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Oh, uh, I guess i should put my tag down.

It's the same as my username, Karsuman.

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author=Yellow Magic
...no it's not...


u jus mad cuz code geass sux

author=Yellow Magic
EDIT: Also, people hate anything about Monster? Madness


I liked it a lot! Doesn't mean I didn't have problems with it, though!

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author=Yellow Magic
I think you forgot to put Fumoffu under "Soft or sarcastic recommendations" Karsuman...


Pretty sure it's exactly where I want it to be, Yellow Magic...

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author=Mr_Detective
LOL How many of us actually checked out the anime that others suggested ? :D

At least half the anime I've watched were by recommendation. It is also worth noting that I turn off most shows within the first ten minutes - I cannot stand 99% of moe and shounen garbage.

Shows I recommend. Probably not a complete list. I'm pretty sure this list is similar to the recommendations I gave to Chearlie on IRC awhile back:

Cross Game - Calling this a sports anime, while accurate, doesn't really do it justice - it's best described as a show about people that love and play baseball. It features old-school character designs/aesthetics and only average animation, so the artistry isn't really the reason one would watch this. What sells this show is its strong cast of characters - it's simply wonderful seeing them grow and change over the course of the series, and how deeply and profoundly a single person who has long since passed can effect people. The baseball games are more than just games - there's just as much, if not more, character development in them than normal.

It is worth noting that I do not give a shit about baseball, and yet this is still my favorite anime.

Spice and Wolf - A drunken wolf goddess and a merchant travel the countryside looking for good investments (capitalism!) while searching for the former's homeland. They usually get into trouble instead. Better than it sounds. Has some really good writing.

Monster - This is often classified as horror, but it's not all that scary and the bad guy is far too deep to be a traditional horror movie villain. I think it's more accurate to describe it as a mystery/psychological drama. It's also very long. It's occasionally stiff (probably due to being a 100% faithful port of the manga) and a little preachy, but a classic nonetheless. Some people hate the ending but I love the open-ended nature of it, personally.

Planetes - A relatively realistic take on near-future sci-fi, it foregoes giant mecha and instead places the focus on space garbage men. Features complex characters and a very broad set of themes - scientific progress, space colonialism, terrorism, etc. Watch the sub, the dub's terrible.

Azumanga Daioh - Made before school slice-of-life shows were a dime-a-dozen, this is still the best of them since each character's moe archetype doesn't define them as a person. Very weird. Also, very funny. Just don't expect a plot, yeah?

Toradora! - Romantic dramedy that tells you exactly how it's going to end within the first two minutes of the show. It's a good ride, though. It has a surprising focus on human psychology, and completely deconstructs the moe archetypes present. Most shows that focus on romance are terrible, this one does it quite well.

Great Teacher Onizuka - A shounen anime about a sleazebag that learns what it means to be a good teacher - you know, like not trying to make moves on underage girls. GTO is hilarious and rides on the audacity of its plot and amazing lead, and has a fair few important things to say, too. It's sad that the ending for the anime is sloppily put together (they ran out of manga at the time), but oh well.

Hajime no Ippo - Will teach you far more about boxing than you ever thought possible, and will entertain you while doing so - even if you couldn't give a damn about the sport. It's very different than Cross Game, but they do share an important commonality - strong characters and good writing.

Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - The other two seasons for this have their good points, but the second season foregoes the dramatic elements and is mostly slapstick comedy with romantic elements. It is by far the best of the show's three seasons and is absolutely hilarious - it is also watchable without viewing the other two seasons. The show's two leads are especially great when interacting with one another, which is very often.

Higurashi - A bunch of generic moe girls make friends with a boy that just moved into to town. Feels like harem shlock, right? Well, you'd be wrong. Unlike most shows that do the 'incredibly violent anime girls' thing, this is actually good.

Paranoia Agent - I'd try to explain this, but I'll just link to the opening instead:
Soft or sarcastic recommendations:

Gundam 00 - Ridiculous mecha action with pseudo-religious undertones, mad geniuses, overpowered bishounen, evil empires and terrorism in the name of peace. I was entertained for the entirety of the show's run in spite of it getting really stupid on occasion. At least it's a much better show than Code Geass.

Casshern Sins - Are you feeling down? Depressed? Lonely? Well, this will pick you right up, and I'm not being sarcastic at all right now! Honest!

Code Geass - This show is really stupid, poorly-written, contrived, terrible, ridiculous and completely overwrought! These are the same qualities that make it entertaining, however! Best with friends and pizza, especially if you're all drunk/high. Please do not try to convince me that there's some sort of deeper meaning to this nonsense.

School Days - A more, uh... 'realistic' take on the harem anime concept... haha... ha...

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author=Ratty524
author=LouisCyphre
author=Ratty524
Did Vi become popular? Lol!

I might come on some day.
vi's one of my mains and she's wonderful and destructive
It's just that the first week Vi was released all of the scrubs complained that she sucked. I always thought she was a beast, especially in the jungle, and unlike others I actually knew how to manage my Q.

I think it's more because she had like a trillion bugs (more than most recent champions anyway, except like, Syndra), all of which impacted her negatively.

Now that a ton of them are fixed she's fine.

Are there any games here which were made with...

A bunch. What a weird question.

Deltree's games (Reconstruction and I Miss the Sunrise) are good examples.

Legend of Legaia

Haha, I hated this game so much. Mostly for the story, mind, which was complete bullshit.

Well, have fun anyway.

Fable of Heroes II is real.

Though my role in the maintenance of this site is non-existent now, I was one of the guys that nominated your game for featured title back when I was still a member of the staff/an administrator. The site was much more hostile back then and it and the needless drama that rose up around your game was unfortunate, and I really am sorry about that, but I still stand by my decision to make it featured. So few of the titles on this game dev actually feel like a 'game' - it was refreshing to play one that did.

Good luck to you on your new project!

Dragons' Descendants

Katsu was one of the characters I used to beat a much stronger version of the last boss. His states are useful and are most effective when used in a cycled rotation. Mountain Frost is a party-wide damage increase since it means characters will NEVER MISS while it's in effect. Astral Warfare is one of the few skills that scales off a defensive stat, and building him as a tanky magic defense mage will allow it to do 200+ per use.

The best party members for Katsu are: Akane, Etsuo and Jirou, in that order. Mountain Frost and Crumbling Walls increase Akane's damage output substantially, while Akane's numerous debuffs increase the damage Katsu does. Jirou and Etsuo also benefit from the EVA reduction and Katsu really likes Etsuo's TP generation.

Faith's pretty simple. Her MP pool is effectively an offensive stat since her damage scales linearly off having less of it. She's probably best against random encounters since her AoE damage is high and cheap. In boss fights her best options are her poison spell and Witherwind spam. She suffers from lack of synergy with other party members in these fights and helps no one else, so you might be better off just using her for clearing trash for money.

If you just want straight damage output on a mage, however, just go for Camelia with Ikebana and Danger Zone. She probably ties with Akane for highest damage, and she has lots of other toys for her to use.

Dragons' Descendants

retreat is your friend. success is like 100%.

also foxes murder face, so be wary of those.