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

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

the only right opinion is that anime blows

[Totla]

>taking something silvertone says seriously

i hope hs hurries up with Monogatari because it's been a long time and i don't want to have to watch commie

[Samus Aran]

i already did

i just didn't feel like waiting

[Classic]

whats that about?

Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famous author Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a seemingly homeless drunk woman who can quote French poetry. Her name is Barbara. He takes her home for a bath and a drink, and before long Barbara has made herself into Mikura's shadow, saving him from egotistical delusions and jealous enemies. But just as Mikura is no saint, Barbara is no benevolent guardian angel, and Mikura grows obsessed with discovering her secrets, tangling with thugs, sadists, magical curses and mythical beings - all the while wondering whether he himself is still sane.

[TooB]

Got to ep 7 of lain

[PLEASEHELP1991]

Got to ep 7 of lain

that's when i stopped
i should rewatch from episode 1 and start over

[TooB]

that's when i stopped
i should rewatch from episode 1 and start over

i stopped at 4 before

[TooB]

Here is me watching later eps of lain....

"..........................
...........................
........what.......... the...............
........WHAT?"

Still like it though...

[Hiro]

I have no preference for subs or dubs really
I don't usually think dubs are all that bad and subs can be just as bad (poor translation, obnoxious voice actors that can be difficult to distinguish due to the language barrier)
so usually I'll watch dubs unless they're especially bad or if the subbed version is especially good, or of course if no dub exists i have zero problem watching subs

[TooB]

I have no preference for subs or dubs really
I don't usually think dubs are all that bad and subs can be just as bad (poor translation, obnoxious voice actors that can be difficult to distinguish due to the language barrier)
so usually I'll watch dubs unless they're especially bad or if the subbed version is especially good, or of course if no dub exists i have zero problem watching subs

my feelings exactly

[Samus Aran]

finished Lupin III: A Woman Named Mine Fujiko

it's a good series, but ultimately i have to question its existence. firstly, i'm slightly spoiling by saying this, but this series isn't actually an origin story for Fujiko like it claims to be. this has two effects: rendering her backstory in this show pointless, and making it more bearable. because when i thought it really was her origin story, i thought it was stupid.

the show is much better when it's a more episodic thing, though

but hey, it's lupin, and it looks great. it's a well-crafted show. unfortunately, while the art style is consistently awesome, a lot of times there's not actually a whole lot of fluid animation. but that tends to be the case with highly stylized shows a lot of the time so i'm not surprised there.

the show succeeds at being enjoyable to watch overall, and is well-done aside from the completely bizarre attempt at a fujiko origin story, but i wouldn't call it anything special. 7/10

oh, also i don't really like oscar. i sort of like his story and his tragedies and the way his internal strife is represented on screen but as a character in general i don't really like him and he doesn't really fit in with the lupin franchise at all, let alone as zenigata's sidekick.

[TooB]

Finished lain.
Was good
I liked it
7.5

[Totla]

Episode 20 of Monogatari 

[Samus Aran]

Episode 20 of Monogatari 

seriously wtf

[Samus Aran]

there is not a single happy person in Oyasumi Punpun

bittersweet moments aside, this manga is pretty much continuous, overwhelming sadness. at least, after the first volume.

i knew it'd be depressing (after all, i've read Asano's work before) but damn