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I've always wanted to ask, is Mercenary Tao your favorite DB character (as in, only in the original DB anime/manga), your favorite character in the DB series (DB, DBZ, DBS, etc), or just an interesting guy you like/keep a hold of for nostalgia sake?
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Nano wrote:I've always wanted to ask, is Mercenary Tao your favorite DB character (as in, only in the original DB anime/manga), your favorite character in the DB series (DB, DBZ, DBS, etc), or just an interesting guy you like/keep a hold of for nostalgia sake?
My favorite DB character of all time is Piccolo, but I am very fond of Mercenary Tao.
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What do you find to be the appeal of the Godzilla series? When did you get into it?

What is an obscure topic that you would like to explain to people?

What is topic that seems obvious but you still feel like you should explain to people?

What kind of web series were you ever thinking of?
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Good god my phone is a pain in the ass to type with. Sorry all my responses are so terse.
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> Oh, everything about it. Kaiju films are good science fiction. They're parables of real world issues cast as stories about fantastic creatures waging battle on a colossal scale. Few other genres have as much depth to them.
> As long as I've been alive.
What is an obscure topic that you would like to explain to people?
> There are so many. Metaphysics. Wold Newton Universe theories. Welsh Arthurian poetry.
What is topic that seems obvious but you still feel like you should explain to people?
> How the endings of the Hero and Dark side stories in SA2 are interconnected and not 'alternate endings'.
What kind of web series were you ever thinking of?
> A detective show homaging old daikaiju movies, similar in tone to Ultra Q, where all the storylines have a monster or alien at the center of the mystery.
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do you liken yourself to a mad scientist
why does the man in your signature want to kill me
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Yes; that's his slogan.
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What, no more questions?
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What do you think about me?
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Sorry, didn't feel up to writing questions the last few days.

Since it's summer:
How do you like to stay cool?
Favorite flavor of ice cream?
Favorite flavor of sherbet?
Favorite ice cream treat?
Favorite frozen treat not containing Ice Cream?
Do you like to swim?
Preferred place to go swimming?(Pool, beach, local fresh water body, etc.)
Preferred swimwear?
Preferred swimwear to see on women?
Preferred swimwear to see on your Waifus?
Which of the following beach activities do you enjoy?
Swimming in the ocean.
Building Sandcastles
Sunbathing
Burying someone/being buried in the sand.
Volley Ball
Showing off your manliness
Appreciating feminine beauty.
Are there any beach activities I didn't mention you really enjoy?
Favorite beach episode from Pokemon?
Favorite beach episode from all of anime?
Any anime that never got a beach episode that you wish had?
Favorite beach episode from other media?
Other media that never got a beach episode but you wish they did?
What are your thoughts on festivals/fares/carnivals/etc.?
If you enjoy such events, do you prefer attending in the summer or at other times of year?
What are your favorites among the foods typically sold at such events?
Your thoughts on Yukata?
Your thoughts on anime girls wearing Yukata?
Your top five for "looks good in a yukata"?
Your top five for "would like to see wearing a yukata"?
Favorite festival episode from anime?
Anime you wish had a festival episode?
Any Japanese summer traditions you would like to see catch on in the US?
How about from other parts of the world?
Do you salt your watermelon?
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What is the colour of your eyes (Dr. Eggman's eyes don't count here)
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Do you think you'll ever change your avatar?

(Also, put me on the waiting list please. These things are fun!)
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(I want in on this too)
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Triert wrote:What do you think about me?
Things are boring when you're not here, but sometimes your efforts to 'keep things interesting' go overboard.
Jeffery Mewtamer wrote:Sorry, didn't feel up to writing questions the last few days.
>I've been expecting you!
Since it's summer:
How do you like to stay cool?
> With three air conditioners and two fans. Also going to work usually lets me stay inside a cool Wal-mart for most of the day.
Favorite flavor of ice cream?
> Strawberry.
Favorite flavor of sherbet?
> None in particular.
Favorite ice cream treat?
> Rootbeer floats are good, but I'm also fond of those ice cream cones with the chocolate topping.
Favorite frozen treat not containing Ice Cream?
> Yogurt!
Do you like to swim?
> Don't know how to swim.
Preferred place to go swimming?(Pool, beach, local fresh water body, etc.)
> I like going to the beach for non-swimming purposes.
Preferred swimwear?
> N/A
Preferred swimwear to see on women?
> Anything formfitting
Preferred swimwear to see on your Waifus?
> Same
Which of the following beach activities do you enjoy?
Swimming in the ocean.
Building Sandcastles
Sunbathing
Burying someone/being buried in the sand.
Volley Ball
Showing off your manliness

