I've spent some time on this blog advocating for Audio Dramas and Radio Plays. And over the last year and a half I've been increasingly focused on Anime and to some extent other Otaku media. So perhaps it's about time I discus Drama CDs.
A lot of Manga seem to get a Drama CD as practice for the Anime. But some are made to milk an already successful Anime. So they are an interesting and important part of Japanese Otaku media.
Problem is, they are the least convenient form to enjoy if you don't actually know Japanese. Part of the appeal of Audio Dramas is that I can listen to it without needing to use my eyes at all. And you can't really "Dub" an Audio Drama because once you've replaced the voice acting you've basically replaced all of it.
Pretty much any notable Drama CD has on YouTube or somewhere else a video posted providing English Subs, so the ability does exist, but it's not the ideal form.
Still, the idea of doing remakes of these with the voice actors who do Anime Dubs I would fully support, I've love to hear that.
So basically it's a piece of Otakudom I wish I could delve into more.
First one I heard of was the Origin of Mewtwo Pokemon one, basically a much longer version of the 20 minutes the Anime gave us. It's something I'm going to have to check out eventually.
However at this time the only one I have actually listened to is the 3rd Puella Magi Madoka Magica Drama CD, Farewell Story.
Ahead will be lots of spoilers for the Madoka Magica story-line.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Why I hate the Batman Year One animated movie
Contrary to a lot of people saying "Animation is the one thing DC does perfectly" I have a lot of criticisms of what DC has done in animation. Mostly it's with the string of straight to DVD animated films that began in 2007 (It's been a decade now, wow). A lot of that I mainly ranted about on IMDB before I had this blog and so I now realize I haven't adequately archived it.
A lot of what bugs me comes down to the usual 70-75 minute run-time limit of these films. I prefer movies longer then that to begin with, but especially making run-time a restriction on something adapted from source material is bound to be disastrous.
I get that these are meant to be inherently cheap, but the whole point is these would be cheaper even if they had the full length of a LA film. But if Warner really doesn't want to put any more budget into these, then cut the number down from 3 to 2 per year, (especially now that they're doing other animated films outside this line like Lego stuff and the Unlimited stuff that I actually feel is underrated). That way you can give an extra 30 minutes to each film.
A good deal have wound up being pretty good in-spite of this, but even those could have been improved by a little more fleshing out. The best of them in my opinion are Justice League: New Frontier, Batman: Under The Red Hood, Superman Unbound and the Flashpoint one (my issues there come right from the source material, which is even worse for the New52 based series that followed it).
The problems that come from limiting the run-time begins with Superman Doomsday, right at the start of this series. Even leaving aside that it wasn't a direct adaptation of the original story (where if it were I'd say It'd take at least three times this run-time). It's still following a three act structure where each act should have needed at least a full 30 minutes.
Some comics are short enough that 70 minutes wouldn't be a problem. In fact I fully get only needing 40 minutes for The Killing Joke. The problem there is the separate Batgirl story, 1, should not have been that story at all, and 2, should have been like a separate movie on the same disc.
With The Dark Knight Returns they had the right idea splitting it in two, my only issue with those is removing the Film Noir style inner monologues, which hurt the second more then the first, since it totally removed all of Superman's characterization.
So my ongoing issue with how short these were was already building when Year One was announced. And while I considered that pointless cause everything great about Year One we already saw in Nolan's movies, I was thinking maybe this one had a bit more of a shot at fitting 70 minutes then most. But then they announced that they couldn't fill 70 minutes, that they had to add some new scenes and still couldn't fill it and that's why it has a DC Showcase short even though that series was supposed to be canceled already.
And I thought "What? what? a story that took 4 volumes you can't even force 70 minutes out of?" Something didn't add up in my mind. Then I saw the movie, and saw that they felt each panel was worth about 1 second of screen time, maybe 2 or 3 if they wanted to indulge. This is the kind of comic where each individual panel is suggesting something that should take far longer to play out then it does to glance at the panel. And so we wind up with a film that feels more like an hour long trailer.
The Year One comic I have, that I have had since the same year Batman Begins came out. Is 96 pages, subtracting title pages and the volume breaks I will be generous and say the story took 85 pages. Each page of this comic was eventful enough that if I directed an adaptation it would warrant at least a full minute per page.
