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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flaser on November 08, 2004, 02:55:53 am
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This thread is about anime that was recently released or more apropiartly is not among all-time etalons.
I will start with my personal findings:
PlanetES
Who said being an astronaut will always be cool? The people at half-section/debris section don't think so - though space garbage is a serious business, most people don't give a damn...
A good novel anime about the reality of spacefaring-with the advent of Spaceships 1 maiden voyage its whole environment seems eerly accurate.
Elfen Lied
Violence and nudity lovers unite! The new queen is here. A diclonus breaks out of containment/research facitlity in a murderous rampage, but ends up amnesiac in the care of people who share a lot more with her troubled life than what's immdediately apparent.
If you're among the first two groups or like serious drama with a hint of romance (...and can stomach extreme violence) this is for you.
The Irresponsibe Captain Taylor
The one way to make fun of all Trekkies, SW-bigots and light/pulp sci-fi maniacs while laughing your ass off with them.
Justy Ueki Taylor certainly doesn't qualify as first grade soldier material but he is certain that the life in the navy is the next best thing next to lordship, since food, accomodation are all covered for and the chicks have the hots for uniform.
As fate and his absolute, freaking luck has it, Taylor ends up saving the revered Hannah ex-madmiral, and in turn is promoted Captain of the destroyer Soyokaze....the trashcan of the navy.
With the most uncaring and incompentent captain at the helm of the most extravagant ship with a crew of outcast misfits, a bossy by the book first lietuanant and an even more by the book idealistic second in command disaster is sure to befall....the entire galaxy! For this company just never fails to pull through-though not thanks to bravery or compatance- but more sheer dumb luck to the bewilderment of both the warring Ralgon empire, and the annoyed brass at HQ.
A definite must see for all space opera funs.
PS:
Taken from Darkscribes, Mastermind's sig for laugh factor:
(http://www.imagevenue.com/host/web2/d739d_pr0n1.jpg)
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Bible Black > *
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Pokemon still rules all...
and Sailor Moon.
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Spirited Away > Bible Black > *
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Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny owns all :D
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Just for the record: this thread is for recent / non-mainstream anime. Don't start quoting your favorite titles that everyone already knows about.
Write of stuff that's grand/fresh/great/whatever but isn't well known - a sort of collection of forgotten/undiscovered gems.
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Forgotten/undiscovered ? I can do that too :D
Gokudou-kun Manyuuki : Fantasy, Asshole hero, and even more fun than slayers in my opinion. I like how the guy think for making money in the 1rst ep.
There's Bastard also in the same way, but I don't know if you consider that mainstream or not. Not in my opinion, but stilll....
Jubei-chan for chaotic fun.
Nothing else comes to mind for now, but I'm sure I'll be back later :)
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Bleach is an *excellent* action anime that still manages to be very emotional at times. Good music too. It's about a high school guy that can see and interact with ghosts. Overall best anime I'm watching now (beats the pants off of competition). You'll probably like this if you like anime like Naruto.
School Rumble. Hilarious comedy high school romance anime. It's about two weird high school students who try to get the attention of their crushes in ... funny ways. A good anime for a laugh, don't watch it for seriousness.
Macross Zero. A 5-part DVD only series, a prequel to Macross. Best sci fi animation in an anime I've ever seen. The action scenes aren't just graphically impressive, the mechs (veritech fighters/variable fighters actually) perform some really cool tactical stunts. Watch this even if you hate anime (skip to the action scenes).
Fruits Basket was very popular in Japan, but I don't think many have watched it elsewhere. It's a shoujo story about a family with the curse of the 12 zodiac animals. It's extremely funny for most of the time, but gets very gloomy and serious for certain parts.
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I agree with shi on the first two, bleach is *great* and school rumble isn't bad, but I couldn't stand fruits basket myself and I am not a superfan of mecha.
also, tenjou tenge is good. as is saikano, which is a very sad love story that must be seen by everyone. ;)
and of course, the greatest romance anime ever, kimagure orange road.
