At 2/19/08 07:13 PM, Gendo wrote: Plus I turned into the dreaded "merchandise otaku".

Implying that you never were, even before I went AWOL?

I've got you beat.
Kimagure Orange Road, Kashimashi, Urusei Yatsura, Hokuto no Ken, Lupin III, Ranma 1/2, Desert Punk, Ninja Nonsense, Black Jack, Black Jack 21, Black Lagoon: Second Barrage, Maison Ikkoku, etc.

Fair enough...
Faaaaaair enough...

And yes; I have become more craving for Hard Science/Military than simply Mecha.

Well it's about bloody time. :D

I only got that impression after seeing the first VOTOMS.
What's there to not like about an actually lethal and down-to-earth main character?

Make no mistake though; I'm still a mecha fan, but some old more military-based stores have made me take a good look at them.

VOTOMS Pailsen Files seem off to a nice four episodes released out of the twelve planned episodes so far.

At 2/19/08 07:24 PM, HaroFreak wrote: Implying that you never were, even before I went AWOL?

I used to buy the odd action figure now and then, but I currently own...

12 1/8 scale statues
1 1/6 scale figure
Around 20 non-scale figures
Countless Gundam-related toys of all manners
About five shirts (including the Hokuto no Ken one I'm wearing now)
A more than hefty pile of various formats of manga (tankobon, kazenban, monthly anthologies, old comic book-size monthlies)

All of this purchased mostly within the past six or so months.

Fair enough...
Faaaaaair enough...

I am the king of buying something, watching two episodes and then forgetting about it.

I only got that impression after seeing the first VOTOMS.

Armoured Trooper VOTOMS, fuck yes.

What's there to not like about an actually lethal and down-to-earth main character?

Very little. if anything.

Make no mistake though; I'm still a mecha fan, but some old more military-based stores have made me take a good look at them.

Well, I hardly expected you to suddenly dislike /m/, but horizon-broadening was needed/

VOTOMS Pailsen Files seem off to a nice four episodes released out of the twelve planned episodes so far.

Excellent.

At 2/19/08 07:32 PM, Gendo wrote: I used to buy the odd action figure now and then, but I currently own...
DamnLottaStuff

And I thought my obsession with Plamo was bad.

Well, I hardly expected you to suddenly dislike /m/, but horizon-broadening was needed

I tend to speak about what I'm good and most familiar with.
You cannot consider a fan of City Hunter, You're Under Arrest, anything by Azuma and Futari H a Mecha-tard.

But meh, I am who I am.

Excellent.

Oh, and don't get too alienated with the CG, it works surprisingly well with the grittiness of the battle settings.

At 2/19/08 07:42 PM, HaroFreak wrote: And I thought my obsession with Plamo was bad.

Well, it's not.

You cannot consider a fan of City Hunter, You're Under Arrest, anything by Azuma and Futari H a Mecha-tard.

Well, literally speaking, you could given you seem to like an overwhelming amount of /m/ in comparison to those series, but whatevs.

Yotsuba&! is like the fucking awesomest thing ever, by the way (not that my near-complete figure collection would suggest I'm a total whore for the series or anything, just need Miura/Danboard and I'm done).

But meh, I am who I am.

That you are.

Oh, and don't get too alienated with the CG, it works surprisingly well with the grittiness of the battle settings.

After starting to watch more recent animu, I've become used to CG.

At 2/19/08 07:47 PM, Gendo wrote: Well, literally speaking, you could given you seem to like an overwhelming amount of /m/ in comparison to those series, but whatevs.

Only because there is much more technical knowledge in a mecha series than any other category, maybe with the exception of Science-Fiction.

Yotsuba&! is like the fucking awesomest thing ever, by the way (not that my near-complete figure collection would suggest I'm a total whore for the series or anything, just need Miura/Danboard and I'm done).

I bought Revoltech Yotsuba for myself over Christmas through HLJ. It's worth every Yen I spent.

After starting to watch more recent animu, I've become used to CG.

It has certainly improved from five years ago.

