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Old 03-25-2016, 01:47 AM   #1
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Sorry FLCL fans. Loki thinks it's awful. And now it will be more awful.

What's the best way to ignore the Islamic State? Blue pill the fudge out of your adolescence.

Is nothing sacred?

Well, FLCL was never sacred to begin with.

But this is getting really annoying. I want to sock in the face anyone who wants to be cradled by corporations and branding, finding safety and comfort in familiarity, and getting numb off nostalgia like like a drug user who found his antecubital.

It isn't an American phenomenon. It's happening across the world now.

Don't support this stuff, you morons.
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Old 03-25-2016, 03:47 AM   #2
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Well, the last time something like this happened was when Diebuster released as a sequel to Gunbuster and while I haven't watched it myself, Diebuster does seem to be fairly well regarded.

Anyway, what I'm saying is that perhaps we shouldn't dismiss the FLCL sequel as purely a cash-in so quickly. Like Diebuster, it might end up building on or advancing the themes of its predecessor.
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Old 03-25-2016, 06:07 AM   #3
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Diebuster was a horrible sequel, though.

I liked it. But it was a completely different series that made the occasional shout-out to Gunbuster.
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Idk, I've heard Gunbuster and Diebuster being described as '2 sides of the same coin', so I went off on that.

Here's a news source with a lot more information on the new FLCL, though I'm not sure if it's credible.
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Old 03-26-2016, 07:45 PM   #5
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The problem with Diebuster is, it's by the FLCL team, so you have a good chunk of people who say it's good are people who watched Diebuster more as a sequel to FLCL.

I pretty much tune out anyone who says Gunbuster sucks while Diebuster is good - that is a definite sign of an FLCL fan posing as a Gunbuster fan.

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Diebuster isn't bad. I actually liked it a lot. But it is only superficially similar to Gunbuster, on the level of "quoting lines", using the same roles, and having mechas. Nothing else is similar. Good comparison: Mobile Suit Gundam versus G Gundam. Both shows have Gundams. Similarities end there.

It's worth noting that both Loki and BPK, who are the other two posters on UPN who have seen both titles, both agree that Gunbuster is far superior to Diebuster. And BPK saw the latter first.
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Old 03-26-2016, 08:15 PM   #6
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I didn't actually like Gunbuster that much, but I will say that the ending is one of the greatest endings of all time, and that alone makes it worth watching.
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Old 03-26-2016, 09:46 PM   #7
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Yeah but I also remember you saying "Diebuster was meh/bad" or something similar. Liking the ending makes it superior, even if neither title was all that endearing to you.

In my case, I didn't like FLCL. I didn't like Panty & Stocking or Kill la Kill either. Over the top wackiness, with pop culture references and sexual innuendo aren't why I watch anime. What saved Diebuster is that it was more substantive than either of those three shows.
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Old 03-26-2016, 11:47 PM   #8
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Old 03-26-2016, 11:57 PM   #9
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I'm pretty sure you're the only one left on this board who likes FLCL. I strongly associate you with it.

At least, when I stereotype "Loki", what I think of are FLCL, Bebop, Mai-Hime and Knights of Sidonia? An odd assortment of adult swim anime, early fansub anime, and Netflix anime.

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Princess Tutu is highly rated. I myself haven't seen it, but all the AMVs of it make me want to watch it. Then again, AMVs of FLCL make me want to watch FLCL, and I know that show is awful (although, apparently it's not as funny to me because there's a giant reference they keep making and since I don't know the origination of that reference, I can't find it funny).

Anyway, Princess Tutu doesn't make you gay. Loveless makes you gay.
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What?!? I've never even finished all of FLCL because I didn't particularly like it. I've caught bits here and here, probably enough to complete the whole thing, but never in run through of the series.

Do you have some other kind of imaginary Loki that you mix me up with?
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Old 03-27-2016, 12:28 AM   #11
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Maybe I'm thinking of Kuno.

I can't remember! I was abducted by aliens in 2007!
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Now you're just throwing random names around because I'm 99% sure Kuno hates FLCL from various conversations we've had. The 1% being the general passage of time and FLCL isn't something that comes up in conversation so there's a chance I'm wrong.
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Old 03-27-2016, 01:29 AM   #13
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Well, I'm glad to know that I wasn't running my FLCL hate crusade solo.

But there was someone on UPN who was a major stumper for it. I don't think it was VGM, I would have remembered him saying that. So I'll have to do research.

I remember feeling dirty/having an intense desire for a shower after reading the FLCL love.
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Old 03-27-2016, 03:27 PM   #14
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I respect and appreciate FLCL on some level, but it's really nothing more than that.

It's actually incredibly difficult to put into words how I feel about it. So.... I'm just not going to.

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Old 03-27-2016, 06:49 PM   #15
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I've experienced FLCL. I don't know what to think about it, but it was a fun ride lol.
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Now you're just throwing random names around because I'm 99% sure Kuno hates FLCL from various conversations we've had. The 1% being the general passage of time and FLCL isn't something that comes up in conversation so there's a chance I'm wrong.
Ironically FLCL came up in a conversation recently (less than a month ago?) when an artist had a bit of FLCL in a song we were listening to when driving somewhere. I never had an opinion of FLCL because I had never seen it. I simply didn't have cable when it came out so I missed that one completely.
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