Good thing try announced this at the end of ep 10 as it was the most terrible seasson closure episode I have ever seen

That would be the great. In the mean time I can try the Railgun anime.

It feels so good to watch anime again though. I really haven't watched all that much recently. I watched 9 episodes of Ouran Koukou Host Club and ended up getting to episode 11 (fantastic anime so far). I put Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo on hold so long that I forgot what was going on so I think I'll just restart the whole thing with my sister. I only have 9 episodes left though...

Ouran has been on my list for awhile. I just started up Durarara again, so I'll most likely finish that up sometime next week.

Railgun is a solid side story, second season was stronger than the first. Pet Girl of Sakurasou though, that ending is just horrible.

Are you talking about the last episode or the whole last arc as a whole?

The last episode was Meh, could've done without, but did do a pretty solid job as a closure to watch happen the episode before.
I really enjoyed the last arc, well I love almost all dramatic stories.

Pet Girl? Last episode.

Hey at least it's telling you,

Noooo I was hoping it would have a good ending :(. I hope it's not too terrible.

Date A Live (especially II)'s art, animation, design and soundtrack is so good. I just with it wasn't wasted on such a silly series.

Haruhi S1: 2006
Haruhi S2: 2009

If/when there's enough source material for a second season, it's not out of the picture.

Season 2 of Date A Live was meh. Nothing that memorable and pales in comparison to the first season.

Really cant get into mahouka just find it so boring

Mahouka is like the oposite of Black Bullet.
Mahouka is a series where you have to appreciate all the details they give before anything that big happens.
Black Bullet just gives tons of action with minimal detail and explanation.

Mahouka also has the worest set of characters ive ever seen

Besides Miyuki, all other characters are bland or generic.

Akuma no Riddle and Gokukoku no Brynhildr are better action series by the way they are exeucted and more fun characters.

Should I watch Kanon(2006)?

I need to watch this and finish the second season of Little Busters to finish my collection of Key's anime. I heard from Cookie back when I worked with him that Kanon was his favorite series. Kanon is known for started the uguu sounds moe characters made. I say give it a shot, if you like other series by Key like Clannad or Air.

Ok might watch Kanon.

What about No Game No Life? I've heard a lot of people talking about it-its a new one, and seems pretty interesting to me.

No Game No Life is arguably the most stand out series this season. It's hilarious, it has a amazing story, beautiful animation, and the art is wonderful.

finished Tokyo Ravens

okay series, nothing special. would of preferred more action, ending is ****ty, left some things open.

Has anyone watched Serial Experiments Lain, and is it worth watching? I watched ep1 on two occasions and never went on to ep2. Im finishing Texhnolyze, which slowly got better (people say the two are similar shows). So I kinda want to give Lain another chance..

Started no game no life, I'm loving this anime. Just finished the first episode, already hooked.

edit: OMG starting episode 2, this is anime is hilarious, exciting, intellectual, and unique. Oh, and a bit ecchi. I Love it.

Keep an eye out for references to other animes and mangas, it likes to do it. alot.

omg that copypasta reference in episode 5 LOL

episode 6 is probably the fanciest way I've seen an anime get away with fanservice.


EDIT: OMG THAT FKN DEAD SKYRIM MEME WTF

I second that

Finished the most recent episode(10), I third this.

I'M DYING OF LAUGHTER
http://i.imgur.com/Dg1wv5L.jpg

http://puu.sh/9Bu21/5dd8e6dd66.jpg
Commie subs have the right idea about the new OP for Mekakucity Actors.

Haven't seen the new op yet.

Is the comments meant for the Daze one or that nasty CG one of Ayane's Happiness Theory?

The freaky CG one.

Yeah good thing it was only for that episode, never wanna see that OP again. I never like full on CG, that's why I wasn't a fan of Super Sonico EDs or most of the CG for vocaloids. The CG for Love Live songs are the most I can take.

Yeah so i caught up with NGNL. This show so far is excellent the only problem i have us that the comedy sometimes can feel to forced but apart from that its brilliant. Also Steph is best girl

Shut up, Steph.

Nah, Shiro is best girl

*braces for hate*

Shiro is 11 and is one of the smartest anime characters ever which turns me off as she would win any arguement. Steph is steph and nothing beats steph

Shut up, you Steph.

Steph is just a Steph.

Mah signature, 'nuff said.

No Game No Life is pretty terrible. Characters are flat, story is predictable, and at least half of each episode is fanservice. The only redeeming piece is the art which is colorful and pretty.

yeah, really mediocre show imo. art was pretty nice tho

I would have to disagree with your opinion. I wouldn't say the characters are flat, I feel like there was a lot of originality in their design.

You don't realize this in English, but in Japanese the names "Sora" and "Shiro" somehow form together to form the word blank. At first I thought the fact they had blank tags in the game they played was just some type of ominous and mysterious thing, I never realized the poetic aspect of it.

