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Animegomaniac
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Stories in which nothing happens are not stories. I'm ok with stories where nothing extraordinary occurs but when you completely ignore the basic notion of "beginning, middle, ending" structure in favor of stroking your own ego through "life is beautiful because it is boring" Otaku propaganda... I've seen enough Shinkai projects to reach that conclusion... you really have to wonder how long you can keep the fans lapping this up. I can't wait to tear into "your name". I've seen Shinkai with and without a plot get the same sort of rating... I've never been a fan on grading works purely on aesthetics- it's animation, movement can and will get ugly at times... and I want to see what he thinks is the difference. Wait, wait, positive otaku ratings... let me check some spoilers... Yeah... It's almost like this guy has had one idea with Voices of a Distant Star and he's made a career out of it. I have no idea why I feel the need for the "almost". |
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SilverTalon01
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They're actually animating non original series now, but they just are not goin straight to tv. Crossbone could happen. The problem is the merchandise which has always been a huge part of where the franchise gets its profits. Crossbone's is already out there, and while it would surely get a bump from a tv broadcast, that has to be weighed against selling an entire new line of merchandise. Seems like Unicorn finally showed them that they have a large enough adult audience with the disposable income to buy enough expensive discs to make it worth their while. Crossbone keeps winning 'animate this' polls so it doesn't seem too unlikely they could hit that next with the OVA treatment. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Can someone tell me what "GWP" stands for in the Hunter x Hunter releases (on rightstuf at least)? I think it refers to the Hunter license freebie, but my brain won't fill in the words. Global Warming Potential? Great Wall of Plastic? Gratuitous Wares Promotion? It's really bugging me.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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Gift With Purchase. |
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penguintruth
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Gundam F91 is an interesting skeleton of a feature. It wants to do so much, but has so little time to do it in. Naturally none of the characters or plotlines are fully served by the plot crunch and it ends up feeling unresolved, save for perhaps the Iron Mask one. The result is that it feels like a high speed ride amusement park ride on a rail. It's still entertaining, and even beautiful, but ultimately disappointing. But not a waste of time.
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Topgunguy
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Personally, I think UC is completely overrated. It has great series like Zeta and 08th MS but almost everything else ranges from okay to boring to silly (or horrible in the case of Reconguista in G). F91 is one of the more enjoyable ones in this timeline for me.
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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I remember going to see the F91 US premier at Otakon a few years back. The only real memorable takeaways were silly looking villains.. the trademark Gundam villain with a Mask and a scene where a shell casing falls on a civilian. I didn't think the move was bad I just thought it was unremarkable..
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SaitoHajime101
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I just got my copy. On the back it states a brand new dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. I plan on watching it tonight for clarification on that, but it looks like there's now a whole new 3rd dub for 5 CM per Second... |
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Ggultra2764
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Definitely recall F91 being among the weaker UC titles in the Gundam franchise with the background I read up on it when I rented the film via Netflix years ago. Other than Iron Mask sporting a pretty slick-looking mask, there was little else memorable about it for me thanks to the compact plot of the movie.
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Hikarunu
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What is 5,000 OYW side-stories could be? We only have 8th MS Team, MS Igloo, Origin and Thunderbolt out as anime. We didn't get bunch of OYW games or novels out as anime. Most people want Crossbone as anime because they want see flashy pirate Gundam moving and in color. The manga is awful with '80 artstyle. I would prefer Hathaway Flash out as anime than Crossbone. A follow out anime from initially to out as TV series but ended up as a movie F91 is a no go for me. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Forgot to check back. Thanks!! |
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Beatdigga
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Blue Destiny, Rise from the Ashes, 0080, MSV, the list goes on, and on. |
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