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[Lafiel]

Question, how do guys watch the moe/cute type of anime, knowing someone could just walk in any second and be all O_O. It's one of the main reasons why I tend to watch stuff with more of a mature/adult appearance/art.

I don't care + most of my family watches shows like K-ON and Lucky star with me anyway.. Plus i watch a lot of adult-oriented films outside anime alone, that i generally would feel more awkward watching with any member of my family then the good majority of the anime i watch lulz.

 

[Geneijin]

Upon closer inspection there is also a Sekirei poster there. I feel sad that I can recognize that.

I've recognized it as well. We can be sad together.

 

[JKTrix]

I wish I stepped in when I saw Halcyon's post earlier to try and diffuse his troll attempt, but I also thought that kind of thing was common knowledge at this point. Oh well.

Question, how do guys watch the moe/cute type of anime, knowing someone could just walk in any second and be all O_O. It's one of the main reasons why I tend to watch stuff with more of a mature/adult appearance/art.

I just don't watch it. By and large it just doesn't appeal to me, and while I might give an episode or two of something a shot at the beginning of a season, it would have to be something special (or just hit me at the right time) for me to follow it. The last show that 'hit me' was Manabi Straight.

Still, I would echo what others have said and just don't worry about it. With such a niche hobby you have to accept that people may think you're weird. You can come up with some kind of defense if you want, but you shouldn't fell that you have to. You like what you like, and you can't let it bother you.

There's a Working poster on the back wall too.

And Sekirei.

 

[hellclerk]

Cmon man, your sisters only want to watch My Little Ponies for the rainbows and friendship.

Oh hell no, my sister is independently following more than I am. Blue Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, Nichijou, she even watched an episode of that harem fanservice show. She's becoming a bigger nerd than me! D:

 

[Uchip]

Uh, no. Lolis, that is the "sexualized" form of pre-pubescent looking girls, almost always deal with innocence or the dissonant lack thereof. The conflict comes from the loss of innocence, in strictly non-pornographic works the prevention of the loss of innocence, and in both, the realization that there the innocence is already lost, and that's usually played for comedy (that dissonance.

I'm really just assuming on the pornographic end, but since lolis tend to fall into the roles of the woobie, the cutey to be broken, and the cutesy comedic relief, the move into porn isn't that hard. The situations and jokes all remain the same set around innocence.

Shota gets to go into sexual experimentation because of the audiences and because of the "boys will be boys" idea. They're boys so they can't be "taken advantage of" like the loli can. Really, these character types just play off of the general cultural assumptions about children, so figuring them out isn't very new, exciting, or anything like that.

um yeah... the whole innocence thing only works the first time you see it
every time I see a loli character im almost certain they're going to be flashing their undeveloped crotch at the would be camera.

 

[Geneijin]

I wish I stepped in when I saw Halcyon's post earlier to try and diffuse his troll attempt, but I also thought that kind of thing was common knowledge at this point. Oh well.

Pretty much, but it's been a topic since yesterday. Let's go grab a bite.

 

[Uchip]

I dont know why you would be afraid of people snapping you watching moe shit
unless your friends are judgmental assholes

 

[Haly]

I wasn't trolling (much)

 

[firehawk12]

I want a BigWac.

 

[Hellsing321]

Pretty much, but it's been a topic since yesterday. Let's go grab a bite.

:lolAll I could think of during that part was the Wac Arnold's Chappelle Show skit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgRc8QG_VQE

 

[tiff]

I wasn't trolling, I really watched Boku no Pico :3

(With the doors locked obviously)

How was it?

 

[jman2050]

I want a BigWac.

I prefer the Whapper from Burger Queen.

I wasn't trolling (much)

Too late buddy.

 

[Geneijin]

Oh hell no, my sister is independently following more than I am. Blue Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, Nichijou, she even watched an episode of that harem fanservice show. She's becoming a bigger nerd than me! D:

Which one? :lol

:lolAll I could think of during that part was the Wac Arnold's Chappelle Show skit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgRc8QG_VQE

The legend known as David Acappella. How I miss him.

I prefer the Whapper from Burger Queen.

I rather have a Guacamole burger from Karl's Jr.

 

[jman2050]

Oh hell no, my sister is independently following more than I am. Blue Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, Nichijou, she even watched an episode of that harem fanservice show. She's becoming a bigger nerd than me! D:

Your sister sounds non-pretentious.

 

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, the second episode is just a strong. The first episode had some weird scenes though, but at the end of the episode I thought it worked well in the context.

Weird scenes? What do you mean?

With how badly Wandering Son bombed it's no wonder they're resorting to desperation tactics!

Spoiler

I'm kidding. Mostly.

