Comments on: Basking in the inferno of Cloverfield, remembering Blue Gender http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/ Anime fan forever Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:53:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: For your consideration, Blue Comet SPT Layzner | Bateszi Anime Blog http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-44092 For your consideration, Blue Comet SPT Layzner | Bateszi Anime Blog Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:49:37 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-44092 [...] fathers of the ‘real robot’ genre. In recent times, he has directed the likes of Blue Gender and Flag, but the majority of his most influential anime was created during the Eighties, one of [...] [...] fathers of the ‘real robot’ genre. In recent times, he has directed the likes of Blue Gender and Flag, but the majority of his most influential anime was created during the Eighties, one of [...]

]]> By: kauldron26 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5808 kauldron26 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:26:29 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5808 hey man, life has been crazy the real world and college are glaringly different, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I havent had much time to watch any anime. Bokurano was the last thing i saw and it was ridiculously depressing it served no purpose but to kill a character off every week. Moyashimon was great in that it served as a college life show which are so rare, slice of life and educational as well. It was so original i had to love it. Complete anime on my HDD that i have yet to watch: Denno Coil, Higurashi, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Madlax, Shigurui, Zipang and Ef a tale of memories as for ongoing shows i just dl and save for future viewings. However ive been enjoying Spice and Wolf. shows i highly recommend that im certain u still havent watched!! romeo and juliet and Skull Man. I really loved those shows especially RxJ. Skull Man is unlike anything you have seen bro. A Show that really, really surprised me tho is 009-1 i gotta say i wasnt expecting anything good from this anime at all. it was very surprising. i was expecting the show to be one of those anime that is pure fan service with no substance. i was quite wrong. i dont know why i have always been a fan of old school animation, especially the kind used in TERRA (which is the best anime of 2007). 0091 uses the old school style to the fullest just like they did in giant robo. i liked it alot, it fits the time in which the story takes place too. its like a futuristic past in which the cold war is still going on. the soundtrack i loved because my favorite genre of music is jazz... and all the music here is all jazz baby. and the dub was very well done. nothing is held back and nothing is lost in translation. the weakest point of this anime is in the story. each episode focuses on a specific case or mystery. which i believe was also the weak point of mushishi In my own opinion. however what really blew my mind was the dvd only episode called rhythm and blues and i have to say it is one of the best episodes i`ve seen all year. this episode was about how we find love where we least expect it, and how frail it is. when we find it we are swept up in the moment and we have to treasure those moments, because as soon as it comes, it can also be lost as easily. the episode was beautiful and painful. in regards to character, it was very different because each episode gives us insight on who mylene really is, and sometimes we cant tell if she`s a good person, or just a cold hearted bitch to the core. but that is what makes it interesting. we are forced to contemplate on out preconceptions on what makes a person good or evil. i enjoyed the anime quite alot, and i have to say it has some of the best music i have heard all year. and the action scenes were quite spectacular. Yea man, so check out my recommendations, i have yet to recommend a crappy show right? later hey man, life has been crazy the real world and college are glaringly different, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I havent had much time to watch any anime. Bokurano was the last thing i saw and it was ridiculously depressing it served no purpose but to kill a character off every week. Moyashimon was great in that it served as a college life show which are so rare, slice of life and educational as well. It was so original i had to love it.

Complete anime on my HDD that i have yet to watch: Denno Coil, Higurashi, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Madlax, Shigurui, Zipang and Ef a tale of memories as for ongoing shows i just dl and save for future viewings. However ive been enjoying Spice and Wolf. shows i highly recommend that im certain u still havent watched!! romeo and juliet and Skull Man. I really loved those shows especially RxJ. Skull Man is unlike anything you have seen bro.

A Show that really, really surprised me tho is 009-1
i gotta say i wasnt expecting anything good from this anime at all. it was very surprising. i was expecting the show to be one of those anime that is pure fan service with no substance. i was quite wrong. i dont know why i have always been a fan of old school animation, especially the kind used in TERRA (which is the best anime of 2007). 0091 uses the old school style to the fullest just like they did in giant robo. i liked it alot, it fits the time in which the story takes place too. its like a futuristic past in which the cold war is still going on. the soundtrack i loved because my favorite genre of music is jazz… and all the music here is all jazz baby. and the dub was very well done. nothing is held back and nothing is lost in translation. the weakest point of this anime is in the story. each episode focuses on a specific case or mystery. which i believe was also the weak point of mushishi In my own opinion. however what really blew my mind was the dvd only episode called rhythm and blues and i have to say it is one of the best episodes i`ve seen all year. this episode was about how we find love where we least expect it, and how frail it is. when we find it we are swept up in the moment and we have to treasure those moments, because as soon as it comes, it can also be lost as easily. the episode was beautiful and painful. in regards to character, it was very different because each episode gives us insight on who mylene really is, and sometimes we cant tell if she`s a good person, or just a cold hearted bitch to the core. but that is what makes it interesting. we are forced to contemplate on out preconceptions on what makes a person good or evil. i enjoyed the anime quite alot, and i have to say it has some of the best music i have heard all year. and the action scenes were quite spectacular.

