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04-16-2005, 09:05 PM
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Nah, I read a few reviews on some anime DVD review sites that are a lot worse.
I read about the bankrupcy debacle after I had ordered the 2nd collection. Although, I thought the producers saw that the show was a big hit, and ordered new episodes as filler? Wasn't Nadia supposed to be 30 episodes, not 39, originally? But then, that was from a random DVD review I found on Google. Not too hard to find negative reactions, it seems.
I like the series overall - I just wish I could erase those filler episodes from my mind, especially that African village episode.
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him...a super-callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
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04-16-2005, 09:20 PM
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Whats the general opinion on Noir?
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04-16-2005, 10:23 PM
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Most Japanese TV series are a multiple of 13 episodes, since 52 weeks makes 4*13. 26 and 39 are common, 30 would not be. Doesn't mean it's not true, but I doubt it [not having inside knowledge on this point]. What's frightening is the idea -- which I have seen bruited about -- that GunBuster was meant to be a full 39-episode season. I don't know who would have survived it... no wonder Evangelion turned out as it did...
I've seen some of Noir. I'd call that one messed-up show. There's no end to the absurd action, ridiculous dialogue, and plot twists which seem to be opaque just for the sake of opacity. Of course, since my impressions are not based on watching the complete series, you'd be advised to take them with a grain of salt.
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04-17-2005, 01:41 AM
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I watched Noir as one of my first anime series to collect, if not the first.
I found it entertaining and the story was pretty decent. However, the shear number of flashbacks made it a little redundant. Bear in mind that the show could've been show in like 4 disks as opposed to 7 and you'll know how much filler is in there.
The music was awsome though and although I have since sold my set, I still wear the t-shirt as pj's if that counts! 
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04-17-2005, 01:45 AM
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Andrew:
Noir had a really good starting premise that wasn't executed correctly throughout the series. A lot of us thought they could have cut out all the fluff stuff and reduced the episode count to like 6 or 13 episodes. Only Chloe is the saving grace of the show.
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04-17-2005, 12:09 PM
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Ok thanks. I was just keeping a look out for another Series my wife would be prepared to watch. She's been enjoying Witch Hunter Robin and we only have the last disc to go. She quite likes the dark, gothic like atmosphere and tends to like films about Vampires, werewolves etc.
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04-17-2005, 01:50 PM
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Noir is a solid show, but I agree that it should have been a 12 or 13 episode run. Be aware though that ADV is releasing the entire series on June 14. The 7 individual DVDs will be in a thin pak housed inside a collector's box. Best Buy has it for $57.99 and DDD should have it for $53.99.
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04-18-2005, 08:28 AM
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Too all new posters and faces (and hello to all returning posters: Hope you folks had a good weekend - mind was sorta busy with hiking and spending time with my folks...) Welcome to the Advanced Anime Thread (tho' titled "Advanced" we are open to discussion of anime at any level )
I'll prolly get Noir but only after I get Full Metal Panic and Argentosoma box sets first....
Had a busy weekend so only got to finish disc 2 of Saber Marionette J (2nd viewing of the series) and Kiddy Grade #1 (first viewing). Kiddy Grade seems quite interesting, and now am curious about the pasts of Eclair and Lumiere that was hinted in episode 1.
On Nadia, even though those episodes were tedious, I still think Nadia is one of the stronger Gainax entries and rank it far above Evangelion. For me, the best Gainax was (and still remains) Gunbuster! Topo O Nerae! And Nadia is something like second in my Gainax Favorites list... (And for me Mahoromatic is higher ranked than Evangelion ^_^; as is FLCL... *throws in discs 1-2 of KareKano as well ahead of Evangelion*)
On Twelve Kingdoms - the show is heavy with terminology, so taking it slow (versus marathoning) or taking some notes while watching will aid tremendously in viewing this stuff... I am -quite- behind - need 4 more discs to finish that series.
EDIT: to add more comments, and to add brackets/parentheses missed third! time around...)
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04-18-2005, 10:28 AM
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Woo:
Well, I finished up Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water with a marathon of the last four disks on Saturday. I'm going to have to disagree with Max for the most part. The island episodes were a low point, IMHO, but I think the last two disks (especially the ending) saved the series. I did notice some truly unfortunate technical issues with the source. I also noted that where NGE got some of its music . Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to watch the movie. My copy of Nadia - The Motion Picture was unplayable on either of my players; I secured a replacement, but it might take up to 3 weeks to arrive. Overall, I think Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water is a worthy series, that's different enough from 'the usual'. 'B+', recommended.
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Most Recent Purchases: The Call of Cthulhu, Count Dracula, The Gravedancers, The Legend of Hell House, Prom Night, Starship Troopers, 28 Weeks Later, Unrest
Currently Collecting: Inu Yasha, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Total DVDs: 1436 Anime DVDs: 776 R2 DVDs: 41 R3 DVDs: 6
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04-18-2005, 10:55 AM
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I maintain the opinion that GAINAX's first two productions, the movie Wings of Honneamise and the OVA GunBuster, while very different, both remain among the best anime productions ever. [I happen to believe that Honneamise is simply a great film, regardless of medium.] It is rather astonishing, actually, but it would be more astonishing yet if any of their later productions had surpassed those two.
I have made a couple of updates to my site. I still think that Pioneer's dual-audio LDs were preferable to AnimEigo's hybrid discs, even though the Closed Captioning is inferior to true subtitles, because I like the availability of a "clean" Japanese version. Video subtitles with dual-audio, though, has to be the worst of both worlds. To listen to a dubbed version and simultaneously read subtitles [which never say quite the same thing] is maddening. This apropos of one of my recent additions, the Hybrid Oh My Goddess! discs. They do have additional features beyond the standard subbed discs, though, and since I don't like to marathon series anyway there is no hardship to me in having one more side change. I may decide to sell [or preferably trade] the subbed discs -- the video transfer is the same for both editions, which is not true of all the Hybrid rereleases.
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