Joe Molotov
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Nope, just the new dub, which is an improvement in almost every conceivable way except for in my heart
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Nope, just the new dub, which is an improvement in almost every conceivable way except for in my heart
firehawk12
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I mean, it's a show about teenagers and love. Not for nothing, but after watching hundreds of teen love animes over the last 7 or 8 years, the best I expect from this show is some character arcs that deviate from the norm. I'm not expecting Skins from this show.
I spell it d-ie-construction, so it's okay.
NaDannMaGoGo
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I've recently read s.th. about deconstructed food. IIRC you sort of take apart the ingredients of a dish and then put them together in a different way.
Nope, just the new dub, which is an improvement in almost every conceivable way except for in my heart
rip a piece of history
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I honestly don't know if molecular gastronomy is in vogue anymore (it's probably as cliche as putting steak in a bag and boiling it for an hour), but I can understand the intent in trying to play with expectations of food by either presenting it in its constituent pieces or assembling the ingredients in an unexpected manner.
>an hour
Sous vide is getting more traction these days because of new affordable kitchen appliances that let you sous vide without the previously associated cost.
Food "deconstruction" involves lot of slabs and mason jars.
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Speaking of which:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/05-1/watch-crunchyroll-explain-deconstruction
note: haven't watched it.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
lol
I actually have no long how it takes. I'm just tired of people doing it on cooking shows like it's some magical move that only pro-chefs know about.
I like the deconstructed meals where waiters just slap the ingredients on the table itself.
But it's a big thing in Singapore now!
http://www.yoursingapore.com/editorials/modern-twist-to-local-dining.html
From what I saw, it uses new popular shows and defines deconstruction as "i thought they were going one way then they went another!!"
Dedication Through Light
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MARGINAL #4 the Animation Episode 3 Almagest as Told From a Dream
A lot of Idol anime love the
plot. It worked really good here. Loved L the best in.
A lot of Idol anime love the
hidden camera
NipplesAndToes23
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Oh yeah, I meant to specify that I watched Bloodlust not the first one. Should I watch the first one? It's up on YouTube too.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
lol
Dedication Through Light
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Koro Sensei Quest! Episode 6 The Silver Berserker
Itona remained perfect, though it seemed they went and made Nagisa x Karma canon.
Itona remained perfect, though it seemed they went and made Nagisa x Karma canon.
MetroidPrimeRib
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stop talking about jacques derrida
hosannainexcelsis
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It's your sociological reduction of everything into an assemblage of tropes and categories, with no regard for the individual, that bothers me. But as I said, as Scum's Wish specifically goes I remain skeptical that it really has anything to say.
Admiral Woofington
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I just watched a livestream where the person got a washing machine toy from japan that had kawaii eyes.
Apparently everything is kawaii in japan.
Apparently everything is kawaii in japan.
Dedication Through Light
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SUPER LOVERS 2 Episode 3 White Lie
Odd that Aki is accused of being the brother lover when theres Haru and Ren, though I wish we did have Aki x Haru.
New Natsu is good.
Odd that Aki is accused of being the brother lover when theres Haru and Ren, though I wish we did have Aki x Haru.
New Natsu is good.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That happens when you watch too much crap and you're always looking for the constituent parts of any work because that's just what you're trained to do. lol
Well, anyone can get an MA in Literature so.
Joe Molotov
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If you have no nostalgia attached to it, you will probably enjoy Bloodlust more than the original, but I maintain that the original VHD is a good movie.
That's one way to clean up the thread.
Took me a while to get over that when I came out of uni.Eventually I was able to have fun with my film watching again.
Joe Molotov
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I understood everything up to the words "BS".
But isn't that how all things are made? I find it really hard to believe that the majority of entertainment, especially entertainment targeted as predictable niches, to be born of some natural desire to express something rather than the quest for more money. That doesn't mean it can't be good, or that the people who end up working on it can't have something to say, but it's not overly cynical to see most entertainment as an assembly of tropes to target demographics first and foremost. It's just being realistic.
I'm not sold on this being as big of a factor in manga, although I guess you could place it on which stuff publishers choose to take, there...
