[QUOTE=ScottyWired;48117826]No I read the MAL description like a chump and somehow mixed up the dates of the LN's, so I thought GATE was a knockoff. Turns out the first edition of OC came 20 days before GATE finished.[/QUOTE]
i was hoping for something like generation kill with anime titties but holy fuck the nationalism gets really bad, like japanese neo-imperialist movement levels of bad
Gate was pretty good. I just hate they decided to "issue" them new uniforms. These new uniforms are designed to save on animation budgets and look like shit compared to the real JGSDF pattern they were wearing originally which was badass.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;48117870]Gate was pretty good. I just hate they decided to "issue" them new uniforms. These new uniforms are designed to save on animation budgets and look like shit compared to the real JGSDF pattern they were wearing originally which was badass.[/QUOTE]
Eh, saves a bit of money for more helicopters versus dragons because that was sick az.
While it kinda sucks they got rid of the uniforms, you gotta give em props for putting [I]that [/I]much effort into a lampshading.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;48117726]Because I fuckin' said so, nerd.[/QUOTE]
that isn't how it works
[QUOTE=ScottyWired;48117507]I was insanely happy to wake up and find that someone had finally subbed 00.
Watched it before I even had breakfast, I am so pumped for Season 2 proper now. Especially how they used the best track right off bat (and mildly disappointed they didn't managed to slot in Unbeatable Network somewhere)
god bless Iwasaki[/QUOTE]
still waiting for a scene to connect it to the original series
[QUOTE=Jund;48117855]i was hoping for something like generation kill with anime titties but holy fuck the nationalism gets really bad, like japanese neo-imperialist movement levels of bad[/QUOTE]
Hmm, i've read the manga, and I think that is the point..
I couldn't read the Gate manga after a while, got really dumb and I'm not sure if it was gonna get any better. Is the show watchable?
I didn't really like the visuals of the anime so far, but I found it interesting to have different things presented rather than just what was in the manga (Since I guess it is based on the novel instead)
But I like the manga, and am not ultra-elitist when it comes to anime, so my opinion may not be relevant to you
I loved the Manga of Gate so fucking hard and I still do. The anime adaptation is honestly pretty good, the only thing I can complain about is the uniforms. That's it. They're ugly and jarring. They're just green and dark green and it looks really strange. The old pattern looked really cool and it's a shame they couldn't manage to do that the entire time, as much of a pain in the ass it would've been for them.
I wonder how the next episode will stack up since it's going to be actual combat and it seemed like in episode 1 they were shy about showing off any graphic killing, but it'll be kind of unavoidable when you send tanks to fuck up a group of orks and spearmen.
[QUOTE=Skwee;48117957]Hmm, i've read the manga, and I think that is the point..[/QUOTE]
that is the point, but it is a retarded point and war crime denial is morally reprehensible
also self-insert harems suck
I don't get the point of self-inserts. If I was going to imagine myself in a show's situation I wouldn't imagine it perfectly matching the MC's decisions and outcomes. After all, a show is linear, it's not like a VN where you can make your own decisions and the idea of the self-insert is logical. All you end up with is a poorly written main character. Surely there's a more efficient way to go about imagining generic archetype waifu slathering over your otaku dick.
[QUOTE=Jund;48118061]that is the point, but it is a retarded point and war crime denial is morally reprehensible
also self-insert harems suck[/QUOTE]
I don't recall war crime denial, but I do recall the opposite. There are quite a few times when the people of the empire are shocked to see how humane Japan is in comparison to the gate world ( I forget what it is called,) and I remember a scene where the MC talks about how japan/the earth/whatever was also cruel in the past, but they aren't anymore/whatever, very vague paraphrasing but oh well.
I didn't see it portraying imperialism as being awesome or whatever.
[editline]3rd July 2015[/editline]
also i don't see how it is a harem at all, like the MC isn't constantly talking about wanting to dip his D in some ancient elves
[QUOTE=RejectedPost;48118138]I don't get the point of self-inserts. If I was going to imagine myself in a show's situation I wouldn't imagine it perfectly matching the MC's decisions and outcomes. After all, a show is linear, it's not like a VN where you can make your own decisions and the idea of the self-insert is logical. All you end up with is a poorly written main character. Surely there's a more efficient way to go about imagining generic archetype waifu slathering over your otaku dick.[/QUOTE]
the author is a middle aged otaku ex-JSDF officer
the mc is a middle age otaku JSDF officer who has fantasy girls falling on his dick
coincidence??
[QUOTE=Taggart;48117917]that isn't how it works[/QUOTE]
This is exactly how it works son, don't complain cause I just wrecked you in FA's traditional argumental battlegrounds.
[QUOTE=Skwee;48118145]I don't recall war crime denial, but I do recall the opposite. There are quite a few times when the people of the empire are shocked to see how humane Japan is in comparison to the gate world ( I forget what it is called,) and I remember a scene where the MC talks about how japan/the earth/whatever was also cruel in the past, but they aren't anymore/whatever, very vague paraphrasing but oh well.
I didn't see it portraying imperialism as being awesome or whatever.
