** Official Otaku Thread **

[bored2k]

In English, an otaku (plural usually otaku, since Japanese words are not pluralized using an "s") is a variety of geek (or an overly obsessed fanboy / fangirl) specializing in anime and manga. A simplistic English translation might be 'culture hermit'.

Sapo (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?userid=12926) recommended it, here it is.

Personally, I heart anime. I don't get to watch as much as I'd want to, but boy do I love it. It helps me get away from whatever is keeping me busy (mainly College ...). I love the way they boldly express things (big eyes .rock) and the whole I don't give a Spock (http://conal.net/pan/Gallery/Old/spock-out.gif) attitude.

So once more, let's use this thread to talk about our beloved anime (or hated, if that's you). And yet again, anime diverts my attention :D.


http://img9.echo.cx/img9/5263/lain38003gb.jpg (http://66.111.49.71/wallpapers/lain/lain_3_800.jpg)

[kvidell]

However in Japanese it means "social outcast" or "one with no life" (vaguely... I think it more fully means someone who is so caught up in something other, culturaly more important, parts of their life start to fail.. or they become a hermit completely. Not a good thing to call someone either way.)

I like a few animes...
Neon Genesis, Trigun, Hellsing... er... yea, I think that's it.

[sapo]

omfg.. now i can talk about it without being spoiled.. btw

I think we could all start posting the animes we got.. so if anyone get interested he could ask if its good or not.. here are my little colletion.. (i hope i remember everything)

Full series:

Ah my Goddess - ああっ女神さまっ
Berserk
Chrno Crusade - クロノクルセイド
Cowboy Bebop - カウボーイビバップ
Elfen Lied (worst anime ever!) - エルフェンリート
Fantastic Children - ファンタジックチルドレン
Final fantasy Unlimited
Full Metal alchemist (best story ever!) - 鋼の錬金術師
Full Metal Panic - フルメタル・パニック
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu - フルメタル・パニック? ふもっふ
Full Metal Panic The Second Raid
Genshiken - げんしけん
Ghost in the shell 1st Gig - 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Ghost in the shell 2ng Gig - 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Great Teacher Onizuka
Gundam Seed - 機動戦士ガンダムSEED
Gundam SEED DESTINY - 機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY
Gundam Wing - 新機動戦記ガンダムW
Gungrave - ガングレイヴ
Gunslinger Girl
Hellsing
Hunter X Hunter - ハンター×ハンター
Ichigo 100% - いちご100%
Infinity Ryvius - 無限のリヴァイアス
Last Exile (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=last+exile&x=0&y=0) - ラストエグザイル
Love Hina - ラブひな
Melody of Oblivion
Neon Genesis Evangellion (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=22) - 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
Record of Lodoss war (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=169) - ロードス島戦記
Rozen Maiden
Rurouni Kenshin OVA
Rurouni Kenshin Series
School Rumble (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=school+rumble&x=0&y=0) - スクールランブル
Samurai 7 (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=samurai+7&x=0&y=0) - サムライ7
Samurai Champloo (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=samurai+champloo&x=0&y=0) - サムライチャンプルー
Scrapped Princess
Speed Grapher (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=speed+grapher&x=0&y=0) - スピードグラファー
The Twelve kingdoms - 十二国記
Trigun - トライガン
Trinity blood - トリニティ・ブラッド
Visions of escaflowne
Witch hunter Robin


Continued Series:

Bleach (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=bleach) - ブリーチ
Monster (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1539)
Naruto (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=239) - ナルト
One Piece (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=69) - ワンピース
Shuffle!


Movies:

Cowboy Bebop the movie
End of Evangelion
Ghost in the shell innocence (pretty movie, but just for those who watched gits series)
Naruto movie (not as good as the serie)
Porco Rosso
Rurouni Kenshin Movie


Here my current queue:

Shamam King - シャーマンキング
Tokyo Godfathers - 東京ゴッドファーザーズ


Updates:
07-05-2005 - Added Gundam Wing and Infinity Ryvius to the Full series
07-11-2005 - Added Porco Rosso to movies
07-15-2005 - Added Fantastic Children to the queue and Gundam Seed to Full Series
07-29-2005 - Added Fantastic Children, FMP and FMP Fumoffu To the Complete Series :grin:
08-17-2005 - Added Rurouni Kenshin Series and Movie
08-31-2005 - Added Love Hina and Twelve Kingdoms to Full Series

[bored2k]

I think we could all start posting the animes we got.. so if anyone get interested he could ask if its good or not.. here are my little colletion.. (i hope i remember everything)


Well I recently wiped off my entire hard drive, keeping no backups at all, so I don't have anything other than the current Bleach episodes (the ONLY thing I miss is my Cowboy Bebop, that somehow I forgot until it was too late !).

But yeah, great way to ask for personal reviews. Sapo you have some animes I have wanted to acquire recently, but was a little scheptical, so I'll start off with you mate :D .

- Samurai Champloo. Some people love it, some people say it's just a PG rated not so good version of Rurouni Kenshin (no making fun of Battousai.. or else). Tell us what it really is :D.

- Full Metal ALchemist. I guess animenfo didn't really convince me. An alchemist that does what ? WHy is it so cool ?

- Hunter X Hunter. I have read that this one rocks, but I saw a glimpse of an episode and wasn't really turned on. ?

P.S. - Man, I have the phrase "So long, space cowboy" printed on my forehead.. I just can't forget it. I don't know why. Maybe it was because I watched Bebop in a single weekend (So got hooked). Some episodes were really touchy (last episodes looked a lot like Kenshin's last Ova were his girl dies) .. some really kick ass (like the 1st time we see Spike's sweet fighting foot work against the big tall black dude), but they all rock.

[Off-Topic] Yeah I just noticed myself. I don't really remember ever seeing teh "100% ubuntu" rank though..[/Off-Topic]

[skoal]

[...] a Spock (http://conal.net/pan/Gallery/Old/spock-out.gif) attitude.
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[Quest-Master]

Here I go!

SAMURAI CHAMPLOO: Completed -- Coming from the guy who made Bebop, this anime screamed of an awesome style and was just plain cool. The first episode was probably one of the best, though some after were a bit boring. Still quite nice though.

GUNDAM SEED DESTINY: 36, really interesting, and haven't seen the old Gundam so it isn't repetetive or anything, at least for me. I can't wait for the next Saturday to come as soon as I finish an episode.

GANKUTSUOU: Completed -- An anime version of the Count of Monte Cristo.. pretty suspenseful and weird. Took a different approach on textures too.

BLEACH: 36, what can I say? A few cliches, sometimes cheesy, but just so damn fun to watch. It's just great. <3

FULL METAL ALCHEMIST: Completed -- Best anime ever created IMO. I absolutely loved this. Wonderful storyline, great characters, and a terrific ending. I believe this is a must-watch for any otaku.

GUNDAM SEED: Completed -- The preface to SEED Destiny. Another great series, very suspenseful and should keep you hooked and satisfied till the ending.

NARUTO: 103 -- What otaku hasn't seen this? Some complain of it's cliches and cheesyness, but this one, like Bleach, is just so much fun to watch. I really enjoy getting to the next Naruto episode. Lovely fights, great characters, and a suspenseful storyline too.

PARANOIA AGENT: Completed -- You can't be an otaku and not watch this. Created by the guy who did the Lain series, you KNOW this is going to be one hell of a ride. Incredibly weird, and will keep you mind-boggled endlessly till you reach the awesome ending.

COWBOY BEBOP: Completed -- An incredibly stylish and fun anime. You can't miss this one.

SPEED GRAPHER: 10 -- One of the most promising animes of the new season. A new take on characters and a plot, and suspenseful as well. You'll really like this one, no matter what. It's just plain cool.

WOLFS RAIN: 11 -- I picked this up as I hadn't watched it earlier, and it's very nice. Great music by Yoko Kanno, and a great plot. :)

GUNDAM WING: Completed -- One of the first animes I watched. Very memorable, and probably the frontman of the entire Gundam series. Fantastic artwork, and a well-crafted story makes this a joy.

Phew. I think there are probably more I haven't listed, hehe.

[bored2k]

Here I go!

SAMURAI CHAMPLOO: Completed -- Coming from the guy who made Bebop
Why didn't anyone mention this earlier ? That's reason enough to convince me.
I am so slapping my anime buddies..

Question's still standing: why is FMAlchemist so good ?

Edit: Yippy, Bleach ep. 33 just finished :D

[sapo]

But yeah, great way to ask for personal reviews. Sapo you have some animes I have wanted to acquire recently, but was a little scheptical, so I'll start off with you mate :D .

- Samurai Champloo. Some people love it, some people say it's just a PG rated not so good version of Rurouni Kenshin (no making fun of Battousai.. or else). Tell us what it really is :D.

- Full Metal ALchemist. I guess animenfo didn't really convince me. An alchemist that does what ? WHy is it so cool ?

- Hunter X Hunter. I have read that this one rocks, but I saw a glimpse of an episode and wasn't really turned on. ?

[/Off-Topic]

Here we go...

Samurai champloo does have the "great" story, but is very funny sometimes.. its like a short story with a lot of good side stories... Mugen is one of the best anime characters i ve seen.. its not a must watch.. but its a very good anime...

Full Metal Alchemist.. OMG MAN.. WATCHA DOING? JUST GET IT RIGHT AWAY!
FMA is one of the anime that surprises people.. the story is one of the best (and saddest) one ever...
I refuse to explain.. watch the first episode.. the alchemy stuff will be explained there :|

Hunter X Hunter.. i m still watching.. i cant explain its style.. its different.. not a great one in my opinion.. very boring in the beggining....

[bored2k]

Full Metal Alchemist.. OMG MAN.. WATCHA DOING? JUST GET IT RIGHT AWAY!
FMA is one of the anime that surprises people.. the story is one of the best (and saddest) one ever...
I refuse to explain.. watch the first episode.. the alchemy stuff will be explained there :|

:-# Ok I guess it's on my top priority list now. Wich means I'll start getting it as soon as I'm done with the current Bleach (tomorrow that is).

[psychicdragon]

I'm obviously not as big an otaku as some, looks at sapo :smile:
But recently I have been watching a bit of anime again which I havent done in a while.

Cowboy Bebop holds a special place in my heart. It's what got me interested in anime again. Everything about the series just exudes syle, the music is beautiful (composed by Yoko Kanno), top notch animation, and great plot points. I think it's probably the best piece of tv science-fiction I've ever seen, there were some really good classic scifi kind of stories. The way the main plot was sort of hidden and then all came together in the end was so beautiful and bitter-sweet. The final 6 episodes or so were all pretty dark.

I watched Samurai Champloo a couple weeks ago. It was pretty good but just couldn't compare to Bebop for me. The conclusion to the first season was so good though, I loved those two episodes. It seemed to me that Mugen was pretty much exactly the same character as Spike, anyone else notice the similarities?

Anyone else a fan of Miyazaki's work? The Castle of Cagliostro, Spirited Away, and Nausicaa are all some of my very favorite movies ever. I still haven't seen Howl's Flying Castle though :-x

I totally love One Peice as well.

EDIT: Since no one has mentioned My HiME (Mai HiME) yet. It's a fun series kind of in the vein of Sailor Moon (magic girls!). The story builds really well and there are some pretty cool fight scenes. The ending unfortunately wasn't the best.

[bored2k]

EDIT: Since no one has mentioned My HiME (Mai HiME) yet. It's a fun series kind of in the vein of Sailor Moon (magic girls!). The story builds really well and there are some pretty cool fight scenes. The ending unfortunately wasn't the best.

This thread started in another one, where we did mention it ;) -- http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=233169&postcount=9 .

I started liking it, but after 14 eps I lost interest. I think the plot is a little vague and shallow. And by the way, a My Hime season 2 is in the works. The main character will be someone who appeared at the end (you would know, I would not). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=6467

And yes, Bebop is really something.
Edit: Character's stories were just too good and sentimental. Spike's moody past; Jet getting betrayed by his buddie: Ed's wacko hacker past; Vicious.. Julia.. Man I so want to see this again (have only seen it once).

[Quest-Master]

How can any of you possible the question the greatness of Fullmetal Alchemist? I am offended. I demand you watch it as soon as possible, understood?

No, really. I absolutely love FMA. It's really terrific.

[bored2k]

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Cartoon Network decided not to air episode 22, Cowboy Funk, which featured a terrorist who blew up tall buildings with bombs. After some time, the episode was eventually put back in the regular sequence of episodes. The real-life terror attacks and subsequent anthrax scare were also credited with delaying the release of the Cowboy Bebop movie in the United States by Sony Pictures, which featured a bounty-head who used technobiological terrorism.

Following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, Cartoon Network also decided not to air episode 19, Wild Horses, in which the Columbia shuttle was featured as a prominent plot point in the story. The episode had been shown in previous airings of the series, and has since been put back into the rotation.Just read that from the Wiki. That's bizarre :s

[sapo]

Just read that from the Wiki. That's bizarre :s

Thats why i hate dubbed and licensed anime.. they take off all the good parts...

I read in narutofan.com that the us version of naruto are going to slice off all the parts that has blood in it...

Naruto is a bloody hell anime.. they are gonna just keep the chats or what?

there's nothing better than Japanese original anime with subs... :grin:

And thanx to this thread now i wanna watch Gundam Wing, Gundam seed and then Gundam Seed Destiny..

its already on my buyin queue :grin:

[bored2k]

there's nothing better than Japanese original anime with subs... Exactly. I personally like watching films and anime in their native languages. I mean, your brazilian (I'm hispanic - Dominican), you and I have seen some dubbed movies, and they're all wrong and just pityful. English films were made to be seen in english language, not some horrid Spanish translation *lol*. Imagine Cidade de Deus or Maria Full Of Grace in English, it would totally loose the mood. Some translations are really good, like Kenshin's spanish one (VERY good), but others sound all blocky and "japanese action flick translated to english" cheap.


Naruto is a bloody hell anime.. they are gonna just keep the chats or what? True. They always have an excuse to trim down certain politically incorrect aspects for the American versions.

[bored2k]

And thanx to this thread now i wanna watch Gundam Wing, Gundam seed and then Gundam Seed Destiny..
I was never really a fan of mecha until Eva and Escaflowne, so I never watached Gundam. I did catch the first twelve episodes of Gundam Seed Destiny when they came out (last year I believe). I guess IMO it really wasn't as intriguing as watching "real people" with "real problems" (at the time I was watching Bebop and Mai.Hime and such). But that's just me, someone who hasn't found a lot of mecha animes he likes.

