Rozen Maiden is such a neat series, although I have yet to actually read the manga. The anime, though, is definitely a memorable one, and probably one of my favorites. Incredibly engaging characters, a very interesting plot, very good character designs, and animation that's sometimes cheesy and kind of awkward (six finger Suigintou) but works most of the time.
There's also a new season that everybody ignored that's supposed to be based on the new manga. The first episode is a really hasty recap though so it's kind of awkward going into after you just watched/rewatched the original series.

I started watching it as well. I have finished the first two and Overture and am now watching the 2013 version. It feels A LOT different than the others, it was written by two people so maybe that's why or it may be that it was the anime making it more serious or the anime of the other making it less serious. It's quite subdued and almost boring at times so far.

Okay, so I finished watching the 2013 anime, plus I read the manga up to where the new anime starts and then skimmed through until the new anime ends to see if there were many differences.

The 2013 anime was not great, it didn't get better from when I made the above post. Where as the first had more of the dolls together and had them often in an SoL type setting the new version didn't. It was more drama like and I didn't like the protagonist or the antagonist(the true one, I like Sugintou) much and it got quite silly.

The new anime is not actually an alternative version, the old anime ran out of source material and as is often the case it had to make an ending of it's own. The new anime is based on where the manga picks up again(but then again, overtakes the manga). The Manga up until the point that the new anime starts is actually fairly good, it feels much more like the old season(even the parts from when it diverts), there are some other differences and I didn't mind them, Sugintou is portrayed slight differently. Well I think. There is a side story called Rot Schwarz that apparently goes into the back story of Sugintou and Shinku, if it's like the back story in Overture then it would just mean the manga contradicts itself, it's possible. I can't actually find this anywhere to read, I can only find that it exists.

>>34072
>The new anime is based on where the manga picks up again(but then again, overtakes the manga)

Actually overtake might be a bit misleading, it just stops when it runs out of material.

Could someone tell me what OMG stands for?

>>33946
Is it Aa! Megami-sama! ?

>>28060
KlK was good...?

>>28060
>I didn't see K-on as interesting to begin with. The girls are cute but... I guess it ultimately lacked the depth of, say, Azumanga or Lucky Star.
I don't think that's true. The level of detail put into K-On really elevates it, and the way the cast develops slowly over the course of the series is wonderful. I think the graduation scene in K-On is at least as impactful as Azumanga's. They're both among my favourite series, anyway.

>>33799

>>33801
Are you suggesting the owner is part of the yakuza or something?

I don't care if she does have occasional outbursts, I still like Midori.

>>33824
They share the same VA and he's well-known for his role as Kazuma Kiryu.

>>33224
That sounds quite interesting, do you have a link? I can't find it.

>>33225
The OST or hentatsu?

The album title is "kemurikusa music collection." It's surprisingly not on nyaa, but just google it and you can find rips (lossy only though).

Subbed version of latest hentatsu can be found at
https://mega.nz/#F!LFcGlIyR!4-VmL7k3bhavo8YxSlpGTg

>>33226
Thanks.

Tatsuki announced a new series of Hentatsu, airing every week on TV. Link above has this week's episode.

So, I suppose this means he stills has the power to revive in this world. I was wondering that for awhile.
Maybe he's already died and reset from one of Ainz's floor guardians

Isekai Quartet 2
https://youtu.be/OFHc0L87Z2g
https://youtu.be/DgAW7Nlcqlw
Now with more shields.

>>33827
I don't think this addition is going to add anything really.

>>33055
You have to admit that the vast majority of discussion and interest about isn’t because there’s a lot of brass connoisseurs in the anime fandom.

>>33058
Sure, but I also don't think most people who like Girls und Panzer build tank models. There's lots of other reasons one might like one of those series.
>>33057
>The old business model has collapsed, and the route to make independent planning as a commercial work has disappeared.
Makes sense.

京都アニメーション
https://twitter.com/kyoani/status/1212025823848521728?s=19
‏Thank you for everything you've done for us last year.
Best wishes for the New Year.
All the staff of Kyoto Animation
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>>33826
Hopefully they'll install a proper sprinkler system...

>>33400
Basically this. I've even done the reverse and dropped a show when there was only one episode left.

I enjoy dropping shit quality anime so much that sometimes I download ep1 of whatever just to see how quickly I can positively assess it's shittiness and confidently drop it.
I wasn't always like this, but year of wasting my valuable free time giving crap anime 2nd, 3nd & 4nd chances taught me the lesson. There is some regret involved in dropping at ep 5, while dropping at minute 5 is more like freeing yourself from a burdensome responsibility.

Been watching anime for like 26 years. I definitely don't need 3 episodes to know if I'm going to like a show. Generally the first 5-15 minutes of ep 1 is enough.

>>33816
Yeah they rarely have any substantial twists past the first ep. ep 1 and 3 just seem to be where they put the most attention to detail.

>>32103
Very good post, very good news

Alita OVAs were very 90s

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Movie Trailer
https://invidio.us/watch?v=fEiX_69tu2I

Only 4 this coming season, it looks like it's getting better. Although they all look awful this time apart from Isekai Quartet which is alright but not that good.

>>33758
I predict Shinchou Yuusha chibis will join the Isekai Quartet.
Bonus: https://imgur.com/a/WpF2cBQ (may contain spoilers)

>>33802
Ep 12 preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8AJtlLvMII

>>33546
Probably because it spends more than half of its time making fun of isekai/romcom tropes. The characters just happen to be interesting and written well enough to make it work in the long term.

>>33728
I think it's because that's all they can do. There just aren't enough people capable of non-3D animation left. That's just a guess pulled out of my ass, though.

>>33738
Why isn't all of the show in 3D then?

>>33740
What a dumb question. "Not enough people capable of non-3D animation" is not the same as "no people capable of non-3D animation", and I really can't see how you were capable of reading it that way.

>>33740
More and more anime are becoming all 3D

>>33140
Garden of words

>>33145
Will give that a try.

>>33193
A Silent Voice/ Koe no Katachi/ The Shape of Voice
Your Name/ Kimi no Nawa
A Garden of Words
5 Centimetres per Second
Hal
I want to eat you Pancreas*

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqao854TBM0

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