The new site while original isn't graphically 
stimulating, nor creative with the use of space, 
text, animation, and certainly not colors.

Also the lines leading from the top to the center 
remind me of undergraduate college computer email 
accounts, and when people used old line images as 
signatures. Pretty plain. Sorry about the 
relatively negative impressions Nick, but since 
you asked for opinions, heres my two cents. 

Oh and a few other things I noticed, the Ryoko 
animated gif or file in the lower left is 
difficult to view and I am using a 17" monitor. 
Please consider raising the gif higher in 
changing the placement. Also, I'd agree about the 
placement of the series text; centering is hard 
to read especially since it isn't one paragraph. 
IMO the frames version with left justification 
was easier to read. Maybe you can also add a page 
strictly for updates with links to them? Or at 
least, have the large cap locked font to clearly 
signify updates for a series?

Also the cel images on the camera film is ok, but 
I suggest considering alternative layouts as 
well, possibly for future changes to the site. 
And what purpose -if any- does those squarelike 
boxes over the A and the C represent? Doesn't 
seem to add anything.

Lastly, I noticed the placement of the forum 
outline box IMO is too large. I don't think my 
monitor sizing is the cause, I think it is how 
the blue outline wasn't scaled to fit on one 
page, without scrolling left and right. This 
along with a preloader would be nice too. 
If you have a specific monitot sizing you prefer 
it be viewed as, you might want to make a "best 
viewed at" option in the beginning -prior to- the 
welcome page.