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Orgun
Dragon Knight
Star Driver - Episode 1
Mmmm...when I saw Star Driver in NewType it did look quite interesting and over the last few weeks I have read comments stating that it is like RahXephon but better, but I found this opening episode rather un-inspiring, it wasn't terrible by any means but it didn't really excite me for the rest of the series.
I agree that it looks like it is going to try and be very clever, and while I think the overall artwork is nice the mecha aren't and I'm not sure about the jester people either. It will be interesting to see what the next few episodes bring to the party.
Linebarrels of Iron - Episode 15
I am really enjoying LOI, it's getting really interesting.
Mmmm...when I saw Star Driver in NewType it did look quite interesting and over the last few weeks I have read comments stating that it is like RahXephon but better, but I found this opening episode rather un-inspiring, it wasn't terrible by any means but it didn't really excite me for the rest of the series.
I agree that it looks like it is going to try and be very clever, and while I think the overall artwork is nice the mecha aren't and I'm not sure about the jester people either. It will be interesting to see what the next few episodes bring to the party.
Linebarrels of Iron - Episode 15
I am really enjoying LOI, it's getting really interesting.
Aion
Time-Traveller
Maes is beating 'round the bush 'cause he likes 'em before they grow hair.
What you need to learn is the existence of is torrents. From there, even finding free, easy to download HD anime is easy as easy can be.
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Watched FMA: Brotherhood 1-26 in two 13 episode sessions over the last couple of days - re-watching the first ten episodes. Now, I'm waiting for the third set to be released.
The first set covered the manga content from the first anime. The second dealt with the arrival of the Chinese. Only the last 2.5 episodes provided me with truly new content - me having read/on-holded the manga awhile back.
I wasn't irked by the Chinese characters getting thrown into the mix this time around, and even the epic battles struck me as being meaningful - me having previously viewed them as a touch pointless since not a lot was resolved. Ling's ranking in the league of badarse characters who enter serious business mode only when they open their eyes is high.
The 'Truth' business is getting a lil' confusing: Ed opening portals within portals by transmuting then reforming himself, or something... and Al's body patiently waiting at the white void of Truth. To me, it seems like the mangaka is making an effort to make everything seem logical when, really, it's all a bit too convenient - needing to be for the eventual happy ending.
Envy's dinosaur CG form is a bit lame. And if there's no EdXWinry and RoyxRiza by the end, I'll rage 'cause the first anime already dropped the ball in terms of romance.
Also, I'm watching Baccano at the mo. The story itself isn't too complicated but the way everything is out of sequence, with too many characters to count, make it into one hell of a fun clusterfcuk. I'll probably re-watch it at some point in order for the early events to fall into place.
Isaac and Miria make the show a blast by being the required lucky/lovable idiots the viewer needs when everything is such a mess. The best part of the entire show has to be the start of the opening; when the duo rob a store in pumpkin + Santa disguises.
What you need to learn is the existence of is torrents. From there, even finding free, easy to download HD anime is easy as easy can be.
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Watched FMA: Brotherhood 1-26 in two 13 episode sessions over the last couple of days - re-watching the first ten episodes. Now, I'm waiting for the third set to be released.
The first set covered the manga content from the first anime. The second dealt with the arrival of the Chinese. Only the last 2.5 episodes provided me with truly new content - me having read/on-holded the manga awhile back.
I wasn't irked by the Chinese characters getting thrown into the mix this time around, and even the epic battles struck me as being meaningful - me having previously viewed them as a touch pointless since not a lot was resolved. Ling's ranking in the league of badarse characters who enter serious business mode only when they open their eyes is high.
The 'Truth' business is getting a lil' confusing: Ed opening portals within portals by transmuting then reforming himself, or something... and Al's body patiently waiting at the white void of Truth. To me, it seems like the mangaka is making an effort to make everything seem logical when, really, it's all a bit too convenient - needing to be for the eventual happy ending.
Envy's dinosaur CG form is a bit lame. And if there's no EdXWinry and RoyxRiza by the end, I'll rage 'cause the first anime already dropped the ball in terms of romance.
Also, I'm watching Baccano at the mo. The story itself isn't too complicated but the way everything is out of sequence, with too many characters to count, make it into one hell of a fun clusterfcuk. I'll probably re-watch it at some point in order for the early events to fall into place.
Isaac and Miria make the show a blast by being the required lucky/lovable idiots the viewer needs when everything is such a mess. The best part of the entire show has to be the start of the opening; when the duo rob a store in pumpkin + Santa disguises.
