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[Cruxador]

Why does America keep churning out this shit? This one's a real stinker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDm_2m-Hg6c

(The answer is that many children have a puerile sense of humor.)

[Reelya]

(note for people who think I was actually offended by the books/show, i did clearly use butt-related puns)

[Criptfeind]

I read some captain underpants book when I was like. 7. I seem to recall liking them, although thinking that even for that age they were too lite of a read. I guess the movies are going to be for about the same demographic.

I'd rate them as within my top three manga, and the movie will probably be in my top 5 anime.

[Neonivek]

One of these days I want to create a "Book of pacing" where I just take a bunch of shows and find out what the average time for them to do a basic announced task.

Like "I am going to make some coffee!" (Three episodes to make Coffee)

[Tack]

Finished Rakugo. Watching Konosuba now- then I'm gonna jump back over to Usagi Drop.
Should be a real headspin.

[Rose]

Attack on titan season 2.

Any good? Fully out? Where to find?

[Puzzlemaker]

Attack on titan season 2.

Any good? Fully out? Where to find?

Is pretty good, not finshed yet, crunchyroll and/or youtube.

[Natuph]

I like to watch it from time to time when I'm getting tired of Hollywood movies

[Reelya]

Hey I got a humble bundle with a bunch of visual novels in it, turns out I already had keys for a couple, so I have spare steam keys for two games. I thought I'd offer in the anime thread since people here might be more interested in that specific thing:

One is safe for work, World End Economica Vol. 1
https://vndb.org/v7184

The other is def. not safe for work, Neko Paradise Vol. 1
https://vndb.org/v15538

If anyone wants one PM me and let me know if you want the sfw/nsfw one

[Neonivek]

WAIT WAIT WAIT!

Zakus from Gundam have nuclear generators that explode in a small nuclear explosion when you damage them? Wow!

Wow, early Gundam is so different from later Gundam. I mean, enemy explosions aren't just to look pretty.

[Tack]

Alright, so, Usagi Drop
Let's just say I can see why they ended the anime where it is.

Spoiler: Manga spoilers (click to show/hide)

Slice-of-life without significant romance elements is pretty rare, probably since romance is easy to build a plot (and hence, characters) off of.
Usagi Drop is the only other anime that comes to mind, but it doesn't have a college setting. Also I just checked the wikipedia article, since I only watched the first couple of episodes and holy crap spoilers I did not see that ending coming, and I guess rule out 'no/light romance'.

I finally finished watching Usagi Drop, a short 11 ep series about a man adopting a six year old girl from his now deceased grandfather (a very young aunt, basically) and I liked it alot. The art is amazingly simple and sweet, and it's just a little slice of life sorta series about a single father raising a daughter, every episode is packed wall-to-wall with touching moments. Shit's amazing yo.

I really regret looking it up on Wikipedia now, as it spoiled the ending of the manga it was based on which takes place after the end of the anime, and shit gets creepy, holy fuck man. It retroactively poisons the good feeling the entire series was rolling with up til then. This is why we can't have nice things apparently.

I honestly expected the big 'Climax' of the series would've been the Mangaka finishing up her 'moment in the spotlight' have having an income nest-egg so she can afford to look after the child, and therefore asking for her back.
Because he never formally adopted her, he doesn't really have much basis to say 'no', and it could've been a really dramatic turn.
It would've actually made me feel a lot better about the actual ending
Actual ending:
"I actually love you and don't see you as a dad figure"
"I still see you as a daughter figure and this is fucking weird for me but okay sure"
That could've been handled way differently too. Did he just give up on the single mom? Did she find a man, and he was left 40 years old and regretful?
I feel like there was so much more opportunity for three-dimensional characters which didn't happen. But, not having read the actual manga, maybe it was done more classily and I don't know.

[Reelya]

Hence this gag anime season chart, from "Spring 2013". Note that bottom row 2nd from the left is "Bunny Drop Beyond", i.e. Usagi Drop after the timeskip (which would never, ever be made), and "Akira TV" in the middle there.

The fun thing is noting how many of these "gag" adaptations did actually end up getting made, or are about to air, just not in Spring 2013. Basically you can't make a fake season chart without about 50% of the jokes coming true.

Spoiler: Fake Season Chart, 2013 (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Usagi Drop Spoilers (click to show/hide)

As for the Usagi Drop manga, it basically timeskips 10 years later at some more or less random point, and all the plot threads from before the timeskip are over basically. It was a terrible decision, I think.

[Tack]

Basically you can't make a fake season chart without about 50% of the jokes coming true.

Spoiler: Usagi Drop Spoilers (click to show/hide)

As for the Usagi Drop manga, it basically timeskips 10 years later at some more or less random point, and all the plot threads from before the timeskip are over basically. It was a terrible decision, I think.

I remember 'Silver Spoon' actually getting some pretty good reviews too.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I think... maybe they could've had that ending work... Maybe.
But it would've required a way more graceful timeskip and wrapping up of all of the other bits. She dates Kouka for a bit so I have no idea how his mom could be completely out of the picture.

Plus, one thing I had issue with, both with Usagi Drop and Amaama to Inazuma is that the father figure is so silly soft, and has a horrible heart attack and backpedals every time he makes the daughter cry.
Dude should've been like 'I can't return your affections' and let the dramabombs flow. THAT would've been some quality TV, IMO.

[Reelya]

If you really want to be offended go watch Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!. Let's just say it's the fanservice / harem comedy version of Usagi drop. (And it also has an ... "ending").

[Tack]

Too late. Just polished off Orange Boy does he take the news about the letters well. Way better than I would.
Gonna hit some Shounen to bring me back down. Friend recommended MHA. _{^{I started watching sukitte ii na yo instead. Man card is revoke.}}

Wow, checked out some reviews though and that really does sound like wincest lolicon fanservice central.