Hi all, I have created a video essay on why Gintama Parody episodes work so well. Link is in the comments below. I discuss the unique features like fourth-wall breaking, satire, mimicking other popular series like Naruto and DBZ, and how Sorachi takes it beyond just comedy, with social commentary and character building. Do see for yourself and let me know what you think. P.S. People who have watched the video have said they LOVED the intro, so you won't be disappointed (hehe)

Overall I liked it. If I had to give it a score, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5.

Pros:

---The show takes time to breathe and just let the scenes linger and have the mood be set which is quite nice and fairly rare in anime.

---The idea itself is interesting

Neutral:

---The show is like a 50/50 split between being a mood-piece and plot driven, NOT character driven which is a nice change of pace...but does bring with it some flaws.

Cons:

---The biggest problem I have with the series is that it just plain and simple, doesn't do enough. There is SO MUCH potential here for a bigger story, the potential is in the shows hands and all it just has to do is take hold and grasp that potential...and it just doesn't do it...worldbuilding is ignored. Deep characters are not present. Character growth is vague. Details are just never explained etc.

I did get the impression that the anime wanted to tell a specific story with specific beats and that some details were simply deemed unnecessary / unimportant because they "didn't matter" to the overall story, my gripe is that I personally think those details could of have made the anime feel deeper, even if it was just a few throwaway lines.

I did like it overall and I think it could of have been better if it had more episodes or sacrificed some the mood building for world building just to make it feel more "alive" or "real" so to speak.

Examples:

---How did Hamdo come into power in the first place?

---What exactly is his relationship with Abelia and why is she so loyal to him despite him treating her like shit?

---What exactly is LalaRu? Alien? Magic? What is her pendant?

---They have time travel, why not make more use of that?

---Are we in the past? The future? A different world?

---Who were the other people fighting against Hamdo in that giant tank that he killed with a laser nuke?

etc.

---Characters are dead simple. I GET why they are simple since they are just like kids and are not particularly deep or interesting characters...but entertaining from an audience perspective it does not make. It would be nice if we learned some of Shu's inner thoughts or have LaLaRu show an expression or have any line other then complete silence for like 95% of the run time etc.

Side Note: How exactly did Lalu-Ru get to the past(?) in the first place? Did she sneak away and use the Bound System? If so, you think she would be doing more running and not sitting and watching the sunset.

Hello everyone! My name's Nova. I used to go by the name TerminaVelocity here, and I'm a former mod of this sub.

It makes me sad to see this sub so underutilized, because back when it was at its prime, we had some great times and memories. I understand because everyone had their own stuff going on at the time, but I'd love to bring that back.

For those who don't know, at its prime we had maybe 3-5 group watches going at a time. Anyone could host one, and we'd have discussions for each show a few times a week, depending on whatever schedule worked for everyone involved. The pace varied but it was always planned in advance.

This was a great way to find anime you may have never given a chance before, watch shows on your backlog, and meet like minded people who share a common interest watching anime.

Would anyone be interested in doing this? I don't have a specific series in mind to start with or anything, I'm currently watching a lot this season, so I don't have a ton of time, and I'm currently at work so I can't get it sorted out until I get home later. But I wanted to gauge interest and see who's down! ^^

Hope you're all well, and having a nice day!

Hello everyone! It seems this subreddit isn't a lot, active, but I'd like to share you something anyway. I've been an anime fans for several years and have thinking recently of making videos related to anime.

As a little tribute to Steins;Gate, I made an edit and wanted to share it to other S;G fans. Hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/Jity14qVS0c

Hey i just got into anime last year and really would like to meet and connect with other anime lovers! hmu if interested! discord is Terppzs#2940

Alright. I know that this subreddit is extremely dead. At this point, I don't even expect anyone to read this, but I guess it's worth a shot.

Hi! I've gotten into anime roughly 5 years ago and I've seen around 130 shows at this point. My ex basically convinced me to start watching it and we would often watch anime together (We called every day so we've seen quite a few animes together). A year after our break up, I finally found someone new who I could watch anime with on almost a daily basis. Now after having watched roughly 25 animes with them as well, they started getting less and less active to the point where we often don't call for a couple of weeks. I'm really desperate to find someone new who I can watch anime and joke around with.

For information, I'm a 19 year old male from Belgium who, although being a college student, always tries to find some time for entertainment. I usually stick to 12-24 episode shows and watch around 2 episodes a day (I know it's not much) unless I'm really invested in the story. Some of my favorite shows are Summertime Render, Charlotte, Akame Ga Kill, Saiki K, and The Pet Girl of Sakurasou.

If you would like to watch anime together, please add me on Discord vivizwag#3302 where one of us can share their screen!

Anyone still active here?

You may already heard about Watchtower Online (no, not the bs magazine) , when we released it into the beta 3 months ago. Its a Web-App to watch videos from various online platforms together. It's pretty cool and all, but another spicy side project (especially for you guys) we've been working on in parallel, got on the market just now.

