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« Reply #1050 on: May 09, 2012, 01:13:24 PM » |
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Gainax is anime for swine!
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« Reply #1051 on: May 09, 2012, 01:46:03 PM » |
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w-wow
phubans-san is such a c-connoisseur of japanese c-cartoons
mmaybe he c-could show me some?
b-b-b-b-ut just b-b-ecause i want to watch animes with him... doesn't mean i LIKE him or anything....
b-baka!
And John slaps him and runs away, while Phubans says: "What the fuck happened with him?" |
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« Reply #1052 on: May 09, 2012, 02:10:30 PM » |
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Gainax is anime for swine!
I will find you, and I will look at you with a slightly forlorn facial expression. |
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« Reply #1053 on: May 09, 2012, 02:45:55 PM » |
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Gainax is anime for swine!
I will find you and not much will be left of your face |
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« Reply #1054 on: May 09, 2012, 03:06:46 PM » |
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So I started watching Ultimate Survivor Kaiji.... and it's amazing. Not only does this show make gambling compelling, I'm discovering there's a whole genre of manga, dedicated to gambling. Pachinko, poker, slot machines, all kindsa shit... how is this even possible? It's glorious.
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« Reply #1055 on: May 09, 2012, 10:45:44 PM » |
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so is it just me or did phubans just call us all swine
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« Reply #1056 on: May 09, 2012, 11:36:58 PM » |
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« Reply #1057 on: May 09, 2012, 11:44:46 PM » |
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p. impressive stuff
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« Reply #1058 on: May 10, 2012, 07:35:19 PM » |
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I am almost done with Akumetsu and while I generally feel good about it I have some complaints that I'll hold off until I'm finished to make.
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« Reply #1059 on: May 10, 2012, 07:49:25 PM » |
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omg giant robo owns. its like this insane mix of pulpy 50s sci-fi, deconstructed mecha, and crazy dragonball fights
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« Reply #1060 on: May 10, 2012, 09:24:56 PM » |
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I am almost done with Akumetsu and while I generally feel good about it I have some complaints that I'll hold off until I'm finished to make. I thought Akumetsu was absolute shit and I don't understand why people like it. Please make me feel less alone. |
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« Reply #1061 on: May 10, 2012, 09:31:45 PM » |
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It's actually really good at what it does, though since I'm not finished yet I can't say anything too decisive.
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« Reply #1062 on: May 10, 2012, 09:52:47 PM » |
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omg giant robo owns. its like this insane mix of pulpy 50s sci-fi, deconstructed mecha, and crazy dragonball fights
how many time do i have to tell you nerds to watch giant robot shows you guys dont listen and then pick one up randomly and then you're like "omg amazing" i hate you all in fact, i h9 you all |
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« Reply #1063 on: May 10, 2012, 10:56:47 PM » |
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I am almost done with Akumetsu and while I generally feel good about it I have some complaints that I'll hold off until I'm finished to make. I thought Akumetsu was absolute shit and I don't understand why people like it. Please make me feel less alone. Well there is something incredibly cathartic about the story on some level, and if you don't get that then that's fine but some people are attuned to it and some aren't. I hate to make such a hubanish claim like that but I think whether or not you find violently fucking up the system with a narcissistic agenda in outlandish murderous ways satisfying as a reader is what it comes down to, and you either do or you don't. It's not an objective thing, so you can probably feel less alone knowing that others don't share your enthusiasm probably. |
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« Reply #1064 on: May 10, 2012, 11:06:56 PM » |
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It's juvenile revenge fantasy done about as well as it can be. I truly enjoy the fact that the top-tier badguys of the story were the same sort of top-tier badguys we have in the real world: shitty bankers and bureaucrats and assorted cronies who wreck the lives of millions to line their pockets. I also truly enjoy that the writer was articulate enough to both create the Akumetsu ideology, as well as indicate all of its flaws and hypocrisies. None of the huge discussions left me feeling like we had an Always Right Goodguy just skewering a strawman Always Wrong Badguy.
I feel that as more of the scifi elements came into play, the author noticed that they sort of detracted from a lot of what made Shou 'special'*, and sort of reigned them back and put more emphasis on his motive. This was a good move, but I feel like there were a lot of ideas that never got fully developed.
One thing I feel that got abandoned was the concept of Akumetsu quizzing or challenging those he was about to destroy. The motorcycle gang scene and the race scene were superb in how precisely they were set up.
The epilogue was also Neal Stephenson level's of "alright, the end, seeya".
*I thought that the author was aiming at a sort of magical realism conceit of Shou's resurrections representing how, as a society, even if some people sacrifice their lives to destroy evil, it's sad but still ultimately a gain.
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