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[jman2050]

God damn, I feel like I'm in the Endless Eight of anime threads. I swear this is how the Winter thread started. :lol:

Fire-kun, denwa

 

[Crash Station]

I am a bit surprised how low I am given my love of old anime. Thought that was instant elitist.

Attitude>tastes for the most part. That's why flawfuls is so low (though he likes a bit of everything).

 

[DrForester]

Your moe is weak old man.

I've seen moe the likes of which you can not imagine....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gx643z58gw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8oFwUgLVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJM9i_r-RIQ

AVERT THINE EYES!

Attitude>tastes for the most part. That's why flawfuls is so low (though he likes a bit of everything).

Ah.

 

[Haly]

ZUN's art does get better along the way though.

I like his berets. Very classy.

 

[firehawk12]

Fire-kun, denwa

Who's the Haruhi in this situation?

 

[jman2050]

Who's the Haruhi in this situation?

Well the entire thread revolves around InfiniteNine, so I guess herim?

 

[cj_iwakura]

I always respected that ZUN never really designed fan servicey costumes. They're pretty classy, for the most part.

 

[InfiniteNine]

What is this and where can I get it?

Koumajou Densetsu II or Touhouvania II!
http://www.paletweb.com/selectpage.asp?code=80003054

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwJQ1EmTQE

 

[zeroshiki]

If this is Endless Eight, then Hitokage is the one who has to sit through it over and over and then finally gets pissed off and attempts a reboot of the whole thing?

Will I9 get "disappeared"?

 

[hellclerk]

You seem like a sensible person, but I've never heard those words distinguished in that way before.

Elitist implies a belief of classes, that some people are better than others. This is not accurate. Snob however is a description of taste, something that it's particularly exclusive to others, just the person being described. I'm also a beer snob and when people drink Bud lite or Coors I look on in horror, give them a good natured ribbing, but don't actually think less of them for it.

It's really just semantic bullshit, but since I'm a fan of Derrida, everything is semantic bullshit!

 

[DrForester]

If this is Endless Eight, then Hitokage is the one who has to sit through it over and over and then finally gets pissed off and attempts a reboot of the whole thing?

Will I9 get "disappeared"?

I9 will ask Hito to go back in time to stop him from becoming a GAF member.

 

[jman2050]

If this is Endless Eight, then Hitokage is the one who has to sit through it over and over and then finally gets pissed off and attempts a reboot of the whole thing?

Will I9 get "disappeared"?

In the disappeared timeline Infi never discovers lolicon and grows up into a social well-adjusted adult.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Haruhi Season 1's (proper) final episode always irked me. He had the stones to kiss her(in a dream anyway), and nothing came of it.

Not that I know of anyway.

 

[Hellsing321]

Wait Bandai is doing the 3-4 episodes per vol. Thing for K-On here? LOL

 

[firehawk12]

It only has meaning when you experience it in the moment as it's happening. It will be meaningless in the future when the thread is locked/archived. ;p

I bet in the Summer thread we'll talk about:

1) K-On sucks
2) Moe sucks
3) Mecha/Gundam (sucks)
4) Utena is god tier
5) Bones/DEEN/Bee Train sucks
6) KyoAni should make more FMP
7) Where is Spice and Wolf S3?
8) Straight people colonizing queer spaces (??!??!?!?!)
9) Man-love is best-love
10) SHAFT is the worst studio ever

Wait Bandai is doing the 3-4 episodes per vol. Thing for K-On here? LOL

BECAUSE K-ON IS THE NEXT BIG THING SO WE MUST MILK IT.

If this is Endless Eight, then Hitokage is the one who has to sit through it over and over and then finally gets pissed off and attempts a reboot of the whole thing?

Will I9 get "disappeared"?

Hito or duckroll is definitely the Nagato of this thread.

 

[Risette]

Wait Bandai is doing the 3-4 episodes per vol. Thing for K-On here? LOL

Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous. I love K-ON but not $120 for a two year old 13 episode series love.

lolbandai

 

[firehawk12]

Blu-ray singles. Ouch. I thought anime distrbutors had stopped that by now. Bandai, sigh. :-/

Yet I'm willing to pay their gouge-tier pricing for TGWLTT on BD.

Sigh.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Man, this looks like a goddam flash game.

