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I now I just did a post on Wednesday (technically Thursday... morning?), so this is a quick turnaround. Since that one got delayed first, I figured it was my duty to post on the normal day.
Bakuon!!, Episode 5: "Touring!!"
Main review:
The episode starts with Hane waking up early to yell at the lavenders in Hokkaido. Her group decided to camp out in the wilderness for a night; all of the goods came packaged in Raimu's gigantic leather crate. They have a convenience store lunch before getting back on the road. Their mission is to get to teh very northernmost point of Hokkaido, as well as all of mainland Japan, and take in the sights. When they get there, they notice a girl staring out into the endless beyond. And--surprise!--it's a teacher from theirschool: Saruyama. She just got dumped by her 13th boyfriend, so she traveled to Hokkaido in an act of rage to commit suicide my romanticism. The five students (minus Raimu, who gets a call she can never reply to) attempt to console her, but this leads to her perverted side coming on, and a group orgy. And they end up getting back at their teacher by... tying her up? For realz? Uh, I guess this show knew I liked it so much, so it wanted to repay me in whatever way it saw fit. Thank you, gender-indeterminate mangaka person!
After leaving Hokkaido and getting back home, the group decides to clean their bikes, which leads to probably the most infamous scene in the show. Yup, I'm talking about sexual healing on a motorcycle. The fact that the foam is basically cum (real Eiken hours) adds to the smuttiness. Unfortunately, the rain soon comes in, ruining their progress. Though mostly Raimu is pissed about it. So, in the end, I'm sad that the Hokkaido "arc" only lasted this long, because I wanted to see more crazy antics of high school motorcycle girls with lush scenery often included. I mean, it's the ocean and the mountains right next to each other! I sometimes wish I could be in both places at once... well, I've actually never wished for this until now, but it does seem like a great idea. Since I like both my aunt's mountain cabin and the local beaches.
Stray observations:
- This week's featured eyecatch: Raimu posing with a Kawasaki Z125 Pro. And no, her helmet is still not off. I'm curious to see where this will go, since all of the main characters have been featured in the eyecatches at this point. Well, except for... none of your business.
- The red foxes make a return, and Rin almost runs them over out of sheer rage. But not before yelling "FRIZZY SUCKS!" into the void.
- Holy crap, now I really want to visit Hokkaido. If it's anywhere close to how it is in the show, it's a place where I can indulge in my naturistic pleasures without feeling stranded in the middle of nowhere. Because New Hampshire does that to you a lot, even when there are fast food restaurants in the next town over.
- There's another "Journey to the West" pastiche, and it's superior by means of not having someone wear an annoying horse costume.
- The principal's gotta have arms (and boobs) of steel if she wants to kill Raimu over this minor offense.
- Hokkaido has windmills, too, which I guess makes it a little like the parts of Massachusetts on the coast, directly south of Boston.
- Blatch's Chiptune Recommendation of the Week: 4mat is a guy you've probably known, and have gone through phases of liking him and being a little peeved that his work is everywhere, but without further ado, here's "Extras", which is a collection of his extras. I have not much to say about this album, but it's a great listen if only so you can fill in the gaps between the great songs you heard on that playlist of ReclusiveLemming uploads. "Blank Page" in particular is an all-timer, what for how long and utterly majestic it is. I actually paid for the album soon after Brexit, if only so I could give Mr. Simmonds a much-needed fill of deprecated currency he needed, and might still need it today. So if you like the music, even though all of his Bandcamp albums are free... you should still pay for it. Just as a final declaration of love.
Content rating: TV-14S
Oh boy! Another one of these!
Blame Saruyama for the high total. This episode was already stacked with PG sets, between Rin saying what she really felt about Onsa and her "slow-ass Serow" and Saruyama initially attempting suicide, only to fall off of not a hundred-meter-tall cliff, but a two-meter... tall, cliff, and into some rocks. Perhaps the warning sign was when she made Hane sniff her can of beer (a PG set in itself), which made her feel drunk. From there, she made most of the girls undress. Rin's cleavage showed (she was in her "birthday racing suit", among the others, with nudity about equal to last episode's hot springs scene. Of course, what really pushed things over the top was ze washing of the bikes, with Hane leading the group in doing it Eriko-style.
Ratings screencaps: The cold opening is a pretter serene mountain scene. The act break gives a solo appearance to a certain butler who needs it the most.
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I technically haven't watched anything new, but here are my first KanColle snaps for the people (if there are any, other than Poke of course) who want them:
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But Trump isn't even against the gays, you silly man. That's Pence, and not even he's that dictatorial.
