The subtitles were so garbled on those copies that I could barely follow the story, and the video froze every 10 minutes has anyone else run into fake DVDs like this at yard sales
For years I would check a site's filler list and skip everything that wasn't manga canon. I thought it was a waste of time, especially on long running shows. Last year I decided to watch the Bleach bount arc on a whim during a slow week. Caught a small reference in a later canon fight that paid off from that filler. Now I at least give filler a 3 episode chance before I drop it. Anybody else find hidden gems in the stuff everyone tells you to skip?
He said it's not about the plot anymore it's about how the characters feel like old friends we've known for 15 years and honestly that hit different than any hot take about pacing ever did has anyone else realized they stick with a show for totally different reasons than when they started?
I hear everyone saying the show fell off after L died but I honestly enjoyed the second half more. Last month I rewatched the whole series for the third time and paid closer attention to Near and Mello's dynamic. Three years ago I would have agreed with the crowd but now I think the cat and mouse game gets more tense without L around. The back and forth with the fake death notes and the warehouse ending felt way more clever to me. Anyone else think the fandom just overrates the first half because of nostalgia?
Ran into a guy at a comic shop who told me I was 'watching anime wrong' because I prefer dubs for my commute. He went on for 10 minutes about voice acting purity while I just stood there holding a DVD. Has anyone else had a fellow fan try to gatekeep how you enjoy a show?
I was at a con last Saturday and overheard this guy lecturing his friend about how subs are the only way to watch. But I grew up on Toonami dubs and shows like Cowboy Bebop and Yu Yu Hakusho had amazing voice acting. Has anyone else found a dub that actually made the show better?
I saw a thread saying filler arcs are just time wasters, but I started watching them on my second run of One Piece and found they actually build character depth that the main story rushes past. Has anyone else gone back and found a filler arc that changed how you saw a character?
I used to be team sub all the way, thought dubs were trash. Then I watched Cowboy Bebop dubbed last month and actually liked it more for once. The voice actors actually matched the tone better for that show. But then I tried dubbing on Ghost in the Shell and the emotions felt flat. So I guess it really depends on the anime itself, not just a blanket rule. Has anyone else found a show where the dub was way better than the sub?
I spent years skipping giant robot shows because I figured they were just loud action with no substance. A buddy sat me down for episode 8 and that scene with Kamina changed my whole view - there's actual heart and philosophy in there. Anyone else get converted by a specific episode of a genre they wrote off?
I was in my kitchen in Portland around 8 PM trying to cook a ribeye I bought from the local butcher. I cranked the heat way up too fast on my stainless steel pan and the oil started smoking before the meat even hit the surface. Then the steak stuck so hard it tore apart when I tried to flip it, leaving half the crust behind. Ended up with a burnt mess and a pan I scrubbed for 20 minutes. Has anyone else found a trick to get a good sear without trashing your cookware?
I was at Anime Expo in LA last summer and a guy at the prop check table flagged my foam sword because the edge felt too sharp, even though I sanded it down for like two hours. Turns out he'd seen someone get cut by a similar prop earlier that day and the con staff went into full lockdown mode on weapons checks. Has anyone else had a prop that passed inspection at one event but got rejected somewhere else without warning?
I rewatched Cyber City Oedo 808 last week and the animation felt more like a slideshow half the time, even if the aesthetic is cool. Has anyone else found older OVAs just don't hold up action-wise compared to modern stuff like Jujutsu Kaisen?
Some dude in a thread pointed out I was skipping the filler arcs and missing the whole point of how the anime breathes between fights. I went back and watched episodes 64 through 108 without skipping anything and honestly, the pacing still drags like a snail in winter. Has anyone actually sat through the Bount arc without falling asleep at episode 12?
