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    Just for my VF-4 PF that way. I won’t be up at 3AM fire this though.
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    I want this but just can't justify the 42k Yen when I basically have the same thing from Bandai for a helluva lot less. Edit: Though it does have panel lining. Damnit!
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    Yup. I’d drop coin for a Kai
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    DYRL VF-1S replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Yup. I just buy Macross regardless of how I feel. I have a problem. HA. But do we even know for sure that a DX will be released? I guess it might be safe to assume.
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    Arcadia shipped today woohoo!
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    Can’t wait
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    Thanks brotha!! My first one is still in great shape as well if you're interested in it.
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    Thanks man!!
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    Thanks man!!
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    I leveled up one of my grails. Even with the minor flaws, it’s so hard to find one in this condition let alone at all. Now I own two. Might have to sell the other...
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    HA... good point So true. So true. Sucks.
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    Just got payment notice for my Premium! Should be on its way soon.
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    I think that's spot on. As soon as a new DX is announced, we should throw a PO Madness thread just for that release. Pin some basics at the top so people either quit asking repeated common questions or at the least can be pointed easily to it.
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    I hate to be an ass but I've been barking for awhile now how when we give up too much info on the board here lurkers (not just the lovely members here) take that free and valuable info using it without giving back. Then, see what happens? Ya'll can't use From Japan anymore. It's not just the noobs who are using that info and then assimilating to the board. It's all of the lurkers who do nothing but take. Edit: Btw, same thing happened to me by promoting Okini Land during the DX Max release. Everyone was skeptical because they were new and now I'm lucky if I can score from them. It would've eventually come out so I don't mind being the one to call attention to them on the board initially but I shot my own odds in the foot by doing so. Catch 22 - help the board but hurt myself.
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    Damn son..
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    Sweet!
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    Both of you keep em coming! I'm enjoying it FWIW
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    I wouldn't disagree with that at all. I think you approached it respectfully and openly for discussion. So hopefully my direct response to you just clarified/expounded on my intention and answered your question. The issue from my side of the screen is when posters post in absolutes. It's fine, but in order to have a real discussion, we need to agree on context of that discussion. For example, let's make sure we understand tone, undertone, mood, and theme in the same way. If we don't, it's a pointless discussion. And that's where I think the discussion went. We're not all speaking the same language. But when we align those definitions, I believe there are more points in agreement than disagreement. The Evangelion is an incredibly interesting anime. And the author has only hinted toward meaning while suggesting that the anime / manga is quite open to interpretation. I think it's super important for people to understand that art is often intended to be open to interpretation regardless of what it means to the author. Often, its only goal is to elicit an emotional response. And we all have had an emotional response seemingly worthy of passionate debate - Anno did his job. Evangelion elicits a strong emotional response. And it seems that you are insinuating the same with your feedback: That being said, it would be interesting for @Keith or others to explain this from Anno: https://www.animemaru.com/hideaki-anno-admits-some-of-evangelions-religious-symbolism-may-have-deeper-meaning/ I think it's absolutely fine to dismiss the religious symbolism because I agree that this particular anime lends to open interpretation, but "how much more obvious" does it need to be that the tone and mood are very much anchored in religious symbolism. And further, it would appear that the author's intention had even deeper meaning tied more literally to Judeo-Christian imagery. This article is worth a read and consideration.
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    Love the input here - and not to be argumentative at all but for the sake of clarity - Mood, tone, and theme are different literary devices. Tone lends to Mood. Tone is expressed through the characters' thoughts, words, actions etc. It reflects the author's attitude toward a situation, event, etc. Anno has also been on record stating that he was depressed during the writing - an existential crisis of sorts - and even used a psychology book to reference as he was writing the later portions of the story. This tone is clear to me in how the characters express themselves; particularly toward the end. And it lends to the overall mysterious, exotic, religious, mythos, philosophical mood. Totally agree that the religious terms have nothing to do with the theme other than the mystery of it. Edit: The theme here IMO is aliens colonizing earth and humans' response to it/trying to understand it. It's all connected and likely why there is a debate on semantics here as we are all circling around the same thoughts but emphasizing different aspects of the story.
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    I'm not missing it at all. You're missing my point. So, let me clarify yet again. I agree with you. I agree with the above. Every writer and creator chooses to construct a story in a way that helps them tell it how they want. There is a reason that religious terminology was used over scientific or sci-fi terminology. Perhaps what you described above is the explanation for it. But that isn't a "tone" or a "mood" or an "ethos." That is a literal explanation for it. What I'm speaking about (and what I believe @sqidd is speaking about) is a TONE or MOOD. And that mystery or religiosity still exists even in your explanation. If anything, I would take it a step further and say that for many of the characters, the sci-fi aspect with aliens and colonization - Adam and Lilith Evas being paired with a mother-soul and their children - is a religious experience. Where all the worlds' religions got it wrong, this worldview (aliens, etc.) is right. At the end of the day, religion is a backbone in our worldviews and the worldview of the characters in this story are no different. Just replace any religion you can think of with the alien concept and there you go. It just so happens that the writers choose the religious terms they did. There is no argument here because I'm not disagreeing with you. And if you care to argue with me, at least be on the same subject of tone, mood, ethos, etc. as a literary device. In fact, one could argue that the tone and mood are a bit different literary devices. I would probably agree but in this case they are an extension of each other. Here's a good explanation: https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/literary-devices/literary-devices-mood/
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    We're still circling semantics. But it's a good discussion. To be clear, I'm not stating that Judeo-Christian terms/symbolism are setting a Judeo-Christian tone/mood. I'm stating that religious tones are setting a religious/mythos mood. It is quite clear to me that the Judeo-Christian terms being used serve no literal purpose and am quite aware of the Japanese / Eastern context of the creators and writers. I also have studied some of the Japanese culture as it relates to cross-cultural communication. That being said, in your exercise, replacing the Judeo-Christian symbolism with Norse mythology symbolism would work absolutely fine in maintaining the mood because Norse mythology is still "religious" in nature or consisting of a mythos. In other words, the religious / mythos symbolism helps establish the series' ethos. It creates a mysterious mood. It's that simple.
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    Eh I personally think you’re trying to get into semantics. I don’t know that anyone disagrees with you, but one of the meanings of “tone” is “mood.” And that’s how I see its purpose. My real job is to actually dissect words, professionally write, etc. As wild and nonsensical as it is and as much of a distraction as it is, the religious references are there to set a mood and has a literary function. ( Though I don’t find it to be a particularly effective one.) This is an example of how one might interpret its function as setting a tone: To make the story seem bigger/more conspiratorial.
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    Yup I concur. Pretty much!
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