The New Release Club's General discussion

They were only getting by because they were sneak attacking low level Goblins. The moment they were sneak attacked themselves (and by something not level 1) they got wrecked big time.

They should have realized monsters in this world were smart and could use sneak attacks themselves.

 

I might check out this Erased ya'll be talkin bout. Although, there's plenty of anime this season (about 5 at least) that I want to see but haven't even started, in fact, I've yet to see ep 4-5 of A. Classroom S2... I need to get back to that anime. lol I guess the last ep was a bigger disappointment to me than I thought cus other anime I'm watching have taken priority over this 1 ep a week anime.

 

I wish I had started it, but the Superbowl took my whole afternoon and evening yesterday.

 

I don't like to watch sports, but my father and uncle do, I was trying to stay awake.

I don't remember the last sports anime I finished, but I like them (because there's a plot). I watched about half of eyeshield 21, it was good, but pretty long.
Watched the entirety of Shokugeki no Soma, was awesome, looking forward to the next season.

The only bad sports anime I watched was Bleach, effing soccer.

Haikyuu looked good from what I saw.

 

Maybe. The animation style is a bit unique which I know you like. It's nothing ground breaking mind you but some scenes have this almost painted like feel to them I guess you could say?

Also after the last episode it's clear this is NOT a happy go lucky "trapped in an RPG like world" anime where the MC is OP and is a badass. It's also not very action packed with talking and atmosphere dominating the series instead.

So for me I wish the pace was a little faster and scenes weren't so slow but I guess the pacing suits the kind of series they are going for.

 

Shouwa Genroku has indeed turned out to be shockingly entertaining. Gotta thank Ovyda for being so insistent that I try to watch it even though I was planing on doing so anyway. At first glance you wouldn't get the impression it would be any good at all. The flashbacks make sense and all but I would like the pacing to pick up just slightly. Like you i'm also very curious to see what develops with the mistress. I'm even more curious to learn what caused Konatsu's father's death because I don't believe we ever got a clear reasoning or indication as to how. For what ever reason I just want to see more of her character. Her personality is just entertaining and you can tell she's her fathers daughter. Also I like sports anime myself. My personal favorites that iv'e watched have been Kuroko no Basket, Hajime no Ippo, Prince of Tennis, Suzaka, Initial D (if you can call drifting a sport), Grappler Baki, Wangan Midnight (again if you can call racing a sport), and lastly Princess Nine. I'm sure I could name more but that's what comes to mind for right now.

 

I'm not a fan of sports anime either, it's one of my least fav genre for anime and I don't watch sports at all irl. However, there are a few good sports anime, most notably, Air Gear. Don't let it fool u though, it's far better than your typical sports anime and has a lot of themes in it including being free.

 

Sorry I do like sports anime, I didn't express myself properly.

Anywho, I've seen Air Gear it was good, it's biggest downside is that it requires to read the manga because it only covers the first half of the series.

 

So would you say it's worth watching? I saw a clip of a goblin ambush, and it looked pretty sweet when they hit bone~ :3

 

I don't read manga, I have in the past and plan to in the future but, point is, most (or at least half, no joke) anime don't cover all of the manga/novel. For the anime that don't get an ending, I plan to read only a very select few of them in manga/novel form if no further anime coverage exists but, even then usually anime even if it covers only a part of it, is still good and you usually don't end up confused. Air Gear's sub only 3 OVA eps are a different story.

 

I have mixed feelings about series that end before the manga.




Just watched the first episode of Erased.
At first I thought it would be a fun police series.

Then I expected a 3-hour revival, but what the crap, this is not what I expected.

Well, I'm hooked, gonna watch that series.

 

Well it depends. Do you want a fast to moderately paced action series or a feels trip that focuses more on the character's struggles to adapt to and survive in this world? If it's the former then no but if it's the later then maybe. Mind you the first few episodes have them basically getting settled into this world and nothing of note happens until episode 4. Everything up to that is pure character and world building.

SAO degraded because from the very start it was about Kirito being a badass and the dark and dangerous world was just there to make him even more awesome when he beat it.

But again this series has not been very action oriented so far. There is action at times but the focus is more of the characters and their emotions than showing off cool action scenes. Besides that currently they all suck at fighting. Their Theif is slow, their dark knight can only swing his sword like a normal knight, their hunter can't shoot a god damn bow, and their tank doesn't seem to get what being a tank means. But at the same time their lack of skill seems to be on purpose and is something they are going to need to struggle to overcome if they want to survive.

But if you play a lot of RPG or MMO games then be ready to cring a bit at their horrible battle formations. Again it seems their bad choices were made bad on purpose but still it can be a bit frustrating watching them do literally everything you can do when it comes to RPGs/MMOs wrong.

 

there must be something wrong with me, i hate Hulu so much, i have been putting off watching many anime since last season and now im so far behind
not to mention it took me till today to watch Konosuba.......school always gets in the way

 

I'm almost caught up on A. Classroom, after putting it off for 3 weeks. haha ^_^;

Perhaps you're just burnt out and need a break? Perhaps you just need something different from the same old same old? Either way, rest up, take some time away from it and remember to come back to it even if you have to force yourself! X) Because always remember, "A world without Anime is too cruel."

 

yea that must be it, i cant wait till summer, i can watch so much more since i dont have a college summer project
if i didnt have anime i might have dropped out of school to tell you the truth

 

Dark horse of the season for sure.

Although Konosuba is a massive surprise of the season as well.

 

Okay so what are everyones current thoughts? I thought Kurotsuba was really fun for one. Anyone else watch that this season?