>>83766
Did anyone else see Seras Victoria in that thumbnail?

Could be interesting, and I like Chinatsu Kurahana's art style, but I'm already dreading the deluge of obnoxious fujoshi shippers when this hits.

>>83770
As someone people would call a "moefag", I don't mind the fujoshis. They keep to their threads just like us. If you're seriously so offended by people making threads about liking cute fictional boys/girls, just hide them. Also, they actually made the MgRonalds threads pretty fun, when people argued wether Chiho or Alsiel was Maou's waifu (and neither gave a fuck about Emi).

>>83771
Seconded. They've got better taste than most.

>>83772
Well, now. I tried to quell the shitstorm before it started. Why you gotta make such an ill-informed blanket statement concerning something entirely subjective?

>>83771
It really depends on the fandom. Some threads they're OK for (especially the more moe-heavy ones), in others they can get pretty dumb like Jojo or even downright vicious with Tiger & Bunny. It's sad in the case of Jojo because we almost never ever had shipwars before the anime started, but now and then I'd see people bashing Reimi because she got in the way of Josuke/Rohan or arguments over whether Jonathan/Pucci/Vanilla was Dio's best partner. I like the occasional man/man action but I thought our threads were supposed to be better than that.

>>83771
While Alciel is clearly best waifu, Emi is better than Chiho.

Too much suffering, Shinsekai. T-too much...

>>83781

Welp these last 8 episodes turned out exactly like Sword Art Online, AnoHana, and Magi. Completely dropped anything related to the character development and world lore it spent building and shoehorned some completely asynchronous monster quest.

Thanks again, A-1.

>>83782
>Thanks again, A-1.
Stop watching random shows and watch the recommendations you actually ask for god damn it. You complain constantly of disappointment but never look up what people suggest for you. You want A-1 to deliver? Watch Tsuritama. You want something like Molester Man/Kurosawa? Check out those Korean comics or Welcome to the NHK. God damn it Ninja.

>>83783
Stop wasting your time with him. Just ignore.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-05/studio-trigger-to-launch-kickstarter-for-new-little-witch-academia-episode

It's happening.

>>83785
I COULD MAYBE DIG IT

>>83783

Wasn't a random pick. I think it was one of you who actually suggested it when I said Gargantia was kind of a letdown because of how rushed it was. PS: this was way more of a letdown.

Has anyone else watched Shinsekai Yori, though? Why did this story go from horrifying sci-fi feudal dystopia to ridiculous political allegory for class warfare? How much changed from the novel to the adaptation?

I think this is the most disappointed I've ever been with an anime show. They start off doing The Village if The Village was done right. Everything's very mysterious as the kids discover piece by piece that the world they live in is a total farce. Then it just suddenly becomes a spy thriller set in a monster movie. Magic being grounded in science gets dropped. The interactions between the main characters gets dropped. The questions about how and what the world actually is get dropped. The entire Maria story gets fucking dropped. Even as a political statement, nothing about the society changed. The leadership was almost entirely dismantled, but not a damn thing changed. Then it just ends with "well, I hope things get better!" What.

Any recommendations for something like the first half of this series that doesn't go full retard towards the end?

Tsuritama's up next but fuck it's taking forever to download because Commie.

So yeah, Railgun S. They're actually sticking to the source material this time. Painfully so. As in utterly soul crushing. Man, I need a bit of a grief time after the last episode. They did one cutesy and vapid SoL filler episode, though. Complete with anime-original character do not steal. And it felt completely out of place within the fucking heavy context. Apparently they also hurt the feelings of anime-only fans, because those expected more of that vapid shit, coming from the first season.

>the guy who did the music for Shinsekai Yori also did K-On

what

People've been bugging me to watch "Free!", but something in my head keeps thinking "If they're a bishounen, they're under 18, and you're not watching a fanservicey show with young guys on it who are nearly naked, that makes you a creepy pedophile".

I think this is why I veer towards bara. Nobody's going to mistake an overweight, muscular man with a huge beard for being 12.

>>83797

There's still a lot of disconnect for me so far. All the Sisters know what's waiting for them when they initiate an experiment. They have those collective memories. Wouldn't their behavior be different than what we're seeing? Wouldn't their tactics change, at least? They say that explicitly in this latest episode, but I'm not seeing anything in the show itself. They still just goggle up, run and gun, and die.

The flashback to the first experiment was interesting. I thought we might learn about Accelerator's past and how he's come to be such an insufferable assface. Nope. He was always an assface. And he always enjoyed torturing innocent people to death.

