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  • AstharielAsthariel The Book Eater Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hell's Paradise episode 05:
    If I had a nickel for every time when male chauvinist tells a female character in this show to go back to the kitchen and then gets murdered by a giant cannibal, I would have two nickels, which isn't much, but it's still weird that it happened twice.

    Toxic masculinity: even more dangerous than monsters and poisonous insects

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  • JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I was thinking about Gunbuster for some reason and I've come to the conclusion that it's the most compressed essence of anime of any show I've seen. In the course of six half-hour episodes, you get:
    Dumb high school plot
    Schoolgirls in gym uniforms piloting giant robots
    Gay undertones
    Needless fanservice
    Rivals becoming friends within minutes
    Sudden addition of high sci-fi concepts and dramatically increasing seriousness
    Character you meet for five minutes before they die
    Inappropriate relationship between teacher and student depicted as romantic
    Character crying for an episode over a character they met for five minutes
    Character you've grown to hate for crying so much pulling out the most badass moment of the show
    Secret super weapon saving the day
    Epic battle diminished by budget issues
    Incredibly tragic and hopeful tear-jerker ending

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I was watching ProZD's Japan haul video and towards the end he pulled out a cute Bocchi keychain and I audibly went "awwwww!" And my dog looked over with an appropriate level of distaste and turned away from me

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Asthariel wrote: »
    Hell's Paradise episode 05:
    If I had a nickel for every time when male chauvinist tells a female character in this show to go back to the kitchen and then gets murdered by a giant cannibal, I would have two nickels, which isn't much, but it's still weird that it happened twice.

    Toxic masculinity: even more dangerous than monsters and poisonous insects

    One thing the series defintely tackles - not in any great depth (it's a shonen battle manga), but it's still very much a theme - is how very fucked up codes of honor and rigid definitions of what you can do are. It's part of what makes it fun and elevates it into a good yarn

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I finished Psycho-Pass season 1 this week. It's been my show to watch between all the various new episodes of the more current shows I watch, so I stretched it out over a longer period of time. Long story short, it was excellent. Kind of a slow start which builds into more and more engaging forward momentum. It did a great job of raising a bunch of questions about how this society actually works and then hammering you with the really rough answers later on. I liked how the action was relatively realistic and subdued, which made it stand out a lot more when the violence that does happen is WILD. I liked how the story progression wasn't too conservative, they basically blew up the entire setting and status quo by the end of the season. And that's probably why the follow-ups don't rate very well. The first part was such a well thought out, complete work, any rushed to market sequel (especially by a fill-in team) will just try to me-too any element that's easy to copy, not really make a strong point of its own or take risks with the setting. With that in mind, I did look into what came after. I've heard the movie is okay, season 2 is terrible, season 3 is much better, and the game (written by the S1 writer) is surprisingly solid. Since the game happened to be on sale for $4 the day I finished, I did grab that. I'll most likely skip S2 and check out the movie when I get the time. If that's good, maybe I'll give season 3 a try.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Asthariel wrote: »
    Hell's Paradise episode 05:
    If I had a nickel for every time when male chauvinist tells a female character in this show to go back to the kitchen and then gets murdered by a giant cannibal, I would have two nickels, which isn't much, but it's still weird that it happened twice.

    Toxic masculinity: even more dangerous than monsters and poisonous insects
    They keep talking shit about her, but somehow she's the one proving them wrong while they get ganked, let them stay foolish.

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  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    JayKaos wrote: »
    I was thinking about Gunbuster for some reason and I've come to the conclusion that it's the most compressed essence of anime of any show I've seen. In the course of six half-hour episodes, you get:
    Dumb high school plot
    Schoolgirls in gym uniforms piloting giant robots
    Gay undertones
    Needless fanservice
    Rivals becoming friends within minutes
    Sudden addition of high sci-fi concepts and dramatically increasing seriousness
    Character you meet for five minutes before they die
    Inappropriate relationship between teacher and student depicted as romantic
    Character crying for an episode over a character they met for five minutes
    Character you've grown to hate for crying so much pulling out the most badass moment of the show
    Secret super weapon saving the day
    Epic battle diminished by budget issues
    Incredibly tragic and hopeful tear-jerker ending

    Gunbuster finale
    As much as I'd love to see the defense of the Black Hole Bomb animated, the way they did it works pretty well.

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  • Fig-DFig-D SoCalRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Started watching Hell's Paradise. Only two episodes in, so not far enough to click those spoilers, but boy howdy does the anime (and I'm assuming the source manga) like to show it's female deuteragonist naked and being groped by phantom hands. Hope that peters off at some point.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Gunbuster
    I will cry at that ending every goddamn time

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    yeah, after this week's g-witch the thread title is reaaaaalllyyy on point

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    In the latest episode of Witch of Mercury...
    Prospera goes mask off... metaphorically.

