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Posted: 8/1/2024 10:42:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: Liaztraht]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By joe_sun: Yeah i couldn't find it Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By joe_sun: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: It was on funimation, but it never transferred to Crunchyroll. At least I can't pull it up  Youtube Playlist of Beck soundtrack Yeah i couldn't find it ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 10:51:36 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2024 10:55:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Swear I saw it a while back, and a quick search pulled up an article from earlier this year that it's on CR... ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By joe_sun: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: It was on funimation, but it never transferred to Crunchyroll. At least I can't pull it up Youtube Playlist of Beck soundtrack Yeah i couldn't find it ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 10:55:52 PM EST
[Last Edit: JPN]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: Hehehe there was literally a thing in the registration packet about the importance of personal hygiene. I am not judging the consumption of anime as entertainment; while I am a bit to old to have it as a part of my childhood, my 14 year old loves it, and so must many 40 year olds by the look of things. I am also about two degrees of separation from the Amish in terms of cultural currency, so I am in no position to offer informed criticism on the medium at large. But I am totally in a position to make fun of the guy dressed as what appears to be Jesus with an Arby's logo over his head arguing with a 300 pounder with a green wig and samurai sword with the passionate intensity of a Glok vs 1911 debate. Tomorrow I am going to ask everyone what Star Wars character they are dressed as. Oh to be in my 40s again... Dubbed anime was showing in the US (or at least in some parts of the US) during the after-school time slots in the 1970s. My daughter talked me into taking her to a local anime convention when she was in her first or second year of high school. She then promptly ditched me to hang out with her friends who had apparently told her in advance that they would be there. There was a group doing an exhibition of Japanese traditional drum playing, which kept me occupied for a while, but they eventually tired themselves out. There was a vendor room, but that didn't take long to skim through. I went into one of the rooms set up for panel discussions, but I couldn't figure out what the next panel was, so I took a seat in the back near the door, in case it was boring and I decided to slip out. Turned out to be a panel on how to make your own goth loli costume. I damn sure made the right call on picking where to sit, that time. Later, I ended up sitting in the corner of the hotel lobby, watching people go by. After a while, I realized I was probably giving off some sort of 'creepy old guy sitting by himself in the corner of the hotel lobby, watching people' vibe, so I got up and tried to find something interesting for a while. In my younger days, I went to more science fiction cons than I am likely to be able to remember, even attended a world con. Got the chance to laugh at running jokes like "elevator capacity: 12 ...or three Trekkies", along with enjoying various other parts of the fandom. I was NEVER as bored out of my mind as I was for the majority of the time that I was at the anime convention. ETA: I guess part of the difference is that anime conventions aren't going to have panel discussions with people with names like Martin Caidin, Anne McCaffrey, Joe Haldeman, Andrew Offutt... |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:34:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Swear I saw it a while back, and a quick search pulled up an article from earlier this year that it's on CR... ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By joe_sun: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: It was on funimation, but it never transferred to Crunchyroll. At least I can't pull it up Youtube Playlist of Beck soundtrack Yeah i couldn't find it ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! CR sucks. The latest in a long line of grievances: some people were supposedly saying mean things (though for liberals “mean things” could be a 1/10 on the “mean scale) in the comments section of a gay anime. So what was CR’s solution? Did they remove the “mean” comments? Did they remove all the comments for that one anime? Nope. They removed EVERY comment and EVERY review for EVERY anime. The cherry on top was them claiming they did it to “protect the community” when it seems MUCH more likely it’s really because they are too cheap to spend 0.000000001% of their revenue hiring moderators. |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:41:44 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: CR sucks. The latest in a long line of grievances: some people were supposedly saying mean things (though for liberals "mean things" could be a 1/10 on the "mean scale) in the comments section of a gay anime. So what was CR's solution? Did they remove the "mean" comments? Did they remove all the comments for that one anime? Nope. They removed EVERY comment and EVERY review for EVERY anime. The cherry on top was them claiming they did it to "protect the community" when it seems MUCH more likely it's really because they are too cheap to spend 0.000000001% of their revenue hiring moderators. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By joe_sun: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: It was on funimation, but it never transferred to Crunchyroll. At least I can't pull it up Youtube Playlist of Beck soundtrack Yeah i couldn't find it ETA: I AM MISSING HALF MY WATCH LIST THAT HAD A BUNCH OF MY FAVORITES SAVED WTF CRUNCHYROLL!!!!!!!!! CR sucks. The latest in a long line of grievances: some people were supposedly saying mean things (though for liberals "mean things" could be a 1/10 on the "mean scale) in the comments section of a gay anime. So what was CR's solution? Did they remove the "mean" comments? Did they remove all the comments for that one anime? Nope. They removed EVERY comment and EVERY review for EVERY anime. The cherry on top was them claiming they did it to "protect the community" when it seems MUCH more likely it's really because they are too cheap to spend 0.000000001% of their revenue hiring moderators. I have a 2 terabyte hard drive somewhere full of anime "aquired" over those years 
