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Fair enough; from what I've seen from the kids all coming over and watching it obsessively, it IS a very, very silly show.And since I'm sick with a major GI thing three days before I cook Thanksgiving dinner for everyone, and I still put in the drywall and mounted my network panels, a very abbreviated Jojo response for Freehold:
Question 1: Can you name a single female character in Jojo who isn't:
(a) Hopelessly stupid
(b) Helpless
(c) Either captured or killed as a plot device
(d) Evil yet attracted to someone in the Jojo gang and determined to kill the others so she can have him
(e) Evil but incompetent
(e) Some combination of all those above?
We had to turn off the first episode twice because of that blonde girl. Talky kept insisting it got better. Episode 2 had similarly atrocious views of women. I told Talky is was the most misogynistic show I'd ever seen. He pondered for a moment, then said, "Yeah. I have to admit. I love the show, but it really does treat every female character like dirt."Question 2: Can you name a single other anime or hentai that did not have a single redeeming female character in it?
1. Better question-
Name ANY character in the series who isn't a combination thereof
it is a very flamboyant series. I.e. looking cool is FAR more important than anything else.
That said, I will always hold up stardust crusaders as the pinnacle of the series.
Also, Iggy shouldnt talk.
I'd wager a guess even Yamcha could beat her, and he only existed on the show for the Worf Effect (i.e. to lose to show how strong someone ELSE was).That's not until Z, though.
In DB, she's fairly decent; in DBZ she's relegated to "the womanfolk left at home while the menfolk do stuff."
I met Michael Dorn. He was very boring.
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My nudity, however, speaks for itself.
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Like, the two never fought, but she did pretty okay against Goku in the tournament. Not great, mind, but better than many.
Bulma was totally used as a sex symbol; but her entire character arc was "find balls-" (that's what she said) "to get wishes to get boyfriend" - super cliche female-thing, and kind of doofy, at best.
... but it compares favorably to Oolong.
What ever happened to him, anyway? Or, uh, what's her name: Bar? Beer? The shapeshifting cat girl that is literally nothing other than Yamcha's fanclub? That was kind of the low-point. Though the crazy girl that literally disappears was kind of worse.
Puar.
Question 2: Can you name a single other anime or hentai that did not have a single redeeming female character in it?
The original Dragon Ball. Sure, Bulma is smart - but her dad, a male, is way smarter - and he's never used as a sex symbol/damsel in distress/etc. Most of her memories in DB original are flashing Master Roshi or having her panties wished for, or otherwise just being cute.
Sure, Chi Chi can fight, but compared to even the weakest male there is, not even close - she mainly exists as an excuse to birth Gohan, frankly. Look at her crazy hypersexualized outfit when she's a introduced as a kid.
Launch was so boring the author forgot she existed until he wrote her into the last episode of DBZ raising her hands.
You, sir, have totally edited this comment without noting it!
>:D
(... or I am a really bad reader. Like, terrible. In your defense, I am suuuuuuuuuuper distracted, so.)
Puar.Like, the two never fought, but she did pretty okay against Goku in the tournament. Not great, mind, but better than many.
Bulma was totally used as a sex symbol; but her entire character arc was "find balls-" (that's what she said) "to get wishes to get boyfriend" - super cliche female-thing, and kind of doofy, at best.
... but it compares favorably to Oolong.
What ever happened to him, anyway? Or, uh, what's her name: Bar? Beer? The shapeshifting cat girl that is literally nothing other than Yamcha's fanclub? That was kind of the low-point. Though the crazy girl that literally disappears was kind of worse.
YURP!
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On the other hand, one of GothBard's co-workers sent out a list of "100 Anime to see before you die" and of the ones I've seen, I hated or was at least bored by most:
- Fullmetal Alchemist (original): Interesting, but tedious. Turned it off
Dont agree, but it did hit a slow/low point. I can see why you would.
- Death Note: The first few episodes were an amazing journey into the question of, "What, exactly, IS evil?" Then the writers got bored and made the main character irredeemably evil and the series got stupid
Again, this is a MUCH better read than a watch. I implore you to get the manga. Things that are hard to watch are MUCH better to read, I think this should have stayed a manga.
