ben0119

Wut?

Yeah there is the slice of life stuff. I think I remember people saying they liked that better than the actual races? And yeah, I mentioned how I zoned out when I watched the show no matter how hard I tried to give it my full attention, and it has been years since I've seen it, but I am having trouble remembering the stuff I would have brought up. I want to say I think you are right with some of the characters being shown as like actual people. But some of the others are over-the-top caricatures, many of the opponent teams. And characters could be unlikable or annoying, but I guess that doesn't necessarily make them unrealistic. I do remember the show would do things like having non-Japanese characters bow to each other and shit and that got on my nerves. But yeah I am really having trouble remembering examples. Also it did help how it was hyped up as far as disappointment with the show. TOONAMI'S FIRST ORIGINAL FROM THE MAKERS OF GHOST IN THE SHELL. Then finding out it is just about racing. Which, while the robot combat racing concept was an original idea in itself, it's also the safest option they could come up with, as in, the story basically writes itself and they don't have to sell people on any crazy out there idea, and no one is going to get seriously hurt, either. Yeah there was the cursing, but eh, whoopty-doo. Yeah, I had to look up which one was Liz and which one was Fantine. And I honestly can't remember how I felt about that all that much, or if I felt much at all. Edit - Ah shit, Fantine isn't the name of the other girl on Takeshi's team, she's from that other team. Amy is the other girl on the team. I forgot more than I thought. Season 2 did stuff to go along with what fans said? I never knew that. I didn't think there was a time gap in their production? I will at least say the show managed to do a good job of showing the characters struggle, even though they win both seasons. They don't come off as over-powered or getting the victories too easily. A lot of shows would have had them lose either the first time, or the second time, would have been easier to do. Like how Rocky loses in Rocky 1. But then again, there are only so many sports plots you can do and many of them have been done to death. Yeah I don't remember the whole Rocket G thing that well. I think I might have thought it was obvious that was him, or I didn't expect it all. Can't remember. He did put on some pounds and looked drastically different though lol. The writers probably didn't anticipate the ease of figuring out someone's identity in the future, either, heh. Huh. I can see someone who is so passionate about a series they make fan fictions, to be more defensive about said series. But to take it as if insults and criticism are directed at their fan fiction as well as the original content? Ehhh? That's... odd... to say the least. You're welcome. Well you are defending it a lot for something that is a secret favorite or guilty pleasure. Also I'm pretty sure guilty pleasure would mean you like/care about it less than secret favorite? Guilty pleasure is like something someone knows is bad but enjoys it anyway. Actually, according to a quick search, it's just something that is held in poor regard that the person is ashamed of watching, so it may not be bad to them after all. Google refuses to bring up anything on secret favorite but I would assume it means exactly what it says, and would still be a better category than guilty pleasure. Secret favorite doesn't mean you are ashamed of liking it. But anyway. And yeah it is even weirder for you to defend the show if you aren't even that high on it. AHA! I was right!

I think his brain broke and spilled out.

