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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Watching delicious in dungeon

    Episode 4, we gonna talk about the busty bar maids?

    Anyway, overally this hits the analytical tactical bullshit that makes a lot of other shows fun.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm uninterested in comparing shows generally, but in this particular case of just the mangas comparing a finished story to an unfinished story is gobblygook of the highest order. Most of our judgement for stories is based on the ending and the highest point in the middle. Freiren has no ending yet. There is no comparison point. Comparing it is all just blarglewargfargle blarge crash to desktop, restart machine.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think you can definitely compare how you are feeling about the animes at this second

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah that's why I said manga.

    For the manga though, a finished story that isn't terrible is always going to "win".

    But I'm generally uninterested and find it really boring to compare things like this in the first place, so I'm already against the whole idea.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Fucking episode 7 has been a rollercoaster and I'm only halfway fucking through!

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Madican wrote: »
    Re-found Red Ranger Adventurer again after missing updates for about a year.
    Latest arc is actually way better than it has any right to be. Why is it working so well to apply tokusentai logic revolving around bonds and relationships to a fantasy isekai world's metaphysics?

    This reminds me, while this is not the Toku thread, King-Ohger just ended last week and everyone should go watch King-Ohger.

    This is where I’d link the intro but no one uploads those to twitter anymore thanks to Toei being, well, Toei.

    So instead here is a slightly inaccurately translated original promo trailer:
    https://youtu.be/lYiSLt1dFqw?feature=shared

    [off the top of my head, it’s not Earth, but “Chikyuu”* or, if you want a localization, “Terra”; the Shuggodom King’s name is more accurately romanized as “Racles” for the Hercules/heracles beetle pun, and Rita’s surname is “Kaniska,” as in the scientific name for the Blue Admiral butterfly (their given name is taken from a syllable in the butterfly’s Japanese name]

    Fantastic show and turns the events of the first half on their head in the second half when they recontextualize everything, and likewise presents a fantasy concept that isn’t more Isekai and RPG mechanics as literal forces of the world, while also making a world that isn’t simply the familiar Tolkienian western fantasy world. It also continues the kind of experimentation with story format that started with the previous year’s DonBrothers, where they eschew the monster of the week, both in the sense that there actually aren’t many non-reoccurring antagonists this series and when they do happen, they’re not the kind of centerpiece of the plot in the way that Sentai had been for years, fitting more organically into the more serialized storytelling.

    Some people may bounce off the series choice to go for primarily CGI sets to accomplish this (outside of a few Toei backlots, and a few familiar Toei location shots for the outskirts of Shuggodom and N’Kospa), but visually it’s the most experimental the production staff have been with Sentai and to large extent treats the CGI sets akin to a stage presence in a way that (for me at least) weirdly clicks.


    *There is a reason for this, because
    they visit Earth for a short arc

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    Oh, by the way, I had mentioned I wasn't really feeling Cowboy Bebop via this current season of AniMenagerie.

    But I'll tell you what I'm still enjoying!

    MAISON IKKOKU!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XKAjzLxZo

    I think at this point I just have a weakness for anime rom-coms of the 1980s.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Episode 9 used the angel scream from neo genesis evangelion

    I'm dead, as the kiddies say

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I love the little bits of Frieren that keep paying off with each episode, like
    learning about her master's affinity for flowers and why it's her favorite spell
    and how her backstory with her party continues to build over time and tie into ongoing stories.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Oh, by the way, I had mentioned I wasn't really feeling Cowboy Bebop via this current season of AniMenagerie.

    But I'll tell you what I'm still enjoying!

    MAISON IKKOKU!

    I think at this point I just have a weakness for anime rom-coms of the 1980s.

    I remembered you loved Kimagure Orange Road, which is what made me pick this one. Also to show you not all of her work is as nuts as Ranma, or at least they take a while to get to the level the movie was, which took place multiple seasons into the show. Curious to see how Urusei Yatsura goes. My guess is the 80s movie will be better received than the modern reboot season.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I still have the entire Maison Ikkoku manga and try to read the whole thing (only 12 volumes) every few years. Such a great story, that has a surprisingly emotional ending.

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  • KayuraKayura Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Oh, by the way, I had mentioned I wasn't really feeling Cowboy Bebop via this current season of AniMenagerie.

