/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

Over my past 2 weeks absence I have been observing /jp/ from afar inbetween work and class.

Its pure shit.

How dare you say that I am responsible for any of the bad content on this board. The same kinds of things I am constantly blamed for went on and on and on through this period. So either my influence runs so deep it permeates into the very fabric of the board's culture without me actually being here or, you know, I'm not actually that bad.

[Suigin !YUsuiginy. No.]

oh no its athens run for your lives

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.]

>this thread

[Anonymous No.]

fascinating

[Anonymous No.]

Fuck off, faggot. Reported and hidden.

[Remilia Scarlet !!0l42/w//XuF No.]

>>2537112
Then improve it, bitch.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

None of you actually have a rebuttal. I've been hanging out in /a/ more recently and we actually have some pretty decent discussion about currently airing anime.

[Misaki-chan is mai waifu !KRQGZtqKic No.]

I thought (hoped) you were just trolling when you said that.

[Anonymous No.]

That's okay. You can stay. Or go back to /r9k/ ofcourse.

[BOOF !AWEsomEEEE!!g4pQz5RFuPl No.]

dear athens,

i missed you, welcom back.

love boof

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537128
>/a/
>decent discussions

[Anonymous No.]

athen trip = cracked.
There's no way this is the real one.

[Pygmalion !rNk8s6TM.Q No.]

You did have an influence on all of us, that much is certain.

Welcome back, anyway. If you're staying this time, that is. I didn't really think you'd leave for good.

[Anonymous No.]

Reported and hidden. Movin' on to the next thread.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537145
Actually I did. Even the KS threads were better there.

And ZUN !bar, for fuck sake stop complaining about the dev team. You're not a bad guy - personally I like you, but you dont have to do it in every thread!

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537153
You like athens, Pygma-chan?

Are you a virgin?

[Anonymous No.]

>Even the KS threads were better there.
We had 4 200+ replies good KS threads, all made one after another, right after the previous one hit the bump limit, when the demo came out. Then people started making too many threads at the same time, it annoyed people and then the trolling commenced.

[Anonymous No.]

Well you've still been posting anonymously on /jp/ athens, so I don't think that necessarily proves anything.

[Anonymous No.]

I used to like you athens-kun, but I don't think I like you anymore. ;_;

[White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ No.]

>I've been hanging out in /a/ more recently and we actually have some pretty decent discussion about currently airing anime.

This isn't the real athens. Not even he lied this blatantly.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,4
Once or twice.

>>2537162,6
I'm not joking, /a/ is much better than /jp/ at the moment. /a/ is 'maturing' in the same way /v/ did, its reached a trolling impasse as there are just so many trolls that a natural immunity is being built up.

The down side is this means people are more paranoid than usual, but it also means that people simply dont fall for trolls like 'more like legend of gaylactating homos' anymore. /jp/ is too easily trolled and too inured on one topic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,7
That's because you're never here for /jp/-related things. It's strange that you even went here in the first place.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,7
>The down side is this means people are more paranoid than usual, but it also means that people simply dont fall for trolls
Bullshit. I see people falling for trolls on /a/ that everyone on /jp/ ignores.

[Misaki-chan is mai waifu !KRQGZtqKic No.]

>>2537162,7
Trolling wasn't even the worst part of /a/. Admittedly /a/ had it pretty rough for a while, but it happens on every board. The issue was a massive influx of newfriends, single shows dominating the board, and the idea some people have that /a/ is /b/ with anime.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,7
>/a/ is 'maturing' in the same way /v/ did,
What, last time I checked /v/ it was neo /b/. As usual your taste in boards is both puzzling and amateurish. If you think current /a/ is good you obviously weren't here during old /a/. But then again I haven't been to /a/ in months. Are they still arguing over Toradora or has that new show 'K-ON' become the new center of their circlejerks. I'm glad /jp/ never gets dominated by any given topic, though I agree with you that /jp/'s topics are too static.

