☁Anime Brigade☁

[Hilda]

Although i'm not part of the group, i kinda like this "news-feed group." Thanks once again for sharing Dani & if you can sometimes PM me new upcoming seasons regarding Anime series-es or new Anime series. ^^

There is no issue about, I'll eventually find myself sometime to update the news section!

[EvolutionJr]

So hai. I'm back from inactivity.

Starting from today i'll be posting anime reviews and recommendations from various genres (No exact schedule or anything, i just post one when i feel like to :3).
The first part is the synopsis taken from MAL, and the second part is my personal opinion.

1. Angel Beats!

Spoiler: show

http://myanimelist.net/anime/6547/Angel_Beats!
Otonashi awakens only to learn he is dead. A rifle-toting girl named Yuri explains that they are in the afterlife, and Otonashi realizes the only thing he can remember about himself is his name. Yuri tells him that she leads the Shinda Sekai Sensen (Afterlife Battlefront) and wages war against a girl named Tenshi. Unable to believe Yuri's claims that Tenshi is evil, Otonashi attempts to speak with her, but the encounter doesn't go as he intended.
Otonashi decides to join the SSS and battle Tenshi, but he finds himself oddly drawn to her. While trying to regain his memories and understand Tenshi, he gradually unravels the mysteries of the afterlife.

A story about school life, in the afterlife. It has bunches of funny scenes, lots of cool actions, and lots of tears :/
Recommended for those who likes comedy with melancholic plot.

2. Death Note

Spoiler: show

http://myanimelist.net/anime/1535/Death_Note
Yagami Light is a 17-year-old genius from Japan who is tired of his life, school, and the state of the world as he knows it. One day, on the way home from class, Light stumbles upon a dark notebook with "Death Note" written on the front. Intrigued by its appearance, Light reads the first few sentences, only to find out that it states that anyone whose name is written inside will die. Discarding it as a joke, Light continues his daily activities. Soon after though, his human curiosity takes the better of him and prompts Light to try the notebook, discovering the truth behind first sentence. Now, with power in his hands, Yagami Light is on a quest to change the world and become God of the New World. His path to holy status won't be easy however, as another genius, known as L, is working against Light's beliefs and Light himself. Who will win this power of Gods between humans?

A Psychological war between two crazy geniuses with lots of plot twists. The soundtrack and the dark-colored art suits the story very much. It's a very confusing, yet a commendable, a genius storyline. And now you know why the pen is mightier than the sword. Recommended for those who likes deep strategy and tactic planning with unorthodox method in solving problems.

3. Hellsing Ultimate

Spoiler: show

http://myanimelist.net/anime/777/Hellsing_Ultimate
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, has long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator, a man by the name of Alucard, who is actually a powerful vampire himself. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, The Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivaling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago... A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin. The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing...

In a nutshell : A vampire hunter, her immortal servant and a vampire-infected policewoman banging nazi zombies and wrecking roman catholic's balls in world war 3. It has a straightforward plot and no deep meaning, but the story doesn't really make sense at all. Recommended for those who are looking for cool, gory action scenes without complicated stories.

4. Shingeki no Kyojin

Spoiler: show

http://myanimelist.net/anime/16498/Shingeki_no_Kyojin
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.
Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

Fantastic actions, lots of soft-gore scenes and a pack full of crazy badass character wrecking dem titans. It has a cool plots and art design, and as a little addition, the opening songs are very awesome. Recommended for whoever likes action series.

5. Sword Art Online

Spoiler: show

http://myanimelist.net/anime/11757/Sword_Art_Online
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players can control their avatars through brain waves using technology called "NerveGear." When players enter the game, they discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive. To escape, players must beat the game by defeating each boss on all 100 floors; however, if they die in the game, they die in real life too. Their struggle for survival starts now...

It has a very cool concept. I mean, a virtual reality game console - i'll sell Nyx.. TWO Nyxes to buy that damn thing.
Despite of it's great idea and art design, the story and the characters are very.. abnormal (?) and sometimes it will disgust you, a lot. Recommended for those who likes harem with cool arts and animations, but doesn't really care watching weird plot.

[InsertNameHere]

In-Game Name: [Lsrcr]Insert
Score: 5200+
Favorite Anime: Date A Live, Inou Battle wa Nichijou Kei no Naka De, Love Live!, Invaders of the Rokujyoma, Toradora!.
Reason to join us: i love anime. i love all of you. i just want to talk about anime with people because i have no friends irl.

[Hilda]

In-Game Name: [Lsrcr]Insert
Score: 5200+
Favorite Anime: Date A Live, Inou Battle wa Nichijou Kei no Naka De, Love Live!, Invaders of the Rokujyoma, Toradora!.
Reason to join us: i love anime. i love all of you. i just want to talk about anime with people because i have no friends irl.

