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[Betonhaus]

In Gabriel DropOut, I see they had a tayoaki cooking bit. I just realized it's basically like making pancakes, except they're balls you put into a weird griddle.

Tayoaki Is a seafood dish right? Like it's made of diced octopus?

 

[WelperHelper99]

Tayoaki Is a seafood dish right? Like it's made of diced octopus?

Octopus is in the middle surrounded by batter and made into a ball

 

[God of Nothing]

ah, dragonball super
it's funny how people complain it's just the goku show when that's all dragonball has ever fucking been

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Octopus is in the middle surrounded by batter and made into a ball
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Can also be smothered in mayonnaise and topped with bonito flakes. Common street food that's a snack than an actual meal. Best when freshly hot to peel the skin from your palette with no regrets.

 

[Lone MacReady II]

I would say to take anything Frieren says about Civilization with a bit of Grain of Salt..if only cause she only cares about New Spells and Snacks most of the time.

Been dancing on the edge of the frieren train for a while now as the plot has ground to a halt (and it was already a snail-paced show by design). I find myself caring less and less about the characters, oddly enough, just like how Frieren treats them... colder and more distant. The show peaked with the proposal of Himmel to frieren in episode 14, but even then, frieren's stone-faced knife ear attitude leaves me disinterested more and more. I care more about Himmel than her, because she did him so dirty - and not in a good way.

I know that the "point" is her learning about emotions and to care more about people etc; but that doesn't change the fact that as an audience member, you're watching a stone-faced bore for months on end, and much like the human characters in the show - I feel like my life is being wasted for little payoff. Nice but not mind-blowing visuals and a soundtrack that seems intent on ripping off Howard Shore can only go so far.

Frieren hasn't even told a demon to kill themselves in months... the show had better pick up, quick. Otherwise I'm just going to go watch Lord of the Rings again.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Been dancing on the edge of the frieren train for a while now as the plot has ground to a halt (and it was already a snail-paced show by design). I find myself caring less and less about the characters, oddly enough, just like how Frieren treats them... colder and more distant. The show peaked with the proposal of Himmel to frieren in episode 14, but even then, frieren's stone-faced knife ear attitude leaves me disinterested more and more. I care more about Himmel than her, because she did him so dirty - and not in a good way.
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I know that the "point" is her learning about emotions and to care more about people etc; but that doesn't change the fact that as an audience member, you're watching a stone-faced bore for months on end, and much like the human characters in the show - I feel like my life is being wasted for little payoff. Nice but not mind-blowing visuals and a soundtrack that seems intent on ripping off Howard Shore can only go so far.

Frieren hasn't even told a demon to kill themselves in months... the show had better pick up, quick. Otherwise I'm just going to go watch Lord of the Rings again.

I'm sad to say I agree. It started great but nothing new is happening and the main characters pretty much showed how their arc will end. The priest character had a chance to liven things up, but he just didn't fit in.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

[as] running out of ideas that they had to steal from Trigger.

 

[Chickin BBQ]

I'm sad to say I agree. It started great but nothing new is happening and the main characters pretty much showed how their arc will end. The priest character had a chance to liven things up, but he just didn't fit in.

Considering where the manga is, hope the anime never continues past cour 2 because if we're talking about grinding to a standstill, then the current pace is still rather brisk.

 

[HexFag]

Considering where the manga is, hope the anime never continues past cour 2 because if we're talking about grinding to a standstill, then the current pace is still rather brisk.

I wouldn't say that, the manga just feels extraordinarily slow because of the increased rate of hiatuses and delays. I actually like the next combat focused arc that would come after the exam. This arc the anime is on is just a low point in the manga in general.

 

[Chickin BBQ]

I wouldn't say that, the manga just feels extraordinarily slow because of the increased rate of hiatuses and delays. I actually like the next combat focused arc that would come after the exam. This arc the anime is on is just a low point in the manga in general.

