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You know how this works now. Post your ADTRW New Year’s resolution. This is an auto-toxx thread and fluffdaddy will shoot you from his sniper tower if you fail. Most challenging completed resolution gets a prize.
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# ? Dec 28, 2023 13:54 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 11:22 |
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For next year I am thinking this: - Passing the 5-kyu JLPT and making progress on 4-kyu. - Vacation in Japan at least once. - Practice Japanese on average around an hour a day (goal here is sustained effort, not crunching). - Practice drawing on average for an hour a day (sustained effort, not crunching or forcing myself). - Finish at least ONE personal programming/gamedev project stuck in development hell, and by finish I mean get to a state where its functional and shareable. - Lose 30 more lbs or whenever I start to see abs, whichever comes first for my body type/fat percentage. - This is more of a stretch goal, get at least started on producing one video essay.
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# ? Dec 29, 2023 15:42 |
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sb hermit posted:Do 10 3 ep tests again
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# ? Dec 31, 2023 05:12 |
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In 2024, I will read 3 more visual novels. I will not complain about this I will watch 10 anime series I will keep wrestling club up to date barring a significant excuse
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# ? Jan 1, 2024 01:05 |
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I'm going to beat the following: Labyrinth of Refrain Labyrinth of Galleria Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei Ever 17 2 more vns TBD later I will also read a combined 350 chapters of manga, since it feels like it's been a while since I sat down and read a bunch of manga
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# ? Jan 1, 2024 01:34 |
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After finishing gintama, i figured i should go back and watch a bunch of shorter series and films that i never saw in full. So i'll try to finish the following in 2024:
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# ? Jan 1, 2024 02:01 |
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- hit less than 15% body fat and start bulking/cutting cycles - finish jlpt level 5 grammar on bunpro - write an electronic music song - read a visual novel
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# ? Jan 2, 2024 04:54 |
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I'll also add that I'm going to finish reading all three volumes of Das Kapital this year as well.
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# ? Jan 3, 2024 19:17 |
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Raenir Salazar posted:I'll also add that I'm going to finish reading all three volumes of Das Kapital this year as well. Ah, so you have chosen death.
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# ? Jan 3, 2024 19:50 |
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haven't done this before but it's a good kick in the pants for certain things i want to accomplish so gently caress it:
symbolic fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Apr 2, 2024 |
# ? Jan 5, 2024 04:35 |
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i'll watch 50 anime movies that i haven't seen before.
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# ? Jan 5, 2024 04:54 |
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I am gonna watch everything I haven't seen on Sight & Sound's 50 Key Anime Films list. I've seen a good chunk of it so I am also gonna rewatch anything that I haven't seen within the past two years. It'll be a good way to get me to finally revisit some movies that deserve it - like it has been at least 10 years since I've last seen Akira! Also gonna whip together a Letterboxd list to rank 'em all as I go along and hopefully get better at typing up things instead of just logging and forgetting about it - that's not part of my toxx tho, just a side goal if you will.
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# ? Jan 8, 2024 16:51 |
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Hope you enjoy Legend of the Overfiend lol
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# ? Jan 8, 2024 16:57 |
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Sakurazuka posted:Hope you enjoy Legend of the Overfiend lol yea it's something I've known *of* for 20 years but have never actually seen it since I know I'd have a bad time haha. but I guess the historical context is why it made that list.
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# ? Jan 8, 2024 17:08 |
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The UK VHS release hit the tabloids and basically coloured the general impression of anime here for like the next 20 years and probably still does in some way.
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# ? Jan 8, 2024 17:11 |
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Sakurazuka posted:The UK VHS release hit the tabloids and basically coloured the general impression of anime here for like the next 20 years and probably still does in some way. When put that way it sure makes sense why a UK publication would put it on their list!