[sapo]

True. They always have an excuse to trim down certain politically incorrect aspects for the American versions.

man.. people think that japanese animes are for children THEY ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN..

One Piece is coming to brazil.. even the cigarrete that sanji is ALWAYS smoking they will take off.. man.. it pisses me off!

i cant imagine this guy without his cigarrete:

http://kobe.cool.ne.jp/houko/onesan.jpghttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/one-piece-of-manga/images/nuovo53_jpg.jpg

And talking about smoke break.. gotta go for a smoke :grin:

And Bored2k.. if you like Mai Hime.. you should try ichigo 100%...

just some little screenshots:
http://redfox-dd-centre.hp.infoseek.co.jp/blog-2005/loli-blog/april/050406-ichigo100-01-1.jpg[/img [img]http://www.yesy-fansubs.com/site/images/releases/ichigo/ichigo10_3.jpg

[psychicdragon]

This thread started in another one, where we did mention it ;) -- http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=233169&postcount=9 .

I started liking it, but after 14 eps I lost interest. I think the plot is a little vague and shallow. And by the way, a My Hime season 2 is in the works. The main character will be someone who appeared at the end (you would know, I would not). http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=6467
Ah, I never saw that thread...
Also, I think by stopping at episode 14 you probably missed the most interesting parts of the story. I agree that some of the earlier episodes were rather empty. The second story arc was basically a lot more exciting than the first. I have heard about the second season and I must say it sounds kind of stupid


man.. people think that japanese animes are for children THEY ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN..

One Piece is coming to brazil.. even the cigarrete that sanji is ALWAYS smoking they will take off.. man.. it pisses me off!

i cant imagine this guy without his cigarrete:
4kids has done a wonderful job of ruining One Piece for those of us in North America too. It currently airs on Saturday moring right after the new TMNT series :roll:

[sapo]

Ah, I never saw that thread...
Also, I think by stopping at episode 14 you probably missed the most interesting parts of the story. I agree that some of the earlier episodes were rather empty. The second story arc was basically a lot more exciting than the first. I have heard about the second season and I must say it sounds kind of stupid

Thats why i never stop watching an anime..

I can watch it all and say.. it was a piece of ****! (like elfen lied) but at least i can be sure that it sux...

but if i stop i ll never be sure about it ](*,)

[bored2k]

Thats why i never stop watching an anime..

I can watch it all and say.. it was a piece of ****! (like elfen lied) but at least i can be sure that it sux...

but if i stop i ll never be sure about it ](*,)
Wow. Now I have this huge, thick black cloud above me.. Boy I think I need to write down my animes-in-queue 'cause the line is getting pretty big ! (*adds last 12 episodes of Mai.Hime*).

[sapo]

Wow. Now I have this huge, thick black cloud above me.. Boy I think I need to write down my animes-in-queue 'cause the line is getting pretty big ! (*adds last 12 episodes of Mai.Hime*).

Here my current queue:
Gundam Wings
Gundam Seed
Gundam Seed Destiny
Trigun
Shamam King
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Trinity blood
Gungrave
Love Hina
Twelve kingdoms
Porco Rosso
Tokyo Godfathers

Not exactly in this orderm http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_dance.gif

[bored2k]

Gundam ? Lol that would take you a long while. You don't really need to see GSeed to understand GSDestiny, but sometimes you don't understand things in GSDestiny (like why everyone thinks softguyX is such a unique badass - I would explain what a friend told me but then you'd kill me.). Graphics of Destiny were quite good I might say. Sound was not that hot.


Ichigo 100% ? I read about this new one yesterday, any good ? How sexually charged is it ? 'Cause I don't like sexually grossed out animes a lot (My.Hime was Ok though).


Edit: How is the anime scene in Brésil ?

[sapo]

About Gundam.. as i ve said.. i have to choices:

1 - Watch Everything
2 - Dont watch at all

i ve decided to watch.. so.. if it cant be everything.. its better to dont watch


Ichigo 100% ? I read about this new one yesterday, any good ?

Is a "teenager" like anime.. is about a guy that have a lot of really cute girls that like him.. but he cant decide... is funny sometimes.. specially the first ep.. strawberry panties rlz :grin:

[bored2k]

I think I'll skip that Ichico 100% lol, There are far better things for me out there.

BTW, what did you all think of Steamball ? Personally, I loved the first disc.. err.. 45 minutes (with the fantastic 3D camera tricks - reminded me of Blood: Last Vampire), but to it started getting boring afterwards. Top notch Visuals.

[bored2k]

To sapo:

Edit: How is the anime scene in Brésil ?

/*Yay 3 more Bleach episodes to go ^_^

[sapo]

anime scene?

We just dont have one.. we are still on dragon ball Z :roll:

And i hope they dont buy more animes.. just if they are not gonna slice parts off...

[bored2k]

anime scene?

We just dont have one.. we are still on dragon ball Z :roll:

And i hope they dont buy more animes.. just if they are not gonna slice parts off...
Exactly our situation. Last "decent" animes we got here were the original Saint Seya (like.. 8 years ago .. or more ?), DB/DBZ (they still show DBZ re-runs daily) and Rurouni Kenshin (like 2-3 years ago). We basically have no more anime (this is a small country -unlike Brazil- so no one even bothers). But, it's not like we're missing it ;) (hint: .torrent).

[NeoChaosX]

Oh god, I love wathcing anime. Last year or so I've been introduced to quite a bit of it, and I'll share some thoughts on what I've seen so far.

Fullmetal Alchemist: This series is AMAZING. Love all the twists and turns it took throughout it's 51 episodes (and can't wait for the movie that concludes the series to come out in English). Animation is pretty much top-notch throught the series. I also watched the English episodes on Cartoon Network, and I'm amazed at how good the voice work is. :grin: And Al is the most sympathetic character in the series, if not in all of anime.

Naruto: I've spent the last couple of months catching up to both the manga and anime for this, and I'm loving it. It reminds me a bit of Dragon Ball Z (with ninjas instead of martial artists), but that's a good thing, as I liked DBZ! I don't like how the anime deviates from the manga by adding extra stories, but it's not too bad of a series. Excellent fights, and interesting stories abound. Hell, my Ubuntu desktop even has a background with Hinata (my favorite character from the series, btw) on it! (Anybody got a Hinata skin I can use for XMMS to match?)

[sapo]

Fullmetal Alchemist: This series is AMAZING. Love all the twists and turns it took throughout it's 51 episodes (and can't wait for the movie that concludes the series to come out in English). Animation is pretty much top-notch throught the series. I also watched the English episodes on Cartoon Network, and I'm amazed at how good the voice work is. :grin: And Al is the most sympathetic character in the series, if not in all of anime.


And Bored2k continue to complains about the greatness of FMA :roll:

[bored2k]

And Bored2k continue to complains about the greatness of FMA :roll:
Hey dude I had no real reference of the anime other than animenfo vague synopsis ! I'll definitely start acquiring it tomorrow ! 8GB+ though :s

[sapo]

Hey dude I had no real reference of the anime other than animenfo vague synopsis ! I'll definitely start acquiring it tomorrow ! 8GB+ though :s

just kidding man.. just kidding.. dont ban me please http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif

[bored2k]

just kidding man.. just kidding.. dont ban me please http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif
Not like I can anyways :neutral: .. Don't you start spraying spoilers or I might just have to go all Thundercat on you..

[sapo]

Not like I can anyways :neutral: .. Don't you start spraying spoilers or I might just have to go all Thundercat on you..


Their mom are gonna die :roll:

[bored2k]

Their mom are gonna die :roll:

[moderator.coolness]Say hi to your closer relative for me ok?[/moderator.coolness]

Edit - jk :neutral: ..

[darkoptix]

Anime rules... Ever since I was watching Dragon Ball Z and thinking to myself anime sucks, until I heard of the almightly Ghost in the Shell and Akira. These two movies bought me over to the world of anime. Here is a list of some of my favs so far from me watching.(I'm on dialup btw, so downloading is bloody hard).
Movies(watched and loved):
Ghost in the Shell (scifi triller)
Ghost in the Shell 2 ( Great animation and story )
Cowboy Bebop ( Great movie that adds to bebop)
Akira ( OMFG this movie is great... i'm reading the comics right now )
Ninja Scroll ( Samurai Fun )
Appleseed ( another gits-like movie )
Princess Mononoke(alright)

Series(watched and loved):
Cowboy Bebop ( Most original show i've seen to date )
Neon Genesis Evangelion ( one of my most fav shows of all time )
Naruto (only alright in my opinion... or not that great...)
Samurai Champloo ( ranks with cowboy bebop )
Full Metal Panic ( Great Show... cannot wait for the second raid )
Rahzephon ( good show that is similar to evangelion )
Full Metal Alchemist ( have and am on ep 5... so far so good )
Last Exile ( steam punk owns joo )

Here are some shows I have wanted to see, but since my anime source has seen on all on his illegal cartoon network(in canada it's illegal) and does not want to download... I have to wait till I move out and get broadband.
Movie and series I want to see:
Perfect Blue
Ghost in the Shell: SAC
Noir
plus others i cannot think of right now...

I also enjoy watching anime with subs in the original language... It's seems more real. However, I also liked halo 2 when I had it in french before the release... the aliens don't speak english :-? ...

[Bo Rosén]

Hi,
I'm a newbie when it comes to anime so I am completely cofused about everything that's available. I have seen several of Miyazaki's movies and enjoyed them all for different reasons. I've seen Neon Genesis Evangelion and thought it was pretty good, but nothing terrific. I've fallen completely for Chobits, even if I'm probably not its target audience :grin: It's a nice mix of teen romance, humour, mystery and computer/AI - human relations, a topic I find very interesting.

The first episode of Full Metal Alchemist didn't persuade me, but I'll give it a few more tries. I got Cowboy Bebop because I heard it was in some ways reminicent of Firefly and it looks promising.
Flame of Recca - nah not after the first ep. Just doesn't look very interesting and the main character is irritating.

So, it seems I like (low key) humour, a little romance, mystery, interesting characters and a good plot. Not terribly interested in blood and fights, but certainly don't mind as long as they bring the story forward.

Suggestions?

[sapo]

The first episode of Full Metal Alchemist didn't persuade me, but I'll give it a few more tries. I got Cowboy Bebop because I heard it was in some ways reminicent of Firefly and it looks promising.
Flame of Recca - nah not after the first ep. Just doesn't look very interesting and the main character is irritating.

So, it seems I like (low key) humour, a little romance, mystery, interesting characters and a good plot. Not terribly interested in blood and fights, but certainly don't mind as long as they bring the story forward.

Suggestions?

Full Metal Alchemist is the kind of anime that is always getting better... and when it finishes you say:

"damit, this anime could have as many episodes as DBZ.. WHY? WHY DID IT FINISH NOW? I WANT MORE!" ](*,)

And as i say to my friends... 20 minutes cannot tell if an anime is good or not..

Watch the first Elfen Lied episode.. man.. i ve never saw something as bloody as the first Elfen Lied episode.. but the rest is just a "childish" story with blood and sometimes some almost "hentai" scenes.. but the first one was very good.. if i had judged just from watching the first one.. i was going to recommend a bad anime to my friends ](*,)

[ubuntu_demon]

I also like anime :)

Just some stuff I like (not all)

full series :
berserk
cowboy bebop
great teacher onizuka (you should also watch the jdorama's !)
trigun
noir
golden boy

continued series :
naruto
bleach
initial D

[Quest-Master]

Full Metal Alchemist is the kind of anime that is always getting better... and when it finishes you say:

"damit, this anime could have as many episodes as DBZ.. WHY? WHY DID IT FINISH NOW? I WANT MORE!"

This is EXACTLY what I felt when FMA ended. :(

[mailophobic]

am i the only one that liked X?

[bored2k]

am i the only one that liked X?
I saw X the movie. It wasn't that hot, specially because It just sucks that one needs to watch the series (wich is the same stuff, only stretched) in order to understand half of what they're saying. I can't say it's bad.. but it's not anywhere near my top 10.

Edit: I don't remember seeing anything with a concept like X's (we fight in force fields.. good wins is all love, bad wins stuff really get destroyed.. we're friends but enemies.. X & Y ..

[gylf]

I have a favorite anime series.

Dragon Warrior (http://www.absoluteanime.com/dragon_warrior/) (Dragon Quest in Japan). It was based on the Nintendo game and was played in the US during the early 90's. I watched every english episode when I was kid till they killed the series a few episodes from the finale.

Please, if anyone has these episodes I'd be very grateful to get a copy. Especially the last ones (even if they are in japanese, I just want to see the last episode!) :)

[jengo]

i dont think im an Otaku, but i really enjoy anime

;)

[bored2k]

Ok I watched Episode 37 of Bleach a couple of hours ago and I just can't wait for 38 to come out. But then again, I'd drive myself crazy again waiting for #38 :-X . Man this episode was really something. I can't wait to see how they would manage to get Ichigo and the big guy out of their respective huge mess.

P.S. - Luner anime subs rock.

[sapo]

Ok I watched Episode 37 of Bleach a couple of hours ago and I just can't wait for 38 to come out. But then again, I'd drive myself crazy again waiting for #38 :-X . Man this episode was really something. I can't wait to see how they would manage to get Ichigo and the big guy out of their respective huge mess.

P.S. - Luner anime subs rock.

Man.. i hate when them put those side stories.. and keep up showing those side stories for 10 episodes.. man.. this pisses me off!

[bored2k]

Man.. i hate when them put those side stories.. and keep up showing those side stories for 10 episodes.. man.. this pisses me off!
Yes. The episode with Kurosaki's sisters and weaker than weak Hollows was not really fun at all. I hope they don't turn the story-telling of the series (excuse me die-hard fans) into another slow-mo DBZ type. I mean, I watched DBZ on TV. It was NO FUN at all to see fighters spend 22 complete minutes "Allright.. I will hit you ! Watch out ! Oh no .. ! He looked at me ! Oh my what's next !! *Here's what's next, catch you all tomorrow kids!* (at least Rurouni Kenshin did this with style and grace)".

[sapo]

Yes. The episode with Kurosaki's sisters and weaker than weak Hollows was not really fun at all. I hope they don't turn the story-telling of the series (excuse me die-hard fans) into another slow-mo DBZ type. I mean, I watched DBZ on TV. It was NO FUN at all to see fighters spend 22 complete minutes "Allright.. I will hit you ! Watch out ! Oh no .. ! He looked at me ! Oh my what's next !! *Here's what's next, catch you all tomorrow kids!* (at least Rurouni Kenshin did this with style and grace)".

thats the worst kind of episode! ](*,)

[bored2k]

Ok so I'm about to start with either Champloo or FMAlchemist. I would be using Windows most of the time I'd be downloading mainly because I *LOVE* Bitcomet's file chooser (for some reason, Azureus has never really worked as well on me), this way I get to see episodes as I download them, instead of having to wait 4/8GB for the whole thing to complete.

