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I'm now watching Rurouni Kenshin via Netflix (2nd disc now). I’ll admit that I saw Samurai X movie last year (I enjoyed it very much). I was shocked how much difference between movie and TV series. It’s like its whole different genre (TV shows is slapshot comedy and movie is action with seriousness) and whole different story.
I had some people telling me to watch the TV series first and then to movie. I hate to say that they’re wrong. |
That series is super long. Just make sure you have the time and dedication to devote to it.
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Originally Posted by fujishig
(Post 8878128)
What in the world? They must have added that to the anime, I don't remember anything like that in the manga. The storyline does "jump the shark" at one point, though it's pretty obvious as there's a huge transition.
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I've got a question about Macross Plus. If I have the movie version, should I still pick up the OVA set, or could I skip it?
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Macross Plus was horrible in my opinion. I never seen the movie though so have no idea how the two compare to each other.
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Originally Posted by Abe.
(Post 8924787)
That series is super long.
TOO long in my honest opinion. They drag stuff out way too much (like fights taking several episodes) and the series suffers as a result. |
Originally Posted by big e
(Post 8936095)
I've got a question about Macross Plus. If I have the movie version, should I still pick up the OVA set, or could I skip it?
I guess it depends on how much you liked the movie. If you liked the movie, I would suggest you get the OVA. |
Originally Posted by McHawkson
(Post 8923732)
I'm now watching Rurouni Kenshin via Netflix (2nd disc now). I’ll admit that I saw Samurai X movie last year (I enjoyed it very much). I was shocked how much difference between movie and TV series. It’s like its whole different genre (TV shows is slapshot comedy and movie is action with seriousness) and whole different story.
I had some people telling me to watch the TV series first and then to movie. I hate to say that they’re wrong. Kenshin the OAV is technically a prequel to the TV series... but was a story that was only revealed much later on in the manga. Basically, Kenshin (TV and manga) starts off with Kenshin as a pretty cheerful but still powerful ronin who has obviously had a very dark past, having lived as the Battosai during the Bakamatsu wars, but who has tried to go past that with a vow to not kill. Along the way, you see various people, mainly enemies, try to goad him back into his old ways. The first season can be very slow moving, but they're mainly introducing the characters and setting everything up. By the second season, when the Shishio arc comes around, he has to fully face his past. The OAV flashbacks actually occur during the third manga arc, the Jinchuu arc, which unfortunately was never really fully animated (the third Kenshin season is basically filler that was never in the manga). It is much more dynamic, and you see how Kenshin became a cold blooded assassin... as such, it can definitely stand alone as just an action packed miniseries. However, most fans think it's best to revisit this Kenshin only after establishing the man he would eventually become, which is done in the TV series. Also, as you're experiencing, it's much harder to go from OAV to TV series than it is to go from TV series to OAV. |
Thanks for the information. I still find the TV series entertaining and will keep watching the series. :)
I cannot wait for second season of Gunslinger Girls (supposed to release in USA - in 2009). I finally got a time to finish reading Gunslinger Girls manga and I'm really looking forward to see the battle between Triela and "Pinocchio" on DVD! |
Are there supposed to be more episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the future? I recently watched that show via Netflix, and it just seemed to kinda end without an ending. But then again, it seems to me that a lot of anime series tend to fall apart at the end.
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Originally Posted by Liontamer
(Post 8950681)
Are there supposed to be more episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the future? I recently watched that show via Netflix, and it just seemed to kinda end without an ending. But then again, it seems to me that a lot of anime series tend to fall apart at the end.
According to AnimeNewsNetwork.com: The official Japanese website for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya television anime series has announced further details about the franchise's next anime project. In the spirit of the first anime series and the Haruhi Suzumiya science fiction comedy light novels that spawned the franchise, the announcement was made in a roundabout, cryptic manner. On Tuesday, the site "disappeared" and began displaying a false error message that read, "The page cannot be found." A second message then appears over the first message; it states that a computer program is starting up and prompts the user for a password. If the user enters "K," "N," "S," "A," and "K" (the initials of the family names of the members of SOS brigade, the main characters in the series) into the password fields and selects the radio button to the right, a fake xterm terminal session opens. A series of messages from "YUKI.N" confirms that the key to the "emergency escape program" has been found and asks for a final confirmation before starting the program. If the user hits the enter key, a new page opens that shows the character YUKI and lists the production credits of the new series. The page reveals that the previously announced second anime season of Haruhi Suzumiya has been "cancelled" and replaced with a new animation project. Yasuhiro Takemoto (Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Lucky Star) will direct the new project, and Kyoto Animation will still be animating as it did for the first anime project. As in the previous anime project, the fictional "leader" of the new anime project is the character Haruhi Suzumiya herself. The "disappearance" of the website on December 18 at 4:00 a.m. (Japan Standard Time) is a reference to the pivotal date in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, the fourth volume in the light novel series and an apparent indication of which novel plot the new anime project will adapt. Bandai Entertainment finished its English-language release of the first anime project in November. But that article is from last December... Maybe someone in here have latest update on that project. |
Originally Posted by Liontamer
(Post 8950681)
Are there supposed to be more episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the future? I recently watched that show via Netflix, and it just seemed to kinda end without an ending. But then again, it seems to me that a lot of anime series tend to fall apart at the end.
