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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jan 26, 2015 16:35:32 GMT
Nope. Pretty sure it was Double.
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Post by Metal on Jan 26, 2015 16:40:39 GMT
Nope. Pretty sure it was Double. Double was cool. Except for phillip. He got on my nerves, actually really just the attire chosen for him i didnt like, he looked stupid. Though fang was cool. I wish they would have used fang with the skull driver (idr the name, the one that uses one gaia memory, that skull had and later gave to joker (also dr his name  ) ) ) But kiva was way better, it had plot twist after plot twist. Plus it told two stories in tandem, and kiva emporer gets the zanvat, whats not to love about a shotgun sword? And tatsulot was hilarious. Plus ixa is like the coolest kamen rider ever, and saga. Dont forget saga who was used all of like 3x |
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jan 26, 2015 20:56:40 GMT
Kiva's henshin sound always got on my nerves though. Not to mention that Ixa was basically a different G3. Also, the driver you're thinking of is the Lost Driver. And Shotaro's one memory rider was just called Joker. Like I said, I actually own the Double Driver, along with the Trigger Magnum, Metal Shaft, a few Dopant Memories, and a couple of Gachapon capsule Memories. ^w^ I'm a complete nerd. I also own the Decadriver, Ridebooker, K-Touch, aaaaaand a couple of extra ride cards. Not to mention a Ride Card I made myself that actually works. Yeah, I'm a nerd. |
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Post by Metal on Jan 26, 2015 22:07:14 GMT
Kiva's henshin sound always got on my nerves though. Not to mention that Ixa was basically a different G3. Also, the driver you're thinking of is the Lost Driver. And Shotaro's one memory rider was just called Joker. Like I said, I actually own the Double Driver, along with the Trigger Magnum, Metal Shaft, a few Dopant Memories, and a couple of Gachapon capsule Memories. ^w^ I'm a complete nerd. I also own the Decadriver, Ridebooker, K-Touch, aaaaaand a couple of extra ride cards. Not to mention a Ride Card I made myself that actually works. Yeah, I'm a nerd. The whistling noise kivat makes? That sound is way cool it makes kiva sound all mystic. Idr G3. But im sure they took inspiration from a previous rider, if i remember right they wanted kiva to be commemorative of the series, but changed it last second when decade was announced. Though i may be thinking of kabuto (which is also up there in terms of great show ness) idk, i tend to rate my kamen rider preference on multiple things, like: how cool do the riders look, how cool does the driver look, does the driver have a cool gimmick, is the driver too giant and obtrusive, does the secondary rider play a part in the story, or is he/they (in the event of multiples like in kabuto) there for the sake of being there? are the riders likable characters? Is the rest of the cast enjoyable (except that one token annoying character that serves no purpose (not even comic relief, and is just there for the sake of being there.) like that annoying kid in kiva thats always at watarus house, idr her name, thats how little i liked her.)) are the villains a threat to the main cast? Lots goes in to my determining wether i like it or not, and while i liked double, the fact that phillip wasnt (imo) a good character, and for the most part, until after the use of fang, he just dragged shotaro down, and phillips clothing is an eyesore... Which made me like him even less. Also yea, i know shotaro was joker, i meant hook phillip up with the lost driver and break out kamen rider fang XD tell me fang wouldnt have been cool on his own. Overall i just liked kiva better, but i also really like castlevania and stuff like that, so maybe my view is "tainted with bias" or something XD |
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jan 26, 2015 23:55:37 GMT
Lol, maybe. Also, most awesome unused combinations:
Cyclone Accel Xtreme (teased)
Skull Joker (mentor and student)
Fang Eternal (dunno how it'd work, but it'd be awesome)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 1:58:57 GMT
Oh... so I'm a bit of a muppet. Turns out I had initially tried to watch Assassination Classroom I had actually watched... was an OVA by Brains Base in 2013? What? It's actually quite amazing how important execution it is when telling a story, even when you're telling literally the same story in the same medium. So what I thought was rushed and badly written was actually well paced, funny, inventive, and surprisingly sweet natured. It's not a masterpiece or anything, it's pretty light entertainment, but I'm enjoying Assassination Classroom now.
