/a/ - Animu & Mango

>The show will begin airing on the 12th

For a second I thought I missed the airing, the studio that is doing the adaptation seems okay

Whenever a bug turns up, I always imagine them getting cut in half by their pincers, like in that one touhou doujin.

>>776870

I think of Bondage Fairies.

Definitely my must see anime this season.

>>776870

Guro a shit.

>The show will begin airing on the 12th

Hence why no thread yet you silly autistic OP. We all know there's quite a few anons looks forward to this regardless.

>>776871

I think that Bondage Fairies was the first, or one of the first, hentai I ever fapped to. Holy shit.

I've been getting the same vibe from this show.

>>776876

Plz don't sexualize the Inchlings.

The smug/drunk hairdresser Inchling is fine, however

>>776882

It's fine as long as you give them the tender loving they deserve.

>>776862

>wearing white clothes while crushing a big barrel of raspberries

Don't do this

I've been wondering about this but when they make fires wouldn't the flames only last a couple seconds because of how small the wood is?

This immediately made me think of a doujin where the main character wore a fairy on his dick like a sleeve.

>>776930

I always miss my days in the offshore rig. The combination of heavy work, 12 hours to rest with individual rooms and bringing my Vita/3DS, isolation in the middle of the sea, great food and hardass workmates that became good friends is something that I always miss and that was incredibly comfy.

>>776894

It's good this show is about inchlings, and not fairies, because I can't be comfy while dick is diamonds.

>>777056

>Not wanting to make sweet, tender love to an inchling as well

I wanna watch HakuMiko while doing some post-sex cuddling with a minigirl version of my waifu.

>>777066

I am surprised that I haven't seen a "Gulliver" type doujin in which an Otaku gets captured by his bishoujo figures.

>>777069

I would very much welcome having a miniature harem of my figures. I'd also be deathly afraid of accidentally breaking one when doing a big group cuddle.

>>776889

It's been two decades since I first saw this. Still works.

>>777090

>you'll never interact with the Inchlings while they twiddle at your earlobes or you carry their tiny delicate beings in your hands

>you'll never request Inchlings to craft you a piece of cloth/scarf with their tiny Inchling handcraft

>you'll never give them a human gift like a large bag of high-end chocolate or premium beer/liquor for them and the animals and bugs to enjoy

>>780272

Are you familiar with the series at all?

>>780330

My biggest complaint is the way they cut away from scenes so they don't have to be animated. There's clearly a ton of work being put into the backgrounds and the set piece scenes, which is likely straining their budget, but it seems like they kept shying away from animating simple things, like Hakumei pulling Mikochi up, or showing Mikochi knocking over the mug. It gives the whole thing a very storybook feel, which I can appreciate, but it takes you out of the show.

I can understand why they did two stories in one episode, though, but I wish they didn't. Likely goes back to the budget. They could make an entire episode of showing the two of them moving through the woods, past gorgeous scenery, while comfy music plays.. But that's a ton of intense background work, on top of possibly making something that audiences might find boring.. With any luck, though, the series will find it's footing sooner or later and it will settle into a good balance of things.

>>780340

I actually really like the storybook feel. That and the music are probably my two favourite things about it so far. But I agree completely about them cutting away too much. What is really annoying me though is the constant slow camera pans. Nearly every scene the camera just has to move. Even if it's just a few pixels for seemingly no reason. It's nauseating once you notice it.

>>780340

> There's clearly a ton of work being put into the backgrounds and the set piece scenes, which is likely straining their budget, but it seems like they kept shying away from animating simple things, like Hakumei pulling Mikochi up, or showing Mikochi knocking over the mug.

The budget meme again.

The industry reality is that background artists are paid per frame, and that a beautiful background costs in many cases the exact same as a bad or average background.

Perhaps some productions, which want highly detailed backgrounds pay 3500¥ per frame instead of 3000¥, but in the end an artist makes much more money when he creates lots of average backgrounds.

The only reason we get quality backgrounds is the passion of the artists, who take "cuts" to their already low pay just so that they can produce a good product.

The budget difference between good & bad backgrounds is in many cases nonexistant, or very small (around 1000-2000$ per episode).

If the storybock aesthetic isn't a sylistic choice, then it's because they couldn't hire enough "good" animators.

It's not like they don't have the budget, but all the "good" animators are already fully booked with other anime.

For the exact same reason CG mecha and dance scenes are common. It's not that CG is cheaper, it's that you can't find enough "good" 2D animators who have time.

>>780272

Look, I'm jealous of their high-trust Mannerbund as well but you really need to calm down. Put that anxious energy into forming one of your own instead of angryposting. You'd be surprised how easy it is to gain a favorable reputation with a small store.

