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[Jex]

Those are different issues! I'm not claiming it's free from pandering, I just don't see the unemployment thing as problematic in this case.

I think you're actually right on that front.

 

[docbon]

This is all true, but I still agree with Basileus777 on this one. Characters having issues adjusting to a postwar society is nothing new.

edit: 2 late

 

[TUSR]

Mikakunin De Shinkoukei needs a second season because reasons

 

[Chariot]

Mikakunin De Shinkoukei needs a second season because reasons

Who needs reasons. One reason is enough:

 

[A Huge Battleship]

And for AHB, at least for a little while, the world was a better place.

I'm proud to say that only 500 of those votes were mine!

 

[TUSR]

Who needs reasons. One reason is enough:

thats not kobeni

 

[Chariot]

thats not kobeni

Not even asking for Lady Benio? tch.

 

[fertygo]

Shaming implies that a value judgement is being passed. I'm not passing a value judgement on the series for being otaku-bait. That doesn't bother me.

I will, however, pass judgement on it for being loli-incest-bait. That's reprehensible.

I guess that's fair, of course I can't defense that shit but sometime you just can clearly split to what viewer actually enjoy from the content, I mean the obligatory HBO's sex scene in True Dectective is obviously not what people enjoy the most from the show, is just there.

Same for otaku LN/anime, that what you get from it.. seeking that kind of element or not. Its just there. You say NGNL can be still the same without those kind of element from otaku culture.. you obviously talking about the lewd and fanservice content, I agree.. its woyld be nice if we can detract that but its also mean the content designed for that kind of media and culture, if you change chat, is NGNL still have universe breaking shiratori as one of the game, are they still playing

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Gal-gun

? the animanga culture jokes references? that's some point that people like from the show, and its safe to say the show only have it because the packaging designed for certain demographic.

You're right, not every generic, otaku-trope filled show sells well.

However, there are plenty of crappy, otaku-trope filled shows that do sell very well on the back of being otaku-bait.

Yeah, I don't deny that tough?
But there's always selection process even in that crowd. You can't expect XEBEC making gangbuster sales even with slapping all kind of incest, boob and ass with their minimal effort.

 

[Theonik]

Sketchbook Full Colors - 1-7
I'm a bit conflicted about a few things in Sketchbook. There are aspects of it that make me think it could be a really great healing anime, but the more I watch, the more it becomes an ensemble cast comedy.

There is one answer to this. More Hidamari!

 

[Quasar]

All nerd protagonists should be like the girl from Watamote.

Thank god you're not in charge of anything.

 

[Chariot]

All nerd protagonists should be like the girl from Watamote.

Jesus Christ!
I hated Watamote. A friend of mine hyped the show beforehand and I was pretty patient with it, but it was very unsettling to watch her. As my hope for development was shattered by another friend I dropped it against the wall like a frog.

 

[Jintor]

Watamote is a great starting point to becoming a better person. Unfortunately, it never happens.

 

[firehawk12]

Watamote is a great starting point to becoming a better person. Unfortunately, it never happens.

I think it's something special to see someone just wallow in their nerdy insecurities. It just serves as a great counterpoint to the other end of the spectrum that we get with nerd shows.

Besides, it's not like we'll ever get more Aku no Hana anyway.

Thank god you're not in charge of anything.

Jesus Christ!
I hated Watamote. A friend of mine hyped the show beforehand and I was pretty patient with it, but it was very unsettling to watch her. As my hope for development was shattered by another friend I dropped it against the wall like a frog.

See, this is why she was good!

 

[jgminto]

I don't know why people were expecting her to change. Changing who you are is fucking hard, especially when you're a dumb teenager.

 

[Chariot]

I think it's something special to see someone just wallow in their nerdy insecurities. It just serves as a great counterpoint to the other end of the spectrum that we get with nerd shows.

Besides, it's not like we'll ever get more Aku no Hana anyway.

It'S something special, alright. It was supposed to be funny, but I found the show very depressing. We have a girl that is socially disconnected from society and want to rejoin it, but she just can't. Every attemp fails and she has to see how her friend is not only successful in her dream, but also able to keep the nerdfun. I felt like watching a show entirely about Shinji and his miserable life.

I don't know why people were expecting her to change. Changing who you are is fucking hard, especially when you're a dumb teenager.

Actually teenager tend to change more than, say, adults, I think. Btu that's not the point. It's a show and it could tell a story about somebody who learns a bit late how to fit into society.

 

[firehawk12]

It'S something special, alright. It was supposed to be funny, but I found the show very depressing. We have a girl that is socially disconnected from society and want to rejoin it, but she just can't. Every attemp fails and she has to see how her friend is not only successful in her dream, but also able to keep the nerdfun. I felt like watching a show entirely about Shinji and his miserable life.

You're German though! You should be able to appreciate the schadenfreude. lol
It's really a problem of being too inside her own head, which causes her to defeat herself before she even tries. It's a depressing endless cycle, because she spirals back to her husbandos every time she fails, but there's something to be said about the fact that she tries.

