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Dorcas_Aurelia
 Posts: 5344 Location: Philly |
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I checked out the Strike Witches trailer after hearing you guys mention it. Hilarious. It also raised my level of interest from "I've heard of that show" to "maybe I'll watch a couple episodes".
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TatsuGero23
 Posts: 1277 Location: Sniper Island, USA (It's in your heart!) |
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I got a pretty broad taste so I like Hanamaru Kindergarten as almost a palette cleanser. Also I always felt there was this weird little 3rd subdivide in fans that can be tacked on the existing 2 divides or be its own division which is: people who like little kids and those who hate them or at least can't stand a stranger's little kid. Nephews and nieces yeah but they just can't stand other kids.
With all the shonen, romance, drama series, bits of supsense, violence and just something with a storyline that spans over a few episode; its nice to sit down with something like Hanamaru Kindergarten which has nothing to it besides cute, reminding of your nieces and nephews when they aren't driving you crazy, and the insurance of no lolicon type jokes popping in. It's a nice little rest for your brain. Especially since I decided to start watching Seikon no Qwaser. Wow at the series and wow at the ANN synopsis. Still deciding if I'm ready to follow the series or wait and do a marathon of it after it ends. Cool action but wow... although I have been putting off fanservice series for a while now... hmm... |
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Smart Chick
 Posts: 26 Location: Corona, CA |
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I totally agree being a fellow cosplayer. I’m fairly new to cosplaying and will definitely not attend anime expo ever again without a cosplay. It’s just a totally different experience when you go to a convention cosplaying. My two friends and I cosplayed as the Magic Knights from Magic Knight Rayearth and I know we cosplayed well when people come up to us and thank us for cosplaying as MKR not for how good our costumes look but the fact that we dressed up as these characters. People who become interested in our cosplay will often ask us what anime we’re from and tell us they will go watch it. It was interesting how many people had no idea that MKR was a Clamp work and get excited when they have something new to check out.
I guess I might never understand why some people cosplay for the attention to me that defeats the point of cosplaying. Cosplaying is meant to express your excitement and love for a particular anime to other people who love the same thing. Cosplayers are like walking billboards of the anime they represent so not knowing what anime your character is from doesn’t make sense to me. If you’re new to cosplaying I’d recommend cosplaying with a friend. I find that when I’m with my two friends we have much more fun than when we cosplay individually. If a friend isn’t an option attend a convention gathering where other people are cosplaying from the same anime your cosplaying as and you will definitely make new friends. Oh and Bamboo thanks for your compliment on my cosplay that made my day! |
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Kalessin
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I hadn't realized that Funimation had a trailer out for Strike Witches (I don't visit their site much). I must say that it was a funny take on the show. They highlighted one of the weirder and arguably more offensive aspects of the show. LOL. My one gripe with the trailer would be that if I hadn't seen some of the show previously, I'd probably have expected it to be more comedy-centric than it is. But then again, a large portion of the potential buyers have either already seen it or have heard about it from friends, so that probably isn't a big deal. There's no question that it was an inventive trailer though.
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TheTheory
 Posts: 1029 Location: Central PA |
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Oh man, Charlene Ingram sounds exactly like one of my good friends--tone of voice, way of phrasing things, the run-on sentences when uber-excited... listening to her I had to keep on giving myself a reality check. "No, that isn't Sarah. It just isn't. Not her."
Anyway, cosplay isn't my interest, but I enjoyed the FUNi-related conversation. Good show. |
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asimpson2006
 Posts: 3151 Location: USA |
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It was a good show to listen too. It was interesting to hear about how brand manager's work and the shows they take responsibility for. I haven't seen the trailer for strike witches either, so I will have to check it out tonight after work. I am already interested in the show, so I will have to see how funny this trailers is. Even though I am not into cosplaying at all, it doesn't surprise me that some people would do just to jump start their modeling careers.
EDIT 1000th post, didn't think I would get to that so soon. |
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Randalt
 Posts: 17 Location: Toronto, ON Canada |
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Good interview, glad she's working in the industry now. I recorded a panel Charlene was on at Anime North in 2001 (the Cosplay Curse), transcribed it to my site, and thought that was that, maybe people would be interested in reading it. Google it if you want. We're all happy anime fans who tolerate each other, right?
Some drama came out of that, and I'm not that into cosplay any more, but I might try it again someday. |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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I'd like you to explain what you meant by the age ghetto comment. Are you implying anything pre-2000 or say early 90's is just ghetto crap? If so are you implying any fans of anime from this age are just part of this anime ghetto? |
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
 Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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..I guess a bit of moe fan i do get offended at times but something I don't understand is why people comparing anime to real life? There is noting to compare it, it's fiction and I am well aware that kids in real life are annoying and I avoid them at all cost "expect for family" but it's the appeal of they are done in anime to make them cute and innocent. I know that's creepy as hell but shit I will just flat out say it there is difference between 2d/3d on this line, to me 2d is a guilty pleasure but 3d... i would rather kill myself 1st. That's all I feel like saying on the subject sorry for digging up such an old thread.
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