Appreciating feminine beauty.
Are there any beach activities I didn't mention you really enjoy?
> Flying kites (I love kites). Also surprised you didn't mention fishing, though I don't care for fishing.
Favorite beach episode from Pokemon?
> Pikahuna!
Favorite beach episode from all of anime?
> Most of the examples that come to mind are actually pool or bath house episodes. Witchblade had a nice beach episode though.
Any anime that never got a beach episode that you wish had?
> There are chapters of Monster Musume and Seikon no Qwaser where the characters visit the beach, but these haven't been animated.
Favorite beach episode from other media?
> There was this one time where SpongeBob and Patrick get into a sand castle war that escalates until they start using sand Humongous Mecha to fight each other...
Other media that never got a beach episode but you wish they did?
> Justice League Unlimited.
What are your thoughts on festivals/fares/carnivals/etc.?
> I miss the Crab Festival from when I lived on the coast as a kid.
If you enjoy such events, do you prefer attending in the summer or at other times of year?
> Summer is good.
What are your favorites among the foods typically sold at such events?
> Oh, one time I went to a state fair that had delicious cheese fudge! Frequently those events have a variety of excellent home-made foods.
Your thoughts on Yukata?
> Very pretty.
Your thoughts on anime girls wearing Yukata?
> Same.
Your top five for "looks good in a yukata"?
> Misty's best moment in the Ghost of Maiden Peak episode. Lucoa from the Dragon Maid anime. Cerea in the MonMusu web shorts. Asuna and Ayaka during the Summer Break mini arc of Mahou Senesei Negima. Honorable mention: Shizuku Oikawa from IdolM@ster.
Your top five for "would like to see wearing a yukata"?
> Motoko Kusanagai, Tatsumiya Mana, Masane Amano, Princess Peach, and Samus Aran.
Favorite festival episode from anime?
> The Twinleaf Town Festival from Pokémon DP was pretty memorable. There are lots of episodes of Pokémon with some kind of quirky festival going on.
Anime you wish had a festival episode?
> Ghost in the Shell. Those guys never relax.
Any Japanese summer traditions you would like to see catch on in the US?
> Goldfish scooping games seem like fun.
How about from other parts of the world?
> Some of the Orthodox feast days observed in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean would be a nice addition to the American calendar.
Do you salt your watermelon?
> It's been too long since I ate salted watermelon.
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Maybe green is to your personal opinion, but I'd say blue is better as an eye colour.

Why are you on CI?
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To talk about Sonic.

Theoretically.
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Cmon guys, that was hardly enough questions.
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do you think eggman has a soft spot for chao?
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Triert wrote:do you think eggman has a soft spot for chao?
Obviously.
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the correct answer is "yosh" though
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Somehow, I missed you replying to my previous batch of questions.

Consider an animesque setting that blends tropes of the shounen fight and mahou shoujo genres and where the local powers are at their most potent when wielded by a male-female duo who share a strong bond fighting side-by-side(Note: the bond doesn't need to be romantic, symmetric, or even healthy, so a villain could still get a singificant power boost fighting alongside an opposite gender slave if the master valued the slave as an asset and the slave was infatuated with their master even if there was no real love or loyalty between them).

Given such a setting:

Do you agree the most appropriate profile for the lead hero and heroine would be along the lines of:
A pair of teenagers who were childhood friends and have been mutually crushing for years but would vehemently deny it despite it being obvious to everyone that their frequent bickering is the result of beligerent sexual tension. They both jump at the call and initially he thinks he's living a shounen fight anime and she thinks she's living a mahou shoujo anime. There bickering often leads to power incontinence or complete failure, but they eventually grow into a formidable battle couple and are destined lovers.

If not, what do you think would make an appropriate lead duo for the good guys in such a setting?

As a normal power trio or five-man band is out of the question in such a setting, how would you structure the heroic ensemble for such a setting? What kinds of male-female duos would you use to fill out the ensemble?

What kind of person is the Big Bad in such a setting? How do they pick their fighting partners? Is their partner the other half of a Big Bad Duovirim, the Dragon/Trusted Lieutenant, or just a minor minion?

If the Dragon isn't the Big Bad's fighting partner, are they paired with a lesser minion or are their co-Dragons as a fighting pair? What kind of bond does this duo share?

What kinds of duos fill out the rest of the villain's command structure? are mooks snet out in pairs or individuals without any of the power boosts from having a fighting partner?

What kind of role do you think the following kinds of duo would play in such a setting:
A precocious child and an overprotective parent.
A wise mentor and a prized student.
A set of mixed twins.
A middle aged married couple.
A badass grandpa and grandma.

A duo has forged an unbreakable bond and fight in perfect unison, unlocking the ultimate power as a result. How does this power manifest?

In this setting, you have a quartet of 2 boys and 2 girls who have trained to work well with whichever way they're paired off.
For a four philosophy ensemble, who are the boys and who are the girls? What is their preferred way of pairing off? What weaknesses do they have to overcome in their less preferred pair off?
For a four temperment ensemble, who are the boys and who are the girls? What is their preferred way of pairing off? What weaknesses do they have to overcome in their less preferred pair off?

What characters from other media do you think would do well in such a setting? What characters do you think would have the most trouble adapting to such a setting?
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Jeffery Mewtamer wrote:Somehow, I missed you replying to my previous batch of questions.

Consider an animesque setting that blends tropes of the shounen fight and mahou shoujo genres and where the local powers are at their most potent when wielded by a male-female duo who share a strong bond fighting side-by-side(Note: the bond doesn't need to be romantic, symmetric, or even healthy, so a villain could still get a singificant power boost fighting alongside an opposite gender slave if the master valued the slave as an asset and the slave was infatuated with their master even if there was no real love or loyalty between them).

