The Daily Chit-Chat, Chat-Chit, Chit-Chit, Chot-Chut Choot Shoot Chute Thread

[Chairman Kaga]

I've read all of my manga, but the books...still got a ways to go. XD; I only just recently started getting into reading for pleasure in the last year or so, but I've really gotten into it. I've read about ten books so far this year and that trumps any amount I've ever read in my life at all. Sometimes I do get tired if I read a genre too much, was on a Star Wars kick and...that got tiring, then I tried Young Adult and...you need to take that in moderation, then adultish books and those are pretty good, though I think middle grade type books are the ones I love the most. Though, at the moment I'm reading a book called Regarding Ducks and Universes. Sadly, there are no ducks to be found at the moment.

It must happen! Could even replace all the current themes with terrible fanart themes!

I pay less for books than I even do for manga, so I feel less immediately compelled to read them. Only a few of my manga volumes are unread, whether from series that were almost immediately canceled that I couldn't bring myself to start or series with a slower release schedule, where I may just burn through my unread accumulated volumes once or twice a year.

For most themes, just substituting the banner at the top of the page with a horrible piece of fanart would suffice, yeah? Let's get cracking, we only have ten months and change. I want badly-proportioned women, I want shipping, I want anthros, I want badly-proportioned anthro shipping. Go go go!

I'm just as shallow a Vocaloid lover as you are, and when did I say that Elesa being an ersatz Vocaloid was actually a bad thing? If anything, it ensures that I actually remember who she is (even if it's just as "that one Vocaloid reject girl"), seeing as I lost all interest in Pokémon after the second generation. And yet I still hang out on a Pokémon forum. Hmm.


To be honest, Bandai Entertainment wouldn't know a good distribution model even if you shoved one up its ass. The US$100 Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Blu-ray you mentioned is just one of several things Bandai's managed to screw up. They lost a ton of money on Lucky Star by insisting on limited-edition releases for all six DVD volumes (and then they cancelled the 6th LE DVD anyway), they made Kannagi and Hayate the Combat Butler sub-only releases, they jumped the gun on Gurren Lagann by saturating the market with sub-only DVDs before releasing the dub, and they actually reverted back to selling individual DVDs for K-On!.

I'm actually a bit conflicted regarding Funimation. I'm not really fond of some of their casting choices, particularly those involving J. Michael Tatum. I'm also quite concerned that they'll spectacularly screw up on the English dub for Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

I think I just misunderstood the "reject" thing. I guess I saw a negative implication where there was none :p I've been fairly apathetic about pokemon since the time that I left PC, and yet I was so struck by Elesa's design that it, at the very least, convinced me to give BW a play and got me to read some of the translated 4komas and funny fanart pictures out there. As it turns out, what fans do with the franchise is way more interesting than the franchise itself, although that could be said about a lot of things.

As someone who is woefully unfamiliar with the history of the Region 1 anime industry and the companies involved, Bandai sounds like utter garbage, although, as someone who's done considerably more gaming than anime buying in the past five years, if they're in any way affiliated with Namco Bandai everything makes perfect sense. Was it Bandai that tried to sell individual volumes of True Tears and Sola for almost $100 each a few years ago or was that someone else?

I haven't seen a Funi-licensed series that didn't have a lackluster dub in the past few years, so I've resigned myself to having to always watch everything I purchase subbed. I'm trying to remember the last series I watched that actually had a dub that made me think "wow, that's pretty good." (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood doesn't count.)

 

[インフェルノの津波]

Lapras, most of the AMV scenes are from the OP Movies and I think OVA's.

Anyway I've only heard 1...no 2 Vocaloid songs.

 

[Ryoutarou]

Yeah, there's very little music these days that isn't autotuned to some extent. Although, note that there is a difference between completely computer-generated voices and human voices that have been machine-ified. I tend to prefer the former massively, which is why I don't listen to much popular radio.

Vocals have been used with autotune for ages, but it's only in recent years that the overuse of the tool has become widespread. There's a big difference between using autotune in moderation to fix pitch issues and...using it to get robot voices.

I pay less for books than I even do for manga, so I feel less immediately compelled to read them. Only a few of my manga volumes are unread, whether from series that were almost immediately canceled that I couldn't bring myself to start or series with a slower release schedule, where I may just burn through my unread accumulated volumes once or twice a year.

For me it's that books are typically more time consuming, so I end up buying more books than I can read. I have a membership card to a used book store that I love and I can often walk out with five books for like $1 when they have sales and...I really have to restrain myself. XD The last books that I bought there were the first in that Dean Koontz Frankenstein series and a Green Lantern collection. (well that's a comic, whatever!) I think the only manga I haven't caught up on yet is the Viz Big edition of Dragon Ball, I've got the entire series, but I'm only two volumes into it. Not sure if I'll pick up the Dragon Ball Z stuff since I'm typically more fond of the first half.

