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[Morlas]

 

[Raxus]

Those aren't even the best buttons on Megas.

 

[Morlas]

 

[Mizerman]

"Do something stupid, Coop" button

 

[caliph95]

 

[Zonic]

Man, I miss XLR. Hate the fact it never got a complete series release on DVD.

 

[HStallion]

Megas XLR had Bruce Campbell hamming it up as a cross between MODOK and Ash from Evil Dead or maybe Elvis but still, it was great.

 

[caliph95]

They also butt in between the war between Transformers


And in a power rangers parody

 

[Raxus]

Mega Moose!

 

[Hellwarden]

Megas XLR was simply too pure for this sinful Earth.

 

[BatDan]

Megas XLR was 6-7 years too early. Had it come out later, people would see it for the genius it is.

 

[Raxus]

It came towards the end of CN's decline and anime in general. Today it would almost be a natural fit in the block apart from the art style. It is a show custom made for Toonami.

Hot Take:

Megas XLR DMV episode is way better than DBZ's.

 

[cntr]

the Megas XLR guys should just make a new mecha series, even if they can't get Megas back

I'd also be satisfied with Genndy or someone doing it

 

[Crocodile]

I'm curious how a Mega XLR would have done if it was made for the first time today. Or how the art-style, characters, narratives, jokes/references, etc. would have been different. It kind of seems like a show the current Toonami would have commissioned from some studio in Japan no?

Also on a previous topic, I feel like it would be super easy to make an engaging One Punch Man video game. Lots of the character (Genos, Sonic, Tastumaki, etc.) have good moveset potential for a fighting game, action game, etc. The issue is only really with Saitama. He'd have to be a special or occasional cameo or something rather than playable in any sort of typical action/actiony game.

 

[cntr]

also they should replace Gundam with a Getter Robo or Mazinger Z or so

 

[JadedWriter]

Her, Lan Fan, Armstrong's sister, Riza and Ed's teacher are probably the best Shonen women...that have been animated currently.

 

[cntr]

I thought May was annoying at first, but she turned out super great.

Random thought, it's kind of neat how the Xingese characters in FMA use actual Chinese names with Chinese pronunciations; a typical series would give their name by the Japanese equivalent instead.

 

[JadedWriter]

I must admit the mangaka was pretty respectful with how she handled the Xingese characters. We all know they're Chinese, but she never looked down on them in any sort of way, they were all really well done. How can one not like the woman crushing on Alphonse? I can agree she was annoying at first, but luckily her character got expanded nicely.

 

[cntr]

In general the whole Amestris, Ishval, and Xing thing was handled very well, and very consistently. The worldbuilding was really good.

Arakawa's a cool author.

 

[JadedWriter]

What else has she done and is it as good as FMA?

 

[Raxus]

What else has she done and is it as good as FMA?

Silver Spoon.

It is pretty fun read but fair warning. It is about farming.

 

[JadedWriter]

Silver Spoon.

It is pretty fun read but fair warning. It is about farming.

Is it good like how Spice and Wolf is about grifting people, but it's still very enjoyable?

 

[BassForever]

Is it good like how Spice and Wolf is about grifting people, but it's still very enjoyable?

Imagine the same strong writing and characterization that fma had but replace fighting and alchemy with farming and business.

 

[Morlas]

pretty big genre shift but she's a good enough author to write any kind of story i think, also i wish we had gotten at least one more season of megas, instead of gotta get back to the past it's gotta get coop to the future....

Spoiler

the future would be doomed

 

[cntr]

Still need to read Silver Spoon.

Didn't Arakawa grow up on a farm?

 

[Ray Down]

Still need to read Silver Spoon.

Didn't Arakawa grow up on a farm?

Yes, the manga is very autobiographical and it's on that farm where she really learn the value of hard work and concepts for FMA.

 

[Chaotic-Strike]

I can't wait for people to complain "BUT BATTLE OF Z HAD OVER 70 CHARACTERS, WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE THAT MANY" the same way fans are whining that MvC Infinite doesn't have the 56 character roster that MvC2 had......despite the fact MvC2 was mainly recycling sprites from previous fighters .

Some Xenoverse Diehards are already complaining about this.

A big trap is that so many of the characters in Dragon Ball fight so similarly and have similar movesets. This isn't Jojo - its already going to be hard to make unique movesets. So hopefully they pay a lot of attention to moveset potential and not just popularity..

If they start including the movie villains and attacks, the game could have a really diverse move set. Not to mention a specific Super character that Toonami will reach in a couple of months.

 

[gamerguy2002]

I forget entirely what was Megas XLR overarching plotline?

I do agree that next to samurai jack, megas xlr is the next one in line to get a series ending season.

But Jack was able to transition to [AS] without any real change due to it already being an action show, how would Megas take a change to [AS] in such a scenario would occur?

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I forget entirely what was Megas XLR overarching plotline?

I do agree that next to samurai jack, megas xlr is the next one in line to get a series ending season.

But Jack was able to transition to [AS] without any real change due to it already being an action show, how would Megas take a change to [AS] in such a scenario would occur?

The overarching plotline was that the robot was a super advanced weapon made in the future to fight against an evil alien empire and it was accidentally sent to the past where it fights evil aliens.

XLR transitioning to AS would probably have more violence and risqué humor. I fear it could get obnoxious.

 

[Ray Down]

Also Silver Spoon did something very few shonen series do.

