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[firehawk12]

Well, there's still the classic "What is moé?"

And of course, the ubiquitous "Is ____ a loli?"

Or if you really want to get things going you could always go for the "Style is substance" card. That's at least a couple of pages right there.

Is anime dead/why is Japan so creepy? seems to work too.

In all honestly, though, I feel like I'm in the minority for not caring as much about less-detailed animation as long as the plot is solid.

You're not the only one. I'm cool with stick figures on a flip book if it's actually well written.

It's too bad Arata vs. Taichi fizzled out due to the second half of the show, that could've been a breadwinner for several more weeks. Imagine if it had ended with a cryptic ending - you see someone's legs, standing before a window, and through that window, this figure, whose face you cannot see, is watching his rival (again, indistinct) make love to Chihaya.

We all know that it would be

Spoiler

Kana doing Chihaya

anyway.

 

[Branduil]

Writing doesn't though. It's just a thing. You don't need it.

Just admit that you have a horrible literature teacher already.

 

[chickdigger802]

That's all fine and dandy but...

Toei Kanon.

When you have more eyes than face.

 

[wonzo]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

 

[Jex]

You're not the only one. I'm cool with stick figures on a flip book if it's actually well written.

So that's how people tolerate Spice and Wolf.

 

[InfiniteNine]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

Why does no one ever link to the source and I have to see these awful black and white pages!? WHY!?!!? *shoots dog*

 

[Basileus777]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

I was expecting worse, like a giant image of a face on the front of the shoe.

 

[cajunator]

According to the waifu generator it her:

I am ok with this.

Now and Then, Here and There 3

Liked this ep more than the first two even if Shu getting the shit knocked out of him is becoming comical. I'm growing more curious as to what sort of thing would bind loyalty to someone like Hamdo as it seems the first to plant a knife in his back would be a hero. There's other questions I'm actually curious about now regarding the actual history of Hellywood or why it's necessary to militarize everyone including children.

Spoiler

Stuff like the aforementioned abuse of Shu, the dead cat from the previous episode, and Sara's apparent rape strike me as cheap shock value though.

NTHT is an acquired taste.

i don't even know who the hell that is

Only one of clamps cutest characters ever. I recommend the show if you like hnng.

 

[trejo]

So that's how people tolerate Spice and Wolf.

Harsh.

 

[Ultimadrago]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

No Light-up Skechers, no buy!

 

[zeroshiki]

Don't take the bait guys. pizzaroll is clearly trolling here.

 

[firehawk12]

So that's how people tolerate Spice and Wolf.

Umm. Snap? lol

 

[Regulus Tera]

I have bad news there. EVERYONE can see us, all the time, even people who don't even have accounts. We are even being watched by people from other forums!

Does this mean... I may have a stalker? [/hyperventilates]

 

[Jex]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

If every item of Evangelion merchandise was newsworthy there'd be thousands of articles to read on the subject. It seems equivalent to saying 'oh, look, they've made Star Wars lunchboxes!'. Of course they have, they've slapped the brand on thousands of items because it sells. They've been doing that for over a decade.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Just admit that you have a horrible literature teacher already.

There's nothing wrong with caring about animation quality.

Does this mean... I may have a stalker? [/hyperventilates]

Considering your (still on hiatus) fanfic, I'm pretty sure you do.

 

[Basileus777]

There's nothing wrong with caring about animation quality.

pizzaroll goes a bit beyond that.

 

[trejo]

Does this mean... I may have a stalker? [/hyperventilates]

Don't look out your window.

 

[Femmeworth]

Don't take the bait guys. pizzaroll is clearly trolling here.

Pizzatroll, eh? Has a nice ring to it.

 

[Jex]

Don't take the bait guys. pizzaroll is clearly trolling here.

I am personally a little disappointed with it myself. He's tried a lot harder before.

 

[Ultimadrago]

At least she has more face than chin
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12085667/kanonlenochin.jpg

while the same cannot be said for poor Yuichi

This isn't a photoshop, is it?

 

[chickdigger802]

Only one of clamps cutest characters ever. I recommend the show if you like hnng.

lol I recall Clamp talking about making her look different from their other stuff, aka make her not look like a walking banana.

 

[Branduil]

I am personally a little disappointed with it myself. He's tried a lot harder before.

Well the problem with establishing a troll persona is it always becomes Flanderized after a certain point in time. Like when firehawk said he always skipped action scenes.

 

[A Black Falcon]

That's all fine and dandy but...

Toei Kanon.

When you have more eyes than face.

I don't care what anyone says, Toei's Kanon was great!

This isn't a photoshop, is it?

A lot of that is photoshop.

 

[trejo]

This isn't a photoshop, is it?

Of course it is. That's very clearly Jay Leno's chin.

 

[Jex]

I haven't abandoned anyone. I've just been pursuing a more open relationship.

That kind of smooth talk wont save you.

 

[zeroshiki]

Well the problem with establishing a troll persona is it always becomes Flanderized after a certain point in time. Like when firehawk said he always skipped action scenes.

