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    What'cha Listening To?

    in K-BLUB

    Posted

    "ATWA" // System Of A Down

     

    Man, I feel bad taking this late to get into SOAD. In the shitshow that was nu metal in the early 2000's, they were one of the few acts that just straight out made good music. Reminds me of a more intense Rage Against The Machine.

    Unpopular opinions you have

    in Robot-Pirate Island

    Posted · Edited by CyanideFishbone

    ^actually speaking of King Of The Hill

     

    King Of The Hill being cancelled to make way for The Cleveland Show really doesn't tick me off. Better to go out strong than go on before it became a zombie like The Simpsons. Yeah Cleveland Show sucks ass but whatever. Point is I'm glad KOTH ended before it could become a zombie by the powers that be at Fox.

    South Park

    in Culture Shock

    Posted

    This was definitely one of the more satisfying season concluders, concluding the Amazon plot from the last episode well as well as tying a nice bow on everything from the season. The ending of this one was stupid from every single angle but in the best way possible, easily my favorite part of the episode as Tegridy Farms as a whole was a hilarious and insanely enjoyable plot point to me. God that Tegridy Farms country song about living in a Colorado farm is stuck in my head now lmao. Wasn't as strong as Unfulfilled but still pretty strong. Solid 8 or 9/10 from me.

     

    I enjoyed this season way more than I thought I would. It started out rough but easily became the best season in my opinion since Season 18. They finally ditched story arcs and kept the storytelling like it was from Season 18, and the re-emergence of plotlines around the boys was such a welcome change. Also glad they ditched the Trump Garrison stuff which was getting old fast, but I have no problem with his minor cameo at the end of Bike Parade. Very enjoyable season and easily the best since 18.

     

    The Best (Favorite in bold)

    "Tegridy Farms", "The Scoots", "Let's Get Cereal", "Nobody Got Cereal?", "Unfulfilled"

    The Worst (Least favorite in bold)

    "A Boy And His Priest", "Dead Kids"

     

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    Best and Worst of Entertainment 2018 Edition: The Lists Awaken

    in New Kelp City

    Posted · Edited by MLG Vanilluxe

    Well, I'll be blunt. This isn't a list but I really, really want to talk about this show and why it's the best in animation that I've seen all year. Also spoilers.

     

     

    I want to start off that I am inherently biased. Because I really don't pay attention to most modern animation that comes out. Yeah I still watch new episodes of Bob's Burgers and South Park but I really think that's it. Anyway, I love this show so much and it's run this year was the best in it's history and I'm starting to feel like it's something special, so here we go, my (extremely biased) best of animation choice for 2018 is:

    MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 3

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    Wikipedia synopsis for those interested: "In a world where people with superpowers (known as "Quirks" (個性 Kosei)) are the norm, Izuku Midoriya has dreams of one day becoming a Hero, despite being bullied by his classmates for not having a quirk. After being the only one to try and save his childhood friend Katsuki Bakugo from a villain, All Might, the world's greatest hero, bestows upon him his own Quirk "One For All". The story follows Izuku's entrance into U.A. High School (雄英高校 Yūei Kōkō), a school that cultivates the next generation of superheroes. As Izuku and his new friends try to balance their Hero training with ordinary school duties, they must face new challenges including the League of Villains, an evil organization established by All Might's archenemy, All For One, to destroy all Heroes and take control of society."

    I know what you're thinking: how is My Hero Academia starting to feel like something special? Because in all honesty, even I think, at face value, it's really not anything special. It's an action-adventure comedy shonen show with kids and powers and villains and shit and we've seen that a lot. However, what I think makes it special is it's role in not just the anime circles today, but also it's crossover appeal. I ain't even gonna try to sugarcoat the fact I fucking love anime, but my absolute favorite type is the action-adventure shonen stuff, no shame in admitting it. I fucking love Bleach, Naruto, DBZ, FMA (all time favorite). However, the current anime industry is in a huge fucking rut, something that even Miyazaki I believe warned us about is that anime is becoming all too fanservicy and derivative, two things this show is admittedly guilty of, and something I'm also not really in a position to say as pretty much all anime has some fanservice. However, what I miss is creators that told stories instead of trying to sell waifus to sexually confused 14 year old boys. Yeah, all anime has some fanservice but Bleach, Naruto, DBZ, and FMA never let fanservice distract them from telling a story. They wanted to tell a story and occasional fanservice came later in small increments usually, which using it conservatively is fine. My Hero Academia is just like this. It tells a fucking story and doesn't need a waifu to get people to view, and it's a bold move but one that's very appreciated as the show is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, almost like.. hmm.... Bleach, Naruto, DBZ... a lot of the most famous shonen anime of the last 30 or so years.

     

    I really don't feel like I have to describe why crossover appeal is a selling point, but this show has some serious crossover appeal which is great. It's very blatant that superheroes are extremely popular right now, and this show is about superheroes. I've met people who don't like anime but can really get into this show just because they like superheroes. And it's not even the most complexed superhero story ever, it's about a school full of aspiring superheroes which has been done before (Sky High comes to mind), but what makes it special is it's characters and how genuine they are. This show really is derivative, but that's not bad because the writing is great and holds them all up. We've seen dorky protagonists like Deku, but the honest and amazing performance of him and his aspirations make him damn fun to watch, as well as his character development. Bakugo is as badass as antiheroes come, a spiky haired douchebag that turned into a loveable douchebag. Remember when he almost fucking destroyed the League Of Villains when they asked him if they wanted to join them? The dude wants to be a hero and help people, but he's got that hot headed douche persona that keeps him interesting. Obviously pretty much every character in the show is interesting and they all get time to shine, but those two are great examples of the characterization in this show. And even when personalities aren't the most interesting, we've got some badass powers to show for it. The powers in this show are so fucking cool and unique. 

