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Ukyo
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 Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:42 am Post subject: |
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108 wrote:
Ukyo wrote:
I've been meaning to ask about this, completely forgot: Does anyone know of a music video featuring a dorky otaku and a man in a rubber monster costume? I could swear it was one of the more pop-ish songs (Is it by those puzzlingly popular Orange Range kids?)
Yeah, that's Orange Range with "Love Parade," probably the worst song title ever.
If you want help downloading it, you'll find no such luck here.
Go search for that bullshit somewhere else, you fuckin' kid.
And get the hell off my lawn.
I kind of just wanted it for the visual, not the music. I heard enough Orange Range in Japan, KTHX!!1~~
I should mention, it was the top songs on MTV, and as such, I was watching it without sounds which was really interesting. Basically, most of them either totally suck and totally rock without songs. Then when you add songs, they tend to just totally suck.
But that is how most top music things these kids listen to nowadays goes isn't it?
I was looking for it for the memories, damnit. Do you remember love?! It's like that girl you knew who had nothing in common with you but was "interesting." Hell, you don't even need to like her, you just wonder, how the hell does something like that exist in this world?! And so you look at it, and speculate, and you remember better girls, girls you gave your heart to, that broke it, that healed it, that did everything to it. Do you remember love?!
You get off my lawn! You may be the senile old man with a lawn, but I am the senile old man who just thinks he has a lawn! Much worse!
Usually said old senile kook won't have pants on. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: |
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@drem: thanks for information!
Densha ep. 7 is a really awesome though strange highscore-episode.
"much ado about nothing" was up until now, but things start to gear up a bit in episode 7!
Denshas Score:
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+ 36,159 for having chosen the festival over Saori
- 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 for selling his games
- 4,294,967,296 for trying to abandom his anime-stuff
+ 934,592 for winning a PSX with more games than he owned
+ 934,592 for getting more anime-stuff than he owned before!
- 7 for fainting in front of Saori for whatever reason
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High-Score: -18,446,744,078,002,613,576 ..... Z--
Sakurais Score:
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+ 500 for being able to position his RC-car next to Densha and Soari without being noticed
+ 3.771 for having a jingle when he found and identified Densha
+ 4.192 for doing a "Knight Rider" Stunt with an RC-car
- 1.234 for having an Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI GSR "Tomi Makinen Edition" RC-car instead of his Mitsubishi Lancer EVO II-car
+ 39.127 for being able to talk to his alter ego (good and bad side)
+ 879.558 for his winning bad side. He's really evil!
- 7 for being to late to Saoris Birthday-Party
+ 792.346 for nearly calling Saori "Hermes" two times!
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Results: 1.720.721 ... A++
I'm impressed by the Hanshin Tigers Fan-Poster. His special ability "kill an PC at an instant by stepping on the powercable" is quite impressive.
And he even managed to be out of the Race when things are getting out of hands as Densha wants to quit being an otaku.
This was a heavy blow to me as well, Densha is about to leave all his fandom behind (remember his room looking so awkward plain after he abandoned all his anime-stuff). I can't understand why he does .... it's for Saori, okay, but why does he try to abandon all the things he ever liked so "easily"?
You can't get over things so easy, anime and games where his life, if he is about to forget about them for Saori, i wonder if he can be around Saori all the time ... it's not like she is going to be his "hobby" from now on.
And if she would leave him later on, he wouldn't have anything left in his life. I wonder if he ever could become happy .... it's not like he threw away some "toys".
Getting rid of your hobbies and friends for one girl .... i can't believe people do this for real. ..... Would you do so?
Regarding "Moe" and the definition for the term, didn't Densha become a "Moe" person for some of them since they all want things between Saori and Densha going well?
anyway, Minas Seiyuu is the monster that is defeated, i would say. Persona, your thoughts, please?
Finally, episode 7 left me .... confused. i would even go as far as to say - I'm regret. |
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Psiga
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Did you not watch the preview for Ep8? He stocks his room to be even more Otaku than ever before. He even cries with the stupid hat thing on, and has snot running out of his nose and everything. I can understand some underdog appreciation for this guy, but the stuttering-lithping-crybaby stuff is really not a good sign of character.
I love the fact that this took place on the 21st, and I've already watched it, subs and all, by the 22nd. They're moving very fast this week.
Good episode in general. I didn't feel that any particular moment dragged out unnecessarily.
