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Thanks man, I don't really follow other DC fansites apart from this one, which is why I created this topic so late. Didn't even know that Facebook page existed, haha. Ahh, Tudou my old friend, we meet again. Had to refresh the page five times, toggling on and off adblock every other time, before the video decided to fully load without giving me an error. The live performance wasn't that bad. Considering they're literally all children (people are officially considered adults at age 20 in Japan) and they're attempting to produce professional levels of dance and song, they made a valiant effort. Their voices didn't blend too well and intonation was wobbly sometimes, but part of the problem lies in the quality of the video itself, as well as sound equipment. Furthermore, they're dancing simultaneously as they sing. There is a limit to vocal cord and mental control when a lot of things are happening at once. I did marching band for a year, I know. The adrenaline can cloud your judgement and leave you prone to musical slip ups. They're all around my age younger than me (wut, when did I get so old, damn) and they have plenty of room to improve and grow. If anything, I'm just more worried about the opening visuals.

"White Rabbit" -- Egypt Central https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhIJQOzXfL8

Rather late on this news, but it has been confirmed that La Pompon, an up-and-coming dancing and singing girl group consisting of six members, will be performing Detective Conan's 41st opening theme, "Nazo". This will be a cover of Detective Conan's 3rd opening by the same name, originally sung by Miho Komatsu. The six members from oldest to youngest are as follows: Misaki, Yukino, Rima, Hina, Kiri, and Karen. The girls range from ages 14-18, and released their first two singles, BUMP! and HOT GIRLS, earlier this year. Fun fact: the girls wear consistently color-coded clothing in order to be easily identifiable. Misaki is purple, Yukino is green, Rima is blue, Hina is red, Kiri is yellow, and Karen is pink. The opening will air on September 5th with episode 790 of Detective Conan and the full song will be released at a later date of September 16th. Link to their YouTube channel. Link to the original 3rd opening version of the song, for Tequila love and nostalgia overload.

"Last Stardust" -- Aimer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA3SxwZJNcc

This one's shiny and an amiibo. It's hard to top that.

I've never watched or read Nozaki, so I can't really judge its quality, but yeah this guy would have been a nobody if it wasn't for the fact that the anime just recently aired. And oh my gosh 7th??? I heard the manga is significantly better than the anime, but the anime was a train wreck and the second season was a disgusting cash grab, and much like Tsubaki no one even considered Sui Ishida to be even remotely talented until the anime of literally his only work aired, bad as it was. I'm trying not to get my jimmies rustled over a silly popularity contest, but it's a struggle.

I only found the song because I was familiar with the artist, KOKIA, and not because of Gunslinger Girl, so I hadn't heard the first opening until now. Funnily enough, I'm the exact opposite of you; English is nice in anime and all, but I still prefer classic and pure stuff like the second opening. Robotics;Notes OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ5IfryrCVs For a show people like to bash on, it has some of the best soundtracks I've ever listened to in an anime.

"Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi"- KOKIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88lCO6ICfbA The second season of Gunslinger Girl wasn't very well received, though I haven't personally watched it. However, goddamn its opening theme is amazing.

Eyyyy, now we know Ryo and Baltha smiled on April 21st!

Good timing mate, was just about to post something. Though I'm not really sure watching DC really counts in this thread... Robotics;Notes Finished up the last seven episodes today, and while I'm waiting for Ranpo Kitan to air (it's taking a while to be uploaded, maybe it's delayed?) I decided it would be a good idea to stop by DCW and post my thoughts since it's fresh in mind. It's difficult to live up the expectations that a series like Steins;Gate sets, and Robotics;Notes struggles like any other show would. It is not nearly cohesive or believable or intricate as Steins;Gate, but that doesn't mean it's a bad series. If you go in with realistic expectations, there's a lot in here to enjoy. First of the all, and art and animation is clean. No major hiccups or budget shortages, which is good. The characters aren't too great, since they're all pretty trope-y and forgettable, but they're not intolerable either. The plot is decently intriguing and its boosted by the excellent directing and soundtrack. I'm not too familiar with the director, but he did a great job. I only know the composer from Death Parade and Blood Lad, but he's proving to be quite the capable musician. Very good work in making the tense moments tense and the exciting moments exciting. The slice of life moments were fine, nothing to speak of there. The plot gets almost a bit too big for the show's own good, but the mystery building was really well done. There are plot holes, sure, but no more than pretty much every other show. All in all, it's something you should check out if the premise intrigues you. It only receives hate because it wasn't the next Steins;Gate, but coming in with those expectations was an obvious mistake in the first place. This show, when treated as a standalone, holds up pretty well. I'll watch Psycho-Pass next, and with that my On Hold and Plan to Watch lists will have been cleared! (Of everything expect for DC and One Piece, since I'm reading their respective manga versions and so I don't count those series as being "on hold" even if they are on my On Hold list.)

One of the few manga he wrote, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, was adapted into a well received anime just last year. You could see a 20th rank as too high because he hasn't written much yet and isn't very influential or you could see that as too low if you really enjoyed the series, dunno. If anything, Hajime Isayama is ranked too high. He's only ever written Shingeki no Kyojin, and he's already 12th. Meanwhile the mastermind behind Death Note and Bakuman is only one point ahead of Tsubaki at 19th, and Naoki Urasawa didn't even make the list. Then again, mangakas who have stopped writing probably aren't going to do so well on polls like these.