[editline]3rd July 2015[/editline]
also i don't see how it is a harem at all, like the MC isn't constantly talking about wanting to dip his D in some ancient elves[/QUOTE]
it's not saying that imperialism is awesome, it's saying that everyone else is imperialist and evil while japan is the shining pure protector of goodness and smiles
[img]http://puu.sh/iMGnX/c266f83c26.PNG[/img]
like the NOT imperial japanese with the NOT south east asia
so the jsdf go traipsing around [sp]telling these barbarians that massacring and raping innocents is bad (LOL) while the evil american/russian/chinese forces of doom seek to exploit the gate for their own imperialist ends and japan 1v3s them[/sp]
also if anime harems were about the mc actively going out to try to get his dick wet there'd be virtually no shows that can be called harems at all
[editline]4th July 2015[/editline]
it'd actually be really good if [sp]they mention that yeah they fucked up in the past but the jsdf is very different now and japan learned from its mistakes as can be seen by their humanitarian efforts
but naw, jsdf rangers > cia sog lolol fucking western imperialist pigs!![/sp]
[QUOTE=Jund;48118182]the author is a middle aged otaku ex-JSDF officer
the mc is a middle age otaku JSDF officer who has fantasy girls falling on his dick
coincidence??[/QUOTE]
Well I'm not talking about Gate in particular.
Unless I've misinterpreted "self-insert" to mean author self insert every time. I've been meaning audience self-insert.
[QUOTE=RejectedPost;48118321]Well I'm not talking about Gate in particular.
Unless I've misinterpreted "self-insert" to mean author self insert every time. I've been meaning audience self-insert.[/QUOTE]
it could mean both, but generally the ones that are really bad (and obvious) are author self-inserts *cough cough SAO cough*
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;48118268]This is exactly how it works son, don't complain cause I just wrecked you in FA's traditional argumental battlegrounds.[/QUOTE]
still waiting for that elaboration, son
usually it's [good hearted but otherwise bland japanese male who has a lot of cute girls falling for him]
and then the person watching goes "OH I TOO AM A GOOD HEARTED BUT OTHERWISE BLAND (japanese) MALE WHO WANTS A LOT OF CUTE GIRLS TO FALL FOR ME, TIME TO BUY SOME BDS"
and then money is made
[QUOTE=Taggart;48118345]still waiting for that elaboration, son[/QUOTE]
i think its cute your actually wanting to have a mature and intricate debate about chinese cartoons lol
[QUOTE=Jund;48118269]it's not saying that imperialism is awesome, it's saying that everyone else is imperialist and evil while japan is the shining pure protector of goodness and smiles
[IMG]http://puu.sh/iMGnX/c266f83c26.PNG[/IMG]
like the NOT imperial japanese with the NOT south east asia
so the jsdf go traipsing around [sp]telling these barbarians that massacring and raping innocents is bad (LOL) while the evil american/russian/chinese forces of doom seek to exploit the gate for their own imperialist ends and japan 1v3s them[/sp]
also if anime harems were about the mc actively going out to try to get his dick wet there'd be virtually no shows that can be called harems at all
[/QUOTE]
Well from the harems that i've watched/read (haven't really read any though unless you consider Gate to be one) they haven't really been like Gate, but I suppose if you are viewing it while wanting the MC to hook up with all the chicks and wanting all the chicks to hook up with the MC, then it becomes a harem in your mind.
[sp]I guess I just never thought of wanting that to happen, since it would be really dumb if it did. spoilered because it maybe reveals that something does or doesn't happen (yet)[/sp]
[quote]
[editline]4th July 2015[/editline]
it'd actually be really good if [sp]they mention that yeah they fucked up in the past but the jsdf is very different now and japan learned from its mistakes as can be seen by their humanitarian efforts
but naw, jsdf rangers > cia sog lolol fucking western imperialist pigs!![/sp][/quote]
I could just be reading between the lines I feel like [sp]The manga is comparing the empire with Japan's past, like when Japan goes through the gate it is like they are literally facing imperialism's (Whether it is japan's imperialism or anyone elses) past[/sp]
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;48118368]i think its cute your actually wanting to have a mature and intricate debate about chinese cartoons lol[/QUOTE]
so you're p. much admitting to shitposting, cool
now where's my elaboration?
kamikaze i found a good cosplay of asuka that you might like
[t]http://i.imgur.com/L5xnTMn.jpg[/t]
The new season of Working!! airs in 8 1/2 hours in case anyone forgot. Remember, Yamada should be spoiled, Taneshima is short/also the best character, Mahiru is a dog.
[QUOTE=ashxu;48118536]kamikaze i found a good cosplay of asuka that you might like
[t]http://i.imgur.com/L5xnTMn.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]But asuka isn't my waifu anymore, so poop on u
[QUOTE=kamikaze470;48118567]But asuka isn't my waifu anymore, so poop on u[/QUOTE]
wow don't ntr your waifu
[img]https://puu.sh/iMKwb/dcbdcb0af5.jpg[/img]
oh my god i am laughing so hard
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8W_FA3QBE[/media]
This fucking OP
[QUOTE=Nintendo-Guy;48118680][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8W_FA3QBE[/media]
This fucking OP[/QUOTE]
interesting how i instantly could tell that it was Kinniki Shoujo-tai and not ohtsuki kenji alone.
Having read what's been translated of the GATE manga, I still think it's very fun and avoids being very dumb but still has a pervasive smell of Japanese nationalism and imperialism. (Manga spoilers) [sp]The whole thing where they own the American, Russian and Chinese special forces all at once screams Japanese military jingoism and them wanting to move into an area in the fantasy world while setting up unfair deals to extract strategic resources (oil) reeks of modern imperialism.[/sp]
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