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[DaybreakHorizon]

So, just watched today's episode of DuckTales. And holy ****, was it intense.


First off, great write-up on Konosuba. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Second, I'd love to see you continue this list. I like seeing what other people are interested in.

I'm thinking I'll make them one at a time. Each is a mini-essay, and I don't have it in me to write a large post just yet given that's time away from the thread and other places (my mind is in many different places in terms of projects to take on with my free time).

Everyone: Choose a number between 1-11, excluding 4. You can also choose the letters H and T.

 

[Wunderwaft]

I'm thinking I'll make them one at a time. Each is a mini-essay, and I don't have it in me to write a large post just yet given that's time away from the thread and other places (my mind is in many different places in terms of projects to take on with my free time).

Everyone: Choose a number between 1-11, excluding 4. You can also choose the letters H and T.

9

 

[Metal Shop X]

To help lighten up the mood (which I'm sure is already lightened but this took time to make), I'm going to gush about why I like Konosuba. This was/is a part of a Top 10 anime list that I was making, and might continue if y'all are interested.

Spoiler: 4. Konosuba

Why do I like Konosuba? It's easy.
Megumin.

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Nuff said.

Being serious, Konosuba is a brilliant anime. It was a highly enjoyable first watch, and the more I read/watch about it the more I like it. It might beat out Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood if it weren't for the nostalgia I hold for the latter if I'm speaking honestly.

To give a premise, the protagonist Kazuma dies and is given the chance to reincarnate into a fantasy world with any 1 item of his choice. Out of spite, he chooses the goddess who handles reincarnation, Aqua. The two are transported to another world and given the task of defeating the Demon King. Along the way they party up with Megumin, an explosion-obsessed mage who can only use her explosion spell once a day before becoming physically and magically drained, and Darkness, a masochist crusader who can't hit anything. The show follows Kazuma and his party's misadventures in this world, with Kazuma learning that, while life in this new world isn't as he expected, it isn't too bad.

The highlight of Konosuba is easily its characters. The chemistry between them is almost magical; Mother's Basement puts it best in that the characters are immediately close with one another. This allows their virtues and flaws to mesh with each other, which creates countless scenarios and sets up a majority of the jokes. All 4 of the main characters are fundamentally flawed, and there's an argument for each of them being horrible people, but at the same time each of them pull through when needed, and together are incredibly capable. Each character is animated to properly capture their emotions, which heightens the comedy (and makes for great reaction images).

None of this is mentioning how the show is a biting parody of the entire isekai genre (wherein the main character is transported to another world) and common harem tropes. The show accomplishes this in such a subtle way that I didn't even notice until it was pointed out to me, but that just makes the show even better to me.

Also, I'd like to give Konosuba props for my favorite anime opening animation ever. Typically openings are just opportunities to put cool scenes/foreshadowing to catchy J-Pop songs, but the second opening of Konosuba manages to condense an entire story in the opening. Take a watch for yourself:

no this wasn't an excuse to link both Konosuba OPs since I love both of them

The personalities of and chemistry between these characters is so well established that it can be conveyed in 90 seconds. If that's not impressive I don't know what is.

Let me know if you want to see this continued. I've got the list made, I just need to type up justifications and such.

See this?

That's what I call a post of Quality!

Great write-up fella! The Konosuba Gang (the characters here) is really something special and beautiful to see in motion, they all go so well together.

 

[Hinata]

I'm thinking I'll make them one at a time. Each is a mini-essay, and I don't have it in me to write a large post just yet given that's time away from the thread and other places (my mind is in many different places in terms of projects to take on with my free time).

Everyone: Choose a number between 1-11, excluding 4. You can also choose the letters H and T.

8.

It's the perfect number. Symmetrical both horizontally and vertically.

 

[Noipoi]

I'm thinking I'll make them one at a time. Each is a mini-essay, and I don't have it in me to write a large post just yet given that's time away from the thread and other places (my mind is in many different places in terms of projects to take on with my free time).

Everyone: Choose a number between 1-11, excluding 4. You can also choose the letters H and T.

10

the number of Benjamin's Extraterrestrials

 

[redfeatherraven]

Symmetrical both horizontally and vertically.

Like Darkness.

 

[osby]

*Me, minding my own business*

"Ya know, the final boss theme from Planet Robobot has been on my mind lately. I'll google it to get an idea what it's called."

"Huh, oh right, the final boss' name was Star Dream, let's see if there's anything neat in the ima----"

*GOOGLE CRASHES IN THROUGH MY SCREEN DOOR*

Google, "Hey brah. Heard you were looking up Kirby images, brah. You'd like some gijinkas, right brah?"

Me, "N...No, no I really wouldn't Go---"

Google, "I gotcha fam. I gotchu."


Why

Me: *looks up to 1 (one) anime opening*
YouTube: "let's show this guy all the straight hentai we have"

I'm thinking I'll make them one at a time. Each is a mini-essay, and I don't have it in me to write a large post just yet given that's time away from the thread and other places (my mind is in many different places in terms of projects to take on with my free time).

