KingNor Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i'm in the middle of this serise, what do you guys think of it? i'm having a little trouble figureing it out, there's alot of heavy stuff going on, i'm hopeing it all wraps up in the last disc (watching it today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu_dyson Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 i just love this anim ! it's a fantastic story that show the real "face" of war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 This series is an excellent "dark" anime. Shouldn't dissapoint you. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 I've only seen the first half of the series - I bought it thinking it was something else, go figure! - and it was rather odd as a viewing experience. I think the only way I can put it is "Final Fantasy meets Platoon". The style of the animation doesn't quite seem to fit in with the mood, and I found it very hard to like a number of the characters, especially after what happened to the Sara. The army as depicted would appear to be an analogy for the Japanese "advance" - - into China in the 30s as well... Its different, definitely different, and I would like to see how it ends sometime, but not really my cup of tea in the end... OTOH, I didn't think anyone would ever top Dilandau from Escaflowne as an utter nutcase of a villain. Then I saw Hamdo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob joe mac Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 yeah a pretty dark anime I mean when I learned what happend to sara I just kinda was like ugh,... *pause few minutes later continue*. I mean yeah its really good but wow it sure did have its moments very few anime have ever really impacted me as hard as this. Keep watching it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Very tweaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Lord Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I really liked this series. One of my favourites. Joe P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Great show, but I'm pissed that CPM didn't bother to number the discs. You have to go by skew number to figure what order they go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Probably one of the roughest shows I've seen in regards to what they put the characters through, especially at their ages. Intriging though, and somehow I was drawn to finish watching it. Haven't bought it yet, but watched it on AXN during my year in Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 Probably one of the roughest shows I've seen in regards to what they put the characters through, especially at their ages. exactly what i was thinking, i think i liked it though, its one of those shows that its hard to say "i like it" because all it is is a bunch of horrible crap happening to kids. i thought the world they'd gone to seemed a bit flat though, probably because about half way though i wached Castle in the Sky (wich kinda knocked my socks off) what i iddn't understand about Now & Then were the comical fight sequences and especially the intro episode where they seem to try to give the impression the show is going to be kinda silly. maybe they were trying not to glorify the fighting, just seemed like any time Shu got in a fight it meant he'd get a rediculous ass beating. as bad as it was it was even hard not to chuckle a bit when he's fighting sara in the water cave (and THAT was some heavy story telling, sheesh) good stuff though, i liked the mecha too even though they only played really a significant role in the first episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Brutal, brutal show... it's one of those shows you probably ought to see once, but it's also one of those shows you probably won't want to watch often... I find it tremendously emotionally draining. It's about as honest as they come, though... but the girl getting... well, watch it, you'll see. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 is it like Grave of the Fireflies damaging, or Evangelion Damaging?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnollman Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 GotF for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob joe mac Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Â is it like Grave of the Fireflies damaging, or Evangelion Damaging?? Gundam 0080 Grave of the fireflies Saikano Yeah throughout the entire thing you just kinda are like It is not an anime you go "Hey guys i just got the COOLEST anime EVER!!" its pretty intense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG Blows Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 Man I still haven't finished this series, I stopped at episode 9. That's one melancholy anime. BTW, doesn't that Hamto guy look just like that guy from Nadesico? And don't they both look like that scientist from Gundam Wing? Must be the hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted February 10, 2004 Author Share Posted February 10, 2004 Hamdo is nuts, he's up there with Kefka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeus the zentran Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 How well did now and then......,do in japan?i would imagine it would. because it's not a typical anime and it's originally done by pioneer and u.s. manga released over here.i wondered if pioneer sold it to them to make their money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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