GRAND CANNON Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I was only able to see the Youtube version. The song was unappealing. Is it the same song from the site? I was hoping it was an 'add-in' and not the official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shun Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I'm looking forward to the ending song Ame ga Furu (雨が降る) Ending theme song for the anime series Linebarrels of Iron. some plastic injection models from Kotobukiya, no where near as impressive as the Volks PVC action figure though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I was only able to see the Youtube version. The song was unappealing. Is it the same song from the site? I was hoping it was an 'add-in' and not the official. According to rumor I heard in chan's board, ALI project will do the opening, and the channers said it was GONZO style in murdering a promised mecha series. If that's the case, I just skip the opening intro and enjoy the show . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 This has GOT to be the same mecha designer who did ZOE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinJester Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) This has GOT to be the same mecha designer who did ZOE. That was Yoji Shinkawa, who's only really noted for doing the mecha designs for the Metal Gear and ZOE series'. The Linebarrels designs do hearken a lot in shape and form to his bots, but they're all done by Hisashi Hirai, mecha and character designer for Gundam SEED. All those kits and figures look pretty cool, but it's disappointing that 90% of them seem to be 1/144 scale. It'd be nice if there was some variety in scales as well as form factor. The kits look like they'll be pretty easy to detail and look good with all the molded colors, so I'll probably pick some of those up. EDIT: Dear god, that intro song is painful Edited September 17, 2008 by QuinJester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 This has GOT to be the same mecha designer who did ZOE. Hmm, Linebarrel mecha designer : Tsutomu Suzuki ZOE mecha designer : Hideo Kojima Probably ZOE mecha is the inspiration/template for the linebarrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisG Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hmm, Linebarrel mecha designer : Tsutomu Suzuki ZOE mecha designer : Hideo Kojima Probably ZOE mecha is the inspiration/template for the linebarrels. Duke Togo is technically right and you're a bit wrong. Hideo Kojima didn't design the orbital frames - it was Metal Gear designer Yoji Shinkawa. However, Shinkawa only designed the orbital frames that appear in the PS2 games. The orbital frames that show up in the anime were designed by... Tsutomu Suzuki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Duke Togo is technically right and you're a bit wrong. Hideo Kojima didn't design the orbital frames - it was Metal Gear designer Yoji Shinkawa. However, Shinkawa only designed the orbital frames that appear in the PS2 games. The orbital frames that show up in the anime were designed by... Tsutomu Suzuki. Oops, my mistake So it was inspired by ZEO frames then, however the manga artist is different (Shimoguchi Tomohiro). So technically the original mecha designer for ZOE and Linebarrels are two different people, only the mecha designer for the anime is the same person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) Nooo why ALI PROJECT? Why is the animation industry giving them more money? Well at least the characters don't look like Gundam Seed clones. Edited September 17, 2008 by wolfx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHobo Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Of all the J-pop bands out there it had to be Ali-Project! If I ever see this show I will without a doubt rush past the intro no matter how beautiful it may look. Death to Ali-Project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Look at this guy: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10077173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 The anime is airing tonight, so I'm expecting the RAW to be available tomorrow. Anyone else here is following the manga sotryline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 RAW is out. Pretty cliche for 1st episode, boy found a mech and a girl, realized he has the power, touch boobs, and pilots a uber mecha and declared himself ally of justice. Btw, is the character designer the same person from Gundam Seed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Yeah, its got the Macross II "I found a chick" thing going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Btw, is the character designer the same person from Gundam Seed? Yes. Hiraishi Hirai. And for whoever's interested, its out subbed on CrunchyRoll. Edited October 4, 2008 by wolfx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Yes. Hiraishi Hirai. And for whoever's interested, its out subbed on CrunchyRoll. CrunchyRoll is not available for streaming here in Japan Btw, I prefer the main character in the manga with his bad ass attitude compared with the anime one. Edited October 4, 2008 by Morpheus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Main char's seiyuu reminded me of Simon and I wondered why....cuz its Simon's seiyuu. Main char turned from Shinji-type into GAR right at episode 1.....didn't quite expected that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Max Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The first episode was quite meh but not