Ryukishi's art cannot be described as good, but it has a certain charm once you get to know it.

Elitist implies a belief of classes, that some people are better than others. This is not accurate. Snob however is a description of taste, something that it's particularly exclusive to others, just the person being described. I'm also a beer snob and when people drink Bud lite or Coors I look on in horror, give them a good natured ribbing, but don't actually think less of them for it.

It's really just semantic bullshit, but since I'm a fan of Derrida, everything is semantic bullshit!

I'm no expert on the subject, but the dictionary definition of snob is "a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other opinions." So I still don't understand why you use that word when you claim you're not being disdainful of others. Not a big deal, though.

Haruhi Season 1's (proper) final episode always irked me. He had the stones to kiss her(in a dream anyway), and nothing came of it.

Not that I know of anyway.

Trying to extend narratives forever by never letting the central romantic tension go anywhere annoys me.

 

[jman2050]

Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous. I love K-ON but not $120 for a two year old 13 episode series love.

lolbandai

$120 for 13 episodes of K-On

$70 for 25 episodes of Toradora

I think the facts speak for themselves.

 

[I Am Now]

Koumajou Densetsu II or Touhouvania II!
http://www.paletweb.com/selectpage.asp?code=80003054

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwJQ1EmTQE

Is this like, based off an anime or something? I'm so intrigued!

Just stumbled across the wikia and I feel like I fell into the rabbit's hole.

 

[Nonoriri]

$120 for 13 episodes of K-On

$70 for 25 episodes of Toradora

I think the facts speak for themselves.

But Toradora is not on Blu-ray.

 

[DrForester]

Where is Spice and Wolf Season 3?

And since someone wanted an image bomb from me. Here's Holo riding a Narwhal

 

[Risette]

$120 for 13 episodes of K-On

$70 for 25 episodes of Toradora

I think the facts speak for themselves.

But K-ON is in HD!

Spoiler

And it's better. Also, NIS DVDs kinda suck.

 

[DrForester]

$120 for 13 episodes of K-On

$70 for 25 episodes of Toradora

I think the facts speak for themselves.

Lets be fair, The NIS box sets are amazing with the included hardcover artbook/epsiode/character guide.

 

[Branduil]

I think he just sees holes in the show and finds it distasteful. It's like two people looking at a hunk of swiss cheese. One sees nothing wrong with it. The other dreams of suppositories.

Swiss Cheese is the bomb.

 

[zeroshiki]

$120 for 13 episodes of K-On

$70 for 25 episodes of Toradora

I think the facts speak for themselves.

Yeah, they should charge more for K-On if I have to spend $70 for Toradora.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Trying to extend narratives forever by never letting the central romantic tension go anywhere annoys me.

KareKano actually subverts this trope.

But then nothing else happens.

 

[NotebookJ2]

Wow, do these topics always grow this fast? I can't keep up.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Blu-ray singles. Ouch. I thought anime distrbutors had stopped that by now. Bandai, sigh. :-/

Sensible ones have. But Bandai has never been sensible.

 

[zeroshiki]

Wow, do these topics always grow this fast? I can't keep up.

Today is a slow day. Yesterday was the fastest I've seen it move in a while.

 

[Haly]

Is it just me or does the Koumajou Densetsu art look almost exactly like one of Kojima's renaissance-esque paintings?

I mean it's uncanny, she's like Soma Cruz with boobs.

 

[Uchip]

Here's Holo riding a Narwhal

awesome.


doomed1
at least we agree that kyubey is the best character in the show
and to be fair he does mention that magi defy reason, so his lecture on heat death isnt ALL lies

 

[zeroshiki]

Heh. That sounds about right, although I think Evangelion could/should/would figure more prominently than an implicit mention in #3. By the way, I keep forgetting to ask, did you ever get around to watching/finishing Utena?

But Eva isn't mecha!

(and away we gooooooooo!)

 

[Crash Station]

Wow, do these topics always grow this fast? I can't keep up.

Everyone is just gonna be really stupid until the season actually starts. Then they'll be slightly less stupid. It goes quickly when everyone is restless. That's why more than half the Madoka thread has no meaningful discussion.

 

[flawfuls]

Wow, do these topics always grow this fast? I can't keep up.

