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General Discussion / Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« on: January 20, 2013, 07:47:28 pm »
I think the term you're looking for is moai. Cute anime girls are SO moai.
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I saw that guy's avatar and thought, "Oh my, this is going to be the worst thing." But it was actually well-animated. So much lens flare though. My god the lens flare.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you RRAAAAAGGGGEEEE today thread: Cuddle Harder Edition
« on: January 20, 2013, 02:42:07 pm »
It does if the animals are celibate priests.

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General Discussion / Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« on: January 20, 2013, 01:24:17 pm »
Quote from: Flying Dice on January 20, 2013, 02:34:52 am
Quote from: Chaoswizkid on January 20, 2013, 02:16:03 am
Seconded Vinland Saga. I'm quite impressed with Hajime no Ippo, actually. It's not super-high-definition, but a lot of effort is put into making the many characters stand out from one another and to make boxing look realistic (while at the same time trying to simulate motion using a still image). Then again, it's 1003 chapters and ongoing, sooooo...
Hajime no Ippo can be fun, especially if you're watching it with a group of people and making kind-hearted jokes. It was interesting enough for me to watch more than a dozen episodes of a sports series that isn't completely off-the-rails absurd, anyhow.
Yeah I checked out a couple chapters and it does have good art, although it is superbly 80s. The action is all really well done and it even has some nice cityscapes in the background. And I don't normally read sports manga, but this one was pretty enjoyable. It actually seemed to try for realism in the progression of the protagonist's skill rather than have him be possessed by some go playing ghost, or automatically be the best thing that ever happened to the sport. That was nice to see. Translation was all kinds of awful though.

Quote from: Patchouli on January 19, 2013, 04:52:06 am
Like people have suggested, I also recommend Inoue Takehiko's Vagabond, which is the samurai one, or Real, which is much more modern in its setting. He does a ton of his stuff with a brush, which is relatively unique among manga artists.
That's interesting. I was actually wondering why there wasn't more brushwork in manga. I really enjoy sumi-e and it's a bit disappointing to see that the brush isn't really used. Some artists do a good job of imitating it with the pen, but it isn't the same. Definitely will be checking that out then.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you RRAAAAAGGGGEEEE today thread: Cuddle Harder Edition
« on: January 20, 2013, 01:13:26 pm »
Yeah, but that doesn't make the first couple hours any less frustrating.

Of course now I realize the "Holy crap this is boring" is what the time buttons are there for. At first I was kinda wary about using them.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you RRAAAAAGGGGEEEE today thread: Cuddle Harder Edition
« on: January 20, 2013, 01:09:27 pm »
Once you figure it out you'll still have a hard time actually finding UFOs to kill...

That tutorial series is good though, except that guy goes through everything really fast. I'm not sure he understands what pausing for breath is either.

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General Discussion / Re: The Official Bay12 - 52 books challenge 2013
« on: January 20, 2013, 12:50:52 pm »
Ahaha. I hope Spock, Messiah is exactly what it sounds like. Now if only it was some kind of New Age self-help book.

--Week of Jan. 13th

A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin [6.5/10]
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« on: January 19, 2013, 07:20:08 am »
I've accidentally developed a biphasic sleep pattern...

For the past couple weeks I've been on a schedule that is basically up 8, down 4 and I have not been doing a good job of changing it. Any time I stay up for an extended period I just end up sleeping 6 or 7 hours for the next couple sleeps instead of one long one. It sucks. It's like I'm basically tired all the time and I don't really have the ability to do all the things I want or need to do before I have to sleep again.

This isn't the first time I've had this happen to me, but it is the most difficult to change.

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General Discussion / Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« on: January 18, 2013, 04:12:28 pm »
Quote from: Willfor on January 18, 2013, 11:56:14 am
X/1999. Or ANYTHING by CLAMP for that matter.
I'm not touching X again until they finish it. :p

But I have been meaning to read Rayearth.

