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I never figured out the order of the movies myself.
In other news Witch Craft Works keeps getting better and better <3
It, KLK, Log Horizon, probably Golden Time and maaaaaybe Gin no Saji are all looking forward to extremely positive reviews from me, and a DVD buy on release in the U.S.
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I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
Kill la Kill
Gundam Build Fighters
Log Horizon
Cardfight!! Vanguard Season 3
D-Frag!
Buddy Complex
Golden Time
Saki: the Nationals
Nisekoi
in that order. These are all shows that I watch on a weekly basis and enjoy a lot. There are a couple other anime I catch up on as I go, but those are the main ones this season.
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KalashnikovMarine wrote: I just watched a battleship falling in love with a man.... yep. That's enough anime for the day.
I know one of the GiTS movies is a direct continuation of the other- so I think watching the plain Ghost in the Shell movie first works out more. I think Innocence is the direct sequel, while 2.0 is either a reboot or meant to tie in to Complex more.
Also, be prepared for Scenery Porn.
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Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
You really can't stomach much on that subject can you?
Also, on episode 6 of Jormungand now. This series is like Black Lagoon, except SOOO MUCH BETTER. Just don't think about morals when you watch it though. The main characters are arms dealers and it goes full on detail, including child soldiers etc. It's all modern military, no sc-fi. Big thumbs up for this series though.
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
What are you talking about? Jormungand? I don't even remember a Major in that, but heck, characters can do what they want, as long as they don't break character. I might not like them, or the show they're in (looking at you Marri Nikai), but really you should know what your getting into when you watch a show and not bash it for elements that you don't like.
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
What are you talking about? Jormungand? I don't even remember a Major in that, but heck, characters can do what they want, as long as they don't break character. I might not like them, or the show they're in (looking at you Marri Nikai), but really you should know what your getting into when you watch a show and not bash it for elements that you don't like.
He's talking about GitS, which is pretty tame IMO.
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
You really can't stomach much on that subject can you?
Also, on episode 6 of Jormungand now. This series is like Black Lagoon, except SOOO MUCH BETTER. Just don't think about morals when you watch it though. The main characters are arms dealers and it goes full on detail, including child soldiers etc. It's all modern military, no sc-fi. Big thumbs up for this series though.
I am now very intrigued. I'll have to watch this someday.
"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
You really can't stomach much on that subject can you?
Also, on episode 6 of Jormungand now. This series is like Black Lagoon, except SOOO MUCH BETTER. Just don't think about morals when you watch it though. The main characters are arms dealers and it goes full on detail, including child soldiers etc. It's all modern military, no sc-fi. Big thumbs up for this series though.
I am now very intrigued. I'll have to watch this someday.
You would love it, the mian character is a strong female schemer that reminds me a bit of your current idol. Though she's a lot less serious.
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darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
You really can't stomach much on that subject can you?
Also, on episode 6 of Jormungand now. This series is like Black Lagoon, except SOOO MUCH BETTER. Just don't think about morals when you watch it though. The main characters are arms dealers and it goes full on detail, including child soldiers etc. It's all modern military, no sc-fi. Big thumbs up for this series though.
No I don't mind the way the Major acts in Gits so much, or her clothing most of the time. If she had been posing as a stripper or a hooker her outfits would have made a lot more sense. It just didn't fit to have her dressed like some dominatrix. But like I said, that was only here and there, and I was able to overlook it most of the time. My roommate suggested that it was bc she has a full cyber body and just treats it like a tool or some object. That's sounds reasonable to me, but probably isn't what the authors intended. They probably just wanted their main female character to look hot. That's all I have a problem with, having characters act or dress a certain way, or including characters and scenes simply to attract viewers instead of for logical reasons.
darkcloud92 wrote: Ahh ty you guys, and ya I have heard there is a lot of unnecessary nudity. But, the Major was dressed pretty scantly in the series from time to time, like to the point of being really awkward. She also offered to have sex with a teenage boy in the original series, so I'm not sure how much more I can be shocked lol
You really can't stomach much on that subject can you?
Also, on episode 6 of Jormungand now. This series is like Black Lagoon, except SOOO MUCH BETTER. Just don't think about morals when you watch it though. The main characters are arms dealers and it goes full on detail, including child soldiers etc. It's all modern military, no sc-fi. Big thumbs up for this series though.
No I don't mind the way the Major acts in Gits so much, or her clothing most of the time. If she had been posing as a stripper or a hooker her outfits would have made a lot more sense. It just didn't fit to have her dressed like some dominatrix. But like I said, that was only here and there, and I was able to overlook it most of the time. My roommate suggested that it was bc she has a full cyber body and just treats it like a tool or some object. That's sounds reasonable to me, but probably isn't what the authors intended. They probably just wanted their main female character to look hot. That's all I have a problem with, having characters act or dress a certain way, or including characters and scenes simply to attract viewers instead of for logical reasons.
Yeah if I remember in one episode she was fighting stripper bots while dressed as a stripper. I think it was pretty blatant how sexual they were. While I think that took away from the show the female characters were hot and I'm a guy so I didn't care that much.
