Current JP anime broadcasts keeping your interest? [Archive]

Rhodes

07-13-2006, 05:23 PM

Now that most shows are in the middle of their run in JP... my favorites have changed.

Host Club was pretty high when it started out but now has dropped down my list. Mid ground.

While mecha show Zegapain has went up my list. Top 3 with Uta and Simoun.

Utawarerumono hasnt budged an inch. Fantasy with cute girls and a rpg tactical feel to the show, with an interesting storyline to boot.

Tsubassa is still mid ground, that break in between seasons has sort of damped my interest in this show.

xxxholic is a mixed bag. i dont like that the manga storys were rearranged and re-edited... the long & thin arms/legs is an acquired taste. sometimes its good and sometimes it's ok, still upset that the tsubassa cameos are gone. mid show still.

Blood+ dont really know what to make of it... Saya seems really weak. Favorite is Hagi and Solomon... Saya needs to go to town and start feeding. Awful lot of openings/closings... Mid show for me.

Nana top of my list... that is unless it goes into recap mood. 2 recaps in under 12 eps... wtf. music also tends to suck... same damn music. should of spent some $ on a decent composer. Above average, would of been great show if not for the recaps and static music.

Simoun Top of my list Yuri with a story. Very interesting world.

High School Girls really cheap animation but damn it, its a funny show. Above average for me. Started out low and gone to above average for enjoyment.

BTW Soul Link was a huge disappointment to me... sides the cheesy looking animation... story was no where near as good as Shuffle!

treatment

07-13-2006, 05:37 PM

These three are still keeping my interests:

School Rumble Ni Gakki (http://forums.animeondvd.com/favlinker.php?Cat=&Entry=23511&F_Board=generalanim eforum&Thread=1231010&partnumber=&postmarker=) (series middle of it's season)

Ergo Proxy (http://forums.animeondvd.com/favlinker.php?Cat=&Entry=23308&F_Board=generalanim eforum&Thread=1295138&partnumber=&postmarker=) (series almost done)

Honey & Clover II (http://forums.animeondvd.com/favlinker.php?Cat=&Entry=24744&F_Board=generalanim eforum&Thread=1378049&partnumber=&postmarker=) (series just started a couple of weeks ago)

I'm not quite interested in any of the others. Looking very much forward to Kanon-2006, tho. w00t! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

Suwako Moriya

07-13-2006, 08:17 PM

Ah so many series and bleh this is a reminder I'm behind on some.

Honey and Clover Season 2: Yeah it's only getting started, but it has the magic and feel of the first season. Thus I need to stick with it.

Saiunkoku Monogatari: The story is quite enjoyable and it has an awesome female lead. That's all that needs to be said. If they keep it up for the full 39 episode run I'll be impressed.

Simoun: Honestly I hated the first episode, but it vastly improve after that. Mainly because the pacing becomes more reasonable. It's become quite interesting.

Yume Tsukai: For some reason it's kind of fun to find out the "problem" of the current client. Sure it's not that special, but it appeals to me for some strange reason.

Strawberry Panic: Something I watch for the fun of it. Because well Shoujo-Ai for the win. Even if there are better series.

School Rumble 2nd Term: Fun and zany like the first series. That's the best way to put if you ask me.

Utawarerumono: A nice fantasy rpg style story and the nice part is the battles involve both normal and elite soldiers. Sure you have the uber members, but the soldiers at least have a role. Even if it just killing other soldiers.

Sasami Magical Girl Club: Well I'm currently on the final episode. So that will be it in terms of watching new episodes until the start of season 2 this fall so yay for that. This series has been quite nice. It feels like a change of pace in some regards. In a sense rather than being a story about being a magical girl. It's more of the story about becoming one.

Zegapain: Supposedly cliche, average, standard, etc. Yet for some reason I find it kind of interesting and I'm curious as to how it will end. Although I also fear I'm sort of wasting my time. Ie that the show has given away the ending. Of course I also feel a lot of things may be misleading. Because I am suspicious about things.

Ouran Host Club: While it recycles the same jokes in sense, it's still fun to watch. Plus hey Haruhi Fujioka is awesome in a few regards. So there you go.

