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Mohawk52
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Chagen46
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I told you, truth to be told I haven't seen that much gory anime because there's not much of it and most of it is old. I have enough anime to watch that's new.
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Mohawk52
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Sleverin
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I was seriously having the single worst case of deja vu while reading this...then I noticed that Shelf-Life covered this previously. I was wondering why I had seen this movie review get the exact same treatment on two separate occasions. I'm glad I figured that out, that was bugging the hell out of me.
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DRWii
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Speaking only for myself, the difference is in the execution (*rimshot*). "Mad World" is more stylized, makes it very clear that the violence is meant to be silly and fun, and you were running around killing a bunch of thugs and monsters. "Blood-C" is not very stylized, the violence doesn't seem to be intended as "fun" (if it is, then they did a poor job getting that across), and it was monsters killing a bunch normal people. Also, I don't remember "Mad World" having much more guts or other innards than "Blood-C." That sounds more like "God of War III" or something. |
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Kakugo
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Why yes, I do love Elfen Lied! D'oh! I meant Higurashi no Naku koro ni. Oh wait, I meant Ga-Rei Zero. Er, I mean School Days. ...oh who am I kidding. I love all of them. 
I only watched a few episodes of BLOOD-C when it was broadcast, but it was clear that there was something intentionally awkward between Saya singing to herself like a dork walking to school and the lengthy, brutal Shoggoth slaying that always followed. The fact that there was a meta-narrative point only gives me hope that it was going somewhere all along, and my "Welp, I'll get back to this later" reaction was just a bit hasty. Hey, even if this is an unwatchable mess it's got to be better than those miserable 50 episodes of BLOOD+.
Huh. Weak-sauce compared to what, exactly? Angel Cop? Genocyber? Shigurui? Hokuto no Ken? Kakugo no Susume? Violence Jack? The Machine Girl? Human Centipede 2? The A-Team? You can play the "meh, that's not hardcore..." card if you want, but not mentioning a single title to back it up is pretty weak sauce in its own right. See, now I'm curious: Can you actually name an anime series from the last decade that you've seen with meticulously animated organs? (Can you name any from the decade before, even?) Bonus points if you don't mention anything I've already mentioned above. I can think of exactly three more titles from the last ten years. If you can think of more, I'm all ears.
...'kay? Mad World isn't all that meticulous about its gruesome violence. For one thing, it's a parody of Frank Miller styled "X-Treme!!" American comic culture. For another, the Wii's less than impressive graphics engine can't exactly produce shockingly well rendered gore to start with. I'd argue even the Manhunt games were gorier - well, at least the second game was, before it was neutered by the ESRB. (It sucked either way, which is a shame.) Hell, I'd argue the Tomb Raider reboot is ten times more viscerally offensive than Mad World. There's a 5 minute bit in Heavy Rain that most people would find more disturbing than the entirety of Mad World, and it involves nothing more than spoiler[a man's pinky finger]. Context. It matters. PS: And, yes, Cabin in the Woods is a satyrical masterpiece. This coming from someone who's general opinion of Whedon is "Yeah sure, Avengers, Buffy, yadda yadda. You still wrote Alien 4". |
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jymmy
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Let me be nymphatic here: it was a big pile of succubus. |
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Kakugo
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Del Toro'd approve of that Freudian slip, I'm sure. 
But seriously: spoiler[Unicorn violence.] You win that round, Whedon. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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spoiler[Cabin works better because you know the rules as a horror fan, and you know the current state of horror films isn't ideal. Creativity and unique qualities aren't allowed because they don't fit a formula, so of course it's rednecks or zombies or torture lovers, you're not allowed to have much else.] I don't think Blood-C has anything to say remotely on that level.
And yes, spoiler[that unicorn, my obliques.] |
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SpacemanHardy
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If truer words have ever been said, I have never read them. 
If nothing else, though, Blood+ did at least give us Louis. And Louis is awesome. 
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SpacemanHardy
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One of those three titles is Gantz, isn't it? |
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FLEABttn
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I think Blood-C was one of the worst recent acquisitions of mine. When it was all said and done, I found virtually nothing redeeming about the show (art aside).
I know there are worse shows out there but a straight C seems a little kind. I got rid of it within a couple months of getting it. |
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belvadeer
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Wait, whaaaaaat? Blood+ was way more bearable than this. At least its story was coherent. I'm sorry, but I can't agree with your statement. |
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Apollo-kun
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I'm going to back out of this argument now, though, because as your posts on the forums related to "Free!" has shown, you're impossible to argue with, and imply anybody who disagrees with you is some variation of a misogynist. Oh, and to answer your question, sexualized gore is never okay with me. Even when it pops up in my personal favorite still-running manga series, "Dance in the Vampire Bund", I get a tad bit revolted. |
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Apollo-kun
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