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Summary: Still dont know, WHERES THE BUBBLEGUM!!!!
Review: This was overall a great series... Animation was very crisp, looked good. The music was great, I loved the beginning and ending songs. They get stuck in my head sometimes. Setting was kind of dark and mysterious. It really went into depth with the characters, before it hooked you with the mysteries beneath the plot. You start off wondering why the boomers are going rogue. Then you wonder why theres this big cover-up. Then everything becomes clear and they gotsta take the badies out. Themes range from friendship and comradery, to prejudice and hate. Also makes you wonder just what it is that constitutes life. Nudity and profanity didn't really pop up until around the end. I think the "new hard suits" were really just an excuse to get the girls naked. Anywayz there were a few close ups of Priss and then several far away shots of Linna, and Nene that weren't very detailed. It was really kind of unnecissary, did they not think the show was exciting enough?? The ending was adequate(felt a little cut short), I guess, but I kinda wish it went into greater detail. It reminded me of Trigun's ending. I think anime series' should end with a whole wrap-up show instead of trying to squeeze it in right after the main boss fight. But still, it was an amazing story. Glad I got it!
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Summary: A Poor Genric Rehash of a Classsic Anime.
Review: Well first off I'm going to say.. apart from the mech suits, character's names and the show's name this has no relation to the original series. One of the big parts of the original series was its music, with its slightly cheesy 80's pop rock it gave the series its own flare and style and many of the tunes were quite memorable (new tracks in every episode). This has disappeared in 2040 with cheap 5-second looped dance beat tracks that annoy more than entertain. Then there are the characters. Totally butchered from the original.. Priss in the new series is merely "broody and monotone", zero personality. While Priss was certainly the broody type in the original series she had a normal side too, this was shown in her love for weapons and Mackey's supped up mechanics along with good friendships with all members of the Knighsabers (she actually smiles!). I would go into the other characters but I'm limited to 1000 words here. Then there is the animation. While the animation in 2040 looks newer, it isn't better, mech design is no-where near as detailed and animation relies on cheap stills with just the mouths moving much more than the original where they could be walking around at the same time etc. The English dub is 10 times better in the original series too. If only the original series wasn't cancelled at the 8th episode. However the Bubblegum Crash three part OVA did finish off the original series with the same style of music and characters very nicely (same voice actors too, except for Priss in the Japanese dub). There were some big problems with script continuity... but still.. it ended it off nicely.as a stand alone series 2040 is average.. ... Lets just say get the original series over this one. its shorter.. but sweeter.
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Summary: Highly recommend this series!!
Review: Well....I am going to keep this short and sweet, this is a great series and if you are a fan of action adventure anime, this is for you. In a nutshell...the animation is generally very good, although it does sort of trail off in a few of the lst episodes. The main strengths are the fleshing out of the world the characters themselves live in, the music (the several different soundtracks are awesome), and mainly the characters themselves. You just gotta root for the girls. Not going to be longwinded, but I love this series, it is one of my favorites. I think you probably will too, if you are even looking at these review things at all. Enjoy!
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