wait, wait, please tell me
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Tagged: daughter of twenty faces, full metal panic, kamen no maid guy:fubuki, moe:meido, seiyuu:aya hirano
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Actual e-mails from actual readers. And not that broken…
Normally, my inbox consists mainly of three types of e-mails. The first would just be, “You gotta write about Macross Frontier!” / “Where’s my Maid Guy 5 post?!” The second would be people offering me low rate home equity loans or cheap Adobe software. The third would be people sending me random fanservice, and when I say random, I mean random. And that’s considering that typical Derailed reader. But occasionally, I do get normal mail, and, even rarer, something appropriate to end this post with. Well, onto the mail…
I’m not sure if you’ve seen this yet, but my instincts told me: “Go show this to Jason.”
-Chucky
Oddly enough, when I watched this clip, I wasn’t think “ZOMG THIGHS,” “Tissue Princess,” or even “possible trap.” Instead, I was thinking “Mariano Rivera.” Is this a point for broken or a point for normal? I can’t tell anymore.
You have have slowly withered away my gender identity; but with this, you’ve completely shattered it. “No Bra”
– Beowulf Lee
Wait, I never recommended No Bra before. I’ve read the first few chapters, and I have been meaning to get around to reading more, but I got seriously derailed with Nodame Cantabile manga. Then I got derailed by MM’s dress in the Kemeko DX chapter where she reveals her name. Let’s just say that I’m really pumped for the anime now. Currently, I’m derailed by the tightness of these pants…
So, I was surfing on the Crunchyroll forums when someone had a “What animes would you combine together?”. It wasn’t phrased like that but that’s what it essentially was. Normally I just skip right over things like this but I decided to take it seriously for once. Here was my idea, you probably will hate me for it:
Take Evangelion, remove the personalities of all the characters and sub in Tengen Toppa Gurran Lagann personalities: replace Shinji with Simoun, Rei with Nia, Asuka with Yoko, Shinji’s dad with Lord Genome pre-redemption, Misato with Kamina’s personality etc. You get characters with horrible backgrounds full of abuse but nonetheless decide that saving the world is more important than their own whiny angst and decide to kick ass. And personalities slot nicely into their roles with little initial reworking. Possible relationship dynamics need to be changed but still.
Imagine how much better it would have been if Shinji had said something like: “Mom is dead. She’s no longer here. However, in this Eva, within my heart, she continues to live on. Protecting this world, even if my dad doesn’t love me I can still fight. And if I can destroy one more Angel, it’s my victory. Who the
hell do you think I am? I’m Shinji. Not my dad’s puppet. I am myself: Shinji Ikari!”
– Talam
Gainax has remixed Evangelion so many times, a Gurren Lagann or He Is My Master remix wouldn’t phase me. Eva is the bizarro Gurren Lagann, because they have similar pieces (Shinji/Simon, Kaoru/Viral, Kaji/Kamina, Asuka/Yoko, Rei/Nia, Gendou/Rossiu, Pen Pen/Boota) but they’re almost opposites. But you do bring up a great point. I think if you mix two anime, they have to be memorable. For instance, Gurren Lagann and Eva are easy to mix since it has a lot of memorable characters and moments. Wind and Final Approach probably wouldn’t work as well.
But I’m not sure if Eva would be better like that. Eva is Eva because of Shinji’s wussiness, much like how Gurren Lagann is defined by Simon’s gar. I enjoy watching Evangelion because it has an anti-hero of anti-heroes.
(But I think I’d much rather see Kogarashi replace Shinji than Simon. Kogarashi would take on those Angels without a silly mecha, and he’d win like the 1992 Dream Team. Spear of Longinus? Try Spear of Maid Guy! Kukuku.)
Hey there, I was watching episode 4 of The Daughter of 20 faces and I noticed at the part where Chiko was collecting the laundry from all the guys, she spoke some German…Aya Hirano speaking German….not bad actually and not all bastardised as how some seiyus pronounce their Engrish. Just something I thought you could post about in an upcoming post lol. Cheers :)
– Shadowbreak
The Anime With Three Names (Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief / Daughter of Twenty Faces / Nijou Mensou no Musume) has been the Cliff Lee of this season. Cliff Lee dominating the AL so far has just been inexplicable because, well, he’s Cliff Lee. Daughter of Twenty Faces doesn’t have innovative storytelling, loads of fanservice, or kick-ass animation, yet it manages to fully entertain. Not a lot happens in each episode, the twist at the end is always predictable, yet the episodes fly by, and I usually dying for next week’s episode. Inexplicable. Much like Cliff Lee’s current perfect win-loss record.
