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#81
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki / Comiket 103
Last post by BobSchlotkin - December 30, 2023, 03:57:03 AMI completely forgot about C103 until I saw it on the news this evening.
I jumped on Mandarake and discovered that the C103 offering is basically a waste of time.
Kajishima Onsen (Masaki Kajishima) Tenchi Muyo -If- "I haven't grown anything since elementary school (tentative)" Part 5
I've ordered it and will post it on e-hentai when it shows up and I get it scanned.
I was really hoping for Shidou Hen stuff. I would also have liked to see Tenchi Muyo -If- 7. Ah well.
I'll check Mandarake again in a few days and see if Kajishima has a second offering.
BoB
I jumped on Mandarake and discovered that the C103 offering is basically a waste of time.
Kajishima Onsen (Masaki Kajishima) Tenchi Muyo -If- "I haven't grown anything since elementary school (tentative)" Part 5
I've ordered it and will post it on e-hentai when it shows up and I get it scanned.
I was really hoping for Shidou Hen stuff. I would also have liked to see Tenchi Muyo -If- 7. Ah well.
I'll check Mandarake again in a few days and see if Kajishima has a second offering.
BoB
#82
Other Anime / Re: Shimono Hiro replacing Ori...
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 07:16:20 PMI hate seeing Ai Orikasa replaced for any reason. But this makes sense.
#83
Other Anime / Re: re: El Hazard
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 07:15:22 PMNow that I think about it, that art piece reminds me of the girls from Black Heaven / Kachou Ohji.
#84
Other Anime / Re: The 100 Girlfriends Who Re...
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 07:12:16 PMThis actually looks good. I mean visually pleasing.
#85
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki / Re: Dual! Parallel Trouble Adv...
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 07:07:16 PMStandard Def... 
#86
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki / Re: New GXP Anime Coming!
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 07:04:01 PMYeah, those numbers aren't bad. A few thousand copies on release week, at the prices we know are solid.
Also, I'm seeing OAV 5 fullset for sale on ebay at ~$100.
Also, I'm seeing OAV 5 fullset for sale on ebay at ~$100.
#87
General Discussion / Re: Your kind of music?
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 06:57:58 PMRock and Roll. Some metal. Occasionally hip hop.
Many of the above artists are on my play lists.
Many of the above artists are on my play lists.
#88
General Discussion / Re: In Essence, Of Anime: Why?...
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 06:56:21 PMWhat was it the Silk Specter said about The Comedian? "Even the dark parts get brighter?"
When I was a young lad, a shonen, I could not watch Bug's Bunny and such. It seemed senselessly violent. I would ask my parents, "Why is that happening?" They would have trouble answering. It seemed so pointless to me. About the only one I could watch was Thundar the Barbarian. Although, I could get watch Scooby Doo. Strangely, even back in the late 70s and early 80s, we could get anime products on broadcast television. I think my first exposure to anime was Hayao's Miyazaki's Naausica of the Valley of the Wind. I found it compelling because Naasica got injured fighting for her beliefs. Actions had consequences.
Shortly thereafter, I started watching "cartoons" like Tranzor Z, Voltron, and Battle of the Planets, never realizing that every single one of them was Japanese in origin. Even Transformers are Japanese, though the animation was produced in the USA. I think the overwhelming appeal was simply that it was different, and that the emotional content was preserved. But most of all, there was a story.
I always enjoyed a good story. Whether it was the old myths of the Greek gods or Star Trek, it didn't matter. If it had a good story and some interesting and thought-provoking content (ie sci/fi or fantasy),
I started reading at a young age. At age 6 I had a book case filled with books. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkein, Ursula K LeGuin, it didn't matter. I was hooked.
Much later I found more exposure to anime in the Army when someone plugged in a VHS tape in the company day room. It was Fist of the Northstar. Next was Urotsukidoji. I had realized that there was a whole 'nother world of content out there that I had been missing. There was no turning back. Nothing could sate my appetite for this new experience.
As I grew, my poison of pleasure evolved into more adult themes. Couldn't be helped. I loved stories about space pirates. So Captain Harlock and anything by Leiji Matsumoto had my interest. I actually shed tears when he passed away last year.
Yes, I'm a man, and I'm not afraid to shed tears when something moves me. When I watch Daughter of Darkness,. I was struck by Ryoko's absolute dedication to protect Tenchi, even if he came to hate her for it. That scene on the roof... imo there is no love greater than letting someone go if you must.
A stirring story, some morals, maybe a cause, and freedom... those are what move me. So anime, which often has those elements, really appeals to me. Heh. I just backed Animeigo/Robert Woodhead's kickstarter for Macross II at the patron level. So yeah. I'm hopeless. And proud of it.
