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Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:33:22 PM

Someone just asked me to do this in the Dragon Crisis thread and it seemed like a nice little game we can play. Here is what I am thinking: Hear are the rules as of the revival that occurred around May 22, 2011:

  1. A person says the title of an anime/manga that is completed or been running for a season/half a year. (This is so there is little chance of confusion about what the basic plot really is)
  2. The title is put into a "queue" and titles are used on a First-In-First-Out order
  3. A person can only enter one title into the queue at a time.
  4. Four people make one-sentence descriptions of the stated anime/manga
  5. If finding four entries takes an unreasonable amount of time, the title is thrown out and the next title in the queue is used.
  6. People will then vote on the descriptions, one vote per person, and the participants can not vote for their own.
  7. First description that reaches five votes, or has a significant lead for a while, wins.
  8. The next title in the queue is used to start the next round

Note: No where in these rules does it say we can not re-use old titles. Though I do think that a reasonable amount of time should pass before a title is used again.

I am keeping a list of the titles and winning descriptions/tropers in this post. Some have even been put into the Laconic name space for the associated titles.

Titles droped for lack of entries. Feel free to submit them again if you wish to see if they will do better.

Deadman Wonderland (5/29/2011), Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta (6/20/2011)

Honorable Mention:

edited 20th Jun '11 7:29:32 AM by Belian

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#2: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:35:03 PM

Horny space pirate robots invade the life of the most boring boy in the world.

[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#3: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:39:00 PM

[lol]Ok, that is funnier than it should be.

...

[lol]

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Anarchy just a medicine seller from Perak, Malaysia Since: Jun, 2010
just a medicine seller
#4: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:41:28 PM

Little boy craps insanity out of his head.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#5: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:42:26 PM

An ordinary preteen goes through ordinary preteen problems; also there are robots and aliens.

edited 31st Jan '11 7:43:08 PM by Nyktos

I guess it is.
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:45:20 PM

Gainax decides that EoE made a little too much sense and resolves to do better.

ShayGuy Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:47:05 PM

A disaffected 12-year-old boy encounters a very strange and supposedly extraterrestrial young woman who forces herself into his life along with large robots coming out of his head, electric guitars, baseball, school plays, guns, factories shaped like irons, and interstellar conspiracies, forcing him both to learn initiative and maturity and to accept that for now, he's still a kid.

Anarchy just a medicine seller from Perak, Malaysia Since: Jun, 2010
just a medicine seller
#8: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:48:24 PM

Five descriptions are up; voting starts now, yes?

I vote Gilphon.

Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#9: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:53:27 PM

For FLCL:

  • (0):Tzetze: Horny space pirate robots invade the life of the most boring boy in the world.
  • (0):Anarchy: Little boy craps insanity out of his head.
  • (0):Nyktos: An ordinary preteen goes through ordinary preteen problems; also there are robots and aliens.
  • (1):Gilphon: Gainax decides that Eo E made a little too much sense and resolves to do better.
  • (0):Shay Guy: A disaffected 12-year-old boy encounters a very strange and supposedly extraterrestrial young woman who forces herself into his life along with large robots coming out of his head, electric guitars, baseball, school plays, guns, factories shaped like irons, and interstellar conspiracies, forcing him both to learn initiative and maturity and to accept that for now, he's still a kid.

FYI: depending on how fast we get to 5 votes, next time 10 participation spots will be available.

edited 31st Jan '11 7:54:51 PM by Belian

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#10: Jan 31st 2011 at 7:54:51 PM

Tzetze

I guess it is.
KSPAM PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY from PARTY ROCK Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY
#12: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:12:03 PM

Gilphon

I've got new mythological machinery, and very handsome supernatural scenery. Goodfae: a mafia web serial
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#13: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:18:45 PM

For FLCL:

