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The Black Stones posted:The promotional materials literally has a girl in a super revealing fantasy outfit. Did you close your eyes before you pressed play? It's him murdering the best friend npc out of the blue in what people were calling a comedy The Black Stones posted:Yeah. That too. It’s a comedy about a lovely MMO. It was always billed as one. Why the surprise about jokes? Jokes are a thing a comedy should have. Jackard fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Jackard posted:Yes obviously not what I was talking about, why the hell do you think anyone would be surprised by that. Are you not familiar with the concept of dark humour? The whole point of it is the punchline of his title and oh god how do you gently caress up that badly?!
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Yea I went in expecting something goofy or funny like Konosuba or Nekomimineko and instead we get that At least give a heads up next time Jackard fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall in a well and die.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 06:51 |
they did weirdly linger on the knife in a couple shots to it set up i definitely feel bad about the death but it was also funny as a thing with the mc digging his own grave
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 06:55 |
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dogsicle posted:they did weirdly linger on the knife in a couple shots to it set up Showing the knife is just a nice little chekov's gun because we know the realism conceit going and we know that's going to provide a firm wake-up call as to the nature of the game for the protagonist. Surely it'll be a cut, or maybe a stab wound in his shoulder or oh. Oops.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 06:59 |
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So is this show a fakeout thing? The PV just made it look like a generic ecchi comedy.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 07:00 |
it's definitely still that. him accidentally killing an npc in ep1 is just more of an escalation than i think most people expected, especially with how it's presented in the moment.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 07:11 |
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Please tell me that was the OP to Nagatoro in ep1 because holy Jesus did they go all out.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 07:48 |
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86 looks really interesting. I'm not quite sure how though that: It is specifically that squadron that seems to make people go crazy with what I presume is PTSD? But not any other squadron that seems to be just as bad if not worse? The "86" troopers (regular humans vs I presume quasi immortal designer baby humans?) all seem oddly well adjusted to boot. e: I decided to give Mushoku Tensei a look and it's actually really good. Raenir Salazar fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Raenir Salazar posted:86 looks really interesting. I'm not quite sure how though that: It is specifically that squadron that seems to make people go crazy with what I presume is PTSD? But not any other squadron that seems to be just as bad if not worse? The "86" troopers (regular humans vs I presume quasi immortal designer baby humans?) all seem oddly well adjusted to boot. The show's going to reveal more later, I'm sure, but it's not the squad in general as much as it's their top pilot specifically. Apparently, brainlinking with the Undertaker makes people hear 'the voices of the dead', in a way that they don't have to deal with normally.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 08:56 |
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I'll definitely be following it! Interesting Ender's Game vibes to it now that I think about it.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 08:57 |
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Me, repeatedly deciding not to start megalo box 2: but I don’t wanna watch something good I want to watch traaaaash
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kater posted:Me, repeatedly deciding not to start megalo box 2: but I don’t wanna watch something good I want to watch traaaaash Be the trash you want to be!
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kater posted:Me, repeatedly deciding not to start megalo box 2: but I don’t wanna watch something good I want to watch traaaaash You're in ADTRW. It's all trash here. The only thing trashier is the poo poo that goes on in BSS
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chumbler posted:I'm interested to see where TWEWY goes since it already has some minor divergences from the game, possibly just for the sake of brevity. It looks pretty good in motion, though I'll agree the noise aren't great.Making something with a completely out of place art style can work, but it's not really landing here. The graffiti limbs thing I think would've been almost impossible to really translate into a 3d look. I'm guessing the Noise are like that because they want them to look artificial and out of place in contrast with the players and reapers looking "normal." Unfortunately it comes across as kind of ugly instead of otherworldly. The TWEWY pacing felt about right given how long the game is and how much they have to cover in a single cours; it makes sense for them to speed through the first half of Week 1 where nothing much happens except character introductions. The stuff I didn't like was them skipping the puzzle nature of the missions entirely since that's what makes it the Reapers' Game. Making the Tech a Reaper is also a weird choice (even if it totally makes sense plot-wise) considering he's far from being the only NPC who can interact with Neku in the game, so I just hope that doesn't end up being their explanation for everything. It definitely feels like it's suffering from not being two cours, though - that would have let them dedicate episode 1 to W1D1 and 2, and probably make Day 3 a whole episode on its own, that way they could have kept them having to rush to figure out the actual mission objectives. I'm guessing we'll get to W1D7 by the end of episode 3 or 4, and then the show will slow down a bit for Week 2.
