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INTEREST: The Joke's On You — Anime Does April Fool's Day - Part 1


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SaiyamanMS



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 10:21 pm Reply with quote
A lot of great stuff here (Eva Mask! Nisekoimonogatari! Nendoroid Fundoshis!), but if I'm going to be nitpicky on one thing, if you're going to use the English dub's spelling for the Dragon Ball villain Freeza, at least spell it right. (Frieza, not Freiza.)
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IceKirby



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:26 am Reply with quote
Someone please turn Mahou Shoujo GochiUsa into a real anime.

Shaft did a good job with the Nisekoimonogatari PV too. Even using a 'clear sky' (a ClariS song, since they performed songs for both series).
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D-Rock



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:08 am Reply with quote
My favorites were Momoiro Clover Z as Frieza and Dog Ace Attorney. That live-action Selector Infected WIXOSS was just... wut?
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infamoustakai



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:33 am Reply with quote
Nisegatari would be so awesome.

We need a guy in Senran. But not a guy with boobs. I can't stop staring at his picture. Seriously. He has tits. what.
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partially



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:54 am Reply with quote
Trigger Girls actually looks like it could be good dumb fun.

Always like grenades with happy faces. Cool
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:56 am Reply with quote
Some a as plain as day (Frieza being an editor of Jump+), but some are not (PAC-MAN in Google Maps. They had/still have the game Microsoft Flight Simulation, so it isn't so far-fetched to think that they would include other, hidden games/gems).
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CrowLia



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:02 am Reply with quote
Is it sad that I want many of these to be true? Like the fundoshi supplies for Nendoroid, or AKB84, or the Mushi-shi Sci-fi movie
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Shouryu



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:15 am Reply with quote
Man, the KGNE tower defense game is secretly a brilliant commentary about gaming culture and myself. Firstly, it creates a cognitive dissonance because you lose when you reach Haruka, but you also lose if you win because she got hit by a car. However, my need to "win" compels me to detach my emotion and allow the game to do terrible things to her because I don't want to see a game over screen.

Secondly, you need to grind a lot to clear all the stages. I felt so happy when I managed to clear the second stage, then I realize that I need to let terrible things happened to her multiple times in order to achieve that. Makes you ponder.
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:19 am Reply with quote
The Joke's On You — Anime Does April Fool's Day - Part 2:

Copic Markers wrote:
The brand of markers now come with an "Undo" (Ctrl+Z) feature.

Google Japan wrote:
Google introduces a "keyless keyboard" that translates your messages depending on how hard you blow into it.

Those two made me laugh more than they probably should've.

Madosoft wrote:
Visual novel publisher Madosoft announced an original anime adaptation for 2016.

I hope that's not a April Fool's thing.

My Anime List wrote:
The MAL website changed "My Kitty List" with several popular entries switched out with images of a cats.

Yeah, I saw that. I thought that the site fell victim to another trolling hacker attack Laughing
(On a side-note, the hyperlink isn't working. Here)

Show By Rock!! wrote:
The series will get a live-action adaptation starring an actual cat in the lead role.

Yes! Finally, someone in the anime industry understood what is the next logical step in "taking [animal]-ear'd-girls show to the next level".

Studio Trigger wrote:
Trigger Girls

Something tells me that, if not in the near-future, we will see that anime for real.

Tekken x Galaga wrote:
The fighting game franchise crosses over with the classic defense game.

Sure, why not. I'll play it. Wink
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:47 am Reply with quote
We've been trying the Google Pac-Man on many different cities with packed crazy streets that don't make sense (i.e. not grids)! That way ya can't tell where Pac-Man would pop out when he goes off to the sides. Laughing

BTW, ya can also play Pac-Man on your mobile Google Maps app but on just certain locations. Google gives these clues:

  • •Don't drop the ball on the eve of your victory!
    •Triumph is délicieux.
    •Does a Galaxian bonus await at the top of those 272 steps?
    •Chomp your way to independence down seven lanes of July.
    •PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN can't agree on which side is prettier: the American or the Canadian. Which side do you fall on, eh?
    •After a chat with the Sphinx, PAC-MAN sounds more like "Dokki Dokki".
    •Pause game play to admire Chagall's stained glass windows and have a bit of chocolate.
    •Can you score 10^(10^100) points?
    •Whether they're flashing blue or sporting their natural colors, Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde are always kakkoii. Even Vogue agrees they're living in the trendiest of neighborhoods.
    •Previous PAC-MAN lives don't get to rest in a white marble mausoleum.
    •Head to the valley of the sun and earn your grade in the art of the game.
    •How well can you navigate the radiating streets of the distrito federal?
    •Victory is like gothic glockenspiel musik to our ears.
    •Pay special attention to Blinky - he might blend in with the dreaming red kangaroos!
    •You'll find the Beach PAC-MAN World Cup here before long.

    Come back soon for more clues!


Other Google annual April Fools 2015 jokes:

Google Japan released Google Panda and the keyless keyboard.



Google Fiber Dial-Up Mode (and Hug)

elgooG - http://com.google (Google search flipped right-left and upside-down)

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7jaws7



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:33 am Reply with quote
Humikane had me fooled when he tweeted an illustration for a fourth Strike Witches OVA featuring Eila and Sanya Very Happy
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Julliant



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:36 am Reply with quote
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:43 am Reply with quote
Alucard claiming that he's only 17 reminds of that old joke that Kikuko Inoue joke that she's constantly 17.
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darkchibi07



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:44 am Reply with quote
With the upcoming Wii U game Splatoon, they're selling fried squid rings! Surprised

https://twitter.com/SplatoonJP/status/583095599836180480
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GiriOni



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:58 am Reply with quote
Under the Dog has changed its name to Under the Prairie Dog. Obviously a joke, but that picture that came with it. Priceless.
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