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Endorph posted:this is probably another one of those 'jp exec who doesn't know english insists on translating the title' things This is my default assumption for any stupid title. How this happens in Gundam when they literally have Mark Simmons right loving there is another question. Granted I don't play JRPGs (or any MMO) these days so I couldn't tell you what VIT is supposed to mean, either, so that's a solid gently caress no from me.
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:This is my default assumption for any stupid title. This sent me down a little Google journey and from what I can tell, VIT (vitality) was used quite a lot in the golden age of DQ and FF games in lieu of defense or resilience or whatever, so maybe it's someone trying to make a winking nod at old timey video game people, maybe just taking the terminology directly from old games I just know that when I see "vitality" my mind goes to maximum HP and not damage resistance, but then again, I did play a lot of Dark Souls 1
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all the other sites are calling that one "BOFURI: I Don't Want To Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense" so i think crunchy just didn't get the memo
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Tales of Woe posted:all the other sites are calling that one "BOFURI: I Don't Want To Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense" so i think crunchy just didn't get the memo It's on the official JP website https://bofuri.jp/ I'd bet five bucks that this was a Japan mandated title
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Dec 28, 2019 16:02
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bofuri dese nuts
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dogsicle posted:bofuri dese nuts
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dogsicle posted:bofuri dese nuts
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dogsicle posted:bofuri dese nuts
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dogsicle posted:bofuri dese nuts
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OnimaruXLR posted:This sent me down a little Google journey and from what I can tell, VIT (vitality) was used quite a lot in the golden age of DQ and FF games in lieu of defense or resilience or whatever, so maybe it's someone trying to make a winking nod at old timey video game people, maybe just taking the terminology directly from old games
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Dec 28, 2019 18:48
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:How this happens in Gundam when they literally have Mark Simmons right loving there is another question. Which Gundam titles are you thinking about specifically? Most Gundam shows are just called "Mobile Suit [Proper Noun]" so idk what's supposed to be mistranslated.
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Droyer posted:Which Gundam titles are you thinking about specifically? Most Gundam shows are just called "Mobile Suit [Proper Noun]" so idk what's supposed to be mistranslated. Its actually not the titles, just stuff within the shows. The names of the innovades in 00 being semi-Engrish is one example. Granted that's at the show writing level. But it'd still be better if they'd run this stuff by an English speaker even there. Or we end up with characters like Pangu Hakiiri. Which isn't a name in any language. E: The 00 movie. I just call it Awakening of the Trailblazer, because "A wakening" makes me twitch inside. Plastic_Gargoyle fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Dec 28, 2019 |
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Endorph posted:im excited for railgun
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:Its actually not the titles, just stuff within the shows. The names of the innovades in 00 being semi-Engrish is one example. The Innovators' names being slightly off makes sense though. Like, they were created to Bring Stability. But they grew bitter and power-hungry, and chose instead to Bring Stabity.
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Please let Magia Record be good. Please let Magia Record be good. Please let Magia Record be good.* What else will I watch? Um, I guess Pet, although I'll echo concerns about its production status -- this could be going into trainwreck territory. Eizoken looks charming and Yuasa is a super-skilled director (even I don't typically like his animation flair), so I'll pick that up. Kutei Dragons looks interesting and I desperately crave any fantasy that isn't yet another isekai. Jeweler Richard I might give a shot. Dorohedoro intrigues me but I'm not sure I'll be able to get past the liberal use of 3DCG the production seems bent on using. Somali and Plunderer will each be given a chance, my expectations are low but hey! I might be wrong. *Yea, I think we all know what the odds of this are.
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Drifting Dragons is also 3DCG and rather bad looking CG at that, unfortunately. The manga is beautiful though.
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Malsangoroth posted:Please let Magia Record be good. I mean, what kind of good do you want? If you want something on the level of the original TV series, that seems kind of unlikely. But if just you want more Madoka-flavored adventures, like the kind that has been covered in the spinoff manga and such, it'll probably be that
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Well, the kind of lightning-in-a-bottle hit that Madoka was will be near-impossible to reproduce, though a man can dream. But I'd settle for a cohesive magical girl series that casts a raised eyebrow towards the more-sugary genre conventions, without degenerating into misery porn like most of the other "dark magical girl" series of the '10s.
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I cast level 3 Raised Eyebrow, also known as EYE3.
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Sharkopath posted:I cast level 3 Raised Eyebrow, also known as EYE3. 
