The leafing and the Moeing - Anime Autumn 2012 - Page 3

Tev · 09-25-2012, 03:55 PM

Well my interest list is as follows:

Kamisama Kiss
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai
CODE:BREAKER
Magi
Girls und Panzer
PSYCHO-PASS
Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de

Now to dig them up and see if they are any good.

phil_ · 09-25-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

I used to think I liked anime, but I've come to realize that I apparently like less than .0001% of the anime that is actually made. I feel like such a poser around my friends, who are all like, "MAN IT'S ABOUT LIKE, FISHING. THE WHOLE THING IS ABOUT LIKE FISHING. WITH A ROD AND REEL, RIGHT? SO BOSS."

Are you saying you didn't watch Tsuritama, or that you didn't like Tsuritama? If A, watch it; if B, please explain.

Addressing the point you were actually making, I mean, you don't have to watch everything. I know my choices mostly lean toward comedy and bright colors, with very few shows about everyone dying every episode. It's not a contest or anything; it's just TV.

Tev · 09-25-2012, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by phil_

Addressing the point you were actually making, I mean, you don't have to watch everything. I know my choices mostly lean toward comedy and bright colors, with very few shows about everyone dying every episode. It's not a contest or anything; it's just TV.

My reason for watching Girls und Panzer is wanting to see girls judo-fight with tanks.

phil_ · 09-25-2012, 04:46 PM

My reason for not watching Girls und Panzer is that I doubt tanks will actually play a significant role in the story. There's a lot of characters in the material I'm seeing; I expect tank fighting to take a back seat to "kids in a club learning life lessons," and I have Chihayafuru season two for that this winter Edit: also Chuunibyo, now that I think about it.

If tanks do end up occupying a more important place in the story than music in K-On!, please let us know. I'd love a show about tanks without all that death and violence that accompanies tanks.

Magus · 09-25-2012, 05:22 PM

I think it's more that the .0001% of anime I would actually enjoy overlaps fairly well with what eventually either appears on American TV or gets added to Hulu, Crunchy Roll, etc. I look at these lists every quarter and probably once a year I see something I'd like or which sounds appealing, anyway.

And I mean, yeah, it was Tsuritama. No, I didn't watch it. I had a hard time finding something appealing in the premise of teenagers fishing or whatever. Like my most recent thing I was watching was a show from several years ago called Darker than Black which is one of those more action oriented ones. On the other hand, a lot of anime doesn't sound appealing to me at first, I have to actually see it to really judge it. Like both FMA and Death Note sounded bad back when I first heard about them, but I really ended up liking them after watching them.

phil_ · 09-25-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

And I mean, yeah, it was Tsuritama. No, I didn't watch it. I had a hard time finding something appealing in the premise of teenagers fishing or whatever.

It's more of a sci-fi alien show with a fishing motif than actually a show about fishing. But, yeah, the appeal for me was more in the art style and music than the plot, which is much harder to sell people on than Chinese Electric Batman (which I say with love; DtB was pretty cool).

Give it a shot if you're ever in a Fantasia sort of mood, assuming you have such moods.

I am being incredibly calm by just making this an edit Edit: Puchimas anime was announced on Sunday. This means nothing to any of you and it looks terrible. For me, though, this is stunning and exciting news. True surprise is a rare emotion in the information age.

Magus · 09-26-2012, 08:59 PM

Oh, yeah, the kid he meets while fishing, he's not human, right?

I dunno, I'll try watching all of Ponyo again, that will probably get me in the mood.

But oh yeah, Chinese Electric Batman was like, the shit. It's not better than Baccano! or something but man. Maaaann.

Locke cole · 09-26-2012, 09:25 PM

Man, Baccano! Baccano! was awesome. Durarara!! was also pretty great, though I stillthink I prefer Baccano!

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 09-26-2012, 09:34 PM

Yeah, Baccano! is probably the better of the two. Durarara!! has a solid cast but Baccano is just filled to the damn brim with intriguing and awesome people that you can't help but want to watch more of no matter what. Not the least of which are Miria and Isaac.

phil_ · 09-26-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

Oh, yeah, the kid he meets while fishing, he's not human, right?

Well, he's not fishing at that point. The alien is why he starts fishing.

As for Baccanos and Durarararararas, there needs to be more of the latter. I'd just gotten my head firmly around the whole thing when it ended, which might be what they were going for, but the OVA made me really feel "I want more of this now," which I hadn't felt before viewing it.

Also, all my shows which aren't aired in the Sunday kids' block are over now. What will I do with myself? Study?

09-25-2012, 04:46 PM	#24
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	My reason for not watching Girls und Panzer is that I doubt tanks will actually play a significant role in the story. There's a lot of characters in the material I'm seeing; I expect tank fighting to take a back seat to "kids in a club learning life lessons," and I have Chihayafuru season two for that this winter Edit: also Chuunibyo, now that I think about it. If tanks do end up occupying a more important place in the story than music in K-On!, please let us know. I'd love a show about tanks without all that death and violence that accompanies tanks. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako. Last edited by phil_; 09-25-2012 at 04:49 PM.

09-25-2012, 05:22 PM	#25
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I think it's more that the .0001% of anime I would actually enjoy overlaps fairly well with what eventually either appears on American TV or gets added to Hulu, Crunchy Roll, etc. I look at these lists every quarter and probably once a year I see something I'd like or which sounds appealing, anyway. And I mean, yeah, it was Tsuritama. No, I didn't watch it. I had a hard time finding something appealing in the premise of teenagers fishing or whatever. Like my most recent thing I was watching was a show from several years ago called Darker than Black which is one of those more action oriented ones. On the other hand, a lot of anime doesn't sound appealing to me at first, I have to actually see it to really judge it. Like both FMA and Death Note sounded bad back when I first heard about them, but I really ended up liking them after watching them.

09-26-2012, 08:59 PM	#27
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Oh, yeah, the kid he meets while fishing, he's not human, right? I dunno, I'll try watching all of Ponyo again, that will probably get me in the mood. But oh yeah, Chinese Electric Batman was like, the shit. It's not better than Baccano! or something but man. Maaaann.