Speaking of preferring the original series over a compilation, I recently got both Evangelion moves (Death/Rebirth, End of Evangelion.) I seriously wonder what bonehead was in charge of editting/compiling these. The ending of the latter is SLIGHTLY better than the last 2 episodes of the series, but that's not even a feat. Anyway, has anyone seen Eva 1.0? I've been meaning to get that, although I'm scared to give the new series a chance, fearing that 4.0 will be an abomination again.
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Eva 1.0 is really good, even if it does almost follow the first 6-ish episodes of the series too closely. From what I've heard, 2.0 changes things up quite a bit, and supposedly 4.0 will be an all-new movie.
It'll be years before 3.0 and 4.0 anyway, so you might just want to wait just in case.
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Yeah, it's kinda like "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," only we're in a third round. A friend of mine has 1.0 and will likely get the rest so maybe I'll just freeload off him until I'm convinced.
As for my Elfin Lied AMV, I finally finished capturing (wound up with 2.5 hrs of footage) and am now almost 1/6 done.
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[21:15] Objection: Tales of Graces "fancy t"
[21:15] Objection: Tinal Tantasy
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I do not watch anime like I did when I was younger but I started watching Shippuden and it is eh ok, not great. Not sure if it is because I am getting older as anime in general does not appeal to me as much as it once did. Any recommendations on a longer running series that is dubbed. I tried watching Bleach but did not like it ( watched 37 episodes so I gave it a chance ). Normally like shows with over the top violence.
I'd recommend Elfin Lied (13 episodes), YuYu Hakusho (112 episodes), Gantz (26ish episodes), Ghost in the Shell (52ish episodes), and Code Geass (52ish episodes) for good long-running series that have their share of violence.
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Seen all of em . I think that is half my problem because for about four years I watched a new series every single week. @Objection did you ever watch or like Samurai 7 ? I thought it was pretty cool. I think my favorite is and will always be Outlaw Star though.
Oh wow, well that's all I've got at the moment. I'm planning on getting Berserk and Basilisk this week so I might let you know on those. As for S7, I saw the first 2 or 3 episodes at a convention I went to. It seemed fairly decent, but I don't really have a large interest in watching the rest.
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Oh wow, well that's all I've got at the moment. I'm planning on getting Berserk and Basilisk this week so I might let you know on those. As for S7, I saw the first 2 or 3 episodes at a convention I went to. It seemed fairly decent, but I don't really have a large interest in watching the rest.
I just plain couldn't get into One Piece, even the manga (which was a million miles above the 4kids dub). I know that FUNimation picked it up and probably saved the ship and/or you might be referring to the original Japanese, but it just didn't draw to me.
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As said in post 210, I finally got Berserk and Basilisk. Of course, since it was buy one get one at my Vintage Stock, I also got Metropolis (the only one of these I've already seen, which I highly recommend), and Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino.
I'll post impressions as I go through them.
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I watched Spice and Wolf and for some reason just fell in love with it. I am now patiently waiting for a 3rd season.
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I just plain couldn't get into One Piece, even the manga (which was a million miles above the 4kids dub). I know that FUNimation picked it up and probably saved the ship and/or you might be referring to the original Japanese, but it just didn't draw to me.
They saved nothing. Half the voices in their dub (especially Luffy's) are terrible. In addition, they didn't even bother to find a network to broadcast it after CN dropped them. The DVD's have only one special feature, which is just a lame interview plastered over the first episode of each set. Even the 4Kids DVD's had concept art! And the captions didn't work for me (so I could only watch it in japanese audio without subtitles). I could go on, but I don't want to sound anymore like a fanboy than I already do.
Well, I was under the impression that, while maybe not great, the FUNimation dub was strides above the 4kids (plus its not censored.)
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Well, I was under the impression that, while maybe not great, the FUNimation dub was strides above the 4kids (plus its not censored.)
They replaced a lot of the terms and attack names that even the 4Kids dub used, added completely unnecessary instances of "ass" and "damn", and even added dialogue that completely ruined what's supposed to be one of the most emotionally powerful scenes in the series. And both they and Viz are guilty of avoiding the fact that one character is an Okama (Crossdresser and possibly transexual).
I finally finished Basilisk and Berserk. I'll be doing YouTube reviews of them, which I'll link here upon completing, but for now, a gist of my opinions:
Basilisk: a great actiony well-animated series. It loses a lot of its rewatchableness considering that just about everyone dies. It's like a horror film: it's not as much fun the second time when you know who perishes and why.
Berserk: I went in knowing it only covered part of the manga's story, but it basically ends after a MASSIVE series of changes in episode 23 or 24 of 25. So yeah, kind of an abrupt ending, especially since the MASSIVE changes totally seperate the ending from the feeling of the rest of the series.
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Watched Appleseed (the 2004 CGIone) recently for the first time. That was a massive disappointment. Don't get me wrong, the graphics and fight scenes were well done. The story however was one of the worst and most confusing train wrecks I have ever watched. My friend and I were watching it together and our summary was like: "They're trying to get the thingie her Mom made. It's called Appleseed...maybe." "Yeah, and like, the bad guys are after it too because it can replace people reproducing with robots reproducing." "And the bad guys are the ones in red. And the good guys are usually in blue or something." "Hey, look, an explosion."
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I'm watching Mobile Suit Gundam and Excel saga simultaneously as I type this, and once I'm done with those I might move on to Zeta Gundam and Angel Beat. And then Robotech and Full Metal Panic after those.
Recently watched the first 13 episodes of SGT FROG and all of Full Metal Panic: Second Raid
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