Anime and manga discussion

[Ashley]

I'm slightly tempted by the weekend screenings but my friend will probably be working. And as I'm going to a gig on the Tuesday I'd need to find someone who'll house me for a while.

[Raining_again]

yay bleach is back on canon!

Brilliant.

I'm really pissed that the intro clips are so spoilerific. b00.

[Shorty]

Not as bad as Naruto has been lately! The last 2 OPs had 2 HUEG spoilers.

Well, I say "not as bad", I haven't seen the Bleach one yet :3

[Ellmeister]

Well I suppose you could argue it is hugely spoilerish. On the one hand, its something you want to wait for. But ultimately its something you know IS coming, just not how exactly :p

But I'm with raining, and would rather not see it if I were in her position. Unfortunately the manga has spoiled it for me!

[Raining_again]

Well I suppose you could argue it is hugely spoilerish. On the one hand, its something you want to wait for. But ultimately its something you know IS coming, just not how exactly :p

But I'm with raining, and would rather not see it if I were in her position. Unfortunately the manga has spoiled it for me!

Yeah I probably wouldn't care too much if i had read the manga... (but then i wouldn't enjoy the anime half as much either)

The bleach ones pretty spoilerific... without even paying attention to it i saw what looked like number 4's second form. b00 >_>

The naruto one was definitely spoilerific in all counts covering;

what was pretty obviously ero-senninnnnn's death, Pain etc

:(

[Shorty]

Bleach manga =

omg omg omg omg :bouncy:

[Raining_again]

Shippuuden 157

holy.

moly.

Pain has attacked, noooOoooOooOooo

[Ellmeister]

Bleach manga =

omg omg omg omg :bouncy:

Where do you read yours? One Manga still hasn't uploaded it, and its usually pretty darn quick!

[Raining_again]

Shippy movie 3 - yesplz

[ShadowV7]

Where do you read yours? One Manga still hasn't uploaded it, and its usually pretty darn quick!

For Naruto and Bleach, www.mangastream.com is the way to go. Bleach & Naruto released every Wednesday.

Onemanga and sleepyfans suck for those two and One Piece.

[martinist]

Finished watching Himitsu a few nights ago, pretty good in places. Lost of people dropping dead, which is pretty much what i like to see in my animes! wooo!

[dr4hkon]

Bleach manga =

omg omg omg omg :bouncy:

My thoughts exactly.

I've waited for Urahara Kisuke and now he's come. This is gonna be awesome :D I now can't wait for the anime adaption of the following chapters.

[Guy]

Read the entire Sighs of Haruhi Suzumiya out on the road as Chewwie today. Not since Tenchi Muyo! have a cast of highly likeable comedy harem characters concealed such mystery and intrigue beneath a layer of generic fluff. Bring on the next book.

[Ellmeister]

Bleach Manga...

O M G :santa:

[Coolness Bears]

D. Gray-man needs to have a good ending, so far disappointing.

It's getting pretty cool at the moment though but perhaps a bit too late?

More Back story and actual character development please.

The Millenium Earl is fantastic though. SO CHEEKY. :)

Also less Lenalee, I've never seen so much moaning and unecessary crying.

In other news One Piece continues to be amazing on all levels, so much tension in all the episodes, I love every character including the villians! :D

300 EPISODES GET. 147 to go.

[Shorty]

In other news One Piece continues to be amazing on all levels, so much tension in all the episodes, I love every character including the villians! :D

300 EPISODES GET. 147 to go.Can I suggest... don't get through One Piece so quickly. It has gone downhill recently, the episodes are drawn out because the anime is so close to the manga, and the quality of animation has taken a dive too. Basically it's just moving pretty slowly and, in all honesty, the storyline itself is a bit weak too (although it may just be the pacing and "comic relief" filler they're inserting everywhere).

I don't want to put a downer on things but I just think it would be best if you didn't catch up too fast, if there were several more weeks before you were at the point of one-per-week.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/033/8/e/Luffy_Gear_Second_by_YoSim01.png ? amirite

[Coolness Bears]

Can I suggest... don't get through One Piece so quickly. It has gone downhill recently, the episodes are drawn out because the anime is so close to the manga, and the quality of animation has taken a dive too. Basically it's just moving pretty slowly and, in all honesty, the storyline itself is a bit weak too (although it may just be the pacing and "comic relief" filler they're inserting everywhere).

I don't want to put a downer on things but I just think it would be best if you didn't catch up too fast, if there were several more weeks before you were at the point of one-per-week.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/033/8/e/Luffy_Gear_Second_by_YoSim01.png ? amirite

SO AWESOME. :grin:

For the rest of the time I was like...Ooh when is he gonna use it on Rob Lucci!?

...and now the time has come. :D

Also EPIC TONY TONY CHOPPER. BEASTLY BEAST IS HAIRY.

I heed your warning it may be awhile until I've caught up anyway I've not been watching everyday BUT I don't feel like I can concentrate on other anime until I do. :p

Unless I'm watching something with my friend such as we are currently on D. Gray-man. :)

That is fine by me, I don't mind being caught up. :grin: Your talking to the man who enjoys the Endless Eight!

How recent is this fillerness been taking place anyway?

[Ashley]

I was poking at Oxfam Books in town earlier and noticed a few random manga titles in Japanese for £2. I'm going to try and get back into learning Japanese again over the summer so though they could be useful but wondering if people know of places online that do them? To purchase, but with a choice rather than whatever it was. I know the price is good, but just wondering about my other possibilities.

Cheers chickadudes.

[Shorty]

www.amazon.co.jp
www.hmv.co.jp
www.yesasia.com
www.sasugabooks.com
www.nippon-export.com



...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=buy+japanese+manga

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Bleach Manga...

O M G :santa:

You are reading the same shit I'm reading right? right?


Where the fuck is Kubo taking this? It's been like this for years, it just seems to have no direction, losing itself. I'm glad we got some sort of information regarding that little sphere that seems to be dominating the plot, but come on? It materialises hearts? That's how Orihime and Chad etc got their powers, because they wished from the bottom of their hearts? I am understand Aizen's theory right?

Well if that's true, maybe Ichigo should close his eyes, wish real hard for Aizen to go away and stop ruining play time and click his shoes together just for good measure, maybe that sphere (sorry for not remembering it, theres like thousands of bullshit terms in Bleach, wonder what language will dominate it next? Afrikaans?) will materialise his hearts wish and stop the whole ordeal.

That or I'l start wishing from the bottom of my heart Bleach would stop being fucking shit

[Ellmeister]

Well Calm down. Secondly, I can agree with you on the idea of wishes being a bit out there, but my OMG was more on the line or Urahara Kisuke joining the fray. He's awesome!

There have been rumours that him and aizen are in cahoots with each other, and that urahara has come to shut Aizen up. I'm not so sure, but urahara is cool and I look forward to seeing him fight!

I think you are taking the story too seriously, its aimed at like teenagers/kids so its bound to have crappy stuff about hearts and wishes etc. Heck thats what Kingdom Hearts was basically about and that was FUCKING amazing.But I digress.

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Well Calm down. Secondly, I can agree with you on the idea of wishes being a bit out there, but my OMG was more on the line or Urahara Kisuke joining the fray. He's awesome!

There have been rumours that him and aizen are in cahoots with each other, and that urahara has come to shut Aizen up. I'm not so sure, but urahara is cool and I look forward to seeing him fight!

I think you are taking the story too seriously, its aimed at like teenagers/kids so its bound to have crappy stuff about hearts and wishes etc. Heck thats what Kingdom Hearts was basically about and that was FUCKING amazing.But I digress.


Meh, I've followed the thing since like the second arc? Of course back then it was mere script with some side images, but now I'm feeling cheated, I'm glad there is evidence of a plot now, don't get me wrong, but there's some of his laziness leaking through that's been evident for the past years.

The wording of materializing hearts is wrong, which may be at both of the fan translators fault I do admit, but if that is indeed what Aizen meant, then it kinda leaves a bit hole in the plot.

The theme of hearts doesn't affect me at all, I loved Kingdom Hearts too, just make sure as a writer you're not slipping, focussing solely on some fancy art to sell your story, but to make it actually make sense.

[Ashley]

Will I understand this Evangelion: You Are (Not) Alone film series (yes?) if I haven't watched the anime or anything?

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Will I understand this Evangelion: You Are (Not) Alone film series (yes?) if I haven't watched the anime or anything?

Its a totally new plot, so yes, it's suitable to watch if you haven't watched the original series..

Understand though.. heh..

It's also best to note that it is not a complete story, there's 2 of these Evangelion films (known as Rebuild of Evangelion) so far out of a planned 4.

[Guy]

The new Evangelion pictures are confusing in a new way, but the actual story is a lot easier to follow so far. The first, You Are (not) Alone, is just a suped up retelling of the first five episodes of the show with some pretty nifty little plot additions including a complete revamp of the final battle.

