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Comment on The Heroines of Princess Knight by will'o'wisp

will'o'wisp — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:54:48 +0000

Being a relatively new fan my experience with Princess Knight prior to my reading it was quite different. I first heard of it along with many of other famous Tezuka works through Helen McCarthy’s excellent book “The Art of Osamu Tezuka” reading this book instantly made me a Tezuka fan. So upon hearing the news that it had been licensed by Vertical Inc. I was quite ecstatic simply on the grounds of the fact more Tezuka manga being released.

I agree with Narutaki’s point that Hecate was quite an interesting character and I think part of this was due to her being contrasted with her mother who just wants her daughter to be married and possess a girlish heart. Her mother Madame Hell being such an archetypal villain only emphasized this. At times it almost felt that she was out of place especially when it is made obvious how much value the other female characters placed on being married. It is admirable how he goes to great lengths to sticking with her convictions mostly by defying her mother and helping Sapphire and the Prince of Goldland (There are some really great names in this manga).

Great post guys! I’m looking forward to anymore Tezuka related posts and of course the other posts.

Comment on RE: The Bygone Greatness of Zelda by will'o'wisp

will'o'wisp — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:12:23 +0000

While I have little experience with the earlier Zelda games I am inclined to disagree with the notion that the first game was the best. From your description of the article it seems like that the writer was taking a extreme stance on the matter. Personally out the ones I have played Windwaker was definitely the most enjoyable the visual style is stylized to the point where it still looks good today and the openness of the world was another appealing factor. But I never felt the need to scrutinize every single wave on the admittedly vast ocean in the game.

Comment on RE: The Bygone Greatness of Zelda by VF5SS

VF5SS — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:07:22 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with your overview of that guy’s article. It’s just another unhappy fan being upset that his favorite franchise isn’t filling his needs anymore. If one becomes a brand slave like that, there’s not much that can be done to dissuade them.

Ironically I’m engaged in a discussion with older anime fans complaining about Yamato 2199 right now. It’s a similar instance of people not being fulfilled by something they once loved.

ps Link’s Awakening is the best ever <3

Comment on RE: The Bygone Greatness of Zelda by thoughtcannon

thoughtcannon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Yeah I pretty much disagreed with almost every point he made. I also did not beat Link to the Past in three days. I find not having some kind of hint, a flaw in the original Zelda. Who wants to poke at walls for hours listening for the one that sounds different. That is tedious to me. I feel like this guy would have more fun doing a crossword puzzle than playing most modern games. Which is messed up cause a lot of modern games are fun as hell. I don’t need a game to be excessively hard to be fun. Yeah that guy either has total rose-colored glasses on or

The thing that I really disagreed with though was that Zelda doesn’t need a story. Bull fucking shit. The story is half the reason I can even get into the game. Link’s journey to become a real hero is good through several games and I am particularly fond of Twilight Princess which takes it’s story to new emotional heights. It also has a decent focus on swordplay. Especially if you do the cave of trials which is pretty much nothing but swordplay with very little healing.

Yeah that guy has total rose-colored glasses on.

Comment on The Speakeasy #026: Pucker Up, Love in the Most Unexpected Places by kadian1364

kadian1364 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:02:33 +0000

Spice and Wolf features a relationship that handles a very similar age and race issue as Crest of the Stars. You come for the medieval economics, but stay for the furry demigod love.

3 anime series where love for the main character didn’t work out:
Paradise Kiss
Honey and Clover
and, uh…
Evangelion?

Comment on Ongoing Investigations: Case #157 by Ho-Ling

Ho-Ling — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:04:06 +0000

The Caves of Steel was one of the last books I read last year and I enjoyed it thoroughly. It works fantastic as a detetive story set in the future (proving that technological advancement does not have to be a hindrance to orthodox detective stories). Especially the fact that the three laws of robotics are so integral a part of the plot is what makes this such an amusing read, something mirrored in series like Death Note and Liar Game.

Comment on All Points Bulletin: My Little LEGO Ponies: The Justice League is Magic by Anti-Social Geniuses Reference Resource Mondays « Organization Anti-Social Geniuses

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:12:28 +0000

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Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by reversethieves

reversethieves — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:28:40 +0000

Such is the fate of Hina. She can always go with Nishizawa or Miki Hanabishi. I am sure the audience would love that.

- Hisui

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by reversethieves

reversethieves — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:26:34 +0000

I liked Sochie and most put most of her immaturity up to being only 15 years old.

- Hisui

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by reversethieves

reversethieves — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:13:36 +0000

You can either take comfort in it or sink deeper into depression (or ignore it completely). I cannot make anyone interpret what I write the way I want. I just hoped it might cheer someone up.

If for nothing else it might be a helpful bit of Schadenfreude.

- Hisui

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by reversethieves

reversethieves — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:11:37 +0000

The S in Sochie is for short end of the stick! ;)

- Hisui

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by drmchsr0

drmchsr0 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:48:00 +0000

Darnit, HINAAAAAAAAAAAAA ;-;

(Sadly please do not ask me to take her as I would like to be FOREVERALONE)

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by drmchsr0

drmchsr0 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:46:20 +0000

I’m kinda conflicted. Sochie acted like an immature little ***** while even LORAN CEHACK was acting a lot older.

