john 'mr. customer' smith
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Kodomo no Jikan, perhaps? Starts out as a creepy sexual comedy with a teacher (23, innocent) and a 9-year old girl trying to seduce him, but later it turns out she gets mentally and physically (not sexually) abused by her uncle, and drama/romance ensues as the teacher tries to help her get over her various traumas.
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Confession: Today was the first time I genuinely flipped out at someone on the internet. Now I feel like shit. P
lease tell me I'm rightFeel free to rate my performance objectivelyhttps://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1598850&show=0#msg49970400 (I'm coenraed)
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I haven't read a new vn in months, so this might be a good motivation. I'm in!
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18 hours ago, ittaku said:
Gabriel Drop Out annoys me because when I watch it I think it's meh and then suddenly I find myself laughing out loud at something in it, like Vigne counting sheep this week. How dare I be inconsistent with my taste.
That's just like me and South Park
I'm only watching Maid Dragon, LWA and Demi-chan at this point. I've warmed up to the latter a bit, I like the honest/mature-ish writing enough to want to keep watching, even though I still find the presentation mediocre
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I do think there's a value in always having an average score of around 5, because it means you're making the most of the space you have.
I only watch/read stuff I expect to enjoy and almost never give scores below a 7, and I consider that a weakness, since it means I have no real idea of what I hate.
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I'd guess almost any adult can understand, enjoy and appreciate Wolf Children, as well as most Ghibli films. However, I wouldn't really call those good introductions to anime, as they aren't really in any way connected to the common style and tropes of anime, if there is such a thing. That said, I don't think you'll ever get the average parent to enjoy something like Lucky Star, Madoka Magica or Kill la Kill, no matter how gradually you build up to them.
Basically, just try to show them things that are somehow similar to what they already like.
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Watched TTGL. No words are large enough. Cried several times in the last 2 episodes. 10/10 if I ever saw it.
It's amazing how Imaishi's direction can just make you accept every absurd technicality the writer throws at you.
Spoiler(Edit: I now realize like 90% of everyone who watched it must have asked the same question, but whatever, I still sorta stand by it)
That said, I don't understand why Nia had to die in the end. I understand the explanation, but I'm sure they could have explained some way for her to stay alive if they wanted to. It just made the marriage scene (and in some ways, a lot of Simon's struggle) feel pointless to me, like a big middle finger at the end (hello gainax, I guess?)
Can't I just get one epic, emotional story that ends with, like, a 20-second scene of the main pair, old and wrinkled, sharing one last moment of intimacy on a bench in front of their house, looking out at everything they've accomplished together as they let out their last breaths? No? Ok. Just me I guess
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https://myanimelist.net/news/49226044
At least you'll get this
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Oh wow, there's actually a thread for this.
I mostly agree with what Ariurotl said, like, over a year ago. I only use the term to describe a character I would probably have a crush on if she were real (dunno if it means we'd be compatible, but whatever. It's just speculation anyway)
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Miya's simply the best; boundlessly enthusiastic, carefree tomboy glutton. Looks great wearing anything.
Or possibly for a character that I find extremely aesthetically pleasing, regardless of their personality
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Yes, both of them. I'd bang the count like there was no tomorrow.Haydee is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in fiction.
I haven't even watched Monogatari beyond Bake episode 3, but Ononoki fascinates me.
Wouldn't be complete without Yumemi, of course. Though I remember and love her more for her personality, her interactions with and beliefs about the things around her and the ideas she symbolizes, her character design and voice acting also had me hooked from the very beginning.
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21 hours ago, Jun Inoue said:
Kobayashi-san 3: Playing Dark Souls with dragons.
Saw this and then watched it,
SpoilerI thought it was going to be metaphorical, but they literally were playing Dark Souls, lol
That was possibly the first time I've ever been dissappointed in an episode not being longer.
Kanna is so adorable it hurts, dude
edit: also, seems like they really aren't planning to use the titty bounce sounds much beyond episode 1
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39 minutes ago, Seth said:
Also classical KyoAni with their ridiculous animation budget
No offense meant, but this is a meme that needs to die.
Neither Kyoani nor Ufotable have bigger budgets per project than most studios, they are simply better organized and more consistent with their staff.
I liked most of the second episodes I've seen so far too. I still think the presentation/execution in Demi-chan is arse, but at least the ideas and some of the character moments were interesting/funny enough to convince me to try another episode
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I really want to, since I've heard good things about the franchise and Suzumoto was apparently involved in both games, but I'm not especially keen on either the ps4 or vita. Really hope we'll get an eventual pc release
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4 minutes ago, ittaku said:
No, this is not something where explaining the appeal will help you or prove you "wrong". The reason is it should either work for you or it doesn't, and clearly doesn't. I simply adored the interplay between the teacher and the monster girls but expecting you to like it because I explain what I liked about it to you is futile. I hate lots of shows other people like too. At least you have checked it out now.
