Where has all the manly violent anime gone?

BryanM · Post by **BryanM** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:55 pm

I love padding and filler. And man tears.

My favoritest was that Kenshin episode that was a clip show... of the previous episode.

And that's why the Kenshin anime is still going strong to this day.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:00 pm

Any thoughts on Ikki Tousen? Someone recommended it to me but didn't have time to watch it yet.

RackGaki · Post by **RackGaki** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:01 pm

That's quite the link you got there. I could waste hours on that site!

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:02 pm

Ruldra wrote:Any thoughts on Ikki Tousen? Someone recommended it to me but didn't have time to watch it yet.

Oh god, no. Unless you love your anime full of blatant fanservice, avoid that and Tenjou Tenge.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:58 pm

Momijitsuki wrote:
You aren't likely to find any one who doesn't hate Naruto outside of a shounen anime/manga community. :p

For the record, I watched a few episodes and dropped it as soon as I had picked it up. When I started watching, the only thought I had in my mind is 'okay, when is this going to become cool and badass like everyone told me it was?' It never did, so I dropped it. Believe it!

I was talking about the manga. The anime series seemed kinda ok to me, but yeah, nothing much happens in one episode (although it's not as bad as, say, Dragonball - by far) and I stopped watching it after three or four episodes. There's simply no reason to watch it when you've read the comic.

Still I'd say most of the hate comes from people that try very hard not to look too "hip" to other people; you know, avoid anything that might imply they like uncool stuff. Same with One Piece, another manga I enjoy reading. Once you're not a dumb teenager anymore, you should have enough confidence to admit liking dumb shit.

ArmoredCore wrote:guyver is bad ass especially the new 2005 remake one. Archenfal ftw!!!

Each to his own I guess, but as a long time Guyver fan I thought the remake or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be blows ass harder than the Dragonball tv series. I watched the old and new versions of the fight where Enzyme kicks the Guyvers ass back to back, and the new version made me cringe every couple of seconds. I think it's horribly drawn, too.

ChurchOfSolipsism · Post by **ChurchOfSolipsism** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:04 pm

FIL wrote:Guyver is a mixed bag, some of it is good, some of it is really bad. Unfortunately I can never remember which is which so I steer clear of it.

The ENglish dubbing is incredibly cheesy, but if you're a certain kind of person it will add to your enjoyment quite a bit. I love it, and me & a friend toss around stupid one-liners all the time.