>>36900
And the site being slow as molasses and having no content will never change either. Oh well.

>>36903
You sure care about a site you're about to leave. How nice of you.

>>36546
How about implementing this now?
The thread in /photos/ seem to have a fair amount of replies.

It'd be nice if there was some kind of RSS feed that got updated when threads got replies or something. I'd visit more often if there was something like that.

>>39038
Just load the site and check?

>>38826
You can't, because you're a spy for an evangelical-feminist imperialist shadow organization.

>>38830
I'm guessing Zun sheds a tear each time he sees a shitty western Touhou cosplayer.

>>38883

Sounds sweet, where can I join?

>>38886
maybe it's a drinking game for him

>>38934
But he's still alive.

>>38381
I actually agreed with your points a few weeks ago, but after re-watching the series in anticipation for the finale, I've since changed my mind. The whole progression of the show in a fairy tale like sense puts the weird pacing into perspective imo. And far from "overstaying her welcome", there are only 4 really important characters in the show and Ringo is one of them. Understanding her, and her interactions with the Takakuras is pretty important to understanding the message of the show.

As for the point on symbolism, I am not going defend it and say "Well that's just how Ikuhara is". However I really don't think it was all that overblown. People can read into the show as much as they want and probably find evidence of anything. But with the exception of a few episodes, the presentation was very straightforward, and the symbolism wasn't terribly important, at least not until the end.

Anyway, I haven't slept for quite a while now and I'm just rambling, so if any of this sounds off to you please forgive (｀・ω・´)

>>38389
Because autism.

So, I finally finished Pingdrum. I think it's my favourite show that's aired since Tatami Galaxy. As some have pointed out, the symbolism got a little overwhelming at times, but it's all good. I enjoy tearing up shows and poke about the inside. And it's more fun to find too much than nothing at all. Other than that the 90's throwback style was pretty cool, it had excellent scene composition and art and also something close to flawless foreshadowing.

Im@s was alright I guess. A little disappointed the last episode was just a giant sakuga-splurge. But kudos for well-executed drama in a slice-of-life. In retrospective, I wish the series had been darker. Oh well.

I wanted more symbolism in Penguindrum. Something like Utena.

Bet I am gonna get flamed for it but I wasn't impressed with penguindrum. I actually love the first part of it when we were slowly given their tiny backstory bits by bits with flashback. Especiallynthe episode about sergeant frog.
The second part, not so much. Too magical for my taste. Symbolism for the sake of symbolism when he should have just kept it simple.
It was still a solid 6/10 though.

>>38295
I know it's not Shakespeare or anything, but I don't think you're giving the story enough credit. I was highly sceptical of the whole 'story-driven' angle they were going for, but have been surprised by how well it works. It really feels like you're playing a new KOTOR game rather than some generic WoW-clone; little things like how all of the KILL X MOBS quests are now bonus missions rather than NPC-given quests, the way they've handled companions and the implementation of the dialogue wheel make the game feel far less like an MMO than I thought possible.

>>38298
I'm not saying it is bad or anything, don't get me wrong, I am enjoying it. But I mean, WoW is a 7 year old game, maybe I'm being naive, but I was hoping for a little more evolution on the genre.

>>38309
MMOs evolve in the same way as genres such as fighters, racers, VNs and sports games. That is to say, they don't.

>>38309
If you want evolution, hold out for GW2. In the meantime, TERA might come out so we can all be elin lolis with uguu baraka.

>>38312
MMORPGs have devolved so that every casual can have fun without putting in the effort of an actual person.

>>38321
I must be pretty casual then, because I'm loving the shit out of TOR.

So there are only two unique votes for okuu? And here I was thinking she's finally getting some support.

>>38012
As one of the legit okuu votes, this makes me sad. Precious hell raven deserves more attention.

>>38012
There are actually a lot of votes in this thread.
I counted them up:

Unique votes Cheating votes
Suika 7
Okuu 5 2
Tenshi 1
Aya 1

I'll start working on the flash now. I'll give a link to it here when it's done. I hope it'll turn out well.

For now, bye bye~!

>Suika won anyway.

My plan to distract people with hats was a failure. Ain't that a kick in the head.

>>37962
Boards aren't just hosted for the hell of it. The goal may be something as simple as 'allowing people to discuss otaku-related topics'. It doesn't have to be some grand purpose. Discussion in itself is generally a contribution to whatever goal an internet community has.

>>37964
>I remember /prog/ doing this using a telnet client, even before omegle. Hardly a new and exciting idea.
Oh? How did it work out?