For most themes, just substituting the banner at the top of the page with a horrible piece of fanart would suffice, yeah? Let's get cracking, we only have ten months and change. I want badly-proportioned women, I want shipping, I want anthros, I want badly-proportioned anthro shipping. Go go go!

I'm totally going to spend the next ten months on paint, forsaking light and life just to draw up some of the worst fanart that makes people question their faith in humanity and willingness to go on living.

 

[vaporeon7]

Okay I need you people's opinion.
What do you think about the birthday thread I made?
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/252717

 

[Chairman Kaga]

I'll help you if you need someone that is really bad at drawing! xD No, seriously. I really suck at drawing.

God, my revamped Mt Pyre theme is making my ears bleed because it is so cool sounding. B)

Even if you only draw stick figures, my art will make you feel good about your own skills.

I listened to it! Now it's stuck in my head even more but that was still great XD

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

Haha, I listen to music without words. OSTs and all that. :D

Fail! Lemme see this revamp!

 

[Ryoutarou]

Okay I need you people's opinion.
What do you think about the birthday thread I made?
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/252717

That's actually a pretty sweet post, was rather nice reading it. You definitely sound like a pretty cool friend, I'm sure the girl loves the post. (and those cupcakes look awesome :P)

Haha, I listen to music without words. OSTs and all that. :D

I do the same. It's great listening when you're feeling a little laid back or just in the mood for something different. I find myself loving anything from Toshihiko Sahashi, the guy has such a versatile sound and makes music I don't think I could ever tire of.

 

[Xyrin]

Okay I need you people's opinion.
What do you think about the birthday thread I made?
https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/252717

I like it. It's really good and sweet. It'll be better than mine xP

/is not going to get a birthday thread

 

[Ryoutarou]

/is not going to get a birthday thread

Ah, don't worry about that, you get used to it. I haven't had a birthday or PC anniversary thread in years. (though I've mostly lurked since 2007, sooo...)

 

[Livewire]

Okay I need you people's opinion.
What do you think about the birthday thread I made?
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=252717

I like it! Especially the shot of your desktop w/ the cupcakes. One of the more creative threads I've ever seen there. :3

 

[インフェルノの津波]

Pffft I have to make my own B/A threads, which I'm not doing anymore :V

 

[Misheard Whisper]

Hell, I haven't even been here for any of my birthdays. I joined the day before my birthday in 2009, took a LOA from about Nov 2009-Mar 2010, and then took another LOA from Dec 2010-March 2011. XD I missed out on all three. Hoping to do a big one next year - three years at PC (vet emblem!) and seventeen years old practically at the same time.

 

[Charizard★]

I was on here for one of my birthdays, but nobody noticed ;;

But that was mainly due to me not being active back then :x

 

[vaporeon7]

That's actually a pretty sweet post, was rather nice reading it. You definitely sound like a pretty cool friend, I'm sure the girl loves the post. (and those cupcakes look awesome :P)/QUOTE]
Thank you, I would've wrote more but it was 2am and I was really tired.

I like it. It's really good and sweet. It'll be better than mine xP

/is not going to get a birthday thread

Thanks, now someone better make you one.

I like it! Especially the shot of your desktop w/ the cupcakes. One of the more creative threads I've ever seen there. :3

I just wanted to not fail on my cupcakes like last time and thank you.

I didn't get a birthday thread this year, maybe next year though...

 

[Chairman Kaga]

Ah, don't worry about that, you get used to it. I haven't had a birthday or PC anniversary thread in years. (though I've mostly lurked since 2007, sooo...)

This changes as long as I'm here! I'm practically going to FORCE you guys to make it like old times again for a while.

 

[Ryoutarou]

This changes as long as I'm here! I'm practically going to FORCE you guys to make it like old times again for a while.

I'm sorry, Johnathan, that can't happen. The old days, they are gone, the moments are short and fleeting (ohoho), and that is why we treasure them, that is when we learn what makes you cry.

...

Or whatever, your thing sounds cool.

 

[vaporeon7]

Probably the hardest thing was thinking of a title. At first I was going to include something about stalking but then I found out that Minccino can't learn Odor Sleuth.

 

[~Ryukaa]

It's a pretty nice thread. She'll love it. xD;
My birthday's near the end of the year, so who knows if I'll get one or not. xDD;;
When's your birthday, Vap? :O

 

[Chairman Kaga]

I'm sorry, Johnathan, that can't happen. The old days, they are gone, the moments are short and fleeting (ohoho), and that is why we treasure them, that is when we learn what makes you cry.

...

Or whatever, your thing sounds cool.

I almost feel like Johnathan is a reference to something people used to call me, but maybe not XD I think I need to go back through my own post history for a few days...

 

[Ryoutarou]

I almost feel like Johnathan is a reference to something people used to call me, but maybe not XD I think I need to go back through my own post history for a few days...

Well, no! I just call people random names at times for the hell of it, sometimes it leads to amusing conversations, other times people give me the strangest reactions!