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Raxacoricofallapatorius said
I agree with all of this, overall enjoyed it.But they killed my favorite character.

He knew the truth. SYBIL calculated his risk.

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Darog the Badger God said
Gungrave - Snail paced, but god damn the character development in this show is soo fuckin good. Plus the story and characters themselves are damn good, the ending is rather depressing leaving you sorta Wtf about it. Great anime, would recommend a watch.

I loved Gungrave. Midway through the series they radically alter everything with a pseudo-science breakthrough and it was like..... I mean, show was *fine* before that, then they changed the game and it was still interesting and good, but just a whole lot weirder. Still very high quality show.... but if you like the first half, you're not going to like the second half as much, and vice versa.

American, not African American?

A lot of this is a product of harmful influences on the culture. The phrase 'African American' only exists because for over a hundred years we used 'Black' and 'Negro' and other words as negative. Now it's *great* that the younger generations (like me, and probably you) are comfortable with simpler words because we can say them without malice being meant or heard. America wasn't always like that -- still isn't, in lots of places.

So when she's like "Hey, come on, can't I just be an American?" That's indicative of social progress that's happened since Oprah was her age. When Oprah was her age, saying that would mean 'I'm turning my back on black culture,' in a time when that's all anybody wanted a famous black woman to do. That used to mean giving up. Now it means something different -- but those wounds are still going to feel fresh for a long time.

Anyway that's just one ignorant white guy's take. I don't know what I'm talking about, just tell me the thing I have to say that makes me not sound racist, and I'll go with that.

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Sole said
Psycho-Pass will have another season soon I think

which is madness. They set everything up to conclude the series, and then changed their minds with a very out-of-character, out-of-story-sense-making plot twist. It's set up now to repeat the same storyline ad nauseum..... there are certainly things worth watching in the next season, but it shouldn't have been done.

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I want to rant about a show I just finished, but I figured probably other people want to do something similar maybe, so whatever, here's a thread for anime reviews.

Psycho-Pass

SO I just finished this on Netflix last week, and I've been trying to sort out my feelings about it. Overall it was good, but still somehow disappointing, and it's hard to summarize..... let's break it up.

Summary: An isolated city has built itself into a strictly regulated utopia, based around a program which can identify, diagnose, and treat people based on their mental state. A person's 'Crime Capacity' can be measured by their psycho-pass, a color- and numerical-representation of their chances of committing crimes. The story follows a new inspector, who joins a team of cops and 'latent criminals' (unstable investigators whose mental state allows them to identify with and predict other criminals). They go up against intensely fucked-up people and grapple with the morality of enforcing that kind of control.

1. Artwork -- beautiful. I mean it looks *really* good. Not in a groundbreaking way or whatever, but it does a pretty good job of uniting some 3-D CGI and traditional animation (not exactly seamless, but it works as a style).

2. Plot -- definitely interesting, but also pretty disjointed and a little disappointing. The chief conflicts and investigations are kind of lame -- that said, the interplay between team members, the deepening relationships and developments of each character are generally really strong.

3. Action -- surprisingly good, considering the 'auto-win' weapons that they all carry. It's actually very cleverly done.

4. Memorable Moments -- there's a bunch, and they're all like *super* memorable. The 'WTF' factor is less, like..... it's not 'lol watch how gross we can make it' and more like 'Oh my god, that could totally happen, wtf.' Plot-wise, up to a certain point, it's credible and compelling..... and then it sorta jumps a shark, but still in a memorable way.

5. Lasting impression -- is kind of a letdown, which to be fair is about what I expected from a show called 'Psycho Pass.' The conclusion was cop-out-ish on a lot of levels. Ultimately the show boils down to 'Let's make a system of governance to which no one would ever consent, then talk about how monstrous it would be, and then let's all consent to it anyway.' Which is dumb. But the ride was fun for a while.

Potential Employment

The way the interviewing process works is that they take a field of candidates who can do the job, and whittle it down a few times. Getting a callback means you're totally qualified, which means you have *nothing* to fear from this point on. Be confident -- dress and act like you're applying to be a manager. From this point on, they're curious about how well you'll fit in and how much potential you've got. Obviously you want to give the impression that you've got lots of potential (because you probably do).

TLDR -- you did good and you should feel good. Odds are on your side now.

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Marik said
90... fuck. Why am I so lame?

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90.

I am less of a tool than Antarctic Termite.

loo loo loo

nothing to see here, just move along