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Quote by SulibresWhen I get a brain transplant, my beliefs will change.

These are the kinds of comments that scare me. The fact that there is no conceivable way to convince you that your way of thinking is wrong, is the type of thinking that creates extremism and hate. Were I to have been your parent, I could have taught you that all black people want to steal and rape. I could have drilled that into your head and made you believe it. And beings that your belief is absolute, nothing would be able to convince you that you were wrong in your thoughts aside of a brain transplant? I guess no matter how much logic, proof or discussion some people just assume they are right.

Hey, it was just a joke. Lighten up; I always believed you were the humorous kind. To be honest, changing my beliefs would require, like you stated; logic, proof, discussion, reasoning as well as events which turn everything I understand and know upside down.

I was a former Roman Catholic until I found that whatever questions I asked (Where does God come from, who made God, etc,etc) were brushed aside. As I grew older, the notion of worshiping a man crucified to a cross (quite...gory and sick if you ask me) became rather morbid and disturbing.

So I quit my religion and once my peers discovered my abandonment I received more and more calls from them asking me to return or downright condemning me to Hell and saying Jesus would punish me for I am a grave sinner. Then it struck me; I was, according to them, to be persecuted by Jesus! The one man who would have known anything and everything about persecution.

How's that for irony? Oh well; you can't have everything in life but at least you still get your good moments. Vice may go punished and virtue unrewarded but being the greedy little human beings we are, we'll find ways to reward ourselves.

Cheerio,

Sulibres

yo. sorry to hear about that kinda stuff. i don't know what it's like to go through any of that stuff myself. you're not getting pity or sympathy but you do have my regards man.

Quote by shoujoboyWell I'll leave it up to you guys how you want to handle my info on this page. We have inactive members still in the group and still up in the top, but at least they are still confirmed alive. My reviewing and MT days are done so I guess a confirmed loss can be done away with. Either way, I'm on Yahoo under shoujo_boy (Jak already knows this) so keep in contact (if you actually care to). Keep representing MT Review crew in that oh so defunct review section and remember; "What is popular is not always good. What is good is not always popular." Out.

Mate, I wish you well in whatever endeavours your future takes you and I'm sure your ongoing critiques will be missed.

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Quote by shoujoboyAzumanga Daioh was a funny series to me. Not funny haha, but funny in how it could go from hilarious to laborious over time. Initially I thought the humor in it was hilarious, but as the same jokes were recycled and I was on the third school festival, I found myself completely out of it. Having your hand randomly bitten by a cat = funny. Having your hand bitten 1000 times by the same cat = not funny.

Fair point. I agree with your point about the anime being recycled, but the manga has slight differences with the different years (as in different events being portrayed). As for being bitten by the same cat 1000 times, someone must be obsessed with trying to pet it and not learning from a painful experience. I agree it got a bit tedious by the end, but one could not help but hope that things would turn out well.

Quote by shoujoboyFun fact, this series sits at 95th all time... on my personal list consisting of 109 series. Yes, that is a fun fact, fun because I'm an idiot that keeps lists, a fact in that my reality is the only one that needs to matter.

Wow, you have a list of your favourite anime? That is impressive (and you are not an idiot - just organised and you have well-ordered priorities). I am impressed as my preferences tend to change at will and I doubt I could derive a list as comprehensive as yours.

Quote by shoujoboyOh and you get no actual comment on the makeup of your review, but that's because I'm simultaneously commenting and surfing for dirty pictures, and my time has simply run out.

Fair enough. I doubt there's anything more you could say that you haven't already said previously - so I'll take that as a compliment. Besides, you had your priorities and only a limited time to do them in - so multi-tasking was a bonus.

