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Posted: 1/30/2024 12:45:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agilt: Yeah, I don't understand why Rent-a-Girlfriend was so popular either  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agilt: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By Commander_Keen: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life of Fan Service in the Countryside With My Sister and Her Loli Friend; and Sometimes My Girlfriend Joins Too. Anime titles are getting both incredibly precise and out of hand at the same time. That Time I Was a Beta Who Fell in Love With an Sex-less Escort So I Got a Part-Time Job So I Could Afford to Go on Dates With Her Where I Have to Pay For Her Time and I Have to Pay For the Date and She Won't Even Give Me a Handjob. Yeah, I don't understand why Rent-a-Girlfriend was so popular either It’s weird. It’s gotten three seasons so obviously people are watching it and yet every time I see it being discussed anywhere, people are trashing it. I can’t even recall ever seeing someone say they liked it. Meme from 2022:  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/30/2024 12:48:28 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agilt: Yeah, I don't understand why Rent-a-Girlfriend was so popular either Kusokari fans aren't real. It's dead internet bots glitching out. |
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Posted: 1/31/2024 7:21:19 PM EST
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I'm taking a planned break from arfcom. If anybody wants to banter about anything use site email
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Posted: 1/31/2024 9:03:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: It's weird. It's gotten three seasons so obviously people are watching it and yet every time I see it being discussed anywhere, people are trashing it. I can't even recall ever seeing someone say they liked it. Meme from 2022: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258158/IMG_6477_jpeg-3112448.JPG |
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Posted: 2/1/2024 2:42:59 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: It’s weird. It’s gotten three seasons so obviously people are watching it and yet every time I see it being discussed anywhere, people are trashing it. I can’t even recall ever seeing someone say they liked it. Meme from 2022: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258158/IMG_6477_jpeg-3112448.JPG I enjoyed all three seasons, not 100% sure why. The antics were entertaining enough. |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 11:28:33 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By runningunz87: I enjoyed all three seasons, not 100% sure why. The antics were entertaining enough. I liked the first 2 seasons, the soundtrack by The Peggies was awesome and the show was entertaining enough. People that think it's pure cuck haven't watched the show. That being said, I haven't started the new season and just don't have the motivation right now.. maybe it's because The Peggies broke up and I know it ain't gonna be the same.  the peggies?????????Music Video I was rocking The Peggies while walking around Tokyo and especially Enoshima, Fujisawa and Kamakura. Love that band! |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 8:02:27 PM EST
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I'm just not feeling Delicious in Dungeon. Not particularly funny. Not particularly interesting. And the MCs come across as pretty heartless, at least towards people. They do seem pretty forgiving and chummy with orcs, though, so they got that going for them, I guess..
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Posted: 2/3/2024 10:39:49 AM EST
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Anyone play the new game One Punch Man: World yet and have any opinions on it?
It definitely requires a decent amount of phone storage.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/5/2024 3:38:55 PM EST
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Posted: 2/6/2024 6:37:12 PM EST
[Last Edit: targetworks]
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I am really enjoying "Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord" - it's not quite like any other "villainess" show that I can think of - the MC manages to pull off being both extremely sharp and utterly clueless at the same time - and in the hands of someone who is so utterly OP compared with everyone else in the show, it's pretty funny.
