What anime are we watching this summer? Why?

Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:[color=blue]
> SpaceGirl <nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> None :( I desperately need a shot in the arm of some new anime... please
>> save me! Recommend something sci-fi, relatively short (I dont want to
>> have to buy 20 volumes) that I can get from Amazon without selling a
>> kidney! :)
>>[/color]
>
> - Patlabor (movies or OVAs)
> - Planetes
> - Solty Rei
> - Vexille
>
> cu
> 59cobalt
>[/color]
Zipang which falls into the SciFi category since it
involves time travel leading to an alternate world.

later
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"Galen" <galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote in message
news:e51ha4tppbqcllca4nkk274rgpdlqcednj@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:41:52 -0400, "Dave Baranyi"
> <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
>[/color]

(clipping)
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>>> Kaito Tenshi Twin Angel (R2 OAV) - Arrogant magical girls
>>> get crushed by a powerful opponent. And the moral is:
>>> "Play with the big boys, and you're gonna get raped."
>>> Although it's not hentai.
>>>[/color]
>>ANN refers to a TV anime by that name, but they don't have much info. The
>>official website mentions an OAV but no TV series. Is it worth hunting
>>down?[/color]
> If you enjoy watching middle-school students brutally
> beaten down by adults.
>
>[/color]

I've had the chance to watch the first episode now, and my main thought was
that I ought to be looking for AIC to be associated with it somewhere. It
wasn't very good, even with its start as a parody of magic girl shows.
(Can't anyone let "Sailor Moon" references rest after so many years?)

As an aside - remember the days when "OAV" often meant better animation than
run-of-the-mill TV anime? "Twin Angel" was an example of how there isn't any
correlation between OAV and animation "quality" any more.

BTW - I think that your interpretations of the characters are a bit off. The
girls aren't arrogant - Haruka is a bit over-enthusiastic about her
abilities as a magical girl, but Aoi is totally unsure of herself and says
so to Haruka during the bedtime scene.

And going back to the days of Sailor Moon, the SM gang got beat up a lot
more often, and much more intensely, than either Haruka or Aoi. In fact, the
major damage to Haruka was psychological, not physical.

In any event, if you continue to follow this series, keep us posted. But I
can't see myself bothering with more of it, nor with any TV series that
might spin out of the OAV.

BTW II - I still find it astounding that idea for the series really came
from a pachinko/slot machine, but that's what ANN says and the official
website appears to confirm.

For those folks who are interested, the ANN link is here:

[url]http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9235[/url]

And the official website is here:

[url]http://www.twin-angel.com/[/url]

Dave Baranyi

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:30:38 +0100, SpaceGirl
<nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote:
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>Galen wrote:[color=green]
>> For myself:
>> Net Ghost PiPoPa - the story of a Magical Girl who happens
>> to be a guy. I like this series because it has human characters -
>> they're flawed, but work through it. Not subbed. For young children.
>>
>> Haruka's Secret - I don't really like this show, but I watch it
>> for the cognitive dissonance. ("Why is he escorting the transfer
>> student home and not the girl who is here with her family?",
>> they ask.)
>>
>> ToLoveRu - Ataru Moroboshi grew accustomed to random attacks
>> on his life; Yuuki Rito is developing panic disorder. In most anime,
>> the hero gets stronger, but Rito has only gotten steadily weaker
>> and more pathetic. He needs to die, preferably in some heroic way.
>>
>> Sasami's Magical Girl Club - recently released on R1 DVD.
>>
>> Magical Taruruto-kun - Recently released on R2 DVD.
>> A 5th grade boy gets a pre-school age genie who grants
>> wishes as best he can understand them. Comedy, coming
>> of age, for children. Not subbed. Recurring theme of "be careful
>> what you wish for".
>>
>> Di Gi Charact ~Nyo - in release on R1 DVD from Bandai.
>> Degiko has been banished from her world until she becomes
>> a princess. Puchiko and Gema accompany her on her picaresque
>> adventures.
>>
>> Kaito Tenshi Twin Angel (R2 OAV) - Arrogant magical girls
>> get crushed by a powerful opponent. And the moral is:
>> "Play with the big boys, and you're gonna get raped."
>> Although it's not hentai.
>>
>> Hidamari Sketch x365 - I don't know why I like this,
>> I just do.
>>
>> Nyatsume Yuujinchou - Boy meets cat. Solid story-telling,
>> meaningful characters.
>>
>> Birdy the Mighty Decode - If the Federation can't do better
>> than Birdy for important assignments, it is surely doomed.
>> Then again, the federation may want the Ryunka awakened.
>> I can't recommend this, but I keep hoping it will get better.
>>
>> -Galen[/color]
>
>None :( I desperately need a shot in the arm of some new anime... please
>save me! Recommend something sci-fi, relatively short (I dont want to
>have to buy 20 volumes) that I can get from Amazon without selling a
>kidney! :)[/color]

