At 7/28/07 09:22 PM, Sense-Offender wrote:

At 7/28/07 07:59 PM, Gendo wrote: Instead we listened to Bill Hicks and played Shadow or Rome.....for 12 hour straight.

good comedian. AWESOME game. I got stuck in it, though. And I didn't like the stealth missions as Octavius, or whatver his name is.

Octavius does suck.

Parts of the game are stressful (Decius bossfight = impossible), but overall I found it to be loads of fun.

Hi guys. I just recently took out The Castle of Cagliostro at York Woods Public Library and bought Volume 3 of the Kashimashi manga and Volumes 3 and 4 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga at Hairy Tarantula earlier today. I'm planning on watching Castle of Cagliostro tomorrow.

At 7/28/07 10:36 PM, Mendou wrote: Jesus Christ i love you, you constantly buy or rent awesome animu and manga.

If I fired Gendo, and replaced him with you, why are you trying to be like him? One of the reasons I cited for firing him was treating this club like 4Chan. There is no "animu" club on newgrounds.

Wow, 2 anime films in 24 hours; I'm on a roll.

I just got back from Tekkonkinkreet.

Fucking hell; that was amazing.

On par with, if not better than, Paprika.

It had some pretty damn awesome action sequences, and one of the coolest "darkness vs. light" things I've ever seen.

Also, it's one of the few anime's where the Japanese people actually look somewhat Japanese.

At 7/29/07 12:20 AM, Kuro wrote: It had some pretty damn awesome action sequences, and one of the coolest "darkness vs. light" things I've ever seen.

Oh yeah, and one of the main characters names was Kuro.

At 7/28/07 10:32 PM, LordKooler wrote: Hi guys. I just recently took out The Castle of Cagliostro at York Woods Public Library and bought Volume 3 of the Kashimashi manga and Volumes 3 and 4 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga at Hairy Tarantula earlier today. I'm planning on watching Castle of Cagliostro tomorrow.

Your taste is unfairly good, since it is identical to mine.

That also reminds me, once I'm done buying Black Jack DVDs and random bits of useless merch, I should continue purchasing both the Kashimashi anime and manga (since I've still only got volume one of each).

At 7/29/07 12:20 AM, Kuro wrote: Wow, 2 anime films in 24 hours; I'm on a roll.

Jesus, that's quite an achievment...

I just got back from Tekkonkinkreet.

Never heard of it, but based on the description you gave and the screencap, it looks more interesting to me than Paprika (even though I fucking love Satoshi Kon).

Fucking hell; that was amazing.

On par with, if not better than, Paprika.

It had some pretty damn awesome action sequences, and one of the coolest "darkness vs. light" things I've ever seen.

Also, it's one of the few anime's where the Japanese people actually look somewhat Japanese.

At 7/29/07 01:22 AM, Gendo wrote: Jesus, that's quite an achievment...

They're basically the only anime films on at the film festival this year.

I could have seen Tales from Earthsea last week, but it didn't look interesting to me.

Never heard of it, but based on the description you gave and the screencap, it looks more interesting to me than Paprika (even though I fucking love Satoshi Kon).

To be honest, Paprika interested me a large amount more than Tekkonkinkreet when I first heard about both.

But that's probably just because I had only heard a vague amount of what both were about, and dream terrorists sounds more intruguing than street urchins.

Then again, when I heard about Tekkonkinkreet, I just thought they were regular street urchins, not street urchins with crazy acrobatics.

Possibly the best film I've seen all year, though it does seem to have quite mixed reviews.

Also, Kuro's pretty damn cool.

At 7/29/07 02:00 AM, Kuro wrote: They're basically the only anime films on at the film festival this year.

We have four "indie, foreign and art" film series a year (with 13 films per series) on this island, and the only anime film screened here in the past three years was the first Naruto movie, and that was just some Viz Media promo tour shit.

