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Mewzard
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:19 pm
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Haven't started Vanishing Line yet, but it amuses me how the animated GARO series' start off as these ancient fantasy stories given the live action series started off as a very modern story (basically taking place when it was filmed in 2005/2006).
I have to imagine that might throw off some fans of the anime if they ever give it a shot. Which they can now legally thanks to the first series getting released on Blu Ray (glad I finally have an excuse to rewatch).
GARO is definitely an "adult" take on Tokusatsu, but a rather fun one. Not a perfect series by any metric, but has a nice style, and a great horror vibe. Plus, who doesn't like golden lion armored men engaging in deadly sword fights with evil demonic creatures?
Plus, Hironobu Kageyama doing both the music (via JAM Project) and voicing Zaruba, the Magic Ring, is always nice.
It's definitely a franchise worth delving into (all six live action series, eight live action movies, the Zero Spin Off Series and Mini, plus the animated stuff).
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FilthyCasual
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:25 pm
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It's okay, I'm sure there's at least one language where Luke means Gun.
As for Vanishing Line, I'm having a lot of fun with it, which is already a hell of a lot more than I can say for Crimson Moon. That being said, it would be nice to see a bit more of the overarching plot, since as far as I'm aware VL is only 13 episodes to Crest of Fire's 26.
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Dessa
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:30 pm
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Without having seen the first two anime (from what I'm picking up, I didn't miss much), but coming from having seen at least the first 4 TV series and many of the accompanying movies/etc, this is a lot closer to the toku than the earlier series are, but seeing Zaruba reduced to a stupid-looking motorcycle is very hard to chew. And for most of the TV series, there's a loose plot running through the episodes, that culminates toward the end, so the up-and-down El Dorado plot doesn't bother me.
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maximilianjenus
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:14 pm
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Mewzard wrote: | Haven't started Vanishing Line yet, but it amuses me how the animated GARO series' start off as these ancient fantasy stories given the live action series started off as a very modern story (basically taking place when it was filmed in 2005/2006).
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the theory is that it's budget related, since in anime it costs the same to do historical/scifi or curent era settings in anime they do the settings that would be too costly to do in live action.
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Animechic420
Joined: 25 Sep 2012
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:24 pm
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Gina is already on my least favorite characters list. Her and that waitress.
For obvious reasons.
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AsuraTheDestructor
Joined: 24 Dec 2013
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:27 pm
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Animechic420 wrote: | Gina is already on my least favorite characters list. Her and that waitress.
For obvious reasons. |
Honestly, Get over yourself. They are sexy women and proud and confident of themselves. Whats to hate?
Also, Vanishing line is supposed to be 24 episodes long like most Garo series tend to be.
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JackCox
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:17 pm
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I'm just curious having not seen the previous iterations of GARO, is it okay to start this show and not have to even bother with the first two seasons first?
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Lord Vaultman
Joined: 03 Mar 2017
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:31 pm
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JackCox wrote: | I'm just curious having not seen the previous iterations of GARO, is it okay to start this show and not have to even bother with the first two seasons first? |
You should be fine.
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Mewzard
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:50 pm
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JackCox wrote: | I'm just curious having not seen the previous iterations of GARO, is it okay to start this show and not have to even bother with the first two seasons first? |
It's quite fine. Hell, by the time the first anime started, the live action GARO had completed four entire series 25 episodes each, five live action movies, and a 6 episode live action miniseries.
It's definitely worth going back and checking out the rest of the various series when you get a chance, but it doesn't hurt to start with Vanishing Line as far as I'm aware.
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dark13
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:13 am
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Animechic420 wrote: | Gina is already on my least favorite characters list. Her and that waitress.
For obvious reasons. |
Get over yourself Women can be sexy and bad ass at the same time let it go
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Greed1914
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:24 am
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JackCox wrote: | I'm just curious having not seen the previous iterations of GARO, is it okay to start this show and not have to even bother with the first two seasons first? |
It should be fine. In a sense, the shows are all connected since the Makai armor is passed down bloodlines, so I guess the leads are distantly related, and a couple of characters recur, but it's all pretty loose, and nobody refers to other series.
Since the topic of sex came up in the article, I know it caught me off guard at first that it wasn't being played for jokes, like German is totally serious about going to brothels for instance, but it made sense. The organization is dependent on bloodlines, and there is obviously a lot of risk in a job fighting monsters, so it seems like a recipe that encourages sex.
I am curious to see how heavily Vanishing Line leans on the action scenes. I've definitely found myself impressed by the fights, but that can only carry something for so long.
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Saidah Gilbert
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:57 pm
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Garo: Crimson Moon was the first Garo I've ever seen and I liked that. I tried the first couple episodes of Vanishing Line and I had to put it aside. It reminded me of the old Batman cartoons that I didn't like to watch. I guess I am not a fan of the dark urban, gritty style.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:37 pm
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Saidah Gilbert wrote: | Garo: Crimson Moon was the first Garo I've ever seen and I liked that. I tried the first couple episodes of Vanishing Line and I had to put it aside. It reminded me of the old Batman cartoons that I didn't like to watch. I guess I am not a fan of the dark urban, gritty style. |
Try Garo: the Animation. I think it might have a stronger appeal for you.
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Animechic420
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:11 pm
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dark13 wrote: |
Animechic420 wrote: | Gina is already on my least favorite characters list. Her and that waitress.
For obvious reasons. |
Get over yourself Women can be sexy and bad ass at the same time let it go |
They can be sexy and badass. They just don't have to look like straight up slutty.
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