Anime Review

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

You mean you haven't read my review of SF Alpha Generations?!!

That's my favorite review! READ IT!!!

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Error, cannot find review.

psyquis52 said:

FLCL really isn't worth finishing. Spend your time watching better shows. They are out there.
Video games based off movies are worse than movies based off video games. I swear it.

There are some terrible ones aren't there, what's the worst in your recent memory?

[Psyquis52]

psyquis52 said:

Street Fighter Alpha Generations

Ryu, Ken, Gouki and Sakura return in this thrilling prequel to Street Fighter™ Alpha. When Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master s killer. In a quest to become a true martial arts master, Ryu sets out to hone his street fighting skills and to deliver himself from the haunting legacy of the Dark Hadou. But the ultimate test of his new power can only be accomplished through one last fateful confrontation with his arch-nemesis, Gouki.

One question:





Why?

I mean could there possibly be a valid reason for this? I don't think so.
But hey! It's not all bad. I mean there's at least ONE fight in it....but it's not very good.

1 out of 5. Read a dictionary or something. Unless you're a hardcore SF fan (and I am) then there's no reason whatsoever to watch this.

It was on the first page.

[Psyquis52]

admin said:

psyquis52 said:

You mean you haven't read my review of SF Alpha Generations?!!

That's my favorite review! READ IT!!!

Trying to find....

Error, cannot find review.

psyquis52 said:

FLCL really isn't worth finishing. Spend your time watching better shows. They are out there.
Video games based off movies are worse than movies based off video games. I swear it.

There are some terrible ones aren't there, what's the worst in your recent memory?

I don't play movie games. They're always horrible, but if I had to say one right now I would say Madascar or The Wild, or Open Season or Over the Hedge or... does it really matter beyond that?

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

Chronicles of Riddick was ok, and Spiderman the Movie was a good one too, but it basically stops there.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Street Fighter Alpha

Ryu struggles to overcome the dark hadou when a strange boy shows up saying he's Ryu's brother. As characters roll in and out of the movie a darkness begins to unfold as Shadowloo scientists attempt to gather fighter data to create the greatest fighter in the world.

The art can be a little odd at times...like what the Oogedy-boogedy is up with Ryu's feet. They're the size of watermelons for crying out loud.
The action is awsome though. I only wish it allowed more fights from actual SF characters. Still, it's a good story.

3 out of 5

This was pretty cool more or less, and consistent. But I'm a Ryu fan so I didn't mind him being in most of it, but I think people were let down by not much Akuma action, then again he's too powerful in this particular part of Ryu's life.

[Psyquis52]

I here Lord of the Rings was a good game series and of course Star Wars has had they're good movies but for the most part movie video games just suck.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Street Fighter II the animated movie

Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him. He does, however, get a fix on Ken Masters, an American martial arts champion who studied with Ryu as a child under the same master. Meanwhile, Major Guile of the United States Army is forced to team up with Chun Li from China in hopes of apprehending Bison and putting a stop his international ring of crime.

The soundtrack rocks! You've got a lot of great rock bands on there, including one of my all-time favorites: Alice in Chains.
The action rocks! The plot...is...well it's a freaking SF movie! What do you expect? A lot of cameos and quite a few decent fights. Also - and this is important to note - VEGA IS FREAKY!!!

4 out of 5 - Not exactly spectacular but definately good.

This was good and well drawn, Vega getting kicked out the window was the highlight for me.

[Psyquis52]

admin said:

psyquis52 said:

Street Fighter Alpha

Ryu struggles to overcome the dark hadou when a strange boy shows up saying he's Ryu's brother. As characters roll in and out of the movie a darkness begins to unfold as Shadowloo scientists attempt to gather fighter data to create the greatest fighter in the world.

The art can be a little odd at times...like what the Oogedy-boogedy is up with Ryu's feet. They're the size of watermelons for crying out loud.
The action is awsome though. I only wish it allowed more fights from actual SF characters. Still, it's a good story.