>just gets free shit all day, and then someone returns her wallet anyway?

Did you forget the part where she helps the restaurateurs with their recipes? It's a mutual environment of friendship and gift-giving. Plus they know Mikochi is a frequent customer, so it is wise to gift her things as a loss leader.

>And then she gets a giant feast for free?

The labor of cooking was compensated by the volume of free food the cafe owner received.

>What the fuck man, she didn't even learn any valuable life lessons from it!

There's a fair amount of life lessons here that went over your head.

>>776849

It really reminds me of the Redwall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall

books except much more comfy.

Hated it. They couldn't translate the feeling, tone, and worldbuilding of the manga very well, and that essentially ruins it since that's all the manga has going for it. Awful first episode.

>>780644

I think the music feels wrong in some scenes. I kind of agree with you, in that it doesn't capture the feeling of the manga, probably because the pace is a lot faster or feels a lot faster.

>>780535

The Redwall series was super well-written and really sent me to a deep-lore, atavistic comfy kind of place fucking ~18 years ago, holy shit. But while that would never truly work in visual format (I don't know if you saw the sad attempts at making a TV show based on one of the books), this is a very simple comfy that should be easy on the eyes...

So the color palette is nice, but like >>780351 said, the camera pans are throwing me off.

>>780512

Ah, don't worry about it anon. I wrote that more as a joke post instead of writing something like "This show isn't really for me so I'm dropping it."

I'll stop shitting up your comfy thread now.

This show is making me want to eat vegan food only.

>>781248

They eat fish though.

>>781324

Fish don't count. They are ugly.

>>781333

Rude.

I hope they slow things down and fix some of the technical work in latdr episodes.

It's an ok attempt with comfy moments, but is not as good as the manga.

>>781375

mods Blu-ray release will fix it... maybe.

I've heard good things about the manga but so far this looks really unimpressive. I think the biggest problem is the two main characters are too "competent" for lack of a better world. When dealing with a fantasy setting you need someone to act as the fish out of water that the audience can connect with and experience the world through their outsider perspective, but here we seem to have 2 characters who are well acquainted with how the world works and are doing pretty mundane things. That in itself wouldn't be that bad but it seems like the whole gimmick of the setting is wasted because these tiny characters hardly ever do tiny things. Aside from some characters being animals or insects and them eating an oversized peanut, they basically live in a scaled down normal world. I was incredibly disappointed when I saw they live in such a normal house with normal furniture, normal clothing and normal tools. It makes sense because realistically just being a scaled down human would mean you'd live in a scaled down human world, but I'm not watching anime to see the boring normal world.

It's not that interesting to watch someone else do their chores, especially when they're not particularly relatable. Considering we had Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou just last season, the inevitable comparison I have to draw between it and this also makes this show look really bad.

>>782411

Not all stories are simply about obtaining competence or struggling against unfair odds in alien and abnormal worlds. I think you've been watching a little too much western shit, because your expectations are all over the place and none of them line up with the very overt notion that this series is just about enjoying the simpler aspects of life and friendship.

>>782471

Easy with those assumptions there. I understand what they're trying to do, I'm saying they did a bad job of it. Whatever your story's about, it needs to be engaging in some way, weather that be through relatable and likable characters, an interesting world, mystery or drama, humor, even something more basic like having a unique and appealing style. This show has none of that. It's just watching normal people do boring everyday things, and that's not fun.

>>782490

I don't think you get the idea of slice of life. Slice of life doesn't just mean people doing dull things. It still has to have some kind of substance to make it worth watching, even if all that substance is all the characters are cute girls.

>>782497

The atmosphere can be the hook but this show doesn't fucking have it. It's completely flat and dull and doesn't make me want to keep watching because I don't feel anything for these characters and their dull world.

>>782504

I must say you've been putting out some great arguments and really shutting me down. I admit that you're clearly you're the more intelligent one and I'm missing something. There's no disputing being called retarded after all.

>>782484

The series does have likable characters, an interesting world, and humor. There's even an extended arc with a bit of drama and action. You watched one episode and jumped to conclusions.

>>783213

I don't know, it was better than the first episode, but it just feels like the director has no idea what he's doing or how to deal with a slice of life, and the timing on everything is just off. Some things have long, unnecessary pauses, meanwhile other things they breeze through. Master also has this weird voice quirk where he mumbles random parts of his lines.

>>783296

That was supposed to be a female voice? I didn't remember if Master was a woman

>>783424

The rather famous voice actress for Master has played a lot of male roles (notably Shinji), although she's played a wide variety of characters throughout her life. It's a rather androgynous voice she's using here.

http://myanimelist.net/people/287/Megumi_Ogata

I liked the coffee part.

