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[Branduil]

Anohana movie 2013

Menma's back... and this time, she wants REVENGE.

 

[kayos90]

Kokoro Connect 4

Wait what? "I've masturbated to you before." WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!

 

[Thoraxes]

Kokoro Connect 4

Wait what? (-edited out filth) WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!

Woah, this is a G-rated thread.

 

[Uchip]

You would know exactly what I thought if it, had you actually read the post.

so the final rating is not actually a rating at all?
well thats confusing!

 

[survivor]

Kokoro Connect 4

Wait what? "I've masturbated to you before." WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!

What's wrong with masturbation?

 

[dimb]

Kokoro Connect 4

Wait what? "I've masturbated to you before." WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!

For all you know I've masturbated to you before.

 

[Branduil]

yet more sick and depraved rkb merch

I don't know, if all the RKB fans would buy these shirts and wear them it would be helpful.

 

[kayos90]

Okay, just to be clear, I wasn't shocked that they masturbate or masturbate to each other. I'm shocked that he said it to a girl so frankly.

 

[Branduil]

Yeah, that's what I thought, but Branduil's overuse of the word "hack" as a pejorative has made me second guess myself.

You know that hack is a real term, right?

Sure, Nathan is far and large a more fleshed out character. Uncharted 3 did a fantastic job fleshing out his backdrop and actually showing how he wasn't born into great things but actually earned it(even if he had to lie to get there). Naughty Dog's crowning moment in U3 was making Nathan Drake an everyman. Then we have the fact that he has great characters to play off with such as Elena and Chloe which give him a pretty strong emotional core. The only equivalent Indiana had was Marion Ravenwood in Raiders. Drake can bounce jokes and actually cares about them, which is made obvious throughout the series. Drake also has more personality flaws compared to Indy such as his recklessness which was highlighted in UC2 and UC3. While Indy has this flaw as well, it's highlighted more in Drake and continually comes back to bite him in the ass. Drake is a much more rounded character as a whole.

You're trolling us, right?

 

[Uchip]

I don't know, if all the RKB fans would buy these shirts and wear them it would be helpful.

its almost as good as being flagged as a potential sex offender!

You're trolling us, right?

Playing the devils advocate is pretty fun all of the time
its like being an evil lawyer

 

[wonzo]

Smile PreCure! 25

Expect a beach episode of all things to have such lewd filth.

It seems they edited the OP and the eye-catches to reflect the new power-ups but none of that shit matter as there's a edit: WHOLE NEW SET OF CHARACTER SPECIFIC CG ED'S FUCK YYEEEAHHHHHHHH

 

[thetechkid]

Guilty Crown 18

Music: 10/10
Characters: -8/10
Story: wat/10

 

[Branduil]

I really haven't got a problem with Kyo-Ani. They put lots of effort into every project they undertake. I think some people just detest Key and K-on and try to hang Kyo-Ani with it.

Good thing KyoAni has ditched those tragedy-porn mongers.

 

[Crash Station]

Do not attempt to create a quantifiable scale out of my arbitrary scale units. Gosh, I'm going to have to crush you soon.

Then let me just add 1 more that would definitely be at the high end of your scale; Koharu no Hibi.

 

[Branduil]

I mean, there are certain things that they are really damn good at that need to be acknowledged, but when it comes down to it I only like two of their shows. What am I supposed to do, lie?

KyoAni is the studio anime deserves.

 

[Crash Station]

You know that hack is a real term, right?

Yeah, but hack as haxors is a better term because it's not as mean.

 

[Articalys]

Main cast for the Chūnibyō show:

- Maaya Uchida (Rea Sanka in Sankarea) as Rikka Takanashi
- Chinatsu Akasaki (Yasuna in Kill Me Baby) as Shinka Nibutani
- Azumi Asakura (Yukiho Hagiwara in Idolm@ster) as Kumin Tsuyuri
- Sumire Uesaka (Sora Takanashi in PapaKiki) as Sanae Dekomori

 

[Branduil]

Aikatsu! Idol Card TV Anime's Cast, Staff Announced

Looks bad, won't watch.