- Madoka Magica: LOVED it. Buying the whole set of manga 'cause I loved loved LOVED it so much
- Cowboy Bebop: I respected it enough to watch it end-to-end. It was obviously groundbreaking in its time. Now, you've seen it all before. I still found it watchable, and I have a lot of respect for groundbreaking series, even after they start showing their age
Fair.
- Hunter x Hunter: We've enjoyed what we've seen of it, but it's one of those series that hasn't grabbed us enough to make us say, "Oh, boy! Let's watch more of it!"
Never got into it...which is strange. But i was on a kick of avoiding things that were on adult swim, which saved my sanity even as it made me...a [term censored] to some people. But f~*$ them. Hardcore otaku and proud over here. Without me and my kin, the big boys wouldn't know what to dub.
Or, at least that was true in one point in time.
- Attack on Titan: We hated the first couple of episodes, but everyone talked about it so much I watched more and got hooked. Unfortunately, towards the end of season 2 it became apparent that it was going to be very much like "Lost" or "The X-Files": All questions, no answers. I find such series frustrating because eventually you realize even the writers don't know where they're going with it. So Season 3 is out, but I haven't even started watching it
It drags ON....but i would be lying if I said I didnt like certain arcs. The manga is slightly superior for the looks it gives you at everyday life in that world.
- Samurai Champloo: Watched a bit; couldn't get into it. But definitely very stylish and different
A casualty of avoiding adult swim stuff.
- One Punch Man: My favorite anime EVER!!!
You misspelled "Mumen Rider".
- Made in Abyss: This is really, really good. Definitely in my top 5!
Have yet to see this...
- Mob Psycho 100: I know One writes it, but I just cannot get past the nauseating animation style. It's really, really, really hard to watch. So we don't
See above.
- Star Blazers: Oh, yeah! 40 years later and I still remember the theme song! Woo hoo!
You know we have a new series right?
Watch it. Now. I am begging you. It is the only way America will get more. Buy both. Hell, by a set for me too.
It is GORGEOUS, and very true to tthe original. MORE is coming out in japan. Please. Get it now. Think of your children.
And I hope you are remembering the true opening, not the false one.
[b] - Sailor Moon: One of GothBard's and my guilty pleasures. We watched it religiously back when I was in grad school
How is this a guilty pleasure?
I watched the songstress of the original theme perform it LIVE at anime nyc, she was an unannounced guest.
I WEPT.
It sets the bar for magical girls. Without it you would not have madoka magica.
You know we have a new series closer to the manga in tone, yes? What does GothBard think of it?
JUPITER FOREVER!
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: NoNo
Yes! Yes! Yes!
ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA
You inadvertently set me up with a direct quote from one of the fights in Stardust crusader, aleassy(sp), I think.
- My Hero Academia: A perfectly adequate anime; it's watchable but I sure as heck wouldn't put it in the top 100
Tiger and bunny is sooooo much better...
- Re: Zero: Another one of my top 5. Absolutely wonderful!
I likes it.
- Food Wars: I really don't understand the obsession with this show. Yes, it makes me laugh. It's fun to watch. But top 100 material? I don't think so
YOU ARE A CHEF, HOW COULD YOU NOT FIND THIS HILARIOUS?!?
- Trigun: This really could be considered a "sequel" or "homage" to Cowboy Bebop, and it's good. Really, really, REALLY good. I think I'm getting close to 5, but Trigun is definitely on the edge of my Top 5, if not in it
The fanbase ruined this one for me. Waaaaay too many horny girls. And this is me talking.
- Pokemon: Seriously? Top 100? Yes, it was another guilty pleasure for us, but it's not great anime by any measure
It got an entire generation into lighthearted anime. Much respect.
Also, I want my litten, dammit.
Slayers: A solid, very enjoyable series
The fanbase ANNIHILATED any interest I might have had. Loud and obnoxious girls who loved dubbing and attempted to do their best Lina impression...good god, no.
- Sword Art Online: The first 14 episodes are amazing. Just don't watch it after that...
Please do. Villains that are actually evil are increasingly rare. That man needed to be stopped, then killed.
- Angel Beats!: I'm really enjoying it. Unfortunately, no one else in the group is...
