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ben0119

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  1. "How am I younger than him?" You don't sound younger.
  2. Trying to propose to a nun? Seriously dude? Giant Conan skull is cool. And the statue of the guy that defeated it? Ok the magic hoe and clothes drier is just laziness. Hi Merlin. That douchy blonde guy is fruity as hell.
  3. This fucker is still here?! He shot Hercule! Good thing Buu is on the case. But... That guy is taller than the original Buu! How huge is he?! Talk about overkill. Not that that guy doesn't deserve it. But you'd think new Buu would be thanking him for giving him life lol. Didn't he sound more evil in the original dub?
  4. Good job Hercule! Kick his ass! Yay the puppy is still alive! Wait was Dende alway this small even grown up? So Super didn't screw up, or did it change in Z? Don't mess with the mamas, Piccolo!
  5. This recap music continues to be terrible.
  6. Didn't know you were bi.
  7. Bulma was pretty hardcore tonight haha.
  8. Kill Yamcha again Beerus! No one will miss him! This episode was hilarious! And the fight was pretty good too! The thing is, the underwhelming person who is secretly uber strong is a somewhat common trope, but Monaka is just straight up a loser.
  9. Then why did you need to clear the history?
  10. I don't agree with that. Pretty sure it's a small minority of people that still care about Roman Polanski's movies. And a lot them have defended the man and his actions, including people in Hollywood. Woudn't be surprised if they're perverts themselves given everything that's been coming out lately. I know I have no interest in them. How could anybody ever watch/read Kenshin without this popping into their head? It's like trying to watch something with David Carradine and not think about his ridiculous death. http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/japan-sex-scandal-rurouni-kenshin-nobuhiro-watsuki-child-pornography-1202622793/ By the way, a screening of the movies was canceled.
  11. This show is going to be a cornucopia of crap. D:
  12. That girl looks like she's 6 years old or younger. Not that it would be much better if she was older, but that's creepy as hell for sure, yeah. I mean, they could get away with the whole he loves his adorable little sister thing, I'm thinking something similar to Hughes and his daughter, but..the nosebleed.
  13. Haha yeah Tokyo Ghoul was great to make fun of. And that origin story... lol. Also, man, I just remembered... the whole thing with the doctor was never followed up on. You'd think Kaneki would want to hunt him down and figure out what the deal was with all that. Blue Exorcist was generic itself. How can Black Clover be even more generic than that?! That review... oof. And they said Naruto portrays the polar opposite best friends better? Not a vote of confidence given Naruto doesn't do that very well either. Kishimoto tells us repeatedly that they're best friends, but they come off more like casual co-workers than anything else. Which makes Naruto's obsession with bringing back Sasuke very bizarre. Itachi even asked "why are you obsessed with my brother?" Also didn't like that Sasuke's leaving the village was permanent, that he wasn't brought back after that arc, and that it would be an ongoing thing throughout the series. It's not much motivation to pull for Naruto to achieve this "goal," given Sasuke is a traitorous asshole. Yet Naruto even says there's a jail cell waiting for Kabuto... but not Sasuke for some reason. Bleh, got on a rant there. But yeah, this show is just sounding better and better.
  14. Oh ok. Well get better then! I already have enough apps and signed up for enough stuff as it is.
  15. I don't care about ratings either, but it would be nice if they picked better shows.
  16. I'm sure you've clicked on way worse things than this.
  17. I got a DBZ and an InuYasha shirt. There's levels to this. Wearing this thing is going to make you a target for mockery or Law & Order: SVU.
  18. Well Demarco has said how a lot of the shows they want get locked up on streaming services. So we would have those shows if not for that. But, the competition was pretty fierce back when other networks actually showed anime. Can it be much worse now? But, you do have a point. Just because they couldn't get the shows they had their heart set on doesn't mean they had to get the crap they got instead. They really need to do away with that whole "we only air what we like" nonsense. I mean, the only people that care about Gundam in the U.S. besides Toonami are a few hardcore fans. Either way, there's been a lot of bungling, and the block has gotten worse and worse and more disappointing.
