Beocat

Lol, I think I've done that before. Still "casual scifi" is better than none at all to me. Though I definitely agree, Game of Thrones is pure fantasy, these days I merge fantasy and scifi together. The local bookstore does it too which doesn't help delineate it at all Nope, did not. One of my personal rules. Maybe said my country but that's as far as I would go. And as for trivia, only won a prize once for that. At a reverse harem panel where they held trivia at the end and I actually recognized La Storia de la Arcana Famiglia....a random picture from a random angle. My friend won something there too. We're a pretty good team. I unfortunately have trouble remembering names so unless the trivia is asking for the name of an anime (and not a character or country or voice actor), I'm pretty much lost.

From a while back but unanswered. Ah! My Goddess Premise: Upon returning from a training exercise on the newest ship in the fleet, the cadets find their home has been conquered. Ignoring the enemy to stand down, they choose to flee, financially supporting themselves by inviting a reality TV news crew to film them as they begin to mount a resistance.

I actually love cons. I've attended both anime cons and sci-fi cons, started with anime cons. The main anime Con I go to has a large variety of panels to attend. There's always a few Gundam panels, usually a few Sci fi panels too (like walking dead or game of thrones...let's face it, most anime fans have multiple interests), a few video game panels, and tons of varied panels. I've gone to panels concerning the history of anime, genre specific (reverse harem centric for example), Lolita fashion, industry panels, voice actor panels, and so forth. Honestly there are so many panels that occur simultaneously that the night before the fun starts I'm usually sitting down with the schedule and a highlighter planning my con days and looking at the convention center map (with dealer room/artist gallery time included). Maybe you need to try a different con? I never go to any Pokémon or Naruto panels...never had nothing else to do either. I have gone to panels hosted by someone who works with the Pokémon Company though (it was a guest speaker panel). He prefaced nearly every statement to the questions with "this is my personal view and in no way represents the views and opinions of the Pokémon Company and its affiliates" lol....that was a good panel. Anyways, I won't say which anime Con I frequent (let's face it, most people will attend the closest con, makes it easy to pinpoint posters if you broadcast it) but I will say that when I went to Wizard World Con just about half the people there stated they frequented the same anime Con as me (shocked the planners as they hadn't heard about it). Cosplay is huge at my favorite anime con but I've never done it. Anyways, I love it. My husband had no interest in cons before the anime Con I dragged him to. He's looked forward to it every year since (and he doesn't watch anime - I try to split the panel topics with his interests so he doesn't feel lost but I think he just loves listening to the voice actors and seeing the awesome cosplays). Since then, he's been suggesting sci-fi cons to attend and we've become a con-couple! Got lots of pictures and autographs from voice actors and actors (including Will Shatner and David Tennant). Great memories I'll never forget how I got all star struck by Shatner lol...he asked me how to say my name Anyways, people probably avoid talking about it because of the geographic proximity to their home. I know that I prefer to have some privacy online in that regard.

First off, welcome to the forums! As for me, I don't really have this issue. I see it all as character development and the story is what is most important to me. While a few characters I have grown attached to have died, and while I was upset by it (you'd have to be emotionally dead to really feel nothing) I still continued to watch without problems and without it having a lasting effect on my mood. It really only bugs me when they have a meaningless death. Still, though I may get sad, I always remember Journey before Destination. I actually used to get depressed when I was close to finishing a video game. The credits roll down the screen, the hero leaves to do who knows what, and the journey is over, the screen goes black. But to me, it's about the journey, the experience, the story. That's why I keep going. Sure, I'll reach the end, but I'll experience so much getting there. I did laugh though when you said you feel nothing when an ugly character dies...LOL....that was really harsh, but you are being honest with yourself what exactly makes them ugly to you? What makes one beautiful?

Hmm...I actually stopped buying anything from EA Games out of principle after the fiasco of ME3. Said I wouldn't buy from them again unless Mirror's Edge 2 came out and I held to that vow (got Mirror's Edge 2, still haven't played it, my last ever EA purchase). A friend of mine got me Dragon Age Inquisition even though I didn't want it. I politely played a few hours of it with her then shelved it forever (it sucked...I went in with extremely low expectations and it still didn't meet those). Five or six years and I've held to that vow. I remember actually the ME3 fiasco was so bad it had people selling their games and consoles because of the betrayal (real or perceived, it was a betrayal). I didn't go that far...Actually started watching more anime again haha, the 3 years before that I had been relatively dry on the anime side. I'll be honest. After ME3, my joy of gaming has not been the same. I think I put too much of myself into that game series and was let down way too hard. A few games have made me feel again when playing (Tales of Graces of course, Stardew Valley recaptured my love of Harvest Moon 64) but generally I've become a casual gamer since and still haven't found the motivation to start a longer game up. I don't get excited for new game releases anymore. The few I bought last year are still shrinkwrapped. The VR games though I did play. It's actually nice to have that level of immersion. If I wasn't practically blind and needed to put in my contacts to comfortably play them I might switch to a VR only set up. I guess I'm a bit shy about investing my precious time into a franchise that might be devoured by EA and subsequently ruined. Oh well.