-Psiga |
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Pinstripe
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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This comes a bit late, but was that Kitano Takeshi that told Densha to stop feeding the pidgeons in episode two or three? It sure looked like him.
Additionally, is the "traveller" 2chan (with the beret) a celebrity? He seems to have that feel to him. |
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Kappuru
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Pinstripe wrote:
This comes a bit late, but was that Kitano Takeshi that told Densha to stop feeding the pidgeons in episode two or three? It sure looked like him.
Additionally, is the "traveller" 2chan (with the beret) a celebrity? He seems to have that feel to him.
The traveler 2chan-kun guy was in Samehada Otoko to Momojiri Onna (shark skin man and peach hip girl.)
He was "yamada" in the movie. Great character. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Pinstripe wrote:
This comes a bit late, but was that Kitano Takeshi that told Densha to stop feeding the pidgeons in episode two or three? It sure looked like him.
this guy was featured in TM Revolutions "Madan ~ Freischütz"-clip, if i remember right. maybe someone helps this piece of information.
Psiga wrote:
Did you not watch the preview for Ep8? He stocks his room to be even more Otaku than ever before. He even cries with the stupid hat thing on, and has snot running out of his nose and everything.
I didn't watch it, thanks for the info. I wait for the ending to stop, then i skip the preview ... it kind of makes me want to see the next episode asap, but i have to wait then ...
anyway, as far as i have seen, his room is stuffed with brand new anime-stuff. it seems like Hermes want Densha to be an otaku no matter what. .... that's strange. But more important, will the Hanshin Tigers-poster return? Densha will be doomed if he won't return the next episode. |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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Persona-sama
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't seen Episode 8 yet but I wanted to update the kill list:
CURRENT DENSHA KILL LIST:
Episode 1: the woman whose husband beats her
Episode 2: Laid-off Lover
Episode 3: Basketball Flamer
Episode 4: Cheating Husband
Episode 5: Bratty Patient Girl
Episode 6: Comiket Cosplay Idol (part 1)
Episode 7: CCI: Idol Learns English - Fucks Over Manager (part 2)
E.7 Sub-boss: Mustached Henshin Tigers Otaku
That idol really annoyed me.
I mean, she's famous in Japan NOW... and yet she gives it up to learn "acting" in America. I mean, holy shit woman, you've got your shit MADE right now and you're giving it up in the peak of your fame (WITH SCREAMING OTAKU WAITING FOR YOU LIKE 10 FEET AWAY!!) just to learn how to say "to be or not to be" at a CC somewhere in New York or something? That's just... I don't know. Get your priorities straight.
I also love how she runs away screaming, "I'm grown up!" It's so very mature, you know?
But anyway, I guess I'll be downloading the new episode now. |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yeah, she's idolized by otaku. her career's made, man. What else could a girl aspire to?
But maybe one day, if she works real hard, she might star in a porno. |
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newave
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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wow apparently Densha is on fujisankei tv (los angeles channel 18) on sunday....
unless theres some other show that translates as Train Man....
Gonna have to check it out....
Schedule... |
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Sub
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Judging from the episode 9 preview this has TOTALLY crossed over into wish-fullfillment territory.
saori is all like "MOE?" and then turns into GOTHLOLI SAORI and then they go to akiba and play videogames and buy Keroro merchandise and i bet she's even going to be tolerant and caring about his doujin collection! Things couldn't possibly stay this good for the whole episode, but I bet when she DOES see the thread, she'll be like "wow, what a great bunch of guys you internets are"
But I mean, it's not like I'm not rooting for the guy. And I am, honestly, so the show's doing its job. Can't wait for the next one. |
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risnuff
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know about you, but I had to download "Fantasy" after Hermes-san's "fiance" played it in Episode 8. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:43 am Post subject: |
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mh, densha episode 8 is really one of the better densha-episodes ...
Sakurai is really awesome. His RC-cars are too good to be true, but then he lacks totally a "be a normal person"-skill and destroys things all along the way. If this continues, someone has to feel more for him than for densha.
He lost his Evo, i mean ... that's pretty hard!
And he can be so subtle regarding his plan to convince Saori to be his wife.
Hell, the Evil Sakurai is the best, i hope he doesn't get defeated until the end. Clash on the Big Bridge, Densha vs. Sakurai and Sakurai WINS! ... or so.
And i'm beginning to wonder if anyone could make such an awesome chicken for IC as well. Isn't there a girl which has designed a Chicken for any of you guys? Ayane? Deesgeesa?