3 out of 5

This was pretty cool more or less, and consistent. But I'm a Ryu fan so I didn't mind him being in most of it, but I think people were let down by not much Akuma action, then again he's too powerful in this particular part of Ryu's life.

I was let down by the lack of enough fights that I'm really familiar with. I would have liked to have seen more of the Vega vs Dan fight.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Street Fighter Alpha Generations

Ryu, Ken, Gouki and Sakura return in this thrilling prequel to Street Fighter™ Alpha. When Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master s killer. In a quest to become a true martial arts master, Ryu sets out to hone his street fighting skills and to deliver himself from the haunting legacy of the Dark Hadou. But the ultimate test of his new power can only be accomplished through one last fateful confrontation with his arch-nemesis, Gouki.

One question:





Why?

I mean could there possibly be a valid reason for this? I don't think so.
But hey! It's not all bad. I mean there's at least ONE fight in it....but it's not very good.

1 out of 5. Read a dictionary or something. Unless you're a hardcore SF fan (and I am) then there's no reason whatsoever to watch this.

What made it so poor? I mean overall, was it the theme. It looked pretty cool from the trailer... but then again...

[Psyquis52]

It's boring and uninteresting. They have two fights in the whole damn movie.

Sakura is the only SF character that shows her face in the movie aside from Ken Ryu and Akuma. It's very weak. The action is short and not quite good enough to make the movie worth while.

Really, it's just an educational film. For those of us SF fans that wanted to know just one thing more.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

It's boring and uninteresting. They have two fights in the whole damn movie.

Sakura is the only SF character that shows her face in the movie aside from Ken Ryu and Akuma. It's very weak. The action is short and not quite good enough to make the movie worth while.

Really, it's just an educational film. For those of us SF fans that wanted to know just one thing more.

Old man and Ryu/Gouki. I guess the only point then was the father/son thing eh?

[Psyquis52]

Pretty much. Really it wasn't deserving of it's own movie. They could have just put out a short manga to cover it and everyone would have gotten the point just fine.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Pretty much. Really it wasn't deserving of it's own movie. They could have just put out a short manga to cover it and everyone would have gotten the point just fine.

Hmm, I'm debating seeing it now, I probably will get around to it though, when it costs next to nothing.

[Psyquis52]

Yume Tsukai

The cause behind the strange events that suddenly occur in daily life, must be someone’s dream.
To dream (Yume) - it is to imagine something strongly. The dream sometimes goes beyond one’s mind, and comes into existence in real life. The dream that crosses the border becomes a nightmare as a result, and causes much trouble.
The Yume Tsukai, such as Mishima Toko and Renko, use their shamanic powers to calm nightmares. Then, they find the owner of the dream, and make the dream into what it should be.

Yeah, I'll watch just about anything. Why? Because it's either that or work. Wait until you see the show I'm watching right now. It's disturbing.

So back to the review. It had the potential to be incredibly good but the writing was just shy of great. The most interesting episodes involved romantic situations that were disturbing at best. I wouldn't recommend this show to anyone. There's nothing special about it. It offers nothing and you gain nothing by watching it.

2 out of 5 - not too bad but not good.

[Psyquis52]

Damekko Doubutsu

Uruno, a useless wolf, is on the road searching for a new place to call home. He soon comes upon a whole forest full of "useless animals"-- that is, animals that don't live up to their species' usual character. After a short fight with the smoking, bad-tempered rabbit, Usahara, Uruno decides that he wants to move on... but changes his mind upon meeting Chiiko, a clumsy cheetah girl. It's love at first sight for Uruno, and after deciding to stay for her, he continues to hope that even though he's a good-for-nothing, he'll win her over someday. That is, if living with the other strange residents of the forest-- including the aformentioned smoking rabbit, a sake-drinking unicorn, a near-sighted owl, a travelling saleswoman bear, and a shy pegasus --doesn't get to him first.

Perhaps you didn't believe me when I said I'd watch anything. If you didn't believe me before I'm pretty certain you'll believe me now.

