The Anime Society 5: Tentacles For All!

Rest assured that most of the violence after the introductory episodes is aimed at the Oni and various other, quite deserving villains, though that doesn't change the fact Ryoma in particular is fighting more for fun than to save the planet.

I had the opposite reaction - that episode made me laugh hysterically......and then the series got worse

The second episode of Muv-Luv was my favorite, as it was enjoyable if only because of all the violence and gore. The main issue for me is that after the timeskip they then had to introduce the new main characters in episode 3, but rushed those introductions in an attempt to fit in as much plot as possible. I'm not finding the romance aspect very good either... this show needs more mechs!

I recently got addicted to watching BECK. It has quickly become one of my favourite series, although my musical taste and playing guitar might have influenced it a little. It's quite old-school with the animation, and you hear 'Full Moon Sway' EVERY episode; but I guess that's what gives it that real 'Spice of Life' appeal [PUN WIN] as bands will practice and play the same songs over and over. Watching Koyuki's character development is enticing, as he really grows into a fine lad over the few years the adaptation spans. Chiba is by far my favourite character, adding a craziness to what can become quite a sombre series at times. In addition, the gritty underbelly of the music world; a world filled with producers and agents, is explored deeply which really removes this show from anything else musically-orientated I've watched - Forget K-On! The music itself, whilst repetitive as previously noted, is brilliant. It almost reminds me of Rage Against the Machine the way they have that rock/funk/rap edge [Taira's bass <3], although I was left in a different kind of funk when I finished watching through. It's rare that I get upset that I finish a series, but BECK was inspiring and pushed me through the brick wall I was facing as far as my own playing was concerned.

I'm going to read the manga now, as the adaptation only got a third of the way through.

Rock on. \m/

Beck is a brilliant anime and it's a shame that we haven't been subjected to anything quite like it since. Sure, we've had some music themed series after, most recently the equally good Apollon, but there was something about Beck that made it special. I suppose it was the air of realism. None of the characters seemed contrived at all or tainted with a manga textbook personality.

I recently got addicted to watching BECK. It has quickly become one of my favourite series, although my musical taste and playing guitar might have influenced it a little. It's quite old-school with the animation, and you hear 'Full Moon Sway' EVERY episode; but I guess that's what gives it that real 'Spice of Life' appeal [PUN WIN] as bands will practice and play the same songs over and over. Watching Koyuki's character development is enticing, as he really grows into a fine lad over the few years the adaptation spans. Chiba is by far my favourite character, adding a craziness to what can become quite a sombre series at times. In addition, the gritty underbelly of the music world; a world filled with producers and agents, is explored deeply which really removes this show from anything else musically-orientated I've watched - Forget K-On! The music itself, whilst repetitive as previously noted, is brilliant. It almost reminds me of Rage Against the Machine the way they have that rock/funk/rap edge [Taira's bass <3], although I was left in a different kind of funk when I finished watching through. It's rare that I get upset that I finish a series, but BECK was inspiring and pushed me through the brick wall I was facing as far as my own playing was concerned.

I'm going to read the manga now, as the adaptation only got a third of the way through.

Rock on. \m/

Beck is a brilliant series. Watched that one in 2 days.

The second episode of Muv-Luv was my favorite, as it was enjoyable if only because of all the violence and gore. The main issue for me is that after the timeskip they then had to introduce the new main characters in episode 3, but rushed those introductions in an attempt to fit in as much plot as possible. I'm not finding the romance aspect very good either... this show needs more mechs

To be fair, episodes 1 and 2 are only introductions to the universe for anime-only fans who aren't familiar with the franchise, as a poor man's crash course, and a somewhat misleading one too. Episode 3 is really episode 1.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll watch a couple of episodes tomorrow

How did you like it?

I think it was the fact that in most anime I watch, the cute girls don't die.

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't change the fact the character introductions in episode 3 were rushed.

I just finished watching the second episode, the first was a lot to take in and I still can't remember anyone's name. I'm enjoying it at the moment, I don't really feel attached to any of the characters yet, looking forward to seeing how it progresses though

Aah, I actually didn't watch anime for months until now! (I got hooked on watching non-anime shows XD)
Currently returned to watching Kimi to Boku and nearly finished with season 2. Love it! I actually stopped watching this when I found out about Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou cause I thought they were about the same-ish story but the latter being funnier. True, but Kimi to Boku has its own charms.

Got nothing else lined up to watch, so can anyone recommend any of the new anime that came out this season?
Planning on watching Kuroko no Basuke since I read a couple chapters of its manga, but are there any more interesting titles?

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If there's anyone who is not watching Joshiraku allow me to show you the error of your ways.

Haha, I watched the K-ON film the other day, without having seen anything else in the franchise. I learned lots about K-ON:

- There are five of them:
-- the slow one, who is closest to being POV-character
-- Mio, who has the same name as the MIO who sang lots of 80s robot opening themes, and so is memorable; she doesn't sing any 80s robot opening themes, though
-- the small one
-- the rich one
-- the mad one (Ritzy?)

They play music. The rich one must be very rich because they visited Waitrose. It's not a very realistic story but that's okay, because it's set in a fantasy world. You can tell this because in the film Heathrow looks nice.