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Яeverse
Joined: 16 Jun 2014
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Location: Indianapolis
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:12 pm
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Where is the press release? Its not linked???
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batsling1234
Joined: 03 Jul 2016
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:23 pm
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this may be the worst video I've ever watched
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Takizawa-Shinzou
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:52 pm
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I have to agree, that was just terrible. Great animation but terrible everything else
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invalidname
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:47 pm
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Takizawa-Shinzou wrote: | I have to agree, that was just terrible. Great animation but terrible everything else |
Personally, I’m delighted to see something so unashamedly positive and encouraging. I bet a lot of people in their teens could use something like this right now in these absolute shit times, without anyone telling them that everything should be ironic/sarcastic/grimdark.
Go ahead kids, be a dork. You’re good.
Also, the ethnic/gender diversity in the ad matches what I’ve seen at anime cons, so good call representing Crunchyroll’s fanbase accurately.
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DerekL1963
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Joined: 14 Jan 2015
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Location: Puget Sound
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 8:00 pm
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batsling1234 wrote: | this may be the worst video I've ever watched |
Agreed. It was... just embarrassing. And it's not even clear who it's aimed at, what it's advertising, or what the point is.
And I'm guessing the new corporate overlords are behind that silly catchphrase.
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Punch Drunk Marc
Joined: 04 Oct 2013
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:26 pm
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I swear things have been...weird since FuniRoll broke up. It's like they started out as those two people you never thought would get together. They were surprisingly good together but then broke up because their parents didn't approve.
Now Funi looks like they're living their best life with their new boo Hulu taking them all over the world and stuff while Crunchy is just...getting by.
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luisedgarf
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:32 pm
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I don't know you guys, but this CM gave me some craving for crunchy sushi rolls
Too bad I'm allergic to sushi...
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Chester McCool
Joined: 06 Jan 2016
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:00 am
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DerekL1963 wrote: | Agreed. It was... just embarrassing. And it's not even clear who it's aimed at, what it's advertising, or what the point is. |
It's aimed at making Crunchyroll a brand, I imagine. Same with them moving away from streaming anime into doing their own self-made western cartoons. Don't be a fan of "anime", be a fan of "Crunchyroll" - their community and brand name.
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Seif
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:01 am
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Dunno why people are so hard on it. It's super wholesome and happy.
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Fenrin
Joined: 19 Dec 2015
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Location: SoCal
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:23 am
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Somehow "Stay Crunchy" makes even less sense than "Be Best"...
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7jaws7
Joined: 17 Aug 2013
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Location: New York State
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:23 am
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“It’s okay to be socially proactive and still enjoy cartoons” is what I got out of this. Their slogan is a little sappy, though
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Cabron
Joined: 02 Feb 2013
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Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:03 pm
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Lmao yeah no.
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Zin5ki
Joined: 06 Jan 2008
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Location: London, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:43 pm
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Now that Crunchyroll and Funimation are no longer on the same page, could we be seeing the otaku equivalent of the 1980s Cola Wars? Two similar products vying not so much for sales as for a certain cultural status amongst younger consumers?
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Never_Know_Best
Joined: 17 Dec 2011
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:07 pm
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I’m imagining the girl at the end existing in a flat universe and going “Ew, 2D? I’ll stick with my gorgeous 3D swimmer husbando thanks”
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CANimeFan88
Joined: 19 Feb 2016
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 2:35 am
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Since this Crunchyroll creating a video that reflects western otaku culture and anything thing else Japanese related, why couldn't they have subbed the black cat saying "nyan" rather than "meow"?
Also, wouldn't Crunchyroll be better off producing an original anime on their mascot Hime rather than "High Guardian Spice"?
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