It's that time again, lets talk about random anime!

[SckizoBoy]

Spoiler: Wandering Son

A winter anime that sadly got eclipsed by Madoka Magika(more on that later). It's a melancholic slice of life about an adolescent cross dresser. The characters for the most part are likable and you get a feel for their motivations and despite the fact that this could easily become angsty it never goes there. I felt bad for the lead when he finally goes to school as a girl and it backfires horribly. It's a very sweet and honest series that deals with sensitive issues well but it's not without it's problems. The art is overly shiny, think Orimo taken to 11, and I had the worst time identifying who was who. t didn't help that everyone had a bevy of nicknames and other things to be called. Also,and this is not really it's fault, due to the tsunami that struck Japan;the series had to combine eps 10&11 and we lose a few vital plot points that appear in the new episode 11.

Spoiler: Usagi Drop

Holy hell is this show adorable.The story is as follows: a man(Daikachi) adopts his deceased grandpa's 6 year old daughter(Rin) and they build a life together. What follows is one of the most heart warming series around. It provides great character arcs for Rin and Daikachi as they grow to trust each other and Daikachi learns what it means to live for some one else. Rin will make your nut bladder explode into confetti and want take to her home with you(Rena style)the greatest part is she feels like a real little girl and her best friend,Kouki,acts like a real little boy; laughing at poop jokes and being reckless. It's never angsty and uses actions over words to make their relationship feel genuine. The art is hard to describe,it looks hand drawn and has a bit of a story book feel. Also the ending song is excellent and adorable like the rest of the show

Spoiler: Time to Eve and Haibane Renmei

GO FUCKING WATCH THEM! I'm no going to spend a long diatribe on why you should watch them just go do it. Like now, this is the final part of this post. so drop what your doing and go do it, you won't be disappointed

At last! Someone of like mind!

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OP, watch the series mentioned by this guy!

And I'll add a few, though I haven't really kept up with this season's releases (work, damn the concept!):

Ergo Proxy, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (which I will continue to inflict on people until they realise just how good it is), le Chevalier D'Eon, Gankutsuou, RahXephon, Gunslinger Girl (or Il Teatrino, but not both) and Fuujin no Monogatari.

 

[GodofDisaster]

Naruto, go ahead anime hipsters light me on fire. I think its has a great story, relatable characters, great action scenes, and great sayings. I would also recomend fairy tale, for its fight scenes, story, and random humor. (My avatar is Zancrow from Fairy Tale, that's how much I love it.)

This, Fairy Tail is one of the best animes have seen so far, the characters are awesome, the music is just amazing and It has some of the best fight scenes I've seen.
Also I enjoy Naruto as well, it's not my favourite but I still watch it from time to time.

In my own opinion and from experience I've noticed that people who say they hate Naruto can be split into two different groups. The first is the people who've watched it and didn't like it. Which is fine that's their opinion. Then there's the second group people who hate the show because it's cool to hate it and it's main character. But Naruto has really grown he's actually pretty cool now. (He did defeat the Leader of Akatsuki which is quite a feat.)

As for the fillers, they exist for a reason, granted they can become tiresome but fillers exist to prevent the manga from catching up with the anime, it's nesessary.

More of my favourites include Baccano, Eden of the East, Code Geass, Hitman Reborn, Hetalia and Deadman Wonderland, although the Manga is better the anime was still great.

 

[StormShaun]

*Something something, Clannad.*
*Blah blah, Welcome to the NHK.*
Death note, Code geass, Angel beats, FLCL, Cowboy bebop, Baccano, The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Azumanga daioh, Tengen toppa gurren lagann, Steins; gate, Panty and Stocking.

*Meaningless babble about how anime is superior to the stuff that baka gaijins watch*

Watch Clannad though. Just do it.

No rant or hate towards Elfen Lied?

To be honest, I don't see why people get so riled up about that show.
I really enjoyed it when I watched it, but I didn't do so under some pretense that it was a horribly deep and emotional story.
I found it suitably dramatic and dark, and the plot was sufficiently engaging.
I don't recommend it in anime threads anymore though, since it invariably causes all the people who think something can't be art if it contains fanservice and all the guys who think the show is far deeper a work than it is to break out into an instant heated debate regarding how great/pretentious Elfen lied is.