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:45:49 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: Hehehe there was literally a thing in the registration packet about the importance of personal hygiene. I am not judging the consumption of anime as entertainment; while I am a bit to old to have it as a part of my childhood, my 14 year old loves it, and so must many 40 year olds by the look of things. I am also about two degrees of separation from the Amish in terms of cultural currency, so I am in no position to offer informed criticism on the medium at large. But I am totally in a position to make fun of the guy dressed as what appears to be Jesus with an Arby's logo over his head arguing with a 300 pounder with a green wig and samurai sword with the passionate intensity of a Glok vs 1911 debate. Tomorrow I am going to ask everyone what Star Wars character they are dressed as. Tobor and Astro Boy premiered in 1963, and were being broadcast on American TV by the mid '60s. Speed Racer (of which Tom Slick is a parody) debuted in 1967. By the early '70s they were all staples of afternoon Television. If you're under 70, you're not too old to've watched anime as a kid. |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:46:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: CR sucks. The latest in a long line of grievances: some people were supposedly saying mean things (though for liberals “mean things” could be a 1/10 on the “mean scale) in the comments section of a gay anime. So what was CR’s solution? Did they remove the “mean” comments? Did they remove all the comments for that one anime? Nope. They removed EVERY comment and EVERY review for EVERY anime. The cherry on top was them claiming they did it to “protect the community” when it seems MUCH more likely it’s really because they are too cheap to spend 0.000000001% of their revenue hiring moderators. I complained to them and escalated to a supervisor, it basically came down to “you’re free to cancel your subscription if you don’t like how we do things but we would rather you not” |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:53:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Liaztraht: Looking like it's time to watch anime the way I did as a young and poor teen... I have a 2 terabyte hard drive somewhere full of anime "aquired" over those years Easy enough to currently do, but do make sure your computer has adequate protection from malware. |
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Posted: 8/1/2024 11:55:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Easy enough to currently do, but do make sure your computer has adequate protection from malware. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Looking like it's time to watch anime the way I did as a young and poor teen... I have a 2 terabyte hard drive somewhere full of anime "aquired" over those years Easy enough to currently do, but do make sure your computer has adequate protection from malware. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 10:21:33 AM EST
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So the crowd here is 30% women, which is 300% more than I expected. There is another 20% that is dudes in dresses. Soo many dudes in dresses. I haven't seen this many dudes in dresses since we pulled in to New York City for fleet week in 94.
I also made it 45 minutes before embarrassing the crap out of my son by asking if a guy was dressed as Harry Potter. Turns out he was a Demon Slayer. If I were an insult comic, I could make a killing in this crowd. We watched an episode of 'One Punch Man' and I chuckled. Main character reminded me of the Turkish Olympic Shooter guy who looked like he rolled off the couch and then dominated the competition. My son told me everyone likes this show and I am pretty basic. I agreed. Also told him we should have dressed up as Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, and then I could have him attack other people's children as part of our theme. He was not amused. Surly teenage years, I guess. There is a lot of bare ass cheek on display here. 1 in every 10 is quality. 2 in every 10 are dudes. There is probably some overlap. There are rooms we have been advised not to visit by the people at the doors, and we have followed their advise. I also hope the hotel convenience store sells hand sanitizer. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 10:38:16 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: So the crowd here is 30% women, which is 300% more than I expected. There is another 20% that is dudes in dresses. Soo many dudes in dresses. I haven't seen this many dudes in dresses since we pulled in to New York City for fleet week in 94. I also made it 45 minutes before embarrassing the crap out of my son by asking if a guy was dressed as Harry Potter. Turns out he was a Demon Slayer. If I were an insult comic, I could make a killing in this crowd. We watched an episode of 'One Punch Man' and I chuckled. Main character reminded me of the Turkish Olympic Shooter guy who looked like he rolled off the couch and then dominated the competition. My son told me everyone likes this show and I am pretty basic. I agreed. Also told him we should have dressed up as Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, and then I could have him attack other people's children as part of our theme. He was not amused. Surly teenage years, I guess. There is a lot of bare ass cheek on display here. 1 in every 10 is quality. 2 in every 10 are dudes. There is probably some overlap. There are rooms we have been advised not to visit by the people at the doors, and we have followed their advise. I also hope the hotel convenience store sells hand sanitizer. One Punch Man is great and your experience is exactly why I said I hate the fandom. I don't get what draws these mentally ill people to the genre. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 10:38:58 AM EST
[Last Edit: brasscrossedrifles]
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Yeah I would never go to a con unless one of a few internet friends of mine wanted to hang out.