If you have a chance to see Aquarion or Macross F, I guarantee its beauty for the studio that did it is doing the CG work at a grand scale.

At 2/19/08 07:24 PM, Mendou wrote: ZZ Gundam

But ZZ Gundam isn't Anime!

At 2/19/08 07:53 PM, HaroFreak wrote: Only because there is much more technical knowledge in a mecha series than any other category, maybe with the exception of Science-Fiction.

Nah, /m/ beats even the deepest sci-fi.

Most of it lacks serious technical info, most stuff is just superficial gibberish.

I bought Revoltech Yotsuba for myself over Christmas through HLJ. It's worth every Yen I spent.

Yotsuba was my first ever pre-order and first purchase from HLJ.

I shop at HLJ constantly, got a Moderno Labo Black Jack on the way now and three Black Lagoon t-shirts in my order queue.

It has certainly improved from five years ago.

Oh, for sure.

If you have a chance to see Aquarion or Macross F, I guarantee its beauty for the studio that did it is doing the CG work at a grand scale.

Awesome, I shall keep my eyes peeled for those.

But ZZ Gundam isn't Anime!

IT'S REAL

At 2/19/08 07:56 PM, Gendo wrote: Most of it lacks serious technical info, most stuff is just superficial gibberish.

That doesn't stop Pseudo-Science.

IT'S REAL

*Cue catchy music*

ON A DAY WHEN EVERYONE WAS NAPPING,
SOMETHING APPEARED IN THE BLUE SKY,
THAT IS WHEN I SAW SOMETHING AMAZING!
ADULTS LAUGH AT ME WHILE SAYING I WATCH TOO MUCH TV.
BUT I AM CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY, NOT MAKING ANYTHING UP!

IT'S NOT ANIME! IT'S NOT ANIME!
A BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!
IT'S NOT ANIME! IT'S NOT ANIME!
IT'S RE-ALITY!!
IT'S NOT ANIME! IT'S NOT ANIME!
A MYSTERIOUS FEELING!!

IT'S NOT ANIME!
IT'S NOT ANIME!

IT'S RE-ALITY!!

At 2/19/08 08:13 PM, HaroFreak wrote: That doesn't stop Pseudo-Science.

Nothing can stop that fanboyism-powered train.

*Cue catchy music*

Subtlety flies out the window in the favour of sheer entertainment.

Godbless NG /A/.

Woah, its been a while. I completly forgot about this.

Anyway how is everyone?

And has anyone seen Last Exile? A friend of mine said that its a really good anime but he also watches shows like bleach and DBZ so I don't know if I should take his recommendation too seriously.

Is it any good?

At 2/19/08 09:32 PM, Temporaryaltaccount wrote: Anyway how is everyone?

Oh, I'm fine.

Just waiting around for my new anime to arrive.

And has anyone seen Last Exile? A friend of mine said that its a really good anime but he also watches shows like bleach and DBZ so I don't know if I should take his recommendation too seriously.

Is it any good?

Our very own Kuro is a pretty big fan of the show, and from what I've seen, it is indeed quite impressive.

At 2/19/08 09:32 PM, Temporaryaltaccount wrote: And has anyone seen Last Exile?

Bloody brilliant.

Though it dips around the middle of the series with some odd plot points introduced, and has a bit of a subpar ending, it's still one of the best animes I've seen.

At 2/19/08 07:24 PM, Mendou wrote: Urusei Yatsura, ZZ Gundam, V Gundam, Nadia, last Exile, Excel Saga, Cromartie High school

.....Yeah you got me beat.

Aria, Nadia and Air.

I got you all beat in the opposite way.

The better way.

hey ghys whats up

I'm beginning to find it more and more difficult to watch Nadia.

It feels far too much to me like they just stewed Laputa and Nausicaa in a pot, and sprinkled Jules Verne all over it.

At 2/19/08 02:41 PM, Gendo wrote:

At 2/19/08 05:31 AM, Kisuke wrote: Also, I find this site very boring now. Is this normal?

It is.

I too am quite jaded towards this place.

I have to say I've felt that way since '04. This club is the only thing that keeps me here.

