Protoman Version 2.5

I had been considering this idea for a while, ever since the last anime mafia actually. I know a couple of Mafias are still running right now but figured if nothing else, it couldn't hurt to put up the sign up sheet. So, fans of the show and/or anime rejoice, and to those unaware with it, it shouldn't be too bad to pick up on after reading that lil' intro & your role PMs. If there are any more troubles, there's always wikipedia too ().

The Rules of the Game

1.) This is, for now, a 20-person Mafia game.

2.) If more sign ups occur, more slots will be opened. No more than 30 players altogether though.

3.) Gimmick posting is encouraged to spice things up a bit.

4.) All other standard Mafia rules apply.

And, here we go...

Player 1.) Pleatherface

Player 2.) Ruki

Player 3.) Josh-oo-wuh

Player 4.) Huss Delgado

Player 5.) --Ace Andrews--

Player 6.) Essa

Player 7.) TheRossWalker

Player 8.) Kryptonite3d

Player 9.) DMN

Player 10.) Slogger9

Player 11.) Pesci

Player 12.) GoGo Yubari

Player 13.) Split Second

Player 14.) Neji Pwns

Player 15.) LittleDaniel

Player 16.) The General

Player 17.) justblaze09

Player 18.) Alaki

Player 19.) Evafreak

Player 20.) C-MIL

Additional Slots (If needed)

Player 21.) FD

Player 22.) JOSHG

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Yeah, they're a catchy lil' band that is kinda like Gir (or, most of the more dumb humor in Invader Zim/JtHM/Ect) if made into a band. But they are far from the greatest thing to ever grace the Earth. As well as I think they are starting to suffer from the over hype machine. Which tells me there will be a backlash machine in a matter of a year, tops.

And, I always saw Jimmy getting love as the same reason most ass holes in all medias get love.

In.

EDITED NOTE: Double post. Stupid work comp.

Sure, I'll give it a go.

Why is it that the mentor/student relationship is always awkward and slightly uncomfortable in anime? I was channel surfing last night and caught Bleach - Yoruichi with some Soi.. something.. girl - and the Soi chick kept babbling on about how much she would have followed Yoruichi anywhere and idolized her and it was just.. very awkward. Bizarre. Bleach isn't the only one to do it, though, because it seems like in a fair bit of anime you wind up with that mentor/student relationship that seems to be borderlining on lesbian. It's just bizarre that they apparently can't get the "mentor/student" relationship down just right. >_>

Well...I can't speak for all animes but in that case Cloudy it is because...they are yuri/lesbians. It's a lot more obvious that is what they are going for in the Japanese version from what I've seen.

Edited Note: Least on Soi's half of the relationship, they kinda leave it more up in the air on Yoruichi's half.

I'll echo the Dark Knight Returns. I think DC & Frank Miller fanboys would have a collective orgasm over it (well...if done right).

Oh, and the commentary tracks on all of his flicks' DVDs...pretty friggin' ace. They can be quoted nearly as easily as the movies themselves and are about as funny.

Ah, Kevin Smith...He's a odd topic for me. There are at least some aspects of his movies that I really adore and for the most part, I love each of them. The only ones I'd say I was slightly in the middle about and/or neutral over was Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back & Jersey Girl. Though that might be because in the case of J&SBSB, it felt like a giant "Hey! Let's throw in as many cameos from my previous movies as we can!" and left me feeling let down at the time when it was going to be the "last" Jay & Silent Bob related movie.

That said, J&SBSB might also be the case of the ever revolving door on my tastes when it comes to his movies. Some days I'll prefer Clerks or Chasing Amy (where the duo have limited roles, especially in the latter), other days it'll be Mallrats or Dogma or Clerks II(where the duo are more apart of the main cast, in my opinion). Each of them have their own quirks to them and messages/views, some of them are a little more clear than other ones (like, Chasing Amy's message is far more clear than Clerks' to me). Plus, Dogma aside all of them involve the hopeless romantic loser, and I've been there, done that (thus can relate to it).

