So welcome back to part two of my favorite anime's of 2016, well ones I watched in 2016 they may have aired originally in the 80's I just never watched them till 2016. If you missed part One you can read it right here (opens new window.) So without further adieu lets get started, again I will do my best to include place I watched it, and if it is subbed or dubbed, assume I watched it subbed as it is my preferred way.
6) Our first anime series of part two that I really enjoyed watching in 2016 was originally aired from July 2014-March 2015 spanning 24eps it is Aldnoah.Zero. While hardly a unique story, humankind has split into two factions those who live on Mars and those who remained on Earth, you see where this is going right. After a great war and an event called " Heavens Fall " that results in a Hyper-Gate exploding and destroying the Earths moon, so a fragile peace is established. You know this is not going to last when a Princess from Mars is sent to Earth to try mediate a more sustaining peace and reunification, falls victim to an assassination attempt.
Long story short she survives since she uses stand-ins for a lot of appearances, and the Knights of Mars now have their excuse to take over the Earth in retaliation. Of course the entire plot was hatched by the Knights themselves and so the story starts off a new war as they invade Earth. I will let you watch the series if you want to know where it goes from there, while not a unique storyline, I really enjoyed it. The animation I found quite good and character development while not outstanding is there none the less and of course it has Mechs which is always a good thing IMHO.
(Crunchyroll-subbed 24eps, Funimation-Dubbed 12eps) as of this writing Funimation only has the first season, however I believe they have committed to dubbing the last 12eps as well.
7) Up next is a series when it was first announced I just cringed, a little back ground first I feel is in order. When Love Live Sunshine appeared I just banged my head repeatedly on my desk, saying why God, Why!!! how can you do this to me. If you have followed me for any amount of time you know I adored the original Love Live! I saw no reason for this blasphemy and posted my feelings on it numerous times. Now while it did not turn out as bad as I thought it would, it still fell short for me and I gave up after 7eps and have never returned.
Enter Brave Witches you guessed it saw what it was going to be, repeat banging head on desk muttering the same things I did before, Airing as part of the Fall anime season Oct-Dec of 2016 spanning 12 Eps plus a OVA. This one however unlike Love Live Sunshine I really did enjoy and watched it along with the OVA. It follows the 502 Joint Fighter wing who are also Witches but based in Orussia you know Russia in our world. Like with Sunshine there is cameos of the original Strike Witches the 501st. However the story really is about one Witches journey to try to be like her famous Sister and to fight along side her, however Hikari lacks the talent and confidence of her older Sister as far as the 502nd is concerned. This is not surprising since her Sister is Karibuchi Takami a Legend among the502nd and the entire military. If you loved Strike Witches like I did by all means give this one a shot, it's only 12eps so can be watched entirely in a weekend. If you want to watch the original Strike Witches it is on Funimation has 24Eps and is available subbed or dubbed.
(Crunchroll-12eps+OVA-subbed)
8) I am almost reluctant to even write anything about my next choice, how can one mere mortal man possibly put into words justly, how I feel about 2016's Fall season POCO'S UDON WORLD.
I guess all I can really say is if you loved Usagi Drop then you will love this also, and cry just as much at the end. It shares a few things a Child that is beyond adorable, though in POCO's case he is more then a mere mortal child. He is what is called in JapanneseFolklore a Tanuki, a Racoon Dog animal spirit that takes the form of a child and never ages. A unlikely person who takes them to raise them as their own, one who when they do shocks their own family members by their choice.
In case you are curious there actually is a real animal called a Racoon Dog just in case your curious and want something to google over the weekend. This story is one of joy, of heartache and growth of the human spirit, just watch this anime you will not regret it for one minute, and will be a must buy on Blu-ray for me at least this summer. While it is not a long series at all, ( a shame really) I could have watched it for years, it has a real ending which I wont spoil for you.
(Crunchyroll-12eps Subbed only)
9) For my last entry in this part going to go with yet another from the Winter 2016 anime season and like a few I have been suggesting it is a SOL/Comedy called The Flying Witch. Spanning just 12 eps this is a anime that features a Young Witch who is still learning her craft, however what makes this anime so good is the animation backgrounds and the character/world development. To quote Crunchyroll " Aomori, Japan. In a land blessed by nature’s bountiful beauty, bizarre things begin to take place. Makoto Kowata, 15 years old, is a professional witch. She left Yokohama with Chito, her black cat, to live in the house of her relatives in Aomori. This is where she begins to train as a witch. Even though Makoto’s powers are still limited to just flying through the sky, she and her second cousins Kei and Chinatsu surely make the most out of each and every day."