 

[wonzo]

Menma's back... and this time, she wants REVENGE.

FUUMIIITOOOOOO JIIINNTAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Branduil]

Yeah, but hack as haxors is a better term because it's not as mean.

I don't know, it seems like the author himself agrees with my assessment.

FUUMIIITOOOOOO JIIINNTAAAAAAAAAA

We need one of those recut horror trailers.

 

[OceanBlue]

Main cast for the Chūnibyō show:

- Maaya Uchida as Rikka Takanashi
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Shinka Nibutani
- Azumi Asakura as Kumin Tsuyuri
- Sumire Uesaka as Sanae Dekomori

Looks like they're going with newcomers/relative no-names for this one in contrast to Hyouka. Including anime-unique characters sounds interesting. I heard they're only doing the first novel and that they're taking a lot of liberties with the source, so I'm interested in seeing where they go with it.

Edit: I just noticed that Yukipyon is in this. With Nakamura Eriko in Koichoco, it looks like Kugimiya, Imai, and Shimoda hopefully won't be the only 765 idols breaking into the anime VA scene.

 

[Crash Station]

I don't know, it seems like the author himself agrees with my assessment.

Nah, he agrees that he needs to stop adding harem members to things. Doesn't mean he thinks his work is of a lower quality. Recognizing faults in your own stories is something good writers do after the fact.

Anyway, my point is you use the word too much (and incorrectly).

 

[Femmeworth]

Nah, he agrees that he needs to stop adding harem members to things. Doesn't mean he thinks his work is of a lower quality. Recognizing faults in your own stories is something good writers do after the fact.

Anyway, my point is you use the word too much (and incorrectly).

The industry is brimming with hacks.

3. (pejorative) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.

And to a somewhat lesser extent these kind of hacks.

5. (pejorative) An untalented writer.
6. (pejorative) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)

 

[wonzo]

Nah, he agrees that he needs to stop adding harem members to things. Doesn't mean he thinks his work is of a lower quality. Recognizing faults in your own stories is something good writers do after the fact.

Anyway, my point is you use the word too much (and incorrectly).

It's one thing to recognise and acknowledge faults in ones own work but it's another thing entirely to be proactive and actually try to fix them.

 

[Crash Station]

And to a somewhat lesser extent these kind of hacks.

Yeah, those aren't official yet. But that is how Branduil is using the term. The guy is definitely not number 3.

 

[trejo]

The guy is definitely not number 3.

No, he's a number two.

*ba dum tish*

 

[Crash Station]

No, he's a number two.

*ba dum tish*

2. A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.

Since I just imagine the guy looking like Haru, this amuses me.

 

[Branduil]

Yeah, those aren't official yet. But that is how Branduil is using the term. The guy is definitely not number 3.

I didn't invent the term. It's a very common way to describe writers who produce that kind of work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_writer

 

[firehawk12]

Okay, just to be clear, I wasn't shocked that they masturbate or masturbate to each other. I'm shocked that he said it to a girl so frankly.

That was the whole point of the revelation though.

 

[Hitokage]

Yeah, those aren't official yet.

I would suggest that you aren't well read in the relevant field here.

Calling the person behind a creative work a "hack" is definitely an understood expression.

 

[Crash Station]

I didn't invent the term. It's a very common way to describe writers who produce that kind of work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_writer

Nothing on that page describes the guy though. SAO and Accel World aren't "design by committee" things churned out for money, they're stuff the guy has been writing since he was a teenager.

 

[Extollere]

Ro-Kyu-Bu! 1-3

Show is awesome. I dunno what all you haters are smokin.

 

[Femmeworth]

Nothing on that page describes the guy though. SAO and Accel World aren't "design by committee" things churned out for money, they're stuff the guy has been writing since he was a teenager.

The anime adaptations most likely are.

 

[Crash Station]

The anime adaptations most likely are.

Yeah, probably. He had nothing to do with that though.

