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Awful name, but it's not like I'll really care in the end. It doesn't affect my enjoyment of the games any.

Subtitles would also help to drive everyone that isn't a hardcore anime fan away. On the computer. Fine. On DVDs. Fine. But I'm sure the general public doesn't want the burden of having to keep up with every little line if they can help it. During lazy TV time they wouldn't go for it, myself included. People would get lost, start wandering or whatever too easily and shut it off. It just doesn't work for casual TV airings. Keep it to the specialized stations like TCM or as part of something like On Demand. YouTube is perfect if you just want series samples and don't want to download anything to your computer. If you're looking for something specific, YouTube probably has it anyway, as long as it isn't too obscure/unpopular or excessively perverted, including entire series.

Yeah, Trigun kinda got the shaft. Average at best design and animation, the story felt incomplete. I hope the new OVA/movie/series/whatever it is that was announced a few months ago does Vash justice.

Let's see how long this one lasts. Having finally caught up through the magic of YouTube, I find Naruto and Bleach are pretty overrated, Naruto more so than Bleach. Don't get me wrong, I like both, but the DBZ comparison isn't far off in either instance. In Naruto's case it's been hurt badly by all the awful filler arcs, so thankfully they're getting away from it. Better that than going off in a completely different direction like a lot of anime tends to do, I suppose. Yeah, Bleach got licensed and is due to premiere on Adult Swim in late summer/fall, I forget which, so expect DVD releases then. Viz is one of the better dub companies, so it'll hopefully be done well. Cromartie High School is awesome. It's like a dryer, more subdued Excel Saga with all the random weirdness, with a classroom setting, so fans of Azumanga should feel at home. And Freddie Mercury is in it. Highly underrated. I can't express it in mere words. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is an early contender for best new anime of the year. Interesting characters. Interestinger story. Great design and cinematography. Barely a month in and it's already huge. The next big thing. Stand Alone Complex is great (and there are plans for a new OVA/movie thing, which is all the more better). Full Metal Alchemist came from nowhere to really pull itself together in the last half of the series. Champloo- good, Bebop- slightly better. Trigun will always be one of my favorites, along with Kenshin, Hellsing and Gungrave. Noir was good. Madlax, by the same company, not very. RahXephon is superior to Evangelion, take that Eva fanboys. Read or Die OVA- great and fun, Read or Die TV- average. I wish Adult Swim would grab some Full Metal Panic. Eureka 7- not very good thus far, but it's supposed to get better. Yu Yu Hakusho is always fun... old, but probably the first to take the DBZ formula and do it right. No. Or at least not yet. I'm preparing to. It's supposed to be weird, dark, and all that crap. Though if you like it, you could try giving Boogiepop Phantom or Texhnolyze a whirl, which I have seen. From what I know of Lain, Texhnolyze is probably closer to that, but I highly recommend Boogiepop as well. Edit. I can't believe I forgot Paranoia Agent. There's another series that's probably close to Lain, Texhnolyze, etc. I recommend Satoshi Kon (creator of Agent)'s other work as well. First anime I ever saw. Battle of the Planets/G-Force, Voltron, Robotech, if any of them truly count, since I wasn't aware of what I was watching at the time, not to mention Robotech and BotP/G-Force were so chopped up they barely resembled the anime they were based on. My true answer is probably DBZ, then Tenchi.

I still like Kidman. Or at least hope for the best for him. His matches and the whole of the cruiser division in 1998/1999 WCW is what got me back into wrestling. I want him to drop the weight he gained in WWE and get healthy. The bigger problem is his act is passe. What he did in WCW was different and new, when he got to WWE it was tired, especially as he lost what little look he had, and now you can find a rash of indy workers who can do the same stuff better, are willing to go further and are younger.

Intentional. You weren't there for the storming of an Avril board four whole years ago that basically started the invasion trend. That place was brought to its knees.

I'm surprised they kept the swastika. And that's all I have to offer, myself being pretty much unfamiliar with the Ultimate world.

avrul lavine board

I can. Cuz he's dead.

