Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - a dragon girl & her two mommies

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dogsicle: Oct 23, 2012

That's a really dumb arbitrary standard that only seems to serve your side of the argument. People do not need (and cannot be expected) to approach a show with encyclopedic knowledge of its content, which is frankly impossible due to such things as original anime or the fact that adaptations will inevitably change the source. And here we are at episode 6, where people are running into material they have complaints with. What do you recommend they do? Just wait and only ever watch completed shows so they can browse a compiled index of its potentially problematic aspects?

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:30

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# ? May 9, 2024 22:43

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

Xeiros posted:

Part of the issue is that people want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to come into a show totally blind and unspoiled knowing nothing at all about it. A show that could well contain some elements that put them off, that they don't want any part of.
It's fine to not want to experience those unpleasant things in your fictional entertainment, but you can't choose to watch a show that contains them, cry about it, and when asked why you watched a show that had X unpleasant things in it, your only response is that you didn't know better because you didn't do the proper research since you wanted to be spoiler free.

Imagine yourself sitting down at a restaurant, menu in hand. How much effort do you go into to ensure you know exactly what's in the meal you plan to order, that you know and are okay with each individual ingredient you're going to be shoving into your body in the next few minutes? You don't just order some random thing of the menu without knowing what you're getting right? Surely not. Not if you don't want to live �. dangerously.

Viewer discretion is advised. Everyone here should be familiar with this phrase. This pretty much applies to any rating above G or E for everyone, etc. It is your responsibility to do your due diligence and make sure you are aware of all the ingredients of a work before you consume it. Otherwise you don't get to complain when it has something you didn't want to experience. Problem is you can't do that and be spoiler free at the same time. Pick your poison.

The IMDB parental guide section for a piece of work is a great source for this. It details without any context all of the objectionable material in a given work, yes, this includes anime series. Even with no context they still give away the fact certain things are going to happen so they do more or less spoil events. That's the price you pay for knowing exactly what you're going to get.

So when you see a show rated TV MA or a movie rated R or a game rate M or again anything above the lowest, safest rating for your country, that's a huge, loud, blaring, warning siren to stop and use discretion before proceeding any further. To make sure you know what you're in for because it is no one's fault but yours should you decide sink your teeth into that pumpkin cake with walnuts when you're allergic to walnuts. I didn't know! I didn't want to be spoiled! That's the price you pay for that fully blind first time experience.

There's a difference between a show rated for being mature and violent and so on, and between an adult woman literally mashing her boobs into a child's face, then attempting to seduce him. That's really creepy, and on a way different level from a panty shot.

Also, I don't think raising criticisms about a work is the same as whining about it. It's okay to look critically at the things you consume! It's okay to say to the chef in your restaurant that hey! Buddy! I ordered the spaghetti and it has sardines in it! And in this case, since Kyoani's not a restaurant, we then get to decide if we want to continue watching this show and risking seeing more pedophilia/assault jokes - or not.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:30

AnacondaHL: Feb 15, 2009; I'm the lead trumpet player, playing loud and high is all I know how to do.

I didn't think there was anything worse for this thread than constant "I hope they change this questionable part of the manga!" doom and gloom.

I was so, so wrong, and I apologize.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:33

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

AnacondaHL posted:

I didn't think there was anything worse for this thread than constant "I hope they change this questionable part of the manga!" doom and gloom.

I was so, so wrong, and I apologize.

It's the same guy, too.

What can I do to make this thread better?

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:34

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

StrixNebulosa fucked around with this message at 08:49 on Feb 18, 2017

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:35

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

source

e: Their maid dragon tag is pretty good too for gifs and such!

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:44

Dire Lemming: Jan 19, 2016; If you don't coddle ~~Nazis~~ flat Earthers then you're literally as bad as them.

Xeiros posted:

Maybe take your own advice and stop complaining about other people's opinions? People don't have to love a work unconditionally, they can enjoy a work and continue watching it while being disappointed by certain aspects. Seriously, if you like Kanna and Lucoa's wild ride then good for you. Other people don't like it, good for them too.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 09:24

GhostofJohnMuir: Aug 14, 2014; anime is not good

i resent the idea that fafnir and takiya would betray their 2d lifestyle with a physical relationship. if they are pure enough to subsist on instant rise then they can resist the temptations of the 3d world

# ? Feb 18, 2017 10:43

Comrade Kirov: Sep 12, 2012

Xeiros posted:

Haha, sexy children jokes are fine because you should have expected it from reading the manga you puritan normies.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

i resent the idea that fafnir and takiya would betray their 2d lifestyle with a physical relationship. if they are pure enough to subsist on instant rise then they can resist the temptations of the 3d world

I bet in the bonus episode they get married in Not-WoW because Fafnir wants a limited time valentines item or somth.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 11:06

StrixNebulosa: Feb 14, 2012; You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

https://twitter.com/Shaloump/status/832746604599898112

# ? Feb 18, 2017 13:47

Rodenthar Drothman: May 14, 2013; I think I will continue
watching this twilight world
as long as time flows.

