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As long as ARIA is in #1, ever

2008-11-02T11:02:47.555+01:00

As long as ARIA is in #1, everything’s fine. Though… I’d rather see R2 up there than Naruto, Bleach or any other overrated KyoAni series. :V

That whole list is just flat-o

2008-09-22T05:21:39.805+02:00

That whole list is just flat-out bizarre – they are mostly good shows (Code Geass notwithstanding), but none of them are THAT good. People are demented.

Wow, people get so serious eve

2008-09-06T00:33:53.003+02:00

Wow, people get so serious even on blogs. Like Code Geass or dislike it, doesn’t matter – it is all up to the individual. (and its a freaking anime, you expect them to have everything realistic?…lulz) I noticed the size of the hole that the nuke left, I thought for a second that seemed to be rather small for the number of casualties, but I just ignored the fact.I watch anime for entertainment, I don’t bother nitpicking it apart.

Code Geass – Serious Maths.

2008-09-05T20:08:40.232+02:00

Code Geass – Serious Maths.

Do you know Occam’s Razor? Or

2008-09-05T15:43:27.461+02:00

Do you know Occam’s Razor? Or – it was an oversight by the writers. What seems more plausible: your theories, or my singular one? If they followed an SF method of measurement, why would they still use a realistic unit of it?

Um, by the way, Kaioshin. I do

2008-09-04T16:53:11.476+02:00

Um, by the way, Kaioshin. I don’t know what you’re going to call this, but it seems pretty much an oversight or a humongous plothole: how can a 42 meter sphere kill 35 million people? It seems that our FLEIA is a weapon more inefficient than the H-bomb – of more than 50 years ago! Correct calculations over at this site: http://trainwreck.ggkthx.org/2008/08/30/fleia-math-from-professor-fluff/Just asking … because I really can’t fit 35 M people in a 42 meter sphere.

Kaoishin (no “-sama” for you)

2008-09-03T12:38:46.549+02:00

Kaoishin (no “-sama” for you) said:> You are a fansubber. Mind your fansubbing business, do your work on Clannad After Story and > stop the petty nonesense. Clear cut enough?Much more concise. I like that in a person. Enough about the style; on to the substance:You will stop your own incendiary tactics against those shows and (and/or from) you’re quite the fanboy about AND stop harassing those who like the stuff you don’t like. If you can do both, then we MIGHT have a deal. Sound good enough?Consider the gauntlet thrown.–IJ.

Kaioshin (no “-sama” for you)

2008-09-01T22:34:59.908+02:00

Kaioshin (no “-sama” for you) said:> At the end of the day again I’ll say that all that’s been proven is popular series get overrated > on anime top ten listings. Heck you want to see something special? Go look at Anime News > Network where Clannad After Story holds the 72nd all time Bayesian rating 2 months before > the first episode even airs. That sure lends an air of credibility to these things. Lets all rage > about that.Wow, you really have the nerve. People poke fun or outright trash Geass (or Gundam, or whatever, especially if it’s from Sunrise) and you light up on them like white phosphorus. Yet you are more than eager to deride people’s like of material from a certain studio you dislike, be it the material itself or the fact it originates from said studio.Three words best describe you: Pot. Kettle. Black.At this point, you should probably watch out. I think you’ve managed to stir the hornet’s nest. Whether one of those hornets is one by what used to be known as McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) with full armament trained on you, I have to wonder.*grabs popcorn and watches the ensuing carnage*Much love,–IJ.

I read that. So you trust that

2008-09-01T11:31:57.980+02:00

I read that. So you trust that woman? You should see her physical appearance. You’d probably understand why she said that of H&C. Hahahaha. Again, to reiterate – I find its reliance on bathos to be funny. Calling it a stylistic technique … but then again it would be useless to debate with you, wouldn’t it? I’m sure that other people will rally over to my side regarding those plotholes you conveniently overlook; but let us simply be contented that we agree to disagree.

Kaioshin Sama:We’re not the on

2008-08-31T01:09:11.982+02:00

Kaioshin Sama:We’re not the ones who mistake plot holes as nitpicking, after all. While I appreciate the positive comments you’ve given me as regards the previous post of mine, I also pointed out that Code Geass sucks even in the title itself. Because it does. But liking it is different as to telling it is good, and it’s not. I’m shooting flak towards those thoughtless raters because it doesn’t deserve to be in that position. I’ve never heard of Aria being bashed other than ‘the series will peacefully bring you to sleep,’ because it’s a great series. I’m not blindly attacking anything. I think Code Geass sucks. But I also like it. It’s a hard dualism to understand, but hey – that’s me.

