I happen to be a fan of Manga and Anime that has a good story line. I wish that more translations into English stayied truer to the text, but alas... that is not so. By truer to the text, I don't mean changes to make things run easier in our laungage, but unesessary changes.
I am also a fanfic writer, which is what my site links to. If you wish to read, due leave a review. I accept anon. reviews!
I hate it when people go and say things along the lines, if you don't follow the biased rules that I have, then you are no true fan. At times I wonder if that person is a true fan, or a rabbid fan whose to focused on being a fan. For example...
*Some people believe that those of us who watch the dubbed version of the Anime aren't real Anime fans, not once taking into consideration things such as my dyslexia or anything else that makes reading subs an issue.
*Some people believe those who aren't into certain anime such as Lucky Star aren't real Anime fans because they didn't get the references, not realizing there are those who actually got the references and feel that while references are great, that really shouldn't be the only selling point for a series.
*Some people believe only those who OTP the way they do are real fans particularly if their OTP becomes canon, which ignores the fact there is nothing wrong with non-canon pairings but plenty wrong with a canon pairing which makes no sense within the canon narrative.
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I've been meaning to ask you what your favorite RPG character is.
If any game deserves a new adaptation, then it would be Arc The Lad. My favorite characters like the robot Diekbeck, Sania, Grogen and Tosh have yet to be introduced.
Anyone that grew up with Rurouni Kenshin would easily relate to Tosh. I loved using that samurai in all my runs. Especially against that Lord of Black Abyss for unleashing unspeakable evil across the globe. The reason so many airships got destroyed.
So yes! that ancient robot had personality despite being a bucket of bolts to basically everyone. Getting its parts to achieve maximum utility takes a while so not the best option for speedrunners.
It's definitely Romalia's fault that the chimera existed which are the product of unethical experiments that evolved into deimos a thousand years after Arc 3. Those evolved chimera eventually went to war with humanity which doomed the world further, unfortunately. Doomed after that one-year demon killed many innocent people with a tsunami.
Imagine a thousand years of stifling technological innovation. In other words, Twilight of the Spirits was akin to the Dark Ages, but more dystopian. As dystopian as Gonzo's Blue Submarine no. 6.
It's important to note that the original Blue Submarine no. 6 story was significantly less dystopian. That old mangaka didn't mind Gonzo adapting it differently, adding the consequences of war and genetic engineering as its themes. Yes! That manga could have been centered on nuclear war like many stories during the Cold War. Those Cold War theories that inspired that song by The Fixx.
To be fair, I love exploring the consequences of war and technological overreach.
Wow! East of Eden is from 1952. Maybe I'll read that some time.
As for video games, a lot of modern AAA titles (too many being self-inserts and simulators of real people no one cares about plus the live-service) don't really compare to Cyberpunk 2077 either. I generally have more faith in smaller studios like Nihon Falcom and indie developers. Can't wait to how Genie 3 AI will work for indie developers and the same old, Unreal Engine 5 makes modern games look boring. I also hope that Genie 3 AI will make Korean mmorpgs and others look more original so UE5 will be rejected.
I'm also surprised that Space Marine developers bought back the Turok franchise while working on Turok Origins. That franchise definitely deserved a revival and hopefully, Turok Origins will get a deeper story for the first time in decades. Otherwise, I'll have to put Black Science over it in storytelling. While Turok Evolution on the GBA is an old Metal Slug ripoff, I love how the story was presented like a comic book while telling the story better than its console counterpart. Djunn in the GBA version somehow reminded me of Master Asia from G Gundam for some reason. Maybe it was the hand-drawn art. Regardless, that revival is deserved and for people that grew up with Dinosaur Hunter on the N64. One of the most popular action games besides Goldeneye for a console with as little games as the PS5 nowadays.
As for Namco Bandai, I'm glad that that got Digimon Story: Time Stranger on their side and succeeding in their favor, but they should have waited a little longer before releasing Code Vein 2. Sometimes, I wish that they could make a better mecha game. At least Namco and CyberConnect 2 will be working on a new Dot Hack game called .hack//Z.E.R.O. My semitomboyish friend from south Maryland (loves Kimi ni Todoke and Stand Alone Complex) that I haven't seen in ages will probably love it. Cyber Connect should also do the retro gamers a favor and remaster Tail Concerto, Maaya Sakamoto's first video game role. Yes! Back when she was very young, while singing a song for Record of Lodoss War and taking on the role of a futuristic, Venusian side character in Cowboy Bebop. She is the best Princess Terria in my opinion and I just love her cute little Japanese voice.
I never expected her to take on the role of Rem Saverem and Major AKA Motoko Kusanagi (Atsuko Tanaka passed away so someone had to take on the role of Major; RIP OG Kusanagi-sama).