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Scryed
Though it the story is somewhat cliche about the appearance of superhuman powers in part of the population, the series actually manges to pull it off right.
For these powers are indeed over the top, however the characters still act in a sensible manner - well sensible for someone with their character.
Instead the non-stop laser-gun background shooting/vs. smashing the other into the wall action orgy of all older Marvel titles, we are given small scale engagemnts between individuals who simply do their best in old western/smaurai style duels with the flair of their own added to the mix.
What sets the show even further apart, just like any anime is characterisation: you have the protagonist overcoming greater and greater opponents, but the show hadn't gone the cheap way.
It isn't Dragonball where everything is resolved with training and acting mucho - you often come to like people on the other side of the conflict, and the battles aren't just mere spectacles to assertain the superiority of the protagonist.
It is the drama and the realisation of the deeper truth behind his life the alleviate the protagonist, and enarmor him to face the odds.
...oh and if WAFF makes you cry prepare a good deal of hankies, for tragedy is abound in this story, though it is light overall.
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Not-so-recent:
Maico 2010 (Available at Boxtorrents, don't know if it made it out of Japan)
Basically it's about a radio show that's doing poorly so they bring in an experimental android announcer for novelty value. It's humor but manages to avoid most of the physical/school humor that's so prevalent in anime. Each ep is half-length as well.
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Originally posted by Flaser
Just for the record: this thread is for recent / non-mainstream anime. Don't start quoting your favorite titles that everyone already knows about.
Taylor is not well known? :doubt:
Kamikaze: Fruit Basket is very, very popular in France, either the anime or the manga.
On the latets releases, I'm only really hooked to Ghost in the Shell: 2nd GiG and samurai Champloo
The rest is entertaining ( I'm watching samurai 7, grenadier ( don't watch it, it sucks, but that's my odd tastes ), kannaduki no miko and soukyuu no fafner )
Oh, Gankutsou seems to be quite interesting for nw, once you've get through the weird canvas thing. Everybody praises Cossette, but I hate it ( boring :p ).
And I like Maria-sama ga miteru, it's... quiet... calm... ah, peace...
Lately, there's been Madlax that can be seen as "important", but I didn't like the end.
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Hunter X Hunter was never really a mainstream series, but it was what spawned Naruto (whose early episodes are very much a clone of HXH). Although recently in the manga it's gone tremendously downhill, the first arcs up to the new chimera ant one were really well animated, had a cast of superb characters and a good measure of fighting and violence. It's a shame the story surrounding the Genei Ryodan (a band of top-level criminals) has taken a back seat to this lame DBZ Cell-clone crap.
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SF-wise, there's also Uchuu no Stellvia, good story, but not really for gun nuts.
Or if you want a good sentimental series, there is Mahou Tsukai Ni Taisetsu Na Koto.
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*Agrees with Genryu* SEED and SEED Destiny is on top of my list at the moment aswell. God I'm waiting for the Destiny OST1 to be released.
Great Detectives Poirot and Marple :D
Sure it seems like a kids serie more or less, but time to times the crimes in it are indeed quite well thought and what I like in it is that Poirot has the personality Poirot should have ^^
2+2 Shinobuden... what can I say.... propably one of the best Ninja parodies there is (filled with dark and two minded humour). Or at least one of the weirdest.... A tad too short though... again.
Midori no Hibi The basic idea can't really get more odd but amazingly it works like a dream. Seiji is a high school delinguent, and propably that's why all the girls are afraid of him allthough he only fights to protect his friends. So basicly, no girlfriends for him. Untill one day -when he is again mumbling how his right hand will be his only "girlfriend" he'll ever have- his right hand actually changes into a girl. This girl is Midori who has had a crush on Seiji for a while but has been too shy to tell about it. So begins their odd life together and when Midori is having fun being Seijis right hand, her real body stays in a coma. Hilarious and romantic series, a must watch. Allthough the manga is far more better.
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Comic Party The life of an apprentice doujin artist, with his merry band of wacky friend. Nuff' said.
