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Neon Genesis Evangelion, a shitty old anime that seems deep to teenagers and appeals to socially retarded morons.
Not that I have a bias against it or anything.
It's always amusing how deep people think it really is. Yes, it's impact on anime is indisputable. But if you do any research you learn a) all the symbolism was picked to just be symbolism, and not actually symbolic of anything. The crosses and even the name were picked solely to appear deep. And b) it doesn't make any sense. The creator is psychologically unbalanced, and ushered in a whole new age of mind screw anime.
But it was a lot different then. No cartoon network anime, only way to see the stuff was from Scarecrow or trading VHS tapes of fansubs on campus.
What was weird was that there was so little of it available a person could reasonably watch every single anime show (regardless of quality) available in a reasonable amount of time.
Which is partly why I didn't stop watching eva a couple episodes in when it should have been obvious it was a pointless wank.
Spoilering, just in case someone hasn't seen one or the other.
Jurassic Bark ended on the premise that Seymour waited for fry out front of Pannuchi's Pizza until he died, with Fry never returning. Totally loyal to the end, never giving up that his master would come back. Bender's Big Score basically showed that Fry went back to work the day after New Years, and Seymour was never alone, but died when Bender blew up Pannuchi's trying to kill Fry.
But it was a lot different then. No cartoon network anime, only way to see the stuff was from Scarecrow or trading VHS tapes of fansubs on campus.
What was weird was that there was so little of it available a person could reasonably watch every single anime show (regardless of quality) available in a reasonable amount of time.
Which is partly why I didn't stop watching eva a couple episodes in when it should have been obvious it was a pointless wank.
I liked anime in 2000
I watched a ton of stuff in a year, and then I was like, oh, I don't really like this anymore
but I still have fond memories of Kenshin, even though I probably wouldn't like it now
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
Spoilering, just in case someone hasn't seen one or the other.
Jurassic Bark ended on the premise that Seymour waited for fry out front of Pannuchi's Pizza until he died, with Fry never returning. Totally loyal to the end, never giving up that his master would come back. Bender's Big Score basically showed that Fry went back to work the day after New Years, and Seymour was never alone, but died when Bender blew up Pannuchi's trying to kill Fry.
I've solved that problem by denying that there were any Futurama movies.
Spoilering, just in case someone hasn't seen one or the other.
Jurassic Bark ended on the premise that Seymour waited for fry out front of Pannuchi's Pizza until he died, with Fry never returning. Totally loyal to the end, never giving up that his master would come back. Bender's Big Score basically showed that Fry went back to work the day after New Years, and Seymour was never alone, but died when Bender blew up Pannuchi's trying to kill Fry.
Oh right. I forgot that was the saddest episode of television ever's name.
Benders Big Score did suck terrible shit though. Infact, all 3 Futurama movies were unfunny pieces of garbage.
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SarksusATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered Userregular
But it was a lot different then. No cartoon network anime, only way to see the stuff was from Scarecrow or trading VHS tapes of fansubs on campus.
What was weird was that there was so little of it available a person could reasonably watch every single anime show (regardless of quality) available in a reasonable amount of time.
Which is partly why I didn't stop watching eva a couple episodes in when it should have been obvious it was a pointless wank.
I liked anime in 2000
I watched a ton of stuff in a year, and then I was like, oh, I don't really like this anymore
but I still have fond memories of Kenshin, even though I probably wouldn't like it now
Damn, yeah Kenshin. I haven't thought of that show in ages. Good example of the time.
I stopped actively seeking out anime to watch after I got my hands on the fansub version of FLCL. Because it was clear, and this has certainly proved to be the case, that no one would ever make a better 6 episodes. Ever.
The genre was done. Go home, nothing to see here people.
Spoilering, just in case someone hasn't seen one or the other.
Jurassic Bark ended on the premise that Seymour waited for fry out front of Pannuchi's Pizza until he died, with Fry never returning. Totally loyal to the end, never giving up that his master would come back. Bender's Big Score basically showed that Fry went back to work the day after New Years, and Seymour was never alone, but died when Bender blew up Pannuchi's trying to kill Fry.
I've solved that problem by denying that there were any Futurama movies.
I've solved it by watching Jurassic Bar again and realizing it's still as sad as fuck no matter what you try.
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YamiNoSenshiA point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered Userregular
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There's a lot of over-saturation in anime now, since the market peaked not that long ago and is declining rather rapidly. Between fansubs and everything under the sun getting licensed at one point, there was just so much out there. There wasn't really a change in that suddenly there's was less good anime. It was that instead of having to go through a bucket of shit, R1 companies were hiding the good stuff in dumptrucks full of shitty anime.
I got a call from my former boss accusing me of stealing code.
Because I licensed him use of a module I had created on my free time. I laughed and reminded him that he signed a piece of paper when I let him use it originally protecting me, and I made sure to go, "Now you're sure you know that you only get access to the module and not the code right?"
