[Anime] GFF Anime Club

Saw the re-run. Epic indeed. Hard to comment on it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Acer, if you don't remove the ability to skip the translation notes (best part) I'm going to boycott you.

I half-heartedly approve of this, since it is rather hilarious.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I won't be home for another 20~30 minutes. ;__;

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

but fuck yes, I can handle that much ebichu.

^ This! Dechu~. <3

I like the current line-up as it is. I may not stay for Tylor because I just happen to need to do other stuff during the timeframe it's being aired, but that is NOT AT ALL related to the show's quality nor your taste for anime, Acer. I've been watching it on the archive, dechu.

Oh, and as a personal request, if you're running DBZ please only do so under these conditions:
1) Run DBZ Kai, not the original.
2) Avoid any dubbing other than the original Japanese voice acting.

#2 is a very personal request; my body just simply cannot handle Goku/Gohan/Goten's voice not being that of Masako Nozawa's, dechu.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

For you two I'm gonna make a special hell filled with sounds of Dragon Ball GT running simultaneously in Japanese and English and if I can find it Spanish set to video of Dragon Ball inverted, upside-down, and any other number of terrible effects I can get ffdshow video decoder to pump out. For Garr, he will get 20 minutes of powering up episodes with baby laughter.

*Shorty's brain implodes sideways.*
That Spanish sub BETTER have a real good sexy voice for Piccolo. >=(

Honestly though, if it's for drink-on purposes where we're so plastered the content and the progression of the stories and the fights don't matter, then by all means, get the original series. I don't mind Bulma's panties and worthless running around side-stories.

DBZ-Kai: 26 episodes of what roughly took 156 episodes of the original DBZ TV show. I'm only slightly exaggerating.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Zip

Can we please watch Dragon Ball, like when Goku was a kid. That shit is much funnier then the whole fighting Z.

Hell Yes.

Originally Posted by Goku

Why don't you have those balls on your crotch like Grandpa's? They're really comfortable to rest my head and sleep on.

Originally Posted by Bulma

GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *kpow*

How ya doing, buddy?

=( Sadly, I'll be catching up on the archives.

Acer: I've been watching the archives lately and it seems no matter what time or which archive stream I'm watching, the quality of the video's seem choppy.

I've reset my modem and did all I could to defrag/refresh both computers I have hooked up to the same modem and tested the archive stream. Both seem to have the same choppiness regardless of the status of the other computer being on or off.

I think it's just my ping/connection, but are there any other things I need to check on my end to determine the cause?

FELIPE NO

I caught most of the Azumanga stuff but I was mostly away from my PC doing stuff around the apartment.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

You betta believe I'm running home <3

...in 1.5 hours. ;_; o fuck this 9-6 pst work sked.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Is anyone partial with Zetsubou Sensei series? I can't stand watching that shows by myself, but I tend to have a lot of fun watching with other people.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Hey Acer, I can't seem to access any of the archives.

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm actually interested in Seto no Hanayome since I've never seen it. If you can shift that to the later part of the shows since I'm alllllways late to these things, I'd be most appreciative <3

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

w00t~ I'll be joining in about quarter hour

I was speaking idiomatically.

is the stream going on tonight?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I can't wait to see Spica on archives <3

FELIPE NO

I was working late and too tired to sit in front of computer.

I've noticed you haven't gotten a chance to put the archives up yet. I'd love to catch up on Spica and Planetes once you can. <3

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

aww, the one day i come home early because i have an excuse to.

oh well. Time to catch up on what I missed WAW yesterday!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm putting in my vote for Haibane Renmei and Hanada.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh yeah, I didn't mean those two shows together necissarily. Those two are just the ones that pulled my interest at the time. =P I'm happy with either or.

I'm really liking the R.O.D series so far. I went to my local library and got a library card. (LOL)

All the anime shows I want to watch are from the 90's so I doubt it'll be easy getting them.

I'm anxiously waiting for Naoki Urasawa's PLUTO (adaptation of Astro Boy) to come out on animated screen. <333

If you guys are interested, Mizuki Shigeru series are available for bittorrent download (<3). It's a little old fashioned 80's animu about Japanese ghosts/spirits/goblins, but it might fit the "wierd/funny" category for sure. I have no idea if it's subbed or not, which would likely be the challenge.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Bleh, going over to mom's tonight and doing laundry. I'll catch you guys on the archives~.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Thank you Acer <3

How ya doing, buddy?

