Topic: Anime & Manga (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

I'm really loving Tiger & Bunny, and I suggest trying it for free on Hulu.

Duely noted. Really, I think more people should check out Hulu and Crunchyroll. They're a great place to try out anime.

Well, I watched a bit of Tiger & Bunny thanks to Oddy's suggestion and the show is pretty good. The premise is basically old and instinctual superhero teams up with young and cautious superhero, they don't get along well, cue the dangerously comic-book-ish situations and explosions.

@V8 I'm on Episode 8. It gets really good by then, IMO. I like the balance of comedy and drama. Thanks for trying it out.

So, I just finished watching Now And Then, Here And There. The last two episodes are still really damn powerful after originally watching them about two years ago. They encapsulate almost everything that makes the show what it is, which is absolutely heart-clenching.

@Oddy I'm not a huge fan of the comedy, but I think the show is done better than most other anime and I really like where it could go with it's currently underlying ideas. Of course, the show probably won't touch on those ideas to the degree that I want them to, but I will not have considered my time watching Tiger & Bunny wasted.

@V8 I definitely understand, and would encourage you to watch more of the show as the season's central mystery presents itself. Overall, the story does take a much more dramatic turn and I find the story arc is more satisfying than the early one-off like episodes.

you just described every anime except Bleach

Tiger & Bunny is awesome and everyone should watch it. Especially if you like superhero reconstruction!

And it gets even better. Kotetsu ftw.

Shows exactly how much I know about anime!

So, I watched the first four episodes of No. 6, and I gotta say; it's pretty good so far. However, I've got a feeling that the series could become very...umm...yaoi, to put it bluntly.

Star Driver is on Crunchyroll now. EVERYONE MUST WATCH IT! NOAW!!!!!1!!11

I second this. DO EET NOAW!!!1!!11!1!1!!@!!!

Oh my god. No. 6 just barely missed the mark of being slapped with the yaoi label...and I was starting to really like the series. Stop it,No. 6! Now I have mixed emotions about you! _{sulks in corner, cries}

I keep going to ANN to see if they mentiion it, but the site keeps crapping out every time I try to check it out.

Note to Self - DazarGaidin's Favorite Anime:

The Third: Girl with the Blue Eye - Download
FMP - Stream on Hulu
R.O.D. (TV) - Stream on Hulu
Monster - Stream on Hulu
Kanon - Stream on Funimation's site
Planetes - Buy the DVD Box set
Natsume - Stream on Crunchyroll
Azumanga Daioh - Stream on Animefreak
Nodame Cantabile - Stream on Animecrazy
Dennou Coil - Stream on Animecrazy

Finished series 5 of Bleach. Started to get into the bount story and it wasn't too bad in the end. Not up there with series' 1 - 3 but I've definitely seen anime I like less. The first movie was great, too. Gonna order series' 6 and 7 soon but it's gonna be hard paying full price after getting the others for cheaps

In the meantime, I've ordered Ouran High School Host Club and Claymore.

..Should I be embarrassed that I like Lucky Star or not? Because I've watched one episode, and I like it.

I love Lucky Star more than Nintendo loves money.
As long as you like something you shouldn't care what others think. Just enjoy what you like. Lucky Star has some great comedy and plenty of references that will make you smile. There's probably a good chance of there being one character you can relate to. Which is pretty cool for a Japanese anime about 4 school girl's lives. It's entertaining and that's what matters. Don't be ashamed you like it. You should go out to the world and scream you love it. _{My friends keep tellin' me to shut up about Lucky Star.}

One thing I've been wondering about as I watch more and more anime is whenever a family or group sit down to eat, they all chant "let's eat!" or "thank you for the meal!"

What's that all about?

^I've noticed that too. Wjats up with it?

It's a Japanese tradition. What they actually say (in Japanese) is more along the lines of "thank you [the host] for the meal." It just gets dubbed into something more generic for Western audiences where the tradition doesn't translate - I guess it's the equivalent of American Christians saying a prayer to God before meals.