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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hexmage-PA wrote: »
    I'm watching Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, and I don't think I've ever related so much to an anime protagonist. She's got a new job and wants to get along with her coworkers but is afraid of them finding out she's a nerd while also hoping that some of them are, too. It's also just nice to watch an anime with adult characters with full-time jobs like most real adults.

    its pretty great, for the most part

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Re: Trigun Stampede
    So that's why he's called Millions Knives. Good Lord.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    This week's Trigun Stampede was probably the first episode I didn't like (ep. 5)
    The entire crux of the episode kind of doesn't hold up under a bit of scrutiny. Vash was around in Rollo's life intermittently from their birth and at least one other time, he was probably already familiar with this town's issues; so how in the world would he not notice the human sacrifice stuff going on? Though I wonder if all of the kids offered up went to The Doctor or something else.

    Rollo as this version of Monev the Gale was pretty good as the monster of the week I suppose.

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    This Trigun seems hollower somehow. Like, the characters don't seem as fleshed out as the 90's version.

    I think it's because the first Trigun anime goofed around for a few episodes, letting you get to know the characters and see some more light-hearted moments.

    Whereas this one takes a darker tone from the start.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    RT800 wrote: »
    This Trigun seems hollower somehow. Like, the characters don't seem as fleshed out as the 90's version.

    I think it's because the first Trigun anime goofed around for a few episodes, letting you get to know the characters and see some more light-hearted moments.

    Whereas this one takes a darker tone from the start.

    I mean, its a different take on the characters; it's hard to flesh out characters in 5 episodes compared to the 12 episodes the original show took to get to roughly the same place tone wise.

    I never read the manga so can't compare it to that, but that's my feeling.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    TryCatcher wrote: »
    Oh right new Precure season is up. This time they made the Blue one lead, so that's different.

    Had fun watching it.

    I never did watch any Precure but I was told the series are pretty much stand-alone so I do not really need to know anything about older Precure shows. I will start watching this new show in a few days. I am already watching everything else this season anyway.
    New one supposedly also has a boy Precure as part of the main cast which I guess is pretty novel.

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  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Isorn wrote: »
    TryCatcher wrote: »
    Oh right new Precure season is up. This time they made the Blue one lead, so that's different.

    Had fun watching it.

    I never did watch any Precure but I was told the series are pretty much stand-alone so I do not really need to know anything about older Precure shows. I will start watching this new show in a few days. I am already watching everything else this season anyway.
    New one supposedly also has a boy Precure as part of the main cast which I guess is pretty novel.

    The only other example I can think of was the guy who built an artificial cure commune to use for like one episode.

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    PLA wrote: »
    Isorn wrote: »
    TryCatcher wrote: »
    Oh right new Precure season is up. This time they made the Blue one lead, so that's different.

    Had fun watching it.

    I never did watch any Precure but I was told the series are pretty much stand-alone so I do not really need to know anything about older Precure shows. I will start watching this new show in a few days. I am already watching everything else this season anyway.
    New one supposedly also has a boy Precure as part of the main cast which I guess is pretty novel.

    The only other example I can think of was the guy who built an artificial cure commune to use for like one episode.

    Cure Infini from Hugtto.

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Edutainment mangaka calls out the hot gooseshit of high school dress codes for girls:
    Manga creator Masayuki Ishikawa is best known for his series Moyashimon. Also known as Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, the story follows a freshman at an agricultural university who has the ability to communicate with microorganisms, all of which are rendered as cute Pokémon-like characters.

    With its scientific references and in-jokes, Moyashimon is considered a treat for the intellectual anime/manga fan. Right now, though, it’s Ishikawa’s comments on school uniform dress codes, and their unfair treatment of female students, that the Japanese Internet is seeing shining intelligence in.

    Ishikawa, who has a high school-age daughter of his own, recently tweeted his thoughts about the school rules she has to deal with.
    “I used to think high school girls were really tough, what with how they walk around with bare legs [in the winter], but the rules at the school my daughter attends include that the only leg coverings they’re allowed to wear [other than their skirt] are the socks specified by the school. If they wear anything more than that, they get yelled at by the teachers, who are all bundled up in tights, [Uniqlo] Heat-Tech, and other lined inner wear. If those adults had to walk around outside for even two seconds wearing just a pleated skirt and socks, they’d be completely wrecked! Why don’t men understand?”

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    fuckin' get em ishikawa, also moyashimon is great

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    huh, the English dub voice for Suletta seems squeakier than I expected

    https://youtu.be/TQHlJz1Wr7w

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  • miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    both of them just sound like Generic Anime Dub

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Reynolds wrote: »
    Hexmage-PA wrote: »
    I'm watching Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, and I don't think I've ever related so much to an anime protagonist. She's got a new job and wants to get along with her coworkers but is afraid of them finding out she's a nerd while also hoping that some of them are, too. It's also just nice to watch an anime with adult characters with full-time jobs like most real adults.

