Box sets in Japan run quite frequently over 500USD.
Use racial slurs in every post you make for one week.
I keep telling people that /tg/ is the best.
That's not the case at all. I don't know if I show it or not, but I am quite passionate myself. I have things I enjoy as well. But I don't think that what I described should be characterized as passionate. The people who annoy me most don't think. What I mean by that is they don't try to deconstruct the things they like or really get to know them in a meaningful way. They'll accept things as they are at face value and preach their personal gospel to the world. They annoy me because they just say they like something and won't think about why or what they like about it or why other people don't like it or what other ways they could be looking at it. They simple say things like, "Doctor who is amazing, you must watch it!" "You have no soul if you don't like My Little Pony!" And so on. I really just think that closing yourself to possibilities and living in your own expectation free zone is disgusting. I think that the lack of passion is truly what gets me, because even though I don't like a lot of communities I respect the few from each of them who do really know their subject and really understand it and its place in the world. Anyhow, I probably did an awful job of explaining it, but I tried because I found that comment slightly offensive. To say that I'm not passionate about the things I do and the things I love is insulting. To say that I don't care about anything is, honestly, a bit hurtful. So there.
This nigga has helped me through some tough times these past few years.
He's saying you got cavities because you consume too many sweets. You made the bed and now you're lying in it, so to speak.
I'd like to think none of us are weeaboos. I'd like to think we all accept ourselves for who we are and don't curse our stars that we weren't born glorious Nippon. I'd really like to believe that. I'd really like that...
Nah, I get that, I was just trying to impress exactly how not the same they are since you seemed to be asking for a rec.
Just gonna say right now, the two series aren't really all that comparable in my opinion. Log Horizon is the first of the .hack/.hackclone genre to be written by a guy who actually played MMOs back before WoW started it's weird expansionism and understands the mentality. All of the characters and their actions are coming from that experience. I can't say that the characters are anything you'd call a masterpiece, but Log Horizon is very true to life in many aspects. But if you're not about that life much of it will be lost on you. My point is, it's not fair to ask, "Will it be like SAO?" because SAO was, quite honestly, straight garbage if you look past the first half and not even making it to good in the part that is watchable in my opinion and Log Horizon is a contender for top 10 of this year. Anyhow, Log Horizon isn't for everyone. I can't assure that you'll like it but the author is a cool guy. A while ago he actually came to /a/ and started answering questions from the crowd through translators from the site who followed the thread and translated questions for him and translated back his answers. I just feel like that's indicative of the kind of person he is, Maoyuu, his other work that got an anime was apparently something that come out of a thread on 2chan. To sum up, Log Horizon isn't as bad as Sexual Assault Online. While I'm on a roll I might as well just go through what I think deserves mention this year. Spoiler Shingeki no Kyojin. Okay, I say it deserves mention because it pretty much defined the mayfly fanbase. It was madly popular while it was running and no one gives a **** anymore. But while it was popular, EVERYONE knew about it. This is a series that exploded in a way I've not seen for years. A lot of people who weren't really into that anime life suddenly were spamming up the tumblrs and youtubes and every other social media with this stuff like it was plague. It's crazy. Did you know that the first volume of the tankobon version was released in the US in June? Did you know that the 9th volume has been on shelves since November? The industry has NEVER caught onto something so fast. So even though the anime was, in my opinion, a hack job adaptation catering to the wrong crowd and suffering for it, it did what it was supposed to do really well. It got the name out there and people are apparently buying volumes. Log Horizon. See above. Girls und Panzer. Okay, okay, okay. No one likes GuP as much as I do. No one except for that neckbeard in Iowa with a basement full of history books and tank models and that hikki in Kansai with an apartment full of figmas. It's such a niche audience that I probably won't recommend it to anyone on here. But here's what I liked about it and why I think it's important. Girls und Panzer was a series with a good female protag. Some people don't like her and say she's weak or annoying, but I interpret her more as unassuming and somewhat traumatized by the fact that her mother basically disowned her for throwing a match in order to help out a teammate. While she's probably the least entertaining of the cast, I think it bears mentioning that she a) is a good anchor of all of the weird personalities, b) shows growth when she gets out onto the field again and learns to love the game for itself, and c) is kinda gar as ****, only character that hangs out the side of the tank under a hail of gunfire. Anyhow, it was a series about tanks and girls and that's what it was called. I give it a good enough. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigaitteru (or My Youth Love Comedy Went Poorly As Expected). Another series I liked but won't put in the top ten because of things like production values and a certain lack of specialness so to speak. But it's probably my favorite of the year and that is actually over series like Kill la Kill, mind you. The reason why I really like it is because the main character is a lot like me. It's not like WataMote which dredges up every time you messed up in life or couldn't like yourself and amplifies it tenfold, Yahari starts with a much bleaker viewpoint that isn't behind a rose tinted glass of self delusion, the main character starts by giving up on himself and society. But it gets better. The show is exclusively about friendship. The title makes sense in that aspect. They do not pair up the characters even a the very end in spite of all the flags. I really appreciate that. I also really appreciate that even though he was growing and acclimating to other people he was always