Akazora

I honestly don't know which kinds of characters get on my nerves more: the lame dudes with harems or the pretentiously "badass" dudes... with harems. High school, fantasy, mahou shoujou, moe light novel adaptations are killing anime, I swear...

Fairly certain that's the case for every MV, save for, like, OK Go's. Id (Purpose) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bio99hoZVYI Favorite part is when the older FE theme starts kicking in at 2:46.

Eeeeyyyyyyyy I'm going off to college soon, too! Which school? OMM: Someone needs to post in the movie thread. I've watched a few things recently but don't want to double post or edit my previous response.

Ohhh mhmhm, I get it now, haha. Well, you learn new things every day. And no problem!

Technically, if I'm not mistaken, a video is considered HD when it's 720p or above, so it needs to at least have a 16:9 aspect ration. Just because a video is 16:9 doesn't necessarily make it HD, and just because a video is touted as 720p or 1080p on KissAnime doesn't mean it's not 4:3. A 4:3 video can still be 720p, if the black borders on the left and right side are considered part of the video. So I can't really give you a straight answer, because it really depends on what you're looking for. For future reference, a 4:3 480p video won't look much different from a 4:3 upscaled to 720p video, so I'd venture to guess you won't be satisfied with the quality of DC until it hits 16:9 at 400-500ish episodes.

Hyrule Field https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8Y7hdD6Qk I used to find this song annoying because it always took so long to trek though the field, but I'm starting to miss it...

Theme of the Blood Blockade Battlefront https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy0jS9IkHm0

Heck, I even went to bed early. Somebody call the cops before I accidentally cut someone with my edge.

TIL there is a Miami University in the city of Oxford, Ohio.

I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist. In all seriousness though, good luck with your squish! why squish??

OMM: Spent prom night playing video games and watching anime alone. #thuglife (seriously though, I'm so behind on Pokemon Y, today was a good day)

Nope, it's Jack Black. If I didn't grow up in 'Murica and watch Kung Fu Panda, I wouldn't know who he is either, so don't feel too bad about it.

Now that was an interesting movie my friend.

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN's "Sugar Song to Bitter Step" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exsRhw3xt8&feature=share Oh my gosh, I really need the full version of this, even more than I need the full version of Aimer's "Brave Shine" or Kalafina's "ring your bell" Why is the music for this spring season of anime so good??

(We are hijacking this thread Kenzi, and very soon we will have it completely under our control, much like the Video Game thread... wut's wrong with us?? I'll try diverting some of this stuff into the the other topic, just to clear up some clutter.) I'm not sure if this craziness happens every year, since I didn't know enough seniors last year to get a full picture, but I guess my school can get pretty competitive. Not openly competitive or even intentionally competitive, but the subconscious of my classmates really does show itself during times like these. [AP and summer reading to be addressed at a later date] Oh geez, it's not a good idea to read AToTC so early. Goddamn, what was your school thinking? I personally feel it would be a waste to have 8th graders read it, since the language is really dense. Heck, as much as I enjoyed it last year as a junior, I don't think I would have liked it nearly as much even just a year earlier as a sophomore. I do recommend you read it again now that you're older, if you have the time of course. The overarching plot's been spoiled, but at the very least you'll be able to appreciate the linguistics. Ah well, I can't say I didn't ruin some potentially good reads for myself either. I read Brave New World in 7th grade (on my own, without the aid of a teacher) and I didn't understand a lick of it. Silly, arrogant 13 year old me, thinking I could handle a book like that, hahahah. I never read 1984, but I felt Great Gatsy by kinda bleh. Read it twice and still wasn't able to come around to liking it. Ohh, and I guess The Little Prince constitutes as a classic, and I really liked that one, too. Big Hero 6 was alright, don't expect too much from it. You're not missing out on much if you don't watch it, apart from really nice animation I guess. -- OMM: Wooohhhoooo Marth actually arrived on time today!! (Thanks USPS, you finally got it right.)

