Recommend me some post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, psychological stuff!
If I sent you a friend request, it's because I like your taste and I'd like to see your updates to check what other cool things you found. Also, feel free to message me about anything :)
Something happens in my heart when I see Seiya in his first anime cloth... I probably have seen some random episodes of Speed Racer and Kimba before, but I really got into anime when Saint Seiya aired in my country in 1994, and I was 5yo. After its success, there was a huge flood of anime on over-the-air TV. Dragon Ball, Shurato, Ronin Warriors, they'd even show some random OVAs for the kids, like MD Geist and Genocyber, between Sailor Moon and Captain Tsubasa. I also got a VHS of Akira back then and fell absolute in love with it - no wonder I became teenage punk later on. Some anime I watched in the 90's I hold dear are Street Fighter II V, Yu Yu Hakusho and Samurai X (and Akira!).
In 2001, when I was 12, my family got a paid TV service and there was an anime channel. I got to watch tons of random stuff, but also Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, Serial Experiments Lain, Jin-Roh, Perfect Blue, Animatrix, among others, that blew my mind and completely changed my view of anime. In 2003 we changed the service and I no longer had that channel, the anime on TV were the likes of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Bey Blade, and I couldn't get into those, my bar was set too high already. I didn't watch anime through the rest of my teenage years.
In 2008 I started watching some episodes of One Piece and Naruto on my lunch break. It was either that or watching the news, but they didn't air too many episodes on over-the-air TV. I got curious to see how the story would continue, but my internet wasn't good enough to watch online, so I looked for the manga. I discovered that manga (of those shounen, at least) are so much better than anime - it's fast paced, they don't repeat the same dialogue ten times per episode, nor have a flashback every five minutes. From there, I started reading a lot of manga, and although friends got me reading stuff I regret wasting so much time on (like Fairy Tail and Noblesse), I also discovered Berserk, Basilisk, Gantz, Attack on Titan, Eden, Death Note...
It was late 2015, I was hanging at a friend's house and he said there was this cool anime I had to watch, I thought he was going to show me yet another shounen, and I was pretty bored at the whole genre already, but he showed me the first episode of Gangsta. and I absolutely loved it. When I got back home I watched the whole thing, there were nine episodes out and I was so excited, but then, like a curse, when I finally got back into anime after twelve years, the studio went bankrupt and the anime was dropped two episodes later, not even completing the season haha.
But now I was back at it and started looking for other stuff. I discovered Ergo Proxy, Texhnolyze, The Sky Crawlers, Darker Than Black, Code Geass, From the New World, Terror in Resonance, Psycho-Pass... I was watching a lot of stuff, and then I found MyAnimeList. I joined on Jan 5, 2016, and the rest of my updates you can see on the site :)
- Error: Comickers Manga Collection For Another World (?) - Plan to Read
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- Global Astroliner Gou (?) - Plan to Read
- Sky Crawlers - Innocent Aces (?) - Plan to Read
Um... not very horror from what I've seen so far. There was a fairly bloody and abrupt killing in episode 2, though the viewer is only shown blood and indirect shots of the body. The Neo Ranga is kind of intimidating compared to most mechs. Based on my memory of having watched 4-5 eps in the past, if you had asked me if it were horror, then I definitely would have said no. Like a lot of anime "horror" it's more "horror themed" or lightly or secondarily horror. There's plenty of comedy, and it seems lighthearted but like it might flip to being darker quickly. It also looks like a title that would be in the ecchi not listed as ecchi interest stack, as you've suggested. XD
There aren't many titles I would label as "true" horror. Speaking of which, I wonder if the Aragne guy has anything else planned. It's interesting to see how much more polished his titles might get.
Yeah, your probably right about that scene. I didn't really put much thought into it like that. But I somehow think of any Mad Max movie as something completely separate from your standard AAA blockbuster. They're just too weird and unique for me to put them in that category. For me, these films are all about the world building. I can excuse less than gripping stories or character development when I can just get lost in that universe. Every last detail intrigues me. These have always been sort of "show, don't tell" movies, so that's why the scene you mentioned did happen to stick out in a bad way. It feels like the opposite of how the antagonists from the other films met their fates. If I remember correctly, most of them were quite sudden and brutal. My favorite has always been the scene from the first movie where the guy is chained to the vehicle that's about to explode and Max gives him the hacksaw and tells him he might be able to get away if he cuts through his leg instead of the chain.
But going back to the main villain in Furiosa, I did appreciate that he was completely incompetent, which isn't something you usually see these days. Although the way it was constantly played for laughs felt like they were borrowing a lot of the current Marvel style of humor. Which is a little bothersome since I appreciate Mad Max movies as a nice alternative to the MCU.
Hey man, how's it going? I took an extended break from this site (haha 2 weeks probably isn't considered "extended") and it's nice to finally catch up with my people here.
