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| beastman721 | Aug 21 2012, 02:09 PM Post #31 |
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Chicka Bow!
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I'm actually kind of amazed how short most animes are. I grew up watching DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, One Piece, all those were massive, 100+ episodes at least. I thought that was the norm, but I'm guessing the average is around 25 or so half-hour episodes, sometimes even fewer. Just an observation. |
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| Zyan | Aug 21 2012, 02:10 PM Post #32 |
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Most I've noticed tend to be 13. 24 or 25 is also really common. |
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| Tiennou | Aug 21 2012, 02:19 PM Post #33 |
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Chicka Bow!
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If that's what I think it is, I liked it. Didn't watch the anime though. |
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| Hitokiri Akins | Aug 21 2012, 05:15 PM Post #34 |
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I Just Got Nommed
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Johnny Yong Bosch, the 2nd Black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, Green Zeo Ranger, and 1st Green Turbo Ranger, right? Edited by Hitokiri Akins, Aug 21 2012, 05:17 PM.
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| Zyan | Aug 21 2012, 07:52 PM Post #35 |
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Johnny Yong Bosch is a thug. |
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| 16KTS | Aug 21 2012, 08:46 PM Post #36 |
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Big Sweaty Moose Bleepers
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I wasn't saying which character he voiced. |
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| beastman721 | Aug 21 2012, 09:10 PM Post #37 |
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You know, I'm trying to remember a bit about Rurouni Kenshin. I watched the English version when it debuted on tonnami something like 8 or 7 years ago (might have actually been longer). What stood out to me the most was the protagonist, Kenshin, and how different he was from any other protagonist in the animes I watched as a kid. He was kinda calm-natured and stoic, and generally abstained from violence, yet like David Carradine in "Kung-Fu" you always knew he was gonna open up a can of whop-ass on someone sooner or later. He had the kind of raw physicality of a master swordsman yet he had the wisdom of a Mr. Miyagi, you almost wish you knew the guy so he could help you with your problems. Anyway, I haven't seen the show since, but I remember the episode where one of the villain's had an early gatling gun and it took the efforts of this gang of guys who were, up to that point villains, to wedge a dart in the ammo line of the gun so it malfunctioned, and then Kenshin just thwomped the guy with one strike. It was awesome. Anyway, that's it for my rambles on a show from my childhood. Edited by beastman721, Aug 21 2012, 09:11 PM.
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| Hitokiri Akins | Aug 21 2012, 10:50 PM Post #38 |
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I Just Got Nommed
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I understand, and I was just mentioning which Rangers he portrayed; the the 2nd Black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, Green Zeo Ranger, and 1st Green Turbo Ranger. He's also a prolific voice actor too, doing Vash the Stampede (I was thinking, "what is Adam doing as Vash", since I was a Power Rangers fan before I was an anime fan), Kiba from Wolf's Rain, (another series I liked, despite how depressing it is), Sid from the american cartoon Three Delivery, Torian Cadera in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and many more roles. Kinda cool that a guy who got his start in tokusatsu moved into something just as cool, you know? |
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| ACDCFan89 | Aug 22 2012, 12:31 AM Post #39 |
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Woof Woof Woofies!