Watched Majestic Prince. I think it's really a comedy under all that mecha. Really enjoyed it

Ok, well welcome to the forums! what's your question for us today? I can't help till I know

Welcome to the world of hating EA Games. You know, they didn't win the Golden Poo Award two years in a row for listening to their customers and not trying to rip them off at every turn! Truthfully, the way they devour good IPS then run them into the mud with worthless DLC, season passes, pointless multiplayer, trying to rip people off at every turn is ruining the gaming industry. Every company they buy eventually falls from incorporating the business schemes of EA Games designed solely to rip you off. And we aren't stupid. You know 15 dollars for a patio set is crazy just as well as I do. You can't rip off customers nor take a niche game and make it casual for the masses. Not if you want to be a success. The way they devour good IPs then destroy them in just a few years is eventually going to destroy gaming outside of Japan.

I have had to say goodbye to other MMOs as well. I feel your pain. I now avoid online games like the plague. Too much personal investment to be ripped away from you.

Haha, that's pretty good! Trigun does the exact same thing but with electric guitar music. Really is random when you're watching off of a disc!

Welcome to the forums I think we all start off watching one type of anime before our tastes evolve. Mine do just about every year Anyways, we're a good community and I look forward to hearing more from you.

Welcome to the forums King we're nerds too so you are in good company. Any favorites you want to share?

PC and mobile platforms did outrank consoles so that is something to consider. I think part of it has to deal with disposable income and many of these women having children that play. From the study, a surprising amount of parents are playing games with their kids now (as opposed to just checking in on them when they play). I can verify that some parents I've personally known to play with their kids are doing so because they lost custody of them and playing minecraft online helps them stay connected in their kids lives. Then they learn they love it and they start branching out. But then again, gaming is gaming folks! I try not to judge the CandyCrushers out there. They may be on the path to hardcore gaming if I just let them walk it freely though I do wish it had more info on which were casual and which were hardcore gamers (they would inevitably have to provide a definition for the criteria).

Try a search on anime planet's site using the tags "bald" and "female/woman". The list is only about 8 or so long so you might figure it out easily there. Best I can do for you with such vague information.

Yeah, I think The Wild Conductor does a version of Lilium on piano too. I listen to his Tim Burton music from time to time Personally, I'd be interested in a full piano version of "Open Your Mind" from Ah! My Goddess. I love that song....so wholesome

So, I'm attaching to this post the most recent ESA (Entertainment Software Association) Report from 2016. Inside are cool statistics about United States Gamership including but not limited to....platform ownership, genre purchasing distributions, gameplay preferences, gender and age examinations, and more! Anyways all, check it out. If you go to ESA's main page, they will detail a few tidbits that they believe are interesting in a "news summary" but the PDF is much more nitty gritty. From what I'm seeing, the average age of female gamers has stayed roughly the same in the past five year (if I remember correctly). It's also nice to know I'm in the 11% (VR purchasers, and yes, I'm glad I got it even if I don't play as often with it). Hope you all enjoy. The link to the PDF is below! Anyone else see anything especially interesting? I personally thought RPGs would have a bigger marketshare...but this is a US based study....probably would be completely different in Japan! ESA2016.pdf

Sadly, that is a very common stereotype. I attended one anime panel that really focused in on debunking the "everyone into hentai" stereotype is, even going to the point of showing sales from the 80s and 90s of hentai versus the number of anime fans during the same timeframe. It was very interesting. I wish I still had the guy's information. I found my convention booklet for that year but it just has the name of the panel...no speaker info attached. Then, as said above, there's also the "cartoon" stereotype. That is especially embedded in the "just for kids" stereotype. It all really reminds me of the video gamer bad rap. I was told by a colleague once upon talking about video games that I couldn't be a fan. That was something just for guys....I MUST be making it up! Not to mention how childish and immature I must be for enjoying them! The horror that she had to work with such a child! No joke. Then she went on to say that only men of a young age (12-22 years old) play video games.... Yeah...I nearly fell on my face laughing. So, the next day I emailed her the most current report from the ESA (which at that time stated that 40% of gamers were women, and the average age if I remember correctly was somewhere around 35-40 years old LOL...I was actually younger than the average age!). Take that hater! The Most Recent ESA Statistics for those of you who are now wondering She hated me after that. Good thing I wasn't going to have to deal with her but for another month. She was the type of person who didn't like being wrong - and although she hated being wrong...she was terribly unprepared to perform her job...that's what happens when you go to a school that you pay to be given a degree (and yes, the place she graduated from is quite famous for that in my industry, no one takes their grads seriously). Anyways, I really wish that the anime industry had a version of the ESA. Truthfully, Japan does have an industry report. I believe it's from the Association of Japanese Animation....but it doesn't have the nitty gritty viewership details that ESA has for its own report (maybe they just didn't include it in the English summaries...). Sure it has how many people viewed or streamed something, but nothing like their ages and genders. I honestly wonder if that is why there is so much ecchi and harems. Do they really not have the viewership data to guide them in making a better anime? Do they really think that they are mostly serving young horny males (a common EA Games mistake...even with gamership data to contradict it)? Anyways....Click Here to Access the English Version of the AJA's Industry Reports. I would love to ask one of the producers or directors at a convention some day if they actually have the right statistics. It would be interesting to see if they even know themselves. I've done some digging and haven't been able to show much for it sadly.

