Oh nice, thank you for sharing.
I recognize most of the posts. This is a good way to go.
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Summer 2014 Anime |OT2| Or, where Jexhius finally watches more Doremi for Hito.
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I recognize most of the posts. This is a good way to go.
Admiral Woofington
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Never watched it. Because I heard it was a shitty movie
. I laugh 99% of the time at the western world idea of what my country is like nowadays. If you really want to rustle my jimmies though spell it "Columbian".As to using that lewd dog as my avatar that others suggested, AW hell naw.
Femmeworth
Banned
Hmm. I just had an idea. I'm on Tumblr, maybe I could create a new blog to collect such posts. Ideally, it would be great if posters such as Mature could have a blog themselves to keep track of such things.
SliceSabre
Banned
Same.
And sometimes I read these well written posts about an anime people watch and while I may have enjoyed said post I don't want to respond with something like "Great write-up!" because it rings so hollow compared to all of what they wrote.
Yeah, the source material is definitely most at fault. The anime is trying to adapt the material as faithfully as possible, so some things can't be helped. That's why it's frustrating; there's greatness at the core of the arc, but there's a lot of fat surrounding it.
Gyro is something that really bugged me. They bring him up, have a big flashback sequence about him, and then barely mention him afterwards. He gets referenced near the end (by the wolf and crawfish ants, I think) but they don't do anything with him. Pretty disappointing stuff.
There was a particularly good one about one of the mecha series he was watching - I can't quite remember its title, but it dealt with the (positive) portrayal of a female character in the show I believe, quite lengthy. Trying to search for it but it's kinda difficult to find.
That'd be my post about Great Mazinger's Jun. It was at least two OTs back.
There was a particularly good one about one of the mecha series he was watching - I can't quite remember its title, but it dealt with the (positive) portrayal of a female character in the show I believe, quite lengthy. Trying to search for it but it's kinda difficult to find.
That would be this post.
Search user:CorvoSol, keyword: mecha female
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Wow, I have readers. lol
Your post is hard to read. I know, I shouldn't complain since I am not a word wizard myself, but I have the feeling that you sentence could use commas.
And of course it shouldn't just be a chatbox, but really, a simple sentence like "guys, don't get of track, please" would be more effective than passive aggressive and non passive complaining. When that happens we enter a meta discussion that isn't really on topic either.
That's a nice idea. Everyone get a blog and we make a lil blog network where everyone can save his precious posts for eternity.
People read this stuff but dont always respond. Gotta remember that there are also lurkers and people just wont always respond to a lengthy post because they dont have anything additional to say about it. It doesnt mean nobody is reading it. For all you know somebody was super impressed with the post and printed it out and hung it on their wall.
Same. Posts do not have to be reciprocated to have worth. They inspire thought and have the value that people give them by their content, not because of responses.
I have a better idea, why don't you just accept that some of us who have been here longer than you don't like your style of "contribution" to this thread? Telling people who put in more effort than you in actually discussing what they appreciate and enjoy about their hobby to "get a blog" is rude.
I'm not being passive aggressive now, just aggressive. Is that better?
I've been biting my tongue with all these meta thread discussions. Is it alright if I send you a PM some time to stamp some things out, I don't want to put this thread into another tailspin.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Even THAT even him at his worst. There's a chapter that is ALL text.
Ha! Thanks for finding that. Reminds me of how good Great Mazinger was and how much I wish the rest of the show had been subbed. I would love to have finished it.
No need to be so dismissive or rude. Enjoy the break!
Let's get something straight: I don't write up impressions of shows or movies so that I can draw the spotlight on myself; if I wanted that, I'd just post in all caps and regurgitate meme's and reaction gifs. Narag was using my post to illustrate a point: people aren't content with the level of discourse here because any attempt at it is washed away by one sentence posts of— to use Duckroll's eloquent wording— braindead chatter. I mean, some of the 'discussion' lately has been bad. Really bad. Anime club bad. I never want this place to turn into an elite club of snobs, but a standard does have to be kept.
I know all the older regulars here have read this exact statement multiple times before, but it does need to be said.
And I saw your edit Chariot. No need to be an asshole.
Edit: oh.
Doctor Decimate
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oh hey, i'm not the only one who was kinda meh on the second episode. hooray!
SliceSabre
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Has that chapter been covered in the anime yet? I've missed some episodes here and there and I'm curious to see how they would have handled it or just had a bunch of still shots with the narrator talking over them.
I'm aware of this as I read this thread as well. However, it comes up again and again off-site in that long time posters find themselves disinterested in the current culture of the thread due to a handful of people deciding it'd be fun to race cajunator or to consistently go off-topic under the pretense it's a community thread and thus should be allowed to do so with complete disregard of the pre-existing community's sentiment.
It's doubly frustrating that some people don't even feel like it's worth the effort to voice any complaint about the direction it's gone and would rather simply segregate the community so this could continue unabated, no longer their problem. When I first found this community, I thought it was novel in that it contained a wide breadth of posters of varying tastes that all posted together. Sure, there was often disagreement about the quality of what was airing and that's to be expected yet it still maintained some semblance of community. It helped get me back into a hobby I'd long since lapsed from and, in turn, helped better my own tastes as I was introduced to works outside of my own comfort zone.
I'm well aware that I'm guilty of my own fair share of stupid shit as well but I find myself disappointed it's currently at a point where people want Corvo to run with some schtick he's tired of for their own amusement while people don't understand how this has actually grown to bother him or how it's grown more difficult to learn about more obscure works because those that might share such feel it's not worth the effort to have their post simply buried outright, essay length or not. It's bothersome to see some posters leave the thread and not entirely be sure if it's because of the current climate or simply disinterest in the hobby. It's tiresome to see constant zero-content posts when I know these same people could write something worthwhile and I hate that it affects my perception of the poster rather than the posts.
