wolfx Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Check out the trailer over at dannychoo: http://www.dannychoo.com/blog_entry/eng/485/Project+Blue/ Looks pretty interesting, retro even with the retro looking guns and ripple ring cannons. The main "mecha" plane though looks like something overloaded with missiles. Kinda fugly. The CG looks like Makoto Shinkai's work with the vibrant colors. Quote
zeo-mare Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 it does remind alittle of ID4 with the giant shadow of the ship coming over the city. it looks pretty cool form what i see so i might check it out. chris Quote
Yohsho Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 Jeez that plane has enough missles on it? It might be something I'll have to check out, love those retro style ray gun blasts. Quote
JELEINEN Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 (edited) The whole thing has a really retro/old school look to it. I definitely am going to check this one out. Edit: just read that the anime is based on some science fiction illustrations made back in the 1940's. Explains the retro look. Edited April 5, 2006 by JELEINEN Quote
JELEINEN Posted July 28, 2006 Posted July 28, 2006 New trailer: http://www.mangazoo.jp/sakuhin/sos/ I really want to see this. Quote
wolfx Posted July 29, 2006 Author Posted July 29, 2006 Really lovin that new trailer. Looks awesome. If only valkyries were in it as well. Quote
chrono Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 Looks quite awsome, almost like Eureka 7 color palette-wise! Pretty good list of talent working on it also!! Hopefully they'll keep the quality level enough that it doesn't jump around. Quote
JELEINEN Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) Wow. The first episode just rocks. It's totally a boys adventure SF story straight out of the fifties. The designs are outstanding. Not just the jets and flying saucers, but everything has a very retro look to it that is absolutely perfect. They even have vacuum tubes! I can't wait for the next episode. Edited August 2, 2006 by JELEINEN Quote
Beltane70 Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 I love the 40s-50s art style of this OVA. I gotta start downloading it asap! Quote
Project Phoenix Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 OMG!! This is so retro it is actually cool! Sky Captain meets ID4! Take Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Stingray, UFO and mix it up with some anime goodness and you have Project Blue! Quote
chrono Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Pretty good for a first episode, but 45 minutes? They should've topped it at 15 minutes because at 25 minutes the retro was starting to wear thin on appeal. The music and intro was nicely done, but the lack of pop song will lower it's music appeal. The art gets a B- though, mainly because it had spotty fuzzy line art and flat almost lifeless colors along with the deep gray instead of black that digital gives. The story wasn't too bad, though you've got to enjoy the retro style in order to like it alot. I think that the SOS was homage to the Gozilla movies especially with the whole mystic/mysterious girl thing that they've got going on. Hopefully episode 2 will be more interesting as the plot moves along. Quote
wolfx Posted August 5, 2006 Author Posted August 5, 2006 Just Seen it. I really liked it overall. Fainting girls, side spikes on cars, 1,2,3 buttons for major pwnage on car, ripple beams, pesky lil kids....what's there not to like? The music though retro was kinda bland especially during the action scenes. If it had like Sky Captain kinda sound track, it would be awesome. Can't wait for the DVD release. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted August 6, 2006 Posted August 6, 2006 just one thing. WHAT THE HELL WERE MIG 15's doing trying to saving tokyo? back then the only countries that had them would have helped the aliens blow up tokyo! Quote
Beltane70 Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 just one thing. WHAT THE HELL WERE MIG 15's doing trying to saving tokyo? back then the only countries that had them would have helped the aliens blow up tokyo! Ahh, but it's not back then. According to the story, it's the year 2000, and the city was named Metropolitan. As far as I could tell, Metropolitan doesn't seem to be a renamed Tokyo. Quote
Lightning Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 is there any lineart for those of us who do not have DSL? Quote
grss1982 Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 Damn!! Just saw the trailer and I think I'm hooked. Quote
JELEINEN Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 (edited) is there any lineart for those of us who do not have DSL? 423155[/snapback] Official website: http://www.projectblue.jp/ The special edition version of the first volume comes packaged in a model box (and includes a model). I am seriously considering starting to import this (which will guarentee a US releas...). http://www.projectblue.jp/goods/ Edited August 12, 2006 by JELEINEN Quote
JELEINEN Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 Oh, and this: http://www.projectblue.jp/character/03.php has to be the most unintentionally funny name ever. Quote
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