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One of the most interesting series ever. I wonder if you guys ever heard of it?
One of the most interesting series ever. I wonder if you guys ever heard of it?
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I’ve heard Jim/Metokur talk about it a lot.
I’d watch it, but I have to find a decent dub first because lazy.
I’d watch it, but I have to find a decent dub first because lazy.
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Watch the original series. The remake is not that great.
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One of the greatest animes ever. The deep insight of the pros and cons of democracy and autocracy is great.
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Bruh the OG series was never officially dubbed. lrn2read
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Hell no, I got shit to do. I watch anime when I’m doing other shit.
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It's people like you that allow Monica Rial to exist. Sickening!
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It's one of my all time favorite animes. I highly recommend trying it out as it's one hell of a ride if it manages to get you invested in it. This is ye olde guide to getting into the series. A bit outdated but still helpful.
Torrents of the Central Anime sub are pretty easy to find and it's also on free albeit sketchy streaming sites such as Kissanime. As pointed out in the OP the OVA can be legally streamed on Hidive.
The OVA starts out a little slow but people generally agree that the teens is where it picks up. From there it keeps a fairly consistent momentum until near the very end of the series IMO.
I didn't watch past the first episode of the new remake so I can't give a complete appraisal of it but I found the character designs very off putting, which is a problem when the bulk of the run time is people talking to each other.
Torrents of the Central Anime sub are pretty easy to find and it's also on free albeit sketchy streaming sites such as Kissanime. As pointed out in the OP the OVA can be legally streamed on Hidive.
The OVA starts out a little slow but people generally agree that the teens is where it picks up. From there it keeps a fairly consistent momentum until near the very end of the series IMO.
I didn't watch past the first episode of the new remake so I can't give a complete appraisal of it but I found the character designs very off putting, which is a problem when the bulk of the run time is people talking to each other.
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I love the series. Still haven't finished it due to a particular death toward the end hitting me like a bag of bricks. But I'll finish it eventually. The entire thing is up on Youtube for those too lazy to torrent: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLngyRGSBvhaXG3SDosT4ZK80pl8bgi94P
Some advice, ignore the previews at the end of the episode and try to tune out the narrator because that faggot ass spoils the shit out of everything. The OVA series has extremely niche appeal, so when it was made it was assumed the audience already was heavily familiar with the novels that inspired the series hence their reckless disregard for spoilers. This is also true for within the episodes although less so. I'm sure you can find an episode guide that helps you navigate the treacherous waters. I also could of sworn there was a specific fansub that toned down the spoilers, but I could be misremembering since its been a long lonnng time. Enjoy!
Some advice, ignore the previews at the end of the episode and try to tune out the narrator because that faggot ass spoils the shit out of everything. The OVA series has extremely niche appeal, so when it was made it was assumed the audience already was heavily familiar with the novels that inspired the series hence their reckless disregard for spoilers. This is also true for within the episodes although less so. I'm sure you can find an episode guide that helps you navigate the treacherous waters. I also could of sworn there was a specific fansub that toned down the spoilers, but I could be misremembering since its been a long lonnng time. Enjoy!
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I started watching the original series a long while ago but never got far into but It was great. I'm able to keep up with books better so I just picked up the first 3 english translations a while ago. I've only finished the first book but it was fantastic. It mostly alternates between a chapter dedicated to the Alliance with subchapters normally going to different areas in command and their responses to the events unfolding, same with when it goes to the Empire. There were only 3 major battles in the first book but how it handled it was great, basically every subchapter for that would flip between Reinhard and Yang so it communicated really well how each side was dealing with things. I haven't started the second book yet but I'm really looking forward to it. The art on the covers is great too and really stands out.
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I saw the original a few months ago. It's undoubtedly one of the best anime I've ever seen.
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OH MY GOD. I love this show. Like really, it's one of my all time favorites. It's 11/10 and I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen it to watch it!
I really liked the sad ending of the Mittermeyer-Reuenthal plot arch, it was almost Shakespearean. The way they handled the destruction of the Free Planets was also really good IMO
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The greatest anime ever made, bar none. So many memories watching it for the first time. I was depressed for a while after when I finished it right back where it starts with the Overture to a New War movie. Except for Golden Wings, fuck that shit, I wish they would've redone the movie in those Gaiden OVAs as another 2-4 episode arc, it could've been really good if done in the style of the originals instead of being like some weird Chinese bootleg version of LOGH.
Also the narrator (Yuusaku Yara) is the best in all anime. While I don't mind the remake, one of my biggest problems almost as much as the character design is the shitty narration. I thought it was going to suck when I heard the narrator there. They should've gotten the narrator from Jojo to do it, because he sounds similar.
Also the narrator (Yuusaku Yara) is the best in all anime. While I don't mind the remake, one of my biggest problems almost as much as the character design is the shitty narration. I thought it was going to suck when I heard the narrator there. They should've gotten the narrator from Jojo to do it, because he sounds similar.
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The original 1988-1997 series was better then the 2010s remake. It isn't horrible the remake I mean as it's own as an anime it's not horrible but it fails to really capture the magic the OG anime had. It's nice and flashy but the story feels less down to earth and fleshed out where the og just feels fleshed out.
This is a good way to think of it like this.
OG Hunter X Hunter - a good series but animation wise it has alot to be desired.
Remake of Hunter X Hunter - some storylines are changed from the original but overall it's an upgrade.
The remake for this series just feels like a downgrade. Outside of some cool CGI space battle scenes. I'll watch the remake but watch the original if you want to do this series justice.
This is a good way to think of it like this.
OG Hunter X Hunter - a good series but animation wise it has alot to be desired.
Remake of Hunter X Hunter - some storylines are changed from the original but overall it's an upgrade.
The remake for this series just feels like a downgrade. Outside of some cool CGI space battle scenes. I'll watch the remake but watch the original if you want to do this series justice.
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I wouldn't say it's a total downgrade, except in the character design which is all around generic. Oh, and the soundtrack, which is definitely good but taking away the 19th century classical music from LOGH is like taking away the eurobeat from Initial D--doesn't matter how good it is, it's just not right. Some of the new VAs definitely do their characters justice and the scenes they added to this version help flesh out some of the minor characters (the added scenes with the Imperial ground combat commander Ovlessor were great). And the story is as fantastic as always, so there's a real appeal to see just how they'll adapt a particular battle, character, etc. I think they've actually done a few scenes better than the original OVA.
The pacing kinda sucks though, especially in the second part of the remake. Even though it corrects one weird pacing issue in the original OVA (which to me seemed like they were running out of budget) at the start, they compress a fuckton of scenes together which doesn't leave the same "epic" scale, which was probably because the CGI is done so well they ran out of money. But they also cut/shortened a few of the political scenes which was great for illustrating the world (decadent nobles, political corruption, etc.) in a "show don't tell" sort of way.
I'd start with the original but if you like the original I think the remake is definitely worth a watch, because as you said, the space battle scenes, ground combat, etc. still fucking rules.