Topic: Anime & Manga (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

It's based on a Manga that's been around for years. I'm almost surprised it took so long to get animated.

oh so they are starting over to follow the manga?
might drop the first Soul Eater anime now

Soul Eater NOT! has nothing to do with the original story. It's a spin-off.

Gaaaah! Why does [Adult Swim]'s site suck so much a**!? I can't get it to work on my laptop and when I do the episodes lag like crazy. Damnit internet, I just want to see how the new season of the Boondocks will be! I'm super excited for this even without Aaron don't do this to me. It's times like this where I actually kinda miss TV. Ugh!
EDIT: Watched it somewhere. Well, I still got laughs out of it. I'll admit something definitely felt off, but overall… it's good. I had a smile by the end of the episode. I'm more interested in seeing how quality will hold up from here on out. Hopefully the episodes get funnier than this. People seem to be hating it though.

I went to a birthday party yesterday and someone decided it was a good idea to watch Grave of the Fireflies. (Nearly everyone regretted it later). I actually liked the film a lot, although I think I started showing my cultural roots when I thought that Seita should have just swallowed his pride and started to obey authority, even if it was uncomfortable. I don't think my friends think like that at all. I do kinda wish I watched it alone though. The atmosphere was pretty terrible.

Also, might go and see The Garden of Words tomorrow. They're also showing the AnoHana movie and Eve no Jikan. What do people think of those two? And should I have watched the AnoHana series to understand the movie?

Hunter X Hunter returns to WSJ in June!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2014-04-22/hunter-x-hu...

YES!!! I was hoping it would happen in March, since then the anime could continue unimpeded, but this is great news nonetheless.

Just finished up the newest chapter of History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi!

I feel like as soon as it was announced Aaron wouldn't be working on it, people started hating. I thought it was a good episode. It was very similar to the Usher episode though...

HUNTER X HUNTER IS BAAAAACCKK!!!! YAAAY!!

I'm not even close to caught up but that new makes me happy.

Right now I'm close to finishing the Yorknew City Arc and I love it.

@turtlelink Yeah, I feel people are blindly hating it. The premier wasn't baaad. It still had laughs and underlying criticism. (I didn't care for how Flizzy just spills it out, but the Tyler Perry ep was pretty in your face too.) I was pleasantly surprised. Do hope the episodes get funnier though, I felt the premier didn't pick up until the second half of the episode. Hopefully Huey can still keep his controversial comments too, since it was usually McGruder pushing for those from what I hear.
Too much negativity! I'm looking forward to next week's episode.

So I don't watch many animes, but does anyone know a website that updates regularly with new episodes of Detective Conan and new issues of the manga?

my signature might be relevant to your interests

@kkslider5552000 thanks, it seems I am caught up as far as what has been translated. Unless I missed something. Do you know if episode 733 and/or any after that have been translated?

Not really. The current subbing team have had difficulties lately that I'm not sure they're over with yet. Either that or their weird "work on multiple episodes" thing means some will be released at the same time. Also should point out they haven't finished certain slightly earlier episodes for similar reasons.

Because I actively try to be part of that community, this is basically the only real break from the series I've had, which I've needed for quite a while.

@kkslider5552000 ok, I have found some of the non translated episodes at least. Really excited for the next issue of the manga!

Btw do you understand Japanese? I'm not fluent, but I've been studying for a few years and went on exchange to Japan in 2012 (I started watching Detective Conan during that time too).

Not really!

So today was interesting. The Garden of Words turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, since it's a little creepy unless you remember that it's not a romance. Also the Kashiwa Daisuke songs were all from 88, his solo piano album, so no post-rock soundtrack :/ _{a guy can hope, right?}

Eve no Jikan was surprisingly heartfelt and interesting. I didn't like the pacing and the art style, but the premise was great and everything rolled into a really nice package by the end.

The Ano Hana movie surpassed all expectations. Nearly everyone in the room was crying, haha. I was worried that it would feel like it was trying too hard to be sad (which is what my friends disliked about Grave of the Fireflies) but it was really well done and the characters were so likable. My only complaint perhaps is that the ending dragged a little too long, but otherwise it was great. Really enjoyed it.

Captain Earth is pretty Rad so far.

It's nice to be back to The World God Only Knows. Season 2 started right back to the insecure girl stories, cool. Like a lot of my favorite shows, I find it difficult to describe why it's a masterpiece though, especially if I tried to describe it to anyone other than hardcore anime fans. But there are few series I've gotten such joy out of watching.