What Anime are you Currently Watching?/Anime Recommendations

[BoneSnapDeez]

In sad news, my local Best Buy no longer carries anime. Not sure why, I assume they simply weren't moving enough units.

Location: Maine

I think I may have found the reason.

There are actually two anime conventions held every year in Maine. They're pretty tiny though.

[AppleQueso]

Hey, I never judge a man based on the anime series he likes. Ill come right out and admit that I do indeed enjoy Sailor Moon. ^_^

As a general rule, I don't trust people who dislike Sailor Moon, Carl Sagan, or Bob Ross.

Also saying this again:

Tonari no Seki-kun is the best gosh darn thing.

Seriously, it's great, watch it. It's just a series of short episodes (about 8 minutes) about a silent guy who finds all sorts of really ridiculous ways to goof off during class, and the overactive imagination of the girl who sits next to him and observes his antics.

It's my favorite currently airing show and it's one nobody seems to talk about, so check it out people!!

[Gunstar Green]

I watched two episodes of the Yamato remake and yeah, it definitely looked like it had potential to be one of the most faithful remakes in the medium. Looked amazing. I'd like to watch seasons 2-3 of the original Yamato before I hit it up though.

@CavZee: What Gunstar Green said. You could loosely divide the series up into 3 arcs, 1 which is about half and up to the timeleap, then there's two distinctive arcs. The part you're at (I'm guessing), I wasn't big on either, but the last stretch is incredible.

Yeah, this is essentially how I look at the series:

Arc 1 is classic super robots. Mazinger Z, Getter Robo
Arc 2 is "real" robots. Gundam, Macross
Arc 3 is modern super robots. GaoGaiGar, Shin Getter Robo

When you realize it's a love letter to the entire genre it makes it that much cooler.

Yeah I've been trying to get into some "older" stuff lately.

I should have Project A-Ko and Macross in my mail box tomorrow - looking forward to watching those as I've heard good things. Been itching to watch Evangelion again too, as I tend to do so every summer. For some reason I thought the entire Rebuild series had been released already, but it looks like I'm incorrect.

In sad news, my local Best Buy no longer carries anime. Not sure why, I assume they simply weren't moving enough units.

The A-Ko movies are a lot of fun. Don't expect much in the way of serious plots but they're still plenty entertaining today.

For Macross you've really got to keep a few things in mind to enjoy it today. The limited animation budget which got stretched thinner as more episodes were ordered and the fact that it seems very cliche by today's standards since it started many of tropes used in later space opera and mecha anime (At least the ones that Gundam hadn't already codified). You've also got some 1980's Japanese sexism in spots.

When it started it was supposed to be a parody of Gundam though this is only apparent in the first episode or two.

If you enjoy Macross I suggest looking into Patlabor. It's a little confusing since there's two timelines (OVA and movies timeline and TV series timeline) but both are worth checking out. It's a very decidedly different take on the mecha genre from the same time period focusing on mecha as tools and part of modern life, well... 1980's "modern life" anyway. The OVA and first movie are also pre-Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Watched the pilot of Psycho-Pass last night. Seems really neat. I like the aesthetic.

[Michi]

Hey, I never judge a man based on the anime series he likes. Ill come right out and admit that I do indeed enjoy Sailor Moon. ^_^

As a general rule, I don't trust people who dislike Sailor Moon...

Sailor Moon is the shit, and I'd be wary of anybody who tried to tell me otherwise.

The reboot is scheduled to start on July 5 and Imma gonna try to find a way to watch it.

[darsparx]

I completely forgot there was going to be a reboot of that....I don't know why but that was one series I know I watched in almost full entirety when it aired originally...

[Sano]

Hey, I never judge a man based on the anime series he likes. Ill come right out and admit that I do indeed enjoy Sailor Moon. ^_^

As a general rule, I don't trust people who dislike Sailor Moon...

Sailor Moon is the shit, and I'd be wary of anybody who tried to tell me otherwise.

The reboot is scheduled to start on July 5 and Imma gonna try to find a way to watch it.

