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animefreak17 said:
linna ....the one with the white hair.......I didn't like her in this version ....shes not cool and calm like she is in the older version ....she's more twitchy and couscous in this one....It's just not as good
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NormanicGrav said:
the Garden of Sinners: ever cry, never life [Kara no Kyoukai 3: Tsuukaku Zanryuu] (Japanese Dub) - Film
the Garden of Sinners: Pre-Show Reminder [Kara no Kyoukai: Cinema Intros] (Japanese Dub) - Episode 03
the Garden of Sinners: garan-no-dou [Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou] (Japanese Dub) - Film
the Garden of Sinners: Pre-Show Reminder [Kara no Kyoukai: Cinema Intros] (Japanese Dub) - Episode 04

So far here's my list with the top being my favourite in the series:
- 1 - Thanatos
- 3 - ever cry, never life
- 2 - ...and nothing heart
- 4 - garan-no-dou

Thanatos and ever cry, never life are pretty much both equally my favourites. It's a good thing I can get the OST on Amazon JP.

I can tell from the ending of garan-no-dou and the preview for Paradox Paradigm that it's going to be... interesting.
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It's awesome. You put 4 as 4th but it's still pretty damn good still.
 
animefreak17 said:
ayase said:
animefreak17 said:
linna ....the one with the white hair.......I didn't like her in this version ....shes not cool and calm like she is in the older version ....she's more twitchy and couscous in this one....It's just not as good
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More causcious sorry
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:D

You mean Syllia? I do agree with you AF, they ruined her stoicness and replaced it with episodes of mania. Although from a plot perspective it does make sense. I just think the writers could have implemented it better. I'll let you know how I enjoy the rest of the episodes!
 
Yeah that's her....she had class and was strong willed but they just ruined her image in the new one.

Hell the old villain was better then the new one.

And they fail to explain why macky hates robots ether they forgot to put that in or it was glanced over.......the music isn't bad seeing that it's techno music to suit the 90s which wasn't bad but it doesn't beat the 80s music
 
animefreak17 said:
Yeah that's her....she had class and was strong willed but they just ruined her image in the new one.

Hell the old villain was better then the new one.

And they fail to explain why macky hates robots ether they forgot to put that in or it was glanced over.......the music isn't bad seeing that it's techno music to suit the 90s which wasn't bad but it doesn't beat the 80s music
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It's like tacky drum n' bass - they probably thought it was 'trendy' at the time, but if anything it now sounds more dated than the 80s music in the OVAs.
 
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Episodes 22-26 (End)

Well...where do I start? Firstly, the episode with the refugees could have been completely omitted. Why add more characters we don't care about? Then, all Knight Sabers apart from Linna are paired up which makes Linna, 'more expendable' in her eyes (although it was interesting that Linna is inferred to be lesbian). I was also wondering when do we get some backstory on Galatea? Then right on cue, in episode 25, finally the viewer is treated to about 15 minutes of AI vs humanity philosophy which should have been peppered throughout the episodes. Galatea is a rubbish villian and does nothing but stand there. Her evolution of merging into a building, then floating into space and taking over satellites are so OTT and feels rather shoehorned as if it were a 'RPG final boss'. Because Galatea is also essentially Sylia, it would make more sense if the epic battle was just Sylia vs Galatea. Priss is the 'anti-seed' but there was absolutely no build up to this whatsoever.

As it stands, the character development is poor because it revolves around the agency of men (Macky especially, followed by Mason, Leon and Nigel) instead of being about the Knight Sabers and their personal problems. Regardless, the end story arc is poorly thought out and the series is unnecessarily stretched to achieve a 26 episode count.

THAT ending too. So bad. Linna and Nene hugging each other naked on a beach, Sylia crying for Macky, star showers and Priss singing a song in a desert. Not exactly how I imagined the finale of the Knight Sabers saga. I suppose we can infer that boomers are eradicated forever (or at least until 2041). So much disappointment. Series started off great and then when Macky gets introduced, it goes downhill. The core plotline centres around him and Nigel. Give me back the old Knight Sabers, especially Sylia. By the end of 2040, she relies on Nigel to do everything for her when in the original OVAs, she did all the work. And one final note, the awful 90's grunge music cannot compare to the power rock of the 80's.

I will always remember Bubblegum by the vastly superior OVAs.
 
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Not sure if you were watching dub or sub - but the English dub does that unforgiveable thing of dubbing the songs into English too, made worse by the fact it's pretty poorly sung too (no offence to the English VA, but I'm just not a fan of Japanese music being dubbed into English)

I found it weird that Linna is made out to be kind of the central character in the opening eps but then gets comparatively little development/less screen time than Priss and Nene.

I agree though, it's interesting how they quite openly seem to infer she's gay though - and potentially interested in Priss quite early on.
 
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Lutga said:
Not sure if you were watching dub or sub - but the English dub does that unforgiveable thing of dubbing the songs into English too, made worse by the fact it's pretty poorly sung too (no offence to the English VA, but I'm just not a fan of Japanese music being dubbed into English)

I found it weird that Linna is made out to be kind of the central character in the opening eps but then gets comparatively little development/less screen time than Priss and Nene.