My best friend and i released the complementary Windows-App Watchtower Local on the Microsoft Store. With it you can watch Anime and other video files (like .mp4 or .mkv) you and your friends both have on your computer together. Its an alternative to Syncplay, if you heard of it. I think the app will be extremely useful for you to watch your very legally obtained anime together.

It was quite a journey getting here. We have been working more than a year on it. And i think it is the most beautiful Windows-App you will have ever seen.

This is how the app looked as a p2p-prototype: https://imgur.com/a/Es4Tcwd

And this is the app as of today: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9PDRBH3QDWW3

Anyways, if you are interested i would suggest you download it now, and tell your friends because it is free until February 1st!

For more info about Watchtower check out our website here.

I wanna start using my switch more

I have been looking for a group of people to watch anime with for quite a while now, this is probably my last attempt. An old subreddit where no one has posted in over 5 months. Anyway, my timezone is CET and I watch just about any type of anime. If anyone is interested, just respond to this post.

I’ve been wanting to make a site for groups/people to find others to join their group watch but I’m not sure if it’s something people would be interested in. Here’s a sample page I made as what it could look like: https://i.imgur.com/6wNRi8u.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YihFK6j0Zzc&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VRquU8WVAY

I’m bored af and want to watch anime with some people

So recently I've been wanting to edit old anime episodes and remove all the beginning and ending credits and the commercial scenes aswell. Hopefully to create a smoother viewer experience.

My question is do you know of someone else who does this already? And where to find said edit also is there a name for this type of edit?

Yea what the fuck. She deserved that break up. I don't even feel bad for her. She put all that effort in getting Otani to throw it away because of some midget raped her in her sleep and she liked it lmao.

Feels bad man.

Hello, the International Anime Research Project team is calling on all Anime Fans (18 years of age or older) to participate in the 2018 anime survey. This year we are looking at a variety of topics (a grab bag of ideas).

The survey is anonymous and should take less than 30 min to complete. Participants are eligible to win a $50 Amazon gift card (chances of winning are 1 in 100, draw entries will be confidential and not associated with survey responses).

You can contribute to the psychological and sociological understanding of the anime fandom by completing the anime survey online at:

https://tamuc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8JjR1b2HuRxd7qR

If you know of any anime fans over the age of 18, please help us spread the word. We need as many anime fans as possible to improve the accuracy of the results.

The survey will be open until September 16th, 2018.

If you are interested in what we do with this data, you can view past results/papers on our website: https://sites.google.com/site/animeresearch/

Thank you!

Dr. Stephen Reysen, Texas A&M University-Commerce, stephen.reysen@tamuc.edu

Dr. Kathleen Gerbasi, Niagara County Community College, kgerbasi@niagaracc.suny.edu

Dr. Courtney Plante, MacEwan University, plantec5@macewan.ca

The last post is 2 months ago.

I find anime is boring if watching alone. I will watch what ever you are interested in watching. Use skype or discord to chat. Just wanting to make friends. PM me if your interested.

Just noticed that the last post is 10 days ago. Anyone still here?

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Ashita no Joe 2: MAL Wikipedia

TV | 47 episodes | Drama, Sports

Episode title: The Gong Chimes.. The Ring of the Devil

Reminder: If you've seen this series or know about something that happens later on, please don't spoil things for others. This includes hinting at future things, too. Try to remain friendly and not bash others

We also have a Discord server, in case anybody didn't know.

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Ashita no Joe 2: MAL Wikipedia

TV | 47 episodes | Drama, Sports

Episode title: The Burning Beast... And Ice

Reminder: If you've seen this series or know about something that happens later on, please don't spoil things for others. This includes hinting at future things, too. Try to remain friendly and not bash others

We also have a Discord server, in case anybody didn't know.

#Special - The Headless Horsemen!! Curse of Death

This is it watchers, the final episode, for real now.

##Anime info
Ah, Ghost Stories, this has got to be one of the most unique anime out there. This is what happens when you've got an anime so incredibly bad that the producers take a good look at the situation, down some martinis, then hand a rough outline of the script to some voice actors and tell them "Turn this mess into something English speakers will find worth watching by whatever means necessary". And oh boy, did they. Suffice to say it's not called the one official abridged dub lightly, my friends.
MAL link for more details, character names and whatnot.

##Discussion archive

Confirmed participants so far are /u/Nightvayne283, /u/Mariner11663 and /u/terminavelocity.

This is my first go at hosting a watch, so feel free to suggest whatever comes to mind.

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Ashita no Joe 2: MAL Wikipedia

TV | 47 episodes | Drama, Sports

Episode title: And... The Morning's Measurement

Reminder: If you've seen this series or know about something that happens later on, please don't spoil things for others. This includes hinting at future things, too. Try to remain friendly and not bash others

We also have a Discord server, in case anybody didn't know.

