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PantsGoblin
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Encyclopedia Editor Posts: 2969 Location: L.A. |
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I'm just going to be a technical bastard here, but it was actually episode 21 not episode 15. And it wasn't a filler episode it was a recap episode. There's a big difference. But yes, my image of Tokino after that scene was permenently ruined. |
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ANN_Bamboo
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Posts: 3904 Location: CO |
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Oops! Nope, link fixed.
^^;; They're not that similar at all besides over the top gore. I couldn't really think of anything else at the time though. Elfen Lied and Gantz have totally different themes, but the tone of both is kind of similar. |
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Mizu-chan
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GANTZ is a great show. My friend and I have watched up to the ninth DVD and honestly cannot wait for the tenth one to arrive. Yes, the characters are sometimes very, very stupid... and talk a bit too much when they should be shooting. But that's honestly the whole charm of the series. It's fun to yell at the characters (and think of how you would be much more amazing if you were in their position) and watch most of them perish in really nifty ways (which probably makes me slightly sadistic, haha).
The plot is really interesting, and most of the mysteries are still not explained (only three episodes left!). Honestly, I highly recommend it just about anyone who is not offended by a negative outlook on the human condition, haha. I am so excited that you said it was worthy of buying!! I hope that helps the show recieve some of the recognition it deserves. |
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xanbcoo
Posts: 245 Location: Houston/Austin Tx |
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There's a word for them now. Prostitots. |
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ANN_Bamboo
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Posts: 3904 Location: CO |
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Yes, I use that word often. But it doesn't make me any less curious where the hell they get their money, and why their parents don't care that they're dressed like hookers. |
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Emerje
Posts: 7391 Location: Maine |
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I think the old word was more fitting: Jail bait. Emerje |
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darkhunter
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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Parents are too busy making that money and our way of living/economic has increase tremendously. And hey you can put the blame on MTV shows like Laguna Beach for influencing the young girls of today.
You make a good point and I thought Sakura Diaries had some good plot elements. Elfen Lied has this problem too, in which the character are really dense, and it didn't help with all the cliche they throw at you. GANTz is an excellent series, but it's not for everyone, especially those that like cute little things. However, the series is more original than something most anime being release, like Elfen Lied
R. Kelly Watch out!! |
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afnj
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I'd like to put Sakura Diaries on my netflix list but they don't have the new one. only the old edited one. I'm thinking about buying it, since it has a nice 6 eps per disc I don't have to shill out bill after bill for disc after disc, but after reading this I'm thinking I want to rent it first.
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Treeloot
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Is the Genshiken manga still going? I know the anime is over.
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aluria
Posts: 367 Location: New Westminster, B.C., Canada |
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Gunslinger Girl definitely deserved the spot it got. I thought it was a great series that really stood out. It was a very different step for me since I think at the time I was watching much lighter stuff. It also great that the series is on 3 DVDs. I'm going to buy it some time in the future for sure. I also loved the opening theme.
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jsevakis
Former ANN Editor in Chief
Posts: 1684 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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ENJOU KOUSAI!!!
Yet another reason why the US gets Japan's pop culture waves 10 years afterwards. |
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Samurai CDZ
Posts: 776 Location: Manhattan, KS |
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Yes, Volume 7 releases end of next month. |
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Shiki MSHTS
Posts: 738 Location: NoVA |
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On that little opening, I've kinda found that the patterns of money spending with today's youth is mainly affected by two things. One thing is access. The fact that chains and malls are constantly expanding, like how that one lake that was once there is now drained and houses a giant Kohl's outlet. Not to mention how easy it is to buy stuff nowadays with online stores and such.
Well, the other thing, is somewhat regional. Around DC, everyone is either flat out homeless, or a really rich yuppie. And of course, really rich yuppies tend to regard clothes as disposible and have houses that could house an small African country. I guess it kinda varies from region to region. Though with the whole "everyone has a cell phone" thingy, y'gotta admit they've gotten dirt cheap over the last few years. Tons of plans offer free phones, and pay-as-you-go phones cost less than a one foot long skirt from Express. On a side note, I must be the only one who acctually doesn't mind Flat Soda. (literally. I've never seen Avengers btw. =P) |
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AlphaBlitz
Posts: 7 Location: At the floor of a bottomless pit |
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Hey, there's nothing wrong with flat soda, I like flat soda!
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ANN_Bamboo
ANN Contributor
Posts: 3904 Location: CO |
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I like flat Sprite and flat Mountain Dew (and its incarnations). I find flat Coke to be a bit ghastly though, unless I'm really thirsty. Then flat coke with melted ice cubes kinda does the trick. |
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