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ThatCynicalSnob

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  1. You know, instead of waiting for some replies, there are some steadily available channels on youtube you can watch instantly. There's like an entire niche genre for these type of recommendations. They aren't hard to find from my recollection.
  2. It's one of the many forms of entertainment I watch when I'm feeling bored. Sadly, I don't have some sort of tragic backstory in which I can share about how much anime means personally to me. It's just something I do to kill time.
  3. The first episode of great. In all honesty, the first season of Konosuba wasn't as funny pass the first episode, everything else only made me chuckle at best. I've had some genuine laugh this first episode, I really hope I'll continue laughing this much. Really looking forward to the second episode.
  4. All manga vary in size. So, are we talking about "on average" then? Kind of misleading title, but whatever I suppose. 10-?? minutes. The thing is, I've seen HUNDREDS of manga titles, and dropped hundreds more. I'm trying to make a habit of reading AT least 3 chapters of a manga before making the rash decision of just dropping it. (I have high standards) It takes usually 10 minutes (probably a little less actually) to drop a manga. And if by the miracle of a god I manage to stay, I don't know how long I would stay for. Like I said earlier, all manga really seem to vary in size. It's like women, some like them small and thin, some like them average, and some like them big. kappa
  5. You can check your MAL (If you have one) for the titles that you previously added on your MAL. Share what you've seen the past month. Drifter Kizumonogatari 2 All out! episode 1 Yeah, It's not much. My interest for anime has sort of dwindled.
  6. Yeah, sure. Just watch a few episodes and see how you like it. But I think It's important to mention a couple of things. For some people, (especially for people who aren't used to subtitles) the subtitles working in conjunction with the action can be distracting, and can ruin the action for some people. I mean, how can you watch the action if you're constantly looking at the bottom of the screen? Also, on the whole "Sub isn't as good as dub since there's less emotions", I feel like it's important to consider the possibility that we don't know the Japanese language as intimate as English, and because of that, we can notice a lot of mishaps, and mistakes the voice actors make. As English speakers, we have TONS of points of references in peoples voice when conveying emotions. Whenever that would be a fight with your friends, or making your parents cry, etc. Unless you yourself speaks Japanese, and is well equipped with experience in drama from both languages, feel free to inform me.
  7. Also, we wouldn't know the implications of a cyborg anyways. That's way too far into the future to apply our current understanding within making fair judgement in the court. Our understanding of ethic change as other variables enter the picture. You can see this all over history.
  8. I wouldn't define humans as a certain benchmark in mental capacity. There's still a physical property to humans that is indistinguishable to anything else, and the origin of the human (Part of the evolution tree, women womb, etc) So no, I wouldn't really consider a sentinel AI a human, since it lacks the physical properties of a human. And if a robotic has the property of the physical element of a human, and the intelligence of an AI, I think we can safetly conclude that's a cyborg. And I don't know about you but, humans =/= cyborgs.
  9. Flood ALL the recent posts. :naughty:

  10. I mean, these are cool and all, but I just got a couple of questions. Can you see the dakimakura in the darkness? What's the point of getting a specific pillow for its outwards appearance if you're not going to see it majority of the time when laying in bed. I know this varies from person to person, but the average time it takes to fall asleep is 10-20 minutes, does looking at a pillow for 10-20 minutes in the dark justify buying one? Unless you sleep with a night light or something, which I can imagine a lot of people don't pass the age of 6. And don't get me wrong, It's fine getting a pillow for outwards appearance, but why on a bed? I can totally get buying a pillow like this for your couch, where people/yourself are places you actively look, but do you personally look at your bed on a daily bases? And if you do often, does it justify buying a pillow that is anime themed? And to add. If you're hugging a pillow that's pointing up, and you're sideways, would you even see the characters face? Of course, you can redirect the pillow directing right in your face, but gravity will eventually re position it to its natural position. Pointing upwards.
  11. ???? What for? Most anime gets translation within a day span, and is learning one of the hardest languages, ESPECIALLY if you come from an language with a similar grammar structure as English justify watching a movie in Japanese a couple of months early? I can totally get learning a new language for its culture, or for certain enjoyments where there's a lot inaccessible due to a language barrier like Doujins, erotic games, manga, etc. Anime itself has a pretty dedicated community where fans/pros are actively translating almost everythi, this is pretty evident between these forum communities itself. Seriously, no offence, but what sort of idiot would learn Japanese JUST for anime? Does the subtitles take away something so intrinsically valuable in which you must spend hundreds upon hundreds of hours practicing a "trade". (It's questionable whenever learning a language is a trade or not, but that's for a different discussion). It honestly just seems that specific individual is seriously undermining the actual difficulties, and dedication it takes to learning a language. Languages goes beyond just learning a couple of terms in a foreign medium. /rant over
  12. I watch anime in my room obviously. Duh.
  13. Why the "lol's" man. C'mon. Is it really so funny about me returning? Feelsbadman. Unless you were laughing at my content, but I'm going to be a bit skeptical if you people were actually "Laughing out loud".
  14. Aside from its ethical implications. Murder can only be conducted to the race of humans. It's the very definition of the word. "the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought" Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder AI aren't human, therefore the law doesn't apply to these creations. /discussion
  15. I recall making a couple of reviews here. And I wish to revise/view them. But it seems that my reviews are gone. I can't seem to view my "One Punch Man" review, or my "The World God only Knows". I vaguely recall making other reviews,but I can't seem to remember the title of the material I was reviewing. (Weird, I know. ) Were they perhaps deleted, or is there a function in which I can just filter out everything, and view strictly my reviews?
  16. Oh, Trival knowledge! That's like one of my strongest qualities! if not a "trival" quality for having a practical application. ehh, get it? enough of bad word "play" Fun Fact: A tomato is a fruit. :^)
  17. I seem to come back to this forum once every while. If following this pattern, I can only assume the same will happen in the near future. But until then, I'll enjoy my stay here, and hopefully you too will enjoy the accompany of my self aware yet angst personality. Also Anime sucks. : ^)
  18. Ugh. I should really get on watching this. I've already downloaded it. But I'm just not interested anymore. lol
  19. No. That's not what I meant by proof. I meant proof as in evidence that would lead to the teacher being the killer. It's like I said before Oh wait. Yeah, I'm not really disagreeing about the whole coma thing. Like I already said "the coma thing was an asspull on my part." I wasn't saying that the coma was related to the murder string.
  20. No, I don't actually ever recalling seeing the opening. Well, I was assuming he was going to push him off because of the string towards the cliff of the building. Well, I actually went to quickly recheck, and it wasn't heading toward the cliff. Either way, It still leaves some proof. Well, I guess this would all make sense if he plans on killing himself afterwards or something to escape responsibility or something. Which would be pretty predictable. Wasn't his motivation because of strings or something? He says "I've murdered the people who I could see were connected to it." And it's not just his subconscious or imagination. It's heavily implied it an actual paranormal activity with, "I don't think you'll believe this, but I'll tell you anyways.Or maybe you will understand". Well, according to "HorribleSubs". But the coma thing wasn't the greatest thing to come out of my ass. Reading it back now, it wasn't the greatest point.
  21. OH BOY. THE TRAIN ISN'T STOPPING. Not as bad as the last one, but damn. That's really not saying much . I mean, who acts exactly the same as they were from elementary school? People tend to change during there puberty. That's why friends from elementary school don't tend to have good chemistry 7ish years down the road. Also, the whole Hiromi thing seemed liked a forced plot twist. I was honestly more confused and angry then surprised. It just seemed to be put there to surprised the audience. Couldn't Hiromi just marry some random guy? I think that would be a lot more realistic then trying to fit two puzzle pieces that don't fit. Just what would that remove from the experience? Also, why didn't the killer just kill Satoru when he was in a coma? I'm sure there was TONS of opportunities since, I don't know... Him being in a coma for like 15 years? Then he suddenly decides to kill Satoru on the roof. Are you kidding me? It was implied that he's planning to push Satoru off the roof, but what about possible witnesses? and what about people witnessing the teacher coming down from the elevator after he was done? That leaves proof. I understand that unlike last time, where the technology wasn't very developed back when Satoru was a kid. But there is no excuse anymore. I'm having a really hard time believe that he managed to kill like 7 people successfully without getting caught. and quiet cleverly at that too. But overall not as bad as episode 10. On the bright side, I kind of like how they switched the inner dialog. From adult Satoru, to child Satoru. Found that a really nice touch.
  22. I REALLY miss how I used to feel empty after watching a good anime. I just don't get that anymore.

    1. Optic

      Optic

      Out of curiosity - when, and what was the last anime that gave you this feeling?

    2. ThatCynicalSnob

      ThatCynicalSnob

      The World God Only Knows. Watched it when I was 13 or something. It was around the time my personality started to change and I became more insensitive and critical.

  23. The board used to be really accessible because it was the first board under "anime". I don't think many new users are going to use that board all the way at the bottom. The "general anime" was a really great way to discuss about anime, since it's... general. I think introducing new users to this board is vital. Especially since there is an abnormal rate of new users all of a sudden. Making the font or moving the board might be helpful. But hey, this is just a suggestion. I was actually going to make this thread if the board ever actually dies. But I have a feeling that would be too late. But It might actually be fine. This is honestly just an intuition of mine. So take it with a grain of salt.
  24. LOL. But putting them on my refrigerator seems kind of inappropriate in my opinion. Putting them on my computer would be pretty cool. Even if my computer case isn't magnet.
  25. God damn. This episode. Are you kidding me? First of all, like everyone else said already, it was super obvious it was the teacher, there was no other suspects. Well, other then the main character himself. But there was already enough hints pointing to the teacher being the killer. Especially when it wasn't subtle about it in the slightest bit during the car ride from the grocery store . Wow, it sure is a mystery if there isn't any other suspect other then the teacher. The main character didn't even solve the mystery of who was the killer. it was just blatantly told by the killer. I don't understand why the writers didn't in cooperate some mistake on the killers part, making the main character suspect him. But "OH NO, it wouldn't be a surprise then!" You might say. But there is no other suspect for the murder, It's extremely obvious it was the teacher. There was no surprise to begin with. Third, I know the killer motive isn't completely revealed, but it was hinted because of some bad relationship. Are you kidding me? That's the most blandest reason ever. This is just the mother arc all over again. and she was a boring character to begin with. Her character was just one sided and never showed any other personality other then her being a bad person. Fourth. Getting out of a jammed seat belt is not hard. I've done it, and probably you've done it before at one time of your life. The main character had time to escape when the car was being pushed into the water. ESPECIALLY SINCE HIS FRAME IS OF AN 10 YEAR OLD. Yes, because tugging on the strap is going to help you escape. Also, pushing a car into a river? There was evidence that would point to the teacher. It's really surprising to hear that such an incompetent was able to kill 3 children in an alternate timeline without being caught. But I guess just stabbing him would make it hard for the writers to excuse how the main character could escape that one. Also, it's not the cliff hanger because there is no suspense when you know that the main character isn't going to die. There are still 2 episodes left, and tons of stuff un cleared yet. Its sad, it was actually kind of liking the show up till here. Hopefully the next few episodes are going to be better then this.
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