An AMAZING opening, but an only okay show, went through its drama WAAAAAAAAY too quickly. Background characters kinda lingered, unfortunately...
- Kill la Kill: This should really be Freehold's favorite anime ever: "Clothes are the enemy! Destroy them!" As goofy and delightful as it sounds
it should, but alas, adult swim...
Huh. Never knew Kill la Kill was on Adult Swim.
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Like, the two never fought, but she did pretty okay against Goku in the tournament. Not great, mind, but better than many.
Bulma was totally used as a sex symbol; but her entire character arc was "find balls-" (that's what she said) "to get wishes to get boyfriend" - super cliche female-thing, and kind of doofy, at best.
... but it compares favorably to Oolong.
What ever happened to him, anyway? Or, uh, what's her name: Bar? Beer? The shapeshifting cat girl that is literally nothing other than Yamcha's fanclub? That was kind of the low-point. Though the crazy girl that literally disappears was kind of worse.
Puar helped train Master Roshi to get over his weakness to sexy women in DB Super.
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I'm not stoopid. I may have my faults, like being unable to do maths, but its just that my brother's waaay smarter then I am ><
I'm good at improvising roasted marshmallows in the office ^^
Teh kitty is not teh stoopid…
*Gives Mort a head-scratch and a nuzzle*
She's a modern, sweet, educated and independent snow leopard!
Hah! I guess lots of folks get "redemption" of a sorts in Super, then?
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I did something unlawful today.
You see, I go for body combat at 7.30 am in the morning. The registration has always been write your name on the list, go in. So today I went there, the counter girl said I needed to show the confirmation email.
Me: WTH? No one’s ever asked me for that before. *fiddles around massively on phone trying to sign up on the spot online*
Just when I thought I got it all settled, then it shows that because of a technical error, my booking is not accepted. And class starts in 3 min. So I gave up on actually signing up, and just walked into the class without signing up, leaving my identity card with the counter girl.
The problem after body combat class : No towel (since I didn’t sign up)
So I walk over to the counter girl, tell her, sorry I left my IC with you earlier. Then show her my corporate card.
Me: I have a corporate membership. I’m here to work out (I’m basically lying through my teeth since I’ve already worked out, it’s just an excuse to get towels). *shows necessary card*
*Gets towel from counter girl and goes to take her bath*
And I’ve just checked on the Health Promotion Board website that the body combat class is full for the next month. I ain’t going to be camping the site at midnight or something stoopid just to book, so I’ll just claim I’m there to work out, show my corporate card, then walk into the class.
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... some of my favorites in what is absolutely no particular order except what comes to mind (which is mostly random):
- Tiger and Bunny
- One Punch Man
- Record of Lodoss War
- 08th MS Team
- Cowboy Bebop
- Kill la Kill
- Madoka Magica (don't want to see it again, though)
- Princess Tutu
- Saiki K.
- literally everything I've ever seen of Ghibli, even Grave of the Fireflies (though that film is way too emotionally manipulative, it's still an exceptionally good movie; I know it's reasons, it still feels overly manipulative)
... and if you count them:
- Avatar: tLAB (it totally is; shush)
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (yes, more than the others; I know what that says about me)
I will be the first to admit that both quality and originality of that list varies wildly.
"Really good" ones in no particular order that come to mind:
- SAO (I mean it; that said, being warned in advance of the absolutely worthless elements in 2 - and knowing that it didn't result in full, actual events, helped immensely)
... you know, I absolutely have more, but I am drawin' a blank. Various Voltrons or Gundams go here, I guess.
"Decent" anime that I enjoy:
- DB and sequels
- Sailor Moon (but I haven't watched any of the sequels, and could only stand so much of the original; Mercury for lyfe, tho)
- Magi (pretty much the whole series - way too raunchy for my tastes, but it's got a fairly sweet story, of sorts, under Aladdin's ludicrous lewds; "sweet" as in "how nice" instead of "totally rockin'!")
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Things I simply haven't watched enough:
- Food Wars
- Big O
- Trigun
- Full Metal Alchemist
- Outlaw Star
- Samurai Champloo
This says nothing of their excellence, and everything of my inability to watch things, dang it. I don't have the hours in the day (and often don't have access).
