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dtm42
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Christopher Patton in a female part? Why I am so
But seriously, this Anime sounds bad. Really bad. I'd never even heard of it before, and now I definitely have no desire to watch it. |
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Northlander
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You people are too kind. FAR too kind. I was hoping for more of a Hidan no Aria level takedown of this one.
Actually, this sounds hilarious. Probably not enough to save this gargantuan goddamned trainwreck of an OAV, but it might've eased my pain, at least. |
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vashfanatic
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Theron is ANN's more generous grade-giver. I generally make a mental subtraction of a few points from his grade scores. Or I just read the review closely and ignore the grades. As he says, this has nice music and.... nothing else.
The first time I watched this in (awful) fansubs, I thought it was some decade-old OVA that somebody dug up. It's... a really bad series. It's not even memorably awful, just so very not good. I don't know why it was licensed; I hope it was part of some package deal that will get us a better anime along with it. Might also note that the casting of a man as Julia is intended to reflect that Akira Ishida played her in the Japanese. I am not familiar enough with Chris Patton to know whether he could pull this off, but Ishida has played female or effeminate roles in the past and he does a passable (though not stellar) job in Ice. Overall the Japanese voice acting is quite lousy (stop stunt-casting pop stars!), and I can't imagine that the English dub could be anything other than an improvement. And yes, I'm saying that as someone who almost never watches dubs. |
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enurtsol
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Hey, if Dr. Girlfriend could pull it off............. 
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The Mad Manga Massacre
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Just curious, are there any fans of this show?
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Northlander
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There is actually more green than red on ANN's encyclopedia page on ICE, so I'd say so.
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gwdone
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I had seen the trailer for ICE somewhere and had it on my "to buy"list.
Then it came out. Then I purchased it. Then I watched it. Now I'm not so pleased with my purchase. Unfortunately the trailer only showed the fairly cool looking background scenes and the CG which did get my attention. It was a bad purchase in tough times, but I'll deal with my mistake. If anyone has the heads up on any of these titles, I would appreciate any insight I can get. These trailers also caught my eye and I'm thinking about purchasing**. Thanks! Clover Malice@doll no.6 Hoshizora Kiseki (Starry-Sky Miracle) Pale Cocoon **Get the balance of "When Thy Cry" and I'll be the first in line for purchase -_- |
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vashfanatic
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The same can be said for Angel Cop. They were always be a few people who give every anime they watch a high score. I don't know why, but it's always the case. |
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The Mad Manga Massacre
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When you say Clover are you referring to the 7 minute short film based on the manga of the same name by CLAMP? Because I'm afraid that hasn't seen been licensed by any English company as of now (as far as I know though I'd be happy to be told I'm incorrect). No. 6 was one of my favorite anime of the summer and I'd highly recommend it! Hoshizora Kiseki felt a tad rushed and the ending was somewhat... lacking but I thought it was an enjoyable, quirky little piece (note: it's only 30 minutes in length) Pale Cocoon (which is slightly under 30 minutes in length) was something I found to be quite beautiful and another title I'd recommend. |
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GhostShell
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I hadn't intended on buying this title, but saw it fresh on the shelf of new arrivals. And what was it that tipped me into buying it? Curiosity. I've only watched the first of the three episodes, but I'm not expecting anything better than what I've already seen. I'll withhold final judgment until I've watched the rest of it. |
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enurtsol
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ANN's encyclopedia grades are worse than any college grading curve: everybody gets A's and B's.
(But that's why you look at the rankings instead of the grades.)
We have that somewhere since forever. We still haven't seen it yet. |
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vashfanatic
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They're like the grades at a college where the students got to grade themselves; most of the time everyone's nice unless there's some real jackass they want to gang up on, and their personal friends get an A regardless of whether they did any work.
You mean the ones that currently feature Clannad Deus Ex Machi-- er, After Story as #1? Replacing a previous Death Note (now no longer listed)? Where seven of the ten shows Best Shows are within the last 3 years? With not a single show older than 1998's Cowboy Bebop? Yeah, the rankings are just "what's super popular right now and has an ardent fanbase." |
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Shiroi Hane
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I fell asleep watching it. Twice. Still haven't seen all of it. |
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Keichitsu0305
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It hasn't been licensed in America, however, if you really want it, import it from here: http://www.amazon.co.jp/CLOVER-DVD-高坂希太郎/dp/B000N0WBFO Unless, you're referring to Honey and Clover then go to Rightstuf.com. Sentai made a bad choice licensing this but luckily (for me) they have No.6!!! |
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gwdone
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Thanks so much for the insight!! Do you know of a good place to purchase "no.6" ? I've tried all of my sources and am coming up dry. Pale Cocoon is on Crunchy, but I like the artwork so much I want to own a crisp, clean, commercial & buffer free version. "ta have...see" I wasn't aware Clover was so short. All I have ever seen was a trailer. I can remember a girl with some wild looking metal type wings and it really grabbed me. Maybe it's the length of Pale and Cover that keeps them from being released in the states. That's just a guess. Thanks again for the information!! |
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