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[Proto]

I just started watchin Samurai 7. So far I have seen 10 episodes. I like story line of this anime, but I dont want to spoil it here!

I already watched it. I didn't dislike it but at the end it didn't strike me as anything special. My sis places it into her Top 10 though, so who knows you might like it.

[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth[TR]

Mmm i really enjoyed zero no tsukaima from start till end. Don't know why you think it spiraled downwards. Was it because of the rushed ending? Heard the novel had alot more than what we saw in the 13 episodes. It's one of the few anime that can just change my mood to a grinning idiot. So this one definitely deserve to be one of my favorites.

Yeah, it was really just all the rushing near the end. I'll probably pick up the manga sooner or later. The art is quite good from the first couple chapters I've read.

[Proto]

Is there a ZnT manga? In any case, the original material are the light novels, so you might be referring to that.

[Sephi]

Guess the crew from Melancholy Suzumiya Haruhi wasn't charming enough for my taste :P From what i know about it, theres 6 episodes which are about the story itself. And the rest are as you describe character driven.

And yes.. i still can't believe it to be one of the best anime 2006... Perhaps the hype around it also made my expectations to high for it. But just for the sake of it i will watch the second season of it. Not to mention the huge amount of question marks it left me after watching the first season.

With aria do you mean aria the animation? I'm getting the anime atm because of the good ratings. But mmmm i might have second thoughts now.... Thought the version im getting is 13 episodes.. so can't be the same we are talking about.

And btw, anyone that can recommend me anime in the lines of Zero no Tsukaima?

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[Proto]

With aria do you mean aria the animation? I'm getting the anime atm because of the good ratings. But mmmm i might have second thoughts now.... Thought the version im getting is 13 episodes.. so can't be the same we are talking about.

There is a second season called Aria the Natural that is 26 episodes long. But by all means, don't drop it because of what I said. At the very least give it a chance! I just mentioned one of the episodes with the simplest plot for the sake of my argument, but don't let that stop you from seeing it. In my opinion it is one the most relaxing series ever. Like, you watch it and all the bad mood you've build up during the day goes off and leave you with a "life isn't that bad" afterthought. I cannot stress how much I liked this series.

And btw, anyone that can recommend me anime in the lines of Zero no Tsukaima?

Hmm... Shakugan no Shana? It has a similar voice cast, and it was the animation studio (J.C. staff IIRC) previous work so you might like it

[Sephi]

Aria does seem to have that calm atmosphere from reviews and pictures i saw. Don't have much to lose anyway. Il just check it out when i got time. I like anime that can give me the feeling of total peace and calm. Considering how harsh real life can be sometime. I like to watch something that can calm my mind.

About Zero no Tsukaima alike animes. I watched Shakugan no Shana. And i'm eagerly waiting for the movie that should come out this year.

I watched these anime that sort of fits in the category of Zero no Tsukaima like.

Zero no Tsukaima < favorite. I hope to find something that gets as close as possible to that
Shakugan no Shana
Utawarerumono
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
Rozen Maiden all seasons + ova
Inukami! Watching it atm now.

I came across the following that catched my intrest. Though i have some questions about them.

Negima!?
Now there seems to be 2 Negima out. Is it required to watch the first Negima even though the last one is a remake of the original? I read reviews and it sais this Negima starts from point blabla, assuming it left out some from original story than? So is it required to watch the original one?

Tsubasa Chronicles
So it's related to CCS. I only watched about half of the episodes form CCS. And i can't even remember ever seeing the end of it. But is it required to know all what happend in CCS to watch this anime? And after that i assume i'm save to watch the Second Season?

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[Cobalt]

Originally Posted by Proto

I already watched it. I didn't dislike it but at the end it didn't strike me as anything special. My sis places it into her Top 10 though, so who knows you might like it.

Ah so. Thx on information. I will finish this anime today.

I got question btw!

What should I watch next; Naruto or Kenshin?

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[Proto]

Zero no Tsukaima < favorite. I hope to find something that gets as close as possible to that
Shakugan no Shana
Utawarerumono
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
Rozen Maiden all seasons + ova
Inukami! Watching it atm now.