Me and you have quite a load of things in common.
We both love Clannad and Elfen Lied,
Judging by my avatar you can tell what I love.

Clannad to me is my top anime and always has been. The story is cute, dramatic and funny, the characters have their own past and their own problems which eventually get solved by the main protagonist. I loved the fact that there was another season (Afterstory), I was amazed by that season., and thats how I bought all the DvDs.
Its sad that some people don't like Clannad

I liked Elfen Lied, at the time I watched it (I brought the DvD set), I didn't know about the hate. When I had finished watching it I found it really intriguing, it was dark and gory (well to me), but all the characters had a connected and mysterious past and I just found it awesome to watch. I didn't notice the fanservice until you said about it. >_>

 

[Jonluw]

*Something something, Clannad.*
*Blah blah, Welcome to the NHK.*
Death note, Code geass, Angel beats, FLCL, Cowboy bebop, Baccano, The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Azumanga daioh, Tengen toppa gurren lagann, Steins; gate, Panty and Stocking.

*Meaningless babble about how anime is superior to the stuff that baka gaijins watch*

Watch Clannad though. Just do it.

No rant or hate towards Elfen Lied?

To be honest, I don't see why people get so riled up about that show.
I really enjoyed it when I watched it, but I didn't do so under some pretense that it was a horribly deep and emotional story.
I found it suitably dramatic and dark, and the plot was sufficiently engaging.
I don't recommend it in anime threads anymore though, since it invariably causes all the people who think something can't be art if it contains fanservice and all the guys who think the show is far deeper a work than it is to break out into an instant heated debate regarding how great/pretentious Elfen lied is.

Me and you have quite a load of things in common.
We both love Clannad and Elfen Lied,
Judging by my avatar you can tell what I love.

Clannad to me is my top anime and always has been. The story is cute, dramatic and funny, the characters have their own past and their own problems which eventually get solved by the main protagonist. I loved the fact that there was another season (Afterstory), I was amazed by that season., and thats how I bought all the DvDs.
Its sad that some people don't like Clannad

I liked Elfen Lied, at the time I watched it (I brought the DvD set), I didn't know about the hate. When I had finished watching it I found it really intriguing, it was dark and gory (well to me), but all the characters had a connected and mysterious past and I just found it awesome to watch. I didn't notice the fanservice until you said about it. >_>

I would totally have bought the Clannad dvds if it wasn't for the fact that the only time I've managed to come across them, they were expensive as all fuck.
I bought Elfen lied, Welcome to the NHK and FLCL for a very reasonable price at the same shop though.

Clannad holds a special place in my heart as the only story that's ever made me shed a tear.
In my defense, it was only one tear, and it was when T and U were on the way back from the flower field on the train.
That scene's some heavy stuff.

 

[Dan Steele]

Naruto, go ahead anime hipsters light me on fire. I think its has a great story, relatable characters, great action scenes, and great sayings. I would also recomend fairy tale, for its fight scenes, story, and random humor. (My avatar is Zancrow from Fairy Tale, that's how much I love it.)

This, Fairy Tail is one of the best animes have seen so far, the characters are awesome, the music is just amazing and It has some of the best fight scenes I've seen.
Also I enjoy Naruto as well, it's not my favourite but I still watch it from time to time.

In my own opinion and from experience I've noticed that people who say they hate Naruto can be split into two different groups. The first is the people who've watched it and didn't like it. Which is fine that's their opinion. Then there's the second group people who hate the show because it's cool to hate it and it's main character. But Naruto has really grown he's actually pretty cool now. (He did defeat the Leader of Akatsuki which is quite a feat.)

As for the fillers, they exist for a reason, granted they can become tiresome but fillers exist to prevent the manga from catching up with the anime, it's nesessary.

More of my favourites include Baccano, Eden of the East, Code Geass, Hitman Reborn, Hetalia and Deadman Wonderland, although the Manga is better the anime was still great.

still pondering on watching hetalia