Anime Chat Thread

[Zatheyll]

Should we have a different category for movies? Would make sense. We could have a top 15 series and a top 5 or 10 movies.

[Shinzai]

Should we have a different category for movies? Would make sense. We could have a top 15 series and a top 5 or 10 movies.

Could band feature length OVA's/films together and series in another I suppose, but it's not really necessary.

[Zatheyll]

Could band feature length OVA's/films together and series in another I suppose, but it's not really necessary.

I think it would be best, since people like watching movies and series separately based on the mood. I'll list them separately.

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If people want to list a couple good movies I'll add them in. Just don't say "all Ghibli" or "all Shinkai".

Also no sequels to series.

[Sj]

You could do your Top 10/15/20 and then have a few of your regulars give their "honorable mention" of a show that didn't make the final list. Then not only would a newcomer have a solid list of shows liked by the consensus, they would also be able to find others with similar taste.

[Asetotti]

If people want to list a couple good movies I'll add them in. Just don't say "all Ghibli" or "all Shinkai".

Also no sequels to series.

Kaze Tachinu
Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
Kotonoha no Niwa
Kara no Kyoukai movie series
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

[Zatheyll]

You could do your Top 10/15/20 and then have a few of your regulars give their "honorable mention" of a show that didn't make the final list. Then not only would a newcomer have a solid list of shows liked by the consensus, they would also be able to find others with similar taste.

We could have a link to a Google Doc where everyone can give their own personal top 10 and reasons why or something, but for now just going to work on a voted overall one.

[Yami]

They could have taken the Bahamut route. Take the name, the basic concept, and have a studio make an anime with nothing else but that as the base, with full creative freedom. Would work perfectly.

That would work but it seems they weren't given full creative freedom to do what they wanted like Bahamut though sadly.

[Sesto]

If people want to list a couple good movies I'll add them in. Just don't say "all Ghibli" or "all Shinkai".

Kara no Kyoukai movie series
Eve no Jikan
5 Centimeters per Second
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Giovanni's Island

[Zatheyll]

I'm thinking we can just have movies be a top 5 and series be a top 15. Would make the most sense.

Also I'm not going to add OVAs that have multiple episodes. I'm keeping those in with the series. The only OVAs would be ones like Little Witch Acadamia, since it's stand-alone.

[Sal the Shieldhog]

Well at least do something like "FSN: UBW 2013 && Fate/Zero" as a single entry or something because otherwise the list will end up either having two slots for Fate shows (which is unnecessary; if you watch one you likely will want to watch the other) taking up room that could otherwise be used for a different show, or only one will make the list making the segment about suggested order for the series counterproductive/irrelevant.

Thirded.

If people want to list a couple good movies I'll add them in. Just don't say "all Ghibli" or "all Shinkai".

Also no sequels to series.

I agree. Every Ghibli movie, the Madoka movies instead of the show, etc...

"What not to add:"
Zath pls. I didn't even make any recommendations. </3

[Zatheyll]

"What not to add:"
Zath pls. I didn't even make any recommendations. </3

You make it easy then.


I'll move Eve no Jikan to movies, since it was formatted into a movie, but put the movie's year onto it.

[Sesto]

I'll move Eve no Jikan to movies, since it was formatted into a movie, but put the movie's year onto it.

Yeah that's for the best, since the movie is literally just the OVAs + extra scenes. There's really no reason to watch the OVA version over the movie at all.

[Zatheyll]

Some interesting BD numbers this week.

Blu-ray
*1.　48,031　48,031　Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol.1
*2.　12,640　12,640　Sword Art Online II Vol.7 Limited Edition
*3.　12,538　12,538　Shirobako Vol.5 Limited Edition
*4.　12,438　12,438　Kantai Collection: KanColle Vol.2 Limited Edition
*5.　11,807　11,807　The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Vol.1 Limited Edition
*6.　*7,330　*7,330　JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season Vol.1 Limited Editoin
*7.　*7,091　*7,091　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei "Yokohama Souran-hen" Vol.3 Limited Edition
*8.　*6,903　*6,903　K: Missing Kings Limited Edition
*9.　*6,696　*6,696　Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Vol.1
10.　*6,379　*6,379　Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Vol.3 Limited Edition
11.　*6,179　*6,179　Gundam: G no Reconguista Vol.5 Special Limited Edition
12.　*6,092　*6,092　Gintama Blu-ray BOX Season 3
13.　*4,820　*4,820　Aldnoah.Zero Vol.7 Limited Edition
14.　*4,364　*4,364　Amagi Brilliant Park Vol.5 Limited Edition
15.　*4,130　*4,130　Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo Vol.5
16.　*3,491　*3,491　Senran Kagura: Estival Versus - Mizugi darake no Zenyasai
17.　*3,467　*3,467　Dog Days'' Vol.2 Limited Edition
18.　*3,432　*3,432　Shinmai Maou no Testament Vol.2

Shirobako V5 surpassed KanColle V2, that's pretty big.

Cinderella Girls selling well of course.

K Missing Kings sold pretty well too, but I feel like it deserves more. That movie was literal art.

[Shinzai]

I think we should add "all Ghibli" or "all Shinkai".

Srs version of my list, split up:

Movies

Ghost in the Shell
Akira
Princess Mononoke
Sword Of The Stranger
Paprika
Perfect Blue
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Ninja Scroll
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
Kara no Kyoukai
Redline
Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
Jin-Roh
Metropolis
Grave of the Fireflies

Series

Cowboy Bebop
Fate/Zero
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Steins;Gate
Macross Plus
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Mahou★Shoujo★Madoka★Magica
Toradora
Gunslinger Girl
Great Teacher Onizuka
Samurai Champloo
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Shinsekai Yori
Bakuman
One Piece

[Stayfrostee]

so, Dragonball Super in July

all aboard the hype train

[Zatheyll]

I'm going to keep out endless shounen, since it's pointless to have those in a recommendation list.

Also, only movies that are standalone and don't have a TV series attached to them.

For some of them I'm trying to list the first in the series, like Macross instead of Macross Plus, etc. For Gundam I'll put in the Unicorn one since there's so many series spanning years all of differing value.

[Zatheyll]

Called it.

[Shinzai]

I'm going to keep out endless shounen, since it's pointless to have those in a recommendation list.

Also, only movies that are standalone and don't have a TV series attached to them.

For some of them I'm trying to list the first in the series, like Macross instead of Macross Plus, etc. For Gundam I'll put in the Unicorn one since there's so many series spanning years all of differing value.

I actually chose Macross Plus specifically as it's a good introduction to the Macross universe, with no prior knowledge requisite and at 4 OVA episodes, it's a pretty easy watch. Same reasoning with Unicorn. Also it's still one of the best entries into the Macross franchise.

I would actually recommend them both over the original series as gateway anime. Which is what I was thinking about most with my list - some of them aren't my absolute favourites, but they're excellent recommendations for others, for the most part.

Also, swapped out Rebellion for Wings of Honneamise.

[Chelly]

fucking weeb

[Zatheyll]

I actually chose Macross Plus specifically as it's a good introduction to the Macross universe, with no prior knowledge requisite and at 4 OVA episodes, it's a pretty easy watch. Same reasoning with Unicorn. Also it's still one of the best entries into the Macross franchise.

I would actually recommend them both over the original series as gateway anime. Which is what I was thinking about most with my list - some of them aren't my absolute favourites, but they're excellent recommendations for others, for the most part.

Also, swapped out Rebellion for Wings of Honneamise.

I'll just put series after Macross, and then people can ask in depth what they should watch first or decide themselves.