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  • Shenl742Shenl742 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Wait. I don't remember the cooking.

    In the original VN there are frequently scenes that take place during mealtime. So lots of time devoted to cooking, and how the food tastes and someone going "Oh sempai, this tea you made warms my heart yada yada"

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Doesn't Neco-Arc run a bar full of other Neco's?

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    Doesn't Neco-Arc run a bar full of other Neco's?

    Yes

    https://youtu.be/vZ1mWFi9FwM

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm talking about Record of Ragnarok!

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  • chocoboliciouschocobolicious Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The irregular at magic highschool is a lot of interesting world building and mechanics.

    Really I'd say everything not related to the MC is fairly cool. Hell even the MC when not being used as a godlike figure is at least interesting conceptually.

    It kind of falls apart... Well no I guess it comes together in a very unfortunate way. I can't even really say the story is badly written because it's fairly competent. Its just such a power fantasy wank that if you aren't in to that it's pretty insufferable. Also unlike Misfit, irregular takes itself seriously.

    Anos is a way better power fantasy than Tatsuya.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The Imagine Breaker is probably the most interesting thing about Index/Railgun. Besides nullifying all magic, psychic abilities, and acts of God it is also constantly negating more ephemeral concepts like Touma's own luck and that red string of fate as mentioned.

    The power doesn't even really belong to Touma himself, it's contained entirely in one hand. So if that hand doesn't touch something to negate it then the rest of Touma is just as vulnerable as everybody else to all those things.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    The Imagine Breaker is probably the most interesting thing about Index/Railgun. Besides nullifying all magic, psychic abilities, and acts of God it is also constantly negating more ephemeral concepts like Touma's own luck and that red string of fate as mentioned.

    The power doesn't even really belong to Touma himself, it's contained entirely in one hand. So if that hand doesn't touch something to negate it then the rest of Touma is just as vulnerable as everybody else to all those things.

    The author has done some interesting things with Touma's memory loss, since he has several memory gaps with different causes for his various instances of brain damage.

    The worst part of Index is the titular character, who the author has never done anything interesting with and who has a terrible personality to boot.

    The most interesting parts of Index usually revolve around Misaka. Her spinoff flirts with being actually good from time to time.

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The SisterS arc in both shows is the most interesting part, showcases a lot of the fun things with assorted characters' powers and also the fun of Imagine Breaker.

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Re Vinland Saga:

    I don't wanna like Ketil and Olmar, but I do really like Ketil and Olmar. If they didn't live in such a fucked up time period they would be really endearing.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Index/railgun stuff is all written awfully, terribly, painfully poorly

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Madican wrote: »
    Record of Ragnarok manga is fun times. Lots of glitz and flash with fights ranging from Adam vs Zeus to Herakles vs Jack the Ripper.

    the anime lacks a lot of the more complex and insane facial expressions and cuts out a lot of details from the manga

    they cheaped out on details despite clearly spending a lot on animation

    it's just a wildly inconsistent experience

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  • BadablackBadablack Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    My nephews are really into baki the grappler apparently so I sat down to watch some of it with them.

    Man what even is this.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Badablack wrote: »
    My nephews are really into baki the grappler apparently so I sat down to watch some of it with them.

    Man what even is this.

    Baki rules

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Badablack wrote: »
    My nephews are really into baki the grappler apparently so I sat down to watch some of it with them.

    Man what even is this.

    What if a person who could punch good was a global threat on par with nuclear weapons, and no there still isn't magic involved

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    baki is nightmare

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Baki is about completely normal looking men doing completely normal fights with each other

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  • PolarisPolaris I am powerless against the sky. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Baki is so ridiculous that I cannot turn my eyes away - just strangely compelling, I cannot wait for more..

    I prefer Kengan Ashura though, it's not quite as OTT and the motivation is a little more fun, to the point that I could really believe it happens :lol:

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Quick shows I am watching post (typical Nier posts later):

    -Bofuri S2: It... became Digimon. I honestly do not much care for it at this point. It's not terrible, but it's pointless and doesn't have anything to recommend it anymore. There are occasionally some amusing situations and the visuals are decent, but the creativity from the start is mostly gone and the results seem like foregone conclusions at this point. I won't drop it because it's very close to the end, but if I had known how the season would go, I wouldn't have followed it this time.
    -Trigun Stampede: Improving, I think, but still not a super impressive successor series. Mainly, the characters are just nothing in this version. The first version was extremely philosophical AND very realistic in terms of like... critiquing the success rate of no kill superhero behavior. Stampede gestures towards these themes in dialogue fairly often, but hasn't built the specific scenarios or confrontations to bring out the drama. Vash has not ONCE made a convincing argument or approached a situation with a competent plan of action. He seems much younger and more foolish, despite his true age and background being frontloaded this time. As I posted about last time, I do think it's quite pretty looking and I like the dub VA and the music quite a bit.
    A specific complaint from the flashback arc
    Wouldn't it have been much more dramatically interesting if, instead of having an accurate audio log to listen to of Knives' conversation with Vash, if instead they just had the records from the ship's access? Then, instead of having Vash CLEARLY and unambiguously in conflict with Knives (and deciding to get mad at him anyway for 10 seconds), if all they had was "Vash's access code was used to get into the secure mainframe... then the ships all crashed." Like... come on! It was right there!!

