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[Veetaak]

...so yeah... Clannad is good and stuff.....

Key

AB <3
Air is good but fuzzy and hard to understand
Kanon is aight too

Yes, Key <3

 

[theeboredone]

Anime is more prevalent in Japan. So having talented va's is more important than it is in America.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Deep male voice? That guy's watching different anime than I do (ok, if I'm honest I'll have to admit that I do watch some things that are not cute slice-of-life stuff :D).
But imho there's certainly some voices that are easily recognized as being a specific seiyuu (Rie Kugimiya in her tsundere roles, Aoi Yuuki, Ayana Taketatsu, ...).

You know, the deep, old gruff Samurai type of person.

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

Does anyone feel like Shoujo and Josei typically have similar artstyles which differ quite a bit compared to Seinen or Shounen? I know every artist brings a different flare to their own work, but when looking at a lot of cover art I tend to feel like there is something which all So/Ji have that Se/Sh just do not and vice versa.

 

[Biz_R_0]

I honestly feel that shoujo/josei are way less diverse than shounen (I hate the term "seinen"). Maybe that's because I'm infinitely more into shounen than shoujo, though.

 

[asianaussie]

art style diversity goes:

fukumoto nobuyuki > manhwa > shoujo > clamp > shounen > gag

the term seinen is really blah

 

[Biz_R_0]

Seinen is basically a word to slap onto a shounen anime that you like so that you can act like you have "mature" tastes.

 

[Xyzz]

You know, the deep, old gruff Samurai type of person.

I was just making fun about me watching many things that don't have any male characters who get more than a few moments of screentime :D
I still get what you mean of course, but I just don't agree that all seiyuus sound alike... I can't even recognize people I've heard a few times without fail (looking at the cast somewhere mid season and then realizing "oh geeez, of course Character A is Character B of that other anime I've watched... how could I miss that?" is pretty fun )

Regarding shoujo/shounen/... I don't like any of those terms, I think it's stupid to label stuff based on the target audience :D
I'm not sure whether there's a big difference in the art diversity between them... Though admittedly, I don't pay too much attention to the drawing stuff, unless it really stands out as looking exceptionally good / bad to me (e.g. I've only finished Black Rock Shooter because it looked so pretty xD).

 

[Hot_ArmS]

just finished SOA, holy **** Ive never hated a villain more than I did sugo

 

[NegativeZero]

Looking for suggestions of comedies preferably 70s-90s.
(Sorry, I've been gone a while)
I LOVE Slayers, Ranma 1/2 and the silly parts of Saber Marionette J.

 

[Hot_ArmS]

lupin III?

 

[Holder of the Heel]

I wish Sword Art Online felt as good at the start throughout the middle and especially the end...

Of the newer releases I've been watching Senyuu, Problem Children are coming from another world, aren't they?, and thinking about some others. Senyuu isn't amazing, and it's a four-minute run-time one, so it doesn't get much done, but it's comedy and it can provide some humorous moments. Problem Children is a normal sized anime and is pretty good, mostly for its concept and its potential to me.

I've also spent some days devoted to reading all of Kuroko's Basketball, and I caught up to the most recent chapter. Has anyone done so? It has its faults, most definitely, but I love it still.

Also considering watching Lucky Star because the pictures of it that circulate with Konata crying, though I'm unsure if I can do it. The episodes basically consist of cute girls having mostly asinine conversations that can sometimes be a bit quirky and provide a chuckle.

 

[asianaussie]

lucky star is an entertaining slice of life

i only appreciate it after watching an episode of a-channel, which btw is absolute drivel

 

[Xyzz]

Lies! Heresy! A-Channel is awesome!

Well, I like it. I should really give Lucky Star another shot, I dropped it after a few episodes... but at that time I wasn't really into Anime yet, so maybe I'd enjoy it by now :D (although there still is some slice of life where I don't enjoy the humor and therefore I don't enjoy the show either )

 

[asianaussie]

how in the world does someone enjoy a-channel of all things but drop lucky star

i could believe you if you said k-on or yuru yuri or like, hidamari sketch, but a-channel?

 

[Xyzz]

Would you laugh if I told you that both YY seasons and K-On are solid 10s in my book? (not sure about Hidamari sketch, could be anything from 7 to 10... I'm only two episodes in the first season after all (: ).
And like I said, I suppose I would enjoy Lucky Star by now as well, I remember dropping it because "nothing happened", which isn't an issue anymore obviously.

Also: A-Channel has pretty awesome characters, and the humor works for me... That's pretty much all it takes to make me enjoy cute slice-of-life stuff :D

 

[asianaussie]

i wouldn't laugh, but i would feel something break inside me

whatever floats your boat, i guess

 

[Xyzz]

Dunno, they're just incredibly fun to me for some reason (:

Well, I do enjoy things that actually have a actual story line as well, if that makes it better... I'd prefer not to break something inside of you after all :D

 

[asianaussie]

hah, i was mainly kidding

but i just find it hard to believe one can stomach a-channel, it's one of only two shows i've ever actually actively dropped (and not just stopped watching due to boredom)

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

well I just recently started to watch xxxholic. I think it's pretty interesting. As any one seen it? ad if you did, do you think of it?

