/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2320036
Shit dude thanks, I needed something new to watch.

I was hoping we'd get a Black Kirby thread but this is acceptable.

Played "The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse" yesterday for the first time. Cleared it in 3 hours and game was fun. But last boss was ridiculously long

>>2320141
Ugh, I thought that game looked terrible. Not quite kusoge, but not very good. And the episode wasn't the best either, it seemed like they were pulling punches because it was Disney.

Arino's Mickey impression was pretty great, though.

>>2320146
Castle of Illusion is a better Mickey game.

Anyone know when the next season starts? I hope they start with a fifth gen game now that they lifted the ban.

>>2320324
April 9th.

>>2320323
In my opinion, the Magical Quest trilogy has superior gameplay, but Illusion games look and sound better.

>>2320324
I'm the only one who's not happy with the lifting of the 5th gen, because games become more complex and needlessly long as time goes on to where he'll need multiple days to clear it and the ADs will actually play through some of the game without Arino even trying out (See Ocarina of Time)

>>2320534

I just hope this means he'll be playing better versions of older titles.

Games like Doom that wouldn't be fun to watch on the SNES.

>>2320559
It wouldn't be true retro if he did it on the best possible systems or did remakes.

>>2320593
>being new

This is obviously a repetitive question around here but I want to make a fag hook up to CX so we can enjoy it together. What episode should I give him? The one that got me interested was Ghost and Ghouls but I don't know if there is a better one for it.

>>2320639
Well ideally you want to give him one where Arino is playing a game he has played or is interested in seeing.

Tokimeki is pretty great and always get recommended.

>>2320639
For a single episode, Paris Dakar Special. The perfect mix of unfair difficulties, ridiculous game design and sudden happenings makes it by far the most entertaining single episode.

After that, the series should be watched chronologically because it makes the most sense. The first actual challenge season has loads of great and/or famous games, you'll be able to make sense of all the linear mini segments and ADs and not get ruined the results of some episodes by sudden spoilers.

There's THREE DKC2 episodes? Man I don't think I can sit through three episodes of the same game.

>>2321083
If the OoT episode is any indication, I won't be watching the DKC2 playthrough either.

>>2321083
>>2321086
the three episodes worth it, I watched them a few days ago and I really enjoyed them.

They pushed a third day because at some point the game froze.

Rewatching the Nosferatu episode, I think the part one's tamage is one of the best tamage ever.

>that 72 old man who looks young
>that 3 years younger old man who much older
>that tuna flavored ice
>the group of old women
>that kid

Watched the latest episode out of curiosity. I don't need to know moonspeak to know what's happening here.

Between this and how he acted during the NES Remix special, Arino's missing his true life calling as the mischivious villain.

>>2321258
>>2321260
>Cardigahashi being D

he deserves it

I have this weird hobby of watching a GCCX video while eating a pizza and fries as quickly as I can. I get a kind of high from it.

It's always better with action games like Strider, so it's cool to see he's done that.

>>2321279
I got a food habit with video games too.

When I first played through Final Fantasy III, I was eating a large chocolate muffin when I got to the dining car on the Phantom Train. Now whenever I replay it, I need to eat a large chocolate muffin during that part.

>>2321086
It's better than the OoT playthough, since it's Arino playing the game himself instead of the game being played off camera to get to interesting parts.

Also, it's a better game than OoT.

oh my sides, I love this episode

>>2321286
I know just what you mean. I also had a thing in the first Fable game as well as Dragon Quest VIII where I'd go into a pub in the game and then get drunk in real life - in Fable I'd also get my character drunk too and then start fighting everyone. I do get this thing where if the characters eat or drink in a game, I want to too.

Can someone explain wtf was going on with the final boss in Saint Seiya episode?

All I took from it was he got there, died, there was no way to restore his health, and he couldn't level up anymore. Why would they make a game where you play for hours and hours and then get put into a situation you can't get out of? That was some BS.

>Master Takahashi will never make a return appearance to the show
Why even live?

I have only one question:

when will Arino play valkyrie profle

:-(

Kan, Kibe, badly paid intern who scouts feedback from the West. Please

Is that Kibe? He looks like hell. Like Inoko MAX weight gain is happening.

>>2321318
Jesus fucking Christ, did he just get out of drug rehab?

>>2321318
HOLY FUCKING SHIT

captcha: iczer

>>2321321
>his hope and optimism: gone

>>2321324
Yeah man, that's what came up to me right after I posted that close up

THAT is true the face of hopes and dreams.

>>2321324
>his face when his megadrive broke

>>2321318
>purple jumpsuit

What happened? This is wrong.

>Americans are watching too. Never give up.
Somehow that sounds scary.

>>2321319
All the more reason to not watch the show in HD.

>>2321336
When they try the MSX and it fails, they need a scapegoat. Think the Ultraman episode.

>>2320724
I'm torn with the Paris Dakar episode for a couple reasons. First the passcode error, I'm not sure if it really unexpectedly failed or they rused us with a scripted "mistake". The letter D and number 0 look about the same so it could be an easy one. Finally, around the end of the final stage, somebody was like: "Slow down!" or something like that in a straight path. Kacho answers him around the end of the episode with a: "Is this your first program or something?" and it sort of felt out of place. Even though I know his desk can't hide anyone so they can play for him, you can just paste Arino's face as he comments in a video.

I do love Game Center CX but this particular episode left me with some doubt about it's integrity

>>2321318
>>2321321
>the results of a man who exists solely on a diet of Sega games

>>2321387
>the face of a man who realized it's too late to go back now.

>>2321313
For female Itou and Yuuri

>>2321318
>this is what marriage does to a man

>>2321395
>no poontang since honeymoon

>>2321386
I see nothing fishy with the password.

>>2321405
I do think nothing is wrong with the password but I suppose kusoges are like finicky like that. However my other point still lingers in my mind, as if he was saying "play a little more careless, like Arino would!"

What does kusoge mean? Shit game?

>>2321431
literally that, kuso = shit, crap

ge is short for the way japs pronouce game, gemu or geimu

>>2321321
dasu it maneu

>that moment where Kibe saw Arino stopped

you can see in Kibe's eyes his distress

>>2321502
>if this nigga don't shut up about Sega

I'm seriously worried about Kibe now, hope he pulls himself together soon.

>>2321434
Yeah, I thought so. I'm familar with the terms eroge, nukige and so on. I knew kuso meant crap, trash, shit etc. I just wasn't sure if you guys were using a Japanese word or not, I mean, we could just say "shit game" in English.

