2011-01-14, 06:21 | Link #1622 |
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Just finished watching Sora no Woto and the extra episodes and well, damn.
The show had a lot of highs and lows for me. When we go from the deathly seriousness of episode seven to the slap stick comedy of episode eight I had to check that I had indeed loaded up the correct episode since the flow was in a completely different direction. The ending was stale and well, I would have preferred some form of tragedy to befall the 1121st Platoon. I almost expected Kanata to get shot whilst playing Amazing Grace which whilst I touch on the subject, I will say I didn't find Kanata playing amazing grace and halting the battle that unbelievable. I mean, we're talking about an age where not only radios are non-existent but most of society's music and instruments have been lost in the flames of war. It's only the well known tunes like Amazing Grace that have truly survived and are passed down from generation to generation. Then there's the fact that trumpets are seen to be used almost exclusively as communications tools and it appeared most soldiers would understand what each tune meant so hearing a trumpet in the distance was not that uncommon during a battle for both sides. What would be uncommon is what I could only gather as being the most well known song of their world being played at the joining of a battle. It's a song about redemption and forgiveness. Not war. However on the whole I must say I loved Sora no Woto. I loved the characters, I loved the artwork style, I loved the Takemikazuchi design (seeing it in action was worth the wait!) but most of all I loved the people and the world it portrayed. A world where everything as we know it today, mobile phones, television and even radio have become long forgotten relics but people still continue to live on happily and hold onto their beliefs. It's just one of those shows that makes me sit back and just appreciate the things we have now. Oh and seeing Noel fire an MG42 from the hip with a smile on her face was just about my favourite scene of the anime. Now if I only someone would actually release some good figures of the girls. A Kanata in her standard fatigues with helmet and trumpet would be a welcome sight.
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2011-01-18, 07:12 | Link #1623 | |
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HLJ has some small ones, there is one 1/8 flying around. At the moment am trying to find a full set to buy. :/
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2011-01-19, 17:15 | Link #1624 |
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Imho the best figure is Kanata by Azone. Well, technically it's a doll: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10118082
There was also a figure from Kotobukiya of Kanata, but it was cancelled. Due to a number of reasons, probably: Sora no Woto failing to become more popular, the bad economy at the time, and the Dollar/Yen exchange rate strangling imports. I have the cheap prize figures from Furyu, and I still like them a lot just because of how much I love the series. |
2011-04-21, 16:45 | Link #1625 |
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Finished it, finally. 1080p is simply godlike.
Other than that, an amazing anime, but I would really loved if they used french for the main citizens, the same way they used german for the enemy country.
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2011-04-24, 20:24 | Link #1628 |
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I loved this series as well . Not only were the characters funny and interesting, but the world itself absolutely amazed me. All the little hints about the world coming to an end (the increasing desert, the dead oceans, etc) laid in the background of sweet slice-of-life episodes was a juxtaposition I really liked .
A reviewer somewhere put it perfectly: This show wasn't about how terrible war is, but spent the whole first half showing us what would be lost if war began. And actually made the viewers care as well!
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2011-05-01, 07:58 | Link #1630 |
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I imagine he's referring to: http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/cat...em/91631/4/0/0
(My decision isn't whether to pre-order it, but how many copies to pre-order.) |
2011-05-01, 08:38 | Link #1631 | |
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Any other mobs offering pre-orders? I can't say I'd used rightstuf before.
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2011-05-01, 11:09 | Link #1632 | |
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I buy nearly all my anime/manga at Rightstuf these days. Because they have the most consistently low prices (as the largest pure anime/manga retailer), and I have the extra 10% discount from their $12 Got Anime membership (pays itself off if you buy more than $120 of anime/manga in a year...and I've bought $2000+ last year). Plus their customer service and packaging is really good. I don't live in Australia, though, so I can't vouch for their international service. |
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2011-06-22, 01:08 | Link #1633 |
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I love this show! I'm on episode 3, but I don't quite understand the setting
The plot appears to be in a timeline around the end of World War 2, but it doesn’t actually occur in a European country as I thought at first. It appears to be an alternate universe of sorts. The City looks European but I was quite surprised when they celebrated a festival that pretty much had Japanese origins. (from http://sekainomei.wordpress.com/) So if this is a Alternate universe, would the East have the same Asian landscape looks but with European traits? weird thought The things that make the most sense would be the following in bold "The main thing that stood out to me in Sora no Woto is the setting. Even by the end of the last episode, we still don’t get a thorough explanation of the world they live in besides the fact that a great war caused it to become the way it is in the story. The only clues we get are subtleties, like the Fire Maiden’s tale, the fact that organism don’t live in the oceans anymore, and that languages and country names are different (Seize resembles Spain, Helvetia is another name for Switzerland, and the Roman Empire’s language is German). Putting these and other hints about the setting together gives the impression that Sora no Woto perhaps takes place many centuries in the future, after some kind of catastrophic war reduced our once flourishing world into what it is in the series. And even after seeing the whole show, I still have the same question about the setting: does Sora no Woto take place in a fictional world, or does it take place in a hypothetical future of reality? I would have liked to know more of the history of Sora no Woto’s setting, but I also think the ambiguity of how it’s presented is fascinating." (blog quoted from Yumeka of http://animeyume.com) Lost tech and mixed cultures. " I continue to find myself enjoying how Sora no Woto mixes the tech from the “lost world” with the much simpler tech of the everyday. It’s a jarring contrast to see all the futuristic goodies popping out of the tank like its holographic combat displays then we see that the current world has to communicate via landline rotary dial phones and bugle calls. The current humans of Sora no Woto’s world know what they’ve lost, but they also know that if man once made it that knowledge maybe someday be reclaimed."by animewriter of http://animewriter.wordpress.com) good theory of the setting The Gentle Post-Apocalypse of “Sora no Woto” http://animediet.net/reviews/anime-r...f-sora-no-woto ------------------- (my ending thoughts) All in all it makes me want to explore this place, I really want to learn more about this futuristic world? but maybe this quote is true after-all? "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein (1947) He means because of the lethal power of nuclear weapons if anyone survives WW3, they will have been blown back to the stone age by the horrific might of our technology. So he is basically saying that the people involved in WW4 will be caveman, like This is consistent with a theory that has been developing regarding population and technology. It is clear from studies of human development that population growth is the greatest driver of technological progression. If the human population begins to decrease, and especially if a catastrophic event wipes out much of civilization, we will have lost the ability to use the technology we have accumulated to that point. people who knew how to make something might be might out with that knowledge I think this is where the setting takes place, after a world war 3! what do you guys think? |
2011-06-30, 17:21 | Link #1637 |
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Much to my pleasant surprise my DVD set arrived earlier than expected today. Came with four beautiful postcards with artwork by Kishida Mel and a nice little booklet full of translated staff commentary, storyboards, character designs, etc.
Looking forward to rewatching the series over the long weekend. ^^
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2011-07-02, 12:24 | Link #1638 | |
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