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Mirai Nikki 4

GEE THAT IS A TOUGH DECISION LET ME THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A-

1st 710 Mami Tomoe @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2nd 612 Squid Girl @ Squid Girl

Oh Saimoe. See, this is why sniping the best PMMM character in the first round of the elims was a bad idea.

Yep, I'm still bitter.

 

[Infinite Justice]

You guys are seriously running the whole HNNGH thing into the ground.

I'm way late on this but you expected it to be different given that its GAF?.

What are you trying to insinuate here?

You might be in prison soon :|

 

[cajunator]

I'm way late on this but you expected it to be different given that its GAF?.




You might be in prison soon :|

for what reason?

 

[CornBurrito]

Phi Brain episode 1:

Lol is the artwork always this awful? Their eyes, faces... everything is just fucking derpy and off.

 

[Jex]

Saimoe 2012 will be a bloodbath, seeing as how it will have at 14 or 15 entrants alone from one show.

The rivers will flow.

:bow

Ben-to

:bow

That's some Lady Snowbloodesque planning.

 

[PdotMichael]

sometimes I wished cajunator would hnng me but I am not small and cute :/

 

[cajunator]

Things dont have to be small and cute. Things just have to be cute.
Some cars are cute to me. Some buildings are cute to me. The shape of the Island of Papua New guinea is cute to me.

Look at it. It's like a derpy dinosaur. D'awwwwww

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Phi Brain episode 1:

Lol is the artwork always this awful? Their eyes, faces... everything is just fucking derpy and off.

Some angles seem off in subsequent episodes.

 

[Steroyd]

for what reason?

One day the line between reality and anime might blur when you pick a kid off the street thinking it's Rin.

 

[cajunator]

the art in Phi Brain reminds me of Gatekeepers.

One day the line between reality and anime might blur when you pick a kid off the street thinking it's Rin.

That's never going to happen.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Perhaps that just says something about famous Japanese literature?

I didn't think the Japanese were as depressed as Russians, but then I know very little about Japanese literature.

Things dont have to be small and cute. Things just have to be cute.
Some cars are cute to me. Some buildings are cute to me. The shape of the Island of Papua New guinea is cute to me.

Look at it. It's like a derpy dinosaur. D'awwwwww

Are you sure you're not posting from a mental institution?

 

[cajunator]

Pretty sure.

 

[Trojita]

Things dont have to be small and cute. Things just have to be cute.
Some cars are cute to me. Some buildings are cute to me. The shape of the Island of Papua New guinea is cute to me.

Look at it. It's like a derpy dinosaur. D'awwwwww

 

[cajunator]

Islands are totally moe.
I suppose I just have a unique view of the world or something.

 

[PdotMichael]

Islands are totally moe.
I suppose I just have a unique view of the world or something.

you are not alone:

Taiwan:



Australia and New Zealand;

 

[survivor]

Taiwan is clearly the best

 

[Haly]

It's kind of cheating when you fill all that extra space with clothes/hair.

/moenocle

 

[A Huge Battleship]

you are not alone:

Taiwan:

[Image]

Australia and New Zealand;

[Image]

And let us not forget glorious Britannia.

 

[Jex]

Idolm@ster 17

You know, back when Makoto was called Ryuunosuke in Urusei Yatsura I was pretty much done with this exact character-type. I mean, there's nothing wrong with this episode, and it's made to high-standards I expect from this title but eh, I can't say that it's very interesting.

The whole scenario was also a little creepy, in a way that the show kind of jokes off.

 

[Trojita]

That reminds me, I need to watch Urusei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2.

 

[cajunator]

It's kind of cheating when you fill all that extra space with clothes/hair.

/moenocle

I kind of agree. You can take any land shape and turn it moe if you cheat with the hair and clothing. It's not that I am against turning landmasses into moe characters or anything.

 

[Jex]

I didn't think the Japanese were as depressed as Russians, but then I know very little about Japanese literature.

As you can see, Japan is pretty high up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
Suicide rates, from what I understand of the research (from different articles) is much higher in societies where it's seen as socially acceptable.

 

[MotionBlue]

Usagi Drop 2.5(BD special)

I remember doing that as a kid. Charming to see it is cross generational and cultural.


Squid girl 05

A glorious return of delicious squid-related puns. My week feels complete now.

 

[Trojita]

Why are so many South Koreans offing themselves?

 

[Haly]

Why are so many South Koreans offing themselves?

There's your answer.

 

[PdotMichael]

that's cruel

 

[Dresden]

Why are so many South Koreans offing themselves?

^ responsible for nationwide misery

Spoiler

nerf toss

 

[Jex]

I'm enjoying the show, but I haven't watched an anime in a few years. It's rife with tropes, but if I didn't want stupid action anime tropes, I wouldn't watch anime!

