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I just finished Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom It was something all right Has anyone else here finished it? I'd like to discuss some takeaways

Back in high school I went to sleep at 2AM and woke up at 6:30AM I vowed never to see the hour of 6AM again I now go to sleep at 4AM and wake up sometime around 1-2PM

Code Geass and Koutetsujo no Kabaneri roughly fit that criterion I suppose, I'm not aware of it being a big anime genre The first follows a banished prince's extensive and convoluted coup d'état of a mega-empire in an alternate history of the Earth. Lots of mechs, politics, insurrection, etc. The second follows a steam-engineer turned half-zombie royal guardian, more emphasis on epic fights than military structure though because any time you see civilization in that show you can guarantee that shit will be gone in a hot minute

Don't bash 5D's, only a rotten cynic would dislike card games on motorcycles

*Spoilers for Code Geass Seasons 1/2* He came close a few times. First, during the second ghetto incident when he underestimated Cornelia, and second during the second season when the Black Knights found out his identity and turned on him. In both instances he was ready to accept defeat when someone else bailed him out (C2 dresses up as Zero and draws attention, and Rolo stops time, respectively) He also has a weakness the other masterminds don't have, which is that Nunnally is his only reason for living - during the period where he thinks she's dead, he becomes incredibly depressed

I apologize for prematurely posting the topic, I'm still getting used to the new site design I have now included Light and L, as well as the lesser-known (but ever present in my heart) Makishima

It can be the hero, antihero, villain, antivillain, or side character... but regardless of their overall role in the story, in the time they do have, these characters have demonstrated a huge capacity for strategy, backup plants, organization, and tactics. Generally starting with just a handful of tools and assets, characters like this can grow their power into entire cults or nations; or otherwise can bring down said entities like they're nothing. To be clear, I'm not looking for the best leader in anime - often times the masterminds will remain behind the scenes and anonymous even to their closest allies. I'd like to see who you guys think deserves the title of "Best Mastermind in Anime." Some candidates I can think of (which you might like to make cases for) are as follows: Lelouch vi Britannia (AKA Lelouch Lamperouge, Zero, Julian Kingsley) from the anime Code Geass. Born into Britannia, the greatest empire the Earth as ever seen, Lelouch's destiny as a royal was forever changed when his mother was assassinated and his sister left crippled by the same bullets. Seeking revenge against his father and the royal family (whom he blamed for the assassination attempt), Lelouch accepted the power of Geass - the ability to have anyone he made eye contact with follow his commands. Using this power, as well as strategy and diplomacy, Lelouch assembled a terrorist group known as the Black Knights and proceeded to match the military might of Britannia time after time. He serves as the hero of Season 1, the villain of the midquel, and the antihero of Season 2. Yagami Light (AKA Kira) from the manga and anime Death Note. The son of a police chief and the antihero of the manga, Light was initially just another student in the Japanese education system when he one day discovered the Death Note - a magical notebook that would kill whoever's name was written within. Armed with this weapon, Light sought to purify the world of all criminals, regularly purging those he felt did not meet his standards. Though he withheld his identity, some of the public came to worship him under the identity Kira and formed cults, television shows, and riots in support of their savior. Guided by a delusional messiah complex and the belief that he could construct a new, pure world free of crime, Light would meet his equal in the form of the genius international detective L. L (AKA Lawliet, Ryuuzaki) from the manga and anime Death Note. A famous adversary of Kira/Yagami, L is an anonymous international detective who takes interest in the Kira case. Perhaps less because he believes it is right and more to entertain himself, L undertakes the dangerous task of hunting down the seemingly omnipotent killer; as such, he becomes the series antivillain. In just the first two episodes, L manages to narrow down his suspects from any of the 7.1 billion people on Earth to a likely urbanite from the Kanto region of Japan. If this incredible feat is not enough, L is also repudiated to be the best detective in the world, having solved many other cases before. Makishima Shogo from the anime Psycho-Pass. A psychopath (or "criminally asymptomatic" person, as it is known in the Psycho-Pass universe) born into a postmodern Japanese society, Shogo Makishima becomes disgusted with the present nature of human living. Under the organization of the algorithms of Sibyl, a functional role in society is secured by a person's submission to the system and their ability to keep their stress level down. Makishima serves as the antivillain of the series: while his goal of freeing people from this submissive, cowed way of living is admirable; his means are grisly and horrific. He assembles a team of murderers and powerful individuals to destabilize society from the inside, but does not shy away from dirtying his own hands with innocent blood to realize his goals.

