-
Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules.
-
Congrats to the winners of the 2023 Smog Awards!
The Anime / Manga Thread (MK2) | Beware Spoilers
- Thread starter Acklow
- Start date
- Status
someone else made this infographic of all of the key changes in the flip flappers ED, thought it was cool
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/20005793.html
sequel to Code Geass, "Lelouche Revival", more info in Jan 2017
on one hand I liked the ending of r2 despite all its other issues
but on the other hand I can't not be hype for more
sequel to Code Geass, "Lelouche Revival", more info in Jan 2017
on one hand I liked the ending of r2 despite all its other issues
but on the other hand I can't not be hype for more
RODAN
Banned deucer.
jojo is absolutely fucking great right now, nothing really else to say about it.
the dark horse show of this season for me has been Kiss Him Not Me. It started out pretty mediocre, but its comedic timing is absolutely top notch and its characters are super endearing. Now that everyone is being fleshed out more. it is probably, bar none, the best harem show i've seen.
which leads me to this question: What is your favourite harem anime? and also thoughts on the genre at large?
the dark horse show of this season for me has been Kiss Him Not Me. It started out pretty mediocre, but its comedic timing is absolutely top notch and its characters are super endearing. Now that everyone is being fleshed out more. it is probably, bar none, the best harem show i've seen.
which leads me to this question: What is your favourite harem anime? and also thoughts on the genre at large?
JJBA pt 4 is tied with 2 for my favorite. Fights have been top notch, characters are fun, pacing is great (part 3 was stretched out way too much at times). I also like that there are a good number of episodes that are just random misadventures involving stand powers and not every single person the main characters meet is a villain like in part 3, it makes the whole thing feel a lot more down to earth. And Kira is an A+ villain, the way that it introduced him by having an episode from his point of view made him a whole lot more interesting and relatable (well, relatively speaking) which makes him all the scarier.
Harem being a common element of anime is one of those things that I've just kind of become numb to and stopped noticing, along with half of shows being set in high school. Konosuba is my favorite that is a harem but Monogatari is probably the one that's done the most interesting things with the genre.
Harem being a common element of anime is one of those things that I've just kind of become numb to and stopped noticing, along with half of shows being set in high school. Konosuba is my favorite that is a harem but Monogatari is probably the one that's done the most interesting things with the genre.
owarimonogatari is the highest rated "harem" anime I have on MAL, but I wouldn't recommend the Monogatari series to anyone looking specifically for a harem anime. everything I liked about Owari had nothing to do with the harem elements of the show
probably have to second konosuba here, but that's also not really a harem? there's like 3, maybe 4 girls who aren't typically fighting over the MC, and the show doesn't rely on ecchi humor THAT much with the exception of episode 9
saekano and monmusu are my two highest rated "true harem" anime, they're both incredibly stupid and a lot of fun.
probably have to second konosuba here, but that's also not really a harem? there's like 3, maybe 4 girls who aren't typically fighting over the MC, and the show doesn't rely on ecchi humor THAT much with the exception of episode 9
saekano and monmusu are my two highest rated "true harem" anime, they're both incredibly stupid and a lot of fun.
Wanna kill myself sorta for this but Highschool DxD. It feels the harem and highschool checkmarks down to the T, but honestly the MC power armor moments just entice me too much to bother with the other crap.
speaking of...
speaking of...
Is it weird I actually enjoyed the first season more than r2? The execution of the battles between real robots in which strategical planning and tactical ambushes mattered most instead of who had the most nukes and beam shooting flying superunits in r2 just felt nicer overall. That and the whole Gundam SEED-esque love triangle (sorry if the comparison's off) was cool too.
Highschool DxD is a lot of fun, it just takes the genre and runs with it. Probably the best high school magic battle harem show, s3 was a little weak but supposedly it had some filler so I blame that.
and pretty much everyone I've talked to rates the first season of Geass higher than the second. I still enjoyed it for sure but it was a mess in several areas iirc.
and pretty much everyone I've talked to rates the first season of Geass higher than the second. I still enjoyed it for sure but it was a mess in several areas iirc.
> Kekkai Sensen S2!!!
> with a dramatically different staff, including the director
> with a dramatically different staff, including the director
Flip Flappers is AotY imo
This might change when I do my big winter season binge in the holidays (I doubt this'd make it drop tho) or if it fucks up the ending, but given how immensely strong it is atm it just completely out-does everything else that has aired so far this year imho. Almost every episode has been better than the previous from, like, episode 3 or 4 onwards (today's episode was utterly spectacular), and given just how strong it started out combined with me valuing a show improving throughout its run more than I do a consistent quality from start to finish (like is the case with 91 Days, which would be sitting in my personal AotY spot (just edging out Mob Psycho) if Flip Flappers didn't exist). I particularly liked a scene near the end of today's episode
which showed utterly stunning direction for a reasonably good (albeit simple/unobscure) metaphor and played really well on the narrative of the whole episode.
This might change when I do my big winter season binge in the holidays (I doubt this'd make it drop tho) or if it fucks up the ending, but given how immensely strong it is atm it just completely out-does everything else that has aired so far this year imho. Almost every episode has been better than the previous from, like, episode 3 or 4 onwards (today's episode was utterly spectacular), and given just how strong it started out combined with me valuing a show improving throughout its run more than I do a consistent quality from start to finish (like is the case with 91 Days, which would be sitting in my personal AotY spot (just edging out Mob Psycho) if Flip Flappers didn't exist). I particularly liked a scene near the end of today's episode
where Yayaka and Cocona were fighting inside a giant crystal dome, with their memories from their childhood shown in all the different panels of the crystal with them smashing as they fought
Last edited:
yeah the latest ep of hibike was really good, just watched it
asuka tanaka might be one of my favorite ever characters in general
in terms of understanding what's going in in SAC? not really, nah. you might be a bit iffy on some of the concepts and technologies because the show doesn't go into very much detail as to what a ghost is for example. but you'd probably miss out a bit in terms of your enjoyment of the original movie if you were to watch it afterwards. it's a bit more dialed back with regards to the cast and the size of the world, so you might end up not quite giving it a fair chance. if you feel like you might want to watch the movie at some point in time: just watch it first, it's not like it's very long. if you don't think you'd ever want to watch the movie then just dive straight into SAC and there shouldn't really be any problems.
I've been into the Anime Pripara a lot lately. Very good Anime Also with being into that my fave animes at moment are Salior Moon. Shugo Chara. Mermaid melody. Brothers conflict etc.etc...
I was freaking out in the latest episode of yuri on ice just because I recognized all the buildings while they are in Spain. That was fun and made up for the first 7 minutes which were basically a recap.
Also showing that the Sagrada Familia is still under construction is a nice touch.
Also showing that the Sagrada Familia is still under construction is a nice touch.
Last edited:
im a little late but i binged pt 4 of jojo up to date yesterday....not too much to say that everyone else hasn't but its amazing. i still like part 3 a little more, but 4 is better in that its not just fight after fight (although part of that is why i liked 3 lol), and the characters are better developed. the big thing for me though is that the newest op is actually one of the only ops for any show ever that i actually like
- Status