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Jackard posted:Yes obviously not what I was talking about, why the hell do you think anyone would be surprised by that. Yes I did watch it. Yes him murdering his best friend was hilarious as hell. He’s in a MMO and the reactions became over the top and absurd that I was laughing the whole time because I knew that he didn’t kill a human. The sisters reaction and going berserk on him while the MC ran away was stupidly funny I’m not taking the show seriously at all because I had an expectation that it’s a comedy. So I laugh at the funny parts.
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86 seems like it's trying to muse on both racism and the dehumanization of drone warfare. Except, historically speaking, slave soldiers who are also pushed to the bottom of the social hierarchy is really not a Thing. You can have slave soldiers, but they actually gain disproportionate political power (Mamluks, Janissaries). You can have all-consuming dehumanizing racism (like antebellum slavery), and this actually precludes your ability to be trained for warfare (lest these slave soldiers become a threat). But not both at the same time. And jfc drunk at 9am? That's too far even for me. Phobophilia fucked around with this message at 14:20 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Phobophilia posted:86 seems like it's trying to muse on both racism and the dehumanization of drone warfare. Except, historically speaking, slave soldiers who are also pushed to the bottom of the social hierarchy is really not a Thing. You can have slave soldiers, but they actually gain disproportionate political power (Mamluks, Janissaries). You can have all-consuming dehumanizing racism (like antebellum slavery), and this actually precludes your ability to be trained for warfare (lest these slave soldiers become a threat). But not both at the same time. Actually, it was a thing at least once - the British Empire bought slaves to serve in the West India Regiments, where they guarded the Empire's Caribbean colonies. They were treated as inferior to white soldiers, although this faded a little over time as they demonstrated both their military value and their willingness to mutiny when mistreated.
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based on the opening minutes of ep2, dragon house hunting is getting a "it's a comedy? let's put in language like 'come at me bro' and 'heroes are the ultimate cringe'" localization. can't wait for all the epic memery XD hope they make a freakin FTW "that's gonna be a no from me dawg" reference e: i was just gonna talk about, when's the realtor gonna realize that letty ain't got any money because he's a child? but i forgot that when the bad subs happened anyway, looks like my initial hunch was right, that the show is largely going to be fantasy house tours and i'm all for that. at least the bad subs were only a couple of lines and it's not some Ninja Nonsense poo poo ....i say that and then the second half suddenly dials up the jokes/references to machine gun pace. feels like the show can't decide if it wants to be gentle comedy with a slightly mean edge like the first episode, or a wacky comedy with constant jokes/gags and 4th wall breaking like sleepy princess The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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There isn't a close analogy, but there are things that are maybe in the ballpark. Like Roman auxiliary troops recruited from migrating peoples. I don't get the sense that the "drones" are slaves, after all that wouldn't make sense; but clearly yeah they are at the bottom of the hierarchy.
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The 7th Guest posted:based on the opening minutes of ep2, dragon house hunting is getting a "it's a comedy? let's put in language like 'come at me bro' and 'heroes are the ultimate cringe'" localization. can't wait for all the epic memery XD hope they make a freakin FTW "that's gonna be a no from me dawg" reference the official manga translation makes a loving all your base joke so expect more of that poo poo just constantly it's fun enough but Jesus Christ
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86 is interesting enough and I'd like to see more. I did chuckle upon realizing this felt extremely inspired by a few other anime, but I'm not a stickler for originality above all other things. I imagine the ongoing light novels have more than enough time to establish their own identity, despite starting off from a very similar situation, so let's see where they go.
