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If by "cook" you mean pour hot water into a box, then... even so, no. I don't 'cook' regularly. I have take-outs regularly. #HealthyLifestyle2016 The next person actually followed the food pyramid religiously at one point in his life.

False. I have a box of instant noodles being cooked on my desk though. Yep. That's the kind of economical life I live. The next person orders pizzas regularly.

I feel like Steam translations are like the Crunchyroll translations of visual novels.

False. I could only speak one language fluently. Guess which. The next person has met Sekai Project at either Otakon/Anime Fest/Anime Weekend Atlanta this year.

So I came across this particular video featuring the pachinko version of Umineko no Naku Koro ni, and I thought it would be a good time to bring up my thoughts about the animation of these 'Naku Koro ni' spin-offs. Even though Higurashi no Naku Koro ni was successfully adapted into anime form, along with all its various spin-offs, there were still a few side stories that never saw the light of day, including the very important Yoigoshi-hen, featuring an adult Mion. Spoilers ahead, naturally. As you can see, it's a pretty decent animated version of the arc, and it was a shame that we never got to see an anime version of this pachinko game because, as it is, this is the closest to a Yoigoshi-arc anime we're gonna get. And the thing is, I wouldn't bring this up if it's just about that small little arc that the studios might actually animate in the near future. As I mentioned, there's also the Umineko pachinko game. As you remember, Umineko's anime stopped dead at Chapter IV of the visual novel for good reasons, and it's a pity that terrible production nullified any chance of the other chapters from being animated. As it happens, however, the pachinko version does animate the rest of the visual novel, albeit in small bite-size quantities. Heavy spoilers this time, more so than the previous video. Don't watch the video if you haven't completed at least half of Chapter VI of the visual novel. The thing I like about the animation, aside from the fact the rest of the Umineko story finally got animated at all, is how it over-exaggerated the expression in a very hammy way. Now, this can go both ways. In this case, I found it humorous, and it really suits that particular villain's hammy and over-the-top personality. However, in some of the other Umineko pachinko animations, the exaggeration is taken to a ridiculous level, to the point where their faces are... downright fugly. Take a look. Spoilers from Chapter III. Now, something you might notice is the level of details the animation has over Studio DEEN's production. That being said, this is a trivial improvement compared to the distorted face of Beatrice. When the face was distorted in the last video, it was honestly not that bad. But in this video, along with several other examples I found on YouTube, it's just an eyesore to look at. Like, even Studio DEEN's Beatrice looks a lot better than that, and that's saying a lot. That being said, what I'm trying to say is that, for someone to put in the effort to animate Umineko's other chapters, it's a shame they devoted said effort to pachinko of all places instead of making a full-fletched anime reboot. It's pretty clear, IMHO, that they're doing it for the money, and it's a shame that this is the closest we could get to a Umineko anime sequel. But I do hope that the existence of such animation would at least guarantee just a small, tiny hope that an anime reboot might be possible in the distant future... hopefully. My prayers are with our lord and savior, ufotable. Funny thing about the living meme, Hugh Mungus himself, there was actually an interview conducted by H3H3 Productions where Hugh addressed the whole situation about the crazy feminist. Take a look:

^^ True, but I could say the same for a majority of people. There's a reason "gluttony" is one of our carnal sins. ^ Non-Americans don't tip. Next person has watched this show called "Totally Obsessed".

Oops. Wrong thread.

False. I actually don't mind certain lemon-flavored food, as opposed to lime-flavored ones. Still don't like lemon or lime in their raw forms though. Next person always tips, whether it's a restaurant or a pizza delivery.

Yep. It's from the older Kanon anime, not the 2006 remake.

