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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I just assumed she was a tohou

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    Lars wrote: »
    Continuing Code Geass, and I'm left wondering where the ninja maid trope came from. Seems to come up fairly often. Ninja maids are even enemies in some Castlevania games.

    Probably just a confluence of ninja historically disguising as commonfolk with tools appropriate for the job, that just so happen to be functional as weapons, combined with European-type nobility stereotypically having butlers and maids. So when you have a ninja tasked with being bodyguard for nobility there's an easy link.

    Alternatively, anime writers/artists with maid fetish

    this and also it looks cool as hell when a butler or maid goes sicko mode

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Monogatari Season 2, first arc
    Just finished Tsubasa Tiger and I think that might genuinely be my favorite novel worth of -monogatari content so far. I can't tell how much of that is founded on the strengths of the broader cast as an ensemble, and how much of that is based on Koyomi himself actively being out of the picture for those episodes

    But yeah the whole sequence of Hanekawa writing herself a letter is the most that -monogatari has emotionally affected me, besides maybe the stargazing sequence in Bakemonogatari

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I tried to watch Monogatari but it feels like so much of it is lost in translation.

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 13
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    Monogatari Season 2, first arc
    Just finished Tsubasa Tiger and I think that might genuinely be my favorite novel worth of -monogatari content so far. I can't tell how much of that is founded on the strengths of the broader cast as an ensemble, and how much of that is based on Koyomi himself actively being out of the picture for those episodes

    But yeah the whole sequence of Hanekawa writing herself a letter is the most that -monogatari has emotionally affected me, besides maybe the stargazing sequence in Bakemonogatari

    I have similar thoughts for Hanamonogatari, once you get to that. Definitely my two favourite arcs I think.

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    Lars wrote: »
    Continuing Code Geass, and I'm left wondering where the ninja maid trope came from. Seems to come up fairly often. Ninja maids are even enemies in some Castlevania games.

    Probably just a confluence of ninja historically disguising as commonfolk with tools appropriate for the job, that just so happen to be functional as weapons, combined with European-type nobility stereotypically having butlers and maids. So when you have a ninja tasked with being bodyguard for nobility there's an easy link.

    Alternatively, anime writers/artists with maid fetish

    this and also it looks cool as hell when a butler or maid goes sicko mode

    Alfred is Batman’s ninja maid

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    To this day, the ending of the Enishi arc in Kenshin is the only manga ending I've been legitimately mad about.

    Shonen does a lot of dumb ass pulls, but that one is just so peak dumb in what's an otherwise really solid arc that 20 years later it still sticks out to me.

    Also yes I still think about Kenshin on occasion. That was my early teens right there and one of the series I used to learn to read kanji. Author is trash but it's definitely part of my childhood.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one:

    https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Macross-Frontier-The-False-Songstress?date=2022-06-16
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    The Macross Frontier movies getting theatrical releases! (When's DYRL, anyway?)

    (And why always a Thursday!? Stop picking terrible days, put them on the weekend so everyone can enjoy, yeesh.)

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  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oh wow... Fire force is pretty 'problematic', isn't it? Season 1
    I do enjoy that the heavy brawler is a woman that can stand her own, but another character with the literal superpower of "being sexually harassed for laughs and to win fights"?

    Wtf.

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  • AstharielAsthariel The Book Eater Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Yyp, this is the reason why, despite generally good opinions about this series, I refuse to watch it.

    And worst is still to come!

    Final arc spoilers:
    at the end of the series, when it goes full meta, a strawman "moral guardian" character appears only to mimic what the autor "thinks" people criticize about fanservice in his series, showing that he missed the point completely and is still mad that anyone dared to criticize his "artistic vision", which was to just show boobs and ass as often as possible.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm reading that Frontier a sequel to 7? Is watching 7 first required?

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  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Asthariel wrote: »
    Yyp, this is the reason why, despite generally good opinions about this series, I refuse to watch it.

    And worst is still to come!

    Final arc spoilers:
    at the end of the series, when it goes full meta, a strawman "moral guardian" character appears only to mimic what the autor "thinks" people criticize about fanservice in his series, showing that he missed the point completely and is still mad that anyone dared to criticize his "artistic vision", which was to just show boobs and ass as often as possible.