At the risk of the jokes this question will doubtlessly inspire,
you'll have to answer one question before we can kick some sci-fi in
your direction.

Do you like it hard or soft?
--
Abraham Evangelista

Galen wrote:[color=blue]
>[/color]

Recent DVD orders:

"Zegapain" - ordered all six disks from RightStuf during the last Bandai
sale; the last three are still on backorder after nearly three weeks...
A mecha show whose primary emotion is existential melancholy rather than
angst, I am finding it more powerful and bittwesweet with each episode.
The actual mecha fighting is de-emphasized in favor of character development,
which is fine with me.

"Madlax" - because it was really cheap, and I liked the soundtrack, and
Andrew Hollingbury recommended it. So far (I'm halfway through) it's OK
for marathoning when you're bored

US Cable TV:

"Bleach". For the plot, and because I hope Orihime eventually turns out
to be God.

"Code Geass". I just learned today that, while the original character
designs are by CLAMP, the animation character designs are by Takahiro
Kimura (Betterman, Gaogaigar, GunXSword). This combo explains quite a
bit about the appeal of the show.

"Gurren Lagann" - the SciFi channel's broadcast format, and the dub, are
somehow sucking a lot of the manic energy out of the show, which is one
of the things that made the first dozen episodes so much fun. Maybe I
should skip the broadcasts and get the sub-only DVDs?

"Now & Then, Here & There" - This is a re-watch for me, but it's the
first time in English. The dub seems well-done, and the story is
just as painful as I remember.

Fansub:

"Slayers Revolution" - 'Cause everything old is new again.

"Daughter of Twenty Faces" - for the old-school plot; for Tome; for
Chiko's "SEED mode"; and for Aya Hirano's performance. Hirano plays
Chiko with a beautuful bell-like clarity that is nothing like Haruhi's
broiling, repressed frustration; or Konata's slightly raspy lazyness; or
Lumiere's posh superiority.

"Soul Eater" - I don't like this quite as much as Dave Baranyi, but it's
still pretty good.

"Macross Frontier" - An intricate Rube-Goldberg construct that aims for
the same territory as "Overman King Gainer" and falls a little short.
Also, Ranka is cute, "Aimo" is beautiful, and "What 'bout my star?" is
maniacally catchy. I wonder if I should go back and watch the original
"Macross"? I never saw "Robotech" when it was broadcast in the US.

"Mission-E". For the skinsuited, curvy, tsundere Rally Vincent clone.

"Yakushiji Ryoko's Case Files" - for Ryoko. This is what happens when
a tsundere grows up and decides she both enjoys controlling other people,
and has a real talent for it.

"Wagaya no Oinari-sama" - because it is OK, which made it well above
average for the winter & spring crop of shows.

