wolfx Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 Started watching Occult Academy over the weekend (up to ep4), and i'm liking it so far. Much of that has to do with the lead character Maya. Loving her. Who doesn't love the token tsundere character? I finished this series few days ago too. Not bad considering it doesn't take itself too seriously. But nothing great either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamweaver13 Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Who doesn't love the token tsundere character? I finished this series few days ago too. Not bad considering it doesn't take itself too seriously. But nothing great either. And sharing the same seiyuu as the one and only Mio-chan no less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 And sharing the same seiyuu as the one and only Mio-chan no less! mama Mio! now i gotta watch it too speaking of K-On, just started on the second season airing on Animax. didn't like them changing Azusa's dub to a screechy, much younger voice. i liked it in the 1st season when she sounded mature despite her appearance/age. is Azusa's original Japanese voice young or mature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 besides still watching Naruto shippuuden each week, I started watching Panty & Stocking what a crazy show lol and I watched Sword of the Stranger again,love that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted November 8, 2010 Author Share Posted November 8, 2010 mama Mio! now i gotta watch it too speaking of K-On, just started on the second season airing on Animax. didn't like them changing Azusa's dub to a screechy, much younger voice. i liked it in the 1st season when she sounded mature despite her appearance/age. is Azusa's original Japanese voice young or mature? A young voice with a mature sounding air around her. She's the most mature sounding next to Mio and Mugi. I won't knwo about the dubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 A young voice with a mature sounding air around her. She's the most mature sounding next to Mio and Mugi. I won't knwo about the dubs. ah, seems they got the dub right the first time. wonder why they had to mess with it for season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Glad to hear you enjoyed it. I'd love to watch such a film on a IMAX screen. Was there a reason it happened at all? Like a special occasion? Started watching Super Dimension Century Orguss this evening, which i'm enjoyed quite a bit. I'd say more about the first two episodes that i've seen, though at the moment i'm pretty mesmerized by Mimsy's arse. Yeah, there's this big documentary festival going on in town right now (think it's called Copenhagen Docx or something like that). What an anime/house-musical has to do with documentaries I have no idea. But there was a full house of mostly Daft Punk fans who kept screaming for the operator to "crank it up". Orguss is a pretty rewarding experience if you can get hold of a version with some proper subs. Mikimoto's character designs are beautiful as usual and the series has one of the coolest soundtracks of any 80's anime plus a very satisfying ending in my opinion. As a plus, Kei Katsuragi's way of approaching women is just plain hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhillz Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I've been watching Orguss as well, for the first time. I"ve been enjoying it so far, I'm only on ep 7 or so though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Looking at Orguss, you have to feel a bit jealous that Macross didn't have its animation consistency. Sure there are still some off-model episodes, but the consistency overall is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Wow, this is actually the first time I've entered this thread, and you guys are talking about Orguss. That is awesome, as not only is it probably my favourite anime series of all time, but I bought the single on vinyl just yesterday. RIP Casey Rankin. As for what I'm watching right now, well, I did actually watch Orguss recently for a bit because believe it or not, I used it in a lesson a couple of weeks ago as I was teaching my students the concept of the Space Elevator. Apart from that, I'm watching Kawamori's "Earth Girl Arjuna". It's surpisingly good, I thought the preachiness would put me off, but so far the only thing I've found annoying has been a little prick called "Chris". I'm still only on episode 5 or so, but so far, so good. Also, I recently saw Megazone 23 again, as I am writing an article on that at the moment. Awesome, awesome stuff, every time. And of course, I've gone back to watching Macross 7, too, to keep up with VFTF1's thread. Today on the Shinkansen I saw episode 24, so I will write up my thoughts there soon. Anyone who hasn't seen Orguss, Megazone or Arjuna -- all are highly recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) But there was a full house of mostly Daft Punk fans who kept screaming for the operator to "crank it up". That's awesome. Glad to hear it was packed with Daft Punk fans. As a plus, Kei Katsuragi's way of approaching women is just plain hilarious. & now i know where Hayami Show's playboy voice started. He's such a damn awesome main character. Looking at Orguss, you have to feel a bit jealous that Macross didn't have its animation consistency. Sure there are still some off-model episodes, but the consistency overall is much better. Yeah that's pretty much all i could think about while watching the first episode of Orguss. Though we had DYRL which made up for it. :3 Wow, this is actually the first time I've entered this thread, and you guys are talking about Orguss. That is awesome, as not only is it probably my favourite anime series of all time, but I bought the single on vinyl just yesterday. Wow that's pretty awesome. I have all the more reason now to enjoy Orguss has much as possibly. & wow teaching you students about the Space Elevator. How did that come about in class? & yeah Arjuna is a great show, with such a wacky yet awesome Yoko Kanno score. It's amazing the amount of people who watch show, and come away calling it a hippy's experience. Edited November 9, 2010 by shiroth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) New show from Makoto Shinkai, Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below. ZOMG