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The Anime / Manga Thread (MK2) | Beware Spoilers
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KLK is consistently a blast to watch, but there's very little meaningful development (the status quo has barely changed since the first episode, about the only thing that's changed is Ryuuko knows who killed her father now) and Ryuuko and Satsuki are both kinda boring, which is a shame because most of the supporting cast is great.
Winter has been pretty dull so far, Space Dandy has been good but not as great as hyped. There are a bunch of other decent to good shows (Noragami, Chuunibyou, and D-Frag being my favorites I guess, though Nisekoi is really nice to look at too) but nothing has really impressed so far.
Winter has been pretty dull so far, Space Dandy has been good but not as great as hyped. There are a bunch of other decent to good shows (Noragami, Chuunibyou, and D-Frag being my favorites I guess, though Nisekoi is really nice to look at too) but nothing has really impressed so far.
Just here to say the synopsis for Golden Time is 0/10, very misleading. In case you were afraid the whole reason they are pursuing each other is because "omg we made a promise when we were 5 years old in a sandbox and every episode I must reminisce about the scene", luckily it is not. It also gets extra points for NOT BEING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL. Plus everyone is super pretty. also www.anime-pulse.com they are in the middle of their winter preview reviews
I'm loving Kill La Kill right now, I don't know what you guys are talking about. Although, I would prefer if Ryuuko would be relevant to the overarching plot of the series instead of just interrupting it for her own reasons, but it looks like that'll be the case once she knows about her dad and shit.
KLK is one of those shows where the specifics of the plot don't matter. It's a whole bucket of fun for a bunch of reasons, none of which are plot.
TheValkyries
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KLK is so close to being a legitimately great show but it's just missing tiny cues and opportunities and the result is that it's been thematically lackluster for most of the show. HOPEFULLY, the next plot dump is going to fix that and the show will go on to being very good, but IDDDKKKK.
Acklow
I am always tired. Don't bother me.
In regards to spring 2014 shows to look forward to:
Gokukoku no Brynhildr (Thriller/Sci-fi/Romance) - The premise is basically a boy is infatuated in his childhood friend (a girl, surprise surprise) who claims aliens exist. At one point, she ends up dying but years later the boy meets a girl that looks exactly the same as his childhood friend. She doesn't know him, but she has superhuman strength. There's lots of intense action and drama. Tad bits of romance here and there (it sort of turns into a little bit of a haremy thing) but it's really good since they aren't afraid to show off the nasty gore.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (Sci-fi/Fantasy/School Life) - Probably going to be the best show in Spring 2014 if not show of the year. The manga is just that good. Basic premise is the main character enrolls with his sister in a school for magicians. His sister is a magical prodigy as opposed to himself, who is basically considered a complete failure of a wizard, only passing the entry by the bare skin of his teeth. However, the main character is no chump. He legitimately can fight any magician and overpower them thanks to special combat training he received and his vast knowledge of how magic works. Also they don't make things easy when explaining how magic works in the manga either: they literally go barebones on how certain spells are cast and what science goes into each and every bit.
Hitsugime no Chaika (Fantasy/Romance/Adventure) - I read the manga. It was ok. Not amazing by any means but it was sort of interesting in some regards. I hope the anime is better.
Date a Live II (Romance/Fantasy) - Sequel to Date a Live season 1.
Mekaku City Actors - Shaft is doing this. It sort of looks ok. I'll be looking into this one.
Black Bullet - Looks like our Guilty Crown/Code Geass/Fill in the Blank Apocolyptic show of the season. Let's hope this one actually is good.
Mahou Shoujo Taisen - It's Gainax. I want to see if this is better than their last Magic Girl Anime.
Captain Earth - Another Bones anime. idk if this will be good. Will be looking at this one as well.
Kamigami no Asobi - Brain's Base. They usually have thought-provoking anime and I like their stuff. Hoping this is good.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr (Thriller/Sci-fi/Romance) - The premise is basically a boy is infatuated in his childhood friend (a girl, surprise surprise) who claims aliens exist. At one point, she ends up dying but years later the boy meets a girl that looks exactly the same as his childhood friend. She doesn't know him, but she has superhuman strength. There's lots of intense action and drama. Tad bits of romance here and there (it sort of turns into a little bit of a haremy thing) but it's really good since they aren't afraid to show off the nasty gore.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (Sci-fi/Fantasy/School Life) - Probably going to be the best show in Spring 2014 if not show of the year. The manga is just that good. Basic premise is the main character enrolls with his sister in a school for magicians. His sister is a magical prodigy as opposed to himself, who is basically considered a complete failure of a wizard, only passing the entry by the bare skin of his teeth. However, the main character is no chump. He legitimately can fight any magician and overpower them thanks to special combat training he received and his vast knowledge of how magic works. Also they don't make things easy when explaining how magic works in the manga either: they literally go barebones on how certain spells are cast and what science goes into each and every bit.
Hitsugime no Chaika (Fantasy/Romance/Adventure) - I read the manga. It was ok. Not amazing by any means but it was sort of interesting in some regards. I hope the anime is better.
Date a Live II (Romance/Fantasy) - Sequel to Date a Live season 1.
Mekaku City Actors - Shaft is doing this. It sort of looks ok. I'll be looking into this one.
Black Bullet - Looks like our Guilty Crown/Code Geass/Fill in the Blank Apocolyptic show of the season. Let's hope this one actually is good.
Mahou Shoujo Taisen - It's Gainax. I want to see if this is better than their last Magic Girl Anime.
Captain Earth - Another Bones anime. idk if this will be good. Will be looking at this one as well.
Kamigami no Asobi - Brain's Base. They usually have thought-provoking anime and I like their stuff. Hoping this is good.
Am I the only one that thinks KLK is incredibly overrated? It's by no means SAO part 2 level bad or anything, but it's not that great either. The "plot" is highly disorganized, the characters aren't particularly endearing, and moments that are supposed to be epic come off lackluster.
I watched school days.
I want half my day back.
Except the last episode.
I'll cherish it forever.
I want half my day back.
Except the last episode.
I'll cherish it forever.
This week in particular was quite a fingerblast to watch.
shit has hit the fan in kill la kill, oh my god
that's not shit you're seeing, it's blood
That happens every episode.
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