There are a few other series I'm watching or have recently finished, but I don't feel like commenting on them right now. Yeah I'm a bit lazy so there.

ibby

07-13-2006, 08:49 PM

My JP anime I'm keeping tabs on:

-Saiunkoku Monogatari
-School Rumble 2nd Term
-Ouran Host Club
-Bleach

I'll follow Chevalier once it starts airing in about a month's time. I saw the first episode and really enjoyed it. I'm trying to keep my watch list as small as possible, cause in October there are quite a few shows I want to follow.

golthin

07-13-2006, 09:06 PM

So far all the shows that have ended have kept my interest and those that are still going. Shows that are still broadcasting and I look forward to the next episode with Fanatism every week are:

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
BLOOD+
Kamisama Kasoku
Kiba
Ergo Proxy
Witchblade
Strawberry panic
Ohran high school host club
Inukami
Nana (I was planning to not watch it, but I just couldn't resist)
Glass Fleet(the last 5 episode have really gotten me into the show)
XXXholic
Tsubasa Chrnicle
Hack/dots
School Rumble second term
Simoun
Saiunkoku Monogatari
Demonbane
Fighting Beauty wuron Rebirth
Himawari
Ah my goddess Sorezore no Tsubasa
Utawarerumono
Zegapain
Shoujo Changumu no Yume
OF course there is a lot of show that have been on a long run that I have to keep up, like Bleach, Naruto, one piece and Capeta.
I have only watched one of episode of soul link, I need to sometime bring myself to finish it.

Suwako Moriya

07-13-2006, 09:31 PM

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

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I stopped watching that around episode 8. I just can't bring myself to watch anymore. Granted the first two arcs were both interesting, but after that two problems come up. First the we're all gonna die aspect becomes standard. Second I'm not sure how many times I can watch the main screw up before I decide I may as well just predict everything goes wrong and be done with it.

Yes I know there are differences between the arcs. I know you learn more with each arc. Yes I know I'm over stating things. Yet despite that I can't change my feelings on it. I just can't bring myself to care much. In fact I think I'd rather just wait until the series over and maybe read spoilers. See if there is any real pay off.

Texhnolyze

07-13-2006, 09:34 PM

holy cow.. do you do anything other than watch anime? /images/graemlins/stunned0.gif

Rhodes

07-13-2006, 09:37 PM

doh forgot about rumble and strawberry panic...

rumble is ok has some nice characters... but the way the show is set up with the 2 to 3 shorts and the huge freaking cast... really depends on who they focus on. but the whole harima tenma thing is really old. wish all the extra bits gets dropped, you know those fantasy stories like the stoneage arc or the story then turns out to be just a dream/manga thing.

strawberry panic is fun but it also shows off what bits of other shows they steal from. its like a giant self parody that tries to be really serious. cant say i like nagisa but some of the others are fun to watch and see. i read the ending song changed... too bad, that was always a highlight :p

as for bleach... filler is crap. looks like its gonna be over 1 season long of non-stop filler. also falling into the shonen powerup trap. cant wait till the box sets are out in R1 for this show... will buy em up to the end of soul society arc then pretend the rest doesnt exist and go pick up the manga from that point on.

something

07-13-2006, 11:01 PM

Man I really need to catch up on stuff. I'm behind on the recent half season of stuff and have barely touched the newly started shows. I was watching some of my DVD backlog, but a huge part of the slowdown for me is spending too much time on Danbooru and rewatching Haruhi constantly /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif (On ep 12 now of a Kyon-order rewatch).

Anyway, that coupled with some things "becoming available slowly in a chosen format" has me pretty behind. I've already got tired of waiting on episodes of some shows and either dropped them or decided I'll wait until I can see it all, and then marathon. Long waits between episodes really hurts my enjoyment of a show, so I'd rather wait and see it all or just never finish it in the first place. The Third, Utawarerumono, MagiPokaan and possibly a few others are in this category right now.

