-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Winter 2012 Anime Thread 2.22: You Can (Not) Outpost Cajunator
- Thread starter Haly
- Start date
- Status
Jaffa cakes are wonderful, America misses out on so many good European treats, like Kinder eggs and Nutella.
yeah, technically you can get Nutella, but hardly anyone actually eats it in the states. /generalizing
Well, the best indian dish comes from portugal.
A Black Falcon
Member
We went to Britain once.
The only food I remember actually being good was at the Indian restaurants.
The only food I remember actually being good was at the Indian restaurants.
I love organ meats.
I like insects too. I realllllly want to try roasted waterbugs in Thailand.
This all leads me to want to resume Toriko
I love organ meats.
I like insects too. I realllllly want to try roasted waterbugs in Thailand.
This all leads me to want to resume Toriko
I once ate an ant that had crept into my sandwich without my knowlege.
I was sad afterwards.
You should never use the words "cuisine" and "sodomy" in the same sentence.
Forget Europe, people in the States need to stop ignoring the treats that comes from their own continent.
Tres Leche cake mmmmmm
Dedication Through Light
Member
New Prince of Tennis 11
How is that even possible? Everything gets cool names but looks odd, ie, Rondo towards Destruction. Regardless best tennis oriented episode thus far, hated the outcome. Irie is the best actor indeed, enjoyed it much.
How is that even possible? Everything gets cool names but looks odd, ie, Rondo towards Destruction. Regardless best tennis oriented episode thus far, hated the outcome. Irie is the best actor indeed, enjoyed it much.
What's with the off-topic post?
Ultimadrago
Member
New Prince of Tennis 11
How is that even possible? Everything gets cool names but looks odd, ie, Rondo towards Destruction. Regardless best tennis oriented episode thus far, hated the outcome. Irie is the best actor indeed, enjoyed it much.
do you just really want everyone to know how much you like yaoi?
Hamburgers, if Onkel's pics are anything to judge by.
Ultimadrago
Member
Where I'm at, pretty common. They're not quite as openly franchised as some other food specialties however. About two to every smaller town, not uncommon for them to be family owned. In larger cities, you get your quite large, mainstream Pappadeaux's (or three) and maybe five, six in sensible driving range within any one of 'em.
How can people not like a good roast? British cuisine in basically a mix of other countries foods much like the language. Heck fish 'n' chips is not originally British. Besides we have Ainsley so we win the world of cooking 20 times over.
Talking of the British I came across this anime oddity the other day. The BBC did four comedy dubs of Lum the Invader. This is localisation to the extreme. If you're not British you won't get most of the jokes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRcxz1MSPd0
Talking of the British I came across this anime oddity the other day. The BBC did four comedy dubs of Lum the Invader. This is localisation to the extreme. If you're not British you won't get most of the jokes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRcxz1MSPd0
Ultimadrago
Member
The times I've had from local smaller cajun places has been positive. Yet, I've never been to Louisiana, probably tastes even better there.
Nichibros 08:
Not a pleasant episode for the entomophobic.
Several laugh-out-loud moments this episode, foremost amongst these probably being Hidenori's overly-frank admission that if he could do anything once, it would be
. That really caught me off guard.
getting schooled by
was a thing of beauty. This show continues to amazingly savage the cute-girls-doing-cute-things concept.
Nichibros 09:
Hidenori and Student Council episode? Yes, please. First half was kind of slow but the second half is some of the best stuff in the whole show.
Poor
, hah. The revelation at the end of that skit was the perfect way to totally upend that cliched mono no aware scene.
And, as always, Nichibros proves surprisingly relatable. When Hidenori
, I could only think how many times I'd been there.
Do I even need to say anything about the student council? DIABOLICAL.
Nichibros 10:
I think I laughed through the entire show. This episode was GOLDEN.
Dat first skit. So much shame. So much desperation. Some really.....unpleasant sound effects. And
.
And as if we hadn't had enough,
Motoharu's sister is still kind of a bitch. I feel sorry for the guy. At least
brought some justice back to the side of the boys, even if
.
Not a pleasant episode for the entomophobic.
HAVING AN ASIAN HORNET LAND ON MY FACE IS ONE OF MY WORST FEARS OH GOD GET IT OFF ME AAAAAAAAATTHGHHGHHHHHH
Several laugh-out-loud moments this episode, foremost amongst these probably being Hidenori's overly-frank admission that if he could do anything once, it would be
to piss his pants
Yanagi
Nago
I think that there are more instances of girls puking in Nichibros than all other anime combined.
Nichibros 09:
Hidenori and Student Council episode? Yes, please. First half was kind of slow but the second half is some of the best stuff in the whole show.
Poor
Eri
And, as always, Nichibros proves surprisingly relatable. When Hidenori
couldn't find his glasses because he'd pushed them to his forehead
Do I even need to say anything about the student council? DIABOLICAL.
Ringo totally had it coming.
Nichibros 10:
I think I laughed through the entire show. This episode was GOLDEN.
Dat first skit. So much shame. So much desperation. Some really.....unpleasant sound effects. And
literary girl making Hidenori's life a living hell without even realizing it
And as if we hadn't had enough,
literary girl continues to dominate the episode. She's almost more HNNNNNNNG than I can stand at this point. I almost feel like Hidenori is avoiding her so that she doesn't embarass herself further at this point, because she's just digging her hole deeper every time they encounter each other. She still can't get over how utterly twisted her initial fantasy at the riverbank has become, and it provides increasingly-amazing materal for the show each time.
Motoharu's sister is still kind of a bitch. I feel sorry for the guy. At least
Yanagin getting Kinniku Buster'd FOR REAL
Karasawa may or may not be paralyzed now
Fresh local cajun food is amazing. Theres little other cuisines like it.