Valdfellgar
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You also need to have seen every major 'classic' anime (Akira, Ghost in The Shell, etc.) that builds the foundation of Modern anime as we know it. Also, in order to discuss any genre you must have seen the triforce of anime that basically holds the very fabric of the genre together. Then you need to have watched the latest five anime in any given genre you wish to discuss and correctly identify at least four important moments that are direct call backs to the original foundations.
But if your ratio of new anime to classics outstrips the coefficient of the lateral understanding of the medium itself then you cannot post more than three times a day and must limit yourself to one specific subgenre that hasn't reversed the polarity of the Neutron flow.
Anyway: Gundam 8th MS Team Miller's Report
I guess I'd never seen this particular compilation film before. I'd also been under the impression it was worth watching because of the Miller Report framing for the story, that it added enough new scenes to feel like a true inclusion to the series. I walked away feeling a bit let down. I don't know who got that idea into my head, but the new scenes amount for very little, and ultimately don't add a whole lot to the story you don't get in the main OVA
Although I guess it kind of justifies Shiro getting let off the hook a bit more, but meh.
At least the DVD had the Journey to Jaburo Game/Animated footage, that was fun seeing pivotal moments from the original series reanimated with a slightly more modernized style. I think ultimately all this did for me is make me wish Gundam The Origin was on a faster release schedule =/
Dedication Through Light
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ALL OUT!! Episode 16 – You've Prepared
Adviser actually coming to the lunch was a pleasant surprise for the team. Im glad hes more visible now.
Adviser actually coming to the lunch was a pleasant surprise for the team. Im glad hes more visible now.
None of the people I worked with during my MA wanted to touch Derrida with a ten foot pole. That's some headache inducing stuff right there. I did read an interesting article on him that popped up on my Twitter feed recently, though.
Well, anyone can get an MA in Literature so.
Bah!
I think what's more important is what we get out of it, anyway. It shouldn't really matter whether something was made for commercial gain or not.
It's less of a factor in manga because there is a singular creator usually, and the main influence the author faces is a single editor. But even then, it would be naive to not think that many creators consider what is popular and what has been done before in the genre or medium to build on that success. But yes, in general I think there is a lot more room for expression being the root of creation in manga rather than anime. Just like in books, rather than a TV show.
hosannainexcelsis
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I'm objecting to a worldview where people don't matter except as they check off certain desirable demographic boxes, whether in real life or fiction. This is a reductive way of approaching the world that I find distasteful. Of course I don't mean to deny the existence of crass commercialism in art and entertainment - and the more blatant that crass commercialism is, the more I tend to dislike something - but to view everything as nothing but crass commercialism is a cynical view that makes us worse as human beings.
Valdfellgar
Banned
It would depend on the medium, but I'd agree that certain industries like Anime, Television, and Film can definitely be like that a majority of the time. For example, I'd agree that most Shonen manga is more driven by hitting the right buttons, rather than providing a unique and important message/expression. It's pretty clear to me that in a magazine like Shonen Jump most of the time they're just looking to find/construct the series that'll really resonate with people and why so much of it tends to prey upon the same messages (Like friendship is awesome.)
That said, I think it depends on where you go within the industry too. Similar to how you look at the more indie films for 'deep' thought provoking messages, I'd imagine there's certain magazines/sectors of the industry generating stuff with more meaning/expression from the author.
Well, it also helps to be more sensitive to the shortcomings of other members here. Not everyone is as well informed or aware of specific creators and people involved in making anime. People tend to talk about what they know. If firehawk doesn't staffwhore enough to be able to talk about those things, he can only fall back on the crutch of listing tropes based on his academia experience. We shouldn't shame him for that!
hosannainexcelsis
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I wasn't even thinking about staff, but sure.
Valdfellgar
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Joe Molotov
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After Mezzo Forte 2.
I wish there was Law and Order-like with superpowers anime, with police procedural and courtroom drama elements. Patlabor and Active Raid, as far as I know, don't really have much law stuff,and Wizard Barristers just had poor writing in that arena.
NHarmonic.
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This is kinda Off topic, but i'm watching yu-gi-oh, the end of the "waking the dragons arc" and it's just... hot trash. Seriously what the fuck is this.
There's law type stuff in Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor
Yep there's a sick ass sham trial episode of GITS in the second series.
Admiral Woofington
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yu gi oh is the anime where the world's richest man has a jet plane and it's shaped like his favorite card the blue eyed white dragon.
It's far from trash
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