2007-03-15, 14:50 | Link #22 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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This show is really matching it's title...after the trailer it still looks downright epic, nice "big" music too. The bigger wide-open backgrounds are a particularly nice touch. I still really like his character designs so now all I hope is that this show avoid the "relationship drama" of a certain other project and sticks to some good epic drama, I could really use some of that for a change. |
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2007-04-01, 12:59 | Link #26 |
I want dreads...
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: a cardboard box
Age: 33
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Anidb said it releases tomorrow, not that I'm complaining or anything... Still got to wait for the raw though. From the screens it looks like it's pretty good, hopefully I can say that after watching the first episode.
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2007-04-01, 13:05 | Link #27 |
Not dead. Yet.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: UK
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Based on a cursory look at the comments on Futaba, the reception is generally positive (production values, soundtrack and voice acting in particular). There's still a general apathy toward Hirai's style though. Someone compared it to Armoured Genesis Mospeada and GSD of-course but overall it seems like it was a good first ep.
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2007-04-01, 13:11 | Link #28 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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I am still finishing off my blog entries for 2 series previous before blogging my thoughts of Heroic Age. Oh and those screens do make it look very good. |
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2007-04-01, 18:27 | Link #30 |
The Commissar Vanishes
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Oh, wow, this show is pretty cool. I was expecting to cringe at Hirai's copypasta, but this show kinda rose above that. Very cool backgrounds and animation. Characters are interesting.
About all those Tribes... here's what you need to know: Tribe of Gold are the Protoss. Tribe of Iron are the Terrans. Tribe of Bronze are the Zerg. That's pretty much it. 8) |
2007-04-01, 19:04 | Link #32 | |
魂を踊らすように
Join Date: May 2006
Location: London, UK
Age: 39
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I also kind of liked the mecha-design of both those suits and the iron tribe spaceship. And I was expecting the tarzan boy to not be able to talk, but it seems like he managed to learn enough from that old malfunctioning spaceship... |
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2007-04-01, 19:30 | Link #33 |
I want dreads...
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: a cardboard box
Age: 33
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At first I didn't expect much from this show, but after watching the first episode I totally changed my mind. I love how everything in this anime is extremely gigantic (the ship, the big ball thingy, and the evil looking mecha). I'm definitely sticking with this one.
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2007-04-01, 19:33 | Link #34 |
That's no lady
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 33
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Saw the first episode, my impressions:
The music and the animation are both really good, especially with the all-animated, not CG mecha which for me is a big sigh of relief after being let down by the Gigantic Formula trailer. There was no opening for the first episode sadly (I was really looking forward to angela song), but the ending was beautifully animated and mainly focused on Deianira. The song itself is pretty good and worth re-listening to. I was really surprised that Eiji could actually speak and somewhat intelligently, too. I guess that's what comes from being raised by a computer. Interesting things to note are that the Bronze tribe have psychic powers such as thought projection and telekinesis. This adds a similar vibe to that of "Terra e..." Also, while I'm really not fond of Hirai's character designs, I didn't mind them at all here. I'm definitely checking out the next episode and I would recommend it to anyone whose a sci-fi lover like myself . |
2007-04-01, 21:58 | Link #35 | |
旅行癖
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Thoughts on episode 1
This is hardcore science fiction. While I got a respectable amount out of the episode, I really had to go to the official site to read up on the story, the background, and the character descriptions. It's also quite slow until the last third of the episode, but the animation is really something. The episode's OP is replaced by a really long narration, sadly, since I wanted to head the Angela song. Anyway, here's a summary culled from the official website.: Quote:
EDIT: Flou: The Bronze Tribe aren't the humans. They're the zerg who got their asses kicked by Age. The humans are the humans.
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2007-04-02, 01:09 | Link #37 | |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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I was impressed by the animation quality too, and everything seemed to flow well for me. |
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2007-04-02, 02:01 | Link #38 |
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Oooooh! That worked. I liked it from start to end. Good looking. Some interesting characters. Good future tech. Good use and extension of science-fiction memes. Maybe Tow Ubukata (who also wrote Chevalier D'Eon and the ill-fated Mardock Scramble) really does have something going on.
Maybe the humor was a little weak and out of place, but who can complain when it's Tamura Yukari, Kugimiya Rie and Arai Satomi? And Kondou Takashi (Ralph in Soukou no Strain) is great. I liked the new seiyuu (Ishikawa Yui) doing the princess. Just the right degree of out of it. She's young (17) but has done quite a big of stage and TV work. This is the chara-des of Gin-iro no Olynssis (and so much else, I know) done right and surrounded with something better. So far. I liked the smooth motion and sudden speed of the battle movements. Very grand. I hope they didn't blow the budget on episode one.
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