Jex
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Gundam was my mother, war was my father.
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Spring Anime 2013 |OT -7| My Giant CG Pony Can't Possibly Read This Much Baudelaire
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Gundam was my mother, war was my father.
Theonik
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Groovin' Magic is no Revolution
RyougaSaotome
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You are a true Gundam.
Basileus777
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Parent characters can't be merchandised. Who would buy the figurine of a K-On parent?
People buy figurines of Father Christmas every year.
Jex
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You clearly haven't noticed the otaku fascination with attractive mother characters.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I'd agree with this if there weren't so many scenes of Yui's home life. It just kills the believability a bit (fuck you Chrome it's a word) when Ui is doing all of the parenting in the household, just because some dude with a dakimakura doesn't want to imagine having to seek the approval of his waifu's parents.
...that was an uncharacteristically bitter response, coming from me...eek...
Like I said, escapist fantasy crap!
Haha. I agree! But I also don't watch K-On for a bunch of reasons, that included!
Funnily enough Yui's parents have been designed. Did you lot not watch the K-On movie?
If I grew up in Anime Japan I'd be buggered. I'd be eating ready made meals everyday because I was a bad cook in my younger days. Can't live without mama's good ol' home cookin'.
Girls Bravo doesn't even bother with an explanation. It was something like "oh yeah, my parents left so I live on my own". Like what? Dial Child Line you fool, that's like abandonment.
If I grew up in Anime Japan I'd be buggered. I'd be eating ready made meals everyday because I was a bad cook in my younger days. Can't live without mama's good ol' home cookin'.
Girls Bravo doesn't even bother with an explanation. It was something like "oh yeah, my parents left so I live on my own". Like what? Dial Child Line you fool, that's like abandonment.
Guys I think I had the greatest idea ever. A wall scroll with attachable/detachable clothing! You'd have mangnets/velcro on the base wall scroll with the character in their underwear. It'd have attachable clothing sets, that can be easily interchanged. Then you could release extra clothing sets. Holiday-themed, cross promotion from other shows, etc. Otakus would gobble that shit up!
Fuck, I should patent that shit!
Ahahahahahaha
One commenter joked "if it's Sugita I'll buy a dozen copies of the first BD box."
So this is the reason why the voice for Grace the squirrel was ???'d out in the credits for the first two episodes of Gargantia... if I'm reading this correctly, they're having a contest where you can try to guess which member of the cast is doubling as the noisemaker for the animal, and they'll pick three entrants who guess correctly by the time the third episode airs (when they'll reveal it) to win signed copies of the first episode script.
One commenter joked "if it's Sugita I'll buy a dozen copies of the first BD box."
Apparently in Japan there are like no laws about parental abandonment. Both parents can just "work overseas" and send money to their homesitting schoolchildren, and everything's cool. Also, if your parents die you don't need new guardians, just go it alone, it's no problem at all for children to manage an adult's responsibilities after their parents just tragically died.
Basileus777
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What shows this season even have parents in them? Arata Kangatari. They're in like one scene of OreImo 2. There's Space Bros. Am I missing something else?
Jex
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I find it hard to believe that that doesn't exist.
I think what usually happens after a tragic death is that the children get legally adopted by an aunt or uncle, who happens to also be working overseas. Yeah that's it!
Aku no Hana, of course.
Existence of parents are confirmed in Aku no Hana, Attack on Titan, Devil Survivor 2, and Yuyushiki. Those are the ones I'm watching anyway.
I bet all of these "working overseas" parents are actually in jail for selling crack. I know that's what I'd tell people in that circumstance.
Basileus777
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Where were there parents in Devil Survivor?
So just a paper doll that you can't hold?
Anime related!! (NSFW??)
I had no idea what my goal in life was. Now I know. To set up Child Line in Japan. Parents of Japan, you better watch out!
