Chatterbox - Anime & Manga

@Afro Warrior 27: I'd like to know who 100 Dollar Shirt Girl is too.

I am reading Choku now and it is great

Read and reviewed the first volume of Voice Over! Seiyu Academ by the same mangaka as S*A. Short version: Kind of generic. Long version: http://www.skjam.com/2013/09/26/manga-review-voice-over-seiyu-academy-1/

And don't forget that I have a book giveaway contest running until 9/30/13!

@Marq Wouldn't we all.

Magi dub cast! (not mentioned on ANN — Keith Silverstein as Masrur)

Okay, wow.

This is one of the most amusin anime related images I've seen my whole life.◊

I really wish I was there when he watched Strike Witches.

They somehow forgot to circle the Charlotte figurine right at the front. And, uh, I guess it's good that he liked it and wasn't horrified

He's such a cool man, in so many ways.

Chuck Yeager was actually the candidate for the first man in the sky, but his academic records wasn't good enough (apparently you need a Ph.D or something).

Imagine how Strike Witches would have turned out if he did went to space.

3 Sadly, it seems to be photoshopped.

And now for another "who is this character" question.◊

edited 6th Oct '13 2:19:53 PM by AfroWarrior27

So apparently, there's a new anime coming out titled Walkure Romanze, about an Improbably Female Cast, a highschool setting, and horse(wo)manship (which, in this story, also involves armored knight-style jousting). Plus, the female lead's stallion is apparently somewhat unruly, but in more a "naughty kid" type of unruly, in that he has a habit of bite-pulling at girls' skirts, typically until he strips them of them.

Yeah, it's almost certainly going to be a fanservice vehicle, especially given the sneak pics of the first episode on Sankaku Complex. The art style quality is amazing, though.

@Sankaku Complex So in other words the fanservice will be tame.

edited 8th Oct '13 10:21:10 PM by supermerlin100

It's out. Airs on Sundays

And, yeah, from what I hear the fanservice is fairly moderate

Subbed?

Yes. It's a Crunchyroll simulcast. And being subbed by Anime-Koi if that doesn't work for you

Crunchyroll is a no-go for Saudi Arabia, last time I checked.

Isaac Asimov's Foundation series gets a manga

-squee-

Whoah, either that series is more popular in Japan than I expected, or it had the luck of getting a dedicated fan in the form of this manga's author.

Depends on the series. They do get a "worldwide outside of Japan" license every so often.

Has the Foundation manga been scanlated yet? It looks interesting, but I can't find it.

Does anyone here like Rinne no Lagrange more than Symphogear? At least, comparing their first seasons. I feel like I'm one of the few people who holds this opinion, but I've run into several people who hold the opposite.

(This isn't to say I dislike Symphogear; it's nice, and has a fuckton of catchy tunes, but I just think it's got a less coherent tone and feels than Lagrange does.)

edited 11th Oct '13 11:56:06 AM by GlennMagusHarvey

Season 1: Lagrange >= Symphogear
Season 2: Symphogear >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lagrange

Honestly, for both shows, the first seasons felt incomplete and a bit rushed, though that was a deliberate storytelling tactic for Lagrange. Symphogear only loses based on season 1 for me due to the much lower production values.

edited 11th Oct '13 12:38:30 PM by burnpsy

That might explain it; I've only watched the first seasons but the three people who disagreed with me have watched both seasons of each show.

Though I still seem to hold some other unorthodox views, such as feeling that Lagrange s1 stands fine by itself, and that the only animation problem I felt with Symphogear was that it was a bit choppy. I did feel both were a bit rushed, Symphogear more so.

edited 11th Oct '13 9:30:06 PM by GlennMagusHarvey

Apparently we'll be getting translated weekly samurai manga for free at this site starting on the 25th

...I'm not sure why

edited 11th Oct '13 10:15:16 PM by Hylarn

Lagrange was a split-cour that was specifically written to end with the second half. As a result, season 1 had an ending that was made to feel as if the story had ended suddenly, with a portion of things missing, because that's exactly what happened, so the second half cleaned things up and concluded solidly. Overall, good show.

As for Symphogear, season 1 was written without regard for episode count, so they had to squeeze things down to fit into 13, plus the production values were extremely low due to a lack of confidence. The story kind of just... ended. And with a variant of And the Adventure Continues, to make it worse. Then season 2 built upon it and made what could be taken as a grand finale, cleaning up most remaining plot points like the Gungnir in Hibiki's chest that's fusing with her, and the threat of the Noise, while leaving room for a season 3 if sales go well (and sales did go well). Not to mention that season 2 was a fun ride, covered in plot twists.

Eh, any expansion in legal digital manga is a positive in my book.

edited 11th Oct '13 10:58:22 PM by burnpsy