     

    This season we saw a fuckton. Bakugo got kidnapped by the League Of Villains, the UA dorms, the introduction of the Big Three (the three best students at UA), but of course the most defining moment in the season has to be All Might vs. All For One, a villain with a ton of build up as All Might's archenemy from the past. The fight was absolutely insane and made the show reach DBZ levels in insane fights, which is an awesome thing. And it of course it meant All Might would retire as a hero, with a very genuine scene where All Might and All For One have a talk following their fight. There's also been a lot of genuine emotion in this season, especially about Deku's mom's concern over Deku becoming a hero and All Might reassuring her; it had to be one of the most genuinely emotional scenes I've seen in an anime with how honest and sensical it is. Also the season also did get it's fair share of laid back, more comedic episodes to act as a great viewing detour from the action-oriented episodes. The episode where they moved into dorms was a really great laid back episode that had fun with using the show's characters and such and their interactions. Overall I don't have much wrong with this season as a whole, it always kept me engaged and waiting for the next episode. If I had one criticism the Provisional License Exam was kinda dragged out but it really wasn't bad. As this show goes on it just gets better and better as new characters are well introduced and implemented and we learn more about Class 1-A as well as the League Of Villains. This show is just such a fun watch, for not just anime fans or superhero fans, but anyone who likes adventure/underdog stories with cool powers and it's just such a fun show. I'd ask everyone to at least look into it because of it's crossover appeal, but if it's not your thing, I completely get it. But I can't wait to see what happens next with Class 1-A and the League Of Villains after this absolutely stellar season. I do know there's the manga, but I'm just gonna wait, I've already got a decent amount of manga I've been reading. But yeah, absolutely fantastic season, easily the best I've seen of animation this whole year.

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    Asperger Syndrome

    in Robot-Pirate Island

    Posted

    On 1/3/2015 at 10:07 PM, CyanideFishbone said:

    I have asperger's.

     

    It isn't that bad but i've never really been socially awkward. 

    I've figured out a lot since this.

     

    I know why it didn't make me socially awkward. Not to sound too depressing, but this was from a part in my life turning around from about a year or two straight of depression where I refound confidence in myself and made a lot of new friends, which have mostly moved on and I've made other new friends. I've always been socially awkward and it never quite occurred to me why a lot of people were ehh on me as a person and while a lot were dicks, I was socially awkward as hell and I'm still socially awkward as hell, if not more than ever. Despite asking out 4 girls and getting rejected and having a decent amount of female friends, I'm typically really shy around girls but I've been getting better recently, and socially in general but I'm still socially awkward. I've got a nasty habit of changing subjects constantly and trying to splice my specific interests into conversations with people. But the latter is kind of a thing with Asperger's where I get too into things, which isn't bad, but if you gave me the time I could probably talk about shit like DBZ/Bleach/early Simpsons/Naruto/FMA for hours straight. 

    South Park

    in Culture Shock

    Posted

    Just for a little recap on what I missed

     

    -Buddha Box was pretty funny but definitely was lacking compared to the previous episodes. The social commentary was not really effective and it was kind of a mess but it still made me laugh, so it gets a pass from me. Definitely one of the weaker episodes this season, but definitely above Dead Kids and A Boy And His Priest.

    -I fucking loved Unfulfilled. Absolutely great satire, with describing working at the fulfillment center like working at a coal mine, Amazon putting out smaller businesses, everyone's reliance on Amazon, and Jeff Bezos was absolutely fucking hysterical as this weird sci-fi creature. My only worry is they're probably not gonna finish this 2 parter strongly knowing how Matt and Trey are with finales. Still loved it for what it is. Also small nice detail I noticed is in Jeff Bezos's introduction scene meeting with the mayor, you can see a portrait of her with George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Condeleeza Rice. Nice little background touch.

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    Stephen Hillenburg Passes Away at 57

    in Bikini Bottom

    Posted · Edited by CyanideFishbone

    I think this is one of the only celebrity deaths I've legitimately cried at. Hillenburg changed the scope of television and especially animation and will be missed greatly. His work has made a humongous impact on my creative process and style of humor today, and I solidly believe there will never, ever, ever be another cartoon that will be able to capture the charisma and charm of SpongeBob. Stephen Hillenburg was a genius. RIP. I may not watch Spongebob as much as I used to, but I've recently been getting back into it and wow, this just really devastated me, honestly. 

    Side note- I'm actually listening to Spongebob and Patrick Confront The Psychic Wall Of Energy and I didn't even see the first post yet. That song really is amazing. I was actually crying to it pretty hard last night. 

    • Like 4

    What'cha Listening To?

    in K-BLUB

    Posted

    "Walk Away" // Green Day

     

    As a big Green Day fan I give the trilogy albums a lot of fucking shit. However, where credit is due there's a handful of good songs on all 3, with this probably being my favorite of all of them. 

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