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Anime & Manga

Here fans of the popular Japanese entertainment can have their hey day; think of it as a little slice of Akihabara.

Section Staff: Sonata, gimmepie, Sapphire Rose

Event

Anime Watch Challenge 2022!

(3 pages)

gimmepie, May 9: I did this! This was a really nice movie and I enjoyed it a lot. It might feel a bit slow, but I think it's pace very well and that the "slowness" is very much intentional. Stories that are character-focused like this work well when the...

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Started by Sapphire Rose

The first arc: Introductions!

gimmepie, Mar 6: That must be the most evenly spread list of genres I have ever seen.

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PC Anime & Manga Awards 2021

Aslan, Jan 4: I tried my best. I left a lot blank because I haven't watched/read enough this year to have an answer :D Anime Best Action Show: Yona of the Dawn Best Comedy Show: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Best Romance Show: Toradora Best Drama Show:...

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Anime & Manga Rules!

Chikara, Mar 2015: Anime & Manga Rules http://i.imgur.com/eCqtBrJ.gifAll global Pokecommunity rules apply here, unless stated otherwise. Global rules can be found here, be sure to review them if you need a refresher! A rule or two will be waived in this section in...

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Started by Chikara

Light Novels

Gavoca, May 14: Sadly, most Light Novel adaptation are like this, either the studio make it rushed or diverge it to the source material in a badway, which leaves some important stuff

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Least favorite anime?

Sapphire Rose, May 10: I have a couple! School Days has been called her several times already but I can't stress enough how absolutely horrible this anime is. The plot is one big trash bin set on fire and no one trying to extinguish it. The main character is easily the...

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Started by Palamon

Upcoming Anime

The Mega Champion, May 7: Not much really. MHA S6 Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Arc Tokyo Mew Mew New (why not?) Uzumaki (I can already tell I'm not going to like the black and white style of it though tbh) and whatever else I come across that intrigues me enough...

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Started by gimmepie

Ongoing

Higurashi Gou

gimmepie, May 6: Honestly, I was much happier discovering it was a sequel than when I thought I was going into a remake. The last few episodes did go a little off the rails though. I get why they presented things the way they did, but I don't think they had to do it...

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Started by gimmepie

What manga's to read?

gimmepie, May 6: Well, that's hard to say. It depends on what you're into. What other stuff do you like?

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Started by alexbaker

Spring

Tomodachi Game

Palamon, May 4: This was my first thought when I started watching this Danganronpa without the murder. Which another series kind of did called Naka no Hito Genome Jikyokuu, but this one, Tomodachi Game just feels more sinister than Naka no Hito, in my opinion since...

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Started by Palamon

What was the last anime you watched or manga you read?

(15 pages)

.hack, May 4: A while ago I watched the end of AoT since last posting here, super excited for the next part, but another long wait :(( I also started Netflix's Castlevania although it's a grey area on whether it's anime or not lol. I've been watching the TV...

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Review

May Review: Watashi Ni Xx Shinasai!

Sapphire Rose, May 2: Manga Review Before I get into the review, I'll explain a little bit about the plot of the manga: The manga is about a girl called Yukina who, unbeknownst of her classsmates, is a popular internet novelist going by the nickname "Yupina". What...

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Started by Sapphire Rose

Art Styles

Fairy, Apr 26: Junji Ito. Best artist. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Have you ever crushed on anime characters?

(2 pages)

tokki211, Apr 15: My first anime crush was Nuriko from Fushigi Yuugi, and looking at who I am now that explains a lot lol. Some of my other more prominent anime crushes were James from Pokemon, Zelgadis from Slayers, and Sanosuke from Ruroni Kenshin.

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Started by Sheep

What the best manga have you ever read?

(2 pages)

irwinnick, Apr 7: Vagabond any day! I have read fairly enough manga but nothing feels like Vagabond till date.

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Started by dorrismillerrr123

anyone read pumpkin night

katsellscards, Mar 15: such a good manga

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Entirety of Funimation anime library being transferred to Crunchyroll

gimmepie, Mar 4: I think merging their content all into one place is an objectively good thing for consumers since it saves money in the long run and provides a more comprehensive library in one place so nobody has to mess about with bouncing between a million...

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Started by The Mega Champion

Review

February Review: Arisa

gimmepie, Feb 28: I feel like I've looked at this manga like fifty times and always skipped over it. Maybe I'll have to actually give it a try.

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Started by Sonata

Review

January Review: Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

gimmepie, Jan 31: Manga Review Hello and welcome to the first of the monthly reviews we’re going to be doing in A&M this year. For January, I’m going to be reviewing the manga series Kubo Won’t Let me Be Invisible by Nene Yukimori. The premise of Kubo is...

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who's the best HxH character???

Pokemonoucoule, Jan 28: Saitama > goku

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Started by Flowerchild

Event

2021 Anime watch

(2 pages)

gimmepie, Dec 22: I finished Vinland Saga and I have thoughts!

