Forum - View topicShelf Life - Scrapped Princess, Divergence Eve, Daphne, more
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Seanb
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It's just one of her many super powers. 
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
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DOH!!!!! I TOTALLY didn't catch that!!! I've spent so much time ragging on Sister Princess that it's almost by force of habit that I write "Sister" whenever a word needs to preced "Princess." I kept doing that during the Scrapped Princess review too.  !!!
GAH, thanks for catching that. That's embarassing.
The first episode is awful. Terrible. It really took all I had in me to keep watching, and I was really, really surprised that it got better. I was so deadset and ripping it apart, that when I became interested, it took me a while to swallow it down.
;p A variety of reasons, really. One of the reasons is that I go to school out of state, so I feel like I'm always flying because of that. Then there's conventions that I go to because of ANN, so that has me zipping all over the place too. Nothing glamorous, I'm afraid. |
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10468 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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Crap, I completely missed that too! -t |
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icepick314
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i don't know...i happen to like Hanaukyo, Divergence Eve and Daphne....
yeah....they don't have deep stories but can't be watching those all the time...your brain would fry tring to figure out what the hell happened....like watching Paranoia Agent.... once in awhile those fun titles are good on lazy weekend afternoons....or after work when you're tired and just want to watch something fun...and that's what those titles are for...watching something fun.... |
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Godaistudios
Posts: 2075 Location: Albuquerque, NM (the land of entrapment) |
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I think the point is that even fun series can be done so much better than this. There's nothing in her column that says that all series must be intellectually stimulating and engaging. The idea is to keep people from wasting their time if they are looking for something with at least a little substance - or without substance, at least original and unpretentious. |
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Nagisa
Moderator
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Personally, I agree with your placement of the series in the Rental Shelf section. While I consider Scrapped Princess to honestly be one of the best series this decade, it did start kinda slow. It'll pick up rather quickly, but it doesn't exactly "hit the ground running" so to speak and has to get up to stride first. |
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mitora
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Oh oukii, I travel a lot too so I Know whats its like to consantly be on a plane; or in my case occasionly in a Jeep going down the Highway. 
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Joe Mello
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At least I wasn't halluncinating when I saw the title. Good to know I'm not the only one who has problems separating my SP shows.
I am a little disappointed with Scrapped's position, but it's good to see that it's at the front of the chase pack. I can understand that it may not be an instant smash--you could somewhat say the same with even Cowboy Bebop--but I'm sure that our Sakechan will catch on soon. |
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Mohawk52
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"Flying at 10,000 feet"? What are you flying in, a Shorts 330?
What keeps Daphne thongs on are pencil lines and artists colouring. You can donate my prize to charity, thanks. I too was surprised to see Scrapped Princess in the Rental only catagory, especially after that rave review it recently got. Oh well different strokes and all that.
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ava_star
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Really? On the contrary, I think it has one of the best endings I've ever seen in anime, in that it actually RESOLVES various storylines (whereas most anime just end abruptly, or don't wrap up loose ends). SutePuri is one of my favorite anime, not only because of the great character development, but because it also has an interesting plot (which might have been stolen from a certain high-grossing 1999 film). It is not just a cookie-cutter show about a girl who makes friends along her journey. For a hint at what's coming, rewatch the first ten seconds of episode one. That, and Shannon's fight scenes are just awesome, especially as you get closer to the end of the series. 
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Joe Mello
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Okay, I agree that the ending parallels a certain pop culture franchise, but it makes perfect sense. Besides, if a bad ending is the only turn-off point, then you need to readjust your standards. After all, how many GAINAX anime have we all seen? 
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Advent_Nebula
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Hey Bamboo I know how the Best Buys here In Colorado are, so sometimes it is better to check Us at Media Play on thesdays for titles sometimes. (yes that was a shameless plug)
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Shiki MSHTS
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Strangely enough, Hanaukyo Maid Team was almost an impulse buy for me, really bordering on yes or no. But alas, it's an incredibly unhealthy habit, though it has gotten me some stuff that I've really really enjoyed.
The way you discribe that forces me to strongly fight my urge to march to the nearest Best Buy (though I've never seen it there) and plop down $24.99. Egad. Thumbs up. =P |
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
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Dude, guys, dude. A reader (thanks J.C. Watson) pointed this out to me.
REAL LIFE DAPHNE THONGS FROM THE 80s YO. http://www.bikiniscience.com/models/RD87-96_SS/RD8708C_S/RD8708C.html http://www.bikiniscience.com/chronology/1995-2000_SS/ZX3KC6BS_S/ZX3KC6BS.html If for some reason that links back to the homepage, it's http://www.bikiniscience.com/ --> costumes --> culotte --> sideless --> (sideless engineering)ZX3KC6BS and RD8708C. Not to mention the women are mo'fcking scary too. |
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Shiki MSHTS
Posts: 738 Location: NoVA |
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... That first model could easily pass for a man. I'm scared indeed. =/ |
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