    Always fun when a writer uses their work to wag their finger at the readers for 'not getting it'. The Avengers tie-in for the War Of The Realms event was like that due to how it's current writer was portraying She-Hulk. It was actually titled 'No Fun'.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one:

    https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Macross-Frontier-The-False-Songstress?date=2022-06-16
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    The Macross Frontier movies getting theatrical releases! (When's DYRL, anyway?)

    (And why always a Thursday!? Stop picking terrible days, put them on the weekend so everyone can enjoy, yeesh.)

    What uh.

    What happened to the art between those two posters. Can I have the first one back please?

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one:

    https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Macross-Frontier-The-False-Songstress?date=2022-06-16
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    The Macross Frontier movies getting theatrical releases! (When's DYRL, anyway?)

    (And why always a Thursday!? Stop picking terrible days, put them on the weekend so everyone can enjoy, yeesh.)

    What uh.

    What happened to the art between those two posters. Can I have the first one back please?

    The second looks like it's art from the Macross artist:

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    Could be wrong though.

    I think both are great.

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The face on the right of the second poster is weird as hell. Like a super flat cg render

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Right is a completely different style, and the big faces have a weird cg doll look that doesn't match the left at all.

    If you like em, I'm happy for you, you are more forgiving than I am. I dislike the right a lot. It also doesn't look anything like that macross art you posted to me.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Kind of gives me the same vibe, at least. I'm screwed out of going regardless, most likely, since both showings are on work days(and my forensics class is on Thursdays to boot).

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I'm reading that Frontier a sequel to 7? Is watching 7 first required?

    Not really a sequel, there's a few references but that's all. Ties more into the original and a bit of Zero.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    JayKaos wrote: »
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I'm reading that Frontier a sequel to 7? Is watching 7 first required?

    Not really a sequel, there's a few references but that's all. Ties more into the original and a bit of Zero.

    Never seen Zero, either... my wallet should probably be relieved that there's no official way to watch anything besides the original, and even that's a stretch.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    So I've been getting into this guy on YT who reviews anime and is actually pretty good about it and not generally weird.

    And what got me into him was one long episode of him roasting Shield Hero.

    But one thing I also noticed is he had decent praise for Re:Zero.

    Now I usually avoid Isekai like the plague but I've noticed as far as that show goes I usually see more positive comments than negative so I'm wondering is it worth getting into?

    Mine you I'm generally a fan of most anime as long as they're well put together and don't overly rely on tropes and fanservice.

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  • arthurinscalesarthurinscales Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Don't forget the physical trauma!

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    I'm reading that Frontier a sequel to 7? Is watching 7 first required?

    Everything you need to know in Frontier is told by the series itself - you might pick up a few more details by watching Seven/Zero, but it's in no way neccessary.

    Worht noting that the movies are adjacent (is i think the way i'd put it) to the series - they tell the same story overall, but divulge pretty seriously at points. All in all, i think he series is stronger (and, honestly, is an incredibly strong piece of sci-fi everyone should watch). The movies do benefit from some killer visuals, and that really benefits Sheryl Nome's whole thing of being an idol who travels the galaxy.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mysst wrote: »
    Ayashimon ending fucking sucks

    It's been sort of impressive watching the number of series that have gotten brutally reaped recently. Candy Flurry was another one where the premise was real strong and then bam, dead. Certainly gives the vibe that Shonen Jump is always hunting the Next Big THing, and if it's not blowing up, well time to make space for another shot at the big time.

    Which i can sort of understand, but also i wonder how many of these series could have been really good if they'd been allowed time to grow. They also (from what i've gathered, i could be very wrong), seem to be laser focused on their local Japanese market, even when the manga is blowing up in the west via the Shonen Jump app or similar. Which seems short sighted to me, but hey.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mothers basement? Yeah Geoff is cool. Re zero is kind if intense so go in expecting a lot or psychological trauma for the main character

    Yeah that's the guy. Liked him cause he was knowledgeable as an anime fan but also very self-aware.

    Also thanks I'll give it a look.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Part of the problem with addressing the international market is that the anime market is far bigger overseas than the manga market, especially after the '00s manga/bookstore bubble popped

    Like a series barely exists in the popular Western conscious until it gets a TV series here, with rare exceptions like Chainsaw Man breaking the trend, so even then Jump would have to be setting series up for a TV adaptation as the definition of success. Problem is that tends to go against the Japanese ideal of a show being advertisement for the manga...

