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omnistry
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The live-action movie is unbelievable. It's a great example on how to do an adaptation of a cartoon. It matched the wackiness and absurdity of the series perfectly, especially spoiler[the anti-smoking sequence!]
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fighterholic
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One of the best gag series I could ever come across. Here is a school where there are a bunch of delinquents, but man, they are all clueless
 Like mentioned above, a robot, a gorilla, and Freddie. But what gets better is when there are other schools who try to pick fights with Cromartie, only to be driven away by Cromartie's strange ways.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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I saw a clip of this at an Otakon one year and rushed out to buy it. The shows is just hilarious. I love the short 15 min episodes. It's a great way to get in a quicky watch before doing something. That was one quality I liked about Galaxy Angel. My friends I swear have ADD but love ATHF due to it's short episode length and great humor. They couldn't get enough of Chromartie. If you like this try Hare'+Guu, also very funny.
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energydan
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I snagged this show from the bargain bin a while ago and haven't watched it yet. I was thinking of starting it soon but was curious how the dub track is on it? I typically just watch the original track with subtitles but someone told me the dub was actually better, is this true?
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HellKorn
Posts: 1669 Location: Columbus, OH |
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I haven't watched the anime but the manga is one of the funniest things out there in the medium. It obviously continues on from wherever the manga left off, and it's an absolute joy to read each volume. It also does have an ending point, so it isn't something that continues on forever and ever. And really, I don't think that there are many other manga that can reach a lot of the absurdities that Cromartie High School... well, reaches. Definitely recommend putting it up. |
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DragonsRevenge
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I can think of better ways 
Sorry, coudlnt resist. Yeah, I think if those episodes were longer, I'd lose track of what was going on. Another problem with it was talk talk talk talk, and when your watching the subs, as I do, after a while you lose track of what's happening . |
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Zalis116
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CHS itself is entertaining, and the short episode lengths play a big part in keeping the pacing in line. There were a few "miss" episodes, but most of the time I found myself laughing at the sheer absurdity of it all and wondering what they'd bring out next. It's also just so different from what I normally watch that it felt refreshing -- a friend of mine was surprised to see CHS on my shelves, because he didn't think it was my kind of anime. |
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Randall Miyashiro
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I love the liner notes that ADV includes with the DVDs as well as the odd colored cases. I will agree that there is an abundance of fast dialog and in jokes which makes this one almost as hard to translate as Excel. I enjoy how many odd events and characters that appear as one shots actually reappear in later episodes. I'm not sure if I prefer the OP song or either of the ED songs better since they are all amazing. I usually skip the OP credits, but Cromartie's opening is so funny.
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The Human Spider
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I thought the dub voice for Yamaguchi was funnier--his accent almost sounded like Chef from SOUTH PARK . With its rambling randomness and pointlessness it was similar to ATHF(and most of the other Adult Swim comedies, especially TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR, but CHS is actually funny), but the show it most reminded me of is SEINFELD. |
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Deltakiral
 Posts: 3338 Location: Glendora, CA (Avatar Hei from Darker than BLACK) |
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I watched a little bit of this series sub (I normally watch dub and sample the sub) and like you noted there so much back and fort dialog that often times it's hard to keep up with the text on screen. Such that you often times I felt like I was missing jokes.
I usually skipped both OP and ED for most anime (there are exceptions) but I love the OP, that song kills me....and the animation as well it fits perfectly with the anime. |
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Mercury Crusader
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My brother hates anime. HATES. We have a lot of the same interests, but he and I never did see eye-to-eye when it came to anime. Yet when I convinced him to watch it when it first aired on G4 (the only time I ever suggested anybody watch G4 for any reason ever), he loved this show. And he loves the live action movie. I'll need to get him the manga, it'll be right up his alley.
I rank this show up in my top five anime series, and I first watched it on a whim. I saw the first volume at Best Buy, and though I wasn't interested in buying it, I was compelled to purchase it, as if it were calling to me. I have this weird sixth sense about anime series that I know nothing about turning into pure awesomeness. That's how I first got into Excel Saga and Azumanga Daioh, too. |
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energydan
Posts: 106 Location: Ohio |
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Thanks for the replies on the dub.
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Tony K.
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I just finished the series this week and it's hiliarious. The comedy is just off the wall and all over the place. I read Vol.1 of the manga that came with the starter set as well and find it to be very entertaining. I'd like to buy more, but has ADV cut production like they do with all of their other manga, and how many actual volumes are there supposed to be?
I rated the anime Very Good for the sheer amount of randomness and absurdity in the script and character quirks. In particular, I like the episodes that involve Gorilla and Freddie saying absolutely nothing while also being the main characters of that particular episode (like the Pootan and Sushi restaraunt ones ).
I got a vibe of AzuDai meets Excel here, only it's aimed strictly at guys. I also like a lot of the delivery by the seiyuu, as I think the fast-paced dialogue makes for funnier punch lines when they just speed up and raise their voices out of nowhere with those "air gust" sound effects. |
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kolibri
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I don't know how many volumes there are in total of the manga, but volume 10 just came out this month - that's so many that it must be selling... ADV isn't exactly shy about dropping titles when they feel like it as you know.
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DragonsRevenge
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No doubt Freddy and Gorillia owned every scene they were in. And Mechazawa. That sushi ep was great.
Perfect comparison. |
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