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...So it looks like I'm a Puff main. I'm pretty new to competitive Sm4sh as a whole, coming from Melee as some of you might have heard before. While I've owned the game for a while, I've never put much time into playing it or learning the intricacies of competitive play, so any tips would be appreciated. I've settled on Puff as a main for right now, as I found her to have translated the best out of any of my Melee characters, and so I have a clip here to share for some critique. This is honestly probably the worst of the three videos that I wanted to upload for critique purposes, simply because it's the video I had the most dominating performance in, but the other two were too long (3 min limits are pretty stupid... Guess that's what I get for picking a defensive character like Puff), so this one's all I've got. I got the feeling that the guy I was playing wasn't the greatest, but I've definitely played worse people too. This is the second of two games we played. Our first game was pretty close, and I was honestly really disappointed with how I was playing because I knew I should've beaten him by much more than I did. He was actually winning the first game by a good bit until I clutched it at the end with a Rest. I think I picked it up a bit and played much better in the video I have here though. I think the best example of my play is in a video I have of me vs a pretty good Zelda, but that one was too long... Anyway, if you notice anything you can critique I'd really appreciate it. Dark Desire whooped me a while back on 3DS, so maybe I can see if I've improved since then (Even though I never played Jiggs back against him, but.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) Plus I have a C-Stick on Wii U, which I like to use for aerials, so my spacing is much better than it was on 3DS.

If I ever get around to watching it, I can guarantee it'll be here.

Another update, and this time I'll be asking for some feedback on some ideas I'm considering. First, here's what's new: All Accel World OSTs are fully available now. That section is complete. Added Top 5 for Darker Than Black. Darker Than Black Full OST 2 is linked. Full OST 1 is in the process of uploading as I type this, so that should also be available soon, closing out the Darker Than Black section. I'm thinking I'm going to start work on Angel Beats next, so I'll just inform you all of that. I'll probably move on to Darker Than Black season 2/OVAs OST after that, so Angel Beats will be a nice break in between all the Darker Than Black stuff. Feedback time: I'm considering adding two more sections to each anime. One would be a "Most Memorable" list, and the other would be a "One song you need to listen to." Most Memorable would be a list of 5 or so songs that I consider the most memorable for those who have only watched the anime. This would be main themes and other songs with nostalgia value that people might be looking for. The "One song you need to listen to" (Or whatever I'd end up calling it) would be the one song from an anime's OSTs that I think people would enjoy regardless of whether they know the anime or not. There are some issues I can see with them, particularly the latter, such as the fact that the "One song you need to listen to" would often be the first song in the top 5, unless there are multiple OSTs and therefore multiple top 5 lists, like there are for some of these anime. I've also been thinking that when all's said and done and this list is filled up with all the anime I've already seen (So my job becomes merely updating it as I watch new anime) that I could make an overall Top 10 or Top 20 between all of the anime soundtracks. This would definitely be a difficult task, but it would be an even quicker way for people to find good stuff. Anyway, I was just wondering if any of you had thoughts about those sorts of things, or if anyone would be interested in it. Let me know what you think, if you'd be so kind. I appreciate feedback. c:

^ Hey, that's me. There are a few issues with the upload emoticon shop item that I've been having. Firstly, specifications are pretty unclear. I can't find anything that lists the min/max image dimensions or max file size. Also, when using the item, some of the text instructions are a bit unclear. The underlined part there, for example. I'm assuming that box is for the text part of the emoticon, like :wink: or something, but it's labeled the same as the first part, which is really misleading as to its actual purpose. I've also been having some issues actually uploading anything. Half of the time I'll choose a file and fill in the lower box, but the "Use Item" button doesn't do anything (The page doesn't start loading or anything. It just stays on the same page and does nothing no matter how many times I click it.) I'm not sure what causes that, because it has worked for me other times. But when it does work, I've just been getting a message that says something along the lines of "Image failed to upload." I'm not sure if this is because of file size or dimensions or what because, like I said earlier, they aren't listed anywhere. I'd imagine that's not the case though. The file I'm attempting is only 30x35 with a file size of 8kb, which is pretty small all around. That leads me to wonder if we aren't allowed to upload emoticons anymore or something, as I haven't seen a new one in a long time. But if that's the case, the item should be removed.

