Good/bad anime thread

[Normandy]

So, I just picked up the first volume of this series, and it is one of the funniest things I have read in a while.

Or, to put it in the words of the best way to positively review something:

Oh my god, this is the greatest comic I've ever read in my life! So there's this guy, okay? And he's an ordinary high school boy. But he's also... a zombie! Except he doesn't drool or eat brains, so he must be a good guy zombie. And then a girl falls on him from the sky! She has a magic chainsaw that she kills demons with! Except the zombie guy accidentally steals her powers--and her clothes! It must be nice to have clothes someone wants to steal, even accidentally... So then he kills the demon and the magic girl starts living with him at home! Also living with him are the necromancer who resurrmarected him, who doesn't talk--I didn't talk once, too! Boy, that was a weird week--and also a vampire ninja! The vampire ninja wants favours from the necromancer, but not in that way. And then they all hang out together! And everything is weird and funny! And sometimes the zombie has to be the magic girl, even though he's still a guy! So, in conclusion, CHANGE! YA GOT ANY CHANGE??

Oh god, Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?, I loved this show to death when i watched it fansubbed, really wished it was longer; and it seems my wish is about to be granted, because there's a second season on the way in april and I couldn't be happier.

I've been meaning to watch the anime for a while now, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Normandy]

Has anyone here played the visual novel "Katawa Shoujo" that was released last month? It's been gaining a lot of popularity in certain parts of the internet recently.

Here are some reviews, if you're interested. [1] [2]

The circumstances that led to it's creation are quite interesting, although I won't retell it here, as you can find the story online pretty easily.

I've never played a visual novel before, but I decided that since it was entirely free, I had nothing to lose. To say that what I experienced wasn't what I was expecting would be a vast understatement. I went into it expecting something cheesy, crass, and exploitative, due to it's potentially offensive premise. Instead, what I got was one of the most sincere, emotionally powerful, and downright heart-rending stories I've read in a long time.

Seriously. By the end of the whole thing my face probably looked something like this:

I definitely want to play this, but I'm waiting until I have more time for it, because I know it will consume me once I start.

Oh how right I was.  I finally started Katawa Shoujo a few days ago, and I haven't gotten a good night's sleep since. "Can't sleep yet... must... finish this route..."

So far Hanako and Lilly are definitely my favorites.

[TheL]

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimou (a.k.a. "Demon King Daimou") is now available on Netflix!  LET THE FANSERVICE COMMENCE.

[largeham]

Finished Monster (the manga). Looking for the anime, hopefully it is just as good.

[VirtualStranger]

Just watched the Gunsmith Cats OVA. This series almost seems like it was tailor-made to fit American tastes. The fact that it takes place in Chicago and has the overall tone and feel of an 80's buddy cop show might have something to do with it.

[Thejebusfire]

Franken Fran ended.

I have nothing to look foward too.

[Osama bin Bambi]

Franken Fran ended.

I have nothing to look foward too.

[Askold]

Franken Fran ended.

I have nothing to look foward too.

I tried reading Franken Fran for a bit and quickly saw that it's really not my kind of manga... I'm not sure if I could even watch the anime...

In other news I've been watching Ranma 1/2 with my wife and It's better than I expected. (I had read the manga before and I liked that.)

[Cloud3514]

In other news I've been watching Ranma 1/2 with my wife and It's better than I expected. (I had read the manga before and I liked that.)

Welcome to fillerville. Seriously, the Ranma anime was about 80% filler.

[Askold]

Yeah, I still can't understand what makes them do horrible fillers.

I mean some of the series that I've watched are really awesome and then for some reason (propably a law) instead of making the fillers with the same quality of writing they go out of their ways to make them as bad as possible...

Oh well. In Naruto there were like 100 episodes in row of fillers.

Actually I went and checked:
Naruto (1-220)
Episode: 026 (recap show)
Episode: 097
Episode: 101-106
Episode: 137-140
Episode: 143-219

Naruto Shippuden
Episode: 057-070
Episode: 091-112
Episode: 144-151
Episode: 170-171
Episode: 257-260
Episode: 176-196
Episode: 223-242
Episode: 257-260


HAH! I remember that bit before going to Shippuden they just kept making fillers untill the manga had gotten a bit further. And I think they had like ONE decent storyline there.

[DarkfireTaimatsu]

Ranma was a lot of filler, and worse, they only went about less than halfway through the manga before it ended. Never even made it to Hinako, which makes me sad. (I still love the hell out of that series, though, which is probably why I own all 7 seasons and 36 volumes.)

I do hate filler, though. I stopped picking up Bleach DVDs for a bit out of personal protest because they put some stupid filler in between where I should be seeing adult Nel. =<

Of course, canon filler is the worst~

[Askold]

Ranma was a lot of filler, and worse, they only went about less than halfway through the manga before it ended. Never even made it to Hinako, which makes me sad. (I still love the hell out of that series, though, which is probably why I own all 7 seasons and 36 volumes.)

Awww I didn't know that. (Like I said I read the manga and liked it but haven't watched the anime completely yet. I didn't even check to see how far the anime goes plotwise.)

Of course, canon filler is the worst~

OOohhh now I'm gonna have to slightly disagree. Some of the plot points  -Poneglyphs, mantra, klabautermann and the treasure- are important later on. (You did mention them in your rant, points for that.) Besides I actually liked the all vs all fight near the end of that plotline. I do admit that Skypie-arc is probably the worst part of One piece but even that is better than the average filler. (Or the movies...)

Besides you can't be perfect all the time and if Skypie-arc didn't exist you'd be making similar complaints about something else.

[Osama bin Bambi]

Franken Fran ended.

I have nothing to look foward too.

I tried reading Franken Fran for a bit and quickly saw that it's really not my kind of manga... I'm not sure if I could even watch the anime...

Franken Fran has not been made into an anime. It probably wouldn't make it past the censors. Hell, most of the manga consists of explicit depictions of gory procedures and disturbing images. Furthermore, the individual stories are not very long, so if they made an anime of it, each episode would last about 15 minutes. (Some anime, like Axis Powers Hetalia, have episodes that only last for about five minutes. To be fair, they were adopted from comics strips.)

Yeah, I still can't understand what makes them do horrible fillers.

I mean some of the series that I've watched are really awesome and then for some reason (propably a law) instead of making the fillers with the same quality of writing they go out of their ways to make them as bad as possible...

Oh well. In Naruto there were like 100 episodes in row of fillers.

Actually I went and checked:
Naruto (1-220)
Episode: 026 (recap show)
Episode: 097
Episode: 101-106
Episode: 137-140
Episode: 143-219

Naruto Shippuden
Episode: 057-070
Episode: 091-112
Episode: 144-151
Episode: 170-171
Episode: 257-260
Episode: 176-196
Episode: 223-242
Episode: 257-260


HAH! I remember that bit before going to Shippuden they just kept making fillers untill the manga had gotten a bit further. And I think they had like ONE decent storyline there.

The filler was what turned me off of the Naruto anime, and when I found out that the manga is up to chapter 500 or something ridiculous like that and that Sasuke has basically become a God Mode Sue, I gave up on it. Pointless plotlines + QUALITY animation = a very bored Wytch.

[VirtualStranger]

Just watched Paprika

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING HERE

I'M SO CONFUSED

[starseeker]

Just watched Paprika

WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING HERE

I'M SO CONFUSED

Hey at least you didn't watch it in a darkened room while not paying 100% attention. That's....interesting to do.