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I don't know how many of my past reviews you've read, but I almost always have an opening paragraph that has very little to do with the review itself. It's my way of setting the tone of the review with either some kind of humor or history. I just like to write loose and freeflowing so it's more conversational than it is an essay. I will chalk your opinion of that style up as "Do not like." Ha!

nope, that's the first one I read. Well, it's a rather interesting style but don't like it a single bit...what you said :P

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hey, i apologize for what I said to you in jakulito's thread.
I thought that you were dead serious about that joke *i can hardly say it's a joke since you used foul words against me*
at the same time, i wanna thank you

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I suppose you aren't used to my sense of humor. "English mother f***er, do you speak it" is a line used by Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction. I guess for those who may not have seen the movie, know my sense of humor or that I'm friends with Jak might have been confused. I do, however, think I was at a disadvantage from the start. I saw Jak's guestbook and saw that you already had a negative view of me... calling me a bully and even gay. I'm not sure if those opinions were just borne of anger or if I had previously done something to you that would lead you to that kind of conclusion. I don't recall ever having much interaction with you in the past, so I'm not sure where you would have drawn those types of conclusions. Either way, what's done is done.

that's why i'm asking for your forgiveness. i'm really, really sorry about that. i didn't mean to say those words. i just got annoyed but got ashamed in the end after knowing that it's just a misunderstanding. please don't mind those words, the world heck knows you're not one of the "association"
one more thing, i don't know that movie since i'm not a fan of samuel L. jackson and, by experience, guys call me mother f*****, bitch, so on and so forth when they bully me or whenever i treat them like a stinkin' trash *like when they want me to edit their mistakes in a quiz and i didn't*
once again, i'm really, really sorry. i won't do it again

merged: 05-20-2008 ~ 02:28am
i'm really sorry, i was drawn by anger.

PS: please reply

DO YOU WANT TO CUDDLE!!!!!!

Thank you, it might not be the answer i wanted but it's the truth.Again, thanks.

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Quote by shoujoboyIt's pretty pointless for me to go off and say what I thoght of your review, I'd end up redundant, so instead I will comment on Silent Mobius itself. I actually saw a few episodes of this show when Tech TV showed it on late night Anime Unleashed. Just the little bit that I saw had me addicted. Then I bought the DVD's and was still loving every minute of it. But the way the series concluded, not just the ending but the latter half of the series, dissapointed the hell out of me. It was so unfulfilling. I personally wouldn't have given the plot an 8 since the way a show ends is a huge deciding factor in my overall scores. But that's because I'm a harda$$.

Thanks again Sho. You may heap praise on my reviews - and continue to flatter my ego (you can probably hear the "whoosh, whoosh" of my head inflating here)
Anyways, if you liked the anime version this is one I'd strongly recommend you invest in the manga if you haven't already done so, despite any prejudices you may hold to reading manga. The manga at least concludes the story with a really decent fight that'll leave the anime reeling if it was produced.

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Wow, call this message unexpected. Just so you know, flattery will get you EVERYWHERE! Your name isn't one I've forgotten per se, just haven't seen much of. There are only a few names I see around this site that actually ring a bell and yours is one of them. I really appreciate your support and I had no idea there was someone out there that truly enjoyed my ramblings.

I hear you about the college thing. I got out of the military in December and am looking at going back to finish my last two years of college here in August. I know, I'm 24 and working on a degree... I'm behind. Cut me some slack. Hopefully I'll still be able to dedicate myself to the things I love, but we'll see how good I am at balancing.

As for reviews, I'm always looking for that next thing. I'm finishing up a review on Sola and I've just gotten underway on Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru. It never stops with me...

As for adding me as a friend, I certainly don't mind. Hopefully you won't mind if I reciprocate that sentiment. Well, see you around.

Now that was unexpected. I'm glad my name is forever engraved into your mind. Long but weird nickname serves its purpose successfully.

No, seriously, your reviews are good. I'm not flattering you or something, lol, joking. I mean, seriously, people enjoy more thoughts-input reviews rather than just nod-nod nice reviews. Ramblings are good thing.

Owh? You were in the military during your degree? What degree course are you taking actually? I think I remembered you mentioning law somewhere... correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the watch. I saw your latest review on Sola. Havent gotten a proper personal-moment with the computer yet so since I am now, I'll be reading your review.

Hopefully you'll do well in your studies!

All the best.

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She said we're bickering...