All right, just finished some more editing, and here's what's new. Finished up Top 5 for every Accel World OST. Full OSTs are available for all all Accel World soundtracks except the last one, which I'm in the process of uploading myself. Finished Top 5 for Attack on Titan Linked full OSTs for both Attack on Titan soundtracks Added some banners under each anime for some visual appeal Next in line: Darker than Black (There will be OSTs before this when all's said and done, but I have to actually listen through some of them again before I edit them in. Those will include anime such as Angel Beats and Code Geass, and maybe Charlotte and Asterisk War if I can find OSTs for those, since they're so new.

I was actually considering doing just that. For those that aren't available on Youtube (such as Attack on Titan) I'll have to see if I can find a full playlist on Soundcloud, which is where I'll be pulling the rest of the AoT music from. But I should be able to make it work and save some room. Thanks for the feedback!

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I talked about doing this a while back, and I've decided to finally get around to getting in up. For those who don't know, this "Compendium" is basically going to be a project of mine where I'll go through various anime OSTs and pick out the highlights for people to listen to. If you think the highlights are good, you might want to listen to the rest of the soundtrack, which I'll also include in each portion. I basically feel like a lot of people tend to miss how great a lot of the OST tracks are in anime, since the songs generally play behind the scenes and the plot's what's really getting our attention. Everyone remembers the openings and endings and maybe a main theme or two, but there are actually a lot of gems scattered around various anime, and that's what this topic is here for. I'm going to pick what I consider the top 5 tracks for each anime I cover, as well as list some other notable tracks when they apply. I won't include any openings or endings, and will instead focus on the background music and actual OST. Keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress, and I plan to update it as I watch more anime . (There are also some visual updates I plan on doing, but I'll get to those later.) I do want to say, please don't only look at the list for anime you've seen. These "Top 5" lists are a great way to find good tracks for anime you haven't seen as well, and maybe some of them might even convince you to give some of these a watch. So anyway, with that being said, let's get started! In alphabetical order: Accel World Angel Beats! Attack on Titan DanMachi Darker Than Black Darker Than Black: Gaiden Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor This is a HUGE work in progress. (You have no idea how many spoiler tags are in this thing already. It's ridiculous.) As such, I'm posting it now so I can preview things and make sure everything's turning out as planned. I'm going to be reserving the next couple posts as well, as this is turning out to be a loooot of text. Feel free to comment on anything that's posted when you see this though. I'll leave a little note at the end of my last reserved post. Thanks!

Wait, the anime adaptation of Grimgar comes out this year? I'mma have to watch it. I stumbled upon a small little fangroup for it somehow a while back (I don't even know how. It felt like I was viewing the hidden pages of the internet) and it sounded pretty cool. Kirito's frickin' cool fmgsdfjhKJKHWI;O But anyway, I didn't even know it was hyped. When I found it a while back when there were only LNs, it looked like something really unknown. Though I'm guessing when the anime was announced, description was posted, and people were like "Oh cool, another virtual reality anime. HYPE!" Tbh, I can't blame people for hyping it. VR is cool, and the fan page I stumbled upon seemed to have a very good opinion of the LNs at least. The art look pretty good too.

Time: 117h 37m Seen: 547 Owned: 185 I think a large portion of that time came from breeding my Aggron and Nidoking and raising them up to the level of the rest of my team. I wanted a male Aggron with Rock Head and Head Smash, which took some work which included the grinding of a Rampardos to raise its level high enough for Head Smash in order to pass it to Aggron. I was also breeding the Nidoking for nature and ability, but I quit when that one hatched out as a shiny with an Attack boosting nature. Figured it was good enough ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Happy Birthday Cowtao! You're another one who's right near the top of the list of people I feel like I should talk to more. Have a good one!

Happy birthay, Huk! I may not get as many chances to talk to you any more, but you're still a close friend in my book and one of the reasons I was able to stick around here. Hope you had/have a good one!

