Alright, now to start the competition. The rules are simple. Much like other threads of this sort, I will list 4 series per round at random. Rank the 4 series in order from your most liked to your least liked among the available options (top to bottom). Your 1st choice will receive 4 points, and then your subsequent choices will each get one point less based on ranking (so 3 points for your 2nd choice, 2 for 3rd, and only 1 for 4th/last).
Also, while its not required, I would encouraged to briefly explain your choices a bit if you can.
Without further ado, let's begin!
Round 1, Match 1:
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
vs.
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Death Note
vs.
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Trigun
My choices:
Death Note (Because it entertains the hell out of me, both in legitimate and completely unintentional ways)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (honestly a tough choice between this and Trigun, but I didn't want to incur Foggle's wrath)
Trigun (It was really a coin flip between this and Higurashi for me, to be honest)
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Its OK, but honestly its not really up my alley)
Trigun - One of my all-time favorites
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - A good mystery with well written characters, shame this seems to be a fluke
Death Note - It's a pretty good noir story with a surprisingly good ending
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - ..........
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Death Note
Trigun
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
I'll go into more detail when I have something other than a mobile phone to type on.
Higurashi
Death Note
Trigun
Gurren Lagann
Trigun
GL
Death Note
Something about some kids in a cave.
The one with the notebook.
The one with Wolfwood
The one with the Nipahs
The one with the drills.
Cicadas' Tears
Three Guns
Murder Diary
Thrill Drill
Alright, I'm going to wait a bit more to give Pharass a chance to make his picks. If he doesn't post by tomorrow morning, though, then I'll tally up all of the current votes for this round so that we can move onto the next one.
Don't forget Lord Dalek as well. ;)
Lord Dalek doesn't count because he's not actually a person! :>
No, but seriously, I actually thought that he already voted for some reason. Of course I'll wait for him as well, but like I said, I'm moving on by tomorrow morning.
Quote from: Avaitor on December 27, 2012, 09:29:08 PM
Higurashi
Death Note
Trigun
Gurren Lagann
I'm just going to be lazy this time and second Avaitor's vote.
Alright, its time to wrap up this round:
Death Note- 23
Trigun- 22
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni- 21
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann- 12
It was a really close call between Trigun and Higurashi, but it looks as though Trigun just barely made it. Still, Higurashi is a great anime (well, only the 1st season and Kai, anyways), so you anyone who hasn't watched it yet really should. That said, Death Note and Trigun will be moving onto the next round.
Now to move on with the competition.
Round 1, Match 2:
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Fate/Zero
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Durarara!!
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The Big O
vs.
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Future Boy Conan
My Picks:
The Big O (Because its Batman with a mecha, and its also the only anime among these that I've actually seen)
Fate/Zero (Because I haven't seen it, but Foggle seems to like it)
Durarara!! (Because I haven't seen it, and I didn't care for Baccano!)
Future Boy Conan (Because I've never even heard of it before)
The Big O (still need to see season 1, though)
Durarara!! (I actually gave up on this, but I've seen some of it, so I guess it should be second)
Fate/Zero (I'm sure it's good, but F/SN still left a sour taste in my mouth)
Future Boy Conan (also not familiar with it)
Absence Of Fate
Crazy Huge O Face
Durararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararararara
Conan The Futurebarian
Quote from: Avaitor on December 28, 2012, 01:21:41 PM
Fate/Zero (I'm sure it's good, but F/SN still left a sour taste in my mouth)
Understandable, but they're literally nothing alike outside of concept. Give it a watch sometime.
Yes, that last minute switch around made Trigun advance.
Quote from: Avaitor on December 28, 2012, 01:21:41 PM
The Big O (still need to see season 1, though)
Durarara!! (I actually gave up on this, but I've seen some of it, so I guess it should be second)
Fate/Zero (I'm sure it's good, but F/SN still left a sour taste in my mouth)
Future Boy Conan (also not familiar with it)
Same.
Future Boy Conan: Not only interesting as a blueprint for Miyazaki's later work (it features several tropes that anyone who has watched a Studio Ghibli film will be familiar with, such as; beautiful flying-scenes, a strong-willed heroine, and morally ambiguous antagonists) but a great series in it's own right.
The Big O
Fate/Zero
Durarara!!: While I enjoyed some of the characters as well as the whole modern-day mythology aspect, I don't think the show itself lived up to it's full potential. For example, the various reveals did not awe me as much as I feel they should have.
The Big O
Future Boy Conan
Fate/Zero
Durarara!!
Fate/Zero
Durarara!!
The Big O
Future Boy Conan
Alright, I'm going to go ahead and wrap up this match since I've kept it up all day which should have given everyone who had the opportunity to vote enough time to do so.
Here are the results:
The Big O- 24
Fate/Zero- 19
Durarara!!- 15
Future Boy Conan- 12
The Big O and Fate/Zero will advance to the next round. Pharass, if it makes you feel any better, I may give Future Boy Conan a look soon since I've been looking for a good old-school anime to watch. ;)
Alright, lets move on.
Round 1, Match 3:
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Kino's Journey
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Martian Successor Nadesico
vs.
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Great Teacher Onizuka
vs.
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
My Selections:
Great Teacher Onizuka (One of my personal favorite anime ever, and Onizuka is one of my all-time favorite anime characters)
Kino's Journey (Its not entirely my cup of tea to be honest, but I respect the mature subject material and how its handled)
Martian Successor Nadesico (I haven't seen it, but its one of Desensitized's favorites, so its probably pretty good)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (Once again, I haven't seen it before)
Martian Successor Nadesico - I like this a lot as a basic sci-fi story with great characters, and the story takes some really good turns
Great Teacher Onizuka - This type of story has been done a lot, but I think this is one of the best versions of it
Kino's Journey - Pretty good, but a bit too slow for my tastes
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Way too slow for my tastes
Kino's Journey - Desen... :srs:
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
GTO - It's not that hard to waste 40 minutes on an anime.
Moribito - For example, I watched this. And this sucked.
Kino's Journey (it's pretty slow-paced, yes, but I think it has the atmosphere to pull it off. The episodes with young Kino especially are mindblowing)
GTO (what a hoot this show is, and it made for one of my favorite JO reviews, as well)
Nadesico (I really enjoy this one too, but luck of the draw)
Moribito (aka more burritos. It really isn't that bad, but yeahhhhh, it didn't catch on for a reason. It's just too slow for your average [as] viewer)
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Kino's Journey - Desen... :srs:
What? I never called it bad! I said I didn't like it as much as the others. :sweat:
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
I don't have the time to just sporadically watch something on a whim. Usually when I'm going to try a series, I make sure I have enough time to commit to it if its good. If its not, then I probably wasted some time but at least I was willing to give the series a fair shot. Either way, even if I were to watch a few episodes of each anime I didn't know in this competition, I simply wouldn't have the time (and in some cases not even the means) to do so, in which case I either couldn't participate in most matches, or we'd be stuck on a single round forever just so that I could take a day or more to check out every series that I didn't see.
Also, even if I did watch a few episodes of the shows that I didn't see, it wouldn't change much in most cases. For example, I have watched through all of Kino's Journey in its entirety. Even if I watched a few episodes of MSN and liked it, I still couldn't rank it above KJ unless I saw the full thing to know that I liked the full show (unless I downright disliked KJ, which I don't, as I noted that its a good series).
BEST. TEACHER. EVER.
Quest For Kinolot
The Martian's Next Nabisco Cookies
Murribbitto: Guardian of the Frog Spirit
Kino's Journey - Its really good
Moribito - Its kinda good
Nadesico - The movie fucking sucked
GTO - Overrated shit
Quote from: Lord Dalek on December 28, 2012, 07:43:56 PM
Nadesico - The movie fucking sucked
This is true.
Do not watch the movie.
Quote from: Lord Dalek on December 28, 2012, 07:43:56 PM
GTO - Overrated shit
Being overrated implies that a show is really popular. That may have been true at one point for this series, but GTO has fallen into a niche in recent years. I mean, who the hell even talks about it these days (besides me, occasionally)?
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 07:42:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
I don't have the time to just sporadically watch something on a whim. Usually when I'm going to try a series, I make sure I have enough time to commit to it if its good. If its not, then I probably wasted some time but at least I was willing to give the series a fair shot. Either way, even if I were to watch a few episodes of each anime I didn't know in this competition, I simply wouldn't have the time (and in some cases not even the means) to do so, in which case I either couldn't participate in most matches, or we'd be stuck on a single round forever just so that I could take a day or more to check out every series that I didn't see.
Also, even if I did watch a few episodes of the shows that I didn't see, it wouldn't change much in most cases. For example, I have watched through all of Kino's Journey in its entirety. Even if I watched a few episodes of MSN and liked it, I still couldn't rank it above KJ unless I saw the full thing to know that I liked the full show (unless I downright disliked KJ, which I don't, as I noted that its a good series).
I smell an excuse to not waste 40 minutes a day on anime. :joy:
That depends. I could watch 40 minutes of Sword Art Online, or I could not.
I find the latter is a better use of my time.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:47:51 PM
I smell an excuse to not waste 40 minutes a day on anime. :joy:
Personally I find it more enticing to waste a few hours a day on video games instead. :sly:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on December 28, 2012, 07:50:25 PM
That depends. I could watch 40 minutes of Sword Art Online, or I could not.
I find the latter is a better use of my time.
This is sig-worthy.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 07:42:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
Hey, Dr., shut the fuck up.
I agree.
Quote from: gunswordfist on December 28, 2012, 09:39:07 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 07:42:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
Hey, Dr., shut the fuck up.
I agree.
Well, yeah, that's the tl;dr version of what I wrote. :>
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 09:42:18 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on December 28, 2012, 09:39:07 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 07:42:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
Hey, Dr., shut the fuck up.
I agree.
Well, yeah, that's the tl;dr version of what I wrote. :>
I ship you two.
^Nice...since I didn't read it.
Same as EK since I'm interested in GTO.
Alright, I'm wrapping up this round. Normally I'd wait for Pharass to place his votes as well, however after tallying up the current score I realized that no matter how he voted he couldn't change the results at this point. Also, I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to make any posts tomorrow, so I wanted to get the next match up by then rather than delaying the competition for more than a day. Here are the final results of this match:
Kino's Journey- 21
Great Teacher Onizuka- 21
Martian Successor Nadesico- 17
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit- 9
Kino's Journey and GTO advance onto the next round. So up yours, Lord Dalek! :bleh: :>
Now its time to continue.
Round 1, Match 4:
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/2nd Gig
vs.
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Ronin Warriors
vs.
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Lupin the 3rd (Red Jacket)
vs.
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Kaiji
My Picks:
Lupin the 3rd (Alright, I haven't seen all of this series, but I've genuinely liked most of what I have seen of it)
Kaiji (I only watched the first few episodes of it, but I did really like what I saw and I need to go back and finish it soon)
Ronin Warriors (I haven't seen this when I was a kid, but I remember liking it a lot back then....and nostalgia counts just fine)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/2nd Gig (OK, I've REALLY tried to get into this show multiple times; its just not for me)
Lupin
GITS
Ronin Warriors
Kaiji
Lupin (Thank you, little brother)
Ronin Warriors (Saw 15 seconds of this as a kid. Probably something I'd watch today.)
Kanji (Never seen it.)
