PokeNirvash

Say what you will, I still think there's potential there. /a/ tends to be super-skeptical about 99% of the time.

Even if it misses the mark entirely, FLCL 2 will still be way better then NuPPG.

And that's reason enough for me to ignore you from this point forward.

I don't know why, but that GIF fills me with seething rage.

Oh yeah, and here's some extra announcements. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders replaces Attack on Titan S2 later this month, while Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2 takes over for Tokyo Ghoul in October.

Just because you're not that show's audience doesn't mean that audience doesn't exist. Even if it is rather small

The rainbow looks to be part of his school's jacket design, so his sexuality may still very well be up for debate.

So did Gohan when he was Teen Gohan, the point is that Saiyans are late bloomers with huge growth spurts.

We wish we could ignore Sexy Sonic, but at least it's easier on the eyes than Sexy Minion by Shadman. [cringe]

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He's afraid if he does, it'll sound like he's blaming the viewers for not watching it being the reason the schedule changed, just like he did with the downsizing of the block in 2015.

Good points. When I was answering Angel's question, I was aiming for the more basic idea of "which deaths could have been prevented while Kaneki was closeby but didn't", but it's good to see that you, who does this sort of thing better than I, expanded upon my answer with why those deaths were actually out of Kaneki's control in spite of his close proximity. I know, it just didn't come to mind until I saw you (or maybe it was Angel) made the comparison. FUN FACT: I actually read Catcher in the Rye for a summer reading project in high school just so I could read the Laughing Man's selected quote, and was highly disappointed when it turned out to be all the way at the end. (Good book, though.) And because I was the kind of weirdo who imagined the people in the book looking like anime characters, I imagined a Crispin Freeman character as Holden Caulfield, though it was Kyon instead of Togusa. (Closer in age and has a little sister also.) Tonight on Toonami, we- [over the phone noises] What was that? [chipmunk noises] This weekend of all times? But I thought- [muted trombone noises] [sigh] Fine. [hangs up phone] Apparently we have an Attack on Titan marathon tonight. If this doesn't improve the ratings for the last three episodes, then I don't know what will. 11:00 - Attack on Titan #26 - Beast Titan - TV-14LV 11:30 - Attack on Titan #27 - I'm Home - TV-14LV 12:00 - Attack on Titan #28 - Southwestward - TV-14V 12:30 - Attack on Titan #29 - Soldier - TV-14LV 1:00 - Attack on Titan #30 - Historia - TV-14LV 1:30 - Attack on Titan #31 - Warrior - TV-14V 2:00 - Attack on Titan #32 - Close Combat - TV-14LV 2:30 - Attack on Titan #33 - Hunters - TV-14LV 3:00 - Attack on Titan #34 - Opening - TV-14LV Well, besides this schedule change effective July 8th. 8:00 - Dragonball Super 8:30 - Samurai Jack 9:00 - Rick and Morty 9:30 - Rick and Morty 10:00 - Venture Bros. 10:30 - Family Guy 11:00 - Family Guy 11:30 - Dragonball Super 12:00 - Dragonball Z Kai 12:30 - Attack on Titan 1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul Root A 1:30 - Hunter x Hunter 2:00 - Lupin the 3rd: The Italian Adventure 2:30 - Naruto Shippuden 3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: STAND ALONE COMPLEX 3:30 - Samurai Jack 4:00 - Rick and Morty 4:30 - Rick and Morty 5:00 - King of the Hill 5:30 - King of the Hill Slowly, they've come to realize, it's all as it should be. [they can only do so much]

Boner of the year: averted.

I shave once or twice a week so I don't have to worry about all that beard stuff.

Kuromukuro

Rewatched Kuromukuro 25.

My favorite is Wreck-it Ralph being changed to Sugar Rush. Very fitting, considering it's where most of the film takes place. :-D

It's a little something we like to call "character development".

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Rewatched Kuromukuro 24 last night, watched Kuromukuro 25 today.

