azurezeed

Kind of is when you think about the fact that you are talking to someone currently watching the show.

At least it's not AMD tick tock tack teck tuck
 
 
/jk

At least it's not AMD tick tock tack teck tuck
 
 
/jk

Well that seems like a direct statement to what we were talking about earlier in this thread.

Well then. Hello you people.

oh ya I it is one of the few anime I have intentionally watched more than once and read the manga for.
 
probably makes me weird lol

Well, despite having not caught up with the current season, the new one is nearly upon us. Figured I'd chime in on what I'll give a shot to:
 
Definitely watching
Concrete Revolution 2: I just pray that Urobutcher doesn't ruin it.
Rinne 2: the first season was fun enough with its dry humor.
 
Hopeful for:
Joker Game: it's classified as a historical military seinen series. Been a while since we had one of those.
Stray Dogs: it's also classified as a seinen series, so there's a chance it will be a bit more sophisticated than this premise usually is.
Hero Academia: the manga's fun enough and has a flair for comic book storytelling, even if it's nothing memorable so far. Could be a decent shounen series.
 
Not sure about:
Sakamoto: it sounds like it could be either a really lame show for disenfranchised teens, or something genuinely clever.
Ace Attorney: as long as it's more Jojo than Poirot, then it could be the dose of cheese I've been waiting for from this genre.
 
Long shots:
Bakuon: it sounds just dumb enough that I'm curious to see where they go with it.
Flying Witch: with the right touch, this could be a charming slice of life series.
Kuma Miko: with the right touch, this could be a charming slice of life series.
Mayoiga: with the right touch, this could be an interesting character study.
Endride: with the right touch, this could be an interesting fantasy adventure.
Big Order: looks terribly standard, but I've been waiting for one of these formulaic series to be good for a long time, so I'll probably give it a shot.
Hundred: looks terribly standard, etc etc.
Kiznaiver: looks terribly standard, etc etc.
Sousei Onmyouji: looks terribly standard, etc etc.
 
Will watch once I catch up with previous seasons:
Jojo: Stardust Crusaders is a real slog compared to the previous arcs, to the extent that not even knowing the endgame would rock could keep me watching. But I would like to see the next arcs animated.
Ushio and Tora: it was fine, but didn't really wow me enough to stick around the first time.
 
 
Howdy!

Yay, had some time to catch up on manga.
 
Tomo-chan's a Girl! manga (c272-281). decent.
Not bad, but so far nothing particularly interesting has happened with this whole "sleep over" concept. Here's hoping they take this a bit further (though 281 was surprisingly funny).
 
Seitokai Yakuindomo manga (c368). decent.
There were some fun ideas in this chapter and it felt less repetitive than expected. They just weren't particularly funny, so it didn't hit any highs.
 
Kotonoba Drive manga (c22). decent.
Nothing new or particularly interesting happened, which is a problem for a manga that's apparently winding down. It's hard to tell if the subtler stuff (Sue seems to be aging as the chapters go by, for instance) is something to be taken seriously, and that kind of stuff is hardly enough to win me over in a manga that has offered better in the past. Good enough, if they start really going somewhere soon, but otherwise a throw-away chapter as far as I'm concerned.
 
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni manga (c9-10). decent.
I can dig on a story where they actually have the characters act realistically their ages, and doubly so when they take the subject matter pretty seriously. The story's advancing pretty slowly, though. The charm of the characters is still a bit limited, too. They have that "constructed" feel to them, making it difficult to really feel like I should be rooting for them or not (aside from the fact that it's the obvious choice). Still, there's plenty of room for it to grow into something memorable.
 
Actually, I'm... manga (c117). decent.
There wasn't much to this chapter in terms of comedy or progression, but it was an ok reminder that this manga does have a bit more to it than just comedy. It was a nice reveal Genjirou shares a dream with the kids, and could make for some nice character work if they want to aim that high.
 
Otoyomegatari manga (c53). good.
This was surprisingly cute. Always nice to see a convincing tsundere being convincingly tsundere. I'm glad the series is settling into some slice of life with a bit of variety, too. Having A and B plots really helps when you're contrasting relationships and their growth.
 
Mahou Tsukai no Yome (c27). decent.
Now that the drug PSA stuff is mostly done, this chapter wasn't so obnoxious to me. I'm still completely unsold on the romance elements in the story, so that's not really cutting it either, but at least they're less silly than the drug stuff. Hopefully the story will return to form now.
 
My Hero Academia (c83). decent.
The obvious plot progresses a bit, and not much else. The aftermath of the attack is shown to include two missing persons, which is an interesting detail, and otherwise things aren't very surprising. It's not "bad formulaic", but it's still formulaic. With luck it won't be a case of two factions of heroes jumping idiotically into action, but that seems to be what's in the cards. They even had the usual "there's a traitor among us" plot point, so it seems doubtful that this plot will contain much other than already-well-trodden material.
 
Letter Bee manga (c95). so-so.
Well, this chapter was a blur of events that should have had more gravitas. There's honestly no shortage of creativity on display here; it's just misplaced. It feels like they're just tacking on interesting details for another story which actually built up to them properly. With a better script this could have been something creative throughout,  like Music of Marie, but it's honestly fumbling pretty badly here, with repetitive sentiments and a distinct lack of purpose for all the characters other than "they all have to be here in the end". I'm disappointed with this on a narrative level, and feel the author sold themselves rather short so far. I hope the finale is at least marginally satisfying.

