At 7/5/07 03:01 PM, HaroFreak wrote: Alternatively, you can get 50-ish episode box-sets for only $300 HKD if you import it from Taiwan.

Trust me on this one Kermit, that's a smart move.

In fact, that's how I accquired a fair deal of my anime.

Long live massive import boxsets!

At 7/5/07 03:30 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: I'm pretty sure my Dad could pick it up next time he's over there. Btw,
he works for CAE and he frequently takes trips to Asia.

Fucking sweet.

I think I've mentioned how he got me the entire Bruce lee movie collection for $12 canadian...

I've had many bargains that awesome myself.

Cowboy Bebop, complete series, $11 CAD. R.O.D The TV, complete series, $21 CAD.

There are probably more, but I've most likely forgotten about them.

At 7/5/07 03:40 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: Well, I think as soon as my mom gets back from New york, he's going on another trip. I should write a list for him, since he forgot what I asked him for ( although he saw various anime sets for sale, he forgot specificly which one).

Good idea.

Man, I really need to get out of the house, summer has been pure suck thus far.

At 7/5/07 03:43 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: LOL i bet if you look around your house you might find some anime that you bought yet forgot about and never even watched.

Don't joke about it, 'cause it's true.

Unwatched anime I own:
Volume one of Saikano
Volume four of Robotech
Two Naruto boxsets
Volume one of Gankutsuou
Volume one of the Captain Harlock OVA series
A few VHS tapes of Sailor Moon and DBZ

At 7/5/07 03:53 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: If I don't pass, my Dad will take money from my bank to pay off the summer school fee..

500 fucking dollars!

Fucking brutal...

At 7/5/07 04:03 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: Which i doubt you will watch.

No doubts, only watched part of one episode before turning it off and putting the boxes away.

Ah good times watching that, i kept it a secret from most people though in fear of being called a faggot for watching an anime that was for young girls and horny 14 year olds.

Hahahaha.

I only talk about anime to other otakus, so I was never afraid to admit I watched it.

I am still proud of my Slayers, Slayers Next, and Slayers Try all (78 episodes) for $9! That's roughly 11.5 cents per episode.

Well just got done getting the Part 2 episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. I held off on the Part 1 episodes, cus I couldn't be sure if they were different.

About the joining-doujin debate, has anyone ever tried joining using a doujin? Most of the time, people just give anime, especially now that it is down to 5 and they have to talk about them. We use the term "anime" when asking for 5 entries and what got them into it.

I say this should just be a case-by-base issue. We should wait until someone tried to join using a doujin, and make a precedent then.

At 7/5/07 04:09 PM, Dr-HyakuNinGiri wrote: About the joining-doujin debate, has anyone ever tried joining using a doujin?

Not during my time here as a member.

I see this whole matter as very pointless. I honestly doubt it would ever be of any use to allow doujins as a qualifier for membership.

At 7/5/07 04:19 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: To bad i don't know any Otaku's other then here on teh internet's. Needless to say one day they did find out, ugh quite possibly one of the most embarrassing days of my life.

Hahaha, oh wow.

I pity you, I honestly pity you.

At 7/5/07 04:26 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: Yeah but those people stopped being my friends long ago so at least thats all water under the bridge now. Im not sure if i'll even ever watch Sailor Moon again since those memory's will pop up once again.

Pffft, fuck that.

I'd hardly ignore something based on the opinions of some petty fucks I'm not even friends with anymore.

At 7/5/07 04:53 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: Oh god there was one Freshmen in my seminar class that made up his own jutsu and did the hand sign things they always do. Worst part was i used to talk to him and he even invited me to go see the Naruto film with him and his other Naruto fan buddy's.....

Normally, I would question you because you said that you didn't know any Otaku other than the ones on the internet. I will forgive you since there is a huge difference between an Otaku and a Narutard.

At 7/5/07 04:53 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote:

Nah it's just the Naruto and most Bleach fans that give otaku's a bad name.

And what is it that Bleach fans do?

You almost make it sound like any long running anime that is put on Adult Swim is crappy.

At 7/5/07 12:31 PM, HaroFreak wrote: I am leaving this matter open to public discussion.
To other members, feel free to contribute your opinions if you deem it not to be a waste of our time.

I said the matter would be decided privately by the authority figures. Who the hell are you to overrule me?

Hello anime club, how do i join anime club??

At 7/5/07 05:20 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote:
The fact that most fans of Naruto and Bleach consider those two to be the greatest things in existence. While ignoring the greater and classics such as Berserk, the early Gundam animes, Escaflowne, or other anime along those lines.

