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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    When I watched Spice and Wolf, Holo's English voice actress sounded so familiar but I couldn't place where I knew her from.

    I eventually looked it up, and she was Mad Moxxi from the Borderlands series.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Unsurprisingly Demon Slayer is still full throttle firing on all cylinders.
    Bit of Uzui backstory, then Uzui vs. Gyutaro is insane.

    When the credits started I screamed "that's it?" Episode flew by.

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 14
    Lars wrote: »
    When I watched Spice and Wolf, Holo's English voice actress sounded so familiar but I couldn't place where I knew her from.

    I eventually looked it up, and she was Mad Moxxi from the Borderlands series.

    The S&W dub is really really good, too.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Oghulk wrote: »
    What the fuck is an economics anime

    Spice and Wolf is often jokingly (but not really) called an economics anime. It's about a merchant in a generic middle ages low fantasy setting, who randomly meets and begins traveling with a wolf goddess. It's more of a "two outsiders bond with each other" kind of thing, but a lot of the plot involves them getting caught up in economic scheming, market manipulation, etc.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 14
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    Oghulk wrote: »
    What the fuck is an economics anime

    Like a club or sports anime, except instead of teaching about fishing or paper mache or futsal, it rambles incoherently about economics. Spice and Wolf being the first really notable/popular one that comes to mind, but Maoyuu by the same people was the one that really solidified, as they say "big tiddy economics" by having entire episodes where they do nothing but descend from their ivory tower to explain crop rotation to farmers. Nation building fantasy stuff has been around forever, but usually more of the "fight monsters and save the world" variety. Postmodern trends have been to go "That's unrealistic. It's actually about politics/economics," and isekai being the intellectually bankrupt subgenre that it is, frequently defaults to a random teenager popping in and going "All you guys are idiots. Stop building gold statues of the king and being turbo racists. Invest in agriculture and infrastructure. GOVERNMENT SAVED!" It comes up a lot in low end western young adult fiction too.

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    There have only been like 4-5 so far of the pure "I Was Put in Charge of The Kingdom And Had to Save It Through Doing Paperwork" adaptations so far (though a lot, like Slime, dabbles hard), but given trends in LNs/web novels, the tsunami is fast approaching. Probably not a good sign for the youths' faith in the government.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I liked Spice and Wolf and Log Horizon for economics tinged Isekai type beats

    Also Maoyu, by the Spice and Wolf mangaka I believe

    e: oh we covered that
    I like Maoyu, and it's only half because the demon lord's got big tits
    Spice and Wolf and Maoyu also aren't isekai to their great credit, they're just straight fantasy.

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Unsurprisingly Demon Slayer is still full throttle firing on all cylinders.
    Bit of Uzui backstory, then Uzui vs. Gyutaro is insane.

    When the credits started I screamed "that's it?" Episode flew by.

    I had been kind of wondering if I had gotten a bit desensitized to Ufotable sakuga because the last several episodes have had really good action but didn't quite have that same mind blowing quality. Then moments like in this episode drop and remind you that oh right, this is what it's like when Ufotable *actually* pops off

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Unsurprisingly Demon Slayer is still full throttle firing on all cylinders.
    Bit of Uzui backstory, then Uzui vs. Gyutaro is insane.

    When the credits started I screamed "that's it?" Episode flew by.

    I had been kind of wondering if I had gotten a bit desensitized to Ufotable sakuga because the last several episodes have had really good action but didn't quite have that same mind blowing quality. Then moments like in this episode drop and remind you that oh right, this is what it's like when Ufotable *actually* pops off

    It definitely feels like they're trying to push an art form to the limits of its possibilities.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I liked Spice and Wolf and Log Horizon for economics tinged Isekai type beats

    Also Maoyu, by the Spice and Wolf mangaka I believe

    e: oh we covered that
    I like Maoyu, and it's only half because the demon lord's got big tits
    Spice and Wolf and Maoyu also aren't isekai to their great credit, they're just straight fantasy.

    The anime adaptations of Spice and Wolf/Maoyuu were made by the same core staff (though different animation studios), but the light novels were by completely different dudes. Maoyuu and Log Horizon were the same dude.

    Fun fact, the Maoyuu dude went to jail for massive tax fraud.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    that seems to happen a lot to manga authors, I have to wonder if no one teaches the self-employed how to pay taxes over there same as no one really teaches people how to pay taxes in the US

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Yeah, pretty sure it wasn't a malicious thing. The irony is pretty delicious either way.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Log Horizon is pretty fun, and easier to follow than some of the other ones that followed

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Skeith wrote: »
    Yeah, pretty sure it wasn't a malicious thing. The irony is pretty delicious either way.

