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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #200 on: January 06, 2012, 01:27:44 PM »
The dub was fine by my standards. The plot? Not so much. Then again, Kira spending the first half of the series being a whiny bitch really paints him in a bad light when you compare him to Domon or Heero. Then you start getting the problem Kira causes the Astray season...



That last part told me to stay away.
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #201 on: January 06, 2012, 01:29:21 PM »
Then you start getting the problem Kira causes the Astray season...

That last part told me to stay away.
Do you mean Destiny? Because Gundam SEED Astray is a series of manga, not anime (though there were OVAs), and Kira has nothing to do with them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIGyo_QlW7U
This is why people like Astray.
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #202 on: January 06, 2012, 02:19:39 PM »
Do you mean Destiny?

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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #203 on: January 06, 2012, 03:51:23 PM »
Wing has always struck me as Shoujo Gundam. Sorry, the nostalgia factor is pretty strong for it, but it's the truth. I do agree with the Mobile Doll debate, though; personally, I found it significantly more interesting than the whole Peacecraft "abandon all weapons" idea. Though mostly what the Mobile Dolls did was show that human heart >> AI when the main characters were up against them.

SeeD is kind of a mixed bag for me. I have yet to watch all of it, but it does have its high points. I think it's difficult to top the first series, though. Even though Amuro IS a whiny bitch, he is a BELIEVABLE whiny bitch, so even when you want to Bright Slap the shit out of him, you know that he DOES have it rough. Supposedly, he mans up and becomes significantly more badass in subsequent series (though his rival is STILL by far one of the most likeable antagonists in the story of anime and lots of people understandably like the Zeon side better than the Federation), which is probably worthwhile on its own.
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #204 on: January 06, 2012, 04:34:38 PM »
Wing has always struck me as Shoujo Gundam. Sorry, the nostalgia factor is pretty strong for it, but it's the truth.
The dub's marketing played up the action aspects. Compare:
OP (Japanese + English)
ED (Japanese)
ED (English)


I've also seen someone call Wing "Steampunk Gundam, but they forgot to draw on the steamstacks". :p
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #205 on: January 07, 2012, 11:19:10 AM »
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #206 on: January 07, 2012, 02:57:21 PM »
Some odd stuff this season.

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I think they used up all the most popular theme in anime/manga production in this one. Mecha, school-girl, magical(transformation)-girl, loli, sword-girls, and idols. What else?
Also Nana Mizuki.

High School DxD I would sum up as "Boobs, boobs, and a glass of red wine".
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #207 on: January 08, 2012, 04:38:58 AM »
Some odd stuff this season.

Quote from: Senki Zesshou Symphogear ep1, comments
I think they used up all the most popular theme in anime/manga production in this one. Mecha, school-girl, magical(transformation)-girl, loli, sword-girls, and idols. What else?
Also Nana Mizuki.

Also people dying. Its giving me Ar Tonelico vibes though.

And since that character's VA is the same for Madoka... oh snap
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #209 on: January 08, 2012, 07:58:54 AM »
Some things just don't sound right when the gender is reversed...
Nonsense, it sounds better!

Though the suicidal levels of chivalry wouldn't fit anymore I guess.
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #210 on: January 08, 2012, 07:35:08 PM »
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #211 on: January 10, 2012, 03:11:37 AM »
Bodacious Space Pirates... isn't terrible. :x So many cliches and they all clash in the most face-palm-inducing ways, but it was pretty fun.  Generic, but fun.  I really didn't like the way they handled the setup at the start but that's forgivable if they manage to deliver.  They really have to expose some flaws in the main character fast, because as is she's pretty out there on the Mary Sue side of the spectrum.  And yet I like her. xD

Strange, mediocre series but it looks like it'll be a fun romp regardless somehow. :>

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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #212 on: January 10, 2012, 05:37:30 PM »
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #213 on: January 11, 2012, 05:38:38 AM »
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #215 on: January 12, 2012, 08:16:40 PM »
Just watched ep1 of Thermae Romae and... I can't really describe it. Just watch for yourself, it's only 15mins long.


EDIT:
Senki Zesshou Symphogear ep2
The first line of the OP is "Listen to my song". Well, glad we got that out of the way. :p
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High School DxD ep2
BREASTS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.
Also this "Sacred Gear" stuff sounds suspiciously like Mistes. *cough* mysterious redheaded girls *cough*
Still hard to tell if this series will have an interesting plot or just endless fanservice.

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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #216 on: January 14, 2012, 10:33:40 PM »
High School DxD ep2
BREASTS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY.
Also this "Sacred Gear" stuff sounds suspiciously like Mistes. *cough* mysterious redheaded girls *cough*
Still hard to tell if this series will have an interesting plot or just endless fanservice.
YES THEY DO! BREASTS CAN DO ANYTHING!
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Haven't seen High School DxD so I guess I should google it for the sake of boobies.

You mean bounce around right? Well they do act like that underwater so look for gills.
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #217 on: January 15, 2012, 12:02:49 AM »
Still enjoying Space Pirates. :<
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"Another" is a strange one.  It's really in-your-face with the "ooooo~ something's strange and this is a creepy show!"-ness but it also managed to be creepy along side that dumb up-front-ness. :< I like the characters and their interactions thus far so yay, hope we get a good horror show for once.  Those are much too rare.

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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #218 on: January 15, 2012, 03:12:16 PM »
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Re: Anime & Manga 4: Brotherhood
« Reply #219 on: January 18, 2012, 07:13:40 PM »
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