[Happeh]

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Issue #49
There are only two kinds of rock guitarists: Jeff Beck and everyone else.
- Akiyama Mio (K-ON!)

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AKB48 Idol Group Attacked by Saw-Wielding Fan

The popular idol group, AKB48 was attacked this week at a fan event by a saw-wielding man. The even ended horribly as two members from the group suffered hand and head injuries along with one of the male staff who tried to stop the attack. The two members harmed were Anna Iriyama (18) and Rina Kawaei (19) who both needed surgery to fix the lacerations caused by the saw along with the fractures to both of them. The suspect in question, identified as 24-year-old Satoru Umeta, has admitted to attempted murder and his mother upon questioning apologized and confirmed that the suspect did not even have any CD's by the band. The suspect was showing signs of shut-in tendencies and was currently unemployed, fueling the poor reputation Otaku's have.

Love Live! School Idol Festival Game Reaches 3 Million Downloads

Last week I reported on a game that had just been released to English audiences, the aforementioned "Love Live! School Idol Festival". The game was released to IOS and Android and is a social rhythm game. As of May 23rd, the game has reached over 3 million fans and this is in part to the very successful anime which is currently airing. A new exclusive song is to be released on the game soon along with a "major update" this summer - showing KLab really cares about the game. Along with the news of reaching 3 million downloads, Good Smile company has also confirmed there will be Nendoroid figures for all nine members of μ (Muse)

Man Arrested for Uploading TV Anime

A 45-year-old man was arrested on May 26th for upload 4 TV Anime Series. The Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS) reported that Kanagawa Prefectural Police's Cyber Crime Division and Yokosuka Station arrested a 45-year-old male office worker from Nasushiobara-city, Tochigi Prefecture, on suspicion of cipyright infringement. The suspect reportably used the file sharing software Share to upload 3rd episodes of TV anime Non Non Biyori and Unbreakable Machine-Doll, the 4th episodes of Nagi no Asukara and Beyond the Boundary without the copyright owners permissions. He is sued by KADOKAWA for Non Non Biyori, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Nagi no Asukara, and by Kyoto Animation for Beyond the Boundary. The police also reported he has uploaded another 1,100 files which were mainly anime titles. All of this should prove what a dangerous game anime can be and that we should be very grateful for those that do risk their lives uploading anime for us to enjoy.

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cacnecac has created a thread that sums up basically all the anime SHAFT produces:

• Pretty much all the anime SHAFT produces

Knights wants to hear your convention stories! Anything fun happen to you while at a convention, saw something weird? Then post below:

• Convention Stories

Actor is making free anime signatures for people, request one below:

• Making Free Anime Signatures

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Title - Trigun (トライガン)
Genre(s) - Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Studio(s) - Madhouse
Episodes - 26
Episode Length - 24 min. per episode
Rating - PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Airing Date - Apr 1, 1998 to Sep 30, 1998
Airing Status - Finished Airing
On Crunchyroll? - No

Synopsis

Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire frontier towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don’t end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt – and it’s never Vash. Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there’s no proof that he’s ever taken a life. In fact, he’s a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who’s more doofus than desperado. There’s a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on – Vash the Stampede definitely ain’t your typical outlaw.

Characters


Vash the Stampede "Humanoid Typhoon, Eriks, Tongari, Needle Noggin"
Vash is a very multidimensional character—quite literally a walking contradiction. He is often a womanizer, and other times a gentleman. Sometimes he is a coward, yet other times he shows great courage. He is a wanted man, yet he wouldn't hurt a fly. He also appears young, but is actually very old.


Meryl "Derringer Meryl" Stryfe
Meryl Stryfe and her junior co-worker Milly were sent by the Bernardelli Insurance Society to evaluate claims regarding Vash the Stampede. Despite her serious attitude and short temper, she is a good person.


Milly Thompson
Milly Thompson is a fellow Bernardelli agent and friend and assistant to Meryl. Despite physically towering over Meryl, Milly looks up to her and always refers to her as "senpai," or "Ma'am" in the English Version, as a term of respect for a senior.
Although physically very strong, she appears rather simple and ditzy, but has an extremely kind heart and also reveals a strength of character and genuine optimism. However, Milly can be just as hotheaded as Meryl if someone is disrespectful towards their family (or wasting food, especially pudding). She can seem somewhat dim, but she has some amazing skills (chess playing, for one) which hint at a deeply buried intelligence. She does have a tendency to go a bit overboard when drinking.