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  • Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Witch of Mercury ep 16

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Gwitch really knows some writers that use subtext

    and they're all cowards!

    edit: actually you know what, I made this because I'm sure i'll want to repeat the sentiment
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  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Minor Spoilers for today's Witch from Mercury
    When someone is scrolling through the school's chat on their phone about reactions to the attack and how a lot of people were leaving, I paused to read all the texts.

    One of them was literally "IMMA HEAD OUT"

    Good to know some phrases last into the future.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Fig-D wrote: »
    Started watching Hell's Paradise. Only two episodes in, so not far enough to click those spoilers, but boy howdy does the anime (and I'm assuming the source manga) like to show it's female deuteragonist naked and being groped by phantom hands. Hope that peters off at some point.

    I can tell you that does not happen at all in episodes 3, 4, or 5, at least

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Fig-D wrote: »
    Started watching Hell's Paradise. Only two episodes in, so not far enough to click those spoilers, but boy howdy does the anime (and I'm assuming the source manga) like to show it's female deuteragonist naked and being groped by phantom hands. Hope that peters off at some point.

    I can tell you that does not happen at all in episodes 3, 4, or 5, at least

    I like the character, but so far, she hasn't done a whole lot to make herself stand out from the others apart from sheer dumb luck(and dedication).

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  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Witch from Mercury 16:
    I love how calm and collected (if a bit unhinged behind the mask) Prospera is in this episode, especially in the final scene with Miorine.

    She's getting grabbed by the lapels and screamed at, but she knows she's still got the upper hand and that Suletta put mommy first.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Demon Slayer S3-4:
    Attacks in this show mean nothing to anyone, but who cares, it's peak entertaining shounen BS and I'm all here for it.

    Expecting Love to wreck some fish heads next episode.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Witch from Mercury 16
    The way Prospera popped out from behind that wall with her whole "ah, eto... bleh" act had me cracking up

    Love me a good gaslight girlboss jumpscare

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oh, just realized

    Witch from Mercury 16 spoilers
    Prospera might have fucked up talking to Miorine at the end, she specifically mentioned "21 years ago"

    Wonder if mio-mio can calm down enough to do the math with Suletta's age and figure out something is up, and, if so, where she would go from there.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cj iwakura wrote: »
    Demon Slayer S3-4:
    Attacks in this show mean nothing to anyone, but who cares, it's peak entertaining shounen BS and I'm all here for it.

    Expecting Love to wreck some fish heads next episode.
    Just a few immortals locked in a regeneration dual.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Oh, just realized

    Witch from Mercury 16 spoilers
    Prospera might have fucked up talking to Miorine at the end, she specifically mentioned "21 years ago"

    Wonder if mio-mio can calm down enough to do the math with Suletta's age and figure out something is up, and, if so, where she would go from there.
    I don't think Miorine has any reason to think there's any discrepancy. I don't think even Suletta knows about the Vanadis incident. Nobody is looking for another child of Prospera
    I was more thinking that since Prospera specifically mentioned Delling "deprived me of my husband..." 21 years ago, it might get Mio asking questions like "wait, who is Suletta's dad then?"

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  • EidolonOrpheusEidolonOrpheus NoatunRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    This weeks WfM felt particularly Shakespearian.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Witch of Mercury ep 16
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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Witch From Mercury 16
    Love that shot with Miorine reflected in the ripe tomato and Suletta reflected in the underripe tomato.

    Letting you know who the more mature person here is.

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  • HellboreHellbore A bad, bad man Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    ph blake wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Oh, just realized

    Witch from Mercury 16 spoilers
    Prospera might have fucked up talking to Miorine at the end, she specifically mentioned "21 years ago"

    Wonder if mio-mio can calm down enough to do the math with Suletta's age and figure out something is up, and, if so, where she would go from there.
    I don't think Miorine has any reason to think there's any discrepancy. I don't think even Suletta knows about the Vanadis incident. Nobody is looking for another child of Prospera
    I was more thinking that since Prospera specifically mentioned Delling "deprived me of my husband..." 21 years ago, it might get Mio asking questions like "wait, who is Suletta's dad then?"
    One husband died 21 years ago, then she had another child. Even Bel didn't think to ask who Suletta is, and she knew Ericht 21 years ago. The mystery is just for the audience so far.

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  • ph blakeph blake Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Hellbore wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Oh, just realized

    Witch from Mercury 16 spoilers
    Prospera might have fucked up talking to Miorine at the end, she specifically mentioned "21 years ago"

    Wonder if mio-mio can calm down enough to do the math with Suletta's age and figure out something is up, and, if so, where she would go from there.
    I don't think Miorine has any reason to think there's any discrepancy. I don't think even Suletta knows about the Vanadis incident. Nobody is looking for another child of Prospera
    I was more thinking that since Prospera specifically mentioned Delling "deprived me of my husband..." 21 years ago, it might get Mio asking questions like "wait, who is Suletta's dad then?"
    One husband died 21 years ago, then she had another child. Even Bel didn't think to ask who Suletta is, and she knew Ericht 21 years ago. The mystery is just for the audience so far.
    Bel literally did though?

