I'll need to check out the Madoka Magica movies. I enjoyed the series when it wasn't mentally scarring me. I do wonder where they fall in the plot. The ending of the anime didn't really leave much room for sequels.

First two movies are just the series with slightly touched up visuals and like 30 minutes of cut footage, ignore them.

The third movie is what you want to see.

starting to turn this thread into a one man show, lol.

anyways - My Teen Romantic Comedy continues to impress, and has reached a certain quality few shows get - many of my friends have dropped it because they can't keep up anymore.

Hiki is just too complicated of a character, he's a walking contradiction, but he's the PERFECT contradiction! If these fools took a moment to think about what makes him contradict his ideals and morales you would be as enthralled as i am.

this show isn't a bunch of anime characters, but very real people. This show is probably why I'm judging the others so harshly on characters, like Plastic memories, because these have so many sides to them being shown both subtly and otherwise.

This season of anime is simply just fantastic for me, best ever.

SNAFU is a great series. I too have judged other anime too harshly because of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU. Between, it and Toradora, the other romcoms just do not compare. The characters in SNAFU are complicated just like real folks as you said. Spot on description of SNAFU.

Oh and by the way, Fairy Tail is still going strong. I just love that show.

I'm really excited to start SNAFU, because I've heard nothing but good things about it. However, I take exception with the romcom statement. IMO the best romcom, and easily making it into my top three anime of all time is Love, Chuunibyo, and other Delusions. The first season is an absolute masterpiece exploring the characters, how they deal with loss, and learning to accept themselves, and others. The second season continues with the strength of the first going deeper into the awkwardness between the relationship of the protagonists' and avoiding the dreaded love triangle, to bring in a likable character who despite having the potential to cause drama works towards what she feels is best for herself, and her friends. Not to mention it's funny as hell.

I convinced myself that today would be the day when I would finally put a hold on DUST and go back to watching anime.

It was not to be.

Don't give up on Romcoms!

It's not true that there's few to enjoy, here's a list of romcoms i put as must sees for the genre:

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Bokura-ga-Ita

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Fruits-Basket

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Futakoi-Alternative

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Hatsukoi-Limited

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Higashi-no-Eden

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Kaichou-wa-Maid-sama

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Mahoromatic-Dub

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Onegai-Twins-OVA-Dub

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Spice-and-Wolf

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Tokyo-Ravens

there's more :3 Shana, Kimi No Boku, and several others.

Are... are you my twin?

Oh by the way, don't forget ToraDora.

Are... are you my twin?

Oh by the way, don't forget ToraDora.

Don't give up on Romcoms!

It's not true that there's few to enjoy, here's a list of romcoms i put as must sees for the genre:

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Bokura-ga-Ita

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Fruits-Basket

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Futakoi-Alternative

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Hatsukoi-Limited

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Higashi-no-Eden

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Kaichou-wa-Maid-sama

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Mahoromatic-Dub

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Onegai-Twins-OVA-Dub

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Spice-and-Wolf

http://kissanime.com/Anime/Tokyo-Ravens

there's more :3 Shana, Kimi No Boku, and several others.

I really need to catch up... The only one of those I've seen is Spice and Wolf. Honestly though, is it really a romcom? I didn't really find it to be very comedic, and it's much more serious in tone than a lot of other ones.

You can't forget Welcome to the NHK. That one was excellent.

Also, another contender for top 3 anime of all time is Angel Beats! It does everything, and it does it well. Action? Check. Romance? Check. Comedy? Check. Mystery? Check. Feels? Che... OH GOD WHY AM I CRYING!!??!?!

I want to like Angel Beats, i really do.

And i know it's a lot of peoples top 3, but it's bottom 3 for me. It does have everything, including epic plot holes that turn what was a well fleshed show, excluding half the cast has no real background, into a big question mark.

And it seems i'm the only one who has problem with how it went down.

*SPOILER*

The ending just makes no sense, explaining it based on content not found in the show or hardly explained is just excuses to the director failing to incorporate an important part of the story:

How the hell did his heart end up in her chest, when she's been around long enough to be forgotten as another entity completely?! We're not talking a few years difference, but possibly 50 to a hundred for them to be as confused about the situation as they were. Even if just 20, 10 would be just too damn much, 5 would be pushing it, to explain a heart transplant.

So then a ton of information is missing, like time-frame of the events we're even watching. The show goes from making kinda sense if you don't put too much thought into it (Character behaviors) - to shoving it in your face how little they themselves thought about it.

Everything else was enjoyable, besides that it felt like a show that should of had twice as many episodes.

I want to like Angel Beats, i really do.

And i know it's a lot of peoples top 3, but it's bottom 3 for me. It does have everything, including epic plot holes that turn what was a well fleshed show, excluding half the cast has no real background, into a big question mark.

And it seems i'm the only one who has problem with how it went down.

*SPOILER*

The ending just makes no sense, explaining it based on content not found in the show or hardly explained is just excuses to the director failing to incorporate an important part of the story:

How the hell did his heart end up in her chest, when she's been around long enough to be forgotten as another entity completely?! We're not talking a few years difference, but possibly 50 to a hundred for them to be as confused about the situation as they were. Even if just 20, 10 would be just too damn much, 5 would be pushing it, to explain a heart transplant.

So then a ton of information is missing, like time-frame of the events we're even watching. The show goes from making kinda sense if you don't put too much thought into it (Character behaviors) - to shoving it in your face how little they themselves thought about it.

Everything else was enjoyable, besides that it felt like a show that should of had twice as many episodes.

The only real problem for me was that they didn't develop the side characters. Honestly though, it felt like the show had a goal it wanted to get to, and it managed to get there. With too much emphasis on the side characters it could've ruined the pacing.

Also, the ending twist was quite stupid, but I rationalized it easily. It's flat out stated that only people who either weren't satisfied with their lives, or lost their memories end up there. So I figure that Otonashi only showed up after he lost his memory. Which means he could've been floating around the void for an untold number of years. Even if that's wrong I think it brings a bigger sense to the world. Like, there's more to the universe than just what we see in the show. Other places to be.

Most people say it feels like it should've been a 24 or 25 episode series. You know your show is good when the biggest complaint about it is, "There isn't enough of it." I could be biased though, because it's main theme is my favorite theme. I really love shows that center around acceptance.

i found it funny and was puzzled by every comment saying it was sad... i cried... from laughing too much... especially operation high tension syndrome.

but the last episode was one that made me cry.. no where near as much as clannad or AnoHana but i cried... btw AnoHana is amazing and i love it and the sound track brings on a sad feeling in me as well. i just loved it a lot crying in the first episode was something new for me.

I liked Angel Beats and it had me shed a couple tears...

But now that you mention AnoHana, nothing made me go on a feels trip as much as this anime did.

started watching the movie because i realised i missed it somehow.. when ever the part plays when Jinta says "Who could love such an ugly-" i break into tears.... i just cant help it. i think it will take me 2hours+ to finish it cause i cant see past my tears ;-;