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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #30 on: February 01, 2014, 11:35:19 AM »
Quote from: Kirosia on February 01, 2014, 04:27:51 AM
I suddenly remembered Tenshi na Konamaiki (Cheeky Angel). It's about a guy who becomes a girl because of this prick genie, and there's these three or four stereotypes who spend each episode stalking him/her. Opening and ending themes are done by Yuuka Saegusa, I listen to them every now and right now. "Whenever I Think of You" actually has different lyrics in the official track. You can probably watch the whole series on YT.

Finished watching it. Just realized, she was a...
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #31 on: February 01, 2014, 02:49:46 PM »
Quote from: namaiki on February 01, 2014, 10:23:17 AM
Quote from: jGray91 on February 01, 2014, 08:05:12 AM
Hmm,  how close is TWGOK to being the stereotypical harem show? I don't really like harem shows so that's why I haven't check TWGOK.
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Hmm, maybe I'll check it out when I'm bored.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #32 on: February 01, 2014, 03:15:22 PM »
Quote from: jGray91 on February 01, 2014, 02:49:46 PM
Quote from: namaiki on February 01, 2014, 10:23:17 AM
Quote from: jGray91 on February 01, 2014, 08:05:12 AM
Hmm,  how close is TWGOK to being the stereotypical harem show? I don't really like harem shows so that's why I haven't check TWGOK.
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Hmm, maybe I'll check it out when I'm bored.

If you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #33 on: February 02, 2014, 10:24:11 AM »
Quote from: CCS on February 01, 2014, 03:15:22 PM
If you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.
Yeah, I can definitely back you up on that. I caught up on it (everything but this week's chapter) and I really enjoyed it. Ironically, it doesn't really get harem-ey until it gets a bit more serious. The harem is handled very well though and there's enough of a plot going on that you can sort of shrug it off.

Now, to turn the tides, have you read Molester Man yet? Jgray can back me up in that it's a good, short manga that you can't judge by its title.


And in other sort of but not totally anime news, I am completely and totally obsessed with songs from the Key Sounds Label and the games Key makes (most of which have been adapted to anime that I've watched, there's the tie-in. :P) and I have no damn idea why. I'm playing Rewrite right now and it's definitely different than the rest of the Key stories. Guess that's what happens when you get the writer of Higurashi on board though, hehe.
Anyway tl;dr I have about $300 worth of KSL CDs (and one vinyl!) that I got over the summer.
I love the game/anime opening songs:

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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #34 on: February 02, 2014, 11:29:35 AM »
Yup, definitely can back up with Molester Man. While I can't say how authentic the relationship is *cough*, I can say that it's not stagnant, and progress rather naturally (or unnaturally relative to common manga/anime standards). The characters are well thought out and expanded, the plot is easy to follow and relateable, and it's a pretty saccharine manga to read overall. Get this, it is apparently based on a "true" story posted on 2chan. Either case, it's a splendid little romance manga. Oh, and I should emphasis that it's not high school aged, but 20s/30s.

Going a bit weirder, go check out Onani Master Kurosawa (Masterbator Kurosawa). Now that's decidedly Japanese, but not at the same time. Same mangaka, high school romance without the usual not-going-anywhere trope, and lots of shout outs to other series, and same as Molester Man, have excellent characters that you care as more like a friend than a wet dream character. mechy can back me up on this. headbang


TWGOK now sounds quite appealing. Maybe I should check it out then.

At this rate, this thread might get too fast, so yeah...
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #35 on: February 02, 2014, 02:35:12 PM »
Quote from: mechgamer123 on February 02, 2014, 10:24:11 AM
Quote from: CCS on February 01, 2014, 03:15:22 PM
If you choose to check it out, read the manga rather than watching the anime. Also, it starts out as if it's gonna be a typical harem series, but the author either intentionally did that for setup purposes rather than anything else or had a change of heart part of the way through and decided to take the series in a completely different direction. It becomes a much more serious series than it lets on toward the beginning. mechgamer can probably back me on this one as (I believe?) he has read a significant portion of the series as well, if he's not completely caught up by this point.
Yeah, I can definitely back you up on that. I caught up on it (everything but this week's chapter) and I really enjoyed it. Ironically, it doesn't really get harem-ey until it gets a bit more serious. The harem is handled very well though and there's enough of a plot going on that you can sort of shrug it off.

The thing is, it's not a real harem. It's not handled like harem manga because the main character in a harem series is actually interested in romance or sex or what have you, while Keima just can't bring himself to give a damn. He's more interested in doing things that are important and that matter to everyone and he doesn't seem to have any real love interest at all.

Rather than a traditional harem manga, it's more like he's just a big damn hero who has a few girls following him around.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #36 on: February 02, 2014, 04:15:40 PM »
Well at least he's a big damn hero so it's justified that he has chicks following him then, unlike other harem MC where they're just Yuji Everylead the Bland.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #37 on: February 03, 2014, 03:06:59 AM »
Who has seen the new (ep 5) of Space Dandy?  p:8

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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #38 on: February 03, 2014, 03:30:30 AM »
Quote from: jGray91 on February 02, 2014, 04:15:40 PM
Well at least he's a big damn hero so it's justified that he has chicks following him then, unlike other harem MC where they're just Yuji Everylead the Bland.

Oh yeah. He's definitely a hero. He won't appear like he is at first, but by the time the huge mega-arc starts (story arcs are similar to One Piece, where you'll have two or three related arcs connecting to each other, making a 100+ chapter long continuous focus on a specific plot element), you'll notice that he's more of a hero than most typical shonen characters. Ichigo and Naruto ain't got shit on Keima. Luffy might, though, and Oz Vessalius and Edward Elric might both have him beat for now.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #39 on: February 04, 2014, 08:15:15 AM »
Working my way through Hunter X Hunter. I've had this for a long time and never got past the first few minutes, but after seeing the recommendation here I made it through and am enjoying it. Been binging through it a bit, 48 episodes in 4 days... So far I'm liking how they handle supernatural abilities. Strong, but not DBZ/Naruto strong, at least so far, and more surgical/strategic.
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