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[Jex]

Some loon.

Maybe. But most loons just tend to write a lot of stuff about the shows the love. Checking through other anime shows on wikipedia reveals this because the authors tend to write three-thousand words on each character.

But this article contains a lot of short, neat content on a variety of topics, which is far harder to do.

 

[Finaika]

I really enjoyed Rahxephon, mainly because the plot was easy to understand unlike Eva's, or maybe my brain cannot fathom Eva's awesomeness.

 

[Nonoriri]

Maybe. But most loons just tend to write a lot of stuff about the shows the love. Checking through other anime shows on wikipedia reveals this because the authors tend to write three-thousand words on each character.

But this article contains a lot of short, neat content on a variety of topics, which is far harder to do.

1)Be crazy
2)Like RahXehphon
3)Write detailed, content packed wiki entry
4)????
5)Profit!

I really enjoyed Rahxephon, mainly because the plot was easy to understand unlike Eva's, or maybe my brain cannot fathom Eva's awesomeness.

Hey it happens.

 

[7Th]

There is some truth in that statement. And that's not a good thing. :lol

It's like being the Cosmic Bus of animu, except that instead of being cool and hip I'm boring and nerdy.

Not the use of prepositions, though.

 

[firehawk12]

I don't suppose RahXelphon is also a deconstruction of the myth cycle? :lol

 

[Jex]

1)Be crazy
2)Like RahXehphon
3)Write detailed, content packed wiki entry
4)????
5)Profit!

There's no profit in Wikipedia.

It's also a group work, so no-one gets any credit either.

I don't suppose RahXelphon is also a deconstruction of the myth cycle? :lol

Thankfully, there is no deconstruction.

 

[Nonoriri]

There's no profit in Wikipedia.

It's also a group work, so no-one gets any credit either.

The profit is us talking about it clearly.

 

[Hitokage]

1)Be crazy
2)Like RahXehphon
3)Write detailed, content packed wiki entry
4)????
5)Deletion

Fixed.

 

[Hellsing321]

I watched RahXephon shortly after I watched Eva, but I can't remember much of anything that happened in it. Maybe I should rewatch it.

 

[Haly]

LOGH would make me lose faith in democracy if I actually had any faith in this system in the first place.

It is, as the series highlights, a system revolving around making it difficult for individuals to seize and abuse power. It fundamentally assumes people are morons and prone to corruption.

 

[InfiniteNine]

I remember one of my friends telling me to watch RahXehphon shortly after they introduced me into anime with Eva. I kinda dismissed it since it looked like an Eva rip-off and I wanted to buy Eva DVDs instead. :lol I need to watch it one day to see how right I was.

 

[Jex]

LOGH would make me lose faith in democracy if I actually had any faith in this system in the first place.

It is, as the series highlights, a system revolving around making it difficult for individuals to seize and abuse power. It fundamentally assumes people are morons and prone to corruption.

Watching this show whilst taking a first year University course in politics and democracy was certainly an interesting combination.

 

[Haly]

Too bad you couldn't cite Yang Wenli for papers.

 

[Vox-Pop]

Azumanga Daioh is good but it's no Yotsuba anime.

 

[speedpop]

How on earth did this thread attract 2000+ posts within a few days!?

I miss the old anime

Spoiler

threads!

 

[Haly]

You can't fight against change. You can only only swim with the current lest the waves of revolution drown you.

(Only FMA:B warranted its own thread. Maybe Star Driver will depending on how far off the deep end it goes.)

 

[7Th]

You can't fight against change. You can only only swim with the current lest the waves of revolution drown you.

(Only FMA:B warranted its own thread. Maybe Star Driver will depending on how far off the deep end it goes.)

You're actually free to create a dedicated thread for any show you want. If the show didn't warrant its own thread, no harm will be done since the thread will just die a quiet, no-replies death nobody will mourn.

 

[Haly]

I don't know, man. Have you tried doing this yet? All my classes are science classes at this point, though if I take a writing class again sometime I will be sure to test it out.

I just might. I think I may have some writing classes left, it would be great if I can sneak it by there.

 

[Jex]

How on earth did this thread attract 2000+ posts within a few days!?

I miss the old anime

Spoiler

threads!

I blame all those guys let in during 2009.

 

[Haly]

You, Lafiel, Infinite Nine?

Who else?

Looking at the posters list: Geneijin, Dresden and Nonoriri

 

[Jex]

You, Lafiel, Infinite Nine?

Who else?

Geneijin, Luka.

I was let in 2010! I didn't even look at OT till about 2 months ago.

It's the same for me, but our approve dates are in 2009.

