Anime/manga megathread

[Curt]

So the last time I was into anime, the only shows I paid attention to were Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh, Inuyasha, and Yu Yu Hakusho. Been wanting to get into it again, but have been so out of the loop. Any suggestions?

 

[awake69]

I saw DBZ Resurrection F with my son on opening night. What a fun flick and a VERY enthusiastic packed house. It's already become one of the highest grossing animes here in the States....and it's only on 800 or so screens.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

So the last time I was into anime, the only shows I paid attention to were Dragon Ball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh, Inuyasha, and Yu Yu Hakusho. Been wanting to get into it again, but have been so out of the loop. Any suggestions?

Last Exile, Ghost in the Shell: Stand-alone Complex, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Berserk: The Golden Age.

EDIT: And Steins;gate.

 

[Don Vito]

I saw DBZ Resurrection F with my son on opening night. What a fun flick and a VERY enthusiastic packed house. It's already become one of the highest grossing animes here in the States....and it's only on 800 or so screens.

One of the reasons I'm not going back to see it a second time is because I'm afraid the vibe won't be the same without all those fans seeing it for the first time. I've never heard people applaud for fictional characters before, and it was kind of beautiful.

 

[awake69]

One of the reasons I'm not going back to see it a second time is because I'm afraid the vibe won't be the same without all those fans seeing it for the first time. I've never heard people applaud for fictional characters before, and it was kind of beautiful.

That's definitely what made it so fun that first time. The fact that Krillin's ring tone was the One Piece theme was a riot for me. Personally, I'd see it again just to see DBZ on a cinema screen.

 

[kamello]

Bonus: one of the Sabers in the pic is a friend of ours and is actually staying at our place. I've never ever nerded so hard over the Fate franchise with anybody irl before, aside from the Fate panel at the con. I finally found someone who understands me.

Why, hello there, post-con depression.

hell, I must be a really good listener. Haven't seen anything from the Fate series (I will I will) yet my friends insist on nerding about it with me



also, OT; but looking at the Con pic I was trying to guess who was you and went something like...

''Damn, Alberto is crosspl- nope, he's definitely the Pikachu''

 

[tacotiklah]

The Fate anime is badass! Saber from the first one is legit!

Just finished watching Death Note the other day. I wasn't liking it at first, but then it started getting really, really good. I may or may not have binge-watched it after I started digging it.

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

And so, I began watching Dragon Ball Z from the very beginning tonight.

I haven't seen an episode in a very long time. I remember when I was a kid in elementary school and the episodes of the original Dragon Ball and of DBZ first aired here in the USA over a decade ago. But that is it. I haven't watched an episode or seen the show since.

I'm not much of a fan of anime or manga, so I feel sort of "behind on the times" because so many people my age love DBZ and were so stoked for the new Resurrection of F film that was just released. I figured that it's about time that I catch up, see what all the acclaim is about, and relive a bit of my childhood!

After I finish DBZ, I'll bounce back to the original Dragon Ball and then onto GT and Kai, etc., and I'll intersperse the movies in chronologically.

 

[myrtorp]

I started on School Rumble, it seems cheesy enough!

 

[Don Vito]

And so, I began watching Dragon Ball Z from the very beginning tonight.

I haven't seen an episode in a very long time. I remember when I was a kid in elementary school and the episodes of the original Dragon Ball and of DBZ first aired here in the USA over a decade ago. But that is it. I haven't watched an episode or seen the show since.

I'm not much of a fan of anime or manga, so I feel sort of "behind on the times" because so many people my age love DBZ and were so stoked for the new Resurrection of F film that was just released. I figured that it's about time that I catch up, see what all the acclaim is about, and relive a bit of my childhood!

After I finish DBZ, I'll bounce back to the original Dragon Ball and then onto GT and Kai, etc., and I'll intersperse the movies in chronologically.

