Television The Caf' Anime Thread

Um, just stumbled upon this concept on DeviantArt — interested in finding out who the Caf's resident One Piece readers/watchers would select for their “crew”... :lol:
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https://www.deviantart.com/strickplayer/journal/One-Piece-Crew-Tag-712741667
 
I read the manga of Detective Conan and watched some of the early movies, but I have a lot to catch up, does it count? Well only 23 books and 9 (?) movies to catch up.

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I watched a bit the remake of Fruits Basket, I don't know if I should go on, mostly because since I read the manga there is no surprise for me. And I miss so much the first Japanese voice of Tohru and some of the songs of the first anime. It was also quite uncomfortable for me to watch it and think the mangaka hates the first anime, which is one of my favorite anime.
The new one is quite faithful otherwise and probably good enough. I was surprised though to see that I don't like this Yuki.

Most of my anime intake lately was Pokémon thanks to Twitch (even if the airing of series 4, 5 and 6 was pure madness), the last episodes of XYZ were really good.

Card Captor Sakura Clear on the other hand was for me "nothing happens, let's bore to death the poor souls that are fans of Sakura, as long as there are pretty pics they will buy the goodies".
 
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celia said:
I read the manga of Detective Conan and watched some of the early movies, but I have a lot to catch up, does it count? Well only 23 books and 9 (?) movies to catch up.

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I watched a bit the remake of Fruits Basket, I don't know if I should go on, mostly because since I read the manga there is no surprise for me. And I miss so much the first Japanese voice of Tohru and some of the songs of the first anime. It was also quite uncomfortable for me to watch it and think the mangaka hates the first anime, which is one of my favorite anime.
The new one is quite faithful otherwise and probably good enough. I was surprised though to see that I don't like this Yuki.

Most of my anime intake lately was Pokémon thanks to Twitch (even if the airing of series 4, 5 and 6 was pure madness), the last episodes of XYZ were really good.

Card Captor Sakura Clear on the other hand was for me pure "nothing happens, let's bore to death the poor souls that are fans of Sakura, as long as there are pretty pics they will buy the goodies".
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Well the reason I'm bringing it up is they will reveal the Black Organization boss identity in the next 2 episodes(I read those chapters in the manga), I wanted to know people's thoughts on that.
 
Invictus said:
Um, just stumbled upon this concept on DeviantArt — interested in finding out who the Caf's resident One Piece readers/watchers would select for their “crew”... :lol:

https://www.deviantart.com/strickplayer/journal/One-Piece-Crew-Tag-712741667
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Did this on my phone, so I'm all over the place with editing.

I'm assuming non-pirates like Megallan or Akainu are off the table. I also assume Aokoji isn't allowed. Can't remember if Shiki was a Yonko, but I'll just think of him as too op.

I'll go for a serious bunch of combat specialist, if possible my utility people will also have some use in fighting.

Combat: Katakuri (lookout) Marco (doctor), Zoro, Law (surgeon), Mihawk & Rayleigh.
Utility: Nami (navigator), Jinbei (helmsman), Caesar Clown (scientist), Robin (poneglyphs), Crackers (does all the work a normal crew would do) & Sanji (chef)

Combat:
Katakuri for future sight, Marco because he is op, Zoro mostly because his attitude is welcome & partnering him with Mihawk would give him a platform to rapidly power up on. Taking Mihawk is a no-brainer. Law has a seriously hax ability that can help take down big guns if needed while his room can help take out large portions of fodder, he also offers the group some movement when it's needed. On top of that there is the off-chance for eternal youth.
Rayleigh for his experience and help to teach the others who may not understand advanced haki.

Utility:
My role: Chef & captain, chef seems the easiest job on the ship, and I think it would be fun to experiment.
Devil-fruit: Rumble Rumble Fruit (Enel)

Nami seems to be a proper navigator, and her stern view on money is very welcome so we don't feck about too much or we go into the trap of being too kind to take rewards or gifts.
A fishman at the helm is just natural. I also need some swimmers in case something happens since I plan on having a devil-fruit.
Caesar as a scientist as he functions as a combat & science guy at the same time.
Franky for shipwright. Good attitude & knows the secrets to Pluton.
Robin is needed if you want to learn everything without just hearing it from Rayleigh.
I'm taking Cracker for the boring tasks as his soldiers can do a feckton of work without getting tired.
The last spot goes to Sanji, because I'd rather be the secondary chef/assistant than the main one.
 
Nice, really like the detailed breakdown and rationale for picking all those crew-members @Ødegaard! :)
 
Um, this crew is definitely going to be a lot weaker combat wise...somewhat comparable to the Straw Hats in terms of peak strength and potential.

Captain: Navigator with Hi Hi no Mi (translates to Day Day fruit). Basically, a logia which would grant the user Escanor's abilities from Nanatsu no Taizai — generic stuff like solar flare (similar to Tien from Dragon Ball), sun-powered projectiles, energy blasts, Cruel Sun...