Being burnt alive
GitS (Fuck you and your overrated movie. The Major is disgusting for going to sleep naked with a child. Also, fuck the fans of this show that are actually obnoxious like some of the bastards back on tv.com)
I'll vote the same as GSF. Though I don't actually have a burning hatred for GITS.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on December 29, 2012, 12:03:30 AM
I'll vote the same as GSF. Though I don't actually have a burning hatred for GITS.
I want to go Carrie on that motherfucker.
Seriously, I don't hate any animated series, it's just that GitS has my least favorite fanbase ever. I know not all the fans aren't that bad but the ones that are are some of the most uppity bitches on Earth.
Git's Sac
The Crying Game(s)
The Second Lupin The Third
War of the Ronins
GITS
Kaiji: One of the most intense anime I've ever seen.
Lupin III
Ronin Warriors: Never seen it.
Quote from: Pharass on December 29, 2012, 03:02:34 AM
GITS
Kaiji: One of the most intense anime I've ever seen.
Lupin III
Ronin Warriors: Never seen it.
I love you. :swoon:
The one with Motoko's ass.
Zawa zawa
The one with Fujiko's ass.
Not Saint Seiya.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 29, 2012, 10:41:39 AM
The one with Motoko's ass.
Zawa zawa
The one with Fujiko's ass.
Not Saint Seiya.
I love you also. :swoon:
Mobile Armored Riot Poilce
Ultimate Survivor
Rupan's Sensei
Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 09:43:59 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 09:42:18 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on December 28, 2012, 09:39:07 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on December 28, 2012, 07:42:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 28, 2012, 07:39:05 PM
Nadesico - Seriously, EK. Actually watch a few episodes of each anime before you can make a decent rank.
Hey, Dr., shut the fuck up.
I agree.
Well, yeah, that's the tl;dr version of what I wrote. :>
I ship you two.
I missed this post...thank God.
Lupin the 3rd- 24
Ghost in the Shell SAC/2nd Gig- 22
Kaiji- 20
Ronin Warriors- 14
Lupin the 3rd and Ghost in the Shell progress to the next round.
Round 1, Match 5:
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Digimon Adventure
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Paranoia Agent
vs.
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Eden of the East
vs.
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Fruits Basket
My Picks:
Eden of the East (It actually held up quite well to a re-watch, partly thanks to a great dub, but I still haven't seen the movies)
Digimon Adventure (Its a really fun children's show for what it is)
Paranoia Agent (This is another highly stylistic anime that I gave an honest chance but just couldn't get into)
Fruits Basket (Believe it or not I actually haven't seen this one yet....and don't bother asking me to watch it just for this match)
Happy Family Planning
Search For a Fore-Lost Journey
Evil Shows His Face
Don't Cry, For The Snow Will Surely Melt
Digimon Adventure - Because it's the only one of these shows that I watced
Eden of the East
Paranoia Agent
Fruits Basket
E-k, I've only watched one of these shows (Eden of the East), so I'm afraid I'll have to sit this one out.
Quote from: Rynnec on December 30, 2012, 02:32:02 AM
Digimon Adventure - Because it's the only one of these shows that I watced
Eden of the East
Paranoia Agent
Fruits Basket
Alladis.
The one where the director died
The one where the op singer died
The one where James Dean died.
The one Konaka didn't write.
Paranoia Agent
Eden of the East
Digimon
Fruits Basket (EK, don't watch this. Or maybe I'm just biased)
Fruits Basket
Paranoia Agent
Digimon Adventure
Eden of the East
Thank god GITS made it.
Paranoid Agentoid
East, In Eden
Fruit Care Package
The Digital Monsters' Excellent Adventure
I was expecting someone to do an East Of Eden joke.
Oh well.
Yeah, I'm sure you could've come up with a good Steinback or James Dean joke if you planned on it.
Quote from: Lord Dalek on December 30, 2012, 06:28:27 AM
The one Konaka wrote.
Konka didn't write for Digimon Adventure at all. He wrote for a few episodes of 02 and wrote for most of Tamers.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on December 30, 2012, 01:20:25 PM
I was expecting someone to do an East Of Eden joke.
Oh well.
I kind of did?
Quote from: Foggle on December 30, 2012, 12:58:44 PM
Thank god GITS made it.
Paranoid Agentoid
East, In Eden
Fruit Care Package
The Digital Monsters' Excellent Adventure
I'll kill it with fire next time.
Paranoia Agent- 23
Eden of the East- 22
Digimon Adventure- 18
Fruits Basket- 17
Paranoia Agent and Eden of the East advance onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 6:
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
vs.
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Crest of the Stars
vs.
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Ouran High School Host Club
vs.
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Hunter X Hunter (1999)
My Picks:
Hunter X Hunter (This is still my favorite version of the anime, and its a great twist on standard shonen formulas)
Ouran High School Host Club (One of the few comedy anime that actually somehow worked for me)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Yeah, I know, I know....I've only seen the first 17 episodes and its good, but kind of slow)
Crest of the Stars (I haven't seen it)
Oh, and before those ass-hats among you try to do your funky spin on these titles, just know that I've already seen (HUNTER)^2 done to death, so you'll have to come up with something more clever than that. :bleh:
Legend of the Galatic Heroes
Ouran High School Host Club
HunterxHunter
Crest of the Stars
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Hunter X Hunter
Ouran High School Host Club
The dub featuring the cast of Charlie Brown
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: If there ever was an animated series that deserved to be classified as an epic, it's this one. Yes, it's slow at times (especially in the beginning), but damn if it isn't ultimately rewarding.
Hunter X Hunter: Splendid shonen.
Crest of the Stars
Ouran High School Host Club: Haven't seen it.
LOTGH
Not-LOTGH (watch it subbed and its perfectly fine)
Yay crossdressing
Not-Hakusho
LOTGH
Ouran
Crest
Huntah
Yeah, I'm sure LOTGH gets all sorts of amazing as it goes along. I'll watch the series in its entirety eventually. I just have to admit that the first quarter or so of the show takes its own sweet time and it takes a bit for me to motivate myself to keep watching, despite liking most of what I'm seeing, even if it probably does get addictingly good later on.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on December 31, 2012, 09:16:31 AM
Huntah
Wouldn't it be Huntah-Huntah? That's how they say it on the show, at least. :sly:
The Galactic Heroes & Their Amazing Legend
Gatherer Y Gatherer
Toothpaste Of The Stars
Ouran Host Club Racers
Next round please.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes- 26
Hunter X Hunter (1999)- 17
Ouran High School Host Club- 15
Crest of the Stars- 12
Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Hunter X Hunter move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 7:
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The Twelve Kingdoms
vs.
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Digimon Tamers
vs.
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Cowboy Bebop
vs.
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Darker Than Black (first season and OVA only)
My Picks:
Cowboy Bebop (I don't believe I actually need to explain this one)
Digimon Tamers (Its Neon Genesis Evangelion....for kids!)
The Twelve Kingdoms (I watched the first few episodes a while ago, and it was pretty interesting, but that's all I've seen so far)
Darker Than Black (I've only seen the first episode)
Cowboys, No Aliens
It's Really Fuckin' Black, Apparently
Romance Of The Twelve Kingdoms
Who Tames The Digimon Tamers?
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 01, 2013, 01:52:23 PM
Its Neon Genesis Evangelion....for kids!
So is NGE... supposedly. :D
Well, Tamers is the one for older kids I suppose....:humhumhum:
:SHOCK:
Cowboy Bebop
Digimon Tamers
Darker Than Black
The Twelve Kingdoms
Cowboy Bebop
Twelve Kingdoms: Probably the best fantasy anime I've seen, it benefits massively from having an extremely detailed and living setting to well-developed characters. My only gripe with it is a subplot that's never properly reserved but that aside, Twelve Kingdoms is pretty awesome.
Darker than Black
Digimon Tamers: Haven't seen it (or any Digimon series, for that matter), but I've heard good things about it.
Same as Rynnec
I'm gonna have to pass,. The only one I'm especially familiar with is Bebop, and the thread has enough votes as it is.
Tamers was surprisingly good for a toyetic kids show. I was really surprised when I learned Ensatsu-ken hated it, because I thought was really well done after the disappointment of 02.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 01, 2013, 02:48:25 PM
Tamers was surprisingly good for a toyetic kids show. I was really surprised when I learned Ensatsu-ken hated it, because I thought was really well done after the disappointment of 02.
I don't believe I said that I hated it (or if I did I was just retaliating because I didn't think 02 was as bad as you say, and I still don't, for what its worth), but I do genuinely remember finding it boring as a kid. I didn't re-watch it until I heard JO gush about it so much, at which point I was more grown up and had a lot more appreciation for it. I've had that same kind of reaction to a lot of series, as it is. That includes Cowboy Bebop, in fact, as well as Rurouni Kenshin.
I'm still not fond of the directions they went in with 02, but I do think it was at least competent despite everybody on staff seemingly wanting to make a different show. And at the very least it didn't almost kill the franchise like Frontier nearly did.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 01, 2013, 03:45:45 PM
I'm still not fond of the directions they went in with 02, but I do think it was at least competent despite everybody on staff seemingly wanting to make a different show. And at the very least it didn't almost kill the franchise like Frontier nearly did.
Shut your whore mouth.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 01, 2013, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 01, 2013, 03:45:45 PM
I'm still not fond of the directions they went in with 02, but I do think it was at least competent despite everybody on staff seemingly wanting to make a different show. And at the very least it didn't almost kill the franchise like Frontier nearly did.
Shut your whore mouth.
It's true, though.
:cry:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 01, 2013, 03:53:20 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 01, 2013, 03:49:12 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 01, 2013, 03:45:45 PM
I'm still not fond of the directions they went in with 02, but I do think it was at least competent despite everybody on staff seemingly wanting to make a different show. And at the very least it didn't almost kill the franchise like Frontier nearly did.
Shut your whore mouth.
It's true, though.
And next roun please, ek.
Dike Spies
The Other One Konaka Wrote
Oh Noes its teh Racism!
Rigetx12.
I'll wait for a little bit more to give Dr. Insomniac a chance to vote, but I'll be moving onto the next round soon.
Real Fooooooooolllllk Bluuuuuuuues
Black People
Lain For Kids
4 x 3
Cowboy Bebop- 32
Digimon Tamers- 19
Darker Than Black- 17
The Twelve Kingdoms- 12
Cowboy Bebop and Digimon Tamers move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 8:
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
vs.
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Hellsing Ultimate
vs.
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Gunbuster
vs.
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Kemonozume
My Picks:
Same as listed.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is great minus the last 2 episodes. Hellsing Ultimate is basically what you'd get if Michael Bay made an anime about vampires (though thankfully he wouldn't handle any of the cinematography in this case), but its a guilty pleasure of mine. And truthfully I haven't seen Gunbuster or Kemonozume before, so it came down to a coin flip between those 2 for me.
I'm gonna have to pass on this one.
Noon Genius Evil Angels
The Real Gun Busters
Keh Na Mah Na
Breaking Dawn - Part 3
Gunbuster - Feels a bit disjointed at times, but it's still a timeless classic. Plus it's pretty much the precursor to Evangelion and Gurren Lagann, without it we wouldn't have those two.
Hellsing Ultimate - Good mindless entertainment for those who are hungry for gorn.
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Haven't seen it outside the Rebuild movies (which are another beast entirely)
Kemonozume - ditto
Seconding EK.
Kemonozume: A recent addition to my list of favorites, it's the classic story of boy meets girl, girl turns out to be a flesh-eating monster, boy and girl must hide from the organization that hunts said flesh-eating monsters. Romance, ain't it grand?
