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Cold Storm · Sep 8, 2009

Mussels said:
also, just a little something from the first page

Anime comes from the word animation. its just that the japanese cant pronounce it.

The only reason anime and cartoons are different is that in america there is a (slowly weakening) preconception that "cartoons are for kids" - the japs realised different, and made a lot of mature, adult content with sexual themes, violence, and special effects that just cant be done in live action.

japanese cartoons (anime) come in everything from pokemon (for children) to elfen lied (for adults, with blood and gore)

thanks Mussels. I was wanting to have everyone look threw it and add what is needed to the op. I have no problem changing anything that is needed to the op.. if I haven't added it, throw me a pm or throw it here, and I'll make sure to get it done asap. Most of what I wrote when I started the thread was done on a touch screen while I was cashiering at work. Yeah, it was a big no no... lol

crazy pyro said:
I think Resident Evil Degeneration can kind of be described as anime, if you stretch the term more than a little bit...
This was rented by my dad by accident (he thought that it was live action). It's what can be expected from resident evil films but in CGI, that is pretty much all that can be said about it.

I would throw CGI as being anime itself. It was Animated in the process. No matter if it was fully done on computer, or halfly.. IMO it counts..

morpha · Sep 9, 2009

Mussels said:
also, just a little something from the first page

Anime comes from the word animation. its just that the japanese cant pronounce it.

The only reason anime and cartoons are different is that in america there is a (slowly weakening) preconception that "cartoons are for kids" - the japs realised different, and made a lot of mature, adult content with sexual themes, violence, and special effects that just cant be done in live action.

japanese cartoons (anime) come in everything from pokemon (for children) to elfen lied (for adults, with blood and gore)

correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

Wile E · Sep 9, 2009

morpha said:
correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

Funnily enough, 20+yrs ago, otaku wasn't an offensive term. MTV (and other american inspired media) rotted the japanese brain into thinking that a person's image is their most important trait.

Cold Storm · Sep 9, 2009

morpha said:
correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

Thanks for the stuff. I'll try tomorrow after work and spend some time adding everything. I so far have made a word doc to set everything up. Got caught cleaning up from the MM case mod, and my uncles build... lol...

razaron · Sep 9, 2009

morpha said:
correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

otaku actually means fan(boy?) doesnt it. like a d&d otaku, for example. while on the subject of random japanese that non-japanese speaking people know where the hell does "mai waifu" (my wife) come from? lol

just finished darker than black it somewhat reminds me of baccano

morpha · Sep 9, 2009

Mai Waifu is something 4channers started saying to make fun of the ENGRISH that japanese speak... like most things that come from 4chan its dumb and was mostly used in reference to a HENTAI game. In this case called Virtual Girl something or rather...a game that had some rather advanced character customization and a very active modding fanbase.

razaron · Sep 9, 2009

morpha said:
Mai Waifu is something 4channers started saying to make fun of the ENGRISH that japanese speak... like most things that come from 4chan its dumb and was mostly used in reference to a HENTAI game. In this case called Virtual Girl something or rather...a game that had some rather advanced character customization and a very active modding fanbase.

meh. and here i was getting my hopes up thinking its from a good eroge or manga. damn you 4chan damn you to hell.

MKmods · Sep 9, 2009

morpha said:
correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

LOL, I would love to know who makes up those terms? It kind of reminds me of little kids in school, they usually teasing/beating up others to hide their own insecurities.

Its pretty obvious that those kids arent the ones that "Make" the anime, seems like adults do all the anime making. If kids made it there would be a lot more fart jokes...

The reason I watch is the animes I have seen have a great message to follow, something thats been missing in our culture for quite a while.

FreedomEclipse · Sep 9, 2009

I just watched Fatestay Night again - it never gets old & the ending still makes me cry :cry:

it is one of my many favorites.

Mussels · Sep 10, 2009

morpha said:
correct about the word 'anime' coming from the word 'animation'. The japanese steal lots of English words and end up shortening them.

Mussels is mostly correct however, Though they make anime for an older audience. Its only Manga which is seen as OKAY for all ages. Adults who watch anime are considered OTAKU which is an offensive slang term for anime fans. They are considered creepy and pathetic.

OTAKU = Japanese Anime fan.
WEEABOO = non-Japanese anime fan.
these two words are considered as offensive. such as NIGGA and SPIC.

i missed your post...

otaku is just a term for an obsessive nut. you get anime otaku, you get It otakus, etc.

i've seen enough otaku references in my anime to know that its not just an anime term (watching withblade atm, and a guy finds an IT/weird pervert otaku to locate a specific boat for him - zero anime references whatsoever, yet otaku is used several times)

morpha · Sep 10, 2009

*sigh* it depends.

