The ANIME club!!! (JOIN NOW)

[chronicdevil]

Well here it is, the Anime club, the place to go to watch your weekly dose of anime goodness (or badness depending on what show we're watching). Basically what we'll do is decide on a series (or number of series) to start watching, once we're all caught up and up to date, we can start discussing each episode as we go.

THIS WEEK'S SHOWS
-Death note (Episodes 6-10)
-D.Gray man (Episodes 6-10)
-Code Geass (Episodes 6-10)


TRY NOT TO BE STUPID AND GIVE AWAY SPOILERS OF SHOWS ON THE SCHEDULE. OR ANY SHOW FOR THAT MATTER!

[Aaroniero]

I will join

[chronicdevil]

Any suggestions or ideas?

[Timothy2035]

sounds great. I will consider joining.


Just a note to everyone posting, don't forget to disable your sigs if they are more than 5 lines long. Don't forget that this Friday the 12th, we are to be on board with the 5 line sig rule.

We can do it!

[Aaroniero]

Any suggestions or ideas?

nope

[SpiritOfFire]

I'll join. I suggest that we do stuff from the new season, since nobody [here, at least] has watched any of it.

[chronicdevil]

That reminds me, I'll write the list of members. Timothy if you've got any ideas feel free to share. And also since you're a mod I need to know if it's OK to post links to websites with fansubs (other than Animesuki if it comes to it)?

I'll join. I suggest that we do stuff from the new season, since nobody [here, at least] has watched any of it.

You need to slow down on the new stuff and catch up with the old school classic stuff. Anyway so got any ideas, I was thinking Code Geass, how many episodes will that be in total and how many have been released.

I think D.Gray man will be a must though, that's a long series so it will be good to stick with it. Also Bleach and Naruto once they get back on track maybe, or shall I leave them for the other threads?

Maybe I'll add Deathnote too, I've already read most of it but I think it's a great series to start off with.

I need more suggestions btw.

[Omid]

I think that would be good anime's to start with but if I may suggest some anime's: Naruto, Rurouni Kenshin and Gundam Wing.

I don't know but the feudal Japan era interests me more then the anime's of this era with an exception on Gundam Wing.

[Aaroniero]

death note.

[SpiritOfFire]

Originally Posted by chronicdevil

That reminds me, I'll write the list of members. Timothy if you've got any ideas feel free to share. And also since you're a mod I need to know if it's OK to post links to websites with fansubs (other than Animesuki if it comes to it)?

You need to slow down on the new stuff and catch up with the old school classic stuff. Anyway so got any ideas, I was thinking Code Geass, how many episodes will that be in total and how many have been released.

I think D.Gray man will be a must though, that's a long series so it will be good to stick with it. Also Bleach and Naruto once they get back on track maybe, or shall I leave them for the other threads?

Maybe I'll add Deathnote too, I've already read most of it but I think it's a great series to start off with.

I need more suggestions btw.

I believe Code Geass is 24-26 episodes, and about 11 are released. Bleach filler is over, but I think people will watch and discuss that without us havinvg to say anything about it.

[Fallen_Hero]

*shrugs* I'll join

[EricDent]

Um, please only have stuff that is out on DVD in the USA right now. No "downloaded" stuff, thanks.

Please support legit Anime companies, and don't ilegally download stuff off of the internet.

You might want to stick with the more popular series at first, or go old-school for all us "old" guys (like Tim & I).

I suggest the following:

SDF Macross
Tenchi Muyo!
Negima!
Gatchaman
Mazinger Z
Giant Robo
Trigun
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Sc-ry-ed
Dragon Ball Z
then go on from there...

BTW, I have a similar topic, where we were supposed to "discuss" anime, but there was not too much discussion. I hope your efforts do better.

BTW a proper discussion is not just saying stuff like "It sucks" or "It rulz". Please explain why you like/dislike a particular show. Or give a report on the show that you like. etc.

[St0rM04]

I'll Join.

Can't think of anything we could watch right now but i'll keep a look out.

[Kayro Shin]

I'll join.

Here are my suggestions:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Death Note
Trigun
Cowboy Bebop
Desert Punk
Samurai 7
Hunter X Hunter

I'll think about more.

[chronicdevil]

Actually I won't bother with the member list, if people want to watch and discuss it's up to them, keeping a list kind of makes them obligated.