I felt like such a huge pussy after throwing my post up, by the way. I don't think it's nearly as bad as that response made it sound like, which isn't to say I don't still have my off days/weeks. The sense of perspective helps. It's what's kept me sane and as far as I'm concerned, a better solution than artificial drugs and therapists, along with having outlets to let your frustations or thoughts out on, whether they're people you don't have to pay to talk to or a number of hobbies/interests that can distract you from yourself. In the long run, therapists and pills don't truly help. Mental health doctors have likely been dealing with seriously suicidal people and others with real trauma and problems for years to the point where they're hardened and cynical, thus can't find the time or heart to care about every sad sack that walks through their door, whether they have legit cases or not. While there are others who only care about filling up the hour and their checkbook. That's why they don't offer solutions or prescriptions to every person who might have a problem and in turn it's like talking to a wall until you call them out and threaten to take away a revenue stream. Hell. Your local dive bartender provides the same for free by comparison and can be just as condescending as a therapist if you want. I'm sure he's heard them all. Meanwhile the high cost drugs are just temporary mood enhancers, they're not made for someone to life the rest of their life on, and something that's just as easy for you to crash on or have side effects that are worse than living and dealing with it isn't for me. They're probably only suitable for those who have legit imbalances and serious issues anyway, whether those imbalances actually are legit in the world of science or not, that that's it. Not to sound preachy, which I think I'm far past by now, but it all starts with yourself. You have to help yourself before anything or anyone else can, which certainly is a difficult thing to do sometimes. Simply, there's a reason why people regress while on or after taking themselves off medication despite appearances that they're fine and that's because they're not fine before being put on it. In closing, perspective, stop thinking goddammit, confidence, etc., etc.

Win.

You're right. The soup thread was much better.

Frosted Flakes 4 Life.

fearmosaicphilosophy or something like that. I think that was it.

Shut your mouth. It's MY problem. I'm SPECIAL. You don't understand me.

I remember this guy. I can't recall what his old name is though.

How could this happen to me... I've dealt with depression on and off for a number of years, but never really considered it serious enough to see someone about it, other than when a physician recommended Prozac, which only ended up making shit worse (more temperamental, extremely anxious, too jumpy, ultimately more withdrawn), which basically turned me off of doctors as far as stuff like this goes. I can't focus on positives. I dwell on the negatives as it concerns myself and thinking the absolute worst about how others perceive me, especially if I question whether they're being truthful, hiding something from me or going behind my back. Then I beat myself up afterwards over my shortcomings, only to beat myself up over how it's all selfish and illogical. It's all a cause-and-effect thing, I guess. I'm certain I have some kind of social anxiety/avoidant/agoraphobia thing going on, as well as minor OCD, and just like above, I believe I'm too introspective for my own good. It seems I'm really up and down with a general pervasive feeling of just what Hawk34 described, being really apathetic, condescending, grouchy and what have you, with quick mood swings. For a few hours or days at a time, I'll feel happy and upbeat, then for the next while I'll go back into a deep funk, avoiding everyone, not wanting to do anything or go anywhere, other than engage in various self-destructive behaviors until I pull myself up. As far as whether it's a real disease or not... I think it is, just like how schizophrenia is classified as one, but the tag is thrown around far too much, much like the ADD/ADHD diagnosis, and thus everyone with a serious problem (I'm not saying I am one of those) is lumped in with every emo kid who's depressed because he didn't get that iPod for his birthday. Now I'm gonna go have a good cry.

Kids with Easy Bake Ovens. I don't know what he's talking about either.

You just know Jack would die with him. People would be PISSED if that's how it ended though.

Everyone Zed would like to bring in for these lists are probably too busy and/or lazy. It's difficult getting everyone who you'd like to be there into chat at one time. I think the only 'real' reason this one ever came about was because it was a busy night in chat and the ideal people (and me) happened to be there or were available.

It's been how long since he was ousted? A couple years? Give it a rest. If he fucks up again, ban him then. Allow every PBP back for another chance or none at all.

lawl what a n00b kid amirite

I have none.

Too bad. I wanted a big build-up to a confrontation at the table, only to end in a South Park-like slapfight.