I guess in the end it really sucks to see a community diminished just so people can shit out posts in the name of community itself.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Don't know if we're thinking of the same chapter, but there are multiple text heavy chapters in both the Chimera Ant Arc and the arc going now that will not be adapted.
I think a number of people were. I remember Hosanna being the first to mention it felt off. Jexhius also felt that way iirc. It really felt like an episode which tried way too hard to run one on-going joke into the ground. The lack of progression in terms of developing the lead getting accustomed to life in the country also made it a very strong second episode in a series. If they cut the entire episode out, I don't think we would have really noticed.
I'm surprised some lurker never made this happen.
I feel bad that the chapter can be viewed as something really well done or really lazy.
The hiatuses definitely helped me and others feel strongly towards the latter.
Edit: I should probably read the last couple of pages since I wonder how all this trouble started.
Doctor Decimate
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hm, guess my quick search of previous episode impressions wasn't thorough enough. one of my main complaints with it was how quickly the one kid's character seemed to develop; we were introduced to him five minutes prior and then he's crying about working harder.
I had to ask if the manga was a 4-koma after watching that one as it seemed like just set-ups and punchlines.
The way this show does drama is doubly interesting because of the body switching stuff. Imagine a typical high school angstfest exacerbated by the bit parts not even being themselves lol. But it all works out because best girl doesnt get screwed over.
Never watched it. Because I heard it was a shitty movie
As to using that lewd dog as my avatar that others suggested, AW hell naw.
Its basically a typical revenge porn action show but a really fun one. I dont think anything in it is particularly offensive.
Bring back the webring.
The thing about Barakamon is it's not following the manga faithfully so there are some things that feel off, i.e.
In the hospital scene where the glasses girl was fuming the audience was not aware of her "hatred" for yaoi whereas in the manga that hospital scene happened after her encounter with Handa in ep.3
You do know that I was semi-joking(although I did immensely enjoy some of his reaction posts)?
Duckroll speaking the absolute truth. Duckroll, Dresden, I'm sorry about my insult in the past, I truly am.
I try my best to read as many impression posts as possible, but even then, I don't really post about them because there isn't much that I can really say that would feel up to the quality of them.
Femmeworth
Banned
Well, I just made one. I'll post a link if I decide that it is something I really want to put effort into. Of course I would want it to be a community effort, and Tumblr blogs can have multiple admins and contributors.
Riposte
Member
After over a hundred episodes, Legends of the Galactic Heroes is complete.
Although it has its issues, I would agree with the assessment of it being a must-watch anime, although not for its animation (the art is very charming though). It has such engaging idealistic characters and politics, although it often comes at the expense of realistic human grittiness (or should I say, it's pretty clear what era it was written in).
I wonder if I should make a LTTP thread...
Although it has its issues, I would agree with the assessment of it being a must-watch anime, although not for its animation (the art is very charming though). It has such engaging idealistic characters and politics, although it often comes at the expense of realistic human grittiness (or should I say, it's pretty clear what era it was written in).
I wonder if I should make a LTTP thread...
If it's being adapted out of order, that actually explains a lot about what was wrong with ep2. It really felt like a random episode from later on which was suddenly inserted right after the first episode. Ep3-4 in comparison feel so much more natural in terms of development.
SliceSabre
Banned
You know I get where you're coming from. And sorry if you think I was trying to poo-poo your concerns because that wasn't my intent. I freely admit to being pot and kettle with some of the meta posting that goes on around here at times. Easy to get caught up in the moment I guess.
I too would like to see the thread be better than it is but I wouldn't have a clue about going about that. As for what people think of the thread. I mean I dunno what to say other than we can just talk more on topic about anime and that's about it. People will leave for their own reasons and people will join or some may not join the thread at all because they happened to look at the thread while a bunch of people were talking about the Madoka movies and that person hates Madoka or 'cute' anime and decides the thread isn't for them.
Hmm, guess that means at some point I probably did watch one of those adapted chapters then. Maybe that's why the narrator use was so heavy in the Chimera Ant arc.
If it isn't obvious I haven't read a lick of the manga because its size is just discouraging.
I think everyone enjoyed them at some point or another, they just lose their luster when they're expected all the time and the posts he actually put some work into get glossed over, I think. I know he was tentative about that ZZ post he made, thinking it was too long or irrelevant, but that one thankfully had some feedback.
AquaWateria
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From what I see they are pretty much rearranging some of the chapters.
Riposte
Member
Oberstein may be one of my all-time favorite characters in an anime. It was really easy to get caught up with a lot of characters in LoGH. The friendship between Mittermeyer and Reuenthal maybe had to be my one most favorite thing about the series. The comradery between Yang's top crew had me literally laughing out loud.
Yea I need to learn how to cut back on some of my own longer posts actually.
phoenix296
Member
What kind of posts are you looking for? I'd love to contribute in some way. I'm about to write up my final impressions of Elfen Lied. It's hard to do after I already wrote a pretty good summary of the series on the fourth episode and nothing has really changed since.
Personally, I like them. The "Making of LWA" one was excellent.
Going on a holiday. Can't see his GTO episode impressions now, but them's the breaks.What happened to Chariot?
Well, we did learn that Naru enjoys hunting and collecting cicada shells, showing her love and compassion for crayfish in episode three and four. Similarly, I found episode three to be weak on the main character development front. Episode four jumped right back in, so hopefully it won't go on too many detours.
I think this is a great idea. I've thought about going back and reading specific posts by people, but just trying to find them is a bit of a struggle. I'd be more than willing to help update it if it's needed.
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