No.9592
>>9590>>9591>Angel Beats would result in Maeda's cancellation campaign. >I was baffled about the outrage that time considering that his last anime did exactly what Maeda is known (and was loved) for.As someone that watched AB! while it aired with my school friends and never looked online for opinions about it, I'm curious about this since I can't think of a single thing to cancel Maeda/AB! for.
No.9600
>>9592Maybe AB already hints the dark stuff early enough to keep these people away but for the last anime of Maeda it was literally otaku raging because their sugary fluff comedy turned into drama at the end. Something they should have expected from Maeda if they ever watched his shows as they were airing. You can also tell by the engagement nowadays that everything just remotely serious is getting ignored by everybody but a little group of mostly older fags unless it happens to be one of the shounen that go mainstream. The most common complaints I see anons posting is them being afraid of any sort of future drama. Everything is supposed to be just a happy sim.
I would LOVE to see how a series like School Days would fare today. Must be fun.
No.9657
>>9656I've been a MikiShin fan ever since hearing him in YamiMatsu and I was so pleased to get another lively character from him again. There was a rough patch where he ended up doing perverts and LN adaptations in the 2010s, but lately his schedule seems to prioritize comedy and especially originals. I don't know what it is about his voice, he and Onosaka Masaya have a certain twang that's great. Wish there were more tired immortals for him to mumble and purr on though.
No.9663
>>9105Gotta stop lying to myself and admit that Night Head is on hold for a bit at this point.
>Sengoku Basara/Sengoku Basara NiSuper over the top and very fun because of it, and Date's engrish is 10/10. Not sure when/if I'll get around to the movie + Gauken Basara but I'm pretty confident I'll enjoy them when I do.
>RevengerHad a blast with this. It just clicked for me really quickly and I had a great time. Enjoyed all of the main cast, the fights were fun, liked the plot, just a solid experience all around imo. I wish I had watched it back when it first aired because I'd see it here and there on /a/, but it is funny looking through the archives now and seeing all the unhinged screeching about "fujoshit" though, kek. Kurima IS majorly cute, though, and I really liked his interactions with Souji.
>Aldnoah.ZeroIt's interesting, I was able to get seven episodes in before I was just… struck by the desire to stop. It's not that surprising though, the whole time I was watching I was just barely lukewarm to everything. The Martians were so cartoonishly dickish, but not even in an especially fun way. Just flat, and I wasn't super invested in any other characters in the show, either. I did like the protag's sister, Yuki, well enough + the doctor if nothing else. I have no idea when I'll get back to it because it feels weird to drop it with only 5 eps left but yeah, very low priority watch for sure.
I'll probably step away from backlog/impulse watches for a bit because I gotta catch up on some of the things I picked up this season.
No.9729
Has anyone seen Damepri? Apparently it's based on some mobile otome game but I've never played that I just own the blu-ray.
>>9727Is this the one that replaced the cast with female VAs?
No.9733
>>9732What show? I agree traps are better when they don't full pass.
No.9737
To be Hero X is getting some cool fanart
>>9732I actually like that, maybe I should watch s2 after all. I usually hate "draw girl, call it a boy" characters because they're such an obvious attempt of creators wanting to eat a cake and have it.
No.9738
>>9737I didn't think I'd enjoy it this much, definitely a season favorite. It's a manic mix of plot from BnHA, Tiger & Bunny with the violence of The Boys and yet, it's got heart. It's from the creator of Link Click and his filmography is pretty homo. I actually want to check out To be Hero and To be Heroine.
No.9739
>>9729I love Damepri, but your mileage will vary. It has a female protagonist who acts as the common sense straight man calling everyone out on their shit, and helping them to resolve diplomatic disasters as the only person with brains. There's a cutesy pink mascot creature that helps the one time but mostly eats apples. However, as a fujoshi, it's got quite some things going for it. For starters, all of the guys are undesirably stupid for the MC, she can't possibly marry any of them, they are nightmare fuel manchildren who need babysitting, and that's deeply unsexy to her. Her childhood friend has a far better chance of meeting her standards. Most of the guys she meets have a connection to another guy who is easily shipped with him. Narek has ~~his father~~ Riot, the serious knight assigned to keep him from getting himself killed, as well as Vino, his childhood friend who has a better head on his shoulders but would rather flirt around. Ruze has both his shut-in depression-anxietycore brother Mare and his sado-masochist PM Chrom. The guards under Riot can appear close, though I particularly liked the one in a relationship with a pigeon and the one who appears perpetually tired and anxious. There were more side character things going on with older men and Chrom's young priests, but basically, MC and her mother aside, everything is dudes conversing with dudes and being absurd about it. It helps that all the fanservice is focused on the guys, with pinup eyecatches in each episode, one ep devoted to age regression trope, another where everyone is naked while trying to solve something. If you can stand a female protag then it's a fun time.
