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Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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So how good is it? Seems to be finished airing now, it's on my "to watch" list. |
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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This is easy, for me Gauron from Full Metal Panic! comes to mind. This guy was just a flatout idiot, I hated everything about him. He looked stupid, he wasn't cunning, you think he dies 3-4 times throughout the series (what's worse I hear he's in The Second Raid, ugh damnit) ...
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That was probably my biggest complaint with the series, the villian was just so utterly lame. So basically, which characters do you think just failed on all levels at being a villian?
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Finished:
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Code Geass - I finished this awhile ago but didn't post about it I guess. Simply put this is probably my current favorite anime next to Gurren Lagann. It's first season is 25 episodes and the next one is set for April, so it could be a longer series. It's like Suikoden with Mech's. It seriously has some of the best character development I've ever seen in awhile and some of the most intense plot twists in any anime, I mean this series has balls. There's a lot of stuff that happens that literally made me say "holy shit" to myself. The music ... I can't even begin to stress how incredible it is, it sounds like The Matrix meets Metal Gear Solid and stuff. For the most part it's a serious series, with some comedy thrown in and romances, but nothing feels forced or out of place. 100 thumbs up, seriously folks, check this one out! Gunbuster - Has connections to Gurren Lagann, it's one of Gainax (sp?) first anime titles, from the 80's. Only 6 episodes long. It was okay, kind of shows it's age or maybe it was the low quality videos I had with the sound, the characters were decent. Was cool to see the Gunbuster mech pull off some moves you end up seeing in Gurren Lagann. Full Metal Panic! - My friends told me to stay away from this series, but said watch Fumoffu. So I did and well, I just liked the romance between Sousuke and Chidori so much that I wanted to watch the real series too. I finished it in about three days and it was prett good. It wasn't anything I'd call insanely epic, the music wasn't too great, needed some deaths and stuff, lame villian, but all in all I thought it was enjoyable and I'm downloading TSR now. Finished Fumoffu also and that spin off is just plain awesome. Watching: Diebuster (Gunbuster 2) - Came out a few years ago and it looks pretty much exactly like Gurren Lagann, the style and animation is seriously dead on similar. This is another short OVA at about 6 episodes and takes place during a time leap in the original Gunbuster series from the 80's. I'm a few episodes in and it seems pretty fun so far, you definitely need to watch Gunbuster to really appreciate it though. But yeah, these go hand in hand with what Gurren Lagann became. Baccano! - This is like, Pulp Fiction meets The Godfather. It's set in the 1930's with a huge cast of characters and so far it seems amazing. I am downloading Darker Than Black, Death Note, Full Metal Panic The Second Raid, and Toward The Terra at the moment. I plan on picking up Berserk again too, since I never really watched that and well I've just been blasting through anime lately. Seriously, I think I've got the DarkSlaya syndrome or something. I can't just watch a few episodes here and there, I finished Code Geass, Ergo Proxy, FMP! all in like three days, and that's on top of watching other stuff in between. It's craaazy, but hey I've got a lot of catching up to do anyways. (Last edited by Kamina on 03-18-08 12:09 PM)
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yeah, Fumoffu is epic.
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I started up Tower The Terra. Seems interesting so far, it's supposed to be a space opera/adventure kind of series with a good amount of action.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Man, does anyone still use Marth? I mean he's alright, but it almost seems silly to pick him when you could use Ike instead now.
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Marth was probably my favorite character in Melee but he seems kind of nerfed. Not nearly as strong as he used to be and his B attack is pretty lame now. His over B combo's aren't that great anymore and Ike's dash attack which can be used to recover from falling off the stage is just way better. Samus is another character that feels pretty nerfed to me, she just doesn't seem that great anymore. I don't mind Zero Suit Samus though, but I don't use her that often. Well here's a list of characters I like: Shiek/Zelda - Honestly I think she's becoming my favorite here. Never cared for her that much in Melee, but here she just seems insanely awesome. Both characters are fun to play as and now that Shiek's Up B jump is the same as Zelda's, that's a huge plus. Fox/Falco/Link - Still easy and fun to use characters. Kind of wish they didn't get rid of Link's rapid stabbing attack, but he seems a little stronger than before. Sonic - His speed is hilarious. He doesn't have the greatest attacks in the world, but I think it's safe to say his Smash attack is one of the best in the game. King Dedede - Haha, my friends hate him so much. I don't use him that often but I honestly don't think he's that bad. His attacks are pretty deadly. Donkey Kong / Ganondorf - Other slow characters that I disliked in Melee, but don't mind in this one for some reason. Luigi - Luigi probably does a lot of shrooms. He's just hilarious and fun to use. MetaKnight / Pit - I like both quite a bit, though they feel a little weak sometimes. They have great jumps though and their spammage speed makes up for their weak hits I guess. Ike / Marth - Well like I said above, Ike seems superior to Marth in everyway now, but I still use both sometimes. In the end though I prefer Ike now and use him pretty often. Snake - He's awesome, weird attacks, but powerful. Captian Falcon - Awesome as always. There's probably some I'm forgetting. Wolf can probably be on the list too, I just haven't used him enough to really know. But whenever I use him he seems awesome. But yeah, there's seriously a lot of characters I like to use in this one, as compared to the previous two games where I just stuck to 3-4 characters mainly. Maybe that'll change as I get better and better with some here, but there's a lot I like using. I miss Dr. Mario but that's about it. And does anyone else here think Mario's new watergun attack is incredibly pointless? Sure you can push people off with it, but it's just ... stupid.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yeah I hear a lot of mixed things about Gundam 00.
