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Keaanu

4:02 PM

Still haven't seen the original Ghost in the Shell

Wipqozn

@Keaanu that's another one I would like to see.

Is there any sort of spoiler/hide tag for chat?

well not tag, but -something to hide text until it is hovered over.

FallenAngelEyes

@Keaanu One Piece is at 500+ eps and still going

Keaanu

@Wipqozn I don't think so, no

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Q: Add support for the spoiler markup to chat

When question links are posted in chat (manually or by the automatic system) they get auto-formatted so that the question title and some of the text is displayed. It would be convenient if the spoiler markup worked in chat, so that chat didn't get unexpected spoilers (especially in the case wher...

M'vy

@Keaanu @Wipqozn you really need to see Ghost in the Shell

Keaanu

@FallenAngelEyes I've heard good things about One Piece

Wipqozn

4:10 PM

@FallenAngelEyes It will probably go on for another 500. It's in the same vein as Naruto, and Bleach. They don't exist to provide some compelling story... just to make money, and to give people some simple action to enjoy.

Keaanu

@Mvy I watched Ghost in the Shell 2 as my first anime ever, and had no idea what was going on

M'vy

^^

FallenAngelEyes

@Wipqozn One Piece isn't nearly as marketing focused as Naruto and Bleach

Wipqozn

Nothing wrong with that per say.... It's like the transformers movie. Those movies are god awful. But they are fun to watch (once).

M'vy

You can't start with 2 season :P

even my brother had hard time with the first one :P

FallenAngelEyes

4:11 PM

@Keaanu And yeah, it's pretty fun and funny. I don't watch it but my b/f does.

I haven't watched any anime in a few years

except for the Hellsing OVAs

which are coming out slow as molasses

Still need to see the new Evangelion movies

Wipqozn

@FallenAngelEyes I never watched the original series, but the movies are excellent. I never was really into mechas, since I assumed they were just mindless fights with giant robots.

FallenAngelEyes

I did watch the original series, which is also pretty wtf. I've heard from fans of both that the movies lose a bit of the characterization depth but otherwise are really well done.

Keaanu

I liked the way Bleach played out. People have recommended Dragon Ball as a similar series, so I'm currently d/ling them

FallenAngelEyes

Thing is about Eva is it's not about the mechas at all really, at the heart of it.

Wipqozn

@Keaanu It's a fairly enjoyable series.

@FallenAngelEyes Yeah, I've come to realize this.

FallenAngelEyes

4:16 PM

An ex-g/f of mine was huge into the Eva fandom.

Keaanu

@FallenAngelEyes Same as Code Geass

Wipqozn

@Keaanu Are you watching the Animes? If so, watch the new veriosn of dragonball z. Dragonball Z kai. It cuts down on a lot of the filler, and actually ends the series an arc sooner (which isn't a bad thing).

FallenAngelEyes

Haven't seen that one yet

Keaanu

@FallenAngelEyes A lot of my friends back home are also big Eva fans, I haven't gotten around to it yet though

@Wipqozn Duly noted.

Wipqozn

@Keaanu DB: Z Kai is 97 episodes, the original was just shy of 300 (the dub had less episodes then the original)

IF account for the arc that was removed, it would be 97 to 198.

Using wikipedia as a source of course.

Keaanu

4:20 PM

@Wipqozn Tempting. I may have to go home and restart my d/l

What I really want is short-but-great. Death Note, for example, was 37 episodes and took a weekend to watch.

Wipqozn

@Keaanu This only applies to DBZ mind you. Dragon ball doesn't have a remake, which is fine. Since it was no where near as bad as DBZ. It did stretch a few parts out, but nat that bad.

Keaanu

Elfin Lied is 13 and takes a day.

FallenAngelEyes

I really liked Elfen Lied

Wipqozn

Mushi-shi is 26 episodes. Which is a must watch in my opinion. Although it should be noted it has no over arching storyline.

FallenAngelEyes

Last Exile is a very good anime with an overarching storyline.

Wipqozn

4:22 PM

Anime only covers 5 volumes of the (10 volume) manga, so should read the manga as well (if you read mangas)

Keaanu

Is Dragon Ball GT any good?

FallenAngelEyes

Kind of steampunkish.

Wipqozn

@Keaanu Not really :/ The original creator had nothing to do with it.

