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post #31 of 3082
3/19/04 at 9:40am
Does anyone know where Kong has been? I could be wrong but it seems like it has been a long time since I've seen him post here. Hope everything is ok.
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post #32 of 3082
3/19/04 at 9:55am
James:

Not a clue, but I agree it's been a few days.

John.
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post #33 of 3082
3/19/04 at 11:51am
Rises from the earth

I'm alive (well dead-alive) in celebration of the new Dawn of the Dead movie. ;P

Hope all is well.

I'm hooked on FFXI, which is where I am most of the time powerleveling so I can hang with group to do EF's.

Need to catch up on anime.

James Kiang, do you still play?

Later y'all....

Will be back to answer those Q's you guys have of series (if I can pull myself away from FFXI).
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post #34 of 3082
3/19/04 at 12:30pm
Hi Kong! Unfortunately, my MMO gaming is pretty limited right now. I've dropped FFXI and DAOC. I still have an active account with SWG but I think I've played literally 10 minutes in the last 3 months. Probably be dropping it soon. I'm hoping I have an email for the WoW beta waiting for me, and there is another game I may or may not be doing the beta for right now as well .

I've taken to ordering a lot of my anime online as I can get much better pricing, even if it does take a little longer to get to me. I may be headed to dvdplanet on 4/6 for Last Exile v.3 though, since the online pricing on that doesn't seem significantly better.
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post #35 of 3082
3/19/04 at 1:43pm
I'm currently beta testing "Lineage II" and I don't know...reminds me of the early stages of EQ. It's okay, doesn't look as pretty as FFXI or SWG. I don't know if I'll invest time into something like that.

I have no faith in WoW either since Blizzard is starting to get into the true 3D realm so I don't expect their coding to be top notch. (Most of their games are 2D or 2D w/ 3D enhancements. None were really truly 3D. Maybe Warcraft 3...but even so, it felt like 2D to me).

Back to anime, I'll be picking LEv3 as well. And starting on Kino's Journey too.
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post #36 of 3082
3/19/04 at 5:03pm
*Finally swims over*

Uh...Hey! What's up guys and gals?!

I might just have to go into lurk mode for the same reason Ted did. I just can't keep up with all of you.

Well, the new series from Shinichiro Watanabe (director of Cowboy Bebop and Macross Plus), Samurai Champloo, is going to start its Japanese TV run on May 19. In case you don't know what the series is about, go on over to http://www.samuraichamploo.com, where you can view the trailer and look at some photos from the show. I am really pumped up about this show, as the trailer looks very neat.

Also, the newest episode of South Park was a full-on anime parody. It's going to show at midnight eastern tonight on Comedy Central. The description of the episode from ComedyCentral.com is "After buying martial arts weapons at a local flea market, the boys are transformed into anime Japanese Warriors."
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post #37 of 3082
3/19/04 at 7:34pm
Yes, Armitge is one of my favourite anime [Gunbuster, of course, is at the top]. Talk about good characterisation!

My collection at the moment is effectively 100% anime [test and demo discs, one French and one American animated film, and the "slush pile" --to be sold as soon as possible-- excepted]. It's about 10% import discs, a proportion fated to rise as I finish out what got released in the U.S.

Movies and One-Shots:
The Ultimate Teacher
The Venus Wars
Wanna-Be's [sic]
Project A-KO
Cosmopolice Justy
Ghost In The Shell
Hell Teacher Nube movie

Incomplete Series:
Golden Boy [not worth the effort - two copies both rotted]
Burn-Up W [#1]
Gun Smith Cats [1 & 2, 1 rotted]
Area 88 [#1]
Cyber City Oedo 808 [#1 & 3 of 3]
Giant Robo [#1 & 2]
Nadia [streamline movie edit eps 1-4]
Moldiver [odd numbers]
El-Hazard the Magnificent World [#1]
Tenchi Universe TV [#11-13]
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post #38 of 3082
3/19/04 at 9:23pm
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I have no faith in WoW either since Blizzard is starting to get into the true 3D realm so I don't expect their coding to be top notch.


Considering, tho, that they have been working on it forever now, they could have gotten through the growing pains already. I've heard the engine has been pretty solid for a while...

Jason
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post #39 of 3082
3/20/04 at 11:46am
How is Burn Up W? I preordered the Burn Up Excess Complete (probably a brick, I love bricks!) and heard that "W" came first and was wondering if it was worth picking up as a 'warm up' disc? Ahh I just love cheap anime.

Feasted on five eps of Fruits Basket today (well six really - watched one twice). Only eight more to go..... woe is me.