    But I'll tell you what I'm still enjoying!

    MAISON IKKOKU!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XKAjzLxZo

    I think at this point I just have a weakness for anime rom-coms of the 1980s.

    Yeah, it's pretty great. Here's another upload of the OP, that has the original sound effects in it. Just gives it that little extra oomph.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWee5HDnMBs

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Delicious in Dungeon's only "flaw" i could describe is that randomness of the gore.
    Not unlike fish eggs in soup

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Couple of unexpected cross-overs in this week's shonen jump.

    I guess Witch Watch x "the current meta of the Japanese publishing industry" isn't all _that_ surprising given that these days it's just Kento Shinohara having themselves a bunch of fun every week, but still:
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    But I did _not_ expect Akane-Banashi x
    The Greatest Estate Developer
    to happen:
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    Otherwise, I'll keep on recommending Show-ha Shoten, because it's funny but also knows how to do emotional impact when it needs to. (and the background Death Note references this time were fun). Blue Box and Green Green Greens have currently settled into being solid sports mangas for the last few chapters, which is a nice break from emotional drama; Two On Ice should do the same, if you ask me.

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  • GridlinkGridlink Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ruri Dragon is back this week. I'll probably start it from the beginning again since it's only 6 chapters to reread.

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Per my union communications, IATSE begins negotiations with AMPTP tomorrow morning.
    Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Kin —

    IATSE, the Teamsters, and the Hollywood basic crafts will host a joint pre-negotiations kick-off rally TOMORROW Sunday March 3rd in Los Angeles. Negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) begin for the Hollywood Basic Agreement the following day on Monday, March 4th.

    In acknowledging our film and tv members across the country, including our Area Standards Agreement members, we will be livestreaming the rally publicly here: https://www.youtube.com/live/p23eSi3gIlE

    The speaker line-up will begin at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern, and will include:

    IATSE International President, Matthew D. Loeb
    Teamsters General President, Sean M. O’Brien
    IATSE International Vice President, Michael F. Miller
    Teamsters Local 399 Principal Officer / Chairperson of the Hollywood Basic Crafts, Lindsay Dougherty
    AFM President, Tino Gagliardi
    DGA Executive Director, Russ Hollander
    SAG-AFTRA Executive Director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
    WGAW Vice President, Michele Mulroney
    Los Angeles Federation of Labor President (and former IATSE International Representative), Yvonne Wheeler
    California Federation of Labor Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Lorena Gonzalez
    In person details:

    RSVP: https://iatse.co/2024-contract-kickoff

    WHAT: Negotiations Kick-Off Crewmember Rally with Speaker program including prominent Labor Leaders.

    WHO: Organizing Unions are IATSE, Teamsters, IBEW, OPCMIA, LiUNA! and UA on behalf of their members about to enter negotiations with the AMPTP. All of Hollywood Labor is welcome and encouraged to attend.

    WHERE: Woodley Park Section 1: 6076 Woodley Ave, Encino, CA 91316

    WHEN: Sunday, March 3rd Start Time: 10AM | Speaker Program: 11AM – 12PM (Pacific)

    In solidarity,
    IATSE Communications

    Here's to hoping we get as good a deal as WGA and SAG!

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I don't know where I would go to look this up, so I'm just gonna ask here:
    Is something going on with the dub release of Undead Unluck? There was no new episode on Disney+ this week.

    I was watching it subbed anyway, but Disney+ appears to be the only place it's available in Europe.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Mamayuyu is definitely either wrapping up or about to drop a big bombshell twist up

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Lanz wrote: »
    Mamayuyu is definitely either wrapping up or about to drop a big bombshell twist up

    Since it's one of the New Three (Kagurabachi and Two on Ice being the others), I'll go with the latter.

    Speaking of Undead Unluck, the latest chapter was cool:
    Negators passing their power on was definitely cribbed from One for All.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Is two on ice avoiding getting canceled somehow?

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  • The Cow KingThe Cow King a island Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Jjk one piece and spy x family

    Good ass Sunday

    The one piece cliffhanger makes me sad tho I don't wanna wait

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The one piece cliffhanger makes me sad tho I don't wanna wait
    I'm getting the feeling that Egghead is setting up the World Government to play itself, by letting them show to the world their brutality.

