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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    It's a crying shame that Castlevania's fantastic intro is only played with the pilot.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Zonugal wrote: »
    Oghulk wrote: »
    I have started Castlevania on Netflix

    Dracula. Did. Nothing. Wrong.

    well he did put his son in a box for some reason

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I really don't feel like I could talk about Onimai properly without saying something stupid, why I just said the first episode was good but wouldn't comment on it after that.

    But yeah, the underlying theme of the show is very simply "Life would absolutely be better in every way if you were a cute little girl."

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm really curious how the forthcoming Castlevania adaptation(s) are going to handle Dracula, given how the Netflix series ending
    has him unequivocally redeemed.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    I find it funny how utterly insane "pinch" and other related words for trouble sound if taken literally instead of as a saying.

    "I'm in a pinch, can you help?"
    "Pinch?"
    "Yeah, just need some help getting out of this jam."
    "Wait where'd the jam come from I thought this was--"
    "I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place."
    "And the jam is...between the rock and hard place? What?"
    "Look point is I'm in a bind."
    "WHAT EVEN IS ENGLISH GODDAMN YOU."

    English and its idioms:

    Not even once

    All languages are weird, English only slightly more so than average.

    Besides, lots of words are basically shortened idioms and expressions anyway. Personally my favorite words are ones like 'okay' which was basically the 19th century equivalent of shitposting which through an inexplicable series of events became so popular its ironic origins were forgotten about. Basically stupid jokes or misunderstandings that entered the general lexicon.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Holy fucking shit

    Having recently binged that series to the end:

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Chainsaw Man was easily my top series of 2022, no contest. I cannot wait for the rollercoaster ride that will be Season 2. Hopefully executive meddling doesn't mess up a masterpiece in the making.

    Other stuff that was exceptionally good:
    Dress Up Darling
    Kaguya-sama season 3
    Spy X Family
    E: Mob Psycho 3. Missed it on the list I just checked.

    There was also a bunch of other stuff I watched that was regular good, and a bunch of stuff I watched that ended up being mediocre, or terrible, or that I would never admit I watched what could you possibly be talking about.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Spy Fam wins for me because it's so, so easy to recommend to anyone, not just anime fans. My gf was a little distraught over the bomb dogs episode but it's a pretty wholesome affair otherwise and I don't feel guilty or hesitant to tell people to watch it. It's the reason why I like anime, it's heartfelt and funny but still has some level of stakes.

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  • AstharielAsthariel The Book Eater Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    My favourite anime of 2022 is still Mob Psycho 100 S3, but it is not fair to any other anime released in 2022, because Mob Psycho 100 is overall the greatest anime I have ever watched in my entire life, and what else can compare to that?

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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    That might be one of the hardest going first episodes I've seen

    It packs so much punch into such a small amount of time

    Man you're gonna have to keep us updated on this watch through.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I would put Bocchi as the favorite thing I watched last year. Mainly because while the Chainsawman anime was great, I'd already read Chainsawman. I would have probably never read Bocchi without the anime.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    The sheer amount of Bocchi fanart and memes on /r manga was what convinced me to give Bocchi a try. That show had huge memetic osmosis.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I think I watched fewer than 10 anime last year, so even the ones I only thought were okay still make Top 10.

    Spy Family
    Summer Time Rendering
    Chainsaw Man
    Mob Psycho

    Probably make up the entire list of the ones I actually really liked.

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  • miscellaneousinsanitymiscellaneousinsanity grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    i know i watched more than 10 but the only current season shows i watched were gwitch, chainsawman, jojo's, and part of bocchi

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I started watching double zeta for the first time

    y'all, is shangri-la colony just completely polluted with lead and mercury and that explains the rapid IQ loss across the board of the established characters? (I kid, I kid, but... maybe)

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    oh and apropros of nothing but houseki no kuni has gotten weirder than I thought possible.

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Will Phos's suffering ever end?

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Damn that really sucks she had a strong career in front of her. I feel for her family and friends.

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    (PSN: Morninglord) (Steam: Morninglord) (WiiU: Morninglord22) I like to record and toss up a lot of random gaming videos here.
  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13

    Wow, that's an amazing idea. You really could easily fill an entire network between the original subs, the new dub, Crystal, the movies, etc etc...

    Come to think of it, has Ami's First Love gotten an official release yet?


    Nice:

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  • BadablackBadablack Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Watching sailor moon by moonlight, watching sailor moon by daylight

    Still watching sailor moon weeks later

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I got excited for a moment thinking they meant the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I got excited for a moment thinking they meant the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

    Have you actually seen it? It's really nothing to be excited about.

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I've seen some of it!

    I might be seeing all of it very soon depending on how things go...

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I've seen some of it!

    I might be seeing all of it very soon depending on how things go...

    I've seen all of it. It's a hot mess with an occasional neat idea that never gets expanded on.

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Live action Sailor Moon is unironically great. Has a budget of about $10 but it does some really fun things with the characters and uses certain worldbuilding elements in much more interesting ways.

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  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I don't remember if I got this link from this thread or elsewhere, but Viz put a bunch of anime up on Youtube for free, including Sailor Moon

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    all I know about live action sailor moon is luna is a stuffed animal and mercury becomes evil for a bit, at least one of those sounds like a reason to give it a chance

    also, summer time rendering is on hulu now apparently and oh boy that was a first episode in more ways than one

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    all I know about live action sailor moon is luna is a stuffed animal and mercury becomes evil for a bit, at least one of those sounds like a reason to give it a chance

    also, summer time rendering is on hulu now apparently and oh boy that was a first episode in more ways than one

    The Evil Mercury thing is exactly what I meant, and they never take it far, it lasts for like two(really good) episodes, then it's back to cartwheeling shenanigans.
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    Oh, and Zoicite is a pianist now for some reason, and the Kunzite relationship is completely out the window. (So's the Nephrite/Naru one, if I recall...)
    The Dark Kingdom really get the short end of the stick, even though Beryl's depiction is one of the great performances of our time.

    Okay, and the basketball episode is hype, I'll give it that.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Heres the thing live action versions of anime can be severely hit or miss.

    Go Look at the live action Mob Psycho 100.
    Bad actors, no SFX budget, terrible scripts.

    Sentai generally gets a pass though since the wackiness is a feature not a bug

    The live action Komi actively tried to kill me it's so bad

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    GR_Zombie wrote: »
    No anime has ever benefitted from translation to live action.

    The Gokusen live action show is incredible. A lot of other dramas/comedies work great, it's mostly things that require special effects or makeup that look hilarious.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    GR_Zombie wrote: »
    No anime has ever benefitted from translation to live action.

    Speed Racer was amazing.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I could see Bubblegum Crisis (2032) done in the vein of Blade Runner turning out beautifully.

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