The Anime Thread

[Mick]

Dub or sub, Cloudy?

[Ruki]

Is the dub even out yet?

[Mick]

Yep.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Some of both. I started watching the sub on Netflix, got 4 episodes in, and then I went and hung out with one of my friends who owns the blu-ray and watched 5-10 dubbed.

EDIT: Binged on the last 15 episodes, finished it.

Did not expect Annie to be the female Titan. I actually liked her too. I also liked Petra and Erd and most of Levi's squad, and look what happened to them.

Also, definitely thought that the female Titan squished Reiner and was pleasantly surprised when he burst out of her hand.

And I really want 3D maneuvering gear or whatever it's called. Looks super dangerous, but super awesome.

[Mick]

Holy god, this first episode of the second season of Space Dandy...

[Benji]

Is that Nights of Cydonia thing on Netflix worth a shot?

[MalaCloudy Black]

It's gotten pretty good reviews so far.

[Benji]

Gave the first episode a shot last night, it was pretty good. Visually it's solid, and whilst it's largely a very monochrome show, it uses it to good effect. Tried both English and Japanese dubbing and the Japanese one felt far more right (generally I watch English if available because I'm lazy). The story reminds me a lot of FF: Spirits Within, which isn't as bad a thing as I'd have thought it would be (my issue with that film is more my usual FF complaint of "it doesn't feel like Final Fantasy"). As far as the episode itself goes (minor spoiler)...

How the fuck is Nagate not dead? That dude can take some serious punishment >_>

[gunnar hendershow]

I meant to watch it as it was airing but never got around to it. Kind of disregarded it early because of the *barf* CG I saw in the trailer. Might marathon it one day but I'm gonna be super busy with the Summer season. I gotta give them credit for trying to promote this show through new ways, nobody watched it during Spring season. Might be more successful with western fans, after all it's been called Attack on Titan in space.

Also back from Anime Expo. It was madness, far too many people than the convention center can handle. No idea why they don't cap the attendance. I didn't bother with the Sailor Moon or Zankyou no Terror premieres, the lines for those filled up far too early to bother. Cons are more enjoyable the less panels you wait for anyway and the more you walk around and meet people anyway.

Here's the list of airing days for Summer anime. Start dates are included.

Monday

Starting July 7

Akame ga Kill!

DRAMAtical Murder

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Fran♥cesca

Himegoto

Yami Shibai 2nd Season

Starting July 14

Minarai Diva

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Tuesday

Starting July 8

Ao Haru Ride

Hanayamata

Re:␣Hamatora

Wednesday

Starting July 2

Bakumatsu Rock

Starting July 9

Majimoji Rurumo

Momo Kyun Sword

Yama no Susume: Second Season

Starting August 16

Hanamonogatari

Thursday

Starting July 3

Free!: Eternal Summer

Glasslip

Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen

Starting July 10

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!

Friday

Starting July 4

Rail Wars!

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

Tokyo Ghoul

Shin Strange+

Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe

Starting July 11

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

Zankyou no Terror

Saturday

Starting June 28

Sabagebu!

Starting July 5

Pri Para

Sword Art Online II

Starting July 12

Nobunaga Concerto

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

Tokyo ESP

Sunday

Starting July 6

Aldnoah.Zero

Barakamon

Jinsei

Sengoku Basara: Judge End

Space☆Dandy 2nd Season

Maido! Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku

Mobile Suit Gundam-san

[Ruki]

Might have to pick up Persona....other than that, not sure.

[Mick]

Might have to pick up Persona....other than that, not sure.

Fate

[Ruki]

Ehhhhhh............Fate isn't as great as you think it is. Fate/Stay Night was a lot of fun, but Fate/Zero was kind of boring at points, and nowhere near as good.

[Mick]

Ehhhhhh............Fate isn't as great as you think it is.

[gunnar hendershow]

Ao Haru Ride and Glasslip have a lot of feels potential.

[Mick]

DRAMAtical Murder as well. Love Stage looks interesting.

[gunnar hendershow]

Most of you guys should look into Tokyo Ghoul

[gunnar hendershow]

Man Fate sure has some high-quality storytelling.

http://a.pomf.se/omivst.webm

Also webm compatibility when?

[MalaCloudy Black]

Watching the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA.

I'm not a fan of some of the animation. It's kind of weird how Knightmares and vehicles are animated in an almost CG style, makes them look jarringly out of place with the rest of the show. The Alexander Knightmare units are kind of cool though.

Also, I went in knowing this was set between season 1 and 2 of the series, but I was not expecting that little cameo from Suzaku and Lelouch at all. Happens about 70 or 80 minutes into the OVA, probably not even a minute long scene. Still neat and unexpected, though.

EDIT: Woah wait wtf. It's not Lelouch. It's some guy named Julius Kingsley who looks and speaks exactly like him.

[=BK=]

The new DBZ movie was dubbed and is getting a theatrical release in the states.

[StevenRichardsRules]

Knights of Sidonia was my favourite last season. I'd recommend it, especially if you liked Attack on Titan at all. Also, the OP is great.

Really enjoying Zankyou no Terror and Majimoji Rurumo this season.

Edited July 25, 2014 by StevenRichardsRules