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[madp]

Raven Tengu Kabuto: The Golden-Eyed Beast

1992 OVA set in feudal Japan...
...
Wait, what's this??

Dude, I could've warned you about this. It had a Buried Garbage article so I vetted it when I was vetting stuff like Dark Cat and Ki-Me-Ra!

I found it largely really boring, save for the pagodacopter which got a good chuckle out of me. There's actually an adjoining television series, but the final third never received a translation, alas.

 

[Dresden]

Like I said, hipster.

Also, I wonder if they paid for that art.

Probably not, considering that it's from some eroge called Magus Tale.

 

[Narag]

Dude, I could've warned you about this. It had a Buried Garbage article so I vetted it when I was vetting stuff like Dark Cat and Ki-Me-Ra!

I found it largely really boring, save for the pagodacopter which got a good chuckle out of me. There's actually an adjoining television series, but the final third never received a translation, alas.

Whatever complaints I might have had were erased when that hard rocking insert song kicked up. I rode that shit to the end.

Rasetsubo has an evil face on his hand that, despite resembling the hand attached to a certain lettered vampire hunter, tends to act more like the adorable Nintendo mascot Kirby. Suck air. Blow HELLFIRE. Also making appearances are a mecha horse, numerous creepy mask bug robots, a helicopter carriage (still drawn by human slaves in most cases), and an edo-period time bomb with an LCD display that counts down in kanji.

Tha's from the article and would have only enticed me!

 

[Branduil]

Probably not, considering that it's from some eroge called Magus Tale.

Now it's even more hipster.

 

[Shard]

OLEV? Is that a new term or something left off your glossary?

 

[madp]

Whatever complaints I might have had were erased when that hard rocking insert song kicked up. I rode that shit to the end.

You suddenly have me wondering if there are any other good examples of MANLY insert songs in anime. Right now my not-so-comprehensive list is as follows:

• Row Row Fight the Power/Libera Me from Hell

yeah...

OPs/EDs used as insert songs don't count!

 

[cnet128]

Gatchaman Crowds 5

Rui's idealism is pretty...infectious? Inspiring? Something beginning with "in", at any rate. Pity the guy he was talking to was such a cynic.

Spoiler

How can someone with such an adorable daughter be a bad person, though?

Also, Hajime is so fun and cute and wonderful it defies comprehension. I feel like this needs saying every episode, because it never fails to amaze and delight me anew every damn time she appears on screen. Hnnnnnnnnghhhhhhhhh.

 

[FelixOrion]

You never go full anime.

What on fucking Earth.

Nothing on their site mentions anime at all, so it's pretty weird.

 

[Branduil]

OLEV? Is that a new term or something left off your glossary?

I assume it's love misspelled.

 

[Narag]

You suddenly have me wondering if there are any other good examples of MANLY insert songs in anime. Right now my not-so-comprehensive list is as follows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2uLGtn9XE

I'd say this works too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egan7LJfi_4

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Probably not, considering that it's from some eroge called Magus Tale.

Wasn't too convinced it was hipster until this.

I bet no one will ever feel comfortable now.

 

[madp]

You never go full anime.

http://i.imgur.com/kQ0t8TD.jpg

It's an FBI trap.

 

[Branduil]

You suddenly have me wondering if there are any other good examples of MANLY insert songs in anime. Right now my not-so-comprehensive list is as follows:

• Row Row Fight the Power/Libera Me from Hell

yeah...

OPs/EDs used as insert songs don't count!

Does it just need to be an insert song sung by a male or does it have to be aggressively masculine?

 

[Hellsing321]

OLEV? Is that a new term or something left off your glossary?

Its what you get when you read this comic from left to right instead of right to left.

 

[madp]

Does it just need to be an insert song sung by a male or does it have to be aggressively masculine?

I'd be interested in female-sung examples if such songs exist, sure. The one and only real criterion is badassery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2uLGtn9XE

I'd say this works too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egan7LJfi_4

I really feel like I should tackle the entire Hokuto no Ken library given how much I like Gifuu Doudou!.

 

[Shard]

Its what you get when you read this comic from right to left instead of left to right.

