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On April 12 2012 09:26 Kaal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 09:20 Zeke50100 wrote:On April 12 2012 09:17 Kaal wrote:On April 12 2012 09:05 radiantshadow92 wrote:On April 12 2012 09:02 Ferrose wrote:On April 12 2012 09:02 xAPOCALYPSEx wrote:
Hey guys, I've been getting into watching animes recently. So far I've seen Death Note, Dragonball Z, Gundam Wing, and Cowboy Bebop and I really like all of those. Once I'm done with Monster (which I'm really liking so far too), what else should I check out that's like that? School Days u fucking demon how could u lol. Anyone that can ever recommend that atrocity of an anime might as well shoot the person. whatever you do, DONT WATCH SCHOOL DAYS What. School days is actually a good anime, people just used it as a troll rec because of how amusing people's reactions are to the last episode and the resulting explosion of japanese mainstream media. Half the anime that gets discussed in this thread will be forgotten in a month, but school days will leave a lasting impression on anyone that watched the whole thing. It's far more "real" than any of the hundreds of shitty romance/drama high school shit that gets animated, and has characters that people can actually relate to. The lack of 4+ years of blueballing the main characters is an automatic plus, the addition of realistic drama and characterization gives the show a strong backing. TLDR, It's actually good but you probably only watched it for the tits, or you got trolled. Replace "School Days" with "Angel Beats", except Angel Beats is the greatest show ever. If by greatest show ever you mean, mediocre show that started strong and the turned into a fucking trainwreck because it was only 13 episodes long and not 26, then YES I would totally mean Angel Beats. But, alas, I doubt you meant that. Angel Beats started as a GREAT show, novel concept with good drama. But then... what the fuck last half of the show? It was like. Oh shit guys lets make a great 26 episodes anime, then suddenly the producer walks in and says HAHA, FUCK YOU. So then the storyboard writer and director were like WELL FUCK YOU WELL MAKE THIS A TERRIBLE SHOW.
well for 13 episodes I thoroughly enjoyed it, yes it had pacing issues, but I still liked it. In the end that's all that matters right?
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On April 12 2012 08:49 Dullahan wrote:
Yay 2k
Just finished Gunbuster, best part is being able to properly appreciate the Gunbuster reference in the MLA soundtrack now :D
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On April 12 2012 08:44 KazeHydra wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 08:10 Emnjay808 wrote:On April 12 2012 08:03 Rebs wrote:On April 12 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
I tried watching Jormungand. Idk why, but I was hoping Itou Shizuka would pull me in, but her character dissapointed me to say the least = / Yea having read a few volumes into the manga Itou didnt really capture the character great for me. I certainly thought she was capable but it lacked the right kind of spunk. Doesnt matter though, there will probably be lots of action and little talk considering how much they snipped the manga. I dont mind. Better than most of the other stuff so far. What? Im merely stating that she wasnt the sex object that I could fap to. But uh... Ya... What you said too--that also... Yea... lol should've expected that from you. Idk though, Shizuka Itou voice is like a bonus to Koko's character. I haven't read manga or anything so I don't have any standards but I enjoyed what I saw from her so far, along with the rest of the show. Also just started marathoning Gundam Age. 5 episodes in nothing too exciting yet, though I followed the responses in this thread so I know it gets better. I didn't click on any spoilers though, so just making sure: ending is good/satisfactory? Will probably finish it regardless but just curious.
Gundam Age's ending...? Its only half way done. Generation 1 is finished, and Generation 2 is getting close to the end currently. Gen1 has a really slow point in the middle (where you are probably at right now), but then picks up again at the end. Then Gen2 has been so good thus far! Keep at it.
On April 12 2012 07:38 Southlight wrote:
Heaven's Feel is canon.
G-sen sucked.
lol@Uta for saying that any particular route in FSN is "canon". If Heaven's Feel was the only route that was canon, then it has a huge plot hole in the form of Archer.
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On April 12 2012 09:36 Kaal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 09:34 Tabbris wrote:
Ppl liked school days? Couldent take anything thing in that anime seriously. It did make me smile tho.
Pretty sure School days is the definition of Melodrama What else was there in high school? You want them to make an anime/VN about some dude playing a video game for 12 hours a day and popping pimples? It's the genre/demographic, man.
it's far more "real" than any of the hundreds of shitty romance/drama high school shit that gets animated,(True) and has characters that people can actually relate to.(No) The lack of 4+ years of blueballing the main characters is an automatic plus,(Whole Genre is shit honestly) the addition of realistic drama(Realistic my ass) and characterization gives the show a strong backing.