Should be a decent match for Akainu's Magu Magu No Mi as well as the Mera Mera No Mi. Could this counter the Yami Yami no Mi, too, hmmm?

Combat...
  • Beckman (Sniper and Commander 1): find him to be the most intriguing Yonko commander, and he's rumored to be a Haki master, too. Also supposed to be the most intelligent person from East Blue (ahead of Nami), so he should be able to help with strategic stuff.
  • Law (Surgeon/Swordsman and Commander 2). Not much needs to be said, to be honest.
  • Kuma (Helmsman and Commander 3): Instant teleportation with the Paw Paw Fruit and gets him out the Celestial Dragon slave-for-rent business.
  • Reiju (Assassin): seems a decent fighter with the Raid Suit and can poison opponents (as well as detoxify crew-members).
  • Kaku (Spy): Second strongest member of the CP9 and a Rokushiki master, so he should be a handful in a middle-tier combatant role.
  • Robin (Archaeologist): Underrated fighter and the only person capable of deciphering poneglyphs.
Support...
  • Lindbergh (Gadgetry expert/Pet): Not much is known about him but I really like his character design (and the possible Vegapunk connection)!
  • Viola (Lookout): 360° and long range vision, and can read minds.
  • Perona (Nurse): Her Horo Horo no Mi is soooo good...ghost powers and depression inducement should be handy for support purposes.
  • Iceberg (Shipwright/Engineer/Architect extraordinaire).
  • Cosette (Cook): Forgettable character but this is mostly just to get her out of the Vinsmoke family's clutches.
  • Tama (Chibi kunoichi).
 
Just caught up with the OP manga, good progress in the last 15 chapters I like Wano so far
I hope the toad oil doesn't actually bring Tonyasu back to life somehow
 
Also apparently there's this hint
The color spread of chapter 784 shows Zoro sitting on a grave with 944 written on it so it could mean either him killing someone in 944 or being in a death match vs someone, I don't think he will die as some theories suggest.The color spread:
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Shane88 said:
Caught up with Attack on Titan. That show just gets better and better.
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:lol: I was coming to this thread to say exactly the same thing. Weird coincidence.

I watched the 3 seasons bar the part 2 of the 3rd season in only a week I guess. I'll wait for the last 4 episodes of that second part to be aired to watch it fully.

Great action anime. 3rd season did a marvelous job in adding more depth to the world and character than it was in the previous 2 seasons. I thought during the first 2 seasons it's pretty fun action anime with great world but with dull characters, story and too many deaths for secondary character without putting any depth in them. 3rd season solved most of these and made the story far more engaged.
 
lawliet354 said:
Kimetsu no Yaiba is now on episode 2 and the animation is amazing, I love the manga as well, probably one of my favorite title in Jump right now. Too bad One Punch Man season 2 have huge quality drop in the animation, such a stupid move by whoever in charge is to give season 2 to J.C Staff instead of sticking with Madhouse
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The animation of Kimetsu no Yaiba is really good. I appreciate the humor the yellow hair has brought these couple past episodes. Still waiting for the story to get to another level. Is the manga ongoing?
 
Rasendori said:
The animation of Kimetsu no Yaiba is really good. I appreciate the humor the yellow hair has brought these couple past episodes. Still waiting for the story to get to another level. Is the manga ongoing?
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Yes it's still ongoing, I believe it's already in the final arc though
 
I finished the second part of season 3 of Attack on Titan few days ago.

Honestly if the season 4 is by anyway as strong as this one or even stronger this anime will go down in history as one of the best. Never though it will be that deep during first season and I'm not a manga reader.
 
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Watched Psycho Pass and finished it yesterday. Great show, a solid 8/10 imo. A Cyperpunk that's beautifully designed, a plot that makes you think and re-watch some dialogues again to comprehend them, a great villain with an actually solid point of view and a well relatable character, though I didn't like the female protagonist much till very late of the anime.

Not sure I'm going to watch season 2 though with most of the character I cared for being gone from the show. First season seems like a complete story on its own anyway.
 
Rank the straw hat pirates not strength wise, but rather how you like them as characters.
Zoro > Luffy > Nami > Sanji >> Brook > Nico Robin > Usopp >>>> Chopper > Frankie
 
( ˘ ³˘)♥ Luffy >>>>> Zoro > Robin > Nami > Sanji > Jinbe > Frankie > Usopp = Chopper >>>>> Brook (#`皿´)
 
Rasendori said:
Rank the straw hat pirates not strength wise, but rather how you like them as characters.
Zoro > Luffy > Nami > Sanji >> Brook > Nico Robin > Usopp >>>> Chopper > Frankie
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Luffy>Zoro>Sanji>Chopper>Usopp>Jinbe>Robin>Nami>Brook
Tbf I love them all so much.
 