What's interesting is how this issue I had with this Year One adaptation I have been reminded of a few times during my growing Anime fandom, with how some not so well praised Manga adaptations turned out. I was reminded of it by something SFDebris said in one of his Kannazuki no Miko reviews (when I first watched them he'd only covered up to episode 7, they are much less fun after that). I think of it when thinking of some of these newer more faithful to the Manga then the original Animes, like Sailor Moon Crystal, Hellsing Ultimate and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (I haven't watched the latter or any iteration of FMA yet however). And most recently as I was writing a comment on the Yuri Nation blog about the currently airing Netsuzou Trap anime, my first time watching an Anime I'd already read the Manga for.
Voice acting and Live Action Acting acting are different talents and different skills. A few people are good at both, mainly Nolan North, (if you know Nolan only from his Voice work you need to watch Pretty Little Liars). Lacey Chabert and Michelle Trachtenberg have done some decent voice work, but I may just have a personal bias for them. Mark Hamil does acceptable live action work, but he's only great at Voice Acting.
Why is Year One worse then others in this regard? Cause more then ever I feel like these actors weren't even trying. The actors who do Anime dubs put their all into everything even though I'm sure they can't actually like every project they've done.
I know a lot of people online Fap to the very idea of Bryan Cranston as Gordon. Maybe he would do it well in Live Action, but I don't see it. However Cranston is not a voice actor, and it shows every line he speaks in this film. But he doesn't come off as bad as he should when contrasted with Ben McKenzi's pathetic job as Bruce Wayne.
And I can return to the Budget discussion from before, because a lot of these big name actors who can't voice act are no doubt costing these films more money then most voice actors would. Perhaps how much money this wastes is most shown in Crisis on Two Earths, I was okay with Mark Harmon's Superman, though I think he'd work better as like an older Earth Two Superman. However James Woods as Owlman and a Baldwin as Batman? Would you have guessed that if you didn't read the credits? Because they gave two of the most uninspired performances as versions of the Batman I have ever heard.
Ya know who I'd like to hear voice Batman? Crispin Freeman, with Johnny Yong Bosch as The Joker.
A lot of what bugs me comes down to the usual 70-75 minute run-time limit of these films. I prefer movies longer then that to begin with, but especially making run-time a restriction on something adapted from source material is bound to be disastrous.
I get that these are meant to be inherently cheap, but the whole point is these would be cheaper even if they had the full length of a LA film. But if Warner really doesn't want to put any more budget into these, then cut the number down from 3 to 2 per year, (especially now that they're doing other animated films outside this line like Lego stuff and the Unlimited stuff that I actually feel is underrated). That way you can give an extra 30 minutes to each film.
A good deal have wound up being pretty good in-spite of this, but even those could have been improved by a little more fleshing out. The best of them in my opinion are Justice League: New Frontier, Batman: Under The Red Hood, Superman Unbound and the Flashpoint one (my issues there come right from the source material, which is even worse for the New52 based series that followed it).
The problems that come from limiting the run-time begins with Superman Doomsday, right at the start of this series. Even leaving aside that it wasn't a direct adaptation of the original story (where if it were I'd say It'd take at least three times this run-time). It's still following a three act structure where each act should have needed at least a full 30 minutes.
Some comics are short enough that 70 minutes wouldn't be a problem. In fact I fully get only needing 40 minutes for The Killing Joke. The problem there is the separate Batgirl story, 1, should not have been that story at all, and 2, should have been like a separate movie on the same disc.
With The Dark Knight Returns they had the right idea splitting it in two, my only issue with those is removing the Film Noir style inner monologues, which hurt the second more then the first, since it totally removed all of Superman's characterization.
So my ongoing issue with how short these were was already building when Year One was announced. And while I considered that pointless cause everything great about Year One we already saw in Nolan's movies, I was thinking maybe this one had a bit more of a shot at fitting 70 minutes then most. But then they announced that they couldn't fill 70 minutes, that they had to add some new scenes and still couldn't fill it and that's why it has a DC Showcase short even though that series was supposed to be canceled already.
And I thought "What? what? a story that took 4 volumes you can't even force 70 minutes out of?" Something didn't add up in my mind. Then I saw the movie, and saw that they felt each panel was worth about 1 second of screen time, maybe 2 or 3 if they wanted to indulge. This is the kind of comic where each individual panel is suggesting something that should take far longer to play out then it does to glance at the panel. And so we wind up with a film that feels more like an hour long trailer.