Well Hearts...I'm pretty sure...can't think of any other mecha/time traveling anime from 2014 anyways, that you are thinking of Buddy Complex. I haven't seen it myself so I can't verify the plot info, but maybe check it out and let us know? By the way, next time you might want to start up your own thread for a question like that. A lot of people typically stop reading once they've seen that the original topic question has been answered already, so you might've lost some people who would've known before they even got to your question. Welcome to our little group regardless! It's always nice to see new people on the forums.

Welcome to the forums.

I agree with a lot of Giga's options. Second season of Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon is worth looking into but not a reverse harem. Not a reverse harem but look into Recovery of an MMO Junkie. The reverse harems are unfortunately rare. I'm trying to snatched up what comes out now hoping they'll expand the market over here. =/

I can actually see myself using that one. Ain't that the truth!? You are your worst enemy.

Welcome to the forums! We are a pretty good group so I hope you enjoy your stay.

Hey all. Well, I can't sleep...after being so exhausted I couldn't get up this weekend. Figures, right? So now I've been wondering what anime quotes do you all typically use in your own lives? My personal favorite quote comes from Outlaw Star. Hot Ice Hilda said it referring to outlaws... "it's just like it is with the stars. There are those that are bright and those that are dim. " I typically shorten it to "people are like the stars. There are those that are bright and those that are dim." as far as using it in my life. I'm not especially philosophical so when it pops out after I've had the unfortunate opportunity to talk to or observe a "dim star" my colleagues tend to be pretty surprised. I say it with the exact same tone as Hilda's, which really drives it home. I imagine if I didn't say that I'd be saying, "well, bless his/her heart!" instead lol. Anyone else have a quote from an anime that just pops out sometimes? And which anime did it come from?

Haha, yes we all focus on the chest. It bounces around, expands past the size of the watermelons that grow around here, and apparently cause orgasms when gently bumped into by accident. Hard not to focus on something so...in your face LOL The upskirts are a problem, but those actually don't happen too much. Usually a gust of wind, a sudden blush, then a loud slap. Ahh....always followed by a loud slap....never a moan, whimper, squeal, or drool like with a boob squeeze. Now, ignoring upskirts, the butt-shots can be annoying. Truthfully, I have put some anime down half-way in for doing "doggy style" shots. It seems to happen a lot with girls in skin tight jumpsuits. Where are my crotch-shots of guys? There has to be some out there, right!? Anyways, I remember stopping My-Hime and not finishing it when my defective disc froze on this one scene of Mai sobbing her eyes out. It was doubly unfortunate that the position she was sobbing in and the "camera" angle had her frozen in what looked to be a blow job of one of the main guys. Yep....with my dirty mind, if I hadn't seen the previous minute of the scene I would have sworn that is what that frame was expressing. I never bothered replacing the disk after being stuck looking at that. That was a tricky one the animators snuck in. If that disc hadn't been defective and glitching so badly I bet I wouldn't have noticed it at all in the scene. I do want to throw something else out that I didn't mention before. Spas and bathhouses....now, I had a sister....and I had friends who were girls too. I don't EVER remember comparing bra sizes with them or feeling one another up in the pool or ocean. I always wonder why girls in anime can't seem to get enough of touching each other's boobs once they wrap a towel around themselves. Can anyone confirm if my experience has been an outlier here? I see these scenes and go "wow....they need to back down on the hormone injections...these girls are as horny as herd of dairy cows in heat!" (If you have never seen a field of dairy cows in heat...then you probably won't understand that....)

Yu Yu Hakusho, if you are looking for something with fighting. The first part has very little fighting...but it's pretty good. PSYCHO-PASS is very dark...kind of a psychological thriller type. Tokyo Ghoul would be another to look into more of a horror kind of dark. Baccano! of course would be right up your alley and a "dark comedy" with a little bit of everything thrown in for a really fun time.