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[Max™]

Waaaaait, looking at that chart, what you're saying is I should have been making seasonal anime charts with Vinland Saga, The Breaker, God of High School, a Kenichi: The Final Act/Brotherhood/etc show since it ended, everything Nihei ever touched, To You, The Immortal, Dungeon Meshi, Goblin Slayer, uh... Otome no Teikoku >.>, oh and an alternate universe version of Bleach where Kubo did the stylish character designs, Kishimoto handled fleshing out the detailed background work and most of the writing with regular input on story arcs and such from Oda, so the plot still ends up seeming like it doesn't make sense and then like 300 chapters later everything clicks into place and you're like goddamn Oda is the man, and why did anyone ever let Mr. *teleports behind you for the 398th time before whispering 'the heart' and adjusting his shades* Kubo handle it?

I mean, I'm not sure if you folks read One Piece, but the newest chapter (fucking 839 I think?) was holy shitto, between the super sentai germa double-6 group transformation/strawhat assist, the circle-strafing castle mecha dude getting his attempt at finishing off big mom with a cannon barrage nope'D before big mom snapped out of her psychotic break triggered by the breaking of the last picture she had of the evil ass child slaver who adopted her and pretended to care for her before being accidentally eaten at big mom's sixth birthday party along with everyone else who was there, causing her to flip right the hell out at this dude who looks kinda like Al Capone, while everyone else is sitting there wishing they'd spent some more time leveling up because their warp scroll got smashed, their backup ride got booted, and they're now facing the prospect of being beaten to death by one of four "special" bosses and their underlings.

[Neonivek]

Dang... I forgot how great the music was in .hack

Say what you will about the shows REALLY REALLY slow pacing (and I like cerebral shows... but whoa can that show stretch even that patience)... The music is definitely a plus

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Also watching Full Time Magistrate on a whim.

I am starting to kind of understand what Elitism is and why it can be a serious problem if it is allowed to run rampant.

So the students, IF, they are able to use magic by the year's end go to the elite class where they can use the special equipment. This isn't the "Elitism" yet since this equipment is only really helpful to people who can cast magic.

However the top three students get to use the equipment many times longer than the other students.

So you have a system where someone who shows a lot of promise early on ALSO is given many times the resources to succeed. While everyone else is given less.

ODDLY ENOUGH, this show isn't blind. It seems to be fully aware of how unfair it is. It just doesn't really raise a stink. It is a sort of mix between accepting that it is a prize or accomplishment to be a member of the elite, but fully aware that the accolades of being an elite on its own gives you an unfair advantage over those bellow you, and presents those both as just a sort of the way things are, an obstacle to be overcome rather than torn down.
-Not that it doesn't bring up elitism in other ways. Yet it seems to be more about Elitists abusing those below them, than about the system creating them. SOOO FAR!

Yet another interesting aspect is WHY is it like that. Well the training equipment is expensive and the school can only really afford three.

On the plus side other then instant expulsions for failing grades (but, it SEEMS that if you fail it means you REALLY weren't trying. In fact the first examination is fairly lenient), this show doesn't give penalties for being far in the back. Only the top three students have the advantage, otherwise everyone else is on an even playing field (unless your super rich and can afford your own training equipment... In which case AUSTERITY AWAAAAY!). Which I am glad for, I understand it is social commentary but It really bugs me when the "Super elite school" seemingly abuses their lesser students.

Mind you the anime... isn't very good... But "not good" doesn't mean I can't gleam something from it. (And it did have one pretty funny joke!)

[Frumple]

... huh. Latest translated gamer chapter (178?). No clue if the translation is entirely accurate, but. Shoggoth. Straight up shoggoth. Literal, actually named exactly that, shoggoth. Can't say I was expecting that.

[Parsely]

Really surprised at how much I'm still digging Vinland Saga. Liking Hild and Gudrid as characters so far.

[Zangi]

Bah, I saw somewhere saying that Re:Creators was somewhat similar to attack on Titan/zero so I watched it.  Only 1 real death.

That magic girl took them hits like a champ though.

[Tack]

Just finished Dragon Maid and jumped straight into Non-Non Biyori so we know what parts of it I liked.

Frankly, maybe the only part which really ticked my boxes. That and every male being a stern-faced soft-hearted moustachioed beacon of fetishised masculinity.

[90908]

fetishised masculinity.

YOU CALLED?

[Tack]

Fetish implies deviation, hence, deviant.

Applying standard sexual tropes to it, then, would be the opposite.
Try again next time.

[90908]

Fuck you Ikari

One can fetishize things that are considered normal. There is a great variety of spectacular kinks that include fixations upon singular objects and traits, most due to association with sexual acts. One can focus upon certain aspects of masculinity and, in a manner easily described as "Deviant", fetishize it.


Checkmate, Bin't'ch

[Tack]

Indeed they can, however, no part of the contextual sentence was pointing at all towards your deliberate misinterpretation.
Which was a misinterpretation. Even if the rainbow parade features into this, bears only come in black and grey, after all.


Just like you misinterpreting what a 'checkmate' is.

[90908]

And thus the joke hath gone on too long, and I quickly bow out in the name of sanity. Good day, sir.

[Reelya]

"You're watching anime wrong". An in depth look at the sub vs dub debate. (Actually it's a good laugh and not quite what you are expecting)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rd5w3CAapE

[Flying Dice]

He's not wrong. I've seen people unironically request a link to the Japanese dub of RWBY.

[Neonivek]

For me...

Great Dub > Sub
Sub > Mediocre Dub

Yeah I am not Japanese but that is an advantage.

Not that there arn't exceptions to this... Inuyasha? Can't stand it in Japanese (Though the Dub is great). Excel Saga? annoying as heck in English (Plus, to be honest... There is a lot to admire in the Japanese voice acting)

[Reelya]

Oh i just had to search for this one, from the Tomodachi wa Mahou anime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgcUouZlytU