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Northlander
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Someone with awesome digital skills should create "Kenichi without Kenichi" (kind of like Garfield without Garfield.)
Well, ok, so that probably wouldn't work nearly as well, but honestly; after seeing one episode of Kenichi, I came to the realisation that the only character in that show I didn't like.... was Kenichi. The show would have been funny if it had been only about the group of somewhat eccentric martial arts masters that lived in that dojo in the middle of nowhere, and centered around their day to day activities and zen discussions. As it were, Kenichi came more across as a comfort series for people who were beat up in school. Kind of like those 80's martial arts movies starring children who suddenly received training just out of nowhere and became masters in the duration of a month or a year tops. (Sidekicks, anyone?) |
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doctordoom85
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Might be a valid argument, if "Believe it" hadn't been virtually unheard since episode 25. 
Anyway, those are some nice shelves. As for the reviews, I'll pick Welcome to the NHK eventually (thanks, Funi, for covers that actually match the show's content!  ), Tokyo Majin and Kenchi are passes, and I already own Samurai 7 but might upgrade it to Blu-Ray someday.
[EDIT: Tweaked "has" to "hadn't," as that seems like what you meant. If I'm wrong, change it back  ~Zalis]
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Sorce
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Lemoncookies23
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What's this about Kenichi trying to be a serious shonen anime when it's blatently being billed and advertised as a comedy? And really, that's what the show is. It's not being false advertised like ADV's NHK covers. Why you went into Kenichi thinking it took itself seriously as a shonen series is beyond me....
I mean, look at FUNi's Kenichi ads, on this very website. |
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Ranma824
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What's up with the whining for the NHK single covers? Pretty girls in different costumes!? SHOCK! Seriously though, if you ordered the show online, then no problems for you. If you had issues because you wanted to buy at B&M:
Then you're just not AWESOME enough to do it 
I remember clearly jamming NHK v.4 in the cashier's face. YES, I AM buying this with hard-earned money! Of course I got no response from the cashier while I was standing there... which left me disappointed. |
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Seif
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I actually had the oppisite reaction, Bamboo. For a series with two to three times the budget of Gurren Lagann, I was amazed at how it looked like crap half the time. The story was pretty cool, and I liked the characters, but sometimes the QUALITY was ridiculous. In like episode 4 or 5 the Street Performer Samurai dodges some arrows mid-air and it looked awful. You see the same animation four or five times when the 7 defend the village in the rain. The fight scene's are just not that good 75% of the time.
I will say that the dub was awesome and the true villain was pretty cool to watch. |
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FanFicGuru
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I agree that your review of Kenichi was a bit harsh. I never saw it as a shonen series at all, from the start I watched it as a parody and thoroughly enjoyed it. I mean, he trains for a week and kicks the big guy's @ss is the formula for any shonen fight lol. Dragonball Z, Bleach, Naruto, Buso Renkin, etc. etc...the timelines may be a bit longer but it boils down to that.
Yeah, the fanservice was over the top just a smidge, but I still think it was a very entertaining parody. |
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B-503_MIA
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Feverishly begins work on new invention, "boob socks" 
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doctordoom85
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Who said it had anything to do with being embarrassed with buying it at a store? I disliked the original covers because it's got nothing to do with the series, and I just personally am not a fan of fanservice covers (yes, a guy who isn't crazy about fanservice, shocking  ). I can forgive it if it was actually in the series (for example, the Haruhi artbox having Mikuru in a bunny outfit is acceptable, because it was in the show) but otherwise, I'm just like "WTH"?
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Assuming that you don't know anybody in real life, I suppose. |
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ANN_Bamboo
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Comedies ought to be funny. That's the point of a comedy. Shows that are bad, but try to cover it up by saying, "No, see, I'm joking-- get it?" are still bad.
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Lemoncookies23
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You mean to say that it is your opinion that Kenichi is a bad comedy? Because I happen to think it's funny. That is my opinion. |
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zhir
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Obviously it's her opinion. That's how reviews work.
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asimpson2006
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I like the covers that Welcome to the N.H.K came in. While yes, it's a bit misleading, I don't see that much of a problem with it. |
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babbo
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Funny, I seem to remember them building siege engines and what not. Still, as unrealistic as the show is, don't you think it'd be even more unrealistic for the villagers to be fighting the bandits (giant cyborgs of death doom)?
Did you actually look at the title of the show o,o? |
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