MangaRocks! wrote:* Occultic;Nine - If it's got a semicolon in it, I'm watching it.
KazeShiki wrote:MangaRocks! wrote:* Occultic;Nine - If it's got a semicolon in it, I'm watching it.
Just in case some people are unaware, this is not related to the 5pb sci-fi stories of Steins;Gate/Chaos;Head/Robotics;Notes. The next "semicolon" story of that series is Chaos;Child which I think is airing in January.
TheChocolateGamer wrote:5. The anime in the picture above. Please tell me which anime it is, Kaze. XP
MangaRocks! wrote:TheChocolateGamer wrote:5. The anime in the picture above. Please tell me which anime it is, Kaze. XP
...Well, I'm not Kaze, LOL, but I'm pretty sure it's Kimi no Na wa. (Your Name.), the new Makoto Shinkai movie (which I'm looking forward to watching, myself!).
KazeShiki wrote:In today's world of phone apps, Digimon are now called Appmon.
John_Smith wrote:KazeShiki wrote:In today's world of phone apps, Digimon are now called Appmon.
My inner child is in pain. Terrible, terrible pain. Eh, I have tri; why complain?
EventualDay wrote: . . . has anyone read March Comes in Like a Lion? I know it's supposed to be very beautiful, and that it won some awards, but I don't know much about it.
MangaRocks! wrote:March Comes In Like A Lion, a.k.a. 3-gatsu no Lion, chapters 1-65 via normal methods, 66-114 via raws + text translations (so far): Oh. My. Gosh.I had heard that this series was fantastic, but I had no idea that I would end up downright *adoring* it!! <3
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The characters and the stuff they went through in the past/are going through in the present are just so real, and-- despite the small (but also quite real) thread of darkness/melancholy woven throughout due to the aforementioned situations-- in the end this series just makes you feel so warm! <3
And the shogi-playing is woven in very naturally (it's the MC's actual profession, after all), and is not heavy-handed at all, either (nor is it even really the main focus; this story is more character-driven than anything)-- in fact, towards the end of the first volume it's revealed that SPOILER: Highlight text to read: despite being great at the game, the MC doesn't even really like it. Oh, and when the MC finally meets Souya-- the true genius who is holding the very top ranking(s)-- it's downright mesmerizing! See, at first, you're purposefully led to assume that Souya is merely going to be just another embodiment of the 'elusive genius rival' trope... however, it then actually gets a brilliant twist once they meet, where the truth about him is revealed-- for one thing, while he certainly is a genius, he's actually really, genuinely nice (indeed, he's one of the nicest genius characters that I've seen!); and for another, his perceived elusiveness/eccentricities also actually have a beautifully-explained reason (which rather impressed me in both its inclusion at all + how naturally it's handled): SPOILER: Highlight text to read: he's actually been deaf for years. And to top it all off, while he and the MC have a sort-of immediate understanding of each other and there are certainly some similarities between them, both the characters as well as the series itself are all very realistic about the differences in talent/ability levels even between pros, and there is no presumption whatsoever that the MC will reach Souya's level anytime soon (if at all). (Again, love the realism. <3 ) And oh my goodness the MC is so adorable (especially once SPOILER: Highlight text to read: he realizes that he's in love with one of the sisters~! <3 <3 <3
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). (+ Bonuses of note: The cats are adorable and hilarious. <3
And I also love how all of the chapter covers tell their own {extremely adorable! <3 } sequential story in and of themselves. <3 <3 ) ...TL;DR: This series is awesome and I wholeheartedly recommend it!!
MangaRocks! wrote:...Basically, IMO it's a masterpiece.
The only thing keeping me from instantly adding the anime to my watchlist is my wariness towards what the actual quality of it is going to be (since I've unfortunately been burned by several bad adaptations recently). However, if-- key word there being if
-- they actually adapt it properly, it's going to be amazing. (It's definitely going to need way more than one cour of episodes, though-- I have no idea how anything less than 24-26 episodes could even possibly do it justice, no less just get to a good place to stop {the manga is still ongoing, but around where the translations are at would be a great place, for example, due to one particularly big emotional/plot thread finally being resolved... except that's chapter 114
, which I highly doubt they'll even get to-- and I most certainly wouldn't want them rushing it to get to it, either... gah, see what I mean?
}.) I'm trying to stay at least a little bit optimistic for the sake of the story, though.
But, yeah, if nothing else I'd *absolutely* recommend reading the manga ASAP to anyone who hasn't done so yet-- it's fantastic!
MangaRocks! wrote:And Yuri!!! on ICE episode 2:
Also: Oh, so Viktor *isn't* gay? {He was talking about past girlfriends, etc.} I mean, not that I'm complaining, obviously; it's just that he could've fooled me, LOL...Well, whatever.
GeneD wrote:According to knowledgeable twitter users, the Japanese word used in this scene is gender neutral, akin to something like "lover" or "significant other", the translator(s) just chose to use the word "girlfriend" instead.
EventualDay wrote: . . . Everything is so sensual, too--which is great for the ice skating and makes me a little nervous about the relationships ^_^ I'm guessing it's going to be "implied-relationship-but-not-explicitly-stated" by the end... a little more than just bait, but still not an outright shounen-ai or yaoi... which imo is a little disappointing, but like MangaRocks! wrote, I'll probably just let it slide. I've been looking forward to this for too long to not.
MangaRocks! wrote:Haikyuu!! S3 episode 5:
(...Wait, what? Did they speed through most of the third set like that in the manga?
GeneD wrote:I was checking something in the manga relating to ep 4 (specifically to find where Suga says they won't be able to block Ushijima, which is referenced in 4. Incidentally, I couldn't find it.) Anyway set 3 was just over a chapter long, so yeah they pretty much sped through it there too. This season should cover a little less than 40 chapters. For comparison, S1 and 2 was about 74 chapters each, so with less than half the episode count of previous seasons they'd have to cut out/condense more too.
EventualDay wrote: . . . Also, any one else notice that the opening changes from episode to episode? It keeps getting more and more colorful. Nice small addition there
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