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I am now on volume 2 of this manga and I love it. I was instantly hooked as soon as I started reading volume 1. I bought volume 3 last night, and I've started collecting the anime series on DVD.greg wrote:Seikai Trilogy: I just picked this one up at the used book store. Haven't read it yet, but it looks very interesting. Based off a popular Japanese SF novel trilogy.
I had only read the manga...Twiddle wrote:Watching.Icarus wrote:Are you watching it or reading it?Twiddle wrote:Heads up: Welcome to the NHK! is fucking hardcore.
The manga has a much less likable Satou (but it's much more hilarious).
The anime is fun to watch, but I cann't get myself really into it. May be I watch too little of the animes they used for reference.greg wrote:Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou): I love this series. Like Minzoku mentioned way earlier in this thread, it's a spoof manga. Frog-like alien invaders end up being adopted as pets to some Japanese school kids. Constantly plotting to take over the world and failing at the hands of these same kids. Lots of classic anime references: Gundam in heaps, Macross, Dirty Pair, Evangelion, Ultraman, on and on and on. Great, hilarious book. I hope they'll bring the TV series on DVD domestically. The anime is great, but the adult humor is toned way down and focuses on the cute factor for kids.
My sister read the original novels, she find it fun, while I don't...greg wrote:Record of the Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight: My introduction to Lodoss. The last part of the original anime OVA went in a different direction, and wasn't handled quite as well as it could have. This manga redoes this last part and focuses on a new generation of adventurers, some of them the children of the original characters. Excellent art by Masato Natsumoto.
Only the charaters are cute, the story is actually not interesting at all.greg wrote:Di Gi Charat: The mascot from the Gamers chain store has her own manga. Only for lovers of cute stuff.
I love the Seikai Series too. After watching the Anime of Seikai no Monshou (星界の紋章), I quickly watch the others and bought all its novels.greg wrote:I am now on volume 2 of this manga and I love it. I was instantly hooked as soon as I started reading volume 1. I bought volume 3 last night, and I've started collecting the anime series on DVD.greg wrote:Seikai Trilogy: I just picked this one up at the used book store. Haven't read it yet, but it looks very interesting. Based off a popular Japanese SF novel trilogy.
It's about time they made an anime/manga space opera series! There hasn't been much of that since the 80's. I haven't seen epic space fleet battles like this since Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
My only gripe is the constant usage of the alien words. I'm relieved that there is a glossary of terms in the back of the book. I've read Tolkein, but constantly flipping to the glossary and reading this manga is more like trying to translate what my wife's Furby doll is saying. Overuse of such words that can be easily replaced with common English words is a no-no according to Orson Scott Card's "How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy."
Yes, Seikai Trilogy and Legend of the Galactic Heroes are very different series, but I made the comparison because they are both space opera with epic fleet battles. LOGH is probably my most favorite anime ever. There isn't as much character development because the focus is on a historical record of a space war and its political events and battles. The unoffical motto for LOGH is Churchill's quote, "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it." Sometimes the anime is very obvious about how it copies historical events, like the Alliance's liberation campaign into the Empire is identical to Napoleon's invasion of Russia.SAM wrote: In the "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", on the other hand, is actually trying to impress reader/watcher by the amusement development of the war/battle. But the down side of this series is the author just copy historical battles fight by Alexander, Hannibel & Scipio, replacing the fighting men with space ship. Not very interesting to read, if you are familar with history of classic battles.
Excuse me? ^_-greg wrote:It seems that people here would rather watch insipid shows like Naruto.
i can't find a naruto or bleach recommendation in this threadgreg wrote:It seems that people here would rather watch insipid shows like Naruto.
I wasn't talking about forum members here, I'm just talking about anime fans in general, at least in the US. I personally can't stand Naruto, Dragonball, or One Piece, yet that's what's on TV here, and apparently the fandom supports shows like that or else it wouldn't be on TV.Twiddle wrote:i can't find a naruto or bleach recommendation in this threadgreg wrote:It seems that people here would rather watch insipid shows like Naruto.
SHMUP sale page.Randorama wrote:ban CMoon for being a closet Jerry Falwell cockmonster/Ann Coulter fan, Nijska a bronie (ack! The horror!), and Ed Oscuro being unable to post 100-word arguments without writing 3-pages posts.