Yes, Stan Lee getting revered worldwide was no easy task. Marvel without him just isn't the same, but I'm glad that he helped make comic books big across the globe.
Capcom isn't the best, but I'm glad that they helped make Marvel famous in Japan via arcade games.
Reading space operas in the form of graphic novels on mobile devices is just that convenient. Aside from Black Science (somewhat like Turok games themes-wise, but with a deeper story), I also want to check out East of West which all of a sudden, reminds me of Logan and Fallout. Giving the western genre a whole different spin. I like it when existing genres take a whole new spin.
The holidays were nice until the cold came. Good thing ibuprofen exists.
Oh yes! Happy early birthday to Stan Lee. Without him, there would not be that many graphic novelists today. Yes, may he rest peacefully. A Dot Hack fangirl that I haven't seen in ages has the same birthday as Rie Tanaka. Known as Lacus and Chii.
Not sure if rollerballs are your thing, but that Zebra J-Roller looks like a promising Christmas gift. That and possibly every volume of Hyper Police.
I also look forward to a jolly Christmas too. That and upcoming games next year. Some coming from India, China, Korea or indie developers. I still have some faith in Japanese developers too.
Anyway, I'll be reading the rest of Guyver before moving on to indie space opera comics. I really want to check out Black Science.
I also can't believe that I missed out on Beast Wars during first grade. One of the first CG animated cartoons with those famous Canadian dubbers included.
So yes, I remember watching those dubbed reruns on a hand me down TV before cable was all the rage (I would sit glued to my old Sanyo to watch anime on G4TechTV, Anime Network or Encore Action).
As of late, I'm all up for unconventional space operas and space westerns too, new as well. Making new space operas in comic book format is much easier these days. Hollywood only cares about Star Wars and animation is expensive. Would be nice if Saga could have the Invincible treatment or getting the Gonzo Witchblade treatment (literally sad ending). Again, animation is expensive.
I love the fact that Saga explores existentialism and fate, the two major themes of Big O. I also want to explore the consequences of untested experiments in Black Science and watch the space-time continuum get altered. Watching the universe or reality get all screwy.
A semitomboy that I haven't seen in years would have wanted Paper Girls on her birthday earlier this month (revolves around the cycle of time and history, kind of like Rahxephon). Also a huge fan of space operas that read many manga I've never heard of like Lindbergh which never got an English translation. Instead, it got a German one.
The only untranslated manga that I read was Silent Möbius. I love how instead of going the conventional or mainstream cyberpunk route, it introduced demons, the lucifer hawks, from another universe. Reminding me of Hellboy somewhat, though the Russian cultist failed to ravage his own planet during WW2. Then the futuristic exorcists that worked for a nearby police department to fight lucifer hawks. Solving mysteries like real detectives, finding out about things that those lady exorcists didn't know about those demons from another universe.
Other than that, said semitomboy from the mid Atlantic and I both read Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin. It's been like forever since I last read it. Made by the same guy that made Venus Wars.
Venus Wars is proof that we need more space opera manga. I just love Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's artstyle, by the way.
That and even Hyper Police, though being a whole different genre, are one of a kind.
Unconventional cyberpunk aside and more importantly, how long has it been since you last watched Gundam Unicorn?
Too bad the game made by From Software (like an old friend of mine since the days of my brother and I blasting each other in good old Armored Core) is Japanese only. Based on the first five episodes IIRC and why did it have to be exclusive to PS3?
Eh! I already got 6th grade Japanese thanks to Eriko Sato and so glad an emulator for PS3 is already available. I managed to get through the Japanese copy of Wild Arms 2 (arduously reading through Japanese text to understand Brad's awesome story and I love a decent amount of western).
A Malaysian girl (played as a knight at the time) I haven't spoken to in some Korean mmorpg in years definitely watched Gundam Unicorn too. She also spoke very good English at the time and I recall SEED being her favorite. I wonder what she thinks of space opera in general and I would gladly recommend her Descender assuming she loves exploring the theme of systematic breakdown, one of the main themes of Dot Hack.
I can understand if she has ever grown out of Gundam or conventional mecha. Very predictable genre at times and from a themes standpoint. Probably watched SEED Freedom as of last year mainly for nostalgia (the animation is a bit subpar to Fafner The Beyond).
I prefer a new kind of action or sci-fi too, TBQH.
On the other hand, I've been playing retro games this year (currently replaying Arc The Lad 2 because it's very climatic stuff; I'd give part 3 an 8/10 and I love the BGM Cave in the Waterfall). I already explored Suikoden 2 and have yet to explore the original from 1995 (know more about Ted's story). May Yoshitaka Murayama RIP and class warfare is one of my favorite themes to explore. Rare in conventional entertainment, but I'm open to many different themes like duality and parallel lives from Madlax (literally original).
Anyway, that's all I have to say for now.
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