VFTF1 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Is Nadia from Gunbuster II? If so - then no, I haven't. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Is Nadia from Gunbuster II? If so - then no, I haven't. Pete Fushigi no Umi Nadia / Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Anno's first full TV series. It's basically prototype Evangelion done with a Jules Verne 20,000 League's Under The Sea theme .Your reaction to the Anno-isms in Gunbuster in relation to Eva were my tip that you hadn't seen it. It's the next step in his story evolution after Gunbuster, and really, you "must" see it. There are a handful of crap episodes mixed in due to Anno leaving after the network forced a lengthening of the series, but the beginning, most of the middle, and the end are all epic. As fir Diebuster, that's pretty much in line with the new post FLCL order of Gainax, and the the major lineage step inbetween the older works & Gurren Lagann. Also very much worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) No, Pete, I think he's talking Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. It was Gainax's first TV series which was released about two years after Gunbuster. Now I see that my reply came five minutes too late! Edited October 4, 2011 by Beltane70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=FIG-MOE-4378&template=default/product/e_display.html 8000yen, what the hell are they thinking?? I thought this was a figma or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Fushigi no Umi Nadia / Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ...There are a handful of crap episodes mixed in due to Anno leaving after the network forced a lengthening of the series, but the beginning, most of the middle, and the end are all epic. Basically episodes 24 to 30 can be flipped through. They add very little to the story and the animation is really bad. Otherwise agree, its a great series and as you said there are a lot of ideas and visuals that are later present in NGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I even remember hearing a rumor that Nadia and Evangelion took place in the same universe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 I even remember hearing a rumor that Nadia and Evangelion took place in the same universe! No, no they don't. Basically episodes 24 to 30 can be flipped through. They add very little to the story and the animation is really bad. Otherwise agree, its a great series and as you said there are a lot of ideas and visuals that are later present in NGE. The problem with that is that there's enough of the Red Noah plot mixed in that they are necessary. Instead, I'd reccomend skipping the Africa episodes, as those are equal parts useless and borderline racist, the musical episode however is still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltane70 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 No, no they don't. I never said it was a true rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 [Cosplay] Dejisae - Gunbuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 This is the box art for the upcoming bluray set. While I want to pass due to the lack of subtitles, I just can't seem to make myself cancel the order. Diebuster is also getting a similar release in August, though since that one also won't have subtitles, I can't quite justify the import cost on it. Unlike Gunbuster, Diebusters U.S. DVD release didn't have gimped audio. Hopefully my willpower will be able to hold out on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I forgot about that! I preordered it like half a year ago. I used to have a cool Gunbuster T-shirt. It was much nicer than the boring ones they released a couple years ago. I wonder where that thing is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I forgot about that! I preordered it like half a year ago. I used to have a cool Gunbuster T-shirt. It was much nicer than the boring ones they released a couple years ago. I wonder where that thing is now. I won't let myself forget, can't afford to have a surprise charge that big One thing to note as well, epsodes 1-5 will be 1080i, while 6 will be 1080p. Likely, they're using the 1080p version of ep6 from the movie bluray release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Is it better to watch the ova's or movie versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Gotta love that brand new Haruhiko Mikimoto art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Is it better to watch the ova's or movie versions? OVA's, the movie is a truncated version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Its been my experience over the years that the only movie to watch over the OVA has been macross plus. Its the only movie version I can recall that actually added things. More often than not movie versions cut things just to meet a running time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Macross Plus, Mobile Suit Gundam 0079, and Galaxy Express 999 are the only instances I can think of where the movie version(s) fully exceeded the TV/O/VA counterpart. DYRL did a lot right, but still needs the TV series to fully appreciate it. Escaflowne's movie was an interesting and good take too. What's really funny is how much better Yamato 2 was than Arrividerci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Watched the gunbuster ova's. It inspired a large amount of anime. Why was the last episode in black and white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Watched the gunbuster ova's. It inspired a large amount of anime. Why was the last episode in black and white? To replicate the feel of a WWII movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Still a classic tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Still a classic tune. Yeah. I love Gunbuster's orchrestal stuff. It really conveys the epic scale of the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah. I love Gunbuster's orchrestal stuff. It really conveys the epic scale of the story. Idk. rocky mashed up with gunbuster makes it seem even more grandiose. Still a classic tune. *snip* Thats something I notice the eyecatch in star driver is the same as gunbuster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzan Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 That's a good mashup you got there. Unfortunately for me it's impossible to hear that tune and not imagine Sylvester Stallone screaming "ADRIAAAAN" in his trademark voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Never seen these before...: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%92%E3%81%AD%E3%82%89%E3%81%88-NeXT-GENERATION-%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%81%BE-%E7%AB%9C%E4%B9%9F/dp/4840237824/ref=pd_sim_b_2 http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%92%E3%81%AD%E3%82%89%E3%81%88-NeXT-GENERATION-%E3%81%9D%E3%81%86%E3%81%BE-%E7%AB%9C%E4%B9%9F/dp/4840238308/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_img_in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunbuster Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 On CDJapan website, the preorder for the Gunbuster blu-set has a whole new plot!! Did I missed something here? :-P btw, which plot did it get switched to? "Directed by Hideaki Anno ("Evangelion") and character designed by Haruhiko Mikimoto ("Macross"), Gunbuster is one of the most popular OVA SF series and the first success of