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Hello and welcome to our second edition of Anime Theme Recommendations (ATR) of 2016! We might not have found this season's batch of themes to be as strong as last season, but there's still a lovely amount worth to check out, so we've comprised another nifty list of our favourites. We apologize in advance if any videos do not play in your region. We do hope you find anything at all you like the sound of, or even look of! Check out certain spoiler wraps for lyric videos with the selections where lyrics have been covered for more detail on that. So, if you happen to share our favourites, be sure to leave a comment below. If you're not such a fan, tell us what we've missed out! We hope you enjoy!
 
Ending to Bungou Stray Dogs
Luck Life (ラックライフ) - "Namae wo Yobu yo (名前を呼ぶよ)" 

 
Ending to Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season
Haruka Chisuga (千菅春香) - "Ai no Uta -words of love- (愛の詩-words of love-)"

 
Ending to Gundam Unicorn RE0096
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami - "Next 2 U -eUC-"

 
Opening to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
The Du - "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town"

 
Opening to Joker Game
QUADRANGLE - "Reason Triangle"
 
 
Opening to Kiznaiver
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES - "LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME"

 
Ending to Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Aimer with chelly (EGOIST) - "ninelie"

 
 
Opening to Kuromukuro
Glay - "Deathtopia (デストピア)"

 
 
Opening to Mayoiga
Ami Wajima (和島あみ) - "Gensou Drive (幻想ドライブ)"

 
Ending to Mayoiga
Katahira Rina (片平里菜)  - "Ketsuro (結露)"

 
Opening 19 to Naruto Shippuden
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - "Blood Circulation" 

 
Opening to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Konomi Suzuki (鈴木このみ) - "Redo"

 
Ending to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
MYTH & ROID - "STYX HELIX"

 
Opening to Sakamoto desu ga?
Customi Z - "COOLEST"

 
Thank you, and see you next time in October!

This really sounds a bit like a male version of daoko and izumi macra. I think you might also like Paranel...and possibly Lantern Parade too!

Fangirling hard with GOMESS all of a sudden with "情景 -前篇-".  Haven't been staying up to date with new music recently, but this is standing out as one of my favourites already.
 
 

@beni - you already know I don't keep up with seasons, but I definitely liked the Aimer/Chelly collab. I just felt it was missing that extra oomph to really push it over the top. Some distorted guitars would have been nice! That Ami Wajima wasn't bad either!

Hello and welcome to our second edition of Anime Theme Recommendations (ATR) of 2016! We might not have found this season's batch of themes to be as strong as last season, but there's still a lovely amount worth to check out, so we've comprised another nifty list of our favourites. We apologize in advance if any videos do not play in your region. We do hope you find anything at all you like the sound of, or even look of! Check out certain spoiler wraps for lyric videos with the selections where lyrics have been covered for more detail on that. So, if you happen to share our favourites, be sure to leave a comment below. If you're not such a fan, tell us what we've missed out! We hope you enjoy!
 
Ending to Bungou Stray Dogs
Luck Life (ラックライフ) - "Namae wo Yobu yo (名前を呼ぶよ)" 

 
Ending to Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season
Haruka Chisuga (千菅春香) - "Ai no Uta -words of love- (愛の詩-words of love-)"

 
Ending to Gundam Unicorn RE0096
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami - "Next 2 U -eUC-"

 
Opening to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
The Du - "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town"

 
Opening to Joker Game
QUADRANGLE - "Reason Triangle"
 
 
Opening to Kiznaiver
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES - "LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME"

 
Ending to Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Aimer with chelly (EGOIST) - "ninelie"

 
 
Opening to Kuromukuro
Glay - "Deathtopia (デストピア)"

 
 
Opening to Mayoiga
Ami Wajima (和島あみ) - "Gensou Drive (幻想ドライブ)"

 
Ending to Mayoiga
Katahira Rina (片平里菜)  - "Ketsuro (結露)"

 
Opening 19 to Naruto Shippuden
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - "Blood Circulation" 

 
Opening to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Konomi Suzuki (鈴木このみ) - "Redo"

 
Ending to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
MYTH & ROID - "STYX HELIX"

 
Opening to Sakamoto desu ga?
Customi Z - "COOLEST"

 
Thank you, and see you next time in October!

I adore Claymore. It's one of my favorites. I would always suggest starting from the end of where the anime left off (apart from the Clare vs Priscilla fight which isn't cannon). The manga is already wrapped up, and there's even a timeskip that occurs after the Battle of the North. I wish it was adapted fully, but reading the manga is still more than worth it instead. Also, there's so many more awesome Awakened Beings and the like to be seen in it. And I'll refrain from any spoilers.. but the ending of the manga is extremely satisfying.