The Year One comic I have, that I have had since the same year Batman Begins came out. Is 96 pages, subtracting title pages and the volume breaks I will be generous and say the story took 85 pages. Each page of this comic was eventful enough that if I directed an adaptation it would warrant at least a full minute per page.
What's interesting is how this issue I had with this Year One adaptation I have been reminded of a few times during my growing Anime fandom, with how some not so well praised Manga adaptations turned out. I was reminded of it by something SFDebris said in one of his Kannazuki no Miko reviews (when I first watched them he'd only covered up to episode 7, they are much less fun after that). I think of it when thinking of some of these newer more faithful to the Manga then the original Animes, like Sailor Moon Crystal, Hellsing Ultimate and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (I haven't watched the latter or any iteration of FMA yet however). And most recently as I was writing a comment on the Yuri Nation blog about the currently airing Netsuzou Trap anime, my first time watching an Anime I'd already read the Manga for.
This has a problem a number of Manga adaptations have. Where they feel mandated to recreate Panels of the Manga, but totally forgetting the entire reason a fan might want to see that panel animated, wanting it to last more then a single frame.My other issue with Year One is another one I have with most of this series of films to some extent, and that is the casting. I think Eliza Dushku was the most tolerable choice, but I really hate when animated projects hire actors who aren't actually voice actors.
I'm watching this largely to see Hotaru’s hand to between Yuma’s thighs. But there isn’t much point to if it lasts no longer then the brief panel the Manga gave us.
Of course we sometimes see this in the West too, like that horrible Year One adaptation. I remember before it came out confused by their insisting they couldn’t fill 70 minutes with that 80 page Comic. Then I saw how they animated it and went, oh, that’s it, they’re stupid.
Voice acting and Live Action Acting acting are different talents and different skills. A few people are good at both, mainly Nolan North, (if you know Nolan only from his Voice work you need to watch Pretty Little Liars). Lacey Chabert and Michelle Trachtenberg have done some decent voice work, but I may just have a personal bias for them. Mark Hamil does acceptable live action work, but he's only great at Voice Acting.
Why is Year One worse then others in this regard? Cause more then ever I feel like these actors weren't even trying. The actors who do Anime dubs put their all into everything even though I'm sure they can't actually like every project they've done.
I know a lot of people online Fap to the very idea of Bryan Cranston as Gordon. Maybe he would do it well in Live Action, but I don't see it. However Cranston is not a voice actor, and it shows every line he speaks in this film. But he doesn't come off as bad as he should when contrasted with Ben McKenzi's pathetic job as Bruce Wayne.
And I can return to the Budget discussion from before, because a lot of these big name actors who can't voice act are no doubt costing these films more money then most voice actors would. Perhaps how much money this wastes is most shown in Crisis on Two Earths, I was okay with Mark Harmon's Superman, though I think he'd work better as like an older Earth Two Superman. However James Woods as Owlman and a Baldwin as Batman? Would you have guessed that if you didn't read the credits? Because they gave two of the most uninspired performances as versions of the Batman I have ever heard.
Ya know who I'd like to hear voice Batman? Crispin Freeman, with Johnny Yong Bosch as The Joker.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
I watched the Pilot for Princess Principle
I decided to break what I said my Summer Season plans were for this show largely because Glass Reflection said it has a potential connection to Noir, and then part of that connection is Yuki Kajuri herself, so it had to become a priority.
Also that I'm increasingly doubting I'll stick with Netsuzou Trap. The 9 minute episodes I could have accepted. That I found myself comparing it to the Year One animated adaptation I cannot.
The show looks pretty good, and the voice actresses sound decent. It looks like something people who are into Steam Punk should give a shot to.
But I don't know what happened in the episode. And I don't mean that as a criticism of the show, the fault lies in how difficult it is for me to watch Subs. I've watched and enjoyed a lot of Anime Subbed. But it's easiest for simple Slice of Life shows like Engaged to the Unidentified or Yuru Yuri.
Spy thrillers are an inventively dialogue and exposition heavy genre no matter hard they try to "show don't tell". My mind tends to wander as I watch something, no matter how engaged I am, but especially when trying a new intellectual property I'm not already into. However this has never been a problem for me when I only need to listen to know what the characters are saying. It's when I also have to read that it becomes easy for me lose track.