Otaku (o-tah-ku): A fan on an extremely obsessive level. In Japan, a derogatory term. Used anywhere outside of Japan, otaku automatically refers to an anime obsession

from: http://www.animeacademy.com/fut.php

Also read the wikipedia article on Otaku.

It appears to have been coined by the humorist and essayist Akio Nakamori in his 1983 series An Investigation of "Otaku" (『おたく』の研究, "Otaku" no Kenkyū?)

Personal note: I didnt like "Otaku no Kenkyu"

The term Otaku is meant to be offensive. When you watch one character call a nerd an Otaku in anime its because they are teasing and being insulting. Its like how I refer to you with a female pronoun sometimes. Doesnt Automaticaly Make You A Woman.

Further more WitchBlade is American. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade

Cold Storm · Sep 10, 2009

I remember when they tried doing a "witchblade" TV show.. My god was it bad! lol...

As for anything else... I'll be adding all the stuff I can tomorrow with the op. Just need to proof read, while my eyes aren't drooping down, and do copy and paste.

Thanks to everyone for making the tread keep it's self alive for as long as it has. And thanks for everything everyone has added. I for one have learned a lot more since starting this thread.

Mussels · Sep 10, 2009

the witchblade i'm watching is a jap anime adaptation of an american comic/TV show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade_(anime)

Wile E · Sep 10, 2009

Mussels said:
the witchblade i'm watching is a jap anime adaptation of an american comic/TV show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade_(anime)

Yep. Done by Gonzo.

Mussels · Sep 10, 2009

just noticed something in witchblade i normally dont pay attention to, but there is at least one clear example of women walking/sitting different to men.

normally they use generic animations that men and women could use with sitting, walking and such - but there was one scene which stood out in episode 11 where the female lead collapsed/sat down in a position that i could clearly tell was a female posture (as a male would have had his balls crushed, lol)

it was just odd to see an anime take such notice of human posture and skeletal structure (as opposed to say, cleavage shots which is where my attention usually goes)

morpha · Sep 11, 2009

And now we get to talk about GONZO.

GONZO make a lot of mecha anime, and the mecha is generaly always CG. And their other works are noticeably very clean. This is because they are coloured on PC (most anime is nowadays)
Gonzo have a style that uses a lot of CG in their anime including motion capture frames/skeletons for use as 'generic animations'.

Cold Storm · Sep 11, 2009

Mussels said:
the witchblade i'm watching is a jap anime adaptation of an american comic/TV show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchblade_(anime)

Yeah, I've watched the first 3 episodes that and ever since then I forgot.. I got my 160 Passport running again, & in good time.. I'll probably throw that anime on the hdd and pick a few others that I never seem to have time for but want to watch. Macross Frontier, and some others.. lol

Mussels said:
just noticed something in witchblade i normally dont pay attention to, but there is at least one clear example of women walking/sitting different to men.

normally they use generic animations that men and women could use with sitting, walking and such - but there was one scene which stood out in episode 11 where the female lead collapsed/sat down in a position that i could clearly tell was a female posture (as a male would have had his balls crushed, lol)

it was just odd to see an anime take such notice of human posture and skeletal structure (as opposed to say, cleavage shots which is where my attention usually goes)

When I watch it I'll have to pay attention to that. Now it probably will be burned into my head... lol

morpha said:
And now we get to talk about GONZO.

GONZO make a lot of mecha anime, and the mecha is generaly always CG. And their other works are noticeably very clean. This is because they are coloured on PC (most anime is nowadays)
Gonzo have a style that uses a lot of CG in their anime including motion capture frames/skeletons for use as 'generic animations'.

I've all ways like most of the anime that I have seen from Gonzo. They have made some of the anime that i throw in my top Top 25 of anime I like.

Cold Storm · Sep 11, 2009

All right guys, I'ved redid the OP. There is a few things I want to throw out and get stuff up.

I've set-up the "table" for "Member" section. I've added Manga Section to the Table. If you think there is anything else I need to add to the "Member" let me know. I'll add it.
Let me know if there is anymore to the "news" part that I can add.. I tend to just do Anime, by word of mouth.. Never tend to read the news since I never grab a anime till it's done with the "season/series".
I'ved added Codec parts for us. One easy click and grab sort of thing. If there is any other Codec there needed, let me know and I'll add it..
Media Player's... Gotta know what I should add on that, if it's needed to be added, or what... I was thinking of it when I added the Codec stuff.. But to me, I don't know if there is anything else good from what CCCP gives.
Anything that needs to be added, changed, &/or removed let me know. I've tried to take everything that I can from the past pages to make it updated. Since I'll be on Vacation for two weeks, let me know by PM if anything needs to be changed big.. That way I can do it once I get to my lappy, or so forth..
I'll be doing a Signature for us come the next two weeks. I need to do my Window etching picture, so I'll do it all at once..
So, if you Guy think of anything that is need to add on it, let me know. I'll try and make a few just to throw out there.

