Does anyone besides me watch Japanese animation?

[Black Omega]

No offense to the DB Z fans, but I call G Gundam, DRAGONBALL GUNDAM!!! complete with pointless fighting and voice activated weapons/attacks..

No offense taken. If there is one thing DBZ fans are used to, it's insults to their favorite anime, as often as not be people who don't seem to have watched more than bits and pieces of the show. No offense.

In any case, I'd disagree. DBZ has no voice activated attacks that I can recall. There is extensive use of named attacks, but that's a staple of the fighting genre in general, from Ranma 1/2 to the Streetfighter video game. It doesn't matter if it's a kamehameha or a hadoken, if you have a cool energy attack in this genre, it's worth giving a name.

Pointless fights is more a matter of taste. There was a point to every fight I recall in DBZ. Whether you consider it a good point or not is up to you. There was at least one element that was at times pointless but the fighting wasn't it. If you have an example of a fight you considered pointless, we have more of a basis for discussion, though.

 

[hong]

SHINING FINGER!!!

Somatic component: middle finger extended, pointing upwards.

 

[jdavis]

SHINING FINGER!!!

>Sigh< Some terms don't translate very well into English (assuming that it doesn't sound so stupipd in Japanese). Sounds like E.T.'s super attack before he phones home.

So you didn't think it was cool when he graduated to SHINING BURNING FINGERS! What about the speech he made to his hand everytime he used his special attack, apparently his hand is telling him to defeat you.

 

[Chun-tzu]

So you didn't think it was cool when he graduated to SHINING BURNING FINGERS! What about the speech he made to his hand everytime he used his special attack, apparently his hand is telling him to defeat you.

It's only cool when the hand is evil and talks back.

 

[Enchantress]

But I can only be a Wingist. I've tried to like other Gundam series. I really have. But they just don't do it for me.

I completely agree. Gundam Wing is my all time fav. show, but for some reason all the other gundam series just don't do it for me.

 

[death tribble]

What I Like

Akira was the first thing I saw and I liked it. Still do. But it gave rise to the Japanese penchant for slime which rather spoiled Princess Monokoe for me.

My brother loved Crying Freeman but the last episodes of that are rubbish.

One thing I cannot get this side of the Atlantic so have to order specially is Ranma 1/2. This is wonderful and I am currently working my way through the 4th series on DVD. Also have the OAV series which has a wonderful Christmas episode.

 

[Samnell]

Hey here's a thread I haven't seen in a month.

*Bump? Bump.*
2) Hey, Samnell's got Tsukasa as his avatar now. Have you seen all of .hack//Sign yet, Sam?

Yes, several months ago. I'm not sure I cared for the final revelation with regards to Tsukasa. It cohered with what they'd set up, but after all of the trouble and wondering they all did about it it just came across a bit pat. It had that "Oh yeah, by the way..." feeling to it.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

It had that "Oh yeah, by the way..." feeling to it.

Trigun was exactly the same way...

 

[Chun-tzu]

Speaking of .hack//Sign, it's coming to Cartoon Network (Toonami) starting February 1. Since I haven't seen it yet, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Sixchan]

Well, I guess it'll show up over here on CNX next year then.