My Opinion
Guys listen. I'm about to give my first 10. Is that okay? Who cares, its my review. Trigun is a show that should absolutely be seen by anyone who says they enjoy anime, ever. Quite simply, it's a classic. What makes it so good is that it flawlessly mixes action and comedy and is just perfect. When my friend first made me watch this I was skeptical because I am not really a huge fan of older animation. But I got over it. We watched it in a Netflix party and it was great. The characters are also amazing. The dynamic they have is amazing but not only that, the developments they have throughout the series was top notch. The main character himself is something that keeps you wanting to watch because he is so interesting. They could probably slack on the others and he would carry the show. Well, they didn't do that. The characters are amazing. So with all that being said, watch the show. Even if you aren't a fan of this genre or maybe aren't even the biggest fan of anime in general. Watch this show. It's GOLD.

My Rating 10/10

Like this review? Want to read my other reviews? Here they are!: Spoiler (Click to View)
Shuffle!
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru
Nobunagun
Mahou Sensou
Inu X Boku SS
Beyond the Boundary
Oreshura
Dance in the Vampire Bund
RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne
My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C
Ga-Rei: Zero
Corpse Princess
Gunslinger Girl (Both Seasons)
Mysterious Girlfriend X
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Problem Children are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?
This is a link leading to AA Weekly in which I reviewed Battle Girls - Time Paradox

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Title - Eden: It's an Endless World! ( エデン イッツアンエンドレスワールド )
Genre(s) - Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Tragedy
Demographic - Seinen
Author(s) - Endo Hiroki (Story & Art)
Serialization - Afternoon
Published - Sep 25, 1998 to Jun 25, 2008
Status - Finished
Chapters Scanlated - 127 (Fully scanlated)

Synopsis

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape. 20 years later the boy is the most powerful drug lord in South America. He aids his son from behind the scenes as he evades and eventually with the help of mercenaries from Nomad (some of them former Propater operatives) fights the Propater. As the plot develops focus shifts away from the main character and develops many sub-plots dedicated to terrorism, Human-improvement, the struggle of the developing countries and the power battles between the drug cartels and Propater.

My Opinion

Figured I'd get to this one eventually, being the single best series, both anime and manga, I've stumbled upon by recommendation of AA in my time here. Eden has a well-crafted post-apocalyptic sci-fi-esque story exploring psychology, geopolitics, philosophy, and mythology (by dint of being heavily influenced by Gnostic myths and entities). Quoting Black Hole from his review, this manga is a complete roller coaster ride through myriad of emotions. The art accommodates this well and adapts nicely to each of the faces Eden bears through its journey. Warm and beautiful at times, cold and gory at others, yet always retaining the same absurd amount of detail and refinement. The cast is large and almost feels to be ever-expanding throughout, and still you never get the feeling that any of them are unnecessary, which is a rarity in such cases. If you like mature, serious, well-written stories with a flavor of traditional cyberpunk, Eden definitely won't let you down.

My Rating 9/10

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Wanko to Kurasou

Synopsis:
Wanko to Kurasou was produced in 2006 by Ivory.
The story revolves around Yuuichi who is a college student that lives a luxurious life in a world where humanoid pets exist and many people around him possesses such pets. Not having a single care, Yuuichi goes about his business until he finds one of the humanoid dogs lying in the rain. He takes the dog and nurses it back to health. Yuuichi finds that this action not only connects him with Mikan, the dog, but also with other people around him.

Story Review:
Wanko to Kurasou did not have an outstanding story line in my opinion. The story seems to be mainly revolved around sexual content, though that's not to say it did have some excellent writing in some parts of the story.
In this story you simply have two routes you can go down, each has their own unique character development of course, but it's not just around one character, you manage to learn more and more about several characters in either route. Perhaps this is due to the low amount of routes?

Art:
I enjoyed the art a fair bit. Once again it is indeed in the dreaded 800 x 600 but I actually loved some of the scenes in this game. The art and music seem to mix seamlessly to make you feel something in your chest or to make you burst out laughing.

Sound:
We have come back to yet another heavily piano influneced soundtrack, not that I'm complaining, I absolutely love soundtracks like these (other than a few silly songs that don't seem to actually fit with the atmosphere it was quite well done).

Overall Satisfaction:

Story: 6/10 This is mainly due to the lacking story on Nadeshiko's side.
Art: 7/10
Sound: 8.5/10

[Happeh]

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Interview with Tweety.

Unknown: Hi Tweety, how are you today?

Tweety: Hey Unknown, I'm fine thanks, how bout' you?

Unknown: I'm fine. Realized I learned a lot in the past 2 years. Thanks for asking. First actual question: As staff of the AA Weekly, what do you think about working on it?

Tweety: Awesome. I love working with everyone, having discussions and what not even though we sometimes go off topic and have a good laugh. It's very nice to see other people reading our work and entertaining themselves.

Unknown: I agree. I love to see feedback too. Tsundere or loli's, which do you enjoy more?

