J.H. Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Ok... I'm also excited for the remake of BASTARD!! JAMES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I'm actually quite enjoying the Shenmue anime. As someone who holds the games very dear to him, I think they have absolutely knocked this show out of the park so far. Great job of capturing even the tiny parts of the game, but in an efficient, TV sort of way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) On 2/13/2022 at 6:15 AM, RandomAct said: I'm actually quite enjoying the Shenmue anime. As someone who holds the games very dear to him, I think they have absolutely knocked this show out of the park so far. Great job of capturing even the tiny parts of the game, but in an efficient, TV sort of way. They've remained close to the core story so far. I like how they even foreshadow Ryo's job as a forklift driver in the intro. I hated the forklift races. Edited February 14, 2022 by J.T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Shenmue actually spent the bulk of an episode around Ryo driving the forklift, and I couldn't be more in love. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Nothing about Classroom of the Elite for like several years, and now we're getting two more seasons. OK, I'll take it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 With many shows I figure its only a matter of time like Spice and Wolf getting another season after so damn long. The one I'm really waiting on/hoping for is No Game No Life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 29 minutes ago, Eivion said: With many shows I figure its only a matter of time like Spice and Wolf getting another season after so damn long. The one I'm really waiting on/hoping for is No Game No Life. They did a prequel movie for No Game No Life, so I figure it's only a matter of time before some more gets made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 3:23 AM, RandomAct said: Shenmue actually spent the bulk of an episode around Ryo driving the forklift, and I couldn't be more in love. How are they going to end the story when the game series' story is still far from over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, TheVileOne said: How are they going to end the story when the game series' story is still far from over? Any theoretical season 2 is going to follow Shenmue III, of course, but after that it certainly gets dicey. I've seen some people suggest that they use the anime to finish the story, but Yu Suzuki seems opposed to that. I'm not sure he could get away with doing another Kickstarter for Shenmue IV, given the tepid reaction the last game got. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 1 hour ago, RandomAct said: Any theoretical season 2 is going to follow Shenmue III, of course, but after that it certainly gets dicey. I've seen some people suggest that they use the anime to finish the story, but Yu Suzuki seems opposed to that. I'm not sure he could get away with doing another Kickstarter for Shenmue IV, given the tepid reaction the last game got. Is he even going to try to make Shenmue IV? Or at least try to fix Shenmue 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 9 hours ago, TheVileOne said: Is he even going to try to make Shenmue IV? Or at least try to fix Shenmue 3? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/shenmue-4-broader-audience/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 hours ago, RandomAct said: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/shenmue-4-broader-audience/ You see he makes these comments, but wasn't the overhaul of the combat system in the third game a way to make it "easier" for new players, and it ended up backfiring? The third game also had that hunger system and all those unskippable cutscenes when you are just randomly wandering around the open world. I think if he's serious about directing a new game, he should maybe try playing a couple modern open-world-ish type RPG games not to emulate them, but to at least get a frame of reference with like RDR2, TW3, Ghosts of Tsushima, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 16 hours ago, TheVileOne said: How are they going to end the story when the game series' story is still far from over? 1 hour ago, TheVileOne said: I think if he's serious about directing a new game, he should maybe try playing a couple modern open-world-ish type RPG games not to emulate them, but to at least get a frame of reference with like RDR2, TW3, Ghosts of Tsushima, etc. I don't think he's serious about directing a new game. They may as well keep telling the story through the animated series. At least that way game fans will have closure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I'm at the point now where I just want the story to be completed in any fashion. It's been 23 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, RandomAct said: I'm at the point now where I just want the story to be completed in any fashion. It's been 23 years. *laughs in A Song of Ice and Fire readers* That's a big money's paw right there. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Love the anime capturing Ryo being absolutely oblivious to cute girls throwing themselves at him. I didn't like Shenmue 2 as much as the first game, but the anime so far is doing a good job of making the Hong Kong part of the story more interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) With only a superficial knowledge of the Shenmue games, I do like the anime series. I find it oddly colorful and offbeat. Kind of like an anime version of Coen Brothers. I like that it's set in the 1980s. Plus, with all the RPG fetch quests Ryo is performing, those types of fetch quest stories work better in a TV format. The show does feel similar to the Yakuza games as well, so I can see why fans of the Shenmue series would also love Yakuza. Edited March 21, 2022 by TheVileOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 10 hours ago, AxB said: https://watch.eventive.org/satoshikon From Saturday, for a week, all of Satoshi Kon's movies will be streaming for free. For 7 days. You should watch Perfect Blue, at least. Cross posted from the Movie thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Looks like the new season of Golden Kamuy starts in October. I'm not crazy about a new team taking over production on this, but I'm so engaged with the show, I know I'll still enjoy it. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-27/golden-kamuy-anime-video-reveals-october-premiere-for-4th-season/.184078 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Not sure if White Fox is doing animation again. We'll see. 12 hours ago, RandomAct said: Looks like the new season of Golden Kamuy starts in October. I'm not crazy about a new team taking over production on this, but I'm so engaged with the show, I know I'll still enjoy it. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-27/golden-kamuy-anime-video-reveals-october-premiere-for-4th-season/.184078 Love Golden Kamuy, so glad it's continuing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 So it looks like the next worldwide Macross figure will be this: (And now it's making me want to watch the Delta films even though Delta was thoroughly mediocre) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 So, I'm not digging further back than 3 pages and the fact that I only noticed through a fucking ad (partly my fault since the emails got ate by my promotional filter), but it looks like they're pulling the trigger on merging Funi and CR. Basically once the Spring Season is over, Funi's no longer simulcasting and putting up new stuff and all their exclusive back stuff is moving to CR. CR now has pretty much everything new that Sentai doesn't from here on out. The more annoying issue with that is not moving any of the watchlists or watched history over so you kinda have to do it yourself. As an aside, Amazon went and put up some 80's movies that used to be the "mindblowing stuff" that we got in the US in the 90's with the "Not for Kids" labeled VHS tapes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Got any names for said movies? I still haven't seen a lot of stuff from that old Streamline trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 For Kamen Rider fans, Kamen Rider FUUTO PI debuts in August and will be streaming on Crunchyroll. My understanding is that it's a canonical sequel to Kamen Rider W. Show everyone should be watching right now: SPY x FAMILY Other shows I'm watching that I'm enjoying: Skeleton Knight in Another World The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs Don't Hurt Me My Healer! Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Love After World Domination For fans of Super Sentai, Love After World of Domination is basically a Super Sentai/RomCom mashup. The leader of a Super Sentai group falls in love with one of the minions for the evil bad guy army and they start a secret relationship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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