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[hateradio]

Muteki Kanban Musume 9

The facial expressions are still blowing my mind. I need more shows like this to watch.

I had completely forgotten about that show. I don't think I made it past half way, since it was just confusing.

 

[A Black Falcon]

On that note, from the Roman Album: Samurai Champloo (PG. 46),

Q: While some areas are historically accurate, there is always something a little off....

A (Watanabe): You have to do the research if you want to lie with confidence [laughs]. There are times when you do research to make something interesting, but then you'd get so attached to the accuracy that it ends up binding you, and the end product isn't that interesting at all. I've done a lot of science-fiction work. Rules need to be followed.

But, that's why in Episode 1 we included the announcement, "Just shut up and watch." There will be lies, so don't complain [laughs]. One example would be food. We started out showing the Edo food as it really was, but we then wanted to show things like oko-nomiyaki, and just threw the research away[laughs].

Q: You never did hire a research staff.

A (Watanabe): I made a concious decision not to. If you hire an expert on history, they're not going to like it when libirties are taken. For instance, Episode 20 takes place close to Fukuoka, so we had no problem having them eat Hakata-style ramen. If we had asked an expert if it was okay to serve ramen to the characers during this time period, he would have blown his top[laughs]...

That's interesting. He mentions some aspects of historical accuracy I may not have noticed, like the specific kinds of food. With so many much more obvious ones everywhere it is kind of interesting he chose to mention those, but maybe e thought some of the more obvious ones didn't even need mention?

Oh no, wasn't talking about you. I was speaking of the non-believers. lol

Comeawn mayne, look at my avatar!

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*which I only changed recently*

Ah, I see. But why would your avatar be a sign of that? Nichijou was last year's best anime, after all.

I meant more green transformation screenshots. I have yet to check it out myself.

Magic girl has never been my style, but I also haven't watched one in a looong time. So I'm pretty open to putting one on my list now.

I'll probably try an episode or two of it at some point, anyway.

To prevent any more confusion, I'll just say the Usagi Drop manga goes in a direction that not everyone is receptive to. The problem is 90% of the people complaining about it haven't actually read it and only know what happens. Not to say they would change their opinion if they did read it, but it's something to keep in mind.

It's your choice whether to continue or not, but I'd advise against spoiling yourself either way.

No, the nature of what happens is such that it doesn't matter whether people have read it or not to know what they think about it. Your complaint doesn't matter.

 

[Crash Station]

I had completely forgotten about that show. I don't think I made it past half way, since it was just confusing.

Confusing? Seems rather straightforward to me. Hot-blooded girl that works at a ramen shop gets into all kinds of trouble as a result of her personality and the crazy people that surround her. Wouldn't call that hard to understand.

Maybe I just have a higher threshold for this kind of thing?

 

[Haly]

Why is Anaheim Electronics staffed entirely by cute girls.

Kou has a bad habit of running away randomly to cry.

And now he's getting gangraped.

 

[Crash Station]

No, the nature of what happens is such that it doesn't matter whether people have read it or not to know what they think about it. Your complaint doesn't matter.

I disagree. I think it's executed in such a way that anyone that hadn't already decided they hated it would at least partially find its addressing of certain themes well done.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Why is Anaheim Electronics staffed entirely by cute girls.

This is animu dude

 

[Branduil]

I think we should have a rule that you're only allowed to talk about or acknowledge the existence of the Usagi Drop manga in the actual manga thread.

 

[A Black Falcon]

I disagree. I think it's executed in such a way that anyone that hadn't already decided they hated it would at least partially find its addressing of certain themes well done.

I would be very surprised to see any more than a tiny number of that 90% your estimate changing their minds. I mean, I would say that the whole idea was that most of that majority HAVE already decided that they hate it. Would a few people change their minds after reading it? Sure. But not most.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Ah, I see. But why would your avatar be a sign of that? Nichijou was last year's best anime, after all.

" Sagwa Falcon, you're my best frieeeend. "

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Still doing nightly rain dances for a license rescue for Americans...

 

[Lain]

Confusing? Seems rather straightforward to me. Hot-blooded girl that works at a ramen shop gets into all kinds of trouble as a result of her personality and the crazy people that surround her. Wouldn't call that hard to understand.

Maybe I just have a higher threshold for this kind of thing?

I remember loving that show, but I don't remember if I ever finished watching it.

 

[zeroshiki]

I think we should have a rule that you're only allowed to talk about or acknowledge the existence of the Usagi Drop manga in the actual manga thread.

I vote for this.

 

[Morris]

Sailor Moon R 49

Mamoru blowing up the disco heads

This episode was awesome, Ami-chan was looking mad as hell in the beginning, she won't have none of that slacker bs! ... Mako is HNNNNNGG as always, sucks to be Shinozaki, he's getting friend-zoned pretty damn hard.

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LOL @ Moonlight Kamen. Mamoru, u so silly.

 

[Dynedom]

I think we should have a rule that you're only allowed to talk about or acknowledge the existence of the Usagi Drop manga in the actual manga thread.