I actually believe firehawk when he says that though.

 

[Jex]

Haruhi S1 loses all sense of dramatic flow by watching it chronologically, even if the resolution is as cliché as it could get.

So you're saying that the original source material is so weak that the only way to spice it up is to mess with the chronology?

 

[trejo]

Hito's been so distant lately too. He's probably been seeing some other thread.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I actually believe firehawk when he says that though.

You sure are easy to troll then.

 

[firehawk12]

So you're saying that the original source material is so weak that the only way to spice it up is to mess with the chronology?

I think people remember it more for the order it aired in than the actual content of the show anyway.

Same with Endless Eight and S2, really.

 

[Lafiel]

Even though I think quality animation is genuinely a important thing in anime. I think good enough writing can overcome "average" animation quality in cases of Crest of the stars and Spice and wolf but it's not something that happens regularly at all (or should at all), since most anime writing sucks anyway.

 

[A Black Falcon]

So you're saying that the original source material is so weak that the only way to spice it up is to mess with the chronology?

What, that isn't true?

 

[Regulus Tera]

Considering your (still on hiatus) fanfic, I'm pretty sure you do.

You are still my number 1 fan.

Don't look out your window.

oh fuck i should put on some pants

So you're saying that the original source material is so weak that the only way to spice it up is to mess with the chronology?

After having read some like two or three of the light novels: yes.

 

[Instro]

So that's how people tolerate Spice and Wolf.

I miss Oreimo Jex.

 

[InfiniteNine]

Even though I think quality animation is genuinely a important thing in anime. I think good enough writing can overcome "average" animation quality in cases of Crest of the stars and Spice and wolf but it's not something that happens regularly at all (or should at all), since most anime writing sucks anyway.

Shut up nerd!

 

[Branduil]

So you're saying that the original source material is so weak that the only way to spice it up is to mess with the chronology?

Hey, be fair, non-chronological storytelling is a perfectly valid technique. In this case it's just limited to the ordering of episodes rather than being hard-edited into the episodes themselves.

 

[Ultimadrago]

That you have to ask says a lot, but yeah, he normally looks like this:

The name of "Chin" still stands.

 

[cajunator]

lol I recall Clamp talking about making her look different from their other stuff, aka make her not look like a walking banana.

 

[Basileus777]

Even though I think quality animation is genuinely a important thing in anime. I think good enough writing can overcome "average" animation quality in cases of Crest of the stars and Spice and wolf but it's not something that happens regularly at all (or should at all), since most anime writing sucks anyway.

Genre type matters here too. I can live without good animation in my comedies, but my standards for an action show are completely different.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

You are still my number 1 fan.

I'll kill you if you ever leave me!

...wait.

Nevermind.

Spoiler

Tee hee.

 

[Risette]

Genre type matters here too. I can live without good animation in my comedies, but my standards for an action show are completely different.

No; genre type does not matter. Works within a visual medium need good visuals, period.

 

[Jex]

I have to admit I'm not familiar with the lingo. What's a "magical girlfriend"?

You know, they're similar to exotic girlfriends, but they have extra powers. They'll usually trump the girl-next-door in a head-to-head fight, as we've all seen recently.

 

[Nonoriri]

are you ready for ~kawai~ eva kiddie shoes??!!?

moe~

 

[Branduil]

Even though I think quality animation is genuinely a important thing in anime. I think good enough writing can overcome "average" animation quality in cases of Crest of the stars and Spice and wolf but it's not something that happens regularly at all (or should at all), since most anime writing sucks anyway.

This is a fair and reasonable opinion.

Genre type matters here too. I can live without good animation in my comedies, but my standards for an action show are completely different.

That's also true, I don't think Birdy the Mighty would be a good show if the fight scenes were just slideshows.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

You know, they're similar to exotic girlfriends, but they have extra powers. They'll usually trump the girl-next-door in a head-to-head fight, as we've all seen recently.

I'm still not sure about the link between magical girls and magical girlfriends though.

 

[firehawk12]

So that's how people tolerate Spice and Wolf.

Oh fuck. I totally forgot to troll myself.

"That's how I watch Aria after all!" and so forth.

 

[Jex]

Hey, be fair, non-chronological storytelling is a perfectly valid technique. In this case it's just limited to the ordering of episodes rather than being hard-edited into the episodes themselves.

I am not disparaging the use of non-chronological storytelling as a cheap gimmick used to get people's attention, I was merely referring to the quality of the original source material.

 

[chickdigger802]

it's those eyes! =)

 

[Branduil]

I'm still not sure about the link between magical girls and magical girlfriends though.

I don't think they often overlap.

 

[Articalys]

Even though I think quality animation is genuinely a important thing in anime. I think good enough writing can overcome "average" animation quality in cases of Crest of the stars and Spice and wolf but it's not something that happens regularly at all (or should at all), since most anime writing sucks anyway.

Genre type matters here too. I can live without good animation in my comedies, but my standards for an action show are completely different.

Yeah, that's more what I was trying to go for. Can't even state my own opinions correctly anymore...