These are interesting choices. For an alternative take, I recommend AniTAYs Fall 2016 recommendations! http://anitay.kinja.com/the-17-anime-of-autumn-2016-you-should-be-watching-1789451240

You know I find it kind of funny you made an entire article complaining about Keijo’s fan service yet are recommending Izetta which has much more problematic fan service in that every last bit of it is completely unnecessary and shoehorned in. >_>

What? Izetta, really? I mean, sure it got very pretty visuals and music but the story is nonsensical and the tone of the series is all over the place.*minor spoilers*

Well yes, because any time the Argentinian government is in trouble they bring it up. Hell, the whole war started because Argentina assumed that Britain wouldn’t follow up on their threats of counter attack if Argentina invaded; the junta thought they could get an easy victory to distract people from some very real…

I just started playing it today and, Goddamn, Respawn really outdid themselves. I’m only about 5 hours in (I think I’m on the last story mission, I’ve kinda flown through it), and haven’t touched MP at all yet, but it’s easily in the running for GOTY. Anyone who even marginally enjoyed the first Titanfall should…

The pacing of the campgin is fantastic. It may have the best pacing since HL2. And this level is just all kinds of fun. And the shock I felt when I realised that I wasn’t looking into the past but was IN the past was great. I walked into the theater where the guy was on stage talking and I just ran down the aisle with…

I also REALLY liked how they worked the Smart Pistol into the narrative. That was my second favorite part of the surprisingly well-made single player portion.

I mean I agree that Keijo is not the hill to die on (haven’t seen it, don’t have a problem with it either) but there is a clear difference in those gifs - the first is highlighting body parts in a way that makes them seem disconnected to a full character. The second has an active character taking part in a scene with…

It has been 9 years since I deployed to Iraq. I spent 15 months there doing convoy recovery. Since I got back I’ve dealt with at times crippling PTSD, and about three years ago my therapist recommended I try playing a more realistic war game, as it apparently helps many people (though honestly I don’t know how). At…

I mean, I wrote some Battlefield 1 tips if that’s what gets you going...

Ok, but for people on both sides of the issue in this thread, I think we all need to remember that this is a silly, niche anime. The entirety of anime and otaku subculture is not a microcosm of Japanese culture, and one fanservice show is not a reflection of major Japanese cultural values.

Can we please not call the Buddhist version a swastika, precisely because of the Western connotation of the word? Go with “manji.” A swastika is the rotated one.

The imagery and all sun imagery have existed long before any actions of the Japanese military in the 19th and 20th centuries.