Um, please only have stuff that is out on DVD in the USA right now. No "downloaded" stuff, thanks.

If we're to have an online anime club, the best we can do is only watch shows that aren't licensed in the US, which is why it would be best to show recent shows. Watching stuff which is only on DVD would actually be worse, because I know most people here won't bother buying DVD's just to take part in this club, and would instead download them.

I'm not going to post the direct links to the fansubs, and very few (if any) companies are losing money because of them, in fact they probably help anime companies in the long run (unlicensed shows that is).


Anyway about the series, quite a lot of the suggestions so far have been of licensed and released series, so I don't think we should be watching them.

The reasonable suggestions so far are (the first 3 are my favoured choices so far):

-Deathnote
-Code Geass
-D.Gray man
-Monster
-Hunter x hunter
-Ghost hunt
-Kateikyoushi Hitman reborn

I think i'll make a poll on Wednesday where we can finally decide which shows to watch first. We really need more suggestions, I was hoping for some other genres like comedies, harem, and slice of life.

[Fallen_Hero]

Question, and its just out of curiousity.

Unlicensed Anime that is fansubed online isnt illegal right?

[chronicdevil]

Originally Posted by Fallen_Hero

Question, and its just out of curiousity.

Unlicensed Anime that is fansubed online isnt illegal right?

Technically all fansubs are illegal, but they're the only way for non-Japanese citizens to watch unlicensed anime. IMO they've been great for the anime community and without them the anime industry wouldn't be half of what it is today.

[Recca7]

i would like to join this, sounds awsome

[SpiritOfFire]

I never thought people would want to watch a harem series, or any kind of drama.

I say we should all watch HachiKuro.

[Recca7]

i suggest

buso renshin
gundam wing
case closed
black cat
project arms
flame of recca
deathnote
d.gray-man
eyeshield 21
claymore
yu yu hakusho
rurouni kenshin
mar
hikaru no go
shaman king

[chronicdevil]

Originally Posted by SpiritOfFire

I never thought people would want to watch a harem series, or any kind of drama.

I say we should all watch HachiKuro.

Are you joking?

And only unlicensed stuff for the time being.



Well there's not much point of having a poll, so I'll just add Death note, Code Geass and D.Gray man to the schedule. I think I'll give us all just over a week or so to get acquainted with the series, seeing as there's about 30 episodes already released for all of them. If anyone has any problems just ask.

Please don't start discussing these shows until the weekend perhaps. If you want to start earlier please use spoiler tags and say which show the spoilers are from. However don't discuss the plot of episode 6 or later for any of the series until we've all caught up. Thanks.

[Dbfan]

I'm not joining, but good thinking Chronic.

Isn't watching anime online from a fan site that doesn't have the license to distribute anime illegal? Or is it only lisenced anime? (If only lisenced anime, I guess that explains why you said only unlisenced stuff.)

Also, take note, watching anime on a fan site is no different than watching it on Youtube. It's all anime coming from an unlisenced foundation.

[Timothy2035]

Originally Posted by EricDent

Um, please only have stuff that is out on DVD in the USA right now. No "downloaded" stuff, thanks.

Please support legit Anime companies, and don't ilegally download stuff off of the internet.

You might want to stick with the more popular series at first, or go old-school for all us "old" guys (like Tim & I).

I suggest the following:

SDF Macross
Tenchi Muyo!
Negima!
Gatchaman
Mazinger Z
Giant Robo
Trigun
Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Sc-ry-ed
Dragon Ball Z
then go on from there...

BTW, I have a similar topic, where we were supposed to "discuss" anime, but there was not too much discussion. I hope your efforts do better.

BTW a proper discussion is not just saying stuff like "It sucks" or "It rulz". Please explain why you like/dislike a particular show. Or give a report on the show that you like. etc.

I am going to echo what Eric said here. We don't want anything related to unlicensed shows. Its better to go with tv airings and DVD releases. We can do it like a Anime Review of the Week or something. We don't want any mentioning of illegal activity on the forum. You know the end result.

Originally Posted by chronicdevil

Technically all fansubs are illegal, but they're the only way for non-Japanese citizens to watch unlicensed anime. IMO they've been great for the anime community and without them the anime industry wouldn't be half of what it is today.