The character's she meets along the way make this just a nice way to end a day at least it was for me, I really hope we get another season though it does also have a Manga as well though not sure it has been translated or not. So far there has been nothing confirmed regarding a season 2 however keep in mind it was a Winter anime premier so maybe we hear something in the summer.
(Crunchyroll-12 Eps Subbed)
I think that will do it for this part, I think I will do one more part but will save it for the weekend perhaps, I hope you give at least a few of the anime's a try I have been writing about you could be surprised just like I was with them. Feel free to write in your favorites of 2016 that you watched in the comments below, I like many others are always on the lookout for new anime's to give a try.
I will leave you as always with Play nice with Each other.
David
I maybe Canadian but I am rarely apologetic, opinions I have a lot of them. My opinions of course are my own, and I welcome yours
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Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Monday, 23 January 2017
My favorite anime's of 2016 well sort of, Part 1
So by now you know I often have little quirks in my titles for a post, this one as you can see is no different what can I say I like it. So why the " sort of " well simple really not all the shows I am going to mention actually originally aired in 2016. Everyone and their cat does a Top 10 anime of whatever year it is, I did not want to do that, for a few reasons. One there is well so many of them why just make another one, also there is numerous people far more qualified too make those lists., so I will leave it to them. Secondly they tend to often just be nothing more then whatever was the most popular that year, aka SAO is the best anime ever created by man in x-year type thing.
For me at least a lot of those series just don't move me like they seem to do for millions of fans around the world, I have no interest in One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, etc, etc. Also hopefully you will find one or two I am going to mention you may not have watched, or perhaps knew of before.
So without further delay here are just 10 maybe more anime I watched in 2016 that stuck with me the most, they may not even have been originally aired in 2016 it's just that is when I watched them.
This is not a ranked list so don't read anything into where they appear, I could list a anime near the end could well have been my favorite of 2016 so now you know. Going to split this up into two maybe three parts otherwise it will be TL:DR we'll see how it plays out after this one. I will try list if it is subbed, dubbed or both and where I watched it, where you decide too watch it is up to you. If an anime has both subbed and dubbed versions available, you can assume I watched it subbed unless otherwise noted.
1) First up is well frankly one funny as hell anime I cam across one evening when I was bored, boy was I glad I did it is Squid Girl: the invader from the sea. Originally airing in 2010 it spans 24 episodes plus 2 OVA's and is a SOL/Comedy, and it is damn funny. Squid Girl takes it upon herself to come out of the ocean to invade the land and try to save her underwater world from the ravages of human garbage dumping in the sea. Of course this does not exactly go as planned as she ends up damaging a café, and one of the owners with a scary side makes her work as a waitress to pay off the damages. From there on out the comedy ensues along with some very touching moments just to break up the comedy. (Subbed-Crunchyroll)
2) Next up I came across a anime from 2005 called Solty Rei and it spans 26 eps in total, in all honesty they could have made 126 and I would have been glad, I will quote Funimation's website for this one as they sum it up quite nicely
" Countless were killed in the unexplained Blast Fall, and those left maimed—the Resembles—had their bodies rebuilt with high-tech prosthetic devices. Bounty hunter Roy Revant was sure he’d seen everything the broken city had to offer—until the day a strange little girl named Solty fell from the sky. Roy and Solty may seek different things, but who wants to search for truth alone? "
There is some really funny moments, some really sad moments and I cried numerous times watching this series. Roy has a darkside he holds a lot of pain inside of him because of the "Blast Fall" and lost everything he loved, this has made him into a very bitter man who cares for nothing. He also has no time for others let alone what he perceives as a robot, despite her having feelings and a conscience, I won't spoil it by saying anything else about the story. I will just say this the voice acting is top notch, as is the animation for 2005, I enjoyed it so much I bought the boxed set of the series.
