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kj1980 · 2004-03-10, 14:55

On a side note, it looks like the FujiTV broadcast version of "R.O.D the TV" has been cancelled. Hmm...I wonder if the Fuji broadcast couldn't get enough ratings? Well, at least there is only two more episodes to go on the SkyPerfect version.

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I cant take credit for noticing this but ill let you all know anyway (if you didnt already):

R.O.D. the TV Vol. #1 (also w/box) 100 min. 06/29/2004

Out on DVD in the US end of June Supprising its out so soon tbh, less than 3-4 months after it finishes airing in Japan I wish more companies did this (have yet to see the quality of the disks mind), thumbs up for Geneon Entertainment

Wow, that does seem fast - even taking to account our releases are already at five volumes (sixth on 3/26). Thanks for the info about Geneon releasing it in your country! Over here, it is done by Sony Music Entertainment - VisualWorks.

Bindibadgi · 2004-03-10, 18:49

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Originally Posted by kj1980

On a side note, it looks like the FujiTV broadcast version of "R.O.D the TV" has been cancelled. Hmm...I wonder if the Fuji broadcast couldn't get enough ratings? Well, at least there is only two more episodes to go on the SkyPerfect version.

Wow, that does seem fast - even taking to account our releases are already at five volumes (sixth on 3/26). Thanks for the info about Geneon releasing it in your country! Over here, it is done by Sony Music Entertainment - VisualWorks.

At 3.30am jap time im not frikkin supprised!! Silly fools.

I hope they keep the covers on the western ones like the eastern ones - they are well quality!

Hope the AonE release isnt far behind AS

kansai · 2004-03-11, 05:01

Anyone know the artist/title of the new ending theme?

Hellychan · 2004-03-11, 15:31

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Originally Posted by kansai

Anyone know the artist/title of the new ending theme?

No, I don't know who's the singer of that beautiful song, but I think she has the same voice as Yomiko's voice actor

About eps 23 & 24:

Spoiler:

Za Paper · 2004-03-11, 16:52

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Originally Posted by Hellychan

No, I don't know who's the singer of that beautiful song, but I think she has the same voice as Yomiko's voice actor

About eps 23 & 24:

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Yeah, Anita was acting retarded. She knew that they werent blood related in the first place so it didnt make any sense for her to get angry.

Mr_Paper · 2004-03-11, 17:24

Anita was upset over the fact that their pasts, meeting and desire
to become sisters was forced upon them and their decision with
regards to the matter were manipulated by others. I, personally,
would have little desire to be near someone if I learned that they
were, in a sense, programmed to meet and befriend me. I think her
actions were quite understandable.

Zem · 2004-03-11, 18:21

Ep. 23:

Spoiler:

hehe
"I'm your father, Luke!"
"Buahahah, yes, and I am the pope."

Michipoo · 2004-03-11, 19:48

Spoiler:

babbito2k · 2004-03-11, 20:38

*sniff* episode 24 was so good *sniff* I didn't expect anything like that, it was beautiful.

This series and the OAV play out something like American superhero comics. The characters don't need to level up or power up or learn anything - they always have their superpowers and they just need to get into a position to use them against the enemy.

I think this is a good idea because it is easier to understand than the typical anime situation. Once you know a characters' strengths and weaknesses you can just enjoy the ride without having to puzzle out why the character is suddenly 10x stronger. Battle scenes are more straightforward and flow better.

I don't recall having seen this in many anime (Kiddy Grade is really the only one that comes to mind). I could be way off here but I know American comics and I just have been getting the same feeling ever since I saw the first OAV.

brightman · 2004-03-11, 21:10

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Originally Posted by kansai

Anyone know the artist/title of the new ending theme?

It's called "Confidence" by Rieko Miura, who's Yomiko's seiyuu like Hellychan said.

marin · 2004-03-12, 00:27

Episode 24

WHAT THE HELL???

Keitaro · 2004-03-12, 06:23

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Originally Posted by marin

Episode 24

WHAT THE HELL???

