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09-11-2020, 03:54 PM | #791 |
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09-14-2020, 04:52 PM | #792 |
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Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Anime episodes first before the live episodes as there are 239.
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09-15-2020, 03:21 AM | #793 |
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I actually prefer the toku version, like with Spiderman! I did get quite far with the original Sailor Moon anime though, plus I love some of the soundtrack for the first year and I knew straight away it was a case of preferring the sub to the dub but I'm still stuck somewhere in ''Stars'' and the Crystal anime I haven't even seen an episode of!
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09-15-2020, 07:18 PM | #794 |
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Uh, okay, so I'm literally not past the opening of the first episode of Daimajin Kanon yet, because I saw in the credits the music is by Toshihiko Sahashi and the theme song even had its lyrics written by Shouko Fujibayashi. Was Takatera just, like, an extremely pleasant person to work with or something? Because these people have been following him around since at least Gingaman in 1998, and here they are working with him again on this show made over a decade after that isn't even a Toei production. It's nuts to me he inspired this level of loyalty in his crews. Like he seriously just made a few phone calls and rounded up the usual suspects to go make this show, didn't he? Probably wasn't even a hassle for him.
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09-15-2020, 10:49 PM | #795 |
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Uh, okay, so I'm literally not past the opening of the first episode of Daimajin Kanon yet, because I saw in the credits the music is by Toshihiko Sahashi and the theme song even had its lyrics written by Shouko Fujibayashi. Was Takatera just, like, an extremely pleasant person to work with or something? Because these people have been following him around since at least Gingaman in 1998, and here they are working with him again on this show made over a decade after that isn't even a Toei production. It's nuts to me he inspired this level of loyalty in his crews. Like he seriously just made a few phone calls and rounded up the usual suspects to go make this show, didn't he? Probably wasn't even a hassle for him.
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09-18-2020, 04:37 PM | #796 |
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It's a good show so far! I'm only a few episodes in right now, but it's really obvious this was a story somebody wanted to tell. It was clearly made with a ton of passion behind it.
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09-20-2020, 04:55 PM | #797 |
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Finished pounding my way through Daimajin Kanon. I'm glad I finally gave this show a chance after knowing about it for so long, and I'm also glad I took so long to give it that chance. It's a series I honestly don't think I would've really appreciated even a few years ago. Which feels strange to think about, because I also don't look at myself a lot and consciously think that I've changed all that much. But I guess we all do, right? It's a part of life, and it's what Daimajin Kanon is about above all else.
Of course, it's about a great many things. It's a series about having a piece of art that means a lot to you stolen away and bastardized into something you don't recognize – and it's produced by someone who maybe knows that feeling particularly well – but it's far from just being the Hibiki retool pity party. That's just the launching pad for a story that explores the struggle of a young woman trying to reconcile her own kind nature with the cruel indifference displayed by the world around her. It's an emotionally intimate tale that touches on that clash between doubt and faith largely by just showing us people, and all their facets. The plots of the episodes themselves can revolve around any number of things – Naruhisa Arakawa even found some room in there to further explore his vendetta against the education system at one point – but it always comes back to watching those connections play out, and how they affect Kanon's (quite radical) growth over the course of the series. What it seems to revolve a lot less around, at a glance, is the supernatural struggle of the Onbake and their goofy hats against the wraiths known as the Ipadada. If you're familiar with the two Rider shows Shigenori Takatera was producer on, that shouldn't be too shocking. Daimajin Kanon is much more interested in its grounded drama than dazzling you with amazing action every episode. Make no mistake though, when the fights are there, they can be really well done, and all the weirdness is a crucial part of the story. It's not that the show doesn't value its fantasy elements — it just wants to leverage them to make a point. I've written all these words about what Daimajin Kanon "is", but I don't think I can put it any more succinctly than the show's own opening narration does. It's a 21st century fable. A story that uses its extraordinary events and characters to parallel reality in an effort to impart something to whoever it's being told to. While the connection between the two sides of the show seems rather tenuous at first, it becomes obvious after a point how Kanon's own life relates thematically to the battles of spirits born from acts of compassion and kindness seeking to awaken their greatest warrior, who fell into a long slumber after having his faith in humanity shattered. I don't think Daimajin Kanon is necessarily a show for everyone, but it's a work that feels utterly sincere in the things it's saying, made with care and precision to get those points across as best as possible. I'm not sure if it's the kind of story that's going to really stick with me on a personal level, but I absolutely saw something of myself in there, and I'd imagine most people would too. It was an extremely interesting, very human show I'm happy to say I gave the time of day to. It absolutely comes recommended to anyone who thinks it sounds interesting. Oh, and Kanon's big brother certainly turned out to be a pretty cool guy, huh? ...Now I just gotta finally give Ultraman Max the time of day too, and Switchblade can be really happy
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09-20-2020, 05:06 PM | #798 |
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I don't think Daimajin Kanon is necessarily a show for everyone, but it's a work that feels utterly sincere in the things it's saying, made with care and precision to get those points across as best as possible. I'm not sure if it's the kind of story that's going to really stick with me on a personal level, but I absolutely saw something of myself in there, and I'd imagine most people would too. It was an extremely interesting, very human show I'm happy to say I gave the time of day to. It absolutely comes recommended to anyone who thinks it sounds interesting.
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...Now I just gotta finally give Ultraman Max the time of day too, and Switchblade can be really happy
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09-20-2020, 05:51 PM | #799 |
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It definitely does sound like an interesting show, especially since I had never heard about it until recently. I'll be sure to check it out after a rewatch of Hibiki(whenever that is).
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Found complete Zone Fighter fansubs. That's what I'm going to watch this week.
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