Hello everyone :)
It looks like its time to post about the dvds ive been watching the past few days ^^, so here we go ^^
Bastard!!: The complete Series
I have always enjoyed this series. its pretty short, only 6 episodes long, but the manga that it is derived from is much longer. the reason the series is so short is because of lisenscing and stuff like that, so the actual dvd series is cut short and ends on a cliffhanger. The best description i can give you is that it is pretty much a mixture of Inuyasha and Record of Lodoss War. Though it is quite a bit more adult oriented with nudity, foul language and violence. I also finally found out that it was created before inuyasha, so it cant be considered a knock off, and if anyone gets the chance to watch this series they will see alot of similarities between Dark Schneider and Inuyasha ,visually and attitude - wise lol. Another Reason i really enjoyed this series is that it is animated in a very very similar way to Record of Lodoss war. Magic is casted in a similar way, weapons and armor are quite similar as well, which is a plus. Id like to think that it could unofficially be tied together with Lodoss War in some crazy way, which makes me enjoy it even more. All in all, its a great series, one of my favorites. It has some cool characters and great animation and it is dubbed very well too. Simply put, it is truly great in all aspects of anime , and i reccomend all anime fans to try to seek this one out ^^
Aura Battler Dunbine: volume 1
Im currently on the 3r episode of this dvd and ive really grown to enjoy this series. It was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the guy who created the Gundam universe, and it is animated in the same way as the original Mobile Suit gundam Series because they were released not long after each other back in the day. this series is really different from anything ive ever seen. I combines - mecha, magic, and medieval folklore. all ive gathered so far from the first 2 episodes is that nobles from Byston Well (a medieval type world in an alternate dimension) randomly transport people from our world (Earth) to their dimension by using the mystical power of a magical race of people that they have captured. they then use those people from Earth to pilot large mechas (they look alot like Escaflowne type mechas) that are powered by the person's life Aura. The story so far, is based around 3 young men who are transported from earth, one is japanese, one is american and the other is European i believe and how they deal with the change of life and also how they deal with being soldiers of the nobles, knowing that if they dont help them that they wont be transported back home once the war is won. Its different, but very enjoyable, I have this dvd as well as multiple other episodes of this series on a couple anime demo dvds, so im looking forward to seeing how everything plays out as the series moves on. Id say that if you are a fan of the original gundam series, or the original robotech, then this will most likely appeal to you. id certainly reccomend it to all anime fans because it is simply different from any other anime youll probably ever see lol.
Pom Poko
This is the Studio Ghibli film i posted about a couple days ago. Its animated in the typical Studio Ghibli way (like Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor totoro,Castle in the Sky)and it is just as enjoyable as any of the other movies they have released ^^ It is pretty much based on a forest of raccoons whose forest is being destroyed by humans in order to build more homes, cities, road ways, etc. and the trials and tribulations that the raccoons go through to try and survive, and stop the humans at the same time. This movie also has some mystical essence to it, since the raccoons are able to shapeshift into different objects and even humans, and anything you can think of (alot like Puar and Oolong from DBZ). Like other studio Ghibli movies it has humor, comedy, lessons to learn, saddness, and it actually had quite a bit of actual violence, and in the end , like all of their movies it has a big message to be learned. If you are a fan of Hayao Miyazaki films and other Studio Ghibli movies, you have to get this one, I also highly reccomend it to any anime fan period. It has some great characters and some really great moments that should be seen by all anime fans, be sure to look for this one :)
Armitage: dual Matrix
The be honest, i didnt care much for this movie. It had some cool scenes and some pretty nice aspects to it, but all in all it seemed too similar to Ghost in the Shell. the dubbing wasnt done too well, but ill admit that juliette lewis did a pretty good job. The fighting was done well and i found myself liking some of the characters throughout the movie. i wouldnt say that it was a bad movie or that i hated it, im just usually picky when it comes to computer-type animation and it just seemed too much like Ghost in the Shell to the point where i might as well have just stopped it and started watching GITS. The aspect of the story was cool, and if the dubbing and some of the animation was put together better, i probably would have enjoyed it more. It was fun to actually learn the story behind this anime though because i had heard alot about it over the years, so now im not totally in the dark lol. Id like to try to find any other Armitage movies or series that may be out there and see what they are like. all in all this was an alright movie in my opinion and was pretty fun to watch, iD reccomend it to sci fi/robotic anime fans, because im sure they would enjoy it to some degree :) If you know of any other Armitage movies/series, feel free to let me know your opinion , and/or if you have an suggestions :)
Well, i suppose that will be all for today, im about to get something to eat and probably lay down for a while since i have work tonight, I thank you all for visiting and i hope to chat with you all soon ^^
stay strong, hope you enjoyed the post :)
Yamcha
