What anime did you last watch?

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Postby Sailor Sedai (Ellf) » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:31 pm

I just finished watching all of Bleach currently. It's why I got that idea.
I've also been watching Eyeshield 21, and a few others. I plan on watching Psychic Academy soon.
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Postby Light02 » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:06 pm

I'm watching Chou Jikou Kidan Souther Cross I'm near ep 15.
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Postby Neko- » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:23 am

Busy on Amaenaideyo, and it's successor Amaenaideyo Katsu. Caught up with One Piece, School Rumble S2, Utawarerumono, Witchblade, Tokko, Himawari and Ah My Goddess yesterday.
Now that still requires me to make time to watch all of Daphne In The Brilliant Blue, My Dear Marie, The odd ep of Naruto, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, not to mention the amount of eps I still have lying about of the Samurai Pizza Cats... :roll:
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:47 am

I've finally watched Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ep 3... which means I'm still 2 eps behind the Ayu subs and like 6 behind the WIND subs..... I can't sit through the eps one after another....
Just finished Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuustu ep 10. OMG! That was such a sweet episode. Fight! Fight! Fight!
And Just finished Yakitate! Japan ep 65-66.... means I'm 1 ep behind A-E's subs.. and I got 3 more till the end of the show. =/
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Postby lwf58 » Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:05 am

Angel Heart: As an old City Hunter fan, I love this semi-alt-uni sequel.
Ah My Goddess TV, 2nd Season: AMG TV is one of the very few OAV-to-TV transitions that's better than the OAV.
Bincho-tan: This show is so gosh-darned cute, it just barely stays this side of too sweet. Beautiful animation.
Bleach, Mar, and Naruto: Enough said.
Fate/Stay Night: Good action-adventure.
Tsubasa TV 2 and xxxHolic: Hey, it's CLAMP.
Uta wa Rerumono: Japanese historical drama in a fantasy world. Good story, good animation.
Zegapain: Giant robot anime, latest incarnation. All the usual cliches, but worth seeing anyway.
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:36 am

lwf58 wrote: Tsubasa TV 2 and xxxHolic: Hey, it's CLAMP.

I never did pick up Tsubasa TV 2...or 1 for that matter.....
How does it compare to the manga? and xxxHolic? I heard the two series sort of crossover with each other... is it true with the anime as well?
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Postby lwf58 » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:47 pm

The anime of Tsubasa compares favorably with the manga, I think. There's a minimum of the kind of drawing the emotional scenes out until they're boring that happened frequently in Rayearth. It's more like Cardcaptor Sakura in pacing.
I haven't read xxxHolic past the first volume, but the anime is pretty good, given the subject matter. Where Tsubasa is action-adventure, xxxHolic is semi-gothic-horror paranormal, in which the main character is discovering the world of the supernatural after being tricked into serving the Time Witch. The art style and overall feel is very different from Tsubasa.
They are not crossovers in the true sense of the word. Tsubasa is a series in which CLAMP brings back guest appearances of pretty much every character they've ever created, but not in the same persona. The main characters (Sakura and Shaoran) are dimension-hopping, and see alternate universe versions of the characters. xxxHolic is a supporting series in that the Time Witch gives them a Mokona (there are two) to allow them to travel, and they consult with her through Mokona occasionally during the series.
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:52 pm

I see. So do I need to know other CLAMP series to appreciate Tsubasa? Or can I just pick up the AnY subs and watch without worrying about the fact that I've never actually seen any of the CLAMP series, yes, even CCS.
What about xxxHolic? They don't cameo the other CLAMP series do they? Well I know Mokona is from MKR, and apparently there are two pharmacists which are from Legal Drug.. but I don't know. I guess I'm more of a manga person when it comes to CLAMP....
*shrugs* Do you think it's worth the money? or should I spend it elsewhere... actually I've been eyeing the Chobits box.... *shrugs* I don't know.
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Postby lwf58 » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:08 pm

Bliss wrote:I see. So do I need to know other CLAMP series to appreciate Tsubasa? Or can I just pick up the AnY subs and watch without worrying about the fact that I've never actually seen any of the CLAMP series, yes, even CCS.

Tsubasa stands on its own as an adventure story, but it helps if you do your homework because there are a lot of guest appearances. You'll get the characters better if you have some familiarity with them from their original series. For example, in one of the episodes from season 2, the main characters from CLAMP School Detectives show up, and it really helps if you know why they say certain things.
What about xxxHolic? They don't cameo the other CLAMP series do they? Well I know Mokona is from MKR, and apparently there are two pharmacists which are from Legal Drug.. but I don't know. I guess I'm more of a manga person when it comes to CLAMP....

