Topic: Anime & Manga (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

So I watched all of I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying. I don't usually go for 3 minute gag shows, but it's pretty cute.

Made a list of shows that I'm going to watch for this spring and summer season:

Spring:

Denpa Kyoushi (TV)
High School DxD BorN
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2015)
Kekkai Sensen
Hibike! Euphonium
Grisaia no Meikyuu & Grisaia no Rakuen
Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka?

Summer:

Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
OverLord
Kangoku Gakuen
Ushio to Tora (TV)
Rokka no Yuusha
Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan

Copycat powers, activate!
Spring:

1) The Heroic Legend of Arslan - I checked a bit of the manga it's based on (which in turn is based on a novel) and it seems to play up the writer's strengths [who had previously done Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon], so I'm all for this.

2) Blood Blockade Battlefront - The trailers seem extremely cool and I know the writer of the manga (who also wrote Trigun) was up to snuff. Here's hoping it delivers.

3) Ninja Slayer From Animation - It looks and sounds really neat and Studio Trigger's working on it. Hopefully I'll like it more than Kill La Kill, considering it's supposed to be a homage to hyperviolent anime of the 90's I indulged in a few years ago.

4) Sidonia Season 2 - Been waiting too long to finish this series!

5) Mikagura School Suite - I dunno, it just sounds like it'd be worth a try.

6) Plastic Memories - Cuz Robots, also drama.

7) Digimon Adventure Tri - I wanna get digital. ;;

8) Punchline - I'm pretty much guaranteed to get sick of this show after an episode or two, but I'll try it anyways. Seems like it'd be a nice guilty pleasure, at least.

Also DBZ movie and Code Geass: Akito The Exiled ep. 3.

Summer:

Wooser Season 3
Gangsta.
Ushio to Tora

And a lot of movies. Like, every other movie coming out in Summer, I want to watch.

@CanisWolfred - Has there been anymore information when will Lupin lll (2015) air?

None. It's probably been delayed at this rate. Same with Digimon...

Adult Swim actually aired two non-Toonami bumps on Sunday night with anime related jokes (and not in a derogatory tone).

The first had them showcasing shadow puppets (with an image of a white circle, with silhouettes showing up in the middle). They showed the "Rabbit", then the "Dog", and finally, the "Mobile Suit Gundam"! lol.

Next they were referencing the Peanuts movie releasing later this year, where they expressed their desire to see Snoopy use his half demon claws to rip the Shikon Jewel shards out of Lucy's neck in order to go full demon, lol.

Whatever is going on, I like it!

I read chapter two of Dragon Ball Z: Revival of F!

Also, I watched episode 1 of Kyokai no Rinne! Things are good so far. Just happy to see it animated.

Oh yeah, up to episode 9 of G-Gundam. Episode 5 is still the best episode so far, but 6-8 have been decent. I definitely made it passed the worst of it, so hopefully I'll be able to get through it faster. That said, I've had such a hankering for more realistic mecha battles, to the point where I've been dreaming of mechs again. Think I'll see if I can squeeze in a little of Macross or Dougram, maybe even some Xabungle or Dragonar. Love the designs I've seen in Dragonar, though I haven't watched an episode yet. Same with Vifam.

In fact, I think the last dream I had combined a little Macross and This thing. I wish I was a better artist, I so want to draw the mechs from that dream...

Finished watching City Hunter and I can easily say that there really is no reason for Karori to exist really. She gets in the way of the action, she doesn't express her feelings properly unlike every other character and to top it off, most of her actions only make the situation worse.

For any episode that kind of proves the character's depth, it neither well executed nor is it anything that you feel satisfied that she did something right. Really, if it weren't for that character, I would've enjoyed City Hunter a lot more than now because episodes without her simply are the best because of the lack of humor in those episodes.

That being said, I had a great time watching the entire show. Now I guess I got shows like Shirobako and Rio Rainbow Gate to watch.

@Retro_on_theGo - I don't remember, was Bakuman's anime ending any different from the manga? I'm reading the manga right now, but I sort of want to watch it animated, too.