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# ? Jan 8, 2024 17:16 |
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i WILL finish death note, and finally watch Your Name
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# ? Jan 12, 2024 07:03 |
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Namtab posted:In 2024, Started 9 persons, 9 hours, 9 doors Watched Afro Samurai Wrestling club remains up to date
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 19:36 |
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Julias posted:
I have finished both of these, having watched the film twice back to back after finishing the tv series. I can definitely see how Utena was massively influential on many of it's viewers and contemporary artists in the anime/manga industry. I'm still digesting my thoughts on both, especially the film. I do think i prefer the tv series as a whole, for having a strong buildup and good depth to the various characters and themes that it explores, whereas the movie has gorgeous visuals and scenery, but lacks a lot of that character depth, especially without having prior knowledge of the tv series. This leaves the movie a weird piece of where it both seems to expect you to be familiar with the original work in order to grasp at a lot of the points and themes it's laying out, but is also acting as an alternate continuity that changes various aspects from the tv series in a confusing way, especially with regards to certain characters like Touga. I think i like having the movie act as a capstone to the tv series, because the climax of the film is way more of a direct, cathartic and satisfying resolution in the traditional sense than what the TV show ends on, but it still feels somewhat incongruous with the original tv show. In the end though, i'm glad to have finally watched both of these works, and will still be thinking about them for years to come.
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# ? Feb 11, 2024 07:15 |
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Q1 check-in, overall not bad progresssymbolic posted:3-ep test 10 seasonals
symbolic posted:Finish 5 seasonals
symbolic posted:Finish the following symbolic posted:Attend at least 2 cons
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 18:31 |
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I posted it in the wrong thread but I finished 999 and VLR. VLR is a tad too long but it mostly came together in the end
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# ? Apr 7, 2024 02:27 |
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Julias posted:The original Puella Magi Madoka Magica and the Rebellion film After stalling out for a couple of months, I've finally finished both of these. I don't have much commentary to add to the show itself, as it's just a very solidly executed story focusing on a theme of self-sacrifice with some really cool visual aesthetics. Rebellion is a very interesting idea for a continuation film. At first i was confused because of the initial framing, but it makes more sense in retrospective when you learn what the whole deal with Homura is. Visually, it's a treat, taking the visual aspects of witches' labyrinths from the tv series and cranking it up to 11. There's also a lot of good fan service and fun to be had in seeing all of the magical girls working and fighting together in a way you never got in the tv series, as well as in some standout scenes like Homura vs Mami. The main conflict that comes about at the end of the film, and what the film is ultimately building up towards, is kind of where it loses me a little, insofar as there's a ton of "poo poo just happens because the plot needs it to, not gonna explain poo poo" which is in general a pet peeve of mine, but doubly so when the actual plot hinges on the characters doing things that probably shouldn't be possible, but it just gets handwaved away. And it's not like these things are occurring in a metatextual or symbolic/abstract narrative in the way something like Revolutionary Girl Utena does it; it's just oh yeah, this character can do these things, because reasons and shut up, which is frustrating when you consider the fact that if said character could do these things in the tv series, the plot would have turned out way differently and AAAAAGGGHHHH . Overall I still like the film, but i need time to digest what it's ultimate message and themes are, as well as to revisit it once the new film comes out and see if it still holds up with whatever follows in the narrative.
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# ? May 11, 2024 22:13 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 11:22 |
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Julias posted:Mind Game Finally got around to watching Masaaki Yuasa's first feature length film. I appreciated it's art house style and vibes, especially with regards to the various animation styles and music, as well as its central themes of living life to its fullest without regrets and struggling no matter what obstacles you face. I do wish there was a bit more depth to the cast of characters though, and that it explored a wider setting than spending like 60% of the film inside of the whale. It also suffers a bit from getting too avant-garde at points, where it goes on random tangents that aren't relevant to the plot, themes, or the cast at all, and having similar long montage sequences at the start and end of the film that are similar in some aspects but different in others without any real explanation for what it means other than i guess imagining a reality where things played out differently, but it doesn't actually show any impact of those changes so it's just like ??? Overall i do recommend checking it out once, if just for the visual design and a story with some fun moments.
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# ? May 13, 2024 03:27 |