Nowhere near as much crossover stuff in xxxHolic. I've watched up to episode 5 so far, and there are no new characters yet.
*shrugs* Do you think it's worth the money? or should I spend it elsewhere... actually I've been eyeing the Chobits box.... *shrugs* I don't know.

For the manga, you mean? Tsubasa, definitely. I'd download and watch a few fansub episodes of xxxHolic before deciding about buying the manga of it. It's likely not going to be to everyone's taste. It's being subbed by Kyuuketsuki. Great opening song, I must say.
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:15 pm

Yeah, I went ahead and watched episode 1 of xxxHolic just to check it out. I must say while the story seems to follow the manga as far as I can see from the one episode. I didn't really like the art. I guess I can't complain it does resemble the manga art very well but I guess I'm looking for something a bit more.
I'll definitely scout around for the Tsubasa manga. I stopped reading it after vol 4... went to study abroad and I just sort of lost track of the series. It was pretty interesting, and looked promising. If the manga and the anime are pretty similar I might shell out some cash for the remaining volumes and wait for a DVD box release of the anime. *shrugs*
I should probably download an episode and check to see if I like it.
Yeah, the op for Holic is pretty good.
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Postby Frog » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:52 pm

Froggie's list of anime currently being downloaded/watched (alphabetically):
1. Black Lagoon: Modern day pirate adventures involving mercenaries, mafia, and neo-nazis. It is very fun!
2. Fate/Stay Night: Oh, ARCHER!! <3 :oops: :oops:
3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Murders and mysteries and intrigue. I'm scared ;_;
4. Nana: Shoujo drama. Two girls with the same name sharing an apartment in Tokyo. The translation group I was following seems to have stopped :(
5. Nurse Witch Komugi-chan: Not a current anime but just finished watching it. Parodies, parodies, and more parodies. It was funny.
6. Ouran Highschool Host Club: Bishounen in humorous situations.
7. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Amazing in every respect. A cut above the rest.
8. Utawarerumono: Adult strategy game made into anime. Lots of doggie people? It's surprisingly good.
Favorite anime? Probably 'Honey and Clover'. I can't wait for season 2!
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:39 pm

Frog wrote:1. Black Lagoon: Modern day pirate adventures involving mercenaries, mafia, and neo-nazis. It is very fun!

Black Lagoon rocks. Although it is rather short... slated for only 12 episodes I believe I read somewhere. Follows the Manga pretty closely in some of the episodes although the continuity is a bit different. I love the OP&ED. Revy's such a badass~
Frog wrote:5. Nurse Witch Komugi-chan: Not a current anime but just finished watching it. Parodies, parodies, and more parodies. It was funny.

Which Nurse Witch Komugi-chan was it? Magikarte or Magikarte Z? I only saw Z. So I if ya saw the original I wanna know if it was any good. Was it like Z or completely different?
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Postby Frog » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:00 pm

Black Lagoon rocks. Although it is rather short... slated for only 12 episodes I believe I read somewhere. Follows the Manga pretty closely in some of the episodes although the continuity is a bit different. I love the OP&ED. Revy's such a badass~

It is only 12 episodes. It says so on their website: here. It actually improves somewhat on the manga, if you ask me. It does juggle the order, but instead you get improved fights and a greater empathy towards the characters faster than if they'd just followed the manga to the letter. The whole nazi arc + "Calm down, two men"made Revy and Rock's relationship more interesting than if they had just gone straight to Roberta's story. I'm rather liking the series. Like you said, the OP is good. I'm not so fond of the ED.
Which Nurse Witch Komugi-chan was it? Magikarte or Magikarte Z? I only saw Z. So I if ya saw the original I wanna know if it was any good. Was it like Z or completely different?

Magikarte. I haven't been able to find torrents for Magikarte Z :( I don't know how they would compare since I haven't seen the sequel. Komugi was basically one parody after the other with over the top silliness, like Excel Saga. Is this how Magikarte Z was? If so then I must redouble my efforts to find it!
edit: I just finished watching the first episode of Saishu-Heiki Kanojo (Saikano, for short) or "She, the Ultimate Weapon". I think I'm going to like this series, even if Shu-chan's design gets to me a bit. He's so much taller than Chise! And his face is weirdly elongated.
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Postby Bliss » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:09 pm

Hmm.. here's the link for Z.. well one of the eps anyways.
Now I've gotta hunt down the original... hmmm... do you happen to know which group was subbing it?
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Postby Frog » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:33 pm

Aw, it's only the first episode of Z. Thanks all the same. I'll download it after I get the first episode of Full Metal Panic ^^
As for which groups did the original I'm uncertain. I got my version from spanish fansubbers since I could not find an english language version. Since spanish is my first language that wasn't much of a problem for me. Do you speak spanish? If so then I can certainly lead you towards the torrent that I downloaded.
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