That said, I still try to catch a few shows ASAP when I can get to the next episode, such as Ouran and now Honey and Clover II (though that reminds me, I need to watch ep 2... tomorrow night I guess). I should be all over releases of Higurashi, but I find that show hard to get in the mood for. Great show, don't get me wrong, but I can't say I necessarily look forward to starting up a new episode. I still haven't actually gotten around to 13 yet... I expended my Higu mood energy when I marathoned 9-12, mistakenly thinking I was getting the whole third arc /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

Strawberry Panic and School Rumble 2 are shows I all sorts of adore and want to see ASAP, but various factors have left me a few eps behind on both. I think catching up on those two should be priority #1, actually.

I've taken a quick look at (i.e. skimmed or watched one ep) Kamisama Kazoku, Love Get Chu, Yume Tsukai and a few others. But again they're all in the "so, so behind" column at the moment. I need to stop playing around with imageboards for a week or two and catch up... There are even shows from last season that I haven't watched one episode of yet. Gah.

something

07-13-2006, 11:05 PM

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Anri Misugi said:
I stopped watching that around episode 8. I just can't bring myself to watch anymore. Granted the first two arcs were both interesting, but after that two problems come up. First the we're all gonna die aspect becomes standard. Second I'm not sure how many times I can watch the main screw up before I decide I may as well just predict everything goes wrong and be done with it.

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I think that's roughly how I feel. Great show, very, very well written and acted (too bad the animation sucks) with absolutely fitting music, but... man, it's just hard to get into. It also doesn't help that I really avoid horror type stuff at all costs. When it's anime it doesn't bug me as much so I can let more slide, but Higu's still a bit too fucked up for me. Usually in a good way, but... it's something that I can enjoy once I get motivated enough to start up an episode, but finding that motivation got harder and harder with each passing week. Now 14 is out and I haven't even finished arc three... >_<

07-13-2006, 11:31 PM

Right now I'm following:
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
School Rumble 2nd Term (way behind though)
The Third
Himawari
Demonbane

and from this new season so far:

Tsuyokiss
Otogi-jushi Akazukin

I plan to watch Chocosis, Coyote Ragtime Show, Innocent Venus, and Binbou Shimai Monogatari at the very least as well. I've dropped Soul Link and High School Girls (what dreck) and force myself to not check out the rest.

I've been cutting back overall, and probably missing some shows I would have really enjoyed, but I need to introduce a dose of moderation before I burn myself out. So long as my quota of cuteness is fulfilled. /images/graemlins/happy.gif I'll probably check out Saiunkoku Monogatari too since so many people are watching it who have similar taste as mine.

The Third has turned out to be a big surprise I must say. I expected something along the lines of Avenger and only watched the first ep because I was missing my dose of sword toting loli since Shana left my screen. It's turned out to be very engaging and well-written so far with lots of likable characters.

SnowfairyX

07-13-2006, 11:44 PM

The only show that I'm currently following right now is Higurashi no Naku koro ni. Usually, I watch anywhere from between 1-4 episodes of a particular series to decide if it's something that I want to pick up on Region 1 if it eventually becomes licensed, but this is the first unlicensed anime that I've seen in which I can't stop myself from watching /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif. Currently, the show is about as addictive as crack and if it retains it's quality, it will easily end up being one of my most favorite anime series ever.

itsuka

07-14-2006, 01:03 AM

I'm interested in several shows of this season, but the ones I kept looking because I couldn't wait till they were licensed were Princess, Princess, Ouran Host Club and Saiunkoku Monogatari. That last one I liked so much that I even watched it in japanese.

BluWacky

07-14-2006, 04:04 AM

I only really care about Ergo Proxy and HachiKuro II at the moment, which is a bit sad; nothing from April or anything NEW from July has really fired up my interest very much, and I'm struggling to find the motivation to watch anything. The few shows I've watched this season have been rather disappointing; Otogi-jushi Akazukin is a bit too kiddie compared to the OVA, and Bokura ga Ita is hampered by its weepy lead seiyuu and a very low budget, and those were two of those I was most interested in.

Chevalier looked excellent from its first episode, though, and I'm looking forward to Kemonozume, but neither of them start until next month unfortunately.

