PokeNirvash

I dunno, I find Popuko and Pipimi kinda cute. The only things ugly about them are their hands at certain times of the day. [this one's for you, zeni]

Initial D: Fourth Stage 22

Allow me to help. https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/1979/winter https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/1979/spring https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/1979/summer https://myanimelist.net/anime/season/1979/fall

Well they did help produce the last three seasons.

Being politely chewed out for making a pointless thread. It's like 2008 all over again...

Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa 11

I get your point, but really. "Man stops attack was inspired by Japanese cartoon and the licensor praises said cartoon while praising said guy?" That's not politically relevant, or even prime real estate for bashing Trump for the umpteeth time. He'll ignore it.

[inhales] Well, Black Clover's been beating HxH lately, and that's the reason I choose to believe why the former's being put ahead of the later. There, no need to force you to look at the numbers or anything. At least, not until Al does it for me because that's what Al does.

Yes, but this is more convenient.

THE RATINGS ARE RIGHT FUCKING THERE IN THE RATINGS THREAD WITH EVERY OTHER SHOW YOU CARE ABOUT, LIKE SHIT YOU CAN JUST IGNORE THEM AS IF THEY NEVER EVEN EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Does this mean we should start coming up with cool and/or despicable villain names for Oliver?

Hey, remember when we used to have one of these in the pre-UE days? Well I'm reviving it, so you can talk about whatever non-Toonami related things - anime, Western TV, games, movies, personal projects - you want to without having to leave the uncomfortable comfort of this sub-board. [argumentation unwelcome]

You don't need to watch Black Clover (which, BTW, you dropped at 20) to know how it's doing via the ratings thread.

Have you not noticed how often BC beats HxH in the overall ratings? Even if that isn't the reason, it's enough to help me understand. (And please quit spelling "are" as "r". It's not cute, and it's not funny.)

Assorted thoughts: Woo-hoo, an excuse to record less! Say what you will, but I like the Naruto power hour going on in the front. The Chimera Ant arc is so deep and complex, it's hanging back with the reruns. Also, I feel it'll be a good Black Clover palate-cleanser for those who haven't dropped BC and have yet to let the series grow on them.

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Didn't he already do that with FLCL Progressive?

Koi Kaze 8

Aquarion 7 Happy Sugar Life 9

It's gonna last an entire year. Demarco will never be able to resist.

Personally, Goku inadvertently causing this "sudden death elimination" tournament doesn't bother me as much as him shouting hi to the Zenos after the Grand Minister explicitly told him to shut up.

Easily the most contradictory set of statements this week, even moreso than Deku calling everyone an enemy shortly after Uraraka joined his team. MY HERO ACADEMIA - Midnight is still the best woman, while Hatsume just took the position of best girl after her little preview two weeks ago. I'm glad that Deku managed to land himself a solid team. When no girl wants you to ride them in the non-sexual way, there's always Parasyte Dandy. Episode 1 Bakugo still triggers me right the fuck out, but I'm still at a loss as to whether I should root for him or the douchey blonde kid, after their little interaction. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "The best part about the MHA Tournament Arc is that, unlike most other shounen, it doesn't take 40 episodes for no reason." DRAGONBALL SUPER - People say that Goku's a terrible person for dooming eleven universes to non-existence, but at least he regrets that's what his fightboner led to, so I'll take it. Though him saying hi to the Zenis after El Grande Padre (the Grand Minister, for those confused) warned him to stay silent makes me wonder just how hard he hit that rock as a kid. Universe 9 looks pretty alright, even though their ranks consist of three furries, a stoner Angel, a dwarf Destroyer, and a Supreme Kai who looks like he's after me money. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "Buu vs Deviantart" ATTACK ON TITAN - Man, Historia's childhood sucked. Having your supposed mothers' first and last words being regret that you weren't aborted must be rough. Didn't expect the teacher that the MP guy mentioned was killed to be Erwin's dad. Hange is shaping up to be my new favorite character this season, assuming Sasha doesn't get another episode down the line. Any week without having to hear Bryce Papenbrook's voice is a good one, depending on who you ask. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "The way this opening is framed it makes it look like Eren hates kids." FLCL ALTERNATIVE - I rewatched the subbed last week, so it was fun getting to hear the differences in the dialogue. Hijiri saying she'd marry a basketball player or rapper instead of a sports manager or CEO was the most obvious one, as well as the Ham Center becoming the Commie Center. I love hearing Pillows songs I listened to in the past and implemented into the now-lesser original work of mine in this show, that's part of the reason I love Progressive more than you. The music video during the commercial break for the ED was fun too. And, of course, Haruko is still a huge ball of fun. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "Another life saved by Dr. Pepper™" POP TEAM EPIC - Ginza Hostess Pipimi is best girl, enough said. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: ">the sudden breakup But they were never together." JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE - Naturally DIO would be behind the events of this arc, with Enyaba playing a posthumous assist. "Yo, Angelo." Koichi got hit, I hope that arrow to his collarbone wasn't fatal. Okuyasu seems like a pretty fun if not slightly dim-witted villain, and I love both the design and power for his STAND. The Dirty Harry quote and Star Wars paraphrasing only made the episode better. I'm not sure if Jason Marnocha is some new guy who sounds like a Michael McConnohie impersonator or McConnohie himself using yet another alias, but I like his voice for Keicho. And did they have Vanilla Ice's VA voice Okuyasu on purpose? FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "...I love DIO and DIO accessories." HUNTER x HUNTER - As long as it's taking for the sorting to begin and our protags to raid the compound, the various developments are still interesting enough to keep me hooked, what with the King going full isolationist, Youpi getting his shit smacked for once, wolf dude plotting to seize control of the behind-the-scenes kingly duties, and the reveal that Leol's female companion has fur on her chest and that's the part of her that's from the animals the Queen ate before now. I'm also planning on getting back into sketching and realized I suck at doing hands, so I spent a decent portion of the pre-raid discussion looking at Killua and Morel's hands. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: [on Hina's furry chest] "Well that's the first indication that she's not just a human who somehow tricked the ants into thinking she's one of their own." BLACK CLOVER - If there's one thing I can agree with Angel on this week, it's that Yami's banter with the three captains was the sure highlight. I'll admit, Yami's predictable move serving as a distraction for a surprise Asta attack got me hyped. Even if the grimoire and swords technically aren't his, there has to be a reason he received them, right? FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT(S): "...Is Jack the Ripper literally just Kenpachi fused with Nnoitra?" "he's Orochimaru fused with a korean" NARUTO SHIPPUDEN - Stupid DVR failed to record/deleted the episode by itself, thank god for On Demand. It was weird seeing actual mouth animations under Kakashi's mask. Well that takes care of one spoiler for Boruto. I still unironically enjoy Bee's terrible raps, though Raikage kicking his ass for putting on a concert instead of doing something productive was entertaining as hell. FAVORITE 4CHAN COMMENT: "Kiba can never catch a break. Even Yamcha gets more respect and that's saying a lot."

Actually it's the other way around.

I'm hype for Alternative. Man, if Japan thought it was bad, then their reaction to Progressive should be high-larious.