EPTAnime Discussion Thread - Page 449
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If you come in here looking for "anime recommendations" then please refer to this chart before posting: Anime Recommendations (as of may 2014). We also have an IRC channel called #tladt where we all hang out. The channel is on Rizon, not QuakeNet! Feel free to check it out. TLADT discord is Discord.gg For currently airing anime, please see Anichart.net | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
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Blobskillz
Germany548 Posts
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shadesofkarma
Romania708 Posts
On November 11 2010 05:48 Shiragaku wrote: Dude...this is something out of a sci-fi novel. And that is not a good thing. You guys cheer for grown men playing video games, and this comes across as a shock? | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:11 shadesofkarma wrote: You guys cheer for grown men playing video games, and this comes across as a shock? You imply that there's something wrong with grown men playing video games. | ||
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shadesofkarma
Romania708 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:12 Ferrose wrote: You imply that there's something wrong with grown men playing video games. You imply that there's something wrong with people cheering for a virtual idol. | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:11 shadesofkarma wrote: You guys cheer for grown men playing video games, and this comes across as a shock? Well since we are posters on a forum dedicated to the discussion of a video game franchise whose players consist mainly of men, it's likely that many of us are often grown men playing video games. Other grown men playing video games are far less removed from us than holographic idols or fans of such. | ||
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shadesofkarma
Romania708 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:15 EchOne wrote: Well since we are posters on a forum dedicated to the discussion of a video game franchise whose players consist mainly of men, it's likely that many of us are often grown men playing video games. Other grown men playing video games are far less removed from us than holographic idols or fans of such. Yes, and I'm pointing out that it is hypocritical for people who pursue a hobby that the mainstream would consider strange to ridicule others for pursuing other non-mainstream activities. | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:17 shadesofkarma wrote: Yes, and I'm pointing out that it is hypocritical for people who pursue a hobby that the mainstream would consider strange to ridicule others for pursuing other non-mainstream activities. It may be hypocritical, but I still think that concert was fucking weird and disturbing. | ||
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Blasterion
China10272 Posts
I encountered this choice. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/eva-521/HeavensFeelDay15.jpg) my initial reaction was like..huh? but then it was like looks like there's no other choice xD | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
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Southlight
United States11768 Posts
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Blasterion
China10272 Posts
On November 12 2010 07:45 Ecael wrote: Stuff like that happens pretty often, kind of wish they'd have more innovative methods to present the lack of choice lol at first I thought the game bugged but then I was like oh so I gotta save her no matter what | ||
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Ecael
United States6703 Posts
On November 12 2010 07:48 Southlight wrote: Dude, did I show you that one selection for Subarashiki Hibi? The one where the whole goddamn screen was covered by buttons for one choice, like 40 times? Nope, and I still need to finish playing that >.> You did show me a bunch of other random mindfucking things in that game though! | ||
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LunarC
United States1186 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:38 PH wrote: It may be hypocritical, but I still think that concert was fucking weird and disturbing. I'm more amazed by the technical feat of creating a virtual idol and projecting it onto the stage. That's some cool engineering right there. As a side note, we Starcraft fans are still firmly grounded in the reality of the players and their performances and interactions. We do not subscribe to the virtual world of Starcraft and consider its characters as real people. However, a lot of the fans of Miku are people that are constantly trying to replace needs and relationships that are usually filled by humans with virtual things. Japanese media has a postmodern theme of blending machine with humanity. Certain individuals take it a bit further than that and actively try to replace real interactions with simulated ones. Are on the cutting edge of a social phenomenon, or are they simply sick? I guess only time will tell. | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On November 12 2010 08:02 LunarC wrote: I'm more amazed by the technical feat of creating a virtual idol and projecting it onto the stage. That's some cool engineering right there. As a side note, we Starcraft fans are still firmly grounded in the reality of the players and their performances and interactions. We do not subscribe to the virtual world of Starcraft and consider its characters as real people. However, a lot of the fans of Miku are people that are constantly trying to replace needs and relationships that are usually filled by humans with virtual things. Japanese media has a postmodern theme of blending machine with humanity. Certain individuals take it a bit further than that and actively try to replace real interactions with simulated ones. Are on the cutting edge of a social phenomenon, or are they simply sick? I guess only time will tell. This kind of reminds me of why I keep it a secret that I watch anime, in RL at least. Most people are like "omg you're a grown person and you still watch cartoons" People will never understand. That goes for any hobby, I suppose. | ||
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LunarC
United States1186 Posts
On November 12 2010 08:16 Ferrose wrote: This kind of reminds me of why I keep it a secret that I watch anime, in RL at least. Most people are like "omg you're a grown person and you still watch cartoons" People will never understand. That goes for any hobby, I suppose. Anime is related to cartoons, which have the stigma of being "for children" and being "family-friendly" in the West. Not that the content and appearance of a majority of trash shows help that perception, but... | ||
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
And even though I love watching Anime/reading Manga, I totally regret starting. It's become too addicting for my own good. >.> | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On November 12 2010 08:19 LunarC wrote: Anime is related to cartoons, which have the stigma of being "for children" and being "family-friendly" in the West. Not that the content and appearance of a majority of trash shows help that perception, but... Well, that's just the thing. If people weren't so narrow-minded about animated films and TV shows maybe I'd feel a little safer about watching it. Edit: Even my own family thinks that all animated shows and movies are for kids. Every time a new Pixar film comes out and I want to see it, they make fun of me. | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
On November 12 2010 06:17 shadesofkarma wrote: Yes, and I'm pointing out that it is hypocritical for people who pursue a hobby that the mainstream would consider strange to ridicule others for pursuing other non-mainstream activities. Not necessarily. The practice of following TL and the Starcraft community does not necessitate an awareness of the mainstream, to say nothing of actually subscribing to mainstream beliefs. The activity we are judging can also be defined independently of any comparison to the mainstream. Both Starcraft and Hatsune Miku are what they are regardless of what many people think they are. You are correct in the case that critics of the Miku idolatry justify themselves solely by virtue of the practice being non-mainstream, which I hope isn't the case because I'd like to think my fellows on this forum make judgments based on content, not just on some abstraction of the judgments of others. | ||
Spazer
Canada8036 Posts
On November 12 2010 08:27 Ferrose wrote: Well, that's just the thing. If people weren't so narrow-minded about animated films and TV shows maybe I'd feel a little safer about watching it. Edit: Even my own family makes thinks that all animated shows and movies are for kids. Every time a new Pixar film comes out and I want to see it, they make fun of me. On a slightly more hilarious note, this is how some kids get exposed to Evangelion. Because, y'know, it's a kids' cartoon... How much western media do you guys still watch? I've found that my tv watching time tapered off a lot when I started watching anime. I no longer keep up with any regularly airing shows, and pretty much just watch the occasional sports broadcast. | ||
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