Ahahaha, the white blackface guy got into it, awesome.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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Beamspam McMuppet? How could they forget him?
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why does that style also remind me of the Hiei vs. Bui fight in YYH
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I´ll make this one my wallpaper, as soon as I find a HQ/clockless/higher resolution version
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holy shit these scans are all making the sub SO HARD A wait
BSS subs out Anon is gonna be about a day late so get it while you can!
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God, I can't remember if I've seen an anime with THIS MUCH GAR before in my entire life. And while episode eight was "final episode" quality, and fifteen "movie quality", I can only imagine what episode twenty six will be like, oh my god. Maybe it'll be on the same animation level as a Ghibli film.
"The first few episodes will look like 'budget' in comparison to the last few'".
And we can expect Garlock as well in two weeks, along with Geass' return and full drive into ZnT and Higurashi. D:
July.
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Holy fucking shit.
I have to say, I was losing hope in any new shows being outstanding since everything seems so similar these days, and/or just plain bland and boring. I still do keep up with a few things here and there, but mainly just to see some of my favorite manga moments animated.
After having experienced TTGL up through 15, though, I've got some faith that there's still some hidden trove of incredible material out there. When this shit comes out on DVD over here, I am buying it up ASAP.
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is GAR suppose to mean something???
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GAR
Widely considered to be /a/'s most famous meme. GAR, also spelt Gar or gar, describes anime characters who possess the highest degree of manly/badass personal qualities, typically demonstrated through a tough decision or fierce combat. Individuals of this calibur are as rare as they are awesome, emotionally overwhelming those watching to the point of orgasming in surprise and excitement or sobbing uncontrollably in admiration.
It has been described as a neologism of the Latin "virtus", an ancient (and forgotten) Roman concept glorifying men who strive for a life of courage, self-sacrifice, cunning, overcoming the impossible and honoring those who die a worthy death. Virtus for the Romans and Greeks was not sexual love (eros), but a deep respect requiring a higher sense of admiration and comeraderie neglected in the modern era.
Originally applied solely to Archer, a character from Fate/stay night, due to the harmony of the two words (Gay for ARcher). Allegedly derived through a typo by an Anonymous expressing love/admiration for Archer after his gutsy last stand in episode fourteen of Fate/stay night. That Anonymous intended to say, "I'm Gay for Archer", but mistakenly typed "I'm Gar for Archer".
Given the context, which was a turn-around from going gay for effeminate male characters (see: Bridget), the term "gar" immediately gained manly/badass connotations, quickly cathing on with Anonymous after a short period of forcing. A common phrase in /a/ at the time was, "You are gar for badasses but gay for traps". After a while, the word's meaning started to become objective, as opposed to subjective. Rather than saying "I'm gar for Archer", people began to say "Archer is GAR", usually in capital letters.
/a/ssholes also found success at spreading the meme on /m/, where GAR became synonymous with "hot-blooded" mecha pilots. Coincidentally, /m/ was even more receptive of the term because one of the most hot-blooded mecha anime ever produced, GaoGaiGar, conveniently had with the word "Gar" (ガーGā) in its title. This association allowed /m/orons to quickly adopt the term, and parallels with GaoGaiGar have allowed non-4channers to better understand the concept.
Possibly in response to /m/'s ideal of GAR, the popularity of "cold-blooded" characters began to rise on /a/. In contrast to a hot-blooded characters, who frequently act first and think later, cold-blooded characters are exceedingly cunning and are slow to make a move. They tend to lack the overtly physical superhuman qualities of hot-blooded characters (like cyborg implants or a mecha), but make up for it with enhanced intelligence and incredible foresight. The archetype of "cold-blooded" GAR is Akagi Shigeru, the genius game prodigy from Mahjong Legend Akagi who psychologically terrorizes his opponents before permanently destroying their reputations and forcing them into several lifetime's worth of debt. Light Yagami from Death Note was arguably the first well known example of such a character, but he is commonly considered to have been "de-GAR'd" after he fell apart in the final third of his manga (see: swimming lessons).
This broadening of the criteria for defining "manly/badass" lead to characters like Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Yuuichi from Kanon (2006), notable for their pessimism and dry wit, being considered GAR. Additionally, some female characters with manly traits like Revy from Black Lagoon or (according to some) Takamichi Nanoha from Mahou Shoujou Lyrical Nanoha. At times, arbitrary animals or inanimate objects were also called GAR (whether these labels were sincere or sarcastic is debated to this day), and much blood was spilled in /a/ during Summer 2006 as to what or who can qualify.
These debates eventually lead to the creation of SaiGar, a popular competition employing a "GAR" theme.
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tl;dr - GAR refers to guys so fudging manly you would turn gay for them.
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hope u didnt type all that…
wow...i just thought gar had something to do with GaoGaiGar
so does garlock mean the same thing?
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GAR started off independent of GaoGaiGar, it was just a cool coincidence that GGG had "GAR" in the name.
And the Garlock nickname, like Beamspam McMuppet, is appearence based. Adult Simon from episode one looks like Captain Harlock, and since he was very GAR in his first appearence we call him Garlock. In the case of McMuppet, he's trigger happy (and the cannons of the Great Gurren look like laser fire even though we know they fire normal shells) and he's got a deformed face with a striped shirt (think Scottish kilt).
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Yes!! Indeed Terek, the next few weeks will be a great one for Gurren Lagann, especially with the Garlock arc coming up, this absolutely beats Code Geass's final two episode as easy as walking. Now speaking of Captain Garlock Simon, with how he was in ep 1, we could probably speculate the same scene in ep 1 will probably happen in the final 3 episodes within the Garlock arc can we? Damn it…all this excitement is making me way anxious, I cant even wait another episode for the arc to start~!