  • (1):Tzetze: Horny space pirate robots invade the life of the most boring boy in the world.
  • (0):Anarchy: Little boy craps insanity out of his head.
  • (1):Nyktos: An ordinary preteen goes through ordinary preteen problems; also there are robots and aliens.
  • (2):Gilphon: Gainax decides that Eo E made a little too much sense and resolves to do better.
  • (0):Shay Guy: A disaffected 12-year-old boy encounters a very strange and supposedly extraterrestrial young woman who forces herself into his life along with large robots coming out of his head, electric guitars, baseball, school plays, guns, factories shaped like irons, and interstellar conspiracies, forcing him both to learn initiative and maturity and to accept that for now, he's still a kid.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Thenamelesssamurai from Atlanta, Georgia Since: Nov, 2010
#14: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:20:54 PM

Gilphon

Imagine Rakan applying Calling Your Attacks to doing paperwork.~Anarchy Rakan for the hell of it COMMISSION THIS BRIDGE!~EHK
Sporkaganza I'm glasses. Since: May, 2009
I'm glasses.
#15: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:26:11 PM

Nyktos

Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember them, you are not alone.
Spirit Pretty flower from America Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Pretty flower
#16: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:40:11 PM

I think Gilphon is taking an unnecesary shot at Gainax. Yet he did make the best description.

Gilphon.

#IceBearForPresident
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#17: Jan 31st 2011 at 8:59:36 PM

For FLCL:

  • (1):Tzetze: Horny space pirate robots invade the life of the most boring boy in the world.
  • (0):Anarchy: Little boy craps insanity out of his head.
  • (2):Nyktos: An ordinary preteen goes through ordinary preteen problems; also there are robots and aliens.
  • (4):Gilphon: Gainax decides that Eo E made a little too much sense and resolves to do better.
  • (0):Shay Guy: A disaffected 12-year-old boy encounters a very strange and supposedly extraterrestrial young woman who forces herself into his life along with large robots coming out of his head, electric guitars, baseball, school plays, guns, factories shaped like irons, and interstellar conspiracies, forcing him both to learn initiative and maturity and to accept that for now, he's still a kid.

I think I started this too late at night American time. The next couple rounds should have 5 participants and, tomorrow, we will see if that should be changed. Feel free to offer recommendations for rule adjustments.

Also, it would help if everyone kept a running total. I won't be around all the time to keep track.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#18: Feb 1st 2011 at 6:47:10 AM

I'll just vote Gilphon to get the next round going. And I have to agree, his is the best even if a bit misleading.

So, Gilphon, what is the next title? Also, want to add any tropes your entry?

edited 1st Feb '11 6:51:44 AM by Belian

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
MiyaKousaka mya~! from Kibitoukoukou Since: Dec, 1969
mya~!
#19: Feb 1st 2011 at 7:21:30 AM

I thought that this was about the two media in a sentence and I immediately thought "...cheaper than crack..."

-____-

nishishishi~ Nii-nii no baka... .__.
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#20: Feb 1st 2011 at 7:40:11 AM

some potholes might be a little necessary, so let's say…

Gainax decided EoE made a little too much sense and resolves to do better.

As for the next series:

Bakemonogatari (anime)

Sackett Since: Jan, 2001
#21: Feb 1st 2011 at 7:50:22 AM

Bakemonogatari: A non-sparkly pseudo-vampire, with a hero complex, flirts with girls and finds love in a Shinto version of the Twilight Zone.

edited 1st Feb '11 8:02:55 AM by Sackett

ashnazg Since: Dec, 2009
#22: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:09:11 AM

I want to make jokes about SHAFT drawing the invisible snake really well, but I have no idea how.

Jhiday (Don’t ask)
#23: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:47:14 AM

The prettiest Unwanted Harem series I've ever seen.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#24: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:50:02 AM

Wow, I never thought on Bakemonogatari as a Unwanted Harem. Yet, it is exactly what it is, even if two of it main girls are not romanticaly interested in the (male) protagonist.

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#25: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:51:52 AM

Bakemonogatari: The harem is unwanted because it keeps trying to kill you.


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