Currently/just finished watching/reading anime/manga thread.

[TooB]

Just bought guren-hen and lagann-hen at dimple

[TooB]

Also got From up on poppy hill

[Samus Aran]

that episode's art direction was very much inspired by the 90s batman cartoon, thus the design of mad pierrot as well as the heavy shading throughout the episode

especially evident in the opening alleyway scene and that first fight between pierrot and spike

i also really like the bizarre mix of Pink Floyd's "On the Run" used in the creepy as fuck backstory montage for the experiments on Pierrot

really it's just one of the best episodes in the series. that show does so many things and so many styles and pulls them off so well

[Samus Aran]

I don't want to live anymore.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03qBqP2I4p8[/youtube]

it's all just a dream

yeah, just a dream

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

that episode's art direction was very much inspired by the 90s batman cartoon, thus the design of mad pierrot as well as the heavy shading throughout the episode

especially evident in the opening alleyway scene and that first fight between pierrot and spike

i also really like the bizarre mix of Pink Floyd's "On the Run" used in the creepy as fuck backstory montage for the experiments on Pierrot

really it's just one of the best episodes in the series. that show does so many things and so many styles and pulls them off so well

that episodefucking rules

[bluaki]

I just got my first non-pokemon anime DVD



it was basically free because of anime club raffle thing

[Samus Aran]

nice

[Samus Aran]

nah blu doesnt buy anime

when's 3.33 out?

[TooB]

I think I'm gonna start up lain, or sumthin

[Samus Aran]

I think I'm gonna start up lain, or sumthin

good luck

[TooB]

good luck

why?

[Samus Aran]

why?

to put it lightly, it's not a normal anime lol

more like a construct of various cyberpunk ideas and stream-of-consciousness in anime form, also some commentary on psychological issues (self-identity, self-worth, dissociative identity disorder, net dependence)

and it's very surreal and artsy-fartsy and vague and while there is a story, i wouldn't say that plot is the show's focus

i mean by all means i hope you enjoy it. it's one of my favorites. but it's definitely not for everyone.

[TooB]

I have seen the first 4 eps.
I just never had an opportunity to watch the rest

[TooB]

Started watching kill la kill. The 1st ep.
Its very silly...




Its awesome

[Samus Aran]

Finished Noir. 7/10, good show.

Admittedly a bit dull, and never particularly great, but its flaws aren't quite big enough to keep the show from at least being solid. It's worth noting, though, that for the first six or seven episodes nothing really happens in the overall plot and there's way too many flashback scenes repeated over and over. The series is definitely slow-paced and takes a while to gain any steam. Once it gets going, it's definitely good.