Anyone want to explain what the hell was up with the clowns? I know 18 was a cursed season, but I still don't get why the circus.

>>2321314
>when will Arino play valkyrie profle
What? He's never gonna play some long ass RPG with unskippable cutscenes. If anything, he'll do Dragon Quest 1 some day, since he likes DQ and that one could potentially be finished in a day.

But rpgs lack tension, there's not much to make an interesting episode.

>>2321737
>pon co ron
This is apparently the sound of Nakayama bowing, also in >>2320096

>OH SHIT STRIDER-
>genesis version
aw shit
oh well

>>2321258
Thanks YIFY

>>2321321

>>2321760
The PC engine port is pretty rare, though and didn't even come out until the mid 90s. Megadrive makes sense to use.

>>2321321
He looks less gay without all the makeup.

Why is everyone so homosexist itt?

>>2321258
I had to stop watching for a bit, there I watch new episodes when I get up for work and didn't want to wake the neighbours. Best delayed laugh ever.

>>2321309
>That was some BS.

Welcome to bad licensed games. I kind of like how they dance around insulting a crap game they worked hard to get the license for.

>>2321313
New GCCX episodes.

>>2321314
Request it on the show's site? I'll help if you need it.

>>2321367
He was getting promoted when he last wore the purple suit, that's why he's wearing it as the CEO of Game Center MSX.

>>2321386
That was a sex joke. All the "Go slow! Go slow!" hence the "What is this, your first time?!" style joke.

They should really bring Jack's Theme back to the show again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGrN_RD86C4

>>2322165
Didn't recognize it at first,

then 4:00 kicked in

I can hear Kan narrating something dramatic over it, manually

>>2321728
DQ1 would be the coziest gccx episode ever.

Now that Arino's playing GB games, I really hope he plays this.
I have some hard nostalgia for it.

>>2321803
Kibe confirmed memer.

>>2321386
>completely missing the sex joke

>>2322472
You've gotta be retarded to think he was talking to someone that played the game for him.

>>2322045
>all the makeup.
so that's why he looks weird, I wondered why he looked like a replicant

>>2321242
>kacho bites the tuna ball
>"what is in this?"
>"maguro"
i lol'd

>>2322165
YES, I remember feeling like something was missing from the show when they stopped using it.

>>2321367
>All the more reason to not watch the show in HD.
Yeah, I think this is the main issue with people looking less than ready for prime time. It was the same thing back in the mid 2000s when studios in the US started switching to HD, all the broadcasters had to start using HD makeup (yes, that's a thing) so newscasters didn't look "off". We get better game footage on recent GCCX episodes, but I think everyone looks worse, to varying degrees.

>>2322578

Who cares how the people in GCCX look, it ain't a modeling show. HD is always superior.

>>2322586
Why is Kan such a dick? I wonder if he's like that normally or just because he's the boss.

>>2322706

When zari-gani was invited to visit the GCCX offices some time ago, she went to an amusement park with Kan and his kid and said he's a really chill and funny guy.

He just takes job-related stuff seriously as bosses tend to do. Plus he no doubt plays it up to some degree for the camera too.

>>2322586
>HD is always superior.
Not if they're 8-bit games, you're insane and want unnecessary bloated files. I bet you like Coalgirl subs.

>>2322706
He's the producer, he's there to make money and keep things on track. Like when Arino kept fucking up in the race track game by not entering the races, so he intervened.

>>2322716
>Your face when Zari is probably trying to seduce Kan

>>2322706
Watch the Budokan documentary, the way he reacts. He's clearly just being the boss.

>>2322787
Who cares if the games are 8-bit?
The fucking show isn't, you pleb.

>>2322862
Because the show's focus is the games maybe? Why are you so bent out of shape over a little blur?

>>2322865
>constant cuts to show Arino's expression and commentary
>a number of side segments unrelated to the game in question

Just quit it, pleb.

>>2322871
Still a side focus and you don't need to see every pore in their face to understand what's going on.

Stop being autistic.

>>2322878
>deliberately wanting low quality content

Jesus. You're like those people that justify companies making badly optimized games in
modern days that can't even reach 1080p 60fps.

Stop being a pleb.

>>2322586
Which episode is this?

>>2322894

Derby Stallion, one of the best episodes of GCCX in my opinion.

>>2322884
>Demanding high quality shit for the sake of just having it
Not everyone needs to drive around in a Lamborghini, and 60fps is only required for particular games that focus on FPS like FIghting and racing. Having a solid framerate is more important than trying to get 60 and having drops.

Get off your high horse autist.

>>2322884
its your fault for being poor you know

>>2322515
Everybody in TV gets heavy makeup.
Even if just powder to make your face look even.
The makeup people must keep powdering kibe's face until he looks like a pork bun.

>>2322706
He is just being the tsukkomi, when Arino is the boke. Its kind of expected.

http://otn.fujitv.co.jp/gamecenter/index.html

Next week's season opener should show up in a couple minutes.

>>2323104
Unless they're late in adding it for some reason. It's still not there.

>>2323115
>F5'ing furiously
>WHERE IS IT?!
>mfw

A huge fan of the show said on Twitter that it was previously announced as I.Q. on the Playstation, but no info.

>>2323117
They're late with it every once in a while. It just sucks when it's super anticipated.

>>2323120
Can you link the tweet?

>>2323124
https://twitter.com/fukutake555/status/583435482303827968

>>2323120
https://twitter.com/fukutake555/status/583435482303827968
This guy?

>>2323120
>I.Q. on the Playstation
Sounds good, but this is going to be a short episode. I remember beating that game in roughly 2 hours, and I'm not nearly as puzzle oriented as Arino.

Let's hope he was lying.

>>2323051
I don't think you know how that works.

>>2323051
>>2321590
>>2321431
>>2321434
Is this TV-Nyron?

>>2323305
No, this is Mark speaking.

>>2323120
>>2323138
Confirmed as I.Q. on the Playstation.

>>2323314
Never heard of this game, I'm watching avideo on YT now, opinions /vr/-troopers?

>>2323314

There's a new segment too called DJ Monster. They use Monster Rancher to find out the most powerful J-Pop music.

>>2321993
>>2321812
>>2321743
>>2321737
>>2321728
I know you're not supposed to post, but I seriously want the rational behind why these posts were deleted. At least a hint, I'm not mocking, I'm really curious. They were valid points and fan art.