>>37962
You're not being serious, right?

>>37969
I'm always serious when dealing with people like you, since none of you can take a joke.

>>37966
It was pretty cool but only /b/ used it.
The rest of your post makes me want to laugh, but again, you're probably not joking.

That, my friend, is the question of the century.

http://www.4chan.org/blog/2005/11/09/in-response-to-anonymity/

Read this, it's pretty much the best essay out there on BBS anonymity. If you disagree with it you're just new.

>>36651
Well, as a second opinion, Deadlands has both an amazing setting, and it's a perfect system for such a setting. Deadlands Classic, that is, not the new Savage Worlds version.

'Course, if you hate westerns, it might not be for you. But I've been always kinda neutral about them, and it's my favourite thing to play.

>>36661
I'll check it out then. Thanks much.

>>36677
How did it go?

>>37431
I'd like to say that we play it every week and have a ball or whatever, but that's not the case. Lately everyone's been super busy, so there really haven't been any time which fit for everyone. Not to mention that learning a new system takes time etc.
It sucks. Thanks for your advice though, I really like the setting, but I just don't have anyone to play it with...

;_;

I've always considered this one of the best Touhou piano albums. This song in particular is just wonderful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0325YkV-X0

I could use some denpa.

Believe it or not it makes great workout music... or just music I like. I wish I read more in to the denpa thread from old bun. I hope that denpa guy is still around, and maybe he might help me out?

>>37342
Here I am (OP from denpa thread). If you need good albums, check >>36945. Also anything from MOSAIC.WAV, ave;new project, etc. Is there any denpa artist or album you like?

>>37380
Another good album is Nanahira's ゴキゲン77ﾟ↑.

http://www.mediafire.com/?95ca496fnl6a9

I uploaded this for someone the other day, might as well share it here too since it seems to be rare.

More information for anyone interested.
http://sound.jp/ankimo/fuyumikadvd.xhtm

>>37233
Thanks. I don't think I'm getting the job, but you never know. And it's not really a job I want anyway... just until something better comes up.

>>37224 I hear you. That is also why I loved Evangelion, all of that mecha was cool too, but the real deal was that they were all struggling with their identities. Even though I prefer animes with older characters evangelion had them younger but mature, or in the process of maturing.

>>37243, >>37232 I hope you did good with the interview. One step at a time. Also, what drove you into it?

>>37244
The interview went fine, the problem was I don't have any experience in the field I was applying for (retail sales). It's also a shop at an upscale mall, so I'd have to deal with rich people all the time, and I've never done that either. But honestly I just need the money while I look for a real job. A lot of stores are currently hiring seasonal temp workers to stay on the next two months.

>>37245
Good for you!
I might get a job soon if I'm lucky, also in retail. The human resources dude said he would check if anybody needed help, probably a good sign, hopefully they're not fully staffed...

>>37229
I'm actually kind of like this with my sister.

>>37119
According to their site, they got Kazuya Matsumoto as the producer so I guess they shouldn't have any problem getting funds. He was one of Gainax's most talented producers so I'm sure he knows the right people already.

>>37126
That's great! I'd really like them to succeed, and that won't happen without gold.

If they like Miyazaki/Ghibli stuff, get them to watch Mushishi. It's got similar themes about natural and supernatural stuff, and it's just about the only anime I'd show to someone who doesn't like or watch anime (with the possible exceptions of Cowboy Bebop and Kaiji, depending on the person.) It's got a wide appeal is what I'm saying. And it's not full of itself like Miyazaki's stuff can be sometimes. Sorry, yeah. I like his movies, but the man's got a tremendous ego and that comes through in his work sometimes.)

>>37231
I find Tatami Galaxy, Detroit Metal City and Samurai Champloo to be good anime for the purpose of indoctrinating the clueless. Satoshi Kon and Takahata Isao's films are also really swell, if you're not looking for a TV-series.
Spice and Wolf, Trapeze and Baccano are really nice for second-stage viewing.

>>37251

Aye! I saw Samurai Champloo when I was a tiny boy, and even though it was pretty much my first anime, I loved it. I don't know too much about the others, though, but I think, as you said, that Baccano and Spice and Wolf are good for those who have seen a couple of anime. I showed the first three episodes or so of Baccano to a friend of mine who is as mainstream as they get, and he really liked it. I also watched Tokyo Godfathers with another clueless friend, and he loved it. I might show him Detroit Metal City.