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[Flying Dice]

"tactical sound division"

If only

[Frumple]

Supposedly it was confirmed on the livestream announcement that the idols will not be pilots, though the plot summary does mention a "tactical sound division"

They do kinda' look like they could be slaaneshi...

... I'll be honest, I'd actually watch if those ten were, in fact, noise marines.

[Neonivek]

Wow I am only now realizing how extremely prolific the English voice actor for Inuyasha is.

[itisnotlogical]

It's been forever since I've seen Inuyasha. It was one of the very first anime that I ever saw, late nights on Adult Swim. I don't even remember what Inuyasha sounded like.



... And more Plastic Memories. What is with this show? Whenever I'm extremely disappointed and quit watching, I come back and it has a completely knock-out "Wow, that was really neat" moment that makes me want to continue.

[Neonivek]

I don't even remember what Inuyasha sounded like.

Like a cartoonish immature snot

Kind of perfect... Then again it was one of the only animes where the English VAs were better then the Japanese VAs.

[JoshuaFH]

I just finished Baki the Grappler season 2. Another one of those animes that I felt OK just powering through episode after episode. I thought it was very enjoyable and tense... but the series ends with the MAIN PLOT unresolved. Ties up all the sideplots, sure, but the big main one? Nah! They just forget about it. I just really hate that I'm seemingly expected to just pick up the manga to learn what happens next... Actually I can say that about anything really, I just don't want to transition between mediums to get a full grasp of a story.

[JoshuaFH]

Bone Lovin' Sakurako is a really cool show. I can appreciate intelligent, self-confident female characters. It's not all about lovin' bones though, she's like a female Detective Conan, except with less super shoes and ventriloquism. I hope that future eps have her facing off against a Skeleton Mafia, a Paleontology Kingpin, and an Osteological Joker.

[Reelya]

Definitely seconding Sakurako, it's a very un-anime mystery/crime series. Would be a good choice to show someone who is into western crime dramas.

Starting watching the new series of Aria. Unfortunately that's Hidan no Aria, not the good Aria series. Well, at least I can say Hidan no Aria AA isn't a harem anime anymore. There's a new main character (female), her female classmates, and Aria is the only returning main character. Well, it's a slight step up from season 1 since it doesn't have the same tsundere harem gags the first one had (Aria is played by the same VA as Louise from ZnT and was basically the same character: "b-b-baka"). This time it's got a lot of crazy lesbian stalkers trying to kill the main characters though. Has a lot of mood whiplash however. One minute it's cute happy days then the next minute there are yandere killers on the loose.

[Neonivek]

Well Congratulations to Young Black Jack

I honestly expected them to make him so manly that torture just doesn't affect him. Sure he takes it in stride after the fact, but at least their reasoning is more "Look man... I was BLOWN UP!!! a little torture isn't breaking the bank on my resolve"

Double bonus points for actually having the woman tortured and triple for not sexualizing it.

The torture method in the episode wasn't QUITE what the Vietcong did... but honestly what they actually did would make me FAR too squeamish... so thanks Anime.

So far they are making Black Jack to be exceptional but not supernatural. Something that few anime actually attempt. Sure his medical skills are incredibly high, far higher then the current explanation justifies in my opinion, but I believe they will expand on this later.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Eh... I'm pretty sure that Black Jack's medical skills are never really explained beyond 'Hard Work and Guts'. He is just really forced and determined to be the best at whatever he sets his mind to, which his why he can throw those scalpels around with such precision. Admittedly he did study under one of the greatest surgeons at the time (who was also his mentor and hero due to saving Black Jack's life) so that helps explain why he's so good. But the rest is pretty much him being a medical prodigy. From what I can remember at least.

[Neonivek]

They haven't gotten to the "study under anyone" yet.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Huh. I must be misremembering things then. Or that comes later. As I've mentioned many times before, it's been a long, long time since I read the manga so take everything with a grain of salt.

[Neonivek]

Well animes and mangas are usually different anyway and often come up with different explanations.

And Sailormoon Crystal has showed me exactly why you can't just make your anime exactly like the manga...

[Spehss _]

There's no vocaloid thread or anything, and manga and other japanese stuff besides anime is discussed here, so...Dunno if anyone else mentioned it in thread, but Ruby's out for Vocaloid4, complete with official design. So that's cool.

Spoiler: art (click to show/hide)

link 1 official
link 2 official concept art
link 3 fanart
link 4 fanart
link 5 fanart

I feel like the official image kinda borked the initial presentation up but she doesn't look bad. Fanart can look cute. *cough*four*cough*

But who cares about art for vocaloids, right? Ha.

Spoiler: songs (click to show/hide)

Ruby - Fu*kin Perfect
Ruby - Funkytown
Ruby - Wrecking Ball
Ruby - Don'tcha
Ruby - Error
Ruby - Eat Me

Quality of the vocals varies, depending on who's doing the mixing, but she sounds neat. More english vocaloids and stuff. Progress and all that jazz.

[Frumple]

... despite my complete lack of interest in the vocaloid stuff, looking at that art...

... am I the only one that thinks that looks passably like someone took ruby and yang from RWBY and mashed them together?