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Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:10:14

Raven/Steel/Foolz etc how do you choose what to watch on Crunchyroll? There's no rating system, I don't know what's good to watch. I'd rather have series which aren't too new, I like to watch to completion usually, not 1 episode per week. I've added some series you guys have talked about. Any more to look at?

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Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:21:26
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Space Dandy in the UK is this any good guys?

I don't know if it is any different to the US version but if it is the same it is really good.

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:28:09
gamingeek said:

Raven/Steel/Foolz etc how do you choose what to watch on Crunchyroll? There's no rating system, I don't know what's good to watch. I'd rather have series which aren't too new, I like to watch to completion usually, not 1 episode per week. I've added some series you guys have talked about. Any more to look at?

Hmm, Crunchyroll has a 5-star rating system here, and user reviews too. Anyway, I click on Shows and then Popular. Popular shows are usually the best ones. I scroll through until I see something that looks interesting. That's how I stumbled across Kill La Kill, and most of the other anime I watch. If something really impresses me, I then look up the director and/or Studio to see what else they have created; Kill La Kill led me to Gurann Lagann for example.

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:35:18

I've been watching Sword Art Online Season 2 and Akame ga Kill, both of which has been really good so far. I need to get back to Jojo soon.

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 00:38:50
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Aniplex USA to Release Gurren Lagann on Blu-ray Singles

Company previously released the series in an imported Blu-ray set last year ― Aniplex of America announced at its Nan Desu Kan panel on Saturday that it will release the Gurren Lagann television anime series domestically in five volumes on Blu-ray Disc.

So it's going to be just as expensive as the Kill la Kill BRs . . . and I'll still buy it.

Which reminds me, Kill la Kill's 2nd box set comes out next month! Grinning

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:41:19

I don’t use CrunchyRoll, GG. It’s pretty easy to find shows with hype on the internet. It bleeds into gaming websites...and if you’re not using CrunchyRoll, then you get exposed to the slightly less hyped shows in the places where you get the hyped shows from.

For older or obscure things, YouTube is a good place to stumble onto random things. That’s how I found Shoujo Tsubaki. Happy (You would hate it.)

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:18:38
Nintyfan17 said:
gamingeek said:

Space Dandy in the UK is this any good guys?

I don't know if it is any different to the US version but if it is the same it is really good.

I'll see if it's Crunchyroll, thanks.

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gamingeek said:

Raven/Steel/Foolz etc how do you choose what to watch on Crunchyroll? There's no rating system, I don't know what's good to watch. I'd rather have series which aren't too new, I like to watch to completion usually, not 1 episode per week. I've added some series you guys have talked about. Any more to look at?

Hmm, Crunchyroll has a 5-star rating system here, and user reviews too. Anyway, I click on Shows and then Popular. Popular shows are usually the best ones. I scroll through until I see something that looks interesting. That's how I stumbled across Kill La Kill, and most of the other anime I watch. If something really impresses me, I then look up the director and/or Studio to see what else they have created; Kill La Kill led me to Gurann Lagann for example.

That's funny, I emailed them and they replied that they were sorry they didn't have this system and said they passed my comments up the food chain. I thought there would be user ratings and you could just filter the results.

Thanks Foolz. When I've checked  the net for anime to watch it usually gives me top ten lists and I've either seen or checked out most of them.

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Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:46:37

So Kill la Kill - Part 1 of 3 [Blu-Ray) part 1 of 3 is £43 for the Blu-ray here. So for all 3 parts £129 for like 24 episodes? Anime is getting to rip off prices here. This kind of thing just makes me want to steer clear of buying it and for other people I'm sure it just encourages piracy.

Attack on Titan is £25 for 13 episodes, so £50 for 26 episodes.

Compare that to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Collection One Blu-ray (Episodes 1-35) for £25

Or 23 Fairy Tail episodes for £25

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Thu, 18 Sep 2014 03:13:15
gamingeek said:
Nintyfan17 said:
gamingeek said:

Space Dandy in the UK is this any good guys?

I don't know if it is any different to the US version but if it is the same it is really good.

I'll see if it's Crunchyroll, thanks.

Ravenprose said:
gamingeek said:

Raven/Steel/Foolz etc how do you choose what to watch on Crunchyroll? There's no rating system, I don't know what's good to watch. I'd rather have series which aren't too new, I like to watch to completion usually, not 1 episode per week. I've added some series you guys have talked about. Any more to look at?

Hmm, Crunchyroll has a 5-star rating system here, and user reviews too. Anyway, I click on Shows and then Popular. Popular shows are usually the best ones. I scroll through until I see something that looks interesting. That's how I stumbled across Kill La Kill, and most of the other anime I watch. If something really impresses me, I then look up the director and/or Studio to see what else they have created; Kill La Kill led me to Gurann Lagann for example.

That's funny, I emailed them and they replied that they were sorry they didn't have this system and said they passed my comments up the food chain. I thought there would be user ratings and you could just filter the results.

Thanks Foolz. When I've checked  the net for anime to watch it usually gives me top ten lists and I've either seen or checked out most of them.

On those lists scroll straight past the top 10 to the comments and you might find some things that way.

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Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:20:24

I've come to the realisation that One Piece and Fairy Tail are spiritually sister series. They are so alike in so many ways. It's a shame One Piece is ugly as sin because the stories, voice acting and music are all good. And it can be a very fun series to watch. Not particularly deep though.

Also I started watching Supernatural the Anime - bizaarely they've taken the decision to remake live action episodes into animated form when they should be making new episodes in the same universe. So as someone who has watched the live action series, re-watching this in shorter and worse form is pointless. There is new stuff and totally original episodes, so I'm looking forward to those. I have a feeling that this is going to be like those Marvel animes which give Japanese writers and teams the reigns in storytelling.

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Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:28:12

Sword Art Online Has 3rd Game in Development

North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 14-20

Valvrave the Liberator, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal anime; Kamen manga; Attack on Titan novel, guidebook ship ― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dragon Ball Z Season 7 Uncut Blu-ray SetPlease Funimation Entertainment US$44.98 September 16  and more

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Sat, 20 Sep 2014 02:16:28

One other thing, GG. Imdb and animedb (user) reviews love name dropping similar shows in their reviews; especially if they're not that well known but good.

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Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:30:49

I ordered a cable to hook my computer up to the TV, should be watching some big screen anime on crunchyroll soon. You should sign up, it's free to watch with a few ads here and there.

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Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:10:23

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled #3 Slated For May 2015

4th & final episode of original video animation series premieres in July ― The official Twitter account for the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled anime project announced on Saturday that the third episode will premiere in Japan in May 2015, while the fourth and final episode will premiere

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Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:22:51

I've been watching and enjoying JoJos Bizaare adventure. It's super melodramatic and ugly as sin. I mean I see backwards baseball caps matched with purple bow ties and a yellow tank top, purple trousers, purple hair, circus hats, harlequin patterns. It's just SO bad the way everyone is dressed. At its heart the anime is a fairly normal vampire like rival series but dressed up in bizaare clothing and super melodramatic scenes.

I'm slightly perplexed how they've turned JoJo into Kenshiro, in behaviour and apperance and how it's become like a FOTNStart homage. Still I'm enjoying it a lot.

Hmm, now passed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 12 – The Pillar Man        , wtf? Getting more interesting and less ugly.

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Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:43:47

Why does it seem like JoJos Bizaare adventure is intent on making Nazi's sympathetic characters?

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Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:10:54
gamingeek said:

Why does it seem like JoJos Bizaare adventure is intent on making Nazi's sympathetic characters?

It seems that way because that's what it's doing. And it's doing it because those Nazi characters are awesome.

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Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:39:30

Ghibli's Suzuki Reveals Circumstances Behind Laputa's Production

Says main reason was to pay off debt ― Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli's producer, held an event in Tokyo on September 23 to celebrate the launch of The Wind Rises and the upcoming launch of The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Blu-rays and DVDs. Since Hayao Miyazaki ....

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