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I binge watched Classroom of the Elite S1 and I have never in my life seen an anime with 10+ female characters that had a worse ratio of "annoying female characters" : "likable female characters." The fact that it was still enjoyable despite that is pretty impressive.
Bonus points for having an MC that wasn't a beta bitch and/or one that let girls walk all over him. |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: I binge watched Classroom of the Elite S1 and I have never in my life seen an anime with 10+ female characters that had a worse ratio of "annoying female characters" : "likable female characters." The fact that it was still enjoyable despite that is pretty impressive. Bonus points for having an MC that wasn't a beta bitch and/or one that let girls walk all over him. View Quote I had a hard time getting into S2, and the ratio hasn't gotten any better. I quit at about 4 episodes, I suppose I'll watch the rest in one shot eventually. |
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Originally Posted By mort: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prolog is up on crunchy. Good animation, cool combat scenes, interesting characters and two redhead anime girls that break free from the stereotype of the tsundere redhead. I'm very hopeful for the rest of this show. View Quote Revenge is a dish best served - in the cold, dark depths of interplanetary space… |
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Originally Posted By JVD: I had a hard time getting into S2, and the ratio hasn't gotten any better. I quit at about 4 episodes, I suppose I'll watch the rest in one shot eventually. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JVD: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: I binge watched Classroom of the Elite S1 and I have never in my life seen an anime with 10+ female characters that had a worse ratio of "annoying female characters" : "likable female characters." The fact that it was still enjoyable despite that is pretty impressive. Bonus points for having an MC that wasn't a beta bitch and/or one that let girls walk all over him. I had a hard time getting into S2, and the ratio hasn't gotten any better. I quit at about 4 episodes, I suppose I'll watch the rest in one shot eventually. S2 certainly has its impressive moments - but yes, it did seem to get off to an overly dry and technical and hard-to-get-interested-in start which was a bit off-putting - but it’s worth continuing to the end. That is, if you can get interested in plans within plans within plans, as well as a guy who has both the intent and the means to do whatever it takes to get what he wants and to come out on top. |
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Originally Posted By JVD: I had a hard time getting into S2, and the ratio hasn't gotten any better. I quit at about 4 episodes, I suppose I'll watch the rest in one shot eventually. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JVD: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: I binge watched Classroom of the Elite S1 and I have never in my life seen an anime with 10+ female characters that had a worse ratio of "annoying female characters" : "likable female characters." The fact that it was still enjoyable despite that is pretty impressive. Bonus points for having an MC that wasn't a beta bitch and/or one that let girls walk all over him. I had a hard time getting into S2, and the ratio hasn't gotten any better. I quit at about 4 episodes, I suppose I'll watch the rest in one shot eventually. I'm right there with you on S2 so far. For S1 I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I was really looking forward to S2, but I'm 6 episodes in and I find myself frequently disinterested with what's happening on screen. That first "test" they had was boring AF. It was like the writer couldn't come up with a good idea for one and thought "well, maybe if I make it convoluted it will come off as smart." It didn't. And then the next "test" was just a straight up sports festival. They really seem to be phoning it in so far. Hopefully it quickly picks up. |
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Originally Posted By Liaztraht: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/504436/FB_IMG_1664156451564_jpg-2539502.JPG View Quote Flat is justice |
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Originally Posted By Liaztraht: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/504436/FB_IMG_1664156451564_jpg-2539502.JPG View Quote Lulz BTW, what is high school of the dead on? Didn’t show up on a cursory search of crunchy or hidive |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: I'm right there with you on S2 so far. For S1 I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I was really looking forward to S2, but I'm 6 episodes in and I find myself frequently disinterested with what's happening on screen. That first "test" they had was boring AF. It was like the writer couldn't come up with a good idea for one and thought "well, maybe if I make it convoluted it will come off as smart." It didn't. And then the next "test" was just a straight up sports festival. They really seem to be phoning it in so far. Hopefully it quickly picks up. View Quote I am a fan of the light novels but I honestly don't think they translate