What Are You Watching?

[Visions of Khas]

I usually hate watching TV shows unless they have a defined beginning, middle and end. Mini-series are the best. But for some reason I started Sword Art Online. It's clearly a .hack//sign derivative, and not nearly as good, but it's still juuuust interesting enough to make me keep watching.

[Nissa]

I usually hate watching TV shows unless they have a defined beginning, middle and end. Mini-series are the best. But for some reason I started Sword Art Online. It's clearly a .hack//sign derivative, and not nearly as good, but it's still juuuust interesting enough to make me keep watching.

Did you get to the Alfheim part yet?

[Visions of Khas]

No, episode 9: The Blue Eyed Demon. I was hoping for this to be a little more serious than it is.

EDIT Sooo I think I finished the first story arc, and I'm done with it. The anime tropes and cliches are just too much for me to handle. Also, it's quite obvious where's things are going between Kirito and his "sister." Ugh. God, I need me some quality viewing.

[DemolitionSquid]

No, episode 9: The Blue Eyed Demon. I was hoping for this to be a little more serious than it is.

EDIT Sooo I think I finished the first story arc, and I'm done with it. The anime tropes and cliches are just too much for me to handle. Also, it's quite obvious where's things are going between Kirito and his "sister." Ugh. God, I need me some quality viewing.

SAO is poop. Although the Gun Gale Online arc of SAO2 is decent.

Anyway, you are in luck, good sir! I swear the following, nearly all dubbed anime list is all totally worth it.

Akira (movie)

Princess Mononoke (movie)

Grave Of The Fireflies (movie)

Ghost In The Shell (movie)
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (movie)
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost In The Shell: 2nd GIG
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society (movie)
Ghost In The Shell: Arise

Psycho-Pass
Psycho-Pass 2
Psycho-Pass: The Movie (movie, subbed)

Welcome To The NHK

Genshiken
Genshiken 2
Genshiken: Second Season (subbed)

Honey And Clover
Honey And Clover 2

Log Horizon
Log Horizon 2 (still airing 22/24, subbed)

Ergo Proxy

Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate: The Movie (movie, subbed)

Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (movie)

Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet

Crest Of The Stars
Banner Of The Stars
Banner Of The Stars 2

Planetes

Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagaan

Death Note

Shiki

Mushishi
Mushishi Zoku Shou

Spice And Wolf
Spice And Wolf 2

Elfen Lied

[TheEconomist]

Why must anime always ruin a good television/movie discussion? Perfectly good opportunity to discuss the complex, philosophical of numerous shows but noooooooo, gotta indulge in that borderline pedophilia. Guess I'll go back to sffworld.

[DemolitionSquid]

Why must anime always ruin a good television/movie discussion? Perfectly good opportunity to discuss the complex, philosophical of numerous shows but noooooooo, gotta indulge in that borderline pedophilia. Guess I'll go back to sffworld.

Nothing I posted has any semblance of pedophilia. Well, except Elfen Lied, but its a flashback plot point for a main character. There's also some age confusion in Planetes, but nothing actually happens.

Death Note and Psycho-Pass are up there with The Wire for crime TV. Planetes is one the most realistic portrayals of space colonization, ever. Mushishi is worthy of David Attenborough. Steins;Gate is the most cohesive time travel story I've ever seen.

Hell, even Elfen Lied has more "complex philosophical stuff" than most other things I've ever seen, and its completely FUBAR.

[Visions of Khas]

I'm on Psycho Pass right now aaaand shit just got real. Boom. Wow.

[DemolitionSquid]

I'm on Psycho Pass right now aaaand shit just got real. Boom. Wow.

You're welcome.

[Nissa]

I don't know...to me, Sword Art Online is basically symbolic of all anime. Part action, part violence, part everyday activity, part total perversion...if anime were a city, then SAO would be the welcoming signpost.

Is anyone else as over Doctor Who as I am? It feels like it's just going through the motions at this point.

[DemolitionSquid]

I don't know...to me, Sword Art Online is basically symbolic of all anime. Part action, part violence, part everyday activity, part total perversion...if anime were a city, then SAO would be the welcoming signpost.

I'd say that's accurate, except its not well done. If SAO was a city, it'd be Detroit. Utterly bankrupt.

On the other hand, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan, the true symbol of the potential of anime, would be like, San Francisco. Completely over the top.

Is anyone else as over Doctor Who as I am? It feels like it's just going through the motions at this point.

Despite some deaths, its still a kid's show. Just enjoy the big ball of wibbily-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff and relax.