IIRC, Gen Urobuchi only wrote a few episodes of Psycho-Pass, or even less, I think. Then again, I dropped the anime only after a few episodes because of how pretentious and edgy it is. I know I used the word "pretentious" a lot to criticize things that it barely means anything anymore, but that truly sums up Psycho-Pass very well - pretending to be more intelligent than it is by sprouting pseudo-philosophical musings that don't really mean anything other than generic super villain platitudes. In short, it's style over substance. Oh, and the moeblob sucks. Well, technically, ufotable's the one responsible for the anime. Type-Moon is responsible for the VN. I agree. It's one of the factors that led me to stop watching anime. I know that there were incredibly flawed anime before 2010 too, and it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows back then either, but... Here's the thing. It's easier to find quality titles when you're first introduced to a medium because everything is brand new and fresh. You wouldn't know which anime is shit because you have nothing to compare to. But when you've seen all the classic quality titles, it's a logical inevitability that you're going to come across myriad amount of mediocre titles among the 'currently airing anime'. Quality stories don't just come around every month or even every 6 months. It takes a long time for someone talented enough to produce something rich and truly innovative. Thus, there comes a mentality that "all modern anime sucks" even though the truth is more like, "We've already seen all the quality shows that were piled up from decades of anime production, ranging from something as old as Cowboy Bebop to something as new as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood." Thus it grants us the illusion that there were more quality anime in the past even though that 'past' is comprised of decades, not just the seven years from 2010-2016. At least that's how I feel as an explanation why most modern anime feel mediocre as opposed to the 'classics'. I'm sure that during the two years FMA:B was produced (2009 - 2010), there must have been loads of terrible titles produced alongside it as well. Then again, the truth might not be as simplified as I try to make it sound like. I'm sure someone more savvy about the anime industry could explain the technicalities in further details.

Madoka Magica. But that's just my opinion. Also, One Punch Man. Or if we're talking about VN-adapted anime, Fate/Stay Night reboot.

Tell me about it.

Not sure I'd be able to remember that far down the line (since I'm still on ep vi, and might take a break before ep vii). But I'll try to keep in mind.

I'm reading Umineko chapter 6 (or trying to) right now. Looking forward to see how it all ends.

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False. I'm obviously a Tyronecopter. The next person isn't triggered by dated memes.

True. It's like one of the many social network apps the millennium kids use nowadays like Facebook and Snapchat, except that it's a dating application. And it's a very awkward dating app IMO, because you're just sliding over people's faces and see which one you would like to date. It's so weird. Even speed-dating in real life would be better than this. Next person is easily triggered.

False. Yu-Gi-Oh's like one of those '90s childhood things every other kids obsessed about, but I never got into (alongside Dragonball and Naruto). Next person often goes on Tinder dating.

Hah, I honestly wish that was a thing, Digimon Go. Sadly no. Next person listens to DJ Khaled.

True. I'm not that familiar with it myself - I'm sure that even on Fuwanovel, there lies a few dark web hackers here more savvy about this - but "the one with onion" sounds about right. Also the one with .to as the web extension (as opposed to .com and .net). You also need to set up a proxy server or something. It's a lot of work. I just didn't bother because the content wasn't interesting enough compared to what I already got in the surface web (rule34, xvideos, xhamster). Next person regularly plays Pokemon Go.

True, but coming from a guy who made the dumb mistake of confusing the deep web for the dark one, it's obvious to tell whether I actually succeeded... Next person has unironically asked someone to kill himself before.

Honestly, at this point of time in 2016, I wonder why people are still surprised that anybody - professional or amateur - could produce shit content, regardless of the country they're from or the language they speak. Putting aside what Toranth already said about the amateur developers for VNs, even if you consider the professionals, whether something is 'shit' or not is ultimately subjected to that particular something... (I can't believe I have to remind people of this) What was it, what was it...? Oh right - focking opinions. Like, some people find Fate/Stay Night to be the greatest piece of ass dug out from the goldmine of TypeMoon, right? But then others (like myself) find their content to be rather pretentious at times, and I know that's an overused criticism to describe something, but then again, you and your supporters in this thread use such arbitrary and meaningless remarks like "cancerous" and "plebians" so... pots and kettles unite? But the point is, the main reason why we aren't exposed to as many quality OELVNs has absolutely nothing to do with your weeaboo reasoning of how Japanese goods are all sacred in quality. If anything, it has more to do with the marketing and funding, and just how the more talented OELVN producers are overshadowed by the attention driven towards Japanese VNs and our mentality to favor those types of VNs over OELVNs. It's not just dumb to presume that the race of the producers has anything to do with the quality of a content, but just downright racist. You know that word? I'm pretty sure you should be familiar with that term by now in our era of anti-bigotry.