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[Fidite Nemini]

Yeah, I love TFS, I cannot wait for the new Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, they release one around Halloween every year (in case you didn't know). I found Hellsing Ultimate to be pretty good too.

 

I knew.

 

I was also mildly exhilerated because it means another episode isn't that far away (imagine the torture if I had decided watching this earlier, having to wait so much longer).

 

The only question I have right now, is the original anime good, or would watching it be a boring chore compared to the Abridged series?

[Vroom Vroom]

Well it's been 15 years, I can't blame you xD

 

Oh btw, Vroom Vroom, Sorata's dad is the greatest thing in the universe xD

I was wondering if you had got to that  XD 

 

Sort of Off-topic, but not really because it effects my ability to watch Anime:

Do you think that if I removed my laptop's battery and just had it plugged into the wall, it wouldn't overheat as much? I already have an external fan hooked up to it. I used to be able to sit through four-five episodes in a row, now I can only sit through one and that is only if I do that immediately after turning on my laptop, one and a half at best, but I stop after one so it doesn't overheat.

[Vroom Vroom]

I knew.

 

I was also mildly exhilerated because it means another episode isn't that far away (imagine the torture if I had decided watching this earlier, having to wait so much longer).

 

The only question I have right now, is the original anime good, or would watching it be a boring chore compared to the Abridged series?

 

It depends why you are watching it and what you want from it. There are a few moments that made me laugh, but a comedy it is not. It is very dark and bloody, it even has rape

Spoiler

Twice, if I recall correctly. One is a dead body

and it is shown, not implied. So don't go in expecting a barrel of laughs.

[Fidite Nemini]

I was wondering if you had got to that  XD 

 

Sort of Off-topic, but not really because it effects my ability to watch Anime:

Do you think that if I removed my laptop's battery and just had it plugged into the wall, it wouldn't overheat as much? I already have an external fan hooked up to it. I used to be able to sit through four-five episodes in a row, now I can only sit through one and that is only if I do that immediately after turning on my laptop, one and a half at best, but I stop after one so it doesn't overheat.

 

 

It won't do much against heat, but removing the battery and running it powerplugged will most certainly improve the lifetime of your battery.

[Vroom Vroom]

It won't do much against heat, but removing the battery and running it powerplugged will most certainly improve the lifetime of your battery.

I think I'll give removing my battery a whirl then. The problems got worse after I put the battery back in, so maybe... 

 

I definitely need to find employment again and buy a new PC. 

[Vroom Vroom]

Laptops are horrible like that :-(

 

As for employment? Rob a bank.

 

I'll help you.

 

Pew pew.

It used be real good back when it was new, in 2010 

 

Funny you should say that, I actually filled out a job application for a bank and was told that they would definitely call me back and then had them do just the opposite. I know who we are robbing   

 

Edit: I'm definitely getting a desktop next time. 

[Isichar]

@Sim

 

I read a surprising amount of good and mature literature as a kid (although you wouldn't think it since my grammar is often so poor ) but the issue is I don't have the best memory for specific story details, although I tend to remember concepts, overall story direction and themes really well. TBH there's stories I went through within the last few years that I have forgotten far more about then I should have..

 

I like when a story actually has a point and a theme. A story should be able to convey a message and hopefully in a way that is meaningful and unique. It's rare for me to find a story that I can look at the theme and spend hours thinking about that theme and how it applies to every situation that applies in a story and is willing to do what it takes to effectively convey those themes to the audience. Most stories would rather play it safe and give a happy ending then a meaningful one nowadays.

 

On a side note that's also why I love the old classic fairy tales. Ones like Hans Christians little mermaid (which shouldn't be a huge surprise considering my adoration for Sayaka who is so deeply connected with that story) sure they tended to have dark endings compared to the disney versions we've become familar with but they also had purpose behind them.

[Isichar]

So Sim.. Have you gotten to that part in Berserk yet?

[Fidite Nemini]

I read a surprising amount of good and mature literature as a kid (although you wouldn't think it since my grammar is often so poor ) but the issue is I don't have the best memory for specific story details, although I tend to remember concepts, overall story direction and themes really well. TBH there's stories I went through within the last few years that I have forgotten far more about then I should have..

 

I like when a story actually has a point and a theme. A story should be able to convey a message and hopefully in a way that is meaningful and unique. It's rare for me to find a story that I can look at the theme and spend hours thinking about that theme and how it applies to every situation that applies in a story and is willing to do what it takes to effectively convey those themes to the audience. Most stories would rather play it safe and give a happy ending then a meaningful one nowadays.

