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REVIEW: Dragonaut: The Resonance DVD part 1

"D+" is definately NOT an acceptable grade.

I found Dragonaut to be one of those "100% average" series.

It deserves as much credit as Kaze no Stigma, or an equally fun show.

jmfsilenthill wrote:

Gonzo...why do you burn me so?? ....Seriously though I don't understand how a show like this actually got licensed, when there are infinitely better shows out ther. I guess I know the anwser to that.....I guess fan service (boobs)=sales?? Is that how it works? It's a clusterf**k of epic proportions.

I'll tell you why--it's because FUNI and Gonzo are in bed together. Which, so long as FUNI only paid turd sandwich prices for it, I could care less about.

So yeah, Gonzo is pretty much dead. Much as Last Exile was the symbol of their glory days, Dragonaut is the symbol of their collapse

"100% average" is "fun"?

They have given us some good shows over the years, and animated many more. I think I'm one of the few who actually enjoyed Speed Grapher, which got a lot of unfair hate in my opinion. There is the surprisingly good (and yet irritatingly flawed) Bokurano, although Gonzo was just doing the animation on that. Same with Full Metal Panic! (alright, but not nearly as good as its sequels) and Gantz (so much promise, so badly executed). Other notable titles that I personally think highly of are Romeo × Juliet (very enjoyable though I don't care for the badly-done ending), the much better-done Basilisk, and the utterly sublime Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Christo. I'm still withholding judgement on Red Garden.

A consumer advocate once said, “if you irradiate poop, it will be sterile, but it's still poop.” That line could pretty much apply to Dragonaut: The Resonance, too. Although it does try to doctor up its content with CG-laden battles, fan service, and some attempts at more involved characterization, those are not sufficient to overcome the fact that the series is, at heart, a pile of crap.

Think about it. Do you ALWAYS want to watch animes that deliberately "try" to teach a message, which often doesn't work, because someone has already done it before.

it does try to cram a message down your throat. In the second half

Hence the hate comes from the disappointment. There are a lot worse series out there than Dragonaut, we just didn't want it from GONZO.

it just seems they haven't done a brilliant series since Gankutstuou

...times have changed. Stories are harder to tell.

Think about it. Do you ALWAYS want to watch animes that deliberately "try" to teach a message, which often doesn't work, because someone has already done it before.

Average animes are fun, because they're not trying to do that, and instead, they're just telling a story. A simple story. What's wrong wth that?

Thanks for spoiling the ending! I've only made it past 10!

jk But seriously, at this point, we should stop looking for "masterpieces" and just look for a fun show!

Many disagree, but, no one can recreate something that's been done, it's just not possible...

Gonzo is one of my absolute favorite studios, because of their efforts. Nearly everone of their series impressed me for one reason or other. They are capable of creating awe-inspiring CG, writing brilliant original stories, their superb adaptions, and doing it all with a typical anime budget.

But... times have changed. Stories are harder to tell. And the budgeting to tell those stories doesn't help motivate staff.

We just need to stop stressing over 100% originality and concentrate on enjoyment. That's really all it boils down to...

People say the ending sucks, but who cares??? I've learned from Martian Successor Nadesico, that the overall journey is ultimately better than the ending.