Akazora

Thinking about it, I don't really ship too many anime or manga couples. If anything, video game couples like Phoenix Wright x Maya Fey (Ace Attorney) and Link x Saria (Ocarina of Time) have made more of an impact on me than anything. The only anime couple I can think of without having to check my MAL account for reference is Yozora Mikazuki x Kodaka Hasegawa (Haganai).

Hm, I'd have to disagree and say the second movie was better. Watched both in theaters when they came out, but Dawn really hit me in a way Rise couldn't. Of course, the buildup and development that existed in Rise made Dawn possible, so both movies are still really good.

I've been halfheartedly following MK1412 myself, only because there are so many other anime I'm watching. The fansubbed releases are sporadic, but I don't really mind. Whenever I see a new episode is up on the streaming site I use, I just make sure I don't have any homework or other plans and get to it whenever I can. But I know how it is to be impatient for a new episode because there's this one anime I'm watching that gets me worked up if it's even a few minutes delayed. Video games are also another great way to pass the time between releases; I can recommend some good ones.

I'm off to college next year. Not at all for smoking, drinking, drugs, or anything of the sort. Some people I know have already tried those, believe it or not, but it's not like they're bad kids. Some of them are actually really smart. It's just the realities of life and though it sucks I guess you have to take the bad with the good. Even if I get into an Ivy League school (which I'm not because I don't have a chance honestly) I'm going to run into party-ers. I see myself as a moderate, politically at least, so today's youth is a bit too liberal for my tastes. If only life was as simple as the board game, right?

*Shot through the heart!* (cue music) Nah, that's cool, I don't actually mind. And this thread has strayed off topic not that long after its revival. How did that happen? ^Scratch that question: by the time I come back to check for an answer, it will have been buried by a discussion on the merits of using slippers on hardwood flooring.

Leftover turkey ^Because two dried up turkeys aren't going to eat themselves

Don't mind me, just stopping by to say how impressed I am a conversation somehow extended this thread by over three extra pages since I last checked a few days ago.

One does not simply shop at Costco and only come back with a pair of leggings and a few sweaters.

"Grace" by Haruka Nakamura

Rewatched "Edge of Tomorrow" with my folks.

*Everything in spoiler tags because there are too many things I need to say*

Hal (anime movie) ^I should start giving more shoujo anime and manga a chance.

Super Smash Bros. 4 Wii U's Theme Song

Ah that's right, there was snow today. I heard it's pretty bad further up north from where we are. I'm a bit jealous, I'll admit, but at least the snow won't be getting in the way of my Thanksgiving plans. And walking home from school was a pain.

I was never really good at science, and I don't plan on pursuing a future in science either. I've always been more of an introspective thinker as I prefer history and literature classes (you know, the ones that don't really put food on the table). But Ema Skye is cute though.

That book is awesome. Though I was probably impressed by it more than I should have been because it was a bit of a dark horse book and I came in with nearly zero expectations for it.

I played Super Smash Bros. for Wii U today!! It's such a great game, I can't even find words for it. So much effort went into this game and so many gripes from previous games were addressed and fixed. The game looks gorgeous and flows beautifully. I speed-unlocked all the characters and stages just a while ago which thankfully didn't take too long. Lucina and Bowser Jr. are playing exactly as I expected them to, and I'm going to have a damn fun time maining them. Seriously, when my relatives come over for Thanksgiving tomorrow, we're going to play Sm4sh until our eyes dry out in their sockets. 8-player smash here I come! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLdsPxZGns

I beg to differ as most if not all anime have impressive animation in the first few episodes to nab the attention of potential viewers that tapers down the road. Once someone has already started watching a series, they might as well finish it, especially after having seen 7 episodes. Amping up the budget on the 8th episode, which only people who are practically guaranteed to finish the anime will see, won't exactly do much to boost viewership and ultimately sales. A-1 Pictures is currently working on SAO II, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, and Nanatsu no Taizai, all of which are being given higher budgets than MK1412, so it's not like they have a lot of money to spare. Some anime save money to make top notch animation at climactic high points in the series, wether they be fight scenes or moments of tension and drama. But episode 8 wasn't anything that deserved more attention to detail than usual. The only thing I can fathom is that one of their key animators wasn't needed in one of the previous anime I listed for this past week and had time to work on MK1412, hence the slight but noticeable change in quality.

Guilty as charged...

Welcome to DCW! There wasn't really a need to ask people for their favorite songs; there's already a thread for that here. Regardless, I'll answer your question. My favorite by far is the original lyrical version of Kimi ga Ireba. It was a song that defined both DC as a series and my younger years. It's so nostalgic and hype and embodies what got me into this series in the first place. I honestly wish I could have captured those moments with a Kodak, because I miss them. Sigh, don't mind me, just reminiscing.

That would be far too unfortunate if that were the case. I've always felt DCW was such a quaint little place, too.

Well shucks, looks like that's de-confirmed.

I've finished EV training (via Super Training) my Flabebe and it's a Floette now. I finished it in two days, but if i tried I would have finished it in one. Super Training is actually a ton of fun once you start self teaching yourself how the mechanics works, because the game doesn't really tell you much apart from you need to hit the goals. It become really fast paced and explosive as you gain EVs and the balloons get harder to take down. It got pretty intense for me a couple of times, enough to make my hands cramp from gripping the 3DS and stylus too hard. It seriously starts to feel like a crazy version of those alien invasion games where you pilot a ship to take down the final boss. Oh, and once you get used to it, the controls aren't that bad. Darkrai is one of my favorite Pokemon, but making it Dark/Ghost would probably make it a bit too OP, at least before Fairy types. Also, Darkrai is a nightmare Pokemon, so I suppose Dark for sleep would work but not really Ghost, since it never directly involves death. I adore Floette, even its normal form, but it's Eternal form is awesome too. I don't want to evolve it into Florges at all, so I'll hold off on it for as long as I can. Once it starts to be outclassed by my other Pokemon, I may need to evolve it then. I don't really know what the planned "purpose" of Megas was. Perhaps to keep things fresh and add a whole new aspect to the metagame? Fairy-type was added and some type match-ups were changed for balance issues of course, though honestly it's like Fairy-type is the new "God" type, not Dragon anymore. Megas were made for some Uber Pokemon as well, so I don't think it was to just make weaker Pokemon stronger. And yes, that joke has spread so far it's becoming a meme now. I love, haha.

The Valedictory Elegy (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Remix) - Motoi Sakuraba (arranger), originally from Baten Kaitos Origins If Sm4sh isn't at my doorstep tomorrow, or at least by Wednesday, I'm going to cry...

Don't know why I've finally gotten around to responding to this, considering I'm not even following Sailor Moon Crystal nor have I have ever watched the original series. From the clips I've seen though, it doesn't look too bad. The only things that turn me off are the CGI transformation scenes. CGI, when done right, can make a series look great by complementing the art style and animation. CGI people have never been to my taste, and honestly it looks tacky and robotic. I'm not familiar enough with SMC to know who's behind the animation, but they seriously should have just stuck to sakuga for important scenes like that, not money saving CGI.