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hellsing Ultimate: Pretty entertaining
Gunbuster: Haven't seen it, yet.
Shinji X Asuka Shipping
Noriko X Amano Shipping
Alucard X Integra Shipping
Toshiko X Yuka aren't worth shipping.
So, no Dr. Insomniac on this match, I suppose?
Well, I'll be wrapping it up shortly, anyways.
It kind of seems like you don't need Insommy's vote, anyway.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 02, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
It kind of seems like you don't need Insommy's vote, anyway.
:bleh:
Haven't watched two of the shows, so I can't say I can make a constructive vote.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 02, 2013, 09:54:47 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 02, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
It kind of seems like you don't need Insommy's vote, anyway.
:bleh:
I only meant that we have plenty of votes. :sweat:
I can always use more for my B:TAS game, though!
Neon Genesis Evangelion- 21
Gunbuster- 15
Hellsing Ultimate- 14
Kemonozume- 10
Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gunbuster move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 9:
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Full Metal Alchemist
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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
vs.
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Monster
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Yami no Matsuei
My Picks:
Monster (I kind of want to dock it for directly ripping off the manga without much creative input of its own, but I just can't do it)
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (I still need to finish the last few episodes, but its safe to say that its pretty fucking great)
Full Metal Alchemist (For what its worth, I still personally like this version better than Brotherhood, though I think both are OK)
Yami no Matsuei (I haven't seen it)
Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Three Musketeers
Silver Spoon
20th Century Boys
Same as Ensastu-ken.
2nd best anime of all time.
Yami
Count
Moster AKA there's absolutely nothing wrong with a perfect adaptation. Much more Western comics need this treatment.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 02, 2013, 10:55:20 PM
Moster AKA there's absolutely nothing wrong with a perfect adaptation. Much more Western comics need this treatment.
You say that, yet you ranked it the lowest. :-\
You guys are really confusing me here.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 02, 2013, 10:57:21 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 02, 2013, 10:55:20 PM
Moster AKA there's absolutely nothing wrong with a perfect adaptation. Much more Western comics need this treatment.
You say that, yet you ranked it the lowest. :-\
You only say what you said about perfect adaptations because a great anime staff corrected some lazy writer's mistakes in a certain anime series.
:sly:
YA MU YA MU YA MU YAMI!
The Man in the Iron Mask
Fumoffu Brotherhood
Not-Bakemonogatari
Yugi no Matsuei
Ghost
Breaking Dawn - Part 4
Whole Iron Panic
Annnnd now Spark is confused for life.
I don't agree with strategic voting. :thinkin:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:18:58 PM
I don't agree with strategic voting. :thinkin:
Well, the Monster manga was much better than the anime, I'm not much of an FMA fan anymore, and Gankutsuou - while good - I haven't seen enough of. YNM is the clear standout amongst these four.
Quote from: Foggle on January 02, 2013, 11:31:23 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:18:58 PM
I don't agree with strategic voting. :thinkin:
Well, the Monster manga was much better than the anime, I'm not much of a big FMA fan anymore, and Gankutsuou - while good - I haven't seen enough of. YNM is the clear standout amongst these four.
Sure, but you also didn't put it last. ;)
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:33:10 PM
Quote from: Foggle on January 02, 2013, 11:31:23 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:18:58 PM
I don't agree with strategic voting. :thinkin:
Well, the Monster manga was much better than the anime, I'm not much of a big FMA fan anymore, and Gankutsuou - while good - I haven't seen enough of. YNM is the clear standout amongst these four.
Sure, but you also didn't put it last. ;)
Why would I? Dan Green and Liam O'Brien delivered sensational performances and the writing was spot-on throughout. Ask Dalek and Insomniac for further clarification.
Yeah, fantastic animation, a Gothic plot, and many allusions to great Japanese romances. It's a classic. How dare you put it last?
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Quote from: Foggle on January 02, 2013, 11:34:25 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:33:10 PM
Quote from: Foggle on January 02, 2013, 11:31:23 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 02, 2013, 11:18:58 PM
I don't agree with strategic voting. :thinkin:
Well, the Monster manga was much better than the anime, I'm not much of a big FMA fan anymore, and Gankutsuou - while good - I haven't seen enough of. YNM is the clear standout amongst these four.
Sure, but you also didn't put it last. ;)
Why would I? Dan Green and Liam O'Brien delivered sensational performances and the writing was spot-on throughout. Ask Dalek and Insomniac for further clarification.
I'm not debating about Monster not being the first choice. I'm debating it being the last.
Oh. Carry on then. :joy:
Also I haven't seen enough of Yugioh 2 to rank it high, but I have seen plenty of the other shows.
Though I probably would rank it over FMA if I saw more of it. The villains are pretty terrible as a whole in that one.
Monster
Gankutsuo: Excellent adaption of one of my favorite novels.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Yami no Matsuei: Haven't seen it.
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo- 19
Monster- 18
Yami no Matsuei- 18
Full Metal Alchemist- 15
We have a tie here, people. Somebody needs to break this tie before we can move on, and as far as I know, Avaitor hasn't voted yet, so somebody tell him to get his ass over here and rank his choices whether he wants to or not. Either that, or we'll have to leave it up to a coin-flip....and you know which anime will win if I flip a coin and no one's around to verify the results. :sly:
I didn't vote because I've only seen Monster and FMA, and I'm not a big fan of the latter. I'm not too comfortable with breaking the tie myself.
Well then at least suggest a fair, non-biased way to do a tie-breaker here. I have no idea what to do, unless somebody wants to reconsider and change their rankings around a bit.
I'll put Gankutsuou on last place. The last episode was kind of wonky anyway.
Are you swapping places between it and Monster on your rankings, or are you just bumping FMA and Monster up by 1, each? I just need to know so I can verify the correct scores for each anime for this match.
Yami no Matsuei
Monster
Gankutsuo
Fullmetal Alchemist
Well thank you for voting RackttackForce, but your rankings make it so that we have a tie between Monster and Gakutsuou now. I just need Dr. Insomniac to specify his new rankings for me and then I can tally up the final results.
Yami no Matsuei- 22
Monster- 21
Gankutsuou- 21
Full Metal Alchemist- 16
Yami No Matsuei
Fullmetal Al
Gankutsuou
Monster
The next round should be interesting.
But hey, how about instead of calling me lazy for not voting in this round unlike the what, 8 of you, I get more votes for the B:TAS game? I'm sick of only getting 2 votes per match of it now, besides myself.
Alright, finally! :thumbup:
Yami no Matsuei- 22
Monster- 21
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo- 20
Full Metal Alchemist- 17
Yami no Matsuei and Monster move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 10:
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Dragon Ball Z
vs.
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Digimon Xros Wars (season 1)
vs.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
vs.
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Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
My Picks:
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (Best mecha anime ever)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Insanely overrated....but its still good)
Digimon Xros Wars (I saw the first 20 episodes of this, and I thought it was OK, but not on par with Tamers, or even Adventure)
Dragon Ball Z (Just stick to the manga, folks, unless you want to see Majin Buu's fat ass for over 100 episodes)
Bareback Brothers II
Ze Cunt Laid
Bulbous Ballsac: The Banned In North America Edition
Ross Vore
Full Metal Panic: TSR
Dragon Ball Z (sorry, EK)
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Digimon Xros Wars
To SiR with Love
The Magic Begins
Fumoffu Alchemist
The Girls Who Leap through Time
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Same as Ensatsu-ken.
Digimon Xros Wars
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Dragonball Z
Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid - if only because I haven't seen it
Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:46:14 PM
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Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:46:14 PM
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Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:46:14 PM
Digimon Xros Wars
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Dragonball Z
Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid - if only because I haven't seen it
I'm tempted to change my vote now... Oh well, why not?
I change my vote.
Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid
Digimon Xros Wars
Dragon Ball Z
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 03, 2013, 08:49:54 PM
Quote from: Lord Dalek on January 03, 2013, 08:48:09 PM
Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:46:14 PM
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Well, Funi had the entire first season and Fumoffu on youtube, so I'll check it out sometime if it really is that good. :sweat:
Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:51:47 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 03, 2013, 08:49:54 PM
Quote from: Lord Dalek on January 03, 2013, 08:48:09 PM
Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:46:14 PM
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Well, Funi had the entire first season and Fumoffu on youtube, so I'll check it out sometime if it really is that good. :sweat:
:giles:
Quote from: Rynnec on January 03, 2013, 08:51:47 PM
Well, Funi had the entire first season and Fumoffu on youtube, so I'll check it out sometime if it really is that good. :sweat:
Fumoffu is just a series of stand-alone side-story episodes that are there for pure humor. Its a fun series and its actually how most people end up getting into the series (rather than watching the first season, which isn't required viewing to enjoy Fumoffu since it doesn't directly reference any of the main story-line, anyways), but its not a good way to gauge whether you would like TSR or even the first season. The first season is the most disliked but I personally enjoy it for what it is, and its a bit interesting in how it has a good deal of focus on humor as well as the serious part of the story-line. As for TSR, though, its flat-out serious (except for the 2nd episode) from start to finish, and its a lot darker than the previous seasons. If you were to watch the extremely cheerful and light-hearted Fumoffu and then go directly into TSR, you'd probably be shocked at how jarring the transition is. That's not to say don't watch Fumoffu, but just to say don't expect Fumoffu to represent what the rest of the series is like.
FMAB- Greatest anime of all time.
DBZ
Digi
FMP- It's main villain sucks. Big O is better.
uh oh
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 04, 2013, 09:40:09 AM
FMP- It's main villain sucks. Big O is better.
Do you even know who FMP's main villain is?
Hint: Its not Gauron.
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid- 25
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood- 22
Dragon Ball Z- 18
Digimon Xros Wars- 15
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 11:
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Kare Kano
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
vs.
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Hunter X Hunter (2011)
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Black Lagoon/The Second Barrage
My Picks:
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Best Gundam series ever; 2nd best mecha anime ever)
Hunter X Hunter (The 1999 version is better, but this is still the best currently running shonen anime that I'm aware of)
Black Lagoon (Its great, but something's gotta give; also, don't listen to what Foggle says, the dub is better)
Kare Kano (I haven't seen it)
Same.
THE BEST GUNDAM SERIES EVER(TM)
Clint Eastwood movie
The Episodes Anno DIDN'T Direct
HAAAAAAN-TAAAAAAH
Creatures From The Black Lagoon
007 Gundam Under Fire
Carry Canoe
Hunters: Hunted
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Still the best Gundam series
Hunter X Hunter - Pretty good shonen
Kare Kano - Good until the end
Black Lagoon - Not my bag
Oh good, the best anime series advanced.
HXH
Black Lagoon
All Gundams suck except for one and it ain't this one. Big O and Zoids are much much better.
Kare who gives a shit.
What do you know about this Gundam, GSF?
I dunno, I think it's better than G Gundam.
Look, GSF, I liked G Gundam back in the day as well, but you can't let your nostalgia blind you to how hilariously bad it is. It brings us back to a time of terrible Japanese stereotypes of people from other countries, and its fights operate on DBZ logic. Gundam 0080 actually tells a good story, develops characters, and at its heart isn't even really about the Gundams....well, OK, it actually kind of is, but it puts more focus on good characters, anyways.
That show starring half the cast of My Little Pony
Char doesn't live here anymore.
Anno thinks about feelings.
Hannah X Montana
I hate My Little Pony.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket- 25
Black Lagoon/Second Barrage- 19
Hunter X Hunter (2011)- 16
Kare Kano- 13
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and Black Lagoon/The Second Barrage move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 12:
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City Hunter
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (A's included)
vs.