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I guess it's predictable in the way they intentionally drag on the series like a standard shounen series should. How they do it is brilliant though.Icarus wrote:- School Rumble:
Quite predictable for a love comedy though.
The anime series had me up until episode 17 (18? 19? Don't remember). Then they started to not follow the manga, which 99% of the time, is always a bad thing. And last-minute fanservice for the final episode just made me dislike the series even more from that point on. Movie is supposed to be in the works, and I hope it won't suck as much as the last story arc.Icarus wrote:- Shakugan no Shana:
Absolute brilliant, definitely worth the price of admission. Just picked up Noizi Ito's Shana linework book ('Scarlet' from Comiket 69) off YAJ, love the line work of the characters.
Still, I wouldn't recommend the Naruto anime to anyone anymore. It's had over 50 consecutive eps of filler.UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:Bleach and Naruto are pretty good shows. The fillers are pretty average but the main stories have some cool fights. You guys aren't watching shows like these and looking for convoluted stories, right?
I don't think anyone has mentioned Ranma 1/2 yet. Pretty funny show, just don't look for anything too deeply inspirational.
You know, SDK really set off my 'cheap kenshin ripoff'-alert when i first read it. I found out it's quite a bit better than that, and i like it even now that i've grown to hate kenshin.tekneekz wrote:i just started watching samurai deeper kyo, its pretty darn good if your into kenshin, bleach etc.
Ranma 1/2 is great fun, but I prefer the manga to the anime. The anime is pretty good, but I guess since I was exposed to the manga years before the anime was ever commercially available domestically, I didn't like a lot of the inaccuracies and liberties they took with the animated show. When the manga is serious and dramatic, it gets serious and dramatic. When the anime gets serious and dramatic, for some reason they feel the need to suddenly offset it with something wacky at the same time. I didn't like that. Then again, I realize I'm just a purist.UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:I don't think anyone has mentioned Ranma 1/2 yet. Pretty funny show, just don't look for anything too deeply inspirational.
Yeah, it is a good anime and I enjoy watching it. I just feel the romance bits are a little forced and go on forever. You'd think Harima would get over Tenma and maybe hook up with Yakumo (my fave) or Eri (my other fave) but he seems to worship some idealised version of Tenma and it doesn't look to be stopping soon.dai jou bu wrote:I guess it's predictable in the way they intentionally drag on the series like a standard shounen series should. How they do it is brilliant though.Icarus wrote:- School Rumble:
Quite predictable for a love comedy though.
I picked it up off YAJ for about 6000Y, not bad for a lovely artbook with production sketches. Comes in a nice clear folder case too. You can find a bit of info on the character artist Noizi Ito's forthcoming works at her webpage http://www.fujitsubo-machine.jp/dai jou bu wrote:And how much did you pay for that line art book anyway? I want to get a copy someday.
I believe that both Aria and its two volume prequel Aqua have been acquired by Tokyopop. THE JOY! ^_^dai jou bu wrote:ADV sucks for licensing the Aria manga over here and then jumping ship after the release of the third volume.
I found Suzumiya Haruhi quite entertaining, but opinion is divided over the anime across the whole of the internet. I recommend you get the translated novels though, far more character development and lots of interesting events not seen in the anime. ^_-dai jou bu wrote:I only was able to continue watching Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu because of the ED credits dance animation. The series itself was rather average, even though the amount of detail the studio put into it was very meticulous and they played the episodes out of order intentionally.
Del Rey is currently publishing it over here (thank god it wasn't Tokyopop that got ahold of it first), and based what I've seen from reading the Japanese version of the manga, the animation studio literally copied every single panel, picture by picture.Icarus wrote: Shame its not likely to be licensed, ever. -_-;;
Ouch. That's a little over double the price than if you bought the thing at C69.Icarus wrote:I picked it up off YAJ for about 6000Y, not bad for a lovely artbook with production sketches.