That's fair enough, but opinions can and should always be fluid. I bet a good analysis could make you hate this show, or make you love it even more. I'm not claiming you should think anything, but an opinion shouldn't be an excuse to ignore other viewpoints either (though that's pretty hypocritical of me).
I think this segment sums up my opinion pretty well; the individual elements of the execution (by which I mostly mean presentation) are often good, but almost never make any sense together
1 hour ago, Nosebleed said:It's a slice of life featuring a cast of girls who each have their own quirks and it follows a biology teacher as he discovers more about them and how they live. There's no grand plot or anything, it's just an easygoing, relaxing show. The appeal of it stems from the girls themselves, you're meant to enjoy watching them have fun and stuff, just like most slice of life shows of this nature.
It also has that biological side to it, where the guy goes around figuring out how each of the girls "work" on a biological level. But he does so through interviews and innocent experiments, which is pretty cute. I personally think it's kind of fun to look at monster girls under this light. The show doesn't exploit them, and it feels nice to see.
If you don't like this type of series, then it probably wasn't meant for you to begin with.
Everything you just said sounds great to me. I just don't think it does any of it well or interestingly.
I respect you guys' opinions though, and you've convinced me not to drop it just yet. I was perhaps not paying much attention to the characterization, and more to the presentation and to reinforcing my preconceived view of A1, courtesy of Digi.
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On 09/01/2017 at 10:59 PM, ittaku said:
Guys, make sure to check out Interviews with Monster Girls while you're still deciding on what to watch...
Can you explain the appeal to me? I've watched the 1st episode and it just seems like pretty much every other A1 show; cool concept, painfully boring and incoherent execution. I'm probably just really biased because of Digibro, but I can see what he means when he uses the phrase 'assembly-line feel'
Please prove me wrong. I hate hating things.
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3 hours ago, Nosebleed said:
Loved the OP by the way. Can't wait to get the full version.
Wtf was up with all those spinning people?
Well, I knew I was going to enjoy it, but that was absolutely everything I ever wanted out of an anime. I really appreciate that Kyoani seems to have put a lot more effort into simplistic, expressive art&animation, rather than their usual fuckton of digital aftereffects, which I'm not the biggest fan of. (or maybe they're just hiding them very well, I dunno)
Loved everything else as well, especially the jokes/timing. I haven't been this entertained in a long time.
My only pet peeve was that Tohru's wings in dragon form were far too small for her (apparent) mass. Wasn't a fan of some of the other flying animation, too. I guess the animators just didn't have time to research that kind of stuff. Common problem in anime production.
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https://exhentai.org/g/899629/6e64462b9e/
https://exhentai.org/g/585278/dd65577ac3/
I've been on a search for faithful doujins. As in, doujins by artists that actually make a real effort to emulate the style of art/comedy/characterization/etc. (not to mention cup sizes, nothing worse than when a character suddenly has way bigger jugs) of the original franchise, and make it feel like it could actually have been a real episode/chapter except with sex, rather than just putting their own perverted/loose interpretations of the character designs in arbitrary sexual situations
This is proving quite difficult. these kinds of fanfics seem to be in a vast minority.
Does anyone have any works they'd like to share?
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I'm definitely gonna watch Maid Dragon, probably LWA and possibly Onihei.
I'm intrigued with the last one because Masao Maruyama apparently founded a whole new studio just to make it. For those that don't know, he's the founder of Madhouse and probably the only good businessman in the world that actually cares about art
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38 minutes ago, Jun Inoue said:
Lol I actually know that manga, It's from one of my favourite artists, Karma Tatsurou
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34 minutes ago, Dergonu said:
3: Not an utsuge. (Nakige is fine, utsuge not so much.)
Don't you dare say that when you haven't even read Narcissu
Seriously though, Read it. It's not particularly depressing (at least, not to me), and it'll make you think about death in ways you've probably never thought about death before.
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1 hour ago, Jun Inoue said:
Is that actually in FLCL? I don't remember it...
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Finished all of Hidamari Sketch, or as someone on Reddit described it, wide girls doing wide things.
What a series. Always funny, always adorable, always comfy, and the ending OVA absolutely wrecks.
Miyako is still best girl. I wish there were more characters in anime as shameless, up-for-everything and tomboyish as her.
What manga are you currently reading?
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Reading Ryushika Ryushika, which is basically Yotsuba&! by way of Yoshitoshi Abe. The girl is slightly less innocent and there's less focus on the characters around her and her positive influence on them, and more focus on the gags that result from the girl's wild imagination. Also, it gets pretty psychedelic sometimes. It's 10 volumes in full colour, though I don't think all of it is translated.
Recommended, anyway, especially if you like Yotsuba.