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Just watching that clip that Advent just posted gives me this thought. You suppose the Strawhats will ever become that big? Part of me hopes so if it turns out like it did in Gurren-Lagann. Man, I wish I could use torrents….
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@Kitsu:
Just watching that clip that Advent just posted gives me this thought. You suppose the Strawhats will ever become that big? Part of me hopes so if it turns out like it did in Gurren-Lagann. Man, I wish I could use torrents….
As Pirate King Luffy would be the most famous person on the planet, but Garlock is going to be one of the most famous people in not just one universe, but an infinite number of them - remember, his final enemy is the Great Dimensional Government. A tad bigger than "World Government" don't you think? ^^;
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Nice finds, there. Reminds me of a picture I found from a few episodes back- I don't think it was in this thread already, so my bad if it is and didn't notice:
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Woah wait, what the HELL?! That's incredible!
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I had forgot to watch the preview for episode 16, so I did today, and lol'd hard.
Hiyama shouting (as Viral) "I WILL SHOW YOU THE TRUE POWER OF…THE SUMMARY EPISODE!"
If thats not a FINAL reference, then I'm crazy.
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Nice finds, there. Reminds me of a picture I found from a few episodes back- I don't think it was in this thread already, so my bad if it is and didn't notice:
[qimg]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/Barsafars/1182816073206.jpg[/qimg]
WTF?! … ~Ahahahahahaha!! Hilarious, incredibly hilarious
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So. Much. Epic. Win.
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wow 15 was made of drop dead awesome (everything Terek said in his post)
I don't know about the rest of you but this being Gainax
24 will be where the scales break
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BEST EPISODE SINCE EIGHT
Beautiful.
I guess the next episode will be recap, though?
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Time Skip Viral
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looks AMAZING
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Ha, Viral's truly badass as always.
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cries the subbed ones are too HD for my comp :/
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Holy shit
I just loaded the anon RAW for 15 into VDub and its 177394 frames for 24 minutes
which is about 139 frames a second….. :O
and for some comparrison
GaoGaiGar FINAL of FINAL had 73000 frams........(and its double the length)
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i just heard about this show yesterday and i want to check (after i of course finish the rest of tb, rm, and dp)
btw, does is it funny
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Oh man, Spiral King…That guy was just wild!
I mean, when he came out of Razengan, hair on fire and all, and went on a rampage on Lagann bare-handed...That was just beastly!But just why do all the awesome characters just die! First Kamina, now him, and that little bitch Nia just won't.
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@Jedi:
i just heard about this show yesterday and i want to check **(after i of course finish the rest of tb, rm, and dp)
btw, does is it funny**
what? :wassat::wassat::wassat:
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oh yeah, spiral king was awesome! this anime has some of the coolest villains :)
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WHAT HAS GAR DONE?
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WHAT HAS GAR DONE?
! [qimg]http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/502/1184294892638mo8.jpg[/qimg]
IT BURNS!!
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WHAT HAS GAR DONE?
! http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/502/1184294892638mo8.jpg
WHO EVER DID THAT SHALL ROT IN HELL!!! :cwy::cwy::cwy:
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I'd gurren her lagann, if you know what I mean.
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yes yes I do (damn if anything she does look smokin)
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can "she" be used in this case? :silly:
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So I ended up watching the whole show - the what have been broadcasted so far - because it's so hip right now and while I still won't publicly admit that I like it I think I will watch the rest too so that I can see how Simon's story will unfold. I wish the style used in those commercial break things would be used in the actual show too, though.
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Woot! Is it for sure gonna be a recap ep this week? I want time skip now!! Viral looks really sweet, from what I can see from that tiny pic. I'm definitely re-watching this show with my sister, because she hasn't watched it yet.
Is anon putting out subs in .avi format? I can watch them in .mkv format in VCL media player, but the subtitles go off of the side because they're stretched out, and it's kinda annoying.
By the way… nice sig I got eh?
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Try the core media player, or media player classic. I had the same problem watching anon subs in the VCL player.
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awesome MAD, just in time before RAW hits
(oh and 16 is Narrated by Kamina and Viral arguing)
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What exactly does MAD stand for? I've seen it a lot lately.
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vanity, the term “MAD” originated from the name of the 1st MAD that was produced, which was named the “Kichigai Tape” or “Tape of Madness”. Somehow, the english translation was used, and thus now, parody videos made by doujin circles are named MAD. One important thing to note that MAD’s mostly in Japanese and do no use external cultural materials, such as using English songs with the visuals. Those are defined as AMV’s instead.
As for “pengsan”, it’s a Malay word. “Pengsan” simply means “fainting”.
found this not sure if true
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Mind Altering Drug :ninja:
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Gurren Lagann ep 16 Summary and Screens
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Finally Simon's getting down to his series look, not a matter of time before Garlock comes into his system.
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Nia appears to be sporting a ring now, most likely from Simon, so it's either engagement or mairage between her and Simon.
! Seems Gimmy and Darry have grown quite a lot as well, and they seemed to have become Gunmen pilots.
! And as expected, it seems that what the Helix King told Simon and company before he died might come to pass after all since they give us a shot of Nia staring up at the moon. -
WTF!? 7 years have passed!? I thought it were 3 years.
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Well, I wanna watch this series where I left off (episode 5) even tho I've been spoiled on everything. Can someone link me to a fansubs site or a IRC channel?
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Or why not just use TV Links like all the lazy people like me do? Downloading is so bothersome.
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Even though I haven't seen the show yet (but I did say that I will, eventually) do you know if theres gonna be another season or did it finish? Is there a manga to it that is cont.