Tweety: Oh wow, you really know how to spring it on people don't you? That's extremely tough. Lolis are just awesome in general, tsunderes can vary, you can get lame tsunderes which is unfortunate. How about both? Loli tsunderes are definitely the best. I can't really pick >_<!

Unknown: Lolis can be really cute. Tsundere are cute too, but can get annoying at times. That's what makes them cool though, I might be a masochist. What do you think about the AA section's current state?

Tweety: I'm pretty sure everyone in the AA are masochists deep down...very deep for some. The current AA section seems pretty bad to be completely honest. I understand we get new members posting around, joining in with the fun but it would help if they read the stickies. Honestly, just by reading them you can find the answer to your post or general information. Maybe I'm just that guy but having a little grammar and spelling in your post will make you less LQ. Let's not forget about the flamers too, we should give everyone a chance, no?

Unknown: Most members disregard the stickies, or so it seems.
We occasionally have members come to our section that post troll or hate threads, what do you think about them and their behavior?

Tweety: It just shows that the AA section and the Japanese culture is influencing both the AA section and HackForums itself. How do we know that? Well the people that dislike it and attempt to troll on us obviously visited our section before. It's like looking at a happy gay couple and judging them. Why do you need to troll? How does hating and trolling the AA members benefit your life? They act like it will change our views, well, it wont. We should consider it an achievement if someone trolls or makes hateful posts, it means it's influenced said persons life somehow.

Unknown: True. I think they just don't have anything better to do. Classic question, what is your favorite anime?

Tweety: Tough question. I don't think I can really answer that. I have too many favorite animes. Some favorites from 5 years ago, some very recent. Just to list a few; Kyoukai no Kanata, Elfen Lied, Mirai Nikki, Onii Chi Chi, Kiss X Siss, Guilty Crown, Air Gear and Bakuman. I have too many favorites but those are just some of the ones I can list from the top of my head.

Unknown: Ahh, I remember Onii Chi Chi. The theater scene...perverted mind. Would you rather let the AA section stay as it is, or try to reform it?

Tweety: I would love to reform it with the other members who actually put time and dedication into this section. It will be pretty difficult but I think it's possible if we all try. Little things like directing members (gently) to the stickies and not flaming (all the Naruto fans/threads, yes, I'm looking at you). I guess it won't happen till someone decides to actually become a forum officer without another member trying to belittle them. Oh well.

Unknown: It wouldn't be impossible. I'd be up for the task if more members would help. Time will tell. Which anime are you watching at the moment?

Tweety: I actually just finished my current anime pool and started to catch up on some manga that I read a long time ago, just rereading the few I really love, so my anime are currently on hold this week. I haven't decided what I'll be watching but it'll probably be Strike the Blood, Nourin, Kokoro Connect, Gatchaman Crowds and Manin Densha. Wink.

Unknown: Strike The Blood was pretty good in my honest opinion. If you haven't already, watch No Game No Life! Anyway, I have to stop the interview now. I thank you for allowing me to interview you.
Do you want to say anything to our leaders?

Tweety: I'll be watching No Game No Life once it finishes airing, I can't stand the idea of waiting a week for a single episode of any anime. Hence, I only watch a series once it's finished airing. To all my fellow AA members out here, enjoy AA Weekly, idolize the DFC and eat your vegetables. Carefully.

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Note: This weeks loli of the week contains spoilers for Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai.

So has anybody got a nun fetish? Anybody? No? Well how about a loli nun? More favorable? Then you guys will adore Maria Takayama! Yes, she is a loud little loli nun. Just look at her face, and those lips.. Lets not forget that shes has immature and her child-like speach pattern. Maria is a really open girl even though shes rude and not the smartest tool in the shed. Through out the series, she warms up to Kodaka and starts to develop a sibling-like relationship which gets Kobato extremely jealous. Maria's friendship with Kobato and relationship with Kodaka are just so sweet when they are put together. She's very loud and makes her presence known, something that's different than your average shy, little loli. One of the cutest charms Maria possesses is her love for fatty or sweet snacks. You can bribe her to do almost anything for it. Let's not get ideas and let her remain pure, shall we? Even though it's soo tempting..

Series: Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
MAL: http://myanimelist.net/anime/10719/Boku_...ga_Sukunai

Every week, you can vote on a poll for your next loli of the week. This way we can vote and admire them together as well as seeing who the most popular is between the AA! For next week, you can vote for either:

Kudryavka "Kud, Kunya" Noumi, from Little Busters!
Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi, from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.

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Last weeks contest winner is...

Taіls!

Congratulations to Tails for winning! The answer to last weeks anagram puzzle was Higashi no Eden. Yes, it's about terrorist which was the hint for the anagram.