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I did something unlawful today.
You see, I go for body combat at 7.30 am in the morning. The registration has always been write your name on the list, go in. So today I went there, the counter girl said I needed to show the confirmation email.
Me: WTH? No one’s ever asked me for that before. *fiddles around massively on phone trying to sign up on the spot online*
Just when I thought I got it all settled, then it shows that because of a technical error, my booking is not accepted. And class starts in 3 min. So I gave up on actually signing up, and just walked into the class without signing up, leaving my identity card with the counter girl.
The problem after body combat class : No towel (since I didn’t sign up)
So I walk over to the counter girl, tell her, sorry I left my IC with you earlier. Then show her my corporate card.
Me: I have a corporate membership. I’m here to work out (I’m basically lying through my teeth since I’ve already worked out, it’s just an excuse to get towels). *shows necessary card*
*Gets towel from counter girl and goes to take her bath*
And I’ve just checked on the Health Promotion Board website that the body combat class is full for the next month. I ain’t going to be camping the site at midnight or something stoopid just to book, so I’ll just claim I’m there to work out, show my corporate card, then walk into the class.
That's not really "unlawful" though. You're going through as many possible authoritative channels as possible (and resorting to secondary sources, when primary ones fail) in service to following up your perceived duty.
I have no idea what the f!&$ you guys are talking about, but no one, and I mean no one, could beat me on Burger Time.
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Hah! I guess lots of folks get "redemption" of a sorts in Super, then?
just about everyone does. it is very much what toriyama-o-sensei wants to do with his characters, not what the studio wants.
So, it's going to be like that, is it...I have decided that Camembert is tastier than Brie.It is.Eh, "better than brie" is a low bar.
*ducks incoming rotten tomatoes*
Lutefisk understands, friend.
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I did something unlawful today.
You see, I go for body combat at 7.30 am in the morning. The registration has always been write your name on the list, go in. So today I went there, the counter girl said I needed to show the confirmation email.
Me: WTH? No one’s ever asked me for that before. *fiddles around massively on phone trying to sign up on the spot online*
Just when I thought I got it all settled, then it shows that because of a technical error, my booking is not accepted. And class starts in 3 min. So I gave up on actually signing up, and just walked into the class without signing up, leaving my identity card with the counter girl.
The problem after body combat class : No towel (since I didn’t sign up)
So I walk over to the counter girl, tell her, sorry I left my IC with you earlier. Then show her my corporate card.
Me: I have a corporate membership. I’m here to work out (I’m basically lying through my teeth since I’ve already worked out, it’s just an excuse to get towels). *shows necessary card*
*Gets towel from counter girl and goes to take her bath*
And I’ve just checked on the Health Promotion Board website that the body combat class is full for the next month. I ain’t going to be camping the site at midnight or something stoopid just to book, so I’ll just claim I’m there to work out, show my corporate card, then walk into the class.
Yes...
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Cruncyroll is free if you're willing to put up with commercials, Tac. It's not even expensive for the ad-free version.
So you have access.
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Tomorrow is Dad's funeral. I'm doing a eulogy, so long as my will to do public speaking holds.
So...these are my words...
Words. Imagine a lot of deep, meaningful words here that show that I know exactly what should happen now.Now tell me what they are.
That’s what I wrote to someone after I was told Dad’s options. I knew the right answer – I’ve known it for years – but when the time finally came, I still struggled with admitting it. It’s always amazing how human emotion always makes the obvious decision so hard to verbalize.
So complicated.
We have a tendency in our society to be a bit revisionist about a person when they die. We place them on pedestals. I’m not going to be doing that today. To pretend that my father was anyone but who he was would be a disservice to the lessons he had to teach us.
My father was an alcoholic. Vietnam, as it was for many, was the turning point for him. He tried to protect his family from worrying about him while he was there. He told my mom that he was a hydraulic mechanic. It was only after his helicopter was shot down that he told her that he occasionally went out on missions. For decades afterward my father refused to talk about what he went through.