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Started by Sapphire Rose

Ongoing

Girlfriend, Girlfriend

Palamon, Dec 7: Update: I ended up watching this one, and I like it. This one is unique in the fact it's trying to tackle a poly relationship. I hate how they're saying "two-timing" relationship, though, when it's a completely consensual poly relationship. So, I...

4 2,785

Started by Sonata

What is the best anime/anime series you’ve ever watched?

(2 pages)

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 6: The best thing I've watched is Madoka Magica. It gets kind of dark and the ending is a tear jerker, but it was a hopeful one and I liked it. Unlike a lot of people seem to be, I'm not really a huge fan of the sequel movie, Rebellion, though. Some of...

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Magical girl anime

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 6: I'm a massive fan of Magical Girl anime. I've rewatched Madoka Magica several times, and I've watched most of Cardcaptors. I've probably watched most of Sailor Moon seasons one through four, although I didn't watch the episodes in order (I didn't...

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Cancelled/Unfinished Dubs

.hack, Nov 19: GX particularly made me go and rewatch the whole series subbed just to get the final season haha. GX is my favourite gen. It's such a pie in the sky dream, but I'd be elated if it ever was finished, 5Ds dub is admittedly not as big a deal I just...

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Started by Palamon

Ongoing

World's Finest Assassin

Sonata, Nov 16: For a genre that's oversaturated with shows and that feels like every idea has already been done, the world's finest assassin feels like it falls right in the middle somewhere. Theres a good deal of the expected tropes, some unexpected bits and some...

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Anime that are hard for you to watch

Ninetales, Nov 11: This. The Akame Ga Kill manga is my absolute favourite, there’s a reason Esdeath has remained my theme for the past year or so. However, the deaths of certain characters whom survived in the manga appalled me. I recall taking a break from continuing...

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Started by Palamon

Best anime dub you've ever watched?

tigertron, Nov 5: Sword Art Online and Psycho-Pass.

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Controversial Opinions

(2 pages)

Palamon, Nov 2: This is going to probably be more controversial than my first post in here awhile ago, but I'm probably one of the very few people that doesn't like Cowboy Bebop. I don't know why. I've tried watching it many times, but I just don't love it. Never...

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Started by gimmepie

Summer

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2

Mahian23, Oct 13: The 2nd season ending was nice.A score of 8/10 by me.

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Started by Sonata

Ongoing

SAKUGAN

Sonata, Oct 12: Just watched the first episode recently. Getting some Made in Abyss and Deca-Dence vibes from the show, and I'm loving the current father-daughter dynamics going on. Any other early adopters want to talk about that? :p

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Started by Sonata

Summer

Sonny Boy

Sonata, Oct 12: Series is now finished, and what an interesting show it was. There was a lot to take in and I think it might benefit from a rewatch now that it's all out there - but let me just say the biggest issue I had with it is the ending, and we'll leave it...

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Started by Sonata

Rate The Anime OST Above You Between 1-10

(3 pages)

User Anon 1848, Sep 24: 7/10 nice 'n' gothic 0Sl0rAJCcKc

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Started by User Anon 1848

Worst anime adaption ever!

Dawn, Sep 21: The original Hellsing was pretty awful despite having the best English dub of all time…something they thankfully carried over to the vastly superior Hellsing Ultimate. Tales from Earthsea is a dreadful adaptation of the books too, to the point...

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Started by Palamon

Ongoing

Tokyo Revengers Episode 23 Discussion.(Spoiler)

Mahian23, Sep 11: 12 Hours ago,Tokyo revengers Episode 23 Released.It had some shocking scenes.Did you get shocked in any scenes?

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What anime series have the best fashion design and character styles?

Sheep, Sep 11: I really loved the Pandora Hearts character designs and outfits. The manga artist will forever have one of my favorite artstyles. Gah, I miss that series so much. ;_;

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Started by Byue28

Counting Electric Sheep (Anime-Themed Music Sets) - Video Link Edition

(2 pages)

Allen Ceedos, Aug 30: Hi there. Unfortunately this will be my last post on this thread, after finding out that the threads for my other series have been shut down. I figured I might as well end things now because the same could happen here before I can say anything to...

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Started by Allen Ceedos

What interests you in a series?

QueenNothing, Aug 15: For me, I think a big part of it is characters. Ojamajo Doremi, Evangelion, Hunter X Hunter, Berserk, and Haruhi are all very different series, but these either are or have been my favorite anime/manga at one point because I felt attached to the...

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Started by gimmepie

Summer

What are you watching from this season?

Sheep, Jul 25: Looked it up and Jahy-sama gives me a really strong The Devil is a Part-Timer! vibe - very similar premise, here the demon lord suddenly gets thrown into the human world and has to adjust to life there too (working, socializing, etc). I think it's...

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Started by Sonata

Ongoing

Peach Boy Riverside

Sonata, Jul 10: Currently watching this show as it airs. I wasn't really sure how I personally felt about it after the first episode given that I suffered a bit of whiplash from the tone, and I don't know that the second episode really helped with that any :) ...