I'm doing the same thing. Still have a .... ton of DBZ to watch, but I'm knocking out the movies online. Btw, Kai is just the original series with redone animation and voice work. It's way better IMO. I didn't realize how bad some of the voice acting in the original dub was until I compared the two.

Btw I finally watched Monster Musume. 2lewd4me.

 

[MFB]

Man, I felt like I was gonna be the one starting a trend since I was coming in here to say once I get finished moving apartments I'm gonna start DBZ from the start. It's probably my second favorite anime of all time behind Trigun, and I'm out of other shows so why not? The filler stuff will probably kill me, but I might skip over them if I can find some sort of guide online as to what's not necessary.

 

[Skyblue]

OK guys, took me a while but I finally got to it- FMA.

Which one do I start with? FMA or FMA:B?

 

[Don Vito]

Finished Dragonball GT last night. I never really watched this one as a kid. I think it may have been the fact that I watched DBZ in it's entirety, and was just burn't out by the time GT had aired. I also thought it was lame that Goku was a kid again, but that doesn't bother me anymore since I have an appreciation for the original Dragonball series.

GT is one that I've always heard mixed opinions about, and I can totally see why. The start of the series really reminds me of the original Dragonball, so that's cool. But then you get into the Baby saga, and what a load of .... that was. I'll give Baby one thing; unlike most other villains in the series, he actually had a clear motive.

Spoiler

But come on, Bulma shooting rays from a tower to make great ape baby vegeta stronger than "pssh nothin' personal kid" ss4 Goku was even far out there for Dragonball standards.

I actually really liked the ending of GT, despite it being completely non-canon now.

 

[tacotiklah]

OK guys, took me a while but I finally got to it- FMA.

Which one do I start with? FMA or FMA:B?

Chronologically speaking, start with FMA. FMA:B is sort of a recap, and has a bit of an alternate plot to it.

 

[Sofos]

Chronologically speaking, start with FMA. FMA:B is sort of a recap, and has a bit of an alternate plot to it.

not even close Jess, the first half of FMA is directly from the Manga. The second half was released without the Manga being complete so the story is completely different from the Manga, and honestly kinda crap.

Brotherhood, on the other hand, is the REAL ending from the Manga. The first 10 or so episodes are more or less a recap of the first half of FMA, but the rest of it is completely different and absolutely fantastic.

Go with FMA:B, ignore FMA.

 

[MFB]

Finished Dragonball GT last night. I never really watched this one as a kid. I think it may have been the fact that I watched DBZ in it's entirety, and was just burn't out by the time GT had aired. I also thought it was lame that Goku was a kid again, but that doesn't bother me anymore since I have an appreciation for the original Dragonball series.

GT is one that I've always heard mixed opinions about, and I can totally see why. The start of the series really reminds me of the original Dragonball, so that's cool. But then you get into the Baby saga, and what a load of .... that was. I'll give Baby one thing; unlike most other villains in the series, he actually had a clear motive.

Spoiler

But come on, Bulma shooting rays from a tower to make great ape baby vegeta stronger than "pssh nothin' personal kid" ss4 Goku was even far out there for Dragonball standards.

I actually really liked the ending of GT, despite it being completely non-canon now.

Ending of GT made me cry like a little girl. I've loved the DragonBall series since I was a kid and I skipped through most of GT since it was just bleh; but the ending with having to fight each of the Dragons was the only part worth it.

 

[MetalGravy]

not even close Jess, the first half of FMA is directly from the Manga. The second half was released without the Manga being complete so the story is completely different from the Manga, and honestly kinda crap.

Brotherhood, on the other hand, is the REAL ending from the Manga. The first 10 or so episodes are more or less a recap of the first half of FMA, but the rest of it is completely different and absolutely fantastic.

Go with FMA:B, ignore FMA.

I liked them both, but yeah, Brotherhood is better. Though Netflix doesn't have it all on streaming, they should have the rest on DVD.

