03-07-2003 20:19									#1
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I've recently hopped onto Reign: The Conquerer on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network (relatively) late at night. I'm curious though, I've watched pretty much the entire series, but can someone tell me the ins and outs of what I may not be getting? I once heard that of the thousands who watch the show, the ones that understand it may be counted on one hand, and I may not be in that hand, so can someone tell me what's the deal with the Pythagrian (sp?) Cult and the Braham Priests and whatnot?

	04-07-2003 02:53									#2
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I can't help you there, as I've never seen it. I've heard enough bad things about it, and the premise doesn't sound all that great, so I haven't bothered with it.

Search the net, though. I bet you'll find a couple sites dedicated to it. If you're lucky one of them will even have useful information ^_^

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	04-07-2003 02:59									#3
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The best site I could find was at geocities and it only recapped each episode without explaining anything. http://www.geocities.com/alexhedran/ if you want to give it a try.

	04-07-2003 03:03									#4
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It's a great anime. Usually the ones who don't like it have never seen it or just don't understand any of it, if you've been around on the AS message boards.

	04-07-2003 03:50									#5
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I don't like how it looks

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	04-07-2003 05:04									#6
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Well, the 1st episode pretty much bored me and I haven't found time to watch the rest...seems OK but nothing too great.

	04-07-2003 06:21									#7
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Yeah...the entire thing is from the same guy as Aeon Flux apparently...but can anyone explain it to me?

	04-07-2003 06:53									#8
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Based (ever so loosely) on Alexander the Macedonian's rise to power and path across the known world (Mediterrean sp?) to India. His mother, raving psychopath, has a vision of the whole world being destroyed. It starts inside a temple-thing outside a coastal city of Greece(?) and spreads rapidly to all points of the globe. The final image is the grown Alexander atop a horse. Assumption being he causes the destruction. There are groups that oppose him, either because he's a conquerer or because they've seen the same nasty vision of what's to come. Alexander isn't inherently evil; it is the culminations of his actions over time that determine the future. He himself learns, or rather infers, this truth when he pays a humble visit to the town freak in Athens(?). Weird little man with a BIG barrel doubling as a holodeck. And everyone keeps saying, "What good is it having college degrees in Philosophy and Logic?"

Cod pieces, on the other hand, ARE inherently evil. And cut that hair you hippie!



Unless of course you already knew this stuff. I'm no expert, but no one should be really. This cartoon really isn't "deep." It's mostly mindless drivel.

I personally dislike (but not quite 'hate') this cartoon. It's boring, confusing, and nowhere NEAR as interesting as Aeon Flux.

	04-07-2003 07:46									#9
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The evil ones stopped showing Trigun to show this- right before they finished the series up, too!

I saw the first episode (when hoping for more Trigunny goodness). While any show with evil flying mathematicians has to have potential, I hate hate hate hate the art design they use. That and the fact that the philosophy seemed silly. I'm a huge fan of mystical takes on history, too, a shame that this wasn't better than it could have been, or at least it seemed.

	08-07-2003 19:48									#10
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OK, so now apparently Reign is "cancelled" again and Trigun is back. Also Big O is back. Now, the bad translation with the title notwithstanding (I'm assuming it's a bad translation, otherwise, it's just weird...), I liked the series the first time I saw it, and now they're gonna show the second season in August. Anyone else like it at all/can give me insight?

	08-07-2003 20:27									#11
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quote: This cartoon really isn't "deep." It's mostly mindless drivel.

quote: OK, so now apparently Reign is "cancelled" again

It only has 16 or so episodes IIRC. You saw it from start to end. (Reference--my sig.)

Reign was a good anime. Not spectacular, but it certainly isn't deserving of all the crap it's gotten.

	08-07-2003 20:32									#12
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The crap level would have greatly decreased if they'd just put on some trousers. If they'd been wearing trousers during the preview, then I might've thought "Hmm, that looks like a weird show," rather than "What the **** is this?"

	08-07-2003 20:49									#13
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ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOT ANY REASON YOU KEPT LOOKING BELOW THEIR WAISTS?


(Thank you.)

	08-07-2003 20:50									#14
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Of course there's a reason, they're not wearing any friggin pants. Duh. Even man-bulge is better than man-thong.

Oh, and of course I keep looking below their waists because I'm a flaming homosexual. Huzzah for man ass.

	08-07-2003 22:38									#15
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I have seen Laputa castle in the sky recently. I liked it. Any simmilar works someone can recommend? Does not have to be anime, just Steampunk in general.

	10-07-2003 02:52									#16
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Steam Boy. Release date: unknown.

Also I am looking forward to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Should be in cinemas this month.

	10-07-2003 09:19									#17
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Yeah, Reign's out again, to be rerun late no doubt. Anyone have any thoughts about Big O? Especially about some of the weirder aspects? "In the name of God...Ye Not Guilty"? etc. etc.?

	10-07-2003 09:21									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Mao Yeah, Reign's out again, to be rerun late no doubt. Anyone have any thoughts about Big O?

I'm watching it now. It looks good. What is it about anime and big mechs though?

	10-07-2003 09:27									#19
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I like the butler. I was surprised when he didn't sound like Jet, though.

	10-07-2003 11:04									#20
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once more

what the **** is up with soul taker

Jon Miller

	10-07-2003 13:16									#21
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger Of course there's a reason, they're not wearing any friggin pants. Duh. Even man-bulge is better than man-thong. Oh, and of course I keep looking below their waists because I'm a flaming homosexual. Huzzah for man ass.

LOL

	10-07-2003 17:02									#22
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--"The best site I could find"

Too bad. Pretty much what I expected, though. Most series either get too little information or way too many sites with the same information.

--"The evil ones stopped showing Trigun to show this- right before they finished the series up, too!"

Heh. They like to do things like this, although they usually show the shorter series all the way through.

Which reminds me. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but Cartoon Network is going to be airing FLCL this year. Only 6 episodes, so I wonder how they'll handle it. Possibly an afternoon marathon some weekend.

--"OK, so now apparently Reign is "cancelled" again and Trigun is back"

CN's schedule is ever changing. It's one of the problems with them being the main anime-showing channel for most people.

--"I'm assuming it's a bad translation, otherwise, it's just weird..."

It's just weird. ^_^ The Japanese do like to throw English words in, and often don't understand them. Lots of things in anime with English titles or names are just because it "sounds cool", not because it means anything.

I've seen it, but it wasn't that appealing to me. Kind of a Batman knockoff with a mecha, only not as good. It wasn't that popular in Japan, either. The second season was only made after it started getting popular over here.

--"I have seen Laputa castle in the sky recently. I liked it. Any simmilar works someone can recommend?"

Anything by Miyazaki will have a fairly similar feel, although there isn't much steampunk in any of his stories.
If you're looking for Miyazaki-like works, make sure to check out Haibane Renmei when it comes out. Yoshitoshi ABe is shaping up to be the next Miyazaki, only without the focus on family films.

As far as steampunk goes, the only show I've seen with a sizable amount of steampunk is Escaflowne. The steampunk mecha are pretty nicely done, and it's got a good story.

--"What is it about anime and big mechs though?"

Giant robots are cool ^_^

--"what the **** is up with soul taker"

Never seen it, couldn't answer.

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	11-07-2003 18:55									#23
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Just me, but I thought Big O was better than Batman, the music is anyway...

	17-07-2003 07:31									#24
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Anyone else have any "insights"?