>#129 - Across the Pond
>The fact that this kid watches Top Gear is actually REALLY impressive, since he has to read the subtitles in real time with the kanji and everything. (And yes, it's the BBC version).
>
>But still!! Don't call your friends rubbish people!! It's hilarious but also rude I guess whatever!!
www.marycagle.com
rubbish isn't that terrible of an insult
>>84143462
>he has to read the subtitles in real time with the kanji and everything
What does she mean by "with the kanji and everything"? Is reading kanji slower than reading kana? Why would it be hard to read subtitles in real time? Just because of the kid's age?
>>84143870
Kids his age won't have learned a lot of the kanji that would be used in the subtitles of a show aimed at adults.
>>84143823
It's a rubbish insult really.
>>84143823
No, but Jeremy Clarkson is a terrible role model for an impressionable Japanese youth.
>She won't have stories for strips now that she's moving back to America
>the strip is on its last legs
Sucks.
>>84144571
She makes other comis, this strip was never a priority anyway.
>>84143823
In Japan it is, it is super hardcore by their standards since their native version of insults is just using the less polite honorifics when regarding someone they dislike.
>>84143823
keep in mimd this is a language without swear words. it has [polite] and <rude> versions of words.
so [you are dumb] becomes <you're fucking retarded>
>>84143823
It's a kid. Prolly get in trouble for calling someone a butthead.
TONIGHT
So didn't she leave Japan?
What is gonna happen once she's out of material for reals?
>>84145529
I remember top /v/ threads, good times.
>>84145555
She left Japan in March.
>>84143462
>And yes, it's the BBC version
That shota is going places if he ever make the decisive chose to marry a Brit.
>>84143823
If you're an authority figure of any sort it's still your responsibility to tell kids off for making any kind of insult even if it's silly.
>>84145555
A publication of her strips and NETFLIX original animated series.
>>84144349
dont the subs have the furigana on top?
>>84144762
Am I alone thinking this strip is the only one worth a damn out of what she does?
>>84147579
I don't know if it applies to subtitles, but media aimed at children usually have a lot more furigana to help with kanji than that aimed at adults, since they're expected to know more kanji, right?
>>84147796
Depends what you like. I'm partial to journal comics such as bouletcorp and LSE and to slice of life such as Octopus Pie, but neither Sleepless Domain nor Kiwi Blitz appeals to me. SD might if it went darker, but they're both too cutesy and pretty for me.
Remember that Mary-sensei 34 will get you banned.
>>84147579
That's generally only something done for content aimed at kids.
>>84148663
>ellen baker
>>84143462
Imagining her saying Toppu Geariu is the best part of this strip.
>>84149211
>All Japanese words end in vowels or "n", which is why they end English words with vowels
>Chinese words are tonal, and have prescribed inflections, which is why they say English words with strange rises or falls while speaking
Shit like that is so fascinating.
>>84145555
>quads
In all seriousness, I think LSE will be put out in print form.
>>84148663
I keep up with sleepless domain but I get the feeling that it's one of those things that is infinitely better to read in large chunks once an arc is actually done.
>>84146733
What, like Hammond? There are no grills on Top Gear
>>84145555
She stops the strip. She probably won't stop drawing her other comics for a very long time though.
>>84147579
Maybe for a kids show, but not Batman.
>>84148679
Isn't this a blue board, bucky? It belongs on /aco/
>>84148679
There is Mary sensei rule34?
>http://www.marycagle.com/letsspeakenglish/118-speaking-of-butts
>http://www.marycagle.com/letsspeakenglish/117-at-eye-level
So some kid finger her asshole at some point in Japon?
>>84146733
That would be more impressive if the BBC version now wasn't Matt LeBlanc. Show went to shit when they fired Clarkson.
>>84153678
>Mary Sensei is grading tests, thinking of stupid weeb songs, when she takes a drink of water
>as she suddenly wonders when she poured it, her eyes get heavy and she gets dizzy, and everything goes black
>Mary wakes up to feel a slight chill waft over her body and opens her eyes
>she realizes she is dressed in a dog collar and her hands and feet are tied together, and she's COMPLETELY naked
>"Mary-Sensei!"
>no, no it couldn't be
>she looks to her right and sees her students in their underwear, looking proud and sporting boners
>"Mary-Sensei, we can't study with you shaking your soft butt in our faces, teasing us all day!"
>BIG BUTT SENSEI they chant, BIG BUTT SENSEI
>"So as your punishment, we are going to... eto...'
>best english speaker walks up
>"Facku yuu inda ebaree horr, des"
>NO! thinks Mary-Sensei, my one weakness, teacher/student sexual scenarios!