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If there's any Gundam series I ever plan to watch, it'll probably be Gundam X. Just because I have it downloaded and some of my friends swear up and down it's incredibly underated and amazing. I'm still not watching a lot of new stuff or anything on-going. I actually don't know if I can do that. In the past when I tried that with Death Note and other anime, I just ended up forgetting about them and eventually completely gave up on trying to keep up. A single episode a week just isn't enough for me I guess, I like watching a lot of anime in bulk. Though Code Geass R2 will be a toughy. I loved Code Geass so much, I just don't know if I can wait half a year for the seconnd season to finish or whatnot to finally watch it. I'm thinking I might just keep up with this one, then rewatch it all quickly when it's finished. Plus, I've never been too into anime like I have been recently, so maybe I can keep up with new on-going series? Here's a list of some of my planned to watch. Feel free to comment on them if you've seen them or know anything about them: Black Cat Chrono Crusade Claymore Dead Leaves Devil May Cry Escaflowne Fate/Stay Night Gantz Hellsing and Ultimate Infinite Ryvius Project ARMS Trinity Blood Tsubasa Chronicle Utawarerumono Witchblade Xenosaga: The Animation Yeah I've got some catching up to do. (restricted) |
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Over. The. Top.
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Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Originally posted by Rogue Haha, true. I wonder if it inspired Niki/Jessica's character a bit, though I guess Elfen Lied and Heroes definitely aren't the only shows to have someone with an alter ego.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yeah, Ganondorf's in my list, I still like him. Captain Falcon doesn't seem as epic as he was in the first two games, but he's still fun to use. I switch off between these two pretty evenly I'd say.
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I'd also have to agree that Falco just seems amazing now. I was always a fan of Fox and I still like him, but in this one I've been finding myself playing as Falco a lot more. I dunno, he just seems a little better. And yeah, Zelda just owns.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Baccano! kicks ass. Great action (pretty brutal and violent at times), downright HILARIOUS comedy at times (one scene had me in tears from laughing), mystery, alchemy, etc. It was very fresh and extremely interesting how it was pulled off in a Pulp Fiction-esque manner, switching between ~20 some main characters and various events stretched out across different years that all came together in the end ... in 13 episodes!
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Let me just post the opening, because it's awesome: Watch it.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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It's a pretty different mecha anime. Something I would not compare to Neon Genesis, Full Metal Panic, or anything like that at all. It's just really stylish ... and, yeah. Just check out the first episode.
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Though the series progress extremely fast. Basically if you're on episode 5, you have no idea what happens in episode 10. If you're on 10, you have no idea what happens on 15. Etc. It's one of those you'd need to see completely I'd say, but that's me.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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It just keeps getting better.
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Just try not to be cynical about it. (Last edited by Kamina on 03-22-08 02:45 AM) (restricted) |
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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I like Luigi a lot myself, I just wish his Smash was better/different. |
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Toward the Terra is probably one of the most emotional/powerful anime's I've ever seen. I can't believe how teary it makes me sometimes. They've got some episodes up at youtube if you want to check them out. Episode 1 - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
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Jomy starts off a bit whiney, but he develops very quickly and ends up being really awesome. I'm almost finished with the series and I can easily see it becoming one of my top favorites, it's really like nothing I've ever seen before.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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A day later, I've finished it.
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Toward The Terra gets two thumbs up for me. By far one of the most emotional anime's I've ever seen, and it was just so original. My only complaint is the production on this one seemed a little low compared to other big budget releases, regardless, it delivers.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Regardless man ... it's one of the most powerful anime's I've seen, emotionally. A big plus over the lacking animation is the music, it's absolutely incredible.
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I finished it in 3 days since I'm still in DarkSlaya mode, but yeah, Lagann is probably a bit easier to finish and get into. My highest recommendations so far: - Gurren Lagann - Code Geass - Toward The Terra Fun stuff: - Black Lagoon I started FMP:The Second Raid. It seems more mature, violent, and cussing!? That's a plus.
Xeoman |
Ball and Chain Trooper Administrator Since: 08-14-04 From: 255 Since last post: 42 days Last activity: 30 days
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Yeah, they cussed, didn't seem like they did as often though.
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Man, this series really takes it up a notch. I'm probably just going to stay up all night and finish it (on episode 10 now). It's too good! |
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