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[Mana_ecl Zetsuya]

I don't look at anime like life. I look at it like I would a book. It's my biggest pet peeve when something doesn't get resolved, without sign of a sequel at the very least!
I lost thirteen hours and I still don't understand why people still like it! u.u

I mean, come on... Even FLCL had resolution! -head desks-
 

[chrissy b e a n]

[@ Mana]: FLCL had to be one of the weirdest anime
ever. I cant even tell you what emotion it struck with
me. I hated and loved it.

[@ <3]: I'm a softy for my first anime. Cardcaptors. So
you can imagine how stoked I was when Tsubasa came
out. So both of those are my #1 spot? XD If that makes
any sense. Then there was Full Metal Panic. I HATED
mech and military type anime[manga] but this one was so
well done it really won me over. THEN there is Wolfs Rain.
Dear God. <333 I loved it.  

[Haruhi000777]

Mana: Huh? What do you mean about deviating and stuff?

What are you talking about? The whole point was for Fuu to find her dad and they did. All Jin and Mugen had to do was help her find him and they did. Sure they were friends but friends part ways and live their own lives. They went on to do their own thing.

Sure, I might of liked to know what they did after that but we just never know. We can't expect to know all of the answer to everything and not everything gives us all the answers.

Crafty: Hiya.

Oh yeah, I wanted to read Mongolian Chop Squad. How was it?  

[Mana_ecl Zetsuya]

Rinneh; It took me a good dozen viewings for me to understand what it was about, but I still don't get everything. xD

Bleh... Tsubasa. Another series with a cop out for an ending! So mad I read that entire thing!  

[Lovecrafty]

Mana_ecl Zetsuya

I don't look at anime like life. I look at it like I would a book. It's my biggest pet peeve when something doesn't get resolved, without sign of a sequel at the very least!
I lost thirteen hours and I still don't understand why people still like it! u.u

I mean, come on... Even FLCL had resolution! -head desks-

Furi Kuri had resolution?! Well don't spoil it for me,
I can't seem to get past the first three episodes... xd
I've seen them like ten times each though. You gotta watch that
show more than once to even grasp what it is.
It's just AdultSwim shows it all the time, but I only catch the beginning of the series.
xd Bad luck stuff...
However, if I get pink hair and a Vespa, you have my first planned fo' srs cosplay.
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@Digit- Hee~ I've not watched any of that stuff, save for Wolfs Rain.
And I've only seen a few episodes of that. ^_^ The episodes I've seen
had lots of blood. It was like the first anime I ever watched for the first
time that was mature in any way. And I watched someone get all
ripped to pieces. It was intense. I was like 11! :3

 

[Mana_ecl Zetsuya]

Haruhi000777

That missy, is all well and good, and true to life, however that's the thing about manga and anime. We get to see that resolution. There was deviation from the plot, and there's no way to even contest that entire thought.

You might see a theme there, but there's no theme. Either the animators thought there would be a second season, and let it get away with itself, or they had to pull some kind of bull s**t to quickly wrap things up because they weren't getting anymore air time.  

[Lovecrafty]

Haruhi000777

Crafty: Hiya.

Oh yeah, I wanted to read Mongolian Chop Squad. How was it?

Didn't read the manga, only watched the Anime.
Incredible.

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It's raw. I like that the dialogue is... Believable.
It's not some big whimsical bull factory of a modern setting
where everyone talks in a way that NOBODY would talk
like in a modern setting. See "Durarara" for details.
(Like srsly? Nobody talks like the people do in Durarara)

In Beck, at the beginning of one of the episodes I watched,
they were at a concert "Big Day out" type thing.
The first words were spoken by the feminine character in the series,
waking up from her tent.
Those words weren't "What a destined sunrise this is! It's time to make
my way, the chosen one, blablah!"
They were, "Mother f*ckers, they've started already!" in reference to the fact that she woke up late.

I dig that. Not the swearing. The words themselves. People don't monologue to themselves about destiny.

 

[Mana_ecl Zetsuya]

Crafty; If you've got netflix, you can watch FLCL. xD
There's only six episodes to it, after all.  

[Lovecrafty]

Mana_ecl Zetsuya

Crafty; If you've got netflix, you can watch FLCL. xD
There's only six episodes to it, after all.

I duhn have Netflix. I don't have to use it either...
I like waiting a week to watch my Anime...
It's natural, chuu know? It's how anime should be watched!!
:3 If I just pulled up Google Video and watched all the episodes of FLCL,
I might see the episodes of FLCL, but it will just feel like I watched a movie.