After searching through hundreds and hundreds of episodes of many different animes I have finally found the character that I most relate to.
And he's useless. The lead character of this show is 100% useless much like myself and no matter what he does things end up useless.

It reminds me of my big exercising fit where I dieted and exercised for 6 months straight. 4 hours a day. Every day of the week...
And I didn't lose a single inch on my waist.
Or of when I had earned 1,000 dollars in one week of work and my car fell apart the next week.
Or when I thought I was in love with this person and she ended up marrying a guy in Indy that was just like me only taller.

Luckily I'm married now so none of that crap matters...except the money. I could use that money right about now.

Anyway the show is entertaining but short. Each episode runs about 10 mins. Maybe more...maybe less. It's hard to say. Aside from being short I loved it. It was pointless to a "T" and fun all around.
Since it's so short it's better suited for those with a short attention span or for killing time when something else is going on. It's about the best way to do it to.

3 out of 5 I almost gave it a 4 but I was a little biased toward it.
I'd recommend this to anyone. Seriously.
If you can't find any episodes then just go to www.crunchyroll.com

[Psyquis52]

I just realized that you asked me some questions back there that I didn't answer C-Master. Sorry.

Love Hina - It was frustrating because of all the people he could have fallen in love with it was that incredibly loud and obnoxious what's-her-face. She was mean and short-tempered and wouldn't admit her feelings for anything. Why her? It's so stupid.


Cowboy Bebop - They had a great premise to go on for about 10 more episodes or they could have built up to the end just a bit more but they didn't. It was too short.

[Psyquis52]

I just finished up a few animes and I'm waiting to finish my current one before I start hitting you with more reviews.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

I just realized that you asked me some questions back there that I didn't answer C-Master. Sorry.

Love Hina - It was frustrating because of all the people he could have fallen in love with it was that incredibly loud and obnoxious what's-her-face. She was mean and short-tempered and wouldn't admit her feelings for anything. Why her? It's so stupid.


Cowboy Bebop - They had a great premise to go on for about 10 more episodes or they could have built up to the end just a bit more but they didn't. It was too short.

I was a Motoko fan, but don't guys always go for the ones like that, she did generally care about him though and got possessive, which is what it's all about.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

I just finished up a few animes and I'm waiting to finish my current one before I start hitting you with more reviews.

Let's see them, and they are always appreciated here.

[Psyquis52]

Thank you!

I intend to do one on Gundam Seed and Ai Yai Yoroshi (or something like that) also I'm going to cover Love Hina Again and possibly another show or movie. I'm not certain yet. I'll have them posted tonight....well....most of them. Maybe not Gundam Seed yet but I'm working on it.

[Psyquis52]

Motoko! That was her name! She was my second fave in that show.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Thank you!

I intend to do one on Gundam Seed and Ai Yai Yoroshi (or something like that) also I'm going to cover Love Hina Again and possibly another show or movie. I'm not certain yet. I'll have them posted tonight....well....most of them. Maybe not Gundam Seed yet but I'm working on it.

I haven't watched all the movies, I need to though.

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

psyquis52 said:

Motoko! That was her name! She was my second fave in that show.

After who else, or I remember you said Mitsumi? I liked them all a bit... they all had their roles in the show, Su was great as well.

Have you read the novels?

[Psyquis52]

No

[The Big Daddy C-Master]

They're at the bookstore. A bit funny, not bad though... I might review one of them.

[Psyquis52]

Ar Tonelico OVA

At a time when Orica is saddened over her inability to fulfill her role as a Lavateil, or one who can control magical powers through singing Hymns, Laina`s airship comes crashing down upon her from the sky. Both of them search for an engineer to repair his airship, meeting Cruze. In the process, Laina inadvertently teaches Orica that the key to singing a successful Hymn is to want to help others from the bottom of one`s heart.

It's based on a RPG that I'm unfamiliar with. I'm pretty sure it thrills people who are familiar with it but for me it was just a more enjoyable Panzer Dragoon. Which means it was stupid but at least it was fun. Conversations were usually entertaining and the action (what action there was) wasn't too bad.