Oh PS I love South Park but don't watch it on cable, I only buy the seasons. Isn't that weird.
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post #40 of 3082
3/20/04 at 1:07pm
Burn-Up W isn't bad, if you like the "cute chicks and token horny guy beat people up with a flimsy excuse for a plot" type of show. The artwork is very glossy, if just the tiniest bit flat, and it's chock full of low comedy. Also as I understand it X-cess is the sequel to W. W was, as a matter of historical interest, the first anime production instigated and funded by ADVision.
By the way, does anyone else think that ADV are making a big mistake in backing this live-action Eva? I mean, every project Gainax has ever been involved in has turned into a financial nightmare, and judging by the degree to which things are still up in the air -- they have a script treatment, but no script, because they're trying to get a big-name director who'll have his own ideas of what the story should be like [this from the horse's mouth] -- it seems like this could go the same way; bankruptcy, or an artistic debacle, or both seem to lurk in the wings. Or maybe it's just my paranoia...
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post #41 of 3082
3/20/04 at 1:33pm
ChristopherDAC: Thanks for the comments, I think I will pick it up next month then. I certainly dont mind the braindead kind of anime sometimes and that sounds like it could be amusing.

Just picked up Chobits #7 at Gamespot. So the collection is complete. Its my first box where I bought the DVDs seperately (as opposed to prepackaged set) so it was quite the historical moment. Or not.

I think the live action Eva movie is a mistake in general. Its going to have to be dumbed down to appeal to the lowest common denominator (the action movie crowd - hey I'm one of them! oops) sooo it has disaster written all over it. It can't just be marketed to fans of the anime because then it will surely bomb. Its a "wait and see" kind of thing. I'd love to see a good director back this that keeps things straight, maybe add a few personal touches but has respect and admiration for the original and improves the flow instead of turning it into a different beast entirely. All the video game movies that have surfaced recently have had these problems as well as basic ideas were pilfered but the original stories were tossed by the wayside in favor of something entirely different (Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Wing Commander come to mind). Wing Commander could have been a great movie - the story in the PC games was entertaining and pretty in-depth but NOoo, that was thrown out the door in favor of a huge turd of a script. Ahh well... just my cynical take on the situation.
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post #42 of 3082
3/20/04 at 4:58pm
I wanted to say thanks for the comments about The Big O. I'll post thoughts after I get around to watching some.

Another title I am curious about is Rahxephon, my local FYE has the first 3 volumes pretty cheap and it looked interesting. What's the consensus?
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post #43 of 3082
3/20/04 at 9:45pm
Chris:
Buy it and Buy it NOW!
Stacey
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post #44 of 3082
3/21/04 at 7:43am
Hey everybody,

You guys have probably discussed this ad nauseum already...but I'll ask anyway:

What's the difference between the Robotech Remastered and the Macross Mini Box set releases? (I know what the difference is between Robotech and Macross, I'm only speaking about the video quality). The reason I ask is, they made a really big stink about cleaning up the video for the Macross box, and I never actually bought it...but now I'm seeing "Robotech Remastered" and wondering: Is this the same video master that was used on the highly touted Macross box? And if it is then I won't buy the Macross Box, because I saw the quality of the episodes on Robotech Remastered 1 and thought the quality was generally REALLY bad.

Anybody have both that can confirm whether Macross video quality is light years better (crosses fingers) than Robotech Remastered? (God I hope so!)

As a completist, I need to own both obviously!

-Dennis
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post #45 of 3082
3/21/04 at 9:02am
Raxephon?

I knew I forgot to complete something.

*raises fist to the air*

DAMN YOU BIOLOGY!!!
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post #46 of 3082
3/21/04 at 11:11am
Has anyone heard anything about the anime Kaze no Yojimbo?
Is it supposed to be good/bad? I saw the review on animeondvd I was just wondering if anyone else knew anything about it...
Stacey
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post #47 of 3082
3/21/04 at 4:08pm
I ended up picking up the first 2 volumes of RahXephon. I like it, not one of my faves, but I am enjoying it!
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post #48 of 3082
3/21/04 at 4:17pm
Thread Starter 
I actually watched a good part of RahXephon at Anime Express last night.... GOOD STUFF! I'm gonna have to pick up the rest of this series pretty soon
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post #49 of 3082
3/21/04 at 6:34pm
Rob,
And why exactly don't you already OWN RahXephon? hehe....

I'm still plodding my way through Mahoromatic, starting the 2nd part tomarrow. I finished off Someday's Dreamers yesterday. Decent little show...worth a watch at least. Not one of my fave's though.

Dave has me FINALLY watching Evangelion...funny how I'm pretty much a Gainax whore but I haven't seen that. I'm plowing through everything else though!