I really wish I could convey how much of a death glare I am giving this information.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

One Piece 603

The Kid/Appo/Basil alliance is starting to form nicely just as the Strawhat crew (minus Franky and Chopper) was reunited again. Got a kick after seeing Sanji's boost right after touching Nami's chest and catching the Dragon.

Highlights were definitely Law/Luffy/Smoker striking a magnificent back pose near the end and Tashigi's disapproving face towards Smoker.

 

[Branduil]

The weird thing about Japanese text is you read right-to-left on vertical text, but horizontal text is read left-to-right. I mean, it makes sense if you think of horizontal text as vertical text rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, but it's still a weird quirk.

 

[hosannainexcelsis]

The weird thing about Japanese text is you read right-to-left on vertical text, but horizontal text is read left-to-right. I mean, it makes sense if you think of horizontal text as vertical text rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, but it's still a weird quirk.

My unresearched view on this is that it's a discrepancy between the traditional Japanese way of writing, which was vertical and right-to-left, and the horizontal Western way of writing, which brought left-to-right reading along with it when it entered Japan.

 

[Save 'N Quit]

What on fucking Earth.

Those chairs look uncomfortable.

 

[Narag]

There's also the end fight of the GIntama movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPaQSCiAOlM

 

[chickdigger802]

So, the first images from the Attack on Titan web browser game have come out, and, well...

fuuuck things sure have changed when i stopped watching for a bit... or is this non canon outfits?

 

[Branduil]

fuuuck things sure have changed when i stopped watching for a bit... or is this non canon outfits?

It has nothing to do with the show, LOL.

 

[Narag]

I really feel like I should tackle the entire Hokuto no Ken library given how much I like Gifuu Doudou!.

I plan to sometime. Still training for it though!

 

[chickdigger802]

It has nothing to do with the show, LOL.

seen my fair share of midseason outfit changes lol.

 

[madp]

You know, I had something like a six-hour-long nightmare about me being in the Attack on Titan universe last night even though I quit watching two months ago and haven't given it much thought sense. The sad thing is that I woke up really wanting to marathon the rest.

I plan to sometime. Still training for it though!

Wait until I have the money to build a new PC and we can simulwatch or something!

Spoiler

after we finish the other 188 episodes of Inuyasha ofc

 

[jgminto]

You never go full anime.

Dick's Pizza & Pleasure?
Hmm maybe they have Custom Maid 3D booths set up in the back.

 

[cnet128]

OPs/EDs used as insert songs don't count!

But that's the best kind of insert song!

 

[ZachDeKoromaru]

But that's the best kind of insert song!

Not according to Nanoha A's it isn't.

 

[Branduil]

You know, I had something like a six-hour-long nightmare about me being in the Attack on Titan universe last night even though I quit watching two months ago and haven't given it much thought sense. The sad thing is that I woke up really wanting to marathon the rest.

If you do it, just fast-forward through most of episodes 9-12.

 

[Soma]

You know, I had something like a six-hour-long nightmare about me being in the Attack on Titan universe last night even though I quit watching two months ago and haven't given it much thought sense. The sad thing is that I woke up really wanting to marathon the rest.

Hah, I had a similar dream the other night too.

And if I were you, I'd probably wait for the show to end before thinking about marathoning the rest. It's been having a (reasonably) good stride lately but with seven more episodes to go, who knows how long that will last.

 

[Narag]

Oh yeah, madp. They did it with dubbed stuff back in the day too. Stabbing Westward ne'er Tekken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qsdP0Oanm_E&t=277
Street Fighter II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQSmVNoDGE

Companies sure had a lot of money to spend on dubs back in the day.

 

[Dresden]

Hmm.

23:00:54 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> who likes boobs? who likes big boobs, who likes flat chests?
23:01:16 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> Zettai Saimune Oppai Sensou
23:01:34 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> Kyounyuu oukoku vs hinnyuu oukoku
23:02:56 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> Boob Wars 2
23:03:03 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> because the first one sold amazingly
23:03:15 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> this is actually from softhouse seal grandee
23:03:20 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> so it's more of a full length title
23:03:35 <bay|Ota|Mangagamer> 4 times as much as boobs, or lack there of ...and average chests join the fray

 

[darkside31337]

Dick's Pizza looks awesome.

Seems like they have terrible pizza but its definitely a place I'd visit.

