What are you watching/reading?

[XenLár]

Ooooh I'd love to be sad and go back and watch the original pokemons or something... that would be several days of doing nuthin for me lol.

Am currently mid-way through watching -

Witch Hunter Robin (for the first time)
Full Metal Alchemist (for the first time)
Code Geass R2 (for the first time - i need to watch like the last two eps, I'm not sure why I haven't yet... I think I don't want it to end)


Up-to-date in reading -

Faster than a Kiss
Beauty Research Club
Beniiro Hero
Junjou Romantica
Full House Kiss
^ THESE PEOPLE NEED TO PUBLISH FASTER!


Have just finished reading -

Ayashi no Ceres
Tail of the Moon
Fake

[XenLár]

Eeeek oh dear.

And yes I've read all of Fake now. I found it really sweet but I think that's a topic for the Yaoi board. I do, however, wanna watch the OVA for it ^^.

[`AdeRin]

Just started watching Orphen yesterday - it's pretty funny xD

The rest of my list is too long!!

[XenLár]

Lol tell me about it!! Your anime watching list on myanimelist is ridiculous lol.

[`AdeRin]

Hehehe ^^" Yeah, there is a fair bit on there I guess.

Finished Orphen today *sniffle* There is a sequel though, so I'll be starting that ASAP!

[tonyb]

just a quick note, Ash's new companions are ANNOYING! good god someone shoot them >.>

im thinking of finaly watching code geass and finishing Baccano

[`AdeRin]

Code Geass is definitely worth a watch Though whenever I think about re-watching it, I end up going to re-watch Death Note instead ^^" I wouldn't mind watching Baccano though - it looks pretty interesting!

[XenLár]

Am now reading Lovey Dovey (couldn't resist with a title like that lol) which is by the same mangaka as Beauty Research Club.

[kirika]

I've been buying the season of DBZ lately. Right now I'm just starting season 2. :3

[`AdeRin]

I'm finally getting around to watching Loveless!! I have to admit though, I'm only sticking with it at the moment because of the seiyuu's.... I'm guessing (or hoping? xD) the manga is better than the anime....

Aside from that, I'm still keeping up to date with:
Bleach
Gintama (YAY!!!)
Ao no Exorcist
Beelzebub
Deadman Wonderland
SKET Dance
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

[Jupitris]

Since my last update I've

Completed:
Ginmaku Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White - It was OK I guess, kinda weak, not especially funny.

Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead - Good but only because it had a few funny scene's in its short 20 min ova runtime, but overall... yea.

Hourou Musuko - Great, it was a slight let down, it wasn't as developed as I'd hoped and I feel maybe it was under-played, it could have been more emotional than it was, I guess they didn't want to try and force it, but I think it could have been better. The ending too is a little disappointing, there's some resolution, some parts are left hanging for effect which isn't the problem in its-self it just didn't feel like a natural point for it to end, it felt cut-short and probably needed more episodes.

IS: Infinite Stratos - Bad, but it does get better in later episodes, it also does grow on you and inflict a certain charm, however at best that makes it a guilty pleasure with not quite the right amount of pay-off for it, its bad , but not boring bad; its cliché bad, like a semi-bad 80's movie, you can come through it and maybe get a cheap laugh at one of the one liners.

Nichijou Episode 0 - Perfect, loved it, It maybe gets a higher score than similar 20 min one shot ova's for being a promo ova episode and not being a stand-alone ova or a mini series of ova's, but its quirky fun from Kyo-ani.

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu: Matsuri - Great, a fun 2 part ova to keep the fans tidy until the second season, it has character devlopment and somemeaningful plot development that will probably impact the story later.

Fractale - Fantastic, its great in a lot of ways but the first few episodes can drag, it also doesn't ever get into its "full swing" I think it could have been slightly better, it all pays off, but I think it needed slightly longer to do it, a bit more character development and basically a better director, he's still too in-experienced. However despite its flaws the originality and plot will carry through a solid viewing. 9/10

Onii-chan no Koto nanka Zenzen Suki Janain Dakara ne!! - Ok, its fairly bad overall but the fan service was censored for tv thankfully and it did have a few funny moments that make it narrowly avoid the bad classification.

