Recommended Anime/Manga?

[Raytrace]

where are HS getting it from? It's not on AllTheAnime's Vimeo On Demand yet?

I have no idea. Can't even find raws of this ep.

(the re-entry one in Zeta is one of my favourite of all UC Gundam episodes).

Same here. Can't wait to see the earth escape sequence and the space fights on the next episode.

Yeah I have (and will) been/be buying them from Vimeo On Demand, but usually they don't come out till Friday at 19:00 GMT I think.

[Pretas]

AW GOD!!!!! Finished the 5th ep of G-Reco. That animation quality, those special effects, that level of detail.
This is AotY material, even if most of the anime fanbase think it's nonsensical shit for kids.

At least you can say that it's not made for the sole purpose of selling gunpla kits, like Gundam AGE and Build Fighters were.

[Raytrace]

At least you can say that it's not made for the sole purpose of selling gunpla kits, like Gundam AGE and Build Fighters were.

I suppose though while most of AGE was utter shit, I did enjoy quite a lot of BF and BF Try is ace so far.

[Raytrace]

I'm on episode 7 of GaoGaiGar - really good I think, I like how the baddy machines are all selected by peoples desperate 'wants'. Also that sailor one eye is an anchor Zonderian lad is 130% nightmare fuel, possibly even worse than bloody 'LALLY-HOOO!' from JJBA...

[Ji-L87]

So what's the opinion on Gundam Reconguista so far?

Watched the five episodes that are out now, but aside from the nice animation I'm honestly at a bit of a loss of what's going on. Characters feels a bit hard to grasp as they seem to switch moods on the fly, the dialogue also makes rapid changes in tone and is a bit hard to follow since everything is so foreign and odd. It feels like I completely missed the backstory and I'm just sitting here scratching my head...

Somehow can't say it feels like a normal Gundam show, while parts of it reminds me of Gundam 00, it also makes me think of Eureka SeveN and it's sequel - maybe because of the visual style?

It is however interesting seeing the mobile suits equipped with a WC function

[Raytrace]

So what's the opinion on Gundam Reconguista so far?

Watched the five episodes that are out now, but aside from the nice animation I'm honestly at a bit of a loss of what's going on. Characters feels a bit hard to grasp as they seem to switch moods on the fly, the dialogue also makes rapid changes in tone and is a bit hard to follow since everything is so foreign and odd. It feels like I completely missed the backstory and I'm just sitting here scratching my head...

Somehow can't say it feels like a normal Gundam show, while parts of it reminds me of Gundam 00, it also makes me think of Eureka SeveN and it's sequel - maybe because of the visual style?

It is however interesting seeing the mobile suits equipped with a WC function

Well I am quite happy with it so far myself - that 'not knowing wtf is going on for the first 10 episodes' is a classc Tomino 'thing'. Usually what happens (with me anyway) is in the last half or quarter everything comes together so brilliantly and excitedly that you forgive his pretty much total lack of explanation earlier on. What it reminds me of is Turn A which is good because obviously this is the closest series cronologically to that we have gotten yet. I was very excited by the minovsky wings they used in the last episode - so much Turn A feel.

[Pretas]

So what's the opinion on Gundam Reconguista so far?

Watched the five episodes that are out now, but aside from the nice animation I'm honestly at a bit of a loss of what's going on. Characters feels a bit hard to grasp as they seem to switch moods on the fly, the dialogue also makes rapid changes in tone and is a bit hard to follow since everything is so foreign and odd. It feels like I completely missed the backstory and I'm just sitting here scratching my head...

Welcome to every series directed by Tomino, the king of in medias res.

[Ji-L87]

Well, I am very unfamiliar with Turn A and the characteristics of Tomino's directing so that would explain my confusion
I'd very much like if he stopped for a moment and explained all the things to me


Should probably explain myself in that my experience with Gundam is a bit jumbled because I started sort of in the wrong end (Seed Destiny) and haven't seen all the classic stuff yet. My favorite so far is 0083 Stardust Memory & 08th MS team, though I have yet to watch Char's Counter Attack, anything from the original TV series, Wing, Z and so much more...

Edit:

The art in G-Reco is brilliant I think, I really like how hand filled the colours look.

I really like the look of the linework. It has a sorta analog feel to it, like someone scanned a pencil drawing. Many modern anime have razorsharp clean lines that feels very artificial with zero imperfections, so this is nice. It does look a bit like cell drawings, which is a great step forward for digital animation as far as I'm concerned.

[Raytrace]

Well, I am very unfamiliar with Turn A and the characteristics of Tomino's directing so that would explain my confusion
I'd very much like if he stopped for a moment and explained all the things to me


Should probably explain myself in that my experience with Gundam is a bit jumbled because I started sort of in the wrong end (Seed Destiny) and haven't seen all the classic stuff yet. My favorite so far is 0083 Stardust Memory & 08th MS team, though I have yet to watch Char's Counter Attack, anything from the original TV series, Wing, Z and so much more...

Edit:

The art in G-Reco is brilliant I think, I really like how hand filled the colours look.

I really like the look of the linework. It has a sorta analog feel to it, like someone scanned a pencil drawing. Many modern anime have razorsharp clean lines that feels very artificial with zero imperfections, so this is nice. It does look a bit like cell drawings, which is a great step forward for digital animation as far as I'm concerned.