>The tiny slant eyed perverts descend on Big Butt Mary with their sensitive shota dicks
>Ass, Pussy, Mouth, Nose, no orifice is safe from them
>even the girls get involved, and Mary is forced to eat their tiny bentos
>At the end, Mary is coated in and out with their Soy-enriched Semen
>Mary hates to admit how good it was, but at least it's over
>"Mary Sensei, we brought a friend!"
>rustle rustle she hears
>No... it can't be
>NEJIRI HONNYO IS REAL
>AND HE'S COME TO RAPE HER TOO
>and now she truly knows that that black thing on his face is a mouth, as a long tendril tongue emerges and tastes Mary
>UMESSHIII it roars, the beasts is hungry, and it will have Poor Mary in every way
>'It's a tradition to feed our english teachers to the beast of the mountains!' chimes in Sexy Pose shota
>his massive Rice-based Cock violates Mary's massive butt, and Mary Sensei in shame and release, embraces her destiny
>Nejiri's maw opens wide as the students chant in unison and say Goodbye to Mary as she is lowered into the beast's mouth whole to dijest in his Rice Paddy gullet
>Mary's fat ass feeds Nejiri through the winter
>>84147796
Nope, I find her other comics mindnumbingly boring.
>>84153587
>There is Mary sensei rule34?
Yeah, a drawfag drew a explicit NSFW request of Mary and Ronnie basking in the awkward afterglow of their animalistic deed.
>>84154514
It's okay to post the clean version though, right?
>>84145555
She settles down and has 5 kids with me
>>84154732
I can´t handle this level of epicness.
>>84147797
What a mess of a language. I'm surprised they can get anything done with all the time they waste on learning it.
>>84155680
For some disciplines, they just learn another language. A subset of English is the global language of coding. Mathematics and physics still in modified Greek supplemented by mystic diagrams that are now mostly in unicode. Graphic design uses all kinds of artistic language of visuals that crosses over almost universally.
>>84156081
>mystic diagrams
You and I had very different math and physics classes.
>>84156081
It used to be that almost all academic or scientific work was written and published in Greek or Latin since it was assumed that if you were classically educated enough to seriously study those things, you also would've learned those languages too.
>>84156188
Take some damned maths history, you uncultured peon.
>>84148663
>SD might if it went darker
It almost certainly will, if I recognize it's influences correctly.
>>84146654
american dog!
>>84156553
That's some weird-ass notation. It's not literally mystical, but it's cool. I've never seen that before.
>>84156747
Pythagoras led a literal cult, don't forget.
>>84143823
It is in Britain. They lose their shit if you use "twat", "wanker", "rubbish", "dumb" or "uncomfortable", but use "fag" for their smokes, don't give a shit about people saying "fuck" (they pronounce it "feck") and actually use "asshole whore cunt" even in official documents. It's a fascinating culture.
>mfw somewhere out there is a small Japanese boy doing his best Jeremy Clarkson impression
>>84156747
He formalized the objects and concepts that Russel and Godel used to finally express with certainty that some things cannot be known within formal logic. That's kinda mystical on it's own. That's an invisible wall in the simulation.
>>84147796
She also Tore into that Asshole Aaron Diaz
>>84156942
It was rather civil, all things considered. I don't agree with A position for B reasons, and C personal feelings. If you agree, I suggest D courses of action.
>>84156845
It is truly strange to think I am descended from this odd race of Bongs. Although it would definitely explain my urge to oppress brown people, and my general distaste for the French.
>>84156081
We'd be in tough shit if we still used Roman Numerals instead of Arabic ones.
>>84157063
Can't believe the motto for the British Kingdom is in french. What the hell does "God is my droid" even mean?
>>84157021
And then he PM'd her calling her a bitch or a fuck or something, so she posted it publicly.
Wasn't as satisfying as Kazerad and Dobson, but it was still fun.
>>84156845
Cunt is also an accepted word for your friends, which is weird. There's even that stupid "see you next tuesday" thing.
>>84157063
>explain my urge to oppress brown people
Oppress? Don't you mean bend over and offer your anus to them?
>>84157281
It's 'kay, now with Brexit they can finally build a wall!
>>84157075
The numerals are unimportant. What was crucial is the positional representation system, and the use of a placeholder value, zero. They could just have easily used Greek letters and a dot for a base 25 positional system if they had thought of it first.
>>84156845
>They lost their shit
No we fucking don't those words are casual af
>>84157099
The Japanese constitutions is written in English. The American motto is in Latin. It's not like America is even super attached to English. We also considered German, and may one day consider Spanish.
>>84156845
I hear they actually yell at each other at the highest levels of government. Like the fix wasn't in months before their meetings or something.
>>84156845
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c1kNvDkdYM
>>84157099
They were looking for a different god.
>>84157739
But he was in a different castle.
>>84157305
With the Pound being Europe's newest Peso equivalent, I think Europe will be building a wall to keep the Brits out...