Or Tuesday, Tuesday works too. I can understand being pissed about the neighbor kids, but hey, free Denny’s breakfast for you! LUPIN THE 3RD: THE ITALIAN ADVENTURE GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! Of course that’d be the only reason Goemon would watch soccer. : Alright, I can buy the claims that the OP is shitty based on the visuals, but the song honestly isn’t all that bad, even if it is way less iconic. Oh hey, there’s Rebecca! :-D Goemon’s out in the back alley, likely slicing up something in frustration. FUN FACT: For the longest time, I thought “card-carrying villain” meant the villain held all the cards necessary to make a move that benefits them, as opposed to a villain so obvious they might as well have a business card saying so. “I like yellow~.” So fruity. Hey, isn’t that the dude from the end of last episode? Guess Fujiko’s actually good for something after all besides fanservice. Way too much booze. Well now, this is an interesting setup for the next steal. I… don’t think that’s how you’re supposed to play chess. Huh, so he didn’t take it after all. I’m sure he’ll come around eventually. CHOCOLATEY BOLLOCKS! Huh, so McConnohie’s breaking out a British accent for this one. And there we have the beginning steps to the aforementioned “coming around”. Three beers hundred euros. Carbonara and online chess. Now that’s a lunch date! He hacked MI6? Lupin, you so crazy. “Shall we enter the second half of this game?” Once the commercials are finished, yes. I love the cliché of someone offering a light for another’s cigarette before doing away with them. British Michael McConnohie is already suspicious. I love how he’s keeping up the accent even when alone. Not exactly the cleanest getaway, but it’ll do. CAR CHASE TIME! Once again he has cut a worthless object, but oh how it helped them out. This show is so much fun. Fuck yeah British Michael McConnohie. Say what you will about his intelligence, but Lupin is very good at figuring the little things out. Oh my god… he’s on a billboard! And then Zenigata realized he did jack shit this episode. Ah, so he was on the other end of that online chess game. What a hat trick it was. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Last time, the Leaf Village got sorta-nuked and Sakura was the only survivor. Truly this is the worst apocalypse. She calls out his name, and there he is. For a split second, she probably thought that was her doing as opposed to what it actually was. And of course, they have no idea what’s going on. Well, at least Mount Hokage’s all right. Oh look, more survivors. To be honest, I didn’t notice the mark on Tsunade’s forehead disappearing until it was pointed out. Even more survivors, and at least two non-survivors. And of course, Kiba has the shit luck of being trapped under a stone pillar. Wait, where’s Hinata been these past several episodes? Glasses girl clearly has a thing for Shikamaru. “Guerilla hit-and-run” sounds both badass and hilarious. Well, you’re technically right. Thank you, Byakugan guy. Okay, I did not expect that one body to get repaired so fast. Oh hey, where’d she come from? Alright, that was pretty cool. You handled the implied bad news very maturely, Naruto. Good job. Huh, so she looks like that. Not as ugly as I was expecting, but definitely less flattering than her normal face. But damn are those some skinny limbs. Imma just throw a rhino up in the air, no big deal. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. FROG KUMITE! [karate noises] Badass giant toads and air punches. Truly this is the peak of the Naruto franchise in regards to action. You gotta love dramatic irony. OH YEAH THE RASEN SHURIKEN IS BACK. That freaking cliffhanger. > Random veterinarian, what the hell? I hope you die. GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX Four things: turns out SAO II wasn’t the first anime to mention AIDS by name, those two mascots on the NSS transport vehicle showed up back in episode 13 in costume form, the NSS guys are total dickwads, and apparently you can get away with one S-bomb before making something TV-14L now. [the times truly are a changin]

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There've been times where I watched anime on my college campus and didn't get any weird looks. How do I do it, you ask? Simple: I sit with my back to the wall so no one can look over my shoulder. [the perfect crime]

