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Damn imperialist earrings

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I saw the older Rozen Maiden anime.

(the final battle where they use the other dolls' powers somehow manages to be awesome, sad, and silly at the same time)
 
Apologies if this was reposted somewhere else:
Someone had the opportunity to show Junji Ito a spoopy video and they give him a jumpscare? That's like trying to kill Hulk Hogan with vitamins and prayers.

PS1gamenwatch said:
Isn't the other guy the one who made Evangelion?
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Yeah, they're friends.
Dom Cruise said:
I always found it ironic that Miyazaki is a military otaku but who can blame him? Military shit is simply cool looking at the end of the day, it is what it is.
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Not surprising he's knowledgable about planes because it was his family's business.

Steamboat_Bill said:
Unfortunately I have to be the one to report that Robert Axelrod, voice of Lord Zedd on Power Rangers and a stalwart of anime dubbing going back to the 80s, has passed away.

He hadn't been doing very well this past year. Someone had to set up a GoFundMe so he could pay his medical bills. At least he isn't suffering anymore...
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Goddammit, I saw him at a panel years ago. Dude was pretty fun along with Rita.
 
ATaxingWoman said:
This doesn't even look like the Rising Sun aside from the red circle in the middle
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It's subtle. The first set of earrings shows lines radiating from the red circle; the second doesn't.

I suspect this is like a Hindu film editing out swastikas. They're actually innocuous for the original audience, but a secondary audience might misread them.
 
There's now an Evangelion themed app for Disaster Prevention:

www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-07/gehirn-launches-nerv-disaster-prevention-ios-app-in-japan/.150733

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Gehirn Web Services launched an iOS app called "Tokumu Kikan NERV Bōsai Apuri" (Secret Organization NERV Disaster Prevention App) on September 1, which is "Disaster Prevention Day" in Japan. The free app gives updates about natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis in real time and gives push notifications whenever the danger level in the user's area has increased. It racked up over 100,000 downloads in a single day, and the developer has announced plans to release an Android version in the coming days, although the date for its release is not finalized.

Anime fans may be aware of "NERV" as the special organization at the heart of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series that fights to defend the planet, but those who are really into their Eva lore may know that Gehirn was the organization that was NERV's predecessor. According to its website, the real-life Gehirn started up in 2010 and prides itself as a company that "makes Japan safer."

The app is an offshoot of the Twitter account "Tokumu Kikan NERV", which first launched in 2011 to provide disaster prevention information following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The account has over 760,000 followers at the time of this article's publication.

The app currently has a 4.9 rating on the app store, and reviews are positive. Hopefully, the real-life Nerv isn't caught up in any world-ending conspiracies as it works to protect Japan, one push notification at a time.


Update: A previous version of the article stated that the app received over 10,000 downloads. This has been updated to 100,000 downloads.
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So, I was reminded of an anime I forgot about from 2002 called Witch Hunter Robin, which might have aired on Adult Swim, I can't remember, but if it did I never watched it.

It looks very 2002, which is appealing to me, is it worth watching?
 
Dom Cruise said:
So, I was reminded of an anime I forgot about from 2002 called Witch Hunter Robin, which might have aired on Adult Swim, I can't remember, but if it did I never watched it.

It looks very 2002, which is appealing to me, is it worth watching?
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It was on Adult Swim, yeah. I remember watching a few episodes of it.
 
SteelPlatedHeart said:
It was on Adult Swim, yeah. I remember watching a few episodes of it.
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I regret not watching it, I regret skipping any anime that aired on Adult Swim back in the day because it's not like I had anything better to do as a teen, but for whatever reason I was picky and there were some major ones they aired that I just didn't watch, most notably Wolf's Rain and Inuyasha.
 
Dom Cruise said:
I regret not watching it, I regret skipping any anime that aired on Adult Swim back in the day because it's not like I had anything better to do as a teen, but for whatever reason I was picky and there were some major ones they aired that I just didn't watch, most notably Wolf's Rain and Inuyasha.
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Adult Swim and late night G4 were my go to for anime back in the day.
 
SteelPlatedHeart said:
Adult Swim and late night G4 were my go to for anime back in the day.
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It was the same for me and also with G4 there were series they aired that I never watched and regret now.

Dunno why I was so picky, though I would say I still watched the lion's share of anime on both Adult Swim and Tech TV/G4 aired, but since I loved anime so much I don't understand why I didn't watch everything, just one of those things you did in your youth you can't really understand as an adult.
 
Dom Cruise said:
I regret not watching it, I regret skipping any anime that aired on Adult Swim back in the day because it's not like I had anything better to do as a teen, but for whatever reason I was picky and there were some major ones they aired that I just didn't watch, most notably Wolf's Rain and Inuyasha.
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Don't regret ever skipping Pilot Candidate if that was also one you "missed out" on.
 
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