Despite that, she is a very practical person, for example... Click To View Spoiler  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 6:45:01 PM EST
[Last Edit: Echd]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: I'm just not feeling Delicious in Dungeon. Not particularly funny. Not particularly interesting. And the MCs come across as pretty heartless, at least towards people. They do seem pretty forgiving and chummy with orcs, though, so they got that going for them, I guess.. The manga was a favorite of mine but the anime just feels a bit lifeless. I cannot pinpoint any particular problem, but even though it is a faithful adaptation, it just seems to miss the vibe of the manga. Laius comes off as being aloof but very competent, whereas in the manga he's more of a goofball. And while "death" in the dungeon isn't a big deal normally, the way they approach Falin's death right from the start doesn't give their quest the air of importance or urgency one would think that saving their sister would have. Especially when the anime makes their dungeon dive seem to be nothing but meal breaks. It doesn't have that really over the top spark that Trigger works seem to have, either, lacks that Gainax feeling. Which, as it's not their original property, makes sense- but when I see Trigger I expect something rather than a by the numbers adaptation of something. |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 7:08:04 PM EST
[Last Edit: Hunter-Killer]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: I am really enjoying "Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord" - it's not quite like any other "villainess" show that I can think of - the MC manages to pull off being both extremely sharp and utterly clueless at the same time - and in the hands of someone who is so utterly OP compared with everyone else in the show, it's pretty funny. Despite that, she is a very practical person, for example... Click To View Spoiler https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/246796/villianess99_png-3120501.JPG Here’s a novel idea: after 57 “villainess” anime where the MC isn’t really even a villainess; have a “villainess” anime with an MC that’s actually a… wait for it…. villainess. |
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Posted: 2/7/2024 12:52:07 AM EST
[Last Edit: arilulu14]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Out of that short list, Bleach is on top followed by JoJo for me. I never finished though, as life happened and I still haven't got around to it again. Used to watch it all the time after school, so it's been a good few years or so Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Out of that short list, Bleach is on top followed by JoJo for me. I never finished though, as life happened and I still haven't got around to it again. Used to watch it all the time after school, so it's been a good few years or so Originally Posted By joe_sun: Bleach is the best and worst of anime. The cannon arcs are freaking amazing the problem is the literal hundred+ of filler episodes. IIRC there are over 150 filler eps. I finally gave up on the show when they started one season with something to the effect of... We know we left off here BUT we're going to transport to a different reality any show a different story for a while.. or something to that effect (it's been a LONG time) I can't stand One Piece, JoJo or HxH. Never watched the others ones. They are way too cartoony for me and I couldn't make it past a few episodes. I forced myself to watch the entire first season of One Piece because it's my niece's favorite show but I had to quit. I'm through about 20 episodes or so and honestly so far I'm forcing myself through but all these shows start kinda slow/rough Seems like it's about to step up since they're entering the soul society though, definitely closest to YuYu Hakusho in the vibes category from what I've seen so far |
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Posted: 2/7/2024 1:00:25 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arilulu14: I'm through about 20 episodes or so and honestly so far I'm forcing myself through but all these shows start kinda slow/rough Seems like it's about to step up since they're entering the soul society though, definitely closest to YuYu Hakusho in the vibes category from what I've seen so far Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arilulu14: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Out of that short list, Bleach is on top followed by JoJo for me. I never finished though, as life happened and I still haven't got around to it again. Used to watch it all the time after school, so it's been a good few years or so Originally Posted By joe_sun: Bleach is the best and worst of anime. The cannon arcs are freaking amazing the problem is the literal hundred+ of filler episodes. IIRC there are over 150 filler eps. I finally gave up on the show when they started one season with something to the effect of... We know we left off here BUT we're going to transport to a different reality any show a different story for a while.. or something to that effect (it's been a LONG time) I can't stand One Piece, JoJo or HxH. Never watched the others ones. They are way too cartoony for me and I couldn't make it past a few episodes. I forced myself to watch the entire first season of One Piece because it's my niece's favorite show but I had to quit. I'm through about 20 episodes or so and honestly so far I'm forcing myself through but all these shows start kinda slow/rough Seems like it's about to step up since they're entering the soul society though, definitely closest to YuYu Hakusho in the vibes category from what I've seen so far
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Posted: 2/7/2024 9:53:24 AM EST
[Last Edit: joe_sun]
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I had some rare downtime where I wasn't working and the wife and kids were out and about so I finally took a chance on Apothecary Diaries, the Crunchyroll algorithm had been pushing it for a while. It started off with a Mary Sue girl power vibe, and it still has a bit of that, but it was entertaining enough for me to get caught up on all 17 episodes.
Also started watching Bocchi the Rock again. When I first watched it I loved the anime but since then I've had the soundtrack on heavy rotation. If I have my earbuds in chances are I'm listening to the Bocchi soundtrack, especially when traveling. Knowing all the songs makes the show just that much better and what a show it is. It was a total labor of love.  Kessoku Band's First Performance | BOCCHI THE ROCK! |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 12:34:08 AM EST
[Last Edit: Liaztraht]
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Started watching Brave Bang Bravern!
