Bittersweet Candy Bowl

You knew full well that something like this was bound to happen.

This thread is for anything anime related: Favorite shows *coughPokemoncough*, music, your own animations or art, favorite mangas, etc.

Now to start off this thread, I give you probably one of the best animes ever created.

HAJIME NO IPPO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KTrkvIjYTrc&feature=PlayList&p=9C298B26D9E71465& playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=4

The story is about a boy named Ippo Makunochi, a very shy high school student who never had the time to make friends because he was always busy helping his mother run their family-own fishing business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies, led by a student named Umezawa, got into the habit of picking on him. On one particular day these bullies decided to give him a rather serious beating, but a middle-weight professional boxer who was passing by stopped the bullies and took the injured Ippo to the Kamogawa Gym, owned by retired boxer Genji Kamogawa, to treat his wounds. After Ippo awoke to the sounds of boxers training, the boxer who saved him, Mamoru Takamura, tried to cheer Ippo up by letting him vent his frustrations on a sandbag. It was then that they had their first glimpse into Ippo’s talent for boxing. After that incident, Ippo started his regular training and began his path in Japan’s professional boxing, beginning with two spars against the talented Ichiro Miyata who is the same age as Ippo.

Love this anime SO much!

i am just stopping in to say uguu
ok bye

Cat Soup

Cat… Soup?
What?

id like an uguu burger with a side of kawaii fries

It’s one of my favorite anime of all time.

oh yeah and a hentai milkshake do you guys have strawberry

@Gabriel Kaxbe
I am now gonna go watch it…
TO YOUTUBE!

WARNING:

It’s weird, nonsensical, and disturbing

Well, I’ve now had my slice of WTF pie for this century… animation was very good though.

oh no, you don’t get your WTF pie until you watch Kaiba.

That’s like… a whole WTF cake.

Now I’m gonna go watch that, gimmie two seconds…

Huh, startin’ to look good.
Has nobody watched mine yet…?
*sigh*

While I’ve seen a lot of anime, I do get a bit bored with the frequency of extreme violence or unnecessary panty shots throughout the ones my friends like. There’s only one anime that I’ve actually enjoyed to the point of wanting to recommend it: Spice and Wolf.

It was always a bit odd, being a combination of a magical fantasy adventure and an economics lesson. Seriously. The basic plot is that Kraft Lawrence, a reasonably experienced trader looking to make his own way in the world, one day finds a naked wolf-girl in the back of his cart. As one does. (She’s got BCB anatomy, before you get too excited, whf)

In any case, he discovers his hitch-hiker is Holo the Wise Wolf, local goddess of the harvest, who is fed up with being ignored by farmers. In exchange for his help in getting her back to her northern homeland, she offers her advice and wisdom. Cue something part-way between medieval road movie, rom-com and, as I said, economics lesson. Lawrence REALLY likes explaining his deals.

Eh. It sounds nutty, but it’s played fairly straight, and it’s definitely worth seeing. Check the 1min30 intro at least. If you think it’s beautiful, so much the better.

Fooly Cooly. Because watching Atomsk fight Haruka with Jimmy Page’s guitar on top of a building shaped like an iron is just…I have no word for it. Kills me that it only lasted six episodes.

Hmm… Rurouni Kenshin.

Eh, it’s pretty gory and bloody at times. I usually close my eyes or look away, or both, when there are terrible things going on. But it’s also a very good, though dark, story. And Himura Kenshin is, possibly, my favourite film character of all time.

I only wish it ended differently. Oh, and that there was less maltractation. ^_^

Apart from that, I’m a fan of Studio Ghibli’s work. Nausicaä (where are those symbols supposed to be) might be my favourite.

@ ILB: My friend’s little brother told me he and that girl bang at the end. Is that true? I kind of want it to be true.

…I am really not sure. I’ve only heard about the end from others; the anime didn’t end but apparently the manga did.

Gantz anime is oka.y..

Oi! Yappy! I agree full well with you, Spice and Wolf is a beautiful series, the economics only adds, “spice” (ohohohoho) to the already excellent plot. Season 2 is very moving… still makes me choke up sometimes…

Altough, when it comes down to epic anime, you can’t beat Code Geass, watch it subbed or you will be hearing Ichigo whenever Lelouch talks. (johnny yong bosch, neat guy in person)

Yay! Someone else likes Spice and Wolf!

Haven’t managed to get my hands on Season 2, though. Definitely trying to hunt a copy down ASAP, though.

I liked it enough to cosplay as Kraft. AND OH MY GAWD SOMEONE COSPLAYED AS HOLO AT THE SAME CON AND WE MET AND IT WAS AWESOME.

As i’ve said in previous threads, Fruits Basket had an immense personal effect on me. It’s not necessarily my favorite, but I can’t help but hold it up pretty high. I mean, i got me my girlfriend out of watching it. Or rather that’s what i like to think.

