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You know, I figured that wasn't the thing now. I figured more people were open to the whole anime thing. Shows how much I know. lol I know my folks thought it was weird back in the day when I was watching anime (or anything animated) as an adult. That was the only thing since animated stuff = kids stuff, unless it was something intentionally geared towards adults, like the Simpsons, Critic, South Park, Family Guy, etc.

Thor Ragnarok, finally. It was interesting. Too bad I didn't see the Avengers film that came before this one and have no idea what the ending of it was leading up to. Too bad the film didn't have enough of Loki in it for me. Tom is just awesome.

It probably just depends on the genre or the demographic. If it's something aimed at an older audience, I guess I could see the fanservice playing into that. Something like an adventure show aimed at like a bunch of ten-year-old kids, I don't want to see it. Then again, it depends on how it's done if I can tolerate it or not. For me, personally, though, unless it's blatantly obvious, I don't really notice it much.

Surprised to see this thread resurrected. Thanks for the other suggestions.

Thanks for this recommendation. I'm curious about it.

Well, I figured the reason they keep restarting or retconning Satoshi and Pikachu is because the games are still being released and it's aiming it at that same elementary school demographic (well, that's the case here anyway). They can't have him win at the end of that generation's canonical game series just to be taken back again for the next generation. Makes more sense to have him lose. At the end, Satoshi tries his best to improve himself for the next region, right? What's there left to prove if he wins the previous one? IMO, the only way he'll probably win a league or whatever, is if they end the anime and since the games are still a thing, which the show is based on to promote those games, I doubt that's ever going to happen. If they would've changed out Satoshi as the protagonist after Kanto, changing up the protagonist with each series, like the games do, it would also probably be a bit different, letting the protagonist win the league. Oh and about Pikachu...they have to nerf him since he'd be totally overpowered otherwise given the experience he has.

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors for the dub)!

I was never under the impression that Lucius was abusive myself. He just seemed to have high expectations for his son and was hard on him because of that. Maybe he overdid it, given how Draco was in the sixth installment, though.

For me, there aren't many anime in general that have "rewatch" value. The list is fairly small for me and I don't really watch many newer things due to lack of interest...but a couple of series I still have a soft spot for and own and would rewatch are Gundam Wing and Cowboy Bebop. I still love these two series and still marathon them at least once a year...well, back home I did anyway, but I do get in the mood to watch these 90s anime shows. Other favorite "old-school" anime for me is Lupin III (the first iteration of the show from the early 70s where Lupin would wear the green jacket...i also liked that pilot movie from the late 60s) and Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (80s).

Hm, for the books, my favorite characters were Neville, Ron, the Weasley twins, and Lupin. For the actual movies...that's tough. I know the movies made me not care for Hermione since they overdid it with her character by up-playing her and downplaying Ron and giving her other characters' lines and actions, including adults like Dumbledore and Arthur. Movie 3 is where I was like, "I'm done" because of the terrible out of character moments, ESPECIALLY Ron..but I did see them all, as I promised myself to. IMO, though, the ONLY movie they got right characterization wise was the first one, even if it did have its flaws. I guess I would choose Snape, Hagrid, and Draco for the films. This is something I wish they wouldn't have changed from the book. IMO, Hermione came across as too perfect for the movies and since this explanation is long, I'll put it under a spoiler tag.

Last movie I saw was Home Alone 2, before that, Hey Arnold: the Jungle Movie, and before that, whatever the recent Digimon Adventure Tri film was.

For dubs, I wouldn't think it's necessary...just find an equivalent way of expressing said honorific. For example, let's say you have a character that says "okaasan" and "obaasan", etc., then I would have them say in the dub the more formal, "mother" or "grandmother".

Wow! Can't top this. lol

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Well, it was okay. A couple of Japanese guys were hitting on my friend and me. Said they were "bankers" but they were obviously too young for that. Looked to be in their early 20s or university students. I'm also pretty sure there were a couple of Yakuza guys there based on how they were being treated by the staff of this particular club. There was a section for women only. They were allowed there and they were also offered good alcohol that I'm sure wasn't on the menu. Like chilled stuff. Only downside was that this club only had drinks, no food and I hadn't had much to eat the entire day. lol THat was my reaction.

My first time visiting Tokyo, I went to a club in Shibuya (first time and I was invited). I was there the entire night because I missed the last train back to my hotel. Anyway, when leaving and heading to the station, we came across this drunk guy passed out on the ground. Another guy was standing over him holding a sign which said that you could get this guy's photo (without his consent, I'm sure) for 100 yen. That was definitely one of the strangest things I'd ever seen.

I know I've already posted here, but decided to leave a recommendation anyway. I generally always recommend this title due to how underrated it is....+Anima. Still one of my favorite manga series and kind of wish it had gotten an anime adaptation. Here's a synopsis I wrote a couple of years ago.

I get what you mean. I've never come across any news where that's happened here regarding Maid Cafes, not to say that it hasn't...only hostess clubs.

Yeah, getting down to it, it's pretty much a show. You can even take photos with the maids there, but I think you get charged for it. You're not allowed to take your own photos of them. So yeah, it's more so a novelty thing than anything else. Of course if choosing, I still prefer a Butler cafe. So much more sophisticated.

Late, but I just thought I'd mention that it's not really about the food at these cafes. It's more so about the entertainment of the maid girls. They also sing and stuff too, so yeah. You're paying for their services, not necessarily the food...hence the majority of the clientele being male.

I still haven't watched any of this yet. I keep forgetting about it until it gets mentioned by those I know who watch it. Maybe I'll eventually check it out despite the series being nearly 100 episodes in. I did like Dragon Ball Z and I liked GT in the beginning, but I still prefer Dragon Ball to both of those series. My problem with GT was that it started off feeling like Dragon Ball and then ended up going the Z route which turned me off from GT along with other issues I can't recall right off. I'm pretty sure that Super will probably end up doing the same thing. For those who are watching it, what are the pros of Super? I do know of some aspects of it, like there being a God mode now and black Goku or something like that. This is an interesting view regarding this series. I guess in the case of DB's formula, Japan is going with the, "If it's not broke, don't fix it" mentality. It's still a popular series and still plastered all over the place in games, toys, reruns of DB, Z, and GT still airing on television to this day, etc. I'm not sure about how anime is now so much. I don't watch much of anything and haven't in a long time, unless it's something older anyway, so I wouldn't have noticed the changes you have. Do others feel this way regarding shows like Super?

Well, as long as you get something out of it, right? But yeah, I never thought much of it. I think getting some of the basic grammar down would help a bit with subbed anime.

I'm not sure if it truly counts, but how about Hellsing?

Had to think about it, but I would have to say Chobits for its predictable ending....but to be fair, it ended up the same in the manga, so I would have to say the same for its manga counterpart. I was hoping that the anime would go off on a tangent and choose a different ending.