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It's not bullshit.
Kimbley respects people who stick to their principles, more than anything else.
Blood Knight archetype
thetechkid
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Hey after all Deadman Wonderland is a PG show, one that the whole family can feel comfortable viewing. A show little Jimmy can enjoy before bedtime!
After all they left in the anime I expected they'd let that slide.
The Frankman
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Which is one of the reasons why I like FMA over FMA: Brotherhood.
I watched Brotherhood first and in a final analysis I prefer it, but that's mostly because I didn't care for how the original FMA ended (especially not the movie). But the first series definitely did a lot of things better, and up until the point where it diverges from the manga (if not later) it completely outclasses Brotherhood in every way. I really need to watch it again after seeing all the love it gets on GAF. It's been a while since I've seen either in their entirety.
My point is:
Drop your preconceptions about kimbley from the first anime. They only had a fe details to work on for how they crafted the character (such as the fact he was dubbed as the "Mad Bomber" in prison for his crimes).
Drop your preconceptions about kimbley from the first anime. They only had a fe details to work on for how they crafted the character (such as the fact he was dubbed as the "Mad Bomber" in prison for his crimes).
It's pretty apparant that brotherhood expects you to have watched the original. The pacing of the first several episodes is nearly unwatchable.
I also like how the original gives the hominculi a legitimate weakness where brotherhood seems to adopt a more "shoot it until it dies" mentality.
*shrug* I didn't find it to be unwatchable, but they definitely cut out too much. The whole story suffers for it.
I think Pride is definitely a plus for Brotherhood, though.
What's the original anime weakness? I mean, the kill until death method is internally consistent in Brotherhood.
ThatObviousUser
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Pride is best homunculus. Best "powers" too.
Something they were buried with, IIRC.
Bones, locket, etc.
Something they were buried with, IIRC.
Bones, locket, etc.
Items from their human life iirc.
I'll have to be brief because im on my phone but
hominculi were once human and are adverse to their former memories and belongings
Yeah it was invented for the show but I liked it
Is it just me or is LOTR music playing in the background right now?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ttCJ6uQN_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ttCJ6uQN_Q
Brotherhood butchers most of the manga.
indeed
I have a huge problem with the first series about this. For one, it's only a "weakness" if you can actually get access to it, but for some of the homunculi the weakness doesn't exist at all and they are literally immortal. The movie tries to deal with that problem and becomes even more of a mess as a result.
The other problem the first series has is that there's absolutely nothing that prevents there from being more than 7 (or even having as many as 7 in the first place) and thus breaking the whole naming convention. It's utterly arbitrary in that sense, whereas in the manga/Brotherhood story there's actually a reason for their names and existence.
The first series' approach to what the homunculi are is ultimately just kind of sloppy and mostly done with the intent of creating cheap melodrama.
Yeah, was supposed to be part of their remains or something that reminded of what they once were.
Is it? (Major spoilers)
Lust - Yep; fried multiple times.
Gluttony - The first time: Yes. The second time: Eaten.
Greed - The first time: Reabsorbed (or melted; idk). The second time: You know...
Pride - Didn't die.
Wrath - He was pretty frail all things considered. Didn't require multiple deaths.
Sloth - Yep.
Envy - Suicide more or less.
Gluttony - The first time: Yes. The second time: Eaten.
Greed - The first time: Reabsorbed (or melted; idk). The second time: You know...
Pride - Didn't die.
Wrath - He was pretty frail all things considered. Didn't require multiple deaths.
Sloth - Yep.
Envy - Suicide more or less.
Though to be fair, until they took one down differently, they didn't really know any other way, since their weakness was the actual stone inside them.
ThatObviousUser
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...his eyes are white! It's creepier!!
It's more impactful in the manga.
The teeth?
Agreed. It ended up leading to some frustrating contrivances (like
Pride's skull in the final fight
Wrath being able to use alchemy
The angle of the shot?
So it's....even freakier? I'm not sure what the point you think you're making is.
I hope thats not how I came accross. I havent read any manga was just commenting on one page...
The Frankman
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Shouldn't you guys edit those pics from the manga? And no I'm not talking about spoilers, I mean the other thing
well I'm not going to sleep comfortably.
mods
*sigh*
well I'm not going to sleep comfortably.
Nah, varying degrees of that reaction are just an inevitability when it comes to any kind of adaptation. I'm just making light of it.
No scans is just a rule for game magazines. Anything else is safe.
+1
Also, for those who missed the discussion earlier this evening, apparently there's only another month or so of GITS:SAC left before 2nd GIG ends and Toonami switches over to FLCL. I'm looking forward to seeing FLCL again. I'd like to watch GITS but I've never seen it before so I'm trying not to pay too much attention. Hopefully I'll be able to watch the whole thing from the beginning without too many spoilers.
Fake edit: hey, a BLEEP outside DMW!
The Frankman
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Really? that's weird. And borderline hypocritcal. But whatever, don't want to get on another mods' bad side.
I've seen people post scans from anime magazines in the anime thread before and pages of scanlated manga in the manga thread.
I was trying to follow GitS from the midpoint, not having seen it before, but seems not the the type of show where that can work at all. I haven't seen FLCL either.
I hated FLCL. It just doesn't hit the right notes for me. And I love weird shit like Guu and Excel Saga.
Yeah, it seems to have a pretty dense backstory/setting. My only experience with the franchise is watching the Mamoru Oshii film about two years ago, so I'm pretty lost on the nights that I do try to pay attention to SAC. The series has been on my list for a long time though, I hope to get around to it soon.
I have mixed feelings about FLCL. It took me many tries to even be able to finish the first episode because it was just so weird. Once I actually got into it I was reasonably entertained but there were times when my eyes just sort of glazed over because of all the crazy shit going on. I'm told it requires multiple viewings to fully appreciate though, so I figured I'd give it another try sometime.
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