Bagheera#555189 wrote:That sounds about right. Has she done another review of it, or is this just stuff she's said elsewhere?

I gather this from her postings on the Anime News Network forums.

That's good to know. In light of that I'd be interested to hear her revised take on the show now. She's changed her opinion of the show some what as far as I can tell. She's still not a big fan but she sees the merits of the show now and affectionally refers to Eva now as a "fl...

ran1#554670 wrote:Our generation is probably going to be the one that invigorates critical energy to addressing these films.

This.

Calling it now: One day, Love Exposure will be on all the big movie polls. It's too awesome not to.

ran1#554627 wrote:"Ran and the Finns"

Seems like the perfect name for a anime JPOP group, if you ask me

Word.

Me earlier today: "Oh jeez, what's this pretenious asian crap Ran and the 'Finn's keep going on about? Love Exposure ? Oh Jesus this is going to be more Japanese girls doing stupid shit, isn't it? It's how long? Let's start this train wreck I guess..." *Several Hour...

That might be reasonable, Oz. I never noticed because I skipped past it fairly consistently. I have a hard time buying the notion that it's automatically manipulative on account of its subject matter, though. That suggests there's no way to tell a story of this sort without blatantly manipu...

But that's nothing to do with how the show was written and shot; all you're talking about here is the basic premise, and that says nothing whatsoever about the quality of the actual show. If I may be a cheap bastard, let me use a forum post I found on ANN that sums up my thoughts on the sho...

The use of children soldiers for one thing. Before you start pointing out that child soldiers actually exist and this series is trying yadda, yadda, let me provide this point: children are easy targets. Just like cute animals, children getting blown to pieces is a cheap way to get BAWWW brownie poin...

What I mean't by 'arbitrary' was its emotion response, not setting or anything of that sort. All the sad elements of the show strike me as trite; They have the, again, arbitrary feelings of being sad. It feels manufactured to 'pull' at the heartstrings of the audience in the slop...

Count me in the same camp as Xard: I was blown away by it at first but after letting it set in I realized what a trite, manipulative piece of drivel it really was. @Bagherra "How is emotionally manipulative?" - Speaking for myself, I felt none of it was genuine. All the "sad" bit...

My favorite seiyuu marrying an equally excellent seiyuu? Fantastic. About time 'ol Bazooka-chan got back out there. I wish them both the best. :)

Watching Doctor Who (Various episodes from all of the incarnations.)

You know, Nanami just might become one of my favorite characters :lol: She became one of my favorites on my first viewing, something I wasn't expecting at all. (The episode's focused on her are some of my favorites (especially episode 16) though your mileage may very on that sen...

The colouring in tv series wasn't all that impressive to be honest. Even after the remaster job they tend to come somewhat washed up and Saiounji's green is disgusting shade of green. It does excellent job with colours as part of overall art direction (which is probably untopped) bu...

:ehh: That doesn't sound good. I was so into this ship. http://images.wikia.com/utena/images/1/16/Utena.jpg That's what the movie's for. :nyao: Side Note: I love the above picture. Am I the only one who thinks Utena had the best use of color (As far as 90's anime is concerned.)

Am I the only one who got a creepy vibe from Anthy for no reason at all? I mean, I used to like her, but now it seems like if she were toying with my love Utena and basically everyone else who is involved with her. And that expression :grmf: bugs me a lot: so submissive. :yuck: And then all of that...

Watching Mad Men. Status: Good Mood. Not much left to say.

I haven't made a top 10 (or 15 or 20) list in a long time. Here goes: 1.) Cowboy Bebop 2.) Evangelion 3.) Berserk 4.) Fullmetal Alchemist 5.) Gurren Lagann 6.) Revolutionary Girl Utena 7.) Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 8.) GitS: SAC 9.) Trigun 10.)...

Twin Drive Sigma Aquarion#516141 wrote:I can promise you now it isn't any of those, keep guessing.

Damn shame considering Versailles is a damn fine anime. Don't let the sparkles and roses fool you, it fits right into your oh so precious "Manly" criteria (especially the second half.)