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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Maddoc wrote: »
    That is absolutely real video with a shitty filter and an anime head pasted onto that farmer

    Yeah, that is definitely a filter

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Have to save the budget for the creepy sex shit

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cB557 wrote: »
    I feel like because the author is the same as Love is War, people feel like Oshi no Ko then must be good too. But honestly I think it's pretty stupid. And not like, stupid on purpose like Love is War sometimes was, but stupid when it's trying to be smart. However, that does end up being pretty entertaining in its own right.

    That's something Aka struggles with, even in LiW. Manga ending spoilers
    You'd expect their "genius" characters to learn a thing or two from their past experiences, but apparently not! Prez and Kaguya are basically back in 'manipulate the other into making them confess' mode, except replacing 'confess' with 'propose'.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Elaro wrote: »
    cB557 wrote: »
    I feel like because the author is the same as Love is War, people feel like Oshi no Ko then must be good too. But honestly I think it's pretty stupid. And not like, stupid on purpose like Love is War sometimes was, but stupid when it's trying to be smart. However, that does end up being pretty entertaining in its own right.

    That's something Aka struggles with, even in LiW. Manga ending spoilers
    You'd expect their "genius" characters to learn a thing or two from their past experiences, but apparently not! Prez and Kaguya are basically back in 'manipulate the other into making them confess' mode, except replacing 'confess' with 'propose'.
    Well yeah, you let the audience know it's over by bookending the story, same as the beginning.

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Watamote 214 is gonna be kind of a disappointment if this doesn't all turn into an absolute explosion by the end
    The gang is doing prep for the movie tomorrow, which in theory means they're working an all-nighter and in practice means they're just kinda chilling at the bathhouse in a big group (non)-sleepover while Futaki finishes editing.

    Mako finds out that Yoshida's there, so she wants to go, but doesn't wanna go on her own. So she immediately texts Ucchi (hey lets hang out with Tomoko and the girls) and Sachi (hey lets hang out with Tomoki and the girls) and boy, Mako really is the only one who actually notices who everyone's crushing on, huh? Beware of the nice quiet girl who fits into every social group.

    So now we've got Ucchi and Asuka who both have crushes on Tomoko (is Asuka still a character in this manga? Feels like not doing great in the popularity polls has killed her appearances, which sucks). Then we've got Tomoki who really just wants to be left alone, Sachi who has a crush on him and also she's evil, Yoshida who everyone thinks might have a crush on him, Mako who definitely has a crush on Yoshida and is very worried about Yoshida having a crush on a boy. Oh and also Yoshida's two delinquent friends, who don't have crushes on anyone but will definitely increase the drama in any situation they're put into just for the fun of it. Oh and also half these girls don't realize Tomoki is Tomoko's brother and are wondering what their relationship is.

    Also we've got Yuri, who absolutely hates Sachi and Minami and would punch either of them just on principle. Oh and also there's the friendship triangle between Futaki (who's cool), Sachi (who is evil), and Minami in the middle.

    So the potential for either making out or screaming matches with people crying both feel quite high!

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  • djmdjm Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lars wrote: »
    Tonikaku Kawaii and Call of the Night are both big on the "how it started / how it's going" scale when it comes to just shifting genres many chapters in.

    Though they also shift back and forth with the original genre as it goes on.

    There is some great understated storytelling in the latest chapter of Call of the Night (168), they fit a _heck_ of a lot into four pages.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13


    flan. flan. flan. flan.

    Flan! Flan! Flan! Flan!

    FLAN! FLAN! FLAN! FLAN!

    FLAN! FLAN! FLAN! FLAN!

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I should see if Mars chronicle has got itself out of that awful flashback yet because of my god I'm happy you're heading fun author but please go back to the cool and interesting present day stuff already

    Also last order remains pretty great, which is funny for something that's just one giant tournament arc

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I need to go back and finish Last Order, I stopped wherever my local library ran out of books.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Yeah I need to finish Last Order, I got caught up in 2013 and then the month to month pacing was brutal

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Having not seen whole series and none of it the dub, I thought this was real for a second.

    https://youtu.be/dT5Ll1s3QS4

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    RT800 wrote: »
    Having not seen whole series and none of it the dub, I thought this was real for a second.

    https://youtu.be/dT5Ll1s3QS4

    It's not far off from their actual relationship.

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hey stuff lead me to re-reading some older one piece and I finally realized Elbaf was Fable backwards and now I feel dumb.

    Anyway that's all as you were

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    el_vicio wrote: »
    Watched the first ep of Bocchi the Rock

    at first I thought, aw, relatable, that's cute
    and then: "she's amazing at playing guitar"
    fuck

    Haha, yeah. The thought of pushing through the barrier of being mediocre at something and sticking with it until I'm actually good kinda prevents the shows premise from being all that relatable.

    Still very good though. There are definitely moments that invoked an uncomfortable chuckle and a "yeah, me."

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    el_vicio wrote: »
    Watched the first ep of Bocchi the Rock

    at first I thought, aw, relatable, that's cute
    and then: "she's amazing at playing guitar"
    fuck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3IA5X2tfR0&t=3s

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  • IronKnuckleIronKnuckle This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Where's that supercut of the other characters saying "Bocchi."

