2007-05-30, 13:11 | Link #42 |
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The OVA's pretty good, I reckon - it's a "reboot" like the Esca movie rather than a continuation, and there's no Aquaricrack, but despite the different tone it's well made and enjoyable.
The CG-animated Polygon Silvia extra where she professes her undying love for Toma and faces competition from her 2D counterpart and an uber-realistic version of herself is... odd. |
2007-05-30, 13:15 | Link #43 |
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What you say?! There's no Aquaricrack? Aw come on...
Now I've lost a reason for watching it, I've been really looking forward for more new Aquaricrack and while the promo materials didn't seem to suggest it I was hoping there'd be some. I could do with some Aquaricrack these days... I wonder how much Satelight blew on this series though, and whether it has anything at all to do with how their recent 2D TV animations have.... left much to be desired (probably doesn't have anything to do with it, I guess...)
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The more I think about Wings of Betrayal (incidentally, the OVA series should really just be called Aquarion - there's a different "sou" kanji in "sousei" which obviously doesn't translate well to English, and the second episode will be called Wings of Glory) the more I like it, actually. It's more like what I expected Aquarion to be when it first started airing; Apollo, for example, isn't really that different a character, but his traits are made to fit in better with the tone of the show. I'm going to have to go into spoilers to really talk about the OVA to try and get across what I mean and how it affects the tone of the show... Spoiler:
Perhaps I'm being blinded by my love for all things Kawamori, but I do think it's worth giving the OVA a shot even without the spazz. it's not the same, sure, but I do think it's an interesting take on the Aquarion story and it's far from being a trainwreck. |
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2007-05-30, 17:10 | Link #46 |
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No Aquaricrack?!? If I don't get a gatai with "IKUUUU!!" I'm going to be very disappointed. The Aquaricrack is the whole point of watching Aqurian instead of one of those serious mecha shows.
Though looking at that synopsis it is still a satire of giant robot shows, just a different sort of satire. Maybe we'll have an entirely different sort of Aquaricrack.
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2007-05-31, 02:18 | Link #50 |
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I've never heard the term before wao used it a few posts ago, but it seemed obvious to me. Just think about what the original series was like and you should get the idea.
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2007-05-31, 03:14 | Link #51 |
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Eh? I used it first? No, I picked up the term from what BluWacky said... but either way, Kaioshin_Sama must as usual be watching a completely different anime from what I've seen. Aquarion is not Aquarion without hte crack, the way I see it.
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2007-05-31, 03:33 | Link #52 |
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Yeah, but BluWacky's synopsis actually sounds interesting. It's silly when it's silly, but if it's meant to be a toned down, serious reimagining of the story, I'd rather have it stay that way than for it to go the crack route.
Of course, this sentiment is from a person—that would be me—who actually likes the Escaflowne movie more than the series overall (but not by much). |
2007-06-02, 12:10 | Link #57 | |
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Incidentally, there's a sub out now; I don't THINK the Aquarion OVAs are licensed (Funimation's website only lists "the 26 episode television series") but it's an MFI property so no listing here. |
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2007-06-03, 21:29 | Link #59 |
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confuse ^^
can i ask some noobie question here?
all i know is silvia is celiane's reincarnation apollo is apollonius reincarnation and reika is reincarnation of scorpius? now i was confusing bcoz when reika and apollo had fight in forest she saw the image of apollonius and celiane where fighting (i think she think she was celiane) and when she saw her back she found silvia was watching on their fight, and a vision of scorpius. now, go to the preview of next ova, someone said that scorpius was silvia?! i think i confused out my head but someone help me to clear it up^^ |
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