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Started by Sonata

Bleach and the Thousand Year Blood War

Figure, Jul 7: The voice acting in the Bount arc really bothered me so I actually never finished ha. I agree seeing the sword forms was cool but, beyond that, the story line never really gripped me.

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Started by Figure

Ongoing

My Next Life as a Villainess: S2

Sonata, Jul 6: It was fairly decent :) don't know if you've gotten around to touching it yet, but it's got some decent comedic moments and lots of eye candy. Hmm, yeah, she definitely is on the path to friendzoning a lot of people for it being a harem...

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Started by Sonata

How many anime series can you keep up with at a time?

(2 pages)

Lamp, Jul 2: cuz i have no hobbies and just extremely bored

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Started by Sheep

Spring

The World Ends with You The Animation

The Mega Champion, May 25: I'm on the official Funimation discord. So if/when/once the english dub simuldub gets announced I will know and be able to share it ASAP so no worries lol

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Started by Sheep

Dubs in other languages

Palamon, May 2021: So, anyway, I found a Spanish dub of some anime called Wild 7, and it's pretty decent. Although, I'm pretty easy to please, so, there's that. Wild 7 is some anime from the 90s, by the way.

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Started by Palamon

suffering

donavannj, May 2021: As you've made this thread without giving us anything that can actually generate discussion, I am going to lock this thread. Please try to provide us with a bit more to work with than "still waiting for part 2 of attacks on titans". Private message...

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Started by franm2000

One Change

gimmepie, May 2021: I have never agreed with you more than at this moment.

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Started by gimmepie

"jojo part 6 when"

donavannj, May 2021: To answer the question posed, the Haruhi Suzumiya series likely will not get enough additional source material for a studio to want to animate a third season.

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Started by Palamon

Macross/Robotech Rights Dispute Ends with an Agreement

Palamon, Apr 2021: Harmony Gold still exists? I honestly thought that company was long dead by now... but at least they finally settled this legal battle? I only watched Macross delta, though, tbh, so I don't see me watching any others that might get brought here...

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Started by donavannj

Endings

Percy, Mar 2021: Clannad: Afterstory's ending was probably my worst experience with an ending. I was emotionally wrecked when I was nearing the end and I could sort of predict what would happen. well, stupid ol' me searched what would happen in the ending and I...

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Started by gimmepie

That won't work as an anime

Palamon, Mar 2021: What are some manga/novel series you don't think could work as an anime? I still think Oyasumi Punpun is not suited for anime, and can't see it working because of how extremely real the series is. I'd rather see it adapted into a live action...

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Started by Palamon

Which Anime character is your Spirit Animal?

Chikara, Mar 2021: I’ve always thought I have a lot in common with Simon from TTGL, both as a kid and as an adult. There’s also Winry from FMAB, I get compared to her a lot but I think that’s just because we’re both blonde tomboys.

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Started by Vulpix

Obscure Series

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 2021: First warning because my pick has both graphic violence(sort of) and sexual themes. Virgin Extinction Island by Kawasaki Junpei The comments give this series a lot of hate, I think they're just mad they're seeing themselves instead of power...

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Started by gimmepie

Expectations Subverted

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 2021: for recent series I enjoyed more than I thought, bunny girl sempai and rent-a-girlfriend. For just straight up subverting expectations I'd say anohana, and gleipner a little bit. But its' an odd comparison because one happens in the beginning...

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Started by gimmepie

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Upcoming Anime

Higurashi Gou

What manga's to read?

Tomodachi Game

What was the last anime you watched or manga you read?

May Review: Watashi Ni Xx Shinasai!

Art Styles

Have you ever crushed on anime characters?

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anyone read pumpkin night

Entirety of Funimation anime library being transferred to Crunchyroll

February Review: Arisa

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who's the best HxH character???

2021 Anime watch

Girlfriend, Girlfriend

What is the best anime/anime series you’ve ever watched?

Magical girl anime

Cancelled/Unfinished Dubs

World's Finest Assassin

Anime that are hard for you to watch

Best anime dub you've ever watched?

Controversial Opinions

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2

SAKUGAN

Sonny Boy

Rate The Anime OST Above You Between 1-10

Worst anime adaption ever!

Tokyo Revengers Episode 23 Discussion.(Spoiler)

What anime series have the best fashion design and character styles?

Counting Electric Sheep (Anime-Themed Music Sets) - Video Link Edition

What interests you in a series?

What are you watching from this season?

Peach Boy Riverside

Bleach and the Thousand Year Blood War

My Next Life as a Villainess: S2

How many anime series can you keep up with at a time?

The World Ends with You The Animation

Dubs in other languages

suffering

One Change

"jojo part 6 when"

Macross/Robotech Rights Dispute Ends with an Agreement

Endings

That won't work as an anime

Which Anime character is your Spirit Animal?

Obscure Series

Expectations Subverted