well into anime. Or rather they are not being translated well. Using the sports festival as an example. That is book 5 of the series. Book 5 is about 340 pages long. The sports festival is announced on page 1 but doesn't begin until page 148. If you were to count the number of pages in the light novel dedicated to the intricate scheming and plotting (before, during, and after the sports) and the number of pages dedicated to the actual sports you would get about an even split of 170 pages to 170 pages. And honestly that is probably being generous to the actual sports part. The books make the scheming every bit as or more important than the tests themselves. The anime does exactly the opposite so it loses a lot of its intrigue. The first season was a lot closer to the actual books in that department which I think is why people seem to like it more. |
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Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Flat is justice View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/504436/FB_IMG_1664156451564_jpg-2539502.JPG Flat is justice |
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Originally Posted By Agilt: Lulz BTW, what is high school of the dead on? Didn't show up on a cursory search of crunchy or hidive View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Agilt: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/504436/FB_IMG_1664156451564_jpg-2539502.JPG Lulz BTW, what is high school of the dead on? Didn't show up on a cursory search of crunchy or hidive Try Hulu. |
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Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler
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Originally Posted By runningunz87: Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler PSG1 used to clear the island runway in E5 View Quote After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. View Quote It be like that sometimes. |
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Catch me if you can. These are the days of our lives. I sleep with an AK and ride with a four-five.
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By runningunz87: Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler PSG1 used to clear the island runway in E5 After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. While it may seem immoral to some on the surface, those in the house are limited to supplies already on hand, and are focused on keeping themselves alive. TLDR: it is what it is.
Ignoring the zombies, it's already a risk to trust a stranger under normal circumstances. Throw in a life threatening event, one does have to weigh the risks of malicious intent or incompetence getting them killed vs the stranger increasing their chances of survival. Add on top the noise attracting the horde, the threat of breaking the door in, and the stress of the situation; it was the fastest choice to preserve their lives. Personally, I don't belive there is a question of morality. You have two parties scared shitless, both trying to survive. One creating a potential threat, and the other attempting to reduce that threat. The natural response is self preservation, and the members of the house followed their instincts. Can't really blame them. One can speculate the morality after the fact, but this is one of those times "it is what it is" is appropriate |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. View Quote Click To View Spoiler Sometimes it's like that, that's why you be prepared as best as possible. Also, E6 is best episode. "I can load 20 bullets in the magazine, that's illegal in Japan......Illegal hehehehehe* If I was an anime character, I would be Kohta Hirano. |
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Originally Posted By Liaztraht: For me on E7Click To View Spoiler While it may seem immoral to some on the surface, those in the house are limited to supplies already on hand, and are focused on keeping themselves alive. TLDR: it is what it is.Ignoring the zombies, it's already a risk to trust a stranger under normal circumstances. Throw in a life threatening event, one does have to weigh the risks of malicious intent or incompetence getting them killed vs the stranger increasing their chances of survival. Add on top the noise attracting the horde, the threat of breaking the door in, and the stress of the situation; it was the fastest choice to preserve their lives. Personally, I don't belive there is a question of morality. You have two parties scared shitless, both trying to survive. One creating a potential threat, and the other attempting to reduce that threat. The natural response is self preservation, and the members of the house followed their instincts. Can't really blame them. One can speculate the morality after the fact, but this is one of those times "it is what it is" is appropriate View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By runningunz87: Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler PSG1 used to clear the island runway in E5 After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. While it may seem immoral to some on the surface, those in the house are limited to supplies already on hand, and are focused on keeping themselves alive. TLDR: it is what it is.Ignoring the zombies, it's already a risk to trust a stranger under normal