Actually there's an ad for the dvd/bluray releases of Wandering Son in the first episode of AnoHana, I believe, so it's not just stealth advertising.

I'm old, I only like racquetball now. Truthfully, I won't really watch any sport although, as with any group activity they can be fun to varying degrees, but watch other people play them, fuck no.

Age isn't an excuse, lots of adults like sports... as for watching sports myself as I said I usually don't, but sometimes do watch baseball because I like it (or, much more rarely, something else).

But you're that fan!

Which fan is that? "The only one here who likes show X" or something? I was saying that in some cases there's no one else on this forum who likes it, but that doesn't mean that no one else does, or even that it's not popular; look at Milky Holmes last fall season for instance, no one else here (apart from me) cared about it at all but it did pretty decently in Japan.

Shut up!

You know I'm right.

But it really is true though, you can wish it weren't but half the fun of these shows is watching them, sorta, with other people, watching their melt downs, living their triumphs, stating your favorites, ranking your shows, it's like meta-tv.

That is sometimes true, but not always... I mean, things that are good should be able to stand on their own too.

How can anyone not like her, ever?

Supposedly some people dislike her English voice actor or something? I don't know, I only watched it subbed.

 

[tiff]

Your sister sounds non-pretentious.

Better break out the list.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Oh hell no, my sister is independently following more than I am. Blue Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, Nichijou, she even watched an episode of that harem fanservice show. She's becoming a bigger nerd than me! D:

Your sister sounds cool. Have her take over your account from now on!

 

[Haly]

How was it?

Reminded me why I prefer ero-anime/doujin to real porn.

1) It's more creative
2) There are no limits implicit in using real actors
3) Some semblance of believability

Other than that it's your typical shoutacon fair. If you've seen one story you've seen most of them.

 

[JKTrix]

Oh, watching through the 3rd episode of Enma-kun a few days ago made me realize that I had seen Chiiko-senei somewhere before.

(Mazinkaiser movie)
Yeah there are lots of references to Nagai's works (like Kekko Kamen's vagina attack) and other things, but I think an actual regular character is worth a little more attention!

Reminded me why I prefer ero-anime/doujin to real porn.

1) It's more creative
2) There are no limits implicit in using real actors
3) Some semblance of believability

Other than that it's your typical shoutacon fair. If you've seen one story you've seen most of them.

This can be massaged to refer to anime/cartoons in general.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Well starting K-ON! now and I have OreImo 14 cued up to go on right after.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

Dororon Enma-kun Meramera 1

Well, it's certainly... something. Something unabashedly perverted and nonsensical. I'm not sure this style of humor is for me, but I'll keep watching for now. The animation is really nice.

 

[Lafiel]

Reminded me why I prefer ero-anime/doujin to real porn.

1) It's more creative
2) There are no limits implicit in using real actors
3) Some semblance of believability

Other than that it's your typical shoutacon fair. If you've seen one story you've seen most of them.

Also hentai generally has better writing and has a actual plot unlike real porn. (even if it's still mostly bad).

 

[Haly]

This can be massaged to refer to anime/cartoons in general.

Indeed it can. As long as CG remains prohibitively expensive, animation will always provide a greater degree of freedom than live action.

Also hentai generally has better writing and has a actual plot unlike real porn. (even if it's still mostly bad).

Yes, that's what I'm eluding to by three. The scenarios and characters in hentai are, in terms of fiction, far more plausible than those in porn.

Mostly I just hate it when porn actresses act like cockthirsty sluts for the sake of acting like cockthirsty sluts.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Why do the subtitles look like they are fitted to a 480p version? They are unusually high from the bottom and the one that appear on top are too low.

 

[Risette]

Why do the subtitles look like they are fitted to a 480p version? They are unusually high from the bottom and the one that appear on top are too low.

How high are we talking here? It's probably just overscan compensation.

 

[Uchip]

Also hentai generally has better writing and has a actual plot unlike real porn. (even if it's still mostly bad).

why the fuck do you want plot in porn?
the only real advantage with hentai imo is that real pornstars are gross people

 

[Crash Station]

asfkdkaf;jdlk why still no Toriko!? It's gonna be as big as One Piece in like a year, so the least you would expect would be quick subs.

 

[InfiniteNine]

How high are we talking here? It's probably just overscan compensation.

Pretty uncomfortably high for me.

 

[Branduil]

Did they subtitle it in arial?!

 

[Haly]

why the fuck do you want plot in porn?
the only real advantage with hentai imo is that real pornstars are gross people

Erotica is more than just visual stimulation. Mental stimulation plays a big part too.

