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Toonami |OT7| I Don't Believe It
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grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
We've reached Sports gaf levels
lazybones18
Banned
Later
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
ahahaha. Love it.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Ranking time! Probably the lowest low we've ever reached! But at least most of the schedule was good!
Laterz
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Soul Eater
- One Piece
- Naruto
- Inuyasha 2
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Inuyasha 1
- FLCL
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- IGPX
- Kick-Heart
- Bleach
- Korgoth of Barbaria
- Sword Art Online
- King Star King
Laterz
Schadenfreude
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Your drawings are way too epic for that worthless excuse for a character, Jar Jar. Laughing so hard at the Brotherhood one and I especially love the Naruto one. Badass. Btw, what's that one with the silhouette of the 4 guys with one of them carrying some sort of sword?
LoL, glad ya guys like that one
Group shots offer fun possibilitiesThanks
I didn't wanna spend much time on Jar Jar... but it got fun, guess I like drawing odd designs (though I did think of addin a "Justa killa Meesa now..." to it...)Silhouette of the 4 is of the Band of 7 at the end of the flashback in the first Inuyasha ep. That was so quick to do, I figured I'd just do 2 for it... so 2 pics for Inuyasha Ep 1, one pic for Ep 2.
Schadenfreude
Member
See, I thought that's what it was but I didn't know if you did more than one sketch per episode so I was confused.
-nod- Yeah, can understand that! Not drawin' the specials (And using the time on a Dandy+ Catchup after the complicated Soul Eater Pic) threw everything for a loop. I started off slow, and ended up ahead! So figured I'd toss in some extras / do something more elaborate when I could... (That and I'm kinda meh at my Major, for a variety of reasons, so had to personally make up for it!)
Not drawin' the specials (And using the time on a Dandy+ Catchup after the complicated Soul Eater Pic) threw everything for a loop. I started off slow, and ended up ahead! So figured I'd toss in some extras / do something more elaborate when I could... (That and I'm kinda meh at my Major, for a variety of reasons, so had to personally make up for it!)Unspeakable Evil
Member
Well Crap. I fell asleep during Clone Wars. :/
Nice. Gaara vs Rock Lee and Band of 7 is so Damn nostalgic.
Later.
BassForever
Member
Wow my phone alarm didn't go off ugh well at least I don't have to be worried about not getting enough sleep...
ugh well at least I don't have to be worried about not getting enough sleep...Good morning Toonami-GAF
It's so weird to see Naruto with a budget. I guess that's why this fight is so memorable.
One Piece is revving up!
I can't even pinpoint the moment in SAO that angered me the most. The reveal that Heathcliff was the programmer all along? That he can't even remember why he did it? That we're meant to SYMPATHIZE with this mass-murderer? That Kirito's first thought after he wakes up is to leave his hospital bed and find Asuna, even though she's very likely not there? The fact that they didn't give their real contact info, or even their real names in the time they were together?
How did Kirito even make it out of the room? He spent two years in that bed, his legs should collapse under him! Muscle atrophy, what's that?
And reading what happens next.... this is going to be an interesting few months.
It's so weird to see Naruto with a budget. I guess that's why this fight is so memorable.
One Piece is revving up!
I can't even pinpoint the moment in SAO that angered me the most. The reveal that Heathcliff was the programmer all along? That he can't even remember why he did it? That we're meant to SYMPATHIZE with this mass-murderer? That Kirito's first thought after he wakes up is to leave his hospital bed and find Asuna, even though she's very likely not there? The fact that they didn't give their real contact info, or even their real names in the time they were together?
How did Kirito even make it out of the room? He spent two years in that bed, his legs should collapse under him! Muscle atrophy, what's that?
And reading what happens next.... this is going to be an interesting few months.
Doctor Decimate
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The reveal that he was the creator didn't really bother me.
Everything else, however...
Everything else, however...
BassForever
Member
Meanwhile in log horizon (courtesy of AnimeGAF):
Lol this made me laugh really hard
Log Horizon is legit good
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Fell asleep after FLCL, this week was pretty stressful. SAO reactions were incredible.
I know exactly the moment I turned on this episode. I have no problems with Heathcliff being the programmer, or that years of being in this game had made him forget why he even did it.
