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[LemiusK]

Sigh. It's been almost a decade since I first watched this. This was one of my very first anime (when I first knew what anime was), and looking back now, it's still as good as I remembered. I almost wish that I could go back to being that 20 year old again, experiencing anime for the first time. Because honestly, solid anime like this are truly hardly to come by. Aside from the fact that he's got a fricken GIANT DRILL as his finishing move, which is all kinds of awesome, the emotional journey of Simon from boy to man accompanied by Shoko Nakagawa's appropriately titled "Happily Ever After" brought a kind of satisfaction and pure bliss I don't often find in the realm of storytelling. Sure, the second-half of the anime fell short, but that first-half really made me happy that I discovered such a wonderful show, yearning for more. There's a kind of bliss that only the perfect blend of good story, characters, music, animation, and awesomeness (again, GIANT DRILL) could bring to me, and Gurren Lagann was the first to really made me feel that way.

But of course, I can't forget the likes of the first ACTUAL anime to really blow me again with a perfect story:

Ah, I'm so glad this was also one of my first anime, alongside Gurren Lagann, Death Note, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. I kinda owed MyAnimeList for discovering so many highly-rated anime at the same time, so, much thanks to that site. I think if my first jump into anime had been mediocre of half-a**ed, then I wouldn't be as hooked as I was for such a long time.

Ahem. Anyway, got a bit carried away reminiscing about my first experience with anime. Sorry about that. 

[LemiusK]

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Edited November 22, 2018 by LemiusK

[Dreamysyu]

3 hours ago, LemiusK said:

Grisaia anime

I don't think putting full anime episodes here is such a good idea...

[LemiusK]

3 minutes ago, Dreamysyu said:

I don't think putting full anime episodes here is such a good idea...

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[Dreamysyu]

 

[LemiusK]

I love how the animals are not so much bowing, but more like frowning and thinking, "Oh no, another generation of being eaten." Considering that the live action Beauty and the Beast did nothing to fix its Stockholm Syndrome problem, I doubt The Lion King would bother with the "lions kill and eat other animals" problem either. Buuuuut I highly doubt The Little Mermaid live action would retain its "sell yourself for a complete stranger you just met" problem in our feminist age.

[Plk_Lesiak]

A nukige reminded me of this. :3

 

[LemiusK]

A video essay on how villains changed in movies over the decades:

 

[LemiusK]

Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies... Just like No Man's Sky!

Also relevant...

 

Edited November 27, 2018 by LemiusK

[Dreamysyu]

 

[LemiusK]

I know this game has problems, but if your game is so bad it gets a WatchMojo video made, you done f***ed it up, big time.

[LemiusK]

It's happening! It's finally happening! I knew that with that many top-tier Hollywood actors having the same name, this was bound to happen!

 

[Thyndd]

Oh finns... 

[LemiusK]

As someone who enjoys fully animated scenes over static VN images...

This. This is perfect. This will be the most awesomest "visual novel" that I'll ever play. Period.

Muv-Luv Alternative? Give me a break.

Umineko? Get out of here.

Fate/Stay Night? Hah! As if.

Get out of the way. Steins;Gate the masterpiece is finally reaching its peak form, its utmost perfect form! ITS ELITE FORM!

Es. Psy. Kongroo.

Edited December 1, 2018 by LemiusK

[Dreamysyu]

That dark part of Youtube where you end up while you're supposed to be working.

 

[LemiusK]

Wasn't really interested in this movie, Miles Morales, or any of the multiverse versions of Spider-Man at first (aside from Spider-Man Noir maybe, but he looks very cartoonish instead of his usual dark and gritty self here), and this was in spite of me being a huge Spider-Man fan (and even that's an understatement). But this video's got me thinking back on what got me into loving the character so much in the first place, and it seems that the film might just pay tribute to the spirit of Spider-Man's character within rather than just all the superficial powers and aesthetics on the surface. If so, then not only is it a great send-off for Stan Lee, having created such an amazing character (pun intended), but would also bring back my love of Spider-movies (Homecoming was meh and didn't do much for me).

The film is released on the 13th this month in my country. Can't wait.

