J-E Discussion

[Weeaboo Name]

I read ahead, it's good for what it is but not as amazing as I'd hoped unfortunately. It kind of seems like a slightly more stylish version Kekkaishi minus a lot of angst. I do wonder what we're going to get with the anime though, it's started as if it has intent on being a longer series but it'll run out of material in a couple of seasons......we're going to get a filler ending aren't we. -.-

 

[インフェルノの津波]

Kekkaishi, one of my favorite manga/anime. I remember the episode with the dogs fighting...goood times.

Now it's one chapter away from completion.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

The last chapter has been out for quite a while now btw.

 

[インフェルノの津波]

Actually, the end says "the shinkai is completely closed and the houin has disappeared...the finale of the extremely powerful kekkai battle, next time!"

So this is the second to last chapter: https://img2.bleachexile.com/manga/kekkaishi/344/kekk344_18.png

 

[Weeaboo Name]

345 has bee out for ages.
https://www.mangareader.net/144/kekkaishi.html

 

[Mukkamoto]

Yoshimori's seiyuu took a while for me to get used to, tbh he was actually a pretty good fit for the character being that he sounds like an angsty teenager. I remember he was also pretty decent in Panty+Stocking, Blood+ and the so bad it's good Chaos;Head.

Ao no Exorcist is definitely getting better, I think I may do what i did with Bakuman and read ahead, I really hope this is a longer series. Also dat opening song, saxophones make everything better.

Spoiler:

I just started on Ao no Exorcist. It certainly seems to be getting a lot better, still early days. I am tempted to read ahead but i shall not :)

 

[A Pixy]

This is kinda related, Gintama''s ending is pretty awesome.

 

[Jack O'Neill]

Yeah, Nunnally's voice isn't fantastic, I agree. Still, one dodgy voice out of an entire cast is pretty good.

Whatever criticisms you can apply to Rebecca Forstadt are equally applicable to Kaori Nazuka. Personally, I thought both of them were annoying as hell, though they did get more tolerable in the second season.

Overall, I found the English dub of Code Geass to be far more tolerable than the Japanese dub. Lloyd's Japanese voice was especially annoying, far more so than Nunnally's; Liam O'Brien's performance was far better, though admittedly it wasn't that hard to improve on Tetsu Shiratori's original. Also, say what you will about Jun Fukuyama, but his performance as Lelouch was quite flat compared to Johnny Yong Bosch's, especially in the later parts of R2. In a similar vein, Norio Wakamoto as Emperor Charles started out strong but ended up phoning things in by the time of his final appearance in R2, whereas Michael McConnohie was suitably bombastic from start to finish. On the other hand, Karen Strassman as Kallen Stadtfeld took a little getting used to for me, but she was at least equal to Ami Koshimizu by the end of the series.

 

[Misheard Whisper]

I haven't seen the Japanese version, though I would definitely like to. I must say, though, Lloyd's English VA is fantastic. He sounds just like I would expect him to, given his mannerisms.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

I went with the Japanese version, Yukana, Koshimizu, Orikasa and Fukuyama were on the list so it was a little hard to skip. Due to the fact the series is massively overrated I can't see myself rewatching soon but if I did I would probably stick with that version as I had no problems with it.

 

[Alice]

I've watched both, and don't have any problems with either version.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Anyone in here reading Otaku no Musume-san? Latest chapter is probably the most rageworthy chapter of anything in a long time. Oh, and the spoiler tag isn't a spoiler, just a picture.

Spoiler:

 

[Misheard Whisper]

Code Geass, overrated? Sure, it gets a lot of hype, but unlike Naruto and One Piece, I think it deserves it. It's a marvellous psychological thriller on one level, and a kick-ass action series on another. And then on another, it's a marvellous peek into the psyche of a fascinating character. On another, it's Blue and Orange Morality, and then everyone's fifteen shades of grey. Is there such a thing as good or evil? The series works on so many levels. I often rave about anime I'm currently watching, but I think CG deserves it.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Code Geass is good but no way near as good as people make it out to be, psychological thriller?...it's not even at Death Note level in that field. It's a masterpiece if you like unrealistic plot twists, forced drama, forced humour, V for Vendetta, fanservice, bishie emos with superpowers and explosions. Even though i've said that there were a few magnificent moments..

Spoiler:

The scene where Rolo saves Lelouch, the phone shower scene with Kallen, The ending and of course he scene leading up to and Euphemia's massacre.

Being totally honest with you Geass feels like a well done mash up of every other popular anime in existence with very little to call it's own, if it did I'm sure i'd have rated it higher than 7/10.
Also, if you had superpowers 90% of what you use it for wouldn't be stealing a ride, small time Lulu.

 

[~Ryukaa]

I've yet to watch Code Geass. It's come across my mind, time to time, but I never got around to watching it. The only appealing thing it had to me, was that Clamp designed the characters. :/

 

[digi-kun]

Code Geass wasn't bad per se, but it suffers the fate of a nice chunk of the anime out there of "great concept, horrible execution"

Also, season 2 just sucked aside from the end

 

[parallelzero]

I didn't mind the Geass experience overall. It had some good ideas (and one day I will write an RP for Geass, I swear to God), but it had it's moments where it faltered. I'll agree that season 2 wasn't as good as season 1, but I really enjoyed the experience. I've also been reading Renya of the Darkness, the "prologue" manga, and while I don't think it's doing very well, I still like it.

Mind you, the inclusion of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in Super Robot Wars Z2 has certainly put me in a Geass mood once more.

 

[Dannу]

The only 'thing' I did not like in Code Geass in both seasons was Suzaku; he just annoys the crap out of me. If there will be a season 3, I won't watch it. You all know the ending of R2.

On another note, The Blue Exorcist is amazing.

 

[A Pixy]

I hear good things about Code Geass.

I wonder if I should watch it. I like Gundam and I like Death Note. Does putting them both together just save time? o3o

 

[Misheard Whisper]

D: How can you not love Spinzaku?

Yeah, I just finished R2. I'll avoid spoilers, but it was great, absolutely great. Perhaps my impression of it is not coloured by the belief that it is ripping off other anime simply because I haven't seen most of the ones it's accused of copying/adapting.