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"Re(1):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Wed 25 Dec 07:48

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"Re(2):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Wed 25 Dec 07:49

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KG is all about panty shots.. I mean come on..

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I agree, it's a fanservice-oriented series. But it gets darker and more interesting as the series advances.

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"Re(1):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Wed 25 Dec 10:16

I love FMP, as it's a great balance of serious and silly stories. And I'm fan of more primitive giant robots (Dates back to my Patlabor love...) so I loved the mecha designs here. Plus it had likeable characters...

Kiddy Grade entertains me, especially the later episodes. But I wanna see the whole series to make a final judegement. I think I like Ecclair the most, so the heavy focus on her has made me like the later eps more.

Vandread..While I liked watching it, and love the central plot, I think the overall episode length hurt it. I have the feeling that if it had a 48 ep run instead of 26 they could of really done a bang up job on the show...

But my favorite Gonzo Mecha-Girl show is Sai-Kano......:)

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"Re(2):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Thu 26 Dec 03:44

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"Re(3):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Thu 26 Dec 07:31

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"Re(4):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Thu 26 Dec 16:03

Yeah I'd say FMP is my favorite out of the bunch. Believable mecha designs, good cast of characters... it kind of reminds me of Nadesisco... just not as sci-fi.

Besides the unexpected plot twist in Vandread... I never got into the show that much. I'm not much of a fan of 3d mechas, the best I've seen so far are the Zoids series and the Tachikoma in GITS... but the mechs in Vandread just look too fake.

Kiddy Grade, I couldn't get past the first episode. Cute little girls flashing their panties while taking out a group of high tech looking terrorists. bleh.

As for other mecha titles out there... Gundam Seed has kept my interest, nothing spectacular... but the whole rivalry between Kira and Ashran is starting to pick up. GITS Stand Alone Complex is getting better and better... just watched episode 6 this morning and the plot has really picked up, I like this new Laughing Man storyline that wasn't from the manga. Overman King Gainer is just fun to watch... original mecha designs duking it out with special super powers, you can never go wrong with that. I'm looking forward to the new Macross, there should be a fansub in the next couple days... there's already a chinese sub out.

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"Re(4):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Thu 26 Dec 16:28

Vandread is not bad...
but I don't get the fascination with full metal panic. To me it seems very average and totally predictable. Many of the jokes feel like rehashes of past anime, and after a point, I just get tired of the same stuff.

I'm pretty confused as to why such a huge percentage of the anime community, even those who have seen a lot of stuff, like full metal panic as much as they do.

to me it's just a half-decent show, but not something worth watching all the way through. Just my opinion I guess!

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"Re(5):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Sat 28 Dec 00:24:

In case anyone was wondering... the english fansub of Macross zero came out today. I'm downloading it right now.


update- OH MY FRIGGIN GOD!!!!! This has the be the best OAV I've seen in years... I didn't know anything about it before watching it but it takes place before the original Macross/Robotech series (thus the name Macross Zero). The animation is top notch... I'd say even better than the Macross Plus OAVs. It looks alot like the animation crew that did Blue Submarine No.6 but I'm not sure.... but the mixture of CG and 2d animation is flawless... some scenes just took my breath away. I was actually cheering the first time they show Roy Focker's veritech transform! I had people coming into my room just to see what was going on... and yes Roy Focker! He's the only character from the original Macross to make an appearance and the story takes place on earth, mostly on a tropical island. I'd recommend this to anyone... macross fan or not, the only bad thing I could possibly think of is after the credits it says the next volume won't be out until spring 2003!

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[this message was edited by Fuchikoma on Sat 28 Dec 03:16]

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"Re(6):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Sat 28 Dec 03:16

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"Re(7):FMP, Vandread, Kiddy Grade" , posted Sat 28 Dec 18:24

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In case anyone was wondering... There'll be a second season of Full Metal Panic.

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Cool...I didn't like the ending to the first one (Just sorta of stopped) so I hope season 2 adds to the story...

Wonder if ADV is helping fund this...

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