Why have a rule for manga that doesn't exist?

 

[Femmeworth]

I think we should have a rule that you're only allowed to talk about or acknowledge the existence of the Usagi Drop manga in the actual manga thread.

I second this. Even though I haven't directly read any spoilers, the intense implying that goes on is bad enough.

 

[Solune]

I think people should just accept that it happened and move on.

.

 

[A Black Falcon]

" Sagwa Falcon, you're my best frieeeend. "

Spoiler

Still doing nightly rain dances for a license rescue for Americans...

That would be great. We get plenty of terrible animes, we really should get good ones like this too...

I second this. Even though I haven't directly read any spoilers, the intense implying that goes on is bad enough.

It needs to be said, though.

I know it has been many times, but still, something about it should be mentioned when someone asks... though "there is no manga" is a reasonable response too I'd think.

For another example of that, I'd rather pretend that almost everything that happens in Full Metal Panic (manga/LN) after the end of TSR never happened...

 

[zeroshiki]

Its not even about the spoiling. Its the annoying *wink wink snicker snicker* that goes on whenever anyone wants to talk about the Usagi Drop anime.

 

[Branduil]

Its not even about the spoiling. Its the annoying *wink wink snicker snicker* that goes on whenever anyone wants to talk about the Usagi Drop anime.

This. It's not funny, clever, or necessary. The only motivation to do it is to ruin the enjoyment of others.

 

[iavi]

Just like how everyone snickers everytime someone starts watching School Days, right? Your blowing up over every little mention of the BD manga is just as annoying and 'destructive to the anime's enjoyment,' if not more so, really. It exists. It's going to get mentioned, just like the Chihaya manga was brought up in the talks a few pages back. I regret sparking it this time, but get over it.

 

[Branduil]

Just like people snicker everytime someone starts watching School Days, right? Your blowing up over every mention of the manga is just as annoying, if not more so, really. It exists. It's going to get mentioned. I regret sparking it this time, but get over it.

There's a big difference between the School Days thing and this. The only reason people watch School Days is because of that snickering. OTOH going "MAN YOU SURE ARE ENJOYING THAT USAGI DROP ANIME, IT'D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT VERSION OF IT THAT RUINED YOUR ENJOYMENT" is just being a huge dick.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

And now he's getting gangraped.

Up to Jexhius's favorite scene already?

 

[A Black Falcon]

There's a big difference between the School Days thing and this. The only reason people watch School Days is because of that snickering. OTOH going "MAN YOU SURE ARE ENJOYING THAT USAGI DROP ANIME, IT'D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT VERSION OF IT THAT RUINED YOUR ENJOYMENT" is just being a huge dick.

It's just telling the truth. There's a difference.

... Being that rude in a post isn't nice, and I never would say it that way, but on the general point, it IS just telling the truth.

Of course there are cases of different versions of something having different endings (beyond non-ending animes or shows that just stop partway through the material, I mean) -- Chrono Crusade, for example, has QUITE different endings between the anime and manga -- but still, it is worth mentioning in some way.

 

[Branduil]

It's just telling the truth. There's a difference.

... Being that rude in a post isn't nice, and I never would say it that way, but on the general point, it IS just telling the truth.

Of course there are cases of different versions of something having different endings -- Chrono Crusade, for example, has QUITE different endings between the anime and manga -- but still, it is worth mentioning in some way.

There's no reason to bring it up when people aren't asking about it.

 

[firehawk12]

Its not even about the spoiling. Its the annoying *wink wink snicker snicker* that goes on whenever anyone wants to talk about the Usagi Drop anime.

I only care about the movie franchise though.

 

[wonzo]

Gintama 101

the moral of the story is to never use a sword cursed with the soul of an otaku

Don't worry, some of the later twists in the show are truly impossible to predict.

i look forward to seeing just how much this show can "amaze" me.

I only care about the movie franchise though.

hmmmmmmm

 

[chickdigger802]

So I pretty much blasted through all of milky holmes until latest eps in a day.

My brain is broken.

 

[zeroshiki]

I only care about the movie franchise though.

She's 7!

 

[firehawk12]

Gintama 101

the moral of the story is to never use a sword cursed with the soul of an otaku

hmmmmmmm

I wonder what Gintoki would think of Darkness.
And hmmmmmmm indeed.

She's 7!

Give it time, etc.

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Insert Daikichi joke here.

It'll come along with the MariMite sequel!

 

[Branduil]

i look forward to seeing just how much this show can "amaze" me.

Have you ever found yourself moist with tears of shame?

 

[Crash Station]

I wonder what Gintoki would think of Darkness.

It's already been mentioned in a recent episode. He seems to like it... maybe.

 

[iavi]

It's already been mentioned in a recent episode. He seems to like it... maybe.

Yeah, he's namedropped it a time or two. I don't know whether he's ever said he liked it or not, lol. He has proclaimed a love for Bleach though, earlier in the series.

 

[firehawk12]

It's already been mentioned in a recent episode. He seems to like it... maybe.

