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Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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All I know is that with my lovely computer, the amount of typesetting Commie did to put their new title card in the OP crashed my player. I didn't like what GG did with Jojo, but I'll give them a try next week.

By the way, show was fantastic and I'm torn between going ahead and reading the manga or keeping myself virgin for the anime.

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Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Eggn0g posted:

GG outright said they where being silly with Jojo, so don't let that put you off.

Great first ep, I just hope they have the budget to keep this up.

Yeah, I find them fine other than what they did with Jojo. Translations should really be judged on a case-by-case basis anyway. It's an art, not a science.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Considering that the walls were built a hundred years ago, I doubt many people are alive that lived through the appearance of the Titans.

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Jan 20, 2011


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Giggily posted:

I actually really like the character designs that they've released so far. This isn't spoilers since it's more or less promotional material, but when our protagonists join the military they have a unisex uniform and it turns out that Misaka is loving ripped. It's such a wonderful change of pace.

To be fair, you also see them in uniform in the opening. It doesn't seem like spoilers more than the actual premise of the series.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Cake Attack posted:

It's working for me, so it seems like it's legitimate. Does Funimation normally put out Blu-rays for any shows they stream, or are some shows streaming only? I mean, it's popular enough that I imagine it's a non-issue, but still.

Well, there are some shows they stream that they haven't released a disc version of yet, such as Fujiko.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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I think it's just that licensing in more regions costs more money. And obviously, some region restriction has to be put in place so the Japanese consumer base isn't able to watch it for free and has to buy the blu-rays.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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ShardPhoenix posted:

They could try to force the whole world to buy the blu-rays but they've obviously decided that won't work for America so I don't know why they apparently think it will work for Australia (or else they just misjudged how much they could charge for this region).

I think America is prioritized both because these sites are usually based in America and America is one of the biggest markets for anime outside of Japan.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHCLjuOzXY

I love Japan sometimes.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Smornstein posted:

Alright i just finished the first episode and i was wondering if anyone could answer a few lingering questions i had. Which is how big is the city exactly since Eren's dad said that he would be gone for three to four days and that he'd be going by boat? Also i assume that there are more cities than the one that Eren was living in since not only did they mention going "inland" but that, i believe, the king outlawed openly believing that humanity should live beyond the wall.

Watch the second episode.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Yeah, as was said earlier in the thread, a lot of times, that's just how anime works. Sometimes it really IS meant to be a companion to the source material.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Pootybutt posted:

I guess until this show really gets going, Yuki Kaji will have Guilty Crown hanging over him for a long time.

His performance as Johnny Joestar has probably redeemed him for a lot of people.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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darkgray posted:

Ep 3 sure has a lot of stills. Did they already run out of money, or saving up for some sort of mega-splurge later?

I heard it was an outsourced episode.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Lucy Heartfilia posted:

God, we really need some people dying next episode.

I hope it's not Sasha, but I'm still really worried because she's too good to last.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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AnonSpore posted:

I always read that scene as the drill sergeant thinking "How can this girl be so god drat stupid?"

That wasn't even half the potato! It was like a fifth if anything.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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AnacondaHL posted:

Nice, but you got Sasha's version of the OP wrong

SIE SIND KARTOFFEL UND WIR SIND DIE JAEGER!

Make it all German. :colbert:

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Darth Walrus posted:

Honestly, that's actually true. Fanworks tend to be created to fill a gap the existing work doesn't cater for, so the grimdarkiest shows get the most cheery, light-hearted fanworks and vice versa. Just look at all the horrible poo poo that's cropped up around My Little Pony... or don't, if you value your sanity.

And a lot of it is just the humor present in such stark thematic dissonance.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Bremen posted:

Anime only endings aren't always terrible. There was also Trigun. And... uh... I'm sure something will come to me.

It's not necessarily an anime-only ending, but I'm glad the Golden Boy OVA ended where it did. From what I hear, the manga after that point was less funny and more just porn.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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njsykora posted:

A fan tweeted this to the magazine that publishes the manga, an idea for a headphone port cover.



I would buy the hell out of that.

Man, I want it, but it wouldn't work on my iPhone 5 because the jack is on the bottom.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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The Lord of Hats posted:

Also, going to second the recommendation to not break down and read the manga. The manga is good, mind you, but the art is definitely rough, and the presentation of the anime is so well done that you'd really be missing out.

I'll try as long as I can, but by the end of the month, I'll be back home for the summer and the house is on a bandwidth cap that'll keep me from streaming or downloading video, so it's either 2-3 months until I come back on campus to catch up on the anime or just read the manga.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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I'm surprised nobody's done anything with that song and Shadow of the Colossus yet.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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I'm just glad Sasha's okay. :ohdear:

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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The most flawless character is obviously Sasha. Any flaws you can point out will only serve to make her greater.

Sasha will be the new main character.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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darkgray posted:

Get out your wallets, the bestest hug pillow has arrived!



The new age of moe has arrived, and it is lacking skin.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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THEY ARE THE THIRST AND WE ARE THE QUENCHERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvyITR9MGs

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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BrilliantFool posted:

Since nobody seems to have commented on this yet, I will. You're awesome. This is awesome. :3: (Did you make these?)

Reading this thread is really great- somehow I haven't seen anyone randomly posting huge manga spoilers, which I thought for sure would happen with this kind of series. Of course, now that I've said it, someone's going to do exactly that, aren't they? :(

If HelloWinter posts a super-cool art thing, she's usually the one who made it, because she is a super-cool art person.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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WitchFetish posted:

"hey, you like this character? Watch him get brutally murdered over 3 minutes. What's that? You also like this character? Guess who is going to get eaten by a Titan in graphic details for the rest of the episode!"

I don't know what you're talking about. Sasha's fine. :colbert:

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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AnonSpore posted:

Gonna spend my life savings to get Sasha eaten

Don't say things you can't take back.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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That would rely on the anime industry doing things that make sense, though.

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Jan 20, 2011


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Zorak posted:

Is it a dumb practice? Well yeah. Anime economics is in general idiotic.

The phrase anime economics makes me think of Spice and Wolf, and now I'm just imagining a version where Lawrence and Holo work with the anime industry. It's pretty great.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Zorak posted:

I'm pretty sure Doctor W-rw-rw- has a decent idea given that he is pretty entrenched in the overall release schedule with his employment.

Now, where exactly does he work? It sounds like he works with a licensor and streams.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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Popo posted:

I don't get that many anime series on DVD but I can't think of cases where major production errors were carried over into the home release. Minor off model characters, maybe, but never anything dramatic. Do you have any examples?

Well, it's not exactly what you're asking for, but I remember when Musashi Gundoh was released on DVD, it got a whole bunch of fixes, except that by then, anyone who was watching Musashi Gundoh was watching it BECAUSE it looked like poo poo, and I think they rereleased it with the TV version.

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Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGDzKZoh1K8

It keeps happening.

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