 

[OceanBlue]

The anime adaptations most likely are.

It's rarer to find anime adaptations that aren't, to be honest.

 

[firehawk12]

Nothing on that page describes the guy though. SAO and Accel World aren't "design by committee" things churned out for money, they're stuff the guy has been writing since he was a teenager.

How about: He's worse than the guy who writes IS?

 

[Branduil]

Nothing on that page describes the guy though. SAO and Accel World aren't "design by committee" things churned out for money, they're stuff the guy has been writing since he was a teenager.

While Japanese publishing has its own quirks, serialized light novels meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator can be considered analogous to pulp magazine writing.

 

[Crash Station]

How about: He's worse than the guy who writes IS?

Sure, I'd accept that opinion even if I don't agree with it. Hope it gets coined as a term too.

 

[Geneijin]

Guilty Crown 18

Music: 10/10
Characters: -8/10
Story: wat/10

Hiroyuki Sawano continues to assault our ears with music from this amazing show and is showing no signs of letting up.

 

[Crash Station]

While Japanese publishing has its own quirks, serialized light novels meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator can be considered analogous to pulp magazine writing.

I don't really know enough about light novels to contest that, but at least the franchises conceptions don't make him qualify.

 

[Dresden]

You know a hack when you see one.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Then let me just add 1 more that would definitely be at the high end of your scale; Koharu no Hibi.

Oh, you were recommending things. Well, I've seen Higurashi ages ago. Great show despite $5 budget and Studio Deen. Gosh, I need to crush them soon.

I'll look into whatever this is.

 

[firehawk12]

You know a hack when you see one.

IS guy > SAO guy >>>>>>>>>>>>> BioWare .

 

[duckroll]

Menma's back... and this time, she wants REVENGE.

Sounds like something Tsutomu Mizushima should direct.

 

[Dresden]

oda nobuna no yabou - 05

• Man, why did Hanbei have to go from a dapper priest dude to a uguu~ loli.
  
  
• You'd think that after all this time he'd have to change out of his school clothes. I wonder how much he smells. Perhaps it's the musk that draws in all the lolis.
• I think Asai is a girl. That knife gives it away.
• Oda continues to be completely useless.
• Will keep watching.

 

[duckroll]

While Japanese publishing has its own quirks, serialized light novels meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator can be considered analogous to pulp magazine writing.

I dunno, wouldn't it be a better comparison to children's/young adult fiction in general? Lots of on-going franchises there written by hack authors which just go on for book after book after book.

 

[Crash Station]

Oh, you were recommending things. Well, I've seen Higurashi ages ago. Great show despite $5 budget and Studio Deen. Gosh, I need to crush them soon.

I'll look into whatever this is.

Well Koharu no Hibi is just a manga (for now), but it's the epitome of psycho stalker girl stories.

 

[firehawk12]

oda nobuna no yabou - 05

• Man, why did Hanbei have to go from a dapper priest dude to a uguu~ loli.
  http://i.imgur.com/VKuAL.jpg
  
• You'd think that after all this time he'd have to change out of his school clothes. I wonder how much he smells. Perhaps it's the musk that draws in all the lolis.
  
• I think Asai is a girl. That knife gives it away.
  
• Oda continues to be completely useless.
  
• Will keep watching.
  

Asai sound like a dude though!

 

[OceanBlue]

I dunno, wouldn't it be a better comparison to children's/young adult fiction in general? Lots of on-going franchises there written by hack authors which just go on for book after book after book.

It has always been my impression that light novels in general are pretty much just YA fiction in the US, except with a lot more oddities like tie-ins to anime and light novel magazines from publishers like Dengeki Bunko. I would imagine that they go on for so long because most of the authors are serialized for these magazines similar to how a mangaka would be, and because these magazines have a regular release schedule.

 

[duckroll]

It has always been my impression that light novels in general are pretty much just YA fiction in the US, except with a lot more oddities like tie-ins to anime and light novel magazines from publishers like Dengeki Bunko.

Tie-ins are nothing new in YA fiction anyway.