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Goofus Maximus · 2007-03-22, 19:07

City Hunter reminds me too much of "Speed Racer" in it's animation style. Somehow the "Angel Heart" animation hits the same spot as the animation for "Bartender", and like "Bartender", the storytelling is less juvenile.

I think AH is one of the more underrated, yet really good, shows out there.

David Johnston · 2007-03-23, 23:28

My favourite bit from this series was when she was showing her biological father around town. "This is the toughest cafe in Japan". "This is the toughest precinct in Japan". "That's a yakuza. He's not very tough."

Goofus Maximus · 2007-03-26, 18:08

I also liked the episode where Xin Hong gave her a present... special knuckles made of hard rubber instead of brass!

Episode 28 is already out! Yay!

aliensporebomb · 2007-03-26, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Goofus Maximus

I also liked the episode where Xin Hong gave her a present... special knuckles made of hard rubber instead of brass!

Episode 28 is already out! Yay!

I also got a kick out of that part, I get the feeling that those two are going
to take a long time to get any kind of normalcy going.

grey_moon · 2007-03-27, 04:39

Ryo is a great dad

Goofus Maximus · 2007-04-21, 09:51

Episode 29 is subbed now! Kaori has a sister! What will happen next?

grey_moon · 2007-06-14, 10:06

Spoiler for thoughts about epi 31:

Big fan of CH and now a bigger fan of AH

Goofus Maximus · 2007-06-14, 10:36

Now I wonder what episode 32 will bring. It certainly looked and sounded ominous enough.

grey_moon · 2007-06-14, 10:45

Spoiler for speculation about epi 32:

Goofus Maximus · 2007-07-04, 09:03

Double header this time! Angel Heart episodes 32 and 33. Xin Hong's love life gets complicated!

Edit: Episode 32 seems to be experimenting with a manga-style for it's artwork...

grey_moon · 2007-07-04, 09:37

Heh Xin Hong had a love life?

Going to be really complicated. I bet that the ending is going to be one of the classical City Hunter ones...

Spoiler for my guess to the conclusion:

TougeSil80 · 2007-08-21, 08:13

Spoiler for Ep.1-2:

Tiamat's Disciple · 2007-08-21, 16:45

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Originally Posted by TougeSil80

Spoiler for Ep.1-2:

Actually the memory thing is a true fact. Many people who have had transplants (especially hearts) have had memories that they know arent theres. Know where a place is even though they've never been there and so on. There's no scientific explanation for it, its just one of those mysteries of the human body.

Personally, i love the art style, its one of the best drawn animes ive seen for the past few seasons. And the story is pretty good aswell. Some of the stuff she comes out with is bloody funny.

TougeSil80 · 2007-08-22, 03:17

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Originally Posted by Taliesin

Actually the memory thing is a true fact. Many people who have had transplants (especially hearts) have had memories that they know arent theres. Know where a place is even though they've never been there and so on. There's no scientific explanation for it, its just one of those mysteries of the human body.

Personally, i love the art style, its one of the best drawn animes ive seen for the past few seasons. And the story is pretty good aswell. Some of the stuff she comes out with is bloody funny.

Really? I didn't know that. Never heard of any actual cases of organ transplant recipients have memories about the donor.

TougeSil80 · 2007-08-23, 05:22

Watched up to ep.10. It got better, especially the Chin Long vs Genmu arc. I know the story is completely different, but this series reminds me of Cowboy Bebop, it has some similar feel to it (but not as good).

ipernorris · 2007-08-23, 05:31

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Originally Posted by Taliesin

Actually the memory thing is a true fact. Many people who have had transplants (especially hearts) have had memories that they know arent theres. Know where a place is even though they've never been there and so on. There's no scientific explanation for it, its just one of those mysteries of the human body.

Personally, i love the art style, its one of the best drawn animes ive seen for the past few seasons. And the story is pretty good aswell. Some of the stuff she comes out with is bloody funny.

If we want to stay in anime it's ok, but as you're saying that the memory thing is real then link me to an scientific source stating this. Because otherwise your post is just unbelievable: the memories reside in the brain, not in the heart...

TougeSil80 · 2007-08-23, 05:51

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Originally Posted by ipernorris

If we want to stay in anime it's ok, but as you're saying that the memory thing is real then link me to an scientific source stating this. Because otherwise your post is just unbelievable: the memories reside in the brain, not in the heart...

Yea, that's the anime's explanation for it in ep.3 (IIRC). I can't find anything about it either.

grey_moon · 2007-08-23, 06:55

@TougeSil80 - It is a story, some things you just have to believe as it is a plot device. I mean if you are a CH fan then you should know there are a lot of unbelievable things that happen in the original, hammerspace for example, or being able to shoot a pistol at unbelievable distances and accuracy...

Personally I find the artwork in AH really good, and the style is the same as CH coz it is the same author.

The story telling style of AH is actually very different from CH, which is what I normally hear from CH fans who don't like AH. CH was fast paced and action orientated, AH imho has a more matured style and has some very good stories. For example one of my friends is a big CH fan, his girlfriend hates CH but she loves AH, because of the depth of the stories....

Anyway who knows where out memories are stored, for example if you believe in dying and going to heaven, would that mean that you won't have memories of your life on earth as u kinda left your brain behind? Lets not try to get too scientific about the metaphysical

ipernorris · 2007-08-23, 07:32

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Originally Posted by grey_moon

Anyway who knows where out memories are stored, for example if you believe in dying and going to heaven, would that mean that you won't have memories of your life on earth as u kinda left your brain behind? Lets not try to get too scientific about the metaphysical

The only "structure" able to store memory is the brain, it's a scientific fact.
Unless we are talking about religion, faith, spirit and such.

