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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #40 on: February 04, 2014, 12:50:18 PM »

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.

Yep, the strength of the series lies in the story and the character development. This series shows that there is more than power-ups and transformations to keep the relations between friend and foe interesting. The Greed Island story adds an extra dimension to what the series does well.

By the way, Kurapika's fight versus Ubogin counts for me as more memorable the most shonen anime fights by just being an interesting and somewhat believable blend between physical strength, supernatural powers and strategy. Hunter X was a very well written series...
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #41 on: February 04, 2014, 04:06:42 PM »

I can't believe that I liked TWGOK. I'm pretty I was burned out with harem(-looking) manga and anime for the longest time, since the fantasy behind it is a bit too repeated, but this one feels kind of different. Maybe I wrongly assumed it is one. Will be sticking with this.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #42 on: February 04, 2014, 07:00:41 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.
Okay, I'd definitely agree that it's not handled like the typical harem series. Although it's hard to tell the motives of most MCs in harem shows since they're generally really dumb, Keima is a genius and as you said, a hero.

I can't believe that I liked TWGOK. I'm pretty I was burned out with harem(-looking) manga and anime for the longest time, since the fantasy behind it is a bit too repeated, but this one feels kind of different. Maybe I wrongly assumed it is one. Will be sticking with this.
Hehe, excellent! How many chapters have you read so far?
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2014, 12:15:02 AM »

I can't believe that I liked TWGOK. I'm pretty I was burned out with harem(-looking) manga and anime for the longest time, since the fantasy behind it is a bit too repeated, but this one feels kind of different. Maybe I wrongly assumed it is one. Will be sticking with this.

Pandora Hearts and Silver Spoon are very good manga as well. If you catch up with TWGOK quickly, you may want to look over those two as well. I assume you've already read FMA, so I won't bore you with that recommendation. Have you read or watched FLCL? If not, do both. If you've done and not the other, then do the other. If you've already done both, go ahead and do them again. It won't take much time and it's definitely worth it.  ;D
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #44 on: February 05, 2014, 04:54:49 AM »

Yep, the strength of the series lies in the story and the character development. This series shows that there is more than power-ups and transformations to keep the relations between friend and foe interesting. The Greed Island story adds an extra dimension to what the series does well.

By the way, Kurapika's fight versus Ubogin counts for me as more memorable the most shonen anime fights by just being an interesting and somewhat believable blend between physical strength, supernatural powers and strategy. Hunter X was a very well written series...
Just finished that episode. It was over faster than I expected and won't be as memorable to me, probably, but I do agree it was well done.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #45 on: February 07, 2014, 09:25:37 PM »

To anybody who reads TWGOK, it finally happened. Looking forward to reading more in two weeks.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #46 on: February 10, 2014, 03:41:33 AM »

Just finished Hunter. Great show all around. I'm glad they kept that great formula of supernatural and real and a healthy dose of strategy to the end.

Noticed there is a new 2011 reboot. Anyone seen that? Not sure I want to taint my memory of the original by watching it if it's not as good. I did notice there are many more episodes than the original, though. Does the story continue further?
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #47 on: February 10, 2014, 08:48:13 AM »

I follow a blog that watches the new one, but I didn't really follow what they write about it, or if they watched the previous one. But the impression I got is that the new one is worthy of a watch for fans.
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #48 on: February 10, 2014, 07:09:26 PM »

It looks like on MyAnimeList, the ratings for the reboot are even higher than the original: http://myanimelist.net/anime/11061/Hunter_x_Hunter_(2011)
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Re: Anime Discussion Thread
« Reply #49 on: February 10, 2014, 08:04:48 PM »

The renewed Hunter X series certainly looks better. On the other side the animation of the older series had an atmospheric charm of its own that is often mentioned when old eighties and nineties cartoons are compared with the more slick and glossy cartoons of the past ten years.

On a side note. I just started with Cowboy Bebop and I have only one word for it: sublime. I just finished the sixth episode and I am going to take my time for this series. Interestingly enough both the Japanese dub and English dub work well with the characters. 
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