3 out 5 - nothing special, but not particularly bad.

[Psyquis52]

Gundam Seed

The confrontation between the Earth Alliance (Naturals) and Zaft (Coordinators), which originated in economic friction, reached a stalemate. Ultimately, the two sides opted for the last resort of diplomacy - in other words, they went to war. Our story begins roughly a year later. Heliopolis, a resource satellite belonging to a neutral nation, is suddenly attacked by a Zaft mobile suit force. Their goal is to seize the Atlantic Alliance's newest Gundam mobile suits, which the Alliance has produced here amid total secrecy. The raid is successful, and Zaft captures four of the Gundams. Kira Yamato, a student at an industrial college, is drawn into the conflict when he is reunited with his old friend Aslan Zara. Tragically, Kira finds that his comrade Aslan and the other Coordinators are now his enemies. For patriotism's sake, Aslan sets out to defeat Kira. One against four... the battle of the Gundams begins!

Quite possibly the best Gundam series I've seen yet. The characters are interesting and conflicted. The Gundams lack the character of past ones but they're still pretty cool. There isn't a lot of humor in the show. Mostly it just shocks you with serious situations and various battles. I've seen far more intelligent animes but not many that were this interesting. It's hard to say what it was exactly about the show that was better than past incarnations. Perhaps it's just my imagination but I feel that this one just ran better.

4 out of 5 - not for the art, not for the music, not for the characters, not for the Gundams. Just the plot and work of the show is better overall.

[Psyquis52]

Macross Plus

In 2040 A.D. on the colonial planet Eden, the Ministry of Defense is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced defense to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson is an extrovert jet fighter maverick assigned as a new test pilot on project Super Nova. Competition heats up when he discovers that his old rival Guld is a test pilot for the competing project. The arrival of Myung, a mutual ex-girlfriend, adds more tension to the conflict.

The animation is a little old but the music never dies! This spectacular soundtrack is worth watching the movie in itself. The action is cool and the concept is very cool. The plot and script are well written. All-around this is a good anime. Worth your time and the soundtrack is just worth buying.

4 out of 5 - aren't you happy?

[Psyquis52]

Appleseed

It`s 2131 A.D.. Deunan Knute had been a soldier in the battlefields for most of her life. When the World War ends, she`s transported to the city of Olympus to live peacefully and finds out that, in an effort to protect the human race from future wars, humans have created the Bioriods, a geneticaly enhanced race of people that have restrained feelings and therefore cannot hurt each other.
She discovers, however, that not everyone is happy with this Human-Bioriod symbiosis: many humans treat Bioriods as a lower species and a threat to their future, the human-controlled Military is seeking annihilation of all Bioriods and the Bioriod-controlled government is afraid of a coup d` etat.
The task falls on Deunan to bring peace to the world again. In this she`s aided by her former lover, Briareos, who has lost his body in war and has become a cyborg: a brain in an artificial body.

Beautiful movie on many levels. Some very cool action scenes, interesting music, and a fairly interesting plot. The characters are a little bland but the plot makes up for it. Not one of best animes I've ever seen but far from the worst.

4 out of 5 - I've been lucky lately. I can't seem to find a really bad anime.

[Psyquis52]

Ai Yori Aoshi

Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in kimono at train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which looked like in his neighborhood but turned out to be an empty lot. Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited the devastated girl to his apartment and asked for additional clue -- a photo with two children whom Kauru immediately identified as himself and Aoi Sakuraba, his childhood friend. It turned out that the girl in front of him is Aoi Sakuraba herself, his betrothed fiancée who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him. Her revelation was not only surprising but also reminded the deepest part of Kaoru's memory for why he left the Hanabishi family in the first place.

If you're a guy then this is probably not your cup of tea. It's hopelessly romantic. It's also funny. Not as funny as Love Hina but this one actually provides closure within the first season. Isn't that nice? There's a little perversion here and there but mostly it's just romance and silliness.

4 out of 5 - it's a little better than Love Hina merely because it actually brings you closure.