>>83810
They actually do change tactics. It should become more apparent in the next fight. The alley fight was kinda weird to me, too. At that point they shouldn't be mindlessly shooting at him anymore. I blame the script writer of the episode.
Also, Accelerator is torturing them to this extent, because he wants to get an emotional response out of them. He's looking for a reason to stop. Yes, I know that sounds like terrible writing. That's because it is.

>oh boy, Gainax has a new show out! I wonder what it's abo--

>>83818
Do I dare to ask?

>>83819

Cute girls doing cute survival games things.

>>83820
ForeverPandering - Hanako.mp3

So there was a fair in town the other day and one of the rides was music themed.
Now I ask you, is this who I think it is?
Because I know only one singer with teal hair and headphones.

>>83776
I think the biggest factor as to whether the fujoshi help or hurt the threads is the style of the series itself. They're usually good when the show isn't the type of stuff that immediately caters to them, like shows with a lot of girls (Geass, Maou, Haruhi) or that don't have a lot of bishounen designs. If you're a fujoshi and watching that kind of stuff you're probably more open-minded and less shallow than the usual to be funny instead of annoying.

Shows like Psycho-Pass, Durarara!, T&B, K, Kuroko, Free!, and possibly Samurai Flamenco tend to have annoying fujoshi because prettyboy designs amass a big Tumblr fanbase early on, and it spills into the threads on /a/, complete with the usual Fan Dumb suspects shitposting all over the place. It's a real lose-lose situation since Tumblr culture promotes so much intolerance that those of us who are OK with the stuff but want to be more like the former kind of fujoshi get accused of being homophobes/trolls/haters/misogynists/butthurt fans of another ship just for telling them to not use emoticons or act like spoiled 12 year olds. And then the actual haters on the other side think we're part of the Tumblr cancer.

I don't really know about Jojo, but the threads I have been in weren't so bad. I always figured it was too bara for fujoshi, but I guess the later parts are right up their alley.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-09/welcome-to-the-n.h.k.s-oiwa-draws-assassin-creed-4-manga

Well, didn't saw that coming.

>>83829
Nah, just a random girl from a rave party or something like that.
Also, her hair isn't long enough.

So, Blood Lad looks like it could be pretty good.

>>83848
Still sounds like it'll be better than a Dragon Age anime.

>>83829
They're aren't known for respecting copyright. Or doing a very good job of infringing them.

Never change, commie.

I'm trying to work my way through a bunch of popular/must see animes while keeping up with the ones I'm following already so I've been watching anime constantly lately. This is exhausting.

>about 65 chapters into Sundome

I think Imma stop right here. Something horrifying and truly tragic is happening to these boys and I don't think I actually want to see it through.

Aw yeah, it's TouMAN time in Railgun! Full Biribiri-vision engaged!

>>83926

oh wait it was just life ;_;

>after the Sisters arc Railgun S will feature an anime-original storyline
NO! FUCK YOU! NO!

>DxD thread on /a/
>bunch of gay guys admitting to watching and enjoying it, because they find the fanservice moments "cute" and some of the dudes to be hot
This is breaking my mind.

I got spoiled on something that finally got me to pick up the Kuragehime manga.

I forgot how the Prime Minister is the best character.

>>83960
There is a lot of competition for that title. But yes, he's definitely a strong contender.

hey whats the general consensus on Ghost in the Shell: Arise? The art style looks kinda bad but im kind of desperate for more

>>83967
(forgot the trip last time)

Yes, my opinion on that changes practically every page. Even the author herself is a contender with those amazing omakes. Current front runner is Hanamori for quite possibly the most efficient display of wing manning ever.

I forget what bothered me so much about the art in this, but whatever it was I'm plainly over it. God this manga is so good.

SHUU IF YOU LOSE TO KURANOSUKE I WILL BE QUITE ANGRY AT YOU

>>83972
Just checked out the manga again, 4 chapters translated now. It's not great!

So-so character drama and "military tactics" consisting of charging forwards in the open while gunning enemies down. Not much else of substance. It looks nice but doesn't have brains.

Anyone got any non-GiTS cyberpunk recommendations? Looks like Appleseed's gotten scanned: http://www.mangahere.com/manga/appleseed/c001/4.html

>>83974
Probably suffers from Josei Mediocre Art Syndrome. I don't know what it is either but a lot of Josei that I otherwise like for the writing have this kind of minimalist art style that makes them unpleasing to look at, even if the plot and characters are good. Love My Life and Nodame Cantabile also have this problem pretty bad. Some other Josei like Paradise Kiss and Chihayafuru I think also have this issue but water it down with enough shoujo style elaboration that it's not as problematic.

So how about that Jaco?

>>83983
It's alright. It's pretty clear that Toriyama's just doing whatever he feels like, but he's still a skilled writer so it comes off as entertaining. There just isn't much of a direction to it yet.

