shadow_Uzumaki

Hey y'all! Derock and Nostradamus!
How've y'all been? Wonder if there's anyone else from back in the day still around 

But you're acting like protests don't pop up for any reason at all. 

 

Okay. 

 

Look I'm not promoting some Walk on Wall Street type stuff I'm just saying that other people's reactions might end up in a different outcome. I really don't see how that's hard to understand, but that's on you. No one ever said start a new movement about a fictional story, you misinterpreted my post. Reread. 

 

Maybe to you it's a severe reaction but like you said, Dear GOD don't you know that "severe" otakus exist? What can we do to possibly stop them? There are people out in the world who kill themselves after their favorite actor dies. Just throwing that in there to let you know that even if I support/don't support something, it won't change how other people react. 

 

Goodbye. 

....It IS a severe reaction, no matter how one looks at it.  And yes, I know severe FANS exist.  It's not limited to "otaku."  There are Twilight fans who act like actual vampires and have disrupted Robert Pattinson just for a chance that he will bite them. And let's not even get started on "Beliebers" and practically the entire gaming fanbase.  

And yes, protests pop up for the smallest reasons, one of them being the entire Westboro Baptist Church and a protest for one of Kevin Smith's films, Dogma, I believe, by a religious group.  Those happen, but this is practically one of the smallest, minute reason to start a protest.  

The fact that people HERE are AGREEING to the perceived righteousness of this so-called riot, is disgusting is what I'm saying.  It also helps perpetuate this entire thing in the first place.  

This is the same kind of mentality that pissed off George Lucas in the first place.

And the very depressing thing is, it will continue to happen, but no, I refuse to say "there's nothing I can do."  What I can do, what WE all can do, is find less disruptive outlets to vent frustration.  That's what fanfiction is for, that's what fan-art is for, that's what community groups such as this is for. Hell, that's what a video game is for.  Take a break from this manga, don't start bashing the hell out of Kishi, regardless of quality. That breeds MORE anger and frustration.  He lives half a world away, so unless Kishi is your neighbor, shouting at forums and threads won't even matter to him.  

The more I read about these things (even if this riot thing isn't true), the more I dislike Japan's, (more Asia's, really...) constrictive, stifling attitude about...everything. It causes its people to bottle up everything, causing them to release it through outlets like excessively buying ridiculously priced merchandise and disturbing obsessions towards their media, making them come off as a nation filled with adult-children....

And yes, I have personal experience with this, I came from a traditional, Filipino background anyway.

Full Disclosure: Yes, I know, me accusing the reaction to this "riot" news as perceived righteousness is, in itself, hypocritically me perceiving myself as having the moral high ground. Sorry for the tone, but not for the message.

What? WHAT. You guys are actually GLAD people are rioting over a manga? What the HELL is wrong with you guys?  If you don't like how it turned out, fine. But supporting rioting over something so fickle is ridiculous, to the point of disturbing.

Actually this might be a blessing. The more protests and signs of discontent will help get our message across. 

 

Even though I've admitted defeat, I have a strong feeling that later on, maybe in a year or so, Kishimoto is going to come out and say that he regrets making this ending. Because anybody can blatantly see that there's no heart in it. None. 

 

Somebody mentioned Evangelion and they ended up re-creating the entire series. 

 

So yeah, keep the protests coming. It may change the already end game as we know it.

Um, WHAT?  What message?  Protest is something that has changed the world and brought issues such as racism, sexism, and the ever-widening socio-economic gap to light and you're treating the ending to Naruto as something equal to those issues?  What in the world?!

We don't need to protest the end of a manga.  We don't need such a severe reaction to a fictional comic book. Send Kishi letters, emails, etc. Something that won't disrupt other people's lives (whether it's actual rioting or something as annoying as blocking traffic by standing outside his house with signs, which will disrupt HIS personal life, as well...) But, if he doesn't change it all, It's done, it's over, get over it.

The reaction to this (possibly/likely false) news is something that seriously makes me consider my faith in people.  Dear god....

Hmmm....but it's a manga that people grew up with and followed religiously. It got a lot of people out of tough situations, I know I was one. So for it to end on such horrible morals, it's completely disheartening. I don't think it's as simple as "well it's just a piece of fiction" it's a world that literally helped fans to grow up and mature. Like a companion if you will.

And part of growing up is understanding that it IS a work of fiction.  Yes, it has helped people grow up, but, like a toy we've grown old to use or a book that we've finished, or a piece of clothing that's too small to wear, or even a friend that's moved away or you've moved away from, it's time to put it away and move on. Move on to other things and look back on it with fondness and nostalgia.  

