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755915 No.1   [Reply]

does anyone have this pic without the white line?

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As no-one's found a high res original here's a fill in the gaps version. Better than nothing.

>> No.5  

no-kanjis wallpaper?



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184199 No.1   [Reply]

In b4 threadspam

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>> No.3  

awww... that's to sweet, i get diabetes.

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-20/abe-develops-desperant-anime-with-lain-staff

Can't wait...

>> No.2  

Couldn't ask for a nicer birthday/graduation gift, even if it is slightly late. Sounds like new details will be coming shortly.

>> No.4  

Nice.

>> No.5  

Oh hell yes.

>> No.6  

Actual title is Despera:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-21/lain-yoshitoshi-abe-confirms-new-work-is-despera

>> No.7  

Well, this is a very pleasant surprise.

>> No.8  

Oh my God... need moar info!



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It appears that I am now the proud owner of a "Ryushika, Ryushika" doujin thanks to a kind friend who went to Sakura-Con.

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>> No.6  

I think I've got access to a copy. I'll scan it on Thursday. Or not on Thursday.

>> No.8  

Apparently it's actually on a ship, so I guess you'll have to wait.

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>>8

>>Apparently it's actually on a nice boat, so I guess you'll have to wait.
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It's been a month and a half now.

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How the hell did someone notice that?

>> No.4  

>>1

What episode is the NieA screencap from?



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Set Apart (Paperback)
by Daniel Cronquist

"Exploring the Christian Faith through Japanese Animation Outside of our memory in a forgotten dream, lies a world surrounded by walls. There, in an abandoned dormitory far from town, live the haibane. Not quite human, they hatch from cocoons and grow grey wings. They are set apart. Whether you have a strong interest in Japanese anime, little interest, or none at all, this book will point out the amazing similarities between the fantasy series Haibane Renmei and the story of God's working with mankind. It is unique among Japanese animation stories. It is a story of redemption, salvation, and hope. While not directly a Christian story, the characters and themes found within this series reflect much of God's truth. This book is a journey for the reader showing God's truth can be found even in the most unlikely of places."

I'm... I'm not sure how to feel? On the one hand, it's cool that someone actually wrote a book concerning Haibane Renmei, but on the other hand, there's bound to be a whole lot of subjective opinioning. Plus how do you go about reconciling the notion of suicide with the Christian faith which considers it an unforgiveable sin?

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http://cff.ssw.net/main/faq.htm

> 4.2.4. Are all the haibane suicides?
> No. Reki is the only one who clearly killed herself in her former life. Although all the
> haibane names used in the show could be interpreted as some kind of suicide, there
> are far too many indications that this is not the case for me to agree with this theory.
> For starters, Reki is the only one born with black wings. She is set apart from the other
> haibane from the very first, and this continues throughout the show. She's also the
> only one who displays any actual self-destructive behavior, her smoking. She
> also views the town very differently than the other haibane, who are rather happy there.
> Remember that in the Judeo-Christian tradition suicide is a major sin. This is why
> Reki was born with black wings. The other haibane were not. Rakka is kind of a special
> case, but I still don't think she was a suicide, at least not in the same way Reki
> was. Reki threw herself in front of a train, but judging by Rakka's reactions in the show,
> she more likely died from self-neglect. Whatever was troubling her in her former
> life, she probably did much as in the show; ran away and acted without thinking about her
> own safety. To compare it with Reki's actions, Rakka probably did something on the
> order of stepping out in front of a bus because she wasn't watching where she was
> going.
> The suicide theory also doesn't explain the younger kids. They are set apart from the
> older haibane in a couple ways; they go to school rather than work, and their names tend
> to be about what they want to be rather than about things from their cocoon dreams. They
> are explained much better by Glie being Limbo, the destination for the souls of
> unbaptized children.
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Hm. This seems potentially interesting. Haibane is a film with a lot to say on human spirituality, so a deeper look from a specific tradition might be insightful. If I'm the first to check this out, I'll post back with impressions. But I'm a slow reader, so I'm sure someone else will beat me. In which case, please post back with your impressions!

As far as Christianity goes, I think it works. Haibane's approach is more mystical than anything, so what matters are the underlying lessons, not the trappings used to understand them.

Anyway, thanks for discovering this, Anone.

>> No.18  
>>Remember that in the Judeo-Christian tradition suicide is a major sin. This is why Reki was born with black wings

No. Reki wasn't born with black wings; she was born alone in a dark, cold, boarded up part of Old Home, where she surely spent a number of hours until her wings sprouted, with nobody in sight to care for her. She then lay there on the ground, covered in blood, probably in great pain, still cold and very much alone in the dark, boarded up room, until a Haibane found her. Wouldn't you feel like nobody in the world cared about your or wanted to help you? That's why Reki has black wings, and that's whys she's sinbound. It isn't that she was BORN that way as a Haibane. if she had been born normally, she may very well have developed just as well as any other normal Haibane. But she had the unfortunate luck of hatching out of her coccoon in a cold, empty, dark room with nobody around to care for her. It subconsciously reinforced to her the idea (to which she was already susceptible) that she really is alone, and that, in fact, nobody really cares about her. That's why she has black wings. It's not because she committed suicide.

As for the other Haibane, I don't think anybody would argue that EVERY ONE of them is a suicide, but I think the case for some of the Haibane having committed suicide is pretty good, particularly Rakka.

>> No.19  

http://cff.ssw.net/main/faq.htm

> 4.2. Spoiler Questions
>
> Note that this section is going to be mostly my opinion.
>> No.20  

>>19

I like the site where the guy said Haibane represented the seven deadly sins. I lol'd at the idea of Rakka representing gluttony.

>> No.21  

>>20
that IS funny

>> No.22  

I feel like I'm the only one who prefers to just accept the mystery of Haibane Renmei.

>> No.23  

Nah, you're not alone. I think it's actually easier to understand that way.

>> No.24  

Late to the game, I am, but there HAS to be some sort of copyright issue here...

>> No.25  

Suicide is not unpardonable in most Christian tenets. (See Samson) The only unforgivable sin is the denial of Christ.



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58630 No.1   [Reply]

Got some doujins and short comics from japanese internets. Need someone who knows japanese to translate them to make them available to english-speaking community.



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anyone seen scans of the second "i am an alien" volume??



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146984 No.1   [Reply]

New "Ryushika, Ryushika" out today?

>> No.2  

got the fifth to last copy :3

abe notes that he's testing out how ryusika looks when 3d modelled and if it looks good, there might be a "short movie" in the works

>> No.7  

>>2
ABe needs to not do stuff like this and concentrate on making more good artwork like he used to. :( I'd buy a new ABe artbook in an instant, if only it looked as good as some of his work in the old GoFA Portfolios.



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122571 No.1   [Reply]

Looks like ABe's doing the concept art for a WiiWare game. Link be here:

http://junshoku.com/

There's an Engrish-y translation on that page, which makes this out to be some sort of alternate-history near-future thing involving detectives. Can anybody take a better stab at it?

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Wish Shii could find that password. In the meantime, a bit more of the concept art's been posted.

>> No.5  

I'm still here. Feel free to not reply to every spam message.



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