Manni

^ Doesn't know I have psychic powers apparently. < Doesn't actually have any. V Wonders why I talk about a show about people transforming with the power of fruit.

Hello Metallica man, how have you been? Welcome back.

Take you out on the town to eat food and have party.

Would ask if you somehow invented teleportation technology.

^ Sorry, nope. < Wonders if no one posts in the Gadgets and Geeks Threads. It's getting lonely there. V Won't bother to go have a look AND make a reply.

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Now for something slightly different... In an unnamed city... On a planet much like Earth In a galaxy far away, though not as far away as Star Wars. Stuck in future-past that one was. Where was I again? Oh yes! Now... War was coming... A inter and intra species war... Between humans and humans...and monsters. Yet, not everything is black and white And not all is as it seems. For those who fight to win the forbidden fruit, Who can say who wins or loses... When battle itself is meaningless? A rather nondescript Asian male of average height and average build, who would not draw anyone's eye in the crowd, was experiencing a weird dream. They found themselves staring at four fruit bowls, seemingly made from pure white crystal. Etched on these bowls were intricate though random patterns. To the male, the lines etched into the fruit bowl looked like the vines of a plant. The man found that he could not turn his head from side to side nor see anything else other than the fruit bowls. Everything else was white background, as if nothing else existed. For all he knew, he and the fruit bowls were just floating there in mid-air. What the hell was this?! However, he soon found that he could move forward and so he moved towards the fruit bowls, seeing that nothing else was there. As he got closer to the bowls, he saw that all but one were empty. Was this some kind of a joke? What on earth was this? And why was he dreaming of fruit bowls floating in the middle of nowhere? Just because he had an art project to do that involved still life pictures could not explain this. As he wondered what on earth any of this meant, he heard a voice come from nowhere. A feminine one that seemed to come reverberate from places unknown. [Know this, young man. Your world is doomed to a fate worse than death, to be assimilated by 'evil' without reason or purpose if no action is taken. Take the fruit, young man. It will be the only thing standing between you and death.] The young Asian man continued to wonder what on earth was going on as he looked at the only fruit bowl with something in it. There was only one fruit left in the bowl, a solitary orange. Was this person, if there was a person talking to him, on crack? Perhaps he had too much of his local juice bar's juice? While that juice was certainly healthy and delicious, he had not heard causing this sort of thing. Perhaps he should see a psychologist? [Whether you believe me or not is irrelevant. Your choices and actions from this point on will determine the future, be in salvation or ruin.] Next word is: Fate.

Wish granted with a number of provisos of my choosing. First, each time you sneeze a Universe out, everything inside it is destroyed instantly as you sneeze into a tissue/handkerchief. Each time you destroy a Universe, your karmic score in this universe goes down and given that you have a cold, it will only be a matter of time before Providence will strike you down. Wish: I wish for a lovely and pretty elven woman to love me and cherish me forever. OOC: Dragon-man should have wished for an Oppo! The Audiophile Blu-ray Player with everything!

I don't think that's so much the issue than at least some of the people we get just want to cybe and they don't really care about all the work that's been done.

Ahh, so you rip from youtube. Hmm...I can't vouch for the quality of youtube rips but if that's the only way you can get anime...

Crunchyroll doesn't work on mobile? I did not know that. How are you getting anime on your mobile anyway?

Hello there new member, I have to tell you now that the link to put in your post will be removed as it is against the TOS which you read and signed on your way here. I don't mean to be mean but it is part of my assignment to watch for these things.

I think you can find it on Crunchy Roll. Contact me via EcchiText for more info.

If you like the whole 'stuck in an MMO' thing, check out Log Horizon.

Hello again, I'm guessing you've been busy? Welcome back.

A picture of the character is not necessary but if you really want to add one, you may go ahead. Profile creation is what you need to do if you're going to RP in the different forums. Here's the link to the RP Guide if you need any help formatting a Character ID for the other RPs on this board - http://www.ecchidreams.com/topic/33-ecchidreams-roleplaying-guide/

