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Twiddy posted:See, it sounds like you're trying to speak from a position of authority here or something, but I'm just not following. I don't know if you noticed, but most people here don't agree with your assessment at all. It's a good read. I guess good on ya for not translating something you don't enjoy? My point was moreso that I didn't just start reading and keep reading. I started reading the first few chapters specifically to see if it was something I'd enjoy, or even be able to tolerate, working on. And I just do not like it at all. And it baffles me that people can like it. I mean, to each their own, but ... really?
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Sep 12, 2015 16:51
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I too find the idea of people liking things I don't like baffling.
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Sep 12, 2015 16:54
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K. Flaps posted:For every CW chapter you don't read I'll read two. Have fun with that. I just don't think it's something you can blindly recommend someone who's looking for monstergirl stuff -- it's not like the other monstergirl stuff at all.
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Sep 12, 2015 16:54
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:My point was moreso that I didn't just start reading and keep reading. I started reading the first few chapters specifically to see if it was something I'd enjoy, or even be able to tolerate, working on. And I just do not like it at all. And it baffles me that people can like it. I mean, to each their own, but ... really? Are you saying that when you read things you are able to summon the supernatural ability to determine whether or not you're enjoying reading it? My god man, flee! If the government ever discovers what you're capable of they will surely capture you and experiment on you to try to turn you bizarre other worldly power into a weapon!
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Sep 12, 2015 17:02
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boom boom boom posted:Are you saying that when you read things you are able to summon the supernatural ability to determine whether or not you're enjoying reading it? My god man, flee! If the government ever discovers what you're capable of they will surely capture you and experiment on you to try to turn you bizarre other worldly power into a weapon. OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S BEEN NICE KNOWING YOU.
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Sep 12, 2015 17:03
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CW is pretty loving good but you have to take it as a bizarre slice of life show since the tone moves around a lot (like other absurd mangas). And despite its whiplash, the world and its characters are incredibly consistent. Which is a loving feat really given how hosed up the world appears to be once you scratch off the pristine veneer it has on the top.
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Sep 12, 2015 17:20
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:My point was moreso that I didn't just start reading and keep reading. I started reading the first few chapters specifically to see if it was something I'd enjoy, or even be able to tolerate, working on. And I just do not like it at all. And it baffles me that people can like it. I mean, to each their own, but ... really? Yeah, its a fun series and the general creep of background weird poo poo adding a feeling of unease to otherwise ordinary goings on is a really cool thing that a lot of my favourite stuff does.
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Sep 12, 2015 17:21
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Scanlators don't actually like the things they scanlate, news at 11.
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Sep 12, 2015 17:29
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Shukaro posted:Scanlators don't actually like the things they scanlate, news at 11. I've done it long enough to know not to work on things I don't like. It's not worth my time.
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Sep 12, 2015 17:33
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Cao Ni Ma posted:CW is pretty loving good but you have to take it as a bizarre slice of life show since the tone moves around a lot (like other absurd mangas). And despite its whiplash, the world and its characters are incredibly consistent. Which is a loving feat really given how hosed up the world appears to be once you scratch off the pristine veneer it has on the top. The penalties for even making "racially" charged remarks is like something out of a Conservative nightmare and it's never quite clear whether the author is supportive or parodying the progressive measures that the series depicts. The stories with the young kids is usually 100% adorable though and the more typical SoL stuff is nice. The problem is that I think that the author wants to do a few different types of series but his editor won't let him just drop Centaur's Worries to do so. I am a little disappointed to hear FwPA is dropping the series, but given the evolution of the series, it makes sense.
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Sep 12, 2015 18:27
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Droyer posted:I too find the idea of people liking things I don't like baffling.
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Sep 12, 2015 19:54
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I've said it before, but "I don't understand how people can like/think x" is a really good sign of 
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Sep 12, 2015 19:54
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I don't understand how people can like Marmite, because any explanation sounds like Stockholm Syndrome. How's that? It's just opinions.
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Sep 12, 2015 20:49
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Namtab posted:I've said it before, but "I don't understand how people can like/think x" is a really good sign of to use the descriptive "I don't understand someone else's taste," the comes when they move to the proscriptive "and therefore they need to stop liking it, because people can't be different from me."
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Sep 12, 2015 20:57
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:And it baffles me that people can like it. I mean, to each their own, but ... really? There's my opinion on your lovely passive aggressive posting
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Sep 12, 2015 20:57
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Paracelsus posted:I don't think it's Captain Invictus posted:Hey you suck, shut up I think my point was lost in me trying to put some really, really bad humor into it. The main thrust is this: I think a CW recommendation in a monstergirl thread talking about the other monstergirl mangas should have an asterisk. If you like it, cool (but still, really?). Just like if you still like Bleach (I mean ... really?), feel free to recommend* (edited) it, but asterisk it before recommending it to people. Though that's a different discussion entirely. Also sorry if it does seem passive aggressive - I've been told that I can sometimes say things that people think are super passive-aggressive when I don't really mean it that way.
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Sep 12, 2015 21:13
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If you think Centaur Worries is bad just say you think it's bad and be done with it. You can say why you think it's bad, if you care, but I'd advise not tiptoeing around it like it's some taboo subject we're discussing in secret for fear that someone might overhear. I haven't read CW but I highly suspect it's the sort of thing that anybody who reads it will quickly be able to parse whether it's for them or not. Nobody who doesn't want to read it is going to be tricked into doing so, and nobody sane who reads it and dislikes it is going to keep going just because the monster girl thread recommended it.