You should have been here last fall.

 

[zeroshiki]

KareKano actually subverts this trope.

But then nothing else happens.

I've always maintained that KareKano is the perfect 4 episode OVA. Too bad it goes on for 20 or so more episodes.

 

[firehawk12]

Heh. That sounds about right, although I think Evangelion could/should/would figure more prominently than an implicit mention in #3. By the way, I keep forgetting to ask, did you ever get around to watching/finishing Utena?

Hah, I need to get back to episode 14 actually. I took a break and just forgot.

And how could I forget the Asuka spam! That's going to happen again for sure.

 

[tiff]

Everyone is just gonna be really stupid until the season actually starts. Then they'll be slightly less stupid. It goes quickly when everyone is restless. That's why more than half the Madoka thread has no meaningful discussion.

I don't know if things slow down that much but discussion will be slightly more topical, yeah.

 

[zeroshiki]

Hah, I need to get back to episode 14 actually. I took a break and just forgot.

And how could I forget the Asuka spam! That's going to happen again for sure.

The aneurysms people around here got with all the Asuka avatars was pretty funny.

 

[jman2050]

There's only one direction this thread can go from here.

Needs more GUITAR NINJAS

 

[InfiniteNine]

Is this like, based off an anime or something? I'm so intrigued!

Just stumbled across the wikia and I feel like I fell into the rabbit's hole.

Loosely based off the Touhou games characters and Castlevania!

 

[Haly]

Considering the roster of "watchable" shows this season (and certain new, uh, posters), I think this level of activity might be maintainable.

 

[firehawk12]

The aneurysms people around here got with all the Asuka avatars was pretty funny.

Oh god, yes. Sadly, that was why I broke my anime avatar cherry and went with a darn Misato avatar.

But K-ON is in HD!

Spoiler

And it's better. Also, NIS DVDs kinda suck.

NIS is good now, or so I hear.
Actually, Bandai fucked up the Haruhi S2 DVDs... so blah.

Considering the roster of "watchable" shows this season (and certain new, uh, posters), I think this level of activity might be maintainable.

Well, the thread will be ABF and mAc debating some obtuse show and me and Jex debating some even more obtuse show.

Just you watch.

 

[iavi]

Considering the roster of "watchable" shows this season (and certain new, uh, posters), I think this level of activity might be maintainable.

Yeah, I don't see it slowing down much at all.

 

[InfiniteNine]

So who looks forward to my daily ratings of individual K-ON! Episodes starting on the 26th? I bet that'll be fun for everyone!

 

[DrForester]

There's only one direction this thread can go from here.

Needs more GUITAR NINJAS

You didn't post.... IT.

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

 

[zeroshiki]

Oh god, yes. Sadly, that was why I broke my anime avatar cherry and went with a darn Misato avatar.

That was great. It forced guys like you and mac to actually get avatars to stem the tide.

Well, the thread will be ABF and mAc debating some obtuse show and me and Jex debating some even more obtuse show.

Just you watch.

macodin and ABF will be debating about minor details like pantsu color in the worst harem show of the season and you and Jex will be talking about metaphysical sadness or some such in whatever show the monocle people like.

 

[Haly]

You didn't post.... IT.

Fixed.

 

[Branduil]

cosmicblizzard's totally accurate and unbiased elitist ranking list of animu thread regulars:

Class S: Super Monocle People
1. Branduil and Jexhius (tied)
3. Nonoriri

Class A: Fake Monocle People
4. Macodin
5. 7th
6. Jerk

Class B: Refined Retina Displacement Theory
7. Aigis
8. doomed1
9. icarus-daedelus
10. Lafiel
11. trejo
12. shintoki
13. ABF
14. Jman2050
15. Drforester
16. Halycon

Class C: All around mustache club
17. Dresden, flawfuls, Kuwabaratheman (3 way tie)
20. cosmicblizzard, steroyd, Lain, infinite justice (4 way tie)
24. tiff
25. Infinitenine

Unlike the wall of shame, this is one list it's okay to be on top of.

Really though, firehawk is a huge omission. There's no way he isn't at least Class A.

 

[I Am Now]

So who looks forward to my daily ratings of individual K-ON! Episodes starting on the 26th? I bet that'll be fun for everyone!

THIS GUY