Fair enough of a correction there, though that doesn't change the fact that Case Closed is relatively unheard of in America and therefore its popularity is most likely not the cause of its stream date change on the American-based Crunchyroll. If anything CR might have just hired a few more translators and typesetters.

I stalk the anime subreddit and sites like MyAnimeList and Anime News Network daily. Trust me, there is very little demand for DC in the west. Even if popularity "doubles" between week one to, say, week ten, that's still a fraction of what most other shows can reap after a single episode. No one wants to start a series like DC nowadays. Just stick with one to two cour anime and you'll feel a lot more accomplished.

It's not very popular on Crunchyroll at all. Each episode only garners a little over 20 comments, while even the least popular currently airing shows on CR like Gakkou Gurashi (School-Live!) and Working!!! (Wagnaria!!) have top comments with at least 100 upvotes. Not sure why they're moving the subs up a few days, since I doubt many people are getting Premium accounts as a result of DC.

Given my age and how relatively late I got into anime, I'm only familiar with the current generation of shows. That being said, I've actually never watched a single show Kamiya was in except for DC of course, while more anime than I can remember off the top of my head Koyama was involved with. I probably only prefer Koyama to Kamiya because of biased familiarity, haha.

While Kamiya does a better Kogorou than Koyama, I just prefer Koyama as a seiyuu overall. Nothing against Kamiya, just personal preference.

Welcome... back?

Totally read that as "walk".

This arc is going to be a pleasure to watch animated.

Chameleons??? ,,,,,chameleoooooooonnnnnn~~

Welp, a two month late reply is better than nothing. And oh my gosh I still love playing Pokemon, though I've fallen for too many other games to play it 24/7..............

It seems the best way to cure sadness is binge eating watching anime. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya (seasons 1 and 2) Someone out there had the brilliant idea of writing a series based on Fate that answered the question: What if the Holy Grail War never happened and Illyasviel von Einzbern became a mahou shoujou instead? For whatever reason, this premise works... kind of. Characters from Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night, and Fate/hollow ataraxia all come together in this ridiculous spin-off that still manages to maintain the rules of the Nasuverse. The first season is honestly not very good. The plot is predictable, the characters are flat and kind of annoying, and the animation is poor. However, if you're patient enough to get to the second season, you'll be in for a surprise. The action scenes are well choreographed and the animation is improved. The newly developed premise is far better than the first season's, and the characters begin to grow on you. While there is loli and yuri fanservice in both, more so in the second season though, it's something that can be overlooked. The third season comes out in a few days, and I anticipate its release. I'm only hoping it's more like the second season and less like the first. Furthermore, if you're looking to get into the Fate series, this is not the place to start. While it can be treated as a stand alone as it doesn't require knowledge of F/Z, F/sn, or F/ha to understand, a lot of subtle references to the canon series will be missed and the experience won't be nearly as good. Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Another mahou shoujo series with a star in the title, I marathoned whole thing in nearly a day. This is an anime that has gotten a lot of attention recently for being a dark magical girl anime not to be judged by its cover. Unfortunately, because everyone has said it's going to be dark, that bit's already spoiled. After really liking Fate/Zero, I was hoping to like Urobuchi's take on this as well, but unfortunately not even Yuki Kajiura's OST could save this anime from flaws. First of all, the characters aren't likeable despite what people say about Homura and their interactions are unbelievable. Motives and reasons for doing things are forced and manipulative, so there's no real emotional attachment to anything. While the climax was grand and executed nicely, since it was mainly style over substance in an anime I was expecting to be deep and meaningful, it didn't hit home. Also, while I can't say this outright for those who might watch this anyway and don't want to be spoiled, a plot twist near the end of the series introduced a concept so overused and so easy to mess up. As expected, it wasn't executed as well as it could have. The animation is generally pretty good, and the style is very Shaft-esque, so it won't be trippy to those used to how they animate things. Not something I'd personally recommend, but you could do worse. At least there's no fan service. Kara no Kyoukai I binge watched the entire series (the seven movies plus the epilogue plus the side-story movie plus some other small stuff) yesterday. After Fate, I wanted to expand my knowledge of the Nasuverse and so I turned to Kara no Kyoukai, since it's the only one with a proper adaptation (what Tsukihime anime?). All in all, it was good. While the premise and plot didn't quite intrigue me as much as Fate's, the story is a lot grittier. It's not for the weak of heart, as they don't censor the blood, gore, dismembered limbs, and other stuff at all (it's a movie series of course). The characters aren't too bad, with the highlight of course being Shiki. The music is fantastic. The best work Yuki Kajiura has ever done (sorry Fate/Zero, your OST was topped). The ending songs of Kalafina's were also fantastic. The animation was good, too. If you were impressed by ufotable's F/Z and UBW, then this is right up your alley. Same character designs as well. While there weren't as many fight scenes as the Fate series, given this isn't about a war, the ones that are there look nice. It's a convoluted non-linear story, so if you're new to anime and don't have the patience to sit through Nasu's typical style, I wouldn't recommend you watch this. While there was no single "weak" movies in the series, the obvious standout is the fifth one which, while the most abstract of all, is without a doubt the strongest. I personally wouldn't recommend this as your first anime into the Nasuverse, but if you've seen the Fate series and liked it then this should be entertaining. I'll probably watch Robotics;Notes next, as I'm running short on dropped anime to pick back up.

"oblivious" - Kalafina (sucks all of Kala's songs are blocked on YouTube, save for the live ones)