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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I watched Psycho-Pass: The Movie. Before I get going about that, a rant about Crunchyroll.
    The app version (Xbox in this case) is confusingly bad. Said movie from above is in the catalogue in both subbed and dubbed format. However, if you search it on the app, that search only returns one item. You might think, "Well that's good then, they must allow you to switch language tracks within playback, like any decent modern video playback." Nope! So naturally you'd think "Okay... so the search will turn up each language version as its own thing and allow you to pick?" Not that I could figure out, no. It only returned the subbed version, and the dub wasn't listed as another version or anything (the shitty database listing says this movie is "season 1, episode 1", so the official streaming source is worse labeled than a fanwiki or even a torrent). Other horrible things from this time when I was trying to find a movie to watch:
    -Gundam Narrative is also listed as sub or dub on the proper desktop Crunchyroll, but only "sub" shows up on the app. I say "sub" because... the subtitles don't appear! On the Japanese language version! I checked the desktop version, it works fine there.
    -Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (did you guys know this is on Crunchyroll? I love Gundam, follow Crunchyroll's marketing accounts, use the app several times a week, and yet had NO CLUE) is sub/dub, but once again, I could not find a way to choose the dub from the app.
    Here's the pro user strat for Crunchyroll's shitty, SHITTY app: open up the webpage on your browser. Search up and then click the content you want to watch, in the format you want to watch. Hit play, give it like 3 seconds to register that you are in fact playing it. Hit pause. Go to the app version on your console or whatever, and select history. The version you were watching (example: Psycho-Pass: The Movie, dub version) will be there for you to pick up and continue.

    So anyway, the rant above was started because I bailed out of the Psycho-Pass movie sub version within the first 2 minutes. Not only did I know I would miss the dub cast (specifically the two main leads) from watching the whole show as a dub, it was immediately clear the movie's story would be taking a vacation to a destination where the primary language was Engrish, and I would not be able to take it (I also cannot stand Black Lagoon in sub). After successfully locating the dub version, I really enjoyed watching it. If you watched the first season, but bailed at some point from the franchise because of season 2, the movie serves as an epilogue to Season 1, while also being a very cool, Patlabor-esque conflict of its own. While (appropriate to a movie), it's more of an action-adventure than a slow burn drama or mystery, it isn't without its own depth or philosophical concerns. The premise is what would the Sibyl system look like applied to a third world, war torn landscape in the midst of political change and upheaval. The answer, unsurprisingly, is a horror show that makes Japan from the show look like a vacation spa. Think, "We're running a brain scan on everyone in this building. The building that we are currently peppering with Hellfire missiles and 50 caliber rounds. Everyone seems to be in an agitated, violent state, so we're totally in the clear to be fighting them!" The future tech always present in the periphery of the show comes to the forefront, with mechanized tanks, VTOL armor, drones up the wazoo, etc. The CG isn't incredible, but it's not at all embarrassing either. It wasn't "vital" to the series plot, but it was just totally enjoyable to watch and fit in cleanly with where the first season left things, which is more than enough for me.

    Next up, I'm getting back on the Gundam WFM train, I stalled out back in season 1, so I'll be catching up now.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Not a spoiler but I just realized tonight at least two G Witch characters are also Toei Super Hero Time alumni

    Vim Jeturk’s VA Tetsuo Kanao voices main antagonist Evolt in 2017’s Kamen Rider Build

    https://youtu.be/Vt7A8oDGPPc

    Prospera’s VA Mamiko Noto voices “Mother,” the voice guiding the living sword/ranger Don Murasame in last year’s Avataro Sentai DonBrothers

    https://youtu.be/DN62PogobhM?feature=share

    EDIT: fixed autocorrect error on Noto’s name

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    So I binged Hell's Paradise, or at least the episodes out at the moment.

    There aren't many... examples of media, anime or otherwise, where gore and bodyhorror hits that sweetspot. Where it is -just enough- overall to creep you out but not turn you off the show.

    Hell's Paradise is one of those shows.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    hey @The Zombie Penguin you were right, gundam build divers re:rise is actually pretty good (once you get past the first handful of slow starting episodes or so). I do have to say, the start of the show makes you feel like you came in missing like 4 or 5 episodes of backstory for some reason, to the point I had to look up if I actually had to watch the first season to make any sense of it at all. They at least eventually do give you enough backstory to fill in the blanks, but its just a bit jarring.

    I'm up to ep 14 now so hopefully the back half of the show sticks the landing

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    At this point, I'm watching Marginal Service just to be amazed that someone wrote these scripts.

    Ep 4
    Investigating a serial bomber who bombs their office, blowing the magical rat's arms off, which is apparently fine because it apparently regenerates them eventually? They track him to his lair, where the doorknob magically unravels into a strip of metal that turns into cuffs, complete with padlock, that ties both of them together and to each other, and then sticks to a magnetic Buddha statue. At the same time, a Pythagoras Switch contraption starts up to activate a huge pile of dynamite. They barely manage to pick the lock in time and stop it, only for a second contraption to activate the dynamite, which instead of exploding, plays an unreleased single from the pop star druglord antagonist.

