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VictualSquid
Feb 29, 2012

Gently enveloping the target with indiscriminate love.
I didn't know they sold Scho-Ka-Kola in Japan. Cool.

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Bakanogami
Dec 31, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Pics of a Girls und Panzer event that was recently held in Ooarai.

Highlights include the aforementioned tank shell plushies (which reportedly sold really well) and an adorable little Hetzer for the kids to play with.



It looks like it moves around, and reportedly it made realistic firing sounds.

Cooked Auto
Aug 4, 2007

The tiniest Hetzer. :3:

I will unashamedely admit that I want one those plush shells.
Well that and the doujin that comes with it because it apparently has art by Rei Hiroe amongst others in it.

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
Holy poo poo, that mini-Hetzer. :swoon:

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
A segment about Girls und Panzer on one of Japan's most popular morning shows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k90S0sptByk

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?
http://i.imgur.com/q9VgNhL.png

More spinoff previews. Nonna going all vader on Alisa, and evil Erwin.

Could someone sort me out an Evil Erwin avatar?

Falken fucked around with this message at 19:14 on May 5, 2013

Zettace
Nov 30, 2009

The Monkey Man posted:

A segment about Girls und Panzer on one of Japan's most popular morning shows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k90S0sptByk
Oh god, this is so awkward. Also, it has huge ending spoilers so don't watch it if you still haven't watched the series yet.

Bakanogami
Dec 31, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Those $30-40 tank shell pillows are now going on yahoo auctions for $750-1000, jesus christ.

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!

Bakanogami posted:

Those $30-40 tank shell pillows are now going on yahoo auctions for $750-1000, jesus christ.

How do anime fans have THIS much disposable income?

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
single, no kids, tiny apartment/live at home

Bakanogami
Dec 31, 2004


Grimey Drawer

Artificer posted:

How do anime fans have THIS much disposable income?

By having been on the selling side the last time, presumably.

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
Do Drama CDs ever get fan translations?



Also, is the Anzio OVA going to be on the sixth Blu-Ray, or on a standalone disc? This is the title listed for the OVA on the 6th Blu-Ray, but I can't read it: ・OVA第6話「エンカイ・ウォー!」

The Monkey Man fucked around with this message at 12:52 on May 10, 2013

pezzie
Apr 11, 2003

everytime someone says a seasonal anime is GOAT

Just watch the best anime ever
Sometimes drama CDs get translations put up on youtube. I've "seen" a few of them that way.

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?
Anyone want to see a preview of OVA 5?

No? Alright, Okay then.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ktaRqVg_Gc

Nah, I'm just kiddin'

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I just love how the promo image for the backpack is the sterotypical japanese nerd.
Plaid shirt tucked in, khakis. Not shown: headband, G-shock watch and new balance shoes.
They know who is buying it.


Where can I still buy it if at all? Amiami had it up briefly today but its sold out now
It looks pretty similar to other tactical backpacks. Do you think its a unique pattern or just another preexisting item with a GuP logo slapped on like the Platz models?

This one looks similar but the GuP version looks sleeker and much less military

Fauxtool fucked around with this message at 05:10 on May 11, 2013

Fauxtool
Oct 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
it just went back for sale now
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-57925&page=top
grab it quick, its sure to be gone by the time you read this.
Even if you dont want it, you will easily double your "investment"

Tyberius
Oct 21, 2006

Welp after seeing this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQmVh8RciZw

I decided to check out the show finally and found myself marathoning it in two days. This show was much better than what I expected when I heard it was K-On with tanks, it's really the other way around. Now excuse me while I go play some WoT!

Reis
Sep 11, 2005
Just what is the penalty for dropping your tea?

http://www.omg-facts.com/Other/All-British-Tanks-Have-Tea-making-Equipm/48558

Zettace
Nov 30, 2009
It's a cheap and effective way to keep morale up. It's the same with American WWII submarines having ice cream machines and some Soviet submarines having swimming pools or the Finnish sauna bunker.

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!

3rd degree burns and the censure of your superiors and crewmates.

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?




Discuss.

ArchangeI
Jul 15, 2010

Zettace posted:

It's a cheap and effective way to keep morale up. It's the same with American WWII submarines having ice cream machines and some Soviet submarines having swimming pools or the Finnish sauna bunker.

Plus making troops boil the water they drink is a good way to prevent most waterborne diseases.

