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Started by digi-kun October 2nd, 2010 10:42 AM
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Are you liking Michiko to Hatchin? Had it on my watching soon list for over a year now.

I have just marathoned Beck instead of sleeping and am now downloading the story so I can pick up where they left off. Totally worth the being tired and achy all day.
It's pretty good. I've only seen the first two episodes tho. I honestly started watching it since it has a Hispanic type setting and such. But it turned out to be good.


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Wow, we died:/

Anyway, I'm currently planning to watch Tamayura Hitotose and Mashiro-Iro Symphony this season, but have been busy lately. Now, knowing my taste for anime (high school romance, mahou shoujo) are there any other series this season I shoud be watching?

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I'm looking to watch something other than Persona 4. Is Guilty Crown a must watch?
I think most people liked it (I personally liked it). If you're looking for a series that's currently airing then I'd go with Guilty Crown (unless you want to try last season, Penguindrum is still airing and is really good).

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I honestly think the only high school romance worth watching this season is Chihayafuru. Of course Penguindrum as well but that's a lot more abstract than most romance stories.

As for Mashiro-Iro Symphony, I took a look at the art and premise of he show and made up my mind that it would probably suck.

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Okay, I'll check that one out...

Mashiro-iro isn't awesome, but for my simple needs of romance and cute girls, it suffices. My standards are quite low (my average MAL rating is 8.2 lol)

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I burnt myself out of those sort of shows during my first year watching anime unfortunately, you can only find a tsundere being a tsundere entertaining a certain amount of times if you know what I mean. Also since watching Clannad none of them would seem as good anyway.

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True, nothing can touch Clannad in terms of quality. But hey, I just need some eye candy to keep me occupied during the long boring stretches at home, and Mashiro does well enough for that purpose. I've seen enough series that I'm not prepared to be wowed by anything nowadays either.

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I think I like the characters in Mashiroiro Symphony more than I did the bulk of Clannad's characters. Maybe it's because I haven't watched it in so long, but I'm fairly certain I only really had interest in Kotomi and Nagisa's arcs, and Tomoya was a much better character than any of the heroines.

From what I read of the Chihayafuru manga, it's not a concept I find very interesting or entertaining. That, and the eyes look lifeless in the character designs for some reason. It's eerie. >.>;

The second Macross Frontier movie comes out today. <3 Even though I know it doesn't solve the love triangle with an outcome I like, I'm still looking forward to it. It feels like so long since the last one came out, even though it was only a year ago.

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Design was pretty much the reason why I looked into Chihayafuru, I think it's really pretty in comparison to most series. The eyes are nice imo, much better than the key stuff and well, most art styles tbh.
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slice of life shows that are based around any club/game/whatevers quality are all down to how well the drama is done, I think this might be a winner but it's early days yet.

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I agree with David, I also wish they used the part from the PV. I'm not saying I was "let down" by the part they used in the OP, it's just I would have liked it better had they used the other one. But still, really good OP can't wait for the full version.
Ep 2 was also a pretty good episode.

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Oh hey, I'm back for a minute after a month off.

Ben-To is the best show of the season. Come at me animebros ;P I'm also keeping up with Fate/Zero, Boku ha Tomodachi blah blah, Code Geass S3 Guilty Crown, Ikamusume S2, Mirai Nikki, and Chihayafuru. I'll try and drop in for more detailed discussion more often XD

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Oh hey, I'm back for a minute after a month off.

Ben-To is the best show of the season. Come at me animebros ;P I'm also keeping up with Fate/Zero, Boku ha Tomodachi blah blah, Code Geass S3 Guilty Crown, Ikamusume S2, Mirai Nikki, and Chihayafuru. I'll try and drop in for more detailed discussion more often XD
nah man, Persona 4 The animation is the best show of the season.
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nah man, Persona 4 The animation is the best show of the season.
Speaking of which, I don't think Alan has heard the news regarding Persona 4 getting licensed by Sentai Filmworks for a North American release. I doubt he's going to be very pleased with that development. Also, thanks for reminding me about that anime. I'll get around to watching it...eventually. I might as well just stick with fansubs, because I don't have much faith in Sentai's ability to handle it properly.
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I wonder if I'd appreciate Persona more if I'd played the game, I mean it's ok but I thought the first couple of episodes were pretty forgettable.

Ben-To is a lot of fun, I hope the novelty doesn't ware off too fast.

I think I've liked Chihayafuru and Mirai Nikki best so far although there's plenty of time for tha to change.