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Quote by shoujoboyBut you wouldn't want to do that because I bring fun wherever I go. I could just up and leave the site and then what? THEN WHAT I ASK! If your answer is anything other than "we would all weep for the tremendous loss", then I am going to assume you are lying. Otherwise my ego may be shattered beyond repair.

You're infiltrating my guestbook now? oooh, what shall I do with you *holds lightning bolt in hand*

Oh fine, the site won't be the same without you and jak bickering and you enlightening the newbies.

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Hi there, shoujoboy! It's me, in case you've forgotten my existence.

Anyway, I was just browsing about MT after being away for so long (and also being abducted by college) and yeah, your name flashed through my mind. (most probably because of your reviews that I love to read )

Putting that aside, how are you doing? Any interesting anime that you're going to review? I hope there is!

Argh, before I forgot. *press 'stalk' button* I hope you don't mind. I'm really looking forward to your reviews!

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thanks for commenting on my thread =D
i think it might be good for you to have your wisdoms pulled... it might cause problems in the future... but if it doesn't bother you now, you don't have to =) haha wow you're good with pain~ why did you have a root canal? oh... firefly is totally true.... but dont feel forced to do it~ x_X
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Quote by shoujoboyI hear ya, but all I ever seem to get is different dentists saying different things. Some say keep them, others say no. I also have two vampire like teeth pretty high up in my gums and I get the same back and forth. I'm bout tempted just to bash my face into a wall, knock them all out and start from scratch with Vaniers or dentures. Can't win for losing I swear. Thanks for the advice though... more ammo for the next time I go to the dentist.

Isn't that always how it works? We really just can't win. Though I'd refrain from the face bashing... don't want to mess up those (assumed) good looks! j/k j/k! Well, good luck with your next visit!

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Quote by Shoujoboy I could tell that you had a thing for survival horror when seeing the Fatal Frame homepage, but what about scary games in general? Just bringing that up because if you like the whole scary aspect, a good bet would be Condemned 1 & 2, assuming you haven't played them already or if you even enjoy FPS.

And even though my forte is RPG's, I do enjoy survival horror, so I'd be curious to know what you find to be some of the best out there. A genre I enjoy... just not too familiar with it all. Thanks for humoring me.

I would love to play Condemned... I got to see a little bit of it when my brother was playing, and it looked like fun. I'm saving up for an Xbox360, but it will be a while before I can get one I like to try different games, so I'm generally up for most games if they sound interesting enough. My cousin actually introduced me to rpgs with Final Fantasy VII and Suikoden II, and then my brother got me to play Silent Hill...

I don't really know where to begin with survival horror, especially since I don't know what all you've played. There's alot of it that I myself haven't even been able to play yet. I'm the most familiar with the Silent Hill & Fatal Frame series, and they tend to be my favorites out of what I have played. They're pretty artistic and place a lot of emphasis on exploration and detail, as well as storyline.

Well, I could go on for a while about each game so let me put it this way, these are what I own (all PS2 games):
Silent Hill 1-4, Silent Hill Origins; Fatal Frame 1-3; Clock Tower 3; Haunting Ground; Kuon; Rule of Rose; Parasite Eve 1 & 2; and then the two I haven't finished are Siren & Obscure. I've also played some of Resident Evil... and this is really just a drop in the bucket for what is out there.

They're all relatively different styles of games, so a lot of it just depends on what aspects of a game you put the most emphasis on to be enjoyable. The two I've played that I won't recommend would be these two:

Rule of Rose - It's combat system is pretty bad, and it's a long, repetitive game that has only 2 levels that are mildly creepy at best. The characters are interesting and it has a nice variety of weapons, but with the combat so severely lacking and the drudging storyling these two highlights weren't really worth it.

Clock Tower 3 - It's interesting enough as far as the story goes, but the basic set-up of the game is compared to what I call the "spring-loaded-cat-syndome". The "spring loaded cat" refers to in a scary movie when a cat or other object suddenly jumps out and startles you. Clock Tower 3 revolves around this set-up, but it's spring-loaded-cat is broken and keeps jumping out. So in the end it becomes more cumbersome than scary, and it prevents you from taking time to really investigate and observe everything around you.

