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I have to admit, I'd agree that having a delay on the release for non-backers is a silly idea (unless there's a practical reason behind it). At the very least, I'd have hoped that Anime Limited would make the release available through their own shop to start with. I know that some backers...

I'm quite fond of this one, it's a shame there's still only a DVD version available. It's a nice comedy/drama about growing up and about looking back on your childhood. There's a supernatural element but it's mostly used to establish the situation and give the opportunity to explore the...

There are really only three channels on YouTube that I at least semi-regularly watch videos from and one of them is your channel. That probably makes me a bad candidate to comment, since I probably have more specific taste and less idea of what everyone else is doing. I think the other two...

My favourite Ghibli films are Whisper of the Heart and Only Yesterday. Out of those two, I suspect you'd prefer Whisper of the Heart. I probably liked From Up On Poppy Hill more than many, I think it sometimes gets overlooked. Tales of Earthsea is probably the one people would warn you off of...

Being particularly positive about new shows isn't necessarily a slight against old ones, it's just that it can be easier to have conversations about shows that are currently airing and that many people are watching at roughly the same rate. With simulcasts, you basically have a new conversation...

I suppose it depends on what you'd consider the story to be, or maybe it has more to do with what you're getting out of the content. If the way that people interact and define themselves is important to the story, then changes in sex and sexuality could be relevant to that. Some people like to...

I think that owning several different Collector's Editions (or similar) of a show is fair enough really, they do have a "merchandise" aspect after all. Owning several copies of a basic release might be a bit odd. Not that I have three copies of Hidamari Sketch, or anything.

I think the idea of "anime snobbery" is probably as much used to try and write off the opinions of others as it is used to form opinions (perhaps even more so). Some people probably do deliberately try to express dissenting opinion in order to get attention, but I think many people who seem to...

I think you should still be able to push for a replacement if that's what you want, they're probably just trying to avoid the trouble (though I wonder if a 50% discount would actually be the cheaper option for them in this case). I suppose if the damage was too minor then they could try to...

Do you mean films that are basically wholly depressing or ones that just touch on negative possibilities? I'd say the latter does apply to a fair few of the films that Miyazaki directed. Several of the films involve the need for the characters to grow and sometimes make sacrifices, which means...

Expelled from Paradise I wasn't really sure what to expect from this because I hadn't read too much about it beforehand, I thought it might be a flashy action heavy film but it's actually kind of a quiet character story (with a bit of flashy action for good measure). More specifically, it's a...

I guessed that but I was just saying. I'm not sure why I felt I needed to but I guess that's a thing I do (despite being less than serious myself fairly often).

There are some missions where you can fight as a werewolf with NPC allies, though it'd mostly depend on the faction you're in (I think there are at least three factions that are okay with it). I think you do get some bonus from your armour when you go into werewolf form but not the whole bonus...

To be fair, I expect most people were kind of already "on their side" and just see it as a bonus for something they weren't too bothered about (or, at least, couldn't do anything about) anyway. I'm not sure if it's a great idea though, there's a risk of people expecting this kind of thing in...

I seem to recall reading that there were a few issues with the Manga Blu-ray release (was it steelbook only?), mostly subtitling and an audio issue with the English track. I think they originated on the US release and apparently carried over to the Manga release (I suppose they're essentially...

I couldn't comment on the new film but I think the sexuality issue is an interesting one in Ghost in the Shell and probably worth including. If we have people with artificial bodies and can connect more directly through the brain/mind, then that could have an affect on people's sexuality (or at...

Regarding the AI conversation, I suppose the general idea is that you'd be looking for an objective measure of the quality of a society (or an objective meaning of life, perhaps). That'd be a tough thing to find but it's theoretically possible that such a thing could exist. I think it might be...

Some people like to mix and share ideas with those who are different. Even if you tend towards people who are similar, they're not going to be exactly the same and there will be opportunities to learn and develop by sharing different ideas from different perspectives. A society is a collection...

That's absolute nonsense. People are quite capable of looking out for each other, it happens all of the time. You could argue that they do so for personal reasons, and thus ultimately do so for themselves, but they still do it and, in a practical sense, that's good enough. Pretending that...

I recall the Werewolf form being surprisingly vulnerable if you're not careful but quite strong as well, I'm pretty sure most NPCs go hostile. The Dawnguard expansion added a Perk tree that makes Werewolf a bit more fun and viable (also, potentially disgusting). Speaking of Dawnguard, that's a...