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[flawfuls]

I thought you guys would have thinker skin than that after what goes on here.

It's because any pairing other than Grandma X Old Janitor is blasphemy.

 

[Geneijin]

You think maybe Anaru (lol) was

Spoiler

responsible for Menma's death

?

AnoHana spoilers

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Nope, but it's a possibility she strongly blames herself for what happened to Menma more than anyone else in the group, not to mention she could be accepting responsibility for Jinta's current self as well. Really, it's the potential conflict they're hinting at between Menma, Anaru, and Jintan. Anaru being the one who asked Jinta in the confession scene if he liked Menma, Menma hating how badly Jinta was speaking of Anaru, Jinta and Anaru's conversation between each other and she saying he should be disappointed at himself or something like that, Anaru saying she should be the one ashamed instead and a picture of the six of them are together is seen with the glare obscuring Menma - I'm curious what AnoHana plans to do with Naruko's character the most based on those events in Episode 1. AnoHana might even be implying Menma considers Anaru her closest friend with the way Episode 1 progressed. AnoHana could even throw in a convoluted love triangle and have Anaru with unrequited feelings of love toward Jinta. Don't get me started how Menma's presence could make this emotionally manipulative. I'm sensitive and gullible I guess...

Tbh a meeting between her and the dictator grandma seems inevitable. No doubt Ohanaruto will use her shoujo haato powers to bring them to a reconciliation.

I still haven't seen Episode 3, but the first two episodes feel like they want to connote their differences through Ohana. Besides, her grandmother agreed to take Ohana in from her daughter, and HanaIro isn't letting me forget about the mother with what they've done so far.

 

[Dresden]

It's because any pairing other than Grandma X Old Janitor is blasphemy.

Grandma's ancient shibari techniques...

I think I actually like the anime beginning more than the manga

I do, too. Getting a little deeper into that relationship between the brothers and their father before everything blows up is a nice touch.

 

[firehawk12]

Shit, I just got why Anaru is a bad name.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Well time to watch the first episode of AnoHana or watch the rest of Hanasaku Iroha. Maybe I should flip a coin or something.

Shit, I just got why Anaru is a bad name.

I giggled.

 

[Geneijin]

Well time to watch the first episode of AnoHana or watch the rest of Hanasaku Iroha. Maybe I should flip a coin or something.

Finish the rest of HanaIro before AnoHanu. insert best for last joke here

 

[Jex]

AnoHana spoilers

Spoiler

AnoHana could even throw in a convoluted love triangle and have Anaru with unrequited feelings of love toward Jinta.

Could? It seems exceedingly likely, if not confirmed, to me.

 

[Branduil]

the resolution was the lack of one

No, it definitely existed.

 

[zeroshiki]

AnoHana spoilers

Spoiler

Nope, but it's a possibility she strongly blames herself for what happened to Menma more than anyone else in the group, not to mention she could be accepting responsibility for Jinta's current self as well. Really, it's the potential conflict they're hinting at between Menma, Anaru, and Jintan. Anaru being the one who asked Jinta in the confession scene if he liked Menma, Menma hating how badly Jinta was speaking of Anaru, Jinta and Anaru's conversation between each other and she saying he should be disappointed at himself or something like that, Anaru saying she should be the one ashamed and a picture of the six childhood friends are seen with the glare obscuring Menma - I'm curious what AnoHana plans to do with Naruko's character the most based on those events in Episode 1. AnoHana might even be implying Menma considers Anaru her closest friend with the way Episode 1 progressed. AnoHana could even throw in a convoluted love triangle and have Anaru with unrequited feelings of love toward Jinta. Don't get me started how Menma's presence could make this emotionally manipulative. I'm sensitive and gullible I guess...

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Oh without a doubt, I am sure Anaru wants Jinta's junk. There's no way she'd go all the way to his place just to give him handouts. Standard tsundere right there.

I think you're spot on with your speculation though. Plus that other dude can't get over Menma as well.

 

[Dresden]

Her hair is still really awful.

 

[Uchip]

So my friend got a bunch of free anime stuff for working at a convention and I have recieved plentiful gifts!

Pikachu really is an evil dictator of sorts

 

[zeroshiki]

Shit, I just got why Anaru is a bad name.

I'm probably mentally 12 years old, but I thought it the moment Menma said it.

 

[Haly]

Anaru just needs to let her hair down.

Preferably while on top of Jinta.

 

[Dresden]

He already lost his virginity to Menma, though. He's used goods.

 

[pieatorium]

is it a bad name beacuse it sounds like the way you would say anal in japanese or am I immature and there is some translation to it?

 

[Geneijin]

Could? It seems exceedingly likely to me.

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I think so too but I'm expecting a convoluted polygon more than the triangle. I used love triangle there to emphasize my curiosity about the relationships between the 3 rather than my speculation of the main story.

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Oh without a doubt, I am sure Anaru wants Jinta's junk. There's no way she'd go all the way to his place just to give him handouts. Standard tsundere right there.