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Sailor Moon
vs.
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Baccano!
My Picks:
....Actually, I'm going to have to pass on this round, myself. I haven't seen 2 of these anime, I personally think that Baccano! is overrated (well, OK, I just can't get into it), and I'm pretty "meh" on Sailor Moon, to be honest. For me, this is a boring round.
The rest of you should have fun with it, though....
Exclamation Points
Hunter x Hunter
Not Madoka
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Negation of Idiots
Seriously you try explaining what happens between Stars and R
Jackie Chan
Nono Nanette
Sailor Moon - Really wish this had a proper ending
City Hunter - Underrated
Baccano! - Stylish
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Ehhh
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 04, 2013, 05:41:33 PM
Sailor Moon - Really wish this had a proper ending
It did.... in the manga.
Yeah, I'm passing too. And I thought you liked Baccano! at first, EK.
I did like the first few episodes, but then it just got a bit too over-complicated and contrived for my taste. I don't know how to describe it, but it just seemed too hell-bent on seeming smart and provocative that it almost felt like it was trying too hard to me. After a point, I didn't find any of the characters that interesting, and I didn't find myself really enjoying the show while I was watching it.
I can respect the anime and see why its such a big hit, but personally I may need to re-watch it again in full to get some more appreciation for it. For what it is, though, I just didn't like it that much my first time watching it.
That's fair. Like a lot of anime I've only watched years before, my memory on the show becomes a little more fuzzy each day, but I strongly remember Isaac and Miriam and that sick score. Everything else, not so much. I should probably rewatch it myself.
Seeing as I've only seen one of these shows, I'll have to pass on this one.
Assuming I tallied the scores up right (and if I didn't, consider it Lord Dalek's fault), We have a tie between Sailor Moon and City Hunter. Once again, we are in need of a tie-breaker, and I doubt anyone new will be voting for this round.
Baccano!- 10
City Hunter- 8
Sailor Moon- 8
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha- 4
I prefer SM, but I don't really mind either moving on.
You have the power to make one move on if you want. Just alter your rankings to give either Sailor Moon or City Hunter 1 less point. Otherwise, we'll probably be stuck on this round all night, and for quite a while after that.
Okay, fine, I'll move City Hunter down one to get this moving,
Alright, then! :thumbup:
Baccano!- 11
Sailor Moon- 8
City Hunter- 7
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha- 4
Baccano! and Sailor Moon move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 13:
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Bubblegum Crisis
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Outlaw Star
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Kids on the Slope
vs.
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The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
My Picks:
Outlaw Star (It can at least boast itself as being the funniest of the space western anime trilogy)
Kids on the Slope (Am I the only one who actually bothered to finish this show past the first episode? Its actually pretty good)
The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross (I did actually try this one, but like most mecha anime, its not really my cup of tea)
Bubblegum Crisis (Once again, this is another one that I just haven't seen before)
This is a tough one since they're all good.
Kids on the Slope - Yes, I watched beyond episode 1, it's really good.
The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross - I'm not big on most mecha anime, but this is one of the best.
Outlaw Star - This has sort of gotten overshadowed in recent years.
Bubblegum Crisis - This will probably lose, but I do have a soft spot for it.
Macross- Easily one of the best of its kind
Outlaw Star- Solid, but not a major favorite
Kids on the Slope- I saw the first... 3 or 4 episodes, I think? More than what I have to put in last.
Bubblegum Crisis- But it sure looks good!
Outlaw Star (Easily better than anything else listed. And no it hasn't been overshadowed because it's not like Bebop or Trigun. All 3 are clearly different.)
Not Tank Police
Slope
Not Big O so I don't care.
Deculture~
Moanin'
Pagua santha or whatever it's spelled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJbXlb4zqo
Robotech
Angel Links
A.D. Police
Cowboy Bebop
Macross The Universe
The Children's Bell Curve
Firefly
Top 40 Trouble
Macross: One of my favorite mecha anime.
Kids on the Slope: I've only seen a few episodes, but so far, it's really good.
Outlaw Star: Pretty good.
Bubblegum Crisis: Ditto.
Too bad I missed the previous match and that City Hunter is now out of the game. Oh, well.
The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross- 26
Outlaw Star- 22
Kids on the Slope- 21
Bubblegum Crisis- 11
The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross and Outlaw Star move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 14:
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Level E
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Serial Experiments Lain
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Dragon Ball
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Hyouge Mono
My Picks:
Dragon Ball (A highlight of a period of time when Toei actually kind of, sort of cared what the fuck they put out)
Level E (This is what Togashi writes when he's either high or drunk....or both)
Serial Experiments Lain (Its OK; I honestly haven't seen it in years, though)
Hyouge Mono (I haven't seen it, and there of course always seems to be at least one of these types per match)
Hiragana That I Have Not Seen, But Will Rank On Top To Show That I Do Not Let Ignorance Get In The Way Of Apparent Quality
Digimon Tamers for adults
Vic Mignogna is blonde, we get it.
Stephanie Nadolny's drug money.
Hiyogemonogatari
The Experiments Lied
Level 5
Bald Dragon
Who gets mononucleosis?
The Yoshitoshi ABe Show Season 1
Minus World
Saiyuki
Same as EK.
Same as Avaitor.
Hyougemono: I hope we get more episodes of this show subbed soon, it's really good and Furuta is one of the more memorable anime - protagonists in recent years.
Serial Experiment Lain
Dragonball: Although the Dragonball manga was a huge favorite of mine back in the day, I've never really gotten around to watch the anime.
Level E: Heard of it, haven't seen it.
Quote from: Pharass on January 06, 2013, 03:15:00 AM
Hyougemono: I hope we get more episodes of this show subbed soon, it's really good and Furuta is one of the more memorable anime - protagonists in recent years.
So glad to know other people here have seen this show! It's really good, and nearly defines the term "underrated". Doremi
just uploaded episode 19, btw! :joy:
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 05, 2013, 06:59:10 PM
Hiragana That I Have Not Seen, But Will Rank On Top To Show That I Do Not Let Ignorance Get In The Way Of Apparent Quality
I can't say I agree with that logic. If you haven't seen a show, you can't just assume that it meets your own criteria for quality. That's something that you'd actually have to watch the show for to see for yourself. But, whatever, its your vote.
Anyways, I'm going to tally up the rankings soon.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 06, 2013, 07:57:33 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 05, 2013, 06:59:10 PM
Hiragana That I Have Not Seen, But Will Rank On Top To Show That I Do Not Let Ignorance Get In The Way Of Apparent Quality
I can't say I agree with that logic. If you haven't seen a show, you can't just assume that it meets your own criteria for quality. That's something that you'd actually have to watch the show for to see for yourself. But, whatever, its your vote.
I feel that it is a more polite gesture than giving a show I haven't seen the last spot.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 06, 2013, 08:03:49 PM
I feel that it is a more polite gesture than giving a show I haven't seen the last spot.
Fair enough, but unless I absolutely hated a certain show that I have watched, I can't see myself ranking a show that I haven't seen above it. If its something like Inu-Yasha, then yes, I would know that there are certain shows that I haven't seen which I would definitely like better than that show without a shadow of a doubt, but in this case most of the anime nominated for this thread are good titles in their own rights; that much goes without saying. I'm just ranking the ones that I love and are among my favorites higher because I have seen and like them. I can't help the fact that I haven't seen everything in this competition (and really, who has?), but that's also a good way for me to discover new shows. For now, though, I just think of this thread as there for having fun. Its all about trying to see how far your favorite series will make it. Just because something doesn't make it to the next round doesn't mean its not still an amazing show (I mean, hell, some of my favorite series either barely made it through or didn't even make it through at all). At any rate, though, I'm not discrediting your opinion, just questioning how you could rank a show as the best in a certain match with the lack of an actual opinion on its content. Its no problem that you did, of course. :sweat:
Dragon Ball- 20
Hyouge Mono- 19
Serial Experiments Lain- 16
Level E- 14
Dragon Ball and Hyouge Mono move onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 15:
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FLCL
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Ergo Proxy
vs.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
vs.
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Space Runaway Ideon
My Picks:
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Easily one of the best anime that I have personally seen from the past few years)
Ergo Proxy (Certainly not a favorite, but I did manage to get something out of it....even if I'm not sure what that something is)
FLCL (I never cared for this series, but I at least like its visuals and animation)
Space Runaway Ideon (I haven't seen it)
That one where Charlotte ate that girl's head.
That one where a gun blew off Ashura's head.
That one where stuff came out of Naota's head.
That one where we had philosophy shoved down our heads.
Tomino Kills Them All (Seriously quit your bellyaching and watch Be Invoked E-K)
Urobuchi Kills Them All.... over... and over... and over... and over....
Tsurumaki killed them all... in that other show... and only because Anno told him too... and because they were ripping off Ideon... which did it first.
Shukou Murase directed Witch Hunter Robin >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Quote from: Lord Dalek on January 06, 2013, 08:49:55 PM
Tomino Kills Them All (Seriously quit your bellyaching and watch Be Invoked E-K)
I'll do that as soon as you pull that stick out of your ass. :>
I've only seen FLCL, which I still bloody well hate, so I'll have to pass.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2013, 09:13:47 PM
I've only seen FLCL, which I still bloody well hate, so I'll have to pass.
You and Goggle have terrible taste.
Oh, you said Goggle? I thought for a moment, you typed Bottles, and I'd have to imagine Foggle like this
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Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2013, 10:02:51 PM
Oh, you said Goggle? I thought for a moment, you typed Bottles, and I'd have to imagine Foggle like this
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That means we can kill Foggle? :sly:
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 06, 2013, 10:09:10 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2013, 10:02:51 PM
Oh, you said Goggle? I thought for a moment, you typed Bottles, and I'd have to imagine Foggle like this
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That means we can kill Foggle? :sly:
Only if you tell the family.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2013, 10:16:16 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 06, 2013, 10:09:10 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 06, 2013, 10:02:51 PM
Oh, you said Goggle? I thought for a moment, you typed Bottles, and I'd have to imagine Foggle like this
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That means we can kill Foggle? :sly:
Only if you tell the family.
Collect 100 pieces of floating fruit and then we'll talk.
Pass.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica- 11
Space Runaway Ideon- 8
FLCL- 6
Ergo Proxy- 5
Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Space Runaway Ideon move onto the next round.
And now we move onto the final match of the 1st round.
Round 1, Match 16:
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Samurai Pizza Cats
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Master Keaton
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New Dominion Tank Police
vs.
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Akagi
My Picks:
I'm going to pass on this round as the only one of these anime that I've seen anything of is Samurai Pizza Cats. I did see some random episode of Tank Police as well, but yeah, that's hardly enough to go on for ranking a series, especially when I flat-out haven't seen the other 2 of them.
Also pass.
Dr. Tenma, Ace Attorney
Naruto
Invisible Cops
Nostalgia Bait
Best bad dub ever
Family Ties
GITS-lite
Naru-tard
New
Naru
Sam
Tenma
I have no stake here as to who I want to move on, so I'll pass.
Naruto
19th Century Boys
Mobile Armored Riot Police
Teenage Mutant Ninja Kittens
Master Keaton- 11
Akagi- 11
New Dominion Tank Police- 10
Samurai Pizza Cats- 9
Master Keaton and Akagi move onto the next round.
And thus concludes the first round of this competition. I will be starting up round 2 shortly.