"World Destruction" slumps further and further into failure with each
episode. A Production IG show that feels like a GONZO show. The lead
female is named "Death". She fights with a bat'leth and hopes to commit
genocide, but all she does is hang out with a couple of nice guys and wander around and accidentally help people.
I should stop watching this, but there are occasional flashes of brilliant
character art and animation.
[color=blue]
> For myself:
> Net Ghost PiPoPa - the story of a Magical Girl who happens
> to be a guy. I like this series because it has human characters -
> they're flawed, but work through it. Not subbed. For young children.
>
> Haruka's Secret - I don't really like this show, but I watch it
> for the cognitive dissonance. ("Why is he escorting the transfer
> student home and not the girl who is here with her family?",
> they ask.)[/color]

The male lead is almost too much of a non-loser. He always seems to
know what to say, and is never conflicted.
[color=blue]
> ToLoveRu - Ataru Moroboshi grew accustomed to random attacks
> on his life; Yuuki Rito is developing panic disorder. In most anime,
> the hero gets stronger, but Rito has only gotten steadily weaker
> and more pathetic. He needs to die, preferably in some heroic way.[/color]

"Black Cat" fans could watch just the Yami/Eve episodes and skip the rest.
[color=blue]
> Sasami's Magical Girl Club - recently released on R1 DVD.
>
> Magical Taruruto-kun - Recently released on R2 DVD.
> A 5th grade boy gets a pre-school age genie who grants
> wishes as best he can understand them. Comedy, coming
> of age, for children. Not subbed. Recurring theme of "be careful
> what you wish for".
>
> Di Gi Charact ~Nyo - in release on R1 DVD from Bandai.
> Degiko has been banished from her world until she becomes
> a princess. Puchiko and Gema accompany her on her picaresque
> adventures.
>
> Kaito Tenshi Twin Angel (R2 OAV) - Arrogant magical girls
> get crushed by a powerful opponent. And the moral is:
> "Play with the big boys, and you're gonna get raped."
> Although it's not hentai.
>
> Hidamari Sketch x365 - I don't know why I like this,
> I just do.
>
> Nyatsume Yuujinchou - Boy meets cat. Solid story-telling,
> meaningful characters.[/color]

I should give this one a try.
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> Birdy the Mighty Decode - If the Federation can't do better
> than Birdy for important assignments, it is surely doomed.
> Then again, the federation may want the Ryunka awakened.
> I can't recommend this, but I keep hoping it will get better.[/color]

I have vague memories of enjoying the OAV, and Birdy is an attractive
character. Certain aspects of the show are reminiscent of "Shingu"
(which I liked a lot) and "Tenchi", so I'd really like to like this too,
and thus I also keep hoping it will get better.

-dbm
[color=blue]
> -Galen[/color]

D B Malmquist wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Galen wrote:[color=green]
> >[/color]
>
> Recent DVD orders:
>
> "Zegapain" - ordered all six disks from RightStuf during the last Bandai
> sale; the last three are still on backorder after nearly three weeks...[/color]

Aiee! Fiendish cliffhanger at episode 14, ending disk #3.

On Aug 18, 12:51*am, Galen <ga...@nekomimicon.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:30:38 +0100, SpaceGirl
>
> <nothespacegirls...@subhuman.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >None :( I desperately need a shot in the arm of some new anime... please
> >save me! Recommend something sci-fi, relatively short (I dont want to
> >have to buy 20 volumes) that I can get from Amazon without selling a
> >kidney! :)[/color]
>
> On the subject of Japanese Pop Culture?
> _Super Gals_
> ... which is not available at Amazon.co.uk. Not much is:[url]http://www.amazon..co.uk/b/ref=amb_link_19548965_6?ie=UTF8&node=333694[/url]...
> They only list 400 items under anime.
>
> They have Angelic Layer:[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=amb_link_34746065_3?ie=UTF8&node=257116[/url]...
>
> They have World of Narue (it's a meet-cute romance;
> anime nerd meets alien girl):[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-World-Of-Narue/dp/B000F3T8VO/ref=sr_1_41?[/url]...
>
> I have no idea how these look in PAL, though.
>
> -Galen[/color]

Hm thanks, I will check those out.

