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As a joke, and I don't think people around me know of it anyway, but, "It's _____ time!" is something I randomly say jokingly in a dramatic voice thanks to Dento from Pokemon Best Wishes. lol I really liked Dento for that series...I never watched all of it due to getting bored (like practically most anything to do with the Pokemon series outside of the first couple of seasons), but I still liked him. lol

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.

On 1/10/2018 at 3:38 PM, ItsSammy said:

Just watched Crimson Peak again for the second time and it's still just as amazing and intriguing.
I can honestly recommend this to any horror/thriller fans who are looking for an original idea with complex and beautiful characters.

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.

1 hour ago, efaardvark said:

My first game was .. Pong!  Seriously.  It was on some dedicated console that I think we got from Sears or something way (way, way, way) back in the 70s.  (Hmmm. should I be admitting that? )  We're talking ancient technology here.. I think they'd just invented electrons the year or so before.  (jk)  I don't really know how to rate it.  It was extremely fun, but it was also unique.  There was nothing to compare it to.  At the time the other entertainment options were basically 1) watch one of the 3 network TV stations, 2) read a book, 3) go outside and play, 4) play a board game like Monopoly or scrabble, or 5) play a game of cards.  For me, my favorite activity has always been reading.  Pong was a close second back then, though by today's standards it wasn't that exciting.

Several years later my dad bought an Apple ][ and my brothers and I typed in a bunch of text games (in BASIC) from magazines like Byte.  There really wasn't anything like a game market back then.  You either learned to program and wrote your own (I did), you knew someone who could program and got them to do it for you (I wasn't that lucky), or you typed them in from books or hobby magazines.  I remember games like Star Trek, and  Colossal Cave Adventure (and being eaten by a grue).  There was even a text version of Oregon Trail.     Couldn't for the life of me tell you which one was first.  To tell you the truth, I was more interested in the programming.  It's certainly what got me started down that path.

A little later, maybe a year or two, Space Invaders hit the arcades.  That was what really got me into gaming on computers, and in a lot of ways that was my first computer game.  Certainly it was my first computer game as we play them today on consoles or PCs.  Rate it 9/10 at the time, though maybe 6/10 of all the games I've ever played.  Space Invaders, Space Wars, Lunar Lander, Asteroids, Galaxian, Defender..  My friends and I dropped sooo many quarters on those games down at the arcade!

I think the first "real" commercial computer game I played on my home computer was something called Akalabeth on the Apple ][.  It was a (very) primitive 3d dungeon exploration game written by Richard Garriot, a.k.a. Lord British, and a precursor to the Ultima series on various platforms.  I'd give it a 4/10.  It kinda sucked.  Wire-frame 3d, slow, low-res.  Home computers were not good for games back then.

I didn't play my first actual home console game until I was in high school.  My friend got an Atari 2600 a couple years after it came out & we played one of the bundled games to death.  I think it was called simply Combat.  Tons of fun though.  Almost as good as the arcades.  6/10.

I didn't get my very own gaming computer until Nintendo's (original, B&W) Game Boy handheld came out.  Of course the first game I played on that was Tetris.  Can you say "obsession"?     I carried that game everywhere for years.  I even have a version of it for my old 3DS that I still play from time to time.

Wow, such history. You know, I notice that with some people, if you say "Gameboy", they automatically think Pokemon. For me, Gameboy is synonymous with Tetris and I will always associate the Gameboy with Tetris.

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors for the dub)!

2 hours ago, ItsSammy said:

@BurnsyCEOYes, I am sorry. I think my statement came off the wrong way ... I don't see Lucius as being very abusive or anything, however he does seem like the kind of person who would give "correctional jabs" or other such small things, which is actually even more understandable after you see him (upon returning from Azkaban) and how he is treated by Voldemort. I mean, it was clear he had problems with being so talked down to and controlled, since he was always so in control with everything else and this may have led to being a little more abrasive.

However I was just trying to say that Lucius seemed like the kind of person who might give jabs, or slight slaps upside the head if his son was misbehaving or other wise disappointing him. I do however not see him being very abusive and was, in my earlier statement, just implying that Lucius was a strict, stern, tough father who expected a lot from his son. (Since I have done some research and found that he was always on Draco's case for not besting Hermione in tests and the like) My view on the matter was that Lucius was very strict and possibly slightly "abusive" whether mentally or physically, although this was just my first take on the character after just watching the movies for the first time and was more a theory than an actual statement, since I'm not sure how their relationship is portrayed in the books.

*My use of the word abusive varies depending on the situation and I see now that I should have should have specified what I meant by it earlier.*
I simply meant that Lucius might sometimes discipline Draco with harsh words or actions. However, I really do not see him being very abusive since I have recently done some more research and found that both Draco's parents loved him dearly. (Which I did see through out the film) I did not question Lucius's love for his son I was just pointing out that I thought he may have been more physical with his disciplining compared to other parents in the series.

 

(I'm also sorry if some of my research was incorrect, I've continued to see conflicting "facts" about whether or not Death Eaters can feel love and have even found some people claiming it was apparent Lucius was abusive in the books.(Although I have also found others who disagree with this statement) I would like to apologize if my first statement was in fact incorrect, however I did not want it to seem as if I were acting like my word was fact, instead I just wanted to lay out my first thoughts on the characters and detail what I thought could be going on with them.)

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, probably the original Mario Bros on the NES or Duckhunt. It was still new at the time and my friend's family, at the time, owned the NES. I had a lot of fun playing it with her...not sure how I'd rank it, though, since out of the NES Mario titles, the first game is the one I played the least as I enjoyed the other two way more.

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.

On 12/31/2017 at 9:03 AM, ItsSammy said:

I really like Hermione and found her very cute and feisty. The fact that she was a strong, smart female character was also great fun to watch, since most female characters are portrayed as being overly emotional and making bad decisions based on such emotions. I loved how Hermione was so smart and barely ever had emotional outbursts, she seemed realistic and down to earth and even though her character didn't have that much development I found that she didn't really need any. She was entertaining and interesting just as she was.

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".

Okay so this is going to be fun, so strap in kids.

 

A majority of mine have been paranormal, but I'll start off with the non-paranormal one first:

I was sitting at a stoplight and all of a sudden this car runs a red and t-bones another vehicle turning on their green and it happened about 30 feet away from me. And after they hit, their cars skidded towards me and were only about 5 feet from my bumper. It really is true when they say it happens in a flash. I felt like I blinked and BAM car wreck. Luckily, no one was killed.

 

Now as for the paranormal stuff, I'll start with the time I was in a haunted apartment.

So, I was living with the boyfriend I had at the time, which is not my husband now, but I digress, that's not what's important. We were laying in bed and all of a sudden our whiteboard just falls off the wall. I chalk it up to it not being put up right, so I got up, hung it back up, was super careful with it, and made sure it was secure. I got back in bed and after a few minutes it fell again. After sticking it back up there a second time, seeing no way it could have fallen I was showing frustration. After getting back into bed a second time we heard a loud THUD in our closet. Like someone was standing inside it and just took two fists and slammed them into the wooden door. I stared a the door for a moment, thinking something might have just fallen off the top shelf. I open the door, nothing is on the floor that fell and everything was undisturbed. Strange, but perhaps the house settling. Though I was decently sure at this time that something was messing with us, but I wasn't afraid, and merely ignored it.

 

THIRD time I got back into bed, a few minutes passed, and we were both awake talking about what happened when suddenly my cup that was atop our dresser fell off and slammed into the floor. Now this wasn't an 'oh it it fell off it was too near the edge or whatever' we saw it lift UP, then FLY to the floor. At this point, I'm pissed, and get up, tell whatever is messing with us to basically 'f*ck right the h*ll off" and I put the cup RIGHT BACK where it was and got back into bed a FOURTH time. It seemed to catch the hint because it didn't throw anything again. I ended up doing a smudging and cleansing the apartment just to be safe, but nothing else really happened after that.

