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BlaqNumbr9
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She was in it. |
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Shadowrun20XX
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spoiler[She's the other waitress.] She is in MezzoForte too,though it's only a glimpse.There's also a Mikura PVC in Liberator.spoiler[ It's too bad Liberator ended like it did.] |
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fighterholic
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So that means she's making cameos. That really doesn't make it justifiable, since it's not implied as much.
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bravejaf
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Yes I do know that. However after watching the episode it felt like there should be something more. I felt cheated by that "ending" but at least I only rented it. |
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Max power
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Funimation showed this movie in theater here in Toronto about two months ago. Needless to say there was a giant groan at the end of the movie.
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Key
Moderator
 Posts: 18240 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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If she's who she's implied to be in Liberator, her appearance is far more than a cameo. She's actually one of the major supporting characters. Mezzo Forte, now that was a cameo. |
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Shadowrun20XX
Posts: 1935 Location: Vegas |
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I enjoy what little animation scraps Umetsu brings to the table.His next work "Kiss and Cry" won't be around until sometime in 2009.
http://www.accessa.co.jp/produce/kiss.html |
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jr240483
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You guys are judging both of the series way too hard.I found both this one and mezzo dsa rather enjoyable and i liked their edited version.I simply hated both of their directors cut version cause of the conterversy and it was one that the industry didn't needed.it really pissed off a lot of parents and the us govt so much that the dubs now licensed today had to been severly edited in order to avoid another backlash again.either way,this review is WAY TO HARSH!!! Sure it ain't parfect but for all catagorys it should at least get a B+ in my view. |
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Key
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Posts: 18240 Location: Indianapolis, IN (formerly Mimiho Valley) |
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Sorry, don't think you know what you're talking about here. I recall no controversy, no parents or U.S. government getting involves, and dubs now licensed today are definitely not "severely edited" (with rare exceptions). Without sources to cite on these points, your comments lack credence. |
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Randall Miyashiro
 Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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Are you sure about this? I see him credited for being a key animator for Barefoot Gen in 1983 which would have made him nearly 15. A couple of years later he was animating the OP/ED for Zeta and working on the Megazone franchise in some really important roles. I realize that many of these mid 80's directors (Obari was only 19 when he directed Iczer 1) were young but 15-16 seems a little off. IMDB lists him as 47 years old. |
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stevek504
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Yep. I had to back it up, check the title screen for other episodes, etc. It was like - is the rest of it on this disc or another one? Did my DVD player freeze up? What? That being said. Kite Liberator was not that bad. An overall grade of "B" feels okay to me, once you get past the ending (or lack of). The whole "Calcium Fortified Daddy" didn't work for me and I would have liked it better if maybe there was a bad accident that left daddy dead and Monaka a bitter / angry teenage assassin. But, I am not paid for my ideas and Umetsu is. I did like it a little better than the original Kite, but I liked Mezzo DSA better than Mezzo Forte. Maybe I just like my anime a little on the tame side. And though I would argue that you should see both Mezzo Forte and Mezzo DSA if you want the whole story, that is not the case for Kite / Kite Liberator. I don't think you really need to see both to appreciate each anime completely. Since I don't own a version of Kite to check this out right now, does anyone know if the maid cafe owner (Rin Gaga) was in Kite and what relationship (if any) he had with Sawa? Another anime focused on Sawa would be really nice (Sawa, The Lost Years  )...
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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Well I just saw this. My overall impression was as a pure action flick, it was good. His work has always been about style, and this one is no different, I just wish he could have made this one slightly less predictable.
I do hope that a second half does get made though. I mostly agree with the review, especially the sloppy dub, except for:
I have to disagree with this. While there is no shortage of beautifully detailed scenes, I would say they are anything but a model of consistency. Look no further than the backgrounds in the subway chase scene. It goes from extremely detailed to very simple, and back again. It's like he went from paying attention to every detail to Azumanga Daioh(◄exaggeration). I also saw many inconsistency's to faces. Mostly to ones that were not featured at the moment, but at times it seemed to be as bad that lines were drifting. But mostly backgrounds.
I will throw my hat in and say she was in it as well. And she even played a part. |
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Chrno2
 Posts: 6171 Location: USA |
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After watching half of the stream, then reading the review and then finishing the film I can only ask the question,
"WTF???" If there was anything to be said here or some hidden message I want to know. I will admit it was entertaining. But yeah it does tackle something from the 80's. I hope that's what it was and that he wasn't just being lazy. But yes "style" is the key to his works. It might seem mish-mosh, but but I'm sure he had some "point" to bring out. It's all about the "art". |
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