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Blaat · 2008-12-30, 06:15

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Originally Posted by Argent

From what little I've managed to gather about the books, he wrote 3 and then hasn't come back to them for 18 years. Was the story finished as a trilogy or is it still waiting for an ending?

From what I've heard it's pretty much unfinished. In fact the only novels the writer ever managed to finish so far is Legend of the Galactic Heroes

ReddyRedWolf · 2008-12-30, 06:24

I find it funny that for a moment Pages was pointy eared.

Blatant Macross Frontier Michel Blanc reference for the seiyuu by the animators.

exedore · 2008-12-30, 07:26

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Originally Posted by Blaat

From what I've heard it's pretty much unfinished. In fact the only novels the writer ever managed to finish so far is Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Funny enough he promised five side/prequel novels for Galactic Heroes and only delivered three...

Shiroth · 2008-12-30, 11:05

Spoiler for Episode 12:

SuperKnuckles · 2008-12-30, 11:12

Spoiler:

Blaat · 2008-12-30, 11:51

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Originally Posted by exedore

Funny enough he promised five side/prequel novels for Galactic Heroes and only delivered three...

lol, I guess he's just slow or has a bad habit of leaving things unfinished or easily getting distracted.

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Originally Posted by SuperKnuckles

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I was thinking the exact same thing but when I saw the preview he reminded me of mecha frieza

Westlo · 2008-12-30, 11:57

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Originally Posted by musouka

I know! It was horrible! I'm still in mourning for poor, poor Alses's face...

It was terrible musouka

YourzZ · 2008-12-30, 12:20

I think it kind of sucks that they killed off Lira this fast (or at all to be completely honest

). I liked her character. Anyways I kind of suspected something like this would happen ever since that Li/Lee guy said Fan needed something to kick him into fighting/revenge mode. Would be interesting to see Fan turn into a merciless commander that kills off tytania withouth prejudice, but I highly doubt it.

stormy001_M1A2 · 2008-12-30, 12:48

Never underestimate the revenge motif can go.

musouka · 2008-12-30, 15:19

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Originally Posted by Westlo

It was terrible musouka

Yay, you're finally caught up!

As an aside, I'm sort of annoyed over Lira's death myself, but only because it just further emphasized that she was ultimately a one-dimensional plot device in a sea of otherwise decent characters.

Anh_Minh · 2008-12-30, 16:26

Anh Minh's hindsight powered advice:
- wait until you're safely away for the tearful reunion and the sharing of irrelevant news;
- if your girlfriend takes a bad guy with her in a pool full of carnivorous fish, shoot the bad guy. At best the concentrate on the bleeding bad guy. At worst it spurs them into a feeding frenzy and she doesn't die alone.

aliasxn · 2008-12-30, 17:03

Lira!

I'm glad that Alses survived and was left with a deformed face, death is too good for him.

Ninjacat · 2008-12-30, 17:19

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Originally Posted by musouka

Yay, you're finally caught up!

As an aside, I'm sort of annoyed over Lira's death myself, but only because it just further emphasized that she was ultimately a one-dimensional plot device in a sea of otherwise decent characters.

No kidding! The waitress has more dept and personnality and she's supposed to be the copy!

I wonder if we'll ever see her again...

stormy001_M1A2 · 2008-12-30, 20:49

I was thinking of that ex Euria mayor assistant.....

BigJimmy · 2008-12-31, 05:13

Time for a roaring rampage of revenge!

Also,

Spoiler for stuff:

Anh_Minh · 2008-12-31, 05:28

She was violently allergic to water.

In fact, she was a robot (which explains how she sunk and how her refusing food for days didn't affect her) and the water just shorted her out.

BigJimmy · 2008-12-31, 07:36

Thank god for that then. If he dated a robot, then the next day aliens would invade! Don't date robots!

signorRossi · 2008-12-31, 13:19

Now we have a 'Phantom of the Space Opera', somewhat....

Seriously, space operas don't need stuff from James Bond movies (be it fishes or alligators or whatever munches the bones of opponents to dust; besides, they took the fishes design from Last Exile!). So far this show really lacks some good memorable scenes and punches LotGH had, like the one in one of the last episodes where Oberstein scolds Bittenfeld and asks him how many more bones of imperial soldiers he intends to spread across the Iserlohn corridor.

SignorRossi.

Ninjacat · 2008-12-31, 15:03

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Originally Posted by signorRossi

Now we have a 'Phantom of the Space Opera', somewhat....