When I was a young lad, a shonen, I could not watch Bug's Bunny and such. It seemed senselessly violent. I would ask my parents, "Why is that happening?" They would have trouble answering. It seemed so pointless to me. About the only one I could watch was Thundar the Barbarian. Although, I could get watch Scooby Doo. Strangely, even back in the late 70s and early 80s, we could get anime products on broadcast television. I think my first exposure to anime was Hayao's Miyazaki's Naausica of the Valley of the Wind. I found it compelling because Naasica got injured fighting for her beliefs. Actions had consequences.
Shortly thereafter, I started watching "cartoons" like Tranzor Z, Voltron, and Battle of the Planets, never realizing that every single one of them was Japanese in origin. Even Transformers are Japanese, though the animation was produced in the USA. I think the overwhelming appeal was simply that it was different, and that the emotional content was preserved. But most of all, there was a story.
I always enjoyed a good story. Whether it was the old myths of the Greek gods or Star Trek, it didn't matter. If it had a good story and some interesting and thought-provoking content (ie sci/fi or fantasy),
I started reading at a young age. At age 6 I had a book case filled with books. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkein, Ursula K LeGuin, it didn't matter. I was hooked.
Much later I found more exposure to anime in the Army when someone plugged in a VHS tape in the company day room. It was Fist of the Northstar. Next was Urotsukidoji. I had realized that there was a whole 'nother world of content out there that I had been missing. There was no turning back. Nothing could sate my appetite for this new experience.
As I grew, my poison of pleasure evolved into more adult themes. Couldn't be helped. I loved stories about space pirates. So Captain Harlock and anything by Leiji Matsumoto had my interest. I actually shed tears when he passed away last year.
Yes, I'm a man, and I'm not afraid to shed tears when something moves me. When I watch Daughter of Darkness,. I was struck by Ryoko's absolute dedication to protect Tenchi, even if he came to hate her for it. That scene on the roof... imo there is no love greater than letting someone go if you must.
A stirring story, some morals, maybe a cause, and freedom... those are what move me. So anime, which often has those elements, really appeals to me. Heh. I just backed Animeigo/Robert Woodhead's kickstarter for Macross II at the patron level. So yeah. I'm hopeless. And proud of it.
#89
General Discussion / Re: What did you have for dinn...
Last post by Dreamr - December 29, 2023, 06:28:56 PMoooooh! A dinner thread!
One of my favorites is Mediterranean roast fish over vegetables. You can use any white fish or salt water fish up to salmon for the protein.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Vegetable bed starts off with potatoes in olive oil with garlic, salt, and some white pepper. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes.
While that is cooking, chop up a red bell pepper, an onion, add 1/4 cup of olives, and TBSP of dry oregano, and half TBSP of thyme. More salt and black pepper to taste. Set aside.
Fish "marinade" is olive oil, paprika, lemon juice, salt, and tarragon. Light on lemon juice, heavy on the paprika. Drizzle over the fish. Let sit until the above 30 minute cooking is done.
Remove the potatoes from the oven. Remove foil. Spread the remaining vegetables over them, mix. Set the fish on top of that. Put back in the oven and cook for another 22 minutes, or until the fish is done.
Voila! Some nice white wine goes well. The finished vegetables should be flavorsome. The olives should be like little flavor bursts in your mouth.
One of my favorites is Mediterranean roast fish over vegetables. You can use any white fish or salt water fish up to salmon for the protein.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Vegetable bed starts off with potatoes in olive oil with garlic, salt, and some white pepper. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes.
While that is cooking, chop up a red bell pepper, an onion, add 1/4 cup of olives, and TBSP of dry oregano, and half TBSP of thyme. More salt and black pepper to taste. Set aside.
Fish "marinade" is olive oil, paprika, lemon juice, salt, and tarragon. Light on lemon juice, heavy on the paprika. Drizzle over the fish. Let sit until the above 30 minute cooking is done.
Remove the potatoes from the oven. Remove foil. Spread the remaining vegetables over them, mix. Set the fish on top of that. Put back in the oven and cook for another 22 minutes, or until the fish is done.
Voila! Some nice white wine goes well. The finished vegetables should be flavorsome. The olives should be like little flavor bursts in your mouth.
#90
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki / Re: New GXP Anime Coming!
Last post by Dr.Soviet - December 26, 2023, 08:38:43 PMQuote from: sacunnin on December 19, 2023, 06:54:38 PM
Are these decent sales numbers? I don't really know much about the market but curious if these would be considered success or failure levels.
For an OVA that is charging per episode these are pretty decent numbers
Also I'm sure the powers that be are aware this is a niche show.