Avericious

Anybody here know of any good manga sites other than MangaFox and MangaHere?

Those sites are having some issues where it could take over five minutes to load a page.. 

http://www.mangatown.com/

at least it was only 30 seconds I hate when they do Half a season of good then turn to 95% fan service for the rest of the season

True enough I guess.

Now, I've started Kakumeiki Valvrave and am really enjoying it so far. 

That show had exactly 30 seconds of worthwhile content before it turned to shit and stayed as such for the duration.

Of the currently airing winter season anime I've seen, which is most of them, I gotta say there is a lot of stupid bullshit going on. The only one I've seen with any promise was Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu.

Meanwhile, the western counterpart to anime is trucking along better than ever. Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Rick and Morty, Star vs The Forces of Evil, Bobs Burgers and so on. I think I'll rifle through my watch later list of cartoons and see if I've been missing out on gems while I was suffering this current anime tripe. At the very least I know I won't be seeing any shitty fan-service or other light novel type bullshit.

Been watching some Ghibli films I hadn't seen before. They're mostly good stuff. Like Porco Rosso and The Cat Returns, but they aren't all winners, Tales From Earthsea was underwhelming to say the least.

I just see no value in using something just because it "looks current", when all that means is wasted CPU cycles. If it offers something substantial over the other anime sites, then sure.

I sure hope you don't just pick your anime based on whether they "look current" too...

Well too each their own.

And no, I don't pick anime based on whether they look current. Some of my favorites include Legend of Galactic Heroes, Berserk and Yu Yu Hakusho. Watching anime and using a website is not equivalent experiences.

Pff. Well you've certainly sold me. It doesn't offer anything except wasted CPU cycles on visual frills? Shut up and take my money!

I suppose we should just go back to old layouts on every site then if it's so wasteful. By nice, I mean it looks current, rather than five years old. It does have other advantages too, but I am not adept at explaining things. So go experience it for yourself if you care, I guess.

I'm happy with MAL personally.

It was just a joke. I'm just very picky about aesthetics. Any tracker with a decent library will serve the purpose.

MAL? Get that shit outta here boi. Hummingbird fo' lyfe. They have the same shit taste as everyone else, but at least the site looks nice.

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You watched a tame shota hentai. We are all very impressed.

Saw the new Ghost in the Shell movie. It was pretty good. Also, Gundam Origin. Probably the best thing that came out last year.

I'm watching the english dub for Ghost Stories and it's pretty much pure gold.

Space Brothers is the most dragged out snore-fest there is. The others look like they are probably trash, but hey, I've been known to like trash from time to time. I guess I'll investigate.

I've had at the very least a passing interest in this show. I suppose I will watch it then.

Gigguk is hilarious

Gigguk is diet Demolition D+

guys

 

First Berserk movie has some pretty cringey CGI

 

pls, it gets better

right?

Yes.

A predictable outcome. And yet, still disappointing.

Ugh. You had me until I read your Chaika bit. I can't understand how anyone would find Chaika anything but tedious as hell. It's the anime equivalent of a plain rice cracker with absolutely horrid music, a go-nowhere plot, idiotic spell names, and comedy so light that I barely noticed it at all. You'll probably have more fun looking for images of the Chaikas online than you will watching the damn anime.

Gonna be honest. Kind of went though it real fast-like to get it out of my to watch list. 

@Avericious lots of anime. Looks like time well spent.

Indeed, barring any access to the internet it is better by far than having staring contests with the wall. I also spent 172 hours completing Fallout 4.

Katanagatari for sure. Not only did I re-watch Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann a few days ago, there is no question in my mind which I prefer. It is in my top three favorite anime of all time.

Stop picking terrible shows you plebeians. Do not collect 200 dollars, go straight to jail.

Here are shows that meet your criteria that are not utter tripe like that of Tokyo Ghoul or Akame ga Kill:

Berserk

I require that someone make an anime out of Teppuu. It has everything I want. A complex and likable main character, good side characters, not a shred of fan service despite being a majority female cast and fantastic, hard hitting fights in the form of MMA.

No doubt studios would probably prefer to churn out more dreck. But it would be a good change of pace to see something like that get made.

I think I would prefer Madhouse to make it.