This is an Amazon Strike show, I may be mistaken, but I think that means it probably won't get a Dub (Vivid Strike I know doesn't seem to be getting one).
So I still want to get into this show, but it's a hurdle. Maybe repeat viewings will help. Heck, maybe this show with it's modern Animation will finally give Digibro what he wanted from BeeTrain.
P.S. The odds that I will watch Fate/Apocrypha even if Digi doesn't do a Podcast on it are increasing. It's a double season show and so would be my first time watching one of those as it airs. And the inclusion of certain characters gives me reason to want to know something about it before I make my Halloween recommendations post on the First of October.
Update July 15th 2017: I watched the episode again and this time I followed it pretty well, it may be I just wasn't in the right mindset the first time. Will still take a few for me to know for certain I want to keep following it.
It's amusing that both this and Fate/Apocrypha seen to be going up on the Steaming sites I use at close to the exact same time on Sundays.
Another Update: I'll be posting on this show again after episode 3 airs. For now I liked episode 2 and I suspect they are intentionally making my think of Pretty Little Liars.
Also that I'm increasingly doubting I'll stick with Netsuzou Trap. The 9 minute episodes I could have accepted. That I found myself comparing it to the Year One animated adaptation I cannot.
The show looks pretty good, and the voice actresses sound decent. It looks like something people who are into Steam Punk should give a shot to.
But I don't know what happened in the episode. And I don't mean that as a criticism of the show, the fault lies in how difficult it is for me to watch Subs. I've watched and enjoyed a lot of Anime Subbed. But it's easiest for simple Slice of Life shows like Engaged to the Unidentified or Yuru Yuri.
Spy thrillers are an inventively dialogue and exposition heavy genre no matter hard they try to "show don't tell". My mind tends to wander as I watch something, no matter how engaged I am, but especially when trying a new intellectual property I'm not already into. However this has never been a problem for me when I only need to listen to know what the characters are saying. It's when I also have to read that it becomes easy for me lose track.
This is an Amazon Strike show, I may be mistaken, but I think that means it probably won't get a Dub (Vivid Strike I know doesn't seem to be getting one).
So I still want to get into this show, but it's a hurdle. Maybe repeat viewings will help. Heck, maybe this show with it's modern Animation will finally give Digibro what he wanted from BeeTrain.
P.S. The odds that I will watch Fate/Apocrypha even if Digi doesn't do a Podcast on it are increasing. It's a double season show and so would be my first time watching one of those as it airs. And the inclusion of certain characters gives me reason to want to know something about it before I make my Halloween recommendations post on the First of October.
Update July 15th 2017: I watched the episode again and this time I followed it pretty well, it may be I just wasn't in the right mindset the first time. Will still take a few for me to know for certain I want to keep following it.
It's amusing that both this and Fate/Apocrypha seen to be going up on the Steaming sites I use at close to the exact same time on Sundays.
Another Update: I'll be posting on this show again after episode 3 airs. For now I liked episode 2 and I suspect they are intentionally making my think of Pretty Little Liars.
Fate/Zero and the art of Prequels
This isn't the first time I've talked about Fate/Zero and the Star Wars Prequels together. I mentioned Fate/Zero briefly in my Recommended viewing order post, where I expressed my view that Fate/Zero is the best entry point to the Fate/ franchise. This is also a follow up to my posts advocating for Prequels in general.
I very firmly disagree with Glass Reflection's recent video on many levels. Fate/Zero and the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy can stand on their own regardless of how much they were written as Prequels. That Fate/Zero is counting down to a predetermined outcome simply fits why this franchise is named Fate.
If however you insist on watching an incarnation of Fate/Stay Night first, I recommend you start with the first 4 or 5 episodes of UFOtable's Unlimited Blade Works series (not the Unlimited Blade Works movie), plus the Prologue Episode 0. Deen's Fate/Stay Night adaptations can be tolerable to someone like me who's already into Fate/ and has a high tolerance for the weaknesses of lower budget 00s Anime (in fact I even enjoyed it's easy to mock dub). But it's weak presentation makes it the worst foot forward to introduce someone to Fate/ with.
The first 4 or 5 episodes of Unlimited Blade Works cover what should happen the same regardless of route. (I'm unsure where the exact point of divergence is since I haven't played the Visual Novel). The Prologue Episode 0 is the same, though I think much of that information was originally only revealed in the UBW route. If you want to watch Deen/Stay Night for no other reason then to see the Fate/Route first, at least watch the beginning of the UBW TV Anime to get the best presentation. Then you could theoretically start the Deen series at episode 5, 6 or even 7.