>>783468

There was only one uncomfy part in the whole manga and it was over after two chapters and everybody went home happy.

>>783469

That's the joke.

>>783469

Good fucking spoiler, my man.

This anime is such a disappointment.

>>783468

Don't spoil the fun.

>>783475

Yeah, the scenes are a mess, what's with this manga paneling in anime. it just breaks the atmosphere, how the scenes are handled makes it feel so rushed. The animation is low quality and it kind of pisses me of how they used the ending theme on the 2nd chapter, that's the only song they have that actually has rythm and they used it already. It feels really lazy.

>>780506

I wouldn't mind the CG if at least their storyboard wasn't so shitty, it's like they're trying to recreate the manga paneling to the point it ruins everything and makes it obvious how crappy their CG is. HtM is full of stillshots, they could have just done a better job with 2D'ing them, instead you stare at a shitty CG face with crappy borders for a around 10 seconds and that doesn't do the show any good. the best example being Conju(the blond singer) with her not even having clear lines and looking half-assed thanks to it.

Not sure whether to continue watching. The manga is clearly superior.

What's the usual number of episodes that are fine to watch before dropping?

>>783601

Just this once, I will spoonfeed you. Never ask again, you should know this already.

3.

>>783468

>Suffering

I've had season after season of suffering. The moe gap is nice for a while, but I think I'll sit this one out and just watch my backlogged shit like Guru guru this season. I need a break from suffering.

Well, still liked this episode, and nothing stuck out to me as being removed or altered. Pacing seems about right too, especially since we're still in early chapters that had really tight paneling which lent them an overall tight pace. The issue with that though is that, while the panels were tight they still tried to have detailed backgrounds, which lent the paneling a nice sense of atmosphere and space in spite of the tightness. The anime equivalent would be to keep the pace but to have some nice backgrounds back it up, instead we have the screen paneling which results in scenes feeling really constrained. Also, using an unaltered version of the ED for the 1st part was kind of lame, and it would've been better if they'd made an acoustic duet version for that part instead. They also didn't have an underlying arc this time, instead they had an underlying theme of things coming back to life.

Since I was right about Ch.2, I'm going to assume that we'll have Sen fixing the house and Konju visiting Mikochi for ep.3 at least. Then if it's a 3 parter they'll either give us a break from Sen and Konju with something else, or continue with them and give us the skeleton fish submarine.

>>783468

I'm surprised they didn't change the title after that chapter

>>783648

Anon, that's the manga version of the first episode of the animu. both mc were scared shitless of the giant bird. just saiyan.

>>783601

The rule is 3 episodes. If you don't like a series after 3 episodes, it's probably not worth watching.

>>784085

Wrong. That is from a later chapter. The first chapter and its adaptation were more or less identical.

Has this become good again after the lackluster second episode?

>>785962

I really want to get into glassmaking now. Is that feasible for an amateur? I know you can buy pieces and melt them into little crafts but I want to make it from scratch.

>>786025

>all this wooden shit everywhere

>one thing has glass

>"I really want to get into glassmaking now"

Check youtube, every possible kind of /diy/ shit is on there. Making it entirely from scratch probably won't have great results though, a whole lot of purifying and additives go into making modern clear glass.

>>785996

I want to cum in Mikochi's laboratory

Maybe it was because I went back and reread the manga earlier, but the third episode was disappointing. The timing just felt off on a lot of scenes, not at all like I imagined it when reading. They also made some weird changes like removing the gag with Mikochi offering to help with rebuilding the house.

Also, the horriblesubs subs are really bad and I can't find any others. Several scenes don't make any sense because they don't seem to have understood what's being said. They should just have used the scanlation translation which is far more coherent.

>>786588

If someone's got a better sub team than HorribleSubs, I'll gladly switch over. That sweet 1080p resolution is so nice, but I'd rather understand the show than rewards some shitters for being shitters just because they have higher resolution.

>>786777

It's sad that such a beautiful anime doesn't get a proper fansubbing team working on it. I'd love me some Underwater tag. But all Daiz does these days is kill anime and rotate some virgins' velocidensity without taking responsibility.

>>783468

You mean like how the animenewfriends thought Made in Abyss would be a lighthearted show about children going exploring? Mitty is best blob

>>786611

I wouldn't mind if they used them for transitions, but they do seem like they're used for no good reason most of the time.

>HorribleSubs is the only fansub doing this

You're joking right? I'm seeing at least 3 different fansubs on nyaa. Is there a particular one any anons recommend?