And have you seen the flow-chart? Seemed a bit too short for all the freaky answers the chicken gave, but i suppose that is the kind of "Magic" the guy has. At least he can (as Persona already stated) call "Denshas Song" just by posting.
But things go too smooth to be true ... Saori is "otakunized" and a Mina-Fan. I wonder if she wonders about the two carrots. I mean, she isn't really the kind of person to accept it since it's a anime-character. It must bother her way more than us, shouldn't it?
And have you noticed that Densha didn't stutter as he talked about Mina?
Now i'm wondering what episode 9 will bring forth ...
@Persona, what is the episode 8 monster .. i don't know, there are a handful of possible monster-poster and i can't decide which one should be the "Leader" like Mecha-godzilla or Godzilla is leading the good/bad ones. |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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Lestrade
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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LW Joestar wrote:
special blend wrote:
LW Joestar posted pics of Tim somewhere.
I might have...
Linky no worky!!! Linky no worky!! ROOOF! ROOOOOF!!!! |
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Rud13
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Episode 9 was the most painful.
It was also the most straight forward episode. |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you see the preview to episode 10? Some shit's about to go down. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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yes, it seems like the final blow is about to happen, some stuff for two episodes is about to come around ...
but i wonder why they only noticed now that densha shouldn't have talked about Hermes and stuff after such a long time. i mean, one of the posters says "yeah i though about that, too" but ... come on, now they are telling him that it wasn't such a good idea?
But after all they just came across this thing as they talked about the 2ch-channel being more and more known all about the place.
Which is not surprising after people come across the 2ch-channel in such strange ways.
And how did Hermes Brother rule out Densha is writing about Saori so fast? It took him some seconds to check that out, whereas Sakurai needed some episodes to get to know who Hermes really is.
anyway ... it seemed like Sakurai is out of the race after episode 9, but now there seems to be his comeback in episode 10.
And why the hell did the gamer-poster have a N64-controller right into the cameras angle? is there a N64-revival around the corner or what?
i hope episode 10 is coming out soon ... |
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Kappuru
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| after the end of episode 9 and the credits, there's a alladin chan post that says episode ten is coming out on 9/15. They're skipping a week and building up anticipation. |
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newave
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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ah ive finally caught up in the series....now i can enjoy this thread....
Damn ep 9 cliffhanger..... |
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108
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Kappuru wrote:
after the end of episode 9 and the credits, there's a alladin chan post that says episode ten is coming out on 9/15. They're skipping a week and building up anticipation.
Nah, they just skipped a week for the World Judo Championships.
In which all the Japanese Olympic medal-winners lost.
It was kind of upsetting. You know. To Japanese judo nationalists.
HaHOI! |
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risnuff
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh. Good ol' sports prempting regular programming!
I shouldn't complain. I love sports. But I also love Densha Otoko.
Dilemma!
P.S. Episode 10 up for download.. Subtitles, not so much. |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I just downloaded the 1st 3 episodes of this series- good stuff. How long's the series gonna run? I can't imagine this running for 20+ episodes. Are the later episodes still good? |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: |
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hazylium wrote:
I just downloaded the 1st 3 episodes of this series- good stuff. How long's the series gonna run? I can't imagine this running for 20+ episodes. Are the later episodes still good?
It's 11 episodes total. |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:42 am Post subject: |
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This threads got subtitles for the 10th ep now.
Episode 10 was fucking cool, I say. For once, Denshas uselessness was justified, I mean, his relationship with Hermes really seemed like a lost cause at the beginning of the episode. But the forum posters were totally awesome in this episode! I mean, all that crazy shit they pulled in Akihabara to get Densha to go back to the forum, that was actually... touching. And you can really see how much Densha's changed since the beginning of the series. Can't wait for the final episode! I forsee a big confrontation between Densha and Sakurai.
Well, this show sure knows how to pull at my heart-strings. I'm actually thinking of pursuing a relationship with a girl that I would normally just dismiss as being completely and utterly out of my league because of it. To be fair I was gonna ask her out anyway but I was dithering cos of a general lack of ballsiness. But now I've completely made up my mind to do it. EDIT: But no, I'm not gonna talk about it here. Heh.