    -Gundam WFM: I need to go back and finish season one...
    -Psycho Pass S1: Very slowly paced, but it's developing the world situation and case very well so far. I hear basically every sequel season and movie is not worth it, so probably I'll move on to something else once this one is done.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I couldn't tell you what the fuck Marginal Service is supposed to be, some kind of color coded sentai thing where they're... uh... anti-space lizard rifle wielding medics dressed as fire fighters? But of the four PVs they've released so far, two are identical except in one they're clothed, and the other, they're all completely naked. I should note that there are as many talking squirrels in this show as there are women, and men over 70. All of which, except the squirrel, completely naked.

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Badablack wrote: »
    My nephews are really into baki the grappler apparently so I sat down to watch some of it with them.

    Man what even is this.

    What if a person who could punch good was a global threat on par with nuclear weapons, and no there still isn't magic involved

    I enjoy trump and obamas cameos.

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  • MorninglordMorninglord I'm tired of being Batman, so today I'll be Owl.Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    You can kinda tell when a series like that is gonna suck/be some weird chuuni power fantasy

    The ones that come to mind are Chivalry of a Failed Knight and The Irregular at Magic High School, neither of which I've seen but the names are so funny to me they live rent free in my head forever

    Chivalry is actually good its not perfect but its a rare series where the love interests actually get together the fights are good and the last fight is fucking rad

    Chivalry has some fucking awesomely put together fights, two of which I go back and watch regularly.

    In fact I'm gonna go back and watch them both right now.

    Right? And the main character isn't crazy op like he would be in any other show. His talents of a once a day kaioken and sword mimic are almost worthless in the setting hes just incredibly smart in how he uses them

    The only issue I have is the little sister and they even show how her brocon stuff is because their family is wildly emotionally abusive and she couldn't think of any other way to show her brother she cared about him. Then she meets the Trans ninja girl and they're basically dating so its fine

    I don't know about a power that ultimately comes down to "perfect mindgames" being worthless in a setting about fighting one on one....but it at least makes the point that he can do that because of how much hard work he's put in to train to that level.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    the guy that literally kills an army of people fights a 100+ year old kung fu dude who punches so slowly that it is actually incredibly powerfully

    the kung fu dude gives himself a heart attack when he's about to lose in order to not lose the match since he technically died without being killed

    he just kinda starts his heart again later

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    baki defeats his dad, the army murdering guy, by getting into a pantomime where his dad makes ramen and baki recognizes that his dad added too much salt so he loses

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  • HellboreHellbore A bad, bad man Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    They figured out how to make infinite anime. If they only adapt half the remaining story per release, they'll never run out.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I'm not sure I'll ever watch Baki because I find the character art really offputting. But I love hearing people talk about it.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oghulk wrote: »
    So I was sitting here thinking that Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 3 Part 2 was going to be released, like, soon because Part 1 came out already.

    It's not coming out until the fall. Jesus christ.

    Don't rule out covid delaying it.

    Four shows this season didn't make it past episode 8 due to it.

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  • HellboreHellbore A bad, bad man Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Oghulk wrote: »
    So I was sitting here thinking that Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 3 Part 2 was going to be released, like, soon because Part 1 came out already.

    It's not coming out until the fall. Jesus christ.

    Don't rule out covid delaying it.

    Four shows this season didn't make it past episode 8 due to it.

    Weren't most of those Mappa shows as well?

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hellbore wrote: »
    ArcTangent wrote: »
    Oghulk wrote: »
    So I was sitting here thinking that Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 3 Part 2 was going to be released, like, soon because Part 1 came out already.

    It's not coming out until the fall. Jesus christ.

    Don't rule out covid delaying it.

    Four shows this season didn't make it past episode 8 due to it.

    Weren't most of those Mappa shows as well?

    Nah. Mappa's shows this season were Vinland and Campfire Cooking.

    Kubo (Pine Jam), died on episode 6.
    Nier (A-1), died on episode 4, and then again on 8
    Ayakashi Triangle (Connect), died on episode 4, and then again on 6
    Misfit of Demon Academy (Silver Link), died on episode 6

    Connect and Silver Link are essentially the same studio, so it makes sense if one had issues, all their shows would, but no other connections. Just still handling covid very poorly.

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    There's a rip off of Baki that another artist made called Shamo. It's more realistic, more gritty, has better art, and is kinda depressing. I'm not, not recommending it.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hellbore wrote: »
    They figured out how to make infinite anime. If they only adapt half the remaining story per release, they'll never run out.

    Zeno's Anime

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  • Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    To train Baki fought a giant praying mantis in his imagination and it beat the shit out of him

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  • RedHobbitRedHobbit Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    The director for Metallic Rouge is Yutaka Izubuchi, who many know for doing the mechanical designs for Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket as well as Patlabor.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    RedHobbit wrote: »
    The director for Metallic Rouge is Yutaka Izubuchi, who many know for doing the mechanical designs for Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket as well as Patlabor.

    he's done a lot of stuff!

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