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Did you quote the wrong post? Lol
I changed my mind, not crack. All the "working overseas" parents are actually
enguindrum.They're mentioned specifically to be in the country, and they could be contacted on the phone. That means they exist and have not abandoned their children and/or died tragically (yet). The fact that the characters are worried about them also indicates that they have a normal relationship with them!
Basileus777
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Off-screen and inaccessible, that sounds like every other anime parent. They might as well be overseas.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Maybe you should watch Cardcaptor Sakura instead, if you haven't yet.
So if I don't give a damn about anime trying to maintain the illusion of normal family structure or responsibilities or whatever and am willing to accept whatever hand-wavy explanation it gives for parents or grandparents or whoever not being involved characters or even existing, does that make me a bad person or something?
As long as the plot doesn't use it as active elements of the ongoing story, and it remains part of the vague setup scenario, what do I care?
As long as the plot doesn't use it as active elements of the ongoing story, and it remains part of the vague setup scenario, what do I care?
Not really. The original point was about believability (which IS a word, Google spellcheck is wrong!), and parents being separated from their children during a national disaster is believable.
Basileus777
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It makes sense for Devil Survivor. I just think it's just more of a convenience of the setting than a difference in writing or approach.
Where are you even getting this from? No one criticized anime viewers like that in this discussion.
Canis lupus
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My neighbours the Yamadas
Yeah this is a real Ghibli movie. Its a family story without any real plot, divided in multiple chapters/skits. Its unique in that it is presented in a comic strip style. The stories are about every day situations of a normal household, presented in a humorous way. Yamadas is refreshing and never boring, actually it has lots of life lessons. Highly recommended. Score 6 or 7/10
Yeah this is a real Ghibli movie. Its a family story without any real plot, divided in multiple chapters/skits. Its unique in that it is presented in a comic strip style. The stories are about every day situations of a normal household, presented in a humorous way. Yamadas is refreshing and never boring, actually it has lots of life lessons. Highly recommended. Score 6 or 7/10
Yes. But you could have simplified all that with "So if I [...] give a damn about anime [...] does that make me a bad person [...]?
It makes you worse than Hitler, obviously.
I never suggested that though. I was only listing shows this season with parents accounted for since someone asked!
Jex
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That sounds like a long anime though.
All you need is the Kyoto arc, plus the last few episodes of S1 I think.
Theonik
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That reminds me of that Yukari fan made dakimakura
Whoops. This is what I wanted to quote. Stupid multi-quote.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
I, uh...*cough*...I might have...(or at least, it may have been interpreted that way...though I certainly hope not)
Of course, I didn't mean it as "anyone who is okay with the lack of parents in SOL shows must be a dakimakura-hugging hikki". But you'd have a hard time convincing me that the reasoning for the lack of parents in these shows doesn't have at least something to do with said audience.
Theonik
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Not much longer than the two seasons of Kenshin. (I actually should get done with both)
Regulus Tera
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It's shorter than Kenshin. Plus the second movie is probably my favorite magical girl thing ever made.
I was thinking about watching it since I loooove the manga. It looks good, will give it a shot.
I dunno man, it's also an effective way to keep your story contained without having to keep dragging in more and more characters. That said, I find the SOL shows that just incorporate the parents into the lols much more entertaining. (Yandere Kanojo, for instance)
PdotMichael
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wake up
read the anime thread
see little girls in hotpants
god bless Japan!
read the anime thread
see little girls in hotpants
god bless Japan!
Basileus777
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Your comments were general and unspecific enough that no one here should have been offended. Well, unless there are people self identifying with "some dude with a dakimakura doesn't want to imagine having to seek the approval of his waifu's parents."
I'd say it's more a poster you can dress up.
I guess you could call that an inspiration.
But seriously, why do wall scrolls have to suck so much? I'd rather have them over posters but there are just no appealing designs. I'd do anything for some sweet Jojo wall scrolls, all colourful and vibrant, they'd look great.
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