Quote from: Kobold Troubadour on January 18, 2013, 06:30:08 am
Hm, Otoyomegatari also comes to mind:
Dem costumes. Very very nice. Seems like the kind of thing I like to read too.

Quote from: Hawkfrost on January 18, 2013, 05:16:38 am
Well Berserk, Vinland Saga and Vagabond spring to mind as all having good art though Berserk is a little rough at the start.
Looking at some scans, Vinland Saga has some real nice background art, and Vagabond looks like a samurai film, which is very impressive, but I've never been a fan of Berserk's art style.

Thanks for all your recommendations!

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General Discussion / Re: [Tomoko~] Because I'm not popular, Ill have an emotion thread (Happy Thread)
« on: January 18, 2013, 02:29:27 pm »
Quote from: Euld on January 18, 2013, 02:09:44 pm
People consider that too much reading?  I considered it a light snack and worth the read o_O
It's actually difficult to read that much text, formatted like that, in boxes that size. As in, straining on the eyes. Plus I read comics for the combination of art and text. I enjoy walls of text, but normally I read comics as a break from them.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: January 18, 2013, 05:11:36 am »
Quote from: Neonivek on January 18, 2013, 02:12:31 am
When were Jews ever specifically sent to America?
...the statement was supposed to be extraordinarily stupid though. And it is, even without that bit. You really never know how far the depths of stupidity go.

It would have also been possible the person misspoke.

Spoiler: Blah! My pedantry is unfazed by your funny joke (click to show/hide)

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General Discussion / Re: [Tomoko~] Because I'm not popular, Ill have an emotion thread (Happy Thread)
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:31:52 am »
Quote from: Aklyon on January 18, 2013, 12:24:30 am
Fq, are you talking about KOTORII with or without the giant mod fix pack thing?
I actually haven't played it since the restoration pack came out...

Like I said, possibly insane.

But I agree with Knight of Fools, I feel like on the whole it was better paced, storywise, and I definitely liked the characters better. Kreia might be one of my favorite characters in any video game.

Quote from: Sirus on January 18, 2013, 12:24:08 am
What, am I the only one here who likes Mass Effect? O_o
I like Mass Effect, but I think it retroactively lost all its goodwill with the third game. Which I've yet to play or be spoiled on, actually.

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General Discussion / Re: [Tomoko~] Because I'm not popular, Ill have an emotion thread (Happy Thread)
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:21:10 am »
That was Obsidian though!

And I'm actually one of the (possibly insane) minority that thinks KOTOR2 was actually better than the first one, despite all its flaws. I mean, it's like Planescape Torment 2: This Time with Laser Swords. I'll forgive any amount of bugs and unfulfilling endings for that.

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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:07:49 am »
No dude, the way you phrased that totally implied that the Jews were brought to America.

Quote from: Neonivek on January 17, 2013, 11:20:23 pm
if the Jews or Africans who were brought to America

Which would be... yeah definite top five, maybe even top three material.

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General Discussion / Re: [Tomoko~] Because I'm not popular, Ill have an emotion thread (Happy Thread)
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:06:11 am »
I'm gonna hazard a guess after Knights of the Old Republic.

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General Discussion / Re: I like anime, do you like anime?
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:04:15 am »
So I'm looking for recommendations of manga with good art. I'm not really concerned about genre or plot or characters or even if it's been translated, just that the art is good. I'm looking to brush up on my drawing skills, so I need references.

The things I value in art are clean drawings, beautiful landscapes and architecture, subdued and more realistic character design, subtle use of expression and posture, and interesting use of angles and layout. The manga I've read that I'd say had particularly noteworthy art would be: Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Mushi-shi, Pieta, Aria, and Coelacanth.

Of course, if you feel something has especially excellent art and it doesn't align with my tastes, go ahead and recommend it anyway. It's best not to confine yourself too narrowly to your tastes, and you don't want to limit yourself when you're trying to learn.

Any help is appreciated.

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