I think you're spot on with your speculation though. Plus that other dude can't get over Menma as well.

Like I said in the above reply to Jex.

 

[firehawk12]

I wonder if that's why she hates the name and this is an elaborate in-joke.

 

[InfiniteNine]

He already lost his virginity to Menma, though. He's used goods.

Come on, we all know everyone is a slut.

 

[Haly]

He already lost his virginity to Menma, though. He's used goods.

Anaru doesn't look like a girl who gives a damn!

So I guess it's Tsundere vs Tsundebro vs Ghost for Jinta's affections.

 

[Uchip]

is it a bad name beacuse it sounds like the way you would say anal in japanese or am I immature and there is some translation to it?

that would be eneru
which is a one piece villain

 

[zeroshiki]

is it a bad name beacuse it sounds like the way you would say anal in japanese or am I immature and there is some translation to it?

Yes, you're immature, yes you're right.

that would be eneru
which is a one piece villain

bzzt wrong again.

 

[Dresden]

I wonder if that's why she hates the name and this is an elaborate in-joke.

Oh god, that's why she has that awful hair. They're handlebars.

Come on, we all know everyone is a slut.

Anaru doesn't look like a girl who gives a damn!

So I guess it's Tsundere vs Tsundebro vs Ghost for Jinta's affections.

God, why is Jintan such a slut?

 

[Geneijin]

Is Naruko's twintails really that ugly to you guys? :lol

 

[dimb]

Her hair is still really awful.

And yet somehow still my favorite part of the show.

 

[Uchip]

did the one piece folders show?
i may have clicked to block pics from tinypic accidentally...

 

[zeroshiki]

Is Naruko's twintails really that ugly to you guys? :lol

I love twintails!

 

[Haly]

God, why is Jintan such a slut?

Well you know, lots of honest girls have made a mess of their life due to a lack of self respect.

 

[Jex]

Is Naruko's twintails really that ugly to you guys? :lol

Apparently?

 

[Geneijin]

I wonder if that's why she hates the name and this is an elaborate in-joke.

It's why Jinta told Menma to call her Anjo or Naruko. They've hinted at the joke in the episode.

 

[Haly]

Best writing ever.

 

[Jex]

You guys need to grow up, anime is serious business and all that.

 

[InfiniteNine]

You guys need to grow up, anime is serious business and all that.

Go back to your MASH reruns old man!

 

[Jex]

Also, we should really use the full name each time, e.g. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.

 

[Dresden]

Also, we should really use the full name each time, e.g. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.

あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。, you mean.

 

[pieatorium]

So it's like one of those bad tatoo's people get with poor japanese except your parents gave you the tatoo without consent.

 

[InfiniteNine]

馬鹿馬鹿しい!

 

[Dresden]

By the way, they've apparently completed all the way up to the tenth episode for Hanasaku Iroha. They'll never approach Shaft's level of diligence though.

 

[pieatorium]

?_?

 

[cj_iwakura]

Persona 4 Animation preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDr2WfCE19Y


Looks shockingly appealing.

 

[Haly]

Why isn't Google Translate automatically decoding the moon language.

 

[Jex]

あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。, you mean.

My keyboard doesn't type those characters. It's loyal.

 

[zeroshiki]

My keyboard doesn't type those characters. It's loyal.

花咲くいろは！ワイワイ！＾＿＾（笑）

Oh god, we've gone from 4chan to 2ch.

 

[hamchan]

I played through Persona 4 and then watched Giant Bomb play through it. I can't handle anymore Persona 4 in any form if it's the same story.

 

[Uchip]

Persona 4 Animation preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDr2WfCE19Y


Looks shockingly appealing.

hopefully
since i cant be bothered playing another persona game

 

[Jerk]

I don't know, if she could be a bitch forever that would be fine by me. If you've ever read any stories about how evacuees from the major metropolitan cities of England, and by evacuees I mean children sent on their own by train to live in the countryside, were treated by the people who decided to pick them up from the station it would hardly be "poor writing" to find a child treated cruelly by those who were supposed to look after them.

A character like the one you describe would not fit the show very well.

 

[Jex]

Maybe I should actually get around to playing my copy of Persona 4.

Wait, no-one told me this game would be difficult!

 

[Uchip]

Maybe I should actually get around to playing my copy of Persona 4.

Im near the end (i think?) of persona 3
the part where the tower is now in rave mode
and the grind got boring

 

[InfiniteNine]

Persona 4 Animation preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDr2WfCE19Y


Looks shockingly appealing.

Looks pretty okay. Might be the only way I experience a Persona story since the games don't really hold my interest past the first hour or so.

 

[Crash Station]

Mai-Hime 23

Jesus christ Shizuru 0_o. This is not going to help the Japanese lesbian community.

And what is with these people and dramatic goodbyes? Now we got Haruka trying to act all badass and she has no clue what's going on.

 

[Dresden]

I feel sad that we'll never experience the dark, grim story of Steins;Gate in its entirety.