• I was dying to see the Pac-Man cartoon when it originally aired, but my AYSO soccer games were scheduled at the same time.  I feigned illness once or twice so I could stay home and watch.  I loved it, because I loved a lot of things that sucked at that age.

• They also made her voice less cartoonish, but still had her get struck by lightning and destroy the town hall with her butt.

• Changing the character, however, has actually been considered offensive by many disabled fans of the show, since the edit to the episode didn't merely remove the name Derpy (which there is some debate over whether it's a slur or not; the KnowYourMeme page on its origins, however, doesn't seem to present any offensive intentions in the original use of the word and, however offensively certain people have used it, a lot of people are fine with the word itself), but it actually removed her crossed eyes entirely. When choosing whether a somewhat stereotypical but lovingly portrayed disabled character or the entire erasure of disability is more offensive, I'd think the latter.

• That's fantastic news, and not entirely implausible - I mean, it did work for Trigun, which was never really popular in Japan. But I don't think it's going to do spectacularly well in America, because female-skewing shows generally don't, and I think it'll be very hard to market...

• No - in fact, one of the characters who got more development was actually the brother of the crossdresser, who was being preyed upon by a proper Carnivorous Female, but still wasn't weak or effeminate - he was gentle and quiet, and rather backed into a corner, but still not effeminate or hipsterish. Really interesting gender stuff going on in Kuragehime.

•  Yes, there is unfortunately one named Derpy. And, as one would expect, while the majority of Bronies loved it, some people found the character's portrayal offensive.  While I normally fall into a more anti-PC stance, believing people need thicker skins and that people take offense at stuff that doesn't deserve it, I find myself on the anti-Derpy side here.  It *was* a bad idea.

• I really enjoyed it. I think the characterizations are entertaining, and completely endearing. 

•  Its one of the better anime from the last few years in my opinion.  It and the first half of Tiger & Bunny were surprises for me.  (T&B unfortunately went to the "mind control"/"memory rewrite"/etc well for its second half, which automatically drops my rating for any story that uses it.)

• He'd either have to lose about fifty pounds or have some miraculous CGI. Dude's gained a LOT of weight since he actually wound up on something popular.

•  And by castle you mean PENIS

• Justice League WOOD was...OK. A little wooden(I couldnt resist). I have to be honest....I am a HARDCORE DC fan and very few of these animated flicks have knocked my socks off. I wind up getting them off of PPV,and then if I like them I buy them. Dont think I'll be buying this one,but I will say I have ZERO problems with Nathan Fillion doing to Green Lantern what Kevin Conroy has done for Batman.....Nathan Fillion should be the once and future Hal Jordan now and forever(I also wouldnt complain if he mysteriously replaced Ryan Reynolds in the live-action franchise as well)

• once inside the PENIS he'll gawk at the ponified portraits of those who last got crammed into the place. meanwhile the squid is looking for princess link in the wrong castle.

•  And then he'll reveal his own PENIS, the size of a like like, and cram Link into it!

• then he'll shove them under a mattress and have a gender-bent princess link sleep over them

• http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Derpy

• Hold the fuck on- somewhere in the infinite multiverse we know and love as fiction, there's a Pegasus named fuckin DERPY?! Derpy. I just wanted to be clear.

• Having just got the DVD, I can safely confirm Shout! Factory did not "normalize" the gray pegasus known as Derpy. She's on the back cover even! Oh, and I just noticed Rainbow Dash is clearly missing her cutie mark. Best part of the DVD? Probably the "DVD is not a toy; adult supervision recommended" disclaimer.

• Supposedly they'll make a second season if it sells well in America!

• JL: Doom was a lot of fun, and I was pleasantly surprised they left the ending as ambiguous as they did.  Then again, since the movies aren't explicitly linked, the reset button will just be pushed again next time.

•  It's a really wonderful and unique anime, easily made my top 10 favorites after one viewing on Hulu.  Preordered it, and watched it again immediately on receipt.  Zac at Anime News Network did an awesome podcast review on it on ANNCast. http://fast.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2012-02-24 (30 min. mark)

• Predictably, DC has you covered. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floronic_Man (Specifically, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #56)

• I am a hardcore Pac-Man enthusiast, and I would not pay that. Wait...wait.

• HOLY HANNAH That Pac-Man DVD is WAY overpriced for a 2 disc set! I... will wait.

• Now I wanna see Batman fight a tree.