Yeah, he's namedropped it a time or two. I don't know whether he's ever said he liked it or not, lol. He has proclaimed a love for Bleach though, earlier in the series.

Does he want glasses

Spoiler

that can look through clothes as well?!

 

[iavi]

Does he want glasses

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that can look through clothes as well?!

I swear that a gag has been done on that already...

 

[wonzo]

Hidamari Sketch 1

i can only begin to imagine what would happen if a wideface that wide met the shaft headtilt

Have you ever found yourself moist with tears of shame?

w-what is this "shame" you speak of?!

"Bodacious" Space Pirates 1

http://i.imgur.com/0Ats7.jpg

This would have been much more bodacious if the mom was the main character.

this show is false advertising at it's worse

 

[firehawk12]

Hidamari Sketch 1

i can only begin to imagine what would happen if a wideface that wide met the shaft headtilt

Not wide enough!

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

Not wide enough!

I know how to fix that!

 

[Tizoc]

Anyone watch Chihayafuru, I'm thinking of watching it and would like to hear impressions about it.

Also, how's the anime adaptation of the I don't have many friends anime (Boku wa Tomodachi)?

 

[Haly]

What happens when you discover your benefactor is a Space Nazi?

Why, clearly, you confront him about it the day before a Space Nazi raid is planned.

 

[iavi]

P4: 2-4

WHY IS THIS SO GOOD. WHY ARE THESE NEW MUSIC TRACKS SO GOOD. WHY AM I ABOUT TO IMPORT YET ANOTHER P4 OST. WOW.

I did not at all expect to be enojoying this is much as I am. Thank you, Thoraxes, my bro. I'm starting to notice the dips in art, but the action scenes actually seem to have some work put into them, so I can accept the tradeoff. Yukiko's

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Shadow fight was done so much better here than in the game.

Not really fair, I know, I know. But all of this really makes me wonder what could be done were atlus to pour some serious cash into a series of their's for once. The Golden definitely isn't it. I'm still getting it day one though, like a sucker. On that note, I do have the feeling that the majority of new expository scenes they're slipping in here will be in the Golden. Some of them add to much to not be used.

e: seriously, the piece that played while Yukiko's

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Shadow writhed in pain and exploded into feather's and her tarot card

was classic Meguro. Cheesy, but oh so good.

*will be supporting this shameless cash-in with my wallet. Bring on the blu-rays, Sentai. gotdayum.

 

[wonzo]

K-On!! 14

welp, mugi sure ain't holding back now is she! new op and ed's kinda catchy

Not wide enough!

I know how to fix that!

some things just aren't meant to be messed with!

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Man I got all excited when I remembered Amagami is on today, then instantly sad when I realized its Sae's episode.

 

[-Minsc-]

Which person here was watching Texhnolyze? I've noticed that discussion has been absent as of late. Hopefully he's all right and hasn't fallen in to despair.

 

[Hitokage]

It needs to be said, though.

No, it doesn't, certainly not the way people end up doing it anyway.

 

[Haly]

Nichibros is suffering from a drastic drop in quality due to a lack of Karasawa and Student Council antics.

 

[A Black Falcon]

Which person here was watching Texhnolyze? I've noticed that discussion has been absent as of late. Hopefully he's all right and hasn't fallen in to despair.

I have been wondering this as well... hopefully it hasn't been dropped. It's an amazing series. Very depressing, but really well made.

No, it doesn't, certainly not the way people end up doing it anyway.

As I said on the last page about Narutaru, I believe that it's right to know what you're getting into from the beginning.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

There's a big difference between the School Days thing and this. The only reason people watch School Days is because of that snickering. OTOH going "MAN YOU SURE ARE ENJOYING THAT USAGI DROP ANIME, IT'D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN A DIFFERENT VERSION OF IT THAT RUINED YOUR ENJOYMENT" is just being a huge dick.

I always just give a heads up by saying its completely different from the anime just be aware.

 

[Hitokage]

As I said on the last page about Narutaru, I believe that it's right to know what you're getting into from the beginning.

That's not the case here. If we were talking about the manga, then stuff relevant to the manga is what you're getting into. If we're talking about the anime, then anime stuff applies.

 

[Jintor]

Goddamnit, I would love Persona so much more if the actual Persona designs weren't completely retarded.

 

[iavi]

Nichibros is suffering from a drastic drop in quality due to a lack of Karasawa and Student Council antics.

Don't forget the Tadakuni.

 

[iavi]

That's not the case here. If we were talking about the manga, then stuff relevant to the manga is what you're getting into. If we're talking about the anime, then anime stuff applies.

It's all canonical. As the anime, unlike the film, doesn't differ enough to really be considered something other, imo. I don't condone spoiling, nor do I really support the idea of bringing up scenes that the anime-exclusive viewer will never see, but to bar manga speak, and potentially interesting conversation on narrative as a whole because 'the anime will never get there' is but setting arbitrary, almost-childlike restrictions, imo. I brought up the conversation that was had on Chihaya few paged back in my last post as the example of an instance in which the manga talks did nothing but benefit the interests of the participants, it seems.