The reality is that he was a door gunner in an elite Navy light attack helicopter squadron nicknamed The Seawolves. It was an all-volunteer squadron that provided air support to Navy Special Warfare operations – better known as the SEALs – and to the Mobile Riverine Forces – a joint Army/Navy force that patrolled the Mekong River and the Delta. He earned Air Medals, including the Valor Device. He also earned two Purple Hearts.
But of course, as always with Dad, there was a little more to it than that. One of those Purple Hearts was for a sunburn. But since it was an injury in a forward combat zone, it went through and was awarded.
The other was awarded after his helicopter was shot down. He was the only crew member that survived the crash. He was told he would never walk again.
One of his other duties was to notify the families of the, let’s face it, kids, who didn’t make it. Many were his friends.
I can’t say with any honesty that I would have come out of that crucible any better than he did. Many say that living through it is the only goal, and he did that, but, for him, living through it had consequences for the rest of his life, and far beyond just his.
He had PTSD, and it went undiagnosed for decades. Part of why it was undiagnosed was simply how our country treated Vietnam veterans. Part of it was because getting that diagnosis for many men was admitting weakness or, worse, cowardice, rather than admitting that perhaps…just maybe…there are things in this world nobody should experience.
When he was sober, he was charismatic, funny, intelligent, and caring.
He taught me to fish on Dawson Lake, in that tiny little boat with a 9.9 horsepower Evinrude motor. At that time I was certain it was the fastest boat available.
When I stayed at his house and I was sleeping in too long, he’d have Dizz, one of the dumbest dogs I’ve ever met, lick me awake in the pure excitement that only a dog can generate.
When I had a surgery very early on in life – around 5 years old or something like that – he walked in to the recovery area just after I woke up. Completely surprised me, since I didn’t know he was aware of the surgery at all.
He taught me more about woodworking than I’ve learned anywhere else.
Most of my cooking skills were influenced or taught by Dad. At least the lessons that stuck with me. Sorry Mom.
He entered me into a college scholarship application through his company, which I won.
He encouraged my musical meanderings even though he knew I didn’t really have any inclination to pursue it professionally by that point…I had bought a cheap bass guitar on a whim in college, but I didn’t buy an amp. That was too much money, and I felt I needed to get at least better than horrible before I inflicted that kind of noise on others. A couple years later he bought me the amplifier that I still use to this day.
He went with me to gather my belongings when my first engagement fell apart. Gail was on standby with the bail money.
But life is never clean. It is never so easy.
When he was drinking he was belligerent, argumentative, unreasonable, and persistent in his need to talk to someone. Usually on the phone. Usually in the middle of the night.
When I was, I don’t know, 6? I didn’t understand why Mom was aggressively telling Dad on the phone not to come pick me up. When he was at the door not long after, I didn’t understand why she was telling him that I wasn’t going to go with him when this was supposed to be his weekend. I didn’t know about the dangers of drunk driving.
Child support wasn’t something he understood. He did give me money later on, in college, saying that as long as I was in school he’d give me $200/month. That lasted three months. But I was still in school.
I saw him graduate college in 1986. I saw him receive his diploma. I didn’t see him again until I graduated in 8th grade in 1988. Then I didn’t see him again until I graduated high school in 1992. For 6 years, every other time I was supposed to see him, even for just a day at Granny’s in Bloomington, he “had to leave” before I got there.
I found out about his third marriage because I received a check on my birthday. It was from a joint account and she had my last name.
He wanted to meet me and my eventual first wife at the Covington Beef House, and we weren’t to worry about paying for anything but our gas to get there. When it came time to pay the bill he started yelling at the waiter in the middle of the restaurant and walked out without paying.
He promised me many times that he was done drinking, and it doesn’t take long to stop believing. But seven years ago I allowed myself to believe one last time. Like all the rest, it didn’t last, and I found myself wondering why I thought this time would be any different.
On Friday I lost my father, but I lost my dad years ago. But through all of this, in his own ugly, messy way, he taught me how to be a dad to my stepchild. I have firsthand knowledge of what went well, and what will only end in failure. I know alcoholism is a disease, but it doesn’t make it any less painful on the family it affects as collateral damage. I know I’m supposed to forgive him, but I can’t ever forget. Forgetting reality is how he tried to get through life, and it doesn’t work.