>>2323336
OMG jan deleted all the fan-art!

>>2323336
Is there a way to report janitors? This is definitely a misuse of his power.

>>2323360
IRC is really the only way. Make sure to have the posts Archive to show as evidence.

>>2323386
and make sure to be behind seven proxies too

>>2323420
Hey there janiter, nice of you to join us!

>holy shit four new subbed eps!? I didn't even realise!
>watch them all
>they're all average at best

o-ok...

>>2323336
I'm assuming that whoever posted them got banned for something else either in this thread or somewhere else. One option they have when banning is to automatically delete all of your posts everywhere. That's why you might see a bunch of innocent posts vanish like that. Don't panic.

>>2323464
Disinfo

>>2323464
Doesn't work like that here unless they made extremely recent changes. You could ban someone and still leave their post up. Hence why you sometimes see USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST. However 99% of the time, a mod will only delete the post that caused the user to get banned and nothing else.

Finally a janitor only has the power to request someone be banned and a moderator looks at their request.

Don't lie, it's not nice.

>>2323497
>>2323506
Dude's, I hat eto break this to you but the last couple times I got banned here ALL my posts were deleted.

>>2323464 is not lying or spreading disnformation, that same exact shit happened to me.

So that mean,s someone reported me, janitor passed it to a moderator, and the mod clicked ban & deleted all posts (or whatever it's called).

And I haven't seen a real, non-joke "user was banned for this post" in ages though I won't comment any further on this as it's beyond this off-topic tangent.

>>2323506
>You could ban someone and still leave their post up. Hence why you sometimes see USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST.
They usually don't do that. It almost always causes a thread to fall into chaos.
>However 99% of the time, a mod will only delete the post that caused the user to get banned and nothing else.
That's right, but the other 1% does happen sometimes.
>Finally a janitor only has the power to request someone be banned and a moderator looks at their request.
Nowhere in my post or in the one I was replying to did we say that a janitor could ban.

Why does Arino always say things like "I played this game so much I'm pretty good!"? It always ending up being that he never played as much as he thinks on top of the fact that's he's not very good at games.

>>2323528
He's a comedian. It's funny when his arrogance gets him into trouble, so he keeps doing it.

>>2323532
It just gets old.

>>2323521
You heavily implied that was the case by saying banning automatically deletes all posts by the user. Which still makes you wrong.

>>2322836

I think the real question here, guys, is:

Is Kan best boss for Arino?

>>2323571

I'd say he is unless he has multiple forms.

>>2323120
> I.Q. on the Playstation

That's the Japanese name for Kurushi, right? I liked that game.

>>2323243
I don't think you know how that works.
It's exactly that. When someone goofs around, it is expected that there is a person to be the straight man. Or when someone goofs out, you can see Arino playing the straight man.

>>2323559
I didn't say or imply that happens every time. I said that was one of their options. That was confirmed by another poster. I think you misread what I said. Nothing I said was wrong. You should try to have your facts straight before you call someone a liar or wrong.

How come gamingcx doesn't load videos? Is it just my sorry ass or is there some problem with the hoster?

>>2323957
He's using vidbull for the most part now. It just means vidbull is down. Check again later.

>>2323719
Why the hell did they change "Intelligent Qube" to "Kurushi" for the Europe release?? Completely inexplicable.

>>2323959
Fuck, I wanted to watch them the entire weekend at work, now I am stuck

>>2320036
How do you think he ordered his burger?

>>2324097

By having a person who speaks English and Japanese with them.

>>2324097
>you will never eat a burger with Inoko MAX

why live ?

>>2324097
https://youtube.com/watch?v=J2LYx2GubsU

Whoa whoa whoa, which episode is this?

>>2324148

Yuuyu's Quiz de Go! Go!

Episode 3 of season 10.

>>2324097
Probably just a normal burger?

I was a little surprised he said the steak wasn't very good since the beef in Japan seems kind of shitty. Maybe because it wasn't what he was used to?

I think I just did what I'm accusing Arino of.

>>2324097
> Can I have uh most popura combo

>>2324097
>tfw Arino still hasn't done an American trip to the east coast yet
Come on Arino, you've got tons of weeaboos and fans in NY.

>>2324173
Meat in japan is delicious, man. Since they dont have much land to raise cows on, they make sure the cows they manage to raise have top notch quality, but it also makes it expensive as fuck.

>>2324163
Thanks Anon
>Episode down everywhere
Dammit

>>2324240

>not having every episode downloaded

Although to be fair I've been following the series since SA started translating it so I managed to collect them as they were released. Guess it's a pretty big download all in all these days.

>>2324240

>not having every episode downloaded

It's like you wanted this to happen.

>>2324242
>>2324246
I live in the middle of nowhere, I have a good enough connection now, but when I started watching I had to go to the nearest city and download them one episode at the time ;_;
Plus I avoided quiz episodes because everybody said those are great and I didn't want to be left with only the mediocre ones to watch, and now that I want to start watching them this happens

>>2324253

Then go to sa-gccx.com. Download links, both in torrent and direct download form, for pretty much everything.

>>2324256
Nevermind, I read that as Episode 10 of Season 3 instead of the correct one
Guess I've got brain problems

>>2324215
I don't know man, I tried some burgers and steaks while I was over there and it was NOT worth the price at all.

>>2324163
>>2324148
That was the best quiz show just because they had so many staff helping which allowed for Arino to have a lot more things to play off of than just the game.

How do you guys feel that I delete an episode after I watch it?

>>2324463

>>2324468
I am not a girl who just got a boyfriend.

>>2324463
People keep the episodes?

>>2324463
>not putting it in a .rar in case you wanna rewatch
Whhy

>>2324506
>Not having a 2 TB external hard drive to put have all the episodes share the same place you put 200GB of futanari hentai.

>>2324536
>tfw poorfag

Anyone else think about getting a Japanese package to watch the challenges as they air? It's like $25 a month though.

>>2324536
>only 200GB of futa

>>2324506
>putting files which are already compressed in rars

>>2324084
It looks like it's back up now. It's never down for very long.

>>2324740
Do you mean the Windows compression in Properties? Apparently that's not worth it.

>>2324681
>any bits of futa

>>2324760
A video file is already compressed like fucking crazy unless it's using some form of raw encoding.
Windows folder compression is just zip compression.

