At 8/8/07 02:34 PM, MetalStar wrote: Quick question.

Why are people attracted to anime?

I'm not sexually attracted to cartoon characters, if that's what you mean. I just like Japanese cartoons. I don't have to get off on it to like it.

If you watch or read hentai, for shame.

I don't like hentai, but I don't think there's anything wrong with people liking it.

At 8/9/07 01:09 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: I'm not sexually attracted to cartoon characters, if that's what you mean. I just like Japanese cartoons. I don't have to get off on it to like it.

Alternatively, it can just be plain funny even if its content warrants a "Not sure if I want".

At 8/8/07 06:50 PM, Mendou wrote: Indeed great series. Another great intro to anime but is much more serious and kind of sad by the end. One of those animes that sticks to you.

Trigun is a good series, but the problem is that it has the capacity to be great.

They stick far too much to that 'silly' type of humour with the irritating voices and the stupid facial expressions, which gets quite annoying.

It has a pretty cool idea, some sort of interesting 'bad guys', and a pretty cool character design on Vash, and that guy who is almost exactly like Spike, but it's entirely let down by its random 'funny' interludes.

*Spoilers*

Also, I don't particularly like how quickly Knives was introduced.

It has Legato as this somewhat cool, Sephiroth-esque main villain, and then just randomly puts in another higher up villain.

I found that annoying because Knives is a lot less cool.

At 8/9/07 01:26 AM, Kuro wrote: Trigun is a good series, but the problem is that it has the capacity to be great.

I had such a good impression of it after watching the first few episodes for the first time. I was expecting it to have it conclude with the kind of ending good enough to stand up from my seat shouting "WHOOOOOOOO!", but the last few episodes just didn't have the flare I wanted.

They stick far too much to that 'silly' type of humour with the irritating voices and the stupid facial expressions, which gets quite annoying.

Debatable, since it completely lacked in terms of humor in the later episodes much like how the first airing of Evangelion went from "refreshing comedy and suspense drama" to "angst angst angst with no progress".

In short, it just wasn't spread out well to keep a series good to watch.

It has a pretty cool idea, some sort of interesting 'bad guys', and a pretty cool character design on Vash, and that guy who is almost exactly like Spike, but it's entirely let down by its random 'funny' interludes.

Not to mention the enigmatic aura around Legato Bluesummers as a 'messenger' of Knives.

It has Legato as this somewhat cool, Sephiroth-esque main villain, and then just randomly puts in another higher up villain.

Exactly, it seemed to me that Legato could have just backstabbed Knives and confronted Vash himself in a dramatic standoff.

I found that annoying because Knives is a lot less cool.

More like a disgruntled little brother that has a petty score to settle.

At 8/9/07 01:36 AM, HaroFreak wrote: Debatable, since it completely lacked in terms of humor in the later episodes much like how the first airing of Evangelion went from "refreshing comedy and suspense drama" to "angst angst angst with no progress".

I never said it should have no humour at all.

Look at Cowboy Bebop or something, that has serious bits, with humour as well, without having to conform to generic super deformed (or whatever it's called) humour.

I just found myself enjoying the parts where it tried to be serious a lot more.

Also spoilers.

I sort of liked the ending of Trigun, until I found out that Knives didn't die.

That disappointed me, and completely conflicted with the message I thought it was trying to send.

At 8/8/07 09:59 AM, Dark-Phire wrote: Someone stole MattTheParanoidKat's sig.

Man, that's like the second time.

The sigs I make must be awesome.

At 8/8/07 02:34 PM, MetalStar wrote: Quick question.

Why are people attracted to anime? They're frikkin' cartoons! If you watch or read hentai, for shame.

Because I always feel so bad watching real people in porn.

It makes me feel like a... I dunno... Like the equivalent of peering into someones window or something.

It just doesn't feel right.

Oh yeah, and it's because cartoons have infinite possibilities, which leads to some interesting situations.

And on rare occasions hentai also has some okay plots.

Or at least some laughably bad ones.

At 8/9/07 01:55 AM, Kuro wrote: I never said it should have no humour at all.