I’m kinda conflicted…

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by Mushyrulez

Mushyrulez — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:09:02 +0000

Sitting alone in front of a computer during Valentine’s Day.

Reads post, “Cheer up! Look at all these 2D characters who also have problems with their love lives!”

…

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by schneider

schneider — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:04:04 +0000

Dammit, Sochie! *sniff*

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by reversethieves

reversethieves — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:03:37 +0000

Love can stop a rocket launcher hidden inside a corpse. What it can’t stop is a Ming the Merciless style laser ring.

- Hisui

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by VF5SS

VF5SS — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000

Love can’t stop a rocket lawnchair hidden inside a corpse

well maybe it can in Macross

Comment on You’re Never Alone in Being Alone by super rats

super rats — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:04:16 +0000

Just had to weigh in on the BAV portion of this post: Icchan > Kris…poor Ichino never gets love. Okay now back to our regularly scheduled decade. :)

Comment on Obligatory Valentine’s Day Related Post: Our Favorite Couples of 2011 by SparkNorkx

SparkNorkx — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:26:58 +0000

Lol, indeed.

Comment on Obligatory Valentine’s Day Related Post: Our Favorite Couples of 2011 by reversethieves

reversethieves — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:03:17 +0000

Yes, a whole day early. How will we live with ourselves!?

-Narutaki

Comment on Obligatory Valentine’s Day Related Post: Our Favorite Couples of 2011 by SparkNorkx

SparkNorkx — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:55:19 +0000

It’s not Valentine’s Day yet and I guess posting early is good enough.

Comment on All Points Bulletin: Neoclassical Romanticism by Mushyrulez

Mushyrulez — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:34 +0000

How do you guys come up with these titles?! :S

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by reversethieves

reversethieves — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:46:25 +0000

It very well might be. But if those people are not willing to play ball that is all you need as a roadblock.

- Hisui

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by reversethieves

reversethieves — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:45:38 +0000

Well from what I understand it is a money issue because they lady is crazy. She wants a large sum of money and has a bunch of stipulations. The people who had the money for the show could not handle the stipulations and the people who could handle the stipulations did not have the money. So overall it just means that we will not be getting The Rose of Versailles until someone a little more reasonable in in charge of her properties.

- Hisui

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by Shay Guy (@shay_guy)

Shay Guy (@shay_guy) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:11 +0000

If a comment from Shaenon Garrity two years ago is any indication, The Rose of Versailles is a money issue.

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by Shay Guy (@shay_guy)

Shay Guy (@shay_guy) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:21:28 +0000

Isn’t “the Japanese side of things” just a few people in this case? Or are the rights tied up with bigger organizations than just the TYPE-MOON folks?

Comment on All Points Bulletin: Neoclassical Romanticism by Adam Wednesdays

Adam Wednesdays — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:57:02 +0000

I honestly laughed when I read Dan Buckley claiming that Marvel doesn’t do crossovers. I can only imagine the meeting where they came up with that rebranding, and the twisted anti-logic that they had to give birth to to convince themselves. This is the sort of thing that’s really burning me out on American comics…

I might try the new Eureka 7 anime, despite the fact that the kids from the original were so obnoxious I kept hoping they’d fall out of the spaceship and die a very squishy death.

I’ve tried watching the first “Eureka 7″ twice now, and I just can’t stand it. And the weird thing is, I can’t even put my finger on what it is about it exactly that bothers me (besides the obnoxious children that is; but it’s not like E7 is the first show to write children that way). And that’s probably what bothers me the most about it, the fact that my dislike of it is so irrational. It seems like a show that I SHOULD like, but I just end up hating the main characters and getting annoyed with the show, even though there’s not good reason. So maybe this will do it for me. Or at least let me put my finger on what bothers me about “Eureka 7″ so much.

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by reversethieves

reversethieves — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:20:19 +0000

The Rose of Versailles is the clearest example of the author being INSANE therefore preventing an English release. I fully admit sometimes there are problems that we can’t see on the fan side of things.

Also as that article states there is a good deal of problems for a publisher as opposed to a developer.

To be the Barbara kickstarter has shown be it COULD be done. It would take someone actually at a publisher to run the numbers and try and broker the deals to determine SHOULD it be done. I understand that not every plan that looks good superficially is actually a good plan practically.

- Hisui

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by Unicorn Vengance (@AksysGames_Ben)

Unicorn Vengance (@AksysGames_Ben) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:07:52 +0000

This article actually touches on that, but the short version is that Kickstarter might be a great service for developers, but it isn't really viable for publishers, in part because money isn't always the greatest (or sole) reason why a title doesn't happen.

Comment on Fate/Get Licensed by reversethieves

reversethieves — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:05:17 +0000

I admit I might be utterly naive in this sense. I don’t know the finances involved nor the politics. But it is worth bringing up to see what story of support it would have.

If they don’t try something like this I am sure there are legitimate reasons why they can’t/won’t. But you never know until you try. I want a legitimate version of Fate and my brain is determined to find a way to make it happen that does not require a company to go out of business or for me to win the lottery.

- Hisui