Anime Thread #2

[Sailor_Kenshin]

You might be leaving the Catholic Church because we’re having a disagreement about a certain anime? Why?

Thank you for your concern but again I am misunderstood. I don’t expect anything in the way of understanding.

Good luck and good bye.

 

[EphelDuath]

Well could you try to clarify what you’re talking about instead of just repeatedly telling me that you’re misunderstood? Lack of communication doesn’t solve miscommunications, it only lets them fester.

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

As I cannot think of any other good topic to bump this thread with, I’ve decided to recall the discussions on the previous thread regarding the creations of Type-Moon.

Now before all ye Type-Moon fans and aficionados (Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime alike) think I’m about to call for a serious discussion, I’m afraid you’ll have to think again.

I just thought I’d ask you all this:

Any of you seen Carnival Phantasm? >_>

 

[Kit15]

As I cannot think of any other good topic to bump this thread with, I’ve decided to recall the discussions on the previous thread regarding the creations of Type-Moon.

Now before all ye Type-Moon fans and aficionados (Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime alike) think I’m about to call for a serious discussion, I’m afraid you’ll have to think again.

I just thought I’d ask you all this:

Any of you seen Carnival Phantasm? >_>

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Loving it! Obviously it’s NOT a good entry into Type-Moon but as a gift to the fans, it’s got me squealing like a total fangirl (especially with the surprising number of Melty Blood references!). As soon as I saw Nrvnqsr dancing I knew I was going to love this…even more so once I found out they got the Melty Blood cast for the Tsukihime characters instead of the anime cast.

Jouji Nakata probably had a field day with this one. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a coffee-shop conversation between Nrvnqsr, Kotomine, and Neco-Arc Chaos.

So…date the main heroine or date them all?

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

Jouji Nakata probably had a field day with this one. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a coffee-shop conversation between Nrvnqsr, Kotomine, and Neco-Arc Chaos.

Call me guilty but I’m actually hoping to see Caren Hortensia in it in the future. >w<;;
That and I swear I saw a scene in the PVs depicting the so-called Type-Moon mahou shoujo (e.g. Kaleido Ruby and maybe even Prisma Ilya). Put 'em together somehow with their newest one Phantasmoon and I might just be closer to dying laughing. XD

So…date the main heroine or date them all?

You want the truth? I’m torn. >w<;;

On one hand, having them date the main heroine might seem like the more ‘ethical’ choice but… I got a really strong feeling a lot more are gonna vote ‘date them all’ either cuz they’re harem addicts or simply eager to see how disastrous it’s gonna be. XD

P.S.

Opening is… so addicting… can’t stop watching… @w@

 

[Kit15]

You want the truth? I’m torn. >w<;;

On one hand, having them date the main heroine might seem like the more ‘ethical’ choice but… I got a really strong feeling a lot more are gonna vote ‘date them all’ either cuz they’re harem addicts or simply eager to see how disastrous it’s gonna be. XD

P.S.

Opening is… so addicting… can’t stop watching… @w@

I’m leaning towards “date 'em all” myself because you and I both know it won’t end well for the guys…but it’ll probably be hilarious watching them try. Poor Shirou. Shiki is such a bad influence.

Yeah…that OP. When they released it as a teaser, the husband and I couldn’t stop pausing it trying to catch every single detail thrown in there. As if it wasn’t enough checking out the rows and rows of dancing characters, there are so many more in the background (which has given us a sliver of hope that we’ll see Wallachia appear at some point even if he’s just in the background).

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

I’m leaning towards “date 'em all” myself because you and I both know it won’t end well for the guys…but it’ll probably be hilarious watching them try. Poor Shirou. Shiki is such a bad influence.

I know right? I mean at least Shirou is like, “I want to make everyone happy!” (riiight…). Shiki on the other makes me go, “Dude, you got five girls. Five girls. This will not end well. Can I stand by and watch? ”

Funniest part was how Shiki really knows he’s got it worst. XD

Yeah…that OP. When they released it as a teaser, the husband and I couldn’t stop pausing it trying to catch every single detail thrown in there. As if it wasn’t enough checking out the rows and rows of dancing characters, there are so many more in the background (which has given us a sliver of hope that we’ll see Wallachia appear at some point even if he’s just in the background).