Alright, let's continue, shall we?
Round 2, Match 1:
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Trigun
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
vs.
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Dragon Ball
vs.
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Kino's Journey
My Picks:
Trigun (The only anime in this match that I've seen 3 times)
Dragon Ball (The only anime in this match that I've seen 2 times)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (The only anime in this match that I've seen exactly 17 episodes of)
Kino's Journey (The only anime this round that I've seen 1 time)
And in case Dr. Insomniac or Lord Dalek have any more bitching to do about my placement of LOTGH because I haven't watched enough of it yet, I only have 2 words to respond with: tough shit.
And for the record I do plan to finish the entire series, so don't whine to me that I need to complete it.
Reinhard is allergic to vaginas.
Kino schlicks off to a bike.
Wolfwood is a bad dub writer.
Goku gets naked a lot.
Gundamonogatari
Boku no Kino
Jeff and Johnny's Excellent Adventure
Turtle Hermit wants a sandwich
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Trigun
Kino's Journey
Dragon Ball
Kino's Journey
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Trigun
Dragon Ball
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Kino's Journey
Trigun
Dragon Ball
Trigan
DB
Kino
L something
What the hell is a Trigan?
Same as Ensatsu-ken.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes- 24
Trigun- 23
Kino's Journey- 19
Dragon Ball- 14
Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Trigun move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 2:
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The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
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Death Note
vs.
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Eden of the East
vs.
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Gunbuster
My Picks:
The Diary of Mr. Psycho (The most entertaining anime of the ones that I've seen this round)
Garden Where the Sun Rises (The most film-reference heavy anime of the ones that I've seen this round)
Macross n' Friends (The grandest in scope of the anime that I've seen this round)
Who ya gonna call? (This is of course the anime that I haven't seen this round)
Ramen is my girlfriend
Apples n' chips
RIP Pantsu
And then there's Gunbsuter!
Macross
Death Note
East Of Eden
Gunbuster
Clash of the Bionoids
Aim for the Top!
Rebel Without a Cause
Go Go Yagami!
Same as Dalek.
Gunbuster
Death Note
Macross
Eden of the East
Ocean Studios
FUNimation
ADV Films
Bandai
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross- 22
Death Note- 19
Eden of the East- 15
Gunbuster- 14
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Death Note move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 3:
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Space Runaway Ideon
vs.
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Hyouge Mono
vs.
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Paranoia Agent
vs.
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Master Keaton
My Picks:
I'll have to pass on this round, as I haven't seen 3 of these anime.
I don't have a dog here. I'll pass.
Hyouge
Paranoia
Master
Space
Yeah, what Foggle said about the PMS.
Another pass.
Buffy the Clan Slayer
Batboy Begins
Ahhhh yew hyoge? BUSTAHMONO.
Jay Leno
Master Keaton
Hyouge Mono
Paranoia Agent
Ideon
Hyouge Mono- 11
Paranoia Agent- 11
Master Keaton- 9
Space Runaway Ideon- 7
Hyouge Mono and Paranoia Agent move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 4:
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Fate/Zero
vs.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
vs.
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Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
vs.
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Black Lagoon/The Second Barrage
My Picks:
Raiders of the Lost Ark 2: Full Metal Face Melting Causes Panic to Ensue (Still the best mecha anime ever)
Rotton the Wiiiiiiiizard (The best character on the show)
Fate Before Stay Night (I just saw the first episode and like it better than Brotherhood already, no joke)
The Alchemist Brothers Conjure Up Metal That is Full....of Metal (Its overrated, anyways)
Fate/Zero
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Black Lagoon
Full Metal Panic: TSR
Same as EK.
Wow, places still do this stuff... I'll bite.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Black Lagoon
Fate/Stay Night
Full Metal Panic
Quote from: Grave on January 10, 2013, 02:24:17 PM
Wow, places still do this stuff... I'll bite.
:lol:
Fate/Zero
FMPTSR
Black Lagoon
FMAB
Don't judge me ;D
Quote from: Grave on January 10, 2013, 02:24:17 PM
Wow, places still do this stuff... I'll bite.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Black Lagoon
Fate/Stay Night
Full Metal Panic
Same. And One Piece and FMP are overrated.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 10, 2013, 02:48:59 PM
Same. And One Piece and FMP are overrated.
One Piece is. But FMP isn't even that popular anymore. Overrated implies that something is popular and well-liked overall when it doesn't deserve to be (in at least a few people's views). Way to show that you don't understand basic English terminology.
Caster would've done a better round.
So would Gates.
And Balalaika.
And Kimblee.
Fate/Zero- 19
Black Lagoon- 18
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid- 17
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood- 16
Fate/Zero and Black Lagoon move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 5:
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
vs.
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Outlaw Star
vs.
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Sailor Moon
vs.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
My Picks:
The 2nd Best Mecha Anime Ever (And still the only Gundam series that I really like)
The Dark Subversion of the Magical Girl Genre (Out of the 2 magical girl anime that I've seen, this is the best one)
The 3rd Best Space Western Anime Ever (Depending on my mood it could occasionally be the 2nd best)
The Regular Version of the Magical Girl Genre (I do think its entertaining for what it is, but I could never bother to finish it)
Siiiick forrrrr juuuussssstisssss GOOOON-BAAAAMB!
Slave of the Deceiver
Plotholarama
Not-Trigun
／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼
Gundam
Outlaw Star
Sailor Moon
Anne Frank dies.
Zeon dies.
Hilda dies.
Zoicite dies.
Gundam 0080
Outlaw Star
Sailor Moon
Madoka Magica
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 07:19:20 PM
Gundam 0080
Outlaw Star
Sailor Moon
Madoka Magica
:anthony:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:22:08 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 07:19:20 PM
Gundam 0080
Outlaw Star
Sailor Moon
Madoka Magica
Same.
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Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 10, 2013, 07:23:21 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:22:08 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 07:19:20 PM
Gundam 0080
Outlaw Star
Sailor Moon
Madoka Magica
Same.
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(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdeeperintomovies.net%2Fjournal%2Fimage08%2Fhotfuzz4.jpg&hash=95052d668224007d8f48eb0635fb6eeb5d257ab7)
Sorry, not interested.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 07:25:58 PM
Sorry, not interested.
I'm sure you get that reaction from all the ladies.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 10, 2013, 07:29:07 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 07:25:58 PM
Sorry, not interested.
I'm sure you get that reaction from all the ladies.
Just call me Jed Mosley.
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Madoka Magica
Outlaw Star
Gundam 0080
Sailor Moon
Now if you'll excuse me:
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If there's a tie I might change my vote.
:>
You know, if you guys always hype up Madoka to be the end all be all anime (or even the end all be all magical girl anime), then you're just going to turn people off from the series more than anything else. Hell, that almost turned me off from the series but I tried it anyways and enjoyed it. Its still not among my personal favorite anime, but one of the objectively better anime that I've seen in the last few years.
I'd only give it like a 7-8/10 myself, and I've never hyped it up at all, but I just don't see how someone can say that Sailor Moon is better. That's all.
Quote from: Foggle on January 10, 2013, 07:46:55 PM
I'd only give it like a 7-8/10 myself, and I've never hyped it up at all, but I just don't see how someone can say that Sailor Moon is better. That's all.
Because I don't like deconstructionist stories and I enjoy the canon story of Sailor Moon better.
See, I gave a reason. ;)
Quote from: Foggle on January 10, 2013, 07:46:55 PM
I'd only give it like a 7-8/10 myself, and I've never hyped it up at all, but I just don't see how someone can say that Sailor Moon is better. That's all.
I was referring to a lot of its fans in general, rather than any single person.
But really, I think its a good series. I just didn't like it when I saw fans hyping it up as the best thing ever to obnoxious levels, but that really goes for ANY series that's popular, including ones that I like (such as Death Note back when it was at its most popular).
I can't rank what I haven't seen above what I have, and it's not like Sailor Moon is the worst thing on earth itself. Filler SM does little for me as an adult, but I can at least get a chuckle or two from it in moderation.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:49:26 PM
Because I don't like deconstructionist stories and I enjoy the canon story of Sailor Moon better.
Madoka Magica isn't deconstructionist. I don't care for deconstructionist stories myself, so I could tell you if it really was one. Its just a magical girl anime that has a darker take on the aspects of the genre.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 10, 2013, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:49:26 PM
Because I don't like deconstructionist stories and I enjoy the canon story of Sailor Moon better.
Madoka Magica isn't deconstructionist. I don't care for deconstructionist stories myself, so I could tell you if it really was one. Its just a magical girl anime that has a darker take on the aspects of the genre.
I know, I'm just sayin'. I'm not a big fan of that sort of thing, though I do admit I think it does it better than, say, Naru Taru. But it's not a style I like.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:55:34 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 10, 2013, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:49:26 PM
Because I don't like deconstructionist stories and I enjoy the canon story of Sailor Moon better.
Madoka Magica isn't deconstructionist. I don't care for deconstructionist stories myself, so I could tell you if it really was one. Its just a magical girl anime that has a darker take on the aspects of the genre.
I know, I'm just sayin'. I'm not a big fan of that sort of thing, though I do admit I think it does it better than, say, Naru Taru. But it's not a style I like.
And you're saying that about a show you haven't seen?
I should mention though that I DO typically prefer more straightforward, positive, and upbeat series that are most focused on being entertaining to watch rather than anything else. I just found Sailor Moon too redundant from what I had watched of it.
That said, all of my personal favorite series reflect my tastes in that regard. That means, one could argue that Madoka Magica is a "better" constructed anime than most of the anime that make up my top 10 favorites, if one did do that, I'd respectfully explain why I enjoy my favorite anime more and then kindly tell that person to go fuck them-self as, quite frankly, I don't give a rats ass what's considered better or not. :thumbup:
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 10, 2013, 07:56:15 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:55:34 PM
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 10, 2013, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 07:49:26 PM
Because I don't like deconstructionist stories and I enjoy the canon story of Sailor Moon better.
Madoka Magica isn't deconstructionist. I don't care for deconstructionist stories myself, so I could tell you if it really was one. Its just a magical girl anime that has a darker take on the aspects of the genre.
I know, I'm just sayin'. I'm not a big fan of that sort of thing, though I do admit I think it does it better than, say, Naru Taru. But it's not a style I like.
And you're saying that about a show you haven't seen?
How do you know I didn't see it? Maybe I watched a few episodes, didn't like it, and turned it off.
I didn't finish reading Naru Taru either, does that mean I can't not like it?
Careful, Dr. Insomniac. That's what I was talking about earlier. I know you love Madoka Magica, but you mustn't forget that other people are allowed to have opinions too. :>
And this is coming from someone who genuinely liked the series.
But I will say that I don't think I view the series in the same vein as Desensitized does. I watched the whole thing and didn't seem like it was meant to be be all down and depressing of a series. It just had a darker take on the genre and came with its own set of morals, namely:
Spoiler
how teenage girls shouldn't blindly trust a magical creature that comes to them with promises of wishes and fantastic magical powers, and also how they shouldn't jump into big decisions blindly as it could ruin their lives. Also, they have to make sure to ask for details such as if making a contract with said magical creature would cause them to have their souls removed from their body and put into external gems. I find it to be very informative stuff, myself. :thumbup:
Yeah, I mean I read it up and I know everything that happens because I was curious to see what the fuss was about- but it's not something I actually enjoy reading or watching regardless of how well it's done. Which is more of what I use to judge things on.