The second, You Can (not) Advance is where the plot changes completely and comes into it's own resulting in something which can stand against the original series and in a lot of instances entirely surpasses it.

Highly recommended anime viewing. Probably best to watch the original series and then the End of Evangelion before delving in since it's nice to go from the outdated cel animation of the 1996 series to the sublime remakes.

[Shorty]

I can't wait for You Can (Not) Advance! Evangelion was the first anime series I ever watched, also the first anime box set I ever bought and the first overpriced figurine I ever paid for. And I just recently got the 1.11 Blu-Ray :D

I'd love to go see them at the Expo in London but unfortunately travel and board is a bit too expensive for me :( And time off is scarce right now.

[Guy]

Evangelion 2.22 Blu Ray promo. Surprised nobody posted this yet.

Slight confusing spoilers. Nothing terribly ruinous.

ChUmVrDtJik

This is a version someone put together with a less ear-obliterating version of the song used. Still sounds horrible, just a little less horrible. The Blu Ray will apparently have an English language version of the song in it's place.

[Raining_again]

wahey bleach was decent enough this week! Inoue's as useless as ever haha

[Shorty]

I actually rather enjoyed the 3rd Shippuuden movie. A focus on the main characters always leads to a better story than a focus on shitty filler-esque characters.

[Raining_again]

I'm loving that both shippy and bleach (anime) are on extremely awesome canon plot stuff at the moment! woooohoo!

I also agree with Shorteh. The crappy characters that have been brought in for both filler stuff and some of the movies really sucked. Especially the princessy ones. It feels more like a canon plot with the characters in the actual anime rather than some whiny newcomer!

[Coolness Bears]

I'm caught up to the Naruto manga. :grin: It took around 3 hours of reading last night!

[Shorty]

I had a dream that I caught up on the Naruto manga... it's one of those things that I had to think about while awake and realise "oh hay! That didn't actually happen".

I'm glad! Much prefer it in the anime. Something that was difficult to defend back when Shippy was really crawling, but now I can claim it was with good reason.

[ShadowV7]

FullMetal Alchemist is ending in June, both the anime(27th June) and manga(around 11th June)

Shall be a said moment. And if that wasn't bad enough, the 23rd volume with an August release, the 24th is set for January...

[Coolness Bears]

ONE PIECE: EPISODE 370! :grin:

ermm, I got here quicker than I realised. :p The episodes go so fast!!!

Also started K-On! today, very relaxing to watch. Just finished episode 6. :)

[Shorty]

One Piece is out up to 449 though...

[Coolness Bears]

I know. :)

I didn't say I'd caught up!

I just said I got to 370 quicker than I thought I would. :D

[Emerald Emblem]

Also started K-On! today, very relaxing to watch. Just finished episode 6. :)

It's biggest appeal and it's biggest hate.

[Shorty]

I've watched the last four canon bleach and they're a bit... bleeugh. Now that I've read the manga, going back to the anime is a bit painful, the fights are so drawn out and full of senseless thuggery and unintelligent... 'GRR'ing.

All that stuff with Renji and Chad is filler and it's painful, the horrible "jokes" with Renji constantly saying "why didn't you just say that?"... it really breaks up the flow. I actually found myself skipping ahead through those bits, which is not something I would normally do.

Also it still really ticks me off how they're censoring the blood in this anime now. There was so much blood in pre-bount arcs! Ichigo used to get sliced up and spill more blood than he should have had in the first place, now everybody drips tiny amounts of black... stuff... or spits up some yellow phlegm like substance which to me is even grosser than blood.

I am glad I went onto the manga with Bleach, although I still struggle to enjoy something when you wait a week for it and then can read through it in about 5 minutes.

[Raining_again]

I've watched the last four canon bleach and they're a bit... bleeugh. Now that I've read the manga, going back to the anime is a bit painful, the fights are so drawn out and full of senseless thuggery and unintelligent... 'GRR'ing.

All that stuff with Renji and Chad is filler and it's painful, the horrible "jokes" with Renji constantly saying "why didn't you just say that?"... it really breaks up the flow. I actually found myself skipping ahead through those bits, which is not something I would normally do.

Also it still really ticks me off how they're censoring the blood in this anime now. There was so much blood in pre-bount arcs! Ichigo used to get sliced up and spill more blood than he should have had in the first place, now everybody drips tiny amounts of black... stuff... or spits up some yellow phlegm like substance which to me is even grosser than blood.

I am glad I went onto the manga with Bleach, although I still struggle to enjoy something when you wait a week for it and then can read through it in about 5 minutes.

Yeah, totally, even I (as a non manga reader) was expecting more because the filler was so drawn out. Fuck that.

[ShadowV7]

The manga still isn't even terribly far ahead though, was a bti surprised how it went back to cannon. But waiting a week for something to read that lasts for 5 minutes does suck a bit, especially with Bleach. Despite that each chapter is the equivelent of 2/3 minutes in anime form.

I mean really, how often do we need to see shocked expressions with entire pages devoted to it. I'm sure most of a page was for a chin at one point in one chapter.

[Nolan]

I don't know if you guys can use Hulu, but it's actually pretty nice. About a minute of ads spread out before the video starts, at the beginning and before credits roll. At least for Fist of the North Star which I just started watching, it's so bad it's awesome. Actually it's awesome for other reasons, but goddamn some of the animation is atrocious. Par for the time period I suppose.

Hulu also will nicely play each episode in order automatically. And taking 480p (I believe) to full screen doesn't look bad like usual.

And now I'm back to FotNS.

[Shino]

I believe Hulu is an American only service.

[Coolness Bears]

Woo! :grin: The other night we finally finished D. Gray-man and Darker Than Black!

D. Gray-man started off good but steadily declined into disappointing with a few okay moments here and there.

Also,

Lenalee.

The Millienium Earl made the show. :awesome:

Darker Than Black had a good end unsure that's because it was straight after watching D. Gray-mans "end" but I want to watch the second series anyway.

Oh and K-On! I completed ages ago along with the OVA and specials. Excellent. :D Onto season 2. :yay:

[Raining_again]

YES!

I knew hollow ichigo would come back out again. What an episode!

[Coolness Bears]

So!

I completed One Piece on Sunday, 41 episodes in a day. :o

Then I caught up with the manga.

*explodes*

So good. :grin:

I can't wait for the next arc to be animated!

I can't believe it just keeps getting better. ^____^

Since then I've gone on an anime rampage and completed/caught up with many things. :D

I highly recommend Durarara!!

[Ellmeister]

Finally watched Darker than Black! Quite good. Ending of season 2 was a bit of a let down.

Been told to move onto Garaan now. Any opinions?

[Shorty]

So!

I completed One Piece on Sunday, 41 episodes in a day. :o

Then I caught up with the manga.

*explodes*

So good. :grin:

I can't wait for the next arc to be animated!

I can't believe it just keeps getting better. ^____^

Since then I've gone on an anime rampage and completed/caught up with many things. :D

I highly recommend Durarara!!

So you didn't think the anime has recently gone way downhill? The animation for one is worse than it was when the show started (IMO) and the filler is more than distracting.

Also it surprises me that you then jumped straight onto the manga :heh:

[Coolness Bears]

I do not! :D I don't really notice the animation. :p (yes I fail)

What filler?

[Shorty]

Just the way jokes are dragged out, like lately especially between Buggy and Mr 3. You're knee deep in an awesome episode and then suddenly you're pulled away from the action to a slew of weak jokes, sometimes even fart jokes v_v - the music changes to something goofy and personally I'm tempted to just skip forwards. It's the same thing that has recently plagued Bleach.

Perhaps for you it wasn't so much an issue because you barrelled through the anime, as soon as a dragging episode ended you jumped onto the next, and then you knew you had the manga coming up next. Perhaps now when you watch one episode a week and next to nothing happens you will start to feel my pain :heh:

[Mundi]

Well at least:
They are out of that prison and all together on the way to the plot, finally.
The prison would not have been so bad if they had not been focusing on so many things that had the same conclusion and dragged it on for way too long.

[Shino]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2258/avatarfb.gif

The fuck just happened in mah Naruto?! The shit has hit the fan!

[ShadowV7]

Yeah, I quite enjoyed that chapter to be honest, found the last few fairly boring. Hope this little bit will be epic. It's earned itself to be :heh:

[Shino]

Yeah, I quite enjoyed that chapter to be honest, found the last few fairly boring. Hope this little bit will be epic. It's earned itself to be :heh:

Talking about the anime, dude.

A nuke just went off in the village and all that's left is a huge crater with Naruto in the middle looking cool.

[Raining_again]

Talking about the anime, dude.

A nuke just went off in the village and all that's left is a huge crater with Naruto in the middle looking cool.

Haha pretty typical though :D

[ShadowV7]

Ah right, my bad. But yeah, that part was pretty cool too :heh:

[Emerald Emblem]

Pains Supremacy is obvious with the latest episode of Shippuden. OMGWTFBBQ! Orochimaru could only wish to have caused that much destruction to the village.