Well if they are illegal, then we need to revamp this idea. We need to do it the proper way. Yes things are out there, but this club should observe good protocol.

So any anime discussions we do needs to be something people can get legal access to.

I am also going to move the Anime thread we have at Godzilla and let you all see some of the things in it. Maybe we can get some ideas from it. Eric did a great job in that thread.

Eric, I will leave a permanent redirect in the Godzilla forum to send the updated interests here.

[chronicdevil]

I am going to echo what Eric said here. We don't want anything related to unlicensed shows. Its better to go with tv airings and DVD releases. We can do it like a Anime Review of the Week or something. We don't want any mentioning of illegal activity on the forum. You know the end result.

I was afraid this was going to happen. There's nothing I can say to help the fact that fansubs are technically illegal when looked at carefully, however, I'd just like to point out that supporting the Youtube and Google video tags that these Atari forums make use of are 99% of the time used for some illegal activity, be it showing music videos, anime clips, or any other video that isn't solely made by the person who hosts it. However Atari decides to allow it knowing full well that it results in illegal activity. At least fansubs do support the industry in some way or another, as has been proven in the past when sales of a certain anime company fell due to the stopping of fansubs of that companies shows.

I'm not even mentioning illegal activity, it's up to the members where and how they get to see the show, it's not really my problem or Atari's, especially since this site isn't actually being used to host the shows.

Might I also add that it's an inevitability, we all know 95% of the anime watchers here are watching fansubs (as well as DVDs), as most of us have seen Japanese episodes of Naruto, Bleach, One Piece etc. It's because of the popularity that these shows gain from fansubs that Western anime companies even decide to pick these shows up. If these shows weren't proven to be popular before being licensed, chances are you and EricDent wouldn't even have most of your DVD's. I know this as a fact as I've listened to a representative from Manga entertainment UK talk about the popularity Naruto had before they licensed it, and it's because of that popularity that they were able to pick it up and (eventually) make bucket loads of money. I don't expect older watchers of anime to understand, but this generation which is based around the internet have evolved and taken fansubs with it. Let's face it, fansubs have had an indirect favourable effect on anime sales, amount of anime titles, number of anime fans and basically anime in general.

Another reason why I mention fansubs is because not all of us live in the US, and therefore couldn't pick up the official DVD's of certain series even if we tried, and can't watch them on TV either.

I don't expect you to let us continue with this club knowing all this, but I just thought I'd enlighten you on a subject which arguably has more legality (if it were possible) and morality than some activities that Atari already actively involve themselves with. I honestly doubt any of the higher ups on this forum would give a damn. I also think it would be perfectly acceptable if we watch without posting any links whatsoever that have to do with such illegal activities. All we're doing is discussing a show, denying this anime fan's duty is disrespectful to the hard working people who made the show, who made it solely for it to be seen and loved by as many people as possible. They're not losing anything because we're watching, they already get paid, and are probably going to get paid more because of the attention we give.

I love a good rant to finish the day



Anyway about changing it to an anime review. I don't oppose the idea of an anime review thread, but I made this thread in order to help me get into some new shows, and involve others who will most likely watch them anyway, if not here, then they'd probably watch it by themselves, and not gain as much from it. I assure you, even without this club, I'm going to watch the shows on the schedule anyway, and chances are so are the others. So again I don't see the problem with us just discussing them together.

[St0rM04]

Well said... I reckon what they don't know can't hurt them.

[SpiritOfFire]

Originally Posted by chronicdevil

Are you joking?

And only unlicensed stuff for the time being.

I forgot HachiKuro was liscensed.Well, there's not official announcement yet, so it's unfair to assume that it is. And I was half-joking, to see the reaction of anyone who reads it to think that they'd actually watch drama. It's probably a scary thought.

[Recca7]

buso renshin isn't licensed is it?

[Mystic Gohan]

Yes chronic you and me both know that people would love hunter x hunter you should work that into the schedule.

[SpiritOfFire]

Originally Posted by Mystic Gohan

Yes chronic you and me both know that people would love hunter x hunter you should work that into the schedule.

Blah, too much for me

Originally Posted by Recca7

buso renshin isn't licensed is it?

No, It's not. There's too many cock jokes for this forum, though.

[St0rM04]

I've already got up to ep 6 on Deathnote (already started watching it a few weeks back) but maybe this weekend or tommorow i will start on the other 2.