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Nosauz · 2009-03-05, 18:46

If there were to be a sequel I would want something more gritty compared to the manga. Because lets face it, until recently in the manga, Ga rei is pretty much your typical shounen, while ga rei zero is far more darker. I just find it to be misleading to do an accurate anime adpation of the manga to be a follow up to Zero

konart · 2009-03-05, 19:11

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while ga rei zero is far more darker.

Only episodes 1 & 2.

Slick_rick · 2009-03-05, 19:18

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Originally Posted by konart

Only episodes 1 & 2.

You must have missed ep 6 through 12. I suggest you watch them...

8zjvm · 2009-03-06, 01:49

Hope this is alright:

GRZ pics:

Sources are in the pics' file properties.

Kinny Riddle · 2009-03-06, 05:32

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Originally Posted by Nosauz

If there were to be a sequel I would want something more gritty compared to the manga. Because lets face it, until recently in the manga, Ga rei is pretty much your typical shounen, while ga rei zero is far more darker. I just find it to be misleading to do an accurate anime adpation of the manga to be a follow up to Zero

Pretty much agree. Having read the manga before the prequel anime, it felt a bit like that other shounen "demon/monster" slaying manga Bleach, no offence intended to anyone who might be offended with this comparison.

For the record, even I'm starting to get sick and tired of Bleach with its lack of direction and convoluted fight after fight after fight. (I mean every word I said, so if you still remotely like Bleach, too bad.

)

Fortunately, the Ga-Rei manga hasn't gone there, yet, and I certainly hope it doesn't fall (too much) in that direction in the forseeable future.

Eric10301 · 2009-03-06, 07:36

Does the only guy to survive from the first cast (the guy at the grave in the beginning) actually come into play with the manga? If he does then I might feel a bit better about the stunt they pulled in the beginning. The way this show was setup really ruined by enjoyability, I spent 11 episodes waiting for some sort of explanation/character back story for the first set of people killed and we were never given one. While killing everyone was a good ploy to get me interested in the end it just kind of pissed me off.

Nosauz · 2009-03-06, 08:01

First set of people play zero affect in the manga, their not mentioned at all. Everybody dies, and to be honest, the cg beast and the intial two episodes turned me off to the series because it reminded me too much of blassreiter which I wasn't really a fan of. I actually enoyed 3-12 a whole lot more, and in the end the tone of zero just doesn't match the manga. It was actually pretty ingenius, killing off the initial cast, I think it was pretty awesome overtop action series. I think it was kind of a scare tactic to those who read the manga, to tune in to find out what happened to kagura, I mean who can get enough of loli kagura? I for one can't. Was it a cheap thing to market the show to be about the team taht gets killed? maybe but in the end it was an interesting method of story telling.

Slick_rick · 2009-03-06, 08:21

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Originally Posted by Eric10301

Does the only guy to survive from the first cast (the guy at the grave in the beginning) actually come into play with the manga? If he does then I might feel a bit better about the stunt they pulled in the beginning. The way this show was setup really ruined by enjoyability, I spent 11 episodes waiting for some sort of explanation/character back story for the first set of people killed and we were never given one. While killing everyone was a good ploy to get me interested in the end it just kind of pissed me off.

Are you talking about Tooru? Sorry to tell you this, but he died also at the end of the first episode. I think it's a testament to how the show was able to give us interesting characters that we want to see more of when people constantly bring up the team from the first episode. I saw a show with a similar first episode I honestly didn't care much about their deaths unlike this show. The Ga-rei Zero world was unfair to a lot of people but I think that is the main point of the first episode. I love that episode.

signorRossi · 2009-03-06, 15:18

Didn't have some of the characters killed off in the first episode a cameo somewhere later in the show?

SageGaiGar · 2009-03-06, 15:19

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Originally Posted by signorRossi

Didn't have some of the characters killed off in the first episode a cameo somewhere later in the show?

There was mention of bike-fu girl, I haven't gotten that far yet into the series.

Arm · 2009-03-06, 15:28

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Originally Posted by signorRossi

Didn't have some of the characters killed off in the first episode a cameo somewhere later in the show?

Yes. Episode 3 onwards were in the form of a flashback, so the characters who were killed off in episode 1 were alive at that time.

careph · 2009-03-06, 18:20

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Originally Posted by taelrak

Suffering leads to salvation!

Not in this case, no. Among the cast of naive, ignorant, bitter and desperate characters there is not a single one that could even come close to breaking the vicious circle. Suffering only leads to more suffering.

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Anyone know how well the DVDs are doing? (how many bought). Like what's the probable height/popularity it needs in order for there even to be a "thought" of having a second season?

It was the third-most discussed fall anime on 2ch, if that's any indication.

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Originally Posted by 8zjvm

Hope this is alright:

GRZ pics:

Sources are in the pics' file properties.

You, good sir, are awesome. Thanks a lot!

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Originally Posted by signorRossi

Didn't have some of the characters killed off in the first episode a cameo somewhere later in the show?

Episode 7, 12:30-12:38
Episode 8, 13:44-13:48
Episode 9, 11:38-11:49

My Vote is in for an OVA. Preferably about the cast killed in episode 1 and a high percentage of raw Yomi. Exploring Mitogawa's past, his connection to the death of Kagura's mother, the whole vatican sesshouseki business etc. would be intriguing as well. Or maybe an OVA about all the things that happened when Yomi was in coma. Towards the end, the anime created a lot of plot holes and concentrated on involving the viewer emotionally, which it did pretty well. Plot-wise it was quite thin. No real need to touch the manga material, there are still plenty of topics unresolved in the anime.

