Pinoy Community v. 18

[baboysai]

Escaflowne had the first anime song that I memorized and translated (Maaya Sakamoto's Yakusoku wa Iranai). The problem some people had with it was that it was trying its best to be both a romance and a mecha anime, and not really excelling at both.

Rayearth was from the same time and it was much more popular and more memorable. You can easily remember Rayearth, Celes, and Windam and say how they're different from each other, but no one remembers Scheherazade. And the brothers fighting each other with different color angel wings was also done in X.

you have a point. I just think while I'm watching it now I never got the feel of "mecha"...

Also, I would point that it was only right that no one would remember Scheherazade because it didn't stand out even in the anime. What stood out was the character Allen Schezar.

And I'm no Gundam fan so I don't exactly remember what Gundam each of the Meisters from Celestial Being (Gundam 00- the only gundam I ever really watched) had but Escaflowne sure seems... very identifiable. It turns into a dragon, for godssakes.

 

[kuroihikari]

I see Scheherazade as the secondary Rider of Heisei Kamen Riders. Especially with the fact that the characters of Heisei Secondary Riders are usually more interesting than the primary, but the Rider itself is crap.

The lack of "mecha" feel was really disappointing IMHO. Its like they just inserted Escaflowne to be this Deus Ex Machina OP Mecha, without it actually being flashy at all. It was more a plot point and didn't really have threats to it. All the threats were against Van.

For non movie/OVA Gundam of the late 1990s onwards, here is how I remember them (didn't watch F91, Victory, and G-Saviour so can't comment on that).
1. G-Gundam = Dragonball Gundam
2. Gundam Wing = Gundam with Giant Beam + four other memorable ones.
3. Gundam X = Gundam with Giant Beam, then becomes Gundam with even larger Giant Beam. Then 2 others: A Heavy Arms ripoff and a jet Gundam
4. Turn A = Gundam made so that arguments on the Internet about strongest Gundam have an automatic answer.
5. SEED/SEED Destiny = Mass-targetting Gundam + Walking blade Gundam + Victory ripoff
6. Gundam 00 = LSD Gundam + better mass-targetting gundam + jet gundam + Gundam that spits out another Gundam.
7. AGE - random assortment of stuff from older Gundams.

 

[hunter71485]

FYI, Gundam AGE JUST ended, with Setsuna suddenly appearing out of nowhere and enforces the message of peace by going into Quantum Mode.

 

[kuroihikari]

Seriously? Lol, that must've pissed off a lot of 00 haters.

 

[hunter71485]

you better watch it to believe it. or read that gundam.wikia.com episode 49 entry.

 

[Paper]

Wait what? I thought that AGE was set in a different timeline?

 

[hunter71485]

the ending in tl; dr version: SETSUNA DID IT.

 

[baboysai]

Se... Setsuna F. Seiei????????

 

[Paper]

They're running out of things to write...

 

[Imperium]

Did you know if the entire population of China walked past you in single file, the line would take close to 100 years to pass you.


...


Not having any gundam knowledge, I was running out of things to write too.

._.

 

[hunter71485]

Well Imp, I'd feel better if they made a human ladder to try and reach the moon. Then numerous territorial disputes will be resolved.

 

[baboysai]

Territorial disputes... may pinag huhugutan!

survey: If there was a World War 3, what would you do?

 

[hunter71485]

survey: If there was a World War 3, what would you do?

I'd wait for it...

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hopefully that was a hint that can be readily understood as "omg! himym is back for the final season!"

 

[kuroihikari]

Territorial disputes... may pinag huhugutan!

survey: If there was a World War 3, what would you do?

If I can fight despite not being able to travel (i.e. desk job), I'd do it. Otherwise, flee to the mountains.

 

[Imperium]

I will pick up my gun and fight for FREEDOM! Okay not really....I'll probably swap my passports with a swiss and try to make some money out of the whole shindig. I like to think that I know a good business opportunity when I see one.

 

[mangadictus]

i'd start the war itself, if i can. that way, i can provide job opportunities abroad.

 

[baboysai]

Okay first I'd go to where my parents are. Which... is up in the mountains so...

since I don't have any assets, wait... OMG my books! my manga! how do I save them???

tangna, MAY PEACE REIGN FOREVER!

Anyway, what stuff are you reading now guys?

I'm currently reading Cesare (Fuyumi Souryol) which is about, well, Cesare Borgia and I'm currently interested in the politics of those times- Makes me wanna look for videos on all things world history by Discovery Channel or Nat Geo if I can find them... It just... takes too much time sometimes to look for these gems. >.>

And recently, after watching Sword Art Online, I want to read its Light Novels...

The problem I have with Light Novels (Like Haruhi) is the tone of the narratives. I don't know, maybe its just lost in translation but somehow when I read them they sound too um... what's the word... informal?

 

[kuroihikari]

Cesare Borgia? Jesus?

Ive been a History channel fan for the longest time. At least before awful series like Ancient Aliens and Swamp People.

 

[Imperium]

I am almost finished the man in the high castle by Philip K Dick. Its setting is an axis victory of ww2. It's very good.

While not exactly what you wanted bb, pbs made an documentary about the house of medici. It was good if i remember correctly.

 

[mangadictus]

how pathetic. im reading ITIL, IBM Tivoli and SharePoint 2010. i am pathetic.