The best I can do is take the lessons he had to teach, no matter how they were taught.
So, it's going to be like that, is it...I have decided that Camembert is tastier than Brie.It is.Eh, "better than brie" is a low bar.
*ducks incoming rotten tomatoes*
Oh it's already like this, I'm the stud of goat cheeses. Which are the best cheeses.
*Bites milking farmer*
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That is incredibly powerful, Vany.
Is there anything you need to get through tomorrow?
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You’ll be able to do it Vany. We have confidence in you. From what you’ve already prepared, even though your father wasn’t perfect(face it, no one is), there were many good times you had together. A funeral should be a celebration of how a person lived, not how he died. And since you’ve gone through the effort of writing the eulogy out, you will be able to deliver it.
Sometimes more important then being given money, is the time that another person gives to you. Money can be earned. Time cannot be bought. He spent time with you and you had enjoyable moments together. That is something money cannot buy.
About the Vietnam war: I get the feeling that it is the war that Americans wish they could erase from their nations history, since the final result didn’t go the way they wanted it to. I am sorry that your Dad did not get the help he clearly needed earlier.
You hoped 7 years ago it would be different because some people do successfully go sober (think NH). And hope always lies eternal in the human breast (or dragon breast in this case?).
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I have decided that Camembert is tastier than Brie.Heretic. Brie > Camembert
Explain, please.
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*Zoepourtches around*
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My favourite anime (that haven't been called out yet):
Baccano! The English dub is amazing, and the nonlinear method of narrative is cool as well. Don't care much for the last 3 episodes, though.
Desert Punk The main character is absolutely over the top perverted and terrible, but I love what it does in the second half of its run. I could explain more, but that'd go into spoiler territory. The gist of this is: Batman in a post-apocalyptic world, with an awful and eternally unlucky main character.
Soul Eater The second half of the series loses a lot of its strength when the manga runs out, but still pretty cool.
Star Driver A show that thinks it's way smarter than it actually is, and disappears up its own a#%*%~# in pretentiousness, but still very fun to watch.
Ouran High School Host Club I did not know an anime with such a silly premise could kick me in the feels, but when it needs to, it manages to do so, and it's amazing.
I've watched Made in Abyss, and while it was pretty cool, it didn't click with me as much as others, it seems. Princess Tutu is pretty cool, but I wish it was a little darker. There's an interesting story there, but it never really got there for me.
Also, I like watching anime dubbed. It got a bad rap in the early days, but nowadays the dubs are pretty good. I also don't like listening to Japanese, because I can't empathise with what I can't understand. Also, I recognise a lot of English voices from Fullmetal Alchemist and Borderlands, which is fun.
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New guy: What do you do here?
Me: Work
New guy: I know that, but what's your job?
Me: Are you my supervisor?
New guy: No
Me: excellent!
*Walks away*
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Cruncyroll is free if you're willing to put up with commercials, Tac. It's not even expensive for the ad-free version.
So you have access.
This takes up that most valuable cost, though: time.
I am absolutely willing to sit through commercials. I am absolutely not willing to sit through twenty+ minutes of commercials (three sets of six+ minutes, on average, plus the front and back end) in order to see a single twenty+ minute episode. And I am doubly not willing to sit for twenty+ minutes in a single commercial out of four at any point.
Crunchy Roll is excellent, and I do not begrudge them the money.
I do value my time more than that, however.
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Tomorrow is Dad's funeral. I'm doing a eulogy, so long as my will to do public speaking holds.
So...these are my words...
Beautiful, my dude. Touching. I'm sorry. I cannot imagine how hard it is. But we love you, and support you; you are prayed for.
I'm sorry for breaking the mood with this news, but to anyone here, it seems we're under a SPAM attack - at least one of them dredged up an old 2012 thread.
It might be a one-off, but buckle up, just in case!
EDIT: clarity
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"I bet you liked playing Tetris as a kid" - Co-worker, after I sorted blocks and pavers.
Captain Yesterday Fun Fact: I absolutely hated Tetris.
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Cruncyroll is free if you're willing to put up with commercials, Tac. It's not even expensive for the ad-free version.
So you have access.