I have definitely heard the name of that movie and knew it was nominated for an Oscar, but I didn't know anything else about it. That's a total bummer that it's not streaming anywhere at all. I mean, I even checked all of my resources and couldn't even find a theater-cam version of it. Make sure to remind me in June when it's finally available. Sadly enough that'll probably really hurt the chances for an Oscar, but you never know. Nobody expected Parasite to win anything and we know what happened there.
I finally got around to watching Furiosa, and now I'm kicking myself for not going to the theater to see it when it came out. I saw Fury Road twice in theaters and swore that I would do the same for any and all sequels. I have no excuse other than just being too lazy and sometimes feeling anxiety from going to the theater alone. I usually try to go early on a Sunday morning so there are hardly any other people around. I thought the movie was great but just a hair beneath Fury Road. How did it match up for you, and where does it fall in your Mad Max rankings?
Hey, I know it's random but do you have any reccomendation on sci-fi fiction?
I'm itching to watch/read sci-fi related genre but doesn't know whats good or meh.
Haha things have really changed, all we ever do now in geometry is use a calculator.
>[Math is logical thinking, so by practicing it you are developing your logic] My teacher says that all the time lololol. I totally get it, but I'm just so lazy to actually sit down at the end of the day and try to decipher what my teacher is rambling about, his heavy Haitian accent doesn't help the case. XD I consider all the benefits of math, and yet I still cheat, feeling guilty about it all the while.
>[there are kids who will sleep through classes but will develop their brains through other means, but those are the exceptions.] Maybe I'll read a million manga and reach Enlightenment and Nirvana lmaoooo
Hahaha thanks for understanding that I'm busy checking in with everyone on MAL.
But no, I really appreciate you taking the time to write such a long text!
I haven't watched/read much sci-fi so I don't really have pre-existing opinion on anything you are talking about. But I will try my best to engage with it.
So you think AI wanting to be human is unrealistic? It's true what you're saying now that I think about it, they don't really need to be human
> [how AI nannies could so easily condition us... to be better!] Dude, that's super interesting! Society would be so much better. With AI uprising being totally out of question, do you think "AI nannies" would pose any problems? Say for example, there's an error in code or whatever and we're taught to kill each other or some terrible crap, and instead of AI killing us, we kill everyone of ourselves because of a malfunction in programming them.
Actually, you basically just answered my question in your next sentence. XD >[AI nannies sound great, but if they are controlled by corporations and governments, would the conditioning be so selfless? Would anyone even be capable of thinking against the status quo?]
Yeah that's true AI has been detrimental in terms of that, my school has a cheating epidemic due to AI, me included. It's so easy to snap a picture of the math problem and finish quickly, but now learning math is so hard and I don't bother unless I have a big test coming up.
>[while we degrade into completely incompetent idiots.] That reminds me of Idiocracy (2006). Have you seen it? Read its synopsis if you haven't
I don't really understand much about the digital copy stuff you talked about towards the end of your message.
>[But for a brief moment in story, we will be able to generate a lot of value to shareholders.] Funny but sad.
Exurb1a is an awesome Youtuber. I think you'll like his videos: Then Next Comes and Letter to Marble 3. Watch them when the time is convienient for you.
Looks a lot more interesting than most of the sci-fi B-movies that are largely forgotten and that I've never heard of. Looks quite bleak. Are you planning to do some sci-fi or horror lists similar to your MAL stacks? The setting/cinematography for HTBAG is incredible! Highly recommended for it's distinct vision.
Creation of the Humanoids looks kind of unsettling with how monotonous the humanoids are. Especially the stills. What kind of disappoints me is that they don't use eye contacts to make them look even creepier in some closeup shots. I just saw the trailer and one of the humanoids looks almost too human. Have you ever tried anything by Alexei German, especially his Hard to Be a God adaptation?
The Dancing Dwarf was an adaptation of a Japanese story, it was a bit underwhelming compared to DDT.
DDT had its fair share of humor among its abundance of f'ed up stuff, so it was readable lol. I liked the opening surreal illustrations. Two of them are on display in my profile bio under "Show Manga Illustrations."
I really commend his efforts in drawing so many worms. XD
Thanks for sharing your current movie watching! Sci-fi horror, huh? That's a pretty darn scary thing to think about, I watched a youtube video that's similar to that topic. How Will We Know When AI is Conscious?
Also looking into Maruo Suehiro's work a bit in between. I've finished a short story collection, as well as a one chap by him. [DDT] [The Dancing Dwarf]
lmao, I think that's fairly common with noirs from that period, with most of the girls fawning over the MC. I think in weebspeak the girl with glasses is a megane. I don't remember the bookstore girl, but I remember his loli and tsun tsun XD. I'd be curious to see more anime tackling a more oldschool noir style. It's not too common.
