Thread 283015557

>>283015557 (OP)
boomer

>>283015557 (OP)
GOOOD MORNING, SAAARR!!!

>>283015557 (OP)
Bitter old man

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>>283015557 (OP)
Seasoned pseud

>>283015557 (OP)
Knows about a lot of things, but seems to have a new hobby every time you talk to them

>>283016447
Based, but maybe only a decade ago

>>283015557 (OP)
repressed homo trying way too hard to appear manly and straight

>>283015557 (OP)
midwit coomer in the process of trooning out
>>283016447
reddit millennial who gets his recs from myanimelist
>>283016815
someone who doesn't actually like anime, but acts like he does to fit in

>>283016896
Never quite got over the stuff you thought was awesome and brilliant when you were 16 years old

>>283016864
>>283016896
effectively the same person. tremendously afraid of criticism, prefers their laughter behind closed doors

>>283015557 (OP)
horrible taste in women but will never learn from his mistakes and keeping picking duds
>>283016447
completely tasteless sports enjoyer who doesn't have any style whatsoever, but appreciates a good competition
>>283016815
deeply nostalgic and only considers quality so much as it evokes an emotional response
>>283016864
you think it can only be deep if it's moody
you accidentally have good taste despite this
>>283017073
queer faggot, insecure and retarded

>>283016864
>reddit millennial who gets his recs from myanimelist
You basically hit the spot - except I stopped using Reddit years ago after realizing it’s an echo chamber and seeing how much people chase internet points. I still use MAL to keep up with finished shows, but I never used it for recs.

>>283019656
tomo's your favorite azumanga character

aieeee

>>283015557 (OP)
the type of anon who will scream KINOOOO for modically hype scenes as if they were the epitome of the medium
>>283016447
sees anime as a hobby not worth being "serious" about, will usually deflect to "i just watch it for shits and giggles", general tendency to avoid conflicts/confrontations and downplaying your own ego/opinion to avoid offending others
>>283016815
very lonely person with no friends who tries to get a slight dose of human warmth through watching cartoons
>>283016864
>>283016896
both are either just posers pretending that old=good or part of the "older" otaku generation who created stereotypes such as the fat fedora westerner pretending to be a samurai or randomly using japanese words IRL before anime became mainstream
that same mainstream status of anime nowadays deeply distresses you and you hate "tiktok" anime such as dandadan or JJK because young people these days have shit taste
>>283017327
tries to treat manga as a legit means of art, gets annoyed by typical stereotypes such as cartoon girls with big balloon tits or people fight shonen stuff because "if you read manga for GROWN men you will see it's so much more", gets off a sense of superiority for enjoying manga the "right way" and reading stuff "casuals would never read/understand"

Can someone explain why there are so many 3x3s with Kaiji instead of Akagi?

>>283023614
because no one plays mahjong?

>>283023643
True, I can confirm that everyone I play with irl are definitely not on /a/

>>283019656
waifufag
>>283020725
succeeded in acting like you belong on /a/
>>283021707
anime enjoyer
>>283022289
the type of guy who likes criticizing others but can't take criticism himself

I know you guys are all very cool and seasoned ""veterans"" but would it kill you to include the titles of the shows? At least use the fucking cover art, god damn.

>>283024879
filtering is the purpose

>>283024495
>Dorothea on /a/
You're the type of guy who doesn't get caught up in strict definitions, preferring to go by what makes sense to you
>>283015557 (OP)
Here's mine

>>283024879
I'll spoonfeed you only if you're talking about my post and complimenting me

>>283016864
You're picking Kaiji season 2 specifically? This is important.

>>283020725
Same question as >>283025330
this changes everything

>>283025895
You really/only love yourself and your loved ones. You are a good man.

>>283025815
>>283025895
>2 minutes apart
literal hivemind

>>283025330
HxH99 Mononoke-hime poster here. I read all of Kaiji (as well as most other fkmt works). For me this is how i rank the parts in the manga

6 > 3 > 4 > 2 > 1 > 5

Part 6 showcases FKMT at his best, creating real-life scenarios for laundering money. It's the most creative part bar none. It constantly changes and evolves, it keeps on introducing new setups and "games" without even trying.

Part 3 is unadulterated kino in both game design and narrative. If I'm only judging by one singular (game) arc, this is easily FKMT's best work in Kaiji. Both the game itself and the meta cheating game are extremely layered and engaging. The antagonist here also is extremely well realized when has no right to be.

Part 4 is similar, though it has lower stakes since Kaiji isn't directly involved in the gamble, but the "love is mightier than the sword novel" portion elevates it.

Part 2 provided the most exhilarating gambling experience I've ever read/watched. It drags in certain parts, but I think that becomes part of the appeal when it all finally concludes. The anime soundtracks in particular elevated the material and tense atmosphere even more. It's not as thrilling as Part 3 but it's as just as exciting.