The first episode reminded me

2009-01-29T15:02:24.630+01:00

The first episode reminded me a great deal of Soukou no Strain, which I enjoyed for the same reason – when you’re outclassed in real life you tend to get the ever loving snot kicked out of you, where in fiction too often the hero/ines rise to the challenge and overcome all obstacles etc. etc. I was initially disappointed by the abrupt change in tone and pace, but like watching a coming storm, the anticipation and foreknowledge of the outcome make it more exciting every episode. Therefore, kudos.And since I cannot tell a lie, the Natsuki clone did make me a little warm inside. Someone over there has good taste.

One thing I like about Ga-Rei

2009-01-29T01:57:35.659+01:00

One thing I like about Ga-Rei is the fact that they know how to get the best of the diff mediums. Ultimately, the manga was more of the “typical shounen” if, when made into anime just based on the manga, it’ll just be yet another long-running series. But decided to go for a prequel. And yes, another thing about the prequel being a good adaptation is that, like you guys mentioned, people watch it precisely becoz they knew how it ended – like how Star Wars III’s selling point was to see Anakin become Vader.

I was looking around for Ga Re

2009-03-01T15:38:21.256+01:00

I was looking around for Ga Rei Zero’s reviews to see what other ppl thought about it (just finished watching the whole series recently), and your tsunami metaphor fits perfectly with the theme. Thank you for doing justice in reviewing this amazing series! Yomi’s story is a true tragedy and it left a deep impression on me even after the anime ended. Decided to have a look at the manga, and it’s pale in comparison with the anime *ugh* although apparently there’s been a few surprises on recent chapters. Anyhoo, it’s been a pleasure reading such a well thought out review!

It’s a great anime, at the ver

2009-02-01T12:01:47.289+01:00

It’s a great anime, at the very least. I absolutely loved it. I’m glad you did, too. Ryan:Oh man, I was devastated when I was watching that series.

I read your article. Decided t

2009-01-31T11:29:44.118+01:00

I read your article. Decided to take a look into this series. I’m so glad I did without knowing the manga. I was actually quite shocked at the end of the first episode and even more in shock at the end of the 2nd episode. I didn’t truly appreciate it until I poked my nose into the manga right after finishing Ga-Rei -Zero-

Please,somebody to give me a l

2009-01-10T06:11:20.472+01:00

Please,somebody to give me a link for anidb top 10

I like Kaioshin. The thing I’

2008-12-20T14:50:46.597+01:00

I like Kaioshin. The thing I’ve learnt from him is that he loves jumping onto other people’s forums/blogs/personal diary/whatever screaming walls of text and whine how the mass public fails to understand him on his own blog. Yet I can’t fully ignore him since while literally all of his posts scream ‘I’m a pretentious, arrogant asshole and all of you guys are idiotic pricks unworthy for my presence’, occasionally he writes some pretty damn good articles. Real shame his attitude sucks and fails to see how he’s pretty much a model hypocrite.

is everyone here 14?

2008-11-29T23:30:12.722+01:00

is everyone here 14?

ARIA BANZAI~

2008-10-19T17:49:04.972+02:00

ARIA BANZAI~

YOMI!!!! The tragedy was her l

2009-01-30T10:57:40.947+01:00

YOMI!!!! The tragedy was her life, so sad.

Precious Roy:Exactly. I also l

2009-01-30T03:35:50.187+01:00

Precious Roy:Exactly. I also loved the Natsuki clone. Haha.

TheBigN:The manga didn’t amaze

2009-01-29T08:45:41.852+01:00

TheBigN:The manga didn’t amaze me as much as well. It was significantly lighter and less well-plotted fare, but it was still quite entertaining. Lehq:The prequel was primarily awesome because it didn’t degrade itself into mere shounen fare, and instead told a beautiful tragedy.

Baka-Raptor has great taste. T

2009-01-28T22:33:12.563+01:00

Baka-Raptor has great taste. True story.