Introduction to Kamen Rider Kamen Rider is a Japanese tokusatsu-style television show, part of a long-running franchise. So far, there have been 24 separate series of seasons of the Kamen Rider franchise. The 24 seasons are usually split between two eras, with a 10 year gap in between, where there was no Kamen Rider being made. The first era was known as the Showa era starting with the original Kamen Rider in the 1971 and ending with Kamen Rider Black RX in 1990. The Heisei era Kamen Riders start with Kamen Rider Kuuga in 2000 and have continued onto this day. Kamen Rider can be called a live-action superhero show, with elaborate and sometimes bizarre costumes for both the titular Kamen Rider/s and the various monsters/kaijin. Like Western superhero shows, the story focuses on the exploits, adventures, misadventures (sometimes) and all around crazy occurrences in the life of the titular Kamen Rider. Unlike Western superheroes though, the source of power has not changed very much since the show's genesis. Most Kamen Riders, assuming no crazy-level cybernetic enhancements/modifications (like some of the earlier Showa Riders) or mad mutation (in the case of Shin), derive their power from their Henshin Devices, otherwise known as Drivers. The Drivers can come in varying forms but are almost always look like belts worn around the waist. While the way they obtain the Henshin Device changes from season to season, what doesn't change is that once they possess it, the lives of the characters change forever. What often happens in Kamen Rider is that the protagonist/s (Kamen Riders) are often pitted against invading monsters from another dimension and/or shady organisations with unknown objectives. While each season varies the formula to varying degrees, the basic form still stands. Being part of such a long franchise with its brand recognition, one would expect the shows creators and producers to run out of ideas. And in some ways, the franchise has at least started to lose its 'freshness'. Depending on who you would ask, you would get a myriad of responses on the question of 'where did Heisei era Kamen Rider start recycling tropes?" It is my personal opinion (and it is just that, an opinion) that Kamen Rider Den-O (started in 2007) at least started a few tropes that got repeated over and over again, despite changes in directors and writers. The first of the two most recognisable tropes in Heisei era Kamen Rider are its tendency to use the well-known formula known as Monster of the Week to act as the focal point of an episode, especially if there is no progress in the overall plot. While not necessarily bad in itself, the over-usage of the trope gets rather boring after some time, especially if there's nothing that advances the overal plot or even sub-plots. The second of the recognisable tropes in Kamen Rider is the what's known as the two-episode arc, where a story-arc gets introduced and completed in two episodes. While not a problem in itself, it is usually tied in with the Monster-of-the week formula. It shows a lack of imagination to stretch a battle over multiple episodes with no plot advance of any sort. The usage of Monster-of the-week in combination with the two-episode arc also lowers the opportunity for character and world building, as most of the attention would be used up with battle details. Kamen Rider Wizard (started in 2012) is probably one of the worst culprits of the entire series of using these two tropes in conjunction. Given that this series is targeted at kids, one would not expect much darkness in the story telling. However, that is not quite the case in most Kamen Riders. In fact, the earlier Heisei era Kamen Rider could do dark themes relatively well and had permanent character death, if the plot asked for it. However, from Den-O onwards, the series took a more light-hearted tone. Despite one exception being Kamen Rider W (started in 2009), the newer Heisei era shows tended to be more light-hearted and often shied away from more serious and darker themes and plot lines. While there were moments in earlier Kamen Rider (including the overly dramatic and old-school Showa era) that did light-hearted and almost slap-stick moments, these kind of moments got more and more common while some of the themes explored got toned down. Another thing that should be noted is that, since this is targeted at kids, one would expect there to be commercial tie-ins and...marketing. And one would be quite justified to say that about Kamen Rider. A lot of money is made from the merchandise that the show produces. Given that Bandai is a major sponsor and funder of the franchise, one could easily see much money could be made by advertising and making toys for this. In fact, Showa era and early Heisei era (Kuuga and Agito) did not have as many 'toys' and gimmics than the modern Heisei Riders do. In fact, the amount of Henshin gimmicks and accessories seemed to explode in the Heisei era. An extreme example of this would Kamen Rider OOO (started in 2010), who had toys a plenty.

Okay peoples, this is the thread I'm going to put all the discussion and my reviews of all things tokusatsu/special effects drama shows on TV. While I'll be mainly discussing things that appear on Japanese TV, if you can point to other countries' content, I will be happy to have a look. Tokusatsu covers TV shows and movies that are live action that use considerable CG and special effects.

Now is the time to release your life force IN BED

Hello there, Serlina. Long time no see! Hope things look up for you in the future.

Apocalypto was killed by a HUGE watermelon falling on top of him, with the announcer saying "ODAMA~! Big Bang!"

Hello and welcome to the site! Hope you enjoy your time here and stay a while.

"Why not believe in them? Even if there is no god or judge nor good or evil, there are heroes...in bed."

Apocalypto was assassinated by some MMO Player with a silly name for stealing his avatar.

Tripp, I don't think studies into the effect, if any, of long time exposure to lolicon or shotacon would be possible as such experiments would fall foul of the spirit of the Helsinki Declaration and wouldn't past muster of any medical ethics panel. There would be too many practical difficulties for one, such as getting consistent exposure to the material and monitoring such exposure but also methodological issues such as ruling out other factors and what is even to be measured. Regardless of whether a positive or negative result was obtained from studies, if such a thing could even be done, I doubt people would change their minds. This is one of those arguments that don't rely on evidence but is about principle and argument. Anyway, I think the main reason governments have legislated such things is due to people forgetting that the main function of government is to allow and enable ALL citizens to live out their conception of the good [how they wish to live] and NOT to enforce one's private morality, no matter how widely shared it is. After all, feelings of disgust and offence cannot be construed as harm as the impact of such things cannot be proven or measured. As the major justification for legislation is that it is meant to be prevent harm and that no harm can be said to come of drawn pornography...