Hinami’s mom and those two friends of Banjo Dandy’s were the only ones that died because of Kaneki’s failure to do anything directly, so the answer is three. I have never gone to a movie in the theaters for nearly three years now. Guardians of the Galaxy was the last one I saw before going indefinitely cold turkey, and since then I put off chance after chance at getting back into it. Hateful Eight, Deadpool, Guardian of the Galaxy 2? All put off. But now, I’m thinking of dipping back into theater-going, with Baby Driver as the one that breaks the dry streak. Hopefully it doesn’t end with humans getting mulched and an EMP that disables all the world’s electronic devices… DRAGONBALL SUPER Last time, Piccolo got his arm ripped off and took a killing blow to protect Gohan AGAIN. It obviously wasn’t his best day. Bulma, you hot idiot. Well, at least this time, his death doesn’t mean the Dragon Balls are gone either. YOU SUCK GOHAN. “Coagulated mammal lactation.” There’s our first 14 set, if Piccolo getting one-shotted to death doesn’t count. INSTANT HEALING. Okay, this chase scene is actually pretty amusing and endearing, but that’s probably because it’s intentionally comical. “Sometimes I feel like the only adult in this universe.” That’s why you’re the best, Whis. Everyone thinks Bulma is crazy. The only thing more surprising than Piccolo being dead is Gohan sucking. Gohan may have had good reason to be here, but he still sucks. Even his eyeballs are steaming! VEGETA GRAB MY HAND. Ah yeah, there’s that pose of suckitude. I’m sure that explosion came from some sort of flying object in the distance. Yeahhhhh I’d imagine you’d have better luck with a monkey’s paw than whatever that demon wish box is. The pillow talk includes such phrases as “The fuck’s a condom!?” Wait, why Nam-oh right, he died once already… Not kid-friendly indeed, did you even see the TV rating? VEGETA GLARE. Now that is some conspicuous CGI. Chris Ayres is such a perfect Frieza, it’s a real shame he’s almost at death’s door. PSYCHE! 8 FOR 8. Quick, everyone duck and cover! “Did he really wipe out his entire army just to make a point?” That’s our Frieza! For a second I thought he was talking about Vegeta, but of course Frieza makes more sense. TOP BILLING: Frieza. With every new Planet of the Apes trailer, it becomes harder to determine who the good guy is. DRAGONBALL Z KAI Vegeta blowing up a bunch of innocents is terrible, but damn if he didn’t look cool while doing it. 8) Anyone else think it’s stupid that they spoil Super Saiyan 3 but purposefully black out Gotenks? Meanwhile, these two are still the subject of some freaky woman’s petrification fetish. Those are some interesting eyebrow/mustache substitutes. INSTA-KILL. Oh good, the fight’s actually starting. You’d think Goku would start fighting back after the first several consecutive punches to the stomach. There ain’t nothin’ like a good beam struggle. It’s like a giant veiny spherical nad. CLIFF HANGER, HANGING FROM A CLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFF. Welp, not anymore, I guess. That’s an interesting new power I’ve never seen before. Do those bondage rings come with the Majin power-up, or did Vegeta have them this whole time? And Cell never came back into the franchise after that. ROCK PUNCH! The debt has been repaid. FULL NELSON! We’re getting into some real iconic imagery here. I wanna do that flat-chested woman in the mirror helmet. I don’t really like him as a person, but I’m starting to love Babidi’s transportation spell. Why’s the sky suddenly all purple? Wait where’d Dabura’s mouth go. Ah, so Gohan not being angry enough was what made him suck so bad in Super. Now his mouth’s gone again. At the breaking point already? Inconceivable! And then they shot the shaggy dog. Clearly you forget that Goku has a lot of energy. Obviously someone’s gonna stop him, he’s a recurring character in Super, after all. ATTACK ON TITAN Hanji is best girl. Yes, that was the opening. MY ARMS! Well, at least they’ll heal. Relaxed Titan and Shy Titan are the best of this specific bunch. I like those weird markings around their eyes. Dammit Eren, think about why they stopped in the forest and not how you’re gonna escape. Ymir’s on her own side moreso than anyone else’s. While I appreciate the concept of ARMS, the guy on the cover with the blue hair swirl and the nose that looks like it’s detachable makes me irrationally annoyed. RELEASE THE CHILI POWDER. HELLO! EARTH TO MIKASA! Sobowhatnow? Ymir’s right, what is Reiner talking about? The way Eren interrupted just then, it’s like he’s secretly a Krista/Ymir