On a sidenote, I haven't bothered watching movies at the theater for a long time, outside of MCU films (except Ant-Man). The next film I might be watching at all would be Captain Marvel, then Avengers 4.

Edit: This movie has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. I know RT ratings hardly amount to much, but a perfect score is still something uncommon.

Edit 2:

See this guy's other video about the death of the creative spirit that once drove Pixar studios if you want more context on the above video.

Personally, despite being a huge Pixar fan, I absolutely agreed. Incredibles 2 was a snooze-fest, saying nothing new about superheroes or the characters of The Incredibles. It's a rehash, a plain cash-grab, a nostalgia-trip.

Edited December 4, 2018 by LemiusK

[AnimalSoundss]

I lost it......love these music videos with no music, just normal sounds

 

[LemiusK]

Gotta admit, the second trailer is an improvement and makes me more interested. I still feel like it's going to be one of those "Iron Man" quality level origin stories though.

[Thyndd]

 

[Alcorin]

Who would've thought that sloths used to be so awesome? 

[Dreamysyu]

Discovered PSP opening for Aselia.

And... I kind of surprised how different this is in tone from the OP used in the English version. I don't know. I wouldn't exactly call it unfitting, but I feel like it makes a pretty wrong impression about what the game is actually about.

Here's the other OP:

Spoiler

 

 

[Alcorin]

Guys, please go and give Aki some love, I've found her channel yesterday and I can't stop laughing X'D This girl is great <3

[FinalChaos]

 

Also something for people who read Tokyo Babel,

Spoiler

This is actually a very good showing of the situation that occurred at Setsuna's home planet, tbh the first time I read that part it took quiet a while for me to understand the reason.
Purposeless live is indeed literally hell.

 

[Dreamysyu]

4 hours ago, FinalChaos said:

 

Also something for people who read Tokyo Babel,

  Reveal hidden contents

This is actually a very good showing of the situation that occurred at Setsuna's home planet, tbh the first time I read that part it took quiet a while for me to understand the reason.
Purposeless live is indeed literally hell.

 

Quite an interesting experiment. :-) On the other hand, extrapolating these results to human society is imo a bit risky and may have some dangerously incorrect implications. Humans have a lot more ways to entertain themselves, and, unlike mice, they are perfectly capable of looking for the meanings of their own lives even without external troubles. Unlike mice, we have art and science, and at the same time we will never be able to create the same type of utopia for ourselves, there are just too many of us on this planet. So, I don't know, I wouldn't pay the results of this experiment too much attention.

And, to be honest, I never really liked this part in Tokyo Babel, for similar reasons.

[FinalChaos]

18 hours ago, Dreamysyu said:

Quite an interesting experiment. :-) On the other hand, extrapolating these results to human society is imo a bit risky and may have some dangerously incorrect implications. Humans have a lot more ways to entertain themselves, and, unlike mice, they are perfectly capable of looking for the meanings of their own lives even without external troubles. Unlike mice, we have art and science, and at the same time we will never be able to create the same type of utopia for ourselves, there are just too many of us on this planet. So, I don't know, I wouldn't pay the results of this experiment too much attention.

And, to be honest, I never really liked this part in Tokyo Babel, for similar reasons.

Well yeah exact results won't apply, but it is undeniable that a void will be created - one that would be needed to filled properly with other interests. You know even for mice some of them adapted -beautiful ones- so adapting is definitely possible, just the ratio is unknown. If this change happens slowly over time with everyone slowly getting used to the change it would be alright, though on the other hand a sudden lack of purpose would make quiet a few people mentally unstable.
Using that exact scenario in human case is arguably an extreme case but definitely a possible one.
 

Spoiler

One that might have taken place for Babel's case.
Also there too not everyone is out of grips, the scientists in particular who were the one's responsible for Setsuna are the prime examples as they handled it fine by getting invested in science as you had implied. 
In that world though majority couldn't make the transition, resulting in anarchy. Again such anarchy literally killing everyone is doubtful, but a possible worst case scenario may indeed result in the 'end of the world'.
And in Babel's defense there was literally a multi-verse cataclysm (lot of worlds ending) going on, so things veering in ways that lead to the worst case is somewhat understandable.