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Comment on Yukikaze Soars, 80s Appreciation Week Continues by omo

omo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:27:48 +0000

No, man, you have no idea how Yukikaze relates to Strike Witches. It’s amazing. Mave-chan’s got nothing on it. Actually I should go rewatch Mave-chan, since it tackles the existential part of Yukikaze more up front, if I recall correctly.

In some ways I think Yukikaze is actually just like Ghost in the Shell SAC. It doesn’t deal with sociology so much as GITS but there are some thematic and philosophical similarities.

Comment on Yukikaze Soars, 80s Appreciation Week Continues by NegativeZero

NegativeZero — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:39:57 +0000

Honestly the only good part of the Yukikaze anime was the aircraft designs themselves. The Super Sylph is just awesome. Other than that it was a textbook example of Gonzo’s remarkable ability somehow leech the life out of their productions and churn out soulless trash.

I actually never knew it was adapted from a novel. Might pick it up. Not surprised that you mention Strike Witches in this context though, given the Mave-chan spinoff.

Comment on Yukikaze Soars, 80s Appreciation Week Continues by omo

omo — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:25:59 +0000

I have a small hill of backlog thanks to my UC Gundam catchup, but I expect to tackle the latest 12K book soon.

Comment on Yukikaze Soars, 80s Appreciation Week Continues by DiGiKerot

DiGiKerot — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:07 +0000

I’m glad to hear that this is actually good - I watched about one episode of the anime version, and it was seriously one of the most incredibly dull things I’ve ever sat through. Didn’t stop me from buying the book anyway, but I’m presently thumbing through the latest Twelve Kingdoms…

Comment on Of Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta by omo

omo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:18:12 +0000

>> Honestly I’ve never understood the whole fascination with UC.

I think we both understand it, it’s just we don’t buy into it. It’s really clear that much of what makes up the UC Gundam world can be found in basically the combination of every non-UC Gundam show. And some later incarnations do the same sort of thing better, some do not.

All it makes me think is that maybe Turn-A Gundam is the end-all-be-all Gundam anime.