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NoonMasamune:
Props for recommending dubbed Baccano!

Thanks, I see too many people in the anime community hate on dubs unfairly. So, I always try to give good dubs the love that they deserve.

acekhalifa:
Thank you a lot for the list, although I've seen a few of them like steinsgate, OPM and Code Geass which were all very good.

No problem. Feel free to ask anytime you need more recommendations,

acekhalifa:
I need someone here to recommend me some good horror anime, and also good short anime series of anyother genre with at most 50 episodes.

Horror anime are never really that scary. That doesn't mean that they can't be interesting though.

1. Shiki (genuinely scary vampire story. Has weird graphics though).

2. Higurashi: Why they cry.

3. Perfect Blue (absolute classic by Satoshi Kon. This movie inspired Black Swan).

4. Serial Experiments Lain (not a horror anime but one of the anime that creeped me out).

5. Parasyte: The Maxim.

6. Akira (another classic movie, not really horror but has some disturbing imagery).

7. Devilman Crybaby (I don't really rate this super highly but it will give you your fix of uncensored sex and violence, you can thank Netflix for that).

8. Hell Girl.

9. High School of the Dead.

10. Hellsing Ultimate.

For the non-horror:

1. Steins ; gate (Sci-fi, time travel story. Starts slow, ends with a bang)

2. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica (don't be fooled by the cutesy moe art style, out the first three episodes. This is actually a very dark and depressing show).

3. One-punch Man (Funny show about a guy who beats everybody with one punch. Pokes fun at superhero tropes).

4. Code Geass Lelouch of Rebellion (It's a hell of a ride this one, doesn't always make sense but never fails to intrigue. The most beautiful train wreck I've ever seen).

5. Baccano! (basically a Quentin Tarantino film in anime form. If you enjoyed Django Unchained, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, etc. You'll really enjoy this one. Try to get the dubbed version).

6. KonoSuba (Funniest isekai ever. Character dynamic is incredible. Never fails to get a laugh out of you).

7. Houseki no Kuni or Land of the Lustrous (just to show you the vast diversity of the anime world I had to include this. One of the most aesthetically pleasing anime I'm recent times. Good plot, likable characters. Fantastic character dynamic).

8. Prison School (ecchi comedy, don't watch this around kids. Crude, dirty, but extremely funny).

9. Shimoneta (last comedy, I swear. This anime is a satirical take on censorship and moral hysteria over sexual imagery. Try to get the dubbed version).

10. Samurai Champloo (easy-going samurai story taking place in the Edo period but inexplicably merges that with hip hop culture. From the maker of Cowboy bebop, which you may also want to check out).

wisemrtortoise:
Season 1:
https://www2.9anime.to/watch/birdy-the-mighty-decode.jp83/k6o789

Season 2:
https://www2.9anime.to/watch/birdy-the-mighty-decode-02.4qo7/l51l5n

MVP

wisemrtortoise:
Who remembers this old gem?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6HR9wvKH-Q

Have that ok my plan to watch list bit can't find it anywhere except kissanime but kissanime is pure cancer.

nani667:
Finally done with HxH...

Abandoned it after the Chimera Ant Arc, cos the rest of the Anime.was looking even more boring... But finally forced myself to see the remaining episodes... Officially done with HxH



Definitely did not live upto the plenty hype.... My rating of this Anime is 4/10

Is this bait?
Are you flaming?

I don't really see the problem with mgtow in theory. If you feel that you don't need to be in a committed relationship to enjoy your life, that's your decision.

But in practice, too a lot of the people who identify as mgtow are just butthurt virgins who would flip once they get laid.

Loool, never thought I'd see day where mgtow gets mentioned on this side of the internet.

NoonMasamune:
Looks like TRIGGER's going to save anime again


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3zqza91fYI

Seriously though, they've only made like two standout anime: Kill la Kill and Little Witch Academia (maybe Inferno Cop).

The rest have been pretty average with good visuals.

Freebiez:
Abeg is season two of goblin slayer out?

You can read the manga, though.

Seeker99:
#1 Do you believe the universe is eternal?

