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Anime |OT| Winter 2019 - Stand with the Mob or Stand with your Friends
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One significant difference is that, so far, the pedo stuff isn't baked into the core narrative. You could basically easily remove or alter all instances of it without damaging the story or anything. It would simply be a much better show.
I say 'so far' because who knows where this is going.
It was. Fantastic anime but it doesn't mean that a ton of the stuff wasn't creepy. Manga is even worse. You can take out that stuff and the narrative holds up and isn't dragged down by it.
The difference with Made in Abyss is that the adaptation keeps most of problematic shittiness to a minimum. Whether its sequels will do that who knows but the 13 eps we have now I think are reasonably content safe. Not spotless, but not as bad as slavery defense or whatever this season's nonsense is
this is a good tag I appreciate it
this is a good tag I appreciate it
MitA is popular, because the anime cut obvious ... strange stuff. The manga is still disgusting in that regard and I can't see anyone defending it at all, but people do and enjoy it which is okay in my book.
The worst part about Shield Hero is that it will get worse. The things I read about the events that will happen...
Naofumi has tons of character flaws, lol. More on that in episode 7.
People do that all the time with mainstream Western media.
Sidenote: I'm not sure I like the "audience will thirst after these characters" argument. The audience thirsts after every character. No one should be sexualizing the MHA kids but that shit keep happening, annoyingly. :/
I mean I in no way defend the problematic material that the series has (especially manga). Just that aside from that it's very well made series with strong world building, storyline etc and that is why it's shame it has that disgusting pedo stuff in it. Shield Hero and Goblin Slayer are completely average shows even if they didn't have problematic material.
To each their own. I for example can't read Made in the Abyss anymore cause of that where as I have no qualms about Goblin Slayer and Shield Hero so far. : | But for both of them I also read the LN which are not that bad.
Metropolis
A really baffling production. It clearly is a very ambitious effort with a heavy set of resources behind it but the lackluster direction and especially travesty of the script, incapable of proper pacing, characterisation, basic dialogue and much more make it all a wasted effort.
Saiki Final Arc 01
Wow they actually acknowledged this ? For the first time I think ? 49 eps in the making
A really baffling production. It clearly is a very ambitious effort with a heavy set of resources behind it but the lackluster direction and especially travesty of the script, incapable of proper pacing, characterisation, basic dialogue and much more make it all a wasted effort.
Saiki Final Arc 01
Wow they actually acknowledged this ? For the first time I think ? 49 eps in the making
Audience will lust after character creators may even design to be awful or not to be liked/lusted after. Not worth thinking about tbh.
Reminds me of danganronpa and how the guy behind it was disappointed or something that the audience liked a character he designed to be hated.
Believe that was Miu from Danganronpa V3. I'm guessing he thought people wouldn't like her because of how perverted she was but it ended up being one of the main reasons why so many people liked her.
There's a difference between a character that is meant to make the audience lust after them and a normal character.
People still lusting after the latter doesn't matter here.
That's being generous. Personally, I'd never recommend it to anyone.
GioGio 18
That was a wild ride. That crazy dude with his crazy ability did with T-1000-style on them is funny af. Also, I can' believe they almost did it again.
That was a wild ride. That crazy dude with his crazy ability did with T-1000-style on them is funny af. Also, I can' believe they almost did it again.
Egao 06
This show just keeps getting worse each episode. Like, how many times can your subjects keep refusing to follow your orders before they're executed for that shit? Its obvious they can't win the war through traditional means, so surrender is really the only valid option at this point. If winning is actually the goal, there was always the option of using their magic energy generators as nuclear bombs and just wiping out the whole Empire's army the second they took the city like what happened to Yuki's parents, but none of the characters are remotely smart enough to think of such a tactic. They couldn't even figure out that they could just make a big unpassable crevice with some mines, while Yuki came up with it on the spot. No wonder they're losing.
This show just keeps getting worse each episode. Like, how many times can your subjects keep refusing to follow your orders before they're executed for that shit? Its obvious they can't win the war through traditional means, so surrender is really the only valid option at this point. If winning is actually the goal, there was always the option of using their magic energy generators as nuclear bombs and just wiping out the whole Empire's army the second they took the city like what happened to Yuki's parents, but none of the characters are remotely smart enough to think of such a tactic. They couldn't even figure out that they could just make a big unpassable crevice with some mines, while Yuki came up with it on the spot. No wonder they're losing.
Boogiepop and Others Episode 6:
I do wonder how much input The Towa Organization actually has on the present situation given that Spooky E appears to be engaged in obsessive revenge against Boogiepop and also seems way out of his depth.
I do wonder how much input The Towa Organization actually has on the present situation given that Spooky E appears to be engaged in obsessive revenge against Boogiepop and also seems way out of his depth.
The Price Of Smiles Episode 6:
I get that this is supposed to be emotionally devestating but I find myself little moved by the series of events, maybe due to the lack of a defined goal enacted by The Empire at this stage.
I get that this is supposed to be emotionally devestating but I find myself little moved by the series of events, maybe due to the lack of a defined goal enacted by The Empire at this stage.
English is not my first language but I thought in English most humans had four fingers and a thumb in each hand so Mista would have THREE fingers. :P
In Catalan we have five fingers per hand so I suspect the same is true in Italian. I have no idea about how it is in Japanese.
