Anime/Manga NP: The Theory of Slice of Life

[derozio]

Hikaru no Go has been in my to-watch list for a while now. But since I now have a 5GB cap and since the series is huge (70+ episodes iirc), I'm putting it off for now. D:

OH AND HI GUYS I'M FINALLY BACK AGAIN. :D oh and in case you haven't noticed it, I've seen the GITS SAC series and am completely in love with Mokoto Kusanagi. Also updated top 5 as follows:

Gintama
Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor
Nodame Cantabile

I THINK I WILL FOLLOW ALDNOAH ZERO, AKAME GA KIRU AND SAO II THIS SEASON.

 

[Netto Azure]

Dat hype doe.

Too much anime on my plate atm.

 

[Candy]

Since we're talking about sports, how can we exclude one of the best pro game anime's ever?



The Manga is just as good :D

A series on Go? Where was this back when I was playing Go back at High School?

 

[Netto Azure]

A series on Go? Where was this back when I was playing Go back at High School?

It's actually how most people in our age group find out about Go.

It was quite popular in Japan back in the 2002-3 timeframe and about 2006-7 timeframe in the US.

 

[donavannj]

A series on Go? Where was this back when I was playing Go back at High School?

In that limbo zone that not-as-popular Jump series fall into where they're popular enough for a multi-year run, but not popular enough to be remembered years later.

 

[Netto Azure]

I still remember it because it was my favorite series of the year during that time. I remember borrowing a classmates DVD of it and reading the Manga online since then.

 

[Candy]

It's actually how most people in our age group find out about Go.

It was quite popular in Japan back in the 2002-3 timeframe and about 2006-7 timeframe in the US.

I found out about Go because the Japan Club back at High School had Go boards. And the leader of the branch was quite the killer.

Plus, Indonesia never aired that anime in any of the TV channels around that time, and I know there's plenty with lots of anime airing in it.

Still, I need to stop picking up anime that I'll probably never end up watching, but dang this is interesting. ;o;

 

[Netto Azure]

Its actually quite a classic in my eyes. You should watch it. One of the rare anime's that actually affected things in the mainstream:

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Quite a few game and sport anime anime have had impacts on the real world. I seem to remember reading that a couple of very reputable Spanish and Portuguese footballers got into the sport because they enjoyed Captain Tsubasa.

 

[Candy]

Quite a few game and sport anime anime have had impacts on the real world.

Too bad Free! never managed to make people interested in swimming. Then again, I never got a chance to go to the swimming pool back when it was booming here. Although, it does succeed in making some people fujoshis, but let's not get into that. :|

Also, welcome back Laptrap.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Thanks.

YowaPeda supposedly got people on their bikes, which is good. I would actually be surprised if Free hasn't gotten some people to the pool.

 

[Netto Azure]

YowaPeda was popular in the con I went to last week. Thoughts on the show?

 

[antemortem]

Too bad Free! never managed to make people interested in swimming. Then again, I never got a chance to go to the swimming pool back when it was booming here. Although, it does succeed in making some people fujoshis, but let's not get into that. :|

Also, welcome back Laptrap.

Maybe if one or two of them actually had a legitimate hangup and weren't practically professional swimmers already we could connect more with their characters.

 

[Weeaboo Name]

If I remember correctly Rei couldn't swim at the beginning of the series.

 

[antemortem]

But Rei was also a bad character :(

 

[Weeaboo Name]

Of the main five Rei is the only one I genuinely like. Don't like or am indifferent towards the rest.

 

[derozio]

I might only watch Free! to see the "fangirls" fangirl over the main leads. Used to seeing guys ogle girls so seeing girls ogle guys would be a new experience I guess? Apart from that I don't really see much reason in me ever trying to attempt watching Free. There's KyoAni's amazing water...I guess?

Downloading Zankyou no Terror, Akame ga Kill and Tokyo Ghoul this season. Former is definitely the strongest of the three. Akame is just mindless gorefest so I'm in. And Tokyo Ghoul is another one just like that. Neither of the two come anywhere near how good the first two episodes of Zankyou were but they're entertaining, to say the least. Did think I'd follow Aldnoah but I'm gonna pass.

 

[Netto Azure]

What about guys ogling guys. Is that also a new experience Dero?

 

[«Chuckles»]

Spoiler:

Also spelt Derro, is a term for an extremely lower class no hoper. Especially those into underage smoking, wearing DADA or Adidas, Listens to Eminem and a stoner.
Basically the whole population of Kempsey, N.S.W Australia
Short for Derelict.

I don't watch Free! I'm afraid it may impact on my manliness in a bad way.

 

[Netto Azure]

Free is totally hetero.