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:14:22 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: k We watched an episode of 'One Punch Man' and I chuckled. Main character reminded me of the Turkish Olympic Shooter guy who looked like he rolled off the couch and then dominated the competition. My son told me everyone likes this show and I am pretty basic. I agreed. Also told him we should have dressed up as Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, and then I could have him attack other people's children as part of our theme. He was not amused. Surly teenage years, I guess. Didn’t he lose?
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:18:54 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Didn’t he lose? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JohnnyEgo: k We watched an episode of 'One Punch Man' and I chuckled. Main character reminded me of the Turkish Olympic Shooter guy who looked like he rolled off the couch and then dominated the competition. My son told me everyone likes this show and I am pretty basic. I agreed. Also told him we should have dressed up as Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, and then I could have him attack other people's children as part of our theme. He was not amused. Surly teenage years, I guess. Didn’t he lose? Yes, everyone who doesn't get gold, is clearly just another loser. No point in them showing up for the award ceremony, particularly when they are only doing it to rub it in the face of their ex-wife. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:19:16 AM EST
[Last Edit: joe_sun]
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Every time I watch Bye bye earth is like i missed an entire season of explanations in WTF is going on. In this episode it casually mentions how cats and swords are grown like plants and then moves on without any further explanation. Also apparently Bamboo is alive and conscious. It eats itself and then becomes nowhere and can then eat a person to transport them somewhere else because they are nowhere…. Someone was on some serious drugs.
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:23:24 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: There is a lot of bare ass cheek on display here. 1 in every 10 is quality. 2 in every 10 are dudes. There is probably some overlap. There are rooms we have been advised not to visit by the people at the doors, and we have followed their advise. I also hope the hotel convenience store sells hand sanitizer. Littlepony reading that:  Attached File
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:23:42 AM EST
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Ep5 of Alya is good for a few more solid laughs.
Should be interesting to see how Yuki ends up doing in the ranking for best waifu of 2024. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 11:31:15 AM EST
[Last Edit: Hunter-Killer]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Yes, everyone who doesn't get gold, is clearly just another loser. No point in them showing up for the award ceremony, particularly when they are only doing it to rub it in the face of their ex-wife. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JohnnyEgo: k We watched an episode of 'One Punch Man' and I chuckled. Main character reminded me of the Turkish Olympic Shooter guy who looked like he rolled off the couch and then dominated the competition. My son told me everyone likes this show and I am pretty basic. I agreed. Also told him we should have dressed up as Pokémon Trainer and Pikachu, and then I could have him attack other people's children as part of our theme. He was not amused. Surly teenage years, I guess. Didn’t he lose? Yes, everyone who doesn't get gold, is clearly just another loser. No point in them showing up for the award ceremony, particularly when they are only doing it to rub it in the face of their ex-wife. Reminds me of that Archer scene. Archer: Oh yeah right, I forgot you won the Olympic gold medal in men's downhill. Ray: Well, ass, it was giant slalom... And I only took bronze. Archer: So... you lost. Ray: Well, I came in third. Archer: Yeah, which is last. Ray: Which is third! In the world! Archer: You lost, Ray. Jesus, get over it. *Archer walks away* Ray: It actually was a huge disappointment. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 4:24:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Yeah I would never go to a con unless one of a few internet friends of mine wanted to hang out. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 5:14:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By joe_sun: Every time I watch Bye bye earth is like i missed an entire season of explanations in WTF is going on. In this episode it casually mentions how cats and swords are grown like plants and then moves on without any further explanation. Also apparently Bamboo is alive and conscious. It eats itself and then becomes nowhere and can then eat a person to transport them somewhere else because they are nowhere…. Someone was on some serious drugs. Could 'Bye Bye Earth' possibly be any more incomprehensible than it already is? It would be a tall order to surpass its current level of incomprehensibility. Sure, I suppose that some master of the writer's art could do it - by blindfoldingly combining random slices of a thousand different anime into a single episode - but beyond that, it's hard to see how the task could be accomplished. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 8:10:06 PM EST
[Last Edit: PepePewPew]
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Quote HistoryIt's bad enough to jump your brother in bed, but it's pure evil to tell his not-quite-girlfriend about it.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 8:20:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: It's bad enough to jump your brother in bed, but it's pure evil to his not-quite-girlfriend about it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/529571/yukievilsister_jpg-3284019.JPG Yuki is an agent of chaos. Best girl of 2024. The only competition is Alya...vs. everyone else for second place. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 8:58:11 PM EST
