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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1630992" data-attributes="member: 151"><p>The thing of it is, that for episodes prior to this, there hasn't really been anything fantastic going on...just internal battles among mob factions while Brandon and Harry begin their rise in the organization, as 'Big Daddy's' golden boys. So when the Lightning Cartel uses a captured scientist to create 'necrotized' button-men, the Millenion organization doesn't know what him them. Essentially, the show hit the super-science button, and they didn't get the memo. Imagine the scene from Scarface, with Al Pacino telling them to 'say Hello to my little friend' and mowing them down....and then they get back up.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> GTO is the shiznitz. It's just damn funny. It's also a pretty funny commentary on the Japanese school system, and the state of life for teens in modern Japan. The cultural notes are often necessary to figure out what would be obvious to a Japanese viewer, but it's well worth the investment.</p><p> </p><p> FMP doesn't follow the manga's order, which is to it's credit frankly. They get right to some of the giant robot material, and that's GOOD. The show alternates between classic goofiness and deadpan serious...similar to Trigun, but with ratio favored more towards a serious tone more often. The mecha designs are my favorite, and for some reason I just love naming the one robot Arbalest. I just think it's a great name.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> I tried to watch Gundam Seed, honest I did. But it's just so....done before. And before that. And that. If it was at least a new take on the concept, I might be down with it...but it seems to just be a soulless rehash, to me.</p><p> </p><p> But what do I know: I love Cyborg 009. It was my first anime, and decades later, I still love it. And the manga's being released here in the US, which makes me happy happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1630992, member: 151"] The thing of it is, that for episodes prior to this, there hasn't really been anything fantastic going on...just internal battles among mob factions while Brandon and Harry begin their rise in the organization, as 'Big Daddy's' golden boys. So when the Lightning Cartel uses a captured scientist to create 'necrotized' button-men, the Millenion organization doesn't know what him them. Essentially, the show hit the super-science button, and they didn't get the memo. Imagine the scene from Scarface, with Al Pacino telling them to 'say Hello to my little friend' and mowing them down....and then they get back up. GTO is the shiznitz. It's just damn funny. It's also a pretty funny commentary on the Japanese school system, and the state of life for teens in modern Japan. The cultural notes are often necessary to figure out what would be obvious to a Japanese viewer, but it's well worth the investment. FMP doesn't follow the manga's order, which is to it's credit frankly. They get right to some of the giant robot material, and that's GOOD. The show alternates between classic goofiness and deadpan serious...similar to Trigun, but with ratio favored more towards a serious tone more often. The mecha designs are my favorite, and for some reason I just love naming the one robot Arbalest. I just think it's a great name. I tried to watch Gundam Seed, honest I did. But it's just so....done before. And before that. And that. If it was at least a new take on the concept, I might be down with it...but it seems to just be a soulless rehash, to me. But what do I know: I love Cyborg 009. It was my first anime, and decades later, I still love it. And the manga's being released here in the US, which makes me happy happy. [/QUOTE]
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