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  1. Knights of Sidonia. Very good.
  2. Red bean buns. Good practice with dough. Pretty simple to make.
  3. Well, not really a screenshot, but close enough Shiroe from Log Horizon...the Villian in Glasses. As a glasses wearing individual myself, I feel a certain kinship with his character, not to mention we share similar playstyles. That and I love his face when he gets wicked and the aura hehe Got to love a neutral evil character with aura This particular scene was rather memorable as the later sister-scene (him learning that his plan has failed in an epic manner) really makes me think of an internet troll who posted a volatile thread...then later finds out that no one took the bait lol. Pure poetry.
  4. Beocat

    Anime Reviews

    The answer is....it depends... So, I normally review after having watching a series in its entirety (and even reviewing then is pretty uncommon - it would have to speak to my soul to get a review). However, there's always a few that slip in that are so incredibly atrocious that they don't even make it past my "3 episodes before quitting" minimum rule. Now, I have this rule because I know most anime directors and writers suck, suck, SUCK at introducing people, places, and things. The first 1-2 episodes are generally super corny and full of bad flyby introductions of random characters, usually complete with a laughable plotline that is formed and resolved within the first two episodes (a mini anime, so to say). Oftentimes, it makes an episodic stab at an otherwise overarching plotline type anime. These "mini-anime's", so to say, are usually lightyears below the quality of the actual anime (usually episode 3 and onward). Sticking with this rule has served me well in the past. The anime that most frequently comes to mind with this rule for me is Last Exile. I recommend this little gem to my friends a lot. However, I always tell them that they are required to sit through at least 3 episodes before quitting. I warn them that Episode 1 and 2 are extremely super corny and that they should not judge the quality and content of the rest of the anime by the corniness of the first two episodes. This piece of my recommendation has always managed to get the person to finish the anime (and I have heard countless times, "I was ready to quit after episode two but then I remembered my promise and.....") Now, if I can't make it past three episodes, I promise you I preface my review with "This anime was so bad I couldn't even make it past episode X!" Then I list what either really turned me off (The Irregulars at Magic High ~ That he was turned on that his sister wanted to bang him and every female on campus made googly eyes at him before the end of the first episode. BLECH! I think that one I didn't make it to Episode 3 truthfully) or another similar reasoning (for example, The dub's Voice Acting was terrible! I switched to Japanese w/subs and found it was actually worse! The HORROR!). Note, a positive review comes after having watched the entire anime. A negative review occurs when I couldn't even finish the anime instead. Now I know, sometimes if I keep going I'll find something good. A lot of times, I was right to quit after Episode 3. It's up to anyone reading my review to decide if they want to take a chance on it after that. Truthfully, with my usual lack of time in the past, struggling to get through 2 bad episodes is hard enough. I don't have time to throw away on half a season of rubbish if I can identify it as rubbish from the get go.
  5. Hmm....interesting.... Well, I too am a fan of dubs! =D I switch to subs when the English VAs are horribly picked (although it happens, it is more rare these days than it used to be). Since you liked SAO...you could delve further into that "subgenre". Maybe try Log Horizon (focuses on the guild aspect, not the lone wolf), Overlord (good storyline, honestly, it's a different kind of extreme), The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (this is a harem anime based off of...you guessed it! Anyways, I enjoyed it. Very different take. Should have been longer. It is full of haremy stuff.), or even dot hack//SIGN (The one that started it all). Truthfully, that type of anime is pretty rare out there. You have just enough space opera in there that I might think you'd enjoy Crest/Banner of the Stars.
  6. My favorite straight up romance would hands down be Ah! My Goddess. After that, I'd say Norn9 (does not come dubbed however, subbed only). Snow White with the Red Hair is really good too. I couldn't stand the voices on the dub (subbed is awesome).