 

[InfiniteNine]

I was let in 2010! I didn't even look at OT till about 2 months ago.

It's the same for me, but are approve dates are in 2009.

It's not my fault I got rejected in 2008 for no reason!

 

[duckroll]

I have also been known to enjoy RahXephon, albeit not quite to the point where I'd write an absurdly detailed wikipedia entry on it.

Yeah, me too!

Spoiler

I really didn't write it.

 

[Kamen Rider Prism]

I'm glad the threads extend this far now. Years past while lurking I would read the OP of the seasonal anime thread to learn about what shows I should watch out for and the usual hilarious commentary. The threads have now grown far beyond just the current season and that has sparked a burning flame within me to start posting.

 

[Haly]

And another has joined our little utopian dystopian anarchist society.

 

[Haly]

Because fanboys and fangirls have, for the most part, atrocious taste..

Generally applicable to anything really.

In LOGH, all the best female characters are conniving gold diggers.

 

[Kamen Rider Prism]

Because anime fanboys and fangirls have, for the most part, atrocious taste.

I'm sure we are all guilty of watching some of the more terrible shows out there without prior knowledge. Some people probably even enjoy them as guilty pleasures but would never admit it. Therefore they end up bashing what they secretly enjoy to join a groups bandwagon. I'm not saying everyone is like that but I'm sure these people do exist. And no, I'm not defending fanboys and fangirls either. I've had my fair share of the "fandom". People here are much more levelheaded.

 

[Dali]

Alright, so I'm done with Ookami and I've got some questions. What did that other highschool's student council president or whatever he was do to Ookami? Did he rape her? Did he just cop a feel? Lift her skirt? I don't think they ever really explain.

Also when "turtle" and the bishounen guy go off into another room are they making the sex? The narrator's comments afterward generally lead me to believe this is the case, but isn't this like a kid's show? Maybe they aren't supposed to understand comments like having been drained of his manly juices he's now in gentleman mode or whatever she says.

 

[Kamen Rider Prism]

Alright, so I'm done with Ookami and I've got some questions. What did that other highschool's student council president or whatever he was do to Ookami? Did he rape her? Did he just cop a feel? Lift her skirt? I don't think they ever really explain.

I assumed rape. Thats really the only thing that could traumatize someone like that and would make others ridicule her that much for saying the guy did it. I didn't finish the series yet but I'm not surprised if they didn't cover that. To touch on something like that when all we've had previously were hints, it would've taken many more episodes than they had to work with. I should probably finish it, but its one of those shows I tend to watch with a drink or two so it'll have to wait until my days off.

 

[Pandaman]

I'm glad the threads extend this far now. Years past while lurking I would read the OP of the seasonal anime thread to learn about what shows I should watch out for and the usual hilarious commentary. The threads have now grown far beyond just the current season and that has sparked a burning flame within me to start posting.

welcome, friend.

be sure to pay your respects to nanoha and take your daily moe~ before going to bed at night.

also Asobi ni iku yo! was the best show this season.

 

[Dresden]

but isn't this like a kid's show?

Eh, I think the main audience for a show like Ookami is well past the drinking age.

 

[Jex]

People here are much more levelheaded.

This is the first time I've heard people here described as "level-headed".

 

[InfiniteNine]

This is the first time I've heard people here described as "level-headed".

I'll still take the compliment!

 

[Kamen Rider Prism]

This is the first time I've heard people here described as "level-headed".

Compared to some places like 4chan, this place is like a group of gentlemen wearing monocles and top hats sitting at a table in some majestic garden having a discussion about Einsteins rules over some tea and biscuits.

 

[Haly]

This is the first time I've heard people here described as "level-headed".

Relatively levelheaded?

 

[firehawk12]

So, Eden of the East is weird. I was kind of hoping the main character would get arrested for indecent exposure, because, word of advice guys, flashing your junk everywhere (come on, why would a police officer ask to see that? Is it somehow more distinctive than his face? :lol) is really gross. The girl is dumb - I find it hard to believe anyone would be okay hanging out with a guy running around in the nude, with a revolver, even though he helped her "escape" from the police. American police are not that bad; if you are dumb enough to throw shit at the White House it would be expected that they'd ask you why, and probably leave you alone when you clarified that it was a coin and not something dangerous. Cell phones are a stupid storytelling device, they might give you brain cancer, and I want to pretend they don't exist.

Word of warning now - Eden of the East is social commentary about NEETs and hikikomori. People probably expected some kind of weird global conspiracy tale and that only serves as a vehicle in which to explore the themes of the social disengagement of youth.

 

[Dresden]

sick and stuck at home for the past 3 days

No wonder you've been posting so much lately.