    You might check out Tokusatsu Gagaga as well, as it's the same basic thing but live action and, well, about tokusatsu.

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    edited April 13
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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
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    Ideas hate it when you anthropomorphize them
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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    huh, the English dub voice for Suletta seems squeakier than I expected

    https://youtu.be/TQHlJz1Wr7w

    Oh god, that's Shirogane, isn't it?

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  • AnzekayAnzekay Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 13
    huh, the English dub voice for Suletta seems squeakier than I expected

    https://youtu.be/TQHlJz1Wr7w

    The voice direction here is really bad, damn. I actually like the cast but the way they've got them all speaking is just not well thought out.

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  • Ark EvensongArk Evensong The NetherlandsRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    huh, the English dub voice for Suletta seems squeakier than I expected
    Oh god, that's Shirogane, isn't it?
    Thought they sounded familiar, but MAL disagrees and says that's Bradley Gareth. Seems like Aaron Dismuke does voice Elan Ceres, though. (Instead of Shaddiq, like his JP counterpart.)

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  • Hexmage-PAHexmage-PA Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    huh, the English dub voice for Suletta seems squeakier than I expected

    https://youtu.be/TQHlJz1Wr7w

    I imagine if I was a native speaker of Japanese I'd think even more female anime characters have squeaky voices than I already do.

    That said it's different, but I don't hate it.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I feel like Suletta's Japanese voice was a bit deeper in tone, almost husky even

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I wouldn't describe it as husky but it was a lower pitch than most very nervous anime girls have.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Voice seems to fit the character well to me.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oh also latest Vinland Saga episode: I guess Cnut has learned there is no such thing as good kings. Just dead kings and living ones.

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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Halfway through Thriller Bark.

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    edited April 13
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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Trace wrote: »
    Halfway through Thriller Bark.

    *pushes trace back into the ground*

    No I'm not a zombie just an extremely injured old man.

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Speaking of zombies, tonight on Animenagerie we finished season 2 of Zombie Land Saga.

    Still a great show. Now to wait for the movie.

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Trace wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Trace wrote: »
    Halfway through Thriller Bark.

    *pushes trace back into the ground*

    No I'm not a zombie just an extremely injured old man.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    Speaking of zombies, tonight on Animenagerie we finished season 2 of Zombie Land Saga.

    Still a great show. Now to wait for the movie.

    Also shit's popping off on Princess Tutu. I have no idea what's happening, but it's happening.

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Quick recommendation; "The Story Between a Dumb Prefect and a High School Girl with an Inappropriate Skirt Length " -- the story has just got to the end of the school year so it's a good place to jump on and get caught up while the various subplots have all settled down for a moment.

    Despite the title, it is not particularly male-gaze-y, it is very much one of the romantic comedies Where Everyone Shouts A Lot. Also, the main couple work out that they want to be together with a remarkable amount of speed and lack of misunderstandings-to-drag-the-plot-on, so it doesn't spend too much time with this sort of thing:
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    and even when it sort of does, Poemu is not about to let that slow her down:
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    and can get onto what happens next. It has one of my favourite story elements, which is supporting characters being very much on board with the main couple getting together and encouraging/helping them to do so, rather than getting into weird harem-y stuff or whatever. (and, yes, the secondary characters are just as dumb and loud as the main couple, if not arguably more so)



    oh, and there's rap battles.

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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Man, Moyashimon... I miss that anime. There needs to be more.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    The Kaguya-sama movie will apparently be stateside next week only on Tuesday and Wednesday. That's a short window to see it!

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    After I heard her as Carol I started hearing her in a lot of other anime lol

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  • GridlinkGridlink Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    She has a Youtube channel and it's quite interesting how completely different her normal/non-acting voice is when she's speaking English or Japanese.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    The last time I recall hearing that happen was Lynn Minmei's VA.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    carol-chan is too powerful please nerf

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  • HellboreHellbore A bad, bad man Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    After I heard her as Carol I started hearing her in a lot of other anime lol

    Basically, anytime you hear a female character code switch to perfect English it's either Sally or Uchida Shu. I've been catching up on older anime this past month and those two pop more than you'd think.

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  • Ark EvensongArk Evensong The NetherlandsRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    The Kaguya-sama movie will apparently be stateside next week only on Tuesday and Wednesday. That's a short window to see it!
    I'm crossing the border into Belgium next Saturday for this one. (France, Belgium and Luxembourg have showings on 11 and 14 February, and I'm not taking my mom on a Valentines date.)

    There's a small chance it'll hit streaming services a bit sooner than the regular 6+ month wait, considering the theatrical release was initially announced as a "Special screening prior to the TV broadcast." Japan ended its theatrical run over the past two weeks.

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