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Pokestick, good times. October 7th, 2015 7:24 AM

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Originally Posted by donavannj (Post 8957503)
EDIT: Anyone watching SAO Abridged? Stumbled into this immature masterpiece a couple weeks ago and have been thoroughly enjoying it.

I remember watching something like that years ago. If Kirito sounds like a total, unlikeable dork, that's the one. It was probably fun.

Incidentally, I'm currently listening to Digibro's Analytical Diatribe of SAO. He takes it apart pretty nicely.

donavannj October 7th, 2015 8:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times. (Post 8957544)
I remember watching something like that years ago. If Kirito sounds like a total, unlikeable dork, that's the one. It was probably fun.

Incidentally, I'm currently listening to Digibro's Analytical Diatribe of SAO. He takes it apart pretty nicely.

Kinda, yeah. The one I'm talking about is by Something Witty Entertainment, and that's how they've written him. Well, not just totally unlikeable and dorky. They practically make him a sociopath who has trauma and trust issues after the first event that seriously impacts the real SAO's Kirito's M.O. They're only up to 7 episodes after 2 years, though.

Satoshi Ookami October 7th, 2015 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8956239)
Is it weird that I found Sengoku to be the cutest thing ever?!

That is what you should remember from watching Bakemono!

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Originally Posted by Kenchiin (Post 8956864)
I tried Asterisk War and it was an instant drop. It's been a while since I had watched something as boring and generic as this show D:!

You don't want dose of generic LNs? =D

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Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8957082)
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white hair. And he tells me that nadeko is the final boss. ****.

Though, that Nadeko is even more cute! :P

derozio October 7th, 2015 10:50 AM

b-bu-but that's a spoiler. Big one at that. :(

machomuu October 7th, 2015 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8957760)
b-bu-but that's a spoiler. Big one at that. :(

It's only really a spoiler if you see it as one, especially since you weren't given any substantial details behind the "why" or whether what you saw was important at all.

Though, a tip for the future, if you see something that you think might be a spoiler, don't try to affirm it with someone who knows. More likely than not, you'll be more spoiled than if you hadn't asked at all, since even if they don't try to spoil something, they generally will.

It's better to quickly be falsely proven wrong by a red herring than to ruin the surprise in its entirety.

Pokestick, good times. October 7th, 2015 12:27 PM

Which means that Dero now knows all about Yuki-Onna Nadeko and how she turns Araragi into an ice statue with her newly found ice magic.

She also eats Kaiki and totally has a threesome with Tsukihi and Karen, on the behest of Suruga.

donavannj October 7th, 2015 12:38 PM

Shhhhhhh don't tell him about the best parts! It'll ruin the surprise!

Kenchiin October 7th, 2015 1:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Satoshi Ookami (Post 8957740)



You don't want dose of generic LNs? =D



This season I have a lot of study so trying to avoid it :P

machomuu October 7th, 2015 3:22 PM

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Originally Posted by donavannj (Post 8957503)
Is it basically Dragon Ball with the action levels that Z had?

Super is more of a...well...

...and this isn't really something they announce for some reason or another (but it's not a spoiler, just kind of gives some insight), but when they say that Super takes place after the battle with Buu, they mean right after. So it takes place before, during, and after Battle of Gods and retells its events (Dunno if it retcons, though; they might both be canon). That's the current arc, at least, but the new ending seems to hint at original content...or a Resurrection of F arc (can't speak on that since I haven't seen the movie yet). So put bluntly, what Super is is still up in the air.

Though it is like Dragon Ball in some ways. It's as humorous as Dragon Ball was ("Goku, with that money we could buy so much porn!" - Master Roshi 2015), for instance, but if I had to say, I think it's more that it's no less like one or the other and it's more that it builds on both of the two as you might expect from the guy that crafted both of them. It's a sequel in every sense, and I'd say I like it more for it.

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In other news, I found out that my local Books-A-Million's pretty loaded with good stuff. It has official English publications for the LNs of The Devil is a Part Timer, Danmachi, DRRR! (dunno about Baccano, though, need to check), and of course, SAO (since that's what really revealed that there was an LN market in the West), most of which I didn't even know had made it over here.. It had hardcover Jojo, Dragon Ball in color, and AoT up the wazoo. Their selection's pretty bomb in general, though- better than my Borders, I'd say.