I Have no idea what your time in high school was like but I can safely say I enjoyed mine. When you realize people are more than your stereotypical high schooler you seem to get along with everyone. Yes there is drama but never near the level in SD. The most depressing thing in High school that I remember was my breakup and looking back it was mainly my fault. So in all honesty It could just be me not relating to the show.
. The whole High school Genre tends to be shit anyways.I would also never put a connection between reality and anime. Anime are storys for entertainment. Yes they can convey a message or portray an authors thoughts/message. But to associate it with reality in my opinion is a mistake. Thats why I tend to look down on the HS genre itself. It trys to make you draw connections with your personal life.
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On April 12 2012 09:54 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 07:38 Southlight wrote:
Heaven's Feel is canon.
G-sen sucked. lol@Uta for saying that any particular route in FSN is "canon". If Heaven's Feel was the only route that was canon, then it has a huge plot hole in the form of Archer.
F/SN was not necessarily from the same continuum. He is "one possibility" among the many possibilities. There's no plot hole there 
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You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain.
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On April 12 2012 10:02 Southlight wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 09:54 Sentenal wrote:On April 12 2012 07:38 Southlight wrote:
Heaven's Feel is canon.
G-sen sucked. lol@Uta for saying that any particular route in FSN is "canon". If Heaven's Feel was the only route that was canon, then it has a huge plot hole in the form of Archer. F/SN was not necessarily from the same continuum. He is "one possibility" among the many possibilities. There's no plot hole there
Unless Fate happened, then Archer can't exist. There is clearly a multi-verse thing going on, and if you have something like this, then all of the routes are "canon", since they all have to exist in order for the story to happen.
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On April 12 2012 09:54 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 08:44 KazeHydra wrote:On April 12 2012 08:10 Emnjay808 wrote:On April 12 2012 08:03 Rebs wrote:On April 12 2012 07:46 Emnjay808 wrote:
I tried watching Jormungand. Idk why, but I was hoping Itou Shizuka would pull me in, but her character dissapointed me to say the least = / Yea having read a few volumes into the manga Itou didnt really capture the character great for me. I certainly thought she was capable but it lacked the right kind of spunk. Doesnt matter though, there will probably be lots of action and little talk considering how much they snipped the manga. I dont mind. Better than most of the other stuff so far. What? Im merely stating that she wasnt the sex object that I could fap to. But uh... Ya... What you said too--that also... Yea... lol should've expected that from you. Idk though, Shizuka Itou voice is like a bonus to Koko's character. I haven't read manga or anything so I don't have any standards but I enjoyed what I saw from her so far, along with the rest of the show. Also just started marathoning Gundam Age. 5 episodes in nothing too exciting yet, though I followed the responses in this thread so I know it gets better. I didn't click on any spoilers though, so just making sure: ending is good/satisfactory? Will probably finish it regardless but just curious. Gundam Age's ending...? Its only half way done. Generation 1 is finished, and Generation 2 is getting close to the end currently. Gen1 has a really slow point in the middle (where you are probably at right now), but then picks up again at the end. Then Gen2 has been so good thus far! Keep at it.
Oh I just assumed it ended with winter season too. That kind of messes up my plan to finish it all in one go but oh well 
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On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain.
Ya your right. Again its a mistake to take it seriously but it was entertaining.
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On April 12 2012 10:05 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:02 Southlight wrote:On April 12 2012 09:54 Sentenal wrote:On April 12 2012 07:38 Southlight wrote:
Heaven's Feel is canon.
G-sen sucked. lol@Uta for saying that any particular route in FSN is "canon". If Heaven's Feel was the only route that was canon, then it has a huge plot hole in the form of Archer. F/SN was not necessarily from the same continuum. He is "one possibility" among the many possibilities. There's no plot hole there Unless Fate happened, then Archer can't exist. There is clearly a multi-verse thing going on, and if you have something like this, then all of the routes are "canon", since they all have to exist in order for the story to happen.
And eventually, Madoka comes to save the world from Holy Grail Wars; never again will magi have to fight each other to the death.
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Fate doesn't need to have happened for Archer to exist. The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path - generally the most convenient possible path. Due to the events of the Fourth Grail War the possibility of "Archer" is set. It's quite nefarious. The instant Kiritsugu rescued "the boy" from the flames essentially caused by the Grail itself by using the Avalon the Grail had in its palm the existence who would later be known as "Unlimited Blade Works." For all intents and purposes "UBW" is the same as "Sasaki Kojirou" - he doesn't need to exist nor have existed for the Grail, and the Record, to be able to "summon" him as a counterguardian. The information and the possibility was all that was needed. It's particularly interesting if you consider the possibility that "UBW" wasn't even summoned by the Grail - given his status as a counterguardian it's quite feasible he was summoned by the Record itself to undo the mess of the 3rd War. And in HF we know it succeeded, because the Record Knows All.