Attempting to further pack a video file with any form of compression is detrimental and may lead to slightly larger file size. The only reason scene releases are rar'ed into multiple volume archives is for ease of replacement if files should get corrupted somehow.

>>2324681
Can you recommend any decent futa hentai that's come out in the last few years? Extra points if it's uncensored.

>>2324506
Did they ever explain why they gave Nakayama that creepy theme the first episode he appeared in?

I thought it was nice that Arino tried to break the ice with him

>>2324773
I think it was to contrast with how shy he was being. Especially with the sound effect that played when he would bow.

>southernmost game travelogue
飛行機

>>2324886
>Can we do that again?
That was a great comedy bit.

>>2324652
what's a Japanese package?

>>2325262
About four inches

>>2325346
I asked what, not how big, do you even into English?

>>2324652
Is Sky Perfect even available overseas? If you just get Fuji One/Two as a package, it's about 1,600 yen after the set-up fee, and you pay extra for additional receivers. My Nasne and TV cost a bit over 2,000 yen a month.

In "Arino's kind of mean sometimes" news, Nanako Kodama, a model, posted on her Twitter that "It's April 3rd, so I'm 28. I hope everyone will keep supporting me!"
Arino's response? "You're one step closer to being an oooooooooooooooooold lady. Happy Bday."

[url]https://twitter.com/arimorokoshi415/status/583790072983486464[/url]

>>2325446
What is the context of this photo, and why is there MegaBlue ?

https://twitter.com/arimorokoshi415/status/583787640727539714

>>2325448
Masaya Matsukaze? Seems he's a host on a TVK (Kanagawa TV, a regional station) show called "Arigatou" that airs on weekdays from noon til 14:00.

http://www3.tvk-yokohama.com/arigato/

They had an Haruka Ishida, an AKB48 member as a guest.

https://twitter.com/can2525can

>>2325368
How Long is an Asian man

>>2325467
English is not My First Language

>>2324757
Forget it, now I am getting a "No available download slots for this region please check back later" which means I am stuck 8 hours on this chair with nothing to watch.

>>2325519
>insisting on using a stream when superior quality versions are available for download

I really don't get it.

>>2325693
I am at work, it would take even more to download the. But I am already downloading them now that I have to.
Speaking of downloading, how much space does every single subbed episode eats?

>>2325701

A bit over 100GB.

>>2325701
I think I have 95% of subbed episodes, the DVD, and most specials - totals to 110GB

>>2325715
I total up to 119 GB myself. Couple of RAW's (3,30 GB worth) and both TV-N and SA versions of northern travelogue included.

>>2325708
>>2325715
>>2325721
Weird. I was sure that I had all subbed material, but I only have 92GB of files.

The only stuff that's not included are the KOTAK dubs.

>>2325721
>>2325715
>>2325708
How many episodes does the latest omnibus torrent have?

>>2325736
I don't have KOTAK dubs either. I do have the DVD on my HD for easy viewing though. Do you have all the specials and Nintendo channel episodes?

>>2325736

The pastebin in the OP has info on everything that's been translated.

>>2325262
A TV package so you get certain channels.
>>2325446
Oh is he only on Sky Perfect now? I thought he was still on Fuji One mostly.

>>2325741
>>2325745
I went through that list during my last chronological rewatch and I have all episodes, including NC and DVD specials.
I seriously don't know what I'm missing.

>>2325758
New things have been subbed. I don't know how often the pastebin gets updated.

>>2325758
Well, here's a screenshot of my specials folder. I tend to download everything that's subbed.

>>2325762
How many files are in your GCCX folder?
I have 246.

>>2325767
I delete them after I watch them.

>>2325764
I have all of that minus the Ring Ring Tactics Compilation (didn't really see a reason to get that).

What's even weirder is that I had a duplicate copy of the Genki TV interview, so now it's even half a gig less.

Well I guess we've spammed the thread enough with this.

I just noticed that Arino didn't travel anywhere in 2014. They just showed a replay of the Budokan event in Season 18.

Anyone know if a new trip is planned for 2015?

>>2325764
>We will never see a full subbed version of the 24 hour lemmings show or 40th anniversary pilot wings episode.

>>2325821

While I wouldn't mind more "director's cut" longer versions of episodes, the fact is that 90% of the time nothing is actually happening so there isn't much to see.

>>2325823
It would still be fun to see the full special even if it's just Arino failing over and over again.

>>2325736
>>2325737
>>2325762
The big TPB torrent in the pastebin says it's from the end of 2013. You can get everything newer one at a time from the news paste or the sa-gccx site in there.

>>2325828
I have every single episode in the list that's linked in the pastebin, including all non regular stuff.
That's why it weirded me out that my collection is smaller than theirs.

But let's just end this conversation now and keep the thread on topic.

>>2325715
a...are you me ?

>>2325843
111GB - mmmaybe? http://sprunge.us/hGhb

I have about 158 gigs in my GCCX folder right now.

Time to catch up with all those unwatched episodes.

>>2325854
Hey, that's significantly more than I have. Could you please list all the conetents and paste them somewhere? It would be handy to cross-check. This is one way of easily listing those directories: http://superuser.com/questions/32771/list-all-files-in-all-subfolders

>>2325859
That could take a while; I haven't sorted 'em properly by season yet. This folder is totally messy, but I could try.

>>2325862
If you could just produce a flat list of files in a text file, whoever would be interested could sort and filter it however they like. I believe that superuser link I posted above suggests a very simple method to create a text file of all files in all directories of a directory.

If somebody needs a excel sheet to track their episodes, here a csv file that can be used as a basis for creating your own sheet. Here's the text http://sprunge.us/HYXY

>>2325873
I'm not really sure how your raw text can be used

>>2325887

The text is a CSV, a "comma separated values" file. That means it's essentially a database, with the cells separated using commas and line breaks.

You can import them into spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Calc, and then you get something like what >>2325873 has in his picture.

>>2324242
My hard drive recently got wiped, so I tracked down and got all the episodes in an evening. Am I alone in thinking it's fun to download stuff and organize your files and folders?

>>2325859
From what I see, he seems to have a lot of raws in there, so that's probably how the folder is that big.

>>2325961

Nah, being organized is good.

Also it's weird to think Arino was already doing GCCX back in 2003. Life sure was different 12 years ago.

>>2325970
That looks delicious.

>>2325970
Oh, never thought of doing seasons per year. I'm thinking of having the episodes of that season on the folder name, because some times I want to find an episode and take a while to find it.