Part 1 starts strong but loses momentum after Brave Men's Road. E Card was a tad too simple and short for me. It felt like FKMT could've done way more with the game concept here. The tissue raffle also felt extremely retarded, it's by far the most disappointing climax in all of Kaiji.

Part 5 is undoubtedly the weak link, spanning 16 volumes dedicated to a lackluster rendition of poker. It descends into an endless loop of "I anticipate his anticipation of my anticipation of his anticipation of the card I will play", prolonging the narrative unnecessarily. Although it concludes with a fantastic climax, that is Kazuya's flashback, the pacing and lackluster game design remains a glaring flaw for me.

>>283017327
What's your rank on OGS hikagoposter?

>>283027989
That's a very fair assessment. Especially highlighting how strong and layered part 3 is, not just in the game and its rules but also the psychological setup.

I would put part 5 a lot higher because even though it's a pretty simple version of poker, the endless FKMT monologues make it very strong in my opinion. It's not exactly the most realistic but it's very entertaining. The higher production value (or should I just say better art) gives it at least something over part 2, I tend to rate these two parts equally.

Part 4 is extremely underrated like you say. For me, it's the "he found a new aesthetic for himself" part when Mitsuyama says "I'll watch you die and send you off".

But to return to my original post, I appreciate picking the Kaiji 2 anime specifically. Few people do that because part 1 is the normie friendly one with short games and "capitalism bad" undertones that they absolutely love. But if you actually stick around to appreciate FKMT writing, there's so much more than that and it's a pretty minor theme all things considered. Which is why these kinds of people stop giving it this sort of "high art" praise even though it has so many qualities. Kaiji's character arc in part 2 is a bit less in your face than the one he has in part 1 but it's definitely just as good if not better.

I swear I'm not a pedophile

>>283015557 (OP)
Go to bed, grandad

All pseuds with the exception of one (1) >>283016896

>>283024495
Your personality is that you're based as fuck.

>>283024879
Sorry kid, but you've gotta Watch 1,000 Anime Before Posting

are you not allowed to put 3x3 in the op anymore?

>>283030517
getting older but still pretty chill and zoomerpilled
>>283029024
younger, coming out the other side of a bad edgy nihlistic phase
>>283027190
based, chill and good vibes. secure in your good taste

>>283030754
I’m genuinely amazed anyone genuinely enjoys the pretentious slop Haibane Renmei. What a goddamn tragedy; thirteen episodes of meandering existential fluff where ethereal bird-girls mope around a beige walled town, pretending their half-baked "redemption arcs" amount to profound insight into death and regret, when it's just Yoshitoshi ABe recycling his Serial Experiments Lain vibes into a badly written unresolved snoozefest that mistakes deliberate vagueness for depth and minimalist animation for artistic restraint. It's the kind of self-indulgent drivel that flatters viewers into feeling enlightened for enduring its glacial pace and cryptic non-sequiturs, all while offering zero catharsis or genuine emotional payoff, leaving you with a hollow ache that's less "profound mystery of the soul" and more "I just wasted my life on a glorified mood board for depressed TikTok zoomers."

>>283031526
This seems ai generated

>>283030754
>younger, coming out the other side of a bad edgy nihlistic phase
accurate except for the "coming out" part

>>283029024
This anon is a pedophile

>>283031876
It's always hard to tell the difference between self-assured pseuds and AI, but I've never seen AI use "existential" and "vibes" in the same sentence.

>>283032971
>"existential" and "vibes" in the same sentence
Damn so not only are they a self-assured pseud but also a zoomer which he claims Haibane is bad for

Shoutout to Baccano! and FLCL, been too long since I've seen them, in need of a rewatch

>>283033952
>mushoku tensei
brain damaged

>>283015557 (OP)
>personality
I don't even have one

>>283034498
Kek I knew it was coming. It's comfy, I'll defend the first season with my life

>>283034714
dangerously based

>>283016896
Mine is better

>>283015557 (OP)
You are a normalfag, but don't have any friends

>>283016447
You like subconciously torturing bugs, although you forgot about this trait because you never go outside
You read yaoi unironically, but don't share this fact publicly

>>283016815
You are a midget compared to your former classmates
You shower less then you should
You never bought a single voulme of manga
You have infiriority complex but are still in denial about that fact

>>283017073
You REALLY need to stop masturbating
You do it so often even pot doesn't feel stimulating enough
You tend to romanticize of having reproductive organs of opposite sex

>>283017327
You should go outside more
You don't like meeting your parents
Althought you rarely think about it, you believe that your life has reached it's apex in elemetary school

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>>283015557 (OP)
OP is a faggot

>>283020663
You tried writing a novel at least once (it was failure)
You drink too much coffee

>>283020725
You post on /a/ every day
You are not very smart
You expected to read at least three traits about yourself and were ultimately dissapointed that there were only two

>>283024495
You play too much persona and hang out on normalfag forums


>>283016864
You masturbate too often
Your colleagues don't really like you but they don't say that to often

>>283024981
You didn't make this image lazy fuck

>>283024983
You watch all the seasonal shows

>>283025815
Another midget
You are aroused by the stench of your own socks although you are not aware of that fact

>>283033952
You have low alcohol tolerance
Your parents are disappointed in you although they don't like saying it out loud
You wish you were younger
You have low-paid job (if any)

>>283034714
Nobody likes talking to you
You are so used to that fact that you attribute it to artificial philosophical characteristic

>>283036495
Do me next.

