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Didn't see a general questions thread is this where I can ask?
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Apr 16, 2013 04:59
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If I remember correctly Zorak doesn't like General Questions threads or General News threads and has said if you can't find a thread that the question or piece of news already fits in make a thread for it.
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Apr 16, 2013 05:21
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gently caress me.
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Apr 16, 2013 05:22
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That's not a question
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Apr 16, 2013 10:04
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Is there an anime or manga besides Liar Game and One Outs that handle gambling and just obscure and weird games as well as Kaiji and Akagi?
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Apr 20, 2013 03:17
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If you can handle the Mahjong in Akagi try Ten, also by Fukumoto. If not, then Gambling Emperor Legend Zero has some real interesting and weird gambles.
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Apr 20, 2013 03:37
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What can I watch that's got wuxia influences?
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Apr 20, 2013 06:53
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Bongo Bill posted:What can I watch that's got wuxia influences? Katanagatari's got a little of that in its DNA, depending how strictly you define wuxia. (It doesn't fit the "set in China" part, for instance.) Plus it's re-airing right now.
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Apr 20, 2013 07:40
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Bongo Bill posted:What can I watch that's got wuxia influences? If you can accept a relatively liberal interpretation...I'd recommend the Giant Robo OVA, which actually has more martials arts combat than purely mecha action and was in fact influenced by wuxia. It's also very good in general too.
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Apr 20, 2013 07:47
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G Gundam has a ton of wuxia themes and influences.
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Apr 20, 2013 08:07
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wielder posted:If you can accept a relatively liberal interpretation...I'd recommend the Giant Robo OVA, which actually has more martials arts combat than purely mecha action and was in fact influenced by wuxia. It's also very good in general too. I haven't seen much, but I have seen that and quite enjoyed it. It hadn't occurred to me to think of it as wuxia-inspired, but I see it now, what with all the stylish superpowers and individual tragedies. Even the presence of the giant robot in it worked well, but at the moment I think I would prefer action that remains on the human scale, so G Gundam will have to wait until later. What else you got?
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Apr 20, 2013 08:37
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In that case, check out Hero Tales and Sōten Kōro. The former is straight up wuxia, while the latter is a quite enjoyable adaptation of original Records of the Three Kingdoms with Cao Cao was the heroic main character (in contrast to the later Romance where Liu Bei is more heroic and prominent).
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Apr 20, 2013 08:53
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Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit Not true hardcore wuxia, but has martial arts and a decent story.
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Apr 20, 2013 10:29
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What's another good protagonist-solves-problems anime in the vein of Master Keaton, Mushishi, Mononoke, GTO, Bartender?
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Apr 20, 2013 15:37
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Natsume Yujin-cho would work. City Hunter fits the bill too, but you probably wouldn't like it. Dirty Pair as well if you take an extremly broad view on the whole solving problems thing.
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Apr 20, 2013 15:51
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coathat posted:City Hunter fits the bill too, but you probably wouldn't like it.
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Apr 20, 2013 16:23
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Ohh yeah you should check out Blackjack if you haven't already. Can't go wrong with Tezuka.
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Apr 20, 2013 16:50
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Chas McGill posted:What's another good protagonist-solves-problems anime in the vein of Master Keaton, Mushishi, Mononoke, GTO, Bartender? Well it's more a protagonist solving a single very large problem, but if you liked Master Keaton you could check out another Naoki Urusawa anime, Monster.
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Apr 20, 2013 18:33
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Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending. Bonus points if it has metal as a soundtrack, but that's less 'recommend me an anime' and more 'if I won all the lotteries, this is the anime I'd make'.
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Apr 20, 2013 20:42
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CommissarMega posted:Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending.
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Apr 20, 2013 21:23
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CommissarMega posted:Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending. Oh god now I want this. 
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Apr 20, 2013 21:25
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Chas McGill posted:What's another good protagonist-solves-problems anime in the vein of Master Keaton, Mushishi, Mononoke, GTO, Bartender? Maybe Hyouka? Main protagonist is a sort of Sherlock Holmes-esque character but lazy as all gently caress unless something interests him. The characters are enjoyable without being annoying, the puzzles are interesting and varied enough to keep from becoming stale, and it's fairly recent.