Keaanu

@Wipqozn Bookmark'd

Wipqozn

It was just made for THE MONEYZ

Keaanu

4:23 PM

@Wipqozn Dirty.

Wipqozn

Have you watched Spirited Away ?

TAke not that it is a movie, not a TV series.

Actually anything by Hayao Miyazaki is worth watching.

Keaanu

@FallenAngelEyes I think I've heard good things about that too

Wipqozn

I've only seen a handful of his movies though, although I have all his movies on my list of "need to watch".

Keaanu

@Wipqozn Yeah, Princess Mononoke was what really got my attention toward anime

FallenAngelEyes

It's kinda fantasy/steampunk, but great art and interesting story

Wipqozn

4:26 PM

This reminds me...

Did the InuYasha manga ever end?

wikipedia to the rescue!

Keaanu

@Wipqozn Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was decent, Howl's Moving Castle is a classic

@Wipqozn I've heard the name but that's all

Wipqozn

@Keaanu It's from about 10 years ago. It was fairly popular. A prime example of a it will never end series.

although, it actually ended. Which I find shocking.

The defeated the big bag several times, but he would always escape or become MORE POWERFUL.

Keaanu

@Wipqozn Surprised twists are always better, like Bleach is known for

FallenAngelEyes

Noir is also an excellent series

Wipqozn

@Keaanu It's not a surprise when it's the same "twist" every time.

Oh! Blame! is another good one. Not sure if it was ever made into an anime though... I read one volume of the manga, and it was excellent. I have not been able to find the other volumes though, hard to come by series :/

It has very little dialogue. The story is told mostly through the art. Very interesting.

Blame!

, pronounced "blam", is a ten-volume cyberpunk manga by Tsutomu Nihei published by Kodansha. A six part original net animation was produced in 2003, with a seventh episode included on the DVD release. Plot Killy, a silent loner possessing an incredibly powerful weapon known as a Gravitational Beam Emitter, wanders a vast technological world known as "The City". He is searching for Net Terminal Genes, a (possibly) extinct genetic marker that allows humans to access the "Netsphere", a sort of computerized control network for The City. The City is an endless vertical space of arti...

Keaanu

4:35 PM

I don't have the attention span for manga :(

Wipqozn

@Keaanu Gotcha.

Oh, have you seen Akira?

Keaanu

@Wipqozn I did, and honestly, I couldn't finish it

FallenAngelEyes

Akira is so fucked up

Wipqozn

It's rather annoying when my computer randomly switches back to QWERTY from Dvorak. Which is what just happened (hence the '}" I had in my last post, if you happened to notice it)

Really? I rather enjoyed it. To each their own though.

Keaanu

Though its fame alone begets it a second chance

After Elfin Lied, not much can phase you anymore

FallenAngelEyes

4:40 PM

lol

I like horror anime

Pet Shop of Horrors was great, I wish I could find more like it :(

Wipqozn

@Keaanu l o l True. I've only watched the first few minutes of that series, and my tolerance for "wtf?" skyrocketed.

Keaanu

Beyond The Clouds is a fairly new movie, very serene and mindfuck-esque

FallenAngelEyes

Oh, it's from the same guy who did Hoshi no Koe

Keaanu

@Wipqozn The beautiful part is, the first few minutes are the worst (or at least the most critically controversial)

Wipqozn

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

is a 90-minute Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai, following his previous work Voices of a Distant Star. As in the previous film, the soundtrack was composed by Tenmon. Unlike the previous film which was largely created by Makoto on his own, Kumo no Mukou was a full scale production as reflected by the better animation quality and the longer overall length. It has been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network Animax. The film was licensed for North American release by ADV Films. Synopsis The setting The Place Promised in Our Early...

FallenAngelEyes

4:43 PM

which is like... emotionally devastating

Wipqozn

Is the above wiki page what you are talking about @Keaanu?

For beyond the clouds

Keaanu

I like emotionally devastating. Reminds me of being in highschool again! :D

FallenAngelEyes

I like anime that's moving

Haibane Renmei was really good for that

Wipqozn

The Place Promised in Our Early Days is a wonderful anime about following your dreams like Wings of Honneamise or Spirit of Wonder, and is just as good as either one. If Shinkai Makoto keeps making movies like this one, we may find ourselves saying, “Miyazaki who?”

Keaanu

@Wipqozn Yep, looks about right

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