Eric10301 · 2009-03-06, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Slick_rick

Are you talking about Tooru? Sorry to tell you this, but he died also at the end of the first episode. I think it's a testament to how the show was able to give us interesting characters that we want to see more of when people constantly bring up the team from the first episode. I saw a show with a similar first episode I honestly didn't care much about their deaths unlike this show. The Ga-rei Zero world was unfair to a lot of people but I think that is the main point of the first episode. I love that episode.

I got confused for a moment in ep12 when they showed an injured soldier loaning the teams helicopter to Kagura and the rest of them. I thought it was Tooru but it wasnt

. Now that i know he was just cannon fodder then I have to say this show drops a notch in my view.

Yu Ominae · 2009-03-06, 20:07

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Originally Posted by careph

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Along these lines? Heh, somehow fits.

I agree with this. 2x

signorRossi · 2009-03-07, 02:20

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Originally Posted by Arm

Yes. Episode 3 onwards were in the form of a flashback, so the characters who were killed off in episode 1 were alive at that time.

Of course, stupid me.

risingstar3110 · 2009-03-07, 04:10

Great anime.

Personally, so many scenes were unsatisfied it but i understand some of them can't be helped. And this 's truly few of success adaptation i have ever seen (especially between manga-anime)

The two things that i wished to see the most after all these are:

Spoiler for Possibly from manga, don't read if you don't want to be spolied:

-10/10 for Animesuki poll (if we will have one) and 9/10 for my own personal marking scheme (i have a quite strict marking scheme =] )

shinwa · 2009-03-07, 04:32

Yomi revival, no objection but uniting with Kagura would make her, Kagura to ditch Kensuke aside :3

Hypernova · 2009-03-07, 06:55

You two should pay the manga thread a visit

kenecix · 2009-03-16, 04:14

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Originally Posted by risingstar3110

Great anime.

Personally, so many scenes were unsatisfied it but i understand some of them can't be helped. And this 's truly few of success adaptation i have ever seen (especially between manga-anime)

The two things that i wished to see the most after all these are:

Spoiler for Possibly from manga, don't read if you don't want to be spolied:

-10/10 for Animesuki poll (if we will have one) and 9/10 for my own personal marking scheme (i have a quite strict marking scheme =] )

Well... your ans is in the manga...

8zjvm · 2009-03-16, 13:55

Sources are in pictures' file properties:

For the third picture from the left, I believe it goes something like this (left to right, top to bottom): kiss to the forehead, kiss to the nose, kiss/bite! to the ear, kiss to the lips? No clue about the very bottom part of the image, though - help would be appreciated for that part and also the fourth image!

2009-03-07, 04:10	Link #1016
risingstar3110 ✘˵╹◡╹˶✘ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia	Great anime. Personally, so many scenes were unsatisfied it but i understand some of them can't be helped. And this 's truly few of success adaptation i have ever seen (especially between manga-anime) The two things that i wished to see the most after all these are: Spoiler for Possibly from manga, don't read if you don't want to be spolied: - The death of that **ing butterfly **, or whoever behind his sorry * . A slow and painful one as well please - Yomi's revival and her uniting with Kagura. I don't care if it will turn out to be well in the final chapter or not (since most died character normally will turn evil or end up dead again unless it's in Bleach) -10/10 for Animesuki poll (if we will have one) and 9/10 for my own personal marking scheme (i have a quite strict marking scheme =] ) __________________

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Nosauz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Age: 35	If there were to be a sequel I would want something more gritty compared to the manga. Because lets face it, until recently in the manga, Ga rei is pretty much your typical shounen, while ga rei zero is far more darker. I just find it to be misleading to do an accurate anime adpation of the manga to be a follow up to Zero

2009-03-06, 01:49	Link #1004
8zjvm Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Hope this is alright: GRZ pics: Sources are in the pics' file properties.

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Eric10301 Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Does the only guy to survive from the first cast (the guy at the grave in the beginning) actually come into play with the manga? If he does then I might feel a bit better about the stunt they pulled in the beginning. The way this show was setup really ruined by enjoyability, I spent 11 episodes waiting for some sort of explanation/character back story for the first set of people killed and we were never given one. While killing everyone was a good ploy to get me interested in the end it just kind of pissed me off.

2009-03-06, 08:01	Link #1007
Nosauz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Age: 35	First set of people play zero affect in the manga, their not mentioned at all. Everybody dies, and to be honest, the cg beast and the intial two episodes turned me off to the series because it reminded me too much of blassreiter which I wasn't really a fan of. I actually enoyed 3-12 a whole lot more, and in the end the tone of zero just doesn't match the manga. It was actually pretty ingenius, killing off the initial cast, I think it was pretty awesome overtop action series. I think it was kind of a scare tactic to those who read the manga, to tune in to find out what happened to kagura, I mean who can get enough of loli kagura? I for one can't. Was it a cheap thing to market the show to be about the team taht gets killed? maybe but in the end it was an interesting method of story telling.

2009-03-06, 15:18	Link #1009
signorRossi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Didn't have some of the characters killed off in the first episode a cameo somewhere later in the show?

2009-03-07, 04:32	Link #1017
shinwa fuuu~ Join Date: Mar 2009	Yomi revival, no objection but uniting with Kagura would make her, Kagura to ditch Kensuke aside :3

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Hypernova Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virgo Supercluster, Milky Way, Orion Arm, Sol, Earth, Taiwan Age: 38	You two should pay the manga thread a visit

2009-03-16, 13:55	Link #1020
8zjvm Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Sources are in pictures' file properties: For the third picture from the left, I believe it goes something like this (left to right, top to bottom): kiss to the forehead, kiss to the nose, kiss/bite! to the ear, kiss to the lips? No clue about the very bottom part of the image, though - help would be appreciated for that part and also the fourth image!