I never said it was bad or terrible, I said it's not something I'm into.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 08:12:07 PM
Yeah, I mean I read it up and I know everything that happens because I was curious to see what the fuss was about- but it's not something I actually enjoy reading or watching regardless of how well it's done. Which is more of what I use to judge things on.
Wait, by read do you mean that you read the manga adaptation of the anime or did you just read a summary of the show to see what it was like?
If its the latter, then THAT I cannot agree with. There are a lot of shows where that method would do them no justice at all.
QuoteCareful, Dr. Insomniac. That's what I was talking about earlier. I know you love Madoka Magica, but you mustn't forget that other people are allowed to have opinions too.
Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that's horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it's nothing. It's just bibble-babble. It's like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks. (http://harlanellison.com/buzz/bws006.htm)
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 10, 2013, 08:19:16 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 08:12:07 PM
Yeah, I mean I read it up and I know everything that happens because I was curious to see what the fuss was about- but it's not something I actually enjoy reading or watching regardless of how well it's done. Which is more of what I use to judge things on.
Wait, by read do you mean that you read the manga adaptation of the anime or did you just read a summary of the show to see what it was like?
If its the latter, then THAT I cannot agree with. There are a lot of shows where that method would do them no justice at all.
I watched a few episodes, didn't like it, then read the plot to see what would happen for when a fan would inevitably call me an idiot for not watching the whole thing to disqualify be from being able to have an opinion on it.
I tend to do that with any series I start to watch and don't like, because I'm not going to force myself to watch hours of something I won't enjoy because I dislike being bullied out of having an opinion.
Again, I never even judged this show on quality, so I don't see the problem. I don't like it better than Sailor Moon, Outlaw Star, or 0080, but at least I said
why.
I'm tired of talking abut this, though. Is this round almost done?
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 10, 2013, 08:24:30 PM
Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that's horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it's nothing. It's just bibble-babble. It's like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks. (http://harlanellison.com/buzz/bws006.htm)
Well, I had assumed that Desensitized actually tried a few episodes of the series or the manga adaptation or even one of the movies when he stated that he didn't like this kind of series. Of course I'd expect someone to have seen or read at least a small bit of what they are basing their opinion off of. He says he did so that's good enough for me.
Anyways, your post brings up another issue that I just remembered. Dr. Insomniac, has anyone told you that you take this stuff WAY, WAY too seriously? :humhumhum:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 08:26:09 PM
I watched a few episodes, didn't like it
You could've just stopped there. I only wanted to make sure that you tried a bit of it to base your opinion off of. I don't really care either way whether you liked it or not. I just don't agree with having an opinion on a series without checking out some of that series at all.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 10, 2013, 08:32:30 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 08:26:09 PM
I watched a few episodes, didn't like it
You could've just stopped there. I only wanted to make sure that you tried a bit of it to base your opinion off of. I don't really care either way whether you liked it or not. I just don't agree with having an opinion on a series without checking out some of that series at all.
Well according to some people, that's not good enough. :-\
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 10, 2013, 08:34:51 PM
Well according to some people, that's not good enough. :-\
Its OK to ignore people every once in a while. Hell, I ignore GSF's dumb-ass opinions all the time, so I can tell you firsthand that its easy to ignore people when you disagree with them. :>
....
Spoiler
And in case anyone might be too dense, I'm just joking, here.
No better than Cradleman.
OOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK..............
I think that one thing we can ALL agree on is that its in everyone's best interest for me to end this match and move on ASAP. Just give me a few minutes to tally up the vote and we'll be continuing with the next match.
Remember, we're here to have fun and just see which of the favorite series among our user-base is the most popular among us.
Getting into all of this serious debate on opinions and whatnot is meant for the regular threads, people. :sly:
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket- 24
Puella Magi Madoka Magica- 20
Outlaw Star- 16
Sailor Moon- 10
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and Puella Magi Madoka Magica move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 6:
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Monster
vs.
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Cowboy Bebop
vs.
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Digimon Tamers
vs.
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Lupin the 3rd
My Picks:
SHIT! This round is tough for me since I really like all of these series. I'll actually have to take it seriously.
Digimon Tamers (Because I'm sure everyone else will down-vote it)
Monster (It blatantly rips-off the manga without adding anything of its own, but its a damn good thing I love the manga so much)
Cowboy Bebop (Because I'm sure that everyone else will up-vote it)
Lupin the 3rd (Because as much as I love it, its the only one of these that I haven't seen in its entirety)
Cowboy Bebop
Digimon Tamers
Monster
Lupin the III
Oh man... gonna have to think on this.
I had something for this match, but one or two of the comparisons didn't work.
Monster
Cowboy Bebop
Lupin the III
Digimon Tamers
Quote from: Avaitor on January 09, 2013, 12:22:25 PM
What the hell is a Trigan?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCcEv0gFnpM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCcEv0gFnpM)
Lupin (greatest classic anime period)
Bebop & R-r-r-ROCKSTEADY!
Monster
Not Frontier
Cowboy
Monster
Lupin
Digimon
Cowboy Bebop
Lupin the Third
Monster
Digimon
Cum,
Master!
Lawdie's
Deranged!
Quote from: Avaitor on January 10, 2013, 09:34:25 PM
I had something for this match, but one or two of the comparisons didn't work.
Monster
Cowboy Bebop
Lupin the III
Digimon Tamers
Ditto.
Badabadabadabadadadow!
Narutaru the prequel
Strange psycho-kinetic strategy
Boris Karloff
Monster
Lupin the III
Cowboy Bebop
Digimon Tamers
That was difficult.
Cowboy Bebop- 33
Monster- 29
Lupin the 3rd- 21
Digimon Tamers- 17
Cowboy Bebop and Monster move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 7:
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Great Teacher Onizuka
vs.
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Hunter X Hunter (1999)
vs.
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Akagi
vs.
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The Big O
My Picks:
Hunting For Bloody Revenge (Still the best version of one of the best shonen series around)
Shounan Junai Gumi Z (Another one of my favorites)
Batman: The Anime Series (3rd best mecha anime ever)
Kaiji's Long Lost Brother (I haven't seen it, though I did like both seasons of Kaiji, FWIW)
Welcome Back, Onizuka
Hunter to Hunter
Remington Steel
... and then there's Akagi!
GTO
O
HxH
AKA
GTO
Akagi
Big O
HxH
ABGH
Pontiac
Showtime
Ritsuko
Crocodile
Big O- One of only two good giant robot anime
HXH
GTO
Akagi
I was so busy getting ready for going back to college in the past few days that I completely forgot about this thread. Sorry about that. I'll go ahead and tally up the scores and then we can move onto the final match of this round.
Great Teacher Onizuka- 23
The Big O- 19
Hunter X Hunter (1999)- 15
Akagi- 13
Great Teacher Onizuka and The Big O move onto the next round.
Round 2, Match 8:
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/2nd Gig
vs.
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Baccano!
vs.
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Yami no Matsuei
vs.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
My Picks:
I'm going to pass on this round. While I have seen 3 of these anime (well, I've only seen the first season of GitS), I only really like 1 of them, and don't much care for the other 2, so I'm obviously not going to have a very insightful opinion, here.
This will be a tough round, I wager.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Baccano!
Ghost in the Shell: SAC
Yami no Matsuei
Opposite of how the pics are listed
Opposite of Avaitor.
Ghost in the Shell: SAC
Baccano!
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yami no Matsuei (haven't seen it)
Opposite of Dr. Insomniac.
Same as Graywulf76
:zonk:
Ghost in the Shell
Baccano
Yami no something
Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion- 20
Baccano!- 19
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex/2nd Gig- 18
Yami no Matsuei- 13
Neon Genesis Evangelion and Baccano! move onto the next round.
And thus marks the end of the 2nd round. Wait a bit and I'll start up the quarter-finals.
Quarter-Finals, Match 1:
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Cowboy Bebop
vs.
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Fate/Zero
vs.
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
vs.
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
My Picks:
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (The best mecha anime remaining in this competition)
Cowboy Bebop (The best or 2nd best space western anime left in this competition, depending on my mood)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (I've still only seen the first 17 episodes of it)
Fate/Zero (I've still only seen the first episode of it)
Cowboy Bebop
Fate/Zero
War in the Pocket
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Groovin IN SPACE
Politics IN SPACE
When the prequel is a hell of a lot better.
I need to watch a Gundam some time.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bebop
Fate/Zero
War in the Pocket
Same as EK.
YES!!! Ghost in the Shell has been killed.
The movie is better than the show
L
Fate
Gundam I need to watch
Same as Pharass.
Quote from: Foggle on January 17, 2013, 11:51:44 AM
Same as Pharass.
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Gundam Seed Destiny
Legend of the Legendary Heroes
Fate/Stay Night
Trigun
War in the Pocket
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bebop
Fate/Zero
Cowboy Bebop- 30
Legend of the Galactic Heroes- 29
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket- 22
Fate/Zero- 18
Cowboy Bebop and Legend of the Galactic Heroes move onto the next round.
Quarter-Finals, Match 2:
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Monster
vs.
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Death Note
vs.
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Black Lagoon
vs.
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Great Teacher Onizuka
My Picks:
This is tough round for me as I'm quite fond of all 4 of these series. That said, I'll still rank them anyways.
Great Teacher Onizuka (The most genuinely re-watchable anime of these 4, IMO)
Death Note (Completely ridiculous but also completely fun to watch)
Monster (This time I am going to peg it down for just being a straight-up copy/paste of the manga)
Black Lagoon (Its great, but doesn't quite measure up to the others for me)
Opposite of EK.
Monster
Black Lagoon
GTO
Death Note
Creature
Bakemonogatari
Shamwow
Judge
Monster
GTO
Death Note
Black Lagoon
Death Note
GTO
Monster
Black Lagoon
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 17, 2013, 07:15:01 PM
Opposite of EK.
You'd rank Black Lagoon over Monster? :srs:
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 17, 2013, 08:25:39 PM
Manga was better.
I could say the same for Black Lagoon, really. Though, I do prefer the art-style of the anime over the manga as far as that goes.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 17, 2013, 08:30:17 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 17, 2013, 08:25:39 PM
Manga was better.
I could say the same for Black Lagoon, really. Though, I do prefer the art-style of the anime over the manga as far as that goes.
Really? I've read the entire manga, and when the anime isn't being a shot-for-shot adaptation of the original work, it's actually improving upon it.
Quote from: Foggle on January 17, 2013, 08:35:41 PM
Really? I've read the entire manga, and when the anime isn't being a shot-for-shot adaptation of the original work, it's actually improving upon it.
Eh, By "improving" all I see is that it has cool action scenes every now and then. It doesn't do anything to improve the actual story or writing, which is fine enough for the most part, but when I think of anime adaptations that make significant changes or improvements to the manga, I think of something like more along the lines of Furahashi's anime adaptation of Hunter X Hunter (as one example), where the anime stays mostly faithful to the manga where it counts, but fixes a lot of the gunk and lazy or badly written parts that the manga had contained and replaces it with some more fitting material. Black Lagoon doesn't really do anything along those lines as far as the anime goes (at least not that I can see). With Monster, I can't really think of too much that they could improve on which is why I'm a bit more forgiving with that, though I still down-ranked it in this round because it was still a pretty plane adaptation that didn't really try to do anything new other than animate the manga panel by panel, which is fine, but in that case its not like the staff behind the anime deserve that much credit for making a great work since all of the strong points are still Naoki Urasawa's writing and art; and unlike Black Lagoon the art in the anime for Monster is almost exactly the same as it is in the manga, though to be fair that's a good thing as well.
