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    I should clarify that what the players did was in equally poor taste, but I have more sympathy for them acting the way they did than the crowd, who collectively simply misdirected their dislike of the game and development choices towards Lima and Captain Zack. But regardless of who shares the lion's share of the blame, the end result is that the entire community comes out looking bad. All they've done is add to the sense of illegitimacy that critics level at the game series. Bah. Anyway, I also caught the latest character reveals for Soul Calibur 6, and my waifu 4 laifu Seong Mi-Na was finally - FINALLY! - shown. Now with dangerous levels of underboob.
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    Had to know. Thanks.
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    If you're interested in getting these, you can get one for a pretty good price over at Tokyo Otaku mode with their 30% off coupon, ENJOYOTAKON. Good through August 31. https://otakumode.com/search?mode=shop&sort=rec&keyword=robotech&filter=buyable
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    Just a head's-up on a 30% off coupon Tokyo Otaku Mode are running on figures through August 31. Works on preorders, too. Kudos to F360. There's some neat stuff there. The Gundam stuff I saw from a quick perusal include the Metal Robot Damashii 00 Raiser Robot Damashii FA 0 Gundam the recent Zeta Plius C1 figure, forget the line other Robot Damashii figures some Formania busts https://otakumode.com/shop Code: ENJOYOTAKON
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    Is "Grand Blue" the same thing as "Granblue Fantasy"?
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    kajnrig replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    With the... "creative liberties" Bandai have taken with regards to this release, you might want to wait 'til the DX is in your hands before letting go of the older ones. They might actually be more to your liking than this is.
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    Anyone here keep up with the FGC at all? Evo was last week and it was damned great. My highlights were all the character reveals (even The Walking Dead's Negan for Tekken 7), and the absolute most hilarious lowest of lows was the Smash 4 finale, when the Smash community collectively showed how classy they all are by booing the finalists for daring to choose a top-tier character. Apparently this harassment followed the two players all the way through the weekend, so during the finale they responded by yucking it up big time and doing absolutely nothing for a full minute and a half during one set. Just a poor showing all around for the entire Smash community, not just Lima or Captain Zack, not just Smash 4 fans, but the ENTIRE Smash 4 community. I love watching me some Smash gameplay every now and then even though I hate playing it myself, but man that fanbase is the most toxic crap in existence. I didn't believe it for the longest time, but boy oh boy they sure do live down to their reputation.
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    Considering the White Dingo... team? unit? ??? operates on Earth and uses a lot of 08MST equipment, it makes sense that they'd have 08MST weapons. What these kits REALLY need are hands with canted wrists. The one that comes with the MG Ground GM is "meant" to be used with its long range beam rifle, but it actually looks good with EVERY weapon and gives them better, more natural-looking firing poses. If they had just included that same hand with the MG GM Sniper II, they wouldn't have had to ruin its sniper rifle, the most important part of that whole design.
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    It's different. Takes cues from the original and Ver Ka, adds some unique stuff to make it its own thing.
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    https://kotaku.com/the-largest-mecha-plastic-model-in-history-is-completed-1828048524
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    That's not an invalid question. Venom's iconic look is entirely contingent upon it coming into contact with Spider-Man first thing upon crashing onto Earth. They've at least gotten rid of the spider tattoo across his chest and back, though.
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    So I've always wondered about this. When Venom eats people... does... does Eddie, like... "get" some of those, ahem, nutrients, too? Has Marvel been low-key promoting cannibalism for like decades now?
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/07/30/new-lottery-brand-figure-spirits-kuji-offers-beautiful-figures-of-sheryl-nome They'll cost at least 5800 yen unless you get a ridiculously good deal.
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    Yikes. Sorry to hear that, everyone. Seems this one is going the way of the VF-31A. Boo, Bandai. Boooooo. I was saving up for this, but I suppose I'll just do what I did with the Arbalest/Laevatein and opt for the model kits instead. That's a damn shame, those weapons are awesome.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Are these all based on in-show/movie costumes? Or illustrations/artwork? Or original designs?
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    That would be a great thing to know. I've had to scour YJA, Amiami, et al. The recent SQ Sheryl is at least a pretty easy thing to get, but these Ichiban Kuji figures are usually one prize out of several in a mail-in(?) lottery campaign... or that's as far as I've been able to suss out, anyway. Maybe I'm way off base.
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    also this Ichiban Kuji figure(s)
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    Macross figures

    kajnrig replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Remember that life-size Ranka and Sheryl I mentioned way back when? Well lookie here
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    Yeah, but knowing that isn't making me NOT want what I want for the development of future Macross shows, is all I'm saying. Bit of a sisyphean thing, that, but it is what it is.
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    i'm sorry i tried to stop myself i really did but i'm like an alcoholic and it's freshly-distilled moonshine But seriously, I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes, just saying that "people who want something to be like A aren't aware that B actually did better than A" is missing the point. I agree that 7 hews more closely than Plus to what Macross historically has been, that it has more "pure" Macross in its blood than Plus. But even so, I still think that Plus (the movie) is the better of the two (and indeed the best of the franchise). It's not better because it veers furthest from or sticks closest to whatever someone thinks the Macross formula is, or because it's the best- or worst-performing entry; it's better because it's better. ...but then I suspect Seto, having been part of this community way longer than I have, has different persons in mind when he refers to "a lot of western fans" than I think he does. Anyway. Still looking forward to the new series, would love if it was like Plus, wouldn't mind one bit if it wasn't (well, okay maybe I would mind one or two bits but only one or two), would love an air show as the locus of events, would love to see a singer who does it for fun instead of as a job.
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    Perhaps I'm being overly pedantic, but while neither of you are wrong, the two only align if one chooses to align them. Or if "audience reception" is one of the values that inform one's judgment of a piece of work, if you will. And I don't know many people for whom that is the case. I certainly don't think a movie or book or what-have-you is good just or even partly because lots of other people do. I don't think Naruto or Twilight or Gundam are particularly good, though a lot of people do. Popular opinion of something doesn't often play into my calculus. I mean, your citing popular opinion as part of a larger point about feeding audience demand in order to maximize profitability and whatnot is all well and good, as is the one tying it to the overarching themes of the franchise, but on its own, the comparison of audience reactions is not particularly relevant. I (and others, for different reasons perhaps) simply don't care that more people took a liking to 7 than Plus. It's still the worse of the two.
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    To be fair, well-received isn't synonymous with good. That's not to say either one is good while the other is bad, but no matter how often you bring up reception, you're still not directly countering their point. ...and, I mean, Plus IS better than 7. Easily. :P
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    Finally bit the bullet and decided to find out what all the hullabaloo is about.
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