The girl is dumb - I find it hard to believe anyone would be okay hanging out with a guy running around in the nude, with a revolver, even though he helped her "escape" from the police.

because it's true wuv

She's pretty dumb, but then, Eden of the East is pretty much a shoujo show and if the girl wasn't so dim-witted she could never be saved by the handsome protagonist.

 

[duckroll]

Cell phones are a stupid storytelling device, they might give you brain cancer, and I want to pretend they don't exist.

I was with you until your opinion turned out to be just as moronic as the show you're criticizing. :lol

 

[Haly]

because it's true wuv

Nah he's probably packing.

That's why the police officer let him go after checking out his Johnny. Probably couldn't imagine that level of shrinkage.

I can understand hate for the movies but the TV series was good.

 

[Haly]

Advice cat is advise Yang Wenli on fleet formation!

 

[InfiniteNine]

Oh, it looks like Redline airs on Thursday! I can actually go then. I wonder if I still should since the trailer with the racing kinda turned me off to it a bit.

 

[Dresden]

Oh, it looks like Redline airs on Thursday! I can actually go then. I wonder if I still should since the trailer with the racing kinda turned me off to it a bit.

Of course you should!

 

[Jex]

I had to look up both of those things, just for the record. People probably expected a weird global conspiracy tale because it presents itself as such. It looks nice. It just screams "quirk for the sake of quirk" a little too much, and I can't ignore dumb people and silly plot holes just because something is covered in charm and quirk.

There are no plot holes in the series, oddly. That's because it doesn't finish the work (by the end, there may be plenty of problems).

flashing your junk everywhere (come on, why would a police officer ask to see that? Is it somehow more distinctive than his face? :lol)

The policewoman asks to see his identification. It's a delightful misunderstanding on his part.

Saki may not be the brightest character, but she's hardly alone in that. Most of her male compatriots are...strange. Takizawa is a big step up.

Takizawa is "presented" as this mysterious, exciting, confident guy who apparently women are "supposed" to be interested in. It's not a big leap.

American police are not that bad; if you are dumb enough to throw shit at the White House it would be expected that they'd ask you why, and probably leave you alone when you clarified that it was a coin and not something dangerous.

You'd be surprised, statistically.

Plus, we never see what they would have done about her because things never get that far. The show doesn't really judge, either way.

Cell phones are a stupid storytelling device, they might give you brain cancer, and I want to pretend they don't exist.

They're inherently key to plot, in a multitude of ways.

The show has other problems (soundtrack being high on my list), but these aren't those.

 

[Haly]

Takizawa is interesting, shameless and has more confidence than he knows what to do with. Of course girls like him.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Of course you should!

Oh, it's today. I thought it meant next Thursday....Well I can still go, but it will cost me $32 more than admission if I do decide to overdraft on it. I'm going to have to think about it. I wish the delay in my check getting sent out didn't happen so I could just go and enjoy myself!

11:59 PM Wed, Sep 29
screens with...

* Only Son | thedownlowconcept 2010

Nevermind! I can just go on Wednesday!

 

[Haly]

Lol Julian MacGuyver

 

[Haly]

That's justified but probably a recurring problem if you watch anime.

The thing is I like Takizawa a lot more than other douchebags/harem leads girls fall for for no good reason.

(They have finished writing it, it's gets worse after the series but there are no blatant plot holes that I can think of.)

Reinhard uses BISHIE SPARKLE.

It's super effective.

 

[Jex]

So... it doesn't have plot holes because they haven't finished writing it? :lol

Well, the major "game" related ones may or may not be fleshed out satisfactorily in the movies. The shows main arcs are not resolved in the series, so there's no room for them to become holes!

I mean, she even has photographs of both of them!

Apparently she can only make out his penis, which doesn't match the photo. Serious plot issue.

It doesn't matter, there's lots more later.

Well, I'm a girl, and I wouldn't go near him with a ten foot pole. The idea that she hangs out with even weirder weirdos that make him look good by comparison is easier to swallow than him just giving off some magical pheremones that cause girls to be extremely irrational and swoon over him or something.

It certainly helps, and Takizawa pretty much only ever does awesome things during the course of the series, and non of them are douchey.

It's not implied that she instantly falls in lover with him either, although their trust is certainly questionable.

 

[JKTrix]

Juiz alters people's minds so that everyone loves him.

 

[Haly]

Well, the major conspiracy related ones may or may not be fleshed out satisfactorily in the movies. The shows main arcs are not resolved in the series, so there's no room for them to become holes

For the record, they weren't. It's not even a conspiracy.