What about Death Note? Would you guys consider that an improved adaption?
The "cool action scenes" are part of the appeal of Black Lagoon, are they not? I fail to see how they could make the anime worse than the manga, in any case.
Black Lagoon anime has animated and more action, better artwork, color, voice acting, and extended/altered scenes every once in a while. These extended/altered scenes serve to make the characters more likable at times. For example, (IIRC) in the manga, Revy kills the innocent people on the boat and Dutch scolds her for it. In the anime, Dutch stops her before she can kill the civilians, and she realizes how wrong that would have been. Also, several story arcs have slightly more meat added to them, such as the first and last ones of the first season.
So yeah, the anime is much better than the manga IMO.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 17, 2013, 08:44:51 PM
What about Death Note? Would you guys consider that an improved adaption?
I haven't read enough of the manga to decide. :sweat:
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 17, 2013, 08:44:51 PM
What about Death Note? Would you guys consider that an improved adaption?
I think so, at least. While the second half of the anime lost some strong development for Mello, the staff behind it used the ability of animation and musical pacing to their advantage for Death Note. Moreso than Monster at least, IMO.
Quote from: Foggle on January 17, 2013, 08:51:36 PM
The "cool action scenes" are part of the appeal of Black Lagoon, are they not? I fail to see how they could make the anime worse than the manga, in any case.
I didn't say that it makes it worse than the manga, but honestly only a few of those added in action scenes are really well-animated and fun to watch. There are other times when the action is on budget animation and is just there for padding, so its a mixed bad more than a definitive improvement.
QuoteBlack Lagoon anime has animated and more action, better artwork, color, voice acting, and extended/altered scenes every once in a while. These extended/altered scenes serve to make the characters more likable at times. For example, (IIRC) in the manga, Revy kills the innocent people on the boat and Dutch scolds her for it. In the anime, Dutch stops her before she can kill the civilians, and she realizes how wrong that would have been. Also, several story arcs have slightly more meat added to them, such as the first and last ones of the first season.
EVERY Anime adaptation has color and voice acting. You can't just give one anime special points for doing what any adaptation is supposed to do at a very basic level. I already said that I agreed about the art being better in the anime, but I can think of a lot of anime where I prefer the art over the manga, so its not like its a huge advantage for Black Lagoon that it does that. And as with the extended scenes, like I said about the action scenes, its a mixed bag for me. Some of those scenes do help flesh out the characters more and can be seen as improvements. Other times its just padding to make an episode run its length longer without covering too much of the story, or its added in to improve the story but I find the execution to be lacking. These added in scenes also aren't as plentiful as you make them sound. They are definitely there and anyone who has read the manga will clearly notice them, but for the most part the anime follows the manga's story and characters.
As for the scene with Revy, while I'll admit that I like the idea of her being restrained from killing when possible, you can't really ignore that its just part of her character. The anime cut that scene out in the beginning because they didn't want to stir up any controversy, as stuff that's allowed to fly in manga aren't always so easily allowed for anime that are aired on TV rather than released direct to video as OVAs, and this kind of shows as the anime adaptation didn't stay consistent with these kinds of changes. For instance, while the anime stopped her from killing those people in the beginning, it didn't stop her from doing something later along the lines of killing an unarmed guy who had given up fighting against her in cold blood. After all, Revy is meant to be a cold-blooded killer when you really get down to it, and I wouldn't have a problem with the anime trying to stray away from that a little bit to maybe make her somewhat more likable, but it doesn't stay consistent with it at all and by the 2nd season she is just as ruthless as she is in the manga without any real restraint.
QuoteSo yeah, the anime is much better than the manga IMO.
The anime adaptation is a mixed bag in terms of improvements and detractors, IMO. Its all opinions, anyways.
For what its worth, the fact that I said its great kind of shows that I don't really have anything against it in particular. I just feel that GTO and Death Note do more things in their respective anime adaptations that make the experience really interesting for me despite having read the manga (with Death Note it takes an intentionally over-the-top stylistic approach compared to the manga that I actually really enjoy, and it also cuts out a lot of needless fluff from the 2nd arc). As for Monster, I wouldn't say that its any better than Black Lagoon as an adaptation. But in this case I feel that Monster is just a flat-out better and more interesting story than Black Lagoon, and it just so happens that there wasn't enough stuff that the Black Lagoon anime did in its adaptation for me to rank it over Monster. For what its worth, Monster is flat-out better than GTO and Death Note as well, but in those 2 cases I feel that both of those anime made quite a few more significant changes that I personally enjoyed in terms of adapting their respective source material than Black Lagoon did with its source material. That's really all that there is to it. I still like all 4 of these anime, anyways (the fact that all of them are among my top 10 favorites should tell you something about that ;) ).
Hook, line, and sinker. My dear parrot.
Also, there's a difference between killing civilians and killing a Nazi who just put his gun down.
I do wish the GTO prequel would get a proper anime adaption, though. It is one of the best delinquent manga I've read.
QuoteAlso, there's a difference between killing civilians and killing a Nazi who just put his gun down.
I wasn't referring to the Nazi. I was referring to one of the hoodlums that were among a group attacking Rock and Revy in the Yakuza arc. There was one dude who dropped his weapon and said "I give" once his friends were dead. In this case, you could tell just by looking at him that he was a punk for hire who didn't know what he was getting into. The Nazi that you are referring to who she killed would have clearly just stabbed her in the back the moment he got the chance if she let him live, whereas some punk kid would just run away with his tails between his legs. One she needed to kill, and the other wasn't really necessary, so I see it as a pretty big difference in terms of circumstances.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 17, 2013, 09:37:40 PM
I do wish the GTO prequel would get a proper anime adaption, though. It is one of the best delinquent manga I've read.
The 5-episode OVA isn't bad for what it is, in terms of adapting select portions of the manga. But, yeah, its no substitute for a proper adaptation. Unfortunately that'll never happen since old-school delinquent manga are not very popular among the modern shonen audience in Japan. I wouldn't mind if the author at least went back every now and then and did a few Shounan Junai Gumi short stories. He already ran GTO into the ground with the mediocre sequel that he produced (which takes place in Shounan, but misses a big opportunity by hardly bringing back any of the original characters from SJG).
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 17, 2013, 09:43:48 PM
QuoteAlso, there's a difference between killing civilians and killing a Nazi who just put his gun down.
I wasn't referring to the Nazi. I was referring to one of the hoodlums that were among a group attacking Rock and Revy in the Yakuza arc. There was one dude who dropped his weapon and said "I give" once his friends were dead. In this case, you could tell just by looking at him that he was a punk for hire who didn't know what he was getting into. The Nazi that you are referring to who she killed would have clearly just stabbed her in the back the moment he got the chance if she let him live, whereas some punk kid would just run away with his tails between his legs. One she needed to kill, and the other wasn't really necessary, so I see it as a pretty big difference in terms of circumstances.
It's the rule of a gun fight though. You don't trade a gun for a white flag. That punk should've known better, and paid the price.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 17, 2013, 10:30:15 PM
It's the rule of a gun fight though. You don't trade a gun for a white flag. That punk should've known better, and paid the price.
My point is that he was a punk kid who clearly didn't know any better. Not a real trained killer like the types that Revy usually kills. She also toyed with him by mocking him a bit before killing him, if just flat-out killing him in cold blood wasn't enough.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 17, 2013, 10:40:46 PM
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 17, 2013, 10:30:15 PM
It's the rule of a gun fight though. You don't trade a gun for a white flag. That punk should've known better, and paid the price.
My point is that he was a punk kid who clearly didn't know any better. Not a real trained killer like the types that Revy usually kills. She also toyed with him by mocking him a bit before killing him, if just flat-out killing him in cold blood wasn't enough.
For all Revy knew, letting the guy survive would risk him coming back with backup. It was better to be safe than take the moral route.
GTO
The Devil went down to Germany
God Complex
Bitches Be Crazy
Black Lagoon
Death Note
Monster
GTO
Monster- 31
Black Lagoon- 25
Great Teacher Onizuka- 23
Death Note- 21
Monter and Black Lagoon move onto the next round.
Quarter-Finals, Match 3:
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Paranoia Agent
vs.
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The Big O
vs.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
vs.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
My Picks:
Exactly the opposite order as listed.
Well, OK, now we have to wait for someone to break the tie before we can move onto this match! :whuh:
Quote from: Grave on January 18, 2013, 04:17:07 PM
Black Lagoon
Death Note
Monster
GTO
Well....crap, you just posted this right after I tallied up all of the results. :(
I can still factor in your rankings, but addings things up, Monster would still go through with the lead and Black Lagoon would effectively be tied with GTO at 22 for each. So, now somebody has to break the tie before we can move onto this match....
Oriko
Girlfriend
Radarman
Stripes
So, is nobody going to break the tie? I sure as hell ain't switching out any of my votes, so the only 2 options that we have here are to wait for somebody else among us who is willing to switch up their votes to either favor GTO or Black Lagoon to make it through to the next round, or to wait for Pharass to post on this thread again and break the tie with his own rankings. The latter option may take a while, though.
Changing my votes wouldn't do anything, as far as I can tell.
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 18, 2013, 06:57:01 PM
Changing my votes wouldn't do anything, as far as I can tell.
Well, you could either give Black Lagoon or GTO one more point to break the tie by changing the order for your rankings. That said, if you're like me and you are pretty satisfied with the ranking that you made and don't really want to change it just to break a tie, then don't worry about it. I'm just seeing if anyone is willing to change up their ranking a bit to either put Black Lagoon or GTO over the edge, since the tie between those 2 is what's currently causing me to put the round on hold.
Monster
Black Lagoon
Death Note
GTO: I've read a bit of the manga (although that was years ago), but I've yet to see the anime.
Apologies for the wait.
Alright, thanks for you input, Pharass.
The 3rd match is back on. Sorry I forgot to mention anything about it. Its already up if any of you guys haven't noticed yet.
Paranoia Agent
Big O
NGE
MMM... magic!
NGE
Paranoia Agent
Madoka
Big O
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 21, 2013, 05:32:25 PM
Paranoia Agent
Big O
NGE
MMM... magic!
Careful, Dr. Insomniac might take offense to that. And be warned, he does bite! :SHOCK:
NGE
Paranoia Agent
Big O
Madoka
Opposite of Foggle
Opposite of Avaitor.
QuoteCareful, Dr. Insomniac might take offense to that. And be warned, he does bite!
Yes, a parrot would know how much a bite hurts. Wouldn't it?
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 21, 2013, 06:24:57 PM
Yes, a parrot would know how much a bite hurts. Wouldn't it?
Not a parrot that is smart enough to ignore an obvious bait-trap. :sly:
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Quote from: Avaitor on January 21, 2013, 06:53:02 PM
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Same as Foggle.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 21, 2013, 05:40:52 PM
Quote from: Spark Of Spirit on January 21, 2013, 05:32:25 PM
Paranoia Agent
Big O
NGE
MMM... magic!
Careful, Dr. Insomniac might take offense to that. And be warned, he does bite! :SHOCK:
You would know how hard he bites. .3.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 21, 2013, 07:51:45 PM
You would know how hard he bites. .3.
You have some fucked up fantasies, don't you? :>
Neon Genesis Evangelion- 21
Paranoia Agent- 20
The Big O- 19
Puella Magi Madoka Magica- 17
Neon Genesis Evangelion and Paranoia Agent move onto the next round.