I'm not sure why I'm just not interested in anything, but I had to take a forced hiatus from anime for a few weeks and when I came back I just didn't have the motivation to catch up on most of the series I was watching, so I dropped them and have no regrets about doing so. From April I'm only still going with Ouran (which I can take or leave) and Nana (where I hate Hachi so it's not exactly the best show ever). Oh, and Nishi no Yoki Majo, but I've only got two episodes left of that and I have to disengage my brain to watch it because the plot no longer makes much sense...

golthin

07-14-2006, 04:23 AM

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Texhnolyze said:
holy cow.. do you do anything other than watch anime? /images/graemlins/stunned0.gif

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Yeah! I read manga (Translated and in Japanese) and play online games (warcraft).

cjed

07-14-2006, 06:31 AM

I'm surprised to see no mentions of NHK ni Yokoso! I've only seen the first episode so far, but was very impressed - I'm eager to see more.

Of the other current series, utawarerumono is the one that's surprised me most - good characters and an interesting story. And it's good to have Honey and Clover II back.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 07:54 AM

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Anri Misugi said:
In fact I think I'd rather just wait until the series over and maybe read spoilers. See if there is any real pay off.

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Like we are going to spoil it for you. That or we don't even know the full answers to really spoil you. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

As for the we are all gonna die aspect, it only happens once, and that's the third arc. If you want, watch the 4th arc now and skip the 3rd. It's a refreshing change of pace.

Anyway, back on topic, the current shows that's still keeping my interest:
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
Ouran High Host Club
Nana
Strawberry Panic
ARIA the Natural
School Rumble 2nd Semester

Nork22

07-14-2006, 07:56 AM

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disarm said:
It also doesn't help that I really avoid horror type stuff at all costs.

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It's NOT horror!!!! /images/graemlins/relief1.gif /images/graemlins/relief1.gif

something

07-14-2006, 07:57 AM

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Nork22 said:
As for the we are all gonna die aspect, it only happens once, and that's the third arc.

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Well shit, guess I don't need to bother watching episode 13 now, thanks -_-

something

07-14-2006, 07:58 AM

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Nork22 said:
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disarm said:
It also doesn't help that I really avoid horror type stuff at all costs.

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It's NOT horror!!!! /images/graemlins/relief1.gif /images/graemlins/relief1.gif

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I'd ask what exactly it is then, but I imagine it would become a debate over minute semantics, so... pass.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 07:59 AM

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disarm said:
Well shit, guess I don't need to bother watching episode 13 now, thanks -_-

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Yes, just skip to episode 14. It's not that important anyway about everyone dying.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 08:00 AM

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disarm said:
I'd ask what exactly it is then, but I imagine it would become a debate over minute semantics, so... pass.

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Psychological thriller. That's how I see the show at the moment.

something

07-14-2006, 08:01 AM

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Nork22 said:
Yes, just skip to episode 14. It's not that important anyway about everyone dying.

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That was the most blatant lack of remorse about an equally blatant spoiler ever.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 08:05 AM

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disarm said:
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Nork22 said:
Yes, just skip to episode 14. It's not that important anyway about everyone dying.

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That was the most blatant lack of remorse about an equally blatant spoiler ever.

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Fine I'll put up the spoilers.
Meh.... if I say they all die, you think they all died?
When you watch episode 13, it's not really that big of an impact about the whole dying bit, episode 13 wanted you to see if you believe in coincidences.

Suwako Moriya

07-14-2006, 08:27 AM

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Nork22 said:
If you want, watch the 4th arc now and skip the 3rd. It's a refreshing change of pace.

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Hmm I'll consider that once the 4th arc has completely aired. I watch both the first and second arc in complete chunks. Although skipping an entire section sort of feels wrong, but ah well. I'll worry about what to do later.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 08:34 AM

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Anri Misugi said:
Hmm I'll consider that once the 4th arc has completely aired. I watch both the first and second arc in complete chunks. Although skipping an entire section sort of feels wrong, but ah well. I'll worry about what to do later.

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It's only 2 episodes. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

quenelf

07-14-2006, 08:34 AM

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BluWacky said:
Oh, and Nishi no Yoki Majo, but I've only got two episodes left of that and I have to disengage my brain to watch it because the plot no longer makes much sense...

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Yeah, basically it's crap, isn't it? Took me quite a few episodes to realise that it wasn't going anywhere. I like fantasy so I was all up for it but... er... no. So anyway I stopped watching it.