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Post by Metal on Jan 31, 2015 6:20:23 GMT
Lol, maybe. Also, most awesome unused combinations: Cyclone Accel Xtreme (teased) Skull Joker (mentor and student) Fang Eternal (dunno how it'd work, but it'd be awesome) Fang anything would be cool bc he is a living gaia memory XD Also kabuto, sadly i didnt get to finish it, i watched a bunch of kamen rider awhile back, and got to kabuto, got about halfway in, and then the youtube chanel i was watching on got canned for copyright infringement or something? Idr. Good show though. |
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Post by Ultima Atulos Maxim on Jan 31, 2015 13:47:34 GMT
You should just watch it online somewhere else. Like, I dunno. Crunchyroll? Does it have KR on there?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 1:45:20 GMT
My lord today's Yuri Kuma Arashi was so good- actually, who even cares? How many people here even still watch anime?
Sometimes it feels like I'm talking to a brick wall on this site, it's like I can't communicate on the same wavelength as everyone else. Maybe I should restart the blog next season. I'm hungry for discourse.
But yeah, this season has kept me really engaged. Parasyte started middling and I haven't really caught up, Yuri Kuma seems to get better and more thematically/narratively cohesive with each passing episode, Death Parade is doing some really cleaver and interesting things with its premise, Maria The Virgin Witch is really so much better than a show with that title ought to be, Assassination Classroom is like the anti-Ronpa, and there are other good shows like Yatterman that I should be catching up with. 2015 has started really well, it's just unfortunate that next season hasn't really jumped out at me yet. I'm curious to see how Trigger's new show turns out I guess.
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Post by Stove on Feb 24, 2015 2:14:17 GMT
My lord today's Yuri Kuma Arashi was so good- actually, who even cares? How many people here even still watch anime? Sometimes it feels like I'm talking to a brick wall on this site, it's like I can't communicate on the same wavelength as everyone else. Maybe I should restart the blog next season. I'm hungry for discourse. But yeah, this season has kept me really engaged. Parasyte started middling and I haven't really caught up, Yuri Kuma seems to get better and more thematically/narratively cohesive with each passing episode, Death Parade is doing some really cleaver and interesting things with its premise, Maria The Virgin Witch is really so much better than a show with that title ought to be, Assassination Classroom is like the anti-Ronpa, and there are other good shows like Yatterman that I should be catching up with. 2015 has started really well, it's just unfortunate that next season hasn't really jumped out at me yet. I'm curious to see how Trigger's new show turns out I guess. I don't watch hardly any shows, anime or otherwise. Fandoms usually deter me because anime fandoms seriously disturb me, and I'd rather play video games than watch tv. Anime's especially bad because it's so cliche and the same thing every time...that's not to say others aren't cliche and bad either, but it's especially bad with Anime since almost every anime is the equivalent of a movie version of a book, and everyone knows that only about 1/1000 movies are better than their book counterpart. Same applies for anime. Also, the fact that you're interested in a show called Yuri Bear Storm is kinda disturbing in its own right, but since I haven't watched it I don't know if it's actually good, only that it's obscure and most people, well, don't, but I'm not one to follow things because they're mainstream. I spend all of my time with college stuff, playing Smash/Xenoblade/whatever else, listening to music and composing music. |
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Post by Indigo on Feb 24, 2015 6:01:46 GMT
I watch anime... But not otaku style. I think the thing is that you watch everything that comes out even if you don't like it. An anime critic. I just browse around and find an anime that interests me, then watch an episode or two at night. I don't watch anything in season, either, so I can watch at my own pace. Most don't interest me, anyway, though there's been waves of mecha anime the past few seasons, and not much else has gotten me intersted. Still haven't gotten around to most of those either way... I'm very interested in Argvollen. A lot of what I watch is pretty old, too. And we don't have the same interests. Basically every anime I've ever recommended or praised you've never liked enough to even finish (or start).
