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Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#51
MastaofBitches said:
da_fox2279 said:
According to the Toonami tumblr page, they're also airing the DBZ Kai run of the Buu Saga. I thought Kai was meant to end after the Cell Saga...

Wonder why they decided to do the Buu saga as well?
Probably because characters and elements from the Buu saga appear in Super.
Definitely, they kind of have to show the Buu Saga in some form first or half of Super will make no sense. Buu, Mr. Satan, Goten, young Trunks, Videl, fusions, the Kai, and Gohan's superhero persona all have a pretty big presence in Super.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
#52
Contrabardus said:
MastaofBitches said:
da_fox2279 said:
According to the Toonami tumblr page, they're also airing the DBZ Kai run of the Buu Saga. I thought Kai was meant to end after the Cell Saga...

Wonder why they decided to do the Buu saga as well?
Probably because characters and elements from the Buu saga appear in Super.
Definitely, they kind of have to show the Buu Saga in some form first or half of Super will make no sense. Buu, Mr. Satan, Goten, young Trunks, Videl, fusions, the Kai, and Gohan's superhero persona all have a pretty big presence in Super.
I can accept all that. But Gohan's SuperHero persona? They really had to include that in DBS? Ugh...
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#53
da_fox2279 said:
Contrabardus said:
MastaofBitches said:
da_fox2279 said:
According to the Toonami tumblr page, they're also airing the DBZ Kai run of the Buu Saga. I thought Kai was meant to end after the Cell Saga...

Wonder why they decided to do the Buu saga as well?
Probably because characters and elements from the Buu saga appear in Super.
Definitely, they kind of have to show the Buu Saga in some form first or half of Super will make no sense. Buu, Mr. Satan, Goten, young Trunks, Videl, fusions, the Kai, and Gohan's superhero persona all have a pretty big presence in Super.
I can accept all that. But Gohan's SuperHero persona? They really had to include that in DBS? Ugh...
Don't worry, that particular one only comes up briefly.

Still, without the Buu Saga it would be a big WTF moment when he appears in his costume.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
#56
First trailer for the new Pokémon movie, retelling Ash and Pikachu's origin.

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be-zA7-lr_k[/video]
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#58
Saw that the other day myself...

Now... if only there would be another Black Lagoon Anime series.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
#59
PCHeintz72 said:
Saw that the other day myself...

Now... if only there would be another Black Lagoon Anime series.
One can hope... hope that Hiroe won't crap out on the series again, at least before giving it a proper conclusion. Or at least letting Madhouse give it a proper ending.

Also, it was announced (nearly a month ago!) that Gundam Unicorn will also be airing on Toonami, starting Jan. 7.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#60
Never been much of a Gundam fan... though my one brother loves it.

But I've had rotten luck with series continuations on series I actually like... Frankly, it baffles me how they choose which series does and does not get more seasons... especially ones that have plenty of followers or enough manga to warrant continuing.

I'd love for more Kenichi, or Index / Railgun, or Log Horizon, or even GATE, or several others I can think of that left off with possibility of more. But while I've heard of a GATE movie coming out in March, I've not heard anything more on series continuations on any of the others.

There are also the ones they've done more seasons of that were... fairly dreadful. Like The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki chan.

Yet series I cannot fathom why people would like, get more seasons. How Dog Days for example merited 3 seasons (even if half seasons) boggles the mind.
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#61
PCHeintz72 said:
Never been much of a Gundam fan...  though my one brother loves it.

But I've had rotten luck with series continuations on series I actually like...  Frankly, it baffles me how they choose which series does and does not get more seasons...  especially ones that have plenty of followers or enough manga to warrant continuing.

I'd love for more Kenichi, or Index / Railgun, or Log Horizon, or even GATE, or several others I can think of that left off with possibility of more.  But while I've heard of a GATE movie coming out in March, I've not heard anything more on series continuations on any of the others.

There are also the ones they've done more seasons of that were...  fairly dreadful.   Like The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki chan.

Yet series I cannot fathom why people would like, get more seasons.  How Dog Days for example merited 3 seasons (even if half seasons) boggles the mind.
Log Horizon is dead. Dude who wrote it got convicted of tax evasion and is currently on probation. No one is going to touch that series. Dude can't even get his LNs published anymore because no publisher wants to associate with him, much less get an anime done.
 

Ordo

Well-Known Member
#62
Contrabardus said:
PCHeintz72 said:
Never been much of a Gundam fan...  though my one brother loves it.

But I've had rotten luck with series continuations on series I actually like...  Frankly, it baffles me how they choose which series does and does not get more seasons...  especially ones that have plenty of followers or enough manga to warrant continuing.

I'd love for more Kenichi, or Index / Railgun, or Log Horizon, or even GATE, or several others I can think of that left off with possibility of more.  But while I've heard of a GATE movie coming out in March, I've not heard anything more on series continuations on any of the others.

There are also the ones they've done more seasons of that were...  fairly dreadful.   Like The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki chan.

