2006-07-08, 12:53 | Link #1 |
Earthling
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Project Blue Earth SOS
Source: Anime Days
Studio A.C.G.T. will produce "Project Blue Earth SOS" an OAV based on a series of illustrations entitled "Earth SOS." The Earth SOS illustrations were created by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, and published in the 1940s. Komatsuzaki is a famous Japanese sci-fi illustrator and model designer who worked on many popular projects during his lifetime, including the Thunderbirds puppet TV series, Atragon and The Mysterians. Atragon was in fact partially based on an original, illustrated story by Komatsuzaki, "The Undersea Kingdom" (Kaitei Okoku). He also designed the ship itself. Komatsuzaki passed away in 2002 at the age of 86. Project Blue Earth SOS will be directed by Tensai Okamura, based on a script by Ryota Yamaguchi. Character designs will be by Noriyuki Matsutake, while Shinji Aramaki and Jin Fukuchi will handle mechanical designs. The series will be broadcast once on AT-X in July, before being released on DVD. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6382 Official site - http://www.projectblue.jp/ Juz wonder, has anyone seen this yet? Can tell me whether is it good? It was out on 2 Jul 06. Thanks in advance |
2006-07-08, 19:48 | Link #2 |
Ninja
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: #pantsureactor@irc.synirc.net
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Hmm, to summarise it in one sentence: Retro-futurism styled, quite fun version of War of the Worlds.
We have three main characters who are all kids. Billy Kimura, a proclaimed genius, Penny Carter, another genius who got several master degrees in science, and the daughter of a famous professor, Emely Brest. The story starts off with a test flight of some new jet engine, but is interupted when some weird lights catch up with the jet and it disappears. After that there seems to be a shift and we continue (years later? - I think Clayton mentioned it being five years ago) with our characters who witness another such happening, after some research they set off just to find out that those lights are actually of an extraterrestrial source. The full-scale attack happens shortly after that but they get unexpected help and the episode ends with the introduction of Metropolitan X. Story in a nutshell, nothing really outstanding. It's really the style all this ova is about. Retro-futurism works quite well, the designs are good and manage to build up that overall feel and the music is fitting with its jazz tunes. Aside from that it seems like there are quite some underlying things in that ova which could lead to interesting development, for one the unknown characters introduced in the opening only with a "?" instead of a name and the sudden reappearence of a character at the end. Overall not something that's even near a must see, but in case you like something along the lines of my try to summarise it, you could give it a shot. I'm rather sceptical about the expectations of a sub though. Oh yeah, some screens in case you need to get more of an impression than the promo delivered: |
2006-07-08, 21:28 | Link #3 |
Sexy Tornado
Artist
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The European Bunion
Age: 45
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Ooh, Ms. Brest is voiced by Ryou Hirohashi, the voice talent behind my beloved Alice chan (Aria the Animation), amongst other notable roles.
I have to ask though, WTF is Metropolitan X? Please tell me it's not some dodgy mecha? One can only hope... edit: Looking at the pic there... it seems that it's a city? Sounds reasonable from the name. |
2006-08-03, 15:19 | Link #8 | |
Rawr
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Canada
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Yes this show is very much like Independence Day. They better not defeat the aliens like Independence Day. It also reminded me of Mars Attacks although the way the Martians are defeated in the movie was kind of lame too eventhough it was really a parody of the old school sci-fi movies. Aliens invaders should be tougher and not get defeated so easily. |
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2006-08-04, 17:39 | Link #13 | |
Rawr
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Canada
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Huh, 1940? What are you talking about? Isn't this anime set in 2000 and both Mars Attack and Independence Day set in the late 90s? |
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