Good times.
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Spoilering, just in case someone hasn't seen one or the other.
Jurassic Bark ended on the premise that Seymour waited for fry out front of Pannuchi's Pizza until he died, with Fry never returning. Totally loyal to the end, never giving up that his master would come back. Bender's Big Score basically showed that Fry went back to work the day after New Years, and Seymour was never alone, but died when Bender blew up Pannuchi's trying to kill Fry.
I've solved that problem by denying that there were any Futurama movies.
I've solved it by watching Jurassic Bar again and realizing it's still as sad as fuck no matter what you try.
My wife refuses to watch it. I told her it was the saddest episode of any show I'd ever seen and she asked why. I said "Well there's a dog..." and that's as far as I got before she cut me off and said she wouldn't watch it.
Maybe I should clarify badass as being "mecha that look cool and are stylish and less boring than most mecha designs," not "capable of winning a hypothetical fight vs. mecha from other series."
I really liked the power cable, because when it got cut, they suddenly had a very short period of time to do whatever they were doing. That was an unexpected and sudden ratcheting up of the tension the first time I saw that. Having a knife was weird and seemed like a funny tweak on sword-wielding mecha of the 70s and 80s. I dunno how you make anything that big and heavy fly within planetary gravity, either.
You guys are so weird.
Someone go link me pics of mecha that look cooler than those in Evangelion. (Hint: the dumpy walking trash cans in Gundam aren't going to cut it.)
And what the fuck is up with people asking for your food?
Her: "Hey that banana looks good, can I have some?"
Me: "Uh, no, it's my lunch, you can't have any of my banana."
Her: "That's kind of mean, I'd share my food with you."
Me: "Well that's nice of you, but I don't want your food, and this is my food, and I don't want to share my lunch with you."
bowen on
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What? No they aren't the mecha are lame as fuck. They have boring ass weapons, can't even fly, need a power cable to run, etc etc.
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Not really no. They are poorly armed, don't work right half the time. And they have to be plugged in or power down in like 30 seconds.
Edit: Basicially the mecha in eva are the Megadoomer from Invader Zim
Newhart Quid, thans digging deep for his jokes.
Organ I'm pretty sure Feral doesn't drink that heavily.
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But it was a lot different then. No cartoon network anime, only way to see the stuff was from Scarecrow or trading VHS tapes of fansubs on campus.
What was weird was that there was so little of it available a person could reasonably watch every single anime show (regardless of quality) available in a reasonable amount of time.
Which is partly why I didn't stop watching eva a couple episodes in when it should have been obvious it was a pointless wank.
I liked anime in 2000
I watched a ton of stuff in a year, and then I was like, oh, I don't really like this anymore
but I still have fond memories of Kenshin, even though I probably wouldn't like it now
No. I don't have any real sort of Jewish appearance... except maybe a big shnoz. I look completely Irish/German. Typical white American.
Oh right. I forgot that was the saddest episode of television ever's name.
Benders Big Score did suck terrible shit though. Infact, all 3 Futurama movies were unfunny pieces of garbage.
Because it's a realistic take on the theme.
And the presence of flaws just makes it more impressive when it kicks something's ass.
Damn, yeah Kenshin. I haven't thought of that show in ages. Good example of the time.
I stopped actively seeking out anime to watch after I got my hands on the fansub version of FLCL. Because it was clear, and this has certainly proved to be the case, that no one would ever make a better 6 episodes. Ever.
The genre was done. Go home, nothing to see here people.
Because I licensed him use of a module I had created on my free time. I laughed and reminded him that he signed a piece of paper when I let him use it originally protecting me, and I made sure to go, "Now you're sure you know that you only get access to the module and not the code right?"
Good times.
I mean the show overall was pretty bad, but I like how the mechs were portrayed.
Maybe I should clarify badass as being "mecha that look cool and are stylish and less boring than most mecha designs," not "capable of winning a hypothetical fight vs. mecha from other series."
I really liked the power cable, because when it got cut, they suddenly had a very short period of time to do whatever they were doing. That was an unexpected and sudden ratcheting up of the tension the first time I saw that. Having a knife was weird and seemed like a funny tweak on sword-wielding mecha of the 70s and 80s. I dunno how you make anything that big and heavy fly within planetary gravity, either.
You guys are so weird.
Someone go link me pics of mecha that look cooler than those in Evangelion. (Hint: the dumpy walking trash cans in Gundam aren't going to cut it.)
I don't even like meatballs but it sounds really good for some reason
Yeah I didn't like the show either, I just think they handled the technology pretty well.
They created an appealing atmosphere.
Wife beater perfectly fitting apparel
Her: "Hey that banana looks good, can I have some?"
Me: "Uh, no, it's my lunch, you can't have any of my banana."
Her: "That's kind of mean, I'd share my food with you."
Me: "Well that's nice of you, but I don't want your food, and this is my food, and I don't want to share my lunch with you."