T_T

The one night I'm actually home to see! >.<

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Hi love, I know I mentioned this last night, but hereby put in my *official request* for the next series of anime to be broadcasted:

Miracle☆Train ~Welcome to the Big Edo Line~
ミラクル☆トレイン　～大江戸線へようこそ～ (Mirakuru Torein ~Oo-Edo Sen e Youkoso~)

Ouran Host Club's been getting a pretty good vibe, so I think people will enjoy the trippiness of this anime.

FELIPE NO

Dear Acer, you are awesome and we love you <3.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

So that song "Tooryanse" that plays when they're crossing the road and that electric song comes through? It's a very old Japanese folk song from the Edo era and it actually has some significant meaning to the animu "Dennou Coil" we're watching.

YouTube Video

because this is kinda boring:

Check out the translation (again, mostly my interpretation and transliteration, so forgive me if it doesn't roll with the tune so well):

Tooryanse (Let us pass)

通りゃんせ　通りゃんせ Tooryanse tooryanse (Let us pass, let us through)
ここはどこの　細通じゃ Kooko ha dokono hoso michi ja (What/where is this narrow path?)
天神さまの　細道じゃ Tenshin Sama no Hoso michi ja (This path belongs to the God/Goddesses)
ちっと通して　下しゃんせ Chiitto to~shite kudashanse~ (Let us pass a little, please)
御用のないもの　通しゃせぬ Goyo~ no nai mono toosha senu~ (Those with no purpose, shall not pass)
この子の七つの　お祝いに Konoko no nanatu no oiwaini (For this child's 7th birthday celebration)
お札を納めに　まいります Ofuda wo osameni Mairimasu~ (We're offering prayer notes)
行きはよいよい　帰りはこわい Ikiwa yoi yoi Kaeri wa kowai (Going there is fine, coming back is scary)
こわいながらも Kowainagaramo (Although it is scary)
通りゃんせ　通りゃんせ Tooryanse, tooryanse (Let us through, Let us pass)

So here's the background to the whole nursery rhyme. As you can see in the picture from the youtube clip i posted, it's basically a "Ring Around the Posey" or "London Bridge," but with a scarier connotation. From the "going there is fine but coming back is scary", it implies a situation in someone could be "Spirited Away" or from the word 神隠し (Kami-kakushi) and literally translating that to "God-hiding" the song kind of hints that you can go "there" but you may (or may not) come back.

I said earlier that this was a song from the Edo-period (Between 1603~1868 AD). So in those ages, children living past their 6th birthday (they counted the day of their birth as the 1st birthday in those days, so the 7th birthday would have actually been a full 6years the kid was alive) was kind of rite of passage point since the infant death rate was quite high due to all the illnesses we typically get vaccinated for nowadays. Some regions would believe that you cut out a paper doll when the child is born, have that as the "protecting spirit" for the child, and then when they reach their 7th birthday, the parents would go "return" the paper gods back to the Gods. So that's where the "ofuda" (tags) come from.

"Kowai" can also be sort of a regional slang / dialect meaning "tiresome" so it could just be that "Going to make the offering is easy enough but coming home is a rough journey home."

But yeah, just watching the show tonight and actually paying attention to what's been going on, I can't help but think the producers of this show just basically wrapped the entire concept of this show around this song.

Oh, also btw: a lot of streetlights in Japan play this song (kind of a double feature; for people who are too short to see the light when there's a hoard of people crossing (which does happen, I've been there)) and for the blind) as a signal for "you may pass while this song plays" but it usually never plays through the whole song. Those that do, cut off at "going there is fine, coming back is" and then fill it with SIREN NOISES after that so it makes you think that "If you're trying to go back the way you came at the point of us playing this song, it's going to cause a traffic accident, SO DON'T YOU DARE". Very psychological. So that might be why the show references to "accidents" a lot.

By the way, the "ofuda" can be also read as "tags" rather than notes. And those metatags? Looks awful lot like "ofuda"s to me~ :3

Jam it back in, in the dark.