You're better off finding a more dedicated site if you want discussion, honestly. Talking about anime here will often be like talking to a wall unless someone here happened to be interested in one of the animes you mention. If I started talking about Aquarion or the more niche Gundam series or Busou Renkin, it'd be the same; No one else has just seen any of those or cared about them enough to. I'm pretty sure anyone that watches anime here is the same as me, where it's just an occasional hobby. Anime is too wide a subject to be able to just talk about it anywhere and have people on the same wavelength.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2015 13:06:20 GMT
My lord today's Yuri Kuma Arashi was so good- actually, who even cares? How many people here even still watch anime? Sometimes it feels like I'm talking to a brick wall on this site, it's like I can't communicate on the same wavelength as everyone else. Maybe I should restart the blog next season. I'm hungry for discourse. But yeah, this season has kept me really engaged. Parasyte started middling and I haven't really caught up, Yuri Kuma seems to get better and more thematically/narratively cohesive with each passing episode, Death Parade is doing some really cleaver and interesting things with its premise, Maria The Virgin Witch is really so much better than a show with that title ought to be, Assassination Classroom is like the anti-Ronpa, and there are other good shows like Yatterman that I should be catching up with. 2015 has started really well, it's just unfortunate that next season hasn't really jumped out at me yet. I'm curious to see how Trigger's new show turns out I guess. I don't watch hardly any shows, anime or otherwise. Fandoms usually deter me because anime fandoms seriously disturb me, and I'd rather play video games than watch tv. Anime fandoms tend to suck for a myriad of reasons, but they're preferable to GamerGate. Otakus harm themselves, GamerGate hurts everyone. I'm not sure why gaming fandoms are more interesting to you than anime fandoms in that regard, then again, you can engage with whatever medium you want without necessarily engaging with the fans. Anime's especially bad because it's so cliche and the same thing every time... Sure, if you only watch the same type of shows, you're going to get sick of bad anime. I remember the schlock shonenes you used to watch back before you stopped. That would be fine, I like some of those shows too, but there's more anime than just those types of shows, they're basically bad or average anime, even by anime standards. I'm not sure how less narrative driven games or the occasional JRPG are supposed to be less cliche than anime either. Xenoblade is as close to a ceiling as you can get when it comes to quality narrative in games, unless we're talking atmospheric games like Shadow of the Colossus.that's not to say others aren't cliche and bad either, but it's especially bad with Anime since almost every anime is the equivalent of a movie version of a book, and everyone knows that only about 1/1000 movies are better than their book counterpart. Same applies for anime. Not really true if you watch the anime to begin with.Also, the fact that you're interested in a show called Yuri Bear Storm is kinda disturbing in its own right, but since I haven't watched it I don't know if it's actually good, only that it's obscure and most people, well, don't, but I'm not one to follow things because they're mainstream. Not sure what you're trying to say here or weather or not its relevant. If by 'mainstream' you mean 'not anime fans' then sure, they don't care about Yuri Kuma, nor do they care about any other anime. If we're talking anime 'mainstream (not sure what that means) then the majority of people watching currently airing shows are probably watching Yuri Kuma, since those people either watch all the currently airing shows or stick to the good ones, and fans and critics alike are enjoying the show. It's a heavily metaphorical show where symbols are basically active parts of the narrative recognized by the characters, but it still has a good sense of humour. Yuri= There are only female characters in the show, and the only male characters run a metaphysical court which 'approves' their love. Bear= Some of the human characters are actually bears in disguise. It doesn't really matter how they can do this, but they're basically humans and bears at the same time. Being 'a bear' is important not only because they 'kill humans' but because it represents a socially ostracised approach to love and relationships. Storm= The 'invisible storm' which is actually referring to the social order at their school. Joining this order and becoming 'invisible' is a fate akin to death for the main characters. Basically nothing in that title refers to a ton of lesbian bears making out in a tornado or whatever. In general I'm simply not sure how the ignorance or 'I'm totally judging this based on my preconceived perception of this' is a particularly strong argument. I spend all of my time with college stuff, playing Smash/Xenoblade/whatever else, listening to music and composing music. Claxus, I'm not actually doing anything with the blog so I'm not actually watching anything that I dislike. I'd only ever watch a show if I enjoyed hate watching it as well, shows like SAO or Wixoss are so bad that they pretty much demand my attention. But I'm not going anywhere near something like Absolute Duo airing right now. You guys are different and intelligent and I totally think I could discuss anime with you both if you had the time or energy. I wouldn't want to go a dedicated discussion site such as MAL because they're usually filled with the types of fans that I don't really enjoy talking to. Clax, give me a show and I'll watch it. I'll probably just end up telling you why I don't like it, but I'll watch it. I should probably just mention that I started reading this guy's blog a few seasons ago, I may have linked it before. I really do think he's made me a better fan and a better person, and you may find me parroting his opinions on occasion (sorry, I don't like/dislike everything he does or agree with everything he says) but I thought I'd mention this anyway. There's some interesting lists and essays to the right of the page. |
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Post by Metal on Feb 24, 2015 15:45:22 GMT