I'm currently watching Strawberry Panic (in the guilty pleasure category - it's not much good really, but...) and Saiunkoku Monogatari.

I would definitely be watching Honey & Clover 2 but I'm still vaguely hoping the series will get licensed and since I already know I will buy it if it does (not like I need to watch it to know how good it is, I've already seen a full season's worth), I'd rather watch the second part on DVD first...

--quen

Suwako Moriya

07-14-2006, 08:39 AM

The Third: Yeah I'm a bit behind, but I am still watching this. Honoka is cool and Millie is cute. Kind of interesting so far. Either way I need to catch up a bit more with this series later.

Aria the Natural: Rather sweet, slow and relaxing story. Alice Carrol is officially the best girl because I said so. Akari the lead herself is nice, but sometimes her "Everything is wonderful" view gets a bit scary. Although it's part of her charm so it's a conflict.

Suwako Moriya

07-14-2006, 08:44 AM

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Nork22 said:
It's only 2 episodes. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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So four for the first arc, four for the second, five for the third and two for the fourth. Heh I guess that just goes to show the length of each arc will vary and thus I can't predict when one is over. Well even then I'm not watching it right now. Especially with children around for a visit.

Nork22

07-14-2006, 08:55 AM

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Anri Misugi said:
Well even then I'm not watching it right now. Especially with children around for a visit.

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Fair enough. /images/graemlins/happy.gif
I'll tell you now about episode 14: lots of uber-cuteness courtesy of Rika-chama (4 years younger too). /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

BluWacky

07-14-2006, 09:01 AM

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quen said:
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BluWacky said:
Oh, and Nishi no Yoki Majo, but I've only got two episodes left of that and I have to disengage my brain to watch it because the plot no longer makes much sense...

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Yeah, basically it's crap, isn't it? Took me quite a few episodes to realise that it wasn't going anywhere. I like fantasy so I was all up for it but... er... no. So anyway I stopped watching it.

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But it's so pretty! That's my excuse, anyway.

The structure is all over the place; it's based on a series of novels which are only really linked by their characters, so stuff just happens out of nowhere a lot of the time. I like each individual arc quite a lot, but as a whole it's a complete mess. Plus there are WAY too many deus ex machina; Firiel is painted as a rather strong lead, but every situation she gets into is resolved by an outside force which rather cheapens her.

Eh. I've enjoyed it enough to finish, and it's not very long. But you're right, it's not very good... I never said I had taste /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Spirit Of The Stage

07-14-2006, 09:07 AM

On topic...

Shows still enjoying;

School Rumble Season 2
Strawberry Panic

Shows taken off list;

XXXholic
Blood +

Splitter

07-14-2006, 09:42 AM

Strawberry Panic! continues to fill my guilty pleasure needs. I know how bad this series is and delight in mentally lampooning it with each and every episode.

Utawarerumono is as solid as it was when it started and getting better. I'm loving all the fights right now. Can't wait to see what happens later on.

And with The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya over (/images/graemlins/cry00000.gif), I have a new rotation slot open. Gonna fill that one with Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Heard too many good things about it to pass it up.

Other than that, nothing. I dropped Tsubasa for good, and High School Girls I just plain don't like.

golthin

07-14-2006, 10:11 AM

golthin

07-14-2006, 10:14 AM

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cjed said:
I'm surprised to see no mentions of NHK ni Yokoso! I've only seen the first episode so far, but was very impressed - I'm eager to see more.

Of the other current series, utawarerumono is the one that's surprised me most - good characters and an interesting story. And it's good to have Honey and Clover II back.

[/ QUOTE ]Well, we are talking mostly of shows that in between episode 7-15 on this season and not the one that just started.

BluWacky

07-14-2006, 11:43 AM

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Nishi no Yoki Majo it is not really fantasy, It is a shoujo romance with some fantasy thrown in. If you don't like the angst and romance of A shoujo anime, you won't like this show. It is all about Filiel and roux ending together at the end and overcoming all the problems to be together. typical shoujo.

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Except it's seinen.

Seriously. Runs in Comic Blade.

