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Shelf Life - Video Game Girl Ai

With only a childhood photo to guide him, he moves back to his old home, only to meet two girls who both claim to be his sister. Now they must figure out which one of them is his sister, and which one is his one true love

One-Eye wrote:

Since its mentioned that it borrows from other works (heavily?) is it then that it didn't do anything particularly new with its ideas making it predictable? Some shows have great parts, but are uneven as a whole which earn it rental. This one sounds like its more along the lines of solid, but unremarkable. At least I think that's what the review is trying to say.

The show does have its weak episodes, which I'm guessing is why it was classified as a rental. It follows a relatively familiar pattern for early-to-mid-2000s Gonzo titles (and really 24-26 episode titles from the 2000s in general): its weakest episodes are in the first half, but it starts picking up on its storytelling as it approaches or hits double digits. (I think it's because most of those series really only had 19-20 episodes of actual story to tell, but that's a debate for another day.)

As far as being predictable? Only partly so. Some of its twists you might see coming, but some you definitely won't.

I heard reference to similarities with Bubblegum Crisis. Does that data really add up? If is, is it a god what for someone who likes Bubblegum Crisis?

Funimation's dub turns the camp dial up to eleven. The scripts – straightforward sentimentality in Japanese – have been punched up with every video game meme that the writers could think of. It's dangerous to go alone, miserable power of secrets, do a barrel role, etc. etc.

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Funimation's dub turns the camp dial up to eleven. The scripts – straightforward sentimentality in Japanese – have been punched up with every video game meme that the writers could think of. It's dangerous to go alone, miserable power of secrets, do a barrel role, etc. etc.

Isn't it "miserable pile of secrets", though? Also, "barrel role"? What's a "barrel role"? Barrel roll. Do a barrel roll.

It was definitely no masterpiece, but I found the Neptunia anime very enjoyable. I'll probably buy it, especially so I can check out the dub. Its just a nice series I can watch to relax. Atelier Escha looks pleasant but I'll probably skip. I'll check out the game though. And didn't Funimation already release Solty Rei on S.A.V.E. a couple years ago? Its been on my watchlist but I haven't gotten around to checking it out. Probably should get that Pokemon set as well.

Solty Rei has been one of my most frequent rewatches since its original 2007 singles releases, and Gabriella lays out pretty well why I keep coming back to it.

Hyperdimension Neptunia, OTOH, I can't ever imagine having the impetus to rewatch.

I do not remember any similarities between Solty Rei, which I saw first, and Zone of the Enders: Dolores.
But I love Solty and have watched it at least four times, and I never felt like watching ZOE again after I finished it. So maybe I am just not remembering ZOE very well.

The review for Solty Rei seems to me to be much too positive to justify calling it a rental.
Not that I disagree with the review. Solty Rei is one of my all-time favorite shows.
I was disappointed to see the "Rental" rating, and then confused after reading the review.

This article has a lot of useful information for me about shows that I have not seen yet.