Mista is hardcore enough to not let his phobias affect his work
Man, you guys weren't kidding about Rakugo. I watched the first 2 episodes (really more like the first 3 since the first one is a double) and it is so good! It actually has made me want to see one of these performances in real life. I see on Wiki there is a LA adaptation airing..it is a shame it doesn't appear to be on Crunchyroll as well. Is there any decent Drama on there? I have yet to watch anything on it.
I feel I must be the only one who hasn't had any issue with Crunchy.
Edit: Welp, it got jinxed. I was almost done with season 1 of Mob too. Only got to watch the OVA and the five episodes to be updated.
You will find out later why. Though I would say every one of them has their qualities so it would be hard to root for any of them over the others.
Edit: Welp, it got jinxed. I was almost done with season 1 of Mob too. Only got to watch the OVA and the five episodes to be updated.
Team Ichika.
You will find out later why. Though I would say every one of them has their qualities so it would be hard to root for any of them over the others.
I've heard heresay that some pirate sites in Latin America got taken down and that might be the cause of the DDOS attacks.
Well that's new. Maybe Crunchyroll is getting ddos'd.
GioGio 18
man, they really didn't care for Babyface huh? I'm pretty sure I remember a part where Babyface turned into Giorno's shadow or something.
also there was some blatantly unfinished sequences at the end there so oh boy production please hold out
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I moved on to VRV ages ago. It has the superior package if you live in the States at least.
I feel it's obvious that Itsuki wins though.
I'm from the future, so Team Nino actually. She won me over.
I feel it's obvious that Itsuki wins though.
Yeah there was some meh animated stuff but at the same better it looked a heck of a lot better then Harvest Part 1 which was Episode 18 of DIU
Right? She was the first to really connect with him and his family.
I know that Miku is the most popular with the fandom by far, though.
There's a HUGE difference between a character that people incidentally thirst after, and someone who was intentionally designed to be someone the audience thirsts after. The latter is what we're concerned with here. And, y'know, it's pretty blatantly obvious when it occurs. I don't think there's even the slightest bit of ambiguity with these examples in particular (referring to Shield Hero's and Goblin Slayer's respective female casts).
I should mention that I am personally completely turned off whenever a show displays that kind of intention. I get enough mindless objectification in my media as it is (I mean, I play gacha games for cryin' out loud). I do not and will not go out of my way to subject myself to that shit. It's obviously fourth-wall-breaking, but also just shows a kind of disrespect for the audience and a complete disregard for anyone outside of that audience. I'd have so much less to complain about if designers worked first from the perspective of creating a character to fit in with their universe, and less so from the perspective of "how do I get dudes to thirst over this girl".
Mob Psycho II, I knew it was gonna be reeeally good considering the stellar job they did with season1 but not this good so soon. I was impressed by episode 4 but holyfuckballs they surpassed all my expectations with episode 5. art of the year
Ive always been a really big fan of ONE and OPM but MP100 is honestly his best work and Im glad the anime adaptation is yet again absolutely amazing
Ive always been a really big fan of ONE and OPM but MP100 is honestly his best work and Im glad the anime adaptation is yet again absolutely amazing
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka 5
Once again there are glimpses of interesting stuff down there, but it doesn't really hit any strong landing point. The fight scenes are fine, but not that memorable. Scissors being an artificial magical girl creates some larger implications, but that's not the current focus. Super guns can slow down magical girls, but are lame if that's the best they can do. At least they can get rid of the cannon fodder. The most interesting part was wiping Nozomi's memory to get rid of her trauma. I don't mind them doing that, but I wish she had some say in the matter. Having her get jerked along like this doesn't endear me to her. Also the government is corrupt, which I don't think qualifies as a twist.
Once again there are glimpses of interesting stuff down there, but it doesn't really hit any strong landing point. The fight scenes are fine, but not that memorable. Scissors being an artificial magical girl creates some larger implications, but that's not the current focus. Super guns can slow down magical girls, but are lame if that's the best they can do. At least they can get rid of the cannon fodder. The most interesting part was wiping Nozomi's memory to get rid of her trauma. I don't mind them doing that, but I wish she had some say in the matter. Having her get jerked along like this doesn't endear me to her. Also the government is corrupt, which I don't think qualifies as a twist.
Next season's I Was Reborn As A Pedophile Cannibal Nazi With A Harem is gonna tear the thread apart.
Run With The Wind 16
I knew what was going to happen but damn was I still tense as hell all throughout the qualifier.
Seeing Haiji's reaction got me so emotional. He dropped his facade for a bit and allowed himself to really express joy and happiness. His dream finally came true!
I knew what was going to happen but damn was I still tense as hell all throughout the qualifier.
Seeing Haiji's reaction got me so emotional. He dropped his facade for a bit and allowed himself to really express joy and happiness. His dream finally came true!
An unfortunate part of anime - and otaku culture as a whole - is the appeals to fringe fetishes and alienating subject matter.
I'd rather not have the pedo trash in MiA, but at least it's mostly used in the context of awkward comedy moments.
Eromanga-sensei deserves waaaay more hate for simply being pretentious child porn.
The times when it isn't an awkward comedy moment just damns the whole thing, because it happens enough where I eventually had to really look back at the moments I was barely able to look past to begin with and see it in a new unsavory light.
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