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[caliph95]

I think Oda just writes all characters as male and turns a few of them into women visually to vary things up a bit. They aren't even bad characters but often it rarely feels like I'm reading about a woman aside from the big old boobs or what not giving an obvious sign.

Which ones feel like that?

 

[YoodiHoshi]

Not very long ago I saw like the first 10 episodes of Fairy Tail and remember being bored as hell

As for the stuff that happened in the story, I don't remember much of it aside from feeling insulted in a few ways at a few moments. Might continue on until the so-called 'best parts of the series' conclude, though, like I did with Bleach.

Which reminds me, I was also bored even while watching Bleach's Soul Society arc. Until the Aizen reveal, I had gotten nothing out of it. At least I never felt insulted, although there were a few times that got me going "Really? Well, okay then..."

 

[Zonic]

How is everybody's Memorial Day going?

I saw five ATVs zooming down the street today. I hate them.
ATVs are the noisy abominations for people who don't want to ride motorcycles and don't want to ride a car.

Working my 5th 6-day week in 2 months (was almost 5 weeks in a row), went to my dad's for dinner & pay him $70 for car insurance but then tells me "hey, i got a new printer, you don't suppose you could install it in the cluttered closet the old printer is in?" In short, May has been a tiring month.

I do feel a bit better now knowing that my best friend of 18 years isn't moving 2 hours away, but closer to town if they can find a house.

At the very least, I'm content that over the weekend on my one night off, I finally finished Persona 5, clocking in at 100 hours & making decent ground on my NG+ playthrough.

 

[YoodiHoshi]

However, I do value the soundtrack of Bleach. Shiro Sagisu's a bamf
(For Fairy Fail, I haven't yet latched onto its soundtrack. I do know that it's composed by the guy who scored Naruto's anime.)

The lesson of value FT has bestowed upon me was about how precious my life is and how I shouldn't tell any avid fan of it that it is not my cup of tea, lest I want it to be threatened.
I was once indirectly listed in a classroom-scale death threat due to my good friend expressing that he did not like Fairy Tail.
(One of our classmates - the culprit of this threat - sent this notice to him on YouTube via PM)
There seems to be a recurring theme of Fairy Tail fans threatening to kill the naysayers of the series

 

[Man God]

Fairy Tail was very big around 4 or 5 years ago among young anime fans I ran into. Like...amazingly big for something without airing on tv.

 

[caliph95]

Fairy Tail was very big around 4 or 5 years ago among young anime fans I ran into. Like...amazingly big for something without airing on tv.

It hits all the right notes that Naruto and Bleach hit except more "fun"

 

[Zonic]

*hears that Tokyo Ghoul fans freaking out over ch. 125 of manga* lol I gotta see why

*looks up spoilers & chapter*

.....so basically, (actual spoilers)

Spoiler

Kaneki & Touka kiss, then make out. *does best Cinema Snob voice* AND THEN THEY BANG. HAAAARRRRDDD. And fans seems to not like this OTP?

Oh how I wish this made it into the anime for the groupwatch reactions.

 

[caliph95]

*hears that Tokyo Ghoul fans freaking out over ch. 125 of manga* lol I gotta see why

*looks up spoilers & chapter*

.....so basically, (actual spoilers)

Spoiler

Kaneki & Touka kiss, then make out. *does best Cinema Snob voice* AND THEN THEY BANG. HAAAARRRRDDD. And fans seems to not like this OTP?

Oh how I wish this made it into the anime for the groupwatch reactions.

something something tumblr ships gay something something

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Working my 5th 6-day week in 2 months (was almost 5 weeks in a row), went to my dad's for dinner & pay him $70 for car insurance but then tells me "hey, i got a new printer, you don't suppose you could install it in the cluttered closet the old printer is in?" In short, May has been a tiring month.

I do feel a bit better now knowing that my best friend of 18 years isn't moving 2 hours away, but closer to town if they can find a house.

At the very least, I'm content that over the weekend on my one night off, I finally finished Persona 5, clocking in at 100 hours & making decent ground on my NG+ playthrough.