>>776849

I've finally started wachting it. I do enjoy how the art and colors catch the feel of the manga but what's with all the splitscreen? I can't get comfy when every scene reminds me of some remix from nicovideo.

>>789919

>HorribleSubs

>fansub

>>789961

I take everthing back. Episode 1 didn't really feel right but episode 2-4 were pure comfy.

>>789986

>pure comfy

Their house exploded. And Hakumei almost fell to her tiny little death in the windmill.

It's certainly overall been quite comfy, but it's certainly not pure comfy.

Also the giant living skeletons are not comfy.

>>790069

Skeletons are always spooky.

>>790061

>It's certainly overall been quite comfy, but it's certainly not pure comfy.

I guess that's true. I didn't mean "every single second is complete comfort" but rather all three episodes give me a comfy feeling". The moments you mention are a nice contrast that make me appreciate the warm feeling even more.

>skeletons

They are both spooky and comfy, just like some nice halloween decoration.

Also, I did read the manga already. I just wanted to say that those episodes are so much better at capturing the manga's feel.

Now it's finally starting to be on par with how it should've been from the beginning. Either that or I just got used to the stupid picture-in-picture shit.

>>792349

>Either that or I just got used to the stupid picture-in-picture shit.

I guess it's the later. I distracted me during the first episode but I've been enjoying myself eversince.

I hope the next episode takes place in that slum full of criminals and artists.

>>792349

Yeah. Maybe it's just cause this episode is on my favourite chapter, but it seems to keep getting slightly better each time. Shame that so few people are watching it.

>>792349

Well, is being used less and less and at least it was used properly when they were making the fuel.

>Either that or I just got used to the stupid picture-in-picture shit.

Maybe a mix of both.

>>792538

>bad ending

>drama

>dragged out

That's not how I remembert it at all. I kinda enjoyed seeing all those weirdos and even if you hate it, I doubt it will be more that one episode. Either way, I'm sure both that part and the hairdresser will show up during the anime.

I also hope we'll get the the "shopping with Iwashi" and the travel chapter.

These past few seasons had at least one series in which I love the OST. First MiA, then HnK, now this. I just can't get enough of that opening. The song and that slideshow are stuck in my head.

>MTB-Pass still hasn't released subs

>only option is HorribleSubs

Guess I'm still waiting.

>>792538

erai-raws is just a CR rip, which is why the subs are the same as Horribesubs.

>>792792

>both groups are just CR rips

Why are there even two groups then? Is there at least a difference in quality?

>>793786

Considering the file size is different, it stands to reason that there are differences in video quality. But I have not seen anyone making an in-depth comparison of the two. Which is a shame, because I'd be curious to know what exactly the difference is and why erai-raws exists.

>>793789

Erai-raws sometimes offer more sub options than HS.

So if you ever feel the need to have portuguese subs, then ER is the way to go.

>>793798

>extra subs

Couldn't ER just offer her ass to the public? I'd rather not deal with all this unnecessary baggage.

>>792538

>I tried erai-raws instead of horriblesubs this time, but didn't see much improvement. The type setting was still off and some lines were gibberish. I'm not even sure that this isn't just horriblesub's sub repackaged.

Erai is HS repackaged. All of the subs available so close to airing are all just crunchyroll rips. You should try MTBB-PAS which is out now.

Why are you faggots still using HS and then complaining how horrible they are? It's literally in the name. MTB-PASS subs appear fine.

>>794369

Because they'll take whatever's out first.

>>794369

Read the thread. People were looking for alternatives to HS, but no one gave us anything, so we've been occasionally bitching about their awful quality.

>>795554

The babaa voice suited her better than I thought it would.

I'm still not convinced that Hakumei is female.

I'm going to have to see her big, hairy, lumberjack vagina.

>>795554

I like discount Nanachi.

>>794369

None of the others were on nyaa.pantsu.

>>795816

have you checked nyaa.si?

>>795911

As much as I hate the cartel, pantsu really turned out to be subpar.

Disappointing.

>>795554

Has anyone tried that limoncello stuff? Is it any good?

>>795924

Jesus I didn't realize it was that bad.

>>796105

No. It sounds too sweet for my taste but looking it up, it doesn't seem too hard. If you have 95% alc liquor at hand. Translated from wikipedia:

>Wash and peel lemons. Make sure to only peel the yellow part.

>Soak the peel in 95% alcohol for 4-5 weeks.

>Mix it with hot sugar water and wait for another week.

>Drain it.

>Done. It is best served cold and with sweets.

>>796325

>>Wash and peel lemons. Make sure to only peel the yellow part.

