29 June 2015

Ergo Proxy - Opening Credits

When I first researched the flashing texts in the opening credits, I read someone saying that they held clues to the show. Yet no one seemed to have translated them and made them available. Finally I did the work myself, and I can see why they were never posted; The text is cut off and difficult to read. The scraps that are available, don't seem to contain much information other than a broken-English translation of a synopsis for the show. There is one section of text that seems to be repeated throughout the opening credits, and I was going to try and piece it all together, but I have decided that it is too difficult and not worth it. I'll still post all of my notes and my image edits to make the text readable.


1
Many as futuristic stories from now. People who lived there
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Meteor --- cathed burning – happened in old times in century of how
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Incastor we d


2
The century of
History of mankind
Saying that, “as for the
Called burning ice happened
Lot of living things died out and thus the
Live only in the bubble dome

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Consumption
An advanced making to the network advance
Multipurpose robot from which onomb wa
Of the reacle ---flrunistruerie, and the c---
Been m/pun-aged in an orderly manner if aged
And it peeped and the problem or failing bribe


3
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The class difference, and the dissatisfaction ---- there ----ed for----eenau
Reeding ground for crime.
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Existence of the virus pro--- of the ------------elling------
Follow man and caused a serious trouble -----
---to appear as though people not to have dissatisfaction -----
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Driven by the desire that it wanted in go out of here
Erase it was taught that the external world was the world of ----
Ous for the Romud citizens.


4


5


6
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Were given the history of mankind as fo
Saying that “as for the environment of the
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An advanced ----
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The society where everything had been managed
Time nor an anti-social molecule


7
Bubble dome
Another by social fear


Dissatisfaction in the dome are small number of people thing. Not
The person who gave up, “you should ---- one” life --- a peaceful dome though
Though they were all ---- by the ---- that ---- to go out of here.
Because it was taught that the external world was the world of death to which the monster strolled and the
Infectious disease was furious for the Romud citizens


8
Environment of the ca----
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Who

Utopia that repeat


9


10
Year up. Anot


11


12


13
The century of how many is a futuristic stories ---- Potiou----
History of mankind as follows.
Saying that “As for the environment of the earth, the large----
Called burning ice happened in old time in century of
Lot of ---- died out and thus the --- we ----
Live only in the bubble dome.

Bubble dome “Romud” ---- called utopia ----
Consumption.
An ---- thinking to the ----
Multipurpose robot front ----
Of the reached ---- ture, and the completed
Been managed in the orderly manner
And it peeped


15
Discharge of M----that was
Now and it changed suddenly
Race
Production and
Going by
The life support
Society where everything
Manner if it gave birth to neither a crime nor an anti-social molecule.


16






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So the complete text is something like:
The century of how many is a futuristic stories from now. People who lived there were given the
history of mankind as follows
Saying that “As for the environment of the earth, the large discharge of Metanhlidend that was
Meteor --- called burning ice happened in old times in century of how it changed suddenly
Lot of living things died out and thus we d-- human race came to
Live only in the bubble dome

Bubble dome “Romud” It is an ideal city that is called utopia that repeat ---- producing and
People seemed to be
From ystery
Consumption. Another by social fear
An advanced making (thinking?) to the network advance
Multipurpose robot from which onomb wa
Support of the reached infrastructure, and the completed social security of the society
The society where everything had been managed in an orderly manner if it gave birth to neither a crime nor an anti-social molecule.
Birthrate
And it peeped and the problem or failing bribe

Ever the event that causes the accident --- order happens several y—Another ---- ome
Shelter immigrants have flowed in “rom--- event brought of there---al—of a---
The class difference, and the dissatisfaction ---- there ----ed for----eenau
breeding ground for crime.
--- big social issues had been generated ---h and Rom
Existence of the virus pro--- of the ------------elling------
Follow man and caused a serious trouble -----
---to appear as though people not to have dissatisfaction -----
Dissatisfaction in the dome are small number of people thing. Not
Stice and the person who gave up “you should fur----- one” life --- a peaceful dome though
Though they were all Driven by the desire that it wanted in go out of here
Because it was taught that the external world was the world of death to which the monster strolled and the
Infectious disease was furious for the Romud citizens

17 April 2015

Extraordinary Anime

This list is so I can remember what I have seen, so it's got junk on it.
The list is not everything that I have seen, because some stuff really isn't worth remembering.
(Hi there, Persona, Tokyo ESP, Nobunagun, Tribe Cool Crew, One Week Friends, Akuma no Riddle, Gokukoku no Brynhildr, Phi Brain, Xam'd Lost Memories, and many more. )
I post repeats because they are so good in multiple categories.

