The Anime Thread

[Mick]

Episode 15 and I'm convinced I know the answer to all of this. And if it's what I think it is, .

No you don't.

Also, don't skip the credits of Episode 22.

[IAceI]

Good to see you like it.

I think the point 1 answer is to do with the convergence % and the like, kind of a one or the other sorta thing.

PS Guilty Crown isn't 'that' good, and 2 episodes in I'm hoping for a bit more to be honest. Don't expect Geass, or you'll be disappointed I'd say.

[Mick]

Finished Steins;Gate, I'll put up spoilers and what not tomorrow for my thoughts on it.

I'll hold off on Guilty Crown though.

Oh yeah, Fate/Zero was today! Thoughts:

--Berserker, as is his counterpart in Fate/Stay night, is a bad motherfucker. Anybody that can laugh in the face of Gate of Babylon (Archer/Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm, the same technique that took out Berserker in the movie Fate/Unlimited Blade Works) is someone you run from.

--Rider once again steals the show. I have to keep reminding myself that Saber is the big hero.

NOW, what do I watch next....

[StevenRichardsRules]

Ano Hana.

Also, finished Steins;Gate.

I teared up when Christina rushed back to him right as he was pushing Enter. Hell, most of that was kinda touching. The ending too. I'm a big girl, I love that kinda stuff.

I totally did predict it. Mostly. I figured since they started making a big deal of it by Episode 20 or 21, there had to be a bit more. But I wouldn't have guessed that. Yaaaay for happy endings.

Really did feel for that crazy chick with the glasses. She seemed really lonely and in need of friends. I wanted to know a bit more about her.

How exactly did the Mr. Braun thing work itself out? That wasn't exactly clear to me. Since they used MB's phone to hell her not to recover it, she never did and ... what? Wouldn't he still be involved with SERN or whoever? And what happens now that she's working for Mr. Braun?

Answering one of Mick's questions

1. I think that he couldn't have done that, since the first D-Mail was completely accidental and his past self wouldn't have understood it. But yeah, a message after the first one saying "hey, don't grant anyone any wishes" would have been a big help.

Plus, I think he needed to go through all that anyways. They all retained some fuzzy memories of previous world lines, so maybe that was part of the point.

My favourite moments

Mostly involved Okabe and Christina. I love that visual where they are both standing in lab coats, hands in their pockets. Made me think of how you can tend to adopt parts of another's personality when you're friends with (or dating) someone for a while.

I also really liked that she had some other characteristics than just "girl genius who fights with but secretly likes Okabe". And I liked the revolving door of nicknames he gave her.

Oh, and her little imitation of him near the end.

Edited October 31, 2011 by StevenRichardsRules

[Liam]

Has Mirai Nikki been any good? Downloaded the first episode to check it out, but not got around to watching it just yet.

[IAceI]

Yep, well worth a watch at least to see if it's your kind of thing anyways.

[IAceI]

Okay I've watched episode 3 of Guilty Crown and now I'm getting into it. Things are becoming clearer and it's looking more interesting, might be worth a watch afterall.

[Mick]

Going to give Baka to Test a shot; let me know if Guilty Clear is any good.

Edit: This show reminds me a lot of Ouran High School Host Club...and that is a good thing.

[StevenRichardsRules]

Time for another terrifying episode of Mirai Nikki.

-The more I hear that theme, the more I like it. The most creepy moment is when the soccer ball cracks and bleeds.

- MC guy, whose name I really need to learn, tries to call the police. And gets messaged by Yuno. Several times. "Who are you calling?". Creepy.

- Also, hilarious that he tries to tell the Cop about what happened, only for her to be there to stop him. And the way she sits in the back, smiling, is creepy.

- Police Chief: "I'm bringing you kids along on this possibly dangerous investigation where we have no real idea of what's going on because you could help."

- This bit at the temple is making me think of Avatar. Or something significantly less crazy. I think it's all the bright colours.

- Love this running theme of her being RIGHT behind him. So odd. Also, MC is a dick for killing that frog.

- I was expecting the Eye Guy, what with it being the Sacred Eye temple and all, but I'm interested in this black haired chick who is laughing sinisterly. Why exactly does she find MC interesting though?

- I want to start all my conversations with police officers by saying "hey, police dude".

- She can see the future maybe? Hmm.

- You stupid bastards. She just mentioned she had a diary! Okay, she's spelling it out for them.

- And the main character pussies out. What was he even afraid of?

- Funny how "no one" wants to be a God.

- Seriously, Yuki is a pussy. I'm also calling it that Yuno is the one who kills future diary chick, because she's with Yuki. Bitches be crazy!

- Hahaha, I love Yuno's diary entries. From "I have to protect Yuki" to "I'm gonna kill that bitch" in no time flat.

- Dude, how do you mistake gas for water? Ah, he was being controlled. And now a who bunch of people are murdering each other. Definately not flowery and happy anymore. They're all being controlled too, I'm guessing.

- Yes, provoke the nutcase!

- Aww, Yuno. How can she be so terrifying and also so pitiable?

- Ah, I get who "...with an axe in her hand" is refering to now.

- That Police Chief is suspicious as hell. What kind of cop is he? He just disappears (granted, he supposedly turned on the sprinklers) and leaves the kids to fend for themselves.

- If the Sacred Eye disables Ninth's escape powers, what exactly does he get from killing the Sacred Eye woman? Doesn't that make him lose his leverage over her?

- Zooooombies!

- Someone explain the Dead End / Flag stuff to me. I still have no idea how it works (comes up when you are possibly going to die in the future?).