And now to finally wrap up the quarter-finals.
Quarter-Finals, Match 4:
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Trigun
vs.
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Baccano!
vs.
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
vs.
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Hyouge Mono
My Picks:
Trigun
Baccano!
Hyouge Mono
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
RABBU ANDO PIISU!
Commotion!
Joking Stereo
Harmony Gold is the proto-4kids
I should switch to just listing titles. :sweat:
Baccano!
Hyouge
Trigun
Macross
Macross
Baccano!
Trigun
Hyouge Mono
Walter White: Space Cadet
Bacon-o's
Supaishi Stoodu Dohnatsu
Yo Gay Monaural
Baccano!
Hyouge Mono
Macross
Trigun
Macross
Trigun
Baccano!
Hyouge Mono
Same as Pharass.
Man, no love for Trigun, this round. :'(
Trigun is awesome, but I gotta' give Baccano and Hyouge my love.
Mecha needs more love on here.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 27, 2013, 06:20:16 PM
Man, no love for Trigun, this round. :'(
I feel your pain. :(
I like them both. :)
Quote from: Avaitor on January 27, 2013, 07:56:03 PM
Mecha needs more love on here.
No it does not. Especially with how overrated FMP is.
Trigun
HM
Macross
Baccano
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 28, 2013, 03:37:37 PM
No it does not. Especially with how overrated The Big O is.
Fixed.
Fixed by Jim.
Quote from: Avaitor on January 28, 2013, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 28, 2013, 03:37:37 PM
Quote from: Avaitor on January 27, 2013, 07:56:03 PM
Mecha needs more love on here.
No it does not. Especially with how overrated FMP is.
You never even saw FMP.
I've actually seen this show.
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
What other anime star a goofy sergeant who doesn't understand how normal life works?
Quote from: Foggle on January 30, 2013, 11:15:06 AM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
What other anime stars a goofy sergeant who doesn't understand how normal life works?
Fixed.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:13:56 PM
Quote from: Foggle on January 30, 2013, 11:15:06 AM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
What other anime stars a goofy sergeant who doesn't understand how normal life works?
Hi, I'm gunswordfist, you may know me as that guy who doesn't realize that "anime" works as both a singular and plural noun.
Fixed.
And you still haven't answered my question. :sly:
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
You never even saw FMP.
And yet somehow, given your level of intelligence (or lack thereof), I get the feeling that you haven't even seen the specific iteration of this show that even made it onto this thread.
You're like one of those dolts who thinks that Dragon Ball, Z, and GT are the same exact thing. :>
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
You mean the dull generic main character that has a dull, generic name, dull, generic personality, and partakes in dull, generic action scenes? Is that the Big O character you're referring to who is NOT a dull, generic character?
Ensatsu-Tequila-ken, quit being a moody twat for once and start the next round.
Quote from: Foggle on January 30, 2013, 12:17:09 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:13:56 PM
Quote from: Foggle on January 30, 2013, 11:15:06 AM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 11:10:49 AM
EK, lol @ saying Big O is overrated. Unlike FMP, it doesn't have a dull, generic main character.
What other anime stars a goofy sergeant who doesn't understand how normal life works?
Hi, I'm gunswordfist, you may know me as that guy who doesn't realize that "anime" works as both a singular and plural noun.
Fixed.
And you still haven't answered my question. :sly:
FMP's star is as generic as any Gundam Wing character. There you go.
Quote from: Dr. Insomniac on January 30, 2013, 12:34:01 PM
Ensatsu-Tequila-ken, quit being a moody twat for once and start the next round.
Having fun screwing with GSF's incompetent mind does not count as being moody. :sly:
And I don't take kindly to people telling me that I'm a twat. Just for that, I'm delaying the next round until conveniently after I finish my next class. You can all thank Dr. Insomniac and his name-calling for that, people. It isn't at all my fault for forgetting about this thread.
I smell menstrual blood.
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:37:35 PM
FMP's star is as generic as any Gundam Wing character. There you go.
Write a descriptive essay about it and have it peer evaluated by an established anime critic before publishing it. Then, and only then, will your opinion hold any validity to it.
Take that! I just used Dr. Insomniac logic on your ass!
Yeah, EK, because a character's name determine hows generic their personality is. You're such a genius. :sly: And name one show with action like Big O's. While on the other hand, I can easily name other overrated mecha anime that has action like FMP's.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 30, 2013, 12:39:46 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:37:35 PM
FMP's star is as generic as any Gundam Wing character. There you go.
Write a descriptive essay about it and have it peer evaluated by an established anime critic before publishing it. Then, and only then, will your opinion hold any validity to it.
Take that! I just used Dr. Insomniac logic on your ass!
Dr. is much smarter than you so stop trying. And why haven't you started the next round? Need help counting?
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:44:16 PM
EK....You're such a genius.
The only part of your post that I actually bothered to pay attention to. It looks like you've finally come around, GSF. :awesome:
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on January 30, 2013, 12:46:50 PM
Quote from: gunswordfist on January 30, 2013, 12:44:16 PM
EK....You're such a genius.
The only part of your post that I actually bothered to pay attention to. It looks like you've finally come around, GSF. :awesome:
:D
We all know that SD Gundam Seed Destiny is the greatest mecha show, anyway.
Linebarrels of Iron.
The next round will be up momentarily....as soon as my computer decides to stop fucking around with me.
Alright, here we are:
Baccano!- 27
Trigun- 23
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross- 22
Hyouge Mono- 18
Baccano! and Trigun move onto the next round.
Semi-Finals, Match 1:
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Black Lagoon
vs.
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Cowboy Bebop
vs.
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
vs.
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Paranoia Agent
My Picks:
Cowboy Bebop
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Black Lagoon
Paranoia Agent
Cowboy Bebop
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Paranoia Agent
Black Lagoon
Cowboy Bebop
Black Lagoon
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Paranoia Agent
Legends of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bebop
Paranoia Agent
Black Lagoon
Same as Avaitor.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cowboy Bebop
Black Lagoon
Paranoia Agent
Quote from: Grave on January 30, 2013, 10:47:09 PM
Cowboy Bebop
Black Lagoon
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Paranoia Agent
Cowboy Bebop- 25
Legend of the Galatic Heroes- 22
Black Lagoon- 13
Paranoia Agent- 10
Cowboy Bebop and Legend of the Galactic Heroes move onto the final round.
Semi-Finals, Match 2:
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Monster
vs.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.minitokyo.net%2FNeon.Genesis.Evangelion.603884.jpg&hash=10907e40bcb1c59e7f6dad1bb376f6f4bacf52ab)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
vs.
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Trigun
vs.
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Baccano!
My Picks:
Trigun
Monster
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Baccano!
Trigun
Baccano
Monster
Evangelion
Monster
Baccano
Trigun
Evangelion
Monster
NGE
Baccano!
Trigun
Same as EK. Again
Eva
Monster
Trigun
Baccano!
NGE
Monster
Baccano!
Trigun
Monster- 21
Trigun- 18
Neon Genesis Evangelion- 17
Baccano!- 12
Monster and Trigun move onto the final round....which I will post up shortly!
FINAL ROUND!!!!!
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Cowboy Bebop
vs.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.ning.com%2Ffiles%2F7uFtMgQpQgjhU5lyqBEvlnoSsC5-tuR9Rd2hsUVu6pyeKTUa0NNjdmXnWl8AAQ-kWJiyZ-6bcqCxlhZuY3x0pA__%2FPIC0.jpg&hash=257073e5ef168f311734f7d6cbae0515d5f21e40)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
vs.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg849.imageshack.us%2Fimg849%2F6677%2Ftrigunbadlandsrumblepsb.png&hash=21f79e921fda7f29f1e1d934ac10a21a8c1e1e61)
Trigun
vs.
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg805.imageshack.us%2Fimg805%2F8595%2Fmonsteranimemonster1742.jpg&hash=ea8e8065708c906f99232fb4f94ede7d7392bb42)
Monster
My Picks:
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Monster
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
So, basically, with this round the series with the most votes will take the top spot, and subsequently we will rank the reaming series as 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place corresponding to how many votes they received.
Hildegard von Mariendorf
Julia
Nina Fortner
Rem Saverem
Cowboy Bebop
Monster
Galactic Heroes
Trigun
Reverse EK.
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on February 10, 2013, 08:03:10 PM
Final Round:
Trigun
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Anyway:
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(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ff6a388a871d55232cc24d948822a46b3%2Ftumblr_mi2rtexUzF1qa9txao1_500.gif&hash=bc3a01f7e6580abd359b6eee2714780bc149bf43)
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m6rqzjVuI51r5ykbmo1_500.gif&hash=69fc4707874eca2b8e61fddf4418eec2129fe27a)
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F1a821c68cb79da451aa0e39adef4a3e2%2Ftumblr_mev11sXvTk1qzloeqo1_500.png&hash=b66b0f4db3c69f05cf2b9650d2b496a9d686b37b)
Jammin' Wednesday goes well with anything.
Exhibit A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkbLa_X9O9g)
Exhibit B (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRRuxtAchFE)
Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Monster
LotGH
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Monster
Cowboy Bebop
Trigun
Quote from: Pharass on February 11, 2013, 07:16:34 AM
Quote from: Avaitor on February 10, 2013, 08:14:49 PM
Reverse EK.
Ditto.
So what would happen if I reversed my own rankings and in the process made you guys essentially double my original rankings? You should be careful of how you word your posts. :sly:
Quote from: Ensatsu-ken on February 11, 2013, 02:31:31 PM
Quote from: Pharass on February 11, 2013, 07:16:34 AM
Quote from: Avaitor on February 10, 2013, 08:14:49 PM
Reverse EK.
Ditto.
So what would happen if I reversed my own rankings and in the process made you guys essential double my original rankings? You should be careful of how you word your posts. :sly:
You're quite right. I've edited my original post, just to be on the safe side.
I'm gonna call EK's bluff and keep my post as is.
Trigun
Bebop
Monster
LOGH
Monster
Trigun
Kid Rock's Bebop
Legendary Heroes of Santa Claus
AND HERE WE ARE WITH OUR FINAL RANKINGS!4th PlaceSpoiler
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Ranking Score- 19
3rd PlaceSpoiler
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Ranking Score- 22
2nd PlaceSpoiler
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.a-gc.com%2Fimages%2F2012%2F12%2Fmonster-anime-HD-Wallpapers.jpg&hash=18024cc949e429950ee4270a6f46113721efdba1)
Ranking Score- 23
And our greatest anime of all time is....Spoiler
(https://animationrevelation.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstuffpoint.com%2Fcowboy-bebop%2Fimage%2F71906-cowboy-bebop-cowboy-bebop-poster.jpg&hash=26abab4cfaf84db9941ac01f380bc68e629dfc6a)
Ranking Score- 26
....And yeah, that's about it. So I'll probably celebrate by re-watching some of these shows (and actually finishing one of them). Stay tuned for whatever game thread I come up with next. :thumbup:
Zerochan.net is a really good anime. Should've won first place, tbh.
Anyway, yay for Bebop and stuffs. :joy: :joy:
Cowboy Bebop is the greatest anime of all time. Truly, this is an astonishing revelation.
In all seriousness, I need to rewatch Bebop when I'm finished rewatching Trigun.
I have no problem whatsoever with Bebop winning, it wasn't my choice for first place, but it's a great show and deserves it's victory.
See you, space cowboy.
Good competition this time. The top 4 are well deserved. :)