Fate and UBW make no sense from a canonical standpoint because we know for a fact (particularly retrospectively) what happened in the 3rd and 4th Grail Wars. You can like UBW for Archer, you can love it for Rin, but it simply makes no sense from the perspective of almost every other major player in the Nasuverse that is affected or can be affected by the Grail War.
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On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain.
WTF? Makoto was a douchebag. Everyone else might've been evil as hell too, but you can't deny that he was dumb and bad.
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On April 12 2012 10:13 Southlight wrote:
Fate doesn't need to have happened for Archer to exist. The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path - generally the most convenient possible path. Due to the events of the Fourth Grail War the possibility of "Archer" is set. It's quite nefarious. The instant Kiritsugu rescued "the boy" from the flames essentially caused by the Grail itself by using the Avalon the Grail had in its palm the existence who would later be known as "Unlimited Blade Works." For all intents and purposes "UBW" is the same as "Sasaki Kojirou" - he doesn't need to exist nor have existed for the Grail, and the Record, to be able to "summon" him as a counterguardian. The information and the possibility was all that was needed. It's particularly interesting if you consider the possibility that "UBW" wasn't even summoned by the Grail - given his status as a counterguardian it's quite feasible he was summoned by the Record itself to undo the mess of the 3rd War. And in HF we know it succeeded, because the Record Knows All.
Fate and UBW make no sense from a canonical standpoint because we know for a fact (particularly retrospectively) what happened in the 3rd and 4th Grail Wars. You can like UBW for Archer, you can love it for Rin, but it simply makes no sense from the perspective of almost every other major player in the Nasuverse that is affected or can be affected by the Grail War.
"The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path"
So are you agreeing with me...? Isn't that what a multiverse is? Each "universe" in a "multiverse" represents a different possible path that could have happened, and Archer was taken from a path where he existed. Where the path he existed would have to be Fate or UBW, considering what we do know of Archer.
On April 12 2012 10:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain. WTF? Makoto was a douchebag. Everyone else might've been evil as hell too, but you can't deny that he was dumb and bad.
Bullshit, he wasn't a douchebag. How can any heterosexual man that was put in his position NOT do what he did? It was all Sekai's fault, anyway. Makoto was the victim. 100% serious.
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Kinda comes back to what you consider canon then. I don't consider dream sequences canon.
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On April 12 2012 10:24 Sentenal wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:13 Southlight wrote:
Fate doesn't need to have happened for Archer to exist. The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path - generally the most convenient possible path. Due to the events of the Fourth Grail War the possibility of "Archer" is set. It's quite nefarious. The instant Kiritsugu rescued "the boy" from the flames essentially caused by the Grail itself by using the Avalon the Grail had in its palm the existence who would later be known as "Unlimited Blade Works." For all intents and purposes "UBW" is the same as "Sasaki Kojirou" - he doesn't need to exist nor have existed for the Grail, and the Record, to be able to "summon" him as a counterguardian. The information and the possibility was all that was needed. It's particularly interesting if you consider the possibility that "UBW" wasn't even summoned by the Grail - given his status as a counterguardian it's quite feasible he was summoned by the Record itself to undo the mess of the 3rd War. And in HF we know it succeeded, because the Record Knows All.
Fate and UBW make no sense from a canonical standpoint because we know for a fact (particularly retrospectively) what happened in the 3rd and 4th Grail Wars. You can like UBW for Archer, you can love it for Rin, but it simply makes no sense from the perspective of almost every other major player in the Nasuverse that is affected or can be affected by the Grail War. "The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path" So are you agreeing with me...? Isn't that what a multiverse is? Each "universe" in a "multiverse" represents a different possible path that could have happened, and Archer was taken from a path where he existed. Where the path he existed would have to be Fate or UBW, considering what we do know of Archer. Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain. WTF? Makoto was a douchebag. Everyone else might've been evil as hell too, but you can't deny that he was dumb and bad. Bullshit, he wasn't a douchebag. How can any heterosexual man that was put in his position NOT do what he did? It was all Sekai's fault, anyway. Makoto was the victim. 100% serious.
Okay, there's temptation, and then there's straight up douchebaggery.
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On April 12 2012 10:28 G3CKO wrote:Poll: What random RTS should #TLADT play?Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge (10) 45% Other - Please specify (4) 18% Age of Mythology (3) 14% Company of Heros (2) 9% Dawn of War (2) 9% Age of Empires 2 (1) 5% 22 total votes Your vote: What random RTS should #TLADT play? (Vote): Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge
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On April 12 2012 10:27 Southlight wrote:
Kinda comes back to what you consider canon then. I don't consider dream sequences canon.
