Everyone in this board should watch Angel Cop at least once in their lives. https://nyaa.si/view/1503205

Just finished Macross 7. The atmosphere was completely different from the original Macross. The original Macross I loved at the start and grew to feel mild irritation during the final season (the movie retained the important/good parts). Macross 7 was a completely different experience, one that I hated at first but grew to love as I continued watching it.

Sabagebu! Survival Game Club Is about a girl joining an airsoft club in school, it does not take itself seriously it is just fun.

Posting ITT to celebrate the fact that the retard who used to shit up every thread by whining about anime pictures ran away back to Reddit and is never coming back. Rest in piss you eternal newfag.

>>4336 Screenshots? That is funny.

Have some garbage from old 8/k/.

>>4340 >Piloting a plane and shooting other planes with rifles to destroy them

Any /aku/ recomendations?

>>4343 Ask /yuri/

>>4343 >>4344 There is no english speaking /yuri/ board on the internet though

>>4343 I can't think of anything that's not gachashit, but then I don't go out of my way to find yuri anime so I'm probably a bad source.

>>4343 ''El Cazador De La Bruja has an implied /aku/ resolution.

>>4343 There's Urasekai Picnic/Otherside Picnic. It is heavily influenced by the original Roadside Picnic novel and the STALKER movie/games, but with Japanese urban legends. Both the /ak/ and /u/ elements are there but not that front and center. Manga is better than the anime, haven't read the LN. Also, the original Ghost in the Shell manga has a bisexual Major so that might be worth checking out.

I started watching Armor Hunter Mellowlink it's pure AT rifle kino.

>>4343 Samurai Jack.

I finished Macross Frontier. Despite enjoying the original and loving Macross 7 by the end, Frontier managed to ride on the coattails of the two series without actually providing any substance. They didn't even listen to her song. I hated it. As a standalone Scifi it honestly wasn't bad, but it should not have called itself Macross.

Not really /k/-related, but Nagasarete Ariantou is pretty fucking good. Also one of the most original setups for a quasi-kinda-sorta-isekai type thing, to the point that I'm not even sure whether or not to call it an isekai. Basically, Mr. Audience Self-Insert gets shiprekt on an isolated, quasi-paranormal island whose culturally early-Meiji human population is entirely female after a storm swept away their men while they were fishing; lulz ensues. There's cute girls (the boy's pretty cute, too, but I get that that isn't everyone's thing), talking animals (though they don't seem to actually speak Japanese; it's more like the humans and other animals understand each other's speech while continuing to speak their own language), and yokai/kami. These last are the subject of a pretty entertaining running gag that I won't spoil for you. >>4347 >implied Nigga that's basically canon. Source: my ass (and the thoroughly rewatched box set on my shelf). But seriously, you'd have to be legit autistic not to see it; it's waaay more out in the open than in Noir, and while I was pretty shitfaced while watching Madlax, it was pretty much on par with Noir from what I recall. El Cazador's soundtrack is one of the best ever, too, IMO. Better even than Noir in my estimation. Speaking of soundtracks, if anyone here still hasn't seen Aldnoah Zero, drop what you're doing and go watch that shit right now. >>4348 This sounds pretty intriguing, I might have to give it a shot between the endless moe SoL and idol series (yes, I know I'm fucking cancerous; no, I don't care). >>4349 I'll check that out as well. >>4352 >They didn't even listen to her song. What did xir mean by this? I've seen, like, maybe two whole minutes of this franchise.

>>4353 The main thing that separates Macross from a run-of-the-mill mecha scifi anime is the idea that culture (more specifically otaku culture and song) can even bring different alien species together to end wars and prevail in the face of total galactic genocide. It's a franchise about mankind going out into the stars for survival and how culture lets them survive against insurmountable odds whether that be a warrior race of cultureless test tube babies or intergalactic Satanic forces from another dimension. Macross Frontier turns that idea on its head and focuses on humans using song to annihilate/genocide an enemy species of aliens, and only does a total asspull on the last episode to try and get back to the original meaning of the franchise in a half-assed roundabout way with more plot holes than sliced swiss singles.

>>4354 >first paragraph Sounds interesting desu fampai, I might look into it. >second paragraph Always a shame when the writers have a few too many rails like that. >>4343 Oh, and also check out Hidamari Sketch. Pretty good, rather unique SoL, and the thing between Sae and uhhhh... hang on... oh right, Hiro, is right up your alley. One thing about Sketch though, the dialogue moves quickly enough -- like, The West Wing quickly -- that I've seen normalfaggots complain that they can't keep up with the subtitles, so if you can't into speed-reading, you might find it slightly frustrating at times.