FANTASY!! Edited November 9, 2010 by wolfx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Wow, this is actually the first time I've entered this thread, and you guys are talking about Orguss. That is awesome, as not only is it probably my favourite anime series of all time, but I bought the single on vinyl just yesterday. RIP Casey Rankin. As for what I'm watching right now, well, I did actually watch Orguss recently for a bit because believe it or not, I used it in a lesson a couple of weeks ago as I was teaching my students the concept of the Space Elevator. Did you get the opening track or the ending "Gypsy" in vinyl? Either way it's an awesome pickup. Have you ever watched Orguss 2? It's a surprisingly good sequel considering that for most of the series it seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Just watched the third episode of Orguss, and.. i was interested in the sunglasses wearing character voiced by Suzuoki Hirotaka, and i found out that he's Olson D:. Way to go spoil myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuck Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Crazy, I just finished Orguss and Orguss 02 last week and like them both. Orguss The end part of Orguss could have played out a bit longer and the whole thing with Chilham scheming up a plan to control the Tokuitens with the space-time device and then Emaan engineers discovering this didn't really play out nicely. There also seems to be a logical mistake (at least to me) in the story at the end. At the end we see the Mu battle Emaan and Chilham, because they want to stop Kei and Olson from using the space elevator to reach the Daitokuiten and fix everything. If the Mu wanted to keep and have control of this new trans-dimensional world, why didn't they just blow up the space elevator first? Any efforts from Emaan, Chilham and the Tokuitens would have been suffocated from the start. Orguss 02 Don't be fooled by the first three episodes. Like Marzan I thought this OVA had nothing but the name and the mecha in common, but the second half really enlightens and ties up nicely to the series. Oh and before I forget, probably the worst OP music theme for a real robot show I've ever heard!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubaba Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) Weirdly enough, I've also been rewatching Orguss... I started a few weeks ago, got through the first four episodes, and then got sidetracked...but I'm picking it up again. Just watched episode six last night. EDIT: As for Renato teaching about the space elevator, I was there while he regaled both me and one of his colleagues about it. I was kinda nodding the whole time, thinking, "OF COURSE we have to build a space elevator. Duh," while Renato's colleague seemed to be shocked and totally weirded out by the very concept of it. See, guys? THIS is why kids should be exposed to science fiction... Edited November 9, 2010 by Gubaba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Orguss 02 was even more nonsensically non-canon than Macross II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroikaze Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 What? No Oreimo? You have to watch that this season too Got around to downloading what's out so far this morning... I... You've broken me. I lol'd many times up to the latest episode. So typical, midly wrong, yet so silly-awesome-funny and fresh. First time meeting the brother, I expected to hear Araragi, but suddenly I've been greeted by Alto. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Did you get the opening track or the ending "Gypsy" in vinyl? Either way it's an awesome pickup. Both: they are on alternate sides of the same disc. As for Orguss 02, I actually didn't like it back in the day, but I can really appreciate it now. The space elevator and the Mu appear in the first episode, which is really cool -- when I first saw it, I had no knowledge of the original series so I didn't understand that whole deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Wow that's pretty awesome. I have all the more reason now to enjoy Orguss has much as possibly. & wow teaching you students about the Space Elevator. How did that come about in class? It's a course on "Astrosociology", a new field which looks at space not (only) from a physics perspective but from a human sciences one. Here's the ongoing blog (although most of it is in Japanse, sorry) -- And yes, that's me in the spacesuit http://mieruka.meiji.jp/2010/shinuchu2010/ Orguss If the Mu wanted to keep and have control of this new trans-dimensional world, why didn't they just blow up the space elevator first? Any efforts from Emaan, Chilham and the Tokuitens would have been suffocated from the start. Orguss 02 Oh and before I forget, probably the worst OP music theme for a real robot show I've ever heard!!! Well, I imagine the Mu would eventually have used the elevator to conquer space and expand their empire once the earth was theirs, so I guess they wanted to keep it around. As for the Orguss 02 music, there are two, one is really freaky, the other is really funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 It's a course on "Astrosociology", a new field which looks at space not (only) from a physics perspective but from a human sciences one. Here's the ongoing blog (although most of it is in Japanse, sorry) -- And yes, that's me in the spacesuit http://mieruka.meiji.jp/2010/shinuchu2010/ Shame it's mostly in Japanese because i'd love to give it a read. & awesome picture, i must say. As for the Gypsy vinyl, is that the one with the very sexy Mimsy cover? Not sure if that's only for the CD version or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 Got around to downloading what's out so far this morning... I... You've broken me. I lol'd many times up to the latest episode. So typical, midly wrong, yet so silly-awesome-funny and fresh. First time meeting the brother, I expected to hear Araragi, but suddenly I've been greeted by Alto. Thanks! I knew you'd like it. Star Driver is getting pretty fun too. Really loving the Diebuster references (same mecha designer) especially the eyecatch in some episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Orguss 02 Don't be fooled by the first three episodes. Like Marzan I thought this OVA had nothing but the name and the mecha in common, but