Yea man, so check out my recommendations, i have yet to recommend a crappy show right? later

]]> By: Cameron Probert http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5782 Cameron Probert Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:34:50 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5782 @ bateszi - Oh no problem. I kind of like the controversy. I didn't realize I was going to ruffle so many feathers either. And I'm always up for a good debate to be fair. And actually your comment got me to watch ef-tale of memories, which I don't think is a bad show, not an awesome show, but pretty good all told. @ bateszi – Oh no problem. I kind of like the controversy. I didn’t realize I was going to ruffle so many feathers either. And I’m always up for a good debate to be fair. And actually your comment got me to watch ef-tale of memories, which I don’t think is a bad show, not an awesome show, but pretty good all told.

]]> By: A Generic Entry « The Animanachronism http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5773 A Generic Entry « The Animanachronism Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:32:13 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5773 [...] heard that there were mecha involved, I became interested. [Yes, I did take note of bateszi’s recent remarks and try Blue Gender. Yes, I do let other people control my taste - though the fact that Takahashi [...] [...] heard that there were mecha involved, I became interested. [Yes, I did take note of bateszi’s recent remarks and try Blue Gender. Yes, I do let other people control my taste - though the fact that Takahashi [...]

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5746 bateszi Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:08:53 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5746 @kauldron26: Hey man, nice to see you around these parts again... I wondered what had happened to you, considering the last message you left was Dec 18. Hope you've been well, anyway. @Cameron Probert: Ahh, the age-old NGE/RahXephon debate. My opinion is that while Evangelion is the better series overall, I'm not sure if it was as emotionally engaging as RahXephon, which I probably enjoyed slightly more (at least, more on a personal level, NGE has amazing art direction). Evangelion is definitely "world class" anime, one of the rare stories capable of winning over new fans (like "Cowboy Bebop"), but being an anime fan, I just prefer the more romantic style of RahXephon. Also, apologies for causing a bit of a ruckus on your blog, I wasn't expecting it to blow up like it has! @kauldron26: Hey man, nice to see you around these parts again… I wondered what had happened to you, considering the last message you left was Dec 18. Hope you’ve been well, anyway.

@Cameron Probert: Ahh, the age-old NGE/RahXephon debate. My opinion is that while Evangelion is the better series overall, I’m not sure if it was as emotionally engaging as RahXephon, which I probably enjoyed slightly more (at least, more on a personal level, NGE has amazing art direction). Evangelion is definitely “world class” anime, one of the rare stories capable of winning over new fans (like “Cowboy Bebop”), but being an anime fan, I just prefer the more romantic style of RahXephon. Also, apologies for causing a bit of a ruckus on your blog, I wasn’t expecting it to blow up like it has!

]]> By: Cameron Probert http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5736 Cameron Probert Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:28:49 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5736 Indeed, RahXephon is my favorite series on all time. Granted, I watched it before I watched NGE, but I still like it better for so many reasons. Honestly I did a post on it a long time back now. And a lot of people got upset with me one way or the other. But it still captures all of my feelings about the series. Indeed, RahXephon is my favorite series on all time. Granted, I watched it before I watched NGE, but I still like it better for so many reasons.

Honestly I did a post on it a long time back now. And a lot of people got upset with me one way or the other. But it still captures all of my feelings about the series.