So wich one should I start with ?

[sapo]

Ok so I'm about to start with either Champloo or FMAlchemist. I would be using Windows most of the time I'd be downloading mainly because I *LOVE* Bitcomet's file chooser (for some reason, Azureus has never really worked as well on me), this way I get to see episodes as I download them, instead of having to wait 4/8GB for the whole thing to complete.

So wich one should I start with ?

FMA for sure.. but i download everything with azureus and always select the episodes to download first.. never had problems...

windoz? almost forgot that that this existed...

[sapo]

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if a mod ask i ll change it.. http://www.cugy.net/forums/images/smilies/bigcry.gif

[bored2k]

if a mod ask i ll change it.. http://www.cugy.net/forums/images/smilies/bigcry.gif
Sorry to go off topic for a second here, just want to clear something out : Appropiate or not, we are not here to publicly call out someone and tell him why he's wrong or not. In the case you ever need a correction, you will be contacted privately by the appropiate Mods (and above) ranks (heh, I just sounded Like Bleach Lieutenants :D!). The others can report a post/user and let us handle it privately. And in such case you get asked for something, you are welcomed to debate with us.

Sorry If I make someone here feel bad or anything, just wanted you all to know that just because we have ranks here it does not mean we are some dictators, we would discuss a matter then give out the final response.

Edit: See ? I just broke the rule there, but I had to publicly say readers know we do not think its nice to correct someone publicly (at least, not always).

[bored2k]

FMA for sure.. but i download everything with azureus and always select the episodes to download first.. never had problems...


Really ? To be honest I hardly ever use Azureus, I always stick with the Bittorrent.com official 4.x version. I have tried to download pieces using azureus, and I would get like 90% of the file, then I'd have to resume the others so that file would continue.

So Ok I will ask without a drop of shame, what do you exactly do to make this work ? This is vital for my downloading of huge Anime batch torrents. As usual, thanks sapo :D

[sapo]

ok.. so my avatar is ok?

this kind of stuff everybody sees in a beach or a pool..

I just used this avatar cause sapo means frog.. and this women is dressed like a frog.. thats all..

and about Azureus....

You have to select the files and mark "DO NOT DOWNLOAD" to everything.. then you mark "HIGH PRIORITY" in the file you want to download first.. let me show you a screenshot :grin:

[bored2k]

ok.. so my avatar is ok? Whenever you see something you don't like, you report the post to moderators, not publicly call out the person.

this kind of stuff everybody sees in a beach or a pool..

I just used this avatar cause sapo means frog.. and this women is dressed like a frog.. thats all..
If ever, we will handle this privately ok ?

P.S. - Yes I'm hispanic, I know what a sapo is ;).

[sapo]

Here the screenshot.. the trick is the "high" priority.. and the "do not download"

but i aways put more than one file.. like the first 3 files.. then i mark high in the first one and normal to the other 2... it always works :grin:

http://img167.echo.cx/img167/264/screenshot0cv.th.png (http://img167.echo.cx/my.php?image=screenshot0cv.png)

[bored2k]

Here the screenshot.. the trick is the "high" priority.. and the "do not download"

but i aways put more than one file.. like the first 3 files.. then i mark high in the first one and normal to the other 2... it always works :grin:

http://img167.echo.cx/img167/264/screenshot0cv.th.png (http://img167.echo.cx/my.php?image=screenshot0cv.png)
Thanks buddie, I guess I'll give Azureus another try. And hopefully it works so I won't have to dualboot :D.

P.S. - Nice sig.

[bored2k]

AnimeNfo is down for Server Maintance
You can join us on IRC in the meantime
#animenfo on irc.animenfo.com or you can use our java client Here These two days have been so long without ANfo !

[sapo]

These two days have been so long without ANfo !

Hum.. try animeDB

http://anidb.info/

Or maybe animereactor ;)

Just look at the awards:

http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=979

[bored2k]

Hum.. try animeDB

http://anidb.info/

Or maybe animereactor ;)

Just look at the awards:

http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=979
Thanks for the links :D

Edit: check your private messages sapo :P

[bored2k]

Ok time for some personal random anime questions :D :

Topic I: Most memorable moments (no more than three ).

Topic II: Most memorable characters (no more than three ).

Topic III: Animes you would want to see getting a live action Hollywood version (no more than three ).

Topic IV: Animes you would not, under any circumstances want to see getting a live action Hollywood version (no more than three ).

I. (In no particular order):
- Kenshin vs Saito (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Cowboy Bebop's last 4-5 episodes (beggining with Spike leaving on his own)

II.
- Spike Spiegel
- Himura Kenshin

III.
- Blood: The Last Vampire (doesn't have over the top complicated stuff)
- I would have said Cowboy Bebop, but the thought of them messing it up.. *ugh*

IV.
- Rurouni Kenshin (so much can go wrong..)
- Dragon Ball Z (at the moment nothing would look seriously good.. although It's supposedly in the works)

[sapo]

Topic I: Most memorable moments (no more than three ).

Chrno Crusade End (yes i cried)
FMA Last episodes.. omg i was shocked when they discovered the truth



Topic II: Most memorable characters (no more than three ).


Johann Liebert (monster)
http://dongato.dyndns.org/imgtmp/awards/VILLAIN_MONSTER.jpg

Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
http://www.animetion.co.uk/top%20fives/monkey.jpg

Harima Kenji (School Rumble)
http://dongato.dyndns.org/imgtmp/awards/NEWCOMER_SCHOOLR_2.jpg

Man.. too hard to name just three...
i could say naruto, chrno, spike.. they all have a strong personality too...



Topic III: Animes you would want to see getting a live action Hollywood version (no more than three ).


Monster
http://dongato.dyndns.org/imgtmp/awards/THRILLER_JURY_MONSTER_2.jpg
Perfect for hollywood.. but if the make it.. it will beat up all their movies.. so i think they will not make it. :roll:



Topic IV: Animes you would not, under any circumstances want to see getting a live action Hollywood version (no more than three ).


Almost all of them... hollywood would just ruin them...

[YourSurrogateGod]

Anime to me is what crack is to a crackhead...

/me downloadin' Bleach 38...

[YourSurrogateGod]

Topic I: Most memorable moments (no more than three ).

Chrno Crusade End (yes i cried)
Heh... I nearly came to tears after having watched Chobits :) .

FMA Last episodes.. omg i was shocked when they discovered the truth
Full Metal Alchemist I presume?

[Quest-Master]

Full Metal Alchemist I presume?

Yup.. FMA = Full Metal Alchemist.

[bored2k]

Yup.. FMA = Full Metal Alchemist.
Don't start spraying spoilers now..

Edit: Ok I'm about to go see FMA episode 1.. let's see what this is :D.

[sapo]

Don't start spraying spoilers now..

Edit: Ok I'm about to go see FMA episode 1.. let's see what this is :D.

Ike Ike!

[bored2k]

Ike Ike!
I suppose I'll understand that after I finish O.o ? LOl

[sapo]

I suppose I'll understand that after I finish O.o ? LOl

ike = go in japanese :P

i said: Go Go!

[bored2k]

Lol I still haven't started my Rosetta studies :-P ! (although I already have the discs) .

http://www.rosettastone.com/home/catalog?language=jpn

[bored2k]

Ok I just saw the first two episodes of FMA. I don't remember a series that has given such a good first impression. I love the way the explained everything in a non-childish way in the 1° episode. If what you all say is true (that it just keeps getting better and better), this one might end up higher than high on my top anime/movie/ova/live-action/media-in-general list ever.

Simply put, there were no "spare" parts in these first two episodes, at all. Thanks for those who made me start downloading it ! :-)

Edit : By the way, can any of you guess where my avatar comes from ? ^_^

[YourSurrogateGod]

Don't start spraying spoilers now..
Why not, they look so damn good :) .
http://www.cbwheels.com/images/SPOILER-DUALDECK&DUALWING(1).gif

[bored2k]

O.o ?!

P.S. - Even if that was the subject, I don't find them one inch appealing..

[sapo]

Ok I just saw the first two episodes of FMA. I don't remember a series that has given such a good first impression. I love the way the explained everything in a non-childish way in the 1° episode. If what you all say is true (that it just keeps getting better and better), this one might end up higher than high on my top anime/movie/ova/live-action/media-in-general list ever.

Simply put, there were no "spare" parts in these first two episodes, at all. Thanks for those who made me start downloading it ! :-)

Edit : By the way, can any of you guess where my avatar comes from ? ^_^

there are some scary scenes uhn? :grin:

[bored2k]

there are some scary scenes uhn? :grin:
About 30 seconds into the first episode when this "kid" appears with bloody legs and no arm I'm pretty sure I was petrified..

Man this is terrific..

[sapo]

About 30 seconds into the first episode when this "kid" appears with bloody legs and no arm I'm pretty sure I was petrified..

Man this is terrific..

and this is just the beggining.. i ll say just one word:

HOMUNCULUS! :???:

[bored2k]

and this is just the beggining.. i ll say just one word:

HOMUNCULUS! :???:
Ok that's not portuguese and I'm sure that's not japanese nor english.. wtheck :P ?

Anyways, chapter 3 is waiting on me ;).

[sapo]

Ok that's not portuguese and I'm sure that's not japanese nor english.. wtheck :P ?

Anyways, chapter 3 is waiting on me ;).

You will understand.. but it will take a lot of episodes till their appear.. so.. you dont want spoilers right? http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif

[bored2k]

You will understand.. but it will take a lot of episodes till their appear.. so.. you dont want spoilers right? http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif
Yeah shut yer mouth :@ ! Although they just got mentioned on episode 3.. but shut ur trap you you.. amphibious !

[sapo]

Yeah shut yer mouth :@ ! Although they just got mentioned on episode 3.. but shut ur trap you you.. amphibious !

Lust can i eat him? http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif

[Stormy Eyes]

Ok that's not portuguese and I'm sure that's not japanese nor english.. wtheck :P ?

Anyways, chapter 3 is waiting on me ;).

Homonculus is from European alchemy, the medieval/Renaissance precursor to modern chemistry. The series will explain everything, but for now, keep an eye on Lust, Greed, and Envy. And watch out for the Fuhrer.

[bored2k]

Lust can i eat him? http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif
Yeah that shocked me too.

Stormy thanks for the info I'm reading the wiki on this.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Does anyone know where this (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/13076936.jpg) anime character come from? Seems cool :) .

[sapo]

Does anyone know where this (http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~ats01001/13076936.jpg) anime character come from? Seems cool :) .


looking at the weapon and the dress.. it remembers me MADLAX, but i m not sure...

http://dongato.dyndns.org/imgtmp/awards/OST_MADLAX.jpg

[bored2k]

Ok so far I've seen the first six episodes of Full Metal Alchemist. Hands down its definitely one of the best I've seen yet (I'll have to wait til end for a final decision eh ;)?). Story's top notch, characters are fun and unique (yeah, Al), sound is great and as Bleach, it has great Blend of comedy and action, although its far more deep in the drama department.

P.S. - I still haven't gotten Bleach 38 because I'll wait next week so I could watch at least two consecutive episodes (20 minutes a week as tense as Bleach is right now.. ending with a "To be continued" would just drive me nuts).

[sapo]

Ok so far I've seen the first six episodes of Full Metal Alchemist. Hands down its definitely one of the best I've seen yet (I'll have to wait til end for a final decision eh ;)?). Story's top notch, characters are fun and unique (yeah, Al), sound is great and as Bleach, it has great Blend of comedy and action, although its far more deep in the drama department.

P.S. - I still haven't gotten Bleach 38 because I'll wait next week so I could watch at least two consecutive episodes (20 minutes a week as tense as Bleach is right now.. ending with a "To be continued" would just drive me nuts).


I ll get naruto and bleach today... but naruto is just in a filler.. so i m not in a hurry to get it.. and bleach.. damn side stories :roll:

[omegasoul]

Basilisk is pretty d*mn good. If you have not seen it you are missing out. Animenfo rating so far = 9/10. But only 32 ratings.

By the way, except for a few fillers FMA has been my favorite so far but Naruto aint half bad.

Is One Piece worth watching? (unamericanized)

[sapo]

Is One Piece worth watching? (unamericanized version)

yes! very funny anime.. a little different.. but very good.. i cant wait to see all the 250+ episodes.... im still in the 149.. waiting for K-F to release the next one :grin:

[omegasoul]

Any Basilisk Fans out there. I think there are only 9 episodes out so far.

[sapo]

Any Basilisk Fans out there. I think there are only 9 episodes out so far.

i m planning to download it.. but my queue is already full :roll:

[bored2k]

I've heard some good things about the new Trinity Blood too.

[omegasoul]

I've heard some good things about the new Trinity Blood too.
I am downloading 6,7, and 8 because of your post. I hope you were not miss led by the things you heard....bandwidth is precious

[bored2k]

I am downloading 6,7, and 8 because of your post. I hope you were not miss led by the things you heard....bandwidth is precious
I heard it from a good source. I haven't gotten them myself as I am busy with 8GB of Full Metal Alchemist, but I will probably pause FMA and get TBlood while its still small (heh, try catching Naruto nowadays LOL. I never could).

So you're downloading the last episodes ? what about the first 5 ?

[omegasoul]

I only see those 3 from my anime source.

[Quest-Master]

I heard Basilisk wasn't going to be continued to be subbed as it was licensed..

[omegasoul]

I heard Basilisk wasn't going to be continued to be subbed as it was licensed..

Well I guess some of us wont be watching it unless we learn Japanese. And the rest of us will just have to make due :---)

But seriously I am on lesson 6 of Pimsluer's Essential Japanese :grin:

[sapo]

man... just watched bleach 38... i cant wait to see what ichigo's soulslayer is gonna do... hes so freaking cool... omg omg.. i wanna see it! ](*,)

[bored2k]

man... just watched bleach 38... i cant wait to see what ichigo's soulslayer is gonna do... hes so freaking cool... omg omg.. i wanna see it! ](*,)
I haven't seen it yet. I've been so busy with Full Metal Alchemist. Man I'm telling you it has me SO hooked oh my word. I've been waiting for the series to "cool off" a bit so I can continue watching Bleach (and maybe some Trinity Blood), but man oh man it has no "cool off" spot !