  19. D: Is it at least good riffing material? Well I wouldn't say Super has been terrible so far myself but it seems many others are unimpressed, and it's obviously reflected in the ratings. They were going to get it no matter what since it's Dragon Ball though. But, those fools were still requesting it, even after all that time. Demarco HAS to give the fans what they want!
  20. Happy PETA Holocaust Day!
  21. Uhh, you know most of this stuff is jokes and meant to be ridiculous right? Don't recall the doll getting an erection. And biting balls off is hardly sexual. That's a threat of the worst kind of mutilation! The pig toilet thing is meant to be funny. As is licking the toilet. That's a classic threat/punishment. Why wouldn't they make fun of him and how does doing that make it sexual? So... not a fetish. The fact you took most of this as fetishes I think speaks more about you than it does the author, lol.
  22. Don't know. I just got back home and finished making my food. Sandstone has the room locked again.
  23. You know there's always the possibility that the screaming (over this show being the worst thing ever) is much ado about nothing. Who here has actually seen it? People were going into convulsions over Kekkaishi and SAO airing too, and I ended up liking both of those. And I don't remember how Kekkaishi did but I know SAO did well.
  24. A big hit? Lolno. What were the great big ultimate debut shows when Toonami first came back? Deadman Wonderland and Casshern. Along with some old ASA shows that had already been run to death, and Bleach. Bleach is the only thing that kept anime from being completely taken off Adult Swim, by the way. It kept the lights on long enough for Toonami to return as an experiment, and if that experiment failed the anime would've been done. Don't recall the ratings being anything to write home about at the time (well maybe compared to now they are, not sure), but I know they steadily grew and the block came into its own, eventually getting bigger and bigger shows, in addition to picking up shows that should've aired years ago that ASA foolishly didn't acquire. But now the past couple years with streaming services cutting them off at the knees, they are missing out on a lot of the must-get properties, which is very unfortunate. People on the boards at the time, and we got a lot of new people at that time, by the way, were absolutely up in arms over the offerings of the reborn Toonami. Think they wanted some of the classics and maybe better new shows, not sure. Before the block came back it was a positive camaraderie atmosphere with the grass roots effort to bring the block back after the April 1st test. I actually left the folder for a good while after that until things finally cooled down. That's how toxic it was after the block returned. Now, I didn't think Deadman Wonderland and Casshern along with the old shows rejiggered, with some taken off and others added, was the greatest debut ever, but considering how awful things were under ASA, having three actual premieres at the same time along with the Tom and the Absolution back was a major improvement. Tokyo Ghoul is ridiculously popular, so it made sense to air it, regardless of how shitty it is. As was discussed before it would seem they're attempting to get in early with Black Clover, like they did with Bleach and several other shows. But, if it doesn't catch on, it's not going to be good. At least maybe they could just shift it later if it doesn't do well, and hopefully still keep the new slot and use it for something else. Not sure what the deal is with Super. It seems that the sub has gone casual, possibly the only sub ever that has, since it's Dragon Ball. I see people talking about recent episodes in non-anime specific spaces, like the wrestling podcast chat room I frequent. So that may have something to do with it. The 8pm airing probably didn't help, so we'll see what happens after it's gone. It could also be that people have decided they simply don't like the show. I also wonder if it would do better after Kai is finished. Maybe people don't like to have 2 episodes of the same show or franchise on the block in a row. Can't say. That said, TV has lost a lot of viewers overall, so you can't just put it all on Toonami. It also needs to be taken into account that people watch via recordings or the Adult Swim stream and video section. Not just the polls but Demarco answers people on Ask and Twitter, they've done panels and Q&As at conventions, online Q&As, done interviews for podcasts and websites, and there's Pre-Flight. So they're about as open and fan friendly and fan interactive as you can get. If Gman's memory and word is to be trusted, Demarco never really said things were fine right up until they weren't. He'd say they were for a while and then wouldn't say anything after a while, and in some cases they pretty much admitted when something was in a bad spot, like with One Piece.
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