It seems like last week we hardly had any entries which was slightly concerning. We would appreciate if you leave feedback so we can change the contest to be suitable for everyone. Was it the difficulty? Lack of interest? Let us know! If we get little to no submissions for the next few weeks, we will assume that nobody is really interested or have the time to enter these contests. The result will be the closure of this segment for future AA Weeklys. That's that. Congratulations to Tails again for winning.

We love all feedback and all of our new AA members but remember, to participate, you will need 25 posts in the AA section. Not enough posts? Post away! dozens of threads are made weekly where you can discuss different topics. If you cant find something you like, come chill in the AA lounge! Congratulations to Tails again for winning!


This Week's Contest

This weeks AA Weekly contest will be something simple. Since starting the loli of the week, it seems like it has gained a lot of popularity from you guys! Yes, we all love our lolis, and we all love the articles from the feedback given, right? Why not have a little loli of the week trivia!?

This weeks contest is fairly easy, which was the first loli to be featured in the first ever loli of the week segment in the AA Weekly?

To submit your answer, please click HERE! You will also be required to leave a post on this thread and have a minimum of 25 posts in the AA section.

The winner will be able to choose from the following prizes:

• 4 months Osu Supporter
  
• 2800 Riot Points (EUW/NA)
  
• CrunchyRoll (4 Months Anime Membership/2 Months All Access Membership)
  
• L33T/UB3R Upgrade (HackForums)
  
• CandySan's Discovery pack
  
• Steam Game of your choice within reason

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The News Team:

• Happeh
  • Headlines/Editor/AA News

• Unknown
  • Interviews

• Sejskaler
  • Graphics

• Tweety.
  • Contest/Loli of the Week

• Lonephenom
  • Loli of the Week

• Tails.
  • Series Highlights

• Black Hole
  • Proofreader

• Momo Velia Deviluke
  • VN of the Week

• Rakshasa
  • Manga Highlight

[Chubaca]

Another amazing edition of AA weekly I really enjoyed this weeks interview with Tweety.

[Kina]

Holy hell I won. That makes me very happy.
Guys all I have to do is give tens on my review and the wins will flow >.<
Good issue. It turned out well again. Im very happy. Interested to see how people react to my 10/10 lol

[Nathann22]

Great edition guys.
Noumi better win.. also some incentive for you all.
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[Kina]

Great edition guys.
Noumi better win.. also some incentive for you all.
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Im not even gonna reply. Tsukiko is the truth.
Just gonna wait for Black Hole to come with the army of pictures.

[Gladly]

Nice read. I love the Trigun suggestion, Vash the Stampede is the man.

[Parted]

Kinda new to this section of hf.

I like the purpose of this thread! You can tell lots of effort was put into making it.

Stuff like this really binds the community together!

[!Soul]

I might watch Trigun. The art seems a bit old, but hey, anime is anime. Hope it lives up to the 10/10 reputation you've given it :p

[Rakshasa]

...on suspicion of cipyright infringement. The suspect reportably used the file sharing software Share...

pff such badd grammer this thred sux

In other news, I'm more surprised AKB48's idols haven't been attacked before.
AKB48 hasn't exactly had the best reputation this past year or so.

Personally, I wouldn't have given Trigun a perfect score. A classic, yes, but it wasn't perfect.
To each his own, though, of course.

AA News section is still pretty insignificant. Goes to show how much happens in this section every week.

The interview with Tweety was interesting.

This week's contest was hardly a contest.

A decent issue overall. Good job.

Oh, and sorry guys, voted for Kud. Haven't seen Henneko.

[Azsry]

Yet another amazing instalment of AA Weekly. Keep up the work guys!

(I love me some DFC)

[King Cin]

Ugh. I had such a busy week.
Nice to see the edition came out good!

[Toonami]

A guy with a saw attacks a girl group...sigh...this gives people more negative connotations about Japan.

There shouldn't even be a contest between the two; Tsukiko wins hands down. There isn't a loli with a more complicated last name who is that damn cute.

If you don't mind me asking, what criteria do y'all use for choosing the anime and manga highlights? Do y'all take suggestions?

[Kina]

A guy with a saw attacks a girl group...sigh...this gives people more negative connotations about Japan.

There shouldn't even be a contest between the two; Tsukiko wins hands down. There isn't a loli with a more complicated last name who is that damn cute.

If you don't mind me asking, what criteria do y'all use for choosing the anime and manga highlights? Do y'all take suggestions?

I could take a suggestion. I'm always looking for something new to watch. So if I haven't seen it I'll watch it and if I have seen it and think it's good enough I'll use it. : )
Keep in mind that I only like doing it on shows that haven't been reviewed in AA. If it has one review done or something then I might make an acception but I'd rather keep it fresh lol

[Hume]

Only thing I didn't like about Wanko was the way that there had to be a H-scene every 10 minutes. It got rather ridiculous.