Kanon 2006?
Is that the uguu one or am I thinking of Clannad or something?
Kanon 2006?
You are good to go. That kind of review posts should be encouraged, in fact there are quite a handful of people in here masterful at those.Sometimes I get a little too excited about things. I was concerned mainly with causing a "tl;dr" mentality.
I said I remember your posts, but you won't find me until I want you to... always on the decisive moment, of course! "...like ghosts, always in the shadows. Always hiding behind lies, and proxy sold...ie..." whatever.I wish I could remember you more, but with a name like /XX/ you're so mysterious. Do you wear a top hat, perchance?
Thanks for the compliment... I guess... as long as you don't report me (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=34751218&postcount=16017) I'll act vehemently (and at random) from time to time. Deal?Thankfully this is extremely frowned upon. Also, /XX/ is one of those people that is too reasonable for this thread![]()
Why would you prefer the yellow tinge, along with the multitude of problems that YYH DVDs have?I certainly hope not, but after what I saw of FLCL's update (one free episode from itunes), I'm not putting it past anyone.
Then again, is it wrong that I opted for the dvd version of yu yu hakusho over bluray, because I liked the slightly yellow look it had to it? Something must be wrong with my brain.Or right!
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
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Continuing on my trek through older anime films and series that I've been meaning to get through. I guess this season being a bit slow isn't such a bad thing after all. I've been going through the Kare Kano anime for the past week but decided to take a break and give this other Gainax work a watch. This was one of those anime films where I've heard mentioned many many times but I've never took opportunity to check it out for whatever reason. Before watching it, I didn't even know a thing about it other than the fact that: it's pretty old, it's apparently sci-fi, it's Gainax, and that it seems to pop up in quite a few "classic anime" lists. I always saw it as that one film with the weird title I couldn't pronounce.
The first thing that struck me was the art direction. The film's art style had a pretty interesting concept that I wasn't really expecting. I'm a sucker for good art direction, and the level of detail in this seemingly alternate universe was something that grew on me. It had a strange balance of Fantasy, 50's style Sci-Fi, and modern times that I appreciated a lot more as the film progressed. It felt different yet at the same time it remained very cohesive. The high quality animation definitely helped in that respect and it's really impressive how well it holds up for an 80's anime film. Very good stuff.
I can't say I'm a fan of the soundtrack, though I guess it did fit the film in several ways.
Going into this without any expectations, I honestly didn't anticipate how thought provoking this film would end up being. The overall story and the themes portrayed here were very interesting. The spiritual beliefs or lack thereof of the characters, the main character's mental exhaustion of the publicity, the corruptness of politics and its neglect of the impoverished population, the subtleness of the war brewing on in the background, etc. All of it seemed handled very well to me. The ending was awesome as well.For a while I actually had doubts that he would even make it to space. With all the pressure, all the previous set-backs, and the war going on it seemed less and less likely that their dream would become reality. The actual launch scene was incredible. It kinda reminded me of that one scene from Children of Men (it was the first thing that came to mind haha) with how both sides just stop fighting for a brief moment to take in the incredible sight. The final minutes were great and Shiro's prayer was an excellent way to end the film. The picture I posted above is probably my favorite scene from the whole movie.
All in all, a very well made and ambitious film. Kinda meandered a bit around the middle of the film but I enjoyed it a lot.
Is that the uguu one or am I thinking of Clannad or something?
Thanks for the compliment... I guess... as long as you don't report me (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=34751218&postcount=16017) I'll act vehemently (and at random) from time to time. Deal?
The Knight in the Area 06: Those are some really fancy graphics for a high school game.
This show is really cheap-looking. Lots of stills and awfully bad art for what should be the high point. And yet I can't stop watching. The team dynamics are very fun, and this show definitely fills up a niche that has been missing in my anime-watching since Giant Killing.
woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah i didn't know Teddie was an Arararararararagi
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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this is in your memory, cajunator
The cleaned up versions feel too sterile in comparison. There's something about the yellow wash to the show that feels intentional (I know it wasn't) and gives a consistent and unique feel to the show's palette than the touched up one.Why would you prefer the yellow tinge, along with the multitude of problems that YYH DVDs have?![]()
It's great. I have it.Dang it, I need to watch that again... Why must the bluray/dvd combo pack be so expensive?!
Anyone that has the bluray of it, how does it look? Did they actually take their time with it or was it just forced to scale?
Is that the uguu one or am I thinking of Clannad or something?
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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That actually sounds like it might be decent then, Haruhi is by far the worst character.
Kyon is the sole purpose for watching the show, I don't think the show would have been tolerable by human beings if he wasn't there.
Deal then!Only if you maintain your watchman(-esque) status and continue to encourage intelligent discussion. If you do this, then we have a deal.
