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Winter of Anime 2013 |OT -4| It's not my fault!

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jgminto

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I wonder, if you made a robot character in your show, just a standard humanoid robot, no emotion, it just did good as it was programmed. Would DTL be able to relate to it? The robot also looks like a late teenage boy.
 

cajunator

Banned
I didn't hate it, just thought it was boring. I've probably been spoiled by the fantastic transformation sequences in Sailormoon and Nanoha.

Yeah no kidding. Sailor moon and Nanoha are probably the best, outside of the pandering ones. The Precure ones are pretty good overall though.
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
Wait... are you reading every post?
Like everyone should. :mad:

What the hell thats nuts.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/neogaf-live-thread/blbfgndoggabppkoehpipfadjelcofmp

Posts Per Page don't even matter. This makes it so much easier to catch up on a thread.

Also you're already dead.
I use that once I've caught up with a thread. Just leave it running and check the thread every so often to see if anything interesting has been posted. Decided to read page by page when I realised massive quote posts are unreadable. Also quick quote doesn't work so well with that extension.
 

cajunator

Banned
Like everyone should. :mad:


I use that once I've caught up with a thread. Just leave it running and check the thread every so often to see if anything interesting has been posted. Decided to read page by page when I realised massive quote posts are unreadable. Also quick quote doesn't work so well with that extension.

The problem I have while mobile is thaT I can only quote posts on each page, so I quote everything I want to respond to on a page and reply to that, then wait for someone to post something else, then I keep replying per page until I catch up to the present. On my desktop its a lot easier because unlike mobile, the multi-quote function doesnt lose quotes. Its fucking aggravating on mobile to click a bunch of multi-quote buttons and then hit reply only to see a blank message entry. Thats why I seem to post more when on mobile.
 

wonzo

Banned
I can't help but feel that this has all been done before...
The big reveal is in the final pages when shit covered Yui's start flying out of her ass and it's immediatley revealed to all take place in a VR game Sugu created while she keeps Kirito drugged up and strapped into a chair in her basement. The final panel has a shot of all the glass bottles filled with "Kirito's fluids" she's collected over the years, labeled and dated of course!
 

Mandoric

Banned
The big reveal is in the final pages, shit covered Yui's start flying out of her ass and it's immediatley revealed to all take place in a VR game Sugu created while she keeps Kirito drugged up and strapped into a chair in her basement. The final panel has a shot of all the glass bottles filled with "Kirito's fluids" she's collected over the years, labeled and dated of course!

I thought it was every couple years? Surely you wouldn't need full dates, just vintages?
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
Kotoura-san 2

This show is so goddamn bipolar. It may not be Higurashi-tier, but it's jarring all the same, albeit in a good way.

It's still pretty refreshing, and the fact the mood whiplashy nature of it makes a happy ending (or stopping point I suppose) possible is pretty nice. Definitely surprise of the season.
Home to every possible combination of dead eye moe.

SAO 17

PLEASE DON'T RIP MY CLOTHES

It's a fucking MMO WTF
It took me 69 hours to grind for those clothes. I sure as hell don't want them ruined!

We're not as bodacious though.
You have shades on and I'm a pretty cool dude so I think we exceed the minimum requirements for bodacious levels.

This is the anime war thread. Here, I'll start.

Hyouka was the best anime of 2012.
That's not Kill Me Baby.
 
The big reveal is in the final pages when shit covered Yui's start flying out of her ass and it's immediatley revealed to all take place in a VR game Sugu created while she keeps Kirito drugged up and strapped into a chair in her basement. The final panel has a shot of all the glass bottles filled with "Kirito's fluids" she's collected over the years, labeled and dated of course!

Well, I guess that's different enough...
 
I think I'll rely on Joesph if I'm about to get killed.
Well I wouldnt
How many characters have been killed right around Joseph when he was their sole ripple user, Mark, the dudes with Santanna, the diner
. Kirito has proven to be more reliable
Most characters dying around him due to their own faults, Sachi' s guild
 

Varion

Member
Agreed, Accelerator ftw.