It's been a while since I saw the show, and I didn't exactly commit it to memory. (It wasn't exactly very memorable to begin with.) But their friendship before the break was not even built up well, if I recall correctly. The other characters all had episodes focused on them, but Pets didn't. So we really didn't have any idea of their relationship at all. Then it's all "WHELP WE AIN'T FRIENDS NO MORE." And it's like... okay. So now we're supposed to be upset at this friendship falling apart that was never built up in the first place, and also feel a sense of urgency about repairing it. Ehh... And again, the art was generic and the plot was not much to write home about either. I can't see how anyone would think the show was better than Progressive. The plant girl was built up the whole show as not being normal, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you are getting at with being beholden to the original. Yes there were connections, but with as distant some of them were and with so many characters from the original with not so much as cameos, it makes you think of one of those sequels made to something that is in legal licensing hell that can't use all of the characters and IP. Oh yeah, that Robotech movie was apparently like that? Lol. I haven't watched it yet. Or when you figure out the Robotech shows aren't really sequels to each other, and it explains the same sort of lack of connections. So if anything, the showrunners held off quite a lot with that. Many fans agreed it seemed for the best to leave certain characters and stories alone, and Progressive did that, while still expanding on the original and doing some good world building. "Hidomi's story was fine." She was the main character lmao! Dude just Jinyu existing made the show worth it. Neither one are as good as the original, but Progressive at least feels more like an FLCL show and part of that universe. It does interesting stuff with the art, storytelling, and the world. Alternative is just like a generic slice of life show with generic art, whose plot then goes off the rails after the story and character relationships and development aren't built up properly. Looks like Poke was able to determine that, if his findings were correct, that is. They did have a good amount of creative input, as I thought. If he has accomplished so much then why are the only people who talk about Demarco's involvement in the music industry are him and his co-workers, and fans of Adult Swim and/or Toonami? I will admit that I am not the most knowledgeable on this subject. I'm not that into music. Sure I like music and there are some bands I like, but I don't keep up with it like I used to, and I never bothered to learn the artists' life stories most of the time. But, I have a friend who is big into music and he never talked about Demarco, I never hear his name brought up on podcasts when music discussion comes up, and the podcast hosts I listen to have diverse taste in music. Granted these are wrestling podcasts but still, one guy books metal clubs and the others are big into music of various kinds, one guy is obsessed with Poppy and just got to meet her and give her "funeral" speech in Chicago. I've never heard ANYONE bring up Demarco outside of those I mentioned originally. No one in the music industry even talks about him. If I didn't watch Adult Swim/Toonami or ever went on the related forums I would have no idea he exists, much less that he had anything to do with any of these artists or got Run the Jewels together, though I would know who they are, but wouldn't care since I don't like them. I think he overestimates his own importance, as do fans of Adult Swim and Toonami, it seems. And no he is no massive music tastemaker, mainly because his music taste is shit. This is just a small group of hipsters patting each other on the back. And if Toonami isn't a money hole, then this music shit Demarco does sure is. So Toonami really has made money this whole time? Because that is now how it came off at all. I am sure there is someone that could be found that could do a better job. There are options, as we discussed. Demarco is just not what he's cracked up to be anymore. He is an out of touch dinosaur when he used to be the opposite. As I said, he and Toonami have become what Toonami was originally fighting against. He might even be another fallen genius along the likes of George Lucas, Frank Miller, and Vince McMahon. But if Toonami can't exist without Demarco, as you are implying, and if the recent turn of events and decisions are things we can look forward to in the future, Toonami's death will be quite a slow and pitiful one indeed. I didn't think Sony buying them changed many things. I remembered at the time it might make things worse, since Sony is a Japanese company and Japanese companies often make... questionable decisions. But, you say it has actually bolstered Funimation even more? And I guess I never really paid attention to Crunchyroll because they're mainly a subs only thing. But I had always thought Funimation was the biggest player in town. I mean even when Demarco would talk about shows he likes in posts or on Pre-Flight, when I used to watch that. All he really knows is the most mainstream stuff. The only out there thing I can think of hearing from him is the Junge Ito stuff. And again, he gave great praise to Naruto "one of the greatest shonens ever made." So yeah. He is not a tastemaker of anime, either. I haven't watched a lot of stuff on my own beforehand, but there are plenty of shows that people have suggested that seem like they would have been good on the block, both for ratings and viewer enjoyment, that Demarco either was unable or unwilling to air. Lots of seemingly obvious perfect candidates they passed on. It's also the fact of some the stuff they do air. Toonami is losing shows and slots left and right, but we are going to stick to Food Wars and Shippuden as being stalwarts on the block?! Talk about priorities! With so few timeslots, they need to be used wisely, and not wasted on crap!

Fuuuck I hope that isn't what happens. I thought we were already at 3 hours? I mean they still to have somewhere to put War of Underworld Part 2!

They had been picking some pretty decent shows lately (to me at least,) and I was pretty content, until they started taking an axe to the block.

You really think that's going to happen again?

I could've sworn the Cloud Village stealing the Byakugan thing was filler. But this episode is filler too so who knows. Haha won at the arm wrestling with trickery. Cedar Village pffft. Gotta be filler. Along with that dreaded Nokizaru Group.

The Crash Bandicoot music is playing.

This is an old episode. Cherami Leigh was in the episode last week. So maybe Shippuden filler is where fresh young voice actors got their start lmao.

It's surprising to me with the whole BIG JUGS thing there is not more sexual stuff with Tsunade. It's just losing money gambling, drinking, and old lady jokes.

What the fuck! Is that Bryce Papenbrook?!

So who is filler here and who isn't? Amai looks like a Saint Seiya character.

Crunchyroll ad? Crunchyroll Originals?

I totally forgot about the Legendary Sucker thing. How can Tsunade have so much money if she keeps losing bets? Oh, she's in debt and keeps racking up more.

She turned herself into a child?

What's going on here? Just replaying old episodes? Wow they don't even want to animate people talking!

Trish's Stand has manifested!

Bucaratti broke his neck with the guy's own Stand? He's still alive?! Turtle and the rest of the group saved. Rapid punched and zippered to pieces. Blood flying off the pieces and he's dead. So is Bucaratti able to choose whether zippering someone hurts them or not?

That expression. Menacing. He still looks stupid but just "serious" lmao.

The train stopping made his body parts go back together, really?!

Cut his own heart in half?!

Uhhh this dumbass is worse than the aging guy? I dunno about that. Bucaratti zipped himself into pieces?!

Why is the doofy henchman last man standing? It usually doesn't go like this.

Why does that guy look like that if he's not old anymore? Wtf. Turned old still? WHOA HIS BODY IS MANGLED.