Before a moron tries to follow this recipe I'll just point this out. Don't use the peel of just any lemon you bought at the supermarket. You need to buy organic lemons with edible peel.

>tfw you will never squish Koharu like the disgusting bug she is

The feels, /a/...

>>798350

Citrus fruits are normally drowned in pesticides and then waxed to protect them and make them look prettier.

Whether or not you can remove all the poisonous substances by hand is arguable. I would not take the risk.

"Organic" means that pesticides and other such practices are avoided. Organic produce will normally look less impressive, taste somewhat better and be notably more expensive. Also healthier, unless the happy merchant lied to you about it being organic.

>>798350

>>798352

>, taste somewhat better and be notably more expensive. Also healthier,

No they aren't. Multiple studies tested taste and health benefits of orangic food and no differences to normal food were found.

Organic food depending on the country doesn't allow the use of certain pesticides, and generally have less pesticide residues. In general organic fruits/vegetables have only 25% of the pesticide residues normal fruits/vegetables have, but the ammount of pesticide residues in normal fruits/vegetables is already so small that there are no health risks.

Organic is pretty much just a meme used to sell food for 3 times it's price, if you want to make limoncello just make sure that the lemons aren't waxed.

Are the waifus any good?

>>799891

>You know what you should buy? Local.

This is correct, but when local's not an option the best choice is typically going to be something organic. Not everything labeled organic will be better than everything not labeled organic, but the best stuff you find will have that label more often than not.

>>798370

>Multiple studies

Post them if you're going to do this shit. There are "multiple studies" purporting to demonstrate all kinds of blatantly false things, statements like this mean nothing if you're not providing them so people can look at the data and methodology for themselves.

>>799891

>>798370

Different anon. I don't doubt what you guys are saying but there's gotta be more to it than that. Because a lot of organic food does in fact taste much, much better. Tomatoes, blueberries, melons. They have taste, they have smell, it's like they're supposed to be. It's crazy to generalize all organic products. But I will admit that it's not all of that are like this. Organic blueberries from one store can be just as shit as regular ones, but taken from another, from a different manufacturer, they can look and taste completely different. Basically you still have to be an educated customer and know what to look for.

I can't say what the reasons are; It could be that they are non-GMO, it could be different or lack of fertilizer (which you guys haven't mentioned.) But I can say that in my experience I've found that fruit and vegetables are much tastier in Europe than in North America and the only time I've ever found anything that tastes similarly good has been from the farmer's market or the organic section. It can't be a coincidence that in the EU genetically modified products are banned and their regulations on food-grade chemicals are much stricter (no aspartame or artificial food colouring here.) This isn't about the "benefits" of organic food, it's about the drawbacks of stuffing your body with weird chemical shit that could be avoided.

I don't think it's wise to shit on everything organic just because anon had a bad experience with some dirty fucking hippies. But yeah, just because it has that organic label doesn't guarantee you're getting what you're paying for. Though you should be smart enough to discern the wheat from the chaff at least some of the time.

>>799896

>Organic blueberries from one store can be just as shit as regular ones, but taken from another, from a different manufacturer, they can look and taste completely different.

That also applies to normal food. Different brands taste differently.

Fruits & vegatables are heavily affected by the environment in which they grow up.

There are differences in organic food and non organic food , but there isn't any evidence that one type performs consistently better than the other.

> It can't be a coincidence that in the EU genetically modified products are banned

The EU has the most insane anti science hippies you find around the globe. Their parties lobbied the goverments to be anti GMO.

Organic food is a multi billion industry which relies on the public perception that organic = good, non organic = bad.

But this isn't scientifcly proven, so they need to lobby politicans and spread misinformation.

http://supportprecisionagriculture.org/nobel-laureate-gmo-letter_rjr.html is a petition of 129 Nobel laureates calling for the end of the misinformation campaign against GMOs.

>>799895

>Post them

Study analyzing nutritional data: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/90/3/680/4597089

I would heavily recommend the book: Organic Production and Food Quality by Robert Blair.

It's analyzing multiple studies, and is worth a read.

I am not going to quote the entire book, but this section from the overall conclusions:

"This review of the published findings concludes that organic and conven-

tional foods are fairly similar in terms of their nutritional quality and

freedom from harmful chemical residues. That conclusion is in agreement

with conclusions reached by many other scientists and governmental food

agencies worldwide." (page 256)

There are still sections which merit more research ( freshness), in which the current data seems to indicate that organic foods are longer fresh.

Mycotoxins & food poisening risks in organic foods is also an area in dire need of more research, at least for grains the data indicates an increased risk for some highly dangerous mycotoxins in organic food.