BTW would you happen to know if the manga or light novel series are worth it?
Railgun manga's definitely worth it, if you liked the anime you'll like the manga. As far as the novels go I probably wouldn't retread the ground the anime's covered (there's a few bits the anime skipped over that make it make more sense but I couldn't be bothered rereading the anime's more boring arcs in the novels). If you feel like you want more after finishing the second series though, it's definitely worth continuing the novels where the anime leaves off. The final story arc in the second series (Vols 12-13) is pretty much the start of the novels' peak point (although there are still a couple of dips after that. And by dips I mean 17-18), Volumes 15 and 20-22 are amazing, Vol 19 is fantastic too. When they finally get round to making a S3 it should be the best one yet by far.

DokiDoki Precure is starting immediately after. It's gonna suck crap but that doesn't mean we don't have anything to wait for every week!
Looking forward to something great and looking forward to something crap is different though! Still want to believe it'll be good, I haven't watched a Precure I thought was bad yet.

Join me and be a Dokidoki True Believer™. I need a couple of people who are committed to enduring the entire thing with me no matter how bad it gets.
Still intending to watch every Precure through (Heartcatch, Suite, Fresh down) so I'm definitely watching it, good or no good.

People hating on Umakoshi's transformations makes me sad. :(
So long as they're not hating on the double one. Hating on Heartcatch's double one makes you a terrible, terrible person.

And speaking of terrible people this thread is making me want to watch Kotoura. Stop.
 

dumbyugi

Member
Well I wouldnt
How many characters have been killed right around Joseph when he was their sole ripple user, Mark, the dudes with Santanna, the diner
. Kirito has proven to be more reliable
Most characters dying around him due to their own faults, Sachi' s guild

But Kirito's only strong in video games. He's probably physically weak in the real world after spending a few years in a coma.
 

Steroyd

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Well I wouldnt
How many characters have been killed right around Joseph when he was their sole ripple user, Mark, the dudes with Santanna, the diner
. Kirito has proven to be more reliable
Most characters dying around him due to their own faults, Sachi' s guild

No that was Kirito being a dick and letting them die because he didn't want to reveal he was LEVEL 9000.
 
He's a Gary Stu minus the tragic backstory.

Also not everyone bases their opinion on fictional characters on how hot you think they are. A shocking revelation, I know.

Well I guess that is a part of how I form an opinion on characters, however its been partly shocking hearing the things people look for in their characters. Manliness, faulty characters, legacy, etc.
 

Steroyd

Member
Well I guess that is a majority part of how I form an opinion on characters, however its been partly shocking hearing the things people look fir in their characters. Manliness, faulty characters, etc.

The trick is to find enjoyable characters for who they are not look for what you want in a character.

Your approach is incredibly superficial, and it feels like you watch anime through tumblr more than anything.
 
It took me 69 hours to grind for those clothes. I sure as hell don't want them ruined!
Why 69 hours ?

But Kirito's only strong in video games. He's probably physically weak in the real world after spending a few years in a coma.

Actually not really as part of his reeducation he has been exercising more than others and is parring with his cousin at times. ( i'm talking kendo )

No that was Kirito being a dick and letting them die because he didn't want to reveal he was LEVEL 9000.

Let's forget that those people with " lv 9000 " were treated like crap because everyone else though that they got an unfair advantage ( when it wasn't the case )
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
Amazon.co.jp has international delivery.

Buy the good shows if you want more of it.
See I'd do that if it didn't cost me £30 for two episode. And I doubt the cheaper third parties will ship to the UK. Bit late to support Mitsudomoe now though even if I chose just to get the first disc. My only hope now is that France gets it.

Mangirl! 3

The comedy in this really doesn't work at all. I'll drop it for now and pick it up again if it looks like anything interesting happens.
Wow. This show must be really bad when even Chitose Get You didn't make you drop it.

