The O's Art

[Chron]

... what's an Akaba?

[Mikero]

Exactly.

[The Otaku]

It's something the Chinese people made up to count with.

Anyways, Chron gets his drawing, everyone waits for the next close up, I get more crap for my portfolio, and leaves me alone for the next few hours.

[Johncarllos]

Akaba Tackles HAHAHA Can't Believe You Couldn't Get It.JPG

OH WOW YOU'RE SURPRISED WE DON'T WATCH A CERTAIN ANIME?!
Seriously.
That's like me cropping an image from Betterman.
Ever heard of it?
No?
Yeah.
Same with yours.
Chron wins.

[The Otaku]

Aren't lumberjacks supposed to have thick heads?

[Chron]

Or recall that not all of us, in fact very few of us, watch a metric ton of anime all day.

After all, you are The Otaku.

[Johncarllos]

Lumberjacks do not have to be stupid, just brute-ish and manly.
Besides, I actually lumberjack occasionally. I find it enjoyable. I don't have to be stupid to like going out into the woods and chopping down trees, eating my lunch and going to the lavat'ry.

[The Otaku]

Says Paul Bunyan.

[Mikero]

Shh, JC! You'll hurt Snare's feelings with all that talk! You'll hurt his heart you bastard!

[Johncarllos]

Says Paul Bunyan.

...
Says Michael Palin.

[Chron]

I KNEW IT!
HE PRESSES WILD FLOWERS, TOO!

RUN, SNARE RUN!

[Johncarllos]

CHRON WINS 5 INTERNETS AND A COOKIE OR GETTING THE REFERENCE.

[Winged Warrior]

Uninterested in the "I've cropped maybe 200 pixels" image.

[The Otaku]

Uh, okay . . .

Anyways, I finished the piece, hope you'll like it Chron, I just have to scan it, which I haven't got around to.

And since hardly anyone got the direct answer for the last Close Up/Cropped image, maybe that has to do with your lack of anime knowledge. If a lumberjack can watch Gurren Lagann, then you guys can watch some football anime, right? You're men, aren't you . . . ? You can find the stuff on YouTube and Crunchyroll.

And Chron, I don't watch a metric ton of anime every day, I've only been watching 2-5 episodes of one anime, Eyeshield 21, about every two days.

[ASR]

See, the thing is, if you want to quiz me on US television pop-culture, you've got a strong contender.

However, most of us here don't watch anime, and even those who do, they don't watch everything they hear about, especially obscure off-titles that you can't expect us to know.

[The Otaku]

It's about a star running back who has to wear an eyeshield to conceal his identity so other teams don't scout him out, and his number just happens to be 21. Goodness . . .

[ASR]

QUIZ ME ON AMERICAN CARTOONS

[The Otaku]

THEN YOU'D WIN AND IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR.

[Chron]

And exactly how is this different?
Goodness. Football?

When we're trying to figure something out like a close-up, it helps if it's something fairly recognizable; otherwise there are just too many possibilities and confusions to get in the way of a logical guess.

Now if that were Sorcerer Hunters or Slayer's I'd be fine.

[The Otaku]

I can't hold another contest 'til I scan Chron's art, so just wait. I still have to find a close up easy enough for you guys as well.

Oh yeah Chron, I jazzed your prize up a bit with Maple Syrup Energy lying on a love seat and you gawking after having just got back home from work. That good enough?

[Chron]

That's delicious and fine.

[Mikero]

The more people talk about an anime, the less I want to watch it. And I probably didn't want to watch it in the first place, so 'magine that. So, there is no chance I will ever watch this football anime. Even if we weren't already talking about it, I'm not attracted to the premise at all.

[The Otaku]

Your loss.

You should watch, if not for the subject material, for the music. J-Rock at it's best.

[Mikero]

At it's best? Are you absolutely sure you want to claim that? You could get embarrassed.

[The Otaku]

Four fifths of best. There.

And I actually know what Betterman is. After having Anime Planet-ed it.

[Johncarllos]

But you didn't.
So a picture would have left you clueless.

[The Otaku]

I never told you guys you couldn't use outside sources for answers. That's actually encouraged, to see how resourceful you guys are. Anyways, CHRON YOUR PRIZE IS READY. FIND IT ON THE FIRST POST. I also uploaded new art, finally, one is named Eyeshield 21 and the other was my failed comic strip for the Preventer Jam.

