Wulff

-Kaiji snip-

Kaiji is cool.

Smartwatches interest me simply because they have the capability to sync up with your other devices, which makes it really handy in certain situations. I'd love to have one to sync with my workout schedules and notes, not to mention the fact that a wrist-watch is a bit easier to keep handy even during a workout, compared to a smartphone. Not only that, but my workplace disallows the use of phones in any way outside of breaks, simply because you have to interact with people and if someone looked at you and saw you deeply engaged in your phone, they would probably not approach you. 

I'm not going to spend money on a smartwatch, mainly because I am a poor university student, but I don't quite understand where all apathy and dislike for the product is coming from. It's not a device for everyone, that's for sure, but neither was the smartphone and it's not like there is anything inherently wrong with such innovations. I can understand from reading the replies to this thread that most people seem to think of the smartwatch as redundant when smartphones already exist and that's your prerogative, I just don't understand the argument. To me the Smartwatch feels like the logical next step in technology like this.

Considering the amount of Smartwatches launching on the market these days, surely it can't come as a surprise that Apple would launch their own?

I watched the Apple announcement conference the other day with a friend of mine who works tech at a retail store and he was very impressed by the Apple Watch, despite the fact that he has been an Android user for many years now. It's not like it takes the knowledge of a person who is experienced with these sort of products to see that the Apple Watch is pretty impressive compared to it's competition anyway, I wouldn't mind having one of those honestly. Grabbing a single quote out of an article to illustrate some sort of point, seems more like hatemongering to me than it does anything else. I suppose people in the gaming world have tendency to automatically look down on Apple, it's not like they're saints when it comes to this stuff, but this is hardly a discussion when both the title and the OP mocks the product in question, without bringing anything into the spotlight other than a quote from an article, that really doesn't do anything other than sound a bit silly.

Heh.

I'm sure their relationship meant a lot if they're still at an age where arguing it in public over Facebook doesn't seem stupid.

I mentioned Touhou anime before. "Memories of phantasm" is shit, nicely animated, but shit.

Harsh.

will there be video games?

will there be anime?

ヽ( ★ω★)ノ

 

 

I just want to shit around about games on /v/ again.

Sure, it's good to keep up to date with this bullshit, but it's spiking up again on /v/ and it's pretty fucking annoying now.

HE

Hey kid

 

Wanna /ss/?

Shitty moe shows getting second seasons. THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF MY LIFE.

This movie was really good. Highly recommended for anyone looking for some great action or a Samurai film (or both). I enjoyed how no character seemed particularly overpowered and many of the more established characters had a tendency to die in the blink of an eye because they were caught off guard, unlike in other anime or even western media, where the characters in focus usually manage the most crazy feats.

That isn't to say you shouldn't expect a slaughterfest though, as the common Ashigaru troops which are essentially the backbone grunts of the Samurai armies are butchered by the dozen near the end.

I had the dumbest fucking dream today, which I guess is just how my dreams are: Dumb.

I was a the train station with my good friend and roommate Claus. I don't know where the fuck we were going with train, but that wasn't integral to the dream in any way, we were just going somewhere. We were running late for our train and so we were rushing through the station, but then when we got to the last set of doors before we could enter the train, we had to play this stupid game or something? It was like one of those games you might see in a kindergarten, where you have to piece together a puzzle to let a little marble roll through on a vertical board. For some reason I just couldn't do it. I tried and tried and Claus was yelling at me in the background to hurry up because the train was about to leave. I didn't make it in time and the train took off without us.

So at this point in the dream, I felt really bad, because Claus was very upset with me.

Now obviously the only logical conclusion for us, was to walk along the tracks to our destination, instead of just waiting for the next train. No we were walking, period. So we start on our trek to an unknown destination and as we're walking along the trails, Claus in front and myself behind him, the surroundings become more and more forested and rural until a point where we're in this dense, jungle-like area. Not a single word was spoken, because Claus was still mad at me for screwing up the puzzle. Suddenly as we walk, we transition into this old deserted bunker-style complex. It wasn't like "Hey, what's that over there, let's check it out!", no we just straight up walked into the concrete maze as if that was the logical way forward. It's really dark in this place and very cramped and I remember feeling very uneasy and breathing heavily. I was fucking spooked by this building complex. So we start exploring the place and it's filled with the usual stuff, rusted metallic doors/tubes/vents etc. We come upon this giant room that seems to be a dead end. At this point, Claus had a lit torch. I don't know where he got that from, but whatever, this was some Indiana Jones shit now. We start searching the walls for hidden levers or passageways or anything, when I come upon this big valve. Like any normal person, I immediately decide to start turning on it. Very slowly, I had to be careful. As I turn, I hear water start flowing and I realize that the valve had start pumping water into the room. I quickly turn it back, but it's too late  and water rushes into the room at mach-5 speed. The giant room is literally flooded in seconds. I am panicking at this point, because I have an extreme fear of drowning (like most people I guess).

The last thing that happened in the dream was that Claus turned to me, just as the last part of the room is filling up with water and yells: "WE'RE DEAD!"

That's it. Then I woke up.

Thanks Techies.

So silly polls aside, what are you guys excited for in the new autumn season?

Anything you're definitely watching? Anything you're on the fence about? Anything you'd say to stay the hell away from?

I'm still not a person who watches anime while it airs, mainly because I hate waiting for episodes every week. I do however have a few shows this season that I definitely want to watch once they're finished airing.

