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belvadeer
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Very impressive JRPG collection Josh. My hat's off to you. I should send in photos of my shelves of JRPGs. It's nuts. XD
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Gasero
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If you're going to buy Freezing, buy it in stride
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EnigmaticSky
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I feel pretty much about DMC how Bamboo did before they watched it. After reading that I may check it out.
Freezing looked pretty mediocre, but if it is actually pretty fun I will consider checking it out. If I am going to watch one fanservice series in the near future, it will probably be Cat Planet Cuties or Heaven's Lost Property, but in the future I might go back and check Freezing out. I haven't ever played a ME game yet (I know, I'm a terrible person), but I'm glad the anime came out better than the Dragon Age one. Maybe if I check out the games and like them I will watch it. Overall this was a solid way the start a new Shelf Life run. I did enjoy hearing how you put series into perspectives, I look forward to reading more Bamboo. ___ That is a very nice collection, quite a few fantastic series, and a hell of a nice JRPG collection. Considering that so many take so much time... I have to wonder how they sleep. To have watched and played all that would take so much time, unless they just have a hell of a blacklog running up. |
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Beatdigga
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Not a single mention of Metalocalypse during the DMC review?
Son, I am disappoint. |
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varmintx
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Yay, Bamboo's back to Shelf Life which is much more important to me than The Stream because I'm a buyer...which is not to say I don't enjoy reading the streaming column anyway just because I love your writing.
Boo on the no hentai reviews though; god, they were so much fun to read. I guess Zac's previews of the sis-cons and other creepy harem shows for the seasonal guides will just have to do. |
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Wooga
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The way you describe Freezing makes me interested in trying it...
After Delgo, the only place you can go is up... |
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Fronzel
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Something that I think makes DMC better than it could be is that Soichi has an attraction to as well as a repulsion from his Krauser persona. When he's playing his own wimpy music in the park, reflecting what a relief it is to get away from death metal, he become so annoyed at some fans badly playing DMC songs that he runs into a bathroom to put on his costume so he can come out and show them how its done properly. He's genuinely really good at showmanship.
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dragon695
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About 4 years ago, if I recall correctly. Go look in the archives, you van see where she did hentai reviews as well.
I think she should continue them, too. But it seems like an editorial decision to keep the site family friendly. |
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Key
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Having seen, owned, and reviewed part or all of all three of them, I'd break them down as follows: HLP is the best if you mostly care about dirty-minded jokes and panty gags. I'd also rate it as the least of the three. Freezing is the best if you like you are primarily interested in fan service laced with cruelty and super-powered action. CPC is at least equal to the others in fan service and tops them in writing, technical merits, and general cleverness. Overall, it's the best of the three by far. |
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Fencedude5609
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Really? I found Sora no Otoshimono to have some surprisingly interesting themes buried beneath the perviness and boobs, and while Freezing is unabashedly an exploitation show, it had some very well done fight scenes and hands down the best music of the bunch. (Example: Main Theme Sentou I) On the other hand, I found Asobi ni Iku Yo to be trite and rehashed, and felt like two potentially interesting concepts smashed together haphazardly and clumsily. I wouldn't rate any of the three particularly highly, but SoraOto and Freezing would definitely be a step or two ahead of Asobi ni Iku Yo |
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heavyweather
 Posts: 97 Location: Fargo, ND |
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Welcome back, Bamboo!
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Mikeski
Posts: 608 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
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Really. I'd put them in Key's order, as well. CPC has the best story and the best comedy. Freezing tries on the story, but the worldbuilding is awful... who leaves the defense of humanity up to that Lord of the Flies colony? HLP has "interesting themes", but goes nowhere with them. (and DearS did it first. zing!) And, for pure fanservice, CPC wins easily. HLP: the characters live in chibi-mode. I forgot what the main character's non-chibi artwork looked like half the time. Freezing: Breasts showing = good fanservice. Lungs showing = less so. |
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dtm42
Posts: 14084 Location: currently stalking my waifu |
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I'll have to remember that. |
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crosswithyou
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Welcome back, Bamboo!
One of these days when my room is a bit more presentable, maybe I'll send in some photos to Shelf Life. |
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KLAC
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well give i been like Freezing anime dub like 7 times already this year (give still wanting to get dvd-blu)
yet really worth a buy sure keep focus on watching & then f-service after focus on series especially want those mini ova shorts yea f-service overload!!! trying to compare with other 2 heaven's lost property & cat planet cuties unless Freezing anime had more action, blood, plot, etc while other 2 more some fun ha ha give bit some drama action. of 3 still on Freezing anime wagon wonder when s2 coming in? |
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