Pretty much. Trump will be too busy fulfilling other campaign platitudes to specifically go after "teh gays". He'll probably just hope the Supreme Court justice he picks overturns the particular ruling.
But if it is true that Pence will basically be the acting president for this term, it's okay to be concerned.
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I'll just drop some opinions on each show right here:
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Eh... I zoned out on this show a few episodes into the Android Saga. It's hard to believe that I was fully engrossed in it before. :
Intruder 3: The sandworm fight [(]with laser cannons[!)] was a genuinely cool action scene. I liked when the new Clydes came in to console TOM, as us all. And I really like this running gag that he's haunted by having tons of intruders come into his base at any given time. Seriously, TOM deserves better! And on a meta note, if they do another TIE in November 2017, I really hope it doesn't have a single Intruder in sight. I want to watch something different now, even if it's just a week or two of TOM struggling with galactic tax returns.
JoJo's: Señor Señor Zeppeli seems like a great dude. And, as rather cliche as Hamon seems, at least it fuckin' makes sense. This episode felt pretty lucid from start to finish, between his demands that Jonathan not spill any of his red wine to the vampire jumping out of the dismembered horse. What is this, the lyrics to an A.C. song?
Gundam IBO:
Hunter × Hunter: It's pretty obvious that the Heaven's Arena building was inspired by Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which is weird, since that skyscraper is actually the tallest in the world right now, and Khalifa is a One Piece character. But, to put it simply, I can see this arc going places. Though I hope the fights get more exciting, since this episode had almost every conflict decided by a single blow.
Naruto: Shippuden: ???
One Piece: I've fallen behind on One Piece, pence why I might not care about it being removed, but I guess this episode was fun. Or at least, Oars punching itself in the face was.
One-Punch Man: Didn't watch it because of it being a rerun, but Saitama's supermarket rant remains the stuff of legend.
[it's both political humor and a Log Horizon joke]
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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one on the planet who isn't depressed or even bummed out by the results of the election. Maybe it's the Aspergers, maybe it's the overreactivity of people today.
Well... you see, there's this vague metaphysical concept called "your candidate not winning", and after assuming the election was pretty much in Hillary's column, I couldn't help but be sad. I've vastly improved since then, though. It must help that I put any matter of politics not named the Trans-Pacific Partnership (which is apparently dead... as of Friday) in a column of existential stasis. So, until the first nuke is launched in Trump's war on flippancy and it's directed right at my house, all bets are off.
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- Space Ghost Coast To Coast: "Chambraigne" to "King Dead" and too many other episodes to name
- Off the Air: "Work"
- BAKUON!! #5
- Space Ghost Coast To Coast: "Chambraigne" to "King Dead" and too many other episodes to name
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Bakuon!!, Episode 4: "Hot Springs!!"
Main review:
It's almost summer break for our bike posse, and the girls want to go somewhere far away on their bikes. Despite what the OP might tell you, they're not going anywhere near Mt. Fuji. Instead, they're going to Hokkaido, land of the hot springs, ramen, red foxes, and maybe even socialism. They'll take a ferry to get there. Meanwhile, Hane's sister is serving everyone some good food. Rin remembers the time she went to Hokkaido with her dad... and he crashed his bike, which was followed by a parasitic infection from the foxes.
So after a tasty meal of midnight ramen, they head to Ourai to get on the ferry, even though Rin mistook a 6:30 p.m. departure for one at 8:30 of the a.m. variety. As a result of the lateness, only Raimu is able to make it on the boat (because she's AWESOME), and Hijiri crashes. But this is no obstacle for her, since she immediately gets a new one flown(!) in by her su-
We (as in me) interrupt this post to give you a dated post-election announcement:
I really don't know if you'll care about this, but for those of you who want freedom from government dysfunction and potential LGBT shock therapy, Girl's High is streaming right now on Toku On-Demand services for all of November! Well, Xfinity is at least included, and I'm not sure about other networks. But hey, they have the whole show for just 99¢ an episode! Woo-hoo. And you can probably get away with skipping Episode 6, since Momoko's dramatics had no effect on the plot. If you're not sold on the show, just try to vaguely remember as much of my review series of that show as you can. Remember: Smut = Good, and Smug = Also Good. But try not to overdo it on either.
This concludes the announcement. We now return to thy Asperger's syndrome-induced antics:
-per rich family. And soon enough, Onsa, Rin, and Hane join together at night for a pep talk. They will seek out an alternative route in Aomori soon enough.
