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HitokiriShadow
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Bandai seems to like mecha but more importantly they like Sunrise, but this is a Xebec title, not Sunrise, so its not something that would be an "automatic" Bandai title. Geneon had Fafner and ADV had Eva and a number of super-robot titles. So while its not unreasonable to think Bandai might have an interest in this series, there is no reason to assume they would be the ones to get it.
From what I hear, Heroic Age is a space opera. NGE, Fafner, and Rahxephon are not space operas by any stretch. They all take place on earth but Heroic Age is an interplanetary possibly intergalactic affair. The only similarity between Heroic Age and those titles is that it apparently has giant robots (though I don't recall any from the bit I saw). I'd say it has no more in common with Eva and Fafner than it does with Gundam or Godannar. It probably has more in common with Macross and Galaxy Express than any of the aforementioned titles. I've only skimmed the first episode and it didn't particularly interest me (though that's a really bad way to test a series and I don't do it anymore) but someone with similar tastes to me really loved it, so I'll almost certainly be getting the DVDs regardless of how they are released. |
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Dargonxtc
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Ah, so I've been told.  Nah, really that was just the impression I got when I read the article, the ANN summary, and the art that I found when I did a search. To me, it just fit in that mold. With everything pseudo the same, but just in a different place with a different name. In other words, I didn't know anything about it before hand. But hey, that's good to hear. If it does turn out to be more space opera-esque, then I will be infinitely more interested in the show. Since those shows are almost always usually right up my alley.
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Ktimene's Lover
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I have seen the series and loved it. There's just not enough heavy Greek mythology influence in anime these days I think.
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teh*darkness
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Seeing as how I'm a fan of Hisashi Hirai's character designs, I'll be buying this series no matter what other anime it draws comparisons to, or how it's released.
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penguintruth
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How does Hirai keep getting work, with those godwful character designs of his? Gundam SEED/Destiny, Fafner, and this, too? It's a good thing SEED is so popular, despite all logic against it, because that will probably get people to watch simply looking at those generic character designs. It's too bad Hirai only knows how to draw one kind of face, and then just changes the hair (and sometimes, not even that). Even Leiji Matsumoto, who's often accused of having too streamlined a style, has more variety than that.
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sarsman45
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It probably be one of those animes that you have to watch almost all the way through to fully understand and truly love the show. I love the music though! |
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DirtnSky
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Heroic Age does what so many fail to do in science fiction. Being EPIC. Gainex gave it a go with the original series of Gunbuster at its last episode, but failed to show it in motion. They tried to insinuate it as a ancient historical scene of pictures you'd see in a museum or in you history class at high-school. Not even that wreck of a series of hack flicks of the new Star Wars couldn't even touch it! Heck, the last time I saw such battles where in the TV show called Babylon 5 back in the mid '90s and even that didn't reach the Space Opera feel I have always yearned for since my time over the books of the Lensmen Saga by E.E. Doc Smith!
This show has it all! Warring Gods, Advanced Races battling across the galaxy, love and lost. When the main female protagonist shows up, I can feel the electricity of her over everyone. Her speeches bringing many to tears of joy of which I also shared. The anger- no, Rage of both God sides as they fought was thrilling. The thousands of ships firing at each other and the destruction of planets. All of which I could never get enough of thru all the episodes. The Japanese cast was pitch perfect and I wonder if I'll every feel that way with the American dubbing. Aside that, Funi~ does have a decent track with most of its' work so I really shouldn't be too worried. I will buy this and despair till the next release, it deserves my attention. This type of show in my opinion was a true anomaly for Japanese anime now with its fetish of moe and off putting "humor" and was an amazing surprise for me when I began to watch it. 2009 isn't coming damn near fast enough for me now! |
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hikaru004
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And Bandai is laughing all the way to the bank with GL which will sell more than Heroic Age.
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enurtsol
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Like ADV of a few years ago? 
Cons really have ceased to be the licensing podium of years past. Companies now make announcements at the time and place of their choosing. |
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