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I think I despise AI more than anything right now

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aha, interesting :D

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does patron in english also implies sugar daddy?

because all the translations are correct whether patron or sponsor as the word used means both

but the point is the joke that haruka was making, is it lost in translation or not?

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MISS FAYE PERAYA MALISORN!!!!!!

WHAT IS YOU DOING?????????

I would like the blood that drained from my body through my nose back please

🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

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I checked the eternal edition from 2019 and it's sponsors

well I know the reasons why, but still LOL

that was a shit eating comment from haruka and would have been very funny if translated properly

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the translators are cowards

there is a reason michiru is mad and that reason is that haruka said with that "ohohoho" shit eating grin that they have "sugar daddies" hence the floating candy on the background

she specifically uses the english word "patron"

and one might say "it is the first meaning"

well yeah sure, but this is haruka, and that panel is filled with suggestions that it's the second meaning. and knowing naoko and her adult themes, I wouldnt put it passed her LOLLLLLLL

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I cant believe I'm gonna agree with R****** but that is in fact a black flag incident

so much for that asshole ever "maturing" he never did

FIA is such a coward. that was not just a 10 seconds that was intentional.

fuck that disgusting asshole, he was always like that, he never matured, he was always a dangerous driver.

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"me: have you bought a machine to fuck your partner for you? fuck off"

wait a second because this now puts things in perspective a bit

those tech bros most times than not would say how a robot wife would be so much better than any actual human woman.

so they actually want to and do fuck a machine, instead of a real person.

no wonder they are so horny for AI

I’m starting to sound like a nutcase at work because upper management keeps trying to implement AI programs and AI assistants and Chat GPT and my middle-of-the-road, don’t-infodump, don’t-engage response has been “I don’t like AI”, “I prefer to remain in control of my own tasks”, “I’d rather make my own mistakes”, and “I don’t trust any machine smarter than a toaster”

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one thing that crystal 1.2 didnt have but the smc3 and the 90s did

was repeat animation sequences.

transformations and attacks for example.

in 1,2 they only transformed couple of times, not every episode, and each attack had unique animation every time

the smc3 transformations and attacks where copy pasta every episodes and took couple of minutes each ep.

in the 90s however, from my analysis of season 3 we have the following:

transformations/attacks

daimon creation

daimon demise

each scene of Tomoe/witches5 has the same starting animation

I have approximated that about 25% if not more of each episode was copy pasta, well refined animation.

thats what 90s thumbers remember and think 90s has pristine animation.

so running time of each episode for 1,2 was more than smc3 episodes and 90s

also smc 1,2 didn't repeat half the previous episode, they had new things to show every time.

the animation the animators had to do for 1,2 was at the very least 10% more than smc3 each episode, and certainly 25%+ than the 90s, again each episode.

and that is only calculated the actual screen time

if we insert other factors in the equation such as complexity of the artstyle, ohhhh boyyy....

things do not look good at all for smc3 and 90s.

Something that is kinda easy to forget about 90s animation is that a lot of times it was just bad.

Kazuko Tadano and Ikuko Itoh's episodes stand out in a good way. But others stand out for the opposite reasons.

It's been noted that a lot of the people working on the 90s anime were just less experienced in general so many episodes were not created equal. The inconsistency was probably just a product of the time the anime was created.

But honestly, Crystal was pretty damn good by comparison.

I say this knowing full well that it does not hold up against almost any 2014 airing anime (my opinion is the same for ft but I digress) and you really can only say this in comparison to 90s specifically.

That said. Crystal episode 21 exceeds 90s R episode 83 by leaps and bounds. (Cuz for whatever reason someone was just real excited to draw Demande and Usagi)

And 90s episode 22 (or whichever one is Masquerade) is just bad compared to Crystal episode 4. In fact the Masquerade may be the only instance of the entire franchise that Crystal exceeds both 90s and Manga. Like I cannot stress this enough. I really can only compare these ones since they are nearly direct adaptations of the same chapter.

But like sure if I have to make it fair. Crystal Episode 2 doesn't look as good as 90s episode 8.

However, I'm really only talking about seasons 1 and 2.

Season 3 is way too off model and a lot of scenes are butchered.

Also I do think, looking back that a lot of superS looks better than Eternal. If only for being more expressive and less static I guess.

I dunno I just wanted to explain that people overstate the quality of 90s SM artstyles. When it was in fact utterly inconsistent and very flawed.

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just to be clear, im laughing at the faces

that being said you are absolutely correct that this is how animation works

this is clearly in between frame of a whole sequence. one cannot just say animation is bad from a screenshot which is why I was so mad that crystal 1,2 was torn apart frame by frame.

an animation quality is shown while watching the entire scene and how it flows. not from screenshots.

Something that is kinda easy to forget about 90s animation is that a lot of times it was just bad.

