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kaigouI really should not have to tell you what reference this screen is making. Okay, if you know Kuroshitsuji then I shouldn't have to tell you.
This one should be a bit more obvious.
Alright, people, let's fire this baby up and get the show on the road.
Last we talked, I mentioned Shizuo's little brother is an actor, right? Incidentally voiced by the same voice actor who played Kuran Kaname, in Vampire Knight. Except that in Durarara!!, his big break was in...
If you can't catch the part where it's cut off, it says, VAMPIRE NINJA. And here's our obligatory Darker than Black homage.
I'm suspecting the chick on the right is also an obvious reference, but I can't put my finger on what-to. Given the pattern, it'll be a series either produced by Brains Base (see list) or directed by Takahiro Omori (see list).
Trying to avoid spoilers, so I'll only say that at one point, these two characters get a phone call at roughly the same time. Makes for some snappy movements needed to grab these screen shots. Which was hard, because as soon as I heard Mamiko Noto's eerie little-girl voice asking that iconic question, I was too busy going WHATWHAT to react. But, catch these I did.
Our dear otaku on the left is Walker Yumasaki, voiced by Yuuki Kaji -- who also plays Finny in Kuroshitsuji. How apropos... but not nearly as much as the email alert on his friend's phone.
This is where I explain that the character on the right -- Erika Karisawa -- is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki, who played Kitazaki in Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori and then came back to play Moriyama Jun in Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. The first time, she sent someone to hell; the second time, she was the one going. You'd think she'd heard 'Ippen shinde miru' enough already, eh?
And if you don't know this face...
...or this one...
then a lot of the in-jokes in the previous post probably missed you.
Now, onto the screenshots of, uh, screens. These amuse the hell out of me. And I actually think Yohoo is cooler than Yahoo.
What is Amoeba supposed to be a riff off? Anyone? Anyone?
Someone really needs to go to that URL and see what's there. Someone who understand Japanese. Someone who is not me.
I'm guessing... message board? I think the sub-group was in a hurry, because this episode didn't get any but the most blatant text translated, and even that was inconsistent. Tip from anonymice (in comments): likely a riff on 2chan. Of course!
Anyone make any guesses on what this site is for and/or riffing on?
I am guessing a dating forum, though that seems a little, erm, unusual for a high school sophomore. Uhm. Okay, maybe not.And I bet kids don't even hang out at the malls anymore, either.
Another one that is referencing something I've no idea of -- and no, I couldn't seem to get a better shot that shows more of the image, but I'm willing to bet you it's another reference.
Or the reference might be purely internal, though in this case that white thingie (image on the right) reminds me of the little white things in Princess Mononoke.
Or maybe it's just the image Dotachin likes to use as his avatar. Could be.
And now, onto the street interviews.
We've got the girls from Real Drive, with Minamo Aoi in the foreground (talking). I can't recall her friends' names. Been awhile since I watched the show, but they're pretty distinctive for being realistic character designs and not being all stick-thin and scrawny-legged.
I'm fairly certain these are the three main leads from Eden of the East, with Saki Morimi in the middle, Micchon on the left, and I want to say Sister on the far right, but I'm not positive.
I really, really want to say Lupin on this one, but beats the hell out of me.
This one... I have no idea. Seems so familiar, though.
In this shot, the guy's talking about how "when you get old like me", and I'm wondering if this is a reference to that hit manga about the salaryman who lives the life of, well, a salaryman. Though I think he's worked his way up to middle manager after twenty volumes.
It's either a Macross reference or a Gurren Lagann reference, but neither Brains Base nor Takahiro Omori have done any work on any of the Macross franchise. So, got me.
And lastly... this guy looks so familiar. I don't think it's Pantsu (from Eden of the East), but...
Yes, it is a crazy series.
This one should be a bit more obvious.
Alright, people, let's fire this baby up and get the show on the road.
Last we talked, I mentioned Shizuo's little brother is an actor, right? Incidentally voiced by the same voice actor who played Kuran Kaname, in Vampire Knight. Except that in Durarara!!, his big break was in...
If you can't catch the part where it's cut off, it says, VAMPIRE NINJA. And here's our obligatory Darker than Black homage.
I'm suspecting the chick on the right is also an obvious reference, but I can't put my finger on what-to. Given the pattern, it'll be a series either produced by Brains Base (see list) or directed by Takahiro Omori (see list).
Trying to avoid spoilers, so I'll only say that at one point, these two characters get a phone call at roughly the same time. Makes for some snappy movements needed to grab these screen shots. Which was hard, because as soon as I heard Mamiko Noto's eerie little-girl voice asking that iconic question, I was too busy going WHATWHAT to react. But, catch these I did.
Our dear otaku on the left is Walker Yumasaki, voiced by Yuuki Kaji -- who also plays Finny in Kuroshitsuji. How apropos... but not nearly as much as the email alert on his friend's phone.
This is where I explain that the character on the right -- Erika Karisawa -- is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki, who played Kitazaki in Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori and then came back to play Moriyama Jun in Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. The first time, she sent someone to hell; the second time, she was the one going. You'd think she'd heard 'Ippen shinde miru' enough already, eh?
And if you don't know this face...
...or this one...
then a lot of the in-jokes in the previous post probably missed you.
Now, onto the screenshots of, uh, screens. These amuse the hell out of me. And I actually think Yohoo is cooler than Yahoo.
What is Amoeba supposed to be a riff off? Anyone? Anyone?
Someone really needs to go to that URL and see what's there. Someone who understand Japanese. Someone who is not me.
I'm guessing... message board? I think the sub-group was in a hurry, because this episode didn't get any but the most blatant text translated, and even that was inconsistent. Tip from anonymice (in comments): likely a riff on 2chan. Of course!
Anyone make any guesses on what this site is for and/or riffing on?
I am guessing a dating forum, though that seems a little, erm, unusual for a high school sophomore. Uhm. Okay, maybe not.
Another one that is referencing something I've no idea of -- and no, I couldn't seem to get a better shot that shows more of the image, but I'm willing to bet you it's another reference.
Or the reference might be purely internal, though in this case that white thingie (image on the right) reminds me of the little white things in Princess Mononoke.
Or maybe it's just the image Dotachin likes to use as his avatar. Could be.
And now, onto the street interviews.
We've got the girls from Real Drive, with Minamo Aoi in the foreground (talking). I can't recall her friends' names. Been awhile since I watched the show, but they're pretty distinctive for being realistic character designs and not being all stick-thin and scrawny-legged.
I'm fairly certain these are the three main leads from Eden of the East, with Saki Morimi in the middle, Micchon on the left, and I want to say Sister on the far right, but I'm not positive.
I really, really want to say Lupin on this one, but beats the hell out of me.
This one... I have no idea. Seems so familiar, though.
In this shot, the guy's talking about how "when you get old like me", and I'm wondering if this is a reference to that hit manga about the salaryman who lives the life of, well, a salaryman. Though I think he's worked his way up to middle manager after twenty volumes.
It's either a Macross reference or a Gurren Lagann reference, but neither Brains Base nor Takahiro Omori have done any work on any of the Macross franchise. So, got me.
And lastly... this guy looks so familiar. I don't think it's Pantsu (from Eden of the East), but...
Yes, it is a crazy series.