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Sep 12, 2015 21:25
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Bad Seafood posted:If you think Centaur Worries is bad just say you think it's bad and be done with it. You can say why you think it's bad, if you care, but I'd advise not tiptoeing around it like it's some taboo subject we're discussing in secret for fear that someone might overhear. Forgive me for having emotions. From now on I will be a fact-dispensing machine beep boop. (I'm gonna get off the threads for a bit, this is beginning to take too much time today. Have a nice day, everyone)
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Sep 12, 2015 21:30
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For someone whose been told he says things that people think are super passive-aggressive when you didn't really mean them that way, you sure seem to mean this one.
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Sep 12, 2015 21:36
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Closing the thread for a bit so things can settle.
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Sep 12, 2015 23:51
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Don't be terrible. Thanks.
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Sep 13, 2015 08:13
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Hooray! It's back! That better not have been the only time we see Polt! The Bird Cafe manga that got mentioned a while back is really good and cute and sweet, I reaaally like how all the birds react to coffee  The mermaid one is also really good, the recently scanlated arc about the day on the mountain was super charming!
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Sep 13, 2015 08:24
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How Close Are Your Favorite Monster Girls to Their Mythological Counterparts? Part 2: More Like Poopi The harpies were a race of women with the bodies of birds and the heads of women. At first, they were seen as wind spirits, but as time went on they became more and more malevolent. Both Homer and Hesiod speak of harpies as agents of Hades who would take away people who refused to go to Tartarus, torturing them in their sharp claws. However, this is not where harpies got their fame. The most famous story of harpies is the story of King Phineas of Thrace. Phineas had the gift of prophecy. He drew the ire of Zeus by revealing too many plans of the gods, and thus cursed him two ways. First, he was blinded. Then, Zeus gave him an ironic punishment. The gods love their ironic punishments. He was stranded on an island where there was food everywhere, but when he went to eat something, the evil harpies would either take it away or poop in his food. Phineas stayed here for a while until Jason showed up. Jason saw the starving old man and had pity on him, killing all the harpies so he could finally eat. In return, Phineas revealed how to traverse some dangerous rapids in the future. So yeah, harpies are evil. Over time, they got a two more attributes, ugliness and uncleanliness. Harpies were linked with general disgust, mostly linked with feces. For ugliness, just take a look at a picture of a harpy from the Middle Ages.  That's what a "true" harpy should look like, a woman's head on a bird's body. There is, however, a parallel image of harpies that's more recognizable to us. NSFW Remind you of anyone? How to Make Papi More True to the Folklore Make her steal food from everyone and make her poop everywhere. Smoking Crow fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Sep 13, 2015 |
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Sep 13, 2015 18:48
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I haven't been watching this show, but I read the thread when it was closed. Gonna drive by and say read Centaur's Worries. It's fantastic.
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Sep 13, 2015 19:02
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I'll show you harpies
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Sep 13, 2015 19:06
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DoubleDonut posted:I'll show you harpies Good.
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Sep 13, 2015 19:09
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DoubleDonut posted:I'll show you harpies What's with the grapes, did the mommy harpy lay her eggs in a cornucopia?
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Sep 13, 2015 19:13
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Red Minjo posted:What's with the grapes, did the mommy harpy lay her eggs in a cornucopia? Food is pretty much everywhere in Dragon's Crown. Here's the mother. (This probably isn't actually NWS for most people but I'm gonna play it safe): http://i.imgur.com/CrLjqfM.jpg
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Sep 13, 2015 19:21
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Yeah they look cute now but they'll claw your face out in a few weeks time. Can't be domesticated.
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Sep 13, 2015 19:33
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Between Bird Cafe(!) and that t-rex thing, it seems that the modern Japanese monster enthusiast's perfect woman is a) part dinosaur and b) a tramp living on the verges of civilisation. I mean, I get a), but... DoubleDonut posted:I'll show you harpies I like this one:  Protip: never look up the artist for this image
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Sep 13, 2015 23:07
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It seems like she'd struggle turning the pages of her book.
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Sep 13, 2015 23:11
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Also putting that bra on. And putting her hair up.
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Sep 13, 2015 23:12
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Shukaro posted:Also putting that bra on. That's why she needs your help
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Sep 13, 2015 23:18
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Smoking Crow posted:How Close Are Your Favorite Monster Girls to Their Mythological Counterparts? Part 2: More Like Poopi Basically what I'm learning from this is that ancient myths got a lot of poo poo wrong
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Sep 13, 2015 23:19
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Starsnostars posted:It seems like she'd struggle turning the pages of her book. Shukaro posted:Also putting that bra on. Those were also my first thoughts. The best I can come up with is "very flexible legs".
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Dzhay posted:Between Bird Cafe(!) and that t-rex thing, it seems that the modern Japanese monster enthusiast's perfect woman is a) part dinosaur and b) a tramp living on the verges of civilisation. Really?  I didn't listen. Amputee porn is weird and seems kinda wrong.
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Sep 14, 2015 01:54
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Xelkelvos posted:Really? That birdgirl has all of her wings and legs
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Darth Windu posted:That birdgirl has all of her wings and legs Yes, but how many others as well? 
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