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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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Monday, April 11, 2016
/r/anime's Ultimate Recommendation Flowchart came to Pyrkon 2016!
AlbumPyrkon is the biggest fan convention in Poland, dedicated to all sorts of fantasy - books, comics, movies, and TV series. At attendance of 40 000 people, (up +10k from last year) it's one of the biggest fan covnentions in Europe.Here's a video clip showcasing last year, this year is yet to get its video relations as it has just ended yesterday.One of the core elements of the con is of course the Anime&Manga block, with tons of vendors and hundreds of cosplayers wandering around. It's also the only block that runs its panels even after midnight, up to 4 AM.I gave two out of my three panels in that block, one of them being titled "How to find something for yourself among so many anime series" and the other "Western fantasy in manga and anime". Both were met with warm reception and full house, with people lining outside.The first panel was heavily inspired by the Flowchart, but obviously we weren't studying it throughly. The mention of Reddit community was removed from the panel description by the staff (just /a/ small joke), but I still gave you guys some credit :P To be honest, the point of the presentation could have been summed up as "Move on to the English part of the Web and learn to browse MyAnimeList/AnimeDB databases". But it was nice nevertheless.The second presentation was... not spot on. Shortly after starting I've realized I'm preaching to the choir, cause 90% of the people listening to me already know what I'm saying. Instead of showcasing a specific selection of series, I really should have tackled the subject in an acedemic manner, dissecting the themes and tropes within the genre. At least people haven't walked away from it, so I guess that's nice.Other than that, it went as expected. Or even better. I was honestly afraid of some cliche groups of people - the cringe, the sausage fest, the esports fans dominating the event, the MTG buttcracks - but it turned out pretty okay. I was surprised how normal and laid-back the demographics have turned out.Not to mention I've made freidns with the staff and am definitely going to help out even more next year.Turns out fan conventions are pretty fun. 5/7 would go again. http://ift.tt/1N3TbJe
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Announcing /r/anime's Ultimate Recommendation Flowchart 3.0!
It's been six months since my stupidly overcomplicated idea became /r/anime's top post of all time. I've planned to take it down once the 2.0 version gets out, but in the meantime One Punch Man's finale got inbetween 1.0 and 2.0. I'm not gonna lie, my goal is to make the 3.0 version worthy of the top spot and prevent the old outdated versions from circulating any further.We're taking on Saitama, guys.Yeah, "we". As with Goku's call for action, I need to take your energy. More precisely, I need your through feedback, down to nitpicking every single part of this project that needs adjusting. The 2.0 version has already been through several iterations, and this one even more so.So, let's get started.The current, 2.0 version we're working on.OrganizationI think the best way is semi-weekly discussion threads. Or at least every few days when I have some big changes to discuss. I think 4-5 iterations would be needed at the very least.Oh, and one important detail: I'm a panelist at Pyrkon 2016, the biggest fantasy convention in Poland. The flowchart and my other charts are the subject of one of my presentations. It would be really awesome to premiere it on the 8th of April during the convention.Everyone who's in Poland at that time, you're invited! :)FormatI'm staying with the draw.io flowchart format. It may not be perfect, but it works. If you have any input about the style (color, font, spacing), let me know.What we need to do in 3.0?This is the question for the first thread. Please state what things about the flowchart feel wrong, lackluster, imperfect. The more nitpicky the better.Stuff I'm already thinking about:Obviously, we're going to update the featured series in general. In the last few months there were several noteworthy series that may be relevant to many people's interests. Which ones? You tell. I think one example is One Punch Man.The Sports section needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. Some series, like Kuroko no Basket and Haikyuu, deserve to remain in the Action region, but many others, such as Chihayafuru and One Outs, should be moved to proper categories.I need expert consultants on:sports (see above)old mecha showsold anime in generalshoujo/josei seriesIt's been noted that the current colored borders are problematic. I'm up to discuss this subject, but I'm still not convinced yet we need a separate border for series pandering to the female audience - there's really not that many listed. Yes, it's imbalanced, but that's just how the numbers are.I'm not sure if the flowchart is perfect for Bot-chan's auto-replies. I think this general chart might actually be better, especially for mobile users. You're welcome to discuss this as well.Shoot away. If you don't have anything to point out that's wrong with the flowchart, please name core features that you think make it good and should stay as they are. http://ift.tt/1po7cHc
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Saturday, December 19, 2015
[WT!] Cross Ange - Trainwreck that turns into a monorail
Once upon a time, there was a princess. She lived happily with her family of five: her father the king, her mother the queen, her brother the prince, and her little sister, disabled but ever so cheerful. Their kingdom was a happy place, with the whole world being devoid of war, poverty or pollution. Not only did they have developed technology, but they also had magic. All people in their kingdom could perform basic telekinesis with the use of Light of Mana. All, with the exception of rare exceptions called Norma - anti-magical beings with the capability of breaking forcefields created by Light of Mana. Norma were deemed abomination and sacriledge, and the princess was rightously against them, even suggesting that detaing them might not be harsh enough.Then everything went to shit.As it turned out, the princess was a Norma herself all along. Every task that required the use of magic so far has been performed by her loyal maid for her. She didn't see anything odd about it, as after all she was a princess and certain tasks were beneath her. The princess was sent where all the Normas went - to a faraway island prison set up as humanity's line of defense against extradimensional invaders.cue dragons!and mechas!and lesbian