BenLuke Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) I only buy comics in graphic novel/collection form anyway. Edited February 29, 2012 by BenLuke-116 Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 After next week I'll be settled into Alpha, as it will be caught up with where I've read to with fan translations (which I stopped reading to make my free WSJ subscription worth it). Although I don't like that Viz isn't releasing all the untranslated print volumes, as I'm now 10+ volumes behind in Bakuman, my personal favorite Jump manga, and buying digital volumes doesn't cut it for me. I just hope all the print catches up within a year, as WSJ is basically a one-year rental service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodor Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Unless it a high-selling series like Naruto and One Piece, Viz releases series volumes tri-monthly, IIRC. You're better off reading scanlations to catch up.I used to read SJ, but then they dropped Ultimo, so I droppedthe magazine as Ultimo was really the only thing I read in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Actually, Naruto, One Piece, and Bakuman are bi-monthly, Bleach is the big tri-monthly one, and Bakuman and Bleach are the only ones lagging behind the Japanese releases (Bleach is 15+ behind, while Bakuman is 8 behind)And while I was dissapointed at SJ dropping Ultimo (and the fact that volume 8 comes out nearly a year after volume 7), I do like Psyren, which replaced it. I really wish they kept that in SJA, but it's already been finished, with 16 volumes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOXN Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I've been switching between Daily Lives of High School boys (waiting on episode 8) and Mirai Nikki, and I'm glad that the anime adaptation of Mirai Nikki seems to be going well, and isn't that bad. The 1st OP is great, the second one is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I have high hopes for Guilty Crown's final stretch... Shu (obviously) has the Void Genom again, and he's now really an awesome character. Although I'm wondering how it will finish, looks like Shu might die at this rate... AndThe blue hand in the OP is Shu's Void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodor Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) I'm reading the RahXephon manga.It's... okay. Not great, but not bad.EDIT: Okay, just finished the third and last volume. Ending left a smile on my face, being a middle ground between the series' ending (which was executed in a way that it was the only flaw I really had with Rah) and the movie's much more bittersweet ending.Ultimately, if you're a big RahXephon fan, I say read it. It DOES start bad, yes, but the second volume marks a significent up turn in quality. I'd rate it a 8/10, if only because the ending is VERY touching IMHO. Edited March 3, 2012 by Alastor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Best guide to Anime character designs ever. Edited March 4, 2012 by BenLuke-116 Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ah yes, Homestar Runner. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I had a feeling that was what you were talking about...So I clicked to make sure. Now I know where "You gotta have blue hair" comes from; somehow I missed that the first time I watched that video. >_< Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Gurran Lagann today.*Cue applause and triumphant orchestra music* Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Your day has clearly been full of epic.*Joins in with the crowd already applauding* Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Oh boy... Finishing Brotherhood and TTGL in the same day doesn't sound good for your brain cells... Although Brotherhood's end isn't that mindscrewy, the definition of the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is pure insanity. Manly, Epic, Insanity.Anyways, I'm getting both Gurren Lagann movies this week. I know most of the differences between the anime and The Lights In The Sky Are Stars, but are there a lot of differences between the anime and Childhood's End? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Is the old Fullmetal Alchemist show worth watching? Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvali Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Gurran Lagann today.*Cue applause and triumphant orchestra music*My sister and I are watching Brotherhood again, and already we are overwhelmed by nostalgia. So many epic moments and memories, not even demished from the nearly two year gap from when we stopped watching. I don't get into anima often, but this sucked me right in. Quote "Danger is the anvil on which trust is forged"-Jaller(Jala) "We're on our own here-like we've always been-and we'll stand or fall on our own"-Tanma "He may seem slow and strange to you, but his simple words often carry a hidden wisdom"-Turaga Vakama on Kapura Kanohi: Stories of a Matoran Vigilante The Impact of a Rebirth: a Kanohi Fanfic The Willing Exiles: a Kanohi Fanfic SKA PC Profiles: Kanohi, Collector, Mahrika Kardaka BZPRPG Profiles Avatar by @Harvali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Gurran Lagann today.*Cue applause and triumphant orchestra music*If you were to finish off Getter Robo and Mazinger Z at the same time, your mind would of been even more epic. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The old FMA is pretty good, although not as good as Brotherhood. It's worth watching, although it's story is completely different from Brotherhood, as it doesn't follow the manga at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLuke Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) I'l give it a watch. I also plan on buying more of the manga so I can rant about how my chosen version is superior compare the three version's advantages and disadvantages. Edited March 5, 2012 by BenLuke-116 Quote BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Never listen to JAM Project before going to bed. You won't be able to sleep. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Nooooo! Now I must go find out what this JAM Project is, which will undoubtedly entail listening to it.Oh, that JAM Project. Hot-bloodedness... Taking over. Edited March 6, 2012 by Despair Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yep. I spent all night listening to these guys.I CAN FLY! HEY!YOU CAN FLY! HEY!WE CAN FLY! HEY!MOTTO MOTTO~! Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Jam Project?I also have the Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo soundtrack (which they worked with some people on), and the album with the theme song for Xam'd (the song is 'SHUT UP AND EXPLODE'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Yes. That JAM Project. The one whose songs can make anything awesome. Also the one with the guy who made his own version of Sorario Days. And Ash Ketchum's Japanese voice actor. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I totally didn't know any of that.Because I never really even cared until Xam'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Yeah. They're more focused on HOT BLOODEDNESS in their songs. But hey, having Masaki Endoh does that. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodor Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Masaki Endoh made his cover of Uninstall, the opening to Bokurano, sound hopeful.Said song is about the foolishness of humanity and overall is a perfect song to open such a depressing series (You thought Madoka and EVA were dark? Hahaha. Ha. Bokurano, and most Motaro Kitoh works at that, are so freaking pessimistic and dark that they can fling small planets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I'm a complete retard. The Xam'd opening was by Boom Boom Satellites, not Jam Project... >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Said song is about the foolishness of humanity and overall is a perfect song to open such a depressing series (You thought Madoka and EVA were dark? Hahaha. Ha. Bokurano, and most Motaro Kitoh works at that, are so freaking pessimistic and dark that they can fling smallplanets). That's an understatement. There are no words to describe how grimdark and depressing Bokurano is. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) I always (and I mean always) forget what Bokurano is about. Thankfully, I actually remembered its plot this time without having to look it up.Anyway, from what I've read it's a pretty dark show. Edited March 8, 2012 by Despair Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodor Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 I always (and I mean always) forget what Bokurano is about. Thankfully, I actually remembered its plot this time without having to look it up.Anyway, from what I've read it's a pretty dark show. The anime is light-hearted compared to the manga. It ends genuinely happily, for example.Bokurano itself is light compared to Kitoh's infamous NaruTaru. Let's put it this way: The anime adaption for Naru ended on a pitch-black note. It only adapted the first half of the story. It got much, much, MUCH worse afterwards.In other news, I rewatched the RahXephon movie. I take back most of the negative things I said about it, it's a great film. Ending makes me tear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The newest Guilty Crown is pretty good. It mainly focuses on the characters' pasts, a bit of Gai and Shu, but mostly Kurosumu Ouma (Shu's dad). There were also some good moments between Shu and some of the other characters. Basically set up the final two episodes really well, so they will hopefully have good plot/action without being interrupted by tons of flashbacks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I just watched Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars.And it is awesome. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminus Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Just started Gosick, pretty interesting so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kothra Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Gosick is one of the best shows I've ever seen. I think I've said that here before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I love Gosick. I'm just glad I chose to watch it after it had finished airing. I don't think I could have waited an entire week between some of the episodes...Now that I think about it, Gosick was the first series where I really liked the romance elements. I guess that means I can blame it for my non-manly series selections as of late... Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 It doesn't actually matter if you watch non-manly anime. I mean, I watch K-ON. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 That was actually a bit of a joke. I'm getting to the point where I'll watch just about anything, so long as it's even the slightest bit interesting.K-ON is another series I should really start watching. Man, the list is getting long. >_< Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Here, have some Super Robot Wars OG. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterofReapers Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Oh no, not another one! *adds to ever-expanding list* Quote ◇ Lacertus ◇ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Just to tell you, there's TWO. Divine Wars and The Inspector. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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