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Meatwad not so much, but Mr. Bill from SNL, there's a few characters he reminds me of, but I can't remember or place them all. I can't stand the show, but something from South Park maybe?

There's 2 shows that have episodes titled "____ or die" in the title tonight, and neither one are "read." That Sea Route of Silence phenomenon sounds like something would encounter in One Piece. Umm, mushrooms are not the same thing as mold, guy.

*SIGH*

I... see. Guess he's like all zen with all that water or something. Water is always balanced and level! Well, if it's just sitting there and there's no wind or current or anything...

Who isn't sick right now? Think I'm finally getting over whatever the hell I had, think it was sinus infection. Seeing my doctor Monday to see if I can finally get allergy shots again. Hope I don't have to be stepped down on my dose.

We heard her a screaming at Bakugo that one time. Hilarious preview and I hope we get to see her soon.

So Funimation fucked up. I mean he has a power so he's not a "normal" hero. *shakes head*

He said he's not forgiving him and probably never will. Do you even listen? And he's just going to train under him. I expect Todoroki will show him up and do what he wants once he has the knowedge he needs.

Well, look at this way, instead of being used by his father, Todoroki is going to use him. Endeavor does have the skills and knowledge of the No. 2 hero (he's No. 2 alright,) even if he IS a scumbag.

Ouch. And did you forget your password?

I just noticed their eyebrows look like arrows. His big brother is so honest, selfless, and humble. So, Stain considers Deku a "real" hero compared to the others. He's right about Deku, and Ida, but how was Tensei not a hero? SHE forgave HIM? What about how she treated her son? So, learn the hero skills from the scumbag. Not bad I guess haha. Not easy? You're making it look easy, Stain. Todoroki knows that look.

Well, they're only recently connected, Deku. Still, great save at the last minute.

You came because you're a hero. Sure. How is this asshole Endeavor not using his powers for personal gain? All he cares about is beating All Might. It's pretty awful there's more than one Nomu. They're like something out of Resident Evil. Slave Cells who can't think for themselves, and given power by someone All Might knows? He's right. Lusting for revenge isn't very heroic. And maybe if Ida was more calm here he wouldn't have been subdued so easily. Well, maybe. Stain is pretty good.

Got caught up just in time. I found it funny that Deku even keeps count on how fast it takes people to respond to messages, haha.

I got distracted arguing with Yahoos last week, so had to re-watch this episode, and forgot/didn't get around to it until now. So the warping guy has more of an actual body than I thought. Or that's all a suit. So Nomu was a human once? Has DNA of others and multiple quirks? Can't even think for himself! So, they're like slave Cells. They look like something out of Resident Evil. And someone with the power to give people multiple quirks. It's someone All Might knows?! Shouldn't you fight somewhere else besides in your house? Some sort of jets in GT's boots. Could his power be similar to Ida's? Lol you probably knocked them down, GT. 2 villains that can't agree. Did crime go down because of heroes stepping up their game or other villains and common criminals are scared shitless of what Stain did? His tongue is disgusting. Powers can't be used for personal gain huh? But, Stain DOES need to be brought to justice! Just what we need is an attack by MORE Numos?! As in plural?! Well this training just got real already, but I don't know if Deku will just stand back. So a paralysis power. I don't like Ida's chances against Stain.

Lol, I just realized like a week or two ago that in that banner, and the color spread it's made from, that the real Gray is tucked away on the far right.

It's like when people flipped out about Iron Fist being white and not Asian. Not only did they not do their research to figure out the original character was white, but they racistly assumed a martial artist would be Asian! SJWs gonna SJW! It wouldn't shock me at all if this happened. Ah ok. Well I knew it wasn't as popular in Japan. Well there was a reason why Watanabe wanted to do Space Dandy on Adult Swim/Toonami. He recognizes that his work isn't as popular in his home country and has appreciation for his foreign fans. There's a few other shows like that, too. Trigun, I think? I heard the new movie was made mostly due to American demand. Well thank God.

Yeah, imagine somebody jumping to conclusions and getting over-dramatic over something...

