I laughed so hard I actually cried. I feel like my OP didn't do it justice. If the mods let me, I need to do better next time.
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Toonami |Aug15| You know, Luffy, we really are One Piece
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I laughed so hard I actually cried. I feel like my OP didn't do it justice. If the mods let me, I need to do better next time.
Reading now, I'm in love with the OP
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=174377031&postcount=16
I feel bad for noticing the Sakura reference which gave me a slight bad impression despite being an inspiring post.
I feel bad for noticing the Sakura reference which gave me a slight bad impression despite being an inspiring post.
"Here is a market we can dominate with our wads and wads of cash."
I'm more talking about just how strange some of the stuff they do is. They have the second movie only for example, but not the first one (meaning that if you haven't played the game, your missing the first 25% of the story), the first 100 episodes only of Hunter x Hunter (so it ends in the middle of a story), ect.
Hooray! My harddrive went and died less than 2 months after I got it!
I'm sorry that happened. That sounds random and scary.
Well, it was an external HD for backups so it's not very scary at all lol.
It probably happened because I dropped it a few inches onto my desk while it was backing up.
You think so?
*sigh* Now I gotta wait like two weeks for the old one to get back to Western Digital and for them to send me a replacement.
Imperial Bishop
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Here is an interesting read.
Why Isn't More Anime Made For Americans?
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Why Isn't More Anime Made For Americans?
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RIP Grexeno's harddrive.
Because Americans buy even less merchandise and physical releases than the Japanese, most likely.
Doctor Decimate
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A more interesting read is their hilarious defense of FMA 2003, which doesn't actually address the issues commonly cited for that show and uses the positives for THE FRANCHISE AS A WHOLE as a defense of FMA03 specifically.
The bit at the end "don't you like being part of an exclusive club" made me cringe a bit. As to the topic at hand, yeah the big issue is that if you aren't _________, you're going to have to do some guessing as to what _________ actually likes which can be hard as fuck. Many of those "made for America" animes they talk about were flawed in one way or the other (though I think I'm one of the few people online who legit loved Heat Guy J). Shame to hear the Trigun movie was apparently a flop. Also lack of exposure opportunities and inability to outspend Hollywood or American companies can make things hard.
I mean I still think overall FMA 2003 is a great show but the way some people will stan for it or ignore its flaws make me question if they saw the same show I did LOL.
Eh, I'm not so sure I agree with that. I can't tell you how frustrating it is that its impossible to get a home-grown action show to stick. Or how there has been a general trend of character design homogenization and simplification in American cartoons. On the flip side, the insane/cheap production schedules many anime are made on turns them into slideshows. Or how many times have we watched an anime and been forced to say "FFS Japan SMH!" even in shows that were overall good (to say nothing of the bad ones). I think both schools leave things on the table so to speak, it would be nice if the best qualities of both schools of thought could be combined or encouraged. A good example would be the Avatar cartoon series that is still beloved. Korra could have been up there too but unfortunately nobody who knew how to write worth a damn worked on that show :/
It's because the show is firmly entrenched in the realm of nostalgia.
Yeah, despite the obvious flaws, FMA 2003 was pretty enjoyable. I remember the first time it aired on Adult Swim Action and was pretty psyched about it most of the way through. Eventually I was like... Ehh, fuck this. This doesn't make any sense, lol.
I wish some really old ASA shows came back. Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain, s-CRY-ed, Kikaider... Those were the awesome shit.
I wish some really old ASA shows came back. Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain, s-CRY-ed, Kikaider... Those were the awesome shit.
skLaFarebear
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FMA 2003 was pretty good, but I know I wouldn't enjoy it as much if I had watched it now compared to like 4 years ago.
Did you see the video? I'm very proud of it.
Yea, that was complete bullshit.
Loved it, please continue :')
Doctor Decimate
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I'm not against a defense of FMA03. I will probably completely oppose it, but I'm open to one.
That article barely qualifies as a defense and it actually feels like they used the dispute about its quality for hits on an article that's actually just some random shit they enjoy about Fullmetal Alchemist.
That article barely qualifies as a defense and it actually feels like they used the dispute about its quality for hits on an article that's actually just some random shit they enjoy about Fullmetal Alchemist.
Elfforkusu
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I need to rewatch the first half of FMA03. Because I remember it being really good before it went off the deep end.
But that was a long time ago.
But that was a long time ago.
FMA03 introduced me to Asian Kung-Fu Generation. I can't hate on it
Elfforkusu
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Well, yeah, the one thing I don't need to re-watch to discover is that the original's OST was better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT0apMyCFvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT0apMyCFvg
THAT SOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGG
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BassForever
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I'll defend the few clever/good ideas FMA 03 had even if their execution was botched. Stuff like the homonculi being evil versions of the people alchemist attempted to bring back with human transmutation, expanding upon the boys time with Nina and Shou, expanding upon Lust's character, animating the Roy vs Ed gaiden chapter, the idea that Ed and Al's father left because his body was deteriorating due to body jumping to keep his life going and tying it into the villains motivation.
Obviously we've addressed for the most part why a lot of these fail or don't hold up under scrutiny, but FMA 03 does have plenty of points that you could defend to some extend.
Obviously we've addressed for the most part why a lot of these fail or don't hold up under scrutiny, but FMA 03 does have plenty of points that you could defend to some extend.
So what kind of fumes were you sniffing in the lab today?
He's paraphrasing the best scene in all of FMA. Yes, that includes Brotherhood.
I'll follow you for the rest of my life!!!
I either didn't watch that episode or don't remember that scene.
Elfforkusu
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I do remember that amazing graveyard warehouse 13 episode.
Another all time classic, especially the special opening they did for it.
EDIT: I can't find a good clip of the opening. It's episode 37 and the whole series is on Netflix. Unlike Brotherhood, which is missing everything with the 5th opening. Possibly in an effort to spare us from having to hear it.
I got that reference!
I've only seen a few episodes of FMA'03 and I wasn't as impressed having already seen Brotherhood first. Brotherhood is probably my favorite anime series after Gurren Lagann.
Nah, FMA:B openings are way better, imo. Especially 1 & 3 both in music and animation. Just fantastic. Brotherhood's animation in general is just consistently eye-popping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPv8aLV9dnY
Nah, FMA:B openings are way better, imo. Especially 1 & 3 both in music and animation. Just fantastic. Brotherhood's animation in general is just consistently eye-popping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPv8aLV9dnY
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