Has anyone seen Tengyo(?) Tenge?
Yep! It was pretty decent. Incredibly generic IMO, but at least it was done well. My favorite part was the intro song. Only anime where I watched the intro for every single episode.
Has anyone seen Tengyo(?) Tenge?
We just finished Ben-To a few nights ago. Overall, I loved it, but I kind of got annoyed with it at the end. I didn't care for the twins when they were first introduced - well, I didn't mind the short-haired one, but I couldn't stand the long-haired one - so it bummed me out that they took up so much air time towards the end.
Oshiroi was easily my favorite character. Just so weird and adorable, and the evil look in her eyes whenever she got inspired for her erotic novels cracked me up every time.
These are some reasons why I like certain anime works, and some western works by e.g. Joss Whedon:Why do you like anime?
What sets it apart from other mediums for you?
K-On! I actively dislike. It's a combination of very popular and not for me; like people constantly dropping by to scratch off the crust on a healing wound. I'm doing it to myself now.
Azumanga Daioh I loved almost all the way through, although creepy professor was mostly an eyerolling experience. Osaka is an instant classic, and Tomo rules supreme among the trouble makers.
Nichijou is brilliant when it is, although it very often annoyed me by being too... loud. Also, some jokes that are initially funny overstay their welcome. But when it's good, it's brilliant.
I have a soft spot for A Channel, which I think I said before. Also Minami Ke, but only the first season.
Oh, yeah, in addition to Nichibros this season, there's also Kill Me Baby.
Professor? What professor? The thing takes place at a high school.
Thanks. I may look it up one day.If you liked the anime, I can recommend the manga. And if you like the manga, I can also recommend another slice-of-life manga by the same author: Yotsuba&!.
The "like love" were brilliant. A lot of the quieter moments were genuinely touching.When I was in Japan, I actually met a few of the people who worked on that show. I think the "like love" segments are often sheer genius.
Yuru Yuri was surprisingly fun (I hear there's a second season in the works already). Maybe I'll give the third season of Minami Ke another chance.If you like A Channel, you might also like Yuru Yuri, which is generally quite a bit zanier. Minami Ke's second season is indeed a bit disappointing, but the third is rather good.
Haven't seen Aria yet, but it's on my list.Of course, these are all comedies, but there are also a few good non-comical slice-of-life series (or at least with the comedy toned down). A few favorites of mine are Aria, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Ikoku Meiro no Croisée.
Ooh! Tamayura! I'd seen the orignal OVA and was excited to see it get a TV series. And they actually improved on the characterisation in that one. I'm glad to find someone who actually loves it. I bring it up and people say it's boring. It gets a tad frustrating.I also love-love-LOVE Tamayura, which was the sole reason I visited the town of Takehara. It's a rather slow and sweet series--just as I like 'em
Yep! It was pretty decent. Incredibly generic IMO, but at least it was done well. My favorite part was the intro song. Only anime where I watched the intro for every single episode.
I've been lurking this thread for a bit, and I decided to watch Evangelion because I've seen kuwi praise Infinite Jest and Murakami, both of which I love. I'm about five episodes in and I love it. Shinji Ikari is so much like me. Thus I'd like him and Misato Katsuragi to have sex, but I'm sure that won't happen*. Oops I didn't mean to say that aloud.
*edit: If I had waited until the sixth episode to comment, I'd have said him and Rei Ayanami.
Can anyone recommend an anime with a lead (male or female) that is capable of thinking intelligently, but is not cold and calculating?
Really, I'm just trying to avoid either idiots or characters who fly off at the handle at the slightest provocation.
Does anyone know if they're going to be making more in the ghost in the shell series?
I prefer fiction and fantasy. Ecchi is nice too, but far from necessary.What genre?
ETA: And it sounds like you don't mind if the plot isn't mind games or anything like that so long as it never forces the characters to carry an idiot ball?
I would probably only look forward to another GitS series if it had a different cast and focus than the first two--they were great, but I think we've spent enough time with them.Does anyone know if they're going to be making more in the ghost in the shell series?
The only ones I can think of that aren't already insanely popular are Ergo Proxy and Hellsing.Can anyone recommend an anime with a lead (male or female) that is capable of thinking intelligently, but is not cold and calculating?
Really, I'm just trying to avoid either idiots or characters who fly off at the handle at the slightest provocation.
If medium intelligence is enough, I'm thinking e.g. Clannad, Chihaya furu, Spice & Wolf, Steins;Gate, Bakemonogatari, and Twelve Kingdoms, though I guess you have seen all of them.Can anyone recommend an anime with a lead (male or female) that is capable of thinking intelligently, but is not cold and calculating?
Really, I'm just trying to avoid either idiots or characters who fly off at the handle at the slightest provocation.
Does anyone have any suggestions for Josei(I think I spelled that right) anime? Something similar to NANA maybe, but definitely in the Josei genre.
Have you seen Honey and Clover? Nodame Cantabile? Usagi Drop?
I haven't seen it yet, but also Kuragahime.
I haven't seen those. I think I'm going to watch them though. Were they good?
Of all those, only Twelve Kingdoms.If medium intelligence is enough, I'm thinking e.g. Clannad, Chihaya furu, Spice & Wolf, Steins;Gate, Bakemonogatari, and Twelve Kingdoms, though I guess you have seen all of them.
No idea. Some of the genres still kind of confuse me. I just found out NANA was josei; I thought it was Shoujo. So, I was wrong.
What genre is Seinen?
Will Chihaya furu never end? It seems like they will really run 100 episodes, like I've been imagining.
I'm only disappointed that she didn't cut off her hair, because that would show that the writers are prepared to take an idea to its consequence.