Getting some subtle gay undertones in episode 2
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Posted: 2/8/2024 1:42:51 AM EST
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I am surprised there is a new season of blue exorcist have seen that show in years
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Posted: 2/8/2024 3:23:10 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: The manga was a favorite of mine but the anime just feels a bit lifeless. I cannot pinpoint any particular problem, but even though it is a faithful adaptation, it just seems to miss the vibe of the manga. Laius comes off as being aloof but very competent, whereas in the manga he's more of a goofball. And while "death" in the dungeon isn't a big deal normally, the way they approach Falin's death right from the start doesn't give their quest the air of importance or urgency one would think that saving their sister would have. Especially when the anime makes their dungeon dive seem to be nothing but meal breaks. It doesn't have that really over the top spark that Trigger works seem to have, either, lacks that Gainax feeling. Which, as it's not their original property, makes sense- but when I see Trigger I expect something rather than a by the numbers adaptation of something. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: I'm just not feeling Delicious in Dungeon. Not particularly funny. Not particularly interesting. And the MCs come across as pretty heartless, at least towards people. They do seem pretty forgiving and chummy with orcs, though, so they got that going for them, I guess.. The manga was a favorite of mine but the anime just feels a bit lifeless. I cannot pinpoint any particular problem, but even though it is a faithful adaptation, it just seems to miss the vibe of the manga. Laius comes off as being aloof but very competent, whereas in the manga he's more of a goofball. And while "death" in the dungeon isn't a big deal normally, the way they approach Falin's death right from the start doesn't give their quest the air of importance or urgency one would think that saving their sister would have. Especially when the anime makes their dungeon dive seem to be nothing but meal breaks. It doesn't have that really over the top spark that Trigger works seem to have, either, lacks that Gainax feeling. Which, as it's not their original property, makes sense- but when I see Trigger I expect something rather than a by the numbers adaptation of something. |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 3:58:34 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Started watching Brave Bang Bravern! Getting some subtle gay undertones in episode 2 Was it the rainbow-colored mecha or the naked guy sitting inside it that gave off those vibes? |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 7:03:12 AM EST
[Last Edit: Liaztraht]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Was it the rainbow-colored mecha or the naked guy sitting inside it that gave off those vibes? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Started watching Brave Bang Bravern! Getting some subtle gay undertones in episode 2 Was it the rainbow-colored mecha or the naked guy sitting inside it that gave off those vibes? Click To View Spoiler |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 9:47:32 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: It was the mech describing the guy being inside after the first time lol. Click To View Spoiler Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Started watching Brave Bang Bravern! Getting some subtle gay undertones in episode 2 Was it the rainbow-colored mecha or the naked guy sitting inside it that gave off those vibes? Click To View Spoiler Hmm... Then the girl that was directing him from the command plane is a fujoshi? |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 10:51:48 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Hmm... Then the girl that was directing him from the command plane is a fujoshi? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Started watching Brave Bang Bravern! Getting some subtle gay undertones in episode 2 Was it the rainbow-colored mecha or the naked guy sitting inside it that gave off those vibes? Click To View Spoiler Hmm... Then the girl that was directing him from the command plane is a fujoshi? 