On the late-night road of wistfulness, Hane runs out of gas (thanks, reserve tank!), only to find herself coming face-to-face with a religious surrogate with a Cheater's Lament on his helmet. To make a long story short, Ezekiel witnesses God flying in on a motorcycle masquerading as a holy chariot driven by four different animals, and there's a rare anime tablet computer sighting. He blesses Hane with vital words of wisdom, as well as the ability to teleport to Aomori, where Rin and Onsa are waiting. Soon enough, they make it to Hokkaido, where Hijiri soon drops in with a brand new motorcycle. And Raimu follows them.
The rest of the episode is a fanservice folly at a hot spring connected to the ocean. And everyone is naked... even though Raimu doesn't take her helmet off. And we learn about Rin's peculiar birthmark. It's better seen than described. Overall, and I say this wanting more lewd motorcycle moments (even though I know more are coming), this episode felt slightly less inspired than usual, but I still enjoyed it, mostly thanks to Friendly Christian Dude Who Rides A Bike With A Fucking Halo Helmet And Is Probably Okay With Atheists. 8/10
Stray observations:
- Man... after having posted in the sanitized [as] boards for quite a while, it actually feels good to be able to swear without being censored.
- This week's featured eyecatch: Hijiri posing with the Ducati 959 Panigale. Her outfit looks surprisingly conservative compared to the other race girls. Still, I appreciate the rubbery-looking pants.
- How is it even possible for Rin to ride the train by herself, with only daddy's helmet to accompany her?
- Hayakawa got more lines in this episode. I really want to know about his past, since he apparently did some really awesome shit in Siberia.
- Once again, Ducatis are the heavily-chiseled butt of the joke. Apparently, their fans are very cult-like, and their bikes have a tendency to go full Baita and ejaculate... or maybe it's diarrhea or something.
- You know, I did consider making a self-referential joke about how Hokkaido was just brushing off the freak snowstorm caused by the MIT graduates' machine... but then I thought it might have gone to Okinawa instead. So I think I'll leave that one on the table until the inevitable Squid Girl rewatch.
- Blatch's Chiptune Recommendation of the Week: Since you probably need a bit of relaxation at any time of year, here's some music from 90's tracker maniac Daniel Gardopée. He's composed many of the longest chiptunes and MODs I've ever listened to. This particular release, "Soul Elements", has six tracks averaging out to over six minutes each. The music involves a lot of stray whooshes and movements across channels, which makes things a little repetitive, though it does give some tracks a very whimsical feeling. "The Zen Garden" opens the record, taking up close to the whole first ten minutes, and it has whooshing complimented by a great piano track. That's followed by the rather pretty 11-minute "Icarus Rising". There's definitely an edge developing as the music shifts to fast tempos and poppy drumlines for "Short Term Effect" and "Cosmo's Groove" before closing on a darker and funkier note with the excellent "Gotham Nights '96". I think the primary reason why it's so fun to listen to is how effectively Dan's samples mimic real instruments, while the songs themselves still feel predominantly electronic. Either way, give it a listen, and I bet it'll blow you away.
- Mr. Gardopée currently works at 2K Games, and he's probably still arranging hot beats today, so if you buy one of their games, you might be supporting more than just improper ethics in game journalism.
Content rating: TV-14S
Until the final scenes, the worst content was Rin referring to Onsa's bike as a "slow-ass serow" and more ejaculation entendres. But then the hot springs scene happened... containing, as Troy McClure would know, hardcore nudity! Boobs and butts were on full display, with water splashes obscuring nipples. And that's really all you need to know.
Ratings screen-whatevers: The cold opening dials PTSD-like memories of hip whipping, and the act break (which was really early this time, at just under eight minutes in) shows the aftermath of a waterlogged motorcycle's journey into the deep.
[we were beginning to think you lost your mind]
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I have been a lifelong Coke/Pepsi drinker, but I don't rate those very highly nowadays. I tend to prefer anything with a distinct fruit flavor. Fanta in particular is really good. I just recently tried the Fruit Punch flavor (which is exclusive to 7-Eleven stores where I live), and while I like it... it tastes too much like watermelon only. Between having one on the packaging and sporting a fleshy pink color, you'd assume they would have figured things out ahead of time and not have to resort to minor false advertising. But still, I think it's cool.
I also like Mountain Dew in pretty much every flavor I've tried, including the Kickstarts. I have a few cans of their Energizing Fruit Punch in the downstairs fridge, and they taste like the real thing. 8)
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Has society totally broken down?
Is nothing sacred? Is love a lie?!