K-ON!! Special - Great, its the friendship of the characters shown at its best, and with a decent plot to tie it together, unlike some of the main series episodes. There could have been well more of the mall playing music, but given how little of that is usually done anyway; its not all that bad without. Still live-house was much better.

Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru - Bad, I feel bad and immoral for watching it.

Mitsudomoe Special - Fantastic, a funny as hell extra episode and gave us some real memorable moments in the franchise, as well as giving a little all important character development, which is key in these character driven comedies.

Hetalia World Series - Good but a little stale, hetalia needed to be lain to rest after the first series really, and while this was an acceptable outing, it just doesn't have the same impact.

Fortune Arterial - Mediocre, a mediocre ova for a mediocre series, while more focused on comedy than the rest of the series, it doesn't quite deliver enough, combined with a lack of meaningful content and not having characters I was attached to by this point meant it just fell down.

Mitsudomoe Zouryouchuu! - Great fun quickly comedy with some great animation quality.

Houkago no Pleiades - Its Ok, its actually fairly bad the plot isn't well explained and too symbolic for my likings when such little is actually given any exposition its ok to be symbolish heavy but 100% either way is bad, also the fact its plugging Subaru cars is WAYYYY to obvious here.

Turn A Gundam - Turn (in) A masterpiece, good mecha action, but with political intrigue and a touch of romance and real emotion beyond those felt on the battlefield (Sochie's ending is just so realistic it doesn't feel played for effect or manufactured for the ending, its just real emotion and life) one of the best soundtracks ever courtesy of Origa and Yoko kanno, and just one of the best plots out there mixing in some actually fresh idea's in an action show and taking a gambit by making them central to the plot (it worked), as well as nicely wrapping up every Gundam series before 1999, (as well as implied coverage of some post 99 series but not 00 or Seed) in the most spectacular way.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer - Terrible, I can't explain why without spoiling too much but ill stick to beyond the horrid plot, actually de-valuing the decent (good not great) 00 series before it. Its bad action, the sequences just are not very interesting (Unless you like Micheal Bay movies... just sayin') nothing compared to the well though out battle-plans that sides have in other series and therefore the ensuing great battles (Seriously great battles have great strategies behind them, that's part of why there great) the non-existent character development and under used supporting cast. As well as basically slapping symbolism in my face, when its obvious and bad, ill thought out, and not every interesting to think about.

Started/Am Watching:
Keroro Gunsou 205/357
C 5/11
Koe de Oshigoto! 2/-
A-Channel 6/-
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai 5/-
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II 6/-
Deadman Wonderland 5/12
Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Specials 1/4
Nichijou 7/26
Gosick 7/24
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn 3/6
Hidan no Aria 5/12
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi 1/-

I also plan to start on Hanasaku Iroha and SKET Dance later today.

[`AdeRin]

Blue Exorcist + Deadman Wonderland = epic combination!!

The Tower of Druaga is also amazing. I think that was the first series I watched on Crunchyroll.

Ohhhhhhhhhh well I'll try and finish the anime then see how the manga is doing I suppose Do you think online groups will take it up if Tokyopop isn't continuing it?

[Jupitris]

Tokyopop is still open in the UK/Europe. So we'll get it fine.
They also said they aren't selling any worldwide rights. Might means they'll probably sub-licence to the US.
Well be fine people!

Deadman Wonderland is good I would have liked to seen more of the "attractions" before getting to the carnival but .. as long as it plays it well it shouldn't hurt it too much. Probably should have been longer than 12/13 eps though.

[XenLár]

Am now reading Hana Kimi for the first time ^^ Yay! I also finished Toraware no Minoue (aka Captive Hearts) which is a manga by Hino Matsuri who wrote Vampire Knight and MeruPuri.

I got a bit distracted from it but I'm also still reading Lovey Dovey ^^.

[tonyb]

ive been tracking down the new Avatar from our friends in Japan, there's no fan subs yet but there coming soon the new one looks totally rocking