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OK, question time:
Why does the language occasionally switch between episodes in a series on Crunchyroll, and how TF do I switch it back? There have been a few times, while watching the dub while doing other things, when the next episode in a series played, it switched from the dub to the sub. Before the Menu changes a few months back, they would list each language separately (eg. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - English Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - Castellan and so forth). Now, when I hit the * button and pull up the Menu, it usually just lists the Language/Audio track as ‘Single’, but sometimes, when I exit the show, and restart it, it switches back to the Dub, but sometimes it doesn’t. WTF. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 9:09:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bluemax_1: OK, question time: Why does the language occasionally switch between episodes in a series on Crunchyroll, and how TF do I switch it back? There have been a few times, while watching the dub while doing other things, when the next episode in a series played, it switched from the dub to the sub. Before the Menu changes a few months back, they would list each language separately (eg. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - English Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - Castellan and so forth). Now, when I hit the * button and pull up the Menu, it usually just lists the Language/Audio track as ‘Single’, but sometimes, when I exit the show, and restart it, it switches back to the Dub, but sometimes it doesn’t. WTF. Crunchyroll has a terrible website. I'm not saying you should go sailing, I'm just saying there's better places on the high seas. |
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Posted: 8/2/2024 9:39:16 PM EST
[Last Edit: targetworks]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: I'm enjoying it more than Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction or Dungeon no Naka no Hito. (but I'm starting to get more into Dungeon than I was) Dungeon People is surprisingly funny - it doesn’t take itself too seriously, breaks the fourth wall on occasion, and “explains” so much about how actual dungeons “work” that I would never have guessed otherwise… |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 4:54:05 AM EST
[Last Edit: PepePewPew]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Yuki is an agent of chaos. Best girl of 2024. The only competition is Alya...vs. everyone else for second place. So, how long before we find out that Alya...is... Click To View Spoiler |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 5:30:47 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: So, how long before we find out that Alya...is... Click To View Spoiler Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: Originally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Yuki is an agent of chaos. Best girl of 2024. The only competition is Alya...vs. everyone else for second place. So, how long before we find out that Alya...is... Click To View Spoiler Click To View Spoiler |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 7:02:10 AM EST
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Posted: 8/3/2024 9:19:43 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Crunchyroll has a terrible website. I'm not saying you should go sailing, I'm just saying there's better places on the high seas. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Originally Posted By bluemax_1: OK, question time: Why does the language occasionally switch between episodes in a series on Crunchyroll, and how TF do I switch it back? There have been a few times, while watching the dub while doing other things, when the next episode in a series played, it switched from the dub to the sub. Before the Menu changes a few months back, they would list each language separately (eg. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - English Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Arc - Castellan and so forth). Now, when I hit the * button and pull up the Menu, it usually just lists the Language/Audio track as ‘Single’, but sometimes, when I exit the show, and restart it, it switches back to the Dub, but sometimes it doesn’t. WTF. Crunchyroll has a terrible website. I'm not saying you should go sailing, I'm just saying there's better places on the high seas. Don’t know about their website, but I’m using the Crunchyroll app on Roku. While the old layout could be annoying (couldn’t usually see the languages without individually selecting each one, and waiting for it to scroll through the entire title before showing the language at the end, so I literally had to select and wait for the slow scrolling through 7(?) links for Demon Slayer: Magen Train Arc, before finding the English dub. But now, I don’t have any idea how to even select the language I want. It seems to just automatically select either the English dub, or the Japanese language with English subtitles, but I don’t know how to manually switch them. When I hit the ‘*’ button, no matter what language is playing, I usually see “Audio:Single Track”, so it’s not like I can switch between languages there. As for other options than CR, I’m all ears. I’m subscribed to Hi-Dive, too, but 1) they don’t have the same shows 2) the Hi-Dive Menu/Interface is even worse than the CR interface. |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 10:00:52 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bluemax_1: Don’t know about their website, but I’m using the Crunchyroll app on Roku. So you are running a garbage website through shit grade hardware. Man, I'm not saying you should adopt the ways of Jack Sparrow, I'm just saying a lot of people do that and their anime watching is less of a hassle. |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 10:27:56 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brasscrossedrifles: Yuki is an agent of chaos. Best girl of 2024. The only competition is Alya...vs. everyone else for second place. Kurumi’s “best girl of best girls” status is so off the charts that despite only in appearing in a few episodes of a trash anime and facing a very loaded field, she still won best girl of 2022.  Attached FileUnfortunately for the field, in 2024 they face Kurumi again.  Attached File    |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 11:49:32 AM EST