    They then realize that the bombings were in the shape of a pentacle, with the middle being the local baseball stadium. So they go there and catch him setting up another bomb. All this is because Japan has become too modern and is paving over its heritage of... tengu culture. He's a tengu, and because he's a pacifist, gives up without a fight. So the protagonist is all "Yeah, culture's important" and sets off the final bomb, fireworks, that to the surprise of all, uncover a gigantic glowing tengu nose in the middle of the baseball field. Then they go back to the office and get another package, which completely blows the rat entirely to bits this time and they all go "Oh, uh, apparently there were multiple bombers." Roll credits.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Naphtali wrote: »
    hey @The Zombie Penguin you were right, gundam build divers re:rise is actually pretty good (once you get past the first handful of slow starting episodes or so). I do have to say, the start of the show makes you feel like you came in missing like 4 or 5 episodes of backstory for some reason, to the point I had to look up if I actually had to watch the first season to make any sense of it at all. They at least eventually do give you enough backstory to fill in the blanks, but its just a bit jarring.

    I'm up to ep 14 now so hopefully the back half of the show sticks the landing

    It absolutely does to my mind. There will be an episode where you deal with the people from the first season, but dont watch the first season, its' really bad. I actually like the slow burn early, because it means you get time spent learning who all of these characters are and why they're doing what they do.

    Also CAPTAIN ZEON

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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rqS5CK-oQI

    Hell's Paradise is so fucking weird.

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  • localhjaylocalhjay Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Skip and Loafer is the kinda show that makes me wanna call my family and tell them I love them

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Skip and Loafer is the kinda show that makes me wanna call my family and tell them I love them

    I'm a fan of shows like this in general. More shows should prompt this reaction.

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  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Full Mechanics 1/100 Aerial kit has a little bit more lore about Permet in its manual:
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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Somehow I got roped into a discussion that demon slayer doesnt objectify women and Im just so tired everyone

    Basically https://xkcd.com/386/ ?

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    My contribution to the WFM data storm: WFM 16
    I'm pretty sure I've saw it here somewhere, but whoever called Eri not surviving as they were adrift in space after the prologue get's a shoutout this episode when Prospera said something along the lines of "Her child body couldn't handle the rigors of space". Pretty sure that's a soft confirm that in order to save Eri's consciousness as she was dying Prospera cranked up the permet score in the Llfrith till she essentially..well not essentially, literally was one with the machine.

    Yeah I'm pretty sure your child daughter dying in your arms as you floated adrift in space would drive anyone nuts. Almost as if Prospera is now just some sort of storm of revenge, like a Tempest LOLOLOLOLOL.

    Yup, continued to have called it.
    At least "mom going understandably nuts over her child dying" is a lot more defensible than "mixture of jealousy and lust that would give Frollo pause."

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

    Saori Hayami voice acted the hell out of that last part.

    I think the insert song Saori Hayami did for that one episode of DanMachi season 4 got released in Japan recently. Definitely something that I would want on my playlist. It is such a pretty song.

    Lyric video with spoilers:

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Isorn wrote: »
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

    Saori Hayami voice acted the hell out of that last part.

    I think the insert song Saori Hayami did for that one episode of DanMachi season 4 got released in Japan recently. Definitely something that I would want on my playlist. It is such a pretty song.

    Lyric video with spoilers:

    Saori Hayami acts the hell out of everything she does. She's probably the highest profile seiyuu in the current era.

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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
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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Isorn wrote: »
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

    Saori Hayami voice acted the hell out of that last part.

    I think the insert song Saori Hayami did for that one episode of DanMachi season 4 got released in Japan recently. Definitely something that I would want on my playlist. It is such a pretty song.

    Lyric video with spoilers:

    Saori Hayami acts the hell out of everything she does. She's probably the highest profile seiyuu in the current era.

    She is definitely in the top 3 of my favourite voice actors. (Aoi Yuuki remains first)

    The clip below is often brought up when talking about Saori Hayami's voice acting. Never did see this specific show but it is some great voice acting.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNPK6DzQCzY

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    I also finished the latest season of My Hero Academia. The series has been bumming me out for a while since
    the main cast has been losing ground to the villains for what feels like the majority of the series at this point, but this season did manage a good hope spot adapting one of my favorite scenes.

    Class A saving Deku (from himself) was amazing. When "You Say Run" kicks in, you know they have a banger scene planned.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi's Voice will be replicated by AI

    welp

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  • ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Not will be. Already is.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkUKbNR6Tn8

    Apparently with the blessing of his son, but... yeah. I mean, it was going to happen with all the Vocaloid stuff eventually. Maybe already has. I have no idea if any of those actresses have died. Certainly will with all the Biden/Trump 'parody' stuff already out there.

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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
    I’m not sure how vocaloid really ties into it, Disney has been doing deepfake voice stuff for a while now.