>>2325970
>he started out when I was 10
>if I was a japanese kid I could be featured in the tamage segments
>those kids are adults now

>>2325990

Why don't you just search with the episode name?

>>2325991
>you were probably better than him at the age of 10

Where can I find the Clock Tower episode (and others that's been licensed) in its original form, subbed? One of my favorites.

>>2325859
Why would someone put a perfectly good cat like that in the trash?

>>2326274

Anon, that's a bicycle basket.

>>2326276
That's even worse. Where's his helmet?

>>2326287

Does that cat look like it plays by the rules

You try to put a helmet on that thing and it'll mess you up something fierce.

>>2325754
Fuji One is a Sky Perfect channel.

>>2325808
On the New Years Special they said that is was (probably) confirmed that they'd be going overseas this year.

>>2326313
Episode 200 probably?

>>2326438
The travel episodes are always specials, and usually air in the summer on BS Sky Perfect.

>>2326313
GCCX in Brazil?

>>2326452
Arino said he hates going to places where he can't speak the language, and there are Japanese communities in Brazil so...maybe?

>>2326457
>>2326452
My dick would be ROCK HARD if it were. Although I don't see much Arcades around here. The only arcade machines I see around here are KoF. But I guess there are "game center"-like places he could go.

But then again, I don't leave my house that much.

>>2326476
They have to bring Nakayama if they did a trip to central or south america. Fighting games are the king there.

>>2326485
Yeah. Literally the only arcade machines that still exist here are KoF. And Metal Slug. And the only place I can find them are in pubs.

>>2326443
They film them in the summer. They've been airing them in October.

>>2326492
When's summer on Japan? I never know, being from another hemisphere.

>Ah! My Goddess OAV OP in background music

I would recognize this tune anywhere

>>2326495
From late June to late September in the northern hemisphere.

>>2326497
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBTZiQkX9MM

>>2326492
Oh yeah, that's right.

The mystery book about the show is on sale today, you can see pictures of the events at the hashtag #ナゾトクアーガの塔

>>2326310
Well I don't know how the stations are in Japan. I just know that the package here said it included "NHK, Fuji TV, TBS, TV Asahi, Nippon TV, WOWOW, and TV Tokyo" and I assumed Fuji One would be under Fuji TV. I could be wrong though.

>>2326589
Fuji One, Two and Next are premium pay channels.
Fuji TV is their regular terrestrial channel. It has regional affiliates, etc.

>>2326457
>Arino said he hates going to places where he can't speak the language

Well maybe if he spent a fraction of the time he spends playing games and put it toward learning English he could visit half the world unimpeded.

>>2326808
Maybe he can't fit that in his schedule, dude looks pretty busy.

Sometimes I wonder how much quality-time he scraps at the end of the day or week-ends

>>2326457
>hates going where he can't speak the language
>goes in France twice

granted, he went once for the exportation rights

>>2326837
He goes, he just doesn't like it. Abe suggested Hawaii, but Kan shot it down because he went multiple times last year and "there's no retro game arcades or stores there".

>>2326840
Well not like there's many arcades in America to begin with now, they had to settle for a laundry mat in the Chief in America special for god's sake.

But it could be worse, we could hear the narrator have to go 'Dave and Bustah'

>>2327005
I'm pretty sure that was a combination joke/letting people rest. Japan's a lot smaller, and the highway system has regular rest stops with restaurants, bathrooms, etc.

Having to suddenly drive as long as they did was probably pretty rough, though it's hard to say since I haven't driven much in the USA.

>>2327010
It would be about a 5 hour, 30 min drive from san fran to LA. If they did it while traveling, they'd have had to have stopped off at a town proper since you wouldn't have a laundry mat near the highway

>>2327015
Like I said, I'm not familiar with driving in the States. That said, highways in Japan would have 3-4 rest stops in a drive that long, in my experience.

Considering that, going to a side town would be pretty difficult. Research or necessity?

>>2327021
The highway systems in America is loaded with towns and rest areas. In a drive that long, you'd have at least 10-20 different places to get off the highway to refuel, eat and/or rest.

They might be able to find some arcade games at a local restaurant to boot.

>>2327032
I guess that just makes you wonder if that stop was planned or not. Do laundromats even advertise much?

>>2325991
>>those kids are adults now
There's a cool thing in the birthday special where the (former) kids from SMB2j sent him a photo and a message

>>2327056
Nope, it's more of a necessity for some people who don't have washers and driers at their home so there'd be no reason to advertise.

It must have been something they scouted, as for why they picked it, I do not know. quiet and the owner didn't mind them filming there?

>>2327071
I'm mainly curious if a laundromat would advertise their selection of old arcade games. Is that a thing in that region?

>>2327090
Nope, most places just have them for extra income or to keep patrons occupied. They wouldn't advertise them.

Why they choose the laundry mat is a myster

Neo Geo machines in laundromats is a California thing.

>>2325873
thank anon this is great

I wonder if this would make for a good episode. It's a mix between a point-and-click adventure game and a platformer.

>>2326840
I don't get it. Where else would he go, somewhere in Japan? I assume that's the only language he knows.

>>2327143
Maybe they were just tired of driving and took an unplanned rest stop and decided they needed more footage and worked with what they had.

One of you guys mentioned Dave and Busters which wouldn't have been as bad as ChuckECheese

>>2327382
Haha, I saw that in a store last week and debated recommending it as a joke.

>>2327621
I was saying he goes, even if he hates it. Some people just can;t stand being in a country where they can't speak the language, he's just one of them, I guess.

He still goes though, that's what I was tryong to say.

>>2327382
As someone who loves Peanuts that episode would be comfy AF

>>2327625
>Dave and Busters
I feel like one of the only people that really loves D&B (or at least the idea of it). I've only been there once, but as far as I can tell nobody else in America is putting that kind of money into arcade machines and as such a central part of their business model. I can see it as nothing but a positive, even if they didn't have sweet, sweet Pump it Up machines.

>>2327885
Not to mention Peanuts seems fairly popular in Japan. Hell in the Super Spy Hunter episode, in the segment where they showed clips of Arino playing F-Zero at a live event, one of the people in the crowd had a Snoopy shirt.

Watched Night of the sick Weasel last night.
This ep had no right to be that good.
Did he do another Sound novel?

