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Toonami |MayJun17| WE ARE ROBOTS
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Team Jobbers blasting off again
YoodiHoshi
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I'm just reminded I want to play that one
RPG game for the DS known as Radiant Historia
YoodiHoshi
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This is real close to what I've wanted! Damn it MadHouse ;n;
Really want them to clear up those tidbits which the anime watchers still indefinitely remain in the dark over
8 x 11 Printer Paper guy and I also had that problem until just now
YoodiHoshi
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I guess shonen/seinen could be accepted as genres in the west? But for the Japanese, they are demographics. But then again demographics in Japan already seem to be quite flexible, and I still don't know how those should be categorized anyhow
Butz Klauser
Shounen and seinen are audience groups, so while they usually match up to genres, there's plenty of edge cases like HxH where they don't. The only objective difference is that you're allowed to have more nudity and violence in a seinen, but aside from that it's more a factor of what magazine you're published in.
Shoujo tends to be more distinct, but that's because 95% of it is bad romance in that weird artstyle. But josei is harder to distinguish from seinen, and since you're way more likely to find niche ideas in seinen and josei, they're more mature as a whole.
...also, despite being audience groups, they often don't have anything to do with the actual audience. So One Piece is a shounen, i.e., for young boys, but its plurality demographic is women in their 20s.
Shoujo tends to be more distinct, but that's because 95% of it is bad romance in that weird artstyle. But josei is harder to distinguish from seinen, and since you're way more likely to find niche ideas in seinen and josei, they're more mature as a whole.
...also, despite being audience groups, they often don't have anything to do with the actual audience. So One Piece is a shounen, i.e., for young boys, but its plurality demographic is women in their 20s.
Ah, I stand corrected. Perhaps a regional issue, then.
IIRC, his program bought some Serano Genomics stock for her.
JadedWriter
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This becomes way more relevant later down the line.
Its an advanced technique that is not easy to maintain for long distances for any real length of time. When a character bursts out a huge En and walks around like its nothing you know they're one to watch out for.
JadedWriter
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No...Chrollo does not like Hisoka.
I don't think anybody strong enough to do this has popped up yet though.
That isn't how HxH works. Phantom Troupe is still dangerous as fuck towards the end as well.
ArchedThunder
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Hellwarden
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I got slightly intoxicated last night.
Toonami-Gaf experienced me at my best. Slightly off kilter.
Toonami-Gaf experienced me at my best. Slightly off kilter.
ArchedThunder
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This is my first episode of Super and this animation is ridiculously garbage. Wow.
I'm a huge DBZ fan too.
The actual writing isn't bad though.
Garbage is a bit of an exaggeration, the actual garbage looking episodes aren't for a few weeks.
The show gets better over time after the massive collapse that is only a few episodes away, right now in the Japanese broadcast things are pretty solid.
I'm just glad I managed to get my TV fixed (though I had to rescan all the channels which sucks b/c it takes a while).
I skip Tokyo Ghoul pretty much; I'll sometimes catch the last few minutes, but that's it.
I really don't care for it.
Unicorn I somehow manage to get through if I'm not tired.
Usually about the time Naruto comes on now, I typically go to bed.
That's pretty much me as well.
Looks nice, but that plot...ugh.
I skip Tokyo Ghoul pretty much; I'll sometimes catch the last few minutes, but that's it.
I really don't care for it.
Unicorn I somehow manage to get through if I'm not tired.
Usually about the time Naruto comes on now, I typically go to bed.
That's pretty much me as well.
Looks nice, but that plot...ugh.
Thanks a bunch!
After last night's episode...
,,, I like how we end there, and then our next ep. preview is suspiciously Ashi-less. Wew,
Considering how off people are acting over our Phantom Dust Re-Release / Remake, I wonder now how they'd take the news of a Metal Wolf Chaos port... before a hopeful sequel.
MWC with it's own Japanese-inspired take on Crackdown 3's destruction would be a dream come true.
RICCCCHAAARDDDDDDDDDD~!!!
They have its just not been shown off yet.
Its most people who never played Phantom Dust on the original Xbox which is not surprising considering it was not a hit. It was a $20 game on its original release.
JadedWriter
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Aren't
Netero, Zeno, Silva and probably Chrollo
Hellwarden
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I can't wait for you guys to see the next couple Attack on Titan episodes.
CAN'T WAIT!
CAN'T WAIT!
JadedWriter
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Kurapika vs Uvogin is still a hype ass fight.
Y'know, I rather enjoy how oddly aware and... reasonable (?) DB Super can be at times. I'm surprised at things like Whis and Bulma's friendships actually seeming to be REAL interactions between each other, and not just a simple "I'M SAVING THE WORLD FROM LUNKHEAD SAIYANS!" jokes. I like how ChiChi's intensity is more of an answer to the strength of her saiyan-blood family's convictions, rather than just a way to make her seem like an unlikable character. And I actually like how stubbornly Gohan and VIdel (And Satan!) have stuck to being a more realistic functional family, rather than just some group we laugh at for not acting like bland battle-thirsty maniacs.
