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Toonami |Sep15| You got the edge! You got the power!
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BassForever
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I got an advance on the schedule.
If Toonami were to actually reair both or either season of sao in that 3am slot it'd be hilarious
Have we not suffered enough?
Cornbread78
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C'Mon y'all, u can never get enough SAO.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Which one is that? I can think of like four that could contend for the position
Hellwarden
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The court room one? Is that what you're talking about? Edit: Nailed it.
That was probably because they had gone over budget, and needed to pull it back in. Especially since the finale probably cost more to make than some entire shows get.
Yeah, the courtroom one is a bit dull.
That being said, Dandy being asleep the entire episode was pretty great.
That was probably because they had gone over budget, and needed to pull it back in. Especially since the finale probably cost more to make than some entire shows get.
Yeah, the courtroom one is a bit dull.
That being said, Dandy being asleep the entire episode was pretty great.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Yeah the courtroom one was kind of lame aside from that baseball scene
There are a few episodes I think are worse, the aliens arguing about underpants and the one with the girl who turned into a big pile of breasts come to mind
There are a few episodes I think are worse, the aliens arguing about underpants and the one with the girl who turned into a big pile of breasts come to mind
Doctor Decimate
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Toonami will be proud to announce that the 8pm reairing of DBZ Kai has moved to 3am!
Hellwarden
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The new show is gonna be an exciting new animated work about Pachinko players, and how playing Pachinko isn't for nerds, but for hip young sexy adults.
Produced by Konami, and A1-Pictures.
Produced by Konami, and A1-Pictures.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The last arc of Kaiji S2 is about Pachinko. Kaiji confirmed?
That's just a feint, the truth is they're going to show Haruhi but only the Endless Eight episodes.
The greatest trolling.
All jokes aside, I finally got around to reading the 9th and 10th books and I want more. I really want another season, there's more than enough material or at least another book.
I was reading the fanslation for the longest time, knew it got an official release. Got a kindle earlier this year, found out that they have the official release at a reasonable price...and that there hasn't been any books written since the last one I read years ago.
I basically buy one whenever I'm done reading the one before it, but I've been doing it ever so slowly that I'm only now finishing book 2. Meanwhile the last time I read them I think it took me a day and a half to do the entire series.
I basically buy one whenever I'm done reading the one before it, but I've been doing it ever so slowly that I'm only now finishing book 2. Meanwhile the last time I read them I think it took me a day and a half to do the entire series.
I've been doing the same but I fell off the fan translations at like book 7, so the last three books have been brand new for me. I basically went through them during my last two days off as I wasn't doing anything else. I really want to see what's next.
BassForever
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Bring Nisekoi to Toonami
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Just kidding
Though I do have to ask, in harem series or series with harem elements like Tenchi when it's very apparent one girl is going to be the winner or its likely between 2 girls what value is there to adding girls 3-7 into the plot outside of selling merch? At least gxp justified it by having an (awful) harem end.
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Just kidding
Though I do have to ask, in harem series or series with harem elements like Tenchi when it's very apparent one girl is going to be the winner or its likely between 2 girls what value is there to adding girls 3-7 into the plot outside of selling merch? At least gxp justified it by having an (awful) harem end.
*catches up on Prison School*
*watches ep. 10*
THEY DID IT! THE FAMOUS SPEECH WHICH HAS BEEN POSTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON NEOGAF.
YOU BETTER DO THAT SCENE JUSTICE, FUNIMATION.
Speaking of which, has Shonen Jump ever done a rom-com that was actually good? Like, all I can think of is Nisekoi, I"S, Ichigo 100%, &...I guess To-Love-Ru before Darkness i.e. "DRAW ALL THE GIRLS YOU WANT" happened, but all of them are basically "meh".
*watches ep. 10*
THEY DID IT! THE FAMOUS SPEECH WHICH HAS BEEN POSTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON NEOGAF.
YOU BETTER DO THAT SCENE JUSTICE, FUNIMATION.
My only guess is if someone likes a girl that isn't the "mc", they hope the author will throw a curveball & be all "NOPE, it wasn't the obvious girl, it was actually THIS girl!" But that actually is an interesting question when the first girl we see is usually the "main" one.
Speaking of which, has Shonen Jump ever done a rom-com that was actually good? Like, all I can think of is Nisekoi, I"S, Ichigo 100%, &...I guess To-Love-Ru before Darkness i.e. "DRAW ALL THE GIRLS YOU WANT" happened, but all of them are basically "meh".
I mean, it's part of the established formula. Some shows like to tease that the others have a chance (usually those with roots in pc games you can choose your route for) but other times they are there for additional comic relief. A show with only the frontrunners tend to get boring fast after all.