[Shorty]

I'm storing up some Naruto. I've really been enjoying it but my only problem with it is that each episode is over too soon! So I've saved up two episodes and when I've saved up 2 more I can watch four at once :3 That said, make sure you use spoiler tags please.

Last moment of most recent Bleach manga = awesomeness. Going to be so great when this bit is animated, I don't see how they can drag it out... unless turn the jokey arguments between Yoroichi and Urahara into 5 minute segments with that dum-de-dum-de music, ughh ...but as long as that doesn't happen it's gonna rock. Several questions answered, several more questions asked, I hope it's all tied up in a clever yet plausible manner.

[Ellmeister]

I'm storing up some Naruto. I've really been enjoying it but my only problem with it is that each episode is over too soon! So I've saved up two episodes and when I've saved up 2 more I can watch four at once :3 That said, make sure you use spoiler tags please.

Last moment of most recent Bleach manga = awesomeness. Going to be so great when this bit is animated, I don't see how they can drag it out... unless turn the jokey arguments between Yoroichi and Urahara into 5 minute segments with that dum-de-dum-de music, ughh ...but as long as that doesn't happen it's gonna rock. Several questions answered, several more questions asked, I hope it's all tied up in a clever yet plausible manner.

I concur!

As with both Naruto manga and anime people, I re-read the manga for the part where the anime is at (after talking to R_a about it), I know I couldn't wait each week to watch this stuff, its so good!

Manga getting really good again as well.

I've finally finished reading Prince of Tennis. I thought it was going to be crap, but its actually really good. Goes a little bit strange halfway through but the writer managed to pull it off. New Prince of Tennis is just as good.

Also, I started reading Highschool of the Dead, basically a zombie manga, its a bit hard to understand in places because the writing is uneven and jumps to and fro but otherwise its pretty good as well. I really recommend Deadman Wonderland its probably one of my new favourites!

[Guy]

So, which of you city-based folks will be attending the London MCM Expo this weekend?

[Rinha]

So, which of you city-based folks will be attending the London MCM Expo this weekend?

*raises hand* I am :D anyone else going?

[Guy]

*raises hand* I am :D anyone else going?

Wow. These people all suck. At least two of us are representin', yo!

If you're going it alone on Saturday and need someone to HANG OUT WITH I am around with a few people. None of them are Velociraptors and one of them is even another girl. You could do worse. Probably.

PM if you wish to hang out, but give me enough notice to prepare your welcome pack which consists of a firm handshake or high five (your choice) and the offering of a piece of spearmint gum.

[Rinha]

So, which of you city-based folks will be attending the London MCM Expo this weekend?

Wow. These people all suck. At least two of us are representin', yo!

yo yo! very true!!! :D havent been to one since last may, cant wait!!

[Guy]

yo yo! very true!!! :D havent been to one since last may, cant wait!!

I modded my post WITH A SPECIAL INVITATION TO JOIN OUR SELECT GROUP OF PEOPLE CONSISTING OF ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JOIN IT.

I should also note that as well as not being velociraptors, none of my friends are known rapists, sex offenders or ice cream men.

The same invitation goes for anyone else thinking of attending.

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I have woken up with a hangover but this is not stopping Expo for me. Bring it awn.

I'l be the guy shoving pokewalkers in peoples faces asking for a connection.

[Guy]

Only three members hardcore enough to make the effort.

Disappointing show so far, N-Europe.

[Rinha]

I have woken up with a hangover but this is not stopping Expo for me. Bring it awn.

I'l be the guy shoving pokewalkers in peoples faces asking for a connection.


Aha, i'll keep an eye out!

Hm, just a couple of hours of sleep before today... =_= maybe this was not such a good idea... but i'll live! *stoic* Roll on MCM!

[Shorty]

Only three members hardcore enough to make the effort.

Disappointing show so far, N-Europe.
Pff, you any idea how much a train ticket to London costs these days? :heh: I ain't gonna pay hundreds of pounds to meet-n-greet some American VAs when I watch all the shows in Japanese :heh:

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Pff, you any idea how much a train ticket to London costs these days? :heh: I ain't gonna pay hundreds of pounds to meet-n-greet some American VAs when I watch all the shows in Japanese :heh:

I wish I had this common sense before I went this time.. Expo May 2010 will go down as the WORST IN HISTORY.

3 halls rented for the queue, packed to the brim.

So, if those 3 halls are completely full of people waiting to buy tickets and get in, what happens when the actual expo is 2 FUCKING HALLS? It's a fucking disaster they need to get sorted if you can't do the maths.

[ssj]

I really enjoyed the expo- though it was the first time I went so can't really compare it to others. Got to meet Kyle Hebert ( The DBZ narrator who also plays teen gohan and ox king) managed to get this aswell

http://img52.imageshack.us/i/picture0007n.jpg/

[Emerald Emblem]

These expo's mainly do the mainstream stuff?

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So the new Naruto chapter spoilers are out..


HOLY SHIT IT'S FUCKING KUSHINA. Well, probably in Naruto's mind, which is going to lead to an answer for a question I've been dying to hear..

[Raining_again]

yammy is number 0


o___O


Well. I never saw that one coming.

[Shino]

Just watched Naruto and I'm having goosebumps, trembling and hyperventilating.

Just when I thought that Pain restoring one of them was kinda lame, it was completely put to rest with the biggest "fuck off" in anime history.

[Shorty]

Couldn't wait for 4 eps of Naruto. Just caught up. Holy shit sums it up pretty well.

I think I am now spoiler free on Naruto, except for one panel if the manga which is coming up which was posted everywhere, everything that comes next will be new to me, which is refreshing :)

Kakashi best not be dead. He can't go out on such a badly animated fight

[Ellmeister]

Just watched Naruto and I'm having goosebumps, trembling and hyperventilating.

Just when I thought that Pain restoring one of them was kinda lame, it was completely put to rest with the biggest "fuck off" in anime history.

Care to elaborate?

[Shino]

Care to elaborate?

Naruto kills that revived Pain with a single attack, couldn't have been more dismissive of it.

[Dante]

Gainax Lost The Rights For Neon Genesis Evangelion? (http://www.japanator.com/rumor-gainax-and-evangelion-remakes-splitting-up--15139.phtml)

Summary: Two prominent members of GAINAX who manage the Evangelion movie copyrights have left and formed a new company called Ground Works to manage those rights. GAINAX's name has been left off of a huge portion of new Eva materials and merchandise, replaced by Ground Works. Thus, GAINAX and the recent Evangelion films may be splitting up. It's not like Hideki Anno's anger helped, either.

[ShadowV7]

Man, gonna delay 3.0 even longer. And waiting for 2.0 was bad enough...

[Dante]

Man, gonna delay 3.0 even longer. And waiting for 2.0 was bad enough...

How come people have seen the subbed version of EVA.2.2 that was released on Blu-ray and DVD?

[Shino]

How come people have seen the subbed version of EVA.2.2 that was released on Blu-ray and DVD?

Its out on the usual places. I'll probably watch it tonight.

[ShadowV7]

How come people have seen the subbed version of EVA.2.2 that was released on Blu-ray and DVD?

Most likely torrents, but I seen it legitimately at an event so it's all good!

[Debug Mode]

I saw 2.22 in London the other week, full blown cinema experience with 1.11 shown before hand, shit was awesome.

I've downloaded 2.22 with subs, I don't see the harm considering I bought both the dvd and bluray of 1.11 like a tool and will probably do the same for 2.22

And it's important to note that if they still have the same plan, 3.0 was gonna take a while, as it's supposed to be launched along side 4.0 (I very much doubt that plan will stick, but there's alot less to cover after the second movie)

[Hero-of-Time]

So, with FMA: Brotherhood coming to an end soon I decided finally start watching it so I could catch up and end around the same time as the series does. I started just over a week ago and I simply adore it!

I can't believe how much better it is than the original series. Everything flows so much smoother and the action comes thick and fast. I was a little worried at the start due as a few of the episodes were very samey to the original series but once it got past that and new charcaters were brought in it really hit a whole new level.

Speaking of new characters I love Ling, think he's the freaking man! I like Miles aswell, hes done nothing so far but he looks cool. Im also a fan of Olivier, despite her being a bit of a bitch. :D

Im only up to episode 49 but...

Its great to seen Mustang still has a central role to play in this series. I was loving his battle against Lust and went nuts a few scenes before when Gluttony was attacking Hawkeye and Fuery. They ran out of bullets and then all you hear is the snap of Mustangs fingers and Gluttony goes flying out the window in a massive explosion.

I was quite sad (again) that Hughes died. I was hoping it may have been different this time around but alas it was not to be. :(

Im not happy with that little SOB that calls himself Selim. I was quite shocked to find that he was Pride and the way he treated Hawkeye, toying with her was annoying I hope the little punk gets a beating. I was happy he couldn't touch Van in the tunnels though. Hehe.

