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I've started Death Note again. This time I'll finish it.
No, I didn't drop or anything, it's just that I've started it when it was airing, but then the one week wait was killing me, so I decided to pile up a few episodes before watching it, then the DVD's startedd to come out, then I decided to collect then all before watching it and so on...
 
My-Hime. Not really a ground breaking or original anime. It starts off sort of monster of the week them becomes a tournament show. For all that though it is still an enjoyable show and I will probably move onto the spinoffs at some time. I was however a little disappointed they went with a happy ending rather than the happy yet bitter tinged ending I had thought they may just be brave enough to do.
 
Two little things I would disagree with:

1) Whilst it does veer off into a tournament-esque shounen set-up, I firmly believe that for the most part it is a character driven show.

2) The ending is genius. It's not so much a happy ending as it is a "ROFL JOKED THE WORLD" ending, that essentially makes no sense in the context of the whole rest of the show, and turns it into one, pretty funny imo, long running gag of getting people emotionally involved in things and then suddenly not being at all serious overall.
 
The ending was a bit of a world reset, but only reseting the characters. I did like most of the characters and there was some development to differing levels for each. It could have done with some of the twists actually being more of a surprise. The thing that was well done was there really was a consequence to each of the girls for loosing a fight.
 
ilmaestro said:
Dracos said:
It could have done with some of the twists actually being more of a surprise.
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Yes, I probably agree with that, although I didn't think it was 100% outright predictable by any means.
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There were a few twits that were better hidden than others. The main thing that could have been better hidden was who the unrevealed Hime were. There were quite a few shots that just said this character is more important than we have made out so far, that is why we are giving a supporting character so much screen time.
 
I made this post after watching the sixth episode of Hellsing Ultimate:

God said:
Best episode since the first and second, easily. The last two haven't been great, with needlessly long Nazi speeches that could've been covered with a sentence or two, a very cheesy speech by a random old guy and no great fights; the good parts not being shown or being too short. But this had an awesome last stand sequence, complete with Seras shooting the **** out of an airship and then a small army of invading vampires... with huge guns.

Seras improves the anime a lot: she's the only character I can relate to, near enough everyone else always having insane grins on their faces and being evil. Arucard is impossible to think nice things about after the fourth episode, for example. Really, Seras is the only 'pure' character in this ****** up story, and she even adds some decent comedy.

I have a question, by the way: what's with I-hate-everything-not-catholic Anderson going from a complete nutjub to saving Integra AND then being happy to escort her? I know I'm not meant to think too hard about a story with vampiric, 21st century Nazis and people with X-Men abilities, but I see some semi-serious character no justu going on with him in these last episodes.
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I made this post after watching the trailer for the seventh episode:

Kami said:
That trailer, combined with the following YT comment, have made me a little excited:

"He isn't. Unless they added him. But he wasn't in the manga. He should be coming back for the eight ninth and tenth one. Next is all about Seras and her transformation into a full draculina."

The Hellsing mansion last stand is going to be continued, focusing almost fully on the best/only truly likeable character in Hellsing. And, hopefully, an epic showdown between her and Zorin will be included for some hot girlxugly girl action.

FFVII is my favourite game, so, by using foreign logic, Hellsing VII will be my favourite episode. It's in the stars.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSFOq12I2bQ
 
Aion said:
I made this post after watching the sixth episode of Hellsing Ultimate:
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I haven't seen it yet, but is it following the manga? I'm just curious how long this will take to be completed, as I believe it's going for over three years now.
 
I haven't read much of the manga, but the slower pacing of the Nazis vs. London arc is supposed to have reduced the pacing to near enough one volume = one episode.
 
Dracos said:
ilmaestro said:
Dracos said:
It could have done with some of the twists actually being more of a surprise.
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Yes, I probably agree with that, although I didn't think it was 100% outright predictable by any means.
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There were a few twits that were better hidden than others. The main thing that could have been better hidden was who the unrevealed Hime were. There were quite a few shots that just said this character is more important than we have made out so far, that is why we are giving a supporting character so much screen time.
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Yeah, I thought you might have meant that, it certainly didn't take much speculating on message boards before most people had figured out most characters' roles.
 
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Episodes 1-6
It's something different and I'm really enjoying it so far... but not in a sadist "watching people die" kind of way.
:p
 
Godannar. I am not the biggest fan of giant robot shows, but I thoroughly enjoyed this show. I watched the dub which is pretty funny including bad English and Russian accents, odd though that the Chinese and American teams did not get the same over acting treatment.
 
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