Toriko should have a cajun episode where they hunt for gigantic crawfish.
InsaneZero
Member
They'll do that after he hunts down a sentient noodle living in a sea of broth or something.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
One Piece 7-8
I'm never sure if Luffy's brain is totally empty or too full.
I'm never sure if Luffy's brain is totally empty or too full.
I have a friend with a deep love of enjoying terrible things. This was an opportunity.
Garzey's Wing
I wasn't really prepared for this.
I knew the dub was bad. It was pretty gloriously bad, which made the whole thing watchable. There's a real joy in trying to make sense of the convoluted translation. And some of the voice acting was fantastic. I particularly liked the older guy in the tribe, who always looked impassively stoic, but consistently shouted his lines like the conductor of a high school marching band.
It also really showed me things I take for granted. The editing in the first ten minutes of Garzey's Wing was the most manic, incoherent mess I had ever seen. The transition between Chris entering the world of Byston Well, to the tribe escaping through the forest and being pursued, to the tribe escaping into the swamps, interspersed with Chris at home, was total goddamn nonsense. It was like a full episode's worth of footage was left on the cutting room floor.
Beyond that, there's not really anything remarkable about it. I thought the idea of Chris basically bringing modern scientific knowledge to this primitive world was a cool one, but everything else is so grossly incompetent that it doesn't redeem the work creatively. Good thing there's that dub.
Also, that ending is just awful.
Garzey's Wing
I wasn't really prepared for this.
I knew the dub was bad. It was pretty gloriously bad, which made the whole thing watchable. There's a real joy in trying to make sense of the convoluted translation. And some of the voice acting was fantastic. I particularly liked the older guy in the tribe, who always looked impassively stoic, but consistently shouted his lines like the conductor of a high school marching band.
It also really showed me things I take for granted. The editing in the first ten minutes of Garzey's Wing was the most manic, incoherent mess I had ever seen. The transition between Chris entering the world of Byston Well, to the tribe escaping through the forest and being pursued, to the tribe escaping into the swamps, interspersed with Chris at home, was total goddamn nonsense. It was like a full episode's worth of footage was left on the cutting room floor.
Beyond that, there's not really anything remarkable about it. I thought the idea of Chris basically bringing modern scientific knowledge to this primitive world was a cool one, but everything else is so grossly incompetent that it doesn't redeem the work creatively. Good thing there's that dub.
Also, that ending is just awful.
My sword is incredibly dull.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
You're just getting started.
Now you know the wonders of Tomino.
"Humans are just human."
Ultimadrago
Member
Amen to that.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Kind of makes me want to rewatch. Luffy can be really funny in the anime at times.
Sailor Moon 11
Rei and Usagi make an excellent pair, poor Ami got left out for most of the episode, and her special attack isn't as good as the others.
Jadeite is beginning to run out of time to collect energy, while on the Sailors' side, Luna has no idea how to find the princess. Rei and Usagi once again are in synch as they both give up right away. Ami is the only one with brains in the group, but she gets completely ignored most of the time. At least she gets to carry Luna around wherever they go.
Tuxedo Mask has successfully started his own harem.
And speaking of totally not related to Tuxedo Mask in any way, Rei figures out in one episode what usagi hasn't in 11.
Rei also happily joins Not Tuxedo Mask in making fun of Usagi. Poor Usagi, she didn't do anything to deserve such harassment.
Whoever wrote this really likes doing creepy things to body joints, especially necks.
Rei and Usagi make an excellent pair, poor Ami got left out for most of the episode, and her special attack isn't as good as the others.
this is why you don't harass little boys in the middle of a park
Jadeite is beginning to run out of time to collect energy, while on the Sailors' side, Luna has no idea how to find the princess. Rei and Usagi once again are in synch as they both give up right away. Ami is the only one with brains in the group, but she gets completely ignored most of the time. At least she gets to carry Luna around wherever they go.
Tuxedo Mask has successfully started his own harem.
And speaking of totally not related to Tuxedo Mask in any way, Rei figures out in one episode what usagi hasn't in 11.
Rei also happily joins Not Tuxedo Mask in making fun of Usagi. Poor Usagi, she didn't do anything to deserve such harassment.
Whoever wrote this really likes doing creepy things to body joints, especially necks.
Ultimadrago
Member
Requiem from the Darkness 8-9
Nothing I haven't said in past reviews. I appreciate its dark supernatural nature, even with life lessons under the skin.
Nothing I haven't said in past reviews. I appreciate its dark supernatural nature, even with life lessons under the skin.
One can only hope!
You make a convincing point.
Nakama~
Ice Lightning
Member
Is this worth picking up? I remember watching a few episodes when it aired on either SyFy or [as] and I enjoyed the dark mystery aspects.
Ultimadrago
Member
It's a good dark mystery series. The art style is delightfully twisted and rough. The variation of mysteries (and the legends behind them) is a treat (though they all lead to murder).
That said, so far I wish it was less episodic. There's a small amount of story detail that jumps from one episode to the next. There seems to be an overarching plot starting up, but it's the 9th episode out of 13. I think a more major overlying plot starting earlier could've made it better at this point, but that's me.
In short, yes, it is worth your time, but can get a bit too "cut and dry" in overall story flow between episodes.
The show is best when it's being fabulous max.
Well, you will think you do. When in reality, you really don't.
Crash Station
Member
Of course I have to live in the Naruto region :/
Dedication Through Light
Member
Im in Shota region...
Hueco Mundo is the best one.
Hueco Mundo is the best one.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
This truly is Hell.
- Status