I don't see how you can make the case that Fate and UBW are the same as dream sequences.
On April 12 2012 10:28 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:24 Sentenal wrote:On April 12 2012 10:13 Southlight wrote:
Fate doesn't need to have happened for Archer to exist. The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path - generally the most convenient possible path. Due to the events of the Fourth Grail War the possibility of "Archer" is set. It's quite nefarious. The instant Kiritsugu rescued "the boy" from the flames essentially caused by the Grail itself by using the Avalon the Grail had in its palm the existence who would later be known as "Unlimited Blade Works." For all intents and purposes "UBW" is the same as "Sasaki Kojirou" - he doesn't need to exist nor have existed for the Grail, and the Record, to be able to "summon" him as a counterguardian. The information and the possibility was all that was needed. It's particularly interesting if you consider the possibility that "UBW" wasn't even summoned by the Grail - given his status as a counterguardian it's quite feasible he was summoned by the Record itself to undo the mess of the 3rd War. And in HF we know it succeeded, because the Record Knows All.
Fate and UBW make no sense from a canonical standpoint because we know for a fact (particularly retrospectively) what happened in the 3rd and 4th Grail Wars. You can like UBW for Archer, you can love it for Rin, but it simply makes no sense from the perspective of almost every other major player in the Nasuverse that is affected or can be affected by the Grail War. "The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path" So are you agreeing with me...? Isn't that what a multiverse is? Each "universe" in a "multiverse" represents a different possible path that could have happened, and Archer was taken from a path where he existed. Where the path he existed would have to be Fate or UBW, considering what we do know of Archer. On April 12 2012 10:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain. WTF? Makoto was a douchebag. Everyone else might've been evil as hell too, but you can't deny that he was dumb and bad. Bullshit, he wasn't a douchebag. How can any heterosexual man that was put in his position NOT do what he did? It was all Sekai's fault, anyway. Makoto was the victim. 100% serious. Okay, there's temptation, and then there's straight up douchebaggery.
When was he a douchebag?
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On April 12 2012 10:28 Zergneedsfood wrote:Show nested quote +On April 12 2012 10:24 Sentenal wrote:On April 12 2012 10:13 Southlight wrote:
Fate doesn't need to have happened for Archer to exist. The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path - generally the most convenient possible path. Due to the events of the Fourth Grail War the possibility of "Archer" is set. It's quite nefarious. The instant Kiritsugu rescued "the boy" from the flames essentially caused by the Grail itself by using the Avalon the Grail had in its palm the existence who would later be known as "Unlimited Blade Works." For all intents and purposes "UBW" is the same as "Sasaki Kojirou" - he doesn't need to exist nor have existed for the Grail, and the Record, to be able to "summon" him as a counterguardian. The information and the possibility was all that was needed. It's particularly interesting if you consider the possibility that "UBW" wasn't even summoned by the Grail - given his status as a counterguardian it's quite feasible he was summoned by the Record itself to undo the mess of the 3rd War. And in HF we know it succeeded, because the Record Knows All.
Fate and UBW make no sense from a canonical standpoint because we know for a fact (particularly retrospectively) what happened in the 3rd and 4th Grail Wars. You can like UBW for Archer, you can love it for Rin, but it simply makes no sense from the perspective of almost every other major player in the Nasuverse that is affected or can be affected by the Grail War. "The Grail just plucks Archer from a possible path" So are you agreeing with me...? Isn't that what a multiverse is? Each "universe" in a "multiverse" represents a different possible path that could have happened, and Archer was taken from a path where he existed. Where the path he existed would have to be Fate or UBW, considering what we do know of Archer. On April 12 2012 10:19 Zergneedsfood wrote:On April 12 2012 10:04 Sentenal wrote:
You guys don't get it, School Days is a parody of the entire romcom harem genre. Well, IDK if parody is the right word. It takes a generic highschool harem anime (that are practically universally terrible), and gives it the logical conclusion of what would ACTUALLY happen in those situations.
Also, people don't seem to understand that the MC of School Days was a tragic hero of men. Sekai was the villain. WTF? Makoto was a douchebag. Everyone else might've been evil as hell too, but you can't deny that he was dumb and bad. Bullshit, he wasn't a douchebag. How can any heterosexual man that was put in his position NOT do what he did? It was all Sekai's fault, anyway. Makoto was the victim. 100% serious. Okay, there's temptation, and then there's straight up douchebaggery.
He was a men among men. Someone to aspire to. Yet he died a tragic hero. Truly cruel. I just dont think you understand
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We already play brood war every week already
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On April 12 2012 10:36 Gao Xi wrote:
We already play brood war every week already
So what, its still the best RTS can play with each other.
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