I haven't watched any anime lately, except for re-watching Ah! My Goddess' (against my will.)

At 2/19/08 09:32 PM, Temporaryaltaccount wrote: And has anyone seen Last Exile? A friend of mine said that its a really good anime but he also watches shows like bleach and DBZ so I don't know if I should take his recommendation too seriously.

Is it any good?

The story itself is uniquely told and it is certainly not your typical storyline.

But for a 26 episode series, I can't but help that it was not worth my time after finding out how much buildup occured right at the end only to waste the last episode with an unfitting end which doesn't resolve one of the major plots well enough.

At 2/20/08 05:24 AM, HaroFreak wrote: But for a 26 episode series, I can't but help that it was not worth my time after finding out how much buildup occured right at the end only to waste the last episode with an unfitting end which doesn't resolve one of the major plots well enough.

Welcome to modern anime, where disappointment is king.

Not enough shows have truly impressive endins these days.

At 2/20/08 02:59 PM, Mendou wrote: Chrono Crusade

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAUTIOUS

Meh, not like I care, it's your money.

At 2/20/08 03:07 PM, Mendou wrote: It doesn't look that bad to me.

You didn't watch two seconds of it.

Hard to hate a show based on merely gazing at the box art.

At 2/20/08 03:30 PM, Gendo wrote: You didn't watch two seconds of it.

Hard to hate a show based on merely gazing at the box art.

I like chrono crusade...

Anyway, i'm gonna check out Last Exile and hope the anime chop down the road will have it for sale or rent.

At 2/20/08 03:41 PM, Temporaryaltaccount wrote: Anyway, i'm gonna check out Last Exile and hope the anime chop down the road will have it for sale or rent.

There's a fairly high chance, Hell, the local video store 'round these parts has it.

At 2/20/08 03:43 PM, Gendo wrote: There's a fairly high chance,

Just got back with last exile on DVD. Lucky me, apparently they(The shop) got their first shippment of Last exile ever last week.

I'm gonna start watching tonight or tomorrow.

They also got their first shippments ever last week with these two animes;

Reborn
Black Lagoon.

They any good?

Hell, the local video store 'round these parts has it.

Where do you live?

At 2/20/08 02:44 PM, Gendo wrote: Welcome to modern anime, where disappointment is king.

The show and story itself was not bad, but I would have preferred to read it as a book instead.

The whole setting felt too... soft.
And from a HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) Scientist's perspective, I would say that the job of animating the story did little to help bring out the best in it.

Though with my statement, I have pretty much shunned all non-fan-service-based shows.
But in my defense; I consider awesome fight scenes, awesome plot twists and combining giant robots a form of fan-service.

Not enough shows have truly impressive endins these days.

Even if the ending and story itself was obvious beyond all belief, I would have still enjoyed something that makes me go "Hold on, rewind a little and play that scene again FTW". Or simply put; positively memorable scenes or events in a series that makes it worth keeping a copy with me where-ever I go.

And because everybody loves Lego:

At 2/20/08 05:10 PM, Temporaryaltaccount wrote: Black Lagoon.

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Favourite series of 2007, total masterpiece, etc.

Where do you live?

Cape Breton Island.

A wee piece o' land in the Atlantic, pretty isolated from the big important parts of Canada.

At 2/20/08 05:19 PM, Gendo wrote: Favourite series of 2007, total masterpiece, etc.

As much as I like it, Black Lagoon (including Second Barrage) aired within 2006 though. <.<

THIS is what happens when Uncle Go and Hideaki Anno combine powers to create a 3 episode OVA (40 minutes each). Re: Cutey Honey, an OVA adaptation of the Live Action Series which is in turn adapted from the original Cutey Honey comics by Go Nagai back in the 1970s.

Full of servicy fun, explosions, fighting and the Psychosexual genre that Go Nagai has made a name for himself with.

At 2/20/08 05:30 PM, HaroFreak wrote: As much as I like it, Black Lagoon (including Second Barrage) aired within 2006 though. <.<

That's Japan.

A country I don't live in.

So that has zero bearing on me.

