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The package arrived (early!) and I've already ripped all 4 discs in preparation to dump to my Plex server. No movie there; 3 discs of episodes, 1 disc all of extras. Don't pay any attention to the whining "top reviewer" reviews on Amazon--there are indeed the Japanese audio tracks there, I had to select them in MakeMKV (due to my settings). Now in Handbrake so my little RPi server can handle streaming them.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NP06DJE
I don't think so. The image of the case back says 26 episodes + extras on 4 BD. For me this is a good deal--I've just watched the first disc (9 episodes) via my Netflix physical disc subscription--now I can pull the rest off my queue.
If you're into trippy stuff two I recommend, though they may be harder to find: Serial Experiments: LAIN and Boogiepop Phantom.
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Maybe you have a favorite director who you'd like to give a primer on? One that has works that make a good starting point for people without much anime experience?
I haven't watched it, but I've known a few friends who were really into it.Finished the first season of Re: Zero - Starting Life In Another World. Dare I say this is near perfect. As I foundd some of the dialogue cringey at first I struggled to REALLY get into it. However by the third episode I bloody loved it!!!!
The story to this great and the charecters themselves are awesome as hell. Anybody else here like this show? Gonna watch season 2 soon
I haven't watched it, but I've known a few friends who were really into it.
For a second when I saw you mention Re:Zero, my mind went to No Game No Life, which I have seen, to which I was going to say "That show is absolutely not perfection!" but then I remembered what Re:Zero was.
Well, it has its highs and its lows. It has some neat lore and a cool world, but it suffers from being awfully perverted and gross like a lot of series unfortunately. It's one of those shows where at the time I just thought "That's weird, but okay," but looking back I realize that there's a lot in the show that's just fucked up and I don't want anyone to ever have to watch it. Not the worst anime I've seen by any means though.I'm guessing No Game No Life is very bad
Not the worst anime I've seen by any means though.
Dang, that sent me back in the wayback machine. Yep, I remember when it was termed "Japanimation" and used the term myself. A friend and I discovered a local collectibles shop that had a good selection of rental VHS tapes--meaning a couple of book shelves. We went through a lot of those. I had been primed for it with early Robotech and Space Battleship Yamato airings on network TV. Also, I instantly recognized the cast photo there! Loved that movie.Just to center back on the title and first post of this thread for a moment: What anime could someone find compelling if they so far haven't liked much anime?
I'm old enough to remember when liking anime was a pretty weird thing in the US. There was no manga available, much less having its own section in Barnes & Noble. If you wanted to watch an anime movie (pre-streaming!), there wasn't even a section for it at a rental store. Anime would be mixed in with Kids films like Aladdin and G.I. Joe: The Movie. It was uniformly associated with Japan, and mostly called "Japanimation", and people thought it was super weird. And honestly, a lot of it was. And people thought anime fans were super weird. And honestly, a lot of them were. If you walked down a high school hallway (no one older or younger knew about anime) you could easily find the freaks/losers who might go on about some Ranma 1/2 bootleg they got:
That I've seen? Citrus. Don't look it up, just take my word for it.And the worst anime ever goes to?
Don't look it up, just take my word for it.
Yes, Clannad is a masterpiece.I took a break from anime over the past month or two, however I'm back to binging again.
I have now actually finished both two seasons of 'Re: Zero Starting Life In Another World' and I think it's fair enough to say, I actually prefer the second season quite a bit more compared to the first.
After fininishing that I went onto another anime called 'Clannad'.
According to my friend (who adores anime), this show is one of the most emotional animes you will ever watch.
So far im around episode 11 and I'm enjoying it quite a lot.
Will try and finish season one within this week