I'm only reading chihaya atm, i can rec that if you havent seen it
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The Anime / Manga Thread (MK2) | Beware Spoilers
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Acklow
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Bokura Wa Minna Kawaisou: very similar to Sakurasou anime, but more adult-like. There are a lot of great moments.
Koi To Uso: Basically imagine if the government was a match-making service with your future spouse pre-determined. Then imagine if you had a person you liked other than the one the government matched you up with. This is that kind of manga.
Wagatsuma-San Wa Ore No Yome: A masterpiece imo. Basically a total loser gets random dreams that are prophetic-like in nature, showing Wagatsuma - the most prettiest girl in school - as his future spouse. He in turn, starts to do everything in his power to gain her love. The fun in this manga is in the many tropes and jokes it panders with (various cultural, movie, tv show, etc references). The supporting cast is really great as well, which makes this manga a gem.
I don't have any others I'm really reading atm that I like that are romcoms (I read mostly horror, murder mystery, protag stuck in a fantasy/game world - yeah I know).
Otherwise, if you don't mind Manhwa, "Looking for a Father" is good.
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ThatCrazyRussian I'm recommending Bonnouji, it's a 35-chapter long series and it's really cute. gets a little ecchi toward the end but nothing too bad. other than that the other recommendations here are great
I've personally been meaning to watch Chihayafuru for a long time, but I need to start shinsekai yori first
I've personally been meaning to watch Chihayafuru for a long time, but I need to start shinsekai yori first
Both are equally worth your time hahaha
I relate to geluganship on so many levels
I've seen like two episodes... It's an episodic comedy with some overarching plotline that isn't important. It's anime-comedy, so some things will be funny but a lot of it is just exaggerated voice acting. My two cents, I guess, before someone who actually watches it pitches in.
apparently the first two episodes can and should be skipped if you've never read the manga? i'm not 100% sure why but the "proper" start is episode 3 for viewers completely new to the series
Cresselia~~
Junichi Masuda likes this!!
Anyone watching World Trigger at all?
I love the series, but it doesn't seem popular.
I love the series, but it doesn't seem popular.
It's a hit-and-miss kind of a deal. Very culturally specific humour at times so either you'll find it funny as fuck or you'll not get it at all...
RODAN
Banned deucer.
hey so we started up a kind of fringe anime review site http://foku.io/2015/12/17/hello-world/ if any of you want to contribute to it, first read this and then come to #weeb. also the first review on the site is mine so if you have any criticism plz tell me
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The final episode of The Asterisk War aired earlier today. Potential spoiler alert for anyone who's not seen it all yet, so don't read the rest of this post if you don't want to know anything about the episode or series (not written it yet so idk if there will be any, so playing it safe).
I was entertained by the series and will watch season two, but i felt that there is missed potential tbh the development of the characters could have been a lot better, although that isn't really anything that I ever really mind in anime, and it felt like the plot was mostly one-directional, without much going on outside of training and the odd interaction or two. The antagonist feels undetermined, with it hinting at allekant gakuen being the key antagonist while still hinting at one or two other potential candidates, although this may just be because of the nature of the light novel so i'll probably let that one slide. However, don't know why they ended the season before showing Todou and Sasamiya's fourth round match or at least revealing its result. This is not something that can be layed onto the light novel, and while it seems minor it just makes it feel like the season ended ten minutes earlier than it should have. Also we got that prelude at the start of the series that we haven't really been given any development on other than that it was Ayato's sister. I think it would have been better to run the season as 24 episodes so that this prelude wasn't completely in the dark.
However, I feel that beyond these knitpicks the season was pretty good. Generally speaking I dont mind this sort of thing so it doesn't really impact my opinion of the what we've got so far, and it was entertaining enough for me to get plenty of enjoyment out of it despite flaws like this.
However, I feel that beyond these knitpicks the season was pretty good. Generally speaking I dont mind this sort of thing so it doesn't really impact my opinion of the what we've got so far, and it was entertaining enough for me to get plenty of enjoyment out of it despite flaws like this.
I'll prolly watch it cause it sounds better. S2 on asterisk was prolly just due to the light novel tbh, although idk why they didn't just do a 24 episode season to account for it tbh.
Lemme just take a moment to praise Owari's finale. The creative crew at SHAFT really know to squeeze a scene dry for every drop of emotion, even without a budget, just through smart framing and a surprisingly fitting soundtrack.
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