Sora means sky. Shiro means white. In one episode, there is a flashback to Shiro describing Sora as empty.They say that together they form blank. Blank and empty have similar meanings. White is also associated with blankness or emptiness.

So they weren't just stock names given to the characters. There really is a lot of thought put into their names. Even Steph's name is a reference to modern culture, if you look on Urban Dictionary.

As for the The "foolish king", I think he's a beautifully designed character, and an excellent foil to Sora. The reason why is a spoiler:


I also like the NEET aspect of both of the MCs. It provides an interesting narrative as to why they dislike the real world, where there is no clear goal in mind. I also like the intellectual games that happen throughout the show, that require lots of thought to fully comprehend


As for the excessive fanservice, that is a valid critique that comes down to opinion. It certainly makes the show far to akward to watch with friends. However, I do feel like they do it in a way that they seperate it from the plot, or at least tie it into the plot in a reasonable way.

No Game No Life actually loves to make fun of fanservice.

Wait how do they "make fun" of fanservice? The only scene I can think of is the "Bro, Omega good job" part lol.

Most noticable in their game against Jibryl, they talk about how as long as they don't have some part (or what they call the nether region and Hooters) anything else goes as fanservice. Saying how as long as they don't have rated R substance it's all good and fanservice is dumb being that way.

Shiro and Sora loves talking about keeping stuff out that is not R rated. That way everything is alright.

They can put as much thought into the names as they want but witty names don't flesh out characters. They've had multiple opportunities but they just scratch the surface and then distract you with breasts or the two MCs winning another game. They've spent all of 10 minutes on both Shiro and Sora's pasts combined. Maybe they should have spent less time with their genius names and more time on the story. Not to mention that the NEET thing is just a cliche to bring in people who like the antisocial protagonist. For a guy who spends all his life inside and is supposedly extremely socially awkward, he has a pretty easy time talking to people. He should be struggling to communicate with a cabbage, not mind gaming an entire kingdom. And the games aren't intellectual either, they just make up rules as they go so that blank can always win.

I guess I shouldn't say the show is terrible, just very shallow.

Not sure if you watched the entire season such far(I don't blame you for stopping if you don't like it), but it does emphasize their NEET characteristics. They enter a state panic in the 11th episode when



They also act much like their neet personalities, being lazy and unassertive much like they are in the real world.

Also, it's not that they're introverted, its that they don't like their real world. I can actually relate to the MC a lot. He struggles IRL, but in this fantasy world he can deliver a powerful speech since its a world that better suites him.

I'm actually fairly similar. I'm shy at first, but when my heart cares about something, I can be loud and powerful and deliver what I have to say in an effective way. I can livestream in front of hundreds of people, start a conversation with anyone on the internet, state controversial opinions, anything. But IRL, I struggle just to start an ordinary conversation with someone I don't know face to face.

Now, I'm not NEET, I'm attending college, but I do feel like I'm in a similar situation since I spend most of my time playing videogames/watching anime, and don't have much of an outside life like most people my age.


It's a bizarre thing.

I do suppose the fact that Blank always wins is a bit anti-climatic. I do hope to see them lose at one point, and have to cope with it and recover. But the one game against steph where:



Was absolutely hilarious. And the game in the 6th episode got really interesting after the silly/fanservice portion of it. When it got into atomic theory, other scientific elements, etc.

I've watched up to episode 11. I'm not saying they don't ever have awkward moments. I'm saying that the show is very picky about when the MCs freak out and when they don't. It also says in episode 1 during the introductions that Sora is socially awkward. Like I said before, they call them NEETs to get a certain crowd.

True. IMO people can overcome their Vices. I was originally society akward throughout all of highschool. But the reason for this was because I felt like I didn't fit in. So many people partying hard, smoking weed, into shows and music I don't care for, not caring at all about grades or their futures, etc. I simply couldn't handle the differences in culture. If you ask anyone that knew me in highschool, I was probably one of the shyest and quietest of the entire graduating class.

But now that I'm in college, I think I've overcome it. The professional setting simply changes my character. People seem to actually care about information and learning(after all, they're paying for it). When I told a student in my speech classes that I'm socially akward, she didn't believe me. I simply didn't display it all all throughout my time there. I actually seemed to be the exact opposite.

Sora is in a similar situation. Being originally in a confusing world where the direction for success is unclear, he didn't belong. His NEET choices were frowned upon by society. But in this world, he's a hero. Success is decided by a simple game, which he excels at. The world is much more suiting to his talents and preferences. Because the environment he is in is more confortable to him, he overcomes some of his inner struggles.

I can't blame you for not liking it, it is a bit of a niche anime that appeals to a small audience. Everyone has opinions :P

IMO Sora isn't shown as someone socially ackward, but as someone who didn't care for the shallow real life. In his childhood he is able to put on a persona to interact with others, just like he does in the fantasy world. But during his NEET times, he chose not to interact with other.

This article gives more insight on Sora and Shiro's character. Plus information on their names.
http://yaranakya.wordpress.com/2014/...-game-no-life/