What anime are we watching this summer? Why?

sanjian wrote:[color=blue]
>
> "D B Malmquist" <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote in message
> news:48A8F241.C57295A1@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn...[color=green]
> > Galen wrote:[color=darkred]
> >>[/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.[/color]
>
> She already is, in my book.
>[color=green]
> > "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.[/color]
>
> This show will piss you off.[/color]

I'm not emotionally envolved enough to get really angry. Besides, I have
already stumbled on various spoilers so, eh.
[color=blue][color=green]
> > "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?[/color]
>
> This show wins my award for the title most singable to "Teenage Mutant Ninja
> Turtles."
>
> <s>
>[color=green]
> > "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.[/color]
>
> No love for Diamond Cravasse?[/color]

The "official" ending version is a bit overproduced for my taste. Now that
you remind me, the a cappella version that Ranka & Sheryl split towards the
end of ep 2 is very beautiful. Do you know if that version is on [one of]
the soundtracks? I also want to hear Sheryl's a cappella version of "Aimo";
there's a brief fragment in the ep. 18 eyecatch.
[color=blue][color=green]
> > "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.[/color]
>
> Oh, come on. It's just plain good fun. No excuses needed. Though a little
> more fanservice wouldn't hurt.[/color]

OK, agreed on both counts.
[color=blue][color=green]
> > "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]
>
> I'm mainly following it to see if they can come up with a good reason for it
> all. In other words, morbid curiosity. No pun intended.[/color]

They could also be making better use of the crystal bowling ball filled
with eyeballs and tentacles.
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> 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]
>
> Refreshing, isn't it? That, alone makes it worth it. The wish-fulfillment
> is just extra. Come on, wouldn't most of the guys here love to be in his
> shoes?[/color]

.... point.

-dbm

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:12 -0400, sanjian wrote:
[color=blue]
> This show wins my award for the title most singable to "Teenage Mutant Ninja
> Turtles."[/color]

I hate you, now I have the damn song in my head!

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:22:31 -0400, D B Malmquist
<d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote:
[color=blue]
>sanjian wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> "D B Malmquist" <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote in message
>> news:48A8F241.C57295A1@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn...[color=darkred]
>> > Galen wrote:
>> >>
>> >
>> > 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.[/color]
>>
>> She already is, in my book.
>>[color=darkred]
>> > "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.[/color]
>>
>> This show will piss you off.[/color]
>
>I'm not emotionally envolved enough to get really angry. Besides, I have
>already stumbled on various spoilers so, eh.
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > "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?[/color]
>>
>> This show wins my award for the title most singable to "Teenage Mutant Ninja
>> Turtles."
>>
>> <s>
>>[color=darkred]
>> > "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.[/color]
>>
>> No love for Diamond Cravasse?[/color]
>
>The "official" ending version is a bit overproduced for my taste. Now that
>you remind me, the a cappella version that Ranka & Sheryl split towards the
>end of ep 2 is very beautiful. Do you know if that version is on [one of]
>the soundtracks? I also want to hear Sheryl's a cappella version of "Aimo";
>there's a brief fragment in the ep. 18 eyecatch.[/color]

It's not on any of the singles, nor on OST1. OST2 comes out on
October 8, but no track list has yet been released. For my part, I'm
hoping for that nice orchestral version of Triangler that opens the
first few episodes.

According to CD Japan, this OST should carry a lot more orchestral
tracks. [url]http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTCL-60061[/url]

And now for the most important question... Ranka or Sheryl?
--
Abraham Evangelista

In article <d2y5wvw2xdrn$.dlg@ender.ena.si>,
ender <echo@arnes.si> wrote:[color=blue]
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:12 -0400, sanjian wrote:[/color]
[color=blue][color=green]
> > This show wins my award for the title most singable to "Teenage Mutant
> > Ninja Turtles."[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> I hate you, now I have the damn song in my head![/color]

As long as it doesn't leak out... ^O^\

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Galen wrote:

<list of nice anime>

Thanks all for responding to my lame request for inspiration! I now have
a "wants" list queued for pay day :D



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D B Malmquist wrote:[color=blue]
> sanjian wrote:[/color]

