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[IronyOwl]

Bleach is incredibly formulaic, really.

DBZ had a similar problem.

This is basically the stereotypical shonen progression in general. I can't swear Bleach isn't worse at it for whatever reason(s), but it's hardly uncommon.

[Neonivek]

Bleach is incredibly formulaic, really.

DBZ had a similar problem.

This is basically the stereotypical shonen progression in general. I can't swear Bleach isn't worse at it for whatever reason(s), but it's hardly uncommon.

Yes but in DBZ's defense it popularised many of the concepts and tropes of shonen (for example... power up transformation arcs that interupt the current arc) so it was at least somewhat fresh.

Bleach has dug up tropes so old and overused we can see the stink lines.

Mind you, I have once watched, very little, of a show where the point was to be steriotypical as possible, but that was the point (it was a sort of Shonen Soup anime where every character steriotype was in it.)

[MrWiggles]

DBZ did have that problem, but it handle it over all better.

[Nadaka]

Ugh. Full metal alchemist: brotherhood doesn't seem to play as well as the other fma series.

[Bronimin]

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[Reelya]

I think Nadaka means he has technical problems playing the actual files. I use mplayer2 on Windows (open source ported version), solved a lot of video throughput issues with VLC and Media Player Classic on my old machine. But it has no menus or GUI widgets. Anyone wants tips about how to tweak config for better performance with mplayer, PM me.

[Nadaka]

No, its that the story doesn't flow well.

[ToonyMan]

No, its that the story doesn't flow well.

Must be the sucky manga source.

EDIT:
Rose Guns Days demo is out!!!  ...In Japanese.  Witch-Hunt will be doing a patch I would imagine.  How exciting.

...And it already has a patch, that's so faaaast.  What happened to snail's pace Witch-Hunt?!

EDITX2:
Finished chapter 4 of Inganock, I think I'm really starting to enjoy this.

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The inside voice sections are nice I guess??  It at least gives me a sense of interaction besides the rare obvious choices (with rather morbid bad ends).

I find it hilarious the Kikai user in the chapter 3 inside talk part hasn't even showed up in-story yet.  Great job guy.



DIE THE DEATH


Also great, Gii's harem was looking small after all.  I mean compared to a Type-Moon MC...

Maybe something big will happen in chapter 5?!

It's pretty nice too because as long as I have about 2-3 hours I can comfortably finish a chapter at a time in one sitting.  I think Right Hand From Behind is becoming a favorite.

EDITX3:
I finished the Rose Guns Days demo, that was flippin' awesome.  07th Expansion have insane music quality now.  I love it so much.

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POINTS, it's like I'm playing Dangan Ronpa.


I like the Rena emblem for overkill.


SELECTING PLACES TO GO


I am a pen


Hey Bernka


Kekekeke


ALL OF THE POINTS

That was certainly different.  Nothing else needs to be said.

Shall We Dance?

_{Chaos;Head B route had shockingly creative writing that I didn't nearly see anywhere else, I guess that's a 100% there.  CG gallery still won't work, don't really care.}

[Felius]

Have just watched episode 26 (what it seems it was the last, at least for this season) of Bodacious Space Pirates. Have anyone mentioned how much balls Marika have? No really. That girl have planet sized balls with all the stuff she manages to pull off.

[Furtuka]

Got bored yesterday and watched the last 2 episodes of Digmon Xros Wars Hunter who leaped through time. The crossover battle was pretty cool, but other than that it was mostly just meh for me. Might just be cause I didn't watch the rest of the Xros Wars seasons beforehand.


EDIT: Suddenly I realize how stupid I sound in this post :/

[ggamer]

I think I liked Bleached better when it was called Yu Yu Hakusho.
And I liked Yu Yu Hakusho better when it was called Dragon Ball Z!

BAM!

anyway, is anybody planning on going to AWA (Anime World Atlanta)?

I am, as a few of my friends were already planning a trip there, but i'll have to start watching an anime other than TTGL first.

fuuuuuuuuck

any suggestions?

[Darvi]

Oh my are we quoting DBZA now?

[Felius]

I think I liked Bleached better when it was called Yu Yu Hakusho.
And I liked Yu Yu Hakusho better when it was called Dragon Ball Z!

BAM!

anyway, is anybody planning on going to AWA (Anime World Atlanta)?

I am, as a few of my friends were already planning a trip there, but i'll have to start watching an anime other than TTGL first.

fuuuuuuuuck

any suggestions?

Bodacious Space Pirates (AKA: Moretsu Space Pirates). It's actually very light on the fan service despite what the name might sounds (it's also a portmanteau for bold and audacious), and it's all kinda awesome, with protagonists who actually act sanely and use tactics instead of winning by shouting louder than his opponents. And the tactics are actually pretty good and realistic all considered. Watch it!

On anime events: I'll be on Anime Friends, on São Paulo, Brazil, next week, if anyone by decides to be around there.

[Glowcat]

Have just watched episode 26 (what it seems it was the last, at least for this season) of Bodacious Space Pirates. Have anyone mentioned how much balls Marika have? No really. That girl have planet sized balls with all the stuff she manages to pull off.

Bold decisions seem to be her super power. Very much looking forward to the (hopefully) next season.

[ToonyMan]

Chapter 5 of Inganock.

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I think I'm starting to memorize the entire intro to this scene.  Inganock likes to use the same sentences for a lot of scenes, which I'm kind of against.  I mean yeah Gii saying "...too slow" and "Don't cry." is neat but having entire scenes 90% identical?  Readers can tell you know Liar-Soft!


I do enjoy how even the characters with lower quality sprites seem to still feel like characters.  People like Stanislaw or Eralee or Asila Greg or the crack engine children (sic everywhere).  Because, when I first saw a lot of these characters in chapter 1 they really felt like throw away characters but it's nice to constantly see them.

Especially Eralee.  I'm afraid he's asking for a death wish though.  (I kind of miss Salem)

The scenes in chapter 5 with Randolph sucked though.  Good job being really dull and uninteresting old man.  It cuts to a scene with him at least five times too.

The Black-Clad Girl was interesting, wet hair huh.  She disappeared along with Va-the lamb twin's grandfather too.

Also does anybody realize Gii has killed four of the forty-one creatures in a span of like a month?  That's ridiculous.  Although it's clear the Golden Spiral Staircase has something up their sleeve since they're obviously monitoring Gii's progress.

The black 'thing' is especially worrying.  Nice laugh.


GOOD OF YOU TO SHOW UP

Also speaking to some person called 'Grimm Grimm' which I seem to recall him doing in the chapter 3 inside talk.  That has to be his 'clown' right?  Because from my impressions Kikai users are sort of crazy and have a delusional existence following them telling them to do bad things.



And on a last note the H scenes in Inganock are very clean which is so nice.  I was getting kind of sick of insane amounts of semen shooting over people.  You don't even see genitals.  The 18+ really is just for top nudity and erotic fiction/voices.

Impressive Liar-Soft.

Chapter 5 had way too little Ruaha though.

Well at least there's no ordinary high school students that can kill servants.

EDIT:
Chapter 6 was short.

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Kerkaaaaaaaaaaaaan


Oh no I already used my Kerkaaaaaaaaan line, uh, hey smoking kills...just like you do


How mysterious.


Do we even need to explain this anymore?

...too slow
Don't cry.



Kikai possession is fun huh Joshua?!


That was really tragic.  Kerkan even managed to kill Magdall.

...There may have been a Tick-Tock scene.  I'm starting to zone out during those.

Still really good.