And where do you get this generalization from? I know some people that like Bleach, but that doesn't mean it is their all time favorites. It's the same with Death Note. They don't ignore classics...but they've already SEEN the classics, and not everybody likes rewatching the same shows over and over again. Bleach and Naruto have new episodes/continuing manga, much like the current anime season shows, which are also popular. Also, classic animes are learned about from people talking about them, and if people are only aware of animes that have become popular, then they won't see many older series.

There is a difference between ignoring something, and not knowing about it.

Just because there are tons of AMVs about Naruto and Bleach and people talk about them, doesn't mean everyone that likes the shows think they are the greatest thing ever. A good portion of the comments to AMVs are negative ones.

Surprising that anime fans would give another group of anime fans a negative stereotype just because some of those people have a show like Naruto or Bleach as their favorite.

They are just as bad as those people who randomly post in here saying Anime is porn.

PS: Off brand marshmellow serieal can't compare to Lucky Charms. I got a box of each and I had a whole bowl full of the off brand, with not one damn marshmallow!

And does any body how i can get rid of this stupid lollypop, its starting to annoy me..

At 7/5/07 05:33 PM, AlphaRS wrote: And does any body how i can get rid of this stupid lollypop, its starting to annoy me..

You just have to keep voting on Flash entries and that will level you up over time.

To join:
1)List your five favorite anime, and write why you like it.

2)What got you into anime, and what kinds of anime do you like?

3)What kind of anime do you dislike.

Thanks

At 7/5/07 05:39 PM, AlphaRS wrote: Thanks

Yeah, good job on posting the joining requirements. And an outstanding job on not spamming the place up with crappy one word posts.

Desert Punk
Paranoia Agent
Trigun
Naruto Shippuuden
Bleach

I have other favs, but these are the main ones:)

No am not a naruturd, but i do love naruto shippuuden series

I first loved anime (and without knwing what it was) long ago when Sailor moon and dbz came out on toonami. (yeah, I liked sailor moon back then) In six grade I finally found out what anime was, in that time began watchin trigun and loved it ever since..

There really isnt an anime i dont like except naruto dubbed

I've always wanted to see Deathnote too...

At 7/5/07 05:53 PM, AlphaRS wrote: Desert Punk

I have other favs, but these are the main ones:)

Finally, someone else who has seen Desert Punk!

It seems that DBZ was a first anime for many people. I wonder where Anime would be in America without Cartoon Network?

And Akatsuki: You still are quoting WAY too much.

At 7/5/07 04:34 PM, KermitTheMuppet wrote: Most of the ''otakus'' in my school are just a bunch of naruto faggots or super anti-social kids.

A good portion of the otakus around here are total Narufags, but my friends and a few others have significantly better taste.

At 7/5/07 06:13 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote: Sorry about that, i keep forgetting to quote stuff I'm actually responding too, tis will not happen again ya?

Why on Earth did you turn something that should have been a statement into a question?

Sure, I wont ever post a one liner ever again, even though I like to keep things simple and to the point. So I'll just try to extend everything as much as possible.

At 7/5/07 06:17 PM, AlphaRS wrote: Sure, I wont ever post a one liner ever again, even though I like to keep things simple and to the point. So I'll just try to extend everything as much as possible.

We just have a 7 word minimum post, which works pretty well. We like users who are good posters, like ones who multiquote if they want to respond to different people.

Also, we do not directly discuss getting/viewing anime episodes/movies from downloads or watching it online. Simplest way to avoid this is to say you are "getting" a show or just say you watched something, without going into too much detail.

Anywho...So what kinds of anime do you like? I like comedy and have started getting into the Super Robot genre.

Tough I am currently watching Gurren Lagann (Super Robot), Lucky Star (School Life), Claymore (Action), and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (..fighting?), after recently finishing Irresponsible Captain Tylor (light hearted- war) and Inukami (naughty funny)...so my tastes are pretty general.

lol it sounds good i want to join

At 7/5/07 07:22 PM, Dr-HyakuNinGiri wrote: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (..fighting?)

Hard to classify JJBA, but I'd say more "action-adventure" than "fighting".

Meh, I think I'll join, got nothing better to do.

