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hara
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Let's hope this will be one of their better anime.
The recent ones were a bit disappointing. |
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darkchibi07
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:06 am |
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| What do you mean by recent ones? Are you talking about the most recent Gonzo series? |
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Eos
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:27 am |
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"In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"...which floats apparently. It looks a little silly in a melodramtic way (like Romeo's winged horse), but I like the art style. I'll give it a shot none the less.  |
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Deltakiral
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:45 am |
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| Eos wrote: | | "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"...which floats apparently. It looks a little silly in a melodramtic way (like Romeo's winged horse), but I like the art style. I'll give it a shot none the less. |
Yeah that winged horse is a little crazy, however the backgrounds are very nice....well what I have seen thus far at least. I am hoping that this turns out to be a decent Gonzo show......and I hope that it can be much like Count of monte cristo, still one of my favorite Gonzo works. |
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hikaru004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:51 pm |
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| hara wrote: | Let's hope this will be one of their better anime.
The recent ones were a bit disappointing. |
Hey, Red Garden and Pumpkin Scissors rocks! 
I'm hoping for an alternate ending version. |
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MorwenLaicoriel
Joined: 26 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:12 pm |
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It looks kind of like Romeo and Juliet set in...Laputa. o.o;
Well, I've been enjoying Gankutsuou, and I like Shakespeare, so I'll probably either check out fansubs or (more likely) rent it out on Netflix if/when it's released in the US. |
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Proman
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:32 pm |
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I have a feeling I know how this one is going to end  .
Or maybe, Gonzo will suprise us. |
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Cowboy Cadenza
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:46 pm |
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The best Gonzo shows I've seen tend to be those where the story and premise have already been laid out for them by older works (a la Gankutsuou and Samurai 7) so I'm hoping the same will apply to this.
What's the timetable on this one, next spring? |
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Raven Shinobi
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:51 pm |
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| Great, another reiteration of my least favorite Shakespeare work-and love story-, but it could turn out fun if Gonzo is intending to make it a comedy with an alternate ending to the original play. |
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Emerje
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:37 pm |
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First thing that came to mind? "How are they going to fit giant robots into this one?"
Emerje |
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Nagisa
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:56 pm |
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As I understand it, Romeo x Juliet is supposed to reunite a good bit of Gankutsuou's production staff, which gives me high hopes for it once it comes out. Their take on The Count of Monte Cristo ultimately turned into one of my all-time favorite anime, and while I didn't like it nearly as much, their rendition of Seven Samurai was quite excellent in its own right. Given that trend of adapting classic tales, I think it could at least be safe to expect an above-average series here with Romeo x Juliet.
And with World Masterpiece Theater also returning next year with an adaptation of Les Misérables, I think this could be a good time for classic literature in anime. It'd be interesting if Gonzo continued to produce classic adaptations right alongside World Masterpiece Theater; one announces The Fall of the House of Usher while the other announces Three Musketeers, and then one announces Othello while the other tackles Robinson Crusoe, for example. |
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britannicamoore
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:23 pm |
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that looks pretty.
don't think they'll change the ending but...with them living on a floating city who knows? Juliet may be able to summon GFs.
can't wait to see this one. |
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scortia
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:58 pm |
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| Please oh please let this have all the brilliance that Gankutsuou had... even though Romeo and Juliet is one of the most uninteresting Shakespearian plays (sheesh Gonzo... what about Hamlet, Macbeth, or Titus?)... but please make it awesome. Thanks. Amen. >P |
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who_is_friend
Joined: 06 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:17 pm |
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As long as their budget is good enough for good animation (Gankutsuou quality) I think this will be very good. I don't think the ending will change, but it might be even more heartbreaking than the original (like the 90's American version was).
Now the question is: Will the ***subbers (and whoever picks up the license) use modern english or Shakespearean english? |
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Nagisa
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:17 pm |
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| scortia wrote: | | or Titus?) |
I think even Gonzo, with its giant robot Seven Samurai, deep space Photoshop-textured Count of Monte Cristo, and now Pegasus-riding cloud city Romeo & Juliet, would be hard-pressed to top the visual fun-house that was the Julie Taymor Titus with Anthony Hopkins.
A Hamlet or Macbeth (or an adaptation of Kurosawa's adaptation of Macbeth  ), or even as I said, an Othello, however, would be very interesting prospects indeed. |
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