Given such a setting:

Do you agree the most appropriate profile for the lead hero and heroine would be along the lines of:
A pair of teenagers who were childhood friends and have been mutually crushing for years but would vehemently deny it despite it being obvious to everyone that their frequent bickering is the result of beligerent sexual tension. They both jump at the call and initially he thinks he's living a shounen fight anime and she thinks she's living a mahou shoujo anime. There bickering often leads to power incontinence or complete failure, but they eventually grow into a formidable battle couple and are destined lovers.

If not, what do you think would make an appropriate lead duo for the good guys in such a setting?
Have a male protagonist with no static female companion. Whenever he finds a partner, she dies, betrays him to the villains, or ends their alliance as soon as her own goals are accomplished. 90% of the time he ends up having to use his own wits and determination to overcome the enemy teams. His defining character trait is 'dude who can't hold down a partner' and this makes him a freak in the eyes of other people in the setting, like how Link was the kid without a fairy in Ocarina of Time.

Seeing his partners die in battle has left him shaken but even more dedicated to protecting everyone he cares about.


As a normal power trio or five-man band is out of the question in such a setting, how would you structure the heroic ensemble for such a setting? What kinds of male-female duos would you use to fill out the ensemble?
You could have a five man band if one duo was The Dividual (two partners so similar that they're treated as one character). You could also have trios where two characters take turns fighting alongside a third character. A setting like this would have a cast similar to Soul Eater.

Teams could include: opposite sex sibling duos, father-daughter duos, husband-wife duos, and opposite sex clone duos.


What kind of person is the Big Bad in such a setting? How do they pick their fighting partners? Is their partner the other half of a Big Bad Duovirim, the Dragon/Trusted Lieutenant, or just a minor minion?
In parallel to the protagonist, the antagonist doesn't have a partner, but doesn't fight at all and might not have powers. He's a non-action Big Bad, sending minions to do his bidding. I'm thinking he's a scientist studying the origin of these powers and creating duos as lab experiments.

If the Dragon isn't the Big Bad's fighting partner, are they paired with a lesser minion or are their co-Dragons as a fighting pair? What kind of bond does this duo share?
Co-Dragons. They were literally made for each other, in pitree dishes.

What kinds of duos fill out the rest of the villain's command structure? are mooks snet out in pairs or individuals without any of the power boosts from having a fighting partner?
All pairs.
What kind of role do you think the following kinds of duo would play in such a setting:
A precocious child and an overprotective parent.
The MC's main allies.
A wise mentor and a prized student.
The MC's rivals.
A set of mixed twins.
Reoccuring enemies.
A middle aged married couple.
Foils for the main cast.
A badass grandpa and grandma.
Mission control for all of the heroic teams.
A duo has forged an unbreakable bond and fight in perfect unison, unlocking the ultimate power as a result. How does this power manifest?
They literally fuse into one being.
In this setting, you have a quartet of 2 boys and 2 girls who have trained to work well with whichever way they're paired off.
For a four philosophy ensemble, who are the boys and who are the girls? Boys: Cynic and Optimist. Girls: Realist and Conflicted. What is their preferred way of pairing off? Optimist/Realist, Cynic/Conflicted. What weaknesses do they have to overcome in their less preferred pair off? Expected disagreements on world view.
For a four temperment ensemble, who are the boys and who are the girls? Boys: Sanguine and Melancholic. Girls: Choleric and Phlegmatic. What is their preferred way of pairing off? Sanguine/Choleric, Melancholic/Phlegmatic. What weaknesses do they have to overcome in their less preferred pair off? The Choleric girl makes the Melancholic too mentally exhausted to fight, and the Sanguine boy is constantly trying to provoke a reaction from the Phlegmatic girl.

What characters from other media do you think would do well in such a setting? The cast of Soul Eater, Sonic characters. What characters do you think would have the most trouble adapting to such a setting? Dragon Ball characters (imagine the fusion shenanigans in the Buu saga being present for the entire series), the DCU (poor Batman).
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Here I am with all this vast knowledge and these hard hitting opinions, but no body will ask me questions.
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Fine, I'm here to ask you the ultimate question.

In harem anime's, do you support the childhood friend brunette girl more or the blonde/exotic tsundere more.

There is no right answer but I will break your legs if you select the second one.
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None of the considerable number of harem anime I've watched even had those options, which sound like silly stereotypes people who don't watch harem anime would think of. Most harem series introduce all the girls under a shared circumstance so there would be no "childhood friend character" (pff, sounds more like a shoujo romance manga cliche...), and tsunderes are almost never the "exotic one" (like in Masou Gakuen HxH, where the blonde American is the most relaxed girl and its the brunette Japanese girl who's tsundere).

As for favoring one outcome over the other in a harem series, of course I always support a Tenchi Solution- marry them all.
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I have watched multiple harem anime's but as of late haven't been keeping up ever since Nisekoi destroyed my spirit.

Do you think there are plenty of Tenchi endings out there in animes and mangas? Or have they been appearing less, I haven't seen enough in the rare times I venture.
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