My head can’t even stop swaying after them. @w@

 

[chipeto]

I am going to post on this old thread just because. I like:

• Blood+ (I like vampires)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Cowboy Bebop
• Ghost in the Shell

So there.

 

[Paul1Up]

I am going to post on this old thread just because. I like:

• Blood+ (I like vampires)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Cowboy Bebop
• Ghost in the Shell

So there.

All great shows. Evangelion was what got me into anime in the first place. I read a review of it in some magazine and they gave it some bizarre score like A+++ so I had to see what the fuss was about. My friends and I watched every episode together, we pooled our money to buy each of the next tapes, and we argued a lot over what was going on in the show. Good times.

 

[Milliardo]

All great shows. Evangelion was what got me into anime in the first place. I read a review of it in some magazine and they gave it some bizarre score like A+++ so I had to see what the fuss was about. My friends and I watched every episode together, we pooled our money to buy each of the next tapes, and we argued a lot over what was going on in the show. Good times.

And until now fans still argue what is going in in NGE.

 

[Laughing_Crow]

And until now fans still argue what is going in in NGE.

Yeah, its one of those series that will be left open to interpritation. Its to bad, I used to have a flow chart someone made about the story of Evangelion but I lost it when my PC crashed v.v

I’ve actually been going back over anime I watched as a kid and found the series Digimon had a story that I cant beleive the creators thought kids could follow.

Dragonball Z I’ve begun watchign again (mainly because of the impending release of Dragonball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi on the 28th)> Im actually watching Broly the Legendary Super Sayian as I type this.

Also I’ve come to love the Marcoss series after watchign Zero and Frontier.

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

Yeah, its one of those series that will be left open to interpritation. Its to bad, I used to have a flow chart someone made about the story of Evangelion but I lost it when my PC crashed v.v

Once again, I feel guilty being the sort of anime fan that can’t seem to appreciate the Evangelion series. I have yet to have the urge to watch it. Half the time my resistance is due to me never being much of a mecha fan to begin with. The other half is because more than half the mecha shows I’ve even just took a few episodes watching always strike as overly tragic. Having me familiarize with many characters only to have them die left and right kinda turns me off to be honest. >_<;;;

Heck when I think about it, I kinda feel embarrassed since my selections seem to be more of ‘the simple stuff’ (shounen, romance, fantasy etc). >_<;;;

That and I feel like wagering I’m the only one here who’s taken a liking to some of the new stuff that’s been out in the past few months.

 

[Matrix_Refugee]

But they’re not shown. It’s like saying there might be redeemable qualities in Jack Chick’s portrayal of Catholicism because he’s not showing the Catholics that aren’t profaning greedy idolators out-of-panel.

Also, going from memory, I think Fr. Anderson got the nail from the True Cross from the Matthew branch, so we’re supposed to believe that the Catholic Church is expending its most holy of ancient relics in order to fight vampires. Yeah…

My friend and I started watching Trinity: Blood to analyze how it portrays Catholicism. It’s all over the place. The Catholics are (at least thus far) the protagonists, and none of them are shown to be irreverent of the faith. The main character is Fr. Abel, and he reassures the one-shot characters of each episode that God loves them and wants them to be happy. He himself is shown, however, to be an ancient vampire that fights other vampires for the sake of the Catholic Church and humanity. In addition to there being female bishops and cardinals, there’s also android priests (they’re called “Father” but not shown celebrating Mass or receiving Holy Orders; they’re apparently warrior-detectives that just dress like priests). One of the characters introduced a little bit into the series is an extremely muscular priest with long blonde hair that prays while working out in front of the altar in his parish.