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  • RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Isorn wrote: »
    Isorn wrote: »
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

    Saori Hayami voice acted the hell out of that last part.

    I think the insert song Saori Hayami did for that one episode of DanMachi season 4 got released in Japan recently. Definitely something that I would want on my playlist. It is such a pretty song.

    Lyric video with spoilers:

    Saori Hayami acts the hell out of everything she does. She's probably the highest profile seiyuu in the current era.

    She is definitely in the top 3 of my favourite voice actors. (Aoi Yuuki remains first)

    The clip below is often brought up when talking about Saori Hayami's voice acting. Never did see this specific show but it is some great voice acting.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNPK6DzQCzY

    I don't know why I blank so much on anime.

    Watching this clip I thought I'd check this show out - only to discover that apparently I already watched the whole thing.

    And even now - knowing that fact - I still can't remember a single goddamn thing about it.

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  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Andy Joe wrote: »

    Considering the "banging pots" method is used by real people protesting or contesting powerful people abusing their power*, the use of this pot is either cleverly or serendipitously representing the people fighting against injustice. Chef motherlovin' Kiss.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Pretty sure it's a draw-over of a meme picture

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  • J-bobJ-bob J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
  • ElaroElaro Who am I? What do I want?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Pretty sure it's a draw-over of a meme picture

    Serendipity

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  • GundiGundi Serious Bismuth Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Oshi no Ko, episode 4.

    Ruby's pretty bi, huh?

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Possibly just plain a lesbian based on this episode at least

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  • CururuCururu Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    RT800 wrote: »
    Isorn wrote: »
    Isorn wrote: »
    I finally got around to finishing DanMachi Season 4. It was DIRE for a while, but they managed to convincingly pull it off and stick the landing. I was satisfied.
    They were telegraphing Ryu sacrificing herself to save Bell SO HARD, there was no way the story could actually have gone down that path. Basically the same reason characters can't explain the heist plan ahead of time, because things that are explained never go accordingly.

    Saori Hayami voice acted the hell out of that last part.

    I think the insert song Saori Hayami did for that one episode of DanMachi season 4 got released in Japan recently. Definitely something that I would want on my playlist. It is such a pretty song.

    Lyric video with spoilers:

    Saori Hayami acts the hell out of everything she does. She's probably the highest profile seiyuu in the current era.

    She is definitely in the top 3 of my favourite voice actors. (Aoi Yuuki remains first)

    The clip below is often brought up when talking about Saori Hayami's voice acting. Never did see this specific show but it is some great voice acting.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNPK6DzQCzY

    I don't know why I blank so much on anime.

    Watching this clip I thought I'd check this show out - only to discover that apparently I already watched the whole thing.

    And even now - knowing that fact - I still can't remember a single goddamn thing about it.

    I was a fan of it when it came out. It is notable for being a Trigger series that was adapted from elsewhere rather than their own thing, and was one of their first series (got to pay the bills while working on the crazy stuff).

    Basic premise is that all of the members of the High School Literature Club randomly get absurd superpowers one day (One can create anything she can think of, one can restore anything to its "proper" state, the girl in the thumbnail is essentially the Avatar and controls all elements, etc.), much to the delight of the one guy in the club who is an absolute chuni and only in the club as an excuse to read manga. He's convinced that they are destined to save the world, or fight a big enemy, or evil organization (He's also the only one in the group to get a dud power: he can create a black flame in the palm of his hand that does not generate light nor heat. It's only purpose is to look cool).

    Cut to several months later when the series starts, and nothing has happened. There are no villains, no aliens, no secret evil societies, no nothing. So it's essentially a slice of life series where the characters are also super powerful, but they have no reason to use them and most of the group doesn't care.
    Later in the series you do find out what the deal with the super powers are. It turns out that fae creatures from another world like to give powers to random humans and pit them against each other as a form of entertainment (they make sure no one ends up hurt). Some of them got board with the fights and gave powers to the Literature Club so that they could have a sit com of sorts to watch. All of the fighting groups were instructed to leave them alone. The fae gave them super OP powers because they thought it would be funny, and it also discourages the fight groups from getting involved since they'd be steamrolled.

    It's not one of the all time great series or anything, but I found it to be a fun watch and wouldn't mind another season, although that seems unlikely.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! As a wingmanRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    Caught up on Hell's Paradise.

    This show is brutal. Super well done though.

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  • Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    edited April 13


    Reminder that Birdie Wing kicks ass.

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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
    It really does. I love this show.

    Birdie Wing 18:
    Welcome to Nafrece Saotome, we’re going to a mafia death game no big deal. It was kind of surreal to go from watching Eve skip a golf ball in an anime to looking at the twitter thread and see DP posting an actual human doing the exact same thing but even wilder.

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  • FlamuFlamu 49 Gilded Disc Perceives the Sun Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    My favorite part of the new Birdie Wing:
    "I've got a shot at going pro. So I'd really like to win."

    (They will kill her if she lost.)

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