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CitizenGeek said:
I'm going to start watching Evangelion again, I think. I want to listen to the commentaries for certain episodes, too!
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I don't like the English Dub extras. They go on and on like they pretty much made the show.
 
Onegai Teacher 6/9 - Once again i whizzed through another four episodes, quite alot has happened so i won't go too in depth. Episode 6 and 7 were very entertaining with the appearance of Kazami's mother and sister, also with Hyosuke and Kei's development. The end of episode 7 had me in stitches.

Episodes 8 and 9 moved towards a more serious tone and took the relationship between Kei and Kazami further, it was great to see the couple argue and get jealous over the smallest of things. It seemed connected to reality and i could see it happening with real couples. The revelations in episode 8 and 9 were very interesting and while i could predict one coming i could never have seen the other. Those that have already seen this show will know what i mean.

Musical score isn't upto much, sometimes it can add to the scene and others it's nothing more than background noise. I would say it's a bit hit and miss. Animation isn't breathtaking nor inspiring but it isn't a downright disaster. The main characters are well done but i don't feel the attention to detail is that great. I have no problems with the animation, it flows fine and looks decent. It just lacks that wow factor.

Other than small annoyances this is a great example of the romance genre.
 
Gundam X 1-3 Lad's got some sense, but another 13yr old in charge of super powerful giant death robot. Nice little post apocalyptic world, decent character so far though esper chick is a little blank... and comatosed so farcopying
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie 1- Man what a long movie, stopped half way cause i needed sleep Yay another non-emo pilot, little more hot-blooded than what's now usual, graphics are dated, but how much of the plot was recylced for SEED... right down to the scene by scene copying.
Skull Man 10-11- Ohh getting really cool now. Suprised other people haven't really been picking it up. Best show this season imo.
Zombie Loan 1 - Meh, bishie fans will love it and i sudder to think of the doujinshi's that are going to be made of this series, but not really my thing.
 
Onegai Teacher 10/12 - Well that wraps things up with Onegai Teacher, few curveballs here and there but overall it finished nicely and i really enjoyed the ending. While it seemed it wasn't going to end that way in the last couple of episodes that added suspense made it all the better.

With the fantasy/sci-fi story thrown in i was a bit sceptical at the start as to what role it would actually play and whether or not it would affect the shows message. I would probably say it added rather than took away from the show but it could have easily have been replaced by another angle and the show still would have worked, which is probably why it didn't bother me so much.

Character development, interactions and the right personalities made this an enjoyable watch. It's romance from the start to the begining and while at times it felt cheesy most of the time it was sincere. Animation and Music do leave something to desire but nothing can be perfect, worth the watch atleast once.
 
WTFDaveMustaine said:
CitizenGeek said:
I'm going to start watching Evangelion again, I think. I want to listen to the commentaries for certain episodes, too!
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I don't like the English Dub extras. They go on and on like they pretty much made the show.
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I didn't think they were that bad untill the ponce that thinks he's the bee-all and end-all of Eva knowlage ( not Matt, the other guy, can't remember his name ), starts to spout his mumbo-jumbo about how in Eva every little thing no matter how small somehow has a fecking religious meaning. That guy really got on my nipples when I was listening to the commentary. :x
 
Oh yeah, the guy that thinks he's an Evangelion scholar or something! Hehe, he was quite annoying alright in one of the extras I watched. He does have some interesting interpretations of Evangelion's symbolism though!
 
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