My 13-year-old nephew changed his AIM icon to Kirito and messaged me that he's on his second watch-through of SAO "because it's cool!"
He also said he wants the Asuna and Kirito figures listed on the Crunchyroll store.
I imagine if he knew Japanese/lived in Japan, he'd probably be buying all the novels.
I hope you informed him that there are likely cheaper on AmiAmi. You shouldn't help fund the crime syndicate that is Crucnhyroll.

I already said I'll watch School Days.
Please stop teasing me on bad anime
Please don't. If you want to watch a good anime that in AnimeGAF approved watch The Laws of Eternity. It's a film so you won't even have to dedicate too much time towards it.

Meanwhile Harry Potter is tottering about in a curiously white world filled with token POCs being every bit the entitled heroic jackass that Kirito is. He also goes for the girl who looks like his mom.
Well the Wizarding World is meant to be like a society of Daily Mail readers.

The only cool thing Kirito managed to do was spend two years worth of jizz all at once WHILE he was in a coma.

That probably takes quite the effort.
I heard the author actually researched what two years worth of jizz looks like. That takes some dedication when the average man can't even survive a day.

Real life sex, drugs, and parties. Not some virtual reality fanfic writing.
My youth was wasted according to society's views.

Haven't watched a procedural in a year or twor but had seen some try to skew character oriented where the cases were just a means to induce character interaction. Seems like a tricky thing to balance.
Well I was only joshing, but I did try to get into anime because I was extremely bored of what was on television and crime shows seem to be the in thing at the moment.
 

Steroyd

Member
Let's forget that those people with " lv 9000 " were treated like crap because everyone else though that they got an unfair advantage ( when it wasn't the case )

The beaters were treated like crap because they played the Beta and knew all the fast leveling up spots at the start and were accused of hiding this info, by that point in the story it was irrelevant.
 

Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
Well I guess that is a part of how I form an opinion on characters, however its been partly shocking hearing the things people look for in their characters. Manliness, faulty characters, legacy, etc.

I think TVTropes says it best:

To make characters realistic and relatable they are given flaws, because if there is anything a writer can be sure of it is that no one in their audience will be perfect.

We relate to characters through their flaws. If a character is perfect, there's nothing to relate to. Unless of course, you think you're perfect. In which case...um...have fun with that.
 

BGBW

Maturity, bitches.
I really wish I could understand the rage about SAO. I'm not a huge fan, though I did like the first arc. I certain recognise its flaws, but really its like its the worst thing ever thought up. Is it simply due to its popularity?
It's fun to hate. I've said it before but if I wasn't on AnimeGAF I would have dropped it out of boredom. The hate is a reason to watch it.

How can someone not like Kirito? or worst claim that there are characters as good as Kirito in JJBA. Id take Kirito even over Ceaser/Joseph.
Well for one some of the characters in JoJo are British so you know that makes them brilliant. Also Kiritio slagged me off in an online game so I have reasons to hate him.

[Kirito] embodies lots of traits that make a character strong, smart, honest, sincere, kind hearted, essentially good character.
Is he strong? He's been bedridden for two years and has arms thinner than twigs.

The big reveal is in the final pages when shit covered Yui's start flying out of her ass and it's immediatley revealed to all take place in a VR game Sugu created while she keeps Kirito drugged up and strapped into a chair in her basement. The final panel has a shot of all the glass bottles filled with "Kirito's fluids" she's collected over the years, labeled and dated of course!
And this is why Sugu could have potentially been one of the best characters in the show.

That's not Kill Me Baby.
Wow. This guy has good taste.

But is Jojo good at video games?
I don't want to spoil anything.

Why 69 hours ?
It was a hard quest.

