Just saw the movie! What can I say? Visually it's absolutely gorgeous, WOW!! The movie offers a hefty dosage of eye candy for the audience all they get. The technology in the movie is so advanced and sophisticated but yet the cars are so 50's The movie isn't a true sequel to the original movie, rather Innocence than Ghost in the Shell 2 as titled in the west. The movie is super complex due to its depth! The theme is about the human beings and the cyborgs and the difference between them. The director was clever adding the quotes from the renowned writers and their wisdom words. I didn't understand everything due to the complex and story's depth I assume I understood "the main part" and partly because of the-techno-mumbo-jumbo-terms used in the movie which was way beyond my comprehension. The good thing is it leaves us many unanswared questions as we try debate about the subject in the future of robotechnology.
There are many "off topic" scenes but shows the power of the technology implemented in the movie! The dog is very cute and lovely The music is haunting, not as haunting as the original. There is a little surprise near the end The movie's cost effiency is out of this planet! With a mere $17M budget, the production achieved possibly the most beautiful animated movie in visual. I wonder if the US movie companies can achieve the same level with that budget? I know the wage and cost difference issue but still. Just my 3 cents.

I can't say my final verdict yet, I'm still recoverin from the confusion and eye candy the movie gave me.

Thanks for the review Pemu. It sounds very interesting.
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I just finished watching Initial D: FS 5-6 ep. it was exciting
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anyone watched naruto? ^.^"
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I watch naruto.... who doesnt??

I found this funny parody of the Full Metal Alchemist opening... Check it out, its funny....
http://home.earthlink.net/~sushikat/FMA_parody.swf
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

I watch naruto.... who doesnt??

Me.


My niece is a big fan, but I've never seen a single show.

bmwracer wrote:

Me.

Me too.

I watched the first few episodes to see what everyone was talking about, but I couldn't get into it. His name is funny, since Naruto are the spiral decorated fishcakes you find in Ramen. I guess that's why that character likes Ramen.

But all the silly fighting and mudras (those hand gestures) turned me off. Eh. I generally don't like animes that are constant fighting, unless it's done well, like Shura no Toki or it's funny like One Piece.

vibius wrote:

I watched the first few episodes to see what everyone was talking about, but I couldn't get into it. His name is funny, since Naruto are the spiral decorated fishcakes you find in Ramen.

I thought that was Kamaboko...

bmwracer wrote:

I thought that was Kamaboko...

Hmm my dictionary says kamaboko is fishpaste.
The fishcake with a spiral on it is naruto.

I found a couple examples:

Here's a bowl with a naruto in the middle:
http://www.tjf.or.jp/deai/contents/teacher/mini_en/pic_mini/k0253.jpg

kamaboko:
http://www.sobako.co.jp/kamaboko.jpg

Anyone else watching the new Ghost in the Shell tv series, Stand Alone Complex? Just watched the first episode and it was amazing, I was completely blown away. Visually, this series is on the same level, if not above that of the original movie, which is really saying something as the movie still is one of the most amazing looking animated films ever. The music and sound also sound great, ESPECIALLY if you've got surround sound, the music and all sounds sound really good when they're coming from all directions. The production values are so high on this series it feels like watching a movie every episode, or a movie broken down into 26 parts.

In my book, the best new anime right now is Fuujin Monogatari/Windy Tales. If you like Ghibli Style stuff, you will like it. It's not necessarily the art, which is very stylistic, sketchy, watercolor like, and quite nice, but the story which I think gives it that feel. Only seen 2 eps so far, but definitely I will keep watching!

ummm, best for me, hmmmmmm damn, not too sure

yeah i got ghost in the shell 2 dvd qual! eng subs! cant play it on my ibook because the sound gets munted

Has anyone heard about Gundam Seed Destiny?
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

Has anyone heard about Gundam Seed Destiny?

the sequel to Gundam Seed

ep 1 e-subbed already out

Does anybody have the last few episodes of Gundam Seed, I missed it cause it got licensed.
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

Does anybody have the last few episodes of Gundam Seed, I missed it cause it got licensed.

have but unfortunately converted to vcd format.....

I've read all the spoilers tho but I just wanted to finish up the series? Is Destiny a stand alone story? or does it require you to have watched the entire Seed series?
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Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

I've read all the spoilers tho but I just wanted to finish up the series? Is Destiny a stand alone story? or does it require you to have watched the entire Seed series?

likely i am the wrong person to answer, seeing that until now i have not got around to watch GS but there is a recap of the ending at the beginning of the first episode of GS Destiny

i do not think it is a stand alone story, more like a continuation.....correct me if i am wrong

Hi..i'm new here....

I'm watching Aishiteru Baby....a rather cute anime about a little girl...something for a change after watching too much Naruto....