But I think there’s three things going really right for Daughter of Twenty Faces: first, it’s one of the few shows this season that made a decision to just focus on the story and not much else beyond that. It’s pretty much the opposite decision that Sunrise made with Code Geass. Second, even though the twist at the end is predictable, they almost always result in a great chill moment. I think Chiko’s smile back in episode 3 really showed what this series is capable of. You knew Twenty Faces had a plan for the onigiri, but Chiko’s smile was really what drove the point home. Lastly, the title is “Daughter of Twenty Faces.” At some point, the narrative will jump squarely on Chiko, and the series will either take a great leap (much like Gurren Lagann with Kamina’s death) or not. I’m very curious to find out.
As a side factor, I think Aya Hirano has been great. She has nailed Chiko’s role, which is expected of her talent, but still worth mentioning. I also think Unnamed World has been vastly underrated this season with Triangular getting too much attention (much like Kevin Garnett and Kobe respectively for MVP voting). But I do hate her new haircut which makes her look like every other jpop idol.
(One of the funny subplots of this season is that Chiko is about the same age as To Love Ru‘s Mikan, Kyouran‘s Yuuka, Kurenai‘s Murasaki, and Code Geass R2‘s Nunnally, and Chiko’s more competent then all of them combined. And Nunnally’s four years older and a governor while Mikan’s actually competent. Still, Chiko’s like the Kogarashi to their collective Rivalz.)
I will never watch Maid Guy, but your posts on it are the most entertaining I’ve read in a long time.
-Sixten
You must go watch Kamen no Maid Guy! Let’s take a hypothetical situation where we imagine a meta world where manga and anime characters are being trained for their roles, including mecha pilots and haremettes. Let’s say that, for whatever great and awesome reason, a guy wanted to be a haremette and study things like how to be a meido. Isn’t Kogarashi the best case scenario for an ending? (Or would it be Nekomimi Meido Hayate. I’m confused.)
Reason #56 to watch Macross Frontier: You have Traps (Alto), Melonpan (Sheryl), and Loli (Ranka). And then there’s Klein, who has both Melonpan AND Loli modes.
– Haesslich
Macross Frontier is what we thought they were. What were what we thought they were. We watched a few episodes, who the hell takes a pretty boy pilot and– it’s bullshit. Bullshit! The Miss Macross Frontier contest was great, everybody loved it, and Macross Frontier is we thought they were! And that’s why Alto… if you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they are what we thought they were!
Not mine, but I think you’ll enjoy these LEGO works.
– Kikimaru
Thanks for the link. I enjoyed their attempt at Gurren Lagann, but I won’t be impressed until I see their rendition of “Fatima vs. Roper.”
I’m a regular reader of your blog, and apparently this was just leaked today! Not sure if you watch/read Hellsing though. But just incase, the trailer was actually something to showcase to the Japanese companies to get the rights to do the movie. So the title, name, and horrible narration aren’t part of the movie. I emailed the guys at imagenfilms about this and I forwarded the email to you. I can’t wait! Finally a Hollywood budget anime film! That rocks! I hope it will be the first not crapply done anime to live action conversion. Email them if you want another confirmation, they seem really nice. It seems pretty sweet and I’m glad it got approved.
– Arnoldstrife
It looks interesting, but I’m cautious with the Hellsing franchise nowadays. Hellsing Ultimate didn’t live up to expectations, but I’m finding the origin stories more interesting than the modern Hellsing. Young Walter was the prototypical combat butler. Hayate just took it to the next level with the nekomimi meido outfit.
So… I’m a bit behind the times at the moment. I’m just now watching Haruhi. Feel free to smack me, because I’ve come to realize how much I missed out when it was airing. But besides my stupidity, I thought I’d point something out that might amuse you. As I watch the episodes, I look at your blog posts for each of them. I’m currently on episode 12, and I read a comment saying “Minmay Defense pwned Haruhigasm.” Well… times have changed. Check it out. Congratulations, your word has trumped the Minmay Defense. I’m not sure if you should feel proud for being the father of it, or ashamed for having created yet another internet meme.
– Tarage
Proudest. Moment. Ever.
