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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

Event

2023 Anime & Manga Challenge

(2 pages)

Ninetales, Aug 12: I finished Inuyasha: The Final Season I also concluded Sasaki to Miyano Anime: 9/12

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The first arc: Introductions!

gimmepie, Mar 2022: That must be the most evenly spread list of genres I have ever seen.

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

(20 pages)

emfinlen, Sep 21: Currently finishing book 11 of Flying Witch. Before that it was Sweetness and Lightning. I would really like another series like that to be honest.

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Started by gimmepie

What's one anime character you dislike the most?

gimmepie, Sep 13: Not even watched HxH, to be fair, but Hisoka makes me uncomfortable.

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Started by aoyijiang

Journal

GP's Weeb Journal 2023

gimmepie, Sep 9: The Promised Neverland - Volumes 16, 17 & 18 So... this long overdue update is probably going to be very brief since it's been ages since I actually finished these chapters. I got caught up with GT stuff and other things. My bad. These volumes...

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Started by gimmepie

what's your favorite anime?

ソラ, Jul 30: My favorite is One Piece as right now. Dragon Ball used to be, but One Piece completely taken over the spot as my favorite.

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Started by pokemon _fan1008

Favorite Anime Soundtrack(s)

Alvakim04, Jul 27: Tokyo Ghoul OP: Psycho Pass vibes all over this opening. I think its the same band that did the first Psycho-Pass opening, and the artwork is pretty similar even if the show is nothing like Psycho-Pass. Introduction is amazing on this song. ...

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Started by PokéMew

Favorite FMA characters?

ReKoil, Jul 27: Top pick would probably be Mustang. I recall liking Lan Fan quite a bit too... but it's been too long since I watched FMA for me to remember why...

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Started by Wartortle94

Journal

Janp likes anime

Janp, Jul 20: Hey, do you remember this thread exists? I for sure do... Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro I'm long overdue for this update. I finished the first season of Nagatoro months ago. And it was good. I really liked the dynamic between Nagatoro and...

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Started by Janp

Journal

★ Cherrim's Manga Log ★

Cherrim, Jul 17: Log Update #5 New this update Caught Up Completed Dropped New / Completed / Dropped Series 1122: For a Happy Marriage #5-7 A Galaxy Next Door #1 Anti-Romance #1

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Summer

A Whole New World

gimmepie, Jul 15: Where does the time go? God. This still makes me sad lmao. Hi there!

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Black Butler is returning!

The Mega Champion, Jul 8: Kind of off-topic I guess but it's because I don't have a Twitter account. Social media is just too toxic for me and even to this day I'd feel like I'd be banned from it within a day due to my opinions on several things. So I just stay off social...

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Started by Sheep

Have you ever crushed on anime characters?

(2 pages)

stringzzz, Jun 29: My first ever Anime crush was Misty when I was 8. There were some off and on ones as I got older, but at some point I no longer had an interest like that with fictional characters. As others have stated in this thread, it's now more of an...

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Started by Sheep

Journal

Sonata's Anime Journey

Sonata, Jun 24: https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/4/34949.jpghttps://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/10/42107.jpg https://imgur.com/hh6V22Y.png https://i.imgur.com/4vJHmlX.png https://i.imgur.com/YA31iYJ.png 7- 31: Lightning Round Part 1 I've been...

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Started by Sonata

Journal

Sheep's anime log!! (Spoilers)

Sheep, Jun 12: Finally.. done with Sailor Moon Crystal! What I liked: Backgrounds/scenery are pretty nice generally. Voice acting (dub) was very good. Chibiusa is precious. Hotaru was also great. I also love Haruka and co. What I disliked: The art and...

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Started by Sheep

Any anime you liked the first season of, but not later seasons?

Arcanyu, May 25: I loved the first 12-15 episodes of Durarara or whatever the first arc covered then it fell off for me

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Changing Opinions

Sonata, May 24: Probably the easiest one to pick on and what's freshest in my mind since it was brought up in a VC around a week ago would be Elfen Lied. I remember back in middle school, watching it two or three times over the course of a single year because I...

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Started by gimmepie

Which Anime character is your Spirit Animal?

mothman, May 12: the cringelord herself, tomoko from watamote https://static.zerochan.net/Kuroki.Tomoko.full.1543480.jpg

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Started by Vulpix

Full-length retro fantasy novels similar to "The Three-Body Problem"

gamesjames, May 3: When I first read it, I didn’t think it was very ordinary. However, after reading ten chapters, I gradually felt that the plot was too exciting. It opened up the world barrier of imagination in my mind. It's amazing, it's really like another...