>>2327973
>his sarcastic eeehhh? to being told he got a bad end

>>2327973
>>2328156
>extended 70+ minute Sickle Weasel DVD director's cut episode (no side segments filling the time)
>will never be translated

The Metal Storm candy shop visit, just made me laugh more then this show ever has.

That Budokan show was pretty amazing in every regard. Really impressed that Watanabe and Nakayama were able to sing in front of that audience. The whole thing put a smile on my face.

>>2327382
I raise you Wonder Project J
Played it back during middle school
It was really amazing for a point and click adventure

>>2327927
>Peanuts seems fairly popular in Japan
I believe Japan think Snoopy is a Sanrio character.

I'm super hyped for the Intelligent Qube episode, it's an interesting choice and makes me excited for future challenges. There's so many possibilities on the PS1 and Saturn beyond the multitude of kusoge platformers on the Famicom.

What is this, some televised Japanese Let's Play?

>>2328559
LoL no, that'd be ridiculous

>>2328559
Kill yourself.

>>2328559
you disgust me
>>2328537
are we getting more n64 games possibly too.
There are some great ones, that would fit the show better then the few they have done already anyways

I think Metal Storm is now officially my favorite "non completion" episode.

It's just so good, and so funny both

Just giving an update on that Last Continue cover i'm working on
What did Kan think when writing the English Lyrics for Last Continue?

>>2328575
>are we getting more n64
I could definitely see >>2328521 happening, in fact I'd be surprised if it wasn't featured. The Playstation has a insane library, though, and there's a lot of Japanese nostalgia for it compared to the N64 (which was not very popular in Japan).

>>2327892
Does Chuck E Cheese still have arcades? I remember going to one and playing SMB3 for the first time there even before it was released on NES.

>>2328598
It bothers me that none of the pixels are the same size in that picture.

As for the the lyrics, I'm not sure what you mean, they're in Japanese except for some flavor words in English. They're pretty straight forward.

>>2328606
I'm talking about the English version
It's really hard to sing it

>>2328610
Probably because it was never intended to be sung in english.

>>2327892
There's a Japanese bowling/amusement center chain called Round 1. They've been opening up in the US since 2010 with 5 locations so far, three in California. They are the closest US equivalent to a giant Japan game center, and have several imported games D&B don't (mostly rythhm and fighting games)

>>2328567
>>2328575
It was a serious question what are you getting so offended for?

>>2328501

What kind of TV does the Kacho uses for his challenges? it looks like a computer monitor, but is apparently a TV, it looks really slim, I want one.

>>2328681
It's interesting because while they used a crt monitor early on, they're clearly not using RF connections. But the Famicom didn't have component output, the later top loading model did. I don't see any video converter on the table, but then again they've never really clearly shown it.

>>2320036

Magic Sword ever going to get a translation?

>>2328672
Because there's a troll who tries to derail every single thread with this question.

Also short answer: No.

>>2328868

They haven't said they're going to stop translating so it will eventually. Who knows when though, especially since there's a bunch of other untranslated episodes still.

>>2328868
I'm not sure of the rational, if any exists, behind the choice of episodes translated. I'm not on SA so maybe there's discussion there? The last several have been in order, so if that pattern continues the next ones should be Alex Kidd, Gradius, Kung Fu Heroes...

>>2328891

There isn't really any set order, generally it depends on the workload and how interesting they think an episode is. If the people are already busy with other real life stuff it's unlikely that they'd spend time working on an overlay-heavy game or one that's tricky to translate well since it'd take so long. Captain Tsubasa for example is unlikely to be showing up anytime soon since they've said that they're going to be busy for a while.

That said, Yuji Horii Interview, Alex Kidd and Gradius are the most likely candidates for the next episodes since it'd wrap up everything from season 1 to 15.

>>2328886
>>2328891

Thanks bros. I wasn't sure if they went in order or just skipped some episodes altogether.

>>2328429
Staff interactions really is what makes the show in my opinion. It's why I consider Ghouls n' Ghost the best episode of the series because of the ending where they all unify behind Arino to beat the game.

You should watch The Mysterious Murasame Castle episode because
Arino does it to AKCardigan, again

>>2328501
Watanabe was never shy, in fact she was the AD in charge of coordinating events, both live ones and arcade visit, so you have to ahve some people skills.

It was Nakayama that was the big shocker, especially that he didn't lip sync. Shame that Arino jabbed him and that might be the reason he didn't appear at the end.

>>2323528
The "I'll clear this before dinner" is in the intro cue cards. In one of the GnG episodes (IIRC) he actually questions the line after saying it.

>>2328914
That wouldn't wrap up everything through 15. Almost all the subs in the first season are just the challenges from TV Nihon. Metroid in the second season has also never had the interview part subbed.

>>2329164

You know what I mean, and they tend to focus on completely new episodes anyway.

>>2329168
Some of the subbed challenges in the first season are barely 5 minutes long. I hope they try to get some of those episodes done.

>>2329173
I'd love for the full Sega episode from Season 0 to be subbed, and not just the Roommania challenge.

>>2329175
>Season 0
Why does anyone still call it that? Even the show calls it Season 1.

>>2329105
oh I totally agree and I will give that one a shot!

>>2329183
i call it season 0 because it isn't really game center cx yet

>>2328886
>tfw watched every single ametoooku with arino on

>>2329116
>Watanabe was never shy
For sure, but singing in a stadium in front of 7,000 people is a whole other level.

>>2328537
>I believe Japan think Snoopy is a Sanrio character.
According to the Wikipedia page, Sanrio owns the rights to Peanuts in Japan, so that makes sense.

>>2329613
Wiki page for Sanrio, that is.

Why is season 15 so damn good in general.
Lot's of gems.

>>2329105
I want to try this episode but can't find it.
What season is it in?!

>>2329632
Murasame Castle is a raw ep available at Nyaa, it isn't translated yet.

>>2329632
Or are you asking about GnG? Check this episode list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/tDJN1PyBSqEIVWT_QdJqqcg/htmlview

>>2329642
That list is literally just from the pastebin with the key and other parts missing.

http://pastebin.com/S9Z26LLQ

>>2329639
ahh i see.
Well I looked forward to it then.

Dat Baby Squirrel

>>2329817
Here

>>2321258
>>2321260

>>2321260
Arino playing a Kamen Rider villain, like Itao Itsuji did, when ?

>Dear Fuji Tv
I love watching Arino suffer.
Please make him play La Mulana 2005 Hell Temple.
Consider it a 'win' if he can get past the room after the spike fall room.