On another note, this manga is really nothing but an excuse for constant cookbook recipes and yet I can't stop reading it. There's just something so... wholesome. It's slice of life diced just right, but without any real drama or story. Like a light snack with a recipe showing off how cooking can improve your life.

http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/comics/cooking-papa-r7712

>>83985
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20976
>124 Volumes (Ongoing)

>>83984
I wonder what the surprise at the end is going to be!

>>83977
I suppose. I just didn't like the art in the manga vs what I had seen in the anime, but somehow I don't care anymore.

Anyway I'm caught up now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kuragehime is unfortunately scanned only in tank form right?

>>83985
>>83986
I hate it when something happens to interrupt the happiness of it all, even though it's almost always temporary.

Just finished Black Lagoon: Shaitan Badi.

So for the record, I think the best arcs in the actual series are Twins and Japan while my personal favorite is the Greenback Jane arc.

This book? Blows all of it out of the water. It's also now my 2nd favorite Urobuchi work aside of Fate Zero.
I'd heard it was all about Balalaika's backstory but was surprised that it was set in the regular time period and mostly in Roanapur. That said I still totally loved it: Chang being a total boss, Balalaika being a complete psycho in a way that's only topped by the aforementioned Twins and Japan arcs, those awesomely depressing Stan segments, the utter insanity that is Shadow Falcon... so good.

The only complaints I can think of off the top of my head are that Jake wasn't great (although holy shit, I had no idea that picture of Revy domming a fat guy was from an official product), and the pirate sisters are totally wasted. I suppose in terms of wackiness, the latter is made up for by the absolutely fantastic way Chang deals with Falcon.

I like to think that Black Lagoon shares a universe with Metal Gear, and anyone not TOTALLY FUCKING INSANE enough for Special Forces work just drums out and joins the mob.

>>83994
>I'd heard it was all about Balalaika's backstory but was surprised that it was set in the regular time period and mostly in Roanapur.

I thought that too. How's that a spoiler? Seems like something worth pointing out.

>>84005
It isn't really, I just put it there with the rest of my impressions.

Still, anyone who likes Black Lagoon or Urobuchi should read this book, it fucking rules.

Question for fujoshis re: Free!

Has the porn you guys are producing accounted for Rin's terrifying shark teeth? Because I could see that being an issue when it comes to makeouts and blowjobs.

>>84010
No different from porn of Viral from Gurren Lagann, is it?

>>84011
That's a thing?

>>84013
That's so cute, you're so innocent.

>>84010
Yes. It's the subject of many jokes and kinks.

Holy shit, this was fucking spectacular! I can't believe how much effort they've put into this episode. I was completely blown away.
Coming next week: possibly the most satisfying punch in the history of anime.

I'm not really sure what is going on and I'm pretty sure this is all going to end badly but I'm really enjoying DMMD.

if you don't think Koujaku is best boy i hope you end up with bad-end Clear

>finally got around to finishing up watching Roberta's Blood Trail OVA

I try not to bitch overmuch about when anime adaptions deviate from the original manga but fuck the whole Roberta getting an arm blown off horseshit. The manga handled everything beautifully in my opinion, and this felt more like a hamfisted attempt to try and one-up the source material for drama. Not the first time I was disappointed by the OVA though. Balalaika had a scene in the manga version that honestly moved me to tears, and I was really looking forward to fucking bawling when I saw it animated. They really fucked with the scene though, and robbed it of everything that made it pluck the heartstrings in the first place. It's like they managed to miss the whole point of the scene.

I don't recall having any real complaints about the anime adaption of the rest of the series, and I'm wondering how different the crew working on the OVA was that it became such a disappointment to me.

To be fair, Blood Trail is based on one of the weakest arcs of the manga. I mean yeah there were some good scenes but it was kind of a bloated arc because Hiroe wanted to involve EVERYONE.

>>84050
I SINCERELY UNDERESTIMATED HOW BAD THOSE BAD ENDS WERE GONNA BE

>my actual reaction to amputation doll-play and robo-bestiality dp it was great

I can't decide wether this manga is cute and uplifting or soul-crushingly depressing.

so hey are the madoka movies online yet or not? I keep seeing high quality gifs and stuff on tumblr but the google is giving me nothing

>>84118
They're up on Nyaa.

>>84119
thanks anon should have known to check there first

Free! is getting ridiculous in the best way.

Hey Tiki, you should give Bio-Meat a read. I think it might be right up your alley.

>>84135
HA HA, Biomeat is a favorite of mine.

Thanks the rec though.

