Anime

Odradek

naney said:

i am the dude who read on homestuck in a week

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE FREE TIME OF A NEET WHO HAS PROBLEMS SLEEPING

no spoilers plz

I watch at a rate of an episode a day, usually.

Obā-san

never fear, i am a non spoilering kinda dude

Odradek

I am on episode 114

Obā-san

honestly i think i'll take a break for a week or two after i hit episode 100, i got a few books for my bday that i want to read...

Sredni Vashtar

naney said:

i am the dude who read homestuck in a week

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE FREE TIME OF A NEET WHO HAS PROBLEMS SLEEPING

You should watch Welcome to the NHK at some point.

Just sayin'. That line.

Klinotaxis

i can't imagine killing myself in a group

i suppose the author couldn't either

Odradek

Also stuff you should probably know.

In the Manga, early on Gon explains that he had his life saved by a travelling hunter named Kite, and this was actually his primary motivation for becoming a Hunter. The dadfinding thing was secondary.

This is still true in the anime, but they introduce it much later for some reason.

Also there was a prior anime not done by Madhouse that ended with Greed Island. General consensus is that this one understands the characters better.

Sredni Vashtar

Odradek said:

Also there was a prior anime not done by Madhouse that ended with Greed Island. General consensus is that this one understands the characters better.

I mentioned this a while ago, actually. Although not in such detail.

Obā-san

i was aware of the latter, not of the former.

i wonder why they introduced Kite later in this anime? im on the episode where they introduce him now...

Odradek

naney said:

i was aware of the latter, not of the former.

i wonder why they introduced Kite later in this anime? im on the episode where they introduce him now...

They might not have been planning to do Chimera Ant, because it gets fairly dark at points.

They ratings were good enough that they did do it, though.

Obā-san

Ahhhh I see.

I'm quite excited for this actually, not often that i feel this way about TV series arcs

Obā-san

also out of idle curiosity, is Hisoka more or less pedo-tastic in the source material?

Obā-san

also one other important thing:

Sredni Vashtar

"...what are you doing to my family?"

Odradek

naney said:

also out of idle curiosity, is Hisoka more or less pedo-tastic in the source material?

About the same, I've heard.

I have not read the manga, I have just heard these thigns.

Obā-san

Ah, ok.

because i was wondering if maybe they toned it down for the TV show

but that in turn led me to wonder how he could possibly be more molestastic

Odradek

I like how hXh has a love of fighting be a creepy sex thing for a character.

Obā-san

to continue my one post per few episodes quasi-liveblogging that i do sometimes

I'll keep you both safe forever.

NO

NO CHILD DO NOT SAY THAT

NOTHING GOOD WILL COME OF IT

(*the shot zooms in on his mouth as he says the words*)

...

;_;

Obā-san

god this is the most obvious, manipulative series of events ever, like a hammer to the face

and just like a hammer to the face it's obviousness has no impact on it's effectiveness

Obā-san

Odradek said:

The best endorsement of Hunter X Hunter I can give is that there's an arc where the heroes are acting out of fear, revenge, and ruthless pragmatism and the main villains are acting out of pure, overwhelming, childlike love for each other and for their society, and you can still see why the heroes are the heroes and the villains are the villains.

the selling point is accurate.

Bunny

Sounds like I need to watch this Hunter thing

Obā-san

it's good.

Odradek

Have any of the Royal Guard been born yet, Naney?

Obā-san

no, i think that's next episode...

Odradek

They are some of my favorite characters in an arc that has a lot of good characters.

The firstborn Royal Guard is actually the most popular character, in front of Hisoka even.

Odradek

Also they are all more complicated than they appear to be at first glance.

Obā-san

well, we're gonna meet him/her this episode it seems!

Obā-san

what i'm wondering is where they got their clothes

Odradek

Well it's a kids show!

*plays hackey sack with a child's severed head*

Obā-san

Odradek said:

Well it's a kids show!

*plays hackey sack with a child's severed head*

*repeated, loud arm bone crunching*

Obā-san

cat puns? an overwhelming evil aura? Interrogation via impromptu brain surgery?

I KNEW THIS CHARACTER WOULD BE THE BEST

Odradek

I see you have a new avatar nyaow, naney.