However all things considered, I feel the Fate Route is ultimately useless. And the way Deen preemptively spoils the key twist of UBW simply isn't wroth it. However I don't mind what Fate/Zero spoils about Heaven's Feel anymore then I mind Star Wars Prequels spoiling the "I Am your Father" moment. There is an equally valid advantage to knowing that going in.
In a way Deen/Stay Night spoils Heaven's Feel far more then Fate/Zero does.
I personally started with Unlimited Blade Works, then Fate/Zero, then watched the Deen anime.
Fate/Zero however is especially the better entry point for someone who's not super into Anime yet, there are a lot of reasons Fate/ could appeal to people who aren't normally into Anime, the way it incorporates different mythologies, and deconstructs the Superhero genre even better then Watchmen. And deconstructs Chivalry better then Game of Thrones. But to those potential fans the High School Harem aspects of Fate/Stay Night are a potential turn off. Fate/Zero almost doesn't even seem like an Anime.
And don't watch any of the Spin Offs till you've gotten a handle on the main story.
Spoiler Warning. This post will from here on contain spoilers for Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night (well I won't be able to say much on Heaven's Feel besides what's obvious going in), and the Six George Lucas Star Wars films.
I very firmly disagree with Glass Reflection's recent video on many levels. Fate/Zero and the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy can stand on their own regardless of how much they were written as Prequels. That Fate/Zero is counting down to a predetermined outcome simply fits why this franchise is named Fate.
If however you insist on watching an incarnation of Fate/Stay Night first, I recommend you start with the first 4 or 5 episodes of UFOtable's Unlimited Blade Works series (not the Unlimited Blade Works movie), plus the Prologue Episode 0. Deen's Fate/Stay Night adaptations can be tolerable to someone like me who's already into Fate/ and has a high tolerance for the weaknesses of lower budget 00s Anime (in fact I even enjoyed it's easy to mock dub). But it's weak presentation makes it the worst foot forward to introduce someone to Fate/ with.
The first 4 or 5 episodes of Unlimited Blade Works cover what should happen the same regardless of route. (I'm unsure where the exact point of divergence is since I haven't played the Visual Novel). The Prologue Episode 0 is the same, though I think much of that information was originally only revealed in the UBW route. If you want to watch Deen/Stay Night for no other reason then to see the Fate/Route first, at least watch the beginning of the UBW TV Anime to get the best presentation. Then you could theoretically start the Deen series at episode 5, 6 or even 7.
However all things considered, I feel the Fate Route is ultimately useless. And the way Deen preemptively spoils the key twist of UBW simply isn't wroth it. However I don't mind what Fate/Zero spoils about Heaven's Feel anymore then I mind Star Wars Prequels spoiling the "I Am your Father" moment. There is an equally valid advantage to knowing that going in.
In a way Deen/Stay Night spoils Heaven's Feel far more then Fate/Zero does.
I personally started with Unlimited Blade Works, then Fate/Zero, then watched the Deen anime.
Fate/Zero however is especially the better entry point for someone who's not super into Anime yet, there are a lot of reasons Fate/ could appeal to people who aren't normally into Anime, the way it incorporates different mythologies, and deconstructs the Superhero genre even better then Watchmen. And deconstructs Chivalry better then Game of Thrones. But to those potential fans the High School Harem aspects of Fate/Stay Night are a potential turn off. Fate/Zero almost doesn't even seem like an Anime.
And don't watch any of the Spin Offs till you've gotten a handle on the main story.
Spoiler Warning. This post will from here on contain spoilers for Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night (well I won't be able to say much on Heaven's Feel besides what's obvious going in), and the Six George Lucas Star Wars films.
Saturday, July 8, 2017
The Force Awakens was inspired by Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind
I just found this video on YouTube
And I can't believed I missed these parallels when I watched Nausicaa twice last month.
Some other vids on the subject.
The thing I need to say, even though I don't like sounding like a TFA hater. Is that when I compare these movies, Nausicaa is way better to me, when I compare Lucas SW films to Flash Gordon or the Hidden Fortress, as good as they are I like Star Wars better.
Turns out there was a Homage back in Episode I also.