I was going to recommend Nanoha but I remembered you were already watching it

In the lines of Utawarerumono, I would really, really encourage you to watch Juuni Kokki, IMHO the pinnacle of medieval-Japan like series. It starts off a little slow, but it quickly picks up to be one of the best series I've seen up to date. (ironically someone pointed me to it in Ngemu some time ago ). It is not as battle driven as Utawarerumono, which if you ask me was one of Uta's biggest faults (giving too much focus to the plot and giving almost nothing to characters and their interrelationships). Recomended

In the lines of Zero no Tsukaima I can only think of Scrapped Princess. Have you already watched it?

Negima!?
Now there seems to be 2 Negima out. Is it required to watch the first Negima even though the last one is a remake of the original? I read reviews and it sais this Negima starts from point blabla, assuming it left out some from original story than? So is it required to watch the original one?

Ok here goes my: brief timeline of Negima:

Mahou Sensei Negima: A manga by Ken Akamatsu, the creator of Love Hina. I am currently following it, and it strikes me as the best of Akamatsu's works as of yet. It has a gigantic, and well developed cast, and the story is still strong after 16 volumes or so.

The first anime adaptation: An adaptation of the first 6-7 volumes. If you ask me, it is fairly mediocre. I watched it but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Negima Neo(manga): A remake of the story made by another artist, it duplicates the eechi and dumbs down the story. The art is good though, but I didn't really like it

Negima!?: The adaptatiion Negima Neo (minus the eechi). By the creators of Poni Poni Dash, this seems more like a version of Negima where everyone goes insane. It's good for the laughs, but for people who are reading the original manga as me I didn't like it quite much. This doesn't mean its bad, but I haven't continued watching it really. The people who had say it kind of lost direction halfways though.

Tsubasa Chronicles
So it's related to CCS. I only watched about half of the episodes form CCS. And i can't even remember ever seeing the end of it. But is it required to know all what happend in CCS to watch this anime? And after that i assume i'm save to watch the Second Season?

It isn't really related to CCS. Tsubasa Chronicles (and its brother manga and series, xxxHolic) explain in the first chapters that there are multiple dimensions in this world, and they kind of share the same pool of souls. The same souls have different manifestations throughout the different dimensions. So although you will see characters from almost every Clamp series ever, (with two of the protagonists being from CCS) and they have similar traits to those they had on their original series, they are different characters, and a different story. Tsubasa Chronicles IS related to xxxHolic though, as they often overlap, and one of the main characters of xxxHolic is a recurring character in Tsubasa Chronicles.

What should I watch next; Naruto or Kenshin?

Err...in terms of personal taste I liked Kenshin more, yet Naruto is not bad. Really, I'm not really a fan of action-based series so my opinion may be a little biased ^_^;

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[Caldron]

I guess I could say you should watch Naruto, to vary a little, so you can watch Kenshin later.
But you will be confronted with two aspects:
-It isn't going to finish soon.
-The series have a large period of suck boring fillers. :P

Originally Posted by skoreanime

Same with Ruroni Kenshin and Inuyasha anime series. The first couple arcs were very well done, kept true the original story for the most part. Had great animations, great music and so on. Then they both got the further it went on.

It's just as he says! xD I totally agree!

Balance these aspects and go on living!

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[Proto]

If you want a suggestion for a shounen series that doesn't got mayhem at the middle I would watch Full Metal Alchemist instead.

It could be argued that it started to approach that path at the very end though. Fortunately the manga is ongoing and still strong

[Caldron]

I couldn't support you more. Fullmetal Alchemist is indeed one of the greatest series ever. I already watched it some time ago, and it was one of the best I've ever seen!

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[Sephi]

uuh thanks for taking your time to write it down. But errr call me stupid or so, but i think i'm even more lost than before.

Negima!?

A complete remake of the Xebec TV series. The storyline is different as they bypass the whole history of the academy and go right for the Evangeline punch. Other differences are shown such as Setsuna and Konoka are close friends and the fan service is turned down and Chamo-kun is brought in right away. The anime starts with the fight between Nagi (Negi`s father) and Evangeline.

I don't read manga's so i have no idea about any of them. But from your part of the story, i shouldn't go watch Negima!? than? considering ppl get lost halfway. Or do you suggest i should watch Mahou Sensei Negima! ?

Unless ignorance is bliss. And same like love hina not knowing how manga was i liked the love hina anime. While alot of people said it's not nearly as good as the manga.

Tsubasa Chronicles
Mm did you mean i have to watch xxxHOLIC in order to actually make sense out of Tsubasa Chronicles? I understand the CCS part. But the xxxHolic part that you explained was a bit vague.