[Kyral]

Wow, this thread came up while i was away, SHAME ON YOU!

Anyway, here goes my anime collection :D

(Preface: I'm a Gundam Fanboy :D)

Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team and Miller's Report: Really quick 12 episode OVA set during the One Year War (Miller's Report is a "movie" and was incorporated into episode 8 when it was aired on CN, quite well too). Basically a love story. First anime I ever bought.

Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Quirky, not standard Gundam fare, fun all around. Nice underlying love story.

After War Gundam X: Canceled after about 36 episodes, but still shines as one of my favorite series of all time. Definately worth checking out, even for non Gundam fanboys.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: The War In The Pocket: 6 episode OVA, tearjerker.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories: Love it or hate it, it fulfils its role as a bridge between Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The original. Classic :D

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Considered by many to be the best of all Gundam. Serious war drama.

Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta: A second season to Zeta, first half is much lighter compared to Zeta, but the second half brings the old feeling of Zeta back.

Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack: An end to the Char - Amuro rivalry. Again, quite like Zeta.

Mobile Suit Gundam F91: A feature length movie, starts off the Crossbone "saga".

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: A product of Tomino's depression, very dark, yet entertaining.

New Mobile Suit Report Gundam Wing: The Gundam that most casual anime fans in America prolly know best, ranks down in my list :D

Mobile Suit Turn-A Gundam: Tomino's only entry into the Alternate Universe, much more upbeat than Victory. Origin of the "Turn-A Bang" theory.

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Destiny: The latest entries into the Gundam saga. Seem to be warning us about the possible future of genetic engineering. Uses many Gundam cliches, but I do quite enjoy it.

G-Savior: Live action movie. Would have been good if it hadn't had the Gundam moniker attached, but it had so much to live up to and couldn't.

Okay, thats it for Gundam :P Now for my other stuff.

Full Metal Panic: Combine Gundam and Ah! My Goddess and this is what you get. Enough mecha action to keep Mecha diehards pleased and the romantic comedy intertwined is quite funny. Plus Sagara makes me look good.

Full Metal Panic Fomuffu: Like FMP, but almost no mecha action. But still romantic comedy goodness with Sagara's military mishaps :D

Cowboy Bebop: Do I really need to say anything?

Furi Kuri (FLCL): Insane doesn't begin to describe it. The producers were on crack when they wrote this.

Ah! My Goddess: Cute, funny, and a great romantic comedy.

Macross 7: Love it or hate it, watching Basara is just so stupid its funny.

Rurouni Kenshin: The classic samurai anime. The Kyoto Arc is one of the best parts of the series.

Samurai Champloo: What I would call a stylized and updated version of Kenshin, but still very nice :D


So there you have it :D

[bored2k]

Wow, this thread came up while i was away, SHAME ON YOU!

Anyway, here goes my anime collection :D

... So you like Gundam O.o ?

[sapo]

... So you like Gundam O.o ?

I dont think so... :roll:

[benplaut]

geeks :roll:

[Kyral]

... So you like Gundam O.o ?
Yea, I like Gundam. I'm all for the whole "Giant Robots are COOL!" thing (anyone watch Megas XLR? I'm basically like Jamie)

But Eva == teh ick. I dunno, I got a creepy vibe from that thing (I also don't like end of the world crap)

[bored2k]

But Eva == teh ick. I dunno, I got a creepy vibe from that thing (I also don't like end of the world crap)
I think the exact opposite. I love Eva better than any other mecha ever (If I ever liked another mecha, that is). In anime there are only a few things comparable or better than Giant Robots that look like they have more sentiment than Shinta watching his gal die in his hands. I know, you as a Gundam lover obviously can find sentiment in the Gundam mecha, but I just like things raw and .. I don't know man, I just liked Eva. I respect you liking Gundam though (I watched about 14eps of GSDestiny.. not bad, not my type but not bad -I know I just watched a little, but I've watched 10eps of FMAlchemist and I'm psyched-).

[Kyral]

It also might be that my friend (who was/is a bigtime Eva fan) used to argue for HOURS about "who would win" scenarios :D

FMA is good. But I heard it gets VERY dark towards the end (I only saw about 30 someodd eps)

Destiny is playing out kinda like Zeta did, but it does have some great "HOLY *****!!" moments (The fight between Kira/Freedom and Shinn/Impulse anyone)

[bored2k]

FMA is good. But I heard it gets VERY dark towards the end (I only saw about 30 someodd eps)

Destiny is playing out kinda like Zeta did, but it does have some great "HOLY *****!!" moments (The fight between Kira/Freedom and Shinn/Impulse anyone)
Don't spoil it to me please (FMA). I have seen 11 episodes and some of them have been pretty dark at times. Plus, there's nothing wrong with a Dark anime as long as it delivers an impact story.

I wish I would have watched at least the -Gundam before GSDestiny- from the beggining, so I would then watch GSD and fully understand it and maybe like it. Like I said, I quit watching GSD after only 12-14 eps.

[sapo]

Don't spoil it to me please (FMA). I have seen 11 episodes and some of them have been pretty dark at times. Plus, there's nothing wrong with a Dark anime as long as it delivers an impact story.

I wish I would have watched at least the -Gundam before GSDestiny- from the beggining, so I would then watch GSD and fully understand it and maybe like it. Like I said, I quit watching GSD after only 12-14 eps.


everybody dies in the end in FMA :roll:


just kidding :D

btw.. thats why i m downloading gundam wing first.. already downloaded 37 episodes.. but i dont have time to watch ](*,)

And i was watching Infiniti Ryvius.. and is a very good anime.. serious sci-fi with a lot of drama :grin:

[Kyral]

Wing == eh.

I would watch the original Gundam first.....or Gundam X.........or......

[bored2k]

Wing == eh.

I would watch the original Gundam first.....or Gundam X.........or......
Watching one episode a day, it would take me well over a year.. even if I watched three a day, my DSL speed would require me months of DL.

[Kyral]

ls -a /media/anime/
total 484K
drwxrwxrwx 29 chris chris 16K 1969-12-31 19:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4.0K 2005-06-28 08:54 ..
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-23 08:59 After War Gundam X
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-26 14:53 Ah! My Goddess
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-31 15:17 Cowboy Bebop
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-21 00:07 Full Metal Panic!
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-24 15:47 Full Metal Panic Fumoffu and Specials
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 1979-12-31 23:00 Furi Kuri(FLCL)
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 18:49 Macross 7 Dynamite OVA 1-4 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 19:27 Macross 7 Encore 1-2+ Movie + GMM - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:07 Macross 7 Eps 11-15 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-23 13:55 Macross 7 Eps 1-5 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:08 Macross 7 - Eps 16-20 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:08 Macross 7 Eps 21-25 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:08 Macross 7 Eps 26-30 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:08 Macross 7 Eps 31-35 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:09 Macross 7 Eps 36-40 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:09 Macross 7 - Eps 41-45 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 21:09 Macross 7 Eps 46-end +special - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 08:42 Macross 7 Eps 6-10 - Central Anime
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-30 16:27 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-07-03 15:28 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destinydrwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-06-27 16:25 Mobile Suit Turn-A Gundam
drwxrwxrwx 3 chris chris 16K 2005-06-19 19:50 New Mobile Suit Report Gundam Wing
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-13 16:38 Outlaw Star
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 32K 2005-06-27 08:38 Rurouni Kenshin
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 16K 2005-05-16 20:37 Samurai Champloo
drwxrwxrwx 2 chris chris 32K 2005-06-26 19:13 S-CRY-ed


All that, 2-3 months on BT :D

[bored2k]

Dude.. it takes me about 53 hours to download a full 4.7GB disc. Calculating about 8hrs a day, Kenshin alone would take me a long while (although I certaintly won't care about re-downloading Bebop after I'm done with FMA).

[sapo]

Dude.. it takes me about 53 hours to download a full 4.7GB disc. Calculating about 8hrs a day, Kenshin alone would take me a long while (although I certaintly won't care about re-downloading Bebop after I'm done with FMA).

my bittorrent keeps running 24 hours/day thats why i download a lot of stuff.. :grin:

[bored2k]

my bittorrent keeps running 24 hours/day thats why i download a lot of stuff.. :grin:
Ok let's not talk about BT anymore .. we might give a wrong impression to people.

Back to anime, not sure what anime I'm gonna get after FMA that could keep up at least half as entertained as FMA..

[sapo]

Ok let's not talk about BT anymore .. we might give a wrong impression to people.

Back to anime, not sure what anime I'm gonna get after FMA that could keep up at least half as entertained as FMA..


hum.. lets seen...

*** putting my 286 cpu to work.. ***

*** Smoke coming out from my brain ***

Give chrno crusade a try.. its just 24 ep :grin:

[Stormy Eyes]

geeks :roll:

*meow*

[bored2k]

hum.. lets seen...

*** putting my 286 cpu to work.. ***

*** Smoke coming out from my brain ***

Give chrno crusade a try.. its just 24 ep :grin:
I was thinking about getting Champloo as it came in a near 2nd place the last time I was picking between animes to DL (first was FMA :)). I'll have to study the case in due time ;).

[Kyral]

Champloo is great. Its like a "modern" take on Kenshin (Kenshin > All Samurai Anime)

[bored2k]

Champloo is great. Its like a "modern" take on Kenshin (Kenshin > All Samurai Anime)
That's what scares. All this "modern" Ruruoni Kenshin comparison is what makes me think not as great about it (Compare Kenshin ? rrrright)

[Kyral]

Okay let me tell you what makes it cool.

You have the Kenshinish character, Jin, with his own dark past, but not as light hearted (kinda like Battosai a lot).

Then you have Mugan, who in my own words looks like if you took a street punk from NYC (no offense) and dropped him into Edo Japan and gave him mad crazy sword skills.

Then you have Fuu, who is like Kaoru, but younger.

The series rocks on its own, has Kenshin like elements, but isn't Kenshin.

Oh, and Battlecry is one of THE BEST openers EVER.

Yanno what, just go watch it :D

[bored2k]

Ok.. guess that's next on the list then :D.

[sapo]

you guys are making me feel like watching samuai champloo again :-#

[Kyral]

Always a good thing.

Have they made a new season yet or is it still at like ep 26?

[bored2k]

Ok so I just saw Bleach 38. It was really good and interesting (although I didn't like Chad's scenes on this one) but I must admit that after watching 13 FMA episodes, visually I felt like It was an almost complete downgrade to go from FMA to Bleach. I love Bleach, but I just feel that FMA episodes look so much longer and deeper O.o (of course.. gorgeous looks) . What do you all think ?

Also, how is Champloo any different than Bleach or Kenshin ? (I know they're a lot different but perhaps in the Action scenes?)

[sapo]

just started watching gundam wing.. whatched 11 episodes so far... thats not my favorite kind of anime.. but i m giving it a try... the story seens good :grin:

[Kyral]

I started on Wing, and I enjoy it now and again (DeathScythe > j00). After that try watching 0080 and NOT crying at the end

[bored2k]

I have requested the GCFilms developers to include an English anime website. Animeka is great, but it's in french so we basically can't use it.

Help me out here, they might listen !
https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=2584

[sapo]

I have requested the GCFilms developers to include an English anime website. Animeka is great, but it's in french so we basically can't use it.

Help me out here, they might listen !
https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=2584

Sure.. GCfilms rlz :grin:

[bored2k]

Sure.. GCfilms rlz :grin:
I received an email 2 minutes ago from a dev, thought I might share it:


Update of bug #2584 (project gcfilms):

Assigned to: None => mev

__________________________________________________ _____

Follow-up Comment #1:

I have study this site and I think making a plugin is possible
I am trying to contact webmasters of this site to have authorization to do
this...

Let's wait

__________________________________________________ _____

Reply to this item at:

<http://gna.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=2584>

Let's hope they get permission :D !

[super]

Gaah!!
Accidentally Stumbled Into An Anime Thread!!

Alt+left Arrow!!
Alt+left Arrow!!

[Kyral]

Oh no you don't!
*Leaps into the God Gundam and activates the MTS*

Now....this hand of mine is BURNING RED! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory! Here I go! EXPLODING GOD FINGER!!!!

*grabs super's face with the red hot palm of his Gundam's hand*

And now, HEAT END!

*All the heat in the God Gundam is dissipated into super, causing him/her to explode*

...okay I'm done (I HAD to do that, I was bored :D)

[bored2k]

Since I was really curious about Samurai Champloo (FMA episodes have my client on a choke hold) , I decided to download a Champloo AMV from AnimeMusicVideos.org ([Smahut]AMVSC-Ayreon-BYDK.avi). I must say graphics look really neat and clean (although not sure it looks as good as FMA), but the fighting style was the thing that impressed me the most (the Mugen guy fighting style looks so "sloppy" yet awsome ^_^; It looks really fast-paced and entertaining :-X).

So what do you all think ? Will they be as entertaining as they really are after watching a masterpiece like FMA (Full Metal Alchemist for those that joined late ;)) ?

P.S. - I'm somewhere between the 20th-25th FMA episode.. the Scar episodes rock :-O !

[Kyral]

I've actually ran out of stuff to download. I've even downloaded the Viewtiful Joe anime (actually good if you have played the game)

[bored2k]

I've actually ran out of stuff to download. I've even downloaded the Viewtiful Joe anime (actually good if you have played the game)
You ran out of anime ? is that possible O.o

[sapo]

You ran out of anime ? is that possible O.o

There is always something out there waiting to be downloaded :grin:

[sapo]

OMG! Bleach 39.. what can i say.. I WANT MORE I WANT MORE!

man.. this ep ruled everything...

http://photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/anime/bleach39_1.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/anime/bleach39_2.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/anime/bleach39_3.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/anime/bleach39_4.jpg

[ubuntu_demon]

yeah very cool episode!

[bored2k]

yeah very cool episode!
A friend of mine who reads the Manga kind of told me forehand what was going to happen :-/ . The manga is way up ahead the anime's story.

And btw, what group subbed your version ? (I heart Lunar's)

P.S. - I wonder how are they going to make all the other Captains look better than Zaraki Kenpachi :? (if Ichigo ever fights one that's supposedly more powerful, that is)

[Quest-Master]

A friend of mine who reads the Manga kind of told me forehand what was going to happen :-/ . The manga is way up ahead the anime's story.

