[D'rek]

Maark Abbott, on 02 February 2018 - 08:08 AM, said:

D, on 01 February 2018 - 02:59 PM, said:

I don't think it was painful at all. I think they handled and resolved it as best as could be hoped for! And Mari's little whisper at the end was heartwarming

You've never

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had a lifelong friendship end and not found it painful? Because from experience it's a deeply, deeply unpleasant experience.

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Sure, but I don't think that's happening here! Megumi might have thought that was the only choice left to her, but Mari rejected it. This isn't lifelong friendship ending... this is teenage friends-since-childhood going through a bump but they're going to come out of it stronger than before.

[Maark Abbott]

General roundup:

Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san continues to be a nice time filler, even if there isn't much actually going on. Same with Yurucamp - both very nice shows to chill out to.

I've picked up Lewdness in the Botts, which is proving to have two things in abundance: lewdness and bots. The story seems to be winding up which is nice, but generally it's the manic action sequences I'm here for.

The Ryou's Work is Never Done! carries on. There's some conflict and space for character growth now which is nice.

Citrus is... interesting. It's moving away from the yuri and onto developing the characters in different ways.

Death March is actually decent Issekai with the protagonist not just trying to get panty shots of everyone. The anti-racism stance is pretty good in context.

Grancrest got a bit more interesting this week. Curious to see where it goes.

Garo's last few episodes have been very dull. This week's seems to be moving back to Sword which will be good.

POPUPEPIPIKU is literally a shitpost and I love it for that.

Magus Bride has slowed down a fair bit. Maybe a mid-season lull, but...

[LinearPhilosopher]

I'm somewhat on the fence with grancrest.

Reason is grancrest doesn't have battles. They have fights. They portray their battles as fights and you loose out on all the interesting strategy bits like in Legend of Arlsan or Altair

[Maark Abbott]

Picked up Fate: Apocrypha. Man, Astolfo sure is a qt grill.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Maark Abbott, on 06 February 2018 - 08:56 AM, said:

Picked up Fate: Apocrypha. Man, Astolfo sure is a qt grill.

ROFL


You do realise astolfo is a trap right?

[Dolmen 2.0]

LinearPhilosopher, on 07 February 2018 - 12:19 AM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 February 2018 - 08:56 AM, said:

Picked up Fate: Apocrypha. Man, Astolfo sure is a qt grill.

ROFL


You do realise astolfo is a trap right?

This made me google the character design. I see the trap.

It’s all there in the weapon...skirt?

Someone in the design teams been watching too much I, my, me strawberry basket.

[D'rek]

Pffft, Astolfo's not a real trap/boy. It's just a lazy "oh and she's a dude because we say so". Doesn't really count.


First two Saiki-kusuo episodes were fabulous and funny. This week's was kinda weak but not horrible.


Sounding like a broken record here, but once again Further than the Universe was hilarious and emotional and amazing this week.

[Maark Abbott]

LinearPhilosopher, on 07 February 2018 - 12:19 AM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 February 2018 - 08:56 AM, said:

Picked up Fate: Apocrypha. Man, Astolfo sure is a qt grill.

ROFL


You do realise astolfo is a trap right?

N-NANI?! MASAKA!!!!!!

Dolmen 2.0, on 07 February 2018 - 12:59 AM, said:

LinearPhilosopher, on 07 February 2018 - 12:19 AM, said:

Maark Abbott, on 06 February 2018 - 08:56 AM, said:

Picked up Fate: Apocrypha. Man, Astolfo sure is a qt grill.

ROFL


You do realise astolfo is a trap right?

This made me google the character design. I see the trap.

It's all there in the weapon...skirt?

Someone in the design teams been watching too much I, my, me strawberry basket.

:EYES:

D, on 07 February 2018 - 01:50 AM, said:

Pffft, Astolfo's not a real trap/boy. It's just a lazy "oh and she's a dude because we say so". Doesn't really count.