The manga (not read the novels) is much heavier on the fantasy aspects to begin with; I've only read the first three volumes (up to the end of the Taurus Girl's School arc) and the first volume contains a lot more useful background information that helps later (for example, [spoilers]the dragons actually come up when Firiel first visits the castle for the ball, rather than suddenly appearing in episode 10 or whenever they first get mentioned; the Bard has been watching her and actually talks to her then as a mysterious disembodied voice. We also see a past for Edeline and Professor Dee that hasn't even been touched on in the anime (he's not going to turn up at the end, is he? I've only got 12 and 13 left to watch.)

pathos

07-14-2006, 12:30 PM

New Shows I've just picked up..

Zero no Tsukaima - Seems to be an interesting show. Nothing ground breaking, but it is entertaining so far.

NHK ni Yokoso - After 1 episode, I'm hooked. My friend, who read the manga, says the rest of it wont be so trippy. I think I'll like it though.

Tsuyokiss - This one has promise. We'll see how it pans out.

Shows, still ongoing, and still watching..

Ergo Proxy - still like it.

Utawarerumono - Consistantly excellent throughout

Zegapain - I think alot of people gave up on this show to early

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Still like this show, although I do think it would have been better to stop after 2 arcs or so.

School Rumble - always funny. Although, to be honest, I really enjoy episodes/chapters that focus on Harima, especially with Yakumo or Eri (not so much Tenma). It's cool that the other characters all get fleshed out at some point or another, but they arent nearly as interesting as Harima

Demonbane - What can I say, sometimes, cheese is good

Inukami - Started out hard to watch, got much better as it went along

Tokko - Appears to be the same character designers as GTO. Very low budget. Cliched as hell. But I love it anyway. I wonder why?

Shows I quit watching

Ouran High Host club. Thought the first couple of episodes were very funny. Started getting stale fast. By episode 5 or 6, it was a snoozefest

Blood+ - (wait, did the final episode air already? quit watching, so I dunno). I watched 20 episodes hoping it would get better. It never did. Saya - boring. chello playing friend - even more boring. Plot - /sigh

Bleach - I'll pick it back up after it gets back to the manga arcs. I had hoped for more with the filler. I didn't get it

I'm sure there's more. All I can think of at the moment

Suwako Moriya

07-14-2006, 12:36 PM

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I'll tell you now about episode 14: lots of uber-cuteness courtesy of Rika-chama (4 years younger too). /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Well at least that gives me one reason to consider watching the episode when I can. Ah I have plenty of time to think about it.

leongsh

07-14-2006, 04:01 PM

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Inukami - Started out hard to watch, got much better as it went along

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"Starts out hard to watch"? /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif The first 2 episodes are a wicked test! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

masterpez

07-14-2006, 04:09 PM

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NHK ni Yokoso - After 1 episode, I'm hooked. My friend, who read the manga, says the rest of it wont be so trippy. I think I'll like it though.

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It won't be as trippy, but the "WTF" factor will increase which makes it damn hillarious, especially if they don't tone anything down. Judging from the suggestive images of Misaki in the Nun outfit they showed in the first episode, they don't seem to be holding back too much. That scene did have nipples in the manga, but I'll compromise on it since they left it in to begin with. As for my list...

Blood+ - Loved the beginning, sort of lost interest during the Vietnam arc, but regained my interest after that, and loved it again after Diva appears *points to his avatar*

Bleach - I think I've been a Bleach addict since I started reading the manga so many years ago. I love the characters, so even if the filler arc is kind of dull, I'm still entertained.

One Piece - Has my favorite characters, probably of all time. Plus it's still so much fun to watch.

Zegapain - I definitely didn't expect to like this one as much as I do after the first episode was the most cliched thing I've ever seen. What made me watch episode 2....I have no idea, but I'm glad I did as it continues to become more awesome.

Nana - I like the relationship the 2 girls have, and this one has the music aspect which I've been longing for since Beck ended. And I do love the music.

Ouran Host Club - So yeah, this one cooled off a bit after the first few episodes, but I still love it. The Haruhi in Wonderland episode was awesome.

Honey & Clover II - Someone needs to license this entire series. Enough said.

