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walw6pK4Alo
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spoiler[Glad Andy has MIX back, but those biggu bongs will be forever mourned. I like Zessica's new hairdo, but the space fruit must be exorcised.]
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Yttrbio
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And we're done. Another reminder that just because a show is incredibly stupid doesn't mean it can't be loads of fun. I don't think I liked it nearly as much as the original, but it definitely scratched the same itch.
Is it just me, or has that backup commander dude just been sitting in a chair underneath the command center for practically the entire series (since minihag appeared), waiting for an opportunity to pop up? 
spoiler[I guess Mix's.... condition was temporary.] |
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Blood-
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I found this incarnation way more enjoyable than the original, which for my money, had one of the most annoying casts ever created. I only managed to get through the first 13 episodes of Aquarion before selling both half-sets: that was the first time I had ever sold any anime DVDs without watching them to completion.
However, I liked Evol enough that I'm considering giving Aquarion another chance. I'll wait until the S.A.V.E. version is even super-cheaper... |
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EmbraceMe
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Well, this ended differently than what I expected. There was still a lot of "Mikono-san" and "Amata-kun" screaming but I wasn't too bothered with it this episode.
I enjoyed the show immensely. Even when there was drama, it didn't make me dislike the show but it was frustrating. I managed to put up with it. So... Aquarion. even after 12000 years, I still enjoy watching you. 100 million years and 2000 more, I still love you. I think I enjoyed both Genesis and EVOL equally. EVOL has better animation which makes it much easier to enjoy. Genesis had a lot more fun though - Fudo's training mainly. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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I wish the show had more of those atmospheric moments around the city, those were always nicely done. And I wish the worst girl hadn't won. The way the show implied one of the relationships at the end was kind of awkward too, I wouldn't have put those two together.
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Beltane70
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Your post was my first thought when I watched the final episode. I was actually wondering if your were spoiler[pleasantly surprised that they didn't kill Kagura off or have him merge him with Amata.] |
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Stark700
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I just started watching this series today and damn, I am surprised.
Not being a fan of the original Genesis of Aquarion, I am taken away at this series so far with the new cast of characters and their contrasting personalities. Got up to episode 10 spoiler[so far involving Jin and his "transfer" or should I say infiltration of the Neo-DEAVA academy. Funny episode is funny as the guy is so pure] 
Anyways, great series so far and spoiler[I'm sensing a love triangle coming up soon between Amata, Mikono, and Zessica.] |
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Stark700
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Aquarion Logos (TV) Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi Themes: Plot Summary: Once upon a time, human voices had defined the true nature of all things, yet the invention of text changed the status quo, while creating a "Logos World" between the voice and the truth. Millennia have passed since then, advancements of civilizations have made the "Logos World" too big to control "texts." A group of young people dedicate themselves to counter chaotic "texts" with "Creative Voice Power," and among them, a boy named Akira Kaibuki living in Asagaya. ---------------------------------- Episode 1: Hmm, interesting episode...it established some previously Evol related concepts while also introducing new elements. Well, the new characters might take awhile for me to get used to. The new OP theme song is kinda catchy but the choreography wasn't too impressive and I think there are some foreshadowing in it. I guess they didn't waste time to develop parts of the 'Logos World'. The part with the chaotic text or whatever seemed kinda interesting but I think the series will have to take more time to explain that. Definitely interested in the rest of this season. That Akira guy also has a lot of potential. Going to see how much this series will develop in the long run. |
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DuelGundam2099
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One of the few times I intend to watch an anime while it is airing! The original Aquarion is my favorite normal anime of all time and EVOL, while losing much of what made Genesis so amazing, was a fantastic series in its own right. Logos has some new ideas including an Aquarion based on Mikono's cat, I'll definitely be interested in seeing that in action.
Lets just hope they bring monsters of the week back this time.
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Yttrbio
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Oh, man. I'm a huge Aquarion fan, but this is a disappointment. Main character has no character aside from being able to do anything. And where are the threesomes?
More annoyingly, though, is the "fight over a girl" conflict they've set up between Savior and Whiny. In the euphemistic world of Aquarion, Savior is a rapist, after all, but he's still going to get the girl, and Whiny is going to just be a written as a whiny unlikeable loser. And, for a show whose portrayal of the supernatural literally surrounds the written word, would it kill them to put in subs for more of the text? |
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Vaisaga
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Yeah, the text definitely needed more subs.