Anyways, let's start:

Favorite Anime:

1) YuYu Hakusho
2) Devilman
3) Neon Genesis Evangelion
4) Death Note
5) Naruto (Comments can be shoved down your otaku asses)
6) Dragon Ball
7) Mazinger Z
8) Akira (The movie, never got a chance to read the manga)

Allright, I got into anime again recently. I used to watch it when I was in fifth grade, but then my dad took away the anime network, and I couldn't watch it again, but with current innovations like BitTorrent and YouTube, I'm starting to watch new animes. What actually got me into anime again was Naruto, because I was always saying it was shit without even watching it, then I felt that nobody should talk shit unless they know what exactly they hate, which is common around newgrounds. And to be honest, it's a pretty good show.

Don't get me wrong, though. I am not a narutard, but I do enjoy the series a lot. I hate it when kids these days speak abot watching good anime, but their only reference is Bleach, which to me sucks. As you can tell by my first anime selections, I like dark stuff, anything that has to do with Christianity or death, or anything that has demons on it pretty much calls my attetntion. Don't get me wrong either, I am not a goth-emo wannabe loser who dresses in black all the time or likes dark stuff just becase it's dark and thinks it looks cool, I just really enjoy stuff about demons.

It's really interesting to me in a way. Like I previously stated, I am relatively new to anime, so any suggestions you have, please be sure to tell me. Oh and, don't say Bleach.

What I hate:

I hate people who feel as if they're more cultured than anyone just because they watch anime, and know three words in japanese. But as it seems, almost everyone in my school who watches anime, or is an "otaku" if you please, is a complete narutard who likes everything japanese just because it's japanese. I dislike a lot of japanese stuff, and hate their food. I am not an otaku, mainly because I don't like labeling myself with bullshit names just to sound cultured. If I like something I'll watch/listen/do it and period.

Please, if you're going to give me suggestions, don't mention anything humorous, because anime is not and will never be funny. But hey, if you find it funny, more power to ya. Also, don't ever suggest anything that is like Inuyasha, because that is the anime I hate the most. Anything comparable to that is complete shit to me. If you like it don't worry, I won't make fun of you. So please any girly recommendation like Ranma 1/2 or close, just keep it. Still, I know there are a couple of animes around that I'm sure I'll like, and I already have some on my list but keep in mind, the only series I've seen completely from my list has been Dragon Ball, so if there's any anime as short as Death Note or Evangelion please tell.

My fingers are tired, so I'll finish up. Recommendations don't have to be all about death or whatever, as long as they're good enough to keep me hooked with trama, or whatever then cool.

Anyways, may I join?

At 7/5/07 07:27 PM, Gendo wrote:

At 7/5/07 07:22 PM, Dr-HyakuNinGiri wrote: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (..fighting?)

Hard to classify JJBA, but I'd say more "action-adventure" than "fighting".

Like Claymore, which appears to be dark/horror/action from the ouside, but afterwards it is obviously a dark comedy. Someone getting their lower arms suddenly cut off...comedy gold!

Well I was looking at http://www.explosm.net/comics/947/ and I don't know why, but I had to do this...cus it seems mean and funny.

Like the Trademarked Naruto title and actually head band? (I still think people are too mean to Naruto fans. Pepper Ann made hypocrisy seem so simple.)

At 7/5/07 07:31 PM, Vercetti008 wrote: So please any girly recommendation like Ranma 1/2 or close, just keep it.

Oh, you were doing so fine until you got to this....so sad.

I'd start to rip into you about, hmmm, Lord knows how many ridiculous things you said in your little write-up, but it wouldn't be worth the stress.

I will, however, commend you for actually making an effort to write a nice and lengthy application.

I'll be more blunt, I greatly disagree with your views on and taste in anime, and unless you're going to be a bit more open-minded, then we are not going to get along.

Savvy?

At 7/5/07 07:31 PM, Vercetti008 wrote: Meh, I think I'll join, got nothing better to do.

Anyways, let's start:

Favorite Anime:

1) YuYu Hakusho
2) Devilman
3) Neon Genesis Evangelion
4) Death Note
5) Naruto (Comments can be shoved down your otaku asses)
6) Dragon Ball
7) Mazinger Z
8) Akira (The movie, never got a chance to read the manga)

Anyways, may I join?

Seems good enough. My last post may not have been to your liking...though I still think it's funny. Oh, and I prefer Bleach to Naruto, but you have a nice list.

Never heard of Devilman, but from your introduction and list you might like Claymore. A new anime that is pretty dark. If you are into really dark with lots of gore, then there is always Elfen Lied or Narutaru.

And if you like Super Robots (evangelion, mazinger z) you might like GaoGaiGar, Gunbuster/Diebuster, or Gurren Lagann.