[guncannon109]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Watching that right now with the Girlfriend. Inuyasha is one of those shows where you hear the premise, and then are surprised when it turns out to be something awesome. Sesshomaru is a really good anti-hero through the series.

Oh yes. Sesshomaru needs all the love he can get.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

Oh yes. Sesshomaru needs all the love he can get.

Yes he does!

[Locke]

Decided to try some new anime after I cooled off about Shinkgeki's ending.

So out of the ones released this winter, I'm gonna try Kyoukai no Kanata, Samurai Flamenco, Strike the Blood, Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!, Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai and Coppelion.

I'll let you know my thoughts and feelings and whether I want to stick with it or drop it as I watch them. And yes, I'm basing it on a single episode, deal with it.

[losondro]

Still watching Angel Beats! and all of a sudden a grown man was crying on his knees because of Clothespins. Seems legit. :I

[Locke]

Starting with Samurai Flamenco...it was pretty good, honestly. The animation was kinda cheap, but it played out like a Japanese version of Kick Ass, without the brutal violence. It is by no means as good as Kick Ass, I think Kick Ass understood itself better (if that makes sense) but it was still a lot better than I was honestly expecting.

As to whether I'll stick with it? Eh, it depends on the other shows more, honestly. I did enjoy this episode, a lot, but I watch animation because it's free from the trappings of reality. To see something so low-key, so drama focused, seems a waste of the animation medium and it doesn't really feel worth continuing with, unless all the other shows are atrocious.

[Locke]

Next up! Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai.

This was...surprisingly bad. It was basically lots of anime just smashed together, it takes real skill to make something like this work...and here it just didn't. It had the potential to be awesome, instead it was just bland. I guess I'll just stick with Samurai Flamenco after all.

[Locke]

Next up Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

This was actually utter trash and yet...I kinda liked it? I dunno man, I'm not a big fan of sports but something about these kinds of sports animes I really like. Eyeshield 21 is one of my all time favourite mangas - a manga I miss, but a genre I have given up on. And Hajime No Ippo was one of my favourites, when I first got into anime (that I probably need to rewatch) so although I dunno whether I'll be up for this for the long haul, I am for now interested in Sakura's rise from Idol to Professional Wrestler.

Although, isn't professional wrestling is fake, so where are the scripts? Why are they just beating the shit out of each other? They would have scripted this so the idol wins.

[Shin Henshin]

Actually, I believe Japanese pro wrestling is completely legit in most cases.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Shin Henshin

Actually, I believe Japanese pro wrestling is completely legit in most cases.

Oh really? They said something like 'Drawing the line between entertainment and professionalism' when referencing this specific gym of wrestlers, which implied from the explanation that it was all fake, but their fitness wasn't.

[Locke]

Next up, Strike The Blood!

Now THIS is more like it! Urban Fantasy is a genre I really love, but I also feel it's a genre best done in novels, as the TV shows have always left something to be desired Yes, this even includes shows like Buffy and Angel. About the closest thing I've seen to truly satisfying Urban Fantasy show is GARO and there the mythology is such a garbled mess, half the charm of the genre is lost.

So to see it done here with huge, stunning anime action sequences in a modern day setting that functions around this kind of thing being commonplace was really enjoyable for me.

I also like how they used their budget as well, the fight scene was gorgeously animated, while the rest of the episode was...less so. I'm happy they save their money for the fighting, rather than the whole thing being done with the same bland, ugly style like the other three shows I watched.

I also really liked the protagonist, I thought they were going for that generic goofball but badass guy and tsundere bitch combo but they actually made the girl really nice, and really badass and I enjoyed the episode a lot more because of that.

My only worry with this show, is the pace. This episode moved at a nice swift pace, for the most part, but a lot of random shit was placed on the table without much explanation and if this ends up suffering from anime snail pace disease, it's gonna become frustrating, fast.