tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post4250922791593063535..comments2024-03-28T16:13:29.502-04:00Comments on Throne of Salt: Dan Reviews AnimeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-38362206017998614392020-05-28T18:19:34.733-04:002020-05-28T18:19:34.733-04:00If I understand you right, you watched the sub? Th...If I understand you right, you watched the sub? This is one circumstance where I recommend watching the dub if you can. It's widely recognized as an excellent dub.Pilgrim Processionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246889904411128383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-38330927507791637362020-05-20T22:09:29.710-04:002020-05-20T22:09:29.710-04:00Oh, and Black Lagoon is pretty much the only anime...Oh, and Black Lagoon is pretty much the only anime where I actually recommend the English-dubbed version over the Japanese original. Unfortunately, there are some scenes where a character, who is supposed to be Chinese-American, is speaking English, but the Japanese voice actor has not got any real fluency in the language, with hilariously bad results. In addition, all of the characters are supposed to be speaking English most of the time anyway, the only real exceptions being in an arc where the Company goes to Tokyo for a job.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-63723711019233733252020-05-20T22:05:56.673-04:002020-05-20T22:05:56.673-04:00I am fond of the Gray Feather Society. It's a ...I am fond of the Gray Feather Society. It's a thoughtful story, and probably a little rough for some people considering the implied subject matter.<br /><br />I really love Black Lagoon, myself, and think it's definitely worth working your way through both seasons and the OVA series. I've even picked up the manga just to get the newer story that hasn't yet been animated (plus, I discovered that the songs Revy is listening to when she goes on her rampage early on were "Electric Head Part 1" by White Zombie and "Shooter" by Rednex; both are made into generic industrial rock in the anime, probably because they couldn't get licenses for the songs).faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-10508539169839046592020-05-20T21:24:42.386-04:002020-05-20T21:24:42.386-04:00I liked what I saw, but it was slow enough that su...I liked what I saw, but it was slow enough that subs couldn't cut it for me.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-30243794366344873992020-05-20T15:32:23.044-04:002020-05-20T15:32:23.044-04:00I'd be surprised if you don't like Mushish...I'd be surprised if you don't like Mushishi. Every episode just oozes atmosphere and flavor. And what self-respecting OSR creator can't enjoy a show whose main conceit is "Magic Bugs, Fungus, and Diseases"?Pilgrim Processionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246889904411128383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-52213020370685635242020-05-20T15:30:09.779-04:002020-05-20T15:30:09.779-04:00I can't watch record of lodoss war. The art st...I can't watch record of lodoss war. The art style is at once beautiful and incongruous. Protag looks like his eyes are made of water. lots of weird and kinda stereotypical worldbuilding.Pilgrim Processionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246889904411128383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-20322721737878973712020-05-20T09:04:33.004-04:002020-05-20T09:04:33.004-04:00Yes! That's the one. I watched it relatively r...Yes! That's the one. I watched it relatively recently but it feels like something I found at random in high school.<br /><br />I did watch Black Lagoon, but not all the way throughDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-14992747307425410232020-05-20T05:58:09.790-04:002020-05-20T05:58:09.790-04:00This one is exactly your gist:
https://myanimelis...This one is exactly your gist:<br /><br />https://myanimelist.net/anime/17909/Uchouten_KazokuFrilapirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029512603644176914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-80091231582623554962020-05-20T02:30:44.675-04:002020-05-20T02:30:44.675-04:00"this one show I honestly forgot the name of ...<i>"this one show I honestly forgot the name of but it had women with wings in it and was very slow paced"</i><br /><br />Haibane Renmei, maybe?<br /><br />Have you ever seen Black Lagoon?faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-88223402882682877992020-05-19T20:16:26.409-04:002020-05-19T20:16:26.409-04:00You are correct I will have to turn in my weeb lic...You are correct I will have to turn in my weeb license Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-60643804814644286202020-05-19T19:32:46.444-04:002020-05-19T19:32:46.444-04:00Unsolicited anime/manga recommendations:
Kaiji (a...Unsolicited anime/manga recommendations:<br /><br />Kaiji (anime & manga): If none of my other recommendations are up your alley, I'm sure this one will be. The inveterate gambler Kaiji, buried under a mountain of debt, risks it all in crazy gambles against sadistic rich bastards. The anime for this one is well done and covers the first couple arcs.<br /><br />Shigurui (manga): One of the best stories I've seen in any media. A secret history of the execution of Tokugawa Tadanaga, and a tournament he held with real swords. Follows a blind swordsmen and a one-armed swordsman with a deadly feud, who were once fellow students of the senile and deadly Iwamoto Kogan. There's a good anime too but it ends abruptly like 1/4 of the way through.<br /><br />Dororo (anime): A warlord sacrifices his son's body to demons for his domain's power and prosperity. The son miraculously survives and returns to take his body back. Alternatively: the kid from the Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas kicks everyones' asses. Very good first opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DCGQ57ykME.<br /><br />Narutaru (manga): By the same writer as Bokurano. Does for pokemon/digimon-style stuff what Bokurano does for mecha.<br /><br />Speed Grapher (anime): Pizzagate noir. A former war reporter investigates a secret club of rich perverts, harried by henchmen granted superpowers based on their deepest desires.<br /><br />Homunculus (manga): A guy gets trepanned and gains the ability to see peoples' inner selves. He's a weird guy.<br /><br />Samurai Flamenco (anime): A love letter to everything tokusatsu. Gonzo and fast-paced.<br /><br />Yuureitou (manga): A murder mystery revolving around a haunted clocktower. The whole thing smacks of gender.<br /><br />Vagabond (manga): A stylized biography of Miyamoto Musashi, and of the swordsmen who lived and died at the end of the time of the sword.<br /><br />Karakuri Circus (anime): Puppets try to murder a kid, but he's saved by a martial artist working as a mascot. Things get weirder from there. Haven't read the manga for this one, the pacing in the anime is breakneck. Very Jojo in sentiment.<br /><br />Kengan Ashura (manga): A salarymen gets plunged into a world of ridiculous underground martial arts when he's suddenly made the manager of the volatile Tokita Ohma.semiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-89803504755541630562020-05-19T19:31:03.361-04:002020-05-19T19:31:03.361-04:000/10 Review. Doesn't even mention Lain or Reco...0/10 Review. Doesn't even mention Lain or Record of Lodoss War :PyaldabaothOfficialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525380529305758102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-48327252219310731582020-05-19T18:38:34.510-04:002020-05-19T18:38:34.510-04:00Me: I have some free time. Perhaps I should invest...Me: I have some free time. Perhaps I should invest in books. <br /><br />This post: Omae wa mou shindeiru. The Oblidisideryptchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045051609040990435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-60417309632704981662020-05-19T17:20:19.988-04:002020-05-19T17:20:19.988-04:00Also One Punch Man, forgot to put that on the list...Also One Punch Man, forgot to put that on the list.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-66443175658311518022020-05-19T16:58:47.743-04:002020-05-19T16:58:47.743-04:00Rewatching clips to give myself a refresher on som...Rewatching clips to give myself a refresher on some of these shows brought a whole lot of good vibes back. Especially with Baccano, that show was the shit and Isaac and Miria remain life goals.<br /><br />Not featured because I didn't think of them at the time: NGE, FLCL, this one show I honestly forgot the name of but it had women with wings in it and was very slow paced, and probably some others that have been resigned to memory's dustbin.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.com