And btw, what group subbed your version ? (I heart Lunar's)

P.S. - I wonder how are they going to make all the other Captains look better than Zaraki Kenpachi :? (if Ichigo ever fights one that's supposedly more powerful, that is)

I use Lunar too.. their bots have them very soon after being aired, and at wonderful speeds. :D

[bored2k]

I use Lunar too.. their bots have them very soon after being aired, and at wonderful speeds. :D
Bots.. lol
Don't make fun of them, they're the ones entertaining me ^_^ (for some reason, they remind me of Jabba the Hutt's 24/7 slaves O.o)

[bored2k]

So out of boredom, I'll review the anime I saw today:

1. Bleach episode 39.
One word: wow. Right now Kenpachi is one of the coolest villains I can remember of ! (for some reason, his face/style reminds me of Shishio from Rurouni Kenshin). Ichigo's sword side story is really getting in shape now into an interesting story on its own :D. Also, the episode had a nice comic relief on the guy with the Fro' ^_^. Last but not least, Kenpachi's lieutenant (the one on his shoulder) is mad cute even when she's mad :=)

2. Fullmetal Alchemist episodes 21-22.
This series has got me intrigued from the beggining. I won't stress much on how much I'm loving it, but I will say this: episode 23 was yet another eye opener (specially after they showed a myriad of villains I still don't know off :-o).

3. Samurai Champloo episode 1.
After seeing how the last FMA episode I saw kind of like gave a whole new life to the anime, I decided to pause it a bit so I could finally see what Champloo is all about. After watching the first episode, It felt like a complete déjà vu. I totally felt like I was watching Bebop in the Edo era. I was impressed with FMA visuals, but Champloo's visuals are just way too hip and awsome.

It's kind of hard to see these three anime beasts simulatenously, but they're all graet :D !

[sapo]

So out of boredom, I'll review the anime I saw today:

1. Bleach episode 39.
One word: wow. Right now Kenpachi is one of the coolest villains I can remember of ! (for some reason, his face/style reminds me of Shishio from Rurouni Kenshin). Ichigo's sword side story is really getting in shape now into an interesting story on its own :D. Also, the episode had a nice comic relief on the guy with the Fro' ^_^. Last but not least, Kenpachi's lieutenant (the one on his shoulder) is mad cute even when she's mad :=)

2. Fullmetal Alchemist episodes 21-22.
This series has got me intrigued from the beggining. I won't stress much on how much I'm loving it, but I will say this: episode 23 was yet another eye opener (specially after they showed a myriad of villains I still don't know off :-o).

3. Samurai Champloo episode 1.
After seeing how the last FMA episode I saw kind of like gave a whole new life to the anime, I decided to pause it a bit so I could finally see what Champloo is all about. After watching the first episode, It felt like a complete déjà vu. I totally felt like I was watching Bebop in the Edo era. I was impressed with FMA visuals, but Champloo's visuals are just way too hip and awsome.

It's kind of hard to see these three anime beasts simulatenously, but they're all graet :D !


take it easy boy :grin:

[sapo]

OMFG! This is a MUST SEE movie...

MONSTER is gonna become a movie.. by new line cinema O_O

More about it here:

http://movies.about.com/od/moviesinproduction/a/monster041105.htm


LOS ANGELES (April 6, 2005) - New Line Cinema has acquired the feature film rights to "Monster," the fastest-selling Japanese manga comic book series ever, from legendary author Naoki Urasawa.

"Monster" is a fast-paced psychological thriller that tells the story of a young doctor who saves the life of a little boy - only to find a few years later that the life he saved was that of a brilliant killer. The doctor must then track down the young killer and solve a larger conspiracy.

[bored2k]

OMFG! This is a MUST SEE movie...

MONSTER is gonna become a movie.. by new line cinema O_O

More about it here:

http://movies.about.com/od/moviesinproduction/a/monster041105.htm
Dude, I was thinking the same thing yesterday !!! I spend the WHOLE night thinking to myself "that's a good storyline.. a movie would kick ass.". WOW.


P.S. - Does Hollywood still have good actors ? :?

This guy could be the |monster" http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=rubjohn&width=800

[sapo]

Dude, I was thinking the same thing yesterday !!! I spend the WHOLE night thinking to myself "that's a good storyline.. a movie would kick ass.". WOW.


P.S. - Does Hollywood still have good actors ? :?

This guy could be the |monster" http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=rubjohn&width=800


lol

and how is gonna be his twin sister? :roll:

[sapo]

Just finished watching the whole Gundam Wing serie...

what can i say about it.. the storyline is very good.. the caracters are unique in their way.. its an old anime.. but i didnt like the sound.. mainly the battle sounds... it reminds me the "jaspion" stuff..

but is a very good anime.. i enjoyed watching it :grin:

and now i have 30 episodes of Gundam Seed to watch... hope to have some time this week to see it :grin:

[Kyral]

And then Destiny.....

Which is very good, although I got a WTF today when I saw the Destiny effectively pull the Shining Finger.

Anyway. I'm running out of stuff to download (I'm effectively cut off at college, so I'm stockpiling as much as I can while I'm home)

So anyone got a good idea what to get? I tend to like comedies/romantic comedies as of late.

[sapo]

And then Destiny.....

Which is very good, although I got a WTF today when I saw the Destiny effectively pull the Shining Finger.

Anyway. I'm running out of stuff to download (I'm effectively cut off at college, so I'm stockpiling as much as I can while I'm home)

So anyone got a good idea what to get? I tend to like comedies/romantic comedies as of late.

i ve almost finished downlading the Gundam Seed, but didnt watch even one episode.. i have a lot of work this week ](*,)

next week all download the Destiny batch and watch everything from seed to destiny without stop :roll:

btw... give School Rumble a try.. is very funny anime :grin:

[Kyral]

Thanks for the suggestion. Entire series in download now (I love having a 160 GB HD dedicated to anime)

Oh, when you download Destiny, go for the ones done by SEED Fansubs. Better quality than Cellphone^2 and HaroHaro & ToriTori

But dangit! Ah! My Goddess! is coming to a close :(

[bored2k]

The latest GCFilms (the one with Animenfo manga anime and AnimeDB) is up. It's not final yet.
http://download.gna.org/gcfilms/ubuntu/devel/

[sapo]

Thanks for the suggestion. Entire series in download now (I love having a 160 GB HD dedicated to anime)

Oh, when you download Destiny, go for the ones done by SEED Fansubs. Better quality than Cellphone^2 and HaroHaro & ToriTori

But dangit! Ah! My Goddess! is coming to a close :(

hehe nice.. ok.. i ll remembder that....

and yeah.. ah! my goddess is in its last eps :?

[bored2k]

hehe nice.. ok.. i ll remembder that....

and yeah.. ah! my goddess is in its last eps :?
It's having some problems that they're trying to solve right now.

P.S. - Downloading Monster now (also lol)
How many episodes are there in total ? I can only see 53 of them available. Also the Bleach manga complete :D (169eps so far I believe).

[sapo]

It's having some problems that they're trying to solve right now.

P.S. - Downloading Monster now (also lol)
How many episodes are there in total ? I can only see 53 of them available. Also the Bleach manga complete :D (169eps so far I believe).


monster = 78 episodes.. but they just released 50+ till now.. they are still going to be released.. dont mind about it ;)

[bored2k]

monster = 78 episodes.. but they just released 50+ till now.. they are still going to be released.. dont mind about it ;)
En episode a week I suppose ? (wow.. that'll take a while to finish)

BTW: Champloo has teh best music intro ever. I find myself watching it in every single time, wich is weird since I usually skip them. I'll probably start skipping it after a while, but it is so cool.

[sapo]

En episode a week I suppose ? (wow.. that'll take a while to finish)

BTW: Champloo has teh best music intro ever. I find myself watching it in every single time, wich is weird since I usually skip them. I'll probably start skipping it after a while, but it is so cool.


i dont like that kind of music.. but samurai champloo audio is very good ;) very wierd cause they made a samurai anime in the edo period and play hip hop in it.. but its good...

but nothing can compare to the cowboy bebop soundtrack :grin:

[bored2k]

i dont like that kind of music.. but samurai champloo audio is very good ;) very wierd cause they made a samurai anime in the edo period and play hip hop in it.. but its good...

but nothing can compare to the cowboy bebop soundtrack :grin:
Well yeah, The Real Folk Blues own any other media related (anime or non anime) music ever period, but I like that kind of vibe. It kind of sets teh tone for what you're going to see (an outrageous, unique and creative anime that looks like the characters got lost in time and ended up in teh Edo period :D).

[Kyral]

Battlecry almost = Real Folk Blues :D

[bored2k]

Oh and by the way, somewhere around my house is a disc containing every single Rurouni Kenshin song. Its good.

P.S. - Maybe i'll make a torrent if I don't find it elsewhere.

[Kyral]

I WANT! You bastard! If you torrent it you will be my hero :D

Kenshin > ALL

[bored2k]

I WANT! You bastard! If you torrent it you will be my hero :D

Kenshin > ALL
I looked around torrent-sites and found what looks like the complete OST, so I guess I won't have to waste my precious yet crappy bandwith uploading this :D.

Anyways, that disc had been lost for quite a while now and when I popped it in and hear "It's gonna rain".. man I remembered how much did Kenshin kicked ass :D.
http://www.freewebs.com/bored2k/itsgonnarain.mp3

[sapo]

I looked around torrent-sites and found what looks like the complete OST, so I guess I won't have to waste my precious yet crappy bandwith uploading this :D.

Anyways, that disc had been lost for quite a while now and when I popped it in and hear "It's gonna rain".. man I remembered how much did Kenshin kicked ass :D.
http://www.freewebs.com/bored2k/itsgonnarain.mp3

:roll:

[bored2k]

:roll:
What lol ?

[sapo]

What lol ?

that mp3 link.. ****** ](*,)

i stayed clicking.. clicking.. till i said.. WTF i m retunring to the same thread ](*,)

[bored2k]

that mp3 link.. ****** ](*,)

i stayed clicking.. clicking.. till i said.. WTF i m retunring to the same thread ](*,)
What the shizznit dude ? I still don't see the problem.
And watch your language, I just watched some "Monster". i'm violent tonite.

[sapo]

What the shizznit dude ? I still don't see the problem.
And watch your language, I just watched some "Monster". i'm violent tonite.

lol... next week we are gonna see in the news:

"boy influenced by an anime about a serial killer killed his own parents and an internet friend that ofended him in a forum thread, the anime is gonna be banned, and people are protesting all around the world cause they wanna see the ending of the anime" http://forum.xgn.cohttp://forum.xgn.com.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gifm.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gif

ps. sorry about the language didnt mean to offend you.. but...

now i m gonna reveal your real picture:

http://www.xgn.com.br/fr/img/4237bfb0e57f7.jpg (http://www.xgn.com.br/fr)

the text says: This moderator life is so boring http://forum.xgn.cohttp://forum.xgn.com.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gifm.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gif

[bored2k]

lol... next week we are gonna see in the news:

"boy influenced by an anime about a serial killer killed his own parents and an internet friend that ofended him in a forum thread, the anime is gonna be banned, and people are protesting all around the world cause they wanna see the ending of the anime"
ps. sorry about the language didnt mean to offend you.. but...

now i m gonna reveal your real picture:


the text says: This moderator life is so boring http://forum.xgn.cohttp://forum.xgn.com.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gifm.br/style_emoticons/1/bleh.gif
That is the most disturbing picture I've seen all day. Seriously. Sorry about the dead link, that's freeweb's fault. Is tehre any way I can upload it ?

[sapo]

That is the most disturbing picture I've seen all day. Seriously. Sorry about the dead link, that's freeweb's fault. Is tehre any way I can upload it ?

lol.. i tought you ve posted the mp3 link to trick us ](*,) sorry for the ****** :-#

btw.. www.rapidshare.de upload it there

[bored2k]

lol.. i tought you ve posted the mp3 link to trick us ](*,) sorry for the ****** :-#

btw.. www.rapidshare.de upload it there
Your lucky I'm in a good and not in a "Ninja Squirtles: stones at teh guy calling me names :'( !". And stop mentioning it LOL some other mod might catch you ;).

Anyways, that song by Bonnie Pink is the most soothing song I've heard in weeks. It's so pretty although I understand jack of what she says (no i can't read the english subs, i like reading teh jap subs even if i dont understand them).

Rapidshared Song: http://rapidshare.de/files/3000488/_EquipeZ__Rurouni_Kenshin_-_It_s_Gonna_Rain_6o_ed_.mp3.html
Lyrics: http://animelyrics.com/anime/kenshin/rkrain.htm

Doesn't it bring back memories :D ? Its so cure ^_^

[bored2k]

Ok new question:

What is _the_ best AMV (Anime.Music.Video) you have seen ? If possible, a download link ;).

In my case, it's the one with the song Touched by Vast with Rurouni Kenshin as a backdrop made by Otaku Vengeance. I'm not sure this is it since I didn't download it to check it, but the description looks like the one I love. http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=473

[sapo]

Ok new question:

What is _the_ best AMV (Anime.Music.Video) you have seen ? If possible, a download link ;).

In my case, it's the one with the song Touched by Vast with Rurouni Kenshin as a backdrop made by Otaku Vengeance. I'm not sure this is it since I didn't download it to check it, but the description looks like the one I love. http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=473

I have one made from a brazillian that is PERFECT.. i ll upload for you.. man.. its the perfect AMV... never saw something like that, the anime used was hellsing.. :grin:

i ll post the link later.. cause upload 55MB with my adsl takes some time ](*,)

[sapo]

wow.. just started to watch Gundam Seed.. omg i ve watched 6 episodes without stop.. its far better then gundam wing.. the historyline, the drawing.. sound.. everything is better!

omg WHY DO I HAVE TO WORK? I WANNA WATCH MORE!

If the Destiny series is better than this one.. i have to watch right away.. :grin:

[Kyral]

Destiny is the direct sequel to SEED, so as such if you start watching it before you finish SEED, you'll get major spoilers :P

Also a new Gundam OVA hit. MS IGLOO. Really high quality CG (like near Final Fantasy Spirits Within level)

[sapo]

Destiny is the direct sequel to SEED, so as such if you start watching it before you finish SEED, you'll get major spoilers :P

Also a new Gundam OVA hit. MS IGLOO. Really high quality CG (like near Final Fantasy Spirits Within level)

how many ovas and movies are out there? could you give me the names so i can download them too?

thanx :grin:

[Kyral]

I can point you to a really good Gundam website :D

http://www.mahq.net

[bored2k]

Monster geekfest @ bored2k :D

Saturday I'm gonna have a huge Monster marathon at my house with a few buddies that heard the Newline Cinemas news and got excited (none of us have seen the anime, but liked the storyline). Right now we have about 20 chapters down but by saturday we expect to have most of them available ;). It'll be fun :D.