I'll have to take your word on /a/ and see for myself.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,11
>I'm glad /jp/ never gets dominated by any given topic
Come on, I like /jp/, but that's a bit too much.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,11
You dont spend any time on /a/ if you think K-ON is the next big show, most people were disappointed. HnE is the big show airing at the moment.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,8
this is it.

i love Athens but he isn't an elitist /jp/ level weeaboo who watch a billion anime and play every japanese eroge out there. it only makes sense that he tolerates his compatriots from /a/ more and enjoys that board more

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,12
Considering we only have, like four or five things to talk about, it's impressive how we cycle through them.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,14
There are probably a few dozen top tier anime of the calibre of GitS, Bebop, Planetes, LoGH, Mushishi etc. Fuck, probably even less when you consider the quality of those shows. It simply isn't worth watching hundreds of series.

[Misaki-chan is mai waifu !KRQGZtqKic No.]

>>2537162,15
VNs, Touhou, light novels, idols, incest/lolis, video games and anime that /v/ and /a/ don't deserve, /lang/ material, figs, kigs, dolls...
We're (supposedly) a pretty diverse board.

[Anonymous of Colombia !pkzejWGkfw No.]

>>2537162,17
Yeah, whenever we are not discussing if it's /jp/ related.
I'm calling it a night for now, but had fun with you guys in the ghost side.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,16
But in the past you've admitted to not having seen some great shows. If you just assume that nothing will ever live up to your favorites you're going to miss out on a lot of good anime.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,17 We're (supposedly [ahaha. no]) a pretty worthless board.
Yes you are.

The thing is that this is the sort of thread I would make jokingly.
But the greek makes it in seriousness.

>>2537162,17
You call that "top-tier" anime?
I would like to learn what this waste of space refers as top-tier movies for my amusement.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,20
Go back to /a/, Meru, and take your greek with you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,20

I think this is grounds for taking away the /ck/ archive.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,20
>I would like to learn what this waste of space refers as top-tier movies for my amusement.

Cinema Paradiso, Lawrence of Arabia, Taxi Driver, Il Divo, Its a Wonderful Life, The Bird People in China, Seven Samurai, Chinatown, Das Boot, Der Untergang, The Usual Suspects to name but a few.

What about yours eh?

[Anonymous No.]

Meru can be moe when she wants to be.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,22
I don't know, seeing meru get all tsundere for athens is pretty hot.

>It's not like I want to know what movies you enjoy because I like you... stupid!

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,25
hhhhhnnnnnggg

[Anonymous No.]

athens and meru sitting in a tree

[Anonymous No.]

>>1138269,6
>You know, this old bored thread is really, should I say, insulting to this bored old hag.

>But yes, in this thread, why do you not all gather around and insult me. Yes, whatever it is, just say it. Just like Raul-kun does.

>Because, Raul, to me this whole thing was not about your internet image. To you that is all that matter, I see. While such person as me is a misfit here and posts for mere amusement.

Moe~

[AO No.]

>Cinema Paradiso
Yes, whatever
>Lawrence of Arabia
such boring flick
>Taxi Driver
shit, yes it is quite shit yank absurdity
>Its a Wonderful Life
for fuck sakes
>Il Divo
the band is quite good, though
>The Bird People in China
and why would a person like you like this. you immigrant
>Seven Samurai
a classical film. in a bad sense
>Chinatown
neverheard
>Das Boot
quite crap, no?
>Der Untergang
deutsch. has a neat murder scene
>The Usual Suspects
American film. As we know american cinema is of no value.

And what do I like,
Well, wong kar-wai is such director that appeals to me. Days of being wild or chungking express, which is better?
Jim Jarmush is a good one.
Three colours trilogy is a masterpiece, bleu being the best of it.
In the Realm of Senses is such an underrated piece of work.
Audition is the best one from takeshi miike.
Bonnie and Clyde and perhaps There will be blood, I like the movies of corruption of american society.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,29
>which is better?

Neither, Lust ; Caution is the best contemporary chinese film because it isn't overstylized nonsense.