Can’t believe one of my harebrained memes caught on. Though I’m more proud of championing “LOL FANG-TAN,” since it was a delicate period during Haruhi Suzumiya where the LOL-TAN and FANG-TAN camps were threatening civil war. I’m glad it all worked out in the end. I’m also proud of “Mako-cakes,” since whenever I read it on another anime site or whatever, it reminds me of all the brokenness in my inbox and moderation queues. Minami-ke will always have a home at this blog. A few people have asked where “Mako-cakes” came from, and, well, go watch some Sopranos.
Minami-Ke + Eroge OP theme + Hosaka +Mako-chan. Enjoy. =3
– Kouryuu
I did. Multiple times. And probably again after I finish writing this post.
I just wonted to say thank you for all the hard work you put into your posts. They’re always enjoy and interesting to read. But I’ve been having this though in my head for a while. I’m sorry if this is a little weird but are you a man or a women. It’s just when I read your posts sometimes it gives the idea that another guy is writing them. But then in another post it feels like what a girl might say. I’m not try to say anything, it’s just that it’s annoying me to know end. if you could I really would like to know.
– Ryan
Yep… these are my readers.
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hmmm, I think jason is a gurl, sometimes….. most of the time….some of the time… i donno wat to think
Oh man…. you mentioned Wind and Final Approach, thats random as hell, nice…
Lol wtf people are searching google for Haruhi-gasm? unless I’m misunderstanding that Google Battle thing I can only imagine what people are hoping to find when they search for that.
Oh and you’re a girl right Jason?
Watching that last clip reminds me…
Hosaka commands an army of doves.
KoGARashi commands an army of crows.
Fight-o!
I have nothing but mad love for you Jason. You are the best!
I tentatively sense the creation of Jason-ko.
Mind boggling.
Watching that last clip reminds me…
Hosaka commands an army of doves.
KoGARashi commands an army of crows.
Fight-o!
So can we start making the confirmation that it would be true to say that Hosaka and Kogarashi are actually GAR brothers and are on a personal vendetta to assist their chosen ones?? Except that maybe Hosaka is more deluded in the more fantasy side while Kogarashi is just plain deluded in his work??
I’ve always thought that Jason was an inverse trap, like the one in Persona Trinity souls.
That reminds me. I’ve wondered, why do you have 20 faces in the poll instead of Chiko‽ For the same reason you have Suzaku?
Kogarashi is actually a masked Hosaka after going through intensive training and hitting MIT after his arrival in America. Both he and Maki underwent plastic surgery, a la Knight Rider driver Michael to become Kogarsshi and Fubuki, working for a maid agency equivalent of Damien Knight.
It explains so very much…
P.S. – Klein Klan has a Haruka-banchou mode too… Alto states at her even when Sheryl is around. Will link pic later.
Haruhigasm may be making inroads, but the popularity of “oh geass no” still trumps it:
http://www.googlefight.com/ind.....h+geass+no
There is only one precise method to gauge Hosaka and Kogarashi’s relative GAR levels : a fighting game! The ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny! Mako-cakes will be an unlockable character of course, after you beat him/her as the final boss.
Jason as a trap? Intriguing.
But I’m sure it’s not his fault. He was probably forced to crossdress by a classmates older sister, and that led him down a path of no return…or an eccentric relative left him out of their will unless he attended an all girls school, leading him down a path of no return…or he finally snapped after falling for his new male roommate who turned out to be female, who turned out to be a trap (Thankyou Beowulf Lee >_>)
The trailer got taken down from the link posted, and a quick google search has revealed nothing.
It seems they few sources that had the trailer have taken it down. If anyone knows where I can still find it, please post it. Thanks~
Anyone else thing Sticking Full Metal Panic’s Male Lead, Sagara Sousuke into pretty much ANY male lead of a harem series would equal win? I’m sorry but stuffing is cluelessness into any situation is beyond amusing. But if we had to transfer the whole cast, it becomes slightly less amusing, as Chidori is pretty much a staple Tsunadere that fits into nearly every series.
Though oddly enough, if you exchanged Kyon(Who is far as I am aware, his last name is never given.), Aizawa Yuuichi, and Tomoya Okazaki all around, the stories probably wouldn’t change much.
http://www.googlefight.com/ind.....d2=lelouch
Haruhi destroys lelouch however.