No-one ever makes recs for tooth. :(

On the plus side, I finally got DMMd's CG pack. I now have super HD images of this little cutie eating you alive while raping you in sem-human form because you forgot what colour his paws were. Delightful.

the fact that i will have to wait until like next year to see the 3rd madoka movie is proof that god is dead

>>84139

>>84139
>>84140
>Urobutcher secondaries

>>84140
shhhhhhhh i like it

>>84143
I think I gave up round about episode 9. I really wanted to like it...but I just found it really boring.

>>84144
its not everyones thing but i dunno why i enjoyed it so much. i like the characters a whole damn lot i guess even madoka (esp madoka sweet summer child) and i was impressed with how tightly plotted the show was. like theres never an episode that could be removed and thats pretty great. i dont even mind all the crying because i was doing a lot of crying too so its ok.

Oh, it did end after all.

>>84145
It's not the greatest thing ever but most of the people saying it's horrible are just your average ITS POPULAR IT SUCKS types. That and SJ retards who think the show is some sort of tract against women or a ryona-fest without even watching it.

>>84148

To be fair, having Anne Frank be a magical girl ended up sounding incredibly disrespectful to a real life historical figure who suffered horribly...plus, Japan was allies with Germany, so possibly extra awkward.

tooth what kind of stuff do you like

also this movie is pretty as fuck

are there movies animated similarly but that have stories that aren't shit?

>>84158
Anime: Mononoke, Samurai Champloo, Tiger & Bunny, OHSHC, Hellsing Ultimate, etc
Manga: D:B&C, Loveless, Battle Royal, SnK, Hetalia, etc

Basically I'm you're average fujoshit with entry-level tastes for pretty looking things.

>>84162
Nah, you're a standard fujoshit with a knack for fucked up, disturbing shit, I'd say. Judging by >>84065 at least.

>>84162
I've been told Kuroko no Basuke is prime fujoshi stuff, but it's a modern day sports series and it seems like your tastes tend more towards the fantastical.

Hmmm. Gunka no Baltzar, Ao no Exorcist, and Senki Senki Momotama are all decent fantasy-ish manga series with good art and a mostly male cast. Life is Money isn't particularly fujoshi-inclined as far as I can tell, but it certainly will fill your quota on nice art and fucked up shit.

>>84163
Oh, it's all just a bit of fun. Hey at least I didn't dig the one route where the guy just rapes you all the times basically.

>>84164
I've been mean to check out KnB, it looks like it could be alright. Those other recommendations look pretty good too, thank you very much anon. I will certainly look them up. I do tend to prefer fantasy/historical-based series but the mostly-male cast isn't necessary and I'm open to trying anything once, really.

Gunka no Baltzar is awesome, it's cute Germans doing German things.

Okay, I'm guessing most of that entry level stuff you posted is because you don't know much else, though there are a few choices that stand out, so here's a few that you might enjoy from what little I've seen you post before:
Dorehodoro
Franken Fran
Witch Craft Works
Zetman (has an anime, it's turribel, don't watch)
Shiki (has an anime, it's bretty gud, you can easily watch it instead)
You might also enjoy Uchouten Kazoku, that started airing in the current anime season.

And here's a few general recommendations, that are just great, period:
One Punch Man
Hoshi no Samidare
Battle Angel Alita
Baccano! (anime)
Tatami Galaxy (anime)
Sword of the Stranger (anime movie)

>>84167
>Witch Craft Works
What does this have to do with the others?

>>84168
I picked that one because it's incredibly pretty and because of her posts on /baw/ where she keeps going on about looking for submissive guys.

Also you should read Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer, toof. seinen manga doing shonen tropes with a big cast of cool, well developed characters (both guy and girl) and a very manageable 65 chapters iirc. it's good stuff.

in fact everyone should read lucifer and biscuit hammer and pray to your dark gods for an anime

Ah, you all know me so well. It looks like once I've finished Durarara, I've have a lot to work through!

>>84170
It's probably too late to hope for an anime, but I would certainly be thrilled to be wrong.

>>84172
Hey there's still hope for Sengoku Youko or Spirit Circle.

>>84170
It's possible, I mean a ton of troll list manga actually did get anime adaptations in recent years (Zetman, Fate/Zero, Jojo, etc.)

>>84174
"troll list?"

>>84175
Fake season previews full of anime people wanted to see but likely wouldn't. Other series that would show up on them but actually got made were Rozen Maiden and I think Shingeki no Kyojin might have been on one or two.

>>84176
Oh. Like the Yotsuba and Phoenix Wright animes that will never happen no matter how much we all want them to.

My curiosity led me to look up why this caused such a stir. I think I was better off not knowing, because this sounds utterly abysmal.