Boy that last paragraph sounds goddamn cheesy. But yeah, something about this show just really speaks to me. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:38 am Post subject: |
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hazylium wrote:
Episode 10 was fucking cool, I say. For once, Denshas uselessness was justified, I mean, his relationship with Hermes really seemed like a lost cause at the beginning of the episode. But the forum posters were totally awesome in this episode! I mean, all that crazy shit they pulled in Akihabara to get Densha to go back to the forum, that was actually... touching. And you can really see how much Densha's changed since the beginning of the series. Can't wait for the final episode! I forsee a big confrontation between Densha and Sakurai.
Sakurai saying that his plan HAS to work just because he imagined it failing was a hilarious moment. Boy, for one moment i wished it would work Sakurais way, just because he tries so hard and is so evil ... and the bad ones are ALWAYS the winners. Errr, losers, after all, but, you know what i mean.
I find it funny that densha met all the 2ch posters and even knew the kid (ep 1-3 i think it was ... the one asking for the key to enter a tower of light or something) from the (train~) Densha-Otaku. It makes so much sense after all ... and yeah, they all were denshas, doing this strange things.
But i wonder why another army-guy appeared in the last episode.... he's like this "travel around the world guy" not really funny, after all.
Well, this show sure knows how to pull at my heart-strings. I'm actually thinking of pursuing a relationship with a girl that I would normally just dismiss as being completely and utterly out of my league because of it. To be fair I was gonna ask her out anyway but I was dithering cos of a general lack of ballsiness. But now I've completely made up my mind to do it. EDIT: But no, I'm not gonna talk about it here. Heh.
Boy that last paragraph sounds goddamn cheesy. But yeah, something about this show just really speaks to me.
isn't that every J-drama doing? i wonder if the japanese government is sponsoring some dramas if they find out they need some more workers for a certain job. |
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BalbanesBeoulve
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| I loved how they tied the kid with the psp to the train conductor. Another part i liked in episode 10 was Sakurai telling Hermes's friend about alladin chan to the tune of the numa numa song. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: |
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BalbanesBeoulve wrote:
I loved how they tied the kid with the psp to the train conductor. Another part i liked in episode 10 was Sakurai telling Hermes's friend about alladin chan to the tune of the numa numa song.
there was a kid tied to a train conductor? i have to rewatch the episode again ... and yeah, the scene where Sakurai goes all O-zone was a great view.
Poor Sakurai ... |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Episode 11! No subtitles yet... but watch this thread.
Apparently there's going to be a special 12th episode focusing on Matsunaga. Shit, why not Sakurai??? Everybody loves Sakurai, right? |
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Drem
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Who's Matsunaga, again? |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Densha's otaku friend who did the birthing sea turtle impressions. Someone around here's got that sea turtle impression as a sig, I think. |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:12 am Post subject: |
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OK subtitles are a-go! If you're using bsplayer to watch the show, make sure to upgrade to the latest version or the subs won't work!
Well. Sambo Master makes an appearance. Which is awesome. We get more Sakurai action- his camera-copter complete with Ride of the Valkyries music is very cool. Interestingly enough, the big issue of this episode (will Densha and Hermes get back together??) is solved pretty fast. The bulk of the episode deals with Densha's extended farewell to his forum community. It's kinda touching, yet goes on way too long. Sadly, this episode isn't as funny as earlier ones (though there's a good Jinkama bit near the end). Overall, I'd give this series a big thumbs-up though. Nobody else has quite managed to capture the idiosyncrasies of Internet communities in a mainstream work quite as well as this one has. |
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Drem
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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On a related note, I recently watched the Great Teacher Onizuka drama, by suggestion of my brother. It was surprisingly good. |
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hazylium
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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I've been watching the GTO anime- for a university course, no less! How does the drama compare? The anime starts off real strong but it's getting a bit boring now.
Also:
KO! |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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Densha Otoko - Another Finale SP
and the subs.
grab it! it's really worth it, it's kind of an "I respect the Hanshin-Tigers-Otaku"-Episode |
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Rud13
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know why they didn't make the Another Episode the final one, it does the same thing, with approximately 40 less minutes of Densha's crying face. Well a little more of Densha's utterly annoying friends. |
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Kazu
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:57 am Post subject: |
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Rud13 wrote:
I don't know why they didn't make the Another Episode the final one, it does the same thing, with approximately 40 less minutes of Densha's crying face. Well a little more of Densha's utterly annoying friends.
densha is really sucking straight away from episode one ... the main point in watching densha were the other posters, mind the Hanshin Tigers-guy which was the "real" star of densha otoko.
the intarweb needs more people like him! |
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