I tried to reach you on the server to talk about it that one day, but you were afk or something :c

If I were to update my post with my current top ten, I think it'd go something like this: 1. Sword Art Online (Easily my favorite anime hands down. It has its issues, but the fact that I can recognize them and still enjoy it so much marks it above and beyond the others for me. I LOVE Aincrad, and obsessed myself with learning all the little mechanics of SAO via the Light Novels and Web Versions. It's the only anime so far that I've actively sought out "behind-the-scenes" information for, so to speak, but I still insist on not reading the future arcs. I don't want to spoil the anime for myself after all . I enjoy literally every arc, but my order would be Aincrad>Mother's Rosario>Phantom Bullet>Caliber>Fairy Dance) 2. The Melancholy/Disappearance/Sigh/Whatever of Haruhi Suzumiya (This was actually the first anime I ever watched, thanks to my sister showing it to me, and that was before I was actually into anime. I liked it then, and I love it even more now. The characters, the setting, the interactions, the timeline... it's all great and sooooo interesting to me. It always leaves me wanting more.) 3. Rokka no Yuusha (As you can tell from my signature if you know this series, Rokka no Yuusha is another of my favorites. I love the mystery presented in the first season, and the character designs are all really great. The Mayan-inspired setting was also really cool for me. I reeeeeally hope it gets a season 2.) 4. Darker than Black (This was the first anime I ever sought out myself and watched, and I guess you could say it was the real starting point in anime for me. I've always found Hei to be so awesome, and pictures of him were the reason I tried to find the anime in the first place. It did not let me down, and it remains a favorite to this day.) 5. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S (I feel really bad about kicking the next anime on my list out of the top 5, but if I'm being honest with myself, I think I enjoy Railgun S a bit more. Railgun S takes this place specifically for its version of the Sisters Arc, which I found so much more emotionally stimulating from the new angle. The soundtrack is great, the animations got an upgrade, and my favorite To Aru character gets a heck of a lot more screen time. The other portions of Railgun S were entertaining as well, so I really have nothing to complain about.) 6. Maoyuu Maou Yuusha (Like I said, I really wish I didn't have to boot this out of the top 5. This series takes the award for my all-time favorite soundtrack of any anime, and I really enjoyed the show itself too. I do get the impression that it's an anime that would bore most people and would be considered "bad," but I found good enjoyment in it. There's another reason I enjoy it as much as I do, but that might get too wordy too explain here.) 7. Attack on Titan (I really feel like this should be higher on the list, but it'd be hard to push it above any of the previous 6. This is another series where I like pretty much every character for some reason or another, and there are multiple characters that I reeeeally like. The plot's super interesting, the setting's unique, and the soundtrack is S rank. If not for Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, it'd probably take the cake for my favorite soundtrack. I'm really hyped for season 2.) 8. Charlotte (I have to thank Pyon for recommending this to me, because I doubt I would have ever watched it otherwise. The plot kinda jumps out of nowhere halfway through the series and ends up being pretty rushed, but I'll be damned if I didn't enjoy it anyway. I got hit in the feels at the end, and the characters were all really great too. (Also, now that I've watched Angel Beats I understand all the references in Charlotte that I missed before.) The opening is also one of my all-time favorite anime openings too. All in all, very solid.) 9. One Punch Man (This was a tough choice. I really wanted to put Angel Beats here, I really wanted to put Code Geass here, and I also wanted to put Danmachi here, and I also considered putting Accel World here, but in the end, I think One Punch Man takes the spot. I honestly don't know what I'm going to pick for the final spot. There are so many that I feel deserve it, but I'll figure it out when I get to that. Anyway, One Punch Man gets this spot for its unique take on anime itself, at least from my experience. The series sets up plenty of cliches, but resolves nearly all of them in ways that don't match the expected cliche. The humor is great, and I found myself always wanting another episode after each release. I'm sure it'll get a season 2 based on popularity, so I'll be eagerly awaiting it.) 10. Angel Beats! (In the end, it came down to Angel Beats or Code Geass, and I'm still kind of sad that Code Geass didn't make the top 10. Regardless, Angel Beats definitely deserves the spot. I have to shout out to Pyon again for recommending this one, as I absolutely loved it. The characters are definitely the highlight of the series, with TK, Hinata, and Yui being my favorites. The character interactions were so great and the plot gets kind of emotional near the end. In the end, I could only think it was too short and I wanted more. )