dreamweaver13

it's ok. i'll still watch it, because it's still enjoyable. but everytime i watch the show, i always feel this regret at how much potential this show has, and how much the writers are still holding back. i mean, COME ON, it's been 3 volumes already, but these heroes still don't have direction. they still want to stay normal, they're still in denial of their powers, they still don't know how to use them properly. it's frickin volume 4 already, what's the point in holding back? it's time for a good old-fashioned super hero team up dammit! and with ando there, for chrissakes, supercharge everyone's power and attack. but sadly, that didn't happen. our heroes are still lost little children with no backbone even after saving the world (in their own little ways) twice over. but as i said, i'm still watching the show, and hoping that it gets better, and the writers get some backbone to go all out.

now how could i have forgotten that one??

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!!

God has. If you believe Kawamori.

and if you count transformers, you could also add Unicron: unfortunate victim of death by cheesy 80's song.

Agreed. Only exception to the cardinal rule: big breasted blonde characters may be killed even in the first 5 minutes if the fun-time-on-the-beach fan service portion was already done.

I just KNEW it was gonna get mentioned sooner or later.

actually, i was hoping for only ONE answer, but looks like most of you can't bear to choose just one, eh? that's why i chose the Lagann. Coz if ever i encounter any of the other mechas, i'd just combine with them to form a new one. (dreamweaver dreaming of a lagann-souped-up VF25...)

or a prequel... http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-...emiere-in-april though i don't see how much they can fit into a prequel without repeating stuff from the first series. the first series did a good job of describing the boys' hitory via flashbacks. oh well...

Ok imagine that you were given a chance to pilot any type of mecha, but you had only one choice, and that would be your mecha for life, what would you choose? Sure all types of mecha have their pros and cons. mostly the pro is that... you're piloting a moth*#@fu*#*ng mecha, what more can you frackin want??? As for the cons... Macross Valkyries -- well, we are in MW after all, so the first instinct is the valkyrie. sure it's fast and you get to do an Itano circus every now and then, but you're pretty vulnerable as a valkyrie pilot (well, if you're not someone named Hikaru Ichijo, of course). You can get easily shot down, you don't have ample protection, and even a battroid isn't all that powerful (sheesh, if an unarmored breetai can rip it apart...). Evangelion -- relatively one of the most powerful mecha there is, and as Ikari Yui said, as long as you're inside the eva, you'll survive anything. but then again, whatever the mecha feels, you feel too. ouch. and all the time you're piloting it, you're immersed in this primordial soup that fills up your lungs. yech. and not to mention, you have to contend with all the psycho drama that comes with knowing that your mother's soul is pretty much the thing running your mecha. RahXephon -- ummm... almost the same as above? i kid, i kid. Gurren Lagann -- possibility of piloting a mecha as big and powerful as ? Check! but what happens to you when you're utterly depressed and low-spirited? uh oh. (and admit it, wouldn't you be depressed if your mecha looks like the Lagann??) Mazinger Z -- pretty cool mecha actually, but sooner or later your voice is gonna run out after shouting "rocketo punch" and "breasto fire" over and over again. then whatcha gonna do? and as dr. hell showed in the mazinkaizer oav, it's actually sooo easy to defeat you. just reach out for the the jet pilder and pull it out. Any of those combining robots (i.e. , getter. combattler v, voltron) -- actually pretty cool to pilot one of these too. that is, if you happen to be piloting the head part. the feet or leg parts? not so fun. Gundam -- piloting a gundam is like buying a top-of-the line notebook computer.... after two weeks, a better model comes out, and your treasured computer is pretty much old news. Escaflowne -- hmmm.... nah. just... nah. Aquarion -- ok, i might actually go for this one... if my co-pilots were hot chicks. but if i'm partnered with guys, i'm out. Ideon -- awesome power, but maybe not so good if everyone ends up dead. I'm forgetting a lot of others here, though. there's just too many. Seriously now, before, my choice would more or less be narrowed down to Gundam for real robots and Mazinger for super robots. But now, i'm going for Gurren Lagann.

Then that would be an SDF-1/Optimus Prime hybrid. how long before Bay catches wind of it and adds SDF-1 into Transformers 3? (he did say that he wanted to make an aircraft carrier-type transformer. that's just a few more steps away from space battleship. yikes.)

That, or just a complicated jumping point from which to declare that Robotech is nonsense. ah, the sheer deviousness and genius of it all.

nope, i was really referring to Full Metal Alchemist. if you believe wikipedia, the second series is coming out april 09: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_alchemist#Anime I haven't seen Full Metal Panic yet, aside from a random episode.

Lucky bastard. i still have to stifle a laugh whenever i remember Cyberlord.... Damn, there i go again...

Just make sure your cockpit's a one-seater, otherwise you'll have the worst backseat driver in history.

Actually, in SDFM, Hikaru even brought Max along to minmay's birthday as his "wingman". but Max impressed the girl too much, leaving Hikaru the odd man out. So you're right, as a wingman, Max is a definite NO! Me, i think Michael's the ultimate wingman. He's enough of a player to help you out, but doesn't steal the girl out from under you. As for the combat wingman, i'd agree with choosing Brera. provided he's not under compulsory control of Grace, that is...

well... sylvie was blond, with kinda big hair. so if dana sterling was miriya's daughter, why not sylvie? seriously, when she said that, the thought also came up. how couldn't it, if you're a macross fan? but then again, she does imply that she's a good pilot because of the genes from her meltrandi lineage. what does that make max, chopped liver?

Watched Ga-Rei Zero until ep 8. when i started to watch the next ep, i realized it was ep 10 already and i was missing #9. dammit. so i have to wait til i download ep9 first before going on. But since i was already in an anime mood, i proceeded to watch Nabari no Ou. Nothing special, but watchable. so far. April seems to be a big month for anime, with Haruhi and FullMetalAlchemist coming in.

Wh-what?? They were an item? All this time.... I still count the "death" of the bridge crew as one of the biggest mindfracks committed by RT. It's really sad that Vanessa wasn't given a "happily ever after" ending. makes you think how much she's kicking herself now for not taking up Hikaru's offer for a date. commanding-officer-walking-out be damned.

Though if you ended up having a boy, and named him Kaifun... "Kaifun's crying! Kaifun just shat his diapers! Kaifun just spewed his baby food on the wall, Kaifun barfed! Kaifun burped! Kaifun farted!" and for good measure, let's add: "Kaifun's eating his booger!! Kaifun's having another tantrum!" That could work. (although god help the parent who hates his kid so much as to name him Kaifun...)

DAMN YOU PETE! my cheeks are hurting trying to stifle my laugh coz i'm in the office dammit!! Cyberlord!! LOL!! good one! Thanks for the laugh.

given that the premise is "who i'd marry my daughter off to", i'd also go for Luca. He's frickin rich (and with the development of vajra-based fold technology, looks to be even much much wealthier), and my daughter would most likely be the one wearing the pants in the family. What else could any father wish for?

well you could always add her to your poll...

Minmay. You never forget your first. The thing is, Sheryl Nome is by far my favorite singer/idol, as far as character goes. but as to who is the greatest Macross Idol of all time, for the life of me i can't NOT vote for Minmay. she was the first, most legendary, paved the way for the rest, and she did it all on her own.

ah. now that you've opened that up, i would have to point out that your favorite Misa Hayase was even worse. she managed to crash a valk in the 5 or so seconds that she piloted it; and without any enemies in sight.