[Last Edit: PepePewPew]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Unfortunately for the field, in 2024 they face Kurumi again. After binging five episodes of Roshidere/The Girl Who Likes Me Only Says So In Russian, I realized that I'm watching three high school rom-coms this season. (Gimai Seikatsu, Pseudo Harem) And I still need to watch Date A Live Season Five. I've never watched more than one at a time before. Am I turning into a 16 year old girl? |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 1:55:14 PM EST
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Today I watched 2 episodes of something called 'Sandman'. It was the first time I didn't get snickers of derision for asking if this involved Goku. Instead, I got a 'Well actually' from the dude sitting next to us, who explained that this was by the same guy who authored the Dragon Balls, but no, there would be no Goku. I also got a lengthy synopsis of some companion piece called 'Doctor Slurp', despite the numerous social cues that my interest had wained. My attempt to amuse myself really backfired on that one.
To his credit, Comic Store Guy and everyone else went completely silent when the show started playing. It was like a Cathedral in there. I watched two episodes and liked it well enough, but not well enough to sit still for the other 5 hours it was on the schedule. Also, there are a lot of Japanese cars here in some sort of mini car show, which are cool. Tiny little fire truck amongst them. Then a second tier that are just normal cars covered in giant stickers. One popular car was covered in Pokémon (Pokewomen, I suppose) in swim wear and lingerie, which I am sure leads to many unexpected conversations between parents and children wherever he parks. There is also an enormous market area that runs the full length of the convention center, and seems mostly composed of prop swords, costumes, and sex figurines. And people charging $50 for an autograph. Whomever they are, they command quite a fan base. I'd estimate the lines are an hour a piece at the least. The convention people say there are more than 40K anime fans here, and I believe it. Plus at least another 5K confused parents, siblings, spouses, or relatives trying to parse all of this out as best they can in the moment. I have had a better time than I thought I would, but this will likely be a once-in-my-lifetime experience. |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 2:38:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: Also, there are a lot of Japanese cars here in some sort of mini car show, which are cool. Tiny little fire truck amongst them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyEgo: Also, there are a lot of Japanese cars here in some sort of mini car show, which are cool. Tiny little fire truck amongst them. "Kei" cars that were built for the Japanese domestic market. They get a tax break for fitting within certain limits (mainly length and engine size) to minimize the impact they have on parking space and other problems with Japan's crowded cities. And people charging $50 for an autograph. Whomever they are, they command quite a fan base. I'd estimate the lines are an hour a piece at the least. Probably somebody's favorite voice actress among them. Monica... something starting with an R... @JohnnyEgo |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 2:58:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: "Kei" cars that were built for the Japanese domestic market. They get a tax break for fitting within certain limits (mainly length and engine size) to minimize the impact they have on parking space and other problems with Japan's crowded cities. Probably somebody's favorite voice actress among them. Monica... something starting with an R... @JohnnyEgo Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By JohnnyEgo: Also, there are a lot of Japanese cars here in some sort of mini car show, which are cool. Tiny little fire truck amongst them. "Kei" cars that were built for the Japanese domestic market. They get a tax break for fitting within certain limits (mainly length and engine size) to minimize the impact they have on parking space and other problems with Japan's crowded cities. And people charging $50 for an autograph. Whomever they are, they command quite a fan base. I'd estimate the lines are an hour a piece at the least. Probably somebody's favorite voice actress among them. Monica... something starting with an R... @JohnnyEgo  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 3:37:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: has golden eyes. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PepePewPew: has golden eyes. You going to trust a teenager's memory of Click To View Spoiler |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 4:54:29 PM EST
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Another one of “those”…