Seriously, space operas don't need stuff from James Bond movies (be it fishes or alligators or whatever munches the bones of opponents to dust; besides, they took the fishes design from Last Exile!). So far this show really lacks some good memorable scenes and punches LotGH had, like the one in one of the last episodes where Oberstein scolds Bittenfeld and asks him how many more bones of imperial soldiers he intends to spread across the Iserlohn corridor.

SignorRossi.

I have no problem with the James Bond stuff and really like this series, but I kinda agree with your criticism overall.

I suspect budget constraints but this show lacks a bit of momentum. Everyone who's important is too pretty, people talk too much and drink too much tea. LOGH had blood, grit and a more visceral quality.

I don't want every show to be like Gurren-Lagann, mind you. But Tytania sure would gain from a faster pace and a more active and entusiastic protagonist...

Proto · 2008-12-31, 15:08

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LOGH had blood, grit and a more visceral quality.

LoGH was an OVA and didn't suffer from as much censorship as a public broadcast show does.

2008-12-30, 11:05	Link #744
Shiroth Beautiful fighter. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England, UK Age: 37	Spoiler for Episode 12: Found it a little bit silly that Lira pulled a stunt like that --- she could have easily pushed him over, or at least kicked him. I'm not going to bother about it, because it was all done quite nicely. Glad Alses has survived, and his mask shown in the preview looks rather awesome. Shame he'll probably die this time around though. __________________ MyAnimeList Twitter

2008-12-30, 11:12	Link #745
SuperKnuckles Anime Hobbyist Join Date: Dec 2004	Spoiler: yeah, her actions were sorta silly. Then again, she is just so damn brash even amongst the rebels that it didn't exactly surprise me either. And I don't think she had much time to think when faced with the barrel of a gun. I'd imagine most people would lose their mind in the same situation. Oh, and the birth of TWO FACE!

2008-12-30, 12:48	Link #749
stormy001_M1A2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Never underestimate the revenge motif can go. __________________ My Anime Blog

2008-12-30, 20:49	Link #754
stormy001_M1A2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	I was thinking of that ex Euria mayor assistant..... __________________ My Anime Blog

2008-12-31, 05:13	Link #755
BigJimmy Burn ya git! Join Date: Jul 2007	Time for a roaring rampage of revenge! Also, Spoiler for stuff: what the hell did Lira die of anyway? She jumped straight in and promptly sank like a stone. Did Lord Creampuff hit her with his gun? Or did a fishie take a chunk that somehow let no blood out?

2008-12-30, 06:24	Link #742
ReddyRedWolf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006	I find it funny that for a moment Pages was pointy eared. Blatant Macross Frontier Michel Blanc reference for the seiyuu by the animators.

2008-12-30, 12:20	Link #748
YourzZ Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008	I think it kind of sucks that they killed off Lira this fast (or at all to be completely honest ). I liked her character. Anyways I kind of suspected something like this would happen ever since that Li/Lee guy said Fan needed something to kick him into fighting/revenge mode. Would be interesting to see Fan turn into a merciless commander that kills off tytania withouth prejudice, but I highly doubt it.

2008-12-30, 16:26	Link #751
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	Anh Minh's hindsight powered advice: - wait until you're safely away for the tearful reunion and the sharing of irrelevant news; - if your girlfriend takes a bad guy with her in a pool full of carnivorous fish, shoot the bad guy. At best the concentrate on the bleeding bad guy. At worst it spurs them into a feeding frenzy and she doesn't die alone.

2008-12-30, 17:03	Link #752
aliasxn Eye for an Eye Join Date: Apr 2008	Lira! I'm glad that Alses survived and was left with a deformed face, death is too good for him.

2008-12-31, 05:28	Link #756
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	She was violently allergic to water. In fact, she was a robot (which explains how she sunk and how her refusing food for days didn't affect her) and the water just shorted her out.

2008-12-31, 07:36	Link #757
BigJimmy Burn ya git! Join Date: Jul 2007	Thank god for that then. If he dated a robot, then the next day aliens would invade! Don't date robots!

2008-12-31, 13:19	Link #758
signorRossi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Now we have a 'Phantom of the Space Opera', somewhat.... Seriously, space operas don't need stuff from James Bond movies (be it fishes or alligators or whatever munches the bones of opponents to dust; besides, they took the fishes design from Last Exile!). So far this show really lacks some good memorable scenes and punches LotGH had, like the one in one of the last episodes where Oberstein scolds Bittenfeld and asks him how many more bones of imperial soldiers he intends to spread across the Iserlohn corridor. SignorRossi.