And even that imported carbon-copy is still cheaper nowadays than the one in Japan... that currency, man!Also, it's expensive because it was one of those few Bandai Visual USA releases. It's like $40 now from a seller on Amazon. The MSRP was $80, lol. And that's why BVUSA did not last long! On the plus, you get a really nice sturdy chipboard box with resealable wrap. (don't throw it away if you buy it)
Not really. But it should look amazing. 35mm.
Honneamise is the only truly respectable thing Gainax has ever made in their existence.
The effects were optically printed to 35mm.Hmm, for the most part. I've not seen any of the HD remaster broadcasts or anything, but I am kind of curious as to how some of the computer effects have turned out - things like the weird morphing they used for the cloaking on some of the the Guymelefs. I wouldn't be shocked if most of that stuff was done off tape further down the line.
Sounds avant-garde.You're free to hate the soundtrack though. It's frequently distracting and awful & sounds like they were plinking it out on a broken Casio keyboard they found in someone's garage.
with Kare Kano, sure
Are we using your definition of Gainax here?Honneamise is the only truly respectable thing Gainax has ever made in their existence.
It has a couple good tracks though, like the opening credits.You're free to hate the soundtrack though. It's frequently distracting and awful & sounds like they were plinking it out on a broken Casio keyboard they found in someone's garage.
Honneamise is the only truly respectable thing Gainax has ever made in their existence.
Are we using your definition of Gainax here?
I don't really respect adaptations, especially unfinished ones.
I think that with Beautiful Dreamer, "giant floating fish" should be changed to "giant floating aquatic lifeform"Told you so!
Now you gotta watch episode 2 of Twilight Q, because it's like a 30 minute version with the most memorable appearance of giant flying carp in all of anime.
Well yes.Because I made the comment?
That wasn't Gainax's fault!
i used to look up to youHonneamise is the only truly respectable thing Gainax has ever made in their existence.
i used to look up to you
i used to look up to you
Nah, the TV shows features some fairly Oshii stuff too, but the first movie was definitely full-on Takahashi and Oshii was clearly saying "fuck this shit" in the second.I think that with Beautiful Dreamer, "giant floating fish" should be changed to "giant floating aquatic lifeform"
I mean,and all. There are definitely cases of floating fish in Beautiful Dreamer, though. And there is an aquarium too.dat turtle
Back to the movie.. I think that the entire movie was sort of unsettling. There was a very disturbing feel to it, in that somethings-not-right-here dreamy way, esp. when they drive out at any time in the movie. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a UY fan, expecting a UY movie, and seeing Beautiful Dreamer, lol.
Can you watch and understand Disapearance, if you don't know anything about the Haruhi canon story?
Honneamise is the only truly respectable thing Gainax has ever made in their existence.
That's a rather weird way of spelling FLCL.
Sounds like something a hipster would say.
Apparently Ataru x Lum wasn't even her original plan until fans went for it so strongly. I think it was going to be Ataru x Shinobu with Lum attempting to butt in, but the series was much better moving past that.For the better, really. I heard Beautiful Dreamer pissed her off? but I have no good source for that statement.
So, let's talk about War in the Pocket.
This is a series marketed to stupid little kids who glorify war by purchasing little plastic models of weapons of mass destruction.
This is also a story about a stupid little kid who goes from glorifying war during wartime to learning that people die when they are killed the hard way, by seeing his surrogate father/brother get turned into hamburger by a beam saber.
This is also about how children must abandon their naivete in order to become adults.
Make of that what you will.
Things I liked about War in the Pocket:
- The scale. As with 08th MS Team, War in the Pocket is a side conflict that keeps the narrative small, down to earth and personal. There is not a single Newtype to be seen, nor are any of them mentioned by name. White Base is only mentioned once in a single throwaway sentence.
- Bernie is a cool guy who I'd like to drink a beer with. Cyclops team is also a team of battle hardened bros, who were bros until the end. There was all of one really annoying character and he eventually grew out of it.
- Chris is 100% waifu material.
- The fights are all interesting to watch and don't heavily abuse physics.
- The use of cliches to good dramatization.
- The tragic ending. There were so many ways they could've copped out. For example, Bernie could've, against all reason, opened the cockpit of his Zaku and go "THIS COLONY IS GOING TO BLOW UP". Then Chris realizes its him and DOESN'T TURN HIM INTO A HAMBURGER. Everyone lives happily ever after. But they DIDN'T.
Things I disliked about War in the Pocket:
- Alfred. Although, for once, a Gundam protag has a decent reason to be a little shit. He's 10!- - People not noticing sooner that giant robots are invading. They're kind of hard to miss.
- General society remaining unchanged despite the colonization of space. 80s style houses, floppy discs, lightgun vidya games.
- The mechas. Zakus are boring and Alex is just an RX-78 with armor. Kampfer was cool though.
- The tragic ending. Why you gots to do that to my bro Bernie ;-;?