    I don't know how much slack I'm willing to cut the ultra wealthy, particularly when it comes to them benefiting from their own negligence. Who among us doesn't personally own a company that forgot to report a million dollars of income? Hire a fucking accountant.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Finally, the adaptation everyone has been asking for

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    What percentage of the show will be him collecting gachapon toys and playing arcade games?

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm looking for a place where sailors hang out.

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Economics manga?

    What about INVESTOR Z
    ... a school-drama manga about stock investments! Zaizen Takashi passes his entrance exams at the top of the heap, and starts his first year in junior high school at Dojuku Gakuen, a 130-year old super-advanced institute of higher education. The day after the entrance ceremony, "the secret" of the school is revealed to him, which concerns the existence of an "investment club," consisting only of the top student from each of the 6 grades. Its club members have a mission. They must invest from a capital of 300-billion yen and yield a profit of 8%, which is their annual goal. This is why Dojuku Gakuen, boasting the highest standards of education in all of Japan, is tuition free. "The most exciting game in the world. The ultimate game of ultimate thrill… In other words, money… Investments!" Here begins the story of the genius Zaizen, who bets the entirety of his youth on money. Learn, Zaizen... and make a bundle

    I haven't read it.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Since when has having a huge endowment foundation ever stopped a school from having tuition fees

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I am honest to god curious how they make a show out of Shenmue, a game that I remember as having like twenty minutes of story stretched across twenty hours

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Knowing the creator, it'll probably just cover the same story the games have yet again, and suddenly stop right before something interesting. Then he'll ask for funding for another season that he promises will finish things this time.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Maddoc wrote: »
    I am honest to god curious how they make a show out of Shenmue, a game that I remember as having like twenty minutes of story stretched across twenty hours

    What, you aren't looking forward to an anime that's just filler arcs?

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Two things with the latest episode:

    First, Pieck continues to be actually the most competent.

    Second,
    When Gabi blew off Eren's head I was like "Fuck yes". I knew it wasn't gonna stick, but I appreciated the sentiment.

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Uh. We're getting a Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime, apparently.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Huh. I wasn't expecting that to ever happen but y'know I think it's gonna be a good one. Hopefully.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Skeith wrote: »
    Uh. We're getting a Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime, apparently.


    OH MY GAAAWWWD IM SO EXCITED!!!!

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  • LeumasWhiteLeumasWhite New ZealandRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Skeith wrote: »
    Uh. We're getting a Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime, apparently.


    Planet With was pretty good, so I'm hopeful, but it was kind of a speedrun of the themes he likes to hit on. If they're cramming Biscuit Hammer into a single season I'll be a bit worried, but anything that gets us closer to a Spirit Circle anime is good.

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    God, the Crunchyroll app, at least on Xbox, is such a sack of shit. Will it manage the Herculean task of starting an episode? Who knows?

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    In other adaptation news, they're doing a live action adaptation of My Broken Mariko, which is very good but also extremely intense and dark single volume manga.

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    Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko’s life—and Tomoyo’s too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko’s death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko’s ashes for one final journey together… to set free her dear, broken Mariko.

    It's very much in that genre of like painfully raw, psychological manga like My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness or Goodnight Punpun. I have no idea how they're gonna film it in live action cuz it'd basically be two hours of a young woman having a complete nervous breakdown.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Gundi wrote: »
    Two things with the latest episode:

    First, Pieck continues to be actually the most competent.

    Second,
    When Gabi blew off Eren's head I was like "Fuck yes". I knew it wasn't gonna stick, but I appreciated the sentiment.

    She's playing chess, the Eldians are playing checkers.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Kyougu wrote: »
    Ju ju Kaitsen has one of my favorite comedy bits in all media
    Todo just making up his entire friendship with Yuji is amazing
    "I'd have to say tall women with a big ass, like Jennifer Lawrence." That line lives in my head because I never thought there'd be a Hollywood namedrop, and Yuji just rolled with it.

    Then we got Sebastian Stan an episode later from one of the girls, I think.

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    any idea when the new season of Megalo Boxing arrives on Netflix?

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Sorce wrote: »
    Kyougu wrote: »
    Ju ju Kaitsen has one of my favorite comedy bits in all media
    Todo just making up his entire friendship with Yuji is amazing
    "I'd have to say tall women with a big ass, like Jennifer Lawrence." That line lives in my head because I never thought there'd be a Hollywood namedrop, and Yuji just rolled with it.

    Then we got Sebastian Stan an episode later from one of the girls, I think.

    Two idiots fated to unite in their stupidity

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    This last episode of Demon Slayer just went so hard.

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I wonder what they'll do for music, since the original had a lot of Pillows references and that was apparently what slowed down the initial attempt at getting an anime made.

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  • Dongs GaloreDongs Galore Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    im watching Revolutionary Girl Utena again and I like it a lot

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
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