Ultimadrago
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I need to get my Final Stretch™ gif ready!
Is it wrong that I hear you as Mickey?
Yeah? And I'm Mickey Mouse.
Is it wrong that I hear you as Mickey?
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What a coincidence, I'm a magical hero in real life.
Mickey is silent in Fantasia, so I just pretend that duckroll is moving his mouth but no words are actually coming out.
And I'm actually myself in real life.
Huh.
That's an interesting twist to duckroll.
dakkumauji
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My last one was close enough. I have been head tilting a lot more.
This one could just be an older version of me, with a funny hat.
Tell Waver for me that he needs to man up.
Ultimadrago
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I guess that makes me a bomba in real life!
/selfpity
With a controlling, boring wife!
/selfpity
With a controlling, boring wife!
I liked when you screamed so hard you blew holes in the planets. that was neat.
Crash Station
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I actually do look pretty close to my avatar. I even have the same goggles and similar hairstyle. Also always sporting that smile.
I dunno, right now you look like you're having a pretty pleasurable time.
Ultimadrago
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Thank you, cajun. It's refreshing to get some appreciation around here!
You weren't bad yourself on those fighting games, you should make a Twitch.TV stream!
When life gives you lemons! ;D
This was actually stuck in my head today. It's getting to be a problem.
I downloaded and installed the lite version; from what I can tell it basically lacks all the settings from the normal version? Still cute though.
Also, could you tell me about what seems to be the battery meter widget from the same guy's site?
Your problem, and my solution.
I headtilt too, but probably because I have chronic neck pain. Maybe SHAFT characters all just have terrible posture and tense muscles.
You suck them, apparently!
Any song by Kana Asumi is a earworm. Someone wan wan!!
Wow.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Tsuritama 02
I'm trying to like it, but I'm not feeling it. Everything about the show is really well-made, it's just that I can't stand any of these fuckers. The "bros being bros" quota this season is already being filled by Watanabe anyway.
I think duckroll's presence in the show jinxed it.
I'm trying to like it, but I'm not feeling it. Everything about the show is really well-made, it's just that I can't stand any of these fuckers. The "bros being bros" quota this season is already being filled by Watanabe anyway.
I think duckroll's presence in the show jinxed it.
You aint kiddin.
Eureka 7 AO 2
That was hot. I loved the startup sequence for the IFO. Underwater, the jets slowly starting up, the cover disintegrating as it rises out out of the water. Really neat scene. I also really liked how the...alien thing(not sure if they gave it a name?) animated. Lots of different configurations while it was moving around and fighting, very cool looking. Obviously the entire episode was well animated, you could pick out many scenes to look at and be impressed. The music continues to deliver as well, very happy with that. The next few episodes will be the real test as it starts getting into the narrative, but so far so good. I think I'm more hyped to watch this show's next episode more so than anything else atm.
Also, I love how the ending to the battle was total improvisation.
That was hot. I loved the startup sequence for the IFO. Underwater, the jets slowly starting up, the cover disintegrating as it rises out out of the water. Really neat scene. I also really liked how the...alien thing(not sure if they gave it a name?) animated. Lots of different configurations while it was moving around and fighting, very cool looking. Obviously the entire episode was well animated, you could pick out many scenes to look at and be impressed. The music continues to deliver as well, very happy with that. The next few episodes will be the real test as it starts getting into the narrative, but so far so good. I think I'm more hyped to watch this show's next episode more so than anything else atm.
Also, I love how the ending to the battle was total improvisation.
Using the broken arm to smash the bad guy was rather unique.
Ok let me break down AO episode 2 a bit more. This is the best episode I've seen all season. The people working on this show know their shit.
The OP is very good. The early symbolism with Ao chasing the bird, being representative of Eureka, with the closing symbolism of the Nirvash chasing Eureka again to the moon. They're also playing up Naru's role such as Ao seeing her whenever he's in the cockpit. I'm also surprised they're adding helmets to the series when the first really didn't have any. I think they did fuck up on Naru appearing on Ao's helmet in the OP as the image should be reversed.
Let me start with the music as it's outstanding. The show is definitely playing a lot of string pieces and it works. The piece that introduces Fleur is amazing and reflects the playfulness of the scene, The music at 15:14 is a great victory piece and is in theme with the other string pieces throughout the show. It also looks like they have certain theme pieces such as the one right before the combat sequence when Ao gets in the IFO, which is excellent. I'm now wondering how many pieces they have left for the show as it seems they burned through a ton already.
One thing about the show is that it seems they're trying to play up the physics to a certain extent. You can see that in the first episode and in cases throughout the second episode. For example the heat from the jets burning away the tarp or when Ao shoots through the carrier.
Gotta love those cat ears.
They're doing pretty well so far with the characters. Gazelle isn't as much of a douchebag as in the manga and seems to fit the older brother stereotype. Ao has the sense to both hide the IFO from everybody but also pretend to be a victim. He shows resourcefullness, courage, but also humanity in regards to how people perceive him and his new hair color. He's much closer to end-game Renton in E7 and the show benefits from that. Fleur also surprised me as I expected her to be more of a bitch, she might be playing it up though. The little mannerisms Fleur and Elena had while waiting for the launch command was a nice humanizing touch too. All the characters feel much less like generic stereotypes than what I was expected and I'm very glad to be wrong about my earlier impressions.
It also looks like they're going to tackle the racism through Ao this time around as opposed to the Vodarac. That should be interesting as it'll be less of a sidetopic this go around.