Do remember original air dates lack relevance whatsoever to international audiences.

THIS is what happens when Uncle Go and Hideaki Anno combine powers to create a 3 episode OVA (40 minutes each). Re: Cutey Honey, an OVA adaptation of the Live Action Series which is in turn adapted from the original Cutey Honey comics by Go Nagai back in the 1970s.

Full of servicy fun, explosions, fighting and the Psychosexual genre that Go Nagai has made a name for himself with.

Go Nagai is so fucking great.

Even with trashy schlock like Violence Jack and Iron Virgin Jun.

I need more Cutey Honey in my diet.

At 2/20/08 05:46 PM, Gendo wrote: Do remember original air dates lack relevance whatsoever to international audiences.

Unless it was not an aired release, Original Air Date still exists no matter how you look at it with the exception that you were talking in terms relative to your personal experience.

Then that's just miscommunication due to different choice of syntax.

I need more Cutey Honey in my diet.

Not sure about the TV release that screams SAILORMOON though. It's going to be great, that far I know but would it be like watching a Go Nagai show or a Maho-Shojo/Kaito series aimed at a much younger audience?

At 2/20/08 05:52 PM, HaroFreak wrote: Unless it was not an aired release, Original Air Date still exists no matter how you look at it with the exception that you were talking in terms relative to your personal experience.

Yes, but original air date is invalidated by lack of availability in the case of something like this due to the fact the only place it aired in 2006 was Japan.

One does not consider something the best of a year where it was totally unavailable to them, localized release dates count more in regards to licensed versions.

Not sure about the TV release that screams SAILORMOON though. It's going to be great, that far I know but would it be like watching a Go Nagai show or a Maho-Shojo/Kaito series aimed at a much younger audience?

I doubt it'd have the Nagai zazz.

He's not exactly TV-friendly.

At 2/20/08 05:56 PM, Gendo wrote: Yes, but original air date is invalidated by lack of availability in the case of something like this due to the fact the only place it aired in 2006 was Japan.
One does not consider something the best of a year where it was totally unavailable to them, localized release dates count more in regards to licensed versions.

Says you.
It is not impossible nor unreasonable to determine one's 'favorites based on year' according to official year of release, while others consider it based on their availability in their local region or relative to their own personal time of exposure for reasons that I can list out forever.

So let's make this clear.
I made my statement with the impression that your syntax of 'Favorite of <year>' meant the year of release and not the other two possibilities.
Now I ask you: What did you mean?

He's not exactly TV-friendly.

That's pretty much why stuff made directly under his air of command is released in the form of OVAs.

Not that I mind. It just means that characters can be portrayed in their full badassness with no punches pulled to maximise the amount of Win radiating from it.

At 2/20/08 05:19 PM, Gendo wrote: Favourite series of 2007, total masterpiece, etc.

Is it really that great? I'll check it out when i'm done with Last exile then.

But the shop only has black lagoon, it doesn't have the second barrage.

And the way I see it the second barrage is either;

A.) Some sort of spin off show.
or
B.) Like a second season to black lagoon.

If the second barrage is B then I would like to wait for it too come into stock as well so i'm not dying too know what happens. (Story cliff hanger between season 1 and 2.)

Cape Breton Island.

A wee piece o' land in the Atlantic, pretty isolated from the big important parts of Canada.

I never knew there were lots of anime fans in canada, I didn't see that one coming.

At 2/20/08 06:03 PM, HaroFreak wrote: Now I ask you: What did you mean?

It was my favourite English release of 2007.

I figured that was pretty obvious, given I tend to watch dubs and buy Region 1 DVDs.

No offense, but the semantics-filled rambling was sort of unwarranted here when I believe it's fairly clear what I meant, especially since I mentioned by love of the series in reference to someone asking if the DVDs were worth buying.

That's pretty much why stuff made directly under his air of command is released in the form of OVAs.

It's for the best, really.

A TV version of something like Violence Jack would have sucked.

Not that I mind. It just means that characters can be portrayed in their full badassness with no punches pulled to maximise the amount of Win radiating from it.

Oh yes.