circumstances. Throw in a life threatening event, one does have to weigh the risks of malicious intent or incompetence getting them killed vs the stranger increasing their chances of survival. Add on top the noise attracting the horde, the threat of breaking the door in, and the stress of the situation; it was the fastest choice to preserve their lives. Personally, I don't belive there is a question of morality. You have two parties scared shitless, both trying to survive. One creating a potential threat, and the other attempting to reduce that threat. The natural response is self preservation, and the members of the house followed their instincts. Can't really blame them. One can speculate the morality after the fact, but this is one of those times "it is what it is" is appropriate Click To View Spoiler I agree, though its clear the anime is trying to convey that the people in the house are in the wrong. Especially with the little girl there. BTW: the little girl is voiced by the Dub Queen. |
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Originally Posted By runningunz87: Click To View Spoiler Sometimes it's like that, that's why you be prepared as best as possible. Also, E6 is best episode. "I can load 20 bullets in the magazine, that's illegal in Japan......Illegal hehehehehe* If I was an anime character, I would be Kohta Hirano. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By runningunz87: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. Click To View Spoiler Sometimes it's like that, that's why you be prepared as best as possible. Also, E6 is best episode. "I can load 20 bullets in the magazine, that's illegal in Japan......Illegal hehehehehe* If I was an anime character, I would be Kohta Hirano. So would most of ARFCOM GD... though probably minus the usefulness in a zombie apocalypse. |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Click To View Spoiler I agree, though its clear the anime is trying to convey that the people in the house are in the wrong. Especially with the little girl there. BTW: the little girl is voiced by the Dub Queen. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By runningunz87: Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler PSG1 used to clear the island runway in E5 After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. While it may seem immoral to some on the surface, those in the house are limited to supplies already on hand, and are focused on keeping themselves alive. TLDR: it is what it is.Ignoring the zombies, it's already a risk to trust a stranger under normal circumstances. Throw in a life threatening event, one does have to weigh the risks of malicious intent or incompetence getting them killed vs the stranger increasing their chances of survival. Add on top the noise attracting the horde, the threat of breaking the door in, and the stress of the situation; it was the fastest choice to preserve their lives. Personally, I don't belive there is a question of morality. You have two parties scared shitless, both trying to survive. One creating a potential threat, and the other attempting to reduce that threat. The natural response is self preservation, and the members of the house followed their instincts. Can't really blame them. One can speculate the morality after the fact, but this is one of those times "it is what it is" is appropriate Click To View Spoiler I agree, though its clear the anime is trying to convey that the people in the house are in the wrong. Especially with the little girl there. BTW: the little girl is voiced by the Dub Queen. They are trying to show it as immoral, but that's because you have the kid's who have been fighting for survival as the only reference of morality to compare the household to. The household that probably stayed planted while shitting their pants... which is also a valid survival tactic. Fight or flight can be a real bitch. |
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Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Click To View Spoiler They are trying to show it as immoral, but that's because you have the kid's who have been fighting for survival as the only reference of morality to compare the household to. The household that probably stayed planted while shitting their pants... which is also a valid survival tactic. Fight or flight can be a real bitch. View Quote Click To View Spoiler I doubt that household survived/survives.
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By runningunz87: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Click To View Spoiler They are trying to show it as immoral, but that's because you have the kid's who have been fighting for survival as the only reference of morality to compare the household to. The household that probably stayed planted while shitting their pants... which is also a valid survival tactic. Fight or flight can be a real bitch. Click To View Spoiler I doubt that household survived/survives. |
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Out of curiosity I clicked on one of the links to see what it's about. That dumb shit lasted about 30 seconds and i was done.
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Fear not the weapon, but rather the hand which wields it.
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It doesn't matter if she's imaginary. The thiccness exists in our hearts.
