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[JoshuaFH]

The dialogue is the equivalent of verbal masturbation, it's disgusting to watch.

What did you think about Akagi?

FUCKING LOVED IT.

/summary

[Neonivek]

The dialogue is the equivalent of verbal masturbation, it's disgusting to watch.

What did you think about Akagi?

FUCKING LOVED IT.

/summary

Kinda funny that you hated parts of Spice and Wolf for the EXACT same reason you loved Akagi.

Don't worry though, no human being can possibly keep up with the level of sophistication and intellect I possess. It is impossible to understand me even when I explain it to you.

[ToonyMan]

I've been reading Akagi and Kaiji in volume chunks as FKMTkrazy scanlate them.

I also tried playing Akagi Mahjong on the DS and well...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's pretty hard to read the tiles.  I don't like thaaat.  Back to Unlimited.

The music is pretty great though.

[JoshuaFH]

The dialogue is the equivalent of verbal masturbation, it's disgusting to watch.

What did you think about Akagi?

FUCKING LOVED IT.

/summary

Kinda funny that you hated parts of Spice and Wolf for the EXACT same reason you loved Akagi.

Don't worry though, no human being can possibly keep up with the level of sophistication and intellect I possess. It is impossible to understand me even when I explain it to you.

I'm having a weird sense of deja vu, like we've had this conversation before.

But yeah, atleast Akagi doesn't droll on for almost 20 minutes at a time for seemingly no reason other than to prove just how linguistically acrobatic he is, unlike almost every character in Spice and Wolf.

[Neonivek]

But yeah, atleast Akagi doesn't droll on for almost 20 minutes at a time for seemingly no reason other than to prove just how linguistically acrobatic he is, unlike almost every character in Spice and Wolf

Yeah but it does go 20 minutes saying over and over why the toothpaste Akagi uses to brush his teeth is a sure sign that he truely has ascended to another plane and has outstripped all of humanity.

Then when Akagi explains that his choice of Toothpaste was based on the fact that it was because he has sensitive gums the narrator ensures us that this explanation has COMPLETELY missed us in everyway. Good thing too, otherwise I may not have got how amazing Akagi was being that episode.

[Aklyon]

Are they being linguistically acrobatic, or are they trying to confuse someone on purpose? Theres always a use for that, within or outside of the fourth wall.

[Neonivek]

Are they being linguistically acrobatic, or are they trying to confuse someone on purpose? Theres always a use for that, within or outside of the fourth wall.

They are trying to explain to the watchers that Akagi is
A) A Genius
and
B) Clearly above your head (As in YOU! the watcher... and ALL humans on earth)

Now the narrator and every character in the show will do both... even if Akagi just explained his plan.

In otherwords Akagi is clearly so much smarter then all of us we simply cannot understand him or anything he does even when he says it in simple terms.

So Linguistically acrobatic.

[Aklyon]

I'd been asking more about Spice & Wolf, but thats an answer I guess.

[Tellemurius]

I'd been asking more about Spice & Wolf, but thats an answer I guess.

I like Spice and Wolf for Kraft's thinking process on business and Holo's constant flirting and mindfucking him

[JoshuaFH]

I'd been asking more about Spice & Wolf, but thats an answer I guess.

Don't worry about Neon, he's just jealous of Akagi's amazing sublime genius. Which he should know because it's explained to him.

I'm willing to continue defending Akagi just because Neon's hatred of him is just so humorous.

But about the linguistic acrobatics in Spice and Wolf, I feel it's just because the writers wanted to jam in so many old-timey, fancy wordplays and witticisms that it just gets painful to listen to.

[Neonivek]

Dang it I love Akagi I just so absolutely loathe all this dang "He is the greatest genius so far above humanity that they completely could not begin to comprehend him"

If I saw the creator infront of me I'd shake his hand then punch him in the face for making it. (admittingly this is probably a LOT more toned down in the manga)

Which he should know because it's explained to him

No you forgot, Akagi is a genius beyond comprehension. Explanations are useless.

But about the linguistic acrobatics in Spice and Wolf, I feel it's just because the writers wanted to jam in so many old-timey, fancy wordplays and witticisms that it just gets painful to listen to

I personally think it is because they are trying to make Economics cool. How else do you achieve this without doing this?

[JoshuaFH]

But about the linguistic acrobatics in Spice and Wolf, I feel it's just because the writers wanted to jam in so many old-timey, fancy wordplays and witticisms that it just gets painful to listen to

I personally think it is because they are trying to make Economics cool. How else do you achieve this without doing this?

By being Milo Minderbender. I loved Catch-22 just for him.