shipper. By the way, that was Marco’s death scene that you just saw. Sounds like Reiner’s got one pretty fucked up mind. WE MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES NOW. Eren has no idea what to think about that. OH WAIT HE DEFINITELY DOES. SHIT COUNT: 3. I can’t believe it never crossed my mind to call the Beast Titan “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch”. It’s just so perfect! Has anyone else noticed that Eren’s been angry most of the time and his arms are almost all healed, while Ymir’s been rather calm and is healing at a much slower rate? I can’t be the only one here. Oh no, pillars of green smoke straight out of one of those threads on /d/ I purposely avoid! What are you even blaming her for, Eren? Just trying to be edgy for edginess’s sake now? Do these women even realize that tattoo removal is a thing? TOKYO GHOUL That fantasy world of Kaneki’s looks pretty comfy, even with Rize’s presence turning the roses into whatever those red flowers are. OVER AND OVER TIMES INFINITY. Yes, tell us all about your bitch of a mother. His family was so poor, they couldn’t even afford a babysitter. It’s a good thing Kaneki was a well-behaved kid. “My mom really was a wonderful person.” Was she? Was she really? If you’re wondering who Kanou is, he’s the doctor who saved Kaneki from death, and also one of the few people responsible for his being half-Ghoul. SHIT COUNT: 1. So that’s what the centipede was for… Ew. I’m surprised at how chill Rize is in Kaneki’s mind. I kinda like this take on her. Overwork: not even once. SUDDENLY HIDE. Mmm… fries. :L Those robes look familiar… Wait, who told him that? Aw shit, it’s those two, and it looks like neither of them have a way out. [sigh] Oh well, at least it wasn’t a mother and child like in the manga. As much as I don’t want to choose, I’d pick the guy to get killed, his voice actor is less relevant. A 4th of July marathon half a week before the day itself still kinda stupid, but not as stupid as the look on Decker’s face. Goddammit Yamori, you picked the wrong one. Meanwhile, turns out I had the right idea all along, even if it’s still a terrible idea. Juzo’s “he broke” last episode was disturbing, yes, but not nearly as much as Yamori’s. Aaaaaand we’re back to the white room. My feelings on this Rize are now conflicted. I wouldn’t be surprised if that situation was what Kaneki thought happened after he passed out, or something. Fuck you, fantasy Hide. It doesn’t surprise me that that was what broke him. Rize is the best therapist. NOW KISS. “That’ll do, Kaneki. That’ll do.” And that right there is the full story of how Little Kenny became Big Kaneki. Now this is a Kaneki I can get behind. ;D TOP BILLING: I know this is more a reflection on the Japanese cast list than a standard short version FUNi voice actor list, but I think Kaneki deserves the top spot regardless. And then he was the dungeon master. HUNTER x HUNTER Nice disguise, Kurapika. I like the wig and oversized glasses. 8) Chibi phone Killua. Poor Basho. Quick question: when Chrollo steals an ability, does he copy it verbatim, or does he take it all for himself? TWAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE. Time to search through the loot! And, of course, Hisoka does jack shit beyond staring at Machi’s ass and imagining she’s Gon. “I found them!” Good work, wife. Sending Team Boobs out feels like really bad foreshadowing, if you ask me. Oh yeah, we still don’t know what type of Nen user Melody is, do we? I like Chrollo’s new shirt. RAIN JOGGING. Just like snowflakes, no two pairs of footsteps sound alike. Gon finally says something this episode, thank heaven. You forgot to mention his fur coat! That magazine Melody’s reading has speakers on the front. This show really loves its attention to detail. Cute dog. ROOM SERVICE! Looking for another job? Now that’s foreshadowing at its finest. Squala, you idiot. Yeah, Kurapika’s feeling pretty hostile right now. Thank god traffic’s terrible today. H-HAYAI! “I have seen it all!” “Are those ninjas?” No, but Machi’s kinda dressed like one. Poor, predictable Leorio. Is that a trash can, because it sure looks like a mailbox. SUDDENLY KILLUA. So her Nen string can be used as bondage material too… It’s official, if my waifu and I ever have a threesome, Machi’s my first pick. And then he got deep. Yep, Melody is definitely Kurapika’s voice of reason. Oh good, it looks like the dogs are gonna live. Squala… not so much. Aaaaaaand there he goes. Such a shame. BOOM! MEMORY HEADSHOT. SHIT’S GETTING REALLY REAL NOW. Lupin, Naruto, and GITS thoughts to come tomorrow.