Gainax!Plot: It depicts how a boy challenges the overwhelming consensus of the country while a girl stands by him during a period of 11 days. In the very near future, the main character named Akira Takizawa, who has no memory for unexplained reasons, is forced to "lead the country to the right direction" with a cellphone that is charged with 8.2 billion yen in digital cash. A mysterious organizations has ordered him to this task along with 11 other members, with an assurance that they will be executed if they fail to accomplish it. Furthermore, only one of the chosen 12 members is to survive... Complete box includes the complete six episodes. Contains a 100-page booklet featuring setting guides, image board, and more. Also contains a special disc with untrimmed original version of the sixth episode, the rough telecine transfer version of the fifth episode that was made for the episode's dialogue recording, footage from the video magazine Denei Teikoku, footage from the VHD magazine "Anime Vision," a collection of production materials (displayed as still frames), and the video footage from the earlier Gunbuster Perfect release's bonus extras disc such as video comments from the staff and cast.. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangard Ace Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 That's ...... a very interesting plot twist. I wonder how Eden of the East is going to like having their plot stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Preorder cancelled. How dare they mess with such a classic. (I am only half-kidding -- I did end up cancelling but not because of that!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) Wait, does that mean Amano sempai was really Takizawa's mother, and not the bar owner? No wonder he couldn't find her! Edited February 18, 2012 by Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Never seen these before...: http://www.amazon.co.../ref=pd_sim_b_2 http://www.amazon.co..._lp_edpp_img_in I'd heard of it, and even bumped into it at Kinokuniya, but still have no clue what the deal with it is. Most I know is that it's a loose sequel. Moreso than even Diebuster. For that matter, anyone know how the new manga is? I've been tempted to pick it up. Does the blu-ray really come out on Friday? Makes downloading that HDTV rip (which looks quite glorious) to tide me over seem like a waste of time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunbuster Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Does the blu-ray really come out on Friday? Makes downloading that HDTV rip (which looks quite glorious) to tide me over seem like a waste of time.... I got an email from CDjapan that they shipped my bluray set yesterday, so I should get it by Friday of this week :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Got my set, and it's pretty awesome. As someone on fandom.com posted, it's literally all the extra's from the R2 DVD set a few years ago + remastered picture & new science lessons (no subs ::sob::, but awesome none the less. And because I know there are people like me who want to know, I went and checked the chariot's of fire-ish song in episode one. Interestingly enough, the original audio (2.0) has the song exactly where it should be. However, the remastered audio has the Gunbuste rlaunch replacement that we got with our DVD's a few years ago. Now I don't feel so bad for getting slighted, since Gainax has now done the same with the Japanese market, be it only with the remastered soundtrack. Also of note, episode 6 is still windowboxed with the remaster, meaning that it's matted widescreen within a 4:3 window. The reason for this is apparently that the masters for the end credits got lost or somethin', but it basically means the movie bluray is the only version of ep 6 that's anamorphic (which is cool, since I own that!). The upside, the un-matted original printi s included in the extra's on the LE's bonus disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Yeah, the HDTV rip I checked out has an unrestored credit sequence for episode six.It looks like this: Not sure why the whole thing is so distorted either. It's basically cropped on the sides then re-stretched to 4:3. The rest of the episode was anamorphic. Not sure if that was due to the broadcast, or if whomever ripped it did so themselves.Though it is higher res than the included ending. Checked my R0 just now, and noticed that the ending is also unrestored on that, so this has apparently been a long standing issue. A shame. Excuse the phone shot, but for the heck of it, here's what the movie looks like: Looks like the background was redone (a few differences give it away). Not sure on Gunbuster though. It looks a lot like the original. Given that, I applaud their adherence to the original art, even if it looks so bad. I also don't see why they couldn't have windowed the 4:3 like the majority of the Gunbuster movie BD but oh well.. Interesting to hear that Honneamise's meddled track found its way onto the disc. Is it exactly the same as the R1? New Sound FX like the movie? Glad to hear the original audio is still there. Edited February 29, 2012 by Mercurial Morpheus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwinges Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Can any of you verify that there is going to be a super nono revoltech from gunbuster 2? I saw something from wonderfest on dannychoo but didn't know if it was a custom or not. Looked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tochiro Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Got my set, and it's pretty awesome. As someone on fandom.com posted, it's literally all the extra's from the R2 DVD set a few years ago + remastered picture & new science lessons (no subs ::sob:: , but awesome none the less. And because I know there are people like me who want to know, I went and checked the chariot's of fire-ish song in episode one. Interestingly enough, the original audio (2.0) has the song exactly where it should be. However, the remastered audio has the Gunbuste rlaunch replacement that we got with our DVD's a few years ago. Now I don't feel so bad for getting slighted, since Gainax has now done the same with the Japanese market, be it only with the remastered soundtrack. Also of note, episode 6 is still windowboxed with the remaster, meaning that it's matted widescreen within a 4:3 window. The reason for this is apparently that the masters for the end credits got lost or somethin', but it basically means the movie bluray is the only version of ep 6 that's anamorphic (which is cool, since I own that!). The upside, the un-matted original printi s included in the extra's on the LE's bonus disc. Niiiice! Am hoping to pick this up myself next payday. Saw the Bluray Box 2nd hand for 9000yen last weekend. Very tempting :-) Between this, the Macross box, the Yamato season 1 box, the yamato 2199 blurays and the Escaflowne box, my anime spending budget for the next 3 years or so is accounted for ^^; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Can any of you verify that there is going to be a super nono revoltech from gunbuster 2? I saw something from wonderfest on dannychoo but didn't know if it was a custom or not. Looked great. I think that is sentinel corp. (not sure if I spelled that right) Possibly part of the riobot line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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