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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 ep1-3 English dub

Occasionally meme-worthy CGI notwithstanding, I actually quite like this. It feels like they're playing it more broadly than GitS typically would, but the characterisation is right and it does have an apparent knack for ending each episode in a way that makes me want to watch the next one.

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Armored Trooper Votoms episodes 41-52 (Complete. A decent series with some distinct arcs that offered their own styles and settings, from gritty cities to dense jungles and then to space. Not sure why there was a pair of Lord Farquard lookalikes though but there we go. Looking forward to seeing what the OVAs offer.) 3.5/5
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Yeah, I feel like that's about right, score wise. I have a lot of time for Votoms, but I just wish the show's pacing wasn't so hit and miss. You'll get episodes where a huge amount happens in the space of 20 minutes (I think the prison break in the second episode is a real standout) or you get chunks where it just feels really fillery and needlessly dragged out. Still never seen all of the OVAs, but Roots of Ambition was a definite favourite of mine.
 
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2045 ep1-3 English dub

Occasionally meme-worthy CGI notwithstanding, I actually quite like this. It feels like they're playing it more broadly than GitS typically would, but the characterisation is right and it does have an apparent knack for ending each episode in a way that makes me want to watch the next one.



Yeah, I feel like that's about right, score wise. I have a lot of time for Votoms, but I just wish the show's pacing wasn't so hit and miss. You'll get episodes where a huge amount happens in the space of 20 minutes (I think the prison break in the second episode is a real standout) or you get chunks where it just feels really fillery and needlessly dragged out. Still never seen all of the OVAs, but Roots of Ambition was a definite favourite of mine.
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Yeah admittedly Votoms, especially in the later arcs, does have patches where it feels like it’s pacing slowed a fair bit and wasn’t going anywhere. It did have some great stuff early on but once it got into space that’s where these issues become more prominent. Still had some great action though.
 
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I love Votoms, it's my favourite of the big mecha franchises. The TV series has the best first episode of any TV series I've seen and I like the way it creates mysterious in Chirico. The OVAs add a lot of meat to the bones and continue the story to a decent conclusion, Roots of Ambition is absolutely fantastic. If you watch it all in chronological order rather than production order it works really well.
 
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I love Votoms, it's my favourite of the big mecha franchises. The TV series has the best first episode of any TV series I've seen and I like the way it creates mysterious in Chirico. The OVAs add a lot of meat to the bones and continue the story to a decent conclusion, Roots of Ambition is absolutely fantastic. If you watch it all in chronological order rather than production order it works really well.
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Would you be able to point me in the right direction of said chronological order?
 
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