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Feeling good. Studio Ghibli film on mute, BoC on headphones. Feeling oh so so right.

I check in this thread every few months, just to sigh...

Wow, I got so tired of being constantly pent up awaiting this new release that I took a few months away from Twoism. Came back and there's STILL no release.

*sigh*

The best things in life are worth waiting for, I guess.

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As for Ponyo... I believe this is the first one that's directed by Miyazaki's son rather than Miyazaki himself, isn't it? Kinda disappointing, but I kind of figured that if it wasn't directed by Miyazaki himself it wouldn't be as good.

Actually Hayao Miyazaki directed Ponyo himself.

You're ...

I am terrified of the very people I want to be involved with: fellow traditional Irish musicians. Even though I've over a decade of experience in my particular field (uilleann piping) I feel sub-par and inadequate and shoddy and fake. I'm at a peak in my abilities, by all accounts I've never been ...

noby wrote:why don't my girl friends listen to BoC or any good music.

Tell me about it.

Ponyo was disappointing, yes. It started off well enough, had everything it needed to become and enduring classic of the Ghibli canon, but fell flat on it's face 3/4ths through. I can't recommend it to anyone. Return of the Cat and Tales from Earthsea are similarly lackluster.

Pick just one? So ...

All I meant was generally, anime is based off a manga. It is rare for an anime to come out of thin air. A manga produced after the anime is just to further line the producers pockets, it seems.

The Japanese entertainment industry is just as bizarre as it's market. Everything has to be profit-tied ...

Code Geass started off pretty cool, but then the second season completely blew because the producers didn't like the writing the creator had made for it and had him change it. I still wish I could know how the stories was originally intended.

Most anime is based of the manga (comic version, for ...

"Nonsense" is a rather subjective term as you're using it here. Many of Evangelion's most powerful and affecting moments are in its second half and in End of Eva.

I will grant you that, sorry for being a bit too frank. I did enjoy End of Evangelion.

It is true though that many anime seem to ...

Music is Math wrote: It is near where Robert frost grew up, and American actor Adam Sandler went to my high school. It's also a shit town that I don't want to be in haha. So where is your Manchester?

I'm in the Manchester once known as Silk City. I'm just a bit south of you.

I remember hearing about Ghost in the Shell, and it looked pretty awesome.

The 1st movie is great, as is the 1st season of the TV series. The rest of the GITS series is of questionable quality, comparatively.

Today anime's greatest curse is being formulaic, as is nearly every teen drama (shoujo ...

Slightly otaku, here.

Uh oh, let's not let this devolve into a Sub vs. Dub thread. Though if we're drawing battle lines, I'm into subtitles all the way. For some reason I can't take dubbed anime seriously.

Don't know if it was mentioned, but I loved The original Gunbuster and it's FLCL-ish 20-year ...

Music is Math wrote: I also live in one of the 'other' Manchesters. :L

Ah, I see.

Is your Manchester known for anything?

IT'S THE HIT NEW GAME: "Guess that Manchester!"

Wow, this thread sure changed in tone since I last posted in it...

Girls are awesome, and the ones that bite back are best of all!

Music is Math wrote:

Deutsche Diesel wrote:Cuteness!

Thank you! You live in Manchester eh? Manchester, England?

Sadly, I subsist in one of the "other" Manchesters. There are over thirty-five of them, these days.

Hint: I live in a 150-year-old silk mill...

Cuteness!

I took it easy today (for me) and spent some time alone at the shop. I started work on three new sets of uilleann pipes that I'll be selling under the table to help feed my family this year. I had twisted my ankle last Thursday so I'm still limping around from that.

I'm serving on a Jury Monday ...