Forum: Older Series
2014-06-13, 10:27
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Anyone else have speculations on how Ichijiku...
Anyone else have speculations on how Ichijiku plans to betray the lab? It feels highly unlike a Japanese story to have an evil organization controlled by a shadowy council give field operations...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-10-30, 19:40
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Replies: 458
Views: 88,479
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-10-24, 19:50
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Replies: 991
Views: 483,425
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Forum: Older Series
2013-10-09, 00:14
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Replies: 458
Views: 88,479
The particular story they chose is quite nice,...
The particular story they chose is quite nice, because it addresses one of the biggest weaknesses of the fighting game genre's storyline. It's not a solution that everyone can adopt, because it...
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Forum: Manga
2013-10-03, 21:25
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Replies: 25,731
Views: 6,751,167
While Outer Moka was definitely the one he fell...
While Outer Moka was definitely the one he fell in love with, I would not go so far as to say that she is the one he is in love with. He has had sufficient confusion over the identity relationship...
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Forum: Archived Manga & Light Novel Discussion
2013-10-01, 10:13
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,068
Marmalade Boy Little [manga]
The sequel to Marmalade Boy (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1566), started in 2013-03, by Wataru Yoshizumi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2055)...
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-22, 19:47
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Replies: 4,012
Views: 1,340,899
So I checked a Chinese scanlation. The term was...
So I checked a Chinese scanlation. The term was “恶魔的末裔." This looks like a direct use of the kanji, because the word for descendants is "后裔" in Chinese and "末裔" in Japanese, so I guess the term is...
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-22, 19:30
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Replies: 4,012
Views: 1,340,899
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-20, 00:27
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Replies: 301
Views: 99,509
As far as narrative conventions go, having a...
As far as narrative conventions go, having a group of seasoned veterans escorting the newbie Chosen One is generally a death sentence. For example,
Full Meta Panic
Blood+
Victory Gundam
Aliens...
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-14, 12:45
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Replies: 991
Views: 483,425
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-12, 10:23
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Replies: 222
Views: 74,675
He broke his ankle because he landed at an...
He broke his ankle because he landed at an unexpected angle from having to suddenly change course and push Mikasa away, then putting his foot against the FT's hand. That is at least one spur of the...
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-09, 00:31
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Replies: 222
Views: 74,675
You're wrong. It is utterly ineffective for...
You're wrong. It is utterly ineffective for population control because:
1. the members would first want to join the military;
2. the members have to go through 3 years of training, during which...
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-08, 07:45
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Replies: 4,012
Views: 1,340,899
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-09-08, 06:58
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Replies: 4,012
Views: 1,340,899
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Forum: Manga
2013-09-04, 01:04
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Replies: 25,731
Views: 6,751,167
Thank you.
Back onto the latest chapter:
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Thank you.
Back onto the latest chapter:
I have the perfect solution for the outer Moka situation: Akasha will use up all her power to defeat Alucard, and she leaves her body as a husk for...
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Forum: Manga
2013-09-03, 20:59
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Replies: 25,731
Views: 6,751,167
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Forum: Attack on Titan
2013-08-19, 22:27
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Replies: 991
Views: 483,425
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-20, 10:59
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
Technically speaking the o and u are two...
Technically speaking the o and u are two syllables here.
But it's a technical issue raised to avoid the practical issue of concern: Namely, in practice, the sound おう has the length of a diphthong...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-19, 14:10
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
Not specifically related to anything in this...
Not specifically related to anything in this episode, but...
With the additional constraint of lip synching in mind, what would be good localizations for the names? Demon King and Queen are both...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-08, 20:14
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-08, 13:52
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
A standing army means an army of professional...
A standing army means an army of professional soldiers. Existing in the peace time is a correlated condition, but not a necessary one. The distinction is important in some circumstances, including:...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-08, 01:39
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
The military information can be inferred from...
The military information can be inferred from information in episode 5: The Crusade of the Holy Key controls the Gate City, with four armies stationed around the city and entering the city to guard...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-07, 23:44
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
Let us ignore, for the moment, the criticisms...
Let us ignore, for the moment, the criticisms listed in the article you linked and assume that the broken window fallacy is true. The broken window fallacy does not apply to the first reason,...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-06, 20:55
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
The literal translation of onna mahou tsukai...
The literal translation of onna mahou tsukai (女魔法使い) is "female magic user." There is a specific word for witch in Japanese, majo (魔女), which the show does not use.
For comparison, the Japanese...
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Forum: Older Series
2013-02-06, 18:21
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Replies: 1,694
Views: 421,596
These are the reasons the story gives for not...
These are the reasons the story gives for not being able to end the war:
1. Certain special interest groups like the benefits they derive from war. E.g. the Merchants Alliance gain profits from...
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