But that's probably just because I had only heard a vague amount of what both were about, and dream terrorists sounds more intruguing than street urchins.

Well, obviously.

I must get around to seeing both films, though, since they look totally fucking amazing.

Possibly the best film I've seen all year, though it does seem to have quite mixed reviews.

Fuck critics, if you liked it, that's all that matters.

I have a love-hate relationship with the critical majority. When we agree, we're like fucking hivemind, when we disagree, we really fucking disagree.

Noticed that with just about every critic I follow (Roger Ebert, various DVD Verdict critics and the guys at Anime Jump). Some of their favorites would easily make my worst list, and some of the shit that makes their worst lists is counted among my favorites (or at very least, with things like Mad Bull 34, a guilty pleasure). At the same time, with things that are undeniably art (Pulp Fiction, Cowboy Bebop, etc.) or cult classics (Black Jack, name any underrated J-horror, obscure comedies), I find myself agreeing wholeheartedly with the five-star reviews.

I guess I'm too forgiving of "shit on an artistic scale, but fun to watch" motion pictures and TV series and too harsh on the "psuedo-intellectual Freudian mindfucks" that the critical press with PhDs or on the internet seems to dig.

The only critic I can say I've never, ever disagreed with is Charles Solomon. Chances are that's because he massacred Elfen Lied and praised Ranma 1/2.

At 7/29/07 02:15 AM, Gendo wrote: We have four "indie, foreign and art" film series a year (with 13 films per series) on this island, and the only anime film screened here in the past three years was the first Naruto movie, and that was just some Viz Media promo tour shit.

We have a Film Festival, and a Foreign Film Festival.

The Foreign Film Festival usually never has anything interesting on, though I did see Millenium Actress at it last year.

Amazing film.

I must get around to seeing both films, though, since they look totally fucking amazing.

They are.

Fuck critics, if you liked it, that's all that matters.

The big problem with anime reviews is that they generally just have a bunch of reviewers complaining about how they hate anime in general, which leads to them giving the film a bad review.

I tend to discard any anime review that starts off with the sentence "I don't like/get anime".

At 7/29/07 02:24 AM, Kuro wrote: The Foreign Film Festival usually never has anything interesting on, though I did see Millenium Actress at it last year.

Cool beans.

Out of the many, many, many film series that have transpired since I moved back, I've only seen Last Days (painfully underrated drama with some dark humor and a kickass ending) and Curse of the Golden Flower (which is my vote for the greatest Chinese film of all time).

I planned on seeing Last King of Scotland, but missed the one-night-only showing.

The big problem with anime reviews is that they generally just have a bunch of reviewers complaining about how they hate anime in general, which leads to them giving the film a bad review.

I seek out critics who are either ambivalent about or fans of anime for the sake of having a bit more balanced a review.

That said, sometimes the balance gets replaced with fanwank bullshit (I've only ever read one negative review of End of Evangelion from a legitmate critic and anime diehard, and it took a lot of searching).

I tend to discard any anime review that starts off with the sentence "I don't like/get anime".

I never even bother with those.

Worse, an anime hater reviewing bad anime = loads of bias about how all anime is ultraviolent pornographic filth.

If they can't even have fun with or "don't get" good anime, they're hardly gonna tolerate trash like Violence Jack.

At 7/29/07 02:34 AM, Gendo wrote: If they can't even have fun with or "don't get" good anime, they're hardly gonna tolerate trash like Violence Jack.

I've been meaning to see that.

The large yellow sticker they shoved across the DVD of it saying "BANNED IN AUSTRALIA" really intrigued me.

At 7/29/07 02:44 AM, Kuro wrote: I've been meaning to see that.

The large yellow sticker they shoved across the DVD of it saying "BANNED IN AUSTRALIA" really intrigued me.

Hahaha, I read about that. Terribly funny.

As much as the series is morally reprehensible, stupid and ugly, I had a fucking blast watching it. There's a fuckload of gore, rape and insanely cheesy dialogue.