Thanks guys/ladies :toast:

Mussels · Sep 11, 2009

Cold Storm said:
All right guys, I'ved redid the OP. There is a few things I want to throw out and get stuff up.

I've set-up the "table" for "Member" section. I've added Manga Section to the Table. If you think there is anything else I need to add to the "Member" let me know. I'll add it.

Let me know if there is anymore to the "news" part that I can add.. I tend to just do Anime, by word of mouth.. Never tend to read the news since I never grab a anime till it's done with the "season/series".

I'ved added Codec parts for us. One easy click and grab sort of thing. If there is any other Codec there needed, let me know and I'll add it..

Media Player's... Gotta know what I should add on that, if it's needed to be added, or what... I was thinking of it when I added the Codec stuff.. But to me, I don't know if there is anything else good from what CCCP gives.

Anything that needs to be added, changed, &/or removed let me know. I've tried to take everything that I can from the past pages to make it updated. Since I'll be on Vacation for two weeks, let me know by PM if anything needs to be changed big.. That way I can do it once I get to my lappy, or so forth..

I'll be doing a Signature for us come the next two weeks. I need to do my Window etching picture, so I'll do it all at once..

So, if you Guy think of anything that is need to add on it, let me know. I'll try and make a few just to throw out there.

Thanks guys/ladies

CCCP is all thats needed for codecs. you can link to my DXVA guide for H264 anime, it also covers some of the basic settings of CCCP.

Cold Storm · Sep 11, 2009

Mussels said:
CCCP is all thats needed for codecs. you can link to my DXVA guide for H264 anime, it also covers some of the basic settings of CCCP.

I got the link added in the "how to" part of the OP that i set up.

Thanks for that help. Heading now to thank ya on the op of it.

:toast:

morpha · Sep 11, 2009

I cant actually change my signiture from what it currently is.

TPU changed its policy on allowing images to be sourced from other websites.. But my image is created by a script... so I cant 'upload' my sig to tpu.

IF I want to change it I have to remove my sigpic link.

kid41212003 · Sep 11, 2009

Wow, cool, big updates, thanks Cold!

Can you add Claymore and EyeShield 21 in my fav manga?

Here is another free stream anime:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/
They have simulcast shows (1 hour after Japan broadcast) and 480p/720p, but that's for premium members, $6 a month or something, the ep will be avaible for free after 5 days I think.
Good website to watch old shows.

razaron · Sep 11, 2009

ooh ooh. can you change my fav anime to gintama and hajime no ippo. and add berserk and vagabond to my fav manga. nice table, looks clean and neat.

Ahhzz · Sep 11, 2009

I respectfully resubmit {Right Stuf} as a good place to catch bargain anime and potentially fill in missing spots in your collection

Cold Storm · Sep 11, 2009

kid41212003 said:
Wow, cool, big updates, thanks Cold!

Can you add Claymore and EyeShield 21 in my fav manga?

Here is another free stream anime:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/
They have simulcast shows (1 hour after Japan broadcast) and 480p/720p, but that's for premium members, $6 a month or something, the ep will be avaible for free after 5 days I think.
Good website to watch old shows.

Thanks for that and I've added all them to the OP. I was going to start a Crunchyroll account a while back, but never got around to do it... lol

razaron said:
ooh ooh. can you change my fav anime to gintama and hajime no ippo. and add berserk and vagabond to my fav manga. nice table, looks clean and neat.

Thanks for the words, and I've added ya also.

morpha said:
I cant actually change my signiture from what it currently is.

TPU changed its policy on allowing images to be sourced from other websites.. But my image is created by a script... so I cant 'upload' my sig to tpu.

IF I want to change it I have to remove my sigpic link.

Talk with W1z, I know he said that if we summited the links, he'd check and see if anything is wrong with it or not..

When I do the Sig Pics. I'm going to make sure to do one just for Eva, A Gundam one, Probably a Kenshin one for myself, and a few others... Just depends on what I get PM wise from people here.

Ahhzz said:
I respectfully resubmit {Right Stuf} as a good place to catch bargain anime and potentially fill in missing spots in your collection

I've added it to the op. I might just have to order a few of things from there when OCT starts.

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