First two Saiki-kusuo episodes were fabulous and funny. This week's was kinda weak but not horrible.


Sounding like a broken record here, but once again Further than the Universe was hilarious and emotional and amazing this week.

Yeah I enjoyed this week's Further.

RE: Astolfo, the character is pretty interesting overall which sort of rounds of the arbitrary trapping. Protecting the weak even in defiance of a direct order because it's morally the right thing to do was cool.

[LinearPhilosopher]

Oh fate series.

Never dissapointing

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[QuickTidal]

So, DARLING IN THE FRANXX anyone? I checked out episode 1. Seems like the spiritual successor to Eva. Solid stuff so far. Trigger and A1 don't disappoint.

Edit: kind of overt in the sexual innuendo part mind you.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 08 February 2018 - 01:11 AM

[D'rek]

QuickTidal, on 08 February 2018 - 12:54 AM, said:

So, DARLING IN THE FRANXX anyone? I checked out episode 1. Seems like the spiritual successor to Eva. Solid stuff so far. Trigger and A1 don't disappoint.

Edit: kind of overt in the sexual innuendo part mind you.

innuendo (ĭnˌyo͞o-ĕnˈdō)►
n. An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.


Meanwhile, Darling in the Franxx be like:
(image spoilered for general human decency)

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I don't think *innuendo* is the right word for it...

[Maark Abbott]

Lewdness in the BOTSS is brilliant if you don't take it seriously. It knows it's silly and has fun with it. The action sequences are really good, too.

Fate is always a great source of memes. Re Apocryhpha:

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Spartacus just turned into G-Virus Birkin and Best Frank got exploded, I am sad now.

[Dolmen 2.0]

D, on 08 February 2018 - 04:18 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 February 2018 - 12:54 AM, said:

So, DARLING IN THE FRANXX anyone? I checked out episode 1. Seems like the spiritual successor to Eva. Solid stuff so far. Trigger and A1 don't disappoint.

Edit: kind of overt in the sexual innuendo part mind you.

innuendo (ĭnˌyo͞o-ĕnˈdō)►
n. An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.


Meanwhile, Darling in the Franxx be like:
(image spoilered for general human decency)

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I don't think *innuendo* is the right word for it...

Wow. That looks...Intense.

[QuickTidal]

D, on 08 February 2018 - 04:18 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 February 2018 - 12:54 AM, said:

So, DARLING IN THE FRANXX anyone? I checked out episode 1. Seems like the spiritual successor to Eva. Solid stuff so far. Trigger and A1 don't disappoint.

Edit: kind of overt in the sexual innuendo part mind you.

innuendo (ĭnˌyo͞o-ĕnˈdō)►
n. An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.


Meanwhile, Darling in the Franxx be like:
(image spoilered for general human decency)

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I don't think *innuendo* is the right word for it...

I mean they aren't ACTUALLY having sex though....so it kind of is still innuendo. Perhaps pantomime is a better word? It's positions more than anything.

But I mean, I think I get it. It's the juxtaposition of an intimate relationship on an emotional level (loving your parasite pairing) and the physical/sexual component of that not always jiving, or jiving very well.

I'm not sure if it totally works after one episode...but I'm at least in for the 4 eps that are currently out right now to see how it goes. There have already been a few nods to Eva (the Klaxasaurs are pretty much Angels, the military installation on a blasted out earth, the skintight flight suits with head-attachments, the Mecha's themselves already SEEM sentient...and even the HUD in the cockpit is very Eva.

And I mean, Eva was all about sex too...and even included a whole Oedipus aspect in Rey/Yui...

This just seems to be more blatant?

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 08 February 2018 - 01:44 PM

[Maark Abbott]

QuickTidal, on 08 February 2018 - 01:39 PM, said:

D, on 08 February 2018 - 04:18 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 08 February 2018 - 12:54 AM, said:

So, DARLING IN THE FRANXX anyone? I checked out episode 1. Seems like the spiritual successor to Eva. Solid stuff so far. Trigger and A1 don't disappoint.

