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Shadowrun20XX
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 Kidding of course.Microwave them for about 10 seconds.spoiler[You will get a better show from the microwave,than from the last two volumes of Fate/Stay Night.Better smell too.]
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bglassbrook
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Hmm, fair bit of wait on the new singles, though good to see reasonable priced sets for the two I was holding off getting. Bigger problem is that Funimation won't naturally cycle back around until October, though with so little change in prices they will hopefully offer order revivals. And finally there is Shana ... all that effort to get the singles and no rebranded OVA+box being solicited? *weeps* Come on Funi, don't leave us hanging like that. PS - See? I was right. After a month of gripes about no SW we get one with no perishables. Right around Otakon will be time to flip back. |
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StickyToffeePopcorn
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I guess I belong to the (vast) minority that wasn't too happy with the Paradise Kiss anime. I really felt the series missed the mark with pacing and humour when compared to the manga.
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Kagemusha
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I'm having trouble getting into Black Lagoon. The whole show just feels so forced: from the "RADICAL" action scenes, to the overly amoral characters (most of whom seem pretty boring) to the swearing, the whole thing tries a bit too hard to be badass. The crazy chick's monologues to Rock ("You don't know anything about how hard life is, how tough I am, blah blah blah") are probably the worst aspect of it. That said I'm enjoying it enough to keep borrowing it, and I've found that the manga is generally better.
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Mistress9
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Thanks for the prices bci 110.
Wow the boxsets aren't that bad price wise, 50 bucks for Rozen Maiden and 70 for Fate/stay night, I am very happy with those prices, but I am a little sad that the title I want the most Kyo Kara Maou is priced at 25 dollars per single, and with 7 volumes things will add up very quick, that's like $175 dollars, ouch... I really wish they were releasing it as a box set as well. Sigh like I said earlier Funimation will be getting all of my money this fall. I am scared now to see how much the Ouran boxsets will be. |
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kyokun703
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From the Funi AX panel: "Many screams for Ouran High School Host Club of course, part one October 28th for $59.98. Part two is due out January 6th with 14-26, also $59.98." |
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Mistress9
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So basically the entire series is going to cost me about 120 that makes me happy very, very happy. Sigh though why couldn't the second box set come out in time for xmas?? It would have been the best present ever, but atlas I shall have to settle for another anime instead. Maybe I should ask for Kyo Kara Maou instead then I don't have to worry about spending the 175dollars on it. |
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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I think that as far as adapting goes, the ParaKiss anime was okay. If they had actually adapted more than half of the last volume, they would rank a lot higher (I'm still really annoyed that they didn't show that spoiler[Hiro is the fiance at the end]). I also think that stylistically, especially when it comes to chibi moments, that the anime didn't do as good a job as NANA, where it seems much more natural. Still, I think the anime is quite good in it's own right, though there are definitely things I would have preferred them do/not do. |
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Randall Miyashiro
 Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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Geneon who is notorious for their lack of extras had a decent amount of extras on their Paradise Kiss DVDs. I remember a documentary on the costumes, and a live concert amongst a few others. I wonder if Funimation will use the same extras or include new extras for their rereleases.
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StickyToffeePopcorn
Posts: 61 Location: UK |
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This was the main problem for me. Where-as I found the manga funny, I didn't really laugh throughout the anime. I found it all a bit jarring. I haven't seen the Nana anime yet though so I'm glad that you said its better in this respect. Really though I guess the problem was that I got my hopes up after loving the manga so much. Speaking of the ParaKiss anime, why did they make Isabella a woman? ._. |
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marie-antoinette
Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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They totally didn't. She's still biologically male. It just wasn't quite as obvious, at least not from the beginning (while in the manga Yukari exclaims that Isabella is a drag queen right away). There's a few other things that aren't as obvious in the anime but do get subtly mentioned, mainly spoiler[when Arashi forced himself on Miwako]. Oddly enough, the dub seems to show this more than the sub, IIRC. |
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CCSYueh
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I love the look of Shonen Onmyoji which is much more beautiful than Naruto. Also while the protagonist is young, I'm not sure how much of the male Naruto crowd will go for Onmyoji. I was very surprised by the adult sensibilities expressed on the 2nd dvd & thought specifically how Naruto & so many other shonen heroes would try to change the Princess's fate.
And don't forget that cute fluffy sidekick mononoke has a hot bishonen version voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi & that he is somewhat of an outcast from Abe no Seimei's group of guardians. It's closer to Tactics to me for audience appeal |
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FireChick
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I love Shounen Onmyouji!! I wish the DVDs would come out soon. I don't wanna wait til October. More Masahiro awesomeness!!
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stevek504
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I am very happy about Funimation's planned distribution of The Story of Saiunkoku. I only have the first two DVDs to base this on, so I hope it keeps up its great qualities throughout the entire series.
From what Geneon had already released, Shurei looks to be THE strongest female protagonist I have ever seen. A role model for everyone – female or male. My only hope is that Funimation issues a real art box to hold the series (not a thinpak). The fan-fold model that Geneon released doesn't do it for me. The art box needs to hold DVDs in their original clam shell boxes. |
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Randall Miyashiro
Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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I love Houko Kuwashima's performance in this since she can play tough women like Marlene Angel (Blue Gender), Sango (Inuyasha) and Vess (Mars Daybreak) as well as the little girl like Wendy (Gun X Sword), Yuriko (Master Keaton), and Hattie (Argento Soma). Her role in Saiunkoku really brings out both her strengths as she is both very feminine, yet strong. Not as wimpy as Miyaka and more adorable than Yoko. |
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