>>84143823
>rubbish isn't that terrible of an insult
>>84157456
I'm pretty sure they straight up insult each other. Hell I remember hearing this one time when their PM had to cut short some diplomatic visit just so a bunch of members of parliament could yell at him.
>>84156845
>>84157456
>>84157063
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIPxLzfw6wU
>>84157826
Pound still more than the euro mate. Get fucked.
>>84157963
>lubricated
Always so considerate, even when fighting.
>>84149962
what the hell is it about
>>84158175
A post apocalyptic fragment of modern society surviving solely by exploiting the strength of magical girls.
>>84153874
wut
>>84145128
And "Baldy"
>>84143462
I still wanna fuck Mary sensei
>>84157963
I've seen that movie so many times, I love it.
>>84143462
pussy destroyer
>>84143823
Says the country that censored an episode of the simpsons over the word "Wanker."
>>84156845
>don't give a shit about people saying "fuck" (they pronounce it "feck")
"And of course, the f-word Father. The bad f-word. Worse than feck. You know the one I mean."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogrfAgbIfFo
>>84160516
FECK OFF, CUP
>>84153874
Every fucking thread
>>84155335
Fuck off.
>>84148663
>SD might if it went darker, but they're both too cutesy and pretty for me.
How early did you drop it? Becausethree friends dead and one de-powered while everyone treats it as business as usualis fairly dark. It's not Sailor Nothing level dark yet, but that's a high standard.
>>84161217
>How early did you drop it?
I never got into it but started a couple of months ago, but only skim it each update. I guess it doesn't seem dark, maybe it's the bright colours and anime-like appearance? I'll do an archive read one day to give it justice. However, I can see its attractions for those that like this style, it's just nor me. (Context: I like(d) Lovecraft is missing, Derelict, anything by Moebius, Prague Race for a while, John Allison's works (maybe I need British quirkiness?) Chris Baldwin's Space Trawler, K6BD, Property of Hate)
>>84144571
Unless she starts teaching Japanese to American kids...
>>84156845
Don't be a dumb wanker, you twat.
>>84156845
AND THEY ARE FREE OF EU!
FREEEEEEEEE
>>84143462
I want to cum in Mary's fat ass!
>>84157456
Happens in australia too. It gets broadcast on television. It's called Question Time. A lot of a politician's popularity is driven by the sick burns they deliver.
>>84155335
>I can´t handle this level of epicness.
>>84156942
>She also Tore into that Asshole Aaron Diaz
Like that's any difficult.
>It's hilarious but also rude I guess whatever!!
Someone over the age of 15 should not talk or write like that.
>>84163320
And Magnolia Pearl,
>>84153678
>Got hit with a Kancho on my first day on the job
I was eating too. Children know when you're weakest.
>>84162393
So you're an art whore. Don't criticize the writing if what you hate is the art.
>>84156845
I want that poster.
>>84156845
No wonder you are fascinated, your child brain probabbly think gets extatic at earring accent from 2 states away.
>>84144529
>No, but Jeremy Clarkson is terrible
ftfy
>>84148679
>/a/ can't rule 34 Yotsuba
>/co/ can't rule 34 Mary
Someone should draw a comic of these two forming an aidoru duo and performing for anons.
>>84156845
>They lose their shit if you use "twat", "wanker", "rubbish", "dumb" or "uncomfortable"
Are you thick? That's fucking baby tier banter mate, also only the irish say feck, and it's not ass, it's arse.
>>84151632
>There are no grills on Top Gear
It's alright. Nips look androgynous at that age, so even if on of the TG guys go for him, they can pass him off as female.
>>84160266
I am not even American, you wanker
>>84146654
Aww look at that American puppy.
You just know there was a treat tossed to him immediately after this pic was taken.
>>84148663
Is that the textbook sensei who got a bunch of porn?
>>84158946
You should watch the series it's based on, The Thick of It. Most of the actors repeat, and Malcolm Tucker is a character in both.
>>84158946
It's wonderful, but also crushingly depressing.
>>84149328
I read somewhere that native speakers of tonal languages like Japanese and Cantonese almost all have perfect pitch
>>84151632
There weren't. The new series with Matt Leblanc and Chris Evans (no not that one) has been featuring that female driver that hosts German Top Gear
>>84167041
Ellen Baker? Looks a lot like her, yeah.
>>84167041
>>84170014
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ellen-baker-new-horizon
>>84148663
I couldn't get into SD because they massacred the cast too early and too late.