[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> "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.[/color]
>>
>> No love for Diamond Cravasse?[/color]
>
> The "official" ending version is a bit overproduced for my taste.[/color]

Dunno, it sounds good to me. It fits the song. I mean, it's not like it's
a Chris LeDoux rodeo song or anything (three guesses as to what I'm
listening to right now).
[color=blue]
> Now that you remind me, the a cappella version that Ranka & Sheryl
> split towards the end of ep 2 is very beautiful. Do you know if that
> version is on [one of] the soundtracks? I also want to hear Sheryl's[/color]

Not that I know of, but I can check with a Mac-obessesed friend of mine.
The real problem though is that, if it exists, he won't admit it. Because
Ranka's voice sounds better than Sheryl's there (as well as in the third
verse of the @Formo version of Star).
[color=blue]
> a cappella version of "Aimo"; there's a brief fragment in the ep. 18
> eyecatch.[/color]

I don't think Aimo lives up to the standard of Voices.
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> "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.[/color]
>>
>> Oh, come on. It's just plain good fun. No excuses needed. Though
>> a little more fanservice wouldn't hurt.[/color]
>
> OK, agreed on both counts.
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> "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]
>>
>> I'm mainly following it to see if they can come up with a good
>> reason for it all. In other words, morbid curiosity. No pun
>> intended.[/color]
>
> They could also be making better use of the crystal bowling ball
> filled with eyeballs and tentacles.[/color]

Emergency food rations?

ender wrote:[color=blue]
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:07:12 -0400, sanjian wrote:
>[color=green]
>> This show wins my award for the title most singable to "Teenage
>> Mutant Ninja Turtles."[/color]
>
> I hate you, now I have the damn song in my head![/color]

Then my job here is complete.

Abraham Evangelista wrote:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:22:31 -0400, D B Malmquist
> <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote:[/color]
[color=blue]
> It's not on any of the singles, nor on OST1. OST2 comes out on
> October 8, but no track list has yet been released. For my part, I'm
> hoping for that nice orchestral version of Triangler that opens the
> first few episodes.
>
> According to CD Japan, this OST should carry a lot more orchestral
> tracks. [url]http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTCL-60061[/url]
>
> And now for the most important question... Ranka or Sheryl?[/color]

Ranka. I would be a Klan fan, but... being from the south, I think it's a
bit impolitic.

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:28:44 -0400, "sanjian" <mungkb@vt.edu> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Abraham Evangelista wrote:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:22:31 -0400, D B Malmquist
>> <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote:[/color]
>[color=green]
>> It's not on any of the singles, nor on OST1. OST2 comes out on
>> October 8, but no track list has yet been released. For my part, I'm
>> hoping for that nice orchestral version of Triangler that opens the
>> first few episodes.
>>
>> According to CD Japan, this OST should carry a lot more orchestral
>> tracks. [url]http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTCL-60061[/url]
>>
>> And now for the most important question... Ranka or Sheryl?[/color]
>
>Ranka. I would be a Klan fan, but... being from the south, I think it's a
>bit impolitic.[/color]

**sigh**

Ranka probably will win. But she doesn't deserve it.
--
Abraham Evangelista

Abraham Evangelista wrote:[color=blue]
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:28:44 -0400, "sanjian" <mungkb@vt.edu> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Abraham Evangelista wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:22:31 -0400, D B Malmquist
>>> <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote:[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>> It's not on any of the singles, nor on OST1. OST2 comes out on
>>> October 8, but no track list has yet been released. For my part,
>>> I'm hoping for that nice orchestral version of Triangler that opens
>>> the first few episodes.
>>>
>>> According to CD Japan, this OST should carry a lot more orchestral
>>> tracks. [url]http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTCL-60061[/url]
>>>
>>> And now for the most important question... Ranka or Sheryl?[/color]
>>
>> Ranka. I would be a Klan fan, but... being from the south, I think
>> it's a bit impolitic.[/color]
>
> **sigh**
>
> Ranka probably will win. But she doesn't deserve it.[/color]

Why? She's got a better voice. She's not an oppressive tsundere. She's
learning, growing, and developing.

Granted, she despriately needs a new hair style.

It's that she isn't as upfront as Sheryl, isn't it?