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Jisu Since: Jan, 2001
#76: Jul 4th 2008 at 10:20:45 PM

I used to be ashamed of the Animesque trend and avoided anything to do with it. Thanks to this wiki, though, I'm now a card-carrying Avatar fan. I also got into Darths and Droids thanks to you. Oh, and Order of the Stick!

Eio Since: Jan, 2001
#77: Jul 4th 2008 at 11:25:14 PM

Since my last post on this topic I've discovered Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series, and now I have to go watch them all.

Want some reviews? Send us your stories!
EponymousKid Since: Jan, 2001
#78: Jul 8th 2008 at 5:22:53 PM

Order of the Stick. That's about it, really.

I mean, I've been discovering a lot of series lately (in the past month, I've become a huge fan of Azumanga Daioh and Eyeshield 21, just for starters), but those are mostly independant. I'm pretty sure I was linked to OOTS from here, though.

Ialdabaoth Since: Mar, 2013
#79: Dec 21st 2008 at 8:44:55 AM

Four pages in and no one else got into Firefly through this site? Me, I'd barely heard of it before, despite being a Buffy fan. All I knew about it was "Whedon's SF series that got cancelled after less than a season." When I saw the massive Trope Overdosing here—not due to Entry Pimping by just one or two people—I figured it was worth checking out.

edited Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:46:15 by Ialdabaoth

GlennMagusHarvey Since: Jan, 2001
#80: Dec 21st 2008 at 10:27:56 AM

Elanorea wrote:

I found RPG World through here.

Man, what a bummer.

Same here! I found RPG World through here, after reading about Reka in the Hot Scientist article, I think. I ended up reading through all of RPG World in the course of a few days. I liked it, to be honest, though I'll have to say that (1) the lack of ending was a bummer (I wish someone would pick it up and finish it), and (2) Cherry looked better in her first outfit.

I also found Gunnerkrigg Court because I was curious where Meta4 got that elegant character for his avatar. (Remember the "real men use pretty girls as their avatars" joke?)

TV Tropes also gets credit for putting Tantei Gakuen Q (a.k.a. Detective Academy Q), Mai-Hi ME, and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha on my radar.

And I can't remember exactly, but TV Tropes may have played a part in my getting into Magic Knight Rayearth.

Also, people's mentioning Megatokyo, DM of the Rings, and Darths and Droids a number of times on the site and on IRC has increased my interested in those webcomics (which I have yet to read).

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#81: Dec 21st 2008 at 11:07:36 AM

Hm, let's see... approximately in chronological order: Azumanga Daioh, Nanaka 6/17, Piano, Angel Moxie, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (which reminds me, I'm still only at ch. 6 so far), Hidamari Sketch, Genshiken, Aoi House, The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya, Sketchbook ~full color'S~...

You know what? Let's just say roughly 90% of everything I've seen recently. Because the list's just expanding really, really fast right now.

edited Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:11:48 by Kyler Thatch

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Midna Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they) from way down south in the land of the traitors (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they)
#82: Dec 24th 2008 at 7:05:06 PM

Disgaea (game, anime, and manga), for the most part. I saw some Prinnie art and a few others prior, but didn't learn the basics about it until I came here.

And also, I learned to stop worrying and love Etna.

Besides that, I learned that:

A. The U.S. Sailor Moon dub has its share of... problems. B. Excel Saga exists. C. That Bobobobo Bobobo is exactly as insane as I thought it was when I heard the title. D. Pretty Cure exists.

And other stuff I'm too lazy to put down right now.

pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
ScudEast tl;dr from usually On A Bus Since: Jan, 2001
tl;dr
#83: Dec 24th 2008 at 9:30:24 PM

Read or seen: Suzumiya Haruhi, Gurren Lagann, Wicked Powered. Also embarked on a historical survey of anime classics; all this after not having seen any anime since Star Blazers and G-Force.

Added to list: FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion (I'm not expecting to like it, but I'll re-watch Gurren Lagann afterwards—it's supposed to help both shows), Patlabor, Planetes, Gunnerkrigg Court.

edited Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:31:04 by ScudEast

igordebraga from Brazil Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
Neep Revolution of Ruin from Booooooooomblastandruin Since: Jan, 2001
Revolution of Ruin
#85: Dec 30th 2008 at 2:23:19 PM

I heard about Nox Arcana and Rasputina through the wiki, and I just bought the first book of The Dresden Files today.

You've lost. You're the Bomb Squad after the bomb's gone off. I'm the blast ongoing.
Matrix Since: Jan, 2001
#86: Dec 30th 2008 at 3:06:13 PM

Order Of The Stick. That reminds me, I haven't read it in a while..

