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daedelus
 Posts: 743 Location: Texas City, TX (ajd: 6/11/05) |
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After watching 5cm, I thought about it and replayed the music in my head for the next 24 hours. It's interesting that your feature, and Theron's review came up on the same night. I won't repeat what I said on the other thread, but 5cm is a wonderful, masterful work and just thinking about it makes me want to stop what I'm doing and watch it again right now. I'm glad you liked it too, Bamboo. It wouldn't surprise me to hear that it entered your thoughts throughout the day tomorrow(Monday).
I only skimmed the xxxHolic section to avoid spoilers, but I'm glad it is shelfworthy. I'm probably going to watch it next. |
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Big Hed
 Posts: 1607 Location: Melbourne, Australia |
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Man, as soon as you mentioned the creaky wheels, I thought of the exact same thing. It's been years since I even saw those first minutes of the episode, but it certainly stuck in my head. I never really got into the X-Files though -- too young at the time. In fact, I'm pretty sure creaky wheels guy was the last time I ever saw anything X-Files.
As for 5 centimeters per Second...Well, I'm sure ADV is loving the publicity its getting here  . These two reviews have finally pushed me over the edge, so I'll have to pick it up the next time I get a chance.
I too am glad to see XXXHolic get the shelf-worthy grade, although I'm holding out for now. I'm already very wrapped up in the manga, so I will wait to see if there is enough differentiation in the anime to make it worth purchasing. |
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Zin5ki
 Posts: 6680 Location: London, UK |
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I might get a few solid hours of enjoyment out of Shuffle, but I'd probably feel particularly guilty about it afterwards.
How quaint. That's virtually the same way we pronounce it. |
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bluegreen
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honestly, everyone who wants to watch xxxholic is probably better off reading the manga. They pretty much removed the entire over all story and just left the episodic segments. It was pretty disappointing.
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Stullz
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Nice selections overall... but I have to defend Shuffle. I will admit it is a fairly stereotypical shonen style harem story... but there are hints of something much deeper and darker that may be coming. None of the nightmare dream segments were mentioned. Why is Kaede the way she is? In the dreams she hates Rin... Something happened, but what. The series probably would work better as a 12 episode series, with the filler and cute girls doing cute things fluff out of the way. I'm just saying there are valuable things in this show. Bamboo mentions that Rin is actually cool, something very different from most of the similar series... Shuffle should be in the rental section... Its not for everyone but it isn't perishable like Suzuka either. (maybe I'm just too optimistic)
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evilnekohilda
 Posts: 166 Location: Wichita, KS |
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Ah - the first Shelf Obsessed has the awesome figure of Saki from Genshiken :O Do want...
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manafairy
 Posts: 113 Location: My own tweaked world.... |
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Seconded. It doesn't help that the stories are told out of order, screwing up the slow but still quite progressive character development. Much like the Devil May Cry anime, it's pretty disappointing if you loved the source material... |
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Richard J.
 Posts: 3367 Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis. |
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Those shelves contain anime figures, Neil Gaiman books and the bible. I think this shelf effectively proves that anime fans really are cool beyond words.
5cm per Second has been ordered long before this column, I absolutely loved Shinkai's previous Voices of a Distant Star and The Place Promised in Our Early Days. The story-telling in them is amazing and the art is so ethereal and lovely that it boggles my mind that it was produced by a man. (I mean, my gender is better associated with blood and violence not elegance!) Glad to hear Devil May Cry doesn't suck. Coming from Bamboo, I think that's a darn good endorsement. (Although I shall continue to ignore her opinion on Shuffle. I enjoy such series too much to do otherwise. Sad to hear the dads aren't around as much though.) I still don't feel compelled to get Holic despite the endorsement. Not sure why, but I just don't feel any interest in this series. |
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LordPrometheus
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After reading the myriad postive reviews of 5 Cm Per Second on the forums here and elsewhere, I did something that I rarely do; I ordered it from Best Buy last week before I've ever seen it. It's supposed to be here tomorrow, so I'm hoping it's as good as all the hype. I love thoughtful, real-life type stories, so this shouldn't disappoint.
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LydiaDianne
 Posts: 5634 Location: Southern California |
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Thanks for the review of xxxHolic. I recently got my copy and I enjoyed the heck out of it. The character designs are certainly different that what we are used to but it does grow on you.
I love Yuko. She's really great. And dangerous, I'm sure. I enjoy watching her send Watanuki into spasms. And her boozing. I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of the series. |
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JackCox
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Thanks for Bashing Shuffle, it is truly a stupid series.
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kakitamike
 Posts: 183 Location: Akron, OH |
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I think I would have liked 5cm more had I not watched part 3. I scratched my head much like I did at the recent ending to Venus vs Virus.
Watched xxxholic yesterday and was quite happy. Picked up the movie double feature they released a few weeks ago and liked it. The series seems to be turning out just as entertaining. I feel like the only person that likes shuffle. While I admit that Kaede's lack of a spine or any type of self-esteem is annoying, otherwise I think it's one of the funniest shows around. |
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Kelly
Posts: 868 Location: New York City |
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Crawls out of pit of despair
I am very, very heartened to read some good Holic word of mouth for a change after reading so much on here about how they completely messed the character development up. Even if they did, it's sounds like it's still going to be a fun ride. I really liked the movie alot. Todd Haberkorn was an awesome Watanuki, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does with him in the series. |
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HitokiriShadow
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I can't blame anyone for hating the early episodes of Shuffle. I found them rather dull as well and didn't watch the rest until I heard about the later episodes. It starts getting better in the next volume and the "No, eat my bento" gets shoved to the side, for the most part, for the rest of the series.
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Zalis116
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 Posts: 6902 Location: Kazune City |
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5cm I planned on getting as soon as its existence was confirmed, so there's pretty much no question there. Even if it wasn't good, I'd get it for completion's sake after buying Voices and Place Promised. As for Holic, I think I'll wait on the verdict for the whole series. Even if it means continuing to be lost while watching Tsubasa Chronicle episodes featuring the Holic characters. At least I vaguely know where Yuko and Watanuki come from, as opposed to some of the other Clamp crossovers. |
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