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Btw orion to go back to some of your comments in the Sheryl thread... did you have a look at the viewer demographics for episode 2 of Macross Frontier? Not much in the 13-15 crowd watching... |
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2008-04-29, 02:06 | Link #122 | |
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You also have to remember the moe crowd which buys DVDs would be rooting for Ranka. Hmm... that may be why she was dressed up similar to that Minmei model I saw in the merchandise thread. ---- Quote:
I'd think that it's okay to think that way but put it in the Sheryl thread. I'm sure there will probably be more sentiments in that direction next week. Just remember it's only anime.
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2008-04-29, 02:18 | Link #124 | |
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When have I been anti Sheryl Herbert?
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2008-04-29, 02:34 | Link #126 | |
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Sheryl does exhibit some risky behavior like believing she has perfect luck and that she has no barriers possibly without acknowledging why showing her arrogant side. She is about to cause a ripple in a relationship over a missing earring which means she's a little on the selfish and inconsiderate side. She thinks herself as invincible and encourages Ranka to follow in her footsteps without thinking that Ranka could possibly unseat her which is the normal cycle. Again, that's pretty arrogant. Sheryl is the perfect setup for a fall. --- Anyway back to the demographics, them look like otaku to me. It's nice to see some females in there.
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2008-04-29, 02:49 | Link #127 | |
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But if Ranka takes up singing (too early at this point, considering from speculation Singing = Vajra beacon for her). It pretty reminds me of the whole Linn Minmei situation where she became more focused on her career and popularity than to have time for anything else. Although this is all early specualation, for all we know the Vajra may want Ranka for their side for Macross II-Style Emulator moral boosting |
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2008-04-29, 02:50 | Link #128 | |
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Pandering to the moe crowd has already started. Klan Klein is a very good example of the pandering. She is the first Meltlandi warrior loli in Macross history. Ranka's Miss Macross Frontier outfit is another example. Too bad I can't afford that Minmei model in the merchandise thread. Since they need those moe lovers yen, I expect more pandering to come. This is an expensive title after all. Only time will tell who the final couples are. So I'm back to Ranka cheering. ---- It's pretty obvious that Ranka is going to take up singing. Her seiyuu was chosen via a publicized audition that involved singing.
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By the way, my favourite manga character is June May of Cloth Road. If you have read vol 4 of Cloth Road, you shall understand what I expect from Sheryl.
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2008-04-29, 04:02 | Link #131 |
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Then how many bands did Fire Bomber have as competitors?
Fire Bomber continues to be the "It" band in this Macross title also. In Macross 7, you heard Fire Bomber and that's it. So I don't have any expectation for 2 Galactic Fairies. Encouraging the competition to catch up to you only shows your arrogant side. She basically is saying Ranka can't beat her. Ranka can only follow her. Of course, we don't know who Brera Sterne is yet. She just may be Sheryl's current competitor. I was wondering if that's Ranka's future stage name and image. She's seen at 27:10 in the Deculture edition.
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There's a reason why Sheryl is called the Galaxy's Fairy. She's a native of Macross Galaxy.
In Macross 7 people started to notice Firebomber because Basara seems to drive off the enemy without firing a shot. Of course compairing other artists to Basara is a bit unfair as he was considered the Minmei of his generation. Unlike Sheryl, Basara wasn't the nuturing mentor type. UN Spacy asked him to train the Jamming Birds, he didn't. Sheryl on the otherhand seems to take Ranka under her wing. Sheryl infects others with her never say die attitude. |
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After that speech Sheryl gave when they were trapped inside that pod, I doubt her pride will let her RIP if she lets herself stoop down to her insecurities and end up as a clingy has-been. I find the idea of her becoming more emo than Ranka and consoling someone like Alto a little out of character. Besides, after 4 episodes, I still have yet to see some proof that Sheryl's self-esteem has its limits. For the record, I never liked Sheryl btw, she just fell on the bad side of my first impressions that's all. I just give credit to where there should be credit. That and because I want princess Alto and her pet Ranka to have a happy ending without the "wrench" interfering. Because you see, Sheryl Nome antagonizes my fave character's happy ending. I have to hate somehow and I'm bitter that way. I'm not familiar with the original Macross, but I'm guessing Misa was the first girl in the show and Minmei second, right? lol I don't think the LT will follow that previous set-up no matter how parallel things are. Where's the fun in that? |
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2008-04-29, 05:06 | Link #134 | |
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I don't see Kawamori giving Ranka the Minmay role and the guy, especially since Sheryl is listed 2nd on the cast order but that's just me.. we'll find out in 20.5 weeks unless they decide to pull a second season on us. Last edited by Westlo; 2008-04-29 at 06:23. |
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I believe that they don't have school on Saturdays so that might account for a greater teen presence in Golgo 13 Saturdays 1 AM but that title has fanservice and is a revered property in Japan that should appeal to a wider male population. To Love RU is an otaku title with fanservice I believe that airs Fridays at 1:55 AM on a school day. So there you have it the power of otaku and fanservice on school day ratings. Again, since there is a female segment, Ranka is prob going to receive the sympathy since Ranka x Alto is the perceived budding couple at the onset with Sheryl being the wrench. ----- So Brera is a male with an obvious female design and a similar necklace to Alto. Hmmm... I wonder if he's an onnagata too. Oh well, I have to wait to find out because this is the Ranka thread dedicated to cheering on our fav babe and not getting derailed in unnecessary discussions. We may have to sing the Nyan Nyan song with liberal sprinkling of holy Macross oil to purify this thread.
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Okay, so I watched the first episode of original Macross (and a lil bit of ep 2) and Misa's introduction is just enough for you to warm up to her. (If Minmei's proper introduction really did appear before Misa's then sorry, I must've missed it. ) I don't see any similarities between her and Sheryl at all. If I was going to pick a female lead by just watching episode 1, then I will definitely be a Misa fan. Minmei's appearance is more like a cameo and I didn't even figure out that she's THE Minmei until I saw episode 2 preview where she's gonna get more attention. I have to admit Minmei is prettier than Misa to boot lol Though Ranka's attitude/restaurant is more like Minmei, she did strike me the way Misa did after seeing the MF preview and official episode 1. So to me, the impression I got from all this parallelism is that, they're reversing Misa and Minmei's role and paying homage to the characters at the same time. It really doesn't matter to me since I'm not a long-time Macross fan, but they better not kill off Ozma (from what I've been hearing lately) and go overboard with the parallelism.
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2008-04-29, 15:44 | Link #140 | |
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shall i start posting in the Sheryl thread ? yeah, it's just anime, and so far i'm lovin' frontier (even more so than zero, plus, and 7) and all the homage scenes. though this misa = sheryl and ranka = minmei talk bothers me lol. i think everybody's different. Last edited by yadango; 2008-04-29 at 16:24. |
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