Keith

That's the thing, you're apparently not enjoying it, wanting to change it to reflect something it's not, i.e. something prudish that doesn't have fanservice. Something is only deviant until it becomes the norm. Mark my words, fanservice shall become so prevelent that things tht lack it shall become the new deviance!! Note that "sex" and "intercourse" aren't the same thing. I used the word "sex" in the sense of "sex appeal" and or "sexual content," etc. Unless of course the panty chase "is" the action. Your implication that such a thing is stupid in the first place is highly judgemental. You seem to be of a mindset that automatically dismisses anything sexual in nature (at least in this context where entertainment is concerned), so you'll forgive me for not subscribing to your personal opinion. Seems that I'm more of the like mind of the series creatoers and their intended audience. Point being, if a story is intended to include a balance of serious & fun elements, who's to say the occasional panty chase is out of context. I don't see you here saying things like Hikaru's escapades at a langerie shop, damn near anything Loli Wareru & Konda did, Roy checking out Minmay's ass, Hikaru getting caught trying to peep on Minmay's shower, Kim Shammy & Vanessa threatening to pants their crewmember, etc dragged Macross to a screeching halt. Blatant fanservice is an interesting term, as you're depicting it as a negative. By definition it's a service done "for the fans." So blatantly catoring to the fanbase implies that they're giving people "what they want." This very same crowd also wants transforming robots/airplanes, popular music, a love triangle, action etc. All that can be considered "blatantly pandering" as none of these things are a requirement to tell a story. Animation, a preferred character design style (in this case anime) etc are also "pandering" to a specific crowd. If you want to experience a version of Macross relatively free of "pandering" might I suggest just reading a text translation of a script or something. Though even that would probably contain elements that could be consider "pandering." You're painting a personal view as a blind fact, i.e. that fanservice is an unnecessary element. You're basing that view on your own dislike of fanservice for whatever personal reason you choose. I don't see you here complaining about depictions of violence (the murder of President Glass and his entourage for example) as pandering & unnecessary elements. I don't see you here complaining about the existence of fantastical transforming airplane robots that are (by current scientific means) completely unfeasable. You're choosing to narrow your focus on a very specific, and dare I say the most natural aspect (i.e. depictions of sexuality) as an unnecessary one. I suggest you take a look at yourself and why you feel that way about a normal human drive/interest, as opposed to one's that actually are unhealthy (the aforementioned violence) before condemning fanservice as a negative. At the end of the day, maybe anime just isn't for you, sorry. Fanservice is something that has always been, and always will be. One man's lewd is another man's art, the only thing seperating the two are perception & context.

Uh huh, BS. If something is good, it shouldn't matter how much gratutitous nudity is present. Clothes, no clothes, bouncing tits, etc. Perception is just that, perception. If you have a problem with naked chicks, change your perception so that you don't. Implying that their presence somehow cheapens something is a reflection on how you view nudity, not on nudity itself. Or to put it more simply, if you're tired of having a "DECULCHA!!" reaction, then do what Kamjin did and desensitize yourself to it.

If that's one of the ex missions, play until you unlock the stat unlmiter, fully max out a valkyrie, and return for win. If you've already done all that, try using the YF-21's special on her, and equip Kakizaki's pilot skill.

Sorry, but no. Roy is shown to be a womanizing rookie, he's just that way. As for Michel, you conveniently forgot the part about his sister going batshit crazy and killing her cheating boyfriend. Things like that make people question fidelity in general. As for nudity in anime, I do have to wonder if: 1: There aren't a bunch of prudes & women hiding in these forums. 2: Why anyone can find depictions of war/killing ok, but sex not ok.

I'm just sayin', this could just as easily, if not more easily, tie in with the movie canon than the TV canon at this point.

Between this episode & Lion-o's trials it should be pretty resolved.

Re-enactment? Or perhaps to help convince someone that one of their friends doesn't really have herpies, they were just wearing make-up for the show? Yeah, that sounds like something they'd do.

OMG, that's an awesome idea! No, not cancelling it midway through, but overlaying wrestling on top of all their shows. Just think about it, they could have a special green wrestling ring, and just have all wrestling on top of every show. That'd be ratings gold. I here by stake a claim on this idea over the entire internet, anyone using it must pay me 90% of all profits!

Sounds like you ripped it badly, the oriignal Japanese DVD was anamorphic, and progressive scan if I recall correctly, it just wasn't cleaned up.

Off the top of my head: - Gurren Lagann. Yeah Spike dying is sad, but Simone "knowing" he was going to lose Nia, then going through with the wedding anyway only to have her fade off right as they kiss. SAD. -Giant Robo: Gin-Rei, knuff said. One giant mis-understanding spooled into bitterness & revenge resulting in a completely unncessary death. -Grave of the Fireflies! -School Rumble: Possibly the most epic tale of man. -Galaxy Express 999: When Tetsuro realizes Maetel has set off again without him. And of course -Gunbuster: Noriko & Kazumi make the near ultimate sacrifice, not death, but leaving behind everything they know by 10,000 years. They find an apparently dead Earth, making their effort pointless, only to be surprised with a welcome home message. Epic!

lol, yet more wasted opportunities that could have been a Cowboy Bebop parody hentai. It's right up there with the mystery of an almost complete and total lack of Faye doujinshi on the net.

As soon as that game get's marked down, I'm so downloading it on my Vita.

That's a moot point, no one could possibly love you more than you

You've got much to see if you think Bebop has one of the saddest endings, hell, Bebop's ending is down right happy compared to some.

Said the dude with the half naked avatar of himself....

It's not so confusing. The regular version has just the movie & game on one disc. The LE version has that plus everything else.

About the hair As for the year thing, that is a possibility, but then there's the existence of current countries to account for too.

It's not being prudish, it's demanding a proportionate amount of female nudity. As it stands the balance is way off right now.

Actually, I get the impression AO is a complete redo. Forgot to mention that the paper dolls let you dress up Mahoro & Shikijuo in various Gainax character costumes.. As for the second season, I enjoyed it, just strap yourself in for that ending, it's a doosey.

Yup, also Lion-o's mom was hot.

Alright, just watched the first ep on low quality youtube stream. I'm not convinced that this is a sequal to the original series. While we didn't see much of the surface, it didn't seem to be at all inhabited when Renton & Eureka explored it, while this world seems to be progressing along a pretty contemporary (2025) calander. While there's mention of "foreigners," there doesn't seem to be any indication that those "foreigners" came from above the "scub" surface seen in the first series. The scub bursts's are a lot like the seven swelll effect, but now they pop out anti-spirals! Right now I'm leaning towards this being an alternate universe story, prequel at best. Yeah Ao's mother appears to be "an" Eureka, but the Amita Drive-like bracelet she possessed (in the brief glimpse we get of her) fell into the hands of the Japanese government. This first episode has a lot of similar yet different aspects to the original series, just like the movie did. And since the movie tossed the whole bone in about being an alternate (yet somehow connected) universe with the first series (movie Renton saw TV Renton's message to TV Eureka burned into the moon) it's likely that this series will take a similar route...though we haven't gotten a great look at the moon. While I could be wrong, the existence of Japan & China + that 2025 date lead me to believe otherwise.

What's not rarer in hollywood these days is male nudity, wtf is up with that?

Is it streaming thorugh any site's?

No Tigra family reuinion discussion? Who would have thought we'd get a level headed Lion-o episode so soon.

Good news, Rightstuf has just listed Unicorn vol 5 (bluray) at the regular pre-order price. For those who may be unaware, Amazon listed it the otherday for the obscene price of $127.99. But as we hoped, the bluray release will indeed continue in the U.S.