And the next close up! What can it be . . ?

[Mikero]

There's no way to use an outside to figure out what that is, and even if there was such a way, I don't care.

[The Otaku]

The answer is right under your nose and you don't even have to leave MMM.

[Mikero]

I think it's a OMGWHATISITTHISTIMEOMGOMGOMG. jpg.

You can't say I'm wrong.

[The Otaku]

It has something to do with a veteran member here.

[preventerWIND]

elephant??? 

[Mikero]

Oh. Gross. It's that dislocated shoulder in that X and Zero making out image ASR posted and avatarded.

WhaddaIwin?

[The Otaku]

Dammit. And you're the only one that even participated. Ah well. You get a drawing of your choice, from me. Whaddya want?

[preventerWIND]

Wait, we were playing a game? I knew it was his shoulder all along! Draw me with a fez hat! Do it now!

[The Otaku]

Aw what the heck, I'll do it. It'll be ready by tomorrow. But what's a fez? Like a fedora?

[preventerWIND]

GOOGLE MOTHA #####ER DO YOU USE IT!?

[Mikero]

Nothing like a fedora. You'll have to U-Googly it.

I want a photo of a giant (like Galactus-sized) Mikero with eight arms like an eastern god standing atop the Giza pyramids (one foot on each of the smaller two, and the big one can be wherever), eating Jaffa Cakes out of the box with two hands (box in one hand, Jaffa Cake eating with another), sipping on a straw connected to a can of a soda of your choice (but not any kind of root beer, Mountain Dew, or cream soda) which is in a third hand, and just do cool and/or badass stuff with the other hands. Or don't. As long as the rest is there.

OR OR OR

A picture of Mikero, giant like before, riding the Sphinx (which leaves a sandy storm in it's wake) who is roaring and standing on his back two kitty legs as they stand proudly atop the Hollywood sign in California. Mikero is holding a super crazy flaming sword up in the air and drinking from a bottle of milk with the other  hand (no milk mustache please). He only has two arms in this one, don't worry. And then down on the ground at Hollywood & Vine we see Fran Drescher (How she looked in The Nanny, though. Not that she looks bad now...) looking up at Mikero with heart-eyes as she is in love.

Yes, seriously. I think either of those would be hilarious.

Jaffa Cakes are like cookies, kind of sort of, by the way. I don't expect you to know what they are as they are from the UK (and delicious, I keep a box in my freezer and have one occasionally).

[The Otaku]

Okay, I'll try my best.

[preventerWIND]

...Fran Drescher?... seriously?

[Mikero]

Not really, but The Nanny was on when I was posting and I always did find her pretty good looking so I thought it would be funny. Funnier than someone you'd expect, at least.

[preventerWIND]

Shes no Mandy Moore..

I thought you actually really liked her, and if that was the case then I'd advise you do get your forehead punched. I don't dare to do it myself, you being a ninja and all.

Otaku, lets have that Sphinx wearing some ear plugs, just in case it has a cats super sensitive hearing..

[Mikero]

Mandy Moore is my friend's crush.

The Sphinx has a human head, so his ears are fine!

[preventerWIND]

Well, thats good for the sphinx.

Also, is that friend meeee?~

[Mikero]

No it's Collin. But you too I GUESS.

Now go be jealous of a young(er) ASR who met her kind of.

[preventerWIND]

Yeah, well, I have her phone number. Not really, I have the pen that she used to write down her phone number with.. to another guy..


Also, to this day A walk to remember remains the only movie I ever (slightly!)tear up to.

[Mikero]

Then you clearly haven't seen Earnest Goes To Camp.

[Chron]

My picture makes me think you think I sound like Ricky Ricardo.
Not so.

But you get a gold star anyway, Otaku.

[ASR]

Now go be jealous of a young(er) ASR who met her kind of.

I was too stunned to talk to her! I just sort of posed in the photo with everyone else and sat there with this outlandish grin on my face. Plus, Andy Roddick was being a total cock-block.

[Mikero]

Andy Roddick is a cock blocker name. Just call him Rod Dick.