 

[farnham]

wow kuroneko confesses and bro doesnt get it

kuroneko seduces and bro doesnt get it

poor kuroneko

 

[tiff]

why the fuck do you want plot in porn?
the only real advantage with hentai imo is that real pornstars are gross people

I don't think it really matters in the end, but if I could have some context as to why all these girls are being violated by tentacles in the end I think I'd prefer it.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Did they subtitle it in arial?!

I don't have too much problem with that it's more that it's yellow and aligned to a smaller source.

I think they changed the song they played when trying to bait Yui into joining.

 

[Risette]

Yeah.. that's abnormally high. Is there overscan on your TV or is it set to 1:1 (Just Scan) pixel mapping?

Also, either the border on the font is extremely thin or there's no border at all. :x

Well, at least they used a readable font and color.

 

[Lain]

why the fuck do you want plot in porn?

Porn with plot is way more entertaining (and arousing). What makes some hentai anime (to remain on topic) entertaining is exactly the silly plot. Without the plot it's just penetrations and naked bodies. Boooring.

Pretty uncomfortably high for me.
http://i.imgur.com/7EXANl.jpg

Those subs look so bad (talking about color).

 

[Extollere]

I love watching fansubs mkv files with the fonts inside. I override that shit and make those fonts MASSIVE. Yeah it takes up 1/8th of your screen, but homie, readin fonts that big is eaaasssyy on your eyeballs.

 

[Ezalc]

High School of the Dead OVA

Beach episode. Yes.

 

[Risette]

I love watching fansubs mkv files with the fonts inside. I override that shit and make those fonts MASSIVE. Yeah it takes up 1/8th of your screen, but homie, readin fonts that big is eaaasssyy on your eyeballs.

Yeah, most fansubbers have no idea how to style subs at all. 10px padding, colors that blend in, small fonts, unreadable fancy fonts... the list goes on. Bleh.

 

[Branduil]

I always tried to keep my fonts big and readable. No arial or yellow fonts though, lol.

 

[Risette]

Bright piss yellow is the best color for subs. You guys are weird.

It makes them easier to read as yellow blends in with nothing in most media.

 

[InfiniteNine]

K-ON! Episode 01:
Well stuff certainly did go on... Still find Ritsu's fake promise flashback and Mio calling her out for it pretty amusing. Other than that it was pretty plain, but I guess it look nice while nothing is really going on. I rate it 2 Sawako cameos out of 5.

Yeah.. that's abnormally high. Is there overscan on your TV or is it set to 1:1 (Just Scan) pixel mapping?

Also, either the border on the font is extremely thin or there's no border at all. :x

Well, at least they used a readable font and color.

Yeah, my PS3 input is always set to Just Scan. So that's how it is.

Font is readable, but I'd prefer it if it were white.

 

[Branduil]

Bright piss yellow is the best color for subs. You guys are weird.

It makes them easier to read as yellow blends in with nothing in most media.

Yellow makes it stand out, but that's as much a curse as it is a blessing. I think bright yellow fonts detract from the aesthetics of the imagery, I much prefer a neutral color like near-white with a darker border.

 

[Uchip]

Porn with plot is way more entertaining (and arousing). What makes some hentai anime (to remain on topic) entertaining is exactly the silly plot. Without the plot it's just penetrations and naked bodies. Boooring.

Those subs look so bad (talking about color).

sure.. if you want to wait half an hour before fapping...
it seems to be for people with no idea what girls are actually like

 

[Haly]

it seems to be for people with no idea what girls are actually like

That's why they're called fantasies.

 

[tiff]

Bright piss yellow is the best color for subs. You guys are weird.

It makes them easier to read as yellow blends in with nothing in most media.

Yeah, a lot of the fansubs I used to see years ago were yellow. I figured people would be kind of used to it.

sure.. if you want to wait half an hour before fapping...

If you don't want to wait just skip to the action and fap. The plot's just there if you want it.

 

[Orin GA]

I cant believe they spent the entire episode just to get that pc....

 

[Geneijin]

Some people want their mental fellatio while they're doing the deed, not a mere sexual object. The plot gives context and enables their fantasies if they choose to desire them.

 

[Shouta]

Bright piss yellow is the best color for subs. You guys are weird.

It makes them easier to read as yellow blends in with nothing in most media.

Yellow used to be the best choice for old traditional subs on tapes but that was because the quality of videos would degrade and yellow would still stand out even on a 4th or 5th gen tape. Considering that we're using high grade sources now, yellow isn't needed anymore, in most cases, white is fine with a proper background. As long as the font isn't tiny of course.

 

[Orin GA]

THE ENTIRE EPISODE SHOUTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Uchip]

That's why they're called fantasies.

yes
porn is fantasy
but its still so unrealistic that its kind of a joke more than anything
such is porn that tries to have plot/character