Kaye

He actually was already in the JSDF before the attack. so no he doesn't use stuff he learned from video games to combat the monsters, he had already been trained before hand... just thought I should throw that out there.
 
 
 
Just so you know this series is based off of the works of Ranpo Edogawa, a famous mystery author from the 30's-50's in Japan, he is pretty much the guy who put mystery/detective novels on the map in japan and is sorta their Author Conan Doyle in a sense. Also that girlish boy character is supposed to be like that, it's how the original character was in the novels and is also the character that pretty much started the whole girly boy character archetype in the first place. Also Akechi and Kobayashi are pretty much the equivalent to Sherlocke Holmes and John Watson in popularity within Japan.
 
just a little info for you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edogawa_Ranpo

Shingeki no Kyojin received much more credit than it deserved. The series was already hyped to its utmost extent before it even began airing on television and it seems it still hasn't died down with all the attention around the upcoming live-action movie. I started watching it because it of how ir was proposed into the media but to be honest it didn't live up to my expectations at all. In the entire season, basically nothing happened after the first three episodes and it was just waiting and anticipating for something to actually occur.

Ohhhhh *______* 
*comes running back from watching the 3rd episode*
Ok, sold XD, now I only need to overcome my initial dislike for the guys. 

Greetings, new person named Kelly whom I've never met whose favorite band I didn't know was mucc who I didn't know designed the rotating announcement images or wrote reviews here or contributed a ton to MH or was a kickass person in general. Nice to meet you.

ps: the staff here are a bunch of incompetent, totalitarian imbeciles that don't know how to run a forum. They promote too much diversity, they try to keep the community fun and pleasant for everyone, and they're constantly solving issues that need to be fixed. On top of all of this, these jerks put a lot of time and money into maintaining the forum. It's really horrible. If I were you, I'd log off and never return. ಠ_ಠ

So I never made an introduction thread because I'm an awkward turtle and don't know what to say in these things. My name is Kelly, I like Japanese rock music, from indie pop rock to hardcore punk. MUCC are my faves though. You can check my last.fm (link in sig) to see what other artists we might have in common and feel free to friend me there!
 
I'm a mod here and it's not hard to stay on my good side as long as you don't be a dick. Easy, right? I know. Super easy. ;D
 
Also #yoloswag420mejiblazeit #imverypencil #onlygacktcanjudgeme
 
I shall leave you with these words of wisdom:
 

 
 
okbye

"You can check in anytime you want, but you can never leave"

After all these months I'm still in love with Last Theater but I have to admit the album was kind of a letdown as a whole. There's good and nice songs but nothing really stuck. I had hoped for there to be something more. Oh well, at least they've grabbed my interest and I'll surely be checking them out with whichever release that comes up next, though I feel they should have waited a little before releasing a full length album.

PSN: TwistedInsanity
Games: A few, but mostly Uncharted

I feel like a lot of people's reaction to this is going to be "They're still active?"

Ranpo Kitan seems interesting so far. "game" concept already got me.
 
Gangsta seems good so far as well.

DanMachi had a horrible ending. I didn't realize it was the last episode until it said "Fin". All that build up and unresolved plot was disappointing. Really drops the show from great to mediocre.
Fate/Stay Night and Kuroko, however, had fantastic endings. Two of the best anime of the season. F/S:N can get awards for one of the best anime I've ever seen. Can't wait for Kuroko Extra Game with Team Vorpal Swords.
Ace of Diamond is heating up as well, although I don't find myself caring about anyone outside the core Seido members at all. The new members need a lot more character development.
Arslan Senki is enjoyable but the animation is fucking terrible. The fight scenes aren't even all that great, and the talking scenes look amateur at best. It's 2015 and they're cutting corners like it's 1995.
Still haven't finished Gunslinger Stratos or Owari no Seraph but both of them are convoluted snorefests of barely coherent material. They are both so bad, I might not even finish them.

If you read manga, read the manga. It's great. You won't enjoy the anime unless you're just watching to see things get animated (and even then :/) + they changed the story and it hardly makes sense.
I do have to admit the last episode of the first season was really nicely done.

Japanese Jesus. He's come back to save you and your heathen ears!

I have no idea who these guys are besides Die. So my hype levels are at a standstill.
 
Would someone mind breaking down who they are/bands they come from?

I've never read the manga but I'm sure it's a 1000 times better than what they did with the anime. Apart from the backgrounds and the music (I really like Sawano), everything was pretty horrible. The fight scenes (or lack thereof) looked like they animated them 10 years ago. The scripting was so terrible and with that they had this annoying thing where they kept repeating themselves as if they were addressing a crowd with the memory of a goldfish.
 
I have no issues with the whole typical story of main kid finding someone he thought to be dead, then going batshit upon meeting them again and having all the moral issues messing with his head. What I do find incredibly annoying is that the whole anime is nothing but bait to ship Mika/Yuu because I'm sure hardly anyone could even tell me what else happened during the past season.
 