#Episode 19 - Farewell, Amanojaku: The Descent of Ohma

Next episode here!

Hello watchers, and welcome to the fabulous Ghost Stories watch! Let's all be nice and enjoy the zany shenanigans this will most certainly entail.

##Anime info
Ah, Ghost Stories, this has got to be one of the most unique anime out there. This is what happens when you've got an anime so incredibly bad that the producers take a good look at the situation, down some martinis, then hand a rough outline of the script to some voice actors and tell them "Turn this mess into something English speakers will find worth watching by whatever means necessary". And oh boy, did they. Suffice to say it's not called the one official abridged dub lightly, my friends.
MAL link for more details, character names and whatnot.

The story so far

A ghost haunted the school broadcasting system, and the kids needed to get yet another device to seal it. That's about it, really. Oh, and that one female teacher is some sort of nymphomaniac btw.

##Discussion archive

Confirmed participants so far are /u/Nightvayne283, /u/Mariner11663 and /u/terminavelocity.

This is my first go at hosting a watch, so feel free to suggest whatever comes to mind.

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Ashita no Joe 2: MAL Wikipedia

TV | 47 episodes | Drama, Sports

Episode title: Rikiishi... I Hear the Song

Reminder: If you've seen this series or know about something that happens later on, please don't spoil things for others. This includes hinting at future things, too. Try to remain friendly and not bash others

We also have a Discord server, in case anybody didn't know.

Hey guys, it's me again! Back at it again with a SICK ANNOUNCEMENT. Or rather, unfortunate (?) news.

Due to inactivity in the threads, the watches are going to be... Sort of cancelled. Sort of? Well, they're going to continue on the Discord, but not on the subreddit. It seems most discussion was happening there anyway. If you want to stick with the group watches, you can join the Discord here!

Speaking of the Discord, it's going to be a bit revamped. Instead of being tied to the sub, it's going to be a general anime Discord. We'll be doing group watches there, contracts, and any interesting and exciting things you might want to suggest. Definitely check it out if you're interested. :)

I don't know how often I'll be hosting group watches here due to life being busy but I'll be around there if you ever wanna chat or watch anime together with me. Hope everyone is doing well!~

#Episode 18 - Akane of the Broadcasting Room: Voice of the Dead

Next episode here!

Hello watchers, and welcome to the fabulous Ghost Stories watch! Let's all be nice and enjoy the zany shenanigans this will most certainly entail.

##Anime info
Ah, Ghost Stories, this has got to be one of the most unique anime out there. This is what happens when you've got an anime so incredibly bad that the producers take a good look at the situation, down some martinis, then hand a rough outline of the script to some voice actors and tell them "Turn this mess into something English speakers will find worth watching by whatever means necessary". And oh boy, did they. Suffice to say it's not called the one official abridged dub lightly, my friends.
MAL link for more details, character names and whatnot.

The story so far

The ghost of a bloodstained lake gives the kids trouble, through circumstances I didn't fully understand partly due to the VA being even more all over the place than usual and partly because that episode almost bored me to tears. It is sealed, yadda yadda, everything returns to normal.

##Discussion archive

Confirmed participants so far are /u/Nightvayne283, /u/Mariner11663 and /u/terminavelocity.

This is my first go at hosting a watch, so feel free to suggest whatever comes to mind.

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Ashita no Joe 2: MAL Wikipedia

TV | 47 episodes | Drama, Sports

Episode title: My Bantamweight... Weight Loss Challenge

Reminder: If you've seen this series or know about something that happens later on, please don't spoil things for others. This includes hinting at future things, too. Try to remain friendly and not bash others

We also have a Discord server, in case anybody didn't know.

#Episode 17 - Terror at Bloodstained Lake: The Ghost in the Snow

Next episode here!

Hello watchers, and welcome to the fabulous Ghost Stories watch! Let's all be nice and enjoy the zany shenanigans this will most certainly entail.

##Anime info
Ah, Ghost Stories, this has got to be one of the most unique anime out there. This is what happens when you've got an anime so incredibly bad that the producers take a good look at the situation, down some martinis, then hand a rough outline of the script to some voice actors and tell them "Turn this mess into something English speakers will find worth watching by whatever means necessary". And oh boy, did they. Suffice to say it's not called the one official abridged dub lightly, my friends.
MAL link for more details, character names and whatnot.

The story so far

A cursed apartment building almost killed Satsuki and Keiichirou's father, which prompted the gang to go in there and investigate. Turns out it was haunted, and after getting some info about the ghost the diary once again teached them how to seal it away. Did I mention there were creepy mannequins? Because oh boy, were there creepy mannequins. After the heroic sacrifice of a throwaway character, the ghost was sealed and all ended well.

##Discussion archive

Confirmed participants so far are /u/Nightvayne283, /u/Mariner11663 and /u/terminavelocity.

This is my first go at hosting a watch, so feel free to suggest whatever comes to mind.