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
The first previews of the 6th OVA are up. It looks like the Anzio OVA will be on its own standalone disc.

http://girls-und-panzer.at.webry.info/201305/article_6.html

Anime_Otaku
Dec 6, 2009
Wonder if that means Anzio will be full length, or at least more than 12 minutes?

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?

The Monkey Man posted:

The first previews of the 6th OVA are up. It looks like the Anzio OVA will be on its own standalone disc.

http://girls-und-panzer.at.webry.info/201305/article_6.html
"Let's get shitfaced!"

Command Ant
Aug 9, 2010

I can make you
worth your weight
in gold!

Falken posted:

"Let's get shitfaced!"

God, what I wouldn't give to see the history nerds drunk. You know they would turn their chosen personas up to 11.

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?
Well, given the color of what they're drinking. It's safe to say that Erwin is about to eliminate all the juice.

Anime_Otaku
Dec 6, 2009
Nah she'll try to take out Miho in an attempt to save the juice.

Zettace
Nov 30, 2009

Anime_Otaku posted:

Wonder if that means Anzio will be full length, or at least more than 12 minutes?
Since it'll be stand alone that means it'll be a normal ~25 minute episode since that's the standard length of stand alone OVAs. The only reason why the other OVAs have been 12 minutes is because they've been bundled with the normal episode Blurays/DVDs.

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
That JGSDF DVD narrated by Yukari is now the top-selling DVD in Japan. I'm not sure how much that means in the age of Blu-Ray, but it's still hilarious.

http://translate.google.com/transla...ric-ent&act=url

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
Info on the upcoming movie and OVA:

quote:

The Anzio match will be different from the manga version

The OP will be the same, but the ED will have the usual variation

The story continues after the victory in the nationals

There will be new characters and tanks

There will be a team stronger than Kuromomine

The movie will be around 80 minutes long

No people will die suddenly

There won't be any treachery or sordid events

There won't be any strange events that will give the fans a feeling of 'we were betrayed'

Friendship and passion will be a theme again

There will be an 'Ankou festival' again this November in Oarai. Please come and see again

The chamber of commerce and trade is planning to do a 'Japanese Senshado federation mock test' quiz that can be done wile walking across town starting mid June (I guess it will be something similar like the stamp hunt that went on in Oarai during spring)

http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=4701979&postcount=6615

Do we know if the movie will be on TV, Blu-Ray or in theaters?

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
Do anime fans often feel like "they were betrayed?" Is this a thing common to anime? What are some examples?

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Artificer posted:

Do anime fans often feel like "they were betrayed?" Is this a thing common to anime? What are some examples?
I remember reading some guy on some forum who was really *really* mad about any sort of lesbianism in non-yuri anime, even vaguely implied. Does that count?

Silver2195
Apr 4, 2012

Artificer posted:

Do anime fans often feel like "they were betrayed?" Is this a thing common to anime? What are some examples?

Most of the things that immediately come to mind are anime-original endings in adaptations of manga.

There was also the homophobic reaction to the eighth episode of From the New World, which ties into Endorph's post.

I can't think of many actual examples of the shocking-twist-that-undermines-everything-that-came-before in anime. There's a famous genuine example in a manga, though (the ending of Usagi Drop). There's also a subset of the fandom for any reasonably popular shonen manga that gets furious over any plot twist they didn't predict.

Silver2195 fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jun 3, 2013

Paracelsus
Apr 6, 2009

bless this post ~kya

Artificer posted:

Do anime fans often feel like "they were betrayed?" Is this a thing common to anime? What are some examples?
There was a guy who publicly destroyed all of his Kannagi merchandise after learning that Nagi had an ex-boyfriend and therefore might not be a virgin.

Anything related to Evangelion endings.

Possibly the anime ending to Claymore?

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
That's......kinda disturbing. Not surprising, I suppose, but still quite strange.

Falken
Jan 26, 2004

Do you feel like a hero yet?

Artificer posted:

Do anime fans often feel like "they were betrayed?" Is this a thing common to anime? What are some examples?
I still shake my fist at Sunrise for Gundam Seed Destiny. :smith:

e: Team stronger than Kuromomine? Must be firing 100% gold rounds.

The Monkey Man
Jun 10, 2012

HERD U WERE TALKIN SHIT
There's also Endless Eight and a bunch of Gainax endings.

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Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!

Falken posted:

I still shake my fist at Sunrise for Gundam Seed Destiny. :smith:

e: Team stronger than Kuromomine? Must be firing 100% gold rounds.

Pocket warriors! :argh:

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