You should just watch it online somewhere else. Like, I dunno. Crunchyroll? Does it have KR on there? Dunno, i gave up on crunchyroll when they took gundam off. How will i finish unicorn now?!  I have thought about just ordering a complete series (season?) box set of kabuto, but 1. Idk if that exists, and 2. Idk where id have it shipped to. (I feel like someone at school (i live in the dorms) would get upset that i purchased something like that. And i really dont feel like dealing with their opinions.) but since i dont have a tv here, or anyway to watch the show, itd just sit and collect dust anyways so? Having said that, i have been watching the rockman exe (megaman nt warrior) japanese only seasons. The show is awful, but crossfusing is cool |
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Post by Stove on Feb 24, 2015 22:07:55 GMT
I don't watch hardly any shows, anime or otherwise. Fandoms usually deter me because anime fandoms seriously disturb me, and I'd rather play video games than watch tv. Anime fandoms tend to suck for a myriad of reasons, but they're preferable to GamerGate. Otakus harm themselves, GamerGate hurts everyone. I'm not sure why gaming fandoms are more interesting to you than anime fandoms in that regard, then again, you can engage with whatever medium you want without necessarily engaging with the fans. Anime's especially bad because it's so cliche and the same thing every time... Sure, if you only watch the same type of shows, you're going to get sick of bad anime. I remember the schlock shonenes you used to watch back before you stopped. That would be fine, I like some of those shows too, but there's more anime than just those types of shows, they're basically bad or average anime, even by anime standards. I'm not sure how less narrative driven games or the occasional JRPG are supposed to be less cliche than anime either. Xenoblade is as close to a ceiling as you can get when it comes to quality narrative in games, unless we're talking atmospheric games like Shadow of the Colossus.that's not to say others aren't cliche and bad either, but it's especially bad with Anime since almost every anime is the equivalent of a movie version of a book, and everyone knows that only about 1/1000 movies are better than their book counterpart. Same applies for anime. Not really true if you watch the anime to begin with.Also, the fact that you're interested in a show called Yuri Bear Storm is kinda disturbing in its own right, but since I haven't watched it I don't know if it's actually good, only that it's obscure and most people, well, don't, but I'm not one to follow things because they're mainstream. Not sure what you're trying to say here or weather or not its relevant. If by 'mainstream' you mean 'not anime fans' then sure, they don't care about Yuri Kuma, nor do they care about any other anime. If we're talking anime 'mainstream (not sure what that means) then the majority of people watching currently airing shows are probably watching Yuri Kuma, since those people either watch all the currently airing shows or stick to the good ones, and fans and critics alike are enjoying the show. It's a heavily metaphorical show where symbols are basically active parts of the narrative recognized by the characters, but it still has a good sense of humour. Yuri= There are only female characters in the show, and the only male characters run a metaphysical court which 'approves' their love. Bear= Some of the human characters are actually bears in disguise. It doesn't really matter how they can do this, but they're basically humans and bears at the same time. Being 'a bear' is important not only because they 'kill humans' but because it represents a socially ostracised approach to love and relationships. Storm= The 'invisible storm' which is actually referring to the social order at their school. Joining this order and becoming 'invisible' is a fate akin to death for the main characters. Basically nothing in that title refers to a ton of lesbian bears making out in a tornado or whatever. In general I'm simply not sure how the ignorance or 'I'm totally judging this based on my preconceived perception of this' is a particularly strong argument. I spend all of my time with college stuff, playing Smash/Xenoblade/whatever else, listening to music and composing music. Claxus, I'm not actually doing anything with the blog so I'm not actually watching anything that I dislike. I'd only ever watch a show if I enjoyed hate watching it as well, shows like SAO or Wixoss are so bad that they pretty much demand my attention. But I'm not going anywhere near something like Absolute Duo airing right now. You guys are different and intelligent and I totally think I could discuss anime with you both if you had the time or energy. I wouldn't want to go a dedicated discussion site such as MAL because they're usually filled with the types of fans that I don't really enjoy talking to. Clax, give me a show and I'll watch it. I'll probably just end up telling you why I don't like it, but I'll watch it. I should probably just mention that I started reading this guy's blog a few seasons ago, I may have linked it before. I really do think he's made me a better fan and a better person, and you may find me parroting his opinions on occasion (sorry, I don't like/dislike everything he does or agree with everything he says) but I thought I'd mention this anyway. There's some interesting lists and essays to the right of the page. Trust me, I know a lot of gamer fandoms can be bad too. I steer clear of them. I have people at my school who are akin to that anime fandom that disturbs me, and I can't avoid them. Perhaps that's why I haven't been watching anything... Also, no. You know maybe 1/3 of what I've watched. Also, Schlock Shonens? I watched Madoka Magica, and to call the majority of what I watched shonen is implying that something like Madoka Magica is shonen. Actually, I've probably watched more SoL than just about anything else...though it's not the genre that's the problem. I might find time to watch it in March. Right now, I'm either really busy or just not motivated. I get more entertainment watching things on youtube as opposed to most actual shows. But hey, who knows. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 1:10:37 GMT
Well, one show hardly accounts for a majority, so I don't think saying that you watch mostly shonens means that Madoka is shonen. I kid, of course, I know you watched more than just the shonens.
