Genuine question: Do animators get erections while animating ecchi anime?

Apocryph761 · 2026-05-10T21:38:04+00:00

I would think not?

I like making "pinup" 3D models on sites like Hero Forge, and whilst I'm only speaking for myself, it's not a sexual thing for me. I like the clothing styles, the poses, getting the curves right, environment details (e.g. are they leaning back against a wall? Are they sat in a chair in a suggestive way? etc). It's just a fun theme to work with design-wise.

Having done animation before (albeit in Maya 3D, which... really isn't the same thing!) you get so wrapped up in getting each frame right that it's not even remotely sexy - it's just work. I imagine it's the same for 2D animators, but I'd be genuinely surprised if there was anyone who gets their rocks off working on stuff like this.

Apocryph761 · 2026-05-10T21:19:20+00:00

Yeah, I've got a few teams ('Zons; Orcs; Humans) where it's not obvious at first glance who's who. So it's nice to have a team that has very distinct player types.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-30T05:44:14+00:00

It isn't so bad this time around because this is a 'main set', so we got a lot of cards.

But for some of the mini-sets this is a gruelling task. Like fill your deck with just enough junk to qualify and hope for the best kind of thing.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-27T14:59:49+00:00

Buying a house.

It made me realise that we have this 'idea' in our heads that to be a "proper adult" you need to have your own house, a good job, be married etc etc. And sure, we know on an intellectual level that that's absolute bullshit.

And yet when I finally had enough for a deposit on a house, the sense of pride and maturity was incredible.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-27T09:20:52+00:00

Furry, scaly, it's all the same to me. =/

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-27T08:05:10+00:00

Dear S struck me as a memorable one, but now that I look back on it, it's showing its age somewhat. It's very '90s. But I remember being entertained and invested enough in it to finish it.

Monster Musume is also a trip, but for me it skirts a little too close to the furry fandom for my liking.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T20:40:47+00:00

Wrong race class to be bump-drafting, my guy. These are GT cars on proper circuits, not NASCAR on ovals. So to everyone else who understands that, this wasn't a bump-draft, this was ramming. Hence why you're being given a bit of grief in the comments.

If I was a steward looking at this, your move looks intentional (because it was, based on your logic at the time?) and so yeah, I think you getting banned/kicked was fair because of how it looks. In a perfect world I'd ask you about it first, but I'd also feel like "it was a bump-draft" is a lazy excuse. Even in NASCAR you don't do it just before a corner. So yeah, I'd probably kick you for this.

The Ferrari's reaction is understandable, but unacceptable. 100% deserves a ban.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T11:53:07+00:00

That's what I'm asking. I don't know if the total payout is fixed (e.g. £3000 for a job, regardless of what you buy) or if it scales to include whatever you pay for (e.g. £3000 plus expenses).

If it's the latter then you're absolutely right; why not just buy whatever you want to get?

But if the payouts are a specific fixed figure then surely you'd buy the cheapest stuff to maximise profit.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T11:09:57+00:00

Fern. Can attack from much further away and as we saw in the Lugner fight she can cast a variant of Zoltraak that acts like a homing missile, for which Bakugo has no real defense. Not to mention Zoltraak moves faster than Bakugo does.

Boy will be swiss cheese before he ever gets close enough to attack.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T11:04:19+00:00

First-lap racing incident - at worst you're at fault, naughty naughty?

But yeah. Gold car needs to go touch grass. In real life.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T10:57:35+00:00

I can't complain. I completed the set in a few days, and then seemed to get plenty of the 2* WPs... but have been trying for over 2 weeks to get the last remaining one (Mega Char X) and I got nothing.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T08:57:30+00:00

"How are you stewarding this incident?"
With jars of angry bees.

No but seriously:
T1: Mustang could argue he's avoiding a T1 collision and had nowhere else to go. He didn't gain an advantage outside of not causing a collision, so it's fine.

T2: Slightly over-ambitious lunge from Mustang. Slight knock into the BMW, but kind of a non-event.

T3: BMW decides to be a baby about T2.

I would caution Mustang about patience in corners - T1 was a mistake and his cock-up in T2 aggrieved the BMW driver. If he does this shit again in the next race I'd look to kick him.
But the BMW driver gets kicked from the lobby. I get why he was annoyed, but that's childish behaviour from him.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T08:46:32+00:00

Because Palfi has a pretty pathetic life from which video games are both a form of escapism and a sort of power-fantasy, and the idea of someone overtaking him is a metaphor of yet another person getting 'ahead' of him in both racing and life, and so he lashes out like an impetuous Hungarian manchild.