On a side note, Gortef, try the Symphonic version of the Gundam Seed OST. :thepimp:
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Originally posted by Gortef
Midori no Hibi
Ah yeah, i've started watching that too, I'm already loving it :p
too bad, the only fansubs I get to find are spanish ones, so I miss a lot...
About macross zero, I like it ( even tho the end is a bit... well, unexplaining, if that word exists... ), but I much prefer Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, much more realistic and dark ( with all those tetraplegic characters :p )
Anyway, my long weekend is over, so voila, cya next time.
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- 3x3 Eyes
- Bastard! Destroyer of Darkness
- Chrno Crusade
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Hunter x Hunter
- Initial D
- The Slayers
- Trigun
- Vandread
Description? Meh, look from www.animenfo.com :p
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Nico, if you ever come by Paris, just message me before, and bring a HD :p
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Hmh, that brings to my mind that I don't even have big enough HDD to fit all my 432+ GB of anime into a single drive. Thank God for DVD burners. :p
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Hmm....
Last Exile
Noir
Samurai Champloo
Mai HiME (Just started airing in Japan)
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It is a crime that no one has mentioned Full Metal Alchemist or The Big O.
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FMA does my head in.......but that's just me. Getbackers also gets on my nerves.........
I would also recommend Scrapped Princess along with the now classic The Vision of Escaflowne (using the full title).
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Originally posted by delta_7890
It is a crime that no one has mentioned Full Metal Alchemist or The Big O.
Originally posted by Mr. Fury
- Fullmetal Alchemist
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[color=66ff00]Anyone else think that Princess Mononoke was terribly average considering the hype?
As for crap like Bible Black an0n, I watched a bit of it once, it made me uneasy how anyone could approach that kind of subject matter with such ease and zeal nevermind the content of the actual show.
BTW can someone easily differentiate betwen Manga and Anime for me? The two terms are often bandied about.
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manga is comics, anime is animated. simple as that ;)
also, I forgot to mention crest of the stars and banner of the stars I and II. best space opera ever. based on some novels, and is about, ah, well, google it. I don't want to spoil it. it's one of the best stories I've seen, anyways.
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It's an even bigger crime that noone mentioned Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Also Tenchi Muyo, Excel Saga and... er... something... :nervous:
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Originally posted by Ghostavo
It's an even bigger crime that noone mentioned Neon Genesis Evangelion.
not really. it's mainstream and severly overappreciated.
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[color=66ff00]Cheers kode, I've been talking to a few confused people it would seem. :)
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Originally posted by Ghostavo
It's an even bigger crime that noone mentioned Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Meh NGE is not even good.
Bleach (?)
Last Exile
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HERETIC!
*hugs burned episodes*
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If you liked Evangelion, get ahold of Rahxephon and watch it. It has a distinct lack of angsty 14 year olds.
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Originally posted by Mr. Fury
xx;; Didn't catch that.
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I'm not much into Anime, however Excel Saga (not sure what the Japanese title is, though it is the Japanese subs I've been watching) is fantastic. I haven't laughed so much for ages.
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I've mainly caught fairly mainstream anime, such as Rurouni Kenshin, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, and Neon Genesis Evangelion (which I, too, have a low opinion of). For more obscure series, I've started watching Full Metal Alchemist, and I just finished watching Samurai Deeper Kyo, which was rather interesting.
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Fau is GOD.
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The BIG O...
nuff said....
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Ignoring my dusty collection...
"Ah hre it is!" (holds up a 4 part DVD collection)
From the legend Leiji Matsumoto (Captain Harlock)
Fairly new (newer than SEED at least) Cosmo Warrior Zero
In this new epic Warrius Zero is commisioned by the Earth government to finally track down and capture Captain Harlock. However numerous plot twists ensue...
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Anime sucks! :p Okay, its not all bad, those annoying kiddie shows turn me away from it. I've really only seen Last Exile, and that was pretty good in my opinion.
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Originally posted by Axem
Anime sucks! :p Okay, its not all bad, those annoying kiddie shows turn me away from it. I've really only seen Last Exile, and that was pretty good in my opinion.