You'd get weird creepy feelings but that was about it. Nothing else really messed with us, except the few times the doors kept opening when we would close them before we left in the morning. Just harmless, slightly annoying.

 

 

The second one I have is the time I encountered a shadow person. Now I don't know if you are familiar with them but to save time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_person if you're curious.

 

Now for those more informed, I will continue:

Me and a friend decided to go hang out at the State Park at night, because I'd done it before and adored it. It was quiet, peaceful and just refreshing. There were no hours at the park really, and some people even deep back in the woods had homes there. But you still felt pretty isolated. Anyway, only about a 1/4 of a mile away from the entrance into the park there was an open field with a playground next to it nestled under some trees near a parking area, a few hundred yards away from.

 

Anyway, we went there and sat on the swings, chit-chatting and just enjoying the quiet, and the summer bugs, when things suddenly got kind of quiet, and we feel we are being watched. I look over and probably about 100 ft or so away we see a figure moving about underneath the trees towards us. It is a human-esque shape, appearing to be male-ish, around 6 ft,6 ft 2, and walking so smooth, it's almost as if he's gliding. Now we can't see any details, just this silhouette. My friend is spooked, but I tell them not to worry, I have a knife on me, and they'd be stupid to come close. (Yes, I have some combat experience). So we keep talking, and the figure keeps getting closer. Well at about a few yards, they get close enough to come near the small street lamp that's near a little 'cabin'. Just an overhang where people would sit to host birthday parties, or little family cookouts, next to a provided metal grill. We all know them.

 

But when he got near this light, the shadow didn't fade. He was still just a dark shape, the light did not touch him in the slightest, and then he stopped and stood there, staring at us. Hovering. From the shape of the shadow you could tell the 'head' was turned right towards us.

 

My friend can't take it anymore and insist we leave. I agree and we leave the swings. Remember, by this point, I could have thrown a rock and hit the thing, it was that close. We got up and took a wide berth around it, with me on the outside, my friend next to me. I shielded her from the creature, and had her by the arm, whispering, "it's alright, it's fine, don't look, I've got you. Ignore it and keep talking to me." We took a small dirt path around the playground, and as I cut my eyes to the side, pretending to be looking for my car, I spotted the thing's 'head' moving and watching us as we walked. It stared us down the entire time. But I kept my cool and I escorted my friend back to my car, we got in and left. She was severely shaken by the whole thing, and I'll never forget it to this day.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Oh jeez. Were you able to stay entertained at least?

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.

What in the hell.

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.

It's not really a matter of whether or not it's allowed, so much as it that the idea might seem tempting to some people and that they might act on it.

Awesome! I didn't know that, singing maids is def worth money. Maid cafe's sound awesome.

I haven't been to one for quite some time. lel.

 

I have to say, while the girls are lovely indeed, the food was that lovely to the taste.

It was... okay? But I would go if someone would pay me to go.

My effort comes with a price.

 

jk

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.

Now, I hate to jump into a thread and not talk about the topic at hand so my general opinion of Dragon Ball Super is, it's kind of boring and samey. Dragon Ball as a series started in the 80's and was made into the juggernaut it is in the 90's. The writing of anime of today has changed a lot since then, and I'd very much like it if DB Super would catch up a little bit, because feels outdated in the current climate of anime as a whole. If it felt like the show did when I got and watch clips back or even watch old episodes, I'd be a lot more okay with it, but it doesn't, and that kind of bothers me.

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?

It's hard to learn Japanese just through subs. It's such a different language, you'll basically learn nothing except a couple of words and maybe a phrase or two (you know, the 'desu' and 'baka' and whatever) unless you familiarize yourself with the grammar a bit first.