I'm not advocating for you to stop buying organic food, there are some taste difference which some people might prefer and other people dislike.

But organic = better is at least according to our current scientific understanding not true.

>>799922

I would highly recommend reading Nassim Taleb on GMOs.

Start with this:

http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/pp2

>Study analyzing nutritional data: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/90/3/680/4597089

This is all fine, but the claim wasn't that organic food is healthier because it contains more of certain nutrients, it was that it was healthier because it contains less poison.

>>799962

>s, it was that it was healthier because it contains less poison.

I also provided Organic Production and Food Quality by Robert Blair as a source, which analyses multiple studies and the conclusion which I quoted in >>799922 was that

>organic and conventional foods are fairly similar in terms of their nutritional quality and freedom from harmful chemical residues.

"As indicated above and in previous chapters, conventional food is just as

safe as organic food. The documented evidence indicates that risks from

pesticide and chemical residues and from microbes are broadly similar in

both types of food. Levels of some chemical and pesticide residues may be

higher in conventional foods than in organic foods but the documented

levels are so low as to be unimportant in terms of affecting human health.

Mycotoxin levels are likely to be higher in organic grains than in conven-

tional grains." (page 216)

>>799975

Yeah, I grabbed a pdf of that and will go through it. For now I'll just respond to your excerpt.

>the documented levels are so low as to be unimportant in terms of affecting human health

There's a sense in which this is probably true. I think it's quite likely that there are vanishingly few cases where you can draw a straightforward link between exposure to one specific chemical in the levels commonly found on one specific food in the United States and an easily measured negative health consequence. I don't think that a lack of that kind of smoking gun is sufficient to dismiss concerns about exposure to chemicals used in industrial farming entirely. Small doses can matter, especially when you're getting them constantly, with a variety of different chemicals, in everything you eat.

Advanced civilizations inadvertently or carelessly poisoning their people is the historical norm (lead being the most notorious example, from Roman aqueducts to lead paint and leaded gas in the twentieth century). We're probably doing that with plastics, and I'm not willing to rule out that we might be doing it with pesticides.

>>799896

>Because a lot of organic food does in fact taste much, much better

Psychosomatic effect combined with people wanting to seem better than they actually are. People think its a good thing to eat organic foods and that it makes them look healthier and smarter, so they convince themselves that something they were told was organic, non-gmo, no pesticides, etc etc etc... is actually more tasty and feels better to eat.

Now stop wasting valuable posts on this hippy bullshit.

>>800538

>So this was the gang war episode the manga readers were talking about?

Probably, yes. I was hoping they would skip this arc because it's honestly one of the least interesting ones in the series, and the ending is terribly boring and predictable. It also was horribly drawn out, taking five chapters in a series where it's rare for an arc to take more than one chapter. The characters introduced in this one just aren't very interesting.

>Did Konju grow up in Honey House?

She shows up in the photomouse's shot of her hometown in the previous episode, so it's highly unlikely.

>>800592

I think they handled it pretty well here. I can't actually remember why it was so many chapters in the manga, but whatever they cut out helped keep the pace reasonable. As a single episode it wasn't bad at all.

>>800729

That's good, I haven't seen the episode yet so I assumed they would drag it out to at least one more episode.

I love the OP.

Just finished watching the latest episode. It was a little corny. But i have to admit the truth about the drink surprised me. It tasted terrible, but people still drink it in memory of someone they admired and cared for. Something tells me that Miko's version will become the standard though.

>>798347

I think you mean

>tfw you will never squish Konju like the disgusting bug she is

>>801848

I wouldn't base that on a translation. Japanese is usually very gender ambiguous.

>>801849

Isn't Miki a female name though?

>>801969

In a fantasy setting like this, not necessarily.

>>801977

Very much so.

Nobody wants to go dye their own fabric after this episode?

Is Sen the same kind of little person as Hakumei and Mikochii? She has cat eyes, fangs, and pointy ears. Is she an elf? I believe that Hakumei and Mikochii are supposed to be Koropokkuru. Is Sen supposed to be from some Western family of little person?

Mods on cuck/a/ spent most of the day banning Hakumei to Mikochi threads one after the other- on broadcast day.

>>803087

Why were you even going there in the first place?

>>803090

To laugh, and occasionally steal something.

>>802948

They all have pointy ears, you just don't often see them because most of them have thick fluffy hair covering up their ears. Fangs are a character trait. She might be a vampire though.

>>803087

Apart from the issue of going there at all, why would they do that?

>>803107

>fangs

>only crosses water in a craft of some kind

>never outside without being almost completely covered

>necromancer

It checks out.