In other words, to me the opening to the anime is better than the whole series combined. I went in expecting something and left not even getting half. This could have been so much better.
 
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In other news, can't wait for the next season of Durarara. It's only going to get better. Ranpo Kitan seems interesting too. Apart from those I'm probably going to check out way too many series again. I'll never learn.

hmmm yeah I guess, but at the same time in my mind I still have high hopes for the second season bc it seems things are just starting...
and tbh shipping Mika/Yuu is a huge no go for me xD nope nada noooooohhhhhh
 
 
 
and same with the too many anime thing xD I think the only ones i've actively dropped this time are show by rock and vampire holmes, then the ones I'm probably also going to drop depending on time are houkago no pleiades and etotama (excluding the second season anime that i've not watched the prequels for)
 
Also i'm thinking ushio to tora could be fun, and have to admit that i am looking forward to Charlotte too > < (also drrr yasssss)

Assassination Classroom is getting a second season next winter. Story's not finished yet!
 
Seraph was pretty terrible imo. It lacked a lot.
 
Punch Line's start was such a mess but then it turned out to be one of my faves of the current season too. Really fun series.
 
 
I finished it a few days ago and while it wasn't anywhere near Seraph bad, it was still pretty bad. It could have been done so much better.

I'm fine with them making changes as long as it optimizes the game play and isn't some stupid gimmick like the "turn based combat" of FFXIII. My hope is that may be similar to what we will get in XV if they're really going to reuse resources between the two games (which they most definitely should).

That's one of the few things I actually am excited for when it comes to the FFVII remake, seeing what they change from the original and what improvements they make to the game, but I know a lot of people who doesn't want the game to change whatsoever other than the graphics and I'm just like why? Those are the kind of people I'm mainly fed up with at the moment. Personally I hope they change a lot of different things about the game and improve on it as a whole, while still keeping the nostalgia aspects as well... if that's even possible.

I agree with you there.
 
I own the original. It's even my first ever FF and I probably wasn't even 11 when I played it for the first time. I love it and I always have, but apparently I'm wrong for even slightly anticipating this remake. Do I want this remake or do I find it necessary? Nah, not really, but now they're doing it anyway I don't see why I can't be a little hyped. Having that full game in great graphics and characters with actual voices AND getting it with an updated current gen touch? Why the hell not?
 
What I don't understand though, is that I've seen so many people say they want the exact same game and just want Square to "update the graphics and have the characters talk" but aren't they realizing the gameplay as it was in '97 on PSone won't do for PS4 and our current gaming generation? They're not solely remaking the full game for everyone's childhood sentiments. Nomura even said something about that, telling people who just want the game as it was to download the port when it's coming to PS4. They're not putting in this much money only to please people who grew up with the original. No, they're bringing that original which so many people loved back then to the current times, so that they can have a whole new generation of gamers experience it in current standards.

I agree with you there.
 
I own the original. It's even my first ever FF and I probably wasn't even 11 when I played it for the first time. I love it and I always have, but apparently I'm wrong for even slightly anticipating this remake. Do I want this remake or do I find it necessary? Nah, not really, but now they're doing it anyway I don't see why I can't be a little hyped. Having that full game in great graphics and characters with actual voices AND getting it with an updated current gen touch? Why the hell not?
 
What I don't understand though, is that I've seen so many people say they want the exact same game and just want Square to "update the graphics and have the characters talk" but aren't they realizing the gameplay as it was in '97 on PSone won't do for PS4 and our current gaming generation? They're not solely remaking the full game for everyone's childhood sentiments. Nomura even said something about that, telling people who just want the game as it was to download the port when it's coming to PS4. They're not putting in this much money only to please people who grew up with the original. No, they're bringing that original which so many people loved back then to the current times, so that they can have a whole new generation of gamers experience it in current standards.

2015.07.01 Release
VPCC-81843 / ￥2,315+tax
 

 
Tracklist:
1.Flagship 
2.Blaze a Trail
3.Dream Box
4.Shelter
5.Insomnia
6.Last Theater
7.CONTINUE?
8.Bluff
9.Pool of Water
10.Birth
11.(Over You)
 
Album was produced by Pablo (Pay money to my Pain)
"Dream Box" is re-recorded version

My apartment when:

 
Quote from my friend:
"We'll see The Last Guardian when we see a Final Fantasy VII Remake."

D'espairsRay for sure.
-OZ- as well. Miss those guys.

HAHAHA my thoughts today: "Since when did Dir en Grey become a band that males listen to?" - I have no clue what the ratio in the front rows was, but in the back it was 50/50 male/female. I like it, it always feels weird for me to be in a crowd of people whose high pitched screams for the band members disrupt the general noise during song changes - because I am not like that at all.
Dir en Grey, to me, is metal and metal, to me, means people that mosh. Especially after Mucc last night with five japanese girls who took control of the pit (making it bigger and more room before giving everyone the go) I do not think there is a specific japanese way....