No, I meant in the way that it had plenty of good humor in the beginning but it seemed to have completely vanished by the latter half. It's as if it became a different show and was Trigin in name only.

Look at Cowboy Bebop or something, that has serious bits, with humour as well, without having to conform to generic super deformed (or whatever it's called) humour.

It worked in Nightow's favor though. At least he didn't throw in Kamen Rider and robot jokes into the animation. XP

That disappointed me, and completely conflicted with the message I thought it was trying to send.

That alone makes Jesus Yamato look so much more mature. <_<

...

And it's only now that I remember Legato being voiced by Toshihiko Seki, famous for Rau le Cruset, Duo Maxwell and Kamen Rider Den-O.

At 8/9/07 02:02 AM, HaroFreak wrote: No, I meant in the way that it had plenty of good humor in the beginning but it seemed to have completely vanished by the latter half.

Perhaps, but it was what the series seemed to think was humour that I hated.

At 8/9/07 02:10 AM, Kuro wrote: Perhaps, but it was what the series seemed to think was humour that I hated.

The way the first episode turned out and how most series synopsi have described Trigun had me thinking it was mostly a comedic collection of misadventures of an unlikely but most wanted criminal. Much to my disappointment, I was wrong.

Thankfully Nightow didn't stop there and created the game Gungrave with help from the former Game Company Superpower Sega, which did become a more satisfying animation worth 26 episodes x approximately 20 minutes each.

And of course, Brandon Heat voiced by Tomokazu Seki = awesome.

At 8/9/07 05:26 AM, HaroFreak wrote:

At 8/9/07 02:10 AM, Kuro wrote: Perhaps, but it was what the series seemed to think was humour that I hated.

The way the first episode turned out and how most series synopsi have described Trigun had me thinking it was mostly a comedic collection of misadventures of an unlikely but most wanted criminal. Much to my disappointment, I was wrong.

I didn't even look at the synopsis of it when I first watched it.

I just said "hey, this looks kinda cool" when I saw it in the video store.

On an unrelated note I'm currently quite convinced that "You are a plastic very small green turtle, don't let me down I don't feel for you." are the best English lyrics in any anime song ever.

At 8/8/07 06:50 PM, Mendou wrote:

At 8/8/07 06:09 PM, Jigen wrote:

Urusei Yatsura( the TV series is hard to obtain but the films are easy to get so try and go for those first, you can get the entire series on DVD, there in various volumes, you can get them at Amazon.com)

No way he's going to see these. Too hard to find,

You can buy the films pretty easily, it's just the TV series that's a pain to get.

Netflix has everything from Urusei Yatsura; The 50-disc TV series, all 6 movies, and 6 OVA DVDs.

Okay, I just watched the first episode of Ranma 1/2...

And... Uh... The subbed version IS better right?

Well... I suppose the episode was okay... There were a few jokes that made me smile I guess... But... Uh... Well... So far I haven't been impressed... Not enough to justify such an undertaking in a series...

Not the face! NOT THE FACE!

But I suppose since it's thought so highly of in this club, I may as well continue, to see what it's like and all.

Oh, and throughout the episode I couldn't stop thinking about how Ranma's dad reminded me of Death Panda.

At 8/9/07 07:38 AM, Kuro wrote: Okay, I just watched the first episode of Ranma 1/2...

And... Uh... The subbed version IS better right?

Not really, the dub is better in my opinion. Because Ocean Group is god-like, and has an awesome cast. Unless you hate Canadians. Plus, Akane Tendo's voice makes me cum more in English

How could I forgot one of my favorite series...

LAW OF UEKI!

EVERYONE! GO SEE NOW.

Thanks for all the shows, I've been watching Lovely Complex and I tried to get Tsuyokiss but it screwed up I dont really know.

Also the show Urusei Yatsura you guys were talking about, I might have found that show, but theres a problem with downloading it.

At 8/9/07 07:38 AM, Kuro wrote: Oh, and throughout the episode I couldn't stop thinking about how Ranma's dad reminded me of Death Panda.

Slapstick and mass-scale violence by animals. almost always fun to watch.
And if bear-riding soldiers are not enough, there are always the bears with guns.