Shit this is better than the original.
The OP is very good. The early symbolism with Ao chasing the bird, being representative of Eureka, with the closing symbolism of the Nirvash chasing Eureka again to the moon. They're also playing up Naru's role such as Ao seeing her whenever he's in the cockpit. I'm also surprised they're adding helmets to the series when the first really didn't have any. I think they did fuck up on Naru appearing on Ao's helmet in the OP as the image should be reversed.
Let me start with the music as it's outstanding. The show is definitely playing a lot of string pieces and it works. The piece that introduces Fleur is amazing and reflects the playfulness of the scene, The music at 15:14 is a great victory piece and is in theme with the other string pieces throughout the show. It also looks like they have certain theme pieces such as the one right before the combat sequence when Ao gets in the IFO, which is excellent. I'm now wondering how many pieces they have left for the show as it seems they burned through a ton already.
One thing about the show is that it seems they're trying to play up the physics to a certain extent. You can see that in the first episode and in cases throughout the second episode. For example the heat from the jets burning away the tarp or when Ao shoots through the carrier.
Gotta love those cat ears.
They're doing pretty well so far with the characters. Gazelle isn't as much of a douchebag as in the manga and seems to fit the older brother stereotype. Ao has the sense to both hide the IFO from everybody but also pretend to be a victim. He shows resourcefullness, courage, but also humanity in regards to how people perceive him and his new hair color. He's much closer to end-game Renton in E7 and the show benefits from that. Fleur also surprised me as I expected her to be more of a bitch, she might be playing it up though. The little mannerisms Fleur and Elena had while waiting for the launch command was a nice humanizing touch too. All the characters feel much less like generic stereotypes than what I was expected and I'm very glad to be wrong about my earlier impressions.
It also looks like they're going to tackle the racism through Ao this time around as opposed to the Vodarac. That should be interesting as it'll be less of a sidetopic this go around.
This image here shows that instead of just making the IFO another humanoid mech they really are trying to add more surfing moves into the combat, something later in E7 that wasn't really the case. It looks much more like surfing than in the original series. The fight choreography is also very good and easily on par with the original series. The way the mech moved felt very organic to the surfing style.
Shit this is better than the original.
MotionBlue
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I'm tempted to pull out my BD and capture some screens from the original Eureka to compare episode 2 side by side :X
dakkumauji
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Maybe SHAFT has been integrated into our daily lives.
We should do avatars showing each of us attempting headtilts in real life
Lupin III 3
Another excellent episode. I really liked the way the train's smoke looked.
It wasn't quite as tense as the previous two, but the more relaxed pace was nice too. Goemon is a fun character, a kind of naive counterpoint to Jigen. And I liked how the siblings complicate Fujiko's characterization at this point.
I wonder where they'll go from here.
I'm glad I can repay you in some way for convincing me to drop Bakemonogatari.
And I swear I don't normally have this problem.
Another excellent episode. I really liked the way the train's smoke looked.
It wasn't quite as tense as the previous two, but the more relaxed pace was nice too. Goemon is a fun character, a kind of naive counterpoint to Jigen. And I liked how the siblings complicate Fujiko's characterization at this point.
I wonder where they'll go from here.
I'm glad I can repay you in some way for convincing me to drop Bakemonogatari.
And I swear I don't normally have this problem.
Don't bother. This show is visually much much better than the original.
Yeah? And I'm Mickey Mouse.
What? But you're Duckroll, I always assumed you were Donald.
I'm already my avatar.
I disagree.
It is actually!
I haven't seen episode 2 yet, but I fully endorse this show already and Im there day 1 when they release it on BR in the US.
Being in native HD (is Bones still doing 540p?) is a huge bonus.
Would you rather be magically nonhuman or tsundere lusting for your brother?
There aren't nearly enough young girls around here for me to touch inappropriately to pull off a true SHAFT life.
I would probably actually do this.
It's almost as if some wicked sorcerer zapped you with a wand and turned you into that... creature.
This one?
http://soukyu.net/2011/09/09/1058
Direct link: http://soukyu.net/ext/apk/widgetbatterycirno/WidgetBatteryCirno.apk
Cirno from Touhou.
The page doesn't say much so I guess it doesn't have any settings options.
Touching the widget should bring up battery details.
Avatars take up too much space anyway.
MotionBlue
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Bottom image isn't mine, found it on the internet. Hope the images aren't too big. Not sure how to resize them here.
I'm pretty sure it's still 540p and HD digital has never done much for anime anyways.
Actually I meant the Nyaruko one: http://soukyu.net/2012/04/19/1827
And I also meant the settings for the live wallpaper, which seem to be disabled in the Lite version.
Random Hiramatsu girl reporting in.
Yes this was a great scene. The attention to physics(at least to some degree anyway) is also seen when Ao blacks out from the g-forces on his IFO. Not overly noteworthy, but these are some neat touches within the show that I like.
MotionBlue
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Ah. That says in the full version the image changes based on your battery's SAN value, but in the Lite one she stays the same the whole time. Also, you can poke her with a fork, and the screen that comes up as a result of attacking her with the fork is more detailed in the full version.
InsaneZero
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Cool, thanks... and so what are the settings for the full version of the walllpaper? http://soukyu.net/2012/04/14/1761
Well, I think the last encounter is the only one where you can say it was perhaps awkwardly serendipitous. The first two proceeded in a logical manner from what had happened before.
Anime has conditioned fans to expect all girls to flash some skin, even when it wouldn't make any sense.
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