The Anime Thread

[stokeriño]

Hahaha...

Anyway, I watched 25 on my PSP on the way into work this morning...

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The bit when Suzuku shot Zero's helmet off and revealed him to be Lelouch...that was awesome. Maybe it was just the slow motion way in which Lelouch's hair swished. Maybe it was his unflinching glare underneath. Whatever it was, it was just badass.

I thought for sure that the V.V. (or is it B.B.? You never can tell with Japanese) girl had given Suzuku Geass, rather than just told him about Lelouch. Well, damn.

Yay for Cornelia possibly not being quite dead yet, she's awesome too. For the last few episodes her demeanour's essentially been "I do NOT want to be putting up with this SHIT!" - and understandably so.

C.C. and Jeremiah...to the bottom of the ocean...hmm. Oh, and I guess her kissing Lelouch was kind of inevitable, but still kind of weird at the same time.

And cliffhanger. :@ Though at least that gives me hope that the second series will, in fact, be a proper second series (although the fact that the Order of the Black Knights is completely fucked by this stage makes me wonder how they could get more than a couple of episodes out of it). Still, I suppose as long as Lelouch, Suzuku and Karen (who has done fuck all in this series since the whole 'getting stuck on that island with Suzuku' bit - well, other than sit in her mecha - which is mildly annoying because I like her) survive it should be okay.

Alternatively they could do the whole "rerun from Suzuku's viewpoint" thing, spend 23-odd episodes getting back to exactly where we are now, and THEN do the proper ending. In which case, I would have to set fire to their children.

And forget Rivalz - Nina's the one who I've wanted to die ever since she first appeared. Racist "OMG an Eleven he'll kill us all" *panic attack* -> Creepy lesbian stalking -> Manic vengeful crybaby WITH NUKES. None of these were good things. Just fuck off somewhere remote and blow yourself up already.

Grr...the GAINAX mecha episodes (I can neither remember nor spell its full name) don't work properly on my PSP...I shall have to wait till I get home to watch more. With NANA finished and now my brief Code Geass fix done for the time being as well, I've only got that and Nodame Cantible occupying my viewing time at the moment.

Edited July 30, 2007 by stokeriño

[The Mask of Norro]

Oh, stok, I can't wait to see your reaction come the later episodes (around, I'd say, 7 and beyond) of Gurren Lagann. The series really kicks in full steam around episode 8, and makes you realize that Gainax isn't holding back at all with this anime. So yeah, you're reactions could well be fucking priceless.

[GoGo Yubari]

Re: Stokie, on Geass 25

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dlakjf;lskjdf CLIFFHANGER dammit.

I agree with you about Nina, as I had forgotten about her entirely beforehand. She's really, really batshit and not in the good way (Tamaki and Jeremiah are batshit in the good way).

... anyway. Uh. Yes. Still surprisingly few casualties (OTHER FEMALE MEMBER OF THE BLACK KNIGHTS, NOOOO), really. But all in all? alkdfjsldj; cliffhanger. That is all.

Edited July 30, 2007 by GoGo Yubari

[gunnar hendershow]

I will be watching 24 and 25 soon!

[rocksta]

I keep looking for code geass but I can't find it anywhere <_

[stokeriño]

Most typical torrent sites will have it...

[rocksta]

Thats where my shitty apple operating system wrecks thing.

[gunnar hendershow]

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Well there are 2 ways they can go, and Stokerino touched on both of them. If they do tell it from Suzaku's perspective, I'll skip all the episodes until they get to the proper conclusion of the whole series. If not, they better stick to a 13 episode season.

[stokeriño]

My girlfriend always managed to download torrents on her Mac...I'm sure at least some of the download programs have Mac versions and the like.

[LUKIE]

So, I haven't watched any new anime for donkeys years.

Recommend me some! (And stok, if you came on MSN once in a while you could help me!)

[stokeriño]

I only get on MSN when:

1) I'm at home (as opposed to work)

2) I have nothing better to do (like...games )

3) I'm specifically called on

So yeah, I'm not on very often.

[LUKIE]

Well then recommend me some anime!

I am very picky with my anime tastes. So far, complete series I have watched:

- Azumanga Daioh

- Neon Genesis

- Excel Saga

- FLCL

- Dragonball

- Dr. Slump

- Samurai Champloo

Otherwise, I am a Ghibli fanboy.

[Bushmeister]

Cowboy Bebop, first season of Galaxy Angel, Tengen-Toppa Gurren Lagann and Trigun. SciFi-oriented recommendations, yeah, but they should suit your fancy just fine.

[stokeriño]

I've already pointed out that the first series of Galaxy Angel is inferior to the following two.

Hell, the 3rd series' Power Rangers and Sports Anime (Volleyball) spoof episodes are genius on their own.

And obviously if you like Champloo then Bebop is a must. Most people usually discover them in the other order, but what the hell. >_>

Edited July 31, 2007 by stokeriño

[LUKIE]

I have seen some of Bebop, and didn't enjoy it.

I guess the whole space, guns, let's pretend to be Lupin but nowhere near as cool thing, annoyed me

[stokeriño]

Fair enough.

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya would no doubt appeal, provided you keep in mind that the first episode is an intentional spoof.

[LUKIE]

I forgot to put down Season 2 (Red Jacket) of Lupin III on my list.

[stokeriño]

I've never seen the Lupin TV series. They're not released here in the UK and they're too old/large/difficult to find to bother downloading them. >_>

Although red jacket > green jacket, clearly.

Edited July 31, 2007 by stokeriño

[IAceI]

I currently have Episodes 1-6 of Code Geass, yet to watch any of them except for some briefness on Episode 1 to make sure my subtitles were okay and everything worked fine. It looks pretty awesome, I just don't want to watch them, then have to wait for the next one to download. Well, not yet anyways. Anyways, 6 down 17 to go. Then I need to get 24, and then 25 and whatever else will be out by the time I get there.

I have the Shinsen Subs, they seem okay, nothing disastrously wrong with them is there?

[stokeriño]

No, Shinsen Subs are good quality. They're just painfully slow if you're wanting to keep up with a series as it's being aired.

Edited July 31, 2007 by stokeriño