SGYDK Since: Dec, 1969
#87: Jan 11th 2009 at 7:00:46 PM

Bob and George. There might be others, but I cant remember them.

Koveras Mastermind Rational from Germany (OG troper) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Mastermind Rational
#88: Jan 12th 2009 at 1:39:24 PM

The biggest contribution of TV Tropes to my life was making me watch Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. ^^

Rogue7 Squad Leader Since: Jan, 2001
Squad Leader
#89: Jan 12th 2009 at 4:36:53 PM

I've got a long list...

Firefly (you are eternally gods for that one) Mahou Sensei Negima (I still don't know why I started reading it, but I'm damn glad I did, it's my favorite manga) by extension then Love Hina, Code Geass, Dr Mc Ninja, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (also thanks to the good folks over on Giant ITP), The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya, Persona3, thanks to the Let's Play recommendation, Gunnerkrigg Court, anything else (like Fullmetal Panic) I'll look up and check out here first. So you lot have introduced me to a ton of great stuff, for which I am greatful.

My Blog thing
Dookie2 Since: Dec, 1969
#90: Jan 12th 2009 at 5:30:43 PM

I unfortunately discovered House of Leaves through this wiki, though it was certainly a fun read. I also discovered Full Metal Alchemist, one of the few anime I've actually liked (I don't really feel like reading the manga). Most of all, I'm grateful that this wiki introduced me to Watchmen (though I knew about it previously; I just didn't know what the hell it was about).

I find about most of the stuff I read from taking a look in the sci-fi section of the library or looking at the classic authors.

EDIT: [Oops, was there some controversial statement about this wiki's favorite series? I think not.]

edited Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:39:34 by Dookie2

banjo2E :D from Spiral Mountain Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
:D
#91: Jan 12th 2009 at 7:00:42 PM

Shinji And Warhammer 40 K, Lucky Star, and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann are the three things I found here. Everything else I found out about elsewhere, and if I used the wiki to look them up, it was to make sure they were as good as they sounded.

Always think outside the box. Because the box is full of scorpions.
Spackeradder Little fellow from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
Little fellow
#92: Jan 12th 2009 at 10:31:51 PM

Tropes was what basically pushed me to buy and read The Killing Joke. Now I wanna read The Dark Knight Returns... then Watchmen and The Leauge of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And V for Vendetta. Normally I'm not even really a comic book guy, save the works of Jhonen Vasquez.

Curse you Tropes!

The first Cosmic Horror in the form of a mortal bean
JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#93: Jan 14th 2009 at 10:36:27 AM

Recently, Shortpacked, I didn't think I'd like it as much as I am now. Also, I can has PSL for Ethan.

Also, I am Batman.

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#94: Jan 15th 2009 at 9:09:13 AM

My contributor page bears the long list of webcomics I now read thanks to TV Tropes.

And it is so time-consuming it now ruins my life.

edited Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:09:26 by Medinoc

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
CTrombley The Good Troper Since: Jan, 2001
The Good Troper
#96: Feb 2nd 2009 at 6:14:38 AM

Yes Minister.

Mathematics Is A Language.
JethroQWalrustitty Since: Jan, 2001
#97: Feb 2nd 2009 at 8:15:15 AM

That I discovered purely from watching TV. Sadly, haven't seen near enough episodes of it.

Galeros Slay foes with bow and arrow Since: Jan, 2001
Slay foes with bow and arrow
#98: Feb 2nd 2009 at 9:05:39 AM

Lucky Star, Genshiken, and Welcome To The NHK are the three I can think of off of the top of my head.

edited Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:06:46 by Galeros

TheAdversary Since: Jan, 2001
#99: Feb 2nd 2009 at 12:39:07 PM

  • Things I like and deserve the hype they get: Sailor Nothing. First anything-fic that not only I didn't hate, but liked.
  • Things I like but don't deserve the hype they get:
Gurren Lagann. Now, Dookie 2, this is this wiki's favorite series and the one that probably deserves whatever you want to do to the Avatar examples, if only for the sake of balancing the collective hype on this site. It's the only mecha show I liked since I saw Mazinger Z when I was 5 years old, but jesus freaking christ. I've seen people calling it the most badass achievement of the human race, and better than anything in any other form of media ever. Maybe they were just stereotypical Internet Hyperboles but you still overrate it like there was no tomorrow. And I hate it when people call anything overrated.
  • Things I don't like nor think they deserve the hype they get:
El Fetish Fu- I mean, El Goonish Shive.

edited Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:40:04 by TheAdversary

WascallyWabbit Since: Jan, 2001
#100: Feb 2nd 2009 at 1:20:27 PM

Lets see now...

And I haven't regretted one yet smile


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