If any of you want to come, you just have to come down to the Dominican Republic and give me a call. I'll have free chips for you ;).

[sapo]

Monster geekfest @ bored2k :D

Saturday I'm gonna have a huge Monster marathon at my house with a few buddies that heard the Newline Cinemas news and got excited (none of us have seen the anime, but liked the storyline). Right now we have about 20 chapters down but by saturday we expect to have most of them available ;). It'll be fun :D.

If any of you want to come, you just have to come down to the Dominican Republic and give me a call. I'll have free chips for you ;).

Are you gonna make popcorn? What about free beer for us?

If you make a real good popcorn i can think about it :roll:

btw.. monster rlz... :grin:

[bored2k]

Are you gonna make popcorn? What about free beer for us?

If you make a real good popcorn i can think about it :roll:

btw.. monster rlz... :grin:
Popcorn ? Of course mate ! Beer ? Oh me and /me buddies don't "dig" beer, we're clean, sober hermits/geeks. But we have a really comfortable, fear-absorving leather couch :D !

If you're coming, bring a couple of Carioca chicks, I'm sure they'll like "Monster" :roll:..

[sapo]

Popcorn ? Of course mate ! Beer ? Oh me and /me buddies don't "dig" beer, we're clean, sober hermits/geeks. But we have a really comfortable, fear-absorving leather couch :D !

If you're coming, bring a couple of Carioca chicks, I'm sure they'll like "Monster" :roll:..

i m not carioca... :roll:

sorry.. but i m not clean.. i m coffe addicted, smoker, and i drink.. i think your mom are gonna say that i m not the right kind of person to be your friend :-P

btw.. i ve watched 20 gundam SEED episodes without stop.. OMFG this anime is amazing.. the storyline is so freaking good.. i want to watch more.. but i have to work ](*,)

and talking about work.. man.. i never worked many hours straight as i m working today.. i just stoped 5 minutes to eat... i stayied fooling around yesterday and watching gundam.. now i m paying the price ](*,)

[sapo]

And as i promised:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28BV1ZD9

Here the link to the best AMV that i ve ever seen...

The anime is hellsing.. and the soundtrack (the best part) is Dark Moor - Dies Irae

If you pay attention the video is perfectly synchronized with the sound and the lyrics...

its PERFECT :D

[Kyral]

hmm, School Rumble is finished downloading, and I have nothing in the BT Queue.

Any other ideas for what I should download? :P

[sapo]

hmm, School Rumble is finished downloading, and I have nothing in the BT Queue.

Any other ideas for what I should download? :P

If you like futuristic stuff.. i would recommend Infinity Ryvius (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=mugen+no+ryvius&x=0&y=0) .. it was an anime that surprised me.

But if you want comedy.. Great Teacher Onizuka (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=great+teacher+onizuka&x=0&y=0) rlz.. but i think you already watched it.. didnt you?

[Kyral]

Haven't seen GTO yet. Keep in mind, until a friend of mine forced me to watch Ah! My Goddess last semester, I had no interest in romantic comedies (ie, most of my stuff was Gundam).

I just started downloading Love Hina and Trigun. Oh, thanks for the reccomendation on School Rumble. I love it :D

EDIT: Just found out that Anime-Destiny started to sub Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid. SWEET! Full Metal Panic ROCKS!! :D

[sapo]

Haven't seen GTO yet. Keep in mind, until a friend of mine forced me to watch Ah! My Goddess last semester, I had no interest in romantic comedies (ie, most of my stuff was Gundam).

I just started downloading Love Hina and Trigun. Oh, thanks for the reccomendation on School Rumble. I love it :D

EDIT: Just found out that Anime-Destiny started to sub Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid. SWEET! Full Metal Panic ROCKS!! :D


If you like gundam you will like Infiny Rivyus too... believe me :grin:

[bored2k]

This might sound trollish, but why is a series like Ah My Goddess any good (romantic :?)?

[Kyral]

Because Keichi reminds me of myself waaaaayyyy too much :D

[bored2k]

Because Keichi reminds me of myself waaaaayyyy too much :D
lol ... I haven't seen it. C'mon man, be verbose :P

[sapo]

Because Keichi reminds me of myself waaaaayyyy too much :D

lol.. so it means you are a kind guy that have a lot of pretty women around you.. but dont get any? :roll:

hehe.. just kidding :-P

i m more like Harima kenji from school rumble.. i didnt fight like him in school.. but i didnt watch too many classes.. and i was in love with a girl from the 6th grade till 8th... and didnt have the courage to tell her...

if it was today.. i would just kiss her without asking :roll:

[Kyral]

lol ... I haven't seen it. C'mon man, be verbose :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah!_My_Goddess

Wikipedia to the rescue!!!

And Sapo, more like I get very nervous around women I like :P

[sapo]

lol ... I haven't seen it. C'mon man, be verbose :P

yo bored.. you said that you was going to start learning japanease.. i ve started this week to learn hiragana... i ve bought a book and i m printing a lot of worksheets from online materials.. i ve found a lot of good websites and i m alread understanding some hiragana stuff.. here some links:

A lot of good free materials:
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download.htm

A lot of links:
http://www.grandgent.com/tom/j/

Some gloassary stuff:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~japanese/NAKAMA/

A RPG to learn Katakana (has a linux version, i m playing with it hehe)
http://lrnj.com/

A good dictionary with a lot of examples:
http://www.mahou.org/Dict/

English - Japanese - English Dict:
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/jap.html

hehe i m learning a lot of stuff using anime as a reference.. like this:



shinigami = しにがみ　death god
Shi = し
ni = に
ga = が
mi = み


thats not that difficult as peoples say.. and the pronunciation is the same as portuguese.. so it is even easier :grin:

[sapo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah!_My_Goddess

Wikipedia to the rescue!!!

And Sapo, more like I get very nervous around women I like :P

everybody does... i did for 4 years with the girl that i talked about in the last post ](*,)

[bored2k]

yo bored.. you said that you was going to start learning japanease.. i ve started this week to learn hiragana... i ve bought a book and i m printing a lot of worksheets from online materials.. i ve found a lot of good websites and i m alread understanding some hiragana stuff.. here some links:

Thanks for the links mate. Right now I am focusing entirely on Listening and Speaking. Like I -probably- said, I'm using the Rosetta Stone software for Japanese, wich has its own pace that's supposedly the best around for self-tutoring/home-school.

Rosetta Stone:
http://www.rosettastone.com/ind/method
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002S9FT/103-3979597-8623038


Others:
http://japanese.about.com/blsjp.htm
http://japanese.about.com/od/writing/

[Kyral]

CURSE ANIME DESTINY FOR USING SOME OBSCURE VIDEO CODEC THAT DOESN'T WORK ON LINUX!!


Now I have to try and download this BakaKozou version. It better work. I want my FMP!

[sapo]

CURSE ANIME DESTINY FOR USING SOME OBSCURE VIDEO CODEC THAT DOESN'T WORK ON LINUX!!


Now I have to try and download this BakaKozou version. It better work. I want my FMP!

lol.. wich codec doesnt work? here everything works.. i think that just the divx6 that still dont have a codec...

[Kyral]

It uses some obscure thing called x264. But the OTHER people doing it use something that I already have installed :D

[Kyral]

Okay, just finished watching the first episode of Full Metal Panic The Second Raid.

Its more like the first FMP than Fumoffu, meaning a lot of fun mecha action. In fact, we only see Chidori once in the entire episode, but it pulls a reference to Fumoffu. Very good overall. Classic FMP. Can't wait for more :D

[bored2k]

Okay, just finished watching the first episode of Full Metal Panic The Second Raid.

Its more like the first FMP than Fumoffu, meaning a lot of fun mecha action. In fact, we only see Chidori once in the entire episode, but it pulls a reference to Fumoffu. Very good overall. Classic FMP. Can't wait for more :D
Is FMP another mecha flick like Gundam ? I know its Mecha, but it is _that_ involved and centered around like Gundam ?

[Kyral]

FMP and FMP: TRS take Mecha and merge it with a high-school romantic comedy type anime

Fumoffu is pure high-school romantic comedy type. Its great either way :D

[bored2k]

FMP and FMP: TRS take Mecha and merge it with a high-school romantic comedy type anime

Fumoffu is pure high-school romantic comedy type. Its great either way :D
If mechas did Hitem Mitsurugis I might have liked them more :/

[Kyral]

If Kenshin piloted a Mecha with some kinda Mobile Trace System (G Gundam), all the mecha ever would be OWNED beyond belief

[bored2k]

Ok I just watched Bleach episode 40 (I know I know it's been out for a few days, but I waited for Lunar's release !). It had to be the shortest feeling Bleach episode yet. It felt like they battled for 20 minutes when a punch was hardly thrown. It was really nice to know Yachiru (she's so cute..) and Kenpachi's story (and how a bad a$$ like him was even attached to her).

[bored2k]

Center topic: Midway entertainment

Act 1 - Farewell Ceremony
Fullmetal Alchemist: 25/51 (49%)
I'm finally halfway the Fullmetal Alchemist series. I have to say, if the series ended right now, it would still be in my top 5 -if not on top- favorite anime list. It's so rich from every possible aspect. It's comedy _really_ makes me laugh, the action scenes keep me on the edge of my seat, character development and involvement is superb and the dramatic scenes make me feel melancholic :-X (Brigadier Hughes on episode 25.. man that was though) plus several other aspects. Although I can't wait to see the other half, I'm just as lost as to what is going to happen, wich is happening to me also in Monster: after 9 episodes, I have no idea where this series is going O.o. But still, me and my buddies enjoyed our little Monster session ^_^.

Act 2 - Edo Period Bohemian Rhapsody
Samurai Champloo: 09/26 (34.6%)
So far, Champloo's fresh and good, but not _that_ good. Animation is realistic beyond belief
and very sweet and well done (although they're so realistic looking that character's can't be as emotive as I'd like them to be -I can still see Mugen's crazy though). Like I was warned by the theOtaku.com's review (I love their reviews), it tends to divert quite a bit with no apparent sign of certain plot twists having any effect nor connection with their ultimate goal (sorry for making comparisons, but this distracting divertion is something I've yet to experience in FMA). Like I was also warned, fight scenes tend to be rather short :? and not half as enganging as they brag about prior to fighting (comparison: would you even imagine a 30 second "that's it" battle between Kenshin and Saito O.o ?). On the other hand, the easy sailing, bohemian mood the series uses is really relaxing and entertaining.

Act 3 - Post-traumatic stress disorder
Monster: 09/78 (11.5%)
What the heck did _we_ get ourselves into? I started watching this one on Friday night with a couple of buddies and we were "Wowed" several times in such a few episodes. Personally, I dislike the animation (someone could have told me this was a 12 year old anime and I would have probably believed the person) but this series is about everything but trying to be nice to the viewer/reader. Right now we are in a state of .. I'll quote some of the things we said throught or 09 viewed episodes
- Episode 01-03: "That _leech_ ! Someone slap her!" ; "What kind of hospital is that O.o?!" ; "Are they really like that :-S.." "You see that psycho typist/investigator? We are now calling him The Hacker" ... "Wow."
- "WHERE is this going ?! And what MORE could they add in 70+ chapters ?!" "Dude.. the anime could have ended up right now and I would have been satisfied."
- Episode 07-X: "Plot twist. Wow"

This anime will probably take me the longest to see as I pretend to see it when my buddies are with me (not that I'm scared(!), but we want to watch it together.. not like we have a choice, we're helping ourselves with the big downloads, so one needs the other).

Act 4 - Shounen Rejoice!
Bleach: 40/XXX (X%)
This one's good man. All of us could mention several things we don't like about it (hint: Useless Side Stories in the middle of "dinner"), but let's face it, once the episode's over, we can't wait for the next one (this is way I think following a weekly series is almost like self-inflicted torture). Besides the whole kick ass Kenpachi battle (talk about an intriguing battle), the thing that has me intrigues the most is how are the other characters besides Ichigo going to square against the other Captains. This one looks like it's not going to end anytime soon so I'm really glad I picked up while It still wasn't _too_ big (hint: Naruto.. I will get you some day.. grr). I like the fact that I like to think that besides Hollows, there are no real bad guys (at least in general). From a perspective, Ichigo and crew would even look like the bad guys (hey, they were the ones who erupted into the Shinigami's world). Apparently, we'll have to keep an eye out for this one for months to come.
--

Anyways, that was my half and not-really-half review of the anime. I know it could be not really accurate at some points, but that's my perception of what I am seeing so far. Of course, I will re-post once I'm done/more advanced with them.

[sapo]

Center topic: Midway entertainment

Act 1 - Farewell Ceremony
Fullmetal Alchemist: 25/51 (49%)
I'm finally halfway the Fullmetal Alchemist series. I have to say, if the series ended right now, it would still be in my top 5 -if not on top- favorite anime list. It's so rich from every possible aspect. It's comedy _really_ makes me laugh, the action scenes keep me on the edge of my seat, character development and involvement is superb and the dramatic scenes make me feel melancholic :-X (Brigadier Hughes on episode 25.. man that was though) plus several other aspects. Although I can't wait to see the other half, I'm just as lost as to what is going to happen, wich is happening to me also in Monster: after 9 episodes, I have no idea where this series is going O.o. But still, me and my buddies enjoyed our little Monster session ^_^.

Act 2 - Edo Period Bohemian Rhapsody
Samurai Champloo: 09/26 (34.6%)
So far, Champloo's fresh and good, but not _that_ good. Animation is realistic beyond belief
and very sweet and well done (although they're so realistic looking that character's can't be as emotive as I'd like them to be -I can still see Mugen's crazy though). Like I was warned by the theOtaku.com's review (I love their reviews), it tends to divert quite a bit with no apparent sign of certain plot twists having any effect nor connection with their ultimate goal (sorry for making comparisons, but this distracting divertion is something I've yet to experience in FMA). Like I was also warned, fight scenes tend to be rather short :? and not half as enganging as they brag about prior to fighting (comparison: would you even imagine a 30 second "that's it" battle between Kenshin and Saito O.o ?). On the other hand, the easy sailing, bohemian mood the series uses is really relaxing and entertaining.

