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lol no one ever does these when I post them, but it was fun so I don't care. 8| Also, stolen from graceful_vanity. These are mostly anime/manga, with a few video games, one book, and one movie thrown in.
Pick 20 movies/anime/video games/literary works and put their summaries from Better than it Sounds and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.
1. Military officials assign a man to share a ship with crazy people (including Jason Vorhees) in hopes that he'll get killed. Hilarity Ensues. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Guessed by dev_chieftain
2. A pro ballplayer's hometown is blown up by a giant Space Whale. One thousand years later, he goes on a quest to beat up his father. Final Fantasy X. Guessed by key_lord
3. Bounty hunters in space barely make enough money to eat properly. The soundtrack is popular. Cowboy Bebop. Guessed by dev_chieftain
4. A town in Japan is destroyed by geometry. Readers are scarred for life. Uzumaki/Spiral. Guessed by dev_chieftain
5. Overdeveloped girls in underdeveloped uniforms live vicariously through past-life regression. Sailor Moon. Guessed by mikomichan
6. A retelling of a classic Japanese tale, only this time with the heroes facing down an evil emperor and Humongous Mecha.
7. A sassy photographer, a talking pig, and a rule-obsessed soldier save the world with propaganda. Beyond Good and Evil. Guessed by nikoshinigami
8. Superweapons are given to mentally unstable children while the adults plot to destroy the world. Neon Genesis Evangelion. Guessed by mikomichan
9. Boy genius fights aliens who intend to destroy the world. He uses stuff he made out of crap in his dad's garage and his mom's fridge. A classmate was behind it the whole time.
10. A girl prone to exposing her underwear, a snarky half-plant guy and a bunch of gun-wielding nakama try to save humanity from Japanese mythology. Blue Seed. Guessed by dev_chieftain
11. An angry teenager takes advantage of a little boy, who eventually expresses his displeasure.
12. A small blue mammal steals batteries from a fat man. Sonic the Hedgehog. Guessed by graceful_vanity
13. In Japan, videotape watches you! Ringu. Guessed by dev_chieftain
14. A beautiful compulsive liar with the ability to regenerate manipulates men into killing her in increasingly horrible ways. Tomie. Guessed by dev_chieftain
15. Three young orphans, including a baby, go through a series of abusive and/or ineffectual guardians, while being stalked by their arsonist cousin, their mother's first boyfriend, and a secret fire department. A Series of Unfortunate Events. Guessed by dev_chieftain
16. A teacher copes with his dissatisfaction with society by encouraging people to kill themselves. Hilarity Ensues. Sayounara Zetsubou Sensei. Guessed by dev_chieftain
17. A young boy bleeds profusely in a never-ending quest for candy. Deadman Wonderland. Guessed by nikoshinigami
18. A girl enrolls in a mysterious academy where fencing is practically a way of life and everyone has issues. Revolutionary Girl Utena. Guessed by dev_chieftain
19. Girl is not using a computer. Girl is using a computer. Girl is a computer. Serial Experiments Lain. Guessed by dev_chieftain
20. A kind English church boy repeatedly rips his arm off to fight a clown.
BONUS 21. Dead people fight aliens at the command of an alien orb that likes to make crude jokes. Horrible bloodshed and gratuitious nudity are in heavy supply. Their guns make people explode. Gantz. Guessed by dev_chieftain
Pick 20 movies/anime/video games/literary works and put their summaries from Better than it Sounds and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.
1. Military officials assign a man to share a ship with crazy people (including Jason Vorhees) in hopes that he'll get killed. Hilarity Ensues. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor. Guessed by dev_chieftain
2. A pro ballplayer's hometown is blown up by a giant Space Whale. One thousand years later, he goes on a quest to beat up his father. Final Fantasy X. Guessed by key_lord
3. Bounty hunters in space barely make enough money to eat properly. The soundtrack is popular. Cowboy Bebop. Guessed by dev_chieftain
4. A town in Japan is destroyed by geometry. Readers are scarred for life. Uzumaki/Spiral. Guessed by dev_chieftain
5. Overdeveloped girls in underdeveloped uniforms live vicariously through past-life regression. Sailor Moon. Guessed by mikomichan
6. A retelling of a classic Japanese tale, only this time with the heroes facing down an evil emperor and Humongous Mecha.
7. A sassy photographer, a talking pig, and a rule-obsessed soldier save the world with propaganda. Beyond Good and Evil. Guessed by nikoshinigami
8. Superweapons are given to mentally unstable children while the adults plot to destroy the world. Neon Genesis Evangelion. Guessed by mikomichan
9. Boy genius fights aliens who intend to destroy the world. He uses stuff he made out of crap in his dad's garage and his mom's fridge. A classmate was behind it the whole time.
10. A girl prone to exposing her underwear, a snarky half-plant guy and a bunch of gun-wielding nakama try to save humanity from Japanese mythology. Blue Seed. Guessed by dev_chieftain
11. An angry teenager takes advantage of a little boy, who eventually expresses his displeasure.
12. A small blue mammal steals batteries from a fat man. Sonic the Hedgehog. Guessed by graceful_vanity
13. In Japan, videotape watches you! Ringu. Guessed by dev_chieftain
14. A beautiful compulsive liar with the ability to regenerate manipulates men into killing her in increasingly horrible ways. Tomie. Guessed by dev_chieftain
15. Three young orphans, including a baby, go through a series of abusive and/or ineffectual guardians, while being stalked by their arsonist cousin, their mother's first boyfriend, and a secret fire department. A Series of Unfortunate Events. Guessed by dev_chieftain
16. A teacher copes with his dissatisfaction with society by encouraging people to kill themselves. Hilarity Ensues. Sayounara Zetsubou Sensei. Guessed by dev_chieftain
17. A young boy bleeds profusely in a never-ending quest for candy. Deadman Wonderland. Guessed by nikoshinigami
18. A girl enrolls in a mysterious academy where fencing is practically a way of life and everyone has issues. Revolutionary Girl Utena. Guessed by dev_chieftain
19. Girl is not using a computer. Girl is using a computer. Girl is a computer. Serial Experiments Lain. Guessed by dev_chieftain
20. A kind English church boy repeatedly rips his arm off to fight a clown.
BONUS 21. Dead people fight aliens at the command of an alien orb that likes to make crude jokes. Horrible bloodshed and gratuitious nudity are in heavy supply. Their guns make people explode. Gantz. Guessed by dev_chieftain