I think the idea of pessimism vs. optimism is that they're general outlooks on life that don't concern themselves with facts like the default state of a glass Even if you're faced with a bad situation that probably won't get better the optimist would still say it has a chance to get better, not just because the default state of a bad situation is to continue being bad

LMAO I feel like I have to watch just 1 episode for the novelty And I think it got canceled after 1.5 seasons so I wasn't planning to become a fan

Depends on my environment Usually optimistic though

TIL there was an anime television adaptation of the Disney franchise Stitch From what I can gather it just takes place in an alternate reality where Stitch lands on a Japanese island off of Okinawa instead of an American Polynesian one

How can we no longer discuss or debate the subject at hand because I called into question the argument of the other side, that makes 0 sense Plus the only unscientific/subjective element of my post was my last comment about how I can't "think" of a lifeform with a global effect and role as unique as humans I never used the word "feel" and as a fun fact what I "think" is fundamentally tied to what I argue, scientifically or otherwise Someone can argue for the flat nature of the Earth all they want; the difference isn't their refusal to acknowledge evidence, it's their method of interpretation. If you want to prove them wrong the burden is on you to refute it. Just because everyone in the world says the Earth is spherical doesn't mean it is, it just means it's the best theory we have so far

Seeing as like 90% of the responses are for animals=humans, I'll take the opposite stance I want to try to destabilize even the scientific argument. For everyone making the argument about DNA - I think you're overestimating the role similar genetic sequencing has in producing like beings. If you're making the case that because we share 90+% of our genetic structure with monkeys or even just mammals like pigs, you also have to acknowledge the ubiquity of some parts of the genetic code. For example, someone said earlier that we share 50% of our DNA with bananas, by the same criterion we share with with monkeys. Where's the tipping point in determining what makes a lifeform an animal? Because if it's a simple majority, apparently we're only 1% off in the case of bananas and probably as high as 60% in the case of other plants. And besides, every lifeform under the sun is carbon-based anyway. That means they're more or less entirely composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, with sulfur and some trace elements mixed in. Even within the realm of DNA, there are only four nucleotides (five if you count RNA transcription). That's just a handful of building blocks determining what makes a fungus, or a plant, or an animal, or a human. And let's also not forget that fungi are distinguished as a kingdom within the study of biology. That means that mushrooms are actually not plants. Though the well-circulated argument for this is their rigid cell structure and source of nutrients, we also have to acknowledge the fact that they are separate from plants due to their function in ecosystems around the world. And personally I can't think of a lifeform that functions more differently in the context of ecosystems worldwide than modern human beings.

I think it is opinion And it's not necessarily whether being so complex makes us "better" so much as it sufficiently dislocates us from the rest of the animal kingdom to consider ourselves entirely different lifeforms And yes Viri I did allude to this in the bending thread [which I should finish soon]. The loaded nature of the question was meant to highlight people who didn't think humans were different, or didn't think they were better. The eponymous question of this thread didn't exactly fit in a 1-10 scale so it had to be reformatted But on that thread, people were answering with high numbers on that question, and backing their answer up with arguments... so some people might not be willing to stop at a simple scientific definition

A debate I've been having with a friend for 2+ years now I won't throw in my opinion yet but I want to see some discussion Some arguments for different sides to get you started - don't read them if you already have an opinion and want to write it out: I'm interested to see what people think

I want to meet Jesus I'd have to brush up on my Yiddish

What's this? A failure of a CEO running Reddit, of all places? Astonishing! Nothing like this has ever happened before...

I'm thankful for the people I love and a functional body Sometimes I look at my hands and stretch them to remember I have them (and yes I was doing this before Doctor Strange)