I'm sorry if this isn't very helpful. I think I might be able to give you a better recommendation if I knew what you really look for in a scary game. Well, since this post has gone on for awhile I stop for now

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Quote by shoujoboyA show you rated as average ended up as the Anime Spotlight on the Maigetsu? Where were you to protest that decision? For shame.

But I watched this after the Anime Spotlight on the Maigetsu was written and published. Actually I more or less decided to watch this after brom wrote that article to see for myself what this series was like (though I guess I've heard about this series for a while and have been wanting to check it out for a while)

Quote: Aside of that, its the type of review I expect from you... although I've somewhat forgot what I expect of you since you NEVER WRITE! Well written and right on my level. Davidh01 just seems to write over my head, Jakulito seems to baffle me, but you and I seem to have the same writing style overall (minus you don't attempt humor like I do... key word attempt). It must be insulting to be compared to me, BUT THAT'S TOO BAD! I did go there.

I have a writing style? O__o Hey don't just yell at me, what about those other people who never write? >__<

Quote: And as for your opening questions "Do you have a grudge against someone? Do you hate them enough to want to send them to Hell?"... let's just say you'd better hope I never pull the red string. Just kidding you know I love you, it's Jak that has to worry.

Nah I'm not worried, not like you know my real name to be able to enter it into that website anyway =P

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As for the comment about the hardest game ever being Star Ocean 3 in 4-d mode... I'd tend to believe that. I remember playing that in just normal, but I went for all the battle trophies. Just the absurdity of getting some of those showed me that game had some teeth to it. Honestly though, I'd probably say Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne was the hardest game I've played. It was hard as hell on normal, and the 2nd TUTORIAL enemy killed me on hard.

And that ends my return rant.

Aaah... Ranting... It lets off steam. Thanks for the reply! I was scared away from Crisis Core after the movie and Dirge of Cerberus, but I've still had the egging feeling that makes me want to try it out. I don't know if Star Ocean 3 is the hardest game ever, but it's the hardest one I've personally played that isn't a survival horror game. I guess you could probably tell by my pseudo-rant earlier, but I really like difficult games (if they require strategy and not reliant on luck), so I'll look into this Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne... if I can find it It's been a while since I've seen it at the game stores. Anyways, thanks again for the input! Take care!

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yo. where were you in afghanistan? and what branch you serve? it's nice to meet a fellow military. hahaha

merged: 04-04-2008 ~ 06:00am
bagram huh. i've been there for a week before i moved to fob gardez. gonna head back to bagram and then back home after this deployment's done. it was sorta fun out here.

Quote by shoujoboyI shall be critical, but hopefully in a constructive way. Hopefully you won't take this the wrong or way... or hell I could be wrong entirely, but English isn't your first language is it? There are a subject-verb agreement issues throughout and the punctuation and sentence flow is sometimes hard to follow. It seems that you were objective enough in your opinion, but it's certainly a hard one to follow at times. A good proofreader is any writers best friend.

Also, it's hard to assume the reader knows anything about anything when you write a review. Your assumption that all readers know KEY animation well kind of weakens your scoring in that category. I know you said if we are reading this, then we've likely seen it, but that isn't always the case. I know what KEY animation looks like, but I've never once watched a show using it. Minor gripe, but one nonetheless.

I'll be keeping an eye on where you go from here, I expect you'll be doing better and better each time.

Thank you so much for your opinions. I really appreciate it, especially from you, shoujoboy. Err, English IS technically my first language at home, but I can't say much for the standard at our school. I tend to got slightly haywire when reviewing, and I can't help but vent out my likes or dislikes for the show itself, so technically, I go a bit out of hand. But once again, arigatou~

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Quote by shoujoboyThe Playstation 3 will be just fine, give it time. Microsoft and Nintendo have essentially used up all their flagship titles already, while Sony still has theirs coming. Nintendo is dominating the market right now, but once the whole obession with the Gamecube version 2.0 (Wii) drops off, Sony is going to be there to fill in the gap. Sony took a huge hit for the price point when they launched the PS3, but with Blu-Ray winning the format war and all their major titles still to come out, they will be just fine. I do find it slightly disturbing that all the games that are releasing multi-platform are coming out horribly for the PS3... hopefully that'll change soon.

