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It has Alphard, therefore the show kicks ass.

Also watching Btooom, suprisingly really good!
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ranger wrote: It has Alphard, therefore the show kicks ass.

Also watching Btooom, suprisingly really good!
I think Btooom is a show where the difference between "good" and "entertaining" should be noted, because while I can watch it and be entertained I'm not sure how good of a show I'd actually say it is.

also, one of the characters in the finale is a complete dumb for someone who supposedly plays the game and moments before just showcased their knowledge about the game:
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so, main character is being attacked by homing bombs, which only explode when they get close to their target. Love interest runs up, snatches bomb from the air and deactivates it, which, as a surprise defense, makes sense. But then she just decides to stand in front of the main character to protect him. Rather than it being completely obvious to her why this is a bad idea, the main character has to be the one to think "hmm, wait what if the bad guy attacks her instead!", narrowly saving her life as the bad guy sends a homing bomb targeted at her instead of the main character.

it's just like, c'mon now. Surely people in the game attacked you when you did this, too, you should know better.
usually I can kinda forgive lapses of judgement that characters make, but this time it was just completely baffling.
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Spent the last couple of evenings after work just flopping on the couch rewatching Ouran, because

Hitachiins

That's why

(Seriously, though, trying to decide if I should read or watch The World God Only Knows first, because my BFF's been getting on my case for not having TWGOK in my life and I figure, hell, I have three days off, might as well have a look)
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mangaluva wrote: Spent the last couple of evenings after work just flopping on the couch rewatching Ouran, because

Hitachiins

That's why

(Seriously, though, trying to decide if I should read or watch The World God Only Knows first, because my BFF's been getting on my case for not having TWGOK in my life and I figure, hell, I have three days off, might as well have a look)

if you do watch TWGOK, good luck dealing with that shitty main character

speaking of shitty main characters, i was forced to watch oreimo and it would've been far more enjoyable without that insufferable bitch kirino
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Vylash wrote:
mangaluva wrote: Spent the last couple of evenings after work just flopping on the couch rewatching Ouran, because

Hitachiins

That's why

(Seriously, though, trying to decide if I should read or watch The World God Only Knows first, because my BFF's been getting on my case for not having TWGOK in my life and I figure, hell, I have three days off, might as well have a look)

if you do watch TWGOK, good luck dealing with that shitty main character

speaking of shitty main characters, i was forced to watch oreimo and it would've been far more enjoyable without that insufferable bitch kirino
Agree with you on both points, though I wouldn't use the same wording. :-X
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Akonyl wrote: I think Btooom is a show where the difference between "good" and "entertaining" should be noted, because while I can watch it and be entertained I'm not sure how good of a show I'd actually say it is.

also, one of the characters in the finale is a complete dumb for someone who supposedly plays the game and moments before just showcased their knowledge about the game:
Spoiler:
so, main character is being attacked by homing bombs, which only explode when they get close to their target. Love interest runs up, snatches bomb from the air and deactivates it, which, as a surprise defense, makes sense. But then she just decides to stand in front of the main character to protect him. Rather than it being completely obvious to her why this is a bad idea, the main character has to be the one to think "hmm, wait what if the bad guy attacks her instead!", narrowly saving her life as the bad guy sends a homing bomb targeted at her instead of the main character.

it's just like, c'mon now. Surely people in the game attacked you when you did this, too, you should know better.
usually I can kinda forgive lapses of judgement that characters make, but this time it was just completely baffling.
Then again, Taira could've made a bluff and continued targeting Sakamoto instead. I, for one, actually found the scenario to be an interesting mind game... if only Taira wasn't stupid :P

BTW, moving on to new anime. I've heard about a Savanna Game anime... is it good?
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SkyVenger wrote: BTW, moving on to new anime. I've heard about a Savanna Game anime... is it good?
It hasn't even started airing yet, so... :-X

I could've sworn I've seen it already, but anyhow... I'm about to watch the 1st Nanoha movie. ^^;
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SkyVenger wrote: Then again, Taira could've made a bluff and continued targeting Sakamoto instead. I, for one, actually found the scenario to be an interesting mind game... if only Taira wasn't stupid :P
just because one person in a fight can choose to bluff doesn't mean that it isn't still completely stupid for the other team to put all their chips in one pile. Besides, the "bluff" angle wasn't really the show's intention anyway, because even apparently Sakamoto was too stupid to think of the possibility until a few seconds before it got there. The entire situation just showed all three characters being complete doofuses.
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SkyVenger wrote: BTW, moving on to new anime. I've heard about a Savanna Game anime... is it good?
Nobody even knows when that's airing
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Hunter X Hunter, or "The Opening Song That Will Never Leave". Even One Piece would demand some variety in this regard...
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kkslider5552000 wrote: Hunter X Hunter, or "The Opening Song That Will Never Leave". Even One Piece would demand some variety in this regard...
seriously, the song's okay, but changing it sometimes wouldn't hurt
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Detective Conan
Fairy Tail (on & off, sometimes fast forwarded, fillers skipped)
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Naruto (fillers skipped, sometimes fast forwarded)
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Akonyl wrote:
ranger wrote: It has Alphard, therefore the show kicks ass.

Also watching Btooom, suprisingly really good!
I think Btooom is a show where the difference between "good" and "entertaining" should be noted, because while I can watch it and be entertained I'm not sure how good of a show I'd actually say it is.

also, one of the characters in the finale is a complete dumb for someone who supposedly plays the game and moments before just showcased their knowledge about the game:
Spoiler:
so, main character is being attacked by homing bombs, which only explode when they get close to their target. Love interest runs up, snatches bomb from the air and deactivates it, which, as a surprise defense, makes sense. But then she just decides to stand in front of the main character to protect him. Rather than it being completely obvious to her why this is a bad idea, the main character has to be the one to think "hmm, wait what if the bad guy attacks her instead!", narrowly saving her life as the bad guy sends a homing bomb targeted at her instead of the main character.

it's just like, c'mon now. Surely people in the game attacked you when you did this, too, you should know better.
usually I can kinda forgive lapses of judgement that characters make, but this time it was just completely baffling.
>anime

Yeah it was pretty shonen-BS-esque, but honestly, you should be used to it by now, haha
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ranger wrote: >anime

Yeah it was pretty shonen-BS-esque, but honestly, you should be used to it by now, haha
well yeah, but this series always liked to think it used strategy (like "oh look he used perspective!" "radar canceling!" "he jumped in the hole!" etc), so the massive bout of stupidity in that last part was more noticeable. In most shounen it's more forgivable though, because the cast is basically running around like idiots and there's zero pretense of strategy :P
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