If I were to start trying to make an /ak/ vidya, what would you anons want to see?

>>4356 Well, for starters, it not being vaporware like every other chantard game project...

>>4356 Guns are animated to an autistic level and no cgi.

>>4356 Decide early on what the hell do you want with the game, and if you strike gold, then don't go full yanderedev. By the former I mean that you should decide if you want to focus on tactical stealth combat simulator 'tism, or if you want to tell a story, or if the game is just an excuse to ogle cute and sexy animu girls.

Just finished Urasekai Picnic. Breddy gud/10, thanks to Anon for recommending it. Something else I've been watching lately is Spy x Family; /k/ might like that one.

Sweet, merciful Hylia, what the fuck?

>>4362 It's an old meme but it checks out.

>>4362 Otaku culture is the new mainstream in the first world, hence first world pricing

>>4363 You're not kidding... >>4364 Giving normalfaggots internet access was the biggest mistake since feminism, if not Jewish infil- I mean immigration. I guess the good news is that they have the attention spans of crack-addled gnats and *should* move on to the next shiny new Current Thing before long. I just hope they don't enable the Jews to get their hooks into the anime industry itself.

Yuukoku no Moriarty ("Moriarty the Patriot") is pretty good so far. It puts a novel spin on Sherlockian fiction by, as the title suggests, making Moriarty the main character -- to the extent of not even introducing Holmes until like halfway through the first season. It's obvious that serious effort went into accuracy and detail, too. For instance, if you watch closely, you can tell that all the cigarettes are hand-rolled. It's definitely worth a watch if you're a fan of Doyle's. Also, pretty boys in Victorian garb, unf.

>>4366 Closeup of Holmes' weapon, a pretty well-done Beaumont-Adams, which would be roughly period-correct.

>>4362 Blu-ray hipster edition?

>>4368 I... yes? That is the """collector's edition""", if that's what you're asking.

>>4348 Speaking of Roadside Picnic... Darker than Black. Weird shit, grimdark supers action, Yakuza and some good ninjutsu. Also, near the end of the first series a big bunch of stupid ass kids with nasty powers (as opposed to being experienced commandos or hitmen even before getting those) were thrown as cannon fodder to delay proper heavy infantry. Which ended the way it should have. >>4369 I mean, is there anything in Speshul Edition Blu ray that was not priced like this?

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>>4352 >>4355 Macross was honestly pretty fucking stupid. Weren't the giant aliens supposed to be clones trained and condition for combat from the moment of conception? In that case there is no logical reason for them to be acting like swooning fangirls at some sort of bizarro world beetles concert, especially for cheesy crap like the chinese girl's songs that she probably didn't even write herself. If they ever heard anything by vivaldi or wagner they'd probably have a stroke. It would be like if the taliban or norks starting defecting to the united states en mass out of love for Taylor Swift and Christian Country Rock. I honestly would have liked it better as a run of the mill space opera, some of the mecha designs were cool I guess but I don't really see how this tripe is a classic.

>>4373 >It would be like if the taliban or norks starting defecting to the united states en mass out of love for Taylor Swift and Christian Country Rock Someone doesn't know their Afghan history. It was pretty common for culture to be the driving force bringing people out of the Soviet Union. South Korean culture is one of the primary reasons Norks defect which is why they've weaponized K-pop and soap operas. Strelok has probably never experienced culture shock, but it is very much real and can be more intense the more jarring the other culture is. Paris Syndrome is an extreme example of negative culture shock but positive culture shock exists as well.

Speaking of /ak/, the fourth season of Golden Kamuy has just started airing. It's about a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war teaming up with an Ainu girl to look for a stash of gold. The catch? The guide to the gold can only be found tattooed on the skins of some of Hokkaido's worst convicts. The anime and manga are both really good. You get action, bushcraft, period accurate weaponry, and a little bit of everything else.

>>4375 >FOURTH season is airing Shit I've still only watched the first two.