At 8/9/07 05:51 AM, Kuro wrote: I didn't even look at the synopsis of it when I first watched it.
I just said "hey, this looks kinda cool" when I saw it in the video store.

I first read about Trigun in a magazine, which was still around the time when I first moved into Hong Kong Island nearer to the 'big places'. And it was pretty much before the 'Animation Boom' near the end of the 1990s.

At 8/9/07 09:51 AM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: Not really, the dub is better in my opinion. Because Ocean Group is god-like, and has an awesome cast. Unless you hate Canadians. Plus, Akane Tendo's voice makes me cum more in English

Everything this guy said.

Seriously, the original Japanese cast is amazing, but I'm fucking in love with the dub.

At 8/9/07 09:51 AM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: Not really, the dub is better in my opinion. Because Ocean Group is god-like, and has an awesome cast. Unless you hate Canadians. Plus, Akane Tendo's voice makes me cum more in English

Oh.

OH!.

Because the dub quite annoyed me.

At 8/9/07 03:21 PM, Gendo wrote:

At 8/9/07 09:51 AM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: Plus, Akane Tendo's voice makes me cum more in English

Everything this guy said.

Seriously, the original Japanese cast is amazing, but I'm fucking in love with the dub.

Except for Richard Cocks; who is a gaywad faggot.

At 8/9/07 04:15 PM, MattTheParanoidKat wrote: Except for Richard Cocks; who is a gaywad faggot.

It'd be best to forget seasons four to seven even happened anyway.

Besides his faggotshit voice, those seasons (except for part of four and most of seven) housed the worst episodes of the series.

Just got around to catching up on Lucky Star. Now to watch Claymore 19 and Bleach 136. I haven't really watched any of the Bleach fillers, but this one is titled "Civil War in Hueco Mondo! Ulquiorra's death", which sounded interesting.

In the next Gurren Lagann, it looks like Viral beats on a Chicken Man!

At 8/8/07 05:34 AM, Kuro wrote: I just watched the 18th episode of Lucky Star.

Hah!

And I noticed something that was entirely relevant to a previous conversation about the word 'moe'.

Lucky Star really likes to give the fanboys stuff to play with.

I need to start watching Lucky Star.

Having that chick follow me around would be the sex.

*Loads shotgun and blows on head off*

At 8/9/07 06:33 PM, Dr-HyakuNinGiri wrote: In the next Gurren Lagann, it looks like Viral beats on a Chicken Man!

We're close to Viral joining forces with Simon... and we'll know for sure by this saturday, Japan Time.

Lucky Star really likes to give the fanboys stuff to play with.

Cute, not pedo (or so I insist). XD

At 8/9/07 07:56 PM, HaroFreak wrote:
We're close to Viral joining forces with Simon... and we'll know for sure by this saturday, Japan Time.

And maybe find out who the guy with the red hair in the first episode space battle and episode 16 sketches is. It still isn't too late for him to become an important character, though he may end up just being some helmsmen or something.

Are people are OK with Beastmen now? Cus you see them mixed in with the human riots.

Chicken must have given him an expired coupon (Family Guy reference!).

At 8/7/07 01:15 AM, HaroFreak wrote: Announcement provided by the spirit of Daicouji Gai (a.k.a Domon Kasshu, Yzak Joule and Touji Suzuhara), pilot of the Nadesico fleet and resident Gekiganger fan.

SHOUNIN!

At 8/7/07 07:40 AM, Kuro wrote:

At 8/7/07 07:36 AM, Wonko-the-Sane wrote: From now on, post a link to the picture with a warning, instead of the actual image. I don't want to see this club go the way of the AAH.

I still don't think they'd lock this club because of a few pictures.

The Anti-Anti Hentai Club was started by V1Master as a paradoy club of The Anti Hentai Club that DoucheBagClock made. V1 was upset about them being close minded and made his club which for the longest time was a hentai club[double negatives]. It met it's end on Easter day in 2005 because of posts like your previous. Wade posted and said no lolicon hentai or similar images or it would be locked and deleted. A member called Atarius posted lolicon and the club was later locked and deleted.

Wade does not play around with this sort of thing.