I just like the fact that say, unlike TWGOK, she doesn't automatically learn social skills because she's played hundreds of dating sims.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Random image for shiggles, since I was just watching the Ano Hana concert again for Secret Base:

http://i.imgur.com/SOC3IcWl.jpg

Being a voice actor in Japan is a tough business, guys.

Hehe

 

[firehawk12]

Hehe

I wanted to know if there was Yukiatsu Menma cosplay and I was not disappointed.

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

Can Love Live save Japan in this world up?

 

[Chariot]

You're German though! You should be able to appreciate the schadenfreude. lol

That's racist!

Spoiler

I always wanted to say that.

It's really a problem of being too inside her own head, which causes her to defeat herself before she even tries. It's a depressing endless cycle, because she spirals back to her husbandos every time she fails, but there's something to be said about the fact that she tries.

I just like the fact that say, unlike TWGOK, she doesn't automatically learn social skills because she's played hundreds of dating sims.

I didn't mean that she should learn it from games. I'd had something like Kimi ni Todoke in mind, just with more nerdism instead just shyness. Friends that help her realizing how she can fit in without renounce her core, with maybe her helping them to realize the positive sides of pulchritudinous characters.

 

[MikeHattsu]

I didn't mean that she should learn it from games. I'd had something like Kimi ni Todoke in mind, just with more nerdism instead just shyness. Friends that help her realizing how she can fit in without renounce her core, with maybe her helping them to realize the positive sides of pulchritudinous characters.

Oh you!

That thread is still not locked, eh?

I wanted to know if there was Yukiatsu Menma cosplay and I was not disappointed.

http://i.imgur.com/k8CMbY6.jpg

Looks more popular than regular Yukiatsu cosplay then.

 

[firehawk12]

That's racist!

Spoiler

I always wanted to say that.

I didn't mean that she should learn it from games. I'd had something like Kimi ni Todoke in mind, just with more nerdism instead just shyness. Friends that help her realizing how she can fit in without renounce her core, with maybe her helping them to realize the positive sides of pulchritudinous characters.

The show actually refers to Kimi ni Todoke and how she wishes she was Sawako. lol
I just think it's interesting that a manga would basically tell its reader that life isn't as easy as it is in... well, another manga. Sometimes it just doesn't work that way unfortunately.

Can Love Live save Japan in this world up?
http://i.imgur.com/AthPKsH.jpg

The whole team is busy with the Eli event. RIP.

 

[darkside31337]

Can Love Live save Japan in this world up?

That looks shopped.

Seriously who would wear those ugly headphones.

 

[Narag]

I'm not exaggerating at all when I say the MC is legitimately insane.

Dude's crazyman laugh in episode 6 was like an angel singing.

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

That looks shopped.

Seriously who would wear those ugly headphones.

I believe it's shopped,it just seems Japanese think Honda is Kotori fan(though there was a news about he do watch anime)

 

[Chariot]

That thread is still not locked, eh?

No, why should it?

The show actually refers to Kimi ni Todoke and how she wishes she was Sawako. lol
I just think it's interesting that a manga would basically tell its reader that life isn't as easy as it is in... well, another manga. Sometimes it just doesn't work that way unfortunately.

Well, I guess that's what's it going for. I just wanted to explain why I didn't like it. It made me really uneasy because it played depressing social issues as joke.

That looks shopped.

Seriously who would wear those ugly headphones.

Kotorifans apparently.

 

[darkside31337]

I believe it's shopped,it just seems Japanese think Honda is Kotori fan(though there was a news about he do watch anime)

Now this pic looks legit.

Him being obsessed with Love Live would explain his incredibly shitty club performance this year.

I've never actually watched some Love Live but I feel like its a rabbit hole I shouldn't jump into.

 

[Chariot]

Now this pic looks legit.

Him being obsessed with Love Live would explain his incredibly shitty club performance this year.

I've never actually watched some Love Live but I feel like its a rabbit hole I shouldn't jump into.

That's sad. But if you ever want to try, here is said rabbit hole, always opened for you

 

[jgminto]

Haikyuu!! 12
These "girl coach is pretty" bits are really starting to bug me. The only time she's ever mentioned is because she's so pretty, what kind of character is that? She hasn't had any interesting lines or jokes, she's had about 5 lines of dialogue total and she doesn't seems to have any opinion or unique personality at all. She's basically a nothing character whose only purposes seem to be for self insert and unnecessary male gaze shots. The majority of the cast is so strong, why would you reduce the one female character to a role like that?

Baby Steps 12
I guess that's what you get when you combine a training episode with a recap episode. Then you don't show the apparently exciting match where Ei-chan

Spoiler

destroys his opponent

because why would anyone want to see that? If it weren't for Mike, this episode would have been totally horrible.

You best be hitting that up, Ei-chan!

There weren't any Zombies of the Court shots this episode, aside from the recaps to the previous one. The preview of the next episode looks like it'll have me covered at least:

 

[Shard]

Baby Steps Episode 12:

Well, I suppose it is good that we didn't have this training extended over a few episodes like Ace No Dimond loves to do. ALso, I am pretty sure Mike needs to be on a few watchlists.

