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The List - 7 Anime Beach Episodes Worth Watching [2016-07-23]


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tintor2



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:16 am Reply with quote
Poor Rock-type Pokemons. Guys remember that until the end Geo will be your Dude.

Okay, that joke was pathetic.
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Azumi14



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:28 am Reply with quote
I glad Another took 1st place. I still read the book and watch the anime. One of the best anime I own.
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Dextres



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:47 am Reply with quote
Out of the list I only know 3 that I have watched before.


Sailor Moon R- Well that's certainly amusing, wierd; but amusing.


tengen toppa gurren lagann- Yeah that episode was really good.

welcome to the nhk- Yeah I remember that episode all too well, dark episode.
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Touma



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:59 am Reply with quote
The recent Viz release allowed me to finally watch that Sailor Moon R episode.
I am not a Chibi-Usa fan and she was in it too much for my tastes, but it was still a decent episode.

I really like that Haruhi episode, but I never thought of it as a beach episode.

I do not remember that Gurren Lagann episode at all, and I have never seen any of the other shows.

To me if a show is worth watching then any beach or pool episode is also worth watching.
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Takamachi Ryoko



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:22 am Reply with quote
Beach episode huh? I'm just going to leave this here http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1066773-berserk
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vashfanatic



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:49 am Reply with quote
I was surprised RahXephon episode 9 ("Sanctuary/Shrine of Time") didn't make the list. It starts out as a typical beach episode, with all the characters in skimpy bathing suits goofing around, plenty of mild fanservice, and I don't even mind it because it's in the context of them all wanting to relax after the awful winter-inducing Dolem they just battled...then Ayato wanders off and things get weird and important plot stuff happens. It's one of my favorites.
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Emma Iveli



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:07 pm Reply with quote
When I saw the name of the list I was going to make a sarcastic comment about "they missed the Sailor Moon R episode" then I saw it made the list.

In my opinion it's a bad episode, but it's also so bad it's good... I mean come on there's a dinosaur and they fight a volcano... how stupidly funny is that!
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chex mix



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:29 pm Reply with quote
Poll needs option for "shut up about it already, get off my lawn." thanks.

Does the Bokurano episode REALLY count as a beach episode, though?
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Hiroki not Takuya



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:50 pm Reply with quote
I didn't think NHK qualified as a "beach episode" despite being on a beach ~1/3 of the episode, still love it. A beach episode isn't complete without bathing suits on girls and Haruhi Endless 8 qualified in spades, I'd have cited that rather than Remote Island Syndrome, though a bold choice. How about Please!Teacher Ep5? There were even major plot developments besides Miss Kazumi and Kei (and Nyaa-chan w/dog!) on the beach. Maybe could have titled this "Anime Summer Episodes"?
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KH91



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:26 pm Reply with quote
You win for mentioning Bokurano. No "Bleach on the beach"? Shame.

chex mix wrote:
Does the Bokurano episode REALLY count as a beach episode, though?


Yes, and you will accept it. Wink
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WingKing



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:28 pm Reply with quote
Funnily enough, for a series I didn't like very much, I actually found episode 15 of Rune Soldier to be one of the most entertaining beach episodes I've seen, wherein our intrepid adventuring party goes to the lake to relax in cliche anime ways and ends up running afoul of the resident lake monster instead. That one and episode 19 (Merrill's haunted house) are pretty much the only two episodes of that series I've ever actually gone back and re-watched of my own free will.

And though I'm sure this list predates it, I also enjoyed Ore Monogatari's beach episode last year (ep 11).
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:32 pm Reply with quote
It seems that the Rock-type isn't favored by many Trainers for some reason... Sure...Rock-type Pokémon may have low HP and Special Defense, but their Attack and Defense stats can be useful in physical battling.
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yuna49



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:35 pm Reply with quote
I found the discussion of NHK to be something of a major spoiler myself.

The beach episodes in School Rumble are pretty amusing. Here's a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TZTM9vl4aI
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peno



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:20 pm Reply with quote
Speaking of Pokémon, I am surprised Beauty and the Beach, episode that was so hot that it had to be banned for western audience, did not made it on the list Very Happy

And to the poll results: How could my favourite Dark type been beaten up by something as new and weird as fairy type? Seriously, how? I could get why the other types above Dark type could be popular, but Fairy type? Why is that already more popular than Dark type?
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:33 pm Reply with quote
peno wrote:
And to the poll results: How could my favourite Dark type been beaten up by something as new and weird as fairy typ? Seriously, how? I could get why the other types above Dark types could be popular, but Fairy type? Why is that already more popular than Dark type?

Well...For starters, the Fairy-type offers a good counter to the many offensively powerful Dragon-types that are present, as well as Ghost/Dark-type Pokémon that once had no weaknesses unless exposed by Foresight or Odor Sleuth, rendering them vulnerable to Fighting (Sableye and Spiritomb).
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