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  • Gaff
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    Bit spoilery for the end of episode 17, but I thought this was a rather amusing transcription of Jotaro’s internal thought process while he’s trying to dream up one-liners:

    http://webm.zone/i/1qH.webm

    Gaff
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    Dagon123 wrote:


    Don’t know if I’ll ever get used to Crunchyroll’s version of “yare yare daze” though

    jotaro1 “what a pain”

    I’ve heard a few people comment on that – what was the usual translation before?

    On an unrelated note, I’m enjoying the series far more now. After last week’s installment, it feels like they’ve really upped their game.

    Gaff
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    Not that there’s anything in the current list that particularly interests me, but I see the UK is left out once again.
    Gaff
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    Dagon123 wrote:

    If Ninja Scroll can get a sequel, why not see Sengoku, Gogul and Benton still trying to work off their prison time with more adventures? lol

    Yeah, considering that the original episodes were quite self-contained, it wouldn’t be that hard to do, if someone had the desire to do it. It saddens me that Kawajiri just doesn’t direct more things in general…

    mitsuki lover wrote:

    Tenchi set in the 1980s in the former East Germany! Tenchismile 😆

    Would watch.

    Gaff
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    Nobuyuki wrote:

    Following in the footsteps of the Japanese release, a brand new cast has been chosen to voice the younger characters featured in Ghost in the Shell: Arise

    Hmm, I was wondering when they’d get around to that. The Stand Alone Complex had one of the best English dub tracks I’ve ever heard, so I was putting off watching Arise until the English cast was announced. Given that Atsuko Tanaka was replaced as Kusanagi, it doesn’t surprise me that Mary Elizabeth McGlynn won’t be returning, but I can’t say I’m not disappointed – McGlynn was the definitive version of the Major, for my money.

    Gaff
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    Dagon123 wrote:

    Vampire Hunter D: NEW SERIES – There is so much content from this series’ universe that again, I’m surprised more hasn’t been made

    Appleseed: REBOOT – And I don’t mean another 3D CG thing either, I’d like to see them actually do what the first OVA did and have it actually be anime again, lol

    Yes and yes. As I remember, a tv series of VHD was announced a few years ago, but (disappointingly) hasn’t been heard of since.

    It would also make my day if they could do for Appleseed what Production I.G. did for GitS with the Stand Alone Complex, but I fear it seems unlikely. Presumably those 3D Appleseed films made their money, given that we’re getting yet another one of the blasted things…

    Given that cyberpunk seems to have become sort of cool again, I’d also like to see someone bring back Cyber City Oedo, but I doubt there’s much chance of that one.

    Gaff
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    Not being familiar with the manga, I’ve actually found Stardust Crusaders a bit underwhelming thus far. I’m pleased to see that it seems to be picking up now though; that fourth episode felt like we’ve finally gotten past the introductions and we’re starting to get into the series properly.
    Gaff
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    Not at all influenced by my having just bought the new box set, I feel obliged to mention Space Adventure Cobra. Or, “Lupin in space”, if you like the elevator pitch.

    [BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWnCWjVzNsE[/BBvideo]

    Hugely popular in continental Europe, but it seems to be largely ignored in the English-speaking world. Nozomi also have the entire original series uploaded to their youtube channel, although only a handful of episodes appear to be unlocked outside the US.

    Gaff
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    Would actually watch the Moving Castle one…
    Gaff
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    Ah, GIMP. I’ve used it for image editing, but I’ve actually never tried painting with it, I’m afraid. Although I used to mainly use Photoshop (and dabbled in Paint Tool Sai for a while), I’ve switched to mainly using Manga Studio now. Like Sai, the drawing tools in MS feel closer to working with traditional media than Photoshop, but unlike SAI, there’s more scope for customising brushes and there’s a great selection of specialised rulers aimed at helping you make comic panels. The only drawback is that it lacks some of Photoshop’s more advanced colour adjustments and layer blending modes.

    Different software will more readily suit different styles of art though. If you like things to look very painterly, Photoshop or GIMP are probably the way to go, as there’s a huge array of user-created textured brushes out there that you can download for free. Nevertheless, many anime fan-artists seem to favour Sai instead, as it’s more conducive to creating a smooth, cel-shaded look, with its stroke stabilizer and blending tools.

    Fire Alpaca is essentially the free equivalent of Sai (much as GIMP is to Photoshop), so it’s a good thing to download and play about with if you’re not sure what program would suit you. I tried a lot of different programs before I found something I liked, so I’d recommend sampling as many as possible to get something you’re comfortable with.

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