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Thanks all. Mushishi is one I have already watched, and it was really good, I enjoyed it a lot, I might need to rewatch it. I remember reading Apothacary Diaries, I don't remember why I stopped, but I need to pick it back up again, and probably start over. I watched the first 2 episodes of Jeweler Richard, it is interesting, but pretty slow. I will give it some more episodes to see where it goes. I enjoyed Detective Conan, but it is another I dropped at some point, it fell pretty hard in the constant murders thing. I will be checking out Hyouka and Haruchika next. Thanks all!
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Hopefully this thread is also appropriate for "help me identify" questions. Around 12 years ago, I saw the first few episodes of a series that was then on Netflix. It was generally post-apocalyptic, and largely centered around a massive bad-guy fortress in the middle of a desert. Said fortress might have been mobile, but I can't swear to that. Given my memory of the animation style, I'd guess that it was produced in the early 90s. Sadly, I don't have many more details, but it's been gnawing at me for a while.
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90s post-apoc anime in a desert would make me think Now and Then, Here and There but I'd be surprised Netflix ever had it.
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haypliss posted:90s post-apoc anime in a desert would make me think Now and Then, Here and There but I'd be surprised Netflix ever had it. That was definitely it. Thanks. I had forgotten about the time travel angle. It was either Netflix or Hulu, as those were the streamers I had at the time.
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Roxors posted:Thanks all. Mushishi is one I have already watched, and it was really good, I enjoyed it a lot, I might need to rewatch it. I remember reading Apothacary Diaries, I don't remember why I stopped, but I need to pick it back up again, and probably start over. I watched the first 2 episodes of Jeweler Richard, it is interesting, but pretty slow. I will give it some more episodes to see where it goes. I enjoyed Detective Conan, but it is another I dropped at some point, it fell pretty hard in the constant murders thing. Undead Murder Farce is on episode 7 and thus far just has one case about the murder of a vampire, and one case about jewel thieves and literal Sherlock Holmes as a side piece
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Aug 24, 2023 22:30
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Julias posted:Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust I didn't particularly like Magnetic Rose but that was certainly an interesting compilation. The stinky-guy one was really something lmao. Evangelion with farts???
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the 1985 Vampire Hunter D movie was great But I thought the Bloodlust one was garbage in comparison
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GateOfD posted:the 1985 Vampire Hunter D movie was great  I couldn't disagree with you harder in every way.
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GateOfD posted:the 1985 Vampire Hunter D movie was great I agreed when bloodlust came out, but I was 13. Bloodlust is a superior film in almost every way.
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Captain Invictus posted:yeah, the dorohedoro anime is quite good, but it doesn't cover all too much, so you'll have to make the switch eventually. depends on whether you want to do that or just stick with the manga aesthetic the whole way through. Finished Monster and Dorohedoro. They were both pretty incredible, esp Doro. I've been craving gyoza like crazy.
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gyozas not that hard to make at home if you wanna, you can usually find something to approximate the wrapping being sold as dumpling or wonton or w/e wrappers even at walmart. you might have to roll it out a bit or cut it, since gyoza wrapping's usually pretty thin, but its not that hard to work with. https://imgur.com/gallery/7hIHCXA i made this recipe i found online once and it was actually pretty good
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Endorph posted:gyozas not that hard to make at home if you wanna, you can usually find something to approximate the wrapping being sold as dumpling or wonton or w/e wrappers even at walmart. you might have to roll it out a bit or cut it, since gyoza wrapping's usually pretty thin, but its not that hard to work with. Goddamn, that looks incredible. Def bookmarked for later. There's a bonus chapter that describes a gyoza recipe that I really wanna try too.   
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Eat The Rich posted:Goddamn, that looks incredible. Def bookmarked for later. Edit: The drunkest edit I've ever done. Here it is wow Edit edit: omg I'm an idiot for not realizing they're basically the same recipe and you made the thing. Next time I reply will be with some dang pics of gyoza 🥟 Eat The Rich fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Sep 6, 2023 |
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Eat The Rich posted:Goddamn, that looks incredible. Def bookmarked for later. The animated version (from the OVA set of shorts, which is why it looks choppy) improves on the recipe in a number of ways, namely by having Kaiman wish the dough sweet dreams as he puts its to sleep under a blanket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiSWkwy80g
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If I like time loop stories but hate isekai, would I enjoy Re:Zero? Also, anyone know any other good time loop shows with an interesting mystery and/or good character development? Higurashi is amazing. Tatami Galaxy is exceptional. I tried Summmertime Rendering but couldn't get past the first episode. Preferably anime, but wouldn't turn down manga or novels if they're exceptionally good. AFancyQuestionMark fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Sep 7, 2023 |
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Sep 7, 2023 21:24
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Re:Zero is a competent isekai story, no more or less. That might sound like a very whelming amount of praise but really it's just a mostly solid fantasy action/drama affair that does the bare minimum amount of work you'd expect for worldbuilding and making the protagonist feel like at least somewhat nuanced and fleshed out (who is going to start out very unlikeable for most people as part of his development) and this is honestly a bridge that most others in its genre fail to cross. And yes it does utilize time looping in a mostly effective if not straightforward manner. I like it well enough but I am not like, over myself with excitement over the upcoming third season whenever it comes out. E: to answer in a less dumb rambling way yeah it's more isekai than time loop overall Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 12:21 on Sep 8, 2023 |
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Sep 7, 2023 21:41
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If you don't like Isekai, I don't think you would like Re:Zero, especially since you couldn't get past the first episode of Summertime Render Since you've seen The Tatami Galaxy, be sure to check out Tatami Time Machine Blues which came out last year. It's pretty good. Also I will recommend the anime film "The Girl Who Lept Through Time"
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Eh I’d say give it an episode or two. You’ll know if you can’t handle the isekai or not pretty quickly . Do think the directors cut version is better paced though.