as meh as I expected it to be. The main guy has some real problems, I hope the show actually uses this and has a psychological theme rather then just shouen one up manship all the way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Gotta say, that first episode didn't hook me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Episode 2. OMG what had GONZO done to a great mecha story, the opening is horrible and whats with those fanservices anyway, I think I'm dropping the anime, I prefer the manga which is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radd Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Gave it a try, despite the glowing praise I read about it here. Ja, not going to be following this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Any subs yet, or is it a raw-only affair right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith1701 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Any subs yet, or is it a raw-only affair right now? Ep. 1 subs have been out for a little while now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Put a fork in this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Ep. 1 subs have been out for a little while now... Hard subs or some sort of .ass file? I took a quick look and couldn't find anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hard subs or some sort of .ass file? I took a quick look and couldn't find anything. http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=35186 I suggest to check on the scanlated manga on onemanga before actually see the anime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Without any idea about the manga, i kinda like the anime. I not sure why exactly why morpheus and ppl who read the manga do not like it though. Care to explain? I liked how they depicted Kouichi as a repressed guy who was constantly bullied and being a jerk after he obtained power and put in his place later. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I have to say that, after having watched the second ep., this show seems to get better: I'll give a serious try at it for the next bunch of eps before trashing it for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zar Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I have just watched Ep 03 and I'm not liking it. The manga was quite good, but the series is just too goofy for my taste, and looks like those old super robot shows of the 70's and early 80's where the hero fights the enemy/monster of the week. I'll keep watching a few more episodes, but if doesn't get better I'll drop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I have just watched Ep 03 and I'm not liking it. The manga was quite good, but the series is just too goofy for my taste, and looks like those old super robot shows of the 70's and early 80's where the hero fights the enemy/monster of the week. I'll keep watching a few more episodes, but if doesn't get better I'll drop it. Can you explain exactly what is different in the anime compared to the manga that makes it bad? Do you mean to say that the manga doesn't have enemy/monster of the week? From what i gather from some ppl the storyline remains the same but they can't stand Hiraishi's Hirai's character designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zar Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) In my opinion the manga has a better story development, in the tv series you get to know everything in the first ep, the manga builds more intrigue (I'm especifically talking about a couple of plot points I'm not going to spoil for you). Tv series just feels different and plain, (and to me.. silly), and it sorts of remind me of the first episodes of ZZ gundam, especially for the monster of the week theme (in this case ARMA of the week ) But I truly hope it gets better... Edit: for grammar.. I think.. my english is really rusty Edited October 22, 2008 by Zar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Just some rough comparison with the manga: - Kouichi can summon linebarrel by himself, no need to do boob-touching. In the manga, Kouichi was killed when he was still in school trip. - Kizaki Emi in the manga appear as an undercover agent from Judah to spy on Kouichi, and she got transfered to his school. and Emi is the true Factor for Linebarrel, she can pilot Linebarrel and Linebarrel change into Kizaki Emi mode (turn black with extra blades), Kizaki is using full transfer mode which means she could die (life force sucked out) while using it. In fact, it was Kouichi who said "you're the worst" to Kizaki when he learned that she is responsible for his death when Linebarrel fall to Earth while in anime it was the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 That sounds pretty different though i'm not sure how much impact it has on the story. And it was hinted that Kizaki Emi is Linebarrel's true factor but transferred her factor to Kouichi to revive him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Here are some new pics of the Volks Linebarrel figure. Looks pretty cool and is based on the manga rather than the anime. It's coming out in January with a rough price of 6825 yen. I've been reading the manga and I really like it. Does anyone know where I could order actual copies from? Pics are from GA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 The Linebarrel doesn't look any different from the anime version to me. At least not from what I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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