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Pile of Shame - Blue Sonnet


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blacotaku1



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:07 pm Reply with quote
slight error in the post. Blue Sonnet's release date is 7/16/89 to 3/25/90. Just the OCD in me. Sorry.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:25 pm Reply with quote
I was curious so I dug out my old vhs to dvd rip I made years ago and rewatched it-it was as full of clinches then as it is now-but still a good watch. I was surprised how much of the story I'd forgotten.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:12 am Reply with quote
This OAV does not belong in the Pile of Shame. It was great. When I first saw it I was completely moved and amazed. One of the great classics of the era in my opinion. Still stands with a Masterpiece rating from me on ANN (actually I'm currently the lone ANN user who has given it that rating).

I think I liked it so much because it stood so well as an action, sci-fi drama that had much more seriousness and grittiness to it than typical sci-fi fare of the time like Dirty Pair and Macross.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:19 am Reply with quote
Pile of Shame doesn't mean it's a bad title. It's not referring to the titles as shameful, but the shame Justin feels for not having tried them out earlier. It's a reference to a backlog you haven't been able to clear, I've got a big one of anime films growing myself.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:08 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
It has females, Justin, that makes it ecchi moe uguu pandering.
This is 80's anime. Moe uguu was just a sweet smile on her mummy's face back then.
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vanfanel



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:23 am Reply with quote
Nth generation tape trading (of raws!) and LDs! Now THIS is what I call an old-school anime discussion! Very Happy

I know this will not happen in a million years, but if Toei and some of the other companies were to put out DVD box sets with year-by-year compilations of weird, forgotten little OVAs from the 80's and 90's, I would be so all over that.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:11 am Reply with quote
fuuma_monou wrote:
Glory Questor wrote:
BTW, Justin, if this is something that you (and obviously many others) seem to want rescued and released on DVD, then why is it part of the "Pile of Shame"? Shouldn't this be classified as a "Buried Treasure"? j/c Rolling Eyes


"Pile of shame" means the stuff you've bought/collected and haven't watched/finished yet. In my case that would be most of my recent DVD purchases (currently watching Blu-rays first).
Shouldn't do this. What if the disc is damaged, or the data is corrupted? One only gets a short amount of time to exchange, or refund a damaged item like digital media.
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ActionJacksin



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:01 pm Reply with quote
So seeing as how Peter Marinker is in this, I wonder how this stacks up compared to his other dub performances. If it is as terrible as Justin says, I'm guessing it's not a Goto-calibur performance.

Also, were there any other noticeable recurring Manga UK actors besides Marinker and Toni Berry? Was this also another Michael Bakewell production?
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fuuma_monou



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:38 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
fuuma_monou wrote:
"Pile of shame" means the stuff you've bought/collected and haven't watched/finished yet. In my case that would be most of my recent DVD purchases (currently watching Blu-rays first).
Shouldn't do this. What if the disc is damaged, or the data is corrupted? One only gets a short amount of time to exchange, or refund a damaged item like digital media.


I guess I've been lucky so far. Doing international return/exchange (since I import U.S. anime releases) is something I've never tried. Never had a reason to.
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