A reboot you say?! Like a remastered version, or a whole new story?

[CavZee]

I watched two episodes of the Yamato remake and yeah, it definitely looked like it had potential to be one of the most faithful remakes in the medium. Looked amazing. I'd like to watch seasons 2-3 of the original Yamato before I hit it up though.

@CavZee: What Gunstar Green said. You could loosely divide the series up into 3 arcs, 1 which is about half and up to the timeleap, then there's two distinctive arcs. The part you're at (I'm guessing), I wasn't big on either, but the last stretch is incredible.

Yeah, this is essentially how I look at the series:

Arc 1 is classic super robots. Mazinger Z, Getter Robo
Arc 2 is "real" robots. Gundam, Macross
Arc 3 is modern super robots. GaoGaiGar, Shin Getter Robo

When you realize it's a love letter to the entire genre it makes it that much cooler.

Hmmm...I love Gundam and Macross but I guess I was just caught a little off guard by the shift in tone.

Yeah I've been trying to get into some "older" stuff lately.

I should have Project A-Ko and Macross in my mail box tomorrow - looking forward to watching those as I've heard good things. Been itching to watch Evangelion again too, as I tend to do so every summer. For some reason I thought the entire Rebuild series had been released already, but it looks like I'm incorrect.

In sad news, my local Best Buy no longer carries anime. Not sure why, I assume they simply weren't moving enough units.

The A-Ko movies are a lot of fun. Don't expect much in the way of serious plots but they're still plenty entertaining today.

For Macross you've really got to keep a few things in mind to enjoy it today. The limited animation budget which got stretched thinner as more episodes were ordered and the fact that it seems very cliche by today's standards since it started many of tropes used in later space opera and mecha anime (At least the ones that Gundam hadn't already codified). You've also got some 1980's Japanese sexism in spots.

When it started it was supposed to be a parody of Gundam though this is only apparent in the first episode or two.

If you enjoy Macross I suggest looking into Patlabor. It's a little confusing since there's two timelines (OVA and movies timeline and TV series timeline) but both are worth checking out. It's a very decidedly different take on the mecha genre from the same time period focusing on mecha as tools and part of modern life, well... 1980's "modern life" anyway. The OVA and first movie are also pre-Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii.

Macross is really awesome. It's not often I actually get invested in the love story of shows and games but the original series actually had me watching until the end mainly becuase of that. LOL

I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of that franchise as well besides Macross 7, so be cautious about that.

I watched the Patlabor movies and the "Early Days" OVA and really liked that show. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't much mech combat but that'd be a minor gripe.

[Michi]

As a general rule, I don't trust people who dislike Sailor Moon...

Sailor Moon is the shit, and I'd be wary of anybody who tried to tell me otherwise.

The reboot is scheduled to start on July 5 and Imma gonna try to find a way to watch it.

A reboot you say?! Like a remastered version, or a whole new story?

They're calling it Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal and it's supposed to follow the original manga story line. Now, how closely it follows said story line is still unknown, but from what I've read it has been confirmed to be 26 episodes long and will air twice a month starting Saturday July, 5 at 7 P.M.

I'm not sure how much of the original manga they can get into 26 episodes. Some are speculating that it's just the first Arc (the end of the original's Season 1) and some are speculating that if they do one episode per manga Act that they can make it through the second Arc (Season 2.) But who knows. I hope they don't try to cram all 18 volumes into 26 episodes. I'm sure they want the show to be shorter than it predecessors 200 episodes, but cramming that all into 26 episodes is going to make it feel really rushed @_@

I completely forgot there was going to be a reboot of that....I don't know why but that was one series I know I watched in almost full entirety when it aired originally...

Did you ever watch Season 5? That was never aired back in ye old days of Toonami and it's arguably the best season. It also gives a proper ending to the fourth season since it ended on a cliffhanger (what with the villain not being dead or dealt with in any real way by the end and all.)

[darsparx]

Probably not, I will try to watch it soon since school is out after tonight until the beginning of august. I've still got a ton of anime to catch up on...not to mention if I just go through what's listed here as well...