That episode was too cute. Actually hearing the songs left a much bigger impact that just reading about them in the manga. I'm glad we got that river song in the ED too.

Sen is just too cute. Again, seeing everything in color makes her design contrast even more with the other characters.

>>802948

Sen came to that land after Seath stole her castle and filled it with his weird sexsnakes.

Are Mikochi and Hakumei in a romantic relationship?

>>805385

Homoplatonic is as far as they go.

>>805385

I doubt it. In the episode were hakumei gets a job, the foreman asks if she has a wife and hakumei responds with "you know I'm a woman right?". If they were together, she'd probably go along with it, but she seemed taken aback.

>>805451

Takunomi has enough alcohol to have both of these well covered.

>>805517

>Takunomi has enough alcohol

No, it doesn't. They water everything down with soda water. Those girls are some massive lightweights.

>>805524

They really are.

You'd think someone drinking every free evening could take a bit of liqueur, but they get tipsy from the first glass.

>>805517

But that's a giant commercial for real booze. I'm talking fictional only.

>>805681

Building up a resistance to booze isn't a good thing, anyways. Being a lightweight means you get to enjoy the best parts of booze without overdoing it, while having high tolerance doesn't mean you are more resistant to the physiological effects of booze, you do still get intoxicated, just that you don't feel it as much, putting you at higher risk for alcohol poisoning and making it more likely that you'll develop alcoholic habits.

>>805707

That's the thing- I don't get sloppy drunk until I'm on the verge of alcohol poisoning after getting a good buzz going.

>>806177

Hopefully soon. Hell, I'm still waiting for Shinymoumaru too.

>>799891

Agronomist here, you are absolutely fucking correct.

Organic is an unholy alliance between jews, burned out hippies, middle-age upper-middle-class liberal white women who need to feel like a hero, and a farmer that frankly doesn't give a fuck about any of that shit beyond his bottom line.

When people buy organic, they believe that they are getting the following

-Reduced/no pesticides

-Improved nutrient content

-Better for the environment

Number 1 and 2 can sometimes be true, but usually aren't unless you are buying from a true believer. Unless you have the pesticide use report and tissue samples in front of you, you are believing in fucking magic. My biggest concern though isn't actually the pesticides, it's the shit ton of surfactants that goes in nearly every tank in a desperate attempt to actually make the pesticides work. Surfactants are multipliers, and cause a well studied chemical to behave in a completely unstudied manner. If you want reduced pesticides, find a local vegetable grower that's willing to tell you exactly what was sprayed and when. By the way, you should really stop using the detergents found in your shampoo, laundry liquids and dish soap. Seriously.

Number 3 of course is outright false of course. Organic is inefficient, and requires much more land vs yield.

On another note, Grass Fed is mostly a meme which should be called "Grass finished" instead, since cows MUST spend their time developing while eating grass and moving about (or they become malformed and won't put on weight). It does actually provide a better balance of omega 3's vs omega 6's so I'd go for it, especially with things like butter or ghee. What's funny is the difference in taste is actually what you'd call "Gaminess" in hunted animals. I don't mind it, but it's funny as hell to hear people gush over the taste difference which has historically been considered a detriment.

By the way, if any of you are concerned about pesticides, don't smoke weed. Barely anything is registered for application on that crop, so growers secretly hose it down with anything they think they can get away with because it gets mites something awful. States that have legalized it are starting to crack down with better pesticide residue testing.

>>806344

Now that I've got some decent income flowing, I'm looking to start collecting again, and it drives me nuts that I can't find any decent merch for this series.

>>806402

> buy organic

I'd rather people just buy land, grow produce, and raise animals themselves. There will not be any questions about pesticides then and nutrient content is still up for debate unless they are autism enough to test.

The train this episode was adorable. Coal fired steam engines were so great at least as long as you didn't inhale the soot. When you realize everyone is tiny in this story, it suddenly feels possible to build a detailed trainset and scene with 1:1 inchling figures.

>>807024

Inchlings are around 9cm tall, which makes them just a bit smaller than the average Nendoroid figure. Even at that size, the mechanical energy required to move a to-scale train would be drastically less for something like a steam engine. These things tend to grow exponentially in terms of required power, so it's even more amusing to think that an Inchling sized train could probably run for weeks on a single palm-sized chunk of coal.

>>807024

It would've been cooler if they used something that that would only work on their scale, like those old alcohol-burning steam engine toys or even a Carnot engine they pour hot water into at the station. Gotta really make the most of the tiny little life.

>>807024

I was expecting them to get a bit more creative with the wagons; in the first shots it looked like the locomotive was sized for the larger animals instead of the inchlings and I thought there would be double-decker wagons for inchlings and large single deck ones for the big animals; but apparently not.

