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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The movie for konosuba would have been great if not for the seemingly dozens of jokes about a woman with a dick

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I love Konosuba but holy shit could it stand to be like, 10% as horny as it is.

    Admittedly, that one episode accounts for at least half the horny per capita.

    I wouldn't care about horny. That would be fine.

    It's the assault stuff. Like.. I can't look past that.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest 100 girlfriends:
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    so, of course, he has to do the right thing for her:
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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 13
    The movie for konosuba would have been great if not for the seemingly dozens of jokes about a woman with a dick

    I watched it last night at long last and I was already going in with low expectations because of the kinda creepy romantic pairing but the transphobia just lowered it to an all new level

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I think the Saga Prefecture also ended up helping to fund Zombie Land Saga, and went all in on cross-promotion to increase tourism (it also worked, if I remember right).

    They had buses decked out with Zombie Land Saga imagery (and recordings of the voice actresses for tour guides), the governor of the prefecture appeared in several videos dressed as the manager from the show, bicycles you could rent emblazoned with the different characters, and there is generally just merch and posters everywhere.

    Also nearly every location, business, and event in the show is real.

    Here's a Japanese video (with English subtitles) of someone touring a lot of the locations:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJvO5-_UQ1Q

    They include a lot of traveling between places that you can skip through, but you get to see the bus I mentioned above and a lot of locations. The exterior of the chicken restaurant from season one looks the same on the outside, but the video shows that the interior is now wall-to-wall Zombie Land Saga merchandise.

    I can't remember if it's in that video, but even minor areas like a nondescript park they hang out in one night in the first season is a real location. Also the house they live in for the show is a museum in real life, I think.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Never change, Yoko Taro.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Holy cow.

    https://deadline.com/2023/01/apple-drops-of-god-series-legendary-tv-1235156947/

    Having read Drops of God in manga form I am very curious to see how this TV version works out. (there was a japanese adaptation a while ago, but it does not look like it was made with much budget, and Drops of God is definitely something that would benefit from high production values)

    I was buying that but stopped at 4 (cos that's as much as had been published). I should get the rest.

    Comixology Unlimited gets you all 44 volumes, for what it's worth.

    That said, I was pretty frustrated to find out that when I got to the end of those 44 volumes, they only cover the first 12 bottles -- the final arc is in 'Drops of God: Mariage', which is apparently about food and wine pairings and goes on for 26 more volumes which aren't translated yet. (officially or unofficially).

    It's still a pretty fun read to that point, there is a lot more ridiculous descriptions of wine along the way, but if you want to have the story completely resolved, it won't do that.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    While I'm thinking about Drops of God, a brief listing of some other alcohol-themed manga that I've found:

    Bartender Lead character is a bartender; each issue, someone comes in with a problem of some sort, which he can fix by serving them just the right cocktail. The plot and location moves around a bit, but fundamentally that's it all the time. (also had a live-action adaptation, _and_ an anime adaptation). Completed; fun, pretty light-weight, informative if you want to learn a lot of details about exactly the right way to stir ice.

    Natsuko's Sake I've mentioned this one before -- woman leaves her job as an ad exec to go back to her hometown and make the ideal sake that her brother wanted to make before he died. Very detailed about how sake making works; but also about organic farming, how much you owe to your family, small-town politics, Japanese taxation policy if I remember correctly, a smattering of romance here and there, etc. Completed, though it was a bit of a let-down that, until the last few chapters, I really was not sure at all how some of the big plot points were going to work out, but they all just went the obvious way in the end.

    Sleepy Barmaid Starts off feeling like Bartender with a female lead, but turns into a more character-driven story fairly soon. Worth a look, though not completely translated at this point (by a long way).

    Kamiina Botan, Yoeru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana Girls in college get drunk together. An awful lot of romantic undertones, not _quite_ got anywhere yet, but pretty fun to this point.

    Alcohol and Ogre Girls Girl who really likes making drinks meets up with ogre girl who is only powerful when drunk. Has more vague romantic undertones, but is mostly about magic / history / curse-breaking, etc.

    Grand Blue Sure, you could claim it's a romantic comedy, or that it's about diving, but it is also very much about alcohol.

    Oishinbo has a bunch of chapters about sake, but it's really more about food so I'll get to that one in the list of manga-about-food I keep meaning to make.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I've watched the Bartender anime, it was pretty good.

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  • GridlinkGridlink Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    A few more alcohol themed or related manga:

    Nomi Joshi - Three friends, all women aged 29, who get together and socialize regularly and indulge in their common passion: drinking. Follows them as they visit hot springs, beer gardens, bars and more to sample different drinks, pair them with delicious side dishes, and chat about work, their family, how to keep warm while wearing skirts, etc.

    Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte Kara - The "slightly sweet tipsy couple comedy" manga centers on the 28-year-old senior public relations company staff member Chisato Mizusawa. The story follows Chisato's daily life as she enjoys her husband Sora's cocktails. Chisato has secrets that only her husband knows.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Sorce wrote: »
    I've watched the Bartender anime, it was pretty good.

    Having only read a bunch of the manga, I just love how much of a near religious reverence the author has for alcohol

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I got around to the latest OPM

    Tornado is scary


    And fuck is the art so good

    I'm kinda disappointed they changed her motive for this particular event from the webcomic, since it alters her character dramatically
    In the webcomic she is not pulling a big brain secret plan she is literally coming to kill Psychos and it's her sister trying to stop her until Saitama intervenes. This new bit about her only pretending to be murderous so she can catch a spy makes her seem heroic instead of the utter sociopath she actually is.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Ayakashi Triangle also now on indefinite hiatus due to covid.

    That's three so far for the season.