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Apr 20, 2013 21:46
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So I'm a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fan, and have been told that HunterXHunter has a similar level of "constant game of wits" going on in the fights. Should I watch the recent anime, or read the manga?
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Apr 21, 2013 02:40
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CommissarMega posted:Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending. Eureka Seven. Also count me as interested in "more like this, any genre, please." I know a few other action + romance series that could kind of count but don't dial it up to eleven as effectively, but I could do with branching out.
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Apr 21, 2013 08:37
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I'm honestly drawing a blank on any anime romances (Eureka Seven is a good choice though, even if it's not exclusively a romance story) that end that way. It's entirely possible that I'm forgetting something really blatant. Lovely Complex has a great ending, but it's not quite cranked up to 11 like you're requesting, still one of my favorite shows overall. Toradora! comes close too. A lot of the recent shoujo shows are adaptations of comics that are still going on, so the anime version ends with story left to tell. All I can think of are some manga stories that end that way: Octave, Love My Life, Girl Friends, and Sasameki Koto all basically end with a ton of  's exploding into smaller s. Kimi ni Todoke will probably end that way some time, whenever it gets there. Paradise Kiss' (anime or manga) ending is great and wonderfully written, but doesn't really fit your description either.There are two series I can think of that have very happy endings, but knowing that ahead of time is very likely to lessen a lot of the drama that drives the majorities of their plots, so I'm not sure how exactly to go about suggesting them.  So, even though this is awkward as all hell, I'll put their titles in spoilers, be warned though that knowing they have happy ends might affect your overall enjoyment of them. Mouseover at your own risk.Clannad: The first season is pretty mediocre, the second nails it. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Fanservice laden, ghost girlfriend story that ends up being cute, funny, frightening and romantic. Go figure. Alas, no metal is found among any of those choices.
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Apr 21, 2013 09:29
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a kitten posted:
This is what I was going to suggest. It's not exactly fitting to what you're looking for but it is certainly the closest I've ever seen. I watched it when I was looking for pretty much exactly what you were and it satisfied me completely. Also another rec for Eureka Seven, while not really all that close it is utterly fantastic and hits some of the notes you're looking for.
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Apr 21, 2013 10:02
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Studio Ghibli's "Whisper of the Heart" is a very pure romance, though possibly more abrupt than you describe.bubblegumbo0 posted:Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit This is the first of these suggestions I've tried, and while it isn't what I thought I wanted (slower, for one thing), it's really hitting the spot. Good suggestion.
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Apr 21, 2013 11:05
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Are there any parody crossover animes? I'm thinking host club of effeminate guys who suddenly have to deal with nuclear apocalypse due to powerful psychics ala akira.
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Apr 21, 2013 13:49
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Mo_Steel posted:Maybe Hyouka? Main protagonist is a sort of Sherlock Holmes-esque character but lazy as all gently caress unless something interests him. The characters are enjoyable without being annoying, the puzzles are interesting and varied enough to keep from becoming stale, and it's fairly recent. Zorak posted:Well it's more a protagonist solving a single very large problem, but if you liked Master Keaton you could check out another Naoki Urusawa anime, Monster.
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Apr 21, 2013 14:19
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Chas McGill posted:Hyouka was recommended to me when I asked for chill stuff and I see how it fits the bill of problem solving, though I only managed to watch about 4 episodes before giving up because I didn't like the art style/setting very much. Shame, since I love the idea of an amateur detective crew solving mundane mysteries. Kamisama no Memochou maybe? The mysteries are more serious than Hyouka's though.
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Apr 21, 2013 14:52
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CommissarMega posted:Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending. Emma: A Victorian Romance is the very first thing that comes to mind, but don't go expecting any Metal soundtracks. After that, It's been a LONG time since I've seen it but maybe Peach Girl and I'd also recommend Toradora as well.
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Apr 21, 2013 16:45
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Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! I've actually watched Eureka Seven already, should have mentioned that  In any case, I'm going to try Emma and that second suggestion of a kitten for now. As for the mteal- meh, I can live without it.What I'd give for some unholy combination of Brutal Legend and Kannazuki no Miko...
