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Postby Ardrentt » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:17 pm

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Ardrentt wrote:I wasn't aware mods referred to themselves in the.... I can only guess third person but via pronouns.

Dresderstan doesn't know what you mean. :p

Users definitely refer to themselves in third person, sans pronoms. Ardrentt finds this weird.

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:24 pm

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Heloin wrote:I've been in the club for years (as having anime drawings on flags/as avatars has proven), just getting back into the swing of things.


How popular is this in the Southern Africa region?

When did you become first acquainted?

Fucked if I know. I watched Sailor Moon and read comics as a kid but by the time I got into anime and manga I was in middle school and living in the states.

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Heloin wrote:I was recommended it by someone once just never got around to watching it.


...

...I mean it was closing soon, and stores usually advertise... though those are usually for food...

-Someone who's had his own interests, but just never really paid a lot for it... or would. :U

To put it bluntly I suppose, I don't regret my purchase. I do feel bad for the poor little girl behind the cash register, there she is ready to close up shop and here I come with a stack of books. And it's a used book store so she can't just quick scan the back of the books.

Also if you want to know, about 180 dollars...

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Postby Ardrentt » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:26 pm

Heloin wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:
How popular is this in the Southern Africa region?

When did you become first acquainted?

Fucked if I know. I watched Sailor Moon and read comics as a kid but by the time I got into anime and manga I was in middle school and living in the states.

Ardrentt wrote:...I mean it was closing soon, and stores usually advertise... though those are usually for food...

-Someone who's had his own interests, but just never really paid a lot for it... or would. :U

To put it bluntly I suppose, I don't regret my purchase. I do feel bad for the poor little girl behind the cash register, there she is ready to close up shop and here I come with a stack of books. And it's a used book store so she can't just quick scan the back of the books.

Also if you want to know, about 180 dollars...

Ah, yeah; that's definitely a lot to just luge onto someone at the end of their shift. ^^'

For what it's, not going away from anything with a bundle of regret's a good way to go about things, though I suppose especially so with large purchases.

Still can't see myself making such a massive haul, though; I think the last time I vaguely did that was mostly to pay for a ticket to enter a local convention and... that's about it. Probably the most notable thing I did was to just sit there and film an entire panel. Without a tripod.
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:27 pm

Heloin wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:
How popular is this in the Southern Africa region?

When did you become first acquainted?

Fucked if I know. I watched Sailor Moon and read comics as a kid but by the time I got into anime and manga I was in middle school and living in the states.

Ardrentt wrote:...I mean it was closing soon, and stores usually advertise... though those are usually for food...

-Someone who's had his own interests, but just never really paid a lot for it... or would. :U

To put it bluntly I suppose, I don't regret my purchase. I do feel bad for the poor little girl behind the cash register, there she is ready to close up shop and here I come with a stack of books. And it's a used book store so she can't just quick scan the back of the books.

Also if you want to know, about 180 dollars...


I may be completely wrong but I have a very hard time imagining lots of zimbos being into anime

“Cartoons are for kids”

I know nothing of course

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:35 pm

Ardrentt wrote:
Heloin wrote:Fucked if I know. I watched Sailor Moon and read comics as a kid but by the time I got into anime and manga I was in middle school and living in the states.


To put it bluntly I suppose, I don't regret my purchase. I do feel bad for the poor little girl behind the cash register, there she is ready to close up shop and here I come with a stack of books. And it's a used book store so she can't just quick scan the back of the books.

Also if you want to know, about 180 dollars...

Ah, yeah; that's definitely a lot to just luge onto someone at the end of their shift. ^^'

For what it's, not going away from anything with a bundle of regret's a good way to go about things, though I suppose especially so with large purchases.

Still can't see myself making such a massive haul, though; I think the last time I vaguely did that was mostly to pay for a ticket to enter a local convention and... that's about it. Probably the most notable thing I did was to just sit there and film an entire panel. Without a tripod.

For me it's the case that I save up money exactly for these sort of purchases. Though there always is a bit of hurt when handing over large amounts of money.

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Postby Ardrentt » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:51 pm

Heloin wrote:
Ardrentt wrote:Ah, yeah; that's definitely a lot to just luge onto someone at the end of their shift. ^^'

For what it's, not going away from anything with a bundle of regret's a good way to go about things, though I suppose especially so with large purchases.

Still can't see myself making such a massive haul, though; I think the last time I vaguely did that was mostly to pay for a ticket to enter a local convention and... that's about it. Probably the most notable thing I did was to just sit there and film an entire panel. Without a tripod.

For me it's the case that I save up money exactly for these sort of purchases. Though there always is a bit of hurt when handing over large amounts of money.

It does, yeah... I suppose it's worth it for something you adore at least.

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:56 pm

Eternal Lotharia wrote:...Is this title a Dragon Ball World Tournament Japanese name Reference?
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Dresderstan wrote:So the title is based off of a Chinese cookbook???

No, "all under heaven" is how the ancient Chinese referred to the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianxia

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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:08 pm

Dresderstan wrote:So the title is based off of a Chinese cookbook???

I do have that cookbook, but no.
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Postby Dresderstan » Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:10 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:So the title is based off of a Chinese cookbook???

