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I've not watched Metalocalypse but Dethklok never interested me much and the name alone annoys me. The reason Rockalypse actually worked for Lordi is because it's got a shared syllabic sound between the two words and when the pun is made it's the same number of syllables, which makes it pithy and appropriate.

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just wondering if anyone here is interested in anime and manga, and if so which ones, bear in mind I'm not talking about the little kid crap here by the way personally I don't like most of what I've

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Re: anime/manga I was an anime fan before I got into metal, and can still watch some of it occasionally, though not to the degree I once did. The only one I still have a large attraction to is Neon G

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Re: anime/manga I like anime too, Death Note is awesome, me and my Chinese Friend sometimes watch it in College today he did the potato chip scene, it was so funny xD

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Lol, I hate that show. I watched a few episodes and just found myself waiting to laugh, but the time never came. The music is also absurdly bad, a hodgepodge of metal stereotypes delivered in a most empty and unsatisfying fashion. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
I've never liked it either. When I tell my friends it's bullshit, they accuse me of "not wanting to have fun". All this despite the fact that I occasionally wear colored socks and have been known to put more than enough dressing on my salad...
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I've never liked it either. When I tell my friends it's bullshit' date=' they accuse me of "not wanting to have fun". All this despite the fact that I occasionally wear colored socks and have been known to put more than enough dressing on my salad...[/quote'] Invite me around. I'll show them 'not fun', the sheltered bastards.
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I've not watched Metalocalypse but Dethklok never interested me much and the name alone annoys me. The reason Rockalypse actually worked for Lordi is because it's got a shared syllabic sound between the two words and when the pun is made it's the same number of syllables' date=' which makes it pithy and appropriate.[/quote'] I keep reading it as Metocalypse. Not that that makes any more sense. Metalocalypse sounds ridiculous.
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That's interesting because I have heard from some folks that the original anime is better if you're someone who likes anime, but that the second is better if you liked the manga. However, most of the people I meet prefer the second and from a visual and plot perspective I have to agree.

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Dave's back! My friend really seems to like One Piece and my brother's enjoying Psycho-Pass. I've still got Attack on Titan lined up for sometime, and then maybe something a little lighter. Or heavier. Or just something with good fight scenes.
Attack on Titan is amazing. I haven't seen a better anime yet. I hope the new episodes will begin early 2015.
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What is the deal with Ghost In The Shell? It seemed really interesting but I didn't want to watch it because it had a group called 'The American Empire', and that was just a little too stupid if not downright racist. Otherwise it seemed interesting but it'd be a real sticking point if they kept taking time to bitch about "American imperialism" in this dystopian future context when it's a stupid enough idea in the present.

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Dave's back! My friend really seems to like One Piece and my brother's enjoying Psycho-Pass. I've still got Attack on Titan lined up for sometime, and then maybe something a little lighter. Or heavier. Or just something with good fight scenes.
Thanks for the welcome back mate. Yeah a few of my mates have been watching Attack on Titan and have said it's good. Not long ago I finished Sword Art Online season 1, and it was alright to start with, but got a lot better halfway through.
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What is the deal with Ghost In The Shell? It seemed really interesting but I didn't want to watch it because it had a group called 'The American Empire'' date=' and that was just a little too stupid if not downright racist. Otherwise it seemed interesting but it'd be a real sticking point if they kept taking time to bitch about "American imperialism" in this dystopian future context when it's a stupid enough idea in the present.[/quote'] Try the original Ghost in the Shell movie, good stuff.
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