- Well, Hypnosis Guy isn't half as threatening now. Superhero fetish? (And MJ moves. Just beat it!)

- All-hearing, huh? Interesting.

- I also have to wonder why exactly he needed to strip her naked except for her panties in order to capture her anyway.

- Yes, Ninth, Yuno is insanely abnormal. Hell, you could leave out the abnormal part and still be right. (But jeez, she's pretty smart to know what to do.)

- ... actual zombies. K.

- Manipulative much? "You can choose to die or me."

- Lawl, "Yuki's porn is under his bed". Class.

Edited October 31, 2011 by StevenRichardsRules

[Mick]

Oooh, is that the 4th Episode?!

IT IS!

I will begin watching shortly

[Ruki]

So it comes out on Sunday? Cool!

I will likely watch it tomorrow/Tuesday

[Mick]

THOUGHTS:

--Right about now, if I was Yukkii, I'd be hitting the sauce pretty hard.

--Also, I love the theme song and all the shit in it. Wonderful since I've read that managa and it all makes perfect sense to me.

--Oh shit, the cult! This should be insteresting, not sure if Ninth was captured by the cult in the manga.

--Declaring Yuno a nuiscance? This will not end well.

--Yuno's Diary: May 05 18:20 "Poor Yukkii. I have to kill that bitch."

--Oh wonderful, Yuno's pissed.

--FIRE IN THE CULT HALL! FIRE IN THE, TACO BELL!

--Huh, looks like Yuno's diary changed.

--Wow, Yukki came to his sense, but he made Yuno cry.

--Oh shit, an axe by Yuno's feet. I wonder how this will go. . .

--Keeping Ninth's eye? Ewww.

--Hmmm, so Ninth wasn't captured by the cult. It was that other guy.

--I really can't remember if that was part of it or not. I'll check after the show.

--Sixth's diary is really impractical. At least the phones have a (somewhat) protective casing. If Sixth spills a cup of coffee on that thing, she's fucked.

--I think I'm noticing a pattern here. First, Second, Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth all have eye colors that's like a shade of purple.

--Oh great, so this chump's a hero.

--WOOO YANDERE TIME!

--Ah okay, that dude's the Twelfth. And he's blind.

--Hypnozombie's, eh?

--WOOO, GET EM YUNO!

--And that's a wrap.

--Oh hey, Murmur's thing!

--Meh, the only thing that did was establish that Sixth has shit vision

--And upon further review, my eye color theory seems to have been debunked. Thanks, Fourth . Would've been a nice touch, though.

Overall, decent episode, nice cliffhanger. Too bad I have to wait a week

[Ruki]

Another great episode! I am really starting to dig this series.....Yuno is fucking insane and lovely, Yukkie is a pansy ass bitch, and....that's about it, really.

[Mick]

Another great episode! I am really starting to dig this series.....Yuno is fucking insane and lovely, Yukkie is a pansy ass bitch, and....that's about it, really.

Yukkie is a hell of a lot better than Yuki in To Love-Ru, though.

[Ruki]

Just watched the first episode of Steins;Gate.

....it was....interesting? Okarine (is that his name?) is insane....pretending to talk on the phone

Edit: Just watched the second episode. STILL A CONFUSING SERIES! I can honestly say I have NO idea what is going on. And joy, another male character who looks/sounds like/acts like a girl. And boo, the second episode was slightly out of sync audio-wise If this happens for episode 3, I may have to re-download

Edit 2: Episode 3!!! Still confusing, but interesting! And it seems the audio starts off fine, but then unsynches midway through (and usually, MEncoder is good for me ). Gonna give the xbox a rest (been watching lots on it tonight), hopefully it won't do this later.

[StevenRichardsRules]

Definately stick with it, Ruki. It's really good.

Reading the Welcome to the NHK manga. Misaki is giving off major Yuno vibes. Prefering the anime right about now.

[IAceI]

Stick with Steins;Gate, think of it as a CSI/NCIS sorta thing, the first half can seem a bit confusing and then things start to unravel and come together and make sense, and then you realise the clues were there all along.

Right, I've been doing a bit of watching lately. Three episodes in on Fate/Zero and I'm really liking it, Caster is a dick, Alexander the Great is a legend and it balances out a bit of humour well with the seriousness of the Church/Toksaha fammily arc etc.

I'm about three episodes into Gundam AGE and it's not bad actually, but it's just a bit.. blergh. The animation is so childish, like Pokemon aimed at 10 year olds. This is Gundam, moody pilots and blowing shit up without a second thought, pointing guns at people and the like. This is just a bit too.. nice. Story is intriguing though.

Need to watch episode four of Ben-To, Gundam AGE, Mirai Nikki, whatever there is (4/5/6??) of Fate/Zero. Creeps up on you quickly.

[Mick]

Stick with it, Ruki.

I think they're up to episode 5 of Fate/Zero, btw.

[Ruki]

I might have room on my plate for another 'weekly' show...just because I loved the original Fate/Stay Night.

I can't remember if I asked, but is there a big difference between the two?

[Mick]

Fate/Zero is a prequel to Fate/Stay Night. While Fate/Stay Night covered the Fifth Holy Grail War, this one covers the fourth.

A few familiar faces show up as well. Here's the big difference, though. While in Fate/Stay Night, you had like four kids fighting for the Grail, a teacher that did fuck all, a priest just playing along, and a servant using another servant, in this one, they're all adults, and six out of seven of them now what's at stake.