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Anime Character Guessing Game, Q3-2012 Round.


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WhiteHairGirls



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:11 pm Reply with quote
About that ef image. That was pretty easy imo. I only watched half of the first season and I immediately recognized it was from the eF franchise. That background coloring is their thing.
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Calathan
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:15 pm Reply with quote
WhiteHairGirls wrote:
About that ef image. That was pretty easy imo. I only watched half of the first season and I immediately recognized it was from the eF franchise. That background coloring is their thing.


That's what I was thinking. Thanks for letting me know. I was wondering in part because when I looked back at older images from Ef, there were a couple that people had trouble figuring out at the time but which I would think are pretty easy now that I've seen the show. But I think more people have seen it since then.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:45 pm Reply with quote
I myself thought that Stark700's guess for this picture to be pretty odd. Seems kind of strange that he would think it was from the Lupin III OVA Return of the Magician - which was made in 2002 - when the animation style is so obviously reminiscent of something from much earlier. Apparently it was from the original T.V. series made thirty years before the OVA. To give people an idea of the art style of Return of the Magician, look at this screencap. I was very surprised he got the two confused.

Then there was this explanation that Stark700 gave, which was subtly different to the previous explanation he gave as to how he found the name of the show. At the time I thought "huh" and then nothing more, but now . . .

On their own both incidents could (and would) be passed off as genuine mistakes with his wording. You know, such as mistakenly giving the wrong title when you knew it was something different, or saying that it was the first Anime listed instead of the show being on the first page listed. Everyone has their senior moments, and they're pretty minor mistakes by themselves. But given the context of Calathan's evidence they are somewhat suspicious.
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Calathan
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:12 am Reply with quote
Here is the image again:



Hint 1: spoiler[This character thinks she has seen a ghost, but its actually a peeping tom.]
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Calathan
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 1:21 pm Reply with quote
Hint 1: spoiler[This character thinks she has seen a ghost, but its actually a peeping tom.]
Hint 2: spoiler[Another character in this show crossdresses.]
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Cow-Boy_Be-Bop



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:58 pm Reply with quote
spoiler[Fuko from I my me strawberry eggs]

I knew i recoginzed this, Im pretty sure im right
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Calathan
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:08 pm Reply with quote
Cow-Boy_Be-Bop wrote:
spoiler[Fuko from I my me strawberry eggs]

I knew i recoginzed this, Im pretty sure im right


That's correct.
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Cow-Boy_Be-Bop



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:20 pm Reply with quote
Awesome! Im going to be busy for the night, I'll post a picture in a few hours, so feel free to start a minigame
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:43 pm Reply with quote
dtm42 wrote:
I myself thought that Stark700's guess for this picture to be pretty odd. Seems kind of strange that he would think it was from the Lupin III OVA Return of the Magician - which was made in 2002 - when the animation style is so obviously reminiscent of something from much earlier. Apparently it was from the original T.V. series made thirty years before the OVA. To give people an idea of the art style of Return of the Magician, look at this screencap. I was very surprised he got the two confused.

Then there was this explanation that Stark700 gave, which was subtly different to the previous explanation he gave as to how he found the name of the show. At the time I thought "huh" and then nothing more, but now . . .

On their own both incidents could (and would) be passed off as genuine mistakes with his wording. You know, such as mistakenly giving the wrong title when you knew it was something different, or saying that it was the first Anime listed instead of the show being on the first page listed. Everyone has their senior moments, and they're pretty minor mistakes by themselves. But given the context of Calathan's evidence they are somewhat suspicious.
And your point is...?
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dtm42



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:55 pm Reply with quote
Past wrote:
And your point is...?


Um, that I wouldn't be surprised if Stark700 was cheating? That the signs were there?

Really, you should have been able to figure that out.
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Cow-Boy_Be-Bop



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:03 am Reply with quote
Next Character:



Hint 1 : spoiler[ This character may look sweet here, but is actually pretty cold throughout most the series]

Hint 2 : spoiler[ This character is top in their class]

Hint 3 : spoiler[ The main character of the series moves in with this character after having difficulties with their new house]
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Zewerr



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:22 am Reply with quote
You may want to add your hints in a new post so people know that there has been an update in the game. Hey guys, there's an update in the game. New hints above. Look at them, read them, guess that picture!
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egoist



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:43 am Reply with quote
Maybe spoiler[Yuki from Fruits Basket?]
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bllanosr



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:15 am Reply with quote
spoiler[Is it Naru from Love Hina?]
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bllanosr



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:19 am Reply with quote
spoiler[Is it Naru from Love Hina?]
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