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I watched the first episode today and I quite liked it. Will continue to watch it as it airs. I'm curious to learn more about Isla's backstory and the origin of the android Giftias. I must confess I found it strange that they can eat and drink and shower -very very human-like! Other titles I've seen with androids generally aren't able to eat or drink. Also updated the slider image for this one with a different image, hope that's cool with you (saved a copy of the old image just in case).

Was meaning to reply to this but kept getting caught up on various things. Thanks for the links to Semantic UI and those frameworks. I like the look of those, I will play with those at work sometime. I agree WordPress is bloated. When I had a WordPress powered fansite some of things I had to do to get it the way I Wanted was install a caching plugin, setup a CDN, install an SEO plugin for sitemaps and nicer permalinks, disable all those pesky author and date based archive pages. But for those that don't want to dive into code too much you can imagine the appeal. Drag and drop widgets. I eventually moved away from it as the loading times in the Dashboard were driving me up the wall as well as juggling compatibility issues with various add-ons. I work as IT support for a private school so most of the students are more well behaved when I compare it to the time I worked for a public school. Surprisingly no we don't have major issues with hackers. It's pretty well locked down. It's mostly petty issues, students pinching cables, breaking Ethernet cables, dropping their school issued laptops/tablets outside their carry case. Oh and the classic rearranging keys on the keyboard to spell inappropriate words. To be honest, a lot of the role does not require IT skills such as coding, programming or developing you know? Just making sure things are running smoothly, liaising with suppliers, one on one training, maintenance on audio visual equipment, etc. One day I'd love to try working in an enterprise environment.

Since around November 2014. Before that this community was under a different name and had a WordPress fansite (AN Community). I felt Anime Forums was a much more memorable name, so it was revamped at the same time to what you see now. We have been adding new features over time, specifically the slider, Fanworks and Gallery section.

I have many fond memories of Final Fantasy X... it was the first Final Fantasy game to have voice acting! It was also the second game I played on my PlayStation 2, alongside Metal Gear Solid 2. Those two titles just blew me away - thinking back how immerse those environments were compared to those blocky PlayStation 1 graphics. I think my most favourite feature was the Aeons, it was nice being able to control them and develop them (to a certain extent) as opposed to just doing a straight summon attack in previous Final Fantasy games. I bought the remaster version on the PSN store for my PS Vita sometime ago, which I should get to playing at some point..

That's a tough one @Jupiter! If I had to choose only one, and just one... it would be Shana-chan from Shakugan no Shana. Even if she is just a loli with a big katana sword that loves melon bread, I enjoyed her character development. And she is a very strong character in her own right. Random fan art picture of Shana I found: And a vertical stitch pan I did (not great as the perspective changes during the pan) but you get the idea:

Hello Jupiter, welcome to Anime Forums. Hope you enjoy your stay here. Thank you for your kind comments.

Agreed. I actually wanted to learn more about the counsellor and her link to Black Gold Saw but they only touched on her briefly with Yuu. Who would your favourite character be?

I am sure virtually everyone has seen or heard of Black Rock Shooter in some shape or form. The pale skinned female warrior with her signature blazing blue eye. How Black Rock Shooter started is an interesting story, when it started off as a fan art drawing. This paragraph from Wikipedia sums it up nicely: Similarly the origins of the OP for Black Rock Shooter is interesting: So has anyone else seen the anime TV series adaptation? What are your thoughts? I found this to be one of my most favourite series. The blending of slice of life/drama with such beatifically animated combat scenes in the parallel fantasy world that reflects their real-life counterparts is surreal. I would highly recommend giving it a go, it's a fine series. If you're undecided, watch the trailer.

As this title will be airing sometime in April, I have designated this as the discussion thread for Digimon Adventure Tri. (2015) and moved it to the Anime Titles Discussion forum and will feature it on the front page slider. I have also created a landing page for this title, if anyone is keen on editing it to include the OP, write some mini character profiles and create some screenshot galleries as it airs let me know.

Confirmed release date for July 2015. After looking at the new PV, this has me really intrigued and am really looking forward to its release.

Well it started with a bang and literally an explosion. What a brutal backstory. As for the children... I did get an Attack on Titan style vibe from the main character, lots of talk on revenge. Be interesting to see what combat abilities these characters have now in the present. Overall I really enjoyed it, definitely look forward to seeing more.

That sounds incredibly specialised. What type of hardware and industries would you use CNC programming for?

Wall scrolls are still there, though slightly different ones now. Speakers and amp are still intact. New furniture and shelving though. I am in the process of compiling a "Anime Home Theatre" guide based on my setup and will post it by the end of tomorrow with photos - hopefully. Perhaps it will inspire others to make their own setups to display too.

And that's what I get for confusing American date format with Australian date format.

It's definitely worth a watch. Would recommend it. Going back on-topic, the first episode of this one aired in Japan on April 4th, FUNimation has the rights to this one so we can probably start expecting to see subs within a week: http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/03/28/funimation-acquires-rights-for-the-disappearance-of-nagato-yuki-chan/ Given the immense popularity of this franchise I am sure they have the rights for a future English dub as well.

How far did you get into the series? I admit it's definitely a series where you either love it or hate it. I feel much of the reason I enjoyed it was because Haruhi is so free-willed and pushy yet at the same time wasn't a full on bratty tsundere as she was (mostly) kept in check by Kyon (his reactions and commentary is hilarious).

Is it just me or does the character with the black hair looks so similar to Ruiko Saten from A Certain Scientific Railgun?

I have added a poll to this thread, if you could all just plug in your votes that would be awesome thanks.

I'm up to episode 13 and am really enjoying this title. I would dare say it's the best slice of life anime title I've seen (but take that with a grain of salt as I've hardly seen any slice of life ) Can I say all the music performances sound absolutely divine on a home theatre system..

Indeed, the X220 has outstanding battery life, I could easily get 7-8 hours on that thing and the keyboard is second to none. I enjoyed typing on it. It also had a decent IPS screen which gives nice viewing angles. But the screen resolution isn't great... 1366x768 on a 12.5" display. And it doesn't have Windows 8 support because Lenovo is no longer releasing drivers for that model - which is fair enough as it did come with Windows 7 Home Premium. Since my desktop is now using Windows 8.1 I'm just keeping with the times.

About to sell my old Nintendo 3DS XL (I prefer my PS Vita) and Lenovo X220 laptop (I use my Surface Pro 3 now) to clear some space in my bedroom. And hopefully use the extra cash for some more anime related merchandise. Which made me wonder, what do you do with your old technology? I suppose it depends on the type of technology. Laptops and Smartphones for example don't generally hold their value well over time and depreciate quickly, with the exception of Apple devices. They have excellent resale value. But gaming consoles might increase in value when they inevitably go out of production - think retro gaming. If you have a cult classic game series (e.g. Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy) that will without a doubt hold much higher value over time. Feel free to select all that apply in the poll.

Top quality animation from ufotable. I agree it would've been nice to have an extended episode but thinking back to Fate/Zero I think they did the same thing for Season 2. That last scene with Rin and Emiya was so touching. Those tears. :'(