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    it's quite good

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    el_vicio wrote: »
    Watched the first ep of Bocchi the Rock

    at first I thought, aw, relatable, that's cute
    and then: "she's amazing at playing guitar"
    fuck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3IA5X2tfR0&t=3s

    Ok I have to watch this show now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HEWJiRmw3g

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    With Oshi no Ko episode 3 it's always neat to see intentionally bad acting in a show. Like while I'm not the best judge since I don't speak Japanese, it certainly felt very convincing and not over-the-top as far as bad acting goes.

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  • DHSDHS Chase lizards.. ...bark at donkeys..Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    el_vicio wrote: »
    Watched the first ep of Bocchi the Rock

    at first I thought, aw, relatable, that's cute
    and then: "she's amazing at playing guitar"
    fuck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3IA5X2tfR0&t=3s

    Ok I have to watch this show now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HEWJiRmw3g

    Fan Made but really apt

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BJ1ess_PBg

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Crunchyroll reminded me this exists today. Hadn't heard it in a while.

    https://youtu.be/8-91y7BJ8QA

    Also this throwback.

    https://youtu.be/dd7BILZcYAY

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Gundi wrote: »
    With Oshi no Ko episode 3 it's always neat to see intentionally bad acting in a show. Like while I'm not the best judge since I don't speak Japanese, it certainly felt very convincing and not over-the-top as far as bad acting goes.

    I think the Oshi no Ko anime will be really well served by actually being able to see super good or bad acting instead of basically having to take the manga's word for it.

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  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Another anime with impressively bad acting was genroku rakugo shinjuu. The early rakugo performances aren't bad, but they're not very engaging, whereas the later stories when the character has found his voice are way better

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    It's easy enough to illustrate bad acting next to good.

    I'm not sure how easily they can portray "good" acting against great acting, though.

    Like, in a room full of good actors, the bad actor is obvious.

    But if one of the good actors is actually supposed to be phenomenal, I imagine it's harder to demonstrate without just resorting to a bunch of reaction shots of people going "Wow! Look at that guy!"

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Probably by making that one eye sparkle the size of a city block for a moment

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Looking an Oshi No Ko main character in the eyes like
    https://youtu.be/57x-ZiHhtp4

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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oshi no Ko manga spoilers for something that happens probably after what this season of the anime will cover.
    It's during the arc where they're doing the stage play.
    One of my favorite bits with the 'stars in the eyes' that Oshi no Ko does happens towards the end of this arc.

    We'd seen Ai with a star in each eye, and each of the twins with a star in one eye. We'd also seen Akane mimic Ai and gain the star in each eye when she does it. And then there's Aqua's black star eyes.

    But during the climax of the stage play, Aqua encourages Kana to really cut loose with her acting and show what she can really do instead of just supporting the whole team. And when she finally does it, her eyes are just full of stars. Not only that, but she's got stars all around her like she just got the invincibility power-up in a Sonic game. It was a nice visual shorthand for how talented Kana really is compared to the others.

    Though I don't know how they'll handle it for the anime, probably just focus on the visuals and audience reactions and have the dialogue be inaudible or something.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Demon Slayer S3-3... yeah, kind of have to agree with the take that
    the Hashira look pretty pathetic compared to these upper ranks. Even one of the weakest fought one to a standstill and still won.

    I like the characters, but other than that, it's jobber city.

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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Demon Slayer S3-3... yeah, kind of have to agree with the take that
    the Hashira look pretty pathetic compared to these upper ranks. Even one of the weakest fought one to a standstill and still won.

    I like the characters, but other than that, it's jobber city.
    I mean, that's kind of a thing that gets pointed out. The Demon Slayers have been losing for some time and at the start of this arc it's mentioned that it's been 113 years since an Upper Rank got got.

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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: »
    Demon Slayer S3-3... yeah, kind of have to agree with the take that
    the Hashira look pretty pathetic compared to these upper ranks. Even one of the weakest fought one to a standstill and still won.

    I like the characters, but other than that, it's jobber city.
    Hey so this is really refreshing and sells the enemy threat pretty well. I liked it much better than generic super strong ally 992342 that gets killed anyway for reasons.

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    This week on Magical Destroyers, 2000s otakus and their embarrassed children vs 2010 otakus, and Pink beats up a 12 year old thanks to the power of steroids.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Manga news!

    Aka Akasaka of Kaguya-sama fame debuts a new manga in a collaboration with a new artist: Nishizawa 5mm.

    It's another romcom. The premise is basically about a high spec girl who's good at everything except talking to boys. Since she's overly shy, she downloads an app that lets her hire an expensive love consultant to help her navigate her love life. Hilarity ensures, though I'm sure there will be more to it than that. I wonder if it will be like anime Cyrano de Bergerac.

    Kodansha, which among other things publishes Weekly Shonen Magazine (which has a ton of popular romcoms), is launching their own manga app a la Shueisha's Manga Plus.

    https://teaser.kmanga.kodansha.com/

    It looks like it will run on gacha mechanics? You get a certain amount of currency a day you can spend to temporarily read chapters for free, or you can roll the gacha to get extra currency, or if you're lucky a random amount of premium currency to permanently unlock chapters. I lost the link where I read that, so take it with a grain of salt.

    It's definitely appears not to be as good as Manga Plus, since gacha is a plague on humanity. Color me skeptical. E: It's also US only.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Just
    Just let me fucking pay for access

    God

    If it isnt AI translated and censored like Square it wont be that bad though

    Since it will be an app and website, I imagine there will be no series that would even merit censoring, since Google/Apple clamp down on fan service pretty hard.

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