At 8/8/07 11:13 AM, davaca wrote: Good day, everybody. Could you guys please recomend some series to watch?
up till now I've seen:
Death note
elfen lied
naruto
bleach
the melancholy of haruhi suzumi

Not that much, I know...

Well it all depends on what kind of genres you like. As far as anime goes

Outlaw Star
Gungrave
Rozen Maiden
Monster
Berserk
Ghost in the Shell[the first movie]
G Gundam[all the Gundam series for that matter]
GaoGaiGar
Fullmetal Alchemist
Nightwalker
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Ah fuck I'm not going to list them all. http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Kisuke

It's dated by like five months but just go by my scores.

At 8/9/07 07:38 AM, Kuro wrote: Oh, and throughout the episode I couldn't stop thinking about how Ranma's dad reminded me of Death Panda.

Death Panda fucking rocks. I tip my hat to you good sir for reading it.

At 8/9/07 07:18 PM, Gendo wrote: *Loads shotgun and blows on head off*

Hold on, still some cartridges in the gun. Lemme finish you off. D;

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Has anyone here read or heard of Parasite before? I'm caught up in this awesome manga series and it's hard for me to stop reading. Even posting here is making me fidgety for more of the series.

Basically parasites are told by a voice[guess you could say God]to clean up the Earth. They do so by invading humans and killing them by eating them and such. But, if they don't invade and take over the brain then they can't control their host body but only the part they invaded. Needless to say it's pretty awesome but gorey at times too.

At 8/9/07 09:01 PM, Kisuke wrote: A member called Atarius posted lolicon and the club was later locked and deleted.

Not to mention most of the members were underage.

At 8/9/07 09:01 PM, Kisuke wrote: They do so by invading humans and killing them by eating them and such. But, if they don't invade and take over the brain then they can't control their host body but only the part they invaded. Needless to say it's pretty awesome but gorey at times too.

Reminds me of The Thing, where peoples' heads suddenly open and become mouths or their stomachs open up right when someone is going to use a defibrillator and bites the guy's hands off.

Creepy, paranoid movie.

Well the Bleach filler wasn't too bad. It did bring up a valid point, about how the hollows would react to suddenly being ruled by a Shinigami (not kindly). So a group of dissenters take the hougyoku and go to find Urahara, who made it and thus knows how it works.

Backstab attack for double damage!

At 8/9/07 07:47 PM, Mendou wrote:

At 8/9/07 06:43 PM, TacticalShoe wrote: I need to start watching Lucky Star.

Having that chick follow me around would be the sex.

I doubt you would like it, unless you like overrated shit that shoves constant pop culture reference's up the asshole.

But hey that's just my opinion, go ahead and see for yourself.

Hey man, I just want a chick to follow me around. I'm not very specific.

At 8/9/07 09:01 PM, Kisuke wrote: Has anyone here read or heard of Parasite before? I'm caught up in this awesome manga series and it's hard for me to stop reading. Even posting here is making me fidgety for more of the series.

Basically parasites are told by a voice[guess you could say God]to clean up the Earth. They do so by invading humans and killing them by eating them and such. But, if they don't invade and take over the brain then they can't control their host body but only the part they invaded. Needless to say it's pretty awesome but gorey at times too.

I've already mentioned Parasite in this club before. I thought it would be interesting to turn it into an anime.

SPOILERS
That one guy gets lucky, and he ends up sharing a body with a Parasite who tried to take his body but instead just takes over his right hand.
END SPOILERS

At 8/9/07 11:44 PM, supyohos123 wrote: I've already mentioned Parasite in this club before. I thought it would be interesting to turn it into an anime.

SPOILERS
That one guy gets lucky, and he ends up sharing a body with a Parasite who tried to take his body but instead just takes over his right hand.
END SPOILERS

Probably when I was gone for like, a while.

But yeah, if Parasyte was turned into an anime that would be awesome. Tokyopop got license of it and printed all ten volumes[I think]but then discontinued print and it's very scarce to find a Tokyopop printing of it[Guess how I read it]. Del Rye picked it up but is starting from the beginning.

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Shinichi was his name. When volume nine ended I thought migi, his parasite, was dead but survived by living inside of Goto. Good ending to a great manga

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