I haven't seen much of the anime but it's incredibly faithful to the manga. I think the last season took a break before it aired to leave time for the manga to end too. So I actually haven't seen the anime's ending but I'm pretty positive it's the same as the manga.

Toonami Saturday night!

DBZ Kai - Both Gohan/Krillin and Vegeta have ran into their first Frieza grunts. Both win spectacularly easy this time too, though they all know it won't be this easy for long (Gohan & Krillin learning of Frieza's immense power, while Vegeta is already aware). Also, with a Senzu Bean, Goku checks out of the hospital and heads for his all new spaceship.

Kill la Kill - Ryuko overcomes the power of music in her latest fight, but things get a lot more interesting when the tournament is crashed by a mysterious figure who defeats Ryuko's next opponent with a single move (without any aid from any special clothing at that). Revealed to be the murderer of Ryuko's father (and the holder of the other half of the "Scissor Blade"), Ryuko readies to challenge the foe she's been looking for all this time...

Sword Art Online II - Kirito enters Gun Gale Online, only to be surprised by the surprisingly effeminate look of his avatar (and by all the unwanted attention from all the other male players who mistake him for a female, at that). Luckily he meets up with our sniper girl, and she too thinking he's a girl, quickly warms up to him in friendship, and helps him get all set up loadout wise (after winning an "unbeatable" old west shootout style minigame, where he wins loads of credits). He decides on the seldom used Beam Saber (though it also goes by another name they "can't quite think of right now", lol) as his main weapon.

InuYasha: The Final Act - To celebrate her good end of year test results, Kagome's family plans a big feast, in our last little bit of calm before the storm. InuYasha attemps to help out by collecting "ingredients" from around the city (by ingredients, I mean pidgeons & koi...). As for Kagome? Cue the stock apron wearing housewife fantasy of her serving dinner to a very appreciative InuYasha. Unfortunately for her fantasy, the dinner is ruined when InuYasha destroys the kitchen with a single swipe of his sword (naturally, by trying to impress her family by dealing with a cockroach...). Things get worse when they return to the past, only to find out Kohaku has been possesed by the jewel's evil will, and in the process has poisoned Miroku further (to the point where he only has an hour or so left at most, between the poison & wind tunnel), and once more been forced to injure Sango. InuYasha & Kagome try helping him out to no avail, though after giving Miroku a goodbye kiss, Sango shows up and is able to get through to her brother. Now that Kohaku has fought for control over his body once again, he's attempting to force the dark will out of him & into the open. Find out next week if he succeeds.

Naruro Shippuden - Naruto & Sora finally seem to be getting along thanks to their training, though Sora's resolve is tested after the arc's big bad shows up and informs him that his current instructor (who he has recently started to look up to) is the one to kill his father (and this seems true, due to a flashback by said instructor).

One Piece - Zoro continues to fight Giraffe guy, who has a very "nosy" fighting style Usopp gets his butt handed to him by Mr. Wolf, but is saved by the appearance of Sanji, who has seemed to recover from his "Bob's Burgers" syndrom. They must hurry though, as the gates of justice are opening, and they don't seem to be any closer to saving Robin as the Buster Call closes in.

Also, they reviewed Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - 9/10.

So I found out about Wandering Son, a manga about a transgender boy and girl who want to be the other's gender. It sounds pretty adorable with so I might give it a read if I can find it.

Honestly, I can't find anything saying there's any difference, so I'm assuming there isn't one...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-20/new-lupin-iii...
Set for this Fall now.

^Thanks for telling me.

Bought Tatsunoko vs Capcom. The only character I recognize out of the entire Tatsunoko cast is Cashern Sins. Had to be freaking Cashern Sins.

Well, shame on you for not recognizing Tekkaman Blade. >:[

Seriously, give him a shot, he was one of my favorite characters in the game.

Not only was he others favorites (mine too), but he's particularly one of the best fighters in the game (behind to Zero), he has one hell of a good cross-up. Just look what he can do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDG5sKP8Qs

Edit: I would love to see a Tekkaman Blade video made by Desk.

I really need to see the first Tekkaman Blade, only seen the 2nd one when I was 4-years-old.

I loved his design when I saw him on the character select. I'm definitely gonna try him out and the rest of the Tatsunoko cast.