SpaceGirl <nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> None :( I desperately need a shot in the arm of some new anime... please
> save me! Recommend something sci-fi, relatively short (I dont want to
> have to buy 20 volumes) that I can get from Amazon without selling a
> kidney! :)[/color]

Have you seen Haruhi (The Melancholy of)? That might qualify as sci-fi, it
has aliens and parallel universes anyhow and is out on DVD by now.
Only 14 episodes.

There's also a .hack franchise film that came out a few months ago, called
..hack sprocket IIRC, I don't know if it's available as anything other than
fansub right now, the clip I saw was a bit too cgi for my taste (cgi
characters always seem to be rather wooden, like watching Thunderbirds) but
it was quite stylish looking.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:10:53 -0400, Galen <galen@nekomimicon.net> wrote:
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>For myself:[/color]

<most of list snipped>
[color=blue]
>Birdy the Mighty Decode - If the Federation can't do better
>than Birdy for important assignments, it is surely doomed.
>Then again, the federation may want the Ryunka awakened.
>I can't recommend this, but I keep hoping it will get better.[/color]

So I shouldn't bother watching the one episode I downloaded a few weeks
ago? <sigh>


Here's what I'm watching (or have been watching before fansubbers got
C&D notices, in the case of some current-series downloads). They've all
been reviewed by other folks in the past, so I'll just list them.

Current-series Downloads:

* Daughter of Twenty Faces (I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, but
I'm enjoying it)

* Slayers Revolution (my "guilty pleasure" for this season - after the
disaster that was the last movie, Lina and the gang are back in full
form!)

* Wagaya no Oinari-sama (because it's fun!)

* You're Under Arrest Full Throttle (assuming they ever finish
fansubbing it... I'm a die-hard Fujishima fan; how could I pass this
one by?)

(And I've got a couple of episodes of "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" to
try, but that doesn't count unless I actually do watch it.)

Current-series R1 DVDs:

* Lucky Star (again, because it's fun!)

Older R1 DVDs that I'm re-watching:

* Magic Users Club (once more, because it's fun... and because it's a
well-paced, tightly-plotted, *good* story - unusual in shonen romance)

Hmmmmm... that's down from last summer...

--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear
of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:30:38 +0100, SpaceGirl
<nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote:

<snip>
[color=blue]
>None :( I desperately need a shot in the arm of some new anime... please
>save me! Recommend something sci-fi, relatively short (I dont want to
>have to buy 20 volumes) that I can get from Amazon without selling a
>kidney! :)[/color]

Don't know whether these are all still available (half of this list were
Geneon titles), but off the top of my head, these are my picks for short
sci-fi:

* Bubblegum Crisis (original OAV series) - dystopian cyberpunk,
8 episodes. I really prefer the original Japanese with subtitles.

* Stellvia - shojo space-opera, 26 episodes. Either sub or dub is good.

* Starship Operators - war-story space-opera (not as dark as BGC),
12 episodes. Either sub or dub is good.

And one for a bit later in the year:

* Rocket Girls - somewhat-odd near-future SF, 12 episodes, won't be
released until this fall. Rumour has it that it'll be sub only.

--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear
of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis

Abraham Evangelista wrote:
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> At the risk of the jokes this question will doubtlessly inspire,
> you'll have to answer one question before we can kick some sci-fi in
> your direction.
>
> Do you like it hard or soft?[/color]

LOL!!

Well, truth be told... ah nevermind.

I'm a serious SF buff, so I like everything for Serial Experiments
Lain, Patlabor and Ergo Proxy (which I particularly adored) to Death
Note and Wolfs Rain. Everything in between is fine. I have a soft spot
for female protagonists too.



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