>>806508

Where I am it is not a question of pesticides but that of the horde of rabbits that can and will eat everything I grow.

>>807083

The larger animals probably use a more heavy duty train that is double height and double engine.

>>807034

>You will never kidnap inchlings and make them live in your backyard garden with squirrels, cats, and other critters.

>You will never lightly grind charcoal bricks and scatter it under tiny hills for them to mine and use

There is now a wound somewhere I had no idea I could be wounded.

>>807108

Traveled by train to get 2 states over, once.. Our arrival was delayed by 6 hours.Thought it was going to be comfy. Ended up being kind of awful. It was like being on a bumpier, shittier airplane. Anime always romanticizes trains, but I can't blame them, since they usually depict them in an old world style, where they were kind of roomy and had different carts to visit.

>>807141

>stealing inchlings

You are not a friend of the forest.

but seriously, I'd kill for an Animal Cross/Harvest Moon style game about living a comfy little life in the woods.

>>807171

Taking the train once in California was nice. I forget we have it due to limited stops. Car I was on ended up just being my group, and 1 or 2 cars down sold snacks, albeit overpriced. It's never full so it doesn't feel cramped

>>807172

>It's never full

I take it you didn't ride the Pacific Surfliner. That one's a nightmare if you're unfortunate enough to book during peak travel days. Love to ride a train filled past capacity where there's no assigned seating.

>>807108

This whole episode was basically riding the shinkansen but its the inchling steam engine version. If you ever get the chance to go to Japan, ride it because it's one of the best things about being over there.

>>807375

>Pacific Surfliner

I rode it once for a weekend trip and had a similar not-full train experience. It wasn't during the summer or any holiday, so that could be why it wasn't full. this was between Anaheim-San Diego if that makes a difference I've never seen a full train outside of busy cities like San Francisco or Chicago. I never even knew AmTrak trains actually fill up considering I rarely hear about people taking them.

Have the Japs released an extended version of the ending song? It's so simple and yet so fun to listen to, like those campfire songs you used to listen to while out innawoods with friends as a kid.

>>807729

The main problem with that would be word getting out and attracting every normalfag on the continent to see the silly "anime town." There would need to be a good system to keep tourists out of the area.

>>807733

Put it out at sea. We can get dirt on floating recycled plastic platforms and even small trees after the foundation and underlayer of microbes/plants settle in. Sea water is surprisingly good for certain freshwater plants if they have a large enough protective layer of dirt/rocks/roots inbetween. Make entrance be by application only and make every anon have to learn basic Japanese within two years of joining the community.

>>807733

The main problem is getting money to do anything whatsoever because imageboard dwellers are usually poor and often underage to boot, while a large-scale project like this is extremely expensive even for the most ghetto /diy/ solutions

>>807171

You have to find one of those scenic excursion railroads, especially if they still operate steam locomotives. Their entire business model is based around being as comfy as possible at the expense of other uncomfy things like speed and efficiency, it's nothing like commercial transportation. I know there's many of them here in PA, it's train central here. One of these days I'll get move out closer to the one in Dutch Country.

>>807746

It's really not that expensive though. I think some old man did it in Mexico for like $6,000 in construction materials. It's just being autistic enough to drop work, life, family, and anime (temporarily) to work on making your dreams reality.

>>807729

I'd like to make a cafe to recreate all the food and drinks from the show.

I just came back from a trip to the countryside. The fucking ED played in my mind when the villagers worked together to clean up the leftovers, utensils and other party stuff after a gathering. The house I stayed in for the night was beside the farm and I slept by the porch. Comfy.

>>808027

That sounds comfy as fuck.

>>809371

I burst out laughing on that line. I screen capped it too.

By the way. Anyone know what's up with MTBB-PAS? I've been using their subs ever since I experienced first hand just how amateur and awful HorribleSubs was for this show. Problem is Post-Apoc hasn't done any episodes since 10.

>>809518

HorribleSubs interferes with my ability to properly gain satisfaction from watching, because their translators are fucking retards.

>>809518

The only non-pleb move is to watch the raws.

>>809518

I'd rather start learning Nip again

>>804823

That second pic is a total mistranslation by Sentai. Wakanim had "I've got to hand it to her. Putting up with you this whole time," and the scanlation had "It's pretty amazing that she managed to last this long living with you." Obviously those both fit much better with Mikochi's angry reaction. Yet another reason why watching this show in HorribleSubs/Sentai/HIDIVE is a sin.

>>811817

I love how edgy that inchling is.

Fucking saved/10