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>>91116
It all went downhill once the masters got involved.

>>91124
Seriously, when it was just the semi-plausible martial arts that was fantastic, but the master's bullshit was so dumb and boring.
Think I dropped it around the time one of the master's didn't die from his injuries because "hurr ancient martial arts medicine is superior", the scene had been so dramatic and if he'd died with his rival taking over training the kid it would have had so much meaning.

>>90684
Is Psycho Piss 2 any good? Got to about episode 11 or so of the first season before I got bored.

>>90687
Not as good as first season, but at least it's nowhere near as terrible as Darker than Black's second season.

>>90690

I actually liked DtB's second season more than the first one.

Until the last ten minutes. Holy shit that was the worst possible ending imaginable. To this day, I don't think it's been topped.

Pretty sure this is some sort of copypasta, the exact same thread was on /a/ down to the letter.

You missed the Shonen Jump thread above you, son.

>>90513
Yeah. It's probably just your average false flag.

>>90291
Jesus Christ.

Does that take into account the korean animators too?

>>90291
Wow. I make more money than anyone under the Series Director. And Series Director wouldn't be THAT much of a step up in pay. I know the economy's different in Japan since no one's saving up for real estate, but still, it's surprising how little they make.

>>90292
>Does that take into account the korean animators too?
You mean when they outsource work to korean studios?
Thats a series-by-series basis. But if its a studio job in japan, its in-house.

That said, no, korean animators don't make much either.

Geass is riddled with problems and low points but boy those high points are really fucking high. The Black Rebellion is one of the best smackdowns ever put into a Real Robot series.

People always hate on the noodle people, which has always confused me because a large part of what made Geass the sensation it was (best internetwide simulwatch of all time) was that strange theatrical style it had. And the reason it had that style is because Lelouch (a lot of characters, but particularly Lelouch) was made entirely out of joints.

>>89635
No. Thought its mash-up of Death Note, Gundam, and England was terribly hollow. Only memorable scene from the series was that one chick humping the table.

Fairly generic, but for recent stuff, that sounds like something reminiscent of Blade & Soul (what little I've seen, anyway). The clothing doesn't match but the MC has white hair+ponytail. Don't suppose you have a link to the clip? Is it more of a current art style or something more from the 80s/90s? Recall any discerning emblems/lines?

Also, this shoulda gone in the general thread, but w/e.

>>89251
Sounds like Burst Angel to me.

>>89036
Or how Invader Zim practically revolved around snack foods. And South Park almost always has scenes of Cartman eating as well. Bugs Bunny is almost never seen not eating a carrot, the Coyote's trap for the Road Runner is usually bird seed which we see him eat, any Cat and Mouse duo (say Tom and Jerry, or Mr. Jinx and Trixie and Dixie) tend to be in conflict over the mouse stealing and eating food, and likewise Chip and Dale's conflicts tend to be about them stealing fruit or nuts or the like from orchards. Scooby Doo could never be talked into solving a mystery without some sort of food being offered, and generally both he and Shaggy ate throughout the episode regardless.

I mean really just....food is a constant in all cultures. It's a "people sit in chairs" level trope.

Thanks

-OP

Meals are also universally-understood gathering areas, so they're useful in bringing together a group of people to talk about something (or have something announced to them). The narrative doesn't have to explain anything special about people gathering for a meal, as opposed to gathering in some random street.

As for on the go, snacking is a normal part of life. Imagine that you never saw characters blink; after a while it would be odd that you never see them eat, especially on long journeys.

And specific eating habits make for easy tropes to expand a character without going into large backstory. For Ed, Edd, and Eddy are always doing their scams to get money for jawbreakers, but rarely did they actually get the candy. The food was merely a motivation for getting the money with is the McGuffin used to set up all of their plots. No one cares for nor needs any more explanation than "they love jawbreakers", and everything follows.

>>88573
From what I've seen of the show the manga is better in every way.

>>88574

And Ranma had shit animation for its first few seasons, too. It's way more noticeable now that the show's coming out on Blu-ray.

What I wouldn't give for Ranma to get the DBZ Kai treatment.

http://blip.tv/pop-arena/ranma-1-2-the-manga-vol-5-review-6941406

There's a leaked latin american dub of the long trailer.
And it sounds pretty much like if I was watching the original series.

LOL Hyoga
Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuar…

Loli Saori looks so kawaii
Saint Seiya Legend of Sanctuary Trailer 6

It's about a superhero named Captain Boomerang throwing his boomerang at invading aliens who want to eat human sex energy for food, the aliens also happen to be genetically cloned humans or maybe not with amnesia that can be fixed via alien kissing.

It's hilarious how it could be so boring.

It's worst sin is having a ridiculously long gattai sequence with no real interesting mecha battles to back it up. It doesn't earn that gattai at all.

Is it too early to compare this to BONES' other mecha series?

http://www.mangareader.net/uq-holder/35

Holy fuck Fate