Yay, I’m happy to be in your blog. The guitar trap is called Metal hime according to some youtubers.
I’d play it… if you know what I mean. Dangit, seeing that last video really made me miss minami-ke. I’m sure we all want a third season.
I can’t think of any other blog that influenced it’s readers to this extent. This is my favorite blog by far!
I agree with you Jason Trianglar(Isn’t this the correct spelling LOL?) is overrated while Unnamed World is underrated. I personally think its the best single Hirano Aya released so far.
No, I wasn’t given weird looks from others in the library when I decided to take a break from studying for finals and click on the “random fanserivce” link. Not at all.
That said,
“Watching that last clip reminds me…
Hosaka commands an army of doves.
KoGARashi commands an army of crows.
Fight-o!”
BEST IDEA EVER!
And Jason as a trap…this makes so much sense!
That does it, Jason. I’m downloading Maid Guy right now.
This had better be worth it.
It DOES compute.
It’s just me or the Fubuki opening pic looks like taken straight from a hentai doujin by the doujin circle Happy Water?
That’s certainly a trap.
Why do you have a picture of a chip monk … oh … it’s her.
Ever since you first posted that Denny Green video I obsessively quote it whenever I can. That video (especially the guy saying, really quietly, at the end “Thanks coach”) is basically perfect.
I always figured that Mako-cakes was derived from Lupin III’s English dub “Fuji-cakes”, as a best-you-can-do translation for the -chan honorific.
As a Vikings fan, I’ve had to digest plenty of Dennyisms over the years. Doesn’t look like he’s had much luck “taking the high road”… Then again, he did bring us within a field goal of the Super Bowl for the first time since the 70’s.
I for one would love to see Kamen no Evangai, mostly to enjoy the interactions between Shinji Kogarashi and Naeka Langley Soryuu.
Why does Tessa look embarrassed more than anything else?
And why do I think Aya’s smile is a life-like version of Konata’s :3 smile? They look the same to me.
And yes, There deperately needs to be more Minami-ke. The broken have found their new home.
>>That does it, Jason. I’m downloading Maid Guy right now.
This had better be worth it.
Come, Sixten. Join us on the Maid Guy side of the GAR.
>> And Jason as a trap…this makes so much sense!
How does it make sense?!
>> It DOES compute.
How does it compute?!
(Unless Turambar and Sheba and half my readership are actually writers for Code Geass R2…)
>> Hosaka commands an army of doves. KoGARashi commands an army of crows.
Crows win!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05.....38;emc=rss
>> why do you have 20 faces in the poll instead of Chiko‽
Because men qualify for gar by meaning really manly. Women theoretically (mystical, like the melonpanriffic male) are gar by being really womanly. Unless Chiko is a trap, then all bets are off.
Seriously, Ryan’s like the most broken of them all if he thinks of Jason as a trap. And I still say Kogarashi is Hosaka with plastic surgery, after Haruka got married to someone else, with Maki having turned into Fubuki (and gotten enhancements) set up as his keeper/control.
Mmm…. and Klein Klan has very nice melonpan, especially when she’s wearing clothing that keeps it from doing Ramius-style jiggling. That, and the Haruka-like sweater outfit had Alto watching her very closely for a bit…
PS: I’m starting to think I need to link more shots of Klein Klan as Haruka, Alto as a young trap and a mature trap, and some Sheryl fanservice. And Nanase, since she’s got the megane dojikko melonpan thing going… and if Jason’s fully broken, Luca as shota fodder and Mikhail clinging to Alto as yaoi fodder.
Most of the moe points, all in one show. And with mecha combat action.
>>How does it make sense?!
Well, your comments on traps are far too insightful to be coming from someone who is merely broken him/herself. No, they come from someone who is far beyond that, someone who is a source of brokenness itself. Something like a trap!
And I can proudly(?) say if you put me and half the Derailed readers together, we’d probably come up with something of equal quality as Sunrise’s Code Geass writers.
That reminds me….The Emo Facial Contortion Pantheon and the Miedo Ranking need to be updated again. Miedo just got a large burst and Emo Facials is out of date (Shion/Mion for instance).
>> Well, your comments on traps are far too insightful to be coming from someone who is merely broken him/herself. No, they come from someone who is far beyond that, someone who is a source of brokenness itself. Something like a trap!
I’m scared. Hold me.
