Forum - View topicThe Mike Toole Show - Ten Years Later
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harrellj
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Wow, nostalgia galore there, though I didn't watch most series until later. However, Spiral was a good series that deserved a longer running (if nothing else, to explain the whole mystery going on). Besides, I dare anybody to watch that opening song and not get it stuck in their heads
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Joe Carpenter
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ahhhh the early 2000's, when the American anime and manga industry was booming instead of plummeting
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi is actually a personal favorite of mine, very underrated series, the Hollywood episode is probably one of my favorite episodes of any anime ever, there was just something so hilarious about seeing an anime spoofing western movies like Indiana Jones, The Thing, Back To The Future and Escape from New York ("call me Snake!") I actually got to see Mt. Head on the Sundance channel once, it was wonderfully surreal |
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staab99
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I agree about Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, it's a fun little show! I never could get into Spiral, I watched like 3 or 4 episodes then gave up on it. Was the ending any good?
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Anton Chigurh
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The creation of Haibane Renmei alone redeems whatever bad series were released on 2002.
I have to admit, 2002 was a rotten year for me personally. But that's neither here nor there. |
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enurtsol
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Don't bother. Fans only watch indie anime if it involves the stereotypical anime high school girl or possibly a pantyshot. 
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Tamaria
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I was wondering... Is Tamala a popular cat name in Japan or something? This is the third one I heard of in anime/manga.
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Zalis116
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G-On Riders also featured such a role for her, though as a villain who benefits from one of the most ridiculously awful instances of EasilyForgiven that I've ever seen. I can't defend the show as "it's actually a parody" either, but it did have its share of funny moments. Not to mention Nobuyuki Hiyama going from wimpy harem lead to badass warrior (and back and forth between those states).
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Mesonoxian Eve
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*Reads article.
*Heads to TRSI and RACS DVD sections. Some things haven't changed in 10 years. |
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The Human Spider
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I'm one of the few people who prefer KANON 2002--for me it really benifits from tighter storytelling compared to the 2006 version. I loved DEMON LORD DANTE, but I'm a Go Nagai freak. It's an insanely stupid, trashy show, exactly how I like my Go Nagai. And Mao Dante has one of the funniest/most-ridiculous origins I've ever seen. |
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Moonsaber
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Also, If I remember correctly, one of the characters from Zero is the grandparents of one of the leads from Frontier, and somehow the plot of Zero has impact on Frontiers outside of the homage episode. Really, I think he totally missed Frontier. |
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Spastic Minnow
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I haven't given many masterpiece ratings (20- 7 are Ghibli films and due to the way it's listed 3 spaces are taken by the first two Tenchi OVAs- out of 475 "seen all") but three from 2002 have that distinction and take as many spaces on my personal top 10 list.
Azumanga Daioh Haibane Renmei and... Tamala 2010, A Punk Cat in Space The only non-R1 DVD I own- took me years to get a copy that wasn't obscenely priced. I know the criticisms, I understand them, but I absolutely love the film. The art design, the enigmatic atmosphere, the mix of the super sweet images rendered mostly in black and white and the occasional bursts of violence, if you can stand the zombie dog's ramblings it's a very interesting concept and what finally puts it over the top for me is the soundtrack- it really is some of the best Trip-Hop/Acid Jazz I've ever heard. |
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treatment
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nice write-up on it until that quip. Mike's gonna be dodging a bunch of Itano Circus missiles on that quip. ahh, i see at least three posters already launched some at him. 
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Kicksville
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I don't know how I missed this the first time, but:
The first two episodes of this show are awesome, but after that...you saw the whole thing, right? I dunno if I missed something, it seemed like everything after that was poorly done Anime Drivel (the stratosphere castle thing was kind of cool though). |
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Joe Carpenter
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a lot of the anime mentioned in this article I didn't see until a few years later though
for example, I didn't see Abenobashi or Rahxephon until 2005, so I'm not feeling THAT old just yet |
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Spastic Minnow
Bargain Hunter Exempt from Grammar Rules Posts: 4613 Location: Gainesville, FL |
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Yeah, I didn't mention that because I thought that if I mentioned his praise for that in comparison to his discounting of Tamala it would just sound too bitter (best to let someone else mention it first), but I have to agree that between being mysterious to the point of obliqueness and throwing a mish mash of jarring art and imagery in every shot that show was a complete mess. Shinbo has learned so much since making SoulTaker. |
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