2012-12-10, 00:36 | Link #141 |
ゴリゴリ!
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 32
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Oh whoa, I haven't seen anything Solty Rei related on this forum before! What a piece of nostalgia, albeit it being a somewhat bland piece.
Yeah, I didn't consider it a bad series, but it was kind of slow and somewhat empty overall to me. I would much recommend Macross Frontier, which elements of this series reminds me of. One damn thing that this series does well is its opening. "Clover" was a meg rock track that was just downright fantastic. Love love love it.
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2012-12-12, 17:58 | Link #142 | |
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 38
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Solty Rei still had some nice twists to it. The one that I felt was the most "Earth-shattering" was: Spoiler for Setting:
(Not sure if spoiler tags are really needed, given that this series is fairly old by now, but might as well.) It may seem silly, but for what ever reason that discovery seemed like a big deal and sort of changed the way I was viewing the series.
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2012-12-12, 18:06 | Link #143 |
blinded by blood
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It's always amusing to think that Solty Rei is one of the very, very few cyberpunk stories that has a rather upbeat tone. Part of this is due to the main character's sheer quantities of moe, but also the strong central focus on family and always finding the good in people.
The story can get a bit dark at times, but it lacks the heavy, oppressive and brooding atmosphere of Ghost in the Shell, Ergo Proxy and even Western cyberpunk such as William Gibson novels, Blade Runner and the like. Even though the plot's a bit weak and the writing is mostly forgettable, I like to keep it around for its themes and overall atmosphere and feel--there just aren't very many "happy cyberpunk" stories out there. Most are so incredibly grimdark.
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