No, but it has been existing and will continue to exist for so long that it might as well be.

Seeker99:
#2 Do we have freewill or is everything determined?

I don't know, it is either we do or we are living in a very good approximation of it.

Seeker99:
#3 Is our existence the product of chance?

Chance, most likely. It is the most logical explanation for our existence.

Seeker99:
#4 Would you say morality is objective or relative?

Morality is relative. Different cultures, different families, even individuals have their own specific values they uphold.

Seeker99:
#5 What type of universe would you expect if there was no God?

I don't really know how the universe would be different one way or the other.

Seeker99:
#6 What’s your take on the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God?

Classic Texas sharpshooter fallacy. You don't look at the finished result of natural processes and say, in hindsight, that the chances are too low for it to have occurred naturally. When in truth it is the result of millions of years of non-linear adaptation.

Seeker99:
#7 What’s you take on miracles? Do you believe everyone that has ever claimed to have witnessed a miracle was lying or was mistaken/hallucinating?

Probably one of the above in most cases. But I am open to the possibility of unknown natural phenomena.

Seeker99:
#8 What’s your thoughts on near death experiences and the afterlife?

I don't think that experiences from people whose are starved of oxygen, close to death, etc are credible. There are parts of the brain that have been linked to NDEs and out-of-body experiences, they are nothing more than glorified hallucinations.

Seeker99:
#9 Do you think we have souls?

According to the mainstream definition, no. Can you imagine an existence without sensory input or a brain? There is no argument for the existence of the soul that doesn't rely on that in some form.

Seeker99:
#10 Is religion beneficial to society?

Depends on the specific beliefs of the religion, some can be net benefits to certain societies when the merits outweigh the demerits.

Not Islam, tho.

nani667:
Hmmm... What manner of Balanced power system ❓

You saying people pull sudden power ups from Nowhere in Naruto, that is shite sir, they simply trained and gained their power ups... The likes of Naruto & Ichigo did have beasts in them, but they still trained alot to get to achieve what they achieved... which makes much more sense than just Casually giving yourself a rule or making one hopeless vow and suddenly become OP overnight, and even the Kurapika himself ended up still breaking the Vow and nothing happened to him... In Gon's case because he was Vexing he instantly became as powerful as Meruem, or maybe even more sef... And the hopeless writers didn't even have the decency to follow up and just let him die after that, they had to take a page from Fairy Tail and employ Epic Nakama Power with Killua that has been Fanboying all through the Anime...

HxH is just some glorified Shite... I will admit that at least the 2011 version is a step up from the garbage that was the first one, and it tried.... But ultimately the Anime is average at best

The power system is balanced and once powers are established, the rules aren't broken for any reason. Shipudden is riddled with crap like Kakashi's susanoo bullshit. Kurapika is only OP against phantom troupe members, specifically his chain jail power. Gon only became OP because he forced his full potential and nearly died only to be saved by Alluka, whose existence was foreshadowed waaaay back since just after the hunter exam arc. This is a level of forethought that Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail and the like just don't have.

Don't get me started on that Kaguya getting distracted by sexy jutsu shite, or Kaguya's entire fvcking existence for that matter.

But still, I'm not hating on Naruto, it's a good show despite its problems. But it's not HxH level.

nani667:
The vast majority of the HxH Anime is like fillers sef... Loads of episodes of Killua Fanboying over Gon... To Me that was much worse than Fillers... Initially I thought both of them would have Naruto / Sasuke dynamic and be Rivals of some sort but ultimately they were more like Lovers... Truly Depressing stuff


Only Arc that gave me very small Joy was the Chimera Ant arc, particularly after Meruem was hatched... His was the only character that impressed me... I liked Chrollo too


The rest of the Anime was just meh


And most of the Naruto fillers were actually great & informative... The fillers in the first series when they were younger was just loads of garbage tho... But the Shippuden fillers were pretty good... The Flashbacks about Hashirama & Madara, the Kakashi Gaiden episodes where they revealed to us how Kakashi acquired his Sharingan and even how Yamato came into existence... There was also the Episodes towards the end about Itachi, his younger days and how how Shisui mentored him... Majority of those fillers were great.... HxH has got absolutely nothing on Naruto ✔️ ✔️

What Hunter x Hunter has going for it is a balanced power system with defined rules that the users work within to win fights, unlike Naruto where people pull sudden power ups from nowhere. It doesn't just make each villain stronger than the last unlike most shounen action anime, rather each arc gives us a new villain with a unique threat rather than just beating up the last bad guy.