Kazuko Tadano and Ikuko Itoh's episodes stand out in a good way. But others stand out for the opposite reasons.

It's been noted that a lot of the people working on the 90s anime were just less experienced in general so many episodes were not created equal. The inconsistency was probably just a product of the time the anime was created.

But honestly, Crystal was pretty damn good by comparison.

I say this knowing full well that it does not hold up against almost any 2014 airing anime (my opinion is the same for ft but I digress) and you really can only say this in comparison to 90s specifically.

That said. Crystal episode 21 exceeds 90s R episode 83 by leaps and bounds. (Cuz for whatever reason someone was just real excited to draw Demande and Usagi)

And 90s episode 22 (or whichever one is Masquerade) is just bad compared to Crystal episode 4. In fact the Masquerade may be the only instance of the entire franchise that Crystal exceeds both 90s and Manga. Like I cannot stress this enough. I really can only compare these ones since they are nearly direct adaptations of the same chapter.

But like sure if I have to make it fair. Crystal Episode 2 doesn't look as good as 90s episode 8.

However, I'm really only talking about seasons 1 and 2.

Season 3 is way too off model and a lot of scenes are butchered.

Also I do think, looking back that a lot of superS looks better than Eternal. If only for being more expressive and less static I guess.

I dunno I just wanted to explain that people overstate the quality of 90s SM artstyles. When it was in fact utterly inconsistent and very flawed.

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as I said the simplified artstyle hid a lot of animation errors and shortcuts in smc3

but also WTF 🤣

Something that is kinda easy to forget about 90s animation is that a lot of times it was just bad.

Kazuko Tadano and Ikuko Itoh's episodes stand out in a good way. But others stand out for the opposite reasons.

It's been noted that a lot of the people working on the 90s anime were just less experienced in general so many episodes were not created equal. The inconsistency was probably just a product of the time the anime was created.

But honestly, Crystal was pretty damn good by comparison.

I say this knowing full well that it does not hold up against almost any 2014 airing anime (my opinion is the same for ft but I digress) and you really can only say this in comparison to 90s specifically.

That said. Crystal episode 21 exceeds 90s R episode 83 by leaps and bounds. (Cuz for whatever reason someone was just real excited to draw Demande and Usagi)

And 90s episode 22 (or whichever one is Masquerade) is just bad compared to Crystal episode 4. In fact the Masquerade may be the only instance of the entire franchise that Crystal exceeds both 90s and Manga. Like I cannot stress this enough. I really can only compare these ones since they are nearly direct adaptations of the same chapter.

But like sure if I have to make it fair. Crystal Episode 2 doesn't look as good as 90s episode 8.

However, I'm really only talking about seasons 1 and 2.

Season 3 is way too off model and a lot of scenes are butchered.

Also I do think, looking back that a lot of superS looks better than Eternal. If only for being more expressive and less static I guess.

I dunno I just wanted to explain that people overstate the quality of 90s SM artstyles. When it was in fact utterly inconsistent and very flawed.

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Even tho I defend Sailor Moon SuperS for not being as bad as everyone makes it out to be, everytime I watch the Season Finale episodes, I have to resist the urge to watch Sailor Moon Eternal.

Because the Golden Crystal turning into the Sprit Bomb and some how Princess Serenity not only knew what the Golden Crystal was but used it to seal Queen N in the past will ALWAYS piss me off. ( It piss off Black Manta too lol) Along with the outers no where to found since they didn't cover those acts..

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if we are to speak honestly here

as someone who has been active in the fandom before crystal was even a thought, the fandom collective was of the opinion that the animation of the 90s was trash for the first 3 seasons, then superS and Stars had wayyyyyy better one.

then crystal is announced, and suddenly the 90s animation is the second coming of popular deity, and crystal is an abomination.

crystal 1&2 are torn apart frame by frame by popular tumblerinas, those tumblerinas also distort perfectly fine frames to push their "superior" opinion further and get those notes and popularity.

but here's the reality.

crystal 1 was a net release with the purpose to be fixed later, of course the budget was low, it was a 20 years old franchise after all, they were taking a risk. (business wise that makes sense)

with episode 3 being the worst offender, and later we found out that was because of miscalculated timetable, by a animator who had colleges who work on crystal. and that animator was bullied, threatened, and eventually silenced by this "wonderful"(🤮) fandom because how dare making a case of why something is not up to standard because of these different circumstances!

episode 3 questionable faces are what were used massively by that popular tumblerina to call out the entire animation of crystal 1.

the other truth is that TV money come out later

they announced that crystal 2 will be on TV around crystal 1 ep 8

because of that tv money, they were able to refine the rest of crystal 1 before broadcast, and the only example of "bad" or "lazy" animation (I hate with passion when animators are called lazy) was the moon rod animation that had less frames than it should.

crystal 2 with its TV money and everything, was so spotless the popular tumblerina had to torn apart chibiusa's transformation to fine a SINGLE FRAME where her face was distorted (which is not bad animation but how animation works🙄) to bad mouth the entire season.

so all in all we had a case of season 1 episode 3 and that moon rod scene as the only examples of crystal "bad animation"

the usagi enlarge head shot you might have seeen around was a lie, the image was distorted on purpose.

the shot from chibiusa's transformation is an in between frame that is enhancement not a problem. (sincerely an actual animator)

season 3 animation was soo bad in comparison, it just had a simpler artstyle that muted any animation mistake better.

so the verdict is this: crystal 2 animation quality was phenomenal, no mistakes at all anywhere. and actually the best animation quality sailor moon has ever seen.