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Posted: 2/8/2024 11:15:36 AM EST
[Last Edit: joe_sun]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: I am really enjoying "Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord" - it's not quite like any other "villainess" show that I can think of - the MC manages to pull off being both extremely sharp and utterly clueless at the same time - and in the hands of someone who is so utterly OP compared with everyone else in the show, it's pretty funny. Despite that, she is a very practical person, for example... Click To View Spoiler https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/246796/villianess99_png-3120501.JPG I had some free time last night and watched a few episodes. It's much better than I thought it would be. Wouldn't kill the MC to crack a smile every now and then thou. |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 12:20:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: The manga was a favorite of mine but the anime just feels a bit lifeless. I cannot pinpoint any particular problem, but even though it is a faithful adaptation, it just seems to miss the vibe of the manga. Laius comes off as being aloof but very competent, whereas in the manga he's more of a goofball. And while "death" in the dungeon isn't a big deal normally, the way they approach Falin's death right from the start doesn't give their quest the air of importance or urgency one would think that saving their sister would have. Especially when the anime makes their dungeon dive seem to be nothing but meal breaks. It doesn't have that really over the top spark that Trigger works seem to have, either, lacks that Gainax feeling. Which, as it's not their original property, makes sense- but when I see Trigger I expect something rather than a by the numbers adaptation of something. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: I'm just not feeling Delicious in Dungeon. Not particularly funny. Not particularly interesting. And the MCs come across as pretty heartless, at least towards people. They do seem pretty forgiving and chummy with orcs, though, so they got that going for them, I guess.. The manga was a favorite of mine but the anime just feels a bit lifeless. I cannot pinpoint any particular problem, but even though it is a faithful adaptation, it just seems to miss the vibe of the manga. Laius comes off as being aloof but very competent, whereas in the manga he's more of a goofball. And while "death" in the dungeon isn't a big deal normally, the way they approach Falin's death right from the start doesn't give their quest the air of importance or urgency one would think that saving their sister would have. Especially when the anime makes their dungeon dive seem to be nothing but meal breaks. It doesn't have that really over the top spark that Trigger works seem to have, either, lacks that Gainax feeling. Which, as it's not their original property, makes sense- but when I see Trigger I expect something rather than a by the numbers adaptation of something. That's on my list that I haven't started. I guess I'll push it further back. |
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Posted: 2/8/2024 12:29:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By arilulu14: I'm through about 20 episodes or so and honestly so far I'm forcing myself through but all these shows start kinda slow/rough Seems like it's about to step up since they're entering the soul society though, definitely closest to YuYu Hakusho in the vibes category from what I've seen so far I'm a huge Bleach fan. Looking back I often feel the story suffers from being accidentally profound in moments. Like they say or do something that appears more for effect, edge, and "that would be cool". Which lands quite well, but then it's forgotten. It all fails to combine for a greater narrative focus. Like what's the big question being asked and how are we answering it. That said I would stick with it to at least to the completion of the soul society arc. The arc after is filler so if you decide you've had enough then I won't be mad
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Posted: 2/8/2024 11:10:36 PM EST
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I am enjoying the hell out of My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered.
Its the same joke, over, and over; Basically Indiana Jones with his revolver versus the Sword Guy. But it hasn't stopped being funny in 7 episodes. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 2:03:12 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 9a91: Basically Indiana Jones with his revolver versus the Sword Guy. I love how that iconic scene wasn’t even supposed to happen and only came about because Ford had dysentery and couldn’t do the planned elaborate sword vs whip fight. The sword stuntman, who had spent months preparing for the fight, was pissed. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 6:34:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Here’s a novel idea: after 57 “villainess” anime where the MC isn’t really even a villainess; have a “villainess” anime with an MC that’s actually a… wait for it…. villainess. I'd like to see a story from the villain's perspective, the story of how a noble hero became the demon king, hellbent on destroying the peaceful human kingdom. Not like Overlord, where some dingus randomly becomes the all-powerful lich king, whom doesn't have the motivations of a proper villain. He isn't on a mission, he's making shit up as he goes, and going along for the ride. I want to see The Shield Hero choose revenge. Take his story, and kill Melty, with the blame falling on Naofumi's shoulders, before losing Filo, and eventually, Raphtalia. I want to see the hopeful hero break, and slowly, willingly stain his hands with evil, more and more, until becoming the monster everyone thinks he is. A methodical, and deliberate fall from heroism to outright evil, where the hero's ideals never truly changed, only his perspective. Redo of Healer was the closest, a revenge story where the abused hero decides to kill the other heroes and destroy the kingdom he fought for. But it never got a season 2, and it leaned a bit too heavily into the ecchi side of things, IMO. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 7:44:27 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rb889: I'd like to see a story from the villain's perspective, the story of how a noble hero became the demon king, hellbent on destroying the peaceful human kingdom. Not like Overlord, where some dingus randomly becomes the all-powerful lich king, whom doesn't have the motivations of a proper villain. He isn't on a mission, he's making shit up as he goes, and going along for the ride. I want to see The Shield Hero choose revenge. Take his story, and kill Melty, with the blame falling on Naofumi's shoulders, before losing Filo, and eventually, Raphtalia. I want to see the hopeful hero break, and slowly, willingly stain his hands with evil, more and more, until becoming the monster everyone thinks he is. A methodical, and deliberate fall from heroism to outright evil, where the hero's ideals never truly changed, only his perspective. Redo of Healer was the closest, a revenge story where the abused hero decides to kill the other heroes and destroy the kingdom he fought for. But it never got a season 2, and it leaned a bit too heavily into the ecchi side of things, IMO. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rb889: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Here’s a novel idea: after 57 “villainess” anime where the MC isn’t really even a villainess; have a “villainess” anime with an MC that’s actually a… wait for it…. villainess. I'd like to see a story from the villain's perspective, the story of how a noble hero became the demon king, hellbent on destroying the peaceful human kingdom. Not like Overlord, where some dingus randomly becomes the all-powerful lich king, whom doesn't have the motivations of a proper villain. He isn't on a mission, he's making shit up as he goes, and going along for the ride. I want to see The Shield Hero choose revenge. Take his story, and kill Melty, with the blame falling on Naofumi's shoulders, before losing Filo, and eventually, Raphtalia. I want to see the hopeful hero break, and slowly, willingly stain his hands with evil, more and more, until becoming the monster everyone thinks he is. A methodical, and deliberate fall from heroism to outright evil, where the hero's ideals never truly changed, only his perspective. Redo of Healer was the closest, a revenge story where the abused hero decides to kill the other heroes and destroy the kingdom he fought for. But it never got a season 2, and it leaned a bit too heavily into the ecchi side of things, IMO.  Whenever I see Shield Hero mentioned I immediately think of how overrated it is and all of its wasted potential by having the MC be a boring white hat despite the fact it was sit up perfectly for them to try something more daring and original. Also that “revenge” scene towards the end of S1 was the biggest case of blue balls in anime history. 
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Posted: 2/9/2024 8:14:46 PM EST
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:18:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 9a91: I am enjoying the hell out of My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered. Its the same joke, over, and over; Basically Indiana Jones with his revolver versus the Sword Guy. But it hasn't stopped being funny in 7 episodes. Same for time for torture. Hasn’t gotten old. Do I bother with Oshi no Ko or Dangers in my heart? Must see or no? |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:35:34 PM EST
[Last Edit: Hunter-Killer]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ToledoXJ: Do I bother with Oshi no Ko or Dangers in my heart? Must see or no? Whenever I ask myself that question what I sometimes do is head over to YouTube, type in the name of the anime and add “1x1 reaction,” search, and LOOK (don’t watch) at the thumbnails. The thumbnails for that one had pretty much everyone, even the guys, sobbing. I took a pass. I watch TV shows for enjoyment. If I want to watch something I know will be depressing, I’ll turn on the news. YMMV. Edit: And, to top it off, manga readers said it gets a LOT worse. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:42:23 PM EST
[Last Edit: joe_sun]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Whenever I ask myself that question what I sometimes do is head over to YouTube, type in the name of the anime and add “1x1 reaction,” search, and LOOK (don’t watch) at the thumbnails. The thumbnails for that one had pretty much everyone, even the guys, sobbing. I took a pass. I watch TV shows for enjoyment. If I want to watch something I know will be depressing, I’ll turn on the news. YMMV. Edit: And, to top it off, manga readers said it gets a LOT worse. I love Oshi No Ko, I've got a picture of me standing next to a cutout of Ai that I found in Osaka. I also read the manga and I'm caught up on the English translations. I'd say it's the same and that is only the first episode is sad. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:48:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By joe_sun: I love Oshi No Ko, I've got a picture of me standing next to a cutout of Ai that I found in Osaka. I also read the manga and I'm caught up on the English translations. I'd say it's the same and that is only the first episode is sad. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By joe_sun: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Whenever I ask myself that question what I sometimes do is head over to YouTube, type in the name of the anime and add “1x1 reaction,” search, and LOOK (don’t watch) at the thumbnails. The thumbnails for that one had pretty much everyone, even the guys, sobbing. I took a pass. I watch TV shows for enjoyment. If I want to watch something I know will be depressing, I’ll turn on the news. YMMV. Edit: And, to top it off, manga readers said it gets a LOT worse. I love Oshi No Ko, I've got a picture of me standing next to a cutout of Ai that I found in Osaka. I also read the manga and I'm caught up on the English translations. I'd say it's the same and that is only the first episode is sad. If you say so, but when the anime was airing memes like this were all over the place and I didn’t see a single person say they were inaccurate.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:50:03 PM EST
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Posted: 2/9/2024 9:56:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: joe_sun]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: If you say so, but when the anime was airing memes like this were all over the place and I didn’t see a single person say they were inaccurate. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258158/IMG_0177_png-3123767.JPG Yeah people are dumb, I saw those and don't understand them. ETA I think it might be more along the lines of they knew the plot twist was happening. Your Lie in April had me fucking bawling my eyes out like a baby. I didn’t know it was a tearjerker when I started it. Ohshi no ko was nothing like that, it was more of a omgwtf just happened. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 10:11:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: And speaking off… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258158/IMG_1159_jpeg-3123769.JPG I love her character design so much! She’s modeled after the OG anime Idol Lynn Minmay from Macross  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 10:19:31 PM EST
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I hadn’t thought about Your Lie In April in a while. Just looked it up and just looking at pictures makes me want to tear up a little. That show hit HARD in the feels but it was soo good. I even watched the live action adaptation.
