JadedWriter
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I actually have never seen the Killing Joke. Good for Dick though I've always liked him.
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Toonami |JulAug17| Most Definitely the Work of an Enemy Stand
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& I think that's the main problem, a majority of us (& I bet a majority of the average Toonami viewers) had little to no knowledge of the UC Gundam series, so Unicorn doesn't work as a diving-in point/stand alone show. If you've actually kept up with the UC shows, I would imagine Unicorn having more meaning to you (which it does, & nothing wrong with that), but to those who didn't, so much is just made-up jargon that you start to just block it out because they don't explain it for the uninformed.
IBO had its fair share of problems, but at least you could, for the most part, follow along with what was going on because it was meant to be its own stand alone show & not a continuation of something that's been running for DECADES with continuity that ties each series together.
Though yes, I do agree it probably worked better as a solo watch in order to keep track of everything that's being said compared to splitting your attention between the show and posting & as OVAs instead of splitting it up into shorter chunks with abrupt endings.
I will give credit again that Unicorn was made with a lot of competence with its presentation, but it seems it was made for fans in mind, not newcomers.
I will say that while Unicorn's a lot less offensive in OVA format, I didn't like the story much. The UC doesn't have the best plot, but Unicorn took it in an exceptionally dumb direction...which is why pretty much everything UC that comes after pretty much ignores it.
Animation's top notch though, and the fights are good, and that's the real reason everybody likes it. Giant robots are better than space politics.
...man, I really want a high-budget Gundam with IBO's fighting style. Unicorn and most other Gundam lean too hard into beam-spam and mecha instantly exploding. IBO's style of having Mikazuki whack people with halberds and wrenches is way more fun, almost rocket-punch tier.
Animation's top notch though, and the fights are good, and that's the real reason everybody likes it. Giant robots are better than space politics.
...man, I really want a high-budget Gundam with IBO's fighting style. Unicorn and most other Gundam lean too hard into beam-spam and mecha instantly exploding. IBO's style of having Mikazuki whack people with halberds and wrenches is way more fun, almost rocket-punch tier.
JadedWriter
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Yeah Unicorn was the last thing Toonami should have put on. They should really just stick to AU shows and be done with it.
"Fuck you Bruce, I'm going to Bludhaven."
Well it wouldn't have any New Type bull shit... well it could but ugh hopefully they don't retcon that in.
It would actually have newtype bullshit since it introduced newtype bullshit in the first place, but the manga rewrites a lot of it, and a lot of everything else, to make a lot more sense.
Its been a while since I watch the original Gundam series but I don't honestly remember any New Type nonsense.
They're there, but it doesn't get as bullshit as it eventually does.
Still bullshit.
Doctor Decimate
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I've seen enough of UC to get the references in Unicorn and I still think it was terrible. It's bad at communicating information, it rushes most of its storylines, its characters are almost uniformly thin and/or obnonxious, and ideologically it's full of shit - in the context of the story, the themes it's trying to push are just godddamn stupid.
There is definitely something to be said for not watching it in a group late at night spread out over a week like this, but I don't think that fixes most of these issues.
There is definitely something to be said for not watching it in a group late at night spread out over a week like this, but I don't think that fixes most of these issues.
Man I need to rewatch those old Gundam shows. I remember watching them after I watched Gundam Wing on Toonami of all places. That was when I started downloading anime on my weak ass 56k connection which lead to Neon Genesis Evangelion. I wasn't the same afterwards.
I wonder with all the fighting about the best Spiderman nobody ever brings up Spectacular. Still salty about how dirty they did that show.
How many people here even watched that show?
I see a bunch of GAF'ers watched it but outside of this community it is rarely brought up in other media.
like JL Action which might as well been cancelled or other shows
Well at least HxH is afterwards.
I don't know. The hilarity of black suit Spider-Man from the 90's cartoon is hard to beat. THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL BABY!
Hellwarden
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Honestly I'm looking at these prime day deals....and thing don't seem cheaper.
Granted, I'm mostly looking at movies right now.
Granted, I'm mostly looking at movies right now.
what
*sees KH 1.5 + 2.5 & 2.8 for $25 total*
Ugh, That's basically 5 games total, but I doubt I'd ever find the time to actually play them. Only tempted because of my friend to which I could let him borrow them.
Edit: HOLY CRAP, Dragon Quest Builders for $13, might as well jump on that.
Ugh, That's basically 5 games total, but I doubt I'd ever find the time to actually play them. Only tempted because of my friend to which I could let him borrow them.
Edit: HOLY CRAP, Dragon Quest Builders for $13, might as well jump on that.
gamerguy2002
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Venom is a Symbiote, it retracts whenever Eddie wants to speak in person.
I knew about the symbiote bit, but I forgot he did it like that.
That's something else.
JadedWriter
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Spidey went full 90's lol!!!
Sibersk Esto
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So I just read the chapter that runs down Greed Island's rules...
Ahh, so it's a mysterious video game
Ahh, so it's a mysterious video game
gamerguy2002
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I think even in the 90s cartoon Venom retracted when Eddie wanted to speak.
JadedWriter
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So I just read the chapter that runs down Greed Island's rules...
Ahh, so it's a mysterious video game
Dragon Quest x Yugioh.
Hellwarden
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Barry's attempts to betray you in the Remake are positively adorable so of course I give him his gun back.
Eddie Brock looks like Coop from Megas XLR
I am so glad Tom Holland didn't act that way when he fought the Shocker.
Imperial Bishop
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"You got your Overwatch in my JJBA."
To be fair that is the black suit but yeah the 90's show took it way over the top. Also:
Oh, the comics were worse when it came to that.
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