I got Speed Grapher volume 1 free through SFX.

Its good, interesting, but you WILL be going 'oh my god, thats f***ed up!' quite a bit.

I'm specifically thinking of the heroines (evil) mum and the schoolteacher...

Also, 'self defence!' is so catchy.

caught disc 4 of BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad...brillent as always and now i know why it has the Mongolian Chop Squad in the title!

Finished the Benizakura arc of Gintama last night. Really enjoyed it, very entertaining, but I can't help but question why the writers decided to pull off a storyline like that.

They'd gone through the vast majority of the series to date with only the odd standalone episode reference to the serious, wider political issues in this screwed-up Edo, which worked because unless I'm really missing the point, this is a comedy show. But then they decide to dump the main characters in it all at once. So, my question to anyone who's watched further is; do they do that again? Or is this Gintama's only long-ish flirtation with drama and bloody action?

At least I got to find out why the ED for this section was so darn creepy. Give me the rain one again, please... :lol:

There will be a return to the srs bzns end of Gintama at a later date, so I hear, though of course even this Benizakura arc didn't miss out on the comedy - check Elizabeth's fantastic Golgo 13 impersonation for proof. Keep an eye out for the earphones-wearing peripheral baddie who popped up in the last few episodes - when he shows up again, it'll be bloody drama time once more. I can't wait!

As someone sticking to the Gintama Manga, can any of you indicate what events introudce that arc?

currenty through the 2nd disc of mysterous cities of gold...and loving every second

just finished puni puni poemy and thought it bonkers until the very end

Finished the first four episodes of Higurashi, and am onto the next section. I think I'll be a tad disappointed if the whole thing really does revolve around a real god's curse. That kind of explanation would take some of the fun out of it.
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disc 4 of mysterous cities and oh my god the plot is really moving into the ending gear...feel 8 years old all over again

Is PPP any good? I didn't think they did many episodes.