 

[Mana_ecl Zetsuya]

Lawl. Real nice there, Crafty.

I'm about to start a Blue Gender marathon. I've only seen the first twenty episodes of the series. I've learned one thing though.
Everyone I become attached to dies. It's so not fair.  

[Haruhi000777]

Mana: How was there deviation from the plot?

Actually, if you want deviation, I'd think the baseball episode was waaayyyy out there. XP  

[Scooter Xero]

digital m u f f i n s

[@ druggie]: See. More of a reason to seriously affirm my
distaste for Frats and Sororities. I don't need to buy my
friends. Psh.

I hate this response so much. Its not buying the friends. You are already friends with the people when you join, I know plenty of people who aren't in my fraternity that still hang out with us.

The point of a Greek Organization isn't to buy yourself in a social standing, its coming together to be apart of something bigger than yourself. Its about being in a tradition, a shared cause, a bond that can cause two complete strangers to instantly become best friends.

On the money side, yes there is a finacial part to it, but its not just "Hurr, here's my money, now I'm apart of y'all right?" No. Its a funding things like a house, social and philanthropy events, paying staff in said house, and overall, supporting the fraternity or sorority itself.

As far as parties go, think of it in this sense, have you and your friends ever pulled money together to have some kind of extravagant event which ended up being a lot of fun? Thats the same idea here. Once again, its pulling together to be apart of something bigger than yourself.

Plus being in a Greek Organization helps your career. It is an old quote and very cliched but its the truth, "Its not the grades you make, its the hands you shake." Being in a Greek Organization not only puts you ahead of the curve in the professional sense (Dress, attitude, respect, etc. etc.) but it also streamlines you into meeting hundreds of people who share that same bond I mentioned earlier. And as easy as saying "I'm a _____" can get you a job given the right circumstances.

I don't mean to rant, but I absolutely hate it when people generalize the Greek Culture down to "Oh they're just drunken idiots who pay for friends." Don't ever judge a group from the outside looking in. I've been through so many different cliques, groups of people, and party settings that I can tell you that each has their merits, but the Greek System has the most to offer, and I won't let you degrade something that I take as much pride in as my Fraternity.  

[Scooter Xero]

Also Fooly Cooly is the best Anime ever. First Anime I ever saw, and still the best one to this day. Best soundtrack for an Anime ever second to Samurai Champloo in my opinion as well.  

[Lovecrafty]

Scooter Xero

Consider me from "The inside looking in".
I've been to tens of parties for Frat events, not just Triangle.
I've answered a bunch of emails about that junk for my brother.
I've stayed several nights in The House as a guest. I'm friends with
the majority of the members of his Frat. Many of his frat members were
recruited by me.

That being said;

I agree that it isn't "Paying for friends." Nor is it some useless get together
defined by getting hammered and mooning squares.
I also agree that it's a way to better your career. Names make the person
and the more people you know, the more you can do with your life.
Presidents have been elected with average grades and famous friends.

However,
A frat isn't "Ahead of a social curve". When you get out in life,
your workplace is going to look NOTHING like your frat house.

Not everyone in a Frat House is friends. No frat house I've ever been in
is like that. Everyone has to "Forcibly cope" with each other, and
there are quite a few people who are all friends.

But there are people in your frat who you bullsh*t about with your
friends about "How big of a douche he was" at some recent get together.
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From the insider, unbiased perspective; No, it's not buying friends.
Yes, it's fairly expensive, and Yes, it's cheaper to dorm elsewhere
and not be in a frat at all.
But no, it's not some goody-goody paradise where everyone shakes hands
and wears suits and talks about how the stock market looks this fiscal year.
And sometimes, you're paying for the ability to say, "I'm a ______"...
Because, from your words, it can get you a job int he right circumstances.

It has its pros and cons. It's not perfect, and it's definitely not for everyone.

 

[Kazzoh]

Haruhi000777

*gaaaaaasssspppppppp*! WIGGLES MADE A SWORD STYLE BASED ON MUGEN"S STYLE FROM SAMURAI CHAMPLOO!!! WHEEEE!

To be fair you couldn't really call it a style. More like s**t he threw together on the fly. Unless you're simply focusing on his Champuru Kendo kicks which is fine and all but it's fairly easy to lose your legs which is why he dropped it when he fought tougher people.