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Apr 21, 2013 18:43
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CommissarMega posted:Okay, this might be a long shot, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good romantic (dark, slice of life- poo poo, I'll go for ecchi in a pinch) anime that has really sappy, happy endings? I'm talking shouted declarations of love, happy smiles all around, tears of joy, deep kisses only broken when they come up for breath, hugging, soaring music, cherry blossom petals every-loving-where, "And they lived happily ever after", the WORKS. Again, genre or even level of fanservice doesn't matter, and hell, neither does the orientation of the characters. Just an awesome love story with a gloriously happy ending. Maybe try Otome Yokai Zakuro?
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Apr 21, 2013 18:43
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CommissarMega posted:Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! I've actually watched Eureka Seven already, should have mentioned that Just to be sure, you've seen Detroit Metal City, right? It's a series of skits so there isn't really an ending*, but I'm pretty sure you'd love it. *There's a live action adaptation that gives it an overall narrative, but it's clumsily handled and the best parts of the movie are scenes from the manga that would work just as well out of context.
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Apr 21, 2013 19:56
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Ringo Roadagain posted:If you can handle the Mahjong in Akagi try Ten, also by Fukumoto. If not, then Gambling Emperor Legend Zero has some real interesting and weird gambles. Thank you I had no idea Zero was something else he was doing. How does this guy get anything done with three mangas in progress at once?
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Apr 21, 2013 21:09
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The Black Stones posted:Emma: A Victorian Romance is the very first thing that comes to mind, but don't go expecting any Metal soundtracks. CommissarMega posted:Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! I've actually watched Eureka Seven already, should have mentioned that Emma is an amazing manga and a pretty alright anime. The manga covers much much more material and has a wonderful ending. The anime is pretty okay but the second season throws a curve ball in that it goes very off the rails (in particular, mucking about with the plot and changing a major character's motivations.), and has a completely different ending, which is very happy but quite different (it's very definitive and much more 'and this is wahte happened the end' than the manga. Anime is not bad by a stretch but the manga is SO SO SO good (and so much better) and is probably one of the most beautifully illustrated books I've ever had the pleasure to read.
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Apr 22, 2013 06:02
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Chas McGill posted:Hyouka was recommended to me when I asked for chill stuff and I see how it fits the bill of problem solving, though I only managed to watch about 4 episodes before giving up because I didn't like the art style/setting very much. Shame, since I love the idea of an amateur detective crew solving mundane mysteries. Please keep going with it. The strange art dials down a whole lot. The setting doesn't change too much, but it does a little bit later (there are a few more mysteries than just the Hyouka one). It really is great.
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Apr 22, 2013 18:18
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Art was the only thing that grabbed me about hyouka. I was bored out of my mind by ep 9 or 10 and was horrified when I learned it was a full 24-26 series.
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Apr 22, 2013 21:06
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Kingnothing posted:Please keep going with it. The strange art dials down a whole lot. The setting doesn't change too much, but it does a little bit later (there are a few more mysteries than just the Hyouka one). It really is great. DamnGlitch posted:Art was the only thing that grabbed me about hyouka. I was bored out of my mind by ep 9 or 10 and was horrified when I learned it was a full 24-26 series. The actual animation and colouring is good, as is the representation of flashbacks and data (such as the visualisation of what brunette-toddler-girl's uncle did when he was at school). My main problem is just that I'm tired of high schoolers and uniforms. After a couple of episodes my tolerance for moe infantilisation was stretched really thin. It made me want to watch City Hunter again. I can understand the appeal of the show (unlike other stuff that's been recommended to me, like Toradora) - it seems well made and I like the premise.
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Apr 22, 2013 21:19
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Maremidon posted:So I'm a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fan, and have been told that HunterXHunter has a similar level of "constant game of wits" going on in the fights. Should I watch the recent anime, or read the manga? The new Hunter x Hunter is amazing and you should watch it. The fights make sense and power levels are explained in a way that actually enhances the story. It's also gets brutal a few arcs in. I haven't read the manga of it but now that they're finally animating an arc that has never been animated, I may never have to. Though I probably will just for comparison's sake. Kind of like what I did with Full Metal Alchemist. So yeah, give the new Hunter x Hunter a try. It's really good! Probably my new favorite old series done new.  Oh, and I can't compare it to Jojo, since I still need to watch that.
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