Oh I see, I thought you might not have seems as how you were so confused by his confusingness as opposed to just going 'ffs Tomino's doing it again :p'.

Well I have at this stage watched all moving pictures of all Gundam, including |G-Saviour . I've also read all extant translated and scanlated UC manga (as of about 4 months ago, no doubt a few more chapters have been done somewhere now).

While I'll allways be a Universal Century loyalist, I will admit that 00 Season 1 is great, SEED is good story wise, but my god I hate the art. G Gundam was quite good but not quite as great as I was hoping. AGE really is as dreadful as people say.

I highly recommend you watch the original series/0079, hell if you do it now you can join me for my annual Christmas watching of 0080: War In The Pocket

[Raytrace]

Welcome to every series directed by Tomino, the king of in medias res.

haha 110% true, I remember when I first watched Zeta Gundam - even watching it STRAIGHT after 0079, 0080, 0083 and 08th MS I was just like 'W T F is going on?' .... o_O

[Raytrace]

Cowboy Bebop is great, but sweet Jesus Ed is super annoying :s.

[Bananamatic]

Pretty much marathoned Gun x Sword this week
It has a mexican Gaogaigar ripoff piloted by 4 old permanently drunk dudes so it's automatically worth watching

[BryanM]

Guess I'm going to roll the dice and give Claymore a try today...

Really I'd like some more stuff like Denpa Teki na Kanojo, but I think I've already mined that niche dry...

[gbaplayer]

There is an Anime/Manga series about cheerleading (?) and fighting with male characters i guess. It was already talked about here in this thread. The main Protagonist wears a shool uniform. Can somebody please tell me the name?^^

[Ji-L87]

While not cheerleading, it does remind me of Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? - where the male lead not only find himself turned into the undead, but also occasionally has to fight evil decked out in a magical girl getup...

[Raytrace]

Just watched the Cowboy Bebop movie, there can be no doubt in my mind now that it deserves all the praise it gets, just incredible artwise and story - it now enters the hallowed halls of my brain to sit alongside Bubblegum Crisis OVA, Patlabor II movie and Char's Counterattack as some of my favourite moving art ever.

So many difficult angles, first person scenes, amazing camera angles, loads of hand drawn lens distortions too.

[gbaplayer]

Hm, the series iam looking for was more like Hokuto no Ken in shool i guess...if i remember anything correctly.

[Raytrace]

Hm, the series iam looking for was more like Hokuto no Ken in shool i guess...if i remember anything correctly.

is this 'modern' - do you mean Kill La Kill ?

[Pretas]

Hm, the series iam looking for was more like Hokuto no Ken in shool i guess...if i remember anything correctly.

Sounds like "Sakigake!! Otokojuku," which recently received a PS3 game to its name.

[drauch]

^Kind of what I was thinking. Awesome show!

Probably not it, but it could be maybe you're thinking of Project A-ko. There's a girl that is a parody of Kenshiro from FotNS that they duke it out with.

[gbaplayer]

Thank you Pretas, that´s the one i was looking for.

[BryanM]

Guess I'm going to roll the dice and give Claymore a try today...

I regret everything. Seriously don't watch Claymore guys : [

[Xyga]

Guess I'm going to roll the dice and give Claymore a try today...

I regret everything. Seriously don't watch Claymore guys : [

Well at least it's better than the manga. :/

[BryanM]

Well at least it's better than the manga. :/

How is that even possible - it's shorter so the disappoint doesn't last as long? : \

"All you had to do was one thing - have a guy walk around murdering monsters with a sword...."

[Xyga]

The manga is over 80% fillers (spanning 10 years, just that) only ended with a quick lame anti-climatic finale.
Just watch the anime and if you want to see the baddie dead just skip to the last few chapters of the manga.
And done.

[Raytrace]

I am at the 'Mangaka' story in JoJo 4 - Diamond Is Unbreakable - absolutely brilliant, and I dunno how teh f they're going to animate it, if they ever do.

[cave hermit]

Still reading Stardust crusaders and loving it.

I actually decided to give Uzimaki a look, and it was so enthralling I read the whole thing in two sittings.
It was some truly horrifying stuff, and not just in the "I'VE BEEN SPOOPED" sense, it's just... everything, about it, the idea of being trapped in a small rural town where everyone is slowly going insane and turning into abominations... without you being able to do a damn thing to stop it.

[soprano1]

Just finished watching Falcom Gakuen. Very poor animation, but the joke with American Cover Ys III Adol was awesome.
There are 13 episodes, each being 2 minutes.

[system11]

Re-watched High School Of The Dead. Awesome series - good story, very funny, couple of good characters and stacks of fan service.

Also watched the first two parts of GITS Arise this week - it's not that great so far if I'm honest. The animation isn't up to the quality of earlier work and GITS can present some complex ideas or situations, the writing doesn't seem to be able to carry them.

I think the original film (Honneamise BR release with optional English dub) is probably the finest anime of all time.

[Raytrace]

Rewatching LOGH - just finished 'The Mutineer' and 'The Duellist' - absolutely brilliant.



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