Some other vids on the subject.
Turns out there was a Homage back in Episode I also.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Well, Pretty Little Liars is over
And with it I'm pretty much done with Western Television in general.
It was a fun ride, it earned my favorite TV show of all time position in Season 4. Then it faltered some. But I enjoyed it's end.
This show has been important to me, in an odd way an influence on how I became so obsessed with Anime.
Thank you PLL for many years of fond memories.
It was a fun ride, it earned my favorite TV show of all time position in Season 4. Then it faltered some. But I enjoyed it's end.
This show has been important to me, in an odd way an influence on how I became so obsessed with Anime.
Thank you PLL for many years of fond memories.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Summer Season Anime preparations
This may change. But after going over the expected Summer shows on MAL, I think the only one I'm likely to follow is Netsuzou Trap. And even that I may drop, my feelings on the Manga are mixed. It will be my first time watching an Anime I'd read the Manga for first. I had wanted that honor to go to Citrus, but whatever.
Some movies expected to come out I will watch, the new Nanoha movie for example. And the third Yuki Yuna Prequel film.
For the most part I'm kinda relived. I want to spend more time this season watching more older Anime I haven't seen yet. And re-watching ones I already know I like.
I may soon be changing some of what I've rated on MAL.
Very recently I have watched the Girls und Panzer film, which was awesome. And Code Geass Akito of the Exiled again since the Dub just dropped. And now I'm definitely much more certain that it's an Anime I liked.
I suspect the Dimensional Supervisor and that Skull thing that gave Shin his powers will be relevant to the upcoming Code Geass R3.
As for the Spring shows I'm not actually done with yet due to following the Simuldubs.
I wound up putting Clockwork Planet on hold. I had been more optimistic for that show then most, but during episode 6 I got kinda tired of it.
Which leaves me with only Attack on Titan season 2. Which I'm enjoying but also wishing was a bit slower paced.
Update: I learned between posting this and the day even ending that Digibro and that other guy will be covering a Summer show to follow up their Eromanga-Sensei series. That I'll probably watch for it's sake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVKjtPVxaQ&t
I don't know what I'll think of Fate/Apocrypha. But anything they say dissing Fate/ in general I will respond to.
Some movies expected to come out I will watch, the new Nanoha movie for example. And the third Yuki Yuna Prequel film.
For the most part I'm kinda relived. I want to spend more time this season watching more older Anime I haven't seen yet. And re-watching ones I already know I like.
I may soon be changing some of what I've rated on MAL.
Very recently I have watched the Girls und Panzer film, which was awesome. And Code Geass Akito of the Exiled again since the Dub just dropped. And now I'm definitely much more certain that it's an Anime I liked.
I suspect the Dimensional Supervisor and that Skull thing that gave Shin his powers will be relevant to the upcoming Code Geass R3.
As for the Spring shows I'm not actually done with yet due to following the Simuldubs.
I wound up putting Clockwork Planet on hold. I had been more optimistic for that show then most, but during episode 6 I got kinda tired of it.
Which leaves me with only Attack on Titan season 2. Which I'm enjoying but also wishing was a bit slower paced.
Update: I learned between posting this and the day even ending that Digibro and that other guy will be covering a Summer show to follow up their Eromanga-Sensei series. That I'll probably watch for it's sake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwVKjtPVxaQ&t
I don't know what I'll think of Fate/Apocrypha. But anything they say dissing Fate/ in general I will respond to.
I was gonna wait for the Dub for Fate/Apocrypha. But if they cover it then I can't do that.
I really love the Fate/ franchise. I say this not just as an Anime, it is the best take on Arthurian/Grail legend done period in well over a 100 years. And yes I include the Indiana Jones film in that. I also really love the characters and the use of Hermetic Magick. Fate/Zero is the best so far.
Netsuzou Trap again is the only show this season I'm guaranteed to at least start. I read a good deal of the manga and i enjoyed it but ti's not as good as Citrus.
I really love the Fate/ franchise. I say this not just as an Anime, it is the best take on Arthurian/Grail legend done period in well over a 100 years. And yes I include the Indiana Jones film in that. I also really love the characters and the use of Hermetic Magick. Fate/Zero is the best so far.
Netsuzou Trap again is the only show this season I'm guaranteed to at least start. I read a good deal of the manga and i enjoyed it but ti's not as good as Citrus.
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