Japanese stuff

Miauw · Post by **Miauw** » Sun May 25, 2014 5:33 pm #8875

but what about the 502124564654 times folded steel

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Sun May 25, 2014 5:37 pm #8877

Eh, the Katana was more of a weapon they made with the limited resources they had. Its a fantastic weapon for slicing up the peasants, not so much against a armoured opponent let alone a Western Knight.

TheTerbs · Post by **TheTerbs** » Sun May 25, 2014 6:00 pm #8880

THE EXQUISITE ART OF THE SAMURAI SWORD? DONT MAKE ME LAUGH, YOUR SO CALLED EXQUISITE ART IS ONLY FIT FOR JAPANESE FATHEADS

*BEARDSTROKE

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Sun May 25, 2014 6:03 pm #8882

terbs
you think muscle cars are the best thing since wine in a can and you've mugged an underage for her drug money. I'm pretty sure it's illegal for you to talk about culture in any way, please, for the sake of everyone here, when the word culture and art are mentioned just turn 180 degrees and walk away from the thread.

like literally you're worse than australians when it comes to culture.

Pybro · Post by **Pybro** » Sun May 25, 2014 7:00 pm #8888

TheTerbs wrote:THE EXQUISITE ART OF THE SAMURAI SWORD? DONT MAKE ME LAUGH, YOUR SO CALLED EXQUISITE ART IS ONLY FIT FOR JAPANESE FATHEADS

*BEARDSTROKE

those are fighting words
*unsheathes katana*
arigatou gozamaisu

Remie Richards · Sun May 25, 2014 7:04 pm

Pybro wrote:arigatou gozamaisu

I think you mean

ありがとうございます

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Sun May 25, 2014 7:31 pm #8899

Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore is best katana. Depleted uranium sabot folded ten gorillion times, pierce through anything.

danno · Post by **danno** » Sun May 25, 2014 8:37 pm #8909

oh my god you fucking faggot

TheTerbs · Post by **TheTerbs** » Sun May 25, 2014 9:23 pm #8925

ColonicAcid wrote:terbs
you think muscle cars are the best thing since wine in a can and you've mugged an underage for her drug money. I'm pretty sure it's illegal for you to talk about culture in any way, please, for the sake of everyone here, when the word culture and art are mentioned just turn 180 degrees and walk away from the thread.

like literally you're worse than australians when it comes to culture.

Remie Richards wrote: ありがとうございます

YOUR MANDARIN IS LOUSY IT CAUSES MY EARS GREAT DISCOMFORT

Remie Richards · Sun May 25, 2014 9:44 pm

TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: ありがとうございます
YOUR MANDARIN IS LOUSY IT CAUSES MY EARS GREAT DISCOMFORT

I translated that myself, and it's correct dammit!

TheTerbs · Post by **TheTerbs** » Sun May 25, 2014 10:13 pm #8946

Remie Richards wrote:
TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: ありがとうございます
YOUR MANDARIN IS LOUSY IT CAUSES MY EARS GREAT DISCOMFORT
I translated that myself, and it's correct dammit!

YOU BRAY LIKE AN ASS YOU ARE NOT TO SPEAK UNTIL SPOKEN TO

IT IS TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR BUT.. Do you speak Cantonese?

Remie Richards · Sun May 25, 2014 10:31 pm

TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote:
TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: ありがとうございます
YOUR MANDARIN IS LOUSY IT CAUSES MY EARS GREAT DISCOMFORT
I translated that myself, and it's correct dammit!

YOU BRAY LIKE AN ASS YOU ARE NOT TO SPEAK UNTIL SPOKEN TO

IT IS TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR BUT.. Do you speak Cantonese?

I'm afraid I do not. I just know Kanji and Kana as a hobby.

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Sun May 25, 2014 11:11 pm #8958

Weeaboo?
Weeaboo.

paprika · Post by **paprika** » Sun May 25, 2014 11:21 pm #8961

More art please

Someone hit up some commissions or something

Remie Richards · Mon May 26, 2014 1:38 am

Psyentific wrote:Weeaboo?
Weeaboo.

you're right Psy, I am a ゑあぼお

TheTerbs · Post by **TheTerbs** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:04 am #9018

Remie Richards wrote:
TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote:
TheTerbs wrote:
Remie Richards wrote: ありがとうございます
YOUR MANDARIN IS LOUSY IT CAUSES MY EARS GREAT DISCOMFORT
I translated that myself, and it's correct dammit!

YOU BRAY LIKE AN ASS YOU ARE NOT TO SPEAK UNTIL SPOKEN TO

IT IS TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR BUT.. Do you speak Cantonese?
I'm afraid I do not. I just know Kanji and Kana as a hobby.

I DID NOT ASK IF YOU SPEAK JAPANESE

I ASKED IF YOU UNDERSTOOD CANTONESE

imblyings · Post by **imblyings** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:16 am #9022

>ゑ

fuck that's the weirdest hiragana what the fuck

miggles · Post by **miggles** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:42 am #9031

>ゑ, in hiragana, or ヱ in katakana, is a nearly obsolete Japanese kana
they probably dont use it much anymore because its really weird

Neerti · Post by **Neerti** » Mon May 26, 2014 4:10 am #9043

Talk about weeaboo stuff here since the art thread is clogging with it.