  7. You know, I introduced my best friend to her first Anime Convention so I got your back! It's hard to prepare for your first con mentally so just try to be loose and flexible. Try out different things 1. Expect to be overwhelmed. Yes, everyone gets overwhelmed their first time. If it becomes too much, just take a break at your hotel room or go out to eat somewhere and relax. You can always go back later. Don't get wrapped up in having to see it all. If you take it easy you'll enjoy what you see instead of feeling hurried and fatigued. 2. Buy tickets early. Figure out parking the night before (or stay at the hotel next to the convention). Go to preview night and pick up your admission passes (this will save you hours in line the next day, trust me). Get any cosplay props you plan to use inspected and whether you plan to go to an "adults only panel" or not, get your armband or stamp for it. 3. Sit down the night before it starts (or preview night) and look at the schedule, convention center map, and decide what you really want to see. I usually have a full schedule planned from 9am to 7pm. Plan to take a break for lunch (I hope you have a huge breakfast too). Nothing is worse than scaring everyone around you when you pass out because your blood sugar got low (they will call a medic to check you out). Plan in at least 2 hours for the Artist Alley/Gallery and another 2 hours for the Dealers Room (those spots where none of the panels really speak to your soul are perfect for squeezing that in). Even if you aren't buying, it's awesome to see what people are selling. If you buy a lot, don't be afraid to leave and drop things off in your car. Consider if you are autograph hunting that you may sit in line for over an hour and still not get the autograph. Try not to let that consume your entire con. Visit panels and contribute to discussions! If you are going with someone else, get their input on what they'd like to see too. Oh, and plan 8 hours of sleep. >_> please do this. Some cons don't completely shut down at night but you need to sleep to enjoy the con. Plan it in your schedule! 4. Bring a backpack to carry your stuff in. The night before put in a notebook and pen (for jotting down anime you want to check out later or contact info if you make friends at the con), some fruit for snacking (apples, bananas, and oranges do pretty well - this is not lunch lol), a couple of drinks (everything is more expensive at the convention center), an extra battery for your phone or charger or charged battery bank, and some cash. When you arrive at the convention center you can put your map and schedule in there as well as anything else you grab upon entering. Put some over the counter medications (or if you have prescription strength) in your bag as well. Nothing is worse than going back to the hotel because you suddenly have a pounding headache, or your neck hurts, or even the convention food didn't sit right with you. Prepare for it to happen, especially if you get overwhelmed. As for cash, I generally bring half of my anime budget for the year with me. You can find rare gems from some vendors that will cost you dearly and amazing deals at others. Make sure you make a full round of the Dealers Room before you buy so you can prioritize your purchases and get the best deals. 5. Decide on the right hotel. One close to the convention may resolve parking and be convenient but will undoubtedly be more expensive. One further away will require extra drive time to and from the convention and will come with parking issues, but will be cheaper. I stay at one 30 minutes away every time but we stay there everytime we are in that city so I don't mind it so much. Lots of people stay at the hotels connected to the convention center. 6. If you can go with someone who has gone to a con before, that is ideal. Even if you get overwhelmed, they will pull you to the panels you decided on and you can recover while waiting for it to start. Without that, just try to have fun. Even if you planned to see a panel it isn't the end of the world if you miss it. Sit back and enjoy the cosplay, take pictures (please respect the cosplayer and ask before getting shots of them. It's rare that they'd refuse but still polite to ask), and have fun. Watch a movie or preview in the theater if you need time off your feet. I remember that they previewed one of the SAO movies at the con I went to. I had an hour of nothing planned so I decided to check it out. While I really didn't like the movie, it gave me time off my feet that I really needed and time to text pictures to a friend. 7. Lastly, plan on eating out. I go to my favorite sushi restaurant at night when we go to my favorite con. The sushi options around my hometown are severely limited so I take what I can get lol. Experience the city you're in too 8. Miss a day if you want! I usually miss Sundays. I want to go to the Farmers Market while there and usually after noon rolls by I'm ready to buy some tomatoes to can LOL. That being said, there are usually feedback sessions on Sundays where you can tell the planners what you liked and didn't like about the con. I highly advise attending those sessions if you can. I've attended bad panels before and others that were so good they needed a bigger room. The planners will never know unless you tell them.
  8. Haha....watched the April 2017 episode and it was pretty good. Had me laughing for sure. Reminded me of some of the panels I've attended in the past. That being said, I did pretty badly. They picked some categories I wouldn't have...and there were lots of Naruto/One Piece/Pokémon questions that I never had a chance in answering. I avoid anime that drag on into infinity (like One Piece....)....anyways, I loved it. I might watch some more tomorrow. Too late to keep going tonight.
  9. Occasionally I do. Usually my space operas get a fair amount of rerun time. It isn't a huge genre so I take what I can get. I rewatch Log Horizon every year as well. So...yeah I rewatch the good ones. Some series there's a few years in between rewatching.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. That's cause your not in a group of random strangers, you're with your anime family
  14. 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?
  15. 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.
  16. Watched Majestic Prince. I think it's really a comedy under all that mecha. Really enjoyed it
  17. Ok, well welcome to the forums! what's your question for us today? I can't help till I know
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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!
  21. 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.
  22. Welcome to the forums King we're nerds too so you are in good company. Any favorites you want to share?
  23. 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).
  24. 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.
  25. 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
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