(Dubbed-Funimation)
3) For the next one something that started in the late Winter season of 2015 and ended in 2016, see not all of my suggestions are 10 yrs old. Dimension W shares a cpl of things in common with Solty Rei, in that it features a somewhat Grumpy old guy, and a Female Android type character. Like Roy from Solty Rei the main male character Kyouma diss-likes and distrusts anything to do with Coils and technology, a mysterious device allowing to tap into the power of Dimension W.
He is a hunter/collectors of Coils and redeems them for money, not the most enjoyable thing buy hey it pays the bills. Kyouma is old school in a time of Coil powered everything he refuses Coils and still drives a old Gasoline powered clunker. Long story short one recovery job has him running into Mira a Android who is related to the creator of Coil technology, you know where this is going. I will end it there so you can discover the rest for yourself should you care to watch it, which I highly suggest you do, it is short only 12 eps so can be binge watched in a weekend. (Funimation-Dubbed and Subbed versions)
4) Okay I am not going to tell you anything about this one because frankly I can not do it justice with words, it is that wonderful a series. Originally airing from Oct/2014 thru March of 2015 Your lie in April is something that just has to be experienced, all I will say is make sure you have lots of Kleenex handy as you are going to need them, and that Opposites truly do attract. I have watched this anime three times since first watching it in February 2016, it is just that beautiful and we need more series like this.
(Crunchyroll both subbed and dubbed versions available)
5) For this one going to something that actually did air in July-Sept 2016 and I watched it weekly as it aired and that is New Game. A High School graduate Aoba Suzukaze is a gamer she is also such a fan of a particular game she learns Game Development. Upon graduation she gets her dream job not only is she hired by a game developer, it is the same developer who made her favorite game. She gets to meet her idols if you will but they are not what she was expecting, from there the comedy and the fanservice abounds.
While we have only got the first season (12 eps) so far there is a second season that's been announced, also a visual novel game based on the anime releasing end of January 2017 in Japan on Ps4. There is also a manga that has been in print since 2013 and the series continues to this day.
(Crunchyroll-Subbed)
That will do it for part one not sure how many parts there will be but we will see, probably 3 but I want to limit it to ones that stood out to me, I listed all I watched it would be 50 parts and nobody wats that.
What anime stuck out to you in 2016 that you watched fell free to share them in the comments respectfully of course and as always play nice with each other.
David
For me at least a lot of those series just don't move me like they seem to do for millions of fans around the world, I have no interest in One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, etc, etc. Also hopefully you will find one or two I am going to mention you may not have watched, or perhaps knew of before.
So without further delay here are just 10 maybe more anime I watched in 2016 that stuck with me the most, they may not even have been originally aired in 2016 it's just that is when I watched them.
This is not a ranked list so don't read anything into where they appear, I could list a anime near the end could well have been my favorite of 2016 so now you know. Going to split this up into two maybe three parts otherwise it will be TL:DR we'll see how it plays out after this one. I will try list if it is subbed, dubbed or both and where I watched it, where you decide too watch it is up to you. If an anime has both subbed and dubbed versions available, you can assume I watched it subbed unless otherwise noted.
1) First up is well frankly one funny as hell anime I cam across one evening when I was bored, boy was I glad I did it is Squid Girl: the invader from the sea. Originally airing in 2010 it spans 24 episodes plus 2 OVA's and is a SOL/Comedy, and it is damn funny. Squid Girl takes it upon herself to come out of the ocean to invade the land and try to save her underwater world from the ravages of human garbage dumping in the sea. Of course this does not exactly go as planned as she ends up damaging a café, and one of the owners with a scary side makes her work as a waitress to pay off the damages. From there on out the comedy ensues along with some very touching moments just to break up the comedy. (Subbed-Crunchyroll)
2) Next up I came across a anime from 2005 called Solty Rei and it spans 26 eps in total, in all honesty they could have made 126 and I would have been glad, I will quote Funimation's website for this one as they sum it up quite nicely
" Countless were killed in the unexplained Blast Fall, and those left maimed—the Resembles—had their bodies rebuilt with high-tech prosthetic devices. Bounty hunter Roy Revant was sure he’d seen everything the broken city had to offer—until the day a strange little girl named Solty fell from the sky. Roy and Solty may seek different things, but who wants to search for truth alone? "
There is some really funny moments, some really sad moments and I cried numerous times watching this series. Roy has a darkside he holds a lot of pain inside of him because of the "Blast Fall" and lost everything he loved, this has made him into a very bitter man who cares for nothing. He also has no time for others let alone what he perceives as a robot, despite her having feelings and a conscience, I won't spoil it by saying anything else about the story. I will just say this the voice acting is top notch, as is the animation for 2005, I enjoyed it so much I bought the boxed set of the series.