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Posted: 2/10/2024 3:08:06 AM EST
[Last Edit: JPN]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rb889: I'd like to see a story from the villain's perspective, the story of how a noble hero became the demon king, hellbent on destroying the peaceful human kingdom. Not like Overlord, where some dingus randomly becomes the all-powerful lich king, whom doesn't have the motivations of a proper villain. He isn't on a mission, he's making shit up as he goes, and going along for the ride. I want to see The Shield Hero choose revenge. Take his story, and kill Melty, with the blame falling on Naofumi's shoulders, before losing Filo, and eventually, Raphtalia. I want to see the hopeful hero break, and slowly, willingly stain his hands with evil, more and more, until becoming the monster everyone thinks he is. A methodical, and deliberate fall from heroism to outright evil, where the hero's ideals never truly changed, only his perspective. Redo of Healer was the closest, a revenge story where the abused hero decides to kill the other heroes and destroy the kingdom he fought for. But it never got a season 2, and it leaned a bit too heavily into the ecchi side of things, IMO. I want to say I've seen one or two manga that get close to what you are describing (a hero, broken by circumstances and how he is treated by royalty and peasants, who turns evil), but I've read so many different manga that a lot of them have blurred together. If I come across anything that fits, I'll post the title. ETA: It's another one of those ridiculously long titles, but 'LVL 9999 Unlimited Gacha' should be enough to find the manga or the light novel, and it looks like Amazon has the licensed translations of both forms. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 8:58:03 AM EST
[#40]
Who is it on this thread that is living in japan? Got a couple of questions for you.
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Posted: 2/10/2024 9:07:18 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ws-6: Who is it on this thread that is living in japan? Got a couple of questions for you. @Ronin76 |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 8:17:27 PM EST
[#42]
Solo Leveling certainly ratcheted things up quickly (in ep. 6).
Things had been playing out slowly enough prior to this ep. that I had pretty much forgotten certain plot points. Guess that there's more going on than meets the eye at a casual glance. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 8:22:43 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Solo Leveling certainly ratcheted things up quickly (in ep. 6). Things had been playing out slowly enough prior to this ep. that I had pretty much forgotten certain plot points. Guess that there's more going on than meets the eye at a casual glance. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 9:42:34 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: https://y.yarn.co/a5706e02-cc49-41c8-b75a-0e685e625d0b_text.gif Whenever I see Shield Hero mentioned I immediately think of how overrated it is and all of its wasted potential by having the MC be a boring white hat despite the fact it was sit up perfectly for them to try something more daring and original. Also that “revenge” scene towards the end of S1 was the biggest case of blue balls in anime history. I know I've said it before, but they could've done that ending so much better if they'd played it out a bit more seriously. And more importantly, if they'd done a better set up. They could've taken notes from an abridged series, (SAO-Abridged) of all things, on how to write a character with actual trauma. Say, Naofumi being haunted by nightmares of someone he failed to save, begging for their life in the same manner Myne did. A proper trigger for compulsively saving someone he despises, a reflexive reaction that makes him question himself later. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 9:50:45 PM EST
[Last Edit: Echd]
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: I like how the MC isn't instant OP within the first couple episodes. I reread it recently. It wasn't as bad as I remembered, and I had never read the short stories after before. It's still pretty grating how everyone sucks his dick forever and he displaces almost every character as soon as he shows up. From the part where he gets his true superpower to the end, I think there is exactly one guy (the biggest bad of them all) who can take him in a 1v1- everybody else he fucks hard and each scene is pretty much him just showing up to save the day. It would be better if he had to generally rely on his wits or technique to win, but he's just the strongest, and never fights anyone overwhelmingly stronger until he has had the chance to level up enough that they're a roadblock at best. Sort of kills the tension. Even so, while the series has been very faithful to the source, at the rate its being adapted, they're not going to get far at all. At least the animation has been good. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:00:38 PM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: I want to say I've seen one or two manga that get close to what you are describing (a hero, broken by circumstances and how he is treated by royalty and peasants, who turns evil), but I've read so many different manga that a lot of them have blurred together. If I come across anything that fits, I'll post the title. ETA: It's another one of those ridiculously long titles, but 'LVL 9999 Unlimited Gacha' should be enough to find the manga or the light novel, and it looks like Amazon has the licensed translations of both forms. I'll take a look. Been meaning to catch up on Skeleton Soldier, too. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 10:30:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: I reread it recently. It wasn't as bad as I remembered, and I had never read the short stories after before. It's still pretty grating how everyone sucks his dick forever and he displaces almost every character as soon as he shows up. From the part where he gets his true superpower to the end, I think there is exactly one guy (the biggest bad of them all) who can take him in a 1v1- everybody else he fucks hard and each scene is pretty much him just showing up to save the day. It would be better if he had to generally rely on his wits or technique to win, but he's just the strongest, and never fights anyone overwhelmingly stronger until he has had the chance to level up enough that they're a roadblock at best. Sort of kills the tension. Even so, while the series has been very faithful to the source, at the rate its being adapted, they're not going to get far at all. At least the animation has been good. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: I like how the MC isn't instant OP within the first couple episodes. I reread it recently. It wasn't as bad as I remembered, and I had never read the short stories after before. It's still pretty grating how everyone sucks his dick forever and he displaces almost every character as soon as he shows up. From the part where he gets his true superpower to the end, I think there is exactly one guy (the biggest bad of them all) who can take him in a 1v1- everybody else he fucks hard and each scene is pretty much him just showing up to save the day. It would be better if he had to generally rely on his wits or technique to win, but he's just the strongest, and never fights anyone overwhelmingly stronger until he has had the chance to level up enough that they're a roadblock at best. Sort of kills the tension. Even so, while the series has been very faithful to the source, at the rate its being adapted, they're not going to get far at all. At least the animation has been good. |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 11:15:34 PM EST
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Unrelated to anime but I follow TokyoDrew on YT. He's a Canadian guy who lives in Japan that does street tour videos. Guy is a regular joe who usually grabs a bite and stops for smokes while doing a 2 hour walk on Friday and Saturday. He has walked areas I have been to and its fun to see those spots and occasionally I'd ask in the chat to check out stuff and he'd do it. Usually gets 100+ people on his stream and its relaxing to watch once in a while.
Dude put out a video today that he has inoperable lung cancer that has spread to lymph nodes and the sack around his lungs. Sounds bad af. 56yrs old. I'm 58 and feeling very mortal as of late and this made me really sad. |
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Posted: 2/11/2024 4:02:29 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rb889: I'll take a look. Been meaning to catch up on Skeleton Soldier, too. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By rb889: Originally Posted By JPN: I want to say I've seen one or two manga that get close to what you are describing (a hero, broken by circumstances and how he is treated by royalty and peasants, who turns evil), but I've read so many different manga that a lot of them have blurred together. If I come across anything that fits, I'll post the title. ETA: It's another one of those ridiculously long titles, but 'LVL 9999 Unlimited Gacha' should be enough to find the manga or the light novel, and it looks like Amazon has the licensed translations of both forms. I'll take a look. Been meaning to catch up on Skeleton Soldier, too. Been a while since I read any of LVL 9999 Unlimited Gacha, but the more I think about it, there are aspects that could be compared to Redo of Healer, and a few aspects that could be compared to Overlord (the structure of his organization, not the part about randomly becoming an all-powerful lich king). |
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Posted: 2/11/2024 4:59:21 AM EST
[Last Edit: Ronin76]
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ws-6: Who is it on this thread that is living in japan? Got a couple of questions for you. @ws-6 I am one of the ARFCOM members living in Japan. Ask away. |
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