Just good fun, and younger memories, or just other: (almost all are not great)
Kiba
Spiral
Hikaru No Go
SpeedGrapher
Black Butler
^childhood introduction to anime that don't fit other categories, but I still like for that.
---
(actiony+funny)
Ao No Exorcist
Noragami
Nanatsu no Taizai
Fooly Cooly
Black Lagoon
Dragon Ball Z
No Game No Life

(actiony / thoughtful)
Jormungand
Junketsu no Maria
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Black Bullet
Yumekui Merry
Chihayafuru
Gosick
Dennou Coil

(thoughtful / unique)
Mekakucity Actors
Ping Pong The Animation
Princess Tutu
Higurashi When They Cry
Samurai Flamenco
Blue Gender
Cowboy Bebop

(forgettable)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Tokyo Ghoul
Dramatical Murder
[C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Darker than Black
Space Dandy
Eureka 7
Elfen Lied
---
v special, hard to categorize
Usagi Drop
Hourou Musuko
No. 6


Philosophic:
(not in order)
Serial Experiments Lain
Kino No Tabi
Ergo Proxy
Mushishi
House of Five Leaves
Time of Eve
Kaiba


I liked it because it had tech/fantasy I have never seen before:
(not in order)
Fractale
Shinseki Yori
PsychoPass
Gatchaman Crowds
Ghost in the Shell
Paranoia Agent
Suisei no Garugantia
Time of Eve
Sidonia No Kishi

I liked it because it made me cry:
(Not in order)
Casshern Sins
Wolf's Rain
Witch Hunter Robin
Michiko to Hatchin
Paranoia Agent
Ergo Proxy
Mushishi
Kino No Tabi
Penguin Drum
Zankyou no Terror
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso


I liked it because I have a thing for characters that are weird or shy or emotionless:
(sort of in order from personal experience of worst to best, last section is about characters instead of the anime as a whole)
Mirai Nikki
Nazo No Kanjo X
Blood Lad
Black Butler
Hataraku Maou-sama
Un-Go
Another
Jormungand
Wolf's Rain
Say I Love You
Free!
Noragami
Litchi De Hikari
Death Note
No Game No Life
Suisei no Garugantia
Spawn
Casshern Sins
Witch Hunter Robin
Zankyou no Terror
Sidonia No Kishi
Serial Experiments Lain
House of Five Leaves
Ergo Proxy
Mushishi
------------
Amnesia (doesn't understand)
Sankarea (weird impish)
Hyouka (lazy)
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru (mean, cares, bitter)
No. 6
Kimi Ni Todoke


Will be updated as I see fit. The new season of Sidonia and SNAFU I expect to only add good things to the series.

10 April 2015

To Harbor

Can you tell why I break though?

Shatter into little brilliant glittering ice and water,
too beautiful to be real, the sun in every droplet and shard

Can you, when I throw myself to a swallow's death
     (because the world asked it passingly)
     (and it watches as I fall to lifelessness)
     (surprised, but uncomprehending)

broken body broken wing broken mind broken heart
He once said - I love too much to stand this world

And as I lay (with my broken breathing) I
     look to the world and I plead that it see

That it know what hope is
That it know what devotion is
That it know what idealism is
that it know what what to love is
     and respond to my wretchedness

     And I straighten myself, and I prepare myself, and I shape myself
To stand
To burn
To crystallize
To radiate

     To keep the dream existing here
     in me, in anywhere
     to smash myself as many times as I need to
     until the world grasps the glinting gift
and breathes with me as I lay limp and expended again

10 February 2015

What do I do

Why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why What can I do? Would getting food. Would skipping work and sleeping. Would working. Would watching more videos. Would treating this seriously? Would ignoring it? Would waiting for it to go away? Would fighting it? Would despairing and soaking in despair? Would listing hopes and looking at my dreams help? Would taking a pill help? Would doing simple chores like cleaning help? Would writing down my thoughts and fears help? Would finding some meaningful story to absorb help? Would talking to someone help? Would going outside help? Would waiting help? Would thinking of more things help?