the second half really enlightens and ties up nicely to the series. Oh and before I forget, probably the worst OP music theme for a real robot show I've ever heard!!! Yeah, if I remember correctly the english and japanese versions have different OP's and the one you're referring to is TERRIBLE. But then Mikimoti gives us one of his prettiest character designs ever (Natamura) so I guess it evens itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Star Driver is getting pretty fun too. Really loving the Diebuster references (same mecha designer) especially the eyecatch in some episodes. There's more Utena references then anything else, but yeah the Gunbuster 2 eyecatch is pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Every Transformers fan on the planet needs to see the first half of this weeks (episode 7) episode of Panty & Stocking. The old school references were off the chart. There was R.C., Starscream, Soundwave, Hotrod, Grimlock, Devastator, even Unicron right at the end. & to top it all off, showing scenes from the 1986 film during the montage scene showing the battles. That was just too much for me to handle, though at the same time incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Every Transformers fan on the planet needs to see the first half of this weeks (episode 7) episode of Panty & Stocking. The old school references were off the chart. There was R.C., Starscream, Soundwave, Hotrod, Grimlock, Devastator, even Unicron right at the end. & to top it all off, showing scenes from the 1986 film during the montage scene showing the battles. That was just too much for me to handle, though at the same time incredible. The proper term is "F^CKING EPIC!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Watched Evangelion 2.2: you can [not] advance yesterday: it was better than the first movie and also better than the same "segment" (sort of...) in the TV series. I'm surprised to see myself curious about the next movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Watched Evangelion 2.2: you can [not] advance yesterday: it was better than the first movie and also better than the same "segment" (sort of...) in the TV series. I'm surprised to see myself curious about the next movie... Why surprised? So far Rebuild of Evangelion has been nothing short of epic, and from what we can see in the short preview at the end of 2.22, will probably continue to be so. And I mean, they do leave you with a massive cliffhanger at the end, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Every Transformers fan on the planet needs to see the first half of this weeks (episode 7) episode of Panty & Stocking. The old school references were off the chart. There was R.C., Starscream, Soundwave, Hotrod, Grimlock, Devastator, even Unicron right at the end. & to top it all off, showing scenes from the 1986 film during the montage scene showing the battles. That was just too much for me to handle, though at the same time incredible. True, didn't think much of P&S at first as it was so similar to early cartoon network shows. However since Ep 4. it got better and better. Gainax did it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkenstein Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 The robot sex scene from episode 7 was uncensored, FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Orguss is truly a remarkable show. I can't say anything but praise for episode 10 (Barbarians). The ever so fun love triangle (if you even want to call it one :3) is progresses at such a good pace, plus the characters are just so much fun to watch. This is going to be a personal favorite show, for sure. & of course, the Tennis scene was easily the best part of the series so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Orguss is truly a remarkable show. I can't say anything but praise for episode 10 (Barbarians). The ever so fun love triangle (if you even want to call it one :3) is progresses at such a good pace, plus the characters are just so much fun to watch. This is going to be a personal favorite show, for sure. & of course, the Tennis scene was easily the best part of the series so far. Considering Kei is essentially saying "nah, yo biyatch is mine now bra' " , I'd hardly call it a triangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroth Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Yeah that's why i said what i did, though anyone could take a quick glimpse of the interaction between the three and call it one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Why surprised? So far Rebuild of Evangelion has been nothing short of epic, and from what we can see in the short preview at the end of 2.22, will probably continue to be so. And I mean, they do leave you with a massive cliffhanger at the end, don't they? Frankly, I found the first movie even worse than the original TV show: I decided to watch it because I thought that maybe its director had found the time to think about his original concept in order to improve it and to imagine a way to represent it in a rather understandable manner, but it wasn't the case... This second movie, on the other hand, gave me the impression of an evolution in comparison to the original TV series: I'll see with the two other movies if it really is the case or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaman Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) Just watched Yamato Revival. It was not terrible, but it was not great either. The main problem was it seemed to have taken a 26 hour plot and crammed it into a 2 hour movie. Best description for it would be muddled. Not really much of a spoiler, but I thought I better mark it anyway. An alliance against Earth is brought up, then they attack, then one of them defects, then another, then a big boom, then another group appears to have not needed the alliance at all - but no decent reason is given for them having the alliance setup in the first place... (there is a reason given, but it just does not sound reasonable). None of the minor characters get enough characterization to make them stand out, and even Kodai and family are just introduced and nothing really seems to happen. Mighty nice seeing the Yamato in action again though. Edited November 14, 2010 by Dynaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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