Finally, a show we can fanboy

2009-01-28T22:33:02.563+01:00

Finally, a show we can fanboy about together!So we know there’s a sad ending. Boo hoo hoo. People read Julius Caesar even though they know exactly how it’ll turn out. We care about the journey just as much as the destination (if not more).Is Ga-Rei Zero awesome?Tap.The tapping scene was incredible by the way.

"We care about the journey jus

2009-01-28T22:33:32.563+01:00

"We care about the journey just as much as the destination (if not more)." Exactly, and they did a good job of it. Too bad the Ga-Rei manga isn't wowing me as much as the anime though as a continuation from where things left off. :(

recently mike posted a little

2008-08-28T18:07:42.186+02:00

recently mike posted a little something about Code Geass R2, as failed enterprise as it is, having somehow ended up in the Top10 of all

Bad science is bad science and

2008-09-08T11:07:57.222+02:00

Bad science is bad science and anime is full of it. Translation or phrasing issues aside, I’m not giving much thought to how those figures work out, since it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference in-universe either way.“Killing god, lol”Well, at least it’s not actually a literal “god”, lol.

@miasmacloud: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2008-09-08T05:36:26.258+02:00

@miasmacloud: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……see that’s better.

Someone told me what Eclipse p

2008-09-08T00:04:55.294+02:00

Someone told me what Eclipse put, and I understand why you’re confused now. The problem isn’t that you missed something, the problem is that Eclipse put primary and secondary without putting something like stage after them.

Kaioshin: But it does… In the

2008-09-07T18:33:24.330+02:00

Kaioshin: But it does… In the Japanese they use the counter for stages/orders/sequences after the 1st and 2nd…

@Michael: http://animehistory.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/code-geass-r2-episode-12/So do I. Anyway, truce is good.@miasmacloud: I didn’t say you made them up, I just don’t believe that 10 million primary casualties (as in deaths) refers to that primary neutralize zone and that 25 million secondary casualties (as in injuries and missing persons) refers to the secondary neutralize zone. When in the anime did they refer to any “primary stage” as containing 10 million people and any “secondary stage” as containing 25 million, or did I miss some key scene?

@Kaioshin>If you can think

2008-09-07T07:30:22.402+02:00

@Kaioshin>If you can think of something in the series that is undoubtedly a plot holeKilling god, lol

You’re hearing “ni tai” as a r

2008-09-07T01:58:51.438+02:00

You’re hearing “ni tai” as a result of “4000man ?? ijou no higai”. 4000man and ijou are definitely correct, the confusion is over what goes in-between.Also, the conclusion of what the FLEIA stage death counts are from the anime itself. Why would I even make those up?

Don’t put words in my mouth, K

2008-09-06T20:27:20.474+02:00

Don’t put words in my mouth, Kaioshin. What kind of debate is it when you do that? I love the series, but I know its faults. Yeah, it’s better for us to stop. You won’t open your eyes, so it’s useless to point anything out. We can both stop here. I definitely heard ‘lita,’ or an iteration of that.

Using Occam’s Razor, what seem

2008-09-06T13:05:19.188+02:00

Using Occam’s Razor, what seems the simplest solution to me is to examine what is right before my eyes, and that is that the radius of the bomb is huge. I don’t need to use Occam’s Razor to put up a debate though, I prefer reasonable doubt instead. I know you are desperate to try and find inconsistencies because you are currently in an uproar over the series popularity, not to mention I asked if you could, but there is a lot of reasonable doubt here in translation possibilities (which to me upon review sounds like “Ni Tai….” and not “Ritoru”) and actual meaning of what Suzaku said (which could as miasmacloud pointed out in her own article [although she has a LOT of facts wrong such as what primary and secondary casualties refer to and the death total] have been any number of things in the long list of technobabble gibberish that has surrounded this already science fiction based bomb. http://animehistory.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/snapshot20080830082817.jpg and does this not look like science fiction stuff to you?). When in doubt, I give the benefit of the doubt.Anyway, look, I’m trying to get off this topic and go to bed so I’ll make you a deal. If you can think of something in the series that is undoubtedly a plot hole and want to make a big deal out of it in this ragefest against this popular series then stop by my blog one time and just hit me with it. I’ll be more then happy to respond. Until then we’re just going to be locked in an endless debate.