TougeSil80 · 2007-08-23, 07:36

Yea, to keep watching this I guess we'll just have to accept the (kinda bad) explanation of the memory thing. But everything except the inherited memory though, can be explaned as that after years of horrible mental stress, she finally snapped and split into two personalities. Cuz Kaori is stopping her from killing and suicide, so that kinda make sense.

Edit:

Spoiler for Ep.16:

2007-03-27, 04:39	Link #25
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	Ryo is a great dad __________________

2007-06-14, 10:06	Link #27
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	Spoiler for thoughts about epi 31: I really like the way they dealt with Kaori's sister arc in Angel Heart. I never thought I would see the day that Ryo proposed to Kaori, it was very touching. Even though Kaori's death was dealt with ~30 episodes ago, it really drove home Ryo's loss. I got to say AH surprises again and again with the quality of the story telling and character development. I mean who would have thought that Ryo and Kaori's characters could be developed more? Big fan of CH and now a bigger fan of AH __________________

2007-06-14, 10:45	Link #29
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	Spoiler for speculation about epi 32: Yah, but if the girl is sent from the organisation, shouldn't Xiang Ying's bio dad be able to do something about it? Not that he would need to, I mean nothing can stop Ryo and now he has a version of Kaori who can actually shoot a gun! __________________

2007-07-04, 09:03	Link #30
Goofus Maximus Senile Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO	Double header this time! Angel Heart episodes 32 and 33. Xin Hong's love life gets complicated! Edit: Episode 32 seems to be experimenting with a manga-style for it's artwork... Last edited by Goofus Maximus; 2007-07-04 at 12:59.

2007-07-04, 09:37	Link #31
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	Heh Xin Hong had a love life? Going to be really complicated. I bet that the ending is going to be one of the classical City Hunter ones... Spoiler for my guess to the conclusion: The casino boss sacrifices his casino and pretends to be killed and gets spirited off by Ryo with Bai Lan on a ship. __________________

2007-03-22, 19:07	Link #21
Goofus Maximus Senile Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO	City Hunter reminds me too much of "Speed Racer" in it's animation style. Somehow the "Angel Heart" animation hits the same spot as the animation for "Bartender", and like "Bartender", the storytelling is less juvenile. I think AH is one of the more underrated, yet really good, shows out there.

2007-03-23, 23:28	Link #22
David Johnston Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006	My favourite bit from this series was when she was showing her biological father around town. "This is the toughest cafe in Japan". "This is the toughest precinct in Japan". "That's a yakuza. He's not very tough."

2007-03-26, 18:08	Link #23
Goofus Maximus Senile Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO	I also liked the episode where Xin Hong gave her a present... special knuckles made of hard rubber instead of brass! Episode 28 is already out! Yay!

2007-04-21, 09:51	Link #26
Goofus Maximus Senile Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO	Episode 29 is subbed now! Kaori has a sister! What will happen next?

2007-06-14, 10:36	Link #28
Goofus Maximus Senile Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Across the Mississippi from St. Louis, MO	Now I wonder what episode 32 will bring. It certainly looked and sounded ominous enough.

2007-08-21, 08:13	Link #32
TougeSil80 I have enough, I'm gone. Join Date: Dec 2005	Spoiler for Ep.1-2: I think the story is really unrealistic, how do you get the heart donor's memory when all you got was a heart transplant. If they transferred her brain over then I can accept it, but all Glass Heart got from Kaori was the heart. The graphic wise it looks like an 80's anime, I guess they are paying homage to the original City Hunter. I will probably give it a few more ep, but if the story doesn't get any better I'm dropping this.

2007-08-23, 05:22	Link #35
TougeSil80 I have enough, I'm gone. Join Date: Dec 2005	Watched up to ep.10. It got better, especially the Chin Long vs Genmu arc. I know the story is completely different, but this series reminds me of Cowboy Bebop, it has some similar feel to it (but not as good).

2007-08-23, 06:55	Link #38
grey_moon Yummy, sweet and unyuu!!! Join Date: Dec 2004	@TougeSil80 - It is a story, some things you just have to believe as it is a plot device. I mean if you are a CH fan then you should know there are a lot of unbelievable things that happen in the original, hammerspace for example, or being able to shoot a pistol at unbelievable distances and accuracy... Personally I find the artwork in AH really good, and the style is the same as CH coz it is the same author. The story telling style of AH is actually very different from CH, which is what I normally hear from CH fans who don't like AH. CH was fast paced and action orientated, AH imho has a more matured style and has some very good stories. For example one of my friends is a big CH fan, his girlfriend hates CH but she loves AH, because of the depth of the stories.... Anyway who knows where out memories are stored, for example if you believe in dying and going to heaven, would that mean that you won't have memories of your life on earth as u kinda left your brain behind? Lets not try to get too scientific about the metaphysical __________________

2007-08-23, 07:36	Link #40
TougeSil80 I have enough, I'm gone. Join Date: Dec 2005	Yea, to keep watching this I guess we'll just have to accept the (kinda bad) explanation of the memory thing. But everything except the inherited memory though, can be explaned as that after years of horrible mental stress, she finally snapped and split into two personalities. Cuz Kaori is stopping her from killing and suicide, so that kinda make sense. Edit: Spoiler for Ep.16: Alright, that's it, I'm dropping this series here. Kaori should just let Shayin do what she needed to do. Shayin could be even more badass than Revy (Black Lagoon) if not for Kaori's heart stopping her numerous times. Now she can't even kill a guy that deserve the bullet, that is bs. Last edited by TougeSil80; 2007-08-23 at 09:53.