Movies sucks! :p Okay, its not all bad, those annoying kiddie movies turn me away from it. I've really only seen Citizen Kane, and that was pretty good in my opinion.
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Originally posted by Nico
About macross zero, I like it ( even tho the end is a bit... well, unexplaining, if that word exists... ),
Yeah, I thiought it was barely decent for plot. I don't think it fits the Macross series very much either. The original Macross concept was borderline sci-fi, but Macross Zero jumps over into fantasy/mysticism.
I've noticed that with another anime done by the studio that made Macross Zero, Earth Girl Arjuna. It was a series with pretty good music and animation but wasn't very sci-fi and had more of a fantasy, nature-mysticism theme.
What I'd like to watch is an anime that put as much effort into superb action animation like Macross Zero but keeps its focus on sci-fi and technology.
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You watched Yukikaze? I'm waiting for the conclusion there. Shame it was a 5-part OVA and not a 26-ep series.
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All of Macross drifted off into mysticism, unfortunately. Robotech (which is seperate, go watch the later Robotech episodes and then watch Macross 7. I dare you to tell me that's the same thing.) did too, but at least tried to disguise it.
All sci-fi-ish anime does that, unfortunately. Except a few of the UC Gundam spinoffs.
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Bah, Big Duo beats them both. It could fly!
Originally posted by deep_eyes
Fau is GOD.
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The BIG O...
nuff said....
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detective conan?
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Good music, if nothing else...
*hoardes his collection of Two-Mix and sings along in Japanese...even though he doesn't speak Japanese...*
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Vision of Escaflowne sure has one of the best OST's ever.
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Originally posted by Mr. Fury
Vision of Escaflowne sure has one of the best OST's ever.
Hear, hear! I second that. It's allso one of the best animes EVAR...
Other good ones are (in my humble oppinion):
- Macross (just the part from the chrash of the SDF-1 on earth to it's destruction)
- Cowboy Beebop
- Rourin Kenshin (the movie..it kicks ass)
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You know, I watched Vision of Escaflowne in one sit. It ended maybe 2-3 AM and I had to go to work the next day. ;)
That day I knew it. I was hooked. :D It was one of the first anime series I watched from beginning to the very end.
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Hmm... some of you mentioned not so none titles - I would apreciate if you could write a short/brief summary on them.
(Please only write of titles you have seen and seen all of it!)
(Don't just quote a list of titles, opinionat, explain...ect. )
(Don't write all known stuff - NGE, VoE, LEx and so on...this)
(thread is for forgotten gems that have somethign going )
(for them beside hype. )
As for another not so known title:
Area 88
A modernized and relaistic version of the Count of Monte Christo.
Shin Kazama, the new rising star among the Yamato airline's pilots has it all: the thrust of the president, an engament with his daughter, and reputation of being a top-notch pilot.
All falls apart, when his 'friend' makes him piss drunk as has him sign some papers - apparently enlistment into the (fictional) Aslaan military as a pilot.
He is forcibly transfered to Area88 where few pilots end up of their own volition.
There are 3 ways out of the area: get 1.5 million dollars the fortfeit cost of your duty, serve 3 years or end up in a bodybag.
The last option is the most likely one since Aslaan is at civil war right now, and casulties are high.
There are two version of the show:
A 3 OVA made in the 80' with a politically not so correct, but very engaging and deep cutting story dealing with Shin's realization that if he is to survive he has to become a killer, but doing so he may never be able to live a normal life again, and the creaters didn't take the cheap way ouyt.
There is a recent, 13 episode TV remake, that inserts another character - a photoreporter - into the story who is hell bent on taking a "special" picture of Shin.
The serias can be viewed as series of one-shots from the original story and is pretty much left without a conclusion.
Both shows do the rare fare of portraying accurate (for a anime or film in general) aircombat in the '70-'80 with well animated planes and some real aerial tactics.
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On a side note, Gortef, try the Symphonic version of the Gundam Seed OST
Have it allready. I was a bit dissapointed, not as "massive" as I would have expected BUT great nevertheless.