I feel you about this month being tiring. Especially since I'm going back to working full-time again in another week.

I haven't had a single best friend that I've spoken to and hanged out with consistently for three years, let alone 18 years.

 

[Hellwarden]

Waluigi is the best Mario character.

Followed by Luigi.

I would like a game where Waluigi and Luigi team up.

 

[Mizerman]

*hears that Tokyo Ghoul fans freaking out over ch. 125 of manga* lol I gotta see why

*looks up spoilers & chapter*

.....so basically, (actual spoilers)

Spoiler

Kaneki & Touka kiss, then make out. *does best Cinema Snob voice* AND THEN THEY BANG. HAAAARRRRDDD. And fans seems to not like this OTP?

Oh how I wish this made it into the anime for the groupwatch reactions.

I read some of the reactions around and it amused me greatly.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

*hears that Tokyo Ghoul fans freaking out over ch. 125 of manga* lol I gotta see why

*looks up spoilers & chapter*

.....so basically, (actual spoilers)

Spoiler

Kaneki & Touka kiss, then make out. *does best Cinema Snob voice* AND THEN THEY BANG. HAAAARRRRDDD. And fans seems to not like this OTP?

Oh how I wish this made it into the anime for the groupwatch reactions.

Tokyo Ghoul has got a big fujoshi following, so you can do the math.

 

[BatDan]

something something tumblr ships gay something something

From the nonsense I read during the Jack & Ashi meltdown,apparently the concept of heterosexuality itself is homophobic.

Some people really need to go outside.

 

[Zonic]

I feel you about this month being tiring. Especially since I'm going back to working full-time again in another week.

I haven't had a single best friend that I've spoken to and hanged out with consistently for three years, let alone 18 years.

It's gonna get busier at work since school is almost done & the action movie season is starting soon, meaning bigger audiences/messes. I just need a good weekend to relax, might see about taking a 3-day weekend eventually before things get busy again.

We've known each other since we were around 7 or 8 I want to say, but then around high school, sort of had a falling out/just stopped seeing each other (partly because not long after I started going to college, he went to Australia for a few years to date & marry his wife) & it wasn't until 2013 or 2014 that we started talking/hanging out again. So it hasn't been 18 consistent years, but he's pretty much the oldest friend I have who I still interact with due to how much we have in common & it's hard for me to open to people, especially when it comes to dating.

Ya know, posting that Lupin laughing gif, I just realized we're gonna get that "it's me!" gif that was posted a while back, I think. Or am I thinking of the wrong series.

 

[caliph95]

From the nonsense I read during the Jack & Ashi meltdown,apparently the concept of heterosexuality itself is homophobic.

Some people really need to go outside.

I think the homophobia is just an excuse to justify being pissed at their shipping and fetishisation of boy love

 

[Morlas]

I can understand being frustrated about a lack of homosexual relationships in major media but people really should reward good portrayals of them instead of try to rail against any hetero relationship they disagree with imo

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

I can understand being frustrated about a lack of homosexual relationships in major media but people really should reward good portrayals of them instead of try to rail against any hetero relationship they disagree with imo

In some ways I do empathize because there are definitely some studios that will go out of their way to bait people interested in Queer Relationships (looking at you Kyoto Animation).

 

[B-Dubs]

I can understand being frustrated about a lack of homosexual relationships in major media but people really should reward good portrayals of them instead of try to rail against any hetero relationship they disagree with imo

It's just an excuse people make when they don't get their ship.

Also, there is a weird thing where some women literally fetishize gay male relationships (just as some men do to lesbian ones).

When fetishes and ships cross you're going to have a bad time.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

I can understand being frustrated about a lack of homosexual relationships in major media but people really should reward good portrayals of them instead of try to rail against any hetero relationship they disagree with imo

It's a shame that people put themselves in a position where they delude themselves with "headcanons" and "AUs" that cater to their own fantasies, which almost always leads to big disappointments.

