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Maybe, just maybe we need a waifu custom profile field with image and postbit support.

Without a doubt for sure! Interesting ranking. Yeah I feel it was a much more memorable ending. Seeing Hibiki just smother everyone with friendship, happiness and empathy (Maria included) was so awwh. Even without her Symphogear. Well OK she stole (borrowed) Maria's Gungnir... still. *sigh* Unfortunately, yes there is "alca-noise" and they are cannon fodder to accompany the new villains. It is a Symphogear trademark thing. But in GX they are much much much much more deadly. Which is probably a welcome surprise given how powerful Hibiki and co has become. BUT the villains in GX have nowhere near the same Noise abilities that Ver had with that ridiculous summoning rod relic. So there is much less emphasis on the Noise this time round. But yes a week long break from the series would probably be ideal as you probably have Symphogear fatigue. Yeah you say that now... but I bet you one of my Hyperdimension Neptunia Blu-ray discs that after a few days you'll start watching it as you'll be curious to see Hibiki's next Symphogear adventure. And I still need a discussion buddy. (just kidding on the bet)

I rarely read fiction books these days - textbooks and reference manuals is more my forte due to work and personal development. I'm torn between the two. I like eBooks because they're much less bulky, but it's harder to make annotations and notes. Books you can scribble and highlight on the page. On a slightly related note - at the school I work at we've phased out all non-fiction books in our library. Also have eBook versions of some fiction titles from Wheelers ePlatform. But usage by students has been dismal. It's a poor reading experience. The students much prefer the physical copies and often reserve them early. Oh and the graphic novels and manga section is pretty popular too

For Joujirou's sake, I really hope so.

[spoiler=Silly Moments] Seeing Nao kick Joujirou was amusing. Seeing Nao also shoot down Yusarin's music video was very amusing too. A very stellar episode. The highlights of course was when Yuu met ZHIEND vocalist, Sala Shane. Seeing Yuu open up to a stranger was heartwarming. There was definitely some Angel Beats similarities when she was referencing god. Sala also reminded me strongly of Iwasawa from Angel Beats. Just like Iwasawa she acknowledged her previous former path. I do wonder what Sala was alluding to when she told Yuu she sacrificed her eyesight to god and urged Yuu to handle such a day carefully when it comes. A hint that something might happen between Yuu and the person he cares for most now (i.e. Nao?) And of course the healing of Nao's brother... ...I cried in that scene all the way to the ending when Nao gave her utmost gratitiude to Yuu over the phone. I'm a softie. :'(

What a fun, mandatory beach fan service episode under the guise of "special training" After sulking for soooooo long this whole season - and arguably for the second half of Symphogear G, it's ABOUT TIME that Maria got her badass moment. She finally got to use her new Symphogear form, and it's touching that is was her sister's former one. Her Ignite Module form was great too but felt rushed. Maria uppercutting Garie and slicing her (it?) was the best moment for her.

Ah yes Uzume. She is in the most recent Hyperdimension Neptunia PS4 game, Victory II. A great character. I played that game in Japanese though as you will see in that thread as it hasn't been localised yet. The franchise is quite vast - it started off as a series of video games, then an anime adaptation then more video games.. Anyway, feel free to poke me if you're curiouo about the franchise - best not to derail this thread.

Those would be restaurant chains If that's what we're talking about I'd say McDonalds and Nandos rates highly on my list.

Buys lots of Hyperdimension Neptunia merchandise. On a more serious note - I'd probably put that towards finding a nice place to stay at within Japan. Use it as capital to try and make a career there or something. The tourist novelty has kind off... for now. And I've imported lots of stuff from there online anyway.

Hello @Stormheart, a late welcome from me for you. Hope you enjoy your stay here at Anime Forums. Out of all the recommendations so far, I highly recommend what Yuuki suggested too - Ergo Proxy. Decent action, strong character development and also has many psychological thriller elements. You might also like PSYCHO-PASS too.