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View Quote Click To View Spoiler Very short term, they probably manage to get by. They seem focused on isolation, which is a valid option for dealing with a quickly spreading disease. Long term, their supplies will run out. They will have to move, or at least start sending someone out to scavenge for supplies. Seems unlikely that they will make that adjustment without some failures. There is the possibility that someone will come along to save them (provide evacuation), but there is also the question of whether or not they will accept the help when it is offered - will they comply with instructions, or will they refuse to be coaxed out of their position. When shit goes sideways as badly as it does in that scenario, it gets much harder to predict how people are going to react to the changes being forced onto them. Some will try to adapt to the changes. Some will effectively freeze up, trying to reject the changes. Some will do something stupid/crazy, because they don't know how to adapt. As for the morality of the situation, morals can be argued to be a mindset for dealing with others/society. When society has fallen apart, it would be unwise to expect everyone to continue to operate under the same old morals, as the individual motivation to abide by the old morals is going to vary widely, and some of those morals are not likely to adapt well to the new circumstances. For example, a group of high school students running around Japan with real guns and real ammo, and ignoring requirements to have a license to operate motor vehicles on the streets, is something that Japanese society rejects as the wrong thing to do, but in this situation it may be the best choice in order to survive. |
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Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
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Originally Posted By DragoMuseveni: Odd Hidive doesn't have it because it was a Sentai license. Try Hulu. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DragoMuseveni: Originally Posted By Agilt: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/504436/FB_IMG_1664156451564_jpg-2539502.JPG Lulz BTW, what is high school of the dead on? Didn't show up on a cursory search of crunchy or hidive Try Hulu. Yeah that was my thought too. Also didn't even realize funimation was still up. Hulu has it though. |
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Originally Posted By JPN: Click To View Spoiler Very short term, they probably manage to get by. They seem focused on isolation, which is a valid option for dealing with a quickly spreading disease. Long term, their supplies will run out. They will have to move, or at least start sending someone out to scavenge for supplies. Seems unlikely that they will make that adjustment without some failures. There is the possibility that someone will come along to save them (provide evacuation), but there is also the question of whether or not they will accept the help when it is offered - will they comply with instructions, or will they refuse to be coaxed out of their position. When shit goes sideways as badly as it does in that scenario, it gets much harder to predict how people are going to react to the changes being forced onto them. Some will try to adapt to the changes. Some will effectively freeze up, trying to reject the changes. Some will do something stupid/crazy, because they don't know how to adapt. As for the morality of the situation, morals can be argued to be a mindset for dealing with others/society. When society has fallen apart, it would be unwise to expect everyone to continue to operate under the same old morals, as the individual motivation to abide by the old morals is going to vary widely, and some of those morals are not likely to adapt well to the new circumstances. For example, a group of high school students running around Japan with real guns and real ammo, and ignoring requirements to have a license to operate motor vehicles on the streets, is something that Japanese society rejects as the wrong thing to do, but in this situation it may be the best choice in order to survive. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JPN: Click To View Spoiler Very short term, they probably manage to get by. They seem focused on isolation, which is a valid option for dealing with a quickly spreading disease. Long term, their supplies will run out. They will have to move, or at least start sending someone out to scavenge for supplies. Seems unlikely that they will make that adjustment without some failures. There is the possibility that someone will come along to save them (provide evacuation), but there is also the question of whether or not they will accept the help when it is offered - will they comply with instructions, or will they refuse to be coaxed out of their position. When shit goes sideways as badly as it does in that scenario, it gets much harder to predict how people are going to react to the changes being forced onto them. Some will try to adapt to the changes. Some will effectively freeze up, trying to reject the changes. Some will do something stupid/crazy, because they don't know how to adapt. As for the morality of the situation, morals can be argued to be a mindset for dealing with others/society. When society has fallen apart, it would be unwise to expect everyone to continue to operate under the same old morals, as the individual motivation to abide by the old morals is going to vary widely, and some of those morals are not likely to adapt well to the new circumstances. For example, a group of high school students running around Japan with real guns and real ammo, and ignoring requirements to have a license to operate motor vehicles on the streets, is something that Japanese society rejects as the wrong thing to do, but in this situation it may be the best choice in order to survive. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Click To View Spoiler They are trying to show it as immoral, but that's because you have the kid's who have been fighting for survival as the only reference of morality to compare the household to. The household that probably stayed planted while shitting their pants... which is also a valid survival tactic. Fight or flight can be a real bitch. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By runningunz87: Watching High School of the Dead and we finally have a good on-screen gun Click To View Spoiler PSG1 used to clear the island runway in E5 After you watch E7... Click To View Spoiler What's your opinion on the morality question of the episode? Guy is loudly banging on the front door of a house with zombies not far away and is demanding the people open the door. They refuse and tell him to go away before he attracts zombies to their house. He refuses to leave, continues to loudly bang on the door while screaming, and even says he'll break the door down. They open the door, kill him, and then close it. While it may seem immoral to some on the surface, those in the house are limited to supplies already on hand, and are focused on keeping themselves alive. TLDR: it is what it is.Ignoring the zombies, it's already a risk to trust a stranger under normal circumstances. Throw in a life threatening event, one does have to weigh the risks of malicious intent or incompetence getting them killed vs the stranger increasing their chances of survival. Add on top the noise attracting the horde, the threat of breaking the door in, and the stress of the situation; it was the fastest choice to preserve their lives. Personally, I don't belive there is a question of morality. You have two parties scared shitless, both trying to survive. One creating a potential threat, and the other attempting to reduce that threat. The natural response is self preservation, and the members of the house followed their instincts. Can't really blame them. One can speculate the morality after the fact, but this is one of those times "it is what it is" is appropriate Click To View Spoiler I agree, though its clear the anime is trying to convey that the people in the house are in the wrong. Especially with the little girl there. BTW: the little girl is voiced by the Dub Queen. They are trying to show it as immoral, but that's because you have the kid's who have been fighting for survival as the only reference of morality to compare the household to. The household that probably stayed planted while shitting their pants... which is also a valid survival tactic. Fight or flight can be a real bitch. Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler |
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Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler View Quote Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. |
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Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
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Originally Posted By iliketatertots: Is it a good idea to just jump into this or should I watch other Gundam shows to understand it? I've only ever watched Gundam Wing and it's movie Endless Waltz. I know there are a bunch of other shows but I haven't watched any of them yet. The preview I saw for The Witch from Mercury caught my attention and I was planning on checking it out. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By iliketatertots: Originally Posted By mort: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prolog is up on crunchy. Good animation, cool combat scenes, interesting characters and two redhead anime girls that break free from the stereotype of the tsundere redhead. I'm very hopeful for the rest of this show. Is it a good idea to just jump into this or should I watch other Gundam shows to understand it? I've only ever watched Gundam Wing and it's movie Endless Waltz. I know there are a bunch of other shows but I haven't watched any of them yet. The preview I saw for The Witch from Mercury caught my attention and I was planning on checking it out. Lately it seems the studios are focusing on throwbacks to old school gundam from long before Gundam Wing and Endlass Waltz. Gundam Wing was more about the individual teenage gundam pilots infiltrating and fighting on Earth. Old school gundam seems to be more about nation states conflicts with political intereague, space navies and lots of mobile suit battles. You might want to check out Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 or if you have Netflix check out Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway to get a feel for the current shows. On the other hand some of the PV for The Witch of Mercury has lots of images of tween gundam pilots so my speculation about throwbacks to old gundam might be bunk. XD |
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Originally Posted By JPN: Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JPN: Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. I tend to get my components for improvised implements from the goodwill/value village. It's kind of a neat little scavenger hunt that way. I'm thinking something along the line of conduit or tubing would be more effective though. Originally Posted By mort: Originally Posted By iliketatertots: Originally Posted By mort: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prolog is up on crunchy. Good animation, cool combat scenes, interesting characters and two redhead anime girls that break free from the stereotype of the tsundere redhead. I'm very hopeful for the rest of this show. Is it a good idea to just jump into this or should I watch other Gundam shows to understand it? I've only ever watched Gundam Wing and it's movie Endless Waltz. I know there are a bunch of other shows but I haven't watched any of them yet. The preview I saw for The Witch from Mercury caught my attention and I was planning on checking it out. Lately it seems the studios are focusing on throwbacks to old school gundam from long before Gundam Wing and Endlass Waltz. Gundam Wing was more about the individual teenage gundam pilots infiltrating and fighting on Earth. Old school gundam seems to be more about nation states conflicts with political intereague, space