[TV] The What Anime Are You Watching Thread!
Valentine's art just posted...
You may squee when ready, @Zero Esc.
Where they change the protagonist's name any my game save is no longer canon!Valentine's art just posted...
[DOUBLEPOST=1516216086,1516215948][/DOUBLEPOST]News broke at Xmas. Persona 5 the Animation coming in April.
You may squee when ready, @Zero Esc.
Oh there's a thought. Persona 5 gives the protagonist like 14 potential love interests. This must be addressed.
Dragonball Super ending in March, new series in development.
I've been pretty pleased with Super, so I'm surprised it's ending.
I've been pretty pleased with Super, so I'm surprised it's ending.
I'm betting the next series will be "Dragonball GX", where its based on a school in the WORLD of Dragonball but has almost none of the original characters, and if they ARE there its in sparse cameo roles. AH-sequel series.
But nah its probably gon' be cool.
GasBandit
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How much Black Lagoon have you watched?
Leela has an issue or two, but Revy's brain is pandora's fucking box.
But on the other hand, I guess that would make Balalaika "Mom?"
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GRAH-I don't know if Oda's taking the week off like he normally does, or if my regular scansites just haven't picked it up! Because THAT'S what happened with BHNA and then I got a little spoiled.
GasBandit
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Wait til you meet "chinglish."[DOUBLEPOST=1516409959,1516409874][/DOUBLEPOST]Know what, I'm gonna build a picture of your theory and rake in the fake points on imgur
fade
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Wait til you meet "chinglish."[DOUBLEPOST=1516409959,1516409874][/DOUBLEPOST]Know what, I'm gonna build a picture of your theory and rake in the fake points on imgur
GasBandit
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Another problem is I'm having trouble coming up with a counterpart for Chang, other than Zapp Brannigan. A flashy, dashing guy who seems to be sweet on Leela/Revy... except he shares no other traits. He is competent where Zapp is not, he is genuine where Zapp is not, and he is respected where Zapp is not.
GasBandit
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In Another World With My Smartphone
Binged all 12 episodes today (it's clear they intend for there to be at least one more season, however).
Summed up, it's yet another "modern male Mary Sue gets sent to a medival magic world and ends up with a harem" anime. Kind of like Konosuba but toned down by about half.
God accidentally kills a 15 year old Japanese guy, but the deceased is such a kind and upstanding young man that God decides to grant him a new life on a new world (the "rules" forbid being brought back to life on the same world), letting him keep his knowledge and body. In addition, God cranks all his RPG attributes to the maximum level, saying "now you shouldn't be able to die, unless something really crazy happens." Then he asks the boy, "do you wish for anything else in your new life?" And the schmuck wishes to take his smartphone with him, and that it would function in the new world the same as it did in the old one.
It's a good popcorn anime, I suppose. While not as engrossing as Konosuba or some of the others of the genre, it's light and easy, and helps pass the time until the next season of whatever it is you're waiting to watch comes out.
My one substantial gripe about it is that the protagonist is utterly 1 dimensional. Aside from a mild (and trope-normal) case of closet pervertedness (and WAY less than Kazuma from Konosuba - in fact there's even what I have to believe is a direct shout-out to Konosuba where he learns magic that lets you teleport an object to your hand, and he immediately proclaims he would never use it to steal panties) and a complete obliviousness to the advances of girls, Touya is utterly and completely faultless. He is kind and generous and honorable and smart and the most powerful magic user and a really strong fighter and... basically there is never a moment at which the audience can seriously believe he is in peril or even stands a chance of not coming out ahead (and I mean way ahead) in any given situation. MARY. SUE. The guy literally saves the life of the King by the end of espisode 2 (sorry for the minor spoiler there) and is on the easiest of easy streets from then on, with little left to do but traipse around the countryside making stock anime female characters fall in love with him and accidentally get glimpses of pantsu. Is the caravan surrounded by bandits? No problem, Touya can see on his smartphone's Google Maps that there's 38 of them, and use it to target them all at once for a paralysis spell, meaning the danger is over before it even began. Is a dragon attacking the village? No problem, Touya's been made so strong and smart by God he makes short work of it, fashioning a giant wall of ice into a lens to kill it with a giant ersatz laser beam, gaining the adoration and admiration of all onlookers. Does the Duke have an 8 year old daughter? No problem, Touya will magically create a bicycle (which this medieval world has never seen before) from scratch to amuse her. Oh, and of course a gun for himself. The plans are all on the internet, of course, which his smartphone still has access to.
So, without any real threat of defeat or death, we're simply set to sit and wait for the next time one of his blushing would-be brides tries to work up the courage to confess her feelings to him, and see what comic pratfall befalls her, interrupting the attempt.
Binged all 12 episodes today (it's clear they intend for there to be at least one more season, however).
Summed up, it's yet another "modern male Mary Sue gets sent to a medival magic world and ends up with a harem" anime. Kind of like Konosuba but toned down by about half.
God accidentally kills a 15 year old Japanese guy, but the deceased is such a kind and upstanding young man that God decides to grant him a new life on a new world (the "rules" forbid being brought back to life on the same world), letting him keep his knowledge and body. In addition, God cranks all his RPG attributes to the maximum level, saying "now you shouldn't be able to die, unless something really crazy happens." Then he asks the boy, "do you wish for anything else in your new life?" And the schmuck wishes to take his smartphone with him, and that it would function in the new world the same as it did in the old one.