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Mon May 26, 2014 4:56 am #9061

Psyentific wrote:Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore is best katana. Depleted uranium sabot folded ten gorillion times, pierce through anything.

[youtube]XY7li8Lb1eg[/youtube]
John Moses Browning is best katanasmith.

srifenbyxp · Post by **srifenbyxp** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:32 am #9105

Psyentific wrote:
Psyentific wrote:Rheinmetall 120mm smoothbore is best katana. Depleted uranium sabot folded ten gorillion times, pierce through anything.
[youtube]XY7li8Lb1eg[/youtube]
John Moses Browning is best katanasmith.

GLORIOUS NIPPON STEEL

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Mon May 26, 2014 12:01 pm #9135

this is now a sword thread
and anyone saying that katanas could break through gun barrels are literally retarded

anyway uh i like the Ulfberht swords even if they are just mediocre damascus steel. They're western mediocre damascus steel! The chinese dao's they made in WW2 are fucking insane as well. It's basically old rail way tracks shaped into a daodao that would fucking massacre anything it touched. This sword could indeed cut off a mans head with ease in one swing. If we follow on that the Messer is also pretty damn good sword as well, once again it's a western version of the Daodao and it's small enough to use as a 1 handed weapon but if you want shit done take away the shield and pummel them. It was also one of the few weapons that had a school on it.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:38 pm #9162

Japan you say?

paprika · Post by **paprika** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:44 pm #9165

Danny_schmidt.png

Steelpoint · Post by **Steelpoint** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:46 pm #9167

See how Katana's versus Muskets fared out in the Boshin War.

Hint: The Katana failed miserably.

LunchboxKilla · Post by **LunchboxKilla** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:47 pm #9168

I prefer blunt trauma over clean cutting...

Armor of any shape can't stop a blunt blow.

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:15 pm #9187

You have to get considerable weight for it to actually damage you significantly. You put more weight in a weapon the harder to swing. It's a high reward high risk scenario for blunt weapons. You swing down, you may hit, but if it's a skilled swordsman he'll sure as fuck move out of it. If you miss you've already over extended yourself and now you're just easy pickings. In sword fighting, just like fencing, it's about exploiting mistakes as much as possible.
This is the reason a hammer is on both extremes of the length spectrum, but not in the middle. You either get a Poleaxe which has a hammer on one side, or you get a warhammer which is light, sure, but it's fast and thus allows you to get a lot of hits quickly. Warhammers are pretty common in the 5v5s and 10v10s in BotN because of how quickly you can hit an opponent and it doesn't break bones per say but it knocks the wind outta you. I've had to fight one once and it's not something you want to go against. You have to keep your distance at all times else he will unload on you. I pretty much resorted to having to hug him like boxing to stop him from just mauling me. I was gasping for air by about his third parry, knock me off balance and then proceed to shit all over me.
Not fun.

TheTerbs · Post by **TheTerbs** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:51 pm #9193

katanas are jap shit that couldnt cut the dick off a man made of sausage

Mr Wondrous · Post by **Mr Wondrous** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:58 pm #9215

Howdy, my name is Kenichi Smith.

I'm a 27 year old Japanese Toonaholic (Cartoon fan for you foreigners). I draw cartoons and comics on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior American games. (Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty)

I train with my 1911 every day, this superior weapon can shoot straight through steel because it kicks ass, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my gun license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak English fluently, both the Midwestern and the East Coast accents, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their Constitution, which I follow 100%

When I get my American visa, I am moving to New York to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Nickelodeon or a game designer!

I own several cowboy outfits, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I keep cool to my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in America!

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:06 am #9255

Is this what you were looking for?
http://i.imgur.com/RsHamaS.jpg

miggles · Post by **miggles** » Tue May 27, 2014 7:35 am #9331

i'm pretty sure he already found it psy

Incomptinence · Post by **Incomptinence** » Tue May 27, 2014 9:38 am #9358

My favourite sword is chainsaw because it is the most noisy.

Rumia29 · Post by **Rumia29** » Thu May 29, 2014 8:06 pm #9780

http://imgur.com/gallery/ihCu1
http://imgur.com/gallery/1bANG

miggles · Post by **miggles** » Fri May 30, 2014 12:39 pm #9886

you left out the one with kashima reiko

Rumia29 · Post by **Rumia29** » Fri May 30, 2014 4:50 pm #9922

I didn't find that one until today. Here you go.
http://www.imgur.com/gallery/wcCHE

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Fri May 30, 2014 6:39 pm #9943

the only thing from Japan that I like is the food.