]]> By: kauldron26 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5696 kauldron26 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5696 loved blue gender. the character development btw yuji and marlene was truly incredible. few anime have reached that level of intimacy and intensity between two characters. the time spent developing their characters and their relationship awed me back then and still awes me now. Blue gender was Dark as hell... i remember my shock when characters got killed like nothing, or how the director depicted sex in the future when there is nothing to live for. Contrasting the humanity of the future and the humanity that develops in Marlene as Yuji loses his really blew me away. Blue Gender is another example of an anime that is truly a character study in disguise of a genre medium i.e. scifi. loved blue gender. the character development btw yuji and marlene was truly incredible. few anime have reached that level of intimacy and intensity between two characters. the time spent developing their characters and their relationship awed me back then and still awes me now. Blue gender was Dark as hell… i remember my shock when characters got killed like nothing, or how the director depicted sex in the future when there is nothing to live for. Contrasting the humanity of the future and the humanity that develops in Marlene as Yuji loses his really blew me away. Blue Gender is another example of an anime that is truly a character study in disguise of a genre medium i.e. scifi.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5642 bateszi Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:59:23 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5642 @Benjiro: Nice to find another BG fan. I guess people assume the series is violent because its tone is notably harsh and downbeat. In between the deaths, there's very little hope or distraction, it's just a constant slog for survival. I must admit, when I see the word “violence porn”, I immediately start thinking of recent US movies like Saw and Hostel. And I must revisit Yukikaze sometime too, my first experience wasn't too good :( @IKnight: The mecha are fairly well integrated into the narrative. It's not like Gundam where they are the key selling point, the mecha are simply used as tools for war, so I guess I just naturally forgot to mention them. Anyway, I wouldn't bother with the R2 version - aside from the availability issues, it's one of MVM's early dub-only releases. It pains me to say it, but you're better off importing. @Cameron Probert: I do remember feeling a bit underwhelmed by the second half of Blue Gender, but still, I enjoyed it enough to see it 'till its typically ambiguous\philosophical end. Also, RahXephon is one of the first series I tracked down when I first started seriously watching anime... I loved it and in fact, I just bought all 7 DVDs in a recent sale. It'll always be in the shadow of Evangelion, but being soft-hearted, its central romance and the various theatrical tragedies utterly captivated my emotions. And yeah, opening theme by Yoko Kanno. An awesome series. @Benjiro: Nice to find another BG fan. I guess people assume the series is violent because its tone is notably harsh and downbeat. In between the deaths, there’s very little hope or distraction, it’s just a constant slog for survival. I must admit, when I see the word “violence porn”, I immediately start thinking of recent US movies like Saw and Hostel. And I must revisit Yukikaze sometime too, my first experience wasn’t too good :(

@IKnight: The mecha are fairly well integrated into the narrative. It’s not like Gundam where they are the key selling point, the mecha are simply used as tools for war, so I guess I just naturally forgot to mention them. Anyway, I wouldn’t bother with the R2 version – aside from the availability issues, it’s one of MVM’s early dub-only releases. It pains me to say it, but you’re better off importing.

@Cameron Probert: I do remember feeling a bit underwhelmed by the second half of Blue Gender, but still, I enjoyed it enough to see it ’till its typically ambiguous\philosophical end. Also, RahXephon is one of the first series I tracked down when I first started seriously watching anime… I loved it and in fact, I just bought all 7 DVDs in a recent sale. It’ll always be in the shadow of Evangelion, but being soft-hearted, its central romance and the various theatrical tragedies utterly captivated my emotions. And yeah, opening theme by Yoko Kanno. An awesome series.

]]> By: Benjiro http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5641 Benjiro Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:34:11 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5641 Now that you mention 'bad guys winning' & 'creepy' feeling, i just remembered: "Sentou Yousei Yukikaze". Now that you mention ‘bad guys winning’ & ‘creepy’ feeling, i just remembered: “Sentou Yousei Yukikaze”.

]]> By: Cameron Probert http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5635 Cameron Probert Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:18:48 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/2008/02/04/basking-in-the-inferno-of-cloverfield-remembering-blue-gender/#comment-5635 I thought about two-thirds of Blue Gender was actually really good. If they'd just stopped at episode 20 it would have been great. Oh and I have to say, "What no love for Gunparade March." I mean it wasn't as good as Blue Gender, but it definitely had that creepy, the bad guys are winning and you're just food type of feeling to it. I was going to mention RahXephon, but that isn't really what you're talking about here :) I thought about two-thirds of Blue Gender was actually really good. If they’d just stopped at episode 20 it would have been great. Oh and I have to say, “What no love for Gunparade March.” I mean it wasn’t as good as Blue Gender, but it definitely had that creepy, the bad guys are winning and you’re just food type of feeling to it.

I was going to mention RahXephon, but that isn’t really what you’re talking about here :)

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