odessasteps Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I enjoyed the first arc of lupin the 5th. I was not expecting Ami's backstory to be so dark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Rest In Peace Monkey Punch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Will always be thankful of him providing us with Lupin III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Campbell Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 1:36 PM, TheVileOne said: The Godbrand stuff felt like padding to me considering where it went. Season 3 seems to be setting up a Curse of Darkness type season, but not sure if they are going in that direction. That's the vibe I got from the end of the season. With Issac in the desert creating a new army, and Hector being enslaved to Carmilla. I enjoyed the first season, but the second season blew it out of the water. I loved the choice of 'Bloody Tears' for the music during the first battle scene. Like I said above, the only thing I really didn't care for was the storyline of Carmilla being out for herself. Mostly because it was Carmilla, who has been something of a recurring character in the games. If it was Godbrand or one of the other nameless generals who wound up being killed in the final battle scene, and I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Kazuo Koike has passed. n top of writing Lone Wolf & Cub, Crying Freeman, Hannape Bazooka (with Go Nagai) and countless others he also helped train such mangaka as Rumiko Takahashi and Hokuto No Ken artist Tetsuo Hara! Koike and Minkey Punchh in the same week.. .damn that hits hard! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 SWEET JEEBUS~! Discotek is giving us ALL of City Hunter including Shinjuku Private Eyes! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-19/discotek-licenses-entire-city-hunter-anime-franchise-including-city-hunter-shinjuku-private-eyes-film/.145940 James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 So, I am continuing my Lupin kick. Is it just me or does it seem like Hawk (the Bermuda Ghost) is based in some way on Stan Hansen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) On 4/14/2019 at 4:09 PM, TheVileOne said: I knew Kenja no Mago was getting an anime, but I wasn't expecting it to be out in April, and now Arifureta has been moved to July. Kenja no Mago is basically Gary Stu Isekai the series. Enjoy everyone! Unfortunately, it was a tall order to produce a good anime from that source material. Even when they try to hamfist humor into it, it still doesn't add any spice to the incredibly bland plot. At least it's better than the Cellphone isekai anime? Right? In good news, the Bakarina adapt is moving forward after a too early announcement. Edited April 26, 2019 by turk128 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, turk128 said: Unfortunately, it was a tall order to produce a good anime from that source material. Even when they try to hamfist humor into it, it still doesn't add any spice to the incredibly bland plot. At least it's better than the Cellphone isekai anime? Right? In good news, the Bakarina adapt is moving forward after a too early announcement. It's very much cut from a similar cloth as cellphone isekai, just no harem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 10:24 PM, TheVileOne said: It's very much cut from a similar cloth as cellphone isekai, just no harem. Don't know why but it reminds me a lot of Mission Earth: a shoe-in Gary Stu surrounded by sycophants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Did some more Lupin rewatch. I liked the Jigen mini movie, although all the Fujiko nudity in the eyes wide shut section was a little creepy. Now watching Cagliostro, which ive likely not watched this century. (I have it on vhs somewhere) Edited April 28, 2019 by odessasteps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Very 70s cop show sounding My rewatch is going all the way back to the first 2 series. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 I was all set to order the Blu-Ray of Beautiful Dreamer but then Prime informed me I can watch it for free with my Prime membership. The problem is... I still want that hard copy. Anothert problem is I also wish Only You was available! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Well, as of "Death Thirteen" I'm no longer comfortable watching Jojo on the bus or at lunch (between the diaper change and the gory dog violence). Gonna check out Black Clover and Haikyuu for my big loud shonen show to watch in transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 My friend that has the Castlevania DVD finally sat down and watched it with me today. Drunken badass lead? Brutal anti-Christian cynicism? HEADS ON FUCKING PIKES?! Hell yes, this series RULES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Crunchyroll/Vrv has added a ton of old stuff in the past 2 weeks. All the Discotek stuff that was on Amazon previously, but also all of Blue Seed, a bunch of stuff I've never seen, and Hatlock SSX. Guess I know what my new bus anime will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Baki the Grappler sort of lost me in its second half. The first season was so crazy and insane that I could understand the appeal. This season was even more disjointed and took even more ridiculous tangents. Spoilers for safety: There's a whole episode dedicated to Yujiro Hanma meeting Muhammed Ali in the 1970s and verbally fellating him which is totally out of character, praising him for defending the weak and standing up for the rights of African Americans. People tell me it's simply the author being a fanboy for Ali, but to me that's just bad writing and storytelling. Everything from what I understand about Yujiro is that him doing something like this is totally out of character. Not to mention, Yujiro is a f'n rapist. This is sort of where the show completely lost me. Also, Doppo Orochi is OK after getting his face exploded. We never find out what happened to his wife though. Once again, the writing for this show is insanely disjointed. Also, I guess the Death Row convict tournament is over now? No idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Turns out I actually liked the first season better than the second (though we still aren't finished). Pretty talky. We got a lot of amusement out of Peter Stormare sounding like a half redneck, half European vampire though, until his character got too irritating to handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Turns out I actually liked the first season better than the second (though we still aren't finished). Pretty talky. We got a lot of amusement out of Peter Stormare sounding like a half redneck, half European vampire though, until his character got too irritating to handle. I think the Godbrand character was an interesting idea on paper but weak in execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Y'all are slipping, guys. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the release of Nausicaa and Fathom Events is sponsoring a theatrical re-release on May 20th and 21st. Fathom also has a limited release of Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie this coming Thursday in select venues. It will be the first showing of the feature outside of Japan. Edited May 16, 2019 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 13 hours ago, TheVileOne said: I think the Godbrand character was an interesting idea on paper but weak in execution. I think the character served his purpose, they wanted to show that not all vampires are smart or cunning, but eventually you just want Dracula to take him out and paintbrush him for being an asshole and a whiner. So, his fate was pretty satisfying. Always got a kick out of Stormare saying "metalphetamine" in Spun too, btw haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: I think the character served his purpose, they wanted to show that not all vampires are smart or cunning, but eventually you just want Dracula to take him out and paintbrush him for being an asshole and a whiner. So, his fate was pretty satisfying. Always got a kick out of Stormare saying "metalphetamine" in Spun too, btw haha I guess what I mean is he didn't really do anything. He was kind of built up and then he just gets unceremoniously and abruptly offed. I was expecting him to have a more climactic finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 These new episodes of Attack on Titan have been fucking dope. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) Loved yesterday's episode. Levi and Hanji were being such magnificent hypocrites. Edited June 4, 2019 by Eivion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I loved that you could see both sides of the argument and no one wanted to budge. I'm a team Armin guy so I was distraught. It was definitely an episode that lived up to my anticipation of it. This next one better deliver on the fucking basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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