Well, sort of...
I'm from the Tainted World times, but I haven't been around much ever since we became Toasted Waffles (lol) and then MH. People used to call me Hako, but you can call me whatever you want. I was really active for some time and then disappeared, so I guess no one remembers me lol. It was a long time ago. I EVEN LOST MY USERNAME'S BEAUTIFUL COLOR </3
 
Anyway. I stopped coming here due to life situations and then I kinda lost interest in VK bands, even the ones I used to follow, since some became really bad and some have disbanded. I rarely listen to any VK nowdays, but I'll listen to anything if I find it good, VK or no VK. I've been thinking that I maybe should try participating again, even if only to talk about artists that do interest me, since not everything is about VK in MH. Riiiight?
I mostly listen to japanese music, some korean indie, some music from other asian countries and some western stuff. I'm really bad at introductions and listing the artists I like. So please  just check this: http://www.last.fm/user/mimakinomoto
That account is 10 years old though and I don't use it as much as I'd like (I mostly listen to music at work and in my non-scrobbling device), so don't trust it much. That's why I just started a new account, but I haven't started scrobbling yet, so...
 
This is it. I hope I can be active again. Ah yeah, I'm from Brazil btw. Hi.

I can understand your perspective, and it's certainly valid, but personally, I have to disagree. In the response to your "mahou shoujo" comment: In the manga, and even the original anime, Berserk wasted no time establishing the fact that it's a dark fantasy. In the first panel of the manga, he's literally fucking a demon, and it's established pretty early that the world is ridden with demons, elves (and possibly other magical creatures). It's also established early in the manga that there are enemies (like femto) that Guts couldn't touch even if he wanted to. So it's only logical that somewhere down the road, Guts would acquire *something* that would allow him to combat his foes on even ground, or at least give him a fighting chance. But this is where Berserk's brilliance lies for me - everything is well thought out, and when there are new developments in the series (like guts acquiring powers) it's all very convincing and jives with the direction of the plot. Despite all of the fantasy aspects, Miura manages to keep the story both human and relatable. Both the world-building and character development are A+. Even with the berserker armor and the help of Schierke, Gut's isn't necessarily OP like in some shounen or something - these all have consequences for him and he's changed and matured because of all of it as well. I do think the manga's plot has been dragging a bit, but that's probably mostly due to Miura cranking new material out so slowly.
 
As for the anime being promising - personally, I think it's too early to tell. I'm not fond of the animation myself, but ironically, it does kind of stand out amongst other anime atm - whether that's a good thing or bad thing is up to you - but it does stand out, for better or worse. Hell, I've wasted time watching anime with brilliant fucking animation that turned out to be complete shit, so ofc I'm gonna give something as much as I love as berserk a chance. 
 
I know one of the big complaints was that they skipped the black swordsman arc and the lost children arc, but as huge as Berserk's story is, I can understand them wanting to start the series off on an arc that drives the plot forward as much as this one does (The Conviction arc). The current anime atmosphere is not really conducive to long-running shows. Unless you land a certified hit, you're not really guaranteed a 2nd season. So as big as Berserk's story is, I'm pretty sure the producers wanted begin at a point in the plot that has enough going on to reign in newcomers to the show, while also giving longtime fans a chance to rejoice and see some new stuff finally animated.  Both fans have to be catered to. We've seen the Golden Age arc animated twice now, and since that's technically a flashback arc to explain the Black Swordsman arc, I can understand why they chose this point in the story to start with. As nice as it would have been to see the entire manga adapted as is - that's not really a viable option considering the restraints of the anime industry atm. Sadly, no adaptation is ever perfect (no thanks to business and politics), but since Kentaro Miura is overseeing this project himself, I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and see what they can do!

Dude, it's quite rude to keep using Portuguese everywhere in the forum that's not the language section.

How do you organize your music files?
 

 
Poll suggested by @hiroki!
 
To submit a poll for the MH POLL OF THE WEEK, P.M. @beniwith your poll question, choices, and state whether it's multiple choice or not.
 

Hello and welcome to our second edition of Anime Theme Recommendations (ATR) of 2016! We might not have found this season's batch of themes to be as strong as last season, but there's still a lovely amount worth to check out, so we've comprised another nifty list of our favourites. We apologize in advance if any videos do not play in your region. We do hope you find anything at all you like the sound of, or even look of! Check out certain spoiler wraps for lyric videos with the selections where lyrics have been covered for more detail on that. So, if you happen to share our favourites, be sure to leave a comment below. If you're not such a fan, tell us what we've missed out! We hope you enjoy!
 
