Are you sure you have it setup properly? I mean we are talking about using CoreAVC here right? Certainly sounds like it and from what I've heard if you have a 2Ghz PC or above with reasonable specs then you shouldn't have much problem with most releases, unless people were talking about standard res when they said that. Anyway I'll check out how that ep runs on my laptop which isn't particularly good just to see if it might not be your settings. You'll be pleased to know that ep 2 of Bartender has been released at a standard res by lunar and I also know one other group is working on it but I don't know if they'll bother with dual releases.
Anyway started to watch some new shows(finally!). Saw Busou Renkin ep 1. Wasn't too bad but not particularly special either. It wasn't terribly exciting but then again I thought it started off better than Kiba at least and that show has improved a fair bit since then, so for the time being I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. It certainly seems like your average shounen show, seems to be missing that something which puts it on a par with the bleaches, narutos and one pieces of this world. I think D Grayman will be similar, going by what I read of the manga, I enjoyed it but there was nothing that really grabbed me. Actually the weapons alchemy thing has some potential, I just hope it doesn't go the pokemon way. We shall see...
Sumomomomo ep 1 - Not bad again. I didn't find it that funny but it did have me grinning for the most part. Certainly the first time I've seen an anime character spread her legs, which was... er... different. Since I'm finishing up some older shows now and I've got some slots free I suppose I'll be keeping up with this unless it goes downhill. I hear ep 4 is supposed to be really good. I did laugh out loud during one part though and that was when we see the whole of the childhood flashback i.e. the aftermath of him standing up to the bullies
Kanon ep 5 - Best episode so far for me. Even though the story still hasn't really got going. There's hints of stuff though that's for sure, and it might be interesting to go back once the series has finished to see how glaring these might have been. Very funny episode all in all. Agreed on his description except I'd replace Rin with pretty much any harem anime lead since they all have the same sort of pulling power, so Rin's is nothing special (IMO). Yuuichi really does seem like Kyon mkII(apparently it's the other way round since this version of Yuuichi is quite close to the game version who was also very sarcastic and has been around for a while, longer than Kyon at any rate). So many of his sarcastic comments this episode had me laughing
. Certainly one of my favourite shows from the new stuff and perhaps the main one I'm keeping up with. I don't know if I would call it the most favourite current show, I think that still goes to either Saiunkoku , Nana, Bokura and/or Simoun(which I really need to finish off).
Code Geass ep 1 - Decent I thought for a first episode. I think I'll be sticking with it for now. Aside from Zegapain I haven't really been watching any mecha shows recently so this could fill that void. No annoying characters for me as of yet which is a plus (please let's not have another Shinn
) edit: on second thought I could see that main dude in the first ep become/is Shinn-like, he had a bit of arrogance about him in the first episode. Hope it doesn't go to his head or something.
Bakumatsu ep 1 - I thought the animation was fantastic and I thought it was a suitably mysterious and very good first episode. It's been getting some forum hype from a few places but has been relatively unpopular I think(I don't have download numbers). It's set in edo period japan or something, similar to the ayakashi ayashi setting basically.
One of the most impressive first episodes I've seen so far at any rate and a definite keeper in my book. The full name is Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, quite a mouthful, and is being subbed by oyasumi as well as shinsen. Three subbed eps are out. Both groups are decent so take your pick. The video quality isn't fantastic but that's because the episodes are only available from a free internet stream at the moment, DVDs to follow at a later date no doubt. Not alot else to add except check it out. You could certainly do alot worse, judging by the stuff I've seen so far.
I need to catch up Bokura and Nana. It's been too long
really should get through the eps I've got stockpiled.
Anyway started to watch some new shows(finally!). Saw Busou Renkin ep 1. Wasn't too bad but not particularly special either. It wasn't terribly exciting but then again I thought it started off better than Kiba at least and that show has improved a fair bit since then, so for the time being I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. It certainly seems like your average shounen show, seems to be missing that something which puts it on a par with the bleaches, narutos and one pieces of this world. I think D Grayman will be similar, going by what I read of the manga, I enjoyed it but there was nothing that really grabbed me. Actually the weapons alchemy thing has some potential, I just hope it doesn't go the pokemon way. We shall see...
Sumomomomo ep 1 - Not bad again. I didn't find it that funny but it did have me grinning for the most part. Certainly the first time I've seen an anime character spread her legs, which was... er... different. Since I'm finishing up some older shows now and I've got some slots free I suppose I'll be keeping up with this unless it goes downhill. I hear ep 4 is supposed to be really good. I did laugh out loud during one part though and that was when we see the whole of the childhood flashback i.e. the aftermath of him standing up to the bullies
Kanon ep 5 - Best episode so far for me. Even though the story still hasn't really got going. There's hints of stuff though that's for sure, and it might be interesting to go back once the series has finished to see how glaring these might have been. Very funny episode all in all. Agreed on his description except I'd replace Rin with pretty much any harem anime lead since they all have the same sort of pulling power, so Rin's is nothing special (IMO). Yuuichi really does seem like Kyon mkII(apparently it's the other way round since this version of Yuuichi is quite close to the game version who was also very sarcastic and has been around for a while, longer than Kyon at any rate). So many of his sarcastic comments this episode had me laughing
. Certainly one of my favourite shows from the new stuff and perhaps the main one I'm keeping up with. I don't know if I would call it the most favourite current show, I think that still goes to either Saiunkoku , Nana, Bokura and/or Simoun(which I really need to finish off).
Code Geass ep 1 - Decent I thought for a first episode. I think I'll be sticking with it for now. Aside from Zegapain I haven't really been watching any mecha shows recently so this could fill that void. No annoying characters for me as of yet which is a plus (please let's not have another Shinn
) edit: on second thought I could see that main dude in the first ep become/is Shinn-like, he had a bit of arrogance about him in the first episode. Hope it doesn't go to his head or something.Bakumatsu ep 1 - I thought the animation was fantastic and I thought it was a suitably mysterious and very good first episode. It's been getting some forum hype from a few places but has been relatively unpopular I think(I don't have download numbers). It's set in edo period japan or something, similar to the ayakashi ayashi setting basically.
One of the most impressive first episodes I've seen so far at any rate and a definite keeper in my book. The full name is Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, quite a mouthful, and is being subbed by oyasumi as well as shinsen. Three subbed eps are out. Both groups are decent so take your pick. The video quality isn't fantastic but that's because the episodes are only available from a free internet stream at the moment, DVDs to follow at a later date no doubt. Not alot else to add except check it out. You could certainly do alot worse, judging by the stuff I've seen so far.
I need to catch up Bokura and Nana. It's been too long
really should get through the eps I've got stockpiled.
Bit worried that the main character reminds me of me when I was in school, prolly a good job I didn't see a note book fall from the sky while I was sitting in class.
I want to see the manga but that'd spoil the show. I really like Ryuk, I was worried at first that he'd be just another advice giving comedy mentor/sidekick but he reasured me in episode 3 
it's been a long time, I only got up to episode 14. Been watching some Marmalade Boy that I've had for aaages. Terrible quality and I feel too old to be watching it but I needed something to balance out the death.
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