>wut
What I mean is, if everyone had died in the very first encounter it would have been a brutal introduction to the tone and the setting. Instead it happens in the SECOND encounter. By then the reader has grown somewhat attached to the characters. Killing all of them then feels discordant with the previously established tone, no matter how much sense it makes in-universe. This sort of discord makes it easy for a reader who isn't wholly invested yet to just stop reading, because it really does feel clunky. And most obviously, it will turn away people who like the presented premise, got accustomed to it, but had not yet gotten INVESTED in it before things went sideways. A twist later in a story like this is also risky, but by that point a reader is invested in it. And in the prologue, the reader is in the process of becoming invested. But here it placed its premise-setting blow too late to set the premise and too early to coast on reader investment.
Further, killing off these characters after establishing their personalities risks alienating people who liked the killed girls and don't care about the surviving ones. If this had happened at the very beginning it would be easier to keep going, because nobody would have been sufficiently developed yet to have too strong an opinion. But by the second encounter, a reader already knows who they like, dislike, find interesting, and find boring, so if the ones they aren't so fond of are the only survivors it's an easy way to just not be interested anymore.
And I say this as someone who found the de-powered leader to be the most interesting and still couldn't be assed to keep reading after the deaths.
>>84169873
>Germans
>women
>>84145278
Aren't southerners like that too? like getting away with shit by adding "Bless his heart" at the end of sentences.
>>84172890
"Bless his heart" can be sincere. People exaggerate its passive-aggressiveness. Maybe it depends on where you are in the south.
I can't speak to the use of swearing in the south compared to elsewhere though. I don't know about that.
will she be doing more art for Homestuck?
>>84143462
A 'rubbish person' is a gender neutral way of describing what you yanks call a 'garbage man'. It's not even an insult, it's a job.
>>84173254
You aint no punk you punk, you wanna talk about the real junk?
>>84144529
He's far better than Chris Evans
>>84174048
I was going to make a Captain America joke but I'm just not feeling it tonight
>>84173936
And Switzerland is doing just fine because of all that oil too, right?
>>84176403
>British economy rebounding better than the rest of Europe
>I'm perfectly happy giving up my sovereignty as long as the economy does fine, which it won't anyway because market dives are not something the EU can prevent
Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal are all just economic wonderlands because of the EU, right?
>>84173936
If Norway is fine because of oil, why haven't they pulled a Venezuela because of the oil price drop?
>>84176571
Because Norway isn't run by a retard.
>>84176601
So you're saying, Norway doesn't rely solely on oil for economic success? Does that mean other countries won't collapse if they leave the EU (or never join)?
>>84154732
>>84176514
What exactly are you going to DO with this sovreignty? It's not like most countries are fond of you right now, what with you fucking up their economy to varying degrees. That's going to make trade agreements a bit tricky...
>>84154732
I love the detail of Ronnie being so awkwardly over to the side that he's hanging off the bed and has to grip with his other arm to stay on
>>84176843
>That was the single most blatant false flag attack imaginable
>>84154732
That's too perfect.
I have a new OP
>>84172890
>>84172970
From a southern family here.
Men swear in groups of male friends, but it's unusual for me to hear women swear in mixed company.
>>84170700
I'm sure blue+brown feels that way about it too. So you would have started it with a mention of a girl who had died previously, or a monologue about how simple things were before the events about to unfold? That's bad form. Shoujo manga tell a complete story first, and continue only if they are popular. This was the story about how this magical girl team let petty differences destroy them. Not a happy story, but magical girl shows don't promise happiness.
Also, the other Alchemicals are basically still characters. The world is barely built, and they show up constantly in flashbacks to do so.
>>84176843
>false flag
Holy shit, you are one deluded motherfucker. It'd be funny if somebody hadn't died.
>>84177374
I would have started with the encounter with the second monster. That's it. In a lot of bad stories, the organization is just as much, if not more, to blame than the actual plot. Nowhere is this more important than the beginning, the single most crucial part of the story. If you start out strong you've got room to make mistakes. If you start out weak or clumsily, then you don't have the room for problems.
Compare Madoka. Mami dies in episode three, and it's a landmark moment for the story. The difference is that there were enough characters remaining to give a shit about, and they were interesting in their own right. Homura, if nothing else, had enough mystery to make you keep going. Here, every character was something of a stock character, and none were very mysterious. They all have potential, then every single one except the most boring gets killed or loses their powers. If this were the opener, you wouldn't have had enough time to get bored by the surviving character before the deaths. In SD, by the time the Undine is the only girl left, you've seen enough of her to know that she was boring, and now the story is about the most boring character.
It's not a matter of sadness, it's a matter of replacing potential interest with boring.
>>84177848
>>84177374
>>84170700
Dude, it's a whodunit noir type thing. Undine is the flawed investigator lead, walking the streets of the dark city in search of her friends' killer. She's just a magical girl in a magical world seeking friendship as well. That's the gimmick. A novel combination of genres. You often get to know the victims before they die in a whodunit.
>>84178030
And it doesn't make her any more interesting.
