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belvadeer
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Well spank my rump, another fan of Ryukihei! Is it really possible? I have everything Ryukihei ever created myself (Ryuu Seiki, Dragon Wars: The Tale of Lufiak Duell and all issues of Steel Armadillo), except for his original Dragon Breeder manga, which is impossible to find since it only appeared in a long since defunct magazine. And let's not forget, he did do the character designs (human and dragon) for the Emerald Dragon game, which I wish I'd played 
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belvadeer
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Well to be honest Prede, I did love the anime a lot. It was made for a dragon-centric fellow like myself, but it has its flaws visually. I actually did review the anime fully on my DA account and explained its good and bad points. As I said, if they could have just eased up on the boobs and hand drawn the dragons, then it would have been a much better show. |
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GATSU
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Emi: New Fist is more like the movie, in terms of violent content. But in terms of story, it's akin to that scene in Heavy Metal they parodied on South Park.
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_Emi_
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Having not seen any of those, that information is completely useless to me. What I want to know is, would a fan of the TV series enjoy New Fist of the North Star? And would it be best to watch the TV series first and, if so, how much of it?
And do other people agree with Jong Wu that fans of the TV series will not like Legends of the Dark King? OT: I am so glad that Dragonauts skin is gone. My God, was that hideous. Do men actually find that thing attractive? |
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jgreen
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 I wouldn't call myself a diehard or anything -- I bought both Stainless Steel Armadillo and Dragon Wars, yeesh, about 10 years ago, but I doubt I could pass a quiz on what they were about. I do remember liking them, though, particularly the art: his art is great in that it's a very typical, straight-ahead style but it's still very recognizable as his. Kinda like Johji Manabe in that way.
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belvadeer
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Quiz, hehe. I bet I'd pass one on any Ryukihei work with 100%, showing just how crazy my obsession with him and his dragons is. A shame I can't write to him and praise him for his work. His dragon style is really a breath of fresh air whenever I look at it. When I first saw his work in Ryuu Seiki, I really enjoyed how he drew dragons. He had a style all his own. The humans were typical of what you'd expect from an 80's anime, but the dragons were really something else to me. I guess you could say typical in one sense, but there was just a magic to them I can't describe. |
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moohoo
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F+ wow wow n wow sorry ill have to say thats a bit off. thats pritty much saying its as bad as a boot leg....come on
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GATSU
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Emi: The thing about the Fist tv show is that it's made for a younger audience which Toei and Shueisha were trying to hook into buying action figures. The OVA is for veteran fans who grew up on the much more violent manga. So, if you were irked that the show wasn't violent enough, then you'll probably dig New Fist. If you like the emphasis on "character development"-i.e. filler-on the show, then you might be upset that the OVA's a more like a reboot without the supporting cast than an extension of the original series. But you don't need to watch the tv version first, to get into the OVA. Though the OVA has definitely got Basterds-like gore, so you've been warned, if you're squeamish.
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Daimao Raki
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No wonder people don't take these reviews seriously. The FoTNS is good in its own way IMO.
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loempiavreter
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I am a big Hokuto no Ken fan (known in the west as Fist of the North Star). I love the tv series, but as usual the Manga is the best (wasn't too fond of HnK 2, but it's still slightly ok) Now about Shin HnK, it's tough to say what put me off from liking it. It's probably that it has little to add to the HnK legacy. Sad to see the reviewer being such pretentious git, bashin' the original HnK in the review. HnK is not high art as someone said, it's like an comic or animation version of exploitation cinema (also known as Grindhouse). Mish mash of 2 well known genre's from Exploitation Cinema, Road Warrior PA (Italians made enough rips of Road Warrior to make it a genre) and Hong Kong Kung Fu Cinema. Which made a very entertaining adventure serial, with one of the most iconic stories Japan ever saw. Now that reviewer might so far up his arse to enjoy such wonderful series (talking original HnK here, not Raoh Gaiden), but HnK is def one of Japans good 'uns. I've read bits & pieces of the manga version of Raoh Gaiden, wasn't really impressed with it. Jagi and Rei Gaidens where more interesting. |
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Banken
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If you point out the fact that the fights are one-sided in FotNS and list it as a negative, you're missing the point entirely.
The point of FotNS is not to be a manga with fights in it, it's to watch bad guys get their come-uppances in the goriest, hilarious, most violent way possible. Unfortunately MAOH DENSETSU misses the point too... Raoh is just to amoral and self-righteous to be a likable 'hero.' Except to Japanese nerds, but their opinions are irrelevant (especially considering all the Zeon fans...). |
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leafy sea dragon
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By the way, the word "brontosaurus" is an outdated term. The official term for the dinosaur is "apatosaurus."
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GATSU
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Finally finished it. Didn't like the first half enough, but it gets better in the second half. Not enough to avoid wishing they did more with it, but enough to at least make you interested in more of the series. And yeah, after reading the review, I'm not sure what Carl expected from a post-apocalyptic fighting anime. As for the budget, yeah, you can tell a big chunk of the show was farmed out to S. Korea, but it's still got good production value overall.
Oh, and what the hell did he find wrong with the making-of? It's like every omake thing I've seen on every anime in the past. About the only weak part was when the manga-ka for the spin-off tried out for voice-acting. |
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Banken
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I'd also like to point out that the dialog in Fist and Dark King were *never* intended to be translated... It's all stuff that sounds cool in Japanese but awful in English, no matter how it's translated...
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Royogre
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all Kimlinger's reviews from what I have heard are just him bitching about shit trying to be controversial with his retarded ass reviews.
From what I have heard he has learnt jack shit from the backlash, Go watch your slice of life shit. |
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