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v1cious
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when did it become a priority that every mecha show must f*ck with your head? i just finished "Rahxephon" and this cartoon is just flat out confusing as hell. don't get me wrong i like a show that can make me think, but DAMN!
at what point did watching a giant robot become a freaking humanity lesson? i never heard Voltron quoting Shakesphere, and i had never heard the Transformers discussing the "Duality Of Man", it's just getting to be too much. you shouldn't have to be a philosophy major to watch a robot stomping around a city. aren't there any Mecha shows that are just fun to watch? only ones i can think of are Full Metal Panic, Dual, and (to an extent) Big O Last edited by v1cious on Sun Nov 16, 2003 6:40 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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osiriz
 Posts: 58 Location: Sweden.. The land of no anime! *cries!* =( |
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I agree with you. drama and humanity lessons does not belong in mecha or action anime. Psychological is the worst. X_x
Romance and comedy is good in mecha.. like in Full metal panic. I dont like drama anime at all. =[ go watch gundam seed dude. Last edited by osiriz on Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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MelancholyDevil
 Posts: 311 Location: Louisiana |
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Don't tell me you didn't know Rahxephon was an Eva Jr.
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Louie-kun
 Posts: 420 Location: I'm back. |
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You can blame Eva for that one.
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Gekigangar3
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There are alot of mech shows with less of the psychological stuff. FMP, Martian Successor Nadesico, are what come to mind. If you don't like a mecha show that makes you think, then don't watch it, but alot of people like a good action show that makes them think as well, just look at the popularity of EVA.
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Mou Kaoru
 Posts: 298 Location: Simple minds are easily amused. |
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Yup. It confused me too a la Eva. But I did enjoy watching it and it wasn't as angsty as Eva was. Although, the ending I did NOT get. Even after watching it a second time. But I still love them! IMO, it's best to watch these shows when you're drunk!
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king_micah
 Posts: 994 Location: OSU |
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Come on, Blue Blood?
It has much of an Eva ripoff feel. It isn't but, it borrows on Eva. |
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Cassandra
 Posts: 1356 Location: Birdsboro, PA |
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DaiGuard is a comedy mecha show. No drama!
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Legato 2057
 Posts: 437 Location: Soon to be Japan |
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Daiguard is an amazing Mecha show, extremely funny with no psycho-babble to mess with your head. Highly recomend it!
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v1cious
Posts: 6283 Location: Houston, TX |
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i'll have to check it out. it's not the drama that bugs me, it's when it starts getting way over the top. |
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Craeyst Raygal
 Posts: 1383 Location: In the garage, beneath a 1970 MGB GT. |
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Blame "Kill 'em All" Tomino for it, v1cious. In 1979 when Mobile Suit Gundam proved that mecha anime could be more than a half-hour toy commercial, writers/directors/artists made the big robot show their forum for presenting a microcosm of life.
Mecha shows are more accessible to people. People find philosophy, morality, and mortality easier to swallow when the situation of the characters is further away from them. Hence, you can get a lot of people to start theorizing about the meaning of life after watching Evangelion, but you can't get them to sit through Millenium Actress. Besides, there's still plenty of mecha anime that's just classic big robot fun. You just have to look a bit harder for it. |
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LordShishio
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Watch Big O just the plain out stupidity of it will mess with your head.
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space clam
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Maybe it's just me, but it seems to be the other way around in terms of psychological impact. Personally, I think it's hilarious when my friends rent Eva for example, thinking, "This is gonna be great! Giant robots blowing up everything with huge death ray zappers! Yay!" Only to discover, "Owwww! Why do I have to use my brain?" I think Naota's father (FLCL) summed it up pretty good in his "robot monologue." |
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Nagisa
Moderator
 Posts: 6128 Location: Atlanta-ish, Jawjuh |
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Kamon Nandaba: The true philosopher of our age. 
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Kidotai
 Posts: 138 Location: one of those islands in the pacific |
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That's because Optimus Prime was Jewish. *ducks the flying items* Anyway, howabout the OAV and TV series of Patlabor? Doubtful you wanna watch the movies, as they go into geopolitical themes and philosophical quandries |
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