One of the episodes I watched last night ended on such a high. Pride and Gluttony attacked, Ed blew the power so everything was dark, Greed let Ling take control to fight and then Lan Fan came out of nowhere and slashed Gluttony to pieces. Was freaking epic!

So, yeah im loving the series and can't wait to watch some more. Just a shame there's not many more to go.

[Shorty]

I've downloaded 2.22 with subs, I don't see the harm considering I bought both the dvd and bluray of 1.11 like a tool and will probably do the same for 2.22
Likewise :laughing: I feel no qualms about downloading something when I will hand over the money soon enough. The only thing keeping them from having the money right now is the speed at which they get the blu-ray out internationally.

[Sheikah]

FMA...

Ah, just wait until 53-54; amazing episodes. And everything from then, too.

[ShadowV7]

And it's important to note that if they still have the same plan, 3.0 was gonna take a while, as it's supposed to be launched along side 4.0 (I very much doubt that plan will stick, but there's alot less to cover after the second movie)

As far as I was aware, production for 3.0 didn't start till either late last year or start of this year, can't remember which.

Also, not many folk are aware, but 3.0 and 4.0 are getting released alongside with each other because both are planned to last around 45 minutes each.

But i'm all for 2 more full blown movies if they can make it happen. Squeezing in all the remaining angels into 3.0 will be hard if 4.0 is still a new conclusion to it all.

So, with FMA: Brotherhood coming to an end soon I decided finally start watching it so I could catch up and end around the same time as the series does. I started just over a week ago and I simply adore it!

I can't believe how much better it is than the original series. Everything flows so much smoother and the action comes thick and fast. I was a little worried at the start due as a few of the episodes were very samey to the original series but once it got past that and new charcaters were brought in it really hit a whole new level.

Speaking of new characters I love Ling, think he's the freaking man! I like Miles aswell, hes done nothing so far but he looks cool. Im also a fan of Olivier, despite her being a bit of a bitch. :D

Im only up to episode 49 but...

Its great to seen Mustang still has a central role to play in this series. I was loving his battle against Lust and went nuts a few scenes before when Gluttony was attacking Hawkeye and Fuery. They ran out of bullets and then all you hear is the snap of Mustangs fingers and Gluttony goes flying out the window in a massive explosion.

I was quite sad (again) that Hughes died. I was hoping it may have been different this time around but alas it was not to be. :(

Im not happy with that little SOB that calls himself Selim. I was quite shocked to find that he was Pride and the way he treated Hawkeye, toying with her was annoying I hope the little punk gets a beating. I was happy he couldn't touch Van in the tunnels though. Hehe.

One of the episodes I watched last night ended on such a high. Pride and Gluttony attacked, Ed blew the power so everything was dark, Greed let Ling take control to fight and then Lan Fan came out of nowhere and slashed Gluttony to pieces. Was freaking epic!

So, yeah im loving the series and can't wait to watch some more. Just a shame there's not many more to go.

Good to hear! Brotherhood is much better. As an awesome bonus, the series is getting an extra episode now instead of the planned 63 due to the last chapter being that big that the amount of material in the final chapter stupified them.

Some speculation went around at the time the previous chapter came out that it would be around 150 pages. Bring on the final chapter next week!

[Jonnas]

Good to see some FMA:B love around here :) I've been reading the manga and have yet to be disappointed.

As for the series, I'm up to episode 59 (which is one of the best, definitely). Hell, these last few episodes have been excellent, and haven't let the manga down at all (unlike those first 15 episodes...urgh)

[Debug Mode]

But i'm all for 2 more full blown movies if they can make it happen. Squeezing in all the remaining angels into 3.0 will be hard if 4.0 is still a new conclusion to it all.

I imagine Kaworu is the only Angel remaining. At the end of the first movie, he wakes up in a coffin with four to his left already opened (The tunnel angel in captivity in 2.0, sahaquil, penis angel, ramiel) and four to his right unopened (clock angel, falling angel, bardiel, zeruel), so I think Kaworu is most likely the last angel remaining.

There seems to be a focus on 4 children and 4 adam's to bring fourth the Human Instrumentality Project, but there's a spanner in the works in 2.0, the Vatican Treaty, only allowed 3 Eva units in 1 place. I imagine this will give something similar to the JSSDF event in EOE, the breaking of the treaty will result in some form of warfare before the Third Impact.

Just my prediction, knowing Anno, my theory will be completely wrong.

[Hero-of-Time]

Ah, just wait until 53-54; amazing episodes. And everything from then, too.

You weren't wrong! Theres just so much action its just full of win. Im finally caught up now, just watched episode 60 yesterday. Im gutted I now have to wait each week for the next episodes, clearly I went too fast watching through them all.

Ok first things first...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! How could they do that to Mustang!? The SOBs made him blind! I demand vengence of the highest order. I was so gutted when that happened to him, especially after the BA sequence we got a few episodes before that were he owned Envy. FANTASTIC.

It was great to see Greed come back into play to take on Wrath, just a shame he didn't get the final blow on him. Although the scene after that was great where he tanned centrals army on the final wishes of Bucaneer.

When Wrath surfaced again I felt for sure that he was going to kill Scar but when Scar used his other arm to create rather than destroy I went nuts! I hope Scar does finish him off.

I felt sorry for Al, being that close to getting his body back but doing the noble thing and going back in the armour to help everyone fight. Poor guy. :(

[Debug Mode]

Well, I've read the scripts for the final chapter. Wow. Just wow.

[Shorty]

I've never understood the appeal of extremely low quality scans and scripts etc., I'd rather just have the chapter as a whole package when it's clean and ready.

[Raining_again]

Bleach was a bit disappointing


it was blindly obvious when the guy healing (i always forget his name) said

"oh this barrier wont hold, i cant heal all of these injuries by myself in time"

WHERE ARE THE VIAZARD WHEN YOU NEED THEM. ITS LIKE HE KNOWS


Also I didn't realise that HorribleSubs did bleach... is this a new thing? (also a day earlier than normal to my reckoning)

[Dante]

I've never understood the appeal of extremely low quality scans and scripts etc., I'd rather just have the chapter as a whole package when it's clean and ready.

I only saw one of the scans and i was surprise to see him in it.
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1673/p4expteddy415.jpg

[ShadowV7]

The script for the final chapter is out now? Hope some RAWs are available and maybe get a release late tonight. It's a bit hard waiting and trying to avoid the spoilers :heh:

Any idea what the page length of this chapter is?

[Deathjam]

Dayum been gone from this topic too long! Nice to see we are all watching or reading the same stuff. FMA is coming to an end. Had that feeling for awhile but nice to get confirmation. Can't believe the final chapter is coming! Maybe time to start buying the volumes....Anyone else read deadman wonderland. Awesome manga, but so brutal to it's main characters. And the truth hurts in this one. Also hellsing ultimate anyone. Awesome but the bloody thing comes out SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO slowly.

And of course the usual suspects bleach and naruto. Bleach, sigh, is disappointing whether it's the manga or the anime. Manga is WAAAAAAAY too short with it being read in less than 1 min and no bloody answers! Just more questions! It's more in common with lost! The anime, ugh filler upon disgusting filler, and so many characters that are so small time it hurts (Chad, Rukia, Renji ffs). And yet i still find myself watching and reading it. Well I will get a break when they start with the inevitable fillers again.

Naruto = pure awesomeness. Craps all over bleach, manga and anime. Even though the anime quality drops by quite a bit and quite often, at least the plot is gripping enough to keep you entertained. The episodes end before i even know it! And when the manga is all talk, no action (still enjoyable mind you because you get ANSWERS), the stage the anime is at with all these fights morie than makes up for it.

Oh and anyone watching wierd anime Katanagatari. I would recommend it, just for the unconventional character design, and to make others experience the pain of waiting a month for the next episode. Yes, a month. 12 episodes in total, only up to episode....6/7 so far. Reminds me of when it took me almost a year to download 700mb Vampire Hunter D: bloodlust on a 33.6kpbs modem connection. Got to watch an extra 5-10 mins every month :P

[Ellmeister]

I recommended Deadman Wonderland a few pages back, don't think anyone took that into account though, I think Kav is the only person to try out one of my suggestions and he loves it (Bloody Monday)!

[Ike]

Finished watching series one of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya this morning, great anime, Phoenix Wright reference was hilarious. Is there a series 2?

[Rinha]

Finished watching series one of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya this morning, great anime, Phoenix Wright reference was hilarious. Is there a series 2?

I am yet to watch Melancholy but i hear wonders of it! :) Watched Lucky Star from start to finish and it's loaded with Melancholy references so.... if it is as brilliant as Lucky Star... then i'm going to love it!
Not sure if theres a 2nd series coming but there's definitely something coming- Crispin Freeman has been working on the dubs for it so....

(not that i watch the dubs, though. Gimme my series in jp!!!)

[Shorty]

There is a second season of Haruhi, it aired last year.