I greatly enjoyed Aquarion, and I absolutely loved Evol, but I wasn't too hyped for this one. I found the first episode pretty decent, though. Two person gattais do seem like a step down, and I'm never a fan of the shy nice girl getting heartbroken. But they've set up Akira and Maia as enemies turned lovers like Apollonius and Celiane were and I'm fine with that. We'll see how this turns out. Also, Haruka Chisuga and a place called Shirobaco? Can't be a coincidence. |
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Sobe
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 And I thought Aquarion Evol was kind of corny and cheesy (but I always wanted to see it continue with the story line). This isn't the same kind of good corny and cheesy like you get from Samurai Flamenco. I was basically going to TWIST myself before I stopped 2/3 of the way through episode one of Logos.
That main character with his personality and looks. I sure hope the villain can break the 10 inch thick ice because he is so embarrassing to watch. And the obtrusively shy girl just adds the icing to the cake with "Em bare ass" signed on it for the straight male audience.
I did very much enjoy the Yunoha and Jin crossover though. I wanted more of that. 
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Vaisaga
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I got a kick out of him because he's basically Haru except with an obsession with being Jesus rather than water. |
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Galap
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I've been a huge Aquarion fan for quite a while. I loved the original series, and I loved EVOL as well. So I was really excited for this. And it was...
spoiler[EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR AND MORE!!!!]. To start with, the first part (prologue): A real lot of visual inventiveness here, with the mountains bending over to form three spaces and the barrier between them being the neck of the hourglass shaped negative space that they form when folded in on each other. The ocean with pebbly beach looked really cool as well. I really liked seeing OG Aquarion vs EVOL Aquarion, and having the original characters interact with their own future selves both on the battlefield and in conversation. Fudou is back with his bizarre bits of wisdom as well, which was a high point for both series for me. All in all, this was a really cool time crash between old, new, and newer characters. I wonder if this will be directly related to the rest of Logos, and if so, how. I hope that it is. And as for the second part (Logos ep 1 proper): Logos captures everything that was great about the previous aquarions, while still bringing a lot of new things to the table and evolving from what came before. Visually, this show is a garish masterpiece both like and unlike its predecessors. I've always liked how Aquarion's designs are so bombastic and excessive while still managing to be elegant. They're always a great mix of ancient, modern, futuristic, and just plain bizarre. The original, EVOL, and now Logos were all like this, but all in their own unique way. The designs here really feel much slicker and more futuristic than its predecessors, and that really conveys the notion that this is a brave new future of Aquarion as a series and the Aquarion setting. There was a similar shift from the original to EVOL, and this continues the trend. The character designs are really unique and interesting. I don't think I've seen anything that looks like this before, and if this is what the future of anime character design looks like, I welcome it with open arms. I really like the musical score in this, how it varies from beatboxing to heavy metal to rap to hollywood film score, and all of these choices feel completely appropriate for the moments in which they are used. One thing I liked about the previous series that seems to continue into this one is that despite how strange and silly a lot of what happens is (like the platonic ideal of the word 'twist' becoming corrupted and violent), it's not even stupid. There was some real subtlety and intelligence in all of that as well. I'm not quite sure what it is in this series yet, but I can tell that there is something there beneath the surface. The characters haven't gotten much development yet, but they seem to be cool new spins on familiar personalities. I don't much care for the girl with the brown hair who constantly stumbles over all her words, but let's see where that goes. The 'savior' guy is interesting in that he has confidence and cockiness of a different sort than Apollo or Kagura. One thing I do like is that like in the previous series, while the 'enemy' side has a leader whose intentions seem pretty unambiguously evil, their followers and their motives are much more sympathetic. I really want to see what this conflict is really about. All in all, this one has me the most excited of anything this season, and I can't wait for the next episode. |
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Vaisaga
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Something that bugged me about the Evol special is that the Evol team kept getting their asses beat by the original. Cross overs like these often run the risk of one side looking pathetic next to another and I feel like that happened here (I recently beat Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright and that did well to avoid it).
Oh well, it's still nice to know love lives on! |
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