Oh, and the historian in me loves Hero, fucking amazing film in many aspects.

>Audition is the best one from takeshi miike.

Not really. Bird People is better.

Oh and Lawrence of Arabia is hardly boring.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,29
>you immigrant

Do you have a problem with immigrants, Meru? You believe that people should never leave their countries? Why?

[Anonymous No.]

I started to like you athens, and then you pulled this low-level trolling maneuver, complete with stupid image.

>my influence runs so deep it permeates into the very fabric of the board's culture

Well, you are /jp/'s most famous troll, coining the board's most controversial word and irreparably ruining ronery with your philosophical rambling. Hell, you even have a VN character based off of you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,32
>complete with stupid image.

Fuck you, dude. Donald looks a bit silly in that picture, but the poor duck is not stupid.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,30
No taste what so ever I see.

>contemporary chinese film
directed by a taiwanese american person. it is not a chinese film and it genuinely is not good at all.

And comparing audition to bpoc?
such nonsense. audition is genuinely well-thought story with wonderfully disharmonious aspects while bpoc is merely of stating the obvious.
it does give your immigrant state of being some sort of excuse. and this is why you misunderstood the whole conclusion of it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>2537162,32
u mad?

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,34
As opposed to the overstylized kinds of things you like? Arthouse is crap for a reason.

Bird People is better than Audition because Audition is graphic, sexual nonsense whereas Bird People is just a nice story told in a nice way.

Its concept is admittedly simple, technology is both good and bad, but its the way it explores this concept that is of consequence.

[Anonymous No.]

Hey athens and Meru, here's a hint. JUST FUCK ALREADY.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,36
You cretin you cretin.
"technology is both good and bad"
That sounded stupid. You are a cretin.

Or perhaps that true purity of culture thrives from suffering and selflessness and modern worthless people cannot handle the tides of ancient times. It is not a flick about technology, you cretin.

As for Audition, this movie is about all everything but graphical gore and such. It is a love story above anything else, still not only that. You see, the thing with understanding things is to see beyond what is in front of you.

[Anonymous No.]

>You cretin you cretin.
>You are a cretin.
>, you cretin.

♥

[Anonymous No.]

God meru, just shut up. Let him enjoy his fucking movie. Not everyone should have the same tastes as you.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,38
Did you miss the last 10 minutes of the film or something? I won't bother going through it since people have probably not seen it, but thats basically the whole point of the Yakuza guy's monologue and the response of the salaryman ('but if it weren't for technology we wouldn't even be here') and why he stays behind to be an advisor to the village.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,41
Yes, and? What conclusion do you draw from this?
Both characters are are equally lost but in opposite ways.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,41
And more importantly the song disappeared. Just like your song disappeared when you immigrated, metaphorically speaking.

[Anonymous No.]

Did some immigrant take away your job or something, Meru?

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,43
No, I understand the metaphor. But thats ancilliary to the main point about industrialization, technology and the people affected. And besides, the future of the village is left open. Clearly a page has been turned but what is written on the other side is left for the audience to guess at.

>>2537162,42
I disagree, I didn't get the impression they were lost at all, the experience left them the wiser certainly.

[AO No.]

>>2537162,45
If one sees it like that there is not a thing I could say, even though it is criminal.

And the village. Well, we know what happens do we not. It is a movie about adoption, is it not?
Pure culture is not a game of give and take, and so the song aka the memory of authenticity was burded away in a fire.

[Anonymous No.]

You guys totally love each other, admit it.

[athens !SysNpnp3nU No.]

>>2537162,46
Yeh but heres the clincher, that song wasn't "pure" Yunan culture to begin with, it was a highland song for god sake...

[AO No.]

>>2537162,48
Yes, and did you miss the part with the stupid wings and all that. That was not "pure" either. In conclusion to this, the world is not pure at all.
But if the world is not pure can the spirit be pure, perhaps it can, if you see the point of it, even though this is not a thing that you'd know of, immigrant.