>>4366 Closeup of Holmes' weapon, a pretty well-done Beaumont-Adams, which would be roughly period-correct.

>>4362 Blu-ray hipster edition?

>>4368 I... yes? That is the """collector's edition""", if that's what you're asking.

>>4348 Speaking of Roadside Picnic... Darker than Black. Weird shit, grimdark supers action, Yakuza and some good ninjutsu. Also, near the end of the first series a big bunch of stupid ass kids with nasty powers (as opposed to being experienced commandos or hitmen even before getting those) were thrown as cannon fodder to delay proper heavy infantry. Which ended the way it should have. >>4369 I mean, is there anything in Speshul Edition Blu ray that was not priced like this?

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>>4352 >>4355 Macross was honestly pretty fucking stupid. Weren't the giant aliens supposed to be clones trained and condition for combat from the moment of conception? In that case there is no logical reason for them to be acting like swooning fangirls at some sort of bizarro world beetles concert, especially for cheesy crap like the chinese girl's songs that she probably didn't even write herself. If they ever heard anything by vivaldi or wagner they'd probably have a stroke. It would be like if the taliban or norks starting defecting to the united states en mass out of love for Taylor Swift and Christian Country Rock. I honestly would have liked it better as a run of the mill space opera, some of the mecha designs were cool I guess but I don't really see how this tripe is a classic.

>>4373 >It would be like if the taliban or norks starting defecting to the united states en mass out of love for Taylor Swift and Christian Country Rock Someone doesn't know their Afghan history. It was pretty common for culture to be the driving force bringing people out of the Soviet Union. South Korean culture is one of the primary reasons Norks defect which is why they've weaponized K-pop and soap operas. Strelok has probably never experienced culture shock, but it is very much real and can be more intense the more jarring the other culture is. Paris Syndrome is an extreme example of negative culture shock but positive culture shock exists as well.

Speaking of /ak/, the fourth season of Golden Kamuy has just started airing. It's about a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war teaming up with an Ainu girl to look for a stash of gold. The catch? The guide to the gold can only be found tattooed on the skins of some of Hokkaido's worst convicts. The anime and manga are both really good. You get action, bushcraft, period accurate weaponry, and a little bit of everything else.

>>4375 >FOURTH season is airing Shit I've still only watched the first two.

>>4359 desperately need the sauce on this one

>>4377 Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

>>4378 aka. animation so ridiculously good it almost drove 2nd largest animation studio in the world (first being disney) to bankrupcy

>>4332 >What're you watching? Even if it's not necessarily /k/ related I'm interested Currently watching link-related. It's got plenty of funs too, so yea. https://alogs.space/robowaifu/res/82.html#17218

>>4379 I wish, Weimerica won't stop printing money, so all their garbage media will never die, it was never about merit.

>>4379 The objectively best 2D animation from a purely technical standpoint has to be Akira, I still cannot fathom how that movie was not only made but managed to turn a profit. The author of the manga served as the film's director and chief animator, if I recall correctly he drew some 5000+ keyframes over the course of six months.

>>4382 >I still cannot fathom how that movie was not only made It was a commemorative piece pushed through to mark the end of the japanese economic bubble. >but managed to turn a profit It came out before the bubble ended, and anyhow it's the single greatest work of animation that exists and probably will exist until such a time that japan's economy is in a state which allows for such lavish cross-industry collaboration. It's not like real animation is expensive, anyway. The cost to make akira (hiring multiple teams of artists, getting working seiyuus to prescore audio, etc.) hasn't changed so compared to cgshit with megastar actors selling their likeness it'd cost pennies.

>>4382 Redline is a strong contender >only key frames

>>4384 >contender It's truly unique. While not as 'deep' as that over-hyped piece, it's a far better movie overall. The artistry is frankly astounding, like watching the most mind-blowing mango arts made alive.

I’ve been looking for an anime/manga that’s a ‘what if’ exploration of a Japan with something akin to the Second Amendment. All I’m aware of is Burst Angel, but it’s more a crime thriller about fighting mercenary gangs, rather than about gun politics.

Didn't watch a lot of anime, but I liked Blue Gender ever since I saw it as a kid. What does /k/ think of it?

>>4387 I bought the dvds way back in the day, I liked the whole duality the two main characters had.

>>4370 >I mean, is there anything in Speshul Edition Blu ray that was not priced like this? There's always a premium of course but this is fucking excessive in my market. At least in my experience.

>>4387 I remember someone passionately writing about it in a forum when I was a wee lad, but then I forgot about it. Then it somehow came back to me, but I had no idea what is the title. Completely unrelated to this I checked out the teletext archive and learned that there was a channel here in the 2000s that was dedicated to anime. That was already quite a revelation, but what is even better is that I've read the descriptions stored in their teletext page and one of them matched what I remembered, and so that's how I've learned that the title of that particular anime is Blue Gender. So it's in my backlog now, and maybe I 'll report back if and when I finally watch it. By the way, here is the archive: https://archive.teletextarchaeologist.org/

>>4388 I remember it being the most violent thing I saw up till then. Kid me thought it was coolest shit ever. >>4390 >checkd >channel here in the 2000s that was dedicated to anime. I think there's a chance we had the same channel as I also watched it on a channel dedicated to anime. It's all blurry so I don't have much to go on, but I fondly remember Blue Gender . There was also another anime I like that I never got to learn the name ,I just vaguely remember a single scene from it.

https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=EHPSVemk7e8&listen=false Looks like there is one more thing for my backlog, although it's more due to the animation than the operators operating. >>4391 >I think there's a chance we had the same channel as I also watched it on a channel dedicated to anime. Alas, we didn't have this particular channel at home, so I pretty much grew up watching Mythbusters on Discovery. The channel itself (alongside its successor) was also available at a few other countries, but the wiki doesn't say anything about Serbia in particular: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%2B_(telev%C3%ADzi%C3%B3ad%C3%B3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animax_(Eastern_European_TV_channel)

>>4392 >analogue TV Boy, you just gave me some mad nostalgia

>>4387 Im watching it rn. Kinda feel mixed about it. I feel like had I watched it in my teens id feel more strongly about it, but as I am now its kinda just alright. Marlene doesnt really seem that desirable and the MC is all over the place. Just got to the part on Second Earth and it feels like its just dragging ass now and setting up a new paradigm when there arent to many episodes left

>>4392 You should give BG a go if you have some free time to burn, I remember liking it ,but like anon >>4394 said, maybe pre pubescent brain responds better to it, and I might have rose tinted glasses.

>>4392 >https://inv.riverside.rocks/watch?v=EHPSVemk7e8&listen=false What is this website? Bootleg youtube? I dont get it

>>4396 lol newfag

>>4394 It is solid up to the point where they get to Second Earth, after that it just goes downhill as a poor man's mix between Macross and Starship Troopers.

>>4398 I honestly think I like the english version better

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