• Good to here JL:Doom is a solid flick. Will have to nab it for sure. And yeah; agreed on BatB's finale being one of the greatest cartoon episodes/ways to end a series EVER.

• Well, Shout! Factory has the rights, and they do tend to do full season releases eventually. Doing a disk of the first X episodes though is a cheap way for the young kids to get their hands on some. Think of it as a sampler.

• I shall give it a spin.

• But look green operation yondell hasn't got glutense. Well, Horses would have it. Pluck the notebook of Uranus and see ooze sink under fester rabbit but when they lavirint entok, Harry Potter. So when that takes, then people have bananas.

•  Hmm, it sounds like a show that tried to address that odd Japanese phenomenon of the "carnivorous female".  Which makes me wonder if, outside of the gender-reversed "Ah! My Goddess" character, were all of the men ineffectual and hipsterish-to-the-point-of-being-effeminate.

• Justice League Doom was one of the better animated features DC has put out. However, I made the mistake of watching the final episode of Batman: the Brave and the Bold beforehand and let me just say that is by far one of the greatest cartoon episodes of all-time and probably the best way to end a series ever. Ambush Bug? Oh fuck and yes. So, I probably would have liked JLD even more if I hadn't just had my mind sufficiently creamed.

• Well, I just picked up the Jem & The Holograms box set, I might as well get the Pac-Man cartoon.  Any word on special features? An interview with voice director legend Wally Burr on the casting on Blinky? (follows the link to amazon.com) Jesus H. Christ! 35 bucks?! For two discs of the shitty Pac Man cartoon?  I'll wait six months and buy it used for 45 cents.

• It's fantastic! I would so love it if Rob could give it a little writeup to be retconned into the post, but whether or not he's up for that I can at least tell you a bit about it here: The basic premise is that five exceptionally nerdy young women live in shared accomodation in Tokyo. A beautiful crossdresser busts into their life following Circumstances and Emotions, and decides that they should all be made beautiful too (protip: this is not the greatest decision he has ever made). The characters are fun, the way the scenario plays out isn't actually as predictable as you'd think. There's a bunch of shoutouts to nerdery and pop culture, although most of those are in the fantastic opening credits. The story drops off a little bit as it's only eleven episodes (I'm pretty sure it was made for the noitaminA slot) and that's not really enough time to give everybody true character development and the story a true ending, but it doesn't just quit; it does provide some kind of a conclusion. Also, the ways in which the girls are nerdy is unpredictable! Spoilers: the main character is obsessed with jellyfish, and her housemates love, in no particular order, trains, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, traditional Girls Day dolls, and old men. We screened it at my anime society, and though it did skew a little for the females in the audience as we'd guessed and scheduled, none of the men found it in the least objectionable, except for one who thought the girls deserved their comuppance for being assholes, which is fair comment. Most people enjoyed it a lot, and alone amongst every show we screened episodes back-to-back-for, we agreed special rules and showed the full OP every time.

• I remember watching the Pac Man cartoon pretty religously on Saturdays on USA Network when i was a kid and even as a child I was puzzled about the wizard thing 

• Hasbro, just give us blue rays of the entire season, not some random spattering of 5 episodes.  As of now, I have no reason or desire to be Friendship Express.  I already have all the MLP episodes on my hard drive (thank you YouTube), but I would definitely give them my money if they would just give us something worth buying.  Give us entire seasons, and a heaping helping of extras and I'll be more than happy to throw my money at you.   

• Also look how MLP is selling!

•  At the rate Rob's going, he'll be lucky if they're the size of a pea

• I'm just going to say it...If you watch <i>Hugo</i> expecting some sort of whimsical fantasy adventure, as the marketing makes it appear, expect to be largely disappointed, to say the least. Hell, it barely covers the "adventure" part of things. However, like Rob says, if you prefer a biopic/tribute to some of the first sci-fi films ever & one of the greats behind them, this is for you. For the record though, <i>Hugo</i> <b>is</b> still a damn good movie, though, IMO, & a really grand biopic/tribute...It's just that the marketing guys friggin' screwed us on this one.

• Is Princess Jellyfish any good?  The art style alone is making me laugh.

• I'd say Hugo counts as both.

• I know I'm being the kind of whiner everyone hates, but I really wish we would see new DC animated take on the classic Legion of Doom.

• TRON GI Joe MLP you know if you keep chopping your onions like that they're going to shrivel into raisins.

• ::Tilts head:: Justice League Wood? ::Tilts head the other way:: Oh...never mind.

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