Originally posted by Nico
Ah yeah, i've started watching that too, I'm already loving it :p
too bad, the only fansubs I get to find are spanish ones, so I miss a lot...
Damn. Well, try www.snoopycool.com for the manga ^^
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Flaser, I'd advise not to be so restrictive, let the discussion go on its own weight as long as it stays on-topic. :) You've made the point and lets see what 'gems' we might yet find. :)
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Originally posted by Mr. Fury
Flaser, I'd advise not to be so restrictive, let the discussion go on its own weight as long as it stays on-topic. :) You've made the point and lets see what 'gems' we might yet find. :)
I can't restrict anyone, but I made this thread to introduce non-mainstream / recently made good anime.
If you feel compelled to discuss, you're free to do so, but I kindly ask anyone to do it in another thread, so this ones is left as a sort of "reccomended" stuff page.
Reviews or extanded counter review / recalls of your experience about an aforementioned or new anime are also welcome, but please keep general anime and personal anime preferance discussion elsewhere if you can help it.
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Gasaraki
Ever thought that mecha were too catony or didn't like how Gundams seemed about pretty boys lately?
Tired of the super-shiny magic of Veritechs?
Gasakari is for you.
From the creators of Armored Troopers Votoms, that brought the hard, utilitarian design we love about Terran designs to mecha, which later inspired stuff like Heavy Gear and Battletech this show brings the aged and loved design back with a better look but retains the gritty and stuttering hard nature of the original.
Yushiro Gowa, the youngest son of the Gowa family is forced to take on several grueling responsibilities on his shoulder.
He is the shrine dancer, taught from an ealy age to perform the dance of Gasara - a task that leaves him in a painful trance.
Meanwhile he was also the prime test pilot for Gowa industry's latest weapon's development: The TA - Tactical Armor, bipedal weapons system.
When the TA is transfered to the JSSDF for testing, Yushiro is forced to go along. However on both his maiden dance at the shrine as well as the initial deployment of the TA a mysterious woman appears in his trance and later on the battlefield piloting another TA.
However he feels as if he had known her, like there was a time...
The TAs themselves are fishy - they are desingned with a simulated nervous system that adepts to the pilot over time - however so far only Yushiro has managed to push them on - but the rest of his squad's TAs followed in tandem...
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...you do realize that the majority of the original BattleTech 'Mechs were either carbon-copies of or clearly inspired by Robotech mecha, don't you? I can cite much reference to this. They're the LosMechs, now, since Harmony Gold had a brain fart about their licensing and FASA decided not to fight it.
As for Gundam, clearly you don't know which ones I speak of. 08th MS Team, 0080, 0083. Those are the good ones. Avoid Gundam Wing (aka Gundam W) like the plague if prettyboys bother you, although frankly the storyline of the show is perfectly in keeping with the original Gundam: action-adventure with a heavy philosophical overtone.
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I rather like the storyline of Gundam Wing, even though Quetra (sp?) is probably one of the single most annoying characters ever devised.
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Originally posted by ngtm1r
...you do realize that the majority of the original BattleTech 'Mechs were either carbon-copies of or clearly inspired by Robotech mecha, don't you? I can cite much reference to this. They're the LosMechs, now, since Harmony Gold had a brain fart about their licensing and FASA decided not to fight it.
As for Gundam, clearly you don't know which ones I speak of. 08th MS Team, 0080, 0083. Those are the good ones. Avoid Gundam Wing (aka Gundam W) like the plague if prettyboys bother you, although frankly the storyline of the show is perfectly in keeping with the original Gundam: action-adventure with a heavy philosophical overtone.
I spoke of the non-UC stuff, and I generally like Gundam, but Gasaraki is simply put - different.
BTW - check some later BT mech desings and check out Votoms - that show/design had awsome influence. Though yes - BT started out as pure Macross/Robotech Ripoff.
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There was another series as well...Crusher Joe, I think it was called, that BT originally stole some designs from.
Speak of that, does anyone know anything about it?