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Aug 26th, 2003 02:56 AM
CaptainBubba That would make sense, since he talks about how she shouldn't be so rough and how it comes out easier if she doesn't force it. :/

Plus while its coming out it looks like a big long red snake.
Aug 26th, 2003 02:30 AM
Psycho Squid
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Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie
My theory on the nosebleed scene was that when Naota produced that guitar from his head, the show was alluding to it being a phalic symbol (again), and thus all the girls had nosebleeds upon seeing his huge instrument.
I heard the exact same explanation for that scene from someone else. The japanese are really creative with their symbolism.
Aug 26th, 2003 01:09 AM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by CaptainBubba
Well they don't show them fucking. And that was the robot at that time, so if they were fucking then it was more like she was using a mechanical real doll than fucking.

Nosebleeds mean someones horny, yeah. My best guess for that one would be that they're turned on by Naota trying to save the city? I dunno. Its pretty fucked up. thats half the charm of it. :/
Ah, a dutch husband, then.

My theory on the nosebleed scene was that when Naota produced that guitar from his head, the show was alluding to it being a phalic symbol (again), and thus all the girls had nosebleeds upon seeing his huge instrument.
Aug 26th, 2003 12:12 AM
CaptainBubba Well they don't show them fucking. And that was the robot at that time, so if they were fucking then it was more like she was using a mechanical real doll than fucking.

Nosebleeds mean someones horny, yeah. My best guess for that one would be that they're turned on by Naota trying to save the city? I dunno. Its pretty fucked up. thats half the charm of it. :/
Aug 25th, 2003 11:55 PM
Rongi That's still young

She didn't? Then what about that scene in that one episode when Taco or whatever the fuck his name is walks into a room and she's saying something like "stick it in" and then some weird shit happens like a red dot appears on his head.

In the same episode, a bunch of those girls in that gigantic satelite thing get really bad nosebleeds. I read somewhere that when girls get bad nosebleeds in animes, that means they're horny. Wtf?
Aug 25th, 2003 11:53 PM
CaptainBubba Shes 19 (probably older cause shes an alien and a lier).

And she didn't fuck him.

FANBOY
Aug 25th, 2003 11:51 PM
Rongi What the hell was up with that? She fucked his dad? Isn't she like, 16?

Oh wait, the legal age in japan is 13, sorry
Aug 25th, 2003 11:51 PM
CaptainBubba She couldn't use the real dad's head for channeling stuff so she stuffed him in a closet and replaced him with a robot who she was using as a massager and making out with to make Naota jealous .

The only reason she ever came on to anyone was so she could use them as a portal for her objects and eventually Atomsk. She felt bad for doing it to Naota though, because he was just a kid and actually got attachted to her, which I thought was sweet.

The end was that Atomsk went to another world and Haruko followed him. :/

They were gonna make a movie where she comes back and insanity ensues but didn't for whatever reason.
Aug 25th, 2003 11:45 PM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by CaptainBubba
Ya, but does he fall in love with her in every anime? And does playful usually consist of shooting him in the face and making out with a robotic version of his father to make him jealous?
Bah. What the hell was going on with the robot father? Did she do it with the real dad, or what? And then there was the riddle of an ending...
Aug 25th, 2003 11:37 PM
CaptainBubba Ya, but does he fall in love with her in every anime? And does playful usually consist of shooting him in the face and making out with a robotic version of his father to make him jealous?

And the music is AWSOME.


But at least we both agree that Lupin III is great. Theres something.
Aug 25th, 2003 11:09 PM
Anonymous Also, here's my breakdown of your list:

1. The style: I agree. The only time I can really enjoy a show is when my attention span is being worn away by absolute confusion, blending into ennui.

2. The themes: BORING. Also, if I wanted to see an anime where a young boy is playfully seduced by an older woman, that would limit my choices to nearly every anime ever made.

3. The music: Bah. I admit that the end theme was stuck in my head the other day, but music is just a peripheral.

4. Voice acting: Meh. Another minor piece. Plus, it's hard to imagine a dub without either David Lucas or Wendee Lee. Or both.
Aug 25th, 2003 09:18 PM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by The One and Only...
I think FLCL is better than Excel Saga. Also, many of those cards are written by people at the message boards, if I recall...
Perhaps. But then again, what do you know? You don't even watch Lupin III. What kind of a human being doesn't watch Lupin III? A crummy one, that's what kind.
Aug 25th, 2003 08:14 PM
The One and Only... I think FLCL is better than Excel Saga. Also, many of those cards are written by people at the message boards, if I recall...
Aug 25th, 2003 02:44 PM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by CaptainBubba
EDIT: Thought you were talking about FLCL. Oh well, I still felt like posting this.