The horror! D:Icarus wrote:I believe that both Aria and its two volume prequel Aqua have been acquired by Tokyopop. THE JOY! ^_^
Well, when I meant average, I meant, "entertaining, but nothing spectacular," and that's definitely not a bad thing at all. The series is honest for being what it is instead of trying to force itself into being something it truly isn't.Icarus wrote:I found Suzumiya Haruhi quite entertaining, but opinion is divided over the anime across the whole of the internet. I recommend you get the translated novels though, far more character development and lots of interesting events not seen in the anime. ^_-
Yeah, the manga is good, faithful and not mangled (unlike when Del Ray got Mahou Sensei Negima orignally and screwed up a few translations).dai jou bu wrote:Del Rey is currently publishing it over here (thank god it wasn't Tokyopop that got ahold of it first), and based what I've seen from reading the Japanese version of the manga, the animation studio literally copied every single panel, picture by picture.
Unfortunately you're not likely to get it from Comiket Service now since its sold out. ^_-dai jou bu wrote:Ouch. That's a little over double the price than if you bought the thing at C69.
Its not that bad, is it? I'd rather it be localised and completed than remain stagnant under ADV Manga. -_-;;dai jou bu wrote:The horror! D:Icarus wrote:I believe that both Aria and its two volume prequel Aqua have been acquired by Tokyopop. THE JOY! ^_^
I agree, Suzumiya Haruhi isn't too fancy, but it is a great watch. Its a lot better than some of the dross out at the moment, at least.dai jou bu wrote:Well, when I meant average, I meant, "entertaining, but nothing spectacular," and that's definitely not a bad thing at all. The series is honest for being what it is instead of trying to force itself into being something it truly isn't.
As for reading the novels, I don't know Japanese, unless that wiki for the novels has been consistently updated.
Thanks for the heads up. The film was released on a minor VHS lable here in the UK in the mid 90s, but I could never find a copy. Is that DVD an Australian one?CMoon wrote:Phoenix 2772 (aka Space Firebird 2772) available for the first time with English subtitles.
In the anime I'd ask for much faster pacing in the action episodes. Characters use ten lines of dialogue when they made their point with the first. Certain scenes drag on three times longer than they need to. I guess they must have been in danger of catching up to where the manga was and had to slow the pace of the anime to a crawl.The n00b wrote:I like gantz. It's really intellectual plus it has lots of violence and boobies. What more could you ask from an anime/manga?
I know this as well, and it still hurts. You know of any middlemen that'll be able to help me get these items in question?Icarus wrote: Unfortunately you're not likely to get it from Comiket Service now since its sold out. ^_-
This is the main reason as to why I do not want Tokyopop to handle anything of this quality, as they seem to only somewhat care for their CLAMP acquisitions. As I said before, a manga at $9.99 should look something like this.Icarus wrote:I just hope Tokyopop keep the design of the original manga like ADV did, and not destroy the look of the orignal manga by adding their ugly title bars all over it.
Yes, that's the australian edition. I spoke with Rightstuf here in the US and got a pretty positive response, but of course, that isn't helpful to those in the UK.Daigohji wrote:Thanks for the heads up. The film was released on a minor VHS lable here in the UK in the mid 90s, but I could never find a copy. Is that DVD an Australian one?CMoon wrote:Phoenix 2772 (aka Space Firebird 2772) available for the first time with English subtitles.
SHMUP sale page.Randorama wrote:ban CMoon for being a closet Jerry Falwell cockmonster/Ann Coulter fan, Nijska a bronie (ack! The horror!), and Ed Oscuro being unable to post 100-word arguments without writing 3-pages posts.
Eugenics: you know it's right!
As stated, the only place I know of (besides the rare occasions it pops up on evilBay) is straight off Yahoo Auctions Japan. You can use a deputy service to bid for the items, just like eBay, and the deputy service will take possession of the won items and sort out shipping straight to you whenever you decide to request them sent out.dai jou bu wrote:I know this as well, and it still hurts. You know of any middlemen that'll be able to help me get these items in question?
I agree. One can only hope that the group of Aria/Aqua fans get on Tokyopop's backs and make them retain the design of the original tankoubon. The original designs by Kozue Amano was one of the reasons I was drawn to the manga in the first place, and became a fan of both the series and the artist.dai jou bu wrote:This is the main reason as to why I do not want Tokyopop to handle anything of this quality, as they seem to only somewhat care for their CLAMP acquisitions. As I said before, a manga at $9.99 should look something like this.