lord_breetai Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 OH WOW! The Game trailer makes up for Aim for the Top 2 in spades... I am getting that game as soon as it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Nice review. What a waste of some of the best voice talent in the industry. Yeah, I know. Especially a rising talent like Yukari Fukui, who is so kawaii... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 How's this? Best I can do for right now, but Jung looks pretty pissed off. Exactly what I intended to use. Good job, Noriko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I've finally seen this first episode of Top wo Nerae 2 and I have to say that I felt less disapointed by this episode than after the first episode of the original gunbuster. I really love gunbuster considering the whole story but considering just the first episode it was not so good, when u see the animation of training robots doing push up ... Let's hope dix-neuf is not the main buster machine and a great mecha will come later , or other buster machine will comine with dix-neuf to hide its ugly design If the next episodes stay like the first one, it won't give something unforgettable, probably something very forgettable, but if it follows the same story evolution as gunbuster, it may give something great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I've finally seen this first episode of Top wo Nerae 2 and I have to say that I felt less disapointed by this episode than after the first episode of the original gunbuster.I really love gunbuster considering the whole story but considering just the first episode it was not so good, when u see the animation of training robots doing push up ... Let's hope dix-neuf is not the main buster machine and a great mecha will come later , or other buster machine will comine with dix-neuf to hide its ugly design If the next episodes stay like the first one, it won't give something unforgettable, probably something very forgettable, but if it follows the same story evolution as gunbuster, it may give something great The first episode of the original series did a great job of hooking me. The opening monologue of Noriko talking about her father gave it good emotional depth and ensured that there was going to be something more than just action or otaku references in the show. I got nothing like that from the first episode of this new series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I've finally seen this first episode of Top wo Nerae 2 and I have to say that I felt less disapointed by this episode than after the first episode of the original gunbuster.I really love gunbuster considering the whole story but considering just the first episode it was not so good, when u see the animation of training robots doing push up ... Let's hope dix-neuf is not the main buster machine and a great mecha will come later , or other buster machine will comine with dix-neuf to hide its ugly design If the next episodes stay like the first one, it won't give something unforgettable, probably something very forgettable, but if it follows the same story evolution as gunbuster, it may give something great The first episode of the original series did a great job of hooking me. The opening monologue of Noriko talking about her father gave it good emotional depth and ensured that there was going to be something more than just action or otaku references in the show. It's for this exact same reason that I got into Gunbuster1 so easily: the second episode expanded quite well this part of the show while introducing more SF-esque things (such as the space ships and the body of the dead alien...), overally that's a great way to introduce a story IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Speaking of the body of the dead alien. Was that supposed to be what they made the Gunbuster out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Speaking of the body of the dead alien. Was that supposed to be what they made the Gunbuster out of? Where'd you come up with that? I figured that it was just a dead specimen they were keeping to study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 Speaking of the body of the dead alien. Was that supposed to be what they made the Gunbuster out of? Where'd you come up with that? I figured that it was just a dead specimen they were keeping to study. Yeah, that's the first I've ever heard of that. The specimen was just a dead drone they acquired for study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstone Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Speaking of the body of the dead alien. Was that supposed to be what they made the Gunbuster out of? I think there's too much EVA in your diet, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Factoring in the size of the speciman, that it was kept on the ship & never shown again, and the fact that the gunbuster was such a huge technological leap over earlier buster machines. Just a theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Speaking of the body of the dead alien. Was that supposed to be what they made the Gunbuster out of? I think there's too much EVA in your diet, man. Well, there's too much Macross into EVA aswell, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Sama Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 episdoe 1 is out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Factoring in the size of the speciman, that it was kept on the ship & never shown again, and the fact that the gunbuster was such a huge technological leap