 

[Sofos]

I liked them both, but yeah, Brotherhood is better. Though Netflix doesn't have it all on streaming, they should have the rest on DVD.

I know you can find them all streaming online

 

[tacotiklah]

not even close Jess, the first half of FMA is directly from the Manga. The second half was released without the Manga being complete so the story is completely different from the Manga, and honestly kinda crap.

Brotherhood, on the other hand, is the REAL ending from the Manga. The first 10 or so episodes are more or less a recap of the first half of FMA, but the rest of it is completely different and absolutely fantastic.

Go with FMA:B, ignore FMA.

I honestly really liked both tbvh. I will say that the ending to FMA is complete balls though. That crap irritated the hell out of me.

 

[Alberto7]

Finally got some peace of mind to sit down and recount the con. Because I'm lazy, I'm just gonna go over the main highlights for me plus a few pics I took, and an album (of pictures NOT taken by me, because my dying cellphone's camera sucks. )

I got to meet several English voice actors (Colleen Clinkenbeard, Wendee Lee, Todd Haberkorn) and attended their respective panels, but, since I don't really watch dubs, I wasn't as excited as I was to meet the Japanese guests.

I got to meet Rikiya Koyama, who is Kiritsugu Emiya's voice in the Fate franchise (among A TON of others, including Neo in The Matrix's Japanese dub. He's also a character in Shokugeki no Soma (aka Food Porn the Anime), Kekkai Sensen, etc. http://myanimelist.net/people/113/Koyama_Rikiya). He was a total rockstar; super enthusiastic, eager to please, and sure of himself. Such a nice man, even through his broken English. During his Q&A he impersonated a sh1t ton of his characters, with his most requested one being Kiritsugu, of course. He even loosely re-played that one scene between him and Ilya at the end of Fate/Zero... tears were shed. Then he apologized for having crushed our hearts.

The Japanese band angela also came and played a concert. They play the OP themes for several anime, including K and Knights of Sidonia. Their concert was sick. It had been years since I'd seen a band with that much energy and stage presence. Atsuko's voice is absolutely on point. It reminded me of the voices in Kalafina, but displayed more range. They played Cruel Angel's Thesis as an encore, and everybody was going nuts. Their Q&A was pretty good too. They asked Atsuko what her favorite anime song was, and she thought for a little while, and just said "Oh yes, Love Live!" and instantly began singing Snow Halation acapella, and everybody began singing along. It was beautiful.

We had a few people that came for the con from the Toronto area and Seattle and stayed at our place, and one of them was a huge Fate fan. She cosplayed Saber Lily on the second day, and she just pulled it off in such a lovely way. Then on the third day, she cosplayed Rei Ayanami on her EVA Racing attire, but in black. We nerded out pretty hard over everything Fate-related. Finally someone irl who understands me. My roommates and the people that came over cosplayed Kuroko no Basuke, Yurikuma, Love Live!, Fate/Grand-Order, Evangelion, and Pokemon. It was honestly pretty great. All of us walking into the metro at 8am in cosplay and people turning their heads and sneaking the odd picture or two.

There was a lot more to the con, honestly, but I'd spend days writing. We had 20,210 attendees this year, over 3k more than last year, and it is now officially the second largest dedicated anime convention within Canada, after Anime North (which has been applying a 30k cap the last couple of years). Sadly, I didn't get as many things this year as I wanted, but I'm very pleased with what I did get:

Some awesome prints:

Some more prints (left one was made by my roommate, and the right one by my sister's girlfriend):

My angela autograph (their Sidonia EP):

My two Koyama autographs (the con's booklet plus my Saber figma's base... forgive her sloppy posture; she's pretty delicate and I messed her up by setting up the crappy picture ):

And my new, super rad FLCL t-shirt:

And here's a link to my favorite photo album of the con that I've seen so far. Sooooo many good cosplays, it's pretty great!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1008030069248046.1073741913.690319034352486&type=3