2004-12-01, 16:34 | Link #81 | |
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2004-12-01, 17:02 | Link #82 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Walking on the path known as life
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2004-12-01, 17:53 | Link #83 |
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I'll prolly be killed for saying this...
I liked the first 2 eps of KGNE but after that...the series became shit <_< but now after watching Akane Maniax, I'm actually glad that I watched KGNE. Akane Maniax took a 180 degree turn from KGNE and, IMO, it was for the better. Gouda is an idiotic, hot blooded mecha otaku and I do like his character, nothing beats a mecha otaku! All those (mecha) fantasies he had were great! xD I can't wait to see the next episode ^-^ but...1 episode every 5 months...this'll take a while(a pretty long on <.<; )....x__x |
2004-12-01, 17:56 | Link #84 | |
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I mean, i really enjoyed the first 2 eps as well, and thats what drew me into this very good animation... but i also really enjoyed all of the rest of the episodes as well! Lol, i don't see why you didn't like it. And Akane Maniax, i find, is too random. I mean a mech??? Come on!! Lol! |
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2004-12-01, 18:08 | Link #85 | |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
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The mech was just in gouda's daydreams....at least how I viewed it. And yes, I too liked the first 2 eps of KGNE, and Mitsuki after that was slut. Ok don kill me lol But really, I like Haruka better |
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2004-12-01, 20:48 | Link #87 |
from head to heel
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 42
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I felt the same way. High school romances with the usual "Haruka-type" character tends to be so predictable that they bore me. I was already saying to myself, "What's the point? They'll end up together anyway.." but when I went beyond 3 episodes, I began to see KGNE in a different light.
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2004-12-01, 22:15 | Link #89 |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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KGNE is amazing that way.
high school drama/comedy/romantic comedy genre isn't very popular in general, so it's really hard to get most people hooked on KGNE because of the first two eps (personally I loved every ep). But once they see the hook at the end of 2, and then experience ep 3, they suddenly realize that KGNE isn't like your typical drama. There's a reason the show is #2 on Animenfo's list. |
2004-12-01, 22:17 | Link #90 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: South East Asia
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Seeing these spoofs gave this OVA a humourous nostalgic feel. This OVA's first episode is too funny |
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2004-12-01, 23:19 | Link #91 | |
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2004-12-01, 23:21 | Link #92 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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KGNE ep1 just reminds me of Saikano, the end of ep2, however, is what I'd call the climax of the show, the animation and the music are so perfectly put together, the police reporting, the picture book dropping, the rain, every single detail is just so perfectly presented.
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2004-12-01, 23:31 | Link #93 | |
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I actually had the song Rumbling Heart before watching KGNE, at the time I liked it because it's a good song and that was it......since the lyrics is in Japanese I didn't know the meaning at the time.....but after watching KGNE as well as seen the translation for the lyrics, everytime now that I listen to this song it instantly remember the scene at hospital, it makes me want to cry..... |
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2004-12-02, 00:51 | Link #94 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Toronto
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(Even when did the Rumbling Hearts ending in KGNE's Fandisc, my heart still sank as the police officer announced Haruka's name -> Rumbling Hearts) In my opinion, one of the most memorable moments in my (short) anime experience. Luckily, in Akane Maniax, we can actually laugh out loud as we see Gouda's misfortune unwind. (Well... we'll be laughing WITH him...) |
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2004-12-02, 03:30 | Link #95 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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I watched Lunar's version. This OVA is supposed to be a funny parody of 70's mecha series but its presentation was pretty average and I wasn't laughing very much. It reminded me of Nadesico's Gekigangar 3, a hilarious spoof of '70s mecha anime, and I thought Gekigangar was funnier as a parody than Akane Maniax. But Akane was my favorite Kimi ga Nozomu Eien character so I was sufficiently satisfied with this OVA.
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2004-12-02, 03:35 | Link #96 |
Blue Dawn
Join Date: Jun 2004
Age: 44
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Well, overlooking the bad rep someone gave me for liking this show...
Most of the people who aren't enjoying it are going into it expecting it to be as serious as KGNE without knowing the game that it is based on...I think this is more of the problem than the quality of the show overall. The show's fine, but going into the show with a different idea of what it was about can really skew someone's opinion. Oh well, anyone who knows the AkaMan story knows how it will progress
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2004-12-02, 05:00 | Link #98 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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I think problem is that lots of people have too high expectations for for animes, and that limit the range of animes that they could watch and enjoy....I see it as a curse...
while I myself on the other hand requirement of anime standard is pretty open and would enjoy watching them....as long as the story is not bored to hell and really badly drawn....I would enjoy watching it.....and I'm thankful for that's how I am, as I am 'able' to watch, enjoy and appreciate lots more animes, and a lot happier than people that are picky on animes.... (I recall some people sayng this season lack decent animes with only 1 or 2 good ones, while I'm watching like close to 10 animes of this season and having the time of my life) Well, that's my 2 cents......what do other people think regarding this? |
2004-12-02, 07:51 | Link #99 |
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IMO this OVA is too half-hearted. I don't know whether the creators wanted to make a satisfying sequel to KgNE or they just wanted to make a funny parody anime featuring the characters from KgNE. It fails both as a sequel and as a parody and it feels like two different series mashed together. I don't know anything about Akane Maniax game and maybe the game might be a masterpiece, but I find this OVA pretty decent.
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2004-12-02, 10:39 | Link #100 |
Retired.
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 35
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I think they just wanted to have a feel good anime after the heart heavy KGNE.
As for the end of the second ep of KGNE, i did cry when i found out what happened to Haruka! So sad! I hope the next episode of Akane Maniax even better. |
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