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Shenl742
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Never even knew this show existed and now I want to watch it immediately! Definitely getting a bit of an Ikuhara vibe from the sound and looks of it...
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dtm42
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LOL. ANN's grading system is almost as generous as Harvard's. |
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Miniicy
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Can't give it an A
I loved the concept, art, and chars. But so much plotrushing brought it down. |
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FlamingFirewire
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I don't know what you watched, but if you watched the same show I did, there was no yuri in this TV rendition at all. |
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amagee
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For someone like me who has never seen Kyousogiga, should I start by watching Kyousogiga - the ONA - and Kyousogiga Dainidan first?
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Spotlesseden
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best show of the season.
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Myaow
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Yes, you should start with the original ONA! It's confusing but it sets the tone for the show; Crunchyroll includes it as "episode zero". "Dainidan" however is basically just unfinished/truncated versions of the first 5 tv episodes, so you don't necessarily want to watch those unless you want to see the first half of the show twice! |
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Key
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I'd actually argue that you shouldn't watch the original ONA first, since it is more or less a summary of the whole series and thus a spoiler.
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Redcrimson
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Just watch episodes 1-10 of the TV series. |
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wandering-dreamer
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I'd disagree with saying it's a spoiler, basically it's the first climax with some extra information. Hardly spoils the entire plot, although at this point I'd agree that you don't need to watch it to get the show and that people can just watch episodes 1-10 and then go back through the specials if they want. |
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lossthief
ANN Reviewer
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To put in my 2 cents: I'd actually suggest watching Episode 0 first. I loved seeing new details and info being revealed that gradually gave context to all the zaniness in the prologue.
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jymmy
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I'd argue that you should watch it first, as it was released first. Plus – and more importantly – it creates the experience of a full-on incoherent but cohesive experience, where those cohesive ties are filled in over the next few episodes. Calling it a spoiler is missing the point. I'd be much more comfortable calling episode 1 of the TV series a spoiler for episode 5 of Dainidan, considering that the TV series was released later. Episode 5 of Dainidan had the rush of understanding and connected all the necessary dots for a complete and the superior experience of part 1. Breaking from convention (being "artsy") in and of itself doesn't make something good, but the ONA series' story was more elegant, minimalist and higher-quality. Dainidan episode 5 was better than TV episode 1, which, apart from Koto crash-landing in Mirror Kyoto and setting the tone for her relationship with Myoue, had nothing that wasn't taken from or more cleverly implied in the ONA series, and this is true for a lot of the first half of the TV series. That the fifth episode of ONA2 was the climax of the series and made fantastic use of the English insert song, better than its appearance in episode 9, probably helps, too. Really, my only recommendation is to watch Kyousougiga exactly as it came out, possibly skipping episode 0 of the TV if you remember the original ONA (although that material begs a rewatch after Dainidan). I think the original ONA and Dainidan provide the best experience. The second half of the TV series completes the experience, although it has its own flaws, and the emotional content is absolutely worthwhile. Maybe some of the stuff in the first half of the TV series that wasn't in the ONA relates to the second half (I'm not sure, having only watched the TV series once), but aside from the possibility of that minor problem, the first half of the TV series is basically a slightly watered-down version of everything that came before it. The TV series filled in gaps that didn't need to be filled in, and some material from the ONAs wasn't integrated very naturally (I'm thinking particularly Dainidan's episode 3 in TV 3). In the attempt to make a definitive version of Kyousougiga with the TV series, they lost, probably inevitably, some of the mad spark of genius that made the ONA series so great. |
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Key
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Since I did not see the Dainidan series, I would be interested to hear other opinions on the matter raised by jymmy from other people who have seen both the ONAs and the TV series.
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Echo_City
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CrowLia
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I have no idea of what Saint Seiya Omega you're watching, because for the one I am watching, I'd take (almost) any episode from the second season (the Pallas arc) over the entirety of the first season (to which Matsumoto's two episodes belong). Just saying But actually on topic, I loved this show and it was probably my favorite from Fall Season. It was certainly a beautiful and heartfelt story of love and family camouflaged with crazily over the top visuals and a very dynamic setting. And Koto has to be one of Kugimiya's best performances to date, she was astounding |
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