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary continues to be at once cerebral and incomprehensible. Japanese societal mores seemingly lend themselves to being exploited by low-class criminal gangs and hoodlums - in ways that routinely escape the western rational mind. If you can follow the ins and outs of how to parlay a driving school, an underage motorbike license, a stolen identity ‘stamp’ from an older teen with an uncommon last name, and a set of hard-to-get concert tickets, into a caper worthy of building an organized crime ring around it, you’re a better detective than I’ll ever be… |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 5:41:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: If you can follow the ins and outs of how to parlay a driving school, an underage motorbike license, a stolen identity ‘stamp’ from an older teen with an uncommon last name, and a set of hard-to-get concert tickets, into a caper worthy of building an organized crime ring around it, you’re a better detective than I’ll ever be… I've been trying to find a reason to sit down and watch a couple episodes... That challenge may be it. |
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Posted: 8/3/2024 5:55:24 PM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: I've been trying to find a reason to sit down and watch a couple episodes... That challenge may be it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By targetworks: If you can follow the ins and outs of how to parlay a driving school, an underage motorbike license, a stolen identity ‘stamp’ from an older teen with an uncommon last name, and a set of hard-to-get concert tickets, into a caper worthy of building an organized crime ring around it, you’re a better detective than I’ll ever be… I've been trying to find a reason to sit down and watch a couple episodes... That challenge may be it.  You may need to watch all of the first four episodes to have even a smidgen of a chance at it, though... |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 5:01:32 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: You may need to watch all of the first four episodes to have even a smidgen of a chance at it, though... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By targetworks: If you can follow the ins and outs of how to parlay a driving school, an underage motorbike license, a stolen identity ‘stamp’ from an older teen with an uncommon last name, and a set of hard-to-get concert tickets, into a caper worthy of building an organized crime ring around it, you’re a better detective than I’ll ever be… I've been trying to find a reason to sit down and watch a couple episodes... That challenge may be it. You may need to watch all of the first four episodes to have even a smidgen of a chance at it, though... It's another Sherlock Holmes style mystery show. The changing scenes when characters are having a discussion, then turning out to have not gone anywhere, reminds me of Bakemonogatari, so I'm wondering if they used the same director. The lead couple is a little like the lead couple in Hyouka, but the male lead in Hyouka is trying to avoid making deductions because he's lazy, and the female lead's inability to let things go, is only that she has a compulsion to know the solution and expects the male lead to provide her with the solution of any mystery that catches her attention. Detective Conan, Hyouka, QED, and probably quite a few others that I can't think of at the moment. The Japanese love that style of mystery solving where the solution at the end makes logical sense, but can leave you shaking your head over how they connected the dots to make those deductions. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 5:56:39 AM EST
[Last Edit: targetworks]
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: It's another Sherlock Holmes style mystery show. The changing scenes when characters are having a discussion, then turning out to have not gone anywhere, reminds me of Bakemonogatari, so I'm wondering if they used the same director. The lead couple is a little like the lead couple in Hyouka, but the male lead in Hyouka is trying to avoid making deductions because he's lazy, and the female lead's inability to let things go, is only that she has a compulsion to know the solution and expects the male lead to provide her with the solution of any mystery that catches her attention. Detective Conan, Hyouka, QED, and probably quite a few others that I can't think of at the moment. The Japanese love that style of mystery solving where the solution at the end makes logical sense, but can leave you shaking your head over how they connected the dots to make those deductions. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By targetworks: If you can follow the ins and outs of how to parlay a driving school, an underage motorbike license, a stolen identity ‘stamp’ from an older teen with an uncommon last name, and a set of hard-to-get concert tickets, into a caper worthy of building an organized crime ring around it, you’re a better detective than I’ll ever be… I've been trying to find a reason to sit down and watch a couple episodes... That challenge may be it. You may need to watch all of the first four episodes to have even a smidgen of a chance at it, though... It's another Sherlock Holmes style mystery show. The changing scenes when characters are having a discussion, then turning out to have not gone anywhere, reminds me of Bakemonogatari, so I'm wondering if they used the same director. The lead couple is a little like the lead couple in Hyouka, but the male lead in Hyouka is trying to avoid making deductions because he's lazy, and the female lead's inability to let things go, is only that she has a compulsion to know the solution and expects the male lead to provide her with the solution of any mystery that catches her attention. Detective Conan, Hyouka, QED, and probably quite a few others that I can't think of at the moment. The Japanese love that style of mystery solving where the solution at the end makes logical sense, but can leave you shaking your head over how they connected the dots to make those deductions. I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities.  |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 9:42:31 AM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities. I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. 