prison rape!...then things get even more insane than that.Genre: Action, Mecha, Sci-FiType: Original show, 25 episodesSimilar to: Symphogear, Gundam SEED, Kill la Kill, Code Geass, ValvraveMAL score: 7.49/10 (link)Why would I want to watch this, anyway?Because it's fun. The unobstructed, crazy type of fun that breaks all possible inhibtors in your conscience, silencing all the little voices saying "You can't like this. This is stupid". It's a show that nobody will call "good", because it doesn't even try to be good. It's ridiculosly, insultingly bad, and it knows you know it.But my God it is entertaining. There's dragons, guns, magic, mechas, Nana Mizuki singing, hot-blooded action, all sorts of fun. Not to mention the wonder when you realize not even the writers see any sense in it and might have been making this shit up on the go as far as plot is concerned (with few insert episodes, it's Jun Maeda levels of "And now, let's add some..."). And even though at first it's the Valvrave type of entertainment "Let's see if it can get any more crazy", with time it actually develops a plot. Nonsensical, but a consequential and engaging plot nonetheless. At first it was deemed another silly fun on par with simultaneously airing Twintails, but over the course of its two-cour airtime, it became something far more than that.What you're truly watching it for, though, is...Isn't this just a steaming pile of lowly fanservice?At first glance, yes it is. It lures in the otaku crowd with yuri lesbian sex scenes, absurdly cleaved plugsuits, all sorts of lewd takes that focus on different parts of female body, and to some people this will be absolutely inexcusable. The outrage the first episode alone made in the online media was kinda understandable.However, if you can sit through it, or if you're actually enjoy that sort of thing... it changes. A lot. In my opinion thats actually the main takeaway from this series. Ange is one of the strongest, most BASED female protagonists in the history of anime, and would make top 10 of most lists. And what's the best about it is that unlike the other famous female leads she doesn't start that way. She's a spoiled delusional princess, and it takes her the whole show to grow from there. Think Yona of the Dawn, on industrial amounts of crack. The end result is a determined, confident protagonist who takes no shit from anyone and makes the whole world play by her rules. Ange is a woman everyone - audience included - comes to respect.Then there's the issue of the antagonist. Stories are often dragged down by lame, one-dimensional villains, but this one takes the cake. Just like the whole show, the villain is so laughably poorly written that... you take a second look, and discover a simple yet powerful message behind the character. The villain is basically This kinda furthers my point of the show starting out seemingly misogynistic, but turning completely against that premise.Other stuffArt and animation is okay, nothing to write to home about though. The 3D mechs do their thing and don't disturb the general style; they're even color-coded for watching convenience. Even though there's some irks and reused cuts, the action is made well enough to turn a blind eye on the errors. Usually there is too much going on the screen to pay attenton to the details.Music is well-done, and few pieces are even good enough to be listened to on its own. It is practically a given when Nana Mizuki (Symphogear) is in the cast. Definitely a noticeable part of the fun you'll be having with the show, with the high point being the first OP and the epic duo El Ragna - that one is made of two frequently recurring songs and honestly never gets old, especially considering the circumstances it's used at. The Vilkiss theme is pretty sweet as well.What's also worth noticing are the secondary characters. The show manages a broad cast, most of it belonging to the group of mecha pilots, and they're, if not well-written, then at least engaging to observe. The character dynamics are a strong part of the series, and it's not just their interactions with MC - they have their own issues going for them on the side, which makes this flaming trainwreck that more picturesque. You'll most likely come to really like many of them, they're quite memorable, even if simplistic.SummaryWant to watch a show so insultingly ridiculous, the voice actors themselves will make fun of it after credits? Watch Cross Ange. It's a trainwreck that never stops rolling, and eventually you realize it now functions as a monorail.TL;DR: Orange is the New Black meets Mean Girls with mechas, dragons, and endlessly expanding list of other absurd stuff http://ift.tt/1NE7VJL
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
[WIP] Recommendation flowchart - the last call
I think I'm finally done with it. I just need to make sure I didn't make some glaring mistakes.Here's the (possibly) final version.I'm not gonna lie, I'd prefer if there was nothing to change, but I'd rather work one more hour to polish the thing, than to suffer through chains of comments pointing out embarassing mistakes I shouldn't have overlooked. And I already have to render it again to account for line breaks that shouldn't be there (so far I see only Psycho-Pass, though).So go ahead and shoot. Once I'm done, I'll cut it into parts and publish as an album, or if the poll says otherwise, publish it as a single image.Changes since the last version:remade the "short version" in a more visual format so that the absolute beginners don't get a panic attack looking at the gianormous extended versionadded few action series from underrepresented categories (martial arts, aerial combat, urban fantasy)added few sports series that people keep spamming in the commentschanged the border color of Free to pinkmoved Soul Eater to the side without good conclusive end :> (after news of what "season 2" of Shingeki no Bahamut is, I moved SnB Genesis to the side with conclusive end, and used the opportunity to swap it with Soul Eater)addeed Binbougami da! and Humanity has Declined to parodiestons of side notes redirecting to similar series that didn't make it into the chart or are situated somewhere elsejammed in Saint Oniisan because there was free space for itmoved Planetes to separate category, it's not really a space opera (also: finally got to watch it and decided on orange seal of approval); moved GitS so that it's labeled properly; moved Kaiba to where it should beadded Rec and Yosuga no Soraexpanded the list of thrillers (Gankutsuou, Rainbow, Eden of the East)Poll: how shall I publish it, album or single image?Every nitpick (mislabels, typos, disclaimers needed, excessive notes to remove, border colors) will be appreciated. http://ift.tt/1UXwEMc
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