Incidentally, you might be unaware that the first series was broadcast in a different order than how it appeared on the American DVD releases. The DVDs presented the show in chronological order, while the broadcast order was anything but - characters are introduced after they've already appeared, two-part episodes are not back-to-back, etc. The last broadcast episode is actually the sixth or seventh chronologically. I watched the show in broadcast order first, then chronologically, and I feel the broadcast order really adds to the craziness of the show - it just feels more like Haruhi. I am not sure how it was intended to be viewed by the creators. The broadcast order is available on DVD as a bonus feature if you get the LE versions. Volumnes 2-4 each come with a second disc that contain the episodes in this order, but Japanese audio only, with English subs, of course. The English dub is decent for the show, but the Japanese is superior, IMO. |
Originally Posted by VamPirateXXX
(Post 8952035)
AniDB.net has a page up for the sequel, but no dates or anything like that. (I'd link, but the site deals with fansubs which probably shouldn't be discussed here.)
Incidentally, you might be unaware that the first series was broadcast in a different order than how it appeared on the American DVD releases. The DVDs presented the show in chronological order, while the broadcast order was anything but - characters are introduced after they've already appeared, two-part episodes are not back-to-back, etc. The last broadcast episode is actually the sixth or seventh chronologically. I watched the show in broadcast order first, then chronologically, and I feel the broadcast order really adds to the craziness of the show - it just feels more like Haruhi. I am not sure how it was intended to be viewed by the creators. The broadcast order is available on DVD as a bonus feature if you get the LE versions. Volumnes 2-4 each come with a second disc that contain the episodes in this order, but Japanese audio only, with English subs, of course. The English dub is decent for the show, but the Japanese is superior, IMO. |
Originally Posted by Liontamer
(Post 8952604)
I had seen that the LE versions included the Japanese audio in original broadcast order and had considered picking them up since I thoroughly enjoyed the show, but the prices of them seemed a little steep. Does the second disc include any other special feayures of note that justify the hefty price tag?
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Question about Studio Ghibli collections
Hi,
I recently got into anime and now found someone who is selling used copies of two Studio Ghibli collections. I wanted to research some more about the collections before I bought them and could not find any information about them. I found one link that had a review of the first collection and said that it may be pirated ( Cant post a link yet but the site is moviepie-dot-com/rent/studio_ghibli-dot-htm ). Can anyone give me more information about these collections and if they are legal? I dont want to purchase them if they are pirated versions. The movies that were included are below: 1. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) 2. Panda Kopanda (1972) 3. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1977) 4. Goshu the Cellist (1982) 5. Nausica: of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 6. Castle in the Sky (1986) 7. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 9. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 10. Only Yesterday (1991) 11. Porco Rosso (1992) 12. Ocean Waves (1993) 13. Pom Poko (1994) 14. On Your Mark (MTV) (1995) 15. Whisper of the Heart (1995) 16. Princess Mononoke (1997) 17. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) 18. Spirited Away (2001) 19. The Cat Returns (2002) 20. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 21. Ghibli and Art Gallery (2005) |
Originally Posted by aruvam
(Post 8981758)
Hi,
I recently got into anime and now found someone who is selling used copies of two Studio Ghibli collections. I wanted to research some more about the collections before I bought them and could not find any information about them. I found one link that had a review of the first collection and said that it may be pirated ( Cant post a link yet but the site is moviepie-dot-com/rent/studio_ghibli-dot-htm ). Can anyone give me more information about these collections and if they are legal? I dont want to purchase them if they are pirated versions. The movies that were included are below: 1. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) 2. Panda Kopanda (1972) 3. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1977) 4. Goshu the Cellist (1982) 5. Nausica: of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 6. Castle in the Sky (1986) 7. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 9. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 10. Only Yesterday (1991) 11. Porco Rosso (1992) 12. Ocean Waves (1993) 13. Pom Poko (1994) 14. On Your Mark (MTV) (1995) 15. Whisper of the Heart (1995) 16. Princess Mononoke (1997) 17. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) 18. Spirited Away (2001) 19. The Cat Returns (2002) 20. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 21. Ghibli and Art Gallery (2005) Numerous titles listed above aren't even available in the U.S. Some of which can be found via importing DVDs from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and UK. The bolded titles are available for release in the U.S. Only Yesterday is licensed, but I don't expect Disney to release it any time soon. 1. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968) 2. Panda Kopanda (1972) - OOP 3. Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro (1977) 4. Goshu the Cellist (1982) 5. Nausica: of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 6. Castle in the Sky (1986) 7. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) - Basically OOP 8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 9. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 10. Only Yesterday (1991) 11. Porco Rosso (1992) 12. Ocean Waves (1993) 13. Pom Poko (1994) 14. On Your Mark (MTV) (1995) 15. Whisper of the Heart (1995) 16. Princess Mononoke (1997) 17. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) 18. Spirited Away (2001) 19. The Cat Returns (2002) 20. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 21. Ghibli and Art Gallery (2005) |
Thanks for the info - I will ask the person where the sets were purchased and try to determine if they are legit versions before buying.
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Hi. I'm thinking of trying to pick up the Black Lagoon series during the next DD sale. I'm placing them on my wish list, but there are two listed for each volume. The first one was easy because it had the art box, but which are the matching other volumes and what is the difference?
Volume 2, I can't tell the difference... Vol2 Sample A Vol2 Sample B Volume 3... Vol3 Sample A mentions collector cards, so does this one go with the art box? Vol3 Sample B For season two, I'm assuming the more expensive volume 1 has the art box? Season 2 Vol1 Sample A Season 2 Vol1 Sample B Much thanks in advance! |
Originally Posted by Smorri
(Post 8991487)
Hi. I'm thinking of trying to pick up the Black Lagoon series during the next DD sale.
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Originally Posted by logboy
(Post 8991780)
the entire first season gets a complete set in december, and will work out much cheaper than even 20% off in the sale for the individual volumes...
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Is Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage volume #3 set to release on October 28? Right?
And then I got an email from Rightstuf today saying that they have shipped it to me. WTF? |
Originally Posted by McHawkson
(Post 9007992)
Is Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage volume #3 set to release on October 28? Right?
And then I got an email from Rightstuf today saying that they have shipped it to me. WTF? Anime exclusive retailers such as RightStuf.com ship out their anime early. Once they receive the products, they start fulfilling their order. They are basically the #1 anime online retailer. This is a common practice that anime studios don't mind of. |
I was bit surprised that they did. They shipped me the volume #2 on the day it released.
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Originally Posted by McHawkson
(Post 9008082)
I was bit surprised that they did. They shipped me the volume #2 on the day it released.
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Major ADV News via ICv2
'Clannad' Leads ADV Announcements | Interview with John Ledford, Part One / Part Two
...We’re working with a new partner, Sentai Filmworks, which just acquired a number of anime titles. ADV is providing localization and some distribution services for Sentai... ...ADV plans to release the first volume of the Clannad anime series on April 21, 2009. The first volume will include four episodes of the series (ADV will release a total of 6 volumes of the Clannad anime)... ...The other new series announced by ADV is the Indian Summer OVA Collection, which will be released on March 10th, 2009... ...ADV is also releasing a number of Sentai titles that have been distributed here in the U.S. by other companies. The harem/maid comedy Mahoromatic, which was originally released here by Geneon, is coming out in a complete set (MSRP $44.98) on January 13th followed by the sequel, Mahormatic: Something More Beautiful Complete Set (MSRP $44.98) on February 17th... ...Also due out in January (on the 20th) is the 12-episode Tsukihime anime series that was also previously released in North America by Geneon... ...Other reissues include a collection of the four long out-of-print Pet Shop of Horrors OVAs, which are based on the popular shojo horror manga series by Matsuri Akino (published here by Tokyopop). The Pet Shop of Horrors OVAs were released on DVD back in 2001 by Urban Vision... ...Also announced as part of the Sentai releases is the ecchi comedy Jewel Bem Hunter Lime, a sexy series of 3 OVAs (rated 16+), that Media Blasters released here in 2001... |
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