Also, before leaving for a class I had, I accidentally read all of the first volume of a random manga that I picked up, Magical Girl Apocalypse. That was...an experience. Zombies, a bunch of people saying "MAGICARUUUUUU", and so much blood and gore that you'd think the artist just dropped their ink on the pages and ran with it. Was it good? Not...really. It was very clearly shock for the sake of shock and seemed as if it was trying to capitalize on Attack on Titan's Gore. The difference being, in Attack on Titan the gore was more or less warranted, the titans being mostly instinctual beings that killed in ways that were less methodical and more just to get the job done. In this though...just why? There's one page where it's 3 panels of zombies dragging a girl by the legs and then running in opposite directions, splitting her in half. On another page, a zombie...somehow...smashes a guy's head into his body...or maybe he makes it explode? It's not really clear.

And I'm not saying it's bad. I mean, hey, if you want to make manga where gratuitous gore is your hook, more power to you, that's the direction you picked and I have nothing against that. I just worry that what the direction is might harm this particular manga more than it would do it good because of the intention to shock.

donavannj October 8th, 2015 7:47 AM

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Originally Posted by machomuu (Post 8957953)
Super is more of a...well...

...and this isn't really something they announce for some reason or another (but it's not a spoiler, just kind of gives some insight), but when they say that Super takes place after the battle with Buu, they mean right after. So it takes place before, during, and after Battle of Gods and retells its events (Dunno if it retcons, though; they might both be canon). That's the current arc, at least, but the new ending seems to hint at original content...or a Resurrection of F arc (can't speak on that since I haven't seen the movie yet). So put bluntly, what Super is is still up in the air.

Though it is like Dragon Ball in some ways. It's as humorous as Dragon Ball was ("Goku, with that money we could buy so much porn!" - Master Roshi 2015), for instance, but if I had to say, I think it's more that it's no less like one or the other and it's more that it builds on both of the two as you might expect from the guy that crafted both of them. It's a sequel in every sense, and I'd say I like it more for it.

Basically I was asking if it had the humor of Dragon Ball but with the action of Z. I see that it basically does.

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In other news, I found out that my local Books-A-Million's pretty loaded with good stuff. It has official English publications for the LNs of The Devil is a Part Timer, Danmachi, DRRR! (dunno about Baccano, though, need to check), and of course, SAO (since that's what really revealed that there was an LN market in the West), most of which I didn't even know had made it over here.. It had hardcover Jojo, Dragon Ball in color, and AoT up the wazoo. Their selection's pretty bomb in general, though- better than my Borders, I'd say.
There are still Borders stores around???

All of those novels have been out for at least a couple months now, man. Danmachi actually hit at least as far back as December before the anime even started in Japan.

No Baccano yet that I've seen, but if the DRRR! stuff does well, I think it'll be brought over.

Good you've found a bookstore with an actual selection, though. B&N is another place you can find a wide selection, too (and for me the only chain place in my area that I can reliably find new volumes), but many times it's only like the first 2 and then the last 3 in stores because they don't have room to stock every single volume of all the series on their shelves.

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Also, before leaving for a class I had, I accidentally read all of the first volume of a random manga that I picked up, Magical Girl Apocalypse. That was...an experience. Zombies, a bunch of people saying "MAGICARUUUUUU", and so much blood and gore that you'd think the artist just dropped their ink on the pages and ran with it. Was it good? Not...really. It was very clearly shock for the sake of shock and seemed as if it was trying to capitalize on Attack on Titan's Gore. The difference being, in Attack on Titan the gore was more or less warranted, the titans being mostly instinctual beings that killed in ways that were less methodical and more just to get the job done. In this though...just why? There's one page where it's 3 panels of zombies dragging a girl by the legs and then running in opposite directions, splitting her in half. On another page, a zombie...somehow...smashes a guy's head into his body...or maybe he makes it explode? It's not really clear.