>>2330124
Much like how that game isn't /vr/, it will also never be a challenge on the show.

>>2330126
I think he has done some games made after 1999, though I don't think he has done any PC games.

>>2330143

And if they did a game like that, Cave Story is a way more likely choice.

>>2329164
TVN's subs for the other interviews are so laughably mistranslated they're not really "subbed" either.

My favorite thing about GCCX is the arcade trips. I usually don't even bother with the main challenge.

>>2330431
>My favorite thing about pizza is the anchovy. I usually don't even bother with the rest of the pizza

>>2330454

My favorite thing about pizza is the hints under it. I usually don't even bother with the pizza at all.

Seeing the great Inoko MAX directing the Budokan special was a great moment, I'm a fan of his but seeing him handling directing duties got me in a good way.

My best AD.

>>2330523
the bullying was hard

>>2330550
>>2330523
Inoko is really that guy who needs extreme highs and lows for him to shine.

>Introduced as the loser AD who actually undermines Arino rather than assists
>Starts to actually help including being a massive assist in the live show and is loved by all
>Pisses everyone off by acting like a total jackass for Takashi's Challenge
>Sorta redeems himself with Inoko's challenge which Kan kept to his word and deleted from Youtube
>Worked his way up as a competent director
>Recent was found passed out drunk in the FujiTV parking lot

I still have a feeling that he tried to drive home and just passed out in the driver's seat and everyone is just covering for him to save face (And he must be likeable enough that they don't want him fired.)

>>2330652
>Sorta redeems himself with Inoko's challenge which Kan kept to his word and deleted from Youtube

what's that all about ma man? I'm not even new to GCCX, how did I miss that, I need to know more

>>2330652
>Recent was found passed out drunk in the FujiTV parking lot

wat?

>>2330667
Last GCCX general news, those are the facts. The rest is conjecture but realistic conjecture, his co-workers are covering his ass for him cause otherwise he'd be in big trouble.

>>2330663
It's just the wrestling skit with Nakayama from the Lemmings live show. They jokingly said it should never be shown again.

>>2330663
The Inoko Challenge from the Lemmings 24 hour challange where he fought Nakayama.

Kan had inoko apologize to everyone for it and said it would never see the light of day on another broadcast or as a DVD special. Then Arino said people would just upload it to youtube to which- FUCK YOU I'M EXPLAINING THE ENTIRE JOKE NOW, HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS? IT WAS ONE OF THE TOP MOMENTS OF GAME CENTER CX.

>>2330696
>>2330702
Thanks, I remember watching the Lemmings 24 hour episode, it's been too long.I guess, I'm gonna go hunt it down though

>>2330673

>The rest is conjecture but realistic conjecture

The term is "fanfiction", anon.

>>2330728
>FACT: Inoko drank heavily the night before
>FACT: he was passed out drunk in the parking lot
>He doesn't know that Japan laws severely punish drunk driving
>He doesn't know how Japanese culture is all about saving face in situations like this.

The word conjecture is lost upon you in your attempt to pompous.

>>2330738

Sorry that I dissed your fanfiction, no need to get so upset about it.

>>2330745
Dude, he's a diff anon. xD

The Comix Zone ep is interesting, if only for how dorky and American the game is. It seemed like a common theme in the 90s for protagonists to get trapped in cartoons or games.

>>2330738
Where are these facts coming from? Curious anons want to know.

>>2330754
Kan saying "Arino. GO TO HELL." is one of the best ever moments.

>>2330756
>Curious anons want to know.

Anons? It's just you from the looks of it, and you can look it up in the archive, literally the last GCCX general like I said before.

>>2330652
>Kan kept to his word and deleted from Youtube
The biggest Youtube copyright wipe of every episode came like 3 years later. It's not like Kan personally hunted down that one segment. He was joking.

>>2330763
The gamcenter cx channel got nuked so HARD my youtube subscription got stuck and I had that channel in my feed, empty and unsubscribable, until sometime in 2013.

>>2330756
Arino talked about it in one of the openings of the latest episodes because Inoko was late for the filming.

>>2330760

The only thing in the last thread is someone saying it happened just like you, that's not a source.

>>2330760
As hard as it may be to believe, there are more than one of us, Anon-kun.

>>2330754
just finished that.
Honestly game was gorgeous for a genesis title

>>2330817
Really nice looking graphics, but it's hilariously short for a game released in 1995.

>>2330149
Cave Story isn't even hard though. It would most likely be one of those games they expect him to win like Parappa the rappa or OoT.

>>2330454
Most genres play exactly the same. Arino always make the same dumb mistakes along with the same dumb continue misses. The only games worth watching are the ones you've played or the odd ones like Go by Train.

>>2330901

You're forgetting that Cave Story has momentum-based, unrestricted movement which is basically Arino's bane when it comes to platformers.

>>2330901
No, they need to stop him after he wins and tell him its not the true ending, and come out with the game in position for him to go through hell.

>>2330906
I am honestly astounded at how bad he is at the Mario games. I just watched the SMB3 episode and while I recognize that the later levels are challenging, burning through 99 lives on one stage is just insane.

>>2331018

Yeah, he's just not good at controlling the character when his movement isn't restricted like it is in for example Ninja Gaiden or G'nG which are otherwise more difficult games. You can eventually memorize jump timings and distances a lot more effectively in games like those.

Not that he exactly waltzed through those games either, mind.

>>2330901
I don't think he would be able to beat hell.

>>2330652
You left out when he left the show, was unemployed, almost went bankrupt, then came back and made full director.

Also, they didn't specify which parking lot, it was just a parking lot. That made it funnier fo me, I found a drunk guy passed out in front of a dry cleaners a few weeks ago. It was across from a bar and there was a puke trail, it was like the world's simplest mystery.

>>2330738
There's no way to not know, there are posters in pretty much every store, government office, bar, etc reminding people of the consequences of drinking and driving.

>>2330756
A GCCX Channel episode where they show unaired footage from when they filmed the opening to Bravoman. He passed out till noon and was subsequently late for filming.

>>2331018
It's more mind numbing in how he approaches mega man games where he finds one weapon that works well on a boss, and so he decided to use it on all them regardless of if it does just chip damage. Or his reckless use of e-tanks.

>>2330901
>Parappa the rappa
Gr8 episode

>>2331134
I'm actually watching the Parappa episode right now.