Jersey Girl on the other hand, I had wanted to see at the movies but it never got any where near me. By the time it was out on video, every one had already condemned it as a piece of crap. Granted, his other movies have been bashed about just as hard but never by his own fanbase. Eventually I saw it and went "This? This is the thing that people threw their arms up over?" and shrugged, and moved on.

But I'm well aware of the limits Kevin Smith has too, and realize he's not the be all, end all of directors despite my own liking of him. And, can see why some people don't like him, especially with his strong views & at times harsh (albeit witty) lines in his movies. Not to mention that much like video games, we are moving more & more towards a society that bases their enjoyment of a flick on the visuals rather than the plot. So, for those folks (that want C.G.I. up the yin yang, too many huge explosions to count, dramatic and innovative sweeping massive camera angles, ect)...Kevin Smith films aren't for them.

1.) Nightcrawler

2.) Beast

3.) Spider-Man

4.) Wolverine

5.) Iron Man

I've done that for years too, Ruki. Oddly enough it does seem to do the trick as I burn through anime the quickest when I watch it that way.

Well...if the person is Yusuke or Gokou or ....ect, ect, ect, ect. Then yeah, you kinda do actually.

If you mean Shinji by "the kid"...then yeah, you got the real dub more than likely. As his voice is annoying as all sin in it.

Pretty much "Lonely Road of Faith" (I BELIEVE that's the one, might've been "Only God Knows Why" or one of his other slower songs...) by Kid Rock is "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd note for note with different lyrics (and a rap interlude) slapped on.

While I don't care for them, I have to at least give Breaking Benjamin's lead singer props for having been with Becky Bayless.

Though yeah, Seether's the only one out of that lot I listen to. None the less, glad you enjoyed the concert.

Excel Saga? Pfft, FLCL & Poemi were better.

Like many music fans, I go through "phases" in what I get the itch to listen to. Right now it seems like I'm really into listening to female singers & female rappers for one reason or another. Because of that it made me think of this topic, what are some of your favorites of the opposite gender (or, same if you are one of the few on EWB that is female)? Any certain songs or albums by them that mean some thing to you, ect?

Good, Gambit and Deadpool. Now I just need Jubilee to show up somewhere, and I'll be happy.

It was a novel first, actually.

Aye, then again one could say the main selling point is the moral of the story.

"Do.Not.Fuck.With.Puppies."

And, really, who doesn't like a good gore-filled rampages by naked chicks in helmets in the morning? Cleans out the bowel system well I've found.

I'll echo GoGo's love for the Pillows, first time I heard them was years back when at a Con I stumbled upon a anime that had just come out in Japan called "Furi Curi", and as they say, the rest is history. Whenever I pop in one of their tunes images of that show instantly flood back into my mind, and I honestly think they are as much apart of it as any thing else in it. Admittedly, that resulted in a strange moment when I tried to read the manga form of FLCL. But yeah, the Pillows are epic.

X is another good one, Rusty Nail I especially have a soft spot for, and there's a bunch more I could ramble off but most have already said them.

Deep Space Nine was better.

Well, pretty much every body and their brother called it, the second one will more than likely be via the other guy on the bridge's P.O.V. Hopefully they give us some thing new with this one, I'm guessing one of the characters manages to survive with the camera (possibly via the army's help) & runs into whatsherface (the one that survived from the first) to further tie it all in. Since as Mikel said, rarely JJ do any thing without a purpose in mind when he charts it out. With that in mind there is probably more than just a "she was the lucky survivor role" mentalty working behind it when it was written.

Like many others I loved the movie, it really was some thing special and that's why I feel so conflicted with more installments. On the one hand, like most good pieces of work it has left me wanting more and on the other, I don't want my enjoyment of it to be tainted by shitty sequels. Guess I'll just have to have faith in their ability to not screw it up for the time being.

Though that other movie sounds absolutely blah.

I am so there. And now I really really really wanna watch those old cartoons again.