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Shelf Life - I Am the NHK

Ah, Bamboo, you earn my eternal loyality for promoting Rumbling Hearts, quite possibly the best romantic drama anime I've ever seen. A few glaring issues aside (translations for a certain children's book would have been good Funimation!) it's one of the best titles they've released in my opinion.

Although I am an English dub fan, thus somewhat biased, I still feel confident in saying that Rumbling Hearts has some of the best performances ever by it's cast. Leah Clark especially, even though she isn't one of the big three characters, stands out. Extremely talented actress.

It's one heck of a fantastic drama and I think you'd have to have ice water for blood not to be moved by it at times. (I wish the sales were as fantastic as the series so Funimation would license the related anime series.)

I also think it fails at conveying what the series is actually about. I would've never watched the show if I first saw it in a store looking like that. Generic "look, everyone, a hot chick in a skimpy outfit!" cover art drives me away from a show immediately.

VEGANDARAE wrote:

Does this mean that GTO gets a new cast or will it all stay the same?

The contents of the DVDs are the same, Funimation is just doing the packaging and distribution.

domino wrote:

I also think it fails at conveying what the series is actually about. I would've never watched the show if I first saw it in a store looking like that. Generic "look, everyone, a hot chick in a skimpy outfit!" cover art drives me away from a show immediately.

I just had a momentary crisis of confidence buying this at the Best Buy, and not wanting to appear a pervert. I bought it anyway- the dude at the counter knew the show, and was complaining about the same thing, so that made up for it a little bit. Then again, I don't know the show, really, I'm relying on the opinions of others. But the folks that convinced me to give it a shot are not usually the fanservice types, so I feel safe picking it up and thinking the first volume cover probably doesn't convey the feel of the series.

When it comes to buying anime in retail stores, I approach it with the mindset of, "Well, whatever random person who's working at the counter will consider me weird/deviant for buying any anime in the first place, so buying one with cheesecake cover art doesn't make much difference."

with no sister.

Mohawk52 wrote:

with no sister.

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Growin' up ain't what it used to be, hey?

On the contrary. I was an only child in a world where sex was kept in the dark and not talked about in front of. But I have a boy and a girl for children and so know what I'm talking about.

And I really, really need to read NHK.

Haven't seen the anime, but Gonzo being the ones behind it doesn't motivate me to. That, and the manga is entertaining enough as it is.

I'd actually further recommend the novel of which the anime and manga are based on. IT IS NOT A LIGHT NOVEL. This is one of those rare anime/manga-related novels being translated that are not light novels, and were marketed as actual novels in Japan. That, and Andrew Cunningham's praises for it (loves it, to say the least) have me excited for Tokyopop's release.

Plus, it has cover art by Yoshitoshi ABe. Gotta catch your attention, man.

yeaaaaah.

Next time try and word it so that it doesn't make you think everyone's keen on their sisters while growing up. Only child or not, it's not the best thing to either do, mention, or whatever else.

You're creepy.

Steventheeunuch wrote:

yeaaaaah. Next time try and word it so that it doesn't make you think everyone's keen on their sisters while growing up. Only child or not, it's not the best thing to either do, mention, or whatever else. You're creepy.

So you didn't have a sister either, who had a messy room, and left her dirty laundry about, or had to share a bathroom with while you grew up? Are you still growing up? What I'm talking about is exposure to the opposite sex, enough not to be needing to see fanservice in a cartoon for.