Obā-san

hehehehehe

glennmagusharvey

Why do people so love insanity in anime?  It's like it's a celebrated thing.

Odradek

glennmagusharvey said:

Why do people so love insanity in anime?  It's like it's a celebrated thing.

Sredni Vashtar

Having watched the fifteenth episode of RahXephon and finally found out what Isshiki's deal is... I am really sad now. Creepy smug albinistic dude needs a hug.

Klinotaxis

oh THAT sarcastic sleazy guy.

ha, ha, ha

Sredni Vashtar

Oh, I know that he's shaping up to do something awful and likely very stupid. But at the same time, I pity him.

Or rather, I pity the child who became him.

Klinotaxis

he doesn't want the D

Sredni Vashtar

No, that's [the guy that he's cloned from. Isshiki has the unfortunate distinction of being the D. And a "mass production model" at that.] That will fuck you up.

glennmagusharvey

Odradek said:

glennmagusharvey said:

Why do people so love insanity in anime?  It's like it's a celebrated thing.

It took Soulja Boy about 15 seconds to stop making any sense whatsoever.

Sredni Vashtar

Glenn, what anime do you actually like? Because you keep referencing things without explaining where they are from or stuff that you don't actually like and it's sort of exasperating.

On a different note, episode nineteen...

["Ayato - goodbye."]

My soul hurts now.

Odradek

Apparently a Parasyte anime is debuting this October.

For those who don't know what Parasyte is, here is all you need to know.

Sredni Vashtar

So I have heard.

Not that it would be adapted, but that it was... like that.

lee4hmz

Odradek said:

Apparently a Parasyte anime is debuting this October.

For those who don't know what Parasyte is, here is all you need to know.

It looks like Krumm from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters:

Odradek

I loved that show as a kid!

lee4hmz

I was in high school when it premiered, but I liked it just the same.

Sredni Vashtar

It was a good show.

glennmagusharvey

Sredni Vashtar said:

Glenn, what anime do you actually like? Because you keep referencing things without explaining where they are from or stuff that you don't actually like and it's sort of exasperating.

Sorry about that.

My comment about insanity was catalyzed by a comment on IJBM about how much craziness there was in this one series, such as throwing together a harem premise and high(?) school setting with an anti-terrorism backstory.  And I was reminded about how much people celebrate the crazy things that happen in anime -- like, an "OH MY GOD CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT REALLY HAPPENED???" thing, or a sort of memetic reference.  From what I've seen of how people enjoy, say, Bobobobo Bobobo to TTGL to Azumanga Daioh to Space Dandy, a number of people in the fandom (pardon me for referring to it as a bloc after dismissing that idea earlier) seem to revel in how absurd, strange, overdone, obnoxious, etc. the characters and events are.

I guess it's a matter of taste, since I seem to be a much bigger fan of drama and much less of anime comedy.  For reference, here's a list of some series I like (in alphabetical order) and why I think I like them:

AKB0048 First Stage (political, music)
Allison & Lillia (romance, political/intrigue/setting)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova (drama, philosophy, music)
Coppelion (drama, setting, artwork)
Element Hunters (characterization, music)
Eureka Seven (characterization, music)
Haruhi Suzumiya, The Melancholy of (mystery, drama)
Kiddy Grade (characterization, music, drama, political)
Lagrange: the Flower of Rin-ne (season 1) (narrative structure, music?)
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (narrative structure, characterization)
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (drama)
Nodame Cantabile (still not sure yet but I seem to have enjoyed this, but I think it's comedy and characterization)
Noir (drama.mystery, action, music)
Rocket Girls (comedy)
Sky Girls (slice of life, music)
Stellvia of the Universe (drama, romance, slice of life, music)
Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (drama, music)
Stratos 4 (drama)
The iDOLM@STER (slice of life, music, a bit of drama)
Time of Eve (philosophy, animation)
Uta~Kata (drama, music, philosophy?)

a lot of drama, a lot of liking stuff for their soundtracks, some characterization, not much action or comedy.

glennmagusharvey

I think that I used to think I liked action, but then realized that fight scenes and action sequences were generally not particularly well done and better imagined than strictly watched.  With the exception of particularly impressive ones where the characters do really cool things, such as in Noir.  (Popcorn, anyone?)