The Third - I really like Honoka and Bogey, the story is interesting enough. Millie makes my spine melt with how cute she is sometimes... /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

School Rumble - I hope I'm not the only one that likes the side stories and weird setting segments that this show has. This seasons "off-beat" scenes still haven't topped the full_CG_Italian_Getaway_Akira scene from last season, for me, but they're still good. Of course the "normal" stuff is funny too. Standout scene for me this season was Tenma pretending to be Lala, and Lala pretending to be Tenma....I think I lost 2 lives that day from laughing so hard. Oh and Satsuki-chan <3

Other favorites: Ray the Animation (which just ended), xxxHolic, and Ah! My Goddess Sorezore no Tsubasa

Gatts

07-14-2006, 05:23 PM

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NHK ni Yokoso - After 1 episode, I'm hooked. My friend, who read the manga, says the rest of it wont be so trippy. I think I'll like it though.

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It won't be as trippy, but the "WTF" factor will increase which makes it damn hillarious, especially if they don't tone anything down. Judging from the suggestive images of Misaki in the Nun outfit they showed in the first episode, they don't seem to be holding back too much. That scene did have nipples in the manga, but I'll compromise on it since they left it in to begin with.

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The NHK manga is like "what if the people from Genshiken had serious mental problems." It's one of the reasons why I love reading it. It's impressive how everyone there has successfully managed to completely f* up their life beyond normal expectations.

I'm so out of it, I didn't even know they were making an anime of this. /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

I guess they are only going to cover material from the first 4 manga volumes. It would be difficult to find a stopping point otherwise.

masterpez

07-14-2006, 05:29 PM

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The NHK manga is like "what if the people from Genshiken had serious mental problems." It's one of the reasons why I love reading it. It's impressive how everyone there has successfully managed to completely f* up their life beyond normal expectations.

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Yeah, I like it for the same reasons and glad that it's been licensed and should be released later this year. More people need to read it. I'm just hoping it gets a competent release from Tokyopop.

LimePie

07-15-2006, 04:23 PM

Currently Airing: <ul type="square"> Ouran High School Host Club Akazukin (Fairy Musketeers) Demashita!! PowerPuff Girls Z xxxHOLiC TV [/list]

A Little Behind Scheduale: <ul type="square"> Good Witch of the West Sugar Sugar Rune PreCure Max Heart [/list]

quenelf

07-15-2006, 06:01 PM

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If you don't like the angst and romance of A shoujo anime, you won't like this show.

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Except it's seinen.

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And except that I adore angst and romance in shoujo anime (which, up to ep 7 where I bailed, there was not exactly a lot of, unsurprisingy if it's actually seinen), and still thought the show sucked /images/graemlins/happy.gif

I didn't dislike it because the genre wasn't to my taste or anything, just because the story wasn't properly told. I didn't know it was adapted from a novel series but it doesn't surprise me that much - adapting several novels into a 13-episode series sounds like a recipe for abject failure with all but the most heroic staff, and while I don't know who was responsible for series direction and planning on this, I don't think they can fit into the hero category. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

To be honest about the only positive thing I took out of it was the princess character who kept writing passionate BL fiction about the main character's love interest and that prince whatever; she was funny and likeable and had a cute character design... ah well.

Maybe I might be exaggerating how I feel about the show, it's not like it's horrifically offensive or anything; just not good enough to spend time watching.

--quen

Sly05

07-15-2006, 06:58 PM

It's kind of disappointing as the series started off as one of my favourites of the season. I really enjoyed the first two episodes or so then the story just started jumping around all over the place. I was also surprised to find out that its only 13 episodes long as up to episode 10 (as far as I've seen) nothing has really been accomplished and I still don't know where the writer is trying to go with the series.

I'll also second the complaint about how the main character was handled. She's supposed to have earned the respect of everyone around her but all she really does is demand to go places then have Adale, Roux, or that knight guy bail her out of trouble.

Back to the main topic of the thread, of the new shows this summer, I've been enjoying Zero no Tsukaima, Welcome to the NHK, Honey and Clover II and Coyote Ragtime so far. There's also still several shows carrying on from the spring that are also quite good such as Nana (though I think Hachi is an idiot), Strawberry Panic, The Third, Ouran Host Club, Aria the Natural and xxxholic. So far I've found 2006 to be an unusually excellent year for anime.