Spring 2014 Anime Season Thread

[Tymon]

Black Bullet 04 was good, but man. They cut like 150 pages of stuff in this episode.

I advise anyone that watches this to read the manga up to the point that translations are ongoing. Both are good, but the anime cuts a lot of development. A LOT.

[Skai]

I won't rest until I know every one of those fuckers is dead. That felt like I was watching the first episode of ga rei zero all over again. I was so sad. ; ;

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SHE LOVED HIM AND NOW SHE'S DEAD! ; ;

And now 5 episodes later... another death. I know when I look back I'm going to recount this as the best long running shounen ever. A story with an author who doesn't shy away from killing his characters. But still holy shit does it make you sad when they die. In a show like game of thrones everything is dark, so when a character dies it fits the theme and is expected. But Gon's outlook is a bright shounen outlook. It creates such a big contrast that when people die you don't expect it, you don't want it to believe it, and you flat out don't want it. ; ;

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Gon: Kite is definitely alive! ZETTAI NI
*scene change to Kite's severed head*

I can't take it man. it's so sad.

Inorite? But it's soooo good, must continue watching.

[Xerlic]

Black Bullet 04 was good, but man. They cut like 150 pages of stuff in this episode.

I advise anyone that watches this to read the manga up to the point that translations are ongoing. Both are good, but the anime cuts a lot of development. A LOT.

First thing I did was make sure that there is an episode 5 coming. Shit felt like a season finale.

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I hope that whoever forgot to load the big fuck off gun that's use to protect the last bit of humanity in Japan got fired.

Guy 1: Hey guys, we're being attacked by a level 5.

Guy 2: NP, let's just use the Heaven's Ladder.

Guy 3: No can do, boss. I forgot to load the bullets.

WTF?

Can't wait for Rentaro to start ranking up as we kick off the Mystery of the Tricycle arc

[Elcura]

Episode felt a little Deus Ex Machina rushed, no real tension although the fight at the start was cool and animated nicely. Still interested in the series, but it felt like it could've been paced a lot better. Maybe I will check out the manga up until this point.

[Petitssk]

Broken Blade seems interesting, though the ages of the characters seem a little weird; at least I was outright confused when some age ranges were given since the characters seemed so much older. Based on that pattern, how old is General Tyr supposed to be? 25?

[Ker]

DENKIGAI NO HONYA-SAN gets TV series Anime(Fall Season)
Wow I didn't think this would get an anime. I hope they'll animate the confession part.

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[Deadgye]

Episode 95 of HxH. That determination. I can't be the only one that teared up a bit there, right?

[Dantrag]

What episode did hunter x hunter restart on?

[Ramzii]

episode 1

[Gulkeeva]

yeah they basically redid the entire series to be... faster pace, while keeping it good. They did a good job of it.

[Deadgye]

Welp, caught up on HxH. I was hoping the entire ant arc would be over by the time I caught up, but dem slow mo episodes man. I'll probably be following this weekly now until this arc is over.

[Gulkeeva]

Welp, caught up on HxH. I was hoping the entire ant arc would be over by the time I caught up, but dem slow mo episodes man. I'll probably be following this weekly now until this arc is over.

But...! the next arc is kind of good also...! (maybe not as good as the ant though?) I'm sure they will be at least doing it, with what will most likely be happening in the animated series.

[Skai]

I thought the narrated and slow-mo episodes were nicely done. The characters in the story are interesting enough that even going through 10 or so episodes without Gon is all right with me.

[Deadgye]

The slow-mo episodes were great. There was no other way to convey that amount of intense battle without taking away from the battles themself. An entire episode and only 15~ seconds have passed. The entire next episode only another 2 minutes or less have passed. I was lawling to some friends about it, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

I probably won't be following the next arc because I prefer to marathon shows if possible, especially shounens like this. I can't imagine spending over a year just to watch one arc. (Yes, there are now 52 episodes of ant arc out, and it's not even done yet!)

[Seravi Edalborez]

As I haven't read the manga, I'm curious if the overuse of narrator + explanation + slomo was padding or not.

[Skai]

From what I read, that was how it was done in the manga too. And people expressed displeasure in how closely the anime followed the manga, lol.

[Seha]

I hope that whoever forgot to load the big fuck off gun that's use to protect the last bit of humanity in Japan got fired.

Lmao. But I don't care about the "too fast" people are calling it, I'm really enjoying BB, second place behind No Game No Life for me.

[Ker]

Persona 4 The Golden Animation Summer Season

[Elcura]

Persona 4 The Golden Animation Summer Season

YES

[Vaspinne]

I was happily surprised to find out Shigatsu Wa Kimi no Uso is getting a 25~ish episode anime this fall.



I randomly came across the manga a while ago and found it really charming. I'm also a sucker for good music themed mangas/animes (Beck, Nodame Cantabile, Sakamichi no Apollon, Kono Oto Tomare! {manga onry}, to name a few), and having that romance element is a nice touch. Very excite for this, and I hope it results in the manga getting scanlated more often. There are 8 volumes and only part-way through volume 3 has been scanlated thus far.