Obviously you've never seen enough cyber-punk. A recurring theme with cyber punk includes killing half the cows in the world for the purpose of clothing people in bondage leather alone.
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She (the major) has a fully artificial body and regards it as little more than clothing. She even has her body replaced a few times.
She is a post-human, not human.
Her body is artificial, like so many body-based taboos.
As for killing cows to clad the characters in leather ... In cyberpunk, you can clone the cowskin for the leather. Cell cultures are so much more 'punk than a pooping grass-eating thing.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
She (the major) has a fully artificial body and regards it as little more than clothing. She even has her body replaced a few times.
She is a post-human, not human.
Her body is artificial, like so many body-based taboos.
As for killing cows to clad the characters in leather ... In cyberpunk, you can clone the cowskin for the leather. Cell cultures are so much more 'punk than a pooping grass-eating thing.
Then the makers deserve more credit than I gave them lol Quite brilliant, develop a character AND attract male viewers
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Kind of on the topic of GITS and Cyber-punk, I agree with Chromedog's analysis on the Major, as death almost has little to no meaning to her as long as her Ghost is still intact, but manages to still act human to a degree. Also, I suggest checking out this, as it touches on it in more detail, as well as a comparison to western sci-fi/ cyberpunk a little bit.
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She (the major) has a fully artificial body and regards it as little more than clothing. She even has her body replaced a few times.
She is a post-human, not human.
Yeah, her character is so post-Human that its actually a bit scary. She's literally nothing more than a consciousness who views the 'flesh' as a vessel.
"In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same"
She (the major) has a fully artificial body and regards it as little more than clothing. She even has her body replaced a few times.
She is a post-human, not human.
Yeah, her character is so post-Human that its actually a bit scary. She's literally nothing more than a consciousness who views the 'flesh' as a vessel.
Idk that philosophical idea is something I have always agreed with and found easy to rap my head around. The Human body is only significant because the soul and your consciousnesses uses it like a shell. The thing I am weary of is the step further beyond. The idea of the connected consciousnesses and loss of individuality. I don't like the idea of that very much, and don't have as great of an understanding of it.
They vaguely discuss it in Gits second gig. It's also talked about in the movie "Her" a bit, a movie I highly recommend seeing. But all the different forms of media and writing that I have seen talk about anything related to this topic usually does not delve into it very deeply. I guess it's a scary idea for everyone lol
@Soladrim - the more you say about that anime, the more I feel the need to watch it. You even compared it to black lagoon, so, hell yeah! (Balalaika was so freakin' fantastic)
@GitS discussion - wow, I only ever saw the movie... I have some serious catching up to do, it seems
@CthulhuSpy - nice one
Well, just saw Samurai Flamenco and wow,
Spoiler:
From a show that started with a guy dressing up as a hero and telling people not to litter or jail-walk, to meeting and talking with GOD, or the Will of the Universe.
They even explained why the constant Flamencos and plot-twists.
And still it has't finished! It felt like a final episode, but NOPE! Still more to come!
Well, 1:20 am and still no KLK... I hate weeks I have to wait until I'm back to the motherland, but oh well, such is life.
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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
TheDraconicLord wrote: @Soladrim - the more you say about that anime, the more I feel the need to watch it. You even compared it to black lagoon, so, hell yeah! (Balalaika was so freakin' fantastic)
@GitS discussion - wow, I only ever saw the movie... I have some serious catching up to do, it seems
@CthulhuSpy - nice one
Well, just saw Samurai Flamenco and wow,
Spoiler:
From a show that started with a guy dressing up as a hero and telling people not to litter or jail-walk, to meeting and talking with GOD, or the Will of the Universe.
They even explained why the constant Flamencos and plot-twists.
And still it has't finished! It felt like a final episode, but NOPE! Still more to come!
Well, 1:20 am and still no KLK... I hate weeks I have to wait until I'm back to the motherland, but oh well, such is life.
Well, the action and themes are a bit like Black Lagoon, except, everything in Black Lagoon was small time compared to this. It's all about arms dealers with the kind of money and power to even launch their own satellites. All the supporting characters are also great.
Also, pretty sure the same band did the intros for them, they are to similar in style.
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GitS is in fact one of the premier Cyberpunk, Post Human works in general, not even just in Anime. It's right up there with Blade Runner and Neuromancer in terms of codifying the genre and delving into the ideas and themes of what it is to be human in a world of unlimited technological advancement.
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HUZZAH! The return of Takarada! He even went serious for a moment.
Spoiler:
So next week, the fight of the century. Where everyone loses except Ragyo, cuz she's a jerk like that.
Spoiler:
That would set-up an almost insurpassable wall for Ryuuko to surpass. It would just make Ragyo even more evil and seemingly more powerful. I say the scissor blade needs to be completed.
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Big Mek Sparkz and his Band of Sparky Ting Huntas: 4,000 points
Our Lady of the Generous Heart: 2,000 points
Jormungand? I don't even remember a Major in that, but heck, characters can do what they want, as long as they don't break character. I might not like them, or the show they're in (looking at you Marri Nikai), but really you should know what your getting into when you watch a show and not bash it for elements that you don't like.
Though she's a lot less serious. 
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