Watched the 2nd disk of Magical Shopping Arcade this morning..pretty decent stuff. I think I only laughed a couple of times but the story was pretty amusing enough...I'm curious to see the "magical girl" eps. in the 3rd disk...that's also lined up for tomarrow...
Now, off to 3rd shift! Ug.
Stacey
PS. I guess it's been pretty much a Gainax couple of days now that I look at it....hrm....Magical Shopping arcade, Evangelion and Maho. hhhrrrmmm.....
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post #50 of 3082
3/21/04 at 7:24pm
Thread Starter 
Stacey, do you guys have FLCL? That's my personal favorite GAINAX series after Eva.
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post #51 of 3082
3/21/04 at 8:31pm
ChristopherDAC and Alanna:
Now you've got me stating what I think about the live action version of Evangelion. However, I haven't seen the series, so I can't really talk about what specific changes I think will be made. Here goes...

If you ask me, the project has been doomed from the get go. There are a few paths that this film could take: being faithful to the anime, getting a really limited release, and a major box office disaster; being a big summer action movie and doing fairly well; a summer action movie and a flop. However, the path that this project will most likely follow is the pit of despair path. That's right, I know that this film will never be made. Here are my reasons...

1. It would require a big budget and it definitely would not make back the budget at the box office, much less turn a profit.

2. They will run out of money during production, will beg major US studios for money, and will be turned down due to the extremely limited appeal of the film.

3. They will realize that the film has no chance of getting a wide release.

4. They will realize that if they change the names of characters and other things, the "otaku" type people will bitch and boycott the movie.

So, all this said, that is why I expect this thing to never be made!

Speaking of RahXephon, I still have to get the last two volumes!

Also, speaking of FLCL, I've got that taped, and gotta watch it one of these days!
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post #52 of 3082
3/21/04 at 8:39pm
Thread Starter 
Tony, the Eva movie is going to make a LOT of money in Japan (after all it is one of the most popular anime of all time).

Hideaki Anno has said for the creators of the live-action version to "go wild" and be creative with their project... so it'll be interesting to see what they create.
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post #53 of 3082
3/21/04 at 8:54pm
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the Eva movie is going to make a LOT of money in Japan
Yeah, maybe in Japan, but what about in the US, where anime isn't popular at all?
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post #54 of 3082
3/21/04 at 9:23pm
Thread Starter 
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Yeah, maybe in Japan, but what about in the US, where anime isn't popular at all?
Oh yeah, it's not very popular... that's why my local Best Buy, Suncoast, Target, and Wal*Mart (okay, they just have DBZ and YGO, but that's beside the point) have their own anime sections.
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post #55 of 3082
3/22/04 at 12:04am
Yes, I bought FLCL awhile ago...I still remember reading about that and thinking it would suck. (robots out of his head?!?!) haha....Boy was I wrong!
Stacey
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post #56 of 3082
3/22/04 at 6:22am
I think RahXephon sucks. Art is nice, but I didn't like the story much.

DDD shipped my Sailor Moon S1&S2 for $80. Pretty good.
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post #57 of 3082
3/22/04 at 8:43am
Alanna:

Burn Up W is very light and fluffy, but has lots (and I do mean lots) of fanservice. I just wish ADV could've added the jiggle counter to that one, too.

Chris:

The story gets better as it goes along, IMHO.

Dennis:

Well, as a proud owner of the pre-order boxed set of Macross, the PQ is great compared to the VHS quality of the original Robotech. However, it should be noted that the animation quality is from 1982, so it's not going to look like a new show from last year.

I just checked the forums over at Anime on DVD, and the master itself is the same as the AnimEigo one, although the encoding is different, since they put an extra episode (5, vs. 4 for AnimEigo) on each disk. Also, some people have noted some issues with ADV's aliasing.

All:

We got our move finished on Saturday, and I finally got to watch some anime on Sunday. I watched Martian Successor Nadesico vol. 5. I needed my fix .

John.
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post #58 of 3082
3/22/04 at 11:19am
Hmmm...sure is quiet today...

John.
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post #59 of 3082
3/22/04 at 12:05pm
Thread Starter 
I'm so sick of anime after 2 3-day cons in the last 3 weeks (MegaCon and Anime Express VII)

So, I'm taking a week off.

I'm sad though, I have to miss JACON this year because my best friend is graduating from high school on that same weekend (he is also missing it too, as he was supposed to come) Oh well, I've still got Otakon XI (staff), Yasumicon II, Anime Festival Orlando V and Otakucon I to go to this year.

Next year I'm going to be going to less smaller cons and saving my money for DragonCon and Anime Weekend Atlanta... I really hate Georgia though, it's the armpit of the south

I don't know if any of you are really into the con scene, but I treat them like mini vacations. They're a lot of fun, and if you've got a couple friends to share rooms with CHEAP FUN!
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post #60 of 3082
3/22/04 at 12:53pm
What does anybody think about Sakura Wars Goka Kenran, that is the 1999-2000 OVA? I am interested in it primarily because it is one of the few Dolby Digital LD anime. Same remarks apply for Sol Bianca: the Legacy: has anyone seen this?
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