Comic Site Rant: RUMBA RUMBA RUMBA
January 26th, 2008 at 14:47:55 by wildarmsheeroI like this script. It’s solid. Gets the point across. Art is kind of bland, but let’s just say it’s a joke on Gunslinger Girl 2’s poor quality animation. I was going to give GSG 2 the three episode test, but once episode 3 rolled around and I hadn’t even watched episode 2, I gave up since I could only stand the show one episode at a time. I’m buying the manga now, so it’s not as if I’m missing out on anything.
In other site news, we have some new fanart and a new wallpaper. And yes, if anyone was wondering, I will eventually get around to updating the reference guide.
Caught six episodes of Baccano! at MIT last night. I had planned to watch the show when it first aired, but didn’t really get around to it. I was going to marathon it, but after it was over, all the wrong people where praising it, so I passed. I noticed MIT was showing it, so decided to go since if I can’t be arsed to download it, I’ll just walk 20 minutes watch it with something like 30 other people. It’s quite a good show. As of right now, not as good as some people make it out to be, but it’s good fun. The series is special because it has a lot things you don’t normally find in anime, and instead pulls from older American films with a hint of anime craziness to spice it up. It works well. I like the ensemble cast– each character gets a decent amount of time to show off how fun and wacky they are, so the show is never really boring in that respect. Naturally, my favourites are Isaac and Miria. The story is full of mysteries right now, but the show bogs you down with so much stuff that it’s hard to really wonder about them. But that’s fine, since half the fun is just watching it all play out, and hoping all the stupid commotion makes sense in the end. I should note that the opening is really awesome, and is now one of my favourites. It also gets bonus points for doing the Snatch thing.
Also, MIT anime club, as much as I love you, I find issue with what is considered to be “Essential Anime.” Actually, I only really object to two titles, those being Nodame and Gravitation. Replace those two with an episode of Zeta Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato. Hell, even episodes of Haruhi and Lucky Star would do– they’re far more “essential” than the likes of Nodame and Gravitation.
That’s all for right now. Time to use the free time I have now to get through some backlog. Later.
Tags: Baccano!
January 26th, 2008 at 16:06:27
You are very right there is only one Gunslinger Girl TV series. And yeah Gravitation is really stupid….oh and gay. They are showing Gravitation at MIT I think I just lost so respect for MIT.
January 26th, 2008 at 16:09:46
>all the wrong people were praising it
;_;
January 26th, 2008 at 17:13:28
MoYFan: They’re good people, no need to be hatin’
roast-beefy: Well you are the guy who likes Place Promised over 5cm :v
January 26th, 2008 at 19:04:45
i fucking hate those Type-Moon fans, however the comic is funny.
Also, I’m guessing that I’m definitely one of the ‘wrong people’. Even though I like the shit you like >_>
January 26th, 2008 at 20:44:07
So…Tina has glasses all of a sudden?
January 26th, 2008 at 20:47:17
sometimes. I guess it’ll depend on my mood.
January 26th, 2008 at 22:11:58
>Well you are the guy who likes Place Promised over 5cm :v
Oh yeah?! Well, I Promised your mom a Place on my 5cm…wait, that’s really self degrading.
January 26th, 2008 at 22:58:47
>sometimes. I guess it’ll depend on my mood.
More of this mood plz
January 27th, 2008 at 02:53:04
I haven’t gotten around to watching Baccano! either, although it certainly looks fun.
January 27th, 2008 at 04:42:02
Good comic :)
January 27th, 2008 at 13:39:19
I really like Nodame, but I wouldn’t consider it one of the “essentials”.
Also Gravitation just sucks. ಠ_ಠ
January 27th, 2008 at 22:56:23
Yeah, Tsukihime Anime? When’s that going to air, I wonder?
~Chun
January 29th, 2008 at 02:37:46
What is this Tsukihime anime you speak of, hmmm?
IT DOESN`T FUCKING EXIST!
January 30th, 2008 at 10:33:17
Essentials is kind of an odd term - the idea is to expose non-fans to a wide variety of what’s out there, which includes stuff like Nodame and Gravitation.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:53:17
Ah, makes sense.
But Gravitation D:
January 31st, 2008 at 08:47:36
There isn’t a Tsukihime animé, but there is a similar series with similar themes, characters, and title. It was so horrible that the director apologized for it.
If it was me, I’d send a Vindicare Assassin at him :P
January 31st, 2008 at 09:29:28
“Essentials is kind of an odd term…”
Agreed T_T Still, Honey and Clover would probably be better than Nodame as a example of josei :\
January 31st, 2008 at 10:26:27
Nobody at the business meeting thought of H&C for some reason.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:59:54
Eh. It’s all a matter of personal taste. I feel like a dick for bringing it up now. I was just trying to be elitist for the sake of lulz.
January 31st, 2008 at 15:11:55
No problem, I didn’t take it seriously. I should have just kept quiet.