Wonders whats going on too! Anyone care to explain whats going on or what they think is going on. Theories anyone.

Kamui4356 · 2004-03-12, 06:53

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Originally Posted by Hellychan

No, I don't know who's the singer of that beautiful song, but I think she has the same voice as Yomiko's voice actor

About eps 23 & 24:

Spoiler:

Anyway,

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This was such a good series, I hope they don't ruin it with a crappy ending...

dreamless · 2004-03-12, 07:48

okay, before we get confused about episode 24, I'd like to know who or what the heck is Mr. Gentleman to begin with? Genius? Alien? God? He looks a bit like Da Vinci for me...

zalas · 2004-03-12, 13:56

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Originally Posted by dreamless

okay, before we get confused about episode 24, I'd like to know who or what the heck is Mr. Gentleman to begin with? Genius? Alien? God? He looks a bit like Da Vinci for me...

He is supposedly the genius behind the whole rise of Brittain to power during the industrial revolution and after that. (Kinda like the mastermind of the British empire)

Hellychan · 2004-03-12, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Mr_Paper

Anita was upset over the fact that their pasts, meeting and desire
to become sisters was forced upon them and their decision with
regards to the matter were manipulated by others.

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Originally Posted by Kamui4356

Spoiler:

I didn't see it that way, but OK, from this point of view I have to admit that I can understand Anita's reaction.

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Originally Posted by Zem

hehe
"I'm your father, Luke!"
"Buahahah, yes, and I am the pope."

XD

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Originally Posted by brightman

It's called "Confidence" by Rieko Miura, who's Yomiko's seiyuu like Hellychan said.

Woohoo! I knew it

*cough*

I don't know what's going on in ep 24 as well o_O;

I hope to see Yomiko and Nancy in action soon ^^

SwiftStar · 2004-03-12, 14:48

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Originally Posted by babbito2k

*sniff* episode 24 was so good *sniff* I didn't expect anything like that, it was beautiful.

This series and the OAV play out something like American superhero comics. The characters don't need to level up or power up or learn anything - they always have their superpowers and they just need to get into a position to use them against the enemy.

I think this is a good idea because it is easier to understand than the typical anime situation. Once you know a characters' strengths and weaknesses you can just enjoy the ride without having to puzzle out why the character is suddenly 10x stronger. Battle scenes are more straightforward and flow better.

I don't recall having seen this in many anime (Kiddy Grade is really the only one that comes to mind). I could be way off here but I know American comics and I just have been getting the same feeling ever since I saw the first OAV.

Good point. One of the coolest things about the X-Men was that when they first encountered an enemy, they would often get their asses handed to them at times. They were frequently separated, took mountains of abuse and it seemed like their enemies had all the answers. It was a little frustrating to watch this happen to your heroes as it has been in R.O.D. Then they'd regain their balance, Scott would start barking out commands and they would own everything in sight. The sisters and Yomiko all look sufficiently pissed off and grounded now. It's payback time.
Now you got me all nostalgic about my comic collecting days.

kj1980 · 2004-03-12, 20:16

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Originally Posted by brightman

It's called "Confidence" by Rieko Miura, who's Yomiko's seiyuu like Hellychan said.

As a side note, you may also remember Miura Reiko as a former member of the idol group CoCo.

Who is CoCo? They sang numerous songs for Ranma 1/2, most notably "Equal Romance." It was a fairly popular idol group - so much that the original Ranma seiyuus formed their own group in homage to them as DoCo.

Sanjuronord · 2004-03-13, 06:27

Love the series, but gotta nitpick on the plot a little bit...why didn't they just clone a new mr. gentleman to put his knowledge into instead of all the trouble of finding a new body and the ijin's...seems like a lot of trouble. I've only seen 1-17 so if it's been discussed in eps past that then a hundred pardons for my ignorance.

Strider_Lee · 2004-03-13, 07:15

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Originally Posted by Sanjuronord

Love the series, but gotta nitpick on the plot a little bit...why didn't they just clone a new mr. gentleman to put his knowledge into instead of all the trouble of finding a new body and the ijin's...seems like a lot of trouble. I've only seen 1-17 so if it's been discussed in eps past that then a hundred pardons for my ignorance.