navies and lots of mobile suit battles. You might want to check out Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 or if you have Netflix check out Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway to get a feel for the current shows. On the other hand some of the PV for The Witch of Mercury has lots of images of tween gundam pilots so my speculation about throwbacks to old gundam might be bunk. XD I love Gundam Wing. However, as RustedAce calls it that particular series is boy band gundam only slightly more grounded than G Gundam. Gundam has always been about war, human conflict, and the contradictions there of. As well as the story of a Teenager getting his hands on a weapon system that carries world changing firepower. Generally the question is always being asked if mankind can evolve beyond the need of war to solve it's problems. Or alternatively the morality of ending war through dialogue and peace versus overwhelming force. |
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Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: I tend to get my components for improvised implements from the goodwill/value village. It's kind of a neat little scavenger hunt that way. I'm thinking something along the line of conduit or tubing would be more effective though. I love Gundam Wing. However, as RustedAce calls it that particular series is boy band gundam only slightly more grounded than G Gundam. Gundam has always been about war, human conflict, and the contradictions there of. As well as the story of a Teenager getting his hands on a weapon system that carries world changing firepower. Generally the question is always being asked if mankind can evolve beyond the need of war to solve it's problems. Or alternatively the morality of ending war through dialogue and peace versus overwhelming force. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Originally Posted By JPN: Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. I tend to get my components for improvised implements from the goodwill/value village. It's kind of a neat little scavenger hunt that way. I'm thinking something along the line of conduit or tubing would be more effective though. Originally Posted By mort: Originally Posted By iliketatertots: Originally Posted By mort: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury prolog is up on crunchy. Good animation, cool combat scenes, interesting characters and two redhead anime girls that break free from the stereotype of the tsundere redhead. I'm very hopeful for the rest of this show. Is it a good idea to just jump into this or should I watch other Gundam shows to understand it? I've only ever watched Gundam Wing and it's movie Endless Waltz. I know there are a bunch of other shows but I haven't watched any of them yet. The preview I saw for The Witch from Mercury caught my attention and I was planning on checking it out. Lately it seems the studios are focusing on throwbacks to old school gundam from long before Gundam Wing and Endlass Waltz. Gundam Wing was more about the individual teenage gundam pilots infiltrating and fighting on Earth. Old school gundam seems to be more about nation states conflicts with political intereague, space navies and lots of mobile suit battles. You might want to check out Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 or if you have Netflix check out Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway to get a feel for the current shows. On the other hand some of the PV for The Witch of Mercury has lots of images of tween gundam pilots so my speculation about throwbacks to old gundam might be bunk. XD I love Gundam Wing. However, as RustedAce calls it that particular series is boy band gundam only slightly more grounded than G Gundam. Gundam has always been about war, human conflict, and the contradictions there of. As well as the story of a Teenager getting his hands on a weapon system that carries world changing firepower. Generally the question is always being asked if mankind can evolve beyond the need of war to solve it's problems. Or alternatively the morality of ending war through dialogue and peace versus overwhelming force. Thank you both for the recommendations. I will check out the shows that were mentioned but I found some watch order lists and I might just start from the beginning. It's pretty impressive to see that the original Gundam anime was aired in 1979 and they are still making series based on that idea 43 years later. |
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Your boos mean nothin, I seen what makes you cheer
TX, USA
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Originally Posted By JPN: Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." |
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." |
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Repeal all gun laws, arm all Americans.
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Your boos mean nothin, I seen what makes you cheer
TX, USA
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." Part of what makes it so funny to me is that there are so many reasons it's idiotic that it's hard to list them all. Unfortunately, most of such discussions I've seen took place on the old IMDB message boards and those are, sadly, long gone. |
"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." -Thomas Jefferson
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Part of what makes it so funny to me is that there are so many reasons it's idiotic that it's hard to list them all. Unfortunately, most of such discussions I've seen took place on the old IMDB message boards and those are, sadly, long gone. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By Liaztraht: Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." Part of what makes it so funny to me is that there are so many reasons it's idiotic that it's hard to list them all. Unfortunately, most of such discussions I've seen took place on the old IMDB message boards and those are, sadly, long gone. |
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Repeal all gun laws, arm all Americans.