(Romance animes, that list is extensive on its own manner!)
Thank you for applying for the Anime Brigade, before you can successfully be part of the group, you'll be tested on rule-knowledge.
Good luck!

[Hilda]

Anime News!

Tokyo Ghoul √A

The second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A (東京喰種トーキョーグール√A), began airing on January 9th, 2015. Unlike the first season, which followed the original manga, the second season is an alternate story created by Ishida Sui for the anime.
It has been a while, Tokyo Ghoul Fanatics have been awaiting a couple of months for this new season, the new Opening & Ending are awesome & the story will follow the past season, the anime has 2 Episodes & it's on air, we've seen new characters, for example Mado's daughter!, but don't be surprised by a single character because many more are coming into this great anime series!

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Anime Series On Air!
Absolute Duo:

A boy named Tōru Kokonoe decides that after losing someone precious in a terrifying incident, he wants to become stronger and enrolls in a special school where people manifest their souls as weapons called Blaze. Tōru is capable of producing his own Blaze, but for some reason it manifests as a shield instead of a weapon.

The anime has 3 episodes aired & yet i haven't found anything to dislike this series, it has action, it has comedy & also seems like it has a clean & modern drawing style!

Kuroko no Basuke 3:

The basketball team of Teikō Middle School rose to distinction by demolishing all competition. The regulars of the team became known as the "Generation of Miracles". After graduating from middle school, these five stars went to different high schools with top basketball teams. However, a fact few know is that there was another player in the "Generation of Miracles": a phantom sixth man. This mysterious player is now a freshman at Seirin High, a new school with a powerful, if little-known, team. Now, Kuroko Tetsuya- the sixth member of the "Generation of Miracles", and Kagami Taiga- a naturally talented player who spent most of middle school in the US, aim to bring Seirin to the top of Japan and begin taking on Kuroko's former teammates one by one.

The anime has two seasons behind & 2 episodes aired, i haven't enjoyed enough of the first season but I've seen the second season & it's promising much excitement in sports!

Shinmai Maou no Keyakusha:

Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha Wiki is dedicated to the Light Novel series The Testament of Sister New Devil (新妹魔王の契約者『テスタメント』) written by Uesu Tetsuto and illustrated by Ōkuma Nekosuke (Nitro+) with six volumes released since September 2012. The manga adaptation is written again by Uesu Tetsuto but is drawn by Miyakokasiwa and has been serialized since May 2013. Another seinen version of the manga is illustrated by Fumihiro Kiso and began serialization in February 2014. An anime adaptation will be aired in 2015, with it being directed by Hisashi Saito.

I haven't found any recent Wiki of this anime, nevertheless it's awesome, it has two episodes aired, considering the drawing style & the main story, it promises great time to enjoy, unfortunately for myself, both episodes were too predictable to me, even if that occurred, it doesn't change the fact of being one of my Favorite anime series on air!

Yurikuma Arashi:

Long ago, a far-off planet known as Kumaria exploded, turning into a meteor shower that fell upon earth. This lead to the bears becoming violent and attacking the humans, who created the Wall of Extinction between them and the bears. Several years later, two bears, Ginko Yurishiro and Lulu Yurigasaki, disguise themselves as humans and enroll in Arashigaoka Academy, where Ginko takes interest in a human girl named Kureha Tsubaki.

I haven't personally seen any episode of this anime neither know how much episodes have been aired but it surely convinces me to take a look when i gain some time!

Kantai Collection:

Whilst the original game does not have a particular storyline, and largely focuses on gameplay, each of the official media works feature various settings with separate and differing canons. Not only do the stories differ, but also the depictions and interpretations of fleet girls and the manner in which they engage in combat. The game does not strictly define anything relating to its setting, allowing for a greater diversity of secondary literary adaptation works which cater to different audiences.

Another adaptation that i haven't seen, so far the video game was great & hopefully the anime series are great as well!

Conclusion & personal information:

There are many more anime series airing but as in the past News, i was just able to post those that seek my attention, hopefully you'll have great days with this series; a Special thanks to Wikipedia for the information of each anime.
I do not own any of this material that isn't my own opinion.

I will add more anime when i gain time!

[Armin]

Since the group is back from inactivity, you may expect events and even more for the group itself. Also thanks to Dani and Evo for their efforts and interesting updates, I will also try to contribute to the group.

Regards

[Armin]

Well, today I'll give my reviews on these three anime that I've watched in the past few days so instead of reviewing my favourite, I'm reviewing the ones I've just watched.

