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sonickid101



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:28 pm Reply with quote
epic episode, thanks for putting the MAN back in answerman

also all hail the anime world order http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/332/awoythrt.png
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gerbilx



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:38 am Reply with quote
No watching little girls die? Kanon was quite popular here as an anime. I don't think it's a matter of content so much as implementation.
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ZakuAce



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:38 am Reply with quote
sonickid101 wrote:
epic episode, thanks for putting the MAN back in answerman

also all hail the anime world order http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/332/awoythrt.png


Together! Allegiance or death, Anime World Order!

It just doesn't sound as good.
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Animerican14



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:15 am Reply with quote
Daryl Surat wrote:
The entropy induced by April Fool's Day means that this week's Hey, Answerman! is hereby taken over by me, Daryl Surat of the Anime World Order podcast and Otaku USA Magazine.

No! spoiler[Kyubey was right after all!] Laughing
Daryl Surat wrote:
[...] ignore catering to the desires of the current visual novel base and make something that anyone can read and enjoy without needing to know what defines a “galge,” “eroge,” and “nakige.”

Sounds like good advice there. Now that gets me thinking about Saya no Uta... it piqued my interest since Gen Urobuchi's name is attached to it, and so I've been watching some guy's youtube playthrough of it the past few days. (I'm glad I read the whole wikipedia article for it before watching, or else the suspense and horror would gnaw at me more so than it already has). Though the poster was careful (and sometimes even clever) with censoring or cutting them out completely, there were definitely some sex scenes that Nitro+ decided would be proper to show in CG-form. Were they just there to purposefully show just how disgustingly depraved the game world's sheer insanity caused its characters to be? I mean, it's not as if the game was lacking in madness and depravity without it. Did Nitro+ want to see how far they could get-- "Hey, viewer, you may stand sex spoiler[and rape], but can you stand it when it's juxtaposed with spoiler[cannibalism and a world that looks like its covered with flesh and intestines?"] Or was there also some desire to appeal to some fetish I'd rather not know more about? Whatever the reasoning, I thought that such scenes detracted some from what is otherwise a technically well-written psychological horror/ thriller/romance.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:36 am Reply with quote
Animerican14 wrote:
Though the poster was careful (and sometimes even clever) with censoring or cutting them out completely, there were definitely some sex scenes that Nitro+ decided would be proper to show in CG-form. Were they just there to purposefully show just how disgustingly depraved the game world's sheer insanity caused its characters to be?


Ah! Sex for shock value! Laughing
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Sailor S





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My primary bit of advice would be “don't act like you're posting on the Internet, only in person,” but I imagine you'll see everyone else doing this and follow suit. (Please don't. Pretty please?)


That's the best advice anyone can be given going to a convention. Sadly, few younger than 30 will listen. Ah well, I guess part of the convention experience is putting up with people you'd rather slap silly, and listening to memes being shouted that haven't been popular or relevant for over 5 years (Enough with the Marco Polo bit, find something new!)

Anyways, great job picking up the slack here Daryl, and see you at Anime Boston!
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Tamaria



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But contrary to nearly every single anime convention report that is posted on the Internet, you will NOT stand out if you don't wear a costume to an anime convention


Depends on how you dress. Wear an anime/game T-shirt and you're fit right in. Put on your favorite gothic lolita outfit and you'll be one of many. Wear normal but fahionable clothes that don't scream 'I'm a silly teenager and I want to announce my hobbies to the whole world because I'm so unique and special' and other congoers will think you're lost.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:16 am Reply with quote
Tamaria wrote:
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But contrary to nearly every single anime convention report that is posted on the Internet, you will NOT stand out if you don't wear a costume to an anime convention


Depends on how you dress. Wear an anime/game T-shirt and you're fit right in. Put on your favorite gothic lolita outfit and you'll be one of many. Wear normal but fahionable clothes that don't scream 'I'm a silly teenager and I want to announce my hobbies to the whole world because I'm so unique and special' and other congoers will think you're lost.