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    edited April 14
    The user and all related content has been deleted.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Bang Bravern episode 9 PV, tagging since it spoils the previous episode pretty hard:

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Is two on ice avoiding getting canceled somehow?

    Is this based on https://www.jajanken.net/en/issues/latest ? It certainly seems like it's way down at the bottom, yeah. It's interesting to see that Witch Watch got number 1 a few chapters ago, though I guess given it's just counting based on position in the table of contents, it's not a totally solid metric. (it feels like it'd be weird reading the magazine given they shuffle the ToC around all the time, but maybe you get used to it)

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Meanwhile I had only heard Frieren is sad (which is mostly not true) and it's very quickly moving to all time status for me.

    Frieren isn't sad, it's melancholy. It's a series about reflecting on the bonds between people and how they make us who we are, as well as how life is made of the little things as much as the big ones. It's meant to be reflective, and does an amazing job at that.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Meanwhile I had only heard Frieren is sad (which is mostly not true) and it's very quickly moving to all time status for me.

    Frieren isn't sad, it's melancholy. It's a series about reflecting on the bonds between people and how they make us who we are, as well as how life is made of the little things as much as the big ones. It's meant to be reflective, and does an amazing job at that.

    Also while the first episode or two feel like a lot of missed opportunity for connection stuff, it shifts into making the most of your new opportunities while reflecting on how many you missed less than you thought.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Meanwhile I had only heard Frieren is sad (which is mostly not true) and it's very quickly moving to all time status for me.

    Frieren isn't sad, it's melancholy. It's a series about reflecting on the bonds between people and how they make us who we are, as well as how life is made of the little things as much as the big ones. It's meant to be reflective, and does an amazing job at that.

    Also while the first episode or two feel like a lot of missed opportunity for connection stuff, it shifts into making the most of your new opportunities while reflecting on how many you missed less than you thought.

    I think the connections are meant to be built over time. They don't drop a whole ton of context about her adventures with Himmel all at once, it's sprinkled throughout the story, and I think it's stronger for it.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The rest of Himmel's party all had more normal perspectives on their interactions with Frieren, and gaining comparable experience to apply gives her new insight to what they saw, and discernment for what she saw but didn't take active interest in.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Meanwhile I had only heard Frieren is sad (which is mostly not true) and it's very quickly moving to all time status for me.

    Frieren isn't sad, it's melancholy. It's a series about reflecting on the bonds between people and how they make us who we are, as well as how life is made of the little things as much as the big ones. It's meant to be reflective, and does an amazing job at that.

    Also while the first episode or two feel like a lot of missed opportunity for connection stuff, it shifts into making the most of your new opportunities while reflecting on how many you missed less than you thought.

    I think the connections are meant to be built over time. They don't drop a whole ton of context about her adventures with Himmel all at once, it's sprinkled throughout the story, and I think it's stronger for it.

    Especially every time she comes to the realization she was/is denser than a neutron star regarding particular interactions she had with Himmel

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  • DrLoserForHireXDrLoserForHireX Philosopher King The AcademyRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    So, being contract labor can kind of suck as a teacher. I get a semester long contract and that's it. It means I have no steady work semester to semester. During the last round of union negotiations (SEIU) we got the school to agree that if they hire an adjunct to teach the same class three times in a row they secure a guarantee that they will be the first in line for consideration if the class needs to be staffed in the future.

    This upcoming fall I receive my first benefit from this as I finish my third semester teaching the same class this Spring. I have work lined up for Fall in fucking March rather than scrabbling for whatever I can get in July to start in August. Which means I can plan a course at reasonable pace and just have the peace of mind of knowing I have work.

    Makes all those marches through campus worth it. Unions rule.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    JJK manga stuff:
    I'm really not feeling where this is going. Not only is Sukuna a less interesting villain than Geto or not-Geto(he was more fun as an anti-hero ridealong), but all the resolutions are just unsatisfying. Gojo should've been the one to take out Kenjaku, not Yuta after some random comedian got him to... let his guard down because he's silly, I guess?

    And now we have endless chapters of people fighting Sukuna over and over, only for his underling to go 'oh he's not even taking this seriously lol'.