This takes up that most valuable cost, though: time.
I am absolutely willing to sit through commercials. I am absolutely not willing to sit through twenty+ minutes of commercials (three sets of six+ minutes, on average, plus the front and back end) in order to see a single twenty+ minute episode. And I am doubly not willing to sit for twenty+ minutes in a single commercial out of four at any point.
Crunchy Roll is excellent, and I do not begrudge them the money.
I do value my time more than that, however.
I just open a new tab and browse the forums, facebook, and other time wasters while the commercials run. Once in a while they try to trick you to come back by putting the show on for half a minute then cancelling and going back to commercials - but if you just swap again they cut that crap.
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I am also disinterested in trying to fiddle with going back for parts of dialogue that I missed when I do similar. As they only have subs, and I don't speak Japanese, and it takes forever for my internet to let me, you know, go back, it is an extraordinarily frustrating experience.
Short version: of course there are great workarounds, and, if they work for you, awesome! I simply can't do it. "I don't have access" is valid for me, because I have stuff to do, and every single aspect of the interface and experience is obnoxious and unpleasant - and it takes way, way too long to actually see the show I'm trying to see.
Again, Crunchy Roll is great, and I'm not trying to knock it. But I really, really do have things to do that isn't sit and wait so I can do nothing but sit and wait and try to read fast enough.
When I get the free trials, I certainly take them and it is absolutely worthwhile. Every once in a while I'll a show will be solid enough that I'll just... let it play. Free revenue for both CR and the show. I'm okay with this. But I will not spend my time hoping not to miss some crucial (or funny or enjoyable) bit of dialogue which will take forever to load if I miss (often to the point that reloading the video and watching the friggin' commercials I intentionally avoided is shorter).
I do not have time for such nonsense.
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Tomorrow is Dad's funeral. I'm doing a eulogy, so long as my will to do public speaking holds.
So...these are my words...
Some beautiful eulogizing
Its very powerful and personal Vany. I do hope you can keep up you're spirits to deliver the eulogy, if just as an act of remembrance for you're father.
If you do need some encouragement or just someone to talk to, I'm sure most of us here are willing to listen and help out as best we can.
*Send hugs to Vany + family*
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Explain, please.I have decided that Camembert is tastier than Brie.Heretic. Brie > Camembert
You forgot, 'As you would a child."
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My favourite anime (that haven't been called out yet):
Baccano! The English dub is amazing, and the nonlinear method of narrative is cool as well. Don't care much for the last 3 episodes, though.
Desert Punk The main character is absolutely over the top perverted and terrible, but I love what it does in the second half of its run. I could explain more, but that'd go into spoiler territory. The gist of this is: Batman in a post-apocalyptic world, with an awful and eternally unlucky main character.
Soul Eater The second half of the series loses a lot of its strength when the manga runs out, but still pretty cool.
Star Driver A show that thinks it's way smarter than it actually is, and disappears up its own a%%!*!~ in pretentiousness, but still very fun to watch.
Ouran High School Host Club I did not know an anime with such a silly premise could kick me in the feels, but when it needs to, it manages to do so, and it's amazing.I've watched Made in Abyss, and while it was pretty cool, it didn't click with me as much as others, it seems. Princess Tutu is pretty cool, but I wish it was a little darker. There's an interesting story there, but it never really got there for me.
The whole family really enjoyed Soul Eater. Considering some of the other questionable choices on the "top 100" list, I was surprised it wasn't there...
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"I bet you liked playing Tetris as a kid" - Co-worker, after I sorted blocks and pavers.
Captain Yesterday Fun Fact: I absolutely hated Tetris.
really?
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Brie is lighter and milder, yet has the nice milky taste. Camembert, though it is a nice cheese, is stronger tasting, so to me brie >Camembert
Camembert is too creamy so I can't take that much of it.
Fair enough! :)
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You forgot, 'As you would a child."Explain, please.I have decided that Camembert is tastier than Brie.Heretic. Brie > Camembert
How do you explain a child, without bringing in biology or Facts about storks/gooseberry bushes and so on?
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Fun fact: a side effect of using classroom supplies for minis is that the Rainbow is now terrified of big, pink erasers.