Spoiler

Haciken and Mikage kissed and got together not in the final chapter! No dumb shit shit bait and the development was clearly going that unlike some how some shippers push romance.

The overarching plotline was that the robot was a super advanced weapon made in the future to fight against an evil alien empire and it was accidentally sent to the past where it fights evil aliens.

XLR transitioning to AS would probably have more violence and risqué humor. I fear it could get obnoxious.

Sorta how when Ren and Stimpy came back.

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

Only two issues with Silver Spoon is that its been stuck in a hiatus limbo for the past few years; and that no one in North America has picked up the damn license for the manga...GIVE IT TO ME!.

 

[cntr]

Megas XLR got written off, so I don't think it'll ever be back.

Also Silver Spoon did something very few shonen series do.

Spoiler

Haciken and Mikage kissed and got together not in the final chapter! No dumb shit shit bait and the development was clearly going that unlike some how some shippers push romance.

Wow, really? Alright, that got pushed right up my reading list.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

In a fair world, we would have gotten four seasons of MegasXLR instead of four seasons of Johnny Test.

 

[Ray Down]

Wow, really? Alright, that got pushed right up my reading list.

Yep, and again

Spoiler

the romance didn't ruin any discussion of the series like shipping tends to do, Imperial Bishop will agree with me on this with regards to this chapter of OP.

Only two issues with Silver Spoon is that its been stuck in a hiatus limbo for the past few years; and that no one in North America has picked up the damn license for the manga...GIVE IT TO ME!.

It really sucks but its better then when Arakawa was taking care of her sick family member, and yeah why doesn't Crunchyroll carry it even though the release Weekly Shonen Sunday chapters

 

[gamerguy2002]

Megas XLR got written off, so I don't think it'll ever be back.

Didn't they say the same thing about Jack?

 

[cntr]

Yep, and again

Spoiler

the romance didn't ruin any discussion of the series like shipping tends to do, Imperial Bishop will agree with me on this with regards to this chapter of OP.

Nice. I like romance, but I don't like stupid romance, so sounds great.

Didn't they say the same thing about Jack?

They considered writing off Jack but never went through with it, but Megas XLR (and Symbionic Titan) were actually written off. So there's no chance of them ever coming back on TV.

 

[Ray Down]

In a fair world, we would have gotten four seasons of MegasXLR instead of four seasons of Johnny Test.

JT was cheap as shit to make, and if I remember right was done by less then 5 people in flash at once they made the jump to it.

Nice. I like romance, but I don't like stupid romance, so sounds great.

If you love the humor and faces in FMA you will adore the series.

 

[Seda]

Jack was never written off. IGPX was, though some stipulation that allowed it to return. Perhaps its international production.

 

[Mizerman]

In a fair world, we would have gotten four seasons of MegasXLR instead of four seasons of Johnny Test.

JT being able to exist for a good while was baffling, even if it was cheap to make.

 

[Line_HTX]

The stuff I never got into got written off, while Jack got its finale. Gotta admit, I kind of liked how things turned out.

 

[cntr]

If you love the humor and faces in FMA you will adore the series.

Think I'll read it once I'm done with the stuff I'm reading now, thanks!

The stuff I never got into got written off, while Jack got its finale. Gotta admit, I kind of liked how things turned out.

harsh.

 

[Raxus]

Also Silver Spoon did something very few shonen series do.

Spoiler

Haciken and Mikage kissed and got together not in the final chapter! No dumb shit shit bait and the development was clearly going that unlike some how some shippers push romance.

Yeah, her fingerprints are all over the manga even if it isn't a shounen mold. Cast is real fun.

 

[Seda]

I don't know much about Silver Spoon, but in general it's nice to see actual relationships in narrative and not just have "hooking up" be the finish line.

 

[Ray Down]

Arakawa is so funny.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Silver Spoon's Valentine's Day chapter was probably the funniest thing I've ever read in a manga.

Also Silver Spoon did something very few shonen series do.

Spoiler

Haciken and Mikage kissed and got together not in the final chapter! No dumb shit shit bait and the development was clearly going that unlike some how some shippers push romance.

They also came up with a pretty realistic and understandable reason why they didn't become a couple sooner.

 

[Mizerman]

Heh. I should've looked up Silver Spoon much earlier.

 

[Zonic]

Maybe I should check out Silver Spoon one of these days....

Also, legit question. Unicorn: possibly the worst show we've gotten this year? I mean, I know it's going up against Tokyo Ghoul, but at least TG is making me laugh with how bad it is, but Unicorn just seems to drain all the energy from us with how boring it is.

 

[JadedWriter]

ToonamiGAF is too weighed down by earth's gravity...

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

Maybe I should check out Silver Spoon one of these days....

Also, legit question. Unicorn: possibly the worst show we've gotten this year? I mean, I know it's going up against Tokyo Ghoul, but at least TG is making me laugh with how bad it is, but Unicorn just seems to drain all the energy from us with how boring it is.

Does Sand Whale and Me count?

 

[Raxus]

Does Sand Whale and Me count?

It was way too brief to stay mad at that series and I HATED that series when it was airing.

Unicorn is probably the biggest loser right now but Tokyo Ghoul will be strong competition. Downsides aside it has actually been a pretty great Toonami year with JoJo, Jack, AoT Season 2 and now Lupin. Just need MHA and Mob Psycho to squeeze in.