    Well guess what, Gege, maybe no one should take the writing seriously, either.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    This week on Delicious in Dungeon: Frogs!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjyUmrTVtU8

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    JJK manga stuff:
    I'm really not feeling where this is going. Not only is Sukuna a less interesting villain than Geto or not-Geto(he was more fun as an anti-hero ridealong), but all the resolutions are just unsatisfying. Gojo should've been the one to take out Kenjaku, not Yuta after some random comedian got him to... let his guard down because he's silly, I guess?

    And now we have endless chapters of people fighting Sukuna over and over, only for his underling to go 'oh he's not even taking this seriously lol'.

    Well guess what, Gege, maybe no one should take the writing seriously, either.
    Gotta get in a guy who kind of stands there bored while every character in the cast take turns to individually fail over the course of months of publication. At least they try a fun jumpjutsu every now and then.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah, nobody's fucked liked adjuncts. Holy shit is that stuff abusive.

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    The idea that your vote is a moral statement about you or who you vote for is some backwards ass libertarian nonsense. Your vote is about society. Vote to protect the vulnerable.
  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Madican wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Meanwhile I had only heard Frieren is sad (which is mostly not true) and it's very quickly moving to all time status for me.

    Frieren isn't sad, it's melancholy. It's a series about reflecting on the bonds between people and how they make us who we are, as well as how life is made of the little things as much as the big ones. It's meant to be reflective, and does an amazing job at that.

    Also while the first episode or two feel like a lot of missed opportunity for connection stuff, it shifts into making the most of your new opportunities while reflecting on how many you missed less than you thought.

    I think the connections are meant to be built over time. They don't drop a whole ton of context about her adventures with Himmel all at once, it's sprinkled throughout the story, and I think it's stronger for it.

    Especially every time she comes to the realization she was/is denser than a neutron star regarding particular interactions she had with Himmel

    That comes to a particularly interesting head in the manga:
    She does make a cute elf bride, even if it is all in her head.

    Also, I like that the legendary heroes...are regular people. We learn from Frieren that Himmel...is a goofball, who helps others and likes to explore dungeons for fun. He's human and makes mistakes, even ones with tragic consequences. And that's true of her whole party - there's the conversation she has with Sein about Heiter, where she points out how he was the "corrupt priest", where Sein points out how to him Heiter was the legendary priest and authority figure who looked out for him and his brother. And we see Eisen's flaws and strengths through the man who is his adopted son and apprentice, whom he forged into his successor in so many ways.

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  • AnsagoAnsago Formerly QuarterMaster Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    In another +1 for unions, mine (SEIU) was about 2 weeks away from calling for a strike after entering mediation with the university. After their final 18 hour(!) bargaining session they came out with a tentative agreement, including 15% in COLAs over the next 2 years, a $1,500 one-time cash bonus for all represented members this year, and an additional paid holiday, among other things.

    Everyone. Should. Have. A. Union.

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ansago wrote: »
    In another +1 for unions, mine (SEIU) was about 2 weeks away from calling for a strike after entering mediation with the university. After their final 18 hour(!) bargaining session they came out with a tentative agreement, including 15% in COLAs over the next 2 years, a $1,500 one-time cash bonus for all represented members this year, and an additional paid holiday, among other things.

    Everyone. Should. Have. A. Union.

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  • AspectVoidAspectVoid Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ansago wrote: »
    In another +1 for unions, mine (SEIU) was about 2 weeks away from calling for a strike after entering mediation with the university. After their final 18 hour(!) bargaining session they came out with a tentative agreement, including 15% in COLAs over the next 2 years, a $1,500 one-time cash bonus for all represented members this year, and an additional paid holiday, among other things.

    Everyone. Should. Have. A. Union.

    I disagree with this SO much. Everyone in my life, from family members, to friends, to coworkers were completely fucked over by the unions they were a part of. Unions are not a universal good. No organization is a universal good because people are not a universal good. And no one should be forced into joining one or forced to remain in one.

    Mind you, despite that, I cheer for unions when they do good, and part of my voting is voting for candidates that will protect unions. Unions are absolutely something that is needed at times, and it should be a hell of a lot easier and safer than it is for people to both form and disband unions as they are needed and as they are not. What matters is protecting workers, and when Unions start doing more harm then good for the workers, those unions need to go.

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So no, you don't disagree?

    Your post is just a really weird, gibberishy way of saying, 'poorly run organizations suck. If they're poorly run, they need to be fixed.' Which is in no way contrary to 'everyone should have a union.'

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