 

[Hellwarden]

Fanboys can be annoying, everyone knows that. Most fanboys just really love their hobbies a lot and wanna share their appreciation of it with others. I think problems, often serious problems, arise when certain fans start to think they own the pieces of media they love more than the actual creators.

 

[Seda]

Also FMA has the best female characters, but that's not really surprising since it's written by a woman.

The most telling is that Ed's teacher is a woman, and nobody makes a fuss about it. No 'whoa this is unexpected' or 'is this the right person' or any of that nonsense. Obviously the gender was also selected for the lost-baby human transmutation sub plot, but it clearly works.

Also the Armstrong siblings. The brother is the silly fanservice character while the sister is the cool one with a sword

 

[HStallion]

Nina is the best character from FMA.

 

[Morlas]

The most telling is that Ed's teacher is a woman, and nobody makes a fuss about it. No 'whoa this is unexpected' or 'is this the right person' or any of that nonsense. Obviously the gender was also selected for the lost-baby human transmutation sub plot, but it clearly works.

Also the Armstrong siblings. The brother is the silly fanservice character while the sister is the cool one with a sword

Excuse me are you implying the strongarm alchemist isn't indeed the coolest?

 

[Mizerman]

From the nonsense I read during the Jack & Ashi meltdown,apparently the concept of heterosexuality itself is homophobic.

Some people really need to go outside.

That's for sure.

 

[Hellwarden]

Some people really need to go outside.

Go outside?

 

[JadedWriter]

The most telling is that Ed's teacher is a woman, and nobody makes a fuss about it. No 'whoa this is unexpected' or 'is this the right person' or any of that nonsense. Obviously the gender was also selected for the lost-baby human transmutation sub plot, but it clearly works.

Also the Armstrong siblings. The brother is the silly fanservice character while the sister is the cool one with a sword

Armstrongs sister does not fuck around. I also like Lan Fan and Mei Chang.

 

[PapaGreg95]

Okay my MHA fans which American superhero would you want to see crossover to the MHA world, me personally I kind of see someone like Daredevil making an awesome fit.

 

[HStallion]

Okay my MHA fans which American superhero would you want to see crossover to the MHA world, me personally I kind of see someone like Daredevil making an awesome fit.

The Punisher or Billy Butcher

 

[PapaGreg95]

Billy Butcher

That limey bastard better not touch Froggirl

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Okay my MHA fans which American superhero would you want to see crossover to the MHA world, me personally I kind of see someone like Daredevil making an awesome fit.

Spider-Man is the easy answer, so I'll go with the Teen Titans just because the group dynamics would mesh well with MHA.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Okay my MHA fans which American superhero would you want to see crossover to the MHA world, me personally I kind of see someone like Daredevil making an awesome fit.

As boring as my answer is, Batman just to see how a quirkless hero could fair in this world.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

*hears that Tokyo Ghoul fans freaking out over ch. 125 of manga* lol I gotta see why

*looks up spoilers & chapter*

.....so basically, (actual spoilers)

Spoiler

Kaneki & Touka kiss, then make out. *does best Cinema Snob voice* AND THEN THEY BANG. HAAAARRRRDDD. And fans seems to not like this OTP?

Oh how I wish this made it into the anime for the groupwatch reactions.

Huh, that's literally softcore porn.

Reminds me of the SAO "two years" thing, lol.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

The most telling is that Ed's teacher is a woman, and nobody makes a fuss about it. No 'whoa this is unexpected' or 'is this the right person' or any of that nonsense. Obviously the gender was also selected for the lost-baby human transmutation sub plot, but it clearly works.

Also the Armstrong siblings. The brother is the silly fanservice character while the sister is the cool one with a sword

Yeah. And Riza calls Mustang on his shit all the time.

Winry's sorta the typical do-nothing love interest but in Brotherhood even she gets to kick some ass and calls out Scar on his bullshit to his face.

 

[cntr]

Oh yeah, FMA's right up there with HxH and Stone Ocean too, though maybe Stone Ocean is a bit higher.

But it's not a Jump series, it ran in one of Square-Enix's magazines.