I do have that cookbook, but no.

427 pages a bit too late, plus you already replied to it before.

Farnhamia wrote:No, "all under heaven" is how the ancient Chinese referred to the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianxia

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Postby Heloin » Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:11 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:So the title is based off of a Chinese cookbook???

I do have that cookbook, but no.

Two months later we finally have us an answer.

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Postby Digital Planets » Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:13 pm

Heloin wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:I do have that cookbook, but no.

Two months later we finally have us an answer.


Welp, this thread has been made wholesome, time to lock it and box it.

Next thread: TET: Don't Make It Wholesome, Damnit!
So you decide to open it anyway? What the heck, man?

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Postby Dresderstan » Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:15 pm

Digital Planets wrote:
Heloin wrote:Two months later we finally have us an answer.


Welp, this thread has been made wholesome, time to lock it and box it.

Next thread: TET: Don't Make It Wholesome, Damnit!

^ Make this the next title Farn, please.

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Postby Ardrentt » Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:39 pm

Digital Planets wrote:
Heloin wrote:Two months later we finally have us an answer.


Welp, this thread has been made wholesome, time to lock it and box it.

Next thread: TET: Don't Make It Wholesome, Damnit!

TET: Frick the Helicopter out of Wholesome.

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Postby Immoren » Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:48 am

Heloin wrote:I may have accidentally started going full weeb again today while hanging out with friends after work. We went to a book store about 15 minutes before closing and I may have possibly walked out with this...


I should read the first two S&W novel volumes given they've been collecting dust for a while.
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Crap, I'm gonna have to wait another year to celebrate Annoy Squidward Day and the Death of Denzel Crocker's Happiness.
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Postby Philjia » Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:43 am

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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:37 am

Heloin wrote:I may have accidentally started going full weeb again today while hanging out with friends after work. We went to a book store about 15 minutes before closing and I may have possibly walked out with this...

It's been a while since I last bought a graphic novel or two myself, even though they tend to be easier to find these days.


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Postby Immoren » Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:56 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Heloin wrote:I may have accidentally started going full weeb again today while hanging out with friends after work. We went to a book store about 15 minutes before closing and I may have possibly walked out with this...

It's been a while since I last bought a graphic novel or two myself, even though they tend to be easier to find these days.


Pretentiousness of term "graphic novel" hasn't worn out much for me.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:25 am

Immoren wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:It's been a while since I last bought a graphic novel or two myself, even though they tend to be easier to find these days.

Pretentiousness of term "graphic novel" hasn't worn out much for me.

It's shorter than "paperback comic book" and therefore more efficient. The trick is to make a distinction between regular comic books, who tend to have less pages and are of the A4 format and the graphic novel, which usually has several dozen pages or more while also coming closer to the A5 format.


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Postby The Holy Therns » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:33 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
Immoren wrote:Pretentiousness of term "graphic novel" hasn't worn out much for me.

It's shorter than "paperback comic book" and therefore more efficient. The trick is to make a distinction between regular comic books, who tend to have less pages and are of the A4 format and the graphic novel, which usually has several dozen pages or more while also coming closer to the A5 format.


Shouldn't it also be about being a single, self-contained story? My Sandman volumes are in that format but they're just collections.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:38 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:It's shorter than "paperback comic book" and therefore more efficient. The trick is to make a distinction between regular comic books, who tend to have less pages and are of the A4 format and the graphic novel, which usually has several dozen pages or more while also coming closer to the A5 format.

Shouldn't it also be about being a single, self-contained story? My Sandman volumes are in that format but they're just collections.

Many mangas tend to go on for thousands of pages, which commonly don't get bundled in one volume. Western comics tend to be more compact, but over here in Europe we also have the comic album as a format. Those are less common elsewhere, as far as I know.


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Postby The Holy Therns » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:40 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:Shouldn't it also be about being a single, self-contained story? My Sandman volumes are in that format but they're just collections.

Many mangas tend to go on for thousands of pages, which commonly don't get bundled in one volume. Western comics tend to be more compact, but over here in Europe we also have the comic album as a format. Those are less common elsewhere, as far as I know.


Lots of western comics take plenty of volumes to collect, though.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:59 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:Many mangas tend to go on for thousands of pages, which commonly don't get bundled in one volume. Western comics tend to be more compact, but over here in Europe we also have the comic album as a format. Those are less common elsewhere, as far as I know.

Lots of western comics take plenty of volumes to collect, though.

True, but many comic series which have been around for decades tend to tell a complete story in every new album that appears.


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Postby The Holy Therns » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:00 am

Hurdergaryp wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:Lots of western comics take plenty of volumes to collect, though.

True, but many comic series which have been around for decades tend to tell a complete story in every new album that appears.


But due to comic book decompression, increasingly, they don't.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:02 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Hurdergaryp wrote:True, but many comic series which have been around for decades tend to tell a complete story in every new album that appears.

But due to comic book decompression, increasingly, they don't.

Which can be quite irritating when you buy some old comic books and get into the story, only to find out that the comic books necessary to complete the epic saga are nowhere to be found, at least not for reasonable prices.


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