Everyone: Choose a number between 1-11, excluding 4. You can also choose the letters H and T.

7. It's the best number.

 

[Deleted member]

To help lighten up the mood (which I'm sure is already lightened but this took time to make), I'm going to gush about why I like Konosuba. This was/is a part of a Top 10 anime list that I was making, and might continue if y'all are interested.

Spoiler: 4. Konosuba

Why do I like Konosuba? It's easy.
Megumin.

View attachment 221552

Nuff said.

Being serious, Konosuba is a brilliant anime. It was a highly enjoyable first watch, and the more I read/watch about it the more I like it. It might beat out Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood if it weren't for the nostalgia I hold for the latter if I'm speaking honestly.

To give a premise, the protagonist Kazuma dies and is given the chance to reincarnate into a fantasy world with any 1 item of his choice. Out of spite, he chooses the goddess who handles reincarnation, Aqua. The two are transported to another world and given the task of defeating the Demon King. Along the way they party up with Megumin, an explosion-obsessed mage who can only use her explosion spell once a day before becoming physically and magically drained, and Darkness, a masochist crusader who can't hit anything. The show follows Kazuma and his party's misadventures in this world, with Kazuma learning that, while life in this new world isn't as he expected, it isn't too bad.

The highlight of Konosuba is easily its characters. The chemistry between them is almost magical; Mother's Basement puts it best in that the characters are immediately close with one another. This allows their virtues and flaws to mesh with each other, which creates countless scenarios and sets up a majority of the jokes. All 4 of the main characters are fundamentally flawed, and there's an argument for each of them being horrible people, but at the same time each of them pull through when needed, and together are incredibly capable. Each character is animated to properly capture their emotions, which heightens the comedy (and makes for great reaction images).

None of this is mentioning how the show is a biting parody of the entire isekai genre (wherein the main character is transported to another world) and common harem tropes. The show accomplishes this in such a subtle way that I didn't even notice until it was pointed out to me, but that just makes the show even better to me.

Also, I'd like to give Konosuba props for my favorite anime opening animation ever. Typically openings are just opportunities to put cool scenes/foreshadowing to catchy J-Pop songs, but the second opening of Konosuba manages to condense an entire story in the opening. Take a watch for yourself:

no this wasn't an excuse to link both Konosuba OPs since I love both of them

The personalities of and chemistry between these characters is so well established that it can be conveyed in 90 seconds. If that's not impressive I don't know what is.

Let me know if you want to see this continued. I've got the list made, I just need to type up justifications and such.

Yeah that sounds interesting so I may have to give it a watch sometime. Also based off of characteristics I think that crusader whom I suspect is the girl in yellow is best girl though I don't know how accurate that is it just sounds amusing.

And yeah I'd totally like for you to continue this thing I've been considering doing something like this for shows that I like I'm just hesitant to do so. I may do something like this or I may not either way I'm interested in seeing you continue this thing.

 

[Shroob]

Me: *looks up to 1 (one) anime opening*
YouTube: "let's show this guy all the straight hentai we have"



7. It's the best number.

Can we swap Youtubes?

 

[Wunderwaft]

Yeah that sounds interesting so I may have to give it a watch sometime. Also based off of characteristics I think that crusader whom I suspect is the girl in yellow is best girl though I don't know how accurate that is it just sounds amusing.

And yeah I'd totally like for you to continue this thing I've been considering doing something like this for shows that I like I'm just hesitant to do so. I may do something like this or I may not either way I'm interested in seeing you continue this thing.

The best girl is actually Aqua. The one that Hinata uses as an avatar pic.

 

[Idon]

8.

It's the perfect number. Symmetrical both horizontally and vertically.

Y'know this reminds me of a show.

 

[Hinata]

The best girl is actually Aqua. The one that Hinata uses as an avatar pic.

Glad to see someone around here has taste. Can I mark you down as a proud member of the Axis Order, then?

 

[Metal Shop X]

Yeah that sounds interesting so I may have to give it a watch sometime. Also based off of characteristics I think that crusader whom I suspect is the girl in yellow is best girl though I don't know how accurate that is it just sounds amusing.

And yeah I'd totally like for you to continue this thing I've been considering doing something like this for shows that I like I'm just hesitant to do so. I may do something like this or I may not either way I'm interested in seeing you continue this thing.

*Ahem*

She IS best girl, don't let others tell you the contrary.

 

[Hinata]

Y'know this reminds me of a show.

I'm glad someone understood that reference.

 

[Shroob]

Jesus christ we have 3 best girl claims on the same-ish page.


War is coming.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

The best girl is actually Aqua. The one that Hinata uses as an avatar pic.

...
That's mad **** to talk for someone in EXPUROSHUN distance.

Megumin is best girl and nothing can change that.