And I'm not saying it's bad. I mean, hey, if you want to make manga where gratuitous gore is your hook, more power to you, that's the direction you picked and I have nothing against that. I just worry that what the direction is might harm this particular manga more than it would do it good because of the intention to shock.
Thanks for that, man. Almost picked it up myself out of curiosity recently. But if the gore's so bad it's like it's supposed to be a shock factor, I'm just going to keep ignoring it, then.

derozio October 8th, 2015 9:30 AM

I'm waiting for the dubs too. Will try it out then. Nice to hear it is not bad like I thought it originally would turn out to be.

And totally jelly about you people having access to bookstores that keep lightnovels and manga. I want one near my place too. ;_____;

Pokestick, good times. October 8th, 2015 9:59 AM

I tend to not go to mine, on principle.

I don't like to be broke, see.

donavannj October 8th, 2015 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times. (Post 8958680)
I tend to not go to mine, on principle.

I don't like to be broke, see.

Don't think of it as being broke. Think of it as being awash in a wealth of stories of worlds you enjoy.

Akiba October 8th, 2015 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8957388)
I saw one episode of nichibros. It was funny but didn't hook me or anything. Maybe it gets better and more addictive after one episode.

The first four episodes are fairly entertaining. After episode 8, it starts losing steam. I love its role in anime politics though.

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Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times. (Post 8957416)
It's not really hooking or anything. It's just very silly and very funny.

You should play this game

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Originally Posted by donavannj (Post 8958725)
Don't think of it as being broke. Think of it as being awash in a wealth of stories of worlds you enjoy.

Or just go to Comiket where everything is 100 yen a pop

donavannj October 8th, 2015 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Akiba (Post 8958860)
Or just go to Comiket where everything is 100 yen a pop

But for not-a-Japanese people like myself and Sticky, the trip itself is probably worth twice the amount we'd be "saving" by buying stuff at Comiket.

Akiba October 8th, 2015 12:58 PM

But Comiket wouldn't be your only reason for going, I'm sure.

According to your current avatar and signature, at least.

Pokestick, good times. October 8th, 2015 1:01 PM

I hate Japan, though. I only enjoy its culture ironically.

I guess I should play that game.

donavannj October 8th, 2015 1:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Akiba (Post 8958875)
But Comiket wouldn't be your only reason for going, I'm sure.

According to your current avatar and signature, at least.

Oh definitely not the only place I'd be if I were to go. If I let myself, I'd probably buy enough that I'd have to ship it all to my home on American soil before even leaving Japan. Granted, that ****'s hella expensive on Japanese soil. It's probably cheaper to just buy it from an online seller that buys in bulk and sells to the American market, really.

Especially since I can't read moonrunes.

machomuu October 8th, 2015 3:06 PM

http://i.imgur.com/nxJEZbg.png
SAOpls

Kenchiin October 8th, 2015 3:27 PM

http://www.japantoday.com/images/size/x/2012/11/gundamcafe.jpg

Gundampls

Satoshi Ookami October 9th, 2015 4:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokestick, good times. (Post 8957828)
totally has a threesome with Tsukihi and Karen, on the behest of Suruga.

I wanna see doujin out of this.



Trigger has something new. AOTS kitaaaaaaaaaa
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-08/studio-trigger-reveals-new-kiznaiver-original-tv-anime/.93915

Pokestick, good times. October 9th, 2015 4:46 AM

There probably is one.

At least if Koyomi is added to the equation.

derozio October 9th, 2015 6:25 AM

I really should try checking out monogatari doujins now. Now that I'm very much into the series, I'm sure I'll enjoy them.

But then again, I think I'll hold off till I've caught up. Might spoil stuff. :p I'm watching Second Season now. Might finish it tomorrow.

donavannj October 9th, 2015 6:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Satoshi Ookami (Post 8959686)

I'm personally not sure I can get hype for that.

machomuu October 9th, 2015 9:18 AM

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Originally Posted by derozio (Post 8959842)
I really should try checking out monogatari doujins now. Now that I'm very much into the series, I'm sure I'll enjoy them.

But then again, I think I'll hold off till I've caught up. Might spoil stuff. :p I'm watching Second Season now. Might finish it tomorrow.

Eeeeeeh...I mean...eeeeeh.

It's rare that I actually see a Monogatari doujin that actually feels Monogatari. Shaft is pretty hard to replicate.


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