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    WSJ is basically structured in such a way that if a series doesn't catch people's interest from the start, it gets pushed to the back of the magazine and it's a sort of feedback loop where fewer people read it so it gets ranked lower so fewer people read it etc.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Spy x Family
    uh... how much every week am I going to have to deal with Yuri being in love with his sister
    He doesn't show up that often

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mill wrote: »
    Mysst wrote: »
    Ayashimon ending fucking sucks

    It's been sort of impressive watching the number of series that have gotten brutally reaped recently. Candy Flurry was another one where the premise was real strong and then bam, dead. Certainly gives the vibe that Shonen Jump is always hunting the Next Big THing, and if it's not blowing up, well time to make space for another shot at the big time.

    Which i can sort of understand, but also i wonder how many of these series could have been really good if they'd been allowed time to grow. They also (from what i've gathered, i could be very wrong), seem to be laser focused on their local Japanese market, even when the manga is blowing up in the west via the Shonen Jump app or similar. Which seems short sighted to me, but hey.

    This is one of my key complaints with the industry. Sure there seems to be a small handful that understands this shit is international now and that they need to look outside of Japan, but most of the industry is very Japan centric and in the worst way. It's not that they are seeing if something is blowing up in Japan as a whole, they are usually seeing if it's blowing up with the otaku crowd that will buy really expensive art box releases. Maybe when the stuff was primarily making money in the Japanese market, that made sense because I could see how that one group might net a company more profits than anything else. Once you hit a global level, I'm very skeptical that the Japanese otaku with shit tons of money to burn, can really offset the profits that a series that is appealing to the mainstream in places with much larger populations than Japan, even if that income is being supplemented with some cash from non-Japanese otakus.

    Like, I'd give the industry more of a pass if this were the early 2000s or earlier, but at this point, a ton of higher up need to pull their heads out of their asses. We've had a few decades now where we've seen this stuff doing well globally and IIRC the Japanese government does spend some money to help export the manga, light novel and anime abroad. So companies really should give some stuff another go if it does really well in certain areas globally.

    I mean, i'd be more grumpy if western comics company werent doing the exact same (if not worse) shit with series. DC and Marvel are forever axing things, and a lot of the independant stuff also really struggles (Like Lazarus has been successful enough there is/was a tv series in development forf it, and it's last issue was... halfway through last year. The issue before that was in 2020. It's insane for what used to be a semi-monthly series!)

    Not entirely the same - for good or ill production values on western comics are way higher in general (I honestly lean towards "Ill" here, but that's a whole very complicated story, and i dont think the pressures mangka are put under are healthy either)

    It seems, in general, the industry itself is pretty rotten and i think that's something you can say about a lot of creative industries - profit and creativity are heavily opposed, even before we add language barrier issues into the mix (I bet there's a bunch of european comics this forum would love if they were translated, but how do you find an absence as it were?)

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The Western comics issues end up being similar in outcome, but for totally different extremely stupid reasons mostly having to do with distribution and the fact that how well a series is doing is often decided before people can even buy a single issue

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Frontier also has a squishy frog phone and Ive never wanted a sci fi thing that doesnt exist yet more in my entire life.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I just want harmony gold to die in a fire, why oh why did they renew their license...

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Mother's Basement spends a lot of time talking about garbage anime but you do get the feeling he's fully aware that they're shit. It's just, y'know, anime, some seasons if he doesn't talk about gross shitty anime he'd have nothing to talk about. But when he's got good stuff to talk about he'll prefer to talk about that.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Bad news: the Macross Rhythm Game Gacha(Song of Deculture) is closing down in a month.


    Good news:
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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Ok, I finished Code Geass.
    Wow, Lelouch lucked into a ton of powerful robots, didn't he? It seemed like when it looked like he might lose, 80% of the time the answer was that his side suddenly gets a more powerful robot.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    Ok, I finished Code Geass.
    Wow, Lelouch lucked into a ton of powerful robots, didn't he? It seemed like when it looked like he might lose, 80% of the time the answer was that his side suddenly gets a more powerful robot.
    Machina ex machina

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