 

[duckroll]

Regarding what I posted about Anime Mirai yesterday, I completely missed a vital piece of information. The Japanese cultural ministry is still very much funding the entire project. It seems that they simply elected not to continue with JAnicA as a partner, and have chosen AJA to run the program moving forward. I wonder if we'll ever find out what they were unhappy with with regards to JAnicA's operations.

 

[Jintor]

Regarding what I posted about Anime Mirai yesterday, I completely missed a vital piece of information. The Japanese cultural ministry is still very much funding the entire project. It seems that they simply elected not to continue with JAnicA as a partner, and have chosen AJA to run the program moving forward. I wonder if we'll ever find out what they were unhappy with with regards to JAnicA's operations.

That is vital. In fact, it kind of flips the entire privatisation thing around... ish

 

[duckroll]

That is vital. In fact, it kind of flips the entire privatisation thing around... ish

Yeah well I suck.

 

[R_thanatos]

I'm proud to say that only 500 of those votes were mine!

And i thought i was crazy with me voting 40 times !

i need to step-up my game it seems.

 

[jgminto]

Yeah well I suck.

It's good that you've finally come to accept it.

 

[/XX/]

So, any juicy impressions coming from neutral people for the Japanese premier of Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone? Saw Yūya Takahashi mentioning something about a good reception at one of the first showings (https://twitter.com/yuya_takahashi/status/480374680486825984), but I wanted to see opinions from more... impartial watchers.

Regarding what I posted about Anime Mirai yesterday, I completely missed a vital piece of information. The Japanese cultural ministry is still very much funding the entire project. It seems that they simply elected not to continue with JAnicA as a partner, and have chosen AJA to run the program moving forward. I wonder if we'll ever find out what they were unhappy with with regards to JAnicA's operations.

That is vital. In fact, it kind of flips the entire privatisation thing around... ish

I'd still be concerned about what exactly the reasons were, and what they would want to change about this initiative...

 

[MikeHattsu]

Madoka Magica 10

Dayum.

That's the piece of story that was missing then. Some great action parts and sad parts.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Madoka Magica 11

Some thing are just destined to happen. Will the end results be the same though? Let's find out...

 

[Envelope]

Chaika ep 1

The eyebrows were more manageable than they appeared in screenshots so that's good. Wtf was up with the bread scene, bones plz

Chaika herself is pretty funny

 

[JoeFu]

That's sad. But if you ever want to try, here is said rabbit hole, always opened for you

the worst rabbit hole

 

[Envelope]

Chaika ep 2

The levels of stupid are getting dangerously high

 

[Acosta]

Giant Killing is SO good, it cover its sport from every angle with balance and credibility, it has fantastic character development, a nice narrative pace and a great style. I'm hooked to it.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Chaika ep 2

The levels of stupid are getting dangerously high

You're stupid.

(Good one woof)


Nah but seriously the show gets better.

 

[Clov]

I think it's something special to see someone just wallow in their nerdy insecurities. It just serves as a great counterpoint to the other end of the spectrum that we get with nerd shows.

Yep, that's why I loved the show. It made me cringe so much, because she literally just kept making everything worse for herself. Tragic, but amusing!

Besides, it's not like we'll ever get more Aku no Hana anyway.

Now I'm sad again.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Madoka Magica 12

Madoka finally finds something to wish for. And what a wish.


Great show. Quite the ride with lots of twists and turns. It gets dark at times and really sad too. It's the first 1 cour show I've watched that have managed to invoke such strong emotions of sadness. Interesting visuals with the monsters, and the music is fitting. Liked both the choral/classical sounding music and the more house/techno stuff. Oh, and that OP is such a lie. Haha.

I give it 4.5/5 soul gems:

 

[firehawk12]

Well, I guess that's what's it going for. I just wanted to explain why I didn't like it. It made me really uneasy because it played depressing social issues as joke.

Kotorifans apparently.

Yep, that's why I loved the show. It made me cringe so much, because she literally just kept making everything worse for herself. Tragic, but amusing!

Yeah, I just wanted to add, the reason why she works is because the people who would be watching anime or reading a manga would be able to identify with her in some way. Either because they feel her insecurities, or because they know people with those insecurities.

It's like the Sheldon character from The Big Bang Theory but actually realistic and not a pander protag who makes Star Wars references every other second.

 

[Basileus777]

Brynhildr 12

I lost it when

Spoiler

the girl melted. And the alien switch thing.

This show!

 

[madp]

my god, jexhius slashing and burning overnight. LN writing never deserves the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I'm sorry but Brynhildr has without a doubt the best opening of the season in OP 2. I don't care what shitty pop song you enjoy. OP 2 is like God himself ate a bad burrito, and as he is passing the diarrhea that occurs comes out and produces this noise. All of this glorious noise.

 

[firehawk12]

OP2? The damn show is 2 cour?!