 

On a side note that's also why I love the old classic fairy tales. Ones like Hans Christians little mermaid (which shouldn't be a huge surprise considering my adoration for Sayaka who is so deeply connected with that story) sure they tended to have dark endings compared to the disney versions we've become familar with but they also had purpose behind them.

 

 

Lucky you.

 

 

I'm the exact opposite. I read a book or watch a movie and it's etched into my memories forever. I can't rewatch the same movie as timely close as one year because everything will come flash back and I can practically commentate what's going to happen in the next scene with near perfect accuracy. Really the only movies I can watch more than once are those that work on scenes rather than story (or those very, very few things that I liked so much that I don't care that I've seen it already).

 

 

It is a curse.

 

 

Also, part of the reason why I don't even have my old TV plugged in for six years now. There's nothing new I could watch anyway.

 

 

 

It's why I like manga/anime so much. It's one of the few media whose creativity isn't quite sucked dry just yet.

[Isichar]

Slight PMMM spoilers

 

Spoiler

 

Sorry but I just had to X3

[Isichar]

There are tons of thats so far... I'll make sure to reach a moment that MIGHT be THAT part, but if it isn't THAT part I'll gush about it anyway because there are so many THATS that I don't know what to do with that anymore.

 

That.

 

xD

 

Oh trust me. You'll know once you get there

[Vroom Vroom]

Yeah, they're more reliable :-)

 

P.S

 

I just spent 200 pounds on manga

 

 

I did buy Discourses...

 

But that's it...

 

ETA:

 

Okay gotta spill...

 

More Gintama, 6 vols of Berserk and four more VIZBIGS of Vagabond + a Fables deluxe edition book.

 

I haven't bought a piece of clothing a a year and a half...

 

wow...

I just cheated. I used science and thought about how heat rises and my laptop's vents are located on the bottom and thus likely not getting proper airflow because of the external cooling fan and the desk right beneath it. I elevated my laptop be strategically placing cardboard underneath it. My laptop isn't even warm now. 

 

So I just got to finish Nozaki-kun and I must say that I loved the ending. I found the whole show to be great from start to finish and the supporting characters to be as interesting (in my opinion, slight more so) as the main characters. I certainly wouldn't mind a second season if they can pull it off as well as they did with this one!

 

I'll start Cowboy Bebop either late tonight or sometime tomorrow, it'll be a straight up marathon viewing of it. 

[Isichar]

Berserks "**** just got real" moment is going to make everything you've seen so far look like a leisurely stroll in the park

 

I'll stop hyping it for now though... But yeah, you'll know.

[Dominus]

I agree. Watch Cowboy Bebop. It's a Requirement bro. You'll Bang, OK?

Question, considering jumping into Spice & Wolf. What is this show about, exactly? o.O

[Isichar]

That's admirable. I certainly wish I did the same...

 

Well...

 

I am still a kid. I have this firm belief that adulthood is an experience, not a number. I'm still a child really.

 

But anyway, better late (17/18) than never, right Zach?

 

As for themes...

 

I certainly agree, but there's something that's been bothering me for a long time now and I got to ask if it's occurred to you also.

 

Have you ever wondered whether these themes are intentional or not? It's obvious that some authors do want to convey a certain message, but other times, it feels to me that the author simply wrote the story he wanted and the themes we connect with the narrative are a consequence of the author's unconscious mind working the story he wants to write.

 

For instance, let's use a more obvious piece of work which relates to capitalism and the American Dream as well as other topics: Death of a Salesman. The play is obviously intended as a critique of society and capitalist culture but something tells me that the inner workings of Willy Loman's subconscious is something totally unintended but just as deep and meaningful.

 

However, back on topic.

 

Whilst I agree that underlining themes are certainly vital to the quality of any work of art or literature, what I get most of a story is the story itself and the characters that come with it. It's far more superficial I know, but it's always the first impression I get before my mind goes into analysis mode.

 

Often it feels like they're just pulling plot points out of their asses and trying to make it fit the themes as an afterthought *cough* ME3 *cough* A good story should be one you can look at from many angles independent of the authors intent. I especially like when a story can have a theme that you notice that may not have been intended but the story can remain consistent with which requires the author to be a decent world and character builder imo.

 

It's great when people can take their own meanings from a work, just not when it feels like they have to bend over backwards to make it work.

 

A genuinely well thought out grey situation like the one in SSY should be one that works under multiple PoV's. Which is often why many grey area situations often fail since some authors make it far too idealistic or focused on one way of looking at it.