I see, maybe i think too muck
Thanks for sharing that with me

Quote by shoujoboyThey may say the price point isn't an issue for the shut down, but it's partially true. The biggest factor is the reconcilliation going on in the American anime industry. Geneon died off last year and since then ADV (who publishes Newtype) has been on shaky ground. ADV went on an anime licensing blitz around 03-04 and just kept on trucking after that. Much of what they have licensed hasn't even come out yet, and with anime as a dying form in American (for purchase at least) ADV had to find ways to shave off excess baggage. Since NTUSA wasn't producing profit, it was best to kill it off and funnel their efforts elsewhere.

NTUSA had the unfortunate fate of being attached to ADV. If it were independantly brought out here, much more attention could be paid to it. But agian, they had to shave off excess waste and NTUSA got the ax. Hell, a lot of anime companies now are just saying screw English dubs because they are too expensive to produce and cut into the bottom line. Why do you think you are seeing 13 episode sets come out now for $50 and less? Didn't 3 eps used to cost $30 retail? Geneon, NTUSA... it's going downhill fast kiddies.

Ya I read about what happened to Geneon and how anime is dying in america (really sad), but I was unaware of the whole ADV issue, so thanks for the info. Now I have to ask, let's just say the anime market regains stability, in your opinion do you think there is a chance that they might bring back NTUSA?

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Quote by shoujoboy From what I've read, ADV is cancelling Newtype but reconcilling into a new magazine. Newtype in the form it is now won't exist, but they are making a cheaper magazine to come out at some point in the future.

Umm..I think that Magazine is called PiQ and it just hit the shelves this month. I know that PiQ is replacing Newtype USA and most of the staff from NTUSA is now working for it. I just received their first issue as a replacement for my lost NTUSA issue. It definitely does not replace Newtype USA, the content is too broad now. They cover topics such as american comics, tv shows and movies, where as NTUSA was based solely on Japanese anime and manga.

Quote by shoujoboyYour reviews always amaze me in that they seem to go far deeper than many reviewers ever care to. Usually people have a very cut and dry description of the show with their own two cents added in finally followed up by a score. You tend to really hash out the details and lets the readers know a lot about what they might be getting into should they decide to take the plunge into the series. Again I'm reminded I have a long way to go to match your masterful word usage.

Thanks again for your constructive comments. I always appreciate feedback from fellow reviewers - and comments from one with your reputation always goes down well. As for the masterful word usage - it comes with the territory , and I have to practice a it lot when writing reports for Council, the public, and when I have to front-up as an expert witness in Court. I'm just pleased I can also bring it into a forum I enjoy as a hobby.

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Quote by MadwonThe 26 men (yes, all are men, not a single woman) at the top of the Oil Industry milking the world of over 4 1/2 trillion dollars a year, and a warning to the next 26 that would take their place.

Yea why not punish those who are successful. Jealousy accomplishes nothing in this world, and these men got where they are by doing all the right things to get there. Call it greed if you want, but killing them for being successful is just sour grapes. Isn't that like using the Death Note on someone who won the lottery because they won and you didn't?

i do agree, unless its for a purpose where you end up in a position you want to be, eg. like people that kill the president of the company in so that they can obtain the position.

thanks fo your post, i was kind of expecting people, like you, to come say stuff like that. well thank you once again

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Quote by shoujoboyWhen you start to review things in that upper echilon of scoring, you really need to make sure you drive your points across... and hard. I see an overall score of a 9.67, and yet I just don't get that impression from your review. Sure, you use words like fabulous, wonderful and special, but yet you couldn't manage to pull but one paragraph for the greater part of your review sections to describe that feeling? Take a little bit more time to be more detailed in the future and make the reader feel the same emotion that you feel writing it. It's your first review so all you can do from here is get better.

thanks for the advice! I'll include this stuff next time I review.

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