I have not. There are about five left for me to read! I will be continuing it digitally. Sorry for the late reply, speaking of, I was actually busy with compiling my whole PTR list of 5x5 pictures into one pdf file so that anybody can access it with ease! My computer used to crash before entry 8000 or so hahaha. The pdf file is on google drive now, via a link on the bottom of my profile drop down. Downloading it on phone is probably the best for navigating it, but at least it is viewable now for everyone. Regarding my progress, the list is probably going to be untouched for a couple of years lololol. I made a more reasonable goal to hit at the end of this year. 600 High-priority titles in my dropped list. Granted, a lot of them are one-shots and few volume series, so It's safe to say I'll at the very least knock out 200 in a year if I stay dedicated. Yeah, I'm not the guy for that XD Nonetheless that's a very cool interest! I wish you luck on your very own gigantic plan to!
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There aren't many titles I would label as "true" horror. Speaking of which, I wonder if the Aragne guy has anything else planned. It's interesting to see how much more polished his titles might get.
But going back to the main villain in Furiosa, I did appreciate that he was completely incompetent, which isn't something you usually see these days. Although the way it was constantly played for laughs felt like they were borrowing a lot of the current Marvel style of humor. Which is a little bothersome since I appreciate Mad Max movies as a nice alternative to the MCU.
I have definitely heard the name of that movie and knew it was nominated for an Oscar, but I didn't know anything else about it. That's a total bummer that it's not streaming anywhere at all. I mean, I even checked all of my resources and couldn't even find a theater-cam version of it. Make sure to remind me in June when it's finally available. Sadly enough that'll probably really hurt the chances for an Oscar, but you never know. Nobody expected Parasite to win anything and we know what happened there.
I finally got around to watching Furiosa, and now I'm kicking myself for not going to the theater to see it when it came out. I saw Fury Road twice in theaters and swore that I would do the same for any and all sequels. I have no excuse other than just being too lazy and sometimes feeling anxiety from going to the theater alone. I usually try to go early on a Sunday morning so there are hardly any other people around. I thought the movie was great but just a hair beneath Fury Road. How did it match up for you, and where does it fall in your Mad Max rankings?
I'm itching to watch/read sci-fi related genre but doesn't know whats good or meh.
>[Math is logical thinking, so by practicing it you are developing your logic] My teacher says that all the time lololol. I totally get it, but I'm just so lazy to actually sit down at the end of the day and try to decipher what my teacher is rambling about, his heavy Haitian accent doesn't help the case. XD I consider all the benefits of math, and yet I still cheat, feeling guilty about it all the while.
>[there are kids who will sleep through classes but will develop their brains through other means, but those are the exceptions.] Maybe I'll read a million manga and reach Enlightenment and Nirvana lmaoooo
Thanks again for writing a lot to me.
But no, I really appreciate you taking the time to write such a long text!
I haven't watched/read much sci-fi so I don't really have pre-existing opinion on anything you are talking about. But I will try my best to engage with it.
So you think AI wanting to be human is unrealistic? It's true what you're saying now that I think about it, they don't really need to be human
> [how AI nannies could so easily condition us... to be better!] Dude, that's super interesting! Society would be so much better. With AI uprising being totally out of question, do you think "AI nannies" would pose any problems? Say for example, there's an error in code or whatever and we're taught to kill each other or some terrible crap, and instead of AI killing us, we kill everyone of ourselves because of a malfunction in programming them.
Actually, you basically just answered my question in your next sentence. XD >[AI nannies sound great, but if they are controlled by corporations and governments, would the conditioning be so selfless? Would anyone even be capable of thinking against the status quo?]
Yeah that's true AI has been detrimental in terms of that, my school has a cheating epidemic due to AI, me included. It's so easy to snap a picture of the math problem and finish quickly, but now learning math is so hard and I don't bother unless I have a big test coming up.
>[while we degrade into completely incompetent idiots.] That reminds me of Idiocracy (2006). Have you seen it? Read its synopsis if you haven't
I don't really understand much about the digital copy stuff you talked about towards the end of your message.
>[But for a brief moment in story, we will be able to generate a lot of value to shareholders.] Funny but sad.
Exurb1a is an awesome Youtuber. I think you'll like his videos: Then Next Comes and Letter to Marble 3. Watch them when the time is convienient for you.
The Dancing Dwarf was an adaptation of a Japanese story, it was a bit underwhelming compared to DDT.
DDT had its fair share of humor among its abundance of f'ed up stuff, so it was readable lol. I liked the opening surreal illustrations. Two of them are on display in my profile bio under "Show Manga Illustrations."
I really commend his efforts in drawing so many worms. XD
Thanks for sharing your current movie watching! Sci-fi horror, huh? That's a pretty darn scary thing to think about, I watched a youtube video that's similar to that topic. How Will We Know When AI is Conscious?
I'm well myself, are you enjoying watching movies?
I'm more than halfway done reading Blade of the Immortal. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Also looking into Maruo Suehiro's work a bit in between. I've finished a short story collection, as well as a one chap by him. [DDT] [The Dancing Dwarf]