    Like the climax of episode 14 was her directly asking Prospera about the discrepancy between what she knew of Eri and Suletta

    I'm not saying that it absolutely will go in this direction, but I definitely would not be surprised if they had Miorine pick up on it and start digging further.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Rereading Dungeon Meshi again again again, and this time I realized that Marcille has had a hangover through all of like the 20 most recent chapters.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    cB557 wrote: »
    Rereading Dungeon Meshi again again again, and this time I realized that Marcille has had a hangover through all of like the 20 most recent chapters.

    Even while
    She was Lord of the dungeon?

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  • LasbrookLasbrook It takes a lot to make a stew When it comes to me and youRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Birdie Wing 17:
    Honestly a little bummed that it seems like the whole “mafia wants to kill me” plot will be resolved by her suddenly being the granddaughter of an even bigger golf mafia. Even if it was brief it was good to get some old fashioned “Eve destroys someone utterly at golf from the first shot”.

    G-Witch 16:
    Damn this show is moving so fast it feels like it has 5 episodes left not like,9. I can’t wait for Prospera’s mobile armor at the end.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Lasbrook wrote: »
    Birdie Wing 17:
    Honestly a little bummed that it seems like the whole “mafia wants to kill me” plot will be resolved by her suddenly being the granddaughter of an even bigger golf mafia. Even if it was brief it was good to get some old fashioned “Eve destroys someone utterly at golf from the first shot”.
    There's still time for the Japanese Golf Yakuza to come into play

    Also, Catherine may be like "f-that I want her dead" still

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    cB557 wrote: »
    Rereading Dungeon Meshi again again again, and this time I realized that Marcille has had a hangover through all of like the 20 most recent chapters.

    Even while
    She was Lord of the dungeon?
    So they defeat Thistle, Laios and Marcille steal some his wine that evening, and Marcille wakes up with a hangover. The Canaries arrive not long after, and everything that's gone down since has happened on the same day.

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  • HellboreHellbore A bad, bad man Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    ph blake wrote: »
    Hellbore wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    ph blake wrote: »
    Oh, just realized

    Witch from Mercury 16 spoilers
    Prospera might have fucked up talking to Miorine at the end, she specifically mentioned "21 years ago"

    Wonder if mio-mio can calm down enough to do the math with Suletta's age and figure out something is up, and, if so, where she would go from there.
    I don't think Miorine has any reason to think there's any discrepancy. I don't think even Suletta knows about the Vanadis incident. Nobody is looking for another child of Prospera
    I was more thinking that since Prospera specifically mentioned Delling "deprived me of my husband..." 21 years ago, it might get Mio asking questions like "wait, who is Suletta's dad then?"
    One husband died 21 years ago, then she had another child. Even Bel didn't think to ask who Suletta is, and she knew Ericht 21 years ago. The mystery is just for the audience so far.
    Bel literally did though?

    Like the climax of episode 14 was her directly asking Prospera about the discrepancy between what she knew of Eri and Suletta

    I'm not saying that it absolutely will go in this direction, but I definitely would not be surprised if they had Miorine pick up on it and start digging further.
    Bel only asked "where is Ericht", not "who is Suletta". That's what I mean. From the characters perspective, Suletta is just another daughter that Prospera had 17 years ago, no-one seems to be thinking she's a clone/android whatever. That's just the audience.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    WFM 16:
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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Comic about the latest G-Witch:

    “we really gotta do something about those child broilers”, says woman operating the child broiler
    #G_Witch #水星の魔女

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Maaan, I made that remark last week.

    WFM 16
    Thought it was a pretty dull and uneventful episode myself. Found all the whining about the school being so dangerous now eyerolling. Why can't we go back to when things were good and right; when rich people fighting over who gets to own a person in giant WMDs were constantly spilling over into the rest of the school? All this violence is really getting in the way of our building war machines and training to be child soldiers. What's the matter? Now the poor people are committing violence and that's wrong? I somehow doubt that was what they were going for.

    The second half was better, or at least had some visual direction to the scenes instead of all the weird shots of tea that nobody was drinking in the first half, but still basically just characters plaintively wailing "I'm having really big emotions about the last few episodes!" Okay, fine, but when are you going to do something about it? Same complaint I've had about Suletta and to a lesser extent Miorine the entire run. Are you protagonists or slaves to everybody else's inscrutable machinations? I guess better than the previous of being slaves to all the random school rules that got made up and changed on the fly. And Prospera. Okay, you did some transhuman maybe-atrocities a while back. Are you plotting with the terrorists now? Was it all part of your master plan that Suletta would accidentally get into a fight with the BMOC? What wires are you even pulling? Any? I honestly couldn't tell you.

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