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Dec 29, 2019 02:27
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where does the eyebrow need to be cast, honestly does precure need to be knocked down a peg or something
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Dec 29, 2019 02:30
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girls are enjoying media and that is not acceptable
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It's a mobage tie-in so if you're looking for a deconstruction, I think you'll be disappointed.
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Waffleman_ posted:It's a mobage tie-in so if you're looking for a deconstruction, I think you'll be disappointed. If you're looking for a deconstruction, the original madoka will also disappoint you.
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Dec 29, 2019 02:55
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There are honestly very few actual anime deconstructions, usually just "what if X but mean spirited". A literary deconstruction requires consideration as to why the original story you are examining does what it does.
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Julias posted:If you're looking for a deconstruction, the original madoka will also disappoint you. I'd say it deconstructs a lot of things. It just has the courtesy to put them back together when it's done.
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I don't know what deconstruction means and I'm pretty sure no one else does either.
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Terrible Opinions posted:There are honestly very few actual anime deconstructions, usually just "what if X but mean spirited". A literary deconstruction requires consideration as to why the original story you are examining does what it does. chiasaur11 posted:I'd say it deconstructs a lot of things. It just has the courtesy to put them back together when it's done.
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Elephant Parade posted:Sincere question: what does it deconstruct The assumption that it's OK for talking weasels to talk minors into fighting their battles for them, I guess. Though that's rather low-hanging fruit, obviously (and not even really the main focus of Madoka). And at least some magical girl series do make some attempt to address that issue. In Cardcaptor Sakura, for example, the enemies aren't that dangerous most of the time, and the mascot character is usually more immature than the heroine.
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Gripweed posted:I don't know what deconstruction means and I'm pretty sure no one else does either. Silver2195 posted:The assumption that it's OK for talking weasels to talk minors into fighting their battles for them, I guess. Though that's rather low-hanging fruit, obviously (and not even really the main focus of Madoka). Now none of this is to say that Madoka is bad, I quite liked it, but I would say it doesn't meaningfully deconstruct any common decision in magical girl fiction. Its main points are about situations of its own creation rather than anything to do with the magical girl genre as a whole. Terrible Opinions fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Dec 29, 2019 |
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Terrible Opinions posted:To critically examine why a work of fiction or genre convention does something. The "why" (i.e., the Doylesian reason magical girl shows in general tend to do this) seems fairly obvious. If talking weasels were responsible and dealt with their problems in ways other than recruiting child soldiers, there would be no conflict, or at least none involving teenage girls. And if we removed the talking weasels entirely, then who would deliver the exposition?
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If you fuckers keep saying deconstruction im going to revive my lit critique gimmick and free lord justice
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Silver2195 posted:The "why" (i.e., the Doylesian reason magical girl shows in general tend to do this) seems fairly obvious. If talking weasels were responsible and dealt with their problems in ways other than recruiting child soldiers, there would be no conflict, or at least none involving teenage girls. And if we removed the talking weasels entirely, then who would deliver the exposition?
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Madoka isnt a deconstruction its a dark twist on genre conventions
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Namtab posted:Madoka isnt a deconstruction its a dark twist on genre conventions that falls entirely within established genre norms.
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Terrible Opinions posted:Not why in universe, but why does the author put it into their work. For what purpose does the writer put in a talking weasel/teddy bear/etc as a dispenser of magic powers. They cute (and good merchandise)
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Terrible Opinions posted:Not why in universe, but why does the author put it into their work. That's what I'm saying (the why in universe would be the Watsonian reason, not the Doylesian one). The author needs someone to tell the protagonists what to do (well, he doesn't really need it, but it's easier that way, especially for a more monster-of-the-week type series without any overarching mysteries). The protagonists need to be teenage (or younger) girls because that's the target audience (for a shoujo show), or for reasons probably best not discussed here (for a seinen show). The talking weasel is unthreatening-looking enough for the audience to intuitively accept as a "good guy" in a way they might not accept a more humanoid character in the same role, and, as Namtab points out, is very merchandizable. Plus there's the tropes-for-the-sake-of-tropes thing weirdly common in anime-adjacent media: you gotta have a talking weasel because all the other magical girl shows have a talking weasel, so without the talking weasel it wouldn't be a proper magical girl show!
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Spec ops asuka where she takes her orders from the military
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Namtab posted:Spec ops asuka where she takes her orders from the military Yeah, that's basically making Madoka's subtext text. Instead of a talking weasel you have a literal adult male military officer recruiting literal child soldiers.
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