27th May 2010, 11:38 PM
Some stuff I've seen recently, both recent and not:
Older stuff:
(Note -- When I buy VHS tapes, it's because they were $0.50 or less. At prices that low I can't refuse getting movies I have some kind of interest in, even if it is just VHS -- yes even I prefer DVDs, I like the better quality, special features, etc... but at that kind of huge price differential, I'll ignore that stuff, partially at least.)
Dragoon - 3 episode OVA series from 1997 based on a Japan-only RPG that sadly was not continued (outside of the game that is), so it doesn't go anywhere sadly. This is a VHS tape, and it's dubbed. The dub is humorously awful, and contributes to the entertainment of the show really. :)
Gestalt - 2 episode OVA from the '90s, another one based on something else (here a manga I think) that ended without followup and thus has a story which goes nowhere. I've seen this once before, actually, a few years back. It's alright, nothing special. I probably won't keep the tape.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - I think I mentioned that I watched episode 1. I've seen copies of most of the series on VHS around, it'd be like $4.50 for episode 5 to the end on tape... hmm, just watch it on the computer, or buy that?
Garzag's Wing - Couldn't stand this one... incredibly generic plot, abysmal English dub, extremely predictable as far as I watched... I abandoned this movie partway, and don't know if I'll go back. Not good.
Newer:
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou - 2009 modern-day-with-magic series, except the magic is pretty much computer code (which has magical effects!). Watched the first two episodes, mostly liked it. I'll watch more.
House of Five Leaves - Watched the first episode. It definitely is stylish and high quality, seems pretty good. Good background art here, too, and a fairly accurate-seeming premodern Japanese setting, for anime -- they're not often as accurate as was seen in this episode, that's for sure. I agree, it is worth watching, so far at least. :)
Other comments:
I've seen 19 episodes of Gintama (spread out, not all at once). It's pretty funny.
Older stuff:
(Note -- When I buy VHS tapes, it's because they were $0.50 or less. At prices that low I can't refuse getting movies I have some kind of interest in, even if it is just VHS -- yes even I prefer DVDs, I like the better quality, special features, etc... but at that kind of huge price differential, I'll ignore that stuff, partially at least.)
Dragoon - 3 episode OVA series from 1997 based on a Japan-only RPG that sadly was not continued (outside of the game that is), so it doesn't go anywhere sadly. This is a VHS tape, and it's dubbed. The dub is humorously awful, and contributes to the entertainment of the show really. :)
Gestalt - 2 episode OVA from the '90s, another one based on something else (here a manga I think) that ended without followup and thus has a story which goes nowhere. I've seen this once before, actually, a few years back. It's alright, nothing special. I probably won't keep the tape.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - I think I mentioned that I watched episode 1. I've seen copies of most of the series on VHS around, it'd be like $4.50 for episode 5 to the end on tape... hmm, just watch it on the computer, or buy that?
Garzag's Wing - Couldn't stand this one... incredibly generic plot, abysmal English dub, extremely predictable as far as I watched... I abandoned this movie partway, and don't know if I'll go back. Not good.
Newer:
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou - 2009 modern-day-with-magic series, except the magic is pretty much computer code (which has magical effects!). Watched the first two episodes, mostly liked it. I'll watch more.
House of Five Leaves - Watched the first episode. It definitely is stylish and high quality, seems pretty good. Good background art here, too, and a fairly accurate-seeming premodern Japanese setting, for anime -- they're not often as accurate as was seen in this episode, that's for sure. I agree, it is worth watching, so far at least. :)
Other comments:
I've seen 19 episodes of Gintama (spread out, not all at once). It's pretty funny.
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