Anime recommendations

[Teleku]

See, to me that would be the perfect ending if at the very end of that sequence, they suddenly cut back to light walking out of the graveyard, who suddenly grabes his chest in pain.  He turns around to see Ryuk finish writing his name into a death note, who then explains apologetically that he's sorry, but Lights time is up.  Light then dies an agonizing death.

Afterwards Ryuk reaches down and pulls his mask off, revealing that he was actually L all this time.  Who then grins and whispers 'Just as Planned'.


 

[Simond]

For the people who like Death Note - go watch Paranoia Agent.

[Bzalthek]

Ah fuck, I'd almost forgotten Paranoia Agent.  That was a bit mind fucky.

[trias_e]

Monster's really impressing me 25 episodes in.  And not for the reasons I was expecting.  Episodes have been focusing on a new character, usually with satisfying development and clever writing.  Not very thriller or horror-like, but very good.

And found this:  http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/guillermo-del-toro-is-hatching-a-monster-of-a-series-at-hbo/

[Bzalthek]

So, as I was desperately avoiding studying for finals, I was looking into the Spring lineup of anime.  There's more than a few mech types up so I started watching some from AnimeDreaming and it's not too shabby.

Suisei no Gargantia:  So the world froze over, and mankind left for the stars.  But the stars were not empty.  Mankind formed a Galactic Alliance to combat this hostile alien force (apparently plant like space dwellers).  One of the human warriors gets trapped in some wormhole tech shennanigans and ends up with some low tech humans in parts unknown.  Dunno how long they were in space yet, but it appears long enough to let a planet thaw, have really advanced tech, and completely forgotten where Earth was.

Kakumeiki Valvrave:  Another space faring humanity with Mechs job, There is a Dyson's Sphere which is about to get fucked up by some outside human force, and some kid has to save the day.  There are some twists though, but even though it's all in episode 1 I don't think I should spoil them.

Shingeki no Kyoujin:  Humanity didn't make it to space in this one.  There are pockets of civilization that spent the last hundred years behind 50 meter walls because of "titans" (big naked humanoids) which like to snack on the little folk (us).  Apparently they just wander around naked and shit.  There are some people who go out and try to find weaknesses of these giants, but they are apparently wildly unsuccessful.  The rest of the people avoid thinking about outside, and call people who do heretics and shit.  People are rather content with their situation until a really big guy shows up.

I watched some couple other but they struck me as shit, so I didn't bother remembering them.  These seemed interesting enough I'll keep tabs on them.  Thought I'd share.

[satael]

Hataraku Maou-sama is probably my favorite this spring and while Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S hasn't exactly amazed me it's still decent.

[Bzalthek]

Yeah Railgun S is on my list to check out, all the other iterations of that world has been decent.  I will add the Satan Bum thing, wasn't sure I'd bother with that one.

[Stormwaltz]

Kakumeiki Valvrave

The mech designs seem similar to those in Zegapain. Are the stories related, or is it the same mechanical designer?

[Bzalthek]

I don't know anything about Zegapain, but I do know this is touted to be an original animation.

[Aza]

So far I like Attack on Titan, the rare serious anime that isn't full of the typical BS (tits, moe, kawaiii). Hopefully it holds up and doesn't collapse under emo.

[Bzalthek]

Episode 5 is the "wait, what?" moment.

[satael]

Hataraku Maou-sama is probably my favorite this spring while Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S hasn't exactly amazed me it's still decent.

(the latter half of ) episode 5 of Railgun S really changed the pace of the anime (which I was hoping would happen sooner or later) while the latest episode of Hataraku was somewhat of a disappointment (but not big enough to make we consider dropping the series)

[Bzalthek]

I need to catch up on railgun.  Hataraku is still watchable but I agree with the disappointment.  Pretty bad flaw in the story / storytelling.

[satael]

Hataraku Maou-sama is probably my favorite this spring while Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S hasn't exactly amazed me it's still decent.

(the latter half of ) episode 5 of Railgun S really changed the pace of the anime (which I was hoping would happen sooner or later) while the latest episode of Hataraku was somewhat of a disappointment (but not big enough to make we consider dropping the series)

And now it's Suisei no Gargantia's turn to do the same with episode 9 (Gen Urobuchi doesn't disappoint) 

[Fabricated]

Rewatching Trigun again; man I still think Trigun's heel turn in tone is the most abrupt in anime.

[Teleku]

Haha, yeah, that always impressed me as well.  Ended up really enjoying that series because of it.  Hmm, I should probably give it a rewatch...