Edit: kind of overt in the sexual innuendo part mind you.

innuendo (ĭnˌyo͞o-ĕnˈdō)►
n. An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.


Meanwhile, Darling in the Franxx be like:
(image spoilered for general human decency)

Spoiler

I don't think *innuendo* is the right word for it...

I mean they aren't ACTUALLY having sex though....so it kind of is still innuendo. Perhaps pantomime is a better word? It's positions more than anything.

But I mean, I think I get it. It's the juxtaposition of an intimate relationship on an emotional level (loving your parasite pairing) and the physical/sexual component of that not always jiving, or jiving very well.

I'm not sure if it totally works after one episode...but I'm at least in for the 4 eps that are currently out right now to see how it goes. There have already been a few nods to Eva (the Klaxasaurs are pretty much Angels, the military installation on a blasted out earth, the skintight flight suits with head-attachments, the Mecha's themselves already SEEM sentient...and even the HUD in the cockpit is very Eva.

And I mean, Eva was all about sex too...and even included a whole Oedipus aspect in Rey/Yui...

This just seems to be more blatant?

Or it's a deconstruction / loving parody / piss-take of EVA and deliberately expands on it as ridiculously as possible.

Side note: POPUPEPIPIPU.

[QuickTidal]

Maark Abbott, on 08 February 2018 - 01:53 PM, said:

Or it's a deconstruction / loving parody / piss-take of EVA and deliberately expands on it as ridiculously as possible.

I mean, that's entirely possible as well.

I think the bottom line is that like any other Trigger property, we can't judge this properly at this point and need to wait to see how it unfolds.

[D'rek]

Hey, I'm not saying the blatant sexual pantomine (good word) is necessarily bad, just that I wouldn't call it innuendo.

A lot of people are speculating after the first two episodes that what is going to happen is that MC-kun (who has erectile dysfunction can't pilot with that girl who's crushing on him) is really a "bottom" sexual pilot personality while pink-monster-girl is a top, and they'll finally find success/harmony/orgasm when MC-kun is the one piloting doggystyle, and him and everyone else will just have to get over the idea that hey girls can be tops, too.

[QuickTidal]

D, on 08 February 2018 - 02:19 PM, said:

Hey, I'm not saying the blatant sexual pantomine (good word) is necessarily bad, just that I wouldn't call it innuendo.

A lot of people are speculating after the first two episodes that what is going to happen is that MC-kun (who has erectile dysfunction can't pilot with that girl who's crushing on him) is really a "bottom" sexual pilot personality while pink-monster-girl is a top, and they'll finally find success/harmony/orgasm when MC-kun is the one piloting doggystyle, and him and everyone else will just have to get over the idea that hey girls can be tops, too.

Oh, that would be a really interesting development, and would speak to (if not a gender fluidity) then at least an equality. I like it.

[D'rek]

Depends on how they do it, though. There's a danger of it coming off as a sort of "Oh my god, who knew girls could be assertive and in charge of things, too?! And who knew boys don't all have to be cocky uberalphasmen and can have... feelings?! Whoa, man!" sort of infantile tone to it. We'll see!

[LinearPhilosopher]

D, on 08 February 2018 - 02:19 PM, said:

Hey, I'm not saying the blatant sexual pantomine (good word) is necessarily bad, just that I wouldn't call it innuendo.

A lot of people are speculating after the first two episodes that what is going to happen is that MC-kun (who has erectile dysfunction can't pilot with that girl who's crushing on him) is really a "bottom" sexual pilot personality while pink-monster-girl is a top, and they'll finally find success/harmony/orgasm when MC-kun is the one piloting doggystyle, and him and everyone else will just have to get over the idea that hey girls can be tops, too.

This post... its so right on so many levels. I mean i just enjoying the dialogue here and there but you went deeep my friend