names of scanlation groups on the front page of Batoto, ranked by coolness

Salix Babylonika

1. Psylocke 
2. Lion's Ridge
3. Heaven of Temptation
4. Hollow Generation
5. Delinquent
6. Saturn Scans
7. Hokuto no Gun
8. Maigo
9. Rello
10. Soujutsu
11. Tribuo
12. Jojo's Colored Adventure
13. Alluring Harmony
14. Cleaner
15. Caek Co. (Move to bottom of list if that's pronounced "Cake Company")
16. Shoujo Online
17. Awelle
18. Pig Rabbit
19. KIIS
20. Sweet Puriinsu
21. /a/nonymous scans
22. AMA

Klinotaxis

268. Rapeman Scans

Salix Babylonika

Still am not sure what the story is behind that one.

Maybe they're named after the band? But the band is of course also called Rapeman, but I think that might just be because Steve Albini is a massive douche.

Odradek

All I know is there's an animeman who looks like him

Klinotaxis

I was assuming it was named after the comic

Salix Babylonika

there's a comic called...?

you know what

I'd rather live my life in ignorance.

Klinotaxis

Fair

Sredni Vashtar

Yeah, the name of the band came from Albini reading that particular manga and going, "...so, this exists."

Salix Babylonika

honestly the only Albini band name that doesn't make me internally wince a little is "Shellac", because shellac is a cool word.

Sredni Vashtar

I always got the impression that Big Black was referring to death, which is at least appropriate.

Mandelbrot

"Big Black" weirds me out because of the implied third word

Sredni Vashtar

Yeah, I get the feeling that's what Jane was referring to, but I'm not sure that's the (sole) intent.

Obā-san

you see, the idea of a third implied word never crossed my mind until y'all brought it up

Yarrun XIX

Today is Tomorrow said:

you see, the idea of a third implied word never crossed my mind until y'all brought it up

Salix Babylonika

Sredni Vashtar said:

Yeah, I get the feeling that's what Jane was referring to, but I'm not sure that's the (sole) intent.

the thing is that you can put almost anything there and it's uncomfortable.

"Big Black Croissant" for instance. That just sounds unpleasant to eat. Croissants are supposed to be a golden brown color.

Obā-san

i always thought that the idea behind the name was kinda "it instantly conjures up a mental image of something dreadful that you cant quite place"

Crystal

Um actually croissants are inherently terrible.

What if it was, like, a dark chocolate croissant?

Tre

> Big Black

Salix Babylonika

Crystal said:

Um actually croissants are inherently terrible.

What if it was, like, a dark chocolate croissant?

maybe that would work but then why would you not just call it that

Crystal

Style points.

Fossilmaiden

Big Blackberry.
Big Black Horse.
Big Black Forest Gateau.
Big Blackbird.
Big Black Dog.

Sredni Vashtar

Today is Tomorrow said:

i always thought that the idea behind the name was kinda "it instantly conjures up a mental image of something dreadful that you cant quite place"

Exactly.

That or the void. Death as the Big Black.