right. His cynical attitude and faithless actions always solved the problem even if it wasn't pretty. But what makes me really like the anime itself is they changed the design of the main character from a cute kinda shota look from the LNs and manga to a narrow eyed, mean looking muther****er. It's much more fitting. Anyhow, I could actually go on about more things I liked but, there's no point. Watashi ga Motenai no wa do Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!? (or WataMote (or It's Not My Fault I'm Not Popular (or No Matter How You Look At It, It's Your Fault I'm Not Popular). I mentioned that Yahari was a little more relatable and less simplistic, but that doesn't mean I count it out. It's a series that I had zero expactations for because I loved the manga. Why is that? Because the manga is self deprecating, cringe inducing, and depressing. I didn't think the stations would air that. I thought they'd rose tint it and make it more moe. I'm incredibly glad they didn't. The first OP actually was kinda a huge middle finger to that notion in fact. Though, it's a little too good an adaptation because I found myself pausing at the most embarrassing or familiar parts. I couldn't finish it because it hurts to watch sometimes. But it's an example of the industry not cocking something up royally that I expected them to and I find that refreshing. Bakemonogatari. So they've been releasing new Bakemono episodes. I've heard good things, but oddly enough Shaft has been flying under the radar mostly. I totally forgot it was even airing for a while. So here's the rundown. Bakemono, in my opinion, can't be bad. Isin, the writer, admitted Nisemono was ****** fanservicy garbage and went back to the old fare. Problem is, it's nothing new really. It's just more of a good thing. If you liked Bakemono, you'll like more Bakemono so to speak. Golden Time. The second greatest love story ever told. Except not really. Mentioned for being Tora Dora 2. Not actually too interested myself seeing as I disagreed with everything at the end of Tora Dora even though the title gave it away and I knew my dreams were to be shattered. Golden Time doesn't actually do that, fyi. Kyousougiga. Looks sick. No further comments. Kill la Kill. Saved the number one series, in my opinion, for last. Why is it number one though Jiku? Because Trigger has NO MONEY. Trigger is a small studio with one series left in the at any given time. If it wasn't for Kickstarter, they wouldn't be able to do their next lined up shows. Yes, if it wasn't for people giving them money on the internet, Kill la KIll could be their last series ever. Remember that. But the real reason I like Kill la Kill is that it's well written by far more cerebral than most of the other thigns not only running but on this list. Yeah, I never thought I'd say that about a series by Trigger. But let's examine why I'm saying that. Trigger puts in a lot of references, a lot of easter eggs, a lot of red herrings, and in general a lot of work and thought to every episode, even th ugly ones. Did you see Marsellus Wallace and Vincent Vega in the background? Did you notice that Ryuuko's memory of her father's murderer changed from the first episode to the 11th? Did you notice that reflected in Mako's glasses in that one episode is "310112" in a font that makes it look oddly like, "S1 I DIE"? Did you notice in the preview for the next episode they showed an open top car and bullets firing, oh yeah, that episode was slated to air on the anniversary of JFKs assassination? Did you notice that Honnouji Academy was named after the famous temple where Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and killed by one of his trusted lieutenants? The show is full of things that you'll miss if you blink, it's also full of misdirection and careful omission of information. Guess what, it also features a good female protag and has a rather powerful and necessary message. And remember, Trigger is not sticking to formula and not taking it easy even though this is a series that would have been much better serviced by a higher budget. Kill la Kill is easily the best series I've seen this year and more importantly, I think that while it's no Evangelion, it's still doing its part to save anime. Final notes: If you made it through all that, congrats, you now know another useless opinion. But what I really want to say is, 2013 looked like it was going to be pretty bleak at the start of it after the last few years of really bad pandering series like SAO, K-On, Code Breaker, Guilty Crown, Raildex, etc. dominating the market and very few good things to truly balance them out. This year, while not a particularly great year in some aspects has produced more standouts than expected and more moving than expected. And with Space Dandy on the way, we might actually be seeing a point where Japanese companies are actively reaching out to a global audience on a regular basis. Anime isn't saved, but it looks like we might have a set of heroes.
I bet you also let Ken on the team.
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GUILLOTINE GORILLA!
Get a load of this guy.
I can still only hear the sounds of the disc spinning.
You should post more gifs of Hugh Jackman miming tooth brushing.
I would like to ask you what the difference was between what you did and what I did.
There is a such thing as too much Pokemon. I personally think Pokemon is bad and has been pretty much since the beginning. For me, hearing people talk about how much they care about it and invest themselves in it and enjoy it every day is incredibly grating and painful, the same way I dislike hearing about Doctor Who or Homestuck or MTG or Bleach or CSI or anything else that people incessantly natter on about to no foreseeable end. For you, being on the other side of this equation is a joy and I hope you treasure that because there will probably come a time when you're done. You'll get bored of it or you'll find that it's becoming an unhealthily large part of your life that's actually affecting your ability to progress or you'll just be done with that part of your life. It happens with a lot of things that people entertain themselves with and in a way it's a good thing because you're growing as a person and becoming a more mature and complete person without letting your past hold you down and in another way it's sad because you're leaving something behind that you'll never get back. My point is, when you don't want Pokemon anymore, that's when you know you've had too much. That's when you'll know what too much Pokemon feel like.
Sometimes a girl just knows.
There is no heaven.