>>4359 desperately need the sauce on this one

>>4377 Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

>>4378 aka. animation so ridiculously good it almost drove 2nd largest animation studio in the world (first being disney) to bankrupcy

>>4332 >What're you watching? Even if it's not necessarily /k/ related I'm interested Currently watching link-related. It's got plenty of funs too, so yea. https://alogs.space/robowaifu/res/82.html#17218

>>4379 I wish, Weimerica won't stop printing money, so all their garbage media will never die, it was never about merit.

>>4379 The objectively best 2D animation from a purely technical standpoint has to be Akira, I still cannot fathom how that movie was not only made but managed to turn a profit. The author of the manga served as the film's director and chief animator, if I recall correctly he drew some 5000+ keyframes over the course of six months.

>>4382 >I still cannot fathom how that movie was not only made It was a commemorative piece pushed through to mark the end of the japanese economic bubble. >but managed to turn a profit It came out before the bubble ended, and anyhow it's the single greatest work of animation that exists and probably will exist until such a time that japan's economy is in a state which allows for such lavish cross-industry collaboration. It's not like real animation is expensive, anyway. The cost to make akira (hiring multiple teams of artists, getting working seiyuus to prescore audio, etc.) hasn't changed so compared to cgshit with megastar actors selling their likeness it'd cost pennies.

>>4382 Redline is a strong contender >only key frames

>>4384 >contender It's truly unique. While not as 'deep' as that over-hyped piece, it's a far better movie overall. The artistry is frankly astounding, like watching the most mind-blowing mango arts made alive.

I’ve been looking for an anime/manga that’s a ‘what if’ exploration of a Japan with something akin to the Second Amendment. All I’m aware of is Burst Angel, but it’s more a crime thriller about fighting mercenary gangs, rather than about gun politics.

Didn't watch a lot of anime, but I liked Blue Gender ever since I saw it as a kid. What does /k/ think of it?

>>4387 I bought the dvds way back in the day, I liked the whole duality the two main characters had.

>>4370 >I mean, is there anything in Speshul Edition Blu ray that was not priced like this? There's always a premium of course but this is fucking excessive in my market. At least in my experience.

>>4387 I remember someone passionately writing about it in a forum when I was a wee lad, but then I forgot about it. Then it somehow came back to me, but I had no idea what is the title. Completely unrelated to this I checked out the teletext archive and learned that there was a channel here in the 2000s that was dedicated to anime. That was already quite a revelation, but what is even better is that I've read the descriptions stored in their teletext page and one of them matched what I remembered, and so that's how I've learned that the title of that particular anime is Blue Gender. So it's in my backlog now, and maybe I 'll report back if and when I finally watch it. By the way, here is the archive: https://archive.teletextarchaeologist.org/

>>4388 I remember it being the most violent thing I saw up till then. Kid me thought it was coolest shit ever. >>4390 >checkd >channel here in the 2000s that was dedicated to anime. I think there's a chance we had the same channel as I also watched it on a channel dedicated to anime. It's all blurry so I don't have much to go on, but I fondly remember Blue Gender . There was also another anime I like that I never got to learn the name ,I just vaguely remember a single scene from it.

https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=EHPSVemk7e8&listen=false Looks like there is one more thing for my backlog, although it's more due to the animation than the operators operating. >>4391 >I think there's a chance we had the same channel as I also watched it on a channel dedicated to anime. Alas, we didn't have this particular channel at home, so I pretty much grew up watching Mythbusters on Discovery. The channel itself (alongside its successor) was also available at a few other countries, but the wiki doesn't say anything about Serbia in particular: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%2B_(telev%C3%ADzi%C3%B3ad%C3%B3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animax_(Eastern_European_TV_channel)

>>4392 >analogue TV Boy, you just gave me some mad nostalgia

>>4387 Im watching it rn. Kinda feel mixed about it. I feel like had I watched it in my teens id feel more strongly about it, but as I am now its kinda just alright. Marlene doesnt really seem that desirable and the MC is all over the place. Just got to the part on Second Earth and it feels like its just dragging ass now and setting up a new paradigm when there arent to many episodes left

>>4392 You should give BG a go if you have some free time to burn, I remember liking it ,but like anon >>4394 said, maybe pre pubescent brain responds better to it, and I might have rose tinted glasses.

>>4392 >https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=EHPSVemk7e8&listen=false What is this website? Bootleg youtube? I dont get it

>>4396 lol newfag

>>4394 It is solid up to the point where they get to Second Earth, after that it just goes downhill as a poor man's mix between Macross and Starship Troopers.

>>4398 I honestly think I like the english version better

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