I post my anime fan fight animations over on another forum and someone said my characters looked like they were hitting air, not each other. That stung because I spent hours on the visuals. So I took a boxing class last month just to feel what a real jab and hook timing feels like. I recorded my own punches with a cheap mic and synced the audio to my next fight sequence. The difference was huge, suddenly the impacts had weight and the pauses made sense. Now I watch my old stuff and cringe at how floaty it looks. Has anyone else tried bringing real world motion into their fan work? What did you use to capture it?
I kept adding shows to my watchlist but they'd disappear after a week. Drove me CRAZY. Turns out I had the "auto-remove watched" toggle flipped on in settings without realizing it. I lost track of like 20 half-finished series before I noticed. Anyone else accidentally nuke their own queue with some hidden option?
I was rewatching Cowboy Bebop last night (for like the 5th time) and got curious about the English voice cast. I looked up Steve Blum, who plays Spike, and found out he also voiced a character in a random PBS show my little brother used to watch back in the early 2000s. It was some nature cartoon called The Adventures of Doodlebug or something like that. I actually remember hearing that voice and thinking it sounded familiar but I never connected the dots. It's wild to me that the same guy who delivers all those cool one-liners in space also did educational dinosaur facts for 5 year olds. Has anyone else stumbled across a voice actor crossover that totally broke your brain?
I tried watching Rose of Versailles on Crunchyroll last month and the translation felt SO stiff and formal. Like everyone talked like they were reading a Victorian novel or something. Then a buddy sent me a fansub from like 2008 from a group called Limesubs or something similar. The difference was NIGHT and DAY. The fansub actually explained the French Revolution references and kept the characters sounding like real people instead of robots. I used to think official releases were always better but this flipped my whole view. Has anyone else noticed that some fansub groups just cared more about the show than whatever intern is typing up subtitles for streaming services?
I was fast forwarding through openings for months and my buddies said i was missing out, so i tried letting them play for a whole season of Frieren and now i actually look forward to the song and the art. Has anyone else noticed how skipping changes how you feel about the show?
I walked into Otaku Craze on South Congress last weekend and they had a full shelf of Trigun figures from the 90s, which made my whole trip since most shops here only carry whatever's currently airing on Crunchyroll, has anyone else lucked out finding vintage stuff at a random local store?
I watched the first season subbed and really liked the voice actor for Thorfinn. But I heard the English dub for season 2 is pretty good too, with a different feel to it. I went with the sub again because I just could not imagine Thorfinn sounding different after 24 episodes. It worked out fine, but now I wonder if I missed something with the new voices. Has anyone else switched from sub to dub mid-series and regretted it or been glad they did?
I used to stay up till 3am glued to my laptop watching new episodes back to back, no way to stop. Last weekend I tried this trick where I set a timer for 30 minutes after each episode, then I have to do something else like fold laundry or grab a snack before the next one starts. It sounds dumb but it actually broke that hyperfocus cycle for me. The first night I only watched 4 episodes of Dungeon Meshi instead of 12 like I normally would lol. Now I'm actually remembering what happened each episode instead of zoning through them all. Has anyone else found a weird method to pace themselves through shows without burning out?
Tbh I just realized last week that I had my video player set to 2x speed for months and thought everyone talked that fast. My buddy came over and was like 'why do they sound like chipmunks' and I felt so dumb.
I finally sat down and watched the first season of Attack on Titan subbed after only ever seeing the dubbed version. Man what a difference. The English voice actors do an okay job but the Japanese cast brings so much raw emotion to scenes like Eren's mom getting eaten or when he first transforms. It felt like watching a completely different show. The timing of the screams and the pauses match the animation way better too. I tried switching back to the dub for one episode after that and the delivery just sounded flat and awkward in comparison. Has anyone else had that moment where switching to subs completely changed how you felt about a series?
Last month I decided to voice every character in a 22-minute episode of an obscure 90s OVA, and by day 3 my throat was shot and I'd only finished the first 5 minutes. On the flip side, the fan response was surprisingly positive and now I'm wondering if it's worth the pain to do another. Anyone else tried something this insane or am I just crazy?