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[SlottsMachine]

That's 95 episodes no?

 

Daayum. Give us a summary of what you think.

 

I think he meant the OVA, could be wrong.

 

I do like Obertein but von Schenkopp is so over the top badass, its great. 

[Puzzlewell]

Sim: Why do you think I told you not to call Sailor Moon "boring" compared to PMMM a while back? Deconstructions work best when you have at least a passing knowledge or experience with the original genre and that's one of the really big appeals of the series for folks that grew up with the likes of Sailor Moon, Rayearth, Card Captor Sakura, Precure etc. Now that you're becoming more versed in the various genres out there, it can put a new spin things.

 

Magical Girl deconstructions tend to tackle the topics at different angles but I have to admit that they are something that is super dear to me, with my three favorites being PMMM (obviously ), Shoujo Kakumei Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena) and Princess Tutu. All wonderful series, some more... dire than others but they work to deconstruct what it means to be a magical girl, or typical fairytale tropes that we have thrown at us pretty much all our lives.

[Clover Rider]

Ah Cardcaptor Sakura that was the first manga I ever owned. The art was flipped for us dumb Americans.

 

Those were the days.

[The Hierophant]

The same dude did 'Defence Devil' is it any good? I'd rather read that first cos it's completed.

Late response, but Defence Devil is ok. Starts off with a unique premise but devolves into a battle manga.

But read Shin Angyo Onshi though. It's completed too. Damn good story. Me personally i put it up there with Berserk.

[Lotion Soronarr]

I love them both for different reasons.

 

But yeah, Oberstein is the intellectual batman. Really, NO ONE likes him for all the reasons that are just totally wrong but still totally credible xD

 

His methods are Machiavellian, but his ambitions are humble. Man, what a great character.

 

 

And von Schenkopff is the physical batman.

And what a dad!
 

[SlottsMachine]

I've just finished episode 55 of LotGH. Why is Merkatz and that other guy still walking around in there Imperial uniforms? LOL. I mean hasn't it literally been a year or two since there defection to now.

Spoiler

"Now" in this case being the end of season two (and the surrender by the Alliance)

[SlottsMachine]

Well we had some tongue in cheek pics a few days ago so....

 

[Isichar]

@ Sim

 

I'm all for the PMMM gushing, and you know I love my Sayaka gifs but could we avoid some of the more colorful phrasing please?

 

For what it's worth I really liked QB too. It's easy to write it off as being evil but that's not strictly true.

[Isichar]

The magical girl genre is pretty underrated as a whole. Sure most are your typical run of the mill take it or leave it anime but I can't help but feel many of the better ones get overlooked unfairly because of the whole "it's little girls" mentality.

 

I just finished up Utena myself and I can back up Ani in saying that it's an incredibly solid watch and lives up to it's name as the grandfather of deconstruction. I'm a bit surprised to say that the movie is probably just as surreal and filled to the brim with symbolism as PMMM was. It will probably take my brain a little while just to sort it all out.

[Mr.House]

The only magical girl anime I like is sailor moon and PMMM, all the others can go in a corner imo.

 

Maybe there are other very good magical girl anime on par with those two I just don't know about because of an ocean of horrible magical girl anime hiding it.

[Isichar]

Iono I remember watching Kiddy Grade, Magic Knight Rayearth and a few other ones when I was younger and still enjoying them. Most are just as decent as any other anime out there.

 

I'd strongly recommend checking out Ani's favorites if you ever get a chance House, she has good tastes

[Mr.House]

When did Sayaka start doing her JoJo posing?

[Mr.House]

So got around to watching Tokyo ghoul, eh. It's not bad but the censorship, bad pacing  and changing things just rubs me the wrong way, vastly prefer the manga which is disappointing because AoT(a very good manga with a fantastic adaption so far) is also extremely graphic and the show was hardly as toned down as Tokyo ghoul is. That neon effect crap they did in that one fight? Come on.

[Mr.House]

The omakes after the credits are awesome though.

[General TSAR]

I think he meant the OVA, could be wrong.. 

Yep.

 

Now on to the anime series.

 

BTW, this is an awesome song and goes well with Kenshin slicing up assassins in the credits. 

 

Well we had some tongue in cheek pics a few days ago so....

 

 

I'm watching this immediately after.

[Seraphim24]

Magic Knight Rayearth 

 

Yes

 

[Isichar]

Yes

 

[SlottsMachine]

Speaking of Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal, I really enjoyed it as well. For some reason I really dig stories that involve a character following in another's footsteps, I don't know why. In this case Kenshin life journey really mirrors that of his mentor, as least that's how I see it anyway. 

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

Him + Oberstein = me.

 

No joke.

 

Ask the police.

 

I have a record for Tomahawks and peeping.

 

But mostly peeping.

 

I thought you're a softie!