The Phantom troupe arc was my favourite in the anime, and one of my favourite in all of anime. We saw a powerful group of baddies who outclassed the protagonists in every way. Buy how did Kurapika win? Did he spontaneously unlock ten tale jutsu? Did he suddenly his inner hollow suddenly appear stronger than ever before to conveniently some the problem? No. He used his Specialist and conjurer nen powers to the most logical conclusion. Since the bigger the stake, and the more specific your desire, the stronger your powers are he staked his life on making his chains unbreakable only when used on the phantom troupe members.

HxH has a level of pre-planning that other shounen action anime just don't have, and that is why it gets its much-deserved hype.

nani667:
What is Censored will always have an Uncensored version... So there is no problem there ✔️

Seriously, censorship in adult-oriented content is just plain stupid.

nani667:
No Nudity in the first episode... But based on the theme of the Anime I expect a lot

Given what I've seen in the manga, you can expect a lot.

That is, unless they censor everything in the tv version so that they can sell more blu-ray copies.

Airyprince:
nt fair dude pls always put d name first tnkz

Domestic Girlfriend.

nani667:
New Romance Epic °°°



First Episode was too good


Patiently waiting for episode 2

Holy shiiiit, Domestic Girlfriend.

Currently reading the manga and it's lewd as hell.

I don't really follow seasonal anime (hate waiting for new episodes). Does the anime contain nudity?

LordReed:
I hope you understand that's facetious?

It's definitely a meme and shouldn't be taken too seriously but it is still true that there are behaviours that would give you an advantage over others who aren't naturally predisposed to them. There are people who are naturally charismatic and there are those who aren't.

While the whole alpha/beta and chad/virgin binary is an overgeneralization usually used in jest. There is still a bit of truth to it.

LordReed:
What is beta and alpha with respect to man?

Quick meme

johnydon22:
Can a beta male beat an alpha?

If the alpha is outnumbered, yes.

In principle, you should hit back but in practice you'll just end up getting lynched by the white-knight beta cuck squad.

budaatum:
We still got an hour to go where I am, but...

I wish you all a very fruitful 2019!

Happy New Year!!!!

Woooooooooooo!!!!

raptex:
I became a freethinker(not an atheist) in 2018.

To be honest, I don't know why being a freethinker has religious (or irreligious) connotations. Open-mindedness is not restricted to any religion.

Same thing I do every night.

Masturbate.

TRIGGERED!

Martinez19:


It depends on the stage of development of the embryo

If it's still a cleavage of cells, then it's not immoral to wipe it off because it's in the same category of a spermatozoa and we know it's not immoral to masturbate even though we waste spermatozoa cells (which have potential to become humans). Both have no consciousness or feelings and they are just cells.

if it has already formed a heart, then na human being be dat, no try am

The heart is just an organ for pumping blood. Kanu Nwankwo has a mechanical pump replacing a portion of his heart. Does that make him less human?

johnydon22:
I will like to know the biological definition of human.

A human simply means "A member of the homo sapiens specie. And this as a biological classification is fundamentally genetical not physiological or neurological.

If it's only genetic, is an embryo human? What about a zygote? Or a sperm cell?

johnydon22:
Are you saying that a man who by any situation is not self aware is not human?
Are you saying that any other specie that is self aware is a human?

First answer: The irreversible loss of consciousness already results in death, without a natal environment the early-term foetus will never achieve consciousness. The difference between the dead human and the child is that the human was conscious at some point in the past.

Second answer: Any specie that is self-aware to human standards should be granted human rights.

johnydon22:
See the problem with such ambiguous arbitrary criteria?