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Ehhhhh.

I wanted to like xxxHolic, but I really couldn't get into it.

Hopefully I'll be able to explain why in a little more detail later. Hella busy atm.

Smooth Criminal

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

The only thing I find a weird of it is the art style. Everyone is drawn super tall like they were walking on stilts.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

That's studio CLAMP for you. Lol. It's kind of their thing.

Smooth Criminal

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

Why is that I don't remember this. I mean didn't CLAMP do Cardcaptor. I don't remember them being drawn like that.

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Why is that I don't remember this. I mean didn't CLAMP do Cardcaptor. I don't remember them being drawn like that.

To a point, Cardcaptor was drawn kinda like that. There was more of an emphasis on the "cutesy whimsical" style in that series. Not to mention that, during the time, it was probably one of the earlier incarnations of the studio, with different artists.

Their overall style is pretty consistent, tho'. X/1999, Code Geass, Tsubasa, Legal Drug, Magic Knight Rayearth...take a look at those if you haven't, and you'll see what I mean.

Smooth Criminal

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

To a point, Cardcaptor was drawn kinda like that. There was more of an emphasis on the "cutesy whimsical" style in that series. Not to mention that, during the time, it was probably one of the earlier incarnations of the studio, with different artists.

Their overall style is pretty consistent, tho'. X/1999, Code Geass, Tsubasa, Legal Drug, Magic Knight Rayearth...take a look at those if you haven't, and you'll see what I mean.

Smooth Criminal

ah, I see what you mean. I haven't seen to many CLAMP Anime. I did see X/1999 I did like that one. I saw some of Code Geass. But I was not to much into that one.

 

[Xyzz]

Cardcaptor also has lolis. Lolis can't be tall for obvious reasons :D

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

Cardcaptor also has lolis. Lolis can't be tall for obvious reasons :D

Hmm. I see. I'm not really sure what Lolis is? >\\<

 

[Smooth Criminal]

Cardcaptor also has lolis. Lolis can't be tall for obvious reasons :D

so many lolis

Smooth Criminal

 

[Minato]

The only thing I find a weird of it is the art style. Everyone is drawn super tall like they were walking on stilts.

This is one of my problems with CLAMP. Generally it's ok, but there are times where they draw things way out of proportion that they look like giants.
I recall seeing a pic of Sakura and Fye looking really weird.

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

This is one of my problems with CLAMP. Generally it's ok, but there are times where they draw things way out of proportion that they look like giants.
I recall seeing a pic of Sakura and Fye looking really weird.

Oh really? That's cool. I don't mind to much after a while of watching the amine.

 

[Minato]

It's ones like these http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/527233

I really like their art in general though.

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

It's ones like these http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/527233

I really like their art in general though.

That's a really cute picture. I like it. :3

 

[Holder of the Heel]

Read all 28 chapters of Assassination Classroom in what feels like one sitting, which is tough for me because I hate clicking through scans. It's not amazing but it's an interesting read.

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

Read all 28 chapters of Assassination Classroom in what feels like one sitting, which is tough for me because I hate clicking through scans. It's not amazing but it's an interesting read.

What is Assassination Classroom about? I never hear of it.

 

[Holder of the Heel]

It's about a super creature that destroys most of the moon and then threatens everyone by promising that in March he will destroy the world, but in the meantime, for some reason, he intends to teach a class students in a high end school (though the class he teaches is where the students with the lowest grades go, and they get the poorest treatment of all the students). So during this time, the students are informed by the government, for some reason the only ones to know about this creature, that they must assassinate their sensei before their class ends to save the planet, and whoever succeeds gets 10 billion yen.

So it's all about the lessons the students learn from the super creature who is thus far inexplicably dedicated to teaching, all the while trying to assassinate him, which proves to be incredibly hard because his speed is ridiculous. It is a pretty unique idea and it's amusing. ^^

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

It's about a super creature that destroys most of the moon and then threatens everyone by promising that in March he will destroy the world, but in the meantime, for some reason, he intends to teach a class students in a high end school (though the class he teaches is where the students with the lowest grades go, and they get the poorest treatment of all the students). So during this time, the students are informed by the government, for some reason the only ones to know about this creature, that they must assassinate their sensei before their class ends to save the planet, and whoever succeeds gets 10 billion yen.

So it's all about the lessons the students learn from the super creature who is thus far inexplicably dedicated to teaching, all the while trying to assassinate him, which proves to be incredibly hard because his speed is ridiculous. It is a pretty unique idea and it's amusing. ^^

Hmm, that sounds really fun to watch or read. Is there some sort of comedy in it?

 

[Holder of the Heel]

Well yeah it's primarily comedy.

You could probably get a better understanding much faster just by checking it out.

 

[LadyFreyaDavram]

Well yeah it's primarily comedy.

You could probably get a better understanding much faster just by checking it out.

Your right, I like comedies.

 

[#HBC | Dark Horse]

So I started reading beserk

Holy **** it is good