vigorousjammer

Watched the first episode of blue-jacket Lupin.
It's so damn good already.

it really captures the vibe of the classic series, the story is fun & laid-back, while still having enough exciting moments to keep you at the edge of your seat, and the voice actors also do a great job with the characters, giving the whole thing an energetic vibe.

However, the best part for me... is the art. The look & feel of the animation and the overall design stays true to the classic, retro vibe that the show should have. However, it modernizes everything in such a smart way. Like, okay, I know classic series have been modernized before, and we've seen art styles get updated, but the art here is different. It shows everything digital animation could be doing. It's what I've always wanted modern anime to look like, and it almost brings a tear to my eye with how good it looks.

#TeamBoneless all the way, so fuck Bourdain!

But, nah, He's actually pretty cool.

Anybody have any idea what happened to the stream archived version?

Good. O'Donnel deserves every cent that he gets from them. His music is incredible and it's a travesty that Activision treated him this way.

If I didn't already think Palmer Lucky was an awesome dude, seeing that picture would probably make me think he was some kind of weirdo.

However, hearing about the bomb crew's experiences with him, he seems like an alright dude. Fuck Time Magazine. VR is here to stay.

Even if the masters for the original trilogy's theatrical versions were destroyed by Lucas (which I sincerely hope is not the case) isn't it possible that one of the old theatrical reels could still be completely in-tact and in storage somewhere? If so, couldn't they potentially find those copies and use it for a high-definition restoration?
I mean, it's a long shot, but if they can find old copies of doctor who serials and restore those, then I'll hold out hope that there's Star Wars film reels being preserved SOMEWHERE in the world, by some super-fan.

@bartok said:

YES! R&M hyyype!

Also, this was announced a while ago, but I just heard about this new Lupin series, which is supposed to be coming sometime in Fall.
The art & animation in it looks FUCKING GLORIOUS:

MAN, has anybody else been watching Ushio to Tora?

I thought Gangsta was gonna be anime of the season, but... after watching the first two episodes of both, Ushio to Tora has left a much better first impression.

Let's see... in Ushio to tora we've got...

Hella Yokai:

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Funny old-school shonen humor:

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And awesome animation:

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Seriously, everybody should check this show out, it's pretty awesome thus far.

@i_stay_puft said:

Ahaha. Perfect. XD

Gangsta episode 2 was pretty good, although having not read the manga, I'm start to wonder what a "twilight" is. I'm hoping the series doesn't take too much of a supernatural turn, though I'd probably still be fine with it if it did... guess I'll have to wait & see.

Prison School's first episode was pretty hilarious. The censorship is a bit distracting, but I won't let that stop me from enjoying the comedy side of it.

I watched the first episode of Kurayami Santa, which I love simply for it's complete devotion to it's classic black & white 60's anime style. Everything from the quality of the animation to the style of the voice acting really emulates that era of anime just... perfectly. I'm curious to see if they'll develop the story at all, with it only being 3-minute short episodes, but I like what they've done with the characters & setup so far.

Of course, I've also watched the first episode of Dragon Ball Super, which I liked, but... some of the art looks a bit more modern than I would have liked. I do like the linework here better, though... compared to the Kami to Kami movie. The lines are slightly thicker and have more of a natural feel to them, while still being smooth. The colors are also nice, although I didn't like some of the use of digital textures (like on the snake's skin). Anyway, that's all just minor nitpicks... the show itself seems to be well written thus far, with the characters all really seeming like their old selves. I'm interested to see where it goes from here. Perhaps to another dimension like they hinted at in Kami to Kami?

Outside of currently airing anime:

I've been catching up on One Piece. Currently I've watched up to episode 78, just finishing up the Little Garden arc. I never watched the show back in the day, and it's a lot better than I expected, but still falls into many different shounen trope holes. I don't like how much they focus on battles, but the characters and the overall adventure aspect is totally worth slogging through those overextended fight episodes.

I'm watching the One Piece movies, specials, and OVAs alongside the anime, as well... and those have been pretty decent so far.

I've also been watching Mirai Shounen Conan, which has just been really fantastic thus far. Currently, I've watched the first 9 episodes. It's a total classic, and despite being made in 1978, the art & animation holds up surprisingly well (despite the obvious TV budget constraints).

@shiny_llama: I want to say he did one for Morrowind as well... but I could be wrong... I know he reviewed it back in the day.