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Summary: Gasaraki 8! Finally its over!
Review: Here it is, 8 DVD's... All I can say is "WHAT A RIPOFF!" I have no idea why I bothered collecting this shallow, slow, boring series to begin with. If you want an good idea of what its like watching Gasaraki, think of Gundam Wing without any action just all talk. It's so total dullsville I start thinking of other things like how I'd like to paint the walls, work on my truck or take a nap. It put my friend to sleep for God's sake and he's a bigger anime fan than me! Look, if your looking for some hard-core action go someplace else. Steer clear of this... Others like to say how deep it is. Its not deep at all. Gasaraki is so slow how can it be deep? You can see whats coming a mile away if you stay awake long enough. Wow, Yushiro's sister is a Kai. Whoopie, what a climax. So exciting to see that Gowa fellow was an alien all along. Whatever. The ending was so brain liquifying dumb I almost wet myself. You can see over the last half of DVD's that the art department for this farce got real cheap and started showing stills of watercolors, doodles and pencil drawings complete with voice overs. They even stooped as low as showing the same canned film from earlier DVD's, reversed images, and home movie [stuff] Hey, if your impressed by politics, military life, and read the Wall Street Journal, than go for it. I don't know any anime fan/brokerage officers, do you? ZZZZZZ....
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Summary: Gasaraki 8! Finally its over!
Review: Here it is, 8 DVD's... All I can say is "WHAT A RIPOFF!" I have no idea why I bothered collecting this shallow, slow, boring series to begin with. If you want an good idea of what its like watching Gasaraki, think of Gundam Wing without any action just all talk. It's so total dullsville I start thinking of other things like how I'd like to paint the walls, work on my truck or take a nap. It put my friend to sleep for God's sake and he's a bigger anime fan than me! Look, if your looking for some hard-core action go someplace else. Steer clear of this... Others like to say how deep it is. Its not deep at all. Gasaraki is so slow how can it be deep? You can see whats coming a mile away if you stay awake long enough. Wow, Yushiro's sister is a Kai. Whoopie, what a climax. So exciting to see that Gowa fellow was an alien all along. Whatever. The ending was so brain liquifying dumb I almost wet myself. You can see over the last half of DVD's that the art department for this farce got real cheap and started showing stills of watercolors, doodles and pencil drawings complete with voice overs. They even stooped as low as showing the same canned film from earlier DVD's, reversed images, and home movie [stuff] Hey, if your impressed by politics, military life, and read the Wall Street Journal, than go for it. I don't know any anime fan/brokerage officers, do you? ZZZZZZ....
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Summary: a thinking otaku's anime
Review: Hey, there's something for everybody. Reviews are useless, because everybody likes something different. The only way to know if something is good or not is to watch it. Having said that, Gasaraki is a series for educated, intelligent people. There are a lot of complex parts to the plots, and it all goes on at once. It's not all about action, action, action like a lot of people want. There's much more of a plot than "ooh, there's an evil organization.... let's take it down". If you've got the patience, and the ability to walk and chew gum at the same time, go for it. You won't be disappointed in the least.
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Summary: a thinking otaku's anime
Review: Hey, there's something for everybody. Reviews are useless, because everybody likes something different. The only way to know if something is good or not is to watch it. Having said that, Gasaraki is a series for educated, intelligent people. There are a lot of complex parts to the plots, and it all goes on at once. It's not all about action, action, action like a lot of people want. There's much more of a plot than "ooh, there's an evil organization.... let's take it down". If you've got the patience, and the ability to walk and chew gum at the same time, go for it. You won't be disappointed in the least.
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Summary: GASARAKI RULES!!!!!!
Review: I Had A Reveiw posted up here for the past few weeks that contained what some people have emailed me calling "spoilers". Well the whole reveiw was total B.S. i'm sorry if i pissed anyone off i did it as a joke and it is in no way related to what happens hell i haven't even seen Gasaraki my brother is the fan. Sorry about that oh and i have ones posted for vol. 6 and 7 too they're B.S. also.
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Summary: GASARAKI RULES!!!!!!
