/jp/ - Japan/Anime

I hope part 9 will be good and not like part 8

Hmmm does anyone else feel the same way i do that colored manga is so disgustig?

>>44422
No, you're kinda right on that. That's a big reason why I can't stand western comics. Fugly shite. But more importantly, Jojo in general is fucking ugly (I assume OP is talking about JoJo).

Korean manhwas are more cinematic though.

>>44412
> is it really that good as people say?
You'll only know that by reading the manga. You cannot avoid all the bad stuff. :3

>>44423
>That's a big reason why I can't stand western comics.
I just have that color issue with mangas but in comics it looks nice to me, at least from what i've seen. In comics it is more variable, but generally it's fine.

>>44403
Kurosawa would make an amazing anime, but in the tranime era it seems no one wants to produce it. We came close with Smoking With You Behind the Supermarket.

>>24816
While I find plenty of manga/anime with oucasts quite relatable, the endings are always really grim.

They just wind up doing some shit dead end job that isn't fulfilling at all or meet someone and things fail, but hey at least they tried right?

It just reminds of how hopeless my situation is if that's the conclusion in a fucking anime.

>>44408
Since Japan has some sort of hivemind mentality where shame plays a big role and no one wants to be the odd one out, I imagine from the Japanese point of view finally getting a job and becoming a member of society is the happy ending there, whatever job you do should be fulfilling enough because you're contributing to society. I can kind of understand the mentality, Japan is a functioning society kept by harmony and social cohesion so you'd feel bad if your existence was a nuisance to everyone else, the West is pure individualism and since it no longer has any values or a sense of community the moment the economic incentive disappears you just quit the race without shame.

>>44409
That's a good point. From the Japanese perspective the fact that they're out there contributing is all that matters, regardless of how shit their lives may be.

>the moment the economic incentive disappears you just quit the race without shame.

That's exactly what I've done since I accumulated enough money to do so. Why should I contribute to a society I'll never fit in to and support a system that hates me?

>>44409
>the moment the economic incentive disappears you just quit the race without shame
It is interesting how, instead of trying to fix the economic incentives to improve participation rates, the powers that be are cracking the whip harder on the ones still in the race. Which just convinces more people to drop out of the race even faster.

Yes, you're the only one who thinks that. You're the sole person who can see the truth. You're the chosen one.

When I watched it for the first time it did not give an "anime for succubi" impression but more like for everyone that like magical succubi so Tokyo Mew Mew is more in the girly side I think, but the last time I have watched Sailor Moon was in the 90's so I might be wrong and when I mentioned it to a classmate he said it was gay and lame, screw him, he was gay and lame=)

>>44376
Is this a true story or schizo ramblings? Post some proofs… Anyway I have read that any foreigner can go to Japan as a student to a Japanese language school and take part time jobs and while at it search for an employer that is willing to give a work visa, apparently they have a shortage of workers in nursing homes and other crap jobs as such

>>44401
that is, if enough money is available for enrollment, visa and living expenses, this what keeps me from trying it out

>>44401
NTA but he mentioned you could get non-qualified work if you're from SEA. Pretty sure he's referring to the Specific Skilled Worker (SSW) program. I read a bit about it and those exams are usually done in poor Asian countries but exceptionally you can also travel to Japan to do them there if you're from any other place. I've read on plebbit that working conditions for those jobs are bad but honestly I'm starting to get increasingly desperate about leaving Europistan and Japan is what's come to mind, the future of their economy is not looking good according to some people though… Also read to get those student or work visas you need to prove you have enough money in your bank account to cover your expenses, all this information obtained from the comfort of my bed so take it with a pinch of salt.

>>44405
I am getting desperate too, ssw lvl1 visa can be prolonged only for 5 years, I have no notable skills so I'll have to compete with hoards of poos and south asian monkeys for slave tier jobs and low wages, maybe some opportunities may appear while I am there but I am a socially awkward person and I don't know how to make friends… it gets worse the more I think about it

>>44414
>"On August 4, Japan's Immigration Services Agency published draft guidelines that significantly tighten the criteria for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency. Under the proposed rules, applicants must demonstrate a continuous annual income that exceeds the average level of Japanese households. The draft also requires expected pension payouts to match thirty years of standard employee contributions, while adding new criteria regarding Japanese language proficiency and children's school attendance.

>Immigration officials cited rising public assistance reliance among permanent residents and frequent administrative challenges at local government offices as primary drivers for the revision. Justice Minister Hiraguchi emphasized during a press conference that these measures are essential for maintaining an orderly society where Japanese citizens and foreign residents co-exist. The updated regulations are scheduled to take effect in April next year, representing a major shift in the country's long-term immigration policies."