tfw we aren't watching many of the same anime Punchline is by far the most underrated show I have ever watched. It's ranked really low on MAL, and I don't think it's ever going to recover, which is a real shame. It may seen random and silly and it may not appear to have a coherent or follow-able plot, but there's so much more below the surface. It's not deep like "oh my gosh guise, look at all deez symbols and motifs" but it's just really really really intricate. The very first episode, distracting and light-hearted as it may have seemed, had already foreshadowed (and continues to foreshadow) a ton of future events. If you check out the episode discussion boards on its MAL page and on the anime subreddit, you'll find a lot of devoted people analyzing the series, and there are a ton of fan theories that hit the mark. If you're confused as to what's going on, check those places out; you'll at the very least have a new found appreciation for the amount of effort put into the series, hidden behind all the panty shots. If you're familiar with the highly-acclaimed Zero Escape games for the DS and 3DS, the director of those games (which are amazing by the way) is responsible for the Punchline script. 999 and Virtue's Last Reward are both known for being super intricate, and I'll admit my mind was having a really difficult wrapping itself around how amazing 999 was after all was said and done. Look into Punchline more, and you're find there's a lot that you're missing, trust me. Nisekoi is alright, though I think I prefer the first season to the second. Maybe it's because I've watched a lot of anime between then and now, but the humor isn't tickling me quite as it used to. Also there is a criminal lack of best girl Onodera (fite me). I remember this anime caught my eye way back when it was first announced to get an adaptation, mainly because the MC's design took me by surprise. It wasn't very hyped at all going into the season, but it's nice to see it's starting to get the attention it deserves. I felt the start was a bit slow and shaky, but it's getting better, for sure. It's sometimes over-the-top, but it's cute and it's something I look forward each week, so there's that. Oh gosh, please find time for it! As of now it's the best anime of the season (sorry UBW, gotta give credit to whoever deserves it the most) and it's rearing to be best anime of the year (at the very least, one of the best anime of the year). Heck, objectively it's one of the best anime I've ever watched. It's unique, fast-paced, funny, dynamic, stylish as hell, and has so far done everything right. I can't get enough of this anime, it really is amazing. Awesome characters, amazing music, great animation, the whole nine yards. Only thing that might bother people is that it's episodic, but seriously for a 12 episode anime it's not like you'll get bored of it (unless you're easily distracted or something, I dunno). It's underrated (not nearly as much as Punchline) but more and more people are starting to warm up to it, which is really cool to see.

Sorry for disappointing you, heheh. Elton John's "Daniel" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA78e27R_J4

OMM: machine, if you had posted earlier I wouldn't have had to edit my previous OMM, sigh... Also, you've been missing from the Anime-This-Season Discussion Thread recently and you're the only one on here that I believe watches currently airing anime. I can only keep it alive virtually by myself for so long. Tanomu!

I don't think it's very popular, but then again I also don't feel like it deserves to be any more well known than it already is. In my opinion, there are far better anime out there that deserve much more attention (whether they receive it or not is a separate issue all together) and currently DC gets as much love as it is worth. It's far from the best thing I've watched/read, but it's also far from the worst. Only reason I see it as better than average is because of nostalgia. As for the big three shounen, Naruto is over (kinda), no one really gives Bleach the light of day anymore, and the only thing worth any attention is One Piece. Their reign on the anime community is crumbling, that's for sure. A bit off topic, but anime is nothing like it used it be over a decade and a half ago. No one wants to watch a never ending series, so those have been virtually snuffed out of existence. The age of fansubs are coming to an end now that Crunchyroll and Funimation have monopolized the market. The times they are a-changin', for better or worse.

You're implying I don't have a life, now are you good sir?! (Joking, I don't think I have much of a life either) Honestly though, I've only been watching anime on overdrive because it's senior year of high school. I'll probably slow myself down when I start college, for the sake of internships and all that jazz. Psht, May and scientifically June are all spring months. Though, it was 90 degrees F in some parts of my school today, because we don't have AC, so it sure as hell felt like summer. Uhhh... anyway, soo... anime? Is anybody watching any spring anime?? (where did machine go?)

Eheheh, not particularly, though I'm honestly open to all kinds of music. I just found this song used in a Smash 4 video recently and thought it was catchy. Not to mention, it would make for a decent Fate AMV track, haha. "Movin' Out" -- Billy Joel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8buJ2-oD02E (see, my taste in music is strange ain't it?)

"Break Them" -- Aero Chord ft. Anna Yvette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnAy1906EHg

OMM: I never have to take another AP test in my life, so I'd love to be celebrating right now but I have a calc quiz first thing in the morning tomorrow and I missed today's lesson, soo... Arigatou gozaimasu, sensei~ --- OMM 2: Wow, slow day on DCW, huh? Was having a pretty boring Monday and was going to hit the sack early tonight, when literally one minute ago I received confirmation e-mail that my Marth amiibo has just shipped and is slated to arrive on Thursday!! Oh geez, the countdown to when I can hold him in my hands begins!