Welcome to Thoughts on Things, the World where I review various things! From anime and manga, to live action films and music, this is the place where I cover anything that I feel like reviewing!
Now you may wonder what my interests are to see if we like the same things, well here are a few of my favorite anime:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu, Burst Angel, The Miyazaki Films, Ranma 1/2, Magical Play, Witch Hunter Robin, Azumanga Daioh, Comic Party, Samurai Champloo, and many many more!
I could go on and on, but I think that selection shows the large variety that I like!
Now, if you don't mind, I'm off to intake a large amount of media, so I can bring my thoughts on it back to you!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that I introduced you to something new!
I went and saw Speed Racer yesterday, and let me just say that it was simply, AWESOME! I had not been as excited about a movie since Transformers, of last year. Speed Racer is everything that a live action anime movie should be. From the highly stylized environments and special effects to the storyline, Speed Racer is a great attempt at adapting an anime.
Before going to see the film, many reviews that I had read were about 50/50. Some praised it for being exactly what it should have been, others criticized it for being hyper stylized; personally I think that some of the people chosen to review it simply hate the type of movie that it is, while others simply adore it... Personally I think that the story was somewhat weak when it came to details, not weak enough in the sense that it was hard to follow thus causing problems, but sometimes I noticed that there were things that could have been better explained.
On the other hand though, the visuals and the style were very much so great! From the filming style that allowed both the cars and the track to appear in the foreground (as mentioned by Emile Hirsch in a recent interview) to the overall "retro future" style, the cinematics are indeed awesome!
I think is is also important to note, that the acting is not as over-the-top as you may think it to be. I believe all of the actors did a great job. From Emile Hirsch's portrayal of the demon on wheels, to Rain's portrayal as a fellow racer, all of the actors who participated did a wonderful job of bringing the characters from the series to the big screen!
I must also mentioned that I liked how "worldly" the movie felt. The film included a cast of people from all over the world and did not make their characters into silly stereotypes. I like how the Wachowskis included dialogue and images from other languages, instead of going for the "English is the best and other cultures must be unfairly portrayed" kinda style that I believe we see too much in our American made media.
(The "Go Speed Racer Go" music video, which includes English, Japanese, Spanish, German and other languages in its lyrics.)
Overall I really cannot recommend this film enough, it is a great attempt at making something that is purely awesome! I cannot wait for the DVD release because I simply cannot wait to see it over and over again! I hope that you all will give this a try at least once, it doesn't have to be now, just remember that it is pretty awesome!
Score: 4.5/5
Please note that I do not consider myself a "fanboy" of the orginal Speed Racer cartoon/anime. I have never actually seen a full episode of the show. I make this note because I try to keep my reviews unbiased.
Hi everyone! It seems that it has been a long time since my last post... Please forgive me!
In this post I am going to review the Burst Angel OVA, known as Burst Angel: Infinity. But to start things off I will repost my review of the series itself. I watched back in August/September of last year and reviewed it then.
The weekend before last I did something that I have never done before: marathoned an Anime as if my life depended on it! That anime turned out to be the ever popular (and constantly re-released) Burst Angel (Bakuretsu Tenshi). This series has to be the greatest girls with guns with mechs with patiseer (a pastry chef) Anime EVER!! Believe it or not, this Anime is not a "Hot Body Girls With Guns (Even though it does have them!) Anime That Lacks A Story," but an AWESOME tale that has been considered a "Spaghetti Western" (I know, right!?). The main characters are interesting and the many ordeals they face are interesting and action-filled! It even has subtle shojo-ai undertones! (And those are always fun!) Thus I must recommend this anime to anyone who wants an action-filled series!
Score: *****/***** (Five outta Five!!)
PS!
The English Voice Actors are awesome for this series!! So English listening isn't such a pain!
Now on to the OVA review! Oh yeah, I still feel the same way about the series. It is absolutely wonderful and I suggest it to any action anime lover!
So yesterday I watched the Burst Angel: Infinity OVA. After a lot of tracking down, I finally found it and got around to watching it. Overall it is another good piece of the Burst Angel series, that focuses on an adventure that Jo and Meg had before joining up with the two other gals in the main series. I find Jo and Meg's relationship quite cute and this OVA shows us how much they actually care for each other. Overall I really liked it and I only have one quibble... Why does Meg's hair change colors so oddly...? In the flashback during the actual series she has brown hair, then in the "present day" she has brownish-red hair... Sorta a burnt umber if you know what I mean. Yet in the OVA which is supposed to take place between the two series her hair is orange as a basketball! I understand the idea of dying hair, yet I think that the animation studio lost the color combo for her hair that they used in the series and instead said, "We'll just color it orange... Cuz we like orange...! Yeah!" So besides that (which isn't at all a big deal, it is mainly something I find funny), the OVA is good and anyone who watched the series should see it!
Score: ****/***** (Four out of Five... It was good, not GREAT like the series itself!)
Oh yeah, I'm still wondering why there is no Burst Angel category on theO... I mean, Funimation advertised it on here when the OVA originally came out, so why the lack of love??
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope that I have introduced you to something you may like!
