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    Yeah, I've heard this sentiment made a lot here, so I'm steeling my resolve to push through it. I also had that same sense after those first few episodes, that it could be condensed fairly easily. I'm surprised there's no compilation movie, either. See, this is what I mean. Everyone who gets through the whole thing LOVES it, but everyone who gets through the whole thing also says that it takes a looong time to get going (and reuses a lot of animation, which boy were they not kidding. Not even GOOD reused animation, either... We really were spoiled by Zero/Frontier ).
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    Which is to be expected, as this is essentially the 1/20 kit scaled down, which also did the same thing in the same way. IIRC that line launched the other way around - Super Fighter first, then regular Fighter later.
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    Broke down and got a Hulu sub to watch M7 for the first time. Two episodes in and... boy, it is 90s as HELLLL . All the hallmarks of 90s anime, and 90s pop rock. Phew. I honestly don't know if I'll be able to make it all the way through. Just for comparison, I threw on the first two episodes of Frontier and they hold up muuuch better. And there's 50 episodes left to go, AND the OVAs, AND the movies...
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    Holy cow, I can't believe it's been almost a year now. Anyway, Kotobukiya just announced a Bishoujo Hsien-ko from Darkstalkers: https://www.kotobukiya-collection.com/2025/figures/16078/
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    There was never a Destroid Spartan. It was all in your imagination. The line art you see on macross2 is just an elaborate hoodwinking campaign by dedicated fans. All footage that features it was the fans getting their hands on the physical tape and acid-etching it into scenes.
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    I missed the Mikumo VFG preorder going live, but here's HLJ link: https://www.hlj.com/v-f-g-macross-delta-vf-31j-siegfried-mikumo-guynemer-aos06528 Also, apparently Makina VFG is getting a re-release in June: https://www.hlj.com/v-f-g-macross-delta-vf-31a-kairos-makina-nakajima-reissue-aos20055 Gotta say, the Mikumo color combo looks much nicer than I anticipated. I always thought her design was a bit of a color palette eyesore; the VFG is very nice to look at in comparison.
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    Don't give me hope.
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    Saw this today. Quite a good movie. EDIT: I seem to be in a certain mood:
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    Almost seems like this should be an Eva anime...
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    Thanks for the assist. I didn't realize (or just forgot) the one I'd ordered was the poster version. I was in luck and received a shipment confirmation just a bit ago, so it seems I just have to wait now. I see, thanks. I didn't realize I was pointing to the initial release listing and there was an alternate page for just the LE itself. I thought I was all out of luck and HG had made a legal move against importing it or something. Good to know that's not the case and is just the poster version being scarce.
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    Got a fraud notice for my Amazon.co.jp order. I got the block cleared, so now I'm just waiting for it to go through. Past experience (the Macross Zero BD, in fact) tells me it might not work, though, and I would have to cancel and place a new order for the item. The product page https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0DDSXWB1F indicates it's no longer available for shipping to the US. Is this the case for anyone else State-side? If I do end up getting screwed on this, anyone have an alternative source that's still taking orders?
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    On the subject of power and thermals, - I'm guessing you've already seen Igor's Lab's investigation, which indicates sub-1ms spikes of over 900 watts. I'm not sure if that's enough to trigger OCP or your breakers or what, but there it is. - Nvidia have apparently removed the hot spot sensor on the 5090... but it's apparently a bit of a controversial sensor (suite) anyway, so seems like a bit of a lateral move maybe. - More concerning about the FE cards is that the memory temps seem to be relatively high as a result of the new FE cooler design - 95 degrees compared to AIBs' 70-85. All in all, everything about the power draw, heat dissipation decisions, the connector choice, etc., leaves me mildly concerned about the longevity of the card. EDIT: Just for perspective, 600-900 watts is actual space heater territory.
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    Stock is supposedly extremely limited anyway, so it might last longer than you think. Anyway, reviews are in. I'm seeing average uplift of 20-30%, up to 50% in odd cases. So... actually ever so slightly less than the power/core/etc. increase would leave you to expect (which doesn't signal good news for the cards down the stack), and certainly no 2x, 3x, etc. from their marketing. Still, 20-30% is 20-30%. Here's hoping the 12V2x6 connector is finally fixed, though I don't expect miracles.
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    I REALLY want to mount an ACOG or red dot onto those gun arms. Gimme my tacticool Glaug!
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    Apparently they announced a "Final Season Part 2(- The True End, Volume 1 of 5)" either the moment the season dropped or the final episode aired or... something, but indeed there is another season left.
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    Oh yeah, for whatever reason my mind just completely skipped over burn-in despite literally reading your discussion on it two seconds earlier. Oof.
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    While the flash and glitz and glamor of the fights is still as top notch as ever, But that aside, still a good watch, still having fun, still interested in what comes next.
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    What's the advantage of IPS/VA over OLED for productivity?
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    I'm always hesitant to watch a straight Nvidia video because I know it's going to be exaggerated for marketing purposes, but that's a good place to start, thanks for the link. About the only one that breaks the formula is the 5090, which sees a ~30% increase. I haven't looked at the numbers, but apparently these increases are all in line with power draw increase. So there doesn't seem to be much architectural performance gain this time around. But when you're the undisputed market leader, you can probably afford to just crank up the heat for one generation. So long as that's not your modus operandi for 7 CPU GENERATIONS HOLY crap INTEL
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    Is there a comparison of the game with and without PhysX? I played with it off even on my 2060 MaxQ so don't really have anything to compare it to.
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    Can someone in the know explain why the move to transformers is better for DLSS than the "CNN" they were using before? An obnoxious "article" purported to show the merits of transformer-based DLSS 4, but it only compared screenshots of DLSS 4 to an unnamed "Basic Temporal Upscaler" and was pretty much a complete waste of time.
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    I'm weirdly not excited about this. I think the bevy of PC handhelds has taken away some of the novelty, Switch 2 seems like a follower in more ways than one. I'm sure the games will make it interesting once those are announced. Heck, even just a look at Switch 1 games running better on Switch 2 might do it for me.
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    Same here. Here's hoping it corrects itself, otherwise to the US stores it is. Eh, if it works, it works, right? Be ready for those white stickers to start peeling, though. Maybe brush some glue onto the backing if you can to get them to really stick. Mine flaked off completely, which is fine as I'm still planning to paint it, but it's still nice having them there as a visual indicator of, well, the intended visuals.
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    If you're getting any of the newer releases or the "SP" re-releases of the old ones, they're largely the same. The original non-"SP" release of the VF-31A Kairos (and its sibling, the VF-31D Skuld), had wings that lacked hard points; some prefer that look over the "SP" re-release, which replaces those parts and includes new accessory drone pieces to fit into said hard points. That's about the only major difference to note IIRC.
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    A bit late to the party, but 1) Dandadan is wonderful and irreverent and great. English dubbing has become exceptional; my one complaint, as it ever is, is that the subs are designed for translating the Japanese dialogue and don't match the English lines. 2) Beastars The "Final" Season was binged in one night. Just as amazingly animated as before. English dub is also exceptional. Still a... unexpected... plot, as is the norm for this show. The season was billed as the "final" season but ends without resolving any major issue; I'm assuming it's NOT actually the final season? Or are they simply counting on you to read the manga, which IIRC has long been completed?
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