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Started by gamesjames

Controversial Opinions

(3 pages)

Mintaka☆, Apr 11: Might I chime in? I don't like Hunter x Hunter. Tried giving both adaptations a watch, but they just weren't my cup of tea - and hearing about the constant hiatuses the manga goes through because of its author's health has discouraged me from...

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Started by gimmepie

Let's Talk Art

DerickLars, Mar 27: I do the same. I love art, and I've been drawing for more than five years, so art and illustrations are the first things I pay attention to. And you know, there is an idiom, "don't judge a book by its cover," and that's exactly what I do. Sometimes...

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Started by gimmepie

Chit-Chat

It's not like I want you to post in me or anything, b-baka.

(43 pages)

gimmepie, Mar 19: While we don't technically have any rules for bumping old threads anymore, this thread is pretty ancient so I'm going to close it up and suggest starting a new one for your question. Welcome!

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Series that grew on you

Gundou, Mar 18: Clannad. I discovered the title late around 2016 and decided to give it a go, to my surprise, I'm out of tissues. Definitely showed how the real life works from different perspectives and I respect how each character grew from start to finish....

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Purchases

gimmepie, Feb 11: Yeah, I saw you said that! Lucky you. Manga here is both hard to find in abundance (unless you shop online like me) and expensive. It rarely goes on sale for more than a couple of dollars cheaper either.

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Are you a slow watcher?

Neb, Feb 11: I used to be a binge watcher. In middle school I binged Death Note and Erased in a few days each. Now I only watch one episode of an anime a day unless it's something that blows me away like Ergo Proxy. To work around this I tend to watch single...

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Started by Sheep

Anyone know this card?

icycatelf, Jan 11: Moving since this isn't Pokémon TCG-related. Slifer the Sky Dragon is one of the Egyptian God Cards, the others being Obelisk the Tormentor and the Winged Dragon of Ra. Multiple versions of these cards exist, including non-tournament legal...

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Started by SHUTTERBUG

Ongoing

Bluelock - Thoughts?

gimmepie, Jan 5: I'd never even heard of it, but it could be worth a watch. The premise is simple but promising if it's executed well.

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Started by acatfrommars

Event

A Stand, a Titan, and a Soul Reaper walk into a bar...

acatfrommars, Dec 26: This is a really good question. I would definitely love to have the power of either Luffy of Marco the Phoenix from One Piece. Honestly, Marco's powers are so cool he can fly, basically unless you have haki he's indestructible, and he can heal...

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Started by Sonata

Past Seasons

Made in Abyss

The Mega Champion, Dec 4: I think I'll avoid reading those spoilers sorry lol. I'm watching the english dub airing that's currently still ongoing on Toonami so I don't want to run the risk of spoiling something I haven't seen yet lol. But yeah the whole thing is just too...

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Started by Sheep

The Kirby anime is arriving on Blu-ray!... but why is it taking so long?

FirePuppy, Nov 21: I'm also concerned about the massive huge price it's going to get, based on prices of other anime on Blu-ray. I'm considering to just have someone else, like a hardcore Kirby fan, buy it and get it on the Internet Archive.

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Is an anime ever too long for you to watch?

Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 16: Dragon Ball Z is way too long for me especially with the glacial pacing of the original release.

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Started by Sheep

Kazuki Takahashi, R.I.P.

Sweet Serenity, Nov 4: I wonder what would become of the Yu-Gi-Oh! considering his death?

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Started by .hack

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

(2 pages)

Lhinya, Nov 2: It used to be about 5 or 6 anime at a time plus a couple non anime series. But nowadays I prefer to binge watch whenever I have the time.

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Started by Sheep

Fall

Spy x Family P2

NipahRika, Oct 16: Need to watch it sometime, but it looks like my sort of anime.

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Started by Sonata

Ongoing

Anime October

.hack, Oct 11: CSM and Bleach at least have begun airing! I'm seeing it everywhere haha, I still haven't had a chance to sit down and watch the first eps, but I will soon! :3

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Started by .hack

Event

The more painful the memories one recollects, the better the laughter

TwilightBlade, Oct 9: Something that's always stuck with me is the final quote in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. "There's no such thing as a painless lesson, they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can't gain anything without losing something first....

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Started by Sonata

Event

Best Of

gimmepie, Sep 30: You deserve some acknowledgement for this mention alone tbh. Great series.