Spoiler

The exam arc pacing is positively BRISK compared to the 20 chapters of the golden fucking city, fight me.

 

[HexFag]

Spoiler

The exam arc pacing is positively BRISK compared to the 20 chapters of the golden fucking city, fight me.

yeah but that arc is good unlike this one which is relatively drab until the second test at the soonest. an arc could be long but not feel like a drag

 

[God of Nothing]

[as] running out of ideas that they had to steal from Trigger.
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"western" animation that doesn't look like trash?
am i in the 2000s again?

 

[Chickin BBQ]

yeah but that arc is good unlike this one which is relatively drab until the second test at the soonest. an arc could be long but not feel like a drag

Different strokes, different folks. Exam was slow but I enjoyed it in the end. Golden City was just "urgh more fucking golden city stop dragging shit out".

Either way, the author doesn't have the faintest idea of where she's taking the story and is basically beating around the bush. It's kind of endearing, almost like reading an early 2000's fanfiction.net (or fictionpress.net) story.

 

[HexFag]

Different strokes, different folks. Exam was slow but I enjoyed it in the end. Golden City was just "urgh more fucking golden city stop dragging shit out".

Either way, the author doesn't have the faintest idea of where she's taking the story and is basically beating around the bush. It's kind of endearing, almost like reading an early 2000's fanfiction.net (or fictionpress.net) story.

I do think the issue with Golden City was the hiatuses that were happening during that time but I don't dislike any arc in the manga at all.
I don't particularly mind the "aimlessness" of the manga at it's current state, it'd be weird if they all just kind of beelined the endgame of the manga and the episodic chapters are cozy.

[as] running out of ideas that they had to steal from Trigger.
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That reminds me, when the fuck is Lazarus coming out? It's probably the only thing tangentially related to AS I'm interested in.

 

[draggs]

Just wait until you catch up, it only gets better
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That was a nice moment

I disagree entirely about it being slow and boring or Frieren being too emotionless. Every episode grows at least one of the party members in a natural way which I am enjoying

 

[Saddam Hussain Obama]

tranime nerds are peak cringe

 

[WelperHelper99]

That was a nice moment

I disagree entirely about it being slow and boring or Frieren being too emotionless. Every episode grows at least one of the party members in a natural way which I am enjoying

I agree, Frieren is about the moments between characters. Sometimes a lot happens, sometimes not. That's how life works and I love it for it

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

I agree, Frieren is about the moments between characters. Sometimes a lot happens, sometimes not. That's how life works and I love it for it

In the start it works, but by now I'm just waiting for Fern and Stark to finally fuck, have a baby and probably die before the journey end with Frieren taking care of the next generation

 

[Gravemind]

Masami Oobari hasn't done anything in a long while, the guy might be rusty or is out of the loop about current mecha trends.

What are you on about? Obari's been working on shit on the side for a long while now. It's why he constantly posts about what he's contributed to, although recently a lot of it is mech designs for a certain mecha Chinese mobile game.

Mind you I'm saying that as someone who gives no fucks about Bravern and has no plans to watch it.

 

[The Connected Nose]

Alright asking for a recommendation for a show that A) has more then 30-35 episodes in total and B) came out within the last 10ish years.

Not quite in the 30-35 "episode" range, but Tamayura is excellent. Comfy, feelsy, wholesome as fuck.

• 4 shortish (15 minutes or so) OVA's
• 2 seasons of 12 episodes with one "bonus" side episode each
• 4 "movies" (more like double-length episodes) to bring everything to a nice conclusion.

If you liked Aria, it's the same director, and IIRC several of the same actors. MC's mother is Megumi Ogata, which is a bit mind-bending when you remember she played Shinji in Evangelion. But you'd never realize it if you didn't already know it was her.

Octopus is in the middle surrounded by batter and made into a ball

And served at temperatures just shy of the reactors in Fukushima Daiichi.