TOONAMI IS DEAD! SO MUCH FOR THE SO-CALLED "GOOD RELATIONSHIP" TOONAMI HAD WITH FUNIMATION! THE BACK STAB AND SCREW JOB OF THE CENTURY HEARD WORLDWIDE! ET TU, FUNIMATION?! ARMAGEDDON FOR TOONAMI! DOGS AND CATS, LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA! Kukuku... Sometimes streaming exclusivity deals include broadcast rights. In other words, Hulu might not be a traditional linear broadcast network, but they can still get broadcast rights to prevent anyone else from airing shows. Demarco mentioned once that if Netflix finds out Toonami wants a show, they would offer double what Toonami is and lock it down. I'd say he needs to play his cards closer to vest. Or do they? Toonami couldn't get Sailor Moon Crystal due to Hulu exclusivity. Not that we're apparently missing much, in that particular case, by most accounts, but still. Oh, nooo... In the end, all this means is another excuse for Demarco to make for his continued failure to get top tier in-demand anime on the block in a timely fashion. So, expect more new hit shows getting here late, if at all. Better step it up, Demarco. Or god forbid, as Sketchor alluded to, Toonami actually be a hit maker again, draw new fans to lesser known shows, if they even still have that capacity in the modern landscape. I personally believe there's still a place for linear TV, provided the cable companies change their business models by lowering prices and offering channels a la cart, before they Blockbuster themselves and Demarco has to commit seppuku. One might be much more likely to check out a show they wouldn't otherwise if they stumble upon it and watch a few minutes on TV, than they would if they see the show's title card and synopsis on a streaming service and scrolls past thinking to themselves, "well I'm not gonna' watch that." This also means I may have to change my viewing habits. I typically don't watch that much anime separate from Toonami or TV, partly because of time and all the other stuff I have occupying it, other various hobbies, interests, tons of shows and games I need to catch up on, and the appeal of watching the show together with everyone here. I've noticed that shows that are streaming don't seem to get much discussion in the Anime section, and I don't care for the impermanence, chaos, and disorganization of things like Reddit, Facebook, or Twitter to discuss shows, and I don't feel like joining some other forum, either. Besides, increase the population of an online community and you typically increase the number of idiots, and nowhere is this more evident than social media or huge forums (if the latter even still exist.) Annoying. Guess I'll have to buckle down and seriously chip away at more of my backlogs, or I'll be missing out on a lot of shows, since we can no longer depend on Toonami to get them any more. Still doesn't change the fact that I'm not just going to drop shows I am currently watching as they premiere, play less games, or spend less times on my other hobbies just to watch more anime because Demarco can't get the job done anymore.

Is that December or Dismember? Yaaayy~ Not. At least we can't complain too much, because even as indoor a holiday as Christmas might be, everyone isn't as parked in front of the TV to the same degree they are around Thanskgiving, watching parades, football, holiday specials and movies, etc. People might be having Christmas parties or begrudgingly actually spending time with family. Grinchiness already developing in my family and the matriarch isn't even gone yet! At least wait til she's gone for the family to fall apart! Come on people! New Year's Eve is most definitely not a indoor-only holiday and there will be lots of people out and about or at the very least not watching their regular stuff. So no issues there. And yeah build up episodes to the tournament in Super. Ehhh not the best choice. Is Toonami always locked into just playing the most recent episodes for marathons, I wonder? Still, Boruto, really? More like Bore-ruto, Blah-ruto, or Boo-ruto, am I right? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (I was saying Booooo-ruto.)

Black Clover Page 49 Discussion Last time on Black Clover, the team of Asta, Vanessa, and Finraal made what seemed like some substantial inroads against Vetto. Even still at his trolliest, Vetto noticed that Asta's anti-magic actually cut through and stopped his self-healing magic. Some more substantial blows like that and Vetto could be in trouble! Vanessa and Finraal reflected on their lives and how much better things have become for them since joining the Black Bulls and meeting Asta. It was somewhat surprising to learn that Finraal came from a noble family but was considered a failure because of weakness and lack of skill, either unable or choosing not to use offensive magic in the style of his brother and his family line, by simply voiding parts of objects or opponents into oblivion using spatial magic; Vanessa was in prison in the Forest of Witches? Will Vetto finally be defeated with this team and combo attack using Vanessa's threads and Finraal's portals to make Asta's movements more unpredictable and untraceable, and Finraal deflecting and returning Vetto's attacks?