over earlier buster machines. Just a theory... Gunbuster was the fist Buster Machine... well the first two actually... hence Buster Machine-01 and Buster Machine-02 it's two components... the RXs are not Buster Machines... The Shizzler's are... they are the mass production Buster Machines. So we have Buster Machine 01 and 02 which form the Gunbuster Buster Machine 03 "The Black Hole Bomb" The Shizzlers (Mass prdouction Gunbusters) and Dix Neuf those are the only mecha we've seen that have been called Buster Machines... has nothing to do with the alien theory... but just correcting a semanic the RXs are not Buster Machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 episdoe 1 is out You were scooped quite a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Ah, you'll have to excuse me, only translation i've seen are the bad HK subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Gunbuster was the fist Buster Machine... well the first two actually... hence Buster Machine-01 and Buster Machine-02 it's two components... the RXs are not Buster Machines... The Shizzler's are... they are the mass production Buster Machines. Shizzler, huh? That's the first time I've ever heard the Cyzlar referred to that way. I generally go by the romanized Sizzler as used in the US Renditions tapes because it sounds closer to the original. Sorry, I'm being picky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Gunbuster was the fist Buster Machine... well the first two actually... hence Buster Machine-01 and Buster Machine-02 it's two components... the RXs are not Buster Machines... The Shizzler's are... they are the mass production Buster Machines. Shizzler, huh? That's the first time I've ever heard the Cyzlar referred to that way. I generally go by the romanized Sizzler as used in the US Renditions tapes because it sounds closer to the original. Sorry, I'm being picky. I belive the katakana is シズラー which reads Shizura-... I could be wrong but it is something close... so I've always romanized it Shizzler or Sizzler... mind you I've played Super Robot Wars Alpha a lot more recently then I've seen Gunbuster so my more recent exposure is to a source in Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 I finally watch this 1st episode yesterday and the very least I can say is that it's... "surprising" indeed. But I'm not sure it's a proof of bad quality: the Onee-Sama girl pilot seems to be very surprised with what happened into the second half of the story, which may mean that a lot of things will be explained into the next episodes Personnally, I'll wait to see more before giving a final judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaijin Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Gunbuster was the fist Buster Machine... well the first two actually... hence Buster Machine-01 and Buster Machine-02 it's two components... the RXs are not Buster Machines... The Shizzler's are... they are the mass production Buster Machines. Shizzler, huh? That's the first time I've ever heard the Cyzlar referred to that way. I generally go by the romanized Sizzler as used in the US Renditions tapes because it sounds closer to the original. Sorry, I'm being picky. I belive the katakana is シズラー which reads Shizura-... I could be wrong but it is something close... so I've always romanized it Shizzler or Sizzler... mind you I've played Super Robot Wars Alpha a lot more recently then I've seen Gunbuster so my more recent exposure is to a source in Japanese. Didn't Gainax eat a lot at Sizzler's hence the name? I always heard that and never bothered to find out of it was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Didn't Gainax eat a lot at Sizzler's hence the name? I always heard that and never bothered to find out of it was true. I seem to remember hearing that story as well. Don't know if it's true though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 I finally watch this 1st episode yesterday and the very least I can say is that it's... "surprising" indeed. But I'm not sure it's a proof of bad quality: the Onee-Sama girl pilot seems to be very surprised with what happened into the second half of the story, which may mean that a lot of things will be explained into the next episodesPersonnally, I'll wait to see more before giving a final judgement You will soon see all the qualities that make it "the" best OVA ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Sama Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I just gt my set. I am watchign and fixing english subs for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted November 19, 2004 Author Share Posted November 19, 2004 Gainax Net has started to post fan artwork from Top O Nerae! 2 on their homepage. I figured I would share it with you by posting it here. Hurry up and save it if you want the image at its full size. Gainax keeps them up for a week before archiving them as part of their image museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myriad Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I just watched the first ep of the G2. A little different........ Voices of a Distant Star seems to be a better sequal so far......