I agree though, it's interesting how they quite openly seem to infer she's gay though - and potentially interested in Priss quite early on.
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Yes, I watched the dub and I thought it was pretty good (minus the singing). But the music itself is still terrible. Just not a fan of aged grunge music with generic dance beats.

Also agree with you there about Linna's attraction. There were definite hints that Linna was more than interested in Priss (not just in a rivalry way). The episode about Linna's parent's arranging her marriage ended up revealing more about Linna's feelings for Priss than the guy in the episode. I thought Linna's potential marriage partner and was in the same situation as her so he was happy that they understood each other. It's a shame, then, that the potential relationship with Priss gets dropped because Leon is ultimately endgame for Priss. But it was definitely one of the highlights of this series. It's much like the BGC OVA where Priss was inferred to be in a relationship with Sylvie.
 
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Stuff watched over the weekend:

Baby Steps s2 ep4. Those amazingly dynamic sweeping back-and-forth shots of tennis matches in the OP are really showing up the cheap animation in the program itself. Story continues to be great in any case.

Fate/stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works s4 ep4. I'm struggling to get into this for some reason this season. Maybe it's because there have not been any huge battles yet? It kind of feels like it's just going through the motions.

High School DxD: BorN s3 ep4. No nudity this week (excluding the ED), is this a first for the entire franchise? Still kinda dull though, just a lot of arbitrary battles with arbitrary enemies for arbitrary reasons.

Plastic Memories ep4. They spoiled the ending by giving away how the episode would end right at the start.

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. This was way better than I expected, and has shot into the top five of my all-time favourite anime movies. Dare I say the word 'masterpiece'?

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan ep4. The presence of Haruhi continues to breathe life and joy into this series, and is frankly still the only thing it has going for it.

The Heroic Legend of Arslan ep4. A very interesting series, but after each episode I'm left with a feeling of Deja-vu from watching Yona of the Dawn. A naive young royal learns the realities of the world while being guided by a loyal super-warrior after the King is murdered by a traitor, and gaining an ever growing number of bishie super-warrior allies as they go. That about sums up both series.
 
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neptune2venus said:
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Episodes 22-26 (End)

Well...where do I start? Firstly, the episode with the refugees could have been completely omitted. Why add more characters we don't care about? Then, all Knight Sabers apart from Linna are paired up which makes Linna, 'more expendable' in her eyes (although it was interesting that Linna is inferred to be lesbian). I was also wondering when do we get some backstory on Galatea? Then right on cue, in episode 25, finally the viewer is treated to about 15 minutes of AI vs humanity philosophy which should have been peppered throughout the episodes. Galatea is a rubbish villian and does nothing but stand there. Her evolution of merging into a building, then floating into space and taking over satellites are so OTT and feels rather shoehorned as if it were a 'RPG final boss'. Because Galatea is also essentially Sylia, it would make more sense if the epic battle was just Sylia vs Galatea. Priss is the 'anti-seed' but there was absolutely no build up to this whatsoever.

As it stands, the character development is poor because it revolves around the agency of men (Macky especially, followed by Mason, Leon and Nigel) instead of being about the Knight Sabers and their personal problems. Regardless, the end story arc is poorly thought out and the series is unnecessarily stretched to achieve a 26 episode count.

THAT ending too. So bad. Linna and Nene hugging each other naked on a beach, Sylia crying for Macky, star showers and Priss singing a song in a desert. Not exactly how I imagined the finale of the Knight Sabers saga. I suppose we can infer that boomers are eradicated forever (or at least until 2041). So much disappointment. Series started off great and then when Macky gets introduced, it goes downhill. The core plotline centres around him and Nigel. Give me back the old Knight Sabers, especially Sylia. By the end of 2040, she relies on Nigel to do everything for her when in the original OVAs, she did all the work. And one final note, the awful 90's grunge music cannot compare to the power rock of the 80's.

I will always remember Bubblegum by the vastly superior OVAs.
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The OVA SERIES is better.....actually the new doesn't even compare.....It's like they didn't put any effort in to the new one......the old one might be old but it's a classic.......speaking of which


Does anyone wanna do a simual watch with bubblegum crisis ....the old one
 
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Lutga said:
animefreak17 said:
Yeah that's her....she had class and was strong willed but they just ruined her image in the new one.

Hell the old villain was better then the new one.

And they fail to explain why macky hates robots ether they forgot to put that in or it was glanced over.......the music isn't bad seeing that it's techno music to suit the 90s which wasn't bad but it doesn't beat the 80s music
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It's like tacky drum n' bass - they probably thought it was 'trendy' at the time, but if anything it now sounds more dated than the 80s music in the OVAs.
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Totally agree it's like they wasn't trying and said.......hey what should we do for a opening ........just do a mix off techno.

I mean the old ones music still holds up even for a 80s series.

I even have it on my mp3 player
 
Mobile Suit Z Gundam - Episode 42 (Blu-ray)

BanzaiJedi said:
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. This was way better than I expected, and has shot into the top five of my all-time favourite anime movies. Dare I say the word 'masterpiece'?
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Yes!! I'm glad you liked it, It's been a favourite of mine since I saw it at the cinema in 1993 and have owned it on VHS, DVD and BD, I find many people who see it for the first time now think it's slow and don't appreciate it at all!
 
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