    Cancelling shows like it's 2020.

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Sorce wrote: »
    I've watched the Bartender anime, it was pretty good.

    If you like Bartender, you'll like Sleepy Barmaid even more (imo).

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    I got around to the latest OPM

    Tornado is scary


    And fuck is the art so good

    I'm kinda disappointed they changed her motive for this particular event from the webcomic, since it alters her character dramatically
    In the webcomic she is not pulling a big brain secret plan she is literally coming to kill Psychos and it's her sister trying to stop her until Saitama intervenes. This new bit about her only pretending to be murderous so she can catch a spy makes her seem heroic instead of the utter sociopath she actually is.
    As much as I thought the angle of Tornado as the abusive older sister was more interesting, the manga has long since gone the direction of making her a more good natured and heroic person, so I'm not surprised the manga has needed to tie itself into knots to make this arc somewhat work.

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    So while we are all waiting for more G Witch in a few months, let's briefly talk about how the Aerial's main theme is really dang good.

    https://youtu.be/15_eaHGeQ7s

    Unicorn's theme was amazing (even if the show didn't connect with me very much), but good gravy this one here is just so very good.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I've caught up on Marriagetoxin, now I have to play the waiting game.

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    I originally decided to click on it because Kinosaki's got a top tier smirk in that preview image, and they did not disappoint.

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Takashi Omama is the composer.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Oshi No Ko (106) answered the question of "what will happen next" as far as the main plot goes, but may have just introduced something even more unexpected:
    I would be very surprised if this is an actual crossover rather than just a slightly-hidden joke, but...
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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Latest Oshi No Ko (106) answered the question of "what will happen next" as far as the main plot goes, but may have just introduced something even more unexpected:
    I would be very surprised if this is an actual crossover rather than just a slightly-hidden joke, but...
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    What it actually is:
    The artist for Osho no Ko, Mengo Yokoyari, is in fact the single biggest fan of Chainsaw Man in the world.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Seen elsewhere:
    It's not a Gundam anime if its heroic main character doesn't break the Geneva Convention.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Seen elsewhere:
    It's not a Gundam anime if its heroic main character doesn't break the Geneva Convention.

    suletta... forgetta

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Seen elsewhere:
    It's not a Gundam anime if its heroic main character doesn't break the Geneva Convention.

    suletta... forgetta

    Suletta… deeply regretta

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    God I am 10 episodes into Destiny now and I am begging Witch from Mercury to come back

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lanz wrote: »
    God I am 10 episodes into Destiny now and I am begging Witch from Mercury to come back

    I warned you, but you had to dig too greedily and too deep

    and now there are lacus clynes everywhere

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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    One Piece update.

    Second Gear.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Lanz wrote: »
    God I am 10 episodes into Destiny now and I am begging Witch from Mercury to come back

    I warned you, but you had to dig too greedily and too deep

    and now there are lacus clynes everywhere

    Listen there was no greed in this

    Just a somber, dutiful march into hell

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Also Shotaro Ishinomori would have been 85 years old today if he hadn’t, you know, died of heart failure.


    Relevant Shigeru Mizuki (GeGeGe no Kitaro) manga is relevant:
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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Ayakashi Triangle also now on indefinite hiatus due to covid.

    That's three so far for the season.

    Cancelling shows like it's 2020.

    getting the sense that japan is botching covid control at least as hard as the US is now

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Ayakashi Triangle also now on indefinite hiatus due to covid.

    That's three so far for the season.

    Cancelling shows like it's 2020.

    getting the sense that japan is botching covid control at least as hard as the US is now

    If memory serves, they have been the whole time; the LDP shit the bed on it about as badly as the Trump admin did (their vaccine rollout especially was a clusterfuck), plus the clusterfuck of the way emergency pandemic response systems are set up (i.e., a mishmash of decentralized authority to the prefectures and localities and issues where the national-level powers, despite having special authority in such emergencies, are limited)

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Trace wrote: »
    One Piece update.

    Second Gear.

    It's such a good reveal.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I think it may be the animation factories that are where the problems are, not the studios themselves, but I haven't dug in enough to have an informed opinion.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    from the various anime production documentaries I've seen the culture in the main studios has always been work yourself to death as well so I bet covid is fucking them there as much as in the inbetweener contractors in korea or wherever.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    So while we are all waiting for more G Witch in a few months, let's briefly talk about how the Aerial's main theme is really dang good.

    https://youtu.be/15_eaHGeQ7s

    Unicorn's theme was amazing (even if the show didn't connect with me very much), but good gravy this one here is just so very good.

    It really is such an interesting piece that has a ton of emotional motifs in it. On the face of it it is a grand bombastic piece, basically screaming 'the heroine is here!' But then it has a bunch of different undercurrents like a swirl of different supporting characters. One is sad, another nostalgic, another ominous... and then they all get blown away by a reprise of the bombastic vocals again.

    But then again Gundam almost always has great emotional music going back to the series' beginning. You've got classic pieces like this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GsQSJzmd1A
    Char's theme is basically split into two parts: it starts incredibly ominous and with aggressive explosive trumpets before seemingly lightening up and becoming almost whimsical. But underneath the whimsy is the same aggressive high tempo core.

    Or this, from G Gundam, King of Hearts
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CprlGbcNl78
    Just a cheesy great emotional roller coaster. The Hero getting back up to launch one last attack. But with just a hint of sadness that it had to come to this

    Or from Zeta gundam, the theme for Camille and the series as a whole:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3yY8EncET0
    Just so bitter. You hear this for the first time and you know that nothing good is gonna happen to Camille's rebel group. But the song just keeps angrily trudging along to no conclusion.

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