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Posted: 8/4/2024 9:44:40 AM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By targetworks: I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities. I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. The explanations his followers had for his actions were a bit cerebral. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 9:52:06 AM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: The explanations his followers had for his actions were a bit cerebral. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By targetworks: I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities. I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. The explanations his followers had for his actions were a bit cerebral. Not really, IMO. It reminded me of the way the followers of Ainz Ooal Gown or Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon would give them FAR too much credit for what they say and/or did. I saw it as comical (and not high-brow comedy). Not cerebral. YMMV. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 11:38:31 AM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Not really, IMO. It reminded me of the way the followers of Ainz Ooal Gown or Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon would give them FAR too much credit for what they say and/or did. I saw it as comical (and not high-brow comedy). Not cerebral. YMMV. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By targetworks: I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities. I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. The explanations his followers had for his actions were a bit cerebral. Not really, IMO. It reminded me of the way the followers of Ainz Ooal Gown or Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon would give them FAR too much credit for what they say and/or did. I saw it as comical (and not high-brow comedy). Not cerebral. YMMV. Sure, many parts of it were the exact opposite of 'cerebral' - I was referring more specifically to trying to make heads or tails out of all of the players (organizations as well as individuals, the MC's relationship with his sister, etc.), their confusing and often seemingly irrational motivations, along with bizarre and unsupported plot points as well as with unexplained and unexplainable plot discontinuities and omissions, and the like, which left my head spinning and on the verge of suffering cerebral contusions. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 11:55:57 AM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Sure, many parts of it were the exact opposite of 'cerebral' - I was referring more specifically to trying to make heads or tails out of all of the players (organizations as well as individuals, the MC's relationship with his sister, etc.), their confusing and often seemingly irrational motivations, along with bizarre and unsupported plot points as well as with unexplained and unexplainable plot discontinuities and omissions, and the like, which left my head spinning and on the verge of suffering cerebral contusions. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By targetworks: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By targetworks: I also see similarities to Classroom of the Elite and maybe even The Eminence in Shadow and others of that ilk where there are problems to solve, alliances to form, strategies to strategize, and plans within plans within plans. That’s why I tagged it as ‘cerebral’. If you can follow those without becoming hopelessly befuddled along the way, your brain capacity and patience and powers of concentration far exceed my own paltry capabilities. I enjoyed The Eminence in Shadow, but when thinking of how best to describe it, the word “cerebral” definitely does not come to mind. The explanations his followers had for his actions were a bit cerebral. Not really, IMO. It reminded me of the way the followers of Ainz Ooal Gown or Princess Mia Luna Tearmoon would give them FAR too much credit for what they say and/or did. I saw it as comical (and not high-brow comedy). Not cerebral. YMMV. Sure, many parts of it were the exact opposite of 'cerebral' - I was referring more specifically to trying to make heads or tails out of all of the players (organizations as well as individuals, the MC's relationship with his sister, etc.), their confusing and often seemingly irrational motivations, along with bizarre and unsupported plot points as well as with unexplained and unexplainable plot discontinuities and omissions, and the like, which left my head spinning and on the verge of suffering cerebral contusions. I rewatched The Eminence in Shadow about a month ago and I, personally, didn’t get any “cerebral” vibes. I thought it was all pretty straightforward. While I did find it entertaining, it was also the kind of anime you could have periodically playing in the background and not risk missing some minor detail that turns out to be significant later on that leaves you baffled as to what is happening. Classroom of the Elite, that you mentioned, I feel is a better example of “cerebral.” Again, YMMV. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 3:35:51 PM EST
[#48]
After catching up on it, I do agree that The Ossan Newbie Adventurer is good trash.
Starting Record of Lodoss War next, then maybe Yuki to bring myself back to modern times. |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 8:57:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: Hunter-Killer]
[#49]
Would you be interested in watching this?
Might be decent if you’re into sports anime. Though with the whole “the Turkish shooter is really a retired hitman,” it could also go in a totally different direction.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2024 10:31:01 PM EST
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