What I do have a problem with, is the "author" (I use the term lightly) thinking that it is perfectly normal for people to commit suicide immediately after a friend dies. The best explanation I have is that the author has severe mental handicaps that prevent them from understanding human empathy, like some super evolved version of Aspergers. This isn't even the first time in this fucking series this happened! The fact that Kirito had to fucking ask that she would be prevented from killing herself, and her freaking out when Heathcliff allowing it is legitimately insulting to anyone over the age of 13,
Gucci Messiah
Banned
The author was a teenage Japanese boy trying to create male power fantasy through which he could live vicariously. Stop taking it so seriously and your blood pressure will go down. By episode 4 it was clear this show is nothing but nonsense.
BassForever
Member
I like how everyone was already angry/upset, then I explained what part 2 of SAO was about and then everyone just exploded lo
Also
10,000 Players Enter the Game.
6,147 Players Survive.
3,853 Players Died (2,000 of them during the 1 Month).
That means 61.47% of the people survived the game and more players died in the first month then in the remaining 2ish years of being trapped in SAO
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10,000 Players Enter the Game.
6,147 Players Survive.
3,853 Players Died (2,000 of them during the 1 Month).
That means 61.47% of the people survived the game and more players died in the first month then in the remaining 2ish years of being trapped in SAO
Gucci Messiah
Banned
From the author:
I find that stat about more people dying in the first month to be entirely plausible. Most people had never played the game before, and were probably careless and accidentally fought a mob too high level for them. As time went on, people learned and became more careful.
SparksterMeta0
Member
Yeah. I like that logic.
I haven't really despised the show as much as the rest of ToonamiGAF, so I may avoid the rest of it before I regret it.
That is... Unless someone convinces me to stay.
The worst part about the SAO episode was easily the "I forgot" line, for me. The players and their families go through ... well .... 2 years of that situation, just because? How uninteresting. Such a cop out in the writing.
Probably.
Probably.
SparksterMeta0
Member
Is it too much to justify that since he's been playing the game like everyone else, his own mental stability was in question?
Of course, if he had the ability to log out during the past 2 years, you know... Being the game's creator and all, you're right about it being a cop out.
BassForever
Member
To be fair the first episode had him explain why he made the game, he basically wanted to play god in a world of his creation.
Also just watched last nights InuYasha episodes, so upset my alarm didn't go off they were really good
Also just watched last nights InuYasha episodes, so upset my alarm didn't go off they were really good
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Read what I posted above and then go back and watch the first episode. Akihiro explains why he creates the game, I think people are focusing too much on the "lol I forgot" line. The dude is clearly a little unbalanced and has been playing SAO for 2 years like everyone else. I can buy him forgetting his original intentions as time goes on and his sanity continues to erode.
Yeah, last nights inuyasha was surprisingly good, enough to keep me up after so many hours x_x
Yeah, the explanation of an eroded mind is a plausible one. A band aid for a seemingly poorly executed reveal. Though it seems to be that we may imparting more explanation than the author intended. Either than or he was a 14 year old master, talented in extreme levels of subtlety. There's just not a lot of indication that he was unstable, but the explanation that he is fits the situation and motive. I dunno, it feels like working backwards, can't explain it in words.
Like indiscriminately slapping paint up on a canvas and then later deciding what it is you drew.
Yeah, the explanation of an eroded mind is a plausible one. A band aid for a seemingly poorly executed reveal. Though it seems to be that we may imparting more explanation than the author intended. Either than or he was a 14 year old master, talented in extreme levels of subtlety. There's just not a lot of indication that he was unstable, but the explanation that he is fits the situation and motive. I dunno, it feels like working backwards, can't explain it in words.
Like indiscriminately slapping paint up on a canvas and then later deciding what it is you drew.
Later.
Really great. Your so good at this! ^_^
I'm not saying Akihiro's reasoning is nonsense. He's just some guy who wanted a world to rule and somewhere along the line he got lost along the way. It's still boring and lazy writing. When the primary impetus of the show up to this point is for the characters to surpass Akihiro's whims I would hope there would be more to it than that.
BassForever
Member
Rankings for this weekend
1. Naruto
2. One Piece
3. FMA Brotherhood
4. Soul Eater
5/6. InuYasha
7. FLCL
8. GitS
9. Korgoth
10. Clone Wars
11. Bleach
12. IGPX
13. SAO
14. King Star King
15. Shirley Temple
16. Hot Pockets
17. China IL
18. Children can't choose their parents (manga)
19. School Days
20. Hot House
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999999. Kick Heart
1. Naruto
2. One Piece
3. FMA Brotherhood
4. Soul Eater
5/6. InuYasha
7. FLCL
8. GitS
9. Korgoth
10. Clone Wars
11. Bleach
12. IGPX
13. SAO
14. King Star King
15. Shirley Temple
16. Hot Pockets
17. China IL
18. Children can't choose their parents (manga)
19. School Days
20. Hot House
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999999. Kick Heart
Hot Pockets too low
Doctor Decimate
Member
I think the question is WHY he wanted to play god and all that. Because at this point you're better off with NO explanation than "I forgot"
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Later.
awesome SAB!