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Sad that there won't ever be a S2. I just finished S1 and the OVA.
Click To View Spoiler Poor Tekashi is a eunuch now. |
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Originally Posted By Hunter-Killer: That reminds me: I love it when I see non-ARFCOM discussions about what people would personally do in a zombie apocalypse and people talk about "raiding the local gun store." View Quote I think it was around Obama's second term (maybe late in the first term?), there was an organization that called itself something along the lines of the It was a bunch of leftists trying to use the zombie trend (Walking Dead, etc) to coax people into doing charity work and organizing for whatever they decided they needed to work on (such as political stuff). I saw a few discussions that some of their members had with other people on social media, and they were dead set against the idea of going to a gun store and buying guns, then getting training in how to safely use guns, because guns are dangerous, and they didn't think people should be keeping guns in their homes. ...but if the SHTF, their plan was to run to Walmart and loot the guns and ammo. |
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Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
Earthbag house - like an earthsheltered house, but cheaper and easier to DIY. |
Originally Posted By JPN: I think it was around Obama's second term (maybe late in the first term?), there was an organization that called itself something along the lines of the I saw a few discussions that some of their members had with other people on social media, and they were dead set against the idea of going to a gun store and buying guns, then getting training in how to safely use guns, because guns are dangerous, and they didn't think people should be keeping guns in their homes. ...but if the SHTF, their plan was to run to Walmart and loot the guns and ammo. View Quote Kinda lends credibility to the "They don't trust themselves with guns, and therefore they assume you can't be trusted either" theory. |
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Originally Posted By JPN: Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. |
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History indicates that Conservative Americans only have three speeds: silence, peaceful protest rallies, and Total Industrialized Warfare. They excel at the latter.
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Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: Best to order online. Anything you get at the chain lumber yards that's longer than 4' is gonna be 2 shorter pieces glued together. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: Originally Posted By JPN: Originally Posted By Bacon_Grease: Funny the amount of discussion given the below was my thought watching that scene. Click To View Spoiler Lowes, Home Depot, and various lumber yards have a 'trim' section that can provide some handy material of the round variety. When did they start that? I have bought 8 foot lengths from Lowes (around 5 to 10 years ago), and they weren't pieced together. ETA: Well darn, fiddlesticks, and fuck me. I checked the Lowes and Home Depot websites, and you can still get a few diameters in 6 foot lengths, but most of their diameters are limited to 4 foot. 8 foot lengths seem to be a thing of the past. |
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Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
Earthbag house - like an earthsheltered house, but cheaper and easier to DIY. |
Earthsheltered house - a reinforced bunker that even the treehuggers consider to be socially acceptable.
Earthbag house - like an earthsheltered house, but cheaper and easier to DIY. |
So, yes they did come through with a S2-ending ep. 13 of Classroom of the Elite, and they are indeed promising to release S3.
But even though they did set up a number of “stay tuned for the upcoming new season” plot tweaks (at least three or four distinct ones that I can remember) and they tossed a new-character-cum-monkey-wrench into the mix, and they also offered some new glimpses into Ayanokoji’s mindset and motivations (but at best only vague hints about what’s lurking in his background and how all of his plans and machinations might possibly be upended by unanticipated (?) factors), the whole thing was surprisingly tame and anticlimactic. Sure, it would have been tough to maintain the intensity level of S2 ep. 12 - but I was expecting a bit more than what they delivered. |
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Two guns, one bullet
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Finished "Why The Hell Are You Here, Teacher!?, Chizuru is best teacher.
Next series is either Classroom of the Elite S1, or The Misfit of Demon King Academy. |
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About to finish Shield Hero and Iroduku tonight, I'll probably start up Lycoris Recoil and Vermeil in Gold to replace them.
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