Anime appreciation thread~!

Ergo was so good.  Definitely one that I'll go back to.  That and Code Geass.  I only have about 10 episodes to go, and it's just getting better and better.  One thing I love is that any character can die at any moment without warning.

I haven't.  I didn't even know about the show's existence until last month when I decided to buy it on a whim after reading some reviews.

I'm watching Ghost Hunt (not to be confused with Ghost Hound) at the moment. It is a nice story about a group consisting of a "Ghost Hunter", his office assistant, a buddhist monk, a female shinto priest, a catholic exorcist and a psychic, trying to solve several cases of curses, haunted buildings etc. There are many scary moments, though the horror never becomes very intense, and also some funny interaction between the characters. In a certain way it is kind of a hareem story, since all the female characters seem to have a crush on the ghost hunter, but it is told from the office assistant's point of view who gradually discovers her own psychic talent. The ghosts are not simply shown as forces of evil but the tragic events that led to humans becoming ghosts are also told during the investigations. Though it is not a highlight like Attack on Titan, I really like the series.


Edited by Skalla-Grim - December 02 2015 at 04:35

UPDATE: finished Unlimited Blade Works. personally, probably my favorite of the series I've watched (even though it WAS the one I was looking forward to the most, tbh). Ufotable's technical masterpiece, in terms of art and animation (ESPECIALLY the latter). The story was overall good (but not the best), Rin x Shirou for life, and Berserker = best Servant. I am well aware of the presumed inconsistencies in correlations with the visual novel, the flaws from the source material itself, and the symbolism that went over my head that came from mythology and other Type-Moon products (specifically The Garden of Sinners movie series, which I plan to watch in the future). So yeah, really like this series!! 

I finished Fate/Zero a few hours ago, and i thought that was some good sh*t. Ufotable did a splendid job for animation but i did see some derps (mainly from the character animation, their downside i'd say) and some frame changes that kind of made me go "whaaaaaa? what the hell??" The budget was definitely saved for the big action scenes, especially the exact midpoint of the series and even the Emiya vs. Kotomine fight (my personal favorite). the dialogue were good overall, since there was much on those, but some were kind of lackluster to me. the ending i actually thought was well done and not underwhelming like people said it was. great segue into the original visual novel. Unlimited Blade Works is next, which I can't wait!!!

Special powers unique to the people that have them is very similar to Darker Than Black.  The style is somewhat noirish and not completely unlike Ghost In The Shell or Black Lagoon (definitely NOT story-wise, but with the style). 

^Very graphic, with violence and some sexual content.  Not too much, though.  Really good and, because I'm terrible at explaining things, here's a the plot description:

"Speed Grapher follows the exploits of former war photographer Tatsumi Saiga, who investigates a secret fetish club for the ultra-wealthy called the Roppongi Club. He tries to photograph the club's "goddess," a 15-year-old, exploited girl named Kagura, but is discovered. As he is about to be killed, Kagura kisses him, granting him the ability to destroy anything he photographs. Saiga soon discovers that Kagura's body fluids, like her saliva, in combination with a certain "virus", can give people bizarre abilities relating to their secret desires, fetishes, and obsessions. Club members strive for the honor of becoming "gifted" via Kagura's power. Saiga soon becomes entangled in this secret underground society and the powerful and corrupt Tennōzu Group mega-corporation that operates it. He attempts to free Kagura, a move that puts the two of them on the run from the Tennōzu Group and blood-thirsty members of the club with bizarre and often horrifying special powers."

Worth a watch, for sure.

MillsLayne wrote: Recently finished Welcome To The NHK and Speed Grapher (both were so good and will warrant a repeat viewing) and now I'm on to Gurren Lagann.  It took me a couple of episodes to get into it, but I'm really liking it now.  Not really the deepest plot as it's basically just good vs. evil with goofy mecha battles, but the characters are very well developed and actually make you care for them throughout.

Watching NHK now actually.

^ I never saw any of these. I just thought it was strange that no one mentioned the character in third person and some episodes later another character repeatedly talks about "him" and what "he" did 

I'm currently watching Ergo Proxy, the first three episodes were quite confusing, very fast-paced, but then it all made sense. Great story, I'm really enjoying it so far  The most confusing thing was knowing that Daedalus is a guy after a few episodes, since in Japanese it's voiced by a woman