Morality would always have some level of ambiguity and arbitrariness, that is where most moral arguments stem from.

johnydon22:
So i ask again; Define human?

How is a fetus not human?

First answer: I cannot give a dictionary definition off the top of my head but I do know the characteristics to look out for. Humans must meet a certain threshold of genetic similarity, intelligence, and self-awareness to the human average population.

Second answer: A foetus that hasn't reached the intelligence and self-awareness threshold should not be afforded the rights of the mother carrying it in her body.

johnydon22:
because obviously physiological or neurological criteria do not define "human"

Not by themselves, no.

johnydon22:
Sources?

So, a fetus is comparable to a comatose then?

And is human a neurological state?

Does any life form that attain such so called neurological capability qualify as human?

What neurological capability is your benchmark to measure what is human?

And oh, a dead person is actually human, just dead.

Once again, I'm only arguing for abortions of foetuses less than 20 weeks. And no those foetuses shouldn't be compared to comatose people, they could more accurately be compared to other life-forms (first trimester foetus is very similar to a pig foetus for example.

Any life form with neurological capacity of a human should be considered sentient and should be given human rights, not considered human.

Self-awareness is the benchmark that I'm most comfortable with.

johnydon22:
So, parents of children with down syndrome are morally permitted to kill them then or morally excused not to kill them?

So, there are instances that parents should not kill a child even when it is clearly disordered or direct obstacle to their development?

I never said that parents should kill a living child with down's syndrome. But a foetus that has been confirmed to have an extra chromosome (down's syndrome) can be aborted and I would consider that decision to be moral.

johnydon22:
Where? When does something become human?

You are suggesting that there are times when a human is not human?

Define Human?

No. I'm simply saying that a non-human isn't human.

A week-old feotus has the physiological and neurological capacity of a tadpole.

A a foetus doesn't possess self-awareness before the 23rd week or so. It is an unconscious being,

johnydon22:
In other-word, any human that doesn't meet a certain degree of neurological capability is ok to be killed?

The level of brain activity in foetus before about the 20th week is similar to that of a brain-dead person. So yes, any human who doesn't meet a certain degree of neurological capability is as good as dead, that is already how it is.

johnydon22:
Why stop there? Can't we go ahead and morally permit parents killing children with physical disabilities? Like; when your child comes down with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, why not go ahead and kill it instead of continuing raising a vegetable child? Why isn't this morally permissible? Why should parents be obligated to raise such children?

And what is the distinction of the moral implications in both instances?

That's different, though. I used Zika as an extreme example because kids with zika don't make it past the first hour of life. I don't believe that a disability is a good reason for abortion but I also don't believe that anyone should be forced to raise a child born (note the emphasis) with something like down's syndrome.

On the other hand, a healthy child coming down with a degenerative disorder is different because the child is free-living, meaning it is no longer subject to its mother's body autonomy.

johnydon22:
Since there is a progression of your comfortability of "terminating" a human life.

The distinction is where we begin to define it as 'human' life.

johnydon22:
it is safe to assume that you'd be more comfortable killing say, a ten year old child than a 20 year since they are physiologically different. hierarchically of course.

I think you misunderstood the point I was trying to make. I'm saying that an early-term feotus that doesn't have neurological faculties to process information, or feel pain shouldn't have the same rights as a fully formed child or even a late-term foetus.

Furthermore, foetuses with severe disabilities should not be forced on parents. Why subject a woman to a 9-month pregnancy when the child has the zika virus, for example?

johnydon22:
This is not an argument on legislation but on moral permissibility.

I'm aware of that, which is why made that distinction.

johnydon22:
So, why exactly are you not cool with late term abortions?

Because they possess all the characteristics of a fully formed child.

I think there should be some form of threshold. A 5-week pregnancy is very different from a 5-month pregnancy-physiologically speaking. So, I'm a more comfortable when the abortion involves an early-term pregnancy. However, while I'm personally not cool with late-term abortions, I won't support legislation against it, and I won't tell others what to do.

I'm an atheist but:

Dear Father in heaven, what is this!!