Or else, it just becomes shackles that hold you back, a reminder that says, "Oh, things didn't happen to me the way I wanted to happen, this freaking sucks big time," and just pissed you off the more you think about it.

I'm gonna post this here, because I don't want my attempt at inspiration to be buried by...very angry posts, I guess is a tactful way to put it.

I'm just going to say this about the end;

Well, Kishi pulled a Harry Potter. I've been ready for this ever since the War arc, considering how the quality of the writing was, anything was possible.  

BUT, does this mean the several years I've been reading this is a waste? No. In the end, this is just a piece of work that has no bearing on my success in life.  The fact that NaruxSaku did not happen is NOT the end of the world.  Nor is it the start of a bad morning, it may sour it a little, but that's it.  In fact, I'm actually a little relieved it's done. It was a bit of a companion piece to my ongoing path to life and it was one that I followed with little regret.  

In the end, it's JUST fiction.  Go make your own, if you're so inclined.  Let this be a source of inspiration, a manifesto of "what not to do," if you will.  But, don't say "I just wasted my childhood on this piece of crap!"

'Cause really, you're pretty much just shouting at a book, and that's just silly.

Red Death dropped for me the other day and I must say this gun is pretty good against Vex and Cabal.

 

Not my cup of tea in the Crucible though, much rather a Shotgun or an Auto Rifle.

Dat Glass Half Full upgrade on Auto Rifles though....

http://www.toonamiaftermath.com/

Here you go.  Classic Toonami from waaayyy before (DBZ, Cowboy Bebop, Gundam Wing, etc.), plus Rifftrax and other stuff.

This tribute, though

HOLY FUUUUU, Kakashi with 2 Sharingans?  Freaking awesome!  Now, he really IS the Copy Ninja Kakashi..... And that Nine Beast Rasengan attack.... A far cry from the Naruto that can barely cut a leaf in half with his wind chakra, now he's throwing around elements like it was nothing.

Tumblr, whose common target for insults and blatant sexism are Straight, White Males..... While simultaneously praising straight, white males such as Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston.  

Came there for Pacific Rim fanart, stayed for the amusing irony.

That's how they did it, and I appreciate them for doing so, but I have to wonder... is LegendaryGoji's atomic breath as strong as his other counterparts or could it be weaker since it didn't blow up the MUTOs when he used it?

Considering it looks like they went for the Showa version Superheated Vapor breath, it's a lot weaker since he's pretty much spewing either a very hot vapor of radioactivity or lava-esque radioactivity, compared to the laser-esque Heisei and Millenium Godzillas.  Also, this Godzilla seems to be drained heavily by his breath attack, which is why I think it's another reason why he doesn't spam it as often as even Gojira 1954 did.

Lot's of spoilers and ranting.

 

Saw this movie last week. It was really "eh". First of all, the characters didn't really have much time to flesh out as the one you held the most attachment to doesn't even last to the critical points of the movie. The other main character felt so... transparent. Not only in personality but also in appearance. There were even times where I couldn't tell him apart from the other soldiers.

 

While the CGI was good, the fights were really lackluster. The monsters would collide and then it would cut away to something else. The only thing that got me hyped was when Godzilla did its Atomic Breath. You just saw the spikes on his back light up in the background and then he unleashed that mother! Also, these are probably the sneakiest colossal monsters I've ever seen! They just... appear behind people on some ninja kitten and then start making loud noises. I'm also a bit confused as to why the other two monsters were clearly violent towards humanity and yet Godzilla wasn't. At the end it just strode back into the water after saving humanity while they clapped and hailed it a hero. How cheesy!

 

I cringed every time the scientist was on screen. They couldn't have a monster movie without having a wise old Asian man saying profound things for no reason. All he did was look bewildered and say profound kitten. "The arrogance of man is thinking they are in control of nature and not the other way around. Let them fight." Pfft! Had no problems with letting three colossal monsters fight in a populated city.

 

And finally, too much damn focusing on the kids! What was the point of the Japanese boy on the train? What an absolute waste of time.

 

Sorry but the movie was disappointing for me, but I did have a lot of fun making fun of it with my friends in the cinema.

It's not really different than most Godzilla movies.

In memory of her, I'm going to read one of her poems to my 3rd graders for their poetry party.

I think Sakura summed up most of my reaction every time Madara speaks, "WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?!"

Dang, listened to Pacific Rim's soundtrack while pregnant, she's so awesome....