 

[Narag]

You know, I had something like a six-hour-long nightmare about me being in the Attack on Titan universe last night even though I quit watching two months ago and haven't given it much thought sense. The sad thing is that I woke up really wanting to marathon the rest.

Just skip to 15.

Wait until I have the money to build a new PC and we can simulwatch or something!

after we finish the other 188 episodes of Inuyasha ofc

I'm down.

 

[rhizomatic]

I've actually seen this particular phrasing used several other times.

I distinctly remember it from Steins;Gate.

 

[chickdigger802]

kiniro mosaic 6

shino truly does have the best outfits.

 

[trejo]

You suddenly have me wondering if there are any other good examples of MANLY insert songs in anime.

Guilty Crown may have ended up sucking big time but I could never help but feel pumped up whenever Hill of Sorrow started playing.

 

[Narag]

Oh how could I forget his one?

 

[Kazzy]

You know, I had something like a six-hour-long nightmare about me being in the Attack on Titan universe last night even though I quit watching two months ago and haven't given it much thought sense. The sad thing is that I woke up really wanting to marathon the rest.

Marathoning something is fine, persisting with something on a weekly basis (if you don't like it) is madness.

I'll probably give AOT a try at some point, but probably only when the season has finished airing. The old recap nonsense frustrates me more than I'd care to mention, I'd selfishly rather not have anything make broadcast. It was absolutely maddening with Girls und Panzer, though understandable.

 

[Dresden]

Magma Kid is pretty hot-blooded.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Looking at a bit of Needless's page, apparently it's like Rosario+Vampire where they crank up the fanservice by butt loads.

Not sure if want.

 

[madp]

But that's the best kind of insert song!

Using the OP/ED is easy modo. 99% of insert songs are boring so it makes the ones that stand out shine even more.

If you do it, just fast-forward through most of episodes 9-12.

Hah, I had a similar dream the other night too.

And if I were you, I'd probably wait for the show to end before thinking about marathoning the rest. It's been having a (reasonably) good stride lately but with seven more episodes to go, who knows how long that will last.

Good advice; though this is probably an ephemeral feeling given that dreams are mostly forgotten after a short time so I sort of feel like if I don't do it now, I'm just not ever going to feel like it. Think I'll set aside a few hours tomorrow.

Oh yeah, madp. They did it with dubbed stuff back in the day too. Stabbing Westward ne'er Tekken: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qsdP0Oanm_E&t=277
Street Fighter II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEQSmVNoDGE

Companies sure had a lot of money to spend on dubs back in the day.

Wow, that Street Fighter II movie has some really stellar animation. Worth watching even if I've never played a second of SF in my life?

Just skip to 15.

I'm down.

Somehow, marathoning increases my tolerance for bad pacing. See: pretty much every shounen I've ever seen to completion.

Looking at a bit of Needless's page, apparently it's like Rosario+Vampire where they crank up the fanservice by butt loads.

Not sure if want.

Needless is basically an even manlier Scryed and more self-aware of just how insanely over-the-top it is. It's great stuff.

 

[789shadow]

So apparently Space Dandy is already the best anime of 2014 or something.

 

[dakkumauji]

There's also the end fight of the GIntama movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPaQSCiAOlM

Awww, now I want more Gintama. :[

 

[Tenumi]

Been busy all day, Hope I didn't miss much. Nothing? Good, good.

I'll be back tomorrow morning to actually catch up on the news from today. And I think I might actually start Fresh Precure tomorrow. I'm feeling up to it.

 

[Erigu]

My unresearched view on this is that it's a discrepancy between the traditional Japanese way of writing, which was vertical and right-to-left, and the horizontal Western way of writing, which brought left-to-right reading along with it when it entered Japan.

Yup.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Needless is basically an even manlier Scryed and more self-aware of just how insanely over-the-top it is. It's great stuff.

Well shit, I liked Scryed when I watched it years ago on Adult Swim. Getto Daze

 

[Crash Station]

Magma Kid is pretty hot-blooded.

The entire soundtrack is except the sad version of Modern Strange Cowboy.

 

[trejo]

Also, Sono Chi no Sadame was used as an insert song

Spoiler

during the final battle against Cars

so it counts!