[ToonyMan]

It might be my Fukumoto bias but I don't really have a problem with everybody thinking Akagi is a genius.  If anything the "aloof" and 'edgy" heroines in some series *cough Bakamonogatari cough Kara no Shoujo cough* are what really kill me.  Because at least Akagi doesn't feel like an insufferable jerk (and not the good kind) to me.

I will say I did not like the last arc in Ten at all.  That was like...god damn why

Spoiler: ending spoilers (click to show/hide)

I'm using HERO's version because I like the art.

;_;

In nobody cares news I played about 6 hours of Chapter 3 of G-senjou no Maou last night.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

For a Chapter called 'The Mephistopheles Murders' Meph hasn't killed anybody yet...and he probably won't.  'Maou' did kill two people though, he's so crazy.  I actually feel a little sympathy for Meph right now.  Saijou is his real name I think?  Kind of curious why he killed his sister in the past and started an insane one-man organization too.

Also my new theory is that 'Maou' is one of Kyousuke's brothers who didn't actually die.  They said one died of a heart disease and one died in a terrorist attack so I'm going to say the terrorist attack one faked his death and became 'Maou' to fuck with Usami for ruining his family...which I still don't know why.

I also actually feel really bad for Kyousuke.  I remember trying to care for Kenichi in Sharin no Kuni but it was really hard to because he's such a dick.  Meanwhile Kyousuke has to deal with a mentally broken Mother, two supposedly dead brothers, his Father killed four people and is rotting in jail, and to top it off Gouzou is breathing down his back to pay up the 200 million yen.  'Maou' just makes the situation even more ridiculous.

By the way I love Maou's theme.  Also I swear one song is Breakfast Machine.  Every song seems to be referencing another piece.  I also found them playing 'Ride of the Valkyries' and they even mentioned Apocalypse Now! which I thought was awesome because I had to watch that movie (extended version gah) and I remember all of that clearly.

Interludes are generally always good.  So I always look forward to those.

For a main heroine Usami isn't too bad.  Don't really have any preference...

1.  Great music
2.  Sympathetic MC
3.  Actual plot with mystery
4.  Still boring 60% of the time

You've gotten so much better Akabesoft2.  I hear they're Akabesoft3 now.


EDIT:
Finished Kanon's Chapter.
Absolutely terrible.  Maou's heroine chapters fucking suck.  I hated Tsubaki's and I'm questioning if Kanon's was worst.  What are the point of these.  They suck suck suck hate loathe undying rage

Spoiler: anger talk (click to show/hide)

I did take one image for Chapter 3 so let's get that out of the way first:

Pretty decent!  Saijou gets a cool scene with Usami and then Yuki (who came out of nowhere) gets a cool scene with Saijou and stuff happens and it's all pretty decent.


But then

the Kanon Chapter initiates

and everything goes to shit

Let's get the good out of the way.

1.  It becomes more clear that Kyousuke's "Love" for somebody makes 'Maou' disappear.

And that's about it for the good.  I suppose Ikuko hanging herself in the bad end was pretty shocking.  Otherwise who gives a fuuuuuck.

Just like in Sharin no Kuni I felt like Akabesoft were trying to be really dramatic and trying to make you cry or something but the writing and execution was TERRIBLE. 


Not everybody disappears in the Kanon Chapter unlike the Tsubaki Chapter but the ending was even worse.

The drama they tried to create with Kanon's image was terrible.  Yeah yeah she's popular but the fucking writing managed to bend the population's opinion of her into a fucking pretzel.  One moment they hate her and they next she's back to her fucking lovable self.  Pick a fucking side.  They just want to try to make it as melodramatic as possible like some shitty sports film.


Cough


For the iffy points.  Kanon and Ikuko's relationship was...strange.  I could at least see what they were going for but Kanon's final speech to Ikuko in the hospital (after an incredibly badly placed "car accident") managed to not affect me in the slightest.  Because it made no sense.  I could see that Kanon hated and loved her mother at the same time and just how mentally broken Ikuko was (suicidal basically) but Kanon's "true feelings" were completely un-moving and sparked nothing inside my frosty interior.  Maybe you need to stop writing shitty heroines Akabesoft.

I'll finish off Chapter 3 now.  I really don't want to do the next heroine chapter but I need that 100% to put this to rest...maybe it'll be readable and I won't get a concussion...

[Patchouli]

Not exactly the typical VN, but I just finished To the Moon.

It's really good.

If you liked True Remembrance, you need to get this.

[Neonivek]

Still boring 60% of the time

Yeah but thats anime... and visual novels.

But 60% ain't bad actually if the 40% is really good.

Heck I've had animes that were 90% boring but had an amazing 10% that made all that worth it