It's... ah... different. It's hard to explain without spoiling, you have to watch it :heh:

[Ashley]

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Trailer for new Ghibli Arrietty the Borrower

(well, trailer and behind the scenes stuff)

[Rinha]

Finished watching series one of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya this morning, great anime, Phoenix Wright reference was hilarious. Is there a series 2?

There is a second season of Haruhi, it aired last year.

It's... ah... different. It's hard to explain without spoiling, you have to watch it :heh:

Ah, so there *is* one :) Good to know. It's going on the pipeline!!

[ShadowV7]

Holy fuck. FullMetal Alchemist is over now over. Just...wow... :cry:

Really :blank:

I'm going to really miss it. Spent ages reading that last chapter it wasn't funny. Will likely go down as my favourite series. Can't wait to see it in anime form.

[Rinha]

Trailer for new Ghibli Arrietty the Borrower

(well, trailer and behind the scenes stuff)

This just made my heart skip a beat there...

...wonderful... but i never expected anything less from Ghibli. :blush:

[Ike]

Crispin Freeman has been working on the dubs for it so....

So it's been/being dubbed? I just want it to get a DVD release, looks like it might be a while though :(

Might have to pick up the manga for now.

[Rinha]

So it's been/being dubbed? I just want it to get a DVD release, looks like it might be a while though :(

Might have to pick up the manga for now.

From what i understand, yes... but i may not be the best person to answer this as i haven't plunged into the Suzumiya universe yet... What i know for sure is that Freeman has been dubbing something Suzumiya-related so, unless there's sth else on the pipeline, i would assume it's the second series? But dont take my word for it!

My backlog now comprises so much stuff... that i dunno when i'll get around to watch Suzumiya O_O

[Raining_again]

naruto... man what an episode.

excellent use of the clones gathering the nature chakra. Of course only naruto could do that... Very clever! And throwing the shuriken jutsu... noice.

[ShadowV7]

I really enjoyed this arc when I was reading it in the manga, and I watch it in anime form too. Waiting each week sucked to see what happened. Naruto was totally bad ass :heh:

[Raining_again]

I really enjoyed this arc when I was reading it in the manga, and I watch it in anime form too. Waiting each week sucked to see what happened. Naruto was totally bad ass :heh:

He really is insane BADASSness. "In a league of his own". Awe.some.

Love love love

Stomps all over bleach (anime) completely at the mo! (where are the awesome viazard when you need them eh)

[Jonnas]

Holy fuck. FullMetal Alchemist is over now over. Just...wow... :cry:

Really :blank:

I'm going to really miss it. Spent ages reading that last chapter it wasn't funny. Will likely go down as my favourite series. Can't wait to see it in anime form.

I know...It was a beautiful ending :cry:And only 4 episodes to go, too.

I wonder what project will Hiromu Arakawa start now...?

[ShadowV7]

It really was, it was done really well. It kept me surprised to the end and was a bit worried everything wouldn't be tied up properly and abit rushed, but she pulled it off. I'l be reading it again once it goes up on Mangastream.

I've read on some places she's taking a break just now with FMA wrapped now. But I wonder what she'll be doing next.

He really is insane BADASSness. "In a league of his own". Awe.some.

Love love love

Stomps all over bleach (anime) completely at the mo! (where are the awesome viazard when you need them eh)

That's what I liked about this arc, it's pretty much Naruto's first propery fight, and he looks awesome with that cloak one.

And as for Bleach, just structured plot. Really badly structured plot...

[Raining_again]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

nagato is pain!! :O

[Nolan]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

nagato is pain!! :O

Didn't the Rinegan sort of give that away? Especially once you know Pain is being controlled elsewhere, and is dead bodies reanimated.

[Jonnas]

Okay, to anyone who hasn't seen Episode 61 of FMA: Brotherhood yet, here's an advice: after the eyecatch, take an actual break before resuming.
That episode joined two of my favourite chapters into a single episode, and it may be too much awesomeness to handle at once.

[Coolness Bears]

Don't worry guys, I'm catching up in Brotherhood. :grin:

[Debug Mode]

Yet again I've given up reading Bleach.

Any who have read the newest chapter can probably guess why I refuse to read such bollocks.

[Shorty]

Yeah it's pretty lame :3 honestly the author just makes everything up as he goes along, twisting the universe to fit whatever he wants.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

nagato is pain!! :O
Haven't we known that for a while now? :heh:

[dr4hkon]

Bleach is just fucking shit up right now.

Aizen is boring as hell. "Whooo, look at me. I'm so strong." And then he destroys everything.
Meanwhile Ichigo is being a pussy and now he's learning some shit that might give hope blahblahblah.

[Dante]

FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood EP 63 preview shows the near the end of the last chapter then ep 64 must have longer scenes than the manga version.

[ShadowV7]

Well no, it didn't really. I downloaded the RAW just to check that out.

[Deathjam]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!

nagato is pain!! :O

Was that supposed to be unknown until now? Anyways just wait for what the next few episodes will show.

[Emerald Emblem]

The World cup and my PS3 refuse to let me watch anime, I've had to make a separate folder in my downloads folder to show what episodes I've not watched.

[Raining_again]

nooooo Hinnnnnaaaatttaaa =(

[Coolness Bears]

Gintama episode 30, I've already laughed too much :grin:

[Nolan]

nooooo Hinnnnnaaaatttaaa =(

Meh.

Naruto Manga is getting interesting though.

[Shino]

nooooo Hinnnnnaaaatttaaa =(

Spoiler and,

Meh.

Naruto Manga is getting interesting though.

F U.


http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/49/dawson_crying.gif

[Raining_again]

Spoiler and,



F U.


http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/49/dawson_crying.gif

You just quoted my (notreallya)spoiler too :P

I was fighting off the tears something serious though. Gah.

and its basically the end for them all now the ninetails is out. but yeah the whole going back in time and hinata spilling her love for naruto was realllly sad :(

[martinist]

Picked up Shippuuden again, about 130 or so episodes behind you guys though. Not doing anything for the rest of the week so I might as well have a monster Shippuuden marathon to see how far i can get ^_^

[Dante]

Summer-time anime
http://chartfag.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/summer-2010-v1export.jpg

[Ellmeister]

Can't see anything on that list except first 3 for some reason, but highschool of the Dead should be awesome! The manga is really good and its different.

[Ashley]

That's a shame because Mitsudomoe is based on your life!

[Coolness Bears]

I am interested to see how Kuroshitsuji 2 works, I don't think it will be as good as the first since the characters of Sebastian and Ciel were too good. :) (and the supporting cast)

The first one is great. :grin:

[Dante]

Gurren Lagann Parallel Works Series 2

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Two
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Four
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Five
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Seven
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"The sense of Wonder" Interviews & Scans (http://community.livejournal.com/gurren_lagann/576216.html)


To tomorrow

Just believe strongly in the tomorrow that is yet unseen...

I'll take you and run from here
Instead of hesitating, wherever you go,
I'll entrust my wishes in your hand
along with the dawn

Emptiness and hollowness
and the dry, sleepless nights
Changing all of it into smiles
That's what it means to protect you

The long night is dawning
I won't forget you
On this same earth
paint out the unfulfilled dream

I'll paint it onto this same sky...



Does it look like they can win the war?
I'm going to make a snack now
You'll have some too, right?
I have tea too
There's everything here

I'd like some alcohol too, but I don't have anymore
I was lying before, there's really nothing here
Those are old memories
Old memories of an old world
This is a library
I know. I've known for quite a while now
That it will be over soon
*scratches himself* Fleas
It's okay, I can't complain
Besides, old memories
aren't needed by anyone anymore

Taking them out isn't allowed......
Sorry
It's too bad, I can't go with you
But I'm glad I was able to meet you two in the end

Goodbye

[Dante]

Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail OVAs. :)

Release Dates:
Episode 1: 17/07/10
Episode 2: 08/09/10
Episode 3: 03/11/10
Episode 4: 22/12/10
Episode 5: 02/03/11

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Newtype's best characters of each decade

Top 30 1980's Male Characters:
1. Arsene Lupin the lll (Lupin the lll)
2. Char Aznable (Gundam)
3. Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
4. Amuro Ray (Gundam)
5. Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
6. Saeba Ryo (City Hunter)
7. Tatsuya Uesugi (Touch)
8. Kamille Bidan (Gundam)
9. Pazu (Laputa: Castle in the Sky)
10. Ataru Moroboshi (Urusei Yatsura)
11. Wataru Ikusabe (Wataru)
12. Conan (Future Boy Conan)
13. Yang Wen-li (Galactic Heroes)
14. Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
15. Yusaka Godai (Maison Ikkoku)
16. Roddy Shuffle (Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam)
17. Ryo Sanada (Ronin Warriors)
18. Cuvie Chirica (Armored Trooper Votoms)
19. Adalbert von Fahrenheit (Galactic Heroes)
20. Seiya (Saint Seiya)
21. Tsubara Ozora (Captain Tsubara)
22. Hassaway Noa (Gundam)
23. Tetsuro Hoshino (Galaxy Express 999)
24. Bernard Wiseman (Gundam)
25. Asuma Shinohara (Paltabor)
26. Stohl Rom (Machine Robo)
27. Rei Ichido (High School Kimengumi)
28. Rabi (Madou King Granzort)
29. Ladios Sopp (Five Star Stories)
30. JJ (Zillion)

Top 10 1980's Female Characters:
1. Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
2. Lum (Urusei Yatsura)
3. Lynn Minmay (Macross)
4. Kyoko Otonashi (Maison Ikkoku)
5. Sheeta (Laputa: Castle in the Sky)
6. Clarisse (Lupin the lll: Castle of Caglilistro)
7. Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)
8. Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service)
9. Sayla Mass (Gundam)
10. Haman Karn (Gundam)
11. Elpeo Ple (Gundam)
12. Maetel (Galaxy Express 999)
13. Misa Hayase (Macross)
14. Momo (Manou no Princess)
15. Modaka Ayukawa (Kimagure Orange Road)
16. Minami Asakura (Touch)
17. Doronjo (Yattaman)
18. Four Murasame (Gundam)
19. Ple Two (Gundam)
20. Honey Kisaragi (Cutey Honey)
21. Noa Izumi (Patlabor)
22. Noriko Takaya (Top wo Nerae!)
23. Himiko Shinobibe (Wataru)
24. Lana (Future Boy Conan)
25. Christina Mackenzie (Gundam)
26. Lalah Sune (Gundam)
27. Fraw Bow (Gundam)
28. Fa Yuiry (Gundam)
29. Piason Katue (Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam)
30. Mami Sakura (Espar Sakura)
Top 10 1990's Male Characters:
1. Shinji Ikari (Evangelion)
2. Kaworu Nagisa (Evangelion)
3. Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)
4. Sakuragi Hanamichi (Slam Dunk)
5. Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
6. Heero Yuy (Gundam)
7. Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon)
8. Kenshin Himura (Rouroni Kenshin)
9. Conan Edgar (Detective Conan)
10. Besara Nekki (Macross)
11. Kaede Rukawa (Slam Dunk)
12. Porco Rosso (Porco Rosso)
13. Tamahome (Fushigi Yuugi)
14. Nike (Mahoujin Guru Guru)
15. Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
16. Yusuke Urameshi Yu Yu Hakusho)
17. Kosshu Domon (Gundam)
18. Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
19. Todao Yokoshima (GS Mikami)
20. Gai Shishio (GaoGaiGar)
21. Duo Maxwell (Gundam)
22. Shiro Amada (Gundam)
23. Parn (Record of Lodoss War)
24. Xellos (Slayers)
25. Malto Senpuuji (Yusha Tokkyu Might Gaine)
26. Jean Rogue Raltique (Nadia: Secret of Blue Water)
27. Loran Cenack (Gundam)
28. Seabook Arno (Gundam)
29. Arslan (Gundam)
30. Soichiro Arima (Kare Kano)

Top 30 1990's Female Characters:
1. Rei Ayanami (Evangelion)
2. Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon)
3. Asuka Langley Soryu (Evangelion)
4. Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
5. Ruri Hoshino (Martian Sucessor Nadesico)
6. Nadia (Nadia: Secret of Blue Water)
7. Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon)
8. Mylerle Jenius (Macross)
9. Belldandy (Oh My Goddness!)
10. Deedlit (Record of Lodoss War)
11. Chacha (Akazukin Chacha)
12. Yawara Inokuma (Akazukin Chacha)
13. Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy Vll)
14. Lina Inverse (Slayers)
15. Cecily Fairchild (Gundam)
16. Minako Aino/Sailor Venus (Sailor Moon)
17. Katejina Loos (Gundam)
18. Allenby Beardsley (Gundam)
19. Rei Hino/Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)
20. Reiko Mikami (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
21. Relena Peacecraft (Gundam)
22. Hikaru Shido (Magic Knight Rayearth)
23. Kukuri (Mahoujin Guru Guru)
24. Yurika Misumaru (Martian Successor Nadesico)
25. Ran Mouri/Rachel Moore (Detective Conan)
26. Tiara (Dragon Quest)
27. Momoko Sakura (Momoko-Chan)
28. Pai (3x3 Eyes)
29. Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon)

Top 30 2000's Male Characters:
1. Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
2. Kira Yamato (Gundam)
3. Athrun Zala (Gundam)
4. Edward Elric (Full Metal Alchemist)
5. Kyon (Haruhi)
6. Ryomo Echizen (Prince of Tennis)
7. Yuri Shibuya (Kyou Kara Mach)
8. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
9. Sousuke Sagara (Full Metal Panic!)
10. Hei (Darker than BLACK)
11. Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist)
12. Haji (Blood +)
13. Ken Sugisaki (Seitokai no Ichizen)
14. Sanzo Genjyo (Saiyuki)
15. Tieria Erde (Gundam)
16. Shinichi Chiaki (Nodame Cantabile)
17. Shinn Asuka (Gundam)
18. Koyomi Araragi (Bakemonogatari)
19. Kazuma (Scryed)
20. Setsuna F. Seiei (Gundam)
21. Masamune Date (Sengoku BASARA)
22. Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
23. Syaoran (Tsubasa Chronicle)
24. Itsuki Koizumi (Haruhi)
25. Keroro (Keroro Gunsou)
26. Ichiro Ogami (Sakura Taisen)
27. Coud Van Giruet (Elemental Gelade)
28. Lockon Stratos (Gundam)
29. Takashi Natsume (Natsume Yuuji)
30. Gennosuke Koga (Basllisk)

Top 30 2000's Female Characters:
1. Cagalli Yula Athha (Gundam)
2. Lacus Clyne (Gundam)
3. Sheryl Nome (Macross)
4. Yuki Nagato (Haruhi)
5. Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi)
6. C.C. (Code Geass)
7. Sakura Shinguji (Sakura Wars)
8. Shinku (Rozen Maiden)
9. Hitagi Senjyogahara (Bakemonogatan)
10. Saber (Saber Marionette)
11. Teletha Testarossa (Full Metal Panic!)
12. Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
13. Riza Hawkeye (Full Metal Alchemist)
14. Mikoto Misaka (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
15. Hinagiku Katsura (Hayate the Combat Butler!)
16. Shiki Ryogi (Kara no Kyoukai)
17. Kallen Stadtfeld (Code Geass)
18. Nanoha Takamachi (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
19. Yui Hirasawa (K-ON!)
20. Kagome Higarashi (InuYasha)
21. Kagura (Gintama)
22. Lunamaria Hawke (Gundam)
23. Ranka Lee (Macross)
24. Mari Illustrious Makinami (Evangelion)
25. Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)
26. Makoto Konno (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo)
27. Fate Testarossa (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
28. Natsumi Hinata (Keroro Gunsou)
29. Shana (Shakugan no Shana)
30. Nagisa Furukawa (Clannad)

[martinist]

112 eps into shippuuden, should be all caught up by the end of next week. Maybe a bit earlier than that. wooo

[Jonnas]

B
Newtype's best characters of each decade

...Why is Tifa on that list? :blank:

[Nolan]

...Why is Tifa on that list? :blank:

And why is there so much Gundam?

[martinist]

All caught up with Shippuuden. Over 130 episodes in three days isn't bad.

[Ike]

Found a region 1 listing of Melancholy of Haruhi (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/yaTkh6UeRanRoVXsf0/browse/item/88714/4/0/0) Suzumiya complete season 2 due out in August, hopefully we'll get it not long after!

[Emerald Emblem]

Found a region 1 listing of Melancholy of Haruhi (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/yaTkh6UeRanRoVXsf0/browse/item/88714/4/0/0) Suzumiya complete season 2 due out in August, hopefully we'll get it not long after!

I wonder if I can wait that long.

Finished watching my new Kanon 2006 DVD's, still as wonderful as I remember and a really good dub too.

[Ike]

Found out they are releasing The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie as well, but no date has been announced yet :)

[Raining_again]

9 tails?

4th hokage?

planetary devastation?


bloody hell.

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9 tails?

4th hokage?

planetary devastation?


bloody hell.

Just you wait for when the anime reaches to the current point in the manga. The Pain arc is definitely one of my favourites from Part II of the series, but holy shit recent happenings in the manga have me shitting cathedrals.

But for fellow users who're reading the manga..


Hooooly sheeeet! I knew as soon as Kushina mentioned in the last chapter she was the previous Jinchuuriki, some thing as child birth was responsible. But I didn't think Madara would play a part in it, especially to the extent of kidnapping Naruto :blank:

[Raining_again]

I was SO CLOSE to quotereplyingspoiled, you nearly got me!!! :O

shitting cathedrals, that sounds fun! xD

I don't know how it could get any better =P

My heart just melted when the 4th jumped in and rescued him! ;____; I'm sure the next one will be a sad one!

[Nolan]

I really didn't like how they handled this last episode. It was rather shitty for fights imo.