Huh, that's literally softcore porn.

Reminds me of the SAO "two years" thing, lol.

It was actually pretty well written, unless depicting that kind of stuff is inherently bad or something. Definitely not like the SAO thing.

And fans seems to not like this OTP?

No, everybody in the Tokyo Ghoul fandom was pretty happy with the chapter. You guys are focusing on a minority, half of which were probably trolls anyway.

Okay my MHA fans which American superhero would you want to see crossover to the MHA world, me personally I kind of see someone like Daredevil making an awesome fit.

MHA has a lot of vague references (e.g., the main character loosely references Captain America, and his mentor is Superman), but most of them wouldn't really fit (at least, for now) unless you changed them. Someone like Spiderman, Teen Titans, or the third Blue Beetle would work best. Or the Incredibles, if that counts.

 

[Hellwarden]

FMA is full of great female characters, but I always thought Winry was lame.

The proposal at the end of the show was so weak.

 

[cntr]

I like Winry, but yeah she does fall into that do-nothing-love-interest problem. Better than most examples, but still.

 

[BassForever]

FMA is full of great female characters, but I always thought Winry was lame.

The proposal at the end of the show was so weak.

Whats wrong with you?

 

[Seda]

I like Winry, but yeah she does fall into that do-nothing-love-interest problem. Better than most examples, but still.

I'm a bit mixed too. Not every character (whatever gender) needs to be a battle capable badass, but Winry sitting out the entire final stretch of the show is kinda blah.

 

[JadedWriter]

Oh yeah, FMA's right up there with HxH and Stone Ocean too, though maybe Stone Ocean is a bit higher.

So if Stone Ocean is above FMA in terms of female characters I'm really going to like Stone Ocean then.

 

[caliph95]

So if Stone Ocean is above FMA in terms of female characters I'm really going to like Stone Ocean then.

Yep

Spoiler

even if i had problems with the stands and battles, honestlt Vento is beter in regards to the Stands stuff

 

[cntr]

I'm a bit mixed too. Not every character (whatever gender) needs to be a battle capable badass, but Winry sitting out the entire final stretch of the show is kinda blah.

Yeah.

So if Stone Ocean is above FMA in terms of female characters I'm really going to like Stone Ocean then.

I mean, they're pretty close, so ymmv.

 

[Line_HTX]

I hope with less viewers than usual during a marathon weekend nobody here saw the commercial preview for AoT for this coming Saturday.

Though admittedly, if you kind of think about it, it's kind of sort of obvious on the revelation since they don't really hide it, lol

 

[cntr]

Don't they show the AoT preview during Jack and Dragonball?

 

[JadedWriter]

I wonder how people here are going to handle the conclusion of York New...next month?

I hope with less viewers than usual during a marathon weekend nobody here saw the commercial preview for AoT for this coming Saturday.

Though admittedly, if you kind of think about it, it's kind of sort of obvious on the revelation since they don't really hide it, lol

None of it is obvious unless you read the manga in my opinion.

 

[cntr]

Yorknew's ending around July, I think.

 

[Line_HTX]

Don't they show the AoT preview during Jack and Dragonball?

Yeah, but they showed both Super and AoT at various points during the marathon, with AoT later in the night.

None of it is obvious unless you read the manga in my opinion.

Yeah, that's true. But the way the preview was cut up timed with the announcer's voice and word choice, I think it kind of gave it away.

 

[JadedWriter]

This is what I get for my binge sessions. I lose all kinds of track of weekly pacing.

 

[cntr]

I mean, won't they show the that AoT preview next week too?

This is what I get for my binge sessions. I lose all kinds of track of weekly pacing.

Just crosscheck with MetatronM's summaries.

 

[JadedWriter]

Shit...I think I'm already ten eps ahead and I can never remember my last viewed eps...seriously not even joking about this one. Sometimes I have to hit an ep, watch the on last ep stuff, skip the OP and see the first few minutes to remember if I've seen it or not.

 

[cntr]

That's why TV shows have recaps at the beginning.