You know, Kaioshin, when you s

2008-09-06T09:24:18.546+02:00

You know, Kaioshin, when you speak of the monotone of opinion… Well, if you only want to see negativity, then negativity is what you will see.

No, but have you asked yoursel

2008-09-05T11:18:14.690+02:00

No, but have you asked yourself whether he actually say 40,000,000 L in episode or have you considered that a) he’s referring to a different measure of destruction then volume or b) the translation is entirely wrong to begin with (it seriously sounds to me like he’s saying a word starting with “ni” instead of “li” followed by “tai”) c)that the bomb is based entirely in the realm of science fiction (which should be evident by the readout display with all that technobabble gibberish on it when it explodes) and thus follows it’s own set of physics.

Should they have used the 40,0

2008-09-05T05:46:43.726+02:00

Should they have used the 40,000,000 L number, then?

@Michael: Does the blast radi

2008-09-05T00:15:12.762+02:00

@Michael: Does the blast radius in that look like a 42 meter square to you in episode?

Yeah, my apologies, I didn’t Q

2008-09-04T13:12:10.834+02:00

Yeah, my apologies, I didn’t QUITE phrase it the way I wanted to.But let me just simplify it a bit:Be a nice fanboy and mind YOUR OWN bloody business and maybe, just MAYBE I’ll do the same and mind my own.–IJ.

Kaioshin, you like Clannad and

2008-09-04T07:40:39.870+02:00

Kaioshin, you like Clannad and you like Code Geass.Thus, your opinion is invalid.Nice try.P.S. It’s in the top ten because people are voting for the popularity/attention it gets, not the actual plot itself. I mean, hell, even Gundam Seed DESTINY > Code Geass R2, k.

CODE GEASS SUCKS I WANT MY LUC

2008-09-04T02:09:08.906+02:00

CODE GEASS SUCKS I WANT MY LUCKY STAR BE BEST IT’S COMPLETELY NORNAL TO WATCH LITTLE GIRLS NO IM NOT PEDO I JUST LIKE LITTLE GIRL!!!! LUCKY STAR BEST IT HAS BEST PLOT EVER!!!!!! LUCKY STAR BEST!!! YEAH YEAH IM UGLY AND FAT BUT IT DOESNT MATTER BECUZ KONATA WILL ALWAYS LOVE ME!!!!!!!

@Michael: Noted.@miasmacloud:

2008-09-03T18:47:07.620+02:00

@Michael: Noted.@miasmacloud: Actually I style myself as a monotony breaker more then anything. You worry about the trolling and let me worry about blank. Also cut me some slack on the math thing over yonder will you? @Ignorantbystander: More or less yes. Thank you for trying to get things back on topic a little here. These “polls” actually work like this from what I’ve seen, and I’ve been studying them since the year 2005 by the way. The more popular a series, the higher up it usually gets on these polls, usually reaching their highest point in the list at the peak of their popularity. The day Code Geass R2 came out it was ranked number 1 on the ANN all time poll with a median rating of 10. That’s just ridiculous and I guess people weren’t paying attention then, but that should have set the tone for things to come and shown just how easily manipulatible these polls are. In short they are about as useful for gauging a series quality as asking it’s biggest fanboy.Like everything popular though it eventually gets replaced by the next big thing. Can you guess what happens to each series on the list when it fades from the limelight?@IJ:I’m sorry I don’t quite follow your first bit, but I cannot remember the last time I attacked anybody for liking something I didn’t like so that’s not a problem. I used to be like that, (would love to forget those days) but not anymore. In fact truth be told I actually quite like Clannad, mostly Kotomi though. Hush Hush…. :/I think that settles everything hopefully?

So anyway I stopped watching G

2008-09-03T09:34:36.014+02:00

So anyway I stopped watching Geass after one of it’s nicer characters got meaninglessly shot dead recently by a guy the main character should have killed a long time ago but decided to use as a tool against his greater enemy (at a terrible unforseen cost to which i presume he’s as yet ignorant) so I’m kinda not up to date on what’s been happening but from a brief browse of this thread (sorry Kaioshin sama if i missed some nuance in your verbose expression of your opinion), in a nutshell, the thread creator is raging that Geass R2 made it to a list of top ten anime of all time (I’m kinda leaning towards your opinion here ;D) and Kaioshin, you’re wondering why anyone even cares?