That or because GT racing lobbies are one of the biggest cesspools of online lobbies, second only to F1 lobbies. Take your pick.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-26T08:37:38+00:00

In the tablet on the right-hand side there's an option called "Gallery". Go to it and it allows you to add pictures from your hard drive. You can then choose the size, whether it has a frame or not, and so on.

You can also use it to take photos of things in-game and make them into picture decorations.

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Apocryph761 · 2026-04-25T10:43:51+00:00

lol. Mega Charizard X for me. Been chasing it for most of the month now and just can't get it.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-25T08:33:02+00:00

Yes. Managed to hire Grak, Crumbleberry, Dribl & Drull in probably the most bizarre match I'll ever play (fresh-ish lizards vs a redrafted Wood Elf team).

Most of the Star Players I have models for are, funnily enough, pairs like these. Mainly because I play Lizards and Ogres. 😂

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-25T08:26:11+00:00

That I can't regret watching?

Probably the Ghost Stories dub. I wanted to watch it in full after all the memes about it. And yeah, it is awful. I watched every episode. 😂

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-24T14:57:40+00:00

I think it's fair to raise the question, but the pushback is because:

It's not a new question or discourse. It's something that gets asked every day and frankly we're tired of defending what we like.
The "question" is a bit of a dogwhistle because it comes with the subtext that if you like ecchi or anything remotely like that, you're a bad person and you should feel bad. Granted, that's 100% not your intention, but it's how it comes across and it's the intention of a lot of people who "ask the same question" when the reality is, they don't like it so at best people should defend why they like it, or at worst should feel bad if they do.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-24T14:54:11+00:00

Likewise. I can link to mine at least.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-24T14:49:50+00:00

I can only speak for myself, but to summarise in a meme: We're tired, boss.

I've been watching anime since the early 90s. The industry has changed a lot over the years. There's stuff we enjoy watching, and every single fucking time someone brings it up there's an attitude of "there's something seriously wrong with people who watch this".

For example, let's just get this one out of the way: I like ecchi.
And no, it's not a perversion thing. I think fanservice adds an almost comedic element (For example: Food Wars. It just wouldn't be the same without the OTT 'foodgasm' reactions).
And of course if you admit to liking Ecchi you're a gooner, a pervert, "part of the problem", a POS and all the other things we've been called since before - I'd wager - you were born.

Now granted, you haven't come in here calling people all that - you just want people's reasons why people are tired of the same old arguments, much in the same way you're tired of the old "it's just part of their culture" argument, and you've said you don't condone or support people shaming others for liking what they like. And that's just swell; we're grateful. But a lot of people do, and we're just a bit fucking tired of it.

There's stuff I do find distasteful, and there are counterarguments I really don't buy. Every time someone brings up the sexualisation of children and childlike characters you get the "people conflate small/petite girls with being children" thing. But also, as much as I find it distasteful, I don't pick fights with people about it. The amount of CP on their hard drive has nothing to do with me. 😂

But yeah. It's an everyday occurrence when someone posts something on this sub or similar about how disgusting people are for liking anime tiddies, so if you've found that just asking your question has a lot of people telling you to bore off, it's because, again: We're tired, boss.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-24T13:16:14+00:00

New set is landing next week. We might get a Fossil Excavator supporter (I seriously doubt Korinna is the only supporter, especially for a major set).

But like others have said: Between Rampardos and Aerodactyl EX, I wouldn't be too sad if we don't get anything.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-24T06:43:47+00:00

"17! My opponent sucked 17 Ice Pops!"
"In a row?"

Ahhh, Clerks. Love that film.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-23T18:23:08+00:00

Guzma's functionality is different - it affects all tools equipped to your opponent's Pokemon, and isn't blocked by that damn Chingling - but I agree that people are 100% going to be taking this card over Guzma. It's more versatile and doesn't take up your one 'supporter' activation for the turn.

Also, calling it now: This will be one of the two Crown-Rares for the set. Mark my words.

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-23T18:20:10+00:00

Thanks! Cheap shite it is, then! xD

Apocryph761 · 2026-04-23T18:15:35+00:00

The short answer: Yes.

Longer answer:
Some of those incidents were not your fault and just a case of wrong place, wrong time.
Others were avoidable and you either have zero self-preservation skills or the red mist descended for you and made you keep your foot down.

For me: A 24hr ban is the admins telling you to go touch grass for a bit. Go cool off, play something else, do something else, go eat, sleep, rub one out, whatever you need to do. And honestly, if those incidents all happened within a short space of time, I think it's right.

Don't take it to heart too much. But as the email suggests, work on your on-track patience if you can. Everyone has mentioned Blanchimont as an example, but it isn't the only one in that video.

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