Now we need an insanely long animesuki thread on genderbender Jason, complete with fanart, photoshopped screencaps and doujin.
Not to mention put genderbender Jason in as many sports uniforms as possible. I heard its a moe mode.
And I think i must’ve been spending too much time in this blog to have actually cooked up that thought.
>>And I can proudly(?) say if you put me and half the Derailed readers together, we’d probably come up with something of equal quality as Sunrise’s Code Geass writers.
>>>I’m scared. Hold me.
Just as planned!
#1) The ultimate winner in terms of memes is “gar” With almost 95 million results.
#2) Yes, crows do win. I say this from experience after living on this island… Japanese Crows are FUCKING SCARY. Not only do they have the intelligence one has come to expect of the crow, but they are HUGE. like, about the size of the Bald Eagle. Their beaks are larger than your eye, so I’m sure they could peck it out of your socket without a moment’s hesitation or afterthought. Furthermore, they are everywhere. Doves are tiny little birds, almost cute even…but the Crows here are terrifying beasts. Hell, the crows are larger than any of the dogs or cats I’ve seen here. No one can stop them, and they are EVIL.
#3) No-Bra…. so broken… why did I just read all that was available….
#4) To follow up the link I sent Jason, I will also post the most broken video created with that Eroge-OP theme.
Jason = Jasmin!
I fuking knew it!
Wow. An ecchi fujoshi into meido and girls. I’m in love.
There is a level beyond brokeness, its beyond repair and I think Shirukii coined it.
So Jasmin, you sure you want your reader to hold you?
Cue extremely long Animesuki thread on Genderbender Jason, complete with fanart, Shooped pictures and doujinshi
With sports costumes as a moe mode.
With glasses.
YES WE CAN!
Lastly, If Jason is a trap, then I must be an even bigger trap.
Wait, if Jason is a trap could this mean…
Meido Jason?
jason, I’m really sure that’s a baaad request, right there…
(has anyone got a working link to that Minami-ke video? I’m dying to see it!)
>> Cue extremely long Animesuki thread on Genderbender Jason, complete with fanart, Shooped pictures and doujinshi
I think I found a topic for stuffanimefanboyslike #5: really long and pointless Animesuki threads. I wonder if we could have cured cancer by now with the effort that was put into Kyonko.
>> The ultimate winner in terms of memes is “gar†With almost 95 million results.
Nah, “gar” is utter fail when it comes to Google since “gar” is a type of freshwater fish. If you actually looked at the first page of returned results, none are anime-related links. At least when you search for “minmay defense,” you actually get a Robotech link, an anime podcast link, and a Derailed link.
(And I can’t tell you how proud I am that Derailed’s the #1 link for “gar kogarashi” beating out Narutofan. YES WE CAN!)
Really long and pointless Animesuki threads = Kyonko = Over 9,000 posts in about four months.
Now if the project were finished with Book One…..
OMG it was soooo long to read -_- … but thx it was realy enjoyabe!!! well reading this post was long enought so I won’t say much XD ! thx again
>>#4) To follow up the link I sent Jason, I will also post the most broken video created with that Eroge-OP theme.
Well, that made me laugh.
>>Now if the project were finished with Book One…..
>_> It’ll be done soon.
Kogarashi would break Eva if he was substituted in. He wouldn’t be able to be properly contained. My hypothesis is that the reason why Maid Guy doesn’t have Kyoto quality animation is that the studio working on it would burst into flames of awesome. Lives would be lost for a single moment of Kogarashi being Kogarashi.
And I guess I’m kinda wanting a Gurren Lagann level of awesome really. Don’t get me wrong: I think Maid Guy is great. But after watching Gurren Lagann I felt like going outside, getting inside a mecha and beating up random things. Gurren Lagann wasn’t just hot-blooded mecha, it made me hot-blooded and want to pilot mecha. It’s kinda sad that there’s nothing out this season that really does that.
No meido from Narg… well, wasn’t expecting THAT.
“Oddly enough, when I watched this clip, I wasn’t think “ZOMG THIGHS,†“Tissue Princess,†or even “possible trap.—
Maybe you should; those are definitely not a woman’s hands. Maybe if we could use Kogarashi’s X-Ray, we could discriminate wether that girl’s a chan or a chanko. Or M*chael Jacks*n, even though I doubt it because… it’s metal, not children’s music. Kukuku.
Btw keep up with the good work and the lulz, Jason