For this, you might have to watch the OVA. The reason why Mr. Gentleman could not be cloned is because all of the data that had perfected the cloning technique was destroyed by the ijin's in the OVA. Besides that, the cloning procedures were not perfect at the time either; hence one of the reasons why there is no clone of him (plus, he separated his brain/knowledge in to the different books so that others would not get a hold of it, like Dokusensha... prior to Mr.Joker/Carpenter take over when China was still in control over it). The reason why an ijin's brain is needed for the procedure is because Mr. Gentleman is/was pretty much an ijin himself.

To answer another quote from earlier (asking who is Mr. Gentleman), Mr. Gentleman was a British guy who had the highest IQ in the world (off the scales in test scores). He was the smartest man who had ever lived in history whose speciality was in data (collecting, history, storing, etc., he was pretty much a brain with a super library of knowledge of all sorts ). His main interest though was in knowledge of all types, especially that of literature (hence being the head of the British Library, not to mention why London looks the way it does in episode 24). From his knowledge that he had gained early in his life, he pulled Britain out of the gutter during the industrial revolution (as zalas said earlier) and was able to gain power hear and their because of his influence he had to make England one of the greater powers of the world.

2004-03-11, 18:21	Link #127
Zem Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004	Ep. 23: Spoiler: Why do the sisters all believe that story about their origin anyway? If my bigest enemy would suddenly tell me that my whole life had been a lie I would just laught about it! hehe "I'm your father, Luke!" "Buahahah, yes, and I am the pope."

2004-03-11, 19:48	Link #128
Michipoo And Tiger TOO!! Join Date: Jan 2004	Spoiler: When Joker says that maggie and michelle are replaceable, I got the impression that Anita was paired with many sisters before they arrived with Maggie and Michelle. He said 'you three were the ones left'. Now, I can understand why the BL wants everyone to think the same, but i don't know where they're going with recreating novels...maybe London is just a test site?

2004-03-11, 05:01	Link #123
kansai Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003	Anyone know the artist/title of the new ending theme?

2004-03-11, 17:24	Link #126
Mr_Paper Hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Looking for his book...	Anita was upset over the fact that their pasts, meeting and desire to become sisters was forced upon them and their decision with regards to the matter were manipulated by others. I, personally, would have little desire to be near someone if I learned that they were, in a sense, programmed to meet and befriend me. I think her actions were quite understandable.

2004-03-11, 20:38	Link #129
babbito2k annoying white bat Join Date: Jan 2004	sniff episode 24 was so good sniff I didn't expect anything like that, it was beautiful. This series and the OAV play out something like American superhero comics. The characters don't need to level up or power up or learn anything - they always have their superpowers and they just need to get into a position to use them against the enemy. I think this is a good idea because it is easier to understand than the typical anime situation. Once you know a characters' strengths and weaknesses you can just enjoy the ride without having to puzzle out why the character is suddenly 10x stronger. Battle scenes are more straightforward and flow better. I don't recall having seen this in many anime (Kiddy Grade is really the only one that comes to mind). I could be way off here but I know American comics and I just have been getting the same feeling ever since I saw the first OAV.

2004-03-12, 00:27	Link #131
marin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Episode 24 WHAT THE HELL???

2004-03-12, 07:48	Link #134
dreamless /Ultimate Magic Attack!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Time Warp/Future	okay, before we get confused about episode 24, I'd like to know who or what the heck is Mr. Gentleman to begin with? Genius? Alien? God? He looks a bit like Da Vinci for me...

2004-03-13, 06:27	Link #139
Sanjuronord セクシーなパイロット Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kentucky	Love the series, but gotta nitpick on the plot a little bit...why didn't they just clone a new mr. gentleman to put his knowledge into instead of all the trouble of finding a new body and the ijin's...seems like a lot of trouble. I've only seen 1-17 so if it's been discussed in eps past that then a hundred pardons for my ignorance.