Act 3 - Post-traumatic stress disorder
Monster: 09/78 (11.5%)
What the heck did _we_ get ourselves into? I started watching this one on Friday night with a couple of buddies and we were "Wowed" several times in such a few episodes. Personally, I dislike the animation (someone could have told me this was a 12 year old anime and I would have probably believed the person) but this series is about everything but trying to be nice to the viewer/reader. Right now we are in a state of .. I'll quote some of the things we said throught or 09 viewed episodes
- Episode 01-03: "That _leech_ ! Someone slap her!" ; "What kind of hospital is that O.o?!" ; "Are they really like that :-S.." "You see that psycho typist/investigator? We are now calling him The Hacker" ... "Wow."
- "WHERE is this going ?! And what MORE could they add in 70+ chapters ?!" "Dude.. the anime could have ended up right now and I would have been satisfied."
- Episode 07-X: "Plot twist. Wow"

This anime will probably take me the longest to see as I pretend to see it when my buddies are with me (not that I'm scared(!), but we want to watch it together.. not like we have a choice, we're helping ourselves with the big downloads, so one needs the other).

Act 4 - Shounen Rejoice!
Bleach: 40/XXX (X%)
This one's good man. All of us could mention several things we don't like about it (hint: Useless Side Stories in the middle of "dinner"), but let's face it, once the episode's over, we can't wait for the next one (this is way I think following a weekly series is almost like self-inflicted torture). Besides the whole kick ass Kenpachi battle (talk about an intriguing battle), the thing that has me intrigues the most is how are the other characters besides Ichigo going to square against the other Captains. This one looks like it's not going to end anytime soon so I'm really glad I picked up while It still wasn't _too_ big (hint: Naruto.. I will get you some day.. grr). I like the fact that I like to think that besides Hollows, there are no real bad guys (at least in general). From a perspective, Ichigo and crew would even look like the bad guys (hey, they were the ones who erupted into the Shinigami's world). Apparently, we'll have to keep an eye out for this one for months to come.
--

Anyways, that was my half and not-really-half review of the anime. I know it could be not really accurate at some points, but that's my perception of what I am seeing so far. Of course, I will re-post once I'm done/more advanced with them.

FMA:
Nice.. dont rush man.. FMA will become far better than it is.. the last episodes are so damn GOOD! and when it finish your reaction for sure will be:

DAMIT! WHY DID IT HAVE TO FINISH? WHY NARUTO HAVE 130+ EP AND FMA JUST HAVE 51, I WANT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!

Samurai Champloo:
and as i said when recommended Samurai Champloo to you.. the are a lot of side stories.. some good.. and some boring.. but the main story is something stupid.. but the overall anime is very good.. i enjoyed it a lot :grin:

Monster:
The beggining of monster is a bit boring too... you are still going to meet a lot of new people.. and a lot of the current are gonna die :roll: dont jump into conclusions... you will get surprised if you do...

Bleach:
What can i say.. ITS SOH DAMN FREAKING GOOD! i cant wait for the next episode... i m thinking if the kuchiki captain are gonna pity them.. of just take them as prisioners.. or maybe some miraculous appearence from ichigo to kick his ass :grin:

And bored... i hope i had some anime freak friend to watch anime with me.. but nobody here likes anime.. i just watch everything with my friend nina (my little kitty) :roll:

[bored2k]

FMA:
Nice.. dont rush man.. FMA will become far better than it is.. the last episodes are so damn GOOD! and when it finish your reaction for sure will be:

DAMIT! WHY DID IT HAVE TO FINISH? WHY NARUTO HAVE 130+ EP AND FMA JUST HAVE 51, I WANT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!

Samurai Champloo:
and as i said when recommended Samurai Champloo to you.. the are a lot of side stories.. some good.. and some boring.. but the main story is something stupid.. but the overall anime is very good.. i enjoyed it a lot

Monster:
The beggining of monster is a bit boring too... you are still going to meet a lot of new people.. and a lot of the current are gonna die :roll: dont jump into conclusions... you will get surprised if you do...

Bleach:
What can i say.. ITS SOH DAMN FREAKING GOOD! i cant wait for the next episode... i m thinking if the kuchiki captain are gonna pity them.. of just take them as prisioners.. or maybe some miraculous appearence from ichigo to kick his ass :grin:

And bored... i hope i had some anime freak friend to watch anime with me.. but nobody here likes anime.. i just watch everything with my friend nina (my little kitty) :roll:
1. Is Naruto over ? If not, does it show any signs of ending anytime soon ? How many chapters are there so far (last time I checked, I would have had to download approximately 25GB :-/)

2. Yes, "some" side stories are boring (so far, the dutch guy that ate a lot, the lame assassin, the goblins et al have not really been that fun). Right now the thing attaching me to this anime is the three main characters. I like Mugen's wacky and comedic way, Jin's "serious" yet permissive style (a samurai that sells his sword in a pawn shop?!) and I generally fall for cute characters like Fuu :-# (like Ed's Automail chick and Kenpachi's Lieutenant.. they're so cute ^_^). Comedy here is good, but not even close to FMA's.

3. Plot characters dying? In Monster? That's not unexpected :-P. Heck, one of my brothers kept waiting for the "Damn Monster" to appear! (that is, until the lock picker calls the young "Dicaprio" monster- I think my brother was disappointed :?). Plot twists? they're always healthy.

4. Bleach is good man.. so good. It could be dubbed a simple brainless shounen and it could arguably be one, but I'm still so intrigued and attached by it. I know certain anime specialize in making the current enemy impossible to beat then making the next one even MORE impossible, but if Bleach pulls this out, this will be an anime I won't forget in a while -if ever. Ever since they showed Zaraki's powers I've been thinking (there's like a dozen other captains minus one plus the old man, and they don't really look half as kick ass and fierce as Kenpachi does, what the heck will this guys come up with? The only possibility I can think of is them acknowledging Ichigo's powers after 1 or 2 more battles and make him on of their team and release Kuchuki, but that would be way too expected for a series like Bleach ;). And by the way dude, what release did you see? In Lunar's late release, at the end when they show the trailers, you do see Ichigo swinging at Kuchuki's Captain ..

"]And bored... i hope i had some anime freak friend to watch anime with me.. but nobody here likes anime.. i just watch everything with my friend nina (my little kitty) :roll:"

Actually, I don't have really freak anime friends. I watched Monster with my older brother and my neighboor/best-friend, but that was because I had shown a link to my friend about Monster getting a live action movie, and after he read the plot he awkwardly, got _really_ interested in it. On the other hand, my brother can watch any type of anime..

200 posts..

[Kyral]

New Destiny Episode out (Phase 39)

All I can say is that the Strike Freedom is ownage. And Strike makes a brief return

[bored2k]

* ugh *

Today I'm planning on starting to download Naruto. From scratch (I might start with episode 8 or 10 because I've seen the first ones). Someone please say some words of encouragement because I could have fainted when I saw the gazillion batch torrents for it ;-/

Why might you ask am I downloading all these anime at once ? I like variety. Sometimes I just want to see something different at the moment. In my case, I do know, so what better moment than this to start _slowly_ to download Naruto.

If someone can, please compare it to FMA so I know what I'm up against (because after seeing an FMA episode, anything else I try to see falls really short..)

[Kyral]

I haven't seen it, but it seems to be this generations DBZ, except "Kenshinized"

[bored2k]

I haven't seen it, but it seems to be this generations DBZ, except "Kenshinized"
From the few episodes I saw, it looked -IMO- a bit more refined and stylistic (being centered around ninjas instead of "saiyans" is a drastic change).

Heh, you just mixed DBZ with Kenshin in a single sentence. Today I'll have nightmares for sure.

[Kyral]

From the few episodes I saw, it looked -IMO- a bit more refined and stylistic (being centered around ninjas instead of "saiyans" is a drastic change).

Heh, you just mixed DBZ with Kenshin in a single sentence. Today I'll have nightmares for sure.
lol, SIGGED!!

[Quest-Master]

Terrible news.. Cellphone^2 (subbers of SEED Destiny who get releases out in 24 hours) made it's last release today. They've disbanded. :(

I really prefered them over, say, HaroTori or SeedFansubs who take almost 3-5 days to release a sub.. :(

[Kyral]

Cellphone^2 was the quicky release. Not high quality like SEED Fansubs. But they will be missed

[bored2k]

Lol.. I was wondering what meant . :-P

BTW, a friend of mine who Liked Monster decided to download it alongside Rurouni Kenshin _complete_, wich saves me a gazillion hours yay :D

[bored2k]

Ok so now I've watched the first 16 episodes of Samurai Champloo wich means I've seen 61.5% of it :D. I must admit, the last 3 or 4 episodes have positively changed my mind about the series. It's still goofy and a little bland at times, but the plot of these last episodes have really lifted my perception of the series. I hope it keeps the "good episode!" streak going. After all, its just 26 episodes long, and FMA is twice and big and packs drama from minute 0 to minute 23.42 (and don't get me started on the 95 eps of Kenshin.. although by the end of FMA I'll have to think about wich one I liked the most).

I've paused _All_ my other anime until I finish with this one *or* until it falls to the -not as entertaining as the last episode- dark side again.

P.S. - From what I'm able to see, the fact that every episode is sort of a stand alone chapter in the series thus bringing new and unexpected things to the table (although this series revolves a whole lot around them being three bums starving to death) makes it have a pretty nice replay value (good for my newly started anime collection :D).

[bored2k]

"AnimeOnDVD reports that David Williams of ADV Films is testing out using BitTorrent as a distribution method. Currently, he has a promotional video of Madlax, one of their titles, up for download via a torrent and has "much larger plans in mind." He is looking for feedback regarding this and can be left on the AnimeOnDVD Forums. ADV Films licenses Japanese animation from Japanese studios for distribution in North America and the UK."
http://216.136.62.222/torrents/MadlaxPromo.avi.torrent

[Quest-Master]

Just started watching Full Metal Panic (not the Second Raid either, the first series).. it's quite cool. Incredibly hard to find episodes, but yeah. :)

[bored2k]

Just started watching Full Metal Panic (not the Second Raid either, the first series).. it's quite cool. Incredibly hard to find episodes, but yeah. :)
I was thinking about starting FMP in 2 or 3 days. From your POV, how's this one like?

[Quest-Master]

It's cool.. haven't watched enough yet to make a real opinion on it though. My BitTorrent sucks too, so I have to find stuff direct or DCC somewhere on Rizon.. pretty hard to find. :(

[darkoptix]

FMP is a good series and I just started watching the second raid... and it looks like a good start to a great series.

To find the ep of FMP I just used bittorrent... no trouble finding torrents either... am I allowed to post torrent sites here? If so i'll link to one.

[bored2k]

FMP is a good series and I just started watching the second raid... and it looks like a good start to a great series.

To find the ep of FMP I just used bittorrent... no trouble finding torrents either... am I allowed to post torrent sites here? If so i'll link to one.
No please. Let's avoid BT talk too. Let's some for the imagination ok ;) ?

[Kyral]

mmm

Outta stuff to download again....

Suggestions? :D I may go for Bleach.....

Oh, here is what I have right now...


chris@InsaneDestinyJusticeFreedomAndDarkness:~$ ls ~/anime/
After War Gundam X Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Ah! My Goddess Mobile Suit Turn-A Gundam
Cowboy Bebop Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
Full Metal Panic! New Mobile Suit Report Gundam Wing
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu and Specials Outlaw Star
Full Metal Panic The Second Raid Rurouni Kenshin
Furi Kuri(FLCL) Samurai Champloo
Love Hina School Rumble
Macross 7 S-CRY-ed
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO Trigun
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Viewtiful Joe


Most of those are symlinks to the anime HD, which is 94% full (out of 160 GB)


And Bored2k, FMP is fun :D If you like Mecha and you like Love Hina style humor then its great :D

[sapo]

1. Is Naruto over ? If not, does it show any signs of ending anytime soon ? How many chapters are there so far (last time I checked, I would have had to download approximately 25GB :-/)



Naruto is in ep 143 i think.. and it isnt going to end too soon.. actually the episodes are just fillers, cause the anime its catching up to fast with the manga.. so i m expecting some months just with fillers, side stories... and things that arent related with the manga..

But naruto ownz! :grin:

[bored2k]

Naruto is in ep 143 i think.. and it isnt going to end too soon.. actually the episodes are just fillers, cause the anime its catching up to fast with the manga.. so i m expecting some months just with fillers, side stories... and things that arent related with the manga..

But naruto ownz! :grin:
Fillers eh? hmm

I'll probably try to get Samurai7 after I finish with Champloo _today_ :D

[Kyral]

I haven't heard anything about Samurai 7. What is it supposed to be like?

Oh, I started to download Bleach today. Putting it on my /home/anime dir b/c my /media/anime only has about 8 GB left and there are still series on there that need to be finished...

[bored2k]

I haven't heard anything about Samurai 7. What is it supposed to be like?

Oh, I started to download Bleach today. Putting it on my /home/anime dir b/c my /media/anime only has about 8 GB left and there are still series on there that need to be finished...
Have you seen Samurai Seven the OLD breakthrough movie ? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

Well it's a new take on the storyline, only blending it with mecha and well.. samurais. From what I've heard it has superb graphics, and being a tech updated version of the old movie, its supposed to be good, plus, its only about 26 episodes long :D.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_7
http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3127
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1410,sazgub,samurai_7.html


Samurai 7 is an anime series based on Akira Kurosawa's classic 1954 movie entitled The Seven Samurai. The series is being directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and produced by Shouji Murahama. There are 26 episodes to this series with each episode costing around ¥32,500,000 ($300,000) to make. It has been announced that FUNimation will get the rights to dubbing this series.




Plot (no spoilers)
The village of Kanna is a nice rice village with a problem. Every year during harvest time huge mechanical robots, known as the Nobuseri, come and steal away almost all of the rice that had been harvested that year. Not only that, the Nobuseri are becoming more demanding, now taking women and children in addition to rice. The elder of Kanna has declared that to protect the village they must hire samurai. However, they have no money and thus must find samurai willing to protect the village for the price of all the rice that he/she can eat. He sends three members of the village out to the city to begin looking. And thus the journey begins.

[bored2k]

Oh, I started to download Bleach today. Putting it on my /home/anime dir b/c my /media/anime only has about 8 GB left and there are still series on there that need to be finished...
Bleach is nice.. very very nice indeed. Beware, the first 6 or 7 episodes aren't really that good, but once you reach episode 11-12, that's were the _real_ madness starts.

[bored2k]

So now I have finished watching Samurai Champloo. Scratch most of what I said, this one rocks. It is true, the main plot seems to be a somewhat vague specially if you notice all the bad things that happen because of it. But man oh man, what _a_ finale does this series rock ! Although fight scenes were really a lot sorter than what one would except, in substance they are beefy, well done and mostly unique. I particularly enjoyed the way the last chapters resembled Bebop a lot more than the others (with the über weird chapters like the Baseball one; the jazzy music in the last two and the cinematic feel of -we're doomed..no we're really doomed!-).