Truthfully... I kind of regret getting the GTX 970 mainly due to how much I paid for it. My original video card with this build was an ASUS GeForce GTX 560 which was very solid. I mean sure yes it was awesome playing Crysis 4 on high detail and maxing MOST of the settings. But then I kind of realised most of the games I enjoy are older less intensive ones, JRPG, VNs or even my PS4/Vita. Japan really need to release a graphic intensive anime-themed game or something.

Yeah I agree it definitely had a slow start. Favourite girl?

Try Adware Medic, I use this to clean adware on OS X machines at work which I can vouch for.

This is a pretty good magical girl anime title. Chances are if you like magical girl anime titles you will definitely like this one. Of course it does have its dark moments, but if we were using benchmarks I'd say this is inbetween Nanoha and Madoka. Not overly dark and not excessively Nanoha cute. There is plenty of slice of life filler as it involves doing activities for their "Hero" school club. Yuki Yuna is the best genki girl ever. I liked the outfits, nice simple and elegant flair. And yes there are familiars. As for the combat scenes? They don't fail to disappoint, decently animated.

Maybe...? Remember this preview poster before Charlotte was airing? I'm guessing and hoping we'll learn more about the facility. Yeah won't hold my breath. :'(

Found an interesting website on anime Blu-ray and DVD sale statistics. I was always under the impression that the majority of income was from Japanese DVD and Blu-ray sales but it seems there are more factors in play. Anime merchandise is quite expensive. Especially when you import it and add shipping on top. And for those in Europe or in countries that charge duty on top I do feel for you. But it's good to know there are so many opportunities to support the studios out there. Specifically though in regards to DVD and Blu-rays, the rankings through localised releases (FUNimation, Madman, Sentai, etc.) are not as prominent as buying the Japanese releases. But of course the majority of Japanese releases don't have English subtitles, so the only reason you'd buy Japanese releases is if you are either fluent in Japanese OR have a high passion for a certain anime series. So basically source material (potential advertising) vs original titles influenced heavily by TV ratings. Sadly not much you can do here to influence this unless you live in Japan. Feel free to check the website out, it's an interesting read. Source: http://www.someanithing.com/sales-faqguide

I'm currently investigating photocopier brands and document management solutions as a project at work. If your work, school or library has photocopiers I'd be curious to know what brand it is and what your experience is like using them in terms of functionality, print quality and features. Thanks.

Changing my vote to Colour laser printer. I recently purchased a Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CM305df. The reason I switched to a laser printer is I found that because the Canon inkjet cartridges were so expensive (in terms of page yield) it discouraged me completely from using the printer altogether. And that was in a way cutting into my productivity - because I was putting off printing until I got to work I found it wasn't the most efficient use of my time as you inevitably discover an error in your first draft print. The starter toners are very generous, 2000/3000 pages for each colour. At the rate I'm printing they'll last a long time before I need to get replacements. Also got some thick 210gsm paper. Nice smooth satin finish for those important documents.

Interesting topic. I live in Australia, and Airsoft is pretty much illegal here due to our strict firearm laws. You can't import them because many Airsoft replicas look like real weapons and are therefore classified as restricted military weapons. Haven't done Paintball before. Laser tag inside indoor venues is all I've ever done, which I'm well aware is nowhere near the same as Airsoft or Paintball.

Oh we have a discussion thread for that game! Feel free to post further NEKOPARA thoughts here. Admittedly I still haven't got around to playing it - another thing to add to my To-do list.

Most of my favourite anime titles have Action, Sci-Fi, Mecha or Supernatural genres so it is difficult to translate those to real-life lessons when compared to say Slice of Life. I suppose though PSYCHO-PASS and Steins;Gate inspired me to look at problems in a pragmatic way. Investigating causes, clarifying requirements, etc.

I've noticed that self-service terminals are becoming more and more common which completely cuts out the cashier. How do you all feel about self-service? Do you tend to use them as your first preference or you prefer to go for a cashier as much as possible?