Braindude · Post by **Braindude** » Fri May 30, 2014 7:23 pm #9949

ThanatosRa wrote:the only thing from Japan that I like is the food.

don't forget the animey you son of a gun

ThanatosRa · Post by **ThanatosRa** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:13 pm #9968

Braindude wrote:
ThanatosRa wrote:the only thing from Japan that I like is the food.
don't forget the animey you son of a gun

Piss off, Anime is as varied in quality and interest as western animation. It's not the fucking end all be all of entertainment.

Is there some that I do like? Certainly. I say pick up something on it's merits and how interesting it is to you alone rather than because "OMG JAPANESE".

Also, Katanas are shit. Well crafted, sure, but Japan had completely shit iron, lowering the quality of their metal weapons.

The society is paradoxically backwards and progressive culture that is in many ways, incomprehensible and alien, and slowly dying out because of both foreign influence and because much of their youth is too fucked in the head to make the proper interpersonal connections needed to start families.

I don't know where I'm going with this other than "I don't think Japan is as great as people do, but I'm not a hipster."

ColonicAcid · Post by **ColonicAcid** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:20 pm #9971

yo i don't understand the obsession with japanese cartoons. what draws it in compared to say russian/middle eastern cartoons?
this really baffles me the obsession with japanese culture as well, the katana is romanticised for no real reason and I just like think "Why the fuck is that weapon romanticised but all the other much better looking and overall better swords completely forgotten?"

I really don't understand this and it annoys me because I want to scratch that I need to know why.

Braindude · Post by **Braindude** » Fri May 30, 2014 9:55 pm #9979

ThanatosRa wrote:
Braindude wrote:
ThanatosRa wrote:the only thing from Japan that I like is the food.
don't forget the animey you son of a gun
Piss off, Anime is as varied in quality and interest as western animation. It's not the fucking end all be all of entertainment.

Is there some that I do like? Certainly. I say pick up something on it's merits and how interesting it is to you alone rather than because "OMG JAPANESE".

sorry about that m8, i know sarcasm isn't percieved very easily through the net. sorry.

Malkevin · Post by **Malkevin** » Fri May 30, 2014 10:27 pm #9985

Anime is cool because the suits that import say its cool.
Don't you want to be cool and watch some generic ninja/gundam/fanservice animu with the rest of the gullible fucktards?

Unless atleast 3/4 of the protagonists are either:
A. Dead
B. Mind fucked
You're watching some generic baby tier shit made for Japanese children and American basement dwelling man-childs.
That's what separate anime from western cartoons, they weren't afraid to tackle adult topics like death and depression, and mind breaking and all the other bleak things about life.

Anime was cool in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s - then ADV films went under and the import market shifted focus towards mass marketing anime to young teenage weaboos

miggles · Post by **miggles** » Fri May 30, 2014 10:31 pm #9986

ColonicAcid wrote:yo i don't understand the obsession with japanese cartoons. what draws it in compared to say russian/middle eastern cartoons?
this really baffles me the obsession with japanese culture as well, the katana is romanticised for no real reason and I just like think "Why the fuck is that weapon romanticised but all the other much better looking and overall better swords completely forgotten?"

I really don't understand this and it annoys me because I want to scratch that I need to know why.

because you will be hard pressed to find a large amount of russian, western, or european cartoons with similar characteristics to anime. it's for the most part unique. there are some exceptions of course, but other countries just dont have a demand for that sort of stuff in high enough quantities for studios to make them, not to mention differences in culture.
the katana is romanticized because nobody actually knows fuck-all about it and from all the anime they've watched they think it can cut through diamonds
to be fair it does look pretty cool though

Psyentific · Post by **Psyentific** » Sat May 31, 2014 6:25 am #10071

A wiser man than I once said that the Katana is the Desert Eagle of swords. It's very nice to look at - Almost iconic. As a weapon in general, it's shit - There's far better alternatives, but it's passable at what it was designed to do. As a status symbol, though? It's excellent.

miggles · Post by **miggles** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:10 pm #10329

except desert eagles aren't nearly as awful in comparison to other weapons as the katana is

Kavaloosh · Post by **Kavaloosh** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:51 pm #10348

well generally

[youtube]1csr0dxalpI[/youtube]

guns > not guns

Rumia29 · Post by **Rumia29** » Sat May 31, 2014 10:14 pm #10357

A good strategy helps too.

Mr Wondrous · Post by **Mr Wondrous** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:20 am #13874

I want a shobonkun micro bead cushion but literally every store from here to Japan is sold out

Help

Incomptinence · Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:30 am

Not surprising katanas became prop swords when every step of manufacture had a bloody specialist behind it so they were carting around the stupid hanzo steel between smelters, smiths, polishers and who knows what else at pre industrial speed. Made them very pretty but I can understand that making them too much of a luxury item to be used seriously.

srifenbyxp · Post by **srifenbyxp** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:26 am #15517

OH HO MAN, look what I came across and made!

http://www.imetore-propose.net/pc/play. ... wgL8zVvLz1

Alexander De'Foe · Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:39 am

Starting to reconsider contacting the Yamaguchi-gumi about a mutual beneficial deal on pistol parts. At least at this current place and time until traveling to Kobe. Best course of this approach would be during the college exchange program.