>>2331134

Weird choice for a challenge though, everything from its genre and platform to the game's length was really atypical for the show.

>>2331143
I agree, but I love that game so much that it didn't bother me in the slightest. That music is wonderful.

>Check and turn, the signal to the left...
>Check check turn! Signto left left!

Those games don't get much attention anymore, but they are both GOATs of the Playstation era.

>>2331143
Hnnnngg, Matsui is such a qt.

>>2331187
Not as qt as Matsumura.

You bet your ass we are. Not just America, either.

>>2331317
Is she a DA like Watanabe, or does she actually help with the games?

>>2331596
I don't know what she does. She's made him food a couple times, she kept notes or something during the baseball game, and played against him in Mario Kart I think.

I don't remember what episode I first saw her in but I thought she was retarded from how she nodded her head and because she had her mouth open while doing it.

>>2331523
strider ep?

>>2331523
That comma must be misplaced

What do you think of your precious Matsumura now?

>>2328681
>>2328694

I've always wondered if any of his bad performances were due to how much latency there is on an LCD display vs as CRT

>>2332038
IT's deifnitely down to that crappy LCD.

Arino is being, probably involuntarilty, sabotaged by his own staff who know nothing about proper gaming equipment.

>>2332040
I sincerely doubt the LCD lag affects him that much.

REALLY doubt it. It's totally playable in game mode (and they aren't that stupid).

Hooking the consoles up to a CRT isn't suddenly going to make Arino a speedrunner.

>>2332069

I dunno mate, on my old shit Vizio even with game mode turned on I still couldn't play Sonic Generations

So, just out of curiosity, how much of a fanbase does Arino have outside of Japan AND North America?
Brazil reporting in, but I've never met another BR who even knew him. Although I've been trying to get my friends into it.

>>2332437

There's nothing about the show that would appeal exclusively to Americans, so anywhere where the population has access to the internet and people know English (or Japanese) is likely to also have people who watch the show.

That said it's such a niche show that I doubt even someone living in the US is very likely to hear random people talk about it.

>>2332437
Another Brazilian reporting in.

I take it people who grew with the NES in Brazil are familiar with most games because of the famiclones? Both 72-pin western and 60-pin Japanese cartridges were around (mostly pirate or multicarts anyway).

>>2332449
>Abe's face

>>2332491
Clearly uneasy due to dat formal wear.

>mfw mah man Abe belongs out there in the streets

>>2332449
Jesus, Abe looks like a Yakuza.

>>2332480
Oh shit, a BR bro in /gccxg/?
Muito bom gosto, queria que mais gente conhecesse. Ou talvez seja melhor não.
And yeah, I had the classic Polystation.

>>2332503
He was a former delinquent, usually they upgrade to Yakuza if they don't straighten up like Abe.

And I use that term 'straighten up' very loosely.

>>2332506
That thing with Naka was just for show, c'mooon.

>>2332515
That's what they want you to think

>>2332535
Abe should be careful with his bike's brakes.

>>2330904
TamaGe is objectively more repetitive.
>10 yen games
>crane games and other prize games
>Metal Slug
>losing hard at random shmups and fighting games
>random kids being kids
>owners being either kind old couples or middle-aged OG gamers
I never skipped it (unlike the chronologic 19XX NES / GB introduction segments), but back when I was catching up by watching loads of unsubbed episodes, they really lost their novelty.

>>2332569
>19XX
SEN KYUU HYAKU HACHI JUU ROKU NEN

>>2332437
>>2332480
Brazilbro here too. Never knew there were this many here.

>>2330904
>>2331013
GCCX cliche time?

>"What appeared next onscreen to cause this reaction?"

>Other staff "randomly" appearing during Tamage

>Arino badgering game center staff for better prizes

>>2332613
"Or so you'd think."

>>2332613

>shooting range
>Arino leans over the counter with the rifle in one hand

>>2332613
>Abe's out of the blue rude comments

>>2332569
Some TamaGe feel very different, Nosferatu (part 1) is one prime example. Personally I find these segments very charming, and watching the DVD Challenges without them definitely doesn't feel the same.

>>2332504
>>2332604
Isn't it wonderful that we can all enjoy Kacho without the usual BR behaviour?

>"it's trapped in a pattern!"
>it's not

>>2332641
I don't quite understand what you meant in that spoiler.

>>2332641
>Arino takes a bite
>"it's good"

>>2332648
>not "umai"

>>2332648

That's literally every Japanese tv-show ever, they never call food anything but umai. Would be rude.

>>2332653

Actually I lied, they do also call it oishii.

>>2332641
Definitely. I guess I should be hoping for the Kacho to stay unknown in Bananaland.

>>2332653
What if Japan gets its own Gordon Ramsay?

>>2332643
OH, PATTAN

One of my favorite bits was during the France episode, how amused Arino was with the tomatoes.

>>2332653
I mean, just imagine you receive some guys from TV for them to record the show on your store, then he eats your food and just says "it's awful". Specially on Japan, a place that is quite respectful.

>>2332657
I don't see why it should. More fans are good. And it won't change anything to us, as we'll continue discussing the show here.

>>2332660
Ramsay's sole appeal is his negativity, which is extremely rude in any culture, but would be unthinkable in mainstream Japan.

>>2332669
I think a japanese Ramsay would probably have to be played for laughs in order to work.
Like Chono in Gaki no Tsukai, he's rude but the scenes are funny.

How many fucking comedians does Japan have?
Feels like every time people mention some celebrity, there's a 50% chance of it being a comedian, and 50% a tarento, musician or something else.

>>2332669

Nah, his actual appeal is in that he's harsh but honest. He's not just a dick for no reason, he does genuinely want people to succeed. Of course the shitty US shows just want him to be angry all the time for maximum drama.

But yeah, Japanese is a language in which you're going to sound offensive if you don't pick exactly the correct level of politeness (of which there are several) when talking to someone you don't know. His style would probably give people heart attacks.

>>2332683
The makeup of guests on JP variety shows is pretty similar to US talk shows, the usual assortment of comedy and drama actors, musicians, and the equivalent of tarento like Kardashians. There's no panel shows in the States, though British tv does have some excellent ones (UK tv in general is much better).

>>2332683

A big part of it is that comedy bits and things related to comedians get translated more frequently.

But yeah, comedians have pretty deep roots in Japan in general. It's a surprisingly serious business, which I guess is kinda ironic.