No.9740
>>9739Strikethrough formatting didn't work again, boo. Might as well add that Narek and Vino come across as the most heterosexual (not counting Mare's magical girl waifu puppet obsession, but he pretty much states that 3DPD and he won't accept real women. Also MC's childhood friend who has actually been asking her out for years, but he doesn't have an obvious male ship to sink with that). Narek however is THE most manchild of them all, him blushing at a girl is easily hand waved as him not having any experience of anything. Vino on the other hand plays around, so he has no sense of commitment and is only trying to amuse himself and tease information from people. The only person he is committed to is Narek, despite Narek's total retardation and extreme vanity.
Also Chrom is just too much. Even with what he does at the end of the show there's no way that was all an act, he's so into it. He wants to get stepped on by shota 100%.
No.9857
>>9855I wonder if the show's viewership dropped massively or increased after the introduction to this character. I know lots of s1 fans who were there for just the shounen fights and have a peculiar taste incompatible with actual gay stuff.
No.9862
>>9857Are there any examples of a major series dropping fans due to manservice? I'd be curious if there are stats on that.
No.9864
>>9855please tell me he's a gay man and not a tranny
No.9865
>>9864He a gay man that identifies as a man
No.9866
>>9855This was a great week for gay shit.
>>9857I wish I knew as well. Would be interesting to see stats for Golden Kamuy too. Albeit historical seinen are more likely read by a whole different demographic. I doubt that there are many het male anons who are still watching Wind Breaker and Kowloon by now but image boards aren't very accurate representations of the audience as a whole.
No.10078
>>9741Finished Damepri and it was pretty cute and funny. Mare and Narek were my favorites and I like the episode where they go to the fashion village and gain a mutual respect for each other.
Probably my favorite pair of the show if I'm being honest though Narek and Vino would be interesting in a post-canon setting after the foiled invasion. I'm sad the game doesn't exist anymore and there's no fan translation/summaries of the routes the advertisement worked and I want more.
>>9740>Also Chrom is just too much. Even with what he does at the end of the show there's no way that was all an act, he's so into it. He wants to get stepped on by shota 100%.Chrom came off as easily the gayest, sexually harassing castle staff, and being way way too into poor innocent Ruze.
I just know the moment at the end where Ruze asks him to atone by continuing to aid him he probably squealed like a schoolgirl offscreen. No.10218
>>9590>Why do modern anime viewers do this? Missy, I'm probably older than you! And it was just one episode. I resented picking up a show for the boys getting very close, just for the MC to be much more emotionally afflicted by the girl. Granted it makes sense considering what's happening to her, but I just find that level of emotion to be reserved for your 'one and only'.
>>9494Same. They should make it a threesome. But I don't want Rihito to end up with the girl anyway lel
Have you guys watched the live action trailers? They're really good and good lord they got a hottie for Franken with those muscles woof.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HieS-Dkg8Nksi=8XU_Vpn00QEXI3Gb No.10456
First time in ages I've been interested in currently airing anime. Going to watch Osan 4 and Panty and Stocking 2. Also rewatching Ef.
Anyone else watching anything seasonal right now?
No.10481
>>10456A few things. Might give Takopi a try too at this rate.
>Necro Cosmic Horror Show>SakaDays S2>Binan>Mizuzokusei>Gachiakuta>Turkey!>Nube>Onmyo Kaiten>Tougen Anki>Kaiju8 S2 when it airsI was initially looking forward to watching DDD S2 but now I kinda just don't want to. Oh well.
No.10602
>>10595That's unfortunate! It was on my radar for anime to check out this season (I've only been keeping up with Hikaru), but I have yet to watch any Boueibu despite it being on my list for a while
When I do start watching, which series/seasons would you recommend most? I for sure want to see the original but beyond that I'm unsure how much my desire for CBDCT can carry entire anime
No.10610
>>10602At least for me Season 1 and 2 were the only good ones, and the movie. Happy Kiss started strong but had too much MOTW and the ending fell really flat. But it's best to try it and decide for yourself if you want to continue it, because it's just my opinion.
No.10685
>>10460Just binge watched this today. I nearly killed myself. 10/10
No.10869
>>10868i was a little disappointed at first but it surprised me that they grabbed each others panties instead of their own
maybe homo angel incest is real, im def hoping for more bait in future episodes
No.10875
>>10868I like designs more in motion and the transformations in a Fairy Ranmaru way. Maybe I will watch it after all.
No.10878
>>10868I kinda feel catfished, but in a way that I can see the humor in the situation.
No.10957
So was the rainbow pissing thing in the last episode of Panty and Stocking a Boku No Pico reference or is that like a common japanime trope?