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Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 1999
time: 23:28
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--" that increases the chances of it never happening."
I think it'll be a slow-burn project, but will happen eventually. There's been a large number of anime-to-live-action movie talk lately. It's a bad trend that I see catching on at least until people realize it'll mostly turn out like D&D The Movie or worse.
Just a quick note about ADV, they're up to 12 directors working at once on different projects. We can expect their release schedule to continue to accelerate.
--"But you didnt cover any mangas."
I'm not in to manga as much as anime. At least, I haven't been in the past, although that is starting to change.
In Japan, the main manga I'm interested in is Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. It's a slice-of-life story set in a rather unusual post-apocalyptic world where Japan is kind of half-sunk into the sea, but the rest of the country is just getting on with things. The main character is Alpha, a robot who's running a cafe in the middle of nowhere while her owner is off on an extended trip.
Other than that, I've been kind of following Hikaru no Go (both manga and anime) and Hunter X Hunter (likewise). I don't expect YKK to get licensed any time soon, but these latter two are pretty likely.
As for US releases, I'm following Kodocha (the anime doesn't look like it will ever get licensed), Oh My Goddess (mostly for Peorth, who never gets enough face-time) and Alien 9 (which I mentioned above).
I'll be getting NieA_7 and Berserk (both mentioned above) when they come out, and I think the Fruits Basket manga has been licensed as well, although I'm not sure of the release dates or anything.
--"so the series is wierd, right?"
Make sure to check out Puni Puni Poemi and Jungle wa Itsumo, Hare Nochi Guu when they come out. Both are by the same team as Excel Saga. PPP is a two episode OVA, so they didn't have to worry about TV censors...
--"and i have to admit, i liked fruits basket."
Yes, this is definitely one of the better recent releases. I've been kind of waiting for the box set, but Funimation just plain hasn't been giving out any info about it, so I'm not sure how much longer I'll wait.
I personally didn't much like what I saw of Hellsing, Noir, or Please Teacher, but YMMV.
--"I never post much as I feel WAY out of my depth."
Ah, post anyway. Everyone should be off the deep end here ^_^
--"You guys must get volumes more anime than ever appears in my little corner of the world. "
The US anime market is actually a rival for the Japanese anime market in terms of size, so we do get rather a lot of it. Europe doesn't seem to get nearly as much for some reason. Your best bet would probably get a TV/DVD set up that can handle R1 and R2 DVDs and run both NTSC and PAL, then import DVDs from the US.
--"Still trying to locate a (single) Ranma DVD"
I don't think Viz has released them as singles yet. I'm not sure they've even got plans to, really. AnimEigo always releases the boxes first and then goes individual, but I don't think Viz is following their lead. The only individual Ranma DVDs I know of would be the movie DVDs.
--"Yay for Azumanga! Is that anime really as dirty at times as I think it is?"
At times, yeah. Kimura-sensei, for instance.
In the scene you're talking about, there's Kaorin (the girl noticing the kitty panties), who has this huge crush on Sakaki (the girl wearing the kitty panties) and is absolutely no good at hiding it. Kaorin is too shy to actually come out and tell Sakaki what she thinks, of course, so it's a running gag.
There's a lot of little mildly ecchi moments like that in there. Like the girls in the locker room getting ready for a swimming class, when Osaka points at Sakaki's chest and announces "An American!" Or when the girls are out on vacation and one of the female teachers gets drunk and has a little chat with them.
Wraith
"You have a swimsuit tan. You could jump in a pool naked and no one would know you weren't wearing anything."
-- Osaka ("Azumanga Daioh")
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Wraith
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Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 1999
time: 23:28
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--"Bloo: The Last Vampire was excellent"
Blood was okay, but I wouldn't call it excellent For vampires, I much prefer the Vampire Princess Miyu OVA.
--"Has anybody seen Blue or Noir?"
I've seen part of Noir, as I've mentioned. Great soundtrack, high production values, but didn't really care for the story, characters or pacing.
As for Blue... blue what? Blue Seed? Blue Gender? There's probably others.
Wraith
Any technology, distinguishable from magic, is insufficiently advanced.
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Jon Miller
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I have started going through movies with one of my freinds
I think Perfect Blue is next (Was going to watch it last night,fell asleep first)
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Wraith
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Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 1999
time: 23:28
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--"I think Perfect Blue is next "
That's a good one. One of the few anime thriller style movies I've seen.
This is one of the movies that people say things like "but they could have made that live action" a lot. Which is true. From what I've heard, the budget was cut back and the went with animation because it was cheaper at the time.
--"What about 'Helsing'"
I haven't seen much of it, but that's because the little I did see wasn't that engaging. I'd recommend trying before you buy if at all possible.
--"I watched Read or Die yesterday. It's excellent I tells ya."
Yes, it's a quite good action series (emphasis on the action, which is why the plot isn't that deep). Best super-power ever.
I was a bit surprised. US Manga's release on this was actually half-way decent. Technically it rates about a B-, which is a major step up for Manga, but not as good as it could have been.
Too bad about their translator, though. He mistranslated all the little signs in Yomiko's apartment. The bit at the end is "Nenene", which happens to the be name of Yomiko's close friend from the manga and books. There are some other translation problems, but mostly with the dub script.
--"I really really really hope that a television series is in the works."
There's one that should be starting in Japan really soon now if it hasn't already. It won't have Yomiko in it, however. It's based on Read or Dream, which is the sequel to Read or Die, and has a different group of characters (not that Miss Deep was in the manga or books in the first place).
--"I was sure that it was a joke until I found out more and decided it'd be too elaborate for a prank."
They're just following Right Stuf's lead. Whether they can do it sucessfully or not is another question.
--"time to check out what their work is like."
It's definitely a children's series. IIRC, it's 24 10 minute episodes. There's plenty of cute, of course, and it can get pretty amusing when Risky and Safety get into fighting over who gets to run the body.
Unfortunately, they're making a big deal about how they're using the fansub translations for the subtitles. This is not a good idea.
Wraith
"My book!"
-- Yomiko Readman ("Read or Die")
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Jon Miller
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just got done with perfect blue
it was good
spriggan and memories next
wasn't too impressed with ninja scroll
was Lupen (or wahtever) french?
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raghar
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I wish somewhere else.
Oct 2002
time: 05:28
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Why not try Ranma 1/2?
Parents decided that heir of Satome family would marry one of daughters of other family. The problem was Ranma has biger breast than Akane Tendo. (Akane is girl of course). So Ranma must become her husband, and don't forget that Akane is dominant. ^_^
It was love at first sight "never"
And grandad Happosai. It was wonderfull. "he bathed him? How can he be so cruel?"
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02-06-2003 06:30
except for episode 26, which was just...........
May have to resort to the Net at this rate.
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