I don’t watch very many anime that are outside the realm of mainstream, due to not having the time to really look and having other interests, but my favorites tend to be Rurouni Kenshin and G-Gundam. The latter is pure corny narm, but its still so awesome. WHY IS IT SO CORNY YET STILL SO DAMNED AWESOOOOMMMMMME.

i watch a lot of anime.
it’s not something i’m proud of,but between the army and my part time job
i really don’t have the energy to get out of the house.

and the more i watch the more i’m amazed at the fucked up curve of quality in anime.
it like… in American t.v some shows are good,some are bad,most are average.
very few are amazing or horrible.

in anime most of the shows are terrible and a few are incredible.
no middle ground at all.

anyway my fave anime off all time are:
cowboy bebop
azumaga daiho
serial experiment lain
ghost in the shell (but not the movies.)

all classics.

holy shit! hajime no ippo is AWSOME!!!!!

Yes! Finally, someone who likes Hajime no Ippo!

I’ve gotta go with higurashi no naku koro ni and lucky star.
(Two completely different shows lol)

B-brother By???

suitcase is my sugoi waifu~~~

Of all the anime I’ve watched, one piece (subbed, mind you), cowboy bebop and ouran high school host club are my three favs. Although the ending for ouran was kinda ftw…

teh sora do you know what ftw means

f**k the what, right? at least thats what i hear from it everytime. its just wtf spell’d backwards

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni.
I’m out

no
it means “for the win”
as in “golly mom these pancakes are ftw!!”
as you can see it is a pretty lame term and youre better off not using it
also why are you censoring yourself no ones stopping you from saying “fuck” or anything else for that matter

I just thought id rule in for decency… anyway, ill just say the ending was kinda wtf.

and I was considering watching higurashi before, but i just havent gotten around to it yet…

fuck decency cock shit ass bitch motherfucking dick scrotum cum cervix scat honky cracker nordic estrogen dog

… GAKUEN MOKUSHIROKU HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD (not aired yet, but it’s going to be aired July 6th at japan I just hope it’s as awesome as the comics)

someone is eternally pissed, huh whf?

oh yeah i am super mad
2 da rescue

0_0”

-Castle In The Sky is a good anime movie, mostly because of the characters.
-Full Metal Alchemist Brootherhood, which is arguably better than the original FMA
-Several Gundam series, such as 08th MS Team, Stardust Memory, War In The Pocket, and Gundam Unicorn (the last two are actually OVAs).

…That Unicorn one could probably use a little explanation. I guess the Japanese think of unicorns less in the girly-rainbow sort of way than than that the majestic-creature-that-rams-you-through-the-gut- with-its-horn-when-its-pissed ideal. Even so, the title alone is usually enough to discourage most people, which is too bad because just based on the only episode out so far, it looks like it the whole thing will be great.

Getting past the title, I think the problem most people will have with Unicorn is that it’s set late in the already well developed Universal Century timeline (i.e., it’s related to the big bulk of older stuff that came before Gundam Seed, Gundam Wing, etc.). The first episode makes an effort to explain the basics of what’s happened up to that point, but it can be confusing. Ultimately, it’s the Universal Century fans who will get the most out of Unicorn.

If you’re interested, here’s some basic stuff to know:
1. Earth Sphere (the planet, the moon, plus a bunch of giant orbiting space colonies) is ruled by a single government called the Federation
2. In the Universal Century’s 79th year, a bunch of colonies rebelled under the name “Zeon” for about a year. Over half the human population was wiped out before the Federation eventually won.
3. Some militaristic Zeon partisan groups still existed after the war had ended. Eventually they became known as Neo Zeon.
4. Both sides have their problems: the Federation tends to be corrupt and oppressive at times, while Neo Zeon is rather fanatical (I’m pretty sure Zeon was based on Nazi Germany). Both sides have ended up causing a bunch of problems throughout the earth sphere, though there are plenty of good people within both factions.

Dog Estrogen? If I start a grunge revival band, I know what to name it now.

OKAY, all of my guilty pleasures right here: Yu Yu Hakusho, Tenshi Muyo, Tenchi Universe, Love Hina. I love harem anime. I can’t help it. *sob*

i to enjoy a good harem anime as well as a genuine romance anime Aoi aoahi Aori is one of my favorites i usually just watch online at this one site, though i will buy boxed sets if the mood strikes me

Hey, quick question. Naruto, yay or nay?

nay, ive read the manga which is alright but the anime is lacking even in the original japanese it seems to be a little more than series of dragged out fights

I think it’s time to blow this joint, just let me get all my stuff together. OK 3, 2, 1, lets jam!

Oh that whf, he sure is a character! Ha-yuk!

Naruto: nay. C’est tres gay.

So it’s safe to say there are no naruto fanboys here?