The reason Kikaider didn't get a lot of interest is because it was on right around Inuyasha, and the typical age of the Adult Swim viewers was about 12-15, who preferred fillers and running gags and lotsa magic and swords over plot. D:
There are quite a few fans out there, but not many of them spend much time on the 'net for fandom purposes. ;-;
Coincidentally, I finally got the last volume of the 02 remake manga, and while it did have some redeeming moments, it was too little, too late. Still very wtf at the end too. >_Kikaider had some pretty decent animation, while I thought 01 was where the lack of budget was showing, imho. Still, it had fun characters and lots of action, buuuuut...D
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XD I knew you'd respond, you are my Kikaider homeslice. Maybe I should copy the post to the community...it just hasn't been active and I forget it's there.
Coincidentally, I finally got the last volume of the 02 remake manga, and while it did have some redeeming moments, it was too little, too late. Still very wtf at the end too. >_< What were the redeeming moments? I have only one volume of it. I do like that they gave the villains a bit more exposition. I never was too crazy about the whole "I'm an evil scientist in robes and crazy hair and I want to rule the woooorld!" thing about Gill, but that was the 70s. At least he's less campy that Black Ghost.
Kikaider had some pretty decent animation, while I thought 01 was where the lack of budget was showing, imho. Still, it had fun characters and lots of action, buuuuut...D: Well, there are different aspects to the production that I'm referring to. The series had a lot more crisp drawings, and much more dynamic coloring and shading, but they had so few frames. It seemed like the only
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More Saburo development is good...I might keep trying to read it just to see if MEIMU actually added any worthwhile exposition. I can always pick out the bones. I'm just afraid of reading stuff that will make me angry and pollute my impression of the story. Never saw Evangelion...
I was really enjoying Japanese for a while but my last teacher kind of killed it for me a bit. I've got a fairly good grasp on most grammar and I can still read katakana and hirigana, but somehow my brain just doesn't want to retain Kanji very well.
I wonder why Ishinomori never wrote any more of the story. Maybe he just got tired of it. I would have liked to know what became of Den Komyoji. How much time had passed by the time Kikaider met Inazuman? I also would have liked a little more explanation on how the "obedience" circuit gave him his own "evil" motives. Like being able to lie. Obviously not what Gill had in mind.
I was just discussing with I-chan last night how lousy my own computer has been about downloading the OVA. She blames it on Windows Vista, and that may well be the issue. My friend might be able to burn the episode for me tomorrow night. Here's hoping! And that first picture is an excellent screencap of Jiro, by the way. Blessings, -Lexington of Castle Wyvern
Yeah, I always blame Windows for everything! I really hope you get to see it soon, I know you'll love it! If not, I might be able to figure something else out.
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The reason Kikaider didn't get a lot of interest is because it was on right around Inuyasha, and the typical age of the Adult Swim viewers was about 12-15, who preferred fillers and running gags and lotsa magic and swords over plot. D:
There are quite a few fans out there, but not many of them spend much time on the 'net for fandom purposes. ;-;
Coincidentally, I finally got the last volume of the 02 remake manga, and while it did have some redeeming moments, it was too little, too late. Still very wtf at the end too. >_Kikaider had some pretty decent animation, while I thought 01 was where the lack of budget was showing, imho. Still, it had fun characters and lots of action, buuuuut...D ( ... )
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Maybe I should copy the post to the community...it just hasn't been active and I forget it's there.
Coincidentally, I finally got the last volume of the 02 remake manga, and while it did have some redeeming moments, it was too little, too late. Still very wtf at the end too. >_< What were the redeeming moments? I have only one volume of it. I do like that they gave the villains a bit more exposition. I never was too crazy about the whole "I'm an evil scientist in robes and crazy hair and I want to rule the woooorld!" thing about Gill, but that was the 70s. At least he's less campy that Black Ghost.
Kikaider had some pretty decent animation, while I thought 01 was where the lack of budget was showing, imho. Still, it had fun characters and lots of action, buuuuut...D: Well, there are different aspects to the production that I'm referring to. The series had a lot more crisp drawings, and much more dynamic coloring and shading, but they had so few frames. It seemed like the only ( ... )
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I was really enjoying Japanese for a while but my last teacher kind of killed it for me a bit. I've got a fairly good grasp on most grammar and I can still read katakana and hirigana, but somehow my brain just doesn't want to retain Kanji very well.
I wonder why Ishinomori never wrote any more of the story. Maybe he just got tired of it. I would have liked to know what became of Den Komyoji. How much time had passed by the time Kikaider met Inazuman? I also would have liked a little more explanation on how the "obedience" circuit gave him his own "evil" motives. Like being able to lie. Obviously not what Gill had in mind.
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My friend might be able to burn the episode for me tomorrow night. Here's hoping!
And that first picture is an excellent screencap of Jiro, by the way.
Blessings,
-Lexington
of Castle Wyvern
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I supposed I should probably update someday but I don't know if I even remember my site password anymore.
Of course you can make icons, please share them when you do <3
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