Animation 10/10
Sound 9/10
Creativity 10.5/10
Main Plot 8.9/10 (the last episode really mad me forget how goofy it was)
Other Plots 9/10
Overall 9/10

[sapo]

So now I have finished watching Samurai Champloo. Scratch most of what I said, this one rocks. It is true, the main plot seems to be a somewhat vague specially if you notice all the bad things that happen because of it. But man oh man, what _a_ finale does this series rock ! Although fight scenes were really a lot sorter than what one would except, in substance they are beefy, well done and mostly unique. I particularly enjoyed the way the last chapters resembled Bebop a lot more than the others (with the über weird chapters like the Baseball one; the jazzy music in the last two and the cinematic feel of -we're doomed..no we're really doomed!-).

Animation 10/10
Sound 9/10
Creativity 10.5/10
Main Plot 8.9/10 (the last episode really mad me forget how goofy it was)
Other Plots 9/10
Overall 9/10

sorry for no commenting it properly.. but this one is the only anime that i m watching and thinking about this week:


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this is the only thing that i can think about right now ](*,)

Btw bored.. samurai 7 is good... but its so freaking fake... how the hell do you cut a space ship with a sword? ](*,)

And Samurai Champloo is guaranteed fun for anyone :grin:

so.. now i ll just take another cup of coffe... and be back to my dear gedit and my codes...

man.. if i could meet who invented the think called "WORK" i would make him suffer a lot before killing him :-x

[bored2k]

Bleach 41.
Unbelievably, this one simply keeps getting better and better. Last week I kept thinking to myself "How are they going to make me believe someone can be at the most half as kick ass as Kenpachi ?!" and now I'm simply thinking "Kenpachi ? Who's he?". I really enjoy how this anime, specially _this_ chapter manages to regardless of how serious the situation, lower its guard a bit and deliver on the act laughable content. This episode made me think the whole time "Ok this is gonna end tragically.. soon".

Is it me or are Bleach episodes the ones that makes you feel like instead of 23 minutes you just watched the 40 second "in the next episode" trailer the most O.o ? I mean, every time an episode reaches the middle or ends I'm like "ALREADY :-@ ](*,) ?!". Man Bleach so rocks :grin: ..



http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/4716/screenshot14ob.jpg
http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/9121/screenshot05zu.jpg
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[bored2k]

Btw bored.. samurai 7 is good... but its so freaking fake... how the hell do you cut a space ship with a sword? ](*,)

You just kind of, made any current desire for me to download this fade away. After seeing this I guess I understand what you mean:

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/4936/s7nt210243ko.th.jpg (http://img328.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s7nt210243ko.jpg)

P.S. - It's going to be hard for me to truly appreciate a lot of anime titles. Now that I've devoted 90% of my .torrent download time on Anime, I started pretty high with FMA - Bleach - Champloo - Monster, wich makes it hard on the other anime :-P.

[sapo]

You just kind of, made any current desire for me to download this fade away. After seeing this I guess I understand what you mean:

http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/4936/s7nt210243ko.th.jpg (http://img328.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s7nt210243ko.jpg)

P.S. - It's going to be hard for me to truly appreciate a lot of anime titles. Now that I've devoted 90% of my .torrent download time on Anime, I started pretty high with FMA - Bleach - Champloo - Monster, wich makes it hard on the other anime :-P.

Hehehe theres a lot of better anime out there... but samurai 7 isnt that bad at all.. i watched all the 26 eps in one night... one after another haah

[sapo]

WOW WOW WOW what can i say?

I WANT TO SEE THE NEXT BLEACH EP! omg..

this ep was really good.. but i wanna see whats gonna happen ](*,)

just to make ppl curious about it...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4631/screenshot09eh.th.png (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot09eh.png)

[bored2k]

WOW WOW WOW what can i say?

I WANT TO SEE THE NEXT BLEACH EP! omg..

this ep was really good.. but i wanna see whats gonna happen ](*,)

just to make ppl curious about it...

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4631/screenshot09eh.th.png (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot09eh.png)
The cat is hawt.. mad hawt lol ! Too hot for the forums !

Yeah, it was a great intriguing chapter. I'm pretty amazed the "bomb dude" even tried to square off against Senbunzakura's Captain.

On a little side note, there hasn't been a side story/filler in a while, don't you guys smell one ? Oh right, preview showed Chad et al, wich means we won't see much of the real _beef_ :-s

[Quest-Master]

Oh when will the Naruto fillers end? :(

[TravisNewman]

I've read most of this thread and still have no clue what most of you guys are talking about ;)

Keep on rockin.

[bored2k]

LOL . Well If you ever get interested in anime, you know were to ask ;).



Now we will attempt to remove the bad cartoon mojo that infiltrated Pthumb's brain:
http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/6066/dilbertdemons1024x7680dk.jpg

[TravisNewman]

Roffle. ;)

Nah I like some anime. Cowboy Bebop and Champloo rock hard. The movies Akira and Metropolis are two of my faves of all time. I actually enjoyed watching Initial D, though it doesn't seem like something I'd like. I just can't get into most of what's on Adult Swim after 1am, and that's basically where my anime knowledge comes from.

[bored2k]

Roffle. ;)

Nah I like some anime. Cowboy Bebop and Champloo rock hard. The movies Akira and Metropolis are two of my faves of all time. I actually enjoyed watching Initial D, though it doesn't seem like something I'd like. I just can't get into most of what's on Adult Swim after 1am, and that's basically where my anime knowledge comes from.
I have actually never seen the now famed Adult Swim. I think I once did but I don't remember what is it that I saw. We had CN a while ago (a _while_ ago), then they trashed it and went with a spanish crappy as h3|| CN, then I'm not sure if they trashed or not but I haven't seen CN in a while. I don't like dubbed movies/anime so its not like I miss it.

Whenever I don't know what to get I just visit Animesuki (http://www.animesuki.com/) for some legal anime downloads. Also, to learn about good anime I usually I try to read what people like on top anime lists like the one one AnimeNFO (http://www.animenfo.com/statistic/top.php?type=anime) (they have reviews and stuff: also http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ and http://www.theotaku.com/ for better reviews).

Also I've read Adult Swim tends to cut some scenes and brush off some on language (Like Bebop (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns/edit-list.php?id=12) and Champloo's (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/columns/edit-list.php?id=297) language).

[bored2k]

The Complete Guide to Anachronisms in Samurai Champloo (http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/anachronisms.html)

For anyone interested, that's an insteresting website about Champloo.

[sapo]

The Complete Guide to Anachronisms in Samurai Champloo (http://www.spookhouse.net/angelynx/comics/anachronisms.html)

For anyone interested, that's an insteresting website about Champloo.

hehe it seems that you REALLY loved samurai champloo hm? O:)

heheh


--Possibly not an anachronism: Many have noted the resemblance between Mugen's fighting style and the African-derived Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Capoeira has existed since the 1620s, so there's certainly a possibility that a practitioner of this fighting art, which originated as a form of self-defense for runaway slaves, might have crossed Mugen's path; and Mugen's ability to learn fast and thoroughly from one combat example is already well documented. I think we can leave this one open as an intriguing maybe.

lol...

[bored2k]

hehe it seems that you REALLY loved samurai champloo hm? O:)

heheh



lol...
Like I said, it _really_ kicked in during the last 14 episodes, especially the last 4-5 ;). The Baseball episode was the funniest of them all, specially when Mugen started kicking everyone's ass LOL.

[bored2k]

Sapo so how's your Kanji studies going ?

[sapo]

Sapo so how's your Kanji studies going ?

i ve memorized a little more than 30 hiragana.. but i need to memorize everything.. and then memorize all the katakana, cause the book a bought its the kind of book a like most.. no noob stuff.. the first lesson of the book is already written in hiragana...

You have 2 choices: Learn how to read that stuff.. or burn the book and try a noob one.. :grin:

and off course that i m not gonna burn it.. i m forcing myself to memorize that :D

i ll not type the hiragana that i ve learned here cause i m not in my pc and here i dont have scim.. i had to install windows in a new box.. but i couldnt hold myself.. i ve installed ubuntu and now i m tweaking it to be easy to use.. cause the owner of this pc is a 15 yo boy....

i just hope he likes it.. and dont say "Uninstall it and install JUST windows"... :-#

[Quest-Master]

Bleach 41 was completely awesome. I really, really can't wait for 42 now. :x

[bored2k]

Bleach 41 was completely awesome. I really, really can't wait for 42 now. :x
I really don't understand how people can read mangas _first_ then watch the anime. The bleach manga is up to episode 187, but reading it would totally downgrade my experience.. 187 mangas also mean that we'll have "Bleach" for at least a 50 episodes more ;). Good things I started backing it up before It turns way too big (hint: naruto).

[Kyral]

Full Metal Panic: TSR ep 2 came out.

REVIEW TIME!!

It followed the form from Full Metal Panic! by following a premier Mecha Action Ep with a High-School Comedy ep, although there was some massive killing and the introduction of the main villian it looks like (frickin' psycho...)

Also something wierd. We are introduced to two sisters who are a little more than friendly with each other. There is also something kinda creepy about them, the way their faces look. Its like they aren't completely human...I'd say something like the Extendeds from Gundam SEED: Destiny

Overall very good :D

[sapo]

Sapo so how's your Kanji studies going ?

yo.. i ve started writing in my dvds with hiragana and the original name of the anime.. to force myself to learn and use it..

but my handwriting is TERRIBLE! ](*,)

take a look:

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/3900/ahmegamisama8fo.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ahmegamisama8fo.jpg)

[bored2k]

yo.. i ve started writing in my dvds with hiragana and the original name of the anime.. to force myself to learn and use it..

but my handwriting is TERRIBLE! ](*,)

take a look:

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/3900/ahmegamisama8fo.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ahmegamisama8fo.jpg)
Way better than I what I could possibly do ! Lol that's a nice idea ! It'll keep "bugs" away from your discs ;)

[sapo]

Way better than I what I could possibly do ! Lol that's a nice idea ! It'll keep "bugs" away from your discs ;)

hehe i ve started doing this cause when i write it i remember what is written.. even if i dont remember the hiragana.. so its a good way to memorize...

In this dvd is the Ah my goddess anime.. so its written: ah megami-sama :grin:

Its good to remember the words, like megami.. and to remember the hiragana...

The problem is that still i just know a lot of random words, like, megami, kami, kage, kaze, aka, omae, watashi, etc etc etc...

but still i cant just form phrases like this:

watashi wa kaeru desu. :roll:

or something like

omae wa okama desu.

and..

boku wa shiranai.

Here i picture of the first lesson of my japanese book:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7509/japa6he.th.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=japa6he.jpg)

[bored2k]

hehe i ve started doing this cause when i write it i remember what is written.. even if i dont remember the hiragana.. so its a good way to memorize...

In this dvd is the Ah my goddess anime.. so its written: ah megami-sama :grin:

Its good to remember the words, like megami.. and to remember the hiragana...

The problem is that still i just know a lot of random words, like, megami, kami, kage, kaze, aka, omae, watashi, etc etc etc...

but still i cant just form phrases like this:

watashi wa kaeru desu. :roll:

or something like

omae wa okama desu.

and..

boku wa shiranai.

Here i picture of the first lesson of my japanese book:

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7509/japa6he.th.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=japa6he.jpg)
Wow. That looks complicated. They're just saying "Ok so you write THIS -whatever it means- after a noun (etc) when you're referring to a novelty or something worth highlighting. At the moment, I couldn't imagine learning that without a teacher.

I'd post a screenshot of the Rosetta Stone software, but you can probably get a demo and try it ;).

[sapo]

Wow. That looks complicated. They're just saying "Ok so you write THIS -whatever it means- after a noun (etc) when you're referring to a novelty or something worth highlighting. At the moment, I couldn't imagine learning that without a teacher.

I'd post a screenshot of the Rosetta Stone software, but you can probably get a demo and try it ;).

Hum.. i already saw a demo of the rosseta in the other link you posted.. btw.. the problem isnt the book being complicated.. i can manage to learn without a teacher... but as i said.. i HAVE to learn and memorize the hiragana and katakana stuff.. otherwise i CANT read the japanese text :-#

[bored2k]

Ok I'm starting to agree on what you all said a while back on FMA being only 51 episodes long. I have only 10 episodes left to see the whole thing and I'm just thinking -how are they going to -in a rush- end this one? It's looks like this one could have gone for several more episodes!-. The series got a huge lift when they showed all -or most- of the seven "bad" guys (Greed rocks) and the Fire Alchemist filler could have gone for at least 5 episodes!

In short, I am intrigued by FMA. Before I started to watch I thought to myself "man! 51 episodes! that's long for that type of topic!" and now I'm thinking "man! 51 episodes.. too short O_O!!".

[bored2k]

I read a little of FMA's manga today and I picked up this weird but nice variation:

On episode 36 of the anime, starting on minute 19, the _full-grown_ Winry and Riza start a conversation about Riza firing her gun at others at who she protects. On the manga, this same dialogue happens waay back to when Roy was recruiting the brothers shortly after the initial "incident", where we see the little Winry asking these questions to Riza, who instead of assembling her gun like the anime, is holding a cup of coffee (while Mustang is questioning the brothers on locked doors). Something interesting I found was the fact that on both situations Winry shows her dislike for Roy Mustang (Anime because he killed her parents; Manga because he's trying to take the brothers away from her).

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2074/1307ck.jpghttp://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5685/screenshot02ne.jpg

And yes, I'm enjoying this anime a _lot_ ;).

Edit 1: Another slight variation. In the anime, after Winry fixes Ed's automail, he starts sparring with Al for wich Winry tells them to stop because he'll break his automail that way. The exact same happens in the manga, but instead, it happens when Ed gets the automail installed in the first place. http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/volume6.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4246

Edit 2: Also, Ed's state alchemist test is quite different on the manga.
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/volume6.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4254

LOL this is fun ^_^ !

Anyone interested in the manga, it's here (http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw).

[bored2k]

What next ?

I am six episodes away from finishing Fullmetal Alchemist. I was planning to get Samurai Champloo after I finished it but as it turns out, I already got that one. So now I re-post my question? What do you guys/gals advise next ? If possible, I would like the next anime I get to be somewhat short (no more than 30 chapters) so I can start on a new after that in not as big period of time (of course, short but good). I was thinking about Elfen Lied (13 episodes), but I don't think I got the stomach required for the amount of gruesomeness I've read the anime has.