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 18:12 |
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Enjoyed 86 a lot, didn't get an overly derivative vibe from it at all. Big fan of the food spills -> upsetting violence cuts lol
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# ? Apr 11, 2021 19:04 |
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Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! is already setting up for some of the weirdness that the older series had right from the start, with the three men with codenames over the top complaining about sports. Also Shelley needs to chill a bit, Kanata is just being the dumb main character who wants to be friends with everyone. I liked the callbacks the OP animation had to the older series too (which btw got license rescued and is now available on blu-ray and I recommend it for some good 90s anime silliness) Somebody fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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So, four things: 1. I recognize that text is never sufficient at expressing emotion, nuance, and intent, so please understand that when I say that "The Pretty Boys Detective Agency" is gayer than the entire population of Fire Island, I mean it as a compliment. But there's a separate thread for it, so I'll leave it at that. 2. Out of curiosity over the comments here I decided to watch the first episode of "Super Cub." How good could it be? Okay, another one to watch. And tell my broker to invest in Honda. 3. Today's episode of "Dragon's House Hunting" continues to show that Letty is just a precious scaly cinnamon roll. And when Dearia said he was a demon lord and a real estate agent, my first thought was "There's a difference?" 4. "Kumo Desu Ga, Nani Ka?" continues to hammer home the point that it's Aoi Yuki's world and we're just living in it.
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Starsnostars posted:I mistakenly thought that Blue Reflection Ray was going to be an adaptation of the game's plot rather than telling it's own story. Having just completed the game I appreciate the design consistency with title cards and loading screen symbols. Yuzu and Lime are there, so maybe it's a prequel? Tamba fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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The new character designs in Megalobox 2 are hitting it out of the park, with Chief and Marla being my favorites.
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I wonder if slime witch's hair looking kind of like ant mandibles is intentional, given her backstory. Also I'm glad her hat is sufficiently large.
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I do like that in Slime the lead voiced by Aoi Yuuki is having the isekai life that the lead in Spider (also voiced by Aoi Yuuki) really wants
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someone should adapt one of shinya murata's bug girl manga
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SatoshiMiwa posted:I do like that in Slime the lead voiced by Aoi Yuuki is having the isekai life that the lead in Spider (also voiced by Aoi Yuuki) really wants She can't escape from her house destroyed though.
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# ? Apr 12, 2021 00:41 |
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86 seems like it could be a fun SF story but it was a weird choice to give away the twist in the first few seconds and then spend the rest of the episode pretending there's some kind of mystery left there.
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# ? Apr 12, 2021 01:31 |
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Glad I'm skipping it, sounds like it can only get more mediocre from here
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if it focuses more on the spearhead squad it will probably be good, idrc about the sad girl being sad about commanding them unless they're going to build some intrigue or something on that side
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# ? Apr 12, 2021 01:39 |
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i support 86 cause the author of the origina LNs is a lesbian who went on a giant rant about how she doesnt like wearing tights but loves them on other women in the authors notes, unprompted
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Endorph posted:i support 86 cause the author of the origina LNs is a lesbian who went on a giant rant about how she doesnt like wearing tights but loves them on other women in the authors notes, unprompted If true, then that's amazing. dogsicle posted:if it focuses more on the spearhead squad it will probably be good, idrc about the sad girl being sad about commanding them unless they're going to build some intrigue or something on that side They're probably going to go for some romantic tension with her and the guy . Again, it'd be predictable, but not a bad thing in my opinion.
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Endorph posted:i support 86 cause the author of the origina LNs is a lesbian who went on a giant rant about how she doesnt like wearing tights but loves them on other women in the authors notes, unprompted granted, it was garters, and you mixed her up with an erodoujin afterword i brought up before (the LN author just says "arent garters nice?"), but the endorsement stands
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SatoshiMiwa posted:I do like that in Slime the lead voiced by Aoi Yuuki is having the isekai life that the lead in Spider (also voiced by Aoi Yuuki) really wants People say "So I'm a Spider, So what?" is a ripoff of "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime". Aoi Yuuki plays Kumoko in "So I'm a Spider, So what?". and the Slime killing Witch in "I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level" Coincidence? i think not!
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Nitrousoxide posted:People say "So I'm a Spider, So what?" is a ripoff of "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime". This seems like a silly argument because like all isekai are ripping each other off nowadays.
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