Well, there are a variety of better shows that one can consume, if one wishes to track them down.

DESTINYYYYYYYYYY! YAEY!

The way she pronounces 'destiny' cracks me up every single time.

 

[Reknoc]

Phi Brain episode 1:

Lol is the artwork always this awful? Their eyes, faces... everything is just fucking derpy and off.

Yes.

 

[cajunator]

that's cruel

I still can't believe that they made a moe cockroach manga. I mean, actually I CAN believe it, but I can't BELIEVE IT. You know what I'm saying?

 

[Jex]

But it is already stupid.

I don't even know if that has to be pointed out.

Usagi Drop 2.5
Like everyone else said, pretty much just an espresso shot of moe and adorable. Not that that's a bad thing.
Also, I missed the main BGM theme for this series so much.

There's nothing wrong with mainlining adorable things.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Taiwan you so fine.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

As you can see, Japan is pretty high up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate
Suicide rates, from what I understand of the research (from different articles) is much higher in societies where it's seen as socially acceptable.

Considering I already knew this, I should have made the connection.

 

[scy]

Why are so many South Koreans offing themselves?

StarCraft 2 is down, we get depressed. We're a simple folk like that.

 

[Jex]

I'm really perplexed as to why PMMM is so popular. what's so special about it or the characters in it? I enjoyed the series, but it's not like those were the most likeable characters last season.

You're asking why something that perfectly ticked the right set of nerdboxes was a success?

It turns out that a popularity contest is a popularity contest.

I guess you finished that one off.

 

[Jex]

So in other words, manly emotions don't count.

The oldest excuse in the playbook.

 

[CornBurrito]

Yes.

lol. They put no effort into drawing like 90% of the faces.

 

[trejo]

Squid Girl 5

A couple of laughs here and there but kind of a boring episode for the most part.

 

[cajunator]

You're asking why something that perfectly ticked the right set of nerdboxes was a success?

I guess you finished that one off.

What boxes did that show tick that other shows did not?

 

[Steroyd]

Hana Yori Dango 10 - 14

This has to be the most dramatic shoujo I've ever seen, and I'm not even a quarter of the way there.

There's always something happening, there's always monologuing, there's always still eye shots and shocked faces, there's always dramatic music being played in the background to the point that I randomly burst out laughing at how much the show is overplaying the this is a dramatic moment. And it doesn't look like it's going to hit the brakes. Ever.

Surprisingly considering the english title to this is Boys Over Flowers, there's a surprisngly lack of bishie flower shots in this, they're there but relatively rare.

 

[cajunator]

How many different OP/EDs is Penguin Drum going to have? So far I love them all but damn son.

 

[trejo]

Bunny drop 2.5

Well that was cute.

 

[Dresden]

What boxes did that show tick that other shows did not?

It ticked harder.

Imagine if it ticked this box as well:

Maybe it would've broken 100k sales first week.

 

[UberTag]

Hana Yori Dango 10 - 14

This has to be the most dramatic shoujo I've ever seen, and I'm not even a quarter of the way there.

Have you watched Marmalade Boy? Cliffhanger angst at the end of every single episode... almost always with the exact same "shit is going down" music.

HYD is certainly right up there in that department.

 

[PdotMichael]

I still can't believe that they made a moe cockroach manga. I mean, actually I CAN believe it, but I can't BELIEVE IT. You know what I'm saying?

cute things are cute?

I kind of agree. You can take any land shape and turn it moe if you cheat with the hair and clothing. It's not that I am against turning landmasses into moe characters or anything.

so, no falkland moe for you?



edit:

uhhh, that's not falkland! wrong, picture (green island @taiwan)!

 

[Haly]

That's not even a moe island anymore.

That is stuffing a girl into an oddly shaped n-gon.

 

[Steroyd]

What boxes did that show tick that other shows did not?

Mami jokes.
Kyubei trollface.
Genre troll.
Cute girls, doing... falling into despair and getting trolled harder every episode.

It's really the wrong type of question to ask anyway, it's like trying to dissect K-On's success.
Jman bat signal activated.

 

[Jex]

What boxes did that show tick that other shows did not?

The ones with SHAFT, magical girls and being all 'dark' about stuff. Plus hooks and twists, with a dark sidekick mascot. Wrap that up with some well known names and you're done.

 

[cajunator]

That's not even a moe island anymore.

That is stuffing a girl into an oddly shaped n-gon.

With DEER HEADS and cigarette smoke.

 

[Jex]

That's not even a moe island anymore.

That is stuffing a girl into an oddly shaped n-gon.

The whole world is falling about, islands aren't even girls anymore. What the hell.