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kusanagi-sama
 Posts: 1723 Location: Wichita Falls, TX |
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So this will be a Megazone IV OVA? I've never really seen this OVA series anime, so is it any good?
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silentjay
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It's decidedly old-school shonen. It's from the creators of the original Macross and Dangaioh, and is very, um, 80s. If that appeals to you, you'll probably love it. If not, then, well, you probably won't. |
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kusanagi-sama
Posts: 1723 Location: Wichita Falls, TX |
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Well, since I own Macross SDF, and I like some of the other 80's animation, I might like this.
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OrsonHyuri
 Posts: 35 Location: usa |
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The original OVA series definately had the 80s feel with the heavy metal riffs blaring in the background. What I found amusing was seeing old American products in this anime. I think they went to McDonalds, but all the logos were totally old school. I'm surprised to hear Haruhiko Mikimoto is still designing -- really cool!
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Chrno2
 Posts: 6171 Location: USA |
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Nani???
Y'know they really need to just leave this series alone now. Well, that is if the 3rd OVA was left open. Well, we'll see. With designs by Haruhiko this will sort of bring back some nostalgia. Since he worked on some of the character work too with Hirano. He also, did many of the key illustrations for the first series and as well as the original 'Macross'. So this should be interesting. Guess it's time to revive the old. |
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Starwind Amada
Posts: 981 Location: Easton, PA, USA |
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If they make a new Megazone, they'd better explain the storyline of the first 3 parts, because it's too old and obscure for anyone to know about it, except maybe for Robotech (it was going to be part of that) and old-school fans. Doesn't ADV have this (and Streamline has an old version of part 1)?
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Chrno2
Posts: 6171 Location: USA |
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Yes, they do. It's being released already. ADV own's the rights to all 3 and is releasing them respectively. I'm sure the directors are considering that already. I've only seen the first OVA but never saw the other 2. I need a refresher on all 3 to see what my feelings are about the later 2. At the time when I saw the first one (WAY BACK WHEN...) I thought that was it. |
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spider-moose
 Posts: 137 Location: Ontario, Canada |
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the 3rd OVA sucked major balls tho
1st 2 parts were awesome tho I'm hoping this will be better and not a dumb filler but something that actually progresses the plot even more but this series does rule, check it out, very good mecha action and story |
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Advent_Nebula
Posts: 932 Location: Colorado |
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From the sounds of what I am reading it sounds like the TV series like they had planed to do 20 years ago will finally happen of Megazone 23.
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DarkCntry
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That's what I am hoping...considering Megazone 23 was basically the first straight-to-video OVA they cramed a crapload of story into the small package that left way too many holes open. I'm sitting here staring at my boxset and wondering what the full series would've been like. Of course, gotta give them credit, they didn't beat around the bush, EVERY consumer product in that OVA was the actual product, not some WacDonalds clone 
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superdeformed
 Posts: 88 Location: New Orleans, LA |
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I loved the first episode. The other two I did not care for as much.
The style change just bothered me. It went from good old 80's anime character design of Haruhiko Mikimoto to a more dark retarded 90's-ish style of Yasuomi Umetsu. I am glad Mikimoto is back doing the character designs he's one of my all-time favs. The series was left rather wide-open for those wondering. I have not seen it in years though. |
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Renaisance Otaku
 Posts: 469 Location: Modesto, CA |
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Actually, the character designs on one were done by Toshihiro Hirano. Mikimoto only designed Eve(the reason why she stays the same throughout). I do prefer them, though two's are ok, and I haven't seen three. Yui did look radically different in two, to the point were I wouldn't have known they were the same character if they hadn't said.
I love the work of Mikimoto, so it's great to hear that he's working on this. It's rather unexpected to hear this being made. Definitely something to look forward to. |
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Cowpunk
Posts: 168 Location: Oakland - near the Newtype Lab |
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They released the whole thing last year as a box set. |
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