Coming back to my inner weeabo after a long time. Been binging 2017/2018 shows like Darling in the Franxx, Shield Hero, Tensei Slime, Goblin Slayer, Overlord.

Any interesting show this current season? Also hoping for the release of Code Geass R3 Blu-ray.
 
Rasendori said:
Rank the straw hat pirates not strength wise, but rather how you like them as characters.
Zoro > Luffy > Nami > Sanji >> Brook > Nico Robin > Usopp >>>> Chopper > Frankie
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Luffy > Zoro > Usopp > Nami >Jimbei> Sanji > Frankie > Chopper > Brook > Robin
 
Also y'all hating on my boi Usopp. :mad:

Water 7 was all him with the merry/ confronting luffy which still remains some of the best moments as a crew and I have a feeling he's going to have a big role in Elbaf too with Yasopp/Shanks' crew.
 
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Also y'all hating on my boi Usopp. :mad:

Water 7 was all him with the merry/ confronting luffy which still remains some of the best moments as a crew
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Usopp gained my respect from that confrontation. Yes, he doesn't have the bravado of Luffy, but equally, he's no dansel in distress, he's a man. Every man needs their ego pandered too. As you know, it's Zoro's ego that gravitates him to acknowledge any swordsman/swordswoman. It must've felt quite shameful for Usopp to look the Strawhats in the eyes knowing he was often passive. It's the sort of reflection many anime characters could use with, cough Orihime. I loved seeing Usopp on his knees, engulfed in tears as you can't undermine the captain's authority. I think Luffy could have humbled him further, by making him apologize personally to the Strawhats one by one, and have him doing errands for a week. Yes, Luffy encourages his crew to be honest with their feelings, but respect is paramount in a crew and Usopp greatly disrespected him.
 
Anyone watching the currently airing Dr.Stone ? It's at episode 3 now, new episode every Friday.

The setting and world are great but so far I really, really don't like the characters at all, though I didn't read the manga. Hope they improve.
 
el3mel said:
Anyone watching the currently airing Dr.Stone ? It's at episode 3 now, new episode every Friday.

The setting and world are great but so far I really, really don't like the characters at all, though I didn't read the manga. Hope they improve.
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Seems a bit slow.
 
el3mel said:
Well, it's only 3rd episode and I think it'll be of several seasons since the manga is at chapter 115.
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Not saying it as a criticism, just some sort of explanation for why the characters seem boring/not likeable yet.

There is really only a few animes that properly introduces characters in a couple of episodes.
 
Ødegaard said:
Not saying it as a criticism, just some sort of explanation for why the characters seem boring/not likeable yet.

There is really only a few animes that properly introduces characters in a couple of episodes.
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Get your point and I hope so. The world and setting are too great to be wasted imo. Let's see.
 
el3mel said:
Get your point and I hope so. The world and setting are too great to be wasted imo. Let's see.
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Yeah. Seems promising. I guess I'm a bit turned off (so far) because I expected it to be a bit more 'mystical powers' involved, but that might develop or if not might be replaced by something else to keep me interested.
I think it's hard to do a genius-main character well, but when it's done well then it tends to be very enjoyable. Looking forward to the next 15-20 episodes.
 
Raw said:
You should watch the End of Evangelion movie if you haven't already.
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I did. I don't even know why people feel sorry for that miserable little perv, Shinji.

Asuka has the real tragic backstory.

But I'm sure these discussions happened at length 20 years ago!
 
Ødegaard said:
Yeah. Seems promising. I guess I'm a bit turned off (so far) because I expected it to be a bit more 'mystical powers' involved, but that might develop or if not might be replaced by something else to keep me interested.
I think it's hard to do a genius-main character well, but when it's done well then it tends to be very enjoyable. Looking forward to the next 15-20 episodes.
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I haven't watched the anime. I've read 70+ chapters and
you won't be seeing mystical powers. Science is used to compete against the enemy. Not mystical powers but rather inventions
You mentioned its slow so far. The only thing I dislike is the (at times) excessive description of the science involved. You'll know what I'm talking about soon enough.
el3mel said:
Anyone watching the currently airing Dr.Stone ? It's at episode 3 now, new episode every Friday.

The setting and world are great but so far I really, really don't like the characters at all, though I didn't read the manga. Hope they improve.
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You should come across an interesting personality soon. Someone quite shady and deceptive meaning it would be a mistake as the reader to take everything they say at face value.
 
Rasendori said:
I haven't watched the anime. I've read 70+ chapters and
you won't be seeing mystical powers. Science is used to compete against the enemy. Not mystical powers but rather inventions
You mentioned its slow so far. The only thing I dislike is the (at times) excessive description of the science involved. You'll know what I'm talking about soon enough.
You should come across an interesting personality soon. Someone quite shady and deceptive meaning it would be a mistake as the reader to take everything they say at face value.
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Most manga readers I have came across seem to say the same, that it is going to become more interesting. Hopefully true!
 
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