[Fabricated]

It's super light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek for the entire first third of the anime, then alright some people start getting killed but it's all pretty sanitized/low PG-13, then wham the flashback and suddenly you're dealing with the idea of eugenics, rape, brutal murder, genocide, etc and outside of like one comedy episode it just gets more grim after that.

[angry.bob]

The new Yamato is really good. If you can get your hands on it you all should.

[satael]

the "best Trigun" in my opinion 

[Quinton]

Catching up on some more recent anime after a number of years not paying attention.

Just watched the entirety of Madoka... wow... that was a fun, fun ride.

I'm convinced that the 12-13 episode series is just about the perfect length for telling a good story without excess filler, and this one definitely makes the most of it, well paced, and a nice "oh crap" raising of the stakes every 2-3 episodes.

I'm a few episodes into Suisei no Gargantia, and enjoying it so far.  Not quite as genre-defying as Madoka, but seems to be exploring some slightly different territory than some other mecha stuff I've seen.

[satael]

Suisei no Gargantia was pretty good except the end was a bit of a let-down. The other mech anime of the spring that I enjoyed was Valvrave but the last episode for the season was pretty bad (gave up on the third mech anime Majestic Prince pretty early on due to the terrible characters in it). As for non-mech anime To Aru no Railgun S seems a bit too drawn out and would probably have benefited from a 15 episode season (instead of 24) and Arata Kangatari has hints of greatness  (like Watase Yuu's earlier animes Ayashi no Ceres and Fushigi Yuugi) but it doesn't rise to the same level. Hataraku Maou-sama turned out to be a brilliant show which will hopefully get a second season while Devil Survivor 2: the animation was very mediocre. Space Brothers continues to be Space Brothers which is... good I guess.

as for the summer's anime I haven't had the time/will to watch any yet.

[Pennilenko]

I need a hand finding an anime I caught just bits of an episode at a party.

It opens up in this shop that sells crystals or something that are powerful and its getting robbed. It has kind of a modern feel to it. In the middle of this robbery this youngish girl shows up and hands a bunch of thugs their asses using this tech scythe weapon. After a rooftop battle scene this girl gets accepted into some sort of training academy thing for people with exceptional abilities.

That's all i got before it got shut off. If anyone has even a remote idea of what the title might be I would greatly appreciate the assistance.

[satael]

See if you can find your scythe-wielding hero here (other than that I can't help you)

[Fordel]

I need a hand finding an anime I caught just bits of an episode at a party.

It opens up in this shop that sells crystals or something that are powerful and its getting robbed. It has kind of a modern feel to it. In the middle of this robbery this youngish girl shows up and hands a bunch of thugs their asses using this tech scythe weapon. After a rooftop battle scene this girl gets accepted into some sort of training academy thing for people with exceptional abilities.

That's all i got before it got shut off. If anyone has even a remote idea of what the title might be I would greatly appreciate the assistance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sGiE10zNQM

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I am like 95% positive you are talking about RWBY from Rooster Teeth (dudes who make Red vs Blue the Halo machinmia), first episode linked above.

[Pagz]

Season 1 of Attack on Titan just finished, no excuse for everyone not to watch it now!

[Pennilenko]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sGiE10zNQM

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I am like 95% positive you are talking about RWBY from Rooster Teeth (dudes who make Red vs Blue the Halo machinmia), first episode linked above.

That was the one. The episodes are a bit short, and I don't think it is super amazing, but it is interesting to me for some reason.

[Hoax]

Psycho Pass.

See it. Its quite good. I don't even like most serious attempts at scifi in anime but this was a special bit of storytelling.

[Simond]

Excuse me but Kill La Kill is clearly anime of the half-decade. 

[Bzalthek]

It was a -bit- over the top for me. 

[Rendakor]

Excuse me but Kill La Kill is clearly anime of the half-decade. 

I'm sorry but Steins;Gate holds that title.

[Hoax]

Excuse me but Kill La Kill is clearly anime of the half-decade. 

I'm sorry but Steins;Gate holds that title.

I'd agree and also say that I thought Ano Hana and Psycho Pass were on the same level. Truly great examples of their genres.

[Rendakor]

Agreed on AnoHana; haven't seen Psycho Pass yet but it's on my list.

[Hoax]

Season 1 of Attack on Titan just finished, no excuse for everyone not to watch it now!

If you are like me and were avoiding Titan because that much hype just never seems trustworthy. Fix your face. Show is really really fun and good. Uncensored sub'd version is on Netflix streaming even if you are super lazy. So no excuses.

[luckton]

Been watching Attack on Titan on Hulu.  Haven't watched an anime so hard in a long time.   

[Furiously]

Titan annoyed me with its five minute recap/credits at the beginning of each episode.