Yet series I cannot fathom why people would like, get more seasons.  How Dog Days for example merited 3 seasons (even if half seasons) boggles the mind.
Log Horizon is dead. Dude who wrote it got convicted of tax evasion and is currently on probation. No one is going to touch that series. Dude can't even get his LNs published anymore because no publisher wants to associate with him, much less get an anime done.
Look, I agree he needs to pay his debt to society....but is tax evasion so bad people wouldn't purchase his work and watch an anime based off his creation...I could understand murder or some other such crime but....tax evasion?
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#63
Ordo said:
Contrabardus said:
PCHeintz72 said:
Never been much of a Gundam fan...  though my one brother loves it.

But I've had rotten luck with series continuations on series I actually like...  Frankly, it baffles me how they choose which series does and does not get more seasons...  especially ones that have plenty of followers or enough manga to warrant continuing.

I'd love for more Kenichi, or Index / Railgun, or Log Horizon, or even GATE, or several others I can think of that left off with possibility of more.  But while I've heard of a GATE movie coming out in March, I've not heard anything more on series continuations on any of the others.

There are also the ones they've done more seasons of that were...  fairly dreadful.   Like The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki chan.

Yet series I cannot fathom why people would like, get more seasons.  How Dog Days for example merited 3 seasons (even if half seasons) boggles the mind.
Log Horizon is dead. Dude who wrote it got convicted of tax evasion and is currently on probation. No one is going to touch that series. Dude can't even get his LNs published anymore because no publisher wants to associate with him, much less get an anime done.
Look, I agree he needs to pay his debt to society....but is tax evasion so bad people wouldn't purchase his work and watch an anime based off his creation...I could understand murder or some other such crime but....tax evasion?
Different culture, different standards. Tax evasion is a bigger deal in Japan than it would be in the west.

Businesses culture in Japan is big on employee loyalty and work ethic. Once an adult and working at a serious job, an employee's life pretty much revolves around the company they work for to the point that it's a major factor in Japan's low birth rates. People spend most of their adult lives at work, often don't associate with others outside of work because they don't have time for it, and dating within the workplace is extremely taboo. To the point that people who get married to each other that work in the same place will hide it even after the wedding.

This culture is the reason fathers are so rarely seen hanging around a home in anime and manga, and why when they are shown as being home regularly they are often shown as being unreliable, inept, or lazy. Often they are busy being dead, but just as often they're just not there because they are working. Same thing applies to anime homes where both parents are rarely seen at home, if at all. It's not really uncommon in real life for parents to often be absent during waking hours due to work.

As a result of this culture an employee's behavior is more closely tied to a business than in the west. An employee pulling this sort of thing is considered to reflect badly on the company, and he was likely dropped from the publisher immediately once the allegations came out. If he'd been cleared of charges he might have been able to come back, but a conviction definitely killed the series.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#64
Heard about the inital charges being pressed... did not know he was convicted though.

Pity. Good series.
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#65
PCHeintz72 said:
Heard about the inital charges being pressed... did not know he was convicted though.

Pity.  Good series.
His conviction was recent, sometime earlier this year. He's got three years of probation and some fines to deal with apparently. No jail time though. Could have been up to 10 months as I understand it.

It is a shame, it was way better than SAO. If one had to go down like this, I'd rather it was that one.
 

l3fty

Well-Known Member
#66
This was already mentioned by Contrabardus as being finished up, but here's the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDrjS3ePLso
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#67
Saiki k. has been picked up for another season. No details yet on when it will air exactly.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
#70
Bleagh... not much there of interest to me. Maybe Seiren

I note sequels for Saber Marionette, Monogatari, and Yamato... those have promise

I see they continued Konosuba... Personally, I like Lord Marksman more

Sigh... No GATE, no Index/Railgun, or a bunch of things I would have hoped would have sequels.
 

l3fty

Well-Known Member
#71
The upcoming season has a few shows that will be interesting at least:
Yamato 2202 is starting off in OVA mode.
KonoSuba shenanigans are coming back.
Yowamushi Pedal is also coming back with year 2 stuff for Onoda.
Youjo Senki has an interesting premise and it might be good if they didn't decide to go with some edgy serious tone.

There are a few others that sound somewhat interesting so I will check them out at least to see if they can keep my attention or not.
 

Contrabardus

Well-Known Member
#72
This is a pretty interesting lineup for a winter season to be honest.

Tantei-dan Neo is a reimagining of what is basically the Japanese version of Sherlock Holmes. It could go either way, but does look promising.

More Zestiria isn't a bad thing, if nothing else the animation is pretty.

Konosuba is back.

We've also got ACCA 13, which has an interesting pedigree and premise.

New Gintama.

Little Witch Academia seems to be highly anticipated.

Another season of Rankugo. One of the best drama series in a while.

Akiba's trip having an animation should be interesting. I'll give that a few episodes.

Rewrite is getting some of the better paths animated. Should be less of a mess as it's not mashing together several like last time. I admit I'm a bit wary of it, because it's also doing two paths in one season.

Dragon Maid could be stupid fun.

Same goes for Gabriel Dropout. Depends on whether they go more cute or sarcastic with it.

Masamune-kun no Revenge might be an interesting rom/com thing.

Yojou Senki of course as well.

That's not even getting into the OVAs and movies.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
#73
New English-Sub trailer for the SAO movie:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QjzZWTvkNs[/video]
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
#74
Is that series still not dead yet?
 

Rising Dragon

Well-Known Member
#75
Alicization arc concluded in the light novels recently, I think, so if anything you can expect another anime series after the movie. So no, not dead yet.
 
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