Review: I Had A Reveiw posted up here for the past few weeks that contained what some people have emailed me calling "spoilers". Well the whole reveiw was total B.S. i'm sorry if i pissed anyone off i did it as a joke and it is in no way related to what happens hell i haven't even seen Gasaraki my brother is the fan. Sorry about that oh and i have ones posted for vol. 6 and 7 too they're B.S. also.
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Summary: Hmmm...
Review: Ok, I did enjoy the series. However, there are a few issues.
First, the plot goes on long, meandering tangents. DVD 5 is a flashback. After the flashback, the story significantly changes. By the end of DVD 7, it's back on track.
Second, the ending was good, but seems a bit unfocused. I remmeber thinking, "OK, where did that come from," a few times.
Third, the animators get a bit "experimental" with the art. I could almost hear in the back of my head, "Cool! Joe got Kai Power Tools! We'll have to use them for the next episode!"
Fourth, the opening and closing songs ("Message #9" and "Love Song") are great. When they changed the opening song in DVD 5, my first reaction was "Wha the #*|| were they thinking?!?" The remix is pretty bad, but don't worry, they change it back in DVD 6. (Don't mess with what isn't broken.)
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Summary: Hmmm...
Review: Ok, I did enjoy the series. However, there are a few issues.
First, the plot goes on long, meandering tangents. DVD 5 is a flashback. After the flashback, the story significantly changes. By the end of DVD 7, it's back on track.
Second, the ending was good, but seems a bit unfocused. I remmeber thinking, "OK, where did that come from," a few times.
Third, the animators get a bit "experimental" with the art. I could almost hear in the back of my head, "Cool! Joe got Kai Power Tools! We'll have to use them for the next episode!"
Fourth, the opening and closing songs ("Message #9" and "Love Song") are great. When they changed the opening song in DVD 5, my first reaction was "Wha the #*|| were they thinking?!?" The remix is pretty bad, but don't worry, they change it back in DVD 6. (Don't mess with what isn't broken.)
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Summary: To each their own.
Review: Since the late 90's, anime has seen a huge flux into American mainstream culture. Gone are the days of searching obscure video shops for imports that had only subtitles or terrible voice-overs. Being an anime fan now is totally different that it was 5 or 6 six years ago. And so has the anime. America now gets bombarded with everything from Japan, and sifting throught it can be a challenge. However, once in awhile you can be rewarded, and Gasaraki is a reward for those diligent enough to find it, and watch it all. This is not an action anime, do not confuse yourself. If you want amazing action, then go watch Gundam Wing, which is an amazing anime in its own right. Gasaraki is a deep running series with excellent plot manuvering and towards the end the twists and turns kept me going right along with it. The animation is very crisp and clean, and there is enough interesting use of other styles (computer animation and real video) to give the series a unique look. I especially enjoy the very cool look from a TA's cockpit. I can totally recommend this anime series and I hope that you will enjoy it.
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Summary: Brilliant? Definitely. Overlooked? Absolutely
Review: So many people have written off Gasaraki as a clone of Eva, but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Gasaraki takes the mecha formula in a new direction with realistic portrayal - the Tactical Armors are believable, unlike the Evas - and mixes it with a gripping story of global turmoil, personal journeys, and supernatural weirdness. It also contains probably the best animation I've ever seen, made more incredible by the fact that very little of it is fantasy-based. The world of Gasaraki is presented in a manner that makes you consider that it could really happen, unlike the majority of fantastic anime. Sadly, the very realism of Gasaraki probably cost it many fans, which is too bad - they missed out on a great achievement. I will not include any final plot developments here, but I will say that unlike Eva, the ending is definitely satisfying and straightforward, while still allowing room for interpretation. Expect the unexpected, which should be easy if you've watched the series from the beginning. The final confrontations are anything but cliched - I was not close to disappointed, which is more than I could say for Eva. The only regrettable thing was that the series has now reached closure. Putting together the superb animation and plot, the extras on the DVD, the better-than-average dub, and most of all, the relentless atmosphere gives you the best anime series since Cowboy Bebop, in my opinion. The only downfall of Gasaraki is the somewhat stunted character development, but that's easily forgivable given the complex storyline. It's surprising that Gasaraki didn't reach the exposure level of more popular series, but that's certainly not because it's anything less than brilliant. Fans of mature, convoluted storylines a la Serial Experiments Lain will find a new home with Gasaraki.
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