>>283036681
You make post /a/ every month talking about "why is modern anime so bad"
You think about your mom in the middle of the night

>>283036797
Pretty bad. I actually like modern anime. Of course most of my favourite will be mostly old since there is more containers but still there is ton of good anime from last season for exemple. This season sucks however.
I only think of women under 18 at night.

>>283036872
I never said anything about your mom in her current age, and by "middle of the night" I ment "during deep sleep"

>>283016815
>>283016864
>>283016896
>>283019656
>>283034714
boomercore

>>283027127
You yearn for the days when you were young again, and also you like boys (extremely based)

>>283036934
I know. Still false.

>>283036984
Gay faggot cocksucker.

>>283036548
>Another midget
Me or the girls?
>You are aroused by the stench of your own socks although you are not aware of that fact
How did you come up with that

>>283036984
Finally another man of culture itt

>>283037432
You're one of those fuckers who unironically believes fun things are fun.
>>283037478
SOVL

>>283024495
wants to get pegged
>>283027190
lifts
>>283033952
eats ass
>>283037432
has a formula for naming his porn for easy searching

>>283022289
>gets annoyed by typical stereotypes such as...fight shonen stuff
you might not realise this anon but Slam Dunk is a famous shounen manga
I also like Dragonball, Bleach and One Piece
WSJ is a great magazine because the quality of the artwork is held to a high standard
>>283020663
the perfect job for you would be a school teacher, but you think it's below you
>>283023614
it's a good question
not many people outside of Asia know what mahjong is, which is a shame because it's a much more interesting game than any of the poker variants
anyway you're gay
>>283024983
watches anime youtubers and forms parasocial relationships with them
>>283034714
if you're not Japanese, you have the most Japanese taste in this thread by far, perhaps on thise entire website
highly respectable for allowing Japanese taste to dictate your own, rather than imposing your way on them
>>283036495
you only watch shows because you think the girls are cute, you only picked your career because you thought girls would find it attractive, your fashion sense is determined by women
a simple but honourable existence
>You should go outside more
I go outside every day, just like the Walking Man in the manga Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi

>>283023614
>Can someone explain why there are so many 3x3s with Kaiji instead of Akagi?
It's because Mahjong is hard to get into for westerners.

>>283037432
>lizardmen arc picture for overlord
dangerously based

>>283016447
loves the aesthetic certain shows have but doesn't immerse themselves fully in the universe, often never having read the source material or never finishing it. would make a good Pinterest account

>>283016864
the safest series that can be framed as 'elite' and let you feel a sense of superiority to casual fans of the medium. 1999 HxH gives it away.

>>283017073
transgender mtf early-mid 20s oneshot by the internet

>>283021707
similar to >>283016447 in the sense that the vibe and aesthetic of certain series capture you, but can you really say something like Initial D or Patlabor is one of your overall favorite series of all time? did you even finish them?

>>283036548
>>283037192
I'm actually aroused by my imouto's socks

>>283015557 (OP)
>Getbackers
Kino.

hmm

>>283036534
>You didn't make this image lazy fuck
ok

>>283024171
>anime enjoyer
manga enjoying more in the last few years, need to make a 3x3 for that
>>283038669
>Inital D or Patlabor is one of your overall favorite series of all time? did you even finish them?
i got up to fourth stage, there was actually a initial d arcade game at the movies I went to. Patlabor show is comfy.

>>283040092
>GTO
How I fucking long for a proper Rokudenashi Blues anime

>>283015557 (OP)
>Bottom right
You're a scammer

>>283038502
virgin

>>283038669
Initial D is great, why wouldn't anon have it as his favourite?

>>283015557 (OP)
trying to do this from memory but havent read a manga in a while

>>283016896
I know this particular 3x3 has become a meme on /a/, but does anyone here seriously think that these shows are actually bad?

>>283046075
>lain
it's ok, intro music is only thing memorable
>galaxy,technolyze, berserk
didn't finish those so hard to say
>mushishi
so boring i had to drop it everytime i tried to watch it
>flcl
cool
>tatami galaxy
it's ok
>evangelion
ending sucked,, but rest of show is cool
>nhk
i think you need to be a massive loser to enjoy this

>>283046617
>>evangelion
>ending sucked,, but rest of show is cool
filtered

>>283046639
congrats for that npc reply anon kun

>>283046617
I see, so the ones shitting on these are actual retards.