Spoiler: WN & LN Spoilers

She also ends up with Kazuma so we all know who's best girl to the author

 

[TMNTSSB4]

And that was the last we ever heard of TMNTSSB4

All Noipoi did was make Pit a literate angel...and I thought something simple was gonna happen...but that was indeed evil as ****

 

[Wunderwaft]

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Glad to see someone around here has taste. Can I mark you down as a proud member of the Axis Order, then?

Sure, mark me down. It's either that or getting harassed by cultists.

 

[Deleted member]

The best girl is actually Aqua. The one that Hinata uses as an avatar pic.

Oh I know who Aqua is based off of that one stage custom stage people were freaking out about. I actually know a fair amount about what Konosuba is I was just never too interested in watching it since it's an Isekai and those kinda shows aren't my type of thing.

Still I think I like that girl in Yellow is best girl based off of what I've heard about the show.

 

[Hinata]

Sure, mark me down. It's either that or getting harassed by cultists.

What you call "cultists", I call "dedicated followers".

 

[Wunderwaft]

...
That's mad **** to talk for someone in EXPUROSHUN distance.

Megumin is best girl and nothing can change that.

Spoiler: WN & LN Spoilers

She also ends up with Kazuma so we all know who's best girl to the author

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You are free to have your opinion, even if it is completely wrong.

Spoiler: LN spoilers

Also the fact that Aqua did NOT get romantically involved with Kazuma makes her even better.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

**** your anime garbage this is an official image that was posted yesterday

First Kamen Rider and now Sonic. My favourite things are telling me to be gay and do crimes this is great

 

[Metal Shop X]

...
That's mad **** to talk for someone in EXPUROSHUN distance.

Megumin is best girl and nothing can change that.

Spoiler: WN & LN Spoilers

She also ends up with Kazuma so we all know who's best girl to the author

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Heh, I may no win this war, but atleast I avoided this explosion.

Still won't change my mind, Darkness is best girl you bunch of explosion maniacs.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

You are free to have your opinion, even if it is completely wrong.

Spoiler: LN spoilers

Also the fact that Aqua did NOT get romantically involved with Kazuma makes her even better.

Megumin is best girl.

Spoiler: LN Spoilers

Look I'm all for platonic Kazuma x Aqua but Kazuma x Megumin is legit best pairing.

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[Noipoi]

All the media says is "Aqua is best girl, Megumin is best girl..."

I just wanna grill for God's sake!

 

[Metal Shop X]

After more thoughts about it (read: the fact I really can't use alot of Darkness/Vanir reaction images around here), I decided to switch to the main man himself.

Don't worry Boobs & Vanir, I will never forget you.

 

[Wunderwaft]

Megumin is best girl.

Spoiler: LN Spoilers

Look I'm all for platonic Kazuma x Aqua but Kazuma x Megumin is legit best pairing.

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Spoiler: LN spoilers

Oh I agree. Megumin is the right choice if we're gonna pick a character between those three. Aqua being narcissistic and completely shameless with Kazuma makes their relationship and chemistry enjoyable, and their current attitude with each other is much more interesting than a romantic relationship between them imo

 

[Hinata]

Literally no one:
Me, Metal Shop X , and DaybreakHorizon every time we're in the thread at the same time:

 

[Noipoi]

Literally no one:
Me, Metal Shop X , and DaybreakHorizon every time we're in the thread at the same time:
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these people look like ****in dweebs

 

[Hinata]

these people look like ****in dweebs

That's because they are.

That's the charm.

 

[Metal Shop X]

these people look like ****in dweebs

that's what make them the best, fella.

 

[Will]

Some days I literally forget Toon Link is in this game.

who let this one in the house

 

[Wunderwaft]

these people look like ****in dweebs

Well uh
You have a failure of a goddess
A failure of a chosen one
A failure of a knight
And a failure of a magician

Seems like your deduction is spot on.

 

[Noipoi]

Well uh
You have a failure of a goddess
A failure of a chosen one
A failure of a knight
And a failure of a magician

Seems like your deduction is spot on.

So

a bunch of failures failing for a season?

...

who made an anime based on me?

 

[Hinata]

I found a compliation on YouTube of every time Aqua starts crying in both seasons of Konosuba.

It is 15 minutes long.

If that doesn't sum up her character, I dunno what will.

 

[Wunderwaft]

who let this one in the house

I'm sure there is that one single Alph fan out there, somewhere in our big world.

 

[Metal Shop X]

>When you can finally use a ton of reaction images/gif without triggering the mods.

Oh baby, I'm already liking this change.

 

[Luigi The President]

So

a bunch of failures failing for a season?

...

who made an anime based on me?

No one did because you are no failure my son

 

[Noipoi]

No one did because you are no failure my son

THANK YOU PRESIDENT

 

[Hinata]

>When you can finally use a ton of reaction images/gif without triggering the mods.

Oh baby, I'm already liking this change.

You went from a masochist to a pervert.

Hardly an upgrade.