It really helps make the show feel more like a series that has grown up alongside an older, but young at heart audience (much like Goku) rather than the battle hungry, "It's only good when there's fighting!" stuff that your more usual shonen-focus series toss at us.
In a way, I feel like it pairs well with Gundam Unicorn due to this. They're both shows that are somewhat less about straight personal character drama and how many fight scenes they have, and are more about continuing worlds reacting to the legacy of a series and characters from decades ago.
This all sucks if you don't take the series as seriously as these works themselves do, though.
I couldn't really ever like Gundam Wing or G-Gundam or even Build fighters more than the classic Gundamverse, because the main times I enjoy those shows is generally when they're attempting derivative takes / references TO the original universe.
I don't think I started like this though. I think it's more the fault of something like Seed, which felt it's best when it dropped it's own methodology and pacing, and instead tried to make an impact that complimented a classic timeline event.
Paired alongside the fact that playing the few translated / emulated games of the 90s and 2000s, alongside things like Original Gundam airing on Toonami (Or original Dragonball on UPN?!), really helped me understand how formative some of these moments must have felt to those who'd become the directors, character designers, and seiyuu of the upcoming years.
This isn't to say shows can't be judged as good or bad purely on their own. But that happens everywhere. There's just something special about seeing the effects of long-running legacies built up on diehard fans.
It's always a bit disappointing to me, TBH, to see an enthusiast forum act so clueless about the value of a gem like PD. The lack of insight and understanding feels like basic GameFAQS or YouTube comment fodder.
It really helps make the show feel more like a series that has grown up alongside an older, but young at heart audience (much like Goku) rather than the battle hungry, "It's only good when there's fighting!" stuff that your more usual shonen-focus series toss at us.
In a way, I feel like it pairs well with Gundam Unicorn due to this. They're both shows that are somewhat less about straight personal character drama and how many fight scenes they have, and are more about continuing worlds reacting to the legacy of a series and characters from decades ago.
This all sucks if you don't take the series as seriously as these works themselves do, though.
I couldn't really ever like Gundam Wing or G-Gundam or even Build fighters more than the classic Gundamverse, because the main times I enjoy those shows is generally when they're attempting derivative takes / references TO the original universe.
I don't think I started like this though. I think it's more the fault of something like Seed, which felt it's best when it dropped it's own methodology and pacing, and instead tried to make an impact that complimented a classic timeline event.
Paired alongside the fact that playing the few translated / emulated games of the 90s and 2000s, alongside things like Original Gundam airing on Toonami (Or original Dragonball on UPN?!), really helped me understand how formative some of these moments must have felt to those who'd become the directors, character designers, and seiyuu of the upcoming years.
This isn't to say shows can't be judged as good or bad purely on their own. But that happens everywhere. There's just something special about seeing the effects of long-running legacies built up on diehard fans.
It's always a bit disappointing to me, TBH, to see an enthusiast forum act so clueless about the value of a gem like PD. The lack of insight and understanding feels like basic GameFAQS or YouTube comment fodder.
That's a shoot, jack!
JadedWriter
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Does the manga ever state which member of the Phantom Troupe Silva kills? I'm going to assume the original number 4 but who the hell really knows.
2 of those (AoT and Naruto) arein pretty good parts at the moment.
I am just waiting for IBO season 2 at this point.
JadedWriter
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HxH ep 50. Look at Nobunaga stepping up to Feitan like he'd actually beat Feitan in a fight. Forgot how much I loved this show, probably going to go sub soon cause I'm in a marathon mood. Granted I'm watching the sub now, but I do believe ep 50 was last night for you guys.
JadedWriter
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That man has a lot of honor. I like Feitan the most simply because of his Nen ability.
Imperial Bishop
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Keanu should definitely be Jack in any movie adaptation, "white"washing be damned.
JadedWriter
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Holy shit GAF has to prepare itself now for how legit HxH 51 and 52 get.
SparksterMeta0
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Holy shit GAF has to prepare itself now for how legit HxH 51 and 52 get.
Dang. We're already at 51 episodes?
Finished Persona 5. Loved it. I don't know what to do with my life now.
Here's my review if you're interested:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=236022787&postcount=15014
Here's my review if you're interested:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=236022787&postcount=15014
JadedWriter
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I'm on the sub so I skipped ahead, but those two are some damn good episodes, you guys will not be disapointed.
mightynine
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Day late and a dollar short, but I just watched Sam Jack and that Mad Men ending was on point.
I can appreciate the good parts of Naruto I guess, but I just get super bored with it. There's nothing about Naruto, or even AOT that I enjoy really.
I feel like I'm the only dude that liked the episode. It was fun, the whole episode was Genndy seeing how many romcom cliches he could fit in 24 minutes. That and it all built up to that final scene, the episode was constructed like a mousetrap that just snaps shut at the end and forces a laugh.
mightynine
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Don't worry, Dubs. I love how the whole episode was just an extended metaphor building up to the final scene.
Yes to everyone you mentioned as well as
Kortopi
Oda is even confused and surprised about the amount of women read his series.
JadedWriter
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That persons Nen is weird because people don't even realize that what they're holding is just physical manifestations of Nen.
He's pretty much the only likeable person in the group.
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