I say these as an animator myself, who knows a thing or two about frames.

Something that is kinda easy to forget about 90s animation is that a lot of times it was just bad.

Kazuko Tadano and Ikuko Itoh's episodes stand out in a good way. But others stand out for the opposite reasons.

It's been noted that a lot of the people working on the 90s anime were just less experienced in general so many episodes were not created equal. The inconsistency was probably just a product of the time the anime was created.

But honestly, Crystal was pretty damn good by comparison.

I say this knowing full well that it does not hold up against almost any 2014 airing anime (my opinion is the same for ft but I digress) and you really can only say this in comparison to 90s specifically.

That said. Crystal episode 21 exceeds 90s R episode 83 by leaps and bounds. (Cuz for whatever reason someone was just real excited to draw Demande and Usagi)

And 90s episode 22 (or whichever one is Masquerade) is just bad compared to Crystal episode 4. In fact the Masquerade may be the only instance of the entire franchise that Crystal exceeds both 90s and Manga. Like I cannot stress this enough. I really can only compare these ones since they are nearly direct adaptations of the same chapter.

But like sure if I have to make it fair. Crystal Episode 2 doesn't look as good as 90s episode 8.

However, I'm really only talking about seasons 1 and 2.

Season 3 is way too off model and a lot of scenes are butchered.

Also I do think, looking back that a lot of superS looks better than Eternal. If only for being more expressive and less static I guess.

I dunno I just wanted to explain that people overstate the quality of 90s SM artstyles. When it was in fact utterly inconsistent and very flawed.

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What blackface incident are you talking about in the f1 racism post?

i dead ass feel like this gif sometimes bc i’m an older lewis fan 😂

no shade to this ask btw

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so you are saying talentless tech bros, use AI to "detect" supposed AI writing? in Ao3? where they likely feed the AI with that author's and that fandom's fanfics and of course they found similarities?

this is one more time going to impact a lot of non-native english speakers too, cause that "mechanical" tone could have very well been textbook teaching left over for some.

can those tech bros just go back being miserable in their caves and leave fanfic alone?

PSA

Just a heads up, there are bots going around on AO3 accusing people of using AI. Considering the timing, this is likely AI bros' retaliation for AO3 users calling them out for scraping their work. Examples of what you might be sent:

Screenshots from here.

If you get a comment like this, just report for spam and delete.

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more of my mom's work

insane how many people just have these incredible artists in their families who get no recognition outside of crocheting circles because this art form is devalued for its association with women

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A person on twitter, tumblr ,facebook or reddit: The characters in the 90's anime said some mean and vile things to Usagi. They really did bully her. It doesn't age well.

Everyone in the comments: SHE DESERVED IT BECAUSE SHE A BRAT AND NEEDS TO LEARN RESPONSIBILITY!! LUNA AND REI ARE TRYING TO TEACH HER TOUGH LOVE!! MAMO IS A PEDOFILE FOR GOING WITH A 14 YEAR OLD WHEN HE IS TWEENTY! THE 90'S ANIME IS STILL BETTER THAN CRYSTAL CAUSE IT'S ABOUT FRIENDSHIP! IT'S HAS THE BEST CHARACTER DEVEOPLMENT! DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT OUR SACRED COW LIKE THIS!!

A person on twitter, tumblr ,facebook or reddit: I like Crystal and the Manga better than the 90's anime. It just enjoy it better. I understand that the 90's anime is people childhoods but I just don't have an attachment to it. Crystal and Manga gives me feels.

Everyone in the comments: THE ANIMNATION IS SHIT IN CRYSTAL!!!! IT'S A DISGRACE TO THE 90'S ANIME!! EVERYONE IS LIFELESS AND DON'T HAVE CHARACTER DEVEOPLMNET. IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE , GETTING A MAN, AND NOT ABOUT FRIENSHIP!! USAGI TREAT THE GIRLS LIKE SHIT AND TREATS MAMORU BETTER THAN THEM! NAOKO IS A TERRIBLE WRITTER WHICH THE 90'S ANIME MADE HER WORK BETTER! BOW DOWN TO THE 90'S ANIME!!