(Dubbed-Funimation)
3) For the next one something that started in the late Winter season of 2015 and ended in 2016, see not all of my suggestions are 10 yrs old. Dimension W shares a cpl of things in common with Solty Rei, in that it features a somewhat Grumpy old guy, and a Female Android type character. Like Roy from Solty Rei the main male character Kyouma diss-likes and distrusts anything to do with Coils and technology, a mysterious device allowing to tap into the power of Dimension W.
He is a hunter/collectors of Coils and redeems them for money, not the most enjoyable thing buy hey it pays the bills. Kyouma is old school in a time of Coil powered everything he refuses Coils and still drives a old Gasoline powered clunker. Long story short one recovery job has him running into Mira a Android who is related to the creator of Coil technology, you know where this is going. I will end it there so you can discover the rest for yourself should you care to watch it, which I highly suggest you do, it is short only 12 eps so can be binge watched in a weekend. (Funimation-Dubbed and Subbed versions)
4) Okay I am not going to tell you anything about this one because frankly I can not do it justice with words, it is that wonderful a series. Originally airing from Oct/2014 thru March of 2015 Your lie in April is something that just has to be experienced, all I will say is make sure you have lots of Kleenex handy as you are going to need them, and that Opposites truly do attract. I have watched this anime three times since first watching it in February 2016, it is just that beautiful and we need more series like this.
(Crunchyroll both subbed and dubbed versions available)
5) For this one going to something that actually did air in July-Sept 2016 and I watched it weekly as it aired and that is New Game. A High School graduate Aoba Suzukaze is a gamer she is also such a fan of a particular game she learns Game Development. Upon graduation she gets her dream job not only is she hired by a game developer, it is the same developer who made her favorite game. She gets to meet her idols if you will but they are not what she was expecting, from there the comedy and the fanservice abounds.
While we have only got the first season (12 eps) so far there is a second season that's been announced, also a visual novel game based on the anime releasing end of January 2017 in Japan on Ps4. There is also a manga that has been in print since 2013 and the series continues to this day.
(Crunchyroll-Subbed)
That will do it for part one not sure how many parts there will be but we will see, probably 3 but I want to limit it to ones that stood out to me, I listed all I watched it would be 50 parts and nobody wats that.
What anime stuck out to you in 2016 that you watched fell free to share them in the comments respectfully of course and as always play nice with each other.
David
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Apologies for lack of writing
I am sorry for not writing much, I suffered a Stroke so typing is not that easy for me now. However I will be doing my top 5-10 list both anime and video games, perhaps a few related items as well. I have ordered a voice to text program as typing is a chore, not to mention typo's. Hopefully I get it not sure as of yet. For now it takes me 20 mins to type and correct what I used to type in 2 minutes. tops, but I am still alive and can function so can not complain.
I also just got back from Osaka a month or so ago after a special wedding so that also had me out of the loop a bit. I really think I may move to Nippon I love it far more then where I am now in Canada. Not that Canada is bad hell look at the current USA election my country is a dream compared to that mess. Just do not expect me to post on any site as I used to frequently it is just to hard to do, Don't smoke kids I will tell you that right now, just run away from cigs, you will pay a price down the road as I have regardless you feel fine. One day you will pay as I have and lose more then you can imagine when it comes to your lifestyle..
For now I will post my top games and anime/shows of 2016 like I did last year, I am not as active on G+ and Twitter as I used to be for now, but feel free to follow me on both. I like to think I have a voice that counts in some aspect to some people, not all perhaps but some.
Till then as Always.
Play nice with each other, it is only a game!!!!!!