So… not a negative portrayal of Catholicism like in Hellsing, I would say, just one that’s clearly from the perspective of somebody who doesn’t care about the finer details. I think it’s moreso meant to just be “neo-Renaissance against vampires” rather than “Catholicism against vampires”, since most of the characters have typical Renaissance names like “Cardinal Medici”, “Cardinal Sforza” and “Pope Allesandro.”

Can’t remember the guy’s name, but the creator Trinity Blood attended a Catholic high school, though he wasn’t even Christian. I have to smile at how much they get right and his much they get wrong in an inoffensive way.

Recently watched a few series that I’d sworn I’d never watch since the hype for them (at least on LiveJournal) was getting maddeningly hard to avoid:

–Hetalia, which I found hysterical (and amazingly historically accurate)

–Ouran High School Host Club, which I utterly fell in love with

–Black Butler, which has a lovely Gothic-Victorian aesthetic to the art.

 

[tantumquantum]

Once again, I feel guilty being the sort of anime fan that can’t seem to appreciate the Evangelion series. I have yet to have the urge to watch it. Half the time my resistance is due to me never being much of a mecha fan to begin with. The other half is because more than half the mecha shows I’ve even just took a few episodes watching always strike as overly tragic. Having me familiarize with many characters only to have them die left and right kinda turns me off to be honest. >_<;;;

Heck when I think about it, I kinda feel embarrassed since my selections seem to be more of ‘the simple stuff’ (shounen, romance, fantasy etc). >_<;;;

That and I feel like wagering I’m the only one here who’s taken a liking to some of the new stuff that’s been out in the past few months.

I encourage you to start watching more mecha anime and then proceed to watching Eva. What mecha shows have you watched anyway? maybe i can offer you some suggestions since I tend to lean more on mecha/sci-fi/space opera types of anime.

Also, have you been watching Fate/Zero this season? I’ve been enjoying it immensely.

 

[Laughing_Crow]

I encourage you to start watching more mecha anime and then proceed to watching Eva. What mecha shows have you watched anyway? maybe i can offer you some suggestions since I tend to lean more on mecha/sci-fi/space opera types of anime.

Also, have you been watching Fate/Zero this season? I’ve been enjoying it immensely.

AAAAGH! I cant find it anywhere. I need to see Gilgamesh and Enma Elish again

 

[tantumquantum]

AAAAGH! I cant find it anywhere. I need to see Gilgamesh and Enma Elish again

If it’s available in your region, it should be in Crunchyroll or Niconico. If not, then it’s on the usual ‘channels’

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

I encourage you to start watching more mecha anime and then proceed to watching Eva. What mecha shows have you watched anyway? maybe i can offer you some suggestions since I tend to lean more on mecha/sci-fi/space opera types of anime.

I’ve seen bits of Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed.^^; Like I said, waaay too tragic for my taste. I think I might like Macross Frontier though since Ranka is pretty cute.

I’ve been somewhat flamed for this view but I often preferred the premise of Zoids: New Century where everyone just fights in giant mechs for some big, fat prize money with majority of the cast still being alive at the end. >_>;;

Also, have you been watching Fate/Zero this season? I’ve been enjoying it immensely.

I watched the first episode with some friends. I liked how they started summoning the Servants. 83

On an interesting note, one of these friends told me that the Tohsaka family is actually Catholic (hence, their supposed good ties with the otherwise anti-magic Church). Whether or not they’re CINO actually wasn’t enough to keep my jaw from dropping when he told me.

 

[chipeto]

Eva is certainly tragic. Now that I think about it, I seem to favor the tragic. Blood+ is that way for me, very bittersweet.

Also tragic: Fruits Basket.

 

[Trololol]

Hellooooo!

I don’t have time to check the previous posts because I’m leaving for Mass now, so sorry if I’'m interrupting a discussion, but what do you think of Fruits Baskets? I don’t really watch anime, but have watched that and it’s so sweet! The girl is so selfless.

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

Eva is certainly tragic. Now that I think about it, I seem to favor the tragic. Blood+ is that way for me, very bittersweet.

Also tragic: Fruits Basket.

Really? I thought the manga had a happy ending?