And yes i saw Nanoha. :P awaits the 3th season as well. Though i heard it might be licensed in US Might not be any fansubs than.

And il check Scrapped princess. Think i heard the name before in this thread. Heard of Juuni Kokki before to. I saw review before, but somehow it couldn't get me interested. I think il pick Ruroni Kenshin over Juuni Kokki.

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[Proto]

I don't read manga's so i have no idea about any of them. But from your part of the story, i shouldn't go watch Negima!? than? considering ppl get lost halfway. Or do you suggest i should watch Mahou Sensei Negima! ?

As I said, it's not that it's bad. Actually its funny parts. It's just that as a manga reader it didn't interest me as much since it deviates significantly from the original storyline. But if you are interested by all means watch it.

Tsubasa Chronicles
Mm did you mean i have to watch xxxHOLIC in order to actually make sense out of Tsubasa Chronicles? I understand the CCS part. But the xxxHolic part that you explained was a bit vague.

You don't really have to watch both, in fact the two are self-contained. It's just that if you like the story of one of the two you'll want to see the other one for completeness sake In fact i think that the Tsubasa references were removed from the xxxHolic animated series, but you'll see tidbits from the xxxHolic characters in the Tsubasa animated series. In the mangas they slightly overlap at least one per chapter.

In short, the main link is Yuuko, the witch of the dimensions. In Tsubasa she was the one that gave our protagonists the power to go between dimensions, and they often talk to her remotely in order to ask for guidance or special favours. In xxxHolic she is one of the main characters, serving as a mentor to the protagonist Watanuki. But there are several instances were Yuuko and Watanuki talk about the Tsubasa characters in their papers of observers who would want to help but can't interfere.

And il check Scrapped princess. Think i heard the name before in this thread. Heard of Juuni Kokki before to. I saw review before, but somehow it couldn't get me interested. I think il pick Ruroni Kenshin over Juuni Kokki.

If you want me to write a 2 page review in order to you to pick it instead of Kenshin I'll do so. Really, even if you postpone it, put it in your to watch list. That thing is an absolute gem.

[Sephi]

haha no need for a 2 page review. I mainly wanted to watch Kenshin first because it was on my mind for so long. But i think il just watch them both. Might gone take a long time till i'm done though. But the japanese medieval thing does appeal to me very much.

Thanks for taking your time to inform me.

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[Caldron]

Well you see, xxxHolic is quite interesting. You see the most varied cases from desperated people or spirits to curses and stuff like that. It isn't a tough anime, it doesn't scare you. Besides, it makes jokes and funny situations in leisure time. (just to complete a little from what proto said). I'm almost finished with it, and I enjoyed it a lot, one of the greatest I've ever seen.

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[Cobalt]

I have watched Fullmetal Alchemist, and it one of greatest anime ever made. I watched the movie of Fullmetal Alchemist, but it is not great like TV episodes.
Damn, I like OST from this anime too, when I realise I like all OST from all animes. OST freak!

Btw I decided to watch Kenshin, because Naruto has too manny episodes.. and it still runing.

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[Proto]

next one I want to check out is Narutaru (not Naruto, you cartoon network pussies )

First hentai, now gore? Your perversion knows no limits

[Balthazard]

Heey got a Question.
Does any of you know if eps 292 of One Piece is Subbed??

I have searched the whole internet and didn't find it so
if somone hase it feel free to PM me

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Originally Posted by Balthazard

Heey got a Question.
Does any of you know if eps 292 of One Piece is Subbed??

I have searched the whole internet and didn't find it so
if somone hase it feel free to PM me

Its subbed. Vegapunk are at episode 299. So 292 must of been awhile ago.
I just started with anime last year around October. The thought of watching true 299 episodes of anime scares me. Not to mention i probably need a new Extern HD... So never bothered picking One piece up. And it didn't appeal to me very much.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth[TR]

Its subbed. Vegapunk are at episode 299. So 292 must of been awhile ago.
I just started with anime last year around October. The thought of watching true 299 episodes of anime scares me. Not to mention i probably need a new Extern HD... So never bothered picking One piece up. And it didn't appeal to me very much.

Yes I know but at the site of VegaPunk the only eps I can find are 294 and up
Do you have any link??

ANd you started Last year with the anime and still aren't at eps299
I started about 2Months ago and and I am at eps 285 (Ok I could get out off my bed for a Whole Week and watched the whole week non stop but that doesn't care )

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