[RangerKarl]

There's a Macross RPG board somewhere on the net.

[Waffleboy]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
The Naromi Kashusha, or something

You mean Rurouni Kenshin?

[elorran]

Originally posted by venom2506


your GF likes anime, how lucky you are ( that said, maybe not: " damn, where's my Berserk DVD box? -oh, I borrowed it, you wanted to watch it? - huh... noooooo... that's ok, honey" )

It's not that uncommon actually, if you can find the right subject of anime.  And it's only in america and europe really, places like australia and surrounding areas had anime for years and they pretty much grew up with it over there.  But it has been over here (US and europe) for a while (ie before akira) you just had to know where to look.

I live in england but still grew up with robotech and a few other anime series along with the rest of the western animition.  The same is true for a number of people, even the girls

[Nico]

anime in france is not rare or anything, first animes were aired around the 80'. pb is, in france, it's
1) regarded as very childish by many people
2) regarded as only violence and sex by many others
so anime -> bad reputation

as for girls, yeah, they might like stuff like fruit basket or love hina. but that's not the kind of anime you run into on TV chanels or any popular media.

[Turnsky]

plus, you can torture stryke9 with it (check 'sketches for the people thread')

[Dan1]

Anyone remember ASTRO BOY?  or maybe more recently...VOLTRON?

[Nico]

Originally posted by Dan1
Anyone remember ASTRO BOY?  or maybe more recently...VOLTRON?

astroboy, yeah. so?

[Gortef]

Astroboy really cracked me up
Especially the opening theme, it stuck into my head for days

Voltron was quite cool, never saw many episodes though

[Razor]

Originally posted by Dan1
Anyone remember ASTRO BOY?  or maybe more recently...VOLTRON?

Astro Boy? Neverheard of it

Voltron? Sounds kinda familliar but can't remember.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Gortef
Astroboy really cracked me up
Especially the opening theme, it stuck into my head for days

Voltron was quite cool, never saw many episodes though

bah, we had a crappy french version opening.
voltron doesn't ring a bell to me.

[Warlock]

Originally posted by venom2506


voltron doesn't ring a bell to me.

Basically the main version had 5 Robotic Loins that joined together into a big ass robot (Voltron),... alternate version came out later on with several teams of of cars/seacraft/aircraft that formed the big bot as well as each team forming it's own super craft.

It's from about the same era as Robotech and Star Blazers.

[Gortef]

well that prettymuch summs it up

the series was quite nice but the Voltron itself wasn't that cool IMO
Then again, as Warlock said it was made from 5 different parts so it looked a bit "home made"

[Warlock]

My regret is eariler this year Toys-R-Us had the original Voltron boxed set toy out and I didn't grab one. (Not the plastic POS ones ,... but the original mostly diecast loins)

[Razor]

Originally posted by Warlock


Basically the main version had 5 Robotic Loins that joined together into a big ass robot (Voltron),... alternate version came out later on with several teams of of cars/seacraft/aircraft that formed the big bot as well as each team forming it's own super craft.

It's from about the same era as Robotech and Star Blazers.

That sounds very much like Power rangers.

[Warlock]

Major difference....Voltron was kinna cool,....Power Rangers is just ....well.....gay.

Heh least the heros in Voltron didn't act like they were having a stroke before the could do anything

[Gortef]

hehe, that's true