Definitely watching

Psycho-Pass Season 2

Kiseijuu

Sanzoku no Musume Ronja

Maybe watching

Amagi Brilliant Park

Fate/stay night 

Staying the hell away from

Basically anything else on the list. Not all of the rest look bad, but the ones that could be/are good are second seasons and I haven't watched the first. Or they're harem/ecchi SoL. Amagi Brilliant Park is only getting a "maybe" because it's KyoAni.

it's almost like he's not actually a girl

Are you implying that girls around me don't look up to me just because I'm a filthy, hairy man and not a cute 2D anime girl?

The Bokukko type is the tomboy. They are easy to distinguish from other anime girls because they will talk in a masculine dialect and have a more laid-back attitude. Bokukkos tend to be quite scruffy and don't care about putting effort into their appearance; instead they prefer to impress people by entering contests, as they are naturally very competitive characters. They also find great amusement in teasing their friends and pulling pranks. Bold and fearless, Bokukkos like to put on a confident air which other girls look up to- even though some of it is likely a facade.

WOW IT'S LIKE THIS WEBSITE REALLY KNOWS ME. 

No balance changes, no interest.

RIP dota 2

Nah, I'm being spiteful for the sake it, but really I care a lot more about the upcoming 6.82 game changes than I do any of this other stuff

Also I hope to Christ that Techies being released will finally get the apparent majority of the Dota 2 community to shut their fucking faces about that hero. Best case scenario people play him non-stop in AP for a month until they realize how niche that hero actually is and he returns to what he was in DotA, a rare pick/low level pubs pick. Worst case scenario he goes the way of Slark and completely changes in his DotA to Dota 2 transition and becomes a staple pick in pubs for months/years to come and I won't ever escape this "TECHIES XD" meme or whatever it is.

The Trollface on their abilities icons is the most cringe-worthy and uninspired things I've seen in this game since the initial Troll Warlord voice-lines.

Where the FUCK is my new Shadow Fiend model + cosmetics?

 

Sora no Woto's ending really sealed it as amazing. The way it just tied everything together, making almost every event in the plot important and comprehensible made it great.

 

You fucking watched from episode 4 to the end in one sitting?

 

Damn. Though at least SnW actually deserves that kinda attention.

 

Isn't Sora no Woto only twelve episodes?

Misato is a good pick. I like that.

Alternatively, Seras Victoria from Hellsing was legal prior to the whole... You know, death and ressurrection sort of thing.

 

 

I hardly know anything about sub groups. I literally just download what I see, and watch. It's not like I know any of the language so I hardly know any better.

Well then maybe you should

git gud

 

 

FTFY Wulff

 

Maybe its because my I'm ill with a fever, but I can't see any difference?

The problem with your recommendations is KAA UTW and THOR don't do current stuff. And the only reason I put up with crunchy roll is that they help me support the anime I enjoy. The $15 I pay a month is split between the companies who produce the shows I watch. So I'm not supporting what I don't like

Well then maybe you should

git gud

Speaking of subs, HorribleSubs are just "OK" in my opinion. They're the go-to "If there is nothing else" available. Like Voodoo said, they literally just rip Crunchyroll subs. Their translations are correct, but lack any sort of soul or flair... Not to mention that you can hardly call them subbers, when all they do is rip Crunchyroll.

My personal sub tierlist would probably go something like:

Good

- Unlimited Translation Works (UTW)

- Kickass Anime (KAA), unfortunately they're basically dead, but you can find plenty of batches of their old work.

- THORAnime (THORA)

Acceptable

- WhyNot

- Doki

- FFF

- Coalgirls

- gg-subs

- DeadFish

- Underwater

- Commie (When they're not trolling like idiots and actually take their project seriously).

HorribleSubs tier

- HorribleSubs

Primarily shit tier

- Commie (When they're trolling)

- GotWoot

- sage

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But an anime where a sentient magical wand exposes an underage girl to the privates of her unconscious older brother is something you don't get "furious" about?

EDIT: I am aware that I am coming across as confrontative and in some ways, I guess I am actually looking for confrontation. I'm looking for an argument that will help me understand a very specific mindset, a mindset which readily enjoys borderline animated pornography and morally doubtful depictions of underage characters. How do people sit down and watch a show in the vein of Fate/kaleid?

Don't they think it's disturbing that 30% of the first episode is spent watching an underage girl in a bath, with her chest and privates conveniently covered by the steam in the room (Who knows, that steam might even be removed in the Blu-Ray version, hype!)? Don't they think it's disturbing that the writers create a "joke" out of flashing male private parts to a what, 12 year-old? Don't they think it's disturbing that there is a peadophilic vibe coming from this sentient wand, as it exclaims "Little girls are truly the best" after deviously luring the young character in to lowering her defences?

No. They don't because the Japanese otaku and apparently quite a few anime otaku from the west have no qualms about exposing themselves to that sort of filth.  I guess they enjoy it somehow? Lolicons maybe? Masochists too I assume, because if they wanted to get off to little girls, there most certainly are better ways than watching these cock-tease "almost-there" shows. Do they live in such a tight bubble, that they manage to convince themselves that stuff like this is OK?

I genuinely don't know and I wish I did, because then maybe I could have a discussion with such a person without flaring with anger and contempt.

I'd like to round this off by asking you to please not take this personally Voodoo. I know you and I know why you've watched part of Fate/kaleid. You don't fall into the category of the people I am taking a stab at here at all, your post just happened to be the catalyst for my outburst. I love you. Pls bby.