Heres why I like it:

1. The style: Its really unique and fun to watch even when its hard to tell whats going on. Sort of like an animated piece of art.

2. The themes: The show, beneath the sub-par science fiction plot, is really about being a kid in a world full of and run by adults. I like watching Naota try to deal with his brother's girlfriend using him as a replacement boy, and Haruko playfully trying to seduce him, all when hes only 12 years old.

3. The music: All done by the Japense band, "The Pillows". It really complements the show, especially the "I think I Can" song in episode 6.

4. Voice acting: In both the Japenese and American version its perfect. I couldn't imagine a better dad, Haruko, or Naota.
Meh. I just don't care for it because I went in expecting it to be this funny/weird romp, and not an artsy, coming-of-age story. An anime version of the Breakfast Club, if you will.

Also, the guys that make the Adult Swim cards made a crack about it being better than Excel Saga. Of course, that's coming from the same network that calls DBZ "the best action cartoon on the planet."
Aug 25th, 2003 02:25 PM
CaptainBubba EDIT: Thought you were talking about FLCL. Oh well, I still felt like posting this.

Heres why I like it:

1. The style: Its really unique and fun to watch even when its hard to tell whats going on. Sort of like an animated piece of art.

2. The themes: The show, beneath the sub-par science fiction plot, is really about being a kid in a world full of and run by adults. I like watching Naota try to deal with his brother's girlfriend using him as a replacement boy, and Haruko playfully trying to seduce him, all when hes only 12 years old.

3. The music: All done by the Japense band, "The Pillows". It really complements the show, especially the "I think I Can" song in episode 6.

4. Voice acting: In both the Japenese and American version its perfect. I couldn't imagine a better dad, Haruko, or Naota.
Aug 25th, 2003 01:26 PM
Rongi Actually, a lot of people I know love it to death. I don't know why either. It's not funny, it's poorly drawn, and it bores me to shit.
Aug 25th, 2003 01:23 PM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by Rongi
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Originally Posted by Chojin
If you want to play it like that, every anime is a ripoff of Speed Racer and/or Ranma 1/2.
I hate Ranma 1/2 so fucking much

On FLCL, I don't see how this is funny. Maybe I'm not 'otaku' enough to 'get it'
I don't think they really wanted it to be funny; I think they just wanted an anime that nobody "got" so that they could scoff at everyone else for "not getting it". Or maybe I'm just being cynical.


Incidentally, I haven't seen any Ranma before. Why does everyone hate that one?
Aug 24th, 2003 11:12 PM
Schimid Otaku backwards is Ukato.
Aug 24th, 2003 11:03 PM
Rongi
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Originally Posted by Chojin
If you want to play it like that, every anime is a ripoff of Speed Racer and/or Ranma 1/2.
I hate Ranma 1/2 so fucking much

On FLCL, I don't see how this is funny. Maybe I'm not 'otaku' enough to 'get it'
Aug 24th, 2003 01:04 PM
Anonymous
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Originally Posted by pissed off salesman
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Originally Posted by liquidstatik
I only watched the first 3 episodes, but it seemed pretty good. What was the southpark reference?

And I heard Excel Saga was good, but what's it about?
You must be one hell of a blind fucker to not notice the HUGE ANIMATION SHIFT from typical anime, to SOUTH PARK
Or perhaps that had something to do with the South Park reference being in episode five, and not 1, 2, or 3. Stupid.

Anyway, Excel Saga is about an organization called ACROSS that intends to conquer the world, but is starting off small by trying to simply conquer the city that the organization is based in. Each episode of the show features something different; one episode is about bowling, one is about Colombian rebels, and yet another is about mountain climbing disasters.

I don't know how else to describe it, suffice to say the result is a lot of bizarre humor. And I enjoy it.
Aug 24th, 2003 12:42 PM
pissed off salesman
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Originally Posted by liquidstatik
I only watched the first 3 episodes, but it seemed pretty good. What was the southpark reference?

And I heard Excel Saga was good, but what's it about?
You must be one hell of a blind fucker to not notice the HUGE ANIMATION SHIFT from typical anime, to SOUTH PARK
Aug 24th, 2003 10:28 AM
liquidstatik I only watched the first 3 episodes, but it seemed pretty good. What was the southpark reference?

And I heard Excel Saga was good, but what's it about?
Aug 24th, 2003 02:56 AM
CaptainBubba That would be awsome. God I have all these animes to check out now.
Aug 23rd, 2003 11:37 PM
Comrade Rocket Have you ever seen samurai X

Its about kenshin when he was batosai.

Cool and gory
Aug 23rd, 2003 10:34 PM
CaptainBubba Ya, in a sense, but those two are so damn simmilar. The only real difference is that one is in 19th century Japan and one is in the future. Vash and Kenshin even sound and act the exact same.
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