The moment I dropped that garbage like it was hot.That-Bastard-Bad-Guy-Aion said:
One Piece Strong World - It was One Piece to the core, but there was a few things that made me cringe, the humor was pretty awful for the most part, the movie also made realize I have a new found hatred for Sanji and rekindled my hatred for Brooke.
Also started Haruhi season 2, I'll be watching one episode a day and will either actually -try- and watch Endless Eight as the ultimate punishment or just watch the first and last episode of the arc.
mangaman74
Akatsuki
ilmaestro said:That's OK, thanks for the reply.mangaman74 said:
I'm more interested in watching the show now, I have to say.
Do you know if it is "supposed" (not the best way of putting it, but I guess whether the novels are in the same order, or the Japanese DVD release, for instance) to be watched in broadcast order, or was it just something they did to liven up the TV broadcast, as with Haruhi?
http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/nozomiE ... 0000001308
From Nozomi's site. It seems that the broadcast order is the same as the Japanese dvds and TV order while the chronological order is the order events happen in the novels.
One thing I will say is that the Nozomi release comes with a book in each of the 2 collections - there is plenty of info in theses books - about the the characters (the type of spells they use etc), the various types of magic, the classes of demons (if you have played a Persona or Megaten game you will recognize some of them), plus info on rites such as Christmas and marriage.
Orgun said:
Yeah, I think I'll probably just give it a miss.
I was surprised to see someone speak so highly of Linebarrel though, I might give that a go instead. It seemed to get some pretty bad reviews when it came out at first, but I think that was probably just ANN's season preview.
Vashdaman
Za Warudo
That-Bastard-Bad-Guy-Aion said:
Yeah I know, but really I've only just very recently(couple of months ago) discovered the amazing powers the internet has for watching anime for free. My first discovery(thanks to this forum) was the funimation youtube channel and I am still gobsmacked by it, I mean good anime...free...they let us watch. I think I'm happy with just that as it is to be honest.
I was previously living in a cave.
ilmaestro
State Alchemist
I can only assume you're talking about non-anime stuff in this regard. Don't know if people have dropped torrents in favor of more retro-style download methods on stuff they're worried about being "caught" downloading, but it's still massively prevalent for anime. Coming down slightly I would think as more things get legally streamed to add to the sizeable amount of illegal streaming, but still the most obvious way of watching stuff.Jayme said:
vashdaman: my apologies, it's been some years since I saw someone posting on an anime board who didn't know how people watch currently airing series, and since you've been registered here for a couple years I wasn't really sure what you were asking.
Orgun
Dragon Knight
Professor Irony said:
Yeah, LOI did seem to get some bad press when it came out and the advertising it got did make it sound pretty naff but I've been pleasantly surprised by it and so far is smashing my expections to pieces.
I personally find that the ANN season previews are often overly critical and that I'm not particularly in tune with reviewers half the time.
As for Star Driver, we'll see how it develops, but I'll watch it anyway because I watch all mecha shows good or bad just so I have an informed opinion of them.
Sparrowsabre7
Za Warudo
FInished GITS2I. Not as strong as 1 and the existential BS in the repeating memory section really got tedious after a while, the first film tackled it all much better, I'm not really sure why this needed to be made, it didn't add anything really =/
For anime lol; it's torrents, IRC, Share or Perfect Dark.Jayme said:
the last two are alien to most of us, and anyone who doesn't know Japanese.
DDL and streams are mostly used by people that don't know how to use PtP or have them blocked by their ISP/ University.
I personaly would be against 2-4GB (Blu-ray rip) direct downloads at all costs. DDL can always give a corrupt file/timeout torrents are more reliable for big files, and are cheaper to run (only use bandwidth to initial seed).
Aion
Time-Traveller
Yeah - **** that guy who mentioned torrents. Tosspot.
(I'd be more willing to respect the principles AUKN was built on if you respected my insightful lengthy messages.)
Up to episode eight of Baccano. As much fun as watching Isaac and Miria prat around and somehow remain unharmed/inspire others is, the out of sequence events thing has gotten old now. The actual story of alchemists summoning the devil and, as a result of that, all hell breaking loose on a train 200+ years later isn't that great - it was the execution and sheer number of characters/factions involved that made it amazing, to begin with.
(I'd be more willing to respect the principles AUKN was built on if you respected my insightful lengthy messages.)
Up to episode eight of Baccano. As much fun as watching Isaac and Miria prat around and somehow remain unharmed/inspire others is, the out of sequence events thing has gotten old now. The actual story of alchemists summoning the devil and, as a result of that, all hell breaking loose on a train 200+ years later isn't that great - it was the execution and sheer number of characters/factions involved that made it amazing, to begin with.