@azurezeed
Im going to assume you are agreeing with that making me weird lol

Lol no, wrong button then
 
I just agree that's a good anime/manga

There is no wrong button. There is only the agree button. I just assume most people have not watched the anime or even know what it is.

When they changed the like system I just moved to agree as my generic like lol. Thumbs up is probably the better generic like but it was not the option when I started using agree.

I did the same thing, yeah it was good point, and agree was the better substitute for like
 
so, I don't blame you lol

Lol no, wrong button then
 
I just agree that's a good anime/manga

Started watching cowboy bebop, I remember that opening, maybe I saw a few episodes of it when I was young

Lol, I was just going to start watching Cowboy Bebop also
 

Rewatched Serial Experiments Lain, it still holds well in my list, it makes you question a lot of things in life, I like all the existentialism the series touches and  all the concepts this anime manage to show considering it aired in the late 90's, and  the ending felt right to me, definitely not for everyone but I would still recommend it.

http://www.animemaru.com/ryuuko-matoi-reveals-surprisingly-strong-feelings-about-video-games-over-twitter/
 
It's a more complete version of the show's story that takes things a bit more seriously. I recall enjoying it more than the anime, which felt really shallow by comparison (not that the manga's deep, but at least it explores its topics well enough).

http://www.animemaru.com/man-still-trying-to-figure-out-end-of-evangelions-dvd-menu/
 
Also, I'll never really understand why Code Geass is so popular. It's just vaguely fun gibberish. After you've watched something like Gankutsuou or Gurren Lagann its appeal is pretty limited.

It's a character drama about a performance art, like ballet or opera but different. Rakugo's meant to be comedic, but that doesn't mean everyone will find it funny. But that's not what the show is about anyway: it's about the characters' stories. Like Kids on the Slope, just not about jazz or teenagers. If you're trying too hard to view it as being "about Rakugo" then you might not enjoy it all. But then you might not enjoy Black Swan or any other such works, because they're about the characters and their personalities and such, and the bits with their actual performances are pretty much secondary.
 
Not necessarily, there's a bunch of shows that are "good enough" depending on one's tastes. Sekkou Boys, Dagashi Kashi, and KonoSuba seem to be getting the most attention around here.

Hey, if it's not for you, it's not for you. Can't do much about that
 
But yeah, at this rate it's probably the only anime from the season that'll actually be noteworthy, if Erased doesn't cut it.

Koe no Katachi manga. decent.
In short, this is kind of an anti-One Week Friends, dropping the sugarcoating and just being a bitter little pill. That can make it tough to get through, but at least it has a point and isn't just raw nihilism or something. It does go overboard here and there and it rushes a few things too much, but it more or less holds together. The big problem is that I'm not sure if it works as a shounen comic or even a seinen one; it struggles under its own weight and feels like it won't quite appeal fully to either demographic. But hey, how often do kids get a story that pulls almost no punches, even if it's a bit too staged and "after school special" at times? Certainly not often in Japan... but that's a discussion they need to have as a society (much as my society did 30 years ago, only to swing too far toward the opposite extreme). Anyway. Koe no Katachi falls a bit short of what I'd like, but because it actually has the gall to show what bullying is really like and how it screws kids up, I'm more than willing to forgive it's flubs and contrivances. It's definitely miles ahead of junk like OreGaIru. I just doubt that it will actually manage to send a message to the people who really need to hear it.

Source 1: http://www.dualshockers.com/2016/02/22/ibm-japan-announces-sword-art-online-inspired-vrmmo-project/
Source 2: http://www.vrmmo-project.jp/
 
Yet another Sword Art Online game is in the works, but it won't be like any other game before it. Today IBM Japan, in collaboration with Kadokawa, Bandai namco, Aniplex, and others, are creating Sword Art Online: The Beginning Project. It will be a VR MMO, arguably the first of its kind, and will use full body motion to move your in game character around. The only other tidbits of information we have are that this VR MMO will use IBM's cloud computing technology known as SoftLayer and will star the protagonists of Sword Art Online, Kirito and Asuna. IBM wishes to explore the idea of using cognitive computing for the future gaming.
 
Yes, there is a teaser website and there is also a teaser video (below). If you are in the Tokyo metropolitan area between March 18th and March 20th, you're in luck, because IBM is looking 208 alpha testers. If any of you are able to somehow score a chance to play the alpha, please share your experience.
 
 
And now nerd talk. First of all, holy snap Batman! This is like, a huge deal. One, Sword Art Online is arguably getting a "somewhat proper" game, IMO. Two, this game is going to be a VR MMO that uses full body motion for in game movement. Say whaaaaaat. That's freaking sweet. Sure that's nothing new, but with the powerhouse of IBM behind the project, I can see great advancements being made, hopefully, maybe. I don't think you guys have any idea how excited I am for this. Sure it's nothing like the kind of VR that's shown in Sword Art Online, but it's a (very tiny) step in that direction, if we can even make it to that level. I absolutely cannot wait to see the progress on this project, and I really want to get my hands on it, but sadly, that won't be for quite some time.

Do not forget about the ps3

i dont know... it may be too late because I have already started agreeing with everything...