[Raining_again]

I really didn't like how they handled this last episode. It was rather shitty for fights imo.

I've definitely seen better fights wise... Like the last time

that naruto let the tails out in his battle with orchimaru

it was all flashy and speedy, nothing to scream and shout about. Exciting but not as exciting as it COULD have been.

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My heart just melted when the 4th jumped in and rescued him! ;____; I'm sure the next one will be a sad one!

Yeah I was the same when that happened, it was such a feel good moment through out all the shit that's hitting the fan!

[Raining_again]

when foxy gathered those little red and black chakra clouds, it just didnt seem quite as awesome this time round. last time i was like zomg holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~

but Pain's ultimate push thing has like destroyed a bigger space anyway. really anticlimatic.

i did like the claws to the face bit, that made me laugh! IN. YOUR. FACE. BITCH.

[Shino]

I'm torn between the cool story plots and animation, and the HORRENDOUS art style that animator used, jesus christ what was he thinking.

[martinist]

Shippuuden! I came...end of story

[Ike]

Hey One Piece fans, there's currently a petition going around in order to try and get MangaUK to release the series in the UK. The reason why they won't licence it at the moment is because the series costs a lot to buy from Toei and MangaUK don't think there is enough demand for the series for them to pay that much, this is also why we don't have other Anime in the UK such as Dragon Ball.

Normally I don't think petitions work but MangaUK have taken an interest in it so it's worth a shot. So if anyone could possibly sign the petition and help out, it would be better to sign if you intend to buy the DVDs if they get released though you can still sign if you don't plan on buying them :P

The link to the site: http://onepieceuk.co.cc/

I believe a Facebook group is going to be setup soon as well, I'll post a link when it is.

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I think It'd be a very bad idea to bring it out here, MangaUK barely get any sales any way, never mind an anime that has already ripped to shreds by the majority of people I know thanks to the perception of the series caused by the monstrosity that was the 4Kids version.

[daftada]

Anyone got any thoughts on Ghibli's next project, based on the borrowers? There's a new trailer just been released, I can't wait for the UK release!

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Quality of recent Naruto episodes (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/07/03/naruto-achieves-legendary-quality/)

Naruto anime followers, do yourselves a favour and read the manga.. I gave up with Shippuuden ever since the first filler arc as it was just horrendous..

But now I'm glad I gave up, my favourite arc seems to have been absolutely destroyed.

[Nolan]

I concur, see my previous post.

Also....that site is kinda NSFW with those ads. Nothing shown, but still probably risqué to get promotions.

[Shino]

Quality of recent Naruto episodes (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/07/03/naruto-achieves-legendary-quality/)

Naruto anime followers, do yourselves a favour and read the manga.. I gave up with Shippuuden ever since the first filler arc as it was just horrendous..

But now I'm glad I gave up, my favourite arc seems to have been absolutely destroyed.

It was weird, but it was also good. Great animation, unlike the manga.

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It was weird, but it was also good. Great animation, unlike the manga.

My only gripe with reading it in manga form is of course the media's lack of sound which is obvious. The Naruto series has some brilliant and moving in places music.

But I fucking love Naruto in manga medium, the art has improved so much since the start but I guess the appeal of unravelling the plot as it comes is also a factor in my enjoyment..

[Dante]

FMA Brotherhood has ended but it doesn't stop Bones making a movie.

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/6605/dat1278232052749.jpg

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Oh fuck off Bones! Don't make an FMA movie again! The last one was awful and this was a pretty rounded ending anyway!

[ShadowV7]

I gave up on Shippuden long ago, tried watching it again for this awesome arc, and it's just crap. The animation is lousy and characters just look ugly, especially Diva pain. The episode where Naruto ended up going Kyuubi, where the hell was the rest of Konoha when they were fighting? Was just an open plain. Not to mention it was so diluted in horrid filler.

That Shikamaru episode... Urgh...

I liked the last FMA Movie, but the ending was pathetic. Don't mind if it's to do with the likes of Xing and prequel with Ishbal.

[Shino]

The problem with manga readers is blaming the anime instead of themselves for not enjoying it. When you already know everything, nothing special happens.

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The problem with manga readers is blaming the anime instead of themselves for not enjoying it. When you already know everything, nothing special happens.

I get what you mean by this, but I definitely contend this case myself. I've read many manga titles before anime adaptations were made/watched by myself such as Death Note, Naruto, Gantz, Azumanga Daioh etc and still enjoyed the adaptations despite knowing what's going to happen.

But in my opinion, the Naruto anime as of late has been declining in enjoyment for me, the first arc was absolutely brilliant, held on during the first fillers and then slipped a bit after the Hidan and Kakuzu introduction..

I had enjoyed the original Anime all the way through (well, I didn't bother with the filler), I just don't get what's happening with the quality of the animation these days.

[Jonnas]

@FMAB Movie: I'll hold my breath before checking where this is going...

Maybe it will just give us a peek on Al's time in in Xing or Ed's journey through the West... I certainly wouldn't mind that

The problem with manga readers is blaming the anime instead of themselves for not enjoying it. When you already know everything, nothing special happens.

While I don't know anything about Naruto, I'm pretty sure there are cases where an Anime can handle things poorly. Or maybe just in a different presentation/perspective, which displeases those who liked the original Manga as it was (I started disliking a lot of aspects of the Death Note anime, and I watched it before I read the manga, for instance).

That said, if the Anime follows the manga story properly, there has to be an incredibly major fuck up for a fan to not enjoy both.

[ShadowV7]

The problem with manga readers is blaming the anime instead of themselves for not enjoying it. When you already know everything, nothing special happens.

Not in Shippudens case.

I've read many manga series, then watched the anime adaption and enjoyed it fine, enjoying what it is in a laid back approach. But with Shippuden, it's just being handled poorly and can be done much better than this, even with the filler. But it's just going downhill.

[Shino]

Funny you don't see any of the people that only watches the anime complaining, in fact most of us would say that everything went up since the Sai arc ended, and the last episode had in fact great animation just a bit too many liberties were taken with the character's design.

Personally I stopped reading the manga once I noticed it was ruining the anime for me, and it did wonders once it finally caught up to were I was (or at places were I forgot plot details).

Its a long running shounen series, and all of those I can remember (DB, One Piece, Bleach, Naruto) suffer from the same animation and filler problems, so its not really comparable to something like Death Note or FMA with a fixed budget and pre-determined number of episodes.

I've read many manga titles before anime adaptations were made/watched by myself such as Death Note, Naruto, Gantz, Azumanga Daioh etc and still enjoyed the adaptations despite knowing what's going to happen.

Death Note - 37 eps
Gantz -13 eps
Azumanga Daioh - 26 eps
Naruto - 220 + 167 and counting

[Nolan]

I've definitely seen better fights wise... Like the last time

that naruto let the tails out in his battle with orchimaru

it was all flashy and speedy, nothing to scream and shout about. Exciting but not as exciting as it COULD have been.

Funny you don't see any of the people that only watches the anime complaining,

No, she didn't outright complain. She did however agree that the fight wasn't particularly good. I remembered it being much better in the Manga, so I went back and re-read it, it was still better.

Other than the slower pace I've been happy with how the show followed the manga until this episode where, not so much the animation (as it was smooth) but the animator/artist. Plus the complete blandness of the fight.

[Shino]

What can I say, I didn't like the style all that much either, but I disagree that the fight was bland. Maybe if there was more of it in the manga, they didn't have to make up so much.

[ShadowV7]

Funny you don't see any of the people that only watches the anime complaining, in fact most of us would say that everything went up since the Sai arc ended, and the last episode had in fact great animation just a bit too many liberties were taken with the character's design.

Personally I stopped reading the manga once I noticed it was ruining the anime for me, and it did wonders once it finally caught up to were I was (or at places were I forgot plot details).

Its a long running shounen series, and all of those I can remember (DB, One Piece, Bleach, Naruto) suffer from the same animation and filler problems, so its not really comparable to something like Death Note or FMA with a fixed budget and pre-determined number of episodes.



I've had a few friends moaning about Shippuden ever since the Itachi and Sasuke fight started, where they started to notice how slow it was going and a bit more bland than it was previously, all being anime only watchers. Point i'm coming across with isn't Naruto manga vs anime, it's anime vs anime. I think you're more right with the characters design also, just some looked rather, eww...

I just think that Shippuden is just taking steps back, I quite enjoyed the whole Kakuzo and Hidan part and all, but at times I feel like i'm just watching ut for the sake of it.

I mean the Naruto and Sasuke fight was awesome, and that was loads of filler, and now looking back to the Naruto series as a whole, it could be much better, it's just not like they're trying as hard anymore. It's made me stop watching a couple of times now. Don't care about the filler etc, it's just how they're handling it these days compared to how they done it before.

Some episodes are pretty good right enough and stand out. With Shippuden they have different teams handling episodes, just a shame that when it's the really good stuff of the arc, it's the filler teams time.