We once wore excessive hip-hop garbs to an anime convention.
Some people didn't know what to think. Laughing
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Animerican14



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:19 am Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
Ah! Sex for shock value! Laughing

Yeah, big mystery there, right? It was a bit of a rhetorical question in my earlier post... now I think my biggest problem, actually, is the visual depiction of it moreso than the narrative's insertion of it (cwutididthar?), as there is a logic to the sex that's congruent with the rest of the game's story. It's not like more couldn't have been left up to the imagination, because quite bit of the game was: you would only get in-your-face close-ups of the spoiler[people that look like literal sagging flesh-and-gut monsters to the protagonist (thankfully you get to see what the "real world" actually looks like)], and you never get to see all of Saya's true form. (spoiler[and when her real, non-14 year-old girl form is described or inferred, you realize that the protagonist has been consensually banging this messy, tentacled monster throughout the game.]) But nooooo, we have to get a clear view of the characters' sexual activity...


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poonk



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:21 am Reply with quote
Oh, Daryl-- it seems like I just quoted (okay, paraphrased) you here yesterday re: Spring 2011 (though I'm sure my preference for the BL fanservice over moe/loli fanservice won't impress you one whit Anime hyper ). Still, it was a entirely pleasant April Fool's "joke" to find you in Answerman's shoes this week. I may not always agree with you (though I find I often do, somehow), but you are always, always thoroughly entertaining.
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:28 am Reply with quote
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I do wish we'd get more children's Japanese cartoons, classic or otherwise, released in the US that didn't run 100+ episodes or wasn't a movie version of a franchise property. Got any others that can be acquired without needing to be Mike Toole or Justin Sevakis? Let's hear ‘em! I get the feeling that I'm forgetting something REALLY obvious.


Giant Robo perhaps?

I love this show, it's amazing looking (IMO), and still available for cheap!

Totally awesome show.
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ss-hikaru



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:49 am Reply with quote
Wow, what a high energy Answerman segment this was! I had lots of fun reading this Anime smile

Just wondering though...what is the small print on the FLAME WAR warning sign? Is it important? =P

Me now going to check out Anime World Order =D
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:14 am Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:
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I do wish we'd get more children's Japanese cartoons, classic or otherwise, released in the US that didn't run 100+ episodes or wasn't a movie version of a franchise property. Got any others that can be acquired without needing to be Mike Toole or Justin Sevakis? Let's hear ‘em! I get the feeling that I'm forgetting something REALLY obvious.


Giant Robo perhaps?

I love this show, it's amazing looking (IMO), and still available for cheap!

Totally awesome show.


I agree with this title, and when you feel you're ready for longer shows then advance into GaoGaiGar. The first half is high-energy monster-of-the-week that's pretty fun to watch, followed by a second half that gets more serious and even more enjoyable. The best part is that you can get the entire TV series across two collections for a very fair price; if you know where to go and when to buy you can get it for less than $1/episode.

And if you're feeling adventurous and want to try out fansubs then I fully recommend Ring ni Kakero 1. Yeah, the animes themselves are more aimed at otaku audiences since the first two seasons were late-night animes and the past two seasons have been on Animax, but the original manga ran in the same magazine that would later on be the home to One Piece, Naruto, and the title everyone knows: Dragon Ball; if that isn't the place where children's titles can come from then I don't know what is. The show itself is also high-energy, filled with really good action, and is, most importantly, fun to watch.

And when it comes to titles like these that's what's most important: Having fun while watching it. Yeah, getting a detailed story and excellently developed characters is a great plus, but if it's simply fun to watch and easy to enjoy then that can certainly be enough.

Overall, a very good Answerman. Daryl filled in very well.
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Charred Knight



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:17 am Reply with quote
Rightstuf is holding a Mediablaster sales right now so you can get all of their super robot shows for cheap with both halves of Gao Gai Gar going for 18 dollars.
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Lord Geo



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:26 am Reply with quote
Charred Knight wrote:
Rightstuf is holding a Mediablaster sales right now so you can get all of their super robot shows for cheap with both halves of Gao Gai Gar going for 18 dollars.


Exactly. GaoGaiGar is very affordable, along with Giant Robo.
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