meaningless and massive character bloat

[Tom Guycott]

Hot take: OG DB is the peak of the franchise

Right there. Full stop.

[Tom Guycott]

I actually think super has done a better job of keeping other supporting characters relevant. They still fall far behind goku and vegeta of course, but you get to see characters like roshi, krillin, and android 18 have cool moments again.

Yamcha still sucks though.

"Hey, lay off him, guys. Yamcha needs this like he needs a hole in the chest."

[Helmsphere]

You need to show some respect to one of the three strongest earthlings on planet earth.

That is if you exclude anyone born on the planet that doesn't share Alien Blood, humans converted into cyborgs or a kid that happened to be reincarnated from a mystical being.

[Sepholio]

WOOO DRAGON BALL IS BACK BITCHES~~~

Dragon Ball: Daima premieres next year.

[Sepholio]

Seems weird. Not a continuation of Super. Almost like they are retconning Super in a way. Or maybe it's between Z and Super. I dunno. Everyone gets turned into kids though. Literally everyone.

[Sepholio]

Toriyama at the helm and it's said that he is more involved with this project than he usually is with the others.

[Sepholio]

Deffo seems to be set between Z and Super.

Really wish they'd continue Super though -_-

[Sepholio]

Animation looks really good. Seems like they are going with the more detailed style from the recent movies.

[Sepholio]

Ok so best I can tell: Everyone gets de-aged and they set off on a galaxy trotting adventure with kid Kaioshin leading the party.

[Fignuts]

Looks like it will be worth watching for the animation alone. Hope Super looks this good when they pick it up again.

[ClockShot]

English voice cast for Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron has been revealed.

Quite the crew.

Christian Bale - Shoichi Maki
Dave Bautista - The Parakeet King
Gemma Chan - Natsuko
Willem Dafoe - Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara - Lady Himi
Mark Hamill - Granduncle
Robert Pattinson - The Gray Heron
Florence Pugh - Kiriko

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[Sepholio]

Good Night World was really good. Gonna watch it again already.

[Shadow]

Batista's getting into Voice Acting?