David
I also just got back from Osaka a month or so ago after a special wedding so that also had me out of the loop a bit. I really think I may move to Nippon I love it far more then where I am now in Canada. Not that Canada is bad hell look at the current USA election my country is a dream compared to that mess. Just do not expect me to post on any site as I used to frequently it is just to hard to do, Don't smoke kids I will tell you that right now, just run away from cigs, you will pay a price down the road as I have regardless you feel fine. One day you will pay as I have and lose more then you can imagine when it comes to your lifestyle..
For now I will post my top games and anime/shows of 2016 like I did last year, I am not as active on G+ and Twitter as I used to be for now, but feel free to follow me on both. I like to think I have a voice that counts in some aspect to some people, not all perhaps but some.
Till then as Always.
Play nice with each other, it is only a game!!!!!!
David
Thursday, 18 August 2016
My Anime choices for this month
So I have to be honest Summer when it comes to Anime or Manga for that matter is always a tough slog for me, finish spring, start summer. You get the picture it always comes down to which do I choose finish ones I was watching from last year/Spring, or take in the glorious new summer season of a new anime. Boy is there some great anime this summer I will list of a few I am watching in case your bored, these are in no particular order I hate ratings for the most part. :)
1) I could not resist finishing The Flying Witch plain, simple, slice of life really anime that started late spring IIRC. For some reason as you will see as we progress summer I don'.t want heavy. I did finish Your Lie in April and have ordered the blu-ray of it, yes it was that damn good for me, flying Witch I may but not sold on buying it yet.
2) 91 Days: All ya need to know is slick storytelling and Mafia myth inspired series, sorry this one does it for me where GANGSTA did not, so far of course. Either way is worth a hour or two of your time. The writing in this really is well done done compared to a lot of recent anime.
3) Love Live Sunshine: Yes I know I trashed it on Google + based on first 3 episodes, but it has gotten better, it still is a somewhat clone of Love Live the original though. Yes it is almost a re-telling of the original series with CHIBI characters substituting for Honoka, NICO and MAKI etc.
That said it by the 5th episode still invoked tears in me at some of the scenarios and songs, perhaps was me thinking back to High school Idol Project. Either way it made me shed a tear, by the way making a single male who is 56 yrs old shed a tear is accomplishment in and of itself!!!
4) Orange: Okay is this Steins gate no it is not but it ain't bad either. send a letter to yourself from the future and read it in present day. seriously what is not to love it breaks up my typical somber mood anime wise during the summer
Other then that I am mostly re-watching anime I have seen like Black Lagoon ( must watch by the way ) or finishing past ones I had started like Our Fox'es home Deity and re-watching Claymore and xxHolic for the 100th time. So those are just some ideas if your looking for something to watch before school starts back up in September.
As always Play nice, it is just a game
David
1) I could not resist finishing The Flying Witch plain, simple, slice of life really anime that started late spring IIRC. For some reason as you will see as we progress summer I don'.t want heavy. I did finish Your Lie in April and have ordered the blu-ray of it, yes it was that damn good for me, flying Witch I may but not sold on buying it yet.
2) 91 Days: All ya need to know is slick storytelling and Mafia myth inspired series, sorry this one does it for me where GANGSTA did not, so far of course. Either way is worth a hour or two of your time. The writing in this really is well done done compared to a lot of recent anime.
3) Love Live Sunshine: Yes I know I trashed it on Google + based on first 3 episodes, but it has gotten better, it still is a somewhat clone of Love Live the original though. Yes it is almost a re-telling of the original series with CHIBI characters substituting for Honoka, NICO and MAKI etc.
That said it by the 5th episode still invoked tears in me at some of the scenarios and songs, perhaps was me thinking back to High school Idol Project. Either way it made me shed a tear, by the way making a single male who is 56 yrs old shed a tear is accomplishment in and of itself!!!
4) Orange: Okay is this Steins gate no it is not but it ain't bad either. send a letter to yourself from the future and read it in present day. seriously what is not to love it breaks up my typical somber mood anime wise during the summer
Other then that I am mostly re-watching anime I have seen like Black Lagoon ( must watch by the way ) or finishing past ones I had started like Our Fox'es home Deity and re-watching Claymore and xxHolic for the 100th time. So those are just some ideas if your looking for something to watch before school starts back up in September.
As always Play nice, it is just a game
David
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