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Ben-To is the best show of the season.
Ben-To is a nice show, but best this season? I don't think so. XD
To me Guilty Crown is at the top of my list for best show this season. It might change once some of the other shows picks up, but right now it's Guilty Crown.


My biggest prob with Guilty Crown is like what many others have said... feels like Code Geass. And true be told... I'm not the biggest fan of Code Geass (the first season I liked, but R2 left a bad taste in my mouth). Both Robo and David made the comment tonight "Looks like Code Geass", Robo said that while watching the first ep and David said that while watching the second ep (he might have also said it while we watched the first ep). I know they've got a good many Code Geassy things but I do hope they break away from that. Because I dislike shows that tries to be like other shows to the point where EVERYONE sees it.

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Speaking of which, I don't think Alan has heard the news regarding Persona 4 getting licensed by Sentai Filmworks for a North American release. I doubt he's going to be very pleased with that development. Also, thanks for reminding me about that anime. I'll get around to watching it...eventually. I might as well just stick with fansubs, because I don't have much faith in Sentai's ability to handle it properly.
Yeah, I actually heard the news. Not pleased as it likely means that the dub cast won't return and the volumes will be grossly overpriced. However, I likely wouldn't be purchasing P4A anyway as, in my opinion, it's a very, very bad and lazy adaptation. I'm going to give it a couple of more episodes, but if it doesn't impress me soon, I'm just sticking with the game.

The bigger news is Aniplex's Madoka Magica pricing. THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS if you want the LEs. They're also breaking a twelve-episode series into three volumes. Is this 2003 again?

Ben-To is a nice show, but best this season? I don't think so. XD
To me Guilty Crown is at the top of my list for best show this season. It might change once some of the other shows picks up, but right now it's Guilty Crown.


My biggest prob with Guilty Crown is like what many others have said... feels like Code Geass. And true be told... I'm not the biggest fan of Code Geass (the first season I liked, but R2 left a bad taste in my mouth). Both Robo and David made the comment tonight "Looks like Code Geass", Robo said that while watching the first ep and David said that while watching the second ep (he might have also said it while we watched the first ep). I know they've got a good many Code Geassy things but I do hope they break away from that. Because I dislike shows that tries to be like other shows to the point where EVERYONE sees it.
Ben-To is the only show this season that shows the moment when a DOG becomes a WOLF. Until Guilty Crown can do the same, it doesn't stand a chance.

Really, I'm not seeing the Code Geass parallels in Guilty Crown beyond an external military force using mechas to take over Japan. On this point, it has about as much in common with Rideback as it does Code Geass, and just TRY to compare those two series, hah. When it comes to parallels, it's possible to match any show up with any other show on some level through enough tortured logic. You could say that GC is like Gundam SEED because they both have a popstar in the leadership of a military resistance force, say that it's like Revolutionary Girl Utena because they both involve pulling a sword out of a woman, or even compare it to Evangelion because the main character is still attending high school while the rest of Japan pretty much dies around him.

Basically, I'm not ready to color my expectations for the show based on a few parallels because there's virtually no chance it reaches the glorious trainwreck heights that Geass did and I might be setting myself up for disappointment when I would have otherwise enjoyed it on its own terms. I wasn't super-excited by the first episode, but it has two whole seasons to prove itself.

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The bigger news is Aniplex's Madoka Magica pricing. THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS if you want the LEs. They're also breaking a twelve-episode series into three volumes. Is this 2003 again?
Even if you're paying MSRP, it's still a far better deal than what you can get in Japan, especially considering that the LEs are Blu-ray/DVD combos packaged with a ton of goodies. Also, preorder at Right Stuf, and you can get it down to just US$75 for each LE volume. It's still pretty damn backwards of Aniplex to apply Japanese-style marketing to North America, though.
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that's still like £140 which is far too much for a cartoon series. Considering the fact that I picked up the far superior Stand Alone Complex and Second Gig for £15, Madoka will not be on my buy list for a long while. Saying that I did spent £60 (around $100) to import Koi Kaze, I guess if you love the show it's worth it.

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Actually, I'm getting $120 if you don't buy the limited edition. $90 on right stuf. +$30 if blu-ray.
$225 for Limited Edition off right stuf. It's like if you bought the Haruhi special editions for each one, $60 x 4 LEs = $240. It's about the same, plus you're getting a bunch of extra stuff, which you may or may not be able to do without.

From the looks of it, it's pretty close to how the LEs in Japan were set up, so it's actually kinda nice. The pricing is about the same as Japan without having to worry about shipping prices, which are horrendous these days. Plus it's compressed down into 3 volumes instead of 6, so you're essentially cutting the price in half. And how Madoka is big enough that they could do this.