Looks like no longer an option, not like this will stop immigration there, it will just be a rotation of workforce from third world countries doing blue collar jobs for peanuts and then being replaced by other third-worlders. Still much better than what politicians have imposed us in the West must be nice…

I just want to say I hate animeman

>>44382
Bro is married at this point. He can fuck off for all I care.

>>44386
His wife is so ugly I feel 0 sense of jealousy, he is still a virgin in my books, it is like feeling bad about someone whose girlfriend is a pig or a donkey and he shags it 2-3 times a week

>>44394
try emulator neko project II, I guess. I don't know if it helps

There was some Chinese forum for it but sadly I forget what it is now. You can try a DHT crawler, like https://cilimo.com/en. Sometimes it can find stuff, although often with no seeds.

I do, OP!

>>41440
shut up

The show was better as "slice of life but with magical talking dolls." the alice game absolutely held it back.

>>44205
Shut up

Obligatory Desu post.

The show was boring both whether it does sol or serious plot. There was a lot of promise in the setting that was never delivered. Like who the fuck was rozen really? Maybe I'll read the manga one day.

Oshi no Ko
Deconstuctivist thriller isekai featuring idol succubi and love triangles. Surprisingly refreshing and grounded in reality despite where it draws its foundations from.

>>43954
You are going to be so disappointed when Season 3 starts.

One Punch succubus
(May I Ask for One Final Thing?)

Watching the new GitS series, which is closer to the manga….does anyone remember the thread where some wizards where lamenting that even /d/-level hentai was being co-opted by normalfaggots?

I'm trying to understand who this particular version is aimed at. I read the manga, a bit, after I saw GitS '95 film and it wasn't to my taste, too fucking goofy, too fanservice-y, and IIRC it had like bits of fucking "world building" in between the panels of the manga. But it had an obvious target audience of nerdy otaku guys into succubi and guns and mechs. It's why most of the adaptations stripped the premise down into something that wasn't so obviously written by a hentai artist who loves drawing greasy succubi being fucked by horses.

This version retains that stupid goofy style, fanservice and dialogue from the manga so much so that it is bizarre watching it in motion in 2026. Like when a normalfaggot watches this version, what goes through their minds when they hear fully translated dubbed dialogue that STILL sounds like it was "sexy" dialogue written by a sexless otaku? What goes through their minds when they see fanservice clearly designed for sexless otaku?

Normalfags aren't shy about sex, so when the japanese do their weird "coy" fanservice stuff how do they process it? Or do they just consume it without a second thought because it's the current trend, like actually co-opting even this kind of stuff?

If it came out in the 90s, I probably wouldn't be squinting so hard at it.

>>44389
>….does anyone remember the thread where some wizards where lamenting that even /d/-level hentai was being co-opted by normalfaggots?
The end of the wizards thread from a few year back?

Yeah, GitS was one of anime series you tried to show normies to get them to see the genre is deeper than DBZ and the handful of anime series they used to air on normal tv back then. I don't think it really ever worked, it was still cartoons to them until it became trendy. And then when it became trendy, I don't think they cared what the actual content was.

I mean, it's funny that the GitS is (or was?) touted as one of the "strong female leads" in japanese but if you know the source material (and the rest of his work) it's clearly wankbait.

So this new series that is basically the manga version….is strange. I guess when they adapt Bible Black for netflix, we probably shouldn't be surprised.

>>39726
Good grief, Yukari was supposed to be the "running this whole house" sage.


Now, there are 4 sages tho


>>40322
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Thanks to Zenerat, I find Sekibanki t b rather interesting to watch

>>40322
Sekibanki is kawaii :3

TouHou fan material makes up like less than 10% of anything at Comic Market now. Reiteisai is still 99.99% TouHou.

>>26874
>the series like I do?
how do you do this?

Hold on but what about anime and manga that aren't just depressing but also try to convey something important? I mean, lain isn't pure depression, it's also trying to relay some ideas to you. Granted, I may still have no frickin clue whatsoever what the hell it is that it's trying to tell you, but there's definitely a message in there.
So yeah, what about anime or manga that both fits the atmosphere and the symbolism?

>>44172
what changed?

Happy birthday, Lain!

(First aired on 06.07.1998, although past midnight though)

>>44195
Yeah I couldn't get into lain either and got bored of it, not enough titties and skirts

I'm watching freezing now, it's got a great balance of story and titties

>>44357
For me, Lain's story was a bit "too normal" to treat it as a proper existential horror movie.

The guy in VR helmet from layer 07 was spooky, though. Hadn't it been for him, i would have forgotten the very fact I, in fact, did watch some pieces of S.E.Lain back in late 2000s.