"They call me Violence, Violence Jack."

Plus, anything where the main character is a 12-foot-tall giant wielding a 40 cm buck knife is automatically worth a watch for shits n' giggles.

At 7/29/07 02:50 AM, Gendo wrote: Hahaha, I read about that. Terribly funny.

Austalia seems to have something against sexual violence in animation.

As far as I remember, they also banned Urotsukidoji.

I haven't seen that either, but I saw a scene out of the latest one.

Fucking hilarious.

*People avert to textual descriptions of sexual violence avert your eyes*

It was like a monster rape scene trying to be more realistic and serious.

Like, the girl was screaming in pain throughout all of it, and clearly traumatised by the experience (unlike what most monster raped girls in anime tend to be, in which they can continue their lives normally (unlike most real life rape victms)), then when the monster is ejaculating he rips her in half.

It's one of the most unintentionally funny scenes I've ever seen in an anime.

At 7/29/07 03:06 AM, Kuro wrote: Austalia seems to have something against sexual violence in animation.

I noticed, I casually read their censorship reports. They hacked some films to bits.

As far as I remember, they also banned Urotsukidoji.

It was outright banned at first, then heavily cut and released with a R classification.

It was like a monster rape scene trying to be more realistic and serious.

Hahahaha, oh Lord.

Like, the girl was screaming in pain throughout all of it, and clearly traumatised by the experience (unlike what most monster raped girls in anime tend to be, in which they can continue their lives normally (unlike most real life rape victms)), then when the monster is ejaculating he rips her in half.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAA HAHAHA!

Classic Urotsukidoji there.

Funny to see such serious monster rape coming from a work based on a Toshio Maeda story, since he's the same man who gave us the intentionally lulzy La Blue Girl.

Maeda is also quite an interesting and fun-loving individual, or so it seems in the interviews I've seen of him. He's also a fairly capable English speaker.

It's one of the most unintentionally funny scenes I've ever seen in an anime.

Call me nuts, but I tend to laugh my ass off at almost all instances of brutal violence or disturbing content. I find brutal and nonsensical death to be very, very amusing.

At 7/29/07 03:17 AM, Gendo wrote: Call me nuts, but I tend to laugh my ass off at almost all instances of brutal violence or disturbing content. I find brutal and nonsensical death to be very, very amusing.

The funny part about it was that it was clearly trying to be ultra serious.

It's a lot different from La Blue Girl, which has some unintentionally funny bits while still being a silly animation in itself.

Also, related:

Air dildo takes the cake for being the best weapon ever.

At 7/29/07 03:33 AM, Kuro wrote: The funny part about it was that it was clearly trying to be ultra serious.

High drama failing is the epitome of comic gold.

Blatant attempts at humor pale in comparison.

It's a lot different from La Blue Girl, which has some unintentionally funny bits while still being a silly animation in itself.

Yeah, almost hard to believe that they come from the same twisted fucker.

Air dildo takes the cake for being the best weapon ever.

By far, since it's a purely ludicrous concept.

At 7/29/07 03:36 AM, Gendo wrote:

At 7/29/07 03:33 AM, Kuro wrote: Air dildo takes the cake for being the best weapon ever.

By far, since it's a purely ludicrous concept.

I dunno.

The characters in that show find some pretty crazy ways to masturbate.

Magic swords, anyone?

At 7/29/07 03:41 AM, Kuro wrote: I dunno.

The characters in that show find some pretty crazy ways to masturbate.

Magic swords, anyone?

Hahaha, oh God, yes.

La Blue Girl is near and dear to my heart, since viewing it marked the first time I laughed hysterically whilst masturbating.

At 7/29/07 03:43 AM, Gendo wrote: La Blue Girl is near and dear to my heart, since viewing it marked the first time I laughed hysterically whilst masturbating.

Truly that is a horrible image to get thrust into my mind.

