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02-13-2017, 06:37 PM | #581 |
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Tsubaraya was still having some budget limitations with X. It's not as obvious as with Ginga of Ginga S, but the multiple clip shows were a way to save money. I don't remember the numbers off-hand, but I know the last one was either right before the finale or a bonus episode after it.
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02-14-2017, 01:39 AM | #582 |
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We just finished watching Orb. Overall, it was a great series. The last 9 episodes were highly enjoyable, especially the Black Star Coffee one. That was just great. I couldn't help but laugh my ass off when the alien dude says, "Monsters today are way too busy looking."
I'm not sure I buy the whole thing about Natasha being Naomi's great great grandma though as Naomi looked way too Japanese to be part European. Hell, her mother didn't even look remotely European either. My favorite monster though was probably the samurai ghost thing. The ending was great and I'm really surprised at how story driven this show was. Then again, I'm also amazed that it was only 25 episodes when these shows are normally 40-50-ish, so that also must have helped with how much story there was as had it been the normaly 50 episodes half of the show probably would have been just random battles. Oh, I forgot to mention that I really loved the fight against Metron. I was waiting for him to say something like, "This feels nostalgic." In the end, it was a solid series all of the way through and I will be buying it on BD if Crunchyroll ever releases it. EDIT: I watched the first four episodes of UltraSeven today. It's been a good ten years since I watched this show so it was a lot different than I remember. They were still good, but the first few episodes to this series were always slow moving no matter how many times I watched them. The Capsule Monsters are such a weird concept but I like the UltraSeven can also be human size. Shout!'s DVD quality seems to be hit or miss. The video looks pretty good for the most part (although not as good as Bandai's REgion 2 DVDs I owned), but the audio is kind of annoying. Every time a character talks there is this hissing sound and sometimes the audio looks out of synch. Once again, I don't remember it being like this on the R2 DVD. The translations on the subs are also off a bit as a character will make a grunt sound but the subs will say, "As you say Captain!" or something like that. The timing is weird as there have been a couple of places where the subs went away before I could finish the line. It wasn't horrible, but three times in four episodes is way too many. What they really needed to do was spread out their sentences a little bit more. Last edited by Dr Kain; 02-14-2017 at 06:28 PM.. |
02-15-2017, 06:08 PM | #583 |
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UltraMan Tiga Episode 7: Enjoyable episode learning more about Rena's history. It was interesting to see her relationship with her Father but also that deep down she wanted to save him too. Rena's getting more focus than Daigo has so far lol. The Invader was an asshole trying to be all avenge his comrades but was going to attack the station anyways so the Earth guys did the right move. I am enjoying this series right now, reminding me a lot of the original series right now. Like always I can't wait for more.
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02-16-2017, 12:26 AM | #584 |
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So I just finished the second disc and the episodes have all been pretty enjoyable thus far. In fact, I'm not sure I have actually seen most of the ones on this disc. I could have sworn I owned the R2 DVD with the first half of these episodes on it, but maybe I am wrong and I only owned the first two volumes. Anyway, the King Joe two parter was down right exceptional and I loved the one in the fourth dimension. Oh, and the monster that was able to take on Seven's attacks was pretty badass.
On the other hand, oh my ****ing god these subtitles are atrocious! They translated Ultra Garrison into Utra Guard and the episode titles are different on the subtitles than how they are in the booklet the set came with. Plus, as I said, the translations are screwed up. There was one moment where Dan is talking to the commander and he says "Hai," meaning, "Yes," but the subtitles said, "As you command, captain." WHAT THE HELL??!! Are these dubtitled? Did Shout! even translate these episodes themselves or did the licensor just give them a subtitle track and told them to use it without question? Last edited by Dr Kain; 02-16-2017 at 06:56 PM.. |
02-18-2017, 09:14 AM | #585 |
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UltraMan Tiga Episode 8: Yay finally a Daigo focus episode and this was a fun one. A Halloween episode that was a nice mix of sci-fi and horror lol. The witch sucking kids dreams being an alien was interesting. Also, Daigo getting trapped by the witch was good to see his determination to fight to grab the transformation item. I just loved Daigo's fun nature in the beginning being with the kids and trying to get candy. He has a fun spirit and wants to save everyone a good mix. Rena was fun and so was everyone in their costumes, especially the captain wanting them to dress up for Halloween. The night battle was freaking awesome, Tiga lit up the night amazingly. I can't wait for more.
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02-19-2017, 01:05 AM | #586 |
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So we watched the first 5 episodes of Ultraman X just now and I have mixed feelings towards it. Is this series meant to be a sequel to Ginga? If not, it feels like it. The biggest annoyance I have though is the audio mixing is atrocious. It sounds like the dialog is coming out of a garbage can. I had to turn my volume way up to hear the dialog, which has made the sound effects extremely loud. I'm surprising the cops didn't come by for noise ordinance. The characters are not bad, but they aren't anything special either. I also find Daichi to just be a boring protagonist right now. Oh, and the cars and connect to highly advanced vehicles is kind of silly. That aside though, the miniatures and camera shots have been quite good and I have enjoyed the fight choreography. The fifth episode was really well done too.
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02-19-2017, 04:16 AM | #587 |
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How exactly does X feel like a sequel to Ginga? Even with the reappearance of Spark Dolls, the opening is about as standalone as it gets.
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02-19-2017, 10:24 AM | #588 |
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Juspion Episode 9: Okay lol I accidentally skipped over Episode 8 woops. I'll watch that next. Anyways this was a good episode really feeling sad that Juspion couldn't save the Tree spirit. Though it was good that he couldn't save every MegaBeast that Satan Gorth turns evil just makes it more important that he stops the MegaBeast Empire sooner. Mad Gallant is just delightfully evil just watching Juspion and making something he wanted to save into something evil. I am glad some show made use of Pollen because an allergy wave like that would be quite devastating. Love the use of Juspion exiting the Daileon for the Garbin to help fight just showing how resourceful he is. Boomerang is intriguing I hope to learn more with him though he seems quite capable of battling an armored Mad Gallant himself. I love that he is fun-spirited and kind-hearted most of the time but when there is danger and evil around he takes the battling seriously. I can't wait for more.
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02-19-2017, 11:03 AM | #589 |
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I don't know. I haven't watched Ginga yet. However, it is the way they talked that got me confused. They said, "Hey, he was previously sealed away by the warrior or light." As such, I wasn't sure if that was the case. Not to mention they didn't even explain why they have an alien working for them.
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02-19-2017, 11:13 AM | #590 |
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Ginga and X aren't directly related, but Ginga and Victory do show up for a two-part crossover with X about halfway through its run.
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