To Love-RU

Everything starts when an average high school boy Yuuki Rito finds a girl in his bathtub. He finds out she's a princess from planet Deviluke and becomes her fiancé accidentally. Although he likes a girl in his class named Sairenji Haruna, he's not sure about his feelings for Lala. The series have an interesting story, but in the first season sometimes it feels like it's slowly progressing and giving us time to learn about characters' backgrounds.
Personal opinion: I love the anime and is in my opinion the best thought out and made anime from this genre. It's an ecchi and a harem and as the series progress, ecchi amplifies. 9/10
Genres: Ecchi/Harem/Sci-Fi/Romantic/Comedy/School

School days

This is, although it may not look like it in the beginning, a really good psychological anime. The story is based on Makoto Itou, a high school student who seeks to confess to his crush. He notices they ride the same train to school every day and starts having feelings for her. But the story just doesn't stop there, as the anime progresses, the story becomes more and more intense and shows clear signs of a psychological anime. It demonstrates how fragile and caring people are and how easily they can be "broken". It shows how characters can change in an instant and how things aren't always as they seem.
Personal opinion: It's a great anime but will definetly make you emotional because that's just how the story is. Don't think it's an anime filled with happiness and desires. It has much more, after all it is a psychological anime. 8/10
Genres: Drama/Romance/School/Harem/Seinen

Kiss x Sis

Keita has two older twin sisters Ako and Riko and guess what, they both want to marry him.

Spoiler: show

They're not blood related, so their parents are okay with it and even encourage them to marry each other.

He feels somewhat embarrassed around them because they try to help him in ways that he doesn't always like. There's not really much to say, it's a typical ecchi, nothing too much, although there are some unique scenes.The character development is fine and the series itself is fun and enjoyable if you're into this kind of stuff.
Personal opinion: Ordinary ecchi with a fun story. 7/10
Genres: Comedy/Ecchi/Romance/Harem/Seinen

Regards

[Phenomenal]

Gentlemen, you forgot a good anime that has just come out, it's called Death Parade. Genre: Psychological.

[Armin]

Gentlemen, you forgot a good anime that has just come out, it's called Death Parade. Genre: Psychological.

Will be sure to watch it. Thanks for the info.

[Armin]

Hi again, I'll be reviewing a few more anime.

Zankyou no Terror

The anime itself is well thought out and has an amazing story. The characters are well designed and it has that "modern" feel. The story is about two guys who upload a video in which they introduce theirselves as Sphinx 1 and Sphinx 2. They introduce theirselves as terrorists and say they are going to detonate a bomb soon. The authorities ignore the video thinking it's just a prank. The Sphinx is made out of two guys, Nine and Twelve. They are very intelligent and resourceful which makes them an instant hit in Japan. The Sphinx video becomes viral and the authorities struggle to find them.
Personal opinion: A very good anime and when I say this I mean it's actually that good, you won't be bored at all, it's very thrilling and fun to watch. The OST is very amazing and gives me the chills each time I listen to it. It's very similar to Death Note. 9/10
Genre: Psychological, Thriller

Kiss x Sis OVA

Unlike the Kiss x Sis, in the OVAs the ecchi intensifies so much. Although there are no girls shown "revealing", there are so much scenes that make up for that, excellently bypassing the "no nudity" borders. These scenes are very long and are around few minutes each, and it's somewhat the highlight of each episode. There is no story in the OVA, nothing's really going on so they filled it up with ecchi. I think it was a rather good choice.
Personal opinion: As I stated, ecchi ecchi and even more ecchi but no nudity. Ecchi level is 9/10 and for the anime itself, the OVA scores a solid 8 in my opinion.
Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Harem, Seinen

Noragami

This anime started with such a refreshing inovative and comedic way that it made you feel entertained every moment of it. That tho, quickly faded as in the 4th episode the story just stops and turns to character development which isn't that bad but it kills the anime off and steps on it (IMO), cause you just start to see Yako (Calamity god) argue with his regalia Yukine who is in his puberty and hence disobeys him. The anime is based on existence of "Phantoms" which are beings that live in our world but in a different dimension, they make people do bad things and feed on people's emotions. They do possess the ability to speak but are shown as deformed monsters which show very little intelligence. They appear just to corrupt people and make them do bad things and come out of certain "Storms". So, to maintain balance, there are many gods that live amongst us humans but as they are from the "Far Shore" (place where you go upon dying) we tend not to notice them and forget them very quickly and easily (usually within few seconds) but they are visible to us and appear as any normal human. There are multiple gods with different jobs, in this case the protagonist is a War God named Yato. He slays Phantoms and works up to build his dream of having a shrine like all the big and popular gods do.

Spoiler: show

He was once a very powerful War God and he would kill anyone if wished for (gods fulfill wishes for a certain price)

Now he's shown as a god just scrapping by as the times have changed.
Personal opinion: It was a very fun anime at the beginning but the story dulls after a few episodes but nevertheless a fun anime to watch if you have time. I'd give it a 7/10 although it's score on MyAnimeList is 8.16
Genre: Action, Adventure, Shounen, Supernatural