The beaters were treated like crap because they played the Beta and knew all the fast leveling up spots at the start and were accused of hiding this info, by that point in the story it was irrelevant.
Such a silly story line. After the first boss it was clear no one knew anything so all advantages were gone. But Kirito fucked it up and did his big egotistical speech to try and take all the blame. Which of course failed. He is indirectly responsible for 79% of deaths in SAO.

Clearly this means he actually liked Chitose Get You.
The secret is out.
 

cajunator

Banned
You people amuse me. <3

This is by far more entertaining than watching most anime I must admit.

Why 69 hours ?



Actually not really as part of his reeducation he has been exercising more than others and is parring with his cousin at times. ( i'm talking kendo )



Let's forget that those people with " lv 9000 " were treated like crap because everyone else though that they got an unfair advantage ( when it wasn't the case )

heeheehee

The beaters were treated like crap because they played the Beta and knew all the fast leveling up spots at the start and were accused of hiding this info, by that point in the story it was irrelevant.

Kirito was so afraid of his own image that he let other people die, knowing full well that they actually die in real life as well.
 
I think TVTropes says it best:



We relate to characters through their flaws. If a character is perfect, there's nothing to relate to. Unless of course, you think you're perfect. In which case...um...have fun with that.
Well I look to characters with traits in their design that I think would make for the ideal person or ones that I would like to have. Plus I still even have a criticism for Kirito
He lost on what two and almost three occasions, which was fairly disappointing considering his skills
 

Steroyd

Member
Well I look to characters with traits in their design that I think would make for the ideal person or ones that I would like to have. Plus I still even have a criticism for Kirito
He lost on what two and almost three occasions, which was fairly disappointing considering his skills

Don't forget getting bailed out by Asuna on multiple occasions.
 

cajunator

Banned
Don't forget getting bailed out by Asuna on multiple occasions.

He's not perfect, just exceptionally dull and lifeless. Even if the writer attempted to give him life, it was like writing programs for a robot. Like intentionally putting glitches into programming code "see it's not perfect after all!"
 
The beaters were treated like crap because they played the Beta and knew all the fast leveling up spots at the start and were accused of hiding this info, by that point in the story it was irrelevant.

no it wasn't. that's the entire point of this side story.if hiding your level was no big deal , then there wouldn't have been this story at all.
At this point kirito wasn't in a position to be arrogant at all( like when he did in silica episode ) he became that way as a result.

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Robotics;notes 13

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Why do they want to summarize this in 3 points ?

Nice episode with some cool reférences .. i love how
someone beat him as kill - balad

Frau was clearly the highlight of this episode however !!
 

Steroyd

Member
no it wasn't. that's the entire point of this side story.if hiding your level was no big deal , then there wouldn't have been this story at all.
At this point kirito wasn't in a position to be arrogant at all( like when he did in silica episode ) he became that way as a result.

He hid his level so he could fit in with the lower level folk, it had nothing to do with him being a beater.
 

firehawk12

Subete no aware
Thermae Romae
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I figure this picture was apt for AnimeGAF. :p

So whereas Space Brothers went out of its way to be as accurate as possible, this movie seems to do the Japanese-actors-as-Romans-with-lines thing but random white actors everywhere else.

Funny enough, some of the white actors that do have lines speak in Japanese.

I suppose Latin would be kind of silly, although they had a decent fake-Rome at least.
 

Envelope

sealed with a kiss
But is Jojo good at video games?

Stardust Crusaders says
- yes.

Heartcatch PreCure! 1

I finally got around to starting this. Not much to say about the first episode, it starts like every magical girl show ever. This is a really weird looking show, I'll probably get used to it but the look of the characters really bother me.
:( Umakoshi character designs are best.
That said some of the faces Erika was doing were cute as. The transformation sequence was boring but not the worst ever. These mascots seem like they're going to be annoying as fuck but I guess I'll have to watch more to see. The opening was alright, I assume it'll change a bit as more main characters are introduced. The dance in the ED was bad but in a good way.

:( Umakoshi transformations are best.
 
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