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Postby WookieAre cool » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:46 am

hello, I was just wondering something about 2 animes.

gasaraki-is it clean, does it have magic in it(i saw sparkly stuff on an amv that looked like it was magic or something), and is it actualy worth buying?(i have heard from some it is boring and from others it is great)


Last exile- Is there any magic in it? (I also saw something on an amv that looked magicy on it)
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Postby mai » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:14 am

I've only seen the first four episodes of last exile but so far there is nothing remotely magical and its really good. Never herd of gasaraki...
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Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:33 pm

From teh story line of Last Exile, I can't image there would be magic. . .
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:00 pm

I know Gasaraki has some Shinto stuff... (Shinto is a religion practiced in Japan). But I haven't seen it so I can't be too sure how bad it is. This is one I've been kind of interested in myself, if memory serves me correctly, Gasaraki was made by the creators of Gundam.
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Postby Rogie » Sat Aug 21, 2004 3:02 pm

Sunrise made Gasaraki, and there isn't anything really magical in it, but then again, you could say there is. I can't really say without spoiling the ending. Like Azier said, there is some stuff in it that is probably shinto (I don't really know about much about the religion). It's also creepy in places and pretty violent in others. It's not necessarily boring, but its slow pace makes you think a lot more than most other anime. You can usually get the boxed set pretty cheap (around $30 for all 8 discs), but I can't guarantee that you'll like it.

I need to do a review on this series, huh?
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:03 pm

Thirty bucks? From what I understand, the suggested retail price is about $109.98, the cheapest that you can find it, (as far as I know) is $63.21
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Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:14 pm

Yeah, if it's that cheap you can pretty much bank on it being bootlegged.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.

Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.

But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Postby WookieAre cool » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:42 pm

no.. you can get it for 30 bucks, that is why i was asking about it. Just check ebay and youll see. heres one : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=617&item=6317357890&rd=1
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Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:55 pm

All the veviews I just read were very dismal. Thirty bucks isn't much for anime, but it's way too much to spend on bad anime. Research more. This guy sells lots of stuff on ebay. He'll relist it or have another one-- probably.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill. Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.

Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.

But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Postby WookieAre cool » Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:16 pm

Well. actualy all the reviews I have read said it is bad but all the people on fourms and stuff say it is good aslong as long as you have patcience. Not to mention I am easily entertained LOL :hits_self

Ya but I was planing to get last exile before I got gasaraki anyway.
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Postby Rogie » Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:56 pm

No, I got the official box set for $40 from Right Stuf, an anime company themselves (they released Comic Party in the U.S., among other anime). I got it on sale (Weekly specials), but the box set is now regularly on sale there for $30.

And yes, most reviews of Gasaraki are bad. Anime on DVD, however, gives it a positive review overall, if I remember correctly.
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