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It took a while for Re:Zero to genuinely sink its teeth into me, probably partway through the 3rd arc. I did enjoy it immensely from then on, though.
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AFancyQuestionMark posted:If I like time loop stories but hate isekai, would I enjoy Re:Zero? Not sure if I’d call it a time loop per se, but Steins;Gate is great and has some nice time travel shenanigans.
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AFancyQuestionMark posted:If I like time loop stories but hate isekai, would I enjoy Re:Zero? the time loop stuff is fairly good but the isekai elements are fairly heavy. it may just come down to how excited you are by an isekai that spends most of its time psychologically torturing the protagonist.
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It'd make one of the worst first impressions too since Subaru's whole shtick at the start is that he is meta aware of it being an isekai story and leans into it.
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and he gets owned. a lot. I'm pretty sure there's a straight up montage at one point of him just trying a bunch of things to brute force something and getting horribly murdered every time like Edge of Tomorrow Re:Zero does rule tho, subaru absolutely sucks at first but I have greatly enjoyed his growth Eat The Rich posted:Finished Monster and Dorohedoro. They were both pretty incredible, esp Doro. I've been craving gyoza like crazy. I want some Giant Cave Scorpion Hot Pot
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Nate RFB posted:It'd make one of the worst first impressions too since Subaru's whole shtick at the start is that he is meta aware of it being an isekai story and leans into it. This is what happened when I tried to watch it. I couldn't stand the main guy and stopped watching. Does he get less awful?
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Galvanik posted:This is what happened when I tried to watch it. I couldn't stand the main guy and stopped watching. Does he get less awful?
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Galvanik posted:This is what happened when I tried to watch it. I couldn't stand the main guy and stopped watching. Does he get less awful? As an overall character though he still has a bottom to hit after that but it's like, so obviously a "we are making this guy very unlikable so his climb back up feels meaningful" and I do think that is done effectively enough. I certainly do not dislike him where I am with the story at this time and I might even say it was novel how he got there vs. most power fantasy isekai protagonists.
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I think how "unlikeable" early Subaru is vs how he is after character development gets overstated, his character growth doesn't really change any of the reasons someone would come to immediately dislike him in episode one. If you hate subaru during episode one most of that really isn't going anywhere. The big thing is re:zero "subverts" the idea of isekai as a power fantasy. Subaru initially expect that to be how things work and then quickly finds out that his superpower is incredibly inconvenient and traumatically painful for him personally, and even then he really can't accomplish anything on his own. He grows as a character mostly in how he approaches his relationships with the people around him, which does have some impressively deep cuts in how the archetype is presented but I don't think that's what people actually initially dislike about him. It's a bit "deeper" than the surface level traits that people are going to actually find offputting about him. You're also still going to see a bunch of (often cute and female) characters fawn over him for reasons that are justified by the narrative but still come off as heavy wish fulfillment and "harem-y". The themes and mission statement of re:zero are pretty self aware of what's lovely about your typical isekai protagonist and subaru is horribly tortured for character flaws that isekai tends to ignore/considers part of the power fantasy, but it's really still very isekai through and through.
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There is an episode in the most recent season that, IMO, redeems/explains Subaru’s entire thing perfectly. The trials episode is the best one of the series. 
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Subaru being shown the aftermath of all the timelines where he died and how he left those people behind traumatized and confused with no closure on their relationship with him was incredibly cool. The stuff explaining why he is the way he is had good pathos but I don't think it would do much to convince people who weren't already on board with him on some level. I think re:zero is much better at letting whatever investment in subaru you develop pay off in a satisfying way than it is at actually selling you on the character in the first place.
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Galvanik posted:This is what happened when I tried to watch it. I couldn't stand the main guy and stopped watching. Does he get less awful? yes he gets better, but i guess it'd depend on what about him you hated. if you hate every aspect of his personality then no, lol. it won't get better. i was personally never terribly offput by subaru, he was occasionally annoying but i never found him to be a /bad/ character.
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Galvanik posted:This is what happened when I tried to watch it. I couldn't stand the main guy and stopped watching. Does he get less awful? lol nope
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Is Trigun Stampede worth watching? I watched the original dub like 15 years ago but barely remember anything. I think I liked it though.
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It's fantastic
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poe meater posted:Is Trigun Stampede worth watching? I watched the original dub like 15 years ago but barely remember anything. I think I liked it though.
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Looking for some recs on shows with really well done endings. Doesn't even have to be a complete adaptation as long as the end point is narratively conclusive. I'd prefer something decently long (50 to 100 eps), but I'd take anything.
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Strange Quark posted:Looking for some recs on shows with really well done endings. Doesn't even have to be a complete adaptation as long as the end point is narratively conclusive. I'd prefer something decently long (50 to 100 eps), but I'd take anything.
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I watched 20 eps of Turn A Gundam a year or so ago but was mostly bored, so.
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