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fuuma_monou
 Posts: 1846 Location: Quezon City, Philippines |
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Never heard of this show before, so a sub-only release is no surprise.
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Sanosuke_Inara
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Watched some of an episode of this on TWC's Anime Network on Demand. Glad I ain't the only one who thought he main dude sounded to much like chick.
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doctordoom85
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I loved Kino's Journey, and I'll definitely be picking this one up.
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maaya
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unfortunately Allison isn't nearly as good as Kino's Journey. I was so happy that another novel from the author was being animated, but then the series' childishness and overall flatness were a big disapointment for me v.v Well, I guess it's a great show to show to you children at least oO
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vashfanatic
 Posts: 3495 Location: Back stateside |
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I recall watching the first four episodes of this, and in those first four episodes, the two plucky teen leads managed to single-handedly spoiler[end an intractable, centuries-long war]. At which point the series lost any believability or interest to me. The opening and ending themes were gorgeous, though.
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maaya
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yea, and that's just the first arc =) It doesn't really get any better. As said, it's perfect as a children's show. And in the end, they did actually re-broadcast it as one as well (same happened for Kobato, f.ex.). I guess NHK did have this in mind when producing it the way they did.
Luckily, the show that followed Allison, which was Denno Coil, was really good, despite being aimed at children. So maybe there is hope that one day that one will be released overseas as well oO |
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egoist
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Having seen both I can't find anything in common except the theme "journey". The characters, world and even storytelling really differ in both titles. I'd still recommend Allison and Lillia though, but not as a work nearly on par with Kino's Journey. |
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njprogfan
 Collector Extraordinaire Posts: 1217 Location: A River Named Toms |
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Not exactly my favorite type of Anime and would have picked it up if it was universally praised. Seems more of a rental then a show to own. Will be passing on this one.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
 Posts: 3524 Location: Bellevue, WA |
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I'll pass, too. I think I've reached my quota of firm, but romantically clueless guy and fiery but romantically shy girl types for the moment.
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wandering-dreamer
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Hmm, I remember watching the first three or so episodes when this came out and not really being impressed by it. I was going to try it again now that it's online (I think)/on DVD but, after seeing the comments here, think I'll pass on that too.
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albanian
 Posts: 133 Location: UK |
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Sure there are plenty of flaws in design and the like (Benedict's beard is a complete hoot), and there are plot holes you could drive a carriage and four straight through (sepecially in the very last episode). On the other hand, the leads all have an attractive air about them and the whole thing reminds me of nothing more than the (equally belief-stretching) Saturday matinees I remember from my 1950's childhood. On that reckoning, nostalgia, if nothing else, has found this series a place on my anime shelves.
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Joe Mello
 Posts: 2302 Location: Online Terminal |
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I think most of the assessments of the series are pretty accurate. It's a lightweight, easygoing adventure series that I felt was a fun watch, warts and all.
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here-and-faraway
 Posts: 1529 Location: Sunny California |
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I was really curious about this series. Thanks for the review!
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ManOfRust
 Posts: 1935 Location: Seattle, WA |
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I was so excited about this series (because of the connection to Kino's Journey) when it first came out that I actually watched the first few episodes, and I almost never watch fansubs.
I wasn't really impressed and never got around to going any further. Even so, it seemed nicely animated and I wasn't completely disinterested so I may give it a shot now that it is getting a release here. |
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doctordoom85
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Oh, I know not to expect the same thing, but that's a good thing. Granted, it's a shame it's not as good as KJ, but the author tackling different things is definitely good, and the ANN review is enough to convince me I'll probably like this one. However, it should be noted I love "journey" series. Kino's Jounrey, Samurai Champloo, One Piece, etc., I just love the feeling of the characters "hitting the road" (so to speak). Also, obligatory "why in the world hasn't there been a 2nd season of Kino's Journey?!" remark. 
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