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted November 26, 2004 Author Share Posted November 26, 2004 Gainax has released the cover art for the new PS2 game coming out in January of 2005. Unfortunately it is rather small and I have been unable to find a larger image. The game will be a 3D action based platform, and will include a B2 size poster if you are one of the first to purchase it. I don't know if this (the poster) is through Gainax's web store or not, but if it is, forget about getting it. There is supposed to be some new Mikimoto art included also. The image is below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 (edited) Gainax has released the cover art for the new PS2 game coming out in January of 2005. Unfortunately it is rather small and I have been unable to find a larger image. The game will be a 3D action based platform, and will include a B2 size poster if you are one of the first to purchase it. I don't know if this (the poster) is through Gainax's web store or not, but if it is, forget about getting it. There is supposed to be some new Mikimoto art included also. The image is below. Well sometimes NCSX gets direct order stuff that you normally are only able to get through the main store. (they did that for Sakura Taisen V Episode Zero, thats how I have all the Sega Direct Pre-order goodies). Anyways have I mentioned that I'm getting this game yet? Anyways they may call it a "3D action platformer" but I think it is more a Dramatic Action Game or maybe a Dramatic Adventure game... oh wait those are copywrites of Sega. From the trailer though i think it is fair to compare it to Sakura Taisen... cause it has the same "anime TV series where you control the main character and this effects the battle at the end of the episode" kinda set up. Edit: Well the NCSX picture is actually a litte bigger then yours... just a little. http://hh141.hiphip.com/templates/frmTempl...&subFolderID=97 You can pre-order it there! YAYYYS Edited November 26, 2004 by lord_breetai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 (edited) Well, I told you the bootlegs would start to show up before long. Here's a listing on eBay for the first episode: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting And speaking of eBay, this guy has quite a boatload of Gunbuster model kits. Edited December 12, 2004 by Noriko Takaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 Well, it looks as if the One Coin figures from Kotobukiya are shipping today. However, because of the New Year holiday, shipping may be postponed until the 4th of January when everyone goes back to work in Japan, or sooner hopefully. You can read the updated info on the collectors figures at this URL: http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/kotobukiya/kotobukiyaindex.html. Mind you it is in Japanese. It looks as if the figures are going to be released in a set of six instead of the twelve as originally stated. They'll be about 3 inches or so high. The first run special figure is included with the set and it is rumored to be a special type Gunbuster figure or something. If you missed your chance to preorder one of these sets, they are already starting to show up on eBay. I don't know if they are legit or not because the two vendors I've seen selling them are from Hong Kong. May be bootlegs. As soon as I get mine, I will take some pictures to show everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Turns out there's two 'secret' figures in this set The first is an Amano Kazumi version of the RX-7, complete with the correct head unit (the regular one is Noriko's "Nausicaa" type RX-7) And the other is Cyzlar White (the regular version is Cyzlar black. Same head unit in this one) I've got a case on order from HLJ. Can't wait to see what all I get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Just put in my order to CD Japan tonight for the re-mastered set (had to wait till the holidays got over to do it). To those who have it already, what's this I hear about the last episode being colorized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Just put in my order to CD Japan tonight for the re-mastered set (had to wait till the holidays got over to do it). To those who have it already, what's this I hear about the last episode being colorized? Mistranslation on someone's part. It's not colorized, but an un-cropped version of the episode (the animation was cropped to give it an epic widescreen appearance). The original version is included mind you, but there's also an extra uncropped version included as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Just put in my order to CD Japan tonight for the re-mastered set (had to wait till the holidays got over to do it). To those who have it already, what's this I hear about the last episode being colorized? Mistranslation on someone's part. It's not colorized, but an un-cropped version of the episode (the animation was cropped to give it an epic widescreen appearance). The original version is included mind you, but there's also an extra uncropped version included as well. Okay. This makes a lot more sense than colorizing. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noriko Takaya Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 Turns out there are three secret figures out there from the look of things. This guy in Hong Kong is selling open sets with each secret figure. In addition to the secret Kazumi RX-7 it turns out that the normal black Sizzler figure has an alternate also. Images are below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunbuster Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 I got my figures yesterday and I'm really surprise how high quality the figures are except for the mecha..I'm a littl disappointed with GunBuster as he can't stand with his awkward pose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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