[Shino]

Some episodes are pretty good right enough and stand out. With Shippuden they have different teams handling episodes, just a shame that when it's the really good stuff of the arc, it's the filler teams time.

If you're referring to this last episode, its the same team as Naruto vs Sasuke 133 episode (wow, that was an incredibly nerdy thing to say, I feel awesome).


I don't want to turn it into anime vs manga either, just trying to put it in perspective.

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Well I probably caused this current Manga vs Anime debate with my link and comments regarding the Anime viewers switching to Manga cause I felt it was the 'better medium'. But I do get the Anime fans views, in the end I'm just damn pissed off the Sasuke vs Itachi fight got a bigger budget than the current one, as I was daaaamn anticipating watching the current one once it was aired.

[Dante]

Watched Highschool Of The Dead ep one and it was great start also it had 28 Days Later song in it. :p

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FUNimation - (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon)

The North American anime distributor Funimation has announced at its Anime Expo panel on Friday that it licensed the live-action Moyashimon television series
and the Shiki, Black Butler 2, Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~, The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, and Sengoku Basara Two anime series for simulcast as they air in Japan starting this month. Funimation also announced the 2011 licenses of Darker than BLACK Season 2 Shakugan no Shana (Seasons 2, Movie, OVA), Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail, Hellsing Ultimate volumes 5-7, and the Trigun: Badlands Rumble film. Funimation hosted Trigun producer Shigeru Kitayama at its panel.

Funimation announced that it licensed the Geneon anime titles Texhnolyze, Ai Yori Aoshi, Armitage III, Haibane Renmei, Hellsing (television series), Serial Experiments Lain, Tenchi in Tokyo, Tenchi Universe, the Tenchi Muyo! OVAs, and the Tenchi Muyo! movies.

[Nolan]

I have to watch it now. Absolutely love that moment of the film and the music is just so perfect.

[Dante]

I have to watch it now. Absolutely love that moment of the film and the music is just so perfect.

Its alright but it does have over the top fan service in it.

[Shorty]

If you're referring to this last episode, its the same team as Naruto vs Sasuke 133 episode (wow, that was an incredibly nerdy thing to say, I feel awesome).
That's not nerdy. Knowing that the animator was Norio Matsumoto and that he did it pretty much single handedly is nerdy. I think his work is absolutely outstanding. He also did Lee vs Gaara, Orochimaru/First/Second vs Third Hokage and Sasuke vs Orochimaru in part 1. What he does gets very mixed reviews, mainly because he hugely simplifies features and shadows for the sake of amazing animation. Sometimes characters look a bit odd, but nowhere near as bad as when they get the cheap, crappy animators on the Job.

http://knowyourmeme.com/i/28880/original/9lao9y.jpg?1259784143

I am not up to date on Naruto, I have saved up 2 episodes and plan to save up at least 3. I just hate how short they are. Knowing the animation of an episode I've missed is "133-quality" is rather exciting :D

Regarding the quality vs the manga. You manga-only-fans are dead wrong. The anime is currently at an outstanding quality, sure the animation slips a bit but as Shino says, what we see in the anime is new to us, the quality of the story and sheer number of "OMG" moments mean the occasional flaws in design go unnoticed. And animations last longer and come with music and voices and ultimately (IMO) more emotion.

While Shippuuden really dragged its heels at one point, personally I've found it consistently enjoyable ever since Deidera vs Sasuke.

[Dante]

Uncensored version of HSoTD to air on saturday. :)
http://i48.tinypic.com/2v11zth.gif

[Emerald Emblem]

Episode 1 you mean? Glad I waited then.

[Shorty]

Ah gutted I was expecting to watch 3 Naruto this weekend but there wasn't one this week! There's a double on the 29th which is predicted to be the end of the arc. Maybe I'll wait for that, that would mean waiting 3 weeks from yesterday to watch 6 episodes at once...

That Highschool of the Dead looks interesting, might check it out when the uncensored one is floating about!

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Holy shit at the Naruto manga..

THAT DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD FFFFTTT

[Raining_again]

High School of the dead is brilliant so far.

Panty shots! Deadly enemies! Violence and blood! What more does an anime need?

Looks like an interesting plot too :indeed: :D

i was also gutted about lack of naruto shippy :(

[Ashley]

High School of the Dead interests me. Does anyone know if its a set length (a la Death Note) or is going to last longer than I am (a la Naruto)?

I also want to read more manga. Damn its cost. For instance that really seminal manga about...Hitler. I can't remember its name but I'm sure I have it written down somewhere.

[Raining_again]

High School of the Dead interests me. Does anyone know if its a set length (a la Death Note) or is going to last longer than I am (a la Naruto)?

I also want to read more manga. Damn its cost. For instance that really seminal manga about...Hitler. I can't remember its name but I'm sure I have it written down somewhere.

anime list doesnt quote a length but I can't imagine it being massively long (without too many spoilers lol)

[Dante]

HSoTD is 12 episodes long because the manga had a two years break but will be starting again this month.

[Ashley]

Well if its coming back (the manga) will they be extending the episode run to match the new material?

[Dante]

Well if its coming back (the manga) will they be extending the episode run to match the new material?

I dont think so but the material before the manga (Highschool of the Dead Vol.06 Ch.025) had its break could last to the anime episodes or unless Madhouse writes a ending themselfs like they did with Claymore.

[Ellmeister]

To be fair, the manga is awesome but the way the story is going, it could go on for a while!

I didn't know it was on a break, why was that?

[Dante]

To be fair, the manga is awesome but the way the story is going, it could go on for a while!

I didn't know it was on a break, why was that?

I dont know.

Director of High School of the Dead Interview (http://yunakiti.blog79.fc2.com/blog-entry-5750.html)


"We don't intend to forget Breasts-Butts-Thighs even in a world full of zombies"
"We want to continue adding as many breast bounces as possible"
"We think people that come to watch this anime come to watch the breasts"
"I've never seen any anime with so much breast bouncing as this one"
"The staff has gotten used to it and are bouncing those breasts without me having to say anything"
"I'm trying to make this anime in a way that I, when I was a middle schooler, would have definitely bought"


So fanservice is more important than the show. :hmm:

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So fanservice is more important than the show. :hmm:

God forbid, an anime full of fan service to rake in the money?

[Guy]

The way I see it is if the content and storyline is great, then gratuitous fanservice is fine.

[martinist]

HSoTD is 12 episodes long.

oooo I was right!! ^__^

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Watched the first episode of High School of the Dead last night. Seems like a strange choice of a storyline for an anime. Seem like all they're going to do is kill zombies and flash their underwear for 12 episodes and maybe find a survivor or two. I'm still going to watch the rest of it though, would quite like to see where this show is going.

[Shino]

I dont know.

Director of High School of the Dead Interview (http://yunakiti.blog79.fc2.com/blog-entry-5750.html)



So fanservice is more important than the show. :hmm:

Lol, that's the point we've reached...

[Dante]

So many versions of HSoTD.

There are from 3 t 4 different versions of episode.

1. DVD Version – totally uncensored.
2. AT-X – versin. Only the actual “headhits”, wounds and more grotesque stuff censored by black shadows.
3. “Normal” Version – Black Shadows censor various stuff, fade-outs, etc.
4. “Friendly” version that airs latter in the week – Panties, fanservice, gore, etc, censored completely.

HSoTD ep two has annoying "BOING" sound effects for the nurse.

The newest chapter is out now and now on a bimonthly status.

[Nolan]

Finished up FMA Brotherhood. About 100 times better than FMA which had poor pacing and was rather...stupid.

Also, I'm bored so I'm going to go through TTGL again since it's been a while and it's still awesome....now if Japan would just put Kamina and Kittan into a buddy cop series....

[Raining_again]

Shippy was a bit meh..

I was expecting to like, cry or something, this is a pretty pivotal canon event. Naruto finding out who his dad was. But it just wasn't that sad.

[Mundi]

Also, I'm bored so I'm going to go through TTGL again since it's been a while and it's still awesome....now if Japan would just put Kamina and Kittan into a buddy cop series....

Tengen Toppa is probably the best impulse watch I have had.
Been watching for nearly over a year just because I do not want to finish and I know there is not another series like it.

[Dante]

Manga sites are dieing.
Example - MangaToshokan: (http://www.mangatoshokan.com/)
We hoped it wouldn't come to this, but due to mounting legal pressure, we have been advised to remove all series serialized by the publishers in the coalition. This was a very difficult decision to make, and one we did not take lightly. Unfortunately this means we have had to remove the majority of our library, however we have been able to retain some manga, as well as most of our manhua and manhwa. We will be shifting the focus of the site more to manhwa and manhua (Korean and Chinese manga). For some of you, this may be your last visit to MangaToshokan, but before you leave we would appreciate it if you could fill out a short six question survey that we are going to share the results to the publishers. If nothing else, we hope it will make them aware of the consequences of their actions. Also if you could pass this survey on to other people we would appreciate it. Again, we apologize for this, but we don't have any other options at this point.