It's a good popcorn anime, I suppose. While not as engrossing as Konosuba or some of the others of the genre, it's light and easy, and helps pass the time until the next season of whatever it is you're waiting to watch comes out.
My one substantial gripe about it is that the protagonist is utterly 1 dimensional. Aside from a mild (and trope-normal) case of closet pervertedness (and WAY less than Kazuma from Konosuba - in fact there's even what I have to believe is a direct shout-out to Konosuba where he learns magic that lets you teleport an object to your hand, and he immediately proclaims he would never use it to steal panties) and a complete obliviousness to the advances of girls, Touya is utterly and completely faultless. He is kind and generous and honorable and smart and the most powerful magic user and a really strong fighter and... basically there is never a moment at which the audience can seriously believe he is in peril or even stands a chance of not coming out ahead (and I mean way ahead) in any given situation. MARY. SUE. The guy literally saves the life of the King by the end of espisode 2 (sorry for the minor spoiler there) and is on the easiest of easy streets from then on, with little left to do but traipse around the countryside making stock anime female characters fall in love with him and accidentally get glimpses of pantsu. Is the caravan surrounded by bandits? No problem, Touya can see on his smartphone's Google Maps that there's 38 of them, and use it to target them all at once for a paralysis spell, meaning the danger is over before it even began. Is a dragon attacking the village? No problem, Touya's been made so strong and smart by God he makes short work of it, fashioning a giant wall of ice into a lens to kill it with a giant ersatz laser beam, gaining the adoration and admiration of all onlookers. Does the Duke have an 8 year old daughter? No problem, Touya will magically create a bicycle (which this medieval world has never seen before) from scratch to amuse her. Oh, and of course a gun for himself. The plans are all on the internet, of course, which his smartphone still has access to.
So, without any real threat of defeat or death, we're simply set to sit and wait for the next time one of his blushing would-be brides tries to work up the courage to confess her feelings to him, and see what comic pratfall befalls her, interrupting the attempt.
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GasBandit
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Watched an episode of Attack on Titan S2. Umm... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
GasBandit
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I didn't! Third row!
Third ROW Fade, pay attention-THIS WILL BE ON THE TEST!
I ship Revy and Rock. <3 It won't work out though.
fade
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Oops
Oooh I'll have to look!
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san mentions a significant ramen culture in Hawaii, where even McDonald's (sort of) sells ramen.
I'm all Astahhh'd out, so I thought I'd ping @WasabiPoptart for something a bit more relevant.
I'm all Astahhh'd out, so I thought I'd ping @WasabiPoptart for something a bit more relevant.
A lot of places, including McDonalds, sell saimin. It's kind of like ramen, but it's really influenced by a mix of different cultures that immigrated here during the plantation era. The toppings kind of show that because it's anything you have on hand (Spam, fish cake, green onion, and egg IMO are a must). This site has a recipe. Ramen is popular, too, because the population of Japanese people in Hawaii is high and there are a lot of tourists from Japan that come here. There are several good ramen restaurants that come to mind including Agu, Daiichi, and Goma Tei. We also have Sun Noodle company that makes my favorite fresh ramen for cooking at home. I just had some for lunch today. Oh and Ala Moana mall has their Shirokiya Japanese market that has a couple of ramen stalls. But you could go to the food court's L&L Hawaiian BBQ and get a bowl of saimin that's cheaper.Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san mentions a significant ramen culture in Hawaii, where even McDonald's (sort of) sells ramen.
I'm all Astahhh'd out, so I thought I'd ping @WasabiPoptart for something a bit more relevant.
GasBandit
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Stein's Gate
Hey, if *Fade* likes it, it has to have something going for it, right?
A self-styled "Mad Scientist" manages to modify his microwave and cell phone into a time machine that can send text messages into the past. But as he and his friends start to use it, they learn very quickly that causality does NOT like to be fucked with, and changing the past often hurts as much - or more - than it helps.
Turns out, yeah, it's really good. It starts off really confusing but the more you watch the more you learn and the more sense you make out of everything, and then WHAM curve ball and then just when you get the hang of that WHAM.
My only gripes with it stem from petty "that's not what I would do in your place/it's patently obvious you should try X instead of Y" kibitzing, but mostly the show gets around to addressing that too, though it still takes longer than it should, IMO, but if that's the most damning thing I can think of, this is hands down a damn good show.
I'm impressed how much content they can cram into a 23 minute episode. No filler here.
Hey, if *Fade* likes it, it has to have something going for it, right?
A self-styled "Mad Scientist" manages to modify his microwave and cell phone into a time machine that can send text messages into the past. But as he and his friends start to use it, they learn very quickly that causality does NOT like to be fucked with, and changing the past often hurts as much - or more - than it helps.
Turns out, yeah, it's really good. It starts off really confusing but the more you watch the more you learn and the more sense you make out of everything, and then WHAM curve ball and then just when you get the hang of that WHAM.
My only gripes with it stem from petty "that's not what I would do in your place/it's patently obvious you should try X instead of Y" kibitzing, but mostly the show gets around to addressing that too, though it still takes longer than it should, IMO, but if that's the most damning thing I can think of, this is hands down a damn good show.
I'm impressed how much content they can cram into a 23 minute episode. No filler here.
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