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Melanchthon
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I'm calling it now. Ixion Saga is the best anime this season. I'm serious. Serious as a heart attack. God, I love this show so much. It's a call back to those old '90s fantasy/comedies that made anime so great. It makes me what to break out my Slayers DVDs and marathon them. And the comedy! Buying the stupid gaudy dragon shoes. "A CRIME! THERE'S A CRIME IN PROGRESS!" "That's so cliche it wouldn't even be used in an anime!" "'It's two against one!' 'Don't you mean three against one?' 'Whoa, are you super strong to?'" And the Cyber sex! Best show of the season, right here.
And I've fallen in love again. Oh, Marian, you are my hero. I love your beautiful hair, and sense of style, and the fact you totally kick ass and look good doing it. I mean, what I'm trying to say is that Iowa is only about a 12 hours away. Think about it. I'll be waiting for you. //Now, time for bed. I think I will break out the ol' Slayers OVAs. It'll put me to sleep at least. |
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dragon695
Posts: 1377 Location: Clemson, SC |
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OK, maybe I am overreacting and perhaps she could have been nicer about it. As for why she looked like that, it was weird. Maybe "they" drugged her. The fact that he doesn't seem to notice is also strange. |
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maaya
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yep, I was hoping for this to kinda be the next Beast Player Erin, but I guess I expected too much and the wrong things from the author of Sumomomo Momomo. As for your spoiler question, no, if anything, those seem to be simple anachronisms. I'll maybe try a few volumes of the manga to see if this develops into a more interesting story (it's so successful after all), but that first episode definitely wasn't very impressive. Seems like I again have to rely on noitamina to save a season ... |
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getchman
Space Cowboy
Posts: 9120 Location: Bedford, NH |
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I like the idea of Btooom, and im curious as to how this will play out. Vaguely reminds me of Predators. However, I really do not like the main character right now. i'm really hoping he will become more likeable, and i assume the blonde will help with that. I think it would be hilarious if she turned out to be his video game wife
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Tanteikingdomkey
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YAY! a beast player erin fan! that's one of my favorite shows I wish NIS would release it on bluray or dvd |
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maaya
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I was hoping for Media Blasters to pick it up, since they also released Guardian of the Spirit and 12 Kingdoms and they said these kind of mainstream fantasies sell pretty well in the US. Or maybe Sentai because they also got Guin Saga (which is a lot shorter though).
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Tanteikingdomkey
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No it would be NIS since it is small fanbase that actually has money mainly. NIS loves to court the high brow fans. |
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maaya
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apparently it's not a small fanbase (or rather customer base). But I'd be happy with any publisher ... and even more with a second season.
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Cecilthedarkknight_234
Posts: 3820 Location: Louisville, KY |
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I would rather face this then go through another episode of that imouto anime.... and this is coming from a guy that usually likes this stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRaL23g6pA |
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Tanteikingdomkey
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trust me you don't I got a spoiler for books three and four and I regreat it a lot now. trust me you don't. |
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vanfanel
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Thanks to those who answered my question about the world in Magi.
BTW, Maaya, I started watching "Beast Player Erin," enjoyed it enough to start reading the first book, then quickly dropped the anime because I didn't want to be spoiled with a so-so adaptation. If you are Japanese and/or read Japanese, then by all means read books 1 and 2! |
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musouka
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Magi's first episode was shounen as hell, but much improved upon the manga beginning to the series which was also shounen as hell and boring to boot. About the only issue was the treatment of Mor. spoiler[You don't introduce your tank by making her in need of rescue from a generic plant-monster, dammit.]
I've read the manga, so it's the series I have the highest hopes for this season. For those of you that were understandably "eh" on the first episode, I will say that all the women in the series are awesome--most of the characters are really good, but the ladies especially, even if Alibaba is my favorite character--and the series does get a lot more involving. To me, it kinda wound up being a weird fusion of 1001 Nights, One Piece and Twelve Kingdoms, with a dash of FMA. Last edited by musouka on Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:49 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Merida
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LOL! I agree. And i'm glad i'm not the only one who got Slayers-vibes from it. Not sure if it's really gonna be the best show of the season but it's definitely been the most pleasant surprise so far. And i can't believe people are seriously discussing this show in terms of whether or not it makes sense... i'm pretty sure that making sense is not especially high on the list of priorities for the creators of this show which is completely fine with me! I think i'm gonna have a lot of fun with this one. |
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Ortensia1980
Posts: 803 Location: some town near Amsterdam |
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Bamboo's review of ONIAI has me in tears! Seriously, I'm at work right now and tears are rolling down my cheeks from laughing so much.
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crosswithyou
Posts: 2892 Location: California |
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Check out episode 2 when it airs. I think you'll get some more of the comedy you're looking for there. I know I laughed out loud, and more than once. Also, yes, the premise of Ixion Saga DT is not that the characters are trapped inside a game a la SAO. It's more like Last Action Hero except instead of a movie it's a game. Btw, I don't know if anyone has caught on since it requires some Japanese knowledge, but the title of the series, "Ixion Saga DT," the "DT" has a double meaning. They make you to believe that it stands for "Dimension Transfer," but also "DT" in Japanese stands for "doutei," which means "virgin." That's why the opening song is so funny because the lyrics say "throw away your DT" and "make me throw away my DT." It's too bad Crunchyroll doesn't translate songs. Erec's name... Well, you'll see in the second episode. XDDD
RIGHT!? I'm so glad to see someone else enjoy the series! Instead of analyzing the series it's so much more entertaining to just watch it and laugh. This series isn't meant to be taken seriously. It's purely for laughs, though at the Japan Premier event they did hint that the story is supposed to go somewhere. It's funny when you look at Ixion Saga the Capcom game though because the game itself is a bonafide RPG. The director apologized profusely to the game producers at the event. If you liked what you saw in the first episode I guarantee that you will love the second episode! =D This is a great series for when you don't want to think and just need a laugh. |
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