@IJ: You are a fansubber. Mi

2008-09-03T04:03:05.050+02:00

@IJ: You are a fansubber. Mind your fansubbing business, do your work on Clannad After Story and stop the petty nonesense. Clear cut enough?

Kaoishin (no -sama for you) sa

2008-09-02T22:31:34.086+02:00

Kaoishin (no -sama for you) said:> (tl;dr)You, kind sir, need to learn, as Koda put it for Michael, “verbal economy”. In other words, say what you need to say in as few words as needed. I mean, for Christ’s sake, if you have a point, make it and be brief about it!–IJ.

@IJ:It’s called making a compa

2008-09-02T15:09:32.800+02:00

@IJ:It’s called making a comparison. You want to point out where I derided a show I can’t possibly deride since it hasn’t actually aired yet then be my guest, but you’ll get absolutely nowhere. This is because all I did was highlight a similar example as the one Michael is pointing out in Code Geass as to why these polls aren’t valid since they have series that haven’t ended yet or haven’t even aired yet on them, even if he himself doesn’t know that he is. Sorry it had to be a Kyoani show that I used to draw the comparsion. What, are those off limits now? You’re the pot calling the kettle black here and the one light up on them like white phosphorus. I never argued that Code Geass has any right to be up on an all time best series poll, but you seem to have an issue that I would dare suggest a series that hasn’t even aired yet doesn’t belong on the poll just the same. You want some other series that are on the poll that have no business being there since they aren’t done? How about TJ_Hans Detroit Metal City? How about Macross Frontier? How about Xam’d Lost Memories? None of them have any right being on an all time best poll since none are close to be done yet, but you know what, it’s actually just a popularity poll, hence why Clannad After Story is on there as well despite not having even aired, because it’s popular.You want to find fault with something where I’ve been more then fair then be my guest, but you just make yourself look like some petty renegade fansubber (I mean seriously, what fansubber goes around harassing somebody and trying to push buttons in vain instead of just minding their own business….FANSUBBING!) in the process and more of a fanboy then I could ever rightly be called. Anyway nice try there with what I assume was supposed to be an insult, but like I said I don’t give a damn about Sunrise, never did, I just happen to like a lot of their shows and have defended points on Gundam and Geass in the past where the sole charge against them was that they were by Sunrise. Shows are more important to me then some corporate entity could ever be, unlike what seems to be the case with other people where the studio is as or more important then the actual show itself. Proportional response on the same level. Until you people all realize that you’re just going to be barking up the wrong tree.Go running to your friend Ascaloth, get him to write all sorts of horrible things about me. How dare I hold contrary opinions to the majority. Look……I don’t care. Like I said I’ve pretty much given up on all of you people anyway so it really doesn’t matter to me at all. You people just believe whatever you want to believe and can’t even distinguish the obvious as to what I’m getting at when it’s right in front of your face so it’s not like I could ever win with you all anyway.

Kaioshin, you’re an excellent

2008-09-02T11:28:32.158+02:00

Kaioshin, you’re an excellent troll and I can only hope to be as good as you one day.

Kaioshin:You haven’t read her

2008-09-02T05:57:01.194+02:00

Kaioshin:You haven’t read her other reviews. She gives low scores to most things that she reviews. I was jesting, but it seems sarcasm isn’t up your alley, too. I did not invoke the argumentum ad populum; I did not even mention it in any way. Do remember, though, that if the eyes are shut, one cannot see.

Yes because clearly someone’s

2008-09-01T18:53:59.266+02:00

Yes because clearly someone’s physical appearance is totally relevant to the validity of their opinion on Honey & Clover and to the content of their character. Martin Luther King Jr. must be rolling in his grave right now. Mature man, extremely mature…..I had actually thought you were better then that when I first gave you some credit for your last article. I could say a lot more about what I think of your credibility right now that has nothing to do with your physical appearance and everything to do with what you’ve said up to now, but I prefer to hold my tongue for unrelated reasons. We will agree to disagree, though don’t expect your argumentum ad populum to hold much sway. Just because people might agree with you on the idea that their could be plot holes I’ve overlooked doesn’t mean anything unless they come with evidence to prove them beyond a reasonable doubt.