Ending to Bungou Stray Dogs
Luck Life (ラックライフ) - "Namae wo Yobu yo (名前を呼ぶよ)" 

 
Ending to Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season
Haruka Chisuga (千菅春香) - "Ai no Uta -words of love- (愛の詩-words of love-)"

 
Ending to Gundam Unicorn RE0096
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami - "Next 2 U -eUC-"

 
Opening to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
The Du - "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town"

 
Opening to Joker Game
QUADRANGLE - "Reason Triangle"
 
 
Opening to Kiznaiver
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES - "LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME"

 
Ending to Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Aimer with chelly (EGOIST) - "ninelie"

 
 
Opening to Kuromukuro
Glay - "Deathtopia (デストピア)"

 
 
Opening to Mayoiga
Ami Wajima (和島あみ) - "Gensou Drive (幻想ドライブ)"

 
Ending to Mayoiga
Katahira Rina (片平里菜)  - "Ketsuro (結露)"

 
Opening 19 to Naruto Shippuden
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - "Blood Circulation" 

 
Opening to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Konomi Suzuki (鈴木このみ) - "Redo"

 
Ending to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
MYTH & ROID - "STYX HELIX"

 
Opening to Sakamoto desu ga?
Customi Z - "COOLEST"

 
Thank you, and see you next time in October!

Came across this recently and thought it sounded pretty decent!
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

Hello and welcome to our second edition of Anime Theme Recommendations (ATR) of 2016! We might not have found this season's batch of themes to be as strong as last season, but there's still a lovely amount worth to check out, so we've comprised another nifty list of our favourites. We apologize in advance if any videos do not play in your region. We do hope you find anything at all you like the sound of, or even look of! Check out certain spoiler wraps for lyric videos with the selections where lyrics have been covered for more detail on that. So, if you happen to share our favourites, be sure to leave a comment below. If you're not such a fan, tell us what we've missed out! We hope you enjoy!
 
Ending to Bungou Stray Dogs
Luck Life (ラックライフ) - "Namae wo Yobu yo (名前を呼ぶよ)" 

 
Ending to Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2nd Season
Haruka Chisuga (千菅春香) - "Ai no Uta -words of love- (愛の詩-words of love-)"

 
Ending to Gundam Unicorn RE0096
SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:naNami - "Next 2 U -eUC-"

 
Opening to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
The Du - "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town"

 
Opening to Joker Game
QUADRANGLE - "Reason Triangle"
 
 
Opening to Kiznaiver
BOOM BOOM SATELLITES - "LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME"

 
Ending to Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Aimer with chelly (EGOIST) - "ninelie"

 
 
Opening to Kuromukuro
Glay - "Deathtopia (デストピア)"

 
 
Opening to Mayoiga
Ami Wajima (和島あみ) - "Gensou Drive (幻想ドライブ)"

 
Ending to Mayoiga
Katahira Rina (片平里菜)  - "Ketsuro (結露)"

 
Opening 19 to Naruto Shippuden
Asian Kung-Fu Generation - "Blood Circulation" 

 
Opening to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Konomi Suzuki (鈴木このみ) - "Redo"

 
Ending to Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
MYTH & ROID - "STYX HELIX"

 
Opening to Sakamoto desu ga?
Customi Z - "COOLEST"

 
Thank you, and see you next time in October!

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

When the little sister photobombs:
 
 

I'm not a fan of the animation style or all of the CG either, but I still found it watchable. Granted, I'm super biased when it comes to berserk.
 
As for the plot, they're literally jumping into the middle of things, but it's probably the best place to pick the show up at, especially since we've already had one anime and 3 movies dedicated to what was, essentially, the first real arc of the manga - or at least the most essential for understanding the story. For the most part, they are following the manga - altho they skipped a small arc before this in which Guts hunted an apostle called Rosine - I can see why they skipped this since it doesn't really drive the story forward as much as the current arc. If they keep close to the manga, then the plot will certainly deliver. Personally, I would recommend keeping with it a bit more if you can bear with the animation.
 
The music for the show is excellent so far, though. The 9mm OP is pretty good, the Nagi Yanagi ED is great - altho I wish at least one of the endings were darker, like the ED of the original anime. Glad to hear that Susumu Hirasawa is back with insert songs, and the score by Shiro Sagisu seems promising so far! I would have wished that the entire thing was scored by Hirasawa, since he could provide a one-of-a-kind sound and atmosphere, but Sagisu is far from shabby, so I'm cool with it! Is this where the budget went? lmao
 
Overall, I'm more satisfied with the first EP than I thought I'd be. I'm just FINALLY glad to see more of the manga animated after all of this time, so I'm willing to bear with the...unfortunate animation. >.>
 
edit: and i'm SO not cool with them whitewashing casca like that! She gets paler with each adaptation it seems like. : |
 

^ I love that series admittedly one of my guilty pleasures.... if you get the chance check out the manga, it's a lot better than the anime.
 
 
Probably the single greatest thing I've ever seen in my life, nothing will ever top this.
 

Happy happy birthday to @freesia, @Pikachu and @OmegaChaos! : DD Hope you`re having a great day, you guys!

new PV from my letter~! Nice~