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A good majority of this is on my list of watched anime, most notably DBZ and Vandread (still wished they had done a 3rd season showing how everything ended up). Some others I have enjoyed: Dragon Ball (you know, the lead up to DBZ?) World's Strongest Disciple Kenichi (rumor is, is that they will be starting a 3rd season sometime) Ranma 1/2 (Same author that did Inu Yasha) Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki (first version I watched, could never get into any of the others) Tenchi Muyo GxP (yes I actually liked this, even dubbed, until I heard some of the voices when the main character visits Tenchi) Durarara! (one of the weirdest series I've seen) Kampfer (like Ranma, only it involves something to do with posessed stuffed animals) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (for the laughs) Ah! My Goddess (just a feel good anime, really) Some that I wish would just end or could not get through or made me go WTF: One Piece (stuck it out until the middle of the Mer Island arc, it just needs to end, been more than 10 years already) Bleach (should have ended when Aisen was defeated, since he's been the real enemy since day 1) Naruto (freakin blonde ninja in a freakin orange jump suit, yeah, REAL subtle) ToraDora (what was up with that ending?) Katanagatari (Yeah, you'd have to see it to know what I mean) |
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| Hitokiri Akins | Aug 22 2012, 08:11 AM Post #40 |
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Well, with the first season, you miss out on a LOT of stuff about Ruroken. Kenshin, the protagonist, is a tortured soul who is trying to atone for the lives he took, particularly one life specifically; his wife. Yes, Kenshin was married, and that is a the crime he most regrets. And you only find that out with 4 episode OVA, trust and betrayal, which happens during the third and final arc in the comics. You also see how the comic ends in the in Reflection, a two episode that shows the series, and ending, of the comic through Kaoru's perspective. Unfortunately, the OVAs lack the humor of the comics and tv series, but that's the only way you can see the end without reading the comics. There's also an OVA that's coming out that tells the Kyoto arc from Misao's perspective, and a japanese made live action film that's being released in three days in japan. So, if you want to know how Ruroken ends, watch the show from episode 1 to 62, then watch Trust and Betrayal, and then Reflection. Episodes 63 to 95 are filler to wait until the Revenge arc was finished in the comic, and the show ended because interest dropped after 32 episodes of filler. Well, 31, since episode 95 was video/DVD only. And the strangest thing? Episode 95 actually sets up the Revenge arc! Yes, Ruroken is my favorite anime series, and I got into manga because of it to see how the series really ended. |
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| Spicewolf | Aug 22 2012, 03:21 PM Post #41 |
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I'm going to suggest C : Money of Soul and Possibility Control. It's an allegory like the Pilgrims Progress but on the topic of high finance. On the surface it's a battle anime, underneath a scathing commentary on international banking and the nature of money as debt. If you like deep multilayered anime you can watch over and over, with a *lot* of symbolism and hidden narrative. You'll probably like this. What this anime does especially well, is give you two protagonists, not a good guy and bad guy, but two incompatible ideas for how things should be, both based on sincere motives, that flow naturally from the different lives they have led. You can respect each view on it's own merits. And a central philosophical theme : Do you protect the present at the cost of the future, or sacrifice the present in the hopes of a better future? It's one of my favourites.
I really can't picture Samurai X : Trust and Betrayal with humour and comic gags it just wasn't that kind of story. Edited by Spicewolf, Aug 22 2012, 03:29 PM.
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| Hitokiri Akins | Aug 22 2012, 04:56 PM Post #42 |
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Okay, please, never call it "Samurai X" again; It's Rurouni Kenshin. First off, the letter "X" doesn't exist in the japanese language, which is why it's called the "cross shaped scar". Second, "Samurai X" implies the terrible script and voice acting that ADV was known for at the time. And third, Kenshin was never really a samurai; he was an assassin. So, it's a misnomer. Granted, Trust and Betrayal shows how Kenshin came to be the person he was in the series; he didn't make a lot of jokes or have many comedic moments during the Bakumatsu, since that was the darkest time in his life. But the fans of the series hate that name because it is a terrible americanization that is a grave misnomer. Edited by Hitokiri Akins, Aug 22 2012, 04:57 PM.
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| Zyan | Aug 22 2012, 05:00 PM Post #43 |
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I never even realized Samurai X was a nickname for the series... |
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| Hitokiri Akins | Aug 22 2012, 07:28 PM Post #44 |
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It was actually the original name it was going to come out under, and it is the name that the ADV released OVAs and movie came out under. And, as I said, it has a terrible script and voice acting. Thank God that the series and manga came out under it's original name by groups that care about proper transliteration. |
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| Zyan | Aug 22 2012, 08:59 PM Post #45 |
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It sucks how Angel Beats was supposed to be 24 episodes but was cut down to 13 due to not having enough money to fund it. |
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