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While I was aware of the concept of being transported to another world to become a hero, I didn't realize it'd involve quite so much walking and doing things. I want the other kind of isekai where I just get to play games and eat pizza. Oh, wait. That's Chuck E Cheese. I just want to go to Chuck E Cheese.
 
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Haven't watched it but it sounds exactly like the parrying anime from 2 seasons ago with an older protagonist.
 
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Wait, why? This series is on my to-watch list, so... Is it the typical extremely generic fantasy with no redeeming qualities?
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The second episode is barely animated. Not the fight scenes, not the regular walking and talking scenes, it's just very eh. I already mentioned I'm already not a fan of the main setup being "MC-sama please put babies in me" and him going "What DID she mean by that?" but if they're not going to be bothered to animate the anime then I'm checking out.
 
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Recently, I've gotten back into a pair of once-favorites. Both are Tatsunoko productions.

The first one:

Sometimes they are five, sometimes only one
The white shadow that steals close to its prey without being seen
They are....

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It's funny how it happened (and I swear I posted about this before, but when I checked I couldn't find it) but what happened is me and friends were having an anime get-together and one of them showed two shows: SSSS.Gridman and Gatchaman Crowds.

Both those shows had a similar problem to me, in that they felt... "weird." Like I felt like I was watching Serial Experiments Lain but with a superhero aspect, rather than anything I would associate with the originals, and admittedly I just didn't know how to feel about that (the Crowds version of Jun, I kept thinking she was meant to be a villain). In fact immediately afterwards I went and watched the original Gridman and Gatchaman and was like "this is more like it."

Gatchaman is one of those shows I keep meaning to watch the original series (I used to own the first ADV set, and just now I watched the compilation movie) because there's several questions I'm wondering if they ever get answered. Namely: How did Dr. Nambu learn about Galactor and put together the Gatchaman team in time to confront them, as well as putting together Red Impulse at the same time?

This time tho, I watched the compilation movie (which I have issues with because it kinda expects you to already have familiarity with the series and uses a new soundtrack and not the iconic TV score) which made me immediately want to jump into Gatchaman II.

I'd have been perfectly willing to buy the Sentai Filmworks DVDs... too bad both Gatchaman II and Gatchaman F are cases of "by the time I was interested, they were out of print collector's items." Gatchaman II never even turns up on Ebay.

Of course there's the seven seas. Still, if I ever have a chance to own the legit DVDs I'll get them just for funzies. As it is, I'm continuing Gatchaman II. I find it funny that Galactor now employs overweight people, that the show starts off giving more of a personal look at them (the conflict in episode 4 is started entirely by Galactor screwing up), and I guess Leader X just likes to turn people into androgynous beings now (I'm guessing this is what the inhabitants of his homeworld were like).

As for the other classic anime I'm watching again....


This is a case where I used to own the Media Blasters DVDs, but sold them after finishing the show, in part because one of my biggest memories is "I really loved the first half of this show but the second half kinda sucked and by the end I was ready for it to be over." And no, I never bothered to watch the sequel OVAs.

I'm revisiting it now and wondering if I'll feel the same way. Tho I do still remember a lot of the major plot beats. And yes I used to watch this on TV when it was called Teknoman, and still have a bit of a soft spot for that version.

One of the major things I remember is that near the end of the series, a character who looks a lot like Joji (the original Tekkaman from the 1970s) shows up to reassure a kid that Tekkaman will win. I always thought that was a cute nod.

(Yeah, some rental store just happened to have a tape of the English dub of the original 1970s Tekkaman... that's how I was familiar with it).
 
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Lone MacReady II said:
Started watching Kenshin again alongside the running nuKenshin which recently got season 3 confirmed, and I've been comparing each episode. The visuals alone are simply night and day, but I think that goes without saying... The vibrant colors of the digital age are a poor substitute for the muted and somber tones needed for showcasing bloody samurai battles with some tact. I have no excitement at all for the upcoming Kyoto arc, because it's just not going to hold up.

Vintage Kenshin is like a soap opera with swords, but in a good way. There are often episodes with minimal flashy fights at all, but the cinematography and music just elevate it beyond any modern production, it keeps me hooked to watching.
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When I first heard about the remake I was excited since they said they wanted to tone down the comedy aspects of the original to make it more serious and realistic, so I was expecting it to be like Kenshin: Trush & Betrayal. I watched both seasons and was really disappointed. All the characters just seem flat and one-dimensional.

And the animation was really off putting, I didn't like the coloring and the thick black lines around the characters. It was the same problems I had with the Kaiji anime.
 
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