But just having the devices isn't enough. That's what is used to access SAO. SAO isn't in the headset, it's on Kayaba's servers in his super-secret lab. From what we can tell, you can't just hook up the headset to a computer and then hack into it that way. It's not that kind of technology. It transforms brain commands into commands for your avatar in game, instead of your body. No new users were admitted to SAO after the lockdown, and anyone who tried to remove a headset, that user was killed. So, if you can't access SAO, how do you hack into it? Kirito is in the game. You can't get into SAO if you aren't using the headset, or physically at Kayaba's lab. I also came across this comment thread under the Youtube video - VERTEGREZ NOX 2 months ago Funny cause IRL Hackers often crack game codes before the game's release.. So in my opinion that stuff you mentioned IS actually is possible (albeit highly unlikely) to encounter a player with this kind of skill level in an MMO game (especially one debuting bleeding edge technology) Ps he is even shown soloing in an attempt at avoiding the awkwardness attached to having deep insight into the game's mechanics. I mean he started out teaching his friend until learning that the game was "now a matter life-or-death". He and another beta tester even predicted the negative response that other players might have, before then assuming the role of a villainous cheater. And blah blah blah but I just wanted to say it's a story/cartoon/tv show and im often surprised when "lack of realism" is the argument for why something "sucks". I think what surprises me most about it is how much truth is often hidden in plain sight. By studying innovative technology, or rewatching a 10+year old film it's not all that difficult to see.. But that's my opinion. Cheers! Thiades is awesome 2 months ago Okay two things. First, hackers who crack game codes before the game's release, don't hack them from thin air. They have an early copy and they study that shit. Second where is the lack of realism argument? Give me a timestamp. Because he's talking about suspension of disbelief, which is a different thing. People like fantasy. People like LotR, Harry Potter. You don't see them screaming "it's not realistic!!!" They know it's not realistic, but it's not so stupid that it's impossible to believe. Nate 7 4 days ago @Thiades is awesome actually a lot of hackers have been shown to being able to do that depending on the games code/security or the knowledge that the hacker has from previous games.

Fair enough. I don't see it that way, because I've got many things I am good at myself, I'm an artistic, talented person, with many hobbies and interests, and I know others like me. I think people don't take it well when they come across characters that are better than them at things, especially multiple things, because it makes them feel inferior. They might see it as "unrealistic" because they could never do these things, but real life proves them wrong. The real world is full of "Mary Sues." Well, it is referenced in Alicization, but seems every obviously dropped in there, forced and after the fact. The canonicity of Ordinal Scale is debatable. But I'd have to actually sit down and watch it and look into it more to be sure. He is good at that one thing, and also has a girlfriend, or gets one by the end of the movie, if I recall correctly. According to you guys, anyone who does this is a Mary Sue. Believe it or not, the whole stereotype of nerdy gamer guys can't get girls... it most definitely isn't true judging by lots of people, including my buddy Espiga. The women fall into his lap and he was once an admitted manwhore, not sure if he still is now. I believe he's settled down somewhat at this point. He also speaks Japanese and Korean fluently and did graphic design work for a trading card game company, and now a marketing company, in addition to making his own little games here and there, writing game reviews, and doing Twitch streams. Guess my friend is a Mary Sue luuuuuuuuul. Remember, you can't be good at more than one thing and be able to attract the opposite sex, or you're a Mary Sue! You guys' logic! I thought you might say that. Very predictable. Again, you are free to believe that to be the case, but that doesn't make it true. As I've said, I've dealt with this all my life. I can separate the people who understand me from the ones who don't, and you clearly don't understand me. It's unfortunate, but it wouldn't be the first time. I try not to let myself get disappointed anymore by not having such high expectations of people anymore. I'm talking about me, as in the audience. We didn't want Yui to die. And yeah she got put into that doodad but that was no guarantee she comes back. She doesn't even come back til the next arc! I mean I dunno I didn't have any issue with it. Believe it or not, not everyone gets set off by the same things. Well he has his whole life to practice that. It's all Bond does. Also, there's a theory that James Bond itself is a code name, which explains the different Bonds. It's either that or Bond gets plastic surgery and vocal chord surgery, and MI6 has somehow made him immortal or at least eternally youthful. But then in the Daniel Craig movies they say he's a dinosaur from the Cold War Era? So maybe it's just we are supposed to ignore the recasts and take Bond as the same person, even though the different Bonds act different... I think... we just really aren't supposed to think about it that much. But, I hope you realize, just saying someone is a Mary Sue... doesn't actually mean anything or prove anything in and of itself. It's not some damning indictment that "proves" something is bad.

But if SAO is self-contained, and if the only way to hack into it is to have access to Kayaba's lab, or be in the game, how is anyone supposed to hack into it? Kirito had access to that special console. I believe it was like an admin thing or something? So all he had to do was look up Yui and copy and paste her lines of code. There have been plenty of times where Kirito hasn't looked good, though. Like failing to save Sachi or her guild, hording knowledge, and hiding abilities etc. Plenty of people he could have saved or helped had he not been so anti-social. Asuna got into him for not being a good member of the team at times, as well. Slacking off, etc.

There's no way it got that bad.