Slice of Life can be a very hit and miss genre, and a lot of the popular ones like Clannad I hear aren't all that great, and I know that Angel Beats isn't as good as I remembered it being. But ultimately so long as a show is good, the genre is meaningless. I think a lot of anime 'genres' have basically the same appeal in all honesty. They define themselves in terms of setting (and sometimes tone) more than anything else, which is fairly meaningless, as it doesn't describe the fundamental reasons you visit the genre in the same way labels like 'romance' or 'comedy' do.
Sucks that you know some bad fans, though, I don't really know many bad fans IRL. I watch long running shows because I don't usually have the energy for marathons, oh, that and I need something to do when I'm on the computer, since I usually watch/listen to Youtube while playing games.
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Post by njayhuang on Feb 25, 2015 4:55:57 GMT
LOL. I thought Lesbian Bear Storm was a joke name people came up with, had no idea it was the actual name of the anime.
I haven't really been following any shows for the past year or so, though I do want to watch more. Fate/stay night was pretty much the only thing I watched last season. Still need to catch up on Korra too.
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Post by Indigo on Feb 25, 2015 11:55:43 GMT
Well Al, I was mostly just saying that I do watch anime, but it's kind of hard to discuss anything you bring up since we rarely watch the same shows. I'd be happy to discuss anime, but... There's not much to be said if we're on different pages. Usually the only relevant thing is when you share anime songs. And if you insist on giving something a chance, I would say Aquarion EVOL. I'm curious what impression that would have for you...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 14:44:37 GMT
Well Al, I was mostly just saying that I do watch anime, but it's kind of hard to discuss anything you bring up since we rarely watch the same shows. I'd be happy to discuss anime, but... There's not much to be said if we're on different pages. Usually the only relevant thing is when you share anime songs. And if you insist on giving something a chance, I would say Aquarion EVOL. I'm curious what impression that would have for you... First episode was alright. It felt very filmic in production which is a rare quality for TV anime, there's something about watching it that 'feels right'. It's near perfectly both in the broad sense of narrative structure and the smaller elements like animation and music cues. It doesn't get much more awesome than playing your opening theme during a fight scene. The actual plot and dialogue is fairly cringe worthy however, and the thematics are about as bog standard as you can get. A fan of the previous show (in universe, the film based on the events 12000 years prior) is a loser who never thinks he'll amount to anything gets a chance to become a mech pilot because destiny declares that it was basically his birthright to finally become 'somebody' because of the magical golden glowy power/wings. While this 'fate' had gotten in his way before (the power seems to activate whenever he gets aroused, presumably affecting his prior relationships with girls 'you actually want to talk to me!?') it's this very power that allows him to save the day/girl and entitle him to finally piloting a mech 'maybe he was chosen' (says the military commander wtf), the transformation of which is extremely erotic in nature (cut ins to naked bodies of the characters, the girl screaming 'I feel like I'm going to break!' and other innuendos to that effect) and thus implicitly entitling him to sex. There's just not that much to chew on, not to mention how sketchy this frequently used subtext is. The UK licencors of the series have weakly deals on their DVD sets, so I'll watch the rest of the series in the event that I can pick the show up for a reduced price. The aesthetics are the best part of the show, seems I'll enjoy the Aqarion the most on a big TV screen. |
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Post by Indigo on Feb 26, 2015 11:33:03 GMT
First episode was alright. It felt very filmic in production which is a rare quality for TV anime, there's something about watching it that 'feels right'. It's near perfectly both in the broad sense of narrative structure and the smaller elements like animation and music cues. It doesn't get much more awesome than playing your opening theme during a fight scene. The actual plot and dialogue is fairly cringe worthy however, Aquarion thrives on cheesiness... Don't worry, it gets worse.and the thematics are about as bog standard as you can get. A fan of the previous show (in universe, the film based on the events 12000 years prior) is a loser who never thinks he'll amount to anything gets a chance to become a mech pilot because destiny declares that it was basically his birthright to finally become 'somebody' because of the magical golden glowy power/wings. It is rather cliche, but I don't recall it being such a big deal. They're just kind of normal outcasts. And in Evangelion isn't Shinji like that? Just curious because I hear a lot of crap about him. But, I don't remember any of this 'birthright' stuff either... He was just glad he could finally do something exceptional but was confused all the same. And technically his ability isn't something special in that world setting. The first two episodes are more to get straight to the point without fancy plot or explanation.While this 'fate' had gotten in his way before (the power seems to activate whenever he gets aroused, presumably affecting his prior relationships with girls 'you actually want to talk to me!?') it's this very power that allows him to save the day/girl and entitle him to finally piloting a mech 'maybe he was chosen' Jumping the gun. He was just surprised because a girl was being friendly, he's not the most social or outgoing person, so that's a rare situation. I'd be surprised if a nice girl said that to me..,