[space Ghost...]
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Honestly? I'm not surprised. I wish I could be, but with how horrible humanity is, I'm not. I could make strawman arguments about how this country is awful because we let an elementary school classroom full of children die to a maniac with a gun, but I'm not.
Trump actually did it. He didn't need a ground game, a competent strategy, enough campaign advertising, or even hope. He just said "Make America Great Again!" and everyone followed. He wasn't even dented by the people who forgot to vote. I think that speaks to us, as a nation, as a planet, and as a species. We value meaningless platitudes in front of genuine action. We have more in common with the GamerGate trolls with anime avatars wanting women to be burned at the stake than any supposedly "good" person. This election has made morality meaningless, for the only true morality we have is predetermined.
But maybe this doesn't mean that there are enough bad people in the world to vote for Trump. Maybe we have to find meaning in the meaningless and turn something into nothing by examining ourselves at the corporeal level. This is not on the same level as 2000 when about 500 voters in Florida ruined it for the rest of us; this is a systemic problem. It must be solved through any way possible, even if it's in ways we don't know. I think humans are inherently evil, but that doesn't stop me from trying to make change in different ways because it's what gives me pleasure. I've never really thought about what my pleasure might to do change the world, but I hope that it will, because blind hope is really the best thing for any human being.
So basically, fuck humanity. Only do what you think will change the world, and don't ponder how nihilism makes your actions meaningless. Some day, maybe you'll cast the deciding vote that brings peace and justice to the world without knowing it. Do the power, and do the pleasure. And if you're evil or you at least think you're evil, shake it off. Just hope that you can be the one who does the impossible, because, as I'm sure many fictional works once told us, kicking the curb and doing the impossible is something humanity loves to do, even if they don't know if it's possible... because fuck those guys.
Peace.
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Even on a new board, it's nice to see that old habits haven't died.
The movie probably would have done better if the first hour had properly been tabulated. Or at least I think that's the case.
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And speaking of that, the ShowBuzzDaily article is out, so let's get right to it.
12:30A JoJo's: 995K (0.48 P18/49 / 0.59 P18-35)1:00A Gundam: 878K (0.41 P18-49 / 0.57 P18-35)
3:00A Movie: 495K (0.25 P18-49 / 0.33 P18-35)
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Coolio. Now I can share my nuanced ratings opinions to a more hardened crowd. 8)
The action will start tomorrow...
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I just took advantage of my right to participate in democracy and watched the episode. It was pretty cool. My favorite segment was the "Gummie Chernobyl", mostly because of it seeming light and fluffy and suddenly taking a dark (yet hilarious) turn. And the shot of the empty Ghost Planet control room immedaitely after... I wonder if that was a laconic tribute to C. Martin Croker.
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Now featuring: Tits and shit (Freezing, by Poke), the not-Virgin Heroes (Boys over Flowers, also by them), idols, and ____ (by Blatch)
Hello there. You probably already know who me and my friends are, but I feel like elaborating. When I first came to these boards, I noticed PokeNirvash's strange tradition of assigning content ratings to various anime shows, such as OreImo, and the first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure before it aired on Toonami. So I decided to get in on the act by rating Squid Girl, followed by other programs. So, to make a short story even more brief, after two different configurations of the [as] boards, they (finally) bit the dust, so I've decided to continue the tradition alongside my friend. If you want to see what the process is like, check out this sample album of mine, which gives ratings to such one-off programs as Holy Knight.
You can find a ton of ratings in the folders of both me and Poke. Just look in our profiles and/or signatures. Also, anyone else who feels like joining in on the fun can still do so. Just tell me you're interested and want to do a series, and I'll update the top part of this thread accordingly. There are no real rules to doing the thing; you can talk about the show (preferably an anime, since this thread is in that section) as much as you want, but make sure to include a content rating, maybe some explanation for the rating, and an image. Poke will tell you how to make one if you don't know, but try not to sweat it.
For archival purposes, here are links to past versions of this thing: Lithium, NodeBB (OreImo, Squid Girl), and ProBoards... which was never used.
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Greetings, everyone.
No matter the website, you can't keep a moderately mediocre person like me down.
anyone else feel like toonami just flies by really fast each week?
in Toonami & [adult swim]
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Eh... I think it varies from week to week. It's usually based on how much I'm enjoying the shows and if there's something in particular I want to see.
One thing's for sure, though: After watching the extended Toonami block with Children Who Chase Lost Voices earlier this month, I don't miss the block as it used to be. 5.5 hours (or even worse, 6.5) is too much of a slog.