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REVIEW: Dragonaut DVD part 2

Overall (dub) : B
Overall (sub) : B

Another thing that I was proudly defending, was Gonzo itself. Yes I Gonzo's potential, and how different things have changed. But y'know what? I love Speed Grapher's modesty, Tower of Druaga's feel, Welcome to the NHK's morality/humanity, and Shangri-La's attitude!!!

Seriously? You consider the second half stronger? And their attempts at character building and plot twists actually made it better?

Wow, I think this puts the final nail in the coffin (after a many a review) to the idea that Theron Martin and I don't see eye to eye on a lot of series. I don't know whether it's that you have different tastes or are just way more forgiving of what I consider totally stupidity or boredom, but there it is.

The second half of Dragonaut's primary positive to me? It's so awfully idiotic as it painfully tries to be deep and insightful that it's downright funny. This is not an "average" series, Otaking09, this is a really moronic and bad one. Maybe it is to you what Speed Grapher was to me, so bizarre and wtf?? that you got hooked on it, but the only fun I got out of this series was in mocking it. I'm not knocking GONZO in general, but this one is not good. Seriously. Erin's review over at Shelf Worthy was much more on target that this. I'm... baffled by it getting a B.

So I'm ultimately happy, that Gonzo created another series that just pleased people. Because, when it's all said and done, that's what really matters!

Good job Key (as always...), good job Funi, and good job Gonzo!!!

You're not the only one bro. All of Theron's reviews seem to run this way, he seems to ignore all the glaring flaws of the series and just focuses on the extensional features like the dubbing and fanservice, not once in this review did he go over his claims over why he thought the writing was better in the second half and just seem to rant on about insufficient aspects of it. Truly disappointing.

Seriously? You consider the second half stronger? And their attempts at character building and plot twists actually made it better?

Wow, I think this puts the final nail in the coffin (after a many a review) to the idea that Theron Martin and I don't see eye to eye on a lot of series. I don't know whether it's that you have different tastes or are just way more forgiving of what I consider totally stupidity or boredom, but there it is.

The second half of Dragonaut's primary positive to me? It's so awfully idiotic as it painfully tries to be deep and insightful that it's downright funny. This is not an "average" series, Otaking09, this is a really moronic and bad one. Maybe it is to you what Speed Grapher was to me, so bizarre and wtf?? that you got hooked on it, but the only fun I got out of this series was in mocking it. I'm not knocking GONZO in general, but this one is not good. Seriously. Erin's review over at Shelf Worthy was much more on target that this. I'm... baffled by it getting a B.

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You're not the only one bro. All of Theron's reviews seem to run this way, he seems to ignore all the glaring flaws of the series and just focuses on the extensional features like the dubbing and fanservice, not once in this review did he go over his claims over why he thought the writing was better in the second half and just seem to rant on about insufficient aspects of it. Truly disappointing.

Or perhaps he just watches a show and grades based on pure entertainment value rather than dwelling and hammering on all the bad things like most reviewers do. Maybe he still found Dragonaut fun to watch despite it's flaws. This is why he's the only reviewer I give stock to, because he just wants the shows to fun to watch and he doesn't put much stock in things like writing, animation or art because he feels they aren't nearly as important as enjoyability. He's just a much more relaxed reviewer than others; he's an Average Joe, if you will.

Ok, run that by me again. How do you "enjoy" a series with such glaringly obvious flaws and shortcomings in writing, animation, or art (the backbones of any animation)? That's something I understand less than this show getting a B.

I find nothing enjoyable about a series with flaws in any two of the three points you illustrated, especially writing.

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Quote: You're not the only one bro. All of Theron's reviews seem to run this way, he seems to ignore all the glaring flaws of the series and just focuses on the extensional features like the dubbing and fanservice, not once in this review did he go over his claims over why he thought the writing was better in the second half and just seem to rant on about insufficient aspects of it. Truly disappointing. Or perhaps he just watches a show and grades based on pure entertainment value rather than dwelling and hammering on all the bad things like most reviewers do. Maybe he still found Dragonaut fun to watch despite it's flaws. This is why he's the only reviewer I give stock to, because he just wants the shows to fun to watch and he doesn't put much stock in things like writing, animation or art because he feels they aren't nearly as important as enjoyability. He's just a much more relaxed reviewer than others; he's an Average Joe, if you will.

Ok, run that by me again. How do you "enjoy" a series with such glaringly obvious flaws and shortcomings in writing, animation, or art (the backbones of any animation)? That's something I understand less than this show getting a B.

I find nothing enjoyable about a series with flaws in any two of the three points you illustrated, especially writing.

Just because a show has flaws, even if they are extremely obvious, doesn't make them any less enjoyable to the casual watcher.

All you need is heart. That's it! If there is just a little passion in the beginning, it makes ALL the difference in the end...

isn't it surprise that still, in 2010 on the internet everyone still thinks their opinion is right?

What's more baffling to me is that people still seem to think that opinions can't be wrong or unfounded.

That's not really what people are talking about here. What they are saying is that Dragonaut is not even average, it is bad. It is filled with so many flaws and shortcomings that invokes facepalms right and left. Its poorly written, poorly directed, the characters make all kinds of nonsensical choices and that ending was all sorts of not just cliched tropes, but very lame in general: spoiler["How do we defeat Xanatos? How'bout with the power of love?"] Dragonaut is not average, it is much below average, it really can not be called 'good' by any means (well okay, the animation probably could, but that's it) and be justified. I will say that things did get better in the latter half, but its less 'redeemed itself' and more 'this end of the garbage dump doesn't stink as much as that end.' It could have worked as a parody or farce series, I feel it really could have. But, it takes itself way too seriously to be such, and so it is just a really bad show.