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mabber36
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that's something I heard a troll say |
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Dynamic A
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Yes. 
Basically, Ikuhara the director came up with the concept along with Saito the manga-ka, then from the same base they both went off in slightly different directions. -DA |
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belvadeer
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Utena Utena Utena, everyone seems to like it. Damn it guys, you're going to actually make me buy it. Curse you and your enthusiasm!
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Surrender Artist
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I already ordered Revolutionary Girl Utena and I've begun watching it. I'm far from enraptured by it after having watched four episodes, but there's plenty left and I an interested in knowing where it will go as well as intrigued by its oddity. I even like the fact that it's a little old and rough. It might be just that it has a nostalgic familiarity, but something about the rougher, less perfected look of old animation is interesting and appealing to me. The English version isn't very good; I like Rachael Lillis as the voice for Utena, but she seems poorly directed, as do the rest, whether well cast or not. It's a shame that there isn't a new one, but I'm not surprised. A new one might well have been uneconomical.
I do love the look of the set. The box that it comes in is very stately and stylish. I especially love that the series description and features list on the back can be removed to reveal a second, blue graphic to complement the red one on the other side. The box that I have, lamentably, is slightly deformed, so it only stands upright when upside-down, but I can live that. I might even be able to correct it eventually. Oh, and the student council solemnly intones a reference to Herman Hesse's Demian at the beginning of their meetings. That's neat. C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility is the only show from this season that seems like it might still be worth investigating after all is said and done, except, of course, for Battle Girls: Time Paradox, to which all others pale in comparison. I was deterred by reading descriptions of it as a fighting series, but if it somehow manages to be eccentric and clever nonetheless, then I'm intrigued again. If nothing else, I'm relieved to hear of a show that allows us to discuss, "assets," as something other than an ironic euphemism. Last edited by Surrender Artist on Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:08 am; edited 4 times in total |
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pachy_boy
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There wouldn't be, since it's Right Stuf and they long stopped dubbing their own stuff since The Third. In my opinion, the dub is vastly improved in the film version. |
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John Casey
 Posts: 1853 Location: In My Angry Center |
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Erin hates Koihime Musou.
All is well with the world. In other news...what's with this recent surge of nearly manga-exclusive shelves? =_=; Not to sound like a dick, but I never had good social experiences with hardcore manga girls... So seeing shelves like that scares me. Not that Stig's a scary manga fangirl... But still. |
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rti9
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Isn't the Revolutionary Girl Utena DVD Set 1 review with the wrong color on its side?
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bglassbrook
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It seems a fairly safe bet that there is little chance of the latter. On the plus-side, last week finally started to give of the scent of an over-arching plot. Hopefully this omen doesn't pass and the show goes for 20-something episodes, because 7 of 12/13 is hella-late for something to finally start happening. (So is [C] shelf-life colored, or Utena stream-worthy?) And the greatest shame of Koihime Musō, aside from seeming like an Ikki-Tousen rip-off... no dub, yet. |
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erinfinnegan
ANN Columnist
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But I almost liked it...! Remember that time I gave Sekirei a Rental? I'll also have you know I watched the entirety of Onigai Twins, and I wasn't even getting paid to do so. You don't know everything about me, Mr. Casey.
But I like YuGiOh.... : 
Unless this wedding reception-like party bankrupts me...
Like the car from the movie...? I love the Utena movie.
I've given that panel at almost a dozen conventions over the last four years, just not Otakon or AWA yet. There is a whole section on golf manga! I hope you can see the panel sometime. |
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Agent355
 Posts: 5113 Location: Crackberry in hand, thumbs at the ready... |
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It sounds like a fun panel!
Golf is manga-like in real life. There is so little action, you might as well be observing it...panel...by...panel 
(Does anyone remember the '90's cartoon "Eek! The Cat"? The only way to kill super!fleas was by watching golf: "Golf so boring, fleas dying..." LOL) So, Erin, what's the strangest manga you've encountered? (I've heard of a reincarnation-of-Albert-Einstien manga, but it's actually not that *strange* when you consider that it was written by Saki Hiwatari, of Please Save My Earth fame. Reincarnation is sort of her thing. "Saint Young Men," however, now that's weird! Now if Muhammad moved into the Tokyo apartment of Jesus and Buddha, there'd finally be some manga about Islam. Doubt it'd be very accurate, though.). |
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4nBlue
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Actually Koihime Musou(NSFW) can be bought from MangaGamer with uncensored sex scenes featuring even the younger cast. I wouldn't even be surprised if they plan to sell its boxed copies during Anime Expo (being their best selling property at the moment and rather well known). |
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Sailor S
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I wonder how close they are to that magic number of 2000 units sold. Probably not very, but one can always hope the voices will get restored. As for the anime, I think perishable is a proper rating for it, although I've never taken perishable to mean that it doesn't belong on my shelves. Because it's on em. Just isn't something I'm likely to recommend to anyone.
Well, at least this has some DVDs and a few figures mixed in. I think shelves of only one medium, whether they're DVDs or manga, are kind of dull. I like some variety, so pictures of DVDs, manga, and figures all together is always preferable. Of course, massive collections of any kind are always great to see. Like that one person who had the entire attic filled with them. Wish I could remember which Shelf Life that was featured in. |
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Ojamajo LimePie
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No, this is a different Car. You'll know it when you see it. |
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Northlander
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What'cho talking 'bout, Willis? I'll have you know it's about half and half on the anime/manga scales. (They even let me indulge my MST fandom on this site, despite that not even being Japanese.) |
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ss-hikaru
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I love shelves like that! I'm probably one of those hardcore manga girls you're talking about...although I don't think it's THAT bad interacting socially with me, well I'd like to think it isn't THAT bad. I'm so jealous of those shelves! For one, KAZAN!!!! I borrowed volumes of that from the library and they had all of the volumes except for two of em, one being the final volume. I've been dying to know what happens in the end for YEARS now! Anyone (...Stig...?) care to summarise what happens for me, pleeeezzzzeee? =3 From memory, Koihime Musou was the anime where stuff got censored with the ink sprays right? The censoring actually made the anime sorta look cool... I need to catch up on C. I think I stopped after episode 4 or so. One reason being my internet not being able to handle the CG fight scenes, makes for painful watching. It wouldn't feel right to watch it fansubbed when Siren is going out of their way to actually simulcast something for Australia (plus I paid for premium...even if it's no use to me...damn internet). All the hype over Utena might've influenced me to actually give it a try but somewhere somehow I spoiled myself on the ending and now can't really be bothered... |
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