Gucci Messiah
Banned
You can call the writing "boring" since that's entirely subjective but I don't think this particular bit is lazy. The show never appealed to you Seda; it's a harem for adolescent males and it works in that context.
The point of the show is for the characters to clear the game by beating Akihiro so they can return to the real world. In a twist we find out Akihiro was hiding within plain sight as leader of the most powerful guild in the game but Kirito figures it out after he got jobbed in a duel.
That isn't lazy writing.
Asuna somehow breaking out of paralysis set by the game master to die for her virtual husband, Kirito being killed but coming back from the dead to kill Akihiro, Kirito waking up from the game instead of being dead, Kirito walking to find his waifu after being stuck in a coma for two years...all of those things are lazy writing and worth criticizing.
...Guess I'll post this again
Akihiro probably represents the author to an extent. He's never been a top tier player in the MMOs that he's played and decides to create his own game where he can play god.
The point of the show is for the characters to clear the game by beating Akihiro so they can return to the real world. In a twist we find out Akihiro was hiding within plain sight as leader of the most powerful guild in the game but Kirito figures it out after he got jobbed in a duel.
That isn't lazy writing.
Asuna somehow breaking out of paralysis set by the game master to die for her virtual husband, Kirito being killed but coming back from the dead to kill Akihiro, Kirito waking up from the game instead of being dead, Kirito walking to find his waifu after being stuck in a coma for two years...all of those things are lazy writing and worth criticizing.
...Guess I'll post this again
Akihiro probably represents the author to an extent. He's never been a top tier player in the MMOs that he's played and decides to create his own game where he can play god.
BassForever
Member
Props to sab again for another week of awesomeness. Jar jar one in particular made me laugh
I think it's incredibly lazy. The entire setting and premise of the show is set up because of a guy who wanted a world to rule, just because? (I'm not talking about him being the guild leader, I thought that was fine...er...mostly, despite being predictable.) Seems like the author very hastily constructed the villain character and his motivations just to put the show into a video game world.
I understand that my envisioning what the show should have been is different than what the author was intending, I'm just pointing out the these are the things I didn't like. Just opinions, that's all.
e: Further, I think I call the "I forgot" line the worst part of the episode over some of the other events like Asuna breaking out of paralysis because it affects the impetus of the entire show up to this point, rather than being a singular nonsense occurrence.
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There isn't a single SAB CA sketch that stands above the rest this week but I am consistently impressed how you can emulate the art style of each show while keeping your own style, and I think the sketches are improving in art quality.
I understand that my envisioning what the show should have been is different than what the author was intending, I'm just pointing out the these are the things I didn't like. Just opinions, that's all.
e: Further, I think I call the "I forgot" line the worst part of the episode over some of the other events like Asuna breaking out of paralysis because it affects the impetus of the entire show up to this point, rather than being a singular nonsense occurrence.
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There isn't a single SAB CA sketch that stands above the rest this week but I am consistently impressed how you can emulate the art style of each show while keeping your own style, and I think the sketches are improving in art quality.
Meanwhile in log horizon (courtesy of AnimeGAF):
I wish Toonami had Log Horizon.
BassForever
Member
I really want GitS to get to the complex episodes, that's where the series truly shined imo
Baroquemantic
Member
I just finished watching the first two Kill la Kill episodes, thanks to this thread. That shit is awesome.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Has anybody here read the light novels?
Edit: I'm curious to see if they expanded on Akihiko's motivation for creating the game. There has to be more to it than "lol I wanted to play sim city with real people and rpg elements"....
Right?
Edit: I'm curious to see if they expanded on Akihiko's motivation for creating the game. There has to be more to it than "lol I wanted to play sim city with real people and rpg elements"....
Right?
BassForever
Member
I've tried to read them, it's hard to tell if it's just poor writing or poor translating but they're hard to read. It's why I'm kind of excited for official translations next year so I can read them in actual English.
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