StrixNebulosa posted:

https://twitter.com/HugBdrill/status/832834386559070208

https://twitter.com/ToiletPaperChar/status/829679462752980993

https://twitter.com/Hazukari/status/832783084231725056

https://twitter.com/snorelaxqueen/status/832737327017373696

https://twitter.com/HMT_Hoteshiki/status/829175779376365568

https://twitter.com/DiegoNez2/status/829030164256415745

https://twitter.com/beetlespeaks/status/828836197048926208

https://twitter.com/hitsukuya/status/832662872253542400

https://twitter.com/hitsukuya/status/829911313040150528

StrixNebulosa posted:

https://twitter.com/Shaloump/status/832746604599898112

More of this

StrixNebulosa posted:

source

e: Their maid dragon tag is pretty good too for gifs and such!

Maybe not so much this.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 14:51

A Tin Of Beans: Nov 25, 2013

https://twitter.com/gailforcenyine/status/832236875511390209

# ? Feb 18, 2017 15:05

Guy Goodbody: Aug 31, 2016; by Nyc_Tattoo

StrixNebulosa posted:

source

e: Their maid dragon tag is pretty good too for gifs and such!

I wish this was the worst thing posted in this thread.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 16:01

Fangz: Jul 5, 2007; Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!

I like it. :colbert:

# ? Feb 18, 2017 16:03

Wallrod: Sep 27, 2004; Stupid Baby Picture

The faces scare me.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 16:14

Nitrousoxide: May 30, 2011; do not buy a oneplus phone

Hey guys what's going on in her...
:yikes:

# ? Feb 18, 2017 16:33

Glagha: Oct 13, 2008; AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Stop stealing LOB's gimmick even though they don't post here.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 16:35

Negostrike: Aug 15, 2015

Whoa did Tohru transform Kobayashi into a man

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:15

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

DisDisDis posted:

both of you present your reasoning please

the only reason he hasn't asserted his dominance is because hes still bewildered by otaku culture

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:31

RME: Feb 20, 2012

DisDisDis posted:

both of you present your reasoning please

hes a bottom because he wants to be hosed on his pile of gold

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:45

The Sandman: Jun 23, 2013; Okay!

So, I've, like, designed a really sweet attack plan that I'm calling Attack Plan Ded Moroz, like "Deadmau5!"

WUB!

RME posted:

hes a bottom because he wants to be hosed on his pile of gold

Lies and slander. Faf-kun would never defile his beloved gold pile with the varied fluid detritus of sexual intercourse.

At the very least, he'd put a tarp down first.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:59

DisDisDis: Dec 22, 2013

RME posted:

hes a bottom because he wants to be hosed on his pile of gold

hmmmm, that's some pretty compelling reasoning

think I'm gonna need a uh, scientific diagram to be sure you're right though

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:40

Beasteh: Feb 12, 2012; I'M QUESTIONING MY EXISTENCE AND THIS IDIOT JUST WANTS TO PEE OFF A WALL

https://twitter.com/HugBdrill/status/832947286711771136

Small maidragon is good

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:59

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

A dragon would never let a human penetrate him.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:15

There Bias Two: Jan 13, 2009; I'm not a good person

Stairmaster posted:

A dragon would never let a human penetrate him.

And this thread continues to be gross.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:20

DisDisDis: Dec 22, 2013

Stairmaster posted:

A dragon would never let a human penetrate him.

Look at this dumbass who never read St. George and the Dragon

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:21

Nitrousoxide: May 30, 2011; do not buy a oneplus phone

Stairmaster posted:

A dragon would never let a human penetrate him.

Hey guys what's going on in here...

:yikes:

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:24

Rodenthar Drothman: May 14, 2013; I think I will continue
watching this twilight world
as long as time flows.

I kinda wanna remove this from my bookmarks, but the cute fanart has me hooked.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:31

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

There Bias Two posted:

And this thread continues to be gross.

Congrats on your homophobia

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:34

Brainiac Five: Mar 28, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

Bunch of babies in here who can't handle a dang Sigurd joke.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:37

hoobajoo: Jun 2, 2004

Brainiac Five posted:

Bunch of babies in here who can't handle a dang Sigurd joke.

Sigurd is best boy. Literally.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 21:45

Rody One Half: Feb 18, 2011

So I've started to watch this (partyway through episode 4 rn). Most of the stuff I could take or leave but I think the thing that got me to keep watching is that Kanna acts more or less like an actual little kid after her intro? It's v cute.

# ? Feb 19, 2017 01:50