BassForever
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I think the idea of a harem where there are 4-6 girls with a serious shot to win could be fun... But all of those girls/guys need to be introduced in chapter/episode 1 for that to work. When you introduce a new harem member half way though a series if that character actually wins and your series was straight rom com what was the point of the entire first half of the series if you were going to have a new guy/girl come in out of nowhere and win. So many harem series start small 1-2 and the slowly add jobbers for fans of jobbers and bizzaro world shippers. The only series I can think of that do the 4-6 winners in episode 1 are the adaptations of pc eroge where in the game you can romance any of them but the anime has to either pick the canon route (if one exists), pick a harem end, pick a random route, pick the nobody wins, or make up a route and all 5 potentially have issues.
The more I think about it, the more I agree with Bass. If you already know who is the "winner" or the main female is, where's the suspense, & therefore the point in watching? If you slowly introduce more characters, it doesn't work because we KNOW they won't get chosen, they're there for comedy/story/drama reasons.
& yes, I agree if you introduce everyone at the same time, then it works because we won't have a clue who is considered the main girl. The audience feels like everyone has an equal shot now. Problem is, most of them introduce the main girl then not long after, introduce about 3+ more "potential" choices, when we all know it's the first girl that the MC met.
I think most of them try for either the canon route (i.e. the true ending), the harem ending, or the nobody ending, & of course, it's a matter of figuring out which ending won't make the most fans angry. But of course, it also depends on how the viewer feels about the MC & if he deserves the ending as well.
Edit: Problem with the harem ending is that it feels like a cop-out in that "Oh it's okay, everyone "won", so your favorite character still got chosen!" & it honestly feels like the MC doesn't learn anything because it seems indecisive of them not being able to fully realize which person he cares about the most. It's probably why I absolutely loathe Makoto from School Days: He doesn't give a single fuck about the feelings about ANYONE & doesn't even see the females as actual human beings.
& yes, I agree if you introduce everyone at the same time, then it works because we won't have a clue who is considered the main girl. The audience feels like everyone has an equal shot now. Problem is, most of them introduce the main girl then not long after, introduce about 3+ more "potential" choices, when we all know it's the first girl that the MC met.
I think most of them try for either the canon route (i.e. the true ending), the harem ending, or the nobody ending, & of course, it's a matter of figuring out which ending won't make the most fans angry. But of course, it also depends on how the viewer feels about the MC & if he deserves the ending as well.
Edit: Problem with the harem ending is that it feels like a cop-out in that "Oh it's okay, everyone "won", so your favorite character still got chosen!" & it honestly feels like the MC doesn't learn anything because it seems indecisive of them not being able to fully realize which person he cares about the most. It's probably why I absolutely loathe Makoto from School Days: He doesn't give a single fuck about the feelings about ANYONE & doesn't even see the females as actual human beings.
Hellwarden
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I can't keep my harem rules straight right now.
Does the childhood friend win often or not?
Does the childhood friend win often or not?
Chances are either "yes" or "a very strong contender, but ends up in 2nd place".
Most people don't marry (or just become a couple with) the first person they fall in love with or crush on. If anybody was interested in writing a competent "harem" series with realistic writing (or if writing quality had anything to do with why they sell LOL), the "issue" of introducing potential partners sequentially wouldn't be an issue at all.
That one still had the awesome surfing sequence.
Hellwarden
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There's no episode of Space Dandy that I honestly consider bad.
Even the worst episode has a redeeming moment.
Even the worst episode has a redeeming moment.
Cornbread78
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MetroidPrimeRib
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Huh I guess so. Breast monster it is then.
Now see, THIS would make for a good twist. The girl you thought was the main female & would be the one chosen doesn't turn out to be completely compatiable with the MC, so they break up & he has to apply what he learned about his first relationship in order to make the second one turn out better on a different girl? That would be closer to real life & wouldn't be seen as a harem cliche.
......but then again, some people watch anime (or tv, films, video games, etc.) to escape from reality, so it might not be as well received with the average anime fan.
Sadly, as much as I'd like to continue this discussion, I must leave for work.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
Just turned on Adult Swim and there's a man running around in a Dalmatian suit.
Why Adult Swim Why?
Why Adult Swim Why?
TheAbsolution
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Just like weekday Toonami-GAF, weekday Adult Swim isn't worth watching.
Pretty much this. I enjoy something about every episode.
Slamtastic
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harem anime discussion?
so guys
if asuna was out of the picture, who do u think deserves kirito-kun?
so guys
if asuna was out of the picture, who do u think deserves kirito-kun?
barf
Imperial Bishop
Banned
I would like to see a Yandere harem anime for the lulz.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
There's a game about that. Thought it was a something, but it was a Yandere Hell
That's almost the name
Season one, part one.
1. Asuna
2. Klein
3. Dead Blue Haired Girl
4. Lisbeth
5. Silica
Season one, part two.
1. Asuna
2. Suguha
3. Klein
4. Lisbeth
5. Silica
SAO II
1. Asuna
2. Shinon
3. Klein
4. Suguha
5. Lisbeth
6. Scilia
This is my definitive harem hierarchy.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
who the fuck is keiko is that silica
Whatever, yes. Silica. I can't remember her fake ass name because she's the least important character in the show. Dead blue haired girl is more important to the plot.
I fucking hated dead blue haired girl.
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