At 7/29/07 04:09 AM, Kuro wrote:

At 7/29/07 03:43 AM, Gendo wrote: La Blue Girl is near and dear to my heart, since viewing it marked the first time I laughed hysterically whilst masturbating.

Truly that is a horrible image to get thrust into my mind.

FEEL THE PAIN

Yeah, that ranks pretty high on the list of odd moments in my life.

At 7/29/07 04:17 AM, Gendo wrote: FEEL THE PAIN

Yeah, that ranks pretty high on the list of odd moments in my life.

Well I suppose it's kinda hard to not laugh with such great lines as:

"When she climaxes the reconstructed VAGINA REGION will devour Seikima's manhood"

The best part of that being the ridiculous emphasis put on "vagina region".

In other news:

They just can't let that Haruhi thing go can they?

At 7/29/07 04:37 AM, Kuro wrote: They just can't let that Haruhi thing go can they?

Well, both Minori, and Aya (Hirano) star is Lucky Star; where they both star as main characters in The Melancholy. The writers just go with this thought process.

At 7/29/07 04:46 AM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: Well, both Minori, and Aya (Hirano) star is Lucky Star; where they both star as main characters in The Melancholy. The writers just go with this thought process.

Yes, yes, and it's also from the same studio.

But that doesn't mean they have to shove a reference to it in every episode, does it?

Since we've discarded the character selection system and I'm updating my sig, I decided it was time to take a crack at the new qualifications:

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

Robotech - Even though it's actually three separate anime, the collection is beautifully stiched together.

Mobile Suit Gundam - The classic mecha anime that spawned countless others.

Excel Saga - It's an excellent spoof series, poking fun at everything that is anime.

.hack - An anime franchise about RPGs, my favorite video game genre.

The Slayers - Lina Inverse is the ultimate bad-ass sorceress, and still manages to include plenty of comic relief.

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

My gateway anime were DBZ, Sailor Moon, and the rest of the original Toonami program block. The first non-CN (Cartoon Network) anime I watched were Patlabor and Record of Lodoss War, so my favorite genres are mecha and fantasy.

3)What kind of anime do you dislike.

I hate anime that seem to exist only to push a product. For example, Yu-gi-oh! episodes are nothing more than a 24-minute advertisement for a trading card game. I'm also not too fond of anime that take a whole month (or week if they're aired daily) to move one step forward with the plot.

I have a question. There is a certain anime that I cant find. It deals with Cyborg's, but I know its not Cyborg 009 and its not battle angel. Thats about all I can remember. I do remember one of the bad guys in it had like dome on his head and you could see part of his brain through it. If anyone knows this anime please tell me.

At 7/29/07 01:02 PM, tom5coat wrote: I have a question. There is a certain anime that I cant find. It deals with Cyborg's, but I know its not Cyborg 009 and its not battle angel. Thats about all I can remember. I do remember one of the bad guys in it had like dome on his head and you could see part of his brain through it. If anyone knows this anime please tell me.

I'm pretty sure you're talking about Kikaider. Is this the bad guy you mentioned?

I started watching Ginga Nagareboshi Gin and that show is fucking epic. A story about a boy and his dog is just beautiful. The training montage in episode 4 was awesome.

At 7/29/07 04:30 PM, Akatsuki321 wrote:

At 7/29/07 04:27 PM, SenorPresidente wrote: I started watching Ginga Nagareboshi Gin and that show is fucking epic. A story about a boy and his dog is just beautiful. The training montage in episode 4 was awesome.

Sounds pretty interesting, i shall see if i can watch it sometime.

This show truly shows why old anime is better then all this new crap. After watching this i will probably re watch that excel saga episode with the dogs and find it more lulzy.

At 7/29/07 01:24 PM, MrTrivia wrote:

I'm pretty sure you're talking about Kikaider. Is this the bad guy you mentioned?

that could be it. That picture looks VERY familiar.

Yes that is the one I was thinking of, thank you!

sorry for double post