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Started by Sonata

Event

Anime Watch Challenge 2022!

(3 pages)

Sonata, Sep 24: Yes, this event has ended for the time being. It may come back in the future, but for the moment we will no longer be running the watch challenge.

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Started by Sapphire Rose

Event

Biggest Fan Giveaway

TwilightBlade, Sep 2022: Sounds like fun. I'd like to join in. I've posted in the below threads thus far. Event Tag: The more painful the memories one recollects, the better the laughter Non-Event Tag: Is an anime ever too long for you to watch? Any anime you...

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Started by Sonata

Slow Starts

gimmepie, Sep 2022: I had a similar situation with Little Busters. The first few episodes made it seem like I was in for a really bland SoL but by the end of the first season I hooked and rating it highly. At least, that's how I remember that going. It's been a while.

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Started by gimmepie

Summer

Mid Season Check In

Sonata, Sep 2022: Well, it's getting closer to the end of the season now so I'll drop in with some of my notes on what I've been watching most consistently (I'll spare you from the full, long-list) Yofukashi no Uta - A middle school kid is struggling with...

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Started by Sonata

Art Styles

gimmepie, Aug 2022: Violet Evergarden is ridiculously beautiful. That's a trademark of the studio behind it anyway but Violet Evergarden takes it to a whole new level.

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Started by gimmepie

Least favorite anime?

TwilightBlade, Aug 2022: Darling in the Franxx... It had that initial mystery and intrigue: artificially created children are indoctrinated only for piloting the mechas to defend humanity. Humanity has abandoned the surface because of colossal size monsters that live on the...

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Started by Palamon

Upcoming Anime

Figure, Jul 2022: Rewatching the series now to get hyped for TYBW!

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Started by gimmepie

Ongoing

Spy x Family

Neb, Jul 2022: I watched the first three episodes with one of my moms since she used to do spy work. According to her it isn’t very accurate, but she likes the characters, story, and art. Personally I’m glad the ending theme Comedy has given Gen Hoshino some much...

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Started by gimmepie

Review

June Review: The Boxer

Sonata, Jul 2022: Manga Review Alright, alright, hear me out now. I get that The Boxer is a webtoon and not technically a manga, but I'm going to take that little bit of liberty to talk with you all about this story that has had me hooked for years now. I've...

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Review

May Review: The Gods Lie

gimmepie, May 2022: Manga Review For my review this month, I read the short manga, The Gods Lie - Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku in the original Japanese - by Kaori Ozaki. It’s only a single volume in length, so it doesn’t take long to read if you find yourself...

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Light Novels

Gavoca, May 2022: 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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Ongoing

Higurashi Gou

gimmepie, May 2022: 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 2022: 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 2022: 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

Review

May Review: Watashi Ni Xx Shinasai!

Sapphire Rose, May 2022: 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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2023 Anime & Manga Challenge

The first arc: Introductions!

Anime & Manga Rules!

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

What's one anime character you dislike the most?

GP's Weeb Journal 2023

what's your favorite anime?

Favorite Anime Soundtrack(s)

Favorite FMA characters?

Janp likes anime

★ Cherrim's Manga Log ★

A Whole New World

Black Butler is returning!

Have you ever crushed on anime characters?

Sonata's Anime Journey

Sheep's anime log!! (Spoilers)

Any anime you liked the first season of, but not later seasons?

Changing Opinions

Which Anime character is your Spirit Animal?

Full-length retro fantasy novels similar to "The Three-Body Problem"

Controversial Opinions

Let's Talk Art

It's not like I want you to post in me or anything, b-baka.

Series that grew on you

Purchases

Are you a slow watcher?

Anyone know this card?

Bluelock - Thoughts?

A Stand, a Titan, and a Soul Reaper walk into a bar...

Made in Abyss

The Kirby anime is arriving on Blu-ray!... but why is it taking so long?

Is an anime ever too long for you to watch?

Kazuki Takahashi, R.I.P.

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

Spy x Family P2

Anime October

The more painful the memories one recollects, the better the laughter

Best Of

Anime Watch Challenge 2022!

Biggest Fan Giveaway

Slow Starts

Mid Season Check In

Art Styles

Least favorite anime?

Upcoming Anime

Spy x Family

June Review: The Boxer

May Review: The Gods Lie

Light Novels

Higurashi Gou

What manga's to read?

Tomodachi Game

May Review: Watashi Ni Xx Shinasai!