And again, his power has nothing to do with it. Not sure if they explained it yet, everyone has an unique supernatural trait. The reason he popped into the mech with her is much simpler, but it'll only be plainly stated near the end. Just think of what happened besides the Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan that got them there.(says the military commander wtf), the transformation of which is extremely erotic in nature (cut ins to naked bodies of the characters, the girl screaming 'I feel like I'm going to break!' and other innuendos to that effect) and thus implicitly entitling him to sex. There's just not that much to chew on, not to mention how sketchy this frequently used subtext is. You're taking it too literally. I won't deny the transformations are awkward at best, but at the same time it's not actually explicit fanservice, and it's much more earnest, more about emotions, you escalated that too far. One thing you'll come to learn soon enough is that Aquarion is riddled with metaphors and symbolism off the silliest things. Wait for the donuts.
But yeah, fanservice, you may have to get used to it. I mean, there's a lot of moments that come off that way. There's many absurd moments that may seem like straight up fanservice. I wasn't too enthralled with the series at first... I'm not sure what I want to say or how to explain it. But the 'fanservice' usually is more innocent, than something for the viewers. More like the show simply treads that 'taboo' territory only to make the characters closer on a more intimate yet innocent level. Probably doesn't make sense. But basically eventually I realized that the fanservice is there more as a story point. There's also a bit too much innuendo once a certain character shows up, but even then, when you think of it symbolically and ignore the possibly lecherous meanings behind words, it's really just using such 'sketchy' wordplay as a means for raw emotion. The anime is also basically about breaking a taboo wall (figuratively and literally, you'll see soon) between genders, it's an anime that sort of uses all themes pertaining to love in a playful manner.
Episode 3 I think, has a super awkward fanservice scene... You'd think it was your run-of-the-mill fanservice scene. But by the end of the episode you'll see it wasn't simply a thing for viewers. DOGEZA ORZ. You'll know what I mean... Most of the anime is like that. Aside from the beach episode (of course) I felt there was always a better meaning behind it. Try looking at it like that from now on. The show turns even battles into more of a character development thing via symbolism of attacks and dialogue during them. Also donuts are meaningful.The UK licencors of the series have weakly deals on their DVD sets, so I'll watch the rest of the series in the event that I can pick the show up for a reduced price. The aesthetics are the best part of the show, seems I'll enjoy the Aqarion the most on a big TV screen. Glad you gave it a shot. EVOL's one of my top 3 animes... It really just brings entertainment around every corner and isn't afraid to blow things up to extremes and theatrics from the get-go. It's not an anime to be undertaken literally, ever. But if you can, I'd recommend watching it with subs. Amata sounds waaay too manly, Mikono sounds too obnoxious... The dub is good, but those two (lead characters) especially are supposed to be a lot more sheepish sounding so it seems pretty off... It was weird like they were completely different characters devoid of their wallflower origins. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 13:33:30 GMT
I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
As for Shinji, people have a difficult time understanding his character. Complaints largely boil down to 'I wanted a hero I could project myself onto like every other similar work of fiction.' Shinji is only chosen in that only people his age can pilot the Evangelion, anyone else in his class (or even a computer as we later find out) could pilot the Eva.
Shinji absolutely hates piloting however, and he only gets psychologically (and often physically) hurt every time he fights an Angel. He's essentially emotionally manipulated into doing so using the usual Mecha cliches, weather the other characters such as Misato meant to or not, and ultimately Shinji also needs the validation that comes with piloting the Eva because it's the only way he'll ever get praise and validation from his father.
I really recommend watching Evangelion. It's a must watch for any anime fan, let alone mech fans. You shouldn't worry too much, most of the show is an above average Gundam-like show that I think you would enjoy as a fun time. Just keep an eye on the characters as the episodes progress.
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